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A turbo-charged Brazil roared to victory with two goals from Fred and a stunning strike from Neymar, dominating a weary Spanish side whose strength was sapped after edging Italy on penalties in Thursday's semi-final.

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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

REPORT ON P3

FLASH

TECH FIRMS BEWARE THE

‘HUMAN VIRUS’!

Software engineer quits his old company, joins a rival firm and takes all the data with him. This case could prise open a can of worms for companies across the City.

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SEARCHING FOR BONES IN THE ANTARCTIC A dinosaur-loving boy like most others, little did Peter know that he would one day be digging for dinosaur remains in the coldest continent on Earth.

We speak to paleontologist Peter Makovichy about his team's work on Antarctic dinosaurs and working in a place where even hell would freeze over.

SAVING LIVES On International Doctor’s Day, Postnoon gives you a list of seven Indian doctors who’ve made remarkable contributions to their respective fields. These doctors deserve a standing ovation for their consistent efforts and a lifetime’s dedication to the world of medicine.

PRISONERS SET EXAMPLE

The inmates of Chanchalguda Central Prison skipped a customary non-vegetarian meal yesterday and collected `45,000, which they have contributed to the relief fund of the Uttarakhand pilgrim tragedy.

THE HOUSES OF CRIME Alarmed by the number of children being employed in homes, a group of NGOs have launched a year-long campaign to tackle the issue.

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WINDIES SCRAPE PAST INDIA Birthday boy Kemar Roach and last man Tino Best ensured the West Indies did not complete their own destruction, turning in match-saving performances.

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MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013

city events

PLAY TIME

Partners, a play by Rangadhara Theatre Stream will be staged.

Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: July 7, 7.30 pm to 8.30 pm Contact: 96427-31329

Weather for Hyderabad Morning

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Chennai Max 38 Min 30

Bangalore Max 28 Min 20

Cloudy with chances of thunderstorms

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Where: Just Books, Jubilee Hills When: Every Friday and Saturday, Friday - 4 to 5.30pm Contact: (040) 66662323

EXHIBITION Up for grabs Turquoise & Gold is presenting an exclusive collection of contemporary resort wear and party gowns.

Where: Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Banjara Hills When: July 6 and 7 Contact: 6733 1133 Sale begins AND is back with its much awaited end of season sale for its spring — summer collection. Discounts range from 20-50 per cent.

Where: All exclusive AND outlets and multi-brand outlets.

When: July 2 onwards

Where: Colorama Printers, Secunderabad When: July 1 to July 6, 1.30 pm to 4 pm Contact: 80088-85493

My freedom story Freedom Refined Sunflower Oil in association with Red FM is organising a contest called 'My Freedom Story’. Participants can register by sending an SMS to Red FM in the format RED <space>HY<space>FREEDOM to 58585. They will get a call from Red FM for their story.

Contact: Sunil Kumar M / Sarodhya Yadav - 040- 40140753/ 9866520337/ 8686080577.

SHOWS Play pursuits Silence Please, a comedy play by Samahaara Workshop Production will be staged Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: July 7, 7.30 pm Contact: 83411-20303

Word club A fun workshop for kids above the age of 8 will be organised.

Where: Just books, Jubilee Hills.

When: Every Sunday, 10am to 12pm Contact: 9849748117

DINING Twisted spirits Altitude at the Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre has on offer cocktails and mocktails.

Where: Altitude, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre When: Till July 10, 5:30pm

WORKSHOPS Weekend workshop Oakridge International Schools to host weekend experiential learning workshops — ‘Weekend Voyager’.

Where: Oakridge Gachibowli and Bachupally campuses.

When: Every Saturday from today, 9am to 12pm Contact: 1800-200-8171 Website: www.oakridge.in Art attack Aakar Art academy is conducting a painting workshop for kids above the age of 4.

Contact: 6524-3029, www.photriya.com Freezing a moment One-day photography workshop.

Where: Photriya Professional Studios, Madhapur When: July 7, 3 pm to 7 pm

Commissioner & Spl Officer

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POLICE CONTROL ROOM Hyderabad 27852435 Traffic Control Room 27852482 DCP Traffic 23234065, 23243499F Pollution Control Board 23887500 ELECTRICITY General Complaints Breakdown Section

BALANCING ACT: A man rides his bicycle with just one hand with his daughter perched on his shoulder.

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Cooking classes Vegetarian and non-vegetarian biriyani cooking classes will be held.

Where: Colorama Printers, Secunderabad

WATER SUPPLY Complaint Cell Sewerage Complaint Hyd. Water Supply HOSPITAL General Hospital, Sec-bad Niloufer Hospital, Red Hills NIMS, Director, Punjagutta Osmania General Hospital Railway Hospital, Lalaguda Apollo, Jubilee Hills Care Hospital, Banjara Hills Care Hospital, Nampally Care Hospital, Musheerabad Care Hospital, Sec-bad Kamineni Hospital, LB Nagar

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BLOOD BANKS Blood Bank,Narayanguda Chiranjeevi Blood Bank Blood Bank Mediton Goal Red Cross, Vidyanagar ADRM Blood Bank Mythri Charitable Trust NTR Memorial Trust Care Banjara Hills

When: July 3 to July 5, 10 am to 1 pm Contact: 80086-24949 / 8008885493 Dance all night A dandiy and garba workshop is being organised.

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AMBULANCES Apollo 23548888, 23607777 Kamineni 24022222 Medwin 23202902, 23204616 Smile Line Dental Hospital 23747979 Red Cross 27627973 Niloufer Hospital 23314095 Gandhi 23320332 AIRLINES

Airport Director 27903785, 27906001 For Air India Flight Information Toll free (from any network) for IC Flights 18001801407 And for All Flights: 1800227722 Air India has revised its flight timings.

For more information call (Toll free) 18001801407, 1800227722 from BSNL/MTNL 04023430334 from other lines and mobile Website; www.airindia.in TOURISM OFFICES AP Tourism, Hyd 23262152/53/54 Sec-bad 27893100 Dept of Tourism 23453110 India Tourism 23261360 AP Tourism information Centre (24x7) 23450444, 23455999 UK VISA OFFICE VFS India Pvt Ltd Building, 8-2-542/A, Sunil Chamber, Road No. 7

Beside Meridian School, Banjara Hills34. Working hours are from 8 AM to 1 PM And 2 PM to 3PM. MUSEUMS Salar Jung Museum AP State Museum Nizams Museum

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YESTERDAY’S QUESTION

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POSTNOON EXCLUSIVE

‘Virus’ hits tech firms

Confidentiality of data and reliability of employees plague every entrepreneur today. Here’s a representative case for all tech companies.

Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Here is a scenario — fact, not fiction. A young, smart software engineer is appointed by a tech company.

He endears himself to the director and gains his confidence.

A lot of data the company creates makes its rivals miserable. After three years of takAROUND THE

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ing the lead, a rival company starts outracing the first company. It was then found that the crucial employee has gone on a long leave and is not traceable.

The director later discovered that his darling employee had indeed spirited away a lot of secret data that had given the company the edge. Not only

Record number of women in Oz cabinet

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crime experts are involved to help them. Meanwhile, the employee in question, J Ramakrishna, has been unavailable. His employer has ordered Ramakrishna’s dismissal.

Ramakrishna, 30, was appointed as a software engi-

neer in the firm in Begumpet in 2009. He was a diligent worker and earned good praise for his adept work from everyone including the management.

The allegedly beneficiary company is a software solutions company in the City.

HERITAGE

Italy won’t abandon Pompeii ROME: Italy’s culture minister assured UNESCO Sunday that efforts were being made to restore the long-neglected Roman city of Pompeii, after the United Nations organisation urged the country to speed up repairs.

“Pompeii is a symbol for our country. UNESCO’s reprimand is an alarm which I take very seriously and we are already working to overcome the site’s urgent problems,” culture minister Massimo Bray said in a note.

WOMEN POWER

SYDNEY: New Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd unveiled his cabinet on Monday, bringing in a record number of women and switching the focus to the economy ahead of upcoming elections.

Rudd seized the leadership last Wednesday, three years after he was suddenly ousted by his centre-left Labor Party.

With Labor trailing badly in the polls, the party dumped Julia Gillard and has seen an immediate bounce in popularity.

“I am delighted that in this

The company’s director alleges that the trusted employee stole secret data that gave the company its edge and sold the data to a rival firm. this, the director realised that his data had gone to his business rival firm and nobody but his dear employee had access or courage to do it. The company director says the data was worth a huge sum and the employee might have cashed in.

Flummoxed, the director of the expert technology firm, V Ramana, has since approached the court for relief. The court has directed the Begumpet police to inquire and report. The Begumpet police have been gathering information as it pertains to a cyber crime and cyber

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Giovanni Puglisi, head of the UNESCO National Commission in Italy, on Saturday warned the governAROUND THE

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ment that it “has until December 31 to adopt suitable measures for Pompeii”, before a progress assessment by the organisation next February.

In a report, the UNESCO documented structural shortcomings and light damage at the 44-hectare site in the shadow of Mt Vesuvius, where collapses have sparked concern.

The giant erupting volcano devastated Pompeii nearly 2,000 years ago in 79 AD but the ash and rock helped preserve many buildings almost in their original state, as well as enveloping the curled-up corpses of victims of the disaster.

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The number of women ministers in new Oz PM Kevin Rudd’s Cabinet rises from nine under Julia Gillard to 11. cabinet of ours we will have the largest number of women in any cabinet in Australian history," Rudd said.

Victorian senator Jacinta Collins enters the cabinet as minister for mental health, Catherine King will be minister for regional Australia and Julie Collins takes the portfolios of housing, homeless and the status of women.

They join finance minister Penny Wong, health minister Tanya Plibersek and families minister Jenny Macklin in the 20member cabinet.

The number of women ministers rises from nine under Julia Gillard to 11.

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CITY BRIEFS Police ‘Rakshak’ kills security guard

Chief minister on inauguration spree

More T-leaders from TRS, YSRC join BJP

‘7,527 pilgrims from State will go to Haj’

AP wins award from institute

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Begum Bazar police station Rakshak police vehicle crushed a private security guard, Narsimhulu 50, a resident of Medak district. He was returning home on his bicycle after duty. The police vehicle crushed him at Aikar Bhawan at Basheerbagh. The vehicle was on duty in connection with police bandobast for the T-conference.

hief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy will begin his day by participating in the 20-Point programme commemoration event and launch of Mee Services at Ravindra Bharathi. He is scheduled to inaugurate the new Crime Investigation Department office at Lakdikapul.

He’ll inaugurate the reception centre at Banjara Hills police station.

fter Nagam Janardhan Reddy, a host of formerly TRS sympathisers are joining the BJP. On Sunday, TRS leaders Kuldeep Sahani and Gaddam Anand joined the BJP. Three YSRC functionaries and YSRC spokesman Bajireddy Govardhanreddy too would join BJP soon. BJP claims these leaders know only a BJP-led alliance will deliver T-state.

hairman of the AP State Haj Committee Jananb Syed Kahleeluddin Ahmed has assured that as many as 7,527 pilgrims from the State would go to Haj this year as the Union Ministry of External Affairs has decided not to apply the 20 per cent cut in the total number of pilgrims on the selected pilgrims of the Haj Committee.

P has won a prestigious award presented by the Institute for Competitiveness and Mint Business Newspaper. Minister for major industries, sugar, commerce and export promotion Dr J Geeta Reddy will receive this prestigious award on behalf of the CM. The Institute evaluates all sates on several macroeconomic parameters.

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News MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE Never-ending trouble

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ast year we had reported how the Congress went into a tizzy of activity realising that after two electoral defeats and scores of deaths, the Telangana issue had to be dealt with.

Union ministers again reiterated that the process to solve the T-issue will be hastened. A year later, the ministers are making the same hollow promises.

And AP remains on tenterhooks.

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NUMEROLOGY

2,19,000 children work illegally in Chile, many in jobs considered dangerous, shows a survey. Some 50 per cent of young people involved in prohibited work in Chile live in vulnerable sectors or households.

Those employed in domestic child labour have no voice; made to work 24x7; are isolated, secluded, exploited and abused.

They are not even treated like people.

Achyutha Rao, activist See page 8

THINGS WE 5LEARNT TODAY The column that teaches everyone something new about the way the world functions.

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Intellectual property theft the new worry.

A City software company suffered after one of its own employees defected to its rival company and sold secret data to it. The police are looking into the cyber crime.

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Talking shop with the police commissioner.

As Postnoon stands on the brink of a second successful year of publication, we talk to the City’s police commissioner, 1981 batch IPS officer Anurag Sharma.

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TRS ridicules T-Congress ministers’ efforts.

The T-Congress ministers in Delhi are not serious about a separate Telangana state, allege TRS members.

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Digging for dinosaurs in Antarctica.

A paleontologist shares his thrilling experience of searching for dinosaur fossils in the icy continent of Antarctica.

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Gourmet food in soup kitchens in Italy.

Soup kitchens are serving leftovers from restaurants to curb food wastage.

CIVIC

WILDFIRE

House enumeration a non-starter It is surprising that GHMC made no effort to enumerate houses so it could make a lot of revenue from house tax.

Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: The process of enumeration of households, which was initiated more than a decade ago, continues to be in limbo. While current ventures using GIS (Geographical Information System) focus on property accessments, there is no clarity whether it includes reorganisation of door numbers.

Initiated as a pilot project in Baghlingampally division with much fanfare, the then MCH promised to complete the task within a short time.

But following the reassignment of officials and the corporation’s focus on issues which fills its coffers had pushed it to a corner.

Observers feel that as the GHMC does not set stipulated time for the completion of the task, the process could not reach conclusion. Circles 1, 2, 3, 6, 14 and 17 have been assigned to private organisations. Circles 4, 5, 8 and 9 were supposed to be completed by

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the corporation staff. Even though the government has given the green signal to remaining circles (7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15 and 16), the process has not started yet.

It is believed that as the GHMC has not adopted a scientific methodology, the process has not moved beyond a point. If technology like GIS is

used, then things would have been different.

The GHMC is currently using the GIS technology for assessment of properties, which was initiated after getting approval in the general body meeting on February 2. It is surprising that the corporation’s main concern remains increasing the property tax rather than re-evaluation of door numbers in the City.

According to officials, there were discrepancies from the data obtained while employing older methodologies and engaging resources, mostly manual. The GHMC might be able to increase the property tax amount to `800 crore this year, which is insufficient to cater to the GHMC’s developmental projects and to provide better services to the citizens. But they are silent on the project that started about a decade ago.

“The enumeration is going on, it will be completed within few months,” is the answer we get from senior officials.

19 firefighters killed in Arizona blaze LOS ANGELES: At least 19 firefighters were killed battling a wildfire in Arizona, a spokesman with the Yavapai County Sheriff’s office said late Sunday, updating an earlier toll of 18 given by the fire department.

The firefighters all died sometime late Sunday afternoon while fighting to contain the Yarnell Hill wildfire north of Phoenix, spokesman Steve Skurga told AFP, without giving AROUND THE

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further details.

He was unable to confirm whether the dead were the same 19 firefighters reported to be missing earlier Sunday by the Arizona State Forestry Division.

The fire broke out Friday and, according to the forestry officials, has covered 800-1,000 acres.

Residents of Yarnell Hill and Peeples Valley were being evacuated, officials said on a fire alert website. Local news site the Arizona Republic reported the fire was fast moving and that by Sunday had not been contained.

Officials expected that least 250 homes — about half of the town of Yarnell Hill — would be destroyed by the inferno.

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ENVIRONMENTALISM VS TOURISM

Leh’s not all smiles at tourists Ironically, tourism, which helps Leh economically, is becoming a matter of concern for the environmentally conscious locals in this picturesque town of Jammu and Kashmir.

AZERA P RAHMAN feedback@postnoon.com LEH: It’s the peak tourist season which young Ladakhis like Jimmy Thinless, a taxi driver, await eagerly to make a decent earning to see through the winter until the next summer.

“The number of tourists coming to Leh has increased many times over the past few years. For locals like us, this has created more jobs,” Thinless told IANS. “There is development taking place; young men like me work as taxi drivers; some become trekking guides; the number of restaurants and hotels is much more than ever.”

After a slight pause, he adds: “But of late some locals are not very pleased with the rising number of visitors because they (tourists) litter the mountainside

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and the town area. I drive tourists almost every day to the Chang la Pass and the Pangong lake and it pains me to see wrappers and empty bottles thrown around.”

Agreed Hamida Hussein, a hotel owner in Leh. “I don’t want to sound hypocritical because I earn my bread

and butter from tourists. Summer is the peak tourist season and we depend on these four-five months (June to September/ October) to live comfortably through the bitter winter. Having said that, it pains me to see the amount of pollution tourism has brought to Leh,” Hussein told.

“The number of taxis and SUVs plying on the narrow roads of Leh and the market area has multiplied, leading to air pollution. There is too much traffic,” she added. Hussein has a point.

Private tour operators place Leh among the most sought after tourist destination this season, ahead of hill stations like Shimla and Manali, with visitors flying down to Leh or driving through Manali or Srinagar.

Cocooned amid lofty mountains, Leh sits pretty at an altitude of around 11,000 feet. Its serenity and nature’s bounty are enough to attract any holidayer. In 2012, nearly 180,000 tourists, including 38,000 foreigners, flooded Leh.

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POLITICS

Cong for T-resolution in Assembly?

The ruling party may put the contentious issue to vote to expose the T-dissenters.

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The Telangana legislators alone cannot carry a resolution in the sheer number game of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly where Seemandhra and Andhra legislators dominate, believes the Congress leadership.

HYDERABAD: Congress leaders have, on the sly, indicated today that the party leadership was in favour of moving a resolution in the AP Assembly as demanded by TRS to put to test how many parties are honest about Telangana.

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The new AICC in-charge of AP Digvijay Singh arrived here today with this rumour at his heels. Though he did not say this, the idea was leaked that the party would know the legislators’ mind and public reaction.

Publicly, the TDP and the YSRC who are the suspects in the minds of Telangana protagonists,

maintain they are in support of the division of the State but how true they are to the stance would be tested if the resolution is put to vote, believes Congress leadership.

The Telangana legislators

alone cannot carry a resolution in the sheer number game where Seemandhra and Andhra legislators dominate.

As Singh reached Gandhi Bhavan by noon, Seemandhra and Andhra leaders were present

with a memorandum opposing division of the State. Singh will have a co-ordination meeting of the party leaders by evening which Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy is likely to attend.

Singh did not speak to media as he arrived and got busy with party leaders present.

No T, only biryani: KTR NEW DELHI: The public meeting of T-Congress leaders had an obvious effect on rival TRS. It did not go down well with the champion of separate-state-cause and forced the TRS to dare the TCongress leaders to hold a dharna in front of Sonia Gandhi’s residence if they were really committed to the formation of separate Telangana state.

“The meeting held by the TCongress leaders was a mere meeting to distribute Hyderabadi biryani, biscuit packets and tea to the people,” TRS leader K Taraka Ramarao mocked.

Another TRS leader and former minister Jupalli Krishna Rao mocked the claims of the TCongress leaders. “What were these leaders doing when the UPA government went back on its statement after announcing the creation of the T-state?” he asked.

4OTH ANNIVERSARY

Picasso: the man, painter, grandfather To mark the 40th anniversary of Picasso’s death this year, Marina has opened up her private collection to help stage an exhibition exploring the recurrence of nudes in the great Spanish artist’s work.

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of his life in France.

These often featured “long waits behind the gate” while “the master” woke up, she says. Picasso’s second wife “Jacqueline used to order that we wait; she rejected anything that disturbed him,” Marina recalls.

Born in 1950, Marina is the daughter of Paulo Picasso, son of Picasso, and his first wife, Russian ballerina Olga Khokhlova.

Marina grew up in poverty despite her illustrious lineage and Paulo, an alcoholic, died in his 50s two years after the artist. “He was always a bit the toy of his father. He was never

accept “an inheritance given without love".

To mark the 40th anniversary of Picasso’s death this year, Marina has opened up her private collection to help stage an exhibition exploring the recurrence of nudes in the great Spanish artist’s work.

“Picasso, Nudity Set Free” features 120 works. Around 90 come from Marina’s collection, some of which have never before been on public display.

But Marina, who was in her early twenties when her famous grandfather died, is matter-of-fact about the loan.

“This comes from my inheritance, I don’t make any-

thing special of it," she tells AFP with an air of detachment.

Marina and her elder brother Pablito’s childhood was punctuated by rare and unhappy visits to see their grandfather, who spent most

Policeman killed in Kashmir gunbattle

Toyota penalised for car troubles

SC rejects two telecom service providers’ plea

Jayalalithaa protests natural gas price hike

Guj organic farmers to develop seed banks

SRINAGAR: A policeman was killed and two other security personnel were injured in an encounter with militants in the Pulwama district of south Kashmir today. The encounter took place at Tral during a counter-insurgency operation launched by the security forces following information about the presence of militants in the area.

SRINAGAR: A top consumer court directed Toyota to shell out `50,000 as compensation to a car owner who was forced to take his vehicle to the workshop some 17-18 times due to its high fuel consumption and emitting excessive black smoke. The commission, however, rejected complainant Hira Lal’s plea to replace the vehicle.

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday rejected the plea by telecom service provider Essar tele holding and Loop telecom limited that they could not be proceeded against by the 2G special court into the charges of cheating and conspiracy in the allocation of 2G licences and allocation spectrum. Justice Mukhopadhaya said: “No merit and dismissed."

CHENNAI: Protesting the Cabinet approval of natural gas price increase, Tamil Nadu CM J Jayalalithaa said the move will benefit only a particular company and argued against the “artificial pricing” mechanism for domestic gas production.

She said the government had no moral responsibility to take such a decision with effect from April 2014.

AHMEDABAD: About 500-odd organic farmers in Gujarat are trying to develop individual seed banks in a bid to resist the onslaught of genetically modified seeds. The biggest advantage of developing seed banks is reduced cost. A bank of organic seeds will not only ensure reduced cost, but also assure good yield.

CANNES: As a child, Pablo Picasso’s granddaughter Marina often found herself shut out of his sumptuous Cannes villa “La Californie".

Four decades after his death, the gates of the house she inherited, along with thousands of his art works, are always promptly opened to visitors.

“Living in this house, unconsciously perhaps it’s a way of recapturing lost time in a place where we were once excluded," says Marina, who for many years struggled to

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able to grow up," she says.

As an adult, Marina underwent years of therapy and poured her painful childhood memories into her 2001 memoir Picasso: My Grandfather.

“At the beginning, I couldn’t bear to see his paintings. It took me a lot of time to make the distinction between the artist and the grandfather," she says.

“He was not a real grandfather, or a benevolent father (to Paulo)...”

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FLOOD FURY

BJP, Congress play angry birds on Twitter NEW DELHI: As hundreds remain stranded due to floods in Uttarakhand, the Congress and the BJP have taken up cudgels on Twitter.

Manish Tiwari, Information and Broadcasting Minister, criticised Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, Leaders of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha respectively, saying that the two had enough time to take the case of the government in the issue of autonomy for the CBI, but had no time for flood victims.

“H’onble LOP’s have mindspace to critique govt proposals on CBI autonomy that are yet to be placed before SC but no time to visit Uttrakhand," he tweeted. Another tweet of his read, “Did anyone see LOP’s in both houses express sympathy/visit disaster hit Uttrakhand This from a party that criticizes visits of. Cong leaders."

Sushma Swaraj responded with “The truth is that I woke you up about the scale of tragedy when I spoke to Home Minister on 18th June and tweeted about this."

Ajay Maken, the new head of

Angry birds “H’onble LOP’s have mindspace to critique govt proposals on CBI autonomy that are yet to be placed before SC but no time to visit Uttrakhand."

Manish Tiwari

Locals sit in a gondola as they cross the Alaknanda river from Govindghat to the Hemkund Sikh temple following flash floods in Uttarkhand state on June 30, 2013.

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the political communications department for the Congress party, also joined the fray.

“Instead of helping in relief works in U’khand, don’t try to use this calamity as a Political Opportunity! #NoPoliticsOver C-

alamity," Mr Maken tweeted.

“Pyre of many Victims of this Natural Calamity still warm.

First BJP tried to take credit of evacuating 15000 in a day."

As the tussle among parties to make the best of the situation continues, reports say that nearly 900 are still stranded in Badrinath while 3,000 are missing after disaster came in the form of floods about a fortnight ago.

ASTRO BULLETIN

India’s space science to be in public good SAHANA GHOSH Indo Asian News Service KOLKATA: As India gears up for the July 1 launch of its first dedicated navigational satellite, noted space scientist YS Rajan says the nation’s future technological innovations in the field will be largely civilian applications and in the “public good".

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cyclone tracking. So given that, it will be predominantly around application, but it will not stop at that," Rajan, an honorary distinguished professor, department of space, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), told IANS in an interview.

Rajan, who has made significant contributions to Indian space science in his former role as scientific secretary to ISRO, reckons that after the country has satiated its thirst for advancements in the current areas of interest (communication, television, remote sensing, navigation, etc.), it will concentrate on space sciences like trying to understand asteroids. “When we have these things reasonably satisfied, then it will focus on space sciences. That is the most exciting thing. But the way we look at universe now...so much is being done..space contribution is very high. There are several unexplored areas still," said Rajan on the sidelines of an interactive session on “Educating the Future Mind” at the Bengal Chamber here.

With only a few countries in the fray for space studies, Rajan believes that India is on par in the fields (related to space technology) it has chosen to step in. “Its not a question of getting into one to one comparison; only a few countries are space savvy. India had a focus and decided what it has to do and is evolving” said Rajan.

The truth is that I woke you up about the scale of tragedy when I spoke to Home Minister on 18th June and tweeted about this.

Sushma Swaraj.

“Instead of helping in relief works in U’khand, don’t try to use this calamity as a Political Opportunity! #NoPoliticsOverCalamity.”

Ajay Maken Authorities are said to be still struggling with extricating bodies from under debris and disposing them. An Uttarakhand government official said 1,489 pilgrims were today taken to safety from Badrinath, 874 by air and 615 by road.

