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MODI SHOW COMES TO TOWN

REPORT ON PG 3 Despite his detractors baying for blood, Narendra Modi seems to have taken everything into consideration. He had sent his advance party to help the State BJP ensure the youth convention, supposedly the beginning of the 2014 poll campaign, went perfectly. His team consisted of one inspector-general of police, one additional chief secretary, two DGPs of ATF and a team of 12 policemen. They knew the drill and ensured that they are not at the mercy of the local police. The team had an IT wing, too, to navigate online traffic to the function. The entire show will be telecast live on www.yuva4india.tv.

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CITY SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

DANCE OF DEVOTION

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

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

Global warming Play The Final Cry will be staged.

Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: August 11, 7 pm Contact: Suzanne, at 9885450022

Art fare A self-portrait workshop, I am not a narcissist will be held.

Where: Daira Center for Arts and Cuture, Banjara Hills When: August 11, 10 am Contact: 80197-62868

Photo exhibition Jal Anand: Shahi Snan, Maha Kumbha Mela 2013 by Jean Pierre Muller, Cord Meier-Klodt & Lalit Verma.

Where: State Gallery of Art,Kavuri Hills, Madhapur.

When: Till August 14 Contact: Goethe Zentrum on Facebook

Play time Mah Laqa Bai Chanda: Play By Sutradhar will be staged.

Where: Our Sacred Space, Secunderabad When: August 11, 7 pm Contact: Pallavi, at 99858-22251

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

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

Kashmiri food festival Gala dinner Taj Falaknuma Palace is celebrating Independence Day by hosting an exclusive Gala Dinner with a historical walk of the palace, marching band from the Indian Army and an exclusive screening of a never seen footage on Mahatma Gandhi.

Where: Taj Falaknuma Palace When: August 14 Contact: 040-6629 8585

Dancers put up a graceful performance on Sunday as part of Shata Rupa 2013, Kuchipudi dance festival that is on at Ravindra Bharathi.

Play pursuits Play Gagana Damama Bajyo - The Legend of Bhagat Singh by Manch Theatre will be staged.

Where: RNR Auditorium, MLA Colony, Banjara Hills When: 15 August, 7pm

A solo show by Devangana Kumar, Pageants of the Raj will be held.

Where: Kalakriti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills When: August 11 to August 25, 11 am to 7 pm Contact: +91.40.66564466

Art attack Works of artists like Anand Panchal, Nagesh Goud, Laxman Aelay and

CINEMAS

others will be exhibited.

Where: Aalankritha Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills When: August 10 to August 22, 11 am to 7 pm Contact: +91-40-23113709; 40207171

Outdoor photography

Chef Olaf Niemeier is holding a week long fine dining experience with Art you can Eat. Where: Fusion9, Banjara Hills When: Till August 15

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

Where: Our Sacred Space, Secunderabad When: August 10, 11, 3.30 pm to 6 pm Contact: 9030013344, 9246844650, 9949076582

Flavours to savour

Reel abilities

Dining experience

Art show

Explore the pride of kashmiri cuisine Wazwan . Roganjosh, Yakhni , Tabak Maaz, Kashmiri pulao, sheermal, bakarkhani and much more.

Where: Kangan, Westin When: Till August 11, 7 to 11 pm Contact: 040 67676838

Unique flavours of Pondicherry.

Where: Dakshin, ITC Kakatiya, Begumpet When: August 30 Contact: 789301 3000

Hindi play Fevicol will be staged.

Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: August 11, 6 pm Contact: Srinivas, at 93911-11622

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

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CITY SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

Naidu slams CWC decision

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n a belated action of correction, TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu has written a letter to the PM protesting against the way the CWC took the decision to divide the State. He said it shocked the Seemandhra region. It was improper to have taken such a decision, without first stating how the government proposed to protect the interests of the Seemandhra region.

Auto bandh from midnight

‘Spare the students’

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elangana Auto Drivers Joint Action Committee Convener Mohd Amanullah Khan on Saturday announced that an auto bandh would be observed from Sunday midnight in protest against `1,000 challan imposed by the traffic police for any violation of traffic rules.

The hiked penalty would also increase corruption among traffic cops, he said.

Round Table of civil society leaders, retired administrators, former judges and media luminaries today unanimously appealed to all sections in Seemandhra region to ensure that students do not lose an academic year because of the ongoing agitation against bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh. It also asked government employees not to go on strike.

THE MODI SHOW A STUDY IN PRECISION

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he Modi show today at LB Stadium here is a benchmark for event management of a gigantic scale.

The stadium that can seat only 40,000 was made up in such a way that it could accommodate 80,000 without much problem. As one lakh is the target, the party saw to it that some 20,000 could watch the telecast live on the nearby college compound screens. But by noon, the organisers decided they may have some 1.5 lakh audience for whom more TV screens are set up. Our reporters say people aged between 25 to 35 years constituted an overwhelming majority.

