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SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 SHAWWAL 18, 1434 AH www.kuwaittimes.net Fort Hood shooter Fear and grief Manning creates Arsenal recovers convicted, faces as Lebanon New challenges from poor start, death penalty7 buries its7 dead for US military8 beat20 Fulham 3-1 US repositions troops Max 45º Min 28º in the Mediterranean High Tide 02:18 & 14:44 Obama reviews Syria options; UN pushes for probe Low Tide 08:44 & 21:03 40 PAGES NO: 15908 150 FILS WASHINGTON: The United States is repositioning naval forces in the Mediterranean to give President Barack Obama the option for an armed strike on Syria, although officials cautioned that Obama had made no decision on military action. A defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the US Navy would expand its presence in the Mediterranean to four destroyers from three. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, en route to Asia, said Obama had asked the Pentagon for options on Syria, where an apparent chemical weapons attack that killed as many as 1,000 civilians has upped pressure on Washington to respond. “The Defense Department has responsibility to provide the president with options for all contingencies,” Hagel said. “And that requires posi- tioning our forces, positioning our assets, to be able to carry out different options - whatever options the presi- dent might choose.” He did not elaborate. The defense official, who was not authorized to speak publicly, said the USS Mahan, a destroyer armed with cruise missiles, had finished its deployment and was due to head back to its home base in Norfolk, Virginia. But the commander of the US Sixth Fleet has decided to keep the ship in the region, the defense offi- cial said. The official stressed the Navy had received no orders to prepare for any military operations regarding Syria. Obama’s senior national security advisers will con- vene at the White House this weekend to discuss US options, including possible military action, against the Syrian government, another US official said on Friday. A senior State Department official said no final decisions were expected from the meeting, pending a further review of intelligence on the attack. Secretary of State John Kerry planned to attend via videoconference. The meeting was expected to take place yesterday. AT SEA: Photo shows US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Ramage (DDG 61) and the guided-mis- The US president has been hesitant to intervene in sile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) transiting through the Suez Canal. US Defense Secretary Syria’s 2 1/2-year-old civil war, sentiments he repeated Chuck Hagel yesterday strongly suggested the Pentagon is moving forces into place ahead of possi- earlier on Friday. But, in a development that could ble military action against Syria, even as President Barack Obama voiced caution. (Inset) Canisters increase the pressure on Obama, American and and other material that the Syrian military says it uncovered in a raid on a rebel hideout are lined European security sources said that US and allied intelli- up in the Jobar neighborhood of Damascus yesterday. Syrian state media accused rebels of using gence agencies had made a preliminary assessment chemical arms yesterday against government troops — Agencies Continued on Page 13 Qaeda blames Is Martin Luther dream a reality?

Hezbollah for BIRMINGHAM: When he boarded a is hallowed ground in civil rights history. It Greyhound bus on his way to Princeton was here where children marching for Tripoli blasts University, Glennon Threatt promised equal rights were jailed, where protesters himself he’d never come back here. As a were attacked by snarling police dogs and DUBAI: Al-Qaeda’s North African branch blamed young black man, he saw no chance to battered by high-pressure fire hoses. Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group Hezbollah for fulfill his dreams in a city burdened by the And it was here where four little girls in twin bombs that hit the northern city of Tripoli on ghosts of its segregated past. Helen their Sunday finest were killed when Friday and threatened retribution, a US-based intelli- Shores Lee left Birmingham years earlier, dynamite planted by Ku Klux Klan mem- gence monitoring website reported yesterday. making the same pledge not to return. bers ripped through their church in an Although Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, or AQIM, A daughter of a prominent civil rights unspeakable act of evil. That was the is not operational in Lebanon, its statement shows a lawyer, she wanted to escape a city tar- Birmingham of the past. The city that King growing regional hatred against Hezbollah by radical nished by Jim Crow laws - the “white” and condemned for its “ugly record of brutali- Sunni Muslim groups and a wider, deepening sectar- “colored” fountains, the segregated bus ty.” The city where he wrote his impas- ian divide in the Middle East. seating, the daily indignities she rebelled sioned “Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” AQIM said in tweets it knew “with certainty” that against as a child. Both changed their declaring the “moral responsibility to dis- the Iranian-backed Hezbollah was responsible for minds. They returned from their self- obey unjust laws.” The city where the the attack that killed more than 42 people in Tripoli. imposed exile and built successful careers movement came together, found its voice “That vile party... should know that it will meet retri- - he as an assistant federal public defend- and set the stage for landmark civil rights bution soon,” AQIM said, according to the SITE moni- er, she as a judge - in a Birmingham trans- legislation. toring service. Hezbollah, which was once lauded by formed by a revolution a half century ago. The Birmingham of the present is a far both Sunnis and Shiites for its battles against Israel, This week, as the nation marks the different place. The airport is named after has lost support from many Sunnis since it joined 50th anniversary of the Rev Martin Luther a fearless civil rights champion, the late Continued on Page 13 King Jr’s “I Have A Dream” speech, there Rev Fred Shuttlesworth. The city’s website may be no better place than Birmingham features a ‘Fifty Years Forward’ campaign, to measure the progress that followed the forthrightly displaying photos of shameful WASHINGTON: People arrive at the US National Mall to celebrate the 50th civil rights leader’s historic call for racial events in 1963. anniversary of the March on Washington and Dr Martin Luther King, Jr’s ‘I have a and economic equality. This city, after all, Continued on Page13 Dream’ speech yesterday in Washington, DC. — AFP Kuwait credit card PAGE Fear returns; Egypt PAGE users on the rise crackdown widens Brotherhood and MERS linked to bat ATLANTA: Scientists have found the mys- ratory illness has sickened nearly 100 peo- Mubarak in court terious MERS virus in a bat in Saudi Arabia. ple, most of them in Saudi Arabia and the An international research team said the bat Middle East. About half of them died. No CAIRO: Egypt’s former president Hosni the 2011 uprising that force him to resign. virus is an exact match to the first known cases have been reported in the United Mubarak returns to court today to face The case is one of several against the for- human case of Middle East respiratory syn- States. charges over protester deaths, as Muslim mer president, who was granted pre-trial drome. The sample was collected from Bats have been a suspected carrier of Brotherhood leaders make their first release this week by a court. Mubarak was within a few miles of that patient’s home. the virus for some time because they are appearances in court on similar but unre- placed under house arrest by interim The discovery is considered an important known to carry viruses similar to MERS. lated charges. Separate hearings in differ- Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi, acting development in the search for the origin of They also harbor other deadly viruses, ent parts of the capital come against the on the basis of special powers granted to MERS, a deadly respiratory illness that is including rabies and SARS. Still, discovery backdrop of continued tension in the him under the country’s state of emer- worrying health officials around the world. of a genetic match doesn’t mean bats are country, which has been rocked by political gency. But it’s likely that something else - per- the direct culprit. “There is no evidence of turmoil since the army ousted Islamist The 85-year-old former president is haps another animal - is spreading the direct exposure to bats in the majority of president Mohamed Morsi in a July 3 coup. being held at a military hospital in Cairo TRIPOLI: A Lebanese gunman fires his weapon virus directly to humans, said Dr Ziad human cases of MERS,” Memish said in a Mubarak, who left prison for house and it was not immediately clear if he during the funeral of a man who was killed in a Memish, Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister of statement. Signs of MERS-like viruses have arrest this week, is scheduled to appear at would attend the morning hearing at the car bomb attack, in the northern city of Tripoli Health and lead author of the report. Since been reported in other animals, including a hearing in his retrial on charges of com- Police Academy. yesterday. — AP it was identified last September, the respi- camels. — AP plicity in the deaths of protesters during Continued on Page 13 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 LOCAL Number of credit card users increasing fast in Kuwait An ‘addiction’ for some people

By Nawara Fattahova would rather pay with debit cards sis. “Under normal circumstances, I ey,” she said. as there are no extra fees. I can use prefer the debit card as I don’t have Fatma, a 29-year-old is not a KUWAIT: Recently, there has been the credit card in emergency cases to pay any additional surcharge, credit card user anymore. “I used to a surge of credit card users in only. With the debit, I can track my unlike the credit card. I have been use it earlier but it put me in deep Kuwait. Many banks are encourag- expenses online, and I even like it using the credit card for about 10 debt, as I never felt that I was ing clients to apply for credit cards more than cash, as when I draw years, to shop locally as well as spending any money when I used and use them more with various money, I tend to spend more,” she online. I have two credit and also it. I decided to stop using the card lucrative promotions and offers. pointed out. have a prepaid credit card to use and pay with money instead. So, The banks stand to make double Ibtisam, a 41-year-old, uses her for online shopping. Using a credit today I only use the debit card and the profit as they charge both the card when she faces a financial cri- card is better than borrowing mon- pay with cash whenever I can. I clients as well as the store where have a child now and more respon- they make the purchase. Some sibilities, so I avoid it to save more,” places even charge the clients a she explained. KUWAIT: Marketing department team from Burgan Bank with Al Corniche certain percentage for paying with Some people don’t use a credit Marketing Manager. their credit cards. card at all. “I never used them. In This magical plastic card can fact I don’t need it, so why should I become an addiction for some peo- pay additional fees for a service I Burgan Bank provides ple. “Today I can’t live without the don’t even use? The only situation credit card. I’m a shopaholic and when I’m forced to pay with credit new added value this card encourages me to buy card is when I shop online and in much more than I can afford at that this case, I ask my friends to buy it benefits to its customers moment. It started first when the with their cards and I pay them bank gave me a card for free and cash,” said Jarrah, a 28-year-old KUWAIT: Burgan Bank announced yesterday Excellence is one of the Bank’s four key said that I’m a special client. They Kuwaiti. its tie up with Al-Corniche Club as part of its values and Burgan Bank continually strives to forgot to mention that it’s free for Nowadays, there are other alter- sponsorship that aims at providing a range of maintain the highest standards in the indus- the first year only. I was encouraged natives for credit cards. “When I value added services and benefits to its try. The Bank was re-certified in 2010 with the to spend more and more as I was applied for a credit card years ago, I Premier Banking Customers in the most pres- ISO 9001:2008 certification in all its banking collecting points which could be needed it whenever I traveled as tigious health club in Kuwait. As part of the businesses, making it the first bank in the redeemed for airline tickets. Now, I debit cards weren’t accepted all sponsorship, Premier Banking customers will GCC, and the only bank in Kuwait to receive am in horrible debt and can’t get over the world. Today I can pay with enjoy an exclusive 10% discount at Spa Al- such accreditation. The Bank also has to its rid of the card as there are many the debit card everywhere, without Corniche Club as well as hosting a wide range credit the distinction of being the only Bank pending payments and I’ve also got any additional charge. So I don’t of activities and events that are held all year in Kuwait to have won the JP Morgan Chase used to having this card. The prob- need a credit card and can spend long. Quality Recognition Award for twelve consec- lem is that in some places like travel what is available in my bank The bank’s latest initiative, which also utive years. agencies, they ask me to pay addi- account instead of being in debt,” includes sponsoring the kids IFIT Club and Burgan Bank won the prestigious “Banking tional charge when I use it. This also said 51-year-old Fahad. the Kids outreach program activities, aims at Web Awards” prize in the commercial and cor- happened abroad where some Husam, a 45-year-old, is using adding more value to its customers as well as porate Category for Kuwait. In 2010 Burgan small shops charged me more and the same credit card for many years attending club members. Bank was awarded with the “Best Internet others refused to let me pay for without affecting his budget. “I use Established in 1977, Burgan Bank is the Banking Service award” from Banker Middle small items with it,” said Lulwa, a it for shopping almost in the same youngest commercial Bank and third largest East Awards. Burgan Bank was recognized in 31-year-old woman. way I use a debit card. My theory is by assets in Kuwait, with a significant focus on 2011 as Kuwait’s “Best Private Bank”, by World Joana, a 35-year-old expat is not that I would rather borrow money the corporate and financial institutions sec- Finance. The bank also won, in 2011, the cov- a big fan of credit cards. “I don’t like KUWAIT: A man using his credit card. This picture is used for illus- from myself when I need it than tors, as well as having a growing retail and eted “International Platinum Star for Quality” using credit cards in general. I trative purpose only. someone else,” he said. private bank customer base. award from Business Initiative Directions, and Burgan Bank has five majority owned sub- “The Best Technical Award” from Banking Web sidiaries, which include Gulf Bank Algeria - Awards. In 2012, Global Banking and Finance TB cases reported in labor shelters AGB (Algeria), Bank of Baghdad - BOB (Iraq & Review online magazine recognized Burgan Lebanon), Jordan Kuwait Bank - JKB (Jordan) Bank as the “Best Banking Group in the MENA” KUWAIT: The Health Ministry asked the Foreign in hospital, while preventive medicine was giv- clean toilets. It was also noticed that residents Tunis International Bank - TIB (Tunisia), and as well as the “Best Corporate Bank in Kuwait”. Ministry to ask embassies in the country, partic- en to the rest. The classified Health Ministry in the guest house sleep on the floor in the cor- fully owned Burgan Bank - Turkey, (collective- The bank also won the coveted “Best Bank ularly the Ethiopian, to use health procedures environmental inspection of the Ethiopian ridors of the waiting rooms, while mattresses ly known as the “Burgan Bank Group”). Branding” award by the Banker Middle East. in the crowded labor residences of the Embassy guest house, that cares for domestic are removed in the morning as the guests The Bank has continuously improved its For the second consecutive year in 2012, embassies. The request was made as unexpect- help said the house does not meet the rules leave, which may lead to the spread of TB in the performance over the years through an Burgan Bank also won World Finance’s “Best ed cases of ìactive tuberculosisî in the and specifications that should be available at society. expanded revenue structure, diversified fund- Private Bank” award, as well as the “Best Ethiopian Embassy labor house came to light. the guest houses according to the ministerial The Health Ministry stressed that the ing sources, and a strong capital base. The Private Bank in Kuwait 2012” award from The confirmed number of such cases is 15, in decision 199/2010. Foreign Ministry should force the Ethiopian adoption of state-of-the-art services and Capital Finance International. The bank also addition to the discovery of 167 dormant TB This is apart from the lack of space for each Embassy guest houses to comply with the technology has positioned it as a trendsetter won the “Best Bank in Kuwait” award from cases out of the 467 individuals in the house. person, besides the lack of independent areas health environment rules in crowded housing in the domestic market and within the MENA EMEA Finance, along with the “Deal of the The Health Ministry isolated some of them to prepare and eat food. There are not enough places and guest houses. region. Year” award from Acquisition International. Burgan Bank’s brand has been created on In 2013, Burgan Bank Group was named a foundation of real values - of trust, commit- “MENA - Bank of the Year” by Acquisition ment, excellence and progression, to remind Finance Magazine. The bank also won the us of the high standards to which we aspire. coveted “Best Domestic Retail Bank of the ‘People come first’ is the foundation on which Year” award from the Asian Banking and its products and services are developed. Finance Magazine. Moreover, Burgan Bank Earlier this year, ‘Brand Finance’ - the interna- also picked up the Best Employee tional brand valuation company- rated Development in GCC’ award from World Burgan Bank brand as AA with positive out- Finance. look. The rating places Burgan Bank Brand at Burgan Bank, a subsidiary of KIPCO 2nd amongst the most valuable banking (Kuwait Projects Company), is a strongly posi- brands in Kuwait. tioned regional Bank in the MENA region. Bedoon issue tops interior committee agenda

KUWAIT: The government plans to hold committee meets tomorrow (Monday) with weekly meetings with the parliament’s head the stateless resident’s issue topping its agen- office in order to discuss priorities that each da. The panel studies a proposal from MP parliamentary committee was assigned to Ahmad Al-Azmi to naturalize 5,000 ‘bedoons’ report in time before sessions resume on as opposed to a maximum of 4,000 in accor- October 29, a local daily reported yesterday dance with a law passed by the scrapped KUWAIT: A fire broke out in a garbage store area in Doha yesterday. A Kuwait Fire Services Directorate team rushed to the area quoting a source familiar with the subject. assembly, to ‘compensate’ for lack of natural- and brought the fire under control. No injuries were reported. —By Hanan Al-Saadoun Speaking to Al-Jarida on the condition of izations since 2007. anonymity, the source explained that the The panel also studies draft laws to natu- main purpose of the meetings is to agree on a ralize children of Kuwaiti martyrs who fell ‘joint work agenda’ between the executive during the 1990-91 Iraqi Invasion or as part of Pop-culture: Kuwait’s passport to the world and legislative authorities. Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti troops that participated in Arab wars, KUWAIT: Using tools such as music, food, comic Al-Mutawa asserted that he faced many chal- On exporting local music to the world, he said Cabinet insider added that the government is in addition to a draft law for conscription. books, clothing, and so on, popular culture has lenges from the get-go, saying “it was tough in the that “As a Kuwait musicians’ community, we need to willing to cooperate regarding draft laws that In other news, Al-Watan daily reported proven to be such a dominant force that has helped beginning trying to get people to work with me 18 believe that we can create music and not just copy require increased spending “as long as their that a group of MPs are working on a draft in shaping how people interact with one another. months after 9/11 in New York. They (the investors) music. “The only chance for original music to be enforcement does not add heavily to the law to grant citizenship instantly to 34,000 Popular culture, a term coined around the 19th had to see that my agenda was more cultural versus exported from Kuwait would come through strong state’s budget”. stateless residents who the Central Apparatus century, is loosely defined by the Random House religious.” He indicated that the people working on musical infrastructure on the educational level, And while the source indicated that the of Stateless Residents identified earlier this Dictionary as “cultural activities or commercial prod- the 99 were from comic book giants such as Marvel insisted the Kuwait-Music founder. government is open to amendments to the year as people who meet conditions for natu- ucts reflecting, suited to, or aimed at the tastes of and DC Comics. Initially, Al-Mutawa’s financial back- With more than 33,000 followers on facebook Family Fund to cover more beneficiaries, it ralization. the general masses.” ers were from Kuwait who provided him with assis- and garnering international attention from media rejected the notion of accepting a bill to write There are 105,000 people living in Kuwait On the surface, popular culture, or “pop-culture”, tance to get the 99 off the ground. outlets such as the BBC, Kuwait-music seems to be off bank loans. The scrapped assembly had without a nationality; only 93,000 are report- might look superficial and sometimes downright “I showed them how western comic books on the right track. The website will soon morph to passed the law to adopt the Family Fund as a edly registered in the Central Apparatus’ misguiding, but there is no denying that it could be heroes were developed based on deconstructing Engage, a medium targeting international audience debt relief program for defaulters who claim records, and the government body claims it used as a rough-guide to spread understanding them because they were mostly built on biblical but still opened for local musicians. that irregularities on the part of banks caused has proof that 67,000 are of Arab origins. amongst people. archetypes,” Al-Mutawa argued. When considering food and nationality, it is well- for inflation of their loans beyond their finan- The Apparatus was established three years Considering that Americans are generally known The main concept was to promote good values known that Sushi, for a fact, is Japanese delicacy cial capabilities. ago to sort out the stateless residents’ com- for their apple pie and kindness, the Japanese for that Muslims and other people around the globe and the same rule applies to Spaghetti which is The legislative and legal affairs committee munity and find those who meet conditions their efficacy and technology, and the Italians for shared in common, said Al-Mutawa. very much Italian; therefore, it is not strange to is expected in the meantime to finalize its list of naturalization, including residents whose their food and cars, it seems that popular culture Since 2006, the biggest accomplishments that attach a similar connection between Kuwait and of priorities today, and join the financial and bedoon ancestors failed to register for citizen- helped in formulating these general notions. the 99 had achieved were the animated series Machboos, chicken or meat over a rice plate with foreign affairs panels who did the same last ship following Kuwait’s independence more Similar to other nations, Kuwait has much to broadcasting in 70 countries and the crossover with salad or gravy-like soup on the side. week. Meanwhile, the interior and defense than 50 years ago. offer despite what the naysayers claim. American comic books moguls DC Comics featuring In recent years, several Kuwaiti-food restaurants Imagine a Kuwaiti themed restaurant at Times heroes from the 99 uniting with the likes of have opened in different locations around the Square in New York, a Kuwaiti shop selling tradition- Superman and Batman to battle evil. country. al and folklore products in London, a Kuwaiti car- The mission to promote pop-culture from Abu Wael, a Syrian national and employed to Cancerous asbestos in toon series aimed at the international audience. Kuwait is not something exclusive to Kuwaitis; manage a traditional restaurant, said that the Suffice it to say, the possibilities are endless. expatriates also are playing a role. Kuwaiti owners came up with the idea of opening ceilings of slaughter halls Putting such goal into perspective, some Born and raised in Kuwait, Indian national Caesar this style of cuisine as an attempt to provide a Kuwaitis and expatriates took initial steps to use Fernandes, founder of website Kuwait-music.com, glimpse into the country’s past. KUWAIT: Environment Public Authority ment at EPA to supervise the dismantling what Kuwait had to offer to reach out to the global said that after spending around 10 years in the US, He added that the owners, preferred not to be (EPA) warned against the presence of the and transport. crowd. You might have heard about this man, he he returned to Kuwait in 2007 and then launched named, started the restaurant eight years ago to dangerous carcinogenic asbestos in the The majority of the halls were found was praised by none other than the President of the this ambitious project in December 2010. allow everyone to experience Kuwaiti food. ceilings of slaughter halls in Kuwait’s unfit to be used for slaughtering as they United State of America Barack Obama for his work “I could have called it music ... world-music ... Asked whether the owners were thinking about slaughter houses. EPA said a sample was lacked safety conditions for slaughter. The on the 99 comic book. global-music ... But my purpose was to serve local going global, Abu Wael replied that such step was analysed in its laboratories and it was con- general scenery makes the visitor think the Series creator and founder of Teskeel Media musicians and that’s what Kuwait-music is all about. all left for the owners to decide, but not entirely tained asbestos fibers, adding that this place is abandoned and not for slaughter- Group Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa was interviewed by sever- I wanted to focus on music here so what better impossible. material causes cancer. ing animals because of the surrounding al international media outlets for his efforts in word to use other than Kuwait,” he said. It might be a long stretch for Kuwaiti culture, or EPA recommended removing the ceil- garbage and filth. bridging the gap between cultures through the “I grew up here and calling it Kuwait-music had a pop-culture for that matter, to reach the global ings and getting rid of them in an environ- The report stated that State Minister for popularity of comic books. special meaning to me,” reiterated Fernandes, audience. It would be “mind-blowing” to see some- mentally-safe way, while complying with all Municipal Affairs Salem Al-Othaina should In an interview with Kuwait News Agency, Al- adding that the website is not only aimed at pro- one in France sporting a t-shirt featuring a theme environmental conditions to dismantle and visit the capital’s slaughter house without Mutawa said that the comic book’s concept came moting local music but rather educating and for one of the most well-known Kuwaiti comedy- wrap it. It called for taking it to the asbestos any of the officials to see the catastrophic when he was 32. “I knew that it was now or never informing others of what is happening in Kuwait. dramas Darb El-Zalag (slippery road), but who land fill in Mina Abdallah area, behind the conditions there, so that he can take the especially after finishing my formal education and He said that “We are able to get the musician knows? If countries like Japan and Germany came gas station on King Fahad Road. right decisions to protect human health earning my college degrees.” “I was able to commu- and the music lover and connect them together.” out from devastating wars to building strong A form must be filled with the quantity which is the main goal of the municipality. nicate the idea in a way to attract investors. I was Speaking about his perspective as an expatriate economies and exporting their culture to the of the material in the presence of a repre- The buildings in Kuwait slaughter house able to raise KD 10 million over the last 10 years,” he running this project, Fernandes said that he was world, then surely Kuwait, with its vast resources sentative from left-overs control depart- are 50 years old. said, adding that the characters in his comic book familiar with the old Kuwaiti folklore music groups and youth-dominated society, could become were built on Islamic archetypes. and Arabic music in general. global. — KUNA SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 LOCAL Kuwaiti group provides help, advice to women ‘Project Human’ campaign

By Nawara Fattahova We got the idea and realized it by launch- heard about it, while the 97.5 percent somebody about their case,” said Al- ing this project. We conducted field visits didn’t even know it exists,” added Al- Wuheib. The campaign was based on dif- KUWAIT: Women around the world and to schools and university to host lectures Wuheib. ferent studies and researches. “For instance Ministries join especially in the Arab countries are sub- on different fields related to violence “We need such kind of awareness. So in 2010, a study done locally showed that jected to violence. In our society, many of against women and addressed by legal, this campaign was an awareness campaign 35 percent of women in Kuwait were sub- hands to pursue them just suffer silently as norms and tra- medical, psychological, and interior volun- rather than a kind of treatment. We need jected to violence, and these include ditions don’t allow them to complain or teer professionals. We also distributed dif- to make women aware, as most of them women occupying leading positions in cable thieves raise their voice against it. These women ferent brochures and publications in the who are subjected to violence are either their career, while at home they were sub- need help and advice unofficially and the shopping malls and the press. These ready to lose their rights or don’t know jected to violence. We still keep some KUWAIT: Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) officials Kuwait Association of the Basic Evaluators brochures were based on a complex legal they have their rights. Although the cam- brochures and receive visits from in and meet with their Interior Ministry counterparts this week of Human Rights (KABEHR) is providing study done by a legal advisor on violence, paign ran for just a few months, it received around Kuwait,” she pointed out. with the hope of reaching an agreement to adopt this help. its kinds, and their protection,” Mona Al- good feedback.” Al-Wuheib added. The consultation provided by KABEHR is tougher penalties against gangs specialized in stealing KABEHR provides legal and social con- Wuheib, Secretary General of the Woman This help and service is provided to all free of charge. “All the consultants working high voltage cables in transformers. sultation for women who are subjected to and Child Committee at the KABEHR told women. “We provide our assistance to with us are volunteers so we don’t charge The MEW had previously announced plans to hire a violence. They also organized an aware- the Kuwait Times. women from all nationalities and religions, women for our consultation, although security firm in order to secure transformers around ness campaign called ‘Project Human’ in The distributed brochures are still effec- and we in fact had many cases of expat there are some public institutions charging Kuwait, but a recent report quoting a ministry insider cooperation with four governmental tive. “Many women are still calling us women. We didn’t receive any non-Arab symbolic fees for their consultation. Most suggested that the ministry also seeks cooperation with authorities including the Ministry of because of the brochures, which they have woman seeking our help yet, but our legal private consulting centers are commercial the Interior Ministry who can prosecute thieves on the Awqaf, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, kept. The idea of holding this project or consultant and some members of the and patients or clients can’t take an basis that their actions are committed on state property the Cabinet, and the Ministry of Justice. campaign was born after we surveyed that board speak English so it won’t be a prob- appointment before two weeks when in and affects public service. This pro-women safety campaign was many women don’t know their rights com- lem. The women can come personally to fact, they need help urgently. This is where A State Audit Bureau report released three weeks ago launched in March 2011 and lasted for less pletely. It included different categories of the headquarters of KABEHR or can just we come in. Women who need our consul- indicated that 600 main and secondary transformers in than a year. women: single, widowed, and divorced. consult over the phone. In fact the majori- tation can call on 25321377/88 at the addition to 150 water wells were subjected to theft “This campaign was aimed to cover all The survey showed that only 2.5 percent of ty of women preferred to talk over the headquarters of KABEHR, which is avail- between 2007 and 2013, identifying ‘organized gangs’ as the women including daughters, wives, the questioned women had some knowl- phone. Also many women are not really able from 8:00 am-12:30 pm, and from 4:30 the culprits. It also noted that the MEW loses KD 15 mil- mothers, students, employees and others. edge about it, including some who just seeking a solution but only want to talk to pm-8:30 pm,” concluded Al-Wuheib. lion each year to repair damage resulted from these thefts. According to the source, at least 50 cable thefts have so far been reported this year, which resulted in blackouts that changed an otherwise successful cam- paign in which the ministry boosted production capacity to cope with the growing demand in summer. “The MEW looks to coordinate with the Interior Ministry during their meeting on Wednesday on ways to pursue suspects behind the systematic thefts targeting its facilities”, the source explained. Meanwhile, a senior Interior Ministry official said the MEW is ‘partially blamed’ for the thefts according to latest investigations results. “The investigations revealed that the MEW has subcontracts with dozens of companies, and also have failed to report cases in time while instead waiting for up to three months before reporting the thefts”, Criminal Investigations Department Director, Brig Gen Mohamoud Al-Tabbakh told Al-Rai. He also indicated that assigning one police officer at every transformer in Kuwait requires an estimated 3,000 police officials which is “illogical”. In other news, Al-Jarida daily quoted MEW sources who indicated that the Cabinet received a recommenda- tion to alter energy prices in Kuwait as the current aver- age costs the state KD 3.2 billion annually. According to official estimations, a consumer pays an average of 2 fils for a kilowatt that costs the state 40 fils to generate, and 1 KUWAIT: Some photographs from the pearl diving expedition which concluded here last week. fils for every 12 fils that the government pays to produce desalinated water. The sources who spoke on the condi- tion of anonymity indicated that the average costs are set Kuwaitis practiced pearl diving to reach KD 4 billion this year. Kuwait improved the daily electricity production to 14,000 megawatts before the beginning of the summer this year. Most electricity generated go to power air con- despite dangers, hardships ditioning which translates into overload in consumption in parallel with high temperatures that usually break the 50 C degrees point multiple times in July each year. KUWAIT: Old Kuwaitis had occupied showed determination, desire, and confi- Annual reinforcement and maintenance operations at numerous occupations for livelihood and dence during sailing seasons, as well as power plants, transformers and distribution networks survival during Pre-Oil Kuwait period, strength and stamina in their hunt for helped the MEW cope with the yearly increase in notably pearl diving, an act of hunting oys- pearl. demand, but senior ministry officials have repeatedly ters in the sea to recover pearls, which They used to dive during specific sailing indicated that a new power plant is necessary to avoid used to be considered as the most rigor- seasons and with different number of shortage crises in the future. ous profession at that time due to the dan- sailors onboard local wooden dhows, There are seven power plants in Kuwait that produce gers, obstacles, and health issues that which varied in types and names depend- electricity and desalinated water for a total population of encountered divers during their hunt for ing on their sizes and shapes such as 3.8 million on a daily basis, with plans to fully operate a pearls. “Boom”, “Baghlah”, “Sanbouk”, “Shoaai”, and new power plant in North Zoor by 2015. Energy produc- The pearl diving profession in Kuwait “Jalboot”, and sailed across various diving tion costs Kuwait an annual budget of 3 to 4 billion prospered under the reign of Sheikh sites in the Gulf depending of depth of to 16 hours daily, in which the diver Other burdens faced by divers included Kuwaiti dinars. Mubarak Al-Sabah, aka Mubarak Al-Kabir, water and type of soil. descends several times into seabed with- getting as eardrum rapture due to strong who ruled the country between 1895 and The main diving season used to start out using breathing equipment, oxygen, or pressure underneath the water, leading to 1915, and it went on afterwards for periods the month of May of each year, and fin- eye protective glasses, depending only on a severe pain and blood coming out of the of time until it ended with the outbreak of ished by end of September. Also, there holding his breath and stamina. ear with unavailability of necessary med- Three drug traders World War II in the 1940s, followed by were short seasons known as “Khanja” and Some of the difficulties that a Kuwaiti ical treatment onboard of the ship. Also, emergence of cultured pearl and discovery “Bakoora” in April, “Radda” in October, and diver faced during his search for pearl oys- divers would get skin infection due to stay- in custody of oil. In ancient Kuwaiti society, divers, “Radida” in November. ters included running out of breath under- ing under the water for a long time, as well By Hanan Al-Saadoun with all their different ethnic backgrounds, Divers depended on following the stars neath the sea, coming out from the water as cramps, rashes, and sores. gained high social standard and reputa- in the sky and compass to know pathways. in a coma situation, known as “Sanna”, forc- They had also endangered their lives by KUWAIT: Kuwait police arrested a citizen who was with tion as they were also looked at with admi- They also used an oblong piece of lead, ing his mates to descend into the water to facing off with sea predators such as African women near the seaside with several drugs and ration and respect among people. known as “Beld”, which was marked with pull him out of the water and carry him sharks, which attacked many divers and illicit tablets. The two women were found to be abscond- Beside from their extensive knowledge horizontal lines to identify the type of the onboard the ship to rest, or to die in some caused them some severe injuries, leaving ing, and were caught with the man trading in drugs. The on marine matters such as sailing, naviga- soil in the sea before descending into the sever cases, especially if the diver was them handicapped for the rest of their citizen was sent to the narcotics department while the tion, and fishing, Kuwaiti divers also water. They worked for an approximate 12 unconscious of the depth of seabed. lives and bitter memories. — KUNA women were sent to immigration department.

Man found intoxicated Meanwhile, police in south Surra found a man in a Iraqi MP accuses lawmakers parked car, under the influence of drugs. They found heroin and illicit tablets with him.

Kuwaiti citizen whacks pervert of selling property to Kuwait In Salmiya, a female citizen accused a young man of act- ing fresh with her in a mall by giving her his phone number. By A Saleh in a recent statements. She fur- ment last Thursday, while 74 anonymity. They indicated that the shareholding company to produce She slapped him before giving him a mouthful. Police are ther argued that Khor Abdullah is refused it and 14 abstained. discussions include proposals to electricity and desalinated water in on the lookout for him. KUWAIT: A political group in Iraq “an exclusive Iraqi property”, grant them “service privileges” that accordance with a law passed in accused Iraqi lawmakers of ‘selling referred to this argument as No citizenship do not include qualification for citi- the parliament as part of the state’s Iraqi territorial waters to Kuwait’ “indisputable fact”, and claimed Kuwait does not have plans to zenship. However, the sources efforts to privatize energy produc- Gulf loans, grants by approving an agreement with that some of her colleagues naturalize spouses of Kuwaiti men; explained that Deputy Prime tion. According to sources, the gov- Kuwait to organize traffic in a joint pushed the agreement to be at least for the time being, accord- Minister and Interior Minister ernment plans to start the project to help Egypt to strip of water shared by the two approved in order to serve ing to informed sources who indi- Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khalid Al- during the first quarter of 2014 neighboring states. “The Council “unknown reasons”. “The agree- cated that rumors about a list of Sabah can still approve naturaliza- starting with an initial public offer- spur economy of Representatives of Iraq voted ment is not included in the United candidates ready to be approved tion based on his judgment on cas- ing on 50 percent of the company’s the agreement with Kuwait to Nations Resolutions, and [approv- are ‘not true’. “This door is closed es referred to his office. shares. 24 percent of the shares will CAIRO: Egypt plans to avoid raising taxes or cutting spending regulate traffic in Khor Abdullah ing it in the Iraqi parliament] indi- until further notice pending discus- be owned by the government but instead use billions of dollars in aid pledged by Gulf Arab based on which Iraqi territorial cates that there is a true desire to sions on new measures to handle Electricity companies through the Kuwait Investment states to spur the economy through new investments, Finance waters were given to Kuwait free divide Iraq and sell it to other the status of women married to A legal team in the Ministry of Authority, while the remaining 26 Minister Ahmed Galal has said. of charge”, said Free Iraqi Coalition countries”, she added. 108 Iraqi Kuwaiti nationals”, said the sources Electricity and Water finished percent will be put up for foreign After Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was deposed by Bloc spokesperson Aliya Nusaiyef lawmakers approved the agree- who spoke on the condition of preparing regulations to establish a investors. the army last month, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates promised Egypt a total of $12 billion in loans, grants and fuel shipments. Of that, $5 billion has already arrived. The army-backed interim government, keen to improve conditions for a deeply polarised population bat- tered by more than two years of political and economic tur- moil, is under intense pressure to avoid unpopular austerity measures. “The best way to deal with that is by bringing in funds from outside the country, by seeking support, by count- ing on friends who can provide us with some injection of funds from outside,” he told a news conference. “By doing that, you are not raising taxes and pushing the economy into contraction or reducing expenditure and tight- ening the belt,” said Galal, who was appointed shortly after the army ousted Mursi on July 3. Nonetheless, it also hopes to cut energy subsidies by an annual 3.5 billion Egyptian pounds ($500 million) after it begins giving smart cards to vehicle owners next month, and would like to target more such cuts, Galal said. In the year to June 30, Egypt ran a budget deficit equiva- lent to just under 14 per cent of gross domestic product, Galal said. The 2012/13 budget, when it was announced last year, KUWAIT: A team from the board of secretariats for the Journey of Hope campaign met recently with Kuwait Naval Force officials todiscuss the latest preparations for the trip projected a deficit of only 7.9 per cent of GDP, down from 8.2 that sets sail later this year carrying people with mental disabilities on an adventure to several countries. The two sides agreed to form a joint team deployed at the per cent in 2011/12. Mohammad Al-Ahmad Naval Base where the boat is set to embark on its journey, and supervise the trip until its return to Kuwait. The Journey of Hope is an initiative aimed He expects to release the final figures for last year’s budget to showcase Kuwait’s efforts in taking care of people with special needs including those with mental disabilities.— Photos by Yasser Al-Zayyat within days. SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 LOCAL

Local Spotlight kuwait digest The new Rising rents Middle East cause worry

By Ahmad Al-Nabhan

s the holy month of Ramadan and Eid are By Muna Al-Fuzai behind us, we pray to Allah the Almighty to Akeep everybody healthy and preserve the bounty of security and peace, in the midst of the ever-increasing prices of basic and consumer goods which are adding to the financial burdens [email protected] of citizens and expats. This has further caused a slowdown in purchasing, thereby leading to goods stagnating on the shelves. re we about to witness a new Middle East after It’s ironical that more than 70 percent of the a long and disturbing Arab Spring? Is this state’s budget go into salaries, while more than 50 Aregion ready now to move into a new stage of percent of citizens and expatriate salaries go into confusion where every day more people of all age paying rents! Despite the spread of apartments and gender die like flies? Are we heading towards the within areas designated for private residence and worst? What should we expect now? its fierce competition, prices of flats are increasing Kuwait, like other Gulf countries, is observing and day-by-day without any hope of respite. This is praying that it’s not next in line. What makes us an due to the increasing demand for them after a easy prey compared to others? Should we worry? revision in pay scale which was approved during The Middle East has always been a very complicat- the last few years at the National Assembly. ed and confused area. Think of Iraq 25 years ago and look at it now. It did not require much effort to con- Real estate in general is witnessing a dangerous and critical situation thanks to the inflated prices, vince some of its key former leaders and power mani- kuwait digest acs like Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, for example, in addition to the government’s silence on allocat- to invade its next door neighbor, with the knowledge ing new lands which would create new urban that the Arabs will not be able to move him or his Nationality-based emotions areas for more real estate growth. strong army out. I do believe that Saddam was not In Saad Al-Abdallah, which is a very modern alone in this plan and there is no way he could or area, you will find that the rent of a government would do it alone. He could be greedy and crazy but By Ali Mahmoud Khajah house costs KD 1,000, while the rent of a private not courageous enough to invade Kuwait without house costs KD 3,000, despite the area being permission and blessings from a higher power. Now, n June 30, millions demonstrated demanding Morsi supporters describe Defense Minister Sisi as located close to a scrap yard with incomplete Iraq is like an old sick man who can barely manage the ouster of President Morsi, a demand to a criminal and murderer. They even go as far as call- basic amenities. The numbers above raise many his day-to-day business. Where is the Iraqi army now which the army responded and deposed the ing him more lethal than Israelis, according to what questions. and can it defend or protect anybody? O president. Does this mean that the army will depose Qatari Yousif Al-Qaradawi said. What I fail to compre- Rising rents will certainly increase the financial In Syria, when President Bashar Al-Assad came to any future elected president if the people demon- hend is they are praising Morsi and cursing Sisi even burden on the bread-winner of the family which power, a huge media and political campaign wel- strate against him? On what basis will the Egyptian though it was Morsi who appointed him. So, the so- will create domestic problems and break up fami- comed him, especially since he took the position of army take its decision in the called murderer and criminal lies. This will also result in a feeling of inadequacy his late father in the presidential system. Foreign in the person who has to pay this rent. I was countries welcomed and supported the new young future? was appointed by the very I have never written same person they are praising. inspired to write this column because of a friend Syrian ruler. No one objected and Syria witnessed Morsi supporters describe who trades in residential real estate. He used to changes and peace during this time period. Inner about foreign affairs except Morsi supporters all over the Defense Minister Sisi as a criminal build apartments for many years but managed to conflicts between Sunni, Shia and Christians were while commenting on the Arab world describe what hap- not even mentioned. The army was strong and ready Israeli war on Lebanon in and murderer. They even go as far pened as a ‘war against Islam’ surprise us when he revealed his son was unable to combat to defend Syria then. Where is this army 2006. This is because I rarely as calling him more lethal than while the only Arab country to get an apartment at a low price. now? It’s also like Iraq; busy with its own day-to-day follow foreign affairs, owing that follows an Islamic rule is Everyone is responsible for finding a quick solu- business. Similar scenario with a similar ending. to the fact that I am fully Israelis, according to what Qatari against Morsi. Who is applying tion to this problem before it escalates to a point Egypt: It’s like a digital action movie, which is try- convinced that we need to Yousif Al-Qaradawi said. What I true Islam, then? where the rent equals the salary of the tenant! ing to get rid of the old and greedy and cheering for reform our domestic front fail to comprehend is they are Pro-Morsi Kuwaitis defend I always depend on numbers when I write, and the suppressed which has been hungry for power for before talking about for- him on grounds that he had the quick and unjustified rise in rents without rely- more than 80 years. A crowd that suffers from pover- eign affairs. Nevertheless, praising Morsi and cursing Sisi been legally elected while, at ing on any marketing study explains the real need ty and unemployment and is deprived of basic the situation in Egypt com- even though it was Morsi who the same time, they brag for an increase. The National Assembly and gov- amenities which come with a decent life while being pels me to raise a few appointed him. So, the so-called about deposing the 2009 par- ernment need to urgently pass new legislations to overpowered by extremist religious cells which is inquiries and remarks that liament by moving public define things and avoid temporary solutions and actively fueled by rich allies in the Gulf. need some answers in murderer and criminal was opinion against it. Shouldn’t instead, rely on long-term plans. The Muslim Brotherhood appears to be the new order to get a full view of appointed by the very same person you describe this as a move Security is among the most important issues in power. The youth who are not a part of the Muslim what is happening because against legitimacy, especially the stability of any regime. Housing is considered Brotherhood were against the corrupted but their they are praising. Morsi supporters what happens in Egypt is since the 2009 government the main pillar of security and we hope the gov- revolution was not to support the Muslim all over the Arab world describe ernment frees the lands from its grip. —Al-Qabas Brotherhood, but still made one of its faithful follow- clearly reflected on the was elected by the people? ers as the new president. What the Muslim brothers whole region; Egypt is the what happened as a ‘war against Until this day, I do not know did not understand is how to manage a large coun- heart of Arab as I know it. Islam’ while the only Arab country how the state should handle try like Egypt? How do you handle the power of the Through my following that follows an Islamic rule is continuous sit-ins in public kuwait digest judicial system and key army leaders? For the record, inquiries, I am not express- place, whether they are organ- former President Morsi always had trouble dealing ing an opinion; rather I am against Morsi. Who is applying ized by Tamarud, MB or others. with these two. The army has lost, but it is still strong. asking questions and am true Islam, then? I don’t intend to be biased or Temporary This is a lesson for any idiot who thinks that he can finding it difficult to under- emotional, but what if thou- conquer Egypt. This is something no foreign power standing their answers. sands of gays sit-in for a will understand, no matter how many experts they When the Egyptian army ousted the legitimate royal month or more at one of the squares demanding the revolution? have on this subject. Is this an evil plan to create regime in 1952, both the Egyptians and all Arab peo- right to marry each other? How should we deal with chaos is a complicated area where people could kill ple called what happened a “revolution”. They went them? Finally, I’d like to say that people are being By Mohammad Hayat or be killed over small arguments regarding their on celebrating its anniversary, even under President killed daily all over the Arab world while other peo- beliefs? Yes, a new Middle East will be re-born leaving Morsi’s rule. Why, then, do they call what happened ple are either sympathizing or gloating, according to rab and Muslim countries are rich in tyrants a dark memory of many dead innocent people. The with Morsi a ‘coup’ but what happened with King the nationality of the victims. This just shows that our who adopt totalitarian and oppressive meth- lesson learned here is that Middle East may be weak Farouq a revolution? problem is undoubtedly an ethical one! — Al-Jarida ods in power, as well as contradict the public but it is not easy to penetrate. A that said tyrants feed off of to continue with their approach. In our societies you find people who believe in people’s right to demand reforms through kuwait digest kuwait digest peaceful demonstrations, but only in accordance with sectarian or racial standards. You also find peo- ple siding with the oppressive party only because MPs’ campaign against Thekra they share the same sectarian group or race with MB angels them, while disregarding humanity which is higher in value than all sectarian groups or races. vs military By Saad Al-Rashidi Furthermore, you find people who justify killing of a human being who share different ideologies, beliefs, eading news about MPs’ campaign against from judging the minister based on her work in office. or race, only because of that reason. It is clear that the Arab Spring has exposed politi- By Ibrahim Al-Mulaifi Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Thekra Al- It is not a secret that Thekra Al-Rashidi has perhaps cal groups in Kuwait which has put ideologist and Rashidi over allegations that she hired relatives been the most active of MSAL ministers in taking n attempt to not alienate minds, which are more R sectarian accounts ahead of humanity and people’s in her office including her sister as a consultant for a wide reform steps that included decisions to refer important than the Muslim Brotherhood and their war right to demand reform. It also exposed the fact that KD 1,250 monthly allowance, reminds me of a quote I long-standing employees to retirement in order to Ito restore power they had claimed to renounce, MBs these groups do not believe that humanity is greater cannot be removed by force in Egypt. Had this easy once read: “An empty wagon makes the most noise”. create job opportunities for younger staff members. than many ideologies or sectarian and racial belong- option been effective, they would have ended during the I hope that the minister did not make the appoint- Complaints against appointing the minister’s sister ings. There is no good that can come out of people Egyptian monarchy. Had killing been fruitful, it would ments - not because I believe with a monthly allowance who accept killing other humans over opinions cher- have stopped after Sayyed Qotob’s execution five she committed a grave mis- would have been justified if ished or expressed. Many have put aside the primary decades ago. That is how we are and that how we will take or killed our hope in her It is not fair to address the sub- her sister was overpaid or quality that all of us have in common, which is always be. We are easily angered, jump to conclusions after she assumed office, but ject without objectivity as if it was unqualified for the job. In humanity, and instead found ideological, sectarian and destroy everything and then forget the episode because she did not pay a way to distract the people from that case, then claims of cor- or racial reasons to justify the use of violence. If before repeating the same actions with no remorse or attention to the fact that she ruption on the part of the Arabs and Muslims denounced violence against apology. judging the minister based on her minister and the Civil human beings regardless of race or belief, no tyrant Responding to the incidents in Egypt, Kuwait MPs is struggling in an environ- ment where people follow work in office. It is not a secret Service Commission would would have ever dared shed the blood of a single became feverishly active and some found the incidents a person. The blood of innocent civilians being shed good platform to locally settle old scores and either loud voices rather than the be reasonable. But the story that Thekra Al-Rashidi has per- today is not only on the hands of tyrants, but is also joined with them or went against them. Accordingly, voice of reason. haps been the most active of is actually different; the min- Egypt was ‘Kuwaitized’ in the recent parliamentary elec- What did Thekra actually ister’s sister meets all the on the hands of those who justify killing on sectarian tions. With such thinking, there is no room for second do? And did the decision to MSAL ministers in taking wide qualifications of the job, and racial basis. And all this bloodshed serves as a lesson to us that we must support people’s right to opinion. It is either MBs are absolute demons and the mil- hire her sister deserve all the including being a Kuwaiti reform steps that included deci- reject tyrants’ rule without finding justification for itary are absolute angels or vice versa. It is forbidden to citizen who has necessary uproar that the news created? sions to refer long-standing the oppression. If we fail to accept this truth, then frankly state my own opinion whereas others, namely I asked myself these ques- academic qualifications and Kuwaiti MPs, have every right to make statements, cate- this nation is destined to see victory after victory for tions first, and tried to look for employees to retirement in order whose hiring has been gorize, define and give orders, which is the very same to create job opportunities for tyrants over the people. mentality that cost those opposing the one-vote system an answer while predicting approved by the Civil It is also important that we do not ignore the their public support because they rejected diversity. the problems that Kuwait younger staff members. Service Commission. main reason because of which the nation is paying Since when have we been afraid of such thoughts or might face as a result of this Another important sub- the heaviest of prices today: people’s tolerance with MPs themselves? Expecting credibility or justice from decision. First of all, we have ject is the fact that many corruption and tyrants for years which has become their side would only indicate a lack of experience in to remember that the minister had denied appoint- political blocs in Kuwait used their influence to help the main reason behind the bloodshed we witness dealing with them. They are ones who taught snakes how ing a relative in the MSAL, but pointed out that the affiliated individuals to reach high posts that are today. The picture has been the same throughout to shed their skin effectively. Civil Service Commission agreed to appoint her sister more important than the post of Thekra’s consultant. history: we remain silent towards the actions of If prisons were capable of breaking anybody, Mubarak as a consultant for a monthly salary. Any controversy Yet, no noise was made even after it was later tyrants, and once we revolt, we succeed in achieving could have broken MB forever. MB only die through ideo- regarding the minister’s actions should have been revealed that these individuals failed to provide any- change but fail miserably in achieving improvement logical war and our Arab minds are still absent or misled. because we refuse to get rid of fanaticism. Tension could have been avoided before things got settled by this. thing to Kuwait. In the meantime, I believe that MPs address sub- A friend of mine once told me that he once lis- And to those who take a neutral stance while con- worse and resulted in more blood-shedding which can- tinuously repeating that the Arab and Muslim not be ignored. Instead of investing public rage against jects in the right manner if they actually claimed to tened to a full speech by Adolf Hitler, after which he nations are burning whereas the ‘enemies’ are living MB, stages and platforms are opened to allow them to be working to serve the general interest. The minis- almost forgot that he was a Nazi criminal who killed in peace: we will never find peace unless we liberate play their historic role of ‘martyrs’ and ‘victims’! ter’s sister is a Kuwaiti citizen who deserves all the millions without a reason, and almost thought that ourselves from radicalism and tyranny. Taking a neu- MB has always marveled in healing and regaining privileges that any other Kuwaiti is entitled to, and it he deserved to be remembered as a commendable strength. Fascism, not necessarily in Egypt, is always to tral stance does nothing but serve oppression prac- is not fair for her to be deprived of her constitutional hero. He only came back to his senses a while later. ticed against people seeking dignity and to liberate seek public support at the expense of democracy and rights just because her sister is a minister. This phenomenon is described by psychologists as there is nobody better than MBs to do that. However, themselves from fanaticism. We need to wake up Moreover, it is not fair to address the subject with- ‘charisma generated by using a loud voice to garner days will go by, faces will change and you will see how otherwise everything happening today will eventu- MB will regain power. — Al-Jarida out objectivity as if it was a way to distract the people public support’. — Al-Rai ally be called a ‘temporary revolution’. — Al-Rai SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 LOCAL Japan PM’s visit to help cement ties with Kuwait Mutual understanding, joint interests

