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Don't worry, be happy This could very well be the motto of the newly opened Olive Bistro in Jubilee Hills. With its friendly staff, lovely décor and great food, the restaurant washes away all your stress and worry.

While economists and social leaders claim that an independent Telangana state is unviable, here is a positive signal: Telangana can make huge profits on the state transport front. The TSRTC could rake in the moolah... here’s how.

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CITY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

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ENCHANTING SPECTACLE

Monsoon sale Upto 80% discount on books, magazines, and stationery and gift items.

Where: Oxford Bookstore, Tresorie, The Park When: Till September 1, 10 am to 8 pm Contact: 31002959/60

Parantha festival Haldi at Novotel Airport is hosting a parantha festival titled Parantha

Abhinaya Darpana Arts Academy students put up a dazzling kuchipudi dance performance at Ravindra Bharati on Saturday.

Tea flavours

Overload. The parantha festival on till August 15, offers a variety of paranthas in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian combinations.

Where: Novotel Airport, Shamshabad When: Ongoing, 6.30pm Contact: (040) 6625 0000

Try the tea flavours of Budlabeta, Hapjan and Khobong Sessa. A portion of the proceeds will be contributed to WWF India's onehorned Rhino Conservation project in Assam.

Where: Oxford Bookstore, The Park, 22 Rajbhavan Road When: Ongoing Contact: 8790432354

Play pursuits Jokhad (The Burden), a play in Marathi will be staged.

Where: Marathi Granth Sangrahalaya, Near Koti Woman's College, Koti When: August 4, 2013 at 7.30 pm Contact: 9949058292

Theatre festival The seventh edition of the multi-lingual theatre festival — Abhinaya National Theatre Festival will be held from August 16 to August 19.

Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: August 16 onwards 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245

CINEMAS

When: August 30 Contact: 789301 3000

Play time Ek Shahi Raat will be staged.

Where: Lamakaan, Opp GVK When: 7.30 pm, August 4 Contact: 9885730673 Where: Our Sacred Space, Secunderabad When: August 10, 11, 3.30 pm to 6 pm Contact: 9030013344, 9246844650, 9949076582

Live performance

Ramzan special Relish the season special iftar delicacies.

Where: Viva, Taj Vivanta When: Till Aug 7, 5.30-11.30 pm Where: Deccan Pavilion, ITC Kakatiya When: Till Aug 7, 7.30pm

Outdoor photography An outdoor photography workshop for adults and teens will be held by Indira Penubolu.

One Nite Stand - Tribute to Coldplay will be performing live.

Where: Hard Rock Cafe, Banjara Hills When: August 8, 2013 Contact: 88864 80007

An age of innocence An exhibition by Jaya Javeri depicting playfulness, fantasy, nature and childhood memories will be held.

Where: Ginger Lily, Radisson Blu Plaza When: Aug 3 onwards, 11.30 am onwards Contact: 6733 1133

World of colours Workshop on drawing and water colour, oil and acrylic painting for housewives.

Where: Inspire Painting Institute When: Ongoing Contact: 8977772524

Flavours to savour Unique flavours of Pondicherry.

Where: Dakshin, ITC Kakatiya, Begumpet

Adoption alert Name: Marley (foster given) Gender: Male Age: Around 2 years Breed: Lhasa Apso mix Vaccinated: Yes Contact: Nita@ 9985634 872

Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 447677770, Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 08800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973

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CITY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

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Harikrishna resigns from RS

ver 300 advocates on Saturday registered themselves to participate in Gujarat CM Narendra Modi’s Yuva Bheri meeting to be held on August 11. The advocate delegates from High Court of AP, Civil Courts of Hyderabad and Secunderabad, Ranga Reddy District Court and from other district courts of AP came to the BJP State Office and registered.

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tating that he was accepting the division of the state with a heavy heart, Nandamuri Harikrishna, quit his Rajya Sabha membership today. He said all regions of Andhra Pradesh are dear to him and each region must get its just share. He is not convinced the way the State was cut up has met this criterion.

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he eccentric filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is said to be readying himself on a film on division of Andhra Pradesh. Telangana struggle is as old as independence and a lot of sub-plots fit in. RGV is made some realistic cinema before . His most recent attempt has been on 26/11 attacks; again a real-life incident based on the Mumbai Taj terrorist attacks.

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n the backdrop of the dismal economic scenario of the nascent state, Telangana, is a bright spot. The APSRTC which is in deep debts can be a happy story when Telangana State is formed. It is mainly because most of the APSRTC’s immovable property are in Telangana region and many of them are mortgaged by the State.

Telangana Mazdoor Union (TMU), the APSRTC’s Telangana union says that the total property share of Telangana in APSRTC is 70 per cent while Seemandhra has just 30 per cent.

Even if the Andhra state demands a share of Telangana’s geographical advantage will put it in an upper hand.

Union believes that the separation wouldn’t affect corporation in Telangana division as it

Majority of people in Telangana use buses while those in Andhra do not. This suits the Corporation. There’s no way Telagnana SRTC can lose as APSRTC does Prakash, TMU Executive member

has an advantage of huge sources of income and all the required infrastructure in the region comparing Seemandhra as they have to built infrastructure from beginning.

According to the working president, TMU, “the RTC is facing huge loss of `4.5 crore and

paying `1.5 crore interest per day from the income generated by the corporation, due to the wrong policies and negligence of the government”. The funds and revenue generating by the corporation is being funneled into Andhra must stop forthwith.

Talking about the employees’

percentage in the corporation, he said that “the employees from Telangana are 48 per cent and 52 percent from Andhra, the majority is on deputation, who are appointed for Andhra but posted in Hyderabad. The government should take these officials back as it creates opportunity for

Telangana people”.

He also alleged that the government is partial about Andhra and provided all the luxuries and facilities to Andhra people while Telangana is being neglected continually. TMU executive member, Prakash, urged that number of the depots in Telangana should be increased as it has just 93 depots while the total number of depots in Andhra Pradesh is 212, most of the people in Telangana travel in buses and in proportion to the population the number of depots are very less.

The officials of APSRTC are not much worried about separation of the State and saying that since the corporation is an organised sector, divided in the zones and regions throughout the State, it’s not a big deal to handle the situation.

GV Ramana Rao, executive director (O, MIS & AM) APSRTC, said that since Hyderabad is going to be the joint capital for the next 10 years, the corporation will have more time to settle the requirements of Andhra.

Speaking about the antidivision agitation’s effect in Seemandhra, Rao said the APSRTC suffering loss of about `7 crore daily on an average.

Since Telangana was announced, more than 30 per cent of buses were damaged and operations are badly affected in some of the areas in the districts of Rayalaseema.

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rrest of a woman crier who moves along the streets with her wares in a bundle slung over her shoulders was arrested on suspicion of child-lifting as she happens to have been carrying her baby too in the bag.

This has snowballed into a controversy with people

accusing police of highhandedness.

The woman , Shanaaz begum, in her early ‘thirties was taken to Charminar police station on Saturday.

She pleaded that she is a maid in Talabkatta.

She sells old sarees and dress materials during her spare time and as she is a nursing mother with a baby girl, she carries the baby in the shoulder bag.

IN A BRAZEN INCIDENT, THE GUARDIANS OF LAW CONDUCTED THEMSELVES WORSE THAN A VIGILANTE MOB, AND ABUSED A NURSING MOTHER AND HER KIN — BASED ON MERE SUSPICION.

Some people suspected her to be child-lifter and reported the matter to the police.

It is said on receiving the news her 18-year-old son Shaik Nabi and her daughter reached the police station but they were allegedly abused and beaten up.

The woman was also reportedly assaulted by the cops.

Meanwhile, the owner of

shop where Shaik Nabi works approached the police station and told that he had given zakat sarees to Shahnaaz Begum to sell. But none of the could convince police, it is alleged. After a long hassle the woman was allowed to go home.

It was the assistant commissioner of police (Charminar) who intervened and arranged for her release.

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BONALU BEATS As bonalu festivities draw to a close, devotees thronged the Lal Darwaja Temple in Charminar.

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READERS’ LETTERS SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

Are you kidding me?

This reader does not agree that the sweetness of Mohammed Rafi’s voice waned as he grew older. ‘...lost the sweetness in his voice…’?? I don’t remember Rafi ever losing any sweetness. In fact, in his later songs like Darde-dil, ‘Mohabbat rang layegi’, ‘Tu iss tarah se’ and forgotten gems like ‘Khusboo hoon mein phool nahin hoon’, he sings at his melodious best.

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Beware of the Naxals Our readers have various concerns when the State will be bifurcated. Some worry about insurgency and terrorist elements and others say Brand Hyderabad is going to stay unaffected. he major problem will be Naxals and terrorist groups. As Telangana is being formed all our leaders will be partying or arguing for positions, infiltrators will have infested the city and then as time passes, it will be a huge problem for not just for Hyderabad, but for the whole nation.

I urge the leaders and the police department to be vigilant. I was a born and brought up a Telanganite, but when it comes to security issue I feel United Andhra Pradesh will solve the problem.

Like cutting pizza Sonia Gandhi has decided to divide our state.

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I hope naxals and terrorists break into her house for that and not ours.

VISHALI

As euphoria ends, brand Hyderabad weeps have to respectfully disagree with the premise of your report. Hyderabad is not built or developed by just settlers from Andhra and Rayalaseema.

It has a history of 450 years and the settlers here are not just from Seemaandhra but Bengalis (the Bengali association with Hyderabad goes back to more than 80 years) Marathis, Kannadigas,

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Punjabis, Rajasthanis, Gujaratis and even people of Arabi, Yemeni and Sudanese ethnicity.

There are also others from different countries in West Asia and Africa. They never had a problem with Hyderabad — only Seemandhra rulers do.

Now they have been sized rightly and will be treated like in any other city in this country.

The whole country is looking forward to a well-governed Telangana state. Telangana’s weather and abundant natural resources will invite people from all other parts to come and do business here: I have no doubt about it in the least.

OVER-HYPED This reader says all the claims of Seemandhra people about their blood, sweat and tears going in vain is over-hyped.

e have been given to understand that Seemandhra people invested and played a part in the development of Hyderabad, but to say that they gave the Hitec City, airport etc to Hyderabad is wrong.

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benefit and returns: it was not charity.

Hyderabad has been a rich and vibrant city for the past 400 years.

After independence, it was the richest place in the country.

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It’s all about Hyderabad

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You will not find such an atmosphere of cross-cultural coexistence in Seemandhra.

Telangana has harmony and a cordial business environment on par with any other.

So predicting the future of Telangana based upon on the opinions of some settlers is wrong.

They lived, earned, made a life out of this region and then talk nonsense about the same place that fed them.

But Brand Hyderabad will not be hit by the state bifurcation.

SHASHI

As euphoria ends, brand Hyderabad weeps

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NATION SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

Minor gang-raped near Jaipur

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At least half a dozen men gangraped a 14-year-old girl in Rajasthan and then dumped her at a hospital Saturday before disappearing, police said. The incident occurred in Nagar area of Bharatpur district. Circle officer Ashok Singhal said about six men — most of them belonging to the girl’s village — kidnapped the girl Friday night.

Iraqi man held for rape

Shinde undergoes surgery

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nion Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde underwent surgery for a lung ailment at a private hospital here Sunday morning, his daughter Praniti said. Shinde, 72, was admitted to the Breach Candy Hospital Saturday night. “It was a minor operation and planned well in advance for a Sunday, when he would be in Mumbai. There is no cause for concern,” Praniti said.

29-year-old Iraqi national was arrested for allegedly raping a woman friend here, police said Saturday. Saif Mohammed was arrested Thursday for raping his neighbour, in her late 20s, in south Delhi’s Kalkaji area, police said. The victim in her complaint stated that Mohammed had befriended and raped on the pretext of marriage.

Tremor in Jammu: 6 injured

Two injured people with serious injuries have been shifted to Jammu for specialised treatment where doctors said both were out of danger.

JAMMU: Six people were injured and over 100 structures damaged in Saturday’s earthquake in the hilly Kishtwar district of Jammu region, as reports of damage started pouring in Sunday morning from inaccessible areas of the region.

An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Doda, Kishtwar districts Saturday morning.

The tremor was classified as “moderate” by the MET office.

Police in Jammu told IANS that six people including four troopers of the Central

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5.2 An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale struck Doda, Kishtwar districts Saturday morning.

Industrial Security Force (CISF), one trooper of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and a civilian sustained injuries in the tremor.

The injured have been shifted to hospital.

