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KUWAIT: Tens of thousands of stateless people in Ghanem: Audit Kuwait will be offered citizenship of the impoverished BERLIN MARKS FALL OF WALL African nation of Comoros to end their decades-old Bureau received problem, the government said yesterday. The stateless people - known as bedoons - would be granted “special no graft cases applications for Comoros’ economic citizenship”, Kuwait’s interior ministry assistant undersecretary Maj By B Izzak Gen Mazen Al-Jarrah told Al-Jarida daily. Those who accept the offer would be given free residence permits KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- in Kuwait, in addition to a series of incentives like free Ghanem said yesterday that the Audit Bureau has education and healthcare and the right to employment, informed him that it has not received any complaints Jarrah was quoted as saying. The process would start as from people regarding “suspicious transfers” or graft soon as an embassy for Comoros is opened in Kuwait in cases. Ghanem told reporters he received a report from the coming months. the bureau that it has received seven cases, but “none of But a lawmaker Faisal Al-Duwaisan, a member of par- them are related to the reported money transfers and liament’s human rights committee, described the move graft cases.” as “very grave” and vowed to file a motion to question Following reports and claims by certain opposition the prime minister if the government implements its figures about huge graft cases in June, the Assembly decision. He said the announcement means the govern- assigned the Audit Bureau to open its doors for people ment has been providing false information to lawmak- interested to file a case. The bureau was given the task ers suggesting that stateless people hold nationalities after former opposition MPs claimed that a number of of other countries. “If this is true, the government former senior officials were involved in money launder- should deport them to their home countries and not to ing and corruption cases worth tens of billions of dol- Comoros,” he said. lars. More than 110,000 stateless people were born and Meanwhile, Ghanem announced that the Assembly raised in Kuwait and claim the right to citizenship in the will hold a special session on Nov 20 to debate a series state. The government, which describes them as illegal of annual reports by the Audit Bureau on the budgets of residents, says only 34,000 qualify for consideration for government ministries and departments in which it citizenship. The rest are considered natives of other highlights a large number of violations. The speaker countries who either emigrated to Kuwait after the dis- said the session is an important move in public moni- covery of oil five decades ago or were born to these toring of government agencies and called on the gov- migrants. ernment to be prepared to answer questions by MPs on In the past three years, bedoons have held demon- the violations. strations to demand citizenship and other basic rights, But head of the budgets committee MP Adnan and police have dispersed them using force, arresting Abdulsamad said the session is simply “political propa- hundreds who are on trial for illegal protests and ganda” because the Audit Bureau reports were pub- assaulting police. A Kuwaiti lawmaker in April proposed lished in newspapers even before reaching the budgets to send stateless people convicted of breaching public committee. Ghanem described as “rumors” from the BERLIN: People attend a central event to commemorate the “Fall of the Wall” at the Brandenburg Gate security and protesting to a camp he suggested should same sources reports about an imminent decision to yesterday. The 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on Nov 9, 1989 was marked with numer- be built in the desert. Comoros is an archipelago state dissolve the Assembly. ous events. — AP (See Page 10) located off eastern Africa and is a member of the Arab Continued on Page 13 League. — AFP KSHR slams ‘absconding’ reports No transfer of commercial visit visas By B Izzak and A Saleh study the entire issue. Under existing laws, businessmen and Meet focuses KUWAIT: The Kuwait Society for Human establishments have the right to report to Rights (KSHR) yesterday strongly con- the police that any of their expatriate work- on financing demned the so-called “absconding” reports ers has left work without permission and being filed by businessmen against their according is declared “absconding”. Dossari expatriate workers, saying the issue is said that the residence permit of the work- of terrorists being misused to exploit workers. Head of er is considered “cancelled” immediately MANAMA: Bahrain’s foreign minister urged world lead- the Public Authority for Manpower Jamal after the absconding report is filed. The ers yesterday to do more to cut off funding for terrorist Al-Dossari meanwhile announced that issue has opened the door for exploitation groups and prevent them from profiting from illegal there are absconding reports against by businessmen, which reached the businesses. Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa made 12,000 expatriate workers, adding that a degree of blackmail against payment of the comments at the start of a meeting in the Bahraini government committee has been set up to Continued on Page 13 capital, Manama, aimed at bringing together financial experts to improve the fight against extremist fundrais- MUSCAT: US Secretary of State John Kerry (right), former EU top diplomat ing. He urged delegates to set a path to ensure that Aleppo girl star of Catherine Ashton, Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif (left) and Omani Foreign financial institutions and charities cannot funnel funds Minister Yussef bin Alawi pose for a photo yesterday. — AFP to terrorist groups, and “put an end to their ability to smuggle goods and extort funds from commercial show on Syria war enterprises.” Iran, US, EU tackle The head of the US BEIRUT: A nine-year-old girl has become lence, despite daily bombings and severe Treasury Department’s the star of a YouTube comedy that shortages. The 30-episode eponymous effort to undermine the depicts with bittersweet humour the show, shot on location in the city which differences in Oman Islamic State’s finances, harsh reality of everyday life in rebel-held was once Syria’s economic hub, stars only David Cohen, last month areas of Syria’s Aleppo. Rasha plays the children playing adult roles and has been MUSCAT: With two weeks to a deadline wider war in the volatile Middle East. The estimated the group was role of “Umm Abdo al-Halabiya”, a house- viewed by tens of thousands of Internet for a breakthrough deal, senior envoys of discussions, between Iranian Foreign earning about $1 million a wife who must make do in a city devas- users. Iran, the United States and European Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, US day from black market oil tated by more than three years of vio- Continued on Page 13 Union met in Oman yesterday to tackle Secretary of State John Kerry and EU stumbling blocks in efforts to defuse the envoy Catherine Ashton, aim to put veri- sales alone. It also gener- standoff over Tehran’s nuclear program. fiable limits on Iran’s uranium enrich- Sheikh Khalid ates cash from criminal Reiterating Iran’s official line, Ali Akbar ment work - and any other potential path enterprises such as extor- Velayati, a top aide to Supreme Leader to a nuclear weapon - in return for a tion, bank robbery and kidnapping for ransom. Only a Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted by gradual lifting of sanctions. small amount of its funding is believed to come from Iranian media as saying the Islamic The negotiations at a luxury hotel outside donors. Republic would not abandon its nuclear appeared to be intense. The Iranian, US The one-day gathering follows a meeting in Paris in “rights” but was committed to the nego- and European delegations met from September in which diplomats from around the world tiations under Khamenei’s leadership. 11:30 am to 2:30 pm local time, broke for pledged to fight Islamic State militants “by any means US President Barack Obama also lunch and consultations, and then necessary”. It includes representatives from several Arab warned that a “big gap” remained. “Are resumed three-way talks just before 6 nations, Western countries including the United States, we going to be able to close this final pm. Iran denies any secret nuclear Britain and France, as well as China and Russia. gap so that (Iran) can re-enter the inter- weapons agenda, saying it wants peace- International bodies such as the World Bank and the national community, sanctions can be ful nuclear energy only, but has refused International Monetary Fund also participated. slowly reduced and we have verifiable, to curb enrichment capacity and has Meanwhile, Kuwait is a vital partner in the interna- lock-tight assurances that they can’t been hit by damaging US, EU and UN tional effort to eradicate terrorism, dean of the diplo- develop a nuclear weapon?” Obama told Security Council sanctions as a result. matic corps and Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh CBS News in an interview broadcast yes- The thorniest unresolved issues are Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah stressed yesterday. Sheikh terday. “There’s still a big gap. We may the size of Iran’s enrichment program, Azzam headed the delegation representing Kuwait at not be able to get there.” the length of any long-term agreement the meeting. It is essential to abide by UN resolutions Western countries and close US ally and the pace at which international that combat financing terrorism and to cooperate with Israel suspect Iran has covertly sought to sanctions would be phased out, accord- the international community to counter all dangers develop the means to build nuclear ing to Western and Iranian diplomats that jeopardize peace and security in the region, he ALEPPO: An image grab taken from a video uploaded to YouTube on June 29, weapons, and a decade-long confronta- involved in the negotiations. added. — Agencies 2014, shows nine-year-old Rasha in the introductory scene of the YouTube show tion over the issue has raised the risk of a Continued on Page 13 “Umm Abdo al-Halabiya”. — AFP MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 LOCAL

MUSCAT: Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled during his meeting with his Omani counterpart. —KUNA RIYADH: The First Deputy Premier with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled, FMs discuss GCC march

MUSCAT/RIYADH: First Deputy Prime responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin top officials also discussed latest develop- Sheikh Ahmad Nasser Mohammad Al-Sabah on a short visit. He was in the Saudi capital, Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Alawi bin Abdullah on cooperation among ments at the regional and international lev- and Kuwait’s Ambassador to Oman Fahad Riyadh, earlier and met with Foreign Minister Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah held talks in the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) coun- els. The meeting was attended by Director of Hejr Al-Mutairi. Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Prince Saud Al-Faisal to discuss common Muscat Saturday with Omani Minister tries to achieve common interest. The two Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled’s office Ambassador arrived in the Omani capital earlier Saturday march of the GCC. — KUNA National Assembly Office convenes

KUWAIT: The National Assembly Office report from the State Audit Bureau on held a meeting yesterday headed by repeated irregularities in various govern- Speaker Marzouq Al-Ghanem and with mental bodies and institutions, said presence of office officials. National Assembly observer MP Ahmad The office is coordinating currently Lari. The office decided to take legal action with the government on a special session against anybody who could insult the leg- to be held on November 20th, to review a islative institution, he added. —KUNA

KUWAIT: Speaker Al-Ghanem chairs the meeting yesterday. — KUNA EQUATE hosts Social Affairs, Development Minister KUWAIT: EQUATE Petrochemical national manpower, contribution to Higher Committee to Develop Youth Company, Kuwait’s first international Kuwait’s economy, its procedures in Projects at Public Authority for petrochemical joint-venture, hosted industrial, administrative, professional Manpower Talal Al-Awadhi, as well as the Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and commercial fields, as well as its members of EQUATE’s senior manage- and State Minister for Planning and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ment and a number of company lead- Development Affairs Hind Al-Subaih for initiatives in partnership with many ers. Established in 1995, EQUATE is an a visit that included showcasing the organizations to embody its “Partners international joint venture between company’s achievements and practices in Success” tagline. Petrochemical Industries Company in various sectors. The visit also included a roundtable (PIC), The Dow Chemical Company During the visit, the minister com- discussion on administrative systems, (Dow), Boubyan Petrochemical mended EQUATE’s distinguished role as effectiveness of organizational tech- Company (BPC) and Qurain Petroc- part of Kuwait’s private sector, noting niques, and the importance of recog- hemical Industries Company (QPIC). the importance of integration and nizing successful efforts, followed by a Commencing production in 1997, cooperation between government and tour to the plants owned and operated EQUATE is the single operator of a fully private entities to ensure Kuwait’s by EQUATE in Shuaiba Industrial Area. integrated world-scale manufacturing development and prosperity. The minister’s visit included the par- facility producing over 5 million tons On his part, EQUATE President and ticipation of Deputy Director General annually of high-quality petrochemical CEO Mohammad Husain delivered a of Public Authority for Manpower products which are marketed through- presentation regarding the company’s Ahmad Al-Moussa, the representative out the Middle East, Asia, Africa and achievements, role in developing of small to medium enterprises in the Europe.

KUWAIT: The Charge D’affairs of The Republic Of Uzbekistan Bakhrom Jon Aloev hosted a reception at Crowne Plaza Hotel recently on the occasion of his country’s national day. Top officials, diplomats and media personalities attended the reception. —Photos by Joseph Shagra MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 LOCAL One in every five people in Kuwait ‘mentally ill’

By Ben Garcia stand the condition, and we need the help of psycholo- gists. It is also a basic human right to give people a KUWAIT: One in five people will become mentally ill chance and not call them crazy,” she noted. during their lifetime, according to World Health Taqabbal, which means acceptance in Arabic, started Organization statistics. The Ministry of Health is now its campaign in various public and private schools working on a new awareness cam- throughout Kuwait since the begin- paign to shed light on this issue and ning of 2014. It will continue help people in Kuwait deal effectively through a series of lectures and with those suffering from mental workshops. It is focused especially health difficulties. “Mental health is on high school students because the just as important as physical and spir- youth have been proven to be the itual well-being,” said Lulu Al-Rodaini, segment of society most prone to leader of local NGO Human Line and a mental illnesses. During this stage, member of the steering committee they are susceptible to illnesses such charged with the awareness cam- as stress, anxiety, depression and paign. eating disorders. However, the infor- KUWAIT: Issane Daniel Marh Zhoock, the Charge d’Affaires of the Republic of Central Africa to Kuwait, Dubbed Taqabbal, the campaign mation they have about the symp- visited Kuwait Times yesterday and held talks with Editor-in-Chief Abd Al-Rahman Al-Alyan on matters aims to encourage wider acceptance toms and treatment of these illness- of mutual interest. —Photo by Joseph Shagra and understanding of mental health es is minimal and is insufficient for issues and reduce the stigma associ- them to deal with such situations. ated with it in Kuwait. “The stereotyp- ing of mental illnesses is not just School and university lectures Industrial sector to lure exclusive to Kuwaitis - they are preva- During the campaign, lectures lent in all nationalities and we need to Lulu Al-Rodaini will be given to both public and pri- more manpower: Union educate people on this,” she said. “We vate high schools and universities by need help to maintain the balance of everything in our specialists in the field of mental health and will include KUWAIT: Kuwait’s industrial sector is expected to be the second wide scale conference on women’s vital role in industries, to be lives and this is exactly the reason why we are doing the screening of a documentary on the importance of largest employment-luring over the coming period, a leading sponsored by Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and Minister this campaign for us to show to everyone and to all so reducing the stigma associated with people living with industrialist has predicted. of State for Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih. The that we’ll be able to understand the mental health con- mental illnesses and showing empathy to others. The Kuwait Industries Union (KIU) is working on training event will focus on Kuwaiti and Gulf women ‘role models’ with dition of people around us,” Rodaini pointed out. Speakers include Dr Mohammad Al-Suwaidan, Dr courses and lectures in cooperation with the Manpower and successful experience in industry, with the aim of encouraging She said mental health problems are as common as Mariam Al-Awadhi, Dr Naif Al-Mutawa and Dr Adel Al- Government Restructuring Program (MGRP) to lure national other females to enter the sector, he said. the flu, but are overlooked most of the time. Types of Zayed. labor, especially fresh graduates, into the sector, KIU Chairman Kharafi expected the Kuwaiti market to flourish over the mental health problems include depression, bipolar The organizers will also hold a walkathon in early Hussein Al-Kharafi told KUNA yesterday. Some 210 people have coming five years, not only the industrial sector but all econom- conditions and schizophrenia, and in most cases require December on the Arabian Gulf Street to raise mental registered in these programs until November, he added. ic activities as well. He said that promoting local industries in help from mental health professionals. But a major health awareness among the public. Participants will According to Kharafi, the Union and government bodies are the future will have a positive effect on prices, for the benefit of roadblock to treatment is denial. Both sufferers them- take part in the walkathon to support the cause or studying recommendations on supporting sector that attracts consumers. This coincides with Kuwait’s mid-term selves as well as their families and friends often refuse enjoy the workout. During the walkathon, individuals the most workforce. He noted that industrial progress is basic Development Plan. The KUI Chairman stressed that political sta- to acknowledge a problem and even if they do admit it, will be introduced to different mental health illnesses for judging a country’s development. bility in Kuwait has helped achieve government and private they may not want to seek treatment or know how to through various mediums. Meanwhile, Kharafi revealed that the KIU is preparing for a projects, especially in construction, industry and roads. —KUNA seek help.

Psychiatric services Things however are beginning to change. Seven pri- mary care centers have been added to the list of public hospitals and the Kuwait Center for Mental Health, which all provide psychiatric services across the coun- try, said Health Minister Ali Al-Obaidi in a speech in ear- ly 2014 at a conference on integrating psychiatry into primary healthcare in Kuwait. According to figures released by state news agency KUNA, the new psychi- atric treatment options at primary care centers will ease the burden on the Kuwait Center for Mental Health, which receives 10,000 appointments annually. The awareness campaign extends this vision by changing public attitudes and perceptions of mental health issues. “If you have some mental problem, you’ll be excluded from the community and you’ll be locked out of public life. It means we are not yet fully informed and this was exactly our objective - to determine the problem and handle it properly. The answer is to under-

‘Kuwait vital partner in combating terrorism’ MANAMA: Kuwait is a vital partner in an international effort to eradicate terrorism, dean of the diplomatic corps and Kuwaiti Ambassador to Bahrain Sheikh Azzam Mubarak Al-Sabah stressed yesterday. Sheikh Azzam is heading a delegation representing Kuwait in an international meeting on Combating the Financing of Terrorism currently being held in Manama. It is essential to abide by UN resolutions that combat financing terrorism and to cooperate with the interna- tional community to counter all dangers that jeopardize peace and security in the region, he added. Sheikh Azzam pointed out that this meeting comes amidst regional and international critical conditions that require to double the efforts in order to lessen the impact of terrorism worldwide. Since Kuwait has always been a supporter of human- itarian efforts, it always strives to bring together inter- national efforts to give aid to Iraq and Syria in order to bring stability back to these countries, he said. The Manama Meeting on Combating the Financing of Terrorism shed light on the pressing need to prevent the financing of terrorism and counter the illicit trans- fers of funds. Delegates from a wide range of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Arab League member states along with the US, UK, France, Russia, China and other countries are participating in the meeting. A number of regional and international organiza- tions, including the UN, the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and its Bahrain-based regional style body; the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) are also represented in the meeting. — KUNA AIDS patients on the rise

KUWAIT: Premarital tests for citizens have revealed that the true number of those infected with AIDS in Kuwait is higher than the officially declared figures (250 cases only), based on undeclared statistics that indicate a rise in cases based on the tests that are conducted. Infectious diseases consultant and head of the rapid action team for MERS Dr Ghanim Al-Hujailan said “there are many cases of infec- tious diseases but they are not known”. He said according to a WHO report, Kuwait has more cases than declared, and they are not discovered until the patient is examined, especially during premarital tests, or when the person applies for a job, following a blood dona- tion and after pregnancy and delivery tests for women. Hujailan said premarital tests contributed to discovering many cases of persons infected with infectious diseases, adding that there are young men who know that they have the disease because of medical tests abroad but they do not reveal the information. Hujailan said this is danger- ous and harmful to patients and society, and being late in treatment contributes to the deterioration of their case and an increase of the possibility to transfer the disease of others. Hujailan said that he proposed to the ministry to conduct AIDS test without collecting personal data from the person through a voluntary testing program. He said this program is in use in Saudi Arabia and the US, and elim- inates the fear of knowing the result. —Al-Rai MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 LOCAL ‘Operation Turtles’ held at Shuwaikh beach

Crime Crime Report Report Woman charges ex Boy killed in with battery hit-and-run KUWAIT: A citizen attacked his ex-wife when he saw her in a Salmiya restaurant. The woman went to the Salmiya police station By Hanan Al-Saadoun and complained against the man for causing her injuries. She also alleged that her former husband destroyed everything on the KUWAIT: A five-year-old Kuwaiti boy was killed when he table. Waiters at the restaurant saved her. Police are looking for was run over by an unidentified motorist in Jaber Al-Ali. A the suspect for questioning. Meanwhile, Farwaniya police are case was filed for investigations. looking for a man who entered his ex-wife’s house and beat her. The woman told police that her ex-husband stormed the house and beat her due to an ongoing court dispute. Suicide In Farwaniya, an Indian man committed suicide by hanging himself in a garage where he worked and Domestic violence lived. Police are investigating. A citizen accused her husband of beating and taking KUWAIT: The participants in a group photo. —Photos by Joseph Shagra her smartphone. The woman went to Fahd Al-Ahmad police station and submitted a medical report claiming By Nawara Fattahova More than 200 volunteers from all ages up garbage and debris scattered across Drug addict arrested for theft that her husband had caused her injuries. The husband including young children from Japan the beach, which expresses their sense Jahra police sent a bedoon to narcotics authorities after arrest- is being summoned for questioning. KUWAIT: The Japanese Society in and Kuwait participated in this activity, for protecting environment. Through ing him while towing a mobile grocery store with intention to Kuwait (JSK) in cooperation with the along with members of many other this activity we aim to spread aware- steal it. Drugs, firearm and a paper with names of those he Environment Public Authority (EPA) and groups, schools and Kuwait University. ness about the importance of preserv- claimed buy drugs from him were found in his possession. ‘Love messages’ the Kuwait Environment Protection This activity was attended by ing the environment to protect the ani- A man in Abu Halifa lodged a complaint to police that an Society (KEPS) held its annual Toshihiro Tsujihara, Ambassador of mals living in this environment as well, unknown person was sending love messages to his wife’s ‘Operation Turtles’ beach cleanup at the Japan to Kuwait, who welcomed the especially the turtles that have aban- mobile phone. When he tried to call the number, no one Shuwaikh beach yesterday. Volunteers participants at the beginning of the doned the beach, and we hope to answered. Police are working on the case. collected tens of kilograms of waste event. “I’m glad to see this large num- make them come back through this and litter during an hour of cleaning. ber of volunteers coming today to pick cleanup,” he said. Brotherly hate This is the 14th consecutive year of this activity. “This event is held annual- Two brothers who exchanged blows were charged at ly in the same period and the same Adan police station over the sale of a car. One of the place. I appreciate the efforts of those brothers agreed to sell the car, but a dispute occurred who participated today and I hope to after he transferred the car’s title. Police are investigat- see them again next year,” said Shigeru ing the case. Morita, Chairman of JSK. Muhammad Al-Enezi, Deputy Director of EPA and KUWAIT: Lt Gen Al-Khder receives a commemorative Armed robbery Wijdan Al-Oqab, Secretary General of plaque from the Bangladeshi army official. —KUNA KEPS, thanked the participants for Jahra police are looking for three thieves who stormed a their efforts and time in cleaning the Kuwait, Qatar discuss mobile shop and stole KD 850 from its owner at knifepoint. beach. The victim said the three suspects were in a car parked One of the young participants military cooperation near the store and two of them stepped out holding a called upon the public to refrain from knife and grabbed the money before escaping. throwing garbage on the beaches so DOHA: Kuwaiti and Qatari officials have lauded military ties and dis- that the turtles will be able to return to cussed joint military matters and cooperation at all levels, KUNA Parking lot brawl the beach. “It’s a great feeling to make reported yesterday. our county clean and beautiful, and Military attaché at the Kuwaiti Embassy Lt Col Nasser Abdulaziz A fight broke out in a Jahra park over a parking space. this is exactly what will encourage the Al-Samhan and Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces Major Police charged both people involved for exchanging turtles to come back to the beach,” she General Pilot Ghanim bin Shaheel Al-Ghanim met and discussed mil- blows and they were detained for further action. The cleaning campaign in progress. pointed out. itary cooperation, especially in the realm of training to boost the competence of the two countries’ armed forces. Woman blackmailed During the meeting, Samhan relied to the Qatari chief the greet- A GCC citizen sought police help in a blackmail case. She complained Electricity, water consumption categories ready ings of Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Sheikh Khaled that another citizen was threatening to expose compromising pho- Al-Jarrah Al-Sabah and Chief of staff of the Kuwaiti army Lieutenant tos of her if she did not pay him KD 3,000. She told police that the KUWAIT: A ministerial economic com- the proposals made by MEW and the stressed that the government was very General Mohammad Khaled Al-Kheder. The meeting was attended man promised he would marry her and got her pictures. But when mittee recently completed a study on Supreme Planning Council had already keen not to overburden citizens with by a number of senior armed forces officers. the promise was not kept, she broke up with him and rejected all his electricity and water consumption cate- been approved and that the matter limited income and the price increases Separately, Lt Gen Al-Khder met yesterday with an official from attempts to restore the relationship. Later, she was surprised by his gories and the suggested fee increases, would be reviewed by the Cabinet later would gradually rise according to the the Bangladeshi army. The two sides discussed cooperation on all threats. Police are working on the case. said governmental sources, noting that this month. Further, the sources consumption category. —Al-Anbaa possible fields in addition to issues of mutual interest. —KUNA LOCAL MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Ooredoo opens new branch in Mahboula

KUWAIT: Ooredoo in Kuwait launched its ny’s revamped design, which focuses on the launch of more branches in key loca- newest branch in Mahboula, on Thursday, giving customers a smooth experience tions across Kuwait to get even closer to November 6, as part of the company’s during their visit to the store. The launch our clients. It is important for us to be con- plan to expand across Kuwait. comes as part of the company’s plan to veniently located within reach to all cus- The branch launch comes after the expand its presence across Kuwait, target- tomers.” release of unique iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 ing key locations in the country. Aside from its branches and official Plus bundles, inclusive of free additional Commenting on the occasion of the retailers across Kuwait, Ooredoo Kuwait devises and tablets. Ooredoo’s new launch, General Manager and CEO has an interactive online shop accessible Shamel offers include the latest devices in Mohammad Bin Abdullah Al-Thani, around the clock, with exclusive offers the market, for both iOS and Android Ooredoo Kuwait said: “Our Sales division and free delivery. It can be accessed on users. The new branch follows the compa- has a plan to expand even further with shop.ooredoo.com.kw MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 LOCAL

wIn my vie Protecting the youth

By Labeed Abdal

[email protected]

he Ministry of Youth Affairs announced recently plans to conduct a comprehensive Parliament Tstudy on violence, before going ahead with a national work plan to curb the spread of this dan- gerous phenomenon. I hope that this step is taken as soon as possible and addressed in a comprehen- sive and realistic manner. Kuwait explained during an international sports forum held recently in Doha that the study comes as part of several studies focusing on young peo- ple, and seeks to resolve issues concerning them, including violence. I believe that research in this regard should go deep to the root causes of the Cabinet problem, so that the solutions would not be super- ficial. The study will address the psychological and social aspects, and introduce alternatives that young people could use to occupy their free time with such as sports. Positive programs that utilize

We need goals and visions that Al-Anbaa meet the ambitions of young people, boost their skills and improve them in various fields wIn my vie the talents and capabilities of young people are in my opinion the best way to take them away from problems that could occur when they try to occupy By Talal Al Ghannam their free time in negative ways. I also firmly support encouraging young people to pursue voluntary work as a way to boost the Solutions to enjoy a relaxing life sense of social responsibility within them, and communicate with each other in a positive atmos- phere. We need goals and visions that meet the [email protected] ambitions of young people, boost their skills and improve them in various fields as part of a clear ello once again my honorable readers, in this violators; those who drive manically, those who giving everyone a T-shirt written on it ‘Please do not strategy - not in a bureaucratic way, but in a mod- article I will concentrate on things that, if done, drive on the shoulder of the road and those who stare at me..I am not up for a fight’ in order to avoid ern and developed manner. Hpeople will enjoy a relaxing life away from trou- believe that they are above others and above the being punished for a little admiration. One day a All governmental efforts and spending in Kuwait bles, headaches and tension. law. The police cars on the highways ought to stop friend from Malaysia came to visit me and I took and the Gulf region must be directed towards put- First of all, I came up with few solutions to the odd their vehicles facing the incoming cars and use him and his wife to Mubarakiya souk. he noticed ting together a strategy to protect young people, things that take place in Kuwait every now and then their radars rather than watching the speeding that no one smiles back to him while he was smil- develop their skills and provide care for them and that are troublesome to us all. My humble sense vehicle as if they are watching a movie. ing and asked me: How come everyone is having a ways through which they can improve their living guides me to propose solutions to many problems 4- The traffic department and the Public Works min- frowning face? I told him they are busy making up a conditions. After all, young men in the Arab region taking place here, and are causing chaos to nationals istry must for once find a solution to the taxis issue. nuclear bomb and not up yet to smiling. and worldwide are still prone to being affected by and expatriates alike. Permitted taxi stops must be facilitated for those 7- We need to take the Filipino people as a model for the bogus calls for fake jihad, which takes them 1- Imposition of tolls in the middle of the main roads poor taxi drivers who strive to make a decent living. harmony, peace-loving and happiness even away from pursuing educational attainment and to collect tariffs from time wasters and for those They do not want to be chased all the time by though they are encountering almost-daily prob- creativity and makes them sink in ignorance and youth who roam the streets all day long. In this police for stopping here or there. It is not their lems back home in terms of hurricanes and natural backwardness that Islam is free from. case, those who are broke and ask money from problem adequate parking are not supplied, it is disaster but yet are still optimistic. Everywhere I their parents would be forced to sit home and make the responsibility of the traffic department and the go I see them smiling no matter what they are others with dire chores to finish up their errands ministry to designate permissible stop points for experiencing, however, we see locals are always easily. those poor people. mad, upset, puzzled, impatient and so on (Keep it kuwait digest 2- Introduction of the most sophisticated and up-to- 5- Respecting expatriates the same way citizens are up Philippines). date means of transportation for our dear expatri- respected. I am not saying that in general but there 8- To ease congestion on public hospitals and clinics, Killer banquets ate brothers and sisters with decent and air-condi- are cases where expatriates are being deprived these installations must open 24 hours a day and tioned sun shades, along with minimal fees and their least rights and ignored once it comes to hav- even on public holiday so that traffic during the day monthly subscription to ease traffic and congestion ing their documents done at government institu- would ease a bit. I think the Health Ministry’s justifi- By Daly Mohammed Al-Khumsan on roads. I doubt this would happen especially as tions. There you can see nationals get their work cations over shortage of medical cadres is baseless, many public transport buses become target for done efficiently and promptly whereas the expatri- as so many doctors, nurses and medical staffers llah has blessed us with countless blessings stone-throwers with snapshots in the 10th area ate is told to come back tomorrow or ‘Dawam kha- would prefer working extra hours to earn additional that we ought to be grateful for and show this (Sabahiya, Fahaheel, Riqqa, and Qurain areas), not las’, meaning that working time is finished, when it income and in this case the problem would be gratitude by conserving them so that they can forgetting having decent bus drivers who do not is only 12:30 or even earlier. Please respect them, resolved. A exercise their Formula-1 expertise on the public they are here to serve our country and for them to Lastly, cheer up, love one another, help others, be grow and multiply instead of vanishing. These bless- roads. make a decent living to feed their kids. let us put optimistic as life is not worth a wing of a bug, as ings may vanish for many reasons such as the extrav- 3- Begging the police cars standing under bridges to ourselves in their shoes, wouldn’t we need to be Prophet Mohammad (peace and blessings be upon agant banquets we throw at various social occasions carry on their task rather than playing with their treated nicely and respectfully? Of course. him) has said. and celebrations, preparing endless amounts of food smart phones. They need to impose the law on all 6- As for the staring problem in this country, I prefer Until the next article Insha Allah just to show off before people and then end up throwing most of it in the garbage. This is unjustified squander of food, which is a big sin according to Islam as Almighty Allah has ordered us to “....and eat in my view and drink, but be not prodigal. Lo! He loveth not the prodigals”. (Al-Araf 31) So we must not squander food, because there is a ‘Car Intifada’ in Jerusalem? huge difference between generosity and squander in the worst kinds of banquets to which rich people By Linda Gradstein Such banquets are usually bject! Even with your car,” reads one of sev- Changing the status quo Baghdadi, a claim he said he still supports. followed by dumping tons of eral cartoons posted in social media prais- Israeli officials insist there is no intention to change Damiri said Israel’s actions are dangerous. “What “O ing this week’s attack in Jerusalem in which the status quo at the site, in which Jews are allowed to we are witnessing is the right wing, radical Israeli gov- food instead of feeding those a Palestinian drove his car into a group of policemen visit there, but not to pray. The Muslim waqf, appoint- ernment’s attempt to transform the Palestinian-Israeli waiting at a bus station. He killed a border policeman ed by Jordan, is responsible for the site although Israel conflict into a religious one.” who are in real need and left a 17-year-old yeshiva student in critical condi- maintains control of security. Some Israeli cabinet tion, before he was shot and killed. Several cartoons ministers say Israel should allow Jews to pray in the No threat comparing cars with weapons such as Hamas rockets area. Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said he are invited while the underprivileged, the hungry have been circulating on social media. “We have no intention to change the status quo,” does not think there is a serious threat to Israeli- and the weak are deprived from attending. Such An Israeli army spokesman said they are investigat- Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev said. Palestinian security cooperation. banquets are usually followed by dumping tons of ing another incident in which a driver hit three Israeli “Those Israelis who talk about changing the status “The responsible Palestinian leadership knows the food instead of feeding those who are in real need soldiers on a main road in the West Bank. The driver quo are giving their personal private opinions which security cooperation serves their interest not less than for a simple bite elsewhere in hunger-stricken spots. turned himself in several hours afterwards and is being do not reflect the position of the government. A lot of our interest,” Regev said. “Just a month ago, Israeli questioned. Israeli media reports say it may have been the recent tension stems from irrational baseless intelligence discovered a plot by Hamas to try to Squander and waste may have very terrible conse- a hit-and-run accident rather than an attack. claims that Israel is a threat to al-Aqsa. Nothing could launch a coup d’etat in the West Bank. Palestinians quences. Two weeks ago, a three-month-old baby and a be further from the truth.” reported this in their own media.” In a story about one of the last Muslim kings in young woman from Ecuador were killed in a similar Palestinian officials say the tensions in Jerusalem The tensions have led to fear on both sides that the Granada, Andalusia, Abu Abdullah Al-Zaghal sold all attack with a car while they were at a light rail stop in show how rocky the relationship between the hard- conflict could escalate. A poll published last week by his estates when overtaken by the Crusaders and Jerusalem. Israel has flooded Jerusalem with police and line government of Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin the Palestinian Center for Public Opinion found that took back around five million of the currency used at officials say they will make a decision about whether to Netanyahu and the President of the Palestinian half of Palestinians think a violent confrontation is that time to Africa where he was caught, his money limit the age of Muslim worshippers at the al-Aqsa Authority Mahmoud Abbas has become. imminent. An overwhelming 85 percent said they mosque on Friday. “The relations between the Palestinian Authority agreed with a statement by Abbas that opening sepa- was confiscated and he was thrown in prison because “Extra police units have been mobilized with an and the Israeli government are worse than they have rate gates for Jews to enter the site would constitute a of charges of ‘selling and giving up Granada’ to the emphasis on the old city of Jerusalem,” police ever been before,” Adnan Damiri, a spokesman for the “unilateral measure that would torpedo any opportu- Crusaders. When he was released, he was homeless spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. “There were visits on Palestinian security forces said. “All of our ties — polit- nity for restarting the peace process.” and hungry, and found nobody to feed him. So, he the Temple Mount today with no incidents, and we are ical, economic and security — have hit rock bottom. “The situation in Western Jerusalem these days is used to walk around begging with a note that read carrying out a security assessment about Muslim And I’m afraid it’s no longer possible to coordinate that of fear, reminiscent of the days of the second ‘This is the former Andalus sultan’ to win some sym- prayers tomorrow.” with this radical government,” he said. intifada (from 2000- 2005), when people were very pathy and make somebody give him some money. The US Embassy in Jordan published a warning to Damiri said that the issue of security coordination wary of even walking out on the streets as a result of US citizens there that demonstrations were expected between the two sides is a “political decision” and recurring suicide bombings,” Ami Kaufman, the The banquets we are throwing make us seem as if on Friday in support of Palestinian rights at the Al-Aqsa would only be severed with the authorization of the founder of a dovish on-line magazine called 972 said. we are killing and wiping off all the blessings we have mosque. Israel closed the site last week after demon- President - something which has not happened. “There is a serious drop in the sense of security because of the rampant waste and squander we com- strations there following the shooting attack on a Last month, Israel revoked Damiri’s VIP status, amongst the citizens of West Jerusalem. Having said mit that might make Allah so angry with us that he Jewish activist who supports Jewish prayer at the site, which allowed him to enter Israel and travel freely that, the Palestinian residents live with a constant might take away all these blessings. which Jews call the Temple Mount, and Palestinians the between Israeli checkpoints, after he compared sense of a lack of security for years, long before all —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Anbaa Haram al-Sharif. Netanyahu to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al- these events began.” —The Media Line MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Germany cheers 25 years since Berlin Americans freed by N Korea arrive in US Wall’s fall Page 12 Page 10

PARIS: A man hold ballots as he queue outside a polling station in the Delegation of the Catalan Government in France, yesterday in Paris, during a symbolic vote on independence of Catalonia from Spain. One of Spain’s biggest and richest regions, Catalonia, held a much-disputed symbolic vote on whether it should break away as an independent state, in defiance of the central government. — AFP Defiant Catalans vote on independence from Spain

BARCELONA: Spain’s Catalonia region voted in a sym- fuelling pro-independence passions. bolic ballot yesterday on whether to break away as an In 2012 Rajoy rejected demands by Catalonia’s presi- independent state, defying fierce challenges by the dent Artur Mas for greater powers for the region to tax Spanish government. and spend, prompting Mas to promise an independ- Voters of all ages queued around the block, some ence vote. applauding, as polling stations opened after weeks of Bowing to an injunction by Spain’s Constitutional tense legal wrangling with Spanish authorities. In one Court, yesterday’s ballot has no official electoral roll but of Spain’s richest but most indebted regions, a long- the regional government says 5.4 million Catalans and standing yearning for independence has swelled over resident foreigners aged 16 and over are eligible to recent years as recession and political corruption scan- vote. dals have shaken Spain, and the desire to break away Ballot boxes were set up at schools and town halls has been sharpened by resistance from Madrid. even though the central government warned the “This is an opportunity we could not miss... We have regional government that it cannot use public resources been demanding it for a very long time,” said Martin for the vote. No incidents were reported by midday yes- Arbaizar, 16, queueing under blue skies to vote in a terday as voting went on at stations staffed by some school in Barcelona. 41,000 volunteers. Spain’s conservative government challenged the Crowds of voters applauded Mas as he voted in vote in the courts, forcing Catalan leaders to water it Barcelona yesterday morning. “Mas for president, down from a non-binding referendum to a merely sym- Catalonia independent,” they yelled. Several political bolic vote organised by volunteers. groups and lobbies opposed to independence said they Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who has vowed to had filed lawsuits against the Catalan authorities for defend the unity of Spain as it recovers from recession, organising the vote. State prosecutors said they were said the vote “will not have any effect”. gathering evidence to see whether Catalan authorities But voters were undeterred, fired up by the inde- breached court injunctions by opening polling stations pendence referendum held in Scotland in September, and mailing campaign material. despite Scots voting ‘no’. “If there are reprisals, that will be unfair,” said Jordi, a “Even though it may not be official, the important 56-year-old teacher staffing a polling station in thing is that they listen to us,” said Arbaizar. “The more Barcelona. “I don’t care at all. What are they going to do, people vote and the more noise we make, the better.” put 40,000 volunteers in jail?” Critics say the polls are skewed since those who ‘Not a referendum’ take vote will be overwhelmingly in favour of inde- Proud of its distinct language and culture, Catalonia, pendence. “Call it whatever you like, but it is not a ref- a region of 7.5 million people, accounts for nearly a fifth erendum, not a consultation, nor anything like it,” of Spain’s economy. Demands for greater autonomy Rajoy said on Saturday. “What is certain is that it will there have been rumbling for years, but the latest bid not have any effect.” by the region’s president Artur Mas has pushed the But a strong turnout could strengthen Mas’s hand issue further than ever before. in trying to make the national government negotiate. Catalonia took a step towards greater autonomy in “It has taken a lot for us to get to this stage,” said 2006 when it negotiated with Madrid a charter that Carme Forcadell, leader of the Catalan National assigned it the status of a “nation”. But in 2010 Spain’s Assembly, the main pro-independence lobby. “Just by Constitutional Court overruled that nationhood claim, voting, we have already won.”— AFP Monks warn S Lanka president to reform

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s main party of Buddhist monks public rally in Colombo on Wednesday. warned President Mahinda Rajapakse yesterday it would “If the president sees a lot of public support for us, he withdraw support if he refused to loosen his grip on pow- may change the idea of a snap election,” Ratana said. “Our er before a snap election. objective is to get him to deliver on the reforms he himself The JHU, or National Heritage Party, said it wanted promised.” Rajapakse to honour a promise to rewrite the constitution The monk said his talks with Rajapakse’s Sri Lanka and allow civil servants, judges, police and the elections Freedom Party to remain in the ruling coalition ended in chief to function independently. failure and the JHU had no option but to press for reforms “If the next election is held without carrying out the through public meetings. promised reforms, we will do our best to defeat President Rajapakse’s rivals have also raised doubts about Mahinda Rajapakse,” JHU legislator and Buddhist monk whether he can legally seek a third term, arguing the Athuraliye Ratana told reporters. amended constitution only applies to new presidents and Rajapakse came to power in 2005 promising to revert cannot be used retroactively. to a Westminster-style parliamentary democracy. But he Rajapakse won popularity among Sri Lanka’s majority secured a second term in 2010 and rewrote the constitu- Sinhalese community in 2009 by crushing rebels who had tion, removing the two-term limit on the top job. waged a 37-year war for a separate homeland for ethnic Government ministers have said the president will seek minority Tamils. election for a third term in January, two years ahead of But his party’s vote share plummeted at local elections schedule-attempting to secure another term before his in September, suffering its worst performance since party’s faltering popularity falls further. Rajapakse first came to power nine years ago. The JHU has just three seats in the 225-member parlia- The president is also under intense international pres- ment but is considered influential among the country’s sure to probe allegations that his troops killed up to majority Buddhist community. The party said it would 40,000 Tamil civilians while battling Tamil rebels in the final drum up support for constitutional reforms by holding a stages of the war. — AFP p8_Layout 1 11/9/14 10:12 PM Page 1

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Clashes, general strike in north Israel after shooting

KFAR KANA: Clashes and demonstra- threw stones and burned tyres. him in cold blood because he was an tions took place across Israel yesterday Arab,” Hamdan’s father Rauf told as police raised alert levels nationwide Struggling to cope Maariv, his words reflecting a widely amid a wave of anger over the deadly It came as Israel struggled to cope held belief that police are quicker on shooting of a young Arab-Israeli. With with a wave of unrest which has the draw when an Arab is involved. shops, schools and business shuttered gripped annexed east Jerusalem for as Arab towns and villages observed a more than four months, with police fac- ‘An execution’ general strike, police raised the alert to ing off against youths almost nightly. “If he had been a Jew, it wouldn’t one below the highest level and In Kfar Kana, up to 40 masked have ended that way. They wouldn’t deployed in areas of friction, spokes- youths stoned police and set rubbish have shot him and if they had, they woman Luba Samri said. bins alight, Samri said. Twenty people would have shot him in the leg and he The protests began early Saturday were arrested, among them minors, wouldn’t be dead,” Hamdan said. after police shot dead a 22-year-old in she added. Student groups were also Adalah, an NGO which fights for the Kfar Kana near the northern city of staging protests in Jerusalem, the rights of Israel’s Arab minority, called Nazareth. Kheir Hamdan was killed northern port city of Haifa and in the shooting “an execution,” dismissing after he attacked police with a knife as Beersheva in the southern Negev the police’s version about warning they tried to arrest a relative. Police desert, with a major demonstration shots. say warning shots were fired first expected at the northern town of But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin before the officers felt their lives were Umm al-Fahm at 1400 GMT. Netanyahu vowed that anyone break- threatened and aimed directly at him. In strife-torn east Jerusalem, clashes ing the law would be “punished Relatives say Hamdan was killed “in raged in Shuafat refugee camp for a severely”. “We will not tolerate distur- cold blood”, with CCTV footage appar- fifth straight day as masked youths bances and riots. We will take deter- ently contradicting the official version. held running battles with Israeli border mined action against those who throw KFAR KANA: Israeli security forces detain Arab-Israeli youths during clashes in In the footage, a man in a white T- police, an AFP correspondent said. stones, firebombs and fireworks, and the town of Kfar Kana, in northern Israel yesterday, a day after security forces shirt is seen banging on a police van Shuafat has been the focal point of block roads, and against demonstra- shot dead a 22-year-old Arab-Israeli man. — AFP window with a knife for about 10 unrest since Wednesday when one of tions that call for our destruction,” he seconds before starting to run off as its Palestinian residents deliberately told the weekly cabinet meeting. population. But several Arab and left- ly force for reasons that are not justi- a man gets out of the back door. The ran over two groups of pedestrians, He said he had instructed Internal wing parliamentarians blamed the fied and against the law,” Israeli rights man fires his gun as he walks killing a border police officer and a Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch bloodshed on Aharonovitch who said group ACRI warned in a letter to the towards Hamdan, and officers drag teenager and injuring eight other peo- to examine the possibility of “revoking last week that any “terrorist” who attorney general. It said the CCTV his body into the vehicle. The shoot- ple. the citizenship” of anyone calling for harms civilians “should be killed”. footage raised “grave suspicions” that ing brought angry crowds onto Kfar Saturday’s shooting and the out- Israel’s destruction, in a threat clearly “This sweeping statement by the police had violated protocol stating Kana’s streets where around 2,500 pouring of Arab anger dominated aimed at the Arab minority of around minister could be interpreted as taking that deadly force should be used only people demonstrated as youths Israel’s main newspapers. “They killed 1.4 million-some 20 percent of the off the gloves to allow the use of dead- as a last resort. — AFP