Chief Minister Vijay

Bahuguna said a 200-member team of officials from various departments was being sent along with equipment provided by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) to Kedarnath and Rambada to extricate bodies and expedite the process of their disposal.

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TRAVELERS’ CHOICE ATTRACTIONS AWARDS

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Wah! Taj among top 3 landmarks NEW YORK: Travellers from across the globe have ranked India’s Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, a leading travel website has announced.

According to TripAdvisor’s 2013 Travellers Choice Attractions Awards, Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of Top 25 landmarks.

The top two places were taken by Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Vat in Cambodia

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respectively.

“The winners of Travelers’ Choice Attractions awards were determined based on the quality and quantity of traveler reviews of attractions,” said a company statement.

Taj Mahal, listed among the new seven wonders of the world,

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is renowned the world over for its architecture and aesthetic beauty.

Built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his late wife Mumtaz Mahal, the white marble mausoleum in the northern Indian city of Agra is also a symbol of enduring love.

In 1983, it became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Taj Mahal attracts 2-4 million visitors annually, with more than 200,000 from overseas.

Anti-Morsi stir claims 5 lives It was a tumultous anniversary for the President as his people took to the steets calling for his ouster.

ZAYAN, HAITHAM EL-TABEI Agence France-Presse

Egyptian protestors direct laser lights on a military helicopter flying over the presidential palace in Cairo on June 30, 2013.

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CAIRO:: Five people died as protesters flooded Egypt’s streets calling for Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to step down, in massive demonstrations reminiscent of the 2011 revolt which ultimately paved the way to his leadership.

“It is the biggest protest in Egypt’s history,” a military source told AFP on condition of anonymity, adding that “millions” of people were on the streets across the country.

But as clashes broke out later on Sunday, five people were killed.

A 26-year-old man died and several others were wounded as protesters attacked the Cairo headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood, a hospital official said. Television pictures showed the building on fire as dozens of people attacked it, throwing

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stones and fire bombs.

Supporters of the Brotherhood fired buckshot at the attackers in a bid to repel them, an AFP journalist at the scene witnessed. Later, automatic weapons fire could be heard around the building. Gehad al-Haddad, a spokesman for the Islamist movement, said around 150 “unidentified thugs” had attacked the offices. Three people were killed in the central province of Assiut when gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on protesters, a security official said. One person died and 40 others were injured when supporters and opponents of Morsi clashed in Beni Sueif province, south of Cairo.

Both those incidents took place outside offices of the Freedom and Justice Party, the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Seed banks to stem GM seed onslaught in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: About 500-odd organic farmers in Gujarat are trying to develop individual seed banks in a bid to resist the onslaught of genetically modified seeds.

“The farmers are now developing seed bank as a measure against the invasion of genetically modified (GM) seeds,” Organic Farming Association of India (OFAI) president Sarvdaman Patel said.

The biggest advantage of developing seed banks is reduced cost. A bank of organic seeds will not only ensure reduced cost, but also assure good yield and above all good health to people, said Patel, who owns an organic farm in central Gujarat’s Anand district.

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with a new, costly hybrid seed, which may guarantee better yield but not in the longer run,” he said.

As and when the farmers succeed in developing the seed bank, they will be taught to store and preserve it in bottles, shelf or any dark place.

“Once they develop seed banks, we (OFAI) have assured them of educating them how to store and utilise these seeds through workshops and seminars across the country,” he said.

However, developing seed banks will take time as it involves several selection trials to identify a good quality seed.

“Sometimes it takes two to three years in selection trials, and once the selection trials are over, only then can a quality seed be developed,” Patel said.

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WORLD BRIEFS Rolling Stones plan their Kremlin not to decide 60th anniversary tour Snowden’s future

Seven killed in Syrian helicopter attack

28 killed, over 70 hurt in Pak suicide attack

Kerry sees progress in Mideast peace talks

LONDON: The Rolling stone, who are currently on their ‘50 and counting’ world tour, have already begun to plan for their 60th anniversary tour. The legendary band which comprises of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts, had initiated ‘50 and counting’ last year to celebrate their 50th anniversary.

LONDON: Seven Syrian state employees were killed Sunday when rebels downed their helicopter in Aleppo city. The employees, who worked for the ministry of education, were carrying exam papers to secondary school students who have missed the exams due to the situation in their rebels-besieged areas of Nubbul and Zaharaa.

ISLAMABAD: At least 28 people, included nine women and a minor girl, were killed and over 70 injured in a suicide blast in Quetta city of Pakistan’s Balochistan province Sunday night, the Dawn reported. The incident occurred in the city’s Hazra town, targetting a religious seminary of Shia Muslim community.

RAMALLAH: US Secretary of State John Kerry Sunday said progress was made in his efforts to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Kerry has been in the region since Thursday for discussions with Palestinian and Israeli leaders. He is on his fifth visit to the region since he began his task in March, Xinhua reported.

MOSCOW:With the US whistleblower Edward Snowden staying at an international airport of Moscow for a week, the Kremlin said Sunday his future was not yet on its agenda.

“The president (Vladimir Putin) said he is not dealing with this issue and prefers that corresponding services do this job,” reported Xinhua quoting spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.

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Alarmed by the plight and sheer number of under-age children being employed in households across Hyderabad, a group of NGOs in association with the labour department have launched a comprehensive year-long campaign to tackle the issue.

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hildren employed as labour in the public sphere also suffer. But at least they have wages and timings. Those employed in domestic child labour have no voice; made to work 24x7; are isolated, secluded, exploited and abused. They are not even treated like people, they are like untouchables, like slaves,” says activist Achyutha Rao of Balala Hakkula Sangham, who has till date rescued over 200 children from domestic labour.

Experts say that the domestic child labour market is twice as hard to crack as it’s an invisible one. Behind closed doors, children are routinely bought and sold, payments are given and taken, ‘purchases’ are used and replaced. Yet, all this time, no checks are kept, no trails are left and no numbers exist. Nothing is on the record. No government department, NGO or think-tank has an exact estimate the number of children working as domestic labour in India today let alone a strategy, making it an unfathomable problem, almost

impossible to curb.

“Parents or middle-men from backward villages of the State come to the City to leave their children (almost always girls) to a family here for a nominal amount of `10,000 - `15,000 for a year, in the belief that they will get food, lodging, other facilities and maybe even education in exchange for what they think will be little work. The reality is another story,” says Dr Mamatha Raghuvir, Chairman of Child Welfare Committee, Warangal.

What actually happens,

Some of the worst cases of abuse we saw were in gated communities, well-to-do households and in the homes of high-earning professionals.

Achyutha Rao Activist

experts say, is that in more than 80 per cent of the cases, the girl is continuously abused, both physically and sexually.

Needless to say, no education is ever provided. So, after years of prolonged exploitation, these girls are either led into prostitution or run away to end up as victims of trafficking.

The real shock however is the profile of the offenders, say officials. Rescues from the City have revealed that the people who employ children in their household are educated, urban, upper-middle class professionals who prefer employing children as they are “live-in”, cheap and acquiescent of their demands.

“Some of the worst cases of abuse we saw were in gated communities, well-to-do households and in the homes of high-earning professionals. Last month, we rescued a small child from a doctor’s house, who they kept locked out on the porch all day long, every day, without even a provision for her to go to the toilet. Then, we saw another case recently of the secretary of a teacher’s association, who would use one of his apartments as a den where him and his colleagues would get drunk and then torture and sexually abuse

a twelve-year old. There’s simply no fear of retribution,” adds Rao. Worse yet, young, educated, urban professionals are part taking in this too, says Naresh Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Labour, Secunderabad. “In our recent rescues, we saw soft-

Experts say that the domestic child labour market is twice as hard to crack as it’s an invisible one. Behind closed doors, children are routinely bought and sold, payments are given and taken, ‘purchases’ are used and replaced. ware couples in respected IT companies employ children in their homes. It’s pathetic. We are going to issue a letter of appeal to all software companies that as part of their CSR activities, they should request their employees to sign a declaration that they’re not going to employ child labour in their homes or workplaces.”

Further more, with most inci-

dences taking place in apartment complexes, NGOs aim to start the campaign by raising awareness among them. “We are going to start by educating housing complexes and resident welfare associations on the issue. The idea is to have the labour department issue a letter of appeal to these apartments to free their building for child labour and then declare themselves childlabour free,” says Venkatreddy, convenor of MV Foundation, in charge of the campaign.

But all parties involved admit that it is only the start and that there is a dire need for a functional mechanism and infrastructure to be set up for the rescue and rehabilitation of children in these situations.

Bridge-courses, more residential facilities for girls, a dedicated task-force for raids, a speedy judicial system for prosecuting offenders and handling these cases should be put in place, they say.

Despite its devastating magnitude or consequences, child protection is still a non-issue for the State. As a child welfare officer once wrote, “Of course, there is no political will. Why will the children matter? They can't vote.”

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To protect and to serve As Postnoon stands on the brink of a second successful year of publication, Arun Daniel Yellamaty talks to City police commissioner Anurag Sharma. He gets candid about his work, the City, what he thinks about young partygoers and much more.

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What are the new initiatives and awareness programmes that the police force is working on?

We have planned to install 5,000 cameras across the City as part of our Safe City projects. We are also planning to increase the number of police patrols; we’ve also come up with posters and videos to spread awareness on terrorist attacks. We are working towards creating awareness on a number of issues that we think people should know.

Do young partygoers bother you? What’s the advice, if any, you would like to give to them?

The growing party culture is another area that we are focusing on. While partying responsibly is not a problem, we have to deal with a lot of problems when things go out of hand. It’s not good for youngsters to consume a lot of alcohol or take other abusive substances. They need to understand that a police case against them can be a black patch on their future. My only advice to youngsters is ‘be within the law’.

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Could you tell us about the challenges that the force faces. Their concerns in the recent past and how you are working towards solving them?

There are a couple of challenges as far as the society is concerned.

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Has your team lived up to your expectations and of the public?

A dream team is almost like a utopian concept. I believe one has to work with whatever they have to the best of its capacity – a dream team is never available

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People don’t waste a second before criticising the police if something goes wrong. How do you deal with such different people on a dayto-day basis?

It is impossible to satisfy 100 per cent of the population. In the best of circumstances also, someone somewhere will be unhappy with the way things are. We have to look at the greater interest of society — the bigger picture — and work accordingly.

We have to keep the law as our focus and work towards the larger interest of society.

own them. There are nearly Crimes against women, among 80,000 autorickshaws in the City them, top our priority list. We and 20,000 more are going to be have been working towards senadded as per newspaper reports. sitising the force about crimes We have registered nearly 48,000 concerning women. We tell the autos thanks to the drive. We force to take action immediately have made it mandatory for as far as possible in cases involvautodrivers to put display ing women. We have also been boards comprising their IDs and constantly learning from our registration numbers in their experiences and working respective rides. We have also towards preventing such crimes. come up with the idea to We’ve been conducting have the auto number drives to spread awarepainted on its hood ness about eve teasV E I RS for cameras to pick ing and dowry NN A it up more easily. cases. Our women The auto unions police personnel are also on and other DCPs board; we just are told to sensineed a sponsor tise these issues to get it done and work on now. them. Prompt legal action will be taken You said that whenever required. dealing with cyber Recently, there was a crimes is one of your lot of criticism of autorickshaw concerns. Has the work drivers, especially by women towards curtailing who complained that they don’t cybercrime increased? listen and are outright rude. To We have officers and youngsters curb this problem, we’ve started who are aware fully aware registering all the autos. Initially, of the usage of computers. They tracing the owner of the auto is have been successful in curtailvery difficult even if we know ing the cyber crime menace to an the number because many autos extent. are driven by people who don’t

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You’ve been in the City commissioner’s chair for more than two years now. Could you please tell us about your experience so far? And, what you think of the City?

Hyderabad is a growing metropolitan City. It has got all the problems of one as well — crime, traffic, communal tension at times, etc. Though the communal tension has reduced substantially, Hyderabad — being the capital City for political tension — experiences its share of demonstrations and agitations every now and then. Largely, things are quite peaceful and we are doing our best to keep it that way too.

to make things easy. However, no organisations can work without team effort. How the team works actually depends on how you motivate them and work with them in tandem.

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How do you keep yourself relaxed despite so much pressure?

I can give more time to work as my family is abroad. I do not have much pressure. It’s a different story when they visit. The best way for me to relax and unwind is to listen to some nice music and watch a comedy or an action film. I do try to catch up with my friends too.

According to you, what can a responsible citizen do?

There are two aspects of maintaining order in the City— one, is the enforcement of law and the other is to follow it. People should not break the law and if they see someone breaking the law, they should inform the police. A majority of traffic issues are caused by citizens themselves because they break the law. If they follow the signal and other traffic rules, there won’t be so many issues.

Do you have anything to say about Postnoon?

I read and follow the paper regularly. I thoroughly enjoy the read.

News MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 The bone collectors

The excavation team poses after completing the excavation of the Cryolophosaurus Glacialisaurus quarry, which required the removal of over 10 tonnes of rock. Left to right: William Hammer, Philip Currie, P Makovicky (standing), Eva Kopppelhus, Peter Braddock, Nate Smith (standing).

Men at work

ELIZABETH SOUMYA hat kind of a place was Antarctica millions of years ago when dinosaurs were still walking the Earth?