Two injured people with serious injuries have been shifted to Jammu for specialised treatment

where doctors said both were out of danger.

Reports reaching here said over 50 percent of drinking

From red-light zone to the Bard college Mumbai teenager leaves red-light zone for US degree MUMBAI: A young Indian woman who grew up in Mumbai’s red-light district facing poverty and sexual abuse has overcome the odds to win a scholarship to study in New York.

Shweta Katti, 18, left for America on Thursday to study at the liberal arts Bard College, where she hopes to read psychology. Afterwards she wants to return to India and help other young women in her community.

“It’s my childhood dream. I didn’t think it would finally happen,” she told AFP before leaving Mumbai, where she grew up in a brothel. Katti’s determination won her a place this year in Newsweek’s list of 25 “Young Women To Watch” aged under-25, alongside Pakistani schoolgirl and activist Malala Yousufzai who was shot in the head by the Taliban. It is a long way from Katti’s early childhood experiences of abuse and harassment in Mumbai’s notorious Kamathipura neighbourhood.

“You would see everyday someone beating up a woman, the police coming unexpectedly at anytime, and women selling their bodies — they were not happy,” Katti said. “Men would ask to sleep with me, it was so embarrassing, but I had to face it. My father abused me, many people abused me, but my mum was with me always saying: ‘You are the best, you can do anything’.”

The teenager, who describes herself as “a tough-skinned girl”, said she faced discrimination “from all sides” at school because of her poor background and low caste status.

Driver’s daughter bags US $50,000 scholarship CHANDIGARH: Poonam Dhull, daughter of a driver working for the government of Haryana, has bagged a $ 50,000 scholarship to pursue a doctorate in the US. Poonam, 24, was awarded the scholarship for pursuing PhD in Chemistry from the University of South Carolina. Her father, Suresh Pal, works as a driver with the public relations department. Poonam is presently a research student in the Department of Chemistry in Panjab University here. She pursued research work under the supervision of P Venugopalan who guided her on the project “Structure-activity relationships in a-fluorohydrins and their derivatives: A structural investigation”.

water supply schemes in Kishtwar district were damaged in the earthquake and efforts are on to restore them.

A senior official of the public health engineering (PHE) department said it would take many days to restore the damaged water supply schemes as the tremor caused massive damage.

Electricity supply to Kishtwar town was also disrupted because of the earthquake, but officials said it has now been restored.

Many residents in Kishtwar spent the night under the sky as

fears of aftershocks prevented them from venturing into their homes.

The district magistrate Kishtwar has ordered closure of all educational institutions for two days to ensure safety of children.

The hilly Doda, Bhaderwah, Kishtwar, Ramban districts of Jammu region — known as the Chenab Valley — have been witnessing periodic tremors for more than four months now.

Scientists have been blaming water storage dams of hydro power projects in the region for destabilising the equilibrium.

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WORLD SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

The one-way ticket to Mars

Prince Philip to resume duty

WASHINGTON: Around 40 volunteers

LONDON: Queen Elizabeth II’s 92-

from thousands who applied for a oneway ticket to Mars gathered in the US capital Saturday to hear from the man behind plans to colonize the Red Planet. Bas Lansdorp, a Dutch entrepreneur, plans to establish a permanent base on Mars in a mission he hopes will take off in 2022 if he can find the necessary $6 billion.

year-old husband Prince Philip is to appear in public this month for the first time since having surgery on his abdomen in June, Buckingham Palace has announced. The Duke of Edinburgh will travel to Scotland to hand out medals at the Royal Society of Edinburgh, an educational charity, on August 12, the palace said.

Colosseum road blocked ROME: The city of Rome kicked off an all-night street party on Saturday to celebrate the blocking of the main road to the Colosseum to private vehicles to protect the ailing monument.

Rome’s new Mayor Ignazio Marino launched the all-night festival, which would see artistic shows, concerts and film projections in the city, expected to draw thousands of tourists.

Morocco fumes at royal pardon for Spanish paedophile

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Moroccans furious over the pardon of a Spanish paedophile convicted of raping 11 children aged between four and 15, are planning more protests as the king on Saturday announced an investigation into his release.

RABAT: Moroccans furious over the pardon of a Spanish paedophile convicted of raping 11 children aged between four and 15, are planning more protests as the king on Saturday announced an investigation into his release.

Social media sites have called for fresh protests in Casablanca and Rabat next week after batonwielding police dispersed demonstrations on Friday. Daniel Galvan Vina, said to be in his 60s, was pardoned by King Mohammed VI and freed on Tuesday from jail in Kenitra, north of the capital. He had been sentenced in September 2011 to 30 years in prison. Galvan was among 48 Spanish prisoners released in response to a request

from Spanish King Juan Carlos, who visited Morocco in mid-July, the justice ministry said.

But royal palace said in a statement carried on Morocco’s official MAP news agency that the king had been unaware of the nature of Galvan’s crimes and had ordered a probe into his release.

The investigation should “determine the responsibilities and the failures that led to this regrettable release," the statement said. “The king was never informed — in any way or at any time — of the seriousness of the abject crimes of which the person concerned was convicted," the palace added.

“It is clear that the sovereign would never have consented” to his release, given the “monstrous crimes” committed, the statement concluded.

Galvan is thought to have already left the country.

The incident has sparked outrage in the north African country, which has seen several highprofile paedophile arrests in recent months.

On Friday night, baton-wielding police dispersed several thou-

sand people who tried to protest in front of the parliament in Rabat.

Dozens were injured, including reporters and news photographers, and some had to be hospitalised. Others were held outside the Moroccan embassy in Paris on Saturday and in Kenitra, where the man had been held.

Police also broke up demonstrations in Tanger and Tetouan.

Protesters slammed the pardon as “an international shame” with one demonstrator saying the state “defends the rape of Moroccan children".

One young woman student told AFP: “This is the first time I have been to a demonstration because I am outraged by this pardon which has set this paedophile free."

In June, thousands of Moroccans marched in Casablanca to condemn paedophilia and violence against children in the north African country.

On June 20, police arrested a suspected British paedophile after local residents overheard screams from a six-year-old girl he allegedly abducted.

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rotesters slammed the pardon as “an international shame” with one demonstrator saying the state “defends the rape of Moroccan children". Galvan is thought to have already left the country.

Canada to shut 10 hurt in Turkey Rowhani takes office, during protests vows to save economy Dhaka mission ISTANBUL: Turkish riot police on Saturday fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse hundreds of antigovernment protesters in Istanbul, leaving many injured. At least 10 people were injured and dozens arrested, according to AFP journalists, in fresh protests which broke out near Taksim square, the epicentre of violent demonstrations which rocked the country in June. At least three journalists, including an AFP photographer, were injured by rubber bullets during the clashes. Some 300 protesters had gathered early Saturday evening in support of the Gezi protest movement which rocked Turkey two months ago, and catand-mouse games with police continued into the night.

TEHRAN: Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani assumed Iran’s presidency on Saturday promising to work to lift punishing international sanctions imposed on the Islamic republic over its controversial nuclear programme. Rowhani, 64, officially became the Islamic republic’s seventh president after receiving a formal endorsement from supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at a Tehran ceremony. His public inauguration will take place on Sunday when he takes the oath of office in parliament, which according to media reports will be attended by 10 regional presidents and other high-ranking foreign officials. Rowhani begins his four-year term as Iran faces grave challenges over its ailing economy and international isolation.

OTTAWA: Canada will shutter its mission in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Sunday, a spokesman said, citing security reasons amid global concern over terror threats. The United States has ordered its embassies across the Islamic world to close temporarily, while Germany, Britain and France said they would shut their missions in Yemen for at least two days.

Canada said that its mission in Dhaka would be closed on Sunday as a security precaution. “We take the safety and security of our personnel and our missions overseas very seriously," said Emma Welford, a spokeswoman for Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development. “We will continue to monitor events closely and take security measures.”

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COMMENT SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

FOR AN AUGUST FRIENDSHIP’S SAKE

EDITORIALS

TOO MANY EGGS in BPO basket Around 3 million people in India work in the outsourcing sector, the annual revenues of which are around $12 billion, which works out to about 1 per cent of our GDP. A considerable percentage of this is US based. One of the world’s largest graduate producers, around 2.5 million people graduate in India every year, for whom the sector has made a huge difference, given their basic English skills. Still, wages are rising by 10-15 per cent as a result of skill shortage.

Analysts believe that India remains a very important destination for outsourcing and expect its annual GDP to grow at 8-10 per cent for the next decade.

A group of US lawmakers has introduced legislation in the Congress that would make it tough for companies to outsource their call centres overseas including India.

The legislation requires overseas call centre employees to disclose their location to US consumers and gives customers the right to be transferred to a US-based call centre upon request. The ploy is that the US Department of Labour will track firms that move call centre jobs overseas; the firms would then be ineligible for any direct or indirect federal loans or loan guarantees for three years.

If the bill is passed, it is going to hit India hard and we have only ourselves to blame for it. Very obviously the sector made a huge difference to the common man, but the mistake was in getting over dependent on it.

Strategic diversification of resources will help us overcome this roadblock.

TO TWEET or not to tweet Such is the temperature in the cauldron that a state Assembly is in the country that even a valid observation raises a storm when voiced, especially through a tweet.

Parvez Rasool should have been played in the final match of a dead rubber with India 4-0 of an obligatory Zimbabwe tour like Omar Abdullah mentioned. Or, have we finally developed that killer instinct?

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n this age of greed, it’s really difficult to spell out a friend in need or indeed. Most believe that friendships made at a young age are the strongest, but do they last?

Friends change with time and most are made for convenience at later stages. However, childhood and high-school friends are people who provide us with a historic timeline and offer a different version of our truth, secrets and confidences that we didn’t reveal to our parents or siblings.

The New Oxford American Dictionary states that a friend is a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. Yet some people call their spouses or parents their best friends! Blood is thicker than water but both blood and water are basic to life.

If we’re someone’s friend, it means that we have chosen that person through mutual affinity and interest. There are many

ways and places to find friends in our everyday life, including college, social or sporting events, the workplace, our child’s friend’s parents, our neighbours, the Internet, personal introductions, etc. We are not born into a friendship — we’re in someone’s life because we chose each other.

If we want to have good friends we have to learn how to be a great friend. Many times when there is an imbalance in our life, our friendships suffer — depending on whether we’re givers or takers. Wonder, is it difficult to make friends or keep friends?

The first Sunday in August every year is celebrated as International Friendship Day. The tradition of dedicating a day in honour of friends began in US in 1935. Gradually the festival gained popularity and today Friendship Day is celebrated in a large number of countries including India.

Whether you say Friendship Day has become commercialised like other days or hyped by the media, it is a festival in schools and colleges. As it turns out to be on a Sunday, I guess it is the restaurants and clubs that actually make the most out of it.

SMS and e-cards is the answer to friends separated by geographi-

cal distances. The Internet also creates new wired friends in an era where the warmth of physical company is replaced by finger communication.

Friendship Day was originally promoted by Joyce Hall, the founder of Hallmark cards in 1930, intended to be 2 August and a day when people celebrated their friendships by sending cards. In honour of Friendship Day in 1998, Nane Annan, wife of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, named Winnie the Pooh as the world’s Ambassador of Friendship at the United Nations.

THE INTERNET ALSO CREATES NEW WIRED FRIENDS IN AN ERA WHERE THE WARMTH OF PHYSICAL COMPANY IS REPLACED BY FINGER COMMUNICATION. India’s first Friendship Day was the Anuvrat Movement, founded by the Jain spiritual leader Acharya Tulsi in 1949 as a way to develop the newly independent nation. Such smallscale festivities might disappoint the founders of India’s

first Friendship Day. The answer, he felt, was not to force people to try for major life changes at which they might fail, but get them to commit to taking several small vows (anu vrat) that they might keep.

The vows Acharya Tulsi listed were on the lines of not stealing, not eating meat and not drinking, which would make visiting pubs for party purposes with friends a bit of a problem. The Anuvrat Movement had some success through the 1950s, and in 1958 they decided to go big with the call for a ‘Friendship Day’ to promote international peace and happiness.

Between the sexes, friendship can be mistaken for different kinds of relationships.

Remember the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where, early on, Shah Rukh Khan’s character is shown handing out Friendship Day bands to any girl he fancies in his college. The film was released in 1998 not long after Archies started pushing Friendship Day in 1995 (Hallmark, which is now partnered with Archies, but was with a rival then, also started advertising it around 1997).

Today starts with you — it’s not the band that matters it’s the bond!