Islamic State winning support, but not allegiance: Experts

PARIS: While the Islamic State group is ‘Split in generations’ rapidly gaining support among jihadists But as IS stays in the headlines amid a worldwide, only marginal organisations battle for the Syrian border town of Kobane and isolated individuals are formally under the bombs of a US-led coalition, the expressing their allegiance, experts say. leaders of more established jihadist groups Of the five main Al-Qaeda offshoots-in are seeing their supporters drawn to the Afghanistan, Syria, Somalia, the Sahel and relatively new force. Yemen-none has recognised the authority “Everywhere, commanders are coming of IS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who at under pressure from their supporters to the end of June proclaimed the establish- move closer to IS,” said Romain Caillet, a ment of a caliphate straddling Iraq and researcher on Islamic groups based in Syria, with himself as “leader for Muslims Beirut. everywhere.” “But for the moment they are resisting. “For the moment, those rallying behind There is also without doubt a split in gener- Islamic State are on the margins, not at the ations: the Al-Qaeda chiefs seem too old, centre (of the jihadist movement),” said outdated in the eyes of the new genera- Dominique Thomas, an expert in Islamist tion,” added Caillet. groups at the Paris-based School for The Islamic State group has targeted Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences. young people with propaganda on the “They are small groups or marginalised web and has made extensive use of social individuals looking for recognition. They networks like Twitter and Facebook to radi- are proclaiming their allegiance to show calise. they exist,” Thomas told AFP. The expert cit- Jean-Pierre Filiu, a specialist on radical ed as an example the declaration of alle- Islam at Sciences Po research institute in giance to IS made in September by the Paris, said IS had “definitively dethroned Al- Algerian group Jund al-Khilifa-or “Soldiers Qaeda as the ultimate reference point for BAGHDAD: Children inspect the wreckage at the aftermath of a car bomb explosion in Sadr city, Baghdad, Iraq, yesterday. On Saturday, a series of the Caliphate”-which hit the headlines global jihad.” of bombings in and around the capital Baghdad killed at least 43 people, authorities said. — AP by kidnapping and then beheading French “All the major jihadist groups have hiker Herve Gourdel. voiced support in the face of the bombing “This is a group that has been in conflict campaign by the United State. They haven’t for a long time with (the head of Al-Qaeda however expressed allegiance to Baghdadi in the Islamic Maghreb Abdelmalek) because this process of integration would Iraq probes IS chief’s Droukdel,” he said. There are also “personal require a ‘globalisation’ of the confronta- considerations” at play in Saudi Arabia, tion,” said Filiu. Jordan and Libya, but “these are not at the Thomas said that the more Western moment significant organisations them- bombs fall on IS and the more the extrem- fate after air strikes selves.” ist group resists, the more attractive it will Some heavyweight Al-Qaeda groups be to would-be jihadists. have voiced support “because it’s impossi- The Western military action against ble not to support them when faced with them has pulled the Islamic groups togeth- the common enemy of the United States, er and Al-Qaeda in particular has increased No accurate information available but support and allegiance are two differ- its call for togetherness to avoid “fitna” or ent things,” stressed Thomas. discord within Islam, said the expert. —AFP BAGHDAD: Iraq was yesterday investigating acronym for the Islamic State group. American presence that began with the 2003 whether Islamic State jihadist group chief Abu The aim was to squeeze the group and invasion and lasted until 2011. Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed in air strikes by US- ensure it had “increasingly limited freedom to Talks with the Iraqi government, led by then led coalition warplanes targeting the group’s manoeuvre, communicate and command”. prime minister Nuri al-Maliki, to leave behind a leaders. residual US force broke down over the issue of The death of the elusive Baghdadi would be a $10 million bounty legal immunity. With Friday’s announcement, major victory for the coalition of countries carry- “I can’t absolutely confirm that Baghdadi has Obama will be deploying a force to Iraq along ing out air strikes against IS and aiding Iraqi been killed,” General Nicholas Houghton, the the lines of that considered in 2011, under legal forces fighting to regain large areas of Iraq that chief of staff of the British armed forces, told BBC protections similar to those it rejected as insuffi- the jihadists have overrun. television on Sunday. “Probably it will take some cient three years ago. The announcement of the strikes came after days to have absolute confirmation.” President Barack Obama unveiled plans to send Washington has offered a $10 million reward Wave of car bombs up to 1,500 more US troops to Iraq to advise and for his capture, and some analysts say he is The fight to regain ground from IS will take a train the country’s forces, deepening increasingly seen as more powerful than Al- heavy toll on the predominantly Sunni areas in Washington’s commitment to the open-ended Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri. Iraq that the group now holds. war against IS. The Iraqi government responded Saturday to In Jurf al-Sakhr, an area south of Baghdad “Until now, there is no accurate information announcements from the US and other coun- that has been retaken from the jihadists, the available,” a senior Iraqi intelligence official said tries that trainers would be sent to the country, conflict left houses burned, buildings and roads when asked about whether Baghdadi had been saying in a statement that: “This step is a little rigged with bombs and dozens upon dozens of killed. late, but we welcome it.” once-soaring palm trees felled. “The information is from unofficial sources The government had requested that mem- Highlighting the enormous security chal- and was not confirmed until now, and we are bers of the international coalition help train and lenges Iraq faces, a wave of car bombs struck working on that,” the official said without speci- arm its forces, the statement said. Shiite-majority areas of Baghdad on Saturday, fying what the initial reports indicated. “The coalition agreed on that and four to five killing at least 37 people. US Central Command, which oversees Iraqi training camps were selected, and building Baghdad is hit by near-daily bombings and BENGHAZI: In this Sept. 21, 2012 file photo, Libyan followers of Ansar al-Shariah American forces in the Middle East, on Saturday on that, they have now begun sending the train- shootings, some of which have been claimed by Brigades and other Islamic militias gather in Darna, a Mediterranean coastal city said that coalition aircraft conducted a “series of ers,” it said. IS, which, like other Sunni extremist groups, con- long notorious as Libya’s center for jihadi radicals. With a roaring chant, they air strikes” against “a gathering of (IS) leaders The new troops announced by Obama would siders Shiites heretics. pledged their allegiance to the leader of the Islamic State group. — AP near Mosul”. roughly double the number of American military In neighbouring Syria, regime air strikes on a “We cannot confirm if (IS) leader Abu Bakr al- personnel in the country to roughly 3,100. town held by IS killed 21 civilians and wounded Baghdadi was among those present,” said Multiple Iraqi army divisions collapsed in the 100, a monitoring group said yesterday. Aircraft How a Libyan city joined Centcom spokesman Patrick Ryder. early days of the jihadist northern offensive, dropped seven barrel bombs and other explo- The US-led strikes late Friday were a further leaving major units that need to be reconstitut- sives late Saturday on the IS-held town of Al-Bab the Islamic State group sign of “the pressure we continue to place on the ed. Obama had resisted keeping US troops in northeast of the city of Aleppo, the Syrian ISIL terrorist network,” he said, using another Iraq earlier in his term, vowing to end the Observatory for Human Rights said. —AFP CAIRO: On a chilly night, bearded militants militant sent from Syria known by his nom de gathered at a stage strung with colorful lights guerre Abu al-Baraa el-Azdi, according to sev- in Darna, a Mediterranean coastal city long eral local activists and a former militant from notorious as Libya’s center for jihadi radicals. Darna. Syrian air force raids kill 21 With a roaring chant, they pledged their alle- A number of leading Islamic State militants giance to the leader of the Islamic State group. came to the city from Iraq and Syria earlier this With that meeting 10 days ago, the mili- year and over a few months united the most BEIRUT: At least 21 people were killed and fighters in territory they control in Iraq, says it while warplanes launched strikes on al-Bab tants dragged Darna into becoming the first of Darna’s multiple but long-divided extremist around 100 wounded overnight when Syrian opposes both Islamic State and Assad’s govern- town northeast of the city of Aleppo, the city outside of Iraq and Syria to join the factions behind them. They paved the way by government war planes bombed a town in ment. In Syria it supports what it calls moderate Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human “caliphate” announced by the extremist group. killing any rivals, including militants, accord- northern Syria controlled by Islamic State mili- rebel groups who are fighting against both in a Rights said. Already, the city has seen religious courts ing to local activists, former city council mem- tants, a group monitoring the war said yester- complex, multi-sided civil war. One of the 21 killed was a child and the ordering killings in public, floggings of resi- bers and a former militant interviewed by The day. But some rebels complain that the US air death count was expected to rise as some of the dents accused of violating Shariah law, as well Associated Press. They all spoke on condition The attack came hours before a United strikes help Assad by hurting his enemies. The wounded were in a serious condition, said the as enforced segregation of male and female of anonymity out of fear for their lives. Nations mediator met senior Syrian officials in government has not complained about the US Observatory, which gathers information from a students. Opponents of the militants have Darna could be a model for the group to Damascus to discuss ways to ease the war, action and has concentrated its firepower on variety of sources in Syria. gone into hiding or fled, terrorized by a string try to expand elsewhere. Notably, in Lebanon, which has entered its fourth year, killed around the western parts of the country while US forces There was no immediate report on the latest of slayings aimed at silencing them. army troops recently captured a number of 200,000 people and since September drawn in bomb the east. strikes on Syrian state media. The Syrian army The takeover of the city, some 1,000 miles militants believed to be planning to seize sev- the United States and allies in air strikes against Fighting between Assad’s government and previously hit an area near al-Bab in September, (1,600 kilometers) from the nearest territory eral villages in the north and proclaim them the Sunni militant group Islamic State. rebels has intensified across northern Syria in saying it had “eliminated a number of terrorists” controlled by the Islamic State group, offers a part of the “caliphate.” Around the region, a The government of President Bashar al-Assad recent days in areas close to the Turkish border shortly after the US-led strikes started. At four revealing look into how the radical group is few militant groups have pledged allegiance has stepped up its campaign against Islamic in and around the northern city of Aleppo and least strikes by the US-led coalition hit the pre- able to exploit local conditions. A new Islamic to its leader, Iraqi militant Abu Bakr al- State and other enemies in the weeks since US- in the Damascus countryside close to Lebanon. dominantly Kurdish border town of Kobani yes- State “emir” now leads the city, identified as Baghdadi. But none hold cohesive territory led strikes began. Syrian helicopters dropped “barrel bombs” - terday, according to a Reuters correspondent on Mohammed Abdullah, a little-known Yemeni like those in Darna do.— AP Washington, which is also bombing the steel drums full of shrapnel and explosives - the Turkish side of the border.— Reuters MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Massacre taints leader’s ‘Saving Mexico’ image

Mexicans angry at one of the worst massacres MEXICO CITY: Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s upcoming trip to China and Australia was another chance for him to flaunt ambitious economic reforms that have won him international praise. He graced the cover of Time magazine this year with the headline “Saving Mexico.” Visiting heads of state applauded his sweep- PARIS: A picture taken on November 12, 2008 in Paris ing reforms. Investors cheered the breakup of shows France’s Prime minister Francois Fillon (R) and a 75-year-old state oil monopoly. Junior minister for European Affairs Jean-Pierre Jouyet But international attention returned to leaving the Elysee Palace after attending the weekly Mexico’s horror show of drug violence after cabinet meeting. France’s former prime minister gang-linked police abducted 43 college stu- Francois Fillon yesterday complained of a “plot” against dents in the southern state of Guerrero on him, amid media revelations he sought to interfere in September 26. Six weeks later, authorities said legal procedures against Nicolas Sarkozy, a rival in the Guerreros Unidos gang hitmen confessed to right-wing opposition. —- AFP slaughtering the students. The suspected mass murder undermines Pena Nieto’s assur- ances that violence is down and overshadows his attempts to focus Mexico’s image on its French opposition economic transformation. “It affects him negatively because Mexico MEXICO CITY: View of a a large message on the ground at Mexico City’s Main Square (Zocalo) saying “All politicians Must Go” dur- in turmoil amid had become very attractive for investors ing a demostration on Saturday, demanding justice from the Mexican goverment in the massacre of 43 missing students. Mexico thanks to the reforms, especially in energy,” was confronted with one of the grisliest massacres in years of drug violence after gang suspects confessed to slaughtering the ‘plot’ over Sarkozy National Autonomous University politics and students and dumping their charred remains in a river. — AFP security expert Javier Oliva told AFP. PARIS: France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon yes- “This obviously gives an image of instability,” that has left 100,000 people dead or missing a bad idea for him to go. It’s not necessary, Parents of the students, all young men terday complained of a “plot” against him, amid media rev- he said, adding that Pena Nieto could recover if since 2006. especially in such a difficult time,” Oliva said. from a left-wing teacher-training college in elations he sought to interfere in legal procedures against he changes the militarized drug war strategy Thousands of people protested late Guerrero, suspect the government timed the Nicolas Sarkozy, a rival in the right-wing opposition. that he inherited from his predecessor. Saturday in Mexico City, where some tried to Political timing? announcement of the alleged deaths to allow Leading daily Le Monde claimed that Fillon had in June The Iguala case comes on top of an alleged break into the National Palace by slamming “It can fuel criticism. I can imagine the first Pena Nieto to leave. urged President Francois Hollande’s chief of staff to push execution of eight gang suspects by soldiers metal barricades against the door. photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping and “They want Pena Nieto to go on this along the several legal complaints against Sarkozy. “Hit him south of Mexico City in June and the killing of In Guerrero, hundreds of students torched Pena Nieto holding a glass of champagne, trip,” said Felipe de la Cruz, a spokesman for quickly, hit him quickly ... you know if you don’t hit him three American siblings in northern several cars and threw firebombs at the state while parents are looking to bury their chil- the families. Relatives, who harbor deep quickly, you’ll see him come back, so do it,” Fillon is alleged Tamaulipas state last month. government headquarters. The Mexican dren.”Amnesty International said Pena Nieto’s distrust for the government, say they will to have told Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Hollande’s right-hand man When he flies to Beijing for his six-day trip, leader shortened his visit by four days due to decision to carry on with his trip “shows the only believe their children are dead when at the Elysee Palace. Pena Nieto will leave behind a country angry the crisis, but his decision to leave amid a lack of interest in confronting the grave they get DNA results from international Both Fillon and Jouyet have denied this and the former at one of the worst massacres in a drug war human rights disaster has drawn criticism. “It’s human rights situation in Mexico.” forensic experts. — AFP prime minister under Sarkozy’s presidency, who hopes to run as the candidate of the right-wing UMP in the 2017 presidential election, hit out in the Journal de Dimanche weekly. “I can only see in these incredible attacks an attempt at destabilisation and a plot,” he complained. He has said he will sue for defamation against two Le Monde reporters, who made the claims in a book, as well as the daily itself. Fillon, Sarkozy and former PM Alain Juppe are the three main UMP candidates likely to run against the embattled Hollande and the high-flying far-right candidate Marine Le Pen at the next presidential election in 2017. The three men used to work closely together. During Sarkozy’s presidency, Fillon was prime minister and Juppe was foreign minister. Sarkozy, who announced his comeback to frontline French politics amid much fanfare in September, is mired in a host of legal woes, notably over the financing of his 2012 presidential campaign. The energetic 59-year-old has criss-crossed France in a bid to drum up support for his bid to win the UMP presi- dency-which he intends to use as a springboard for the 2017 election-but polls show he has failed to inspire voters. The turmoil in the French opposition has also failed to benefit Hollande, who is the most unpopular president in French history, according to polls. High unemployment, stagnant growth and unseemly political infighting is playing into the hands of Le Pen, who would likely win through to a second round of a presiden- tial election if it were held now, surveys show. And this lat- est “affair” may not leave Hollande unscathed, as his chief of staff is implicated in the story. — AFP

Researcher convicted of poisoning wife PITTSBURGH: Jurors who convicted a University of Pittsburgh researcher of first-degree murder in the cyanide poisoning death of his wife say they didn’t find his explana- tions believable and were moved by a 911 call. Dr Robert Ferrante, who hung his head when the ver- dict was read in court Friday, faces a mandatory life sen- tence in the April 2013 death of his wife, 41-year-old neu- rologist Dr Autumn Klein. “I think he had incredible coaches,” juror Helen Ewing said. “I think he had a year to think about what story he wanted to tell.” Ewing said she was “horrified” by the suffering of Klein heard on the 911 call Ferrante made while his wife was groaning, moaning and gasping for air in the background. Fellow juror Lance Deweese said: “It got you in the gut. It got you in the heart.” The jury, which deliberated for 15 hours over two days, agreed with Allegheny County prosecutors who accused Ferrante of lacing his wife’s creatine energy drink with cyanide he bought through his lab using a university- issued charge card two days before she fell suddenly ill. Klein’s relatives burst into tears upon hearing the guilty verdict. “Justice for Autumn,” said her mother, Lois Klein, of Towson, Maryland, outside the courtroom. The Klein family issued a statement through the district attorney’s office, saying, in part, “While we are pleased that the person responsible for Autumn’s death has been brought to jus- tice, nothing will ever fill the emptiness that we feel in our family and in our hearts.” The 66-year-old Ferrante denied poisoning his wife. His lawyers made the case that she might not have been poi- soned at all, citing three defense experts who said that couldn’t be conclusively proved.

‘Master manipulator’ “At a minimum we established very clear reasonable doubt,” defense attorney William Difenderfer said, referring primarily to testimony from celebrity pathologist Dr. Cyril Wecht, who said he couldn’t determine how Klein died because he thought a test that showed deadly cyanide in her blood was unreliable. Ferrante said the cyanide he bought was for stem cell experiments he was conducting on Lou Gehrig’s disease, because the toxin can be used to kill of neurological cells and thus simulate the disease in the lab. But prosecutors said Ferrante was a “master manipula- tor” who concocted the plan to kill his wife after she pres- sured him to have a second child and because he may have feared she was having an affair or planned to divorce him. The key to the prosecution’s case was a test on Klein’s blood that revealed a lethal level of cyanide. The blood was drawn while doctors at UPMC Presbyterian hospital tried in vain for three days to save her life, though the results weren’t known until after she died and her body was cre- mated. — AP p10 2_Layout 1 11/9/14 10:10 PM Page 1

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Mysterious killings in E Congo prompt anger at UN

BENI: Rebecca Masika lives within a kilo- Ugandan border, have stirred up anger known bases, prompting celebration in many locals, criticised the UN mission. all,” he said. metre of two army bases and a UN against the UN mission and President the region. Eight months later, fright- Residents in Beni accuse its troops of fail- However, more than a dozen defen- peacekeepers’ camp yet assailants crept Joseph Kabila. Violent protests have tar- ened residents wonder what went ing to confront an enemy that avoids the dants, including suspected ADF mem- into her town under cover of darkness geted UN bases in Beni. wrong. Some blame a letup in Operation main routes where the peacekeepers bers and high-ranking military officers, last month and hacked to death two “We are right near these military Sukola following the death in August of patrol. are on trial for Ndala’s murder in Beni, dozen people before melting away into camps. How has this happened?” Masika General Bahuma, reportedly of a stroke. A UN spokesman said Congolese and fuelling suspicions of collusion. the hills of eastern Congo. asked, standing across the road from “We dispersed the enemy but we did- UN police have arrested more than 200 Interior Minister Richard Muyej Since last month, 120 people have where a UN helicopter had touched n’t destroy it,” said Teddy Kataliko, presi- suspects in the attacks, including mem- denied that security failures were to been slaughtered in a wave of mysteri- down in an open field. Authorities have dent of the Civil Society of Beni Territory. bers of the ADF, and recovered muni- blame for the recent killings. He insisted ous overnight massacres near Masika’s blamed the killings on the Allied He said ADF’s political and economic tions, bombs and Motorola radios that the armed forces retained the confi- hometown of Eringeti, sowing panic and Democratic Forces, a Ugandan Islamist networks, including the trade in illicit believed to have been used by the dence of the population. “When you take shattering confidence that Congolese group that has operated in the rugged timber with Uganda, were intact. attackers. a survey, you realise that everyone is and UN forces were making progress in border region for two decades. Yet the Yet many believe the army is ignoring confident and believes in this army,” he stabilizing the region. ADF has not claimed responsibility and Anger at Kabila and UN mission the attacks. Bendera Undelema, a local said. The 23,000-strong UN mission has there is scant evidence. Kabila is due to leave office at the end chief in Eringeti, questioned the loyalties Several residents disagreed. “We live spent years, and billions of dollars, trying After the success against M23, the of 2016 after almost 16 years in power. of Bahuma’s replacement at the helm of in insecurity here in Beni,” said Mami to bring peace to the east of this vast Congolese army and UN force had Speculation is rife, however, that he will Operation Sukola, General Charles Akili Kashirwandi, a local woman. “When the central African nation, where more than trained their sights on ADF in an opera- seek to revise the constitution to stand Mohindo, accusing him of working with night comes, we don’t sleep. Everyone is five million have died since a 1998-2003 tion named Sukola, or “cleanup” in the for a third term, or find a pretext to post- ADF. afraid.” The UN mission says it has civil war. local Lingala language. The offensive pone elections. “He’s playing both sides,” said stepped up patrols and is reinforcing its Dozens of armed groups prowl the was planned by a charismatic young The killings have aroused anger in Undelema in his office, beneath a poster presence to help the army fight the ADF. region but the success of a tough new colonel, Mamadou Ndala, who had Kabila’s eastern heartland. He visited honouring the late Colonel Ndala. The Troops from Tanzania, Nepal and Jordan UN Intervention Brigade in helping the helped lead the victorious campaign Beni last week in a bid to reassure resi- International Crisis Group in a 2012 are highly visible in the area. Congolese army to rout the largest of against the M23. Ndala, however, was dents, but amid an outbreak of violence report noted that military officers were But for people who have grown these, the Tutsi-led M23 militia, had killed in an ambush in January, two that left another two dozen dead, his routinely accused of colluding with ADF. accustomed to waking up to news of raised hopes of an end to years of insta- weeks before Operation Sukola’s launch. stay only inflamed tensions. However, Colonel Olivier Hamuli, fresh carnage, such reassurances ring bility. Led by another respected officer, Shortly after he left yesterday, pro- army spokesman in North Kivu, dis- hollow. “We are waiting for solutions and A year later, the killings in Beni, a terri- General Lucien Bahuma, the operation testers toppled Kabila’s statue and set missed the accusation. “Mohindo is the we don’t see them,” said Stephane tory rich in timber and minerals near the had by March dislodged ADF from all its fire to ruling party flags. Kataliko, like commander of Operation Sukola. That is Kandoli, a technician in Beni. — Reuters Ukraine rebels dig in as shelling rocks Donetsk

DONETSK: Artillery fire rocked east nessed unmarked columns of tanks and ures. Ukraine’s military said Sunday that Ukraine’s rebel stronghold of Donetsk troop carriers moving through east their positions across the region were yesterday as separatists appeared to be Ukraine in territory held by pro-Russia shelled 21 times overnight, leaving two reinforcing frontline flashpoints and separatists. servicemen injured. fears grew of a return to all-out fighting. The OSCE report came a day after That follows a bloody day Saturday The boom of shelling rumbled on Ukraine’s military said a large convoy of when Kiev reported eight of its soldiers mid-morning on the edge of Donetsk, tanks and other heavy weapons entered killed within 24 hours. Seventeen other where government forces are facing off the country from Russia across a section soldiers were wounded in shelling, the against insurgent fighters, but was less of border that has fallen under the con- military said. intense than overnight when heavy trol of rebel fighters. Russia denies mortar fire was heard close to the centre being involved in the fighting in the Tanks, trucks, cannons, tankers for around two hours, an AFP journalist east. However, it openly gives the rebels Several military columns have been reported. political and humanitarian backing and seen by foreign journalists in the east in It was the most intense combat in it is not clear how the insurgents recent weeks, and Ukrainian officials the region since a barely-observed could themselves have access to so regularly accuse Russia of covertly ceasefire was signed in September. An much sophisticated and well-main- deploying troops. AFP crew saw a convoy of 20 military tained weaponry. However, these reports are often dis- vehicles and 14 howitzer cannons with- Last March, Russian soldiers without missed by Moscow and by the separatist out number plates or markings driving identification markings took over the leaders as inaccurate or invented. The through the rebel town of Makiivka in southern Ukrainian region of Crimea, OSCE’s statement was important the direction of the nearby frontline and Moscow annexed the region shortly because it is likely to carry more weight. around Donetsk, where Ukrainian after. “More than 40 trucks and tankers” BERLIN: (R to L) German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Berlin’s Mayor Klaus Wowereit, former Hungarian Prime troops are struggling to maintain a The OSCE reports from the east came were seen driving on a highway on the Minister Miklos Nemeth and German Minister of State for Culture Monika Gruetters hold roses as they attend a scrap of control. as fears mounted of a total breakdown eastern outskirts of Makiivka, said the commemoration to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at the Berlin Wall Memorial in the The Organisation for Security and in the ceasefire signed in September in OSCE representatives, who are in Bernauer Strasse in Berlin, yesterday. — AFP Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) voiced a bid to end the war, which has killed Ukraine to monitor the two-month concern Saturday after its monitors wit- some 4,000 people, according to UN fig- ceasefire.—AFP Germany cheers 25 years since Berlin Wall’s fall Merkel joins dignitaries at Bernauer Strasse

BERLIN: Germany yesterday celebrat- Wall first went up in 1961. whose 1983 hit “Sonderzug nach ed 25 years since the fall of the Berlin “It took a long time and many peo- Pankow” (Special train to Pankow) Wall, a milestone in ending the Cold ple’s suffering to make it possible for mocked East German leader Erich War, by throwing a huge open-air the Wall to fall, not just in Germany Honecker for denying him permission street party at the iconic Brandenburg but also in Poland, Hungary, to perform. Gate. More than a million people were Czechoslovakia and many other coun- The only foreign dignitaries are expected in the reunited capital to see tries,” Merkel told reporters at the veterans of the era, chiefly the last rock stars and anti-communist dissi- event. “That’s something we should Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, 83, dents take to the stage amid fireworks remember on a day like today.” whose “glasnost” and “perestroika” displays to recall the peaceful breach reforms kicked off the series of his- of the despised concrete barrier. Courage and pickaxes toric events. The ugly scar the Wall once cut Unlike the 20th anniversary cele- Gorbachev-who remains highly through Berlin has been marked by an brations, when many heads of state popular in Germany, a reunited coun- art installation, a string of almost and government flocked to Berlin, this try since 1990 — warned Saturday 7,000 illuminated white balloons teth- time around the festivities are mainly that the world was on the “brink of a ered along a 15-kilometre (nine-mile) a people’s celebration in a city that new Cold War”, amid East-West ten- stretch of its former 155-kilometre has blossomed into a cultural hub and sions over Ukraine. path. To symbolise the tumultuous major European tourist destination. Also at the festivities will be Polish day the barrier first cracked open on More than a million people were freedom icon Lech Walesa, 71, November 9, 1989, the balloons will expected to descend on Berlin over Hungarian ex-premier Miklos Nemeth, float into the sky at dusk to the stir- the weekend, said tourism group Visit 66, and German President Joachim ring strains of Beethoven’s “Ode to Berlin. One visitor who walked along Gauck, 74, a former Christian pastor Joy”, the anthem of the European the Wall light installation-called and rights activist in the East. Union. “Lichtgrenze” or light frontier-at sun- East Germany built the Wall, which Later the unofficial Wall anthem rise yestereday was Benjamin it dubbed its “Anti-Fascist Protection “Heroes”, which David Bowie recorded Nemerofsky, 41, a Canadian artist who Rampart”, in August 1961 to halt a in a studio near the barrier in then- has lived in the city since 2001. mass exodus of citizens to the West. West Berlin, will ring out across the “The fall of the Wall changed many First described as temporary, the Wall city, performed by British singer-song- things in Europe, in Germany and in would stay for 28 years. writer Peter Gabriel. Berlin,” he said. “This is a city where It came down after Gorbachev’s The anniversary celebrations start- you can see 20th century history at Soviet Union loosened its grip on its ed on a sombre note with a church every corner. That’s fascinating,” he satellite states and as pro-democracy service and ceremonies for the at least told AFP, describing himself as movements in the East grew in 389 victims of the border, who were “bewitched” by Berlin. courage and swelled in numbers. In shot, blown up by mines or otherwise Entertainment yesterday will range divided Germany, the landmark killed as they tried to escape the East. from the Berlin State Orchestra under events of November 9, 1989 were Chancellor Angela Merkel, 60, who the baton of Daniel Barenboim to per- sparked by a bungled televised press grew up a pastor’s daughter under formances by East German rock band conference, in which a Politburo offi- communism, joined other dignitaries Silly and techno musician Paul cial, reading from an official state- at a memorial at Bernauer Strasse, Kalkbrenner. ment, said off-handedly that East which saw harrowing scenes of peo- Also on stage will be veteran Germans could now travel to the ple jumping from windows when the German rock singer Udo Lindenberg, West. — AFP Falklands veteran to trace family of soldier he killed

DERBY: British soldier Gordon Hoggan went into the cave it sort of alerted trenches and bunkers so they were well still has horrifying nightmares about them and they jumped up and I fired hidden. We had to root them out killing an Argentinian marine with his my rifle,” Hoggan told AFP. between the rocks. “It was freezing cold. bayonet during the Falklands War. But “I got a stoppage and I didn’t have And it was hand-to-hand combat.” The he hopes to find peace by discovering time to take the magazine off and clear frostbite cost him the feeling in several the man’s identity and giving his family it, so I lunged forward with my bayonet, fingers. back his helmet. stabbed him in the neck and he never From Kirkcaldy, north of Edinburgh, In a fierce and bloody seven-hour had a chance to fire. Hoggan is now 55, divorced and with battle before dawn on June 14, 1982, “It was him or me.” Hoggan recalls two daughters. He lives in Derby, central the Scots Guards took Mount the seven hours of fighting that took England, in a house found for him by a Tumbledown, the final hill before the place on Tumbledown from 1:00 am, in charity. Hoggan joined the army at 16 Falklands’ capital Stanley, which was lib- driving snow and temperatures of and left in 1993 after more than 18 years erated by British troops later that day. minus 16 degrees Celsius (three degrees of service. On returning from the Hoggan was in the thick of the Fahrenheit). “They were more and better Falklands, he was part of the guard out- assault when he saw the Argentinian equipped than us, because they had side Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle soldier. “I killed him with a bayonet. been there for about six weeks before and the Tower of London wearing the There was two of them in a cave. We we arrived,” said Hoggan. famous red tunics and black bearskin sneaked up to the cave, and when we “They had dug in. They had proper hat.—AFP

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

Canada PM says raised case of detained couple with Xi

BEIJING: Canadian Prime Minister Stephen ers in Beijing. Harper’s press conference. Korean border, to help sell his parents’ “The governments of the two coun- Harper said yesterday he had raised con- “We obviously want to have a good While he had no idea when his par- coffee shop and try to get a message to tries have also discussed and negotiated cerns about China’s detention of a relationship but it has to be a good rela- ents, who operated a coffee shop near them. visits by consular officials,” he said. Canadian couple near the North Korean tionship that serves this country’s the sensitive North Korean border, will Family members have not yet been Garratt said he was concerned for the border during a meeting with Chinese (Canada’s) interests. And for that reason I be released, he said he was optimistic it able to visit the Garratts, who are being health of his father. President Xi Jinping. raise issues where there are some signifi- would happen eventually. held separately, but Harper noted that “Dad injured his leg quite badly from Kevin and Julia Garratt, long-time res- cant difficulties between our govern- consular officials have been granted reg- not being able to move idents of China, have been detained ments and I’m glad we’re able to have a Access ular access. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and go outside,” he said. “I’m also wor- since August for suspected theft of mili- frank exchange with Chinese leaders on “Eventually I do. I can’t say exactly also spoke about the case to reporters ried about their mental health, being tary and intelligence information and for those subjects.” when, but I’m definitely positive this will on Saturday after a meeting with Harper. held in isolation, what effect that is threatening national security. Simeon Garratt, the couple’s son, said be resolved at some point. It is just a “As for the case, I want to reiterate that going to have on them.” The couple’s son earlier yesterday had he was reassured by Harper’s move to matter of when,” he said. Garratt’s visit to China is a country ruled by law, and is The detention of the Garratts came said he was not sure Canada was doing raise the case directly with Xi. Beijing from his home in Vancouver coin- developing its legal institutions. The less than a week after Canada accused enough to help his parents. “That partic- “Everything that happened today was cides with Harper’s first visit to China in judicial authorities in China will handle Chinese hackers of breaking into a key ular case is of significant concern to us, positive, we couldn’t really ask for much two years. Having met with Canadian the case in accordance with the law. At computer network, the first time it has to Canadians, that’s why I raised it,” more. Concern has been expressed quite consular officials in the Chinese capital, the same time the legal rights and inter- ever singled out China for such a security Harper told reporters after two days of strongly so I feel like we’re on the right Garratt said he planned to travel today ests of the people concerned will be pro- breach. Beijing dismissed the allegations bilateral meetings with China’s top lead- track,” Garratt told Reuters in Beijing after north to Dandong, near the North tected,” Li said. as “irresponsible.” —Reuters Americans freed by N Korea arrive in US No ‘quid pro quo’ deal to secure freedom

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD: “supporting my family as well dur- Obama, speaking just hours November 2012 and sentenced to Two Americans released from ing this tremendous difficult time,” before leaving for a tour of Asia, 15 years’ hard labor. His sister Terri lengthy prison sentences in North and asked for supporters to not for- praised Clapper’s role in the “chal- Chung expressed joy at her brother’s Korea arrived home Saturday, fol- get “the people of North Korea.” lenging” mission. “I think it is a won- release. lowing a secret mission by US intelli- President Barack Obama hailed derful day for them and their fami- “We finally are here. My brother gence chief James Clapper to secure the latest releases as “wonderful,” as lies and obviously we are very is home. All of our hopes and their freedom at Pyongyang’s initia- State Department officials said there grateful for their safe return,” he prayers for this moment have finally tive. had been no “quid pro quo” deal said. come true,” she said, speaking The plane carrying Kenneth Bae with North Korea to secure Bae and Former basketball player Dennis before Bae took to the podium. and Matthew Miller touched down Miller’s freedom. Rodman, who has talked up his “We’re thankful that God never at around 9:00 pm (0500 GMT) at US Director of National cozy relationship with Kim, claimed abandoned us even though the last HONG KONG: Protesters walk along Admiralty district ahead of a rally to the Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Intelligence Clapper, who arrived in his trips to the country had trig- years have been a journey that we Liaison Government Office in Hong Kong yesterday. Hundreds of pro- Washington State. Bae, a Korean- the US with the two men, made the gered Bae’s release. wouldn’t wish on anybody, even democracy protesters, including leaders of a movement that has paralysed when it seemed like there was no the streets for weeks, rallied to the city’s China office calling for dialogue hope.” with Beijing officials. —AFP She said the family was also thankful “for the mercy of leaders in North Korea.” Bae was born in South HK democracy protesters Korea and his family came to the United States in 1985, his sister said. march to China office Miller, 24, had been sentenced to six years’ hard labor by the North HONG KONG: Hundreds of Hong Kong pro- to Beijing to press Chinese officials more Korean Supreme Court following his democracy protesters marched yesterday to directly. The Hong Kong Federation of arrest in April, after he allegedly the Chinese government’s offices in the Students, which has been at the vanguard of ripped up his visa at immigration semi-autonomous city, demanding direct the protests, has ruled out mooted plans to and demanded asylum. talks with Beijing officials after six weeks of try to gatecrash this week’s Asia-Pacific Washington had condemned mass street rallies. Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, Pyongyang over the detentions, Demonstrators have been camped out on which will see global leaders including US saying the Americans were held as three major road junctions across the finan- President Barack Obama gather in Beijing. political hostages to extract diplo- cial hub since September 28, calling for free A later trip to Beijing is still under consid- matic concessions. leadership elections in 2017. eration, although it is not clear whether China insists that candidates for the city’s activists would be allowed to travel there. Human rights top post must be vetted by a loyalist com- Hong Kong student group Scholarism The surprise release is further mittee, which protesters say will result in the said on Friday that one of its members had evidence that Pyongyang is gen- election of a pro-Beijing stooge. been turned back trying to cross the Chinese uinely rattled by moves at the Nearly 1,000 protesters marched from a border, with officials saying he had taken United Nations to charge its leader- park in the central financial district to part in “activities that jeopardise national ship with crimes against humanity, Beijing’s liaison office several miles away, security”. analysts said yesterday. some holding a banner reading: “We In Beijing yesterday, Chinese President Xi The release came days after an demand dialogue with the central govern- Jinping voiced support for Hong Kong’s EU-Japan draft resolution-co- ment.” embattled leader Leung Chun-ying and his sponsored by 48 countries-was sub- Protest leaders have asked to meet handling of the protests, the official Xinhua WASHINGTON: Kenneth Bae, center, who had been held in North Korea since 2012, talks to mitted to a UN General Assembly Beijing officials after talks with the local gov- news agency reported. committee, urging the Security ernment in Hong Kong last month failed to China “fully affirms and supports” Leung’s reporters after he arrived Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014, at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Council to refer the Pyongyang after he was freed during a top-secret mission. Looking on from left are Bae’s brother-in-law bear any fruit. Local officials offered tentative efforts to safeguard the rule of law and main- regime to the International Criminal concessions to the protesters, saying they tain social order, Xi told Leung, who is in Andrew Chung, his mother, Myunghee Bae, his sister, Terri Chung, and nieces Ella and Caitlin Court (ICC). Chung. —AP would file a report to Beijing about recent Beijing to attend APEC. “North Korea must show it is seri- events and suggesting that both sides set up Some protesters in Hong Kong marched ous and prepared to abide by its a committee to discuss further political yesterday holding yellow umbrellas, a sym- American missionary who has secret mission after Pyongyang float- “I understand the crimes (Bae) commitments, particularly concern- reform beyond 2017. Neither idea met with bol of the democracy movement, while oth- served two years in prison, ed the possibility of a release several committed, and ask you my dear ing de-nuclearization. And they much enthusiasm from the demonstrators. ers shouted: “I want true democracy!” expressed thanks to those who had weeks ago, a senior US administra- friend, the highly respected must take significant steps to “Students were showing good faith that if A line of police officers watched from been “supporting me and lifting me tion official said. Marshall Kim Jong-Un for his release improve their human rights record,” the Hong Kong government can’t handle within the complex as the demonstrators up and not forgetting me.” Clapper carried a brief message to show my country how loving and a State Department official told AFP. this, why don’t we get in touch with the cen- tied yellow ribbons to the gates of the The men disembarked the US from Obama to North Korean leader compassionate you and the DPRK North Korea has expressed inter- tral authorities to discuss whether or not we Chinese government office. A British colony government jet with shaved heads Kim Jong-Un-whom he never met can be,” Rodman wrote in a letter to est in the past in reviving six-party can narrow the differences,” said Joshua until 1997, Hong Kong enjoys civil liberties and carrying their luggage, then during the roughly one-day trip- the leader in January released by talks with the US and others about Wong, a teenage activist who has become not seen on the communist-ruled mainland. embraced loved ones on the tarmac. indicating he was his personal celebrity website TMZ. its nuclear program, but one of the most prominent faces of the pro- But fears have been growing that these free- North Korea’s surprise release of Bae envoy to bring the Americans Washington insists Pyongyang democracy movement. “But so far, we’ve doms are being eroded, while growing frus- and Miller followed the equally home, the official added. Family joyful, relieved must first show a tangible commit- been given the cold shoulder.” trations over the city’s huge wealth gap have unexpected decision by Pyongyang “It was a skillful move on the part Bae marked the two-year anniver- ment to de-nuclearization. Protest leaders have been mulling a trip also fed the protests. —AFP last month to free 56-year-old US of the administration,” former US sary of his detention this week. The The official insisted the release of national Jeffrey Fowle. envoy to the United Nations Bill sickly 46-year-old said Saturday he is Bae and Miller did not reflect a shift In a brief press conference, Bae Richardson, who negotiated with “recovering at this time” when asked in posture over the mothballed said he was also grateful to those the North in the past, told CNN. about his health. Bae was arrested in nuclear negotiations. —AFP Kabul police chief survives assassination attempt Modi expands cabinet to KABUL: Afghan authorities are investigating injured in the attack, and there were no reports how a man wearing an explosives-packed vest that anyone attached to ISAF had been at the was able to infiltrate the heavily guarded police site at the time of the attack. headquarters in central Kabul yesterday and Zahir’s chief of staff, Col. Mohammad Yasin speed up economic reforms attempt to assassinate the city’s chief of police. was killed in the attack. At least seven others The suicide bomber’s ability to pass through were wounded, according to police and the heavy security and make his way to within health ministry. Kaneshka Baktash Turkistani, NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi a spokesman for the ruling party told the NDTV network. defence and finance ministries while battling ill-health. meters of Gen. Mohammad Zahir Zahir’s office spokesman for the Health Ministry, said the strengthened his government yesterday, appointing 21 “Regional representation has been kept in mind,” The move would allow Jaitley to focus on steering has revived concerns that insurgents have pene- wounded included a small child. new ministers in an attempt to speed up promised eco- Aman Sinha added of the reshuffle, the first since Modi’s through difficult reforms pledged during the election to trated Afghanistan’s security and intelligence The compound is in one of the most heavily nomic reforms after storming to power five months ago. party won a landslide election victory in May. revive the faltering economy. “(The) economy was, and forces. guarded areas of Kabul and also houses the Four of them were sworn into the cabinet, which is Newcomer Manohar Parrikar, a sauve leader of is, in a challenging situation and one of the primary chal- The incident was a serious breach of security office of the Kabul provincial governor, the now 27-strong, during a ceremony at the presidential Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the tourist state lenges is to restore confidence in the economy,” Jaitley in the fortified center of the capital and has high- Appeals Court and police detention centers for palace, while the number of junior ministers in the right- of Goa, was tipped to become the new defence minister said at an economic forum in New Delhi before the lighted the vulnerability of Kabul to a deter- men and women. wing government has risen by 17 to 39. when the portfolios were formally announced later swearing in. mined and still-virulent Taleban insurgency as a It is surrounded by high concrete blast walls, “This expansion was on the cards from some time. It today. Parrikar’s likely appointment would ease the bur- The new ministers were drawn almost entirely from dwindling number of US and NATO troops shift with turrets manned by paramilitary police has emerged as a good blend of youth and experience,” den on Arun Jaitley, who has been juggling both the the ranks of the Hindu nationalist BJP and include con- from a combat role to training and support by armed with Russian-made PK heavy machine troversial MP Giriraj Singh and Jayant Sinha, the Harvard- the end of this year. guns. Visitors must past through a number of educated son of a former BJP finance minister. Singh, Sediq Sediqqi, spokesman for the Interior checkpoints, including body searches and x- from the eastern state of Bihar, came under fire during Ministry, said the incident had raised questions rays, before reaching the main buildings. the election campaign for saying that “those who about someone “wearing a suicide vest had Abdul Jabar Taqwa, the Kabul provincial oppose Narendra Modi should go to Pakistan”. breached security”. “The man was wearing a civil- governor, said windows across the compound Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, a popular Muslim face in the ian suit and had a file in his hand and the suicide were shattered by the blast at the police head- party, was appointed a junior minister, along with only vest under his clothes,” said Sediqqi. quarters. “I was in my office in the building one additional woman-low-caste Hindu hardliner Sadhvi “He was asking police directions to the chief opposite the Kabul police chief’s building when Niranjan Jyoti. of police’s office, saying he had papers to deliver the explosion happened. It was a strong blast This took the total number of women in government to him. This is the procedure for anyone who and shattered all the windows in my office,” he to eight. wants to meet with the chief of police, so the said. police sent him in the right direction.” Insurgents have intensified attacks on the Land and tax reforms Earlier, Zahir said that the man was wearing Afghan capital in the past year, coinciding with a After his election win, Modi had opted for a leaner a military uniform. Sediqqi said that footage drawn-out presidential election and the inaugu- government than the previous administration, which he from closed-circuit television clearly showed the ration in September of President Ashraf Ghani. said would speed up decision-making and slash India’s attacker’s route through the compound. The explosion came about two hours after notorious bureaucracy. Zahir was not in his office on the third floor another blast was heard in the city. Defense But analysts say some ministers and bureaucrats, of the building at the time of the attack, around Ministry spokesman Gen. Mohammad Zahair NEW DELHI: Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, center, gestures as he poses for handling multiple portfolios, have felt overloaded. The 9 am, Sediqqi said, “but he was definitely the tar- Azimi said that explosion was an attack on an photographs with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, third right, Vice President Hamid economy expanded last year by a near-decade low of 4.7 get”. Afghan army vehicle that resulted in no casual- percent. The country needs double-digit expansion to Ansari, fourth left and the newly sworn in ministers at the presidential palace in New NATO’s International Security Assistance ties. Taleban insurgents claimed responsibility create enough jobs to employ a ballooning youth popu- Force said that none of its personnel were for both attacks. —AP Delhi, India, yesterday. —AP lation, economists say. —AFP NEWS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014

