Georgia Asian Times October 15-31, 2015

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2015 Atlanta Asian Film Festival Date: October 10-24, 2015 Time: 6:00 pm Venue: Plaza Theatre For more info: www.atlaff.org 2015 New American Hero Award America Korea Friendship Society Annual Dinner Date: Friday, Oct 23, 2015 Time: 6:30 pm Venue: Renaissance Waverly Hotel

By Invitation Only Chopstix For Charity Organized by NAAAP Date: Saturday,Oct 24, 2015 Time: 6:30 pm Venue: 103 West Buckhead For more info: www.naaapatlanta.org Indonesian Fall Festival Organized by Indonesian Community Heritage Foundation (ICHF) Date: Sunday, October 25, 2015 Time: 3:00 pm Venue: Johnson Ferry Baptist Church, Marietta, Georgia

Grow in Vietnam Date: Monday, Oct 26, 2015 Time: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm Venue: Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce-Board Room 235 Andrew Young International Blvd, NW, Atlanta GA 30303 Registration: $15 The Film Industry in Gwinnett Date: Friday, November 6, 2015 Time: 7:00 am - 9:30 am Venue: Eagle Rock Distributing Company, 6205 Best Friend Road, Suite A, Norcross, GA 30071 Admission: $45, $40 Chamber, $35 PG Investor For more info: haley@gwinnettchamber.org Atlanta-Fukuoka 10th Anniversary Sister City Seminar and Celebration Date: Tuesday, Nov 17, 2015 Time: 3:15 pm -5:30 pm (Seminar); 6:00 pm-8:00 pm (Reception) Venue: Coca-Cola HQ (1 Coca-Cola Plaza, NW, Atlanta GA 30313

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METRO ASIAN NEWS

Atlanta Asian Film Festival launch 11th year festival with Spotlight on Taiwan

Georgia’s first South Asian female judge officially appointed Atlanta, October 14, 2015 — Jaslovelin J. “Jessy” Lall is officially appointed as a permanent Magistrate Court judge for the Fulton County Magistrate Court, making her the first woman of South Asian descent to become a judge in Georgia. judge.lallShe been serving as a Magistrate Judge pro hac in Fulton County, Georgia since 2006, while maintaining a solo general practice. She presided over various types of civil and criminal cases including felony preliminary matters, child support, garnishments as well as presiding over jury trials by special designation for the State Court of Fulton County.

She was previously an Administrative Law Judge for the Georgia Office of State Administrative Hearings adjudicating cases dealing with licensing and regulatory matters. Prior to her judicial career, she was worked as a Senior Staff Attorney for both the Superior and State Courts of Fulton County, and later as an associate civil ligation

attorney at Schulten, Ward and Turner, LLP. Jessy Lall is currently an Executive member of the Georgia Council of Magistrate Judges, co-representing District 5.

“Judge Lall’s acceptance of this appointment further demonstrates her commitment to serving the public and the justice system. We wish her well in this new capacity of judicial leadership,” said Robert J. “Bob” Kauffman, President, State Bar of Georgia in a released statement.

A native of Singapore, Judge Lall graduated summa cum laude and cum laude respectively with a BS and MBA from Wright State University, and obtained her JD from the College of Law at Georgia State University.

Atlanta, Georgia, October 8, 2015 — The Atlanta Asian Film Festival officially kicks off its 11th annual festival with a reception gala and screening of an award winning film from Taiwan.

The festival runs from Oct 10-24, 2015 at various venues including Plaza Theatre, Georgia Perimeter College-Dunwoody, Kennesaw State University, Georgia Gwinnett College, Mercer University-Atlanta, and University of West Georgia.

“Our mission is includes the development of next generation of creative talents and filmmakers. It is also our hope to connect them with industry leaders and encourages Asian community in Georgia to be more involved in the film industry,” said festival founder and Director Li Wong.

The 11th annual festival features award winning films from Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Korea, and Taiwan, ROC. Also included in the festival are short films by young film makers based in the USA. This year’s festival includes a showcase “Spotlight on Taiwan” where young creative talents and film makers from Taiwan, ROC will be featured.

“Spotlight on Taiwan” feature “Meeting Dr. Sun” by Director Yee Chih Yen, “Paradise in Service” by Director Doze Niu Chen Zer, and “Flowers of Taipei”

by Director Chinlin Hsieh.

The festival organizer is proud to partner with Taipei Economic and Cultural Office-Atlanta to bring the “Spotlight” film series to metro Atlanta film audience.

Tickets for screening are available online at $8 for adults and $5 for students (with ID). All Access Pass are available on limited volume for $25.00.

All Access Pass holders will be able to view all screenings at the festival.

Tickets are available for sale online at www.atlaff.org A Premiere Night Gala is scheduled for Saturday October 10, 2015 at 6:00 pm at Plaza Theatre on 1049 Ponce de Leon Avenue. Guests will be treated to a reception and highlights of this year’s festival films.

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HEALTH

Flu Vaccination: The Best Way to Protect Atlanta, October 20, 2015 – The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is urging Georgians to get vaccinated against flu. While flu can vary from season to season, the single most effective way to prevent flu and its potentially serious complications is the flu vaccine.

“Every healthy individual over the age of 6 months should get a flu vaccine,” said Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D., commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Health. “It is especially important for the elderly and very young to get a flu shot. And, when given to women during pregnancy, the vaccine has shown to protect both mother and baby up to 6 months old from flu.”

The holidays, with parties and get-togethers that will usher in 2016, are just around the corner. It takes about two weeks after vaccination for antibodies to develop in the body and provide protection against the flu, so it’s important to take preventive measures now. Flu activity currently is low in Georgia, but it often spikes in late November or early December.