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BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

Digital Co buying Newsweek

BA suspends Tunisia service

US overturns Apple ban

NEW YORK CITY: The once-influential US publication Newsweek is being

TUNIS: British Airways has decided to

NEW YORK CITY: The White House

suspend its Gatwick-Tunis service from Oct 25, a company statement said.

"The fights which operate five times a week will stop because they don't make a profitable contribution to our business," Xinhua cited the company as saying. Passengers who booked with the company after Oct 25 will be offered a full refund, it added.

stepped into a patent war between Apple and Samsung by overturning a decision that banned the sale of certain iPads and iPhones in the United States. US trade representative M Froman announced the rare move saying in a letter he had decided to "disapprove" the exclusion order by the US International Trade Commission.

sold to the all-digital news publisher IBT Media, the company said in a statement on Saturday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed as the transaction is expected to close "in the coming days," the IBT statement read. "We believe in the Newsweek brand," said Etienne Uzac, co-founder of IBT Media.

Militant unionism reshapes S Africa platinum industry Johannes Myburgh

JOHANNESBURG: A militant South African labour union has wrested majority control at the world’s richest platinum mines, shaking up the industry and potentially boding ill for the ruling ANC, analysts say.

The dominance by the upstart Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) comes after it gained worldwide notoriety last year in a violent strike that saw police shoot dead 34 miners.

Nearly a year later, workers en masse have abandoned the seemingly once-untouchable, ANC-allied National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), which shed 41,000 members countrywide in 2012.

The stakes are high, said mining analyst Peter Major from financial services group Cadiz.

“This two-union duke-out means power, money, political and economic clout and prestige for the winner,” he told AFP. With wage bargaining rights, cars and on-site offices among the victor’s perks, the bitter, sometimes deadly rivalry has raised fears of further unrest after paralysing stoppages and bloodshed last year.

AMCU now holds sway at the three largest platinum miners who employ a combined 84,000 workers northwest of Johannesburg.

The union represents 40 per

stewards transform into “election foot soldiers going door-todoor campaigning for the ANC”.

“Arguably one of the most significant social and political bases of the alliance has been eroded and has possible implications for elections,” he said.

The ANC, which is facing increasing frustration from South Africans ahead of polls next year, has rallied to win back the union’s lost ground.

“Rise and defend the NUM. Go into the informal settlements to recruit for NUM and the ANC,” a regional leader told a campaign in Marikana a week ago.

But the lost membership’s effect on votes is still unclear, according to political analyst Aubrey Matshiqi.

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cent at world number one producer Anglo American Platinum, 58 per cent at Impala Platinum’s Rustenburg operations, and 70 per cent of workers at Lonmin.

AMCU’s meteoric rise flipped the situation from just a year ago, when NUM had 65 per cent at Implats and 50 per cent at Lonmin.

NUM’s fall from favour cuts to the heart of its parent federation, the Congress of South

African Trade Unions (Cosatu), which is a key ally of the African National Congress.

The last time such radical changes were seen was during the rise of black unionism under apartheid in the early 1980s.

“This is the biggest upheaval since NUM was allowed in 1981,” said Major, pointing to the year that union organisers were granted access to the country’s mines.

AMCU has shrewdly used its

newfound influence to strengthen its base, while capitalising on accusations that the NUM has abandoned workers by cosying up to the political elite.

The upstart’s gain in the Rustenburg platinum belt is a loss for the ANC, which has relied on its union allies to drum up support for elections.

Paul Stewart, mine sociology expert at the University of the Witwatersrand, said election time usually saw NUM shaft

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Also unknown is the longterm impact on the platinum industry which is facing job cuts on the back of heavy 2012 profit falls.

Several assassinations have taken place on both sides, and a hit on a prominent AMCU leader led to a wildcat strike at Lonmin in May. After forcing hefty pay hikes by sidestepping historic wage negotiation channels, AMCU is demanding increased concessions from mining companies and the government.

At the same time, it is avoiding formal commitments itself.

Audi launches luxury sports line NEW DELHI: German luxury car manufacturer Audi has launched its new range of sports cars in India that have been designed keeping in mind the buyers’ comfort, luxury and lifestyle.

The Audi R8 V10+, Audi RS 5, Audi S6 and Audi TT models were unveiled at the ongoing Delhi Couture Week (DCW) 2013, with actress Freida Pinto adding jazz to the ramp.

“Audi has a strong con-

nection and competence in style and design worldwide... Our new sporty line as a part of the Audi 2014 autumn collection not only underlines our extraordinary expertise in design and lifestyle, but also clearly establishes us as a performance leader,” Audi India head Michael Perschke told IANS. According to Perschke, the Delhi-NCR region has the maximum number of

buyers of the brand in India. Asked about annual sales and business turnover, Perschke said: “There has been an increment in the sale of Audi over all these years mainly because Audi meets the demands of the buyers. The annual turnover was `9,000 crore to `10,500 crore.”

The prices of Audi cars have been increased as a result of depreciating rupee and rise in input costs. IANS

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FOCUS SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

A JOB ON THE EDGE

Welcome to Alpesia, an imaginary land created by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 15 years ago in the woods of Geneva.

Agnes Pedrero

Agence France-Presse

GENEVA: “Go, go!” shouts a soldier at five Red Cross aid workers crammed into a 4x4 truck speeding into the woods as explosions go off nearby, sending up plumes of white smoke.

The scene feels menacing.

But it is in fact taking place far from an real battlefield and just a stone’s throw from a city renowned for its international peace efforts, in one of the safest countries on the planet.

Welcome to Alpesia, an imaginary land created by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) 15 years ago in the woods of Geneva. Here the Sequane Liberation Front rebels are facing off against the authorities in a “conflict” tailored to teach new aid workers how to face the increasingly dangerous world they will soon be ushered into.

Nearly 200 participants, who have to be between 25 and 35 years old, pass the simulation test each year before joining a profession where armed attacks, kidnappings and hospital bombings are becoming ever more prevalent.

In the Swiss woods, they get a taste for what life could be like on mission: military checkpoints, visits to destroyed hospitals and a refugee camp -- all within eight days of practical and theoretical training.

Split into groups of five, the new International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) delegates drive into the forest in 4x4s en route for a refugee camp. But before long they are stopped at a checkpoint.

Some of the aid workers are separated from the group by a soldier who keeps them in check

with a real — though hopefully not loaded — assault rifle.

Now it is up to the aid workers to talk their way out of the situation and demonstrate they can keep calm, pick their words carefully and convincingly explain their neutrality and their mission.

“Sometimes, fake ICRC soldiers take it up a notch if they are not satisfied with the behaviour of the new delegates,”

spokesman Philippe Marc Stoll tells AFP. After the roleplay, the debriefing is harsh.

Today, “soldier” Benjamin Eckstein chastises the group for allowing an armed soldier to get into their vehicle, effectively turning it into a “legitimate military target”.

“The simulation on the ground was really realistic,” enthuses 29-year-old Italian Gaia

The martyrs n In Syria, 20 local Red Crescent workers have been killed since the bloody conflict began in March 2011. n In 2011, a record 308 humanitarian workers around the worl were killed, kidnapped or wounded, according to the latest available statistics from Humanitarian Outcomes, a US-based group whose data is used by the UN. n Most attacks took place in a small number of countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.

-New delegates of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) interview staff acting as refugees, during a simulation exercise on June 26, 2013 in Versoix near Geneva.

Pallechi, who is being sent to work in Bogota.

“The training makes it possible to correct mistakes and “avoid them on the ground,” says Moroccan Nezar Tamine, 26, who has already begun a stint in Beirut but is in Geneva getting the skills he needs.

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ACCIDENTALLY CAUGHT IN CROSSFIRE , NOW A TARGET

But even the best of hostile environment training cannot avert all dangers.

Last year “was the most difficult year for the ICRC in security terms since 2003 and 2005”, the organisation’s chief Peter Maurer told reporters last month.

In Syria, 20 local Red Crescent workers have been killed since the bloody conflict began in March 2011.

Humanitarian groups are facing ever more difficult conditions as conflicts, like the one in Syria, stretch on for longer and longer.

In 2011, a record 308 humanitarian workers around the world were killed, kidnapped or wounded, according to the latest available statistics from Humanitarian Outcomes, a USbased group whose data is used by the UN. Most attacks took place in a

small number of countries: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan.

Kidnappings especially have been on the rise: in 2012, 87 humanitarian workers were kidnapped worldwide, compared to just 24 in 2002, according to Humanitarian Outcomes.

“If you look back 10, 20 years, we have moved from being caught in the crossfire, which was purely incidental, to being... really targeted,” Amin Awad, emergency security chief at the UN refugee agency UNHCR, tells AFP. UNHCR workers preparing to go out into the field are also subjected to mock hostage takings, kidnappings and other stress situations — and also in some of the world’s most peaceful spots, in Germany, Sweden and Norway.

“The humanitarian space is shrinking, the environment where we work is becoming increasingly insecure, and staff have to be prepared for the worst,” Awad says.

The UN provides basic training for everyone going out on a mission, and for the past five years has also been offering more specific training for each conflict zone, says Jens Laerke, spokesman for the world body’s humanitarian affairs agency.

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INTERVIEW SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

India can be trendsetter for fuller models: KUZNETSOVA

She has walked the ramp for top international fashion houses like Valentino, Chanel and Oscar de la Renta, but Russian model Anastasia Kuznetsova is in awe of curvy Indian models and feels they can set a new trend on the ramp.

“I

like it when a model is in good shape — not too thin, not too big. India can be a trendsetter for this in the international market,” Kuznetsova said when asked for her opinion on Indian models.

The Russian beauty has been in the fashion industry for the past six years and has also modelled for designers such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Philip Lim, Kenzo and retail brand Topshop. In 2009, she was also part of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Now, she is set to make her debut on the Indian ramp at the Lakme Fashion Week (LFW) Winter-Festive 2013. The five-day event will start on August 23 at the Grand Hyatt in Mumbai.

The fashion week will give her an opportunity to connect with Indian fashion.

Among other things that she loves about India are her “love for nature, food, and the weather”.

“I love to work where I feel happy. All models go to places like Japan, China, and Singapore but why not India?

“I want to do Lakme to see what the fashion scene in India is like and know what people here wear. I want to see it from inside and hopefully connect Indian fashion with the international fashion market,” she said.

India featured on her wish list after she started practicing yoga.

“No, I never thought about India until I started doing yoga. I live in New York and fly to countries like France, Britain, Spain and Russia. One day my yoga teacher invited me to come with

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her and the other pupils to Kerala for yoga and Ayurveda... and I said, ‘Yes! why not!”

“When I saw India with my eyes, I fell in love with it,” she said, adding that her love for the country has forced her friends to say, ‘Nastya and her India’.

Her fascination for everything Indian doesn’t stop here. She also loves watching the sunset in Mumbai.

“In May, I flew from London to Mumbai. When I got off the plane, I thought, ‘What am I doing here in this city?’ But a day later, when I saw sunset at the Marine Drive, I was happy and excited to work for fashion and films in this city,” she said and added: “Oh and yes, before I came to Mumbai, I was reading Shantaram. Great book.”

The 2003 novel, written by Gregory David Roberts, is the story about a convicted Australian bank robber and heroin addict who escapes from a prison to India.

She also expressed her love for Bollywood.

“I want to learn Bollywood dance! I went to an acting school in London and I would love to be in front of camera for everything — fashion, television and IANS films,” said Kuznetsova.

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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

Artist-designed dinnerware Luke Skywalker and Edward Scissorhands each have a seat at the center of the dinner table in Marco Brambilla’s renditions of the Last Supper.

These comical images aren’t found in a chapel—they can be seen on the artist’s newly released dinner plates. The set is one of 13 artist-designed dinnerware collections issued by French porcelain manufacturer Bernardaud.

Damien Hirst's portrait

Lines of Light hogs limelight

The six-foot-tall portrait of Damein Hirst, one-time hell-raising leader of the Young British Artists group, now a country-dwelling millionaire, by Jonathan Yeo — who has become the go-to artist for slightly edgy but convincingly recognisable contemporary portraits — will be the centrepiece of an exhibition of his work opening at the National Portrait Gallery in London.

ues like muted shades of green, blue and golden rust burst on the canvas of artist Sangeeta Gupta depicting fabrics of life in her upcoming art exhibition called "Lines of Light". In tune with the theme, the depiction of light in the paintings on display is through spirals, irregular lines and patterns concocting a tale of light spreading calm, balance and serenity within.

