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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SAFAR 3, 1436 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Cabinet slams Hagel steps Palestinian China reveals sports bodies down as Culture Centre drugs ban after Gulf US defense holds exhibition for Olympic Cup debacle2 secretary13 at30 Bayt Lothan champ17 Sun MP seeks to reassure over Min 17º expat residency decisions Max 27º High Tide 00:20 & 14:23 Lawmakers alarmed by bourse slide, demand action Low Tide 07:55 & 19:50 40 PAGES NO: 16353 150 FILS KNPC to invest By B Izzak KUWAIT: Rapporteur of the National Assembly’s legal and legislative committee MP Abdulhameed Dashti $40bn till 2022 explained yesterday that he had been misquoted on the bills the panel approved, especially with regards to Dow not leaving expatriates’ residency. Dashti said in a written statement that the committee’s action is an approval in principle KUWAIT: Kuwait National Petroleum Co (KNPC) and the final and ultimate decisions will be taken by the plans to spend $40 billion in the period to 2022 on concerned committees. The committee only clears bills projects including a new refinery and a clean fuels and proposals that are in line with the constitution and project, its chief executive said yesterday. existing laws. Mohammed Ghazi Al-Mutairi said in a speech at a The lawmaker said that the draft law cleared by the conference in Kuwait City that the Clean Fuels Project would also include the expansion and panel on expatriates was submitted by MP Abdullah Al- modernizing of the Mina Ahmadi and Mina Tameemi and stipulates that unskilled and semi-skilled Abdullah refineries, with a focus on producing expatriate workers can stay in the country for a maxi- high-grade products such as diesel fuel and mum of 10 years and not five years as mentioned kerosene for exports. The new refinery, Zour, before. The bill also requires that the size of any single which is due to be completed in 2019, will be the foreign community should not exceed 15 percent of largest in the Middle East with a capacity of Kuwaitis, who currently number 1.25 million. This 615,000 barrels per day (bpd). means the number of any community should not Kuwait currently has three refineries with a exceed 187,000. Only three communities exceed this combined capacity of 930,000 bpd. The oldest, figure: Indians (700,000), Egyptians (500,000) and Shuaiba, with a capacity of 200,000 bpd will be Bangladeshis (210,000). closed after Zour goes on stream. Under the proj- In his proposal, Tameemi has also proposed an age- ect, the capacity of the Mina Ahmadi refinery will limit of 50 years for unskilled and semi-skilled expatriate drop to 347,000 bpd from 466,000, while Mina workers. Dashti also said the committee approved anoth- Abdullah’s will rise to 454,000 bpd from 270,000. er proposal to limit the stay of expatriates in Kuwait to Mutairi said these projects would be completed VIENNA: US Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a statement on the status of negotiations over Iran’s five years only that can be renewed one month before between 2018 and 2022. nuclear program before he leaves the Austrian capital yesterday. Facing still significant differences between the expiry of the iqama. If the renewal is rejected or not Continued on Page 13 the US and Iran, negotiators gave up on last-minute efforts to get a nuclear deal by yesterday’s deadline and submitted in time, the expatriate must leave. extended their talks for another seven months. — AFP (See Page 13) Continued on Page 13 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 LOCAL

Cabinet discusses sports scene, political developments KUWAIT: Setback of sports in Kuwait him to attend the 35th meeting of the has featured high on the agenda of the Supreme Council of the Gulf Cabinet weekly meeting at Seif Palace Cooperation Council (GCC) in Doha, yesterday, chaired by His Highness the December 9-10. Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al- The delegation to accompany His Hamad Al-Sabah. Highness the Amir to the GCC Supreme The debate on the imbalances and Council meeting will include First obstacles of sports comes in the after- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign math of the failure by the national foot- Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad ball team in the 22nd edition of the Gulf Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Cup of Nations currently held in Riyadh, Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad Al- said Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Minister of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah Al- Finance Anas Khaled Al-Saleh and Mubarak Al-Sabah after the meeting. Minister of Oil and Minister of State for The Cabinet noted that the failure at National Assembly Affairs Ali Saleh Al- the 22nd Gulf Cup has been the result of Omair. accumulating faults and imbalances that The Cabinet was then briefed by the led to negative results, laying the blame Prime Minister on the outcome of the on the Kuwait Football Association and recent visit to Kuwait by Albania’s Prime its general assembly, the Minister added. Minister Edi Rama and an accompanying The meeting urged the relevant bod- delegation. The visit focused on means KUWAIT: HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah with Nickolay Mladenov at Seif Palace yesterday. —KUNA ies to assume responsibilities and take of cementing bilateral ties in all fields, effective measures to remedy the faults Minister Sheikh Mohammad said. so as to avert more harm to Kuwait’s The ministers were also apprised of a sports reputation, Sheikh Mohammad recent letter sent to His Highness the Crown Prince receives said. It also urged developing practical Prime Minister from his counterpart in methods likely to promote sports insti- Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, inviting him tutions and guarantee their commit- to visit Tajikistan to promote and consoli- ment to the “right path”, to realize the date friendly reltions between both top state officials aspired achievements. countries in all fields. Then the Cabinet Meanwhile, the Cabinet was today discussed the topics on the agenda of informed of the message from Qatari the National Assembly. The meeting con- Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani cluded with a review of reports on the Premier receives UN official to His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah current political developments on the Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah inviting Arab and international scenes. —KUNA KUWAIT: His Highness the Deputy Amir and Representative of the Secretary-General for Iraq Mladenov met later and discussed the UN mis- Crown Prince Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber and Head of the United Nations Assistance sion in Iraq. The UN official lauded Kuwait’s Al-Sabah received Minister of Health Ali Al- Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), Nickolay Mladenov. efforts in keeping Iraq’s security and stability and Obaidi at his Diwan in Seif Palace yesterday. He First Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister its support for international and humanitarian also received Chief of the National Security Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, and endeavors. FM to participate in Apparatus Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali Sabah Al-Salem Director of International Organizations The meeting was attended by Director of Al-Sabah. Department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs world organization department at the Ministry GCC ministerial meeting Separately, HH the Prime Minister Sheikh Ambassador Jassem Al-Mubarki were in atten- Ambassador Jassim Mubarak Al-Mubaraki, and Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, in atten- dance. Deputy Director of follow-up and coordination KUWAIT: First Deputy Prime Minister dance of, received the visiting Special Meanwhile, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled and department Advisor Hassan Zamanan.—KUNA and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah will head to Doha, Qatar, tomorrow to partic- ipate in the 133rd session of the prepara- ‘VSA arts’ displays disabled tory meeting for the GCC’s ministerial council. The Kuwaiti delegation, headed by Sheikh Sabah Al-Hamad, includes children’s creativity Chairman of the office of the First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Sheikh Ahmad By Nawara Fattahova anniversary of joining VSA arts international this Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah, year, and it coincides with naming HH the Amir Chairman of the GCC affairs’ department KUWAIT: The Kuwait Society for Handicapped Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as a Ambassador Nasser Al-Muzyan, Kuwaiti (KSH) will hold the fifth Very Special Arts Festival ‘Humanitarian Leader’. In addition, the world is Ambassador to Qatar Mutab Al- (VSA arts) from December 1 to 3, 2014 at Bayt celebrating the International Day of Persons Mutawtah and officials of the Ministry of Lothan. Children with various disabilities will be with Disabilities on December 3, so we decided Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Sabah participating in this event, and other children to hold this festival in this period particularly,” Foreign Affairs. —KUNA are welcomed to join them. On this occasion, added Mutawa. VSA arts held a press conference yesterday at Before joining VSA arts, the society had par- the KSH premises to introduce the event that ticipated in art competitions organized by MEN- will be held under the auspices of the Minister of CAP - Royal Society for Mentally Handicapped Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Children from UK. Kuwaiti children won several Planning and Development Hind Al-Subaih. prizes and their artworks were highly appreciat- Munira Al-Mutawa, Executive Director of VSA ed. VSA arts of Kuwait has been an affiliate of the arts Kuwait and the Vice Chair and Secretary VSA International Organization on Arts and KUWAIT: Munira Al-Mutawa speaking at the General of KSH, said the main reason for holding Disability since 1994. It was established by press conference. — Photo by Joseph Shagra this event is to integrate the disabled through Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith in 1974 in arts and artistic activities in all fields. “We also Washington, DC. Its mission is to promote tal- lic on the three days from 10:00 am to noon, and aim to spread our message and raise awareness ents of students and artists with disabilities in from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. It will include drawing through introducing various activities of the dis- various artistic fields such as visual arts, creative workshops, paper cutting, creating accessories abled and their value in the community,” she writing, performing arts, music, drama, etc. and many other handicrafts and art activities in noted. “VSA arts Kuwait is celebrating the 20th The fifth VSA arts festival is open for the pub- addition to music and poems. Panel, Dutch officials discuss human rights report Interior Minister, US envoy

KUWAIT: Parliament’s Human Rights Committee 2015.“The delegation discussed with the com- leader” and Kuwait as a “humanitarian center”. discuss common issues (HRC) yesterday discussed related issues in the mittee the full developments of human rights The delegation, he said, reviewed with the presence of a visiting Dutch delegation, includ- and legislations,” he added, noting that they HRC notes that the National Assembly intends to KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister Department. ing Human Rights Ambassador Kees van Baar focused on the freedoms of religion, opinion add in the report, noting that the HRC will meet and Interior Minister Sheikh Mohammad The US ambassador pointed out the and Foreign Ministry’s senior official Nicole and expression as well as human and women’s with the Foreign Ministry to formulate the draft Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and US importance of the topics discussed such as Maes. In a press statement after the meeting, the rights. of the report on December 8. ambassador to Kuwait Douglas Silliman ways to strengthen relations between the HRC’s rapporteur MP Abdulhameed Dashti said Dashti pointed out that the delegation hailed Parliamentary and governmental delegations discussed yesterday issues of common two countries and to share mutual views, that the aim of the delegation’s visit is to shed Kuwait’s humanitarian contributions and its sta- as well as some non-governmental organiza- interest. Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled which aids the direction to further cooper- light on preparations by the Kuwaiti govern- tus of human rights, indicating it praised the UN tions (NGOs) will be present at United Nations lauded the deep-rooted ties between ation, the statement added. Several senior ment and National Assembly for submitting a naming of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Human Rights Council to submit the report due Kuwait and US, according to a statement officials from the Interior Ministry attended report on human rights due on January 28, Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah as a “humanitarian on January 28-30, Dashti said. — KUNA from the Interior Ministry’s Security Media the meeting. — KUNA Jordan PM commends Kuwait’s support $18m donated to Syrian refugees AMMAN: Jordan’s Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour laud- refugees that was hosted by Kuwait in January 2013. Saif ed yesterday the depth of “historical” relations and the said the grant aimed at helping the Jordanian govern- Speaker to visit fruitful cooperation with Kuwait in different domains ment confront challenges posed by the huge numbers of notably development ones. Syrian refugees. Italy tomorrow This came during his meeting with the Director KFAED contributed around KD 172 million to develop- General of Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development ment projects in Jordan between 1962-2013. — KUNA KUWAIT: National Assembly Speaker Marzouq Al- (KFAED) Abdul Wahab Al-Bader, said a statement by the Ghanem is set to leave for Italy tomorrow in a four-day cabinet. The meeting focused on bilateral cooperation official visit. The visit comes upon an invitation from and burdens caused to Jordan due to hosting a large Chairman of the Italian Senate of the Republic and the number of Syrian refugees, it pointed out. Upper House Pietro Grasso. According to the statement, Ensour expressed Ghanem and his accompanying delegation will be Jordan’s appreciation to Kuwait’s constant support and meeting with Grasso as well as President of the contribution to a Gulf fund that finances development Chamber of Deputies and the Lower House Laura projects and services across the country. They reviewed Boldrini and the Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. The an agreement inked by the two countries Sunday night Kuwaiti speaker will also meet Pope Francis and aimed at supporting the countries that host Syrian Foreign Minister of the Vatican Cardinal Pietro refugees, it said. Gianluca parolin. For his part, Bader praised the depth of relations Ghanem’s visit is part of a plan to communicate between the two countries, stressing that supporting with effective European parliaments to discuss bilater- Jordan is necessary especially amid these tough condi- al ties and deliver Kuwaiti stand point on many world tions the Middle East region faces, the statement con- issues. duced. Ghanem had already visited the European The KFAED Sunday night donated $18 million to Parliament, the French National Assembly, Bundestag (the German parliament) and the Swiss Parliament. The Jordan as part of Kuwait’s efforts to help regional coun- Kuwaiti delegation will discuss exempting Kuwaitis tries cope with influx of Syrian refugees. The grant agree- from visa policy of the Schengen Area, since Italy is the ment was signed by Bader and Jordanian Minister of current president of the European Union. They will also Planning and International Cooperation Ibrahim Saif. tackle the Palestinian file as was assigned by the Arab The bulk of the donation, $15 million, would fund the Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU). improvement of health care for Syrian refugees, Bader The Kuwaiti parliamentary delegation will consist of said after the signing ceremony. The rest $3 million, he MPs Faisal Al-Shaei, Mubarak Al-Hrais, Dr Yousef Al- added, would be used to improve municipality services Zalzalah, Faisal Al-Dewaisan, Majid Al-Mutairi, Dr in the northern Irbed and Mafraq governorates, where Mohammad Al-Huwaila, Khalaf Al-Demaithier and large numbers of Syrian refugees live. Abdullah Al-Azmi. —KUNA The grant, said Bader, was in compliance with resolu- tions of the first donors conference for the Syrian TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 LOCAL In Brief Education system Beds shortage No more cheese By A Saleh KUWAIT: MP Hamdan Al-Azmi criticized the deterio- KUWAIT: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry rated level of health services in Kuwait, saying that is expected to make an announcement soon KUWAIT: Dr Khaled Al-Rasheed, Assistant patients are unable to find available beds at public about dropping processed cheese from the list of Undersecretary for Public Education at the Ministry hospitals during flu season. The lawmaker slammed food items available for citizens in subsidized of Education, holds a press conference today in a bid the government for failure to utilize KD1,600 billion to explain the new percentage system that was prices. The decision is based on health recom- allocated in the state’s budget for the Ministry of mendations which say that certain types of adopted for the high school stage. Education Health on projects to improve health services. Minister Dr Bader Al-Essa had earlier defended the processed cheese do not meet health standards system “which serves the hardworking student and due to containing high levels of fat. hurts the one who relies on cheating to pass.” Minister mourns media personality’s loss KUWAIT: Minister of Information, he took up a number of leading posi- Minister of State for Youth Affairs tions,” the Minister said. Feeli had Sheikh Salman Sabah Al- served as head of the Salem Al-Humoud Al- news sector at Kuwait TV, Sabah mourned yester- Director of the Technical day the passing of Ridha Office at the Ministry of Al-Feeli, the deputy editor Information and of the local newspaper Assistant Undersecretary Annahar. for TV affairs. “Feeli Feeli had greatly con- remained faithful to his tributed to the Kuwaiti work and his country media, he was loyal and throughout his life,” dedicated to his work in Sheikh Salman added. order to raise the name He also expressed in his of Kuwait, Sheikh Salman name and on behalf of said in a statement to the employees of the KUNA. “Feeli was loved Ridha Al-Feeli Ministry of Information by everyone since join- sincere condolences to (From left) Sadiq Qasim, Eyad Al-Kharafi and Khalid Al-Shatti. ing Kuwait’s radio in his his family and mem- youth in 1959, at the age of 18, until bers of the Kuwaiti media. —KUNA Large participation at New five-member bloc international invention fair to be declared soon By Nawara Fattahova 19 from China, 5 from Iran, 8 from Russia, 6 intellectual property rights, as we know it from France, 4 from Bosnia and Herzegovina, takes huge efforts,” stressed Kharafi. He also By A Saleh speech”. He also slammed the lan- KUWAIT: More than 150 inventors from all 1 from Croatia, 2 from India, 1 from Malaysia, 1 highlighted the increased interest of KSC in guage used in the grilling motion and over the world will be participating in the 7th from Brazil, 1 from Portugal, 3 from Spain, 1 taking care of talented youth. “We aim to KUWAIT: MP Saleh Ashour stressed warned Turaiji against what he International Invention Fair in the Middle East from Germany and 1 from Finland,” said encourage talented youth to visit the fair and that the current parliament is the best deemed was slanderous to Mudej. (IIFME) that will be held from December 2 to Kharafi during the press conference. meet the inventors, which will definitely one elected so far because it achieved Separately, Rapporteur of the par- 5, 2014 at the exhibition ballroom of the The winners will receive valuable prizes. increase their knowledge and experience. The what previous ones failed to achieve. liamentary public funds protection Kuwait Science Club (KSC) under the patron- “For the past three years, the Kuwait Chamber youngest participating inventor this year is a He also expressed amazement at accu- committee MP Saif Al-Azmi said that age of HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad of Commerce and Industry is participating in 14-year-old Egyptian inventor who has a reg- sations that this parliament achieved the committee met yesterday and Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and in cooperation with the this fair as one of the sponsors, which signifies istered patent. We will also organize school nothing and that it has to be dis- decided referring seven completed Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of the interest of local investors in supporting visits to the fair to give the opportunity for solved. Ashour also disclosed that a reports to the parliament for voting. Science (KFAS). the inventors. The chamber will also be pro- students to benefit from this scientific event,” new five-member parliamentary bloc Azmi explained that the reports were On this occasion, the organizers held a viding a prize for the Kuwaiti winner. We also he pointed out. would be declared soon. about Jaber Stadium, Subbiya tender, press conference at the premises of KSC on appreciate the support of the Sabah Al- According to Qasim Sadiq, Jury Meanwhile, MP Mubarak Al-Hareess Jaber Bridge, the municipal council Sunday to speak about their preparation for Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity, Coordinator, the jury will consist of 28 referees belittled the grilling motion filed by chalets, the Russian loan, investigat- this event. Chairman of KFAS and head of the which attracted investors to encourage the who are professionals from different fields MP Abdullah Al-Turaiji against his fel- ing the purchase of two strategic organizing committee of the fair Eyan Al- inventors,” he added. such as medicine, mechanics, electricity, envi- low tribesman, Minister of Commerce transport planes, diesel smuggling Kharafi announced 15 Kuwaiti inventors will The Kuwait Institute for Scientific ronment and other science fields, who will be be participating in this year’s fair out of 150 Researches (KISR) is registering the inventions. judging according to basic rules set by the Abdulmohsen Al-Mudej, and described and the contract signed between inventors from 25 countries. “Besides partici- “We have invited KISR to come and get infor- International Exhibition of Inventions of it as “weak with too much figurative Shell and KOC. pants from many Arab countries, there will be mation to register the inventions to protect Geneva. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 LOCAL Abused women secretly seek aid at nearby clinics Kuwait marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

KUWAIT: Many women suffering from Records show that number of Renouncing violence Crime abuse and trauma have been seeking women seeking such psychological The Kuwaiti announcement for Crime Report aid and solace from medical clinics aid at these clinics in the residential renouncing violence against women Report located in residential districts, favor- districts is mounting. These clinics was made during the sixth session of ing them for main medical centers provide various forms of treatment the United Nations Economic and and hospitals, a specialist revealed. and support, including anti-depres- Social Commission for Western Asia Woman lured These clinics, located within prox- sants for free. (UN-ESCWA), held in Kuwait in imity of residential districts, “have Some women suffer from other December, 2013. The declaration to trap, mugged become a haven for women subjected forms of maltreatment, such as being affirmed adoption of principles such as KUWAIT: A man beat up an Ethiopian, then robbed her of to various types of abuse,” said Dr deprived of job promotion, she said, respect for women rights. Moreover, it KD 300. The Ethiopian who lives in Mahboula met a man Aseel Omran Al-Sabri, a family medi- also protesting that the political condemned all forms of violence and accepted a date from him, but when she met him, he cine specialist who serves at Abdullah rights, attained by the Kuwaiti against women, noting catastrophic beat her hard and took the money. She went to Fintas and Sharifa Al-Mehri medical center in women, have actually remained large- implications of such abuses on the police station and gave them the details of the man. Kuwait City. ly insufficient. family and the society. Furthermore, it called on men to take part in national Great injustice initiatives to combat domestic vio- Child labor Colonel Badr Al-Ghdouri of the lence. Residency detectives arrested two expats who employed Ministry of Interior’s Criminal Kuwait has taken part in a chain of children in Shuwaikh garages in violation of the law. A Investigations Department said that international seminars and conven- security source said detectives noticed the spread of child anti-women violence is a spreading tions that address women affairs and labor in Shuwaikh, and worked on the case, and learned global humanitarian phenomenon. problems; latest of which was the that two Syrian expats employ children in garages for Judging from the cases he has been assembly, held by the Inter- money, taking advantage of the children’s need. The facing in his service, the colonel indi- Parliamentary Union, last October, arrested men were sent to the deportation center. cated that he had seen firsthand great themed gender equality and eradicat- injustice inflicted upon wives due to ing violence against women. polygamy, particularly in cases where Although the Kuwaiti legislator has Shy caller the husband is short on financial ensured that this gender be protected A citizen decided the only way to ask his colleague to mar- resources. He cited other roots of par- with all necessary bills and laws, Dr ry him was to call her through a phone number she does ents’ problems, such as deep gap in Nada Al-Mutawaa, Chairperson of the not know. Police found out who the caller was, and when educational and social status as well Gulf and Arab Peninsula Research questioned, he said he wanted to marry her, but is shy to women ignorance of their rights. He Center, believes that there is “a great face her, so he sent her the messages. urged the media to seek to discour- need for tackling the issue of anti- age promoting distorted images of women violence, more seriously.” Domestic abuse relationships and called for more She cited UN definitions that classi- A citizen forced his wife to sign a document after beating action to protect the women against fy such violence into two categories, her late on Sunday. The woman who lives with her hus- violence. physical and psychological, adding The suspects with the drugs. band in Salmiya was asked to sign a sales contract but that “moderation must be adopted in she refused, but he beat her and forced her to sign it. The Dr Nada Al-Mutawaa Women’s rights action and words, according to the woman went to Salmiya police station and complained The State of Kuwait marks the heavenly messages.” Drug dealers against her husband. Police are working on the case. She made her statements as International Day for the Elimination Kuwait marks the International Day of Violence Against Women today, Peaceful compromises for the Elimination of Violence Against boasting of a record rich in legisla- Delving into roots of the issue, she caught Pedestrian mugged Women today. tions that safeguard their rights and mentions some problems in the educa- Three unidentified persons took an Asian by force from Many women in distress seek help protect them against abuse. tional system, namely lack of curricula By Hanan Al-Saadoun Khaitan and sat him free in Mishref after stealing his wallet at these close clinics “for sake of secre- Kuwait Constitution stipulates, in that teach human rights. In many cas- and two mobile phones. The victim was walking in Khaitan cy,” favoring them for the main med- its eighth article, “The State safe- es, roughed up females, instead of KUWAIT: Drugs Control General Department arrested two when a car stopped and those inside claimed to be detec- ical centers, she said, also indicating guards foundations of the society, seeking to attain their rights, they Arabs with 2.25 kg of ice, 60 gm of heroin, 20 gm of tives and asked him to get in. They then took his wallet which that such treatment at these clinics security and safety and equal oppor- “resort to peaceful compromises, and hashish, 5 gm of opium and 18 narcotic tablets. had KD 80 in it. Khaitan police are working on the case. are largely affordable. Some of them tunities for all citizens. that is due to fear.” She called for estab- are admitted at pretext of suffering “The ninth provision says the fami- lishing a special centers to tackle such from fatigue or cold, but in fact, they ly constitutes foundation of the socie- cases, noting that specialists could be Workmates row confide in the doctors that they actu- ty, based upon religion, morals and tasked to handle domestic violence, in Two Lebanese women exchanged blows over a cus- ally need solace, guidance aid to cope patriotism, whereby the law safe- particular. tomer in a Jabriya beauty salon. A security source said with psychological trauma and dis- guards the society, bolsters its bonds Moreover, Dr Mutawaa called for that a Lebanese hairdresser received a call from a cus- tress. and protects motherhood and child- more legislations to ensure that tomer to work on a bride for KD 350. She told her col- hood.” women do not remain targets of verbal league, also a Lebanese, about the matter and asked Scars and bruises Against this background, Kuwait or physical maltreatment, noting that her not to tell the shop owner. The source said the A large number of these women was among the first nations that penal laws, currently in effect, “need to woman was ordered by her manager not to go, which carry scars and bruises indicating that joined international treaties intended be filtered and renewed.” embarrassed her. She blamed her colleague for telling they have been victims of domestic to protect the women, namely the The United Nations General on her. Then a fight broke out. violence, she said, noting that the Convention on Elimination of All Assembly has designated November trauma caused by verbal abuse is Forms of Discrimination Against 25 as the International Day for the equally painful. Such recurring, injuri- women, in 1994. Elimination of Violence Against Brothel raided ous rhetoric “renders the woman over- In 2002, the Cabinet-affiliated com- Women (Resolution 54/134). The prem- Farwaniya detectives arrested Asians in a “brothel” run by a whelmed with sentiments of defeat mittee for follow up on women affairs ise of the day is to raise awareness of woman in her 60s. A security source said an undercover and distress, and with time such suf- was established, under chairmanship the fact that women around the world detective told Farwaniya detectives that a flat in Jleeb Al- fering affects their academic perform- of Sheikha Latifa Al-Fahad, with aim of are subject to rape, domestic violence Shuyoukh was being used for prostitution. The source said ance, professional or social duties,” Dr bolstering the women rights, enabling and other forms of violence; further- storming the house resulted in arresting several Asian men Sabri added, disclosing a situation them to take part in all plans and pro- more, one of the aims of the day is to and women in addition to a woman in her sixties who ran the that has long been kept behind cur- grams, envisaged in the Cabinet mani- highlight that the scale and true nature brothel and was receiving money from customers. —Al-Rai tains. festos. of the issue is often hidden. —KUNA KPC holds Kuwait international HSE conference, exhibition

KUWAIT: The Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announces Health, Safety and Environment; along with a set of plenary oil companies, their prospective suppliers and members of the that it will be holding the “Kuwait International HSE conference sessions, to provide an in depth coverage of the key topics civil society to meet and network, benefiting from Kuwait’s A municipality inspector opens a bucket contain- and exhibition” (KIHSE-2015) under the high patronage of Dr related to the development of a sustainable HSE culture. remarkable advancements in the HSE fields,” said Dr Fatemah ing food unsuitable for human consumption. Ali Saleh Al-Omair, Kuwait’s Minister of Oil and Minister of State The plenary sessions will focus on the HSE management Al-Shatti, Chairperson of the KIHSE Steering Committee. for National Assembly Affairs. practices and strategies in general and will provide a platform Dr Ali Al-Omair will inaugurate the event. Participants are Bad food The event will take place on 16 and 17 February, 2015 in the to discuss strategic topics: HSE in a changing international oil expected to include, in addition to KPC and its subsidiaries, a Municipality’s Capital emergency team raided a ware- Regency Hotel and Conference Centre in Kuwait City, promot- and gas sector, Moving from the “management system” to large number of international and regional oil and gas compa- house, destroyed foodstuff stored there and ordered ing Kuwait’s commitment to the highest standards of health, Operations Excellence, nies Regional National Oil Companies, HSE consultants and its permanent closure. Eighteen tons and 98 kilos of safety, and environmental (HSE) practices, and consolidating suppliers; oil and gas service providers, non-governmental food were found that were harmful to human health. the country’s leading position regionally and internationally in HSE and profitability. organizations and academic institutions. Internationally these areas. The three other tracks will provide a set of sessions with renowned experts will gather to give their insight and support KIHSE-2015 is fully supported and endorsed by the KPC and highly strategic topics presented by major international Kuwait and the wider region’s efforts to develop its resources. its subsidiaries, and has attracted a big interest from the oil experts in the HSE field. The sessions in the Safety track will This will be through either platform presentations within the industry in Kuwait and the GCC region. It aims to become a cover: Employee Engagement for a world-class safety culture, programme or through interactive poster sessions in the exhi- major drive for HSE awareness, not only in the petroleum sec- Safety Management, Process Safety Engineering, and Sub- bition hall. tor, but also across all economic and social activities in the Surface and Well Operations Safety. Additionally, the KIHSE conference, will be conducting sev- country, creating a culture of commitment to a healthy, safe Sessions in the Health track will discuss occupational health eral activities that aim to inform and educate students and and environment friendly society. This world-class event will and public health themes including: Health Management in younger members of the audience about the advantages of run around the main theme of, “We Can Make a Difference to the oil and gas sector, Occupational health and behavioural having proactive and forward-leaning HSE Policies and effec- the World.” changes, Public health and medical facilities in the oil and gas tive management systems, according to KPC sources. With 50 expert speakers coming from the energy and HSE sector, and Industrial hygiene and ergonomics in the oil and An adjacent specialized exhibition will permit more than 50 sectors all over the world; the KIHSE conference and exhibition gas sector. companies to showcase the latest in HSE technologies and is expected to attract over 400 delegates and business leaders The Environment track will focus on the latest and most services. This exhibition will boast national, regional and inter- representing hundreds of local and international companies, modern measures and practices used to promote awareness national companies, providing them with the opportunity to The inspection campaign in progress. government agencies and organizations, including major inter- toward ecological issues. Those discussions will be divided into present their latest products and services. national oil companies (IOCs). four sessions including: Climate Change and Energy KIHSE is an initiative by KPC, and is organised in collabora- Inspection campaign Developments, Environmental sustainability, Water and Waste tion with Global Events Partners Ltd (GEP), a major UK-based The Capital prevention team carried out its first inspection Strong topics and participation: Management, and Environmental Solutions and innovation. event management company affiliated to the dmg::events campaign and issued 85 summons to people involved in The Conference programme includes 3 themed tracks for “KIHSE-2015 is intended to become a platform for involved network. various activities. NBK Academy welcomes newly hired

KUWAIT: National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) recently welcomed the eleventh batch of newly hired young Kuwaitis in the NBK Academy. NBK Academy aims to train and develop the professional skills of young Kuwaitis as part of NBK’s strategy to attract and develop national human resources. NBK organized a special welcoming ceremony for the newly hired employees. The ceremony was attended by Emad Ahmad Al Ablani, NBK General Manager, Human Resources Group, Ahmed Khaled Al Khader, NBK Deputy General Manager, Consumer Banking Group and Mohammed Al Othman, NBK’s Assistant General Manager, Consumer Banking Group along with other NBK officials. NBK Academy is the first initiative of its kind in the private sec- tor in Kuwait, and is part of NBK’s strategy to attract young Kuwaitis by offering them a range of career and professional development opportunities. NBK Academy programs run for five months and are specially tailored to provide trainees with theoretical and practical skills covering the different aspects of the banking industry in addi- tion to on job training. Annually, NBK offers many training pro- grams for employees including Shabab program, and the first of its kind NBK High Fliers Program. NBK also organizes executive train- ing programs in line with the bank’s commitment to developing and investing in its key resource and human capital. NBK officials in a group picture with NBK Academy newly hired staff. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 LOCAL

In Brief Security pact Production strategy Heavy fuel KUWAIT: High-ranking informed sources said KUWAIT: Kuwait Oil Company CEO Hashim KUWAIT: Oil sources said that KOC had rec- that the government demanded voting on Hashim said that the current drop in oil prices was ommended awarding the tender for the the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) security not new, and that oil markets had witnessed simi- heavy fuel oil facilities’ project north of the pact during the parliament’s session on lar drops during the world economic crisis in 2008 country to a Petrofac-CCC consortium. The before prices rose again. Hashim added that KOC December 2, 2014. The pact includes treaties consortium had made the lowest bidding had programs to develop it fields and increase on combating GCC terrorism and penalizing production according to its long-term strategy, matching the project’s technical specifica- GCC nationals insulting any GCC flag, the and not according to temporary fluctuations of oil tions at a cost of KD 1,3 billion, the sources sources added. —Al-Anbaa prices. —Al-Jarida said. — Al-Rai Road show promotes tourism in Tajikistan

By Nawara Fattahova

KUWAIT: A tourism delegation from Tajikistan is visiting Kuwait to promote tourism in their country. They held a road show yesterday at the Sheraton Hotel on the occasion of the Tourism Day of the Republic of Tajikistan, introducing some of their products, food and touristic destinations. Muhiddin Tojiev, member of the Tajikistan delegation, explained that this event is an excellent opportunity to pro- mote his country. “We are visiting Kuwait to promote the opportunities in our young country Tajikistan. We are looking for more tourists from Kuwait to come and visit our country. The seminar in progress The government of Tajikistan is exerting a lot of effort to develop the tourism infrastructure by constructing a new ter- minal and more hotels. We also have a lot of recreational treat- Zain participates in ‘Myths ments that are demanded by Kuwaitis,” he told Kuwait Times. Tajikistan is a country in Central Asia. “It has a gorgeous of Creativity’ seminar landscape. Ninety-three percent of the country is covered by Asadsho Zoolshoev KUWAIT: Two delegation members at a booth contain- mountains. We have an opportunity to develop different speaks at the event. ing brochures for touristic destinations in Tajikistan. types of tourism such as eco-tourism, mountaineering and —Photos by Joseph Shagra KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunica- of the Myths of Creativity book, David hunting, especially since we have the highest peak in the tions company in Kuwait, announced its Burkus, who highlighted the reasons area and one of the highest peaks in the world, which is participation in a seminar as part of behind coming out with unoriginal ideas about 7400 meters above sea level,” Tojiev said. ‘Knowledge Club’, which the company part- when aiming to be creative. Burkus also According to him, during the summer, a visitor can experi- ners with in line with its continuous ‘Zain shed light on the importance of teamwork ence four seasons at the same time in different parts of the Knowledge Conference 2014’ initiative that in inspiring creativity, and how to generate country. “Tourists can see the hottest areas as well as the cold aims at the further development of the new ideas by combining great ideas of the mountain areas where it’s snowing in summer. There are company’s employees. past and merging them with the power of many unique areas in Tajikistan such as the seven lakes, Zain explained in a press statement that brainstorming. which are of different colors. There is a legend saying if a per- a number of the company’s employees par- Zain’s executive management is keen on son swims in all of them, he will get rid of all diseases,” ticipated in the seminar, entitled ‘The finding and providing the best develop- explained Tojiev. Myths of Creativity’, which mainly discussed ment programs to its human resources, Visiting Tajikistan is easy. “We have an open-door policy in topics related to the various myths people with the aim to raise their skills up to inter- Tajikistan, so the country is open to all visitors. Citizens from apply to encourage creativity within them- national standards. The company will con- 68 preferential countries can receive a visa upon arrival at selves and the environment around them. tinue to invite the most renowned interna- Dushanbe airport,” he noted. “Diplomatic relations with Zain stressed that its lead partnership of tional speakers and innovative thinkers to Kuwait were established in 1992. Ninety-nine percent of the ‘Knowledge Club 2014’, which started since share their experiences with its employees. population of Tajikistan is Muslim. Trade relations between the beginning of the year, comes in line It is worth mentioning that Zain’s lead the two countries are still at a low level currently, and only with the company’s Human Resources partnership with Knowledge Club 2014 now we are establishing these relations as there were certain development strategy. Zain was keen to highlights its continuous efforts in provid- reasons behind it. After independence, Tajikistan experi- reserve a number of exclusive seats for its ing its employees with a platform that enced war that lasted about five years, so we started the own employees throughout the year for brings together international experts from development process around the year 2000. And now we are them to attend the workshops and semi- several areas. Zain aims at supporting the making the first step towards relations between Kuwait and nars the club organizes, as part of its con- development of human resources, and the Tajikistan,” concluded Tojiev. Asadsho Zoolshoev, Executive tinuous ‘Zain Knowledge Conference 2014’ company firmly believes that in strength- Director of the Pamirs Eco Cultural Tourism Association, gave initiative. ening its relationship with the society in a presentation on tourism opportunities in Tajikistan and The seminar was lectured by the author which it operates in. tourist resources there. Tajik food displayed at the event. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 LOCAL

kuwait digest kuwait digest The GCC and Iraq Ten days in Bombay By Dr Shamlan Al-Essa

By Mudaffar Abdullah he visit by Iraqi President Fuad Maasoom in November paved the way to restore relations between Saudi Arabia he ten days I spent in Bombay revealed the social Tand Iraq, as both sides agreed to strengthen relations artificiality we are experiencing and how the way between the two countries and agreed to confront terrorist Twe treat expatriates in our country is so preju- groups in Iraq because they constitute a danger to all countries of diced and one-sided. Everybody is what they really are the region. Positive statements were made by top Shiite cleric there (in India) while many wear masks here in Kuwait. Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani in which he confirmed the building of A short while ago, I went to India on a touristic visit bridges and contacts with Iraq’s neighbors and the importance of along with my wife and daughter where we spent ten implementing the constitution and involving all parties in the days during which we learnt some new things and got political process. He also affirmed that there is no difference ideas and impressions from our daily life there. The between one group and another, because this is part of Iraq’s and game of analogies is the best when mingling with oth- its people’s unity. ers during travels. Let me review some of them in terms Gulf countries took a stand in support of Iraq’s unity and that of our concept about expatriates here in Kuwait. We its security and stability should be safeguarded away from the will never have real access to judge them or form cer- interference of neighboring countries in its internal affairs. tain impressions unless we live with them in their own Maasoom is a moderate and centrist personality, and his Arab cul- countries. There is a huge difference between seeing ture and political history make us optimistic towards the improve- them as expatriate laborers here in Kuwait and seeing ment of the situation in Iraq and its return to the Arab sphere. them as real citizens in their home countries. The question is what are the main obstacles that prevent Al-Anbaa Though my experience in India was short and improvement of relations between Arab brothers? Arab Gulf incomplete because it only covered a small geographic Economy countries are worried about Iraq’s future - will it remain united area, yet I managed to come out with some impres- after the international campaign against the Islamic State sions, of which the most powerful and clearest was the (Daesh)? absence of masks and social artificiality. There is a What we are actually afraid of is for Iraq to be shredded and great, clear difference between the people one sees on not exist as a united country. There is division between political a daily basis on the streets where rich, middle class and parties and movements and politicians in Iraq. There is a Kurdish- poor people show their real essence without embell- Arab division as well as an Arab-Arab division. Arab Sunnis are at ishments, which is unlike what happens amongst us. kuwait digest odds with their Shiite brothers. Arab Sunnis are divided among The adjacency and diversity of religious places in themselves, as some of them are fighting Daesh, while others Bombay gives an impression of how tolerant the peo- support the Islamic State. There are differences between the rul- ple there are. They are so tolerant that followers of Rice pudding for two ing Daawa party and other Shiite parties such as Muqtada Al- heavenly and worldly religions get married to each oth- Sadr’s group, and the Higher Islamic Council led by Ammar Al- er. The adjacency of a Hindu temple and a Bohra By Dr Sajed Al-Abdali Hakeem. mosque remarkably reflects how public life on the Will Iraqi politicians agree over a method for a new home that streets is simpler and peaceful. For instance, on the ice Pudding for Two’ is a book, or let me rather say a deserves to be read, especially by people who like light preserves Iraq’s unity and rejects the shredding of its compo- Corniche, which resembles Gulf Road here, one can see booklet, in pink that has around 125 pages pub- books that are good for bedtime reading, while waiting or nents? What about the Kurds and their postponed struggle with people of both genders dressed in colorful traditional lished by Egypt’s Al-Shorouq Publishing House. In relaxing. It is one of those books you can carry anywhere, Arabs, until Daesh’s terror is eradicated. Iraqi Arabs - both Sunni clothes that are very common in India and other East ‘R fact, it is a collection of blog posts Rehab Bassam, a graduate except for its bright pink cover; a problem that can be solved and Shiites - agreed on a constitution that gives Kurdistan auton- Asian countries meeting friendlily and politely without from Ain Shams’ faculty of arts started posting on her blog by bookbinding it or wrapping with a decent newspaper! omy and self-rule within the Iraqi entity. talking much. known as Hawadeet (tale stories) since 2004. Compiling In her pink book, Rehab says: “Because she is afraid of It was agreed that the president should be Kurdish (Jalal I am not one of those who limit their view of for- blog posts or even tweets in a book or booklet has recently heights, she neither trusted the ‘peak’ of happiness nor that Talabani, then Fuad Maasoom), but the truth remains that Iraq’s eigners, namely laborers, to negativity. I have recently spread among young people. Most however are nonsense, of misery. She is always sitting on a swing hung between the future as a diverse country with its three major components - benefited a lot from a short visit that enriched my and very few of them are really worth reading. ‘Rice Pudding two peaks because each joy foreshadows its own subse- Sunni, Shiites and Kurds - is in real danger, especially after some knowledge about how these expatriate foreigners live For Two’ belongs to the latter. It is a very nice book that can quent misery and each misery portends its own subsequent Iraqi politicians proposed the formation of a National Guard for in their home countries. We are actually to blame for be easily read and digested despite the many deep thoughts joy. In times of joy, she reminisces of absentees and wonders each area or region. part of the disfigured images we have of them because it contains that are simply and skillfully expressed. how long such joy would last. In misery, her cat might sud- This is an evil idea that aims at dividing Iraq to three regions some of us have been utilizing and trading in them or Well, am I promoting the book through this article? In denly appear from behind the curtains smiling or she might that fight each other, so how can the borders of each region be even bringing them to Kuwait without providing them fact, yes. Suppose 500,000 people of my one million readers get a well-done coffee. From upon her swing, she realized decided? What about Baghdad with has all Iraqi societies, groups with real jobs, which sometimes drives some of them will read this article all the way to the end without feeling it the wisdom that ‘everything is relative and life goes through and components? The scary and regretful thing is that some to commit suicide. is silly; assuming that half of them will like the article and will different phases’. politicians in southern Iraq have fears and old residues from the Every people has its own dignity and traditions. It not angrily throw the paper away; half of them will be actu- “Because she is afraid of heights, she never tried reaching Ottoman rule, as the sectarian parties want to get closer to Iran would be very wrong to generalize judgments through ally interested in the ‘Rice Pudding For Two’ book; half of the peak of happiness nor that of misery. Due to the fact that instead of their Arab brothers in the middle and west, or the peo- dealing with some of them who live amongst us those will look for the book; half of those will find it; half of she is short, she has never been able to touch the ground of ple of their homeland in the north, the Kurds. according to certain administrative and legal restric- those will decide buying it and that half of those will eventu- real life or that of illusion. Therefore, she spends her time on We thank Allah that the religious authority headed by Sistani tions set by the immigration department, and later by ally buy it. This means we are talking about 4,000 people. So, the swing tickling the air with her toes and singing earnestly. rejects such separatist ideas and calls for Iraq’s unity and the the employers, be it a company or an individual family. assuming that my commission is half a dinar per book, this She reaches for her coat on seeing the sun and reaches for a preservation of its people’s existence. Today, there is a new reality The whole thing is that Almighty Allah has gifted us adds up to KD 8,000. Wow, what a worthwhile profit! raincoat if a storm blows”. in front of Iraq and Gulf countries, which is the emergence of ter- with oil and those people were brought in to build our Of course I am kidding because I only expect around Brilliantly and wisely said words, aren’t they? Just con- rorism on a wide scale in Iraq and Syria. Opposition and concen- country and serve us. We could have been in their 100,000 people to read this article, which alters all the above template about the meanings between the lines and you tration on people’s interests, away from politics, is the relation that shoes otherwise! calculations. will get what I mean! we long to see between Gulf countries and Iraq. Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Jarida Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Watan — Now, let us get serious. The book is really good and —Translated by Kuwait Times from Al-Jarida —

kuwait digest Exchanging charges of incitement

By Abdullah Erakat

n the wake of the most recent spate of violence that is a terrible and dangerous act.” reverberating through Israel and the Palestinian territo- As for Fatah, while Abbas came out in condemnation of Iries, newspapers, television and street corner debates the synagogue shootings, a Fatah Facebook posting are all focusing on the issue of incitement — albeit perhaps praised the attack. But Gaza based Palestinian journalist more in an effort to assign blame for the increasing loss of Saud Abu Ramadan believes the posting is not indicative of life and soaring anxiety than to address ways of reducing the larger organization. “The factions have their own agen- tension. Each side reacting to the other’s ire with a sense of da, have their own ideology and are certainly not going to disingenuousness and anger, Israelis and Palestinians risk be friendly with what the Israeli occupation is doing to the rapid erosion of the most successful elements of post- them,” he said. Oslo Accord: joint security cooperation. Khatib agrees that it deserves little attention. “Fatah is a As is typical in the course of debates over the efficacy of huge movement that has never been unified. It could have the use of force to subdue armed resistance, many opine been an individual that did that. The posting doesn’t say that a political solution is the only realistic course of action much.” Taking a shot at Netanyahu, Khatib added that he for ending the violence, a position expressed by Dr Ghassan wishes the Israeli prime minister “can be as successful in Khatib, a former spokesman for the Palestinian Authority restraining various Israeli officials from inciting violence.” and labor minister. According to Khatib, both sides are cor- rect when they accuse the other of incitement the level of Emotionally affected which, he says, increases or decreases according to the Nevertheless, in commemorating the 10th anniversary state of relations between the two leaderships. “When of Yassir Arafat’s death, the Fatah-aligned Al-Aqsa Martyrs things are tense, incitement will increase. When there is an Brigade warned Israelis that, “Our bullets will continue to be active peace process, it will decrease,” Khatib said. aimed at your chests and heads.” But following last week’s synagogue shooting that left Fatah spokesperson in Gaza Dr Fayez Abu Atia says the four Jewish worshippers and a policeman dead, fear is most important element is that “Abbas does not support it.” spreading among Israelis who believe much more blood- He did acknowledge that Palestinians were inciting vio- shed is in the offing, and who see the shootings, stabbings lence against Israelis because they were “emotionally affect- and motor vehicle attacks on pedestrians as premeditated ed by the acts and provocations of Jewish settlers in the terror while many Palestinian see the same incidents as pre- West Bank.” He also said that Israel was responsible for this dictable and for many, justified, responses to Israeli actions new wave of violence and “that a major part of the incite- against Palestinians. ment problem is from Mr Netanyahu,” adding that “It’s the Israeli media that encourages settlers to attack our people.” Responsibility for violence Yoram Cohen, head of Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security PLO Executive Committee member Dr Hanan Ashrawi agency disagrees with those who accuse Abbas of inciting said that Israel itself is responsible for the surge of violence. to violence. He said the PA president was not inciting what “We have been cautioning against Israeli actions for the he called “acts of terror, overtly or covertly” but that these longest time. We said they will generate violence and create attacks were driven by “subtler forces.” instability for Israel.” Abu Ramadan sees incitement in the words of rightwing Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called on Israeli politicians Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to stop Economy Minister Naftali Bennett. Lieberman recently the incitement, accusing him of proffering “blood libel.” This called plans by Abbas to go to the United Nations to pursue despite Abbas’s condemnation of the synagogue killing. world recognition of the Palestinian state a “terror attack”; On the Palestinian street, the death of Yousef Al- and Bennett has called for a military operation in east Rimouni, a 32-year old bus driver for Israel’s Egged coopera- Jerusalem in response to the recent attacks perpetrated by tive, is a clear case of murder by Israelis and casus belli for residents of that part of the city. the synagogue slaughter despite findings of suicide result- Referring to restrictions barring Palestinians from the ing from an autopsy conducted by Israel’s chief medical holy site Muslims call Al-Haram Al-Sharif [and Jews call The examiner and witnessed by a Palestinian doctor appointed Temple Mount] during times of violent demonstrations, by the Al-Rimouni family. The incident came after a mosque Abu Ramadan admonishes that, “every action has a reac- was torched, apparently by right-wing Jews intent on tion” and incitement is a result because it has “pushed them claiming revenge for acts committed by Palestinians. to carry out equivalent campaign.” Hamas, which praised the attack with a call for more On other websites, Israelis expressed outrage at the site “operations” to be carried out against Israeli targets, of Palestinians celebrating over the synagogue attack. But endorsed a cartoon that depicted a Palestinian wearing a officials claim it’s not the voice of the majority. According to koffiyeh (traditional Arab headdress) and dressed as a reli- Ashrawi, “We do not condone acts of violence against any gious Jew, holding a knife dripping with blood, with bodies civilians.” of Israelis on the ground above a caption that read: “show On the other hand, some 300 Israeli right-wing activists them to me.” protested at the entrance of Jerusalem and Jaffa Road fol- In the Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam, commentator Hassan lowing the synagogue attack calling for “Death to Arabs.” Al-Batal criticized violence on any side, writing, “...nothing Meanwhile, for both Palestinians and Israelis, Khatib justifies the torching of a mosque of a terror attack on a says “it’s not easy to correct the non-official media or indi- synagogue even if there are multiple reasons and some will viduals from doing it (incitement), be it Palestinian or call these heroic deeds. A terrorist attack on a synagogue is Israeli.” —The Media Line TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Morocco flash floods British banker fit to stand trial in Hong Kong murders kill at least 32

