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US NAVY SEALS SPRING DARING RAID ON SOMALI MILITANTS US forces staged a predawn raid against a senior Shebab militant leader in Somalia, though it was unclear whether he was killed or captured.

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‘Shoot at sight’ in Vizianagaram Curfew has been imposed in Vizianagaram with police given the orders to shoot at sight in the wake of large-scale violence by anti-bifurcation agitators, police said.

Vizianagaram, a town in coastal Andhra Pradesh, has been boiling since the Union Cabinet's decision to create the state of Telangana out of Andhra Pradesh.

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WASTELAND! Hopes of parents in Seringampally that their wards will graduate lie in tatters as the proposed college is yet to take shape, a year after the foundation stone was laid.

DOODLING MASTERPIECES 26-year-old Chitranka Chowdhury’s aim was to fill every canvas with colour, which led her to set up Artfully Yours.

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CITY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Up In The Air

SIZZLING IN A SARI

Great Hyderabad Adventure Club is organising a skydiving event. With winds gushing on to your face, you can feel the adrenaline rush in your veins.

Where: Great Hyderabad Adventure Club, BanjaraHills When: From October 3-6, 8am to 04pm Contact: 040-23350008,

Mahadevan will be held.

Where: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Basheerbagh When: Oct 6, 6.30 pm Contact: 98665-96884

German Film The German film Soul Kitchen will be screened. The film revolves around the true narrative of the screenwriter’s experiences as a owner of a Greek tavern named Taverna.

Where: Goethe Zentrum, Road No.3, Journalist’s Colony, Banjara Hills When: October 10, 6pm Contact: (040) 23350473/ 23350040

Telugu play Bhuthalli — (Mother Earth), a Telugu play in street theatre format will be staged.

Where: La Makaan, Banjara Hills When: October 6, 5.30pm Contact: 96427-31329

Dance workshop A dandiya and garba raas workshop by Ram's Stepup Dance Studio will be held.

Where: Ram's Stepup Dance Studio, Secunderabad When: October 6, 10 am -1pm Contact: 98482-50333

Charity event Zumbathon, a charity event will be held.

Where: Radisson Blu, Banjara Hills When: October 6, 3pm to 6pm Contact: 6733-1133

Peach Drink For lovers of cocktails and mocktails, Ohri's is offering a perfect offer on drinks for you to beat the heat with.

Where: Serengeti, Banjara Hills When: October 6, 11am - 5pm Contact: 98482-50333 / 9848811178

Lover boy The screening of the film is happening. Be sure to check the film out!

Where: Sarathi Studio, Ameerpet When: October 11, 6:30pm onwards Contact: 9391020243/ 23732050

Dip, Drink and Dine How much extravagance can you squeeze into one weekend? Relax in the pool, sip your favourite cocktail and savour the lavish buffet spread at Waterside Café.

Where: The Waterside Cafe Taj Banjara, When: October 6, 12pm - 04pm Contact: 98482-50333

Actress Kajal Agarwal inaugurated Kalanikethan at Kothapet.

Sex, Likes and Pokes This is an adult comedy play about three friends and their quest for sex.

Where: Indira Priyadarshini Auditorium When: October 6, 6pm - 7pm Contact: 98482-50333

Ultimate Football The club which brings to you American football. The club gets together and plays every Sunday Where: Saraswati Sports Parade Grounds, When: Oct 6, 10 am to 1 pm

Garden Trunk Show A good home must be made, not bought! 6 designers from 4 cities who will showcase their best skills with regards to designing a home or a garden Where: #18, Road No 71, Jubilee Hills.

When: October 6, 12pm - 8pm Contact: 98488-11178

CINEMAS

Octoberfest Brunch Fellow Travellers Kalakriti Art Gallery is hosting a solo painting exhibition by well known artist - Laxmi Aelay Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery 468, Road No.10, Banjara-Hills When: October 6, 1am - 7pm Contact: 040 - 6656 4466

Go to The Square and have fun challenging your friends to a game of beer pong, beer relays and beer guzzling competitions Where: The Square Novotel, Convention Centre, When: October 6,12pm - 4pm Contact: 040-66824422.

Music For A Cause Carnatic music concert by Nityasree

Live in Concert You’ve seen them on Indian Idol Junior, and Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. Now watch them live performing in city.

Where: Hitex Grounds When: October 19 Contact: 888 500 99 33, or 64553577.

Happy Hours Happy hours at News Cafe offers you 1+1 on all IML. Where: News Cafe When: Sunday 06 October 2013, 12:00pm - 08:00pm Contact: 040 - 4010 1236 / 37

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, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Corrupt official arrested

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Botsa hurls back

annem Subrahmanyam, assistant director (vigilance), mines and geology, Visakhapatnam, was arrested by ACB officials on charges of disproportionate assets.

During simultaneous searches, the ACB personnel unearthed assets worth over `1.5 crore belonging to him. The market value of the assets are around `4 crore, the ACB said.

Free eye camp in the City

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rowning on the attacks of his offices and establishments in Seemandhra, the PCC chief Botsa Satyanarayana reminded the leaders and people that he had urged leaders to tender their resignations after the Centre’s announced on division of the State. Leaders replied that they have solid action plans and quitting was necessary.

ions Club of Hyderabad-run Sadhuram Eye Hospital, which has been providing free eye care services for the past three decades, is observing World Sight Day on October 10. To mark the occasion, a free eye camp and free cataract operations will be conducted in General Ward from 9am to 1.30pm.

Diseases continue to stalk City The civic authorities claim to conduct scores of health awareness camp and foot a fat bill every year. Is their claim valid?

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Bifurcation hits governance Normal procedures like recruitment and policy decisions have been put on hold till the creation of the two states.

Youngsters aspiring for sarkari jobs have a long wait ahead.

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HYDERABAD: The approval of Cabinet note on creation of a separate Telangana state has begun to have its impact on the governance and political behaviour.

The official programmes of Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy in his native Chittoor district on Saturday underwent changes. The CM was scheduled to lay foundations stones and inaugurate various development programmes in the temple town of Tirupati.

According to authorities, these programmes were removed from the itinerary of the CM purportedly because of the beginning of the Telangana state creation process.

Similarly, the administration of the State government is set to undergo a lot of changes in coming days.

The ambitious dream of the

THE CHIEF MINISTER’S AMBITIOUS DREAM TO PROVIDE EMPLOYMENT TO LAKHS OF YOUTHS IN VARIOUS GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS IS UNLIKELY TO TAKE OFF. CM to provide employment to lakhs of youths in various government departments is unlikely to take off.

The State government and recruiting agencies like AP State Public Service Commission (APPSC) cannot undertake the process of recruiting for the posts of Group-1, Group-2 and other Zonal-level posts.

"The state can undertake the recruitment of intra-district posts like village secretary and government teachers. But it can’t take up recruitment process to fill up group-1 and group-

2 posts as it involves Zonal system. It can only be undertaken only after the formation of the two new states," a senior official in the State administration told Postnoon.

According to an estimate, the State government had accorded permission to fill up over 35,000 government posts including teachers. This would clearly mean that the lakhs of unemployed graduates have to wait till the formation of the two states to fulfil their dreams of securing a government job. It may be also be noted that the APPSC had already put its recruitment process on hold following the announcement of creation of separate Telangana state on July 30 this year.

Apart from this, the State administration will have to seek permission of the Central government for implementing any new scheme and policy. This will impact any proposed scheme of the government in coming days.

hough the number of cases of dengue and malaria has been rising in the City, the GHMC seems to be in deep slumber.

Recently, GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu directed the health wing officials to take up special drive for spreading awareness on communicable diseases and conduct medical camps in three spells from October 18, October 21-29 and November 4-19.

However, reality check reveals the claims exist only on paper.

Apart from conducting awareness programs at the medical camps, the health department and the entomology wing officials are also supposed to take up anti-larval operations and concentrate on hot-spots by removing hyacinth from water bodies wherever necessary.

Though health camps are supposed to be conducted, especially in slum areas, so far all areas have not received these facilities.

Officials blame the lack of manpower for failing to reach out to all the areas.

The death of 15-year-old Sirisha from Krishnanagar in Kachiguda on Saturday evening is an example how the GHMC’s failure in taking proper precautionary measures result in loss of lives.

One week ago, two children from the same colony had fallen unconscious and were shifted to the hospital because of the toxic gases

coming from the Krishna Nalla nearby.

Absence of a Chief Medical Officer in the GHMC for a year now is said to be a major reason for the state of affairs.

Ironically though, the first phase of the health camps are supposed to be conducted till October 8, the officials concerned wound up the so-called awareness programs by October 5 pleading that festive preparations are have to be made.

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DOES NOT ADMIT ITS FAILURE

When contacted, the chief entomologist, V Venkatesh, said they were instructed to conduct medical camps in the first phase only from October 1-5.

“We have so far been conducting health camps in all the 18 circles and there has been a good response from the public. So far since there is no outbreak of major diseases, we have been concentrating on awareness programs in slum areas.

Because of the lack of staff, we decided to conduct camps at alternate times in these 18 circles,” he said.

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MORE DENGUE DEATH IN THE CITY

Dengue claimed the life of one more person in the city this morning.

Mounica, a second-year nursing student from Osmania School of Nursing, was ill since last week.

However, the management took no serious note and on Sunday morning the 22-yearold succumbed.

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CITY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

A foundation stone laid to rest Hopes of parents that their wards will go to a college lay shattered as the proposed college in Seringampally is yet to take shape a year after the foundation stone was laid.

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ormally, laying a foundation stone is the beginning of a project, but in government parlance it means the end of work!

Or so it seems in the instance of the Raidurgam Government Junior College in Serinlingampally. The foundation stone was laid last November and there is no sign of any activity.

At the stone-laying ceremony, the Union minister for urban development, S Jaipal Reddy had said that providing facilities to students is the priority of the government. He said education was on top of the agenda and nothing gives him pleasure as much as participating in a function that intends to facilitate education. The nice words had drawn applause. But should he visit the place again, he would see the forlorn stone and brambles growing lustily around.

"As the government is neglecting the education sector students of junior college are still forced to sit in Zilla Parishad High School building where the classes are arranged for them. It is a discomfort to both the school and the college students to have this arrangement. They all were hoping the new college would mitigate their sufferings, but of no avail,” regretted the principal of Raidurgam Government Junior

SINCE THE MONEY IS NOT COMING FROM THE

STATE GOVERNMENT,

THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE REMAINS THE MP’S LOCAL AREA DEVELOPMENT FUND. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL WORK OUT. College, A Sudarshan.

Sudarshan observed, "the strength of the students is nearly 200 including CEC, BiPC, MPC, and it is increasing year by year. We made requests many times last year to the Commissioner of Intermediate Education and the local MLA to at least start the construction of the building by the end of the academic year 2012-13, but nothing happened.”

Speaking to Postnoon, the regional inspection officer, board of intermediate, Rangareddy district, B Prasad, said that it seems that the government is not in a position to allocate the funds for the construction. It was announced that `86 lakh will be released for the project.

Since the money is not coming from the State government, the only alternative remains the MP’s Local Area Development

Fund. However, there is no guarantee that this will work out.

Students of the Junior College rue that despite entering the college they are still forced to feel the school atmosphere as the college is working in Zilla Parishad High School.

“I am an Intermediate student, but I find myself attending classes in a Class VII classroom.

The feel of college that I have always dreamed of, is completely

missing due to the absence of a separate building,”laments a student.

Bala Krishna, an Intermediate second year student says: “I thought last year that this academic year we can attend the college in new building but my dream doesn't come true. If the work starts now, at least the next batch may be the lucky to attend the classes in new building.”

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t an event held on Friday, the State government and Digiquest Blueswan announced a joint initiative, Indian Creative Technology Awards (ICTA), to honour excellence across IT, digital, animation; VFX comics and gaming in India.

Speaking at the launch of the institution of Creative Awards, State minister for IT and communication Ponnala Lakshmaiah said: “Indian Creative Technology Awards is India’s first awards event of its kind. In its first year, ICTA will hold a global gathering with international speakers as a part of the sessions. The event will be power-packed with eminent jury members, speakers, panellists and participants from India and abroad.

With this I announce the launch of gaming at Digital Park in Hyderabad, a futuristic concept.”

A two-day mega event will be

Come December, the City of Pearls will see the gems in the fields of IT, digital media, animation, VFX comics and gaming receive awards for excellence.

held on December 2 and 3, 2013, that will include convention expo and 100 awards across these sectors will be given out.

K Basi Reddy, CMD of Digiquest, and Roshan Roddrigues, directorCEO of Blueswan Integrated Media private limited, were also present.

The ICTA will be a global gathering with international speakers.

The event will be power-packed with eminent jury members, speakers, panellists and participants from India and abroad.