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ON HOLY GROUND

An Australian mining firm OM (Manganese Limited) was convicted Friday of desecrating a sacred outback Aboriginal site. OM Manganese had previously been convicted of physically damaging the site in 2011 as well. We give you a list of some of these sacred Aborginal sites in Australia.

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ome documented examples of Aboriginal sacred sites in Australia include:

1.B AIAME’S C AVE: SOUTH SINGLETON, NEW SOUTH WALES

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In Australian Aboriginal mythology Baiame (Baayami or Baayama) was the Creator God and Sky Father in the dreaming of several language groups of Indigenous Australians of southeast Australia. The Baiame myth tells how Baiame came down from the sky to the land, and created rivers, mountains, and forests. He then gave the people their laws of life, traditions, songs, and culture. In rock paintings Baiame is often depicted as a human figure with a large head-dress or hairstyle, with lines of footsteps nearby. He is always painted in front view.

2. B AN B AN SPRINGS: NEAR GAYNDAH, QUEENSLAND The springs are the first place in Queensland to have been formally registered as an Aboriginal cultural heritage place — being a Dreaming place of great significance to the Wakka Wakka peo-

ple. It is the birth place of many elders of the Wakka Wakka people with elders of this group living in the town of Gayndah. Ban Ban Springs is unique in Indigenous Heritage. It is sacred in men’s Business and women’s Business for separate and combined reasons. In September 2006 it was destroyed.

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3. KAKADU NATIONAL PARK, NORTHERN TERRITORY

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Aboriginal people have occupied the Kakadu area continuously for at least 40,000 years. Kakadu National Park is renowned for the richness of its Aboriginal cultural sites. There are more than 5,000 recorded art sites illustrating Aboriginal culture over thousands of years. The archaeological sites demonstrate Aboriginal occupation for at least 20,000 and possibly up to 40,000 years.

4. WILLANDRA LAKES REGION The Willandra Lakes Region is an extensive area that contains a system of ancient lakes formed over the last two million years, most of which are fringed by a

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the oldest ritual cremation site in the world.

5. ULURU – KATA TJUTA NATIONAL PARK

crescent shaped dune or lunette.

Aborigines lived on the shores of the lakes for at least 50,000 years, and the remains of a 40,000 year old female found in the dunes of Lake Mungo are believed to be

Uluru is sacred to the Anangu, the Aboriginal people of the area. The area around the formation is home to a plethora of springs, waterholes, rock caves and ancient paintings. There are a number of differing accounts given, by outsiders, of Aboriginal ancestral stories for

the origins of Uluru. One such account, taken from Robert Layton’s (1989) Uluru: An Aboriginal history of Ayers Rock, reads as follows: Uluru was built up during the creation period by two boys who played in the mud after rain. When they had finished their game they travelled south to Wiputa ... Fighting together, the two boys made their way to the table topped Mount Conner, on top of which their bodies are preserved as boulders.

SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA

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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

Clean water boost growth

Selfish traits not favoured

Access to clean water and soap not only improves hygiene but may boost growth in young children, research suggests. A review of global data found evidence of a small increase in height about 0.5cm - in under-fives living in households with good sanitation. The studies took place in Bangladesh, Nigeria, Guatemala, Pakistan, Nepal, South Africa and Cambodia.

Glaciers protect peaks

Evolution does not favour selfish people, according to new research.

This challenges a previous theory which suggested it was preferable to put yourself first. Instead, it pays to be co-operative, shown in a model of “the prisoner’s dilemma”, a scenario of game theory - the study of strategic decision-making. The study is published in Nature Communications.

Instead of wearing mountains down, evidence from Europe’s high Alps shows that glaciers shield summits from erosion, acting as a protective lid.

French scientists studied erosion on Mont Blanc, western Europe’s highest peak, below and around its glaciers.

Cold ice at the highest points froze to the mountain rock and played little part in erosion, the team said.

Nepal to keep closer eye on Everest expeditions

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epal’s tourism ministry said it plans to exercise tighter control of climbers scaling Mount Everest to make sure they keep the world’s highest peak clean and to prevent rows.

The ministry will set up a 10member team made up of government officials, veteran Nepalese climbers and security officers that will start work when the next climbing season opens in the spring. The team will ensure that climbers do not leave trash on the mountain, Purna Chandra Bhattarai, chief of the tourism industry division at the tourism ministry told AFP. “Everest has already earned notoriety as the world’s highest dumping site so we want to make sure each expedition follows the government guideline and does not leave trash,” he said. Late last year, a group of artists staged an exhibition of sculpture made from tonnes of trash collected on Mount Everest, highlighting the toll that decades of mountaineering have taken. Discarded oxygen and cooking gas cylinders, ropes, tents, glasses, beer cans, plastic and even the remains of a heli-

The ministry will set up a 10-member team made up of government officials, veteran Nepalese climbers and security officers that will start work when the next climbing season opens in the spring.

copter made up 75 artworks commissioned for the “Everest 8848 Art Project” displayed in Kathmandu. The team being set up by the tourism ministry would also seek to prevent conflicts among the mountaineers.

Tempers sometimes boil over on

the slopes of Everest among climbers who scramble to get to the top. Early in this year’s climbing season, three European climbers exchanged blows with a group of furious Nepalese guides after a dispute over climbing rights on Everest. The

Nepalese claimed the Europeans ignored a request to stay in base camp while ropes were fixed on the Lhotse Face for commercial climbers, but the Europeans claimed they were free to ascend because they did not use ropes.

“We want to make sure that an

incident like the one that occurred this season will not be repeated in the future,” Bhattarai said. The fight caused a rift between Western climbers who head to the Himalayas and the often lowly-paid Nepalese guides and porters who are vital for expeditions. Nepal has already made it mandatory for each expedition team to hire liaison officers from the ministry to ensure better relations with locals. On May 29, Nepal marked the 60th anniversary of the first summit of Everest, honouring the family members of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay, the first summiteers. AFP

Climate change also causes spike in violence: Scientists A new study claims that there is scientific ground to predict that climate change, resulting in higher temperatures, would contribute to violence and conflict.

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esearchers from Princeton University and the University of CaliforniaBerkeley reported in the journal Science that even slight spikes in temperature and precipitation have greatly increased the risk of personal violence and social upheaval throughout human history.

Projected onto an Earth that is expected to warm by 2 degrees Celsius by 2050, the authors suggest that more human conflict is a likely outcome, reports Science Daily.

The researchers analysed 60 studies from a number of disciplines — including archaeology, criminology, economics and psychology — that explored the connection between weather and violence in various parts of the world from about 10,000 BCE to the present day.

During an 18-month period, the Princeton-Berkeley researchers reviewed those studies’ data — and often recrunched raw numbers — to calculate the risk that violence would rise under hotter, wetter

conditions.

They found that while climate is not the sole or primary cause of violence, it undeniably exacerbates existing social and interpersonal tension in all societies, regardless of wealth or stability.

They found that one standard-deviation shift — the amount of change from the local norm — in heat or rainfall boosts the risk of a riot, civil war or ethnic conflict by an average of 14 per cent.

IANS

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FOOD SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

Teen’s pizza pepper-sprayed

First lab-grown burger

Ice cream churning contest

A sheriff’s deputy in Orange County will be arraigned Monday for allegedly pepper-spraying a teenager’s pizza during a traffic stop. The teen, authorities said, and a group of friends later became sick after eating the pepperspray tainted pizza. Authorities charged Juan Tavera, 30, with one misdemeanor count of assault or battery by a public officer.

The world’s first burger made out of meat grown in a lab is going on the menu. The 5oz patty, created for £250,000, will be served at a secret location to see if it passes the taste test. Prof Mark Post believes our demand for meat will make farming unsustainable, so he and his team used cow stem cells to create 20,000 tiny strips of meat.

Tuscaloosa residents and groups interested in experimenting with homemade ice cream will have the opportunity to test their skills in a local competition. Tuscaloosa Chevrolet and Alabama Credit Union have partnered to host the first Alabama Ice Cream Churning Championships on Aug. 17.

Up to 30 teams will be accepted in the competition.

DON'T WORRY, BE HAPPY JYOTSNA NAMBIAR

jyotsna.n@postnoon.com

This could very well be the motto of the newly opened Olive Bistro in Jubilee Hills. With its friendly staff, lovely décor and great food, the restaurant washes away all your stress and worry.

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hen you get to Olive Bistro, take a moment. Soak in the pretty mismatched chairs, the comfy couches and the crazy crockery chandelier. Note the bunches of happy flowers in pots and buckets strewn casually around the space. See Durgam Cheruvu in a whole new

light.

Because when you come to Olive Bistro, it is not just about the food. It's about the whole experience of leisure — one we're so unfamiliar with in Hyderabad. The restaurant, tucked away from all the noise and hurry of the City, allows you to forget, for the course of a meal, that you are needed elsewhere.

And when you finish luxuriating in the peace and beauty of the bistro, turn your attention to the vast menu. Catering equally to vegetarians and carnivores, the menu brings the best of the Continent to your table. The restaurant doesn't serve alcohol as yet, but offers an interesting set of mocktails.

Start with a Grapefruit Lemonade or a Virgin Pina Colada, is Chef Mayank Tiwari's recommendation. The Avalanche, a gingery, mintinfused drink is also a hot seller, as is the orange-based Italian Job. If it is wet and cold outside, try their Cold Smoked Mushroom Veloute soup — a silky, rich soup topped off with some truffle oil. Their chowders, both vegetarian and prawn, are lovely as well. The beetroot, ricotta and candied walnut salad is a classic, but

Olive Bistro Durgam Cheruvu, Road No 46, Jubilee Hills Meal for two: `1,200 (excluding taxes) Alcohol not available yet

their Caesar salad is run-of-themill. Besides, with so many interesting options, why would you pick a Caesar salad?

On the bar snacks menu is a host of fun finger foods — cot-

tage cheese skewers, ricottastuffed mushrooms, harissa marinated prawns and glazed pork ribs. The pork ribs are smothered in a heavenly glaze that complements the meat perfectly. For the vegetarians, the melt-in-the-mouth mushroom and cottage cheese starters are ideal.

Choosing the main course is a difficult task, simply because of the plethora of options. You could go for a hearty hamburger or the massive sandwiches.

You could go in for a pastabased dish. Or you could do what we — and everybody at the neighbouring tables — did and order a pizza. The wood oven creations are thin crust with generous toppings and have enough cheese to make anyone happy. Hardcore nonvegetarians could try the Carnivore, which has all sorts of meat atop it. Sprinkle some oregano and chilli flakes and you have yourself a great meal.

For a heavier main course, you could try the OB Pepper Crusted Fillet Mignon. The beef is succulent, seasoned well and comes with traditional frites and creamed spinach.

The Cottage Cheese and Parmesan steak is a little bit of a let-down. The cottage cheese is lovely and soft, but a little on the bland side. A better choice

would be the sinful cannelloni covered with mozzarella. With three stuffings — artichoke, mushroom and spinach — you get three great flavours in one.

And no matter how full you are, do not pass up on having dessert. If you're feeling ambitious, try their signature Insanity Slice. With three layers of differently flavoured mousse separated by genoise and coco sponge, this dessert requires at least three people to finish it off. For those who like a play of textures, go for the Milk Chocolate Ice-Cream Filled Profiteroles. The crunch of the pastry paired with the cold, soft ice-cream and the smooth hazelnut and chocolate sauces is a nice way to end your meal.

But the highlight (for me) was eating the best panacotta I've had in Hyderabad. The vanilla panacotta is creamy and silky, and is served with a pink peppercorn and orange sauce. The slightly tart sauce, reminiscent of orange marmalade, elevates the simple panacotta to a whole new level.

So head here for a Sunday brunch, a dinner for two, or even just for some coffee with friends. With its beautiful décor, stunning view and great food, Olive Bistro hits all the right notes.

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FOOD SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

If you are a meat lover, then the Bohri food festival at Radisson Blu should be on your ‘hit-list’.

Where: Radisson Blu Must try’s at this festival: Bohrikichra, Patoria Gosht, Dabba Gosht, Sosmurghim, Kandi Mutton, Kokum Batana, Cheese and Keema Rolls, Annanas Pudding.

Price: Rs1150/(exclusive of taxes)

FOOD IN THE BOHRA WAY ARUN YELLAMATY

arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

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abbagosht, Bohrikichra (bohri Haleem)… rings a bell? These are the delicacies of the Bohra cuisine that originated in Yemen.

Let me explain: when the members of the Dawoodi Bohra community, the Mustali subsect of Islamili Shia Islam, travelled to the subcontinent, they brought with them recipes from their land of origin.

