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Friends behind insecurity Centralized budgeting system behind selective in the north: Ulumi implementation of uplift projects: IWA KUNDUZ CITY: Interior He said the war that had start- Minister Noorul Haq Ulumi ed from Kandahar, Helmand, Zab- By Farhad Naibkhel on Thursday claimed recent ul and Ghazni provinces would attacks in northern provinces end in Kunduz, Badakhshan and KABUL: A human right watchdog, were being mounted by those Baghlan. Ulumi said 6,000 police- Integrity Watch Afghanistan who had accepted Afghani- men had been deployed in Kun- (IWA) said in its report released stan s laws, but they preferred duz and they would soon vanquish Thursday that centralized budget- personal interests over the militants. We will eliminate all ing system has failed to meet de- national interest. those who harm innocent civilians mands of the provinces, therefore, it needs to be decentralized for a Addressing a gathering in er. and create fears. Kunduz gover- Kunduz City after arriving nor Mohammad Omar Safi said se- balanced development across the About the cause of insecuri- country. here, Ulumi assured the prov- ties, he said: the country s south curity forces had pushed back mil- ince would never fall to insur- itants from their strongholds. He Chief Executive Officer of is affected by Afghanistan s ene- IWA, Sayed Akram Afzali, criti- gents. mies, but the north by friends. urged residents to cooperate with The recent insecurities security forces. Reports say more cized centralized system of bud- Without naming anyone, the geting and said that their report and insurgent attacks would minister said the war in the north than 140 insurgents and 20 securi- never cause the fall of Kun- ty forces personnel have been revealed that due to the central- had been waged by those who had ized system of budgeting, devel- duz. The government will endorsed the Afghan Constitution killed in the Imam Saheb after 2,000 round up all these insurgents insurgents, including foreign fight- opment projects have been People s involvement in budgeting will bring more transparency in the projects as well as projects but they prioritised serving their launched unevenly. and throw them into the riv- ers, stormed the district. (Pajhwok) will be more useful, he mentioned. Ali added that most of the ministries failed to implement projects on own interests. Speaking at a press conference, time and couldn t spend their budgets effectively. he said that the survey have been 130 insurgents conducted in Kabul, Nangarhar, Four civilians hurt in Herat and Balkh provinces, and it Two alleged drug smugglers held with killed in was found out that the centralized blast in Kunduz budgeting is the main reason be- countrywide hind disproportionate develop- 99kgs of heroin in Kabul AT News Report ment projects across the country. military ops In the budgeting system, pro- By Akhtar M.Nikzad KABUL: At least four civil- ty situation in the area. AT News Report vincial council, people s represen- KABUL: The Ministry of Interi- seven percent in 2014 and drugs against drug smugglers and ians were injured in Kunduz Kunduz governor s spokes- tative and civil society s roles were province when explosives man, Abdul Sami, told media that or (MoI) has arrested two alleged process and production has poppy cultivators in different KABUL: As many as 130 armed limited or just nominal, therefore drug smugglers with 99 kilograms mounted by 16 percent, he said. part of the country in order to placed on a bicycle went off. the blast took place at 10 am on insurgents, including four foreign- the National Unity Government This is almost third time that Thursday in the city of Kunduz of heroin in Kabul, said official on Terming drug smuggling one of destroy poppy cultivated ers, were killed and 87 other in- must address the issue, he added. Wednesday. the key factors behind insecurity lands and drugs processing a bicycle has been used in ter- province. He the bomb went off jured in Ghazni, Kunduz, Nangar- He stated that consultation ror act. when a police vehicle was passing The arrested men wanted to and instability in the country, he factories, he said. He said lack har, Farah Sar-e-Pul, and Helmand with people and civil society in enter Kabul with 99 kilograms of said terrorists gain at least $400 of CNP personnel was a main The explosion took place by. operations. the budgeting process will pave the while Interior Minister, So far no armed militant group heroin but were arrested by coun- million through poppy cultivation hurdle for their activities, add- The Ministry of Defense in a ground for the government to run ternarcotics police (CNP) late on and drug smugglers every year. ing that more forces are need- Noorul Haq Ulomi, left for claimed the responsibility for the projects proportionately while Kunduz to oversee the mili- explosion, but mostly Taliban is statement issued on Thursday said Tuesday, head of counternarcot- Poppy is cultivated and ed to end the illegal business. that during last 24 hours at least keeping the needs of the provinc- ics operations directorate of the smuggled in insecure areas where According to the MoI, nearly tary operation and meet the involved in terror attacks and des- es in mind. local people about the securi- ablizing security. 130 rebels were killed in different MoI, Khalil Bakhtiar told report- insurgents take benefit of the ille- three million people are, di- part of the country as a result of He highlighted that still peo- ers here. gal business and use it in improv- rectly and indirectly, involved joint operations of Afghan securi- ple were not well aware about bud- He said the men planned to ing their subversive activities, he in smuggling and production ty forces. geting, therefore the government distribute the heroin to retailers of stated. The MoI is determined to of narcotics throughout the The statement added that in must run awareness programs. drugs in Kabul. conduct a widespread operation country. the operations 11 insurgents, in- A representative of the Pro- About recent counternarcotics cluding five foreigners were arrest- vincial Council, Ali Yazdan Parast, operations, Bakhtiar the counter- ed and 87 other injured by Afghan said that development projects di- narcotics police have seized rectly affect people s life standard. around 12 tons of different kinds security forces. He expressed concerns over The Ministry of Defense stat- of narcotics and detained 323 sus- the centralized of budgeting sys- pects across the country in past ed that Afghan security forces were tem, adding that the centralized two months. ready to defend the sovereignty system was the main reason be- Nearly 209,000 hectares of and stability of the country. hind imbalance in projects and de- land was cultivated poppy in the The statement clarified that in velopments of some provinces at country in 2013 while the figure the operation six Afghan soldiers the cost of other provinces increased to 224,000 hectares in also were killed by enemy heavy throughout the country in the past 2014. It reveals that poppy culti- weapons and roadside mines. years. vation has been increased up to 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 . MAY 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Not much steam in Turkish Stream AFGHANISTAN TIMES Dimitar Bechev Balkan leaders and publics alike future transit fees. sit infrastructure. It is difficult But it is highly doubtful Editor: Abdul Saboor Sarir have long been enthral with Future prospects to conceive that Brussels that either governments or in- Phone No: +93-772364666 pipelines criss-crossing the re- Yet, all the buzz around Turk- makes an exception for Turk- deed the big energy firms, gion. 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As usual news related to security problems hogged headlines. A suicide bomber was targeted in his car before reaching his target on Thursday noon in southern Kandahar province. He detonated his explosives at a police checkpoint in Trank area, Daman district. A member of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) was shot dead early Thursday in Kandahar city. According to the acting gov- kan countries. Memorandum of Understand- against Russia. The European project uneconomical for the ernor of Kandahar, Samim Khpalwak, the NDS member was shot Now it is Turkish Stream - ing for the project, but there is Commission, conducting an Russian behemoth. Russia has an alternative route proposed no legally binding Intergovern- anti-trust investigation against failed to stitch a deal with by unknown gunmen and died while being shifted to a nearby hos- by none other than Russian mental Agreement, let alone a Gazprom since September 2012, friendly EU governments too. pital. A rocket landed in front of the provincial hospital in Farah President Vladimir Putin during commercial contract between pressed charges against the Media hype aside, Miller's re- city. In a separate blast in Laghman province, a Taliban local com- his visit to Ankara last Decem- Gazprom and the Turkish pub- firm last week accusing it of un- cent visit to Greece did not lead ber in defiance of EU pressure. lic gas utility BOTA. lawful manipulation of markets to much beyond vague prom- mander was killed and two others wounded on Wednesday night in Even before Moscow and An- Making good use of its in a number of central and east- ises for loans in exchange for the Alingar district while trying to plant roadside mines. In Kunduz kara have worked out the finan- strong bargaining position, ern European countries. endorsing the extension of the cial and technical details, gov- Ankara demands a substantial Greece is already under pipeline. province, at least four civilians were injured when explosives placed ernments across southeast Eu- discount on the gas coming scrutiny over the sale of a 66 Despite all shortcomings, on a bicycle went off. This is almost the third time that a bicycle rope have struggled to get their from Russia, with Gazprom al- percent stake in DESFA, its gas the yet unborn Turkish Stream has been used in terror act. So, here goes the tale and death and cut of the deal. ready agreeing to cut the price grid operator, to Azerbaijan's has upsides too. It is proving a Earlier this month, Hunga- by a tenth. Turkey is in no rush SOCAR, the state oil company. very useful foreign policy in- destruction without any pause and we are just onlookers. There is ry's Foreign Minister Peter Sz- as its priority is to diversify Serbia and Macedonia, though strument for the Kremlin to hardly a day where there is no incidence of violence across the ijjarto hosted his counterparts supplies and meet soaring de- not EU members, have commit- probe and disrupt the EU's ten- from Greece, Serbia and Mace- mand by industries and house- ted to implement the Third En- tative unity forged against re- country. We are at war, yet everybody has worn such an impres- donia to discuss how they can holds. Inaugurating the so- ergy Package as part of their calcitrant Russia. sion as if there is no war and no militancy. Perhaps the longest war collectively plug into Turkish called Southern Gas Corridor, obligations under Brussels- It may serve Turkey too: Its has taken away our critical thinking, undermined our sense of col- Stream. A day later, Greek Prime the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline sponsored Energy Community. first phase would bring 16 bcm Minister Alexis Tsipras, leader (TANAP) is set to carry down- Imports through the Caspi- of fresh volumes to its market, lective social and political cause, or like a drug addict, we have of the radical left SYRIZA, was stream 16 bcm of Caspian Sea an which is already second only become accustomed to the violence happening around us. And we discussing the same subject gas (all contracted, unlike the As with Turkey and Greece, to Germany's when it comes to with Putin in Moscow. putative volumes in Turkish Serbia is also looking towards Gazprom sales. have learned how not to be disturbed. But we are. Yes, we are Inside Story - Gas con- Stream) from the Azerbaijani future imports from the Caspi- But as in the case of gas disturbed as there will be hardly a family that has not lost a member sumption on the up field of Shah Deniz by 2019, an through a proposed inter- deals struck with China in 2014, of two to the ongoing conflict. We are all living a life of the hell at "We have to make it clear tops the list of priorities. connector with Bulgaria, with it would be Turkey, not Russia, [...] there will not be any Turk- It is highly doubtful that ei- Prime Minister Aleksandar setting the terms. the hands of the Taliban, but despite that they proudly will tell you ish Stream in the Greek territo- ther governments or indeed the Vucic discussing economic co- Dimitar Bechev is based at that they are the true representatives of the nation. Representatives ry but a Greek pipeline," he big energy firms, which are Gaz- operation in Baku last week. the European Institute, Lon- commented at the joint press prom's principal customers, Back in January, Miller fa- don School of Economics. He of the nation? Or the merchants of blood, destruction and hate? conference following the tete- would be prepared to foot the mously warned Commissioner writes on Turkey, South East And what do the government officials do? Roaming in bulletproof a-tete in the Kremlin, touting bill for a new pipeline over the Maros Sefcovic, in charge of Europe and Russian foreign vehicles and storming the already overdosed brain the general pub- Greece as an "energy hub" in Balkans. Energy Union, that the EU policy. He was formerly Senior the future. There are issues concern- should hurry up to build an ex- Policy Fellow and Head of So- lic by the winded statements. Yes, statements, where they paint Last week, Gazprom's CEO ing