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TUNIS: The battle for an expected runoff for his predecessor Habib Bourguiba. the Tunisian presidency got under way yes- “I am now calling on all democratic terday before the first round results were forces... alongside whom I have campaigned even in from the landmark post-Arab Spring for the past 30 years for a real democracy, for election. a break with the past, for a genuine civil soci- Veteran anti-Islamist politician Beji Caid ety and for a separation of powers, I call on Essebsi, whose party placed first in a parlia- them to unite around their candidate. I have mentary election last month, looked set to become their natural candidate.” fall short of the 50 percent threshold required Marzouki argues that only he can preserve to win outright, his campaign team conced- the gains of the uprising, while his critics say ed. he hijacked the spirit of the revolution by He is poised to face off against incumbent allying himself with the moderate Islamist Moncef Marzouki, a secular politician who party Ennahda in 2011. has made common cause with the Islamists The rule of Ennahda, which came second against what he says is an attempt at a come- in the October parliamentary election, was back by former loyalists of the autocratic marred by a surge of radical Islamism and the regime overthrown in 2011. assassination of two leftist politicians by The election is a milestone for the North jihadist suspects. African nation, whose ouster of long-time strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali set off a ‘Split down the middle’ chain of revolts that saw several Arab dicta- Essebsi insisted in an interview Monday tors toppled by citizens demanding demo- that only he could defend Tunisia against the cratic reform. threat of Islamist extremism. US Secretary of State John Kerry hailed an “The people who voted for Marzouki were “historic moment” in Tunisia’s transition to the Islamists... that is to say Ennahda mem- democracy, and pledged Washington’s sup- bers... but also the jihadist Salafists,” he told port for the next government, whoever leads French radio station RMC. it. Tunisian leaders pride themselves on the Asked about the likely runoff, Essebsi said: fact that the country has been spared the “Unfortunately there is going to be a split bloodshed that has ravaged other Arab down the middle, with Islamists on one side Spring states such as Libya and Yemen and, and then all the democrats and non-Islamists despite fears of disruption by Islamist mili- on the other.” tants, polling day passed off peacefully. If Essebsi wins he will have to form a coali- tion government, even with Ennahda, ‘Democrats’ versus old guard because his Nidaa Tounes party fell short of But the expected runoff scheduled for late securing an absolute majority in October. TUNIS: Tunisian women read a newspaper the day after the country’s first free presidential elections since the 2011 revolution,in central next month is likely to be polarising, with The rival camps disagreed over their bal- Tunis yesterday. Tunisia’s incumbent President Moncef Marzouki is neck and neck with Beji Caid Essebsi in the presidential election and a Marzouki’s camp portraying him as the last ance of support as a runoff loomed. The cam- runoff is now expected, Marzouki’s campaign manager said on October 23, 2014 in Tunis. — AFP line of defence against a return to the auto- paign manager for Marzouki said he is neck cratic ways of the old regime, and his oppo- and neck with Essebsi, the pre-polling closed. “Our chances are good as we go into a his campaign manager Mohsen Marzouk told possible” to consider how to vote in the prob- nent deriding him as an Islamist pawn. favourite for the top job. runoff.” But Essebsi’s camp said the 87-year- journalists. Another presidential hopeful, left- able runoff. Whoever wins, the economy will In a speech late Sunday, Marzouki called “At the worst we are even but at best we’re old political veteran had come out ahead in ist politician Hamma Hammami, who accord- be a priority, with unemployment, a leading on “all democratic forces” to back him against between two and four percent ahead,” Sunday’s vote. Essebsi, “according to prelimi- ing to exit polls came third, told the media cause of the revolution, still running at 15 Essebsi, who served under both Ben Ali and Adnene Mancer told reporters after polls nary estimates, is ahead and has a large lead”, that his political group will meet “as soon as percent. — AFP p8_Layout 1 11/24/14 9:26 PM Page 1

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Israel leader vows to pass nationality law

JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister that the coalition could fall apart. Jewish and democratic. The new legisla- Ibrahim Sarsour, an Arab lawmaker. tion and force early elections. Livni also vowed yesterday to pass a contentious Addressing members of his Likud tion seeks to enshrine these principles Israeli officials said they were working said that if Netanyahu wanted to punish nationality law that has threatened the Party, Prime Minister Benjamin as a Basic Law, Israel’s de facto constitu- toward delaying a vote, scheduled her for refusing to back the law, it could stability of his fragile coalition govern- Netanyahu said he was determined to tion. But elements of the proposal have Wednesday, for another week. lead to the fall of his government. ment, but he left the door open for pass it. “I have to say that this bill and the raised concerns. Among the proposals Netanyahu said he was open to further Debate over the nationality law negotiations to soften it. proposals ... are expressing the fact that are making Jewish law a source of leg- discussion. comes amid soaring tensions between The bill formally would identify Israel Israel is the national state of the Jewish islative inspiration and delisting Arabic The centrist members of his coalition, Israeli Jews and Israeli Arabs, who make as the nation state of the Jewish people. people and only theirs, alongside pre- as an official language. Hatnuah and Yesh Atid, have vowed to up about 20 percent of the population But language favored by hard-liners has serving the rights of every single citizen “That will endanger really the very oppose the measure. of 8 million. Over the past month, drawn racism accusations, been ques- of the state of Israel,” Netanyahu said. sensitive relationship between the Earlier, Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Palestinian attacks have killed 11 Israelis, tioned by Israel’s attorney general and Israel’s declaration of independence Jewish majority and the leader of Hatnuah, warned that the bill’s including five people in an attack on a prompted the justice minister to warn in 1948 defined the country as both Arab minority inside Israel,” said passage could topple Netanyahu’s coali- Jerusalem synagogue last week. — AP

Turkey governor under fire over museum plan for synagogue ANKARA: A Turkish regional governor was ‘Anti-Semitic attitudes’ accused yesterday of inciting hatred Aykan Erdemir, lawmaker of the main towards the country’s Jewish community opposition Republican People’s Party after suggesting a synagogue be turned (CHP), told AFP that the governor’s U-turn into a museum as a reprisal for Israel’s poli- was not enough and he should resign. cies over the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. “The mental state of an official using Dursun Ali Sahin, governor of the north- such expressions is not appropriate to work western province of Edirne, sparked an out- at a government office,” he told AFP, saying cry when he said Friday that the ancient if the government did not sack him it Buyuk Sinagog (the Great Synagogue) built would be condoning anti-Semitism. in 1907 under Ottoman Sultan Abdul “Yes, he made a U-turn but what is Hamid should only be used as a museum. important is if he is going to make a U-turn “While those bandits blow the winds of on his hatred, prejudices and anti-Semitic war and massacre people inside Al-Aqsa attitudes developed in his subconscious.” mosque, we are restoring their syna- The General Directorate of Foundations gogues,” Sahin said. insisted the synagogue would not be “I say this with a huge hatred inside me. turned into a museum. We clean the surroundings of their (Jewish) “We intend to keep the building as a cemeteries and send their projects to com- house of worship to serve all visitors,” the mittees. The synagogue here... will only be agency’s general director Adnan Ertem told registered as a museum.” the official Anatolia news agency. After an outcry, Sahin backpedalled and Turning a religious building into a full said the final decision on its future would museum in Turkey robs it of its status as a lie with the government agency for histori- place of worship. cal heritage, the General Directorate of The most notable example is the Hagia Foundations. Sophia in Istanbul which served as a church Sahin on Monday called Chief Rabbi in the Byzantine Empire, was converted to OUARZAZATE: Drivers and a truck are stranded in flood waters November 22, in the southern region of Ouarzazate in Morocco. At least eight Ishak Haleva to offer “apology” over his a mosque after the Ottoman conquest of people were killed and 24 were missing as heavy storms lashed southern Morocco, causing flash floods, the authorities said. Flash floods are statements but also expressed his “pro- Constantinople and was turned into a common in Morocco, where four children drowned in the south in September when they were swept away.—AFP found sadness” that they were misunder- museum for all in the 1930s. stood and “distorted”, the office of the chief Ertem said the synagogue, which has rabbi said in a statement. been under restoration on a budget of 3.7 Morocco flash floods The governor clarified that his state- million lira (1.3 million euro) since 2010, ments had nothing to do with the Jewish would serve a dual purpose both as a place community in Turkey, it added. of worship and museum like the Blue A far-right Jewish campaign for prayer Mosque in Istanbul. death toll rises to 32 rights at the Al-Aqsa compound in Turkey’s tiny Jewish community now Jerusalem has angered Palestinians and numbers less than 20,000, many of whom inflamed sentiment across the Muslim trace their ancestry back to Jews who took world. refuge in Turkey in the 15th century follow- Rescue teams recover 11 bodies The synagogue in Turkey-which served ing their expulsion from Spain. the Jewish community in Edirne until 1983 The ruling Justice and Development RABAT: The death toll from three days of what A girl of nine was among six people swept army and royal guard helicopters”, the interior and a few years later suffered a roof col- Party (AKP) is hugely sensitive to charges residents described as the heaviest storms to hit away by the bulging Tamsourt River, also in ministry said. lapse-is being restored as an active place of of anti-Semitism after President Recep southern Morocco in decades has climbed to at Guelmim. “We haven’t seen anything like this Around 100 mud-brick homes were partly or worship. Tayyip Erdogan was accused of prejudice least 32, authorities said yesterday. since the floods of 1986... People were very totally destroyed in the south, and 100 roads cut “Edirne governor Dursun Ali Sahin must against Jews for his incendiary rhetoric The storms since Saturday caused flash floods scared,” resident Mustapha al-Gemrani told AFP off, including six national highways. immediately step down after delivering a against Israel during its latest bombard- in much of the south at the foot of the Anti-Atlas by telephone. The head of Ouarzazate province’s tourism speech clearly instilling hatred and animos- ment of Gaza. Erdogan has always insist- Mountains, but a weather alert was finally called “But now the skies have cleared and helicop- office, Zoubir Bouhout, said two planes were ity,” Turkey’s Human Rights Association said ed he is a friend of Turkey’s Jewish com- off on Monday afternoon. ters are overhead,” he said. The authorities have chartered late Sunday to fly out 200 tourists, half in a statement. munity and warned opponents not to The interior ministry gave an updated toll of set up crisis cells in the affected zones and the of them French. The Jewish Community of Turkey and mistake his criticism of Israeli policies for at least 32 dead and six missing. Rescue teams royal palace announced it would cover the According to the 2M television channel, 25 the Office of the Chief Rabbi said in a joint anti-Semitism. Last week, Erdogan earlier recovered 11 bodies from high waters expenses of victims’ funerals and medical treat- centimetres (almost 10 inches) of rain fell in just statement they were “concerned over such accused Israel of attacking the Al-Aqsa near Talmaadart river in the Guelmim region on ment for the injured. a few hours on some areas. a statement expressed by a governor who mosque and said this was tantamount to the edge of the Sahara desert that bore the On Sunday, the country’s MAP news agency Flash floods are common in Morocco, where represents the state.” an attack on Turkey.—AFP brunt of the storms. quoted the interior ministry as saying some 130 four children drowned near Ouarzazate in Local authorities said two other people were all-terrain rescue vehicles and 335 Zodiac inflata- September. The authorities have stepped up missing in the same region, while at least five in bles and other boats were searching for the alert systems in valleys of the Atlas region, espe- total were unaccounted for in areas including missing. cially in the tourist area of Ourika, south of Kurds gain ground from Ouarzazate and Marrakesh, where cars and trees Rescue operations have so far “saved 214 Marrakesh, where hundreds perished in flash IS in Syria’s Kobane were swept away by the raging waters. people, dozens of whom were evacuated by floods in 1995. —AFP BEIRUT: Kurdish fighters gained ground deployment of Iraqi Kurdish reinforce- from jihadists of the Islamic State group in ments. The Observatory said the coalition In razing homes, Israel revives tough punishment fierce battles in the Syrian town of Kobane carried out at least five air strikes in Kobane overnight, a monitoring group said yester- overnight but had no immediate word on JERUSALEM: In razing family homes of Palestinian Jerusalem, against the backdrop of growing “The only solution is very strong deterrence of a day.The town on the border with Turkey casualties. On another front in Syria’s attackers, Israel is reviving a draconian punishment Palestinian discontent. Palestinians in the city com- pinpoint nature,” said Peri, adding that house demo- has become a highly symbolic battle- increasingly complex civil war, rebel fight- it largely halted a decade ago as ineffective and plain of official discrimination and fear Israel is mar- litions would have to be carried out quickly to be ground in the war against IS with the US- ers, including Al-Qaeda loyalists, pressed an counterproductive. ginalizing them further with settlements and a sepa- effective.Shalodi’s home was the first to be led coalition launching near daily air strikes assault on a Shiite village further west, Israel says it is resuming the demolitions - con- ration barrier slicing through Arab neighborhoods. destroyed because his family did not appeal. The in support of its Kurdish defenders. which has held out against an 18-month demned by human rights groups as a violation of Religious passions among Muslims - the vast majori- other five families have submitted appeals and will Kurdish fighters of the People’s siege, residents said. Syria’s small Shiite international law - because it needs more tools to ty of the city’s Palestinians - have been stoked by go to the Supreme Court if needed, their lawyers Protection Units (YPG) advanced in both minority overwhelmingly supports stop a recent wave of Palestinian attacks on Jews. demands from some members of Prime Minister said. Israel’s high court has overwhelmingly ruled the east and the northeast of the town, the President Bashar al-Assad’s Alawite-domi- Such arguments elicit anger and defiance in Arab Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition to allow Jewish wor- against Palestinian homeowners in the past, accord- Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. nated regime against the mainly Sunni neighborhoods of Jerusalem, home of six recent ship at a major Jerusalem shrine that is run by ing to B’Tselem. “At least 18 Islamic State militants were rebels.The village of Zahraa is one of two assailants, including two cousins who killed five Muslims but is sacred to both faiths. Enas Shalodi, her husband and six children lived killed in the fighting, as well as a number of neighbouring Shiite communities along people in a synagogue last week. Some residents In this climate, lone Palestinian assailants have in an apartment in a five-story building that houses Kurdish fighters,” the Britain-based group’s with Nubol where the rebels launched an said oppressive Israeli policies are to blame for grow- struck repeatedly in Jerusalem. In August, the driver six other families, all in-laws. The Shalodis have director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP, assault late on Saturday. The Observatory ing tensions in the city. of a construction vehicle ran over and killed an moved next door into a brother-in-law’s apartment adding that both sides were using heavy described the fighting as “the most violent” Violence “will only stop when they end the occu- inspector at a building site. that is vacant until April or May, but she said she has weaponry. He said control of the town was so far. “They are attacking the southeast pation,” said Enas Shalodi, 43, whose fourth-floor In October, a week after the attack by Shalodi, a no money to pay rent once her relatives reclaim still almost evenly divided between the from three surrounding villages they hold,” apartment near Jerusalem’s Old City was wrecked by waiter shot and severely wounded a rabbi who has their home. Her old apartment is gutted, with debris Kurds and the jihadists, who began their one resident told AFP. troops with hammers and explosives last week. been pushing for Jewish prayer rights at the contest- strewn on the floor and holes blown into outer assault on Kobane more than three months “People in the southeast of the village Her son Abdel Rahman, 21, drove his car into a ed holy site. In early November, a motorist slammed walls. The family of Oday Abu Jamal, 22, has already ago. are fleeing to the centre.” At least eight Jerusalem train station Oct. 22, killing a 3-month-old a minivan into a crowd waiting at a train station, removed most belongings from their three-bed- Once at risk of being overwhelmed by rebels and one civilian have been killed in girl and a tourist before being shot dead at the killing two people. room home in the Jabal Mukaber neighborhood. the superior firepower of IS, Kurdish forces the fighting, according to the scene. His mother insists it was an accident, despite Last week, cousins Ghassan and Oday Abu Jamal, The demolition will displace eight people, said have managed to cling on, in part thanks to Observatory, which has a network of video showing the car slowing down, turning off the wielding meat cleavers, knives and a handgun killed Oday’s mother Fatima, 53. the coalition air strikes, as well as the sources inside Syria. — AFP road and appearing to accelerate into the crowd. four Jewish worshippers and a policeman in the syn- This includes herself, her husband, four unmar- Human rights groups say razing homes as a agogue attack. ried children, a sister-in-law and a bedridden moth- deterrent amounts to collective punishment and All six assailants were shot dead by security er-in-law. The elderly woman, bundled in blankets, violates the rules that govern occupied territories, forces on the spot and Netanyahu ordered their lay on a bed in a dark room in the house. Fatima said such as east Jerusalem - captured by Israel in 1967, family homes demolished. she had been unaware of her son’s plan to attack the along with the West Bank and Gaza. Cabinet minister Yaakov Peri, a former head of synagogue, describing him as a quiet young man “This is a deliberate policy of punishing the inno- Israel’s Shin Bet security service, said lone assailants who worked as a laborer. She blocked questions cent,” said Sarit Michaeli of B’Tselem, an Israeli can’t be stopped with conventional means. about the gruesome nature of his act.—AP human rights group. “This is completely unaccept- able in a country that aims to be a democracy.” Government spokesman Mark Regev said home- owners can fight demolition orders in court. “We need more tools in our tool box,” said Regev. “How does one deter an individual who doesn’t care about his own life or the lives of people he is about to murder? The security services firmly believe that this can be an effective deterrent.” Israel has demol- ished hundreds of Palestinian homes as punishment since 1967, along with thousands more that were razed for other reasons, such as lack of building per- mits, which Palestinians say are difficult to obtain from Israel. Between 1987 and 2005, a period encompassing two Palestinian uprisings, Israel destroyed 1,115 Palestinian homes as punishment, partially demol- ished 64 and sealed or partially sealed 417, accord- ing to B’Tselem. In February 2005, Israel’s then-defense minister, Shaul Mofaz, ordered demolitions suspended. An army committee concluded at the time that the TEHRAN: An undated handout picture received yesteday courtesy of the Ghavami practice had not deterred attackers but had instead family shows British-Iranian Ghoncheh Ghavami, who was controversially jailed inflamed hatred. The suspension came after four EAST JERUSALEM: In this Nov. 19, 2014 file photo a relative stands inside the demolished months ago in Tehran after trying to attend a men’s volleyball match, at an undis- years in which Palestinian bombers and gunmen apartment of Abdel Rahman Al-Shaludi in east Jerusalem on. Israeli authorities demolished closed location. The 25-year-old law graduate from London, has been released on killed more than 1,000 Israelis. the apartment as a punitive measure after al-Shaludi’s deadly attack with his car on a bail pending a decision by the Court of Appeal, her brother said on Sunday. — AFP Now tensions are rising again, particularly in Jerusalem train station last month which left fwo people dead. — AP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 INTERNATIONAL Man who ambushed cops had anti-government beliefs

TALLAHASSEE: A man who set his house deputies and officers prevented additional on fire and ambushed responding police loss of life.” McQuaig said that it appeared officers held “anti-government, anti-estab- the fire had been burning for a while lishment” views and had previously threat- before authorities arrived because they ened law enforcement, authorities said didn’t receive the 911 call until flames were Sunday. visible from the outside. The house was The gunman was identified as 53-year- completely destroyed. old Curtis Wade Holley. Authorities said he Holley’s name and address had been fatally shot Leon County Sheriff’s Deputy entered into a law enforcement computer Christopher Smith, 47, on Saturday and system because of his previous threats, but wounded another deputy before he was the 911 dispatcher who took the fire call killed in a gun battle outside his home. put in the address of a neighbor who At a news conference Sunday, sheriff’s reported the blaze, so the alert wasn’t acti- Lt. James McQuaig wouldn’t detail the vated and the Leon County deputy who nature of the previous threats or Holley’s responded first had no warning, according anti-government beliefs. Holley had lived to an official who spoke on the condition of at the end of a cul-de-sac in a middle class anonymity because they weren’t author- neighborhood for about a year, McQuaig ized to release the information. said. McQuaig would only say Sunday that Smith was the first Leon County Sheriff’s there would be an investigation into how Office employee to be killed in the line of deputies were dispatched. duty in nearly 40 years, according to the “There will be days and weeks of us department. The deputy who was wound- combing over every minute detail of this ed was shot while telling firefighters to stay investigation and we are not going to take away. Because he was wearing a bullet- action until we have all the facts,” McQuaig proof vest, his injuries were not life-threat- said. Records showed Holley was convicted ening. No one was hurt in the fire. in Leander, Texas in 2004 for driving with a Two Tallahassee police officers also suspended license, but they did not show responded to the shooting, including one him being charged with a felony or any vio- who lived nearby and fatally shot Holley. lent crimes. ST LOUIS: Demonstrators block a busy intersection while marching through the streets to protest the August shooting of Michael Brown, “Our responders yesterday were target- The shooting near Florida’s capital came Sunday, in St. Louis. Ferguson and the St Louis region are on edge in anticipation of the announcement by a grand jury whether to criminally ed for no other reason than they chose to just two days after a police shootout at charge officer Darren Wilson in the killing of 18-year-old Brown. — AP spend their lives helping people,” said Florida State University left a gunman dead Tallahassee Police Chief Michael DeLeo. after he wounded two students and an “There is no doubt that the actions of our employee. — AP Protesters step up demands Boy with fake gun dies for Ferguson indictment after shot by officer Missouri’s governor declares a state of emergency CLEVELAND: A 12-year-old boy shot by “I don’t want to make a rush to judgment,” ST LOUIS: More than 100 protesters marched criticized for a heavy-handed response to the who was on the right side of justice and who police after grabbing what turned out to be a he said. The police department is investigat- through St Louis late Sunday, stepping up pressure demonstrations in August. “I would like to see an wasn’t,” said the woman who gave her name only replica gun died from his wounds Sunday, a ing the shooting and both officers involved on a grand jury to indict a white police officer for indictment because I think it actually helps the as Megan. “It’s been a lot calmer than I expected. I day after officers responded to a 911 call have been placed on administrative leave, shooting dead an unarmed black teenager. community for this person to go to trial,” said theol- think a lot of the protesters really want an indict- about someone waving a “probably fake” gun which is standard procedure. The county Michael Brown, an 18-year-old high school ogy PhD student Alex Giltner, 31. “You’ve got social ment, and they really want justice, and they don’t at a playground. prosecutor’s office also is investigating. graduate planning to go to technical college, was prejudice that is deeply ingrained in the people,” he want violence.” Deputy Chief Ed Tomba said one officer Kucharski said he wants to talk to witness- shot at least six times by Darren Wilson in the sub- said. “What needs specifically to reform? Simply Police have stepped up security as they brace fired twice after the boy pulled the fake es himself and get more facts. “We’re ulti- urb of Ferguson on August 9, inflaming racial ten- everything.” for the grand jury announcement, with many resi- weapon - which was lacking the orange safe- mately going to find out what happened,” sions. Sunday’s demonstration in the Shaw neigh- dents fearing that protests could turn violent if ty indicator usually found on the muzzle - Kucharski said. Police said the weapon was borhood of St Louis was the largest of five consecu- It’s about racism Wilson is not indicted. from his waistband but had not pointed it at an “airsoft” type replica that resembled a tive nights of protests as the city braces for a deci- Teacher Angela Kelly marched alongside her Outside the Buzz Westfall Justice Center, where police. The boy did not make any verbal semi-automatic handgun. The orange safety sion expected by the end of the month from a son. “It’s a good showing. We’re 107 days in now, the grand jury has been meeting in the suburb of threats but grabbed the replica handgun indicator had been removed, police said. A grand jury on whether Wilson should be prosecut- and, no matter what happens, this is about more Clayton, metal interlocking fences and orange plas- after being told to raise his hands, Tomba man who called 911 told dispatchers the boy ed. “Hands up, don’t shoot,” and “This is what than Michael Brown. It’s about police brutality, it’s tic barricades sealed off the building and the road said. was on a swing set and pointing a pistol that democracy looks like,” chanted the crowd, banging about racism that is still everywhere in our society,” in front of the entrance. “That’s when the officer fired,” he said. The was “probably fake” and scaring everyone. drums and swaying to the rhythm of the words. she said. “I hope that there is an indictment. I think St Louis County informed businesses and resi- Cuyahoga County medical examiner identi- The caller said the boy was pulling the gun in “The whole damn system is guilty as hell.” that this movement is going to non-violently con- dents that they were securing buildings in down- fied the boy as Tamir Rice. An attorney for his and out of his pants. “I don’t know if it’s real or Holding placards saying “Black Lives Matter,” tinue, no matter what happens.” town Clayton and temporarily restricting traffic in family, Timothy Kucharski, said the boy went not,” the caller said. Jeff Follmer, president of men and women of all ages and ethnic back- One young woman, a youth worker, came from anticipation that protests could turn violent after to the park with friends Saturday afternoon, the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, grounds went on a nearly two-hour march, weav- Atlanta, Georgia to take part in the protests. the jury’s announcement. but he did not know the details of what led to said the officers were not told the caller ing through the traffic and holding up intersec- “I feel like this is a pivotal moment in American “We will keep these traffic restrictions in place the shooting. thought the gun might be fake.—AP tions but dispersing without incident. Police were history, and we’re going to look back and wonder as long as they seem prudent,” it said.—AFP p10 2_Layout 1 11/24/14 9:18 PM Page 1

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

The fear and the chaos of a missile attack in east Ukraine

DONETSK: There was a blinding flash, noise: his wife groaning in agony. him. Under his feet are shrapnel frag- and some 10,000 more have been of us would have been killed.” He trem- then complete darkness and thick She was surrounded by debris in the ments and chunks of plaster. His wife’s wounded. No one knows who fired the bled as he thought about how close clouds of dust. A missile had just hit Ivan hallway, her right shoulder smashed and dried blood can be seen on the ground missile that hit Balabanov’s house. three generations of his family came to Balabanov’s house in rebel-held east blood flowing from where shrapnel had mixed with the dust from the blast. Up until now, his district in the west being wiped out. “It is a miracle that my Ukraine. pierced her thigh. The rocket burst through the roof of of the rebel city of Donetsk-studded wife was able to protect the baby Stunned, Ivan groped around in the But miraculously she was still stand- his small home Saturday night, explod- with coalmines-has got off relatively despite all her wounds,” he said. pitch black to find his flashlight. His ears ing, clutching her granddaughter-safe ing in his modest kitchen. easy and shelling here has been lighter She will soon be out of hospital, ringing from the explosion, he took a and sound-in her arms. In the more than seven months of than in some other areas. however, as there are no places left in few seconds to regain his senses and Some neighbours came quickly to fighting between government forces But the Ukrainian army and the the casualty ward for her. remember what was around him. the rescue. They placed the injured on a and rebels in this blighted region the insurgent fighters face off just kilome- Before she came back Balabanov had He remembered he was in one room stretcher made from a blanket and car- terror felt by Balabanov has become a tres away and the threat and distant planned to come back to the house to with his daughter while his wife had ried her to a vehicle that set off quickly terrifying new reality for those living thud of shelling remains ever present. start work with a few friends and neigh- been tending to their thirteen- month for the hospital. here. Despite the damage, Balabanov con- bours clearing the debris. granddaughter in the room next door As both sides have unleashed ageing siders his family lucky. Like most here, They returned the day after the before the explosion. Blood and dust and imprecise Soviet-made weapons at he now has his own tale of lucky attack but as they set to work eight loud “I was confused,” he says. “We could Balabanov is a small man of 64 with each other, civilians have paid the high- escape.”A quarter of an hour earlier, we explosions shook around them, sending not see anything.” Suddenly he heard sad eyes, who tells his story now sitting est price. were all sitting in the kitchen,” he told what was left of it crashing to the the sound of the baby crying. Then he in the middle of his wrecked living room, More that 4,300 people-mostly inno- AFP. ground. Once again, Ivan says, he was realised that he could make out another wrapped in a jacket that is too big for cent local residents-have been killed “If we had stayed there, then all four left lying dazed on the ground.—AP Mom charged with trying to kill baby

SYDNEY: A 30-year-old Sydney mother has often lose 10 been charged with trying to kill her new- percent of their birth weight because born son by abandoning him in a roadside their mothers can take a few days before drain for five days before passers-by heard producing sufficient milk. his cries, police said yesterday. Helen Polley, a senator in the opposition The week-old baby was in serious but Labor Party, said the near-tragedy could stable condition in Westmead Children’s have been avoided if emergency hatches Hospital a day after cyclists found him in a were rolled out at Australian hospitals, 2.5-meter (8-foot) deep drain beside the police and fire stations where babies could M7 Motorway in the suburb of Quakers Hill, be safely abandoned. police said in a statement. She called for the repeal of laws that His mother, Saifale Nai, did not appear in make child abandonment a criminal court to answer the attempted murder offense, which she said encourage the charge. Her lawyer did not enter a plea and problem to be hidden. the magistrate formally refused her bail. Cyclists riding along a bicycle lane Nai will remain in custody until her next beside the motorway heard the baby on court appearance on Friday. She would face Sunday morning. a potential maximum sentence of 25 years “We actually thought it was a kitten at in prison if convicted. first, but when we went down there we “Police will allege the baby, believed to could hear exactly what it was - you could have been born on Monday (Nov. 17), was definitely tell it was a baby screaming,” placed into the drain on Tuesday,” the cyclist David Otte told The Daily Telegraph police statement said. newspaper.It took six men, including three Andrew Pesce, a gynecologist, obstetri- police officers, to lift the 200-kilogram (440- cian and former president of the Australian pound) concrete lid that covered the drain, Medical Association, said such an ordeal the newspaper said. could leave a newborn with long-term Police suspect the baby was squeezed problems such as brain damage. through the drain’s narrow opening and “There would still have to be some con- dropped to the bottom. OUAGADOUGOU: Burkinese interim President Michel Kafando (front row,3rdR) and new Prime Minister Lt. Col. Isaac Zida (3rdL) pose with other cerns about the baby,” Pesce said. “I would The baby was found wrapped in a government members for an official picture following their first cabinet meeting, yesterday at the presidential palace in Ouagadougou. — AFP have thought that it wouldn’t have been hospital blanket, and police used hospi- able to survive for much longer if it didn’t tal records to find the other. The baby start getting fed,” he added. would likely be taken into state care Burkina Faso military retains He said healthy newborns have reserves when he was discharged from the hospi- to cope with relative malnutrition and tal, officials said. — AP powerful posts in new cabinet Military strongman Zida will remain PM OUAGADOUGOU: Burkina Faso’s new interim a powerful political force. with “power that belongs to the people”. government will hold its first meeting yesterday, Kafando has pledged he will not let his land- with the military retaining powerful posts three ‘ Betrayal of the revolution’ locked nation of 17 million people become a weeks after the army took over in the wake of a Some civil society representatives have “banana republic”. popular revolt. voiced concern over Zida’s appointment, and He vowed to punish those responsible for Military strongman Lieutenant Colonel Isaac some residents of Ouagadougou called it a excesses during the 27-year rule of Compaore, Zida will remain prime minister and also take the betrayal of their “revolution”. who was close to slain Libyan dictator Moamer defence minister post, officials said Sunday. No opposition figures are among the mem- Kadhafi and Liberian warlord-turned-president The military will likewise have control of the bers of the new interim cabinet. This was by Charles Taylor, currently jailed for war crimes. interior ministry, announced Alain Thierry choice, as no one on the new executive will be “We will settle accounts with all those who Ouattara, the new government secretary gener- permitted to stand in next year’s elections. have abused justice and who think they can al. In all, four military members are included in Both Kafando and Zida are similarly barred syphon off public funds,” Kafando said. the 26-member cabinet. Interim civilian from standing in the elections, scheduled to be “The message of the people is clear and we President Michel Kafando will double up as for- held in November next year, under the transition have heard it,” he said. “No more injustice, no eign minister. Kafando, a former diplomat, took deal. But, a diplomat said: “Make no mistake, it’s more chaos, no more corruption.” office on Friday to steer the west African nation (Zida) who will lead the country.” “This is a gov- Compaore, meanwhile, flew in to Morocco for a transitional 12-month period after veteran ernment of technicians, we didn’t expect any- Friday on a visit from Ivory Coast, where he fled president Blaise Compaore was toppled in a thing else,” said senior opposition figure Ablasse after his long rule was ended on October 31 by a wave of popular unrest last month. The military Ouedraogo. Another politician, who asked not popular uprising against a constitutional change has pledged to help bring the country back to to be named, said the interim executive would that could have enabled him to stay in power. full civilian rule. The new government team will not have time for political battles. Under intense international pressure, and the hold its first cabinet meeting , Ouattara said. “We expect them to put the country back on threat of sanctions if the military retained the The shape of the new government was initial- its feet through hard work,” he said. post of head of state, an agreement was ly expected to be unveiled on Thursday, and thrashed out to work towards elections in then Saturday, but was repeatedly held up by ‘Humility’ of new leader November 2015. differences between the rival parties. Zida, 49, was appointed premier by Kafando Burkina Faso notably exports cotton and One source said the delay was caused by the on Wednesday, three weeks after longtime gold, but almost half the population lives on less army’s opposition to several ministerial candi- leader Compaore fled the country under pres- than a dollar a day and many are subsistence dates proposed by civil society groups. sure from mass protests. farmers. Every change of regime in the country Despite the civilian shift with Kafando Chosen after negotiations between political has been triggered by a coup since independ- becoming president, the military’s control of the parties, the army and civil society, Kafando has ence from France in 1960, when it was called YANGON: People attend a candlelit vigil to mark the deaths of over 20 people in security services means army officers will remain emphasised his “humility” as a figure entrusted Upper Volta. —AFP northern Kachin state, in Yangon yesterday. Myanmar’s powerful army has admitted a heavy weapons strike in strife-torn northern Kachin state that rebels say killed over 20 people, as escalation of the fighting cast doubt over faltering peace talks. — AFP About 100 massacred in UN concerned at heavy fighting in Myanmar DR Congo’s restive east KINSHASA: About 100 people were slaugh- north. Reached by telephone, a local resident in the Ruwenzori mountains that straddle the YANGON: The United Nations yesterday people on Sunday. The camps themselves tered last week in the east of the Democratic told AFP that 95 bodies picked up in the bush border with Uganda since being driven out of voiced alarm at an upsurge of fighting in were not hit. Republic of Congo, the latest massacres to shake had been buried in the village of Tepiomba. their homeland by President Yoweri Museveni’s Myanmar’s northern state of Kachin, as Rebel spokesman La Nan said the mili- the restive region, regional deputies told AFP North Kivu’s governor, Julien Paluku, last soldiers in 1995. shelling was reported near civilian areas tary could erode the trust of all ethnic yesterday. Friday said that nine bodies had been taken to a In January, the Congolese army and troops of and rebels said clashes could spread. groups by blaming the KIA for provoking its morgue in the affected region. The Civil Society a special UN intervention brigade launched a There has been heavy fighting in Kachin, artillery attack. The carnage took place on Thursday near the of North Kivu, an association based in Beni, said joint offensive against the insurgents. The near the border with China, since the “It could create fighting all over the town of Beni in the North Kivu province, where that at least 50 people had died, according to brigade with the large UN mission in the DRC army’s surprise artillery attack on a Kachin country,” he told AFP. mainly Muslim Ugandan rebels have been “one of the survivors.” has an offensive mandate to tackle armed insur- Independence Army (KIA) training camp There is growing concern that months blamed for killing more than 200 civilians in The ADF-NALU rebels have been hiding out gent forces. — AFP last week, which cast doubt over faltering of painstaking negotiations between the gruesome attacks since October. peace talks. government and multiple ethnic minority “I have a figure of 95 bodies buried in a com- The United Nations called for civilians to armed groups have reached an impasse mon grave,” as well as “nine others that were be protected in the fighting, which has over key issues-such as the potential for the shown to authorities in a morgue,” opposition caused around 100,000 people to flee their armed groups to continue to exist in some member of parliament Juma Balikwisha told AFP. homes since a 17-year ceasefire ended in form. “We still don’t have a definitive toll. It lies 2011. In an interview last week with the Voice between 70 and 100 people killed,” said Albert “We are concerned by reports of of America, army chief Min Aung Hlaing Baliesima, an MP for the parliamentary majority renewed hostilities in Kachin State, particu- said the military was entitled to defend backing President Joseph Kabila. larly reports of shelling in the vicinity of vil- itself, including acting preemptively “to “We were told that the (Congolese armed lages and camps for internally displaced stop them (rebels) from being able to fight”. forces, FARDC) didn’t want people to go further people,” said Pierre Peron, spokesperson for He rejected the idea that ethnic groups into the bush, where more bodies could yet be the UN Office for the Coordination of could continue to bear arms, but added: discovered, he added. Humanitarian Affairs. “We really want peace”. Officials who spoke to AFP said they did not The powerful army has admitted carry- Some 14 of the 16 major rebel groups know who carried out the massacres, but they ing out Wednesday’s attack on the KIA have signed ceasefire agreements with the took place in a region where rebels of the Allied training camp, which the rebels say killed quasi-civilian government as part of Democratic Forces and National Army for the 22 recruits from various ethnic groups near reforms in recent years. But deals with the Liberation of Uganda (ADF-NALU) battled the its border stronghold of Laiza. KIA and the Ta’ang National Liberation army early in November. But the military said it was a warning Army in the eastern state of Shan have An administrative source in Beni said killings shot in response to KIA attacks. Local aid proved elusive. A small group of protesters took place in four villages located near each oth- BENI: This file picture dated on October 20, 2014 shows people walking and riding motorcycles groups and the KIA have said shelling has carrying candles gathered in central er between the market town — 250 kilometres in a street of the town of Beni, in the north east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. About continued, with heavy weapons fire near Yangon at dusk on Monday to protest at (155 miles) north of the provincial capital Goma- 100 people were slaughtered last week in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the camps housing thousands of displaced the recent attacks. —AFP and the town of Mbau, 20 kilometres further latest massacre to shake the restive region, lawmakers told AFP yesterday. — AFP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 INTERNATIONAL