KUWAIT: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is due held annual meetings since 1995, in addition to the stance. to arrive in Kuwait today on a three-day visit, during Kuwait investment seminar to address a wide range HH the late Amir, Sheikh Jaber, paid an official which he will hold talks with senior officials designed of issues in the commercial, investment and indus- visit to Japan in October 1965, in his (former) capac- to cement the friendly and distinctive ties between trial investment sectors. ity as the minister of finance and industry. Before the two countries. These close relations, established In 2011, Kuwait donated five million barrels of the visit, he had stopped, along with his brother, HH 55 years ago, have been distinguished with mutual oil, worth $500 million, to Japan following the the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, in Japan as part understanding and joint interests; an example to be Fukushima nuclear disaster, upon instructions of HH of an international tour, in 1953. followed at international relations’ level. the Amir, in addition to $3 million to renovate a HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah paid visit official visits They date back to era of the late Amir, HH Sheikh marine scientific institute at Fukushima and $2mil- to Japan when he served as foreign minister. They Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, who in 1958, granted were in April 1964, October 1968 while he was en concessions to the Arabian Oil Company to explore route to the UN, followed by others in October oil and gas in the neutral zone. 1971, May 1984 and October 1998. Japan was among the first states that recog- HH Sheikh Sabah inaugurated, in Tokyo in nized Kuwait’s independence. On Dec 8, 1961, it October 1998, the Kuwaiti Week (Know about decided to exchange ambassadors with Kuwait. In Kuwait), as part of activities by the Japanese- February 1962, the first Kuwaiti ambassador, Kuwaiti commission to lure Japanese investments Sulaiman Mohammad Al-Sane, arrived in Japan, to Kuwait. During the visit, HH praised the Japan’s and the Japanese embassy was opened in Kuwait in support during the blatant Iraqi aggression and its March 1963. support for the liberation. However, Japanese trade expeditions have been The concessions that had been granted to the present in Kuwait since 1961, with aim of exploring Arabian Oil Company in the submerged region that markers of the Arab Gulf states. lasted for 45 years was one of the cooperation man- Bilateral ties between the two countries, for ifestations with the Japanese companies. In 2003, years, have been based on joint interests, particular- this accord expired and a new chapter of coopera- ly at the commercial level. Kuwait is a top exporter tion began between the Kuwait Gulf Oil Company of crude and oil derivatives to Japan and the and the Arabian Oil Company. Several agreements Kuwaiti markets are rich in various Japanese com- were signed to provide Japan with part of the pro- modities. duction in the zone. Japan took an honorable stance vis a vis the bla- Japan is a main market for the Kuwaiti oil tant Iraqi aggression on the State of Kuwait in 1990, exports. Kuwait’s exports of crude, oil derivatives where Tokyo supported United Nations resolutions Shinzo Abe and liquefied gas constituted, respectively, 28 per- that condemned the ensuing occupation and called cent, 18 percent and 66 percent of the overall for reinstatement of the Kuwaiti legitimacy. lion as a personal grant by HH the Amir. Kuwaiti exports of oil in 2003. Statistics showed that Moreover, Tokyo contributed with more than USD The year 1995 was distinguished with reciprocal the Kuwaiti exports of crude to Japan reached near- 13 billion for the liberation of Kuwait. moves from the two sides with aim of bolstering ly 98 million barrels in 2012. On March 23, 2012, Kuwait and Japan affirmed the bilateral ties, with a visit by the Japanese Heir Kuwaiti and Japanese businessmen have been in a joint statement following a landmark visit by Apparent Naruhito and his spouse to Kuwait in cooperating within framework of the joint commis- HH the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al- January, and a visit to Japan by HH the late Amir HH sion since 1995. And, Official statistics in 1993 Sabah to the Asian nation (due on March 20-23), Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah-to express showed that Japan became the number-one trade necessity of cementing mutual economic and eco- Kuwait’s gratitude for Japan’s support for its libera- partner for Kuwait. In the first half of 2001, Japan’s nomic cooperation and jointly pledged to encour- tion. external trade with Kuwait rose 2.3 percent from age commerce, investment and businesses During Crown Prince Naruhito’s visit to Kuwait, $2.5 billion to 2.56 billion. Japanese exports to between them. he was decorated by HH the Amir with the Mubarak Kuwait in the first six months of 2001 rose 12.3 per- The Japanese-Kuwaiti business committee has Al-Kabeer medal in appreciation for the supportive cent from $256 million to $287 million.—- KUNA Kuwait to participate in e-content award KUWAIT: Kuwait is to participate with seven e-content proj- ects in the World Summit Award which will be held in the Estonian capital Tallin at the end of this month, Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences announced yes- terday. WSA is an award that promotes smart content and awards e-content that contributes to a true knowledge society and promotes it at a global congress. The three-day event (from Aug 29 to 31) will bring together renowned multimedia experts from all parts of the world. The panel, then, will judge the best contents and most innovative applications. All nomi- nated products from each country are evaluated in a three- round judging process, and subsequently, the 40 world’s best e-Contents and applications are selected. Getting into the spirit of engaging in world events, Kuwait has nominated seven winning e-content projects to represent the country in this prestigious event, Kuwait Electronic Award Secretary-General Manar Al-Hashash said. She noted that WSA has eight categories that reflect the most crucial social issues of every-day life. These categories are: e-Government and Open Data, e-Health and Environment, e-Learning and Science, e-Entertainment and Games, e-Culture and Tourism, e-Media and Journalism, e- business and Commerce and e-Inclusion and Empowerment. “Zakat House” is to compete in the e-Government and Open Data categories, Al-Hashash went on saying. “Beatona” Kuwait’s official electronic environment website is to partici- pate in the e-Health and Environment category, ‘Kuwaiti Engineer for Construction and Decoration” is nominated for the e-learning and Science category, “Majedphotos” is named for e-Entertainment and Games category, “Kuwait Dhows” is to engage in the e-Culture and Tourism list, “Sheeel.com” also is named in e-Business and Commerce group, lastly, “Directaid” website is nominated to participate in the e- Inclution and Empowerment section of the award. Al-Hashash congratulated the nominees for tremendous efforts in developing their e-content that allowed them to engage in international venues. She wished them success and luck in the competition. — KUNA UAE nationals urged to welcome Gulf visitors DUBAI: Sheikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued a warm welcome to Gulf visitors to the United Arab Emirates via his Twitter account. He encouraged UAE nationals and residents to embrace those visiting the country with an open heart. “Visitors who come to the UAE from the Gulf are brothers and not tourists. They are family before being guests. Our hearts are their home away from home,” read a tweet by Sheikh Mohammad. “During my last tour in the mall I met a group of Saudi families visiting the country. I welcomed them to their second country among their expanded family and had an enjoyable conversation with them,” read another of Sheikh Mohammad’s tweets. GCC condemns twin blasts RIYADH: Abdullatif Al-Zayani, Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, has condemned the terrorist attack that took place in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli on Friday, inflicting a large number of casualties. Dr Al-Zayani, in a statement made late on Friday, described targeting worship places and innocent peo- ple as a vile criminal action, a cowardly attempt to undermine peaceful co-existence in Lebanon and embroil the people of the country in hateful sectarian sedition. The GCC chief was alluding to two fiery car bombs that went off, almost simultaneously, outside mosques packed with worshippers during Friday prayers. The explosions killed more than 45 people, wounded more than 300 wounded and left extensive damage in residential areas, in one of the bloodiest attacks wit- nessed in the country since end of the civil war in early 90s. Al-Zayani reiterated the appeal on the Lebanese to abstain from involvement in the Syrian crisis for sake of preserving the country’s security and stability, affirm- ing the GCC stance on side of the country in face of “forces of evil and terrorism.” — KUNA SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 LOCAL Ukraine celebrates its 22nd Two police hopefuls Independence anniversary of membership Ukraine strictly adheres to the purposes and princi- arrested for mugging ples of the UN Charter, makes a sig- nificant contribution to its activities in the field of international peace and Felony charges in teen assault security, disarmament, economic and social development, human rights, KUWAIT: A police academy trainee for the Criminal Investigations while in cases where pedestrians After paramedics reached the the strengthening of international and soon-to-be recruit were arrest- Department inside one of the sus- reported being mugged by a per- place, the Ethiopian woman admit- law. ed on charges of mugging with pects’ homes, apart from the bea- son who stopped them to ask for ted that she was not really sick but During 1994-2013 fourteen meet- fake badges. The arrests were con they used on their vehicles. directions. When the pedestrians made an emergency call to make ings of the Presidents of Ukraine and made after several people com- They are in custody and will soon offered to help, the suspect would her employer think twice about the UN Secretaries-General were plained at Zahra’a police station be referred to the Public brandish a pocketknife and threat- withholding her monthly pay. organized. Seven meetings of the that they were ordered to report Prosecution Department. en the person to hand over his cell Police were called in to handle the President of Ukraine Viktor there by two police officers who phone and cash before escaping. situation. Yanukovych with Ban Ki-moon in confiscated their money and cell Jahra assault The mugger was caught red-hand- 2010-2012 affirms exceptionally high phones. Each of the 17 non-Kuwaiti Search is on for a male suspect ed by police who were patrolling Father saves the day dynamic Ukraine-UN dialogue at the men gave an identical description who faces criminal charges after the area. During questioning at the A Kuwaiti man saved his daugh- highest level, creates a supportive of the two suspects who they said physically assaulting a teenager in local police station, he admitted ter’s life by successfully performing policy framework for promoting the used a vehicle that carried a bea- Jahra breaking his ankle. A case that he was responsible for mug- first aid before paramedics arrived interests of Ukraine at the UN. con similar to the one found on top was filed at Jahra police station ging people in Hawally for three at the scene. Medical staff and Since Jan 30, 1992 Ukraine is a of police patrols and also had where a Kuwaiti man reported that years and is now cooling his heels police rushed to a house in police badges. Detectives were his son who was being treated at behind bars. Qortuba where the 10-year-old member of the Organization for By Dr. Volodymyr Tolkach eventually able to identify two the Jahra Hospital was beaten up reportedly choked on a foreign Ambassador of Ukraine Security and Cooperation in Europe - prime suspects; a police academy over some old issue. Investigations Maid uses trick object. When they reached the the largest regional organization that recruit and a person who applied are ongoing to arrest the suspects. A domestic helper faked illness, scene, paramedics found out that KUWAIT: 22 years ago on Aug 24, brings together 56 countries from for work at the Interior Ministry. hoping to force her employer to the girl’s father had successfully 1991 the Act of Independence of Europe, Central Asia and North The two were arrested in Zahra’a Hawally mugger held pay her salary which she claimed used the Heimlich maneuver to Ukraine was adopted that resulted in America. and initially denied the accusations Hawally police arrested a man she had not received. An ambu- remove the object which had the emergence of a new independ- Unanimously adopted by the but later confessed after their vic- who has been using the same lance rushed to a Salmiya building blocked her airway. The para- ent state on the political map of the OSCE Ministerial Council in tims identified them in police line- modus operandi to mug pedestri- where a housemaid reported in an medics attended to the girl and world. November 2010 decision on Ukraine’s ups. Police found fake badges car- ans over the past three years. emergency call that she had fallen determined that her condition did Ukrainian nationwide referendum chairmanship in the OSCE in 2013 rying the letters CID, an acronym Investigations were ongoing for a sick at her employer’s apartment. not require hospitalization. on Dec 1, 1991 when approximately was recognition of the role of our 91% of its participants expressed country in strengthening regional support for the independence of security and stability as well as ability Ukraine removed away any political of the Ukrainian diplomacy to lead speculations about the future fate of talks on improving security in region the Ukrainian nation. of its responsibility from Vancouver This historical Act allowed to keep to Vladivostok. on developing the long state-build- The results of Ukraine’s chairman- ing traditions in the Ukrainian land, ship at the OSCE in 2013 have proven laid one thousand years ago in the our state’s ability to effectively imple- era of the princely state of “Kyiv Rus”, ment management functions within which periodically revived in the mid- the organization. A balanced 17th and early 20th centuries, Ukrainian approach to the formation became a foundation for a peaceful, of the OSCE priorities in 2013 in all bloodless restoration of the inde- three dimensions provided support pendent Ukrainian state and a model of participating states in their imple- for other nations for the civilized for- mentation and facilitated achieving mation of a new state. concrete results in each direction. The recent stage of Ukrainian Ukraine attaches great importance statehood has opened a possibility to the maintenance of international for carrying out its own foreign policy peace and security as an important Zain honors its product, services partners and thus set a new task to make a factor in its foreign policy. For over mechanism of interaction with other two decades our citizens made a KUWAIT: Zain, the leading telecommunications support team, and ‘Media Phone Plus’ as the best integral part of Zain and a significant element of members of the international com- great contribution to the peaceful company in Kuwait, recently held its quarterly seller of Adzone SMSs. success that has helped Zain reach the leading munity and ensure its effective appli- coexistence of humanity and became dealers lunch event to honor a number of its This event takes place every quarter, allowing position it enjoys today. The company encour- authorized service providers for their outstand- distributors to compete fairly with one another ages distributors to maintain their performance cation. true ambassadors of peace in over ing performance during the second quarter of and drive more efficiency when offering the best and continue offering the best services and European integration was twenty countries, where peacekeep- ing missions of UN Security Council, 2013. services and products to Zain customers. products to its loyal customers” added Al-Saif. declared as a key priority of the for- During the event, Zain acknowledged the Nadia Al-Saif, Zain’s Valued Added Services For more information about Zain’s numerous eign policy of Ukraine, which pro- OSCE and NATO were deployed. By participating in operations and mis- outstanding performance of these partners Director commented by saying: “Our partners competitive promotions, customers are advised vides for systematic reforms in all based on several key indicators. ‘ISYS’ came first play a significant role in Zain’s success. Their con- to visit any of Zain’s branches located in more spheres of life in accordance with EU sions of the European Union our peacekeepers also strengthen securi- in terms of driving revenue to Zain’s value- sistency in providing excellent service for Zain’s than 76 locations across Kuwait, visit the compa- standards. The ultimate goal of added services, while ‘ITG’ was the first in provid- customers is critical to the company’s focus on ny’s website on www.kw.zain.com, contact its 24 ty in Europe. European integration is Ukraine’s ing “Zain Same’ni” value-added service. enhancing the customer experience.” hour call center at 107, or visit the company’s membership in the European Union. Since July 1992 Ukraine is an ‘AiwaGulf’ ranked first with the best technical “Zain’s distributors are without a doubt, an social media channels. The main task for today is to com- active contributor to the military plete negotiations on the Association units and personnel in UN peace- Agreement, which integral part is a keeping operations. At the end of creation of the free trade area. June 2013 518 servicemen of the At the bilateral level Ukraine is armed forces and employees of the seeking to use the full potential of ministry for interior affairs of Ukraine cooperation with Russian Federation, take part in seven UN peacekeeping the United States and other strategic operations in the Democratic partners, based on shared values and Republic of Congo, Cyprus, Kosovo, interests, deepen mutually beneficial CÙte d’Ivoire, Liberia, Sudan and cooperation with EU member-states, South Sudan. According to this data, and develop friendly relations with Ukraine ranks the 33rd place among neighbouring countries and other the UN member-states and the 4th states on the principles of mutual among European countries (after benefit, respect for sovereignty and Italy, France and Spain). territorial integrity, in compliance An important priority is strength- with international law. Particular ening the economic component of emphasis is thus placed on achieving Ukraine’s foreign policy in order to create favourable international con- KUWAIT: A car accident on Sixth Ring road resulted in the death of a young man, while another was injured. Sulaibikhat fire cen- concrete practical results, especially ditions for overcoming the negative ter and technical rescue dealt with the accident.—By Hanan Al-Saadoun in the economic sphere, increasing effects of the global financial crisis foreign investment, creating and economic recovery of our coun- favourable political conditions for try. For this purpose all necessary implementation of important bilater- measures are taken for promoting Iran expanding drone base al and multilateral economic projects. Ukrainian goods and services in both In the area of foreign policy of its traditional and new markets, includ- national security Ukraine as a ing the Middle East, Latin America, on Arabian Gulf island European non-aligned state pro- Asia and Africa. motes its interests, based on the The development of cooperation norms and principles of international DUBAI: Satellite imagery shows that Iran is large ships, the site appears have an underground Iran was operating several different small drones at with the Gulf countries, including the expanding a drone base on the Arabian Gulf island dock that may hide midget submarines. These the Qeshm airstrip before its expansion. As the law, develops friendly relations with State of Kuwait, is also important for of Qeshm that sits next to the narrow strait small subs could be used to try to torpedo satellite imagery analysis website OSIMINT notes, all countries, especially its neigh- Ukraine. In 2013 the official Kyiv and through which 20-percent of the world’s oil was American warships in the area. the presence of newer drones at Qeshm may have bours, carries out a policy aimed at El-Kuwait celebrated the 20th shipped though in 2012. It’s all part of a broader Part of Iran’s plan for dealing with any conflict been a factor in the US Navy’s decision to equip its strengthening stability and security anniversary of establishment of effort by Tehran to beef up its military facilities involving the United States in the Persian Gulf is to floating base in the gulf, the USS Ponce, with an in Europe and the world, takes an diplomatic relations. Special charac- around the strategic Strait of Hormuz, one of the use a mix of high-speed anti-ship missiles, small experimental laser cannon designed to shoot tiny active part in solving the so-called ter was recently given to cooperation world’s most important waterways. UAVs, sea mines, and swarms of small boats and drones or swarms of fast moving small boats. “frozen” conflicts and other interna- in the humanitarian field (holding The air base’s main runway was recently dou- midget subs to make it difficult for large American Still, the sites on Qeshm are pretty tiny and it tional efforts in order to overcome joint days of Ukrainian and Kuwaiti bled in length to 1,600 meters, according to Jane’s ships built to fight other large ships to operate in would be relatively easy for the US to take them current challenges and threats. culture, participation of Kuwaiti dele- IHS, a private defense analysis firm. This new length the confined space of the gulf. Iran would also try out with cruise missiles or B-2 stealth bombers. Since Ukraine’s independence a gation of the Ministry of State for would allow the facility to be used for launching to target nearby American air bases that sit on the Iran’s going to have to have quite a few such sites if new period of its activity at the UN Youth Affairs in the 12th International Iran’s Shahed-129 drones that could track, and pos- shore of the Persian Gulf with its ever expanding it really wants to control the Strait of Hormuz for has begun, which was declared as Children Festival “Let’s change the sibly attack, ships passing through the strait. Said missile arsenal. It’s already been confirmed that more than a few days. one of the priorities of foreign policy. world for the better” in 2013, negoti- to be able to fly for up to 24-hours, the Shahed Ukraine in 1945 was one of the ation on establishing partnership drones are reportedly able to carry missiles capable founding members of the UN as between leading universities of both of hitting ships and ground targets. recognition of the contribution of the countries), which promotes mutual In addition to its freshly lengthened runway, the Ukrainian people to the victory over trust, knowledge and understanding Qeshm site features two new hangars and what fascism and strengthening peace between our citizens. Jane’s thinks may be building where the drones are throughout the world. The delega- The second meeting of the Joint controlled remotely from. tion of Ukraine actively participated intergovernmental Ukrainian-Kuwaiti There’s also a new mobile radar unit at the facili- in the conference in San Francisco, commission on economic, trade and ty, that “probably provides information that helps [drone] operators avoid collisions with civilian air- made a significant contribution to technical cooperation is expected to be hold in September 2013 and open liners using the nearby Qeshm International the development of the UN Charter. Airport,” reads Jane’s analysis of the site. This radar Till 1991 being a part of the then new possibilities to enhance interac- tion in financial, economic and may also be used to guide drones armed with anti- Soviet Union Ukraine had its own investment spheres, offer more initia- aircraft missiles to targets flying over the strait, representation at the UN at level of tives and projects for government speculates Jane’s. Photos have emerged showing the de jure independent country. and private business communities of Iran’s new H-110 Sarir drone armed with small anti- Despite implementation of the uni- both countries. The history of aircraft missiles, though it’s unknown if these mis- fied Soviet foreign policy for more Ukrainian-Kuwaiti relations is daily siles actually work. than four decades, the UN tribune updated by new examples of con- (The US tried to shoot down an Iraqi MiG figther remained almost the only important structive and mutually beneficial jet with a Predator drone armed with Stinger mis- international means by which the bilateral cooperation at various levels siles in 2002; the engagement didn’t go well for the world community learned about that confirms the true nature of our American drone.) Ukraine. The factor of long-time both countries: reliability, peaceful- The drone base isn’t the only military site on Ukraine’s membership in the UN ness, openness; and the absence of Queshim. If you look at the island on Google Maps helped in the process of international any contradiction of principal charac- you can see an Iranian naval base less than two recognition of its independence in miles from the drone facility. KUWAIT: The National Bank of Kuwait celebrated the World Humanitarian Day by ter lets us be optimistic about their releasing a statement showcasing dozens of contributions the bank offered through- 1991. For more than 60-year history future. In addition to hosting a number of small, armed speedboats that military experts say could be out the years, including donations to the NBK Children Hospital, training courses for deployed in a swarm to overwhelm the defenses of Kuwaiti students, as well as support to social, environmental and athletic activities. SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013

San Diego mayor Filner Fear returns to Egypt as state crackdown widens quits over sex charges

Page 8 Page 9 Fort Hood shooter convicted Major Hasan faces death penalty

FORT HOOD: A US Army officer who wounded were soldiers. Hasan was him- the sentencing phase. guard. killed 13 people in a rampage on a Texas self shot by a civilian police officer who “I want to make sure your choice is When Hasan shouted “Allahu akbar”- military base was found guilty of premed- responded to the attack and he is now made with your eyes wide open,” Arabic for “God is great”-and opened itated murder Friday and now faces a partially paralyzed. Tim Hancock was Osborn said. “You’re 42 years old, you’re fire, many believed it was a training possible death sentence. The verdict mayor of the nearby town of Killeen at highly educated, you have a medical exercise. Hasan fired quickly, hitting against 42-year-old Major Nidal Hasan the time of the attack and 200 meters degree, but you are not legally trained.” some victims multiple times. One of the was handed down by a US military jury away attending a graduation ceremony Hasan told the court he had switched dead, specialist Frederick Greene, was after a court martial at Fort Hood, the site when the first shots rang out. “It was like sides in the war on terror in order to hit 12 times while charging Hasan. The of his 2009 shooting spree. Hasan sat sto- war, in my mind,” Hancock said. “It was battle US soldiers he believed were shooting ended after civilian police con- ically looking as the foreman, a female like the real thing and it was the real being sent to make war on Muslims. fronted Hasan outside the building. colonel, read the verdict in the killings of thing for those in the processing center.” “I Before the shooting, Hasan had learned Police sergeant Munley was the first on 12 service members and a civilian, as well think justice is served and we’ll see what he would be deployed to Afghanistan. the scene and opened fire. Hasan as the attempted murder of dozens more. happens from here. It is still hard to He armed himself with two handguns charged her and shot her three times. There were no outbursts of emotion believe and still sad,” he said of the sen- before attacking the center. Witnesses Fellow officer Sergeant Mark Todd then from family members of the victims, but tencing. described chaotic scene in which arrived and opened fire on Hasan, hit- some cried and wiped away tears as they Hasan’s attack raised fears that the dozens of soldiers were caught off ting him several times. — AFP Nidal Hasan left the courtroom. “So overwhelmed United States could face a wave of so- with joy and tears! ... God Bless the vic- called “lone wolf” killers, inspired by Al- tims in their strength,” former police ser- Qaeda but not directly under the geant Kimberly Munley, who was wound- extremist group’s control. “I was defend- ed in the shooting, wrote on Twitter. The ing my religion,” Hasan said in a letter to trial had heard that Hasan, a Muslim, had AFP, arguing that the United States was been in contact with a leading Al-Qaeda wrong to invade Muslim countries. “It is figure and had attacked his comrades out one thing for the United States to say of opposition to the wars in Iraq and ‘We don’t want sharia law to govern us,’ Afghanistan. but it is not acceptable to have a foreign Hasan, who was serving at the time as policy that tries to replace sharia law an Army psychiatrist, chose to defend with a more secular form of govern- himself during the hearings and openly ment.” declared that he had carried out the Under US military law, a full trial must killings. The trial will now move into a be held in a death penalty case, even if sentencing phase. His refusal to engage the defendant wants to plead guilty. But with the court-he called no witnesses and Hasan chose to defend himself and con- refused to make a closing statement-has tested virtually none of the evidence fuelled suspicions that he is actively seek- presented during the two-week court ing the death penalty. On November 5, martial. At the outset, he declared: “The 2009, Hasan opened fire at a medical pro- evidence will show that I am the shoot- cessing facility in the sprawling Fort Hood er.” The military judge, Colonel Tara base that serves as a staging point for sol- Osborn, told Hasan she thought it diers to deploy to combat zones. “unwise” for him to continue to serve as Twelve of the dead and 30 of the his own attorney as the case moves into Islamists slit throats of 44 in northeast Nigeria MAIDUGURI: An official says suspected some victims who survived. The official Islamist extremists killed at least 44 vil- spoke Saturday on condition of anonymi- lagers in continuing attacks in an Islamic ty because he is not allowed to give infor- uprising in northeast Nigeria. The official mation to reporters. Dumba is near the of the National Emergency Management fishing village of Baga where security Agency says the attackers hit Dumba vil- forces in March gunned down 187 civil- lage in Borno state before dawn and slit ians in retaliation for an attack by extrem- their victims’ throats - a new strategy ists. It is difficult to get information from since gunfire attracts security forces. He the area under a state of emergency, with said the attackers gouged out the eyes of cellphone and Internet service cut. — AP Fear, grief as Lebanon’s Tripoli buries its dead

TRIPOLI: Said Ebous bursts into tears as security official said. Shock and grief grip his wife wrapped her arms around him Tripoli yesterday, and the fear of fresh after they buried their three children, attacks was palpable, the AFP correspon- who were among 45 people killed by dent said. twin car bombs in Lebanon. Ebous had Soldiers patrolled the city on foot and been praying in the Al-Taqwa mosque in in armored cars while armed men in civil- the northern port city of Tripoli on Friday ian clothes stood guard outside the when a bomb exploded in the courtyard. headquarters of political parties and the Minutes earlier another blast had struck homes of MPs and religious dignitaries. outside Al-Salam mosque just a couple of Security forces stopped motorists and kilometers (a bit more than a mile) away. searched cars. Merchants put metal bars “When I came out of the mosque into across their shop windows, and the few the courtyard, I saw bodies everywhere. I that had opened were told to close again knew my children had died,” he says by armed men who said a bomb had between sobs. “They took me to a nearby been found on the outskirts of the city. house to calm me down. Then they told As with the August 15 car bombing that me: ‘Your children are in paradise’,” he ripped through a densely populated said of his daughter aged seven, and his neighborhood in Beirut’s mostly-Shiite sons, aged four and five. The children southern suburbs, the Tripoli blasts killed were among seven people buried yester- civilians. day in Tripoli, a day of national mourning Mustafa al-Mussawel, who had also across Lebanon, as the usually busy been at prayers in Al-Taqwa and lives streets were deserted and shops nearby, says: “Since yesterday, my daugh- remained closed. ter has not stopped asking me: ‘Will we Gunmen in civilian clothes attending see more bodies?’” He had run home the funerals opened fire in the air to vent when the blasts struck. “I saw my wife their anger at the bloodshed, an AFP cor- and two young daughters had been respondent said. “We must avenge every wounded in the head... I also saw human drop of blood that has been spilled,” said remains on my balcony.” Yesterday sol- one of the mourners, Khaled Al-Homsy. diers were still clearing the charred cars Others around him shouted slogans from the sites of the attacks that struck against the government in Syria whose the city centre and near the port. Shoes 29-month conflict has spilled into Tripoli, lay scattered across the pavement near to triggering frequent clashes between where the bombs detonated. opponents and supporters of the Shopkeepers inspected their wrecked Damascus regime. stores and people wandered around the The bombings outside the two Sunni blast sites, searching for their relatives. Muslim mosques also wounded hun- Friday’s attacks revived painful memories dreds, but the toll could rise as some of of the car bombings that marked the injuries were horrific and because Lebanon’s civil war (1975-1990). “I have people were still searching for missing never seen so much destruction and death relatives. “I am looking for the husband of in my neighborhood,” said Said Farhat, 35, my sister. Here’s his car,” says Mohamed who works in a clothes shop near the Al- Khaled, 38, pointing to a damaged vehi- Salam mosque. “I am scared that it might cle. “He is a baker, he was coming from happen again; I am afraid of dying buried Beirut and passing through here,” he adds under the rubble.” “I am thinking of emi- nervously. “His family is devastated. If he grating. Everything is going badly in died, may God protect his soul.” Several Lebanon, and nowhere is safe in the coun- charred bodies are yet to be identified, a try any more,” he adds. — AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 INTERNATIONAL

Constitutional tweaks may empower Mubarak-era politicians Changes seen as setback for democracy, press freedom

CAIRO: Changes suggested by Egypt’s cussed the roadmap and the constitu- cal auditing, insiders on the body said. presence in the assembly. Once source of legislation. army-backed rulers would scrap Islamic tional process in a call with interim Morsi, anxious not to alienate the Mubarak was gone, the Islamist move- However, the provision, due to revert additions to a constitution forced Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy on Friday, defense establishment, had also left this ment emerged from the shadows and to its original form in the proposed through under deposed President state news agency MENA reported. The alone. One of the most significant sug- used its organizational muscle to win changes, was only patchily applied from Mohamed Morsi and revive a voting sys- United States has voiced concern about gested changes would return Egypt to five successive victories at the polls, 1971. “We will protest in all legal ways tem dating back to his predecessor the army’s bloody crackdown on the voting for individual candidates, rather gaining seats in parliament both for available against any change to the Hosni Mubarak. Islamists and liberals Muslim Brotherhood and other violence than reserving some seats for party lists, those on party lists and those running state’s Islamic identity,” said Ahmed have voiced alarm about the proposals in which more than 1,000 people, about in parliamentary elections. Under the as individuals. Habashi, a leader in the ultra-orthodox made by a constitutional committee set a tenth of them soldiers and police, have current system, in which two-thirds of Dawoud said he was worried by plans Islamist Nour Party in the Delta town of up by the generals who removed the been killed since Morsi fell. President seats go to party lists and one-third to to retain articles under which journalists Mahalla. If that effort failed, he said, “we Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi on July 3 Barack Obama has stopped short of cut- individuals, the Muslim Brotherhood and risk jail for “insulting the president” and will call for protests.” Before the new con- amid widespread protests against ting the $1.5 billion that Washington pro- other Islamist parties won about 80 per- newspapers can be closed for press stitution is ratified, it must be approved Egypt’s first freely elected leader. vides each year in mostly military aid to cent of seats in the first parliamentary crimes - penalties enforced under Morsi, by a referendum and signed by interim The army has suspended the consti- Egypt, but has ruled out any “return to election after Mubarak’s overthrow in as well as during Mubarak’s 30-year rule. President Mansour Adly. Brotherhood tution adopted under Morsi late last normal business”. 2011. “I want new freedoms, more freedoms leaders are mostly in jail or on the run year. It had been endorsed by a referen- The constitutional amendments draft- “This change seems to target Islamists and not to end up with something simi- and could not be reached for comment dum after he grabbed extraordinary ed by the committee are due to go to a and it will be wrong and undemocratic,” lar to the 1971 constitution or one worse on the proposed changes. powers to ensure its passage, igniting diverse 50-strong assembly to be Eid said. “We had complaints ... about the than Morsi’s 2012 constitution,” he said. Younes Makhyoun, head of the Nour some of the bloodiest street protests of appointed by the interim government, Brotherhood and Islamists, but that does Islamists are also up in arms, for different Party, which initially backed the army’s his turbulent year in power. Now an but they are already proving contentious. not mean ruling them out of politics as reasons, saying the changes amount to removal of Morsi, has warned against army-installed government is revising a Curiously, given that popular protests this will only lead to more violence.” an assault on Egypt’s “Islamic identity”. any arbitrary campaign targeting document faulted for embedding helped sweep away Egypt’s last two lead- Khaled Dawoud, a member of the liberal According to MENA, the committee Islamists after the crackdown on the Islamic influence in lawmaking and for ers, one new article would outlaw this Dostour party, described the proposal as has proposed scrapping articles that Brotherhood, and has urged the govern- short-changing human rights, especially and would give parliament the sole right a return to the Mubarak era, when votes accorded Islam more weight in lawmak- ment to protect freedoms won by the of women and minorities, including to dismiss a president. “What is the point were routinely rigged to enable the pres- ing, gave the Sunni Muslim religious anti-Mubarak revolt. The legal commit- Christians who form some 10 percent of of having an article like that?” asked ident’s National Democratic Party (NDP) authority al-Azhar a role in vetting legis- tee, which proposed cancelling 32 of the the population. The changes drafted by rights activist Gamal Eid. “The whole to maintain its dominance of parliament. lation, committed the state to upholding constitution’s 236 articles and amending a 10-member committee - and leaked to world will laugh at us.” The system allowed individuals, most- “morals and public order” and banned 109, suggested abolishing the toothless the media on Wednesday, the same day ly aligned with the NDP, to run as “inde- insults to “prophets and religions”. To the upper house of parliament. According to a court ordered Mubarak freed from jail RETURN TO OLD VOTING SYSTEM pendents” using local patronage net- dismay of liberals and Christians, the the military’s roadmap, the new consti- - are part of an army roadmap back to The committee is likely to propose works to get into parliament. constitution adopted under Morsi had tution should be adopted in about four democracy. retaining an article that exempts Egypt’s Brotherhood candidates also ran candi- strengthened a provision in its 1971 months, with parliamentary and presi- US Secretary of State John Kerry dis- powerful military from financial or politi- dates as independents to keep a limited predecessor that made Islamic sharia the dential elections to follow. — Reuters Fear returns to Egypt as state crackdown widens Egyptians panic as govt hunts down Islamists CAIRO: A climate of fear that kept Egyptians compliant during the 30- year rule of Hosni Mubarak is creep- ing back into daily life, less than three years after the revolt that toppled him. Ordinary people like Mohamed, who runs a tiny Cairo shop selling mobile phone accessories, now lower their voices if they oppose the army’s overthrow last month of their first freely-elected president, Mohamed Morsi. WASHINGTON: These two file photos show US Army Private First Class Bradley “It is about the principle that we Manning (left) leaving a military court facility where he was convicted of espionage stood in line and voted freely for the for passing secret documents to WikiLeaks; and at right in an undated photo cour- first time and this happens,” whis- tesy of the US Army showing Bradley Manning in wig and make-up. — AFP pered Mohamed, who declined to give his second name. “People who speak about justice now do not dare Manning creating new to say it out loud, in case people accuse them of being terrorists.” While challenges for US army activists critical of the army-backed government are obvious targets for FORT MEADE: Bradley Manning created fessionals. intimidation, now ordinary Egyptians a whole new set of potential complica- A lawsuit could be in the offing. also avoid the noisy, boisterous dis- cussion of politics that was common tions for the US military, asking to be Coombs said he will do “everything in my RAFAH BORDER: A bus drives through the Rafah border terminal in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. A between the fall of Mubarak and that known as a woman named Chelsea and power” to make sure Manning gets his week after Cairo closed down the passage that bypasses Israel it reopened yesterday for four hours daily, of his Islamist successor on July 3. to undergo hormone treatment, just one way. And the American Civil Liberties for humanitarian cases and Palestinians with foreign nationalities. —AFP day after he was sentenced to 35 years in Union, the Human Rights Campaign and From mass arrests of Muslim prison for the biggest leak of classified other advocates for gays, bisexuals and Brotherhood leaders to the re- Brotherhood,” said Khaled Dawoud, a to Islam, voiced concerned that the way that it has polarized Egypt. Loath appearance of plain clothes enforcers material in American history. Manning’s transgender people said Manning liberal who backed Morsi’s overthrow political security apparatus that once to endure Islamist rulers, elected or on the streets of Cairo, a chill wind is but has since criticized the spread of hunted religious groups and govern- not, some liberals who joined the gender-identity struggle - a sense of deserves the treatment. “In the United blowing down the Nile. Many violence. “It is so obvious with the ment critics will make a comeback. 2011 protests now side wholeheart- States, it is illegal to deny health care to being a woman trapped in a man’s body Egyptians lambasted Morsi’s pro-Mubarak people who are filling Islamist movements, like any that edly with the army. Egyptian state tel- - was brought up by the defense at the prisoners. That is fairly settled law,” said Brotherhood for economic incompe- the TV right now. They don’t even tried to offer a serious alternative to evision has resumed its role as the court-martial for giving more than Mara Keisling, executive director of the tence and trying to grab excessive want to consider Jan 25 a revolution. Mubarak’s military-backed party, were mouthpiece of those in power. 700,000 classified military and diplomat- National Center for Transgender Equality. power during his year in power. But They say June 30 is the only revolu- outlawed for decades. Like the Channels emblazoned with banners ic documents, plus battlefield footage, to “Now the Army can claim this isn’t health now the language is much more seri- tion.” Brotherhood, they were among the reading “Egypt fighting terrorism” the anti-secrecy website Wikileaks. care, but they have the weight of the ous: the government accuses the The Brotherhood, which kept large biggest beneficiaries of the 2011 flicker on screens in Cairo’s street A photo of the soldier in a blond wig medical profession and science against Brotherhood of “terrorism” as it tries protest camps going for six weeks in uprising that allowed them to set up cafes, in bakeries and in barber shops. and lipstick was submitted as evidence. them.” to crush the movement by rounding Cairo to demand Morsi’s reinstate- political parties and campaign openly A recent poll by the Arab But the latest twist, announced the A Federal Bureau of Prisons policy up hundreds of leading members. ment, is now struggling to get people for the first time. Now, their members American Institute suggested a huge morning after Manning was sentenced, implemented last year requires federal At least 900 people have been out. There have been no major face citizen’s arrests at the makeshift majority of Egyptians had confidence surprised many and confronted the prisons to develop treatment plans, killed since security forces broke up protests for days. The marches have checkpoints that have sprung up in the military. It is far from uncommon Pentagon with questions about where including hormone treatment if neces- two pro-Morsi camps on Aug. 14. fizzled out since Sunday when rumors around Egypt, manned by pro-gov- to hear Egyptians, whose economy and how the Army private is to be impris- sary, for inmates diagnosed with gender- Allies of the Brotherhood, Egypt’s old- spread that government snipers were ernment vigilantes. Some Egyptians was brought close to bankruptcy by oned. The former Army intelligence ana- identity disorder. But the bureau over- est and best-organized Islamist posted on rooftops. The authorities recognise these as the pro-Mubarak persistent instability, hark back to lyst disclosed the decision Thursday in a sees only civilian prisons. Manning’s case organization, put the toll at 1,400. A have tightened their grip with dawn- “baltagiya”, or thugs, who clashed Mubarak’s era as a time when they at statement provided to NBC’s “Today” appeared to be the first time the therapy muted public response to to-dusk curfews. The emergency rule with protesters during the 18-day least earned a living. “The Brotherhood show. “As I transition into this next phase had come up for a military prisoner. Wednesday’s court ruling that that lasted throughout the Mubarak revolt that ousted the former leader. were a problem for this country. God of my life, I want everyone to know the Manning, 25, was convicted of Espionage Mubarak should be released from jail era is back, at least for a month. Police “Thugs have attacked them in the has taken revenge on them,” said Haj has added to a sense that the authori- real me. I am Chelsea Manning. I am a Act violations and other crimes for turn- who melted away in the face of public street, then handed them over to the Abdelfattah, 71, smoking his water- tarian order is making a comeback, anger in 2011 appear invigorated by police stations, then accusations have pipe as he sat on a plastic chair and female. Given the way that I feel, and ing more than 700,000 classified military threatening the freedoms that were the new political climate, paraded as been fabricated against them - that sold overripe fruit by the road. “They and diplomatic documents over to the have felt since childhood, I want to begin the main dividend of the uprising that heroes on state television. they had weapons or were taking part acted for themselves, not Egypt.” hormone therapy as soon as possible,” secrets-spilling website WikiLeaks. began on Jan 25, 2011. in acts of sabotage,” Makhyoun said. the statement read. Coombs said the soldier could be Media are now dominated by WIDENING THE NET “We need guarantees from the LIBERAL CRITICS FEEL THE HEAT The statement asked people to use paroled from prison in as little as seven those backing the army’s line that it As the authorities widen their net authorities to the Egyptian people: But some of the liberals who ini- the feminine pronoun when referring to years. After sentencing, Manning was removed Morsi in response to popu- to include regional and lower-ranking that the gains of the Jan 25 revolution tially welcomed the army’s move Manning. It was signed “Chelsea E returned Thursday to Fort Leavenworth. lar protests demanding his departure Brotherhood members, other Islamist cannot be violated, especially in the against Morsi have been dismayed by Manning” and included a handwritten Fort Leavenworth is an all-male prison. that began on June 30. “I can sense, parties worry that their own members field of freedoms, human rights, and the ensuing bloodshed. The army has signature. The soldier’s attorney, David But the staff has some leeway to sepa- smell and very much tell that these will be hauled in. Younes Makhyoun, freedom of expression.” promised fresh elections but critics Coombs, told “Today” he hopes officials rate soldiers from the other inmates are old Mubarak people coming to leader of the Nour Party which fol- The crackdown on the Islamists fear they will pay a political price for at the military prison at Fort based on the risk to themselves and oth- take their revenge on the Muslim lows the puritanical Salafi approach has divided liberals in much the same their opposition. —Reuters Leavenworth, Kansas, accommodate ers, prison spokesman George Marcec Manning’s request for hormone treat- said. Manning would not be allowed to ment, which typically involves high dos- wear a wig or bra, and would have to Islamist militias merge, declare jihad on France es of estrogen to promote breast devel- meet the military standard for hair, NOUAKCHOTT: An Al-Qaeda-linked militia found- West Africa (MUJAO) said they had joined forces since 2003, with the State Department offering a opment and other female characteristics. Marcec said. ed by wanted Islamist commander Mokhtar under a single banner to unite Muslims across the $5 million reward for information leading to his The Associated Press Stylebook calls In addition, Marcec said if Manning Belmokhtar has announced it had joined forces region. capture. for use of the pronoun that is either an wants to go by Chelsea in the prison, a with another armed group to take revenge against “Your brothers in MUJAO and Al-Mulathameen MUJAO is thought to be led by Mauritanian eth- individual’s preference or is consistent name change would have to be France for its military offensive in Mali. announce their union and fusion in one movement nic Tuareg Ahmed Ould Amer, who goes by the with the way the person lives publicly. approved in court and then a petition Belmokhtar’s Mauritania-based Al-Mulathameen called Al-Murabitoun to unify the ranks of Muslims nom de guerre “Ahmed Telmissi”. The group broke The news agency said in a statement it submitted with the Army to change its Brigade (The Brigade of the Masked Ones) and the around the same goal, from the Nile to the away from AQIM in mid-2011 with the apparent would let that “be our guide as this story records. Advocates said gays and trans- Mali-based Movement for Oneness and Jihad in Atlantic,” the groups said in a statement published goal of spreading jihad further into areas of west develops.” However, Leavenworth gender people are more susceptible to by Mauritanian news agency ANI. Belmokhtar, a Africa not within AQIM’s scope. It was one of a spokesman George Marcec said later sexual assault and other violence in one-eyed Algerian former commander of Al-Qaeda number of Islamist groups that occupied northern Thursday that if Manning wants to go by prison. “She most likely will need to be in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), allegedly master- Mali last year, imposing a brutal interpretation of Chelsea in prison, a name change would placed with a female prison population minded a siege in January of an Algerian gas plant Islamic sharia law characterized by amputations, have to be approved in court and then a because she identifies as female,” said in which 38 hostages, including three Americans, beatings and executions, before being ousted by petition submitted with the Army to Jeffrey Parsons, a psychology professor died. Branded “The Uncatchable”, Belmokhtar is the French-led military intervention. also thought to have been behind twin car bomb- The statement said the two men had signed a change its records. at Hunter College in New York. ings in Niger in May that left at least 20 people document announcing their merger and ceding The AP said it was seeking additional Under a special agreement, the Army dead. command of the new movement to “another per- details from Coombs, and until then sends its female prisoners to a Navy The Algeria siege and the Niger assaults were sonality”, without revealing the identity of the new would use only gender-neutral terms in women’s jail in Miramar, California. It also said to have been carried out in retaliation for leader, according to ANI. The statement said the reference to Manning. Coombs did not has an agreement under which it can France’s military intervention launched in January jihadist movement in the region was now “stronger respond to email and telephone mes- send soldiers to federal civilian prisons. against Islamist groups in Mali. Belmokhtar, who than ever” and threatened France and its allies, sages. George Wright, an Army Greg Rinckey, a former Army prosecutor broke away from AQIM in 2012 and was involved in promising “to rout their troops”. Al-Murabitoun-an spokesman at the Pentagon, said the and now a lawyer in Albany, New York, the fighting against Chadian forces in Mali, was Arabic phrase meaning “the sentinels”-was the Army does not provide such treatment said the military is adamant about not reported to have been killed in action in March. name given to a Berber dynasty of Morocco which or sex-reassignment surgery. He said sol- providing hormone treatment: “You The reports, however, were never confirmed and it formed an empire in the 11th century. Today the diers behind bars are given access to psy- enlisted as a male, you’re a male, you’re is believed that he remains at large. He has been name is used by a Nasserist political party in chiatrists and other mental health pro- going to be incarcerated as a male.”—AP Terrorist leader Moktar Belmoktar designated a foreign terrorist by the United States Lebanon.— AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Legacy of Nixon tapes: Skepticism, distrust endure

WASHINGTON: It’s a good thing Richard ther into this case, period.” Reagan and George HW Bush - who offer Nixon was such a klutz. The president’s Without the tapes, the Watergate inves- private support after his first major nation- ineptness at all things mechanical is what tigation could well have dried up. Instead, al address about Watergate. Nixon com- prompted his aides to install a voice-acti- the tapes’ expletive-deleted revelations plains about the reaction from TV pundits, vated recording system that didn’t require riveted the nation and brought down a telling Bush, “To hell with the commenta- Nixon to push an on-off button, ensuring president. And even as Watergate slips fur- tors.” The tapes cover far more than that every word he spoke in the Oval ther in the rearview mirror, a legacy of dis- Watergate, of course, and Wednesday’s Office and other key locations was caught trust and cynicism endures, passed from release includes audio of Nixon and Soviet on tape. With the secret taping system on one generation to the next in dinner-table leader Leonid Brezhnev chatting one-on- autopilot - seven microphones planted in conversation and digital clips on YouTube. one in the Oval Office before their June wall sconces and the president’s desk - That’s not all bad, scholars argue. 1973 summit, with only an interpreter Nixon largely forgot about it, and let loose People watch more closely, demand more present. with the raw, gossipy, conniving and too- accountability. “We should be skeptical The conversation reveals remarkable clever words that ultimately toppled his about our governments,” says historian camaraderie, as the two men chat about presidency and forever changed the way Ken Hughes of the University of Virginia’s their families, Brezhnev talking about his Americans think about their presidents Miller Center presidential recordings pro- grandson’s attempts to pass college and their government. gram. “We should demand that our gov- entrance exams. “These are Cold War arch- The tapes - the last installment of them ernment prove itself to us.” The last 340 enemies who are talking like old friends,” released Wednesday - are like the black hours of more than 3,700 hours of Nixon says Luke Nichter of Texas A&M University- box in an increasingly out-of-control air- tapes came from the Nixon Presidential Central Texas in Killeen, who runs a web- plane, recording right up to the crash. In Library and Museum in Yorba Linda, Calif., site cataloging Nixon’s secret recordings. WASHINGTON: In this April 29, 1974, file photo, President Richard M Nixon points to the tapes, Americans began to see their covering April 9, 1973, to July 12, 1973 - “This is very unusual.” the transcripts of the White House tapes after he announced that he would turn over presidents as “less glorious, less heroic, less the day before the secret taping system While Wednesday’s release was promot- the transcripts to House impeachment investigators, in Washington. The last 340 romantic - either more like us, or more like was revealed. ed by the National Archives as the final hours of tapes from Nixon’s White House were released Wednesday, Aug 21, 2013, people we don’t like,” says presidential his- Little more than a year later, done in by installment of the tapes, more segments along with more than 140,000 pages of text materials. — AP torian Julian Zelizer of Princeton the revelations on the tapes, Nixon may yet trickle out. Nichter said the University. resigned on Aug 9, 1974. It took four archives down the road may be able to and national security adviser Henry Johnson all secretly taped, too, but in a For more than three decades, the decades, though, for the public to gain release sections that have been withheld Kissinger strategizing about delaying much more selective manner. secrets of the tapes have trickled out, access to the last of the tapes. “It’s over, for national security reasons or to protect troop reductions to ensure that the South For all of the cynical political calcula- Nixon’s conspiratorial voice cutting and I won,” says historian Stanley Kutler, the privacy of a living individual. Every stu- Vietnamese government won’t collapse tions and maneuvers laid bare in the Nixon through the clinking coffee cups, the whose 1992 lawsuit helped lead to the dent of Nixon has a favorite moment from until after the president is re-elected in tapes, the president ventures a colossal sirens in the distance and the thumps tapes’ release. “All the tapes are out, and it’s the tapes that is recalled as particularly 1972. “We’ve got to find a formula that misjudgment about how the Watergate when he plopped his feet on the desk, so there for every historian, every generation significant or telling. holds the thing together a year or two, scandal will play out, dismissing it as a sto- much more vivid and revealing than any to judge. ... Never until Nixon have we For Kutler, the most damning conversa- after which ... Vietnam will be a backwater,” ry with no legs. “I’ve got a sneaking hunch memo recounting selective details of a been so able to get into the mind of a tion is Nixon telling aides in August 1972 Kissinger tells Nixon in August 1972. “By ... it’s a Washington son-of-a-bitching sto- presidential meeting. Perhaps the most president.” The Nixon tapes’ final install- that the Watergate burglars “have to be January ‘74 no one will give a damn.” ry,” he tells his aides. “I don’t think you’re famous snippet: the “smoking gun” conver- ment, still being scoured for revelations, paid” to keep them silent about the 1971 Although Nixon wasn’t the first president going to see a great, great uproar in the sation recorded six days after the already offers new details from inside the break-in at Democratic offices in the to secretly record his conversations, he was country about the Republican committee Watergate break-in of June 17, 1972, in White House. Watergate complex. “That cuts to the the last - as far as is known. Franklin trying to bug the Democratic headquar- which Nixon instructs chief of staff HR On April 30, 1973, Nixon takes calls whole heart of the matter of obstruction of Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight ters,” Nixon said four days after the break- Haldeman to tell the FBI, “Don’t go any fur- from two future presidents - Ronald justice,” says Kutler. For Hughes, it is Nixon Eisenhower, John Kennedy and Lyndon in.—AP Colombia peace talks suspended FARC wants peace deal enshrined in constitution BOGOTA: Colombia’s government and Marxist FARC ment considered it appropriate. “We are going to assess should, but time is passing and the patience of the ing agrarian reform, reparation to victims, stemming the rebels suspended their participation in peace talks in their statement, their behavior toward the government Colombian people has a limit,” Santos said earlier on illegal drug trade, an end to the conflict and the FARC’s Cuba on Friday, complicating nine months of painstaking initiative (which aims) to accelerate the solution of the Friday. inclusion in the political system. negotiations aimed at ending five decades of bloodshed. conflict,” Santos said in a brief statement at Bogota’s mili- Some analysts say the unilateral decision by the gov- The disruption in talks comes on the heels of several President Juan Manuel Santos called his negotiating team tary airport. “In this process, the one who makes pauses ernment to seek a referendum goes against the spirit of comments from the FARC in recent days that appeared to home from Havana hours after the FARC, or Revolutionary and establishes the conditions, is not the FARC.” the initial agreement that led to talks, in which it was show irritation with comments from Santos, but the Armed Forces of Colombia, said it would “pause” the talks The FARC has said repeatedly it sees a constituent clear both sides would decide jointly how to ratify any group also recently expressed optimism that progress to review a government plan to put any peace deal to a assembly as the best way to enshrine the tenets of the deal. “This incident weakens the peace process,” said had been made. In a recent interview, Santos told Reuters popular vote. peace accords in the country’s constitution and does not Carlos Lozano, political analyst and editor of the left-lean- the rebel leadership could face jail terms if peace were It was the first interruption to the talks that began last trust that a referendum would protect agreements ing weekly magazine Voz. “But it is not at risk because it is achieved. He also said FARC negotiators would need to November and a sudden dent to hopes the two sides reached in Havana. Colombians are desperate to see an just an incident and can be overcome.” return to Colombia’s jungle and face capture or death in would soon see the difficult talks through to the end, end to the war that has killed more than 200,000 people The FARC has battled a dozen governments since it battle if talks collapse.—Reuters after recent comments from the FARC had given cause for and displaced millions since it began in 1964. Santos is began as an agrarian strug- optimism. While the halt to talks will worry Colombians, also eager to negotiate peace with the National gle against rural inequality. analysts said there is little reason to suspect the two sides Liberation Army, a smaller rebel group known as the ELN. Even while it has been will not resume talks again. Santos, who bet his political He has said he wants the FARC peace accord by severely weakened in the legacy on bringing peace to the Andean nation, sent a bill November. past 10 years by a heavy on Thursday to Congress that calls for a referendum on In the final year of his four-year term, Santos has ruled US-backed offensive, it any peace accord during national elections in either out a constituent assembly and said the Colombian peo- remains a formidable March or May next year. ple must support any deals reached before an end to the threat to the government “The FARC has decided to pause the discussions at the war can be declared. Santos has not said if he will seek re- and civilian population. table, to focus exclusively on analyzing the implications election. He accepted the FARC’s right to study the gov- More than three dozen of the government’s proposal,” Pablo Catatumbo, one of ernment proposal, but urged the rebel negotiators not to FARC commanders are in the lead FARC negotiators, said in a statement. Santos take too long. “The FARC has left the negotiating table to Havana working through a said discussions would only resume when the govern- study the proposal and it’s legitimate and valid that it five-point agenda involv- San Diego mayor Filner resigns over sex charges

LOS ANGELES: The mayor of the US city of San Diego resigned Friday was absolutely needed. He has resigned and that is what is most impor- amid a wave of sexual harassment complaints, issuing a blanket apology tant.” McCormack claims that Filner said he wanted to sleep with her, but also decrying the “hysteria” surrounding the case. Mayor Bob Filner, a asked her to work in her underwear, and said that he would marry her. In Democrat elected mayor of the southern Californian city in November, July Filner admitted that he had engaged in “wrong and inexcusable endured weeks of calls for his resignation. Angry citizens even organized behavior” and enrolled in two weeks of behavioral therapy starting a recall effort to remove him from office. “I apologize to all of you,” said August 5.— AFP Filner, 70, as he announced his resignation after a closed- door meeting with City Council members. Filner, however remained defiant. “Not one allegation ... has ever been independently verified or proven in court. I have never sexually harassed anyone. But there’s a hysteria that has been created, that many of you helped to feed. It’s the hysteria of a lynch mob.” As part of the agreement to leave office, San Diego will pay for a joint legal defense against sexual harassment lawsuits filed by employees or contractors. “I think I let you down,” said Filner, whose last day on the job is August 30. “To all the women that I offended, I had no intention to be offensive, to violate any physical or emotional space,” he said. “I was trying to establish personal relationships, but the combination of awkwardness and hubris led to behavior that many found offensive.” Although 18 alleged victims have publicly complained about the mayor’s inappropri- ate behavior, only one-his former communications direc- tor, Irene McCormack-has filed a lawsuit. She is represent- ed by high-profile attorney Gloria Allred. “Today is a day of reckoning for Mayor Filner and a day of vindication for his many alleged victims,” Allred said. Though Filner “still continues to live in his own reality and deny responsibility for the conduct which we allege in our lawsuit,” Allred said, “the fact is that he has done what

CALIFORNIA: San Diego Mayor Bob Filner announces his mayoral resignation to the city council. — AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Counterfeit medicine trade targets Africa’s poor YAOUNDE: From Cameroon to Ivory Coast, real thing, which has either been legally headquarters of the Order of Pharmacists. where we import more than 50 percent of salers, and then the wholesaler to the retail Kenya to the DR Congo, traders in counter- acquired or stolen from supplies meant for “That’s a sign that major interests are in play the drugs we use in Nigeria. We don’t import outlets, and then the pharmacies can only feit drugs do a thriving business with the hospitals and clinics. and that it’s not just a matter of small-scale much drugs from the US,” says Abubakar serve the patients.” utmost cynicism and sometimes at the cost At best, fake prescription drugs have no local traffickers,” he said. Jimoh, spokesman of the National Agency “Any product found on the street is of human lives. “Street medication kills. The effect, acting like placebos, but at their The phenomenon is spreading and rep- for Food and Drug Administration and seized and given to the police for prosecu- street is killing (safe) medication,” declares a worst, they are highly toxic. Either way they resents between 20 and 25 percent of the Control (NAFDAC). “They no longer bring ... tion. The penalty is a fine or up to 10 years of banner outside a pharmacy in the bring in vast sums of money for those drug market in Ivory Coast, adds Kouassi. In illicit drugs in large containers but in small imprisonment or both.” In most other coun- Cameroonian capital Yaounde, where the behind the illicit traffic. The UN Office on Kenya, 30 percent of drugs sold in 2012 packs. They also change the labels of the tries, measures against the counterfeit drug dangerous trade is rampant. Drugs and Crime (UNODC) warned at a con- were either fake or counterfeit, according to drugs from outside the country to make trade are limited to police raids on public The market is saturated with counterfeit ference last February that counterfeit drugs the Pharmacy and Poisons Board of Kenya. them look original,” Jimoh said. Health markets to seize fake or adulterated prod- anti-malaria drugs, painkillers, antibiotics are a multi-billion dollar business account- Cameroon health officials give a similar fig- authorities have set up a service to enable ucts, along with public information and and even rehydration serum. No domain of ing for 30 percent of the pharmaceutical ure. However, in the Democratic Republic of consumers to check the authenticity of awareness campaigns, which appear to the pharmaceutical industry is spared by market in parts of Africa. “Fraudulent medi- Congo, as in many other African countries, drugs by verifying the PIN serial number on have little effect on consumers. illicit manufacturers and traffickers, accord- cines have proven to be harmful and at there are no national statistics, just records the product label via an SMS message. For in countries where medical expens- ing to reports gathered by AFP offices across times fatal, as well as an increasingly lucra- of frequent drugs seizures. es-from drugs to hospitalization-are not Africa. “That’s powerful Diclofenac (an anti- tive area for organized criminal networks,” In Nigeria-once known as a major source SAFE VS CHEAP even partly reimbursed by the state, the rel- inflammatory), which is the bestseller,” says the agency said in a press release. of counterfeit medicines-phony drugs and The outstanding exception on the conti- atively cheap price of street medication Blaise Djomo, a street vendor at Yaounde’s “The supply routes are of two kinds. real ones that had passed their expiry date nent in fighting the illicit drug trade is South trumps the risk factor for many. “I’m here to central market. “And this is Viagra, which Alongside the small-scale smugglers, there made up 70 percent of sales in 2002, accord- Africa, which has a strictly enforced licensing buy a worm treatment and something to Cameroonians are really wild about.” are international criminal networks that ing to the World Health Organization. Since system, according to Griffith Molewa, head protect my children from malaria,” customer About 100 traders like Djomo are set up undertake the supply of drugs from distant then, in the continent’s biggest market with of law enforcement at the Medicines Control Nadine Mefo said at Yaounde’s central mar- under parasols in full view of everyone, their manufacturers in China and India,” said some 160 million people, officials say that Council. “We have dedicated ports of entry ket. “It costs less than in the pharmacy and it boxes heaped with medicines. Bubble-pack Parfait Kouassi, who chaired the National high-profile efforts have greatly reduced the for medicines, restricted to Durban, Cape soothes the children. “Doctors say that street strips of pills are lined up in the wooden Order of Pharmacists in Ivory Coast from number of fake or adulterated drugs, but Town, Port Elizabeth and OR Tambo airport market medicines are dangerous, but since stalls. People can even buy single pills at this 2005 to 2012. Kouassi, who made a priority reliable figures are hard to obtain. in Johannesburg,” Molewa said. “We also I’ve been coming, I’ve not yet had a prob- market or even at some grocery stores. of fighting the dangerous trade in fake med- “Most of these fake and adulterated have a vertically integrated system, meaning lem,” she adds, clutching two packs of pills of Vendors often mix fake medication with the icines, escaped two murder bids at the drugs come from China and India, from only manufacturers can sell to the whole- unknown origin.—AFP Ukraine president ignores Putin warning on EU path Kiev resists joining customs union with Russia KIEV: Ukrainian President Viktor world leaders and new centres of markets, has resisted entreaties by with Ukraine across the board. Yanukovich yesterday re-affirmed economic development,” he said. Moscow to join the Customs It is far from a foregone conclu- his commitment to signing key Ukraine’s economy relies heavily Union - a move which would be sion that a political association agreements with the European on exports of steel, coal, fuel and incompatible with a free trade agreement, including a free trade Union, including on trade, petroleum products, chemicals agreement with the EU. deal, will be signed in Vilnius in despite a threat by Russia’s and grain. More than 60 percent But with Kiev still hopeful of November even though Vladimir Putin of possible retalia- of its exports go to other former securing a lower price for deliver- Yanukovich wants it. tory measures. Russia, the ex- Soviet republics, with Russia, ies of costly Russian gas for the Many EU member states are Soviet republic’s biggest trading Belarus and Kazakhstan the most Ukrainian economy, Yanukovich disappointed at the pace of demo- partner, last week signaled grow- important. needs to maintain good relations cratic reform in Ukraine since ing alarm at Kiev’s policy of Ukrainian commentators see with Moscow. He is sending his Yanukovich was elected in European integration by conduct- last week’s customs checks as a prime minister, Mykola Azarov, February 2010 and are pressing ing laborious extra customs warning shot by Moscow provid- there on Monday to try to calm particularly for the release from jail checks on imports from Ukraine, ing a foretaste of what can be Russia’s fears over Ukraine’s moves of former Prime Minister Yulia causing delays at the border. expected if Ukraine opts for turn- towards Europe. Tymoshenko, his fiercest political Though Russia ended the cus- ing towards Europe and away In an Independence Day mes- adversary. Tymoshenko was jailed toms checks after a few days, from its former Soviet ally. sage of congratulations to in late 2011 for seven years for Putin last Thursday added to fears Yanukovich, backed by powerful Yanukovich, Putin yesterday avoid- abuse of office after what the EU NEW YORK: Critics of the New York City Police Department (NYPD) stop-and- in Kiev of a possible trade war by and wealthy business figures who ed any discord, expressing Russia’s says was a politically-motivated tri- frisk policy celebrate after City Council members vote on whether to bring a saying that a free trade deal see greater prosperity in European readiness to increase cooperation al.— Reuters between Ukraine and the EU motion to the floor to override Mayor Michael Bloombergís vetoes. — AP might “squeeze out” Russian goods. He warned that members Backlash for NYPD as of the Eurasian Customs Union linking Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan might have to take Bloomberg era ends “protective measures” to defend their markets. NEW YORK: They took responsibility for But overall, the message many New In an Independence Day keeping New York City safe in the after- Yorkers heard was one of foiled terror plots speech yesterday, Yanukovich, math of Sept. 11. And for years, their and America’s lowest big-city crime rate, as once regarded as being more approach was seen as nearly beyond ques- measured by the FBI. Killings repeatedly hit Russia-friendly than his nationalist tion, as the threat of terror attacks was kept the lowest points on record and are on predecessor Viktor Yushchenko, at bay and the crime rate fell to record lows. track for another record low this year. Kelly pointedly ignored Putin’s com- Now, as Mayor Michael Bloomberg and has enjoyed the highest approval ratings of ments. While pledging to deepen Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly near any city official. relations with Russia and other the end of Bloomberg’s tenure, a backlash Still, over the last two years, long-rum- customs union members, he indi- against the street stops and surveillance bling complaints about stop and frisk cated that Kiev was committed to programs they call cornerstones of build- became a roar amplified by the mayoral signing agreements on political ing “America’s safest big city” has added a race. The extent of the NYPD’s surveillance association and free trade with tone-changing last chapter to the narrative of Muslims came to light when The the EU at a summit in Vilnius, of policing New York in the past 12 years. Associated Press detailed tactics that Lithuania, in November. “For A federal judge this month gave cre- included infiltrating Muslim student groups Ukraine, association with the dence to years of complaints that the New and putting informants in mosques, disclo- European Union must become an York Police Department has stopped mil- sures that partly fueled the City Council important stimulus for forming a lions of people in a racially discriminatory legislation. Bloomberg and Kelly went on modern European state,” he way, ordering a monitor to oversee sizable the offensive, denouncing the practices’ declared. changes. A City Council that scaled back a critics and portraying the stakes in omi- “At the same time, we must 2004 anti-racial profiling law this week vot- nous terms. “Remember what happened preserve and continue deepening ed to make it easier to sue over profiling here on 9/11,” Bloomberg chided in one our relations (and) processes of claims and established a watchdog to speech. Some New Yorkers wondered at integration with Russia, countries investigate police procedures, defying the officials’ combativeness. “It’s a shame of the Eurasian community, other KIEV: People hold a giant Ukrainian flag as they celebrate the Day of the National Flag in Kiev. — AFP Bloomberg vetoes. Kelly’s been so hostile” to the court and Bloomberg is appealing the court ruling council moves, said Karen Lalor, 38, an and signaled he will sue to try to block the upper Manhattan home care worker who S Africa’s School gives hope to pregnant girls profiling legislation, but those prospective considers the commissioner generally “a challenges may not be resolved before he reasonable man.” It was a fight the powerful PRETORIA: Outcasts elsewhere, the Poverty and other factors, like reported rape in the world, and the opened in the 1950s as a school for leaves. Is it a defining episode or a footnote mayor and popular police commissioner schoolgirls chatter, compare home- rape, have not helped. With nearly unemployment rate continues to sick children in city hospitals. The first in the administration’s public safety histo- seemed not to imagine they could lose. But work and shuffle to class just like oth- 65,000 attacks a year, South Africa exceed 25 percent. The Pretoria expectant girls were enrolled in the ry? That will be up to the next mayor, New at least for now, they have lost their cam- er teens but with one big difference- has one of the highest incidences of school, in the heart of the capital, 1980s, when pregnancy out of wed- Yorkers’ memories and what unfolds in the paign to stop new checks from being all are expectant mums in South lock was taboo. It has 108 students, courts and on the streets, observers say. imposed on the NYPD at a time when last Africa’s only school for pregnant girls. aged 13 to 18, following a peak in “We may have reached an historic point - impressions can count. This is Pretoria Hospital School where 2011 with 134 girls. After giving birth, depending upon what happens,” said “There’s been a giant shift in the senti- students, some as young as 13, are the teens return to finish the aca- William Eimicke, a Columbia University ment that was generally very hands-off on given the chance to carry on learning demic year as new mothers. Van public affairs professor who was a deputy policing in New York City and now is very in a country where expectant school- Niekerk is protective of her students, city fire commissioner from 2007 to 2010. hands-on. ... Kelly and Bloomberg came in girls and their numbers are alarming- who playfully pat each others tum- Bloomberg is clear about how he sees as crime fighters, and they may be going are often expelled. mies under the blue uniforms. She is his policing record. And he warns that the out as racial profilers,” even if the image is “We offer them an environment adamant that pregnant learners pose recent calls to rein in stop and frisk might unfair, said Eugene O’Donnell, a John Jay where they can learn without being special challenges. “Some girls have only prove his policies were right. “It’s been College of Criminal Justice professor. prejudiced, but that does not mean trouble concentrating and they almost 12 years now where people have Besides the courts, the next mayor will that we condone early pregnancy,” sometimes suffer from pregnancy walked the streets of New York City without shape how the push for NYPD oversight said principal Rina van Niekerk. The related sickness,” she said. “We have having to look over their shoulder. I suspect plays out, including by choosing a police small establishment does not pro- to be really patient sometimes.” Not that’s a pretty good legacy,” he said after commissioner. mote its service and remains low-key, all agree, like Andile Dube, the direc- the court decision. Break the NYPD’s Early in the mayoral race, criticisms of amid debate over how to remedy tor of LoveLife, South Africa’s largest embrace of stop and frisk, he admonished Kelly were few. But some candidates now South Africa’s scholastic exclusion of youth-targeted HIV/AIDS campaign. successors, and “be responsible for a lot of hail plans to rein in stop and frisk and pregnant teens. “The aim of the She is opposed to the idea of people dying.” replace him. Others, though, laud him and school is to ensure that they do not exclusive schooling for pregnant Terrorism was the top safety concern the policy. Ultimately, Bloomberg and miss out on education just because girls, saying it does not provide a when Bloomberg took office in January Kelly’s counterterror and crime rate suc- they are pregnant,” said Van Niekerk. solution to the country’s vast prob- 2002, reappointing Kelly to the commis- cesses may be what’s remembered, for bet- She has been at the facility for 25 lem. “I think it only deals with preg- sioner’s job he’d held from 1992 to 1994. ter or worse, said police history expert Tom years, amid a lack of clear policy on nancy management rather than pre- They set about sculpting a muscular Reppetto. Especially if it’s for worse. “After pregnant learners in other state vention,” she said. “I’m of the view antiterrorism operation with more than this administration leaves, the public will schools where treatment varies and that if you start to create those 1,000 officers, some sent overseas to gather say, if there’s a terrorist attack or crime many just shut the girls out. Change schools around the country, you are information. Building on a drop in street starts to go up ... ‘It would never have hap- may be afoot, however, as in July the almost saying pregnancy is a condi- crime that started under Mayor Rudy pened if Kelly were here,’” he said. Constitutional Court forced two state tion that is actually very exclusive, it’s Giuliani, Bloomberg and Kelly stepped up Queens resident Eliza Irving feels the schools to end their practice of ban- something that has to be treated dif- the use of statistics to pinpoint crime Bloomberg administration has focused too ning pregnant students from class. ferently,” she said. The learners at hotspots and flood them with officers. much on stop and frisk and given police Teenage pregnancy rates remain Pretoria themselves are positive. The mayor became a national voice on too much power. “I don’t feel safer because high in South Africa, despite years of Naledi Vuma, an 18-year-old who gun control. And they upped emphasis on of his policing policies. In fact, I feel less campaigns against unprotected sex gave birth last year, said she was stopping, questioning and sometimes frisk- safe,” said Irving, a 23-year-old high school in a country where more than 10 per- grateful to continue classes while ing people seen as doing something suspi- teacher. But John Rivera thinks back to cent of the population live with the expecting and then return to com- cious but not plainly arrest-worthy: 97,296 being in the city on 9/11. The account man- HIV virus that causes AIDS. An official plete her studies. Being among other stops in 2002 rose to 685,724 in 2011, drop- ager lives in the suburbs but is concerned study in 2002 said one in every three pregnant girls helped her “feel com- ping to 533,042 last year. There were flares for the safety of the city where he works teenage girls in South Africa had fortable”, she said. According to 2012 of tension, including over mass arrests of every day, and he still welcomes seeing the been pregnant by the age of 19, with PRETORIA: Naledi Vuma, a student who gave birth in April figures by the World Health demonstrators during the 2004 Republican NYPD’s added presence when threat levels little apparent improvement since. 2013, poses in Pretoria, at the Pretoria Hospital School special- Organization, there are 16 million National Convention and the 2006 shoot- are raised. Bloomberg and Kelly “haven’t The education ministry estimates ized in teenage pregnancy. The Pretoria Hospital School, a adolescent pregnancies around the ing of an unarmed bridegroom on his wed- done the best job,” he said, “but they’ve that some 94,000 teenagers fell preg- Public School opened in 1950 and originally dedicated to sick world and 95 percent of these occur ding day. done a fair job.”— AP nant in 2011. children, is the only school of its kind in South Africa. — AFP in developing countries.— AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Indian PM Singh appeals against media witchhunt