the countries further down tension of the Turkish Stream fia Office at the European Coun- mere plans as if the achieved objectives. Poor soldiers are being Alexei Miller made his way to the line too. South Stream was from the Greek-Turkish border cil on Foreign Relations and Athens amid rumours that Rus- cancelled because Gazprom onwards. Russia says it's intent lecturer at the University of Ox- ruthlessly killed and beheaded in Badakhshan while there is a no sia is to loan cash-strapped was loathe to conform with the on redirecting all the gas flow- ford. The views expressed in follow up and no probe that how the incident happened. The ex- Greece a substantial chunk of rules of the EU's Third Energy ing via Ukraine to the new route this article are the author's own President was said to be in hot waters for standing in the way of the money for its section under- Package commanding that rival through Turkey, once the con- and do not necessarily reflect United Sates and defied Pakistan s dictates to slash India from his written by revenue from the firms should get access to tran- tract with Kiev expires in 2019. Al Jazeera's editorial policy. foreign policy prerogatives, but the current president has been eye to eye with the US and Pakistan on all the vital issues, then why terror has been on the rise? Even, he was so quick in signing the Bilateral Security Agreement with the United State that on the next day of forming the government, he signed this security agree- ment with the United States. But what is next? Perhaps we as a nation have failed miserably in containing violence and militancy. Perhaps, it is because of our internal divisions. The government is hit by schism. The society is polarized. There are all talk and talk, but no implementation. This nation has made, indeed, countless sacrifices so that its children could grow up in a better nation and world, but unfortunately, corruption in the government departments, and the bloodthirsty nature of the Taliban have been some of the biggest challenges that didn t let the dream and aspiration of the nation come true. Subscription Rates Categories Fee Afghanistan Times Annual Afg: 3600 at your door step For fast delivery service Six Months Afg: 1800 Afghanistan Times seeks the names, addresses of your International Organization $200 per year organizations and the number of copies you want. 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 . MAY 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES Iran scraps cash handouts UK Banks FX-rigging charges hit $1.7b in Quarter for wealthiest to ease Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc brings the amount British banks have set aside in the first quarter to cover the cost of settling probes of whether traders manipulated key currency benchmarks to more than $1.7 billion. The Edinburgh-based lender took a 334 million-pound charge ($516 million) for alleged foreign-exchange market rigging, adding to an 800 million- BURDEN ON ECONOMY pound provision taken by Barclays Plc on Wednesday. RBS said it s in advanced talks with the U.S. Department of Justice to settle the probe. RBS, Barclays and HSBC Holdings Plc have made provisions totaling about $6 billion pounds since authorities began a global probe into the rigging of currency markets two years Iran has scrapped the country s cate more money to development ago. The DOJ is seeking about $1 billion each from global banks being investigated, according to people familiar with the matter. RBS Chief Executive Officer Ross McEwan told wealthiest citizens off a list of peo- projects. reporters on Thursday he expects the fine to be less than that. Barclays s problems are more serious because they didn t join the group currency settlement last year and are regulated ple receiving monthly cash hand- Last year, the government had in New York, whereas RBS isn t, said Sandy Chen, an analyst at Cenkos Securities Plc in London. It looks like regulatory charges will be an ongoing burden. outs in a small step toward easing doled out the $15 a month per per- RBS shares fell 4.4 percent at 11:47 a.m. in London. Barclays slipped 1.1 percent, while HSBC decreased 0.1 percent. Rising legal bills and restructuring costs are undermining the burden on the budget and free- son to 76 million Iranians after British banks efforts to shore up earnings. RBS on Thursday reported a first-quarter net loss of 446 million pounds after a profit of 1.2 billion pounds in the year-ago period, missing ing up more government funds, an about 4 million Iranians voluntari- analyst estimates. The lender set aside a further 856 million pounds in conduct and litigation charges in the period. RBS has now set aside about 1 billion pounds to cover the cost of official said Wednesday. ly declined the handouts. And now the foreign-exchange investigation. Barclays on Wednesday reported a pretax profit including provisions of 1.3 billion pounds in the first quarter, down from 1.8 billion pounds a year The move, which will free up the removal of 200,000 from the earlier. The bank has set aside about 2.1 billion pounds to cover a currency-rigging settlement. HSBC, which is scheduled to report earnings on Tuesday, set aside $1.2 billion to cover about $3 million a month of gov- list is expected to free up some $3 the cost of the probe in 2014. Authorities around the world are investigating the $5.3 trillion-a-day currency market. Six banks including RBS agreed to pay $4.3 billion in November ernment money, is the latest in million. in an initial round of settlements with some authorities. Criminal and antitrust authorities continue to investigate the allegations. The Justice Department is pressing to resolve the probe Tehran s efforts to juggle cash and The measure is also a test-bal- with settlements that include guilty pleas from some of the institutions and penalties of roughly $1 billion for each bank, with some being asked for more and some for less, people with wean the nation off subsidies in an loon as the government plans to knowledge of the negotiations have said. The government also has said it s preparing cases against individuals. It will be out in the next couple of months, we re still in final discussions oil-dependent economy suffering remove 6 million Iranians from the with the DOJ, McEwan said. There are still many conduct and litigation hurdles looming. from a steep drop in global oil pric- list in the coming months, Iran's es. state TV reported. But it will also likely be an- What is considered wealthy is Oman s OETC sets final spread on Mideast funds bullish other test of public support for debatable in Iran - those possess- moderate President Hassan ing expensive foreign-made cars, 10-year benchmark dollar bond deal Rowhani as Tehran negotiates a owners of foreign exchange shops, again after oil s rally, conclusive deal with world pow- bank managers, managers of pri- Oman Electricity Transmission Co ers over its controversial nuclear vate companies, physicians or spe- has set the final spread on a 10- program. That deal, expected to be cialists and lawyers are among year benchmark U.S. dollar bond Q1 earnings: Survey finalized by the end of June, is those considered best off. issue, which is expected to price meant to ensure that Iran cannot Authorities have said that a later on Wednesday, a document Middle East fund managers are are slightly less bullish on Saudi make a nuclear weapon in return base for the handout cutoffs will from lead arrangers showed. once again turning positive on eq- Arabia, with 13 percent planning for the lifting of crippling econom- be a salary of over $850 a month. The firm, which develops, uity and fixed income markets af- to increase allocations and the rest ic sanctions imposed on Tehran. Lawmaker Mohammad Reza operates and maintains power ter oil prices rebounded and the seeing them stable. Last month, 20 Iran began handing out the Pourebrahimi said the issue is sen- transmission grids in Oman, set Yemen conflict remained contained percent planned to boost alloca- monthly $15 in cash to all Iranians sitive and the government is con- final price guidance at 190 basis within that country s territory, a tions and just as many planned to - a population now of about 80 cerned about social and political points over treasuries, tighter than monthly Reuters survey shows. cut them. million people - in 2010 as com- consequences. the initial price guidance in the The survey of 15 leading fund Although the kingdom s banks pensation for cuts in food and en- That s why it is moving slow- range of 200-210 bps over trea- firms, conducted over the past 10 have performed well, Saudi Ara- ergy subsidies. The handouts were ly and quietly to scrap the hand- suries, the document showed. days, shows 33 percent expect to bia's first-quarter corporate earn- introduced by Rowhani s prede- outs, he added. JP Morgan and Bank Muscat raise their equity allocations to the ings were generally weaker than cessor, hard-line President Mah- A senior religious figure who are running the senior unsecured Middle East in the next three expected as some petrochemicals moud Ahmadinejad, who was sub- backs the measure, Ayatollah deal. months, up from 13 percent in the firms missed already pessimistic sequently criticized for allocating Nasser Makarem Shirazi, said that OETC, which is raising the previous survey. The proportion estimates. Telecommunications more than 90 percent of the mon- Islam prohibits the wealthy from funds through Lamar Funding Lim- intending to cut equity allocations operator Mobily, which posted an ey generated by subsidy cuts to receiving cash handouts. Elimi- ited and guaranteeing the bond, is fell to 7 percent from 20 percent. unexpected loss following an earn- the program. nating the wealthy must be carried rated A3 by Moody's and BBB+ At the same time, 7 percent ings restatement scandal, was an- Labor and Social Welfare Min- out. The government should not by Standard & Poor's, both with a expect to raise fixed income allo- other big factor. ister Ali Rabiei was quoted fear doing this, he said. stable outlook. cations to the region, the same ra- Also, Saudi Arabia's equities Wednesday as saying that 200,000 Mansour Moazzami, Iran s A benchmark bond usually re- tio as a month ago, while none plan valuations are already rich, and the wealthy Iranians - as well as Irani- deputy oil minister, complained fers to an issue of upwards of $500 to cut them, compared to 13 per- latest survey results suggest for- ans living abroad - have been elim- last week that the financial burden million. cent in March. eign investors may be in no rush One major factor supporting to pour large sums of new money investor sentiment in Gulf equi- into the kingdom when the market ties is oil. The price of Brent crude opens to direct foreign investment India brushes off concerns over has risen about 17 percent this on June 15. month after dropping 12 percent We are very excited about the in March; while the outlook for announcement by Saudi Arabia s gold import spike for now the oil price remains uncertain, Capital Market Authority of the more managers think it may well timeline for the opening up of the have bottomed out. Tadawul (stock exchange) to direct MUMBAI: Weak oil and com- Gold imports more than dou- port rules and demand is good at Also, recent economic data has investment by qualified foreign modity prices are offsetting con- bled in March to 125 tonnes from lower prices, said Bachhraj Bam- pushed market expectations for a investors, said Sachin Mohindra, cerns at India s central bank over a year ago around the festival of alwa, director at the All India Gems U.S. interest rate increase further portfolio manager at Invest AD. the impact of a spike in gold im- Akshaya Tritiya considered by and Jewellery Trade Federation. down the road, with few investors However, we believe that lo- ports on the broader economy, of- many in India to be an auspicious Most of the March imports now expecting a hike in June and cal investors in Saudi Arabia might ficials say, even as the industry time to invest. were by banks, while the star trad- most predicting a move later this be overestimating the level of cap- forecasts another three months of Industry players expect im- ing houses leading private firms year. This is positive for both fixed ital inflow expected to come into strong buying. ports to average 60 tonnes from contributed to only 30pc of the income and equities, given the the market in the immediate term. A more sustained increase in April onwards, rising 30 per cent purchase, reversing an earlier trend, Gulf's currency pegs to the U.S. As the kingdom will not be bullion imports after June, how- until June. the policymaker said. dollar. included in the short term in any ever, could cause concern, a poli- Indians are the world s biggest Banks are more disciplined (Our) Middle East fixed in- broad market indexes, such as cymaker said. consumers of bullion, and typical- and organised than the star trading come allocations will be maintained those calculated by MSCI, new (While) we have the comfort ly imports rise during the festive houses, so that s not a worry for due to the relatively high spreads capital is expected to come from from low oil prices, there is a large or marriage seasons, when gold is us, said the policymaker, point- and good liquidity available in the actively managed funds rather than cushion and we don t need to be popular as a gift. Imports have system, said Ram Mohan, fixed passive ones, Mohindra said. very concerned about the gold im- been driven by such seasonal de- ing to the RBI decision to make it income portfolio manager at Abu These actively managed ports numbers, said one senior mand and lower bullion prices: on mandatory for importers to pay Dhabi s Invest AD. funds will not only base their de- official involved in policy deci- Wednesday, spot