India-Pakistan tensions set Survivors tell of Afghan to sour regional summit

NEW DELHI: India’s new premier heads influence. to his first South Asia summit this week Beijing has cultivated close economic bombing that killed 57 seeking stronger regional integration in ties with South Asian nations including the face of growing Chinese influence, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Nepal while but experts see little hope of progress forging a close political alliance with while tensions with Pakistan persist. Pakistan that some see as a deliberate President Ghani visit some of the wounded The region’s first summit in three years strategy to encircle India. KABUL: Survivors of a horrific suicide attack follows some of the worst cross-border Modi’s visits to Bhutan and Nepal have which killed 57 people at a volleyball game in violence in Kashmir in a decade, and “laid the groundwork for stronger and Afghanistan told yesterday how a bomb packed comes as NATO-led troops prepare to more substantive cooperation”, according with ball bearings ripped through spectators pull out of Afghanistan, intensifying the to the Brookings Institution. enjoying the final moments of the match. India-Pakistan rivalry as the countries vie In the country’s deadliest single attack since for influence there. Rivalry over Afghanistan 2011, the bomber detonated his explosives as New Prime Minister Narendra Modi But experts agree that cooperation hundreds of young men and boys attended a launched a charm offensive on India’s between New Delhi and Islamabad is key tournament on Sunday featuring three local neighbours after winning a landslide to the success of the eight-member teams in the volatile eastern province of Paktika. election victory this year, raising hopes SAARC, which will mark its 30th anniver- Separately, two NATO soldiers were killed in he would reinvigorate the South Asian sary next year with little to show for its an attack in the east yesterday morning, the Association for Regional Cooperation efforts so far. coalition said. Paktika provincial spokesman (SAARC). India and Pakistan, both now nuclear- Mukhlis Afghan said the death toll from The Washington-based Brookings armed, have fought three wars since Sunday’s blast rose to 57 after 15 people died of Institution said Modi had “boldly stroked independence in 1947, two of them over their injuries overnight. new hope for the future of SAARC” after a Kashmir. “The game was about to end when we heard dismal past performance that earned it a The 2008 attacks on Mumbai by a big bang,” Salaam Khan, 19, told AFP at a mili- reputation as the “unruly stepchild” of Pakistan-based militants in which 166 tary hospital in Kabul where he was flown for international organisations. people were killed dealt a blow to tenta- treatment to his injured chest and right leg. But expectations of progress at the tive peace talks, and mutual suspicion “I was shouting for help. Just beside me was a summit have dimmed in recent weeks persists. dead army officer,” he said. “There were local “owing to the escalation along the India- News reports this week said Sharif had police and commanders watching the game. I Pakistan border beyond the quotidian refused to use armoured cars provided saw some killed and wounded.” skirmishes that typically characterise this by India during the summit-although The attack underlines the challenges facing region,” Brookings said in a recent brief- Islamabad later denied that any offer had President Ashraf Ghani, who came to power in ing. been made. September, as US-led NATO troops wind down Modi raised hopes of a softening in Efforts to reduce tensions have been operations and Afghan security forces take over relations with Islamabad when he invited complicated by concern over PAKTIKA: Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Abdullah (2L) speaks during his official full responsibility for fighting the Taliban and visit to the Yahya Khail district, in Paktika province yesterday. Survivors of a horrific suicide all the SAARC leaders, including his Afghanistan’s prospects as international other insurgents. Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, to his troops begin departing after 10 years of attack which killed 57 people at a volleyball game in Afghanistan told how a bomb packed with Afghanistan’s intelligence agency named the ball bearings ripped through spectators enjoying the final moments of the match. — AFP swearing-in. fighting the Taleban. Haqqani network, a hardline militant group But any hopes of a reconciliation were India is the biggest regional investor aligned with the Taleban, as being behind for dashed when India angrily cancelled sen- in Afghanistan, and was a close ally of for- Paktika, came early on Sunday evening as refuge from NATO and Afghan forces. the blast. crowds peaked at the volleyball, a popular sport Paktika was also hit by a massive suicide blast ior-level talks with Pakistan just months mer president Hamid Karzai. Modi will The Haqqani network, which was designated later, after Islamabad’s envoy to New hold his first talks with new President in Afghanistan. in July, when a bomber driving a truck packed a terrorist organisation by the US in 2012, has “I arrived after the bombing, it was an emer- with explosives killed at least 41 people at a Delhi met with Kashmiri separatists. Ashraf Ghani during the summit as he been blamed for large-scale attacks on govern- Since then, the disputed Himalayan seeks to develop India’s involvement in a gency situation. People were rushing the dead market in Urgun district. ment and NATO targets across Afghanistan as and wounded into cars,” said Ghulam In April last year 46 people were killed in a region has suffered some of its worst country that Pakistan sees as its back- well as for many kidnappings and murders. cross-border firing since India and yard. Mohammad, 60, whose injured grandson cra- Taliban attack on the law courts in the western Pakistan signed a ceasefire a decade ago, No formal agenda for the meeting of dled a teddy bear in hospital. province of Farah. A suicide blast at a shrine in ‘Covered in blood’ “I went looking for my son and grandson. My Kabul on the Shiite holy day of Ashura in with both sides trading blame for civilian leaders of the SAARC nations- “I was watching the game, sitting on the deaths. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, son was fine but my grandson was wounded December 2011 killed 80. ground with my brother, when the blast hap- and we came to Kabul in a helicopter.” Sunday’s attack occurred on the same day India’s new right-wing nationalist gov- Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri pened,” said Mohammad Rasoul, 11, who was ernment has adopted a more aggressive Lanka-has yet been released. that the lower house of parliament approved wounded in the chest and whose brother is in ‘Inhumane, un-Islamic’ agreements to allow about 12,500 NATO troops policy on Pakistan than its predecessor. Nepal’s foreign ministry said last week intensive care. Modi warned Islamabad in a speech that they would discuss poverty allevia- President Ghani visited some of the wounded to stay on next year. “People were covered in blood all around me. at the 400-bed military hospital in the Afghan NATO combat operations will finish at the during the latest unrest that “times have tion, public health, agriculture, tourism There were many friends of mine among them.” changed and their old habits will not be and cross-border trade, which remains capital. end of this year, but the Taliban have launched a Many of the wounded are children and He condemned the attack as “inhumane and series of offensives that have severely tested tolerated”. His aggressive stance on minimal, due in part to poor transport young men, and were wrapped in bloody band- Pakistan contrasts with attempts to woo infrastructure. un-Islamic”, saying “this kind of brutal killing of Afghan soldiers and police. ages. civilians cannot be justified”. The new NATO mission will focus on support- India’s smaller neighbours. Three agreements have been pre- Doctor Seyawash, head of health services at The new government in Delhi says pared ahead of the summit, two on Abdullah Abdullah, who signed a power- ing the national forces. the hospital in Kabul, told reporters that about sharing deal with Ghani after disputed elections, But fears are growing that Afghanistan such neighbours were neglected under improving road and rail connections and 12 victims were in a critical condition, explaining the previous administration, allowing one on making it easier for countries in visited elders in Yahya Khail district on Monday, could tip into a cycle of violence as the US mil- that the injuries were mostly sustained from ball but security concerns kept him away from the itary presence declines, with the national secu- regional rival China to make significant the power-starved region to trade in bearings packed in the bomb. inroads in India’s traditional sphere of electricity. — AFP attack site. Paktika borders Pakistan’s lawless rity forces already suffering high battlefield The blast, in the Yahya Khail district of tribal areas, where many insurgent leaders seek casualties. — AFP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 INTERNATIONAL China defends land reclamation in South China Sea

BEIJING: China defended its land recla- terms of search, rescue and other public could be China’s first military airstrip in Monday that such remarks were “irre- Its deployment of an oil rig near the mation in the disputed Spratly Islands in services.” the Spratly Islands and might be aimed sponsible” and that China has “indis- Paracel Islands triggered a bitter standoff the South China Sea yesterday, saying In a recent report, IHS Jane’s said at helping Beijing impose its sovereignty putable sovereignty” over the Spratly with Vietnam, where a wave of anti- the work is for public service use, satellite images taken in August and claims over neighboring countries that Islands, which are also claimed by China riots broke out in May, killing at although a London-based security group November showed that Chinese also claim the territory. Taiwan, Malaysia, the Philippines, least one Chinese worker. says the new island could host a military dredgers had created a land mass almost “This facility appears purpose-built to Vietnam and Brunei. In August, US Secretary of State airfield to intimidate neighbors. the entire length of Fiery Cross Reef, coerce other claimants into relinquishing She said China has insisted that mar- John Kerry proposed that all countries Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua which was previously under water. The their claims and possessions, or at least itime disputes be resolved peacefully with competing claims halt any Chunying said the construction on some security group said it is China’s largest provide China with a much stronger and through negotiations. However, ten- provocative actions, such as land recla- reefs in the archipelago was to enable construction project in the island chain. negotiating position if talks over the dis- sions have been rising as Beijing has mation, but China rejected the sugges- Chinese citizens working there to “better IHS Jane’s said the new island - at pute were ever held,” the report said. grown more assertive about its claim tion and said the tensions were being perform international obligations in least 3,000 meters (9,840 feet) long - Hua told a regular news briefing on over the resource-rich South China Sea. overblown. —AP British banker fit to stand trial in Hong Kong murders Trial delayed until July 6

HONG KONG: A British banker In a surprise decision Chainrai rities trader will remain in custody living room, with knife wounds on accused of killing two Indonesian agreed to the prosecution’s request while the forensic tests are carried her neck and buttocks. Ningsih’s women was yesterday ruled fit to to delay the trial until July 6 while out. decaying body was found hours lat- stand trial, but the case was delayed investigators comb through hun- Ningsih’s father Ahmad Kaliman, er by police, stuffed into a suitcase seven months for analysis of forensic dreds of pieces of evidence. 59, told AFP in Indonesia he was on the balcony. evidence found with the victims’ Dressed in the same black T-shirt “very disappointed” with the court’s Police are investigating whether mutilated bodies in his Hong Kong he had worn when he last decision to delay the trial. “The pain the two victims were sex workers apartment. appeared in court two weeks ago, I feel as a father whose daughter after cocaine and sex toys were Magistrate Bina Chainrai said Jutting stood impassively in the was killed in such a brutal way is found at the crime scene. Rurik Jutting, a former Bank of dock as the magistrate made her indescribable,” he said. Hong Kong-based barrister Albert Luk said it was “not com- mon... but reasonable” for investiga- PUERTO PRINCESA: A group of Chinese fishermen leave a court in Puerto tions to take so long in such a com- Princesa, Palawan island yesterday, after they were found guilty of poach- plex case. ing. A Philippine court yesterday found nine Chinese fishermen guilty of “It may give an impression that poaching and environmental crimes for fishing in disputed waters, in a case it’s unfair for the defendant because he will be in jail without being con- that has strained relations with China. —AFP victed,” he told AFP. “But... murder is the most serious type of crime.” Philippine court convicts Acquaintances described Jutting, a University of Cambridge graduate 9 Chinese of poaching and former securities trader, as a “very, very ambitious” and a “classic MANILA: A Philippine court convicted nine fishermen fail to pay the fine, they will have banker” who pushed himself both Chinese fishermen yesterday of poaching to serve a maximum of six months in jail for academically and athletically. and taking hundreds of endangered giant each of the two cases, or a total of one year. On October 27, the day police sea turtles from a disputed shoal in the Once the fines are settled, the fishermen believe Ningsih was killed, he post- South China Sea, fining each of them nearly will be released from the provincial jail, she ed on his Facebook page that he $103,000 but imposing no jail term. said. But if they fail to pay the fine, the time was embarking on a “new journey”. The fishermen were arrested in May at spent in detention since their arrest May 6 “Stepping down from the ledge. Half Moon Shoal and their boat and catch of can be counted and they can be released by Burden lifted; new journey begins. 555 endangered sea turtles were seized. The next May. Scared and anxious but also excited. arrests sparked another spat between the China has pressed the Philippines to The first step is always the hardest,” Asian neighbors in the increasingly volatile release the fishermen and their boat, saying he wrote. He was also reported to be South China Sea. they were taken in Chinese waters. Beijing a regular in the red-light district just Judge Ambrosio de Luna of the regional warned Manila not to take any “provocative a few streets away from his apart- trial court in western Palawan province actions so as to avoid further damage to ment. found them guilty of violating the country’s bilateral relations.” The brutal killings have highlight- fisheries code, ordering them to pay a fine of The Philippines says the Chinese were HONG KONG: British banker Rurik Jutting (C), charged with the grisly murders of two women, sits ed the huge wealth divide in Hong $100,000 each for poaching in Philippine arrested in its exclusive economic zone. The in a prison van as he arrives at the eastern court in Hong Kong yesterday. Jutting was back in court Kong, a city known for its famous waters plus 120,000 pesos ($2,666) each for shoal, called Banyue Reef in China, is claimed for a pre-trial hearing after he was charged with the grisly murder of two young women. —AFP financial sector and trendy nightlife taking wildlife, said Attorney Hazel Alaska, by Beijing as part of the Nansha island chain, but where a fifth of the population the clerk of court. known internationally as the Spratly Islands. America Merrill Lynch employee, ruling in a packed but silent court- “Why did the court in Hong lives in poverty. Alaska said de Luna could have imposed a The Spratlys are claimed in whole or part by was mentally fit to face murder room. Kong delay the trial for such a long Both of the victims, whose bod- jail term of up to 20 years for the taking of China, the Philippines, Taiwan, Malaysia, charges after two weeks of examina- He faces life in prison if convict- time? I want him to be sentenced ies have been flown back to threatened or endangered species but Vietnam and Brunei. China claims virtually tion at the maximum-security Siu ed of the killings. Prosecutor Louise quickly. I’m very disappointed.” Indonesia, formerly worked in Hong decided to impose only a fine. In case the the entire South China Sea. —AP Lam psychiatric centre. Wong told the court that investiga- ‘Not common... but reasonable’ Kong as domestic workers. The 29-year-old was charged tors would need 28 weeks to exam- The bodies of the two women The case has also sparked criti- with the murders of Seneng ine some 200 pieces of evidence, were discovered after Jutting called cism of what some locals say is a cul- Mujiasih and Sumarti Ningsih after including conducting DNA tests. police to his flat in the city’s Wanchai ture of excess enjoyed by some police found the bodies of the two “We are waiting for the chemists,” district in the early hours of Western expatriates who come to women in his upmarket flat, one of Wong told AFP outside the court- November 1. work in Hong Kong’s financial indus- them decomposing in a suitcase. room. The former high-flying secu- Mujiasih was found naked in the try. —AFP Seven Thai policemen charged as probe widens

BANGKOK: Seven Thai policemen have been who led a coup in May and was appointed prime needed to restore order after nearly 30 people charged for offences ranging from accepting minister in August, is a self-proclaimed royalist were killed in sporadic political violence. MANILA: Protesters make cross signs as they shout slogans during a rally outside bribes to insulting the monarchy as a probe that and has vowed to root out critics of the monar- The military government has vowed to the US Embassy in Manila, Philippines, yesterday to demand justice for the Oct 11 has led to the arrest of two senior officers chy. reform the police, widely regarded as one of killing of Filipino transgender Jennifer Laude at the former US naval base of Subic, widens, a police spokesman said yesterday. There has been an unprecedented spate of Thailand’s most corrupt institutions. northwest of Manila. US Marine Pfc. Joseph Scott Pemberton was tagged as the Thailand’s lese-majeste law is the world’s lese-majeste cases since the military seized pow- The junta has already systematically purged suspect in the killing which the protesters termed as a “hate crime” against LGBT harshest and makes it a crime to defame, insult er. But it was rare for civil servants, much less sen- the police force of many officials deemed loyal to (Lesbians Gays Bisexual and Transgender) Filipinos. —AP or threaten the king, queen, heir to the throne or ior police officers, to be charged with the crime, Thaksin, who was ousted by the army in another regent. It is rare for high-ranking officials to face said David Streckfuss, a Thailand-based scholar coup in 2006. charges of lese majeste. who monitors such cases. A total of twelve people have been charged Those who are convicted face up to 15 years “In the political turmoil of this past decade, in relation to the case that involves the seven Dozens take refuge from in prison. Police Lieutenant General Pongpat lese-majeste has been used almost exclusively to police officers, Prawut told Reuters. Chayaphan, commissioner of the Central silence the threat posed by the red-shirt move- A search of Pongpat and Kowit’s homes Japan quake aftershocks Investigation Bureau, and his deputy Police ment to the Bangkok establishment,” said revealed assets worth a total of more than a bil- Major General Kowit Wongrungroj were accused Streckfuss, referring to supporters of former lion baht ($30 million), he said. TOKYO: Dozens of villagers remained in miles) in an area prone to strong earth- of using the royal establishment for personal Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her Pongpat was head of the Crime Suppression shelters yesterday as aftershocks rattled a quakes due to an active fault, experts of the benefit, said police spokesman Lieutenant brother, Thaksin. Bureau, a division of the CIB, during the arrest of region in central Japan hit by a weekend Japan Meteorological Agency reported. General Prawut Thavornsiri. The Thai army seized power after months of notorious Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout in a earthquake that injured at least 41 people The agency reported nearly 80 after- Prayuth Chan-ocha, the former army chief protests aimed at ousting Yingluck, saying it joint sting with the FBI in 2008. —Reuters and destroyed more than 50 homes. shocks by midday yesterday. The same area The damage in a mountainous area that was struck by a magnitude-6.7 earthquake hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics was the day after the March 2011 quake and worse than initially thought, though many tsunami that devastated a long stretch of were rejoicing at the lack of any deaths. Japan’s northeastern coast, killing about At least 20 people, including one 2-year- 19,000 people. old, were pulled from homes toppled by The disaster affected a relatively sparse- the magnitude-6.7 earthquake late ly populated area, but renewed concerns Saturday night. “Words cannot express my over preparedness for major quakes in gratitude,” Kimito Tsutaki, 73, told national major cities like Tokyo. The Asahi newspa- broadcaster NHK after she was pulled from per cited local governments saying that her quilt bedding. Neighbors used a car most of the towns likely to be affected by a jack to lift collapsed timbers from on top of major quake expected to strike off Japan’s her. Seven of the injured had broken eastern coast were not prepared to provide bones, many after being crushed by heavy emergency housing. Land for such facilities furniture as they slept on their tatami was in extremely short supply. floors. The hardest-hit area appeared to be Some residents said they used the flash- Hakuba, where at least 43 homes were lights on their mobile phones to find their destroyed there, and 17 people injured, way to safety in the pitch dark. national and local disaster agencies said. Local experts said the structure of the Another seven homes were lost in Otari, a mostly wooden houses, which are built to nearby village to the north. Non-residential withstand loads of many feet of heavy, wet buildings were also destroyed, with officials snow in the winter, helped prevent more assessing the extent. casualties. Many parts of rural Japan are occupied “Houses in that area are built with many mostly by elderly people, many of them liv- strong supports and that may be a reason ing on their own. After a 2004 earthquake why there was not more damage,” Reiji to the north in Niigata, communities Tanaka, a professor emeritus at Tohoku organized teams to ensure that University of Technology, told the Yomiuri no victims would be stranded or unac- NARATHIWAT: Thai Defence Minister Pravit Wongsuwan (3rd R) walks during a visit to a village in the Rueso district of Thailand’s newspaper. counted for. “Villagers Unite, Zero restive southern province of Narathiwat yesterday. Ten years of war have left more than 6,200 people dead — the majority civil- The quake struck west of Nagano city at Casualties, Thanks to Everyone,” said a ians — in Thailand’s Muslim-Majority southern provinces, according to conflict analysts Deep South Watch. —AFP a relatively shallow depth of 5 kilometers (3 headline in the Nikkei newspaper. —AP NEWS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Hagel resigns as US defense secretary

WASHINGTON: US Defense Secretary Chuck decision as mutually agreed, but administra- Hagel announced his resignation yesterday tion officials privately suggested he had been as President Barack Obama’s White House pushed out, while Obama’s critics said Hagel faces mounting criticism over perceived fum- had become frustrated. At the White House bling in its global security strategy. The for- announcement, Hagel thanked Obama for mer Republican senator, who has been in the his “friendship” and “leadership,” saying he job for less than two years, was chosen to believed he had put the military and the oversee a shift to a peacetime military with nation on a “stronger course toward stability”. smaller defense budgets but found the The White House did not say who might be United States at war again. The rapid advance Hagel’s eventual replacement at the of Islamic States jihadists in Syria and Iraq Pentagon, but in Washington three candi- forced the Pentagon chief into managing a dates are widely considered to be in the run- complex campaign, and Obama concluded ning. Hagel was not the man for the task. Former under-secretary of defense The 68-year-old Vietnam war veteran Michele Flournoy - who would be the first joined Obama at the White House to confirm woman to run the Pentagon - is touted as his departure. “When I asked Chuck to serve the most likely choice. Senator Jack Reed of as secretary of defense we were entering a Rhode Island - a former army airborne offi- significant period of transition: the draw- cer - and former deputy secretary of down in Afghanistan, the need to prepare defense Ashton Carter, are also deemed VIENNA: (From left) US Secretary of State John Kerry, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei our forces for future missions and tough fiscal possible successors. Confirmation hearings Lavrov, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, French Foreign Minister choices to keep our military strong and for whoever gets the nomination will pro- Laurent Fabius, European Union High Representative Catherine Ashton and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a family picture ready,” Obama said. “Last month, Chuck came vide Republican critics a platform to slam during their meeting yesterday. — AFP to me to discuss the final quarter of my presi- the Obama administration’s campaign dency and determined that, having guided against the Islamic State group. Some the department through this transition, it hawks are demanding bolder action, was an appropriate time for him to complete including the use of US ground units to Iran nuke deal deadline his service.” help Iraqi and Kurdish forces in their battle Both Obama and Hagel presented the to contain the jihadist threat. — AFP extended by 7 months

Cyberspying tool VIENNA: Iran and world powers failed in an Iran and the world, and the region, begins to any deal. enormous diplomatic push to seal a landmark change,” Obama said in an ABC News televi- In view of the difficulties, many experts nuclear deal by yesterday’s deadline, deciding sion interview Sunday. long believed that the negotiators would put dates from 2008 instead to give themselves seven more But a last-ditch diplomatic blitz in Vienna more time on the clock. The conditions set by months to reach agreement. In their second in recent days involving Kerry and other for- last November’s interim deal will remain in WASHINGTON: A highly sophisticated stage provides little information on the extension this year, Iran and the five perma- eign ministers failed to bridge the remaining place until July, including a continued freeze cyberspying tool has been used since package and “only by acquiring all five nent members of the UN Security Council plus major differences. This included eight meet- by Iran of contentious parts of its nuclear 2008 to steal information from govern- stages is it possible to analyze and Germany will seek to strike an outline deal by ings since Tuesday between Kerry and his activities. In return, Iran will keep receiving ments, businesses and others, security understand the threat,” the researchers March and to nail down a full technical accord Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, around $700 million in frozen funds per researchers said yesterday. The security said. by July 1, officials said. “These talks aren’t and numerous other gatherings in the month, Hammond said, or $4.9 billion by July, firm Symantec said the malware, known “Regin’s developers put considerable going to suddenly get easier just because we Austrian capital. “Despite good conditions, adding to some $7 billion received since as Regin, was seen “in systematic spying effort into making it highly inconspicu- extend them,” US Secretary of State John despite a very constructive negotiating January. campaigns against a range of interna- ous,” Symantec said. “Its low key nature Kerry said after five days of frenzied diploma- atmosphere, we didn’t get as far as we would Another extension - as happened to an tional targets,” including governments means it can potentially be used in espi- cy in Vienna working towards a deal by mid- have wished,” said German Foreign Minister earlier deadline of July 20 - however carries infrastructure operators, businesses, onage campaigns lasting several years. night yesterday. Frank-Walter Steinmeier. risks of its own, including possible fresh US researchers and private individuals. Even when its presence is detected, it is “They are tough. They have been tough sanctions that could lead Iran to walk away. Symantec said the malware shares some very difficult to ascertain what it is and they are going to stay tough,” he told a Gaps on Crucial Points “New sanctions legislation against Iran, which characteristics with the Stuxnet worm - a doing. Symantec was only able to ana- news conference. “But in these last days in Diplomats say that, despite some progress, has been proposed by more than several Vienna we have made real and substantial both sides remain far apart on two crucial members of Congress, would undermine the tool believed to have been used by the lyze the payloads after it decrypted sam- progress and we have seen new ideas surface. points: uranium enrichment and sanctions chance to reach a comprehensive deal that US and Israeli governments to attack ple files.” The researchers also said many And that is why we are jointly, the P5+1 six relief. Enriching uranium renders it suitable guards against a nuclear-armed Iran,” Arms computer networks involved in Iran’s components of Regin are still probably nations and Iran, extending these talks for for peaceful purposes like nuclear power. But Control Association analyst Kelsey Davenport nuclear program. undiscovered and that there could be seven months.” at high purities it is also used as the fissile told AFP. “The imposition of new sanctions Because of its complexity, the new versions of this tool which have not In the best chance to resolve the 12-year core of a nuclear weapon. Tehran wants to measures will most certainly provoke Iran to Symantec researchers said in a blog post yet been detected. standoff over Iran’s nuclear program, the P5+1 massively ramp up the number of enrichment take escalatory measures that could lead to a that the malware “would have required a The infections occurred between world powers have been for months seeking centrifuges - in order, it says, to make fuel for larger crisis in the Middle East.” significant investment of time and 2008 and 2011, after which the malware to turn an interim deal into a lasting accord. a fleet of power reactors that it is yet to build. Kerry appealed yesterday on US lawmakers resources, indicating that a nation state disappeared before a new version sur- Such an agreement is aimed at easing fears The West wants the enrichment dramatically - with Republicans in control of both houses is responsible”. The researchers added faced in 2013. The largest number of that Tehran will develop nuclear weapons reduced, a move which together with more from January - not to pass fresh sanctions on that “it is likely that its development took infections discovered - 28 percent - was under the guise of its civilian activities, an stringent UN inspections and an export of Iran. “This is certainly not the time to get up months, if not years, to complete and its in Russia, and Saudi Arabia was second ambition Iran denies. It could see painful Iran’s uranium stocks, would make any and walk away... We look for your support (in authors have gone to great lengths to with 24 percent. Other countries where sanctions on Iran lifted, silence talk of war and attempt to make the bomb all but impossible. Congress) for this extension,” Kerry said. “We cover its tracks”. They described Regin as the malware was found included represent a much-needed success for both US Iran wants painful UN and Western sanctions would be fools to walk away from a situation “a multi-staged threat,” with each stage Mexico, Ireland, India, Afghanistan, Iran, President Barack Obama and his Iranian coun- that have strangled its vital oil exports lifted, where the breakout time (to make a nuclear hidden and encrypted. Each individual Belgium, Austria and Pakistan. — AFP terpart Hassan Rouhani. A deal could begin a but the powers want to stagger any relief over weapon) has already been expanded... and process in which the “relationship between a long period to ensure Tehran complies with where the world is safer.” — AFP MP seeks to reassure over expat residency... KNPC to invest $40bn till 2022 Continued from Page 1 ish those who shelter domestic helpers by making them pay Continued from Page 1 its Kuwaiti ventures. Asked about Dow’s strategy in their deportation costs. Kuwait, Chief Executive Andrew Liveris, speaking on The lawmaker however said the committee also passed In another development, MP Youssef Al-Zalzalah said he National Bank of Kuwait said in September that the sidelines of a conference in Dubai, said his compa- pro-expatriate proposals. It passed a draft law by MP Nabeel and a number of MPs will submit a request during the next KNPC had chosen its investment banking arm to ny was “moving from doing commodities just for com- Al-Fadl calling to allow expatriates who hold legal residency Assembly session to allocate two hours to debate the situa- advise it on financing options for its multi-billion-dol- modities sake, moving more downstream and Kuwait in Kuwait to stay outside the country for the whole duration tion of the Kuwait Stock Exchange. The Kuwaiti bourse has lar Clean Fuels Project. Contracts worth around $12 is more about commodities...”. “We are not pulling out of the residency. Under the current law, expatriates can stay been sliding and a number of MPs have blamed the govern- billion were awarded in February to international com- of Kuwait,” he said. outside the country for up to six months and if they fail to ment for failing to support it. panies including Japan’s JGC Corp, Britain’s Petrofac Dow Chemical announced earlier this month said return, their residency is cancelled. Head of the interior and defense committee MP Abdullah Ltd and US-based Fluor Corp for construction work on that as part of a $7-$8.5 billion divestiture plan, it The bill also makes it compulsory for the government to Al-Maayouf said yesterday the panel will discuss a draft law the project. A KD 30 billion ($104.7 billion) four-year would reduce its equity positions in all of its Kuwaiti grant a residence permit to foreign husbands of Kuwaiti for the collection of unlicensed arms and another for military Kuwait economic development plan expired at the ventures, in order to release capital for other strate- women and that residence is not cancelled in case of divorce service this week. On his part, MP Jamal Al-Omar said a num- end of March. That plan had provided for upgrading gic purposes. It did not give details. Kuwaiti state if they have children. The same applies to foreign wives of ber of MPs have requested to allocate two hours to discuss and expanding two of the country’s largest refineries. news agency KUNA earlier this month quoted a sen- Kuwaiti men. The panel also approved a proposal by MP the situation of sports in the country in the next Assembly Separately, US petrochemicals giant Dow Chemical ior Kuwaiti executive as saying that the state was Saud Al-Huraiji calling for granting a residence permit to the session. Omar said in a statement that lawmakers will resist Co is not pulling out of Kuwait but is shifting strategy, planning to offer to the public the shares in Kuwaiti foreign husbands of Kuwaiti women and their children. any government measures to impose any financial burdens its chief executive said yesterday, after the company joint ventures which Dow Chemical planned to sell Dashti said that the committee approved a proposal to pun- on citizens in the wake of the drop in oil prices. announced plans to reduce its equity positions in all of off. — Reuters TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 ANALYSIS

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By John Kemp

he state of New York produced just 1,000 barrels of oil per day in 2013, but consumed almost 620,000 barrels per Tday of refined fuels, according to the US Energy Information Administration. Virtually every gallon of gasoline which New York motorists put into their cars, and the fuel oil used to heat their homes and offices through the long, cold winter, was refined from oil produced outside the state. Some of that crude came from states such as North Dakota, Texas and Alaska, and the rest from foreign suppliers like Canada, Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Nigeria. In common with other metropolitan areas, such as Washington, London or Paris, the lifestyle New Yorkers enjoy depends on oil and gas produced in other places and commu- nities. It is worth remembering that when sitting in a comfort- able office in a big city reading about all the problems associat- E-cigarette boom sparks race for new patents ed with oil and gas production. On Saturday, the New York Times published a carefully researched essay chronicling “The By Martinne Geller and Ben Hirschler inate in China, where over half of men smoke. help limit intake. Other smaller players aim to but also a wider drive by the Chinese govern- Downside of the Boom” about how “North Dakota took on the In second place is the United States, with 14 deliver doses of caffeine and other additives ment to forge a knowledge economy. By oversight of a multi-billion dollar oil industry with a regulatory lectronic cigarette makers are racing to percent, followed by South Korea with 9 per- instead of nicotine. A unit of mCig Inc sells maximising patents it hopes to replace the system built on trust, warnings and second chances”. design and buy variations of a technolo- cent. Some patented suggestions target VitaCigs containing vitamins and supple- ubiquitous “Made in China” label by It discusses in detail the accidents, blow outs and spillages gy that has lit a billion-dollar boom, cre- smokers looking to regulate their nicotine ments such as valerian and collagen, while a “Designed in China”. which have accompanied the state’s oil boom, with interviews, E ated a new vocabulary, and prompted a back- intake and their spending. While offerings company called Energy Shisha sells a caf- Since 2011, China has been the world’s top data analysis and illustrations. The whole article is well worth lash from health officials worried about the already on the market include thousands of feinated vaping stick. Patents filed by others, patent filer for all inventions, according to the reading but it tells only part of the story and ultimately fails to impact of the new smokeless devices. e-liquid flavours from menthol to marshmal- including Fuma International, mention World Intellectual Property Office. Its scien- present a balanced picture of the costs and benefits associated Research by Thomson Reuters shows that low, and even a smartphone app to show tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the active tists and companies now lay claim to intellec- with oil production. China - with over 300 million smokers - is the how much you are using, new patents go a chemical in cannabis. tual property rights on everything from tele- front runner in the manufacture and develop- step further. In general, e-cigarette patents relate to coms to medicine. “Patenting globally is rising Rural Poverty ment of so-called e-cigarette technology, Tobacco giant Philip Morris International systems for heating and vaporising liquids, significantly year on year, driven by Chinese Like many other articles published in the great metropolitan while new versions being patented include a describes an e-cigarette that would allow as well as for charging the electronic sys- patenting generally,” said Bob Stembridge, newspapers from New York, Washington and Los Angeles, it “pay as you go” computer-assisted device and users to “pay as you go” by buying a certain tems, whether in a “cigalike” device or a larg- senior patent analyst at Thomson Reuters IP & presents a picture of a rural Arcadia despoiled by careless oil others that can deliver caffeine instead. number of doses via computer application er “tank” system, which doesn’t resemble a Science. “But I would say the e-cigarette field and gas producers. The reality is rather different. For most of the In 2005 just eight e-cigarette inventions connected to their e-cigarette. Customers cigarette but gives a better “vaping” experi- is growing faster than the general trend, and last century, North Dakota has been a poor rural economy were described in published patents. By 2012 could also program the device to shut off ence. China’s domination of the market the bias toward China is greater than in global struggling to make a living from farming. Until the oil boom the figure had jumped to 220 and by last year after a certain number of puffs per use to reflects not only its huge number of smokers patenting.” —Reuters started around 2006, incomes in North Dakota had been far there were over 500 inventions, according to below the national average for most of the last 80 years. an analysis by the IP & Science business of During the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, average Thomson Reuters. So far this year the total has Together, apart, afraid: Living in Jerusalem personal income in North Dakota hovered at just 80-85 percent reached 650. (A single invention may be cov- of the national level. By contrast, average incomes in New York ered by several patents.) The original technolo- By Delphine Matthieussent surface, a fragile coexistence exists in public parks, shopping centres and were almost 50 percent higher at 120 percent of the national gy, involving battery-powered heating sys- workplaces, with Palestinians crossing from east to west Jerusalem to work average, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis. In tems that vaporise nicotine-laced liquid, is he two young Jerusalem shop assistants wear similar clothes and in often menial jobs. 1995 the average per capita personal income in the United credited to Hon Lik, a Chinese medical makeup. Only their names tell them apart as Israeli and Palestinian. But other than out of professional or economic necessity, Israelis and States stood at $23,500, but was $26,700 in New York and just researcher with a 20-a-day habit, in 2003. TBut they know that talking about events outside might test their Palestinians do not tend to mix, increasingly avoiding each other for fear of $19,400 in North Dakota. His invention has since become so popular friendship. Avital and Iman spend their days chatting at a budget clothes random or revenge attacks. “I’m scared of being assaulted,” said Iman, who In 1995, North Dakota was ranked 42nd out of the 50 states that the market is now estimated to be worth shop in west Jerusalem. They look almost identical, dressed from the did not want to give her family name. Raada, a Palestinian working at a in income per capita. Only Kentucky, Oklahoma, New Mexico, $3.5 billion. Both big tobacco firms and small store’s “winter collection” and wearing their dark, straightened hair the Talpiot nursery, said Jewish parents now regard her with increasing suspi- Utah, Montana, Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi were entrepreneurs are falling over themselves to same way. But months of violence in the Holy City, including a spate of cion. “I learned that some parents demanded the Shin Bet (Israel’s domes- worse off. North Dakota’s average per capita personal income in find new ways to “vape” - a verb suddenly so deadly Palestinian attacks against Israelis, have ramped up tensions. It is a tic security service) vet me,” she said, also refusing to give her family name. 1995 was only $2,000 per year higher than Mississippi, the mainstream the Oxford English Dictionary subject Avital and Iman avoid discussing. “I’ve looked after Jewish children for years. These people’s kids come in poorest state in the union. The oil boom has changed all that. named it 2014’s Word of the Year. Imperial Last week, two Palestinians armed with a gun and meat cleavers killed each morning and cuddle me. Is that not enough proof for them?” By 2013, North Dakota’s average personal income ranked it 7th Tobacco last year snapped up the patents five people at a synagogue - the culmination of months of tension, and in the country. Only Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, owned by the company Hon co-founded in a after a series of apparent “lone-wolf” attacks, including hit-and-runs in Tension Reaches YMCA New York and Maryland were better off. deal worth $75 million, and is suing rivals for a which Palestinian drivers killed four people. “We’ve been working together The tension has even reached west Jerusalem’s YMCA hotel and leisure range of alleged patent infringements. for a few months, and we’ve been getting along,” said Iman, 21, from the centre opposite the historic King David Hotel. For years it has seen itself as Cost and Benefit Part of the rush to create new devices can Arab east Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Safafa. “But we avoid talking a haven of intercommunal coexistence. Israeli, Palestinian and foreign It is worth noting that with the exception of New York’s be explained by the prospect of stiffer regula- about what’s been happening because we both know that conversation swimming coaches teach side by side at the YMCA pool. “Things kicked off 1,000 barrels per day, none of those states produced any oil at tion on existing ones after the World Health could end badly.” Twenty-two-year-old Avital, who lives in the Jewish in the changing rooms this week,” said Rotem Lehman, an Israeli children’s all in 2013, according to the Energy Information Administration, Organization said it wanted to see this, along neighbourhood of Talpiot, agrees that it is best to avoid certain topics. “We swimming instructor. “We heard several heated arguments” between the despite consuming millions of barrels per day between them. with bans on indoor use, advertising and sales don’t talk about the incidents. There’s what happens in the shop and what children. “And after the (synagogue) attack, the pool was empty for two Oil production has played a vital role in pulling North Dakota to minors. While proponents see e-cigarettes happens outside. The two are separate.” days - no one came” because of safety fears, she said. out of relative poverty and revitalising the state’s economy. as important tools for harm reduction, critics Lehman’s colleague Osama Judeh, a Palestinian from east Jerusalem, North Dakota’s shale oil, together with similar production in fear the devices may instead fuel a new wave Burned Alive said the animosity would never break their bond. “Nothing could separate Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and Colorado, has brought the of nicotine addiction and cite a lack of long- The violence in Jerusalem began in earnest in July, when Jewish us. We’ve known each other far too long,” he said, affectionately placing his cost of driving and heating down for all American households. term scientific evidence to support their safety. extremists burned alive a 16-year-old Palestinian boy in apparent revenge arm around Lehman’s shoulder. Personnel chief Nuha Tannus hopes the It is North Dakota’s oil that has reduced US dependence on for the killing of three Jewish teenagers in the occupied West Bank. A intercommunal tension will not affect the YMCA. “Employees and visitors overseas supplies and given policymakers the freedom to pur- Pay As You Go bloody July-August war in the Gaza Strip, which killed nearly 2,200 will never sink that low,” she said. “What scares me is that we’ll be the target sue a more confident sanctions policy towards Iran. And it is Of more than 2,000 e-cigarette inventions Palestinians and 73 on the Israeli side, exacerbated tensions and resulted of a rightwing nutcase, either Israeli or Palestinian, who attacks us because North Dakota’s oil that has lessened reliance on imports from tracked by Thomson Reuters, 64 percent orig- in near daily clashes between police and east Jerusalem youths. On the we live together.” —AFP countries with poor records on human rights and environmen- tal safeguards. None of this is meant to excuse spillages, blow outs and pollution, or suggest the industry, regulators and politicians should not pursue constant improvements. Hope for El Salvador’s abused women But it is important to keep pollution problems in perspec- tive. Every economic activity entails some risks. The point is to manage them. Hazards are not restricted to oil and gas. Few By Anastasia Moloney what many El Salvadorans say was a watershed moment because it women and girls, is sexual violence that takes place in the home,” she commentators like to acknowledge the pollution associated put the problem in the public domain. added. with producing the rare earth elements essential to much mod- osa put an end to a 20-year abusive relationship in the less As part of its response to gender-based violence, the government In one of the buildings in the Women City, rape survivors receive ern clean technology. Nor are the hazards restricted to shale. than two hours it took her to file for divorce, an alimony claim launched Women City, the brainchild of Vanda Pignato, El Salvador’s legal advice, as well as medical and psychological care. Right next Far more pollution has been caused by conventional onshore Rand a restraining order against her husband. Such procedures former first lady and Funes’ estranged wife. “Before that speech door to a forensic lab where semen and blood samples are collected, and offshore production over the decades. usually take weeks in El Salvador. But at one of the country’s “Women women didn’t exist in government policies,” Pignato, now the presi- policewomen and public prosecutors are on hand to receive the evi- North Dakota’s track record on pollution control and safety City” centres set up to help women break cycles of violence by mak- dential secretary for social inclusion, told the Thomson Reuters dence and handle criminal cases. “In the past it was the same govern- is considerably better than alternative sources of US fuels such ing it easier for them to report abuse and get help, Rosa is already Foundation as she walked along the corridors of the Women City in ment institutions that promoted the idea that violence against as Nigeria or Venezuela. The Times article implies North moving on with her life. At each of El Salvador’s five Women City cen- Santa Ana. “They were invisible. At Women City, women are now visi- women wasn’t worth investigating,” said Pignato. “The government Dakota’s politicians and regulators were not up to the job and tres, 15 government agencies offer a range of services from reproduc- ble, in a place that’s just for them. When women come here they get had turned their back on women. That’s changing. Women City has should have pursued a more aggressive and confrontational tive and natal healthcare and breast cancer prevention to business a hug from a female official who doesn’t judge or ignore them.” helped regain the credibility of government institutions and recover approach with oil producers. However, that is both unfair and advice, job training and bank loans - all under one roof. In a region known for its high levels of violence against women, trust lost in the system.” unrealistic. Adopting the sort of zero-risk, zero-tolerance “I’m grateful to get free legal advice and be treated nicely by a Women City is seen as a model other Latin American countries could Still, there is a long way to go. El Salvador’s judicial system is noto- approach which the Times advocates would have ensured the female police officer who’s taking me seriously,” Rosa said as she wait- adopt. Guatemala, Colombia and Mexico have all expressed interest riously corrupt, overstretched and underfunded, critics say. Rights shale boom never happened. —Reuters ed to see a psychologist at the Women City centre in Santa Ana, an in the UN Women-backed initiative. Yet getting the first Women City group say around 80 percent of crimes against women go unpun- hour’s drive from the capital San Salvador. “I don’t have to live with centre off the ground was met with resistance from the political elite, ished, while a culture of blaming women for the sexual abuse they the beatings anymore,” Rosa told the Thomson Reuters Foundation, as well as the Catholic Church and evangelical groups. “In El Salvador, have suffered still exists. declining to give her full name. everything is dominated by men,” said Brazilian-born Pignato. All articles appearing on these Since the first Women City opened in 2011 to promote women’s “Powerful and empowered women are seen as a dangerous thing for Economic Empowerment pages are the personal opinion of rights, their economic empowerment and access to health services, the political classes.” Recognising the importance of economic independence, Women some 603,000 women have used the centres, built in and around City also helps women to earn a living by teaching them a new trade the writers. Kuwait Times takes no cities with high rates of violence against women. “Before coming to Breaking Cycle of Violence or skill, such as shoe making, repairing boat engines and computer responsibility for views expressed Women City, I didn’t even know I had all these rights as a woman and Like other Latin American countries, violence against women in skills, so they depend less on men to provide for them. At an onsite therein. Kuwait Times invites read- that free help is available. It’s been so easy doing everything all in the El Salvador stems from a deeply macho culture, which results in a vegetable farm they are also taught organic farming techniques. “It’s ers to voice their opinions. Please same place. And I can leave my son at the crËche here,” Rosa said. lack of economic independence and women being seen primarily as difficult to convince a woman to report a crime especially when the child bearers. El Salvadoran women have lower levels of education, aggressor is a family member and the sole provider for the family,” send submissions via email to: opin- Spotlight on Violence Against Women higher school dropout rates and almost twice the rate of illiteracy Pignato said. At another block, a class on making traditional birthday [email protected] or via snail Until recently, violence against women in the conservative compared to men. Around 40 percent of El Salvadorans are poor. “It’s games and decorations is in full swing. For Ana Cecilia Alas, the $20 mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. Central America nation was seen as a private matter to be dealt with a problem to do with education. Women have been raised to serve she earns a month from selling what she produces at the workshop The editor reserves the right to edit behind closed doors. But a landmark speech by former president men and for men to provide. So men see women as an object, just makes all the difference. “I use the money to ensure my sons have Mauricio Funes in 2012 started to slowly change perceptions. someone who serves,” Pignato said. “While there’s sexual violence by the textbooks and clothes they need for school,” she said, putting the any submission as necessary. “Violence against women is violence against society,” said Funes, in gang members, the main enemy for women, especially young final touches on a papier-mache pinata. —Reuters p15_Layout 1 11/24/14 8:46 PM Page 1