NEW DELHI: India’s embattled prime tion accused his government of fail- casting animated cartoons of the two minister appealed yesterday to the ing to deliver at a time when the chasing a giant rupee coin downhill. media, increasingly critical of his scan- economy has slowed sharply, inflation The main opposition Bharatiya Janata dal-hit government, not to launch a is stubbornly high and the currency Party plan to attack Singh’s Congress “witch hunt” while investigating cor- has tumbled against the dollar. “He is party-led government over the scan- ruption. Manmohan Singh’s call came today the meekest head of a mori- dals during the next election cam- as his Congress-led government bund government that has already paign. Singh’s government was struggles to restore order in parlia- abdicated its responsibilities,” the reduced to a minority last September ment where opposition parties have magazine said in lead story. when a key ally withdrew support stalled business in a row over alleged- One TV station has begun lam- from the ruling coalition to protest ly illegal allocation of mining rights. pooning the economist-turned pre- changes aimed at liberalizing India’s “The spirit of enquiry must not mier and his finance minister, broad- still mainly closed economy.—AFP morph into a campaign of calumny,” Singh, 81, said while launching a state-built media centre in the Indian capital. “A witch hunt is no substitute for investigative journalism,” the WAGAH: Indian fishermen, released from Pakistani jails, kneel and touch the ground in an act of rever- prime minister said and urged media ence after crossing over to the Indian side of the border at the India-Pakistan border post of Wagah, groups to rise above “personal preju- India yesterday.— AP dices”. Singh’s shaky government, which hopes to win a third consecu- tive term in elections that must be held by next May, has been weakened Pakistan releases by a string of corruption scandals involving cabinet ministers and top officials. The controversies include the Indian prisoners awarding of mobile telephone spec- trum at below-market prices and huge cost-overruns during the 2010 Pakistani militants split on talks offer Delhi Commonwealth Games. Singh’s comments came as leading news WAGAH: Pakistan released 337 Indian the border crossing. But an Indian for- group’s decision. The spokesman for magazine India Today in its latest edi- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prisoners, most of them fishermen eign ministry spokesman said New the main Tahrik-e-Taleban Pakistan yesterday in the latest sign that Delhi would not make a reciprocal group, or TTP, said in a statement that Pakistan’s new government wants to gesture. “Release is only of those who its executive council has removed improve rocky ties between the have completed prison terms and Ismatullah Muawiya from the leader- nuclear-armed neighbors. But the have been identified as nationals. This ship of Punjabi Taleban militants. Bolivians dangle ‘death push by Pakistan’s civilian govern- is normal process and not a reciprocal Shahidullah Shahid said Muawiya ment to improve relations with India one,” the Indian spokesman said via a was not authorized to respond to the dolls’ to warn off thieves has been undermined by a series of telephone text message ahead, of the government’s offer and said the clashes that began this month along release. Before the latest clashes group’s leadership will later issue their border dividing the disputed along the so-called Line of Control their stance on talks. He said the lead- EL ALTO: A sinister warning dangles beaten, tied to a post and drenched they heed the threat. “I don’t know if Kashmir region. separating Indian- and Pakistani-con- ership would also later name a new above the burned-out hulk of a with water as temperatures fell they learn, but they are warned,” he Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz trolled parts of Kashmir, the two leader for the group in central Punjab minibus in this sprawling sister city to toward freezing. He was found the said. “It’s the way we neighbors Sharif says better relations with India countries had agreed to resume province. Prime Minister Nawaz Bolivia’s capital: A faded effigy tied to next morning, dead of hypothermia. defend ourselves.” are key to restoring a flagging econo- stalled talks on improving ties. Sharif, who took office in June, cam- a power line as if it had been hanged. The burned-out bus was the result of Mob violence erupts sporadically my but it is Pakistan’s military that tra- But many analysts doubt whether paigned on a platform that included “Death dolls,” made of old clothes another robbery attempt. Attackers across Latin America in places where ditionally sets foreign and security the Indian government, under pres- starting peace talks with the Taleban stuffed with rags, have become a who arrived in the bus managed to close-knit communities feel unpro- policies, even during periods of civil- sure from the right-wing opposition, as the best way to end the group’s common sight in this impoverished flee, but enraged neighbors burned it tected by police. A mob in a ian rule. The prisoners, including fish- can commit to any meaningful con- bloody insurgency, which has result- city plagued by crime. They are often beneath a power line and hung the Guatemalan village beat, shot and ermen detained for straying into cessions before national elections ed in thousands of deaths in recent accompanied by hand-scrawled signs. doll above it. stabbed to death five men and a what Pakistan sees as its waters over next year. Sharif is due to meet his years. In his first national speech, “The thief who is caught will be Hundreds hang from lampposts in woman they suspected of robbery in the past two years, were allowed to Indian counterpart, Manmohan Sharif reiterated his desire for peace burned,” say many. It’s not an idle El Alto, particularly its more precari- September 2011, blocking roads to go home through the Wagah border Singh, at the United Nations in New through dialogue but said talks threat. At least 10 people were ous outlying districts, such as Villa police. crossing, between the Pakistani city York next month and yesterday’s pris- would be held only with those who lynched by mobs across Bolivia in the Mercedes. “The good thing is that the In December 2009, Guatemalan of Lahore and India’s Amritsar. oner release would appear to under- lay down their arms. first six months of the year, four of thieves feel fear when they see the officials reported five vigilante killings “Pakistan and India were one line his determination to improve Sharif also said the government them in El Alto. dolls,” said student Ivan Gonzalo in various incidents across the country country in past, they should compro- ties. India and Pakistan have fought would leave open the possibility of At least one was by error. In May, a Poma. “The bad thing is that the chil- in just three days. In 2000, villagers in mise with each other and live peace- three wars since becoming independ- using force. “A decision about talks drunken police sergeant in civilian dren see it. The lynchings are not Guatemala attacked a busload of fully like brothers,” said fisherman ent from Britain in 1947, two of them with the government should be taken clothing stumbled into a school, good.” Street vendor German Honorio Japanese tourists, killing one, when Kailash Nathu, 17, who was heading over the Muslim-majority Himalayan after reviewing their position,” Shahid where the guard took him for a thief supports the use of the images to they confused the sightseers with home after being arrested in January. region of Kashmir. said, adding that the group didn’t and alerted neighbors. The man was warn thieves, although he’s not sure child-stealers.—AP Another Indian fisherman, 30-year- appreciate the government’s “threats.” old Shabbir Usman, said India should PAKISTANI MILITANTS SPLIT Muawiya, however, defied the main now release Pakistani prisoners. In another development, a peace group’s decision, telling The “Pakistan and India should sign a talk offer from Pakistan’s government Associated Press that the executive treaty for not arresting innocent fish- has created a rift among militants as council couldn’t remove him because ermen. If they sign such treaty, it the country’s main Taleban organiza- the Punjabi Taleban is a separate would help strengthen friendly rela- tion ousted the head of a side-group group. He said his group has its own tions,” he said, surrounded by grin- for welcoming the offer while the decision-making body to decide lead- ning colleagues as they approached leader refused to accept the main ership and other matters.— Agencies Potholes on airport spell trouble for Nepal tourism

KATHMANDU: Nepal has asked for- Authority of Nepal, said a request had passengers and issued tickets as the eign airlines not to land heavily-loaded been sent to all foreign airlines to peak tourism season begins in wide-body aircraft at the Himalayan switch to narrow-body aircraft or to September. “It will, therefore, be diffi- nation’s international airport, aviation reduce payloads as authorities filled cult to off-load passengers now,” Kasaju authorities said yesterday, after pot- the holes. It was not immediately clear said. Tourism accounts for some 30 per- holes were found on the runway how long it would take to eliminate cent of foreign currency earnings. before the annual influx of mountain- the potholes, discovered last week. The Kathmandu sits in a bowl surrounded going tourists. More than two dozen airline industry said the request was by forested, rugged hills. foreign airlines operate regular flights not mandatory and would be difficult Its airport is known as a tricky land- from Asia and the Middle East to Nepal, to comply with. “It is not a binding ing spot requiring a steep descent. A home to eight of the world’s 14 highest order to the airlines,” said Saroj Kumar propeller-driven Dornier aircraft, head- mountains, including Mount Everest. Kasaju, chairman of the Board of ed to Lukla, the gateway to Mount Six airlines fly wide-body planes into Airlines Representatives Nepal, a body Everest, crashed minutes after take off the capital, Kathmandu. of airlines operating flights to from Kathmandu last September, Ratish Chandra Lal Suman, head of Kathmandu. killing 19 people and highlighting con- the state-owned Civil Aviation He said airlines had already booked cerns about air safety.—Reuters Child among 30 killed in Bolivian prison riot

LA PAZ: A young child was among the houses some 5,000 inmates. Twenty- do with internal disputes over the con- 30 people killed Friday when a fight nine people died in the prison and one trol of space and leadership arguments broke out between rival gangs at an died at a hospital, Romero said at a late within the prison,” Romero said late overpopulated prison in eastern Bolivia, Friday press conference. Prisons director Friday. He said that inmates who started Interior Minister Carlos Romero said. The Ramiro Llanos earlier said that “of those the fight are “highly dangerous crimi- child, believed to be about 18 months, hospitalized, 35 of them have very seri- nals.” Police then presented five people was living with his incarcerated parents ous injuries.” they said were the main culprits. in the maximum-security Palmasola The incident began early Friday Agents are looking at whether prison in the eastern city of Santa Cruz-a when a group of inmates broke into a firearms were used, because bullet facility that houses about 5,000 inmates. wing of the Palmasola prison to fight a shells were found at site. Romero said Scores of prisoners were wounded in rival group. The riot ended in a huge fire that 50 prisoners linked to the fight the fracas, which ended when a fire being set off by exploding propane gas have been placed in solitary confine- swept through the building, which tanks. “The motive of this unrest has to ment, and that he ordered a security crackdown at the country’s other pris- ons. At Palmasola there are 4,500 men and 500 women, said Llanos. “In the area where the fighting took place, there should have been between 150 and 200 inmates, but there were actual- ly some 500 people there,” Llanos said. Prisons in Bolivia suffer from serious overcrowding. Hundreds of children are forced to live with their parents in jails because they have no other relatives, or because both parents are incarcerated. Television networks broadcast images of charred bodies and ambulances tak- ing the dead and injured to hospitals, which were overwhelmed by the num- ber of victims. Bodies were taken to the morgue for autopsies and identifica- tion. Authorities called on local resi- SANTA CRUZ: Inmates’ relatives and members of the press surround dents to donate blood to help the an ambulance leaving the Palmasola jail in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. — AP wounded.— AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 INTERNATIONAL Despite Fukushima, IAEA sees progress on nuke safety Greenpeace disagrees, says ‘not much’ achieved VIENNA: Japan may be suffering persist- ahead of the IAEA’s Sept 16-20 General Chernobyl, the 1986 Soviet reactor gies”, said on Aug 21 it viewed the situa- progress has been made worldwide in ent problems with its wrecked Conference for its 159 member states. It explosion which sent radioactive dust tion at Fukushima seriously and was strengthening nuclear safety through Fukushima nuclear power plant, but the was posted on the Vienna-based IAEA’s across much of Europe. It put a question ready to provide assistance upon the implementation of the action plan UN atomic agency says “considerable website earlier this month, before mark over the future of nuclear energy request. and of national action plans in member progress” has been made globally in the Japan’s nuclear crisis this week escalated also elsewhere in the world. In Europe, The UN agency’s report, evaluating states,” the report said. past year to strengthen reactor safety. In to its worst level since a massive earth- Germany, Switzerland and Belgium the implementation of an IAEA nuclear A nuclear expert of environmental a report prepared for its annual member quake and tsunami crippled the plant decided to move away from nuclear to safety action plan adopted by the group Greenpeace - which opposes state gathering, the International Atomic more than two years ago. Tokyo Electric increase their reliance on renewable General Conference in 2011 to help pre- atomic energy on safety grounds - dis- Energy Agency said nearly all countries Power Co, Fukushima’s operator, this energy. vent any repeat of the Fukushima disas- puted the IAEA’s upbeat view, saying with nuclear plants had carried out safe- week said a tank holding highly contam- The IAEA has said it believes, howev- ter, said progress had been made world- “not much” had been achieved and call- ty “stress tests” to assess their ability to inated water leaked 300 tons of radioac- er, that global use of nuclear energy wide in key areas. These included emer- ing for a fundamental change in how withstand so-called extreme events. tive fluid. could increase by as much as 100 per- gency preparedness, assessments of risks are assessed. “As one of their (the “As a result, many member states cent by 2030 thanks to growth in Asia, safety vulnerabilities of nuclear plants, IAEA’s) objectives they have to promote have introduced additional safety meas- ENERGY GROWTH including in China and India. The IAEA, and the protection of people and the nuclear energy, they cannot be impar- ures including mitigation of station The 2011 Fukushima disaster was the whose mission it is to promote “safe, environment from radiation. “Since tial,” Greenpeace International expert blackout,” said the document submitted worst such nuclear accident since secure and peaceful nuclear technolo- September 2012 ... considerable Rianne Teule said.— Reuters Bo admits ‘shame’ Fallen politician denies protecting wife JINAN: Ousted senior Chinese politician Bo Xilai admitted to shaming his country and poorly handling a defection attempt by his former police chief after he told Bo his wife had com- mitted murder, but Bo denied trying to protect her from the accusation. Bo was a rising star in China’s leadership circles when his career was stopped short last year by the scandal involving his wife, Gu Kailai. Bo is now on trial charged with corruption, taking bribes and abuse of power. Supporters of Bo’s Maoist-themed social pro- grams say he lost out in a power struggle with capitalist-leaning reformists in Beijing, exposing divisions within the ruling Communist Party as FUKUSHIMA: Japan’s nuclear watchdog members, including Nuclear Regulation well as society. With the evidence relating to the Authority members in radiation protection suits, inspect contaminated water tanks at first two charges against Bo now apparently out the Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. —AFP of the way, the most sensitive charge was heard yesterday, the third day of a trial many expected After Japan nuke disaster, would last just a day. A guilty verdict for Bo is a foregone conclu- deadliest part - clean-up sion, and despite his spirited defense, published on the court’s official microblog, state media, TOKYO: The operator of Japan’s crippled believes it can carry it out safely. Nonetheless, which speaks for the party, has already all but Fukushima nuclear plant is preparing to Tepco inspires little confidence. Sharply criti- condemned him. As police chief of Chongqing, SHANDONG: This screen grab taken from state television CCTV footage shows ousted Chinese where Bo was Communist Party chief until he remove 400 tons of highly irradiated spent cized for failing to protect the Fukushima political star Bo Xilai (center) writing in the courtroom as he stands trial at the Intermediate was dramatically sacked early last year, Wang fuel from a damaged reactor building, a dan- plant against natural disasters, its handling of People’s Court in Jinan. — AFP Lijun was known as the strong arm of the law, gerous operation that has never been the crisis since then has also been lambasted. energetically carrying out Bo’s crackdown on sacked him despite not having party authority mer director of the urban and rural planning attempted before on this scale. Containing Last week, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered crime and gangs. to do so, sources with knowledge of the case bureau in Dalian, where Bo once served as may- radiation equivalent to 14,000 times the the government to take a more active role in But he fled to the US consulate in the nearby have said. Neither did Bo report the matter to his or, told him in 2002 that he suggested to Bo the amount released in the atomic bomb attack controlling the overflow of radioactive water city of Chengdu in February last year after con- bosses in Beijing, all of which led to the abuse of money be used by Bo’s wife and son, who was on Hiroshima 68 years ago, more than 1,300 being flushed over the melted reactors in fronting Bo with evidence that his wife Gu, a power charge, they said. studying overseas. used fuel rod assemblies packed tightly Units 1, 2 and 3 at the plant. glamorous lawyer, was involved in the murder of Bo ordered his mayor, Huang Qifan, and secu- “I refused him. Afterwards, Wang Zhenggang together need to be removed from a building British businessman Neil Heywood. After first rity personnel to besiege the US mission in came and found me again, told me why the that is vulnerable to collapse, should another GIANT FRAME helping Gu evade suspicion of poisoning Chengdu and take Wang into custody, even money was difficult to deal with, and said that if large earthquake hit the area. The fuel assemblies are in the cooling pool Heywood, Wang hushed up evidence of the though he had no authority to mobilize security I were busy he could talk to Gu Kailai about it,” Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) is already of the No. 4 reactor, and Tepco has erected a murder, according to the official account of forces to grab someone in another city, the Bo said, according to his testimony. Bo said he in a losing battle to stop radioactive water giant steel frame over the top of the building Wang’s trial. Both Wang and Gu have been jailed sources also said. Wang was eventually coaxed agreed to Wang speaking to Gu about the mon- overflowing from another part of the facility, after removing debris left behind by an for the murder. When Wang told Bo of his suspi- out by officials from Beijing and taken to the ey because he “lacked alertness”, which is how and experts question whether it will be able explosion that rocked the unit during the cions about Gu, he was “angrily rebuked and had capital. The Chongqing government initially the money ended up going to her. “After Gu and to pull off the removal of all the assemblies 2011 disaster. The structure will house the his ears boxed”, according to the official account explained he was worn out and emotionally Wang had their discussions, I did not go and successfully. “They are going to have difficulty cranes that will carry out the delicate task of of the incident related by state media. spent and had taken a “vacation-style treat- investigate, I let it slide,” Bo said. in removing a significant number of the rods,” extracting fuel assemblies that may be dam- Bo told the court that he felt “ashamed” by ment”. “This money had already gone into my wife’s account, leading to the personal use of public said Arnie Gundersen, a veteran US nuclear aged by the quake, the explosion or corrosion Wang’s flight to the US mission which had LACKED ALERTNESS money,” he said. “I am willing to approve the engineer and director of Fairewinds Energy from salt water that was poured into the pool reflected badly on the image of the party and country. “I wasn’t able to behave cooly at a criti- Bo denied sacking Wang because of the mur- analysis of the prosecutors after their investiga- Education, who used to build fuel assemblies. when fresh supplies ran out during the crisis. cal juncture and I made serious errors in judge- der allegations against Gu, saying he had reas- tion, and at the same time accept legal responsi- The operation, beginning this November The process will begin in November and ment,” Bo said, according to a transcript provid- signed Wang for genuine health reasons as bility for this. I am deeply ashamed and regretful at the plant’s Reactor No 4, is fraught with Tepco expects to take about a year removing ed by the court. “So I bear some responsibility Wang had complained of the pressure of his job. about this incident,” Bo said. During court pro- danger, including the possibility of a large the assemblies, spokesman Yoshikazu Nagai for Wang Lijun’s flight and I feel very sorry for Wang himself appeared in court to testify ceedings, Bo disputed Wang’s account of what release of radiation if a fuel assembly breaks, told Reuters by e-mail. It’s just one install- this.” “I have made mistakes and errors, I feel very against Bo, saying he believed Bo sacked him to had happened to the money as containing gets stuck or gets too close to an adjacent ment in the decommissioning process for the sorry and I’m willing to take appropriate respon- cover up the murder, adding that Bo had inconsistencies, but Bo did not dispute his earli- bundle, said Gundersen and other nuclear plant forecast to take about 40 years and cost sibility, but whether there was a crime or not is punched him during a confrontation over Gu’s er written deposition, according to court tran- experts. That could lead to a worse disaster $11 billion. Each fuel rod assembly weighs another matter,” Bo said. “I did not act illegally to role in the crime. “It was very dangerous at that scripts. than the March 2011 nuclear crisis at the about 300 kilograms (660 pounds) and is 4.5 show favoritism and protect Gu Kailai.” time,” Wang said, when asked why he had fled to “From start to finish in this written deposition Fukushima plant, the world’s most serious meters long. There are 1,331 of the spent fuel Bo said he did not believe it when Wang first the US consulate. “I was the victim of violence, I hold that I had did not intend to embezzle this since Chernobyl in 1986. assemblies and a further 202 unused assem- told him Gu was a suspect in Heywood’s murder, and my colleagues and those handling the case money,” he said. On the first day of the trial, Bo No one knows how bad it can get, but blies are also stored in the pool, Nagai said. saying Gu had shown Bo a Chongqing police had disappeared.” mounted a feisty defense of charges he received independent consultants Mycle Schneider Almost 550 assemblies had been removed report that said Heywood died of a heart attack The court said the trial would continue on more than 20 million yuan in bribes. Bo said that and Antony Froggatt said recently in their from the reactor core just before the quake bought on by drinking, which Heywood’s wife Sunday. Earlier in the day, Bo accepted responsi- he had initially admitted to anti-corruption World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2013: and tsunami set off the crisis. These are the had signed. “In my mind, Gu Kailai is a weak and bility for 5 million yuan ($817,000) in govern- investigators receiving the bribes as he had “Full release from the Unit-4 spent fuel pool, most dangerous because they have only frail woman, she could not kill someone. And ment funds he is accused of embezzling which been “under psychological pressure”. Bo also said without any containment or control, could been cooling in the pool for two and a half she had a good relationship with Wang Lijun,” Bo ended up in his wife’s bank account, saying he he been framed by one of the men accused of had let his attention wander, in testimony read bribing him, businessman Tang Xiaolin, who he cause by far the most serious radiological dis- years. “The No 4 unit was not operating at said. Bo was furious with Wang when he was out in court. Bo said that Wang Zhenggang, for- called a “mad dog”.— Reuters aster to date.” Tepco has already removed two the time of the accident, so its fuel had been told that his wife was a murder suspect, and unused fuel assemblies from the pool in a test moved to the pool from the reactor, and if operation last year, but these rods are less you calculate the amount of caesium 137 in dangerous than the spent bundles. Extracting the pool, the amount is equivalent to 14,000 spent fuel is a normal part of operations at a Hiroshima atomic bombs,” said Hiroaki Koide, Wanted: Jewish ex-refugee nuclear plant, but safely plucking them from assistant professor at Kyoto University a badly damaged reactor is unprecedented. Research Reactor Institute. Spent fuel rods “To jump to the conclusion that it is going also contain plutonium, one of the most toxic seeks lost love 70 years on to work just fine for the rest of them is quite a substances in the universe, that gets formed leap of logic,” said Gundersen. The utility says during the later stages of a reactor core’s SHANGHAI: It was more than 70 says. “She was just beautiful.” He his Jewish boy scout troop were “King of the Jews”, who granted the it recognizes the operation will be difficult but operation.—Reuters years ago that Gary Matzdorff, a scrawled a note on a napkin, asking beaten up on a camping trip, and travel passes, was a feared thug. “If Jewish refugee, escaped Nazi the woman to meet him later in the lived through the notorious he didn’t like your answers, he Germany for China and found love, evening, receiving an American Kristallnacht, or “Crystal Night”, would get up from his chair and slap Australia’s Abbott proposes only to lose his paramour and then “okey doke” in reply. Cleo Wong, it when gangs targeted Jewish busi- you in the face,” Matzdorff recalled. have to flee the Communists. Now turned out, ran her own lace shop nesses and landmarks, leaving the But the hardships and lack of food of buying the ‘smuggler’ boats 92, Matzdorff returned to his former and was not one of the “taxi dancers” streets of his home city strewn with the later wartime years were still in SYDNEY: The frontrunner for Australia’s boat that arrives. Abbott refused to “put a fig- home in Shanghai hoping to find available as temporary partners for broken glass. the future when he met Cleo Wang September 7 election would pay Indonesians ure on” how much he would be prepared to the Chinese woman he spotted the price of a ticket at the Wing On “In the morning on the bus I in 1941. for unseaworthy boats to stop them ending pay per boat and said allowances or bounties across a dance hall floor again. Department Store ballroom. already noticed roving bands smash- The relationship lasted a year. He up in the hands of people-smugglers, as part would be left to the discretion of “our people Then, the sophisticated city was At the time Matzdorff, his parents ing store windows, some others took her to meet his parents in their of a plan unveiled Friday. Asylum-seekers on the ground”. renowned as the “Paris of the East”. and grandmother were trying to painting the word ‘Juden’ on the small rented room in Hongkou. “My arriving by usually rickety boats, often via He also pledged $67 million to deploy Some of Matzdorff’s memories of build a new life for themselves after windows,” he told the University of Dad was apprehensive, because in transit hubs in Indonesia, are a major political specialist Australian police operatives in Shanghai have faded over the sailing halfway around the world to Southern California’s Shoah those days for a foreigner to perhaps issue in Australia and tend to dominate elec- Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Malaysia. Abbott decades, but the image of the a country he had known only Foundation. Within a year his fur marry a Chinese girl was a little bit tion campaigns, despite coming in relatively declined to comment on whether he had woman in a Chinese-style dress split through the movies as a boy in trader father and his mother, a lamp- misunderstood. It was not custom- low numbers by global standards. spoken to the Indonesian government about high up the leg remains clearly Berlin. He experienced anti- shade maker, joined tens of thou- ary,” he said. But any thought of mar- Tony Abbott, who is leading Prime his plans, which were ridiculed as “crazy” and imprinted on his mind. Semitism first-hand in Hitler’s sands of Jewish refugees who found riage disappeared when she Minister Kevin Rudd in opinion polls, said he “bizarre” by Australia’s ruling Labor party. “It is “She looked like a princess,” he Germany, when he and members of safety in Shanghai from persecution dumped him for a US Navy sailor. He would step up on-the-ground operations in absolutely in Indonesia’s interest to stop the in Europe. But his paternal grandpar- only saw her once more after the Indonesia with a “community outreach” boats, I have no reason to think that the ents perished in the concentration war, in Nanjing Road, a busy com- scheme aimed at disrupting people-smug- Indonesians won’t be prepared to work coop- camps. Shanghai “was a haven for mercial street not far from where gling rings. The Aus$440 million ($397 mil- eratively and constructively with us,” he said. me”, he said, his spry demeanor and they first met. “One day somebody lion) scheme would include a capped govern- Teuku Faizasyah, spokesman for firm voice belying his years. “It saved tapped me on the shoulder. And she ment buy-back plan for the leaky fishing ves- Indonesian President Susilo Bambang my life from Hitler or extinction.” On was trying to tell me what hap- sels as well as stipends for Indonesian “war- Yudhoyono, declined to comment on the arrival, his family moved to the city’s pened. But I was not interested any- dens” in 100 villages to provide information buy-back plan. “Abbott and Rudd are in the Hongkou district, which in 1943 more,” he said. to Australia and bounty payments for infor- middle of campaigning, so I think it’s improp- would become the designated But now, after moving to the mation leading to successful smuggling pros- er to comment on their political statements Jewish ghetto on orders of the occu- United States, becoming an ecutions. as it’s part of their efforts to win over voters,” pying Japanese authorities. The American citizen, building a success- “The important thing is that we stop the he said. Both major parties have pledged a 20,000 refugees living in it were nev- ful leather business and retiring, he boats,” Abbott told reporters in Darwin. “It’s crackdown on the issue-Rudd’s Labor govern- er targeted for extermination thinks of finding her once again much better and much more sensible to ment has signed an agreement with Papua despite requests from representa- before he dies. Back in Shanghai ear- spend a few thousand dollars in Indonesia New Guinea to banish boatpeople there for tives of Nazi Germany, Japan’s lier this summer, he was amazed at than to spend $12 million processing the permanent resettlement even if found to wartime ally, but their movements the city’s gleaming towers, part of a people who ultimately arrive here,” he said, have a valid refugee claim, effectively closing were restricted. transformation that is putting the referring to the figure the opposition claims Australia’s borders to those arriving by SHANGHAI: 92-year-old Gary Matzdorff talks to AFP in his hotel room A Japanese official known by his future of the former ghetto itself the government spends processing every boat.—AFP as he looks out at the Pudong area of Shanghai. — AFP surname Ghoya, or sarcastically as into question.— AFP NEWS SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013

Is Martin Luther dream a reality? 25 years in making, Hindu Continued from Page 1 school teacher at his church and a pioneering civil rights attor- ney who fought to desegregate the University of Alabama. encyclopedia is complete There are black judges and professors in places where seg- Shores’ home was bombed twice in 1963, two weeks apart. His regation once reigned. neighborhood was nicknamed “Dynamite Hill” for the series of COLUMBIA: A comprehensive encyclo- God can take in the religion. “The goal of India’s most revered spiritual leaders, And black mayors have occupied City Hall since 1979, in bombings intended to intimidate blacks. pedia of one of the world’s major reli- was to have something pretty definitive - Swami Chidanand Saraswati, who is com- part because many white residents migrated to the suburbs, a Shores’ daughter, Helen, grew up resisting the segregation gions is set to be unveiled this week in not just about Hinduism, but about the ing to the USC conference that will cele- familiar pattern in urban America. So has King’s dream of laws, once drinking from a “white” fountain - a defiant act that South Carolina. The 11-volume work cov- whole South Asian tradition,” said brate the work’s launch. equality been realized here and has Birmingham moved resulted in a whipping when she got home. At 12, she aimed a ers Hindu spiritual beliefs, practices and University of South Carolina professor Swami Chidanand founded the India beyond its troubled past? For many, the answer is yes, the city Colt .45 at some white men driving by her family’s house, philosophy, and is the culmination of a Hal French, who met with a small group Heritage Research Foundation, which has changed in ways that once seemed unthinkable - and yet, spewing racial obscenities. Her father, she says, slapped her 25-year academic effort. The encyclope- of scholars in 1987 to offer academic became the parent organization behind there’s also a sense Birmingham still has a long way to go. arm, the bullet discharged into the air and he quickly grabbed dia is written in English and includes support for the project. the encyclopedia effort. He is president The legal and social barriers that barred black people from the gun. schools and jobs fell long ago, but economic disparity persists. She left Birmingham for 13 years, returned in 1971, later about 7,000 articles on Hinduism and its “This hadn’t really been attempted of the Parmarth Niketan Ashram spiritual Blacks and whites work together and dine side by side in switched careers and in 2003 became a judge, only to confront practices. before,” said French, 83, a distinguished retreat in Rishikesh, India, and travels to restaurants during the day, but usually don’t mingle after 5 pm. lingering remnants of racism. In her early years on the bench, The work also deals with Indian histo- professor emeritus of religious studies at visit with Hindu followers in the United Racial slurs are rare, but suspicions and tensions remain. “I she recalls, a few lawyers pointedly refused to stand as is cus- ry, languages, art, music, dance, architec- the school and an associate editor. “It is a States several times a year. The encyclo- don’t think any of us would deny that there have been signifi- tom when a judge enters a courtroom. And, she says, she occa- ture, medicine, and women’s issues. The milestone of research that brought pedia’s volumes run from 600 to more cant changes in Birmingham,” Shores Lee says. King would be sionally sees lawyers who are disrespectful of their minority entire encyclopedia contains more than together both Eastern and Western than 700 pages. Some 3,000 copies are proud, she adds, but “he would say there’s a lot more work to clients. “Racism is still very much alive and well in the South,” 1,000 illustrations and photographs. scholarship.” French, who specializes in being issued in the first printing and will be done. I think he would tell us our task is not finished.” Shores Lee says. Brightly colored images of Hinduism’s the religions of Asia and served as an be of interest to libraries, religious institu- “I have a dream that one day down in Alabama. ... little “The actions of men here can be legislated but not their deities fill entire pages, with foot-noted associate editor of the encyclopedia, said tions, and those studying Indian culture black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little minds and their hearts in terms of how they think and feel explanations of the forms and powers a primary inspiration for the work is one around the world, French said. — AP white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers ...” - King, Aug about blacks and Hispanics.” The judge says the same goals her 28, 1963. Amid the flowers and soothing fountain in Kelly father fought for remain at the center of court battles today. Ingram Park, there are stark reminders of the ugly clashes. It She points to the Supreme Court’s decision in June to throw Brotherhood and Mubarak in court was in this area, now known as the Civil Rights District, where out the most powerful part of the landmark Voting Rights Act the scenes of police brutality were captured in photos and TV that had provided federal oversight of elections in several Continued from Page 1 arrested since August 14. Morsi, who is being held at an footage that helped galvanize public opinion around the Southern states. It was based on a challenge by Shelby County undisclosed location, faces charges related to his escape nation on behalf of demonstrators. in suburban Birmingham. Mubarak was convicted last June and sentenced to life in from prison during the 2011 uprising, as well as complicity Today, the park has statues commemorating King and oth- The judge also says when she gives speeches about voting prison, but a retrial was ordered in January after he in the deaths and torture of protesters. The latter charge er leaders. There’s a sculpture of a young protester, his arms rights, she sometimes cites her father. “How far have we come appealed. He could face the death penalty in that case, and involves demonstrations against him outside the presiden- stretched back, as a policeman grabs him with one hand and if he talked about this 60 plus years ago and I’m still talking is also facing charges in several corruption cases. tial place in late 2012. Today’s court cases come after days of holds a lunging German shepherd in the other. (An Associated about it today?” she asks. Donna Lidge didn’t speak for As his hearing begins, Brotherhood supreme guide relative calm in Egypt, following a week of unprecedented Press photographer had captured a similar image.) There are decades about her painful past. Every morning, she’d board a Mohamed Badie and two deputies-Rashad Bayoumi and bloodletting in the country that began on August 14. other sculptures of water cannons, more dogs, and a boy and a school bus, pass an elderly white woman standing on a corner, Khairat Al-Shater-are to make their first appearance before a That was when security forces moved to break up two girl standing impassively with the words “I Ain’t Afraid of your cursing and making an obscene gesture. Inside the predomi- court on charges of inciting the murder of protesters. Badie pro-Morsi protest camps in Cairo, sparking clashes that left Jail” at the base. nantly white school, she and her younger sister were ostra- was take into custody just last week-the first time a nearly 600 people dead across the country in a single day. To those who grew up here, these works are not just artistic cized. “We despised that school,” she says. Brotherhood supreme guide has been arrested since 1981. Additional violence followed in the days after, raising fears renderings but reminders of the bravery of friends and neigh- Lidge said her mother would console them, saying: “‘I want Khater and Bayoumi were rounded up earlier, following the of prolonged bloodshed. But authorities have mounted a bors. “It’s kind of like being in the movie ‘The Sixth Sense’ - you to get an education. That’s how you will fight back.’” She ouster of Morsi, a fellow Brotherhood member. fierce crackdown against the Brotherhood and its allies, everywhere you go you see ghosts,” Threatt says of the statues. now tells her daughter, Ashley, a teacher, about those days. “I They are accused of inciting the murder of protesters that has thinned the group’s ranks and sent many mem- “It’s probably like a person who served in World War II going talk to her about respect. I say no matter who it is, respect oth- who died outside their Cairo headquarters on the evening of bers into hiding. back to Normandy. It’s a place where something very, very real, ers.” Fifty years ago, the struggle to end racism had white sup- June 30, when millions of Egyptians attended anti-Morsi The arrests have also shattered the group’s structure and very poignant happened to people that you knew.” porters. It still does. James Rotch, a white lawyer, began protests. Another three Brotherhood members will stand tri- made it increasingly difficult for them to turn out in force at Threatt was just 7 when King announced his vision of a col- addressing the issue in 1998 when he launched the al with them, accused of carrying out the murders in ques- demonstrations. On Friday, just a few thousand took part in or-blind society before hundreds of thousands of people gath- Birmingham Pledge - a program to eliminate racism and preju- tion. All six face the death penalty if convicted. Egyptian marches across Cairo-a stark drop from the hundreds of ered on the Washington Mall. Not long afterward, Threatt was dice. authorities have issued arrest warrants and detention orders thousands that had turned out in previous demonstrations. one of three black gifted students enrolled in a white elemen- The “pledge” has evolved into a foundation with confer- for hundreds of Brotherhood members and detained several The government has insisted it will proceed with a roadmap, tary school. He was spat on, beat up, called the N-word. The ences and a special week of events held around the senior leaders of the group in recent days. which includes a plan for a new constitution and elections, experience is etched in his memory. Now 57, Threatt occasion- September anniversary of the bombing of the Sixteenth Street According to security sources, at least 2,000 have been that is rejected by the Muslim Brotherhood. —AFP ally runs into a 6th grade classmate - a bank vice president - Baptist Church that killed four girls in 1963. The program’s edu- who had been among his tormenters. They always have a cational materials are used in every state and 21 countries. The pleasant chat. But he never forgets. pledge itself - a mission statement - has popped up in places Qaeda blames Hezbollah for Tripoli blasts “I like him,” he says. “I don’t think he’s a racist. He was a kid ranging from a public bulletin board outside the Taj Mahal in caught up in a social situation like I was. .... You’ve got to get India to a job training center in Connecticut. Continued from Page 1 and deadliest there since the end of Lebanon’s own civil over that in order to survive in the South. ... Otherwise you just Rotch says the intent is to inspire beyond the city. “We knew war and came a week after a huge car bomb killed at wallow in self-pity and hatred and you don’t move forward.” that Birmingham was known all over the world and not neces- Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad’s side in his 2 1/2- least 24 people in a Shi’ite district of Beirut controlled Threatt graduated from Princeton, then Howard University sarily in a particularly good way,” he says. “We thought we year-old fight against a majority Sunni uprising. by Hezbollah. “We know with certainty that behind this Law School, worked in Denver and Washington, DC, but could show ... that by Birmingham getting its act in order with Syrian rebels, whose strongest elements are radical deplorable act committed against are the hands of the returned to Birmingham in 1997. Both he and the city had regard to race, people might say, ‘If they can do it given their Sunnis, have been hosted in neighboring Lebanon by vile, rafidah Hezbollah, which stands side by side with changed, he says, with Birmingham becoming more progres- history, surely we can.’” Not everyone shares his interest in sympathetic Sunnis and there have been attacks on Bashar in Syria,” the AQIM tweets said, as quoted by sive. emphasizing race. “There are a lot of very good, very well- Hezbollah members on Lebanese soil. Both Hezbollah SITE. Al-Qaeda groups follow a hardline ideology that He joined an established law firm - something that would intentioned people who say, ‘Look if we stop talking about all and radical Sunni groups in Lebanon have sent fighters rejects all non-Sunnis as infidels and regularly incites have been unimaginable 50 years earlier. Threatt had been this, it’ll all go away.’ I don’t believe that,” he says. “...If we pre- into Syria to fight on opposing sides. The explosions in antagonism towards Shiites. Assad’s family is from the inspired, in part, to be a lawyer by Arthur Shores, a Sunday tend it’s not there, then we’ll never solve it.” — AP Tripoli, 70 km from the capital Beirut, were the biggest Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam. — Reuters

US repositions troops in the Mediterranean Continued from Page 1 Britain and Turkey, where leaders saw little doubt Assad’s forces had staged pre-dawn missile strikes that that chemical weapons were used by Syrian forces rebels say killed between 500 and well over 1,000 peo- in the attack near Damascus last week. ple. The security sources, speaking on condition of But two years into a civil war that has divided the anonymity, said the assessment was preliminary and, Middle East along sectarian lines, a split between at this stage, they were still seeking conclusive proof, Western governments and Russia again illustrated the which could take days, weeks or even longer to gather. international deadlock that has thwarted outside Opponents of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad braved efforts to halt the killing. At a White House meeting, the front lines around Damascus to smuggle out tissue which lasted more than three hours, Obama’s aides samples from victims of Wednesday’s mass poisoning. had a “robust discussion” of the diplomatic and mili- The Syrian government denies being responsible and tary options available to the president, US officials has in the past accused rebels of using chemical said. weapons, an allegation that Western officials have dis- Among the military options under consideration missed. are targeted missile strikes on Syrian units believed In his first public comments since Wednesday’s responsible for chemical attacks or on Assad’s air force attack in the Damascus suburbs, Obama called the and ballistic missile sites, US officials said. Such strikes incident a “big event of grave concern” and one that could be launched from US ships or combat aircraft demanded US attention, but said he was in no rush to capable of firing missiles from outside Syrian airspace, get war-weary Americans “mired” in another Middle thereby avoiding Syrian air defenses. East conflict. Members of Obama’s National Security Kerry, who took part in Thursday’s meeting by secure Council, the Pentagon, State Department and intelli- video link, advocated the use of air strikes in White gence agencies met at the White House late on House meetings in early June preceding an announce- Thursday, but made no decisions on what to recom- ment of military aid to the rebels, a person familiar with mend, officials said. the talks said. Joint Chiefs Chairman General Martin One US official acknowledged that the participants Dempsey argued that such a mission would be complex in Thursday’s White House meeting aired “differing and costly. The White House on Friday reiterated viewpoints,” but rejected the notion that the adminis- Obama’s position that he did not intend to put “boots tration, whose Syria policymaking has been marked by on the ground” in Syria, and an administration official internal dissent in the past, was sharply divided on a said Thursday’s meeting also steered clear of the idea of response. “It’s not like people were screaming at each enforcing a “no-fly” zone there. other,” the official said. International powers - includ- Another possibility would be to authorize sending ing Russia, which has long shielded Assad from UN heavier US weaponry, such as shoulder-fired anti-air- action - have urged Assad to cooperate with a UN craft rockets, to the rebels in addition to lighter arms inspection team that arrived on Sunday to pursue ear- approved in June. But even those limited supplies lier allegations of chemical weapons attacks. have yet to start flowing to the rebels. The top White House spokesman Josh Earnest said there Democrat on the House of Representatives Foreign was “some evidence” of chemical weapons use in the Affairs Committee urged Obama on Friday to order air latest incident, but stopped short of saying an official strikes against Assad’s government. conclusion was reached. While the West accused Assad Representative Eliot Engel cited Obama’s statement of a cover-up by preventing the UN team from visiting that the use of chemical weapons by Assad’s forces the scene, Moscow said the rebels were impeding an would cross a “red line” and cause the United States to investigation. The United Nations released data show- act to halt such violations of international law. “If we, in ing that a million children were among refugees concert with our allies, do not respond to Assad’s mur- forced to flee Syria, calling it a “shameful milestone.” derous uses of weapons of mass destruction, malevo- While the preliminary US assessment was that lent countries and bad actors around the world will Assad loyalists carried out Wednesday’s attack with see a green light where one was never intended,” high-level authorization, one US source closely moni- Engel wrote in a letter to Obama and obtained by toring events in the region said it was also possible Reuters. that a local commander decided on his own to use gas With Obama’s international prestige seen on the to clear the way for a ground assault. “What we’ve seen line, a former senior US official said the suspected indicates that this is clearly a big event, of grave con- chemical attack was likely to prompt Obama to use cern,” Obama said in an interview on CNN’s “New Day” limited force, but he did not expect him to try to top- program that aired on Friday. ple Assad. “They will feel obliged to do something Asked about his comment - made a year and a day because the credibility issue is very high here,” the for- before the toxic fumes hit sleeping residents of rebel- mer official said, speaking on condition of anonymity. held Damascus suburbs - that chemical weapons Obama’s failure to confront Assad with the serious would be a ‘red line’ for the United States, Obama consequences he has long threatened would likely expressed caution. “If the US goes in and attacks reinforce a global perception of a president preoccu- another country without a UN mandate and without pied with domestic matters and unwilling to act deci- clear evidence that can be presented, then there are sively in the volatile Middle East, a picture already set questions in terms of whether international law sup- by his mixed response to the crisis in Egypt. Obama ports it,” Obama said. has shown no appetite for intervention. Polls by “The notion that the US can somehow solve what is Reuters/Ipsos and others have shown that most a sectarian complex problem inside of Syria some- Americans, weary of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, are times is overstated.” Obama’s caution contrasted with increasingly aware of the Syria conflict but remain calls for action from NATO allies, including France, opposed to US involvement there. — Reuters SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 ANALYSIS14