gold prices were upfront to limit hoarding. India s While Gulf petrochemicals cision on prevailing valuations, but inated last week from the list of of paying the handouts is prevent- sions, who declined to be named. down over 6pc from a year ago. gold imports were 769 tonnes in firms reported poor first-quarter also on operational issues before those getting the handouts. ing the development of crucial oil Concern would kick in if im- Gold imports are going to be 2014, compared with 825.4 tonnes earnings, as expected given the committing any serious money. It was a slow process, starting and gas projects. He said the hand- ports stay at or over 100 tonnes a higher in the April-June quarter as a year ago, according to the World tumble of petrochemical product Egypt, Qatar first in March with Iranians living outs amount to 35,000 billion riy- month after June, he said. now there is more clarity on im- Gold Council. Dawn abroad, he said. als (about $1.2 billion) a month. prics, some other key sectors such Fund managers remain posi- We began by eliminating first There is a need to change as banking beat analysts' estimates. tive on Egypt, but are not as bull- 30,000, then 50,000 and now this, he said. The Oil Ministry And while the start of the Sau- ish as a month ago. Twenty per- 200,000 people, he said. Those is currently facing a financial bur- di-led bombing campaign in Yemen cent of respondents said they removed from the list were given den as a result of paying the cash late in March worried some fund planned to increase allocations and the option of registering their com- handouts. Meanwhile, Supreme managers, the conflict has not es- 7 percent planned to reduce them; plaints and submitting data as to Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, calated into a region-wide confron- in March, 27 percent planned to why they should keep getting the who has final say on all state mat- tation or a major incursion involv- boost allocations and none to cut $15 a month, he added. ters, urged Iranians on Wednesday ing land forces. them. Iranian media first caught wind to stop using foreign-made prod- UAE, Saudi Egypt s government approved of the measure last week, forcing ucts in order to support domestic Investor optimism towards bylaws in April introducing taxes Rabiei to confirm it. There have production - allegedly another step equities is not uniform, however. on capital gains and dividends, already been grumblings. in helping the battered economy. The United Arab Emirates, prompting a sell-off by local in- A citizen who has a car worth The key to solving (Iran s) which had been downgraded in vestors. over $50,000 objected to being elim- economic problems is... inside the previous months, is the clear However, hope for compro- inated from the list and believed country, he said. If pens and favourite in the latest survey. mise emerged this week when a that receiving the cash was his papers on the desks, to construc- Twenty-seven percent plan to group of investors filed a lawsuit right, Rabiei said. tion materials and anything else can increase their UAE allocations and seeking to annul the regulations and Since taking office last year, be produced in the country, it just 7 percent expect to cut them, then submitted alternative propos- Rowhani has made a priority for should be forbidden and consid- compared to ratios of 13 percent als to the cabinet such as introduc- his cash-strapped government to ered a taboo to import such and 20 percent in the previous sur- ing a stamp duty. reduce the budget deficit and allo- things. vey. Also, Egyptian companies still Dubai s largest listed banks, face foreign currency shortages Emirates NBD and Dubai Islamic despite continued aid to Cairo from Network unit s Bank, beat analysts estimates in the rich Gulf states. World Bank slashes Ukraine s economic outlook April as their first-quarter net prof- Qatar is the only stock market KIEV: The World Bank sharply director for Ukraine, warned on first few months of the year. But needs to raise $40bn overall to weakness ruins its increased 60 and 34 percent re- in the region towards which fund cut its outlook for war-torn Wednesday that the top concern there is also fairly weak external avoid financial collapse includ- spectively. managers remain bearish on bal- In Abu Dhabi, banks results ance, with 20 percent planning to Ukraine, forecasting its economy of investors is that they do not demand and quite low prices of raw ing some $15bn in savings by re- Nokia s first will shrink by a massive 7.5 per feel secure when they invest in this materials, of which Ukraine is an have been mixed, but Abu Dhabi reduce allocations and only 13 per- structuring its debt. Commercial Bank posted an esti- cent seeing them higher. cent this year due to the conflict country because of corruption. exporter. Ukrainians are suffering from quarter with pro-Russian separatists. CONFLICT, EXPORTS, She also pointed to the chal- mate-beating 31 percent increase Last month, 27 percent soaring inflation and the weaken- in first-quarter profit. planned to cut allocations and 7 The international lender low- DEBT: For the economy, exter- lenge of lowering Ukraine s debt. ing of their hryvnia currency, Nokia Corp. Thursday said that ered its 2015 economic outlook nal factors not directly under the The country s total public Also, liquidity in the UAE and percent expected to increase them. which has fallen by two thirds its mainstay network business de- other Gulf banking systems has The Doha bourse has lagged from its previous estimate of a government s control still have a debt was $70bn in 2014, accord- livered unsatisfactory profits dur- 2.3pc contraction. substantial influence, said World ing to the government. against the dollar since early 2014. remained ample, easing fears that the UAE and Saudi Arabia despite The conflict has killed more ing the first quarter while a strong a reduction of oil revenues due to oil s rebound and is still down 0.3 The new forecast is even grim- Bank expert Anastasia Golovach The International Monetary performance based on one-off gains mer than estimates by the Ukrai- at a news conference presenting Fund has agreed to a bailout deal than 6,100 people over the past low prices might cause a funding percent year-to-date. year and driven more than a mil- at its licensing unit lifted the Finn- squeeze. Some local stocks, such as drill- nian government and IMF of a Wednesday s forecast. for Ukraine worth $17.5bn (15.9bn ish company s quarterly net prof- 5.5pc decline in gross domestic First of all there is the con- euros) over four years. lion from their homes, according Major UAE property firms ing rig provider Gulf International it above analysts expectations such as Dubai s Emaar have yet to Services, down 8.3 percent this product. flict, which intensified over the It estimates that the country to the United Nations. Although Nokia s network Ukraine s economic output report their earnings, but the com- year, are exposed to the oil and gas arm saw its quarterly revenue rise pany's unit Emaar Malls Group exploration and development sec- had already fallen by 6.8pc in 15% over the year to 2.67 billion 2014. announced a 32 percent rise in first- tor, which may suffer from low oil After two years of recession, ($2.94 billion), the unit s underly- quarter net profit this week. prices even more than the petro- Ukraine has been brought close to ing operating profit for the first Compared to the UAE, funds chemical industry. economic and financial collapse by quarter fell to 85 million from the past year of conflict in its in- 216 million, Nokia said in a state- dustrial east. ment. The government in Kiev is The network unit s weak per- fighting pro-Russian separatists formance came as a disappoint- who have taken control of parts of ment to investors. Nokia s share two key eastern regions. price was down 9% in Helsinki in The conflict in the east has morning trading. become the main driving force be- The network unit s unsatis- hind the fall, the World Bank said factory profitability was due to in its report, presented in Kiev on higher expenses and more revenue Wednesday. coming from lower-margin hard- Ukraine has considerable po- ware sales instead of more lucra- tential, but its implementation is tive software deals, Chief Execu- possible only if the situation in the tive Officer Rajeev Suri said in a east is stabilised and the banking telephone conference call. system recovers. The network arm s quarterly The government has passed underlying operating profit mar- new laws to start curbing corrup- gin fell 3.2% from 9.3% a year ear- tion and clean up Ukrainian banks lier and was well below the com- and allies are pushing it to deepen pany s long-term target of be- those reforms. tween 8% and 11%. Ukrainian officials pleaded at Nokia also said that its net- a conference with international fin- work unit is now expected to post anciers and officials on Tuesday a full-year 2015 underlying oper- for more investment to boost the ating profit margin around the mid- economy. point of the long-term target be- Qimiao Fan, the World Bank s tween 8% and 11%. 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 . MAY 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Classical students give voice to autism Classical theater arts teacher Mark drome a milder form of autism Ailshie talks about his autistic son at age 6. She has trouble reading Luke at the school s autism aware- social cues, wears shoes every- ness assembly. where, isn t able to be around loud LYNN Lynn Classical High noises without blocking her ears HPV vaccination shows early ben- breaks of serogroup B meningo- recovered, three experienced long- paign to students and parents 4CMenB vaccine, which suggests School students gave autistic stu- and isn t able to eat certain foods efits in teen girls, while college coccal disease were reported at the term effects from the disease, such through a variety of platforms, that the vaccine was effective in dents a voice Wednesday when because of their texture. MenB vaccination campaign quells university. as hearing loss, neurocognitive dif- such as e-mails, posters, texts, vid- protecting vaccinated individuals they may not have had one them- But Breen doesn t want the outbreak. A ninth outbreak occurred in ficulties, and chronic headaches. eo, and town hall meetings with from disease. But the ninth case selves. disability to stop her in life. Free, school-based vaccination March 2014, 109 days after the The authors said that the ninth University A officials and CDC demonstrated that carriage of the April is Autism Awareness I have a bright future ahead programs were associated with eighth case was reported. An un- case was consistent with another staff. Other factors were an effi- serogroup B meningitis was not Month, and Classical held a school- of me, Breen told the student averting cervical dysplasia and an- vaccinated student at a neighbor- study that found the 4CMenB cient vaccination clinic with short completely eliminated among the wide assembly on autism aware- body, There will be struggle but ogenital warts in teenage girls and ing school had contact University vaccine had a "modest impact" at wait times and a motivated stu- vaccinated, they cautioned. ness before the close of the school much success. Sometimes, it is hard serogroup B meningococcal dis- A students at a social event. The most if the person is a carrier of dent population given the number "The outbreak investigation day. for me to make friends. Some kids ease in college students, respective- University A had likely received the disease. of cases reported at the school. The and highly successful vaccination Seventeen student aides in the think I m quirky or different ly. the two-dose vaccination. This They noted that the success authors pointed out that no sero- campaign described here can serve COACh program (Creating Op- and I am. I m me. The quadrivalent HPV vaccine ninth student died, bringing the of the vaccination program was group B meningococcal disease as a model for how to approach portunities for Autistic Children) Breen answered questions was associated with reducing the fatality rate of the outbreak to likely due to the university pro- cases occurred in students who similar outbreaks in the future," assist and participate with the di- from students and staff after the incidence and risk for contracting 11%. Of the eight students who viding information about the cam- received one or more doses of the they wrote. rect instruction of academics, and assembly. dysplasia and anogenital warts social skills. They also often pro- Pamela Chet, a senior, also (AGW) in girls as young as 12- vide ideas for spreading awareness knows first-hand the challenges years-old, according to the results and inclusion, as well as for fund- that come along with the spectrum. of a retrospective population- raising, according to Christine Ly- Her brother, Tyler, 8, has autism based study in Canada. man, special education department and is non-verbal. Vaccination corresponded to a head. My family hopes that one relative reduction of 44% (RR The students with autism in- day Tyler will be able to talk, and, 0.56, 95% CI: 0.36 to 0.87), and troduced themselves to the audi- of course, I would love that, too, declines in the incidence of dys- ence with the guidance of COACh but Tyler doesn t have to talk to plasia by 5.70 per 1,000 girls (95% aides, who all wore shirts that read, tell me that he missed me; he wraps CI -9.91 to -1.50), reported Leah Different, not less. his arms around my neck and pulls M. Smith, MSc, of McGill Uni- I want to thank the adminis- me into a bear hug to tell me, Chet versity in Montreal, and colleagues, tration and staff for continually said. Many people live wonder- in Pediatrics. showing your support, Lyman ful lives without