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SPORTS

Legendary Soviet coach dies Veh steps down after losing run Rodgers job under threat MOSCOW: Legendary Soviet ice hockey coach Viktor Tikhonov, who led his BERLIN: VfB Stuttgart coach Armin Veh resigned yesterday, a day after the LONDON: Manager Brendan Rodgers acknowledged his job could be team to three Olympic gold medals but also oversaw the shock “Miracle on former Bundesliga champions were beaten 1-0 by Augsburg to remain under threat after Liverpool slipped to a third consecutive Premier League Ice” defeat to the US, has died at the age of 84. “Last night, Russian hockey anchored to the foot of the table. defeat at Crystal Palace at the weekend. and all Russian sport suffered an irreplaceable loss-the legendary trainer Veh, who led Stuttgart to the Bundesliga title in 2007, had returned this Sunday’s 3-1 loss to Neil Warnock’s side, who started the day in the rele- and famed hockey player Viktor Tikhonov passed away,” the Russian Ice season, but after three straight losses without scoring a goal he decided to gation zone, was Liverpool’s fourth straight defeat in all competitions and Hockey Federation said in a statement. pull the plug on his second stint at the club. saw them drop to 12th in the table, 18 points leaders Chelsea. Six months “He was passionately devoted to hockey until the last days of his life,” “It was a difficult step to take because the club and team are close to my ago a 3-3 draw at Selhurst Park effectively ended the Anfield club’s title Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko told the R-sport agency. heart but I was convinced it was the right one,” Veh said in a club state- challenge last term. “We all really loved and highly respected him,” he said. “We’ll do every- ment. “The team is better than the position in the table but nine points Rodgers says he takes full responsibility for Liverpool’s poor performanc- thing that we can to immortalise his memory for years to from 12 games are too few.” es and will fight harder to get better results. “I’m not arrogant to think I’ll be come.” Reports said Tikhonov was hospitalised at the Stuttgart have won just two games this season and conceded 26 goals, in a job through anything. You have to win games,” the Northern end of October and had been unable to walk without the league’s worst defence along with 17th-placed Werder Bremen. Irishman told a news conference. assistance. Veh became the fourth Bundesliga coach to part company with his club “I’ve got a great communication line with the owners, we Russian President Vladimir Putin, himself a hockey this season following Mirko Slomka at Hamburg SV, Jens Keller at Schalke are honest and open with each other. But we have to get enthusiast, presented his condolences to Tikhonov’s 04 and Robin Dutt at Werder. President Bernd Wahler said the club still results and perform. “I will only ever do my best. I need to family, the Kremlin said. As a coach, Tikhonov led the believed in him but accepted his decision to leave. “He is convinced that fight even harder and take responsibility.” Rodgers’ men have Soviet national side to gold at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 the change of coach is necessary to get the team back on track,” said also endured a torrid time in the Champions League, Olympics and victory at eight world championships in Wahler. “We respect the decision although even after yesterday’s game we with three points from their opening four games 1978, 1979, 1981-83, 1986, 1989 and 1990.—AFP were still convinced of his work.”—Reuters leaving them third in the group.— Reuters Armour III clinches Callaway Invitational

PEBBLE BEACH: Tommy Armour III made a Tour win was the 1998 U.S. Open, then 4-foot birdie putt on the first playoff hole bogeyed twice, while Armour made five for a one-shot victory over Lee Janzen at straight pars through the 17th. the Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational. “I chunked a wedge on 13 and made Armour, who won the event for the bogey and that was the start of it,” said third time in its 43-year history, had a final- Janzen. “I hit some bad shots and some round 67 for a 14-under 274. He began the good shoots and there were some good day trailing Janzen, the two-time U.S. Open things to build on.” champion, by two shots. Janzen and Armour both hit their play- The co-leader after three rounds with off-hole tee shots on the 18th behind Andrew Putnam, Janzen finished with a 69. trees. Both players hit low second shots After hitting his tee shot on the 18th hole with Janzen’s effort hitting Armour’s ball in of regulation onto the beach, Armour the fairway. recovered with a 17-foot birdie putt to Armour hit his third shot past the hole match Janzen at 14 under. Janzen had just and it rolled back. Janzen missed an esti- made a 30-foot birdie from the front fringe. mated 15-footer birdie before Armour’s “When I saw the ball on the beach I winning putt. knew there was no other way,” said Kevin Sutherland, the 2000 winner of Armour, the 2007 and 2008 winner who the tournament that featured 83 pros from used a 7-iron to get back on the fairway. the four major tours as well as mini tour “I’ve had that shot before but I’ve never players and club pros, finished alone in made it.” third at 10 under after a 67. Armour, who won the event in 2007 Bryce Moulder, who shot 64, the final and 2008 when he was on the PGA Tour, round’s low score, finished with Tommy joined Mark Brooks as the tournament’s Gainey (71), Thomas Pieters (71) and only three-time winners. Putnam (74) at 9-under. Mina Harigae, the Janzen, who joined the Champions Tour LPGA veteran who was the only woman to in August, held a two-shot lead at 15 under make the cut, finished with a 76 and at 4 after 12 holes. But Janzen, whose last PGA over 292. —AP

Ko wins Tour Championship NEW YORK: Martin St. Louis No. 26 of the New York Rangers fights for the puck with Max Pacioretty No. 67 of the Montreal Canadiens in the third period at Madison Square Garden. —AFP NAPLES: New Zealand teen Lydia Ko a hazard beyond the green. She took a parred the fourth playoff hole to beat drop and was well short with a chip. Ko Carlota Ciganda and win the LPGA Tour then two-putted from 25 feet for the title. Championship, completing a $1.5 million Rangers rout Canadiens haul Sunday that included a season points PRIOR WINNINGS crown. Ko tapped in for par on the final The Kiwi’s $1.5 million day nearly NEW YORK: Henrik Lundqvist stopped 21 shots by goalie Ondrej Pavelec for the 3-2 lead. extra hole after her Spanish rival buried her matched her prior winnings this year, but for his fourth shutout and Martin St. Louis had a Jaden Schwartz and David Backes each CANUCKS 4, BLACKHAWKS 1 approach under a bush, giving the Seoul- she said the riches never crossed her mind goal and assist as the suddenly stingy New York scored on the power play for St. Louis (13-6-1) Jannik Hansen scored the first hat trick of his born 17-year-old her third title of her first as she played. Rangers routed the NHL-leading Montreal and Paul Stastny added an empty-netter. career as the Canucks defeated the Blackhawks. full LPGA season. “This has been a big year, “I really didn’t think about it,” Ko said. Canadiens 5-0 on Sunday night. Lundqvist, who Alexander Steen, who’s also from Winnipeg, and Radim Vrbata had the other goal for the Canucks a roller coaster ride,” Ko said. “I’ve learned so “Even playing today out there, I just set followed on the heels of backup Cam Talbot’s Alex Pietrangelo each had a pair of assists. Bryan and Ryan Miller made 24 saves as Vancouver (14- much this year. Winning these playoffs I’ve myself a goal of making birdies and having blanking of Philadelphia on Wednesday, posted Little scored his sixth of the season and Jim 6-1) celebrated assistant captain Daniel Sedin’s learned a lot. I think it’s going to be even fun.” his team-record 54th shutout. Dominic Moore Slater got Winnipeg’s fourth line its first goal of 1,000th NHL game with a hard-fought win. better next year.” Ko won the 2012 and 2013 Canadian scored his first goal, and Derek Stepan added his the year. It was the Jets’ second straight loss and Bo Horvat had his first three NHL assists, It will be hard for Ko to top the richest Women’s Open as an amateur and the second in a dominant middle period for the moved their record to 10-9-3. St. Louis backup while Derek Dorsett added two. Corey Crawford payday in women’s golf history, the LPGA waived an 18-year age minimum so Rangers. goalie Jake Allen made 29 saves in the victory. finished with 26 stops for Chicago (12-8-1) in the $500,000 tournament top prize and the $1 she could join the tour this year for her Carl Hagelin scored at 1:40 of the third and Pavelec turned aside 26 shots. loss. —AP million season points bonus, an actual box demonstrated proficiency. Rick Nash made it 5-0 with his 14th goal with filled with money. Ko edged Lewis by a stroke to win her 4:36 left in the second matchup between the “It’s amazing. I’ve never seen that much first LPGA event as a professional, the teams since New York won the Eastern NHL results/standings cash in one place before,” Ko said. “This year Swinging Skirts Classic, in April and added Conference finals. has been awesome.” Ko, Paraguay’s Julieta the Marathon Classic crown last June on St. Louis 4, Winnipeg 2; NY Rangers 5, Montreal 0; Anaheim 2, Arizona 1; Vancouver 4, Chicago 1. Granada and Ciganda each finished 72 her way to clinching LPGA Rookie of the DUCKS 2, COYOTES 1 Western Conference Eastern Conference holes on 10-under par 278 to force a play- Year honors and $1.58 million in prize mon- Kyle Palmieri and Patrick Maroon each scored off, staged entirely on the 18th hole at ey entering the Tour Championship. Pacific Division Atlantic Division a goal, and Ryan Kesler had two assists in the WLOTLGFGAPTS Montreal 16 6 1 61 57 33 Tiburon Golf Club. Starting the final round three strokes Tampa Bay 14 6 2 77 60 30 Ducks’ victory over the Coyotes. Anaheim 13 4 5 60 54 31 Ko had already clinched the LPGA sea- behind 54-hole leader Granada, Ko charged Frederik Andersen stopped 29 shots for the Boston 13 9 0 57 54 26 son points bonus prize, edging American into the lead with birdies at the fourth, par- Vancouver 14 6 1 65 61 29 Detroit 10 5 5 55 49 25 Ducks, who extended their unbeaten streak Calgary 13 7 2 71 61 28 Stacy Lewis for the big payoff by virtue of 5 sixth and par-3 eighth holes while the Toronto 11 8 2 67 63 24 against the Coyotes to seven games. Los Angeles 11 6 4 57 49 26 Ottawa 9 6 4 52 50 22 her top-three finish, but had another fight South American stumbled with three The Western Conference-leading Ducks (13-4- San Jose 10 9 4 62 64 24 Florida 7 5 6 40 47 20 Buffalo 6 13 2 36 70 14 to win the season-ending event. bogeys on the front nine. 5) also won in regulation for the first time in Arizona 9 11 2 54 67 20 All three parred the first playoff hole but Ko sank a four-feet birdie putt at the Metropolitan Division exactly three weeks. Keith Yandle scored and Edmonton 6 13 2 49 74 14 Pittsburgh 13 4 2 69 44 28 Granada lipped out a three-foot par putt 13th to reach 10-under par but was Mike Smith made 25 saves for the Coyotes. Central Division NY Islanders 14 6 0 68 57 28 on the second extra trip to the 18th, leav- matched for the lead by Ciganda, after the St. Louis 14 6 1 57 43 29 NY Rangers 9 7 4 57 58 22 ing Ko and Ciganda to fight for the crown. Spaniard birdied the 13th and par-5 14th, BLUES 4, JETS 2 Nashville 13 5 2 57 42 28 Washington 9 8 3 56 54 21 On the third extra visit to the course’s and Granada, after she chipped in at 15 for Chicago 12 8 1 63 44 25 New Jersey 9 9 3 53 61 21 Ryan Reaves scored the game-winner in his Philadelphia 8 9 2 57 60 18 second-hardest hole of the week, Ciganda her third birdie in a row, to set up the play- hometown as the Blues beat the Jets. Reaves Winnipeg 10 9 3 45 51 23 Carolina 6 11 3 48 62 15 dropped her approach six feet from the off. Granada failed in her 183rd start since scored 2:25 into the third period when he Minnesota 11 8 0 54 43 22 Columbus 6 12 2 49 72 14 hole. Ko came up inches short from 30 feet claiming her only LPGA title at the 2006 grabbed a loose puck near the side of Dallas 8 9 4 61 72 20 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the Colorado 7 9 5 53 67 19 standings and are not included in the loss column (L). but Ciganda missed right of the cup and Tour Championship. “It’s tough,” Granada Winnipeg’s net, spun around and sent a low shot both parred to extend the drama. said. “I had a pretty good chance. I hit some On the fourth playoff hole with sunset great shots on 18. That second putt I hon- approaching, Ciganda’s approach trickled estly thought I had it. But overall, I’m pretty down a slope and under a lakeside bush in happy with this week.”—AFP Stacy sweeps three biggest LPGA awards NAPLES: Stacy Lewis became the first with $2,539,039, more than $300,000 American in 21 years to sweep the over Park. Her scoring average was three biggest awards on the LPGA Tour, 69.532, while Park was second at which she considered more valuable 69.682. Michelle Wie was third in the than a $1 million bonus. Vare Trophy standings (69.818), fol- Lewis closed with a 1-under 71 in lowed by So Yeon Ryu at 69.978. the CME Group Tour Championship on It was the first time in LPGA history Sunday, tied for ninth in the LPGA Tour that four women had a sub-70 scoring finale. But it was enough for her to win average. Lewis felt as much stress this LPGA Tour player of the year for the week as at any major, mainly because second time in three seasons. She also Park was on a roll and Lewis was strug- won the Vare Trophy for the lowest gling. She received one good omen scoring average and the money title. Saturday night when her family The last American to sweep the awards ordered Chinese food and her father was Betsy King in 1993. tossed her a fortune cookie. “The $1 million would have been Lewis kept it in her pocket during nice,” said Lewis, who was six shots out the final day of the tournament and of a playoff. “But those three, that’s read it aloud to the media when she what I came here for. ... It’s been hard was done: “Good news of long-awaited to play the last four days, and it’s nice event will arrive soon.” to be done. I didn’t have my best stuff. “The last couple of weeks have been I’m pretty surprised to finish where I tough,” Lewis said. “The game hasn’t did.” been exactly where I wanted it to be. I Two years ago, the 29-year-old Lewis figured (Park would) keep it rolling this became the first American since Beth week, and I knew I needed to find Daniel to win the points-based player something. It was probably four of the of the year. She added the Vare Trophy hardest rounds of golf I’ve ever played.” a year ago. And on Sunday, she collect- Lewis won three times this year, ed all three at the same time. though she failed to do so at a major. Inbee Park, the No. 1 in the world, Still, she wouldn’t trade what she end- was the only player who could have ed up with. “Before this week, it was kept Lewis from the awards. She trailed good. Now it’s a little bit better,” Lewis in all of them, but struggled all week at said when asked to measure her year. Tiburon Golf Club and finished in a tie “I’d like to have taken a major champi- NAPLES: Stacy Lewis poses with the Player of the Year tro- NAPLES: Lydia Ko of New Zealand poses with the CME Race for the Globe trophy follow- for 24th, four shots worse than Lewis. onship. But winning these three awards phy and the Vare trophy following the final round of the ing the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club. —AFP Lewis finished atop the money list makes it almost great.” —AP CME Group Tour Championship at Tiburon Golf Club. —AFP p16_Layout 1 11/24/14 8:43 PM Page 1

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SPORTS Aaron, Vijay star for India

ADELAIDE: Paceman Varun Aaron and during a recent one-day international opener Murali Vijay impressed for India on against Sri Lanka, returned later to remove the opening day of the tourists’ match Alex Gregory. against a Cricket Australia XI in Adelaide He did however come in for some late yesterday. punishment from Harry Nielsen, son of for- The CA XI-lacking any big names-were mer Australia coach Tim, and NSW quick dismissed for 219, with Aaron taking three Harry Conway. Wicketkeeper Nielsen fin- for 72 off 17 overs in a bright start to the ished with an unbeaten 43 from 40 balls, tour of Australia. and the pair put on a final-wicket stand of Fellow quicks Mohammed Shami and 52 runs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar each grabbed two Pace and bounce, the same issues that wickets, while leg-spinner Karn Sharma have troubled so many Indian batsmen on snapped up two for 30. past Australian tours, were Aaron’s biggest India made a positive start to their assets. innings in the two-day match with Vijay The 25-year-old paceman is playing for clipping four boundaries in his unbeaten the first time since injuring his quad in the knock of 32 off 50 balls as the tourists went opening clash of India’s recent five-game to stumps at 55 for one. ODI series. Opener Shikhar Dhawan was dismissed Opener Ryan Carters, one of only a few for 10, the only Indian wicket to fall in the players with first-class experience in the 16 overs to the close. Aaron was not given developmental CA XI, top-scored with 58. the new ball but was still the pick of the The visitors are playing a pair of two-day bowlers. matches to warm up for the four-Test His opening spell of six overs went for series, with the next starting at Adelaide just 15 runs and featured the wickets of CA Oval on Friday. The opening Test gets XI captain Ashton Turner and Nick Stevens. underway at Brisbane’s Gabba ground on The right-armer, who clocked at 152.1 km/h December 4. —AFP

Clarke in first Test team, but must prove fitness

MELBOURNE: Australia have named The 23-year-old Hazlewood replaces left Michael Clarke in a 12-man squad for the armer Mitchell Starc who toiled in first Test against India starting in Brisbane Australia’s 2-0 test series loss away to next week, but the hamstrung captain Pakistan, but the hosts are certain to retain MEMPHIS: Grizzlies forward Zach Randolph drives against Los Angeles Clippers forward Blake Griffin in Memphis the second half of an NBA must prove his fitness in a tour match start- Mitchell Johnson as their main strike basketball game. —AP ing on Friday. bowler with fellow paceman Peter Siddle in Clarke re-injured his problematic ham- support. string during the one-day international “(Harris) will play in this upcoming series against South Africa and is in a race round of Sheffield Shield to get more bowl- Grizzlies maul Clippers to be fit for the first match of the four-test ing under his belt but we are all hopeful he series at the Gabba on Dec. 4. will be ready for a big summer of cricket,” The 33-year-old would need to be fit Marsh said. MEMPHIS: Marc Gasol had 30 points and 12 Jeff Green and Jared Sullinger had 19 points and eight assists, and Anthony Morrow added enough to run by Wednesday to have a Marsh added it was unlikely Australia rebounds to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a apiece for Boston, which dropped its fifth in six 16 points and matched a career high with 12 chance of playing for a Cricket Australia XI would go with a four-pronged pace attack 107-91 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on games. Avery Bradley and Rajon Rondo each rebounds for Oklahoma City. Serge Ibaka scored in a two-day tour match at the Adelaide at the Gabba, meaning a reprieve for spin- Sunday. scored 13. Rondo added eight assists and six 16 points, but shot just 5 of 17 for the Thunder Oval starting on Friday, chief selector Rod ner Nathan Lyon who was monstered by Gasol was 13 of 18 from the field as six rebounds. (3-13), who lost their sixth in a row. Marsh said. “My gut feeling all along was Pakistan’s batsmen in the United Arab Grizzlies reached double figures. Courtney Lee The game was tied at 72-all after three quar- that he’d be fit for the test match,” Marsh Emirates. Vice-captain and wicketkeeper added 13 points for Memphis, which maintained ters before the Trail Blazers took charge with a NUGGETS 101, LAKERS 94 told reporters in Adelaide. “But now he’s Brad Haddin has also been named in the the league’s best record (12-2). 17-5 run to start the fourth. Wesley Matthews Wilson Chandler scored 19 points and Ty got to play the two-game day here for him squad after recovering from a shoulder Tony Allen had 12 points, while Beno Udrih and Lillard each hit a 3-pointer just over a Lawson had 18 points and 16 assists as Denver to prove his fitness and I think that’s really injury sustained against Pakistan. and Quincy Pondexter had 11 points apiece off minute apart. beat the Lakers. Arron Afflalo added 15 points important because with his recent history, With Glenn Maxwell dropped from the Memphis bench. Zach Randolph had 10 for the Nuggets, who have won five of six follow- we can’t have him breaking down in the the squad that toured UAE, all- points. WARRIORS 91, THUNDER 86 ing a 1-6 start that was capped by consecutive first innings of a test match per se.” rounders Mitchell Marsh and Shane Chris Paul had 22 points, five assists and four Marreese Speights scored 28 points for double-digit losses to Portland. If Clarke fails in his bid, he would be Watson are a certainty to play at steals for the Clippers, who had their two-game Golden State, matching the second-highest The Lakers, coming off a 140-106 drubbing at replaced by a batsman, Marsh added, Brisbane, though Marsh said their winning streak snapped. Jamal Crawford scored scoring game of his career and his best total Dallas, began a four-game homestand with their declining to name any candidates. places in the batting order would be 19, and J.J. Redick finished with 15, going 3 of 6 since 2009. seventh straight loss to the Nuggets, despite 27 Uncapped paceman Josh Hazlewood has determined by Clarke, if fit. Squad: from outside the arc. Blake Griffin scored 12 Klay Thompson scored 20 points and Stephen points from Kobe Bryant. The NBA’s No. 4 career been rewarded for an impressive one-day Michael Clarke (captain), Brad Haddin, points, but was 5 of 17 from the field. Curry added 15 for the Warriors (10-2), who won scorer made only four of 14 shots after the third series against South Africa with a place in Ryan Harris,Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell despite shooting a season-low 35.5 percent from quarter and finished 10 for 24. the squad, but may be condemned to car- Johnson, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, HEAT 94, HORNETS 93 the field. Thompson and Curry, two of the top 10 The losing streak against Denver matches the rying the drinks, with Ryan Harris recalled Chris Rogers, Peter Siddle, Steve Smith, Luol Deng scored 26 points, and Chris Bosh scorers in the league, combined to make just 11 Lakers’ longest against any club since an eight- after a long recovery from knee surgery. David Warner, Shane Watson. —Reuters and Mario Chalmers each added 20 as Miami of 35 shots. game drought against Portland from Feb. 18, held on in the final seconds to beat Charlotte Reggie Jackson had 22 points, 11 rebounds 1993, through Jan. 9, 1995. —AP and snap a three-game home slide. Kemba Walker missed two potential go- ahead shots in the final half-minute for the NBA results/standings Hornets, and Al Jefferson’s tip-in try bounced off Memphis 107, LA Clippers 91; Portland 94, Boston 88; Miami 94, Charlotte 93; Golden State 91, Oklahoma City 86; the rim as time expired as Charlotte dropped its Denver 101 LA Lakers 94 (OT). fifth straight. Chalmers had 10 assists for his second dou- Eastern Conference Western Conference ble-double of the season and Shabazz Napier Atlantic Division Northwest Division W L PCT GB Portland 10 3 .769 - scored 14 for the Heat. Jefferson finished with 22 Toronto 11 2 .846 - points and 12 rebounds for Charlotte, which got Denver 6 7 .462 4 Brooklyn 5 8 .385 6 Utah 5 9 .357 5.5 17 points from Lance Stephenson and 16 from Boston 4 8 .333 6.5 Minnesota 3 9 .250 6.5 Walker. The Hornets led by as many as eight in NY Knicks 4 10 .286 7.5 Oklahoma City 3 12 .200 8 Philadelphia 0 13 0 11 the fourth, before Miami rallied. Miami was with- Pacific Division Central Division out guard Dwyane Wade for the sixth straight Golden State 10 2 .833 - game. Chicago 8 5 .615 - Milwaukee 7 7 .500 1.5 Phoenix 9 5 .643 2 Cleveland 5 7 .417 2.5 Sacramento 8 5 .615 2.5 TRAIL BLAZERS 94, CELTICS 88 Indiana 5 8 .385 3 LA Clippers 7 5 .583 3 LaMarcus Aldridge had 20 points and 14 Detroit 3 10 .231 5 LA Lakers 3 11 .214 8 rebounds, and reserve Chris Kaman scored 16 Southeast Division Southwest Division points as Portland extended its winning streak Washington 9 3 .750 - Memphis 12 2 .857 - to seven games. Miami 8 6 .571 2 Houston 10 3 .769 1.5 Atlanta 6 5 .545 2.5 Dallas 10 4 .714 2 Damian Lillard added 12 points and five Orlando 6 9 .400 4.5 assists for Portland, which began a brief East San Antonio 9 4 .692 2.5 Charlotte 4 10 .286 6 New Orleans 7 5 .583 4 swing. Nicolas Batum also had 12 points. New Zealand pin hopes on bowlers to tackle Pakistan

SHARJAH: New Zealand hopes its seam and spin Sharjah Cricket Stadium, where it chased down will not repeat the mistakes at Sharjah. bowlers will once again prove a challenge for 302 runs in the last two sessions to beat Sri Lanka “We need to be really sharp in the field and Pakistan’s strong batting lineup in a bid to level by five wickets in January and square a three- take our chances, because on these type of pitch- the three-test series when the third and final match series. es if you miss chances it will be really difficult for match begins at Sharjah from tomorrow. Pakistan’s top order is in such form that it has bowlers,” Misbah said. A bold declaration by Kiwi captain Brendon scored 14 centuries in the last four test matches, “The kind of performances he’s (Ahmed) giving McCullum in Dubai last week jolted the Pakistan with captain Misbah-ul-Haq and Khan scoring half with the bat at No. 7, it really lifts the team and top order for the first time in over a month before of the hundreds. plays a major role in the wins,” he said. “(But the) Younis Khan and Asad Shafiq combined in a half Though Sarfraz Ahmed has missed a couple of wicketkeeper not only has to bat he has to keep ... century stand to help draw the second test and crucial chances in the second test, his batting at the kind of a guy he is he can really do that and he retain their side’s 1-0 lead intact in the series. No. 7 has provided much impetus in the lower could be really main man for Pakistan in future.” “We head to Sharjah knowing that we’ve got order. Ahmed has scored three centuries and Pakistan spin duo Zulfiqar Babar and Yasir Shah an opportunity to win away from home, if we play three half centuries in his last six test matches and have once again troubled the batsmen with 24 a little bit from the standard that we operated (in his belligerent hundred at Dubai narrowed down wickets in two Test matches after their haul of 26 Dubai),” McCullum had said after the second test. Kiwis lead to just 10 runs. Misbah rued the field- wickets in Pakistan’s 2-0 whitewash of Australia The slow wickets in the United Arab Emirates ing lapses in the second test, but hopes the team last month. —AP have encouraged teams to bat first, put up a strong first innings total and test the opposition with the reverse swing and spin bowling. New Zealand lost the first test by 248 runs after McCullum lost the all-important toss, but the luck at the spin of the coin favored him in Dubai and the Black Caps notched a decent 403 runs total in the first innings. “If we can get 450-500 batting first then you can really dictate play,” McCullum said. Both seamers, Tim Southee and Trent Boult, adapted to conditions quickly and shared eight wickets in between them after returning wicket- less in the first test in which Pakistan lost only five wickets in the entire match. “We’ve got couple of days to get over the workload ... because it has been hard especially for the seamers and spin- ners, they really put lot of hard work,” McCullum said. While Ross Taylor returned to form with a cen- tury after three disappointing knocks, New COLOMBO: England’s Chris Woakes delivers a ball during a practice session in Zealand may decide to drop one of its allrounders SHARJAH: Pakistani captain Misbah-ul-Haq (second right) and teammates Zulfiqar Colombo, Sri Lanka yesterday. England will face Sri Lanka in their first One-Day - either Corey Anderson and James Neesham. Babar(right) Yasir Shah (second left) and Taufeeq Umar (left) take part in a net practice session International match tomorrow. —AP Pakistan has some happy memories of the at the Sharjah cricket stadium. —AFP p17 2.e$S_Layout 1 11/24/14 8:42 PM Page 1

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SPORTS Federer legend grows with Davis Cup win

LILLE: It’s taken him 16 years as a pro, to win the Davis Cup final over France he Still, he struggled to make much The Federer era had begun in earnest ing the Davis Cup this year. but Roger Federer finally has won all replied: “You can’t compare. “When I won headway in the Grand Slam events and and he dominated tennis over the next They swept past a Novak Djokovic- there is to win in tennis-well almost. All Wimbledon, it was a total shock, honest- question marks were raised when he lost four years winning 10 Grand Slam titles. less Serbia in the first round, edged a four Grand Slam titles-a record 17 in ly. Davis Cup is something that I knew miserably to Luis Horna in the first round On two occasions-in 2004 and 2007 he nervy outing against Kazakhstan in the total-six ATP year-end titles, 23 Masters was possible at some stage in my career. of the French Open in 2003. won three out of four. quarter-finals and comfortably saw off Series, Olympic gold and now the Davis “Of course, there was the pressure of Federer came up alongside a genera- By that time Spanish claycourt king Italy in the semis. Cup for Switzerland. being able to manage all this and make tion of young champions who achieved Rafael Nadal had come along to become France away in the final was a differ- The Olympic title of course was in the everyone happy with all the support we immediate success, like Lleyton Hewitt, the player Federer has always seen as his ent prospect, however, with players of doubles with Stan Wawrinka in Beijing in had for the team and everything. So it is Andy Roddick and Marat Safin. While his greatest rival. the calibre of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and 2008 and he has yet to match great rival a totally different feeling. contemporaries were shooting up the Nadal ruled at Roland Garros and it Gael Monfils on the other side of the net. Rafael Nadal and Andre Agassi as the “Also I was not alone on the court. rankings and winning Grand Slam titles, took his shock defeat at the hands of A fractious match against Wawrinka only men to have won all four Grand This changes totally everything.” he struggled to break through. Robin Soderling in 2009 to clear the way in the semi-finals of the ATP World Tour Slam titles, Olympic singles gold and the Federer’s first tournament as a profes- for Federer to finally win the French Finals when the two argued and Federer Davis Cup during the course of their sional was in the Swiss ski resort of DAYS OF FRUSTRATION Open, thus completing the Grand Slam damaged his back did not help. But all careers. But still-it’s an astonishing Gstaad in 1998, where he lost in the “I don’t want to say I was frustrated, set. that was swept aside in Lille as record for a player many consider to be round of 32. but I didn’t understand why it wasn’t By that time he had won Olympic Switzerland became just the 14th coun- the greatest of all time. Although rated as one of best juniors happening for me,” Federer said last year. gold with Wawrinka in 2008 and by try to win the Davis Cup. The Davis Cup win was arguably the in the world, there was no real hint at “I was far enough behind that I was, ‘OK, Wimbledon 2012 he had taken his haul “For me personally, obviously I’m hardest of them all for Federer to win, that time what tennis was about to wit- let’s push myself a little more’.” of Grand Slam titles to an all-time best of unbelievably happy because I’ve been involving as it does other players and ness as he entered the professional A month after his Paris flop, that 17. Still the Davis Cup remained out of playing in this competition for probably doubles action. sphere change of attitude reaped immediate his grasp and, at 33, time was clearly almost 15 years now,” he said. “At the end Asked to compare his feelings in win- It wasn’t until he defeated Pete dividends as Federer produced a majes- running out when he and Wawrinka of the day I wanted it more for the guys ning Wimbledon for the first time in Sampras at Wimbledon in a fourth round tic display over the Wimbledon fort- decided, after the latter won the and for (coach) Severin (Luthi) and Stan, 2003 and what he felt on Sunday after match in five sets in 2001 that his true night, defeating Mark Philippoussis in Australian Open at the start of the year, the staff and everybody involved. This is supplying the point Switzerland needed potential became clearer to see. straight sets in the final. that they would commit totally to play- one for the boys.” —AFP Hamilton gears up for new title fight

ABU DHABI: Two-time world champion Lewis favourites to repeat their duel next year. Hamilton said yesterday he is determined to “Watching past drivers, that following year, keep winning Formula One titles with they seemed to continue getting stronger on a Mercedes after his triumph in Abu Dhabi. positive curve and trend, so I hope that’s the After a night of partying following Sunday’s case for us next year,” said Hamilton. “I’m sure Grand Prix victory, the 29-year-old Briton said with Petronas we will work very hard to make he would get immediately down to work sure we improve our engine and, with the car, improving the car for next season. “We want to the team is going to push and we are making be able to go into next season and compete positive steps in that way. again and be as strong as possible. “That’s obvi- “I’m looking forward to going back to the ously going to be the goal and I have absolute factory and downloading every bit of info that I faith in the team that we will come back very, can and make sure there are areas that I can very strong next year.” improve on and take that away and make sure I Hamilton’s victory, after Mercedes team- improve on them. mate and season long rival Nico Rosberg made “Also, for the car I want to make sure the a poor start from pole position and then suf- guys have all the information possible to steer fered mechanical problems on his way to fin- them in the right direction.” Mercedes team ishing 14th, added a second title to the first chief Toto Wolff also insisted he wants to keep won in 2008. the Hamilton-Rosberg team together despite Mercedes dominated the season with a their high-profile tensions this year. “We are record 16 wins in 19 races - 11 to Hamilton and really on a great journey, the team like it is now” five to Rosberg - and produced speed and con- he said. Hamilton is “a super important man of sistency that left their rivals stranded. The team that group, we want to keep it together,” Wolff now appear poised to enjoy an era of suprema- added. Hamilton’s main rival is almost certain cy like that of Germans Michael Schumacher, at to be Rosberg again as Mercedes rivals embark Ferrari, and Sebastian Vettel, at Red Bull. on major rebuilding. Vettel, who won four titles “The first title was an exceptional and an from 2010 to 2013, has left Red Bull to lead incredible feeling for me,” said Hamilton. “That Ferrari’s revival in succession to two-time cham- was achieving a life-long goal of getting to pion Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who is on his INCHEON: In this Sept. 21, 2014 file photo, China’s Sun Yang swims in his menís 200m freestyle heat at the 17th Asian Games in Incheon, South Formula One and winning the world champi- way to join McLaren’s new adventure with Korea. —AP onship. I don’t know if I was in a place to really Honda returning as their engine suppliers. embrace it and absorb it in the way I can today. That means major changes for the top three established rivals, leaving the most improved ‘VERY SPECIAL’ TITLE outfit of 2014, Williams, as the greatest threat to China reveals drugs ban “Being a part of this team is definitely a Mercedes, as they showed on Sunday when more satisfying feeling. Winning this champi- Brazilian Felipe Massa and Finn Valtteri Bottas onship with this team-a young team that has finished second and third. worked so hard to get to where we are,” he For Williams, it was confirmation that they for Olympic champ Sun added. “To be a part of that is something really are ahead of the rest in mounting their own very special. “You see the atmosphere in the revival and many paddock observers believe team, you see the guys at the factory and that the aggressive, fast and consistent Bottas is BEIJING: Chinese swimming sensation Sun Yang ‘NO COVER-UP’ ming for six months. At the Asian Games he court- what’s gone on with the partnership with a champion in the making. Hamilton has recog- served a three-month doping ban this season At a hearing he said the trimetazidine was in a ed controversy by calling the Japanese national Petronas and all the guys back at the factories nized that and, in pushing for more power, before returning to competition, officials revealed prescription drug he sometimes takes for heart anthem “ugly”, although he later apologised. in Brackley and Brixworth putting the team speed and reliability from Mercedes, knows yesterday in the country’s biggest drugs case in palpitations, and he did not know it had been together. “Being in a different stage in my life, it what to expect. “I’m really happy for Williams,” years. The double Olympic champion and 1,500 added to the list of banned substances at the start MA’S ARMY just feels sweeter being a bit older. It’s very spe- said Hamilton. “I grew up watching them at the metres world record-holder, a superstar who is also of this year. Sun “proved with sufficient evidence After news of the doping test broke on cial and a humbling experience.” front and I am happy for Sir Frank and the team - known for his brushes with authority, won three that he did not intend to cheat”, said Zhao Jia, Monday, Chinese swimming fans chastised Sun Having apparently pushed aside their once and very much looking forward to fighting them gold medals at the Asian Games after serving the deputy director of CHINADA, according to Xinhua. for his behavior. “He is a troublesome child who bitter rivalry, Hamilton and Rosberg are already in the future,” the new champion said. —AFP previously unannounced ban. Zhao said CHINADA had been too busy with won’t grow up,” said one posting on Weibo, Chinese officials denied a cover-up and said the other tests to announce Sun’s case earlier. Six oth- China’s Twitter-like microblogging service. suspension was unusually short because Sun, 22, er positive cases were revealed in the agency’s Chinese swimming was notorious for doping had convinced them he did not mean to take the second and third-quarter reports, both released in the 1990s after a stream of positive tests, culmi- banned stimulant trimetazidine. yesterday. “Sun is the most famous athlete in nating at the 1998 world championships in Perth. “I have taken many doping tests during years of China and is known in the world, which means we Yuan Yuan was caught trying to smuggle training and competition and I had never failed need to handle his case very cautiously,” he told human growth hormone into Australia, and four one before,” the official Xinhua news agency quot- Xinhua. of her team-mates later tested positive for a ed Sun as saying. “This is huge bad news but we will not cover it banned masking agent. “I was shocked and depressed at that time, but up.” The Olympic Council of Asia, which runs the Other scandals included Ma Junren’s “Ma’s at the same time it made me cherish my sporting Asian Games, said it had no plans to strip Sun of army” of elite runners, who were barred from the life even more. I will take it as a lesson and be more his Asiad gold medals despite also being unaware 2000 Sydney Olympics by Chinese officials over careful in the future.” of the doping incident. suspicious blood tests. Chinese swimmers were notorious for doping in “Incheon Asian Games anti-doping tests Ma said their success at world and Olympic the 1990s, partly explaining the innuendo that haven’t shown the positive case so this has noth- level boiled down to their marathon-a-day train- swirled after Ye Shiwen’s jaw-dropping women’s ing to do with OCA,” a spokesman told AFP via ing sessions and traditional medicines containing 400m individual medley win at the 2012 London email. turtle blood and caterpillar fungus. Olympics. Xinhua said Sun’s suspension was It was only the latest incident to embroil Sun, In recent years Chinese doping cases have imposed in July but backdated to May 17, when he who has frequently battled with authority, lead- become infrequent, although women’s hammer tested positive for trimetazidine at the Chinese ing to jail time and prolonged suspensions from champion Zhang Wenxiu was thrown out of the national championships. the swimming pool. Asian Games for taking the anabolic agent zera- He was stripped of his 1,500m national title and In 2013 he was suspended from commercial nol. Speculation rose over swimmer Ye at the 2012 fined 5,000 yuan ($800). The suspension ended on activities and warned about his behaviour after a Olympics when the then 16-year-old’s world August 17, a month before the Asian Games in battle with his coach over a relationship with an record 400m medley included a final 50m that ABU DHABI: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates after winning the Incheon, South Korea. airline stewardess. was faster than the winner of the men’s race, Ryan Abu Dhabi Formula one at the Yas Marina racetrack in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. —AP The China Anti-Doping Agency (CHINADA) said His notoriety grew in November last year when Lochte. Sun defended her at the time, saying: Sun, jailed briefly last year for driving offences, he was caught driving a relative’s Porsche without “People think China has so many gold medals waived his right to have his B-sample tested after a licence following a collision with a bus. He was because of doping and other substances, but I Rosberg’s handshake failing the initial test. jailed for one week and suspended from swim- can tell you it is because of hard work.” —AFP clears the air Rio launches 2016 mascots ABU DHABI: Lewis Hamilton hailed Mercedes ing flags, while in Belgium in August he team mate Nico Rosberg as a “phenomenal accused the German of crashing into him on RIO DE JANEIRO: Bright yellow and cat-like, with a green competitor” on Sunday after the beaten purpose. leaf-haired brother, the mascots for the 2016 Olympics and German extended a congratulatory hand to The latter brought everything to a head, Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro were launched by organisers his triumphant Formula One title rival. with the team’s non-executive chairman Niki late on Sunday. “Perhaps things naturally will ease up a lit- Lauda admitting he had wondered whether The mascots, who are said to represent the animals and tle now,” said the Briton, a double world the partnership could work, but the icy rela- plants of Brazil, are a key part of the Olympics merchandis- champion after Rosberg’s bid to thwart him tions have thawed again. “It’s been so intense ing campaign which is set to feature 12,000 products and is was hampered by engine troubles that left between us all year long,” said Hamilton. an important revenue source and a vital way of engaging him out of the points. “There’s been good moments and bad the public. Organisers hope to raise 1 billion reais ($398 “He was graceful enough to come up to moments. “Without a doubt we’ve had a million) in retail sales from Rio 2016 branded merchandise. me and see me after, which I really appreciat- friendship or a relationship that we built a The fictional backstory of the characters states they were ed. It was really big of him to be able to do long, long, long time ago so that will always born out of the joy of the Brazilian people at having been that.” The two have been pushing each other be there. awarded the games. hard all season in a campaign reminiscent of “He was a very, very fierce competitor this A public poll will be held to decide their names from a the great battles of yesteryear between year, he did an exceptional job. He’s going to shortlist of Oba and Eba; Tiba Tuque and Esquindim; and Brazilian Ayrton Senna and French team mate be quick for a long time...it could have been Vinicius and Tom. Alain Prost at McLaren. either one of us today.” Organisers are hoping the mascots help engage Boyhood friends since their karting days, Lauda, who beat Prost to the title by just younger audiences in the Olympics, with a television series the two Mercedes drivers tested their rela- half a point in 1984 when they were at starring the mascots planned to run on Brazilian television tionship to the breaking point with the pair McLaren, said the post-race handshake one year before the games. barely on speaking terms as it became appar- between Hamilton and Rosberg had made his “We are close to signing a partnership to produce a TV ent that one of them would be champion. In day. “I really got emotional when I saw on the show,” Sylmara Multini, head of licensing for Rio 2016, told Monaco, Hamilton had suggested Rosberg podium that Nico went up and congratulated Reuters, adding they would also be developing apps and BRAZIL: In this photo released by Rio 2016 Organizing Committee for the Olympic had deliberately denied him a tilt at pole him,” said the Austrian, himself a former triple games with the mascots. “The crucial thing is to turn the and Paralympic Games, the mascots of Rio 2016 Olympic (left) and Paralympic position with an error that brought out warn- champion.—Reuters mascots into characters.” —Reuters Games pose for a photo at the Leme Fort. —AP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SPORTS PSG hampered by injuries