Last year’s flu season was particularly severe because the predominate virus, H3N2, changed and was no longer well matched with the vaccine. The vaccine for 2015-2016 does contain the new H3N2 strain so while experts are hopeful it is a good match, flu can be very unpredictable.

“Flu viruses are constantly changing so it’s not unusual for new strains to appear each year,” said Patrick O’Neal, M.D., director of Health Protection for the Georgia Department of Public Health. “Even if the vaccine is not a perfect match, it can still help lessen the severity and length of flu if you do get sick.”

Symptoms of flu include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headache, chills and fatigue. One of the most pronounced flu symptoms is an overall feeling of achiness and malaise that comes on quickly.

There are other things you can do to help protect against flu, including: ·

Frequent and thorough hand

washing. Alcohol based gels are the next best thing if there is no access to soap and water. · Covering your nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing to help prevent the spread of the flu. Use a tissue or cough or sneeze into the crook of your elbow or arm. · Avoid touching your face as flu germs can get into the body through mucus membranes of the nose, mouth and eyes. · If you are sick, stay home from school or work. Flu sufferers should be free of fever without the use of a fever reducer for at least 24 hours before returning to school or work. · See a doctor to get a prescription for antiviral drugs, if it is deemed appropriate. Antiviral drugs are most effective when administered within one or two days of symptoms appearing.

Due to a manufacturing delay, there currently is a nationwide shortage of FluMist®. DPH is working to ensure

its school based flu program and other flu clinics have FluMist® available, but there may be gaps. There is no shortage of vaccine for flu shots. You can check availability of flu vaccine near you by clicking on flushot.healthmap. org.

You can also track flu activity in Georgia at dph.georgia.gov/flu-activity-georgia

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BUSINESS

Ferrari goes IPO at $52 per share New York, Oct 21, 2015 -- Ferrari NV priced its initial public offering at the top of expectations yesterday, raising US$893 million, as drivers enamored with the luxury sports car maker snapped up its shares alongside institutional investors, defying a choppy market.

Ferrari, controlled by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, pulled out all the stops to market itself to some of its cars’ owners as well as Wall Street, and also limited the offering to a 9.1 per cent stake in the company.

The strategy paid off, as the IPO was priced in New York yesterday at US$52 per share, the top end of its indicated US$48 to US$52 per share range, according to people familiar with the matter. The IPO gives Ferrari a market capitalization of around US$9.8 billion.

The sources asked not to be identified because the pricing details of the IPO were not yet public. Ferrari did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The proceeds will be used to help fund FCA’s ambitious growth plan centered around the revamp of its Alfa Romeo, Jeep and Maserati brands. A successful listing will bolster FCA’s finances at a time when its calls for a merger partner have fallen on deaf ears.

The company’s listing comes a week after several big IPOs were discounted or delayed. Payment processor First Data Corp priced this year’s biggest public offering below its indicated range, while supermarket operator Albertsons Companies Inc had to postpone its IPO the night before its shares were expected to start trading. Luxury fashion retailer Neiman Marcus Group Inc has also delayed its IPO to 2016.

Unlike Neiman Marcus, First Data and Albertsons, however, Ferrari is not a big leveraged buyout looking to pay down debt. Fiat Chrysler is taking Ferrari public to sell a tenth of its 90 per

cent stake in the company. All proceeds from the IPO will go to FCA, according to a regulatory filing.

The luxury car company also approached a different investor mix, attempting to capitalize on the emotional resonance of its brand. It targeted more retail investors than a typical IPO, honing in on high net-worth individuals and Ferrari owners, some of whom said they got letters this summer inviting them to buy company shares once it listed.

“A classic Ferrari is a better investment than the stock, but I still plan on buying shares,” David Radeloff, who has owned a number of the cars, said in New York ahead of the offering.

The strategy demonstrates an understanding of what drives many investment decisions, said Meir Statman, professor of finance at Santa Clara University and author of “What Investors Really Want.”

“The utilitarian benefits of a Ferrari are no different from those of a Toyota,” he said. “Both will take you from home to work and back. But Ferraris yield expressive and emotional benefits that Toyotas cannot match.”

“A 70-year old in a Toyota is old, but a 70-year old in a Ferrari is young,” he added.

The overall windfall for FCA, including proceeds from the IPO and €2.8 billion to be transferred to the parent as part of Ferrari’s spin-off, is seen at around US$4.2 billion.

Shares in Maranello, Italy-based Ferrari are expected to start trading on Wednesday and list on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “RACE.” UBS AG and Bank of America Corp are lead underwriters of Ferrari’s IPO. - Reuters

Western Digital to buy SanDisk in $19 Billion deal New York, Oct 21, 2015 — Hard disk drive maker Western Digital Corp said it would buy memory chip maker SanDisk Corp for about US$19 billion, the latest in a wave of consolidation in the chip-making industry.

The cash-and-stock offer values SanDisk at US$86.50 per share, or a total equity value of about US$19 billion, using a five-day volume weighted average price ending on Oct. 20 of US$79.60 per share of Western Digital stock.

SanDisk’s shares rose 6.4 per cent to US$80 in pre-market trading. Western Digital’s shares were down 1.1 per cent at US$74.

Demand for cheaper chips and new products to power Internet-connected gadgets, as well as a push from technology companies to consolidate suppliers, has led to record levels of dealmaking in the semiconductor sector this year.

The value of the SanDisk acquisition will depend on the closing and approval of an investment from a unit of China’s state-backed Tsinghua Holdings Co Ltd, Unisplendor Corp Ltd in Western Digital, the companies said yesterday.