It was far more temperate than today and we have evidence of trees and other plants as well as animals. Although the rocks with the fossils are now at a high altitude, they were deposited in a lowland forested floodplain. Polar light conditions did prevail, however, and the ancient Antarctic biome has no modern equivalent.

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What inspired the Transantarctic Vertebrate Paleontology Project, and what are its goals?

The key goals of these expeditions have been to discover the past life of this remote, and currently lifeless, region, to understand broad scale patterns of biodiversity and distribution in the remote past when climates and continental configurations were so different from today.

Vertebrate paleontological exploration was initiated in 1969 following the discovery of the first vertebrate fossil from there [Antarctica] by a geologist mapping rock layers in the Central Transantarctic mountains. Discovery of Lystrosaurus, a small, herbivorous synapsid (a distant relative of mammals) known from most other continents, in Antarctica, was compelling evidence that the continents had once been assembled together in the geological past. From then on, several expeditions have looked for fossils in the Central Transantarctic mountains (CTAM). The last three have focused on early Jurassic dinosaurs from Mt Kirkpatrick, following the fortuitous discovery of Cryolophosaurus [a large theropod dinosaur, with a crest on its head], by yet another geologist exploring the geological layers in the area. I was invited to join the project as curator of dinosaurs at the Field Museum, which is the repository of the CTAM dinosaur fossils.

What are some of the

significant excavations made in Antarctica?

Besides the carnivorous dinosaur Cryolophosaurus and the herbivore Glacialisaurus, both of which come from the same quarry, we discovered two other dinosaur skeletons. Both are basal sauropodomorphs (primitive relatives of the larger quadrupedal and long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus).

One of these skeletons is nearly complete and we are currently preparing the skeleton at the Field Museum, Chicago, and also working from CT scans of the specimen.

What are the major observations gathered, based on the work so far?

We have evidence that polar dinosaurs were as large and grew comparably to their relatives from more temperate latitudes in spite of the polar light regime these animals would have encountered. We also see that the Antarctic sauropodomorphs are not closely related to each other, but rather to different species from Asia, Africa, and South America. This is con-

Searching for

ANTA A The hard rock required weeks of excavation using power tools.

On left Nate Smith, right Peter Makovichy

A dinosaur-loving boy like most others, little did Peter know that he We speak to paleontologist Peter Makovichy about his team's work on Antarctic

10&11 sistent with animals evolving in a world where all the continents are connected and there were few or no physiographic barriers to species dispersing across the globe.

What were the foremost challenges your team faced in the field?

The biggest challenge we faced was the weather. We had to helicopter in to our site every day; low visibility (clouds and snow) could prevent us from working on a given day. We planned a very long season (seven weeks) in order to have sufficient time to complete the job in spite of days lost to the weather.

Another big challenge was working at high altitudes in the extreme cold. Besides the difficulty it presented to our physiologies, we sometimes had trouble starting the gas-powered tools in those conditions.

How is excavating fossils in Antarctica different from excavations elsewhere?

The rock is extremely hard, which means that we had to use

power tools for the entire process and break the rock into manageable pieces containing fossil bone. Under usual (more temperate) conditions, we would work with small hand tools when close to the bone, and try to isolate small â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;islandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of bone containing rock for wrapping in plaster bandages, thereby creating a solid carrying case for each fossil. This was not possible in

We have evidence that polar dinosaurs were as large and grew comparably to their relatives from temperate latitudes.

Antarctica both due to the hardness of the rock and the fact that we could not mix plaster. Also, the lack of any regular erosion coupled with occasional dustings of snow on the outcrops made finding fossils more challenging than elsewhere.

What are some of the standout personal mem-

ories you have about your time in Antarctica?

The sheer, stark beauty, and mind-boggling scale of the place.

The scenery is stunning with the ice sheet punctured by mountain peaks. The ice takes on forms not seen anywhere else including icefalls (the ice version of a waterfall). And yet it's completely quiet and lifeless. Simply put, there is no other place on Earth like it.

Plants in the snow?

An artistâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rendering of an Antarctic Jurassic ecosystem, with the herbivorous dinosaur Glacialisaurus, a tritylodont mammal-relative in the foreground, and pterosaurs in the sky. All animals based on actual fossils.

Artist: Bill Stout

This being an ongoing project, what are some of the future plans?

We are continuing preparation on the new fossils and hope to name and describe the two new dinosaurs in a year or so.

Research on the biology of Antarctic dinosaurs (growth patterns, neuroanatomy, etc.) is continuing. We are also planning an exhibit on the fossils of Antarctica to open in 2016.

Peter Makovichy spoke on Antarctica's hidden prehistory at Cafe Scientique, Bangalore. www.cafescientifique.org

bones in the

RCTIC Tent City Scientists and staff of the Central Transantarctic Mountain camp live in tents throughout the summer season.

would one day be digging for dinosaurs on the coldest continent on Earth. dinosaurs and working in a place where even hell would freeze over.

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CAMBODIA

The graveyard mystery Burial jars on a cliff some 100 metres high in the Cardamom Mountains, or indeed whose remains are in them, has long puzzled experts.

PHNOM PEL: Over a hundred ‘burial jars’ and a dozen coffins arranged on a ledge in remote Cambodian jungle have for centuries held the bones — and secrets — of a mysterious people who lived alongside with the Angkor era.

For seven years Nancy Beavan, an archaeologist who specialises in carbon dating, has been looking for an answer,

But experts remain mystified as to why the bones were preserved in a Buddhist country where cremation is — and was — a key religious custom. painstakingly piecing together clues left by the enigmatic people at 10 sites dotted across the area in southwestern Cambodia.

Tests show some of the bone fragments are six centuries old, according to the New Zealander.

“Why put these bones in jars? This was a practice that was not observed in any other part of Cambodia,” she said.

Ten jars, dating from the 15th to the 17th centuries, and twelve coffins — the earliest from the 14th century — have been found at the Phnom Pel site.

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Some are believed to have come from the kingdom of Siam, now Thailand. Others, a minority, date back to the powerful kingdom of Angkor, which ruled for six centuries and built the famous Angkor Wat temple complex further to the north.

But experts remain mystified as to why the bones were preserved in a Buddhist country where cremation is — and was — a key religious custom.

Tep Sokha, an expert in Cambodian ceramics, said the jars are of the “highest ceramic quality” and the number indicates that “this was a sacred and widely practiced ritual.”

If villagers living near the cliff were aware of the jars, they have stayed away, allowing foreigners to study the relics at their leisure. And the whole study has been left to Beavan’s team.

They are picking through the evidence, often left to guess the origins of the artifacts they find including 12 coffins lined

up on a rock that are so small they could not even hold a child’s body but which contain the bones of men and women.

“These coffins are unique.

There is no other example in the history of Cambodia. They are relics that have never been disturbed,” Beavan adds.

Among her theories is that the bones belonged to Khmer tribesmen who lived deep in the mountains far from the influence of the Angkor kingdom, which spanned Southeast Asia from the ninth to 15th centuries, but perhaps failed to reach this corner.

“They have nothing to do with the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Angkor but lived in his shadow,” she said. “Who knows, maybe they were also slaves fleeing the Angkor kingdom.”

The search for answers took a leap forward in 2005 when fisherman off Koh Kong province found the same Siamese jars in their nets, prompting the discovery of a 15th century wreck containing ivory, Chinese porcelain and Siamese and Angkorian jars.

The discovery provided the first scientific evidence of how Siamese jars could have been brought to the Cardamoms.

Beavan believes the ship came from the Siamese empire to trade jars for ivory and precious wood.

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HONOUR KILLING Girl’s father held for setting youth on fire

KOLKATA: One day after a youth was allegedly set ablaze by a 'minor' girl's family, for claiming her to be his wife, Kolkata Police today arrested her father in the south-west parts of the city.

Rajibul Islam, who had earlier eloped with the 'minor' and lived with her till she returned back few days back, insisted the girl be allowed to meet the 21-year old who is his wife, police said.

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As the family refused maintaining the girl was below 18years, an altercation broke out again yesterday.

Later when Rajibul was on way home last midnight, he was set ablaze after kerosene sprinkled on his body by four-five persons at Satghara by-lane in Port area, police said.

Rajibul, who suffered 25 per cent burns, later named the girl's five family members, including the father of the girl as accused, police said.

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CRISIS-HIT ITALY

Gourmet food served in soup kitchens Pizza, pasta, meat and fish all criss-cross the Italian capital, where great wealth lives side by side with increasing desperation caused by a sharp rise in unemployment and homelessness.

FRANCESCA CARUSO Agence France-Presse ROME: In a gritty Rome neighbourhood, a soup kitchen is serving up lip-smacking gourmet food donated from a famous delicatessen — part of a new initiative to combat food waste and feed a growing need in recessionhit Italy.

“Of course it’s good! This is a VIP soup kitchen. We get a first course, second course and dessert. It’s like a trattoria,” Alessandro, a homeless Moldovan builder, told AFP as he finished up his sorbet in the San Benedetto parish canteen.

Organisers of the project enti-

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tled “Pasto Buono” (“Good Meal”) contact gourmet grocers and restaurants which throw out scraps and day-old food and puts them in touch with organisations that run soup kitchens like the Catholic charity Caritas.

Regular runs are arranged.

One goes daily from the luxury eatery Volpetti — a destination for fine diners — to the nearby Caritas canteen at San Benedetto in Ostiense, a dilapidated former industrial quarter south of Rome city centre.

In the first few months of this year, Italians have had to cut their spending on food by three percent.

At the same time, six million tonnes of perfectly good food are thrown out in the country every year.

“Pasto Buono” so far includes around 30 restaurants, bars, patisseries and delicatessens, including famous tiramisu maker Pompi.

“This initiative is very important. It channels the generosity of shopkeepers and the needs of the poorest,” said Father Fabio Bartoli, parish priest at San Benedetto, which feeds some 35 people a day.

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With increased awareness of environ mentalism, interiors are being propped with indoor plants, many of them with detoxifying properties.

DEADLINE LOOMS FOR ILLEGAL FOREIGN WORKERS Illegal foreign workers in Saudi Arabia, mostly Asians, are in a race against time to take advantage of an amnesty ending on Wednesday that would allow them to stay or return home without prosecution. Over 1.5 million illegal foreign workers have came forward.

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Ford said it is using the same thermal imaging technology that security forces use in order to detect and repair air leaks in its autos, and in that way reduce the sound level inside the vehicle for a quieter ride. “We are using thermal imaging to further improve quietness so customers can enjoy the other features our vehicles offer, such as audio systems... and even the sounds of silence,” William Dedecker, Ford’s noise, vibration and harshness engineering supervisor, said. The US manufacturer has been using infrared cameras in its Research and Innovation Center at Dearborn for nine months, said Dedecker.

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oing green is the new mantra that is being chanted everywhere.

It is not just the mantra of entrepreneurs today, as customers are also at it. From real estate developers leaving huge spaces for landscaping and gardening to the corporate world that is replacing artificial plants with natural indoor ones, green consciousness is the trend of the day. This eco-friendly nature of customers has become a driving force for the increase in sale of natural plants in the City. Adding to it, purifying and medicinal properties of natural plants is also interesting customers giving choosing of plants a new dimension.

“There is a trend of buying medicinal plants. Various properties of each of these plants like Aloevera, Ajwain, Tulsi and Ashwagandha help households in various ways. For instance, Ajwain helps digestion, Aloevera helps in healing cuts or wounds and the holy Tulsi leaves emit high amounts of oxygen apart from possessing various healing properties,” says Shri Sakhare, co-founder of Gamlaa.com.

Erstwhile, people were only worried about the harmful pollutants outside their houses.

Studies have revealed that various harmful chemicals are

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released by wall paints, toys, fumes, detergents and the like pollute indoor air. This has also spurred the business of air purifiers in western countries. Plant sellers claim that air-purifying plants can replace synthetic air purifiers if grown in enough numbers, and with increased benefits.

“Although, there is a trend of going green, we also propagate the benefits of natural plants through workshops. Often, we ask customers to grow air-purifying plants instead of artificial ones. They have varied benefits — a large amount of oxygen is released by plants. These plants are also cost effective as compared to artificial ones. One has to spend as much as Rs2,000 to get a big artificial plant where as one can get more than five natural plants at that price. Such benefits are driving enterprises to substitute their artificial plants with natural greenery. Even NASA has acknowledged airpurifying properties of some plants that help in filtering

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Snake plant (Sansevieria trifasciata ‘Laurentii’) Aloe (Aloe vera) Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) Golden pothos (Scindapsus aures) Red-edged dracaena (Dracaena marginata) Weeping fig (Ficus benjamina) Bamboo palm (Chamaedorea sefritzii) Heart leaf philodendron (Philodendron oxycardium)

harmful pollutants indoors,” says Rohit Padayal, co-founder, Gamlaa.com.

The other trend that is picking up in recent times is gifting of plants. “Gifting plants is a relatively new concept, but is catching up quickly. Many enterprises are asking for plant gifts. There is a definite spur in

sale of natural plants as compared to the past with this green thinking,” said florist Sonali Srikanth of Forget Me Not. “We get these plant orders for return gifts as well. Around 20-25 per cent plant orders on our site is for gifting. There are more people asking for plants than bouquets, which usually wither in a few days. For instance, we get orders for birthdays, marriages and anniversaries where invitees want to return-gift guests with decorative plants with the idea of promoting green consciousness,” added Sonali.