Ponnala Lakshmaiah, IT minister

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NEWS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Whose idea is it anyway?

After a great response to his first book, author of Ice Boys in Bell-bottoms, Krishna Shastri Devulupalli, has launched his latest book, Jump Cut. The book narrates how stealing original ideas is rampant in every creative industry in our country. Krishna talks to Postnoon about the book and much more. book reading is taken seriously, he asserted that the country has surely seen an increase, in the sense that people have started reading books, but they only read a few selected authors and are not aware of others out there.

He adds, “reading books should be incorporated from an early age, like school or at home, through which would learn to read books written by various authors.

There are many TeluguHindi writers who are amazing and people should start a movement to get better in their native language and read books written by various authors.”

Krishna is familiar with the

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he book Jump Cut narrates the story of Ray Raman, who comes to visit his father in India.

His ailing father, a writer for films, is crestfallen after a powerful filmmaker takes credit for his writing. Ray takes on the filmmaker and gets a taste of the underbelly of the Indian film industry.

Sharing his views on how he came up with the book, he said, “When I finished my first book, Ice Boys in Bell-bottoms, I was tempted to write a sequel for the same, and I had planned three books, set in the 70s, 80s and 90s.

The first book is a coming-of-age story of a boy in a family of writers/artistes, which was partly autobiographical, But something in me realised that I should do something unique and took up a difficult project and came up with my second book, Jump Cut, which was in my head for a long time.”

He continues, “if we look closely there is hardly any respect for original work, we get too see a lot people stealing original work, let it be a film script, book ideas or for that matter in journalism. Recently, we all read about a popular journalist who stole an article from another and that was all over the news.

These kind of things are rampant in this country. So living as an artist, I have learnt that these things happen everywhere and I could have chosen any profession to write on. But, such things happen increasingly in films, so I chose films and set the book in Chennai as it’s the city I am most familiar with.”

He goes on to say that the book not only revolves around a bond shared by father and son, but the story but also involves a NRI. “I always found NRIs intriguing and wondered why

“IF WE LOOK CLOSELY THERE IS HARDLY ANY RESPECT FOR ORIGINAL WORK, WE GET TO SEE A LOT PEOPLE STEALING ORIGINAL WORK, LET IT BE A FILM SCRIPT, BOOK IDEAS OR FOR THAT MATTER IN JOURNALISM. THESE KIND OF THINGS ARE RAMPANT IN THIS COUNTRY”.

they usually come for such short visits to the country and are perpetually in a hurry to go back, rather than spending time here.

I have explored that area too in my book.”

“The book revolves around aspects such as a love story, something on friendship and much more.” He adds.

When asked whether his book would help people ‘not’

steal ideas, he replied saying that people don’t necessarily change after reading books. But this was his way to touch on a practice that was rampant in the country. he further added that by making it a fun read writers could convey many serious issues and he hopes that it pays off.

Krishna asserts that coming to Hyderabad is like coming

home and that the response for his books in the City has been great. He also adds that this is his forth visit and the second time was for a launch.

“I enjoy interacting with the audiences, my first book has done good in the City. Hyderabad is surely my stop point every time I write a book,” he says.

When asked about India growing into a country where

Indian film industry and is planning on to come out with a intelligent film soon, “I have been in talks with few people and have a couple of script ideas and one of them is also this book. The kind of film I hope to make are intelligent films, I was speaking to a director during my recent visit to Hyderabad, who is also a very intelligent film maker. I have pitched few stories to few people and hope something works out.”

Krishna is also working on the second part of his first book, Ice Boys in Bell-bottoms, which was set in Madras of the 70s. As of now, he is on this series, the second of the trilogy, Rally Days and Disco Nights.

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NATION SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

LK backs Modi line on voting

New cases on Asaram, son

BHUBANESWAR: The government of

NEW DELHI: BJP leader LK Advani today

SURAT: Fresh sexual assault com-

Odisha Saturday announced a hike in the bus fares by four to seven paise per km with effect from Sunday. The decision comes days after the state bus owners association demanded a revision of the fares in view of the recent hike in diesel and petrol prices and threatened to go on strike if their demands were not met.

appeared to be on the same page as Narendra Modi, a rarity since the acrimony over naming PM candidate, as he endorsed the Gujarat Chief Minister’s view that there that there should be compulsory voting along with the None-of-the-Above option. In his latest blog posting, Advani welcomed the Supreme Court suggestion that people should have the option of a negative vote.

Odisha hikes bus fares

Drunk cop shoots boy

NEW DELHI: A Punjab Police officer, posted here, critically injured a youth after he fired with his service revolver at him and two others following an argument, police said.

The accused, who was said to be drunk, has been arrested since.

The incident was reported from Jai Mata Market in North Delhi’s Keshav Puram area on Friday night.

Narendra opened fire on Arun, 22, his brother Himanshu and one of his friends when they had taken their pet for a walk after having their dinner, a police officer said.

Arun received two bullets in his chest and is battling for his life in a nearby hospital, while

the other two escaped unhurt.

The accused tried to flee from the spot after committing the crime but was captured by some passers-by and was handed over to police.

Himanshu told police that Narendra, who was in inebriated state, approached them and asked about an address. Later he started forcing them to drop him to his house, he added.

“When Arun said no to Narendra, the police officer started abusing them and took out his pistol and fired, injuring him,” said the officer.

A case has been registered against Narendra, who is deputed at Punjab Bhawan in Delhi, said the officer.

Number of hungry in India drops by 6.5%: FAO NEW DELHI: : India, the world’s second biggest wheat and rice grower, saw the number of people who suffered from chronic hunger drop by 6.5 per cent to 21.38 crore during 201113, according to a joint report by UN food agencies.

During 2008-10, as many as 22.86 crore people were undernourished in the country, it said.

“Despite the progress made worldwide, marked differences in hunger reduction persist... The vast majority of hungry people live in developing regions.

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COPING WITH FLOODS

A policeman wades through floodwater past pedestrians sitting on chairs after heavy rains in Allahabad on Saturday. A delayed withdrawal of the South West Monsoon has brought heavy rainfall this season and could disrupt the festive season.

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Lightning kills 21 in Bihar PATNA: At least 21 people, including women and children, were killed by lightning in different parts of Bihar, officials said Sunday.

Official sources in the state disaster management department said that six people were killed by lightning in Aurangabad district. Five people were killed in Banka, three in Jamui, two in Supaul and one each in Bhojpur, Katihar, Patna, Gaya and Rohtas districts. Over a dozen people have also been injured.

“Six people, including four children and two farmers, have been killed

plaints have been registered against controversial self-styled godman Asaram Bapu and his son Narayan Sai here after two sisters accused the duo of abusing them. Asaram, 75, was arrested in August on charges of sexually assaulting a minor girl and has been in prison at Jodhpur in Rajasthan since then.

by bolts of lightning when they were playing in the field Saturday evening and working in a paddy plantation Sunday in Aurangabad,” said an official of the state disaster management department.

In Supaul, two people, including a principal of a private school, was killed when lightning hit school premises Sunday. Half a dozen others were injured.

Lightning strikes during the monsoon season (June to second half of October) are common in Bihar.

IANS

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WORLD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Ireland rejects senate plan

Egypt set for rival demos

DUBLIN: Ireland’s PM Enda Kenny

CAIRO: Egypt braced for rival demon-

vowed to push forward with reform of the upper house of parliament after voters rejected his plan to abolish the senate to save the bailed-out eurozone nation money. In a surprise blow for Kenny after he personally led the campaign to ditch the senate, voters in a referendum narrowly opted to keep the 60-member house.

strations called by supporters and opponents of deposed president Mohamed Morsi as it marks the 40th anniversary of the 1973 Arab-Israeli war. The interior ministry warned it would “firmly confront” any violence at the demonstrations, which aimed to converge at Cairo’s Tahrir Square, epicentre of the 2011 uprising.

Karen to make landfall MIAMI: Tropical Storm Karen was stationary in the Gulf of Mexico for several hours late Saturday with the center expected near or over southeastern Louisiana overnight into Sunday, forecasters said. The storm is expected to bring rain and some coastal flooding before it moves just south of the Gulf Coast from Alabama to the Florida panhandle Sunday night.

US Navy SEALs raid Somali militants: report WASHINGTON: US forces staged a predawn raid against a senior Shebab militant leader in Somalia though it was unclear whether he was killed or captured, officials said Saturday.

“I can confirm that yesterday, October 4, US military personnel were involved in a counterterrorism operation against a known Shebab terrorist,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement.

The assault took place amid reports that US Special Operations Forces had captured in Libya a man known as Abu Anas al-Libi, a long-sought AlQaeda operative indicted in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania.

A US official said the operation in Somalia sought to capture a “high-value” Shebab leader, and that no US personnel were injured or killed.

The operation marked the most significant US assault in Somalia since commandos killed key Al-Qaeda operative Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan in the same area four years ago.

It followed an attack by Shebab gunmen last month on the upscale Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi that left 67 people dead during a four-day siege.

“US personnel took all necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties in this operation and disengaged after inflicting some Shebab casualties,” the official said.

Declining to identify the people who died, the official said that

US forces detain Abu Anas al-Libi: official US FORCES have captured Abu Anas al-Libi, a long-sought AlQaeda operative indicted in the 1998 bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, an official said. “As the result of a US counterterrorism operation, Abu Anas al-Libi is currently detained by the US military in a secure location outside of Libya,” Pentagon spokesman George Little said in a statement.

The operation to capture the suspect, known as Abu Anas alLibi, took place with the knowledge of the Libyan government, a US official told CNN.

“even in these extreme operational circumstances, the US military is very cautious to minimize civilian casualties.”

The statement was an acknowledgement of US authorities’ concern with the bitter antiAmerican sentiment fueled by civilian casualties in US military operations.

The Al-Qaeda-linked Shebab had earlier claimed it was British and Turkish special forces that

staged a nighttime sea and air attack on one of its bases, but Britain denied any involvement.

Leaders of the Islamist insurgents in the southern Somali port of Barawe said commandos rappelled from a helicopter and tried to storm a house belonging to a senior Shebab commander, but the assault failed.

The SEAL team approached and fired on the unidentified target’s seaside villa by sea, accord-

ing to The New York Times.

Although the Shebab leader was believed to have been killed during the pre-planned assault, the SEALs had to withdraw before they could confirm the kill, a senior US official told the newspaper.

“The Barawe raid was planned a week and a half ago,” a US security official told the Times.

“It was prompted by the

Westgate attack.”

A senior Somali government official told the newspaper that “the attack was carried out by the American forces and the Somali government was pre-informed about the attack.”

Shebab spokesman Abdulaziz Abu Musab told AFP that commandos had stormed the beach by boat, but laid blamed on Britain and Turkey.

“The bungled operation was carried out by white people, who came with two small boats from a larger ship out at sea... one Shebab guard was killed, but reinforcements soon came and the foreigners fled,” he said.

“Where the foreigners had been, afterwards we saw lots of blood, so maybe we wounded AFP some.”

Stars in global vigil for activists

Iraq violence kills 73 including journalists

New enquiry for Missing Maddie

MOSCOW: Rock stars and celebrities joined a worldwide vigil in support of 30 Greenpeace activists whose jailing by Russia after a protest against Arctic oil drilling sparked a new row between Moscow and the West. British actor Jude Law, fashion designer Vivienne Westwood, The Clash guitarist Paul Simonon and Damon Albarn, frontman of British band Blur, joined about 1,000 people gathered outside the Russian embassy in London, as other protesters rallied in cities across the world.

Pressure has been mounting on Russia from activists and governments shocked by Moscow’s decision to level piracy charges against Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise crew.

BAGHDAD: Violence including an attack on Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad killed at least 73 people across Iraq on Saturday, among them two journalists gunned down in the north, officials said.

Violence is at a level unseen since 2008, and there are persistent fears that Iraq will relapse into the kind of intense Sunni-Shiite bloodshed that peaked in 2006-2007 and killed tens of thousands of people.

Accounts differed as to whether the attack on the pilgrims in the Adhamiyah area of north Baghdad, which killed at least 49 people and wounded at least 75, was a bomb followed by a suicide bombing, or a suicide attack alone. The latest violence takes this month’s death toll to more than 130,

LONDON: The parents of missing British girl Madeleine McCann said they were “greatly encouraged” by new information about the disappearance of their daughter on holiday in Portugal in 2007.

Kate and Gerry McCann said they were hopeful there would be developments from a major appeal based on “substantive” new information which is to be broadcast on a BBC television programme on October 14. “We are greatly encouraged by new information coming to light,” the McCanns said in a statement.

British police said that analysis of mobile phone data from thousands of people who were in the Portuguese resort of Praia da Luz when Madeleine McCann disappeared could provide a new lead.

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COMMENT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

EDITORIALS WARMING WARNING call for correction When does a traffic constable get posted at a junction?