The deal is expected to close in the third calendar quarter of 2016. — Reuters

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China and Indonesia inked $5.5 Billion high speed rail from Jakarta Jakarta, Oct 16, 2015 — Chinese and Indonesian state-owned companies today signed a US$5.5 billion deal to build the first high-speed railway in Southeast Asia’s top economy, after Beijing beat Tokyo to win the construction project.

Philippine fast-food giant acquires 40 percent of U.S. hamburger chain Manila, Oct 13, 2015 — The Philippines’ leading fast-food giant Jollibee Foods announced today it had acquired 40 per cent of an upmarket US hamburger chain for US$99 million.

Jollibee said in a statement it was acquiring part of Denver-based Smashburger, which has 339 restaurants in the United States, Canada, the Middle East and South America.

This is the largest-ever acquisition

by Jollibee and its biggest investment outside of the Philippines, the company said.

“This acquisition will make (Jollibee’s) presence in the US more significant, going beyond the Filipino market and serving the mainstream consumers in the US$100 billion US burger market,” company chairman Tony Tan

Caktiong was quoted as saying.

Jollibee, which sells hamburgers, fried chicken and spaghetti, has overcome competition from major foreign fast-food chains to control the Philippine market with over 880 outlets including outlets in the US, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

It has already acquired several of its local rivals including Chinese food chain Chowking and pizza chain Greenwich, and has joint ventures in other restaurant chains in China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia and South Korea.

The line will connect the Indonesian capital Jakarta with the mountain-fringed city of Bandung, some 160km away, and is a key part of President Joko Widodo’s plans to overhaul the archipelago’s infrastructure and attract investors.

Japan was long expected to build the railway but China entered the contest earlier this year, and Tokyo’s bid was rejected last month after a chaotic bidding process that infuriated the Japanese.

Today, the chairman of state-owned China Railway International, Yang Zhongmin, signed a deal with a consortium of Indonesian state companies to form a joint venture to build the railway, with construction set to start next year and the line to begin operating in 2019.

“This high-speed train will make it easier for the public to travel,” he told reporters in Jakarta, where the deal was inked.

“This major project will also provide major employment opportunities and boost the economy.”

State-owned China Development Bank will provide 75 per cent of the

funding, with the rest coming from the Chinese railway company and Indonesian consortium.

The railway line will not need any financing from the Indonesian government, nor a government guarantee.

One reason that Indonesian officials gave for rejecting the Japanese bid was that it would require government funding.

The high-speed train route will cover eight stations from Jakarta to Bandung, and the train will travel at around 250kph.

The Indonesian government repeatedly changed its mind about the railway project, before eventually agreeing to accept China’s bid for a high-speed line.

The chaotic bidding process and final decision angered Tokyo, which is increasingly competing with Beijing for influence in Asia, with chief government spokesman Yoshihide Suga slamming it as “extremely regrettable”.

Japan’s loss came despite its reputation as a world-class train maker, famed for its “shinkansen” bullet trains.

China has built thousands of kilometers of high-speed railway in recent years, but its safety standards have come under scrutiny — a 2011 crash killed at least 40 people and injured about 200.

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LIFESTYLE

Yves Saint Laurent creates scents based on iconic designs Paris, Oct 20, 2015 — The French luxury fashion brand presents a new fragrance range entitled “Le Vestiaire des Parfums” based on olfactory reinterpretation of YSL’s cult wardrobe pieces. Iconic items like the Tuxedo, Caban (pea coat), Saharienne (safari tunic dress), Trench and Caftan (kaftan) have been transformed into exceptional scents that represent the origins and spirit of each piece.

After having conceived, sketched and designed a complete feminine wardrobe, Yves Saint Laurent beauty is now composing a perfume wardrobe inspired by iconic items that define the label’s history.

Caftan, trench, saharienne, caban and tuxedo are all pieces that have a masculine element to them if not simply gender neutral, yet each of these items have become a fixture of feminine chic in the style of Yves Saint Laurent. Now each iconic garment has been transformed into a signature scent for women.

A tailor-made perfume wardrobe The spirit and universe of each selected garment has been examined

and analyzed to better understand its character before choosing the ingredients required. The aim of the fashion house was to create five fragrances that not only represented as truthfully as possible the original piece but also would evoke what each piece signified to the designer.

Characterized by the color black and a matte texture, the Tuxedo scent is represented by a mix of spices and patchouli; the comfortable aspect of Caban is interpreted by tonka bean and pink pepper whereas the sunny luminosity of the Saharienne is felt through notes of neroli and white musk. The exotic character of the Caftan is highlighted by notes of incense and benzoin while the refinement of the Trench is expressed through citrus-fruit notes and iris flower.

The Le Vestiaire des Parfums collection are launching this month in select stores and through the YSL Beauty site.

Price: $520 for 125ml (eau de parfum)

ivenchy Holiday 2015 collection’s frosted take on natural tones PARIS, Oct 19 — For the end-ofyear festivities, the French label has presented a flawless new makeup range, Givenchy’s Les Nuances Glacées Holiday 2015 collection, comprised of natural tones and textures, warm and enticing.

Created by Nicolas Degennes, artistic director of Givenchy makeup, the collection pays tribute to two must-have essentials: The “Palette Glacée” and the “Rouge Glacé.” The evocative name of both classic beauty products recalls the brilliantly white and frosted cases as well as the products themselves that play on contrasts. Expressing indulgence, warmth, brilliance and elegance, the new makeup collection is decidedly tempting.

An intense eye makeup with multiple highlights For the Christmas holidays, eye makeup should be underlined with pearly warm shades applied in light strokes. To get the look, Givenchy presents the “Palette Glacée” eyeshadow set that contains six different colours including three shimmering hues that give off an intense and ultra-brilliant 3D effect.