As they took root here, majorly in Gujarat, they imbibed specialities of their new home’s cuisine with theirs. So what we have now is a blend of Arabian, Middle Eastern and Indian cuisine (Whoah! All that explaning gives me an appetite).

The good news is you don’t need to go to Gujarat to savour it. You can do that at the Bohri food festival at Radisson Blu Hotel’s Chill.

“I am excited about the festi-

val. I hope people will love it and will come back for it,” says Chef Abdul, who has been flown in from Mumbai to give you the Bohri experience this Ramzan season.

You can start with the Bohra starters. For the non vegetarians, there is the Bohri fried chicken and for the vegetarians a mix vegetable cutlet. The cutlets are so good that I did not know the difference.

Soup is also available for people who want to start the traditional way. There are the Kefti dal shorba, and Chicken and thyme broth.

Let’s not tarry and head for the main delights here for meatlovers. Bohramurgh korma, Dabbagosht, Mutton khichra — if you take to it, I can guarantee that you will not miss the biryani this season. Please make a note to taste the Dabbagosht.

For one, I have not seen it on the menus of the many places I have been to, and secondly for

that ultimate mutton experience.

If you like your mutton boneless, then this is it.

For rice lovers, there’s the Bohrigosht biryani, Bohri khichdi, and steam rice. They say Bohri khichdi is an excellent source of protein and calcium.

No doubt: it is made from toovar dal, milk and curds, the essentials that your doctor would tell you to take for healthy bones and speedy repairs in your cells.

The vegetarian options in the main course include Dal dudhi, Chanabatana, Lobiyakisubzi, Bohriarbi,

Paneermethikeft and Masala dahibngan.

Radisson Blu is popular for dessert and if you have some of the items they serve here, especially at this food festival, you will know why. There’s the Ananas pudding, Sweet bohramalpua and cream, Khajurkahalwa.

However, my personal favourites are the

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UM Thuli and malida, AK V I Bohrikulfi and SH N faluda.

Welcome to the Riyasat With a brand new menu and offerings from different cuisines across India, Bidri is worth a visit.

Padmini C padmini.c@postnoon.com

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ore often than not, all that the launch of a new menu in a restaurant means more dishes and a significant price revamp. Thankfully, Marriott's Bidri is an exception. Having collected suggestions from patrons and critics over the last year, the restaurant has renewed its signature Riyasati fare (inspired by Persian and Afghani cooking) by now also including choice selections from Punjabi, Nizami, Awadi and Kakatiyan

cuisines. If you are planning to go the four-course way, be prepared. There are unlimited choices and each one delectable. From our experience, we suggest starting with the steaming Tomato Dhaniya or the Murgh Badam shorba, perfect for a rainy evening. Among the vegetarian starters, the

creamy Hara Bhara kebab, chilly marinated Paneer Tikka and melt-in-mouth Mewey Maway ki Seekh (dried fruit skewers) despite being standard offerings stand out because of their succulence and delicately balanced flavours. For those seeking something more meaty, try their beautifully N SHIVA KUMAR

roasted chicken Asafjahi Murgh Roast and Shikampuri pan-fried mutton galettes. For main course, be sure to try their spicy Paneer Kurchan, garlic flavoured Palak, lamb trotter and potli masala Nihari, to go with their slow cooked Awadhi Dum Biryani or Kacche Gosht ki Biryani.

For those who prefer breads, we say go with the Laccha Parathas or Mewy ki Naan.

For desserts, we recommend their Shahi Badam Tukda and Kesar Pista Kulfi. But be warned, they are quite rich and hearty and not for the faint-hearted.

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HISTORY SUNDAY, AUGUST 4, 2013

August 5

2002: The rusty iron gun turret of the USS Monitor broke from the water and into the daylight for the first time in 140 years. The ironclad warship was raised from the floor of the Atlantic, where it had rested since it went down in a storm off Cape Hatteras.

August 5

2011: Juno was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on a mission to Jupiter. It was the first solar-powered spacecraft to go to Jupiter.

August 6

1945: At 8.16 am Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world's first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast, and another 35,000 are injured.

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August 9

1945: The United States exploded a nuclear bomb over Nagasaki, Japan, killing an estimated 74,000 people.

August 11

August 9

1969: Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders.

August 7

1947: Kon-Tiki, a balsa wood raft captained

by Norwegian anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl, completes a 4,300-mile, 101-day journey from Peru to Raroia in the Tuamotu Archipelago, near Tahiti.

2000 - The submarine HL Hunley was raised from ocean bottom after 136 years. The sub had been lost during an attack on the USS Housatonic in 1864. The Hunley was the first submarine in history to sink a warship.

August 10

1927: Mount Rushmore was formally dedicated. The individual faces of the presidents were dedicated later.

August 11

1973: Hip Hop is born at a birthday party in the Bronx. The location of that birthplace was 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, and the man who presided over that historic party was the birthday girl's brother, Clive Campbell—better known to history as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop.

1934: A group of federal prisoners classified as "most dangerous" arrives at Alcatraz Island, a 22-acre rocky outcrop situated 1.5 miles offshore in San Francisco Bay. The convicts—the first civilian prisoners to be housed in the new high-security penitentiary--joined a few dozen military prisoners left over from the island's days as a US military prison.

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Appetising fare

Sharp Detective and Security Services organised an iftar party at Saba Function Hall, Lakdi Ka Pul. Guest list included IPS officials TP Das, Goutam Sawang and others.

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Drapes of wonder Pochampally IKAT Art Mela was launched at State Gallery of Fine Arts on Saturday. Renowned designers and weavers from Pochampally are presenting designer sarees, dress materials and hand bags. The mela is on till August 12.

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Up for grabs Actress Regina launched YESMART Electronic Mega Store on Saturday. The store is located at Secunderabad.

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AMAT to be released this month

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omantic drama ‘Anthaka Mundhu Aa Tharuvatha’ is all set to be released this month. Post-production work of the film is now almost complete.

The film stars Sumanth Ashwin, son of well known producer MS Raju and the leading lady of the film is Eesha. The movie is directed by Indraganti Mohana Krishna and is produced by K Damodhar Prasad.

Kalyani Koduri is the music director while PG Vinda has handled the cinematography of the film.

AMAT is expected to be a sensitive story advocating strong family values.

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TAMANNAH GOT MOBBED A ctress Tamannaah Bhatia was mobbed by anti-Telangana activists and was asked to comment on the separation of the state. However, the actress refused to oblige.

"She was on her way to the sets of Ajith Kumar's upcoming Tamil film. Her car was stopped while she was heading towards Odisha from Vizag (Vishakhapatnam) by a group of anti-Telangana activists and was asked to chant slogan in favour of Andhra Pradesh," a source from the film's unit said.

"Her father told us about the incident. Apparently, neither did Tamannaah chant the slogan nor

supported the division of the state.

She told them that she treats everybody alike and didn't want to comment on the issue. They didn't cause any trouble and let her go when she refused to comment," he added.

On July 30, it was announced that Andhra Pradesh would be divided to carve out a separate Telangana state.

Tamannaah, who is known for her Telugu films such as Happy Days and 100% Love, was last seen in Telugu romantic-drama Tadakha opposite Akkineni Naga Chaitanya. She will soon be seen opposite Mahesh Babu in Aagadu.

IANS

IRANDAM ULAGAM’S AUDIO RELEASE COMING UP

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he audio release of Irandam Ulagam starring Arya and Anushka will be held today at Sathyam Cinemas in Chennai. The movie is directed by Selvaraghavan and the music is handled

by Harris Jayaraj.

For Harris, Irandam Ulagam is a very important film since he is teaming up with Selvaraghavan for the first time.

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Ajay, Kareena all for romantic number in Satyagraha

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hey have sizzled as an on screen pair in films like Omkara and Golmaal Returns.

And now the pair is set to recreate the same magic in Satyagraha.

Satyagraha, directed by filmmaker Prakash Jha, has a romantic number titled Raske bhare tere nain, which is loved by both Ajay and Kareena. The number will break across TV and radio networks today.

“I love the music of the film. The romantic song is one of my favourite songs from the album. The music is fabulous. I am very sure that when people will hear the music of the film, they will love it,” Ajay said.

Kareena said: “My personal choice is the romantic track because it’s just penned so beautifully. It’s an emotional song in the film.” IANS Co-produced by UTV Motion Pictures and Prakash Jha Productions, Satyagraha, a political drama, is set to release Aug 30.

Qawwali time for Imran, Sonakshi

Item numbers aren’t easy: NARGIS FAKHRI R

ockstar actress Nargis Fakhri has grooved to her first item number for Shahid Kapoor-starrer Phata Poster Nikhla Hero. She says the experience made her realise that they aren’t easy to do as they look on screen.

“That (the item song) was a very fun experience. It’s not as easy as it looks and it takes a lot of hard work to look as glamorous. It’s not what I thought it would be,” the 33-year-old said.

“As much as I enjoy watching item numbers, when you are actually doing it, it’s much more harder. But it is a good experience,” she added.

Dhating naach is the item number which features Nargis in the same frame as Shahid.

Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, Phata Poster Nikhla Hero also stars Ileana D’Cruz. It IANS releases August 23.

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ctors Sonakshi Sinha and Imran Khan, who have grooved to Tayyab ali in the Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!, were in for some qawwali time on the sets of a popular singing reality show.

In an upcoming gala episode of Indian Idol Junior, to be aired August 19, Imran and Sonakshi grace the show to promote their forthcoming film.

Sonakshi has last visited the sets of the show for her latest release Lootera, but it was a first-time visit for Imran, who was blown away by the talent of the young participants.

The theme of the episode was Qawwali, and the kids stuck to it dressed in signature Qawwali.

Once Upon A Time In Mumbai Dobaara!, which also features Akshay IANS Kumar, releases on August 5.

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Formal education important: Ranveer R

anveer Singh, who made a successful Bollywood debut with Band Baaja Baaraat without any formal training in acting, says on the job experience is the “biggest teacher”, but feels good education is important.

“Formal education is very important. You should know what you are getting into,” said Ranveer on the sidelines of a master class at filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s film institute Whistling Woods.

“The biggest learning comes from experience... No greater teacher than experience. Education arms you well to work with technical knowledge and I think a solid education goes a long way,”

Poonam Pandey cries foul

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oonam Pandey feels that she has been given a raw deal. While her debut film Nasha is doing well in single theatres, the model-turnedactress says the film has deliberately been kept out of multiplexes.

“It is sad that our film is not playing in any multiplex in Mumbai. The director Amit Saxena had packaged the film for multiplex audiences! We are a victim of the politics of other big production houses,” she said.

“We haven’t got theatres in multiplex-

es. Still the film was housefull wherever it was released, although we got fewer shows than expected. Our film got the best opening among all the releases last week,” added the actress.

A source from one of the leading multiplex chains in Mumbai let the cat out of the bag admitting that Nasha was boycotted.

“There were too many releases this week. And Bhaag Milkha Bhaag is still doing well. We just didn’t have any slots IANS for Nasha,” said the source.

SRK-GAURI win ‘best friends in marriage’ poll S

uperstar Shah Rukh Khan and his wife Gauri Khan have been voted the best couple who enjoy great friendship in a poll conducted by a matrimonial site.

On the occasion of Friendship Day, which is on August 4, Shaadi.com conducted an online poll to find out which Bollywood relationships are also great friends and Shah Rukh-Gauri won with 45.3 percent of votes.

The couple got married in 1991 and have three children — Aryan, Suhana and AbRam Khan.

Dhak-dhak girl Madhuri Dixit and husband Sriram Nene followed Shah Rukh-Gauri on the second position with 32.3 percent votes.

The third place was taken by actor-director Farhan Akhtar and his wife Adhuna with 22.5 percent votes.

“The poll showcases the value of friendship in relationships, which we strongly believe in. These are some of the most successful Bollywood relationships whose love and understanding for each other also makes them good friends,” Gourav Rakshit, COO, IANS Shaadi.com said.

added the 28-year-old.

Talking about himself, he said: “I was a failure in math, a complete dud. I failed in math in every single class since third standard onwards.”

He was more inclined towards screenwriting and acting.

“In these type of classes, in which I had a genuine interest, I used to do very well. I topped my film class when I was studying in the Indiana University. But in other stuff like math, science, and accounts, I was a complete failure.”

Ranveer will next be seen in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Ram Leela with Deepika Padukone.

IANS

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hanning Tatum, who is otherwise a brunette, has donned a blonde look for his role in upcoming movie Jupiter Ascending.