After there’s been a fatal accident, right? Yes, we have this innate ability to react, in the event of a casualty. If only we acted on foresight, many a mishap could be averted. But then, we are humans you see.

To compound matters we are a selfish lot, and so do not have the ability to look beyond ourselves, especially when we are ourselves in trouble. The world responsibilities certainly take the backseat when we are bogged down with problems of our own.

So has it been with the way we we’ve handled the demon that is global warming. A few years back when all was hunkydory with internal affairs of the US of A, and the countries that matter, the issue was dealt with strongly and the results have been very positive. One policy that made a big difference was the by and large stopping of production of two-stroke automobiles. Even Maldives contributed, addressing the concern of rise of sea levels with a unique underwater cabinet meeting.

But now with the superpower fighting for its own survival and China engaged in its domestic economic issues, this matter is an ignored one.

The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize with ex-vicepresident Gore, issued a report last week in Stockholm about mounting risks of global warming, from heat waves to rising sea levels.

Wishful thinking is not going to banish this devil, something must be done, and soon.

WHY WE LOVE...

Carl Lewis Because he benefitted directly after Ben Johnson was stripped of 100m gold in the Seoul Olympic Games, Carl Lewis was criticised when he spoke against Ben for winning with the aid of performance enhancing steroids. But by presenting Milkha Singh with a baton “for rising from scratch to becoming a top athlete in the world by sheer hard work in the absence of adequate scientific training by the state”, Carl has proved that he always campaigned clean sports.

October 9, the day to celebrate Malala From the hip SYED SHOAIB

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his year’s Nobel Prize season opens on Monday with rumours swirling the Peace prize could go to Pakistani girls’ education campaigner Malala Yousafzai, the youngest nominee till date.

She has already been conferred Harvard’s Peter J Gomes humanitarian award, and Ambassador of Conscience award by Amnesty International among others. For the October 11 announcement, topping the list this year is Malala, the Pakistani teen who survived a shot to the head last year by the Taliban for championing girls’ education.

The head of the Peace Research Institute of Oslo, Kristian Berg Harpviken, said she “not only has become a symbol of girls’ and children’s right to education and security, but also of the fight against extremism and oppression”.

But others suggest the prize would be too heavy to bear given her young age of 16. “I’m not sure it would be suitable, from an ethical point of view, to give the Peace prize to a child,” Tilman Brueck, the head of Stockholm peace research institute SIPRI, told Norwegian news agency NTB. In October 2012, the world watched as the Taliban shot a 15-year-old girl named Malala Yousafzai on her way to school in Mingora, in north-western Pakistan. The United Nations has declared, July 12 as Malala Day in honour of this inspirational young girl and in order to commemorate her 16th birthday. She celebrated this day by making her first public appearance and delivering a speech to the UN Youth Assembly, which only emphasised the many ways that she has changed the world at such a young age. Malala, according to feminist and equality in education activist Chelsea Dias: 1. Sparked a dialogue about children’s education throughout the world 2. Three million people have signed the Malala Petition 3. Her ability to be fearless is inspiring beyond measure 4. She has created the Malala Fund 5. She has taught us all about forgiveness 6. She has shown us that there is no age limit to stand up against injustice 7. Her story has reminded

children throughout the world not to take anything for granted 8. She has challenged us all to wage a war 9. She has illustrated the importance of peaceful conflict resolution 10. She has caused the UN to recommit to Millennium Development Goal 2 Last month, a painting of hers was unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London; last week, she addressed a global audience in New York on behalf of Bill and Hillary Clinton; and next week, at the age of 16, she will publish her autobiography, I am Malala.

The bullet, which passed through her skull and got embedded in her shoulder, was a punishment for the BBC blog she began writing as an 11-yearold to highlight the repression of women in her region.

Yousafzai wrote about being told “not to wear colourful clothing as the [Taliban] would object to it”, and constantly remarked on the noise of

HEAD OF THE PEACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF OSLO, KRISTIAN BERG HARPVIKEN, SAID SHE “NOT ONLY HAS BECOME A SYMBOL OF GIRLS’ AND CHILDREN’S RIGHT TO EDUCATION AND SECURITY, BUT ALSO OF THE FIGHT AGAINST EXTREMISM AND OPPRESSION”. artillery fire. The then 11-yearold girl repeatedly expresses her desire to return to school, and sadness that many of her friends’ families were moving away to provinces their daughters could safely attend school in.

Rebecca Fowler wrote in The Telegraph, “The weight of expectation on Malala is enormous, with many predicting already that she will one day be

the prime minister of Pakistan.” Fowler adds, “Now she is a global symbol and, with her still childish, high-pitched voice, she has not just made us aware of the glaring atrocities in her own Taliban-run culture, but also some of the less-thanperfect aspects of our own world — although respectfully and with all the manners of a very nicely brought up girl.”

Named one of Time’s 100 most influential people in April 2013, many still criticise her for promoting a “Western agenda,” including a senior Pakistan Taliban commander who has urged her to return home.

As a father of two schoolgoing girls, pictures of the tender yet spiking gutsy youngster from hospital had sent shudders down my spine, the pink teddy bear in the frame notwithstanding. On October 9, I shall silently celebrate one year of her miraculous recovery in the backdrop of my own little ones filling my space of happiness.

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BUSINESS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Pentagon recalls staff

US upbeat on mega pact

AgustaWestland to settle?

WASHINGTON: Most of the estimat-

NUSA DUA: The US said a tough,

NEW DELHI: AgustaWestland says it

year-end deadline for a giant free trade pact in the Asia-Pacific was achievable, after negotiators made “significant progress” on sensitive issues. US Trade Representative Michael Froman sounded an upbeat tone following negotiations on the Indonesian island of Bali with his counterparts from the 11 other nations.

is seeking arbitration to settle a row over the supply of 12 helicopters to India, which suspended the deal amid charges the Anglo-Italian firm paid bribes to clinch the contract. The $753-million deal to buy the luxury AW101 helicopters for use by Indian political VIPs came under scrutiny in India earlier this year.

ed 350,000 civilian employees furloughed by the Defense Department during the US government shutdown will be recalled to work, the Pentagon said Saturday. Pentagon officials estimated that about 90 per cent or more of civilian employees would be allowed to return to their jobs, and aimed to bring many back as soon as Monday.

Technology glitches plague Barack’s Obamacare

Rob Lever

WASHINGTON: It’s not just politics, but technology issues raising questions about the future of Obamacare, the landmark health reform spearheaded by President Barack Obama.

As the enrollment system went live October 1 for new Affordable Care Act to cover the uninsured, websites set up for the federal and state governments saw overloads, glitches and crashes, in a big embarrassment for the program.

“Whether you are for or against Obamacare, everyone seems to agree the government really dropped the ball on this rollout,” said independent technology analyst Jeff Kagan.

“Why didn’t the government ask for corporate help before the train wreck?”

US health officials and some experts said the surge of interest was positive, but the technical problems could deal a blow to the program, which aims to extend coverage to millions of Americans lacking insurance.

“It seems these are normal growing pains,” said Robert Field, a health care policy specialist at Drexel University.

“It would have been surprising if there were no problems.

In a way, they are a victim of their own success. But if we have these problems weeks from now it will be something more serious.”

The launch of healthcare.gov and exchanges in more than 30 states went ahead despite a US government shutdown incited by Republicans opposed to the law, and Obama vowed that six in 10 people could find insurance there for less than $100 per month.

But millions of people were frustrated by the technical issues. AFP found error messages and system failures on several sites, as did other media organizations.

While the Obama administration has a reputation for being tech-savvy, analysts said the bureaucratic process made it difficult to refine and test the system before it went live.

Stephanie Lee (L), and Payal Shah (C), counselors with The Metropolitan Family Health Network, encourage Stephanie Ruiz (R), who is uninsured, to sign up for the Affordable Care Act, better known as ObamaCare, prior to Ruiz’s appointment at a branch of the Metopolitan Family Health network in Jersey City, New Jersey. ANDREW BURTON/GETTY IMAGES/AFP “It took nearly two years to come out with regulations” for the system, said Dan Schuyler at the health consulting firm Leavitt Partner.

“The vendors are very capable, but because of a lack of guidance and timing and delays, they could not get the system tested.”

Chris Rasmussen, an analyst who follows health care with the Center for Democracy and Technology digital rights group, said the problems appear to be “easily repairable” but could produce a public relations “black eye” for Obamacare.

Rasmussen said his group’s analysis suggests the privacy and security of the online exchanges appears to be robust despite “hyperbole” from

Obamacare critics.

Kagan said it was important for the administration to fix the glitches before trust in the system is eroded.

“This is one of the largest and most complex things we have ever done. Typically, a company launches a project like this in a city, then a few cities,” said Kagan.

“They figure out what doesn’t work right and they fix it before they roll it out nationwide. Why the government thinks it doesn’t have to follow the same rules of common sense is a mystery.”

Conservatives opposing the reform seized on the news as a sign of the overall problems with the law, which has created a political chasm in Washington

leading to the government shutdown.

David Inserra of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank, said the technical issues highlight broader problems with the reform.

“The cyber risks in the Obamacare exchanges endanger Americans by making them more susceptible to identity theft, insurance fraud, and other crimes,” he wrote in a blog post.

“Add to that a whole host of other Obamacare failures, delays, special exemptions, broken promises, and unintended consequences.”

Republican Senator John Barrasso told Fox Business News that “I don’t think these are glitches. This is a systemat-

ic failure of the exchanges.”

Douglas Holtz-Eakin, president of the center-right American Action Forum told Fox “it’s hard to believe that after two-and-a-half years, they weren’t ready for the traffic to the sites, they weren’t ready to determine eligibility, and literally they weren’t ready to turn on the switch and have it function properly.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius meanwhile argued that “the volume-related issues are ones that we welcome.”

She told CNN this “shows how many people are eager to get real information,” and noted that the enrollment period goes through March 2014.

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FOCUS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

‘I’M STILL NOT DEAD’ Kate Millar Agence France-Presse

BERLIN: A generation ago, German readers were shocked and fascinated by the story of a 13-year-old girl shooting up heroin and working as a child prostitute on the gritty streets of 1970s West Berlin.

The harrowing biography of the pretty teenager, then identified only as Christiane F., sold more than four million copies, was turned into a movie guest-starring David Bowie and became a school textbook.

For many readers now, the biggest surprise about a new book by Christiane F., to be published Thursday during the Frankfurt Book Fair, is that its author is still alive.

“I’m still not dead,” says the woman whose full name is Christiane Felscherinow.

“Hardly anyone would have believed that I’d turn 51 years old,” she says in a short online video to promote her new book “Christiane F. - Mein Zweites Leben” (My Second Life).

“But look, here I am. Many warned me, ‘if you continue that way, you won’t see 40’,” she adds, her voice raspy but her face betraying surprisingly few signs of the years of drug abuse and turmoil that continued well into adulthood.

Felscherinow spent her teenage years in high-rise tower blocks in the west of what was then a divided Berlin, the daughter of a violent father and a working mother.

At age 12, she took hashish; by 13 she was into heroin, keen to fit in with the crowd she met at West Berlin’s trendy “Sound” disco to escape her

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he harrowing biography of the pretty teenager, then identified only as Christiane F., sold more than four million copies, was turned into a movie guest-starring David Bowie and became a school textbook.

home life.

Caught in a spiral of addiction, crime and squalor, she joined other youngsters turning tricks to fund the habit around the city’s Bahnhof Zoo railway station, even as friends died from overdoses around her.

Finally she was sent to stay with her grandmother in the country and beat the addiction.

‘I was so clean’ Her path to fame started when she testified as a witness at a paedophile’s trial and met a reporter for news weekly Stern.

Their initial interview turned into a three-month exchange, which led to a series of magazine articles and then the co-authored 1978 book Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo (We, Children of Bahnhof Zoo) -simply titled “Christiane F.” in the English version.

The gritty story cracked open a deadly world unknown to many, but its “hero”, with her cool hairstyle, love of Bowie and candidness, also roused readers’ sympathy.

Three years later followed a movie with a Bowie soundtrack and appearance. By now Christiane F. had become Germany’s most famous junkie.

As a young adult, she was invited onto chat shows, and even flew to Los Angeles after the film’s US release to appear on a radio show, and met rock and acting stars including Billy Idol.

But the story didn’t end there, as she writes in her new book.

She fell back into old habits, cocaine initially and then “H”, as it’s referred to in the film.

“I was so clean that I no longer tolerated it,” she writes.

“I just puked again and again, even when my stomach was already empty.

“I know it sounds nuts; you puke your guts up but it feels like the loveliest thing in the world.”

The Second Life autobiography, which Felscherinow presents in Frankfurt next Friday, is another disarmingly frank chronicle of rollercoaster years of drugs, withdrawal, adventures with rock and literary stars, and even a stint in jail.