A few companies like Gamlaa.com are also taking care of the maintenance of plants making it easy for their clients. “Generally, indoor plants are sturdy and do not need great maintenance. But in case of maintaining huge numbers, we provide them the maintenance by visiting their site every 15 days and also by giving them necessary nutrients,” added Rohit.

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CHEMICAL EQUIPMENT FAIR Most advanced technologies of chemical devices will be on display for two days in China’s Shanghai city in August. The 5th China (Shanghai) International Chemical Technology & Equipment Fair will provide a stage for over 650 Chinese and foreign enterprises from 35 countries to showcase the most advanced technologies of chemical devices between Aug 20 and 22, Xinhua reported. As a leading manufacturer of chemical equipment, China now has the world’s largest chemical industry, expected to expand annually with 30-40 per cent from 2011 to 2015, according to data from the country’s NDRC.

THUS SPAKE “Falling orders and rising inventories added pressure to Chinese manufacturers in June.”

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Comment Democracy means government by discussion, but it is only effective if you can stop people talking.

Clement Atlee Former UK prime minister

Out of a job, Greek state TV staff take over the show JOHN HADOULIS Agence France-Presse

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ince Greece’s government abruptly pulled the plug on state broadcaster ERT, the sprawling TV complex has turned into a unique experiment in self-rule where staff are working for free but with more passion than ever.

Under pressure from its international creditors to cut costs and reform the public sector, Greece’s fragile government shut down ERT and made its 2,700 employees redundant overnight. Many will not return when a slimmeddown version of the broadcaster goes back on air. But in the meantime, employees are going it alone and revelling in the spirit of independence and solidarity filling the studios and busy corridors of ERT’s headquarters in suburban Athens.

“There is continuous flow from the entire team here, and an emotional contribution from all,” Fanis Papathanassiou, an ERT foreign affairs journalist and anchorman said.

“Not just journalists but producers, editors, assistants, technicians, makeup staff: everyone is here, helping to put this product on the air,” he told AFP. News bulletins are on at an unchanged pace of five times daily and the intervening hours are filled with guest interviews, documentaries and support concerts by a variety of artists.

The building is clean — cleaner than before, staff note — the control room is bustling and staff take turns at the entrance to guard what the government calls an unlawful “occupation” of public property.

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS

Hats off to US President Barack Obama for educating his daughters on how Mahatma Gandhi’s `Satyagraha’ had influenced American leader Martin Luther King to fight injustice. How many Indians will know that the father of the nation started his non-violent political struggle in South Africa?

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A VOTE FOR THE NET HARD TALK

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f you swim across the bottomless ocean of the Internet, you will notice one thing: All the action is here.

All wisdom and calumny, hatred and love are here. This is truer of a relatively-open country like India than a suppressed autocratic country like China or terror-ridden countries like Afghanistan or Pakistan.

Citizens on the Net perform like an exhaust pipe or a shock absorber. But for this steam valve, much more violence would have been witnessed in an overcrowded country like India. India’s 90-million urban Internet users today are expected to nearly triple from 125 million in 2011 to 330 million by 2016, (says a Boston Consulting Group report). It is not this burgeoning community’s business prospects that I propose to discuss here, it is the potential and social use of the Net. A thing that sticks out like a sore thumb is the support of this community to the changing perception of Indian history and personalities. Today, not many buy the arguments traditional textbook makers made on Gandhi or Nehru. Netizens seem to know many things our pliable academics do not. As you scan news and comments of the day, you come across a surprising element — support the community extends to the right-wing groups like the BJP, and its poster boy

Narendra Modi. Everything that appears against them goes overwhelmingly with thumbs down.

If this community were the sole deciders of the fate of politics and politicians, the right-wing parties would win with a song on their lips. But the catch is that only an insignificant portion of it gets a chance to enter the polling booth, floating as they are in the ‘urbanscape’. They do not have the will to go through the rigmarole of entering the voters’ list of where they work and ensure their inclusion in the list. When ruling party everywhere (aided by the ossified ‘babudom’) plays the game of deleting unfamiliar names, where is the chance for a hardworking Ubran Netizen to go for voting? Why is it so?

While analysing this trend, I came to the belief (not research data) that the divisive politics our netas have been playing for ephemeral electoral benefits since 1950 has damaged the country’s polity beyond belief.

Since independence, the Congress has played ‘minorityism’ to such a debilitating extent that it has come to be synonymous with villainy in the Indian political lexicon. This party that has ruled the country almost the whole of 65 years has generated so many divisions in society that something of an Indian polity does not exist today. We have Muslim Indian, Christian Indian, Dalit Indian but where is THE INDIAN? The Net, coming as a liberating force, unleashed their pent-up energy, emotions and longings that pour over on the Net. It is the Internet that has empowered the aam aadmi, not

the Congress or even the RTI. Though the old-world ‘politricks’ do not still accept it, it is a fact that the Internet community, however, plays an important role in generating public opinion. This opinion is stark and true (unlike paid news and surveys). Thus, when Narendra Modi was installed as chairman of the campaign committee and the seniors revolted, the entire Internet community having any concern for the BJP came like a ton of hollow-bricks on Advani et al for their selfishness and short sight.

Net world is a world apart There have been talks of reigning in the Net. And there have been some arraignment on the basis of Netizen remarks that authorities claim to have bordered over indecency and defamation. And, it is true that some unload a lot of venom on

the unsuspecting Net, but most responsible media today have a safety net or moderation facility to wean out abusive words. It is another matter that a lot of mackerels escape this safety net.

Joke of the year During the days of Modimania and LKA revolt, a Netizen quizzed, “Kyon, uncle ki chaddi uttar gayi kya?” Well, this is certainly not in good taste, nor is it the way one criticises a venerable head like LK Advani. But know what? This reaction got three score and ten hits and comments, some virulent but amusing. My point is though cheeky and often of double entendre; comments of this type take the steam off the system and keep the body cool like human skin.

And, therefore, here is the argument, let the steam go off or else the steam prevented will knock off the machine.

EDITORIALS MENTAL HEALTH BILL WILL GRANT RIGHT TO PATIENTS

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rovisions of the new mental health bill proposed by the government include the right of mentally-ill patients to decide their mode of treatment, decriminalising suicide for them and a ban on electric shock treatment without anaesthesia. The bill passed by the Union cabinet last week, once passed by the Parliament, will repeal the Mental Health Act, 1987. If passed, it will make access to mental healthcare a right for all. Also, such services would be affordable, of good quality and available without discrimination. In India, where an estimated two per cent of the population suffers from severe mental disorders and over five per cent from common mental disorders resulting in a total of 6.5 per cent of the population being mentally ill, are not treated with dignity like the physically ill are. Mentally-ill people should be given the right to not be admitted to a facility without consent as a person can be branded mentally ill by family in property or marital disputes. Some provisions might discomfort psychiatrists and psychologists as they feel too much freedom for patients is not good.

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WAH TAJ!

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hile travellers from across the globe have ranked the Taj Mahal among the top three landmarks in the world, we need to work towards the protection of the global monument. According to a leading travel website, the Taj Mahal was ranked third in the list of top 25 landmarks after Machu Picchu in Peru and Angkor Wat in Cambodia respectively. The recent controversies surrounding the Taj have not gone well with saving its architecture and aesthetics that makes it the best tourist attraction among the Seven Wonders of the World.

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3 IDIOTS

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eyond all the fun and goofing around, Rajkumar Hirani’s 3 Idiots is essentially a tale about how the current education system puts enormous pressure on students to succeed and leaves no scope to follow your dreams. The protagonist Rancho, played by Aamir Khan, is a rebel and in the end, he succeeds in inspiring everyone around him. Adapted from Chetan Bhagat’s novel Five Point Someone, the film is the second highest grossing Indian film of all time.

CELLULOID CAMPUS

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o Jeeta Wohi Sikandar is as much a sports movie as it is about life in a college. The film starring Aamir Khan, Ayesha Jhulka and Deepak Tijori, is set in Dehradun and focuses on the rivalry between students from Model College and Rajput College. There are several scenes in the film which portray the class divide between the two colleges and it all boils down to one marathon cycle race in the end which becomes a stage to prove their supremacy. Aamir Khan wins the race and how!

THE RULES OF ATTRACTION

Admission season has begun all across the country and studying in a college is a lifetime experience.

This aspect has been explored in plenty of films including the recent movie, Monsters University.

Here are five such films which have taught us a thing or two about life on campus.

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ANIMAL HOUSE

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veryone loves a good laugh and National Lampoon’s Animal House had plenty of that. Directed

by John Landis, this 1978 film follows Larry and Kent as they struggle to get into one of the fraternity houses at Faber college. Finally, when they manage to make it to Delta Tau Chi House, they face the wrath of the dean of the college who wants to remove the Delta house completely.

What follows is a series of hilarious events which end with the Deltas having the last laugh.

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irected by Roger Avary, this 2002 film starring James van der Beek, Shannyn Sossamon, Ian Somerhalder, Jessica Biel, and Kip Pardue explores the lives of spoiled brats from a fictional college in New Hampshire. The story develops into a love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate, although it’s only a matter of time before things go haywire and it ends up being quite depressing. Although it wasn’t well received initially, the film has developed a cult following.

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egally Blonde is about a misfit in the world’s most prestigious law school who defies all odds and becomes the most popular law graduate. The film, directed by Robert Luketic, had Reese Witherspoon as a sorority girl who tries to win back her boyfriend by earning a law degree, but in doing so, she learns to move on and even saves a person who’s wrongly convicted. There’s a lesson or two to learn from this film — don’t underestimate anyone.

Lack of communication skills, both on the part of students and teachers, put a lot of stress on undergraduate students who deal with it by listening to music and binging on chocolates, reveals a study conducted by Delhi College of Arts and Commerce (DCAC). The study, 'A Study of Stress Levels and Stress Sources among Undergraduate Students of University of Delhi', launched in May last year went on for a year during which nearly 700 students were surveyed across different colleges of Delhi University. A group of teachers — Anita Bhela, V.B. Singh and Mukesh Bagoria — worked with 10 students for the survey.

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If you want to party on a Monday night, then 10 Downing Street is the place for you. The pub is hosting Vintage Monday tonight so enjoy the ‘80s music and have a blast.

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Lap of luxury Home Mart offering quality products from reputed brands was launched. Actors Nagarjuna and Madhurima were spotted.

FASHION’S FINEST

Actress Poonam Kaur inaugurated F-studio Fabric store near Nagarjuna Circle on Sunday.

Crowing glory The grand finale of Ms & Mrs Gujarati Hyderabad was a glittering affair. Girls hit the runway and competed for the coveted title.

ACTION ON THE RUNWAY

Surat dreams, a textile exhibition was held at Hotel Novotel, Hyderabad.

Models rocked the runway sporting colourful outfits.

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MANY FEEL MEDICAL PROFESSION IS COMMERCIALISED An overwhelming majority of people feel the medical profession has been commercialised, and that there is need to ensure affordable treatment for common people, a survey has revealed. Many respondents said that doctors should remember that theirs is a noble profession, and charge less.

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he various functions of the liver are carried out by the liver cells or hepatocytes. Currently, there is no artificial organ or device capable of emulating all the functions of the liver. The liver is thought to be responsible for up to 500 separate functions, usually in combination with other systems and organs.

THE DETOX CENTRE There is no way to compensate for absence of liver function in the long run. Juggling detoxification, protein synthesis and metabolic functions, the liver is a hub of biochemical activity in the body.

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he liver's main job is to filter the blood coming from the digestive tract, before passing it to the rest of the body.

Oxygenated blood flows into the liver through the hepatic artery.

Nutrient-rich blood flows in through the hepatic portal vein.

The liver also detoxifies chemicals and metabolises drugs. As it does so, the liver secretes bile that ends

The amazing liver up back in the intestines.

Bile helps carry away waste products from the liver. The liver also makes proteins important for blood clotting and other functions.

The liver is responsible for production of cholesterol and special proteins to help carry fats through the body. It also helps in resisting infections by producing immune factors and removing bacteria from the bloodstream.

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The liver is the only human internal organ that can regenerate itself, to a certain extent.

The liver holds about one pint (13 per cent) of the body's blood supply at any given moment.

The liver can lose three-quarters of its cells before it stops functioning.

In terms of weight, the liver is the largest organ in the human body.

Some 30 per cent of the cardiac output passes through the liver in one minute. It receives both

DID YOU KNOW?

Parry Romberg Syndrome

Women are colder than men

In this acquired disorder, skin and soft tissues on half of the face begin to shrink (atrophy), leading to a non-symmetrical appearance. Typically, symptoms first appear before 20, and there is great variation in the degree of severity.

The cause of the syndrome — also known as HFA or Romberg syndrome — is unknown. howstuffworks.com

Women have a higher percentage of body fat and conserves more heat around the core.

That helps keep vital organs nice and was but not the extremities, which is why women have colder hands and feel the chill more than men. They also have a lower threshold for cold.