This is the second time, after shaving off his signature spikey locks earlier this year, that the actor has gone for a drastic makeover. The otherwise clean shaven Tatum, also sports a goatee in the film, reports eonline.com.

Tatum, 33, was spotted filming a scene with co-star Mila Kunis on the sets of the movie.

Co-directed by Andy Wachowski and Lana Wachowski, Jupiter Ascending is a sci-fi movie, which is currently under production.

IANS

Channing Tatum goes blonde for Jupiter Ascending

Emma Roberts’ house is a mess!

2earns GUNS $1.3mn and makes a big bang

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mma Roberts doubts if she will ever have a house, which she can truly call ‘home’ — especially after an interior decorator wrecked her dream pad.

The 22-year-old actress moved in her home a few years ago, but admits that the place is still a mess due to ongoing problems with the interior design.

“People come over and go, ‘Oh! Did you just move in?’" Nylon magazine quoted Roberts as saying.

“I had someone decorate my house and it went very wrong, to say the least. There’s clothes everywhere. I am not neat. My closet looks like a sorority house in disarray," she added.

IANS

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celandic director Baltasar Kormakur’s 2 Guns earned $1.3 million as it began rolling out Thursday night in North America, hoping to gross north of $20 million for the weekend.

The action comedy — pairing Mark Wahlberg and Denzel Washington for the first time — is the latest summer film to tie its fortunes primarily to males. It’s also expected to appeal to AfricanAmerican moviegoers.

Universal, which is distributing the movie in the US, is predicting a North American debut in the low-$20 million range (Entertainment One is handling distribution in Canada); more bullish boxoffice observers believe it could hit $30 million. At those numbers, 2 Guns would debut in line with other genre picsthe two actors have appeared in.

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SUNDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Tomb Raider Lara — 6 Written reminder 10 Send money 15 Did an office chore 20 Sun, in combos 21 Confuse (2 wds) 22 Freezer maker 23 Licorice flavor 24 Twin Cities suburb 25 Hop out of bed 26 Hand-dye with wax 27 Espresso with milk 28 Bonfire fare 30 Type of chocolate 32 Author — Castaneda 33 Lithe 35 Zeus' mother 36 Add some brandy 39 Constantly, to Poe 40 ‘— a date!’

41 Item in a poker pot 42 Arizona city 46 Hydrocarbon suffix 47 Govt agency 48 Bleacher shouts 51 Ensures failure 53 Grand total 54 Extracted a secret 56 Show affection 57 Be sparing 59 Cronyn's mate 61 ‘Platoon’ actor 62 Move a fern 63 Brando's ‘— Zapata!’

64 Detour 65 Safe place for tots 67 ‘Venerable’ monk 68 Boxing great 69 Thailand neighbor 72 Close friend 73 Peanut — 76 Eager (hyph) 80 Famous Khan 81 DNA component 82 Salon request 83 Quiche base 85 Big flop 86 Warp 88 Genteel 92 One, in Aberdeen 93 Palm reader's opener (2 wds) 94 Glamorous wrap 95 Warty critter 96 Health food buys 99 Kind of summer 102 Cook too long 103 Bergs 104 Spiral-horned antelope 108 Tornado warning 109 Fishing lures 110 Cowardly Lion portrayer 111 Not as crisp 112 Brewery product 113 Swedish cars 115 Grayish horses 116 — Dawn Chong 117 Grounded bird 118 Toga-party supply 120 Cloud backdrop 121 401, to Flavius 123 Aught or naught 124 Psyched up 125 Inventory wd 127 Laissez- —

129 Lake cabin, often 131 Entertain lavishly (3 wds) 135 Cheap diner (2 wds) 140 Atahualpa subject 141 Tramps 142 Mail carrier's beat 143 Place for a grill 144 Chimney nester 145 ‘Skyfall’ singer 146 Winding curves 147 Cake topper 148 Desperado's fear 149 Fable ending 150 Freshman, usually 151 Hogsheads DOWN 1 Gourmet's staffer 2 Broncos do it 3 Gymnast — Korbut 4 Stag honoree 5 Toy-truck maker 6 Reflect 7 Escape hatches 8 Ruminate 9 Soap — 10 Cottontail 11 Hits ‘Send’ 12 Not glossy 13 — — for keeps

14 Become established (2 wds) 15 Two-faced 16 Sort of (3 wds) 17 Diet 18 Punta del —, Uruguay 19 Bug repellent 21 Injured by a bear 29 Jung contemporary 31 Baba au — 34 KP workers 36 Obscene 37 Dwarf buffalo 38 Witty Bennett — 41 Macbeth's burial place 43 Annapolis inst 44 Flood residues 45 Lowell and Tan 47 Command, to Fido 48 Not green 49 For — — (cheap) 50 FDR successor 51 Galleon explorer 52 Phonograph needle 55 Janitors' tools 56 Early astronomer 57 Willowy 58 Ocean motion 60 Could hear — — drop 62 Meg — of films 64 Supermarket worker

66 Tarzan's moniker 67 Use the Osterizer 69 Fellow 70 Passport datum 71 Klutz 74 Most Hindus 75 First Mach 1 breaker 77 Dept store stuff 78 Shade or tint 79 Lyric poem 81 Reacts to a pun 84 Wildebeests 87 Stage award 89 Needle cases 90 Benning or Riley 91 Protest music name 93 Cuba, to Castro 97 Appreciative sighs 98 Monsieur's pate 99 Ms Dinesen 100 World's longest river 101 Remnant 102 ‘Who loves ya, —?’

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STAR POWER Date 5-8-2013

As per Hindu panchang

THIRUVAIKUMAR

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TAURUS

GEMINI

Those in love will get support from both sides. You will get financial help from all sources. A turning point is likely. Be careful with new friends and keep them at a distance; do not doubt all friends.

Those planning to change their residence will be successful. Businessmen will take stringent action against erring staff. Couples will be more affectionate towards each other.

Written-off dues will come. Children will make you happy. A misunderstanding is likely within the family. Spouse will be more affectionate towards you.

Happy events will be performed.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Your stock is set to pile up. You will receive support from parents. Blood relatives might create trouble’ be careful. Brokers and commission agents might face a decline in their income.

Employees will work with a focus and complete all work to the satisfaction of the management; all demands will be granted. You will plan your growth and achieve set goals.

Some are likely to undertake pilgrimage/ jolly trip with family. Separated couples could get together. Money will come from expected sources. Journey undertaken will be successful.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Court issue might get delayed.

Newlyweds will have their offspring.

You will complete all work with determination. Govt works will end favourably and at a much faster pace.

You will participate in celebrations performed at your VIP friend’s place. Loan will get sanctioned. Health looks fine.

Govt works will get delayed, which might upset you.

Employees need to focus on duties; colleagues will support them. Avoid entrusting important tasks to others.

All worries will reduce gradually and long-pending wishes will get fulfilled.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Those planning to go abroad will get visa. You will complete challenging tasks. Happy events are likely to take place at home. Influx of visitors and close relatives will bring cheer to all.

Some are likely to purchase a vehicle.

Written-off dues will get collected. A major portion of debts will get cleared.

Your son might go abroad on a job, which will be a good career move.

Pay hike and promotion on cards for employees. You will feel happy at children’s achievements. Ego clashes between couples will end. Those awaiting marriage will get favourable news.

SUMAA TEKUR

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Ten of Pentacles – If you do not pay attention while scheduling meetings, important appointments may overlap. This may cause embarrassment later on.

Five of Pentacles – Do not get into playing the blame game and trying to absolve yourself of all responsibility. Learn to own up to what you did.

Death – A personal tour will open up your mind to a whole lot of new points of view. Travel can anchor you and prepare you for difficulties in life.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Queen of Swords – If you are into cooking, you discover a new source for recipes and go down the road of delicious discovery. Enjoy the pleasures of life.

King of Wands – You are worried about what people think.

As long as your actions do not hurt anyone and you are happy with it, don’t think about society.

Two of Pentacles – Do your best to learn new skills and update yourself on the latest happenings in your chosen field of work.

This is important so you do not stagnate.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Justice – You need to get into the mode of experimenting. There is a need to move away from the tried and tested and get into new territory.

Knight of Wands – A lover or partner is indulging you, and you simply love all the attention. This is a great time for creative people. Try new art forms.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

The Sun – Focus on design and finesse and all things classy.

You’re very good with aesthetics.

Improve on that and attempt to do something different.

Five of Cups – Safeguard your financial assets. Try to protect everything you have and invest it in the right places so you can maximise profits.

King of Swords – Try to keep your thoughts and movements private although it is difficult to do in this age of social media.

People may think you’re showing off.

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AGNES

ARIES

TAROT READ Date 5-8-2013

Six of Swords – You are enjoying your current role and it may actually give you an opportunity to go abroad, too.

It’s a great time to try something new.

Since laughter is the best medicine Thoughts to ponder over ~ A person who thinks logically provides a nice contrast to the real world. ~ A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with bricks others have thrown at him. ~ All I want is a warm bed, a kind word, and unlimited power. ~ All that glitters has a high refractive index. ~ An unemployed jester is nobody's fool. ~ As soon as I get some grip on reality, I'm going to choke it.

~ Aspire to inspire before you expire. ~ Bad decisions make good stories. ~ Beware of the letter 'G'! It is the end of everything! ~ Bread is square. Why is sandwich meat round? ~ By the time a man realizes that maybe his father was right he usually has a son who thinks he's wrong. ~ Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don't want to have to restart my collection... again. ~ Could you call sweat "workman's condensation"?

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Actress Megan Fox is expecting her second child with actor Brian Austin Green. The couple, who already has a 10-month-old son named Noah, is “very happy” with the news, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“I can confirm Megan is expecting her second child with her husband Brian, they are both very happy,” Leslie Sloane Zelnick, a representative of the 27-year-old actress told the New York Post newspaper. The Jennifer’s Body actress is currently filming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

She is in the early stages of her pregnancy, and she is tight-lipped about the news. The duo started dating in 2004 and tied the knot in 2010. They were very secretive even when they were expecting Noah, and they managed to keep the birth of their son under wraps for two weeks, before Fox eventually took to her Facebook page to confirm the rumours.

IANS

MEGAN FOX

RIHANNA’S

CHARITY FOR WOLVES

PREGNANT WITH SECOND CHILD P

op star Rihanna has donated cash to a sanctuary in the US to save wolves.

The 25-year-old star has become obsessed with the predators, and so she has donated a large portion of her 30 million pounds-fortune to Wolf Haven Sanctuary, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“Rihanna loves animals, and she has become particularly fascinated with wolves recently. She has earned a huge amount since she burst on to the scene in her teens,” Daily Mirror newspaper quoted a source as saying.

“She wanted to do some good with it, and she would love to be able to save her favourite creatures from extinction. So she couldn’t think of anywhere better to offer a boost to than the nonprofit group, Wolf Haven. She sent them a five-figure sum,” added the source.

As well as giving away the hefty sum, Rihanna has adopted her own wolf and is said to be especially concerned with the plight of the Mexican wolf, the most endangered mammal in North America. IANS

Post divorce, Russell Brand considered turning monk

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ritish comedian Russell Brand says he considered becoming a monk following his divorce from singer Katy Perry. The 38year-old, who was married to Perry for 14 months, revealed that he seriously considered becoming a monk so that he wouldn’t have to have sex with any other women, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“When I got divorced, I considered becoming a monk. When you’re a monk, you’re not allowed to have sex with anyone,” he said at the Soho Theatre here.

“When you’re married, it’s one person. That’s one more than a monk. It’s not that different. I’d be having sex thinking, ‘Think of anyone, anyone else’,” added IANS Brand.

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‘Super Dan’ is mystery man

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in Dan will emerge from nearly a year on the sidelines to defend his world title next week, with Lee Chong Wei hoping to beat his nemesis in a major final.

Since overcoming Lee in last year’s gripping Olympic gold medal match Lin has barely set foot on court, an absence which has seen his ranking plummet to 100. He has played just three competitive matches this year and conceded a walkover in the Asian championships in April.

Azarenka, Stosur in final

Artemis to set sail in semis

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rtemis Racing’s determination to challenge for the America’s Cup despite a deadly training accident is set to come to fruition in the best-of-seven Louis Vuitton Cup semifinals that start on Tuesday.

The Swedish team suffered a devasting blow in May when British crew member Andrew Simpson was killed on San Francisco Bay, in the crash that destroyed their first AC72 catamaran.

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ictoria Azarenka of Belarus advanced to the final of the WTA Southern California Open on Saturday, where she’ll face Australian Samantha Stosur. Azarenka, just three days past her 24th birthday, defeated Serbian Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.