The three pearl shades — Marron Glacé (frosted brown), Bronze Caramélisé Précieux (caramelised bronze) and Délectation de Blanc Irisé (iridescent white) — are paired with three matte tints: Beige Rosé (pink beige), Essence de Marron (brown essence) and Marron Praliné Onctueux (praline brown). The white eyeshadow is meant to be used as a topcoat and the pink beige a unifying coat.

Glamorous lips For the epitome of elegance and glamour, lips are a bright, creamy red, in complete harmony with the various brown nuances of the eye makeup. The “Rouge Glacé” lipstick is highlighted by its immaculately white packaging.

XXL couture eyelashes To enhance the eyes, Givenchy has created a frosted taupe shade (Taupe Glacé) for its Noir Couture Volume mascara that beautifully complements any shadows from the eye palette. The label also introduces a frosted brown shade (Bronze Glacé) with hints of golden highlights for its Liner Vinyl.

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EVENTS

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11th Atlanta Asian Film Festival-Premiere Night , Plaza Theatre, Oct 10, 2015

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EVENTS

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11th Atlanta Asian Film Festival, Plaza Theatre, Oct 10, 2015

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FASHION tional culture to come up with schemes like Kyoto’s “kimono passport” which gives wearers discounts at stores and restaurants in the ancient capital.

But observers said the fashion industry’s renewed interest may do more to ensure its survival.

Designer Saito, born into a family of kimono-dyeing artists in Kyoto, has worked with the garment for two decades and believes change is critical to its future in fashion.

“What we need to do now is evolve the kimono. We cannot just do what previous generations have already done,” Saito said.

Kimonos get rock ’n’ roll makeover at Japan fashion week Tokyo, October 19, 2015 — Tokyo fashion week drew to a close at the weekend showcasing a sexy new twist on the kimono, as the Japanese classic makes a quiet comeback into women’s wardrobes.

In a departure from the heavy silk usually used to make the traditional garb, designers are turning to other fabrics such as jersey, wool and even denim to reinvent the kimono.

“The kimono is fashion... it shouldn’t be presented as old-fashioned,” said celebrated designer Jotaro Saito.

“I want to spread the message that kimono can be worn every day, it’s something people can wear like they wear modern clothes, not... something that makes them feel like they are in a costume,” said Saito.

Kimono, which translates as “something to wear”, was originally an umbrella term that covered a range of garments worn by Japanese men and women for centuries, but has now come to signify an outer robe tied with a wide sash known as an obi.

The kimono’s decline dates back to the late 1800s when Japan’s rulers opened up the country to modern influences after hundreds of years of self-imposed seclusion, signaling a shift that would see future generations embrace Western clothing.

The garment never quite recovered its popularity thanks to a prohibitively high cost that can run into the thousands of dollars, compelling many brides to rent rather than purchase kimono for their weddings.

While kimono-clad women are still a regular sight in major urban centres, the complicated garment tends to be reserved for special occasions rather than daily use.

A key reason is that wearers have to master a complex sequence of knots to tie the kimono tightly, which intimidates many curious women into either taking lessons for months or opting for simpler western garb.

The downturn has prompted government officials keen to preserve tradi-

“We need to respond to the street... to alter traditional designs and make something which suits women’s lives today without losing the traditional appeal.”

In a nod to labour-intensive Japanese traditions, Saito’s kimono – which can cost more than one million yen (US$8,300) – are all made by hand, from the dyeing stages to stitching, printing and embroidery.

However, they showcase innovative patterns and incorporate modern touches, such as fur-lined hoods, while he uses a wide range of materials from utilitarian fabrics like denim and polyester to luxurious silk.

In his debut showing Saturday night at fashion week, heavy-metal rocker Yoshiki collaborated with a Kyoto-based brand on body-hugging kimono, slashed to miniskirt-length and worn with stilettos, leather collars and high-heeled boots.

The dyed-blonde co-founder of the band X Japan – who opened the show with a piano recital from Swan Lake – used leopard-print fabric and gold netting in his designs and said he wanted to see women wear his kimono to concerts.

“I tried to combine rock & roll with tradition,” he said.

“We do have a traditional line as well but today I emphasized... the sexier version.”

Kimono’s many layers and complex knots mean many women need to turn to classes or watch instructional videos on YouTube.

“It’s ridiculous. There is no need for so many rules.... Let’s make things simpler,” said Souta Yamaguchi, a freelance fashion director who styles the kimono with urban street wear in his work for retailers.

“Let’s look at creating (a kimono) which can be worn with a single belt, instead of so many different strings and knots.”

Although purists initially reacted to designers’ innovations with alarm, the tide has turned in recent years, said Manami Okazaki, author of “Kimono Now”.

“Traditionalists were very critical at first when they saw what designers were doing but now they have realized that... these modern versions can work as a bridge to attract younger customers,” Okazaki said.

“The hope is that once you introduce young people to kimono made by contemporary designers, they will eventually develop an interest in the traditional kimono too.”

At a show by local label, Matohu, whose jackets and dresses are inspired by ancient techniques, kimono-clad Beniko Kinoshita said she used to borrow the garment from her mother before saving up to buy her own.

“I used to wear the kimono on special occasions but now I wear it every day...

I find it appropriate for all situations,” said the 39-year-old Kinoshita.

“I wish more people wore kimonos... you can only learn and realize (how special) a kimono is once you actually wear it.”

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SPORTS Moratti hints at selling Inter Milan stake Former Inter Milan owner Massimo Moratti could be poised to sell his minority stake in the Serie A giants after indicating he no longer feels wanted at the club.