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain coach against Metz. Laurent Blanc continues to struggle with The weekend win also saw talisman a raft of injury problems as his side pre- Zlatan Ibrahimovic start for his club for pare to entertain Ajax at the Parc des the first time in two months after a heel Princes in Champions League Group F on injury. today. The French champions are already Ibrahimovic, who spent three years through to the last 16 for the third sea- with Ajax before joining Juventus in son running after following up a 1-1 2004, will now be looking forward to fac- draw away to Ajax in September with ing his old club, while full-backs Gregory three consecutive wins. van der Wiel and Maxwell will also face They come into their penultimate their former side. “It is always special for group game a point clear of Barcelona, me to play against Ajax. I learnt so many who have also qualified, and their trip to things there. My time in Amsterdam the Camp Nou on December 10 is set to allowed me to become a man,” said decide who goes through to the knock- Maxwell, who made his name in Europe out stage as winners of the section. during a five-year spell with Ajax. However, in the seemingly unlikely event that Barcelona should lose to AJAX ALREADY OUT APOEL in Cyprus, PSG would be guaran- Ajax have lost only two of their last 15 teed top spot by beating already-elimi- games but both defeats came against nated Ajax in the French capital. Barcelona and their 2-0 home loss to the Few would bet against PSG, who are Catalans three weeks ago condemned unbeaten in 31 home games in Europe them to another premature exit from the and are still unbeaten in 19 games in all Champions League. competitions this season after a 3-2 win They have mustered just two points at Metz in Ligue 1 on Friday. from four games so far but remain a A late goal by Ezequiel Lavezzi against point clear of APOEL in the battle to Metz clinched a seventh straight win for claim the consolation of a place in the Laurent Blanc’s side, but the PSG coach Europa League, with a home encounter saw his injury worries increase in that against the Cypriots to come. match as midfield duo Yohan Cabaye and Ajax came from behind to beat LONDON: Manchester City’s Samir Nasri (centre right) trains with teammates, next to the Etihad Stadium in Manchester. Manchester City will Thiago Motta both came off prematurely. Heerenveen 4-1 on Saturday and sit sec- play Bayern Munich today in a Champions League Group E soccer match. —AP “Motta came off at half-time with a ond in the Dutch Eredivisie, two points calf problem. Yohan Cabaye also had a behind leaders PSV. They have appeared calf problem. That is what happens to vulnerable defensively at times this sea- clubs who have a lot of international son but coach Frank de Boer, who is Pellegrini feeling pressure players. You need to be able to deal with without the banned Joel Veltman, hopes it,” conceded Blanc. his team can put up a good showing in David Luiz, Lucas and Marco Verratti France. “I am not worried about my ahead of stern Bayern test all missed that game and the latter is defence. Obviously, we cannot allow our- expected to be on the sidelines once selves any lapses in concentration more against Ajax, so young midfielder against a team like Paris,” he said. “But my LONDON: Manchester City are teetering on the Guardiola’s ruthless Bayern side will be a very ding to win his third Champions League title as a Adrien Rabiot could again feature after men will apply themselves in the right brink of a third Champions League group-phase different proposition. “We are really lucky to still coach after two previous successes with starting for the first time this season manner, I am convinced of that.” —AFP elimination in four seasons ahead of Bayern be in with a chance of qualifying because, with Barcelona. Munich’s visit to the Etihad Stadium today. two points and two games left, normally you are “With Philipp (Lahm), David (Alaba), (Javi) City’s dismal 2-1 loss at home to CSKA out,” said the former France international. “Now Martinez and Thiago (Alcantara) out, we now Moscow in their previous outing left them bot- is our chance. We have to take it and play with have a super midfielder back, but he has only tom of Group E with only two points and they nothing to lose. We can take a lot (from beating trained for a week with us. Di Matteo to use home will be knocked out if they fail to beat Bayern Swansea), but a game against Bayern Munich “He’s not ready for 90 minutes, but he has and there is a winner in the Russian champions’ will not be the same as a game against Swansea. huge amounts of experience. But for this period record to stop Chelsea home game with Roma. “No disrespect to Swansea, who are a great now until Christmas with the Bundesliga and Manuel Pellegrini’s side can draw some solace team, but Bayern Munich have world-class play- Champions League, he will of course be a big from the fact that Bayern, who shaded ers in every position.” help to us.” BERLIN: Schalke 04 coach Roberto Di tional window. September’s reverse fixture 1-0 thanks to a last- Schweinsteiger’s return will help to ease Matteo is banking on his team’s perfect To prove the point, the hitman con- minute goal by former City player Jerome IN CONTENTION Bayern’s problems in midfield, particularly in home record under his stewardship to tinued his prolific club form with his Boateng, are already guaranteed to qualify as Bayern have gone 18 games without defeat light of the fractured ankle that is expected to deny his former club Chelsea the group 11th goal in 10 league games in the 2-0 group winners. since losing to Borussia Dortmund in the keep Lahm out for three months. win in their Champions League game home win over West Bromwich Albion City will also take inspiration from their 3-2 German Super Cup on August 13, winning all With Toure and Fernandinho both unavail- today. on Saturday. win away to Bayern in the group phase of last four of their games to date in the Champions able for City, Fernando, James Milner and former Italian Di Matteo, who led Chelsea to That victory strengthened Chelsea’s season’s competition, although the circum- League. The 2013 European champions extend- Chelsea veteran Frank Lampard are all in con- the 2012 Champions League title as lead at the top of the Premier League stances then were quite different, with the visi- ed their lead at the Bundesliga summit to seven tention to start in central midfield. caretaker coach, took over at Schalke in table, with Mourinho’s men continuing tors having already secured a place in the last 16. points by crushing Hoffenheim 4-0 at the Allianz Captain Vincent Kompany made his return October and so far has seen them win their unbeaten start to the season in all City’s hand has been weakened by suspen- Arena on Saturday. from a calf complaint against Swansea, but each of their four matches at home in all competitions. sions to Yaya Toure and Fernandinho, both of Bastian Schweinsteiger made his first com- Spanish playmaker David Silva is not expected competitions. A nervous 3-2 win over Mourinho himself played down the whom were sent off-the former for a petulant petitive appearance since starring for Germany to feature after missing City’s last four games VfL Wolfsburg after an explosive start clash with Di Matteo saying: “It is shove-during the defeat by CSKA Moscow on in the World Cup final, coming on as a late sub- with a knee problem. Recent form does not that saw them lead 3-0 after only 25 Chelsea against Schalke, it is not me November 5. stitute, and Guardiola has hinted that he could favor City. The English champions have won only minutes confirmed Schalke’s good run at against Di Matteo. I don’t play against And although City came from behind to beat feature again at City. “It’s good news for him and two of their last nine Champions League home home under the Italian. him.” —Reuters Swansea City 2-1 in the Premier League on for us. I have seen how important Bastian is for matches, while Bayern have lost just one of their Saturday, midfielder Samir Nasri knows that Pep the club and the fans,” said Guardiola, who is bid- last 13 away games in the competition. —AFP “We are happy with our performance,” he said. “We scored three goals and con- tinue to have a great run at home.” “We have the Champions League Matches on TV game on Tuesday where everything is (Local Timings) More Messi history up for grabs open. But we want at least a point,” said Di Matteo, who is enjoying his first job UEFA Champions League NICOSIA: Fresh from becoming the all-time leading goalscorer in La Liga, Lionel Messi will since being sacked by Chelsea in late CSKA Moskva v AS Roma 20:00 2012. have his sights on more history as he looks to beIN SPORTS 3 HD With Chelsea top of Group G on eight repeat that feat in the Champions League when points with two games remaining, Borisov v Porto 20:00 Barcelona visit APOEL Nicosia today. Messi’s double in the Catalans’ 2-0 win at Schalke, second on five, know that a beIN SPORTS 4 HD Ajax three weeks ago took him level with Real draw could be enough to secure Chelsea Donetsk v Bilbao 22:45 Madrid legend Raul’s record tally of 71 goals in the group win and put a dent in beIN SPORTS 6 HD the competition and ensured Barca’s progress to Schalke’s qualification hopes. Man City v Bayern Munich 22:45 the last 16 for an 11th consecutive season. Sporting Lisbon, who have four However, Luis Enrique’s men still need at points, take on last-placed Maribor in beIN SPORTS 1 HD least a point in Cyprus to ensure they can win the other group game. The fitness of Apoel v Barcelona 22:45 Group F with victory over Paris Saint-Germain at Chelsea striker Diego Costa has been an beIN SPORTS 2 HD home in their final group match early next ongoing saga throughout their first four month. Group G games, with the Spaniard, suf- PSG v Ajax 22:45 Messi’s latest record feat overshadowed fering with hamstring and pelvic prob- beIN SPORTS 5 HD arguably Barca’s best performance of the season lems, used only fleetingly so far by man- Lisbon v Maribor 22:45 so far in crushing Europa League holders Sevilla 5-1 at the weekend, with the Argentine scoring ager Jose Mourinho. beIN SPORTS 3 HD Ominously for Schalke though, the his 27th hat-trick for the club along with goals Blues boss says Costa is now fully recov- Schalke v Chelsea 22:45 from Neymar and Ivan Rakitic. ered after being given a rest from the beIN SPORTS 4 Luis Suarez’s attempts to break his Barcelona Spain squad during the recent interna- duck were frustrated once more but Enrique has no concerns over the Urguayan’s ability to find the back of the net as he again proved his worth with a fourth assist in as many games. “It will come. To have a goalscorer of that quality and generosity is marvellous,” said Enrique. “They are all playing for each other. No one doubts that Suarez will score many goals SPAIN: Barcelona’s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi celebrates in this file photo. —AFP for Barcelona.” up with Xavi Hernandez in midfield as Andres run to the Champions League quarter-finals in Rakitic also hailed the importance of such a Iniesta has been left out of the 22-man squad the 2011/12 season, but they too still have the resounding win after a difficult couple of weeks that will travel to Nicosia on Monday, despite prospect of European football into the new year which saw Barca lose to Real Madrid and Celta nearing a return to action after a month out. to fight for. Vigo in consecutive games before struggling to Thomas Vermaelen has also been left out due to Giorgos Donis’s men trail Ajax by just a point overcome Almeria 2-1 ahead of the internation- the recurrence of a hamstring injury which has and face the Dutch champions in two weeks al break. prevented him from making his Barca debut time in Amsterdam in what is likely to be a deci- “It was important to play well and recover since a summer move from Arsenal. sive match to decide who claims third place and good feelings, but above all to regain the confi- Three narrow defeats from four matches the consolation prize of dropping into the last dence of the fans.” The Croatian is likely to team mean APOEL cannot repeat their remarkable 32 of the Europa League. —AFP CSKA out to complete an amazing comeback

MOSCOW: CSKA Moscow have had to over- After fan violence in their opening Group E Israel while Swedish international Pontus come plenty of adversity in this season’s game, CSKA were ordered to play games Wernbloom is also a cause for concern having Champions League but two stunning results behind closed doors. Then, after losing their picked up a minor knock during their 2-1 against Manchester City have left them tantalis- opening two games against Roma and Bayern, defeat at FC Krasnodar on Saturday. ingly close to qualifying from the toughest they were on the brink of a third defeat as they Roma, who kept up the pressure on Serie A group in the competition. trailed 2-0 at home to City. Yet they fought back leaders Juventus with a 2-1 victory at Atalanta If the Russian champions beat AS Roma in to draw 2-2 before becoming the first Russian on Saturday, are without Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, Moscow today, they would only have to avoid side to win a Champions League match in Maicon and Leandro Castan but will be boosted defeat in their final match to qualify for the England for 19 years with a 2-1 victory in by the return of Davide Astori, who had missed knockout stages from a group which also fea- Manchester two weeks later. his team’s last three matches with a thigh tures English champions City and 2013 winners Leonid Slutsky’s side will need little motiva- strain. Bayern Munich. tion as they look to avenge the 5-1 defeat they “We have the possibility to leave things Roma, level with Moscow on four points, are suffered against the Italian side in September. in our own hands for the home game in the same position as their Russian hosts, giv- After a campaign ravaged by injury, Slutsky against Manchester City,” Roma manager ing the match at the Khimki Arena a crucial feel. will have the rare luxury of picking from an Rudi Garcia said. “We will be playing LONDON: Chelsea’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas (third left) takes part in a That Moscow are still in the hunt at all, almost full-strength squad for the visit of Roma. against a side that has shown they are training session for the UEFA Champions League, Group G football match against though, seems remarkable after the tribula- However, CSKA will be without Bebras capable of much more than they showed in Schalke 04. —AFP tions of their latest European campaign. Natkho, who picked up an injury playing for the first match against us.” —Reuters TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 SPORTS ‘Little derby’ shows how Milan clubs have fallen

ROME: A decade ago, the Milan derby who wasted a glorious chance to win it new Inter president Erick Thohir, the qualified for the Champions League, and three came from penalties and his other was the pinnacle of club football, twice for Milan. Milan is seventh, 13 points Indonesian entrepreneur who bought a Milan isn’t in Europe at all after finishing was a divine backheel effort against played in the final stages of the behind Italian league leader Juventus, majority stake in the club a year ago eighth last season. Parma in September. Champions League. These days, when with Inter a point further back. from Massimo Moratti. “We have two Still, there were flashes of brilliance at The equalizer from Nigeria interna- Inter and AC Milan meet, it’s a second- “Life is made of cycles,” said Filippo paths,” Mancini said. “Bouncing back in the San Siro on Sunday. Menez’s exqui- tional Obi, his first this season, came rate spectacle. Inzaghi, Milan’s first-year coach and for- the league or winning the Europa site volleyed goal was a work of art. The with a weak shot from the edge of the How far the two Milan clubs have fall- mer star Rossoneri striker. “Milan had a League. Our aim doesn’t have to be third Frenchman nonchalantly redirected a area that went in after Milan goalkeeper en was on full display in a 1-1 draw fantastic cycle and now we’re in a period place but to do our best. We’ll see in cross from the left from El Shaarawy with Diego Lopez had his view obstructed. Sunday in a match that will be better of rebuilding and starting again. We January.” one touch of his right foot into the far The backflip that Obi performed to cele- remembered for the near misses than shouldn’t look at the table. We have to Four years ago under Jose Mourinho, corner. brate was more exciting than the goal the goals scored - and had no impact on begin anew from the foundations, which Inter swept the Champions League, “If you don’t know how to place your itself. the Serie A title race. The Gazzetta dello we have. We have to improve and I hope Serie A and Italian Cup titles in one glori- foot the right way then a ball like that Obi spent last season on loan with Sport called it “Little Derby” yesterday. that in a few months there will be a ous season. And between 2003 and ends up in the third level of the stands,” Parma and is still considered a fringe “Mancini discovers that Milan is now great improvement.” 2007, Milan won two Champions League Milan vice president Adriano Galliani player. He’s got nowhere near the talent the periphery of Italian football,” read Mancini, who was only hired nine trophies and finished runner-up in said. The Gazzetta labeled it a “gourmet of the rapidly developing Juventus mid- the headline in Corriere dello Sport fol- days before the derby, had little time to another final. football move.” When he dedicates him- fielder Paul Pogba, who scored twice lowing Roberto Mancini’s first match work. After restoring Inter to glory in his Back when Andriy Shevchenko was self to the task at hand, the often mercu- and also hit the post in a 3-0 win at Lazio back as Inter coach. first spell in charge with three consecu- considered the world’s top striker, Milan rial Menez can make a big impact. And on Saturday. A volley from Jeremy Menez gave tive Serie A titles from 2006 to 2008, edged Inter in the 2003 Champions there’s no discussing his talent, even if “We’d be foolish to compare the gap Milan the halftime lead but Joel Obi lev- Mancini acknowledged that the goals League semifinals. Then the teams met he dropped out of favor behind Paris between the two lads,” a Gazzetta edito- eled shortly after the hour mark. Both are more modest now. again in the quarterfinals of the 2005 Saint-Germain’s highly paid stars last rial said. “But it helps give an idea of how sides also hit the crossbar through Returning to the Champions League tournament. season. much separates the Milan clubs from the Mauro Icardi and Stephan El Shaarawy, is a priority not only for Mancini but also This season neither Milan club even Of Menez’s five goals this season, top.” —AP Milan derby ends in draw on Mancini’s Inter return

MILAN: Roberto Mancini’s return to the Inter Milan bench after a six-year gap ended in a 1-1 draw against old rivals AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday. Napoli coach Rafael Benitez was fuming after his side squandered a 2-0 lead in a 3-3 draw with Cagliari while Torino missed their fifth consecu- tive penalty on their way to a 1-0 home defeat by Sassuolo. Thirty-seven-year-old Udinese for- ward Antonio Di Natale scored his 200th Serie A goal in his 400th appearance and hapless Parma lost again. Milan scored with their first shot on target when Jeremy Menez sidefooted the ball past Samir Handanovic on the volley in the 23rd minute. BRAZIL: Cruzeiro’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the Brazilian Joel Obi levelled with a low shot from the Championship at Minerao Stadium. —AFP edge of the area in the 61st minute following a poor clearance by Cristian Zapata before Stephan El Shaarawy hit the bar for Milan and Cruzeiro secure league title Mauro Icardi for Inter in a frantic final 20 minutes between the two fallen giants. SAO PAULO: Cruzeiro were crowned 0 first-leg deficit. Gonzalo Higuain, with his seventh goal in the Brazilian league champions for the second Sao Paulo’s win guarantees them a top last five league games, and Gokhan Inler put consecutive year on Sunday after they beat four finish and a place in next year’s third-placed Napoli 2-0 ahead in less than half Goias 2-1 at home to open up an unassail- Libertadores Cup, while Corinthians are an hour but Victor Ibarbo pulled one back with able lead at the top of Serie A. almost certain to join them after beating some delightful footwork and Diego Farias The Belo Horizonte side are seven points Gremio 1-0. equalised two minutes after halftime. clear of second-placed Sao Paulo, with two Internacional beat fifth-place Atletico In an open second half, with Cagliari coach games to go. Cruzeiro overcame a stout Mineiro on Saturday and moved into Zdenek Zeman throwing caution to the wind in Goias side at the Mineirao stadium with fourth. It was even more tense at the other his inimitable style, Jonathan De Guzman put MILAN: AC Milan’s Fernando Torres (left) controls the ball as Inter Milan’s Juan Jesus tries to two headed goals either side of halftime. end of the table, where six of the bottom Napoli back in front with a looping header but stop him during the Serie A soccer match. —AP Ricardo Goulart got the first in the 12th eight teams played each other. the Sardinians grabbed a deserved point when minute only to see Samuel equalise for the Second-bottom Botafogo look doomed Farias turned in Ibarbo’s cross. enough for Udinese who were held 1-1 by former club from Franco Brienza’s free kick. visitors 10 minutes later. But Cruzeiro took for the drop after losing their fifth succes- “I’m certainly not happy to see these presents Chievo. Bottom club Parma, beaten 7-0 by Juventus control in the second half and as the tor- sive match and are stuck on 33 points, six after so much work. We had the game in our Hapless Cesena substitute Constantin Nica in their last game, went down 2-0 at home to rential rain let up, Willian crossed for from safety while Bahia, one place above hands and we gave it away,” Benitez told came off the bench and scored an own goal with Empoli. Everton Ribeiro to make it two after 62 them on 34, look set to go down too. Both reporters after his side lost ground on leading his first touch of the game as he diverted a cross Torino were jeered off after Juan Sanchez minutes and even though closest rivals Sao teams must now win their final two match- pair Juventus and AS Roma, who both won on into the net to gift fourth-placed Sampdoria a 1- Mino saw his penalty saved by Andrea Paulo beat Santos 1-0 away, a packed stadi- es and hope the clubs above them slip up. Saturday. 1 draw. Consigli on the half hour and Antonio Floro um celebrated Cruzeiro’s fourth league Defeats for Palmeiras and Vitoria make Di Natale became only the seventh player to The Sea Horses had taken the lead when Flores headed Sassuolo’s late winner from a title. “Everyone wanted to beat Cruzeiro,” them favourites to be the fourth and final reach the 200 goal mark although it was not Stefano Lucchini scrambled home against his corner. —Reuters striker Marcelo Moreno told reporters. “But team relegated, with Vitoria on 38 points in we were professional, serious, and we the final relegation spot. worked hard. We deserve this.” Palmeiras are one point above them on They face city rivals Atletico Mineiro 39. Criciuma got a point at Flamengo with a tomorrow in the second-leg of the Brazilian 1-1 draw on Saturday but have already Valencia slip against Levante Cup final, though will need to overturn a 2- been relegated.—Reuters MADRID: Valencia lost ground on La Liga’s early paceset- ters when they slipped to a surprise 2-1 reverse at mid- table city rivals Levante on Sunday. Saudi Arabia, Qatar Victor Casadesus nodded Levante in front in the 58th minute at the Ciutat de Valencia stadium before Dani Parejo levelled in the 73rd when he was sent clear by in Gulf Cup final Alvaro Negredo. Substitute Jose Luis Morales struck the winner moments RIYADH: Saudi Arabia national football comeback scoring its first goal with a head- later when he ran at the visiting defence and curled a team defeated UAE 3-2 in their semifinals er by Ahmad Khalil, who also scored the superb shot into the top corner. match of the 22nd Gulf Cup at King Fahad second goal for his team in the 78th Negredo, on loan from Manchester City, had a chance to International Stadium in the Saudi capital minute, equalizing the score 2-2. The equalise again eight minutes from time but sent his header on Sunday. Saudis were able to lead again only min- straight at keeper Diego Marino. In the first half, Saudi Nasser Al- utes before the end of the match through a “We have to congratulate our opponent because they Shamrani scored his country’s first goals powerful shot by Salem Al-Dousari . achieved the victory but it is hard to understand when you with a powerful shot , only to be followed Saudi Arabia will now meet Qatar in don’t win despite being very superior,” Valencia coach by a second goal by his teammate Nawaf the final match next Wednesday Nov 26 Nuno told a news conference. “Now we have to pick our- Al-Aabed in the 21st minute ending the at King Fahad Stadium. Meanwhile, selves up very quickly from defeat in a match into which first half 2-0 in favor of Saudi Arabia. UAE play against Oman today for third we put everything we had,” added the Portuguese who In the second half, the UAE team made a place. —KUNA took over from Argentina-born Juan Antonio Pizzi in July. “Levante limited themselves to defending and they do it very well but we deserved the win and I am very proud of the team. This result could help us improve.” Hopes are high at Valencia that a takeover of the club by Singapore billionaire Peter Lim will end years of financial struggle and restore their status as genuine challengers for silverware in Spain and Europe. They last won La Liga under Rafa Benitez in 2004 and were losing Champions League finalists in 2000 and 2001.

MESSI RECORD With 12 matches played Valencia are fourth on 24 points, two behind third-placed champions Atletico Madrid who won 3-1 at home to Malaga on Saturday. Real Madrid lead on 30 points after Saturday’s 4-0 stroll at La Liga debutants Eibar, with a Cristiano Ronaldo double taking the Portugal forward’s tally for the season to 20 goals in 11 appearances. Barcelona are two points behind their arch rivals in sec- ond thanks to Saturday’s 5-1 drubbing of fifth-placed Sevilla that was decorated by Lionel Messi netting a hat- trick to set an all-time La Liga record of 253 goals. The 27-year-old Argentina maestro surpassed the previ- ous best of 251 set by former Athletic Bilbao striker Telmo Zarra in 1955. Levante’s victory lifted them out of the relegation zone to 13th place on 12 points, two behind Rayo Vallecano who won 1-0 at home to Celta Vigo in Sunday’s early kickoff. “Derby days are always special days and we had to work hard to get the three points,” Morales said. “Protecting our top-flight status will happen in home matches and above all with the support of our fans. It could be the best goal I have scored in my career.” Villarreal closed to within two points of seventh-placed Celta after they won 2-1 at Getafe, while bottom side Cordoba were denied a first win of the campaign when RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s footballer Salman Al Faraj (left) and Salem Al Dawsari (right) they let slip a two-goal lead and drew 2-2 at fellow strug- fight for the ball with UAE’s Ismaeil Matar (center) during the semifinal of the 22nd SPAIN: Valencia’s midfielder Carles Gil (left) vies with Levante’s French midfielder Gulf Cup football match. —AFP glers Elche. —Reuters Mohamed Sissoko during the Spanish League football match. —AFP Grizzlies maul Pellegrini feeling Clippers pressure ahead of stern Bayern test

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DENVER: Broncos running back CJ Anderson (22) is hit by Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Randy Starks during the second half of an NFL football game. — AP Cowboys ride past Giants

EAST RUTHERFORD: Tony Romo threw two touchdown passes NFC South, dropped to 0-7 against teams outside the division. es from Teddy Bridgewater, who finished 21 for 37 for 210 yards TD catch, spurring a second-half turnaround that allowed to Dez Bryant, the winner from 13 yards with 1:01 remaining, to Isaiah Crowell scored a pair of touchdowns for the Browns, and an interception. Indianapolis to pull away from Jacksonville. lift the Dallas Cowboys to a comeback 31-28 victory over the who also were bolstered by the return of Josh Gordon. He had Andrew Luck was 21 of 32 for 253 yards with one score, but New York Giants. eight catches for 120 yards. EAGLES 43, TITANS 24 his streak of consecutive 300-yard games ended at eight - one Romo threw for two TDs in the third quarter. But the Giants Josh Huff returned the opening kickoff 107 yards and LeSean short of Drew Brees’ NFL record. (3-8), trailing 24-21, staged a 93-yard drive capped by Adrien PATRIOTS 34, LIONS 9 McCoy ran for 130 yards as the Philadelphia Eagles beat the The Colts (7-4) have won 11 straight against AFC South foes. Robinson’s first career TD catch, from 1 yard with 3 minutes left. Tom Brady threw for 349 yards and two touchdowns in a Tennessee Titans. Jacksonville (1-10) has lost four straight overall and five straight Back came Dallas (8-3) on an 80-yard march in which Romo pass-heavy offense against the NFL’s stingiest rushing defense as Huff’s return was the longest in franchise history and the to Indy. never was pressured. He found Bryant in the back of the end the New England Patriots stretched their winning streak to sev- 10th non-offensive touchdown for Philadelphia this season. Hilton promised to score a touchdown for his new daughter, zone to win it, setting up an NFC East showdown with en games with a victory over the Detroit Lions. Mark Sanchez threw for 307 yards and one touchdown in his but it sure wasn’t easy. Luck was sacked five times, fumbled Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day for first place. The Patriots led 24-6 at halftime as Brady repeatedly found third start for the injured Nick Foles. He has 300 yards passing in three times and lost two of those in the first half. Thanks to Odell Beckham Jr.’s spectacular one-handed catch, wide-open receivers while the Lions struggled on offense. For three straight games, tying a team record. But Indy still led 6-3 at the half and 13-3 after Trent one of the rookie’s two first-half touchdowns, New York built a the second straight game, Detroit failed to score a touchdown. Now, the Eagles (8-3) can shift their focus to the Dallas Richardson’s 1-yard TD run in the third quarter. Hilton’s long 21-10 halftime lead. But the Giants lost their sixth straight and New England (9-2) routed a division leader for the third con- Cowboys (7-3) for a first-place showdown on Thanksgiving. The catch made it 20-3. Adam Vinatieri’s third field goal capped the were eliminated from division contention. secutive game, following wins over Denver and Indianapolis. top two teams in the NFC East will play twice in 18 days, starting scoring. Detroit (7-4) lost for the second straight week against a confer- with Thursday’s game at Dallas. Rookie Zach Mettenberger had SEAHAWKS 19, CARDINALS 3 ence leader after falling to Arizona 14-6 last Sunday. 345 yards passing and two TDs and Delanie Walker had 155 BEARS 21, BUCCANEERS 13 Russell Wilson found backup tight end Cooper Helfet for a LeGarrette Blount rushed for 78 yards and two touchdowns yards receiving for the Titans (2-9). Matt Forte rushed for two touchdowns in the third quarter as 20-yard catch-and-run touchdown late in the third quarter, three days after signing with New England after being cut by the Chicago Bears beat Lovie Smith and the Tampa Bay Steven Hauschka kicked four field goals as Seattle handed Pittsburgh. In the win over the Colts, the Patriots stuck with the BENGALS 22, TEXANS 13 Buccaneers. Arizona its second loss of the season. Wilson was sacked a sea- running game as Jonas Gray rushed 37 times for 201 yards and Andy Dalton threw for 233 yards and a touchdown and A.J. Jay Cutler threw a 2-yard TD pass to Alshon Jeffery as the son-high seven times by Arizona’s ultra-aggressive defense and four touchdowns. After being sent home from Friday’s practice Green had 121 yards receiving on a career-high 12 receptions to Bears (5-6) scored 21 straight points to erase a 10-0 halftime the assortment of blitzes they called to confuse and fluster the for reporting late, he didn’t play at all on Sunday. give the Cincinnati Bengals a win over the Houston Texans. deficit. Forte had a 13-yard run that put Chicago ahead to stay, Seahawks quarterback. But when Seattle (7-4) needed a scoring The Bengals (7-3-1) led throughout, but Houston (5-6) cut the and then added a 1-yard plunge that made it 21-10. drive, after squandering advantageous field position through- PACKERS 24, VIKINGS 21 lead to three points late in the third quarter before Cincinnati Smith coached the Bears to three playoff appearances and a out the game, Wilson delivered. Eddie Lacy rushed for 125 yards on 25 carries, both season tacked on two field goals in the fourth quarter to secure the win. trip to the 2007 Super Bowl during his successful nine-year run The victory was a must for Seattle if it had any hopes of get- highs to help Aaron Rodgers as the Green Bay Packers hang on Rookie Jeremy Hill scored on a 2-yard touchdown run early in in Chicago. He was hired by Tampa Bay (2-9) in January. ting back into the division race. The Seahawks entered the day against the Minnesota Vikings. the third quarter after an interception by Ryan Mallett for Tampa Bay had three turnovers in the third. Josh McCown, trailing Arizona (9-2) by three games in the NFC West. Lacy scored twice, on a run in the first quarter and a catch in Cincinnati’s only touchdown of the second half. who played for the Bears the previous three seasons, lost a fum- Arizona was held to a season-low 204 total yards. A week the fourth. Then, he rumbled through the line for two first Mallett struggled in his second career start, finishing with ble and threw an interception. Vincent Jackson also lost a fum- after throwing for a career-high 306 yards, Drew Stanton was 14 downs to drain the clock after the Vikings (4-7) cut the lead to 189 yards passing and often overthrowing open receivers. ble at the end of a 24-yard reception that would have resulted in of 26 for 149 and one interception. three with 3:23 remaining. Rodgers threw two touchdown pass- Houston’s only touchdown came on a 60-yard interception a first-and-goal. es and again avoided a turnover for the Packers (8-3), who return by Johnathan Joseph in the third quarter. Rookie Alfred BRONCOS 39, DOLPHINS 36 stayed out of a potential trap against a struggling team with a Blue ran for 46 yards filling in for the injured Arian Foster for the CHARGERS 27, RAMS 24 Peyton Manning threw three of his four TD passes to game next week against surging New England. They also moved second straight game. Marcus Gilchrist intercepted Shaun Hill at the goal line with Demaryius Thomas and C.J. Anderson ran for 167 yards and the past Detroit into sole possession of first place in the NFC North 56 seconds left to preserve the San Diego Chargers’ victory go-ahead score in the Denver Broncos’ win over the Miami when the Lions lost to the Patriots. COLTS 23, JAGUARS 3 against the St. Louis Rams that helped tighten the AFC West Dolphins. Charles Johnson and Greg Jennings caught touchdown pass- TY Hilton celebrated the birth of his first child with a 73-yard race. Anderson’s 10-yard run with 5:01 left gave the Broncos (8-3) Gilchrist jumped the route as Hill tried to force a pass to their first lead of the game at 32-28. T.J. Ward’s 37-yard intercep- Kenny Britt, who also was covered by Shareece Wright, on sec- tion return of Ryan Tannehill’s pass set up Wes Welker’s insurance NFL results/standings ond-and-goal from the 4. Hill had beaten Gilchrist on a 7-yard TD TD catch. pass to Stedman Bailey with 2:04 left that pulled the Rams with- The Broncos needed it after Tannehill drove the Dolphins (6- Cleveland 26, Atlanta 24; Chicago 21, Tampa Bay 13; Cincinnati 22, Houston 13; Indianapolis 23, Jacksonville 3; Green Bay 24, Minnesota 21; in three points. 5) on another scoring drive, hitting Jarvis Landry from a yard out New England 34, Detroit 9; Philadelphia 43, Tennessee 24; San Diego 27, St. Louis 24; Seattle 19, Arizona 3; Denver 39, Miami 36; San Francisco The Rams (4-7) were trying for consecutive wins for the first with 1:34 left. Lamar Miller’s 2-point dive made it a 3-point 17, Washington 13; Dallas 31, NY Giants 28. time this season, having upset Denver a week earlier. Janoris game. American Football Conference National Football Conference Jenkins returned an interception by Philip Rivers 99 yards for a The Dolphins’ onside kick was recovered by - who else? - AFC East NFC East touchdown. Anderson, who sealed the game with a 26-yard run. Anderson, W L T OTL PF PA PCT Philadelphia 8 3 0 0 342 275 .727 Ryan Mathews had a 32-yard touchdown run and linebacker who had 27 carries, also caught four passes for 38 yards. New England 9 2 0 0 357 227 .818 Dallas 8 3 0 1 292 240 .727 Andrew Gachkar scored on a 13-yard fumble recovery 21 sec- Manning became the third player in NFL history with touch- Miami 6 5 0 0 285 219 .545 NY Giants 3 8 0 0 233 294 .273 onds later for the Chargers (7-4). down passes in 50 consecutive games, joining Drew Brees (54) Buffalo 5 5 0 0 200 204 .500 Washington 3 8 0 0 217 273 .273 and Tom Brady (52). He completed 28 of 35 passes for 257 yards NY Jets 2 8 0 0 174 265 .200 NFC North 49ERS 17, REDSKINS 13 AFC North and no interceptions on a cool Colorado evening. Green Bay 8 3 0 0 354 246 .727 Carlos Hyde ran for a go-ahead 4-yard touchdown with 2:59 Cincinnati 7 3 1 0 246 234 .682 Detroit 7 4 0 0 197 190 .636 remaining as San Francisco barely squeaked by the lowly BROWNS 26, FALCONS 24 Pittsburgh 7 4 0 0 288 263 .636 Washington Redskins with a win that kept them in the thick of Chicago 5 6 0 1 236 303 .455 Brian Hoyer shook off three interceptions, leading the Cleveland 7 4 0 0 242 219 .636 the playoff chase. Minnesota 4 7 0 0 202 244 .364 Cleveland Browns down the field in the final minute to set up Baltimore 6 4 0 0 261 181 .600 A fourth-down conversion in their own territory away from Billy Cundiff’s 37-yard field goal as time expired to beat the AFC South NFC South losing, the Niners finally capitalized with a rare touchdown in Atlanta Falcons. Indianapolis 7 4 0 0 333 256 .636 New Orleans 4 6 0 2 261 252 .400 the final period on the way to their third straight victory. Taking advantage of the last of Hoyer’s picks, the Falcons Houston 5 6 0 1 242 226 .455 Atlanta 4 7 0 0 262 281 .364 San Francisco (7-4) overcame three turnovers. Anquan drove for Matt Bryant’s 53-yard field goal with 44 seconds Tennessee 2 9 0 0 192 293 .182 Carolina 3 7 1 0 215 300 .318 Boldin, who caught a pair of touchdown passes in a win at remaining to seize the lead. Jacksonville 1 10 0 0 161 305 .091 Tampa Bay 2 9 0 2 207 300 .182 Washington last November, finished with nine catches for 137 But Hoyer completed four straight passes, the last of them to AFC West NFC West yards. the Falcons 19, and spiked the ball with 5 seconds left. Cundiff Denver 8 3 0 1 332 260 .727 Arizona 9 2 0 0 240 195 .818 Kai Forbath kicked a 46-yard field goal with 7:42 to go that trotted on and made his fourth field goal of the game for the Kansas City 7 4 0 0 261 195 .636 Seattle 7 4 0 0 279 218 .636 put Washington ahead. Alfred Morris ran for a season-best 125 Browns (7-4). San Diego 7 4 0 0 245 216 .636 San Francisco 7 4 0 0 228 225 .636 yards and a touchdown for the Redskins (3-8), who lost their Atlanta (4-7), coming in improbably tied for first in the woeful Oakland 1 10 0 0 176 285 .091 St. Louis 4 7 0 0 209 285 .364 third in a row and fourth straight to the 49ers. — AP BUSINESS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Oman mulls spending cuts, News in brief

US dollar stable at tax hikes as oil tumbles KD 0.291 against dinar KUWAIT: The exchange rate of the US dollar against the Kuwaiti dinar was stable at KD 0.291 yesterday while the Levy on liquefied natural gas exports likely euro was stable at KD 0.360 compared to Sunday. The Central Bank of Kuwait said in its daily bulletin that the sterling was stable at KD 0.455, the Swiss franc dropped MUSCAT: An advisory body to Oman’s gov- state news agency ONA reported yester- more than 1 million foreign workers in spending on oil and gas production, to KD 0.299, and the Japanese yen was unchanged at ernment has suggested sweeping spend- day. The Shura Council therefore suggested Oman. This would generate about 62 mil- defense and security, and development KD 0.003. The US dollar had risen this week, attracting ing cuts and tax rises, including a levy on reforms to expand Oman’s non-oil tax rev- lion rials. projects, which would reduce 2015 state large numbers of investors, mainly due to positive liquefied natural gas exports, to cope with enues, including an expansion of tax cate- Another recommendation by the com- expenditure by 280 million rials to 14.72 reports released by the Federal Reserve about a promi- the hit to state revenues from the plunge in gories, a review of tax rates, the addition of mittee was to increase royalties paid for billion rials. Financial Affairs Minister nent development in economy. As for the euro-zone, oil prices. Oman has run a small budget new tax sources and improvements to the mineral exploitation to the maximum per- Darwish al-Balushi is expected to announce initial reports released last week showed that the devel- surplus so far this year but the slide of the efficiency of tax collection. centage stipulated in Oman’s Mining Law - Oman’s 2015 budget plan at the end of opment of industrial production recorded a lower rate Brent crude oil price to around $80 a barrel A 12 percent royalty would be levied on that is, 10 per cent of sale revenues. next month or early in January. than expected during last month. The reports’ data led in recent months, from levels of around the revenues of telecommunications oper- Meanwhile, the committee suggested With smaller oil and gas reserves than its to a wide-spread jitters in the continent towards eco- $115 in June, promises to push it into ators; this would add about 31 million rials imposing a “fair tax” on LNG exports, to wealthy Gulf neighbors and a higher cost nomic development. deficit next year unless oil rebounds from Oman Telecommunications Co and raise an additional 196 million rials. The of production, Oman is particularly vulner- sharply. the local operations of Qatar’s Ooredoo, Shura Council estimated the new tax steps able to the oil price drop. Some other gov- OPEC basket price Assuming an average oil price of $80 ONA said. The council’s economic and would generate a total of 302 million rials, ernments are also taking moderate steps; stays at $75.42pb next year and no additional steps to boost financial committee also recommended raising estimated state revenues to 12.24 Kuwait has said it will cut some energy sub- VIENNA: OPEC daily basket price stood at $75.42 a barrel revenue, the government is likely to post a imposing a 2 percent tax on the remit- billion rials in 2015. sidies, and Abu Dhabi is raising utility Friday (November 21) compared with $74.03 the previous deficit of 3.05 billion rials ($7.9 billion), tances back to their home countries of the It also suggested a 5 percent cut in prices. —Reuters day, said the OPEC bulletin yesterday. The new OPEC refer- ence basket of crudes (ORB) is made up of the following: Saharan Blend (Algeria), Girassol (Angola), Oriente (Ecuador), Iran Heavy (Islamic Republic of Iran), Basra Light UAE banks to (Iraq), Kuwait Export (Kuwait), Es Sider (Libya), Bonny Light (Nigeria), Qatar Marine (Qatar), Arab Light (Saudi Arabia), resolve credit Murban (UAE) and Merey (Venezuela).