A man walks his dog past the National Capitol Columns at the US National Arboretum in Washington yesterday. They were originally built as part of the east portico of the Capitol in 1828, long before the familiar Capitol dome was completed. The arrangement of twenty-two columns is now placed amid 20 acres of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow. — AFP

Aleppo girl star of show on Syria war Iran, US, EU tackle differences in Oman Continued from Page 1 dollars or in gold. Continued from Page 1 issues were resolved and there were only technical Series director Bashar Hadi told AFP he chose to make details to wrap up. Umm Abdo rants against President Bashar Al-Assad, a comic show about the tragic everyday life in Aleppo Washington also wants intensive verification and Speaking to Iranian state television on his arrival in monitoring measures to ensure Iran is living up to its end the Omani capital Muscat on Saturday night, Zarif reiter- takes swipes at insurgents who have been trying to oust because “humour goes straight to the heart”. The show, of the bargain. ated that sanctions imposed on Iran had brought “no he said, “aims at breaking our people’s sadness, and to him and also mocks Syria’s often overbearing social As Kerry arrived in Oman, a senior US official said the result” for the West. “If the West is interested in reaching norms. Despite her young age, little Rasha oozes irony, make people smile” despite a war that has killed more three-way talks would be “an important meeting,” with such a solution, there is possibility to find a solution and the trademark of Syrian comedy as she perfectly imitates than 180,000 people. Aleppo has been divided into gov- the focus on making progress in order to meet the dead- to reach an understanding before November 24,” he said. traditional Syrian women who feed and thrive on gossip. ernment and rebel areas ever since a major offensive by line. US officials say major gaps still remain in negotiat- Quoted by Iranian student news agency ISNA in Tehran, The chubby-faced, brown-haired actress is cast with oth- insurgents in July 2012. Hadi, who is based in a rebel- ing positions. Kerry said last week that the United States Velayati said Iran “will not abandon our rights” over er children who play fighters, housewives and neigh- held area of the city, said he decided to cast children to and its partners were not contemplating an extension of nuclear facilities at Fordow, Natanz and Arak as well over bours caught up in a conflict that has changed their better illustrate the “suffering” of the Syrian people to the Nov 24 deadline, although he held out the possibility the size of its centrifuge program that enriches uranium lives. “rebels, loyalists, Arabs and Europeans alike”. Rasha, he that negotiations could go beyond that date if major for nuclear fuel.— — Agencies The script is resolutely anti-regime and the show is said, “represents a generation of children caught up in the first of its kind to give a bold insight into life in rebel- war, but who have become a symbol of resistance”. held areas of Aleppo. In one episode, Umm Abdo, wear- Shooting the series was plagued with danger. KSHR slams ‘absconding’ reports ing her traditional abaya (robe) is chatting on the tele- “Several times, shells would fall all around us, forcing us phone with her sister, who lives in a regime-held neigh- to postpone our shoots,” Hadi said. One scene tries to Continued from Page 1 ing work permits for laborers brought from abroad. He bourhood of Aleppo where water cuts have become a illustrate the danger by showing a regime helicopter added that a certain ratio would also be allowed per com- fact of life. “Do you also wash your clothes by hand?” she launch a barrel bomb attack - like real life attacks that their financial rights, according to a statement by KSHR. pany with the ultimate goal of controlling Kuwait’s demog- asks, before adding: “And I thought you loyalists were have killed thousands in less than a year. The crew of “Absconding reports, especially malicious ones, have raphy. spoiled!”. semi-professionals also had to rely on generators and car become like a sword hanging over the heads of expatriate Dossari said that a committee headed by Minister of In another episode, she welcomes into her home two batteries to charge their cameras as they worked in areas workers and has become a means being misused by some Social Affairs and Labor and Planning and the Chairwoman women dressed in black niqabs, one of whom is looking of the city long deprived of electricity. (businessmen) to deny workers from receiving their finan- of the manpower authority Hind Al-Subaih had been for a bride for her son, a rebel fighter. Umm Abdo is The show became a hit during the fasting month of cial dues,” the society said. It said that procedures being fol- formed to study Kuwait’s demography, local market needs known in the neighbourhood as one who would marry Ramadan, and the team is now in talks to air it on Arab lowed by the Manpower Authority do not provide any and means to encourage more citizens work for the private off her daughters only to “thuwar” - revolutionary fight- television channels. But the series is not all laughs and guarantees to protect expatriate workers. The society said sector. “The committee is currently studying local market it has monitored many cases of exploitation against work- needs according to statistics about those joining it over the ers. In a voice beaming with pride she tells her visitors there are some gripping moments, particularly when ers even after being cleared by the labor departments to past five years through commercial visit visa transfers, “all my sons-in-law are members of the (rebel) Free Umm Abdo walks through a cemetery for war “martyrs”. transfer their residence but were prevented after their domestic labor transfers and exempted sectors like fishing, Syrian Army”. “Perfect,” says the mother of the hopeful “I dream of a safe country, that the children will return to, employers who filed an absconding report which cannot shepherding and agriculture,” he explained, pointing out groom. “My son is an ace at firing a douchka,” she adds, and that we forget the word refugee,” she says. The mov- be challenged. As a result, workers are arrested and that these numbers were being compared to those who referring to the Soviet-era machinegun that is wide- ing monologue quickly turns into a statement of militan- deported. had left Kuwait for good or had died. spread in Syria. But the deal is not done and the women cy as Umm Abdo vows to “avenge the children who sac- “These procedures involve a clear abuse of workers’ Dossari stressed that an agreement had been made with leave as Umm Abdo sets out her demands - a dowry in rificed their youth to defeat oppression”. — AFP rights and boost the power of visa merchants, besides dis- the interior ministry to stop transferring domestic labor torting the reputation of Kuwait and its commitments to visas to work visas once the current grace period is over. He protect emigrant workers,” the society said. The society added that commercial visit visa transfers would also be Ghanem: Audit Bureau received no graft... urged the ministers of interior and social affairs and labor halted, except of those related to mega government proj- Continued from Page 1 about the relation of Commerce and Industry Minister to order a revision in the issue of absconding workers and ects. “Those working on government projects will only be Abdulmohsen Al-Mudej to six agricultural plots granted to reactivate the dispute settlement committee that looks allowed to transfer visas to another government project into absconding reports and appoint a member of civil with the same sponsor,” he underlined. MP Ahmad Lari meanwhile said that the Assembly by the government. Turaiji also asked about a report that societies in the committee. On the authority’s refusal to transfer visas without spon- office decided yesterday to take legal action against all a former minister and former MP was granted 14 agricul- Speaking at a press conference yesterday, Dossari also sors’ approval although applicants had worked for three those who make comments deemed highly offensive tural plots registered in the names of his wife and moth- said that bringing expatriate workers to Kuwait would be years for the same sponsor as per a relevant ministerial about the National Assembly or MPs. er. The lawmaker has repeatedly vowed to file to grill the subject to quotas starting 2015, when specific ratios would decision, Dossari said that such transfers would only be In another development, MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji asked commerce minister over alleged violations. be set per sector and taken into consideration when issu- made if the work contracts have expired. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By Eric Talmadge

hile the details behind the release of the final two Americans held in North Korea - WMatthew Miller of Bakersfield, California, and Kenneth Bae of Lynnwood, Washington - are still unclear, here are questions and some answers as to what might have motivated the North to let the two men out. Q: What does North Korea get out of it? A: Pyongyang apparently got at least one thing it wanted: A senior US official had to come personally to retrieve the two Americans. James Clapper, the direc- Arafat death failed to smoothe path to peace tor of national intelligence, was the highest-ranking American to visit Pyongyang in more than a decade. A senior Obama administration official said Clapper By Jo Biddle walked away, fearing he would be giving ment, in vain. “The notion that Arafat was was convenient for president George W. spent roughly a day on the ground and met with up too many of the thorniest demands, an obstacle now has to be viewed with the Bush when he took over from Clinton. North Korean security officials - but not with leader hen he died, Yasser Arafat, including the right of return. hindsight of an additional decade,” Miller “Over-personalizing” the conflict was a Only months later the second intifada, conceded. “He had the authority, should narrative widely adopted in Washington Kim Jong Un. arguably still the most recogniza- ble face of the Palestinian cause, or Palestinian uprising, broke out. “We he want, to make the deal, should there and served to “obscure the deeper under- Clapper went with the sole purpose of bringing W had been largely dismissed by the United weren’t tough enough, we weren’t reas- have been a deal on the table that he felt lying causes of the conflict and of vio- home the two detainees, although the U.S. anticipated States as an obstacle to peace after walking lence” which in the years since have never that other issues of concern to the North would come away from a deal with Israel. Yet 10 years on been tackled. “It’s very easy to explain up during his discussions, according to the official and despite an intensive US-brokered away violence if it’s just the work of one traveling with Obama to Beijing. The official said that diplomatic drive, an end to the decades- man,” said Elgindy, adding “the evidence is North Koreans indicated in recent weeks that they long Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains as pretty clear that Arafat was not the prob- would release the detainees if the US sent a high-level elusive as ever. “The reality with Arafat, you lem.” official from Obama’s administration. couldn’t do the deal with him and obvious- Clapper’s visit in itself is something of a coup for ly you couldn’t do the deal without him. Palestinian Schism Pyongyang, which has for months been pursuing a And that is the key paradox,” said Aaron This year’s failed peace quest by top US high-profile campaign to keep the detainees’ situation David Miller, a former advisor to six US sec- diplomat John Kerry shows just how far on Washington’s radar. As part of that effort, the North retaries of state. apart the two sides remain. Complicating had allowed the men, along with a third detainee, In death as in life, the wily former guerilla the problem is the Palestinian schism with Jeffrey Fowle, who was released last month, to meet in his trademark keffiyeh scarf has loomed Abbas and his moderate Fatah party with AP and other media. The AP met with Fowle and large over the Palestinian people and their ensconced in the West Bank while Hamas Miller three times. Each time, they pleaded for a senior protracted search for a homeland. Analysts militants run the impoverished Gaza Strip. US statesman to come and bail them out. highlight that it was Arafat who first agreed “The Palestinians have lost the monopoly That has been the pattern in past releases. to a two-state solution under which a over the forces of violence within their Previously, trips have been made by former Presidents Palestinian state would live side by side own society,” Miller said. “Only Arafat Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton. Pyongyang tends to with Israel. And it was Arafat, throwing could hold them together and he manip- view such visits as stature-boosting evidence that is political caution to the wind, who in Sept ulated it. He never gave up the gun, tantamount to an official apology - though US 1993 shook hands with then Israeli prime which is something that those of us early Secretary of State John Kerry said recently that minister Yitzhak Rabin on the White House on never really figured out until we were Washington had no intention of offering any official lawn, watched by a smiling president Bill way along in the process.” apology to Pyongyang as a quid pro quo. Clinton. “He cannot be simply put into this The sole reason why there is still no Q: Why now? category as an obstacle or problem because peace deal is because no one, including A: There is growing concern in North Korea over without him we would not have had any the Americans, is ready to pay the price it international pressure in connection with its human agreement at all, no negotiations,” insisted would entail, Miller contends. Kerry, who rights record. A recent UN report documented rape, Hussein Ibish, a senior fellow with the was relentless in his nine-month pursuit, torture, executions and forced labor in the North’s net- American Task Force on Palestine. A Palestinian young woman uses a mobile phone bearing a portrait of late has hinted he may like to try again and work of prison camps, accusing the government of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat on Nov 5, 2014 in the West Bank city of Ibish predicted he might “make one more “widespread, systematic and gross” human rights vio- Camp David Ramallah. —AFP effort to at least convene talks”. “If this was lations. North Korea strongly denies those allegations, In the years after that heady hand- suring enough, we weren’t strategic he could have accepted.” an easy thing to do, it would have hap- which it claims are based mainly on politically moti- shake, talks limped along in different guis- enough. But more to the point, neither New Palestinian president Mahmoud pened a long time ago,” State Department vated statements from defectors. It released a counter es and the violence continued until the were the Israeli or Palestinian leaders,” Abbas, who stepped into Arafat’s shoes, spokeswoman Jen Psaki told AFP. “It is a document of its own in September, but is worried fateful 2000 Camp David summit. By clois- Miller told AFP. Now a vice president with “doesn’t have the authority, the legitimacy very difficult conflict with deep-rooted his- about efforts to bring the issue before the tering Arafat away with then Israeli leader the Wilson Center, Miller took part in the or the street cred”. Middle East expert torical levels of mistrust and huge narra- International Criminal Court. Ehud Barak in the secluded retreat, Clinton Camp David talks, and in 2004 was one of Khaled Elgindy, a fellow with the tive issues on both sides that are deeply Its state media recently have been filled with angry had hoped he would cajole the two sides the last US officials to see Arafat alive Brookings Institution Center for Middle emotional and go to the core of both peo- accusations that the United States, South Korea and to make a deal. But in the end Arafat before he was evacuated to Paris for treat- East Policy, argued that sidelining Arafat ple’s identity and aspirations.” —AFP their allies are trying to use the human rights issue as a weapon to bring down the North Korean government, calling it a “racket” and pointing out problems with the United States’ own rights record. Pyongyang has por- A decade later, Arafat still divides Israelis trayed similar releases of American detainees in the past as humanitarian decisions, and a likely similar By Jean-Luc Renaudie “Contrary to what most Israelis think, I consider Arafat ‘Icon of the Revolution’ portrayal of the latest releases could point to an as a great leader, a real revolutionary who managed to Uri Savir, co-founder of the Shimon Peres Centre for important motive behind the decision. or most Israelis, the late Yasser Arafat with his trade- put the Palestinian issue on the Middle East map and Peace - named after Israel’s former president who shared Q: How did the Americans end up in prison in North mark black-and-white keffiyeh represents the make it important globally,” Kurz told AFP. “He had no the Nobel Peace Prize with Arafat for the Oslo accords - Korea? Fembodiment of the “arch-terrorist”. But a minority in viable successor capable of met the Palestinian leader on several occasions. “I’m one of A: Bae had been held since Nov 2012, when he was Israel look back fondly on the former Palestinian leader making peace,” she those rare Israelis who doesn’t have a negative image of detained while leading a tour group in a special North who died 10 years ago this week - as the man who dared added. Arafat,” he says. “It doesn’t make me popular, but I don’t Korean economic zone. He was convicted of conduct- to sign an peace accord with the Jewish state. For care. Arafat is an icon of the revolution, he had no taboos,” ing “hostile acts” after being accused of smuggling in decades, any Israeli making contact with the Savir adds. Arafat’s strength lay in “surrounding himself inflammatory literature and trying to establish a base Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO) that Arafat with good people,” he says. “He chose the best negotiator for anti-government activities at a border city hotel. led could be thrown in prison. In 1993, however, all for the Oslo Accords, in the form of Abu Alaa,” he says refer- Bae, 46, is a Korean-American missionary, and his fami- that changed with the Oslo peace accords which ring to Ahmed Qorei, who later served as Palestinian prime ly believes he was detained because of his Christian transformed the PLO into a legitimate political minister. force. “He was better as a leader and negotiator than as a faith. But if the rapprochement brokered by the Oslo builder of modern state institutions. He was not the Miller’s case remains mysterious. He entered the treaty was a welcome development for two peo- Palestinian Ben Gurion,” he said, referring to David country on April 10 on a tourist visa, allegedly ripped ples wearied by decades of war, the second Ben Gurion, who played a major role in Israel’s estab- up the document at Pyongyang’s airport and demand- Palestinian intifada, which began in 2000, lishment and became the Jewish state’s first prime ed asylum. North Korean authorities say he intended reminded Israelis that Arafat remained a for- minister. Savir is also critical of Arafat’s relaxed stance to conduct espionage while in the country. During his midable adversary, experts said. “A large towards the Islamist Hamas movement. “He didn’t brief trial, prosecutors said he admitted having the majority of Israelis think of Yasser Arafat as understand the strategic danger posed by Hamas. I “wild ambition” of experiencing prison life so that he the main culprit behind the violence and he had long discussions with him on the subject and could secretly investigate North Korea’s human rights undermined the confidence they had in the each time he told me: ‘Don’t worry.’ He was wrong, as situation. —AP Palestinians’ desire for peace,” said Anat events have proved,” says Savir, referring to events of Kurz, research director at the Institute for 2007 when Hamas forcibly ousted Arafat’s Fatah move- National Security Studies at Tel Aviv ment from Gaza. University. All articles appearing on these Uzi Dayan, a former national security Abbas is no Arafat pages are the personal opinion of advisor during the Arafat era, is more In spite of Arafat’s perceived shortcomings, he was forthright, calling the Palestinian icon a the one who “really made the breakthrough in relations the writers. Kuwait Times takes no “terrorist” and a “crook”. “He was never with Israel” and opened the way for a two-state solu- responsibility for views expressed ready to conclude a deal that would put a tion to become reality, Savir adds. Like Dayan, Savir therein. Kuwait Times invites read- final end to the conflict,” Dayan said. “He sees clear differences between Arafat and his succes- only wanted an arrangement on the bor- sor, Mahmud Abbas. “Abbas doesn’t have the unifying ers to voice their opinions. Please ders (of a Palestinian state) before moving character that Arafat did,” he says. “He’s a more moder- send submissions via email to: opin- on to the real subjects close to his heart: ate, Western-style figure, but he lacks the ability to [email protected] or via snail the right of return for Palestinian refugees make decisions.” mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. and east Jerusalem,” the military reservist For Dayan, Abbas is “too weak” to make the tough deci- added. “Israel would have no more ammuni- sions necessary to broker peace with Israel. “It is precisely this The editor reserves the right to edit tion after the borders (were set).” fear of Hamas that leaves him even less flexible than Arafat any submission as necessary. The idea that Arafat was not serious about on borders, the right of return (for Palestinian refugees), and peace is not universal among Israelis, however. Jerusalem,” he concluded. —AFP p15_Layout 1 11/9/14 10:13 PM Page 1

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 SPORTS

Chowrasia wins Panasonic Open Bayern lack real rivals Early to judge captain Rooney

NEW DELHI: Shiv Chowrasia of India clinched his third Asian Tour title when he BERLIN: Jupp Heynckes, who steered Bayern Munich to the 2013 Champions LONDON: England manager Roy Hodgson hopes captain Wayne Rooney does defeated compatriot Rahil Gangjee and Mithun Perera of Sri Lanka in the play-off League title, says Pep Guardiola’s unbeaten Bavarian giants have no real com- not become weighed down by the responsibility of wearing the armband, but to win the Panasonic Open yesterday. Chowrasia, who began the final round five petition for this season’s Bundesliga title. admits the pressure of the job could affect his performances. The 29-year-old The 69-year-old Heynckes coached Bayern to their fifth European title in striker, who is expected to win his 100th cap against Slovenia next Saturday, shots off the lead, made a remarkable comeback by rolling in a 15-foot birdie in May 2013 when they enjoyed a 2-1 win over Borussia Dortmund at Wembley replaced Steven Gerrard as skipper in August after the Liverpool midfielder the play-off to win the $300,000 event at the Delhi Golf Club. The 36-year-old, and went on to become the first German team to win the treble of league, retired from international duty following England’s poor World Cup showing. whose final-round score of six-under-par 66 included eight birdies, said he was cup and Champions League titles. Guardiola took over from Heynckes for the Rooney has made a promising start in the job with England winning their first delighted to win a Tour title after three years. “I start of the 2013/14 season, winning the Bundesliga title with a record seven three Euro 2016 qualifying matches to top Group E by three points from Slovenia, worked very hard for this win because I matches remaining. Before yesterday’s matches, Bayern opened a seven- but Hodgson warned it is too early to judge him as captain. “I worry wanted to boost my confidence,” Chowrasia point lead at the top of the table with a 4-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt on that the responsibility is going to weigh him down,” Hodgson said. “It is three years since I last won and I Saturday. told reporters. “We do all we can, myself and the coaching staff, will take a lot of positives from the win. “I’ve lost Heynckes says the Bavarians are peerless in Germany as nearest rivals to ensure that won’t happen with us. “But it is all very well telling in two play-offs before but that never crossed my Borussia Moenchengladbach and Wolfsburg lack the experience to launch a someone to leave your problems behind and don’t worry about mind. I was focused on making the birdie putt in serious challenge. “Gladbach and Wolfsburg are simply not ready, they don’t them, to get on with your life; it is easy to say, but very hard to the play-off. I always had the belief that I could have the self-confidence or assurance and quality so say ‘we can be champi- do sometimes. Rooney, who is closing in on Peter Shilton’s win on the Asian Tour again and I did.” Gangjee, ons’,” Heynckes, who was voted world coach of the year in 2013, told German record of 125 England appearances, was also handed the who finished with a 71 in the final round, rued broadcaster Sport1. “Above all, I don’t see any serious competition for Bayern. captaincy at Manchester United following Louis van his inability to win his second Asian Tour title “ Heynckes, who won the 1974 World Cup and 1972 European Championship Gaal’s arrival as manager and Hodgson is aware of the with West Germany, said former club Gladbach have the potential to be a difficulties the striker faces as he tries to juggle the two after leading for the first three days.—AFP force to be reckoned with under Swiss coach Lucien Favre.—AFP roles.—Reuters Penguins roll over Sabres

LOS ANGELES: Sidney Crosby had five assists as the Dmitri Kulikov each had two assists. Pittsburgh Penguins earned their seventh straight win with a 6-1 rout of the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. JETS 2, SENATORS 1 Patric Hornqvist and Kris Letang had two goals each for Mathieu Perreault scored in the sixth round of the the Penguins, and Evgeni Malkin and Roberto Bortuzzo shootout to give Winnipeg a victory over Ottawa. Perreault also scored. Letang and Chris Kunitz both added two had the only goal in the shootout and helped the Jets to assists. improve to 6-0-2 in their past eight games. Toby Enstrom Zemgus Girgensons scored the only goal for the Sabres, scored Winnipeg’s only goal in regulation, and Ondrej who lost their third straight and fell to an NHL-worst 3-11- Pavelec stopped 37 shots through overtime and all six 2. It took only 1: 21 for Crosby to continue his mastery of Ottawa skaters in the shootout - including a huge glove the Sabres. He recorded a point against the Sabres for a save on David Legwand’s attempt. 19th consecutive game when he made a behind-the-net Chis Neil scored in regulation for the Senators. Crag feed to Letang for the game’s opening goal. Marc-Andre Anderson finished with 36 saves. Neil put Ottawa ahead on Fleury made 20 saves in the win. a power-play goal with 8:12 remaining in the first period. Enstrom tied it just about 6 minutes later. LIGHTNING 7, BLUE JACKETS 4 Tyler Johnson scored twice and Ryan Callahan added a ISLANDERS 1, COYOTES 0 goal and two assists to lead Tampa Bay over Columbus. The Frans Nielsen scored the lone goal with 2:31 left in the Lightning won their fifth straight and extended the Blue third period and Jaroslav Halak made 19 saves as the New Jackets’ losing streak to eight games. Cedric Paquette, York Islanders held on to beat Arizona. Anton Stralman and Brian Boyle also had goals, and J.T. The Islanders finished their five-game Western trip with Brown added a goal and an assist for the Lightning, who three consecutive wins. Arizona had its three-game win- have outscored opponents 27-15 during their streak. ning streak snapped. Jonathan Drouin had two assists. Nielsen took a centering pass from Mikhail Grabovski, For the second straight night, Scott Hartnell had two who had worked the puck behind the net, and fired a shot goals for the Blue Jackets. Ryan Johansen added a goal and under goalie Mike Smith’s glove. an assist, Nick Foligno also scored, and James Wisniewski The Coyotes got a late power play and pulled Smith in had two assists. Columbus had lost six in a row in regula- the final 90 seconds, but were unable to force overtime tion before earning a point in a 3-2 overtime loss at with a two-man advantage. Smith finished with 31 saves. Carolina on Friday. Smith, who struggled at the start of the season, has stopped 152 of 162 shots in his last five games. FLYERS 4, AVALANCHE 3 Claude Giroux had two goals and an assist, as CANADIENS 4, WILD 1 Philadelphia held off Colorado for its their third straight Lars Eller scored the tiebreaking goal late in the second win. Wayne Simmonds and Brayden Schenn also scored for period as Montreal beat Minnesota. Brendan Gallagher, Jiri the Flyers, and Jakub Voracek added three assists to his Sekac and Max Pacioretty also scored for Montreal, and NHL-leading total to help Philadelphia win its fifth straight Carey Price stopped 30 shots. at home. Steve Mason stopped 36 shots. The Avalanche Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota and Darcy trailed 4-0 after two periods, but Maxime Talbot, Alex Kuemper had 27 saves. With the score tied 1-1, Eller gave FLORIDA: Goaltender Karri Ramo No. 31 of the Calgary Flames deflects the puck shot by Tomas Kopecky No. 82 of Tanguay and Zach Redmond scored in the third to make it Montreal the lead for good with 50 seconds left in the sec- the Florida Panthers over the net during second period action. —AFP close. However, Colorado lost its sixth straight on the road. ond period, beating Kuemper glove side with a screened Reto Berra stopped 23 shots. snap shot from the faceoff circle. The goal came just inches from the spot where Gallagher had scored earlier in the MAPLE LEAFS 5, RANGERS 4 period. Leo Komarov snapped a tie with 5:34 left, as Toronto The Canadiens beat Minnesota for the fifth time in six beat the New York Rangers in a game in which both teams meetings in Montreal. Before the game, the Canadiens struggled with the lead. retired defenseman Guy Lapointe’s No. 5. Lapointe played Roman Polak also scored in the third period to lift the 14 seasons with Montreal between 1968 and 1982 before Maple Leafs into a 4-4 tie. Phil Kessel, Peter Holland, brief stints with St. Louis and Boston. Richard Panik added goals for Toronto, which squandered a 3-1 lead. SHARKS 5, STARS 3 Jonathan Bernier made 31 saves. Chris Kreider, Mats Brent Burns scored two third-period goals as San Jose Zuccarello, Carl Hagelin and Rick Nash scored for New York, overcame Tyler Seguin’s hat trick and rallied to beat Dallas. and backup goalie Cam Talbot stopped 26 shots. San Jose scored four goals in the third period - three against backup goalie Anders Lindback, who made 24 FLAMES 6, PANTHERS 4 saves. Joe Thornton sealed the win with an empty-net goal Lance Bouma scored the go-ahead goal to lift Calgary at 19:18. over Florida. Bouma’s one-timer from the slot came with The Stars lost their seventh straight game (0-5-2). They 2:18 left and broke a 4-4 tie, giving the Flames their fourth had led 3-1 after two periods, with Seguin scoring all three win in five games. goals. Seguin’s sixth career hat trick, his second this season, Johnny Gaudreau added an empty-net, power-play goal came on his first three shots. Patrick Marleau’s power-play with 1:05 left. Sean Monahan, Jiri Hudler, Mark Giordano goal at 3:51 cut San Jose’s deficit to 3-2. Burns tied it at 6:38 and David Jones also scored for Calgary. Karri Ramo, mak- and added the go-ahead goal at 10:23. ing his first start in six games, gave up four goals on 22 Marleau and James Sheppard each had a goal and an shots for the Flames before being replaced by Jonas Hiller assist. Logan Couture had three assists. Alex Stalock made with 6:29 left in the second. Hiller stopped eight shots. 37 saves. Scottie Upshall scored two goals and had an assist for Florida. Jimmy Hayes and Nick Bjugstad also scored for the CAPITALS 4, HURRICANES 3 Panthers. Al Montoya made 19 saves. Aaron Ekblad and Nicklas Backstrom scored off the rebound of Alex Ovechkin’s shot at 4:46 of overtime to lift Washington over NHL results/standings Carolina. Ovechkin skated in and let loose a blast from the right Calgary 6, Florida 4; Pittsburgh 6, Buffalo 1; Toronto 5, NY Rangers 4; point. Anton Khudobin made the save, but the puck went Montreal 4, Minnesota 1; Winnipeg 2, Ottawa 1 (SO); Philadelphia 4, to Backstrom in the left circle, and he fired in his fourth Colorado 3; Tampa Bay 7, Columbus 4; Washington 4, Carolina 3 goal of the season. (OT); Nashville 2, St. Louis 1; San Jose 5, Dallas 3; NY Islanders 1, Arizona 0; Los Angeles 5, Vancouver 1. It was Ovechkin’s 400th NHL assist. The Capitals squan- dered a 3-1 lead in the third period on goals by Carolina’s Western Conference Eric Staal and Justin Faulk Pacific Division Troy Brouwer, Jay Beagle and Eric Fehr scored for WLOTLGFGAPTS Washington, and John Carlson had two assists. Justin Anaheim 10 3 2 40 30 22 Peters stopped 24 shots in his first game against his former Vancouver 10 5 0 47 43 20 team. Faulk and Riley Nash each had a goal and an assist Calgary 9 5 2 49 41 20 for Carolina, which had won four straight. Khudobin made Los Angeles 8 4 3 37 30 19 San Jose 8 5 2 48 41 18 35 saves. Arizona 6 7 1 34 47 13 Edmonton 5 8 1 35 50 11 PREDATORS 2, BLUES 1 Central Division James Neal and Filip Forsberg each had a goal and an Nashville 9 3 2 35 28 20 assist as Nashville ended St. Louis’ seven-game winning St. Louis 9 4 1 35 28 19 streak. Forsberg has five goals in five games, and his 15 Winnipeg 8 5 2 30 32 18 points and nine assists lead all NHL rookies. Pekka Rinne Chicago 7 6 1 36 26 15 made 28 saves for Nashville, which passed St. Louis for first Minnesota 7 6 0 37 29 14 place in the Central Division. The Predators won in St. Louis Colorado 4 7 5 40 50 13 for the first time in seven trips and for the second time in Dallas 4 6 4 40 50 12 the teams’ last 12 meetings overall. Jori Lehtera scored for Eastern Conference St. Louis and Brian Elliott had 33 saves. Vladimir Tarasenko Atlantic Division had his four-game, goal-scoring streak snapped, but he Tampa Bay 10 3 1 54 38 21 earned an assist on Lehtera’s goal, giving him 12 points in Montreal 10 4 1 37 42 21 seven games. Detroit 7 3 4 37 33 18 Boston 9 6 0 43 35 18 Ottawa 7 3 3 35 29 17 KINGS 5, CANUCKS 1 Toronto 7 5 2 42 39 16 Tyler Toffoli had a goal and two assists, and Jonathan Florida 4 4 4 20 30 12 Quick made 18 saves in Los Angeles’ victory over Buffalo 3 11 2 20 54 8 Vancouver. Marian Gaborik, Anze Kopitar, Jeff Carter and Metropolitan Division Jake Muzzin had a goal and an assist apiece in the defend- Pittsburgh 10 2 1 55 27 21 ing Stanley Cup champions’ second win in seven games. NY Islanders 9 5 0 42 42 18 Los Angeles abruptly returned to top form to demolish the Philadelphia 7 5 2 45 43 16 Canucks, who had won six of seven. Washington 6 5 3 45 42 15 Ryan Miller yielded four goals on 22 shots before Eddie NY Rangers 6 5 2 38 43 14 Lack replaced him to start the third period. Vancouver New Jersey 6 6 2 38 45 14 avoided its first shutout loss of the season on Chris Higgins’ Carolina 4 6 3 31 43 11 goal with 7:53 to play. Columbus 4 9 1 36 51 9 Alec Martinez had a career-high three assists for Los Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the standings Angeles, which dressed just five defensemen when Robyn and are not included in the loss column (L). Regehr sat out with an injury. —AP p16_Layout 1 11/9/14 10:08 PM Page 1

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 SPORTS Watson magic secures Shanghai title in playoff

SHANGHAI: American Bubba Watson notched his first victory outside the United States in fine style at the $8.5 million WGC-HSBC Champions tournament yesterday. Masters champion Watson added another big title to his resume when he sank a “once-in- a-lifetime” 30-yard bunker shot for eagle at the par-five 18th to earn a spot in a playoff and then drained a 20-foot birdie putt on the same hole minutes later to edge South African Tim Clark. The importance of the win in front of a packed and boisterous gallery at Sheshan was clear by Watson’s ecstatic reaction after he pock- eted $1.4 million and improved his playoff record to 4-1. “I’ve always dreamed about winning at least once outside the US, to say that I can travel a lit- tle bit,” admitted a player who once seemed uncomfortable venturing to foreign shores but will climb to number three in the world rank- ings today. “My goal has always been to get 10 (career) wins. Now I’ve got seven.” The 36-year- old emerged victorious after a wild finish in which five players were tied for the lead late in MISSISSIPPI: John Rollins of the United States tees off on the fourth hole during the final round-although Watson was not one of Round Three of the Sanderson Farms Championship at The Country Club. —AFP them after bogeying the 16th and double- bogeying the 17th. However, he catapulted himself to the top of the leaderboard with his stunning bunker shot, before Clark calmly rolled in a five-footer for Rollins leaves SHANGHAI: Bubba Watson of the US poses with his trophy after winning the WGC-HSBC birdie as the pair tied at 11-under-par 277, one Champions Golf tournament. —AFP shot ahead of Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell, Japan’s Hiroshi Iwata and American both found the water hazard-Fowler in front of know how to react so I just kind of screamed pack behind Rickie Fowler. the green and Kaymer behind it. and lost my voice,” he said. Watson was sur- Fowler salvaged a par but Kaymer had a dou- prised to attract a large gallery on the other side DISPLAYING EMOTIONS ble-bogey to finish three shots behind. Watson of the Pacific: “Obviously a lot of people like to MISSISSIPPI: John Rollins moved a step “Obviously last year was a very disap- McDowell, who led for the first three days, has always openly displayed his emotions-both hit the ball far so I guess that helps that people closer to his first PGA Tour victory in five pointing year for me, but I’m just enjoying and Iwata both had good birdie chances to join positive and negative-and he was not about to wanted to watch me play and cheer for me and years by seizing a two-shot lead after the where I’m at right now,” the three-times the playoff but their putts slid left of the hole. hold back after his bunker shot at the 72nd every once in a while go straight. “They never third round of the $4 million Sanderson PGA Tour winner told Golf Channel. Fowler and German Martin Kaymer also hole. know what they are going to get, so maybe Farms Championship in Jackson, “My game feels pretty good, I’m having needed to birdie the last to join the playoff, but “I was just standing there in awe but I didn’t they get excited about it.” —Reuters Mississippi on Saturday. fun with it and we’re just going to try that The 39-year-old American, who is play- one more day and see where it stacks up. ing out of the past champion category “It’s fun when putts are going in, you’re after failing to record a top-10 finish on making birdies and you’re giving your- the 2013-14 PGA Tour, fired a four-under- self opportunities.” On a glorious day of Mi Hyang wins Mizuno Classic par 68 at the Country Club of Jackson. unbroken sunshine, Rollins made a fast Rollins, who has not won on the U.S. start with birdies at the first and third to SHIMA: Mi Hyang Lee of South Korea birdied before an exciting third playoff hole where all lead after the second round and was bidding circuit since the 2009 Reno-Tahoe Open, move two strokes clear. His co-leader the fifth hole of a three-way playoff Sunday to three players made long birdie putts with the to become the oldest winner in LPGA history made timely birdies at the 14th and 16th overnight, PGA Tour veteran David win the Mizuno Classic for her first LPGA title. shortest being Mi Hyang Lee’s at 25 feet to at 51, had a 71 to finish one stroke back of the to keep his closest challengers at bay Toms, handed him a three-shot cushion Lee sank a birdie putt to beat compatriot keep the three-person playoff rolling. The leaders. before ending his round with a 14-under with a bogey at the par-three fourth. Ilhee Lee and Japan’s Kotono Kozuma. She group exchanged pars again on the 4th play- Karrie Webb of Australia and Morgan total of 202. William McGirt sank a 10-foot Toms also bogeyed the fifth and sixth to shot 69 in regulation to finish tied at 11-under off hole before Lee tapped in for the win and Pressel of the United States were also among birdie putt at the par-four last for a 66 to slide further back. Though Rollins 205 with Ilhee Lee (70) and Kozuma, who also the $180,000 winner’s prize. the group of nine players tied for fourth place. secure second place at 12 under, one bogeyed the sixth, he rebounded by had a 69 in the final round. “It was my first The 21-year-old is the seventh South Defending champion Teresa Lu of Taiwan stroke better than fellow Americans Lucas sinking a 13-footer to birdie the eighth playoff ever so before I started the playoff I Korean to win on the LPGA Tour in 2014, and shot a 67 to finish tied for 13th, while second- Glover (67) and Jason Bohn (66). and reach the turn in two-under 34. As was a little nervous,” said Lee, who made her the second consecutive after Inbee Park won ranked Stacy Lewis, the 2012 winner, had a 69 Rollins, who scrambled a par on the McGirt, Bohn and Glover all closed in LPGA debut in 2012. “I just kept playing and in Taiwan last Sunday. and was six strokes off the lead. final hole after his drive ended up in the with late birdies, Rollins gave himself made pars and birdies and the other players Prior to yesterday, Lee had only had three The Mizuno Classic was the final stop on right rough, was delighted to be ideally welcome breathing space with a two- played really good. It was exciting when I top-10 finishes, including a sixth-place finish the LPGA’s Asian tour. The next tournament is placed after finishing last season 164th in putt birdie at the par-five 14th to forge made the last putt.” at the Reignwood LPGA Classic last month in the Nov. 13-16 Lorena Ochoa Invitational in the FedExCup standings. two strokes in front. —Reuters The trio pared the first two playoff holes Beijing. Laura Davies, who held a share of the Mexico. —AP Positive test could spell end for Lee

SINGAPORE: Lee Chong Wei has dominated one ranking for the first time in 2006. the world rankings without ever capturing one of badminton’s biggest prizes and now LIN RIVALRY the Malaysian’s hopes of a last shot at glory Often reluctant to take risks, Lee’s retriev- appear likely to have ended in an Oslo labora- ing ability, incredible reflexes and agility tory. The 32-year-old Lee has spent almost made him almost impossible to beat for most 300 weeks ranked number one in the world players but he lacked a killer punch against but after losing the last two Olympic and the very best, particularly arch rival and three world championship finals he will no nemesis Lin Dan. longer have a chance to cap his stellar career While the pair would claim a similar num- with a “dream” Rio gold in 2016. ber of victories at national opens around the Lee’s 55 global titles have made him globe over the next eight years, China’s Lin, Malaysia’s leading sportsman but his legacy who is a year younger than Lee, could always of a perfect role model and father will now find that little extra when they met on the surely be tarnished after traces of the banned grandest of stages. They first crossed swords anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone were in an Olympic final in Beijing six years ago discovered in his system during the August with Lin storming away in the second game world championships in Denmark. to claim a victory he would repeat in London After a follow-up test in Norway this week, in 2012, although Lee let slip an 18-16 lead in witnessed by the player and Malaysian bad- the decider of a classic encounter. minton officials, confirmed the positive test, Lee was also foiled by the same opponent the likely two-year ban represents a sad way over three tight sets in the 2011 and 2013 for Lee to end his affiliation with a sport he world championship finals and when the did so much to promote. Malaysian reached a third title showdown Although Malaysian authorities may dis- earlier this year in Lin’s absence, Chinese sec- cover that the drug was taken inadvertently ond seed Chen Long emerged victorious. as part of medical treatment, Lee, who Nearing the end of their glittering careers, received stem cell injections in July for a thigh both Lee and Lin put off retirement to target injury, will still be expected to serve the full one last Olympics with the Malaysian hoping two-year term. to end on the high of a first gold with Lin tar- Born in the small town of Bagan Serai in geting an unprecedented third straight title. northern Peninsula Malaysia, Lee’s first love Sadly, the prospect of witnessing the rivals was basketball but his family pushed him battling it out like a pair of aging prize-fight- to take up badminton and his supreme ers for one final grudge match is no longer a footwork and defensive skills had earned a possibility after Lee’s positive test. His previ- AUBURN: Josh Reynolds No. 11 of the Texas A&M Aggies looks to break a tackle by Joshua Holsey No. 15 of the Auburn Tigers at Jordan Hare call up to the national squad at 17. He won ous achievements will guarantee the Stadium. —AFP his first major title in 2003 on home soil Malaysian a prestigious place in badminton’s and as he added more deceptive shots to history books but the cause of his premature his repertoire, the tournament wins contin- retirement will always be indicated by an Texas A&M upset Auburn ued to flow and he claimed the number unwelcome asterisk. —Reuters

AUBURN: Freshman Kyle Allen threw four touch- The Bulldogs extended their winning streak goal line. As the Utes celebrated, Walker down passes in the first half and Texas A&M to 12 games, jumping ahead 24-3 by halftime. grabbed the ball and chugged down the side- recovered two late fumbles to secure a 41-38 Prescott completed 14 of 23 passes for 206 line for a touchdown. victory against No. 3 Auburn, likely ending the yards. It was his school-record ninth 200-yard Rashad Greene had a career-high 13 recep- Tigers’ playoff hopes. passing game of the season. At Tallahassee, tions for 136 yards and a touchdown for the The Aggies, who came in as 23-point under- Florida, No. 2 Florida State downed Virginia 34- Seminoles. In other games, No. 6 TCU’s Trevone dogs, pulled off the kind of dramatic finish that 20 after Jameis Winston threw for 261 yards and Boykin ran for 123 yards and three touchdowns had become an Auburn trademark. The Tigers, accounted for two touchdowns, while No. 5 and threw for another score in a 41-20 victory twice appeared to be driving toward a go-ahead Oregon beat No. 20 Utah 51-27. over Kansas State, No. 13 Ohio State beat No. 7 touchdown before coughing it up on plays that Joe Walker returned Kaelin Clay’s careless Michigan State 49-37, No. 11 Arizona State never really got going. goal line fumble 100 yards for a touchdown, downed No. 8 Notre Dame 55-31, No. 10 Baylor Blake Sims drove No. 4 Alabama 55 yards in Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes downed No. 16 Oklahoma 48-14 and No. 12 the final 50 seconds of regulation for a tying and ran for another score as Oregon turned back Mississippi trounced Presbyterian 48-0. field goal, and threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Utah. Mariota ran for 114 yards and was 17-for- Hutson Mason threw a career-best four DeAndrew White in overtime for a 20-13 win 29 passing for 239 yards, keeping the Ducks (9-1, touchdown passes for No. 17 Georgia in a 63-31 over No. 14 LSU. 6-1 Pac-12, CFP No. 4) in the thick of the College win over Kentucky, No. 18 UCLA beat With the victory and Auburn’s upset loss to Football Playoff race. Washington 44-30, No. 21 Arizona defeated Texas A&M earlier in the day, Alabama is alone in Clay had 152 yards on five catches, but it was Colorado 38-20, No. 22 Duke cruised past second place in the SEC West Division with a the 1 yard he let slip away that will be remem- Syracuse 27-10 and No. 23 Marshall had a con- MALAYSIA: Deputy president of Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), Norza game against first-place Mississippi State still on bered most. The Utes (6-3, 3-3) were on their way vincing 63-17 victory over Southern Mississippi. Zakaria shows an official statement to the media during a press conference. A its schedule. to taking a 14-0 lead early in the second quarter Texas inched closer to a possible bowl game Malaysian men’s badminton player has failed a drugs test and has been temporarily Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns and when Wilson connected with Clay, who was in coach Charlie Strong’s first season with a 33- suspended, an official said, following widespread reports naming world number one ran for another score, leading No. 1 Mississippi cruising to long touchdown when he casually 16 win over No. 24 West Virginia and No. 25 Lee Chong Wei. —AFP State to a 45-16 win over UT Martin. dropped the ball a yard before he crossed the Wisconsin defeated Purdue 34-16. —AP p17 2_Layout 1 11/9/14 10:16 PM Page 1