ever using their In a separate study, Lucy A. said. I especially want to thank voices to speak, and I hope to grow McNamara, PhD, from the Center you, the student body, for reach- up and help give my brother the for Surveillance, Epidemiology and ing out and including our students wonderful life he deserves. Laboratory Sciences at the CDC and for demonstrating acceptance Like Breen, Tyler Chet has in Atlanta, and colleagues, report- of students with autism spectrum trouble in social situations. He cries ed on the first serogroup B menin- disorders and all those who are dif- going to the grocery store and oth- gococcal disease vaccination pro- ferent. er public places, because he is gram following an outbreak. Olivia Lyon, student aide and afraid of the people and noise. HPV Vaccine a senior, said reaching out to stu- But there s hope. Smith's group pointed out that dents who are perceived as differ- Thomas Mackin, student aide studies are lacking on the "real- ent is one of the best decisions she world effects" of the quadrivalent has ever made. She said the class- HPV vaccine and the population- room for students with special level impact of vaccine programs needs is also in the A-hallway, on the burden of disease. where all students walk multiple They looked at data from On- times per day, and not in a seclud- tario health databases on a total of ed area of the school. Special-needs 260,493 girls, from grades 8 students are also involved in regu- through 12. Of those, 131,781 lar school activities, such as gym were eligible for the quadrivalent class and drama club performanc- HPV vaccine. es. From 2005-2006 to 2008- They are for sure just as 2009, 75,848 of eligible girls re- much a part of this Classical fam- ceived at least one dose of the vac- ily as any of us are, Lyon said. cine and 88% completed the three- Everybody has something in dose series. Girls were followed themselves that makes them dif- for an average of 4.6 years. Girls ferent and I believe that part of were ages 12.7 to 13.7 at entry into everyone is what truly makes us the cohort. all unique and exciting. The group reported that even Lyon and the other aides give being eligible for the free, school- up their study hall to serve the spe- and emcee of the ceremony, said based vaccination program had a cial-needs population. But for the COACh program teaches au- protective effect against girls con- Lyon, it isn t just community ser- tistic students life skills.Principal tracting dysplasia (risk difference vice. She will pursue a career in Gene Constantino feels a close -2.32/1,000, 95% CI -4.02 to - education at the University of connection, as he began his career 0.61, RR 0.79, 95% CI 0.66-0.94). Massachusetts, and possibly mi- as a special-education teacher in The number needed to treat nor in special education. the 1970s. He acknowledged par- (NNT) was 431 (95% CI 248- Riley Breen, a junior, was di- ents who were in the audience, say- 1,639) for eligible girls, and 175 agnosed with Asperger s syn- ing they re heroes. for those girls receiving the vac- cine (95% CI 101-667). There were Findings from some new research and memory in rats. Both young injury later on in life. once people reach the age of 18, 2,436 (0.94%) cases of cervical indicates that binge drinking can and old rats were studied in this The hippocampus is the part they are considered adult, but the dysplasia in the cohort. greatly reduce your ability to learn experiment. of the brain associated with mem- brain continues to mature and re- Insurers ignore ObamaCare "RR reductions were similar fine all the way into the mid-20s. for possible dysplasia and posi- The lead study author goes on to birth control rule tive dysplasia, whereas absolute say, It s important for young peo- RDs decreased and NNTs in- ple to know that when they drink Insurance companies are widely the violations are widespread be- creased with increasing specifici- heavily during this period of de- ignoring an ObamaCare rule that yond its sample 15 states. Women ty of the dysplasia definition," the velopment, there could be changes requires them to provide free or living in all 50 states have told the authors wrote. occurring that have a lasting im- low-cost birth control, according organization s birth control infor- Smaller, though not statistical- pact on memory and other cogni- to a report by the National Wom- mation hotline that they ran into ly significant declines, were ob- tive functions. en s Law Center. issues obtaining birth control on served in the incidence of anogen- But that is not the end of the Some insurance companies are their insurance plan. ital warts (RD -0.83/1,000 95% CI study. Research also shows that still charging women out-of-pock- The National Women s Law -2.54 to 0.88, RR 0.57, 95% CI the rates in binge drinking among et costs for birth control and limit- Center will announce its findings 0.20-1.58), with a corresponding women rose almost 36 percent ing their coverage to only certain Wednesday at a press conference smaller protective effect if girls between 2002 and 2012. This is methods of birth control, both vi- joined by Sen. Patty Murray were eligible for the vaccine (RD - much higher than the increase in olations of the Affordable Care (Wash.), a top Democrat on the 0.34/1,000, 95% CI -1.03 to 0.36, the rate of binge drinking among Act, according to the 22-page re- Senate s Health, Education, Labor RR 0.81, 95% CI 0.52-1.25). There men, which registered 23 percent. port to be released Wednesday. and Pensions Committee. were 400 cases of anogential warts That is definitely a frightening "Unfortunately, not every Murray already sent letters to in the cohort. thing, not just because women woman who should be getting cov- eight health insurance companies One limitation of the study have surpassed men in this regard, erage of her birth control without in her home state on Tuesday, rais- was that eligibility was measured but also in the fact that both rates out-of-pocket costs has been able ing concerns about the lack of com- by school-based vaccine programs, are remarkably high. to access this important benefit," pliance on the rule after other re- which may have missed some girls Lead study author Ali Mokdad states the report, which is based ports made similar findings. who chose to get vaccinated pri- commented: It seems like wom- on an analysis of 100 plans in 15 The National Women s Law vately and thus, underestimated en are trying to catch up to the states. Center is now urging the federal the effect of the vaccine. Another men in binge drinking. It s really, The most common coverage government to further clarify its was that disease outcomes were really scary. According to the Al- problems are for the vaginal ring, rules on ObamaCare by issuing only measured if girls followed up cohol Research Group at the Pub- the patch and an intrauterine de- more guidance to insurance com- with their physician and sought and retain information. The study, Focussing specifically on the ory. lic Health Institute, binge drinking vice (IUD). In some cases, the in- panies and to states. treatment after an abnormal which has been published this hippocampus, scientists examined Mary-Louise Risher, from the is defined as having five or more surance company will "even sug- The organization is also call- screening. week in the journal Alcoholism, that excessive drinking could actu- Duke University Department of drinks (for men) at any one time gest that a woman switch meth- ing on state and federal agencies to Smith and colleagues conclud- explores the link between binge ally cause brain cells to become Psychiatry and Behavioral Scienc- within the last month (and four or ods if she does not want any out- more closely evaluate insurance ed that "the fact that these bene?ts drinking particularly in youth more vulnerable to trauma or to es, shares, In the eyes of the law, more for women). of-pocket costs," according to the companies plans and to better were observed in such a young age report. manage consumer complaints. group strengthens current recom- Some companies are not cov- A spokeswoman for the De- mendations that vaccination should Consumption of potassium rich foods is more ering the costs of related doctor s partment of Health and Human occur at an early age. As such, pol- appointments or are imposing age Services quickly reiterated that the icy makers and physicians can use limits on coverage. office takes "reports of non-com- these ?ndings to substantiate ar- efficient than low-salt diet, study suggests The uneven levels of coverage pliance very seriously." guments that delaying vaccination "not only fail to comply with the "We will continue to provide may result in missed opportuni- Consumption of potassium rich baked potato has about 700 milli- sure by retaining excess fluids in showing that Americans consume [Affordable Care Act], but recre- guidance to help ensure that wom- ties for prevention." foods has more positive effects on grams, and even baked sweet po- the body, thus putting more stress too much sodium, due to the gro- ate the cost barriers that existed en have access to recommended Serogroup B Meningococcal health than partaking in a low-salt tato fries have about 500 milligrams on the heart. Immortal News cov- cery store foods containing great- prior to the ACA that contribute preventive benefits and will ex- Vaccine diet, according to latest study. A of potassium. The recommended ered a similar story about a study er amounts of it. to increased risk of unintended plore whether additional measures In 2013 2014, an outbreak of new study tracked eating habits intake of potassium is 4,700 milli- pregnancy," the group wrote. are necessary," spokeswoman The organization believes that Katie Hill wrote in an email. serogroup B meningococcal dis- and blood pressure of 2,185 girls, grams a day, but only small amount ease took place among people at a ages 9 to 10, for over 10 years, and of people actually achieve that. New Jersey university (Universi- the findings were published in the ( ) It may be that potassium is ty A), McNamara's group ex- KYBELLA, NON-SURGIAL plained. journal JAMA Pediatrics. Re- more of a determinant of blood "In the absence of a licensed searchers claim that eating potas- pressure than sodium is. The kids TREATMENT, PROMISES serogroup B meningococcal sium rich foods helps you main- who consumed the most potassi- (MenB) vaccine in the United tain lower blood pressure both in um had much lower blood pres- REMOVAL OF DOUBLE CHIN States, the Food and Drug Admin- childhood and later in adulthood, sures by the end of adolescence. Dr. Alexander Rivkin is in the busi- harmaceuticals in Westlake, the istration authorized use of an in- but low-salt diet has no effect on What we need to focus on is in- ness of making his patients beau- company said it expects Kybella vestigational MenB vaccine to blood pressure, as was previously creasing potassium intake rather tiful by using non-surgical cosmet- could top $500 million in annual control the outbreak," they stat- believed. than focusing on restricting sodi- ic treatments, and he now has a sales. ed. These findings were important um intake. -- Dr. Lynn L. Moore new way to get rid of a double chin. Botox and other dermal fillers University A" identified eight "It's the first of it's kind tool, have become a billion dollar a year students infected with Neisseria because nutrition often recom- On other hand, results from study mends reduction of sodium intake, published in Dietary Guidelines as an injection to reduce fat. We've business in the U.S., and while meningitidis. Following the sixth never seen this kind of thing be- botox started off simply eliminat- outbreak in November 2013, a vac- but the study suggests that teen- for Americans in 2010, suggest that agers would get more long-term sodium intake for anyone between fore, officially," Rivkin said. ing wrinkles, it is now used to treat cination program with the two- It's called Kybella, which was everything from migraines to over- dose 4CMenB vaccine (Bexsero) benefits by eating more potassi- 2 to 50 years old should be limited just approved by the Federal Drug active bladder. Rivkin said Kybel- was implemented on campus. um-rich foods and not worrying to less than 2,300 milligrams per Administration. It promises to la could be a game changer for fat. The program started in De- about salt. -- Dr. Lynn L. Moore day. According to American Heart permantently melt away the fat "Since it destroys fat cells per- cember 2013 and by February The study s lead author and an Association, most Americans con- under people's chins without sur- manently, we can apply it in other 2015, it had achieved 89.1% cov- associate professor of medicine at sume around 3,400 milligrams of gery or liposuction. areas of the body and get very in- erage at the school. More than The drug, which is a synthetic teresting results and solutions for 5,000 students were vaccinated on Boston University According to sodium, twice the AHA s recom- The New York Times, many teen- mendation of 1,500 mg, putting form of deoxycholic acid, is inject- things we didn't have solutions for the first day. One serious adverse ed into the chin in a series of treat- before," Rivkin said. event of rhabdomyolysis was re- ager-friendly foods are a great them at greater risk of high blood source of potassium. For example, pressure, because with certain peo- ments. The acid destroys the fat The drug should be available ported a day after the vaccine was cells and eliminates the double chin. within the next month or two, administered. No additional out- banana has 420 milligrams, whole ple sodium increases blood pres- It is sold by Kythera Biop- Rivkin added. 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 . MAY 01, 2015 AFGHANISTAN TIMES