liability issue Egypt sold $1.796bn of dollar-denominated T-bills ABU DHABI: Banks in the United Arab Emirates CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank said it sold $1.796 billion in one-year dollar-denominated treasury bills to local are close to resolving a liability issue over infor- banks and foreign financial institutions yesterday, more mation provided by the Gulf Arab state’s new than the bank had expected when it announced the credit bureau, the head of the country’s largest auction. The government has relied mainly on the local bank by assets said yesterday. Authorities see the money market to finance its public deficit since a popu- recently-opened Al-Etihad Credit Bureau as a lar uprising in early 2011 that deterred many foreign safeguard against a repeat of the credit bubble investors. Announcing the auction last Thursday, the central bank said it intended to sell $1.75 billion of dol- that undermined the economy at the end of the lar-denominated bills. The sale rolls over an expiring T- last decade. bill, two traders at Egyptian banks and a government The state-run bureau collates bank data on source said. Egypt last issued a dollar-denominated bill people’s credit histories, aiming to give lenders a in June. Last Monday it sold 734.3 million euros ($919 better picture of whether borrowers are likely to million) in euro-denominated one-year treasury bills, be able to manage their debt. exceeding its plans to sell 650 million euros. The aver- However Abdul Aziz Al-Ghurair, head of the age yield was 1.894 percent. Gulf state’s banking lobby group, said last week some of the biggest lenders were refusing to use the bureau’s services due to its refusal to accept Locals unload plantains at the Atrato river port in Quibdo, Department of Choco, Colombia on Iran parliament liability for the soundness of the data. Sunday. —AFP suggests $75-80pb “We are close, commercial issues are being sorted out,” Alex Thursby, chief executive of oil price for budget National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) , told Indonesia’s president DUBAI: Iran’s parliament recommends basing next year’s reporters on the sidelines of a company event budget on an oil price of $75-80 a barrel, a senior lawmak- yesterday, without elaborating. er was reported as saying yesterday, down from $100 in “We have started passing the information over slashes travel funds the 2014 budget plan. to the credit bureau. I think it is critical for the “It seems the trend of decline in oil prices will continue future success of the banking industry.” JAKARTA: Days after flying economy class prices by more than 30 percent, saving the enough,” Widodo told reporters after meet- and a return to previous oil prices is not expected,” the offi- to his son’s graduation in Singapore, government around $11.5 billion in subsi- ing governors at the presidential palace. cial IRNA news agency reported Gholamreza Tajgardoon, The bureau had no immediate comment yes- head of parliament’s planning and budget commission, as terday. It had responded to the banking lobby Indonesia’s president said yesterday he will dies, or 9 percent of budgetary spending “We will discuss with the governors on slash the travel budget for his cabinet to free next year. Widodo, who has also taken steps where we can use the savings.” On Friday, saying. “Parliament and the planning commission recom- group’s comments last week by saying that more up funds for desperately needed reforms in to bolster tax collection, said he would cut Widodo decided against using the presiden- mend an oil price of about $80 a barrel to the govern- than 30 subscribers including banks and other Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. the cabinet’s travel and meeting budget tial jet to attend his son’s graduation cere- ment,” he said when asked about how the fall of oil prices institutions in the UAE were using its services. Its The move is the latest in a series of cost- next year to 25 trillion rupiah ($2.06 billion) mony in Singapore. Instead, he flew econo- would affect the budget. credit reports had a data accuracy of 99.5 percent, cutting measures that President Joko from 41 trillion. “As we can see, business trav- my class on national carrier Garuda Airlines , “The price of oil for the budget still can’t be announced, but it seems with caution and foresight, it will be based on higher than international standards, it said. Widodo has implemented in his first month elling and meeting up to today is only 22 tril- winning praise on social media for his as president. Widodo last week raised fuel lion (rupiah). So 25 trillion is more than “humility”. —Reuters a barrel of oil between $75 and $80,” he said. He added Thursby said separately he expected the pres- that if the budget was based on a higher price, it would sure on UAE banks’ profitability from lending increase the chances of a budget deficit. would remain in 2015 and that NBAD would con- China corruption watchdog Iran’s budget for the year ending in March 2015 has tinue to expand its other product areas to com- been based on oil at $100 per barrel, and exports of about pensate. one million barrels a day. IRNA did not indicate when next launches probe, eyes Sinopec year’s budget would be voted on, but the 2014 budget While the Gulf region’s excess liquidity makes vote took place in February 2014. earning revenue from lending difficult, it opens BEIJING: China’s corruption watchdog has launched a series of China Southern were not immediately reachable for comment. Tajgardoon’s comments echo those of government up opportunities for asset management. Thursby inspections into state-owned enterprises and government bodies President Xi Jinping has launched a sweeping crackdown on cor- spokesperson Mohammad Baqer Nobakht, who said on said his bank has developed a funds business for including China Petrochemical Corp (Sinopec Group), Asia’s largest oil ruption since taking power, warning that the problem is a threat to Wednesday the government had forecast the price of a individuals and institutions, having already refiner, state media said yesterday. The inspectors, part of China’s the Communist Party’s very survival and vowing to go after powerful barrel of oil at between $70 and $80 a barrel, according to attracted large sovereign institutions and pension Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), will focus on sen- “tigers” as well as lowly “flies”. The crackdown has so far netted Zhou oil ministry news agency Shana. The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) will meet in Vienna funds from the Gulf and Asia. “The day of the ior figures within Sinopec who may be promoted to leadership roles. Yongkang, former security chief and previously an oil industry man, The official Xinhua news agency said the inspection would be com- and Jiang Jiemin, former head of top energy group China National on Nov. 27 to decide whether to cut output to trim global western banks dominating (asset management) is supply and boost oil prices, which have fallen by 30 per- plete within one month. Sinopec Group is the parent company of Petroleum Corp, the parent of PetroChina Co Ltd. Earlier this month, gone,” Thursby said. “It is the eastern banks like cent since June. China Petroleum & Chemical Corp . The inspection will also take in China’s top prosecutor said a senior official of China National Offshore OPEC members Iran, Libya and Venezuela have urged NBAD that have the opportunity, 2008 was a government institutions and other state companies, including China Oil Company (CNOOC) was under investigation suspected of having fellow crude producers to support oil prices through pro- change of the world,” he added. —Reuters Southern Airlines Co Ltd and China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd. A received bribes, the first executive from the offshore oil and gas firm duction cuts, while Kuwait has said an output reduction is spokesman for China Unicom declined to comment. Sinopec and embroiled by Beijing’s war on graft. —Reuters unlikely. —Reuters EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Syrian Pound 2.710 Singapore Dollar 0.221184 0.227184 Nepalese Rupees 3.945 South African Rand 0.020645 0.029145 ASIAN COUNTRIES Malaysian Ringgit 87.645 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.001918 0.002498 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Japanese Yen 2.471 Chinese Yuan Renminbi 48.035 Taiwan 0.009318 0.009498 Indian Rupees 4.734 Australian Dollar 234.68 231.68 Thai Bhat 9.885 Thai Baht 0.008566 0.009116 Pakistani Rupees 2.870 Canadian Dollar 263.96 264.96 Turkish Lira 131.225 Srilankan Rupees 2.226 Swiss Franc 305.79 303.79 Arab Nepali Rupees 2.961 Euro 364.86 365.86 Bahraini Dinar 0.768209 0.776209 US Dollar 292.25 295.25 Singapore Dollar 225.090 Bahrain Exchange Company Egyptian Pound 0.038439 0.041539 Hongkong Dollar 37.655 Sterling Pound 459.99 462.99 Japanese Yen 2.52 2.54 Iranian Riyal 0.000081 0.000082 Bangladesh Taka 3.786 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Iraqi Dinar 0.000195 0.000255 Philippine Peso 6.505 Bangladesh Taka 3.765 4.035 Europe Jordanian Dinar 0.407843 0.415343 Thai Baht 8.925 Indian Rupee 4.725 5.025 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.000000 1.000000 Irani Riyal transfer 59.000 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.223 2.658 Belgian Franc 0.007604 0.008804 Irani Riyal cash 116.000 Nepali Rupee 2.949 3.484 British Pound 0.450400 0.459400 Lebanese Pound 0.000143 0.000243 Pakistani Rupee 2.871 2.790 Czech Korune 0.005053 0.017053 Moroccan Dirhams 0.023881 0.047881 GCC COUNTRIES UAE Dirhams 79.41 79.88 Danish Krone 0.044543 0.049543 Nigerian Naira 0.001183 0.001818 Saudi Riyal 77.911 Bahraini Dinar 775.65 777.72 Euro 0.356187 0.364187 Omani Riyal 0.752548 0.758228 Qatari Riyal 80.267 Egyptian Pound 40.75 41.35 Norwegian Krone 0.038899 0.044099 Qatar Riyal 0.079508 0.080721 Omani Riyal 759.160 Jordanian Dinar 415.25 420.90 Romanian Leu 0.081337 0.081337 Saudi Riyal 0.077243 0.077943 Bahraini Dinar 776.010 Omani Riyal 757.89 765.19 Slovakia 0.008526 0.018526 Syrian Pound 0.001731 0.001951 Swedish Krona 0.035052 0.040052 UAE Dirham 79.567 Qatari Riyal 80.48 81.03 Tunisian Dinar 0.155523 0.163523 Swiss Franc 0.294208 0.304406 Saudi Riyal 77.85 78.25 Turkish Lira 0.129932 0.136932 ARAB COUNTRIES Turkish Lira 0.129932 0.136932 UAE Dirhams 0.078533 0.079682 Egyptian Pound - Cash 40.590 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.761 Australasia Yemeni Riyal 0.001318 0.001398 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.363 Australian Dollar 0.245183 0.256683 Tunisian Dinar 158.980 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate New Zealand Dollar 0.224225 0.233725 Al Mulla Exchange Jordanian Dinar 412.330 US Dollar 291.750 America Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.960 Canadian Dollar 260.085 Canadian Dollar 0.254485 0.262985 Syrian Lira 2.082 Sterling Pound 456.630 US Dollars 0.287950 0.292650 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) Morocco Dirham 33.377 Euro 366.500 US Dollars Mint 0.288450 0.292650 US Dollar 291.550 Swiss Frank 303.035 Asia Euro 365.200 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Bahrain Dinar 775.760 Bangladesh Taka 0.003404 0.004004 Pound Sterlng 459.000 US Dollar Transfer 292.050 UAE Dirhams 79.330 Chinese Yuan 0.046145 0.049645 Canadian Dollar 261.700 Euro 363.020 Qatari Riyals 80.935 Hong Kong Dollar 0.035564 0.038314 Indian Rupee 4.716 Sterling Pound 458.520 Saudi Riyals 77.975 Indian Rupee 0.004449 0.004850 Egyptian Pound 40.745 Canadian dollar 261.110 Jordanian Dinar 411.660 Indonesian Rupiah 0.000020 0.000026 Turkish lira 131.490 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.222 Egyptian Pound 40.707 Japanese Yen 0.002391 0.002571 Swiss Franc 302.020 Bangladesh Taka 3.750 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.225 Kenyan Shilling 0.003237 0.003237 Australian Dollar 254.670 Philippines Peso 6.465 Indian Rupees 4.716 Korean Won 0.000252 0.000267 US Dollar Buying 290.850 Pakistan Rupee 2.868 Pakistani Rupees 2.867 Malaysian Ringgit 0.083888 0.089888 Bahraini Dinar 776.000 Bangladesh Taka 3.759 GOLD Nepalese Rupee 0.002985 0.003155 UAE Dirham 79.350 Philippines Pesso 6.481 20 gram 226.000 Pakistan Rupee 0.002713 0.002993 Saudi Riyal 77.850 Cyprus pound 715.865 Philippine Peso 0.006355 0.006635 10 gram 116.000 *Rates are subject to change 5 gram 59.000 Japanese Yen 3.480 Sierra Leone 0.000063 0.000069 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2014 BUSINESS Damas Kuwait unveils new Fope Flex’it collections ‘Elegance, stylish technique’ By Ben Garcia design is really unique and elegant com- heart of the new collection are the sig- bined with the use of new flex’it tech- nature Novecento mesh chain, the KUWAIT: A special technique in making nique. We know that the market patented 18 carat flexible goldweave unique, elegant and stylish jewelry demands for something new; something and a great display of luminous dia- design has been introduced by Damas in elegant so we design accordingly,” monds. Kuwait. Fope, an Italian company Cazzalo noted. “We developed around The powerful new design aesthetics (Vicenza) known as one of the world’s six lines in the flex’it-technique but we of the MiaLuce collection features undu- most sought-after jewelry brands, have about 25-30 collections under it. At lating, organic shapes adorned lavishly proudly applies this new technique to its Fope, we already have hundreds of with rows of diamonds, setting a new new collections available now in Damas designs since we’ve entered the market standard in statement fine jewelry. Each Kuwait-the Flex’it Collection, Flex’it Eka in 1925. The trademark of the company diamond (average 5 carats) is meticu- Collection, Flex’it Solo Collection, Flex’it is always there in every product we lously set under a microscope into the Niue Collection, Flex’t Vendome introduced and based on that we come unique curved design, ensuring each Collection, MiaLuce and 900 Collections. up with a lot of unique designs,” she jewel shines brilliantly. Working exclu- The use of new special technique was mentioned. sively with 18 carat gold and crafted revealed yesterday by Tommaso Kuwait, according to Foralosso, is a entirely, from concept to creation, in Foralosso, Marketing Director of FOPE, fashionably-oriented market and to his Vicenza, Italy, where it was first founded and Area Manager Marilisa Cazzalo, their words Kuwait knows what they need. over eight decades ago, today the brand stylist. Talking to Kuwait Times, Foralosso “Since our entry to the market was two boasts a state-of-the-art in-house pro- said the technique was introduced eight Tommaso Foralosso Marilisa Cazzalo years ago, we found Kuwaiti market to duction facility. years ago which is now considered by called flex’it, the gold flexes and dia- in making their life easy. We are the only be very unique and interesting market. Each MiaLuce set, which includes a many as the essence of Italian creativity. monds shine the light on intricately company that can make the flex’it- They know what they want and there is bracelet, lariat, ring, earrings and one “The design is a secret formula of our crafted jewelry design,” he said. “We are bracelet, ring, earrings, necklaces in pure really a huge potential in the jewelry exclusive necklace design, is handcraft- company but yes they are made of hun- the proud innovator and inventor of this and full gold-dash with diamonds. No business in Kuwait. The market is boom- ed by master goldsmiths and gem set- dreds spring golds in one product; it is new technique which helps customers rubber materials used in the technique ing. We’ve been working with Damas for ters. Innovative design, the finest quality making it more unique to us and it is over 15 years now but mostly concen- materials and intense attention to detail made out from 18K gold,” he explained. trated in the UAE. But we are also now in ensure that the MiaLuce collection is Created to satisfy mostly women cus- Qatar, Bahrain, and Oman,” Foralosso Fope’s most impressive work to date, tomers, new Fope collections especially mentioned. placing it at the zenith of the interna- the MiaLuce Collections are images of MiaLuce, an exclusive high luxury tional fine jewelry world. genuine elegance and glamorous styles. line, is a groundbreaking collection, the “With this new technique, we were able most luxurious in the brand’s long tradi- to resolve ladies problem; some are tion of beautifully crafted jewels and probably dissatisfied with wearing jew- constant search of cutting-edge tech- elries that are difficult to remove or even nologies. The Flex’it system invented by wear. 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Nowotny throws cold ECB official calls for govt water on quick launch action to help growth of state bond buying French, British banks press EU on reform VIENNA: A senior European Central Bank further measures to boost inflation and policymaker played down prospects yes- growth in the euro-zone. FRANKFURT: A member of the European Central terday for any immediate buying of gov- Draghi’s comments were interpreted Bank’s rate-setting council has said monetary ernment bonds by the ECB, underscoring by some as meaning that money printing policy cannot boost long-term growth and called skepticism about such a move to print to buy government bonds, a step known for reforms by governments to make the weak money in the euro-zone. as quantitative easing, could come as economy more investment-friendly. Asked by reporters what would soon as early next year. The remarks come as ECB officials weigh prompt further ECB action, such as But Nowotny’s stance underscores the whether to launch more stimulus measures to adding state bonds to its shopping list of reservations that still exist in corners of pull the 18 countries that share the euro out of assets, Ewald Nowotny, a member of the the 18-country euro-zone. The central an extended period of sluggish growth and high ECB’s governing council, said that while bank and many leading politicians in unemployment. The ECB is the currency union’s that question could arise, it had not done Germany, the bloc’s largest economy, chief monetary authority. so yet. “There are always circumstances in fear that such a step would subsidize Jens Weidmann said in the text of a speech in which one has to think again about countries that are reluctant to reform. Madrid yesterday that low interest rates and something but currently I don’t see a Nowotny, from neighboring Austria, has stimulus measures can boost short-term demand point of time where that could happen,” sometimes sided with Germany. Such but that central bank action “cannot permanently said the Austrian central banker. opposition would make it difficult for boost growth prospects.” Weidmann, who also Asked about suggestions that extra Draghi to embark on state bond-buying. heads Germany’s Bundesbank central bank, said ECB action could come as early as the One of the deciding factors will be the that long-term growth depended on countries’ first quarter of 2015, he said: “I think it level of price inflation, a key yardstick of willingness to lower barriers to investment by French President Francois Hollande attends a NAPLES: Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann would be too early.” He later said his com- the economy’s health. streamlining bureaucracy and rules on hiring and visit at the site of the future steel institute in smiles at the start of the ECB governing council ment was not meant to address the tim- Yesterday, Nowotny reflected on the firing. Uckange, eastern France, yesterday. — AFP meeting in Naples, Italy. —AP ing of any such steps. differences between so-called headline His remarks come after ECB President Mario “My personal view is that we have tak- and core inflation, which strips out Draghi said last week that the bank was ready to firing people. “There is a serious risk that the structural reform en a series of measures and should volatile items such as food and energy. do more to boost the economy. The ECB is cur- Weidmann is only one vote on the 24-mem- measures, as currently proposed, would consti- observe the impact of these measures,” Given falling energy prices, core inflation rently purchasing bundles of bank loans in the ber ECB council and cannot by himself block tute a considerable handicap in financing Nowotny said, referring to launch this was probably now more relevant, he said. form of bonds, an effort to increase the flow of more ECB stimulus. But his voice carries weight European companies, thus running counter to autumn’s launch of secured debt pur- “We think medium-term inflation expec- credit to companies. Draghi suggested the ECB because he is from Germany, the eurozone’s the European Union’s efforts to restore growth chases and a new round of cheap loans tations are still anchored but it is certain- could buy a broader array of financial assets to largest and most politically influential member. and improve employment.” for banks. Nowotny’s skeptical remarks ly something that we are watching as a increase the stimulus program’s effectiveness Meanwhile, French and British banks are urg- Their letter, dated Nov 13, to Commission Vice come shortly after ECB President Mario deviation from our target in the medium and bring up inflation, which is too low at only ing the European Commission to reconsider President Frans Timmermans, said the shake-up Draghi threw the door open for dramatic term.” — Reuters 0.4 percent annually. plans to isolate high-risk trading activities at big planned in the draft law was unnecessary given Weidmann has been a skeptic of some central banks, warning the move could discourage lend- this year’s stress tests of European banks and bank stimulus measures, such as large-scale gov- ing to struggling economies. The European independent British and French measures to limit ernment bond purchases. He called on govern- Union’s executive arm published a draft law in speculative banking activities. The draft law now Aviva falls on Friends ments to undertake politically difficult reforms to January that would ban banks considered “too must be approved by the EU’s 28 member states make Europe a better place to invest and tackle big to fail” from proprietary trading - making bets and the European Parliament, leaving the Life merger plan doubts “the problem that looms largest in our monetary on stocks, bonds and commodities for their own European Commission under new leader Jean- union today: the euro area’s weak growth accounts. Claude Juncker to help broker a deal. LONDON: Shares in British insurer Aviva Asian rival AIA two years ago. prospects.” The reform, which aims to avert a repeat of The European Central Bank, which this month fell more than five percent yesterday He has pushed through a restructuring, He said governments could cut the bureau- the costly bank collapses of the 2008-2009 finan- became the regulatory supervisor of the euro reflecting uncertainty about the potential selling off businesses, cutting costs and cracy that makes it hard to start a business; move cial crisis, would also require banks with big high- zone’s top banks, has also called for flexibility to benefits of the company’s 5.6 billion improving profitability. Investors said to a single market for information technology by risk trading activities to separate them from their ensure banks support active trade in financial pound (8.79 billion US dollar) plan to Wilson had met with them at the weekend unifying privacy, data protection and copyright traditional deposit-taking businesses. But the markets, so that investors can find buyers and merge with rival Friends Life. The two to discuss the deal. requirements; and streamline rules on hiring and French and British banking associations said: sellers easily. — Agencies insurers have agreed outline terms for a Analysts at Bernstein estimated the possible all-share deal, in which Aviva merger should produce cost and revenue would offer a 15 percent premium to benefits of 1.7 billion pounds, more than Friends Life’s share price to give those offsetting the offer premium which they US fund firms on high alert over bond liquidity investors a 26 percent stake in the new put at 700 million pounds. company. The valuation for the combined compa- NEW YORK: US fund firms are taking extra meas- directly with the Fed, said they expect the first rate Management, which uses third party managers to The proposed transaction, first ny did not look expensive, with UBS ana- ures to make sure they don’t get stuck holding hike by June 2015, with borrowing costs rising to 1 subadvise its funds, now give high-yield bond announced on Friday, would create a mar- lysts putting the 2015 price to earnings hard-to-sell bonds in the event that fixed income percent at the end of that year. But fund managers managers up to three days notice before it makes ket leader in British life insurance with a multiple at 11.3 times, compared with 10.1 markets see a massive race to the exits when inter- say they are already seeing signs of it getting hard- big redemptions out of those funds to make sure combined market capitalization of about times for Aviva currently. British insurers est rates start to rise. er to buy and sell bonds. Many managers were they can get the money in an orderly and timely 20.2 billion pounds. The deal aims to bol- are trading at 12.6 times on average, Over the past few months a growing number of spooked in mid-October, when the yield on 10- fashion, said Paul Zemsky, CIO of multi-asset strate- ster the balance sheet of Aviva, helped by according to Thomson Reuters StarMine asset managers, including Neuberger Berman, year Treasury notes fell quickly to 1.865 percent, gies at Voya, speaking on Tuesday at the Reuters Friends Life’s strong cash generation, as data. Natixis Global Management and T Rowe Price have their lowest level since May 2013. Global Investment Outlook Summit in New York. well as boosting assets under manage- Eamonn Flanagan, analyst at Shore been testing their funds against various market “When all of a sudden the most liquid market One particular area of concern regarding liquid- ment and cutting costs. Shares in Friends Capital, reiterated his “sell” recommenda- scenarios, building cushions of cash, shorter-dura- out there isn’t liquid, it’s worrisome,” Brady said. ity is in bank loan funds, which typically invest in Life rose as much as 8.2 percent. They were tion on Aviva, saying the merger was a tion bonds and other liquid securities, and regular- loans made to non-investment-grade companies, about 4.2 percent higher by 1425 GMT rights issue in disguise. Flanagan said the ly discussing risks with their boards. BUFFERS because these loans can take weeks to settle. To Investors and analysts see the plan as a plan raised concerns over the pace of The concern is this: As the Federal Reserve Thornburg and T. Rowe are among a number of address this, T. Rowe, like many firms, has a line of move towards much-needed consolidation progress within the Aviva’s restructuring begins to raise rates, which many expect will begin firms that have increased their allocations to cash credit that it can use in the event of a liquidity in Britain’s insurance industry given big and turnaround, both in terms of cash gen- to happen next year, investors will rush to sell to provide their portfolios with a buffer in the case crunch. Over the past year, the firm has doubled its pension changes that will give people eration and reducing debt. “The key ques- bonds as their value drops in a rising interest rate of a liquidity crunch. Thornburg’s $1.3 billion line of credit to $300 million, Vaselkiv said. more say over how they invest their retire- tion for us is why Aviva felt the need to do environment. Historically Wall Street banks have Strategic Income Fund has increased its allocation ment savings. this deal now?” been the buyers of these bonds, but regulations to cash to 13 percent from 10 percent last year and BOARD DIALOGUE “The initial assessment suggests the The proposal has the backing of entre- and capital requirements imposed since the finan- has also increased its holdings in shorter-duration Concerns about bond liquidity have made it up valuation for the deal is fair,” said preneur Clive Cowdery, who founded cial crisis have forced these firms to slash their bonds and high grade investment debt, Brady said. to the fund board level at companies, George Alessandro Valentini, fund manager at Friends Life in 2008 when it was known as inventories. T Rowe’s High Yield Fund has 3 percent in cash, Walker, chief executive officer of New York-based Causeway Capital, which owns Aviva Resolution. The company began buying up “I look around and ask ‘at the end of the day up from 1 percent a year ago, said Mark Vaselkiv, Neuberger Berman, told attendees of the Securities shares. But Aviva and Friends Life have not closed books of life insurance business and how easy would it be to sell what I own?’, and the manager of the fund. Instead of cash, Natixis has Industry and Financial Markets Association’s annual yet given figures on cost savings or other using its scale to make cost savings in answer is it is much more challenging,” said Jason built up a reserve of as much as 20 percent in some conference in New York on Oct 10. “It is a bigger benefits from their merger plan. managing them. Brady, a fixed income portfolio manager at Sante of its mutual funds in higher quality, non-US securi- part of the dialogue at our boards,” Walker said. Potential savings could come from Cowdery stepped down this year but is Fe, New Mexico-based Thornburg Investment ties, such as bonds denominated in Australian and Similarly, at the request of board members and its rationalizing management and staffing still the 15th largest shareholder in Friends Management, which has $70 billion in assets under Canadian dollars, said David Lafferty, chief market parent company, Natixis, Loomis Sayles’ head of and closing Friends Life head office, ana- Life, according to Thomson Reuters data. management, $17 billion of which is in fixed strategist at Natixis. As of September 30, Natixis investment risk management earlier this month lysts at Societe Generale said. The pro- Most analysts did not expect a rival bid, income. Wall Street’s biggest banks don’t believe had $894.3 billion in assets under management held a session on bond market liquidity for the posed deal marks a significant step for with Canaccord Genuity putting the the Fed will raise rates until the middle of next year and its subsidiary, Boston-based Loomis Sayles & Natixis fund board of trustees, detailing new moni- Aviva boss Mark Wilson, who was hired as chances at below 20 percent, due to a lack at the earliest. In a survey taken in early October, 14 Co, had $223.2 billion. toring procedures they have implemented to CEO of general and life insurer Aviva from of likely contenders. — Reuters of the 19 primary dealers, or the banks that deal Firms, like New York-based Voya Investment gauge liquidity, Lafferty said.—Reuters TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25 2014 BUSINESS Stocks grind higher after CB signals

LONDON: World stock markets ground their way boding better for growth but potentially compli- 1.1 percent. Tokyo was closed for a holiday. higher yesterday after a frenetic round of activity cating the policy picture. “China’s rate cut adds to the determination of at central banks in Asia and Europe showed they Jean-Louis Cussac, the head of Paris-based firm global policy makers to avoid deflation and sup- are willing to do more to support economic Perceval Finance, said the market was currently port growth,” said Shane Oliver, head of invest- Gold below 3-week growth and higher inflation. European shares, driven by central banks. “Fund managers have not ment strategy at fund manager AMP Capital in which had their best day in a month on Friday been selling equities during the recent pull-backs Sydney. high on firm dollar after the People’s Bank of China cut interest rates, because of the ‘ECB put’: if the situation worsens, “While US quantitative easing may have ended, edged higher still on Monday after sources told the central bank is ready to take further steps,” he it’s being replaced by QE in Japan and Europe and LONDON: Gold edged down yesterday, United States in recent weeks, hitting a Reuters at the weekend Beijing was ready to ease said. “The market remains volatile, and investors rate cuts in China,” he added. “This in turn augurs as the dollar strengthened, but prices four-and-a-half-year low earlier this policy further to head off slowing inflation. should be cautious.” well for shares and other growth assets.” were still within reach of a three-week month. The Federal Reserve’s relatively European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi also Shares in Shanghai hit three-year highs as the A handful of appearances by some of Draghi’s high after a surprise rate cut in China hawkish position compared with other looked to be clearing the way for the full-scale prospect of further policy stimulus in China and colleagues may offer more clarity on whether the raised hopes that demand for bullion in central banks and strength in the dollar government bond buying widely hoped for by Europe whetted risk appetite globally. The euro ECB is in danger of delivering stronger action. The the top consumer would increase. China should continue to pressure gold, ana- financial market investors but opposed by steadied after nearing 28-month lows. main measure of European blue-chips gained 0.4 cut interest rates unexpectedly on lysts said. Germany’s Bundesbank. Germany’s influential Ifo The Shanghai Composite Index rose almost 2 percent in early trading, prodded higher by a Friday, stepping up efforts to support “Despite the massive easing that is survey gave a more upbeat vision of business sen- percent more on Monday, while MSCI’s broadest rebound in Ifo’s indicator of business sentiment the world’s second-biggest economy, being initiated by a number of central timent than some other data in the past month, index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan jumped after six successive declines. — Reuters and could even be prepared to reduce banks, we are not sure this will be them again, according to sources. enough to justify a sustained rally (in Spot gold was down 0.5 percent at gold),” said INTL FCStone analyst Edward $1,195.75 an ounce by 1048 GMT. It hit a Meir. three-week high of $1,207.70 on Friday. Hedge funds and money managers US gold futures dropped 0.2 percent to boosted their net long position in gold $1,195.80 an ounce. futures and options to 60,307 lots in the “The three-week high hit on Friday is week to Nov. 18, the Commodity Futures just a pause in the downtrend. It is true Trading Commission said on Friday. That the speculators community has come marked the biggest increase in a month back a bit but overall the big macro pic- and the highest bullish stance since late ture has not changed,” ABN Amro ana- October. lyst Georgette Boele said. “We still In the physical markets, Chinese expect interest rates to be hiked next prices were trading at a premium of $1- year in the US and possibly more quickly $2 an ounce yesterday, unchanged from than the market currently anticipates - the previous session. Traders are now that will pressure gold.” The dollar was hoping that a cut in interest rates would unchanged against a basket of leading revive appetite for gold jewellery, bars currencies and still trading close to a and coins in China. Demand slid by four-year high. more than fifth in the first nine months A strong greenback makes dollar- of the year, according to the China Gold denominated gold more expensive for Association, as buying eased after holders of other currencies. Bullion has record consumption last year and as been pressured by a strong dollar and consumers became wary of falling robust economic prospect for the prices. — Reuters TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 BUSINESS

Wall Street surges to new records, boosted by cyclicals

NEW YORK: US stocks rose yesterday, leadership and central bank were ready advisory group at Raymond James in off 2.5 percent at $48.99. RenaissanceRe $8.70 on heavy volume after 3D Systems with major indexes hitting fresh records to cut interest rates again and loosen Memphis, Tennessee. Cyclical groups - Holdings Ltd agreed to buy Platinum Corp agreed to buy the company for $97 on the back of multiple merger deals and lending restrictions. Such policy changes tied to the pace of economic growth - led Underwriters Holdings Ltd for $1.9 bil- million. Shares of 3D rose 1.1 percent to hopes that China will take further accom- in the world’s second-biggest economy gains, with the S&P financial sector up 0.7 lion. BioMarin Pharmaceuticals Inc said it $35.55. Advancing issues outnumbered modative monetary policy action. could spur more market gains. “The car- percent. JPMorgan Chase & Co was up would buy Dutch drug developer decliners on the NYSE by 1,709 to 1,037, Equities closed a fifth straight week of ry-over effect from China, taken with the 1.3 percent to $61.21. Prosensa Holding NV for about $840 mil- for a 1.65-to-1 ratio; on the Nasdaq, 1,656 advances Friday, with the Dow and S&P fact that the US is pretty healthy, and you The weakest group was telecom, con- lion including milestone payments. issues rose and 683 fell for a 2.42-to-1 500 ending at closing records on the have a market with a bias to trend higher, sidered a defensive play that underper- Prosena soared 61 percent to $18.43 ratio. The benchmark S&P 500 index post- back of accommodative action from cen- especially on the cyclical front,” said Mike forms in periods of economic expansion. while Platinum was up 19 percent at ed 40 new 52-week highs and no new tral banks in China and Europe. Gibbs, who helps oversee more than The group fell 2.1 percent, with AT&T $72.90. lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 51 Sources told Reuters that the Chinese $500 billion as co-head of the equity down 2.3 percent to $34.46 and Verizon Cimatron Ltd jumped 43 percent to new highs and 25 new lows. —Reuters

Congress may back Modi’s Russia puts losses from insurance reform plan sanctions at $40 billion NEW DELHI: India’s main opposition sector to inject more funds into the Congress party signalled yesterday it world’s 10th largest market, where fewer could support government legislation to than 4 percent of Indians have coverage. liberalise the insurance industry, a long- But it failed to push through any Lower oil price to cost Russia $90-100bn a year delayed reform expected to help reform because of a lack of support in improve investor confidence. Prime parliament, including from Modi’s MOSCOW: Lower oil prices and account the effect of the weak- estimate of $40 billion may be lion, more than double the $61 Minister Narendra Modi proposed in Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) then in Western financial sanctions ness of the ruble, partly caused by conservative, based on the direct billion seen in 2013, as a result of August to lift the cap on foreign invest- opposition. Modi won a strong mandate imposed over the Ukraine crisis the fall in the oil price, which cost to companies unable to bor- “the events in Ukraine and the ment in insurance ventures from 26 per- in the election to the lower house of par- will cost Russia around $130-140 would help to compensate the row abroad rather than the over- introduction of sanctions”. cent to 49 percent, but the opposition liament this May. But his BJP holds less billion a year - equivalent to loss by boosting exports and cur- all impact on investor behaviour. Last week, influential former blocked the move in the upper house of than a fifth of seats in the 245-member around 7 percent of its economy - tailing imports. Other analysts have arrived at finance minister Alexei Kudrin said parliament, where he lacks a majority. upper house and he needs the support Finance Minister Anton Siluanov The ruble has lost 25 percent gloomier estimates, taking into the impact of “formal and informal” Yesterday, Congress appeared to soft- of the Congress party to get his reform said yesterday. of its value against the dollar account the indirect cost of sanc- sanctions on the ruble - and by en its stand on insurance reform and a agenda through. His comments are the latest since June, and Orlova said the tions and overall East-West ten- implication the wider economy - constitutional amendment for a national The government also wants to intro- acknowledgement by Russian net impact of lower oil prices on sions linked to Ukraine. In its lat- was comparable to the impact of goods and services tax that the govern- duce a uniform goods and services tax, a policymakers that sanctions the economy would be around est monetary strategy, the central lower oil prices, and that foreign ment plans to seek in a parliamentary reform measure aimed at ending the restricting borrowing abroad by $40 billion. But when it comes to bank forecast that net capital out- investor confidence would take sev- session that began earlier in the day. practice of paying different taxes in each major Russian companies are the cost of sanctions, Siluanov’s flow this year would be $128 bil- en to 10 years to recover. —Reuters “Both the bills are our babies, we will see of India’s 29 states. imposing heavy economic costs. the nitty gritty. If our concerns are met, But the government will likely face But in Siluanov’s view, the fall in we have no reason to oppose them,” strong resistance to any moves to weak- oil prices is the bigger worry. Congress spokesman Abhishek Manu en the land acquisition law that the “We’re losing around $40 billion a Sanghvi told reporters. Congress government brought to ensure year because of geopolitical sanc- A previous Congress government had adequate compensation to landowners, tions, and about $90 billion to itself sought to open up the insurance a party leader said. —Reuters $100 billion from oil prices falling by 30 percent,” he told a news conference. “The main issue that affects Oman Air appoints the budget and economy and financial system, this is the price of oil and the fall in monetary country managers for flows from the sale of energy resources.” Philippines, Indonesia Official forecasts suggest Russia’s gross domestic product is likely to be around $1.9-2.0 tril- KUWAIT: Oman Air has appointed new ering passenger operations, GDS and TMCs. lion this year, at average Country Managers for each of the two new This experience was gained with many air- exchange rates. Siluanov’s esti- destinations it will be flying to from next lines in the Philippines and GCC regions, mate of the cost of lower oil month. with his most recent role being as a prices is in line with analysts’ rule Ritchie Tuano has been appointed as Specialist Consultant for Cebu Pacific, work- of thumb that each $1 fall in the Country Manager for the Philippines, in ing on their international operations to the oil price lops around $3 billion off readiness for the launch of three flights a GCC region. export earnings. The oil price has week from Muscat to Manila on December Iman Hartono’s appointment as Country slumped from nearly $115 per 2nd 2014. Manager - Indonesia follows more than 15 barrel in June to around $80 now. Iman Hartono is the new Country years’ experience with a range of different Oil and gas account for around Manager for Indonesia, where three flights a airlines in Indonesia. His most recent was two-thirds of Russia’s exports, week flights from Muscat to Jakarta will with Royal Brunei, where he headed the making the balance of payments launch on December 12th 2014, with a Sales and Marketing function for Indonesia. SHANGHAI: A man works in the rubble of destroyed residential houses in downtown Shanghai highly vulnerable to oil price falls. yesterday. The older houses are being destroyed to make space for newer skyscrapers in future. fourth frequency being operated from 2nd Oman Air’s launch of the two new desti- Natalia Orlova, chief economist at January 2015. Announcing the appoint- nations signals the start of the national carri- Alfa Bank, said the $90-100 billion Asian markets rallied after China’s surprise move to cut interest rates for the first time in more ments, Mahfood Ali Saleem Al-Harthy, Chief er’s latest phase of ambitious expansion. estimate did not take into than two years as its leaders try to strengthen growth. —AFP Officer Sales at Oman Air, said: “We are This will see Oman Air expand its fleet from delighted to welcome Tuano and Hartono to 30 aircraft to around 50 aircraft within a these new positions and we wish them both three year timescale. The new aircraft, each the very best in their roles. We also look for- with newly designed interiors and state-of- Greece gears up for final bailout audit ward to benefiting from their extensive the-art onboard technology, comprise three experience and knowledge of local markets Airbus A330s, six Boeing B787 Dreamliners to make these new routes to Manila and and 15 Boeing B737s. By the end of 2018, ATHENS: Greek officials are gearing up for tough also mark the end of the EU’s bailout program for and post slim growth of 0.6 percent. Output Jakarta a resounding commercial success. the average age of Oman Air’s aircraft will be negotiations today when they meet the country’s Greece. The IMF’s program would however go on expansion will pick up pace in 2015 to 2.9 percent “Our new services from Muscat to Manila just under three years, making it one of the international creditors in Paris for a final audit into until 2016. The European Commission estimates before reaching 3.7 percent in 2016, according to and Jakarta have already attracted huge youngest fleets in the skies. reforms needed for a 240-billion-euro bailout. The that Greece will end six years of recession in 2014 the commission. —AFP demand for tickets, demonstrating the pop- The expansion of Oman Air’s fleet will two-day meeting will “raise key points and get the ularity of both destinations amongst both enable it to offer greater frequencies on audit going”, said a spokesman of the European business and leisure travellers. Furthermore, established routes, improved connection Commission-one of Greece’s three international it is clear that the new services also meet times at Muscat International Airport and a lenders. strong demand in the Philippines and range of new and exciting international des- “Progress needs to be made on a certain num- Indonesia for travel to the Sultanate of tinations. The first of these new destinations ber of measures before the mission can go back to Oman and forward destinations within our are Manila and Jakarta, both of which will be Greece,” another EU source told AFP. “It’s the last network.” served by Oman Air’s award-winning Airbus audit and it is therefore expected to be the most Ritchie Tuano, Oman Air’s new Country A330s. Bookings are now open and cus- difficult,” Sophia Voultepsi, Greece’s government Manager - Philippines, has over 20 years of tomers are advised to book early to avoid spokeswoman, told private television channel Skai. experience within the aviation industry cov- disappointment. Among thorny issues is Greece’s budget for 2015, which has failed to win the approval of the international creditors-who also include the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank. To meet its target of keeping the deficit to 0.2 percent of output, Athens would need two to three billion euros in additional resources than budgeted, the creditors said. The budget put forward by Athens expects eco- nomic growth to reach 2.9 percent in 2015. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said early this month that Greece would seek additional debt relief as a reward for a massive belt-tightening effort to slash its colossal debt. Other structural reforms including union rights and social assur- ances are also being discussed, although the gov- ATHENS: An elderly woman walks past a shuttered shop that went out of business in ernment is facing immense popular pressure ahead central Athens yesterday. Greece may be exiting a cruel six-year recession, but it will of elections next year. Unions have called a general strike on take at least 20 years for employment to regain pre-crisis levels without concerted Thursday. The conclusion of such an audit would action, the United Nations’ labor organization says. —AP Mall operator Dubai Festival City raising $1.1bn loan