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By Dr James J Zogby

or decades now, Christians have been the “invisible or ignored victims” of conflicts in the Middle East. At best, the FUS has paid scant attention as once thriving communities of indigenous Christians in Palestine, Syria, Iraq, and Egypt have been attacked, threatened, or forced to endure indignity and hardship. There are many reasons for this lack of attention to the situation of Arab Christians, with one principal factor being igno- rance. Most Americans have so little knowledge of the Arab World, its history and people that they are unaware that these Christian communities even exist. This must be remedied, since without an understanding of the role played by Christians in the Arab soci- eties of the Middle East, there can be no reasoned discussion about the past, present, and future of this region. China investigate multiple sectors for price-fixing One striking example of this ignorance comes to mind. I once hosted a press breakfast in Washington for a visiting Palestinian By Michael Martina Industry and Commerce (SAIC), a regulator in charge of mar- media have accused the foreign media of exaggerating the priest from the Galilee. Since I had invited only reporters who cov- ket supervision, were also at the meeting, but their presenta- issue. ered religion issues, I hoped for an informed and thoughtful senior Chinese official put pressure on around 30 for- tions were overshadowed by Xu’s speech. In a commentary on Monday, the official Xinhua news exchange. A set of initial questions from the AP’s religion reporter eign firms including General Electric and Siemens at a His comments were perceived as threatening, and while agency said such probes were routine in a market-oriented established, early on, that the conversation would not be as pro- recent meeting to confess to any antitrust violations other NDRC officials at the meeting may not have supported economy. “The battle is not targeted at foreign companies. It ductive as I had assumed. A and warned them against using external lawyers to fight accu- the way it was conveyed, Xu’s message was consistent with is aimed at creating a fairer, cleaner and better-regulated envi- His questions made it all too clear that he was simply unaware sations from regulators, sources said. The meeting is evidence the approach taken by other officials in private conversations ronment for economic competition,” the English language of the existence of a Palestinian Christian community. He began by asking, “You say that you are an Arab Christian. But how can of what many antitrust lawyers in China see as increasingly with companies in recent months, the two sources at the commentary said. “Probing and punishing ill-behaved compa- that be - aren’t they two different groups?” He followed up by ask- aggressive tactics to enforce a 2008 anti-monopoly law and meeting said. They declined to be identified because they nies will increase the confidence of international firms in the ing “When exactly did you and your family convert to highlight a worsening relationship between foreign compa- were not authorized to speak to the media, but word of the Chinese market, not the other way round.” Christianity?” The clergyman from the Galilee, without missing a nies and China’s array of regulators. meeting has circulated widely in the antitrust community. beat or cracking a smile, replied quite simply “My relatives con- Two sources who were at the July 24-25 closed-door meet- WARY OF NDRC verted about 2000 years ago.” He went on to describe the continu- ing said the senior official showed in-house lawyers how to GLOBAL COMPANIES Lawyers and sources familiar with the NDRC said Xu was ous Christian presence in the Holy Land since the time of Jesus, write what they called “self-criticisms” and displayed copies of The two sources said the following companies were at the elevated to the role of a division chief in its antitrust bureau the role they have played in the region’s history, and their shared letters from companies admitting guilt in past antitrust cases. hotel: GE, Siemens, Samsung Electronics, Microsoft, Volvo, IBM after the agency, keen to keep pace with China’s two other struggle with their Palestinian Muslim brethren. Lawyers employed by some of those firms were in the room. Corp, Michelin; Swedish packaging giant Tetra Pak; Intel Corp; antitrust enforcers - the Ministry of Commerce and SAIC - I have found that not only reporters were ignorant or dismis- The two sources, and another source with direct knowledge of Qualcomm ; Dumex, a subsidiary of France’s Danone and US added dozens of personnel in 2011. At the same time, the sive about Christians in the Arab World. About two decades back, the meeting at a small hotel in Beijing, said the official who cable equipment maker Arris Group Inc. NDRC is offering leniency for some companies in return for a high ranking State Department official told me that he was off delivered the blunt remarks was Xu Xinyu, a division chief at Tetra Pak confirmed it was there but declined to comment cooperation. to Syria and high on his agenda was his intention to challenge the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). further. Siemens, Samsung and Volvo said they were not In the case against the milk powder makers, Swiss giant “Assad’s and the Ba’ath’s persecution of Christians”. I cautioned One of the sources at the meeting said Xu noted, without aware of any meeting. IBM, Intel, GE and Microsoft declined to Nestle was among the three firms spared fines because it “pro- him to drop that issue from his “to-do list” informing him that, in being specific, that half of the companies in the room were comment. Arris, Michelin and Dumex did not respond to vided important evidence and carried out active self-rectifica- fact, Christians had been among the founders of the Ba’ath party either being investigated or had been probed by the NDRC. questions while Reuters was unable to immediately reach tion”, the NDRC said. “I am happy that the NDRC is actively and, for better or worse, saw the Assad regime as supportive of “The message was: if you put up a fight, I could double or Qualcomm. Reuters does not have a full list of firms at the investigating, but they can’t prohibit a company from hiring a their rights-a history that had to be known if one was to under- triple your fines. This speech went way over the line,” the sec- meeting. The government agencies held a separate training lawyer,” said the lawyer from the antitrust firm. “The NDRC is stand Syria’s political culture and society. ond source who attended the meeting said. The NDRC did not session for Chinese state-owned enterprises around the same very powerful and some companies are afraid and willing to Just a few years ago, I had another disturbing conversation about Syria’s Christians with a senior official-this time from the respond to questions from Reuters. Xu could not be reached time, one of the sources said, though it was unclear what was give up counsel.” A second China-based antitrust lawyer said White House. We were in agreement about the brutality of the for comment. discussed. The two sources said Xu did not explain why he foreign firms were frightened of challenging the NDRC by fil- Assad regime and the need for fundamental change in Syria. But The agency has been at the forefront of a wave of investi- didn’t want foreign firms to hire external lawyers if they were ing a judicial review in court, which could overrule an NDRC when I raised concern about the vulnerability of Syria’s Christians, gations into how companies do business in China, especially probed. Getting an admission of guilt from companies makes finding. While China’s judiciary is not considered independent, his dismissive response was “Maybe it’s time for them to just pack into whether they effectively force retailers to sell their prod- it easier for the NDRC because lawyers who have dealt with it experts regard it as more capable of detailed legal analysis. their bags and leave”. He said this without any sense of concern ucts at a minimum price. On Aug 7 it announced fines totaling said its capacity for legal analysis was weak and that few with- “So far, no companies have challenged the NDRC for a judicial for this community or for what Syria’s future might be like were it a record $110 million against five foreign milk powder firms in its antitrust bureau had a background in law. “They don’t do review because they are afraid of retaliation. (This) is the same to lose its Christian population. and one Chinese producer for price fixing and anti-competi- analysis. They just do an interview and ask for an admission,” reason why they would sign a confession letter,” said the Even when their presence is known, the Christian’s plight is tive behavior. Three other milk powder makers were investi- said one lawyer from a leading antitrust firm in China who also lawyer. Daniel Sokol, a law professor and antitrust expert at ignored in our political discourse and press commentary either gated but not fined because, among other things, they carried had direct knowledge of the July meeting. the University of Florida, said that while Chinese firms had because acknowledging their situation might muddy up a sim- out “self-rectification”, the NDRC said at the time. When one lawyer asked a question about the anti-monop- been targeted by the NDRC over antitrust issues, the uncer- plistic story-line or conflict with what has been identified as a larg- In-house lawyers from some 30 firms attended the July oly law, Xu asked the executive to elaborate on his company’s tainty was making foreign investors especially jittery. “The er policy objective. meeting, which was conducted in Chinese. It had been billed practices so he could determine on the spot if it was in viola- problem is that because it has so much power and because in And so, for example, the West has been silent about the pre- as a training session for multinationals to mark the fifth tion or not, the two sources said. The lawyer clammed up, they various forums they have been focusing on foreign enforce- cipitous decline in the Christian population of the Palestinian anniversary of the anti-monopoly law. Officials from the said. While Chinese regulators have said little to explain the ment, this is definitely impacting business decision-making West Bank and Jerusalem out of deference to Israeli sensitivities. Ministry of Commerce as well as the State Administration for motivations behind the various pricing investigations, state about further FDI into China,” Sokol said.— Reuters Pro-Israel right-wing Christian groups from the US frequently make pilgrimages to the Holy Land to show their support for Israel, while completely ignoring the existence of an indigenous community of Christians and the hardships they are forced to In small US town, a window into Egyptian general’s past endure with the rest of their Palestinian brethren living under occupation. “They come”, a Palestinian cleric told me, “to look at By Phil Stewart ers before Morsi’s ouster and, again rebuffing his US fellowship describe someone who, at States. In 1981, he took an infantry basic training the places where Jesus walked and don’t even see that we are calls for restraint, sent in security forces on Aug the height of Iraq’s post-invasion civil war, course at Fort Benning, Georgia. here. We are invisible to them”. nlike today’s ubiquitous images of 14 to smash protest camps set up by Morsi’s deeply questioned perceived US assumptions Frank Phillips, a retired US Army officer who Similarly, it was the Evangelical Christian president George W. General Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in crisp uni- supporters. At least 900 people, including 100 about how democracy would unfold there. befriended Sisi there, says Sisi served as an imam Bush whose ill-conceived war in Iraq unleashed the twin demons Uform decorated with medals, the US Army soldiers and police, have been killed in the past In comments foreshadowing the current cri- for the Muslim students on the course. “He was of violent extremism and sectarianism that resulted in the near War College yearbook shows the officer who week in the crackdown on Morsi’s Muslim sis gripping Egypt, Sisi, in his research project, religious, but not fanatical,” said Phillips, describ- destruction of the ancient Chaldean Christian community of Iraq. would one day seize power in Egypt smiling at a Brotherhood, the bloodiest civil unrest in Egypt’s wrote that emerging democracies would likely ing him as a “strong patriot.” One day, Sisi accom- The Bush White House alternately ignored this tragedy or party in a small Pennsylvania town, looking modern history. “Our ability to influence the out- have a stronger religious cast than in the West. panied the American to look for an engagement shrugged it off as a mere unfortunate by-product of the more relaxed in a yellow polo shirt. There is a picture of come in Egypt is limited,” Hagel acknowledged “History has shown that in the first ten years of ring in Columbus, Georgia. When Phillips put the important objective of removing Sadaam Hussein from power. Sisi visiting a US Civil War battleground and on Monday. “All nations are limited in their influ- a new democracy, conflict is likely to occur ring on layaway - a practice not generally known And even today, the impact of sectarian conflict on the two another of his family taken at a Halloween party ence in another nation’s internal issues.” either externally or internally as the new in Egypt - Sisi offered to help him pay for it so he thousand year old Christian communities of Syria and Egypt is they attended, with his wife and daughter grin- democracy matures,” he wrote. “Simply chang- could take it home right away. rarely factored into policy discussions and press commentary ning next to a woman dressed like the Egyptian RISKS OF DEMOCRACY ing the political systems from autocratic rule to Phillips gently declined, but deeply appreci- about these countries. In each instance, the dominate narrative pharaoh Cleopatra. On a dry-erase board in a War College semi- democratic rule will not be enough to build a ated the offer. “He’s a solid guy,” Phillips said. has been determined to be of far greater consequence. And so the Syria story is “opposition versus regime”, or “al Qaeda facing off The yearbook from the Class of 2006 is nar room, instructions like “No Rank” and “Keep new democracy,” he wrote. People who knew Sisi during his time in the against Hizbullah”, while the Egypt story is framed as “Muslim tucked away in the War College library in an Open Mind” are scribbled in blue ink - part of Some of Sisi’s writings seem ironic today, United States generally declined to take a posi- Brothers against the military” or “democracy versus coup”. Carlisle. Its images offer a reminder that not an effort to promote open, informal dialogue given that he led the overthrow of an avowedly tion on Egypt’s political turmoil. But Phillips says Meanwhile, on the ground, in both Syria and Egypt, ancient that long ago, the army chief who now effec- among US officers and those from other coun- Islamist, but popularly elected, leader. Critics of he takes comfort in believing that Sisi will do Christian churches are destroyed and communities live in fear of tively rules Egypt spent an academic year on a tries. The college hosts nearly 80 international Morsi’s leadership say he failed to build an what is right for Egypt, and likely weigh US views violence incited by extremists. military fellowship in the more peaceful sur- fellows each year, a number that has doubled inclusive government and did not govern dem- because of his experiences in America. “Is he On occasion some right-wing ideologues have selectively roundings of small-town America. In Carlisle, since Sisi studied there. They come from nations ocratically. In his research, Sisi pointed to the more predisposed now to consider the US view embraced the plight of one Christian community only to use it as Sisi made an impression at the local mosque like Pakistan and India, as well as from traditional 2006 Palestinian election victory of Hamas, an of things? I’d say yes,” Phillips said. a partisan club with which to attack a Democratic administration and at the college itself as a serious student allies like Canada and Britain, to study with offi- offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood, and advo- or as part of their on-going efforts to demonize Islam. They will whose writings reflected an awareness that cers from across America’s armed forces and cated that “legitimately elected parties be giv- HALL OF FAME? never, for example, criticize Israel’s behavior toward Christians in ensuring democracy in the Middle East might civilians from the State Department and other en the opportunity to govern.” “The world can- Sisi’s name is inscribed along with others Jerusalem or Bethlehem, just as they were silent during the be fraught with difficulties. US agencies. not demand democracy in the Middle East, yet from the Class of 2006 on a bronze-colored uprooting of the Christians of Iraq. As a result, their advocacy has Since the July 3 ouster of President This year, Egypt sent one officer to the United denounce what it looks like because a less than plaque that dominates a wall of Root Hall, the been so transparently crass and hollow, that they are easily dis- Mohamed Morsi, discussion of limited American States for language training before Morsi’s pro-Western party legitimately assumes office,” War College’s main building. But the college’s missed as political posturing. influence on Egypt’s military has focused on the ouster. But the number of Egyptian military per- he wrote. Sisi had requested that his research top honor still awaits him. Inside is a “Hall of $1.3 billion in military aid that the United States sonnel participating in all US exchanges through project not be publicly disclosed. But it has cir- Fame” with portraits of fellowship graduates pours into the country. But advocates of inter- the International Military Education and Training culated widely, something that Cucolo, the col- who, like Sisi, went on to lead their respective national fellowship programs say that cultural Program fell sharply to 22 from 53 from 2011 to lege commandant, said he regretted. militaries. All articles appearing on these ties forged in places like Carlisle are perhaps 2012, according to State Department data. In General Tibor Benko, who became chief of pages are the personal opinion of more important in building lasting relations 2006, Sisi appeared more reserved than many WEDDING RING the general staff of Hungary’s armed forces, is the writers. Kuwait Times takes no between the United States and Egypt. other fellows in class discussions, perhaps cau- Sisi lived on a picturesque street in Carlisle’s the most recent inductee and, as such, his por- Despite conflict with the Obama administra- tious by nature - or wary that his comments historic center with American flags draped from trait is larger, positioned at the center of dozens responsibility for views expressed tion over his crackdown on supporters of Morsi, might come back to haunt him. front porches. His former home, which has a of others hailing from Germany, Italy and else- therein. Kuwait Times invites read- Sisi keeps in regular contact with Washington. “(It wasn’t) because he didn’t know what he porch swing and a hanging basket of flowers, is where. Although the ultimate decision on ers to voice their opinions. Please He has held an astonishing 16 calls with US thought. I think he was aware that everything a short walk from a local college that Sisi’s son whether to include Sisi is up to the US ambassa- Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel since Morsi was you can say can be repeated,” said Sherifa attended, and a short drive from the mosque dor to Egypt and senior Army officials, Cucolo send submissions via email to: opin- toppled last month. “I’ll bet this total immersion Zuhur, a former professor of Sisi’s, who led a often frequented by Muslim fellows at the War said the slow process toward Sisi’s induction [email protected] or via snail in the West that he had for the better part of a class on the Middle East. Faculty adviser College and their families. Sisi is warmly remem- would begin to advance. “He meets the criteria mail to PO Box 1301 Safat, Kuwait. year ... is contributing to the fact that communi- Steve Gerras described him as “serious and qui- bered there as a devout man who sometimes and I will be moving forward with the process at The editor reserves the right to edit cations lines are open,” said Major General et” - even at outside events, like when he led prayers. “He used to pray with us. Now he is a some point here,” Cucolo said. “What’s going on Anthony Cucolo, the War College’s comman- attended a gathering to watch the Super Bowl big guy,” said worshipper Abdul Majid Ayud. right now isn’t affecting my opinion about any submission as necessary. dant.Sisi ignored warnings from Hagel and oth- at Gerras’ home. Those who knew Sisi during Carlisle wasn’t Sisi’s first experience in the United that.”—Reuters SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 SPORTS

Crutchlow takes pole spot Trezeguet nets for Newell’s Kaneria’s spot-fixing scandal BRNO: Britain’s Cal Crutchlow took his second pole position of the MotoGP season at ARGENTINA: Former France striker David Trezeguet, discarded this season KARACHI: Former captain Rashid Latif yesterday said Pakistan cricket authorities should not the Czech Republic Grand Prix in Brno yesterday. by River Plate, scored a brilliant goal for Argentine champions Newell’s Old force leg-spinner Danish Kaneria to plead guilty to spot-fixing until he has exhausted all legal The Yamaha Tech3 rider, whose other pole came at the Dutch TT in Assen in June, Boys in their 2-0 win at Atletico Rafaela. options available to him. A disciplinary panel of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) was joined on the front row by Honda Gresini’s Spanish rider Alvaro Bautista and works Meanwhile, with three matches already played, River were still waiting banned Kaneria for life last year after he was convicted of luring Essex team-mate Mervyn Westfield in to conceding a set number of runs in exchange for money during a 2009 country Honda championship leader Marc Marquez. for Colombia striker Teofilo Gutierrez’s papers in a transfer from Cruz Azul of match. Kaneria last week launched another appeal in a London commercial court against the Spain’s world champion Jorge Lorenzo, on the works Yamaha, qualified fifth with Mexico to come through so he can finally make his debut at home to Colon ban after earlier appeals to the ECB, first to overturn, then to reduce the punishment, were Honda’s Dani Pedrosa fourth. Crutchlow grabbed the top slot with a record qualifying today. The 35-year-old Trezeguet traded several passes with Argentina winger Maxi Rodriguez before volleying the ball into the top corner to seal rejected. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), possibly mindful of its reputation in the wake of a lap time of one minute 55.527 seconds and he could say the victory in the final minute of Friday night’s match. series of fixing scandals, has urged Kaneria to end his legal battle and he had done it with all of the top riders present. Paraguay right back Marcos Caceres had given Newell’s the lead early in confess. Lorenzo was absent for the Dutch round. “It is the second half of the match in the “Inicial” championship, first of two in the But Latif said questions remained over Kaneria’s convic- going to be a long, tough race tomorrow,” the season. tion. “I request the PCB not to force Kaneria to accept his Briton, who is switching to Ducati next season, “This is a team who don’t lose their values, they like to control the ball, guilt until his appeal at all forums is not decided,” the for- told the BBC. enjoy themselves, for the forwards it’s a pleasure to play with these players,” mer wicketkeeper said at a press conference. During “In all honesty the last couple of races Trezeguet said of the side built by former coach Gerardo Martino before he the British proceedings against Kaneria, it was alleged haven’t gone to plan... but everyone seems to be departed for Barcelona last month. Newell’s, now under coach Jorge Berti, that an Indian bookmaker named Anu Bhatt paid 6000 struggling a bit and we seem to be getting there are third in the standings with seven points from three matches. They are pounds to Westfield in a deal brokered by the leg-spin- slowly,” he added. two points behind promoted leaders Gimnsia, who won 2-1 at Belgrano and ner. But Latif contested the allegations and said Bhatt Crutchlow had been unhappy after Friday’s visit Newell’s in Rosario on Tuesday. Racing Club, who enjoyed a strong fin- and was hosted as a guest of the PCB in 2005 and 2006, a practice with a new fuel tank fitted to ish to last season, are bottom of the 19-team league on one point after claim rejected by the body. On Friday the PCB sent Latif his bike but was fastest in yester- crashing to their third defeat in four matches, 2-0 at home to Arsenal, who a notice to either prove his allegations or apologise day’s practice. —Reuters are second on eight points. —Reuters within three days.—AFP Cardinals pound Braves

ST. LOUIS: Adam Wainwright earned his National League-leading 15th win with his fifth complete game and had a key sacrifice fly to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday. Matt Holliday’s 432-foot home run off Kris Medlen (10-12) snapped a sixth-inning tie for St. Louis, which took the first two games of a four-game set against the NL East leaders. Having already thrown 101 pitches, Wainwright was allowed to bat with the one out and the bases loaded in the seventh inning. He hit a long fly ball to center off Scott Downs for his third RBI of the season, making it 3-1. Medlen singled to lead off the sixth and scored on Freddie Freeman’s second hit of the game. Medlen also retired 12 in a row at one point, but he allowed Holliday’s 17th homer on a liner deep into the left field stands. He’s lost his last two times out, including BALTIMORE: Third basemen Josh Donaldson No. 20 of the Oakland Athletics cannot a relief appearance in a 15-inning game. throw out Matt Wieters of the Baltimore Orioles (not pictured) in the seventh inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. —AFP PIRATES 3, GIANTS 1 In San Francisco, Clint Barmes hit a three-run homer, Charlie Morton pitched eight strong innings as Orioles down Athletics Pittsburgh won for the fourth time in five games. Andrew McCutchen and Josh Harrison each had BALTIMORE: Brian Roberts hit a grand Dayan Viciedo was able to find the ball, two hits for the Pirates, who maintained their one- slam, Adam Jones homered and had Kinsler was on his way to the plate stand- game lead over St. Louis in the NL Central. ST. LOUIS: Yadier Molina No. 4 of the St. Louis Cardinals is tagged out by Chris Johnson No. 23 of three RBIs as the Baltimore Orioles beat ing up for his 11th homer. Morton (5-3) allowed one run and seven hits over the Atlanta Braves trying to stretch out a double in the eighth inning at Busch Stadium. —AFP the Oakland Athletics 9-7 Friday to gain 7 2-3 innings. Mark Melancon pitched the ninth for his Jedd Gyorko homered twice and drove in a career- Hunter added a long RBI double and Doug Fister ground in the wild-card race. RAYS 7, YANKEES 2 ninth save in 11 chances. San Francisco left-hander Madison Bumgarner (11- high four runs as the Padres stormed back after a terri- (11-6) pitched into the seventh inning to help Detroit Roberts and Jones connected in a six- In St. Petersburg, rookie Chris Archer ble start. Chase Headley and Logan Forsythe had two win the interleague series opener. Austin Jackson run fourth inning that put Baltimore up beat the Yankees for the third time, and 8) took a shutout into the seventh and wound up allowing three runs and seven hits over eight innings. hits apiece. Nate Schierholtz hit a three-run homer in went deep for the second straight day for the AL 6-3. After Oakland rallied to take the Evan Longoria hit one of four homers off Roger Kieschnick drove in a run for the Giants, who Chicago’s six-run first inning, but that was all the scor- Central leaders. The series resumes with a rematch of lead, Jones drove in the go-ahead run Hiroki Kuroda as the Rays topped their have lost three straight and five of six overall. ing for the Cubs. All-Star game starters at Citi Field: Max Scherzer puts during a three-run seventh. AL East rival. his 18-1 record on the line against New York ace Matt The victory moved the Orioles past Jose Lobaton homered and drove in BREWERS 6, REDS 4 INTERLEAGUE Harvey in a nationally televised game. Cleveland into third place in the wild- four runs in support of Archer (7-5), a 24- In Cincinnati, Khris Davis hit a pair of two-run DODGERS 2, RED SOX 0 Minus two injured starters, the Mets signed homers in consecutive at-bats for the first multihomer In Los Angeles, Ricky Nolasco pitched eight Matsuzaka (0-1) on Thursday to fill a hole in the rota- card hunt. Tampa Bay is on top and year-old right-hander who won twice innings of two-hit ball and Hanley Ramirez hit a two- tion and immediately handed him a difficult assign- Baltimore now stands two games behind earlier this season at Yankee Stadium, game of his career, powering Milwaukee to the win. Scooter Gennett also homered for the Brewers, run homer as the Dodgers defeated the Red Sox in ment. The Japanese right-hander allowed five runs - Oakland. The top two teams make the including a two-hit shutout on July 27. who won at Great American Ball Park for only the sec- the opener of an interleague series between playoff all coming in the first two frames - and six hits in five playoffs. He gave up four hits over seven innings ond time in seven games this season. contenders. The Dodgers won their fourth in a row, innings. Coco Crisp homered, had a career this time. The Reds lost for only the fifth time in their last 17 while the Red Sox lost for the sixth time in eight high-tying four hits and scored three Matt Joyce and Ben Zobrist also went games, a surge that has tightened the NL Central race. games. With the loss, Boston fell percentage points NATIONALS 11, ROYALS 10 runs for the A’s, who have lost four of six. deep for Tampa Bay, hitting solo shots off They came in a season-high 18 games over .500. behind Tampa Bay in the AL East standings. In Kansas City, Jayson Werth hit a two-run homer, The Dodgers opened a 101/2-game lead in the NL Bryce Harper drove in three runs as Washington ral- Ryan Cook (5-3) was the loser and Kuroda (11-9), who tied a career high for Davis connected in the sixth off Homer Bailey and again in the eighth off Alfredo Simon (5-4), who had a West, their biggest margin since holding a 101/2- lied from a six-run deficit to the get the win. Francisco Rodriguez (2-0) got the win. homers allowed - the first given up by game advantage on Sept. 28, 1977. Harper also made a terrific catch in the ninth for Jim Johnson worked a perfect ninth for the Yankees starter in nearly two months. rough inning. He also gave up Gennett’s solo homer, which was upheld on review. Nolasco and John Lackey dueled through eight Washington, which scored seven times in the fourth his 40th save. The loss stopped a five-game winning Rob Wooten (2-0) hit a batter during his one innings of Boston’s first visit to Dodger Stadium since inning of its fourth consecutive win. Ian Desmond streak for New York, which had won 10 of inning in relief. Jim Henderson gave up a hit in the 2002. They combined for just five hits in a game that had a pair of hits during the outburst. ANGELS 2, MARINERS 0 12 to climb back into the AL playoff race. ninth while getting his 20th save in 23 chances. lasted 2 hours, 7 minutes. Denard Span, Ryan Zimmerman, Tyler Moore and In Seattle, Chris Nelson hit a two-run Brandon Phillips homered for Cincinnati. Nolasco (10-9) struck out six and walked none in Anthony Rendon also had RBIs as the Nationals piled homer off Felix Hernandez as the Angels TWINS 5, INDIANS 1 tying his longest outing of the season. Lackey (8-11) up 11 runs for the second time in three games - they gave up two runs and three hits, struck out six and beat the Cubs 11-6 on Tuesday night. spoiled Eric Wedge’s return to the In Cleveland, Samuel Deduno pitched PHILLIES 4, DIAMONDBACKS 3 In Philadelphia, Chase Utley walked with the bases walked none. Kenley Jansen pitched a perfect ninth Just like in that one, Tyler Roark (4-0) came in to dugout with a victory over the Mariners. six solid innings and Josh Willingham for his 22nd save. spell some sloppy starting pitching for the Nationals. Wedge managed the Mariners for the busted out of a slump with a two-run loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting Philadelphia to the comeback victory. He earned the win by allowing one hit and one walk first time since he had a mild stroke a double in the seventh, leading the Twins Cody Asche led off the ninth with a single and TIGERS 6, METS 1 in 4 2-3 innings. Bruce Chen (5-2) was tagged for the month ago. He acknowledged being to a win over Cleveland, slowing the went to third on Jimmy Rollins’ single. Heath Bell (4-2) In New York, Miguel Cabrera hit a three-run homer, second straight time for Kansas City. He allowed sev- anxious about getting back on the bench Indians’ climb toward a wild-card spot. intentionally walked Michael Young to load the bases Torii Hunter also connected as the Tigers tagged en runs and six hits with five walks in 3 2-3 innings in and called his ailment “a heads up.” Deduno (8-7) allowed just one run for Kevin Frandsen. After striking out Frandsen, Bell Daisuke Matsuzaka early on in his return to the his shortest outing of the year. Rafael Soriano got Garrett Richards (4-5) allowed four hits and three hits for his first win since July was lifted for left-hander Eury De La Rosa. majors. three outs for his 33rd save. —AP in 7 1-3 innings and two relievers fin- 27 as the Twins continued to befuddle De La Rosa ran the count to 3-2 and Utley walked ished the five-hitter for Los Angeles. the Indians. Minnesota is 14-7 against when the final pitch appeared to be a bit inside. It was Nelson snapped an 0-for-17 slide when Cleveland since last September. the fifth win in six games for the Phillies, who have MLB results/standings won four of those contests in their last at-bat, includ- he connected in the second for his third Willingham was in an 0-for-15 slide ing the last three. homer. Josh Hamilton scored on Nelson’s before his double off Cody Allen put the Darin Ruf homered for the second straight game Baltimore 9, Oakland 7; Minnesota 5, Cleveland 1; Philadelphia 4, Arizona 3; Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati long ball after leading off the inning with Twins ahead 4-1. Ubaldo Jimenez (9-8) for Philadelphia, which improved to 5-3 under interim 4; Detroit 6, NY Mets 1; Colorado 3, Miami 2; Tampa Bay 7, NY Yankees 2; Texas 11, Chicago White Sox a single, and it was the only time struck out 10 in six innings. manager Ryne Sandberg. Jonathan Papelbon (4-1) 5; Washington 11, Kansas City 10; Houston 12, Toronto 4; St. Louis 3, Atlanta 1; LA Angels 2, Seattle 0; Hernandez (12-7) was touched all night. pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. LA Dodgers 2, Boston 0; San Diego 8, Chicago Cubs 6; Pittsburgh 3, San Francisco 1. ASTROS 12, BLUE JAYS 4 American League National League RANGERS 11, WHITE SOX 5 In Houston, rookie Robbie Grossman ROCKIES 3, MARLINS 2 Eastern Division Eastern Division In Miami, Ryan Wheeler hit a tiebreaking RBI dou- W L PCT GB In Chicago, Ian Kinsler raced around homered and drove in four runs, Matt Atlanta 77 51 .602 - ble in the eighth to help Colorado get the win. Jhoulys Tampa Bay 73 53 .579 - Washington 64 64 .500 13 the bases for a bizarre inside-the-park Dominguez had a solo shot as the Astros Chacin (12-7) allowed two runs and four hits in seven Boston 75 55 .577 - NY Mets 58 68 .460 18 homer and Adam Rosales had a conven- used a big fourth inning in cruising to a innings for the Rockies. Adam Ottavino pitched the Baltimore 69 58 .543 4.5 Philadelphia 58 70 .453 19 tional two-run shot, helping Texas beat win over the Blue Jays. eighth and Lex Brothers finished for his 12th save in NY Yankees 68 60 .531 6 Miami 48 79 .378 28.5 the White Sox. Houston led by one before adding five 13 opportunities. Toronto 57 72 .442 17.5 The AL West-leading Rangers (75-53) runs in the fourth inning behind a two Ed Lucas homered and Tom Koehler allowed one Central Division Central Division had five homers in all while winning for RBI triple by Jonathan Villar and a run- run in seven innings for Miami, which has lost four in a Pittsburgh 76 52 .594 - Detroit 75 53 .586 - the 19th time in 23 games. Jeff Baker scoring triple by Jason Castro to make it row. With the Rockies trailing 2-1 in the eighth, St. Louis 75 53 .586 1 Tulowitzki got the rally started with a one-out double Cleveland 69 59 .539 6 and pinch hitter Mitch Moreland each 8-2. Cincinnati 73 56 .566 3.5 off Chad Qualls (4-2). Michael Cuddyer followed with a Kansas City 64 63 .504 10.5 Milwaukee 56 72 .438 20 had two-run shot, and Adrian Beltre belt- Jordan Lyles (6-6) allowed 10 hits and tying RBI single. Minnesota 57 70 .449 17.5 Chicago Cubs 54 74 .422 22 ed a solo drive. The White Sox were four runs in 7 1-3 innings for the win. After Rosario grounded out, Wheeler gave the Chicago White Sox 52 75 .409 22.5 unable to overcome a shaky outing by Blue Jays starter Todd Redmond (1-2) Rockies a 3-2 lead with a double to center for his first ace Chris Sale, ending a season-high six- allowed eight hits and seven runs - both RBI of the season. Western Division Western Division LA Dodgers 76 52 .594 - game winning streak. Sale (9-12) allowed career highs - in 3 1-3 innings, which was Texas 75 53 .586 - Arizona 65 62 .512 10.5 eight runs and eight hits in seven the shortest start of his career. JP PADRES 8, CUBS 6 Oakland 71 56 .559 3.5 Seattle 59 68 .465 15.5 Colorado 60 70 .462 17 innings. Kinsler hit a line drive in the Arencibia, Edwin Encarnacion and Brett In San Diego, Will Venable had three hits and three RBIs, including a tiebreaking solo homer in the sev- LA Angels 56 71 .441 18.5 San Diego 58 70 .453 18 third that rolled into a drainage track Lawrie all homered for the Blue Jays, who enth inning as the San Diego Padres rallied to beat Houston 42 85 .331 32.5 San Francisco 56 72 .438 20 under the left field wall. By the time have lost six straight. —AP the Chicago Cubs. Sheikh Salman hails Al-Hamly’s success

KUWAIT: President of the Asian and Kuwait medal during the Asian Youth Games in appreciated the outstanding performance Shooting Federations, Vice-president of the China. of Kuwait Shooting during the games, and ISSF Sheikh Salman Sabah Al-Salem Al- Sheikh Salman was pleased with Al- thanked shooter Al-Hamly who confirmed Sabah, accompanied by President of the Hamly’s achievement, and is honored to that Kuwait Shooting Sport is outstanding. Arab Shooting Federation, Vice-president of dedicate the medal to HH the Amir, HH the Eng Duaij Al-Otaibi said KSSC prepara- Kuwait Shooting Federation Engr Duaij Crown Prince and HH the Prime Minister. He tions for the games proved successful, and Khalaf Al-Otaibi and secretary general of also congratulated the President of the showed that Kuwaiti youth are exceptional Arab and Kuwait Shooting Federation Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) Sheikh despite the strong competition with major Obaid Al-Osaimi welcomed Kuwaiti Shooter Ahmad Al-Fahad on the success of the sec- countries like China, Japan and Korea along KUWAIT: Sheikh Salman Al-Humoud (second right) welcoming Al-Hamly. Mohammad Al-Hamly who won the gold ond Asian Youth Games. Sheikh Salman with 20 other participating countries. SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 SPORTS

Busch dominates Bristol race BRISTOL: The crowd showered Kyle Busch Kahne, Brian Scott and Elliott Sadler. with boos Friday night as he celebrated yet Sam Hornish Jr. entered the race as the another Bristol Motor Speedway win in Nationwide Series points leader but had a Victory Lane. spark plug wire problem and finished 12th. “Whether you’re booing or cheering, He has a six-point lead over Austin Dillon, glad you’re here,” Busch said over the pub- who gained two spots in the standings. “It’s lic address system. “Hope you’re booing unfortunate we let them close back in more tomorrow when we take home again, but Bristol really isn’t one of my another trophy.” strongest tracks,” Hornish said. “I don’t It wouldn’t be out of the question for know if I jinxed myself, but I said over the Busch, who will be going for a Bristol last couple of weeks that if we can get sweep late yesterday night’s Sprint Cup through these races and do what we need Series race. He won Wednesday night’s to do and minimize our bad days to be a Truck Series race and dominated Friday 15th-place finish instead of a 35th that night’s Nationwide Series race, starting we’ll be all right, and low and behold, we from the pole and leading 228 of the 250 get ourselves into a 12th-place. laps. “You’ve got to win two to go for three, “But it was a hard-fought 12th and I feel so here’s two,” said Busch, who has 15 like we did what we could do with having career national wins at Bristol and swept our problem for almost 200 laps of the the week in August 2010. race. It turned out pretty good for us.” His win Friday night was his 60th Busch, meanwhile, won’t have such an Nationwide series win of his career, and easy go of it in Saturday night’s Cup race 120th spanning NASCAR’s three national after a spin in qualifying prevented him series. It was also his 15th of the season from making a lap. He’ll start last in the after winning just one race in all three 43-car field and have to fight hard to series last season. “It comes from prepara- avoid being lapped early on the .533-mile tion, it comes from the shop, it comes from bullring. practice here,” said Busch, who also praised “It’s a whole different ball game tomor- crew chief Adam Stevens. “Adam and I, we row, for sure,” he said. “In qualifying, I just work real well together.” overstepped it, got too high, I was a little Brad Keselowski was second, followed loose and I just screwed up. It’s not like I BELGIUM: Lotus F1 Team’s French driver Romain Grosjean (left) and Mercedes’ British driver Lewis Hamilton drives during the by Austin Dillon, Justin Allgaier, Kyle haven’t come from deep in the field before, qualifying session at the Spa-Francorchamps circuit.—AFP Larson, Trevor Bayne, Ty Dillon, Kasey but it’s going to be a tall order.”—AP Hamilton seizes pole at Belgian Grand Prix

BELGIUM: Lewis Hamilton the top 10 in any of the three prac- drying, Lewis did a great job. He up so I made the right choice,” said snatched his fourth pole position in tice sessions and scraped into the really is settling in well to the team,” Di Resta. “I think it was the right a row for Mercedes yesterday with final phase of qualifying in 10th he told the BBC. Before that it had time but our car is not that quick in a last-gasp flying lap after a dra- place by just 0.21 of a second and looked as if Hamilton’s compatriot, the wet. It was unfortunate, but P5 matic rain-hit qualifying session at with his hopes of success looking Force India driver Paul di Resta, was is not so bad. In the dry, we’re look- the Belgian Formula One Grand forlorn. Hamilton celebrated his heading for the first pole of his ing good for the race. If it’s wet, I’d Prix. 31st career pole with a wild whoop career after making an inspired call be a bit more nervous.” The 2008 world champion, the of delight over the radio and on the Pirelli tyres. The notoriously capricious Spa last man across the line on a drying seemed as surprised as anyone While the nine others queued climate made merry with the peck- track after running the gamut of after crossing the line with a fastest up at the pit lane exit on slicks at ing order in the first part of qualify- Spa’s fickle weather, will be joined time of two minutes 01.012 sec- the start of the third phase, the ing with Caterham’s Dutch driver BRISTOL: Kyle Busch, driver of the No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota, leads Drew on the front row by Red Bull’s onds compared to Vettel’s 2:01.200. Scot waited and went out on inter- Giedo van der Garde, who usually Herring, driver of the No. 18 Z-Line Designs Toyota, during the NASCAR championship leader Sebastian “I went wide in Turn One and my mediate tyres. brings up the rear, ending up as Nationwide Series Food City 250. —AFP Vettel. Australian Mark Webber, dashboard told me I was three sec- He soon had the track to himself third fastest. preparing for the final Belgian onds down and then it was four as the rest pitted to change tyres Both Marussias, perennial back- Grand Prix of his career, qualified seconds and then six so I didn’t and managed to get in a lap before markers, made it through to the Kuchar edges into lead third for Red Bull with Mercedes’ know what was going on but I kept the rain began to fall. second phase while both Williams Nico Rosberg fourth. Ferrari’s title pushing,” he told reporters at the The weather eased towards the and Toro Rosso drivers, including JERSEY CITY: Matt Kuchar joined the birdie the clubhouse with seven-under-par 135 contender Fernando Alonso could post-qualifying news conference. end of the session, allowing others Australian Daniel Ricciardo who is brigade at Liberty National to overtake club- totals. qualify only ninth. “It’s a blessing I am up here. to go faster. Di Resta ended up a tipped to graduate to Red Bull next house leaders Webb Simpson and Gary U.S. Open winner Justin Rose of England Vettel is 38 points clear of Generally I feel comfortable in still creditable fifth on the grid season, missed the cut. Woodland by a stroke late in the second birdied four-of-five holes before turning for Lotus’s Kimi Raikkonen at the top of changing conditions. I can find the ahead of compatriot Jenson Button “As far as I am aware, we went round of The Barclays on Friday. Kuchar regis- the inward half and was seven-under through the standings with nine races limit and I pushed through the in the McLaren and the Lotus pair- out with the second set of interme- tered five birdies without a bogey to reach 10 14. ing of Romain Grosjean and diates too early. We should have under par after 13 holes on the scenic layout The crowded leaderboard had seven play- remaining but Hamilton, a further middle sector and really caned it.” perched at the edge of New York harbor ers bunched at six under par, including 10 adrift, showed why many Team principal Ross Brawn let Raikkonen. waited but I trust the guys in the pit before play was halted due to darkness. Sweden’s Henrik Stenson (through 14 holes) believe he is the German’s biggest out a sigh of relief. “We were just on “I thought the rain was going to to make the best call. I am disap- “I’m really pleased with how I’m playing,” and American Jim Furyk (14). rival. the limit of being the last car. It did stay. It was quite a ballsy decision pointed but tomorrow’s another said 35-year-old Kuchar, who felt it could be a Spaniard Sergio Garcia (66), England’s The Briton had not figured in work out for us and with the track by myself. I saw umbrellas coming day,” said Ricciardo.—Reuters positive to be one of the 40 players coming David Lynn (65) and Freddie Jacobson of back late yesterday to finish the round. “Right Sweden (68) were in the clubhouse at 136. now the greens are getting a little bit worn. Scott, like Simpson and many others, feasted Mendez, Usmanee bout ends in draw There’s just been a lot of traffic on them. I feel on the front nine after beginning his second like in the morning, they will be perfect round at the 10th. VERONA: Mike Tyson’s first promotional fight card Bolanos (24-9-1); Alexei Collado (17-0) beat ing. It’s a dream come true. I’m a little nervous.” greens.” The Australian was five under for six holes went about the same way as his boxing career. Guillermo Sanchez (13-10-1); Dorsett Barnwell (10- Tyson, 47, who has battled addiction and World number one Tiger Woods, playing in after making the turn, capping the stretch Dramatic, memorable and controversial. 0) stopped Marlon Hayes (23-13) in the third round; depression, and has lost millions of dollars through the same group as Kuchar, reached seven with a 15-foot eagle putt at the par-five sixth. Argenis Mendez of the Dominican Republic and and Antoine Douglas (9-0) recorded a win over the years, hopes to provide his fighters with a under after six holes but began missing fair- Posting the lowest round of all was Afghan fighter Arash Usmanee battled to a rare 12- Edgar Perez (5-6). structured environment for success, and to be able ways and greens and posted three bogeys Bradley, who favored neither side in carding round draw Friday night at the Turning Stone Tyson says he’s ecstatic to be back in the sport. to help them learn from his mistakes. before stopping the bleeding with a birdie at four birdies on each nine for his blistering, Resort Casino. Mendez (21-2-1) retained his IBF jun- He says his fighters - like Mendez - won’t be sub- “You’re never going to hear them say ‘Mike 13 to stand five under par. course-record 63. ior lightweight belt in the marquee attraction of jected to what he went through in his heyday, and Tyson stole from me.’ Hopefully, they’ll never end A stretch of four birdies in five holes from “I really started to putt awesome on that Tyson’s marketing debut. that you can expect more cards like his first. up like me,” he said. “I’m not a magician. The only the sixth lifted Kuchar level into a tie for the second 18,” said 2011 PGA winner Bradley, The embattled Tyson, a member of the Boxing “When I first got involved, I just didn’t know,” thing I can do is suggest - go in the right direction. lead and a tap-in birdie at the par-five 13th who has had seven top 10s this season but is Hall of Fame, has organized an outfit called “Iron Tyson said. “Never in a thousand years did I plan on We have to look for happiness within. “I can’t stop put him ahead. still looking for his first victory of 2013. Mike Productions,” and his aim is to be a full-service doing it. I’m just happy to be back involved in box- somebody from hurting themselves.”—AP Simpson, the 2012 US Open champion, Bradley said generous pin positions might agency for up-and-coming fighters, who can learn shot a second-round 66 after playing 12 holes have contributed to Friday’s low scoring. the sport, in and out of the ring, from one of the Friday morning to complete an opening 67 as “They put some of the pins in some bowls (on greatest. 63 golfers had to return early to finish a first the greens) and I know they want to get us Usmanee improved to 20-1-1 in the event, round hit by more than six hours of delays around the course and finish up as early as which was tabbed “Tyson Is Back,” and featured due to thunderstorms. possible, but this is not an easy golf course,” some disappointed fans who felt Mendez won the The 28-year-old American had a feeling his he said. bout. Iron Mike was one of them. score might not stand up given ideal scoring Woods admitted that his back, aggravated “I’m very grateful,” Tyson said. “We had two sen- conditions on greens softened by rain storms by sleeping on a soft hotel bed this week, was sational championship fights. I thought my fighter that caused over six hours of delays on bothering him late in the round. “I got off to a (Mendez) won his fight. It was a sensational fight, Thursday. “A lot of guys are playing good golf great start today and then lost it in the mid- good for boxing, but horrible for my boxer. He’s a and my guess is at the end of two rounds, I dle part of the round and made too many great boxer.” won’t be leading because there are a lot of mistakes,” he said. In another bout, Jesus Andres Cueller (23-1) birdie holes,” predicted Simpson. “I’m a little sore right now. I’m going to get outlasted previously undefeated Claudio Marrero Woodland closed with a furious charge, treatment as soon as I get done here with you (14-1) to win the vacant World WBA interim feath- collecting birdies on four of his last five holes guys and be ready for tomorrow morning.” erweight championship. for a seven-under-par 64 to join Simpson on British Open winner Phil Mickelson, a Barclays But the story of the night was Mendez- nine-under-par 133. spokesman and member of Liberty National, Usmanee. Neither was knocked down in the bout, “I played great today,” said long-hitting looked in danger of missing the cut in the which was nationally televised. Woodland. “I played great today, gave myself elite 123-man field when he stood one over “I’m really disappointed in the decision,” said a lot of opportunities and I drove the ball par before joining the birdie parade to post a Mendez, whose nickname is “La Tormenta.” “I’m the phenomenally.” Masters champion Adam 69 for two-under 140. The projected cut for champion and I thought I won.” Scott (66), 2011 PGA Championship winner the low 70 players plus ties was put at even “It was a very close fight,” Usmanee said. “It Keegan Bradley and Rickie Fowler were all in par.—Reuters depends on how you judge a fight. I was the aggressor. It could have gone either way.” In other bouts, Eddie Paredes (34-3-1) posted his 12th consecutive victory, defeating Noe Arash Usmanee Hirano, Clark take WCup halfpipe gold medals

QUEENSTOWN: Fourteen-year-old Japanese from China’s Cai Xuetong. Xuetong, who won “I just thought I could be conservative today snowboarder Ayumo Hirano won the men’s half- the semifinal earlier in the day at the Cardrona and go for a podium finish, or I could rally and pipe event at the New Zealand Winter Games ski field, scored 85.50 points to edge American think of it as an opportunity and that’s exactly yesterday in his first appearance in a world cup Gretchen Bleiler, with 85.25 points, for the silver what I was able to do.” competition. medal. Clark’s winning run included a frontside Hirano claimed gold in the men’s event with a Hirano used his speed to land some of the air, backside 540 mute, frontside 1080 lien, cab run that began with a backside tail into frontside biggest jumps attempted by the finalists, post- 720 mute, frontside stalefish. She said she had 1080 double cork tail, cab 1080 mute, frontside ing a best score of 92.25 points on his first run. not lost hope of winning the gold medal after 1080 double cork and cab 720 indy. Hiraoka took That score was only threatened by his country- failing to nail a jump on her first run. silver from Christian Haller of Switzerland who man Taku Hiraoka, whose second run included “You think of it as an opportunity,” Clark said. prevented a Japanese clean sweep, edging the only 1260 of the competition and earned “It’s easy to have things not go right and all of a Ayumu Nedefuji for bronze with his second run 91.75 points to take the silver medal. American sudden change your plans. of 82.50. Hirano was stunned to have won a veteran Kelly Clark won the women’s event, “For me it’s more important to be internally World Cup event at his first event. “I was aiming claiming her 61st World Cup title. motivated, to stick to the plan regardless of what to be on the podium in this competition so I’m The 2002 Olympic gold medalist, regarded as goes on around me,” she added. “Today I really happy about being in first place,” he said. the most successful snowboard of all-time, was thought, well hey, this is exactly what can hap- “This is my first World Cup and I still need to JERSEY CITY: Matt Kuchar of the United States putts on the 12th hole during 11th out of 12 competitors after the first run but pen at the Olympics - it is what happened to me compete well this season to qualify for the the second round of The Barclays at Liberty National Golf Club.—AFP scored 89.50 on her second run to take gold at the Olympics last time. Japanese team.”—AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 , 2013 SPORTS

Shehzad leads Pakistan to victory HARARE: Ahmed Shehzad hit the highest Masakadza. “It’s important to be consistent I international Twenty20 score by a Pakistani to think so I’ve been trying very hard to achieve lead his country to a second win in two days that and it’s paid off,” Shehzad said. over Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club yester- “In the first six overs I didn’t get much day. Shehzad smashed 98 to follow on from strike and I could easily have had a panic his 70 on Friday which had set Pakistan up for attack, but as soon as the captain came in a 25-run victory in the first game of the tour. that changed.” On Saturday, he followed that up with 98 not In reply, Zimbabwe raced to 44 without out as the tourists clinched a 19-run win and loss in the first five overs, but the introduction 2-0 series sweep. of the spinners saw the home side strangled The right-hander struck six sixes en route as the next five overs yielded just 21 runs for to the highest score by a Pakistani batsman in the loss of Vusi Sibanda and captain Brendan the Twenty20 format, but missed an opportu- Taylor. Both batsmen fell to Hafeez, who then nity to reach three figures when he could had Hamilton Masakadza caught in the deep only manage a single from the final ball of the for 41 to finish with figures of 3 for 30. innings. Once Zulfiqar Babar had removed both After Pakistan finished on 179 for one, Sean Williams and Timycen Maruma in the fol- with skipper Mohammad Hafeez unbeaten lowing over, Zimbabwe’s chase was dead in on 54 from 40 balls, Zimbabwe mustered 160 the water as they were left needing 71 from for six in reply. the final five overs. Although Pakistan made a circumspect Elton Chigumbura and Malcolm Waller hit start after being put in to bat, scoring 37 for three sixes to narrow the margin of defeat, one in the opening six overs as Nasir Jamshed but as in the first match, Zimbabwe were was dismissed for 23, Shehzad opened up unable to threaten the Pakistani total. beautifully from the ninth over and regularly “They got about 20 too many as our found the boundary. bowlers missed their mark a few too many At the other end Hafeez rotated the strike times,” said Taylor. “They just outplayed us and effectively as the pair built an unbroken 143- they showed why they’re a world-class team.” run stand, and then went to his half-century The two sides begin a three-match one-day with a huge six over midwicket off Shingirai series at the same venue on Tuesday.—AFP SCOREBOARD HARARE: Scoreboard in the second Twenty20 international between Zimbabwe and Pakistan at Harare Sports Club yesterday: Pakistan Masakadza c Umar b Hafeez 41 Ahmed Shehzad not out 98 Taylor c Sarfraz b Hafeez 3 Jamshed c Cíbura b S. Míkadza 23 Williams st Sarfraz b Zulfiqar 25 Mohammad Hafeez not out 54 Chigumbura not out 35 WELLINGTON: The All Blacks team pose with the Bledisloe Cup after the 2nd Bledisloe Cup game rugby union match between the New Zealand Extras (3w, 1nb) 4 Maruma c Hafeez b Zulfiqar 0 Total (1 wkt, 20 overs) 179 Waller c Afridi b Anwar 20 All Blacks and Australia at the Westpac Stadium. —AFP Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Nasir Jamshed). S. Masakadza not out 0 Did not bat: Umar Amin, Sohaib Maqsood, Extras (7lb, 5w, 1nb) 13 Sarfraz Ahmed, Shahid Afridi, Anwar Ali, Zulfiqar Total (6 wkts, 20 overs) 160 All Blacks retain Bledisloe Cup Babar, Sohail Tanvir, Asad Ali. Fall of wickets: 1-50 (Sibanda), 2-57 (Taylor), 3-95 Bowling: Utseya 4-0-35-0, Vitori 4-0-41-0, (H. Masakadza), 4-109 (Williams), 5-109 Panyangara 4-0-29-0, S. (Maruma), 6-146 (Waller). WELLINGTON: New Zealand winger Ben regular pattern for the visitors, who have not before the break after some superb counter Masakadza 4-0-42-1, Williams 2-0-15-0, Did not bat: P. Utseya, T. Panyangara, B. Vitori. Smith followed up last week’s hat-trick of beaten the All Blacks in New Zealand since attacks. Taylor slotted his first test points by Chigumbura 1-0-13-0, Waller 1-0-4-0. Bowling: Sohail Tanvir 4-0-28-0, Asad Ali 3-0-26- tries in Sydney with two more as the All 2001. converting the opening try and added a 0, Anwar Ali 2-0-24-1, Zulfiqar Babar 4-1-21-2, Zimbabwe Shahid Afridi 3-0-24-0, Mohammad Hafeez 4-1- Blacks capitalised on their opportunities to The All Blacks have held the Bledisloe Cup, penalty to give the All Blacks a 10-6 lead Sibanda c Tanvir b Hafeez 23 30-3. beat Australia 27-16 in their Rugby the symbol of trans-Tasman supremacy since before Steven Luatua set up another attack- Championship clash yesterday and retain the 2003, and the third match in the series in ing opportunity, with Smith finishing off in Bledisloe Cup. Dunedin on Oct. 19, which is not part of the the corner to secure a nine-point lead at the Debutant flyhalf Tom Taylor put on an Rugby Championship, is now a dead rubber. break. “For long periods of the game they assured display with 14 points and a com- The first half was reminiscent of the tour- (Australia) won the moments,” Hansen said. “I posed performance in general play, while nament opener in Sydney with the Wallabies was very proud of our team with the way Israel Dagg added a penalty when his making much of the early play, though unlike they fought back and in the end got on top.” Crusaders team mate was receiving medical last week, Australia retained possession bet- The All Blacks forwards took over in the treatment for a rib injury late in the game. ter inside the All Blacks half with scrumhalf second half and put the Wallabies under “He was outstanding considering the cir- Will Genia kicking more. immense pressure, particularly at the scrum, cumstances that he is in to come into the The world champions, however, again as Taylor slotted three more penalties to pad team,” All Blacks coach Steve Hansen told soaked up the pressure and the Wallabies the advantage while Leali’ifano responded reporters of Taylor’s impressive debut after were only able to convert their dominance with his third successful kick. injury ruled out Daniel Carter, Aaron Cruden into two Leali’ifano penalties. Folau scored a consolation try from an and Beauden Barrett. “We didn’t get the points on the board intercepted pass deep inside his own half “Everyone knows he’s the fourth choice, he that I thought we deserved for different rea- with less than 10 minutes remaining but it comes with a lot of pressure because he is sons,” Australia coach Ewen McKenzie said. was not enough to spark a remarkable turn- the son of an All Black (Warwick Taylor). I “We got six points and should have got more. around and Dagg completed the scoring with thought he coped tremendously well all We let them off the hook just before half- a routine penalty from close range. week.” time.” New Zealand scored 15 points in that New Zealand’s next Rugby Championship Christian Leali’ifano kicked three penalties period just before the break after soaking up match is against Argentina in Hamilton while for the Wallabies and converted Israel Folau’s intense Wallabies pressure for the first 30 the Wallabies host South Africa in Brisbane. late intercept try but the script followed a minutes, with Smith grabbing both tries Both games are on Sept. 7.—Reuters HARARE: Pakistan players walk off the pitch after defeating Zimbabwe on the second day of the T20 series international. Pakistan is in Zimbabwe for a month long tour. —AP Wigan lift Challenge Cup Rain washes Australia’s LONDON: Pat Richards led the way with the play, putting Hull FC onto the front foot. where they left off and Scott Taylor drove boot for Wigan as he and the Warriors beat Hull Danny Tickle almost made his way through towards the posts and won a penalty that victory hopes FC 16-0 and claimed the Challenge Cup at on their first set of six but the Warriors stood firm Richards duly converted . Wembley. on their own try line. Moments later though it The Warriors were battering their way at Hull LONDON: Australia’s hopes of forcing a stumps on the third day in reply to The 31-year-old is set to return to Wests was Hull breathing a sigh of relief as Richards but they-and Jamie Shaul almost made them consolation win in their Ashes finale Australia’s first innings 492 for nine Tigers at the end of the campaign after eight was held up by Jason Crookes when a try looked pay with a stunning 90-metre break. against England were left hanging by a declared. That left England 245 runs behind years in Lancashire but he marked his last certain. The young full-back intercepted a kick des- thread after rain washed out the whole of and still requiring a further 46 runs to avoid Wembley appearance with silverware — adding Defences were on top and bruising tackles tined for Tomkins on his own try-line, evaded the fourth day’s play at The Oval yesterday. the follow-on. Ian Bell, who came into this to his 2011 success. were aplenty typified by Tickle and Tomkins three tackles but was eventually caught by Josh Conditions worsened throughout the match having scored exactly 500 runs in Aside from Richards’ hurrah, all the pre-match locking horns mid-air after 15 minutes that end- Charnley just ten metres short of a memorable day and, with rain pelting down under the series with three hundreds, was 29 not talk was about the memorable 1985 final ed with the Warrior crumpled on the turf. solo try. increasingly dark skies, the umpires finally out and Test debutant Chris Woakes between the two sides that the Warriors won 28- It took until midway through the first half but Errors were costing Hull and a spear tackle on abandoned play for the day at 4.06pm local unbeaten on 15. The way England batted 24. eventually one side relented-Blake Green’s pass Sean O’Loughlin allowed Richards to add his time (1506GMT) with only a handful of on Friday, scoring at barely two runs per an This clash may not live as long in the memory allowed Thornley to cross over in the corner to third kick of the day handing Wigan a 10-0 hardy spectators, some sheltering under over, suggested they were in no mood to as that showpiece 28 years ago which featured put Wigan in front and Richards extended the advantage on the hour mark. umbrellas, still in the ground. give arch-rivals Australia a sniff of victory. greats such as Peter Sterling and Brett Kenny, lead to 6-0 with a touchline goal. Hull began to throw their all at Wigan as the The bad weather was especially frustrat- Australia now face the improbable task but it was equally absorbing for the 78,137 in Wigan were camped in Hull’s half for most of game entered its final stages, Tom Briscoe ing for Australia, who were seeking a first of having to take 16 wickets for victory on attendance. the next ten minutes but the Black and Whites almost latched onto a loose ball with ten min- win in nine Tests and trying to avoid their Sunday’s final day-if the weather allows. Iain Thornley crossed in the first half, Richards refused to lie down. The introduction of Aaron utes to go before another set of six was ended first Ashes series without a Test victory However, England did take nine added eight points from the kicking tee and Heremaia from the bench helped, the 30-year- when Richards ushered the ball out. since 1977. England, who at 3-0 up had Australia wickets in under a session as they Sam Tomkins notched a late score to secure old New Zealand international broke a few tack- To add insult to Hull’s misery Tomkins went already won the five-match series and won the fourth Test in Durham by 74 runs Wigan’s 19th Challenge Cup. les towards the end of the first half but they still over in the dying stages and Richards added retained the Ashes, were 246 for four at with more than a day to spare.—AFP Richards’ day started ominously, his kick-off went in behind at half-time. The heavens another goal, taking his points tally in the com- drifted in the Wembley wind and straight out of opened during the break, but Wigan started petition this season to 100.—AFP SCOREBOARD LONDON: Scoreboard after play on the fourth day of the fifth Ashes Test between England and Australia at The Oval was abandoned for the day without a ball bowled yesterday: Kvitova to face Halep in New Haven final Australia 1st Innings 492-9 dec (S Watson (Trott), 4-217 (Pietersen) 176, S Smith 138 no; J Anderson 4-95) To bat: M Prior, S Broad, G Swann, S Kerrigan, J NEW HAVEN: Reigning champion Petra Kvitova the first time. The 23-year-old Czech claimed the She gained a further measure of notoriety England 1st Innings (overnight: 247-4) Anderson breezed into her second straight New Haven 11th title of her career in Dubai in February. She this month when her second-round victory over A. Cook c Haddin b Harris 25 Bowling: Starc 26-5-60-2 (1nb, 1w); Harris 23- WTA final on Friday, where she’ll face red-hot has never before played Halep, a 21-year-old Marion Bartoli at Cincinnati was quickly followed J. Root c Watson b Lyon 68 9-41-1 (1nb); Faulkner 12-3-29-0; Siddle 21-6- Romanian Simona Halep. who is enjoying a breakout season that has by the French Wimbledon champion’s abrupt J. Trott lbw b Starc 40 46-0 (3w); Lyon 26-8-41-1; Smith 8-3-16-0. K. Pietersen c Watson b Starc 50 Australia: Chris Rogers, David Warner, Shane Kvitova didn’t put a foot wrong in a 6-0, 6-1 included her first three WTA titles. retirement from the sport.—AFP I. Bell not out 29 Watson, Michael Clarke (capt), Steven Smith, semi-final victory over her Czech FedCup team- C. Woakes not out 15 Brad Haddin (wkt), James Faulkner, Mitchell mate Klara Zakopalova. Halep defeated fourth- Extras (b9, lb5, w4, nb2) 20 Starc, Peter Siddle, Ryan Harris, Nathan Lyon seeded Caroline Wozniacki-a former world num- Total (4 wkts, 116 overs, 486 mins) 247 Match position: England are 245 runs behind ber one and four-time winner of this event — 6- Fall of wickets: 1-68 (Cook), 2-118 (Root), 3-176 Australia with six first-innings wickets standing. 2, 7-5. Halep broke Wozniacki three times in each set to claim the victory in one hour and 20 min- utes. Kvitova, seeded third, needed just 50 min- utes to get past unseeded Zakopalova in the semi-finals of this US Open tuneup on the hard- courts at Yale University. “I think the beginning of the match was pret- ty close,” Kvitova said. “Klara had chances to win the first game and the next game when she was serving. I think that was the turning point. “I was saying to myself, I need to stay focused in the first set and play really well because I know she can come back anytime and I need to be ready for it,” added Kvitova, who had been taken to three sets in her previous three match- es. “Well, she just played fantastic tennis today without any mistakes,” said Zakopalova, ranked 33rd in the world. “I think everything was work- ing for her, so I have to just congratulate her, wish her good luck because she was the better player today, for sure. She can beat anybody LONDON: Umpires Aleem Dar (right) Kumar Dharmasena (left) and Reserve Umpire with this game.” Richard Kettleborough inspect the pitch as rain delays the fourth day’s play of the Kvitova, who beat Russia’s Maria Kirilenko in NEW HAVEN: Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic returns a shot to Klara Zakopalova of the fifth Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia. —AFP last year’s final, will be trying to defend a title for Czech Republic during Day Six of the New Haven Open. —AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 SPORTS Ribery, Robben strike Photo of the day as Bayern win again