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 SPORTS

Volleyball federation sanctions Iran for barring women fans

TEHRAN: The international volleyball fed- take action against Iran following the eration FIVB yesterday said it will not allow arrest of Ghavami, who was detained June Iran to host international events as long as 20 after she tried to attend a World women are banned from attending the League volleyball match between Iran and game. Italy. The announcement comes a week after At the time the female fans were barred a British-Iranian women, Goncheh from attending the match at Tehran’s Ghavami, was jailed by a Tehran court, five Azadi (Freedom) Stadium. The decision months following her arrest in the city was contested by the government of after trying to attend a volleyball match. President Hassan Rouhani, who advocates The FIVB will “not give Iran the right to more social freedoms, while conservatives host any future FIVB directly controlled want to strengthen measures to prevent events such as World Championships, men and women from mixing. National especially under age, until the police chief General Esmail Ahmadi ban on women attending volleyball Moghaddam said in June “we cannot matches is lifted,” a spokesman for the allow the presence of women in stadia” international federation told AFP. “This because gender mixing “is not yet in the does not include other volleyball tourna- public interest”. ments or next year’s World League tourna- Women are also banned from attend- ment because the fixtures are already con- ing football matches in Iran, with officials firmed,” the spokesman added. saying this is to protect them from the The secretary general of the Iranian lewd behavior of male fans. No reason was federation, Mahmoud Afshardoost, con- given for the jailing on November 2 of firmed to AFP that the FIVB had already Ghavami, but following her arrest in June informed Iran it would be able to organise she was accused of spreading propagan- the under-19 championships in 2015. “We da, a broad charge used by Iran’s judiciary. received an email from the FIVB announc- Ghavami, a 25-year-old law graduate ing a change of plan,” he said, adding that from London, has been on hunger strike no reason was given for the decision. since the verdict was pronounced against “We are waiting to find out the real rea- her, according to her brother. FIVB presi- son (behind the change) and we will then dent Ary Graca in a statement posted on decide what to do,” he added. Argentina the international federation’s website says ABU DHABI: Pakistani cricketer Ahmed Shahzad plays a shot during the first day of the first Test match between Pakistan and Newealand Z at has been asked to take over from Iran and “women throughout the world should be the Zayed International Cricket Stadium. —AFP organise the 2015 under-19 games. allowed to watch and participate in volley- The FIVB spokesman said the reason to ball on an equal basis.” Iran’s volleyball sanction Iran was taken after the federa- team is one of the best and very popular tion held a meeting in October with a del- at home. It finished 6th in this year’s World Shehzad flays New Zealand egation from Human Rights Watch. Championships in Poland and 4th at the The rights watchdog asked the FIVB to World League. —AFP ABU DHABI: Opener Ahmed Shehzad hit a bril- “I have worked hard on my batting,” said 22- his tentative push off Sodhi was caught by Ross liant hundred to steer Pakistan to 269-1 at close year-old Shehzad. “I love to prove myself in Test Taylor in slip-but after one bounce. Watling also on the opening day of the first Test against New cricket which is the real test of a player’s skill and dropped Azhar on 31 off a luckless Craig who Zealand in Abu Dhabi yesterday. I am happy that I have done that.” failed to get a wicket in his 17 overs. Anderson Shehzad was 126 not out for his third Test Ali, who scored twin hundreds against has figures of 1-31. hundred-all made this year-but fellow opener Australia last week, has so far hit three bound- Ross Taylor admitted it was hard toil for Mohammad Hafeez missed his by four runs as aries in his patient knock. Hafeez though failed bowlers. “We expected the pitch to be flat,” said New Zealand’s pace-cum spin attack toiled hard to reach his sixth hundred when he gave a Taylor. “We toiled hard but Hafeez and Shehzad on an unresponsive pitch at Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh return catch to Corey Anderson. He hit ten batted patiently and comfortably and its going Zayed Stadium. boundaries during his 212-minute stay at the to be another tough day for us tomorrow but we Azhar Ali was unbeaten on 46, having added crease. will try to get wickets.” 91 for the unbroken second wicket stand with New Zealand were unlucky in the first session Pakistan kept the same side which won the Shehzad. It was another batting domination by as they missed two good chances. Off-spinner second Test against Australia for their 2-0 win Pakistan after Brendon McCullum called wrongly Mark Craig almost succeeded but wicket-keeper last week while New Zealand entered the Test at the toss and his counterpart Misbah-ul Haq B.J. Watling missed a stumping chance with with two seamers and as many spinners. The took no time in opting to bat, as he did in the Shehzad yards out of his crease after his forward remaining Tests will be played in Dubai 356-run mauling of Australia in the second Test push failed to connect. He was on 16 at the time. (November 17-21) and Sharjah (November 26- at the same venue last week. Hafeez, on 35, was also lucky to survive when 30).—AFP Shehzad ensured he did not miss the three- figure mark, taking a single off seamer Jimmy SCOREBOARD Neesham to reach his hundred off 221 balls with 12 boundaries. ABU DHABI: Scores at close on the opening day of the first cricket Test between Pakistan and In all Shehzad hit 14 boundaries during his New Zealand at Sheikh Zayed Stadium yesterday: 290-ball stay and even a second new ball after Pakistan Ist innings (1nb), Craig 17-1-59-0, Sodhi 23-5-68-0, 80 overs did not waver his concentration. Hafeez and Shehzad put on Pakistan’s best Mohammad Hafeez c and b Anderson 96 Anderson 7-1-31-1, Neesham 7-0-20-0, stand of 178 against New Zealand in all Tests, Ahmed Shehzad not out 126 McCullum 5-1-6-0 beating the 172-run partnership between Ramiz Azhar Ali not out 46 Raja and Shoaib Mohammad in the Karachi Test Extras: (nb1) 1 New Zealand: B. McCullum, T. Latham, K. in 1990. Total: (for one wkt; 90 overs) 269 Williamson, R. Taylor, C. Anderson, B.J. Watling, Shehzad hit five boundaries off leg-spinner Ish Sodhi in the second session while Hafeez Fall of wickets: 1-178 (Hafeez) J. Neesham, M. Craig, T. Southee, T. Boult, I. entered his nineties with three fours. Bowling: Boult 16-4-38-0, Southee 15-2-47-0 Sodhi. Australia win T-20 decider

SYDNEY: Australia won a thrilling final Twenty20 South Africa were well placed at 75 without man of the series. David Miller remained unbeat- international against South Africa by two wick- loss after 8.3 overs with openers Reeza en on 34 off 26 balls and was the only Proteas ets with one ball to spare to take the series in Hendricks (49 off 48) and Quinton de Kock (48 batsman to make an impact in the closing overs. Sydney yesterday. off 27 balls) breezing along. Then two nations now meet in a five-match Cameron White steered the Australians home However, Australia clawed their way back. one-day series starting in Perth on Friday. with an unbeaten 41 off 31 balls to pip the James Faulkner (3-28) was effective in the clos- Australia and South Africa will now meet in a Proteas in a tense decider at Sydney’s Olympic ing overs, smashing through the South African five-match one-day series, starting in Perth on Stadium. middle order. Faulkner subsequently was named Friday. —AFP The Australians had restricted the South Africans to 145 for six off their 20 overs after win- ning the toss, but needed 19.5 overs to get the winning run off White. Australia took the series 2-1 after losing the opening game in Adelaide by seven wickets then claiming the next in Melbourne by seven wickets and winning in Sydney. White’s composed knock got the Australians over the line after South Africa’s five bowlers had threatened to pull off a gritty victory as wickets SPAIN: Repsol Honda Team’s Spanish rider Marc Marquez celebrates on the podium tumbled. winning the Valencia Moto Grand Prix and the championship at the Ricardo Tormo “Credit to our bowlers again, chasing 140- racetrack. —AFP odd on that wicket you would be pretty com- fortable most times so I’m just glad we got over the line at the end,” said man-of-the-match Marquez breaks season White. “I thought we bowled well at the back end of record with 13th victory their innings and it’s nice to be making runs so that’s my job and keep doing it hopefully.” VALENCIA: MotoGP world champion Marc son he sped away from the competition to Giant all-rounder David Wiese captured three Marquez claimed a record 13th win of the seal a comfortable victory despite some for 21 and spinner Robin Peterson took three for season at the Valencia Grand Prix yesterday intermittent spells of rain. 28 to lead the South African attack. Skipper JP ahead of Valentino Rossi and teammate “When it started to rain I didn’t know Duminy said after South Africa’s good start his Dani Pedrosa. what to do, I just had to concentrate and team could have reached a total of around 160. Marquez’s victory lifted him past the then I was out on my own. I was enjoying it “I think to defend as well as we have done in previous record mark held by Australian a lot and I thought I would risk it, I didn’t that game, I was pretty happy with that bowling rider Mick Doohan of 12 victories in 17 have anything to lose. performance,” Duminy said. “Here and there, we races in 1997. “It went well and now I have to cele- let it leak a little bit, but all in all I was pretty hap- Victory for the 21-year-old in the 18th brate.” Second place in the overall stand- py with the way we fought. We never gave up.” SYDNEY: Australia’s not out pair Cameron White (left) and Cameron Boyce celebrate victory and final race of the season also ensured he ings was Rossi’s best finish since he won The Australians began briskly, with skipper against South Africa in the 3rd and final T-20cricket match played at the ANZ Stadium.—AFP and Pedrosa delivered back-to-back con- the last of his seven premier class world Aaron Finch clubbing two sixes in his 33 off 25 structors titles for Honda. Rossi’s second titles in 2009, but the 35-year-old admitted balls and Glenn Maxwell hitting a typical impro- place ensured he finished second overall in it is going to be hard to get back on top of vised 23 off 15 balls. SCOREBOARD the championship standings with Yamaha the world with Marquez around in the final But the wickets kept falling and giving the teammate Jorge Lorenzo, who retired from years of his career. South Africans a sniff of victory. The Australians SYDNEY: Scoreboard in the third T20 International between Australia and South Africa at the Sydney Olympic the race with five laps remaining, back in “With Marquez there is it going to be needed 41 runs off the last 36 balls as White stadium yesterday: third. very difficult,” said the Italian. “I am very masterfully shepherded the strike to keep the South Africa Innings B. Dunk c and b Peterson 14 It was a special Sunday all round for the happy because it has been a very positive scoring rate ticking over. Duminy declined to Q. De Kock c Dunk b Cummins 48 S. Watson c Miller b Peterson 5 bowl his off-spinners and relied on his contin- R. Hendricks b Bollinger 49 N. Maddinson b Wiese 4 Marquez family as Alex Marquez followed season for me.”I was on the podium many R. Rossouw c Abbott b Boyce 4 G. Maxwell c Hendricks b Peterson 23 in his older brother’s footsteps earlier in the times, won two races and got a pole posi- gent of five main bowlers, but paceman Wayne D. Miller not out 34 C. White not out 41 day by becoming Moto3 world champion tion yesterday.” Parnell proved particularly expensive and went F. Behardien c Abbott b Faulkner 1 J. Faulkner c Miller b De Lange 9 to ensure a clean sweep of world titles for Pedrosa, however, wasn’t as satisfied wicketless for 43 runs from his four overs. Kyle J.P. Duminy c Maxwell b Faulkner 2 P. Cummins c and b Wiese 3 Spanish riders in 2014. with his end to the season as the rain Abbott claimed the wicket of Sean Abbott leg D. Wiese c Dunk b Faulkner 0 S. Abbott lbw b Abbott 5 “The truth is am very, very happy. affected his pursuit of Rossi for second before wicket with the third-last ball and incom- R. Peterson not out 4 C. Boyce not out 1 During the race at times I was thinking of place. ing batsman Cameron Boyce almost ran out Extras (b1, lb1, w1) 3 Extras (w8) 8 my brother and thought I had to do well,” “It wasn’t very easy to see when it was White when he scampered for a single off his Total (6 wickets, 20 overs) 145 Total (8 wickets; 19.5 overs) 146 said Marquez. raining because it was raining more at the first ball. Peterson’s throw from backward square Fall of wickets: 1-75 (De Kock), 2-88 (Rossouw), 3-117 Fall of wickets: 1-40 (Finch), 2-53 (Dunk), 3-61 leg narrowly missed the stumps with White well (Hendricks), 4-122 (Behardien), 5-133 (Duminy), 6-134 (Maddinson), 4-62 Marquez started fifth on the grid after a end of the track than the beginning, so the (Wiese) (Watson), 5-100 (Maxwell), 6-125 (Faulkner), 7-135 crash in qualifying on Saturday, but quickly whole race I was pushing a little more, then out of his ground. White then chopped away Bowling: Bollinger 4-0-28-1, Maxwell 4-0-24-0, Faulkner (Cummins), 8-144 (Abbott) moved up to third behind Rossi and a little less. “It was difficult to calculate the Abbott’s next delivery to go through for the win- 4-0-28-3, Abbott 1-0-14-0 (1w), Boyce 3-0-26-1, Bowling: Abbott 3.5-0-20-1, De Lange 4-0-34-1 (1w), Andrea Iannone. He then had to bide his risk and the moment when it was raining ning run. Cummins 4-0-23-1. Parnell 4-0-43-0 (1w), Wiese 4-0-21-3 (2w), Peterson 4-0- time before passing Rossi on lap 10 and hardest was when I lost most time on Australia’s bowlers earlier fought back to Did not bat: W. Parnell, K. Abbott, M. de Lange 28-3 (1w). Iannone a lap later. Valentino, but to end the season with a restrict South Africa to 145 for six after winning Australia Innings Did not bat: D. Bollinger And in a fitting end to a sensational sea- podium isn’t bad.” —AFP the toss and sending the Proteas into bat. A. Finch c de Lange b Wiese 33 Result: Australia won by 2 wickets MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 SPORTS Warriors dump Rockets

HOUSTON: Stephen Curry had 34 points first start of the season, and DeAndre and 10 rebounds to lead the Golden State Jordan grabbed 14 rebounds. Warriors past the depleted Houston Damian Lillard led the Blazers with 25 Rockets 98-87 Saturday night in a matchup points. LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points of undefeated teams. and 10 rebounds, and Robin Lopez scored Houston played without center Dwight 17 of his 19 in the first half. Howard (flu-like symptoms) and power for- Griffin and Redick combined to score 15 ward Terrence Jones (bruised right leg), of the Clippers’ first 17 points of the fourth, which made things much easier for the extending their lead to 96-88. Griffin had Warriors inside. six and Redick nine in the run. They outscored the Rockets 56-32 in the paint and improved to 5-0 for the first time HEAT 102, TIMBERWOLVES 92 since the 1994-95 season, when Golden Dwyane Wade had 25 points and eight State finished 26-56 under coach Don assists, and Chris Bosh scored 24 as Miami Nelson. The Warriors are the only unbeaten held on in the final minutes to beat team in the NBA. Minnesota. Golden State center Andrew Bogut Luol Deng scored 14 points and Norris dominated the glass in Howard’s absence, Cole added 11 for the Heat, who snapped a pulling down 18 rebounds. Curry shot 6 for two-game slide. Nikola Pekovic finished 9 from 3-point range and finished with five with 19 points and 11 rebounds for the assists and four steals. Andre Iguodala Timberwolves, who lost for the second scored most of his 15 points near the bas- time in two nights and got confirmation ket, and forward Draymond Green added earlier in the day that point guard Ricky 14. James Harden led the Rockets (6-1) with Rubio will be out indefinitely because of a 22 points, and point guard Isaiah Canaan sprained left ankle. Thaddeus Young scored had 21. 16, Shabazz Muhammad had 13 and Gorgui Dieng added 12 for Minnesota. PRAGUE: Czech Republic’s team (left to right) Lucie Safarova, Klara Koukalova, Lucie Hradecka, Petr Pala, Petra Kvitova and Andrea Hlavackova PELICANS 100, SPURS 99 celebrate with the trophy after defeating Germany in their Fed Cup Final tennis match. —AP Anthony Davis scored the game-win- CELTICS 106, BULLS 101 ning basket and finished with 27 points Fill-in starter Evan Turner scored 19 and 11 rebounds to help New Orleans hold points to lead short-handed Boston over off San Antonio. Chicago. The teams played without injured Kvitova leads Czechs The Spurs went on a 15-4 run with Tony All-Star point guards Rajon Rondo and Parker and Tim Duncan on the bench to Derrick Rose. Rondo and rookie guard take a 99-98 lead. Danny Green capped the Marcus Smart sat out for the Celtics, while run with three free throws with 12 seconds Rose was sidelined for the second straight to third Fed Cup title remaining after he was fouled by Eric game and fourth in the last five. Gordon on a wild 3-point attempt as the Kelly Olynk had 18 points and 11 shot clock was about to expire. rebounds for the Celtics. Jeff Green scored PRAGUE: Petra Kvitova handed the Czech fight for every single point,” added the 24-year- to a tie-break. The Czech star rallied to a 4-1 lead, Davis then drove past Aron Baynes for a 14. Aaron Brooks led the Bulls with 26 Republic their third Fed Cup title in four years old who won Wimbledon in 2011 and 2014. allowed Kerber to come level but finally took the layup with 6.6 seconds left. Kawhi Leonard points, and Pau Gasol added 19. Boston after beating Angelique Kerber in the final yes- “I had cramps at the end of the second set, tie-break 7-5 with a roaring forehand down the missed a pair of shots in the final seconds, won for the second time in its last 10 trips terday to give her team an unbeatable lead over doctors gave me a lot of magnesium. I was lucky line. Kvitova had 31 winners but 30 unforced snapping the Spurs’ five-game winning to the United Center. The Bulls lost for the Germany. in the end maybe.” Kerber had to shake off errors in that set, against 12 winners and 16 streak over the Pelicans. second time in seven games this season. Kvitova, the Wimbledon champion and world Saturday’s 6-4, 6-4 defeat at the hands of Czech unforced errors for Kerber. Tyreke Evans had 18 points, including number four, beat 10th-ranked Kerber in a three- number two Lucie Safarova. “I gave everything I The crestfallen Kerber lost momentum early buzzer-beating shots in the second and WIZARDS 97, PACERS 90 set rollercoaster rubber pitting the teams’ num- had today and in the end Petra was better, I into the second set and let Kvitova take a 3-0 third quarters, and Jrue Holiday had 15 John Wall scored 18 points and Nene ber one players 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 6-4 in two hours think she deserved to win but we both played at lead after winning the first two games to love. points and 11 assists. Parker scored 28 had 17 to lead Washington over Indiana. and 57 minutes. The Czechs won the tie 3-1 after a really high level,” said the 26-year-old German. But she was quick to recover as she broke points, Manu Ginobili added 17 points, The Wizards held a 54-35 lead at halftime, Germany’s Julia Goerges and Sabine Lisicki beat “It was for sure one of the best matches this Kvitova’s serve twice to make it 3-3. Green had 16 and Duncan had 11 points but had to hold off a late charge by the a reunited Czech pair of Andrea Hlavackova and year for me.” The first set turned into a 76-minute Combining ferocious shots with slices and and 10 rebounds. Pacers. Indiana outscored Washington 30- Lucie Hradecka 6-4, 6-3 in Sunday’s dead dou- thriller with both left-handers at their most stop volleys, Kerber and Kvitova held onto their 19 in the third quarter to get close, but bles rubber. aggressive on the superfast hardcourt of serves until Kerber earned two break points at 5- BUCKS 93, GRIZZLIES 92 couldn’t take the lead. Spearheaded by Kvitova, the Czechs already Prague’s O2 Arena packed with 13,000 fans. 4 and converted the second one as Kvitova fired Brandon Knight converted a three-point Paul Pierce had 12 points and Kevin won the cup in 2011 and 2012, following five Kvitova squandered four break points while wide to take the set after 46 minutes. play with 1.1 seconds remaining to rally Seraphin came off the bench to score 13. titles earned by the former Czechoslovakia in Kerber needed a single one to break her in the In high spirits, Kerber broke Kvitova early into Milwaukee past Memphis, handing the Indiana center Roy Hibbert exited with a 1975-1988. fifth game before doing it again for a 5-2 lead. the third set as the Czech kept piling up Grizzlies their first loss of the season after bruised left knee with less than a minute to Germany, with Steffi Graf in the team, last But Kvitova showed why Czech fans and unforced errors. But Kvitova fought back once six consecutive victories. play in the first quarter and did not return. won the Fed Cup in 1992. “Angie played so well media call her “Lioness” and broke her rival back again, broke Kerber’s serve twice and closed the Memphis guard Mike Conley was fouled Solomon Hill led the Pacers with a career- and I’m just glad that I did it, it was really about twice to come level at 5-5. Kerber went on an rubber out on her fourth match point as Kerber with 8 seconds remaining, but missed the high 28 points, including 20 in the second one point and then she could take it,” said a jubi- attacking spree to earn another break and grab netted a backhand shot. first free throw and made the second to half. Chris Copeland added 14. lant Kvitova, who had beaten Germany’s number a 6-5 lead, before the drama peaked in game 12. “I’m very proud of Petra. She showed how make it 92-90. two Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-4 on Saturday. Kerber had five set points in that game but good she is as a true champion but many On the ensuing possession, Knight HAWKS 103, KNICKS 96 “It was really up and down from the begin- Kvitova managed to tame her before converting respects to Angelique today,” said Czech captain scored on a drive and drew a foul from Kyle Korver scored 27 points as Atlanta ning of the match and there was always a big her fifth break point of the game to take the set Petr Pala. —AFP Courtney Lee. Knight then hit the winning overcame a strong start by Carmelo free throw. Anthony and New York, handing the Knicks Lee’s long jumper at the buzzer from their fourth straight loss. beyond the top of the key was off the mark. Jeff Teague had 19 points for the Hawks, Rosberg wins in Brazil to keep title race alive Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 12 of his who recovered after losing back-to-back 18 points in the fourth quarter to pace the road games at San Antonio and Charlotte SAO PAULO: Nico Rosberg kept alive his world Bucks, and Knight added 14. Zach by a combined five points. title hopes when he won yesterday’s Brazilian Randolph had 22 points and 14 rebounds, Anthony led New York with 20 points, Grand Prix ahead of his Mercedes team-mate and and Marc Gasol scored 18 for Memphis (6- including 14 in the first period. Iman championship leader Lewis Hamilton. 1), which was off to the best start in fran- Shumpert had 19. The Knicks led 63-48 in Rosberg’s triumph ended Hamilton’s run of chise history. the third quarter before the Hawks rallied five straight wins and reduced the Briton’s lead in to take the lead with the final basket of the the championship from 24 points to 17 with one CLIPPERS 106, TRAIL BLAZERS 102 period. After several lead changes in the race remaining, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on JJ Redick scored 30 points, Blake Griffin fourth, the Hawks took a 94-88 advantage November 23. Hamilton knows that even with added 23 as Los Angeles hung on to beat with seven straight points, including a 3- double points to the winner on offer in Abu Portland. Chris Paul added 22 points and 11 pointer by Korver and two baskets by Dhabi he will be champion if he can finish sec- assists, Jamal Crawford had 20 points in his Teague. —AP ond, no matter what Rosberg achieves. The 29-year-old German, who had dominated every practice session at Interlagos and started from his 10th pole of the season, came home 1.457 seconds ahead of Hamilton. The result gave Rosberg his first win and podi- um finish in Brazil, his first in eight races since vic- tory on home soil in Germany in July, the fifth of his season and the eighth of his career.“I am hap- py with the whole weekend,” said Rosberg. “I was able to attack and to control the gap to Lewis in the race and it all worked out so that is great for me and the support for us all has been excellent.” Hamilton said: “It was an amazing race. SAO PAULO: Mercedes AMG Petronas driver Nico Rosberg of Germany celebrates on the podi- I had a great time. I made a big mistake in the um after winning the Brazilian Formula One Grand Prix at the Interlagos racetrack. —AFP middle of the race but otherwise the car was 10th in the second Williams. Knowing only three gap to 1.8 seconds to put Rosberg under pres- superb and everyone did a great job. of the last 14 pole-sitters at Interlagos had won, sure. The German locked-up on lap 25 and, with “It was great to race Nico and it is brilliant to Rosberg was utter concentration as he drove severely blistered tyres, pitted again at the end of see Felipe up here on the podium. There is now flawlessly through the opening laps. lap 26. everything to play for in the final race in Abu By lap five, he led by 3.3 seconds before the Encouraged, Hamilton clocked a fastest lap Dhabi.” For Mercedes, it was their record 11th early pit-stops began with Massa. To the dismay and stayed out to create a passing opportunity, one-two finish this year, beating the previous of his fans, Massa was given a stop-go penalty for but on lap 28 he, too, locked up and spun off. record held by McLaren who had scored 10 one- speeding in the pit-lane, a mere delay he under- He recovered and pitted, but rejoined seven twos in their triumphant 1988 season with took at his next stop as he raced with ferocious seconds behind Rosberg. Disappointed, Hamilton Frenchman Alain Prost and Brazilian Ayrton pace. Two laps later, Rosberg came in and rose to the challenge again.Hamilton reduced the Senna. Local favourite Felipe Massa came home Hamilton pushed to take advantage, pitting one lead to 1.8 by lap 47 before their third and final third for Williams ahead of Jenson Button in what lap later. When he emerged, he was just behind stops after laps 50 and 51 respectively. On may have been his penultimate race for McLaren his team-mate in a new order led by Hulkenberg, resumption, Hamilton was on Rosberg’s tail again, and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Kvyat, Vergne and Grosjean. the gap cut to 0.8 seconds. Bull. It took the two McLarens until lap 18 to regain Massa, in a hapless moment, pulled into the Fernando Alonso finished sixth for Ferrari after ascendancy at the front. By lap 20, Rosberg was McLaren pit garage for his third stop and, amid a tense battle ahead of his team-mate Kimi complaining of under-steer and led by 2.1 sec- much waving, realised and drove forward to find Raikkonen who was seventh. Nico Hulkenberg onds. Hamilton had a blister on his front right his Williams men waiting. It left him with another was eighth for Force India, Kevin Magnussen tyre, but that did little to stop him building up scrap as he battled to stay third, ahead of ninth in the second McLaren and Valtteri Bottas speed for an attack. By lap 22, he had reduced the Button.—AFP OAKLAND: Stephen Curry No. 30 of the Golden StateWarriors dribbles through Jordan Farmar No. 1 and Spencer Hawes No. 10 of the Los Angeles Clippers. —AFP Kovalev dominates Hopkins

NBA results/standings ATLANTIC CITY: Bernard Hopkins will turn the 31-year-old Russian won the IBF and WBA light Hop!” and “U-S-A!” to rally the veteran driver. It big 5-0 without a championship belt around his heavyweight belts to go with his WBO title. didn’t work. Kovalev dropped Hopkins with a LA Clippers 106, Portland 102; Washington 97, Indiana 90; Atlanta 103, NY Knicks 96; Miami 102, Minnesota 92; Boston 106, Chicago 101; Golden State 98, Houston 87; Milwaukee 93, Memphis 92; New waist. Sergey Kovalev roughed up Hopkins from Two months shy of 50, Hopkins (55-7-2) could solid right early in the first round, but the veter- Orleans 100, San Antonio 99. the opening bell, sending the aging fighter to face retirement after a rare title bout where he an hopped right up. Kovalev smelled blood and the canvas - and possibly into retirement - with was never a factor. Kovalev knocked down became focused on finishing off Hopkins with a Eastern Conference Western Conference the fight he needed to serve as validation that Hopkins in the first round and never backed off knockout. Atlantic Division Northwest Division he’s the class of the 175-pound division. his hammering pace. “No matter what age you He pummeled Hopkins in the final 45 sec- W L PCT GB Portland 3 3 .500 - Toronto 5 1 .833 - Kovalev used his punishing knockout power lose, you lose,” Hopkins said. onds of the third round. Kovalev was at his best Utah 2 4 .333 1 to abuse Hopkins for 12 rounds, winning a unan- Kovalev hadn’t fought past the eighth, but when he backed Hopkins into a corner and Brooklyn 3 2 .600 1.5 Minnesota 2 4 .333 1 imous decision early Sunday to stake his claim as was at his best and showed his stamina against unloaded body shots that left him reeling. Boston 3 3 .500 2 Denver 1 4 .200 1.5 NY Knicks 2 5 .286 3.5 Oklahoma City 1 5 .167 2 the best light heavyweight. Hopkins in the 12th. He wanted the KO and bat- Hopkins just wouldn’t go down for good. He Philadelphia 0 6 0 5 Pacific Division Kovalev, who missed the birth of his son tered Hopkins against the ropes, making the had his best round in the seventh, landing a cou- Central Division Golden State 5 0 1.000 - because he was training for the fight, has three Philadelphia fighter at last look his age. ple of rights that had little meaning in the long Chicago 5 2 .714 - Sacramento 5 1 .833 0.5 versions of the 175-pound belt after taking two “I wanted to show fans that I know how to run. Milwaukee 3 4 .429 2 LA Clippers 4 2 .667 1.5 from the 49-year-old Hopkins in the decisive vic- box and I did,” Kovalev said. “I tried to go for the Kovalev answered in the eighth with a hard Detroit 2 3 .400 2 tory. Kovalev is 26-0-1 with 23 knockouts. And knockout in the 12th round. He has great right that wobbled Hopkins. He kept the hits Cleveland 2 3 .400 2 Phoenix 3 3 .500 2.5 Indiana 1 6 .143 4 LA Lakers 0 5 0 5 he’s really just getting started. defense. He’s the best boxer in my division.” coming until the 12th. Respect for Hopkins’ Hall Southeast Division Southwest Division “It was not easier than I thought,” Kovalev Hopkins felt every single one of Kovalev’s of Fame resume was about the only thing that Washington 5 2 .714 - Memphis 6 1 .857 - said. “I was ready for 12 rounds. I thought he was blows in the 12th. And there were plenty of kept the referee from stopping the fight. Miami 4 2 .667 0.5 Houston 6 1 .857 - the best fighter in the world at light heavy- them in that final round. Kovalev landed 38 “I give him a lot of respect, we both would Charlotte 3 3 .500 1.5 Dallas 4 2 .667 1.5 weight.” punches in the final round, the most ever fight anyone,” Hopkins said. “That’s how we end- Atlanta 2 3 .400 2 New Orleans 3 2 .600 2 Kovalev received winning scores of 120-107 against Hopkins in 41 fights tracked by ed up here tonight. That’s what brought us Orlando 2 4 .333 2.5 San Antonio 2 3 .400 3 from two judges and 120-106 from the third. The CompuBox. The pro-Hopkins crowd chanted “B- together.”—AP MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 SPORTS

Shafi Al-Hajri, Chairman of the Kuwaiti Disabled Sports Club. Group picture of the Italian team at the airport.—Photos by KUNA and Abdllatif Sharaa Nasser Al-Ajmi welcoming one of the Italian team members. Kuwait Disabled Club to host sports forum

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Disabled Sports The forum is primarily intended to told Kuna. nity to make use of Arab and world pate in the forum which was received Club is poised to organize an interna- develop the level of Kuwaiti handi- The organizing committee has rivals’ experience, said Al-Hajri, the by Deputy Chairman Nasser Al-Ajmi. tional sports forum tomorrow, includ- capped athletes in preparation for boosted the number of competitions head of the committee. Al-Ajmi said the Egyptian team is due ing wheelchair basketball, table-ten- forthcoming championships, the and events during the forum in order Meanwhile, the Torino, Italy team in Kuwait today, in table tennis, bas- nis and fencing competitions. chairman of the club, Shafi Al-Hajri, to give Kuwaiti athletes the opportu- arrived Saturday evening to partici- ketball and fencing. Newcastle soar into top half

Steven Taylor respectively. Sammy Ameobi nearly opened the scoring for West Brom 0 Newcastle in the 10th minute when his curling shot clipped the crossbar. Six minutes later, the Baggies had their first chance when new England call- Newcastle 2 up Saido Berahino had a shot pushed over the top by Newcastle goalkeeper Tim Krul. Berahino combined with strike part- WEST BROMWICH: Ayoze Perez’s ner Victor Anichebe in the 27th minute moment of individual brilliance provided but the Nigeria forward was denied by the catalyst for Newcastle’s 2-0 win away Paul Dummett on the edge of the box. to West Browmich Albion yesterday as the Magpies moved into the top half of Perez opened the scoring in spectacu- the Premier League after a fifth straight lar style shortly before half-time when he victory in all competitions. turned in a cross from the impressive The striker’s third goal in as many Daryl Janmaat with a sublime backheel. games saw him break the deadlock at It was a rare piece of skill in a mun- the Hawthorns on the stroke of half-time dane match but there was no denying with an outrageous backheel past that Newcastle deserved to double their stranded Baggies goalkeepeer Ben lead in the 62nd minute when Coloccini Foster. headed in another fine cross from Fabricio Coloccini’s second-half head- Janmaat. er secured victory for Alan Pardew’s side, Andre Wisdom could have made the closing 11 minutes a nervous time for who’ve now won their last four league LONDON: Swansea City’s Marvin Emnes (left) and Arsenal’s Mathieu Flamini battle for the ball during the English Premier League match at the games. But this result dropped West Newcastle when the West Brom defend- Liberty Stadium, Swansea Wales. —AP Brom down into 13th place following a er, on loan from Liverpool, was left with match where £10 million ($16 million, just Krul to beat following a pass from 12.8 million euros) club-record signing Anichebe. Brown Ideye was again not in the However, Wisdom took a touch and Swansea stun Arsenal Midlands club’s matchday squad. then shot wastefully wide from six yards For Newcastle, Perez started while out. That miss marked the end of Albion’s defensive lapses again proved costly and this time ately waved away the Swansea appeals. At the oth- Papiss Cisse, struggling with a knee bid to salvage a draw and they were there wasn’t even the consolation of a point. er end, Bony set up Marvin Emnes whose shot was injury, was on the bench. Meanwhile lucky not to lose 3-0, with Foster doing Swansea 2 Swansea captain Ashley Williams gave manager beaten away by goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny. Remy Cabella and Massadio Haidara well to deny Perez a second goal four Garry Monk a genuine scare when he stayed down Arsenal picked up the pace in the closing replaced the injured Gabriel Obertan and minutes from time. —AFP after twisting his left knee in the second minute. moments of the first half with Sanchez, Danny However, the Welsh international defender Welbeck and Oxlade-Chamberlain working their Arsenal 1 dusted himself down and was soon up and run- magic inside the Swansea box. ning, much to the relief of the home fans. When the ball broke back to Welbeck, he was Everton hold The first genuine chance of the game came in denied by a smart stop at his near post, by former the ninth minute after Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain Arsenal goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski. SWANSEA: Second-half goals from Gylfi upended Jefferson Montero on the edge of the Ramsey fizzed a 25-yard volley past the far post Sigurdsson and Bafetimbi Gomis saw Swansea beat box. Sigurdsson swept in the free-kick but Calum in the final minute of the opening period before Sunderland Arsenal 2-1 at the Liberty Stadium yesterday to Chambers headed clear. Arsenal were strangely Per Mertesacker’s header from a corner flew wide. leapfrog the Gunners into fifth place in the Premier laboured and at times, painfully predictable. The second half was barely a minute old when dived blatantly in an effort to earn a League table and complete a miserable week for Oxlade-Chamberlain offered precious little on the Sanchez sent Oxlade-Chamberlain through on free-kick on the edge of the Arsene Wenger. right and Aaron Ramsey took an age to get into the goal. The England star hit the target but Fabianski Sunderland 1 Sunderland area as Phil Jagielka closed Alexis Sanchez’s 12th goal of the season gave contest. was equal to it. in on the Spaniard. Arsenal the lead in the 63rd minute in south Wales. As per normal, Swansea enjoyed a plentiful sup- A third yellow card for Swansea followed a Well-placed referee Lee Mason However, two goals in three minutes, in the final ply of possession and in the 22nd minute, the hosts rash challenge from Williams on Santi Cazorla, rightly chose not to penalise the quarter, left Wenger’s side with nothing to show for felt they had a decent claim for a penalty when whilst Mertesacker ended up in Dowd’s note- Chambers appeared to push Wilfried Bony in the book after tripping Emnes. It was far from a clas- Everton 1 blameless Everton defender, which led their troubles. Having given up a three-goal lead in back. sic contest. However, as Swansea tired, so to the question as to why he declined their midweek 3-3 Champions League draw at home to Anderlecht, the north London club’s Referee Phil Dowd was well-placed and immedi- Arsenal flourished. —AFP to punish Gomez for going to ground far too easily. SUNDERLAND: Leighton Baines’s late Clear-cut chances proved hard to penalty earned a point for Everton in a come by, Wickham heading a corner 1-1 Premier League draw at from the recalled Adam Johnson onto Stoke on the rise as Spurs slump Sunderland yesterday. the roof of the net from close range as Baines’s third goal of the season for Sunderland threatened from set- call of the club’s higher profile players including give Stoke a sixth-minute lead. Collecting a pass on Roberto Martinez’s mid-table side can- pieces. Emmanuel Adebayor, Roberto Soldado, Erik Lamela the halfway line, the former Barcelona man celled out Seb Larsson’s second-half Gomez almost cashed in on his Tottenham 1 and Mousa Dembele. advanced unchallenged until he was 20 yards out opener for the hosts, who remain in The clamor for Kane, 21, to be handed a first before drilling a low shot beyond Spurs and France trouble near the bottom. reprieve by nearly opening the scoring at the end of the first half. Darron Premier League start of the season has increased goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. Connor Wickham was fortunate to steadily while the striker has excelled in the cup It was the worst possible start for a side strug- escape a red card for tripping Seamus Gibson, on for Barry, was dispossessed Stoke 2 by Larsson in the area, the ball break- competitions during a run that had brought eight gling for confidence and, tellingly, north London Coleman as the defender ran onto a goals in his last eight appearances. club Tottenham looked incapable of mustering a ing for Gomez, whose low shot was Samuel Eto’o pass. With Adebayor desperately out of form-the response. Ryan Mason found the side-netting with Sunderland wrongly claimed well saved by the feet of Everton keep- Togo striker has scored just twice this season- a long-range shot and Christian Eriksen sent a free- Wickham won the ball, and Baines er Tim Howard. LONDON: The problems confronting Mauricio Pochettino gave Kane his chance and the forward kick narrowly over but Begovic remained largely exacted full punishment with a power- Romelu Lukaku had been a largely Pochettino continued to mount after the almost provided an immediate return for his man- untroubled. ful 76th-minute penalty straight down peripheral figure, but belatedly Tottenham Hotspur manager watched his side ager. The match was barely three minutes old It was a different story at the other end, howev- the middle that went underneath goal- imposed himself on the contest at the slump to a 2-1 home defeat by Stoke City in the when Chadli whipped in a right-wing cross towards er, with Stoke again exploiting Tottenham’s glaring Premier League yesterday. First-half goals from keeper Costel Pantilimon. The success- outset of the second half, when it took the far post, where Kane should have done better defensive weaknesses to add a second goal in the two fine saves from Pantilimon to Bojan Krkic and Jonathan Walters provided Stoke than head directly at Stoke goalkeeper Asmir 33rd minute. Once again the visitors found a way ful penalty saw Baines atone for his with the cushion to withstand a late Spurs rally part in Sunderland’s 67th minute goal, maintain the stalemate. Begovic. through the home back-line with ease, this time The former Manchester City keeper triggered by Nacer Chadli’s 77th-minute reply It was the kind of positive opening Pochettino when Danny Rose’s clearance was immediately as free-kick specialist Larsson found before the home side was reduced to ten men fol- spread himself well to scoop the ball was looking for but home optimism quickly disap- returned to Mame Biram Diouf, who found space the net for the first time since the lowing Kyle Naughton’s dismissal five minutes from opening day draw at West Bromwich away from Lukaku after the Belgian peared when the Spurs defence evaporated in behind Rose and crossed for Walters to turn home time at White Hart Lane. front of Krkic, allowing the Spain international to from 10 yards out.—AFP Albion in August. out-paced Brown to Liam Bridcutt’s A fourth home league defeat of the season left Both sides pushed for a winner as misplaced backpass. Tottenham in 12th position, five places and six the contest wore on, with Everton’s Pantilimon did even better shortly points worse off than at the same stage when EPL results/standings James McCarthy cleared an injury-time after to touch a powerful Lukaku shot Andre Villas-Boas was overseeing the final weeks of against the post after the forward Wes Brown header off the line. his reign before being dismissed in mid-December. Sunderland 1 (Larsson 67) Everton 1 (Baines 76-pen); Swansea 2 (Sigurdsson 75, Gomis 78) Arsenal 1 (Sanchez 63); A lively second half was in contrast rounded Santiago Vergini to fire an While Pochettino was forced to reflect on Tottenham 1 (Chadli 77) Stoke 2 (Bojan 6, Walters 33); West Bromwich 0 Newcastle 2 (Perez 45, Coloccini 62). to a first 45 minutes where the major angled drive towards goal. another disappointment, Stoke manager Mark incident of note was the sight of The Romanian was rewarded when Hughes could draw satisfaction from a win that English Premier League table after yesterday’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, goals for, goals against, points): Everton’s former England midfielder Larsson stepped up to beat Howard moved his side into the top half of the table. Pochettino has made no attempt to disguise his Chelsea 11 9 2 0 28 11 29 Liverpool 11 4 2 5 14 15 14 Gareth Barry being carried off on a from almost 25 yards with a curling Southampton 11 8 1 2 23 5 25 Tottenham 11 4 2 5 14 16 14 stretcher with his right leg in a brace effort into the right-hand corner of the frustration at his side’s recent performances and his Man City 11 6 3 2 22 12 21 West Bromwich 11 3 4 4 13 15 13 following a reckless early challenge US keeper’s goal after Baines fouled team selection made it clear the Argentinian man- West Ham 11 5 3 3 19 14 18 Sunderland 11 2 6 3 12 19 12 from Jordi Gomez, who earned a book- substitute Will Buckley. ager’s patience was wearing thin. Swansea City 11 5 3 3 15 11 18 Hull City 11 2 5 4 13 15 11 ing. Baines, however, made the most of Youngsters Harry Kane and Andros Townsend Arsenal 11 4 5 2 19 13 17 Aston Villa 11 3 2 6 5 16 11 retained their starting spots after their impressive Man United 11 4 4 3 17 14 16 Crystal Palace 11 2 3 6 14 20 9 Sunderland midfielder Gomez, who his opportunity to make amends with displays in an otherwise underwhelming Europa Newcastle 11 4 4 3 13 15 16 Leicester 11 2 3 6 11 18 9 played under Everton manager 14 minutes remaining, choosing power Stoke City 11 4 3 4 12 13 15 QPR 11 2 2 7 11 22 8 over precision to find a way past League win away to Asteras Tripolis in midweek. Martinez at Wigan, was fortunate to The Tottenham bench, meanwhile, was a roll- Everton 11 3 5 3 20 18 14 Burnley 11 1 4 6 6 19 7 escape a second caution when he Pantilimon. —AFP Watson magic Kvitova leads secures Shanghai Czechs to third title in playoff Fed Cup title

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ITALY: Parma’s forward Antonio Cassano fights for the ball with Juventus’ midfielder Romulo Souza Orestes Caldeira during the Italian Serie A football match. — AFP Magnificent Juve put seven past Parma

MILAN: Fernando Llorente, Carlos Tevez coach, however, told Sky Sport: “That quickly faded. By the end, they dropped soon back playing on the defensive. through the entire Parma defence- the scoresheet. Coman sighted Morata and Alvaro Morata scored a brace apiece system won three consecutive Scudetti to rock bottom leaving coach Roberto Another blunder gave Tevez the Andrea Costa, Alessandro Lucarelli and in space and sent a delightful chip into as a rejigged Juventus crushed sorry (league titles), and we used it well at the Donadoni stunned. “The game is easy to chance to cross for Lichsteiner to fire a Felipe-on his way to slotting the ball eas- his path to beat Mirante with a low Parma 7-0 yesterday to stretch their start of the season as well. explain: we faced a great Juve side and shot with the outside of his right boot ily past Mirante. Allegri later commented angled strike at the keeper’s far post. Serie A lead over Roma to six points. “It’s all down to how you interpret we simply didn’t show up,” Donadoni that spun just inside the right post with it was an “extraordinary goal. It’s the best Morata notched his double two min- It was the Old Lady of Turin’s biggest systems, not just the line-up.” Juve lined told Radio Rai. “All you’re left with is a Mirante at full stretch. way to celebrate his deserved call-up for utes from time when he was left in space win in 31 years since a 7-0 success over up in a 4-3-1-2 formation with Roberto feeling of impotence and embarrass- Llorente scored his second seven Argentina.” in front of goal to bundle a volley past Ascoli. Injuries to Patrice Evra, Kwadwo Pereyra playing just behind Llorente and ment after a game like that.” Juve’s rout minutes later when Lichsteiner, who had Eight minutes later another Pogba Mirante from Lichsteiner’s cross on the Asamoah and Angelo Ogbonna in Tevez, with Swiss wingback Stephan began in the 23rd minute when a poor time and space to shoot, unselfishly missile was spilled by Mirante and Tevez right. recent weeks have forced Bianconeri Lichsteiner dropping to right back on headed clearance fell to Pogba, whose squared the ball for the Spaniard to beat stepped in to slot the ball home. It was Elsewhere, Lazio’s six-game unbeaten coach Massimiliano Allegri to ditch his the opposite flank from Simone Padoin. shot from outside the area was parried Mirante with a low volley at the back his eighth goal of the campaign and he run ended in a shock 2-1 reverse at tried and trusted 3-5-2 formation. Allegri rested midfield linchpin by Mirante into the path of Llorente, post. is now level with top-scorer Jose Empoli, Palermo were held 1-1 by visi- And days after his makeshift side Andrea Pirlo, with Claudio Marchisio who chipped over the keeper and inside Tevez scored his brace inside eight Callejon of Napoli. It was already Juve’s tors Udinese and Chievo grabbed a pre- potentially saved their Champions stepping into the midfield role flanked the far post. second-half minutes before making way biggest league winning margin since a cious 2-1 home win over Cesena thanks League campaign with a crucial 3-2 win by Paul Pogba and Romulo. Parma midfielder Jose Mauri forced for rarely-used French forward Kingsley 6-1 drubbing of Pescara in December to Sergio Pellissier’s brace, including a over Olympiakos, Allegri again had rea- Parma claimed only their second win Gianluigi Buffon to get down low at full Coman on the hour. 2012, but more was to come. late winner. In yesterday’s late games son to be rethinking his tactical strategy of the season two weeks ago but hopes stretch with a drive from 18 yards but it The Argentinian lay claim to arguably Llorente made way for Morata on 71 Fiorentina host Napoli, Verona are away for the rest of the season. The Juve of putting up any kind of resistance was a rare occasion and Parma were the goal of the game when he slalomed minutes and the Spaniard was soon on to Inter and Roma host Torino. — AFP Wolves trim Bayern’s lead Celtic top Scottish