NASA boffins excited by strange bright LIGHT on Pluto's FRIGID pole LONDON: Close on the heels of The latest data beamed in across monoxide, or possibly ammonia. the discovery of T Rex's "bizarre" the huge void of space from Measurements from Earth cousin, scientists have now found NASA's far-away New Horizons show that Pluto is about 70 per a dinosaur with bat-like wings. space probe appears to show that cent rock. The images show the The fossils, discovered by a dwarf planet Pluto has a glowing surface clearly has geological for- farmer in his field in the Qinglang spot on its pole. mation on the surface that may be county of Hebei province in Chi- The spacecraft is still more volcanic or chemically produced. na, will help to shed new light on than 60 million miles away from To the naked eye, the dwarf plan- the evolution of flight, scientists the dwarf planet. New images re- et appears reddish, although not said. leased by NASA at a press confer- as red as Mars. Paleontologists in China said ence on Wednesday show the alien The probe's footage [GIF] also the impeccably preserved fossil world being orbited by its biggest shows the effects of Charon on belongs to a small dinosaur thought moon Charon. More interestingly, Pluto's orbit technically it's a bi- to have lived 160 million years ago. the pictures packaged here as a nary system since the mass of "This is really something for GIF show a persistently bright Charon (described as "the size of me. It is the most unexpected dis- spot on the right of the planet's Texas" by Stern) is large enough to covery I ever made," professor surface, along with darker patches perturb the Plutonian orbit signif- Xing Xu from Chinese Academy that disguise surface features and icantly. The next set of images will of Sciences in Beijing, who led the make the planet seem lumpy. be taken in May, when the probe work, was quoted as saying by "Pluto has very broad surface is much closer to Pluto. We won't Daily Mail. markings with a wide range of re- get them back for two weeks due dinosaurScreen grab from the flectivity, showing structures hun- to the distances involved and the video. dreds of miles across," said Alan 1Kbps bandwidth for data trans- "This dinosaur is totally dif- Stern, the New Horizons princi- mission. The probe is now barrel- ferent. It has totally different wings pal investigator. ing down on Pluto at about four from all other birds and their close "At 3 o'clock the images re- kilometres a second (8,950 miles relatives," he added. main bright; that's a pole and may- per hour) and will reach its closest The new dinosaur had unusu- be a polar ice cap. That's very, very point on July 14. al bristle-like feathers and bat-like exciting; it's suspiciously sugges- "These discoveries are the first wings that were covered in a mem- tive of a polar cap." of a kind, and we're now close brane. We know so little about the enough to get imagery where no Scientists believe the dinosaur, composition of Pluto that it's hard Hubble has gone before," said John which they have named Yi qi -- to say what the ice is formed from. Grunsfeld, associate administrator meaning 'strange wing' - may have The best guess at the moment is for NASA's Science Mission Di- glided or even flown through the that it'll be frozen water, carbon rectorate. air. But unlike modern birds, Yi qi was found to have a strange extra bone extending backwards from its wrist, rather like an entirely sepa- rate group of animals that learned to fly: Bats. "Birds are descended from di- nosaurs, but how exactly the tran- wing structures that are similar to weird hybrid between a dinosaur ture that looks as if it could have "And so far, there is no other sition occurred is not really clear," those of modern birds. and a bat. been used in flight, borne by an plausible explanation for the func- Xing Xu said. However, Yi qi, which is pro- "Still, we are left in a quanda- animal that otherwise shows no tion of this structure," he conclud- Most winged avian dinosaurs nounced 'ee chee', appears to be a ry: an animal with a strange struc- such tendencies," Xing Xu said. ed. to be discovered so far all have The Arctic, Antarctic may have a linked Major fault for climate change Oscillation of 200 years some Apple Watches There may be a link between abrupt temperature changes in Apple is suffering from a major Greenland and Antarctica during hardware fault in some smart- the last ice age. The researchers watches. have uncovered a highly detailed The company has discovered ice core and found out that there a fault with its taptic engine, which was a clear "lag" between the two delivers a tap/vibrate on your wrist changing climates. for alerts, the Wall Street Journal IBM sets quantum Greenland's climate during the reported. last ice age was extremely unsta- The publication claimed that ble. It was characterized by a num- two companies manufacturer the computing milestone ber of large, abrupt changes in part in question for Apple, with IBM sees the future of quantum speeding up the rate and pace of mean annual temperature. Each of one being based in China and an- computing as having a major im- innovation," Chow said. "For in- these changes occurred within just other in Japan. pact in the life sciences and chem- stance, the effectiveness of drugs several decades. Caused "Dans- It's reported that the part man- istry fields. is governed by the precise nature gaard-Oeschger events," they took ufactured in China breaks down Technology giant IBM an- of the chemical bonds in the mole- place once every few thousand over time, leading Apple to scrap nounced two major breakthroughs cules constituting the drug." years during the last ice age. In some watches that made it off the towards the building of a practical He noted the computational contrast, temperature changes in production line. quantum computer, the next evo- chemistry required for many of Antarctica showed an opposite The publication also reports lution in computing that will be these problems is out of the reach pattern; when Antarctica cooled, that manufacturing of the crucial required as Moore s Law runs out of classical computers, and this is Greenland was warm and vice ver- part has been moved to the Japa- of steam. one example of where quantum sa. nese firm instead. Described in the April 29 is- computers may be capable of solv- The new ice cores revealed that Combine the scrapping of sue of the journal Nature Commu- ing such problems leading to bet- the abrupt climate changes show some watches with the aforemen- nications, the breakthroughs in- ter drug design. up first in Greenland, with the re- tioned production shift and you clude the ability to detect and mea- The qubits, IBM said, could sponse to the Antarctic climate might have difficulty getting your sure both kinds of quantum errors be designed and manufactured us- delayed by about 200 years. In hands on an Apple Watch for some simultaneously and a new kind of ing standard silicon fabrication fact, there were a total of 18 abrupt time. circuit design, which the company techniques, once a handful of su- climate events during the past claims is "the only physical archi- perconducting qubits can be man- 68,000 years. "The fact that tem- tecture that could successfully ufactured quickly and reliably, and perature changes are opposite at scale to larger dimensions." boast low error-rates. the two poles suggests that there The two innovations are inter- "Quantum information is very is a redistribution of heat going on related: The quantum bit circuit, fragile, requiring the quantum ele- between the hemispheres," said based on a square lattice of four ments to be cooled to near abso- Christo Buizert, lead author of the superconducting "qubits" -- short lute zero temperature and shield- new study, in a news release. "We for quantum bits -- on a chip ed from its environment to mini- still don't know what caused these roughly one-quarter-inch square, mize errors," Chow explained. "A past shifts, but understanding their enables both types of quantum quantum bit, the component that timing gives us important clues errors to be detected at the same carries information in a quantum about the underlying mecha- time. system, can be susceptible to two nisms." The IBM project, which was types of errors -- bit-flip and So what sort of mechanisms funded in part by the Intelligence phase-flip. It either error occurs, may be causing these changes? The Advanced Research Projects Ac- the information is destroyed and 200-year lag suggests that there's likely that the Atlantic Meridional Buizert. "As these water masses sitive to changes in the AMOC." tivity (IARPA) Multi-Qubit Co- it cannot carry out the operation." an oceanic mechanism involved. Overturning Circulation (AMOC) cool, they sink to the bottom of The findings reveal a bit more herent Operations program, opts He said it is important to de- The long time lag suggests water is involved. the ocean. This happens right off about abrupt climate change and for a square-shaped design as op- tect and measure both types of since in the atmosphere, the re- "This ocean circulation rings the coast of Greenland, and there- show that when it comes to Green- posed to a linear array, which IBM errors in order to know what er- sponse would have occurred in a warm surface waters from the trop- fore Greenland is located in a sweet land and Antarctica, there may be said prevents the detection of both rors are present and how to ad- matter of just years or decades. It's ics to the North Atlantic," said spot where the climate is very sen- an oceanic link. kinds of quantum errors simulta- dress them, noting no one has been neously. able to do this before in a scalable Jerry M. Chow, manager of the architecture. "We are at the stage APF and Keck observatory discovers three Super-Earths around a nearby Star Experimental Quantum Comput- of figuring out the building blocks Scientists have recently discovered ing group at IBM s T.J. Watson of quantum computers -- a new three planets, categorized as su- Research Center, and the primary paradigm of computing complete- per-Earths due to their massive investigator on the IARPA-spon- ly different than how computers size, orbiting a nearby star; the sored Multi-Qubit Coherent Op- are built today," Wong said. "In the process of discovery involves the erations project, told Information- arc of quantum computing use of a robotic telescope. Week that one area they are excit- progress, we are at the moment of Each of these newly discov- ed about is the potential for quan- time similar to when scientists ered planets is seven to eight times tum computers to simulate sys- were building the first transistor. bigger than the earth. The star they tems in nature."In physics and If built, quantum computers have are orbiting, on the other hand, is chemistry, quantum computing the potential to unlock new appli- located 54 light-years away from will allow us to design new mate- cations for scientific discovery and the Earth; this distance makes the rials and drug compounds without data analysis and will be more pow- star a close neighbor of our planet. the expensive trial-and-error ex- erful than any supercomputer to- The distance between these periments in the lab, dramatically day." three newly discovered planets and the star they are orbiting is less than the distance between the Sun and Mercury. They complete their orbiting respectively in just 24, 15 and five days. The team of re- searchers managed to discover these new planets by spotting the star s wobble caused by the gravi- tational pull of the orbiting plan- ets. Here, it must be mentioned that the name given to the star in ques- tion is HD 7924. The robotic tele- scope used for discovering these super-Earths is called APF or Au- tomated Planet Finder Telescope. The telescope that is located in the dreds of planets, the majority of instance, HD 7924 s brightness. APF in the same manner as they that discovery possible was the W M Keck Observatory in which are large in size, orbiting This was important for assuring would have used an ordinary tele- Keck Observatory. The event in- Maunakea, Hawaii and Lick Ob- neighboring stars. the validity of the discovery. scope. However, later they decid- volved discovery of the innermost servatory in California succeeded The APT or Automatic Pho- Must Read: Food, Sex, Sleep: ed to use software that will replace planet using an instrument called in tracing the orbits of the three tometric Telescope installed in Mantra of Burmese Pythons pro- them with a robot. The first evi- the HIRES; HIRES was installed massive planets out using Doppler Arizona s Fairborn Observatory, liferation in Florida BJ Fulton of dence of existence of planets or- on the 10 m long Keck I telescope. technique. In the past, this tech- on the other hand, was used for the University of Hawaii said that biting the HD 7924 was found way The other two planets took anoth- nique has successfully located hun- making crucial measurements, for initially the research team used back in 2009; the entity that made er six years to be discovered. 