Petroleum tycoon Moratti, who was president and owner when Inter won a league, Cup and Champions League treble in 2010, has held an honorary president’s role after selling a 70% stake to Indonesian Erick Thohir in November 2013.

Moratti gave the biggest indication yet he could be about to cut his family’s decades-old ties with the club and sell his 29.5% share after a shareholders’ meeting on Monday. The remaining 0.5% share is held by other minority shareholders.

“When you’re useful, or even better, necessary, you stay. But when you realise that outside of the affection and niceness there’s nothing, it’s best to do something else,” Moratti told reporters.

Moratti on Sunday confirmed reports from last week that his stake was up for sale. Following Inter’s scoreless draw at home to champions Juventus, he said: “My stake is always available to the shareholders.”

There are conflicting reports as to who could step in. Thohir and Etihad Airways have been touted as possible purchasers of Moratti’s stake, although the club remain coy on the reported involvement of the Emirati company.

Reports on Sunday claimed Etihad would replace Pirelli as the Serie A giants’ new shirt sponsor, with a fiveyear deal worth 125 million euros in the pipeline.

If it goes through, it would be a huge boost to Roberto Mancini’s side. Inter currently earn 12 million euros a season with tyre giants Pirelli, who have

been linked to the club for close to 20 years, but the current deal expires at the end of the season.

Yet on Monday, Inter’s corporate director Michael Williamson suggested negotiations with Pirelli about a new deal are ongoing.

“As for new sponsors, negotiations with Pirelli are still going ahead. They are our historic partner and we want to continue working together,” said Williamson.”Negotiating with other parties is a part of this process for the interests of shareholders. Nevertheless, we are at an advanced stage in talks with Pirelli.”

Thohir has insisted he is keen to retain the current set-up.

“Basically, we do not intend to change the set-up we have at the moment. Things have gone well so far.

We’re pleased and we’re very respectful of this relationship,” he said.

He has instigated significant changes at Inter since taking over, luring Mancini back to the club as well as buying a number of the players the coach had on his shopping list.

The Indonesian tycoon has also brought several new faces on to the board, a development that is believed to have pushed Moratti out on to the fringes at club meetings and consultations.

Asked how he felt about not being so involved, Moratti said: “It suits me fine, and they are all very happy, but time is passing.”

On paper, Inter have one of the strongest squads in the league this year and it has shown: Mancini’s men won their opening five games and currently sit third, just one point behind leaders Fiorentina.

3rd title is Hamilton’s American dream If the Briton scores two points more than Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg, and nine more than Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel, at the Circuit of the Americas then it is game over with three races to spare.

A Mercedes one-two, with Hamilton winning, would see to that.

No British driver has ever won two Formula One titles in a row, despite the country providing more world champions than any other nation, but Hamilton looks set to make history in a country he considers home from home.

The 30-year-old would join Jackie Stewart, now 76, as Britain’s only three times champions but it is another great – Brazil’s late triple title winner Ayrton Senna – that he most wants to emulate.

“I didn’t grow up watching Jackie, when I was a kid, I wanted to see Ayrton,” Hamilton, who until recently raced with a similar yellow helmet to Senna’s, told British reporters after victory in Russia 10 days ago put the title within reach.

“I don’t have that connection with Jackie as I did with Ayrton. It has nothing to do with nationality, just that’s the guy who caught my eye as a kid and that’s the guy I aspired to be,” he said.

“I haven’t aspired to be like any of the other drivers.”

If Brazil, next month, might have been a more symbolic place to secure the title then the United States is perfect in other respects.

Hamilton has a holiday home in Colorado and is a frequent visitor, as celebrity websites and his social media accounts bear witness, to both the east and west coasts of a country that is also his employer’s biggest market.

With Mercedes wrapping up the constructors’ title in Russia for the second

year in a row, Sunday could see the ‘double double’ sealed in style.

The country’s race has been good to Hamilton, who is chasing a literal hat-trick after winning two of the three grands prix held so far in Austin and three of the last four in the United States.

“If I can come away with a third (winner’s) Stetson hat that would be unbelievable,” he said.

Rosberg, despite the mathematical odds against him, will be determined to keep his team mate waiting at least until Formula One makes its return to Mexico next week.

With only three wins to Hamilton’s nine, and Vettel’s three, he needs to regain momentum after retirement in Sochi pushed him down to third overall in the championship behind Ferrari’s four times champion.

“It’s clear that the title is a long shot for me now. But it’s not in me to give up or back down, so I’ll be pushing flat out to the end and hopefully having some fun out there in the final few rounds this year,” said Rosberg.

“Austin is definitely somewhere that you can have fun too... I got pole there last year, and I’m coming off the back of a really strong weekend in Russia in terms of my performance, so if I can repeat all of that then I’ll be in a good position.”

For local fans there will be the novelty of a US driver to cheer, the first since 2007, even if Californian Alexander Rossi is more likely to be lapped in the Manor Marussia than playing any part in the championship outcome.

The starting grid will have two more cars than last year, a race that went ahead amid rumbles of a potential boycott after absent Marussia and now-defunct Caterham went into administration.

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SPORTS Jurgen Klopp laments Liverpool’s lack of coolness London, Oct 17, 2015 — Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said that his players paid the price for not being “cool enough” after they drew 0-0 at Tottenham Hotspur today in his first game.

“The problem of the game was that when we had the ball, we were not cool enough,” Klopp told reporters at White Hart Lane.

“We didn’t use our skills. We were a little bit too... hectic? Eager? We didn’t see the right option.”

Liverpool have not won inside 90 minutes in 10 games, but they recorded their first clean sheet since August and went close to going in front when Divock Origi, on his first league start, headed against the bar.