It kicks off with life on a Greek island, where she fell in love, had an abortion and was eventually let down when her lover came out of jail and began an affair with his brother’s girlfriend.

“Today I know that these years in Greece were the happiest of my life,” she says in the book, co-written with journalist Sonja Vukovic.

The birth of her son, Phillip, in 1996 heralds hope and happiness.

“There was now this tiny being that needed me. And it was all I needed. Everything else didn’t matter to me,” she writes.

Felscherinow movingly describes her quest to be a good mother, striving for everyday routines to provide a stable family life: “The boy simply did me good. Through him I became a better person.”

But in 2008 when she tried to move to Amsterdam, authorities took away custody.

She and Phillip went to the Netherlands, only to return six weeks later to Germany where he was placed with foster parents.

She later won custody rights back in 2010, but decided that the boy should stay with his foster parents instead, according to Stern.

The years have left other scars. Felscherinow has been on a methadone substitution programme for nearly 20 years, and she suffers from Hepatitis C. But to many, she is a sur-

vivor, not afraid to look back with brutal honesty.

Last month, her face was again on the cover of Stern news weekly, with the same intense gaze and clean-cut pony tail, as a photo the magazine ran of her at age 16.

“With her sensitive gift of observation and precise memory, a determination and adventurous courage,” wrote a Stern reporter, “she reported without self pity, unsparingly even against herself.”

THEN AND NOW At age 12, she took hashish; by 13 she was into heroin, keen to fit in with the crowd she met at West Berlin’s trendy “Sound” disco to escape her home life.

But look, here I am.

Many warned me, ‘if you continue that way, you won’t see 40.

Christiane F.

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ANALYSIS SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

How do Nobel laureates spend their prize money?

Once the frenzied media attention, formal appearances and ceremonies are over, this year's Nobel laureates will also have to decide how to spend the $1.25 million prize money.

Tom SULLIVAN

STOCKHOLM: Nobel laureates sometimes display as much ingenuity when deciding how to spend their prize money as they did on the work that won them the award in the first place.

When Sir Paul Nurse won the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2001, he decided to upgrade his motorbike. A fellow winner in 1993, Richard Roberts, installed a croquet lawn in front of his house.

Austrian author Elfriede Jelinek, who won in 2004, said the prize meant "financial independence."

This year's awards get under way on Monday, starting with the medicine prize and wrapping up a week later with the economics prize.

Once the frenzied media attention, formal appearances and ceremonies are over, this year's Nobel laureates will also have to decide how to spend the eight million kronor ($1.25 million, 925,000 euros) prize money.

And judging from past experience, anything can happen.

Sometimes they donate it to charity or scientific research, but that is by no means universal.

Lars Heikensten, executive director of the Nobel Foundation, said there were no obvious shop-

ping trends among laureates.

"I think it depends a lot on which country they come from, their personal finances... what kind of incomes they have when they get the prize, and where they are in life," he said.

However real estate is a popular option, at least among those willing to reveal what they spend the money on.

Over a million dollars sounds like a lot but it is often shared between several winners, diluting their Nobel spending power.

Wolfgang Ketterle at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who shared the 2001 physics prize with two colleagues, put his share towards a house and his children's education.

"Since half goes to taxes in the US, there was nothing (more) left," he said.

Phillip Sharp, the American co-winner of the 1993 medicine prize, decided to splash out on a 100-year-old Federal style house.

"I took that money and bought a little bit bigger house... It's a beautiful old place," he told AFP, adding that "the money is a nice part of the process" but "the important thing about the prize is the recognition."

Deciding how to spend their money can take some time as new

US PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON WON THE PRIZE IN 1920 BUT LEFT IT IN A SWEDISH BANK TO EARN INTEREST, APPARENTLY BECAUSE HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT LIFE AFTER RETIREMENT IN AN AGE WHEN FORMER PRESIDENTS GOT NO GOVERNMENT PENSION, ACCORDING TO ONE BIOGRAPHY. laureates are inundated with offers to attend meetings, lectures and inaugurations during their first year.

"I've not managed to think about the prize money. There have been great demands on my time," said Serge Haroche, joint winner of the 2012 physics prize, although he said he would probably look into real estate.

For winners of the peace prize the decision is often more clearcut, as the honour tends to go to

politicians, organisations and activists who are under more public scrutiny.

Many, like US President Barack Obama in 2009 and the European Union in 2012, donate to charities.

Others support pet projects: the 2008 winner, former Finnish president Martti Ahtisaari, said he would finance a conflict resolution group he had set up.

Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus, who founded the Grameen Bank -- which gives loans to lift people out of poverty -- said he would fund an eye hospital and a business making affordable food for the poor with his 2006 prize money.

But there has been one notable exception to the charitable giving.

US President Woodrow Wilson won the prize in 1920 but left it in a Swedish bank to earn interest, apparently because he was concerned about life after retirement in an age when former presidents got no government pension, according to one biography.

Cash prize lowered after economic crisis Literature laureates tend to be more private about how they use the money but the choice is often equally straightforward.

"Even if Nobel-winning authors are quite well known many of them will not have made much money from writing," said Anna Gunder, a Nobel literature expert at Uppsala University.

While the prize might keep the wolf from the door for some years, giving them freedom to write, it can also briefly have the opposite effect.

"It really changes their careers... During the first year after they've won they often write less but they generally continue after a year or two," said Gunder.

The Nobel prize sum has fluctuated over the years, most recently in 2012 when it was reduced following the financial crisis.

"We chose last year to act preemptively and take down the prize money and our expenditure by 20 percent," said Heikensten.

"Since we're in this 'forever' we had to act in good time."

There are no plans to increase the prize money again in the near future but few are likely to complain when they get that Nobel phone call.

"I don't think the prize money is the real issue," said physics laureate Haroche. "I think the prize would be just as prestigious withAFP out it."

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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

The French find a place

King Philippe invokes Durga

NEW DELHI: Francophiles, French expa-

BRUSSELS: King Philippe invoked the

triates, European travellers, and students brushing up French language skills are in for a treat as Oxford bookstore in Connaught Place, in the national capital has dedicated a corner to French books. The bookstore unveiled the collection in association with the French Embassy. There is a collection of children’s books and movies.

power of Durga to seek help in nations’ search for “unity of purpose” and in taking up challenges of the times. The King who ascended the throne only last July after his father King Albert II, abdicated, broke protocol when he and Queen Mathilde drove up to the airport tarmac to receive Pranab Mukherjee.

26-year-old Chitranka Chowdhury’s aim was to fill every canvas with colour which led her to set up Artfully Yours.

NEW DELHI: Art aficionados, cultural connoisseurs and litterateurs have a new destination later this month with the Banaras Utsav debuting in India’s cultural calendar. One of the oldest and colourful cities of India will host the four-day festival starting October 24 at various venues, including ghats, with people from art, music, handicrafts and literature exchanging ideas and exhibiting their works.

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rt could be in words, pictures or colours. But the fact remains that it’s the way in which one expresses beauty in his/her chosen medium. Every artist has their own perception and understanding about art. According to Chitranka Chowdhury, “Art is life in vivid hues. You express your inner emotions through art, and that’s exactly what I do” It takes a lot of patience to express what one feels within but with growing technology and newer platforms cropping up every now and then, times have changed for artists who are on the lookout for modes to showcase their work. Long gone are the days when an artist was scared to take up art as a fulltime career.

Coming from a rooted Bengali background, Chitranka had a strong inclination towards painting. “My childhood was amazing and so memorable. I was always surrounded by friends and family. As a kid, I used to love doodling on walls, on doors or on any empty space that I could get my hands on. Every doodle or scribble I did, I considered it a masterpiece. I was a kid so I was allowed to think that way,” she says.

So did it stop with the scribbling one would wonder, but little do we know of her talents.

“When I eventually started my venture, it was painting on fabrics mostly, which included everything from, t-shirts to kurtas, sarees. Later I stretched my repertoire to canvases, clay pots, glassware, mobile covers and murals of course,” she says.

Setting up her venture, Artfully Yours, signed Chintraka’, in October 2012, was a dream come true for her. “I did my master’s in journalism, with

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a background in print media. I, then went ahead and worked in the advertising industry for two years. Though the experience was amazing, I had always wanted to do something that I would be happy doing. So I set up Artfully Yours.”

Christened by her sister, her name literally means, ‘an artist ‘.

Day in and day out, she proves that there is no mountain high enough that can keep one from climbing it especially if it’s a loved one who is doing the pushing and providing all the support.

“I wanted to give wings to my dreams, This is where my family and friends imbibed the trust in

me to take it forward. I think my work reflects all the positive energy around me,” says the talented artist.

Love for the art is the first step towards an entire world of creative, imagination and passion. Belief in your talent and the courage to express it takes one on a different path altogether.

Artists like Chitranka have proven to us that expressing your artistic abilities in the way you like, is no more a hobby or an extra circular activity.

“Just follow your heart, and live your dreams. We have one life, so paint it with all the brightest shades possible. Don’t leave any canvas plain,” she says.

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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Climate Council raises $1m The climate change expert Professor Tim Flannery’s “Obamastyle” campaign to raise cash for a new Climate Council has generated $1m. Flannery was sacked as head of the federal government’s Climate Commission when the prime minister, Tony Abbott, announced he was abolishing the body to save money.

London air pollution high Air pollution from traffic and industry is dangerously high in east London, according to tests by local “citizen scientists”. Local environment groups placed 36 diffusion monitoring tubes on structures close to parks, bus stops, busy roads and in residential areas, to measure emissions in more than 30 streets. They were left for four weeks and only four were removed or stolen.

Walruses gather on island An estimated ten thousand Pacific walruses have huddled together on a remote island in the Chukchi Sea (map), an unusual phenomenon that’s due to a lack of sea ice, experts say.

The giant marine mammal is known to “haul out”— literally haul its body onto ice or land to rest or warm up — on various places along the Arctic coast.

First-ever global deal struck on airline CO2 emissions

According to the ICAO forecasts, airline industry’s carbon emissions will have risen between four and six times. A deal on curbing the emissions is agreed upon.

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first-ever global deal on curbing the airline industry’s rising carbon emissions was agreed on Friday, the International Civil Aviation Organization said, though hammering out the details could take years.

The full agreement is not scheduled to take effect until 2020 but the most contentious issues have been resolved, officials said, as the ICAO’s full assembly met behind closed doors in Montreal.

The deal “is an historic milestone for air transport and for the role of multilateralism in addressing global climate challenges,” ICAO Council President Roberto Kobeh Gonzalez said in a statement.

Air transport “now becomes the only major

industry sector to have a multilateral global marketbased mechanism agreement in place to help govern future greenhouse gas emissions,” he added.

Leading up to the vote, China and India had joined the United States and Russia in balking at a European Union push for a carbon levy on flights within three years.

But at midday (1600 GMT), after some 1,400 delegates representing 170 member states voted on the executive committee’s resolution, officials said the plan had been passed and details of the accord would follow.

“The good news is (in) having concluded a general agreement that includes China and India,” a diplomat involved in the negotiations said.

Aviation accounts for around three percent of global CO2 emissions but the ICAO forecasts that by 2050 emissions will have risen between four and six times the levels they were in

2010.

Last year, the EU suspended its CO2 Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) for intercontinental flights, after facing a storm of criticism.

Under the EU’s ill-fated arrangement, airlines flying in EU airspace were required to buy pollution credits to cover 15 percent of their CO2 emissions for the entire flight, wherever it originated.

Several nations rejected the scheme that threatened to tip into a trade war.

The ICAO resolution “is a strong message to Europe after it lost three votes on its proposals,” a negotiator said.

According to a draft text of the agreement submitted for consideration at the ICAO meeting, countries must agree by 2016 on a global market-based mechanism and reject all regional

schemes, according to the negotiator.

The measure is to be accompanied by a series of technical and operational steps to reduce emissions, said a European Commission statement.

Specific proposals under consideration for curbing CO2 emissions include a carbon tax and a carbon trading system.

The European Union would thus have to abandon its more ambitious ETS and adhere to the new global system for curbing greenhouse gases linked to global warming.

Even so, European Commission Vice President Siim Kallas praised Friday’s outcome.

“I am very pleased that after long and hard negotiations we finally have a glob-

al deal on aviation emissions,” Kallas said in a statement.

“This is good news for the traveling public, good news for the aviation industry, but most importantly it is very good news for the planet,” he said.

Furthermore, he added, the deal averts a “damaging conflict among trading partners.”

European Commissioner for Climate Action Connie Hedegaard meanwhile congratulated the ICAO members.

“After so many years of talks the ICAO has finally agreed to the first-ever global deal to curb aviation emissions,” she said.