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 . MAY 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Hollywood is disgustingly sexist: Kristen Stewart 6 gross beauty habits LOS ANGELES: Holly- wood actor Kristen Stew- YOU VE GOT TO LOSE art says that Hollywood is disgustingly sexist and You carry hand sanitiser with you to at least wipe your face with fame is the worst thing in at all times, avoid touching any- cleansing wipes before you hit the the world . thing in a public restroom and sack. Women inevitably wouldn t dream of popping your 4. You dip your fingers into have to work a little bit pimples, but there s still a good face cream harder to be heard. Holly- chance you re unwittingly expos- If you dip anything but just- wood is disgustingly sex- ing yourself to infection-causing washed fingers into the container, ist. It s crazy. It s so of- bacteria, mould or simply sabotag- you re introducing dirt, oil and fensive, it s crazy, ing your appearance. As compiled germs to your cream and, thus, to femalefirst.co.uk quoted from sheknows.com, Vogue and your face. But even if you cleanse the 25-year-old star as Prevention magazines, here are your hands and face right before saying. common habits wrecking your slathering it on, double-dipping is The Twilight star also beauty routine. a threat to your skin s health, says doesn t understand why 1. You let hair collect in your Dr Ranella Hirsch, a Boston-based anyone would want to be hairbrush dermatologist. If you rub the cream famous. Research suggests it s normal over any open acne spots or cold Fame is the worst to lose up to 150 hairs a day and sores and then stick your fingers thing in the world. Espe- many of those strands pile up in back in the jar, it ll get contami- cially if it s pointless your brush along with residue from nated with bacteria. Always wash Stewart told Harper s Ba- styling products, natural scalp oils your hands before applying any zaar. and dead skin. While a fuzzy brush product on your skin and use a While she enjoys act- isn t essentially a threat to your clean cotton swab to scoop a dime- ing, the Twilight actor ad- health, it will affect the way your sized dollop into the palm of your mitted that she occasional- hair looks. That build-up can make hand. ly gets stressed out and it your freshly-washed hair greasy, 5. You don t wash your make- can impact her weight. says Dr Francesca Fusco, clinical up brushes I m a little bigger than professor of dermatology at If you hardly ever cleanse your sample size when I m eat- Mount Sinai Hospital in New York cosmetic brushes (a British study ing cheese burgers and am City. Use a comb or your fingers found that 72 per cent of women happy and comfortable. If to remove the strands from your never do), you re putting on more I m stressed or working, brush s bristles daily and wash the than make-up when you swipe the weight falls off. My brush in a mixture of water and them across your skin. Brushes weight and my sleep are shampoo at least once a month, pick up dirt, oil and grime and tied to my nervous system. says Fusco. you re putting that on your face, Sometimes I ll sleep for 12 2. You keep cotton pads and says Peterson. This bad habit can hours a night and some- swabs on your countertop clog pores and cause breakouts. times sleep just doesn t When you flush your toilet, Dirty eyeliner and shadow brush- exist for me for a couple of little bits of bacteria spray into the es can, in fact, lead to nasty infec- months, she said. air and land on exposed surfaces in tions, such as pink eye. Make it a the bathroom, so you don t want point to wash your brushes with cotton swabs or anything else an anti-bacterial soap or shampoo Justin Bieber joins the cast Undeterred by legal troubles, Salman you ll be putting directly on your once a week, and prioritise eye and OF 'ZOOLANDER 2' Khan continues to help the needy Justin Bieber may be next in line page, writing that he was work- Shuffling between court hearings anything again. The Bollywood star was to face Derek Zoolander in a walk- ing on something big in Europe and wrapping up the shoot of his The grandson, Gowhar, was joined by his baby sister in Kash- off, reported The Hollywood Re- (where the sequel is currently be- film Bajrangi Bhaijaan, Salman left speechless after Salman s kind mir during the shoot who happily porter. ing filmed). To learn more follow Khan s fate lies in the strike of the gesture. Upar Khuda hai, neeche tweeted pictures of the duo: Hollywood singer, Bieber, and me on Fahlo. He is so hot right gavel. But that didn t stop the Salman Khan, said the 18-year- Salman is known for his char- actor Ben Stiller took to Instagram now, the post read, referencing a Bollywood megastar from secur- old. itable acts and is considered as a to tease Bieber s upcoming role in joke from the original Zoolander ing the fate of a Kashmiri widow s This kindness by the Bolly- man with a golden heart. He start- Zoolander 2, posting a photo of film. The pop singer will join co- family. wood superstar has turned the for- ed a non-profit organisation known the pop star putting on his best medians Fred Armisen, Billy Zane News of Salman s arrival in the Blue Steel. and Penelope Cruz among others valley spread like wildfire as he Bieber recently alluded to his onscreen. The sequel is slated to reached Pahalgam. A 75-year-old cameo in the film on his Facebook release on February 12th, next year. widow took the opportunity and approached the actor during his shoot asking for help. Zaina Begum, whose 40-year- old daughter is also a widow, was struggling to raise her four grand- children after they moved in with her following the death of their fa- face sitting on the countertop, says lip products, since these can trans- ther. The striving family survived Dr Keri Peterson, an internal med- mit the most germs, says Fusco. on alms during festivals. icine specialist in New York City. Place them flat to air dry, as this Having listened to the helpless While it s unlikely you ll catch an helps the brush maintain its shape. woman for hours, Salman offered infection this way, it is pretty un- 6. You use a loofah in the show- a helping hand. He asked her el- hygienic. Close the lid when you er dest grandson to work on the sets flush your toilet to contain the If it s hanging out in the humid of his film till it ends, after which spray and move cotton swabs to a shower, your scrubber or body he offered to take him along to drawer or cabinet, or store your sponge is a breeding ground for Mumbai so he can find him work cotton swabs in closed containers mould, fungus and bacteria, includ- there. A source was quoted say- tunes of this impecunious family as Being Human which has been on the countertop. ing serious ones, such as staphy- ing, Salman assured him that his and moved the lady who described working for the betterment of the 3. You sleep with make-up on lococcal (staph). Staph lives on family would never have to ask for him as a saviour, a messiah . poor since years. We all have those nights when the skin naturally, but becomes a fatigue gets the better of us and all problem if it gets into the skin, we want to do is drown in our bed says Peterson. If you have any Meet the guys who filled in After 'Bombay with the day s make-up still lath- open cuts or you scratch your skin ered on. While we empathise, we with the loofah, the bacteria can JACQUELINE Velvet' Ranbir also encourage you to resist the get in and cause an infection. Even for Paul Walker in 'Furious 7' develops a new urge to do so. Sleeping with make- if you let it dry between uses, re- Paul would be proud of the out- to his late brother in height and up can be detrimental for your search shows that loofahs can har- HITS A JACKPOT? come, we are sure he will be smil- build, but also shares his ideas and fascination skin. While you re sleeping, make- bour a type of bacteria that causes Jacqueline Fernandez has accept- to shoot for a film with Varun ing wherever he is, said the direc- passion for philanthropy. ed an offer to perform at a high- Dhawan and then begin work on a tor. He is also a licensed paramed- The actor who shot Bombay Vel- profile wedding in London and has Sri Lankan movie before she leaves Fast and Furious 7' has ic, who worked his way through vet with vintage cars finds them quoted Rs 4 crore to shake a leg. for the wedding dance in London." zoomed off with some record- school by working on an ambu- very sexy. A source says, "This business- Jacqueline's spokesperson breaking numbers. However, it s lance as an EMT. A few reports Ranbir Kapoor has developed man has planned a lavish wedding confirms the story. debatable whether the film did well state that he also worked as a movie a liking for vintage cars and hopes for his son on the outskirts of Lon- Jacqueline joins the list of stars on its merit, or whether it was all stuntman. Cody has made several to buy a classic model soon. don during May-end. He has ap- who have added glitz and glamour just a perfect send-off to Paul appearances on talk shows and has Spokesperson confirms the proached a few actresses to per- to marriages. Check our stories on Walker, reported MENSXP. let fans in on their lives post Paul s news and adds, ''Ranbir drives a form on the occasion. Jacky has some other popular celebs per- Paul Walker passed away in a demise. vintage Ford Falcon in the film, he given her nod to them and is re- forming at wedding ceremonies tragic car accident in November However, Cody Walker developed the liking towards the quired to perform on a few songs below: 2013, leaving several scenes in the wasn t the only one to fill in Paul s vintage cars during the shoot and either from her films or other pop- Several Bollywood celebs in- movie incomplete. Furious 7 would shoes. Paul s older brother Caleb now is also planning to own one!'' ular numbers." cluding Priyanka Chopra, Alia not have been possible without the also filled in for a few action scenes. Apparently, the actress will Bhatt and Hrithik Roshan per- late actor s brothers, who took the Neither Cody nor Caleb had spend two days there and the busi- formed at the big fat wedding of a wheel soon after his tragic and sud- any prior acting experience. Direc- ness family will take care of her Lucknow-based businessman held den death. tor James Wan paired them with accommodation and travel expens- at Udaipur Paul was a big part of the Fast actor John Brotherton, who d al- es. The source adds, "After a dis- Jennifer Lopez set the stage and Furious family and the mak- ready been cast as another charac- cussion with her team, they have on fire with her fiery performance ers thought of giving him and his ter in Furious 7 to help them. agreed to pay her Rs 4 crore and at UK-based billionaire Sanjay character Brian O Connor , a They d never been in front so, Jacqueline is currently rework- Hinduja and Anu Mahtani's high- proper send off in the movie. A of the cameras before, Wan told ing her dates to incorporate the profile wedding in Udaipur on special CGI team and four body Variety Magazine. Those poor wedding in her diary. She is likely February 12. doubles were hired to shoot his guys went through a crash course scenes in the film. in knowing how to perform for the Cody Walker, Paul s youngest camera. It was a whole different brother, agreed to lend his body as world for them and I think they a double to replace that of his had new found respect for what brother. He stepped in as a base their brother did. up can clog your pores and oil a skin rash known as folliculitis, for Paul s CGI image to be mapped The director said that it was a glands and even lead to inflamma- which results in red, itchy bumps over. bittersweet experience filming the tion and collagen-breakdown, around the hair follicles. The fix? Cody is the youngest of the movie. However he strongly be- which could further give rise to Lose the loofah altogether. Instead, three Walker brothers, who not lieves that Paul would be proud of wrinkles. So, even if you re ready wash off dead skin cells by hand only shares a striking resemblance the outcome. to let exhaustion take over your using an exfoliating body wash, nightly face-washing regimen, try recommends Peterson. 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 . MAY 01, 2015 AFGHANISTANTIMES Insecurity halts inaugural matches of 2018 FIFA World Cup in Afghanistan: AFF AT News Report KABUL: Afghanistan National was Afghanistan s turn to host the that he would like to see Afghan foot- Football Team Coach, Mohammad inaugural 2018 FIFA World Cup ball squad playing on Iranian soil as Barca, chasing a fifth Spanish Yousuf Kargar, said that because matches, but due to insecurity and Afghan footballers will play with league title in seven years, thrashed of security threats, FIFA didn t substandard playgrounds the morale there because they will Af- Getafe 6-0 at the Nou Camp on allow Afghanistan Football Feder- matches will not be held in the ghan spectators at the ground as over Tuesday and have a two-point ation (AFF) to host the opening country. He added that FIFA a million Afghans already live there. advantage over their arch-rivals matches of the 2018 FIFA World chose Iran and Dubai to hold the Iran Football Federation Chief, Ali with four matches remaining. Cup in the country. Kargar said, inaugural and first phase matches Kafshian, has pledged that Iran will Champions Atletico Madrid according to FIFA s schedule, it of 2018 FIFA World Cup. He said host Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq. stayed on course to secure third place and an automatic spot in the Champions League when Fernan- do Torres came off the bench and Pacquiao has prepared killer scored a thrilling breakaway goal to clinch a 1-0 win at Villarreal. Torres nicked the ball away instinct for Mayweather from a defender near the halfway line 16 minutes from time, sped Manny Pacquiao warned Floyd vorite for Saturday's eagerly an- killer instinct and my focus is towards the penalty area and Mayweather he has been honing ticipated welterweight bout at the there," added Pacquiao, describing rounded goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo his killer instinct as he was wel- MGM Grand, the most lucrative the bout as "one of the most im- before slotting into the net. comed to Las Vegas by a deafening in boxing history. portant fights in my boxing lega- Barca have 84 points, with horde of supporters. But Pacquiao told reporters he cy". Real on 82 and Atletico 75, six A day after wrapping up his is reveling in his underdog status "I want to make it a good re- ahead of Sevilla, who won 3-1 at Los Angeles training camp, the Fil- as he spoke excitedly about the