That chance arrived during a flurry of early Liverpool pressure, but Spurs were the better team thereafter, with visiting goalkeeper Simon Mignolet required to produce three saves, and Klopp had no complaints about the outcome.

“I’m satisfied with the start,” said the German, who succeeded the sacked Brendan Rodgers during the international break.

“This is not the worst sign because I didn’t have the biggest expectations for the game.

“We only had three days (of training) and Tottenham have a very, very strong and well-tuned team. It could be difficult, but I’m really satisfied.

“The start was brilliant. I think we surprised them a little bit. We didn’t want to go on the first ball, we wanted to go on the second ball and we were there, good timing, very good.

“Divock and Phil (Coutinho) and Adam (Lallana), perfect, and the three

Age is just a number, says Rooney behind. Cool positions for them. They did well.”

He added: “For today it’s OK. After three, four days, it was brilliant. Now we have our own game, our own experience together, and we can go on working.”

Spurs coach Mauricio Pochettino said he had expected Liverpool to start the game aggressively and felt that his team might have finished the match with more to show for their efforts.

“It didn’t surprise us,” said the Argentine.

“It was the same when I arrived at Southampton. We played at Everton and the players were over-excited and motivated. It’s normal — you want to impress the new manager.

“If you analyze the 94, 95 minutes, our chances were clear. I’m happy and very pleased with our players. In football, you need to be clinical in front of goal.”

Manchester, October 21, 2015 -Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney says he feels fitter than ever and has many more years left him ahead of his 30th birthday on Saturday.

“I feel fitter and fresher than I ever have done really. I couldn’t sit here and say I am going to play five or ten more years, but it’s something which I have not even thought about,” he added.

Rooney has come in for criticism for his lacklustre displays this season, with many suggesting the player is past his peak.

With the Red Devils currently on a two-year trophy drought, Rooney, who has won the Premier League five times and the Champions league once with United, says he is desperate to get back to the glory days which the club enjoyed under former manager Alex Ferguson.

However, England’s all-time leading scorer has found the back of the net eight times in 14 appearances for club and country so far.

“I have been playing football a long time and for me, it (age) is a number,” Rooney told reporters ahead of today’s Champions League clash with Spartak Moscow.

“In terms of me and football, I still feel I am young enough, and that I have a lot of years ahead of me.

“I have had no major muscle injuries and us players now have all the support of sports science, and all the other guys to help us in terms of preparation, training and games, so I think it’s still a fairly young age and hopefully I have got a lot of years to come.”

“We want to get back to winning trophies, of course. That is why you play football – to try and be successful, certainly at this club,” Rooney said.

“In the last few years we haven’t been good enough. There has been a big change in the club over the last few years and it’s now starting to settle back down into a good rhythm with what the manager wants from us and we are improving,” he added. – Reuters

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HEALTH

Short-sightedness is more common in first-born children First-born children have a 10% greater risk of developing myopia compared to their siblings, according to research undertaken in Wales. The researchers point to a possible connection with parental investment in education.

Myopia in children is becoming increasingly prevalent in most countries and is proving to be a major challenge in public health terms.

While certain factors have been identified as triggers for this condition, such as genetics and the amount of time spent outdoors and indoors, a new study highlights a link between myopia and birth order.

The researchers compared the participants’ vision assessment and their risk of myopia by studying their birth order in the family.

Researchers at Cardiff University in Wales undertook a study using data from the UK Biobank database involving 89,000 participants aged between 40 and 69. None of them had had a family history of myopia, thereby removing any genetic factor which could affect their sight.

Their findings, which were published in the October 8 edition of the journal JAMA Ophthalmology indicated that compared to their last-born and younger siblings, first-born children had a 10% greater risk of becoming short-sighted and a 20% greater risk of developing a severe form of myopia.

Taking their work a step further, the team then took account of environmental factors associated with the noted difference. The researchers used two criteria: the highest educational qualification obtained and the age of completion of full-time education, in order to evaluate the degree of exposure to education depending on birth order.

role of parental investment in children’s school life, particularly firstborn children, as a potential explanation for this phenomenon.

Previous studies have shown that myopia is accentuated by intense reading, writing, and working at screens at school, university and in professional life.

The researchers suggest that reduced parental investment with siblings who follow the first-born could be linked to the lower risk of myopia in the younger and youngest siblings in a family.

Greater parental investment and the increased influence of educational criteria in the early childhood of first-born children could mean they are more exposed to factors triggering myopia, say the researchers. The more studying the first-born children do compared to their siblings, the greater the difference in sight between them, reports the study which points to the

Study shows a glass of red wine at dinner good for diabetics Negev, Oct 14, 2015 — One glass of red wine at dinner was found to help sufferers of type 2 diabetes sleep better, improve their metabolism and increase levels of “good cholesterol” to protect against cardiovascular disease, according to an international study.

Between too much and not enough, the right amount is one glass of red wine, just one, if possible taken at dinner. That is the conclusion of an international study published in the 13 October edition of the journal Annals of Internal Medicine.

The researchers, most of who were from the Ben Gurion University of the Negev in Israel, studied type 2 diabetes patients controlled by drugs. The re-

searchers said that these patients were chosen because they are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, have a lower level of “good” cholesterol and are also less inclined to drink a lot because of their condition.

Their aim, via this study, was to examine the impact, in safety and efficacy terms, of moderate intake of wine on health on this group of patients.

The team chose 224 people with type 2 diabetes who drank moderate levels of alcohol. During their evening meal, the volunteers had to drink the equivalent of 5 ounces (142 ml) of one of the following drinks: mineral water, dry white wine or dry red wine.