In addition to the mechanism for curbing emissions, the accord also calls for promoting the use of better alternative aviation fuels and fuel-saving navigation.

There is also an exemption clause that provides a “fair and equitable solution” for a number of countries facing “special circumstances or with limited capabilities,” said the EU. AFP

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FOOD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Food to die for: One dead

Higher mercury level in fish

LONDON: A woman choked to death

DARTMOUTH: Rising ocean surface

on a piece of lamb chop at an Indian restaurant where her boyfriend had told her the “food was to die for”.

Helen Peplow, 56, began to cough when it became stuck in her throat.

Her partner Neil Whitcher, 50, then tried to dislodge it using the Heimlich manoeuvre. The woman died in hospital 48 hours later.

Niacin: fountain of youth?

BLAGOEVGRAD: As an international

temperatures caused by climate change could make fish accumulate more mercury, increasing the health risk to people who eat seafood, Dartmouth researchers and their colleagues report in a study; until now little had been known about the impact of global warming on marine life.

team of researchers headed by Michael Ristow, a professor of energy metabolism, has now experimentally demonstrated, niacin and nicotinamide take effect by promoting formation of so-called free radicals. "In roundworms, these reactive oxygen species prolong life," says Ristow.

A lip-smacking treat With the festival on at The Square, during the weekends till the end of this month, there is no better time to satiate your seafood craving than now.

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staunch meat lover doesn't trade places to become a seafood enthusiast overnight.

Unless… unless you’ve been to the seafood festival at The Square.

With each dish tastier than the other, I, the staunch meat lover, and my friend were left arguing about which seafood dish was the highlight of the night. And the contenders were many.

Never did the thought cross my mind during the meal to try out chicken breast, pork bratwurst, beef piccata at the grill counter which was my initial idea before taking my first bite of the delicious Tandoori Fish Tikka starter.

Then there was the Prawn Vupudu, and Ginger and Chilly Halibut. I should say that was the highlight among the starters… and oh… the fish anchovy. That is a musttry.

Well, we were at a loss for words of praise and space as we ploughed through the spread, for there were many dishes made from various kinds: Halibut, King fish, Thilapia, eel, mackerel, anchovy, crab, mullet, Squids, baby octopus, baracuda, tuna.

Then it was time for the main

PICCATA AT THE GRILL COUNTER WHICH WAS MY INITIAL IDEA BEFORE TAKING MY FIRST BITE

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When: Friday (dinner), Saturday (dinner) and Sunday (Brunch) Till end of October.

course. We already felt stuffy and “comfortably numb” from satiety, but my friend who was with me saw that there was appam and fish stew. I can’t blame her for falling for that, because she is from the Christian belt of Kerala and there the thing enjoys the status of the ‘national dish’. So, I, too, found space for the ‘national dish’.

When executive chef G Muthu Kumar learnt that where my friend was from, he asked her how it was.

“Mmm…” she chewed. “Good…”

There are other choices, too.

There’s the ginger and lemon fish curry, adarakii murat korma curry with roti and naan.

Now the best part. The food festival offers unlimited alcohol to wash down all that you eat. Cool, huh?

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FOOD SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Nine days of gastronomic delights Navratri which spreads over nine days is a time of feasting. We list out four typical Navratri dishes that are everyone’s favourite SABUDANA CUTLET

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HISTORY SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

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1792: The cornerstone is laid for a presidential residence in the newly designated capital city of Washington. In 1800, President John Adams became the first president to reside in the executive mansion, which soon became known as the "White House".

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1985: The hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when US Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom.

2003: Arnold Schwarzenegger becomes California governor. He was elected governor of California, the most populous state in the nation.

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2001: President Bush announces military action in Afghanistan less than a month after al-Qaida terrorists flew commercial jets into the World Trade Center.

2007: Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore wins Nobel Prizein the wake of An Inconvenient Truth.

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1967: Socialist revolutionary and guerilla leader Che Guevara, age 39, is killed by the Bolivian army.

The US-militarybacked olivian forces captured Guevara on October 8 while battling his band of guerillas in Bolivia and assassinated him the following day.

1975: William Jefferson Clinton marries Hillary Rodham in Little Rock, Arkansas. Bill and Hillary met in 1972 while both were studying law at Yale University; both also worked on George McGovern’s 1972 presidential campaign.

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2005: A massive 7.6-magnitude earthquake hits Kashmir region strikes the Kashmir border region between India and Pakistan.

2002: Former President Jimmy Carter wins the Nobel Peace Prize "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development."

Italian explorer Christopher Columbus reaches the New World after sailing across the Atlantic Ocean.

Columbus sights a Bahamian island, believing he has reached East Asia.

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SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2013

Pomp and pageantry Guests turned up in their glamorous best for the award ceremony of Glitterati club. The event was held at Alankarita Resorts on Saturday.

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Pavan 2 Gautham,

Gagan 3 Harshit,

Harpreet 4 Jassi,

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Neha 6 Aman,

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Mansi 10 Koyal,

Anup 11 Jeetu,

Neha 12 Monica,

Aditya 13 Radhika,

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Ishika 15 Seema,

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FUNNY SIDE UP Comedy Express held at Satya Sai Nigamagamam on Saturday saw a host of stars taking part in the show.

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ational award winning art director Thota Tharani is giving it as much as he can to make upcoming Telugu period-drama Rudhramadevi visually grand. The film’s director says his work is awe inspiring. “The sets that he (Thota Tharani) has recreated for this film will be highly talked about because his work is awe inspiring. He has already designed several sets for the film. Currently, we are shooting a song on a set of a queen’s chamber in Annapurna Studios,” director Gunasekhar told IANS.

“This particular set cost us several crores. Since, the story is set in the 13th century, a lot of effort was put into research and detailing of each set. We have nearly completed fifty per cent of the film so far,” he added. The film, which is also produced by Gunasekhar, features Anushka Shetty and Rana Daggubati in the lead roles. Other actors such as Krishnam Raju, Aditi Chengappa, Nathalia Kaur and Zara Shah will be seen in important roles. The film is touted to be India’s first stereoscopic 3D film – IANS

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here is no change in the release date of Junior NTR-starrer Telugu action-drama Ramayya Vasthavayya, says its producer Dil Raju. It will hit the screens October 10 as planned.

There were rumours that the film’s release had been stalled following the Union cabinet’s nod for a separate Telangana state carved out of Andhra Pradesh. “There will absolutely be no change in the release of the film. As scheduled earlier, the film will release worldwide October 10. I know it’s going to be a tough situation in the state, but we are ready to stand up and face the consequences,” Raju told IANS.

First time directors have winning attitude: ASHOK SELVAN

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amil actor Ashok Selvan, who has worked with three debutant directors in backto-back films such as Soodhu Kavvum, Pizza 2: Villa and Thegidi, says he finds a winning attitude in them.”I haven’t worked with experienced directors yet, and therefore, I can’t compare them with newcomers.

But one thing that I have noticed in first time directors is their

urge to win. They work with a winning attitude and I admire it,” Ashok told IANS. “They are always up for interaction and suggestions. I have just started my career but I don’t have to think twice to start a conversation with them. I guess it’s not the same with experienced directors,” he added. While Ashok worked with debutant Nalan Kumarasamy in

Soodhu Kavvum, he teamed up with Deepan Chakravarthy and Ramesh for upcoming releases Pizza 2: Villa and Thegidi, respectively. Since we all belong to the same age category, more or less, our thoughts culminate and help us in working together sans ego, “ said the young actor. – IANS

“This festival (Dussehra) season has been very lucky for me. I can’t compromise this time and even if we face unforeseen problems, I may postpone the film by a day or two, but I don’t intend to miss this occasion,” he added.

Kotha Bangaru Lokam and Brindavanam were two of Raju’s earlier releases that minted money after their release during the Dussehra weekend in 2008 and 2010, respectively. Asked if the formation of Telangana will affect the business of films, he said: “We can only comment when films are released, until then we can’t predict.” Meanwhile, film events such as audio launches and success meets scheduled for the weekend have been cancelled for undisclosed reasons. The audio of Nagarjuna-starrer Bhai was to be launched Friday but the launch has been cancelled.

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SAIFEENA MAKE THE COVER OF HARPER’S

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ower couple, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor have yet again made it to the cover of international magazine, Harper’s Bazaar. The couple, who were launched on the cover of the magazine’s 2009 issue, looked extremely radiant and sizzled on the cover.

The couple’s photo shoot took place in Maldives which happens to be their favourite destination as well.

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he late actress Jiah Khan seems to have been in the news more so after her death than she was when she was alive. Her mother Rabia Khan, who has been fighting to get justice for her daughter’s death had alleged that Jiah committed suicide because of her tumultuous relationship with Suraj Pancholi, Zareena Wahab and Aditya Pancholi’s son.

But now Jiah’s mother is claiming that her daughter may have been murdered. According to sources, she thinks that the investigation was not carried out properly, and believes that the medical evidence points out that “something is missing” as far as suicide is concerned. She is now petitioning for a CBI probe into the death of her daughter.

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rrfan Khan’s lucky streak seems to be never ending. With one winning movie after another, right from Paan Singh Tomar to The Lunchbox recently, this Life of Pi actor has made an impact with his acting, time and again.

His new film, Qissa:The Tale of a Lonely Ghost, in which Irrfan plays Umber Singh, was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival and has also won the Neptac Award for World or International Asian Film.

The film, which is written and directed by Anup Singh is quite touching and extremely emotional.

The film also features Tisca Chopra and Shanghai actor Tillotama Shome in prominent roles.

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‘Release of Indian films will double in Japan’ A RADHIKA BHAIRANI Indo-Asian News Service

amir Khan-starrer 3 Idiots not just gave the $2 billion Indian film industry a “foothold” in Japan but also opened up viewers to a “comparatively traditional” affair like Shah Rukh Khan’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan, says Akifumi Sugihara of Japan’s 101year-old production studio. The number of releases will soon double, he predicts.

Sugihara, executive vice president (International Operations Department) of Japan’s oldest film production and distribution firm Nikkatsu Corporation, first came to India in 2011 to attend the Mumbai Film Mart, an annual business-to-business platform at the Mumbai Film Festival.

Since then, his company has released four Indian films in Japan — 3 Idiots, which is still showing, Don 2, Ek Tha Tiger and Jab Tak Hai Jaan.

This month he will be busy releasing Makkhi in his country.

In an e-mail interview, Sugihari talked about the market of Indian films in Japan and how increased coproductions between the two countries can provide “a big stimulus for Asia to form a new highly potential entertainment market”.

Q. What attracted you to the Mumbai Film Mart (MFM)?

A. There were some souls I know well in the Japan film industry who repeatedly said good things about

Bollywood films and the industry. At the same time, I happened to know that Reliance Entertainment was influencing Hollywood in a substantial degree. Also, many Hollywood actors said they would like to appear in Bollywood films. These news about India and Bollywood encouraged me a lot to attend the MFM two years ago.

What is the level of interest in Indian cinema in Japan?

I feel 3 Idiots made a kind of foothold for Indian films in Japan market. I think the number of Indian films, which are (currently) being released in Japan, will be more than doubled immediately. What we will have to do as a distributor is to see how we can keep the trend growing.

You bought three films — 3 Idiots, Don 2 and Ek Tha Tiger. Did you recover the cost and earn profit?

Actually, I bought four movies! In addition to what you said, Jab Tak Hai Jaan as well.

We could manage to recoup the marketing expenditures for all those movies. 3 Idiots turned out to be a super hit.

All the chosen movies were hardcore commercial films. Indian cinema is currently

witnessing a new wave of cinema in terms of its scripts and screenplay. Is that attracting Japanese viewers?

That new wave or new trend actually motivated me to get involved more deeply in Indian movies. That must have affected lots of Japanese audience as well.

Those audience, who were motivated by those new wave movies, found fresh interest in a comparatively traditional type of movie like Jab Tak Hai Jaan too.

What sort of movies do Japanese viewers want to see?

There seems to be a polarisation in the audience’s tastes — tremendously energetic action-oriented movies or mentallyhealing, heart-moving movies with a message.

Indian films are seen as a viable medium for foreign countries to promote tourism, and India and Japan have recently signed a deal to get into co-productions and for exchange of technical

expertise. How do you think it will benefit the film industry and tourism in both the countries?

Although Japan and India seem to be close to each other spiritually, they know little about each other. Through movies, people in both the countries will get to know each other much better and hopefully, people in both the countries will share common entertainment interests through co-productions. That will prove to be a big stimulus for Asia to form a new highly potential entertainment market.

What are the facilities available for Indian filmmakers to shoot in your country?

That is the biggest problem we will have to deal with and resolve. We will need our government’s help.

Are Japanese filmmakers interested in collaborating with Indian filmmakers and shooting in India?

IANS A great deal!