BERLIN: Bayern Munich earned their Guardiola started with a star-stud- difference leaves Bayern third behind third straight win at the start of the ded midfield featuring wingers leaders Borussia Dortmund, who beat season, beating Nuremberg 2-0 yes- Robben and Ribery either side of Werder Bremen 1-0 at home on Friday, terday, but still found themselves Spain’s Thiago Alcantara and Germany and second-placed Bayer Leverkusen. third in the Bundesliga on goal differ- playmaker Mario Goetze, who made Schalke, who need to win at ence. his competitive debut for Bayern after Greece’s PAOK on Tuesday to progress French winger Franck Ribery’s joining from Borussia Dortmund. to the Champions League group stage header on 69 minutes broke the dead- The hosts rode their luck in the first after drawing 1-1 in Wednesday’s play- lock before Dutch star Arjen Robben half as only the crossbar denied off first leg, suffered another confi- scored for Pep Guardiola’s European Nuremberg when striker Daniel dence-sapping defeat as they lost 2-1 champions, who earlier had a first-half Ginczek’s shot clattered off the under- at Hanover 96 and finished with nine penalty saved. “We allowed them only side of the bar with Bayern goalkeep- men. a few chances, which I liked, and we er Manuel Neuer beaten on 15 min- The visitors had defender Benedikt played better in the second-half,” said utes. Hoewedes sent off on 14 minutes for bringing down Hanover striker Mame Diouf with only the goalkeeper to beat and Hungary midfielder Szabolcs Huszti drilled home the penalty. Diouf then headed home three minutes from the break to leave Schalke reeling before striker Adam Szalai pulled one back for Schalke in the second-half. There was a flurry of cards in the last 15 minutes as Hanover’s Huszti was sent off for fouling Schalke’s Tim Hoogland, then Schalke left-back Christian Fuchs was dismissed five min- utes from time for a second yellow card. Having also been hammered 4-0 at Wolfsburg last Saturday, Schalke have just one point from their first three Participant performs during Sandro Dias' Bowl Opening in Joanopolis, Brazil. games and lie 14th in the table. —www.redbullcontentpool.com Another defeat at PAOK will leave coach Jens Keller in a precarious posi- tion. “Obviously, we haven’t got much to shout about at the moment, but we played well in the second half despite the numerical disadvantage,” said Toni’s double sinks Milan Keller. “It’s not a pleasant situation to be in, but we have to win in Greece on MILAN: Veteran striker Luca Toni scored twice in a shock 2-1 the ‘keeper’s near post. Wednesday.” home win over AC Milan to hand newly-promoted Verona a The hosts finished the first half the stronger of the two Leverkusen earned their third dream start to life back in Serie A after an 11-year absence. sides and the began the second in the same fashion. First straight win with a 4-2 victory at home Milan opened the scoring inside the opening quarter of Bosko Jankovic, a recent signing from Genoa, came close to Borussia Moenchengladbach with an hour when midfielder Andrea Poli finished off a smart with a bullet header from 10 metres out which came off GERMANY: Bayern’s Arjen Robben of the Netherlands jumps over Germany winger Sidney Sam scoring pass from Italy striker Mario Balotelli. both ‘keeper and bar. Nuremberg’s Javier Pinola of Argentina during the German First twice in front of national coach But the visitors were pegged back by Toni on the half The Serbian midfielder then found a virtually unmarked Division Bundesliga soccer match. —AP Joachim Loew. hour, and left stunned when the former Fiorentina striker Toni at the far post and the 36-year-old sent his second Mainz are the fourth team to main- scored with his second header eight minutes after the header past Abbiati to give the hosts a shock 2-1 lead. Guardiola as Bayern set a new club Bayern were awarded a penalty on tain a 100 percent record after they restart. Verona even came close to scoring their third on a surg- record of 28 league games without 33 minutes by referee Christian Dingert enjoyed a 2-0 win at home to It means Verona are the first leaders of the new Serie A ing counter-attack but, despite an unmarked Toni calling for defeat. when Robben was brought down by Wolfsburg, who had new signing Luiz season before champions Juventus go to Sampdoria late a far-post delivery, Martinho opted to shoot, forcing a fine “We attacked fast through Ribery Sweden defender Per Nilsson, Gustavo sent off for a second yellow yesterday. save from Abbiati. and Robben and I am happy with how although the replay showed the card on just his second appearance Milan started the brightest and in the opening minutes Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri reacted by making a we controlled the game.” “Nuremberg Dutchman used his hand to keep the since signing from Bayern. Balotelli was given time to unleash a curling shot from the double substitution, with Dutchman Urby Emanuelson and were very compact and organised, it’s ball from going out. Hoffenheim were held to a 3-3 draw edge of the area which Brazilian ‘keeper Rafael dived to par- 18-year-old Andrea Petagna, making his debut, replacing El always hard to play against a team like Justice was served when David at home by Freiburg in an action- ry. Shaarawy and Niang. that.” Alaba’s spot-kick was saved by packed game which saw each side fin- M’Baye Niang then saw his shot hit traffic from the right Brazilian forward Robinho was then sent on in place of The win in front of 71,000 fans at Nuremberg goalkeeper Raphael ish with 10 men and Freiburg coach of goal when he was set up by fellow forward Stephan El left-back Kevin Constant and the former Real Madrid man Munich’s sold-out Allianz Arena marks Schaefer. With time running out, Ribery Christian Streich banished to the Shaarawy. had an immediate impact with an inviting ball across goal the start of a busy seven-day period headed home before a fine solo effort stands. Late yesterday, Hamburg des- And Poli finally gave Milan the breakthrough when he that found no takers. for Bayern who are away to Freiburg from Robben, cutting in from the right, perately need a win at Hertha Berlin in latched on to Balotelli’s delightful through ball to dance A swerving long-range effort from Milan captain in the league on Tuesday, then travel on 78 minutes ensured that Bayern the capital after Thorsten Fink’s side past two defenders and beat Rafael at his far post. Riccardo Montolivo that Rafel blocked was the last real to Prague for Friday’s showdown with would maintain their 100 percent were pounded 5-1 at home by Verona had enjoyed only brief spells of possession in chance for Milan, who after battling to finish third last sea- Chelsea in the UEFA Super Cup. league record this season. Only goal Hoffenheim last weekend. —AFP Milan’s final third before Toni levelled with half an hour on son had pledged to become a more consistent threat in this the clock when headed a corner past Christian Abbiati at campaign. —AFP Marseille maintain strong start

PARIS: Marseille continued their excellent start to the Marseille created the most of what chances there were. Ligue 1 season yesterday with a hard-earned 1-0 win away Gignac chipped wide with Penneteau off his line in the to Valenciennes in France’s far north. 20th minute, while Mathieu Valbuena volleyed just over OM needed another goal from Andre-Pierre Gignac to shortly before the interval. finally break down the home defence, as the in-form striker Baup threw on recent signing Saber Khalifa for his turned in the loose ball with just five minutes remaining debut for the final 11 minutes and the game finally came after Valenciennes goalkeeper Nicolas Penneteau had to life. failed to hold Andre Ayew’s header. There was a huge escape for the visitors when Steve The result left Elie Baup’s side provisionally two points Mandanda saved from Mathieu Dossevi before Aurelian clear at the top of the table with a maximum nine points Chitu somehow failed to net the follow-up, and Gignac from three games, although Lyon could join them later if made Valenciennes pay moments later when he netted his they beat Reims at the Stade de Gerland. “At the start of the third goal in as many games. Opa Nguette then squan- season it is important to get points on the board and it also dered another glorious chance for the hosts as OM hung helps us prepare for a difficult month of September when on for the win. the games will come thick and fast,” said Marseille coach On Friday, Monaco were held to a goalless draw by Elie Baup, whose side entertain Monaco in a potential Toulouse at the Stade Louis II in a match played behind cracker next weekend. closed doors as a punishment for incidents at the end of “We got a spanking here last year and we didn’t want a Monaco’s last home game of last season, when fans set repeat of that.” Marseille have struggled regularly in off flares and invaded the pitch. Reigning champions Valenciennes recent campaigns and saw their run of six Paris Saint-Germain, who have drawn their opening two straight victories at the start of last season ended with a matches, will be aiming to register their first victory of the comprehensive 4-1 loss at the Stade du Hainaut. fledgling campaign when they travel to promoted Nantes A repeat of such a defeat never looked on the cards, as today. —AFP ITALY: AC Milan’s French defender Philippe Mexes controls the ball during the Serie A football match Hellas Verona vs. AC Milan at Bentegodi Stadium. —AFP Leicester late show stuns Birmingham

LONDON: Leicester scored three times The three leaders are a point clear of a 2-2 draw at Sheffield Wednesday. in the last 12 minutes to move joint top Nottingham Forest, who will look to go Millwall, who lined up in Wednesday’s of the Championship with a dramatic 3- back to the top and continue the divi- yellow away strip from last season in 2 win against Birmingham yesterday. sion’s only 100 per cent record when the first half after forgetting their kit, Nigel Pearson’s team trailed to a they go to promotion rivals Watford on took a fifth-minute lead through Kamil 12th minute goal from Matt Green and Sunday. Zayatte’s own goal but they trailed at Leicester had to wait until the 78th Leeds are on eight points after they the break following goals from Jeremy minute before equalising with a fine recovered from an early deficit to Helan and Reda Johnson. strike by Jamie Vardy. defeat Ipswich 2-1. The south London team, back in Andy King put the hosts in front in James Vaughan scored a hat-trick as their own kit for the second half, ended the 82nd minute and David Nugent Huddersfield cruised to a 5-1 home win a run of three successive defeats for netted a stoppage-time penalty before over promoted Bournemouth. new boss Steve Lomas when Republic outplayed Birmingham grabbed a last- Blackburn romped to a 5-2 win over 10- of Ireland forward Keogh slotted home minute consolation from Chris Burke. man Barnsley at Ewood Park to secure an 87th minute spot-kick. Leicester’s hard-fought win left them their first three points of the campaign. Charlton were trailing 3-1 at home second on goal difference behind lead- Chris Dagnall put the visitors ahead to 10-man Doncaster at The Valley ers Blackpool. in the 13th minute but they were when the match was abandoned at A 75th-minute strike from substitute reduced to 10 men in the 16th minute half-time as heavy rain left the pitch Tom Barkhuizen earned Blackpool a 1-0 when Jean Yves Mvoto was sent off. unplayable. home win over relegated Reading, who Rovers scored through Tom Cairney, Newly-promoted Yeovil’s struggles suffered their first loss since returning a Jordan Rhodes double, Joshua King continued as they suffered their third to the second tier. and Todd Kane before Barnsley netted successive loss as goals from Johnny QPR, who came down alongside through Tomasz Cywka. Rock-bottom Russell, Craig Bryson and Chris Martin Reading, were 1-0 victors in the day’s Barnsley remain on one point, the same earned Derby a 3-0 win at Huish Park. early game at Bolton thanks to a 54th- as Millwall and Charlton. Brighton made it back-to-back wins FRANCE: Marseille’s forward Andre Ayew celebrates after scoring a goal for his team during their minute goal from former England strik- Millwall picked up their first point with a 2-0 victory over 10-man French League One soccer match against Valenciennes. —AP er Andrew Johnson. after Andy Keogh’s late penalty rescued Burnley. —AFP 19 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 SPORTS

Soccer results/standings Martinez’s home debut

English Premier League results Playing today Aston Villa 0 Liverpool 1 (Sturridge 21); Coventry v Preston Everton 0 West Brom 0; Fulham 1 (Bent 77) ends in goalless draw Arsenal 3 (Giroud 14, Podolski 41, 68); Hull 1 Division Two (Brady 22-pen) Norwich 0; Accrington 0 Cheltenham 1; AFC Wimbledon 3 Newcastle 0 West Ham 0; Southampton 1 Scunthorpe 2; Bristol Rovers 3 York 2; Burton 2 Bury 2; Chesterfield 2 Southend 1; Dagenham (Fonte 88) Sunderland 1 (Giaccherini 3); Everton 0 Stoke 2 (Adam 58, Shawcross 62) Crystal and Redbridge 1 Newport 1; Hartlepool 0 Palace 1 (Chamakh 31). Fleetwood 1; Mansfield 2 Portsmouth 2; Morecambe 2 Exeter 0; Playing today Northampton 1 Torquay 2; Oxford 2 Wycombe 2; Plymouth 1 Rochdale 0. Cardiff v Manchester City, Tottenham v West Brom 0 Swansea Scottish Premier League results Playing tomorrow Celtic 2 (Mulgrew 42, Matthews 82) Inverness CT 2 (Doran 14, Foran 35); Dundee Utd 4 Manchester Utd v Chelsea (Watson 4, Goodwillie 25, Mackay-Steven 40, LIVERPOOL: Roberto Martinez’s home debut in Armstrong 53) St Johnstone 0; charge of Everton proved a frustrating experi- English Football League result Hearts 2 (Walker 18, McGhee 88) Aberdeen 1 (McGinn 68-pen); Kilmarnock 1 (Nicholson 23) ence as the Toffees were held to a goalless draw Championship Hibernian 2 (Craig 47, 80); Motherwell 1 by West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park yes- Blackburn 5 Barnsley 2; Blackpool 1 Reading 0; (Sutton 21) Partick 0; terday. Bolton 0 QPR 1; Brighton 2 Burnley 0; Charlton Ross County 3 (Kettlewell 9, Brittain 24, 57) St Marouane Fellaini came closest to scoring v Doncaster - match abandoned at half-time Mirren 0. when his late effort came back off the post, due to a waterlogged pitch with Doncaster while a Seamus Coleman cross also struck the Scottish Football League results leading 3-1; Huddersfield 5 Bournemouth 1; woodwork as Everton were forced to settle for a Ipswich 1 Leeds 2; Leicester 3 Birmingham 2; second consecutive draw. West Brom will be the Sheffield Wednesday 2 Millwall 2; Championship Yeovil 0 Derby 3. Alloa 3 Cowdenbeath 1 happier of the two sides with the point, as they Dumbarton 3 Morton 1 enjoyed fewer openings but still held on for a Playing today Hamilton 2 Queen of the South 0 result that sees them open their account after Livingston 0 Falkirk 3 last weekend’s 1-0 home reverse at the hands of LIVERPOOL: Everton’s French defender Sylvain Distin (left) vies with West Bromwich Watford v Nottingham Forest, Wigan v Albion’s Swedish defender Jonas Olsson (second left) during the English Premier League Middlesbrough Raith 0 Dundee 0 Southampton. football match. — AFP Division One Visiting manager Steve Clarke brought Swedish striker Marcus Rosenberg into his start- tional Kevin Mirallas came up with the best Brom were left hanging on when their goal- Division One Brechin 2 Forfar 1; East Fife 2 Arbroath 1; Stenhousemuir 4 Dunfermline 5; Stranraer 1 ing line-up to replace Frenchman Nicolas chance of the first period when his shot was keeper was forced off injured in the 78th Bradford 2 Sheffield Utd 0; Brentford 1 Walsall Ayr 1. Anelka, who was missing after being given com- tipped over by Foster, while a James Morrison minute, with Luke Daniels coming on for his 0; Leyton Orient 2 Crewe 0; passionate leave following the death of his half-volley that rose over Tim Howard’s bar was Premier League debut in his place. Milton Keynes Dons 2 Bristol City 2; Notts Division Two County 0 Stevenage 1; Oldham 3 Port Vale 1; agent. Everton, meanwhile, were unchanged as close as the Baggies came to scoring. West Everton cranked up the pressure, and Fellaini Annan Athletic 1 Albion 1; Clyde 3 Queen’s from the side that drew 2-2 at Norwich City on Brom have won just once at Goodison in 34 took down a long Phil Jagielka ball in the box Rotherham 2 Shrewsbury 2; Swindon 2 Park 0; Montrose 1 Berwick 1; Peterhead 2 Gillingham 2; Tranmere 0 Peterborough 5. Elgin 2; Stirling 1 East Stirling 3. the opening day. years and they rarely looked like improving that before stabbing it past Daniels. However, his They lacked a killer instinct this time, though, record this time, even if Howard had to save effort rebounded to safety off the post. Daniels and older fans must have wished that legendary well from a Shane Long snapshot in the second then saved from Coleman after the Irishman English Premier League Middlesbrough 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 striker Dave Hickson, who was remembered by half. had cut in from the right and tried to beat him English Premier League table after yester- Ipswich 4 1 0 3 5 5 3 Playing in front of watching England boss at his near post, and the same player then saw Birmingham 4 1 0 3 3 5 3 the Goodison crowd after passing away in July day’s matches (played, won, drawn, lost, Yeovil 4 1 0 3 1 6 3 at the age of 83, could have been present to Roy Hodgson, Foster had to save well from his cross come back off the bar in stoppage time goals for, goals against, points): Sheffield 4 0 2 2 5 7 2 unlock the Albion rearguard. Belgian interna- Mirallas again after the hour mark, but West with the ‘keeper beaten. —AFP Bolton 4 0 2 2 2 6 2 Chelsea 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Charlton 3 0 1 2 3 5 1 Liverpool 2 2 0 0 2 0 6 Millwall 4 0 1 3 2 7 1 West Ham 2 1 1 0 2 0 4 Barnsley 4 0 1 3 4 12 1 Southampton 2 1 1 0 2 1 4 Hull hang on to sink Norwich Man City 1 1 0 0 4 0 3 Division One Man Utd 1 1 0 0 4 1 3 Sagbo was sent off for an apparent But Hull gradually began to threat- the red card for an off-the-ball Tottenham 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 Leyton Orient 4 4 0 0 11 1 12 Arsenal 2 1 0 1 4 4 3 Peterborough 4 4 0 0 12 3 12 head-butt. After last week’s loss at en and Sone Aluko pulled off a deft clash with Russell Martin. Aston Villa 3 1 0 2 4 4 3 Wolves 4 3 1 0 8 2 10 Hull 1 Chelsea, Hull’s rearguard action backheel which wrong-footed the Words were exchanged Brentford 4 2 2 0 6 3 8 Stoke 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 was enough to seal their first Norwich defence and left Robert between the pair before Sagbo Fulham 2 1 0 1 2 3 3 Colchester 4 2 2 0 4 2 8 Hull 2 1 0 1 1 2 3 Bradford 4 2 1 1 9 4 7 points since their promotion from Koren clear on goal, only for the advanced on his opponent and Everton 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 Walsall 4 2 1 1 5 3 7 the Championship, while Norwich Slovenian to shoot over. Bruce’s made contact with his forehead, Norwich 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 Oldham 4 2 0 2 8 7 6 Norwich 0 are still waiting for their opening team went ahead in the 22nd with Jones wasting no time send- Sunderland 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 Rotherham 4 1 3 0 7 6 6 West Brom 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 Keynes Dons 4 1 3 0 5 4 6 win of the campaign. Norwich had minute when Norwich’s former ing him off for violent conduct. Newcastle 2 0 1 1 0 4 1 Shrewsbury 4 1 2 1 4 5 5 started brightly and Leroy Fer, who Hull defender Michael Turner was However, Hull midfielder Tom Crystal Palace 2 0 0 2 1 3 0 Crawley Town 4 1 1 2 8 9 4 was suspended for the Canaries’ penalised for a shove on Sagbo as Huddlestone, a recent arrival from Cardiff 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 Crewe 4 1 1 2 5 7 4 HULL: Hull City clinched their first Swansea 1 0 0 1 1 4 0 Port Vale 4 1 1 2 4 6 4 opening day draw with Everton, the Ivorian attempted to reach a Tottenham, was able to stop the Swindon 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 win of the season as the Tigers held rose high at the far post to meet deep cross. visitors generating any momentum English Football League tables Sheff Utd 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 on for a 1-0 victory over Norwich Steven Whittaker’s cross. The contact looked minimal but with his tireless work-rate. Championship Preston 3 0 3 0 2 2 3 despite the dismissal of Ivory Coast It looked as though his header referee Mike Jones pointed to the It was only in the closing stages Blackpool 4 3 1 0 6 2 10 Stevenage 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 striker Yannick Sagbo. Leicester 4 3 1 0 6 3 10 Bristol City 4 0 2 2 9 11 2 might creep in, but Hull goalkeeper spot and Irish midfielder Brady that Norwich finally pushed for- QPR 4 3 1 0 5 2 10 Gillingham 4 0 2 2 3 8 2 Steve Bruce’s side took the lead Allan McGregor was relieved to see made no mistake as he sent John ward, but McGregor produced a Nottingham 3 3 0 0 5 0 9 Notts County 4 0 1 3 4 8 1 through Robbie Brady’s first half it flash wide. McGregor then pulled Ruddy the wrong way. Yet having save of real quality to keep out Leeds 4 2 2 0 5 3 8 Tranmere 4 0 1 3 5 13 1 penalty, but they had to play with off a full-length diving save to deny won the spot-kick, within five min- Ricky van Wolfswinkel’s towering Watford 3 2 1 0 10 4 7 Carlisle 4 0 1 3 2 14 1 Huddersfield 4 2 1 1 7 3 7 Coventry 3 2 0 1 11 7 -4 10 men for more than an hour after Norwich winger Nathan Redmond. utes Sagbo found himself shown header. — AFP Derby 4 2 1 1 6 3 7 Note: Coventry deducted 10 points for enter- Burnley 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 ing administration Brighton 4 2 0 2 5 4 6 Bournemouth 4 2 0 2 5 12 6 Division Two Stoke rally for victory Reading 4 1 2 1 6 6 5 Wigan 3 1 1 1 6 3 4 Oxford Utd 4 3 1 0 11 5 10 Palace remain without a point Blackburn 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 Chesterfield 4 3 1 0 8 3 10 Doncaster 3 1 1 1 5 5 4 Fleetwood Town 4 3 0 1 8 4 9 after two games, having lost 1-0 at Southend 4 3 0 1 5 2 9 Stoke 2 home to Tottenham Hotspur on Burton Albion 4 2 2 0 8 6 8 their return to the top flight, while Newport County 4 2 1 1 7 5 7 Exeter 4 2 1 1 4 3 7 Stoke got off the mark at the sec- Matches on TV AFC Wimbledon 4 2 1 1 5 5 7 ond attempt following their open- Plymouth 4 2 0 2 4 4 6 (Local Timings) Crystal Palace 1 ing-day defeat at Liverpool. Scunthorpe 4 1 2 1 5 4 5 For his bow at the Britannia Portsmouth 4 1 2 1 8 8 5 Stadium, Hughes made one Italian League Redbridge 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 Internazionale v Genoa 19:00 Torquay 4 1 2 1 5 6 5 change to the team beaten 1-0 at Mansfield 4 1 2 1 3 4 5 STOKE-ON-TRENT: Aljazeera Sport +7 Stoke City Anfield, with Adam coming into Rochdale 4 1 1 2 5 4 4 stormed back from behind to beat Aljazeera Sport +3 Bury 4 1 1 2 6 6 4 the starting line-up at the expense Aljazeera Sport 3 HD Bristol Rovers 4 1 1 2 4 5 4 Premier League new boys Crystal of Glenn Whelan. Wycombe 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 Palace 2-1 yesterday and earn Palace manager Ian Holloway, SS Lazio v Udinese 21:45 Morecambe 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 manager Mark Hughes victory in meanwhile, awarded full debuts to Aljazeera Sport +4 York 4 1 1 2 3 5 4 LONDON: Crystal Palace’s Danny Gabbidon (left) challenges Stoke Cheltenham 4 1 1 2 4 7 4 his first home game. new signings Chamakh, midfielder Palace’s new signing Marouane Jose Campana and winger Jason City’s Peter Crouch, during their English Premier League match, Parma v Chievo Verona 21:45 Northampton 4 1 0 3 4 6 3 at the Britannia Stadium. — AP Aljazeera Sport +2 Hartlepool 4 0 1 3 0 5 1 Chamakh put the visitors ahead Puncheon, who has joined the Accrington 4 0 1 3 3 10 1 with a slickly taken goal in the first club on a season-long loan from before beating goalkeeper Asmir tom-left corner. Napoli v Bologna 21:45 Scottish Premier League table half, but Stoke scored twice in four Southampton. Chamakh has had a Begovic at his near post with a The comeback was complete Aljazeera Sport +7 Inverness CT 4 3 1 0 8 2 10 second-half minutes to claim their torrid experience in England since low shot. four minutes later, as Shawcross Aljazeera Sport 3 HD Celtic 3 2 1 0 6 3 7 first points of the season. leaving Bordeaux for Arsenal in In reply, Peter Crouch hit the slammed a low shot past Julian St Johnstone 4 2 1 1 5 4 7 Charlie Adam converted a Jon 2010, but his 31st-minute opener bar for Stoke with a header, but Speroni after a tame attempted Cagliari v Atalanta 21:45 Aberdeen 4 2 0 2 6 6 6 Aljazeera Sport +1 Motherwell 4 2 0 2 3 5 6 Walters lay-off in the 58th minute, provided a reminder of his ability. he had a hand in the equaliser, clearance from Chamakh. Dundee Utd 4 1 2 1 5 2 5 with Ryan Shawcross drilling After chasing down a bounc- helping on a left-wing cross to Steven Nzonzi could have Livorno v AS Roma 21:45 Partick 4 1 2 1 4 3 5 home the winner in the 62nd ing ball, the Moroccan striker out- Walters, whose touch presented added a third for the home side, Aljazeera Sport 1 HD Hibernian 4 1 1 2 3 4 4 minute after Palace failed to clear muscled the imposing Shawcross Adam with an opportunity to but his powerful shot cannoned Aljazeera Sport +7\9 Ross County 4 1 0 3 5 9 3 Kilmarnock 4 0 2 2 3 5 2 a corner. and then cut inside Robert Huth sweep a low shot into the bot- back off an upright. — AFP Spanish League St Mirren 3 0 1 2 1 7 1 Hearts 4 2 1 1 4 3 -8 Atletico de Madrid v Vallecano 20:00 Note: Hearts deducted 15 points for entering administration Fonte late show rescues Southampton Aljazeera Sport +7 Aljazeera Sport 2 HD Scottish Football League tables

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LONDON: Arsenal’s Spanish midfielder Santi Cazorla (left) vies with Fulham’s Moroccan midfielder Adel Taarabt (right) during the English Premier League football match.—AFP Podolski’s brace sees Arsenal through

the Gunners, who have recovered from their to settle for a place on the bench following his More pressure in the 14th minute saw John saw Stockdale save well from Walcott and the opening-day defeat by Aston Villa to record loan switch from Aston Villa. Arne Riise make a last-ditch clearance with his ball fell for Podolski to hammer into the Fulham 1 successive victories on the road. It has been a summer of change at Craven head, but Arsenal kept possession and worked unguarded net four minutes before the inter- After their 3-0 win at Fenerbahce in Cottage and new owner Shahid Khan was the ball to Ramsey. His shot from distance val. Wednesday’s Champions League play-off first introduced to the home supporters before lacked power, but it struck Giroud on the heel Fulham had reason to feel hard done-by leg, England midfielder Jack Wilshere was sur- kick-off amid soggy conditions by the River and fell perfectly for the Frenchman to finish and they began the second half with real pur- Arsenal 3 prisingly named as a substitute by Wenger, Thames. coolly. pose, with Taarabt forcing Szczesny into a with Tomas Rosicky drafted into a three-man The Pakistan-born businessman was given a Fulham’s response was almost instant as smart save at his near post. midfield alongside Aaron Ramsey and Santi rapturous welcome as Fulham looked to build Taarabt forced Wojciech Szczesny into a smart Ramsey almost put the game beyond Cazorla. on last weekend’s opening victory over save and the goalkeeper also did well to deny Fulham when his effort was deflected wide LONDON: Arsenal answered their critics in Bacary Sagna started in central defence Sunderland. Damien Duff at the second attempt. and with the game running away from the style yesterday as a clinical display of finishing alongside captain Per Mertesacker in place of A deluge of rain as the game kicked off Left-back Sascha Riether almost created a hosts, Jol threw on Bent alongside Dimitar from Lukas Podolski saw them beat Fulham 3-1 the suspended Laurent Koscielny, with Carl made for a frenetic start and it was Arsenal chance to equalise seven minutes before the Berbatov. at Craven Cottage in the Premier League. Jenkinson brought in at right-back. who settled first, with an effort from Podolski break, but Mertesacker’s outstretched left foot However, it was not long before his side The German produced two classy strikes Fulham manager Martin Jol handed debuts being deflected wide for a corner. denied Fulham. found themselves 3-0 down as Podolski round- either side of the break to add to Olivier to new signing Scott Parker after he completed In the 10th minute, Theo Walcott served fur- From the break, Walcott set up Kieran Gibbs ed off a flowing move by picking his spot from Giroud’s opener as Arsene Wenger’s side his move from Tottenham Hotspur earlier in ther warning when he beat the offside trap to but the defender could not follow his goal in Cazorla’s pass. Bent did manage to pull one picked up their first points of the new Premier the week. collect Rosicky’s pass, but David Stockdale in Turkey on Wednesday as he dragged wide. back with 13 minutes to play after he tapped League campaign. Adel Taarabt was also given a chance to the Fulham goal reacted quickly to block his Once again, though, that was only a warning home a cross-shot from Berbatov, but by then It was the perfect end to a difficult week for impress on the left flank, but Darren Bent had shot. of what was to come as another quick break it was too late. — AFP Sturridge sends Newcastle hold out Reds past Villa against Hammers Paul Lambert’s side improved hugely after The hosts, who have taken just six points the interval and were left to rue missed oppor- from their last eight Premier League games, Aston Villa 0 tunities late on. They have, though, still done Newcastle 0 went close to opening the scoring in the 17th enough this week to suggest they can avoid minute but it was not of their own making. another relegation skirmish. Liverpool manag- West Ham’s New Zealand international defender Winston Reid panicked under pres- er Rodgers named the same side that defeated sure from Papiss Cisse and overhit his backpass Stoke last weekend, while there was a debut Liverpool 1 West Ham 0 to Jussi Jaaskelainen which beat the ‘keeper but for Netherlands Under-21 midfielder Leandro fortunately for him rolled the other side of the Bacuna and a first start for Denmark defender post. Jores Okore as Lambert made two changes to NEWCASTLE: Newcastle secured their first Reid, though, nearly scored at the other end BIRMINGHAM: Daniel Sturridge was the Villa side narrowly beaten 2-1 at Chelsea. when he drifted in past Argentinian defender Liverpool’s match-winner for the second suc- Liverpool soon began to take charge with point of the season yesterday but their 0-0 home draw with West Ham will have given Fabricio Coloccini but just failed to make con- cessive weekend as they continued their the sort of patient, possession passing that tact with James Collins’s long freekick. strong start to the Premier League season by has become a hallmark of Rodgers’s sides. manager Alan Pardew little reason for opti- mism. Any chance of the match becoming more of winning 1-0 at Aston Villa yesterday. In the 10th minute Antonio Luna did well a spectacle in the second-half were wiped out Just as he did against Stoke City last to block a Sturridge shot after the forward The Magpies, whose lack of activity in the transfer market during the close season had when rain poured down and it was West Ham Saturday, the England international scored the neatly interchanged passes with Jordan already alarmed the fans with their opening 4-0 who produced the best chances of the half. only goal of the game to make it eight strikes Henderson. walloping by Manchester City last Monday con- Kevin Nolan, who scored the winner in the in his last seven league appearances. By the 21st minute he had made his mark, firming their worst fears, were outplayed for corresponding fixture against his former club Whether victories over Villa and the Potters however, and in some style. Sturridge had last season, should have done better when well Philippe Coutinho at least partially to thank large parts of the match by West Ham. are sufficient evidence to suggest Brendan The only mild satisfaction for the home fans set up by Stewart Downing while Joe Cole, the after the Brazilian cleverly dummied Jose Rodgers’s team can be Champions League will be that it halted former manager Sam man who replaced Downing when he was tak- Enrique’s low cross, yet he still had much to contenders this term remains to be seen. Allardyce’s run of three successive wins on his en off, fired just over with a smart shot on the do, jinking around two defenders and Brad Next weekend’s meeting with Manchester trips back there since he was sacked after just turn five minutes from time. Guzan, the goalkeeper, before firing into the United will provide a better benchmark, but all 24 games in 2008. The visitors had the ball in the net two the signs point towards continuing improve- roof of the net. Pardew, who was without injured loan sign- minutes from time but Modibo Maiga was ment under the Northern Irishman. It was no more than the Reds deserved for ing Loic Remy, left Yohan Cabaye, a transfer tar- adjudged to be offside. Newcastle could After their stunning opening-day win at their dominance and, given this was their get for French champions Paris Saint Germain have stolen the points in time added on as opening home match of the season, there was Jaaskelainen was beaten by the flight of Arsenal and unfortunate defeat at Chelsea on BIRMINGHAM: Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard (right) and and Premier League giants Arsenal, out of the Wednesday, this appeared one game too a disappointing sluggishness about Villa, Shola Ameobi’s cross shot which came back Aston Villa’s Gabriel Agbonlahor (left) battle for the ball side again having not picked the France interna- many for a jaded-looking Villa, however, in despite the mitigating circumstances of their tional for the City game. off the post but Yoann Gouffran hooked it what has been a taxing start to the campaign. mid-week exploits. — AFP during their English Premier League soccer match. — AP over the bar. — AFP Zombie borrowers haunt Chinese shadow banks Page 22

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MANILA: Employees work at a construction site in Manila yesterday. The Philippine central bank sees inflation staying low over het coming years even as economic growth picks up, its deputy governor Diwa Guinigundo said. — AFP SocGen plans $300m sukuk in Malaysia Cheaper costs of credit draw Western banks to sukuk KUALA LUMPUR: Societe Generale will launch funds is also buoying the outlook for sukuk, as implemented new laws to stress compliance tive premiums. In the past year, three-year AAA- to raise funds in the Malaysian Islamic capital a 1 billion ringgit ($300 million) Islamic bond Islamic bonds are known. Issuers of sukuk do with Islamic laws, introducing higher penalties rated sukuk have offered yields of 3.65 to 3.72 market, from Australia to the Middle East, and program in Malaysia, two sources familiar with not pay interest, a practice forbidden in Islam. and making sharia advisors legally liable for the percent, while conventional bonds with a com- this trend looks set to continue.” the deal told Reuters, becoming the second Instead, buyers of sukuk become co-owners of first time. Hong Leong Islamic Bank is advising parable tenor and rating have yielded 3.69 to Other foreign companies such as the major European bank to issue sukuk and the the debt and receive annual profits from the the SocGen deal, according to the source. 3.76 percent. The lower yield range for sukuk National Bank of Abu Dhabi and Singapore- first to do so in Asia. issuer. Global sukuk issuance grew 54 percent SocGen will soon seek approval for its issuance translates into higher savings for issuers. based palm oil producer Golden Agri-Resources SocGen, France’s second-largest listed bank, to $131.2 billion last year, with Malaysia plans from Malaysia’s Securities Commission, SocGen’s sukuk in Malaysia will carry tenors Ltd have in the past year tapped Malaysia’s is planning to issue the first tranche of the accounting for 74 percent of primary market having already received the green light to of up to 15 years, according to the second sukuk market. sukuk by the year-end, said one of the sources, issuances. become a bond issuer from the central bank, source. In the first seven months of this year, issuers who declined to be identified as he was not Saudi Arabia followed with a 8 percent mar- the source said. The central bank did not imme- “For European countries that have yet to in Malaysia raised 19.8 billion ringgit through authorized to speak on the matter. Western ket share, and the United Arab Emirates with diately respond to a request for comment, develop a regulatory framework for Islamic 47 sukuk, according to Thomson Reuters data. banks looking to raise capital are increasingly 4.7 percent and Indonesia with 4.6 percent, while a Hong Kong-based spokesperson for finance, Malaysia is an attractive destination,” That was a decline of nearly a third from a year drawn to the Islamic bond market as the cost of according to KFH Research, an Islamic invest- SocGen declined to comment. The funds raised said Baljeet Kaur Grewal, managing director earlier due to uncertainties surrounding a May credit is lower than in conventional markets. ment research firm.Malaysia has emerged as will go towards buying assets in Dubai, where and vice chairman of KFH Research. The large election in Malaysia and a dip in external The Middle East unit of HSBC Holdings tapped the world’s No.1 market for primary sukuk SocGen’s Middle East private banking opera- number of industry players in Malaysia, includ- demand. the market in 2011 with a five-year $500 million issuances, with its strong regulatory framework, tions are headquartered, said the source. ing foreign institutions mandated to invest in However, demand from Malaysia’s public issuance. low taxes and geographical proximity to “Everything is in place,” the source said. Islamic instruments, creates a ready market institutional funds such as the Employees The growing popularity of Islamic debt as a expanding Asian wealth. The issuance will help SocGen diversify its with significant demand for sukuk, said Kaur. Provident Fund and Lembaga Tabung Haji has choice of investment among Muslim banks and The Malaysian central bank last month funding sources while benefiting from attrac- “There are a number of corporations planning remained resilient. — Reuters

Central Europe sheltered India finance minister from market sell-off seeks relief for rupee

LONDON: The currencies of emerging factoring in that central Europe would MUMBAI: India’s finance minister P September 2012 — to end trade at European countries such as Poland and perform better than emerging markets in Chidambaram met with top bankers 63.20 Friday, up from its record closing Hungary have dodged the giant selloffs Asia and some in Latin America. No yesterday to discuss ways to boost the low of 64.55 the previous day. hitting other emerging markets, and their doubt, there are some clouds on central The Indian unit, which had hit a links to a steadily recovering euro-zone Europe’s horizon uncertainty about the weak rupee and bring in more foreign are likely to keep them insulated. For impact of upcoming Fed measures and capital to bridge a trade gap that has new lifetime intraday low of 65.56 years, Europe’s slump and cautious mone- political instability ahead of elections put pressure on the currency. Thursday, was boosted Friday by com- tary rules have dragged down economic next year. But barring surprises and as Chidambaram was accompanied by top ments by Chidambaram and the growth in the region, making these coun- long as the euro recovery stays on course, officials at the meeting in India’s finan- Reserve Bank of India. Chidambaram tries less exciting for investors than desti- the region could stay stable for currency cial hub of Mumbai with representa- said the currency panic was “unwarrant- nations in Asia and Latin America. Now investors. “We expect CEE currencies to tives of leading private and public sec- ed” and the rupee had “overshot” its that curse is turning into a blessing. continue to outperform other emerging tor banks. As the US economy picks up, “appropriate level”. Former investor darlings such as Brazil markets until the end of next year,” says the Federal Reserve is expected to start He added there was no plan to and India have seen currencies tumble as Commerzbank currency strategist Lutz winding down its bond-buying stimu- impose more capital controls on top of investors flee their stocks and bond mar- Karpowitz. lus scheme which has helped fuel an ones announced this month, and that kets in fear of a sharp growth slowdown. Euro-zone orbit investment splurge in Asia’s emerging reviving growth, which hit a decade low Their peers in central Europe, however, Germany, the powerhouse of the euro- markets. “The meeting was mainly to of five percent last year, would be the are largely holding steady. Hit by the US zone and the source of most of emerging seek ideas and suggestions on what government’s focus. The central bank Federal Reserve’s plans to reduce the flow Europe’s investment, posted forecast- can be done about capital inflows. It governor Duvvuri Subbarao, mean- of cheap money it pumps into the global beating business sentiment data on economy, currencies such as South Thursday, leading improvements across was a very good and positive meeting,” while, dismissed investor fears India is Africa’s rand, India’s rupee and Brazil’s real the single currency bloc. As the euro- ICICI Bank’s chief executive Chanda hurtling towards a balance of payments have fallen 15-18 percent against the dol- zone starts to emerge from recession, Kochhar told reporters. crisis similar to one in 1991. lar this year. that translates into more growth for its India’s large current account deficit- Ten-year government bonds also By contrast, Poland’s zloty has eased 3 central European neighbors, and there- the broadest measure of trade-must be posted their biggest weekly gain in percent against the dollar since January, fore stable currencies. funded with foreign capital, and the four-and-a-half-years, of 62 paise while Hungary’s forint, considered the Carmaker Daimler’s plant in Hungary, country is seen as one of the most vul- ($0.01) to 8.26 percent, while shares riskiest regional bet because of Prime which makes the Mercedes CLA coupe, nerable among emerging market rebounded by 1.13 percent to 18,519.44 Minister Victor Orban’s unorthodox poli- illustrates the link: it is estimated to account nations whose currencies are under points. cies, is down 2 percent. “This is due to a for nearly one percent of Hungary’s eco- pressure globally. But analysts said the relief might combination of a better outlook for core nomic output, and its sales helped pull the India’s rupee recovered from his- be only temporary and the rupee could Europe, where the economy seems to be country out of recession. As European toric lows against the dollar Friday, soften further, with Deutsche Bank sug- recovering, and an improvement in the Union members, Poland, Hungary and the marking its biggest single-day gain in gesting it could fall to 70 to the dollar. underlying fundamentals of most of Czech Republic are bound by the bloc’s BANGALORE: An Indian customer at a foreign exchange nearly a year, but analysts warned the “There is a slight change in sentiment these countries,” said Thanasis rules on fiscal consolidation. For the past outlet speaks on a phone in front of a poster of US dol- Petronikolos, head of emerging debt at several years, that has constrained their lars in Bangalore yesterday. The rupee, staged a sharp currency’s overall trend was still bear- after the finance minister’s statements Baring Asset Management in London. governments from running big deficits to recovery against the dollar as state-run banks, at the ish. The rupee, one of Asia’s worst per- but the overall trend is still bearish,” He said his investment portfolio was boost growth. — Reuters behest of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), reportedly forming currencies, bounced back 2.09 said Param Sarma, chief executive at sold dollars to take the pressure off the rupee. — AFP percent-its biggest one-day gain since consultancy NSP Forex. — AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 BUSINESS Zombie borrowers haunt Behbehani watches Chinese shadow banks join ABK Advantage KUWAIT: ABK is now proud to announce a new alliance with Behbehani watches. Our cardholders will be offered up to 30 percent discount if they use their ABK cards for Concerns over disconnect between lending, growth purchases at any Behbehani watches showroom around Kuwait. Stewart Lockie, General Manager, Retail Banking Division at ABK explained that, “It SHANGHAI: Call it the new China Syndrome: ent, though equally worrying scenario: slow and loan sharks. is with great pleasure that we announce an alliance with such a prestigious company. Although Asia’s biggest economy is slowing debilitating atrophy. The risk of pervasive debt Trust loans offer a useful window into China’s Behbehani watches joining our directory as part of the ABK Advantage Program is a down markedly, credit continues to surge. Dead- rollovers is that China could follow the path of debt problems. 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But in the long run, zombies suck also sheds light on the normally opaque world watches, furniture, restaurants and cafes, health and beauty, gifts and services, products to Chinese savers and use the proceeds the lifeblood from the economy. That is an espe- of shadow banking, where analysts fear the riski- lifestyle and so much more are all offered at discounted prices but only to ABK cus- to make loans or buy other types of assets - have cially big problem for China, where small-and est debt is hiding. tomers. That’s a great advantage to banking with ABK! “ posted the fastest growth. A Reuters examina- medium-sized enterprises account for 60 per- Trust loans represent the riskiest category of For more information on how to join the ABK Advantage Program please visit tion of proprietary data shows that as little as cent of gross domestic product and around 75 Chinese credit for which any significant data is www.eahli.com to talk directly with one of our Account Managers through Al Ahli half of trust loans issued in 2012 were used to percent of new jobs but have long struggled to available. Just beyond lies the murky world of Chat Service or call Ahlan Ahli on 1899899. finance current economic activity, such as a new get access to credit. informal lending. “Right now trust financing is investment project or increased production at China’s economic growth has slowed for 12 of the financing method with the lowest barriers to an existing factory. the last 14 quarters, and 2013 is likely to be the entry in China. Of course, the cost will be higher,” Gulf Bank announces winners The other half may have been used for refi- slowest full-year growth since 1990, with the said Fan Jie, analyst at CN Benefit, a research firm nancing old debt that funded past projects but official 7.5 percent target seen ambitious and that tracks China’s trust and wealth-manage- of Al-Danah daily draws is no longer contributing to economic growth. double-digit growth rates now considered firmly ment industries. The finding offers a possible explanation for the a thing of the past. “(China’s) economic growth The trust products that Reuters analyzed offer KUWAIT: Gulf Bank held its Al-Danah daily 9 January, 2014 announcing winners of growing disconnect between lending and since 2009 has been fueled disproportionately investors returns of 9-12 percent annually. That draws on August 18, 2013, announcing the KD50,000, KD250,000 and the Al-Danah growth in China. Many analysts have expressed by a credit binge that left local governments and is even higher than the wealth management names of its winners for the week of August Millionaire. concern that the so-called “credit intensity” of their state enterprises with a lot of debt they products that banks sell, which offer rates of 5-7 12 to August 15. The Al-Danah daily draws Gulf Bank’s Al-Danah allows customers to Chinese growth is increasing. Ever more borrow- cannot repay,” Arthur Kroeber, managing direc- percent. By the time the trust company takes its include draws each working day for two win cash prizes and simultaneously encour- ing is required to produce the same amount of tor of GK Dragonomics, a Beijing-based research fee, typically worth 1-2 percent of the loan value, prizes of KD1000 per winner. ages them to save money. Chances increase economic output. But no one is sure why. firm, wrote in a recent research note. “The risk of the local government or firm may pay up to 15 The winners were: the more money is deposited and the Rising credit intensity is exacerbating the Japan-style rot is substantial.” percent interest for a one- to two-year loan, (Monday 12/8): Eyad Fawzy Asaad Atteia, longer it is kept in the account. huge buildup of debt in China’s financial system Reuters analyzed 1,166 trust loans issued in more than double the bank rate of around 7 per- Bader Saleh Haji Kamal Al-Danah also offers a number of unique since Beijing launched its credit-fueled 4 trillion 2012, using data purchased from Use-Trust cent for similar loans. The crippling interest rates (Tuesday 13/8): Elham Wajih Hussein Al- services including the Al-Danah Deposit yuan ($650 billion) stimulus plan in 2008. Much Studio, a research firm based in Jiangxi province make it even more difficult for borrowers to Madani, Mohammed Ali Hassan Only ATM card which helps account holders of that money flowed into infrastructure, real that has compiled the most comprehensive pub- reduce their debt, laying the groundwork for (Wednesday 14/8): Jaber Mohammed deposit their money at their convenience; as estate, and new manufacturing capacity. Reuters lic database of trust and wealth-management future rollovers. Ghuloum Husain, Majdah Mahmoud well as the Al-Danah calculator to help cus- found that local governments, property devel- products. Trusts surpassed insurance companies Only 4 percent of trust loans by value are Mahmoud Awadheen tomers calculate their chances of becoming opers, and industries suffering from surplus last year to become the second-largest sector of explicitly intended for re-financing, Reuters (Thursday 15/8): Fouad Abdulrahman Al- an Al-Danah winner. capacity together account for about 70 percent China’s financial system by assets, behind com- found. But an additional 37 percent of trust Bahar, Yaseen Mohammed Hassan Bloushi To be part of the Al-Danah draws, cus- of trust loans granted in 2012. mercial banks. The trusts Reuters analyzed loans specify the use of funds as “working capi- Gulf Bank’s Al-Danah 2013 draw lineup tomers can visit one of Gulf Bank’s 56 The 1979 movie “China Syndrome” was about totaled 234 billion yuan, or roughly 8 percent of tal”, “liquid funding” or similarly vague terms that includes daily draws (2 winners per working branches, transfer on line, or call the a cataclysmic nuclear reactor meltdown. And 3 trillion yuan in trust loans issued in 2012, experts say sound like a rollover. For 8 percent of day each receive KD1000), as well as three Customer Contact Center on 1805805 for some see excessive debt as a ticking time bomb Reuters estimates. Trusts also comprise the loans, disclosures offer no significant detail on draw prizes per quarter. Al-Danah’s 3rd assistance and guidance. Customers can also that will eventually produce a wave of defaults largest component of China’s shadow banking the use of funds. Local governments have ways Quarterly draw will be held on - 26 log on to www.e-gulfbank.com/aldanahwin- and an economic meltdown. But the Reuters sector, which includes a range of non-bank to disguise the fact they are using new loans to September (KD500,000, KD125,000, and ners, to find out more about Al-Danah and examination of the trust data points to a differ- lenders from securities brokerages to curbside repay old ones, said a Beijing-based trust com- KD25,000) and the final draw will be held on who the winners are. pany executive, who asked for anonymity. “When you’re doing due diligence, you can fig- Blackstone eyes Europe, ure it out, but no one will say it explicitly.” DEBT CITY Asia for investment Tianjin, China’s fifth-largest city, offers a glimpse into the plight of thousands of loss-mak- NEW YORK CITY: Global investment giant Blackstone the situation told AFP last week. ing local governments and industrial firms that is reshuffling its vast real estate portfolio, shedding US In last month’s conference call, Schwarzman said have turned to trust companies and other institu- assets to buy new ones in Europe and Asia. that “in the US, markets are healthier, properties are tions that make up China’s shadow banking sys- The New York-based firm has plenty of firepower, doing better and credit markets are very accommo- tem. Reuters’ analysis of the trust data, along with $64 billion in real estate assets under manage- dating.” with Tianjin’s own disclosures about the financial ment, the world’s largest portfolio in the sector. “In Europe though... to the contrary there’s been a condition of the city’s largest financing vehicle, Blackstone recently has been lining up its strategy lot of distress,” the CEO said. show how the city relied on high-interest fund- with an eye on juicier investment prospects outside “But the spigots are starting to loosen up and peo- ing to repay old debts. About a half hour by high- the United States. That includes a slew of asset sales ple are starting to face that and want to sell assets.” speed train southeast of Beijing on the east and IPOs of units to generate cash for other acquisi- Blackstone itself is selling its 50 percent stake in coast, Tianjin was a lively trade centre in pre- tions. Broadgate office complex in London to GIC, Communist days, before becoming a grubby “We are in a period of time where you can expect Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, AFP learned from backwater overshadowed by the Chinese capital. to see real-estate realization growing,” Tony James, sources familiar with the situation on Thursday. But since 2009, Tianjin has invested more Blackstone’s president and chief operating officer, said Meanwhile, Blackstone has targeted a $5 billion than $160 billion in an effort to create a financial in a July conference call. European real-estate investment fund, a person close centre that would be China’s answer to JAKARTA: A stack of rupiah banknotes are seen on the desk at a money Overall, the company raised $14 billion in the sec- to the matter said. And elsewhere in Europe, Manhattan - almost three times the amount changer in Jakarta. —AP ond quarter alone, mostly from its real estate and Blackstone teamed up with Caisse de Depot du spent on China’s Three Gorges Dam, one of credit businesses, Blackstone chief executive Steve Quebec to buy debt secured by equity in French real- China’s costliest projects. The glitter and growth Schwarzman said in the same call. estate investment company Gecina. - 16.4 percent in 2011 - helped propel Tianjin’s Indonesia curbs luxury car In the US, Blackstone, the country’s leading hotel Asia also was beckoning Blackstone, which has former Communist Party secretary, Zhang Gaoli, owner, is working on an initial public offering of Hilton $230 billion in total assets under management. “In real to a coveted seat on the Politburo Standing imports as rupiah dives Worldwide, its biggest real estate asset, bought in estate, we had our first Asia fund closing of $1.5 bil- Committee, China’s elite seven-member ruling body. JAKARTA: Indonesia said that it would curb export quotas and streamline the investment 2007 for $25 billion including debt. lion, marking strong investor reception to our first imports of luxury cars and take other steps to permit process. Blackstone also appears to be seeking a disposal dedicated fund in the region,” Schwarzman told ana- But the Yujiapu financial district, where 47 skyscrapers are being built, may prove to be bolster national finances as Southeast Asia’s He said the government will increase the of La Quinta Inns & Suites hotels, acquired in 2006 and lysts in the July earning call. largest economy suffers a slumping currency import tax on luxury cars and some branded valued at about $4.5 billion. It also is planning IPOs for According to The Wall Street Journal, the private- China’s biggest white elephant yet. It is not clear why major financial institutions, which already and stock market. products, provide tax incentives for invest- Brixmor Property Group, a grocery-anchored shop- equity firm also is in negotiations to buy Chinese Indonesia, along with countries such as ment in agriculture and metal industries and ping center owner that is the company’s third-largest property developer Tysan Holdings, based in Hong have offices in Beijing, would need to establish a large presence in Tianjin as well. Indeed, at the India, Malaysia and Thailand, has been buffet- seek to reduce oil imports. The moves aim to real estate investment, and Extended Stay Hotels, Kong, for $2.5 billion. Emerging-market countries ed by an exodus of cash from its financial mar- shore up Indonesia’s currency and bolster con- which it co-owns. were proving attractive for investment opportunities. start of 2012, Tianjin’s main local government financing vehicle for infrastructure projects kets as improving economic prospects in the fidence that the country can pay its bills by The company, meanwhile, is going ahead with Blackstone announced in June that it had acquired, US and Europe reverse the tide of money that limiting outflows of money and encouraging several acquisitions, including the purchase of along with Brazilian partner Patria Investments, a 70 faced debt repayments of 56 billion yuan for the year, the city’s public disclosures show. But the swept into developing nations the past few inflows. That in theory should reduce 30,0000 apartments from US industrial conglomerate percent stake in Brazilian homebuilder Gafisa for years. Among the measures announced Friday, Indonesia’s current account deficit, which General Electric for about $2.7 billion, a source close to about $1 billion. The deal marked Blackstone’s biggest financing vehicle suffered negative cash flows every year since at least 2008, including a loss of Coordinating Minister for the Economy Hatta largely reflects that it is importing more than it 28 billion in 2011. —Reuters Rajasa said the government will relax mineral exports. —AP EXCHANGE RATES

Al-Muzaini Exchange Co. UAE Exchange Centre WLL Thai Bhat 9.165 Sierra Leone 0.0000725 0.0000755 Syrian Pound 4.055 Singapore Dollar 0.2183922 0.2243922 Sri Lankan Rupee 0.0021130 0.0021550 Japanese Yen 2.887 Nepalese Rupees 3.885 COUNTRY SELL DRAFT SELL CASH Malaysian Ringgit 86.405 Thai Baht 0.0085731 0.0091731 Indian Rupees 4.435 Australian Dollar 262.13 263.000 Pakistani Rupees 2.747 Canadian Dollar 278.37 282.000 Srilankan Rupees 2.148 Arab Swiss Franc 313.69 311.000 Bahrain Exchange Company Bahraini Dinar 0.7470223 0.7555223 Nepali Rupees 2.762 Euro 384.12 384.000 Singapore Dollar 223.680 Egyptian Pound 0.0385825 0.0405975 US Dollar 283.95 287.400 COUNTRY SELL CASH SELLDRAFT Ethiopeanbirr 0.0126263 0.0191263 Hongkong Dollar 36.721 Sterling Pound 448.84 443.000 Europe Bangladesh Taka 3.655 Ghanaian Cedi 0.1444203 0.1462103 Japanese Yen 2.98 3.000 British Pound 0.4369558 0.4459558 Philippine Peso 6.428 Iranian Riyal 0.0000790 0.0000795 Bangladesh Taka 3.667 3.800 Czech Korune 0.0065515 0.0185615 Thai Baht 8.919 Iraqi Dinar 0.0001834 0.0002434 Indian Rupee 4.466 5.150 Danish Krone 0.0467961 0.0517961 Irani Riyal 0.271 Jordanian Dinar 0.3950608 0.4025608 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.158 2.700 Irani Riyal 0.273 Euro 0.3737893 0.3812893 Kuwaiti Dinar 1.0000000 1.0000000 Nepali Rupee 2.819 3.600 Norwegian Krone 0.0441271 0.0493271 Lebanese Pound 0.0001742 0.0001942 GCC COUNTRIES Pakistani Rupee 2.769 2.920 Scottish Pound 0.4351225 0.4426225 Moroccan Dirhams 0.0224390 0.0464390 Saudi Riyal 75.964 UAE Dirhams 77.38 78.000 Swedish Krona 0.0396846 0.0446846 Nigerian Naira 0.0012050 0.0018400 Qatari Riyal 78.271 Bahraini Dinar 755.76 759.500 Swiss Franc 0.3023052 0.3093052 Omani Riyal 0.7267806 0.7377806 Omani Riyal 739.900 Egyptian Pound 40.62 41.100 Qatar Riyal 0.0773663 0.0781493 Bahraini Dinar 756.610 Jordanian Dinar 404.13 416.200 Australasia Saudi Riyal 0.0752133 0.0758533 Omani Riyal 738.45 746.400 UAE Dirham 77.578 Australian Dollar 0.2522278 0.2642278 Sudanese Pounds 0.0461836 0.0467336 Qatari Riyal 78.41 79.000 New Zealand Dollar 0.2232773 0.2332773 Syrian Pound 0.0019354 0.0021554 Saudi Riyal 75.85 76.300 ARAB COUNTRIES Uganda Shilling 0.0001127 0.0001127 Tunisian Dinar 0.1720309 0.1780309 Egyptian Pound - Cash 41.950 UAE Dirhams 0.0759090 0.0773590 Egyptian Pound - Transfer 40.670 Dollarco Exchange Co. Ltd America Yemeni Riyal 0.0012812 0.0013812 Yemen Riyal/for 1000 1.329 Canadian Dollar 0.2685459 0.2775459 Tunisian Dinar 174.850 Colombian Peso 0.0001447 0.0001627 Jordanian Dinar 402.270 Rate for Transfer Selling Rate US Dollars 0.2823000 0.2844500 Al Mulla Exchange Lebanese Lira/for 1000 1.911 US Dollar 284.000 Syrian Lier 3.095 Canadian Dollar 275.980 Asia Morocco Dirham 34.641 Sterling Pound 445.890 Bangladesh Taka 0.0036070 0.0036620 Currency Transfer Rate (Per 1000) US Dollar 284.200 Euro 381.745 Cape Vrde Escudo 0.0031505 0.0033805 Euro 382.000 EUROPEAN & AMERICAN COUNTRIES Swiss Frank 309.996 Chinese Yuan 0.0454075 0.0504075 Pound Sterling 445.400 US Dollar Transfer 284.750 Bahrain Dinar 751.890 Eritrea-Nakfa 0.0164033 0.0195033 UAE Dirhams 77.800 Canadian Dollar 272.450 Euro 383.990 Guinea Franc 0.0000441 0.0000501 Qatari Riyals 77.955 Indian Rupee 4.435 Sterling Pound 446.630 Hg Kong Dollar 0.0340753 0.0371753 Saudi Riyals 76.595 Egyptian Pound 40.655 Canadian dollar 273.930 Indian Rupee 0.0044365 0.0045015 Jordanian Dinar 400.345 Sri Lankan Rupee 2.151 Turkish lira 143.490 Indonesian Rupiah 0.0000220 0.0000272 Swiss Franc 310.350 Egyptian Pound 40.590 Bangladesh Taka 3.652 Jamaican Dollars 0.0028359 0.0038359 Australian Dollar 259.120 Sri Lankan Rupees 2.150 Philippines Peso 6.423 Japanese Yen 0.0028402 0.0030202 US Dollar Buying 283.550 Indian Rupees 4.489 Pakistan Rupee 2.745 Pakistani Rupees 2.742 Kenyan Shilling 0.0031816 0.0034116 Bahraini Dinar 756.750 GOLD Bangladesh Taka 3.651 Malaysian Ringgit 0.0814482 0.0884482 UAE Dirham 77.350 20 Gram 258.000 Philippines Pesso 6.477 Nepalese Rupee 0.0026608 0.0028608 Saudi Riyal 75.850 10 Gram 130.000 Cyprus pound 696.660 Pakistan Rupee 0.0027176 0.0027576 *Rates are subject to change 5 Gram 67.500 Japanese Yen 3.910 Philippine Peso 0.0060415 0.0065115 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 BUSINESS Why it’s time to revisit European stocks