sult," Pacquiao said. "My goal is La Liga debutants Eibar to climb ipino superstar delighted hundreds prospect of finally stepping into to win." above Valencia into fourth. of loyal fans at a rally in Sin City the ring to face Mayweather. Valencia can reclaim Spain's as the final countdown to his ca- "My confidence is different fourth Champions League berth, reer-defining "Fight of Century" than for other fights. I am not ner- which carries a place in qualifying began. vous. I am excited," Pacquiao said. for Europe's elite club competi- Most bookmakers have made "I have something to prove. I tion, if they avoid defeat at mid- the unbeaten Mayweather the fa- like being the underdog because my table Rayo Vallecano on Thursday. Bhatti to replace Rahat Bob Baffert has top 2 early McIlroy, Spieth cruise for Bangladesh Test favorites for Kentucky Derby at WGC Match Play KARACHI: All rounder Bilawal Tests in Khulna which started on Bhatti will fill in for injured pace- Tuesday. Bob Baffert clapped his hands to and was wiped out almost imme- the best post." Defending champion Jason Day, The news was better for Mas- man Rahat Ali for the second Test Pakistan have been plagued his mouth when early 5-2 favorite diately. He ended up sixth. The No. 8 spot has produced world number three Henrik Sten- ters champion and world number on Pakistan s troubled tour of with injuries both before and dur- American Pharoah avoided the The rail is considered a seri- eight winners, most recently 50-1 son and last start winner and world two Jordan Spieth who won 4&2 Bangladesh, an official said ing the tour. Batsman Sohaib Maq- stunner Mine That Bird in 2009. number six Justin Rose were all against Finland s Mikko Ilonen, Wednesday. sood (arm fracture) and paceman Dortmund will put his 6-0 record early losers at the WGC Match and world number four Bubba Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Sohail Khan (back problems) were on the line in the 1 1/4-mile race Play Championship on Wednes- Watson who enjoyed an easy 5&4 said Bhatti will fly from Sri Lanka ruled out even before the tour start- Saturday at Churchill Downs. day. win over Miguel Angel Jimenez of to Bangladesh in time for the sec- ed. They were joined on the side- "I'm just glad it's over," Baf- The only saving grace for the Spain. ond Test, which starts in Dhaka lines by pacemen Ehsan Adil and fert said. "It's probably the last trio is the new format at TPC Har- It's good to get off to a good on May 6. Rahat (hamstring issues) while leg- stressful part of the whole Derby. ding Park means they have not start. I played solid golf today, The national selection com- spinner Yasir Shah recovered from We have the holes and hopefully been eliminated as they would Spieth said. mittee, in consultation with the a thumb injury which forced him our name will be hanging up there have been in the past and can still It got a little interesting there team management in Bangladesh, to miss the preceding one-day se- in the winner's spot." progress to the weekend, although on the back nine but a big turn- has announced Bhatti as a replace- ries. "There were limited numbers the odds are stacked against them. around on 12 and 13 to get 3-up ment for the injured Rahat in the On the field Pakistan suffered left," Pletcher said. "We'll go with Day, the seventh seed from and close it out on 16. I'm extreme- Pakistan Test squad, a PCB re- their worst-ever 3-0 whitewash in it. What else can we do? My con- Australia, was humbled by 56th ly pleased. World number five Jim lease said. the one-day series their first fidence has not changed at all." seed Charley Hoffman 4&3 after Furyk also prevailed 3&2 in a bat- Bhatti, 23, is currently tour- against Bangladesh. Another Pletcher horse, Flori- the American won four straight tle with South African George Co- ing Sri Lanka with the Pakistan A They also lost the only Twen- da Derby winner Materiality, and holes from the 12th on, three with etzee. Other upsets came from team and will join the national team ty20 against Bangladesh, prompt- Sunland Derby winner Firing Line birdies, to close the match. Sten- 50th seed Gary Woodland, who in time for the second Test match. ing the PCB to call for a review of are co-fourth choices at 12-1 odds. son had a four-foot par putt on beat fellow-American 11th seed Pakistan and Bangladesh are frequent injuries and poor perfor- His other horses are even longer the 17th to dispatch Australian Jimmy Walker in 19 holes; 61st currently playing the first of two mance once the tour finishes. shots: Itsaknockout and Stanford, 60th seed John Senden but the seed Ben Martin, who rode a hole- both 30-1. Swede missed, allowing Senden to in-one on the 17th hole to a 1-up American Pharoah, Dortmund birdie the 18th and then the first win over 14th seed Matt Kuchar, and Carpe Diem were the only extra hole to steal the match in 19 and Webb Simpson, the 46th seed, horses listed at single digits by holes. who beat match play specialist and dreaded No. 1 post for the Ken- ous disadvantage because the oth- England's Rose was slow out 27th seed Ian Poulter 3&2. Churchill Downs oddsmaker Mike of the gates and never recovered World number one Rory McIl- tucky Derby. The anxiety wasn't er 19 horses immediately begin Battaglia. Favorites have won the over yet. angling toward the inside out of with Australian 56th seed Marc roy held an early 1-up lead through last two years, with California Leishman winning 3&2. six holes over Jason Dufner. He still had to wait to find out the gate, creating a potential traf- Chrome last year and Orb in 2013. where Dortmund would end up. fic jam. Louisiana Derby winner Inter- Thankfully for Baffert, it was the "The one-hole is just the one No. 8 spot for the 3-1 second that you feared," said Kiaran national Star drew the No. 12 post choice. American Pharoah got the McLaughlin, who trains 15-1 shot is 20-1. UAE Derby winner No. 18 hole. Frosted. Mubtaahij drew the six hole and is "I did not like the way it was With only two openings re- listed at 20-1. playing out. I just couldn't believe maining, four-time Derby winner "I thought, 'I'll take the out- they hadn't called one of my hors- D. Wayne Lukas pumped his first side because I didn't want the one es," Baffert said. "A lot of the holes when Mr. Z landed in the No. 17 spot with everyone crashing down were being taken that I sort of like, post, avoiding the rail. on top of you,'" trainer Ron Mo- and then I was really relieved to "I love it," he said. quett said. get 18 so I was happy with that." American Pharoah comes into Bolo is a 30-1 shot that drew The far inside spot was the the Derby on a four-race winning the No. 9 spot for Carla Gaines, last to be filled Wednesday. Ocho streak, including an eight-length who will try to become the first Ocho Ocho ended up there. victory in the Arkansas Derby. female trainer to saddle a Derby Baffert offered some advice to Only one horse has won from the Jim Cassidy, who trains Ocho No. 18 post, Gato Del Sol in 1982. winner. Ocho Ocho. "I'm extremely happy. I love The 21st horse on the points "Start drinking heavily early," 18. Not like, love," owner Ahmed list is Frammento and Tale of Verve the white-haired trainer joked. Zayat said. "He's outside in the is 22nd. They would need a defec- Baffert should know. Lookin clear. He can do whatever he tion before 9 a.m. Friday, when At Lucky, the favorite in the 2010 wants. He can sit and watch. The Derby wagering opens, to get into Derby, broke from the No. 1 spot jock has so many options. That's the $2.2 million race. African- American golf Bankrupt Parma were finally put out of their misery when a 4-0 loss at Lazio condemned them to Serie great Calvin B after a season in which the play- ers have not been paid any wages. Parma had done their best to Peete dead at go down with dignity and a sud- den upturn in form, including a 71 shock 1-0 win over runaway lead- Born in Detroit on July 18, 1943, ers Juventus, suggested an unlike- Peete notched 12 PGA Tour wins, ly escape act was possible. including the 1985 Players Cham- We will digest a very difficult pionship. He won four times in season in which many negative 1982, finishing fourth on the mon- things have happened off the field ey list that year. He also had two- Roberto Donadoni, Parma win seasons in 1983, '85 and '86. coach Peete was a member of the But those hopes were scup- 1983 and '85 Ryder Cup teams, pered two weeks ago when they earning a 4-2-1 mark. He won the had four more points deducted for 1984 Vardon Trophy, awarded to breaching Serie A financial regula- the player with the PGA Tour's tions, on top of the three they had lowest scoring average. taken away earlier in the season. Despite suffering from a bro- This campaign has also seen ken arm as a child that was never former president Giampietro Ma- set right, Peete was one of the most nenti, arrested in a money-launder- accurate drivers of the ball in PGA ing probe last month the day be- Tour history. For 10 years, from fore the club was declared bank- 1981-1990, Peete led the Tour in rupt, and director Pietro Leonardi driving accuracy. In 1983, he hit banned for six months each. an astounding 84.55 percent of fair- "We will digest a very difficult ways. He's the only player in the season in which many negative last 35 years to lead the PGA Tour things have happened off the field," in both driving accuracy and greens Parma coach Roberto Donadoni in regulation, doing so in 1981, '82 told reporters. and '83. Peete posted three top- "Tonight, we were found want- four finishes in the majors, includ- ing and we were a bit overwhelmed. ing a T-3 finish in the 1982 PGA, We played below our possibili- and T-4 efforts in the 1983 U.S. ties." Open and 1984 PGA. Former Italy midfielder and coach Donadoni took over at Par- ma in January 2012 and pulled them clear of the relegation zone. He built a competitive side and led them to an impressive sixth place in Serie A last season, only for them to miss out on the Euro- pa League because of financial problems. Wednesday's defeat left them bottom of the table with 11 points 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 . MAY 01. 2015 -Sawr 11, 1394 H.S Vol:IX Issue No:265 Price: Afs.15

Ten men jailed in Pakistan Teen pulled from rubble five days after Nepal quake OVER MALALA ATTACK A teenage boy has been pulled, Wednesday. Entire clusters of homes there food and other supplies to reach have been cut off by landslides Ten men have been convicted and said that it had also recovered the dazed and dusty, from the wreck- The protest was comparative- were reduced to piles of stone and more remote communities that [AP] sentenced to life in prison by a weapons used in the attack from age of a seven-storey Kathmandu ly small and no demonstrators splintered wood. Women greeted have been cut off by landslides. With more than eight million Pakistani anti-terrorism court in the now convicted men. building that collapsed around him were detained. the delivery with repeated cries of "More helicopters, more per- Nepalese affected by the earth- connection with an attack on No- The military said the first man five days ago when an enormous But it reflected growing anger "We are hungry!" sonnel and certainly more relief quake, including 1.4 million who bel peace prize laureate Malala to be arrested was Israr-ur-Reh- earthquake shook Nepal. over bottlenecks that delayed While the death toll in the vil- supplies, including medical teams, need immediate food assistance, Yousafzai, court officials have told man, who was one of the two men News of the rescue came on much-needed relief four days after lage of Gumda was low - only five shelter, tents, water and sanitation Pinnock said the effort would con- Al Jazeera. who fired the shots on Yousafzai, Thursday as the first supplies of the powerful earthquake, which people were killed and 20 were and food, are obviously needed," tinue for months. Yousafzai was shot and criti- as well as her classmates Kainat food aid began reaching remote, injured more than 10,000 and left injured among 1,300 residents - said the programme's Geoff Pin- Police said the official death cally wounded in a targeted attack Riaz and Shazia Ramzan. Rehman earthquake-shattered mountain many more homeless. most had lost their homes and des- nock, who was coordinating the toll in Nepal had reached 5,491 on her life on October 9, 2012. Two then gave up the identities of the villages in Nepal, with the official Helicopters finally brought perately needed temporary shel- flights. early on Thursday. That figure did schoolmates were also wounded. others involved in the plot, accord- death toll of the quake topping food, temporary shelter and other ter, along with the 40kg sacks of not include the 19 people killed at On Thursday, Amin Kundi, a ing to the military. 5,500, police officials said. aid to hamlets north of Kathmandu rice that were delivered on Wednes- The UN World Food Program Mount Everest - five foreign climb- judge at the anti-terrorism court in Izharullah was named by au- The boy was carried out on a in the mountainous Gorkha Dis- day. warned that it will take time for ers and 14 Nepalese Sherpa guides Yousafzai's native Mingora, sen- thorities as the second gunman in stretcher. His face was covered in trict near the epicentre of Satur- The UN World Food Program food and other supplies to reach - when the quake unleashed an av- tenced the 10 men to life impris- the shootings. Zafar Iqbal was dust, and medics had put an IV day's 7.8-magnitude quake. warned that it will take time for more remote communities that alanche at base camp. onment for their involvement in the named by the military as the lead- drop into his arm. A blue brace had attack, for which the Tehreek-e- er of the TTP cell that carried out been placed around his neck. He Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had the attack. appeared stunned, and his eyes claimed responsibility. Of the three wounded girls, blinked in the sunlight. L.B. Basnet, the police officer who crawled into a gap to reach the boy, told the AP news agency that he was surprisingly respon- sive. "He thanked me when I first approached him," said Basnet. "He told me his name, his address, and I gave him some water." Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jam- joom, reporting from Kathmandu, said many in the capital were call- ing the rescue a "near miracle".