Stosur battled back from a 0-4 first-set deficit en route to a 7-6 (7/2) 6-3 victory over Virginie Razzano. Azarenka showed no sign of the right knee injury that forced her out of Wimbledon after the first round.

Franklin wins fifth gold BARCELONA: Eighteen-year-

old American sensation Missy Franklin stayed on course to be the first woman to win six world championship golds in a single meet with victory in the 200m backstroke on Saturday.

Franklin was just outside her world record time from the Olympics last year, but did set a championship record as she was followed home by Australian Belinda Hocking and Canada’s Hilary Caldwell.

“It never gets easy, the competition here is the best in the world so you know every race will be a tough race," she said.

“Every race is equally as difficult, but equally as rewarding at the same time."

Franklin’s exhaustive schedule in Barcelona draws to a close on Sunday evening when she goes in the 4x100m medley relay.

“It is my favourite relay. I know we’ll have an incredible

US swimmer Missy Franklin poses on the podium with her 200m backstroke gold medal at the FINA World Championships at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona on Saturday.

AFP/JAVIER SORIANO

READY

TO RING CHANGES FOR

BARCELONA: Missy Franklin bids for an historic sixth world championship gold on Sunday before the US swim star embarks on the next phase in her assault on the 2016 Olympics. She can win her sixth ti-

RIO: MISSY tle in Sunday night’s 4x100m medley relay having already won the 100 and 200m backstrokes, 200m freestyle, and also 4x100 and 4x200m freestyle relays at Barcelona’s world championships.

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group of girls going so I’m really looking forward to it."

Not to be outdone by her teammate, 16-year-old Katie Ledecky secured her second world record and fourth gold of the meet in the 800m freestyle.

Ledecky had smashed the 1500m world record by six seconds earlier in the week, but she sneaked past Rebecca Adlington’s record in the 800m by just two tenths of a second as, just like in the 1500m, Denmark’s Lotte Friis and New Zealander Lauren Boyle picked up silver and bronze respectively.

“I am thrilled, I exceeded my expectations for the year," said a delighted Ledecky who also took gold in the 400m freestyle and 4x200m relay. “The goal I set at the beginning of the year was three medals and one world record and now I have four golds and two world records so I couldn’t be happier."

There was to be no 16th world title for Ryan Lochte on his 29th birthday as he could only finish sixth in the men’s 100m butterfly with Chad Le Clos claiming his second gold of the championships.

“It is unbelievable. To win two gold medals at a world championships is like a dream come true," said the South African who had also taken the

CIELO

CLAIMS SECOND SPRINT GOLD

BARCELONA: Brazil’s Cesar Cielo added men’s 50m freestyle gold to his sprint butterfly title at swimming’s world championships on Saturday — just ten months after surgery on both knees.

Cielo, the defending champion and world-record holder, clocked 21.32secs with Russia’s Vladimir Morozov taking silver at 0.15 adrift and Trinidad and Tobago’s George Bovell at 0.19 back in third in the freestyle sprint. “I’m ecstatic, I feel as if I’m dreaming. This is just the first step towards the 2016 Olympics in Rio," said the 26-year-old, before bursting into tears during the medal ceremony.

AFP 200m butterfly on Thursday.

And there was also a second title of the meet for Brazil’s Cesar Cielo as he claimed gold in star-studded 50m freestyle final that contained five Olympic champions. “I was not expected to win so this is the best feeling I’ve had after a race," a joyful AFP Cielo remarked.

Van der Burgh relishing challenge BARCELONA: A year on from claiming his lifelong dream of Olympic gold in London, South Africa’s Cameron Van der Burgh has validated his status as one of the swimming’s leading lights with gold and silver in the 50m and 100m breaststroke respectively at the world championships in Barcelona.

He admitted to surprising even himself this week after taking six months off to recover postOlympics and then being hampered by shoulder and knee injuries in his preparation for the championships in the Catalan capital.

Van der Burgh edged out rival Christian Sprenger by just one hundredth of a second to take gold in the 50m on Wednesday, 48 hours after being pipped by the Australian in the 100m, and in an exclusive interview with AFP, the Pretoria based swimmer said he is looking forward to more batAFP tles with Sprenger.

Hunter-Reay Weening wins Tour of Poland takes pole LEXINGTON: American Ryan Hunter-Reay captured pole position for Sunday’s Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio by setting the pace in Saturday time trials, edging Australian Will Power for the top spot.

Hunter-Reay completed a lap at the 2.258-mile, 13-turn road course in 1:05.3519, just 0.0049 of a second off the track racord shared by Scotland’s Dario Franchitti from 1999 and Brazil’s Gil de Ferran from 2000, for his third pole of the season.

Power, last year’s year’s pole-sitter, was .1840 of a second behind with New Zealand’s Scott Dixon third in

qualifying for the 90-lap race.

Dixon, who has won the past two Mid-Ohio races and four of the past six, will start on the inside of row two alongside American Marco Andretti with American Charlie Kimball and Franchitti in row three.

Brazil’s Helio Castroneves, who owns a 29-point lead over Dixon in the season standings, will start 15th.

“We have six races to go.

Anything can happen," Dixon said.

“We’re not focusing on Helio. We’re just focusing on what we need to do," he went AFP on to add.

KRAKÓW: Pieter Weening of the Netherlands completed victory in the Tour of Poland cycling race on Saturday.

Britain’s Bradley Wiggins, last year’s winner of the Tour de France, finshed the race with a stage victory in the 37km time-trial from Wieliczka to Krakow.

Wiggins completed the stage in 46min 36sec, a full 56sec ahead of his closest challenger, Fabian Cancellara of Switzerland. Weening finished with a time of 31hr 58min 7sec, to head Spanish rider Jon Izaguirre by 13 sec in the overall standings.

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Dan Hunt hailed Wiggins’s victory which comes just a month out from the world championships in Florence where Wiggins will be going for the time trial.

“It was a fantastic performance," said Hunt. “He made a massive statement today and he has done really well. It was a real lesson in how to time trial. We went out this morning and researched the course and it was obvious that it suited Brad. The climbs suited him, the descents suited him and then it was a flying, rolling run-in into Krakow. He absoAFP lutely smashed it.”

Dutch cyclist Pieter Weening of Orica GreenEDGE team in action during the last stage of the Tour de Pologne cycling race between Wieliczka and Krakow, in Wieliczka, Poland, on Saturday. Pieter Weening of the Netherlands completed victory in the Tour of Poland cycling race. AFP/PAP/JACEK BEDNARCZYK

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Potro, Isner in final

Top-seeded Juan Martin Del Potro and US eight-seed John Isner advanced to the final of the Washington Open with rain-interrupted triumphs.

WASHINGTON: Top seed Juan Martin Del Potro and US eighth seed John Isner advanced to the final of the ATP and WTA Washington Open with rain-interrupted triumphs Saturday.

Seventh-ranked Del Potro, the 2009 US Open champion from Argentina, defeated German third seed Tommy Haas 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 while Isner blasted 29 aces in a 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-4 victory over Russia’s Dmitry Tursunov.

Del Potro, the 2008 and 2009 Washington winner, was down 1-4 when rain halted the first set for more than three hours, but won the next four games once play resumed.

“The rain delay helped me play much better in the second part of the match,” Del Potro said. “I came back with too much power on my forehand. It was too much for Tommy.”

Del Potro saved a set point with a second-serve ace in the 12th game and took the tiebreaker when Haas hit a backhand long. “He went for it.

There’s nothing you can do,” Haas said of the second-serve ace. “The rain delay was annoying. Bothered me a lot.

Momentum was on my side.

(The first set) would have been mine.”

Haas netted a backhand to surrender a break in the eighth game of the second set and Del Potro held for the victory, stretching his win streak to 13 matches at the hardcourt event, having not played in the US capi-

John Isner celebrates match point against Dmitry Tursunov of Russia during the semifinals of the Washington Open on Saturday.

AFP/MATTHEW STOCKMAN tal since his title run four years ago. “It’s amazing after four years to return to the final,” Del Potro said. Haas fell to 0-5 against Del Potro and has never taken a set from the South American star.

Isner, who won last week in Atlanta, took the only break of his second set on the first point after a rain delay of more than an hour in the fourth game, hitting a forehand winner.

“It was just about getting warmed up and winning that point,” Isner said. “I did come out fresher from that rain delay.

Winning that first point gave

India complete series sweep BULAWAYO: Legspinner Amit Mishra’s six-wicket haul took India to a comprehensive one-day series whitewash in Zimbabwe as they beat the hosts by seven wickets in Saturday’s fifth oneday international in Bulawayo.

Mishra’ figures of six for 48 saw Zimbabwe bowled out for just 163, and also took his wicket tally in the series to 18 - a new record for a five-match series. As they had for much of a onesided series, India made light work of the Zimbabwean target, knocking off the runs in 34 overs to record their first whitewash away from home in a five-match contest.

Although fast bowler Kyle Jarvis returned to the Zimbabwean line-up to claim two wickets in the first 11 overs of the Indian innings, Ajinkya Rahane made 50 after coming in for his first game of the tour and Ravindra Jadeja hit 48 not out to see India to another crushing win.

Rahane batted steadily in his 66ball knock before he was bowled by part-timer Malcolm Waller, while Jadeja started slowly before opening up to hit two sixes in the second half of AFP his innings.

DEL POTRO WAS DOWN 1-4 WHEN RAIN HALTED THE FIRST SET FOR MORE THAN THREE HOURS, BUT WON THE NEXT FOUR GAMES ONCE PLAY RESUMED. me all sorts of momentum.”

In the final set, Isner broke at love in the fifth game, fired four aces in a row to sweep the final game and 10 aces overall.

“In the third set, with his

serving, I would like to see somebody do better than I did,” Tursunov said. “You really can’t see the serve too well. It’s just a reaction. It’s really a lot of guessing and hoping you put your racquet where the ball is going to be.”

Isner tops the season ATP rankings in aces with 587 in 37 matches and has a tournamentbest 78 aces this week. “I’ve served incredibly well the last two weeks,” Isner said. “That has carried me. I’m in a pretty good serving rhythm right now.

I’m riding high with a lot of AFP confidence.”

Djoker bids for third straight title MONTREAL: Novak Djokovic returns to tennis for the first time since Wimbledon as the Serb begins his bid for a third straight title when the Montreal Masters begins on Monday.

Djokovic has not played since losing the Wimbledon final to Andy Murray, the second seed who will also be testing himself for the first time in a month since making history with his title at the All England Club.

Missing from the field will be two-time champion Roger Federer, the world number five, with the Swiss apparently unable to overcome the back spasms which bothered him in recent weeks as he played for the first time in years at clay events in Hamburg and Gstaad.

ATP number five Federer gave no precise indication of why he will not make the trip to start his pre-US Open campaign, saying only: “I am disappointed not to be playing in Montreal next week. It is a great tournament with amazing fans. I look forward to competing there in the future.” Also pulling out was wild card Gael Monfils, who had the misfortune to injure his ankle while training at the tournament site in Canada.

American Mardy Fish, never the same since his heart-scare incident nearly 18 months ago, withdrew for “personal reasons”.

Serb Viktor Troicki and Croatian Marin Cilic, both under clouds for alleged violations of the tennis anti-doping policy, are not included in the field for the first major tune-up prior to the US Open which AFP begins August 26.

Tiger keeps seven-stroke lead AKRON: World number one Tiger Woods, seeking his eighth career victory at the World Golf Championships Bridgestone Invitational, fired a two-under par 68 on Saturday to keep a sevenstroke lead after 54 holes.

One day after matching the low round of his career and the Firestone Country Club course record with a 61, Woods maintained the same gap he had opened on the field on Friday, with a three-round total of 15under par 195.

“I feel pretty good,” Woods said. “Today was a day that I didn’t quite have it, but I scored. And the name of the game is posting a number and I did, grinded my way around that golf course.”

“I was just trying to build on my lead somehow, just trying to build on it, and for most of the day I was doing that. Ended up being a dead push for the

Tiger Woods prepares to hit from under a tree in the rough on the 18th fairway during the Third Round of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational on Saturday.

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WORLD NUMBER ONE TIGER WOODS FIRED A TWO-UNDER PAR 68 TO KEEP A SEVENSTROKE LEAD AFTER 54 HOLES.

day, but that’s not too bad, either.”

Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the alltime record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus, is in a commanding position to claim his fifth victory of the season and has sent a message that he is in top form

entering next week’s PGA Championship, the final major event of the year.