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Lea Michele sings for Monteith’s tribute

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ctress Lea Michele has sung for actor Cory Monteith’s tribute episode on musical TV drama Glee. Michele has been joined by Chris Colfer in the homage, which is set to the tune of Bob Dylan’s Make you feel my love. The episode will go on air next week in the US, reports contactmusic.com.

Producers have decided to kill Monteith’s character Finn Hudson and the episode, which airs in the US October 10, will see his grief-stricken fellow Glee club members come to terms with his death.

Monteith was found dead in his hotel room in Vancouver July 13. The actor died from an overdose of a mix of alcohol and IANS heroin.

Diana weak only in Britain: Director

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irector Oliver Hirschbiegel says his recent biopic Diana has got good collections in many parts of the world, except Britain. The movie, based on the life of late British princess Diana and her affair with surgeon Hasnat Khan, got negative reviews from critics.

“In all the other places where it’s opened - in Poland, the Czech Republic, Turkey and Slovakia - it’s been very strong,” dailystar.co.uk quoted Hirschbiegel as saying.

“For the British, Diana is still a trauma they haven’t come to terms with,” he added.

The movie stars Naomi Watts in the lead role. IANS

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enélope Cruz had a very simple answer when asked what her secret was to looking so darn gorgeous—particularly three months after giving birth to her second child.

“Just running after them, running after the kids, I think,” the Spanish actress told E! News at the premiere of her latest film, The Counselor, in London.

People with eyes would have to agree, as does her husband of three years, fellow Oscar winner Javier Bardem.

Asked how his wife was doing, he replied, simply, “Good. Gorgeous as usual.”

Cruz and Bardem welcomed daughter Luna in July. They’re also parents to 2-year-old son Leo.

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SUNDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Mariachi wear 7 ‘No — —!’

12 Throng 17 Hoofed animal 21 Musical compositions 22 Lend — — 23 Scarfed 24 Ms Raines of movies 25 Snacks 26 They last a long time 28 Insatiable, maybe 29 Quit stalling 30 Uprisings 32 Festive nights 33 Hoity-toity (hyph) 35 Out of — world 37 Recital pieces 38 Little chirper 39 Party provisioner 40 Musician’s org 42 Calf locale 43 Graph paper pattern 44 Nine-day devotions 45 Emulated a crow 47 What never to tell (2 wds) 48 Dice throw 49 Insect secretion 52 Krypton or argon 53 Stew ingredient 54 Prepared apples 55 Beatles’ ‘Penny —’ 59 Pressed 61 River crossings 62 Crooner — Vallee 63 Eminent 64 Frequent mover 65 Off one’s rocker 66 Gloss target 67 ‘Sure enough!’

68 Glimpse from afar 69 Charged particles 70 Some hermits 72 Black tea 73 Tierra — Fuego 74 Young equine 75 Under — (secret) 76 ‘Venerable’ monk 77 Fanatic 80 Ventricle neighbour 82 Like a closed community 83 Main role 84 Mouthful 85 Flowery shrub 87 Cookie sheets 88 Ember 89 Sink necessity 90 And so 91 Wallop 92 Seashore 94 Hypnotic state 95 ‘Butch Cassidy’ role 96 Yukon transport 97 Look at amorously 98 A little, in Lyon 99 Gathered dust 100 Ms Massey of old films 101 Oater showdown 102 Ballroom number 104 Dim 107 Think positive 108 Fizzy drink 109 Galaxy units 113 Red wines 114 Floor covering

115 Beyond zealous 117 ‘. . . to buy — — pig’ 118 Team cheer 119 Early toon clown 120 Rhine nymph 122 Back again 123 White House staffer 124 Hippie slogan (2 wds) 127 Like some debts 129 Chills the drinks 130 Seat-finder 131 Happening 132 Cote sound 133 Tore apart 134 Quiet times 135 Mattress brand 136 Vim and vigour DOWN 1 ‘Moonlight —’ 2 Historical periods 3 Rural 4 Tool handle wood 5 Colleague 6 Mountain curves 7 Coaxed 8 Not digital 9 Salamanders 10 Applies makeup 11 Puckster Bobby — 12 Breathed hard

13 Like some chests 14 Hwys 15 ‘The,’ to Wolfgang 16 Taken captive 17 Give Novocain 18 Campy horror show actress 19 Misses a syllable 20 Pilot’s aid 27 Like a seance 31 Meadow rodents 34 Ra’s symbol 36 Cul-de- — 38 Subpoenas 39 Quail family 41 Leafed through 43 Happy about 44 Dorks 46 Roll of bills 47 Prefix for ‘dynamic’ 48 Broths 49 Like a tablet 50 Issued from 51 Gripe 53 Comfy shoes 54 Corn holders 55 Company emblem 56 Plato and Socrates 57 After expenses 58 Shogun’s capital 60 Vote against

61 Arial or Helvetica 63 Running shoe name 65 ‘Damn Yankees’ vamp 66 Sgt Friday’s outfit 67 Funny Foxx 69 Whit 70 PC screens 71 Actress Charlotte — 72 Clap of thunder 74 Hudson Bay tribe 75 Hungers for 76 Mix batter 78 City in New York 79 Doctrine 81 Killer whale 82 — Radner of ‘SNL’ 83 Finish last 84 Undergarment 85 Feminine pronoun 86 Kitty, maybe 87 Itty-bitty 88 Ring up 89 Defeats badly 91 Spouts, as a whale 92 Stylish auto 93 Curved molding 94 Speaker pro — 96 Lazy 98 School kid 100 Notion 101 Sorrow

102 Flack or Peters 103 — — disadvantage 104 Floodgate 105 Cure, as cement 106 Collar 107 Backpackers 108 Bring up 110 Brief romance 111 — to go (eager) 112 Plodding

113 Preside at a meeting 114 Sunbather’s need 115 Oar puller 116 Poker card 119 Ancient cosmetic 120 Be mad about 121 — — a good thing 125 Baton Rouge sch 126 Foot, in zoology 128 Edgar Allan — PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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STAR POWER Date 7-10-2013

As per Hindu panchang

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TAURUS

GEMINI

Unexpected fortune is likely to make you financially strong. Avoid being selfish and give shape to innovative plans.

Success is certain for you. Comforts set to increase. Health problem is likely.

Help through women and luxurious lifestyle is likely. New friends will be added to your circle. Expenses are likely to go beyond expectations. Employees may be given new responsibilities.

You will be successful in all undertaken work. Happy events are likely to take place. Some might face problem in govt-related work. Newlyweds will be blessed with an offspring soon.

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LEO

VIRGO

Hurdles in performing good events will be over and. Debt issues will be under control. Good turning points make life lovely. Avoid unwanted arguments.

Financial position will improve.

You are likely to get a vital position in the society. A court verdict is likely to go in your favour. You will succeed over your enemies. Medical expenses for parents are likely to go up.

Foes will change attitude and co-operate with you. Unwanted mental tension and health issues are likely to upset you. You are likely to face opposition in the family; solve the issues wisely.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Financial inflow will be good. Be careful while talking to persons of opposite sex. Influx of visitors is likely; will cheer family. Happy events are likely to take place. Ancestral property is likely.

Be careful in implementing your plans.

Some are likely to get respectful position in the society. Businessmen are likely to face problem. Blood relatives will support and keep you happy.

Financial constraints are likely. Health problems are likely. Avoid unwanted arguments with family members. Trips undertaken will be successful as the purpose of such trips will be met.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Delayed marriage talks will resume and end successfully. Avoid bad friends.

Employees advised to complete all work in stipulated time. Businessmen advised to keep a watch on their staff.

Father’s business will flourish.

Unexpected events taking place for your benefit will surprise you. Be careful while driving as a minor accident is not ruled out. Couples will be cordial.

If you act according to circumstances, you will be successful. Avoid unwanted discussions, wasting time, and women’s advice. Expenses are likely to go up and deficit will upset you.

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Eight of Cups – You have everything and your life is near perfect. This is to the outside world.

But only you know that you’re missing something.

Queen of Cups – You seem vulnerable and those around you feel you might need to protect yourself better. What you feel is what you show on your face.

The High Priestess – There are many thoughts and ideas forming in your head right now. You cannot pursue all. Filter the ideas and chase one that works best.

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LEO

VIRGO

The Emperor – You meet an interesting member of opposite sex. There is immediate chemistry and much passion in the relationship. Enjoy this time together.

Six of Cups – Pay attention to essentials and do what’s needed on a daily basis so you don’t waste time with the planning and transition of tasks.

King of Cups – Live in the moment. You tend to end up thinking of the past, regretting past actions, or of the future, worrying about what’s going to happen.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Three of Swords – Grief and disappointment are indicated.

You feel betrayed by someone very close to you. You need to pick up the pieces and move on now.

Ace of Swords – You’re choosing only the extremes and this is not very good.

There is a perfectly good middle path and you need to consider taking it.

Queen of Pentacles – You effectively use emotion and practicality to get ahead.

Don’t hide a secret from those who really need to know. Be more open.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Three of Pentacles – Upgrade your skills and think carefully of the future. You may need to do something more in order to move ahead in your career.

Nine of Swords – Marriage needs attention. You and your partner might want to take a holiday together and spend some alone-witheach-other time.

Three of Cups – A third person may be interfering in a romantic relationship.

It could be a mother or a sibling, who is anxious and worried about you constantly.

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TAROT READ Date 7-10-2013

Since laughter is the best medicine

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hen NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300°C. The Russians used a pencil.

rattles off: “Doctor, take a look at me. When I woke up this morning, I looked at myself in the mirror and saw my hair all wiry and frazzled up, my skin was all wrinkled and pasty, my eyes were bloodshot and bugging out, and I had this corpselike look on my face! What's WRONG with me, Doctor!?”

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ctress-comedian Sofia Vergara, who wants to walk down the aisle in a Vera Wang creation, says she plans to have big celebrations for her wedding.

"I don't know why people think it's so interesting to know where I'm getting married," eonline.com quoted Vergara as saying.

"We've only been engaged one year and I have to plan a very big wedding, so it's going to be when I have time to not only to plan the wedding, but then take time off after the wedding because it's going to be big," said the 41-year-old, who attended the premiere of her latest movie Machete Kills.

She is engaged to businessman Nick Loeb. IANS

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highly-anticipated Gravity — starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney — scored a $1.4 million opening on Thursday night, setting it on a course for a $40 million haul on its opening weekend.

The movie is also on pace to break records when it comes to 3D ticket sales. According to online ticketing site Fandango, 91% of tickets sold for Gravity are in 3D, outpacing even Avatar.

Gravity cost roughly $100 million to produce and generated rave reviews following showings at the Venice, Telluride and Toronto film festivals.

Should the film hit the $40 million mark, it would be one of the largest openings in October. Paranormal Activity 3 currently holds the record for the largest launch during this month with $52 million.

Runner Runner, starring Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake, also opens this weekend and is expected to debut in the $10-12 million range.

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ctress Reese Witherspoon will star in fairytale spoof comedy titled Happily Ever After.

The film will be a humorous take on the fairytale genre. It will revolve around the life of a prince and a princess 10 years after they ride off into the sunset.

Through the role, the actress will discover that even after finding the right man, it is important to work in order to keep a relationship together, reports The Hollywood Reporter.

Witherspoon will also co-produce the movie. IANS

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Mirza-Black win title

Hodge, Tait to miss CLT20 final

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ania Mirza and her Zimbabwean partner Cara Black eased past Vera Dushevina and Arantxa Parra Santonja to win the women’s doubles title at the China Open here Saturday. Mirza and Black, seeded eighth, won the title clash 6-2, 6-2 in one hour and six minutes. They seemed a much superior unit against the RussianSpanish combine. The Indo-Zimbabwean pair had stunned top seeds Roberta Vinci and Sara Errani of Italy in the semifinals.

BAI recommends life ban

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ajasthan Royals’Brad Hodge (in pic) and Shaun Tait will miss the Champions League T20 final Sunday at the Ferozeshah Kotla in New Delhi due to injuries.

Hodge has been replaced by Kushal Periera while Sachin Baby has come in as a replacement for pacer Tait. “Hodge was replaced after sustaining a Grade 2-3 MCL ligament tear on his left knee during the semifinal match against CSK in Jaipur last evening [Friday],” said a CLT20 release on Saturday.

he BAI’s disciplinary committee has recommended a life ban for Jwala Gutta for her conduct during an IBL tie in Bangalore Aug 25. She can however be pardoned if she gives an unconditional apology to BAI president Akhilesh Das Gupta.

“We have recommended a life ban on Jwala for her role in the Krrish Delhi Smashers vs Banga Beats tie. Nowehere in Jwala’s reply which she sent to us, is she apologetic for her conduct. So we recommended the ban.”

Vladimir retains titles

MOSCOW: World heavyweight champion Vladimir Klitschko retained his WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO titles with a unanimous points win over Russia’s Alexander Povetkin on Saturday in Moscow.