Thousands still sleeping in tents throughout Nepal Life imprisonment in Pakistan Yousafzai suffered the most seri- "This is something that really is a period of 25 years. ous injuries. She was rushed first boosts the morale of rescuers at The court named the convict- to a Pakistani military hospital and the scene," our correspondent ed men as Bilal, Shaukat, Salman, then to the UK for further treat- said. Zafar Iqbal, Israr-ul-Rehman, Za- ment. Aid frustration far Ali, Irfan, Izharullah, Adnan and She has since made a full re- Elsewhere, frustration over the Ikram. covery, launching the Malala Fund, slow delivery of humanitarian aid They are said to be from vari- a global NGO, which invests in boiled over in a protest in the city, ous parts of the Swat Valley, and education projects around the with about 200 people facing off to belong to the TTP. globe. with police and blocking traffic on Taliban chief's orders She was awarded the Nobel Last September, the Pakistani Peace Prize in December 2014, military said it had arrested the alongside Indian activist Kailash More women, children freed men, and that they had received Satyarthi, but remains unable to North Korean soldiers suspected their orders directly from Mullah return home, due to continuing from Boko Haram: Nigeria Fazlullah, the chief of the TTP. It threats against her life. Nigeria's military says it has res- tised by the experience - were be- cued at least 160 more women and ing screened to determine their OF CHINA KILLINGS children who had been abducted identities and from where and China said it was investigating the by Boko Haram and were being when they were abducted. Nuke deadline not killings of three villagers in a bor- held in the Sambisa Forest, con- Their release comes a day af- der town where North Korean sidered to be the armed group's last ter the Nigerian military rescued guards have been accused of cross- stronghold. nearly 300 hostages - 200 girls and sacrosanct : Iran FM ing over to commit thefts and slay- Colonel Sani Usman, an army 93 women - in Boko Haram's for- Iran s foreign minister says his country and world powers will meet ings spokesperson, said in a statement est stronghold. Usman said that the Thursday to start bringing together the elements of a draft on a com- The killings were under inves- on Thursday that those rescued girls who were seized from the prehensive nuclear deal, with meetings starting Monday in Europe to tigation and border security troops include around "60 women of var- northeastern town of Chibok in finalize all its elements. Foreign Minister Javad Zarif said at an event will "assist police in handling bor- ious ages and around 100 children". April 2014 were not part of the Wednesday in New York that while Iran certainly wants to meet the der security related issues and en- "They have been evacuated to group. The fighters are believed to June 30 deadline for an agreement, sure stability along the China- a safety zone for further process- have taken the schoolgirls in trucks no time deadline is sacrosanct. North Korean border," defence ing," Usman said. into the Sambisa Forest. Dozens He met with Secretary of State ministry spokesman Geng Yansh- At least one woman and one escaped, but 219 remain missing. John Kerry on Monday. eng said on Thursday. soldier were reportedly killed in Boko Haram has abducted an Zarif says Iran expects U.N. The Helong city government the fighting during the rescue. Eight unknown number of girls, women sanctions to be lifted within a few said a 55-year-old man, his 26- other women and four soldiers and young men to be used as sex days of a deal. And he expects year-old daughter and another man were also injured. slaves and fighters. Many have President Barack Obama will aged 67 were killed on Saturday. It Al Jazeera's Yvonne Ndege, escaped or been released as Boko have to stop implementing the said in a statement on Thursday reporting from Abuja, said that the Haram fighters have fled a multi- U.S. sanctions on his country. How he does is his problem, Zarif that police from the provincial level reports from the army could not national offensive that began at the said. He also took aim at Israel s prime minister, who has been a fierce down were investigating. be independently verified because end of January. critic of the attempt to reach a deal with Iran over its nuclear program The killings took place in of restricted access to the area. A month ago, the Nigerian mil- and who went as far as addressing Congress over the issue, to Obama s Longcheng township along the However, she added that the itary began pounding the Sambisa displeasure. Iran insists its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes. North Korean border. The location military promised to release more Forest in air raids, an assault they Zarif called Benjamin Netanyahu s criticism ironic but laughable. is not far from where at least sev- evidence of the rescues, including said earlier they had been avoiding Netanyahu has become everyone s non-proliferation guru. He is en villagers were reported killed last photographs, later on Thursday. for fear of killing the Chibok sitting on 400 nuclear warheads, the foreign minister said. Israel has year by border guards who had All the former hostages - some schoolgirls, or inciting their cap- never publicly declared any nuclear weapons. Zarif spoke on the crossed the Tumen River, which of whom are said to be trauma- tors to kill them. sidelines as world powers meet at the U.N. to discuss progress on a separates the countries, in search landmark treaty toward nuclear disarmament. of money and food, the AP news How sanctions on Iran would be lifted if a deal is reached, and agency reported. how they might be snapped back in place, has been a key question China is North Korea's chief litical elite and military receive pref- China has been repeatedly re- during Iran s months of negotiations with the five permanent Security source of trade and aid, but the erential rations. buffed in its attempts to convince Council members plus Germany. North's desperate economic situa- Border attacks are believed to the North to rejoin multinational Zarif suggested that the world should be concerned with any tion is testing the traditionally close have grown over the past two years talks on its nuclear programmes, violations of an agreement by the United States, not his country. relationship. Underpaid and un- after a crackdown on crossings by exposing it to criticism for sup- derfed border guards have report- ordinary North Koreans deprived porting the government in Pyongy- edly been terrorising Chinese vil- guards of income from bribes. Chi- ang. Beijing also was shocked by French soldiers accused lagers in recent years, especially nese fishermen have also been held the 2013 execution of Kim's uncle in winter when the frozen river for ransom after being seized by Jang Song-thaek, who had been a makes crossing over easy. North Korean boats in the Yellow key proponent of North Korea- of raping CAR children More than 1 million North Sea dividing the countries. China relations. Koreans are believed to have died The incidents underscore a The 1,400km border between France is investigating allegations tion by French troops, and had in a famine in the 1990s and the substantial cooling of ties since the sides runs through mountain- that its peacekeepers sexually suspended a staff member for leak- country remains heavily depen- Kim Jong-un took over as supreme ous and often-remote terrain from abused children in the Central Af- ing the report in July. dent on food aid, although the po- leader of North Korea in 2012. the Yellow Sea to the Sea of Japan. rican Republic after a leaked UN The report was given to Brit- report said victims as young as ain's The Guardian newspaper by eight were raped in exchange for the US-based advocacy group Syrian opposition reports chemical attack in Idlib Saudi-led warplanes food and money. AIDS-Free World, which is calling The French government "was for a commission of inquiry to be Syrian activist groups reported of one incident. that kind of mandate, though the made aware at the end of July 2014 set up on sexual misconduct by another suspected chemical attack The U.S. and other council OPCW this year condemned the pound Houthis in Yemen by the UN's high commissioner for peacekeepers. in the northwestern province of members have repeatedly blamed use of chlorine in Syria as a breach human rights of accusations by Al Jazeera's Diplomatic Edi- Idlib, with one group tweeting that the Syrian government for such of international law. Council mem- children that they had been sexu- tor James Bays, reporting from the a dozen people were suffocating. attacks, saying no one else in the bers have asked the OPCW to look ally abused by French soldiers", UN headquarters in New York, Several Idlib-based groups said four-year civil war has helicopters into the latest attacks. the defence ministry said in a state- said that even though the French government helicopters dropped at to deliver the toxic chemicals. The council found rare agree- ment on Wednesday. military said an investigation was least two barrel bombs containing But the U.N. s most powerful ment on Syria in the fall of 2013 to An investigation was opened under way on their behalf, the in- chlorine on the town of Saraqeb, body seems stuck in taking fur- order the removal and destruction shortly after by Paris prosecutors, cident is potentially embarrassing triggering cases of suffocation. ther action because there is no way of Syria's chemical weapons, but it said. for the UN. The Syrian Network for Hu- to formally assign blame. chlorine was not declared as a French President Francois "Until now, the one person man Rights, which is based out- Neither the U.N. nor the glo- chemical weapon. The chemical Hollande vowed to "show no mer- who has been punished for any- side the country, tweeted that 12 bal chemical weapons watchdog, does not have to be declared be- cy" if the troops were found guilty. thing is that UN human rights of- people were suffocating. the Organization for the Prohibi- cause it is also used for regular The children were saying that ficial who raised the alarm," he said. The reports could not be inde- tion of Chemical Weapons, has purposes in industry. they were hungry and they Children searching for food pendently verified. A call to Syr- thought that they could get some Paula Donovan, co-director of ia's mission to the U.N. rang unan- food from the soldiers. The answer AIDS-Free World, said the report swered Wednesday evening. was 'if you do this, then I will give detailed interviews with six chil- The head of Syria s main op- you food'. dren, aged eight to 15, who ap- position group in exile said he re- Paula Donovan, AIDS-Free proached the French soldiers to ask ceived the reports during his in- World for food. formal meeting with the U.N. Se- "If some soldiers have behaved "The children were saying that curity Council behind closed A Saudi-led coalition pressed on ing five pro-government fighters badly, I will show no mercy," he they were hungry and they doors. Khaled Khoja with the Syr- with air strikes Thursday against and three civilians, according to the told reporters. thought that they could get some ian National Coalition said he urged a militia group in south Yemen city s health chief Al-Khader The abuse was alleged by food from the soldiers. The answer the council to act on its resolutions, where fierce clashes raged between Laswar.He said 44 others were around 10 children, the ministry was 'if you do this, then I will give including one adopted last month the insurgents and southern pro- wounded. Details of losses on the said, and reportedly took place at you food'," Donovan told AFP that threatens action against the use government fighters, sources said. rebel side were not available. a centre for displaced people near news agency. of chemical weapons in Syria. Warplanes hit Houthi militia Shiite Houthi fighters backed the airport of the capital Bangui "Different kids used different Activists have reported sev- positions in the main southern city by troops loyal to former strong- between December 2013 and June language." eral attacks since then, and the of Aden, in the districts of Khor man Ali Abdullah Saleh had made 2014. The report by the UN human council earlier this month heard Maksar and Dar Saad, helping pro- advances in Aden, which is now UN spokesman Farhan Haq rights office was commissioned from a Syrian doctor who treated government forces to retake posi- defended by local militia dubbed confirmed that UN rights investi- amid fears of sexual abuse against victims from a half-dozen of them. tions, sources among the southern popular resistance units that gators had conducted a probe last children last year as tens of thou- Everyone smelled bleach-like fighters said. have sided with forces loyal to year following "serious allegations" sands were displaced by fighting odors and heard the sound of he- Eight people were killed in embattled President Abdrabbo of child abuse and sexual exploita- and unrest in the country. licopters, Mohamed Tennari said overnight clashes in Aden, includ- Mansour Hadi. This document was created with Win2PDF available at http://www.win2pdf.com. 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