BERLIN: VfL Wolfsburg’s ex-Chelsea winger club’s history. Kevin de Bruyne produced another top-class After Freiburg and Werder Bremen both Premiership performance in yesterday’s 2-0 win over strug- picked up wins on Saturday, Dortmund GLASGOW: Celtic moved top of the Scottish on McGinn in the middle of the pitch when glers Hamburg to trim Bayern Munich’s lead to dropped to last place for the first time in seven Premiership yesterday after Virgil van Dijk they broke for the first goal, and there was no four points in the Bundesliga. years having picked up just seven points in grabbed a last minute winner as the ten-man touch from an Aberdeen player for the second The 23-year-old Belgium international pro- their opening 10 league fixtures. Hoops came from behind to seal a 2-1 victory when Celtic scored from the corner,” McInnes vided superb passes for veteran striker Ivica On Saturday, Bayern romped to victory at over Aberdeen at Pittodrie. The Hoops knew a said. Olic and attacking midfielder Aaron Hunt to Frankfurt as Germany winger Thomas Mueller win against the Dons would see them top the “It’s hard to take when you lose a goal late score either side of half-time as Wolfsburg claimed a hat-trick. Germany defender Jerome table for the first time this season but found on. It’s harder to take from a set piece. I am dis- earned their eighth straight win in all competi- Boateng also set a new Bundesliga record of 50 their hopes dented in the 27th minute when appointed we didn’t make more of our tions. games unbeaten in matches in which he has Adam Rooney fired the home side in front. chances.” Pep Guardiola’s Bayern had opened a seven- played for Munich, eclipsing team-mate Franck Stefan Johansen took advantage of some Celtic’s midweek European exertions meant point gap after Saturday’s 4-0 win at Eintracht Ribery’s previous record by a single match. dithering defending to sneak home a 38th manager Ronny Deila made a host of changes. Frankfurt, but second-placed Wolfsburg kept Having been rested for Wednesday’s 2-0 minute equaliser. Aberdeen had the best of Strike partners Anthony Stokes and John up the pressure on the Bavarian giants. home win over Roma, which confirmed the second half chances with Niall McGinn Guidetti returned, fit-again James Forrest came This was another impressive display from De Bayern’s place in the Champions League last 16 coming close with a shot that smashed the in for his first start since August while Lukasz Bruyne, who also created two goals in as group winners, Mueller opened the scoring base of the post before Celtic skipper Scott Zaluska took the place of the injured Craig Thursday’s Europa League win at home to from a Ribery pass at the second attempt on 23 Brown was sent off in the 82nd minute for a Gordon in goal. Russsia’s Krasnodar and last week’s 4-0 league minutes. second bookable offence. Aberdeen had an early penalty claim when win at VfB Stuttgart. The 25-year-old then boosted his tally with However, the ten men of Celtic conquered Peter Pawlett went down in the box after tan- The Belgian has provided assists for nine two goals in three second-half minutes before up a winner in the 90th minute as van Dijk gling with Hoops skipper Scott Brown but ref- league goals this season since joining Wolves Swiss winger Xherdan Shaqiri grabbed their showed great skill to convert a Johansen cor- eree Alan Muir ignored their pleas. from Stamford Bridge after a season on loan at fourth on 86 minutes. ner past Dons ‘keeper Scott Brown. The Dons took the lead in the 27th minute Werder Bremen. Werder Bremen’s 2-0 win at home to VfB The result moves Celtic top of goal differ- through Rooney. Considine’s long throw-in “I am very pleased. When we can dominate Stuttgart lifted them up to 15th, which put ence of Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who caused consternations in the box and the ball Hamburg, so soon after a difficult European Dortmund bottom for the first time since defeated Hamilton 4-2 on Saturday, albeit the eventually broke back to the defender inside match, that is very good,” said Wolves coach August 2007. Hoops have a game in hand. the box. GERMANY; Wolfsburg’s Kevin De Bruyne (left) and Dieter Hecking. Bremen have now won their last two games Hoops boss Ronny Deila was delighted His initial shot was saved by Zaluska but Hamburg’s Valon Behrami challenge for the ball “We kept our shape for nearly the whole 90 under caretaker coach Viktor Skripnik as with his side’s efforts.”I am so proud of the the Celtic ‘keeper spilled the ball into Rooney’s during the German First Division Bundesliga soc- minutes. Now it’s time to recharge the batter- Austrian defender Sebastian Proedl and mid- boys. We have had so many games now in a path and his effort took a slight deflection off cer match. — AP ies.” Later yesterday, last season’s runners-up fielder Fin Bartels scored Werder’s goals. short period and I said to them if they could van Dijk on its way into the bottom corner of Borussia Dortmund need three points at home Hoffenheim dropped to fifth after a lively 4- Matteo took charge as they lost 2-0 at Freiburg get anything from the game I would be happy, the net. to third-placed Borussia Moenchengladbach to 3 defeat at home to Cologne while Leverkusen, thanks to goals by Christian Guenter and but the way they did it today was unbeliev- Celtic grabbed an equaliser in the 38th get off the bottom of the league table after five who won 2-1 at Zenit St Petersburg on Tuesday Jonathan Schmid. able,” the Celtic manager said. “That is what I minute through Johansen. The Norwegian’s straight defeats. Dortmund booked their place to stay top of their Champions League group, Augsburg moved up to seventh with a 3-0 mean about togetherness and team spirit and first touch on a lovely pass from Stokes looked in the Champions League’s last 16 with two were held to a goalless draw at home to Mainz win at mid-table Paderborn as midfielder we have to take that with us into the rest of the heavy but Ryan Reynolds dithering in defence games to spare in Tuesday’s 4-1 win over and drop to sixth. Tobias Werner scoring twice while Hanover 96 season.” allowed the Norwegian to sneak in and lift the Galatasaray, but Jurgen Klopp’s side are endur- Schalke are 11th after suffering their third are fourth after Friday’s 2-0 win at Hertha Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes had ball over Dons ‘keeper Scott Brown from a diffi- ing their worst start to a league season in the defeat in the six matches since Robert di Berlin. — AFP complaints about both goals. “There was a foul cult angle. — AFP IMF reforms threatened by Republican electoral sweep

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BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin (fourth left) and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping (second right) meet during a bilateral meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing yesterday. Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin promised ever closer cooperation yesterday as they met for the 10th time in less than two years. — AFP Xi offers vision of ‘Asia-Pacific dream’ Xi, Putin to ‘harvest the fruits’ of deepening ties

BEIJING: President Xi Jinping offered the world a vision of a their shared outlook which mirrors the countries’ converg- Ukraine, which could see Europe reduce its consumption of boom that has made it the world’s second-largest economy Chinese-driven “Asia-Pacific dream” yesterday, as Beijing ing trade, investment and geopolitical interests. The two Russian gas. to increase its regional and global heft. hosts a regional gathering that underlines its growing glob- sides signed a series of agreements to step up their multi- China also has tense relationships over territorial dis- But it stresses a policy of non-interference in other coun- al clout. billion-dollar natural resources collaboration.”Together we putes with neighbors such as Japan, Vietnam and the tries’ internal affairs-a stance that has enabled it to do busi- “We have the responsibility to create and realize an Asia- have carefully taken care of the tree of Russian-Chinese rela- Philippines. Under Xi, Communist China has mounted ness with leaders seen as pariahs in West. Its relationship Pacific dream for the people of the region,” the Chinese tions,” Xi told Putin at the Diaoyutai state guesthouse in crackdowns on dissidents and tightened limits on expres- with the United States has been marred by tensions over Communist chief told a gathering of business and political Beijing. sion, while critics accuse Putin’s Russia of rights abuses. trade disputes, cyberspying and human rights issues, while leaders that precedes the annual Asia-Pacific Economic “Now fall (autumn) has set in, it’s harvest time, it’s time to Obama left Washington yesterday with the White House Beijing is embroiled in enduring disputes with Tokyo over Cooperation (APEC) leaders’ gathering. The 21-member gather fruit,” he said. “No matter the changes on the global saying he was expected to have “candid and in-depth con- islands in the East China Sea, and with rival claimants in the APEC groups 40 percent of the world’s population, almost arena, we should stick to the chosen path to expand and versations” with Xi, after Secretary of State John Kerry last South China Sea. half its trade and more than half its GDP, and the summit strengthen our comprehensive mutually fruitful coopera- week described the two powers’ relationship as the “most Under Xi, it has been asserting its claims more firmly in will be attended by leaders including US President Barack tion.” Russia and China have been brought together by consequential” in the world. both areas. Obama, his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and mutual geopolitical concerns, among them wariness of the “For the Asia-Pacific and the world at large, China’s “China wants to live in harmony with all its neighbors,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. United States. development will generate huge opportunities and bene- he said yesterday. Nonetheless relations with Japan have It will see Beijing push its preferred Free Trade Area of The two countries often vote as a pair on the UN Security fits and hold lasting and infinite promise,” Xi said. His Asia- plunged in recent years with both sides sending ships and the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), while Washington is driving its own Council, where both hold a veto, sometimes in opposition Pacific dream, he added, was based on a “shared destiny” of aircraft to the islands, which are controlled by Tokyo and Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). to Western powers on issues such as Syria. peace, development and mutual benefit for the region. claimed by Beijing, raising fears of clashes. Hopes of a for- The TPP is seen as the economic element of the much- Putin said Russian-Chinese cooperation was “very impor- mal meeting between Xi and Abe on the sidelines of the touted US “rebalance” to Asia and so far brings together 12 tant for keeping the world within the framework of interna- Chinese dream- summit have risen following statements by the two coun- APEC nations including Japan and Australia-but not China. tional law, to make it more stable, more predictable”. Xi’s “Asia-Pacific dream” comments have echoes of the tries agreeing to try to improve ties. But Japanese officials Meanwhile, Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart “Me and you have done a lot for this and I am sure we “Chinese dream” he has regularly spoken of, an unspecified say that the key sentence in their statement was “very care- Vladimir Putin promised ever-closer cooperation yesterday will continue to work in this manner in the future,” he but much-discussed term with connotations of national fully written” to avoid Tokyo formally acknowledging that as they met for the 10th time in less than two years. The two added. Moscow faces harsh Western criticism and sanctions resurgence. Beijing-a veto-wielding permanent member of there was a dispute on sovereignty over the islands. “We did men, who held talks in Beijing, have increasingly stressed over its seizure of Crimea and the conflict in eastern the UN Security Council-is leveraging the decades-long not give in to the Chinese demand,” one official said. — AFP UAE, Qatar climb after Burgan Bank gets regulatory MSCI ups index weights approvals for capital increase Subscription begins on Nov 16, ends on Dec 14 MIDEAST STOCK MARKETS KUWAIT: Burgan Bank, Kuwait’s sec- man of Burgan Bank commented: DUBAI: Stock markets in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar out- and Commercial Bank of Qatar, up 0.7 percent. New emerging mar- ond largest commercial bank by ‘Burgan Bank Group aims with its performed the region yesterday after index compiler MSCI raised kets index constituent Gulf International Services rose 1.9 percent. assets, announced yesterday the capital optimization plan at adjust- the two countries’ weights in its emerging markets index in a move Analysts estimate the UAE and Qatar could each attract around receipt of all regulatory approvals ing its capital base to comply with promising fresh foreign fund inflows. In a semi-annual review, pub- $1 billion in total of additional foreign funds because of the latest for the increase in the bank’s issued Basel 3 and to further support lished at the end of last week and taking effect at the end of this MSCI decision - not much compared to their national market capi- and paid up capital by KD growth plans. This rights issuance is month, MSCI removed a 0.5 “adjustment factor” for a number of talisations of around $200 billion, but enough to stimulate trade in 21,600,000 (twenty one million and a continuation of this plan that has stocks which it had introduced in May because of accessibility the short term. Shares in developer Barwa Real Estate surged 7.6 six hundred thousand Kuwaiti started earlier this year and we are problems for foreign investors. percent, continuing a leg up which began last week after the firm dinars) distributed over 216,000,000 confident of our shareholders con- It also increased the “foreign inclusion factor” for UAE’s First Gulf launched a 500 million riyal ($137 million) commercial develop- shares (two hundred and sixteen tinuous trust and support in the Bank (FGB), doubling its weight, and added Qatar’s Gulf ment near downtown Doha and bought a 50 percent stake in million shares) with a nominal value bank’s vision and progressive International Services to the emerging markets benchmark. Lusail Golf Development for 2.48 billion riyals. of 100 fils per share. The issuance approach.” Abu Dhabi’s index rose 1.6 percent, largely on the back of FGB, Akber Khan, director of asset management at Al-Rayan premium has been priced at 375 fils “During the third quarter of this which jumped 5.3 percent. Shares in investment firm Waha Capital Investment in Doha, said trading volume in the stock indicated per share reflecting a share price of year, the bank issued the AT1 bond surged 7.0 percent to 2.92 dirhams after the company said its third- interest from institutional investors. “This is clearly institutional buy- 475 fils (nominal value of 100 fils + which is considered the first of its Burgan Bank Chairman quarter profit more than doubled. Waha’s shares broke technical ing because five million shares traded is a lot of money,” he said. premium of 375 fils) . kind to be issued by a Kuwaiti bank Majed Essa Al-Ajeel resistance at 2.85 dirhams, the late October peak, triggering a bull- Saudi, Egypt Subscription begins from as one of the steps in its innovative ish right triangle formed by the highs and lows since mid-October Saudi Arabia’s index edged up 0.4 percent as telecommuni- November 16, 2014 and ends in capital optimization plan. We have the largest regional branch net- and pointing up to 3.16 dirhams. cations operator Mobily rose 3.9 percent, rebounding after December 14, 2014. The capital always believed that it is our work with more than 233 branches Meanwhile, shares in Union National Bank dropped 5.2 percent; tumbling by its 10 percent daily limit for three sessions in a increase shares will be specified for responsibility to advocate the across Kuwait, Turkey, Jordan, investors had hoped it would also become part of the MSCI index row. Last Monday, Mobily cut its profits for 2013 and the first the shareholders registered in the development of an efficient capital Algeria, Iraq, Tunis, Lebanon and following the November review, but MSCI chose not to include the half of 2014 by a combined 1.43 billion riyals ($381.2 million), bank’s shareholders register - as on market hence our innovation in Palestine. The wide footprint was stock. Dubai’s benchmark rose 1.1 percent. Heavyweights Emaar citing accounting errors, and also reported a 71 percent the trading day prior to the date of our capital optimization plans. achieved after the bank’s decision Properties and Dubai Islamic Bank added 2.0 and 0.3 percent plunge in third-quarter profit. Mobily’s actions prompted the beginning the subscription period - Burgan Bank has issued in the past to diversify into faster growth mar- respectively after MSCI increased their weights. Real estate devel- bourse regulator to launch a probe. Egypt’s benchmark edged according to the percentage of four years many debt instruments kets. “Burgan Bank Group is reap- opers Deyaar and Union Properties added 1.9 and 1.8 percent, down 0.5 percent as most blue chips pulled back. Shares in ownership shares, and the excess in in USD and KD in an attempt to ing the benefits of its diversifica- while construction firm Drake & Scull rose 0.9 percent. MSCI added Commercial International Bank fell 0.4 percent and brokerage shares will be allocated for general establish a yield curve in Kuwait tion strategy as the international the three names to its UAE small-cap index. Qatar’s main index EFG Hermes was down 1.7 percent. Shares in Palm Hills, subscription for shareholders and and further develop the debt capi- operations now contribute to 51 added 0.8 percent as blue chips Qatar National Bank and Industries Egypt’s second-largest listed real estate developer, fell 2.3 per- others. tal market,” added Al-Ajeel. percent of the group’s revenues,” Qatar rose 1.7 and 1.4 percent in response to MSCI weight increas- cent even though the company reported a 152 percent jump Majed Essa Al-Ajeel, the chair- Burgan Bank Group has one of concluded Al-Ajeel. es. Also on MSCI’s list were Doha Bank, which gained 1.2 percent, in third-quarter net profit yesterday. — Reuters MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 BUSINESS News in brief IMF reforms threatened by

Dollar stable against dinar at KD 0.290 Republican electoral sweep KUWAIT: The exchange rate of the US dollar was stable against the Kuwaiti dinar at KD 0.290 while the euro dropped to KD 0.361 com- pared to Thursday’s rate, said a statement here yesterday. The Central Bank of Kuwait said in its daily bulletin that the sterling dropped to KD 0.461, the Swiss franc fell to KD 0.300 and the Japanese yen was US ratification looks further away unchanged at KD 0.003. WASHINGTON: International Monetary Fund chief Republicans. Some Republicans have said specifically of the IMF as the main anchor of the international mone- Christine Lagarde might need to get to work perfecting they do not want to increase the influence of China and tary system,” said Domenico Lombardi, former advisor to Emirates LNG terminal her belly-dance. The normally reserved head of the Russia in the Fund-even though the US would remain the IMF board. tender result in 2015 global crisis lender promised in October to perform for the dominant IMF power after the reforms. That leaves If the reform is not adopted by the end of this year, ABU DHABI: The result of a tender to build a lique- the US Congress if that would get it to endorse crucial, the emerging economies increasingly impatient. China, the Fund is to present a “Plan B” to its board, the specifics fied natural gas (LNG) import facility at the busy oil much-delayed reforms for the Fund. “I will do belly- the world’s second largest economy, only holds 4 per- of which remain vague. That then would require new port of Fujairah will be announced in late 2014 or dancing if that’s what it takes to get the US to ratify,” she cent of the voting rights, barely more than Italy, whose negotiations among its 188 member-states. early 2015, the United Arab Emirates energy minister said. But now the Republican victory in Tuesday’s US economy is one-fifth the size. Some experts say the Fund should press for US ratifi- said yesterday. In an interview with state news elections has likely placed ratification further away-and In reaction, in July Brazil, Russia, India, China and cation by the end of this year, while the current Congress she will have to work harder to convince the IMF’s South Africa joined hands to create their own monetary remains in office and before the new one sits in January. agency WAM, Suhail bin Mohammed Al-Mazroui said largest shareholder. fund for emergency needs. “The advantage is that it’s not a new issue,” said Ted the project would have a capacity of 9 million tons a “The change in the US political landscape is not a They could take the opportunity at the coming G20 Truman, former Treasury official. year. EmiratesLNG, a joint venture between state- good omen for progress on IMF reforms,” said Eswar summit in Australia this month to pound the table over “The current Republican representatives are now bet- controlled International Petroleum Investment Co Prasad, a former IMF official. Since 2012, the Obama the issue, according to the Russian representative ter informed about the IMF legislation. I’m not saying (IPIC) and Mubadala Petroleum, won approval for the administration has sought to convince Republicans in Svetlana Lukash. that they’re perfectly informed, but they’re better venture in November 2013. The company has said Congress to formally endorse the reform-decided in “The most important thing for us is the reform of the informed.” Douglas Rediker, a former US representative to the new terminal will be able to accommodate the 2010 with US support-that doubles its financial IMF, a problem which has not yet been solved within the the IMF board, said the opposition in Congress has main- largest LNG tankers, with most of the gas destined resources and increases slightly the voting power in the framework of the G20,” she said Friday. ly been part of “internal domestic political maneuvers for the UAE’S power sector. Front-end engineering IMF of emerging economies like China, Russia and Brazil. that have little to nothing to do with the IMF reform design (FEED) has been done by France’s Technip. As the largest shareholder, the US endorsement is Plan B itself”. “It’s going to take a collaborative effort between Dubai already imports LNG through ports in the Gulf, necessary to implement the reforms. All other major The IMF, which declined to talk about the issue, is the White House, the Senate, and the House to actually and the UAE gets a modest volume of Qatari gas by economies have ratified them already. itself anxious. Already under attack over its legitimacy, it work together to understand how important this is.” To pipeline, which helps feed power and desalination But the White House has repeatedly failed to get the has to work with more limited resources as it awaits US make that happen, Lagarde could very well have to gear plants at Fujairah. Building an LNG import terminal ratification through Congress, against opposition from action. “The lack of approval will result in the weakening up her belly dance. — AFP outside the Strait of Hormuz reduces the risk that the UAE’s supplies could be affected by problems in the vital oil and gas shipping lane, which neighboring Iran threatened to block two years ago.

Waha Capital shares up 7% after earnings DUBAI: Shares in Abu Dhabi’s Waha Capital rose sharply in early trade yesterday after the company said its third-quarter profit more than doubled, driven by higher income from its stake in AerCap Holdings. Waha made a net profit of 301.2 mil- lion dirhams ($82 million) in the three months to Sept. 30, up from 107.1 million dirhams in the year-ago period. AerCap, in which Waha Capital owns a 14.1 percent stake, recorded a 118 percent year-on-year rise in earnings per share in the third quarter. Shares in Waha jumped 7.0 percent to 2.92 dirhams, outperforming a 1.3 percent rise by the Abu Dhabi index, and were the third most heavily traded stock in the market. They rose above technical resistance at 2.85 dirhams, the late October peak. Any clean break, in the form of a daily close, would trigger a bullish right triangle formed by the highs and lows since mid-October and pointing up to 3.16 dirhams.

Shares in UNB down on MSCI disappointment DUBAI: Shares in Abu Dhabi’s Union National Bank fell 5.6 percent by midday yesterday on disappointment that the stock was not added to MSCI’s emerging mar- ket index, traders said. In a semi-annual review, pub- lished at the end of last week and to take effect at the end of this month, MSCI made various adjustments to its indexes, including an increase in the weightings for three stocks in the United Arab Emirates and four in HONG KONG: A woman walks past a gardening field in Hong Kong. Hong Kong farming villages bordering mainland China are locked ina bitter struggle against property Qatar. Some analysts had predicted UNB might be developers accused of “land hoarding” as resentment of the city’s well-connected tycoons fuels democracy protests. — AFP added to the MSCI index, but it was not. Some investors appeared to switch out of UNB yesterday into First Gulf Hong Kong farmers protest over land grab by tycoon Bank, which had its weighting raised by MSCI and was up 5.1 percent. HONG KONG: Hong Kong farming villages bordering main- mercial complexes as well as private flats beyond the reach tions ago but have no land rights, villagers say. land China are locked in a bitter struggle against property of most Hong Kongers-villagers argue that the project is “Hundreds of farmers have had to leave the village developers accused of “land hoarding”, as resentment of the designed mainly to enrich real estate giants. because of this land hoarding,” said 29-year-old Becky Au Kuwait Insurance posts city’s vast wealth gap fuels democracy protests. “Ordinary people like me can only dream of affording the Hei-man, who manages a community farm in the village. KD4.9m in 9-month profits Now in their second month, the protests were sparked by apartments that will be built here,” said Yung King-yu, a 19- “This is a kind of land hegemony,” she said, strolling past a KUWAIT: Kuwait Insurance Company has announced KD Beijing’s insistence on vetting candidates in Hong Kong’s year-old resident of Ma Shi Po, one of the affected villages. fenced plot now owned by Henderson Land Development 4.9 million in net profits for the first nine months of this next leadership elections in 2017 — but the perceived cosy “So how will this project meet Hong Kong’s housing and overrun by wild undergrowth. Henderson, led by Hong year compared to KD 3.9 million in the same period of relationship between the government and the city’s power- needs?” asks Yung, who regularly camps at one of the Kong’s third-richest man Lee Shau-kee, is a major land hold- 2013. Shareholders’ equity hit KD 62 million in the nine ful business elite is also a key source of anger. democracy protest sites. Given the area’s proximity to the er in Ma Shi Po, says Liber Research Community, a Hong months that elapsed in September 2014 against KD 52.5 While developers snap up valuable real estate across the border, the project has also spawned concerns that it will Kong think-tank focused on urban planning. million in the same period last year, the company said in city, soaring house prices and rental costs leave the majority cater more to wealthy Chinese mainlanders, who are often Becky says her landlord has sold her patch of land to an online statement here yesterday. The company’s total of the population struggling to afford private housing. blamed for driving up Hong Kong property prices. Henderson, but she refuses to leave. assets amounted to 167.3 million against provisions Farmers in the outlying New Territories near the mainland The property giant declined to comment when contact- border are now joining the push back against the govern- ‘Land hegemony’ ed by AFP. Besides Henderson, other land-owning develop- worth KD 105.2 million in the first nine months of 2014 ment and developers as their land comes under threat. A Hemmed in by skyscrapers towering above tree-lined ers in areas surrounding Ma Shi Po include billionaire Cheng compared to KD 78.5 million’s worth of provisions in the multi-billion dollar government project will see scarce agri- boulevards, Ma Shi Po is a patchwork of vegetable farms, fish Yu-tung’s New World Development and Cheung Kong, led same period last year, it added. Established in 1960, the cultural land developed, and thousands uprooted to make ponds and sprawling pastel-colored houses a novelty in by Asia’s richest man Li Ka-shing, Liber researcher Chan Kim Kuwait Insurance Company (KIC) was registered with the way for townships that officials say will help to meet Hong Kong, where millions live in cramped apartments. But Ching said. “Our research shows developers have been qui- Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) in 1984 with a paid-up cap- demand for housing. there are also abandoned plots which developers have etly stocking up land at low prices since the early 1990s- ital of KD 19.4 million. It is active in all types of insurance But with only a tiny sliver of the proposed 614 hectares bought up over the years from local landlords, displacing years before the government declared the project in 1998,” and investment in capital and assets. area reserved for public housing-and a bigger slice for com- scores of non-indigenous farmers who moved there genera- said Chan. — AFP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.765 Sierra Leone 0.000064 0.000070 Nepalese Rupees 3.905 Singapore Dollar 0.223011 0.229011 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 88.300 South African Rand 0.019914 0.028414 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Chinese Yuan Renminbi 47.950 Japanese Yen 2.526 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001912 0.002492 Australian Dollar 230.42 227.42 Thai Bhat 9.980 Indian Rupees 4.743 Taiwan 0.009414 0.009594 Canadian Dollar 261.08 262.08 Turkish Lira 130.750 Thai Baht 0.008559 0.009109 Pakistani Rupees 2.847 Swiss Franc 306.15 304.15 Arab Srilankan Rupees 2.221 Euro 366.02 367.02 Bahraini Dinar 0.766353 0.774353 Nepali Rupees 2.963 US Dollar 291.55 294.55 Bahrain Exchange Company Egyptian Pound 0.038632 0.041732 Singapore Dollar 226.560 Sterling Pound 465.34 468.34 Hongkong Dollar 37.581 Japanese Yen 2.58 2.60 Iranian Riyal 0.000081 0.000082 Bangladesh Taka 3.759 Bangladesh Taka 3.759 4.029 CURRENCY BUY SELL Iraqi Dinar 0.000188 0.000248 Philippine Peso 6.467 Indian Rupee 4.737 5.037 Europe Jordanian Dinar 0.406851 0.414351 Thai Baht 8.870 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.221 2.656 Belgian Franc 0.007585 0.008585 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Irani Riyal transfer 59.250 Nepali Rupee 2.957 3.492 British Pound 0.457005 0.466005 Lebanese Pound 0.000144 0.000244 Irani Riyal cash 117.500 Pakistani Rupee 2.853 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005086 0.017066 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023794 0.047794 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 79.23 79.69 Danish Krone 0.044737 0.049737 Nigerian Naira 0.001179 0.001814 Saudi Riyal 77.724 Bahraini Dinar 773.84 775.91 Euro 0.358313 0.366313 Omani Riyal 0.750729 0.756409 Qatari Riyal 80.074 Egyptian Pound 40.66 41.26 Norwegian Krone 0.038713 0.043913 Qatar Riyal 0.079316 0.080529 Omani Riyal 757.340 Jordanian Dinar 413.78 419.43 Romanian Leu 0.083568 0.083568 Saudi Riyal 0.077057 0.077757 Omani Riyal 756.12 763.42 Bahraini Dinar 774.150 Slovakia 0.008494 0.018494 Syrian Pound 0.001727 0.001947 Qatari Riyal 80.29 80.84 UAE Dirham 79.376 Swedish Krona 0.035269 0.040289 Tunisian Dinar 0.155580 0.163580 Saudi Riyal 77.67 78.07 ARAB COUNTRIES Swiss Franc 0.295661 0.305861 Turkish Lira 0.130217 0.137217 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.762 Turkish Lira 0.130217 0.137217 UAE Dirhams 0.078342 0.079491 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.663 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Australasia Yemeni Riyal 0.001315 0.001395 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.360 Australian Dollar 0.243703 0.255203 New Zealand Dollar 0.220271 0.229771 Tunisian Dinar 159.910 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian Dinar 411.340 US Dollar 291.150 America Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.955 Canadian Dollar 259.205 Canadian Dollar 0.252099 0.260599 Syrian Lira 2.077 Sterling Pound 466.000 US Dollars 0.287250 0.291950 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 33.297 Euro 366.615 US Dollars Mint 0.287750 0.291950 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 302.465 Asia US Dollar 290.300 US Dollar Transfer 291.350 Bahrain Dinar 774.160 Bangladesh Taka 0.003351 0.003951 Euro 365.200 Euro 364.770 UAE Dirhams 79.165 Chinese Yuan 0.046031 0.049531 Pound Sterlng 464.000 Sterling Pound 464.120 Qatari Riyals 80.770 Hong Kong Dollar 0.035479 0.038229 Canadian Dollar 255.700 Canadian dollar 258.290 Saudi Riyals 77.815 Indian Rupee 0.004481 0.004882 Indian Rupee 4.740 Egyptian Pound 40.615 Turkish lira 128.800 Jordanian Dinar 410.810 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.217 Swiss Franc 303.020 Egyptian Pound 40.623 Japanese Yen 0.002464 0.002644 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.222 Bangladesh Taka 3.750 Australian Dollar 252.310 Kenyan Shilling 0.003323 0.003323 Indian Rupees 4.740 Korean Won 0.000257 0.000272 Philippines Peso 6.472 US Dollar Buying 290.150 Pakistan Rupee 2.825 Pakistani Rupees 2.828 Malaysian Ringgit 0.084748 0.090748 GOLD Bahraini Dinar 773.550 Bangladesh Taka 3.756 Nepalese Rupee 0.002977 0.003147 20 gram 229.000 Philippines Pesso 6.472 UAE Dirham 79.100 Pakistan Rupee 0.002749 0.003029 10 gram 117.500 Cyprus pound 714.395 Saudi Riyal 77.600 Philippine Peso 0.006383 0.006663 5 gram 59.250 Japanese Yen 3.560 *Rates are subject to change BUSINESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014

KUWAIT: After-sales team attending the training course. KUWAIT: Saleh Al-Babtain, CEO of Nissan Gulf addresses a press conference at the Nissan Service Center, Shuwaikh. — Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat Al-Babtain’s after-sales team undergoes technical training

By Faten Omar customers and plays a key role for the group to Al-Babtain said that these courses also result in Japan, which trained the attendees in the latest deliver the best quality, and we will continue to the discovery of talented employees and get them technology in the reform of the structure and black- KUWAIT: Abdulmohsen Abdulaziz Al-Babtain invest in the human element and infrastructure,” through advanced training. “The training will also smithing. The training also covered various aspects Company has nominated its staff for technical train- said Saleh Al-Babtain, CEO of Nissan Gulf during a inspire their colleagues to work constantly to devel- of safety blacksmithing and bodywork repair. ings to boost their expertise and competence and press conference at the Nissan Service Center, op their skills leading to the improvement of the Nissan Gulf, Dubai had awarded the Al-Babtain enhance the facilities and processes in order to pro- Shuwaikh. quality and standard of work and production to Co for achieving the Nissan Global Standard N-CAM vide the best experience to its customers. The com- He appreciated the continuous efforts of Al- meet customer satisfaction,” he said. in sales, marketing and after-sales six months ago. pany assured that it will keep empowering its work- Babtain Group’s management to achieve the com- Nrianan Bozanthara of Blacksmithing and Dye “Al-Babtain’s Group is glad to receive this award as it force enabling them to cope with the changing cus- pliance with Nissan global standards in sales, mar- Service Center in Al-Ahmadi completed the work- reflects the high quality of services that Al-Babtain tomer expectations. keting and after-sales. The after-sales workshop was shop in “blacksmithing and repair bodywork” this Group provides to its customers through its various “After-sales team offers vital interaction with our held at Nissan service centre. October 2014 at Nissan Customer Service Center in services centers and showrooms,” he added.

Kuroda sprang easing surprise to head off inflation forecast TOKYO: The Bank of Japan Governor not stimulus, three sources said. Board mem- only surprised the markets with his latest bers would then have to revisit their esti- splurge of monetary easing. He sprang it mates in light of the new action. on his own board members just two days It worked. They revised their forecasts earlier, jolted into action to stop them to take account of the QQE injection, making a low-ball forecast that might bringing the figure up to 1.7 percent, have sunk his flagship inflation target. enough to keep Kuroda’s target within To achieve maximum effect for the sight and perhaps drain the growing shock decision, Haruhiko Kuroda and pool of doubters. Annual core consumer right-hand man Masayoshi Amamiya inflation was down at only 1 percent in kept only a handful of elite central bank September, prompting many to charge bureaucrats in the loop as they laid the Kuroda with unfounded optimism. A ground for the expansion of their quanti- Reuters poll of economists had forecast tative and qualitative easing (QQE) pro- only 1.1 percent for the year to come. gram. They didn’t even give the usual forewarning to senior bureaucrats at the Genie on the loose Ministry of Finance, according to inter- Though Kuroda won the vote, which views with nearly a dozen insiders and will boost the BOJ’s government debt purchases by $260 billion a year and triple its buying of risky assets, he also paid a price for the manner and haste of the decision: a board split almost down the middle. Because policy board members are barred from discussing policy without a quorum in a formal meeting, Kuroda sent BOJ bureaucrats as his emissaries to cor- ral a majority for his easing plan, sources Cabot Square, Canary Wharf said. He knew he had the votes of his two deputies, and that there was no hope of winning over the board’s two market Haruhiko Kuroda economists who have long expressed Canary Wharf’s home-building public doubts about QQE, especially government sources with knowledge of Takahide Kiuchi, who wants the program the bank’s deliberations. terminated in two years. bet in London hub builds a buzz No leaks reached the media, and the So fierce lobbying focused on the announcement at the Oct. 31 policy board’s two former businessmen, Koji meeting pushed the Nikkei stock aver- Ishida and Yoshihisa Morimoto. Despite Living styles changing, worker numbers booming age to seven-year highs and the yen to frantic efforts, he failed to win them over. seven-year lows against the dollar. Worse, though they had rarely voiced LONDON: Canary Wharf Group’s plans for high- The plans for Canary Wharf living include a 107.50 in the West End, 58.50 in the City and The market reaction will have been open doubts about QQE before, their rise living in London’s transformed financial cen- 60-storey residential skyscraper and Wood 52.20 on the Southbank, according to real welcome news to Kuroda, but the impact opposition would now become public. tre mark a new departure for it and workers in Wharf, a 20-acre riverside development com- estate consultancy CBRE. he wanted above all was to alter inflation Britain’s capital who have until now preferred to plete with a school, apartments and a medical Secondly, a new high speed transport link - expectations in a country that has strug- The sources said the swing voter was the hard-to-predict former academic live at a distance from their offices. Having suc- clinic on the banks of the Thames. Canary Wharf Cross Rail - connecting east and west London gled with crippling deflation for two cessfully revamped what were derelict docks Group is betting that workers are increasingly could rid the estate of its image as a peripheral decades. Timing was critical - and not of Ryuzo Miyao, who took a long time to convince. One suggested Kuroda had let into a gleaming collection of skyscrapers, the willing to jettison the traditional British com- destination. The 15 billion-pound railway will his choosing. At the policy meeting the group is confident it can persuade bankers and mute via train and bus from suburban areas transport people from London’s major interna- board would also issue a new consumer a genie of dissent out of the bottle, which could make future easing deci- lawyers to call the area on London’s eastern encircling the capital in favor of high-rise living tional airport Heathrow to the estate in under inflation forecast for the next fiscal year, flank their home as well as their place of work. in the metropolis. 40 minutes and to commuter hub Maidenhead, sions more difficult to achieve. based on the median estimate from the Songbird Estates, which owns 69 percent of Its build coincides with a rapid growth in roughly 30 miles from the capital, in just 55 min- “Those who dissented this time may nine members. But two days before pub- the Canary Wharf Group, is one of the front run- London’s population, which will shortly hit 8.6 utes, with no change of train required. be inclined to dissent again if the BOJ lication, the preliminary estimate was ners in the race to capitalize on an expected million people - its pre-World War Two peak - The estate is already connected to the city’s were to ease further,” said the source. only around 1.5 percent, three of the explosion in London’s population with a plan for and grow by a further 2.7 million by 2050, transport network through the Dockland’s Light Takeshi Minami, chief economist at sources said. luxury high-rise apartments that could double according to estimates from the Greater London Railway and Jubilee underground rail line, That was well below the 1.9 percent Norinchukin Research Institute and one the size of the original wharf development Authority. churning out 100,000 commuters on weekdays forecast made in July, and if published of just four of the 19 economists who estate. and around 50,000 people on Saturdays. could have been fatal to his key goal of had correctly forecast the Halloween sur- “People are working differently now. They Rents and transport hitting 2 percent from April next year. prise in a Reuters poll, expects the bank might come in and work until small hours in the After a hiatus following the financial crisis, Tech in tower hamlets Since price expectations play a key role will want to ease again in mid-2015. morning and want to be able to get home,” said the number of new residential developments in While some Londoners baulk at the prospect in the consumer behaviors that ultimate- If so, Kuroda, whose determination to Nick Parr, a partner at London estate agent London has started to grow again in recent of living in the city’s East End, once more ly determine prices, doubts about the stay the course is unflagging, could well Knight Frank. He added that modern living now years. Some 6,600 developments were launched famous for slums than skyscrapers, Canary target could be self-fulfilling. need Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to stack had a “south east Asian influence - where every- in the first half of 2014, more than double the Wharf’s development is likely to appeal to over- There were other triggers for action, the BOJ board with reliable reflationists thing goes on 24 hours a day and is all on your 3,000 units started in the same period two to seas professionals unperturbed about living including October’s plunge in oil prices when Miyao’s term ends in March and door step when you need it.” Canary Wharf three years ago, according to investment man- outside the city centre. Songbird is also count- and the fact that an easing burst would Morimoto’s in June. “In order to com- Group’s first foray into residential development agement firm Jones Lang LaSalle which special- ing on its cheap rents to lure the creative indus- have more market impact in the week pletely overcome the chronic disease of has already attracted would-be buyers to it: Last izes in real estate. tries - media, technology and telecommunica- the US Federal Reserve decided to turn deflation, you need to take all your medi- week the company rejected a 2.2 billion pound Canary Wharf’s development stands out for tions firms - away from their traditional base its own liquidity taps off. But it was the cine,” Kuroda said on Wednesday. “Half- takeover approach from the Qatar Investment two reasons. First, its office space is much around London’s Old Street, and the developing inflation forecast that convinced Kuroda baked medical treatment will only wors- Authority and Brookfield Property Partners, say- cheaper than the rest of London with rents of hub around King’s Cross, soon to be home to and his aides to go for another burst of en the symptoms.” — Reuters ing it significantly undervalued the group. 38.50 pounds per square foot, compared to Google.— Reuters

Indian finance minister pledges land, tax reforms

NEW DELHI: India will push ahead with to eliminate regulatory hurdles to doing South Korean steel giant POSCO in eastern tough land acquisition and tax reforms business as it seeks to attract crucial invest- India. The law, passed last year by the previ- aimed at boosting investment and kickstart- ment. ous Congress government, seeks to compen- ing the economy, Finance Minister Arun The comments came as Prime Minister sate farmers and tribals who sell their land Jaitley said yesterday. Narendra Modi expanded his government for industrial projects, but business claims it He added that changes were needed to yesterday, appointing 21 new ministers, in a has made the task more difficult. existing legislation to speed up the process bid to step up the pace of promised econom- Any changes will have to go through par- of buying land for industrial use, a con- ic reforms. Jaitley, who suffers from ill health, liament where the ruling Bharatiya Janata tentious issue in India which has long is expected to lose the defense portfolio in Party (BJP) lacks a majority in the upper delayed projects. “Some changes may be yesterday’s reshuffle, allowing him to con- house and must rely on support from allies. necessary (to the Land Acquisition Act),” centrate on the tougher reforms. The portfo- In another move likely to boost business sen- Jaitley said at an economic forum in New lios will be announced later. timent, Jaitley said talks with stakeholders on Delhi. The Indian economy expanded last year a long-awaited national goods and services “We will first try to reach a consensus and by a near-decade low of 4.7 percent half the tax (GST) to ramp up inter-state commerce if that is not possible we will go ahead and scorching pace seen during the country’s were in advanced stages. take the decision,” he said. Although the boom a few years back. Land acquisition is a A single tax regime, which would scrap the right-wing government has introduced politically charged issue, which has delayed multiple levies paid by companies at state smaller initiatives since taking power in May, many projects, sometimes for years, includ- and federal level, would also require legisla- critics say it has lacked the boldness needed ing construction of a $12-billion plant by tion passed through parliament. — AFP Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley BUSINESS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 2014 Europe braced for some dismal figures

GLOBAL ECONOMY WEEK AHEAD LONDON: After European Central Bank chief about 1 trillion euros higher than now. a rebound have fizzled out with Europe’s Paris and Rome have been pressing increased its pace of money creation, Mario Draghi got his colleagues to sign up to Economists seized on the word “towards”, largest economy struggling to eke out any the EU to focus more on measures to while the ECB agonizes over whether to a target for pumping money into the ailing which casts some doubt over whether it growth to the point that it could be in reces- boost growth rather than cut debt in follow suit. With Japan’s new policy gam- euro-zone economy, a raft of GDP reports are amounts to a hard target. And the ability of sion, on the technical measure of two succes- order to prevent a slide back into reces- bit likely to push the yen lower still, and likely to show just why more help may be the ECB to swallow its objections to full quan- sive quarters of decline, come Friday. sion and to buy them time to push with the euro heading south versus the needed. The ECB did not add to its arsenal of titative easing remains in question. This week Reuters polling has a consensus forecast of through structural economic reforms. dollar thanks to the ECB’s efforts to measures last week and is expected to wait sees a raft of third quarter GDP reports from 0.1 percent growth in the euro zone as a Greater government spending is reflate its economy, discussion of curren- and see the take-up of a second round of the euro zone, which are unlikely to make whole and for Germany. France may just out- arguably more likely to have a direct eco- cy devaluation cannot be ruled out in cheap loans being offered to banks in comfortable reading. Spain has already do them, growing by 0.2 percent, while Italy is nomic impact than monetary policy Brisbane either. December before considering anything fur- reported reasonable 0.5 percent growth on predicted to contract slightly again. “It looks measures, which are like pushing on a “The ECB clearly wishes to position ther. the quarter and few if any of its peers are like- as if the euro-zone and Germany have avoid- piece of string while demand remains so itself as a contender in the global ‘curren- But after signs of discord, Draghi did secure ly to better that. ed a technical recession. But let’s be clear, the low. Yet the country with the finances to cy wars’ of competitive reflation, along- unanimous agreement that the ECB balance The currency bloc as a whole grew just 0.1 mere fact that something has not got worse is spend more - Germany - will not enter- side the BoJ, with the aim of weakening sheet would “move towards the dimensions it percent in the second quarter of the year and no reason to cheer,” economists at ING wrote tain that argument. the euro,” said Lena Komileva, chief econ- had at the beginning of 2012” when it was Germany contracted by 0.2 percent. Hopes of in a note. omist at G+ Economics. South Korea will Parting of the ways not sit on its hands while a tumbling yen That will be a topic for discussion undercuts the country’s export competi- when leaders of the G20 economies tiveness, its central bank chief said on meet in Australia at the end of the week, Friday. with the United States and others likely The Bank of England will produce its to renew their calls on Berlin to do more quarterly inflation report on Wednesday. to boost growth. The world’s major cen- With wage growth still largely absent tral banks are now facing in very differ- and inflation dropping to just 1.2 percent ent directions, a position that could in September, noises from within the BoE cause stress in financial markets and the suggest that the timing of a first interest economies that underpin them. rate rise could be heading further over October’s US jobs report showed the the horizon. unemployment rate fell to a fresh six- The latest Reuters poll of economists year low of 5.8 percent, backing the found an almost even split between Federal Reserve’s decision to wind up its those expecting a move in the first quar- bond-buying program. At the same time, ter of 2015 and those who think it will the Bank of Japan has dramatically come later. — Reuters MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 BUSINESS

Excitingly sporty driving experience, extravagant design. The new four-door high-performance coupé. The Mercedes-Benz CLA 45 AMG Design meets driving performance

KUWAIT: The much-anticipated CLA 45 ly limited). But the AMG 2.0-litre turbo Twin-scroll turbochargers is particularly impressive during powerful ers located behind the large intake ports. AMG has arrived in Kuwait and is available engine is impressive not only in terms of its Mercedes-AMG addresses the essential acceleration. This provides for ideal cooling of the highly at Abdul Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi dynamic performance but also with regard challenges concerning the response of An AMG Performance exhaust system compressed charge air, thereby contribut- Company’s Mercedes-Benz Showroom, the to its efficiency and environmental com- small-displacement turbo engines by with exhaust flap is available as an option ing towards optimum engine performance. regional general distributer announced patibility. The CLA 45 AMG achieves a fuel means of a twin-scroll turbocharger, maxi- for the CLA 45 AMG. This provides for an The cooling of the transmission oil is yesterday. The dynamic CLA 45 AMG is a consumption level of 6.9 litres per 100 kilo- mum derestriction of the exhaust system even more emotional and striking engine integrated into the water cooling circuit for perfect representative of the AMG’s Driving metres according to NEDC combined fig- and an innovative injection strategy. The sound when the throttle is open and dur- the engine. The water cooler positioned Performance brand claim: with a peak out- ures, while it already meets the EU6 emis- twin-scroll technology provides for a more ing gear shifting. The double-declutching behind the front apron is supported by the put of 265 kW (360 hp) and maximum sions standard that only comes into effect spontaneous build-up of charge pressure, function during downshifting and the heat exchanger which is fitted directly on torque of 450 Newton metres, its tur- in 2015. making effective use of exhaust gas back interruption of ignition and injection dur- the transmission and supplied with cooling bocharged engine is the most powerful The basis for these impressive figures is pressure, exhaust gas temperature and ing upshifting under full load produce a water as required by means of an auxiliary four-cylinder unit in series production in provided by the high-tech package which exhaust gas impulse. This results in a particularly throaty sound with the AMG pump. the world. The performance-oriented AMG has been put together by Mercedes-AMG. swifter build-up of torque right from the Performance exhaust system and create a “One man, one engine” 4MATIC all-wheel drive of the CLA 45 AMG As a high-performance engine belonging lower rev range. As a positive side-effect, level of emotionality which is otherwise As is the case with all eight- and similarly sets a new benchmark in its com- to the BlueDIRECT family, the four-cylinder the twin-scroll technology also benefits the preserve of engines with more than twelve-cylinder engines, the new AMG petitive segment. turbo engine features spray-guided direct fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. four cylinders. four-cylinder turbo engine is hand-built The new four-door high-performance petrol injection via piezo injectors posi- With a maximum charge pressure of 1.8 according to the traditional AMG philoso- coupÈ offers the exceptional combination tioned centrally in the four combustion bar, the AMG 2.0-litre four-cylinder turbo High-performance cooling system phy of “one man, one engine”. An exclusive of an excitingly sporty driving experience, chambers. The combination of multiple engine leads the field in this respect, too. The high driving dynamics of the CLA assembly line has been set up for the new extravagant design and exclusive individu- ality.) Turbocharged engine, all-wheel drive and the AMG SPEEDSHIFT DCT 7-speed sports transmission - the CLA 45 AMG fea- tures the same drive system that is power- ing the A 45 AMG to deliver highly dynamic and efficient performance. Michael Ruehle, CEO Abdul Rahman Albisher & Zaid Alkazemi Company said: “With the most powerful series-production four cylinder engine in the world, sporty aesthetics and an impressive high-tech package, the new CLA 45 AMG provides a highly-dynamic driving experience and sets a new benchmark for the coupe seg- ment. Mercedes AMG has crafted another exceptional vehicle and we have no doubt it will be well received in Kuwait.”