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arterial and venous blood and is often referred to as the ‘body’s chemical factory’.

Every vertebrate has a liver.

For the Greeks, the liver was considered the seat of the emotions. They viewed the liver as being the organ in closest contact with divinity.

Dr Thomas E Starzl performed the first human liver transplant in 1963 at the University of Colorado Medical School; however, lack of effective immunosuppressive drugs limited the success.

PIONEERS Boris Yegorov Dr McCoy of Star Trek might be the most famous doctor in space, but Boris Yegorov was a Soviet physician-cosmonaut who became the first physician to make a space flight. During the course of his medical studies, he came into contact with Yuri Gagarin's training and became interested in space medicine.

Yegorov earned his doctorate in medicine, with his specialisation being in disorders of the sense of balance.

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VANGUARD OF CHANGE

Dedicated to gender equality

Women in politics

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n all-women delegation from the UAE has said their country is committed strongly towards gender equality and women empowerment. Amal Al Qubaisi, first deputy speaker of the Federal National Council, expressed her pride in the notable increase in the number of nations that admit to the responsibility towards stopping violence against women.

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N National Republicans recently launched a series of programmes aimed at recruiting more female candidates and getting conservative women involved in politics. The National Republican Congressional Committee’s “Project GROW” (Growing Republican Opportunities for Women) aims to recruit women to run for political office and help them mount strong candidacies, reports Washington Post. Republicans have often come under fire for their anti-woman stance. Women increasingly tend to vote for Democrats, show the polls.

These programmes aim to change the party’s image.

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ongress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday vowed to ensure 50 per cent representation to women in All India Congress Committee (AICC) and other party wings as he held his first formal interaction with newlyappointed party office bearers, the team set up by him for the 2014 Lok Sabha poll. Ambika Soni is the only women among the 12 AICC general secretaries, while of the 44 secretaries only five are women. PTI AFP PHOTO / DIMITAR DILKOFF

There is a great aversion among men leaders and some women leaders to admit that this (sexism) is something that exists, that it's serious and should be addressed courageously.

I think of myself as a humanist because I think it's less alienating to people who think of feminism as being a load of strident bitches and because you want everyone to have equal pay, equal rights.

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Jimmy Carter Former US president

In an interview to Guardian

WORKING WOMEN

UNDER ATTACK

More male graduates unemployed

Youth sent to gallows for raping, killing 4-year-old

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local court sentenced a 23year-old youth to death on Friday for raping and killing a minor girl last year in Dewa area of the district in Uttar Pradesh.

In April last year, the four-year-old girl went missing from her home in Gwari village. Her bruised body was found in a nearby field the next day, government counsel Raj Kumar said.

With the help of sniffer dog, the police tracked down the accused Ranjeet (23) and arrested him, he said.

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THE WAY FORWARD WHITE HANDS

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hite Hands campaign is an international media initiative aimed at promoting awareness of women's rights in the Arab world. It seeks to invest in media projects — audio, print and visual — that support women's issues, with the ultimate goal of attaining complete equality in all spheres of Arab society. So far, 65 media organisations have partnered with the initiative.

A pregnant woman reads as she sits on the road in Sofia on the sidelines of massive anti-government protests.

‘Garbage girl’ finds her next mission Jodie Underhill, who cleans up India’s hills, says the Uttarakhand floods are nature’s way of saying enough is enough.

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riton Jodie Underhill, known as the “garbage girl” of the mountains in India, has her work cut out even as authorities struggle to locate, rescue and give relief to survivors of the floods that wrecked parts of Uttarakhand. The hills needs to be saved, she says, for future generations and for that we must stop throwing garbage and respect the earth we tread.

Under the banner “Waste Warriors”, Jodie Underhill and a handful of volunteers wearing green T-shirts can be seen clearing garbage from the relief camps. “When I learnt

about the disaster, I decided to adopt these hills as part of our next clean-up campaign,” Underhill told IANS. “I was saddened to see how dirty it was everywhere.

There is huge human waste.

For the local civic authorities, rescuing the people is the first priority. But we will take care

of it,” she added.

But it’s time to wake up India, she said.

“The recent floods are just a warning; it’s nature’s way of telling you that enough is enough! When you chop down all those trees, what holds the soil together? When you blow holes into mountains so you can create hydropower dams, how do you expect them to stay intact,” she asked on her FB account.

Instead of pitying the people affected by the floods, make changes in your lives that will prevent future disasters happening. “Campaign to stop illegal constructions and insist that limits are put on the number of people that go on pilgrimages,” she said.

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ore male graduates in the UK were out of jobs than women graduates for at least six months after graduation in 2011-12, according to figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency. Around nine per cent of males were unemployed for six months, as compared to six per cent of women. However, even though men found it more difficult to find jobs, their salaries were higher, exposing continued discrimination in pay scales for women.

ON THE FRONTLINES ANNA FILOSOFOVA

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he was a Russian philanthropist and feminist, considered one of the leaders of Russia’s first organised women’s movement. She worked to promote women’s education and campaigned for the right to vote. She was able to get permission to start the first women’s university in Russia and did extensive charity work.

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Entertainment IT’S A FA(C)T

CINE BYTES

Allari Naresh set to don a fat suit!

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llari Naresh, who turned 34 yesterday, is going to don a fat suit for the first time in his career. Rumours are abuzz that Allari Naresh will be wearing a fat suit and prosthetic make-up to look obese in one of his upcoming films. Ravi Babu is directing this film and it has been tentatively named as Laddu Boy. A London-based prosthetic makeup artist is reportedly working on the film. Back in 1991, Rajendra Prasad had played a similar role in a film titled Kobbari Bondam and later on Eddie Murphy was seen wearing a fat suit in Nutty Professor and Big Mamma’s House.

Considering the fact that Allari Naresh is known for being quite lanky, it’ll be quite interesting to see how this new look would be.

Interestingly, this is the third time that Allari Naresh and Ravi Babu are teaming up and in the past, they had collaborated for films like Allari and Party. More details about the cast and crew will be revealed soon. On the other hand, Allari Naresh’s next film Kevvu Keka is gearing up for release late July. Directed by Devi Prasad, the film also has Sharmiela Mandre in a lead role and most part of the film has been shot in Bangkok and Hyderabad. Bheems and Chinni Charan have scored the music and the film’s audio was launched last night in Hyderabad.

Mohan Babu sustains minor injuries

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ohan Babu and his wife sustained minor injuries after his jet-ski capsised near Bangkok.

Luckily, his sons Manchu Manoj, Vishnu and rest of the crew of the film came to their rescue immediately and the couple got away with minor bruises. Mohan Babu had gone to Thailand to shoot for his upcoming untitled film which also stars Vishnu and Manoj.

CBK’s new schedule begins

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he principal shooting of Nithin, Yami Gautam starrer Courier Boy Kalyan is fast nearing completion.

A new schedule of the film began recently in Hyderabad and a song is going to be shot on the lead pair. Prem Sai is directing this thriller comedy and it is being produced by Gautham Menon.

Bangaru Kodipetta is soon in offing

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avdeep and Swathi starrer Bangaru Kodipetta is finally gearing up for its release in July.

Raj Pippalla has directed the film and Sunitha Tati has produced it under Guru Films banner. The film’s audio is likely to be launched this week. Mahesh Shankar has scored the music.

Buzz is that Navdeep will be seen as a con in the movie.

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VANITY AFFAIR

Makeup, hair, clothes an actor’s vital tools:

VIDYA BALAN

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idya Balan is often praised for her acting skills and is not one to fear experimenting with her looks. She says the right combination of makeup, hair, clothes and body language is very important for an actor.

“Makeup, hair, clothes, body language, accessories and accent are the important tools of an actor. If you’re able to create a different person using all these tools, then that’s the joy. I’m glad I’m getting the opportunities to play different people on-screen, and I want to make the most of it,” Vidya said.

If in Kahaani, Vidya sported a faux baby bump, she flaunted a geeky and simple kurta-clad look in No One Killed Jessica. In The Dirty Picture blockbuster, the actress didn’t shy away from cleavage-baring blouses and several sensuous outfits; neither did she care about critics when she stepped into bold and bright colours with polka dots, floral prints on kurtas and short maxi dresses, teamed with big headbands, for her latest release Ghanchakkar.

“I love getting into new looks every time. It’s always enjoyable,” said the 35-yearold.

Vidya also doesn’t mind stepping out in her movies’ looks during the promotions.

She says it only helps the film.

“During promotions, if you get into that specific look,

During promotions, if you get into that specific look, it’s so much fun!

It’s so boring to wear casual outfits (for events).

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it’s so much fun! It’s so boring to wear casual outfits (for events). Also, we start promoting the film at least one month before its release.

People see the trailers, and when you appear in front of

After Ghanchakkar, Vidya will next be seen in romanticcomedy Shaadi Ke Side Effects, where she is paired with Farhan Akhtar. them in that particular look, it derives a connect with the character or film,” she explained.

In recent years, Vidya has come out with flying colours with hits like Paa and Ishqiya and won due recognition for her work. But, initially, she braved criticism for her roles and costumes in various movies and public appearances.

“It hurts,” admitted Vidya.

But she believes in taking it all in stride.

“Yes I was disappointed.

It hurts at that point of time. But it’s always better to move on and learn from it. There was a lot written in the media, but you can’t blame one person because you don’t know who has criticised you and who has praised you. It doesn’t matter to me anymore,” she added.

After Ghanchakkar, Vidya will next be seen in romanticcomedy Shaadi Ke Side Effects, where she is paired with Farhan Akhtar.

On a lighter note, when asked about the real life shaadi ke side effects on her, Vidya, who is married to Siddharth Roy Kapur, smiled, winked and said: “Oh! I am still in my honeymoon period.”

“I’m enjoying living with Siddharth, but, yes,

I have to take care of the house also. Like sometimes, my cook calls and asks about the food or my maid calls and asks for an off. I was not used to all this.

But, yes, life has

changed and I’m enjoying the process of discovering myself and my partner,” she said.

So far, she says, she managed to balance her personal and professional life.

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CINE BYTES

Abhishek remembers Refugee release

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ctor Abhishek Bachchan took a ride down memory lane and recalled his first release Refugee.

The 37-year-old made his debut with JP Dutta’s 2000 movie Refugee, which also marked Kareena Kapoor’s entry into filmdom. “So, it’s been 13 years to the day since my 1st film Refugee released — 30th June, 2000. It’s been a fun ride so far... ,” Abhishek tweeted.

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UK premiere of Bombay Talkies at LIFF

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special UK premiere of Bombay Talkies, the anthology tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema, will be the highlight of the 4th annual London Film Festival on July 18. The week-long festival returns to the Capital, celebrating Indian cinema and bringing to UK audiences a rare selection of cutting-edge films from some of India's independent talents.

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‘Audience not done with 'saas-bhau' sagas on TV’

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opular TV actor Ali Asgar feels people are yet to get over the daily soaps, especially the 'saasbahu' sagas. Ali has been part of daily soaps like Kahaani Ghar Ghar Ki, Kutumb among others. Off late he is seen doing light-hearted shows like Jeannie Aur Juju. “The audience is not ready or open for newer concepts. At the end of the day people want to watch 'saasbahu' shows,” Ali said.

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ALL ABOUT PARENTING

I’m not a perfect mother: Maggie Gyllenhaal

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ctress Maggie Gyllenhaal says she is not a perfect mother but she makes less parenting mistakes than she used to do before.

The White House Down actress has daughter Ramona, six and 14-month-old Gloria Ray with husband Peter Sarsgaard.

“When my first daughter was born, I remember going out without a diaper and she had pooped all over herself. I had nothing to change her into, nothing to clean her with. I don’t know why no one told me I would need a diaper bag,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Gyllenhaal as saying.

“I feel like having things thought through actually to be a much more relaxed and cool mother. I have learned to have things together, and always check my bag before I leave the door,” she added.

Gyllenhaal also baby-proofed her homed, which helps her to feel more relaxed about parenthood.

“If you baby proof, you can relax. Like the kitchen area in my house. I know that if I close the bathroom door, then there is pretty much nothing that my daughter can get into that will be harmful,” she said.

“She can fall down and bump her head, but that is part of being alive and that’s okay. But there is nothing around anymore that she can choke on or burn herself on. I did that so I don’t have to constantly watch,” she added.

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CINE BYTES

Cher rates Tom Cruise as one of her top five lovers

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inger Cher, who dated Tom Cruise for a brief period, describes him as a great guy and says he was one of her best lovers. The duo dated each other briefly for a while in the 1990s and Cher, 67, has only good things to say about Cruise, 50.

Asked where he ranked in her long list of lovers, she said: “He was in the top five! I just had the greatest lovers ever.”

IANS

Avril and Chad are not married - yet

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eports that Avril Lavigne told Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger “I’m With You” as the Canadian rockers tied the knot in the South of France turned out not to be true – or, at least, it appears, premature. A source close to the Avril camp tells PEOPLE that the wedding did not happen Saturday.

Tina Fey wants children to avoid acting career

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ctress-writer Tina Fey says she wants her daughters to avoid acting as a career option and rather urges them to consider being a writer. The 43-year-old has two daughters, Alice, seven, and 22-month-old Penelope with husband Jeff Richmond.