NEW YORK: It’s time for US investors to index is up 11 percent. Even more troubled ernments. The yield on Spain’s 10-year In a conference call with investors on Aug. The market was at its recession low revisit Europe. Last summer, much of the economies like Spain and Italy aren’t dis- bond, for example, is now 4.44 percent, 14, Cisco CEO John Chambers said that back then and stocks were cheap. The S&P continent was mired in recession and the couraging investors: Italy’s FTSE MIB has down from 6.83 percent at the end of last business across Europe, particularly Britain 500 has climbed 146 percent since then, euro currency looked like a failed experi- climbed 7 percent and Spain’s IBEX is up 6 August. and Northern Europe, was showing “very helped by a recovery in the employment ment. percent. European stocks appear to be less “Even this slight stabilization will help positive progress.” “We remain cautious, and housing markets, and the Federal Now, Europe is healing. The 17 coun- expensive than their US counterparts, lead to renewed confidence in the euro- however, given the instability of the south- Reserve’s stimulus program. This year tries that use the euro posted economic based on their price-earnings ratio, or P/E zone,” says Sean Lynch, global investment ern region,” Chambers said. alone, the index is up 17 percent. growth of 0.3 percent from April to June Low P/Es signal that stocks are cheap rela- strategist for Wells Fargo Private Bank. That compares with a more skeptical While Sonders believes investors compared with the previous quarter, the tive to their earnings; high ones signal Europe’s recovery is still patchy, but view last month from McDonald’s CEO should continue to focus on the US stock first expansion since late 2011. Industrial they are expensive. enough encouraging trends have Donald Thomson, who said the European market, Schwab has an “outperform” rating production is up, consumer spending is The Stoxx Euro 600, Europe’s equivalent emerged. France exited its 18-month economy had not yet turned the corner. “I on European stocks. Still, it’s probably too stable and stock markets are rising as peo- of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, is trad- recession last quarter. Germany’s econo- think the economists may be a bit ahead early for risk-averse investors to put money ple and businesses gain confidence. Fund ing at 13.1 times earnings over the next 12 my, Europe’s biggest, grew at a 0.7 percent of themselves,” Thomson said. “Some mar- into Europe, says Alberto Gallo, head of managers and market strategists say the months. That is slightly cheaper than the annual rate, more than economists expect- kets may have bottomed out. I would tell European macro credit research for the last several months of better economic 14.1 times for the S&P 500. ed. Investor confidence there also hit a six- you some of the larger markets are still Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC. news and higher stock prices could signal Europe’s nascent recovery can be month high in August, according to the having some challenges.” Liz Ann Sonders, If people want to invest there, they the start a long-term rally for the conti- traced back to a year ago. On July 26, 2012, Centre for European Economic Research. chief investment strategist at Charles should focus on corporate or high-yield nent. European Central Bank President Mario And while Spain’s unemployment rate Schwab, says Europe looks attractive partly bonds from the healthier eurozone coun- “There are now clear signs that Europe Draghi pledged to do “whatever it takes” to is 26.3 percent and its economy contract- because the economy still has challenges. tries such as Germany and France, Gallo is turning,” says Jurrien Timmer, a portfolio save the currency union. Later, the ECB ed by 0.1 percent in the second quarter, “The stock market is a leading indicator. It says. “The large institutional investors are manager at Fidelity Investments. Timmer calmed fears of state bankruptcies in unemployment is at a five-month low. moves before the economic data catches not coming back to the euro-zone’s (strug- recommends that investors move part of countries like Spain and Italy by promising Economists expect Spain to pull out of its up with it,” Sonders says. March 2009, for gling) countries yet,” Gallo say. “The inter- their US investments into Europe. to buy back government debt, if needed. recession by year-end. “The news out of example, was a good time to get into U.S. est has been mainly (from) hedge funds. In France, the CAC 40 stock index has The improving fortunes of the euro-zone Europe is encouraging,” Lynch says. “It’s too stocks, she says, even though things were The institutional investors still see parts of risen 12 percent this year. Germany’s DAX can be seen in the borrowing costs of gov- early to ring the ‘all-clear’ button, though.” “terrible economically.” Europe as too risky.” — AP India tycoon’s wife tells court she’s a housewife Tina denies knowledge of corruption in Reliance

NEW DELHI: Tina Ambani, a former All have pleaded not guilty. ure. The so-called “2G scam” has or was “not aware” of events. His Bollywood star wed to one of Swan Telecom is alleged by the been hugely damaging for the rul- testimony drew a warning from the India’s top tycoons, has told a court prosecution to have been a shell ing Congress party-led coalition, judge, who said: “You are forgetting hearing a massive corruption case company of Reliance ADAG and which has been ensnared in a too much... it can go against you- she had no knowledge of the com- ineligible to receive mobile spec- string of corruption scandals since that you don’t even recall the panies allegedly involved as she is a trum. its re-election in 2009. names of your companies,” accord- “housewife”. Prosecutors allege that the then- Anil Ambani lost a legal bid to ing to Business Standard. Her testimony came after prose- telecom minister A Raja, also on tri- postpone his and his wife’s appear- Indian prosecutors asked the cutors asked the judge to declare al, sold licenses at giveaway prices ances as prosecution witnesses in court to declare Anil Ambani a her husband Anil Ambani, chair- to favored companies which paid the case. Asked about meetings “hostile” witness. The federal man of industrial group Reliance bribes to secure sought-after sec- and links between his company, Central Bureau of Investigation also ADAG, a hostile witness in the case- ond-generation (2G) bandwidth. Reliance Telecom, and others remarked in court Friday on Tina one of the biggest corruption scan- The auditor calculated losses to accused of wrongdoing, Anil Ambani’s “adverseness” stemming IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde dals in India’s history-after he the state as high as $40 billion, but Ambani testified frequently from her inability to remember repeatedly told the court he had no the government disputes the fig- Thursday he either did “not recall” events. — AFP recollection of many of the events. Weak nations still need Tina Ambani was summoned as a witness because her name appears central-bank aid: IMF on documents relating to the case involving alleged rigging of the JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming: The head of the slowdown in September. But James Bullard, Indian government’s 2008 licensing International Monetary Fund cautioned the president of the St. Louis Fed, said he thought of mobile spectrum. world’s major central banks not to withdraw the economy remains too uncertain for a pull- The former actress was shown in their unconventional support for weak back next month. “I don’t think we have to be court on Friday documents she economies too soon. in any hurry,” Bullard said in a separate inter- signed and told of meetings she IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde view with CNBC. “I think we want to take our chaired. But, like her husband the said stimulative policies are still needed in time and assess what is going on.” previous day, she told the court she key regions, especially Europe and Japan, In a separate interview, Bullard said the could not remember many of the which have struggled with prolonged weak- decision on whether to start tapering could events. ness. She spoke at an annual economics con- well come into focus just a few days before “I chaired the meeting if it is so ference in Jackson Hole, Wyo., sponsored by the Sept 17-18 meeting if Fed Chairman Ben minuted... but I do not recall it,” the the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. Bernanke decides at that time to provide the 1980s film star told the trial court, Lagarde said central banks must carefully other policymakers with a recommendation. according to The Business Standard develop strategies for scaling back their “That’s probably the kind of thing that it newspaper and other Indian media. efforts to keep borrowing rates low. Any pull- would come down to just a few days before “I have no role in the running of back should be determined by the strength the meeting, he’d kind of lay out some Reliance ADA group as I am a of individual economies, she said. options,” Bullard said in an interview with Fox housewife,” she said, adding she Her comments come as the Fed is signal- Business News. was briefed by company officials ing that it could slow its bond purchases later Bullard is a voting member of the Fed’s about what to do before chairing this year if the US economy continues to interest rate panel this year. Lockhart takes any meetings. improve. The Fed’s bond buying has helped part in discussions but doesn’t have a vote After her court appearance, keep U.S. interest rates near record lows. this year. Their remarks mirrored the divided lawyers thronged the actress for “Unconventional monetary policy is still opinion that was evident in the minutes of her autograph. Three telecom needed in all places it is being used, albeit the Fed’s July meeting released this week. firms-Reliance Telecom, Unitech longer for some than for others,” Lagarde said In her speech, Lagarde said the support Wireless and Swan-have been in her speech to the conference. being provided by major central banks is buy- charged with corruption in the The anticipation of a slowdown in Fed ing time for nations to implement key eco- scandal, as well as more than a MUMBAI: Indian socialite Tina Ambani (left) and industrialist Anil Ambani attend the opening bond buying has unsettled US stock and nomic reforms. “Push ahead with deeper dozen individuals, including three ceremony for the 14th Mumbai Film Festival in Mumbai. Tina Ambani, a former Bollywood star bond markets and sent interest rates up. reforms to lay the foundation for durable and who worked in Anil Ambani’s com- wed to one of India’s top tycoons, has told a court hearing a massive corruption case she had no Rising US rates have, in turn, triggered tur- lasting growth,” Lagarde said. “Do not waste pany. knowledge of the companies allegedly involved as she is a “housewife”. —AFP moil in some emerging economies, such as the space provided by unconventional mone- Turkey, India and Indonesia. Officials in those tary policies.” For example, she said troubled countries have tried to halt declines in the nations in Europe must repair their financial value of their currencies as investors have systems before credit can start flowing nor- Intern’s death raises questions shifted money into higher-yielding invest- mally again. Lagarde said some emerging ments elsewhere. market countries have taken steps to prepare Lagarde noted the market declines that for the shocks that could occur as the United over workaholic race to wealth have followed Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s States and other major economies withdraw signal in June that the Fed could begin slow- their extraordinary support and borrowing LONDON: The death of an intern working at the bank who secured a job after the summer. “This is a don’t have any urgent work you are required to stay ing its bond purchases later this year if the US rates rise to historically normal levels. But she London offices of Bank of America Merrill Lynch has golden path.” late. The culture feeds itself,” said an intern from economy strengthens further. said more work would be needed. prompted calls for city firms to take more responsibili- Merrill Lynch who secured a job but quit after a year She said finance officials should prepare She said the IMF will provide support ty for the ambitious graduates who push themselves GOLDEN WAGES with work-related repetitive strain injury. “It takes you contingency plans in case market turbulence where possible, including emergency loans to to the limit to secure jobs at the world’s top banks. The pressure to succeed can take its toll on some about a year to 18 months to realize that it just isn’t worsens. Some investors think the Fed could countries that need them. After her speech, Attracted to the glass towers of finance in London, interns who have about eight weeks over the sum- worth it. You need to have a life,” said the intern who is announce at its next meeting in September Lagarde said she hoped leaders of the Group New York and Singapore by the prospect of securing mer to prove themselves and dare not leave the now a project manager in the fashion industry. A for- that it’s reducing its bond purchases. But of 20 major economies will seek to complete a full-time job and hefty wage, future “masters of the office before their superiors. Working around the mer intern at HSBC in London, who no longer works comments from Fed officials at Jackson Hole financial reforms that have been drafted to universe” often face 20-hour days in some of the most clock was seen as part of the job which can be bru- at the bank or in the industry, said interns got the suggested some disagreement within the try to avoid another crisis like the one that adrenaline-soaked offices on earth. Weekends at tal for years with young bankers swapping stories worst projects, spending days ploughing through central bank over the proper timing for a erupted in 2008. The G-20 leaders will meet work and meals in the office are par for the course about trying to get a weekend off a month, working data without argument. “If you can follow instructions slowdown to begin. Dennis Lockhart, presi- next month in St. Petersburg, Russia. with anecdotal reports of the “magic roundabout” three days without sleep, and negotiating to be then they will like you and that often means staying dent of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, “As the level of the crisis has abated, the where interns get a taxi home after dawn and leave it freed up for their wedding. But while some burn very, very late doing ridiculous things. It’s partly a cul- suggested in an interview with CNBC that he level of urgency has waned a bit,” Lagarde waiting while they have a quick shower and then out and quit the industry, the financial rewards are ture of intern trying to impress,” said the former might be ready to endorse a bond-buying said in response to a question. — AP return to work. a major incentive, with new recruits at investment intern. With interns unlikely to rebel against working But serious concerns about interns working long banks starting on a salary of about 50,000 pounds “all-nighters”, Professor Andre Spicer from London’s hours and even through the night were raised on ($80,000) which is about 20 percent higher than Cass Business School said the banks themselves Wednesday after the death of Moritz Erhardt, 21, who other corporate graduates. needed to impose limits and question just how pro- was found dead late last week at his London accom- “There’s the sense of face time and even if you ductive and healthy long hours are.— Reuters modation towards the end of a seven-week intern- ship. The German intern allegedly worked for 72 hours without sleep in the Bank of America’s invest- Food worth $6.8 billion ment banking division. The cause of his death was unknown pending post-mortem tests. A Bank of rots in India each year America spokesman said the bank was waiting for the facts about Erhardt’s death before deciding whether NEW DELHI: Food grains, fruits and vegetables worth $6.8 billion go to waste every year in India to review its internship program. because of inadequate storage facilities, a minister said. Agriculture minister Sharad Pawar said Some politicians and an intern campaign group the country’s storage requirement was 61.3 million tons against the current capacity of around condemned the workload on interns dubbed “slav- 29 million tons, citing a report commissioned last year. ery in the city” by one British newspaper, calling on “The present gap is around 32 million tons,” he said in the upper house of the parliament, the banks to take measures to ensure their staff according to the Press Trust of India news agency. The total wastage of cereals, fruits and veg- were not worked to exhaustion. “Exploitation of etables would add up to 440 billion rupees ($6.8 billion) a year, the minister said. youth is unacceptable,” tweeted European Pawar said the government had initiated various steps to encourage the creation of new stor- Employment Commissioner Laszlo Andor. Ben age capacity, which is in focus as the ruling Congress party rolls out a massive new food pro- Lyons, co-founder of Intern Aware that campaigns gram to feed the poor. The Food Security law, which the government is attempting to steer for fair, paid internships, criticized a 100-hour-a- through parliament, will offer subsidized grains to nearly 70 percent of the population, or more week culture at investment banks, saying HR pro- than 800 million people. Nearly two-thirds of India’s 1.2 billion population still depends on agri- fessionals, particularly those in the City, needed to culture for their livelihood and the government is the country’s biggest purchaser of produce ensure young people were cared for. through its centralized procurement system. MUMBAI: Mumbai City civic staff work to repair a burst underground But interns doubted it would be possible to Food grain production during the agricultural year 2012-13 is estimated to have touched a pipeline which resulted in the cave-in of a portion of the city’s Marine Drive - change the culture, saying they were never explicit- record 255.4 million tons but analysts say the government does not have the warehousing facili- dubbed the Queen’s Necklace road in Mumbai yesterday. The infrastructure ly told to work such long hours but imposed this on ties to store the produce. Despite two decades of fast economic growth, India still struggles with themselves in their desperation for a job. “People of Mumbai - the financial capital of India and an oasis for job-seekers and endemic malnutrition which affects more than 40 percent of children, prompting Prime Minister push themselves because they want an offer with Manmohan Singh to describe it as a “national shame”. migrant work force attracting hundreds of un-employed youth from all the the bank and the chance of a great career and great Cold storage facilities, or refrigerated warehouses, are particularly lacking in India.—AFP country, is in desperate need of an overhaul. — AFP money,” said one former intern from a major US SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 BUSINESS

Kuwait bourse remains buoyant

BAYAN WEEKLY MARKET REPORT KUWAIT: Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) ended last week in the green zone. The price index closed at 8,104.19 points, up by 0.15 percent from the week before closing, the weighted index increased by 0.46 percent after closing at 463.93 points, whereas the KSX-15 index closed at 1,072.51 points up by 0.49 percent. Furthermore, last week’s average daily turnover decreased by 7.02 percent, compared to the pre- ceding week, reaching KD 22.73 mil- lion, whereas trading volume aver- age was 233.56 million shares, recording decrease of 11.10 percent. Kuwait Stock Exchange continued to fluctuate as a result to the specula- second on the losers’ list, which index tive operations on the trading activi- declined by 2.18 percent, closing at ty, which formed a strong pressure 1,139.20 points, whereas the Banking factor on the market indices during sector came in the last losers list, as the week, especially the Price Index, its index closed at 1,110.43 points at that recorded losses in most of the a loss of 0.33 percent. daily sessions of the week due to the profit collection operations per- Sectors’ Activity formed on some small-cap stocks. The Financial Services sector dom- On the other hand, the stock market inated total trade volume during last witnessed random purchasing opera- week with 423.96 million shares tions on few large-cap stocks, which changing hands, representing 36.30 gave some balance and stability to percent of the total market trading the market indices. volume. The Real Estate sector was Moreover, the stock market is still second in terms of trading volume as suffering from the lower than normal the sector’s traded shares were 31.25 liquidity levels, due to many negative percent of last week’s total trading reasons; absence of the real support- volume, with a total of 364.95 million ive purchasing incentives are on top shares. of the reasons. In addition, the weak On the other hand, the Real Estate investment environment surround- sector’s stocks were the highest trad- ing the listed companies, pushed ed in terms of value; with a turnover some investors to a conservative of KD 31.18 million or 27.44 percent position waiting for companies’ of last week’s total market trading recovery, and pushed some others to value. The Financial Services sector perform speculative operations for weighted index increased by 11.08 week in the green zone, six recorded sector’s index closed at 1,135.69 week at 1,172.55 points. took the second place as the sector’s quick profits. percent, and the KSX-15 recorded declines. Last week’s highest gainer points recording 1.12 percent On the other hand, the Oil and last week turnover was KD 29.34 mil- For the annual performance, the 6.28 percent increase. was the Industrial sector, achieving increase. Gas sector headed the losers list as lion represented 25.82 percent of the price index ended last week record- 1.80 percent growth rate as its index The Financial Services sector was its index declined by 2.48 percent to total market trading value. — ing 36.57 percent annual gain com- Sectors’ Indices closed at 1,220.80 points. Whereas, in the least gainer as its index achieved end the week’s activity at 1,237.05 Prepared by the Studies & Research pared to its closing in 2012, while the Six of KSE’s sectors ended last the second place, the Technology 0.47 percent growth, ending the points. The Health Care sector was Department Bayan Investment Co.

Connectivity issue between Nasdaq, Arca preceded outage Nasdaq breakdown puts

NEW YORK: The vague “connectivity issue” day had ended. “As usual the communica- that Nasdaq said triggered the outage that tion could have been a little bit better. They pressure on crisis work paralyzed a large part of the US stock market could improve the communication and the on Thursday originated as a problem amount of communication,” said Mark WASHINGTON: The latest high-tech er systems that exploit split-penny went wrong. Nasdaq-OMX CEO the “flash freeze” did stir memories of between Nasdaq and rival NYSE Arca, a Turner, managing director and head of sales disruption in the financial markets price differences. Stocks can be traded Robert Greifeld told CNBC on Friday it. After the 2010 market break, regula- source familiar with the matter said Friday. trading at Instinet in New York. increases the pressure on Nasdaq and in fractions of a second, often by auto- that unspecified, external factors tors “never really developed a fix for it, Nasdaq said the problem started shortly Nasdaq CEO Greifeld said the exchange other electronic exchanges to take mated programs. That makes the mar- caused the glitch, and that the and these kinds of things are going to before midday Thursday and quickly cascad- sent messages through its trader alert sys- steps to avoid future breakdowns and kets more vulnerable to technical fail- exchange followed all the proper pro- continue to happen,” said Michael ed through its Securities Information tem and was involved in direct communica- manage them better if they do occur. ures. The CFTC expects to put forward cedures to correct the problem. Greenberger, a law professor at the Processor, or SIP, the system that receives all tion with clients. The three-hour trading outage on the next week possible approaches for “We all have to be aware of the University of Maryland who was the traffic on quotes and orders for stocks on Nasdaq’s first responsibility was to assure Nasdaq stock exchange Thursday also new restrictions and oversight on other person not acting always in the top market oversight official at the the exchange, preventing it from dissemi- “fair and orderly markets,” Greifeld said on can be expected to trigger new high-speed trading, two people with proper way, and you have to have CFTC in the late 1990s. High-speed nating quotes. Friday on Fox Business Network, and rounds of regulatory scrutiny on com- direct knowledge of the matter said your system be able to handle defen- trading commanded by mathematical The source, who spoke on condition of exchange officials worked first to under- puter-driven trading. Investors’ shaky Friday. They said it was a first step sive driving,” Greifeld said. “We’re formulas rather than people brings anonymity, said brief outages between stand and fix the problem and then to com- confidence in the markets also took toward action by the agency, present- deeply disappointed with what hap- “the possibility of a calamity,” exchanges occur from time to time but are municate with the securities industry to another hit. ing possible options for new regula- pened yesterday. We aspire to perfec- Greenberger said. short-lived. In such instances, traders receive ensure a smooth restart. The exchange returned to a nor- tions to spark public debate. The peo- tion. We want to get to 100 percent up Regulators need to slow down alerts from an exchange that essentially tell “There was active communication going mal trading day Friday, with the ple spoke on condition of anonymity time.” The shutdown appeared to automated trading by requiring trades them to rout their order flow elsewhere for a on,” Greifeld said. “It has shown how horrible Nasdaq composite rising 19 points, or because the CFTC commissioners occur in an orderly fashion and didn’t to be placed “with human input,” he period. Most of these episodes, which may the crisis management side is. 0.5 percent, to 3,657. Thursday’s out- haven’t yet voted to open the propos- upset other parts of the stock market. said. On Thursday, only a few hours occur several times a week, are resolved Communication was horrid. There is no age though “puts a lot more wind in al to public comment. But it was a major embarrassment. after trading ended for the day, the quickly. Nasdaq did not respond to requests backup. So we have to focus on the crisis the sails” of regulators’ actions, said The Nasdaq episode cracked the While hardly as stunning as the “flash head of the Securities and Exchange for additional information beyond a state- management side,” Mohamed El-Erian, chief James Cox, a Duke University law pro- midday calm of a quiet summer trad- crash” that set off a steep and sudden Commission said she will work to ment issued to traders on Friday. A executive and co-chief investment officer of fessor and expert on the Securities ing day on Wall Street. Brokers and stock-market plunge in May 2010, the finalize SEC rules that would subject spokesman for NYSE Euronext, the parent of Pimco, said Friday on CNBC. and Exchange Commission. traders scrambled to figure out what Nasdaq disruption some are dubbing US exchanges to tighter oversight of the New York Stock Exchange and its NYSE In the end, even those who criticized The SEC plans to finalize rules that automated trading. “Today’s interrup- Arca platform, denied Arca was involved. Nasdaq for the pace of its communications, would put stricter oversight on tion in trading, while resolved before Nasdaq Chief Executive Robert Greifeld, in agreed the reopening of trading did go well. exchanges, requiring them to routine- the end of the day, was nonetheless television interviews on Friday, declined to Trading on Friday transpired with no appar- ly test their trading systems, for exam- serious and should reinforce our col- identify the source of the connectivity prob- ent hiccups. Shares of Nasdaq itself, which ple. And the Commodity Futures lective commitment to addressing lem. The precise nature of the breakdown fell 3.4 percent once trading resumed on Trading Commission is moving toward technological vulnerabilities of remains unclear. But the outage, first Thursday, gained about 1.2 percent. reining in high-speed trading. exchanges and other market partici- flagged at 11:48 am EDT (1548 GMT), quickly While worst-case outcomes may have For Nasdaq, the apparent system pants,” SEC Chairman Mary Jo White spiraled out of control and soon left $5.9 tril- been averted, the outage still was among failure brings “a gigantic reputation said. The actions Nasdaq takes, or lion of US equities - more than a third of the the most serious in a series of recent techno- loss,” Cox said. “Three hours without a should take, will be closely watched. US stock market - idle for more than three logical failures to hit the US securities busi- market: that’s crazy.” The SEC could Those range from improved testing hours. Shares of three of the five largest ness, including a software issue at the end up fining Nasdaq over the inci- and backup of its systems to ramping companies by market value, Apple Inc, Chicago Board Options Exchange this spring dent, and the exchange might be put up its crisis management and commu- Google Inc and Microsoft Corp, typically that delayed the start of trading there for under supervision by an outside mon- nicating more clearly with the invest- also among the most active in any session, half a day. It was also the latest black eye for itor, Cox suggested. ing public. The Nasdaq exchange was were unavailable. Nasdaq, which in May agreed to pay $10 Questions about potential dangers born of technology and is dominated A number of market participants and million, the largest penalty ever against a of the super-fast electronic trading by the biggest names in the field like others criticized Nasdaq’s lack of an early stock exchange, to settle US Securities and systems that now dominate the U.S. Microsoft, Apple and Google. public statement on the outage. Nasdaq did Exchange Commission civil charges over its stock markets ripple again through Thursday’s breakdown followed a not issue a formal press release until late mishandling of Facebook’s initial public Wall Street and Washington. Stock series of tech-rooted disasters involv- Thursday afternoon, well after the trading offering in 2012.— Reuters NEW YORK: A television displays news about the Nasdaq on the trading now relies heavily on comput- Nasdaq building in New York. —AP ing various exchanges.—AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 BUSINESS Ahead-Economic data to steer bets on Fed move

NEW YORK: Wall Street just went up.” Traders had hoped that the meeting,” he said. “We’re in a bit of week, including Tiffany & Co, through its weakest three-week Fed’s meeting minutes issued on WALL STREET WEEKLY OULTOOK an information void until then. Campbell Soup Co and Joy Global period since November, not to Wednesday would provide direc- There aren’t a lot of catalysts to Inc. Salesforce.com Inc is also due mention a panicky spell when the tion about whether the Fed would goods orders are due on Monday investment strategist at Robert W. look forward to and most of Wall to report, and investors will scour Nasdaq stock market ground to a begin to reduce its $85 billion-a- while the final reading for the Baird & Co in Nashville. “That Street is on holiday.” the results to see if the maker of halt. But that doesn’t mean the month of bond-buying in Thomson Reuters/University of would put the stock market in For this week the Dow fell 0.5 online sales software can justify its pain is over. Next week is unlikely September. Instead, the minutes Michigan consumer sentiment jeopardy.” percent, the S&P gained 0.5 per- outsized valuation. The stock has a to bring much clarity to the pri- painted a mixed picture, with index will come on Friday. Perhaps The S&P 500 lost 2.7 percent cent and the Nasdaq added 1.5 P/E ratio of 99.47, compared with mary issue facing markets: when some members advocating the most important will be over the past three weeks, taking percent. Daily trading volume has the 15.57 ratio of its peers. T- and by how much will the US patience. Thursday’s latest estimate of U.S. the benchmark index below its 50- been among the lightest of the Warnings for third-quarter US Federal Reserve slow its accom- The mixed signals create a dou- gross domestic product for the day moving average for several year in recent sessions, as is typical earnings are below second-quar- modative monetary policy. ble-edged sword. While the stimu- second quarter. The data is expect- sessions. The index closed above at this time of year. Light volume ter levels but are rising, Thomson Uncertainty, along with what is lus has fueled the market’s solid ed to show the economy grew a the technical measure on Friday, can amplify market moves, result- Reuters data showed. Negative expected to be anemic trading gains in 2013, for the Fed to con- revised 2.2 percent annualized rate but the light volume may be blur- ing in dramatic intraday swings. outlooks are outpacing positive heading into the Labor Day holi- tinue its cheap money policy last quarter compared with a 1.7 ring the technical signal and the Low volume was dramatically ones for the third quarter by 5.1 to day on Sept 2, could make for a would signal the economy is too percent reading last month. S&P may find a floor at its 100-day exacerbated on Thursday after a 1, up from a little more than 4 to 1 volatile week. weak to advance without inter- While a weak report would be a moving average, now at 1,635.81. technical issue shut down trading a week ago. The negative-to-posi- “We’re cautious about the next vention. The CBOE Volatility index, bearish sign for the economy, “That should serve as pretty on all Nasdaq issues, equivalent to tive ratio for the second quarter few weeks, so we’re taking gains a measure of investor anxiety, is up some analysts speculated that a decent support,” said Douglas $5.9 trillion in market capitaliza- was 6.3 to 1. As a result, estimates now,” said Michael Mullaney, who 16.7 percent over the past three strong reading could have nega- DePietro, managing director at tion, for more than three hours. for third-quarter earnings are helps oversee about $9.5 billion as weeks. The Fed has said that the tive implications for the market. Evercore Partners in New York, Friday trading was smooth and down. Growth is estimated at 5.1 chief investment officer at policy change depends on “If GDP comes in above 2.5 per- adding that markets would be the day’s gains helped the S&P 500 percent from a year ago, down Fiduciary Trust Co in Boston. “It’s whether the economy meets cent, that could be problematic range-bound between that level and Nasdaq Composite end a two- from a July 1 estimate of 8.5 per- not like we’re on the precipice of growth targets, making markets because it will suggest that the and the S&P’s all-time high of week losing streak, but the Dow cent growth and close to second- recession, but there’s not much for even more sensitive than usual to Fed could take a bigger bite out of 1,709.67, reached earlier this posted its third consecutive week- quarter’s growth of 4.8 percent, investors to get excited about and financial data. Next week will see a stimulus than we are currently month. “We’ll see a lot of listless ly decline. A few notable compa- with results in from most compa- we’re expecting volatility to pick report every day. July durable expecting,” said Bruce Bittles, chief trading until the September Fed nies will report earnings next nies. — Reuters

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You lead a Argentina loses appeal in US bond debt case Below are the top five elements by team that looks up to you, so inspire the career experts at Bayt.com, the them and guide them especially NEW YORK: A US appeals court gave Argentina’s ance of the laws of the United States and the orders gested by NML: He would hold the Bank of New York Middle East’s #1 job site, to help you through difficult times. Working under spurned bondholders a substantial $1.4 billion vic- of U.S. courts,” Olsen said in a statement. “It confirms and other US financial institutions in contempt if become a better manager: pressure is not easy but you should be tory on Friday in their lengthy legal battle to collect that Argentina is not above the law.” they don’t become the court’s enforcers, blocking debts unpaid since the country’s world-record 2001 Fernandez made no immediate comment about Argentina’s efforts to pay other bondholders if it 1. Vision, mission and values: In order able to get your team and work to safe default. The 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in the ruling, which came down as she met privately hasn’t first paid the plaintiffs an equal amount. shore no matter how windy it is. to evaluate yourself, you should first be Manhattan unanimously rejected every Argentine with top ministers inside her official residence in The proposed formula sent shudders through argument, saying the country had failed to provide any proof that “cataclysmic repercussions” could Microsoft’s stock result if it’s forced to keep the promises it made in its 1990s bond contracts. “What the consequences predicted by Argentina slumped under Ballmer have in common is that they are speculative, hyper- bolic and almost entirely of the Republic’s own mak- NEW YORK: When Steve Ballmer took over as the next year, the company’s shares shot up as ing,” the three-judge panel wrote. CEO in January 2000, Microsoft was the titan of much as 9 percent shortly after the markets The only good news for Argentina was that the tech and the world’s most valuable company. opened. They came within two dollars of their judges stayed payment pending a US Supreme Now things have changed. 52-week high. Microsoft rose $2.36, or 7 per- Court appeal. The high court rarely accepts such cas- In the 13 years since Bill Gates handed over cent, to close at $34.75. es, but the stay probably puts off any final decision the CEO spot, the technology landscape has Under Gates, Microsoft dominated the soft- until next year, well after Argentina’s congressional seen seismic shifts. The Internet bubble ware industry throughout the 1990s, and the elections in October. President Cristina Fernandez popped, erasing paper fortunes built on company’s soaring stock had far-reaching has publicly vowed to pay “not one dollar to the ‘vul- dot.com companies. Apple’s iPods, iPhones effects. Newly minted “Microsoft millionaires” ture funds’,” led by New York billionaire Paul Singer and iPads became ubiquitous. Google became left to launch tech companies, venture-capital and other US investors, whom she accused of prey- a verb. And Facebook turned social network- firms and charities. Paul Allen, a boyhood bud- ing on countries in crisis. Argentina’s lawyers even ing into something you do by yourself, instead dy of Gates’ who co-founded the company, told the judges that her government won’t pay no of surrounded by people at happy hour. bought the Seattle Seahawks and the Portland matter how they rule. The years have been less kind to Microsoft. Trailblazers, and opened a pop culture muse- Argentina also made a point backed by the “Complacency and a lack of innovation caught um. Gates used his billions to launch the Bill & Obama administration and the International up to them,” said Yun Kim, an analyst at Janney Melinda Gates Foundation, which has influ- Monetary Fund: That the court’s method of forcing Capital Markets. “It’s their inability to stay rele- enced national and international policy on payment, by stopping other bond payments if it vant beyond the PC.” When Ballmer became health and education. doesn’t comply, could destabilize the global finan- CEO, Microsoft had a market value of $604 bil- But under Ballmer, Microsoft’s stock has cial system and make future debt relief much more BUENOS AIRIES: A woman walks in front of Argentina’s Central Bank in Buenos Aires. lion. That heft meant it accounted for nearly 5 been a dud, losing 44 percent during his difficult worldwide. A US appeals court dealt Argentina a blow Friday in the lengthy legal battle over the percent of the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, tenure. Still, dividend payments have compen- But the judges said “such cases are unlikely to country’s massive 2001 default, upholding a ruling ordering it to pay $1.4 billion to according to Howard Silverblatt, an analyst at sated for some of the slump. An investment of occur in the future” because “Argentina has been a bondholders. — AP S&P Dow Jones Indices. $1,000 in January 2000 would now be worth uniquely recalcitrant debtor.” Now, Microsoft’s market value is $269 bil- just $767 after reinvesting dividends, accord- “Our role is not to craft a resolution that will solve suburban Buenos Aires. The US case stems from the international bond business last year and lion, less than half of its value when Ballmer ing to data from FactSet. all the problems that might arise in hypothetical Argentina’s financial crisis a dozen years ago, when prompted dozens of friend-of-court objections, came to power. It makes up less than 2 percent The same investment in Apple would be future litigation involving other bonds and other the government defaulted on $100 billion in debts, including warnings from the US Treasury, the US of the S&P 500. When Microsoft announced on worth $20,120. From the beginning, Ballmer nations,” the judges added. and some investors scooped up nearly worthless Federal Reserve and the nation’s leading banks that Friday that Ballmer would step down within faced some daunting challenges. —AP Argentine officials have warned that the impact Argentine bonds. Fernandez’s late husband, the judge’s remedy mustn’t do anything to slow of a ruling against the country could be severe, since President Nestor Kirchner, eventually offered credi- down the system that smoothly handles electronic a novel payment formula already generally upheld tors new bonds that initially paid less than 30 cents transfers of trillions of dollars in transactions every by the appellate court last year could prompt the for each dollar of bad debt. More than 90 percent of day. The judges countered that their ruling “affirms a South American government to default again if it bondholders agreed; the rest sued. proposition essential to the integrity of the capital doesn’t comply. This small fraction of bondholders, many of markets: borrowers and lenders may, under New But the judges essentially said the Fernandez whom bought the debt securities at cut-rate prices, York law, negotiate mutually agreeable terms for government would only have itself to blame if that demanded that Argentina make good on its promis- their transactions, but they will be held to those happens. Activists who believe that powerful es to pay 100 percent plus interest in the event of a terms.” Economist Arturo Porzecanski, an emerging lenders should take a backseat to a country’s citizens default. US District Judge Thomas Griesa agreed, markets specialist at American University in during sovereign debt crises criticized the ruling. and ordered payment in cash of $1.3 billion, plus Washington, said no other country in modern histo- “The religious community is saddened by today’s interest to Singer’s NML Capital Ltd. and 18 other ry has so stubbornly refused to honor its commit- decision as it hurts poor people around the globe,” holdout creditors. ments, not only to repay sovereign debts but also to Eric LeCompte said in a statement from the Jubilee When Argentina issued the bonds in 1994, it comply with arbitration rulings and pay member- USA Network, a religious anti-poverty campaign. promised to treat them “at least equally with its oth- ship fees to international lending organizations. For “Our eyes are on the US Supreme Court. We pray the er external indebtedness,” the appeals court wrote. all these reasons, he said it’s not likely that the ruling court will not forget the world’s poor as they consid- “As we have held, by defaulting on the bonds, enact- will harm any country other than Argentina. “We’ve er taking the case.” ing legislation specifically forbidding future pay- never seen such a rogue sovereign debtor like we’ve But Theodore B Olson, a lawyer for bondholder ment on them, and continuing to pay interest on had in Argentina. Thanks to that, we’ve now seen Elliot Management Corp., said the decision was subsequently issued debt, Argentina breached its the limits of what’s possible, what’s the meaning of BHUBANESWAR: A village farmer sprinkles fertilizer in a paddy field on the out- sound. “Today’s unanimous, well-reasoned decision promise of equal treatment.” all those financial contracts, what’s the potential for skirts of Bhubaneswar, India, yesterday. The Indian economy, Asia’s third largest, appropriately condemns Argentina’s persistent vio- Exasperated with Fernandez’s refusal to pay, collecting,” Porzecanski said. “This is legal history in grew 5 percent in the financial year ended March, its slowest in a decade and lation of its obligations and its extraordinary defi- Griesa finally agreed with the drastic approach sug- the making.”—AP well off the 8 percent pace it had averaged over those 10 years. —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 BUSINESS

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Visit any of Yusuf A Alghanim & Sons Automotive’s showrooms and choose any DOHA: Effective 1 September 2013, passengers ness or on holiday, reflects the necessity for leisure destinations across Europe, Middle East, Chevrolet model that suits your lifestyle including flying Qatar Airways routes worldwide will have increased baggage allowance no matter their Africa, Asia Pacific and The Americas. the Chevrolet Tahoe starting at KD9,777, the enhanced baggage allowances with additional destination. Qatar Airways has so far launched six destina- powerful Silverado starting at KD5,777, the fami- baggage weight allowed per person. Those passengers who have travelled prior to tions - Gassim (Saudi Arabia), Najaf (Iraq), Phnom ly-friendly and advanced Traverse starting at Economy weight allowances have increased 1st September will be able to take advantage of Penh (Cambodia), Chicago (USA), Salalah KD8,222, Chevrolet Malibu starting at KD5,444, from 23kg to 30kg while Business and First Class the increased baggage allowance on their return (Oman), Basra (Iraq) and now Sulaymaniyah the elegant Cruze starting at KD4,444 and the have each increased from 30kg and 40kg to 40kg trip if travel is on 1st September or later. The (Iraq). stylish sporty Captiva starting at KD5,999, and the and 50kg respectively. The number of bags Company will also publish new Excess Baggage Over the next few weeks and months, the rugged Trailblazer starting at KD6,999 as well as remains the same and dependent on the type of rates in September which will also see an network will grow further with Chengdu, China the sporty and sleek Camaro that starts at ticket purchased. The increased weight increase. Passengers will be able to purchase (September 3), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia KD9,999. allowance does not apply when travelling to Excess Baggage at discounted rates of up to 20% (September 18), Clark International Airport, A beloved choice amongst the youth in Philippines (October 28) and Philadelphia, USA Kuwait, the high-powered Silverado which (2 April 2014). proves to be the ultimate answer for any terrain, Notes to Editors: Qatar Airways was present- be it rough rides in the desert or leisurely outings. ed with three honors at the annual Skytrax 2013 Available in two and four-wheel-drive configura- World Airline Awards held during the Paris Air tions, the Silverado is powered by a 4.8, 5.3 or 6.0- Show at Le Bourget, France in June. The airline liter engine that generates 360 hp on three was awarded World’s Best Business Class, World’s Silverado models which are the 1500, 2500 and Best Business Class Lounge and, for the second the 3500. The Silverado comes in regular, extend- economical luxury 4-wheel drive as it is powered consecutive year, Best Airline Staff Service in the ed or crew cab, all of which merge smart technol- with a 1.8-liter engine that generates an impres- Middle East. The airline has also been named ogy and features an independent air condition- sive 140 hp. Best Airline in the Middle East for the seventh ing unit and Stabilitrak. The Tahoe is the ideal SUV Apart from the remarkable features and the year in a row, and its Premium Terminal at Doha that contains features sought by the youth, fans attractive prices, customers will enjoy excellent International Airport named Best Premium of powerful cars, top executives as well as families customer service, quality maintenance options Service Airport for the third consecutive year in who seek spacious, solid cars that conveniently and competitive prices on spare parts, all of 2013. Qatar Airways has also twice been recipi- and comfortably transport them downtown or which are provided to you by a team of profes- ent of the prestigious Skytrax Airline of the Year carry them through the great outdoors. Tahoe is sional and skilled technicians and team members. Award in 2011 and 2012. equipped with an 8-cylinder, 5.3-liter V8 engine An element that further enhances customers’ Skytrax is the only global independent pas- with 6-speed automatic transmission with over- peace of mind is Yusuf A. Alghanim & Sons senger survey monitoring airline standards and drive and reaches up to 320 hp. The Tahoe has Automotive’s service center that is distinguished is considered the ultimate benchmark for excel- proven to be the ultimate vehicle of choice for by its continuous and successful efforts in provid- lence in the airline industry. any need or want due to its rich features and ing the highest quality of services. The largest in Qatar Airways currently has orders worth security measures that comprise of eight airbags, the world, the service center is equipped with a points that are regulated by per-piece allowance. on qatarairways.com. Privilege Club members over $50 billion for more than 250 aircraft, ABS, Stabilitrak, Cruise Control and remote large variety of the most advanced equipment “Revising our standard baggage allowance will continue to enjoy excess baggage allowance including Boeing 787s, 777s, Airbus A350s, engine starter. operated by a team of skilled professionals and comes at a time whereby the number of destina- in addition to the new increased baggage A380s and A320 family of aircraft. Qatar Airways The offer also includes the elegant Chevrolet effective consultants who ensure timely service. tions we fly is increasing and our global reach is allowance. will become the first of the major Gulf carriers to Cruze, a car that continues to evolve into one of Visit any of Yusuf Ahmed Alghanim & Sons broadening,” said Qatar Airways CEO Akbar Al Qatar Airways has seen rapid growth in just join a global alliance having been invited into Chevrolet’s most impressive vehicles in its seg- Automotive’s four showrooms and choose your Baker. “The number of customers we see travel- 16 years of operations, currently flying a modern the one world group. For more information, visit ment, offering competitive amenities, quietness, favorite Chevrolet car to benefit from this limited ling for longer periods of time, whether for busi- fleet of 129 aircraft to 128 key business and www.qatarairways.com safety features and space expected of a larger time offer. Palm Utilities honored as key investor partner by Dubai Quality Group DUBAI: Palm Utilities (PU), a Dubai World com- further on our own quality-related programs in lence in business. We are committed to expand- pany, has recently entered into an agreement critical areas such as innovation, sustainability ing our cooperation and helping Palm Utilities with Dubai Quality Group (DQG) by which PU and strategic planning. Our inclusion as an achieve its own strategic objectives as a quality- will be an Investor Partner of DQG for the first Investor Partner in DQG will enable us to sus- driven business organization.” time. The agreement was signed by Marwan tain our achievements in setting quality stan- Palm Utilities was founded in January 2007 Al-Naqi, CEO of Palm Utilities and Dr Yousef Al- dards and benchmarks within our organiza- as a subsidiary of Dubai World. It offers integrat- Akraf, Chairman of DQG, in the presence of tion.” ed services in the utility domain, with a base Badriya Al-Tamimi, Managing Director of DQG. “The Middle East has one of the most com- comprising 15,200 end users and 388 towers Under the partnership, both parties will petitive business landscapes in the world. Our owned by 180 developers. It ranks among the collaborate on promoting excellence and partnership with DQG will enable us to not world’s major private utility companies with an quality performance in business. PU will have only thrive and excel in this kind of environ- asset portfolio of 14 district cooling plants and access to the various workshops, trainings, ment but benefit as well from the various busi- an extensive suite of customers care services. seminars, conferences and other special ness opportunities it holds. We thank DQG for Dubai Quality Group (DQG) is a non-profit events organized by DQG annually to provide accepting us into its fold and assure them of a business organization established by the Dubai networking, information exchange, workplace very fruitful collaboration with our organiza- Department of Economic Development in 1993 and professional development opportunities business excellence in Dubai and across the region. Aside from being acknowledged as a again its exceptional ability to incorporate the tion,” he added. under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin across all types of businesses. It will also be UAE. technology innovator, PU is also acclaimed for highest levels of quality and excellence within Dr Yousef Al-Akraf, Chairman of DQG, said: Saeed Al-Maktoum. Guided by the vision of able to participate in various DQG-initiated Palm Utilities is an ideal addition to DQG’s adhering to the highest performance, safety an organization, regardless of size or nature. “We look forward to maintaining a highly pro- Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum, benchmarking activities and site visits. DQG, membership. PU was founded to provide and environmental sustainability standards in Being a DQG member will positively impact ductive and mutually beneficial partnership Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE on the other hand, will benefit from PU’s world-class solutions that address the cooling all of its services. our operations and business by giving us with Palm Utilities. The various projects we shall and Ruler of Dubai, DQG develops and pro- invaluable joint support in organizing quality- and water requirements of residential commu- Marwan Al-Naqi, CEO of Palm Utilities, said: access to dedicated resources and knowledge jointly engage in will significantly impact our motes Quality and Business Excellence practices focused initiatives and spreading a culture of nities and business establishments in the “Dubai Quality Group has proven time and that will not only complement but improve continuing efforts to promote quality and excel- throughout the UAE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 technology Mothballed telescope gets new life as asteroid hunter Targets for new robotic relocation mission also eyed CAPE CANAVERAL: NASA will reactivate a dim to radiate in visible light. As part of its all-sky about 459 feet (140 meters) in diameter. mothballed infrared space telescope for a three- mapping mission, WISE observed more than The search took on a note of urgency after a year mission to search for potentially dangerous 34,000 asteroids in the main asteroid belt small asteroid blasted through the skies above asteroids on a collision course with Earth, offi- between Mars and Jupiter and another 135 Chelyabinsk, Russia, in February 2013 and cials said on Wednesday. The Wide-field Infrared asteroids in orbits that come close to Earth. exploded with 20- to 30 times the force of the Survey Explorer, or WISE, telescope also will hunt Overall, scientists cataloged more than 560 Hiroshima atomic bomb. More than 1,500 peo- for targets for a future mission to send a robotic million objects with WISE. Most of the tele- ple were injured by flying glass and debris. Later spacecraft to rendezvous with a small asteroid scope’s instruments were turned off when its pri- that same day, a much larger but unrelated and relocate all or part of it into a high orbit mary mission was completed in February 2011. asteroid soared closer to Earth than the net- around the moon. NASA plans to bring WISE out of hibernation works of communication satellites that ring the Astronauts would then visit the relocated next month and operate it for another three planet. asteroid during a test flight of NASA’s deep- years, at a cost of about $5 million per year, said The events prompted Congressional hearings space Orion capsule, scheduled for launch NASA spokesman Dwayne Brown. “After a quick and new calls for NASA and other agencies to around 2021. Orion and a heavy-lift rocket called checkout, we’re going to hit the ground run- step up their asteroid detection initiatives. The MIAMI: VA Community Living Center resident Chuck Rivenvurgh III uses the the Space Launch System are slated for an ning,” WISE astronomer Amy Mainzer, with Obama administration proposes to double new Getwell Network using an assistive adaptor, also called a sip and puff unmanned debut test flight in 2017. NASA is NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, NASA’s $20 million Near-Earth Objects detection spending about $3 billion a year for Orion and California, said in a statement. programs for the 2014 fiscal year beginning Oct device, to change the television channel on the bed side all in one system in Space Launch System development. NASA already has found about 95 percent of 1. About 66 million years ago, an object 6 miles Miami, Florida. —MCT Launched in December 2009, the WISE tele- the near-Earth asteroids that are .62 miles (1 km) (10 km) in diameter smashed into what is now scope spent 13 months scouting for telltale or larger in diameter. The agency is about the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, leading to the High-tech hospital room infrared signs of asteroids, stars, distant galaxies halfway through a 15-year effort to find 90 per- demise of the dinosaurs, as well as most plant and other celestial objects, especially those too cent of all near-Earth objects that are as small as and animal life on Earth. —Reuters monitors tap medical care TVs in your hospital room are so yesterday. In the GetWellNetwork, was part of the new Joe DiMaggio near future, flat-screen terminals mounted on the building construction in 2011, then later was Canon spies wall or near your bedside may offer a lot more than expanded into the original hospital. entertainment. Patients will be able to surf the “When we were doing the new building, we opportunity Internet, order their meals, communicate with nurs- talked to the kids about what they wanted and they es and view their latest X-rays - all through interac- said a computer in their room,” said Michelle Barone, tive patient care systems. Educational videos on director of patient and family centered care for Joe as camera managing medical conditions, prescription orders DiMaggio and Memorial Regional Hospital, also in and medical records all can be flashed on the same south Florida. “They wanted to be able to get on the growth cools screen where patients view dozens of television Internet and watch movies without waiting for a channels and just-released movies. volunteer to bring them a DVD.” TOKYO: Nosy governments and nervous homeowners, “The nice thing is it really puts the patient in the GetWell Town does all that - plus has medical among other drivers of the surveillance society, may soon driver’s seat,” said Gary Harper, a registered nurse education videos, a hospital-wide game show, and upstage amateur photographers as the focus for big cam- specializing in information management and com- an interface that lets young patients bring in their era makers such as Canon Inc who spot growing opportu- munication at the West Palm Beach VA Medical own Xbox or Wii games. Center in Riviera Beach, Fla., where 259 high-tech Barone said Memorial has discussed bringing nities in the security market. Canon, the industry leader, terminals should arrive by year’s end. “And it will interactive systems to the adult hospitals, “but right has been hit with a sudden downturn in shipments of its help the nurses give even better care.” West Palm now, it’s all about the numbers,” she said. “When kids top-end digital cameras, an increasingly saturated market Beach VA is one of six veterans hospitals in Florida are in the hospital, we go above and beyond to sensitive to the recent slowdown in emerging economies that are scheduled to have systems installed in the cheer them up. We forget that when you’re an adult, and with a receding pace of innovation. next year, according to GetWellNetwork Inc., the you want to be coddled a little, too.” Add to that a compact camera market that has been Maryland technology company handling the proj- The VA, which has its own federal health care battered by smartphones with increasingly high-resolu- ect. funding, believes the monitoring systems will great- tion cameras, and companies like Canon have been left Hospital technology experts predict interactive ly improve life for veterans residing in their scrambling for new markets. “A major focus for the next systems, which have been around for more than a Community Living Centers, which will be the FREMONT: In this file photo, Tesla CEO Elon Musk waves during a rally at the phase is increasing our business-to-business (B2B) sales, decade, will start taking off for one simple reason: among the first units to get the terminals. The Tesla factory in Fremont, Calif. —AP and of course security cameras - which is a huge market - They make patients happier. And that could make a Miami VA, the first Florida veterans hospital to is part of that,” Canon President and CEO Fujio Mitarai said big difference to a hospital’s bottom line. Medicare receive its systems, started the $2.4 million project in an interview. now collects patient satisfaction data and cuts reim- in June, installing 230 units in the living center and bursements for facilities performing poorly, said some in-patient rooms. Canon is looking beyond digital cameras - the last con- Hyperloop travel Nathan Larmore, a principle and practice leader at Chuck Rivenburgh III, 43, is one of four paralyzed sumer gadget industry still dominated by Japan Inc - and Sparling, a Seattle-based technology consulting vets in Miami’s living center who got a “sip and puff” targeting industrial and corporate clients, much like firm advising the health care industry. adapter, allowing him to flip through 48 television idea gains fans Japanese peers such as Panasonic Corp which fell prey to And using interactive tools to get patients more channels and pick from among 30 recently released foreign competition in TVs and other consumer electron- involved in their care also should reduce hospital movies by blowing through what looks like a dou- LOS ANGELES: Billionaire entrepreneur Elon lenges far more complex than advanced engi- ics. Canon sees surveillance cameras, which research firm readmissions, Larmore said, which is another factor ble-pronged straw. The monitor is mounted on a Musk released rough plans last week for a neering - those involving money and politics. IHS forecasts will swell by two-thirds to a global market of affecting reimbursements. “In the past, hospitals flexible arm attached to the wall, allowing it to be “Hyperloop” that would shoot capsules full of Musk projected a $6 billion cost, but some say $23 billion by 2017, as a wide-open playing field with no looked at bedside technologies that improved a pulled close to Rivenburgh’s bedside. people at the speed of sound through elevated that’s too low. Others suggested his timeframe of dominant suppliers and an ideal target for its B2B ambi- patient’s experiences as luxuries. But once they Rivenburgh, who served in the Army during tubes connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. a decade to completion was naive - that getting tions. were mandated to focus on patient satisfaction, Desert Storm but was injured after returning home, Then he urged the public to improve on them. political backing and environmental clearances, The company, which counts the U.S. Secret Service as there was renewed interest,” Larmore said. has lived at the VA hospital for 14 years. Before the “Hospitals being built in the last eight years are GetWell system, he said he was limited to 14 TV Now the race is on. much less land to build the tubes on, would be a customer, aims to reach annual sales from the sector of starting to look more like hotels, which is the indus- channels, none of which included NFL football. He is A US firm hustled out a model using a 3-D hugely time-consuming. about $1 billion during its next five-year plan from 2016, try where some of this technology has come from.” thinking of adding a keyboard to his tray table so he printer. Another company is testing a virtual Conspicuously absent was a commitment Mitarai said. Panasonic said its security camera division Larmore estimates about 10 percent to 15 per- can access the Internet through his bedside moni- Hyperloop with sophisticated computer soft- that Musk would sink substantial money into the posted sales of 13.4 billion yen ($136 million) in the latest cent of acute care hospitals nationwide currently tor rather than at the computer on the other side of ware. In San Francisco, enthusiasts interested in project anytime soon - if ever. On a call with quarter and it was aiming for annual growth of 15 per- have interactive patient terminals. Cost has been his crowded room. “making Hyperloop a reality” will meet over reporters, Musk suggested he might build a “sub- cent. Sony Corp said it was also aiming to leverage its the reason many have held back, he said, as systems “My TV is on pretty much all day long, so all beers. Meanwhile, Musk himself has put aside scale” test version in a few years if the idea was image sensor technology to become a major player in the can run “several hundred dollars to a couple thou- these functions are a huge improvement,” he said. the project and returned to his established floundering. sector. sand dollars” per room. Louis Marcus, GetWell’s interactive patient care transportation ventures: luxury electric car mak- One thing Musk was clear about: The public B2B, or not to be? “Project managers are used to spending millions manager for the South Florida VA installations, said er Tesla Motors Inc. and the rocket-building should participate in questioning, modifying The market is booming as concerns mount over crime of dollars on a fancy lobby, but not several hundred the system will be upgraded so that doctors and company SpaceX. In principle, the Hyperloop is and, ultimately, perfecting his proposal and security, even as headlines stir worries about covert dollars on a television system,” Larmore said. Many nurses can leave notes, check pain levels and allow possible. (http://www.spacex.com/hyperloop). And in governmental and corporate surveillance operations. of the early adopters have been children’s hospitals, patients to order meals. Such terminals will become The concept pulls together several proven that respect, there has been no lack of enthusi- Japan is the third-biggest market for security cameras he said, “because kids focus on their environment even more valuable as medical records go electron- and adapt to the technology.” Joe DiMaggio ic, Marcus said. As for the veterans: “The feedback technologies: Capsules would float on a thin asm. At the computer simulation software firm behind China and the United States, with the switch to Children’s Hospital in Hollywood, Fla., has replaced has been great,” Marcus said. “I had one family who networked digital systems from analogue CCTV devices cushion of air and draw on magnetic attraction ANSYS, engineers are designing and testing a televisions with interactive monitors. The GetWell was visiting sit down with me for half an hour and and solar power to zoom through a nearly air- virtual model. Sandeep Sovani, the company’s stimulating demand even in saturated markets such as Town system, a pediatric product from tell me how grateful they were.” —MCT free tube. Because there would be so little wind director of Global Automotive Industry, said he Britain, which had one surveillance camera for every 16 resistance, they could top 700 mph (1,125 kph) has long been intrigued by tube travel (an idea people in 2012, according to IHS. and make the nearly 400-mile (643-kilometer) that predates the Hyperloop by a century) and “The market is growing quite quickly, and is forecast to Nokia says committed to trip in about half an hour. wanted to do a model both out of intellectual grow the most in Asia,” said Jon Cropley, principal analyst Actual construction would hinge on chal- curiosity. —AP for video surveillance at IHS. “But it’s a highly fragmented India despite difficulties and competitive market with lots of companies involved. Coming up with a unique selling point can be difficult.” NEW DELHI: Finnish telecom giant Nokia said account deficit, slowing growth and perceived At a Glance: Microsoft CEO Canon says its lens and sensor technology will position it yesterday it is in talks with India’s government government policy paralysis. A string of tax dis- well to shoot to the top of the sector, which is packed about how to create a better business climate putes embroiling Nokia and other multinationals Ballmer’s ups and downs with smaller firms but few major players besides Sweden’s and remains “committed” to its manufacturing including Cadbury Royal Dutch Shell and Axis AB. plant in the country. The statement followed an Vodafone has also deterred investors. Nokia, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer announced November 13, 2006: Microsoft It faced a similar challenge when it targeted the then- Indian Express newspaper report Friday that said fighting a 20-billion rupee ($311 million) tax the mobile maker had told New Delhi the coun- demand from Indian authorities, did not elabo- on Friday that he plans to retire from the launches the Zune music player, its fledgling digital camera market more than a decade ago: try is now its “least favourable market” in which rate on the contents of its talks with the govern- world’s biggest software company after answer to Apple’s iPod. The company dis- a fast-growing, fragmented market that was just begin- to operate and it made better sense to export its ment. more than 13 years at its helm. Here’s a continues the Zune five years later, in ning to mature, when it marched in with a broad product look at the ups and downs of his tenure: 2011. products from China. The Indian Express report Friday said Nokia line and proceeded to dominate it. Canon claimed more “Nokia can confirm that it has been in discus- had urged the government to “act quickly to cor- 1980: Ballmer joins the company co- Feb 1, 2008: Microsoft makes unso- than a fifth of the total digital camera market in 2012, and sions with the central government and state rect the wrong perception of India as a place for founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in licited offer to buy Yahoo for $44.6 bil- 43 percent of the high-end market for interchangeable- government over ways to bring greater clarity to business”. It quoted the phonemaker as saying 1975. lion. Microsoft withdraws its offer lens cameras. the business environment in India,” the company “the political risk of operating in India” has July 21, 1998: Widely seen as the suc- months later due to resistance from But this year their reliable high-end camera business said in an emailed statement to AFP. “These dis- become “suddenly substantially higher and may cessor to chairman and longtime friend Yahoo. has turned unexpectedly sour, with analysts reversing a cussions have been both constructive and pro- inevitably influence future decisions to develop Gates, Ballmer is named president of the April 12, 2010: Microsoft unveils the double-digit growth forecast to a double-digit decline. ductive, and both sides have worked in a true one’s operations in India”. But Nokia said in its software company. He’d previously led Kin phone, an attempt to compete with Worldwide shipments of Canon’s interchangeable-lens spirit of cooperation,” the company added. statement it remained “committed” to India Microsoft’s sales and marketing. Apple’s iPhone. The phone was discontin- cameras fell 6.7 percent in the first six months of this year, Foreign direct investment in India has slowed which remains a “priority market” and its Sept 23, 1999: Ballmer warns that ued two months later. a sharper decline than the industry average of 5 percent, sharply amid mounting domestic economic Chennai plant plays an “integral part in our glob- woes including a plunging rupee, a huge current al manufacturing strategy”. —AFP technology stocks are overvalued, includ- May 10, 2011: Microsoft announces it according to data from the Camera and Imaging Products ing those of his own company, in public will buy Internet phone service Skype for Association of Japan. remarks that help accelerate a sharp sell- $8.5 billion. “It appears over the past nine months the inter- off on Wall Street. He blames a “gold rush” Oct 25, 2012: Microsoft holds a changeable market has entered a new phase of maturity,” Apple’s grip on China mentality for the stock price increases. launch event in New York for Windows 8, said Chris Chute, research director of digital imaging at Jan 13, 2000: Gates promotes Ballmer a major overhaul of its ubiquitous com- International Data Corp, which last week reversed its fore- tablet market loosens to CEO of Microsoft while staying on as puter operating system. cast for the market of an 11.9 percent increase to an 11.3 chairman and chief software architect. May 7, 2013: Microsoft says it will percent drop. “A strategy that camera companies have to SEOUL: Apple’s grip on China’s tablet mar- aims to double its annual sales of tablet Nov 15, 2001: Microsoft releases its retool Windows 8 to address complaints take is to diversify away from one of their traditional reli- ket has loosened as Asian tech companies computers, hoping to close the gap with Xbox video game system, one of the com- and confusion. Microsoft also discloses ably profitable markets,” Chute said. “If anything, I see increase sales with cheaper Android tablet Apple. pany’s most successful products. that it has sold more than 100 million Canon being one of the leaders moving away from the computers, a market report showed yester- China’s Lenovo and Taiwan’s ASUS and March 26, 2004: At a conference for Windows 8 licenses. consumer sector.” day. Dickie Chang, senior market analyst at Acer also had a surge in their market share. research firm IDC, said Apple supplied 28 Chang said these companies benefited online advertisers, Ballmer says Microsoft’s July 11, 2013: Ballmer announces a Mitarai, who returned to the helm last year to help percent of tablet computers in China dur- from offering cheaper tablets and from biggest mistake was failing to develop its sweeping restructuring of the company turn around a slide in profit, says he is already steering the own search engine, which caused it to fall to cope with the quickening pace of tech- ing the April-June quarter, down from 49 consumer familiarity with the Android company in that direction in the hope of reducing its operating system that is used in many behind rivals Google and Yahoo in the nological change and competitive chal- percent dominance a year earlier. The iPad dependence on the consumer market for 70 percent of its maker was still the biggest tablet supplier smartphone models. “If Apple cuts the space. “That’s probably the thing I feel lenges presented by Apple and Google. sales. He also said the company is constantly on the look- in China, its key growth engine, but its price of previous generations of product worst about over the last few years,” says July 18, 2013: Microsoft books a $900 out to spend some of its 700 billion yen ($7.1 billion) cash momentum has slowed. like it did in phones, then more consumers Ballmer. Ballmer vows to put more money million write-down for slashing the price pile on an M&A deal to achieve that - whether in security Apple sold 1.48 million iPads in the would love to buy Apple’s iPad,” he said in into research and development of search of its Surface RT tablet. Its revenue and cameras or in another of the cutting-edge technologies it period, up 28 percent over a year earlier, an email. China is a key market for con- technology at Microsoft. earnings come short of Wall Street fore- is exploring. “Security cameras are going to become an but sales of Galaxy tablets made by sumer technology companies as growth in May 4, 2006: Ballmer says MSN Search, casts in the April-June quarter. important pillar for us,” Mitarai said. “We’ve already made Samsung Electronics Co. quadrupled to sales of smartphones and tablets slows in Microsoft’s search engine, is gaining steam Aug 23, 2013: Microsoft says Ballmer it a separate division, and think that the global market has 571,000 units. Samsung claimed 11 per- developed countries. Apple CEO Tim Cook against rivals, but still trails Google and will retire in the next 12 months after 33 limitless possibilities for growth.” —Reuters cent tablet market share, up from 6 per- told the official Xinhua News Agency in Yahoo. years with the company. —AP cent. Samsung, the world’s largest smart- January that China will become the com- phone maker, said earlier this year that it pany’s biggest market. —AP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE Fluids, cool air key to avoiding heat stroke A medical emergency