Typically AMG A glance at the technical data for the CLA 45 AMG shows: the AMG 2.0-litre turbo Dynamic, exclusive and top-quality interior. Most powerful series-production four-cylinder turbo engine in the world. engine, with a maximum output of 265 kW (360 hp) and up to 450 Newton metres of fuel injection and multiple spark ignition The AMG sports exhaust system fea- 45 AMG call for a highly effective cooling AMG engine at the Mercedes-Benz engine torque, is the most powerful turbocharged improves fuel utilization and increases tures large pipe cross-sections and an auto- system. On the basis of the components production plant in Kˆlleda - where all four-cylinder engine in series production thermodynamic efficiency substantially, matically controlled exhaust flap. This tech- from the SLS AMG, a low-temperature cir- BlueDIRECT four-cylinder engines are built anywhere in the world. leading to lower exhaust emissions. Other nology, which is familiar from the SLK 55 cuit is additionally deployed for air-water for the A- and B-Class models. A character- The combination of high performance highlights include the gravity-die sandcast AMG, reconciles the two apparently con- charge air cooling of the four-cylinder tur- istic feature of the “one man, one engine” and torque, together with the perform- all-aluminium crankcase, weight-optimized flicting aims of tangible dynamism and bo engine. The cooler extending across the production process is the AMG engine ance-oriented AMG 4MATIC all-wheel-drive crank assembly with forged steel crank- hallmark Mercedes comfort on long jour- complete front level of the cooling module plate bearing the signature of the responsi- system, gives the CLA 45 AMG driving char- shaft and forged pistons with friction-opti- neys. The flap is continuously adjusted by is supplemented by an additional cooler in ble engine fitter. Apart from serving as an acteristics almost on a par with those of a mized piston rings, NANOSLIDE cylinder map control according to the power called the wheel arch. Together with the charge AMG hallmark confirming superlative pro- sports car. The performance coupé acceler- wall technology, air-water charge air cool- up by the driver, load status and engine air cooler, which is connected in series, a duction quality, the AMG engine plate also ates from zero to 100 km/h in 4.6 seconds ing, generator management and ECO speed. The AMG sports exhaust system high-performance electric pump ensures attests to the peerless DNA of Mercedes- and its top speed is 250 km/h (electronical- start/stop function. emits a fascinating, full engine sound that the required flow through the water cool- Benz’s high-performance brand.

EU’s top financial ECB keeps rates on hold, official to visit Gulf dollar to a 4 1/2 year-high

BRUSSELS: The chief of EU’s two rescue funds will be about the financial situation in the Gulf. “I know that visiting the Gulf region next week to meet investors Kuwait but also Dubai are already important financial NBK MONEY MARKETS REPORT and update them on the current financial situation in centres today. I think it is good in general for these Europe. countries to diversify. All these countries are obviously KUWAIT: The dollar started the week, on a very strong note month’s 58.6, but the index remains well above 54.4 average higher than the long-run survey average 54.5 .The Senior Klaus Regling, the first Managing Director of the very dependent on oil and energy. Different govern- reaching a four and half year high of 88.14, supported by posi- for the first six months of 2014.The service industries in the US Economist at Markit said, “Despite signs that the house build- European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and also the ments try to diversify the economy which makes a lot tive economic data emerging from the US, with ISM manufac- have managed to maintain a sustainable expansion, indicat- ing recovery has lost some intensity, UK construction compa- CEO of the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF), of sense. Financial services is a good possibility. So I turing and non-manufacturing indices remaining elevated ing that the world’s largest economy is overcoming the ongo- nies remain highly upbeat about their overall prospects for said in an interview that he will be visiting the Gulf will look into that with great interest,” he said. during October. By the end of the week, the dollar index ing global slowdown. The US manufacturing sector improved growth. Survey respondents cited a broad-based improve- region for the first time. The ESM has a maximum lending capacity of 500 dropped slightly to close at 87.56 after a solid but below- in October at a faster pace than projected, indicating persist- ment in domestic economic conditions and rising investment “It’s a good moment to explain the situation in billion euro, of which more than 450 billion euro is expectation October US jobs report. The nonfarm payrolls ent domestic demand is keeping order books full and allow- spending patterns as key factors likely to support construction Europe, explain what the ESM and EFSF intend to do available. The EFSF’s final ongoing program for grew by 214,000, but were under economists’ forecasts for ing US factories to withstand the slowing of demand in major output over the year ahead.” in the financial markets. Some of the big investors in Greece will end on 31 December 2014, and after that 231,000. The jobless rate dropped to a fresh six-year low of 5.8 markets such as China and the euro-zone. The Institute for the Gulf region have bought the ESM bonds but it is date the EFSF will not provide any further assistance. percent. Supply Management said its index of national factory activity Australia good to update them on recent development,” he The ESM and EFSF raise funds by issuing bonds The Euro started last week at 1.2515, gaining against the rose to 59 last month from 56.6 in September. The Australian Central bank announced at its monetary said in his first interview with an Arab press agency. “I and bills which are purchased by institutional US dollar to touch 1.2577. The single currency then eliminated policy meeting last week that they would leave the cash rate will visit several countries and several of the very big investors such as commercial banks, central banks, all its gains after the ECB president Mario Draghi renewed his Europe economy unchanged at 2.5 percent. Governor Glenn Stevens said in a investors. So it is important to explain our institutions pension funds, sovereign wealth funds from all over pledge to take necessary steps to stimulate a sluggish euro Last week, the governing council of the European Central statement after the meeting, “Interest rates are very low and and the situation more in general,” he stated. the world. The proceeds from these sales enable the zone economy. The euro dropped near two-year lows against Bank decided that the interest rates on the main refinancing have continued to edge lower over the past year or so as com- He stressed that although the financial crisis in ESM and EFSF to provide loans and other types of the dollar reaching as low as 1.2363, before recovering slightly operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facil- petition to lend has increased. Investors continue to look for Europe is coming to an end the two rescue funds, financial assistance to its member countries. In and closing for the week at 1.2452. The yen reached a seven- ity and the deposit facility would stay unchanged at 0.05 per- higher returns in response to low rates on safe instruments. ESM and EFSF, will continue to issue bills and bonds exchange the beneficiary countries engage in year low of 115.50 against its US dollar counterpart, after the cent, 0.30 percent and -0.20 percent respectively. The Credit growth is moderate overall, but with a further pick-up in because “we have to refinance our existing claims on reforms and consolidate their budgets. Bank of Japan surprised investors by expanding its quantita- President of the ECB Draghi said in a press Conference after recent months in lending to investors in housing assets. several euro area countries that we supported during Regling noted that the two funds supported five tive easing program on Oct. 31. Last week, the Japanese cabi- the meeting, “Our measures will enhance the functioning of Dwelling prices have continued to rise. The exchange rate has the crisis.” euro area countries, Ireland, Portugal, Greece, Spain net ministers expressed concern about the yen’s rapid fall, sug- the monetary policy transmission mechanism, support financ- traded at lower levels recently, in large part reflecting the The ESM is a permanent intergovernmental insti- and Cyprus with 232 billion euro ($288 billion) since gesting that the government may be trying to ward off any ing conditions in the euro area, facilitate credit provision to the strengthening US dollar. However, the Australian dollar tution set up by the 18 member states of the euro 2010. This is around three times as much as the criticism that it is intentionally devaluing its currency to boost real economy and generate positive spillovers to other mar- remains above most estimates of its fundamental value, par- area who use euro as a common currency. The ESM’s International Monetary Fund has lent globally in the exporters’ competitiveness. kets. They will thereby further ease the monetary policy stance ticularly given the further declines in key commodity prices in mission is to provide financial assistance to euro area same period. The Australian dollar reached a four low of 0.8632 against more broadly, support our forward guidance on the key ECB recent months. It is offering less assistance than would nor- countries experiencing or threatened by severe “We have very long maturities while our funding its US dollar counterpart weighed by declining commodity interest rates and reinforce the fact that there are significant mally be expected in achieving balanced growth in the econ- financing problems. It became operational in is not that long. We issue bonds from one to 30 years, prices and a strong US dollar. In its quarterly monetary policy and increasing differences in the monetary policy cycle omy. Looking ahead continued accommodative monetary October 2012. on average six years. So as our lending is much more report, the Reserve Bank of Australia highlighted the high local between major advanced economies. With the measures that policy should provide support to demand and help growth to EFSF is the temporary crisis resolution mecha- long term 20-30 years we have to refinance and roll dollar as a key source of uncertainty, as it is offering less assis- have been put in place, monetary policy has responded to the strengthen over time. Inflation is expected to be consistent nism established in 2010. Both institutions share the over our claims. For that reason we will be in the mar- tance than would normally be expected in achieving balanced outlook for low inflation, a weakening growth momentum with the 2-3 per cent target over the next two years.” same staff of around 140 and are based in ket for a long time with about 30 billion euro every growth in the economy. and continued subdued monetary and credit dynamics. Our Luxembourg. year even when we don’t disburse net loans to any of accommodative monetary policy stance will underpin the Chinas HSBC’s PMI The 63-year old Regling has 38 years of experi- our borrowing countries,” he explained. US trade deficit firm anchoring of medium to long-term inflation expecta- Chinese manufacturing sector rose slightly in October, ence as an economist in senior positions in the public He said that during the financial crisis, several The US commerce department figures showed that the tions, in line with our aim of achieving inflation rates below, relieving some concerns over the health of the Chinese econo- and the private sector in Europe, Asia and the US member states of the euro area lost market access. trade deficit in the US widened in September as exports but close to, 2 percent. my. The HSBC China PMI rose to a final reading of 50.4 in including a decade with the IMF in Washington and That is why the two funds were created to provide dropped. The decrease in international sales was broad- October from 50.2 in September, within market expectation. Jakarta and a decade in his home country, Germany’s emergency financing like the International Monetary based, with customers in Europe and the Fareast all pulling United Kingdom The HSBC’s chief economist said, “Overall, the manufacturing Ministry of Finance before he moved to the European Fund does globally. “We didn’t have such an institu- back. The trade deficit grew by grew by 7.6 percent to $43 bil- United Kingdom services PMI dropped to a 17-month low sector continued to stabilize in October, however the sequen- Commission in Brussels in 2001. tion in Europe before the crisis. We thought the mem- lion, the biggest since May, from 40 billion dollars in August. of 56.2 in October from 58.7 in September, well below market tial momentum likely weakened. The economy still shows “We have already today a very broad investor ber states of the euro area would never lose market Market expectations had been for the September deficit to forecast of 58.5, but the index remained above the 50 thresh- clear signs of insufficient effective demand and we still see base but of course we try to inform our investors and access. That was a new experience and we had to hold relatively steady at $40.2 billion. Deterioration in the old that marks growth. Growth in Britain’s services sector was uncertainties, given the property downturn as well as the slow to have more of them. This is a normal investor-rela- draw conclusions from that,” he said. Regling stated deficit was all attributable to exports falling by $3.0 billion with hampered by a mix of worries about the euro-zone, the risk of pace of global recovery, and expect further monetary and fis- tions work that we do with our big investors around that the “acute face” of the financial crisis in Europe is imports unchanged in the month. a sharp slowdown in Chain and uncertainty about US mone- cal easing measures in the months ahead.” the world,” he said. over but the economic consequences of the crisis are tary policy and geopolitical fears. The UK Constructions PMI The leading euro-zone financial official told still felt very much and EU countries are working very US ISM non-manufacturing index registered 61.4 in October, down from 64.2 during September Kuwait KUNA that during his visit he would like to learn hard to overcome that. —KUNA The United States Institute for Supply Management’s non- and the lowest reading for five months. However, the index Kuwaiti dinar at 0.29050. The USDKWD opened at 0.29050 manufacturing index dropped slightly to 57.1 from the prior remained well above the neutral 50.0 mark and was much yesterday morning. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 BUSINESS

BMW 6 and 7 Series Pearl return to BMW Group Mideast’s exclusive fleet

KUWAIT: BMW Group Middle The shallow and warm waters transferred the mystery, elegance BMW Pearl colors across the BMW East has reintroduced its of the Arabian Gulf are famous for and beauty of the Pearl to pro- 6 Series Gran CoupÈ and 7 Series Individual Pearl cars in response creating the world’s most pre- duce a total of 45 BMW 7 Series models: Pure Metal Silver, to customer demand. These cious Pearls - the source of inspi- and 6 Series Gran Coupe models. Metropolitan Blue and Frozen unique models are part of the ration for creating the BMW Commenting on the reintroduc- Black Matt, each representing the BMW Individual program which Individual Pearl. A homage to the tion of these editions, Alexander unique shimmer of the finest enables customers to tailor their rich heritage of pearls in the Eftimov, Director Sales & Arabian pearls. vehicle to a bespoke design that Middle East, the BMW Individual Marketing, BMW Group Middle The BMW Pearl Silver edition suits their individual style using a Pearl models are exclusive to the East, said: “When we initially comes with 21” and 20” wheel range of premium materials, region. launched these editions last year, options. Both the Leather Merino paints and interior trims. BMW Individual designers we hadn’t anticipated how popu- Caramel & Amaro Brown interiors lar they would be so it is with feature burled walnut trims with great pleasure that we can inlays in sycamore red brown. announce that they will be avail- Additional features include the able yet again for our discerning striking bicolour leather steering Middle East audience. wheel and contrast piping floor “Our BMW Individual program mats in Caramel & Amaro Brown. Pearl Black option. Features launched with the aim of leading is designed specifically for cus- When the BMW Pearl Blue edi- include the striking Leather the trend towards more individu- tomers who want the added lev- tion is selected, passengers can Merino Sakhir Orange interior ality by concentrating on cus- els of personalization in their enjoy the rich Metropolitan Blue with Piano Black trim. The M tomers looking for made-to-mea- vehicles. Moreover we deliver on paint option which is comple- Sport versions of both models sure solutions and making our customer needs by providing mented by Leather Merino Opal take advantage of Chrome Dark tougher demands on their BMW them with a top-of-the range White interior options featuring finishes with contrast floor mats in terms of distinction design and BMW that includes a selection of Satin Walnut, Honey Brown & in Sakhir Orange complementing function. The BMW Individual unique and very premium materi- Sycamore trim with contrast pip- the paintwork. Pearl models are the embodi- als, exterior paint finishes and ing floor mats in Opal White. Established in 1991, BMW ment of luxury and style and are interior trims options.” The final edition of the BMW Individual was the first of its kind available from BMW Group The BMW Individual Pearl edi- Individual BMW 6 and 7 Series in the premium automotive importers in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, tion comes in three exclusive colour options is the stunning industry. The programme Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar.

Is deflation that bad?

By Hayder Tawfik

olicy makers and central bank around the world are concerned Pabout falling prices or deflation. Deflation or disinflation as we are expe- riencing it now is the new economic menace chasing most economies around the world. The most serious ones are the euro-zone and Japan. Also the US if policy makers do not take it seri- ously. It is a real danger that has the European Central Bank, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and the Federal Reserve arming themselves with exotic policy and measures. Some of these policies such as lowering interest rates KUWAIT: Executive management with Customer Service staff at Hawally branch. to near zero or negative rates in the case extreme economic weakness can be of the European Central Bank, imple- helpful. The important point here is that menting Quantitative Easing in the central banks must make sure that real Zain organizes ‘Customer Day’ United States and in the case of Bank of interest rates that is after subtracting Japan an outright devaluation of the inflation is encouraging enough for Japanese currency. business and retailers to continue doing to get hands-on experience business. When an outright deflation But why they are all scared of happens it could be difficult for business deflation? Is it such a problem? to raise their prices and consumers will Senior company executives meet with customers When you think about it, falling go on strike. Real interest rates can go below zero KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunica- employees are key players in its ongoing suc- have always promoted a timely and high-quali- prices should be good for consumers, tions company in Kuwait, announced the suc- cess. The initiative received overwhelmingly ty experience within our branches and cus- but not when there is deflation. For sim- doesn’t it? At some times falling prices is cessful launch of “Customer Day”, a first of its positive feedback, as it is in-line with the com- tomer contact centers, and by launching this ple reason and that is because central good. In economic terms moderately kind program in the Kuwaiti telecommunica- pany’s strategy to achieve maximum customer kind of initiative we are affirming the sense of falling prices can be beneficial. However, banks cannot get interest rates much tions market. Senior company officials led by satisfaction, demonstrating Zain’s commitment responsibility we feel towards driving cus- an outright deflation can sometimes be below zero. Rates might enter negative Zain Kuwait’s Chief Executive Office Omar Saud to maintaining close bonds with customers tomer satisfaction.” very big headache and not easy to over- territories as it is now in the euro-zone Al Omar personally interacted with customers and employees alike. Al Omar further emphasized that senior come. In general most policy makers try but cannot go much further. So it makes and experienced first-hand the role Zain per- Commenting on the initiative, Zain Kuwait’s management’s participation in “Customer Day” very hard to avoid an outright deflation. it much harder for the central bank to do sonnel play in delivering excellent customer CEO Omar Al-Omar said: “Zain has always been will go a long way in ensuring Zain’s leadership The main reason is the effect on all anything to stimulate a very weak econ- service. a leader in terms of introducing programs, ini- position at the forefront in service quality, with debtors, being governments, corporates omy. The Customer Day program is a result of tiatives and creative solutions that meet the plans for more initiatives in other areas of the and consumers. Then there is the incentive to delay Zain’s core belief that both customers and needs of our customers and employees. We business already under way. In an outright deflation prices and spending that can come with deflation. most likely income may fall but debts do If something will be cheaper next week not fall. Servicing those debts become or next month, some people might even harder and may lead to wide delay buying it. But this does not apply spread defaults. If you are a business to the day-to-day essentials such as food with falling revenue, or a household and medicine. But spending on bigger with a declining income, debt payments items such as cars, homes, holidays or become more of a burden. This what we other expensive goods can be delayed if call the debt trap. This applies to govern- you expect them to get cheaper. ments too. Some highly debited govern- The key factor here is expectations of ments can be caught in the same trap. It future prices. There is also a downside in may become a vicious circle. Because terms of the adjustment that is needed prices and income fall then tax revenue to restore competitiveness. They need to falls too so the trap gets even bigger. At either reduce costs or increase produc- present there is an awful lot of debt tivity by more than their competitors. floating around, money owed by gov- Also, salaries must be competitive. They ernments, consumers and banks. An must be either correctly priced or outright deflation could easily make salaries are higher in the competing matters worse. countries. Nominal wages are sticky, and harder to increase than to cut. To put it Zain CEO Omar Al-Omar responding to customer calls at 107 contact KUWAIT: Zain CEO Omar Al-Omar visits Hawally branch. What happened when another way, if you do need real wages center. spending is delayed? to fall, it is easier if you can leave infla- Some economies that are experienc- tion to take care of it without having to ing low inflation rates or falling inflation cut pay in cash terms. Al-Tijari announces winners of Najma Account draw tend to be those with relatively high lev- I believe low inflation rates or moder- els of private or public debt. There is ate deflation are not bad things, espe- KUWAIT: Commercial Bank of Kuwait held the The Commercial Bank of Kuwait provided that the money is in the account some comfort to have from that. Those cially if these are the result of innova- Al-Najma Account Daily draw yesterday. The announces the biggest daily draw in Kuwait one week prior to the daily draw or 2 economies with high debt tend to face a tions that can reduce production costs. draw was held under the supervision of the with the launch of the new Najma account. months prior to the mega draw. In addition, big decline in their price competitive- One example is the technological revo- Ministry of Commerce & Industry represented Customers of the bank can now enjoy a KD for each KD 25 a customer can get one ness. So, when their prices and income lution that is happening nowadays. I by Saquer Al-Manaie. 7,000 daily prize which is the highest in the chance for winning instead of KD 50. falling then their competitiveness will also believe low inflation rates or a mod- country and another 4 mega prizes during Commercial Bank of Kuwait takes this improve dramatically. But this process erate deflation are much better in the will take time assuming that the debts long run. I think the global financial sys- The winners of the Najma daily draw are: the year worth KD 100,000 each on different opportunity to congratulate all lucky win- burdens and high unemployment have tem will be in much healthier position if • Ghaleb Duaij Khazal-KD 7000 occasions: The National Day, Eid Al-Fitr, Eid ners and also extends appreciation to the not destroyed their business and indus- there is lots of cash sitting in banks earn- • Naser Mazyad Al- Mazyad, KD 7000 Al-Adha and on the 19th of June which is Ministry of Commerce and Industry for their tries. ing no interest rates as a result of low • Hussain Mohsen Yero-KD 7000 the date of the bank’s establishment. effective supervision of the draws which Actions by central banks at times of inflation rates.— Dimah Capital • Falah Abdulla Al-Azmi-KD 7000 With a minimum balance of KD 500, cus- were conducted in an orderly and organized • Ali Hassan Othman-KD 7000 tomers will be eligible for the daily draw manner. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Technology27 Funding for Uber could push value past $30bn NEW YORK: The popular car-sharing startup Uber on the matter. billion during an initial round of funding in June, months. could see its value top $30 billion after a new The newspaper said Uber could raise as much and was valued at the time at $17 billion. The rapid expansion has caused deep tensions round of funding, The Wall Street Journal reported as $2 billion, and the new round of financing could The Journal said the business may not need with traditional taxi drivers, especially in Europe. Saturday. The San Francisco-based firm, which lets push the company’s value past $30 billion. Discus- fresh capital, but wants to make the most of low Uber is best known for its smartphone app that lets customers hail and pay for taxis or private vehicles sions are still in the preliminary stage and no inves- capital costs and build its war chest. Founded in people who need a ride connect with local drivers. via smartphones, has told investors it is planning tors have so far committed. By comparison, Wall 2009, Uber is now present in more than 200 cit- The app uses GPS to put the user in contact with a new round of financing that could total up to $2 Street-listed Twitter currently has a market value ies and in 45 countries. Its chief executive Travis the nearest driver. Uber charges a commission for billion, the Journal reported, citing people briefed of just under $25 billion. Uber already raised $1.2 Kalanick has said revenues are doubling every six each ride. – AFP

New ‘Assassin’s Creed’ dives From earphones to jet engines, into French Revolution 3D printing tech takes off SAN FRANCISCO: A new installment ting out a new version of the game of blockbuster video game “Assas- each year stretches the overarching Customization adds to benefits sin’s Creed” makes its worldwide de- storyline, which features modern-day but Tuesday, allowing players to wield descendants of assassins whose ge- NEW YORK: Many manufacturers are at an early deadly skills on the streets of Paris dur- netic memory is being mined to solve stage of discovering the benefits of 3D printing, ing the French Revolution. “Assassin’s a bigger mystery. but one of the clearest strengths is customiza- Creed: Unity” is the latest installment of “That is one of the challenges with tion. At Normal, consumers can use a mobile the annual, history-based action fran- an annual franchise, you are constantly app to photograph their ear, transmit the shots chise from French gaming developer pushed to one-up yourself,” Steinberg to the New York startup’s 3D printing facility and Ubisoft. said. “It is similar to what happens with then receive customized earphones within 48 “I was surprised how realistic it sequels to movies or television shows. hours. The process marries today’s click-and- could be,” Ubisoft chief and co-founder Sometimes the story isn’t that success- go speed with a made-to-order ethos that Yves Guillemot told AFP at a major E3 ful, but there is always next year.” Stein- recalls the days of visiting the tailor or the cob- video game tade show earlier this year. berg credited “Assassin’s Creed” with bler. “From the street names to how it was inspiring other games, such as “Middle- The company’s motto: “Normal: one size fits before compared to how it is now, you earth: Shadow of Mordor,” recently re- none.” After three decades in relative obscuri- are really more into the details when it leased by Warner Brothers Interactive ty, 3D printing, which employs lasers to “print” is your own city,” he said. Entertainment. objects from metals or plastics according to a “From the street names to how it digital design, has suddenly become one of was before compared to how it is now, Mobile play the hottest areas of technology. you are really more into the details The analyst referred to “Assas- Computer giant Hewlett-Packard is plung- when it is your own city,” he said Billed sin’s Creed” as a “tent-pole” franchise ing into the business, recently announcing as the most “dense and immersive” ver- for Ubisoft when it comes to revenue. it would put its own ultra-fast 3D printer on sion of the hit franchise ever created, The company reported last month that the market by 2016, “empowering people to “Assassin’s Creed: Unity” casts players sales topped expectations in the first create, interact and inspire like never before”. in the role of a young man who grows half of its fiscal year, bolstered by suc- General Electric chief executive Jeff Immelt has into a master assassin and helps shape cess of its new “Watch Dogs” game and said 3D printing can help make manufacturing NEW YORK: Visitors look at a 3D printer printing an object, during “Inside 3D Printing” the fate of France. a “firm back catalogue,” including “As- “sexy again”, and President Barack Obama has conference and exhibition in New York, in this April 22, 2013, file photo. — AFP “We have been working with lots sassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag” released a praised it for having “the potential to revolu- of people to try to get the spirit of the year ago. tionize the way we make almost everything”. Weighing the hype iere, research vice president at Gartner. People French Revolution—what happened The prior version of “Assassin’s “It’s a little bit confusing and the excitement 3D printing has its roots in the 1980s when can now buy their own 3D printers for less and why it happened,” Guillemot said. Creed” put players in the boots of a is very big,” said David Reis, chief executive at inventor Chuck Hull began experimenting than $1,000, and enterprise-sized machines bold pirate and tapped into mobile Israeli-US 3D printer manufacturer Stratasys. with liquid plastics that would harden when begin at an inexpensive $2,500. Top-seller globally devices to expand play. The new in- “There’s a lot of venture capital money they were exposed to ultraviolet light. Hull Market researcher Gartner forecasts that Initially launched in 2007, “Assas- stallment of the game also lets people coming into the market.” But while enthusiasm ultimately discovered that thousands of these worldwide spending on 3D printing will rise sin’s Creed” has sold more than 78 mil- expand play to smartphones or tablets for the technology is widespread, some com- plastic sheets could be layered, or “printed,” from $1.6 billion in 2015 to around $13.4 bil- lion units worldwide, making it one of using “companion apps.” panies see it as more of a long-term prospect on top of each other and shaped into a three- lion in 2018. Basiliere is especially bullish on the top-selling video game lines world- “Ubisoft is one of the more forward than a current game changer. dimensional object. applications for medical devices like hearing wide. It is Ubisoft’s most popular fran- thinking publishers when it comes to Boeing does not expect to make major He co-founded 3D Systems, with the com- aids and prosthetics, where the technology chise, with a new installment released pushing things in new directions, like metal parts with 3D printing for at least 20 pany developing software to do 3D printing “has life-altering potential”. each year. mobile,” Steinberg said. years, though company officials say that time from computer images and building 3D print- The impetus for Normal came from founder “’Assassin’s Creed’ is certainly one of “Assassin’s Creed” protagonists frame could be accelerated. ers. Even so, Hull in May told the Quartz web- Nikki Kaufman’s frustration about poorly fitting the annual powerhouse franchises, and have included a Renaissance Italian, 3D printing “is definitely on the radar site that some of the talk about 3D printing “is earphones and learning that a custom-made set it has quite a following,” said game in- a 12th-Century Syrian and a Native screen,” said Dave Dietrich, technical leader for definitely hype and won’t happen”. through conventional manufacturing could cost dustry analyst Scott Steinberg of tech- American during the colonial period. additive metals at the aerospace giant. “The The recent surge in interest follows the $2,000 and take weeks to be made. Kaufman nology consulting firm TechSavvy. The franchise has grown to include systems need to become larger, more repeat- embrace of 3D printing technology by the raised $5 million from investors and opened her “Partly because it manages to cap- novels, comic books, mobile games combined factory/store in New York City in Au- able, that sort of thing,” he said. “We want to “maker” community—the new technology do- ture the imagination.” Admittedly, put- and films.—AFP gust. The space has 10 3D printers but room for make sure we have an appropriate amount of it-yourself creative movement said Pete Basil- testing and confidence in that process”. as many as 30.—AFP

Europe set to make space history with comet landing PARIS: One of the biggest gambles in space history comes to a climax on Wednesday when Europe attempts to make the first-ever landing on a comet. Speeding to- wards the Sun at 65,000 kilometres (40,600 miles) per hour, a lab called Philae will detach from its mothership Rosetta, heading for a deep-space rendezvous laden with risk. The 100-kilogram (220-pound) probe will seek out a minuscule landing site on the treacherous surface of an object darker than coal, half a billion kilometres (300 million miles) from home. “It’s not going to be an easy business,” was the un- derstated prediction of Philippe Gaudon of France’s Na- tional Centre for Space (CNES) as the mission prepared to enter countdown mode. The stakes facing Rosetta managers in Darmstadt, Germany are daunting as the 1.3-billion-euro ($1.61-bil- lion) project reaches a peak. Two decades of work have been poured into what could be a crowning moment in space exploration. Taavi Kotka, a former IT entrepreneur now chief information officer, presents the The goal: the first laboratory research into the pri- residency identification card project dubbed “10 million Estonians” set to take effect meval matter of the Solar System—ancient ice and dust in December.—AFP that, some experts believe, may have helped to sow life on Earth itself. According to this theory, comets pound- ed the fledgling Earth 4.6 billion years ago, providing it with complex organic carbon molecules and precious Estonia aiming to be a global water. Rosetta has already sent home fascinating data on the comet, but Philae will provide the first boots-on-the- e-commerce superpower ground assessment, using 10 instruments to study the

TALLINN: The small Baltic country of Estonia hopes business anywhere in the 28-nation EU via the Internet, million times to endorse everything from bank transac- comet’s physical and chemical composition. digital innovation will turn it into a global superpower in says Kotka. tions to contracts. Like Rosetta, it will wield a mass spectrometer, a e-commerce by offering foreigners e-residency IDs, and All transactions can be done remotely using digital Estonians can also vote online or start up a company high-tech tool to analyse a sample’s chemical signature, opening the door to doing business online throughout signature, he added. Although the European Union with a few mouse clicks and keystrokes within the space aimed at drawing up a complete carbon inventory. The the European Union. Estonia says it is the first country recognizes digital signature, most states in the bloc cur- of an hour. A range of features has been put in place showstopper find would be molecules known as left- to offer e-residency identification cards to people world- rently do not have a reliable service. to ensure security and transparency, including hard-to- handed amino acids, the European Space Agency (ESA) wide, and the novel venture dubbed “10 million Esto- So far, nearly 10,000 people have expressed inter- crack 2048-bit encryption and so-called X-road-enabled says. “These are the ‘bricks’ with which all proteins on nians” is set to take effect in December. est in acquiring e-residency, with roughly a third hailing systems requiring two PINs to complete a transaction. Earth are built,” it says. “Estonia has reached the limit of growth that can from the United States, followed by Finns, Russians, Brit- Estonian officials maintain that so far, the system has not be achieved through savings and efficiency, so in order ons, Canadians, Indians and Bangladeshis among oth- been hacked or abused. Nail-biting to keep our country growing, we need to increase the ers. The first IDs are expected to be issued by year’s end. But getting Philae into position will be a white- client base with global companies that are connected to Initially, around 7,600 companies with a major- Application process knuckle ride. After its launch in 2004, Rosetta spent 10 the Estonian economy,” says Taavi Kotka, a former IT en- ity share of foreign capital already operating in Estonia To apply for e-residency, an individual needs to ex- years zig-zagging around Earth and Mars, using the plan- trepreneur now chief information officer for the EU and stand to benefit the most. These businesses generate plain their connection to Estonia or substantiate their ets’ gravitational pull as a slingshot to build up speed to euro-zone member state. around 60 percent of Estonia’s exports and 36 percent interest in using its digital services. Initially an applicant reach its prey, Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. “We can offer them a hassle-free business and admin- of employment. must come to Estonia in person to provide biometric But when Rosetta finally caught up with it in August, istrative environment and a foothold in the EU,” he told According to Indrek Kasela, a partner at private eq- data like fingerprints to the police and border guards, it witnessed a sight that caused despondency back AFP, explaining the opportunities outlined on Estonia’s uity fund Amber Trust, doing business the old fashioned but plans call for embassies to process applications— on Earth. Far from being a simple potato shape, “67P” e-residency website. In theory, anyone could apply for way does not come cheap. possibly next year. turned out be two gnarled lobes about four km across e-residency, and for the equivalent of 50 euros ($62), Interior Ministry spokesman Mihkel Loide admitted joined by a narrow neck. obtain an Estonian digital ID card providing access to a Hi-tech efficiency that while “e-residency itself will not create new risks but It looked like an super-dark rubber duck, ravaged multitude of government and private sector e-services “Up to now this has cost our companies tens of may, indeed, amplify the existing ones, such as digital by aeons in orbit, turning slowly in space. Its surface was that slash the cost of doing business—without confer- thousands of euros a year in travel, legal fees, courier fraud and other cyber-crimes.” a nightmare of crests and gullies, studded with hun- ring citizenship rights. costs and time. E-residency would allow us to handle all “The Estonian government is assuming the respon- dreds of rocks as high as 50 metres (165 feet) and wick- Arne Ansper, a cyber-security expert with the Tallinn- administrative work online,” he told AFP. sibility to correctly identify people, so we can assume ed slopes with an incline greater than 30 degrees. This based Cybernetica IT company, describes the e-residen- Digital IDs are not new to Estonia. Many of the 1.3 that if there is any doubt, the government will refuse to was a huge, unexpected problem, said Francis Rocard, cy ID card as “a tool for secure and legally binding online million Estonians have embraced using a digital ID for a issue the card,” cyber-security expert Ansper told AFP. Of- a French astrophysicist. “It took a billion calculations to communication with other parties”. wide range of government services since 2002. Ninety- ficials insist any abuse of e-residency IDs will be nipped find a decent landing site”—one offering a fair chance Entrepreneurs from China, India or Saudi Arabia five percent of Estonians file their taxes online and the in the bud with a revocation notice that is just a mouse that Philae could survive and meet scientific goals, he could use e-residency to set up shop in Estonia and do digital signature facility has been used more than 180 click away. —AFP said.—AFP MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

LIBERIA: Ebola health care workers carry the body of a middle aged man that they suspected of dying from the Ebola, on the outskirts of Monrovia.

LIBERIA: Ebola health care workers bury the body of a person suspected of dying from the Ebola, on the outskirts of Monrovia.

HAITI: In this Jan 16, 2010 photo provided by the International Medical Corps, Dr Robert Fuller provides medical care to an earthquake survivor in Port-au-Prince.

LIBERIA: Ebola health care workers carry the body of a person suspected of dying from the Ebola, on the outskirts of Monrovia. Ebola volunteers wrestle with quarantine mandates

NEW YORK: Dr Robert Fuller didn’t hesitate to what their family will think,” said Dr Joia Jersey and subsequent efforts to quarantine her go to Indonesia to treat survivors of the 2004 Mukherjee, chief medical officer of aid organiza- at her home in Maine, saying such policies treat PHILIPPINES: In this Nov 13, 2013 photo provided by the International Medical tsunami, to Haiti to help after the 2010 earth- tion Partners in Health. humanitarians like criminals, stigmatize people Corps, Dr Robert Fuller, right, chief of emergency medicine at the University of quake or to the Philippines after a devastating Doctors and nurses still are offering to help, who aren’t sick and aren’t grounded in science. Connecticut Health Center, exits a helicopter with medical supplies in Hermani. typhoon last year. But he’s given up on going to planning ahead to seclude themselves in set- West Africa to care for Ebola patients this winter. tings ranging from medical “safe houses” to solo Charity’s project training He could make the six-week commitment camping trips. New Jersey nurse Andrew Now, some aid workers’ families are discour- sought by his go-to aid organization, Wegoye volunteered last month to go to West aging them from returning to West Africa, some- International Medical Corps. But the possibility Africa with AmeriCares after seeing earlier out- times because the relatives themselves are get- The slow decline of of a three-week quarantine afterward adds breaks strike his native Uganda. New Jersey set ting hassled by people afraid of Ebola, said more time than he can take away from his job its quarantine rules shortly before he left. But he Sophie Delaunay, the US executive director of heading UConn Health Center’s emergency didn’t question his plans, which already entailed Doctors Without Borders, the group with which fast food in America department. secluding himself after his four-month stint. Hickox worked. “I’m very sad that I can’t go, at this point,” said International Medical Corps is weighing NEW YORK: The hospitals of the Truman sugar, low-salt foods like fruit and vegeta- Fuller, who’s helping instead by interviewing Direct contact whether to send longer-term volunteers to other Medical Centers in Kansas City, Missouri no bles for children. And those campaigns are “That would be the least of my worries,” countries, instead of back home to the US, for longer serve fast food in their cafeterias, also showing results. The US Centers for Wegoye said by phone this week from R&R breaks, international recruiting director after ending a contract with McDonald’s in Disease Control said in February that there Monrovia, Liberia. “Because being in quarantine Brandon Berrett said. And the Elizabeth R Griffin 2012 — two years ahead of schedule. In had been a 43 percent fall in obesity for 21 days is nothing compared to people Research Foundation’s team in West Africa has Kentucky, Kosair Children’s Hospital signed among two- to five-year-olds over the pre- dying here without supportive care to help been apprehensively watching quarantine poli- up to serve Big Macs and Chicken vious decade. Much more needs to be them see another day.” cies - and the calendar. McNuggets to its patients when it opened done, according to the organization Trust Ebola can be transmitted by direct contact “We’re working day by day, at the moment, to in 1986. But it has now followed in TMC’s for America’s Health. More than two-thirds with patients’ bodily fluids after symptoms start. ensure we can bring them back safely and get footsteps. The reversals by hospital chains of adult Americans remain overweight, it The federal Centers for Disease Control and them home for Thanksgiving,” said Dr Gavin that once embraced McDonald’s reflect a says. Prevention recommend anyone who’s had such Macgregor-Skinner, a Penn State University pub- waning love affair with fast food in the Christopher Gindlesperger, spokesman contact - say, from touching patients without lic health professor who manages the charity’s United States, as consumers become for the American Beverage Association, protective gear - undergo monitoring and avoid project training Ebola care workers. increasingly aware of the benefits of eating downplayed the role sodas play in the crowds during the 21-day window for develop- Even as aid groups decry the mosaic of state better. health problem. Because of the greater ing Ebola. quarantine policies as more political reaction “Fast foods have their place, but I am not popularity of low-sugar sodas, he said, the But several states have recently gone further, than public health benefit, they’re sensitive to so sure their place is inside the hospital,” amount of sugar consumed from sodas has requiring or requesting three weeks of seques- fears of the disease. Some organizations tell recalled John Bluford, the former TMC chief fallen 40 percent in the last 10 years. Sugar- tration. “We need to do this to protect the pub- returning health professionals forgo patient care executive. “We thought that we needed to related diseases “are very serious and very lic health” in densely populated places, and for three weeks. Samaritan’s Purse even sends change the game a little bit and start creat- complex,” he said. “If you look at the govern- medical volunteers should understand that, them to one of its three safe houses, where they ing a culture of health,” Bluford told AFP. “It ment data, you see that calories in the New Jersey Gov Chris Christie said. Hoping to can have visitors and venture outside but must was a health-concerned decision and a mis- American diet from sodas are just a small NEW YORK: This undated file photo pro- promote volunteering, New York State has avoid crowded places. Each gets a $1,000 bonus sion-driven decision, given our mission to piece of the overall (total)... We empower vided by University of Texas at Arlington agreed to reimburse health workers and their recognizing the hardship, President Franklin improve the health of our community.” our customers to make the choices that are shows nurse Kaci Hickox. employers for any quarantine time. Hickox and Graham said. “Public perception is a real issue,” he right for them.” aid groups protested her confinement in New said. “We can’t ignore it.” —AP Shifting tastes other prospective volunteers. Nine weeks or Sales of McDonald’s in the United States New options more “gets to be a pretty long time to think fell 3.3 percent in the last quarter. The con- The success of the restaurant chain about being away from your family and being sumption of sodas fell last year to 1995 lev- Chipotle Mexican Grill symbolizes the new away from your job.” As Ebola-related quaran- els, according to the industry specialist face of the American diet. Launched in tine policies have arisen around the United Beverage Digest. Americans drank on the 1993, Chipotle advertises that it uses hor- States, some health workers are reassessing average 51 gallons (nearly 200 liters) of soda mone-free meat and locally-raised organic whether, or how long, they can be among the per person in 1998; last year, it was 44 gal- vegetables. “From the very beginning, hundreds that officials say are needed to fight lons. The fall is more marked for light sodas, Chipotle has used really high-quality fresh the outbreak. which fell six percent amid concerns ingredients, and prepares all the foods we Potential volunteers are anxious about what sparked by studies suggesting some syn- serve,” company spokesman Chris Arnold they might come back to, especially after seeing thetic sweeteners were carcinogenic. told AFP. “So from the beginning, we were new rules arise so rapidly that nurse Kaci Hickox “There’s a shift away from the perception of doing something which is pretty different was sequestered in a medical tent for days food that is mass-produced towards food than what was happening in traditional because New Jersey announced new regula- that is perceived to be more homemade or American fast food.” tions the day she flew back from Sierra Leone. artisanal or sustainably produced,” said Fast food chains are reacting to the new Others are facing family qualms. And as the year Keith-Thomas Ayoob, associate clinical pro- social and market pressure. McDonald’s has winds down, some aid workers wonder whether fessor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine eliminated some of its controls on franchis- they’ll be able to go home for the holidays. in New York. es to allow them to adapt menus to cus- “Consumers want to feel that they’re tomers’ tastes. Last year, Taco Bell phased ‘Safe houses’ doing healthier things and eating a healthi- out its children’s menu. And drink compa- Aid organizations say it’s too soon to tell er diet.” More and more Americans are mak- nies like Coca-Cola and Pepsi are expand- whether quarantine rules are significantly ing the link between fast food and sodas, ing their beverage lines with lower-sugar shrinking the number of volunteers, but the and life-long health problems like obesity options. McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and Pepsi measures are complicating an already challeng- and diabetes, said Sriram Madhusoodanan, did not respond to requests for comment ing search for help treating a disease that has an organizer of the anti-fast-food campaign from AFP. killed nearly 5,000 people, including about 310 “Value [the] Meal” at Corporate For Madhusoodanan, the real change health care workers. Accountability International. Campaigns like will come when McDonald’s stops tempting Some potential volunteers are wary of not theirs are scoring gains against the powerful children with toys to sell its “Happy Meals”. only being quarantined but being seen as industry. “They are changing, they’re coming around potential disease-carriers, rather than conscien- NEWARK: File photo provided by attorney Steven Hyman, nurse Kaci Hickox sits in an In December 2011, San Francisco because the public is now demanding it. tious professionals. “People are afraid what will isolation tent at University Hospital. —AP photos required fast food chains to add more low- They have to change,” said Bluford. —AFP happen when their kid goes back to school, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE Nurse who fought Maine Ebola quarantine moving out of state