The Ukrainian champion enjoyed an emphatic victory in his 24th world title fight having put Povetkin on the canvas five times, three times in the seventh round alone.

This was Klitschko’s 61st victory in his 64th professional bout, in front of a 14,000-strong crowd, having earned his first world title back in 2006.

“That was a tough bit of work, he’s a real fighter,” said Klitschko. “I kept landing the punches, but he stayed in there. I believe it was a deserved win, but I think I can improve still.”

With both fighters having come into the fight with a World Boxing Association heavyweight belt, ‘super’ champion Klitschko made it clear who is the best in the world.

“Things didn’t quite go as well as I wanted, but I never give up,” said Povetk-

Ukrainian heavyweight boxing world champion Vladimir Klitschko (R) fights with Russian heavyweight boxer Alexander Povetkin in Moscow on Saturday.

AFP/ALEXANDER NEMENOV in. “Of course, he was the better fighter, he’s the best in the world, that’s clear.”

After a bright start, Povetkin hit the canvas in the second round after a sharp left hook from Klitschko, who weighed in at his lightest weight for four years, but the Russian was soon back on his feet.

Klitschko slowly took the initiative in the third and fourth, as he started to use his jab to effect with Povetkin’s right eye start-

ing to bruise.

The champion seized control in the seventh round when Povetkin went down three times.

A left-right combination put Povetkin back on the canvas and although he survived the count, a fierce follow-up from the Ukrainian had the challenger down twice more.

Povetkin went down for the fifth time in the ninth, although referee Luis Pabon ruled it was a push

from Klitschko.

Povetkin’s face was puffing up, but Klitschko looked fresh in contrast as he chased his 52nd knockout, picking off shots with his left at will.

But Povetkin came out with all guns blazing in the last two rounds and caught the champion with a good right in the 11th, while Klitschko had a point deducted for pushing Povetkin over again.

The Russian was again put on the canvas in the 12th and the pair exchanged blows even after the final bell. The clash at Moscow’s Olimpiyski Arena was a battle of the former Olympic super-heavyweight champions.

Povetkin won the Olympic gold at the 2004 Athens Games, eight years after Klitschko’s victory at the 1996 Atlanta Games.

Povetkin suffered his first defeat having come into the fight with an undefeated record with 18 knockouts in 26 wins, while Klitschko has 51 knock-outs in 61 wins with the last of his three defeats having come AFP nearly a decade ago.

Scott closes gap on Helio HOUSTON: New Zealand’s Scott Dixon closed the gap significantly in the IndyCar Series points standings by capturing the first of two weekend doubleheader races at the Reliant Park street circuit on Saturday.

Dixon’s win combined with a season-worst 18th-place finish for Brazil’s Helio Castroneves allowed Dixon to trim Castroneves’ lead from 49 points to just eight.

There are two races left in the season, comprising Sunday’s second race in Houston and the October 19 race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, California.

“It is not what we expected, but I am still the points leader,” Castroneves said. “We were competitive but I was worried about the car changing a lot from qualifying to the race.”

Qualifying had been scheduled for Friday, but a bump in the track in turn one of the 2.57 kilometre (1.68 mile), 10-turn temporary street circuit forced the session to be postponed until Saturday morning.

Track crews worked overnight and

Winner (R) Scott Dixon and third place finisher (L) Justin Wilson celebrate on the podium on Saturday. AFP/CHRIS TROTMAN into the morning to grind the area in turn one to make it safe for the drivers.

It marked Dixon’s fourth win of the season, and the 33rd of his IndyCar career. In July, the two-time IndyCar champ won at Pocono and then claimed a weekend-sweep in Toronto.

Castroneves qualified at a seasonlow 21st. He had a gearbox problem

and spent nine laps on pit lane getting repairs. He had been the only driver to complete every lap in the first 16 races this season prior to the Houston race.

Dixon, of Auckland, led a racehigh 44 laps and crossed the finish line ahead of Switzerland’s Simona De Silvestro when the race finished under a caution flag. De Silvestro’s secondplace run marked her first podium spot in the series.

Justin Wilson, of England, finished third, followed by Frenchman Simon Pagenaud, who won last month’s race in Baltimore. Josef Newgarden, of the USA, rounded out the top five. “I am still in it. I had a good day,” Pagenaud said. “I have a shot at a win tomorrow. We are not far back, just a tick off.”

Japan’s Takuma Sato started from the pole but he stumbled to a 17th place finish.

In April, Sato became the first Japanese-born driver to win an IndyCar race with a dominating performance on the streets of Long AFP Beach, California.

Pirelli hit back at Alonso YEONGAM: Pirelli have reportedly hit back at Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso after the two-time world champion became the latest driver to criticise their tyres.

After qualifying on Saturday sixth for the Korean Grand Prix, Alonso told reporters that drivers were not able to push to the maximum because of the tyres, which critics say are too fragile.

An unamused Paul Hembery, Pirelli motorsport director, fired back: “Of course Alonso is one of the great F1 drivers, so to hear such comments is disappointing and below the standards you would expect from such a champion.

“I can only suggest he goes to ask the soonto-be four-times champion (Sebastian Vettel) how to get the best from the same tyres,” he was quoted as saying by the BBC. Pirelli changed the design of their tyres following a series of dramatic tyre failures at the British Grand Prix in June, after which drivers had threatened to boycott the German Grand Prix if the problem was not solved.

However drivers have continued to voice their displeasure at the tyres for not being AFP durable enough.

Amway-Nutrilite tennis tourney Results Boys: U-16 pre-quarters: C Gannavaram Raghav bt Vedant Sirimalla 8-6, Nishad bt Sri Charan 8-2, Justice.C Ikeh bt Sheik Rehan 8-0, L Suhith Reddy bt Mayank Reddy 8-6.

U-16 quarters: Rawal Kanuganti bt C Gannavaram Raghav 8-2, Tata Hari Chandan bt Nishad 8-6, Justice C Ikeh bt M Vishaal Kumar 8-7(7-4), T Akhilesh Reddy bt L Suhith Reddy 8-4 U-18 pre-quarters: Sri Charan bt Vedant Chaitanya 8-6, Dhruv Siva Sankar bt Moinuddin 8-3 Girls: U-18 pre-quarters: T Shreya bt K.Sahasmitha 8-5, Jahanvi Reddy bt Nikitha Tewari 8-1 Girls U-16 pre-quarters: Tulasi Kolwar bt Nikitha Tiwari 8-3, T Shreya bt Rishika Rai 8-3 U-16 Quarters: Jahanvi Reddy bt Kotte Sahasmita 87(7-0), Mishgahn bt Tulasi Kolwar 8-2.

League Cricket Eddie Aibara under-19 one day Final Bhavans Junior College 168 in 45.5 overs (Vikas Billa 50, Nafeez 35, Praneeth Reddy 2/21, Chandan Sahani 2/15, Srikanth Reddy 2/47, Naveen Kumar 2/22) lost to Wesely Junior College 170/4 in 41.5 overs (DGJ Chaitanya 47, B Rahul 91 no, Naresh 2/21) Inter District two days Warangal 227 (Sharath Yadav 47, Mohammed Farooq 74, Rakesh Goud 7/82 ) vs Adilabad 179/8 (Ramesh Yadav 74, Lukhman 31no, Vinod 42 no, Mohammed Farooq 4/42)

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Tiger helps US take lead

Jim SLATER

Eagle caps improbable US fightback

COLUMBUS: Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar won twice Saturday to stay unbeaten as the United States seized a 11 1/2-6 1/2 lead over the Internationals at the storm-hit Presidents Cup. Top-ranked Woods and Kuchar edged Japan’s Hideki Matsuyama and Australian Adam Scott 1-up in four-ball to stand 3-0 in the golf showdown at soggy Muirfield Village.

The Americans, who went 4-1 Saturday in four-ball and 2-2 in foursome matches interrupted by a Friday storm, need only six of 16 points available Sunday to win the trophy for the fifth time in a row and go 8-1-1 in the rivalry.

“It’s not over,” Internationals captain Nick Price said. “We’ve still got a lot of golf to play.”

Woods, a 14-time major winner who took five titles and the Player of the Year award this season, has a record 23 Presidents Cup match wins but is fatigued.

“Tiger is honestly beat up.

But Tiger is playing his tail off,” US captain Fred Couples said.

“He’s a little sore and a little battered and this course, the ball is not rolling, it’s playing much harder and much longer so it’s tougher on everybody.”

Heavy rain drenched the course for a third day in a row, pushing the end of four foursomes matches to Sunday with 12 concluding singles matches moved to Sunday morning to try and escape expected afternoon storms. In the only afternoon foursome match to finish, Zach Johnson eagled the par-5 15th for

‘Defending No 1 spot hard’ BEIJING: Novak Djokovic spoke of the challenge he faced defending his number one ranking as he prepares to be unseated from the top spot by Rafael Nadal, his opponent in Sunday’s China Open final. Even if Djokovic reclaims the title at Sunday’s final, he cannot stop Nadal from being named as number one when the ATP announces its new rankings on Monday.

Nadal’s return to the top for the first time since July 2011 marks an astonishing comeback for the 13-time Grand Slam champ, who spent the second half of last year on the sidelines injured.

Djokovic said that being number one “is an ultimate goal and challenge for anybody”. “I know how hard it is because I’ve been fighting for that place for last couple of years and I know what a player needs to do in order to end up (the) year at number AFP one,” he said.

COLUMBUS: Zach Johnso-

Tiger Woods and Matt Kuchar of the U.S. Team celebrate on the 18th green after defeating the team of Scott/ Matsuyama 1up during the Day Three Four-ball Matches at the Muirfield Village Golf Club on Friday in Dublin, Ohio.

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a 4 and 3 victory for him and Jason Dufner over Australian Marc Leishman and South Africa’s Richard Sterne. Two down after seven, they won six of the last eight holes.

The Internationals led in two suspended matches and the US team in one with the other level as darkness fell.

“We’ve still got our work cut out for us,” Couples said.

The Internationals need 11 wins in 16 matches to win.

“We’re going to have a hell of a day tomorrow,” Price said.

Golfers used lift, clean and place rules and played in torrential showers before a 90-minute delay after rain flooded bunkers and greens and made rivers of fairways. “When you’ve got 36 holes in one day and you’ve got rain delays, that’s a whole new story,” Price said. “This is 36 holes of intense pressure for these guys. It’s the end of the season and they are tired.”

Woods, a five-time winner of the US PGA Memorial event played at Muirfield Village, and reigning Memorial champion

Kuchar finished a 4-and-2 foursomes win over South Africans Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen before facing Matsuyama and Masters champion Scott.

Matsuyama won two of the first three holes with birdies but Woods took two of the next three with birdies. Matsuyama sank a five-foot par putt to win 10 but Woods responded with a birdie to win 13, Kuchar birdied 14 and Woods had an eagle conceded at the par-5 15th for a 2-up US edge.

n holed a 115-yard wedge shot at the 15th hole for a match-clinching eagle to cap a US comeback win at the Presidents Cup that dimmed hopes for an Internationals rally.

Johnson and Jason Dufner were 2-down after seven holes Saturday before winning six of the last eight for an improbable 4 and 3 alternate-shot triumph over South African Richard Sterne and Australian Marc Leishman.

“From the eighth hole to the 15th I watched every step with Zach and Duf,” US captain Fred Couples said. “I’ve not seen golf like that ever in alternate shot.

They hit every shot at the flag. It was incredible golf.”

The reversal left the Americans ahead 11 1/2-6 1/2 with four darkness-halted foursomes matches and 12 singles matches set for Sunday at storm-saturated Muirfield Village.

The Americans need to win only six of the 16 available points to win the trophy for the fifth time in a row and improve to 8-1-1 in the overall rivalry.

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Nadal back on top Neil CONNOR

BEIJING: Rafael Nadal (in pic) will return to number one in the world rankings after his semi-final opponent Tomas Berdych retired injured at the China Open Saturday, capping an astonishing comeback for the 13-time Grand Slam champion.

The Spaniard needed to make the final in Beijing to edge ahead of Novak Djokovic in the new rankings, which will be announced by the ATP on Monday.

The second seed will now confront Djokovic on Sunday in the climax of the tournament, after the defending champion in Beijing powered his way though his semi-final, dumping out France’s Richard Gasquet 64, 6-2.

The Serb, who is on his 101st week as the top-ranked player, will be unseated by Nadal even if he reclaims the title.

Nadal, who last topped the

rankings in July 2011, has enjoyed a remarkable season, returning from injury to dominate the hardcourt tournaments.

He told reporters after his match that returning to the top spot had capped “a great year, one of the best years of my

career without any doubt”.

“Sure is special be back to the top position of the ranking after more than a half year without playing tennis,” he added.