HARVARD: Summer’s heat is as predictable as water, stretch and gently massage the tight mus- cool water are the most important things to do. If winter’s chill. Heat-related illnesses-and even cle, and get out of the heat. these don’t help or the symptoms persist, call deaths-are also predictable. But they aren’t Heat exhaustion. When body temperature your doctor or go to a hospital with an emer- inevitable. In fact, most are preventable. Staying begins to climb, physical symptoms such as weak- gency department. hydrated is the key. ness, headache, nausea, muscle cramps, profuse Even during the nastiest heat wave, the num- No matter what the season, your body func- sweating, and flushed, clammy skin may appear. bers are in your favor; relatively few people have tions like a furnace. It burns food to generate Heat exhaustion also affects mental clarity and heat strokes, and fewer die. Some simple choices chemical energy and heat. Some of the heat is judgment, which may appear as confusion or can help you weather the weather. An ounce of used to keep your body temperature in the high lethargy. Drinking water is essential. A cool show- prevention will go a long way, but for heat-related 90s. The rest you have to get rid of. The body has er or bath, ice packs to the skin, or other strate- illnesses, a quart is even better. CALIFORNIA: Ninety four year-old Taiwanese Miao Kuei Chu signs auto- two main ways of getting rid of excess heat: gies to lower body temperature are also impor- Drink to your health. The lower your coolant graphs for fans at a theater in Monterey Park, California yesterday, where he Radiation. When the air around you is cooler than tant. level, the greater your chances of overheating. was one from a group of octogenarian bikers who were featured in a Taiwan your body, you radiate heat to the air. But this Heat stroke. There are two distinct forms of Unfortunately, staying hydrated isn’t always easy. film ‘Go Grandriders’ who arrived at the theater to greet fans. The group of heat transfer stops when the air temperature heat stroke. Classic heat stroke tends to affect Stomach or bowel problems, diuretics, a faulty some seventeen motorcycle-riding Taiwanese octogenarians, some of whom approaches body temperature. people who can’t escape the heat, or can’t physi- thirst signal, or low fluid intake can all interfere. were battling arthritis, cancer and heart disease, first completed a 730 mile Evaporation. Every molecule of sweat that cally cope with it. Exertional heat stroke strikes On dangerously hot and humid days, try downing evaporates from your skin whisks away heat. But individuals who do vigorous physical activity in a glass of water every hour. journey in 2007 around Taiwan in 13 days, and part of that group has been as the humidity creeps above 75 percent or so, the heat, such as youthful football players at a Go easy on sugary soda and juice, since they in California since mid-August touring the state with American counterparts there’s so much water vapor in the air that evapo- summer training camp, firefighters battling a slow the passage of water from the digestive sys- as part of the release of the documentary ‘Go Grandriders’ with hopes to ration becomes increasingly difficult. summer blaze, Marine recruits, and weekend war- tem to the bloodstream. And don’t rely on caf- inspire others t follow. —AFP Most healthy people tolerate the heat without riors. feinated beverages or alcohol for fluid because missing a beat. It’s not so easy for people with Heat stroke is a medical emergency. It starts they can cause or amplify dehydration. damaged or weakened hearts, or for older people out looking like heat exhaustion, but its symp- Take it easy. Turn procrastination from a vice to whose bodies don’t respond as readily to stress as toms are more severe, and they progress more a virtue by putting off exercise or other physical Get the facts on they once did. Damage from a heart attack can quickly, as lethargy, weakness, and confusion activity until things cool down. Evening and early keep the heart from pumping enough blood to evolve into delirium, stupor, coma, and seizures. morning are the best times to get out. If you do get rid of heat. Body temperature rises drastically, often exceed- exercise, drink more than you usually do. cystic fibrosis A number of medications can limit the body’s ing 105 degrees or 106 degrees. Cool is cool. Chilled air is the best way to beat ability to get rid of excess heat. These include Heat stroke is a killer because it damages the the heat. Fans work, but only to a point-when the beta blockers, which slow the heartbeat; diuretics heart, liver, kidneys, brain, and blood clotting sys- air is as warm as you are, sitting in front of a fan is WASHINGTON: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inher- Symptoms may include: (water pills), which can make dehydration worse tem. Survival depends on prompt transfer to a about as helpful as sitting in front of a blow dryer. ited disease characterized by an abnormality 1. Abnormalities in the glands that pro- by increasing urine output; and some antidepres- hospital for aggressive treatment. If you don’t have an air conditioner, spending an in the glands that produce sweat and mucus. duce sweat and mucus. This may cause a loss sants and antihistamines, which can block sweat- It can be hard to tell where heat exhaustion hour or two in an air-conditioned movie theater It is chronic, progressive, and is usually fatal. of salt. A loss of salt may cause an upset in the ing. A stroke, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s dis- ends and heat stroke begins. Both can be mistak- or store, or with an air-conditioned neighbor, can Due to improved treatments, people with CF, balance of minerals in the blood, abnormal ease, diabetes, and other conditions can dull the en for a summer “flu,” at least at first. Be on the help. So can a cool shower or bath, or putting a on average, live into their mid to late 30s. heart rhythms, and, possibly, shock. brain’s response to dehydration. lookout for: Nausea or vomiting, Fatigue, cold, wet cloth or ice pack under your arm or at Cystic fibrosis affects various systems in 2. Thick mucus that accumulates in the There are three different levels of heart-related Headache, Disorientation or confusion, Muscle your groin. children and young adults, including the fol- lungs and intestines. This may cause malnutri- illness: Heat cramps. These painful muscle spasms twitches Eat light. Stick with smaller meals that don’t lowing: Respiratory system, Digestive system tion, poor growth, frequent respiratory infec- are usually triggered by heavy exercise in a hot If you think you are having heat-related prob- overload your stomach. Cold soups, salads, and and Reproductive system tions, breathing difficulties, and/or lung dis- environment. Inadequate fluid intake is usually lems, or if you see signs of them in someone else, fruits can satisfy your hunger and give you extra getting to an air-conditioned space and drinking fluid. About 30,000 people in the US are affected ease. the culprit. The remedy: slow down, tank up with with the disease, and about 1,000 babies are 3. Other medical problems, such as: sinusi- diagnosed with it each year. It occurs mainly tis, nasal polyps, clubbing of fingers and toes, in Caucasians, who have a northern European pneumothorax (the presence of air or gas in Revolutionary cataract surgery heredity, although it also occurs in African- the pleural cavity causing the lung to col- Americans, Asian Americans, and Native lapse), hemoptysis (coughing blood), Cor pul- Americans. monale (enlargement of right side of heart), yielding better results Approximately one in 31 people in the US abdominal pain, gas in the intestines, rectal are carriers of the cystic fibrosis gene. These prolapsed, liver disease, diabetes, pancreatitis , NEW YORK: Cataract surgery is one people are not affected by the disease and gallstones of the most common medical pro- usually do not know that they are carriers. The symptoms of CF differ for each person. cedures conducted in the United How does CF affect the respiratory system? Infants born with CF usually show symptoms States, and as Baby Boomers con- The basis for the problem with CF lies in an by age two. Some children may not show tinue to age, they are flooding pro- abnormal gene. The result of this gene defect symptoms until later in life. cedure rooms and surgical centers is an atypical electrolyte transport system The symptoms of cystic fibrosis may resem- in droves. within the cells of the body. The abnormal ble other conditions or medical problems. Every year, nearly a million transport system causes the cells in the respi- Therefore it’s always best to consult a physician cataract operations are conducted, ratory system, especially the lungs, to absorb for a diagnosis to be sure. and usually with overwhelming too much sodium and water. This causes the Most cases of cystic fibrosis are now identi- success, but a revolutionary new normal thin secretions in our lungs to become fied with newborn screening. In addition to a procedure is yielding even better very thick and hard to remove. These thick complete medical history and physical exami- results. Cataracts can be exacerbated by secretions put the child with CF at risk for con- nation, diagnostic procedures for cystic fibrosis overexposure to ultraviolet light, stant infection. include a sweat test to measure the amount of diabetes, or hypertension, but the The high risk of infection in the respiratory sodium chloride (salt) present. Higher than nor- most common cause is good, old- system leads to damage in the lungs, lungs mal amounts of sodium and chloride suggest fashioned aging. that do not work properly, and eventually cystic fibrosis. People begin to see the affects death of the cells in the lungs. Other diagnostic procedures include: of clouding at around age 55. Some Due to the high rate of infection in the low- chemical tests, chest X-rays, lung function who suffer from cataracts notice a er respiratory tract, people with CF may devel- tests, sputum cultures, stool evaluations. “veiled glare” as light is scattered by op a chronic cough, blood in the sputum, and A cure would call for gene therapy at an the cataract into the eye. People sometimes can even have a collapsed lung. early age and this has not been developed yet, suffering from this report: The cough is usually worse in the morning or although research is being done in this direc- Difficulty reading, Difficulty seeing after activity. tion. The gene that causes CF has been identi- close objects, Difficulty seeing to People with CF also have involvement of fied and there are hopes that this will lead to drive, especially at night, Changing glasses prescriptions, . the upper respiratory tract. Some patients an increased understanding of the disease. Needing bifocals have nasal polyps that need surgical removal. Also being researched are different drug regi- Cataracts develop slowly, they Nasal polyps are small protrusions of tissue mens to help stop CF. Goals of treatment are to are painless, and many patients from the lining of the nose that go into the ease severity of symptoms and slow the report not even noticing a decrease nasal cavity. Children also have a high rate of progress of the disease. in the quality of their vision until sinus infections. Treatment may include: Management of they visit an eye doctor. zine or street sign, could still with a laser and the incision is a operation, but compared to the old How does CF affect the gastrointestinal problems that cause lung obstruction, which During traditional cataract sur- require glasses. fraction of the size of the old one. procedures, which included stitch- (GI) system? may involve: Physical therapy, Exercise to gery, the crystalline lens is removed Now available in many doctor’s Using a procedure called pha- es which remained in the eye for The organ primarily affected is the pan- loosen mucus, stimulate coughing, and and a plastic implant replaces it. offices is a miraculous advance- coemulsification or phaco, the doc- days or even weeks, intraocular creas, which secretes substances that aid improve overall physical condition, The new lens becomes part of your ment in the way surgeons treat tor will make a microscopic incision lenses are a marked improvement. digestion and help control blood-glucose lev- Medications to reduce mucus and help eye and you can’t see or feel it. For cataracts. It is called multi-focal in the eye, and insert a phaco This is an out-patient procedure, els. breathing, Antibiotics to treat infections, Anti- people suffering from this cloud- intraocular cataract surgery. The probe to break up the cloudy lens conducted using only a local anes- ing, the surgery is safe, quick and is As a result of the abnormal electrolyte inflammatories, Management of digestive surgery, about 15 minutes in and remove it. thetic, and clients are usually able like a miracle cure, restoring vision transport system in the cells, the secretions problems, which may involve: Appropriate length, is even quicker, and safer The new method is quick-heal- to leave the doctor’s office within to people who have lived much of than traditional cataract surgery. ing, patients do not need stitches an hour, and they will likely not from the pancreas become thick and lead to diet, Pancreatic enzymes to aid digestion, their fifties and sixties in an ocular The best part is, patients can see and can be back on the golf course need to return to an optometrist an obstruction of the ducts of the pancreas. Vitamin supplements, Treatments for intestinal cloud. equally as well, far away, at inter- or at the bowling alley within 24 for this problem for the rest of their This obstruction then causes a decrease in the obstructions Although the results for the tra- mediate distances and close up. hours. Patients have reported some lives. secretion of enzymes from the pancreas that Newer therapies include lung transplanta- ditional procedure are generally The new lens mimics the young minor haloing, or rings around The price is reasonable, and normally help to digest food. A person with tion for patients with end-stage lung disease. very good, the old way and the eyes we used to have. street and headlights while driving insurance companies usually pay CF has difficulty absorbing proteins, fats, and The type of transplant done is usually a heart- materials associated with it are not A doctor removes the cataract at night, but as the eyes begin to for the surgery, but patients may, in vitamins A, D, E, and K. lung transplant, or a double lung transplant. perfect. and then implants the multi-focal eventually adjust to the surgically some cases, have to dig into their The problems with the pancreas can Not everyone is a candidate for a lung trans- In the past, plastic lens implants Intraocular Lens behind the iris implanted lenses, patients may see own pockets for the cost of the become so severe that some of the cells in the plant. Discuss this with your physician. were only monofocal, providing where the cataract used to be. this haloing diminish, or complete- lenses, but that might be a small pancreas can become destroyed. This may Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease, visual clarity at one distance, usual- Unlike the old procedure, which ly disappear, over time. price to pay for the ability to see lead to glucose intolerance and insulin- which means it is inherited. A person will be ly far away, but seeing things up includes a 10 millimeter incision in Patients do have to use eye the world the way it was meant to close, like reading a book, maga- dependent diabetes. born with CF only if two CF genes are inherit- the eye, the new operation is done drops for several weeks after the be viewed. —MCT About 35 percent of CF patients develop ed-one from the mother and one from the this type of diabetes in their 20s, and 43 per- father. A person who has only one CF gene is cent develop the disease after 30 years of age. healthy and said to be a “carrier” of the disease. Russian spacewalkers encounter faulty equipment Symptoms that may be present due to the A carrier has an increased chance of having involvement with the GI tract include: bulky, a child with CF. This type of inheritance is CAPE CANAVERAL: A pair of spacewalking cos- Monday and floated off. cover posed no risk to the 260-mile-high out- greasy stools; rectal prolapsed (a condition in called “autosomal recessive.” “Autosomal” monauts installed a new telescope mount on But engineers determined the 90-degree post. the International Space Station on Thursday misalignment could be overcome at a later date. NASA, meanwhile, has suspended all U.S. which the end part of the bowels comes out means that the gene is on one of the first 22 despite a flaw in the device. So the cosmonauts lugged the telescope spacewalks while the investigation into last of the anus); delayed puberty, fat in the stools, pairs of chromosomes which do not deter- Russians Fyodor Yurchikhin and Aleksandr platform back to the work site and secured it. month’s near-drowning continues. An Italian stomach pain, bloody diarrhea. mine gender, so that the disease equally Misurkin - making their second spacewalk in They had removed a laser communication astronaut’s helmet filled with water during a The liver may also be affected. A small affects males and females. under a week - initially were told to give up try- experiment from that spot earlier, even though spacewalk on July 16. He barely made it back number of patients may actually develop liver The birth of a child with CF is often a total ing to plug in the 6-foot platform for a yet-to- it was tough working in that location. inside. The water is believed to have originated disease. Symptoms of liver disease may surprise to a family, since most of the time be-launched telescope. “Tight quarters up here as far as anything to from the suit’s cooling system. include: enlarged liver, swollen abdomen, yel- (in eight out of 10 families) there is no previ- But after more than an hour of discussion at grab onto,” one of the cosmonauts commented The spacesuits used by the Russians are dif- low color to the skin, vomiting of blood. ous family history of CF. Many autosomal Russian Mission Control outside Moscow, the in Russian. “You got that right,” replied the other. ferent. How does CF affect the reproductive sys- recessive conditions occur this way. Since decision was reversed and the cosmonauts (The English translation does not identify the The two cosmonauts had smoother sailing tem? both parents are healthy, they had no prior installed it. speakers.) during last Friday’s spacewalk, performing cable Most males with CF have obstruction of knowledge that they carried the gene, nor Yurchikhin and Misurkin reported that the The spacewalkers also unfurled and waved a hookups for a new Russian lab that is sup- the sperm canal known as congenital bilateral that they passed the gene to the pregnancy base of the platform appeared to be misaligned Russian flag that they took out in honor of posed to lift off from Kazakhstan sometime next because it wasn’t assembled properly on the Russia’s Flag Day. “Now we can see the flag of year. The launch had been targeted for absence of the vas deferens (CBAVD). This at the same time. Testing for the CF gene ground. The problem could prevent the future our Motherland,” one of the cosmonauts said in December, but recently was delayed until at results from the abnormal electrolyte trans- can be done from a small blood sample or telescope from pointing in the right direction. an impromptu speech. least spring. port system in the cells, causing the secretions from a cheek swab, which is a brush rubbed “We cannot spend a lot of time here,” one of Earlier, the cosmonauts ran into some diffi- Several times during Thursday’s six-hour to become thick and lead to an obstruction against the inside of your cheek to obtain the cosmonauts complained as they struggled culty tightening the antenna covers. spacewalk, the radio lines screeched so loudly and infertility. Women also have an increase in cells for testing. Laboratories generally test with the equipment. Because of the flyaway cover, the cosmo- that the cosmonauts’ voices could not be heard thick cervical mucus that may lead to a for the most common mutations. (There are They hauled the platform back to the hatch nauts double-checked the remaining protective by Russian Mission Control. “We should be wear- decrease in fertility, although many women many people with CF whose mutations have and went to work inspecting antenna covers; shields to make sure they were secure. At least ing ear plugs here,” someone commented in with CF have children. not been identified.) —MCT one of the protective shields came loose two were loose, one by a lot. NASA said the lost Russian. —AFP SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 HEALTH & SCIENCE

“We are physicians from different specialties with a specific interest in public health advocacy and promotion. We, also, aim to increase aware- ness among the Kuwaiti public regarding a variety of diseases and conditions and to rectify the misconceptions they may have. Since our group consists of multiple physicians we decided to write under the pen name of L’homme en Blanc.” Social Better sleep without pills Admission Try lifestyle changes

awaz! Fawaz?” the despaired calls of a frail, NEW YORK: The world looks very mon in women, says Dr. Julia severe that you want to try medi- Dr. Edelman says. steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs blind old man lying bed ridden in a hospital different at 3 am when you’re lying Schlam Edelman, clinical instructor cine to help you sleep. Before grab- Only use prescription sleep aids (NSAIDs) and corticosteroids. “Fbed, for his absent son, go unanswered. in bed staring at the ceiling-or in obstetrics and reproductive biol- bing a bottle of sleeping pills off such as eszopiclone (Lunesta), Problem: I’m too stressed out to The phenomenon of “social admission” is not new in worse, the clock. All you do is wor- ogy at Harvard Medical School and the drugstore shelf however, try ramelteon (Rozerem), zaleplon sleep. ry, “How will I make it through author of “Harvard’s Successful following the steps outlined in (Sonata), or zolpidem (Ambien) as Solution: Try stress-relieving Kuwait; it is the act of admitting patients into the hospi- tomorrow without any sleep?” If Sleep Strategies for Women.” “Sleep Problems and Solutions” a last resort when other treatments techniques, such as meditating, tal that have no new medical ailment. At times, when you often have trouble falling “One is the obesity rate. Sixty- (below). If these steps don’t work, haven’t worked. Because these taking a warm bath, or listening to the stress of taking care of loved ones suffering from a asleep or staying asleep, you might five percent of women are over- see your doctor, who can rule out medicines can worsen sleep apnea, music. Before you go to bed, Dr lifelong condtion becomes too great, there is an increas- have thought about trying sleep- weight. And overweight women any medical causes for your sleep discuss with your doctor whether Joffe suggests writing down a ing tendency to deliver them to the nearest hospital, ing pills. Although these medicines are more likely to have sleep-disor- issues. you might have sleep apnea. “worry list” of everything that’s on reciting vague complaints as the reason for referral. It can help you drift off to sleep, they dered breathing,” she says. Sleep- You can start by trying a natural To take prescription sleep aids your mind. Once the worries are on also can have side effects, includ- safely, “You always need to be cau- paper, it can be easier to put them seems that many are under the false belief that if they ing an increased risk for falls and tious about dosing,” Dr Joffe says. aside. “It’s such a simple thing but hand over the responsibility of nurturing and caring for morning drowsiness that can make Ask your doctor whether you can it’s very effective,” she says. our family to medical professionals, then they must be next-day driving dangerous. That’s start on the lowest-dose, shortest- Problem: My legs twitch, tingle, receiving better care. why in January, the US Food and acting sleep aid possible. As you and itch so uncontrollably that I However, that is not the case, since in a hospital set- Drug Administration began requir- get older, your body processes and can’t fall asleep, and once I do fall ing manufacturers to lower the rec- removes medicine more slowly asleep I keep waking up. ting, only ongoing medical issues are dealt with, and ommended dosage of hypnotic than it did when you were Solution: You could have rest- once any patient is deemed fit for discharge home, that sleep aids containing zolpidem younger. Also make sure you have less legs syndrome (RLS). Your doc- is where they ought to be. For in a medical institute, our (such as Ambien). the number of hours recommend- tor might suggest stretching or grandfathers, our mothers, our family, will not find what Before turning to medication, ed on the package available to massaging your legs before bed. they need most: some tender loving care. If we are it’s important to identify whether sleep, so you’re not groggy the You can also take a warm bath. If unable to provide the love, care, and compassion that you even have a sleep problem. next morning. lifestyle interventions don’t work, “Some people are bothered Here are some common sleep there are medicines available to our blood relatives need, why are we expecting over- that they wake up at all, but they problems and how to treat them: treat RLS. worked strangers to do so? wake up, go to the bathroom, and Problem: I’m tired, but I just Problem: I keep waking up in Additionally, anyone exposed to the hospital environ- go right back to sleep. There’s can’t fall asleep. the middle of the night to use the ment is at risk of developing a hospital-acquired (or nothing wrong with that,” explains disordered breathing often refers sleep aid, such as melatonin, a hor- Solution: Try lifestyle changes, bathroom. nosocomial) infection. These infections are especially Dr Hadine Joffe, associate professor to obstructive sleep apnea, a con- mone that helps regulate the avoiding factors that might be Solution: Limit caffeine and of psychiatry at Harvard Medical dition in which the airway body’s sleep-wake cycle. keeping you awake. Limit caffeine alcohol, which can increase the dangerous since they tend to be resistant to multiple School. Taking 20 minutes to fall becomes periodically blocked dur- “Melatonin tends to be effective and alcohol (especially before bed- urge to urinate. Stop drinking flu- medications. For the elderly, it will be exponentially dif- asleep also doesn’t necessarily ing the night. This blockage tem- for women over 55,” Dr. Edelman time); make sure your bedroom is ids a few hours before bedtime. ficult to fight off these super bugs as their immunities mean you have a sleep issue, she porarily cuts off airflow, leading to says. It’s also safe, with few side cool, dark, and comfortable; and And use the bathroom right before are weakened. Persons with a weakened immunity are says. snoring and frequent sleep inter- effects. Valerian root is another turn off all electronics (including you get into bed. If you’re taking not always successful in their attempt to combat strong If you regularly can’t get to ruptions. herbal sleep remedy. It can have the book you’re reading on your diuretic medicines, talk to your pathogens. Data from the National Nosocomial sleep or stay asleep and it’s affect- Health issues such as a thyroid side effects, though, including tablet computer) one hour before doctor, because they could be con- ing you during the day, then you condition, anemia, menopausal headaches. bed. tributing to the problem. Infections Surveillance system for the period 1986-1990 may have insomnia. But before you hot flashes, heartburn, inconti- You may need to turn to over- Problem: I get seven or eight Problem: My heartburn is keep- indicated that persons over the age of 65 accounted for take medicine to help you sleep, Dr nence, and depression can also the-counter or prescription sleep hours of sleep a night, but when I ing me awake. 54% of all nosocomial infections. Joffe recommends trying lifestyle affect both the quality and quanti- medicines if insomnia is having a wake up I’m exhausted. Also, my Solution: Try raising the head Furthermore, these admissions are depriving actual interventions-such as avoiding caf- ty of sleep. And the medicines you real impact on your health and dai- partner says I snore. of the bed 4 to 6 inches. Eat din- patients of their rights for adequate and thorough med- feine and sticking to a regular sleep take to treat health conditions- ly function, says Dr Joffe. Check Solution: See your doctor, who ner at least two to three hours schedule. It can also be helpful to including beta blockers for high with your doctor before taking any might order a sleep study to test before bedtime, and don’t eat ical care, as time, effort, and resources are split between see a doctor so you can find out blood pressure, cold remedies con- sleep aid-even ones you purchase you for sleep apnea. anything too heavy. Avoid foods the ill and the bed-keepers. Therefore, it is recommend- whether a medical condition is taining alcohol, and migraine without a prescription. Problem: My joints ache so that can trigger heartburn, such as ed to only admit patients into the hospital if it absolute- causing your sleep troubles. remedies with caffeine-can all dis- “Over-the-counter sleep aids much that I can’t fall asleep. chocolate, coffee, caffeinated ly necessary. Stay healthy, Kuwait! There are several reasons why rupt sleep. can be addictive, and they can Solution: Ask your doctor about drinks, spicy foods, and fatty L’Homme en Blanc sleep problems are especially com- Sometimes insomnia is so interact with other medications,” arthritis pain relievers, such as non- foods. —-MCT WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 KD 770 donated to KRCS SEND US YOUR INSTAGRAM PICS by Build-A-Bear Workshop hat’s more fun than clicking a beauti- uild-A-Bear Workshop, the brand where ful picture? Sharing it with others! Let children make their very own stuffed Wother people see the way you see Btoys, has raised KWD 770 for autism in Kuwait - through your lens. Friday Times will partnership with charitable organisations in feature snapshots of Kuwait through Instagram the local community. feeds. If you want to share your Instagram pho- This GCC-wide initiative has seen Build-A- Bear Workshop tie up with the Kuwait Red tos, email us at Crescent Society and generated donations [email protected] through the sales of its Champ Bear. “The Build-A-Bear Workshop creed is to make a difference in all the communities in where we operate. Through the kindness of our Guests, and our partnerships with local charities, we always aim to operate as a social- Greetings ly responsible entity that engages with society and gives as well as receives,” said Paul Marks, Build-A-Bear Workshop General Manager. A percentage of proceeds from sales, and in particular Champ Bear, has been donated to Charitable Organisations involved with autism research, and care and intervention for those with autism throughout the Holy Month of Ramadan. “Autism is a very important issue that is as relevant in the GCC as it is worldwide, and we are delighted to be able to contribute towards fund raising and support through our part- ners and Guests. The holy month of Ramadan was a particularly fitting time for this drive as it encourages charity, reflection, kindness and community-mindedness,” he said. Shaima of Kuwait Red Crescent Society expresses her gratitude to The Build-A-Bear Workshop(r). “We sincerely appreciate the support and compassion from Build-A-Bear Workshop. It has been a profound experience to work with them and we hope to maintain this relationship in the future. A big thank you from our team!” said Shaima. Build-A-Bear Workshop(r) is the world’s only global compa- ny that offers an interactive make-your-own stuffed animal retail-entertainment experi- ence. In fifteen years of operation, it has focused on creating unique and memorable experiences for children and adults alike, while also engaging with communities through charitable works and social initiatives. Najla Al-Naqqi Forum hosts poet Al-Rashid ongratulations to Aslam and his wife Thabassum on their wedding day! Best wishes Cfrom brother Anwar Basha, Sajida Begum, Parvez, Faiz, Ashraf, Ayaan, Father Mohd Khasim, Mother Khatun Bee and Kalesha (Chotu), Shahida, Shajia and near and dear ones from Kuwait and India.

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Indian Embassy sets up helpline he Indian Embassy in Kuwait has set up helpline in order to assist Indian expatri- Tates in registering any complaint regard- ing the government’s ongoing campaign to stamp out illegal residents from the country. The embassy said in press release yesterday that it amended its previous statement and stated if there is any complaint, the same could be con- veyed at the following (as amended): Operations Department, Ministry of Interior, Kuwait. Fax: 22435580, Tel: 24768146/25200334. It said the embassy has been in regular contact with local authorities regarding the ongoing checking of expatriates. The embassy has also conveyed to them the concerns, fears and apprehensions of the community in this regard. The authorities in Kuwait have conveyed that strict instructions have been issued to ensure that there is no harassment or improper treat- ment of expatriates by those undertaking The Najla Al-Naqqi Forum hosted poet Al-Nana Al-Rashid from the Western Sahara in a recent event, attended by Kuwaiti social figures including Sheikha Nawal Al- checking. “The embassy would like to request Sabah, Kuwait Journalists Association Consultant Dr Ayed Al-Manna’a, and Kuwait Human Rights Society member Samira Al-Manna’a. Indian expatriates to ensure that they abide by all local laws, rules and regulations regarding residency, traffic and other matters,” the release read. It would be prudent to always carry the Civil ID and other relevant documents such as driving license, etc. In case an Indian expatriate encounters any improper treatment during checking, it may be conveyed immediately with full details and contact particulars to the embassy at the following phone number 67623639. These contact details are exclusively for the above-mentioned purpose only.

Issue of online visa by Indian embassy oreigners requiring visas for India need to apply it online from 16th June 2013. FApplicants may log on to the Public portal at ww.indianvisaonline.gov.in. After successful online submission, the hard copy, so generated, has to be signed by the applicant and submitted with supporting documents in accordance with the type of visa along with the applicable fee in cash at any of the two outsource centres at Sharq or Fahaheel. It is essential that applicants fill in their personal details as exactly available in their passports. Mismatch of any of the personal details would lead to non-acceptance of the application. Fees once paid are non-refundable. All children would have to obtain separate visa on their respective passports.

Write to us Send to What’s On upcoming events, birthdays or celebrations by email: [email protected] Fax: 24835619 / 20 WHAT’S ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 Embassy Information

EMBASSY OF AUSTRALIA The Embassy of Australia has announced that Kuwait citizens can apply for and receive visit visas in 10 working days through www.immi.gov.au. All other processing of visas and Immigration matters are handled by the Australian Visa Application Centre located in Al Banwan Building, 4B, 1st Floor, Al Qibla Area, Ali Al Salem Street, Kuwait City. Visit. www.vfs-au- gcc.com for more info. The Embassy of Australia does not have a visa or immigration department. All processing of visas and immigration matters is conducted by the Australian Consulate-General in Dubai. Email: [email protected] (VIS), immigra- [email protected] (Visa Office), Tel: +971 4 205 5900 (VFS), Fax: + 971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office). Notary and passport services are available by appointment. Appointments can ‘Cross Cultural Diwaniya’ held be made by calling the Embassy on 22322422. ocal youth groups Equait and Global Aid Kuwait make Kuwait a more open and accepting environment. young activists. Topics ranged from how women are n n n n n n n organized their first monthly Cross Cultural Global-Aid Kuwait is an organization founded by portrayed in Kuwaiti society to comparing certain situ- LDiwaniya in Rawdha, in an effort to bridge the Abir Al-Mutawa and run by her along with the Global ations between Kuwait and other countries. EMBASSY OF CANADA gap between the Kuwaiti and expat community Aid interns. Their main purpose is to give voices to What was unique about the cross-cultural Diwaniya The Embassy of Canada in Kuwait does through progressive discussion on certain issues with- those who are not able to speak for themselves, was that it encouraged the idea of safe space environ- not have a visa or immigration depart- in Kuwaiti society. The Diwaniya was moderated by whether it is because of status or because of condi- ment, where the attendees are not judged regardless ment. All processing of visa and immi- Equait Founders Faisal Al-Fuhaid and Leanah Al- tions, which may be war, poverty or the lack of of looks, gender, race, religion, nationality and, most gration matters including enquiries is Awadhi along with Global Aid Kuwait Founder Abir Al- resources. importantly, opinion. conducted by the Canadian Embassy in Abu Mutawa. The Diwaniya was organized to promote progres- With the success of the first Diwaniya, Equait and Dhabi, UAE. Individuals who are interested in working, studying, visiting or immigrating to Equait is a youth-driven organization founded and sive dialogue; the main goal was to encourage accept- Global Aid Kuwait will continue organizing the event Canada should contact the Canadian Embassy run by Faisal Al-Fuhaid and Leanah Al-Awadhi and is ance of different views and to overcome any prejudice monthly with their next Cross Cultural Diwaniya due to in Abu Dhabi, website: www.UAE.gc.ca or associated with the We Are Family Foundation’s Three or bias as well as allow people to converse and learn be hosted on September 2 from 6:30 pm-9:00 pm. www.goingtocanada.gc.ca, E-mail: abdbi-im- Dot Dash program, where Al-Fuhaid is an official something regarding Kuwait that they may not already Judging from the first turnout, there is no doubt that [email protected]. The Embassy of Global Teen Leader. Equait works to promote social know. this Diwaniya will bridge many gaps between various Canada is located at Villa 24, Al-Mutawakei St, equality and respect towards Kuwaiti residents from all The Diwaniya was a big success as the organizers members of Kuwait’s society. Block 4 in Da’aiyah. Please visit our website at walks of life. Through events like Model United managed to draw a full house of 35-40 people, which www.Kuwait.gc.ca. The Embassy of Canada is Nations, food rallies and walkathons, Equait aims to included diplomats, political experts, students and open from 07:30 to 15:30 Sunday through Thursday. The reception is open from 07:30 to 12:30. Consular services for Canadian citizens are provided from 09:00 until 12:00, Sunday through Wednesday. n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF ARGENTINE For the Argentinean citizens who had not already enlisted in the embassy’s electoral register, and taking in consideration the elections which was held on Sunday 11/08/2013, it is necessary to justify they no vote by presence at our embassy which located in (Mishref - Block 6 - Street 42 - Villa 51) and should present the DNI and/or the Argentinean Passport. The Embassy of the Argentine Republic in the State of Kuwait avails itself of this opportunity to renew the assurances of its highest consideration.

n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF GREECE The Embassy of Greece in Kuwait has the pleasure to announce that visa applica- tions must be submitted to Schengen Visa Application Centre (VFS office) locat- ed at 12th floor, Al-Naser Tower, Fahad Al-Salem Street, Al-Qibla area, Kuwait City, (Parking at Souk Watia). For information please call 22281046 from 08:30 to 17:00 (Sunday to Thursday). Working hours: Submission from 08:30 to 15:30. Passport collection from 16:00 to 17:00. For visa applications please visit the fol- lowing website www.mfa.gr/kuwait.

n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF US Parents of Kuwaiti citizen children may drop off their sons’ and daughters’ visa applications - completely free of an inter- view or a trip inside the Embassy. The children must be under 14 years of age, and additional requirements do apply, but the serv- ice means parents will no longer have to sched- ule individual appointments for their children, nor come inside the Embassy (unless they are applying for themselves). The service is only available for children holding Kuwaiti pass- ports. To take advantage, parents must drop off the following documents: Child Visa Drop-off cover sheet, available on the Embassy website (http://kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.htm) - Child’s passport; The Child’s previous pass- port, if it contains a valid US visa; 5x5cm photo of child with eyes open (if uploaded into DS- 160, photos must be a .jpg between 600x600 and 1200x1200 pixels, less than 240kb, and cannot be digitally altered); A completed DS- 160 form; Visa Fee Receipt from Burgan Bank; A copy of the valid visa of at least one parent. If one parent will not travel, provide a visa copy for the traveling parent, and a passport copy from the non-traveling parent with a letter stat- ing no objection to the child’s travel. - For chil- dren of students (F2): a copy of the child’s I-20. Children born in the US (with very few exceptions) are US citizens and would not be eligible for a visa. Parents may drop off the application packet at Window 2 at the Embassy from 1:00 to 3:00 PM, Monday to Wednesday, excluding holidays. More information is avail- able on the U.S. Embassy website: kuwait.usembassy.gov/child_visas.html n n n n n n n

EMBASSY OF UKRAINE The Embassy of Ukraine in the State of Kuwait would like to inform that submis- sion of the documents for tourist visa is temporary closed (from August 26 till September 26). Within the above-mentioned period, the visa will be issued only in the case of emergency. In the case of planning travel to Ukraine, please apply for visa before August 20.

n n n n n n n EMBASSY OF VATICAN The Apostolic Nunciature Embassy of the Holy See, Vatican in Kuwait has moved to a new location in Kuwait City. Please find below the new address: Yarmouk, Block 1, Street 2, Villa No: 1. P.O.Box 29724, Safat 13158, Kuwait. Tel: 965 25337767, Fax: 965 25342066. Email: [email protected] TV PROGRAMS SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013

07:50 Curiosity 16:10 Dog With A Blog 08:40 The Gadget Show 16:35 A.N.T Farm 09:05 The Tech Show 17:00 Shake It Up 09:30 How Tech Works 17:20 Shake It Up 13:50 Mean Green Machines 17:45 Shake It Up 00:45 In Search Of The Giant Anaconda 06:00 Kid vs Kat 14:20 The Gadget Show 18:10 A.N.T Farm 01:35 Animal Cops Houston 06:10 American Dragon 14:45 The Tech Show 18:30 A.N.T Farm 02:25 Charles & Jessica: A Chimp Tale 06:35 Kickin It 15:10 Extreme Bodies 18:55 A.N.T Farm 03:15 My Cat From Hell 07:00 Phineas And Ferb 16:00 Mighty Ships 19:20 A.N.T Farm 04:05 My Pet’s Gone Viral 07:20 Phineas And Ferb 16:55 Junk Men 19:40 Dog With A Blog 04:30 My Pet’s Gone Viral 07:45 Lab Rats 17:20 Junk Men 20:05 Austin And Ally 04:55 Animal Cops Houston 08:10 Lab Rats 17:45 The Science Of Star Wars 20:30 Jessie 05:45 Wild Appalachia 08:35 Phineas And Ferb 18:35 Nextworld 20:50 Shake It Up 06:35 Wildlife SOS 09:00 Randy Cunningham: 9th 19:30 Extreme Bodies 21:15 That’s So Raven 07:00 Meerkat Manor Grade Ninja 20:20 Through The Wormhole With 21:40 Good Luck Charlie 07:25 Dogs/Cats/Pets 101 09:30 Max Steel Morgan Freeman 22:00 Shake It Up 08:15 Venom Hunter With Donald 09:55 Slugterra 21:10 The Gadget Show 22:25 A.N.T Farm Schultz 10:20 Crash & Bernstein 21:35 The Tech Show 22:50 Austin And Ally 09:10 Austin Stevens: Most Dangerous... 10:45 Kickin It 22:00 Curiosity 23:10 Wizards Of Waverly Place 10:05 Escape To Chimp Eden 11:10 Lab Rats 22:50 Through The Wormhole With 23:35 Wizards Of Waverly Place 10:30 Dick ‘n’ Dom Go Wild 11:35 Pair Of Kings Morgan Freeman 11:00 The Most Extreme 12:00 Phineas And Ferb 23:40 The Gadget Show 11:55 Wild Hawaii 12:10 Phineas And Ferb 12:50 Kingdom Of The Elephants 12:30 Scaredy Squirrel 13:45 Investigation Earth With Jeff 13:00 The Suite Life Movie Corwin 00:05 Special Agent Oso 14:35 Phineas And Ferb 14:40 Lion Man: One World African Safari 00:15 Imagination Movers 14:45 Phineas And Ferb 15:05 Lion Man: One World African Safari 00:45 Crime Scene Wild 00:40 Jungle Junction 15:00 Phineas And Ferb 15:35 Bondi Vet 01:35 Crime Scene Wild 00:55 Jungle Junction 15:10 Phineas And Ferb 16:30 Talk To The Animals 02:30 Mummy Autopsy 01:10 Handy Manny 15:25 Lab Rats 16:55 Talk To The Animals 03:25 Mummy Autopsy 01:30 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 15:50 Slugterra 17:25 My Cat From Hell 04:20 Mummy Autopsy 02:00 Little Einsteins 16:15 Max Steel 18:20 Call Of The Wildman 05:10 Empire 02:25 Special Agent Oso 16:40 Kickin It 18:45 Call Of The Wildman 06:05 Empire 02:40 Special Agent Oso 17:05 Randy Cunningham: 9th 19:15 Austin Stevens Adventures 07:00 3 Men Go To New England 02:50 Imagination Movers Grade Ninja 20:10 In Search Of The King Cobra 07:50 3 Men Go To New England 03:20 Handy Manny 17:15 Randy Cunningham: 9th 21:05 Charles & Jessica: A Chimp Tale 08:45 Prehistoric Disasters 03:40 Special Agent Oso Grade Ninja 22:00 The Animals’ Guide To Survival 09:35 Prehistoric Disasters 03:50 Special Agent Oso 17:30 Crash & Bernstein 22:55 Lion Man: One World African Safari 10:30 The Neanderthal In U.S. 04:00 Timmy Time 17:55 Pair Of Kings 23:20 Lion Man: One World African Safari 11:20 Ultimate Cars 04:10 Imagination Movers 18:20 Lab Rats 23:50 Untamed & Uncut 11:45 A Racing Car Is Born 04:35 Little Einsteins 18:45 Phineas And Ferb 12:10 Ultimate Cars 05:00 Jungle Junction 19:10 Scaredy Squirrel 12:35 A Racing Car Is Born 05:15 Jungle Junction 19:35 I’m In The Band 13:05 I Shouldn’t Be Alive 05:30 Little Einsteins 20:00 Crash & Bernstein 13:55 I Shouldn’t Be Alive... 05:50 Special Agent Oso 20:25 Zeke & Luther 06:00 Special Agent Oso 20:50 Randy Cunningham: 9th 00:05 World’s Scariest 14:50 I Shouldn’t Be Alive... 15:45 Delta Divers 06:15 Jungle Junction Grade Ninja 00:55 Kidnap And Rescue 06:30 Jungle Junction 21:15 Phineas And Ferb 01:45 First Week In 16:40 Treasure Quest 17:35 The Aviators 06:45 Handy Manny 21:25 Phineas And Ferb 02:35 How It’s Made 07:00 Special Agent Oso 21:40 Almost Naked Animals 03:00 How It’s Made 18:00 The Aviators 18:25 Secrets Of... 07:15 Jungle Junction 22:05 Rekkit Rabbit 03:25 How It’s Made 07:30 Higglytown Heroes 22:35 Scaredy Squirrel 03:50 How It’s Made 19:20 Bombay Railway 20:10 Bombay Railway 07:45 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 23:00 Programmes Start At 6:00am 04:15 How It’s Made 08:10 New Adventures Of Winnie The KSA 04:40 How Do They Do It? 21:05 Delta Divers 22:00 Bombay Railway Pooh 05:05 How Do They Do It? 08:35 The Little Mermaid 05:30 How Do They Do It? 22:55 Bombay Railway 23:50 The Aviators 09:00 The Hive 06:00 How Do They Do It? 09:10 Doc McStuffins 06:30 How Do They Do It? 09:20 Zou 07:00 Fast N’ Loud 09:35 Henry Hugglemonster 00:05 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 07:50 Fantom Works 09:50 Henry Hugglemonster 00:30 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 08:40 Driven To Extremes 10:00 Sofia The First 00:55 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 09:30 Gold Divers 00:00 Stitch 10:25 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 01:20 Unwrapped 10:20 Alaska: The Last Frontier 00:20 Stitch 10:45 Sofia The First 01:45 Food Wars 11:10 Ice Cold Gold 00:45 A Kind Of Magic 11:15 Sofia The First 02:10 Food Wars 12:00 Aircrash Confidential 01:05 A Kind Of Magic 11:40 Sofia The First 02:35 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 12:50 Destroyed In Seconds 01:30 Emperor’s New School 12:00 Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of 03:00 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 13:15 Destroyed In Seconds 01:50 Emperor’s New School Friendship 03:25 Unique Eats 13:40 How It’s Made 02:15 Replacements 12:05 Higglytown Heroes 03:50 Food Crafters 14:05 How It’s Made 02:35 Replacements 12:20 The Hive 04:15 United Tastes Of America 14:30 How It’s Made 03:00 A Kind Of Magic 12:30 Doc McStuffins 04:40 Chopped 14:55 How It’s Made 03:20 A Kind Of Magic 12:45 Doc McStuffins 05:30 Amazing Wedding Cakes 15:20 How It’s Made 03:45 Emperor’s New School 13:00 Zou 06:10 Unwrapped CHERNOBYL DIARIES ON OSN PREMIERE 15:45 Auction Hunters 04:05 Emperor’s New School 13:15 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 06:35 Unwrapped Planet 16:10 Auction Hunters 04:30 Replacements 13:30 Henry Hugglemonster 07:00 Everyday Italian 20:00 Once Upon A Time 21:00 Danger Beach 16:35 Auction Hunters 04:50 Replacements 13:45 Henry Hugglemonster 07:25 Everyday Italian 21:00 The Carrie Diaries 21:30 Bondi Rescue 17:00 Auction Hunters 05:15 A Kind Of Magic 13:55 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse 07:50 Everyday Italian 22:00 Glee 22:00 Somewhere In China 17:25 Auction Hunters 05:35 A Kind Of Magic 14:20 New Adventures Of Winnie The 08:15 Everyday Italian 01:00 Will-PG 23:00 American Idol 01:30 The Iron Lady-PG15 22:55 Market Values 17:50 Border Security 06:00 Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Pooh 08:40 Extra Virgin 03:00 Blue Lagoon: The Awakening 03:30 Into The Wind-PG15 23:20 Eat Street 18:15 Border Security 06:30 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 14:45 Higglytown Heroes 09:05 Extra Virgin 05:00 The Perfect Man-PG 05:00 Mary & Martha-PG15 18:40 Border Security 23:50 Kimchi Chronicles 06:45 A.N.T. Farm 14:55 The Hive 09:30 Extra Virgin 07:00 What’s Wrong With Virginia 06:45 Extremely Loud & Incredibly 19:05 Border Security 07:10 A.N.T. Farm 15:05 Sofia The First 09:55 Extra Virgin 09:00 Will-PG Close-PG 19:30 Border Security 00:00 24 07:35 Jessie 15:35 Sofia The First 10:20 Symon’s Suppers 10:45 Gandhi-PG 09:00 Dating Coach-PG15 19:55 Mythbusters 01:00 White Collar 07:55 That’s So Raven 16:00 Sofia The First 10:45 Symon’s Suppers 14:00 Neverland-PG 11:00 Ring Of Deceit-PG15 20:45 Head Games 02:00 Sons Of Anarchy 08:20 That’s So Raven 16:25 Sofia The First 11:10 Symon’s Suppers 17:00 Interview With A Hitman 13:00 The Wild Girl-PG15 21:35 Dynamo: Magician Impossible 03:00 Homeland 08:45 Jessie 16:45 Art Attack 11:35 Symon’s Suppers 19:00 Drew Peterson: Untouchable 15:00 A Better Life-PG15 22:25 Derren Brown: Fear And Faith 04:00 Body Of Proof 09:05 A.N.T Farm 17:10 Lilo And Stitch 12:00 Amazing Wedding Cakes 00:00 Pirate Patrol 21:00 A Dangerous Method-18 17:00 Dating Coach-PG15 23:15 Head Games 12:50 Barefoot Contessa 05:00 C.S.I. New York 09:30 Shake It Up 17:35 The Little Mermaid 01:00 Air Crash Investigation 23:00 Liars All-18 19:00 Jeff, Who Lives At Home-PG15 09:55 Austin And Ally 18:00 The Hive 13:15 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 02:00 Air Crash Investigation 06:00 24 21:00 The Five Year Engagement-18 10:15 Dog With A Blog 18:10 Henry Hugglemonster Basics 03:00 Naked Science 07:00 Eureka 23:15 Martha Marcy May Marlene- 10:35 Teen Beach Movie First Look 18:25 Henry Hugglemonster 13:40 Barefoot Contessa - Back To 04:00 Alaska Wing Men 08:00 Alphas 10:40 Johnny Kapahala: Back On Board 18:35 Sofia The First Basics 05:00 Nazi Temple Of Doom 09:00 C.S.I. New York 00:05 The Tech Show 12:15 A.N.T Farm 19:00 Timmy Time 14:05 Jonathan Phang’s Caribbean 06:00 Banged Up Abroad 10:00 White Collar 00:30 The Daily Show 00:30 Mean Green Machines 12:35 Good Luck Charlie 19:10 Pajanimals Cookbook 07:00 Lockdown 11:00 Body Of Proof 01:00 The Colbert Report 01:00 Mega World 13:00 Dog With A Blog 19:25 Doc McStuffins 14:30 Jonathan Phang’s Caribbean 08:00 Pirate Patrol 12:00 Emmerdale 01:30 Saturday Night Live 01:00 Kong Return To The Jungle 01:50 Mega World 13:25 Austin And Ally 19:35 Zou Cookbook 09:00 Air Crash Investigation 12:30 Coronation Street 02:45 Battle For Terra 14:55 Amazing Wedding Cakes 02:30 Friends 02:45 Mega World 13:45 Teen Beach Movie First Look 19:50 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 10:00 Air Crash Investigation 13:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 04:30 Dragon Hunters 15:40 Amazing Wedding Cakes 03:00 Ben And Kate 03:35 Mega World 13:50 That’s So Raven 20:05 Jake & The Neverland Pirates 11:00 Clash Of The Continents 14:00 Alphas 06:00 Kong Return To The Jungle 04:25 Mega World 16:25 Charly’s Cake Angels 03:30 Ben And Kate 14:10 That’s So Raven 20:20 Winnie The Pooh: Tales Of 12:00 Alaska Wing Men 15:00 24 08:00 Alex & Alexis 05:15 The Gadget Show 14:35 A.N.T Farm Friendship 16:55 Charly’s Cake Angels 04:00 Hope & Faith 13:00 Human Lampshade: A 16:00 Emmerdale 10:00 Three Investigators And The 05:40 The Tech Show 15:00 Good Luck Charlie 20:25 Pajanimals 17:25 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives Holocaust Mystery 04:30 The Tonight Show With Jay 16:30 Coronation Street Secret Of Terror... 06:05 Alien Mysteries 15:25 Shake It Up 20:35 Doc McStuffins 17:50 Chopped 14:00 Banged Up Abroad Leno 17:00 The Ellen DeGeneres Show 11:45 Winx 07:00 Extreme Bodies 15:50 Jessie 20:45 Mouk 18:40 Chopped 05:30 Hope & Faith 15:00 Lockdown 18:00 Alphas 19:30 Chopped 16:00 Pirate Patrol 06:00 The War At Home 13:15 Ice Age: Continental Drift 19:00 Psych 20:20 Chopped 17:00 Air Crash Investigation 06:30 Brothers 14:45 Back To The Sea 20:00 Top Gear (UK) 21:10 Chopped 18:00 Air Crash Investigation 07:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 16:30 The Search For Santa Paws 21:00 C.S.I. 22:00 Amazing Wedding Cakes 19:00 Salvage Code Red 08:00 Hope & Faith 18:15 Three Investigators And The 22:00 Defiance 22:50 Amazing Wedding Cakes 20:00 One Ocean 08:30 Hope & Faith Secret Of Terror... 23:00 Banshee 23:40 Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives 21:00 Dangerous Encounters 09:00 Ben And Kate 20:00 The Missing Lynx 22:00 Salvage Code Red 09:30 Community 21:45 Back To The Sea 23:00 Storm Worlds 10:00 Hot In Cleveland 23:30 The Search For Santa Paws 10:30 Brothers 11:00 The Tonight Show With Jay 00:00 Bait 00:15 Kimchi Chronicles Leno 02:00 Amphibious 12:00 The War At Home 00:45 Travel Madness 04:00 Starship Troopers: Invasion 00:00 Today’s Special-PG15 01:10 Don’t Tell My Mother 12:30 Hope & Faith 06:00 Arctic Blast 02:00 Stuck On You-PG15 01:40 Scam City 00:20 The Incredible Dr. Pol 13:00 Hope & Faith 08:00 Ice Road Terror 04:00 Gnomeo & Juliet-PG15 02:35 Lonely Planet: Roads Less 01:10 When Sharks Attack 13:30 Brothers 09:45 Constantine 06:00 The Three Stooges-PG15 Travelled 02:00 Dangerous Encounters 14:00 Ben And Kate 12:00 Courageous 08:00 Brave-PG 03:30 The Witch Doctor Will See You 02:50 Built For The Kill 14:30 Community 03:45 Ragged Tooth 14:15 Captain America: The First 10:00 A View From Here-PG15 Now 15:00 Hot In Cleveland 04:40 Alpha Dogs Avenger 12:00 Phil Spector-PG15 04:25 Eat Street 15:30 The Daily Show 05:05 Alpha Dogs 16:30 Constantine 14:00 Project Nim-PG15 04:50 Earth Tripping 16:00 The Colbert Report 05:35 The Incredible Dr. Pol 18:45 Twister 16:00 Brave-PG 05:20 My Sri Lanka With Peter 16:30 The War At Home 06:30 Search For The Ultimate Bear 20:45 Captain America: The First 17:45 Think Like A Man-PG15 Kuruvita 17:00 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon 07:25 Man vs Monster Avenger 20:00 Outlaw Country-PG15 05:45 David Rocco’s Dolce Vita 18:00 Guys With Kids 06:15 Exploring The Vine 08:20 Street Monkeys 23:00 51 22:00 Chernobyl Diaries-18 09:15 When Crocs Ate Dinosaurs 18:30 The Mindy Project 06:40 Food Lover’s Guide To The 19:00 The Mindy Project Planet 10:10 Wild Wild West 19:30 Hot In Cleveland 07:10 Danger Beach 11:05 Dangerous Encounters 20:00 Parks And Recreation 07:35 Bondi Rescue 12:00 Kingdom Of The Oceans 20:30 The Cleveland Show 08:05 Bondi Rescue 12:55 Sumatra’s Last Tiger 00:00 A Very Harold And Kumar 08:30 Bondi Rescue 13:50 Dangerous Encounters 21:00 The Daily Show Christmas-18 01:45 Rogue Cop-PG 09:00 My Sri Lanka With Peter 14:45 Shark Attack Experiment 21:30 The Colbert Report 02:00 American Cowslip-PG15 03:15 Somebody Up There Likes Kuruvita 15:40 Bears Of Fear Island 22:00 Saturday Night Live 04:00 Ernest Goes To Jail-PG Me-PG 16:35 World’s Deadliest Killer Three 09:25 Market Values 23:00 The Ricky Gervais Show 06:00 Shark Tale-PG 05:10 The Sandpiper-PG 17:30 Dead Or Alive 09:55 Eat Street 08:00 Tin Cup-PG15 07:00 Hot Millions-FAM 18:25 Monster Croc Hunt 10:20 Kimchi Chronicles 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Kuwait KNCC PROGRAMME FROM THURSDAY TO CHANGE OF NAME I, Hareesha, Indian WEDNESDAY (22/08/2013 TO 28/08/2013) Passport No. E 6534426, have changed my name to Hareesha Rama Moolya. (C SHARQIA-1 THE LONE RANGER (DIG) 12:30 AM RED 2 (DIG) 9:00 PM 4489) KILLING SEASON (DIG) 1:00 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED RED 2 (DIG) 11:30 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 3:15 PM JOBS (DIG) 5:30 PM FANAR-4 AVENUES-4 I, Muruganandham KILLING SEASON (DIG) 8:00 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 1:00 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:30 PM Asokan, Indian Passport No. JOBS (DIG) 10:00 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 3:15 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 3:45 PM E6570385, have changed KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:30 AM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 5:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 6:00 PM my name to Sam Ashok M. THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:45 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 8:15 PM SHARQIA-2 Anand. (C 4490) THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 10:15 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:30 PM 25-8-2013 THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 2:00 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:45 AM THE CONJURING (DIG) 12:45 AM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 4:15 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 6:15 PM 360º- 1 I, Thottakath Abu, holder Special Show “THE SMURFS 2 (DIG)” 6:15 PM FANAR-5 THE CONJURING (DIG) 12:30 PM of Indian Passport No. THE CONJURING (DIG) 8:30 PM THE CONJURING 1:15 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 2:45 PM G9943123 issued at Kuwait THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:45 PM THE CONJURING 3:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 5:00 PM on 28/10/2008, have THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:00 AM THE CONJURING 5:45 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 7:15 PM changed my name to EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET 8:00 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 9:30 PM Aboobacker Thottakath. SHARQIA-3 THE CONJURING 10:00 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 11:45 PM (C 4488) THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:30 PM THE CONJURING 12:15 AM 21-8-2013 THE CONJURING (DIG) 3:45 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED 360º- 2 Special Show “THE SMURFS 2 (DIG)” 6:15 PM RED 2 (DIG) 2:30 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:00 PM MARINA-1 RED 2 (DIG) 5:00 PM I, Thamer Medhat Moh. THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 9:00 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 12:45 PM RED 2 (DIG) 7:30 PM Khattab holder of Filipino THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 11:45 PM HAMMER OF G’S (DIG) 2:45 PM RED 2 (DIG) 10:00 PM Passport No. TT0990386 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 5:00 PM RED 2 (DIG) 12:30 AM hereby change my name to MUHALAB-1 JOBS (DIG) 7:00 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED Tamer Medhat Moh. JOBS (DIG) 1:30 PM JOBS (DIG) 9:30 PM 360º- 3 Khattab, hereafter all deal- RED 2 (DIG) 4:15 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:30 AM ings in my new name. CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:30 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM 20-8-2013 JOBS (DIG) 9:30 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 3:45 PM MARINA-2 DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 6:00 PM MUHALAB-2 THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:30 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 8:15 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 1:30 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 3:00 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 10:30 PM SITUATION VACANT FRI EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET (DIG) 5:30 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:45 AM THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:00 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:30 PM For a family of two adults, a 360º- 4 THE CONJURING (DIG) 3:30 PM RED 2 (DIG) 10:00 PM live-in house boy and home KILLING SEASON (DIG) 5:45 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:15 AM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 2:00 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 7:45 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 4:15 PM care. Good English and THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:00 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 6:30 PM Arabic is preferred, transfer- MARINA-3 THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 8:45 PM able visa. Contact: 99060969. MUHALAB-3 THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 1:30 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 11:00 PM 20-8-2013 THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 12:45 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 4:00 PM EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET (DIG) 1:15 AM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG-3D) 3:00 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 6:00 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED ACCOMMODATION Marthoma/CSI/Orthodox/Ja THE SMURFS 2 (DIG-3D) 5:00 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 8:15 PM MATRIMONIAL THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:15 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:30 PM AL-KOUT.1 cobite boys preferably in THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 9:45 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 12:45 AM EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET (DIG) 12:30 PM For ladies or bachelor Kuwait/Dubai/USA/Australi Marthomite parents in NO SUN+TUE+WED THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 2:30 PM Filipino only near big a/Canada with good family FANAR-1 Kuwait, invites proposals JOBS (DIG) 5:00 PM Jamiya Farwaniya. Available background and clean RED 2 (DIG) 2:00 PM AVENUES-1 THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 7:30 PM for their daughter August 25, 2013. Contact habits. Email: RED 2 (DIG) 4:30 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 2:00 PM EL7ARAMY & EL3ABIET (DIG) 10:00 PM (28/160/fair), BB Kuwait, [email protected] JOBS (DIG) 6:45 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 4:00 PM THE WOLVERINE (DIG) 12:05 AM 66158188 or 66826412. 20-8-2013 Masters UK, well employed (C 4485) JOBS (DIG) 9:15 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 6:00 PM in Kuwait, from well quali- 20-8-2013 JOBS (DIG) 11:45 PM KILLING SEASON (DIG) 8:00 PM AL-KOUT.2 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 10:00 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 12:45 PM fied and employed FANAR-2 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:05 AM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 2:45 PM FOR SALE DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 12:30 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 5:00 PM DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 2:30 PM THE SMURFS 2 (DIG) 7:00 PM Prayer timings STREET DANCE ALL STARS (DIG) 4:30 PM AVENUES-2 JOBS (DIG) 9:15 PM Mitsubishi Jeep Nativa DESPICABLE ME 2 (DIG) 6:45 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 12:30 PM JOBS (DIG) 11:45 PM model 2011 white color, 6 Fajr: 03:56 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 8:45 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 3:30 PM NO SUN+TUE+WED cylinder engine, alloy rim Shorook 05:20 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 10:45 PM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:30 PM excellent condition, 4 AL-KOUT.3 KILLING SEASON (DIG) 12:45 AM CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 9:30 PM wheel drive (installment Duhr: 11:51 CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 12:30 AM THE CONJURING (DIG) 1:00 PM possible), cash price KD FANAR-3 THE CONJURING (DIG) 3:30 PM Asr: 15:26 CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 12:30 PM AVENUES-3 THE CONJURING (DIG) 5:45 PM 3,400 negotiable. Tel: THE LONE RANGER (DIG) 3:30 PM RED 2 (DIG) 1:00 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 8:00 PM 99194874. (C 4487) Maghrib: 18:22 CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 6:30 PM THE LONE RANGER (DIG) 3:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 10:15 PM 20-8-2013 CHENNAI EXPRESS (DIG) (HINDI) 9:30 PM RED 2 (DIG) 6:30 PM THE CONJURING (DIG) 12:30 AM Isha: 19:43