NEW YORK: A nurse who treated Ebola restrictions on healthcare workers return- patients in West Africa and publicly fought ing after treating Ebola patients and the quarantine orders in New Jersey and Maine civil liberties of those individuals. after returning to the United States last month has decided to move away from her Self-monitoring home state, a newspaper in Maine report- Last week, a judge ruled the isolation of ed. Kaci Hickox and her boyfriend, Ted Hickox was too stringent but ordered her Wilbur, plan to leave Maine after Nov 10, or to continue self-monitoring through Nov the expiration of the monitoring period for 10. Medical experts say Ebola can be trans- the virus’ 21-day incubation, according to mitted only through the bodily fluid of a the Press Herald newspaper. person who is exhibiting symptoms. The Wilbur did not say where the couple deadliest deadly outbreak of Ebola on planned to move. “We’re going to try to get record has killed nearly 5,000 people, most- our lives back on track,” he told the news- ly in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. paper on Friday. Wilbur and Hickox could Tom Pelletier, Fort Kent’s chief of police, not immediately be reached for comment. said he had received calls from people who Hickox returned to the United States last wanted him to arrest Hickox, local media month after treating Ebola patients in reported. Wilbur told the Press Herald he Sierra Leone and was quarantined in a tent has withdrawn from his nursing program at outside a hospital in New Jersey for four the University of Maine at Fort Kent days despite showing no symptoms. because university officials were not doing After criticizing New Jersey Governor enough to stop threats against him. Chris Christie over the forced isolation, she Dan Demeritt, spokesman for the was driven to her boyfriend’s home in Fort University of Maine System, told the Press Kent, in Maine’s far north, where Governor Herald the school “worked hard to balance Paul LePage ordered her quarantined even the students’ needs and the overall con- though she had tested negative for the cerns of the campus and the community.” virus. She publicly defied the order, draw- Neither Pelletier nor a representative of the ing national attention to the battle University of Maine could immediately be between states seeking to impose strict reached. —Reuters

KUALA LUMPUR: In a photo taken on November 5, 2014, a man walks past a banner to promote the fight against dengue in Ampang.—AFP photos Dengue’s spread flies under the radar amid Ebola scare

KUALA LUMPUR: One of the most familiar States dengue remains rare but growing. Australia have released genetically engineered sounds in Malaysia’s capital is the approaching “Climate change may also affect transmission, as mosquitoes whose offspring are sterile in hopes drone of a fumigation fogger spewing thick dengue mosquitoes reproduce more quickly and of controlling the Aedes aegypti, but the white plumes of insecticide, part of so-far futile bite more frequently at higher temperatures,” method’s efficacy remains unconfirmed. efforts to arrest a spiralling dengue fever out- Ahmed said. There is no vaccine or specific treat- Malaysian officials shelved their own such plans WASHINGTON: This undated file image shows the website for updated break. Malaysia is among several countries ment. in recent years amid public resistance to the across Asia and Latin America grappling with a release of large numbers of mosquitos, and ques- HealthCare,gov, a federal government website managed by the US Centers mosquito-borne virus that is proving tough to Cases on the rise tions over the unknown ecological impact of the for Medicare & Medicaid Service. —AP photos eradicate as it infects millions. While the Ebola Dengue spreads via the bite of an Aedes modified insects. threat has captured headlines, the World Health aegypti that previously bit an infected person, Organization (WHO) warns that dengue-while making it difficult to control in densely populat- Elusive quest for dengue drugs Higher bar for health law far less lethal-has become one of the fastest- ed tropical cities where standing water is com- Dengue has four strains, and infection with a growing global health threats, contracted by 50- mon. Kuala Lumpur and its environs have been particular one leaves patients immune to that in 2nd sign-up season 100 million people each year. the epicentre of a Malaysian outbreak that has variety in future. But it also is believed to make “The increase in dengue incidence and sever- filled some hospitals to capacity and become the some more susceptible to the other three, WASHINGTON: More than possible com- ity of the outbreaks is a global phenomenon, top public health concern, with residents trading including a fast-growing strain with more severe puter woes lurk as HealthCare.gov’s sec- with a 30-fold increase over the past five advice on home remedies-crab soup, coconut symptoms and higher death rate that is gaining ond open enrollment season begins this decades,” said Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed, a milk and papaya leaf juice are currently in vogue. ground in Malaysia. Most dengue patients are doctor in the WHO’s Southeast Asia office, Malaysian cases have topped 85,000 through the hospitalised on IV drips and monitored as blood coming Saturday. There’s a bright look to adding that eradication is “not seen as feasible in end of October, tripling compared to the same platelet counts drop, which can lead to danger- the rebuilt website, so version 2.0 of the near future”. The disease is transmitted by period last year. Deaths also have tripled to ous internal bleeding. The majority recover with- President Barack Obama’s health insur- the Aedes aegypti mosquito and causes debili- around 150. in two weeks, but symptoms can persist. “I stayed ance overhaul represents another tating flu-like symptoms, headaches, rashes and Hapless officials have faced mounting pres- in hospital for about a week, but even when I was chance to win over a skeptical public. But severe muscle and joint pains that earned its sure as the numbers climb despite campaigns to discharged it took about a month to feel normal the risks include an unproven system for original name “breakbone fever”. eliminate standing-water mosquito breeding again,” said Malaysian citizen Grace Chin. those renewing coverage and a tax hit In serious cases, internal bleeding, organ sites, and copious fumigation. Elsewhere, Development of effective drugs has been elu- damage and death can occur. While Ebola has Indonesia saw 121,000 cases in 2013, up 30 per- sive, but after 20 years of research French drug- that could sting millions of people. killed nearly 5,000 people this year, mainly in cent, with 871 dead. The virus is spreading from maker Sanofi says it is nearing completion of a Those tax issues are the result of com- west Africa, with an estimated 13,000 infections, urban to rural areas. “This is a new trend we have vaccine it hopes to make commercially available plications between the health care law dengue kills up to 20,000 annually, and 40 per- seen in the past five years,” health ministry official late next year. Health Minister S. Subramaniam and income taxes, and they will emerge cent of the world’s population live in dengue- Soewarta Kosen said, adding rural health systems told Malaysian media this week the government during next year’s filing season. The risk areas. Endemic to warm, humid zones, were unprepared. Dengue also is up in southern was following Sanofi’s vaccine “closely” and Obama administration cannot afford a dengue’s range may also be spreading as infect- China, according to media reports there, and has would “decide as soon as possible” on whether to ed travelers transport the virus and-scientists reappeared in Hong Kong after a few years’ use it. A National University of Singapore team, repeat of last year’s online meltdown. believe-as global warming expands the Aedes absence. meanwhile, is among those working on a possi- Congress will be entirely in Republican WASHINGTON: In this July 28, 2014 aegypti’s range. Brazil leads Latin American infections with ble drug to treat dengue. The researchers say hands, and GOP lawmakers will be itch- file photo, Health and Human Services Japan this year experienced its first domestic seven million since 2000. Some 800 have died in they have managed to isolate dengue antibod- ing to build the case for repeal. —AP Secretary Sylvia Burwell speaks. outbreak in seven decades, while in the United the past five years. Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia and ies, and hope to start clinical trials in 2016.—AFP WHAT’S ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Embassy of France n the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between France and Kuwait, the French OEmbassy in Kuwait, the Institut francais du Koweit, the Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF) and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Development (MAEDI), with the sup- port of the National Center For Education Development (Kuwait), present a seminar entitled “French, a language for world trade - learn, communi- cate and work in French in the Gulf region” which will be held today and 11 at Gulf University for Science and Technology in Mishref - Kuwait. This event invites participants from 5 countries of the Gulf (Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates) to reflect upon the position and the prospects of the French language within the region. During this 2-day seminar, presentations and workshops will focus on the 3 following themes: “learn” (teaching in French, the development of French as second foreign language and at university), “communicate” (technologies for communication and cultural exchange in French) and “work” (areas of excellence for French-speaking professionals, company profiles and research fields, i.e. degenerative medicine). The Chamber of commerce and Industry of Paris, the Institut franÁais- Paris and the Centre International d’Etudes PÈdagogiques (CIEP) will also present their digital and training tools for teachers. Australia Embassy ustralian Visa Application Centre, Level 25, Al Tijaria Building Al Soor Street, Opp. Al Shuhada Garden ASharq, Kuwait City. Working hours and days: 09.30 - 17.30 Sunday - Thursday. Submissions of new applications can be made until 16.30 each day. The last hour of opening is for decision letter collection only. Website Address: www.vfs-au-gcc.com. Information email ID: [email protected] Telephone: +971 4 2055900. Contacts page on VFS website for Kuwait: (including map) http://vfs-au-gcc.com/contactus_KBOQ.html. Visa options for lodgement with VFS: (to download forms, checklists, fee list) http://vfs-au-gcc.com/allaboutvisa.html Brazil Embassy

he official and authorized website to apply for Brazilian visas and documents is: https: //scedv.serpro.gov.br TAny other website is not recognized by the Brazilian Government. Address: West Mishref-Block I - Street 116 -Villa 47 P.O Box: 39761 Nuzha - 63058 Kuwait. Telephones: 25378561/2/3/4 Fax: 25378560/5. Website: www.brazil.org.kw Working hours: 8am - 3pm (Sunday to Thursday) Consular Hours : Applications: 9.30am -11:30 am. Delivery of documents: 1pm - 2pm. Embassy of Slovak Republic he Embassy of the Slovak Republic in Kuwait informs the public that due to the Public Holiday of the TSlovak Republic - ‘The Day of Struggle for Freedom and Democracy’. The Embassy will be closed on Sunday 16, November 2014 and the Consular Section will be closed on Monday 17, November 2014. The Embassy will resume the normal duties on Tuesday, 18-11-2014. Kuwait Times Calendar of Events November —Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat 13 Dasman Diabetes Institute will celebrate the World Diabetes Day 2014 on Thursday Nov 13, 2014. The event will include clinical consultations, activities for kids, first aid tech- Ladies kick start motorcycles in Kuwait niques, complimentary medical testing and screening, healthy cooking sessions nutritional and pharmaceutical counseling. The public is invited to join and be part of promoting awareness, edu- By Faten Omar Ducati motorcycles is more fun than going to a boring cafÈ The safety procedures give the women the confidence cation and prevention diabetes from 4 - 9 pm. every day” they said. to get on the road. Many of them, even the experienced 14 Arpan Kuwait is presenting Raag ‘n’ Rachna, a combination ith their high heels and their amazing looks in drivers, have gone through the TriStar Academy training. of musical and artistic program where the audience gets to enjoy leather, the MotoLady Club members celebrated The program comprises of 10-12 classes that teach every- a mandolin concert by UP Raju and a cartoon show by Jithesh on Wits first annual this Thursday, at Fashion Cafe thing from how to sit on a bike, sharp turns and how to November 14 at Indian embassy auditorium at 6pm. Kuwait. deal with sudden car maneuvers on the road. Students 14 - The English School Winter Wonderland Bazaar. Held at the MotoLady Club is the first, and only, motorcycle club learn how to coordinate their hands and feet to change school premises in Salmiya. exclusively for female bikers in Kuwait and the GCC. A year gears and apply the brakes. They start with a theoretical 14 - Punjab International Cultural Society presents Punjabi after its establishment, Moto Lady Club held its first annual lesson on the basics of motorcycle driving, followed by Sabhyacharak nite 2014 on November 14, at 4 pm onwards in ceremony to celebrate a successful riding season. basic training on one with automatic gears and finally Indian Model School - Salmiya. Bold and beautiful motorcycle riders started the group move to a bike with gears. At the end of the training ses- 14 - Kala (Art) Kuwait NIRAM-2014 Children’s Day painting in October 2013. Tri-Star Motorcycles Academy announced sion, the Academy sets a training exam for licensing and competition at Indian Community School, Khaitan, on Friday, 14 the establishing of ladies MotoClub in order for them to be recommends the best bike based on the rider’s habits and November. Clay modeling competition also will be conducted for able to enjoy the full experience of becoming members in body type. 7 - 11 standard students. Visit www.kalakuwait.net, or by e-mail at a special ladies club, where they get the chance to meet Guests who attended the celebration were the club’s [email protected] other ladies who share the same interests and give them platinum sponsor Sameer Al Dahan of Dahan General 15 - Arpan cartoon - caricature competition, workshop with the chance to participate on special occasions related to Trading and Contracting Company, and Jafar Behbehani, speed cartoonist Jitheshji at Indian Community School, Khaitan this hobby and be able to benefit from these experience CEO of Tristar Motorcycles Est. on Saturday, 15th November. Caricature competition for 5- 12th that benefit them in riding motorcycles safely. Also in attendance were members of Bahrain Bikers, Std and adults at 9 am, workshop at 11.15 am. Students can regis- According to the ladies of the club the best way to Phoenician Bikers, and Pharaoh Bikers. MotoLady Club ter through https://www.facebook.com/arpankwt or experience the fun is being on the road. They’re thankful encourages all female bikers, regardless of age, race and http://goo.gl/forms/u0CQcedoxT. [email protected] for having such a nice hobby “being with our BMW and bike brand, to join this family-oriented female bikers club. 28 Friends of CRY Club (FOCC), announces plans for 2014 Chess Tournament for children of all ages upto high-school. “CRYchess 2014” will be held at the Salmiya Indian Model School (SIMS), Salmiya, Kuwait,on Friday, 28th November 2014, from 0930 ‘Rabindra-Nazrul Jayanti-2014’ - 1630 hrs. The players will be allocated groups by their age, to play in the Swiss pairing format. For more details, registration forms, Rules of CRYChess 2014, visit www.focckwt.org or contact FOCC members. 15 - Day Out Fiesta to be held at Wahran Park in Shamiya. Interested in participating from 4-9pm or email [email protected]. 22 - Kuwait Textile Association Bazaar - Held at Sadu House on November 22. 22 - Kuwait English School Annual Bazaar - At KES in Salwa, block 11 on November 22. Tables are KD 20. 28 - British Ladies Society Bazaar - At BSK on November 28. 28-29 - Street Fest 2014 will be held at a parking lot in AlShaab AlKhaled area on Friday and Saturday from 3pm to 10pm. Instagram @streetfestkuwait Website: http://www.street- festkuwait.com/ 29 - 10K Charity Run organized by FSRI at the Marina Crescent. Register at www.runq8.org Email: [email protected]

What’s On - Submission Guidelines angladesh community in Kuwait with the patronization of Bangladesh Embassy cele- Bbrated a ‘Rabindra-Nazrul Joyanti-2014’ with great enthusiasm and festivity. The program was All photos submitted for What’s On organized at Carmel School Auditorium in Khaitan should be minimum 200dpi. on 31 October. It began at 7 pm and continued till Articles must be in plain text and 10 pm. The program was inaugurated by Ambassador Major General Mohammad Ashab should include name and phone Uddin, ndc, psc. More than 500 Bangladeshis numbers. Articles and photos that enjoyed the evening. Group Bangladeshi artists in Kuwait performed the fail to meet these requirements will program which was highly appreciated by the guests. not be published. The performers performed Rabindra-Nazrul Songit and recited poems and also performed dances of dif- Please send them to ferent genre etc which enthralled the audiences. At the end of the program the ambassador thanked the [email protected] organizers, participants/ performers and the audience for the wonderful cultural program. WHAT’S ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Pharaoh bikers’ blood donation drive

By Faten Omar

haraoh bikers the Egyptians Motorcycles Club organized blood donation campaign sponsored by Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel & Spa, Friday morning. This is in line with Kuwait bikers’ support to local social causes. Kuwait nationals and residents and all bikers clubs were invited to attend the campaign and requested to donate their blood to save many lives of those in need. Jumeirah Messilah Beach PHotel was proud to sponsor the Pharaoh’s in lending an arm to donate blood to the Kuwait Central Blood Bank. The General Manager of Jumeirah Hotel, Hakan Petek, was the first to donate and was pleased with this cooperation to support the patients in need of blood that contribute to the rescue of the diseases to which they are exposed.

Soorya Festival on November 13 TIES Center social

oorya Kuwait Chapter in association hub schedules with UAE Exchange will stage ‘Soorya SIndia Festival 2014’ on the evening of Susanna Graziano Maryam Al Nusif’s love of food at an early Thursday, November 13, 2014, at the IES Center cordially invites you to its age. While completing her MBA in the UK Indian Community School Auditorium wonderful lecture entitled, “Italy’s in 2007, Maryam Al Nusif, following her (Senior), Salmiya at 7 pm. TAncient Foods Reach Kuwait’s childhood love of food, enrolled in Cordon Indian Ambassador Sunil Jain will inau- Shakshooka Market,” by Susanna Graziano Bleu to fulfill her dream of becoming a gurate the festival that aims to promote after tomorrow November 11, at 7 pm. chef. Upon her return to Kuwait, with the international integration through culture. An evening dedicated to Italy’s culinary intention of settling and starting her own This time, Soorya shall be presenting a roots presented by Susanna Graziano, high- business, fate had a different plan - A Bharatanatyam recital by ‘Nair Sisters’ lighting lesser-known, Italian regional special- casual request from a former Sharq Veena Nair and Dhanya Nair and a tabla ties and their history, and the growing Organic customer, (an organic family farm trio with Sarangi by Ustad Rashid Mustafa demand for a return to honest food in Kuwait, business that closed its doors in 2003), for Group. represented by Shakshooka Market, Kuwait’s organic produce gave birth to Shakshooka The Nair Sisters are A Grade artistes of first farmers’ market, presented by its founder, Market. While organizing and taking part Doordarshan and recipients of scholarship local chef Maryam al Nusif. Susanna is so gen- in Shakshooka Market is Maryam’s full- from Centre for Cultural Resources and erous that she will provide samples on each time job, she is also co-founder of Two Training, New Delhi. Their perfect propor- kind of food for everyone to taste. Chefs and a Waitress, collaborating with tion with solid training will delight the Susanna invites you into her virtual Italian fellow chef, Danna Al Tourah and different audience with their artistic recital. family kitchen, where you will discover some local chefs, on a monthly basis, offering A classical tabla virtuoso, Ustad of Italy’s staple traditional dishes and learn unique dining experiences and menus to Mustafa hails from a lineage of great musi- how to prepare them and enjoy them with like-minded foodies across Kuwait. cians, who have been pioneers in friends and family, while Maryam tells the Maryam also initiated The Secret Garden Hindustani classical music. His Tabla trio serendipitous story of the birth of Shakshooka Project; an urban gardening project aimed with Sarangi, (Ahsan Ali, Arshad Khan and Market, and why cultivating a loving relation- at reviving a neglected public park in Shariq Mustafa) will enthrall and amaze all ship between the food, its maker and con- Salmiya, where individuals from the com- age groups. sumer, is not only necessary but rewarding. munity can come to volunteer their time Soorya India, led by versatile master- Susanna Graziano is an instructor, a food- and contribute to this grassroots initiative, mind Soorya Krishnamurthy, is present in ie, and a radio speaker. She organizes tasting demonstrating that living as a happy com- 30 countries. It has been propagating the sessions, gourmet catering events and loves munity is more effective than living as a art of India’s outside the country for the to spread the word about taste education, happy individual. last 17 years with active support of its no waste, farmers markets and local, good Come along with your friends to enjoy chief patron Dr B R Shetty, Managing quality food. She also thoroughly enjoys the evening that will feed your mind and Director, NMC Group of Companies. feeding people. stomach. “The art lovers of Kuwait will have a The TIES Center is the social and educational new experience with the combination of Maryam Al Nusif hub for English Speaking Muslims in Kuwait. For dance and music, said officials of Soorya Growing up in a home with an appreci- more information, please call 25231015 or e-mail Kuwait Chapter. ation for quality dining helped develop [email protected] or visit www.tiescenter.net. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 TV PROGRAMS

Africa 20:20 Mako Mermaids 20:00 Adventure Wanted 17:15 The Smurfs 2-PG 11:45 Come Dine With Me 20:45 Spooksville 21:00 Britain’s Greatest Machines 19:00 Ain’t Them Bodies Saints- 12:35 Come Dine With Me 21:10 Wolfblood 22:00 Wwii’s Greatest Raids PG15 13:25 Holmes On Homes 21:35 Suite Life On Deck 23:00 Wild Thailand 21:00 To The Wonder-PG15 14:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 22:00 Good Luck Charlie 23:00 Thanks For Sharing-PG15 00:50 I’m Alive 15:00 Valentine Warner Eats 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 01:45 Shark Feeding Frenzy Scandinavia 22:50 Shake It Up 02:40 Clash Of The Dinosaurs 15:30 Come Dine With Me: South 23:10 Wolfblood 03:35 Tanked Africa 23:35 Wolfblood 04:25 Cute To Killer 16:20 Come Dine With Me 00:00 Wilfred 05:15 Charles & Jessica: A Chimp 17:10 Come Dine With Me 00:30 The Daily Show With Jon 01:00 Santa’s Magic Crystal Tale 18:00 The Hairy Bikers’ Cookbook Stewart 02:45 Marvel’s Next Avengers: 06:02 I’m Alive 18:30 Holmes On Homes 01:30 Saturday Night Live Heroes Of Tomorrow 06:49 Animal Cops Houston 19:15 Homes Under The Hammer 02:30 Veep 04:30 Pacific Pirates 07:36 Call Of The Wildman 20:10 Rachel Khoo’s Kitchen 03:00 Hot In Cleveland 06:00 Barbie As The Island 08:00 Call Of The Wildman Notebook: Cosmo Cook 03:30 The Goldbergs Princess 08:25 Dogs 101 20:35 Come Dine With Me 00:00 The Soup 06:00 My Boys 08:00 Kong Return To The Jungle 09:15 Extreme Animals 21:25 Antiques Roadshow 00:30 Giuliana & Bill 09:00 Hot In Cleveland 10:00 A Cat In Paris 10:10 Treehouse Masters 22:20 Antiques Roadshow 01:25 Giuliana & Bill 09:30 Growing Up Fisher 11:30 Krazzy Planet 11:05 Animal Maternity Ward 23:15 Fantasy Homes By The Sea 02:20 E! News 10:00 The Michael J. Fox Show 13:00 Kong Return To The Jungle 12:00 Animal Precinct 03:15 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 12:00 My Boys 14:30 Ploddy Police Car 12:55 Call Of The Wildman 03:40 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 14:00 The Goldbergs 16:00 Dragon Hunters 13:20 Animal Airport 04:10 E! Investigates 14:30 Growing Up Fisher 18:00 A Cat In Paris 13:50 The Pool Master 05:05 The E! True Hollywood Story 15:00 The Michael J. Fox Show 20:00 Niko 2: Little Brother, Big 14:45 Tanked 06:00 Kourtney & Kim Take New 15:30 The Daily Show With Jon Trouble 15:40 Safari Sisters York Stewart 22:00 Ploddy Police Car 16:05 Safari Sisters 00:45 Chrome Underground 06:55 Kourtney & Kim Take New 16:00 The Colbert Report 23:30 Dragon Hunters 16:35 Treehouse Masters 06:00 Car Chasers York 18:00 Back In The Game 17:30 Dogs 101 06:50 Robson Green’s Extreme 07:50 Style Star 18:30 The Goldbergs 18:25 Bad Dog Fishing Challenge 08:20 E! News 19:00 Growing Up Fisher 19:20 Animal Maternity Ward 07:40 Fast N’ Loud 09:15 Giuliana & Bill 19:30 The Michael J. Fox Show 20:15 Secret Life Of Pets 08:30 Storage Hunters 10:15 Giuliana & Bill 20:00 Two And A Half Men 00:00 This Is The End-18 20:45 Secret Life Of Pets 08:55 Thrift Hunters 11:10 The E! True Hollywood Story 20:30 Wilfred 02:00 Hope Springs-PG15 21:10 Bad Dog! 09:20 Storage Wars Canada 12:05 E! News 21:00 The Daily Show With Jon 04:00 Marvel’s The Invincible Iron 22:05 Safari Sisters 09:45 How It’s Made 13:05 Extreme Close-Up Stewart Man-PG 22:30 Safari Sisters 10:10 How It’s Made 13:35 E!ES 21:30 Last Week Tonight With John 06:00 The Music Never Stopped- 23:00 Secret Life Of Pets 10:35 Wheeler Dealers: Trading Up 14:30 Style Star Oliver PG15 23:30 Secret Life Of Pets 11:25 Extreme Car Hoarders 15:00 Keeping Up With The 22:05 Silicon Valley 08:00 Someday This Pain Will Be 23:55 Bad Dog! 12:15 Fat N’ Furious: Rolling Kardashians 22:30 Getting On Useful To You-PG15 Thunder 16:00 Keeping Up With The 23:00 Veep 10:00 Lakeview Terrace-PG15 13:05 Storage Hunters Kardashians 23:30 Two And A Half Men 12:00 Parental Guidance-PG 13:30 Thrift Hunters 17:00 The Drama Queen 14:00 Despicable Me 2-PG 13:55 Storage Wars Canada 18:00 E! News 15:45 Someday This Pain Will Be 14:20 Robson Green’s Extreme 19:00 The E! True Hollywood Story Useful To You-PG15 00:15 Hebburn Fishing Challenge 20:00 Kourtney And Khloe Take 17:30 The Great Gatsby-PG15 00:45 The Paradise 15:10 Rods N’ Wheels The Hamptons 20:00 Peace, Love & 01:40 Southcliffe 16:00 Fast N’ Loud 21:00 House Of Dvf Misunderstanding-PG15 02:30 Michael McIntyre’s Comedy 16:50 How It’s Made 22:00 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 00:00 Drop Dead Diva 22:00 Killing Them Softly-18 Roadshow 17:15 How It’s Made 22:30 #RichKids Of Beverly Hills 01:00 Defiance 03:15 Hebburn 17:40 Treehouse Masters 23:00 E!ES 02:00 The Knick 03:45 Me & Mrs Jones 18:30 Siberian Cut 03:00 Grimm 04:15 The Weakest Link 19:20 Outback Truckers 06:00 Drop Dead Diva 05:00 Charlie And Lola 20:10 Thrift Hunters 08:00 Chicago Fire 02:00 PGA Tour 05:15 Woolly & Tig 20:35 Storage Wars Canada 12:00 Emmerdale 05:30 The Ryder Cup Official Film 05:20 Mr Bloom’s Nursery 21:00 Siberian Cut 12:30 Coronation Street 07:00 Golfing World THIS IS THE END ON OSN PREMIERE 05:40 Bobinogs 21:50 Railroad Alaska 14:00 Chicago Fire 08:00 World Golf Championship 05:50 Little Prairie Dogs 22:40 Railroad Alaska 15:00 Drop Dead Diva Highlights 06:00 Gigglebiz 23:30 Siberian Cut 00:35 Ade In Britain 09:00 Top 14 Highlights 01:30 Come Dine With Me Ireland 16:00 Emmerdale 06:15 Charlie And Lola 16:30 Coronation Street 09:30 Volvo Ocean Race Highlights Busan Film Review 06:30 Woolly & Tig 02:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Rugby League 4 Nations 02:55 Coronation Street 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 06:35 Mr Bloom’s Nursery 18:00 Chicago Fire 12:00 The Ryder Cup Official Film 06:55 Bobinogs 03:25 Agatha Christie’s Marple 13:30 International Rugby Union 05:15 Take On The Twisters 19:00 Parenthood 07:05 Little Prairie Dogs 20:00 Revenge 15:30 World Golf Championship 07:15 The Weakest Link 06:10 May The Best House Win Highlights ‘Daughter’ 07:05 Come Dine With Me Ireland 21:00 Homeland 08:00 Friday Night Dinner 22:00 The Newsroom 16:30 Live Hero Indian Super 08:25 Friday Night Dinner 07:30 Agatha Christie’s Marple League Football 00:00 Violetta 09:20 Love/Hate 23:00 The Leftovers he title may be “Daughter,” but it’s a be that her daughter will one day begin to 08:50 Hebburn 00:40 The Hive 18:30 PGA Tour Highlights tiger mom for the ages who holds the 09:20 My Family 10:15 Take On The Twisters 19:30 NFL explore and take full possession of her sexu- 00:50 Art Attack 11:10 Emmerdale spotlight in this seething domestic ality. Still, she represents an improvement 09:50 Doctors 01:15 Art Attack 22:00 Live Grand Slam of Dartsx T 10:20 Casualty 12:00 Coronation Street horror film about a young girl’s deeply on Margaret White in at least one respect: 01:40 Jungle Junction 12:30 Ade In Britain 11:10 The Weakest Link 01:50 Jungle Junction unhappy childhood. Centered around a When San has her first period, her mother 11:55 Friday Night Dinner 13:25 May The Best House Win 02:05 Jungle Junction 14:20 Come Dine With Me Ireland memorably scary turn from Shim Hye-jin cheerfully welcomes her to the world of 12:20 Hebburn 02:15 Jungle Junction that may remind viewers of “Carrie,” “Black womanhood, hands her a sanitary napkin 12:50 2 Point 4 Children 14:45 Real Life: The Musical 00:30 Live NFL 02:30 Violetta 04:00 Volvo Ocean Race Highlights 13:20 My Family 15:35 Lewis 00:00 The Night Shift Swan” and other scream-worthy portraits of and walks away, in perhaps the only scene 03:10 The Hive 04:30 World Golf Championship 13:50 Doctors 16:30 Celebrity Exposed:richard 02:00 Good Morning America deranged motherhood, South Korean here played even remotely for laughs. 03:20 Art Attack Highlights 14:20 Casualty Young’s Photography 03:00 The Killing writer-director-actress Ku Hye-sun’s third San’s life, while unenviably grim, is not 03:45 Art Attack 05:30 European Challenge Tour 15:10 Friday Night Dinner 17:25 Autopsy: The Last Hour Of... 04:00 Nip/Tuck 04:10 Jungle Junction Highlights feature can feel a tad mechanical and one- without its glimmers of hope. She’s shy but 15:35 Hustle 18:20 May The Best House Win 06:00 Good Morning America 04:20 Jungle Junction 06:30 Futbol Mundial note in its abrupt temporal shifts, revealing well liked at school, and she soon catches 16:25 The Weakest Link 19:10 Coronation Street 07:00 Emmerdale 04:35 Jungle Junction 07:00 Grand Slam of Darts how the past emotional and psychological the eye of a male student (Yang Hyun-mo), 17:10 Eastenders 19:35 Lewis 07:30 Coronation Street 04:45 Jungle Junction 11:00 World Golf Championship 17:40 Doctors 20:30 Celebrity Exposed:richard 09:00 24 wounds continue to throb in the present. although it’s clear their flirtation will be 05:00 Art Attack Highlights 18:10 New Tricks Young’s Photography 10:00 Emmerdale But that one note is undeniably gripping, short-lived if San’s mother has anything to 05:25 Art Attack 12:00 Golfing World 19:05 The Cafe 21:25 Autopsy: The Last Hour Of... 10:30 Coronation Street 05:50 Mouk 13:00 PGA Tour lending this sustained banshee howl of say about it. Providing the most meaningful 19:30 Moone Boy 22:20 Coronation Street 12:00 Criminal Minds 06:00 Dog With A Blog 16:30 Top 14 Highlights movie an almost demonic intensity for outside influence is a kindly next-door 20:00 Hustle 22:50 Emmerdale 13:00 The Night Shift 06:25 Liv And Maddie 17:00 International Rugby Union much of its taut 82-minute running time. neighbor (Yoon Da-kyung) who immediate- 20:50 Life On Mars 23:45 Real Life: The Musical 14:00 24 06:50 Jessie 19:00 WWE Experience 21:40 Last Of The Summer Wine 15:00 Live Good Morning America Following its Busan world premiere, addi- ly recognizes what’s going on, and who 07:15 Liv And Maddie 20:00 WWE Afterburn 22:10 The Paradise 17:00 Criminal Minds tional festival dates beckon. reaches out by offering San piano lessons. 07:40 Jessie 21:00 WWE This Week 23:05 The Weakest Link 18:00 The Night Shift San (Ku) has just found out she’s preg- Instinctively aware of how to draw certain 08:05 Win, Lose Or Draw 21:30 Golfing World 23:50 Hustle 19:00 24 08:30 Good Luck Charlie 22:30 Top 14 Highlights nant, a discovery that fills her with less joy protective boundaries around the girl, with- 20:00 Criminal Minds 08:55 Good Luck Charlie 23:00 WWE Experience than unease as she heads to the hospital to out ever becoming confrontational or drop- 09:20 Sonny With A Chance 00:00 Salvage Code Red 21:00 The Night Shift 22:00 The Killing visit her terminally ill mother (Shim), whom ping her neighborly civility, the piano 09:45 Sonny With A Chance 01:00 Hasselhoff vs. The Berlin she hasn’t seen in quite some time. Lengthy teacher becomes both a positive role model 10:10 Suite Life On Deck Wall 23:00 House Of Cards 10:35 High School Musical 02:00 Britain’s Greatest Machines flashbacks to San’s early adolescence (in and a sort of fairy-godmother figure, in 00:40 Celebrity MasterChef 12:15 A.N.T. Farm 03:00 Family Guns 01:00 World Golf Championship which she’s played by Hyun Seung-min) counterpoint to Mom’s towering Gorgon. 01:10 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 12:40 Good Luck Charlie 04:00 Wild Thailand Highlights soon make clear why, as we become inti- 02:00 Paul Hollywood’s Bread 13:05 Good Luck Charlie 05:00 Inside World War II 02:00 European Challenge Tour mately acquainted with the never-ending Two parallel fronts 02:25 Valentine Warner Eats 13:30 Jessie 06:00 Doomsday Preppers 00:00 Stash House-PG15 Highlights nightmare of living under her mother’s Ku’s neatly structured screenplay keeps Scandinavia 03:00 Snooker Champion Of 13:55 Jessie 07:00 Wwii’s Greatest Raids 02:00 Body Parts-PG15 thumb. On a good day, San gets home the story moving on two parallel fronts 02:50 Come Dine With Me 14:20 Austin & Ally 08:00 Salvage Code Red 04:00 Money Kills-PG15 Champions 03:40 Homes Under The Hammer 15:00 Jessie 16:00 World Match Racing Tour promptly from school, where her mother while finding logical transition points 09:00 Hasselhoff vs. The Berlin 06:00 Dante’s Peak-PG15 04:35 Celebrity MasterChef 15:20 Liv And Maddie Wall 17:30 Top 14 Highlights proceeds to scrub her (hard), criticizes her between time frames; a painful word 05:25 Celebrity MasterChef 15:45 Liv And Maddie 10:00 Britain’s Greatest Machines 08:00 Flightplan-PG15 18:00 Golfing World poor manners at the dinner table, and uttered in the present can send San’s mind 06:20 Celebrity MasterChef 16:10 Violetta 11:00 Wild Thailand 10:00 The Grandmaster-PG15 19:00 World Golf Championship threatens her if she doesn’t get perfect racing back into the past. Yet for all its 12:00 The Expendables 2-PG15 06:45 Come Dine With Me 17:00 I Didn’t Do It 12:00 Dogtown Highlights marks on her homework. On a bad day, 07:30 Paul Hollywood’s Bread 17:25 Jessie 13:00 Engineering Connections 14:00 Ghostbusters-PG 20:00 Asian Tour Highlights awareness of the persistent aftereffects of 08:00 Come Dine With Me 17:50 Sabrina: Secrets Of A 14:00 Situation Critical 16:00 Flightplan-PG15 21:00 Top 14 Highlights these regular rituals are accompanied by child abuse, “Daughter” is far from hopeless 08:50 Holmes On Homes Teenage Witch 15:00 World’s Deadliest Animals 18:00 Dante’s Peak-PG15 22:30 PGA Tour Highlights shrill, relentless verbal invective-”Shut up, about its protagonist’s future: Whatever 09:35 Phil Spencer: Secret Agent 18:15 Dog With A Blog 16:00 Adventure Wanted 20:00 Olympus Has Fallen-PG15 23:30 Asian Tour Highlights you!” seems to be Mom’s favorite insult-and, traumas San has sustained, she’s grown into 10:25 Valentine Warner Eats 18:40 Win, Lose Or Draw 17:00 Britain’s Greatest Machines 22:00 Pain & Gain-18 inevitably, physical violence. a strong, tough-minded young woman, ful- Scandinavia 19:05 Liv And Maddie 18:00 Wwii’s Greatest Raids ly capable of making her own life choices 10:50 Come Dine With Me: South 19:30 Violetta 19:00 World’s Deadliest Animals World of womanhood and standing up to the mother who once 02:00 Hero Indian Super League In painting the mother character in terrified her. Yet as Ku’s deeply sympathetic Highlights broad, immediately familiar brushstrokes, performance makes clear, San’s feelings 00:00 The Runway-PG15 02:30 Hero Indian Super League Ku appears to have made a close study of toward her mother remain an unresolved 02:00 Standing Ovation-PG15 Highlights 03:00 Hero Indian Super League Piper Laurie’s legendary performance in morass of love and hatred-and this, the film 04:00 Nick And Norah’s Infinite “Carrie.” There are comparable if less vivid suggests, is to some extent a legacy that all Playlist-PG15 Football 06:00 Shrek The Third-FAM 05:00 Hero Indian Super League traces of religious fanaticism in the way this mothers and daughters share. 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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Everything may be pouring in all at once and it’s all good news. Whatever Uncommon approaches to many different subjects are the usual for you project you decide to dive into today gets some encouragement from others. Life’s prob- today. You enjoy discussing philosophy, religion, law or politics–developments in these lems should find easy solutions. Life could assume a dreamlike stance. There is a greater fields can have a big impact on you. There may be some talk about continuing your edu- appreciation for things of value now–the idea of value itself is in order. This could be a cation so as to gain a better-paying or more interesting job. Higher education, publish- period of great material gain; it is certainly a time when material things have a great deal ing, broadcasting or advertising could play an unexpected role in setting new directions. of importance for you. You may enjoy a good movie or book or feel like escaping from Sometimes a goal takes shape in different forms that you may not have even expected– day-to-day realities for a while. You can appreciate an imaginative approach and may this is a good time to reevaluate just where it is you think you want to go. You enjoy value communal or futuristic ideas. This is a good time to purchase items that are needed obtaining and exchanging information and there are plenty of opportunities for that for some celebrations. activity today. Neighbors or siblings grab your attention this evening.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Scorpio (October 23-November 21)

A new cycle begins for you, signaling a greater than usual interest in rela- Material things and the whole concept of value take on more importance tionships, social connections and the arts–on a more intellectual level than in the past. for you. Financial security and enjoying the finer things in life take on high priority. Seeing both sides of an issue and figuring out resolutions to opposing views are impor- Translating letters or being a tutor to students will help bring in some extra finances. You tant issues now. Work, health, diet and the other things that take care of us if we take care may find yourself in a bazaar, selling your special recipe or helping at a booth in an art of them, can provide a lot of satisfaction as a new life phase begins. These things can lead show. If not, it is certainly a time for cleaning out closets and having garage sales. You are to love and a new-self image if you stick with them. You really want to enjoy life now. at your most practical when it comes to dealing and working with others. Lovers, children Consider investing in a little time with a naturopathic doctor to find just what your body and other people or things dear to your heart are emphasized at this stage of life. You needs. A winter vacation appeals to you so you can just play and frolic and get away from communicate with consummate skill and it is stimulating just being with you. Your ambi- it all. You and a loved one may spend quite a bit of time planning. tions are positive and you use your mind to succeed.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Instant gratification is one of your temptations just now: you want things Close relationships and other ties between people become a focus for and you want them this instant. This is a practical and materialistic kind of much of your energy. New partnerships are entered into; old ones are focus, one that emphasizes the making and spending of money. Someone you respect renewed or else they are left behind. You try your strength against another, learn to coop- ACROSS mounted across a handle. sets the example and you make wise choices for yourself. You have dreams for the future erate or seek to conquer. The power of ideas and the power they wield over people is an 1. One of the most common of the five 6. An island in the Mediterranean. and you work to make these dreams a reality. You may find that walking around your interesting avenue down which you may travel. Religious, cultural or philosophical con- neighborhood this afternoon will help you discover new friends or perhaps new shops major classes of immunoglobulins. 7. A sharp narrow ridge found in rugged troversies and crusades have a way of stirring your blood. Travel and adventure are com- that you didn’t know existed. A much sought after treasure can be secured for a bargain– 4. Tropical American feather palm having a mountains. pelling temptations as you dare to stretch your horizons. Later today you may find that a perhaps a garage sale. A local attraction appeals to you and you enjoy the time spent swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts. 8. Tropical Asian starlings. friend needs your help. You may have to reorganize your plans so that you can be helpful. away from home. Tonight you have time for a few chores. 11. (computer science) A standardized lan- 9. African tree having an exceedingly thick All of this should go rather smoothly. Your stability is valuable to others now. guage for the descriptive markup of docu- trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and ments. has an edible pulp called monkey bread. 15. 4-wheeled motor vehicle. 10. A flat wing-shaped process or winglike Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 16. Of or befitting or characteristic of a wife. part of an organism. As a sensitive person, you can depend on feelings and intuition to get around in 17. A tall perennial woody plant having a 11. A thoroughfare (usually including side- A cycle of planning and organizing begins now, emphasizing a need for main trunk and branches forming a distinct walks) that is lined with buildings. life. When loved ones have problems or decisions to make, it is your input that security and a sense of roots. Family, home, relatives and real estate play a bigger part in helps them–whether they admit it or not. Today you will have the opportunity to help family elevated crown. 12. Impressive in scale. your life these days. You want to belong on a personal level . . . To be needed and to feel it members–listen carefully to what they are really saying. Possessing common sense, you are 18. Call upon in supplication. 13. A written proposal or reminder. is okay to have needs. A natural transformation of your values is taking place. You make always very practical, down-to-earth–nurturing and protective to all. Cooking, growing things 19. One species. 14. Lacking excess flesh. decisions today, ending a time of contemplation. You are tired of wasting your time and and music will keep you happily busy most of this day. You may encourage a young person to money on worthless projects and decide that now is the time for new professional and 20. Avatar of Vishnu. 22. A long noosed rope used to catch ani- enjoy his or her hobby or teach him or her a science experiment this evening. You enjoy financial planning. The future is beginning to look more encouraging now. Marriage, con- expressing yourself originally and creatively. A love relationship will seem as if it has been 21. The Oceanic language spoken by the mals. tracts and partnerships are seen as keys to a positive future. Remain focused and do not be touched by magic tonight. Maori people in New Zealand. 24. A proinflammatory cytokine that is pro- 23. A thrusting blow with a knife. duced by white blood cells (monocytes and 25. The intended recipient of a message. macrophages). Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 27. (of complexion) Blemished by imperfec- 26. The longer of the two telegraphic sig- Leo (July 23-August 22) tions of the skin. nals used in Morse code. Music is likely to play a more important role for you this morning. Some of You seem to be involved with children most of this day. Outer circumstances are positive and it should be easy for you to push forward in all sorts of activi- 29. A state in northwestern North America. 28. An esoteric or occult matter that is tra- you have the music writing knowledge–why not give it a tryfamily members may call on ties. Schedules and events seem to work out quite favorably. This is a great time to get projects you to help make decisions concerning group issues today. By giving others time to think 31. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- ditionally secret. accomplished–for yourself or others. Ideas are flowing and could come with ease–you have lots through your ideas–positive results will happen. You have a natural sense of what others cially in Turkey). 30. A village of huts for native Africans in to say and enjoy visiting with friends. This is a time of good fortune when things develop in a want at this time. This is also a great time to reflect and understand your own situation. very natural way. Situations present themselves in most enticing ways and yet you are focused 35. The fleshy part of the human body that southern Africa. You may spend some time this afternoon in fulfilling some earlier promise. You may be a you sit on. 32. A silvery ductile metallic element found and know just which direction you want to take. There are plenty of opportunities to experi- mentor or coach to several young people. Your energies are directed into positive direc- ence a variety of emotional highs. This could mean a public fair, an engagement, a birth as well 37. A set of tags and rules (conforming to primarily in bauxite. tions. This evening is a good time to enjoy your surroundings. A small gathering of friends as first time type of experiences. SGML) for using them in developing hyper- 33. Joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi or family and no television equals laughter. text documents. Arabia. 41. Sole genus of the family Naiadaceae. 34. A technician who is highly proficient 43. A Russian river. and enthusiastic about some technical field Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) 46. The sense organ for hearing and equi- (especially computing). librium. 36. Channel into a new direction. You are at your mental best with sharp ideas and clear thoughts. This is an You enjoy being persuasive with others and can get into tough conversations 47. Proceeding from or ordered by or sub- 38. A yellow quartz. excellent time to make decisions and take care of mental busy work. This afternoon you where others might not bother. You are smart and quick to think of the perfect words for most may find yourself having a good time surrounded by friends and young people. You subjects. You may find yourself teaching a class within your religious organization today. There ject to a pope or the papacy regarded as 39. A master's degree in business. appreciate your particular situation and enjoy support from those around you. are guidelines to follow but you will have time to quickly go through some reference material the successor of the Apostles. 40. Fastener consisting of a metal ring for Conversations surrounding dreams, psychic phenomena, flying saucers and the like may so as to make a description or a meaning more clear. Others value you for your ability to make 48. Obscene terms for penis. lining a small hole to permit the attach- be fun to delve into this afternoon. This can be inspiring or it can be confusing, depending difficult topics easy to understand. You may be called upon to help a senior or care for a small on how you are able to integrate it into your overall experience. You may find yourself cre- child. There is a guardian angel or mentor to be found if you need one but it is more likely that 49. Any of various plants of the genus ment of cords or lines. you will play such a role for someone else. Better care for this person becomes easier or avail- ating and experimenting with colors through your art. Your artistic talents are compli- Althaea. 42. Someone who works (or provides work- able this evening. 52. 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Natalie Dormer: emma Arterton found it “weird” playing Idris Elba’s wife. The 28-year-old beauty stars alongside the 42-year-old actor in ‘A Hundred Streets’ and Jennifer Lawrence Gadmits their friendship made playing a married couple raising children is ‘cool’ seem a bit peculiar. She said: “Idris and I are good mates - so it was weird to play husband and wife, especially when he’d play husband and wife, especially when atalie Dormer thinks Jennifer Lawrence is “the he’d point to the young actors playing our children and say, ‘That’s what our kids coolest girl”. The 32-year-old actress - who would look like, Gem.’ “Away from her acting work, the ‘Prince of Persia: The Sands Nstars in ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part of Time’ actress has set up a production company with her friend and they are I’ as Cressida - is in awe of her co-star and thinks the hoping to create more opportunities for women through the new venture. 23-year-old beauty is wise beyond her years. She Explaining how they want to establish strong, complex female roles, she told said: “Jennifer Lawrence is just the coolest girl. Britain’s Glamour magazine: “Not just in films - but in TV and theatre too. And we Everyone forgets how young she is because she’s so want to work with female writers, directors, camera operators - there are just so together, such an old soul. She just gets it. She’s one few. “It’s early days, but watch this space.” Gemma recently made her stage musi- savvy chick.” Natalie admits it was a “thrill” to be cast cal debut as Rita O’Grady in ‘Made in Dagenham’ on London’s West End and in the latest installment of the movie series because recently admitted she took on the singing role in a new production so she would- she is such a fan of the franchise. She said: “I went to n’t be compared with anyone who had had the role before. She said: “I’ve always the world premiere of ‘Catching Fire’ last year and it

Arterton wanted to do a musical. Always. I sang when I was younger and that went out of was amazing. To be joining ‘The Hunger Games’ fami- the window when I went to drama school. “I’ve been offered a few musicals ly is such a thrill. It deserves the hype because it’s well before but it just didn’t feel right. I wanted to do something that nobody else had written, handles really big subject matter, but doesn’t sung yet. I just don’t want to be compared to somebody who has sung it better. talk down to its audience. And then there’s the found screen marriage weird weird marriage screen found I’ve not got the most amazing voice but I don’t think Rita would have either.” romance element. ‘The Hunger Games’ has some- thing for everyone.” The role forced Natalie to under- go a radical transformation, but she was relieved she didn’t have to change her appearance in as extreme a way as was originally planned. She told Britain’s Glamour magazine: “When they offered me the role they asked me if I would consider shaving my entire head.”Ultimately the director and I decided Cressida would look funkier, more Capitol, which is where she comes from, if she rocked.