DUBAI: Dubai Festival City (DFC), a The interest rate which Dubai unit of conglomerate Al Futtaim Festival City will pay for the new loan Group, is in the process of raising a 3.9 will be 225 basis points over the billion dirham ($1.06 billion) loan facil- London interbank offered rate (Libor), ity from six banks, two sources with the second source said, adding the direct knowledge of the deal said yes- pricing which DFC was getting from Petrofac slides as oil price, terday. DFC is a 1,300-acre shopping, lenders was cheap, especially given residential and hospitality zone, which the longer lifespan of the transaction. project delays weigh includes the emirate’s branch of IKEA. Companies in Gulf are enjoying The cash will be used to refinance cheaper borrowing cost as lenders are LONDON: Oil and gas services firm Petrofac Ltd’s of $580 million to $600 million. A trader at a large existing debt as well as fund an expan- forced to cut rates and loosen lending net profit estimate for 2015 fell far short of its goal, US brokerage said lower oil prices should have sion of the mall, one of the sources, a terms to secure business as local wiping out more than 1 billion pounds ($1.56 bil- been in analysts’ projections but operational and Dubai-based banker, said. banks, flush with cash as their balance lion) of its market value. execution issues raised were new and could The ten-year loan is being arranged sheets recover from the global finan- Petrofac’s shares shed a fourth of their value in prompt rating downgrades. Petrofac had been by HSBC, with Arab Bank, Emirates cial crisis, seek ways to earn a return heavy trading yesterday morning on the London aiming to double its 2010 net income by 2015 but NBD, First Gulf Bank , Mashreq and on their money. Stock Exchange, falling to a four-year low of 898 turned cautious in November last year, when it Union National Bank joining the deal, The conditions are a boon for the pence. The company, which builds and maintains warned of little or no growth in 2014. the two sources said, speaking on con- region’s companies, which have oil and gas facilities and also invests in oil fields, Oil prices have been falling since the summer dition of anonymity as the information been able to negotiate cheap fund- said it was being hurt by delays and operational due to abundant supply - partly from US shale oil - is not public. The Al-Futtaim Group is a ing with longer terms and fewer issues at several projects as well as falling oil prices. and weak demand in Europe and Asia. Petrofac’s family-owned conglomerate in the covenants - for example, less collat- The company said it expected about $500 mil- profit warning reflects rising project costs at its United Arab Emirates that employs eral - from lenders desperate to more than 20,000 people in over 65 maintain business relationships. The lion in net profit for 2015, far lower than its stated Greater Stella development in the UK North Sea BERLIN: German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during the goal of $862 million and the average analyst esti- and production contract issues at its Ticleni project companies, according to its website. It deal could be completed as early as mate of $688.1 million. Petrofac also said it expect- in Romania and with Petroleos Mexicanos in did not respond to phone and email the first week of December, the first “Eine Welt - Unsere Verantwortung” (One World - Our ed 2014 net profit at the lower end of its forecast Mexico. —Reuters requests for comment from Reuters. source said. —Reuters Responsibility) forum on yesterday in Berlin. —AFP TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 BUSINESS Maserati celebrates 100th anniversary with record-breaking sales Alfieri 2+2 Concept steals spotlight along with Quattroporte GTS at Los Angeles Auto Show

LOS ANGELES: At the Los Angeles Auto Show, Maserati California where the car culture is so strong and cus- the Alfieri-which takes its name from Alfieri Maserati, took center stage presenting its complete MY 2015 tomization is highly sought after. the most prominent of the Maserati brothers-explores range including the sportingly redefined Quattroporte the stylistic heritage of the brand and anticipates GTS and sensational Alfieri 2+2 concept, which made its Quattroporte GTS and Quattroporte S Q4 future design trends. A sleek, Italian style 2+2, today’s Los Angeles, California premiere and impressed audi- Now on sale, the 2015 Quattroporte range includes Alfieri is at the concept stage, yet poised for reality: it ences around the world. The highly praised Ghibli per- enhancements and added standard equipment for was created, designed and built with this goal in mind. formance sedan and Centennial Edition GranTurismo both S Q4 and GTS. The top range Quattroporte GTS, This concept interprets Maserati’s most iconic sig- MC coupe and convertible, also on show, continues for with 523 HP from its potent twin-turbo V8 powering the natures: restyled triple air ducts on the wheel arches; MY2015 after launching to tremendous success. rear wheels - benefits from a sportier and aggressive the Trident emblem in a central position on the front In partnership with the Petersen Automotive appearance, heightening its dominance on the road grille; the “Saetta” logo on the rear pillar; and forged Museum, Maserati revealed a vintage 1963 while further differentiating its position at the very top wheels whose spoke design gives a nod to the Trident Quattroporte (Tipo 107), the world’s first super sedan of the range. profile. The designers’ brief was simplicity and mini- and one of the oldest Quattroportes in existence. Aesthetically, the vehicle’s exterior has been upgrad- malism with a “kick of poetry” to create the comfort- Designed by Pietro Frua to drive every day in luxury, the ed by revising its color scheme: the front spoiler, lower ably sized 2+2 seat passenger compartment while original Quattroporte was well poised alongside the side sills and lower rear bumper are now matched to emphasizing the racing nature of the brand. new generation Quattroporte offering a glimpse of the car’s body. The front grille surround is finished in Poltrona Frau aniline leather has been generously Maserati’s century-long history of engineering expertise gloss black. The front trident and side saetta badges used for the interior, matched with copper, aluminum and timeless style in honor of its 100th birthday. have been introduced with red accents to underscore and other materials reminiscent of oxidized steel, com- Harald Wester, CEO of Maserati was on hand to this high performance model along with a GTS badge monly used in the racing cars of the Fifties. Vintage showcase the best of the Trident’s cutting edge auto- on the rear decklid. Further enhancements include 20” racing also inspires the wraparound design of the motive design. “This is an exhilarating time for Maserati light weight forged alloy wheels finished in anthracite seats, offset by their futuristic look and modern struc- as we are on the cusp of such dynamic product grey with center caps featuring a red trident logo. The ture. One of the most fascinating cars of all times enhancements and look back at 100 years of automo- narrow wheel spokes allow a good view of the red designed by Pininfarina in 1954, the A6GCS proved a tive history. With such a robust product plan ahead of anodized brake calipers, which are exclusive to the GTS. valuable source of inspiration for the designers of the us, we remain resolute in our pursuit of unearthing ‘the The GTS interior has been upgraded with Poltrona Alfieri concept of today. absolute opposite of ordinary’ in everything we do” stat- Frau premium leather with contrast stitching and Black ed Wester. “The Alfieri concept is a product of that Piano trim. More interior details include a GTS badge Granturismo MC and Granturismo of the seat profiles. The same motif also extends to the steadfast commitment.” added to the dial of the dashboard clock and an Convertible MC Centennial editions headrests and surrounds the embroidered Trident 2014 continues to be a very significant year for embroidered GTS logo of the drivers’ side floor mat. These models are launched as tributes to the first logo. The sporty look of the interior is enhanced by Maserati as it celebrates-in addition to its 100th The 2015 Quattroporte S Q4 - with 404 HP, state-of- 100 years of Maserati history, in line with the sporting carbon fiber inserts on the dashboard, seat surrounds Anniversary-the most comprehensive, best-selling the-art twin-turbo V6 engine and standard all-wheel spirit that has traditionally identified the brand. and by a kick plate on which the celebratory product range in the history of the company. It has drive- the selection of options has been expanded to Both models are available in three new tri-coated Centennial logo takes pride of place. been a record breaking year, particularly for Maserati include three new paint finishes. Grigio(medium grey), color combinations which include Rosso Magma and The GranTurismo MC Centennial Edition is powered North America, Inc., Maserati’s global market leader. The Grigio Maratea (Dark Grey) and Bianco Alpi, a pearles- Blu Inchiostro, a modern interpretation of the Maserati by the 454 HP 4.7 liter naturally aspirated V8 engine company posted a 253 percent year-over-year increase cent white finish. shield colors and also represent the traditional colors that first appeared in the GranTurismo MC. Combined this October; its twenty-first consecutive month of sales Two new wheels become available: 19” Apollo wheel of Bologna, Maserati’s birthplace founded in 1914. The with a 6-speed automatic transmission, performance increases in the Americas with 2014 results have far with a diamond-smoothed, matt transparent anthracite wheel range includes as many as four different ver- and balance is superb with a top speed of 185 mph, exceeded those for 2012 and 2013 combined. finish and 20” GTS design wheel in silver finish. sions for two available designs, MC and Trofeo design. together with the assured stopping power of Brembo Maserati North America, Inc. continues to expand, A wider selection of interior features is available Specially designed center caps integrate the Dual-Cast brakes. In keeping with Maserati’s philoso- with 100+ dealers across North America, nearly dou- including contrast stitching, red leather upholstery and Centennial medallion logo, available in two finishes: phy, the new GranTurismo MC also capitalizes on the bling its stores since 2013. California remains a market Black Piano Lacquered trim. Wifi in vehicle hotspot also Matt Smoke grey and Charcoal grey according to progress made by the previous model in terms of leader among Florida and the Tri-State area. With a total becomes standard on the Quattroporte range. wheel style and color. reduced fuel consumption and emissions. of seventeen dealerships across California, which are The Centennial Special Editions come with a wide These 2015 celebratory models, The Centennial mostly mono-brand Maserati stores, the growth has ALFIERI 2+2 CONCEPT range of interior options with a contrasting decorative Editions of the GranTurismo MC coupe and convertible been exponential. Maserati is the perfect fit for Created to commemorate Maserati’s Centennial, insert based on the three colors (red, white and blue) complement the current Maserati range. Get up to KD 1000 cash Winter savings on all back with your Honda End of year offer from Alghanim Motors Mercedes-Benz 2014 models

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The GL-Class is particularly a favorite staff to assist Abu Dhabi Airport because of its luxury, power, interior space for ABU DHABI: Etihad Airways has deployed almost more are airborne. families and remarkable off-road specifica- 100 additional staff to Abu Dhabi Airport to assist Flights from Abu Dhabi have also recom- tions.” departing and arriving guests disrupted by yester- menced with services departing to Munich, Paris, Another vehicle that stands out from the oth- day morning’s heavy fog. New York, Milan, Rome, Sydney and Manila. The er models is the latest E-Class and its variants. Flights to and from the airport were delayed or dense fog, which rolled in just after midnight, Mercedes-Benz has comprehensively modern- diverted for several hours. The airline resumed delayed the departure from Abu Dhabi of 44 early flight departures when the runway reopened morning flights by up to four hours, while several ized the E-Class to extend its leading position in shortly after 6.00am. A total of 21 flights were others were cancelled. the luxury segment even further by introducing diverted to seven regional airports - 18 passenger Etihad Airways is working to minimize disrup- more efficient engines, new assistance systems aircraft and three freighters. Nine flights have now tion to its customers. However, delays are antici- and a new design idiom, all of which make it been able to reposition to Abu Dhabi, and several pated for the rest of the day. very attractive to customers in Kuwait. technology TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Panasonic showcases latest 4K innovations in Kuwait Seminar spotlights changing trends in digital imaging

By Sajeev K Peter

KUWAIT: “We are seeing that photogra- phers and videographers across the world are now shifting to 4K technology simply for the fact that it gives four times the resolution of full high definition,” said Mohammad Akbar Hussain, Manager, Field Support Team, Audio Video Products Department, Panasonic Marketing, Middle East. Easa Husain Al- Yousifi & Sons Co is the official distributor of Panasonic products in Kuwait. Speaking at a digital imaging seminar organized by Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa (PMMAF) for pro- fessional videographers and photogra- phers in Kuwait at Marriott Courtyard Hotel yesterday, Hussain said 4K technol- ogy will enable the videographer to cap- ture the sharpest video footage and edit it without fear of losing quality. The semi- nar provided a platform for Kuwait’s pro- duction house videographers and profes- sionals who got a firsthand opportunity to explore the features and advantages of the innovative imaging solutions from Panasonic. KUWAIT: Mohammad Akbar Hussain showcases Panasonic’s Full-HD camcorder the HC-MDH2 during the digital imaging seminar. Hussain introduced Panasonic’s flag- —Photo by Joseph Shagra ship models - the Lumix DMC-GH4 and full-HD camcorder HC-MDH2, though the eras so that consumers are able to make hand touch and feel. The HC-X1000 offers and level the footage; or easily stabilize come along for as long as they want key highlight was the HC-X1000 cam- their own 4K videos and enjoy the con- semi-pro features inside a small, hand- your film,” he said. through keeping the camera recording,” corder that expands Panasonic’s growing tents in 4K quality,” he explained. held body while still offering the profes- The DMC-GH4 is a firmware to he explained. lineup of 4K solutions. Hussain said over “We have a range of products that sional look of a more complex shoulder enhance the performance and controlla- The HC-MDH2, on the other hand, is the last few years there has been a major offer 4K and HD capabilities and give mount broadcast model. Featuring a bility of the camera, featuring the latest equipped with the Simultaneous shift in the digital videography world much more control in post-production. LEICA Dicomar lens alongside a new sen- 4K photo mode that encourages a new Recording function which allows record- with a strong interest in higher resolution Resizing, cropping, stabilization, and sor and Crystal Engine Pro 4K, the HC- way of photography first proposed by ing on dual memory devices while a 5- images. It began with the advent of HD smaller grain (less noise) all benefit from X1000 produces stunning, lifelike images Panasonic. It encourages users to capture Axis Hybrid function OIS & Level Shot and now 4K is gaining traction as more increased resolution. We also foresee the in Ultra HD 4K resolution which is ideal spur-of-the-moment, high resolution, 4K Function thoroughly suppresses blurring people have become aware of the possi- educational sector like schools and uni- for shooting high quality documentaries photos by cropping out a designated and tilting. With greater advanced shoot- bilities it offers. versities benefiting from our expansive and events in 4K and Cinema 4K formats. frame from a 4K video. With the new ing performance design and operability, Outlining the benefits of 4K’s cutting- lineup. This seminar is one of the efforts According to Hussain, the superb 4K firmware for DMC-GH4, it is easier to get photographers can shoot still photos in edge technology, he said with 4K, one from us towards informing our con- recording capabilities offered by the HC- 4K photo by using the dedicated mode. 20 megapixel resolution and videos in can achieve the ultimate clarity and dis- sumers about our innovative lineup,” he X1000 also provides a lot more flexibility Furthermore, 4K video can be recorded Full HD or in Standard Definition format. play. “Shooting in 4K helps differentiate said. in the editing suite. “4K allows you to continuously with Loop Rec function Moreover, the LCD is positioned with the you from the others. Shooting in 4K crop your composition and choose the which keeps on saving 5 newest 2- most suitable distance from the photog- opens up much more exciting possibili- Ultimate resolution perfect frame, as well as zoom 200 per minute video files before you press rapher enabling him/her to spot certain ties for editing in post-production,” he The HC-X1000, Lumix DMC-GH4 and cent while maintaining HD quality; turn record. “This means users can patiently special moments that need to be cap- said. “Now we are introducing 4K cam- HC-MDH2 were made available for first- stationary footage into panning shots; tilt wait for the perfect photo opportunity to tured in peripheral vision. Three cheap smartphones BT in talks to buy UK mobile operator

to consider LONDON/MADRID: Britain’s BT Group is in early return for a 20 percent stake in BT as part of a about a possible transaction in which BT would stage talks with Spain’s Telefonica on a deal to “strategic alliance” to strengthen the two groups. acquire their UK mobile business,” BT said. NEW YORK: The cheapest smartphones paying higher service fees for voice, text and buy UK mobile operator O2, with two sources BT also said it was in talks with another British “All discussions are at a highly preliminary don’t have all the gizmos of Apple or data). So consider how you use your phone saying it has also begun negotiations with EE as mobile operator, which two sources close to the stage and there can be no certainty that any Samsung models, but I’m impressed by how and what features will remain most impor- it seeks a return to the British consumer mobile matter identified as EE, owned by Orange and transaction will occur.” Telefonica has said that O2 many features you do get for roughly a third tant to you over the next year or two. Before market. Both Telefonica and BT confirmed they Deutsche Telekom. “We have received expres- remains core to its business but has not ruled out of the price. you break the bank, here are three solid Processors are slower, yet that’s not so phones that cover the basics: were in talks after Spanish website El sions of interest from shareholders in two UK asset sales to meet a target to reduce debt to less noticeable for basic tasks such as email, Confidencial reported that O2 could be sold in mobile network operators, of which one is O2, than 43 billion euros ($54 billion) by year-end. Facebook and weather checks. Video and ZTE Nubia 5S Mini (Android, $280) A deal would bring O2 back into the BT fold, audio are also enjoyable, as long as I’m not The Nubia is a slim, light device with a having been spun off from the former British expecting the same performance I get on 4.7-inch screen - the same as the iPhone 6. It telecom monopoly in 2001 and then bought by high-end phones. Batteries don’t last quite looks sleek and is comfortable to hold. Telefonica eight years ago. BT, which leads the as long without a recharge but I still got What’s the catch? about seven hours of streaming video on The Nubia’s display measures 1,280 pixels British market in broadband, is already working Hulu. Do I really need the nine to 12 hours I by 720 pixels, well short of what you get on on a complicated plan to get back into consumer can get with an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy? the latest iPhones and top-end Samsung mobile using a combination of its own airwaves, Because you spend so much time with Galaxy devices. That resolution is adequate in-home receivers that route calls over its fixed- your phone, there’s a case for having the for 720p high-definition video, not the line network, wifi hotspots and fill-in capacity best. But those come with a price tag start- sharper 1020p. The camera is OK for taking rented from EE. ing at about $650 (unless you agree to a everyday shots; pricier models deliver better A Telefonica executive did not rule out a sale two-year contract, in which case you end up focus and colors and take nicer low-light photos with the flash off. of O2 at an industry conference last week, saying However, the front camera for selfies is 5 the company would have to “evaluate its megapixels, better than the typical phone. options” if more of the market moved to (The rear camera takes 13 megapixel shots, bundling fixed and mobile telecoms services. which is common.) And it comes with 4G UBS analysts put O2’s value at nearly 10bn connectivity and 16 gigabytes of memory. pounds yesterday. “We value O2 UK at 12 billion Motorola Moto G (Android, $180) euros (9.6 bln pounds) compared to a BT market Motorola has a $129 Moto E phone, and you get a good device at that price. But I’ve cap of 31 billion pounds,” they said in a note to found photos to be subpar, especially clients. “An integration would be a sound strate- because the camera has a fixed-focus lens, gic move for both companies in our view, given meaning it doesn’t compensate for how far the complementary nature of their operations away your subject is. Given how much peo- and their seemingly very good commercial fit.” ple use the camera on their phones, I recom- O2 accounted for 14 percent of Telefonica’s mend spending another $50 for the Moto G. global sales in the first nine months of the year The latest Moto G model has a large 5- inch screen that is covered with Corning’s and 10.5 percent of its core earnings. Deutsche Gorilla Glass for durability, something more Telekom and Orange, which put plans for an ini- common in pricier phones. The Moto G’s tial public offering of EE on ice this year, had no back is curved, which could contribute to a immediate comment. Shares in BT rose to a nine- better grip. Like the Nubia, its display is week high after the talks were revealed yester- 1,280 pixels by 720 pixels. day and were trading up 2.8 percent at 390.5 The rear camera is 8 megapixels, the This undated combination image shows a frame grab of the mobile application, Uber same as the iPhone, though shots weren’t as pence by 1101 GMT. Telefonica shares rose 0.9 (left) and Lyft (right). North Carolina has become a prime market for the smartphone- percent to 12.58 euros. Orange gained 1.1 per- good. The front camera is 2 megapixels. based car services Uber and Lyft and is likely to join a push around the country to The Moto G’s main shortcoming is the lack cent to 13.86 euros, with Deutsche Telekom up of 4G LTE cellular connectivity. You’re stuck regulate the fast-growing businesses. —AP 1.2 percent at 13.32 euros. —Reuters with the slower 3G network. LTE is available for last year’s Moto G model, but that screen is only 4.5 inches and the camera’s resolution EU lawmakers to vote on Google isn’t as good. The Moto G also starts with just 8 gigabytes of memory, when many smart- phones are starting to offer 32 gigabytes. break-up motion on Thursday

Microsoft Lumia 635 (Windows, $179). This 4.5-inch device doesn’t feel as sleek BRUSSELS: EU lawmakers will likely vote on mand a large majority of the parliamentary seats, years of investigations, triggered by complaints as top-end Lumia phones such as the Icon Thursday on a motion proposing the break-up of will work out a joint motion on Tuesday and from rivals including Microsoft. German publishing and the 1520. But it’s better than the $79 Google and other Internet technology companies, expect to debate the issue in parliament on group Axel Springer has also complained about Lumia 530, which feels like a bar of soap, giv- increasing political pressure on the bloc’s antitrust Wednesday and vote on it on Thursday, Tremosa’s Google’s market power. en its bulk and smaller screen. It’s worth get- regulators to take a stronger line on the group. The aide said yesterday. The European Commission has never ordered ting the 635 instead, especially as some car- parliament has no power to dismember a firm. But European politicians and some competing com- the break-up of any company for anti-competitive riers and retailers are offering substantial the vote, underlining widespread concern among panies have complained that Google’s dominance practices. Kurt Lauk, the head of the pro-business discounts to bring its price close to the 530’s. EU politicians about American dominance of the allows it to promote its own services at rivals’ wing of Germany’s conservative party CDU, which The 635 has a 5 megapixel rear camera, Internet industry, would be a significant public expense, and attacked it on a range of issues is also Schwab’s party, criticised the proposal to no flash and no front camera. It performed challenge to Google’s business in Europe. including its tax and privacy policies. Google has break up Google. better than the Nubia and the Moto G in low Andreas Schwab, a German Christian Democrat regularly said it faces fierce competition in a con- “Instead of exploiting the opportunities of the light. Just don’t expect shots to match what lawmaker at the European Parliament, and stantly-changing market. The parliament’s proposal Web, some lawmakers in the European Parliament the 20-megapixel Icon produces. The display Spanish liberal Ramon Tremosa unveiled a draft of to the commission, if passed, would put pressure are nursing their phobias,” he told Saturday’s edi- resolution is lower than on the Nubia and their resolution last week, saying separating search on new EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe tion of German paper Handelsblatt. “Threatening the Moto G, and the built-in storage is again engines from other commercial services would Vestager to take a tougher line than her predeces- Google and other large Internet companies who just 8 gigabytes. But the 635 does have 4G ensure a level playing field for rivals in Europe. The sor in resolving complaints against Google. are in fierce competition with each other, is a los- connectivity. —AP conservatives, liberals and socialists, who com- Vestager’s predecessor, Joaquin Almunia, held four er’s debate,” Lauk was quoted as saying. —Reuters TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE

US looking past Ebola to prepare for next outbreak

WASHINGTON: The next Ebola or the And what if the next bug spills across toring, improve laboratory diagnosis of next SARS. Maybe even the next HIV. borders even more easily than Ebola? If pathogens and strengthen emergency Even before the Ebola epidemic in West bird flu ever mutates to spread between response to outbreaks. Consider Africa is brought under control, US pub- people, “we better look out. It will make Uganda, where in 2010 a lack of a good lic health officials are girding for the next Ebola look like a picnic,” Democratic Sen. laboratory system was one reason it took health disaster. “It’s really urgent that we Tom Harkin warned at a recent Senate “a shockingly long” 40 days to determine address the weak links and blind spots Appropriations Committee meeting as a mysterious outbreak was yellow fever, around the world,” Dr. Tom Frieden, he questioned whether $600 million was said CDC scientist Jeff Borchert. director of the US Centers for Disease enough to do the job. After all, less than Last year, CDC began a pilot project Control and Prevention, told The 20 percent of countries have reported to improve Uganda’s disease detection Associated Press. “Ebola is a powerful meeting World Health Organization by piggybacking on a small program reminder that a health threat anywhere requirements showing they are ade- that tested babies born to HIV-positive can affect us.” quately prepared to respond to emerg- mothers. Now, in a larger swath of the Ebola sprang from one of those blind ing infectious threats. country, motorcycles race samples from spots, in an area that lacks the health sys- The Obama administration kicked off sick patients to provincial capitals where tems needed to detect an outbreak the global health security project in they’re shipped overnight to a central before it becomes a crisis. Now the February at a White House meeting with lab to test for a variety of diseases. The Obama administration has requested representatives of more than two dozen health ministry also set up an emer- $600 million for the CDC to implement countries - unaware that Ebola already gency operations center to oversee what it calls the Global Health Security was quietly brewing in Guinea. potential outbreaks. Agenda, working with an international Additional countries signed on in later In March, Uganda’s new system WASHINGTON: In this Oct 16, 2014 file photo, Centers for Disease Control and coalition to shore up disease detection meetings in Finland and Indonesia, and proved itself, Borchert said, as the coun- Prevention (CDC) Director Dr Tom Frieden listens as he testifies on Capitol Hill. —AP in high-risk countries and guard against again at the White House in September, try fought an outbreak of nearly 200 cas- the next contagion. There’s little doubt where President Barack Obama declared es of meningitis, using that network for workers in various countries to be dis- the outbreak stalled work on broader there will be a next time. Just in recent the world must “make sure we’re not testing patients in remote areas. And last ease detectives, but the international global health security, it also increased years, the world has seen bird flu sicken caught flat-footed” in future outbreaks. month, in an another example of its collaboration is supposed to be more awareness of the ripple effect that one people in Southeast Asia, the respiratory overall preparedness, Ugandan officials comprehensive. Even before receiving unprepared country can have. killer SARS spread from China, the 2009 Sick patients rapidly tracked down contacts of a any new funding, CDC started some Lawmakers want to know if the US will flu pandemic, growing threats from For its part in the international collab- health worker who died of Marburg additional small projects in countries leave Ebola-ravaged Liberia, Sierra Leone antibiotic-resistant germs, and SARS’ oration, the US plans to assist at least 30 virus, an Ebola relative, a case that fortu- such as India, Thailand, Jordan, Vietnam and Guinea with health systems more new cousin in the Middle East named countries over the next five years to bol- nately didn’t spread. and Georgia, to expand outbreak-fight- capable of responding to future out- MERS. ster local disease prevention and moni- CDC has long trained public health ing capabilities. Then came Ebola. While breaks. — AP

‘Avoid stigmatising Africa,’ Doctor working in Sierra musician says as W Africa Ebola song launched Leone is Italy’s first Ebola case DAKAR: Some of Africa’s top musicians Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea. “When I ROME: An Italian doctor has contracted Ebola in symptoms of Ebola can take weeks to develop. Sierra Leone is alarming: the epidemic is still launched yesterday an alternative Ebola saw those terrible images, I called the Sierra Leone and is being flown back to Rome for The World Health Organization has reported a widening with 100 new cases a day. According to appeal song to Band Aid’s new recording other musicians and said that we have to specialist treatment, the health ministry said yes- fatality rate of 70 percent in the current outbreak, the World Health Organization there are more of “Do they know it’s Christmas’ with pro- do something to sensitize the people terday. The ministry said the doctor, the first the worst ever. But the handful of Western health than 5,000 people with Ebola in the country but ceeds also going to fight the virus that about this disease,” Fakoly told the Italian to contract the disease, would arrive in workers who contracted the disease and been the real figures could be much higher.” has killed more than 5,000 people in Thomson Reuters Foundation. Rome early tomorrow and be hospitalized at the quickly evacuated have so far all survived. It has Figures released by the WHO on Friday put West Africa this year. Despite reaching Fakoly said of Band Aid 30: “I praise Lazzaro Spallanzani national institute for infec- been a different story for local healthcare work- the number of cases registered in Sierra Leone at number one in the UK charts, Bob Bob Geldof’s initiative and he has raised a tious diseases. The doctor was working for the ers with 337 having died, according to WHO fig- 6,190, with 1,267 deaths. The former British Geldof’s “Do they know it’s Christmas” lot of money, but we must try and avoid charity Emergency at a clinic for Ebola victims ures. colony has been among the countries worst song has been slammed by critics who stigmatizing Africa as a continent that when he contracted the disease, which has killed The disease can only be spread through direct affected by the outbreak of one of the deadliest say the rewritten lyrics, including needs pity.” Ebola, a rare, tropical disease more than 5,000 people in its latest outbreak in contact with bodily fluids of an infected parent. viruses known to man, along with Liberia and Christmas bells that clang “chimes of is spread through direct contact with West Africa. “We can reassure his family that the Sweating as a result of fever and vomiting are Guinea. Emergency is a humanitarian organiza- doom” and a world of “dread and infected bodily fluids such as blood, doctor is feeling well,” Health Minister Beatrice common amongst patients, putting nurses and tion founded by celebrated heart surgeon Gino fear/Where a kiss of love can kill you”, are sweat and vomit. The virus has infected Lorenzin said in a statement. “He did not have a doctors treating them at risk. Emergency said all Strada which specializes in providing medical an insult to Africans. over 15,000 people in the region since it fever or other symptoms during the night and its staff in Sierra Leone had been trained in the care including emergency operations in conflict By contrast, “Africa stop Ebola”, sung in was first reported in Guinea in March, this morning he had his breakfast.” meticulous hygiene measures required to avoid and crisis zones. As well as its clinic in Freetown, French and local languages including according to the World Health The charity said the doctor had developed contamination. “However no healthcare in such a Sierra Leone is has operations in Afghanistan, the Malinke, Soussou, Kissi and Lingala, uses Organization. some unspecified Ebola symptoms but was in a serious epidemic can be considered completely Central African Republic, Iraq and Sudan, among a mixture of rap and melodies that are Although the number of cases in “good general condition”. The more serious risk-free,” it said in a statement. “The situation in others. — AFP distinctive to West Africa, to urge people Liberia appears to be falling, Sierra Leone to take Ebola seriously and go to a doctor and Guinea are witnessing a steep rise in if they are ill. Recorded by Malians Salif the number people who are newly infect- Keita, Oumou Sangare and duo Amadou ed. Mali is currently fighting its second and Mariam, Guinean Mory Kante, outbreak. According to the song’s pro- Congolese Barbara Kanam and ducers, 3D Family, “Africa stop Ebola” has Senegalese rapper Didier Awadi among sold 250,000 copies since its unofficial others, the song also warns people to release earlier this month with all pro- wash their hands, avoid shaking hands ceeds going to medical charity Medecins with others and to refrain from touching Sans Frontieres (MSF). The launch marks dead bodies. the beginning of a December campaign Tiken Jah Fakoly, a renowned Ivorian using song merchandise including T- musician who has rallied other artists to shirts, flyers, posters, a video with English raise awareness about Ebola, said he was subtitles and a social media campaign to touched by TV images of people in quar- show people how the virus can be antine in the worst-affected countries stopped. — Reuters Multi-national crew reaches space station

NEW YORK: A Russian Soyuz rocket blast- the initial baby steps that we took going ed off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in into the solar system,” Virts told a pre- Kazahkstan on Sunday to deliver three launch press conference. “In the same way new crew members to the International that we look back on Columbus and the Space Station, including Italy’s first female other explorers 500 years ago, this is the astronaut. A Soyuz capsule carrying way people will look at this time in histo- incoming station commander Terry Virts ry.” from US space agency NASA, Soyuz com- The $100 billion research laboratory mander Anton Shkaplerov from the has been short-staffed since Nov 9 when Russian Federal Space Agency and first- Russian cosmonaut Maxim Suraev, time flier Samantha Cristoforetti of the European astronaut Alexander Gerst and European Space Agency lifted off at 2101 NASA’s Reid Wiseman returned home after UNITED KINGDOM: Health workers demonstrate as they take part in a GMT (4.01 pm EST) Sunday. 5.5 months in orbit. The new crew faces a four hour strike outside the Manchester Royal Infirmary. (Inset) A Less than six hours later, the capsule busy six months in orbit, including a trio sign is pictured outside the Manchester Royal Infirmary in North West flew into a berthing port on the Russian of spacewalks to prepare the station for a England yesterday during a demonstration and strike by side of the station as the two ships sailed new fleet of US commercial space taxis health†workers.—AFP about 260 miles (418 km) over the central due to begin flying astronauts to the sta- Pacific Ocean, NASA mission commentator tion in late 2017. Kyle Herring from the Johnson Space Cristoforetti, 37, an Italian Air Force Center in Houston said. pilot, deflected questions about being British health workers strike for pay rise The station, owned and operated by 15 Italy’s first female astronaut during a web- LONDON: Hundreds of thousands of British set up outside hospitals, although emergency election, and both parties are putting the state- nations, serves as an orbiting laboratory cast prelaunch press conference from nurses, midwives and hospital cleaners went on departments were kept open. “The anger is run NHS at the heart of their campaigns. The for life science, materials research, tech- Kazakhstan on Saturday. “I have done a four-hour strike yesterday calling for a pay rise, spreading and so is the public support for the opposition Labor Party accuses the nology development and other experi- nothing special to be the first Italian weeks after walking out for the first time in 32 health workers’ cause,” Dave Prentis, leader of the Conservatives of planning to dismantle the ments using the unique microgravity envi- woman to fly to space. I just wanted to fly years. Eleven health worker trade unions took Unison union, said at a picket outside the health service by privatizing parts of it, and has ronment and vantage point of space. “I to space and I happen to be the first,” part, calling on the government to approve a London Ambulance Service headquarters. promised more funding. Conservative Prime think that 100 years from now, 500 years Cristoforetti, who was speaking in Russian, one-percent wage rise for National Health Unions say that by 2015, health workers will Minister David Cameron has accused Labor of from now, people will look back on this as said through a translator. — AP Service (NHS) employees recommended by an have had their pay capped for six years. The scaremongering and has vowed to protect the independent pay review body. Picket lines were strike comes ahead of the May 2015 general NHS budget from spending cuts. — AFP Refuge takes smuggled monkeys in Chile

SANTIAGO: Elba Munoz was working as a midwife when she took in her first monkey in 1994. Then she took in another and another, and now her shelter for illegally smuggled primates in Chile has 160 inhabitants. Munoz says that one of the goals of the Center for the Rescue and Rehabilitation of Primates is to stop trafficking of the animals. It provides a place for Chile’s Agriculture and Livestock Service to send primates that have been brought into the country illegally and are often mistreat- ed. “Before we existed, most monkeys stayed with the offenders,” said Munoz, who is director of the center located in Penaflor just outside the capital of Santiago. Many primates are brought to the center hairless and in chains. Others arrive blind, mutilated or with diseases, according to the center’s website. Munoz said the center now houses 12 different species. “This happened little by little. First, one monkey arrived, then another monkey,” she said. “Slowly the monkeys began to arrive until we ended up like we are now, the biggest center in South CHILE: A couple of monkeys, look from their cage at a rescue and rehabilitation center. America.” — AP CHILE: A monkey sits in his cage in a rescue and rehabilitation center in Santiago. — AP photos TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 HEALTH & SCIENCE New genetic clues to autism

KUWAIT: Genetic data collected by teams at Great Ormond Street New mutations Hospital and its research partner the UCL Institute of Child Health, has As well as identifying genetic mutations that occur only in the individ- helped to identify new gene mutations that may cause autism. By study- ual with the ASD, new technology has allowed the researchers to analyse ing DNA samples from children with autism and their parents, the 2270 trios - a child with the disorder, plus their mother and father - and research shows that, while many of these new mutations occur only in find that a significant number of these new mutations appear in both children with the disorder, a significant number occur in both children parent and child and are likely to be inherited. Scanning for new and and their parents. inherited gene mutations together using this technology led the team to Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong developmental disability double the number of ASD related genes being identified. that affects around 700,000 people in the UK and influences how individ- David Skuse, Head of the Social Communication Disorders Team at uals communicate and interact with other people. Studies have so far Great Ormond Street Hospital and co-author of this research says: “This suggested that ASD may be caused by genetic mutations within individ- work is very important as it brings us closer to interpreting genetic data uals that stop genes functioning in a normal way. These mutations don’t, from families affected by autism. It could be used during genetic coun- however, account for all cases of autism therefore research in to underly- selling to start explaining to families why their child may have the condi- ing causes of the condition continues. tion and what their likelihood of having further children with ASD might A study led by teams in New York, and published in Nature, now iden- be. tifies over 100 genes that contain new mutations that may play a role in “Building a resource of genes that are implicated in the disorder may ASD. The genes were identified by scanning 15,480 DNA samples collect- also encourage more commercial investment in to research in to this ed from across the world. The largest contribution of samples from the condition in order to improve treatment options.” UK came from Great Ormond Street Hospital that collected 361 samples The discovery of these gene mutations advances our understanding over a period of around 10 years and submitted them to the study as of a condition that affects around 1.1 per cent of the UK population and part of the Wellcome Trust’s UK10K project. could lead to strategies to better support individuals with a diagnosis. Chilean moms growing support for medical marijuana

CHILE: Paulina Bobadilla was beyond desperate. The drugs no longer stopped her daughter’s epileptic seizures and the little girl had become so numb to pain, she would tear off her own fingernails and leave her small fingers bleeding. Bobadilla was driving on a mountain road with Javiera, intent on ending it all by steering their car off a cliff. “All I wanted to do was to die along with her,” the 34-year-old mother recalled of that day in April 2013. “I told her: ‘This is it.’ But then she said, ‘Mommy, I love you.’ I looked at her and I knew I had to continue fighting.” Bobadilla’s desperation to ease her daughter’s con- dition is an emotion familiar to other Chilean parents who say medical marijuana can help their children and who, rather than wait for Congress to act, have taken matters into their own hands. Despite the risk of jail CHILE: Paulina Bobadilla, shows a syringe full of cannabis oil she has extracted from time, about 100 parents have formed a group, Mama her small plantation of marijuana plants at her home. Cultiva or “Mama Grows,” to share knowledge about cultivating marijuana to extract cannabis oil for their seizure-stricken children. In clandestine meetings, the parents exchange tips and listen to cultivation experts explain how to grow and reproduce plants. Bobadilla and most of the mem- bers grow marijuana in their backyards, even though CHILE: Paulina Bobadilla waters plants of medicinal marijuana at her home in Santiago. — AP pho- they could face up to 15 years in jail for doing so. began adding a couple of drops to Lucas’ baby bottle. National Service for the Prevention and Rehabilitation Since then, she said, the seizures have dropped to of Drugs and Alcohol, has acknowledged there is sci- To extract oil about a dozen a day and the infant now is able to eat entific evidence that marijuana is useful in specific cas- Chile allows consumption of the drug, but grow- normally and recently tasted his first mashed pota- es, such as treatment of epileptic seizures. She warned, ing, selling or transporting it is illegal. Approval to use toes. In the case of Bobadilla’s now 7-year-old daugh- however, that the use of any drug on children could the drug as medicine is hard to win, and requires navi- ter, giving her a few drops of the oil each day has have negative outcomes. A recent statement from gating a bureaucratic puzzle that most see as a waste made their lives bearable. Immediately after begin- Chile’s national medical service and other agencies of time. A proposal to decriminalize such use is mak- ning treatment last year, Bobadilla said, Javiera “began said the use of medical marijuana is “insufficient, while ing slow progress before lawmakers. During a recent to sleep better and was less irritable. We began to see there’s vast scientific evidence that shows its harmful meeting of Mama Cultiva, a mother named Susana real results within a week: The seizures dropped from effects.” patiently separated leaves from a marijuana stem in seven strong ones a day to just one.” preparation to extract oil while, nearby, her husband Standard medication tended to their son who screamed as he convulsed in Mind-altering high Still, Mama Cultiva continues to grow in size as a seizure. Bobadilla decided to try marijuana after seeing a Chilean parents seek help for some 15,000 children Susana, who declined to give her last name for fear video about Charlotte Figi, a U.S. girl with a rare genet- whose epilepsy is not helped by standard medication, of being prosecuted, and other parents later practiced ic disorder that caused hundreds of grand mal said Ana Maria Gazmurri, president of the Daya the steps needed to reproduce plants with cuttings - a seizures each week and limited her ability to walk or Foundation, a nonprofit group that sponsors pain- lesson that left them smiling with satisfaction. speak. Cannabis oil has nearly eliminated her seizures relieving therapies. “We have to make sure that the Growing plants is slow work and members complain and Charlotte, now 8 and living in Colorado, is able to rights of users, of patients, to affordable medicine ... is they sometimes must resort to buying from illegal walk, talk and feed herself. A strain of marijuana that guaranteed before the pharmaceutical industry takes dealers. Susana said one dealer even tricked her into produces the oil but not the chemical that creates a it all over,” Gazmurri said. Before starting her daughter buying the male strand of the plant, which does not mind-altering high has been named in her honor - on cannabis oil, Bobadilla, in fact, had struggled to produce the prized oil. Charlotte’s Web. Her story also has led other families come up with the $800 a month she needed for the “I explained to him that it was for my sick son, that I with seizure-stricken children to travel or move to girl’s medicine and ended up selling her hair salon. needed marijuana from the female plant, but he sold Colorado to benefit from the drug’s legalization there. While she can produce the cannabis oil for only me the male one,” she said. Gabriela Reyes, 23, credits A municipality in Santiago, Chile’s capital, recently about $100 a month, doing so has come at a great the cannabis oil with saving her 7-month-old son. allowed the country’s first medical marijuana to be cost: Her brother was arrested in September when, Lucas spent the first months of his life in a hospital, planted as part of a pilot program. A local university after she ran out of marijuana, he helped her buy 23 suffering up to 300 epileptic seizures a day, she said. will use the project to research the effectiveness of the grams from a dealer. If convicted, he could face up to When he no longer responded to anticonvulsion med- drug in treating the pain of adult cancer patients. five years in prison. “I’m not even scared of going to CHILE: Javiera Canales poses for a photograph next to marijuana plants grown in her ication, doctors told her his condition was terminal. Because Mama Cultiva focuses on children, it cannot jail,” Bobadilla said. “What scares me is that they’ll take home. Reyes learned about cannabis oil as an option and participate. Doctor Lidia Amarales, director of the away the medicine.” — AP WHAT’S ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Fairuz Sahion, Rawan Baseso, Muna Zanon and Feriyal Abo Ali Haifa Hamad, Mayes Al-Jareeri and Ghada Al-Kandri Palestinian Culture Center holds 41st exhibition at Bayt Lothan

By Faten Omar “The proceeds of this exhibition are for Jerusalem - it exhibition, displaying traditional Palestinian handmade for excellent quality work. It also provides support to will be a shame if we did not at least try to help and sup- dresses made by needy women in Palestine. “The pro- Palestinians in the homeland by providing financial aid to he Palestinian Culture Centre held its 41st exhibition port Jerusalem and Palestinians. The exhibition also ceeds of the sale will go to Al-Makassed Hospital in needy families, healthcare and university scholarships. at Bayt Lothan yesterday. “The Palestine Culture focuses on the movement of boycotting Israeli products, Jerusalem - this is the least that should be done for The show includes a large collection of traditional hand- TExhibition is proud that it is still going strong since and we thank Kuwait for refusing to issue a tender to Palestine,” she said. Dras feels bad for what happened to made cross-stitch fabrics as well as pottery from Hebron the past 20 years in Kuwait (1994-2014). Our booth this Viola company for dealing with Israel, which made Viola Palestine due to the effects of the global financial crisis and posters and books about Palestine in English and year includes several beautiful handmade works by 550 lose approximately one and a half million dollars,” said which placed a further strain on the poor. Furthermore, Arabic. It aspires to reaffirm the Palestinian national iden- women and girls in Palestinian camps. The exhibition Abu Ghazaleh. the violent and aggressive Israeli military onslaught on tity by its handicrafts and supports education and fami- aims to preserve the rich heritage and culture of She called people to support Palestine by supporting Gaza, Jerusalem and the rest of occupied Palestine has lies. The Palestinian Culture Center is a non-profit organi- Palestine, help empower women and their families in the exhibition, attend a Palestinian folklore “dabkah” on made the situation in Palestine dire and the need for aid zation that was established in Jordan in 1993. refugee camps become economically independent and Thursday at 6:30 pm and taste or buy traditional more urgent. As a result, the center has worked to increase The exhibition at Bayt Lothan in Salmiya will run for 4 sustain needy Palestinians in their homeland and in the Palestinian food such as thyme, sumac, baked goods and the salaries of the 550 women who do embroidery work as days from Monday, Nov 24 through Thursday, Nov 27. It is diaspora,” said Siham Abu Ghazaleh, in charge of the exhi- other dishes. well as pay for their transportation from the camps. open to the public from 10 am to 1:30 pm and 4:30 pm to bition. Sana Dras is a veteran participant at the Palestinian The center motivates the ladies by granting bonuses 8:30 pm.