With a dietician’s guidance, the participants also followed a Mediterranean diet without calorific restriction for a two-year period.

Each participant had to fill in a questionnaire and undertook blood tests to identify various biological markers including glucose, lipids and markers associated with various liver functions.

Their findings indicate that the group of participants who chose to drink red wine had a greater amount of “good” cholesterol (HDL cholesterol), as well as better cholesterol ratio compared to the participants who drank water.

The researchers also noted that with the volunteers who drank wine, there

was a significant reduction in the number of components of the metabolic syndrome (the presence of a combination of signs which increase the risk of acquiring diabetes, cardiac conditions and strokes, editor’s note).

The researchers found that drinking red or white wine was also associated with improved sleep.

The researchers concluded that this long term study suggests that combining a healthy diet with moderate wine intake, especially red wine, helps to lower cardio-metabolic risks.

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Misc Asia

Travelers name Changi Airport world’s best The best airports in the world are found in Asia, while the worst are located mostly in the developing world.

And Paris.

Those are the overall conclusions from the 2015 edition of Sleeping in Airports’ best and worst airports list, as voted by globetrotters around the world.

On the list of the world’s top airports are the usual suspects, with the perennial favorite, Singapore’s Changi Airport taking the top spot, followed

by Incheon airport in Seoul, and Tokyo Haneda in Japan.

In fact, the top five airports listed all hail from Asia, with Taipei and Hong Kong also represented. European hubs round out the top 10 list.

The only North American airport to crack the list is Vancouver International Airport.

Meanwhile, the other end of the list represents a major departure from the world’s most luxurious airports.

There are no indoor jungles, aquariums, IMAX theaters, spas and luxury boutiques at Port Harcourt International Airport in Nigeria, for example, which nabbed the dubious title of world’s worst airport.

Travelers arriving or transiting through the Nigerian hub are warned to expect virtually no seating for resting their feet; no air conditioning to cool them down in the stifling heat, and a tent that doubles as the arrivals hall.

While the list of the top 10 worst airports is largely filled with no surprises — most are from developing countries including Nepal, Uzbekistan, Haiti, and Afghanistan — there is one conspicuous hub that may seem out of place at first glance.

Changi Airport

But according to flyers, the amenities and staff at Paris Beauvais Tille Airport are bad enough to crack the top 10 list.

“Located in what is plausibly a sparsely furnished converted factory with pre-fabricated “temporary” 10year old extensions, BVA was voted this year to be the worst airport in Europe,” reads an explanation on the Sleeping in Airports site.

“Grievances from voters are detailed and far-reaching, but generally revolve around the absence of chairs, kind staff, sufficient toilets and hygienic standards.”

Here are the top 10 worst airports in the world: 1. Port Harcourt International Airport, Nigeria (PHC) 2. Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport, Saudi Arabia (JED) 3. Kathmandu Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal (KTM) 4. Tashkent International Airport, Uzbekistan (TAS) – 5. Caracas Simón Bolívar International Airport, Venezuela (CCS) 6. Port au Prince Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Haiti (PAP) 7. Kabul Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan (KBL) 8. Ho Chi Minh City Tân Son Nhat

Incheon Airport International Airport, Vietnam (SGN) 9. Islamabad Benazir Bhutto International Airport, Pakistan (ISB) 10. Paris Beauvais-Tille International Airport outside Paris, France (BVA) Here are the top 10 airports: 1. Singapore Changi International Airport, Singapore (SIN) 2. Seoul Incheon International Airport, South Korea (ICN) 3. Tokyo Haneda International Airport, Japan (HND)

4. Taipei Taoyuan International Airport, Taiwan (TPE) 5. Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong (HKG) 6. Munich International Airport, Germany (MUC) 7. Helsinki Airport, Finland (HEL) 8. Vancouver International Airport, Canada (YVR) 9. Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia (KUL) 10. Zurich Kloten International Airport, Switzerland (ZRH)

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Misc Asia U.S. and South Korea ready to “engage” Pyongyang Washington DC, October 17, 2015 US President Barack Obama and his South Korean counterpart stressed their readiness to “engage” nuclear-armed North Korea Friday, albeit with conditions.

Hailing the Washington-Seoul alliance as the “lynchpin” of security on the Korean Peninsula, Obama welcomed Park Geun-Hye to the White House and said his nuclear deal with Iran carried lessons for Northeast Asia.

If Pyongyang is willing to curb nuclear and missile programs that have “achieved nothing except to deepen North Korea’s isolation,” Obama said, “I think it’s fair to say we will be right there at the table.”

His comments came during a South Korea visit that was designed to underscore close ties as South Korea also deepens relations with China.

Park won a significant diplomatic victory when Obama “welcomed” her Northeast Asia Peace and Cooperation Initiative, designed to rekindle talks with Kim Jong-Un’s bellicose government.

The regional forum — including North and South Korea, the United States, Japan, China, Russia and Mongolia — is seen by Seoul as a way to bolster regional cooperation and keep much-constricted diplomatic channels open with its bellicose nuclear-armed neighbor.

The White House said Obama had tasked senior diplomat Sung Kim to work on the project.

Senior South Korean officials privately acknowledge a decade of US-led stop-start “six party” talks to dismantle North Korea’s nuclear program are all but dead.

North Korea has conducted three nuclear tests and threatened a fourth as part of a weapons and missile program

that it has pursued through a barrage of international sanctions.

The secretive country has long claimed it has technology capable of launching nuclear bombs at its distant enemies, but experts are skeptical whether it has acquired the sophisticated expertise needed to produce such weapons.

attend China’s giant World War II anniversary military parade.