The 30 Rock star wants them to pursue a behind the scenes career if they want to follow in her footsteps in TV because she thinks writing is just as important as acting. IANS

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Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...

Dwight D Eisenhower

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Paint with a sponge 5 Mario Puzo subject 10 Strike, to an editor 14 Tutor to a king 15 Ancient Greek athletic competitions 16 The ‘A’ in DNA 17 Complete quickly 19 Deep carpet 20 Typewriter type size 21 Likely landfall location 23 How some places are populated 26 Highfalutin type 27 ‘That’s the ___ of my worries!’

29 Big French waterway 33 Thickening agent in foods 37 Wes Craven street name 38 Royal headwear 39 A real humdinger 40 Modern composer Steve 42 Copier paper order 43 Like rubbish 45 ___ funny for words 46 Baby’s favorite art movement?

47 Japanese delicacy 48 Snapshot briefly 50 Daughter of Cronus and Rhea 52 Took command in the cockpit 57 Personified 61 Tropical fruit with pink pulp 62 In ___ of (replacing) 63 Inexpensive extermination device 66 Withdrawn apple spray 67 Bit of a blizzard 68 Auto blemish 69 They stand tall in Brooklyn 70 Hawkins in the comics 71 Disposal fodder

DOWN

1 Punch-drunk

2 Like a feeble old woman 3 Remove, as a boutonniere 4 Cotton sheets 5 Spray graffiti on, eg 6 In the past 7 Basketball offense 8 Swallow 9 Wan 10 Automobile feature 11 ‘Try’... ‘try’ again?

12 Truth embellisher?

13 Risky place to live?

18 Achilles’ weak spot 22 Things one sings?

24 None too trusting 25 Harvard rival 28 ‘Fresh Prince’ Will 30 The embryo of an invention 31 ‘___ my lips!’

32 1993 Oscar winner Thompson 33 Certain keyboard keys 34 Wise advice-giver 35 Word of lament 36 Time when traffic is heaviest 38 Hindu loincloth 41 Cheep joint?

44 Went quickly 48 Saffron-flavored Spanish dish 49 Olympic gymnast Korbut 51 Jazz licks 53 Be more successful than 54 Spud 55 Happening 56 Popular pub game 57 Flamboyant flair 58 Measure of distance 59 Apt rhyme for ‘defeat’ 60 Two of a kind 64 Aspen accessory 65 Itty-bitty

Chai Time MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 2-7-2013

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As per Hindu panchang thiruvaikumar@yahoo. co. in, 040-27177230 / 9177596118

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Planning is essential for successful completion of work.

Avoid ego clashes with spouse so as be happy. Work with full focus on your highest priorities as the time is favourable and hence success shall be yours.

Couples need to be cordial.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Those in love cheer as the relationship gets stronger. Avoid impractical commitments to maintain a cordial relationship with all. Long since pending wishes and innovative ideas get implemented and make you cheerful.

Creativity reaches greater heights and earns appreciation.

A strong financial position lets you relax. Comforts set to increase. Your charisma improves, which will be favourable in getting work done without much efforts.

Employees need to focus at work. Businessmen advised to postpone expansion plans for some time. VIP friendship materialises to benefit you.

Businessmen need to be polite with the staff and get work done by patting them.

Debt issues resurface but you manage them well.

Businessmen come out of the dull phase and do well. Delayed tasks resume and progress exceedingly well. Those in search of a job after graduation will get favourable news.

Health needs attention.

Employees need to put in their best efforts in completing duties. Your way of dealing with issues is appreciated.

Friends extend support, but for them to know what you want, you need to be frank.

Your influence is set to improve. You attend a gettogether at a VIP friends’ place and feel cheerful on meeting friends and relatives. Obstacles in the way of important work end. Financial help comes from expected sources.

A change of approach helps in achieving targeted goals. Avoid trusting new friends as they might land you in trouble. You need to do important chores yourself as you may not succeed if you entrust the responsibility to others.

You get frustrated with certain events. Realtors advised to keep a low profile for now.

However, with patience and wise action you will be able to handle even difficult issues well and complete all undertaken work successfully.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

tarotreadhyd@gmail. com

ARIES:

GEMINI:

Three of Wands – This is a happy card indicating that you are using creative energies well.

Trust your intuitions a lot more. Be more proactive with your emotions.

LEO:

Judgment – This is a difficult time when you’re confused about making certain decisions. Meditate and think of all points before deciding on an important matter.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Six of Cups – You discover a curiosity in you, and desire to make the most of this new inquisitiveness. Pick up a new skill or start a hobby to channel that energy.

SAGITTARIUS:

The World – You have to tackle some fear you have been dealing with for a while. Get social, meet people, forge connections. You need to try something new.

TAURUS:

The Chariot – There’s a chance that you travel the coming weekend for a break. It may be a combination of a learning workshop and travel to a historical place.

CANCER:

Four of Pentacles – There is some issue related to money that needs to be resolved immediately. It may have to do with your pay slip or an error in accounting dues.

VIRGO:

Ace of Pentacles – Review career path and make changes to your goals based on your new skills and interests. Keep the economic situation in mind while planning.

SCORPIO:

Ten of Pentacles – A good time to stay with family.

Spend time with loved ones and make up for the time that you’re away.

Focus on quality than quantity.

CAPRICORN:

The Hermit – You are going to spend some time alone, out of circumstances or choice. You will use this time to look within and search for answers.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Five of Wands – Not all is going right in groups. When you interact with partners or with associates, you will find it difficult to keep your mind focused.

NUMBER GAME

You may have the tendency to jump to conclusions. Don’t judge someone without knowing the whole truth.

Keep your temper in check.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Temperance –

POOCH CAFE

Businessmen encourage staff and get all work done smoothly. Bold decisions taken yield desired results. Dull period of businessmen ends and brisk business is expected due to hard work. Profits start looking up gradually.

for 2-7-2013

Five of Swords – Conflicts are unavoidable. You need to stay calm and resolve problems before they blow into fights that you may not be able to handle later on.

NON SEQUITUR

Businessmen plan expansion.

Tension and worries likely; yoga and meditation will help you overcome these. Don’t hesitate to take decisions as per your intuition as it will be prudent to believe the same for achieving success.

SUDUKO

Taking emotional decisions could land you in trouble.

Avoid unnecessary arguments with friends and relatives.

Professionals enjoy good of prosper. Take care of the health of your spouse as there is a cause for concern.

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Entertainment MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013

NOT SO LONE ANYMORE

LONE RANGER SEQUELS IN THE PIPELINE?

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o doubt the cast and crew behind the much buzzed about The Lone Ranger are hoping for a franchise. In fact, Armie Hammer, who stars as the iconic masked Texas Ranger fighting for justice in the Old West, says he’s already signed for a “couple” more.

“But we’ll see,” he tells me. “It all kind of depends on this one.”

Ruth Wilson, who plays his love interest Rebecca, also confirmed the multipicture deal.

“I’m signed for three,” the British beauty said. “So if there is another one, it would be lovely to be in it but you never know.

Hopefully, fingers crossed.”

Funny enough, it’s Johnny Depp who says he isn’t officially committed to more flicks. “I think it was a one-shot deal,” he said. However, he added, “If they started talking sequel on this I’d be ready to go in a second.”

Directed by Depp’s three-time Pirates of the Caribbean and Rango director Gore Verbinski, The Lone Ranger hits theaters on July 3.

CINE BYTES Amanda Bynes wants more surgeries!

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manda Bynes wants to have cosmetic surgery on her "whole face". She is gearing up for her fourth nose job. The 27-year-old was to go under the knife Saturday, but it got rescheduled. She had tweeted: “I plan of having surgery on my whole face straight up... I love it.”

IANS

Paris is getting better, says uncle

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aris Jackson is going to make it through her difficult times.

“She’s doing wonderful right now,” her uncle Jackie Jackson said.

“She’s getting better. She should be out soon.” Paris has been hospitalised since June 5 after attempting suicide.

Stars celebrate George Lucas’ wedding

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ollywood descended upon Chicago Saturday to celebrate the wedding of Star Wars creator George Lucas and Mellody Hobson. The couple, who tied the knot June 22 at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County, hosted well-wishers at city’s lakeside Promontory Point, where Prince gave the music and Robin Williams was spotted entertaining a small gathering of locals.

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MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013

TOUR DE FRANCE

Dark horse Jan’s the man!

So unheralded was Jan Bakelants that French television commentators were completely caught out, confidently declaring that Spaniard Markel Irizar had crossed the line first.

I had my opportunities but something was missing, just a bit of luck. Today, I had a bit of everything. I attacked at a good time and my legs went well.

Jan Bakelants RadioShack-Leopard cyclist

ANDY SCOTT Agence France-Presse AJACCIO: Just when it looked like Jan Bakelants might never live up to the potential he showed in his younger days, the Belgian came good at long last in Sunday’s second stage of the Tour de France, as the controversy that marred Saturday’s opener took a back seat.

There were no mass crashes or farcical incidents involving

buses on the 156-kilometre ride across Corsica from Bastia to the island’s largest city Ajaccio, the birthplace of former French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte.

A rumoured protest by the peloton amid safety concerns on the back of Saturday’s mess amounted to nothing either.

Instead, there was plenty of to-ing and fro-ing on the collection of tricky climbs across the island’s interior before Bakelants broke away from a small group

of fellow escapees and made for the line, coming home a second clear of a mass pack who tried frantically to play catch-up.

So unheralded was Bakelants that French television commentators were completely caught out, confidently declaring that Spaniard Markel Irizar had crossed the line first.

But this was to be Bakelants’ day, with the RadioShackLeopard team rider finally recording a major stage victory

US WOMEN’S OPEN

Park makes ‘her’story

The South Korean superstar joined legend Babe Zaharias as the only women to win the first three majors in a season.

SOUTHAMPTON: World number one Park In-Bee won the US Women’s Open on Sunday, grabbing a slice of LPGA history with her third straight major triumph of 2013. Park’s final-round 74 gave her an eight-under total of 280 and a four-shot victory over I.K. Kim, who also carded a twoover 74 for 284.

The South Korean superstar joined US sporting legend Babe Zaharias as the only women to win the first three majors in a season. Zaharias won all three in 1950. “I’m very honored to put my name (next) to someone like Babe Zaharias,” said Park, who will have a chance to become the first man or woman to win four major golf championships in a season at the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews, August 1-4.

“I think it’s too early to think about the next one,” Park said. “I

think I really want to enjoy the moment as it is, in the moment...

“I’m just glad that I can give it a try at St. Andrews. That’s going to be a great experience.

Whether I do it or not, I’m just a very lucky person.”

Park had put herself in position to win with a 71 on Saturday — the only sub-par round of the third round giving her a fourstroke cushion over Kim. After back-to-back bogeys at the sixth and seventh, Park rebounded with birdies at the ninth and 10th, stretching her lead to as many as six shots.

Despite another brace of bogeys at 14 and 15, she was never seriously threatened as Kim was unable to find a birdie on the back nine.

South Korea’s Ryu So-Yeon, the 2011 champion, posted an even par 72 for sole possession of third place on 287.

The top three were the only players under par for the tournament. Americans Paula Creamer and Angela Stanford and England’s Jodi Ewart Shadoff shared fourth.

at the age of 27. This is his debut Tour de France, but bigger things might have come sooner for someone who won the Tour de l’Avenir in 2008, had “bad luck”, as he puts it, not got in the way.

“I’ve had a lot of bad luck,” said Bakelants, who hails from the Belgian town of Oudenaarde, a cycling-mad town in a cyclingmad nation that is home to the museum of the Tour of Flanders.

“I remember at L’Aquila in the Giro d’Italia when I fell on

the last curve too. I had my opportunities but something was missing, just a bit of luck.

“Today, I had a bit of everything. I attacked at a good time and my legs went well, and finally it has happened.”

It was a decent day for those being touted as likely overall Tour winners, with pre-race favourite Chris Froome displaying his intent with an energetic attack on the final climb of the stage near the finish in Ajaccio.

US PGA NATIONAL Haas lifts the National

JIM SLATER Agence France-Presse

The 31-year-old American took the top prize of $1.1 million.

BETHESDA: Bill Haas fired a fiveunder par 66 on Sunday to win the $6.5 million US PGA National, capturing his fifth career title and leaping into the top 10 on the tour’s season money list.

The 31-year-old American took the top prize of $1.1 million at Congressional Country Club by finishing 72 holes on 12-under par 272, beating countryman Roberto Castro by three strokes.

“Unbelievable special day. It’s a great feeling,” Haas said. “It was just my week, one of those weeks where the 12-footers went in instead of missed.”

South Korean rookie Lee DongHwan made nine birdies in a sizzling round of 64 for his best finish in 18 US PGA starts, a share of third with American Jason Kokrak on 276, one shot ahead of 2009 British Open winner Stewart Cink.

“I knew I was far back from the leader so I just kept in my mind and played hole by hole,” Lee said. “I just tried to empty my mind.”

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MONDAY, JULY 1, 2013

WORLD SUPERSPORT CHAMPIONSHIP

Mahi Racing Team’s Sofuoglu finishes at top in Imola NEW DELHI: Mahi Racing Team India rider Kenan Sofuoglu finished at the top in the seventh leg of the 2013 World Supersport Championship, pipping leader Sam Lowes from previous race by three seconds.