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ark Wahlberg is to star in ‘The Six Billion Dollar Man’. The 43-year-old actor will appear on screen as former astronaut Steve Austin, who requires bionic repairs to

‘sensational’ ‘sensational’ M his body after a suffering a near-fatal crash. The eagerly-awaited movie - based on the 1972 novel ‘Cyborg’ by Martin Caidinwill - sees the central character fitted with bionic legs, right arm and left eye, as he works to help the US government. The novel also spawned TV series ‘The Six Million Dollar Man’ and popular spin-off ‘The Bionic Woman’. Wahlberg, 43, is to reunite with ‘Lone Survivor’ director Peter Berg for the project, which he’s arvey Wenstein has dubbed “sensational” ing in this movie - she holds her own and then also set to produce alongside Bob Weinstein, Deadline reports. Rita Ora his “biggest discovery”. The some.” Clearly smitten with the singer, Harvey told Meanwhile, it was revealed recently that Wahlberg is to appear y Hollywood big wig Hollywood veteran - who produced the MailOnline: “I will work with Rita again and again alongside Will Ferrell in ‘Daddy’s Home’. The duo starred in the

b H Academy Award-winning film ‘Shakespeare in and again. Personally, I think she’s my biggest dis- 2010 comedy film ‘The Other Guys’ and they’re to reunite for the new movie directed by Sean Anders. Ferrell, 47, plays the Ora dubbed Ora Love’ - has given the 23-year-old ‘Hot Right Now’ covery as an actress this year.” ‘Southpaw’ has an singer his seal of approval after they worked all-star cast, featuring Rachel McAdams, Naomie part of a mild-mannered radio executive who wants to be the together on his new film ‘Southpaw’, which also Harris and Forest Whitaker. Rita has already made best stepfather to his wife’s two children. Wahlberg, on the oth- stars Jake Gyllenhaal. He said: “Rita Ora did a sen- a name for herself in the industry after she fin- er hand, is the freeloading biological father of the children who sational job. “Her scene is breathtaking, because ished filming scenes for the highly-anticipated reappears in their lives. she’s a very glamorous, beautiful woman. “But we movie ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’, which stars Jamie did the opposite, we made her up to look like a Dornan and Dakota Johnson, and is scheduled for tough junkie. “She is heartbreakingly real and release in February 2015. wonderful and acting opposite Jake - who is rivet-

Knightley didn’t know movie title changed eira Knightley “didn’t realize” her new movie’s title had changed in the UK. The 29-year-old actress was left embar- Krassed when quizzed in interviews about ‘Say When’ and kept denying she was in the film because she was unaware it had had its US title ‘Laggies’ altered to suit a British audience. She explained: “I didn’t even realise it had had a name change here, it’s called ‘Laggies’ in America because that’s a term for people who are being a bit lazy. But the guys over here went, ‘But in England nobody knows what that is’ and they don’t it’s true, because I didn’t know either, so they changed it. “They didn’t tell me until really late so I was doing all Spacey and Shannon to these interviews and being asked about this film called ‘Say When’ and I had no idea what it was and was going, ‘I think you’ve got the star in Elvis and Nixon wrong person, I wasn’t in that.’ But I am!” Keira enjoyed shooting the movie in Seattle because it was a “celebration of the suburbs”. She Wood ‘will always be seen as Frodo’ evin Spacey and Michael Shannon are to star in the period added: “It was great [in Seattle], it’s very deeply indie, very low budg- drama ‘Elvis & Nixon’. Deadline reports that the film, written et. It was originally written for LA but Lynn Shelton, the director, is Kby actor Cary Elwes, will see two-time Oscar winner Spacey, Seattle born and bred and loves making films there, it was a great lijah Wood admits he will never completely emerge from the shadow of ‘The 55, play the role of President Nixon, with Shannon assuming the city. It’s definitely a celebration of the suburbs, which I quite liked Lord of the Rings’. The 33-year-old star rose to worldwide prominence part of Elvis, the legendary rocker. ‘Elvis & Nixon’ will tell the story of about it.” Ebetween 2001 and 2003 - when he appeared as Frodo Baggins in Peter a strange real-life meeting between two of the most important fig- Jackson’s trilogy - and despite featuring in a wide variety of roles since then, Elijah ures of the 20th centuries, both of whom courted a fair degree of admits it’ll be tough to completely disassociate himself from the iconic character controversy through the course of their respective careers. The par- in the eyes of some film fans. Elijah - who subsequently appeared in ‘Eternal ticular meeting occurred on December 21, 1970, when Elvis Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’, ‘Sin City’ and ‘Green Street’ - told the Evening appeared on the White House lawn asking to speak with the Standard newspaper: “I’ve done ten years of other movies. But ‘The Lord of the President, who received him in the Oval Office. The pair discussed Rings’ will be with me for the rest of my life, I’d be a fool not to recognize that.” Elvis’ views on drug use and hippies, while the music icon also Elijah also confessed the pressure of growing up in the spotlight and the collapse asked to be sworn in as an undercover federal agent. Both men of his relationship with Pamela Racine - his co-star in ‘Everything is Illuminated’ - were at the height of their respective careers when the famous led him to seek therapy. He explained: “I highly advocate it. It’s not an admission meeting took place, but less than four years later, Nixon resigned that there’s something wrong, it’s an admission of vulnerability. “All these things over the Watergate scandal. And three years after that, Elvis was bubbled up when I was 29. I’d just broken up with my girlfriend of five years. dead aged 42. Shooting for the film - which takes place over the Someone suggested therapy and I thought, ‘I actually think I need this.’ I was an course of a week - is set to begin early next year. adult from a young age, I had to deal with so much familial responsibility. “Some might say I lost my childhood. I missed out on certain things, but if anything that shaped me. By the time I really needed friends my own age, I had them.” McKellen and Stallone cast in Animal Crackers

ir Ian McKellen and Sylvester Stallone have been cast in ‘Animal Crackers’. Blue Dream Studios has confirmed the Sanimated film will also feature the voices of Danny DeVito, Patrick Warburton, Gilbert Gottfried, Raven-Symoné and Harvey Fierstein. Animator Scott Christian Sava said: “When I was writing Animal Crackers I had specific voices in my head. “Certain charac- ters I wrote with actors in mind. “Horatio was always Sir Ian McKellen. Brock was totally Patrick Warburton. Bullet-Man could be no one else but Stallone. To find out that each and every one of these actors have agreed to come on board this film and bring these characters to life ... I’m flipping out.” The film follows a fami- ly that inherits a run-down circus and a box of old Animal Crackers, which they discover can be transformed into different animals. ‘Animal Crackers’ is set to be completed by the summer of 2016. Meanwhile, Sir Ian admitted recently that luck has played a major part in his recent career success. The actor - who was knighted in 1991 for services to the performing arts - said a number of his contemporaries would have fared as well in the iconic role of Gandalf in ‘The Lord of the Rings’, including John Hurt. Speaking at TimesTalks London, Sir Ian - who was sat beside his ‘Vicious’ co-star Sir Derek Jacobi - reflected: “We’re no better than a whole lot of people. But genuinely, being quite honest about it all, it’s luck. John Hurt could’ve played Gandalf.” LIFESTYLE37 MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Gosssip Jay Z wants to make

arey Mulligan gained weight while on a “hunger-strike diet”. The 29-year- Cara Delevingne a star old actress wanted her portrayal of suffragette Maud in ‘Suffragette’ to ay Z wants to sign Cara Delevingne to his record Cseem realistic so cut out sugar and other fatty foods - but realised the eat- label. The ‘99 Problems’ hitmaker is reportedly ing plan she made for herself was “completely not working” as some of her “convinced” the British model - who has been in snacks were still calorific. Speaking to the film’s writer, Abi Morgan, she said: J the recording studio with Pharrell Williams - has “You remember my whole ‘hunger-strike diet’ on ‘Suffragette?’ “The idea was to what it takes to be a musical superstar and thinks his make me look kind of malnourished, but not in a serious way, it was more of a Roc Nation label would be the perfect home for her. psychological thing. Actually, it did make me feel more stoic. “But it turned out A source said: “Jay is seriously pushing for her to sign to be completely not working. I gained weight. Even though I had no sugar or to his label. Industry insiders are saying it would be fruit or any of those things, I was told I could have nuts. So I ate massive packets an amazing fit. “What’s more, he and Pharrell have of nuts every day. “I never weigh myself, but I did weigh myself before and after, been in close conversation about their plans for her - just to see, and I gained three kilos and all of my trousers didn’t fit.” Carey always they’ve worked together in the past and it’s needless tries to be in the right physical shape for the characters she plays, and even to say there’s no one more suited than these two to though she stripped for her role in ‘Shame’, she admits she “actively” ate whatev- launch Cara’s music career. “As far as Jay is concerned er she wanted and “drank loads” of drinks. She added to Harper’s Bazaar maga- there isn’t another woman around who could Mulligan zine: “For ‘Far From the Madding Crowd’, the character is a country lass, so I achieve the type of multifaceted stardom he wanted to be pretty strong, and I spent the entire film running up and down believes Cara is set for. She has the same relentless- hills. I’ve got a farm, so I’m used to that. But I wanted to be someone who could ness and cool attitude as the likes of Rihanna or lift a hay bale. And they’re very heavy. So I liked going to the gym for that. “But Beyonce, plus the added appeal of being a genuine gained weight on diet gained weight for ‘Shame’ I actively ate whatever I wanted to, drank loads and looked like hell. international supermodel. He’s convinced she can And that was the film I decided to take all my clothes off in.” make a huge mark on the music industry over the next five years.” Cara has been working 15-hour days in the recording studios and consulting her pop star pals for advice as she is determined to be taken seri- ously when she launches her new career. The source told LOOK magazine: “Rihanna has been offering her a lot of support, teaching her about the craft and how to put on a big production.”She’s also been speaking to Taylor Swift about songwriting. Cara wants her work to be as authentic as possible and that includes writing her own lyrics - something Taylor is obviously famous for.” Ozzy Osbourne ‘sold soul’ to the devil

sbourne has “sold his soul to the Devil”. The 67-year-old Black Sabbath frontman believes that he will be going Oto hell when he dies because he has done so many things he shouldn’t have. When asked what he would sell his soul to the Devil for, he said: “I already have. Well, you sell your soul to the Devil when you do something yourself that you shouldn’t, and I already have. I’ve lived my life to the fullest. If there’s an afterlife, I’ve got a good spot in the furnace, you know?” A lover of the dark arts, Ozzy even named his 1982 solo album, ‘Speak Of The Devil’ in homage to the supernatural enti- ave Grohl learnt to never worry about mon- ambulance.” The 45-year-old - who has three chil- ty and went out of his way to deliberately cause controversy.

would kill him ey because cash problems made his mother dren, Violet Maye, Harper Willow and Ophelia Saint Speaking about the album art - which showed the topless rock- Dill. The Foo Fighters frontman has revealed with his wife Jordyn Blum - also recalled the er with blood dripping from his mouth - he explained to he has a “funny relationship with money” following moment he returned to his childhood home after Kerrang! magazine: “There was blood in my mouth - cranberry a tough upbringing during which his mother strug- his mother was admitted to hospital, where he sauce. I said, ‘Put something on the album that will get cen-

Grohl thought money gled financially, and her money woes eventually realised that the family’s financial situation had sored.’ If you get censored, you’ll sell more records.” He then led to having a stroke. He confessed: “She had a caused the illness. In an interview with The revealed that he would love to spend his remaining days in stroke, she had to stay in hospital for weeks.” The Guardian newspaper, he said: “I remember coming darkness as he recalled his late-night drug binges during the ‘Best of You’ singer’s mother “worked as a high back to the house that night, alone with my sister 1970s. He said: “Night-time forever - I’m the Prince of Darkness! I school teacher, and at Bloomingdale’s department and looking at the piece of paper she was writing like night. In saying that, when I used to do all that powder, you store, and at Serve Pro carpet cleaning” in order to to the IRS on as she started to have her stroke. And tend to sleep in the day and you’re awake all night. I’d wake up make ends meet before she fell ill, when the rocker it left this indelible mark on me, that was ‘money and see the sun, and I used to hate seeing the dawn. When I go was just 12. He explained: “We were in such a tight will kill you’, that people spend their lives dying on tour, I have to have blacked-out windows in the bedroom. I spot financially, because she was a public school inside because of money.” He added: “Before I had have them sealed.” teacher, raising two kids, and one night she was in any money, I didn’t care about money, I didn’t care the living room doing her taxes and the next thing I about money. Once I got money, I didn’t care about know she’s in her bedroom, and we had to call an money.” Washington designed maternity line erry Washington designed her own maternity line. The ‘Scandal’ star - who gave birth to her daughter, Isabella KAmarachi, with husband Nnamdi Asomugh in April - has revealed she and the political drama’s costume designer, Lyn Paolo, were forced to create their own clothes for her to wear during film- ing in order to hide her blossoming baby bump and remain in- keeping with her character, Olivia Pope’s fashionable look. She told the New York Post newspaper’s Page Six column: “It was really fun for Lyn and I, because there didn’t really exist a line out there .?.?. that was able to meet our needs in terms of the elevated level of Noel Gallagher’s fashion of Olivia Pope. “So we wound up inventing our own mater- nity wear and changing beautiful top-of-the-line clothes into eclectic album maternity clothes.” The 37-year-old actress and Lyn previously oel Gallagher’s new album is a mixture of “space jazz” and launched their own ‘Scandal’ clothing line in collaboration with The “disco”. The ‘AKA...What A Life!’ hitmaker has been working Limited’s head of design, Elliot Staples, to help fans recreate Olivia Non a “sister project” with electronic duo Amorphous Pope’s signature on-air style. She said: “People who love the look of Wretch 32 tried to Androgynous and claims he’s incorporated their “space jazz” style the show can now step into this world in a way that is affordable into his own new album ‘Chasing Yesterday’. He said: “Space Jazz? and accessible because not everybody can afford to have the I’ve gone there. There’s more than a couple of sax solos on the clothes they see on the show.”It’s been really fun to have a voice at emulate Barlow on new single record on the record. I could play you two of those tracks with saxo- every stage of the production from picking buttons, choosing fab- phones and you’d go, ‘Wow, it’s like a space jazz record!’ “Then I rics and weighing in on hair and makeup people.” —Bang Showbiz retch 32 tried to emulate Gary Barlow with his new single ‘6 Words’. The rapper has could pick two other tracks that’ve got a disco feel, and you’d think revealed he attempted to develop an anthemic sound for his new track - taken from it was that. But then there’s rockers on there, and emotional songs Whis upcoming third album ‘Growing Over Life’ - like that of the British bands Take That that you would associate with me. It’s very eclectic.” Noel, 47, has and Coldplay. In an exclusive chat with BANG Showbiz, he said: “The inspiration behind it is lis- also reworked two of Amorphous Androgynous’ tracks for his LP tening to Coldplay records, listening to Gary Barlow records like ‘Greatest Day’, stuff like that, and and claims they’re unlike anything people will have heard from him just trying to put my spin on it. “I wanted to put out my version of those big songs, one of those before, especially his songs with Oasis. He explained to Q magazine: feel good records. “You know like when you listen to ‘Greatest Day’ by Take That, when that cho- “There’s one called ‘The Right Stuff’, which is very out-there. When rus comes in, it just feels like you want to open your arms and sing, so it’s just about making you hear it, you’ll think, ‘It’s probably as far removed from songs that connect with people on the biggest scale.” The 29-year-old musician - who rose to ‘Supersonic’ as you could possibly get.” fame with his hit ‘Traktor’ in 2011 - will release ‘6 Words’ today and thinks that the 43-year-old Take That frontman will feel threatened when he eventually hears the song. He added: “When Gary Barlow hears that song, he’s going to know, ‘That guy’s a problem.’ “I might not be on his radar to write with. Chris Martin knows about me from my rap stuff, but when they hear that they’ll be like, ‘Ah this kid, he’s done something!’” Mentioning the personal message behind the song’s lyrics, the father-of-two added: “It’s about everything that I couldn’t buy, that makes me feel special, so my children, my music, my career. Things like that.” Collins loves to mix designers with high street finds

ily Collins loves to mix up her designer wardrobe with cheaper accessories. The ‘Love, Rosie’ actress has revealed Lher secret to effortless chic is to combine expensive high- end designs with cheaper finds from the high street. She explained: “I love mixing in Chanel and [Yves] Saint Laurent is so edgy and different for me. Even mixing in band of Outsiders, really comfy sweaters, men’s shirts with leather pants. I’m all about layering and trying new things. It just depends on the mood that I’m in.” The beautiful brunette is often spotted look- ing chic and stylish, whether she’s on the red carpet or going casual for a coffee date, but she told Australian Vogue maga- zine that she will rarely go out dressed head-to-toe in just one brand. Lily said: “That’s not to say I don’t mix in Topshop and Zara. I love mixing in high street stuff and vintage. I rarely, rarely, unless it’s a big red carpet, wear all one designer.” In October, the 25-year-old star also admitted that she loves find- ing trinkets and unusual clothes at second hand markets. She told the Metro newspaper: “I still love going to the movies. I go to flea markets a lot and my friends and I bake and cook. I’m big on game nights. I love having people over.” lifestyle MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Featurs Oscars: Will Christopher Nolan finally land a director nomination? his year’s director race is all about the other British biopic of the year, “The Not look promising Hollywood drama “Birdman or (The pair of actor-directors who could be last- the Oscar virgins. Most of the con- Theory of Everything,” directed by James But the burning question in the race Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance),” minute game changers. Clint Eastwood’s Ttenders in the running-starting Marsh. is if the Academy will finally come to its despite the film’s polarizing third act. “American Sniper” hasn’t officially with Richard Linklater (“Boyhood”) — For Marsh to land a nod, the doc film- senses and honor the Susan Lucci of the He’ll probably land the Paul Thomas screened yet, but those who have seen it have never been nominated in the cate- maker will need to campaign hard with category. At first glance, the odds might Anderson vote, since the director of “The say it’s another strong effort from the gory before. But one caveat to remem- the narrative that his Stephen Hawking not look promising for Christopher Master” will be sitting out of this year’s prolific director, who hasn’t factored into ber: predictors have been wary of declar- story isn’t just a vehicle for stars Eddie Nolan, who was snubbed for “Dark ceremony for his out-there “Inherent this category since 2007’s “Letters from ing any locks in this competition since Redmayne and Felicity Jones. Marsh laid Knight” trilogy and “Inception.” But Vice.” If Chazelle manages to grab the Iwo Jima.” (He definitely isn’t getting the Academy snubbed sure-thing con- the intricate groundwork for creating “Interstellar” is his most Academy-friend- Bennett Miller spot, will there still be nominated for “Jersey Boys.”) And then tenders Ben Affleck (“Argo”) and Kathryn such a true-to-life story that made ly film to date-and I mean that as a com- room for the real Bennett Miller? there’s Angelina Jolie, who makes her Bigelow (“Zero Dark Thirty”) two years Hawking himself cry at a screening. pliment. This meditation about love and In 2006, he was the young underdog English-language directing debut with ago, so there’s always the possibility of a Academy voters already love the film-it’s mortality set in outer space feels like when he snagged his first directing nom- “Unbroken.” The movie, about World War few surprises come Jan 15. just a matter of them embracing his top- “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button” ination for “Capote.” This year, Miller II Olympic hero Louis Zamperini (the If there’s another good bet in the cat- notch directing. Also circling the compe- doused in Steven Spielberg-esque senti- kicked off the race by claiming the top pitch sound like “The Imitation Game” egory, it’s Norwegian director Morten tition is 29-year-old Damien Chazelle, the mentality. Even if the film is divisive, the directing prize out of Cannes for and “Foxcatcher” combined), will need to Tyldum for “The Imitation Game,” which wunderkind behind “Whiplash.” He could weighted balloting (which uses math “Foxcatcher,” his masterful tragedy about be great to convince stuffy voters who tells the story of World War II code break- be the darkhorse contender that wakes that asks each member to rank their Olympic wrestling brothers Mark and snubbed Affleck that she deserves a seat er Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch). up on Oscar nomination morning with favorites) could help Nolan-all he needs David Schultz (played by Channing at the ceremony as one of the best direc- A prominent Oscar publicist calls him the an unexpected gift (a la Benh Zeitlin for is a passionate group of colleagues to Tatum and Mark Ruffalo). Even if buzz tors of the year. Looking Good: Richard Tom Hooper of this year’s race. Like “Beasts of the Southern Wild”). The dra- champion his $165 million epic. around the picture has cooled somewhat Linklater (“Boyhood”), Morton Tyldum 2010’s “The King’s Speech,” “The Imitation ma about a drummer, starring Miles The elite group of just under 400 as other contenders have entered the (“The Imitation Game”), Alejandro Game” comes with a DNA that Oscar vot- Teller, has been slow at the box office, yet directors who vote on this race tend to competition, Miller’s film will be hard for Inarritu (“Birdman”), Christopher Nolan ers love, including a historic pedigree there’s no denying its director’s strong embrace quirkier filmmakers that take directors to ignore at balloting time. (“Interstellar”) and Bennett Miller and the backing of super campaigner point of view. And it should pick up more artistic risks. Many believe that Alejandro (“Foxcatcher”).—Reuters Harvey Weinstein. Voters will inevitably buzz after the critics awards are Inarritu will earn his second directing Great to convince be comparing “The Imitation Game” to announced. nomination (after 2006’s “Babel”) for his The question marks in the race are a Music legend Les Paul gets hometown honor usic legend Les Paul discovered dedication ceremony Saturday. his penchant for guitar at Born Lester William Polfuss in 1915, Paul MWaukesha Junior High. It’s where built his first crystal radio at age 9, around his teachers recognized his curious nature, the time he first picked up a guitar. Playing answering never-ending questions like it came quickly for Paul, and he performed how electricity got to light switches or why on the school stage that still stands today windows vibrated. Now school officials in Waukesha, about 25 miles (40 kilome- hope Paul’s inspiration and innovative spir- ters) west of Milwaukee. He went on to it rub off on current students. They’ve develop tape echo, multitrack recording renamed the suburban Milwaukee school and overdubs. He was even working on after the country and jazz guitarist, who improving hearing aid technology when he died in 2009, at the age of 94. His son, Rusty Paul, and longtime business manag- er Michael Braunstein said Waukesha was very important to Les Paul, who also sang. He insisted on being buried there even though he lived in New Jersey. “He would be blown away that the fact his hometown thought so much of him that they would this,” said Braunstein, the executive director of the Les Paul Foundation. “This would make Les emo- tional.” The school features Paul’s quotes painted on walls, his name in the gym and a historical display. The foundation funded Woman looks at a painting by artist Stelios Faitakis as she visits the exhibition “Shit and Die” as part of the “Artissima” art fair at Palazzo Cavour, the transition, including sign changes, new a Piedmontese Baroque building of the eighteenth century, on November 5, 2014 in Turin.—AFP photos letterheads and uniforms. The school is also working with a music education chari- ty, Little Kids Rock, in New Jersey to train two teachers in modern band to interest Show brings whiff of controversy to Turin more students in music, Bennett said. The Les Paul Foundation is also working with urin is seeking to cement its place as a major stop on the Wisconsin Center for Music Education the international contemporary art circuit by hosting on curriculum related to Les Paul’s contri- “Shit and Die”-an exhibition that, organizers stress, is This undated photo provided by the Les T butions to culture for grades 4 and 5. not about faeces or death. The collection of works from Paul Foundation, shows Lester Polfuss, It’s being tested at a Madison area mid- some 50 artists, including Britain’s Sarah Lucas, opened to who later became known as Les Paul.— dle school and will be available nationwide the public Thursday and will run until January 11 at the AP photos online in 2015 through the foundation’s city’s Palazzo Cavour. website. Waukesha has also honored Paul Its launch coincides with the opening of the annual also developed technology and recording with a Les Paul Parkway, a band shell Artissima contemporary art fair in the northern Italian city, techniques that set the standard in the named the Les Paul Performance Center which is best known as the home of Fiat and Juventus music industry. and a permanent exhibit at the Waukesha football club but is seeking to forge a future as a cultural Principal Rob Bennett said it seems to County Museum. Rusty Paul, who lives in hub. The “Shit and Die” collection was curated by provoca- be working: Paul and his innovations, like Ramsey, New Jersey, said music dignitaries tive Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan, best-known for his the solid bodied electric guitar, come up talk about his dad all the time. “I miss the work depicting the late Pope Jean-Paul II felled by a mete- often. “You can kind of see that ‘ah ha’ guy and I wish he was still here,” he said. or. moment for them of, ‘It could be me, I “He was important to so many people in Cattelan was briefed to come up with an exhibition that could be that next person.’ So I think that is the industry.”—AP takes the city of Turin as its point of departure. The organ- pretty powerful,” Bennett said ahead of a izers described the result as being a “space that turns into a surrealist dream-or nightmare-where Contessa di Castiglione (the mistress of Napoleon III) rubs elbows with Nietzsche’s ghost while more than 60 artists occupy what used to be the house of Camillo Benso Conte de Cavour, (the) invisible but still present head of household.” And at the risk of being castigated for pretension, they defended the use of the provocative title for the exhibi- tion, which they said was a reference to artist Bruce Nauman’s 1984 work “One Hundred Live and Die”. “It (the title) sums up life reduced to its simplest and most uni- versal elements, which is exactly what the show is about,” Artissima said. “Torino (Turin), its history and its stories are treated like signs that, when translated through the syntax of contemporary art, shape into a wider statement on the complexity of human beings and the torments of life.”—AFP People visit the exhibition “Shit and Die” as part of the “Artissima” art fair.

A student helps prepare for a school renaming ceremony.

A man stands in front of a piece by artist Eric Doeringer called “The Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan presents the exhibition “Shit and Die”. Hug” showing 40.000 One dollar bills. Picture Tree grows pacts for Paulo Coehlo’s biopic ‘Pilgrim’

erlin-based Picture Tree has scored a raft of for his work. He flirted with death, escaped mad- deals on Paulo Coehlo’s biopic “The Pilgrim- ness, experimented with drugs, overcame torture, Bthe Best Story of Paulo Coelho.” The pic, made rock-and-roll history in Brazil, and found which was penned by Carolina Kotscho (“2 Sons of fame as a writer. “The Pilgrim” is produced by Sao Francisco”) and helmed by docu filmmaker Daniel Paulo-based company Dama Filmes, and Spain’s Augusto (“Amazonia Desconhecida”), sold to South Babel Films. Picture Tree is now closing Spain, Italy, Korea (Micon), Poland (Kino Swiat), Czech Republic Turkey, Taiwan and France and is targeting an (Cinemart), Hungary (Anjou Lavayette), Former international premiere for the movie at the Yugoslavia (2i Film) and CIS/Baltics (Luxor Berlinale. Meanwhile, Picture Tree sold “Suck Me Entertainment). Shakespeer” (“Fack Ju Goethe”) to Future Film Coelho’s 30 novels-including “The Alchemist” Group for Scandinavia and A-Z Films for French- and “Adultery”-have been translated into 80 lan- speaking Canada. Ocean Film release the movie in guages, distributed in 224 countries and sold more France on Nov 13 on approximatively 100 screens, A sign shows the new name of what once was Central Middle School, which was than 165 million copies.”The Pilgrim” retraces followed by Italy (Medusa) and Spain (Splendor) in changed to Les Paul Middle School. Coelho’s own story, which was the chief inspiration early 2015.—Reuters Paulo Coehlo lifestyle MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2014 Music & Movies

Honoree Harry Belafonte accepts the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award (From left) Actress Susan Sarandon, and honorees Harry Belafonte, Hayao Susan Sarandon presents the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to hon- from actor Sidney Poitier onstage during the Academy of Motion Picture Miyazaki, and Jean-Claude Carriere pose onstage. oree Harry Belafonte on stage. Arts and Sciences’ 2014 Governors Awards at The Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center.—AFP photos Harry Belafonte gets honorary humanitarian Oscar eteran actor-turned-activist Harry paying tribute to him was British director action short “Heureux Anniversaire” (“Happy the civil rights movement and marched along- prefer, but Kaufman said he had trouble Belafonte received an honorary Oscar Steve McQueen, whose “12 Years a Slave” won Anniversary”) in 1962. O’Hara starred in “The side Martin Luther King, Jr in his heyday. He explaining his point of view to Carriere. “Its not Vfor his humanitarian work Saturday, at a the Best Picture Academy Award earlier this Hunchback of Notre Dame” (1939) at the start was also named a UNICEF goodwill ambassa- easy teaching something about sex to a star-studded Hollywood gala which also paid year. of a long and wide-ranging career with films dor in 1987. Frenchman,” he said. O’Hara was introduced by tribute to three other cinematic icons. “He basically took those powers of celebrity including drama “This Land Is Mine,” family Introducing Miyazaki, Walt Disney-Pixar fellow Irish actor Liam Neeson and veteran Belafonte was given the Jean Hersholt and fame, and used them for a bigger cause classic “The Parent Trap” and spy comedy “Our animation guru John Lasseter paid tribute to actor-turned-director Clint Eastwood-who Humanitarian Award, while Japanese animator than just his own,” McQueen told AFP. The Man in Havana.”She was also in numerous the Japanese master, saying his films had recalled his excitement at appearing in a scene Hayao Miyazaki, French screenwriter Jean- Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences westerns as a favorite of director John Ford. “moved me, they’ve inspired me, and they’ve with O’Hara in which she was naked on a Claude Carriere and Irish actress Maureen also bestowed honorary lifetime awards on helped shape me as a filmmaker. “Miyazaki is horse. “My fantasies were going really wild,” he O’Hara were given honorary awards. Miyazaki, Carriere and O’Hara. Miyazaki, an Campaigner of causes the most original artist ever to work in our said, before recalling how an assistant director “Artists are the radical voice of civilization,” artist, writer, director and producer, was nomi- When away from the spotlight, Belafonte medium,” Lasseter added. Carriere was intro- summarily ordered him off the set. The annual the 87-year-old told the two-hour Governors nated three times in the Academy’s animated spent much of his life campaigning for various duced by director Philip Kaufman, who event, which last year honored Angelina Jolie Awards event in the Dolby Theatre, where the feature category, which he won in 2002 for causes such as education, famine relief, chil- worked with him on 1988’s “The Unbearable as the Jean Hersholt award winner, was Oscars are held every year. “I really wish I could “Spirited Away.” dren, AIDS awareness and civil rights. His films Lightness of Being.” attended by A-list stars including Robert be around for the rest of this century, to see As a writer Carriere worked with iconic such as “Carmen Jones,” “Odds Against Kaufman told an anecdote about a discus- Downey Jr, Keira Knightley and Benedict what Hollywood does with the rest of the cen- directors including Luis Bunuel, Volker Tomorrow” and “The World, the Flesh and the sion over two characters in the film, played by Cumberbatch, among others.—AFP tury. Maybe, just maybe, it could be civiliza- Schloendorff, Jean-Luc Godard and Andrzej Devil” helped portray the injustices of racism Juliette Binoche and Lena Olin. He and tion’s game changer,” he said. Among those Wajda. He shared a screenwriting Oscar for the and inequality. He was an early supporter of Carriere disagreed which woman they would

Dressed as a game character, Christine Sahlin, center, passes through the security line at the BlizzCon. ‘Warcraft’ film teased at BlizzCon expo rcs won’t just be sword fodder in the A man dressed as a warlock from the World of Warcraft pauses for photos at the upcoming film adaptation of the BlizzCon. OBlizzard video game franchise “Warcraft.” The snarling green-skinned crea- tures will be respected just as much as the human characters from the fantasy saga. “As in the game, where you can choose what side to be on, I thought it was really important that we made a film which allowed you to be on either side of the conflict and follow heroes on both sides,” director Duncan Jones told a massive crowd Friday at BlizzCon, a fan-centric celebra- tion of Blizzard Entertainment Inc. Jones was on hand at the Anaheim Convention Center with “Warcraft” visual effects supervisor Bill Westenhofer to hype the upcoming film from Legendary and Universal Pictures. They were later joined on stage by “True Blood” and “Pacific Rim” actor Rob Kazinsky, who was wielding a replica of the behemoth Doomhammer weapon. Kazinsky is Two attendees are silhouetted as they wait for the opening ceremony at the BlizzCon. playing the orc warrior Orgrim in the film. “We’re fans,” said Kazinsky. “We wanted it to be right. It would absolutely murder me if this thing sucked.” The director, a longtime “World of Warcraft” player who previously created the films “Source Code” and “Moon,” was quick to note the “Warcraft” movie will keep the focus on the conflict between orcs and humans, which was depicted in the original “Warcraft” games from the 1990s. “It’s got so many stories,” said Jones. “‘World of Warcraft’ has been going for 10 years, ‘Warcraft’ itself has been going for 20 years. Two attendees dressed as game characters wait for the start of the opening ceremo- Our challenge was to drill down and find a sto- ny at the BlizzCon, the fan-centric celebration of video game publisher Blizzard in ry that would work as a single film.” During the Anaheim, Calif. —AP photos panel, Jones announced the cast members and what roles they’ll be playing in the film, sched- uled for release March 2016 On the human-led Theme by Star Wars composer Alliance side, “Vikings” star Travis Fimmel will Theresa Murphy, right, wipes the sweat from the face of her boyfriend, Dan Miller, who is music to APEC ears dressed as a game character at the BlizzCon. hinese authorities are promoting the places on the dais over the course of the day portray protagonist Anduin Lothar; Dominic Jones said her performance won’t be com- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation included Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, Cooper has been cast as King Llane Wrynn; Ben pletely computer generated. Cforum as another step into the global embattled Hong Kong chief executive Leung Foster will play the mysterious mentor Medivh; After the presentation, attendees lined up limelight, but they turned to an American Chun-ying, and Rio Tinto CEO Sam Walsh. and Ben Schnetzer will portray young mage for a seat in a makeshift 600-seat theater composer when it came to the mood music Delegate Robert Prieto, of engineering Khadgar. equipped with Dolby Atmos technology to for yesterday’s events. At multiple sessions of and construction company Fluor, was initially For the orc-filled Horde, Toby Kebbel will watch a trailer for the film, as well as footage the APEC CEO Summit-a gathering of busi- surprised at the choice. “I would have expect- play Frostwolf Clan leader Durotan; Clancy that illustrated how special-effects studio ness leaders and politicians that precedes the ed something, if you will, a little more classi- Brown will portray the war chief Blackhand; Industrial Light and Magic is creating comput- main event-participants marched on stage to cal Chinese-sounding,” he said. “I think it was and Daniel Wu will embody orc ruler Gul’Dan. er-generated orcs with expressive faces. “We the sound of “Summon the Heroes” by John good the first couple of times. After you hear Williams. it enough times, you know, okay, we got it.” A The performances of the actors portraying orcs have so many special effects,” said Jones. “It’s Williams, the composer of the theme summit staffer said the music was chosen to will be computer generated. “Mission: ‘Avatar’ and ‘Lord of the Rings’ at the same music to “Star Wars”, “Superman”, “Jaws” and add a “magnificent effect” to the occasion. Impossible” actress Paula Patton will portray time.”—AP many other Hollywood films, originally Rose Yan, who works for the event’s host Garona, an orc who is caught between the penned the anthem for the 1996 Olympics in committee, said: “The music has to match the A woman, dressed as a game character called Alliance and the Horde. Unlike the other actors Atlanta. The “heroes” serenaded to their atmosphere of the summit.”—AFP Draenei, attends the BlizzCon. portraying members of the snarling orc race, Harry Belafonte gets honorary humanitarian Oscar

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The sculpture ‘Manifiesta’ made by students of the school 4 ‘Republic of Lebanon’ is displayed as part of the Outdoor Exhibition, in Plaza San Martin in Buenos Aires. Groups of students from technical and art high schools called ‘Earth Keepers’, worked in sculptures made entirely with plastic wastes. They were guided by†artist Edgardo Rodriguez in order to reflect on the impact of the waste generated and to try to convey the message of caring for the planet.—AFP Japan’s dated, smoky cafes unfazed by Starbucks success

bove the converging crowds at the is so popular in Japan that it recently offer at over 1,000 Japanese branches of “Japan is still way behind in terms of anti- famous Shibuya scramble crossing announced plans to buy out its Japanese the global chain, which will soon be smoking policies, especially measures Ain Tokyo glows the unmissable partner for $900 million and take full con- found in every prefecture, including the against secondhand smoke,” said Hiroshi bright green sign of Starbucks, a magnet trol of operations in its second largest remote, rural Tottori region. Yamato, a doctor and smoking expert at that pulls in a steady stream of hip, young market. However, not everyone is a fan of “The way they make (coffee) is totally the University of Occupational and Japanese. The American coffee company the customizable drinks and free wifi on wrong, it’s not tasty,” rails Ichiro Sekiguchi, Environmental Health in Kitakyushu, the 100-year-old owner of long-estab- western Japan. “You can still smoke in a lished independent Tokyo coffee shop lot of public places in Japan such as office Cafe de L’Ambre. The dimly-lit wooden buildings, coffee shops, restaurants and interior of his cafe, which sells nothing bars,” he said. but coffee, is busy with customers sipping Sekiguchi, who smokes a pipe, said their 700 yen ($6.5) brews, which that he thought new cafes that ban smok- Sekiguchi claims are the best in Japan. ing have got it wrong, as “after drinking The coffee is strong and rich, with a deep delicious coffee, you want to smoke flavour that his customers think is worth tobacco.” A smoky mist also fills the air at the price-at least twice that of Starbucks. Aroma, a cafe tucked away on the second Like many independent coffee shops, floor of an old building near Tsukiji fish L’Ambre thrives on repeat custom and market in Tokyo. Aroma opened 30 years counts Japanese wrestler-turned-politi- ago in the glamour of Japan’s boom peri- cian Antonio Inoki among its regulars, od and, in line with many of Japan’s local A barista of coffee shop Cafe de L’Ambre serving a cup while nearby Cafe Paulista boasts that it coffeehouses, hasn’t changed much of coffee. was once frequented by John Lennon and since-round glass syphons bubble behind Yoko Ono. One of L’Ambre’s loyal patrons the counter of the mirrored beige saloon, has drunk a cup of coffee made from which is decorated with pot plants and beans meticulously hand-roasted by reproductions of old paintings. Sekiguchi and his staff every day for fifty An ashtray and packets of coffee years, said the centenarian. Sekiguchi creamer piled up in a glass sit on every opened L’Ambre in 1948, when occupying table whilst ‘Stand By Me’ plays on the American soldiers made coffee popular in stereo. An ageing lady drinks her glass of This picture shows 100-year-old coffee shop owner Ichiro Sekiguchi standing in front of his shop Cafe de LíAmbre at Tokyo’s fashion district Ginza.—AFP photos a land where green tea had long reigned. iced coffee through a straw and nibbles a Japan is now the world’s fourth largest plate of French toast next to a pair of coffee consumer (after the USA, Brazil and chain-smoking young nurses, who have Germany), drinking 446,392 tonnes of the chosen to take their break in the antithe- stuff in 2013. Some of that comes in the sis of the identikit shops run by big form of canned coffee, served hot or cold chains. by the ubiquitous vending machines. One “Their style is so impersonal, whereas if brand has been endorsed by Hollywood you’re on your own here, you can have a star Tommy Lee Jones for over eight years. conversation,” said 63-year-old owner A growing proportion is being sold in the Junko Koshiba, who runs the cafe with her country’s plentiful convenience stores, daughter. “There’s a warm feeling here,” where big chains like 7-11 and Lawsons she added, giving out free bananas to the are slugging it out for customers, offering cafe’s customers. Whilst the blend at 100 yen cups of freshly-ground coffee. Aroma is no match for L’Ambre’s smooth “There are many people who drink coffee brew, Koshiba is adamant that the popu- in Japan, but they drink bad coffee,” said larity of Starbucks and home-grown Sekiguchi, who estimates that there are chains like Doutor and Caffe Veloce, won’t only “around five” truly good coffee shops spell the end of old fashioned cafes like in Japan. Naturally, that includes his. hers. “Here you can relax, take your time,” she said. “The young people who go to Smoky mist Starbucks and the like can’t because Whilst smoking is banned in Starbucks, they’re on their computers and cell- the acceptance of clouds of toxic ciga- phones.”—AFP rette fumes may be a factor keeping old A barista brewing a cup of coffee in Tokyo’s fashion dis- A barista brewing a cup of coffee in Tokyo’s fashion district Ginza. school coffee shops like L’Ambre afloat. trict Ginza.