“I felt during all the season very excited every time I go on court.”

Berdych pulled out of his semi-final after receiving treatment for an injury with Nadal leading 4-2 in the first set.

Nadal had broken the Czech’s serve in the fifth game after the pair appeared to be matching each other competitively in the early stages.

The world number five told reporters after the match that he suffered a back injury when he reached for a shot.

He also praised Nadal’s achievement on reclaiming the top spot.

“With Rafa, well, just all the credit. It is really incredibly well done in the whole short time that he has become a number one again,” he said.

“That’s really an achievement for an athlete like him.”

Djokovic has been in dominating form in China, where he has an unbeaten run stretching back to 2009. He has won three of the four last tournaments, and did not attend in 2011 due AFP to injury.

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MI march into final Chasing a 154, Mumbai Indians finished the game with five balls and six wickets to spare after a 90-run opening wicket partnership between Dwayne Smith and Sachin Tendulkar.

NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians became the first team to feature in two Champions League Twenty20 finals as they marched past Trinidad and Tobago in the semifinal at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Saturday. They will face Rajasthan Royals in Sunday’s final here.

Chasing a respectable target of 154, the 2011 edition champions managed to finish the game with five balls and six wickets to spare as a beautiful 90-run opening wicket partnership between Dwayne Smith (59) and Sachin Tendulkar (35) guided the team home. Mumbai started the runchase in fantastic fashion with Smith’s 38-ball knock and Tendulkar striking a fantastic partnership till the 11th over.

Tendulkar was in a class of his own.

The packed 45,000-seater Kotla erupted when he started dealing in sixes. When Tendulkar reached 26 with a nudge to backward point, the crowd got their monies worth as the legend reached his 50,000th run in all forms of cricket, becoming the first Asian to do so.

The 40-year-old became the

Kieron Pollard and Dinesh Karthik of Mumbai Indians celebrate their win during the second semifinal of the Karbonn Smart Champions League T20 match against Trinidad & Tobago held at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium, Delhi CLT20-SPORTZPICS/RON GAUNT on Saturday.

16th batsman to aggregate 50,000 runs in all three formats combined. The Mumbai team suffered a jolt when they lost three wickets in a span of six runs and suddenly from 90/0 became 96/3, losing Smith, Tendulkar and Ambati Rayudu (0).

Tweaker Sunil Narine was again at work again, clinching

Afghanistan in WC triggers cash windfall DUBAI: Afghanistan’s remarkable success in qualifying for the 2015 cricket World Cup has netted the country a multi-million dollar windfall.

Afghanistan, playing in the fifth tier of international cricket just five years ago, booked their place in the game’s global showpiece by beating Kenya by seven wickets in Sharjah on Friday.

And on Saturday the financial rewards triggered by their maiden appearance in the cricket showpiece became apparent.

The side from the sport’s second tier will receive a $1 million (£624,000, 738,000 euros) preparation fee from the global governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), ahead of the tournament in Australia and New Zealand.

That comes on top of the $422,000 awarded to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) by the ICC Board in April of this year as part of its Targeted Assistance and Performance Programme (TAPP), aimed at raising playing standards.

In 2014, the top ICC Associate and Affiliate Members - including Afghanistan - will also receive approximately $750,000 in base support through the ICC Development Funding Policy.

And according to the ACB Chief Executive Officer Mohammed Noor, there is the potential for further funding that could amount to as much as $850,000 from the country’s government and sponsorship agreements from domestic and international businesses eager to ride the AFP wave of Afghanistan success.

two of the three wickets as he stopped the rampaging Smith, who hit seven fours and two sixes in his 38-ball knock.

Skipper Rohit Sharma and wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik (33 not out), however, provided solidity in the middleorder. Sharma managed 25 before being bowled by Narine,

who finished with figures of 3/17 from his four overs.

Karthik, on the other hand, continued and hit a six off the last ball to finish off the innings.

Earlier, Evin Lewis continued his fine form as he took flight from the first over. Lewis slashed hard to hit a six over deep backward point off Mitchell Johnson in the first over showing his intentions.

Harbhajan Singh started well by scalping in-form Lendl Simmons (0), who was lured into short pitched delivery and got caught at deep midwicket.

Lewis meanwhile continued his onslaught, going all out against pacer Johnson, whose first two overs went for 23.

The Trinidadian then took on Harbhajan and overall piled on 62 runs off 46 balls, including six boundaries and four sixes to score his second half-century of the tournament.

Lewis was supported well by Darren Bravo (14) and 22-yearold Yannick Ottley (40 not out).

Ottley too came good towards the end hitting two fours and sixes each to take the Caribbean IANS side past the 150-mark.

It’s Tendulkar vs Dravid NEW DELHI: Two modern day greats of the game — Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid — will be up against each other for the last time as both the batsman will hang their boots from the format after the Champions League Twenty20 final at the Ferozeshah Kotla here Sunday. Rajasthan Royals will play their inaugural CLT20 final against the 2011 edition champions after defeating Chennai Super Kings and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively, in the semifinals. Indians’ Tendulkar and Royals skipper Dravid had, both, announced earlier that this would be their final T20 season.

Dravid had retired from international cricket at the beginning of 2012 while Tendulkar, who retired from ODI cricket last December, still plays in Tests.

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Pakistan drop Hafeez Shahid HASHMI

LAHORE: Pakistan Saturday dropped out-of-form opener Mohammad Hafeez (right) from the 12-man squad to play a Test series against South Africa in the United Arab Emirates this month, the South Asian country’s cricket body said.

The series starts in Abu Dhabi on October 14, with the second Test in Dubai from October 23.

The 32-year-old, Pakistan’s Twenty20 captain, has scored just 102 in his last five Tests. He managed 43 in a 3-0 Test defeat in South Africa in February and scored only 59 in the two-Test series against Zimbabwe last month.

Misbah-ul Haq was last week retained as Test and one-day captain.

Three players will be added to the squad after a three-day practice match between Pakistan ‘A’ and South Africa in Sharjah starting from October 8.

Pakistan and South Africa will also play five one-day and two Twenty20 internationals, for which squads will be named later, the Pakistan Cricket Board said in a statement.

Pakistan, who are without a chief selector, left out batsmen Asad Shafiq, Umar Akmal, Ahmed Shahzad and Shan Masood, but they still have a chance of making the larger squad, which so far only has one opener in Khurram Manzoor.

Paceman Mohammad Irfan, at 7ft

1in the tallest cricketer to play at international level, earned a Test recall despite an unimpressive two-match stint in South Africa earlier this year when he took just one wicket.

Pakistan looked set to ploy a spindominated attack against South Africa with the inclusion of 34-year-old leftarmer Zulfiqar Babar, Saeed Ajmal and Abdul Rehman.

Umar Amin, 24, was also recalled after failing to impress in four Tests in 2010. He will lead Pakistan ‘A’ in the practice match.

Squad: Misbah-ul Haq (capt), Khurram Manzoor, Azhar Ali, Younis Khan, Umar Amin, Adnan Akmal, Saeed Ajmal, Zulfiqar Babar, Abdul Rehman, Junaid Khan, Mohammad AFP Irfan, Rahat Ali.

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Moyes hails star Januzaj Jason MELLOR

SUNDERLAND: David Moyes insists he’s relaxed over the future of Adnan Januzaj (right) after the teenage midfielder marked his full Premier League debut with both goals as Manchester United fought back to win 2-1 at Sunderland.

Januzaj’s representatives have resumed talks over an improved new deal for the 18year-old, after negotiations stalled following the departure from Old Trafford of Alex Ferguson earlier this year.

The dual nationality Belgian and Albanian prospect’s contract expires at the end of the season, with his agent claiming interest from a string of top clubs all over Europe.

However, Moyes is confident Januzaj -- who the FA are aware is also eligible for England on residency grounds -- will pledge his long-term future to the champions, avoiding a repeat of the way the club lost midfielder Paul Pogba to Juventus in 2012.

“I’m not too worried about that (contract situation) because every young boy wants to play for Manchester United,” said Moyes.

“If I was a young player, I don’t see anywhere better to

play, we’re a club that promotes young players and I’m a manager who does that.

“If I was the dad of a young boy who was good enough to play at this level, I could see

there was a chance of getting in our team. That’s part of my remit.”

Januzaj scored twice in the space of six minutes after the break to send United back into

the top half of the table as the Premier League goes into the international break.

Former Everton manager Moyes added: “I remember giving Wayne Rooney his debut, and Adnan is in that quality, he’s a top top player.

“I would have played him two or three weeks ago but for certain reasons with us picking up injuries. I didn’t want to go with him too early but today was the right time and it was hard to stop him.”

Januzaj has the choice of several countries he can represent although that is unlikely given his stated aim of playing for Albania.

Moyes added: “He’s going to be a great talent, a special talent and he showed that with his goals and his ability on the ball.

“We’ll keep his feet on the ground -- we had him in the reserves last Monday. We’ll make sure he’s a very humble boy who works hard, but we know we’ve got a really exciting talent.

“I think with his international situation there’s three or four countries he could play for.

There’s an eligibility for England that the FA are aware of.”

England manager Roy Hodgson later confirmed that he

Barça rout Valladolid KIERAN CANNING: Barcelona continued their storming start to La Liga as they came from behind to beat Valladolid 4-1 and register an eighth win in eight games.

Real Madrid, meanwhile, remain five points behind but needed two injury time goals from Alvaro Morata and Cristiano Ronaldo to win 3-2 away to Levante.

Barca were without World Player of the Year Lionel Messi due to a thigh injury, but his absence wasn’t noticed thanks to another fanstastic performance by Neymar.

Javi Guerra had headed Valladolid into a shock 10th minute lead, but Alexis Sanchez responded with a stunning strike just four minutes later to level.

Neymar then took over as he fed Cristian Tello, who in turn cut the ball back for Xavi to make it 2-1 just after the break.

The Brazilian was involved again in the third goal as he released Sanchez to slot home his second of the evening 25 minutes from time.

Sanchez returned the favour six

Barcelona’s Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring during the Spanish league football match between FC Barcelona vs Real Valladolid CF at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Saturday.

minutes later to allow Neymar to register his third Barcelona goal.

And the Chilean refuted suggestions that it is easier for he and Neymar to express themselves without Messi.

“Neymar plays like Neymar, everyone has their own style of play,” Sanchez told Gol TV. “Messi is distinct. They are two different players. I don’t think you can say we have more freedom when Messi isn’t playing. When he isn’t there we have more work to do because playing with Messi is easy.”

Meanwhile, Real also had to come from behind, but were made to work far harder for the three points as they salvaged their faltering La Liga title hopes with two late goals at the Ciutat de Valencia.

With Carlo Ancelotti’s men trailing 2-1 entering stoppage time, Morata slotted home from close range before Ronaldo’s effort deflected in off the inside of the post with virtually the last kick of the game to hand Madrid victory.

Baba Diawara had fired the hosts into a deserved lead 12 minutes after the break, only for Sergio Ramos to level four minutes later.

Nabil El Zhar then thought he had handed Joaquin Caparros’ men all three points with a fine finish four minutes from time before the late drama.

“The victory was very important because it was a very difficult game,” said Ancelotti.

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JANUZAJ’S REPRESENTATIVES HAVE RESUMED TALKS OVER AN IMPROVED DEAL, AFTER NEGOTIATIONS STALLED FOLLOWING THE DEPARTURE OF ALEX FERGUSON. has been watching Januzaj.

When asked if the 18-yearold could one day play for England, Hodgson, who was appearing on BBC1’s Match of the Day as a pundit, said: “Yeah down the line if he becomes naturalised or if he becomes a homegrown product.

“He’s been with United for a long period of time and of course that discussion will have to be seriously debated before we start naturalising players.

“There’s no doubt that he’s a real talent and we have our eyes on him but a lot will have to be discussed.”

Sunderland took an early lead at the Stadium of Light through midfielder Craig Gardner as they threatened to condemn the Old Trafford club to three consecutive league defeats for the first time in AFP almost 12 years.

Brendan Rodgers demands more from deadly duo LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers insists Luis Suarez (right) and Daniel Sturridge (below) can get even better after his in-form strikers inspired the Reds to a 3-1 win against Crystal Palace.

Suarez and Sturridge both scored within the opening 17 minutes before Steven Gerrard netted his 99th Premier League goal with a penalty before halftime at Anfield on Saturday.

Palace substitute Dwight Gayle got one back in the closing stages, but

Liverpool easily held on for a win that took them one point clear at the top of the Premier League ahead of second placed Arsenal’s trip to West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

Suarez has 19 goals in his last 22 games, while Sturridge has 19 in 24 games and Rodgers was quick to praise their partnership.

“The two boys up front are as good as any in the league, so you know you’re always going to be in with a chance with them,” Rodgers AFP said.