On the eve of the White House meeting, Park sought to allay US fears about poor relations with another of Washington’s allies — Japan.

Park told a Washington audience

Park said that North Korea and its young leader needed to display “genuine willingness” to give up its nuclear program.

“North Korea has to come to its own conclusion that it is genuinely willing to give up nuclear capabilities and become a full-fledged member of international society,” she added.

Communist-ruled China now has 596 billionaires, up a “staggering” 242 over the last year, Shanghai-based luxury magazine publisher Hurun Report said, surpassing the 537 Americans.

Both Obama and Park were eager to stress that the US-South Korea alliance, forged from the embers of World War II, remains vital for both countries.

Obama dismissed suggestions that Park’s ever deeper ties with China threatened US interests.

“Sometimes there’s a perception that if President Park meets with President Xi (Jinping) that causes a problem for us,” Obama said in an East Room press conference.

Obama joked that just a few weeks ago Xi “was in this room, eating my food and we were toasting and having a lengthy conversation.”

“We want South Korea to have a strong relationship with China, just as we want to have a strong relationship with China. We want to see China’s peaceful rise.

Park and Chinese President Xi have met six times — most recently last month when she was the most prominent leader of a US-allied nation to

Park also signaled her willingness to eventually join a US-led trans-Pacific free-trade deal.

China billionaires overtake US, survey shows

Shanghai, Oct 15, 2015 — The number of billionaires in China has overtaken that of the United States for the first time, an annual survey said today, calling it a “turning point” for the super-wealthy.

Treaty alliance

she was ready to hold a first formal meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, following a string over disagreements over the legacy of World War II.

“The world used to look to American entrepreneurs... for inspiration.

This year, 2015, is a turning point,” said Hurun Report chairman Rupert Hoogewerf.

“This is the first year we’ve seen they’ve been eclipsed. They are being overtaken by Chinese, and not just a little bit.”

The number of Chinese billionaires would increase to 715 if those from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan were included, the survey said.

“In 2015, the entrepreneurs are Chinese, they are not American. We have American ones, but the king is Chinese,” Hoogewerf said.

Real estate and entertainment magnate Wang Jianlin dethroned founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Jack Ma as the country’s richest person, Hurun’s annual wealth ranking showed.

Wang, who founded conglomerate Wanda, saw his fortune jump more than 50 per cent to US$34.4 billion, helped by a surge in the stock price of a listed unit.

Wang is known outside China for a string of overseas acquisitions including the organizer of Ironman extreme endurance contests, Swiss sports marketing group Infront, and a stake in Spanish football club Atletico Madrid.

He burst into the spotlight in 2012 by buying US cinema chain AMC Entertainment for US$2.6 billion.

Wang took the top spot back from Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba, because of a collapse in the Internet company’s New York-quoted shares, which were the world’s biggest initial public offering when it listed last year.

Ma’s wealth still stands at US$22.7 billion.

Beverage tycoon Zong Qinghou of Wahaha remained in third place with just over US$21 billion while Pony Ma, founder of Internet giant Tencent which operates popular messaging app WeChat, took fourth place with a little under US$19 billion.

Lei Jun of smartphone maker Xiaomi, which is seeking to challenge Apple, jumped five places to fifth by doubling his wealth to more than US$14 billion.

Yan Hao of road builder China Pacific Construction was sixth while the founder of search engine giant Baidu, Robin Li, dropped to seventh amid worries over his company’s huge spending to expand its business.

“Despite the slowdown in the economy, China’s richest have defied gravity, recording their best year ever,” Hoogewerf said in a statement.

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ART

Paris Picasso museum celebrates its 30th anniversary with “i Picasso!”

Paris, October 20, 2015 — One year after its reopening, the Parisian museum dedicated to this giant of 20th century art is celebrating its 30th anniversary via a major event-exhibition entitled “i Picasso!”, which will run from October 20, 2015 to March 2016.

Spread over the five floors of the Hôtel Salé in central Paris, this exhibition is divided into five parts with a total of 105 paintings (86 of which are

by Picasso), 92 sculptures, 192 graphic works of art (drawings, notebooks, illustrated books, engravings, etc.), 190 photographs, plus four films and over 300 archive documents.

The first section, which is in the basement, concentrates on the history of the museum’s collection. It covers the big donations, the opening of the museum in 1985, and the major exhibitions which have been held there.

The ground floor covers the artist’s work between 1897 and 1921 in the form of self-portraits, pieces from his blue and pink periods, and work related to Cubism, his friendship with the French poet and writer Guillaume Apollinaire, and his relationship with Olga Khokhlova, one of the women in his life.

A third section focuses on the period 1922-1973 including surreal and abstract works, as well as his representation of the war, up until his Avignon period in the 1970s.

Political commitments and star power On the second floor, we find Picasso the public persona, a fervent supporter of the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War in 1936 and creator of “Guernica”, the painting which depicts the bombardment of the eponymous Basque village in 1937. This section covers the artist’s political commitments as well as rise to stardom in the media.

The last section encompasses Picasso’s personal art collection including paintings by friends such as Miró, Matisse and Brassaï, as well as pieces illustrating his love life and family life.

The anniversary week from October 20 to25 will be marked by thematic children’s workshops, unusual visits, a collective work to be created, and competitions. On October 25, a “Pablo Picasso birthday” celebration day will be organized with activities and gifts to be won.

Looking beyond the Picasso museum, the anniversary will be celebrated via various exhibitions including “Picasso.Mania” at the Grand Palais in Paris, “Picasso Sculpture” at the MoMA in New York, and “Picasso, Mythological Horizon” at Les Abattoirs museum in Toulouse, in the south of France.