The defending world champion, who began the race in second spot after the qualification rounds held yesterday, overtook Lowes on the first turn itself and then maintained

the lead throughout the race which was affected by an oil spill on the track.

Till the spill, Sofuoglu had asserted his supremacy on the race with the fastest lap of 1.51.960 on the third lap to open up a big gap between him and Lowes.

The race was red flagged with 14 laps to go when Prorace Honda rider Valentin Debise had an engine blow out and oil spilled on the track.

The race was not immediately stopped but with two more incidents of slipping due to the oil spill forced the race stewards to bring out the red flag and bring an end to the race.

Sofuoglu’s victory also ended a four race winning sequence of Lowes.

“Though I would have loved to have taken the chequered flag at the end of the full race, a win is a win and I am very happy.”said the rider.

WIMBLEDON

BRITISH F1 GP REVIEW

Tyre crisis has F1 in a tizzy

Stars to shine on Super Monday DAVE JAMES Agence France-Presse LONDON: Novak Djokovic and Serena Williams top the bill at Wimbledon’s super Monday when they attempt to capitalise on the shock exits of their heavyweight Grand Slam rivals.

Djokovic, the top seed and world number one, takes on 35year-old Tommy Haas, the oldest player left in the men’s draw.

Djokovic, the 2011 champion, has not dropped his serve in his three rounds so far and in his straight sets demolition of Jeremy Chardy on Saturday he fired 38 winners and just three unforced errors. Haas was a Wimbledon semi-finalist in 2009 and Djokovic has no intention of underestimating the German.

“It’s going to be a big challenge for both of us," the Serb said. “He loves playing on grass and beat Roger (Federer) in the final of Halle last year.

“He doesn’t look like a 35year-old for sure. He’s full of confidence on the court and he’s been playing very close to the best tennis of his life.

“There’s no clear favourite in that match. I need to try to repeat this performance. If I do I think I have a good chance."

Women’s defending champion Serena Williams racked-up her 600th career win in her ruthless 6-2, 6-0 win over Japanese 42-year-old Kimiko DateKrumm in Saturday’s third

Djokovic, the top seed and world number one, takes on 35year-old Tommy Haas, the oldest player left in the men’s draw. round. Williams, chasing a sixth Wimbledon title and 17th Grand Slam crown, faces German 23rd seed Sabine Lisicki for a quarter-final place.

Victory on Monday will give her a 35th successive win, taking her level with sister Venus’s record set in 2000.

Lisicki was a semi-finalist in

2011 and made the quarterfinals last year, knocking out Maria Sharapova on the way.

“I was in this situation last year when everybody was saying that Sharapova was the favourite. I’m probably going into the match on Monday as the underdog, but I like that," said Lisicki.

Madcap Russian Mikhail Youzhny and injury-plagued Estonian Kaia Kanepi will aim to shatter British hopes on Monday.

Youzhny tackles second seed Andy Murray with a 2-0 career deficit against the US Open champion and a reputation for living on the edge when his game goes astray.

At the French Open, the 29year-old smashed the same racquet nine times, sending shards spiralling into the air and ball boys running for cover in a stunning meltdown during his defeat to Haas. That random act of violence becoming an instant YouTube hit.

Kanepi, meanwhile, tackles Laura Robson — the first British woman in the last 16 since 1998 — having already eliminated Tara Moore of the home nation.

Red Bull and Ferrari both supported plans to take action immediately in the aftermath of a race that ended in controversy with many drivers rejecting the current tyres as ‘unacceptable’.

SILVERSTONE: Formula One’s top teams have called for next month’s so-called ‘Young Drivers Test’ to be used as a comprehensive opportunity to test Pirelli’s tyres and resolve some of the problems exposed by Sunday’s blow-out marred British Grand Prix.

Champions Red Bull and challengers Ferrari both supported plans to take action immediately in the aftermath of a furious race that ended in controversy and tumult with many drivers rejecting the current tyres as ‘unacceptable.'.

Ferrari team chief Stefano Domenicali said turning the young drivers test into a full-on tyre test with senior drivers was now of paramount importance after the four spectacular Pirelli punctures that wrecked Sunday’s contest.

Domenicali said: “It’s something that we have to work together on as an F1 world to solve. I have an idea that of course we need to discuss in the next days — that we have a test here at Silverstone that is supposed to be with young drivers.

“Considering the fact that this track is very demanding for the tyres, and we can really with Pirelli do something during these [test] days to solve this issue.”

Red Bull team chief Christian Horner said: “There happens to be a test here in a few weeks. It is currently scheduled to be for young drivers, but maybe it should be open to current drivers or test drivers, who can give decent feedback that Pirelli could use on the track where they have experienced the issues they have had."

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CELKON MOBILE TRI-NATION SERIES

Windies scrape past India SCRORE BOARD

Birthday boy Kemar Roach and last man Tino Best ensured the West Indies did not complete their own destruction, turning in match-saving performances.

KINGSTON: West Indies scrambled to a one-wicket victory with 14 balls to spare over India in the second match of the Celkon Mobile Cup Tri-Nation One-Day International Series at Sabina Park on Sunday.

Birthday boy Kemar Roach and last man Tino Best ensured the West Indies did not complete their own destruction, turning in match saving performances.

The home side had to reply to the World Cup and Champions Trophy holders’ total of 229 for seven.

They tottered from the comfort of 142 for three in the 28th over via a rash of irresponsible shots, even with Johnson Charles battling to hold the innings together.

However the opening batsman joined the apparent suicide pact: he was eighth out for 97 and when Sunil Narine also gifted his wicket at 220 for nine.

It was left to the Barbadian

fast bowling pair of Roach — on his 25th birthday — and Best to see the West Indies home amid in a nail-biting finish.

India was deprived of the calming influence of Mahendra Singh Dhoni in the field after the captain was hobbled while batting by a suspected right hamstring strain.

But, under the supervision of Virat Kohli, the visitors refused to give up, even when Charles and Darren Bravo (55) appeared to be tilting the balance decisively the home team’s way.

Their fourth-wicket partner-

ASHES PREVIEW

Gooch looks for ‘daddy hundreds’

LONDON: Batting coach Graham Gooch urged England’s top order to make the most of sound starts after all the side’s specialist batsmen failed to do just that on the first day of their Ashes warm-up against Essex.

England finished the opening day of four at Chelmsford on Sunday well-placed at 328 for seven but with the only stand of note thus far coming from an unbroken eighth-wicket century partnership between Tim Bresnan (55 not out) and Graeme Swann (62 not out).

Former Essex and England

captain Gooch, one of England’s greatest batsmen, has long emphasised the importance of “daddy hundreds” — players turning good starts into truly large scores.

All of England’s top seven, including Alastair Cook, Gooch’s protege, reached double figures but none could follow the master’s example. But they should have at least one more chance to spend some time in the middle before England begin the defence of the Ashes with the first Test against Australia in Nottingham starting on July 10.

ship of 116 lifted the Caribbean side from the early discomfort of 26 for three.

Umesh Yadav, who removed the dangerous Chris Gayle, and Devon Smith in his opening burst, added the important wicket of Charles to keep his team’s hopes alive in the match. He finished with the best figures of three for 43.

West Indies were themselves without their regular captain throughout the match.

With Dwayne Bravo was sidelined with a groin strain, it was Kieron Pollard took the reins

of leadership.

Ravi Rampaul also missed out with a twisted ankle, but as it turned out his replacement Best played a key role in the victory.

He claimed the wickets of Dhoni and Ravindra Jadeja near the end of the Indian innings before returning to ensure his team scraped over the line to consolidate their position at the top of the three-team standings.

They now have two wins in two matches and head to Trinidad for repeat clashes with India and Sri Lanka before the final on July 11.

India innings RG Sharma c Charles b Sammy60 S Dhawan c & b Roach 11 V Kohli c Gayle b Sammy 11 KD Karthik c & b Samuels 23 SK Raina c †Ramdin b Roach 44 MS Dhoni*† b Best 27 RA Jadeja b Best 15 R Ashwin not out 5 B Kumar not out 11 Extras (b 5, lb 6, w 9, nb 2) 22 Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 229 Bowling O M R W KAJ Roach 10 2 41 2 TL Best 10 0 52 2 DJG Sammy 10 3 41 2 KA Pollard 1 0 8 0 SP Narine 10 0 56 0 MN Samuels 9 1 20 1 West Indies innings CH Gayle c Raina b Yadav 11 J Charles c I Sharma b Yadav 97 DS Smith lbw b Yadav 0 MN Samuels b Kumar 1 DM Bravo c Dhawan b Ashwin55 Pollard* c Karthik b I Sharma 4 D Ramdin† b Ashwin 4 Sammy c Ashwin b I Sharma 29 KAJ Roach not out 14 SP Narine c Dhawan b Raina 5 TL Best not out 3 Extras (lb 2, w 5) 7 Total (9 wickets; 47.4 overs) 230 Bowling O M R W B Kumar 7 1 36 1 UT Yadav 9.4 2 43 3 RA Jadeja 10 1 50 0 I Sharma 9 0 51 2 R Ashwin 10 0 44 2 SK Raina 2 1 4 1

THOSE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

England’s Rob Vickerman (L) tackles New Zeland’s Tomasi Cama (R) during the final match of the 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament in Moscow. New Zealand swept the men and women’s titles.

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sports

ITALY BEAT URUGUAY, TAKE BRONZE

Italy took third place at the Confederations Cup on Sunday after beating Uruguay 3-2 on penalties, the pair having been locked at 2-2 following extra time in Salvador.

CONFEDERATIONS CUP

MARACANA MAGIC A turbo-charged Brazil roared to victory with two goals from Fred and a stunning strike from Neymar, dominating a weary Spanish side whose strength was sapped after edging Italy on penalties in Thursday's semi-final.

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Is Neymar the new Pele?

RIO DE JANEIRO: It could be the legend truly began here. Brazilian starlet Neymar has had to put up with the billing "the next Pele" almost since he made his debut for his country in 2010 in the unlikely surroundings of East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Needless to say, the man born Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, scored and, in a country which demands footballing heroes, expectations soared.

The way the 21-year-old dismantled an admittedly below-par Spanish backline suggests the youngster does

DESPITE SIGNS OF A SUSPECT TEMPERAMENT

NEYMAR HAS BEEN

MATURING AND HAS SLIPPED INTO THE PLAYMAKER'S ROLE WITH MUCH APLOMB.

CHRIS WRIGHT Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil destroyed world and European champions Spain 3-0 to win a third straight Confederations Cup title with a dazzling display of football which left the Maracana Stadium in raptures here Sunday.

The turbo-charged samba stars roared to victory with two goals from Fred and a stunning strike from Neymar, dominating a weary Spanish side whose strength was sapped after edging Italy on penalties in Thursday's semi-final.

A miserable night for Spain also saw them miss a second half penalty when Sergio Ramos shot wide from the spot before Barcelona defender Gerard Pique was sent off for a professional foul on Neymar.

Brazil coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said the result as the per-

fect fillip as he plots a course to an assault on next year's World Cup finals in Brazil.

"People know a much tougher event is coming up (next year)," said Scolari. But he noted: "We can set out on the journey with a little more confidence."

People know that a much tougher event is coming up [World Cup 2014]. We can now set out on that journey with a little more confidence.

Luiz Felipe Scolari Brazil coach

Spanish counterpart Vicente del Bosque meanwhile admitted his side had been outclassed on the night. "There are no excuses.

Brazil were better than us. We must congratulate them," del Bosque said.

The touchpaper for an electrifying evening at one of the most iconic venues in football was set during the pre-match ceremonies as Brazil's fans in a 73,531-crowd belted out a spinetingling rendition of the national anthem.

The stirring anthems came as police clashed with protestors outside the ground before kickoff, the latest in a series of violent confrontations which have dogged the tournament since it kicked off. With the euphoric stadium crowd behind them, Brazil raced into a 1-0 lead after only two minutes through Fred's first of the night.

Hulk lifted over a cross and Neymar slid a hopeful ball to

the centre forward, who was prone in the box as he flung out his right leg to hook home from point blank range past helpless Spanish custodian Iker Casillas.

Oscar then fired a low shot just wide after Fred played on a Neymar flick before a Paulinho chip almost embarrassed Casillas as Brazil poured forward, visibly boosted by the overwhelming din of support cascading down from stands.

Spain briefly responded with a swirling drive from Andres Iniesta which appeared to be drifting just wide before Brazil keeper Julio Cesar pushed the ball away for a 19thminute corner which Fernando Torres. Scolari, who led the Brazilians to their last World Cup success 11 years earlier to the day, had begun the event playing down expectations after the legendary Pele slammed the current side as not good enough to win top prizes.

have the self-belief to at least to aspire to the Pele mantle.

Despite signs of a suspect temperament early in his career Neymar has been maturing rapidly and in the past two weeks has slipped into the playmaker's role with some aplomb.

Even before this triumph US sports magazine Sports Pro ranked him as the sports star with the most potential ahead even of Messi and golfer Rory McLlroy.

"That's just part of the job. It is a responsibility to bear â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but a nice one," said Neymar.