Haifaa Hamad showing the handmade cushions. Handmade ceramics from Hebron. Sana Dras a participant in the Palestinian exhibition.

Palestinian dresses. Siham Abu Ghazaleh, in charge of The Palestine Jane Hassounah Samah Bazari Culture Exhibition.

Covers for books. Arabic writing reads The Palestinian Culture Exhibition Palestinian traditional food.

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Raaga Factory to perform live-concert in Kuwait

aaga Factory, formed of a group of talent- embassy auditorium on Saturday, 29 November musical nirvana to music lovers in Kuwait. loved by one and all. What they manufacture is Rohit Gupta has been integral to Raaga ed musicians and singers based in Dubai, from 6.30 pm. The power-packed musical event, Raaga Factory is essentially a music factory so unique that it leaves everyone asking for Factory since its inception. An expert at his craft, Ris fast becoming synonymous with quality titled ‘Hum Hain...Umeed-e-Kashmir’, is being where different sounds of music are worked more. he is a master music arranger, blending various music productions. With six highly acclaimed held as a benefit concert in aid of the flood- upon and embellished in certain compositions, The dynamic duo behind Raaga Factory, Jyoti strains of music seamlessly to churn out the rich public shows and several private appearances affected people of Jammu & Kashmir state in to give a contemporary flavor to old classics or a Karmali and Mitun De Sarkarfeel that they are repertoire Raaga is known for. under their belt, the melody group has in a little India. Raaga Factory, as the name implies, is a new ‘quirky’ twist to modern day numbers. overwhelmed by the response and support from Jyoti Karmali and Mitun De Sarkar are excited over a year captured the attention of music afi- platform that blends various forms of music and The vibrant group that comes together to audiences. “Every time we perform, the euphoria to be performing in Kuwait for the first time. “We cionados around the region. songs in different languages and brings them form Raaga Factory are a team of talented musi- is incredible and extremely encouraging and we are looking at entertaining music lovers in Audiences in Kuwait now have the opportu- captivatingly live on stage. Through their sym- cians and singers who otherwise have regular love the fact that audiences are so clued on to Kuwait. The icing on the cake is the fact that it is nity to listen to the eclectic tunes of Raaga phony of genres, sounds and instruments, ‘Hum day jobs and gather to pursue their passion for music. These are definitely very exciting times for to support a cause back home. We truly could Factory as they will be performing at the Indian Hain...Umeed-e-Kashmir’, is expected to deliver a music and create sounds and tracks which are all of us.” not have asked for more.” IES holds Ruth Memorial Art Contest prize distribution ceremony

inners of the Ruth Memorial Interschool Art Contest The Ruth Memorial Art Contest had a humble beginning as walked away with fabulous prizes on November 18 an Interclass Art Competition five years ago. It was the farsight- reminded the children of their duties towards their parents, Wamidst rolling applause and jubilation. Yet in the ed vision of N.K. Ramachandran Menon, the Chairman of teachers and the society. Principal T. Premkumar congratulat- midst of euphoria of victory and elation, there stood a few with Bhavan Middle East that turned the mundane competition into ed the prize winners and thanked the parents of late Ruth for misty-eyed, enwrapped themselves in the memory of a prodi- a renowned and full-fledged Interschool Art Contest for the patronizing Ruth Memorial Interschool Art Contest every year. gious painter par excellence Ruth Chacko who bade adieu to budding artists of various Indian schools in Kuwait. He urged the winners as well as the participants to tap their the world of mortals to be with lord Almighty. She was a young The fifth edition of Ruth Memorial Art Contest was held on creative potential fully in order to excel in the world of fine arts. Bhavanite who loved the palette and colors more than any- November 08, 2014 in the school auditorium. The Painting The Junior Prefects Ibtal Iftikhar and Ruth Sunil Thomas deliv- thing else. The Art Department of Indian Educational School Competition was adjudged by well-known professional artists ered the welcome address. T.Premkumar proposed the vote of (Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan) organizes Ruth Art Memorial John Mavelikkara and Maheendran. Upon asked, the duo said thanks on behalf of the school. Interschool Competition to commemorate late Ruth Chacko that it was a tough time for them to sift out the most impres- every year. The event is sponsored by Mr. and Mrs. Prince sive artistic creations from an excellent array of 115 awe-inspir- Chacko, the parents of the departed prodigy. ing paintings that heralded the supremacy and elegance of The Prize Distribution Ceremony of Ruth Memorial Art their creators. The first, the second and the third place winners Greetings Contest is held annually on 18 November as Little Ruth’s birth- were presented cash awards and mementos by Mr and Mrs elated birthday day falls on that date. The ceremony was well attended by a Chacko, parents of late Ruth along with Mukundan, the Head wishes to Christ fairly large audience that consisted of teachers, parents, partici- of the Art Faculty, IES. Prince Chacko addressed the gathering BJohn Cape, who pants and Little Ruth’s batch mates. after the prize distribution. He, in his emotional speech, celebrated his birthday yesterday. May you have more candles to blow, good health and love from your family and friends. Especially from Dinalist.

appy birthday to our dearest Hdaughter Jannatul, who cele- brates her 7th birthday today, May Allah bless you with the choicest blessings on this spe- cial day. Best wishes and prayers from father Mohd Jalal Uddin, mother Bethe Begum, relatives and friends in Bangladesh and Kuwait.

AUK graphic design students showcase their work at ISEA 2014 Dubai

wo graphic design students from the American University of Kuwait T(AUK) participated in the International Symposium on Electronic Art Conference and Exhibition (ISEA2014) held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Abdulaziz Al-Hoqal and Bashayer Al-Zayed submitted posters that were selected to be exhibited at the conference. Their posters were displayed at the American University of Dubai, Zayed University, as well as other partici- pating universities in Dubai, throughout the duration of the conference. Abdulaziz submitted an entry enti- tled “Engines of Difference” for the cate- gory “Technology, Science & Art”. His piece consisted of a set of interactive posters that display virtual, 3D content once viewed through the lens of a smartphone camera. Meanwhile, Bashayer’s entry came in the form of an ISEA2014 participants with Professor Rita Merheb. infographic poster for the “Connecting tries in the Middle East. actually participated in, ISEA2014, is a Worlds/Linking Ideas” category. Her “Being such an important interna- testimony to the Art & Graphic Design poster, Social Media Usage in the Middle tional conference and exhibition, and Department of AUK,” said Professor Rita East, displayed a ranking of the populari- the fact that our students were the only Merheb, Assistant Professor of Graphic ty of social media outlets amongst coun- ones from Kuwait who attended, and Design at AUK. “This gave us very good exposure in the region, espe- cially since our department is relatively new. This puts us on equal grounds with other, much older and well-estab- lished Art & Graphic Design departments of universities in the region,” she explained. The American University of Kuwait (AUK) is an inde- pendent, private, equal opportunity, and co-educa- tional liberal arts institution of higher education. The edu- cational, cultural and admin- istrative structure, methods and standards of AUK are based on the American mod- el of higher learning. The lan- guage of instruction is English. More information on the American University of Kuwait can be found Images from the event. atwww.auk.edu.kw TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 TV PROGRAMS

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Aries (March 21-April 19) Libra (September 23-October 22)

Close personal ties to other people are a focal point for your feelings–mar- At heart, you have a deep sense of responsibility and purpose and this seri- riage and other partnerships could be a key arena for your activities today. You may be ousness is genuine and felt by others. Your inner resources and emotions are accented. A able to bring the family or perhaps a group of your friends together today to enjoy a group discussion may find you stepping in to lend a focus. Expect a sense of support and play, a musical or an art exhibit. Achievement in poetry and art may be possible now. goodwill from those around you. You may be able to enjoy and value your own life situa- Your whole world may seem trancelike or dreamy. Movies, books and all other forms of tion today or feel especially kind toward a friend or loved one. A visitor to your home may escape could prove enjoyable. This is a great time to reflect and understand your own want to know about a fun sightseeing tour, or a play. Your unique and unusual qualities path and any changes you might want to make. Your emotions and the feelings of those make you the center of conversation; everything is positive. You may find that others are around you may be very easy to understand. A special relationship is highlighted this supportive of your ideas. You could come up with new solutions. The good life and all evening. It is your turn for happiness. Romance is possible. that comes with it are what you aim for now.

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

There is time this morning to complete unfinished business, organize your You are at your mental best with clear thoughts. This is an excellent time to desk and place a few plants around your work space. Make room for an extra sweater and make decisions and take care of mental work. You may decide it is quiet enough this some rain gear . . . Just in case. This afternoon you may be asked to lead a group in some morning to balance the checkbook, work out a budget or just generally catch up on project where a conservative mind is an important factor. In working with so many differ- some reading. You could be feeling more inward and more like sharing some time with ent age groups of people, you are still able to mold the group into one mind so that every your lover or with close friends this afternoon. Perhaps this is not a time to be very out- person can contribute as one. You are wise to encourage each individual in the group for ward or to try to present yourself to the world. You are feeling reflective rather than suggestions and help. Working within a group can include trust and fair play and some expressive. Some kind of healing process is at work in your life: you isolate what doesn’t backing that adds up to a successful end result for your company. A loved one needs your work, eliminate it and move forward. Tonight you may find yourself helping someone support this evening. move or caring for children so that friends can have some time alone.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21) Family and security are things that rattle your chain more than ever now. This is a good time for clear deliberation and problem solving. This is a vital These are areas where you make new beginnings and bold moves–things day in which much energy and action is utilized. You could find yourself you are willing to fight for . . . Things in which it pays to be careful. Unconventional hob- able to really communicate and get your ideas across to others. You are in a serious frame ACROSS 5. A doctor's degree in optometry. bies and other forms of self-expression may be enjoyed today. Too much time spent with of mind and may find yourself dealing with matters of much concern and responsibility. A 1. (sports) The chief official (as in boxing or 6. Genus of African timber trees. your own project, however, may play havoc with someone else’s plans. Refinement and clear-minded insight serves you well. This is a very good time to communicate your goals American football) who is expected to 7. An inflammatory disease of connective relationships are the keys to emotional satisfaction for you. Harmony and beauty are and put them into words. Perhaps it is time for an employee review, but if not, it is certain- deeply satisfying–and the lack of them can be emotionally unsettling. Be sure to set aside ensure fair play. tissue with variable features including fever ly a good time to take your own notes that will help you focus on a few goals. An old time for others today. This may mean an elderly person needs to hear your voice or a 4. A sheath for a handgun. and weakness and fatigability and joint neighborhood or school friend may drop by your house this afternoon to give you some young child needs your assistance. Think before you speak! 11. A unit of power equal to 1 joule per sec- pains and skin lesions on the face or neck material on a class reunion. ond. or arms. 15. Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot 8. Infections of the skin or nails caused by palm used in India for writing paper. fungi and appearing as itching circular 16. Love unquestioningly and uncritically. patches. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 17. Any culture medium that uses agar as 9. Type and only genus of the family Your love of truth makes philosophy and religious ideas lifelong habits. You You may find your attention drawn to subjects like law, politics, education, travel the gelling agent. Esocidae. appreciate things of a global or universal level and travel or studies of foreign 18. American filmmaker and comic actor 10. Marine fishes with a flattened elongat- and religion. These are certainly some of the areas in which an emotionally charged drama will lands could be a part of this interest. You may enjoy the company of friends this afternoon. (1935- ). ed body and a sucking disk on the head for be played. Perhaps this is a better time to think and study–you have a real appreciation for ideas. Appearances mean little to you and you value honesty and sincerity in friends and partners. 20. Toxin secreted by animals (by certain attaching to large fish or moving objects. You may find yourself enjoying a long conversation, writing a letter or making a special phone This is a time when you may feel very passionate, or during which your feelings, emotions and snakes and poisonous insects (e.g., spiders 11. Straggling shrub with narrow leaves call. You may find yourself being put to good use by your friends, or it could be that circum- basic life urges undergo change and transformation. You feel more personal and direct and stances force you to reorganize and be more conservative. All of this should go rather smoothly. find that you waste less time with hurt feelings than before. Your home environment, friends and scorpions)). and conspicuous red flowers in dense glob- Your more common-sense qualities are valuable. A yearning for the stimulation of new ideas and surroundings in general get attention and receive encouragement. Your life finally seems 21. A Hindu prince or king in India. ular racemes. and goals is emphasized for now and new friends supply you with plenty about which to think. to have harmony and balance. 22. A rechargeable battery with a nickel 12. Small terrestrial lizard of warm regions cathode and a cadmium anode. of the Old World. 23. Reproduced by fusion of gametes of dif- 13. A landlocked mountainous republic in Aquarius (January 20- February 18) ferent ancestries. southeast central Asia north of Leo (July 23-August 22) 25. A city of east central Mexico (west of Afghanistan. An outgoing and very expressive cycle of experience has begun for you at Veracruz). 14. A just detectable amount. Hectic emotional energy, especially this morning, slows you from that long- desired camping trip or out-of-town visit with friends. Patience wins out and you will be this time. Now more than ever, you want to be admired and appreciated by others, to do 27. A shot or scene that is photographed 19. The membrane in the ear that vibrates on your way soon. Fun and adventure are on the schedule today. Take a chance on some- and create things that stir their hearts. This is child’s play; this is romance; this is taking a again v 1. to sound. thing exciting, creative and fun. Socializing is your talent and you can use it to your best chance. This may be a time you find yourself among friends or family that look to you for 28. Before noon. 24. God of the earth. interest–networking. This evening, new energies seem to fill you up with fresh ideas and guidance. Figuring things out takes on special significance for you. A heightened interest 31. Type genus of the Pipridae containing 26. (informal) Exceptionally good. thoughts. You could be at your most imaginative. New creative endeavors, including writ- in health and diet, as well as an urge to get things organized into a rational system, is a part the typical manakins. 29. An unpredictable outcome that is ing, will be well worth your time and effort. You could become published before the end of this. Much mental busywork goes on today. Friends, group projects and community concerns could play a key role that effects your career direction. Altruism and humanitarian 36. German chemist who was co-discoverer unfortunate. of next year. It is easy for you to find the proper motivation to fulfill your ideals or make your dreams into reality. Luck is with you. efforts can affect your work and life-path. with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879- 30. An official prosecutor for a judicial dis- 1968). trict. 40. (Assyrian) Chief god of the Assyrians. 32. Virus parasitic in bacteria. 41. Title for a civil or military leader (espe- 33. An Arabic speaking person who lives in Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) cially in Turkey). Arabia or North Africa. 42. A white metallic element that burns 34. The cry made by sheep. The home and family scene are likely to be in a state of change now–this A friend may confide in you today and you may find yourself tossing the with a brilliant light. 35. A Chadic language spoken in northern may mean moving, an addition to the family, or such. High-tech equipment impinges on information around in your head most of the day. Think about this–perhaps this person confided in you because he or she needs a listening ear, not necessarily for feedback. You 44. Fish eggs or egg-filled ovary. Nigeria. the domestic environment somehow. An eccentric relative attracts some notice. You like for things to go smoothly and sometimes the bumps in the road are difficult to work will be able to help–patience. Follow your heart. You contribute to harmonious relation- 45. A genus of Paridae. 37. An anti-TNF compound (trade name through but you have the strength and enthusiasm to succeed and not become unset- ships with family members today. Financial problems can be settled. When you invest . . . 46. A person forced to flee from home or Arava) that is given orally. tled. You will do your best to close the gap between any misunderstandings among family Seek investments you believe in–making money can become doubly rewarding. Start by country. 38. A person who hopes. members or between friends just now. Close personal ties to other people are a focal supporting a good cause. Time spent alone this evening can be very healing. Meditate and get your life together before going out. A new group or club offers traveling opportunities 48. Spherical gram-positive parasitic bacte- 39. Indian statesman and leader with point for your feelings–marriage and other partnerships could be a key arena for this. A and you may very seriously consider joining. ria that tend to form irregular colonies. Gandhi in the struggle for home rule. yearning for adventure stirs in you now. 50. An ugly evil-looking old woman. 43. A very poisonous metallic element that 53. At any time. has three allotropic forms. 54. A fencing sword similar to a foil but 47. Low stingless nettle of Central and WORD SEARCH PUZZLE Yesterday’s Solution with a heavier blade. South America having velvety brownish- 58. (Sumerian and Akkadian) A demon per- green toothed leaves and clusters of small sonifying death. green flowers. 60. Hungarian choreographer who devel- 49. The cardinal number that is the sum of oped Labanotation (1879-1958). three and one. 62. South American armadillo with three 51. A Dravidian language spoken in south- bands of bony plates. ern India. 63. A seat for one person, with a support for 52. The back side of the neck. the back. 55. A Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament 66. A language unit by which a person or who opposed the worship of idols. thing is known. 56. A unit of information equal to one mil- 68. According to the Old Testament he was lion (1,048,576) bytes. a pagan king of Israel and husband of 57. A soft silvery metallic element of the Jezebel (9th century BC). alkali earth group. 72. A pilgrimage to Mecca. 59. Informal terms for a mother. 76. Type genus of the Amiidae. 61. A colorless and odorless inert gas. 77. A tricycle (usually propelled by ped- 64. Stable gear consisting of either of two alling). curved supports that are attached to the 79. A workplace for the conduct of scientif- collar of a draft horse and that hold the ic research. traces. 80. The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet. 65. A nearly horizontal passage from the 81. The great hall in ancient Persian surface into a mine. palaces. 67. Lacking sufficient water or rainfall. 82. The compass point midway between 69. Exhibiting or restored to vigorous good east and southeast. health. 70. Type genus of the Anatidae. DOWN 71. A very young child (birth to 1 year) who 1. (used of especially horses) Having a has not yet begun to walk or talk. brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white 73. An accountant certified by the state. or gray. 74. (informal) Informed about the latest 2. (Norse mythology) Goddess of old age trends. who defeated Thor in a wrestling match. 75. A loose sleeveless outer garment made 3. A genus of Falconidae. from aba cloth. 4. Of or relating to or supporting Hinduism. 78. An associate degree in nursing. Yesterday’s Solution

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This photo shows Andrew Basso, center, Broadway-bound in a scene from the Broadway show, “The Il- lusionists,” in New York. magicianshows what’s up his sleeve ne grew up idolizing Harry Houdini. ing car crashed the coffin. “I needed 55 The other worshipped David Cop- seconds to escape.” Well, the car crashed Operfield. Now they’re both in a place and he escaped, but the blast was 10 times known more for jazz hands than sleight of bigger than it had been at rehearsal, for hand. Italy’s star escape artist Andrew Basso still-unknown reasons. Basso suffered and American Adam Trent, who focuses severe burns. But “I will not stop doing it,” on technology-based tricks, are two of the he vowed. In the show, Basso will recreate seven magicians set to play Broadway this Houdini’s famous Water Torture Cell - he’ll winter in the show “The Illusionists.” It will be put face-first into a tank of water with run at the Marriott Marquis Theatre from his feet manacled. This time, though, there Nov 26-Jan 4. “It’s been almost 20 years will be no covers on the tank to hide any since magic has been on Broadway. To me, tricks. it’s been long overdue. But maybe it’s been Trent, who grew up in Boulder, Colorado, gone for a reason. It’s been waiting for wearing out VHS tapes of Copperfield TV Swiss museum something like this,” Trent said. specials, calls himself “The Futurist” because The rest of the lineup includes Belgium’s he likes to mix comedy, technology and accepts Gurlitt art hoard, to return Nazi loot weapon specialist Aaron Crow, campy ma- music into his act, something the old gician Jeff Hobson, illusionist and “America’s school of magic has resisted. The world of Swiss museum yesterday accepted a German recluse’s to be “degenerate art”, not befitting the ideals of the Third Reich, Got Talent” veteran Kevin James, macabre magic is “going through extreme growing bequest of a spectacular trove of more than 1,000 artworks would be loaned by Bern primarily to institutions from which they specialist Dan Sperry and Yu Ho-Jin, a pains,” he said. “A lot of the young guys Ahoarded during the Nazi era, but pledged to restitute any were confiscated. Had the Swiss museum unexpectedly turned Korean who just won the title of “Magician want to present it in a fresh way and a lot of looted pieces. The decision, announced at a news conference in down the offer, the pieces would have been divided up among of the Year.” The goal is to do with magic the older guys think it should stay a certain Berlin, covers valuable paintings and sketches by Picasso, Monet, relatives of Gurlitt, who never married and had no children. what Cirque du Soleil did with circus - get way.” Trent said innovation in magic is slow, Chagall and other masters that were discovered at two homes One of Gurlitt’s cousins, 86-year-old Uta Werner, said Friday she rid of the dated lions and sequins and make partly because magicians are loath to reveal owned by Cornelius Gurlitt. Gurlitt, who died last May aged 81, was contesting Gurlitt’s soundness of mind when he wrote the it adult, sophisticated fun. The show has a their new techniques or tricks. “The same was the son of an art dealer tasked by will naming the Bern museum as his sole heir. throbbing rock beat and intelligent pacing. basic principles in magic are used over and Adolf Hitler with helping to plunder great works from muse- This could return the case to legal limbo, with ageing Jewish Basso and Trent stopped by The Associ- over again but they’re dressed up differ- ums and Jewish collectors, many of whom perished in the gas descendants left to fight for their claims in German courts for ated Press to tease their upcoming show. ently,” he said. “So whether it’s a card trick or chambers. After six months of negotiations with the German gov- years to come. After the discovery of the Gurlitt trove came to On camera, Trent made a bunch of playing you make that card an iPhone, it’s the same ernment, Christoph Schaeublin, president of the Board of Trustees light in a magazine article last year, Jewish groups and the US and cards appear and disappear, took a bite out exact sleight of hand. But when you change at the the Museum of Fine Arts in Bern, vowed to work with Israeli governments put pressure on Germany to establish a task of one only for it to instantly return and set the object and present it differently, it does German authorities to ensure that “all looted art in the collection force to investigate the works’ provenance. The Jewish Claims a lighter label on fire. Basso told a story of become something new.”—AP is returned” to its rightful owners. Around 500 works of dubi- Conference, a Holocaust restitution organization, called on the once getting much too close to fire himself. ous provenance will remain in Germany so that a government- task force to now ensure a “faster and more intensive processing appointed task force can continue its research on identifying the of the looted art cases, with the greatest possible transparency”. Tank of water Photo provided by DKC Public Rela- heirs. In the case of a Matisse painting found in the stash, called A few years ago, Basso was shackled in tions shows Adam Trent in a scene The trove of 1,280 works was unearthed in Gurlitt’s cluttered “Seated Woman” and believed to be worth around $20 million, an explosive-rigged wooden coffin and from the Broadway show, “The Illu- Munich flat during a routine tax inquiry in 2012. More than 300 the task force determined in June that the work was “Nazi loot” had 60 seconds to escape before a speed- sionists,” in New York.—AP photos other works were later discovered in a ramshackle house Gurlitt stolen from Paris art collector Paul Rosenberg. Gruetters said owned in Salzburg. Although he was never charged with a crime, that three such works whose provenance had been determined German authorities confiscated all of the Munich pieces and including the Matisse would be restituted “without delay”. stored them in a secret location. Gurlitt struck an accord with the The lawyer representing Rosenberg’s heirs, Christopher German government shortly before his death to help track down Marinello, told AFP his clients welcomed the accord and hoped the paintings’ legitimate heirs. But his anger over his treatment re- they could reclaim the painting by year’s end. Rosenberg’s portedly led him to stipulate in his will that the collection should descendants include French journalist Anne Sinclair, former wife go not to a German museum but to the Swiss institution. of ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn. However Marinello, whose law practice specializes in art stolen under the Third Reich, ‘Mitigated joy’ said the Gurlitt case was only the tip of the iceberg. “The prob- German Culture Minister Monika Gruetters called the accord lem of Nazi-looted art is very much with us 75 years later and I “a milestone in coming to terms with our history” during the think the reason... is that it hasn’t been adequately dealt with by Third Reich. She said the German government was committed museums, by the collectors, and cultural institutions all over the to returning the looted works to Jewish descendants “as soon as world,” he said. “In my view there are more Cornelius Gurlitts possible, with no ifs, ands or buts”. But “we’re at the beginning, out there.”—AFP not the end, of a long road,” she admitted. Schaeublin described a feeling of “mitigated joy” in accepting the remarkable collection, and the historical responsibility it carries. Under the terms of the Photo provided by DKC Public Relations shows Adam Trent in a scene from agreement, nearly 480 avant-garde works deemed by the Nazis the Broadway show, “The Illusionists,” in New York.—AP photos Marilyn Monroe’s t’s no secret Joe DiMaggio loved Marilyn Monroe. The just celebrity tchotchkes but deeply personal artifacts baseball great cried at her funeral and for 20 years is also expected to fuel interest. “We anticipate a lot of Ihad flowers placed at her crypt several times a week. fans will be here. They’ll fly in from all over the world,” lost love letters to be auctioned The public displays were unusual for the famously stoic said Julien, who will put the items on display to the and private DiMaggio. Now, his heartbreak over the public at his Beverly Hills gallery for four days before breakup of their marriage will get a rare public airing they go on the block Dec 5-6. when “Marilyn Monroe’s Lost Archives” goes up for bid Monroe, who died of a drug overdose at age 36 in at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills next month. “I love 1962, willed “The Lost Archives” to her mentor, the leg- you and want to be with you,” DiMaggio said in one endary acting coach Lee Strasberg. He gave it to a friend pained letter to Monroe from the collection, written he trusted would take proper care. That friend’s family, when she announced she was filing for divorce after a which Julien said wants to remain anonymous, obvi- matter of months in 1954. “There is nothing I would like ously met Strasberg’s expectations. Many of the letters better than to restore your confidence in me.” look as pristine as the day their authors wrote them. The 300 items also include love letters from Monroe’s “Please, if I’ve ever made you cry or made you even third and final husband, playwright Arthur Miller. There’s more sadder, ever for a second, please forgive me, my also a handwritten letter from Monroe to Miller in which perfect girl. I love you,” Miller wrote in a pencil-scribbled the woman who was arguably Hollywood’s greatest sex P.S. at the bottom of a typewritten letter. symbol muses about her many insecurities. DiMaggio wrote in his letter that he learned Monroe was leav- Beautiful human being ing him when he saw her make the announcement on In a reply to one of his missives, Monroe takes issue television. with what the author of “Death of a Salesman” had “My heart split even wider seeing you cry in front called her nobility in handling a difficult childhood of all these people,” he wrote in the letter addressed to followed by public adulation that nearly crushed her. “Mrs Joe DiMaggio” and mailed special delivery. Other “In other words, there was no choice to make, the same letters in the collection come from such friends as Clark road was always before me,” she wrote. “So for you to Gable, Cary Grant and Jane Russell, the latter implor- speak of my nobility, it really wasn’t so noble.” ing Monroe in 10 neatly handwritten pages to give her She went on to say: “It’s doubly difficult to under- marriage to DiMaggio another chance. “It really gives stand that you, the most different, most beautiful you the chills when you read some of the stuff and see human being, chose me to love.” Other items in the the intimacy and the personal nature of it,” said auction collection include a 19-minute reel of a movie made curator Martin Nolan, who spent nine months organiz- for Monroe after her final picture, 1961’s “The Misfits,” ing and cataloging the collection. wrapped. It shows her frolicking happily at the beach Auction owner Darren Julien estimates the pieces with co-star Gable and others. could fetch $1 million or more, noting a watercolor Notably, there’s also a framed letter she kept on her Monroe painted and planned to give to President John coffee table from costume designer Cecil Beaton, who Kennedy went for $80,000 at an estate auction nine assured her she really was a fine actress. “It’s fantastic to years ago. Monroe’s “collectability” has skyrocketed in see how loved she was,” Nolan said. “Like you thought recent years, driven in part by deep-pocketed Asian and she was vulnerable and not loved and she craved love European collectors with a fondness for American pop- and she needed that reassurance. But she had it. She culture artifacts, he said. had it with Joe DiMaggio. She had it with Arthur Miller.” And, so it seems, she still has it with much of the rest of Personal artifacts the world.—AP The fact that the centerpiece of this collection is not LIFESTYLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Awards37 One Direction, Iggy Azalea shine at 2014 AMAs

ne Direction won three honors at the American Music Awards, includ- ing artist of the year over powerhouse acts like Beyonce and Luke OBryan, while breakthrough newcomer Iggy Azalea beat out heavy- weights Eminem and Drake in the rap categories. Katy Perry, who was absent from Sunday’s awards show because of her world tour, matched One Direc- tion for most wins with three. The boy band won also won favorite band, duo or group - pop/rock and favorite album - pop/rock for “Midnight Memories” at the fan-voted show.“This has been a real perfect day ... America feels like a second home to us,” Liam Payne said onstage with his band mates when they won the night’s first award. The group released its new album, “Four,” last week. They wore all black as they sang the groove “Night Changes” at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live. Taylor Swift kicked off the AMAs as a mad woman and man eater by feeding a boy a poisonous apple, holding burning roses and giving crazy eyes during a performance of her song about her dating life according to the media. She was aggressive, grabbing her male dancers by their blazers and singing in character on bended knee when performing her new No. 1 hit, “Blank Space.” She even removed part of her dress to expose a shimmery, leg- revealing gold number.

Valuable music She later received the first-ever Dick Clark Award for Excellence, presented One Direction poses with their three awards in the press room at the 2014 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. by Diana Ross. “To the fans who went out and bought over a million copies of Live in Los Angeles.—AP/AFP photos my last three albums, what you did by going out and investing in music and albums is you’re saying you believe in the same thing I believe in - that music is valuable and that music should be consumed in albums and albums should be consumed as art and appreciated,” said Swift, who recently removed her music from streaming service Spotify. Brantley Gilbert, who won favorite album - country for “Just as I Am,” is on the same label as Swift, Big Machine Records. He also removed him music from Spotify, but declined to discuss the topic when asked about it backstage. “You know tonight for me was about the songs and the fans and I had a blast accepting an award, I’m not so sure I want to chase the question without a safe answer,” he told reporters. Azalea, who was the top nominee with six, performed twice: She hit the stage first for “Fancy” and new single “Beg for It,” later returning to close the show with a steamy Jennifer Lopez for their collaboration, “Booty.” Azalea won favorite album - rap/hip-hop for “The New Classic” and favorite artist - rap/hip-hop. “It means so much to me that it is for best hip-hop because that’s what inspired me to move to America and pursue my dreams, and it’s what helped me when I was a teenager to escape and to get through my life and to better times,” the 24-year-old Australian rapper said, as her mentor T.I. stood beside her. “And it means so much that I can stand here against Eminem and Drake and come out with this.” (From left) Recording artists Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Zayn Malik, (From left) Musicians Michael Clifford, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Niall Horan, and Harry Styles of One Direction accept the Favorite Pop/ Irwin and Calum Hood of 5 Seconds of Summer, winners of New Double duty Rock Album award for ‘Midnight Memories’ onstage. Artist of the Year, pose in the press room. Ariana Grande also worked double duty Sunday: She took the stage to sing lounge-y, piano versions of her upbeat hits “Problem” and “Break Free,” following that with a duet of her latest hit, “Love Me Harder,” with the Weeknd. Grande’s older brother jumped up in joy, MAGIC! leader Nasir Atweh sang along and Heidi Klum bopped her head. Grande returned again to sing “Bang Bang” with Nicki Minaj and Jessie J, who kicked off the song in the crowd. She rubbed against Khloe Kardashian, sang closely in front of her boyfriend, R&B singer Luke James, and danced next to Swift and Sam Smith. Smith, who also performed “I’m Not the Only One” with A$AP Rocky, won favorite male artist - pop/rock. “Last year I wrote an album about being lonely and tonight, I couldn’t feel further from lonely, so thank you so much,” he told the crowd after thanking his fans. Mary J. Blige performed “Therapy,” a new song she wrote with Smith, and host Pitbull performed with R&B singer Ne-Yo. Fergie gave a hip-hop flavored performance of her comeback single, “L.A. Love (La La),” while Selena Gomez slowed it down for the emotional “Heart Wants What It Wants.” And Imagine Dragons, who won favorite artist - alternative rock for a second time - performed their new folky single, “I Bet My Life.” Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer won new artist of the year, beating out Azalea, Smith, Meghan Trainor and Bastille. They also performed a cover of the Romantics’ “What I Like About You.” “Being from Sydney, you never think you’re going to win an American Music Award, so it’s the coolest thing ever to us,” band member Ashton Irwin said backstage. Bryan, who introduced a satellite performance from Garth Brooks, took home favorite male artist - country. Perry won single of the year for her No. 1 hit “Dark Horse,” favorite female artist - pop/rock and favorite art- Michael Clifford, from left, Luke Hemmings, Ashton Irwin and Calum Hood of the group 5 ist - adult contemporary. Other absent winners included Carrie Underwood, Seconds of Summer perform on stage. John Legend and Beyonce, who won two awards. The soundtrack for “Frozen,” the year’s top-selling album, won top soundtrack.—AP

In this Sept 16, 2014 file photo, Katy Perry per- forms on stage at “The Prismatic World Tour”.

Jhene Aiko, left, and Meghan Trainor present the Recording artist Luke Bryan accepts the Favorite award for favorite country male artist to Luke Bryan. Country Male Artist award onstage.

Iggy Azalea, left, and T.I. accept the award for favorite rap/hip-hop album Recording artist Brantley Gilbert accepts the Favor- A Christie’s art handler hangs a painting by Rene Magritte called ‘Les muscles ce- for “The New Clas- Sam Smith accepts the award for favorite pop/rock ite Country Album award for ‘Just as I Am’. lestes’ at the auction rooms. sic”. male artist. LIFESTYLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Awards38

Recording artist Brantley Gilbert and actress Danica McKellar Iggy Azalea performs on stage. Recording art- speak onstage. ist Iggy Azalea performs onstage.

Enrique Igle- sias performs Danai Gurira, left, and Lauren Cohan pres- on stage. ent a performance by Imagine Dragons.

Imagine Dragons pose with the Favorite Alternate Artist award.

Dan Reynolds of the group Imagine Dragons per- forms on stage.

Khloe Kardashian, Kyle Jenner and Kendall Jenner

Singer Fergie Nicki Minaj Taylor Swift poses with the Dick Clark Award for Excellence Singer Zhang Jie (Jason Zhang), winner of International Artist of the Year.

Beijing-based Chopstick Brothers - Xiao Yang and Wang Taili

Rapper Juicy J, co-winner (with Katy Perry) of Single of the Year for ‘Dark Horse’. Heidi Klum presents the award for artist of the year. Recording artist Jennifer Lopez performs onstage. LIFESTYLE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2014 Awards39

Fergie, left, and YG Winners of perform on stage.

Recording art- Artist of the year: ists Wang Taili One Direction and Xiao Yang New artist of the year: of the Chopstick 5 Seconds of Summer Brothers per- Single of the year: form onstage. Katy Perry feat. Juicy J, “Dark Horse” Pop/rock female artist: Katy Perry Pop/rock male artist: Sam Smith Pop/rock band, duo or group: One Direction Pop/rock album: One Direction, “Midnight Melodies” Country female artist: Carrie Underwood Country male artist: Luke Bryan Country band, duo or group: Florida Georgia Line Country album: Brantley Gilbert, “Just As I Am” Rap/hip-hop artist: Iggy Azalea Rap/hip-hop album: Iggy Azalea, “The New Classic” Soul/R&B female artist: Beyoncé Soul/R&B male artist: Mark Cuban, from left, Daymond John, Robert Herjavec and Kevin O’Leary present Taylor Swift, left, accepts the Dick Clark award for excellence. John Legend the award for favorite country album. Soul/R&B album: Beyoncé, “Beyoncé” Nicki Minaj per- Latin artist: forms onstage. Enrique Iglesias Alternative rock: Imagine Dragons Adult contemporary: Katy Perry Contemporary inspirational: Casting Crowns Electronic dance music: Calvin Harris Soundtrack: “Frozen”—AP

Mary J. Blige performs onstage.

Selena Gomez performs onstage. Diana Ross speaks onstage. The Weeknd, right, and Ariana Grande perform on stage. Rita Ora

Pitbull performs on stage. Taylor Swift performs on stage. Lorde, center, performs on stage. One Direction, Iggy Azalea shine at 2014 AMAs

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Darya Sharova pretends to ride in a three-dimensional chalk artboat created by Russian artist Philippenzo Madonnaro on November 23, 2014, during the Key West Chalk Festival in Key West, Florida. Madonnaro was one of 36 artists who participated in the sidewalk art event, sponsored by the Key West Art in Public Places Board.—AFP Teenage Jeff Koons ‘knew Massive movie poster nothing’ collection going to auction about art massive single-owner collection worth between $50,000 to $75,000, of vintage movie posters cover- said Strebin, who appraised the Everett A ing nearly the entire history of collection for the auction house. Two feature films — from 1907 to the pres- original German posters for the film, of ent — is going on the auction block which six are known to exist, have re- as one lot next month. It belongs to cently sold for about $1.5 million each. Morris Everett Jr, who began collect- Nearly as valuable is a poster of ing posters and lobby cards 53 years Babe Ruth from the 1927 “Babe Comes ago. He’s parting with them on Dec 17 Home.” Other rarities include lobby at Profiles in History auction house in cards or posters for “The Wizard of Calabasas, California. Oz,” both the one from 1939 starring “Ideally, I would love to be hired by Judy Garland and a 1925 version with whoever buys it to continue to collect Oliver Hardy, and “King Kong.” There are for the collection because I probably posters from early Marx Brothers and know more collectors and dealers and Charlie Chaplin movies and classics like stores worldwide than almost anyone,” “Gone With the Wind” and “Casablanca.” he said. Everett said his collecting pas- The collection also contains near- sion began as a student at the Uni- complete career runs on major cinema versity of Virginia, sparked by a fellow icons Buster Keaton, Laurel and Hardy, US ambassador in France Jane Hartley poses with student who had a “fabulous” small Lon Chaney, Greta Garbo and countless photo collection of such Hollywood’s others. US artist Jeff Koons during a ceremony at the US embassy in Paris on November 22, 2014.—AFP legends as Bette Davis and Myrna Loy. “It is the most extensive single- On spring break in 1961, Everett found owner, privately-held collection on e may be the highest-selling artist alive, but himself buying two posters at Movie its subject,” said Strebin. “Mr. Everett’s on his first day at art school Jeff Koons had Star News, a New York City landmark of collection is of a degree of quality and Ha crushing realization: he “knew nothing” movie stills, posters and negatives that individual rarity that far exceeds any about the world he was about to join. Today likened closed its doors two years ago. other film poster archive, private or to the pop art icon Andy Warhol, the teenage He started small, focusing on 20 public.”—AP Koons was lucky to survive the bolt that hit him as film stars including his favorite, Natalie a 17-year-old newcomer to the Maryland Institute Wood. Then he saw an ad in a collec- College of Art. “We went on a bus to see a great tors’ magazine for 6,000 original movie cubism collection. I didn’t know who Cezanne photos from the 1920s and 1930s was, who Matisse was... I didn’t grow up with that which he purchased for around $400. background,” the US mega-artist told AFP ahead of He continued to buy at conventions, a retrospective opening in Paris Wednesday.“When I auctions, from dealers and stores was 17, I realized that I knew nothing about art.” until he amassed a collection total- The Pennsylvania-born Koons had been taking ing 196,000 posters and lobby cards drawing lessons since the tender age of five, and as representing 44,000 titles for some of a young teen was already copying works by the old Hollywood’s greatest films. He said he’s These undated photos pro- masters, proudly displayed in the window of his fa- selling the poster collection because vided by the Profiles in History ther’s home decoration store. But that did not stop “it’s time.” auction house show vintage the budding artist feeling utterly belittled by the “I’ll be 74 next month. ... To leave it movie posters from a massive history of art with a capital A. “I survived that day to my family to do this, will they do it single-owner collection cover- but I think that a lot of people never survive that the way I want them to do it?” Everett ing nearly the entire history of moment,” he said. “They become lost. They feel like said. By consigning the collection him- feature films - from 1907 to the it’s already too late for them to ever participate.” self, “I have the pleasure of hopefully present.—AP photos Koons did more than survive, he went on to seeing people fighting over it world- smash world auction records when his Balloon Dog wide,” he said with a laugh. (Orange) sold last year for $58.4 million (47.2 million “Mr Everett is the only individual in euros) -- the most money for any work by a living history to attempt collecting material artist and the most for a contemporary sculpture. on every film ever made,” said Daniel His fame extends beyond the art world, hitting the Strebin, an independent consultant headlines for his colourful personal life and as- and expert in vintage film memorabilia. sociation with celebrities such as Lady Gaga, who The auction house has conservatively made his art a centrepiece of her most recent album estimated the collection to sell for $6 launch. million to $8 million, but Strebin said For three years in the early 1990s, he was married its real value was considerably higher. to Ilona Staller, a former Italian lawmaker and porn star widely known by her stage name Cicciolina, Everett collection who once offered to have sex with now executed Everett and Strebin said the single Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to avert the first Gulf most valuable piece in the collection is War. It was this marriage that provided the inspira- a lobby card of the 1927 silent movie tion for Koons’ most controversial work, “Made in and science-fiction epic “Metropo- Heaven”, a graphic depiction of the couple having lis.” It’s the only known lobby card of sex that sparked outrage.—AFP director Fritz Lang’s movie to exist and