“Any time you can go into a major tournament or any tournament with a win under your belt, it’s nice,” Woods said. “It validates what you’re working on and you have some nice momentum going in there. And hopefully I can seal the deal tomorrow and get ready for the PGA at Oak Hill.”

Sweden’s Henrik Stenson fired a 67 to stand second on 202, one stroke in front of American Jason Dufner, who also shot 67 on Saturday.

England’s Luke Donald and Chris Wood and American Bill Haas shared fourth on 204 with American Keegan Bradley and Spain’s Miguel Angel Jimenez on 205.

Woods opened with back-to-back birdies, then closed the front nine with a bogey only to answer with a AFP birdie at the 10th.

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Oz on top despite KP ton

MANCHESTER: Kevin Pietersen’s first century of this Ashes series helped see England to within sight of avoiding the follow-on in the third Test against Australia at Old Trafford on Saturday.

At the close of the third day, England were 294 for seven -still 233 runs behind -- after Pietersen had made 113.

Matt Prior was six not out and Stuart Broad nine not out, with England now needing just 34 more runs to make Australia bat again in a match the tourists, 2-0 down with three to play, have to win to stand any chance of regaining the Ashes.

The hundred was Pietersen’s 23rd in 97 Tests -- but first at this level at Old Trafford -- and left him two shy of the England Test century record of 25 held by Alastair Cook.

It came almost a year to the day since Pietersen’s Test hundred against his native South Africa at Headingley, after which he was briefly dropped from the England side for sending texts allegedly critical of then England captain Andrew Strauss to Proteas players.

Together with Ian Bell, who made an elegant 60, Pietersen put on 115 for the fifth wicket and 52 for the sixth with Jonny Bairstow (22).

“It only means something if we get a draw or a win,” said Pietersen after surpassing Graham Gooch, now the team’s batting coach, as England’s leading run-scorer across all international formats.

Score board

Australia 1st Innings 527-7 dec England 1st Innings (overnight: 52-2) A. Cook c Haddin b Starc 62 J. Root c Haddin b Siddle 8 T. Bresnan c Haddin b Siddle 1 J. Trott c Clarke b Harris 5 K. Pietersen lbw b Starc 113 I. Bell b Harris 60 J. Bairstow c Watson b Starc 22 M. Prior not out 6 S. Broad not out 9 Extras (lb7, nb1) 8 Total (7 wkts, 120 overs, 519 mins) 294 Bowling: Harris 26-9-50-2; Starc 26-5-75-3 (1nb); Lyon 26-8-77-0; Watson 15-7-26-0; Siddle 25-653-2; Smith 2-0-6-0

Australia’s Mitchell Starc (L) celebrates with Australia’s Brad Haddin (C) after taking the wicket of England’s Kevin Pietersen (R) during play on Day three of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on AFP/ANDREW YATES Saturday.

“If we can have a positive day tomorrow (Sunday) then anything can happen. We can get the runs to avoid follow-on and even if we don’t then we can bat for a good length of time.”

Ashes-holders England resumed Saturday on 52 for two after Australia had declared at 527 for seven on the back of captain Michael Clarke’s 187.

At the start of play, England captain Cook was 36 not out and

KEVIN PIETERSEN’S CENTURY HELPED SEE ENGLAND TO WITHIN SIGHT OF AVOIDING THE FOLLOW-ON IN THE THIRD ASHES TEST AGAINST AUSTRALIA AT OLD TRAFFORD.

Jonathan Trott two not out.

However, Trott fell for five when he edged fast bowler Ryan Harris low to Clarke at second slip. Pietersen was fortunate not to nick his first ball, an excellent delivery from Harris, and only got off the mark after just digging out a yorker from the same bowler.

Meanwhile left-hander Cook completed a 138-ball fifty including seven fours.

But shortly before lunch leftarm fast bowler Mitchell Starc had Cook caught superbly for 62 by diving wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, who held a right-handed chance off a genuine glance.

Then Bell, on four, survived an appeal for a catch by Haddin off Starc with the ‘Snicko’ device, not part of the Decision Review System that has caused so much controversy this series, indicating he had got a thin edge.

At lunch, England were 119 for four with Pietersen on 33 and Bell on four. Pietersen then attacked Nathan Lyon, dancing down the pitch to drive the offspinner for two sixes in successive balls as he went to fifty. AFP

Pietersen plays through pain barrier

England’s Kevin Pietersen celebrates scoring a century during Day three of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford in Manchester, north-west England on Saturday.

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MANCHESTER: Kevin Pietersen said he was facing rehab work on his knee problem for the rest of his career after becoming England’s leading run scorer across all international formats on Saturday.

The 33-year-old South Africaborn batsman made 113 as England ended the third day of the third Ashes Test at Old Trafford on 294 for seven, only 34 runs shy of avoiding the follow-on but still 233 runs adrift of Australia’s first innings 527 for seven declared.

But this has been a largely frustrating year for Pietersen, sidelined for several months after returning home early from England’s tour of New Zealand in March with a knee injury. Then a calf problem he suffered during England’s mammoth 347-run second Test win over Australia at Lord’s last month left Pietersen doubtful for this match.

Aussie press laud ‘pure theatre’ Kevin SYDNEY: Australia’s cricket writers on Sunday hailed old nemesis Kevin Pietersen’s fighting century in the third Test, saying the knock had tempered the tourist’s hopes of a dramatic Ashes comeback. At the close of the third day, England were 294 for seven — still 233 runs behind — after Pietersen had made 113. While Clarke’s team will still fancy their chances of creeping back into the series, Australia’s scribes conceded that Pietersen’s knock had made it all the more difficult of staying alive with two Tests to play.

Pietersen said he’d contemplated an operation but that it would have meant yet more time out of action. “If I’d had surgery I’d have been out for nine months. (It was) a big decision,” Pietersen said. “I think I’ll be in rehab for the rest of my career unfortunately.”

Ashes-holders England may be 2-0 with three to play but this match has seen them under sustained pressure for the first time this series. But thanks to former captain Pietersen’s innings they are not yet out of this Test where a draw will be good enough for England to retain the Ashes.

Pietersen’s latest knock also meant he’d overtaken Graham Gooch, now the team’s batting coach, as England’s all-time leading run scorer in all forms of international cricket with 13,242 runs compared AFP to the Essex great’s 13,190.

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Real down Everton Real Madrid defeated Everton 2-1 in a friendly match at the Dodger Stadium, where, for the first time a football match was held.

LOS ANGELES: Cristiano Ronaldo gave fans at the first football match ever at Dodger Stadium what they wanted Saturday, scoring one goal and aiding another in Real Madrid’s 2-1 friendly win over Everton.

More then 40,000 spectators turned out at the 51-year-old baseball stadium nestled in Los Angeles’ Chavez Ravine and the first football goal in the venue’s history went to one of the game’s greats when Ronaldo scored in the 17th minute.

He had chipped a volley from the center of the area over the crossbar in the 10th, but made no mistake on his next chance, when a crisp ball from Mesut Ozil brought Everton keeper Tim Howard out of his goal and Ronaldo got round him to slide an angled shot into the open net.

Ozil doubled Real Madrid’s lead in the 31st minute after taking a pass from Ronaldo.

The Spanish side’s second goal came a minute after Sylvain Distin appeared to score on a header for Everton, but the goal was disallowed because of a foul.

Everton also saw a golden opportunity go begging in the 24th, when Marouane Fellaini’s

Villas-Boas blasts Ancelotti MONACO: Tottenham boss

Cristiano Ronaldo #7 of Real Madrid scores a goal against goalkeeper Tim Howard #24 of Everton during the first half of the 2013 Guinness International Champions Cup at Dodger Stadium on Saturday. AFP/KEVORK DJANSEZIAN header off a corner kick richocheted off the right post.

Second-half substitute Nikica Jelavic scored in the 61st minute for Everton, but the English club were unable to find an equalizer even as they began to play more confidently

Wenger hits back at Rodgers LONDON: Arsene Wenger hit back on Saturday at Brendan Rodgers (in pic) after the Liverpool manager insisted Arsenal’s bid for Luis Suarez fell well short of the player’s valuation.

Rodgers claimed Suarez’s qualities meant he should be valued in similar terms to Gareth Bale, the Tottenham forward who has attracted a near £100 million approach from Real Madrid. Speaking after his side’s 2-2 draw with Napoli on the first day of the pre-season Emirates Cup tournament, Arsenal manager Wenger confirmed the club had made a formal bid for Suarez — believed to be in the region of £40 million.

But he also insisted negotiations would remain in-house and admitted he was perplexed by Rodgers’s decision to speak out.

“I do not understand this kind of thinking and would not like to talk openly about negotiations, because that is not my target in (this) press conference,” he had said.

“We have one month in front of us and we will work very hard to strengthen our squad, without naming any specific names, because I do not believe that will make negotiations easier. “After that, you can make all kind of thinking about the price of the players, and you can say as well they

in the closing stages of the match.

The victory sends Real Madrid into the title match of the International Champions Cup, an eight-team friendly tournament that will end on Wednesday in Miami.

They will face the winner of Sunday’s match at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, between Chelsea and AC Milan.

Everton will play for third place against the loser of that AFP match.

Arsenal snatch draw Ian Winrow

Andre Villas-Boas upped the stakes in the Gareth Bale transfer saga when he blasted Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for his public pursuit of the highlyprized Welsh international.

Villas-Boas insisted that Bale was not for sale and even pictured the 24-year-old still in a Spurs shirt this season.

Bale is widely expected to complete a world record move, valued at around 100 million euros, to the Spanish giants next week. But Villas-Boas said that the suggestion the player is on the brink of leaving White Hart Lane is just speculation.

“In my opinion Carlo was wrong to make it public,” said Villas-Boas, after seeing his side lose 5-2 to Monaco in a pre-season friendly on Saturday.

“We had conversations with Real and these were then confirmed publically which, in my opinion, was wrong.”

Villas-Boas added: “These rumours of an imminent transAFP fer are not true.”

LONDON: Laurent Koscielny’s late header salvaged a 2-2 draw for Arsenal in their Emirates Cup clash with Napoli on Saturday, but the Gunners’ inconsistent performance will have strengthened Arsene Wenger’s desire to improve his squad.

Wenger has so far failed to land any of his main transfer targets, including Liverpool forward Luis Suarez, and the frailties shown by a familiar looking line-up as the home side fell behind to first half goals from Lorenzo Insigne and Goran Pandev provided cause for concern.

To make matters worse, Arsenal striker Lukas Podolski saw a penalty saved in the opening 45 minutes of the four-team pre-season tournament.

But Gunners boss Wenger could at least draw comfort from a much improved second half display that was capped by Olivier Giroud’s goal and then Koscielny’s equaliser in the final minutes.

Gonzalo Higuain’s presence in the Napoli squad served as a reminder of Arsenal’s failure to recruit during the close season, with the former Real Madrid striker opting for a move to Italy ahead of a switch to the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger’s focus has since switched to Suarez, but while a forward has been his priority, the way his defence performed during the opening 45 minutes served as a reminder of weaknesses elsewhere in his squad.

Both goals came as a result of poor

Spurs suffer Monaco rout

Napoli’s Gonzalo Higuain (L) vies with Arsenal’s Laurent Koscielny (R) during their pre-season friendly match at The Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

AFP/IAN KINGTON defending and with Napoli repeatedly threatening on the break, there was much to concern Wenger.

Wenger has been linked with a move for Ashley Williams, the Swansea captain, and Arsenal scouts were in south Wales this week to watch the central defender in action in the Europa League tie with Malmo.

This display will only encourage further interest as Insigne’s third minute opening goal came from an individual error by Carl Jenkinson.

The Gunners right back inexplicably attempted to head a floated through ball back to keeper Lukasz Fabianski but succeeded only in looping the ball into the path of the Napoli winger who volleyed home from close range.

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MONACO: Tottenham got a worrying glimpse of life without Gareth Bale on Saturday when they were crushed 5-2 by Monaco in a pre-season friendly.

Welsh star Bale is widely expected to complete a world record move, valued at around 100 million euros, to Real Madrid in the next few days and the 24-year-old did not travel to Monaco for the game.

Spurs, who were also without new 30 million euro recruit Roberto Soldado, struggled throughout to contain Monaco, now coached by former Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri and who were promoted back to the French top flight last season.

They were worthy winners with Radamel Falcao, their 60 million euro signing from Atletico Madrid, grabbing two goals.

Monaco were a goal ahead after 15 minutes when Italian defender Andrea Raggi volleyed beneath Hugo Lloris in the AFP Tottenham goal.