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CROSSWORD 290 STAR TRACK

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

Thank goodness for a day off—emotions seem to be clear and in balance. You are very sensitive to the slightest emotional change today. You have all Your home environment, friends and surroundings are accented and receive attention. the artistic traits and talents to retire to a room and be creative. Putting effort into a small Perhaps it is rest that you have needed lately—whatever the case, you enjoy this time to rest amount of time will bring you some great results. Writing, music and cooking are just some of and visit with friends and loved ones. You could gain insight from young people today. Just the areas in which you excel for now. This could mean writing, poetry, computer software, being with all that energy is electrifying. Guiding, advising as well as just having a plain old games, robotics, etc. General good feeling and a sense of support make this a good day. This good time is in order now. A sports activity out-of-doors can be enjoyed as things cool down afternoon you might consider some physical pursuits. Friends may want to take you to their later today and may even involve some play in water. This could include water ball games, ski- favorite bowling rink or you may be brave enough to move out-of-doors and skate the after- ing or some other activity. Love, ideals and a strong sense of your own worth are vital to your noon away. Whatever the case, all this activity brings your energies back into balance nicely. wellbeing and ability to function. Just in time for a special date.

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

Some sort of temporary obstacle may appear today but if you can look This is a good day to solve problems and make important decisions—at beyond the situation you will get through the problem quickly. You will find the afternoon full work or at home. You find your way around almost any obstacle and are in con- of opportunities to be creative. Expressing yourself with a flair comes to mean a lot to you. trol and able to guide yourself with ease. Your sense of inner direction is good and should lead Adding your name to an invention is quite a mark of accomplishment. A get-together with to opportunities. Quantum physics, anti-gravity and many other expanded thinking or scientif- friends can prove rewarding this evening. You work with real imagination and understanding ic news items are fun pastimes for you and you may spend your time away from work looking in areas of the mind that are the most personal or private: in-depth psychology. You are like a forward to the next convention of new inventions. You may encourage others to think outside midwife of the spirit, assisting at the birth of each individual going through a spiritual or rebirth the realm of what they think is possible and dream about what could be. Here is an opportuni- process. You accept the natural process of birth, spiritual and physical, and have dedicated ty to get some insight into some future educational and professional possibilities. Life is cer- yourself to helping it along. tainly getting to be an exciting event.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Sagittarius (November 22-December 21)

It’s a sleep late, catch up on chores and a goof off type of day. Someone may A lighter workload of late leaves you with a better forecast this weekend. want your help today but unless they really need it you may find yourself mov- You actually have the time to attend a party or just lie on the beach somewhere. ing away from any stressful activity for now. It is important to take the time to refurbish your This afternoon could prove a bit confusing when you find that one of your friends gave you the energies. Why not just express that point now others will understand. Later today, you will have wrong directions, or you could not read someone’s writing. You will not be misguided for long ACROSS DOWN an opportunity to have a special time with someone you love. You have new insight into home, however, especially when you see that instead of going where you wanted to go, you could 1. A gradual decline (in size or strength or power or 1. Oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a possessions and the whole domestic scene. Financial independence gains your attention and make a u-turn near what could become a favorite hobby store. This is a day of surprises—good ones. Party plans go without a problem and you leave everyone laughing. Possessing good number). hen) used as food. future plans are in the making. You get away from it all with gardening, building and family life. common sense, you are very down-to-earth—nurturing and protective to all. Others appreci- 2. A cord fastened around the neck with an orna- You discover freedom in steady, predictable growth—like a growing plant. There are good feel- 4. Germanic barbarian leader who ended the west- ate you more than you realize. ern Roman Empire in 476 and became the first bar- mental clasp and worn as a necktie. ings and harmony. barian ruler of Italy (434-493). 3. African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk 12. A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice. and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible 15. A state of southwestern India. pulp called monkey bread. 16. A great rani. 4. A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Cancer (June 21-July 22) Capricorn (December 22-January 19) 17. Come into the possession of something con- the Missouri river valley in NE Nebraska. CAPRICORN crete or abstract. 5. A metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 10 Questions of freedom and independence are absolutely essential to your way of There could be levels of existence as well as technology that are far beyond 18. Involving the entire earth. liters. life—you are quick to revolt when anything is distracting. Activities with young peo- our current status here on this earth. Enjoying some current-day invention you may remember a past science fiction story or movie that used the same invention. You have 20. (Sumerian and Babylonian) A solar deity. 6. A midwestern state in north central United States ple, neighbors or friends add to those feelings of wellbeing today. Getting to know a distant cousin, ideas of your own and they fit quite nicely on paper inside a hard cover called a book! You have 21. Imperial dynasty that ruled China (most of the in the Great Lakes region. half-sister or brother may bring a great deal of joy your way. This is a great time to be with others in an 7. Flat surface that rotates and pushes against air or atmosphere of work or play. You love attention and somehow you manage to gravitate to the center a knack for always finding assistance in your interests. A book club or an editor in your own time) from 206 BC to 221 and expanded its bound- family may have some very helpful advice toward creating this book. You may want to write sci- water. of almost any group or happening. Others accept you—they sense you are a leader and admire your aries and developed its bureaucracy. ence fiction or perhaps record your thoughts on some new technology. Handicapped people 8. (botany) Of some seeds. regal manner. All parts of your life are touched by your sense of originality and spontaneity. 22. A region of Malaysia in northeastern Borneo. Everything hangs on the innovative approach to things and people that mark your style. need new technology and this is an area about which you may want to write; there is success. 25. An anti-TNF compound (trade name Arava) that 9. Highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winter- You may be working on the next great idea. is given orally. ana used as a condiment and a tonic. 26. Fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family 10. Native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aro- matic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally Burseraceae and used as incense. Aquarius (January 20- February 18) 28. English writer and a central member of the and as a flavoring in cookery. Leo (July 23-August 22) 11. Support resembling the rib of an animal. Fabian Society (1858-1943). Your community spirit may come into play today. There is a drive to work 12. Title for a civil or military leader (especially in You need to be part of a group that will lend you strength and encour- 30. A metric unit of volume equal to one tenth of a with others on projects that concern humanitarian interest. There is an urge to find a way to Turkey). agement and allow you to input your own experience and creative talent. Perhaps this liter. make your dreams a reality and this keeps you moving in a forward direction. There is a feeling 13. Lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing whol- would entail a club for writers or artists. Working with others, especially as a community or 31. American Revolutionary patriot. of being a part of the bigger picture and that encourages you to make your forward energies in humanitarian effort, works well for you. This is what you may find yourself involved with 35. An associate degree in nursing. ly or in part. some area of politics. You are very communicative, not just a little curious—conversations today—some form of group give-and-take. You may be advising groups of people in finan- 36. A member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and 14. An inactive volcano in Sicily. come easily. Study, research and investigations of all kinds may come into play today. You are cial or business matters this afternoon—but not for long. You have a special affinity for sen- 19. Found along western Atlantic coast. always searching out some answer or another. Family is important to you and you may find neighboring areas. iors and for children, plus an innate love of animals, the helpless and the underdog. An 23. A mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 yourself planning a get-together for the evening or setting aside some time for a backyard 40. A silvery ductile metallic element found primari- inner vision coupled with the ability to see the bigger picture often finds you working as a feet high). cookout tonight or tomorrow. ly in bauxite. go-between with others. 42. Being or occurring in fact or actuality. 24. The vein in the center of a leaf. 43. The smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by 27. Informal terms for a mother. every member of a set of numbers. 29. Enclose in, or as if in, a case "my feet were 45. A language unit by which a person or thing is encased in mud.". Virgo (August 23-September 22) Pisces (February 19-March 20) known. 32. Of or relating to or characteristic of the prehis- 46. Someone who leaves one country to settle in toric Aegean civilization. Learning and knowing a little about a lot of things, staying in touch and on Your common sense is called for today when someone wants to involve you 33. A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of another. top of the latest developments satisfy a need for mental stimulation. Catching up on your read- in a fantastic deal! Considering you may have a young person that could learn from your hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held 48. Concerning those not members of the clergy. ing and enjoying the neighbors and perhaps your relatives may play a role in this—young peo- insights—you find a clever way to disclose the real truth of what really sounds like a fantastic between the thumb and fingers) that are made to 50. A light touch or stroke. ple figure more prominently in your life today. This is a time to take risks and dare to be a little deal. 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Katy Perry sells LA marital home he ‘Roar’ singer has rid herself of the Mediterranean-style mansion in West Hollywood, California, she bought in June 2011 for $6.5 million six months after she and Russell tied the knot in India. The pop star had intended to make it the couple’s main Thome but they split in December 2011 after being wed for just 14 months. According to RadarOnline.com, the luxurious proper- ty is kitted out with ornate tiles, rod iron fixtures, curved ceilings and art glass windows and spans over 8,835 square feet. The sale of the seven-bedroom and nine-bathroom home, which is based near the famous Sunset Strip, comes after reports Katy slashed the price to attract a buyer. Katy - who is now dating John Mayer - reportedly had her three-acre property inspected by supermodel Heidi Klum, who was house-hunting in Los Angeles with her boyfriend Martin Kristen for a “family home” to house the couple and her four children - Leni, nine, Henry, seven, Johan, six, and Lou, three. The couple - who got together last year following Heidi’s split from husband Seal - were believed to be interested in the property because the children’s bedrooms would be on the same floor as the master bedroom enabling them to keep a close eye on their brood. It is not known if Heidi was the eventual buyer. Ellie Goulding to send Prince George gift he ‘Explosions’ hitmaker is keen to give the one- month-old tot - the son of Prince William and TDuchess Catherine, who is third-in-line to the British throne - a gift to commemorate his birth, but she admits she’s still pondering over what to buy him because he already has everything he could possibly need. Speaking to the Daily Mail newspaper, she said: “I fully intend to send William and Kate a gift for him, but I have no idea what to get. What do you give some- one who has everything? Still, they’re truly lovely peo- ple so I’d imagine they’d be grateful for anything.” The 26-year-old singer hasn’t seen Prince William and Duchess Catherine - who was formerly known as Kate Middleton - since she performed at their wedding reception at Buckingham Palace in 2011, but she insists they regularly send her letters and stay in touch. She explained: “I’ve always been a fan of the royal family and I love that we have that huge history. It’s really spe- cial. “I haven’t seen William and Kate since, but they’ve sent letters and their best wishes. I saw Harry, though, three months ago when I performed at a charity event of his. I played quite late in the evening so everyone was a bit drunk!” Ellie admits she’s been blown away by her chart success around the world and sometimes Eva Longoria prefers to think of it as a joke because it doesn’t feel like reality. She said: “It’s easier to pretend my life’s a come- dy show. That’s how I deal with things sometimes, splits from Ernesto Arguello because some of it just doesn’t seem real.”

he former ‘Desperate Housewives’ star and the Miami-based entrepreneur - who met when he starred on ‘Ready For Love’, the ill-fated reality TV show she produced T- called time on their relationship this week after she decided it wasn’t working out. A source told Us Weekly: “It wasn’t that serious. He was fun.” The news will Beckhams at Disneyland come as a shock to friends, who believed Ernesto, 34, was so serious about the 38-year-old beauty that he was already considering marriage. A friend previ- ously revealed: “Eva is a firm believer in marriage. Ernie may be a player when he is single, but he’s never cheated on anyone and is very religious. I think the fact that he’s so family oriented is what got her. “My guess would be they’ll be married within the next year. “It’s very real - they’re both in love, which is rare for him. They’re always together. His family likes her a lot ... they’ve never seen him so taken by someone. “Eva is so down to earth, she doesn’t ‘act famous’ at all. He is definitely not dating her because she is famous ... they’re not a Hollywood couple. They’re very real and very in love.”

Brad Pitt, Angelina’s daughter to be maid of honour avid and Victoria treated their four children - sons Brooklyn, 14, cream and enjoying family-friendly rides including Dumbo the Flying Romeo, 10, Cruz, eight, and two-year-old daughter Harper - to a Elephant, but steered clear of the faster attractions such as Space The couple are reportedly in the final planning stages for their big day and are set to tie Dfun-filled trip to the world-famous theme park in California on Mountain. The Beckhams relocated back to their native Britain earlier the knot in Los Angeles in the next few weeks. Zahara, eight, has her heart set on having a Thursday as part of their extended summer holiday in Los Angeles. The this year, but have been staying in LA - where they lived for years when major role and her parents seem happy to fulfil her wish and the couple’s other kids, clan were seen racing around the park to make the most of the attrac- David played for Los Angeles Galaxy - for the summer after David Maddox, 12, Pax, nine, Shiloh, seven, and five-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne, will also tions, with David pushing his adorable denim-clad daughter along in a announced his retirement from professional soccer. The family have be part of the ceremony. A source told the new US issue of OK! magazine: “Zahara wants buggy. All eyes were on Harper as she enjoyed a spin on the merry-go- been making the most of the Stateside sunshine, and Victoria recently to be maid of honour and knowing Angelina she’ll let her. Shiloh wants to be an usher and round sitting on a horse alone as the former soccer star looked on shared a photo on Twitter of her walking hand-in-hand with Harper on a Pax and Maddox have said they’ll help Brad’s brother Doug be best man. The wedding is proudly, armed with a digital SLR camera to take snapshots. The kids - hike. She added the caption: “Love hiking with my babies! X vb”. mainly for their children and they want it to happen at home in LA.” The wedding was orig- who were also accompanied by minders - were seen tucking into ice- inally supposed to take place at their Chateau Miraval estate in Provence, France, but Brad and Angelina chose LA so that all of their friends and family can attend. The source added: “Angie has said that a destina- tion wedding would be hard on most people. A wedding at their home in LA would make it fun and easy for guests to attend. “She wants to Rochelle exchange vows in a registry office with immediate family hates when husband shows off his cleavage and the six kids and then host a huge party at their place.” he ‘Roar’ singer has rid herself of the Mediterranean-style mansion in Since her double mastectomy West Hollywood, California, she bought in June 2011 for $6.5 million operation to prevent breast Tsix months after she and Russell tied the knot in India. The pop star cancer earlier this year, had intended to make it the couple’s main home but they split in December Angelina has wanted to bring 2011 after being wed for just 14 months. According to RadarOnline.com, all of her relatives and Brad’s the luxurious property is kitted out with ornate tiles, rod iron fixtures, relations together as she has curved ceilings and art glass windows and spans over 8,835 square feet. realised the importance of The sale of the seven-bedroom and nine-bathroom home, which is based family. near the famous Sunset Strip, comes after reports Katy slashed the price to attract a buyer. Katy - who is now dating John Mayer - reportedly had her three-acre property inspected by supermodel Heidi Klum, who was house- hunting in Los Angeles with her boyfriend Martin Kristen for a “family home” to house the couple and her four children - Leni, nine, Henry, seven, Johan, six, and Lou, three. The couple - who got together last year follow- ing Heidi’s split from husband Seal - were believed to be interested in the property because the children’s bedrooms would be on the same floor as the master bedroom enabling them to keep a close eye on their brood. It is not known if Heidi was the eventual buyer. LIFESTYLE37 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 2013 Gossip Kanye West reveals picture of daughter

Paris Jackson happy at boarding school he 15-year-old aspiring actress is living The source explained: “Paris regularly video environment so she can deal with her issues.” under a false name at the $14,000-per- chats with grandmother Katherine, biological However, her mother Debbie recently Tmonth therapeutic private school, locat- mom Debbie Rowe, and her brothers. “Her revealed her outrage after snaps of her off- uring an appearance on his girlfriend Kim Kardashian’s mother’s chat show, he ed just outside California, and is said to be access to the Internet is strictly monitored. spring at the school’s graduation ceremony - showed a photograph of North, who was born two months ago, explaining to Kris doing really well and on the road to recovery The students at the school come from very surrounded by a new bunch of friends - along DJenner that they didn’t want to sell the first pictures and he thought Kris’ show was following her alleged suicidal attempt in June. diverse backgrounds, and Paris is treated just with highly private information about Paris the perfect place to introduce her. He said: “It’s all this talk about baby pictures and ‘can A source told RadarOnline.com: “Paris is like everyone else, which she truly loves.” Paris were sold by someone linked to the school. you get paid for the baby picture or do you want to put it on a magazine.’ “And for me and absolutely thriving and happy at the boarding will continue to stay at the boarding school, She told pals: “These people, including some your daughter we have not attempted to get paid for anything, we have not attempted to school. She is making friends, and it’s wonder- which specialises in teaching troubled websites, are screwing with my daughter’s put it on a magazine. “You just stop all of the noise and I thought it would be really cool on ful to see, given the darkness that had taken teenagers, for another month to ensure that ability to get better.” her grandmother’s season finale to bring a picture of North.” Kanye, 36, also insisted he over her life.” The troubled teen - the daugh- her recovery remains permanent. An insider doesn’t care what North chooses to be when she grows up but he and Kim, 32, will sup- ter of the late Michael Jackson - has been said: “Paris will remain at the school for the port her in everything she does. He said: “I am going to give her the opportunity to devel- enjoying catching up with her family by regu- next term. The most important thing for Paris op her different skill sets and then decide what she is the best at and we will give her the larly taking part in video calls via the internet. is to have stability, a routine, and be in a safe support and let her follow what she loves the most.” Meanwhile, Kanye revealed becoming a father has made him regret his infamous interruption of Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech at the MTV Video Music Awards, four years ago. He said: “The last thing I would want to happen to my daughter is some crazy drunk black guy in a leather shirt to come up and Ashton Kutcher cut her off at an awards show. That’s the last thing I’d want.” is suspicious of everyone he ‘Jobs’ actor is notoriously secretive Liam Payne decides to ‘let loose’ about his relationship with Mila Kunis fol- Tlowing his highly-publicised split from Demi Moore last year, and regrets that fame and enjoy life in One Direction has left him so distrustful of others. Speaking he 19-year-old star - who is one fifth of the chart-topping boy band along with Niall to French magazine Madame Figaro, he said: Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson - admits he was tightly wound “I’ve finally learnt that some things in life have Twhen he first joined the band in 2010 but has now opted to go with the flow and more merit when they’re kept secret. make the most of the unique experiences the group is presented. He explained to The Relationships are one of those things. When Sun newspaper: “It’s a new dawn for Liam. I’m having a laugh now. I’ve let loose in the you become a celebrity, you start being suspi- sense that I haven’t got that much to worry about any more. I’m still quite mature but cious in every new circumstance. But I’d like to whether I’m sensible I’m not so sure. “The first year or so, I used to just get up, go to relate more to other people, be able to help work, go to the hotel and go to the gym and that was it. But I’m up for it now. Like his them even...” The 35-year-old star doesn’t think ‘Best Song Ever’ bandmates, Liam has found it difficult to adjust to his global fame and fans should be envious of him because he’s says constantly being recognised has made it difficult to do normal things like go shop- suffered the same personal struggles as every- ping. He said of a recent incident in the United States: “We decided to go shopping. We one else. He explained: “I’m just like any other went in two shops and suddenly there were literally 300 people outside. They were guy. The difference is that people think my life pushing so much that a girl fell through the window. So I sat down out of sight as I is better than theirs. It’s not completely false, thought that would calm the situation. Yeah, that was just a bit much.” but I’ve also been down and had to pick up the pieces. But being an actor has definitely made me mature as a person.” The comic actor majored in Biochemistry at university and believes his geeky science background has helped him perfect his acting craft.

Nathan Sykes dating Ariana Grande Hilaria Baldwin to give birth he 29-year-old yoga instructor checked into TNew York’s Mount Sinai hospital where she is expect- ed to have her first child with 55-old husband Alec Baldwin at any time. A source told the New York Post’s Page Six: “The baby hasn’t arrived yet, but it could be any moment.” Hilaria previously revealed plans for a natural childbirth, although she isn’t adverse to having an epidural if the pain gets too bad. She said: “Right now, I want to do it naturally. That’s not to say there’s something wrong with the epidural, but that’s the way I was raised - I’m a pretty natural person. But if it does get to the point where I am screaming for the epidural, I have no problems with that. We’ll see where it goes.” The couple have also been reading the pregnancy self-help book ‘What To Expect When You’re Expecting’ so they know that everything is progressing normally. Hilaria explained: “We read parts of ‘What to Expect When You’re he duo - who share a manager, Scooter their duet. She said: “Nathan just sang the hell and I love, love, love what Nathan did to it. It was Expecting’ together every day. Braun - recently collaborated on the song out of it. I thought it was Brian McKnight. I’m like, a great, great, great surprise.” The ‘Sam & Cat’ He’ll point things out and ask T‘Almost Is Never Enough’ for ‘The Mortal ‘Who is this?’ Honestly, I wasn’t expecting it. I actress previously dated YouTube star Jai Brooks ‘How are you feeling? Are you Instruments: City of Bones’ soundtrack which didn’t know he had that in him. I saw him per- of the Janoskians and was recently linked to having that?’” Alec already has reportedly led to a romance. A source told Us form live on one of the radio shows that we were Justin Bieber. a 17-year-old daughter from Weekly: “It’s very, very new. Nate sends her flow- at together, and I was like, ‘Damn, he can sing.’ his previous marriage to Kim ers everyday.” Ariana, 20, recently gushed about This song I think will pleasantly surprise a lot of Baldwin. Nathan in an interview, praising his work on people. It’s very beautiful and very emotional LIFESTYLE38 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 Fashion Bravo, OWN, Nickelodeon among Review interactive Media Emmy winners

n a year that saw Netflix competing with Production Team, Bravo April of 2012 with two videos a week post- time, according to Blue Fin Labs. After air- broadcast and cable for primetime Digital/Social Team, Bravo Creative Team ed at Lizzie’s YouTube channel ing, the conversations continue throughout IEmmys, the Television Academy contin- Top Chef’s award-winning linear series (http://youtube.com/lizziebennet), there the social space and in a digital classroom ues its bid to recognize content in non-tra- was expanded into a comprehensive digital were only four characters appearing on at Oprah.com, where tools are provided to ditional and second-screen medias. “buffet” and tantalizing interactive experi- screen. Unbeknownst to the audience, sev- help viewers reach their own “Aha” Bravo, OWN and Nickelodeon are among ence for foodies with the companion Last eral other characters were conversing with Moments via an extensive companion cur- the networks whose work was recognized Chance Kitchen series. This component, each other over social media which kicked riculum, including class notes (thanks to by special juries in the Outstanding Creative available on web and mobile platforms, off a rapidly coruscating expansion of the Storify) and assessments, and Life Work Achievement In Interactive Media category, Bravo’s Now app, VOD and EST, required LBD storyworld. Characters that only exist- questions that can be saved in their custom which covers four separate fields: active input from the viewing audience, ed on Twitter soon began appearing on profile. Multiplatform Storytelling, Original which in turn influenced and impacted camera and even started their own chan- Outstanding Creative Achievement In Is It the Next Great Interactive Program, Social TV Experience, events on the linear series. Each week, as nels, with one of them posting song recom- Interactive Media - User Experience And as well as User Experience and Visual Top Chef Competitors were eliminated, they mendations and movie check-ins a full 10 Visual Design Bloody Slasher Flick, Design. got a second chance to battle that week’s months before they were to ever appear on The Nick App Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon The juries, composed of members of the winner on this digital series. Fans interacted camera. Throughout the entire process, the Digital The Nick App is a branded experi- Academy’s Interactive Media peer group, with the contestants and judges, and even LBD characters used their social media pres- ence that allows kids to watch and play Nick or Just Plain Sick? were able to choose one winner, multiple got cooking themselves to determine ence to interact with the audience, creating in unprecedented ways. This free App fea- winners or no winners in each field. In all which of the dismissed chefs would be the an addictive world of engagement, while tures a moveable tile layout that can be irector Adam Wingard and writer Simon Barrett’s slash- four cases, they opted for a single winnere. last one standing in the digital series and driving important plot points for the main swiped in any direction, promoting discov- er flick “You’re Next” has been hailed as an instant clas- “More than ever before, Television has would have a chance to appear on the Top video through their separate channels. ery and exploration and offering kids Dsic by the horror community since debuting at the become an interactive medium in which Chef finale. 52% of Top Chef’s on-air audi- Outstanding Creative Achievement In instant and on-demand access to more Toronto Film Festival in 2011, and Lionsgate is finally handing the audience has a role in driving the story- ence engaged in Last Chance Kitchen and Interactive Media - Social TV Experience than 1,000 pieces of Nickelodeon-themed the movie over to mainstream audiences today. So does it live telling, participating as a fan and engaging experienced the series in a collaborative Oprah’s Lifeclass Oprah.com/Lifeclass, content. It includes short-form videos of up to the hype? in community and sponsorship activities,” way. OWN Digital original skits, sketch and comedic bits, According the majority of critics who have reviewed the said Interactive Media peer group governor Outstanding Creative Achievement In The award-winning series Oprah’s behind-the-scenes clips and photos from film so far, yes. A day before its release, “You’re Next” has gar- Lori H. Schwartz. Interactive Media - Original Interactive Lifeclass is a richly interactive, worldwide Nick stars and animated characters, full nered a “fresh” rating on critic aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, The Emmys will be presented during the Program social experience for millions of students episodes, polls, new games, and surprising with 80 percent of 60 reviews applauding the film for paying Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sunday, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries who participate in inspiring conversations random hilarity. The Nick App supports the homage to horror classics, while putting a fresh spin on an Sept. 15 at the Nokia Theatre in L.A. Live. An youtube.com/lizziebennet Pemberley with Oprah Winfrey on-air, online and via full Nickelodeon on-air line up as well as often-disappointing genre. edited version of the ceremony will air on Digital, Jay Bushman, Transmedia Producer, social media. For each class, Oprah is joined specials such as the annual Kids’ Choice TheWrap’s Alonso Duralde called the gory home-invasion Saturday, Sept. 21 at 9/8c on FXX. Bernie Su, Executive Producer, Alexandra by a hand-picked expert, and together they Awards. The App boasts new content daily thriller “exquisitely tense” while noting its exceptional wit and The interactive media winners, with Edwards, Transmedia Editor interact with viewers to share principles and and includes fun and funny interactive ele- steady stream of shocks. descriptions from the ATAS press release: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries is the award- tools that can help people live more mean- ments such as the “Do Not Touch” button “Part of what makes ‘You’re Next’ so effective is its balance Outstanding Creative Achievement In winning, record-breaking, modern multi- ingful and fulfilling lives. Prior to the sched- that triggers an array of disruptive comedy of outrageous carnage with the thoroughly believable Interactive Media - Multiplatform platform adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride uled airing of Lifeclass on OWN, key influ- and surprises. Nickelodeon’s goal was to go responses of its characters,” Duralde wrote. “No one sits Storytelling and Prejudice,” based around a fictional vlog encers in the social sphere on that topic are beyond a typical app that offers free video around analyzing the action ‘Scream’-style, but these people Top Chef’s Last Chance Kitchen kept by Lizzie Bennet, a 24-year-old grad given a sneak peek of the episode, and viewing and instead offer more interactive are at least smart enough to debate whether or not it’s such a BravoTV.com Bravo Media, student with an uncertain future, a moun- invited to participate in the Sunday night content, games, and video not seen on tele- hot idea to go into the basement. And as slasher-movie Last Magical Elves tain of debt and her best friend Charlotte social dialogue. Lifeclass consistently ranks vision - whenever and wherever the user Persons Standing go, this movie delivers a doozy.” Bravo Production Team, Magical Elves behind the camera. When the LBD began in in the top ten “most social shows” in prime- wants it. —Reuters New York Post critic Kyle Smith was also impressed by the balance of horror and humor Wingard was able to maintain throughout. “‘You’re Next’ is the kind of movie that somewhat plays the Review gore for laughs,” Smith wrote. “But the comedy isn’t camp or annoyingly self-referential, and though the laughs defuse ten- sion, they don’t completely replace it either.” Los Angeles Times critic Robert Abele echoed those senti- ments, giving props to Wingard and Barrett for injecting much-needed fresh blood into a premise that has been done to death. The surprisingly adept mixture of tones - naturalism, dys- functional family satire, winking slasher nostalgia, twisty vengeance thriller - is offbeat enough to keep even hardened connoisseurs of body-count entertainment on their toes,” Abele wrote. “Even more remarkable is Wingard’s understand- ing that answering horrific, seemingly senseless carnage with a second half that reveals a smart, tough, resourceful hero is ‘Short Term 12’ the shrewdest way to keep an ongoing bloodbath cathartical- ly enjoyable.” Not everyone, however, was impressed with Wingard’s first explores love major release. USA Today critic Scott Bowles faulted the film for being a tad too repetitious in his half-star review. “‘Next’ is a film of repetition, a bloody dance consisting of amid the turmoil three steps: stab, scream, repeat,” Bowles wrote. “That’s about all there is to this wretched exercise in corpse stacking.” While the Miami Herald’s Rene Rodriguez gave the film props for giving the masked murderers a reason for their ram- of foster care page, the negative review concludes the elaborate explana- tion isn’t worth the audience’s time. merica’s foster care system is the unlikely setting “There’s an elaborate reason these psychos have targeted for a love story in “Short Term 12,” an independ- the Davison family. You just have to endure lots of gratingly Aent film that examines a young couple’s relation- bad acting, preposterous coincidences and hackneyed situa- ship amid the troubles, trauma and camaraderie of tions before learning the truth, “ Rodriguez wrote. “The movie teenagers in foster care. is not worth the effort.” Written and directed by filmmaker Destin Cretton, Despite a few naysayers, it looks like Wingard - who previ- “Short Term 12,” which opened in U.S. theaters on Friday, French actor Gerard Depardieu attends a ceremony held in his honor at the Chateau Bourgogne in ously directed segments in horror anthologies “The ABCs of follows social workers at a foster care facility as they con- Estaimpuis yesterday. Authorities in the Belgian municipality of Estaimpuis made their most famous Death” and “V/H/S” - should be proud of his first wide theatri- cal release. In fact, Empire Magazine’s David Hughes front the everyday challenges of working with aban- resident, Gerard Depardieu, an honorary citizen yesterday ahead of a housewarming barbecue the bestowed one of the greatest compliments a budding horror doned and abused children. French actor is due to host. —AFP director can recieve, by comparing him to the filmmaker The film is centered on Grace, played by Brie Larson, behind the 1981 cult classic “Evil Dead.” a social worker who finds her own trauma from sexual “For a film whose title has such a sense of urgency, it’s sur- abuse creeping up as she connects with the adolescents prising it’s taken two years to be released,” Hughes wrote. “Don’t in her care. be put off: Wingard is on his way to becoming the next Sam Cretton, 34, told Reuters that he wanted a central Harassment lawsuit against Raimi, and ‘You’re Next’ may well be your next favourite horror character who shared not just a similar background to film.” —Reuters that of the children, but “something so intense that she has not even come close to dealing with it.” chef Paula Deen dismissed “All the ancillary storylines all serve one single pur- pose, to see how they affect Grace and to see how she federal judge on Friday dismissed the final compo- were not directed at Jackson or intended to harass Jackson. reacts to them. Every scene with a kid is either pushing nent of a racial discrimination and sexual harassment Deen, 66, said in a deposition in the case that she had case against celebrity chef Paula Deen that has cost used a racial slur, an admission that prompted Scripps Grace to feel that she can do this, or causing her to feel A the Southern culinary star a big chunk of her multimillion- Networks Interactive Inc to drop her cooking show from its she can’t,” Cretton said. dollar enterprise. cable television channel, the Food Network. The director, who was inspired to write “Short Term In dismissing the sexual harassment aspect of the case, Other companies, including Smithfield Foods Inc, phar- 12” from his experiences of working in a California group US District Judge William Moore wrote that no fees were maceutical company Novo Nordisk and retailers Wal-Mart home facility in his first job after college, told Reuters he awarded to either party, according to court documents. The Stores Inc, Home Depot Inc and Target Corp, also rushed to wanted to avoid casting judgement on foster homes. two parties reached a settlement, said a person familiar cut their ties with Deen, dropping her as a celebrity endors- “This movie is not meant to be an umbrella state- with the case, and Moore’s dismissal did not address the er and announcing they would no longer carry the cook- ment on the current state of the foster care system. merits. books, housewares and other products that helped Deen There are definitely highlights of certain complications The lawsuit against Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers, build a multimillion-dollar enterprise. there, but our hope is that anybody can connect to this was brought by Lisa Jackson, a five-year employee of Uncle In a statement, Deen said she believes in “kindness and Bubba’s Seafood and Oyster House, a restaurant owned by fairness for everyone.” movie and relate it to their own life,” the director said. the siblings in Savannah, Georgia. “While this has been a difficult time for both my family Larson, 23, and John Gallagher Jr., 29, who is best Jackson claimed she had been the victim of sexual and myself, I am pleased that the judge dismissed the race Linda Ronstadt has known as Jim Harper on HBO drama “The Newsroom,” harassment. Jackson, who is white, also alleged there was a claims and I am looking forward to getting this behind me, form the couple, Grace and Mason, who fall in love while pattern of racial discrimination against black employees at now that the remaining claims have been resolved,” Deen Parkinson’s disease working together at the foster care facility. the restaurant. said. “I am confident that those who truly know how I live rammy-winning singer Linda Ronstadt is suffering “At the center of this film was a really beautiful, hon- Earlier this month, Moore dismissed the racial discrimi- my life know that I believe in kindness and fairness for from Parkinson’s disease and says she can no longer nation allegations because any racially offensive remarks everyone.” —Reuters est, deep relationship between these two people that G“sing a note,” the group AARP said on Friday. care about each other very deeply but are up against In an interview with AARP to be published next week, some very intense odds,” Gallagher said. Ronstadt, 67, said the Parkinson’s diagnosis she received “Short Term 12” premiered at the South by eight months ago had given her an answer to why she Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, this year and couldn’t sing. won the grand jury narrative feature award and the nar- “No one can sing with Parkinson’s disease,” she is quoted rative audience award. as saying in her interview with the lobbying group for old- It has drawn positive reviews, earning a score of 84 er Americans. “No matter how hard you try.” out of 100 on review aggregator Metaritic.com. AARP said she has poles to help her walk on uneven ground and uses a wheelchair when traveling. Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern said the “Parkinson’s is very hard to diagnose, so when I finally film is “a big deal on a small scale” for showcasing went to a neurologist and he said, ‘Oh, you have Cretton’s narrative and filmmaking skills and “Larson’s Parkinson’s disease,’ I was completely shocked. I wouldn’t abundant talent.” have suspected that in a million, billion years,” she says in Larson, who has supporting roles in this year’s “The the interview. Spectacular Now” and “Don Jon,” said she did intense Ronstadt has won nearly a dozen Grammy awards and research into the rules of foster care and the traumas sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, according suffered by the teenagers to form her understanding of to Simon & Schuster, which is due to publish her memoir Grace. this year. “The complexity of Grace was really exciting to me,” The Arizona-born singer’s 1974 record, “Heart Like a Wheel,” yielded hits including “You’re No Good,” “When Will Larson said. “There was so much to work with and a lot I Be Loved” and “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore.” of room for me to add in my own interpretation and cre- The soft rock album soared to No. 1, selling more than ate this whole internal life in her.” —Reuters 2 million copies, according to the AllMusic reference Celebrity chef Paula Deen website. —Reuters LIFESTYLE39 SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2013 Features Deadly Delhi gang-rape inspires award-winning play

ward-winning playwright Yael Farber, Festival Fringe and ends its run Monday. “She challenged ideas the world over that whose new work focuses on the fatal “Nirbhaya”, or “fearless”, opened to rave reviews rape victims should be quiet and feel a sense of Agang-rape of an Indian student last and won the Scotsman Fringe First award for shame about what they have endured. That’s December, was inspired by the protests that outstanding new plays. Faber now has won the why her spirit ignited people.” erupted across the country after the attack. award three times. Farber, who has won a string of best director “I remember feeling this extraordinary sense The 42-year-old writer-director, raised in awards in South Africa and whose work has of envy when I looked at India... I mean-who Johannesburg, told AFP from Edinburgh she was been honoured elsewhere, is no stranger to vis- takes to the streets anywhere else in the world struck by the public reaction to the rape. “I ceral drama. Her plays often include personal to speak for a young single woman?” the South remember wondering what it would take for us testimonies from her cast. African said in an interview with AFP. South Africans to get on to the streets like this, Her 2001 work “Amajuba” is based on the sto- Shocked by the attack, she posted about it on what it would take to penetrate the numbness- ries of five South African cast members who Facebook. Bollywood actress Poorna what it would take to care,” she said. came of age during the final years of apartheid. The December 16 attack, which saw the vic- tim’s male friend badly beaten by the six alleged assailants, is at the heart of “Nirbhaya”, which MUMBAI: Indian Tamils and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) supporters carry features five other storylines. The cast includes Jagannathan, as well as two placards as they shout slogans during a protest against the release of the other actresses and two more women who make Bollywood movie ‘Madras Cafe’ outside a movie hall in Mumbai on Friday. their stage debuts. All five relate personal experi- Bollywood is foraying into controversial terrain with new spy thriller, ences dealing with sexual abuse and assaults as “Madras Cafe”, whose depiction of rebels in the Sri Lankan civil war has children and adults. raised concerns among India’s large Tamil population. The movie, which Astrologer Sneha Jawale’s monologue opened in India, features John Abraham as an Indian secret agent sent to Sri recounts her marriage to a man who doused her Lanka during its bloody civil conflict. —AFP in kerosene and lit a match, leaving her with facial scars-all in an effort to extort a higher dowry from her parents. A single actor performs all male roles in the play, including the part of Bollywood, Sri Lanka war the Delhi rape victim’s friend as well as the main accused, who hanged himself in jail in March. The young woman is played by popular film pulled in UK, south India actor-singer-songwriter Japjit Kaur, who sings but doesn’t speak on stage. “I didn’t want to put Bollywood spy thriller set against film’s release, unhappy that rebels were words into her mouth. We may never know who the backdrop of the Sri Lankan civil depicted as “terrorists”, according to media she really was so I presented her as an icon, an Awar has been pulled from British and reports. archetype,” Farber said. The victim’s family know some Indian theatres after protests over its In Britain, an online petition was of the play, she added. depiction of rebel fighters, the movie’s dis- launched calling for a halt to the film’s The attack fuelled a furious debate about the tributors said yesterday. release there because it was believed to NEW DELHI: In this photograph taken on December 22, 2012 Indian demonstrators status and safety of women in India, an issue Madras Cafe, which opened Friday, fea- portray Tamils “in a poor light”. Nearly 2,000 shout slogans during a protest calling for better safety for women following the rape that exploded again when five men gang-raped tures John Abraham as an Indian secret people have given their support to the of a student last week, in front of the Government Secretariat and Presidential Palace a 23-year-old photographer Thursday in financial agent sent to Sri Lanka during the island’s petition. in New Delhi. Award-winning playwright Yael Farber, whose new work focuses on the hub Mumbai. decades-long conflict between the govern- The film passed India’s censors with no fatal gang-rape of an Indian student, was inspired by the protests that erupted “It would be a grave mistake to just dump the ment and separatist Tamil rebels. cuts and a parental guidance certificate, But the film has failed to reach a number and was classified for those aged over 15 in across the country after the attack. —AFP problem of sexual violence onto India and leave it at that,” Farber said. “Sexual violence isn’t limit- of cinema halls after ethnic Tamil popula- Britain, while director Shoojit Sircar has Jagannathan saw the post and invited her to The name of the play, enacted in Hindi and ed to a single country. Rape happens in South tions in India and in Britain complained insisted the movie does not take sides. India where the idea for a play about sexual vio- English, comes from the pseudonym of the 23- Africa, it happens in Italy, it’s not just about that they were unfairly portrayed. “Since the release, so many Tamil people lence began to take shape. year-old who was gang-raped and sexually India.” The playwright, who suffered sexual “Our UK exhibitors, Cineworld, decided have tweeted that there is nothing anti- “Stories stay in public consciousness for a lim- assaulted with an iron rod, and whose fight for harassment in Mumbai while researching, said to hold back the film after protesters gath- Tamil about the film. People have the right ited time, you have to grab that window,” Farber life captured the world’s attention. she was eager to bring the show to India. ered outside their UK offices,” said Rudrarup to protest but you cannot stop cinema- said, explaining how she chose to write and “Everyone was rooting for her to live. She tes- “It’s an Indian production in many ways. I am Datta, marketing head at the film’s Indian lovers from watching a film and deciding stage the play just eight months after the tified twice (in hospital) despite her grave the only non-Indian person involved with it. I co-producer and distributor Viacom18 for themselves,” Sircar told AFP. assault. injuries, she demanded accountability from the hope we can stage it in Delhi on the first Motion Pictures. The bloody conflict in Sri Lanka, which The show premiered at the Edinburgh system,” Farber said. anniversary of the attack.” —AFP “Exhibitors do not want to take a risk cost up to 100,000 lives, erupted between and withdrawing screenings of the film is government forces and the rebel Liberation their prerogative,” Datta said. No British cin- Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who were emas are currently showing the film fighting for an independent Tamil state. although they were still hopeful of a Both sides are accused of human rights vio- release at a later date, he added. lations. A full release has gone ahead in the Sri Lankan troops declared an end to 37 United States, Canada and the United Arab years of ethnic war after wiping out the Emirates. Indian media reports said the- leadership of the Tamil Tiger rebels in May ‘Dog & Cat’ pet fair atres also refused to show the film in south- 2009. Sri Lanka has resisted international ern Tamil Nadu state after protests from its pressure for an independent investigation large Tamil population. into war crimes despite what the UN calls Activist group Naam Tamilar (We Tamils) “credible allegations” of up to 40,000 civil- asked the state government to block the ians killed in the final battles in 2009. —

TAIPEI: This undated handout photograph released by the Taipei City Zoo yesterday shows giant panda Yuan Yuan sleeping next to her baby panda at the Taipei City Zoo. The cub, the first panda born in Taiwan, was delivered on July 7 following a series of artificial insemination sessions after her parents - Yuan Yuan and her partner Tuan Tuan — failed to conceive naturally. —AFP Panda gives birth to her

Dog owner Elke Raschke prepares her poodle for a competition during the “Dog & Cat” pet fair in Leipzig, eastern Germany, yesterday. —AFP third cub at National Zoo giant panda gave birth at Washington’s nerable to infection and other illness. They are National Zoo on Friday, causing a buzz about the size of a stick of butter at birth. The Aamong fans as they flocked to a panda first weeks of life are critical for the cubs as cam’s live feed to hear the cub squeal and mothers have to make sure they stay warm watch the mother immediately start caring for and get enough to eat. it. Zookeepers said at a news conference on The zoo said Mei Xiang (may-SHONG) gave Friday night that giant pandas give birth to birth at 5:32 p.m. Friday, two hours after her twins 50 percent of the time, so they will con- water broke. Zoo officials said the panda team tinue to keep an eye on Mei Xiang for 24 heard the cub vocalize and that the mother hours. picked it up immediately and began cradling Brandie Smith, curator of mammals at the and caring for it. zoo, said Friday night that mindful of last year’s “WE HAVE A CUB!! Born at 5:32 p.m. this loss, zookeepers will be more hands-on with evening,” the zoo tweeted. “I’m glued to the this cub. “We know that Mei Xiang is an excel- new panda cams and thrilled to hear the lent mother,” Smith said. “When she has a cub, Dog owner Eva Schmidt prepares her poodle squeals, which appear healthy, of our newborn she will take care of it.” cub,” said Dennis Kelly, director of the Smith said that will zookeepers don’t want Smithsonian’s National Zoo. Fans of the 15- to disturb the bonding between the mother year-old panda who had been tracking her and cub, but they will take the risk and do an suspected pregnancy on a Giant Panda Cam assessment of the cub within the first 48 flocked to the live feed. hours. With the zoo heralding the cub’s birth on The biggest concern is the cub’s weight, Twitter, the pandas’ excited fans responded in Smith said, and that it continues to gain kind. Congratulations poured in under the weight. Zookeepers will also be listening for hashtag “cubwatch,” including hopes that this healthy squeals from the cub, and signs and year’s cub would survive. “Last year was so sounds that it is nursing. heartbreaking,” as one person tweeted, while The panda team will perform health checks another said, “Good luck, little Butterstick 2 !!!” every few days. Its gender was not immediate- Mei Xiang had previously given birth to ly known. two cubs. Tai Shan was born in 2005 and a Mei Xiang is expected to spend almost all A poodle sits in a buggy during the “Dog & Cat” pet fair. A sphynx cat is pictured during the “Dog & Cat” pet fair. week-old cub died last September. of her time in her den for the next two weeks Panda cubs are especially delicate and vul- with her new cub.—AP Deadly Delhi gang-rape inspires award-winning play

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Patricia Azarcoya Schneider, Eugenio Derbez, Rob Schneider and Alessandra Rosaldo attend Pantelion Films’ “Instructions Not Included” Los Angeles Premiere After Party, on Thursday in Los Angeles. — AP

at China school of rock

ith neat ponytails and immaculate eign covers and original tunes is a symbol of rock As well as attending normal classes, the band grades, the four eight-year-olds who music’s move into the mainstream of China’s members also go to the Nine Beats music school Wbounded on stage would make any entertainment industry since it met opposition in Tianjin, whose founder Li Hongyu says has Chinese parent proud-but wielding electric gui- from authorities when it arrived in the country in more than 150 branches across China, and thou- tars, these schoolgirls were ready to add another the 1980s. sands of students in total. brick in the wall of rock history. A band named Rock Fairytale-the eventual “In the past, if parents wanted to children to Dressed in blue-sequinned jackets, their band winners-played the Guns N’ Roses classic “Sweet study music, they would think of classical musi- This picture taken on August 11, 2013 shows members of a young rock band preparing Cool blasted out a song by British pop-rockers Child O’ Mine” before the 10-year-old leader of cal instruments... but few kids studying classical backstage during a kid’s rock competition in Tianjin. Electric guitar riffs and booming McFly in a heavy style echoing 1970s megastars another group, dressed in a spangly black shirt music are happy,” Li said. drum rolls filled a theater in northern China for a battle of the bands competition with a Led Zeppelin, complete with rock star jumps and and leather boots, gave an impressive rendition “I believe that China’s future rock stars can be difference: all the musicians are school-aged children. — AFP fist pumps. of Queen’s “We Will Rock You”. found at our school,” he added. “We are changing “I like to play loud music which annoys old Boom, from China’s poor Henan province, the direction of Chinese contemporary music.” people,” said lead singer Zhou Zi, whose covered the Beatles’ “Twist and Shout”. China’s first homegrown rock acts began to favourite toy is a big white teddy bear. “We like Asked what he knew about the British four- perform in the 1980s when the ruling rock songs because they’re crazy.” some, the band’s eight-year-old lead singer Jia Communist party relaxed cultural controls-only Cool’s members lead parallel lives as students Tianyi responded: “They’re probably from the to be condemned by officials who shut down at a chain of music schools hoping to create a US.” concerts and banned some songs from broad- new generation of Chinese rock stars, and the In defiance of rock cliche, irresponsible back- cast. band were one of more than two dozen child stage behaviour at the competition was limited The student protestors in Tiananmen Square outfits battling for honours at a competition in to impromptu games of hide and seek between repeatedly sang “Nothing to my name” by Cui the northern port city of Tianjin earlier this band members, while Cool’s post-performance Jian, renowned as the father of Chinese rock, in month. routine included eating peaches bought along 1989, and the song became a musical symbol of The event-where bands offered a mix of for- by the bass player’s father. their defiance. Cui was banned from playing large-scale con- certs following the crackdown on the demon- strators in which hundreds, perhaps thousands of people were killed. But Jonathan Campbell, the author of Red Rock, a history of the genre in China, told AFP: “Rock is not as dangerous as it used to be... I real- ly do think there is a sense that it is OK now. “The kids who grew up with Cui Jian are now parents... so priorities change and so do under- standings and feelings about things like rock music,” he said. China has played host to an increasing num- ber of foreign rockers, with the Sex Pistols’ John Zhou Zi of Cool (2nd L) chatting with her mother (R) before her performance during a kid’s Lydon playing earlier this year and Metallica rock competition. — AFP appearing in Shanghai last week. But some acts still face restrictions-Shanghai “Music brings them happiness,” father Zhou The school’s fees-about 200 yuan ($32) for an band Top Floor Circus, whose satirical lyrics Hongxin said. “We only have one child in each hour’s lesson, plus the costs of equipment-mean poked fun at government projects in the city, family, but by being in a band, it’s as if they have that most of Nine Beats’ graduates are members had concerts banned by police in 2009. sisters.” of China’s comfortably-off middle class, and have “Rock as entertainment is totally safe, but Weeks before the competition, Cool met at aspirations to match. there are limits. Some things are OK but sudden- the school for a weekly rehearsal as their parents “Our dream is to release our own record, and ly you bump up against the wall,” said Campbell. sat outside-part of a regime which sees the chil- travel the world performing in huge stadiums,” And while rock fans were once seen as rebel- dren practice their instruments for up to two said Wang-as long as it does not interfere with lious youths hoping to alienate their parents, hours every evening. their education. “Homework comes first,” said wannabe stars at the school have their families’ Drummer Ma Ruisheng beat her sticks lead singer Zhou. “Not only has playing music full support. together before lead guitarist Wang Jiajun not influenced our studies, it’s actually improved “Children are under a lot of pressure,” said Qi launched into the thumping riff from “I Love our results.” —AFP Zhou Zi of Cool (front) rehearsing at a music school before a kid’s rock competition in Yue, the mother of Cool’s lead singer. “Rock Rock And Roll” and the group erupted into gig- Tianjin. —AFP allows them to blow off steam.” gles, drawing a frown from their teacher.