Despite his detractors baying for his blood, Narendra Modi seems to have taken everything into consideration. He had sent his advance party to help AP BJP to ensure the youth convention, supposedly the beginning of the 2014 poll campaign, went off perfectly. His team consisted of one inspector-general of police, one additional chief secretary, two DGPs of ATF and a team of 12 policemen. They knew the drill and saw that they are not at the mercy of the local police. The

No tickets, all voluntary

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he BJP rethought the priced tickets for Modi’s programme. Each ticket was to cost `5, which would be donated to the flood victims’ fund of Uttarakhand. Considering the nasty Congress propaganda about the tickets, the party decided to leave it a voluntary donation.

The party honchos had seen to it that they set up a series of counters to issue free passes to the audience. The passes were issued from noon as the meeting is to start at 2.30pm and Modi’s address may be around 4.30pm.

Alongside each counter is a donation box where attendees could donate whatever he/she wishes.

team had an IT wing too to navigate online traffic to the function. The entire show will be telecast live on www.yuva4india.tv. It means that the party need not depend on mass media for its coverage.

The managers had set up some 12 giant TV screens in Nizam College grounds and nearby school compounds for those

who could not get into the stadium. Several computers were seen being operated, helping the net-savvy youths.

SECURITY

Postnoon reporters Mohd Subhan, Mohsin Ali and Aleena Alice, who went around the stadium in the morning, saw no flaw in the set-up as the whole

stadium was almost sterilised before even one person was allowed to go in. The massive stage, adorned on each side by Swami Vivekananda and Sardar Patel, was made and remade and checked every 30 minutes for anything suspicious. “Not even fly could fly past,” was how Vijaya Uppala, a BJP functionary at the site, termed it. The securi-

Modi’s arrival

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arendra Modi flew in at 10am by a special flight to Begumpet airport and checked in at Hotel Hyatt where he had breakfast. He met several delegates who had sought appointments.

One of them was a German woman. The hotel was taken over by security staff and no visitor was allowed in during his stay. Modi exchanged pleasantries with the hotel staff when he arrived and won their hearts. Modi is scheduled to return by 9pm.

ty had two rings — one inside and the one outside. The inside was zealously monitored by the Gujarat team.

The whole stadium and surrounding areas had nearly 3,000 policemen, including the central forces. DCP Kamalasen Reddy was in charge of the police bandobast. Two dozen sniffers were on leash around the stadium and as many metal detectors to scan those going in. Explosive experts were on spot and first-aid and other medical aid was kept nearby. The party scrupulously avoided courting controversy. So it put out cutouts of all the contemporary leaders — Vajpayee, LK Advani, Sushma Swaraj, Venkaiah Naidu, Kishan Reddy, and Dattatreya.

PARKING

They allotted Nizam college grounds and three other nearby school compounds for parking.

The LB stadium road, which was full of potholes, garbage dumps and dirt, saw deliverance, thanks to the Modi visit.

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CITY SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

Giving them an identity

Artist Devangana Kumar has translated long-forgotten postcard pictures of British Raj workers into beautiful silk screens, bringing to life the anonymous Indians who toiled for the colonial rulers.

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hoto media artist Devangana Kumar, the youngest child of Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, is in the City and excited to showcase her work ‘Pageants of the Raj: The Work Force’, through which she aims at rendering an identity to thousands of anonymous people who worked in the homes and offices of the colonial rulers.

In a candid interview with Postnoon, she gives insight into her work and much more.

While ensuring her works were placed and set up properly at the art gallery, she manages to tell us about her trip to Hyderabad. “I am very nervous as well as very excited. I am happy

HER INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT WAS SPARKED WHEN SHE CAME ACROSS POSTCARDS DEPICTING INDIANS IN THE FLEA MARKETS OF LONDON AND KOLKATA. to be here in Hyderabad. This being my second time here, I hope I will get to see the City and visit some historic places here with my family. Last time, my visit here was very short. I also hope people will enjoy my work.”

With an educational background of business and marketing and no expertise in history or art, Devangana’s interest in the subject was sparked when she came across postcards and photos on the Internet depicting Indians in the flea markets of London and Kolkata.

“I have been collecting postcards for more than 10 years and started researching on these postcards. Then I decided to bring them back to life.” She adds, “The small-sized postcards are blown up to huge sizes and have been printed as Giclee prints on silk velvet with rayon velvet borders. The richness is further accentuated by embroidery and embellishment done with beads and brass. It was hard work, but I am happy.”

Dedicating the art to the people in the portraits, she says, “People behind the king’s area are not known, and there were millions who were behind the kings; It’s a tribute to all of them. Many of the people’s names are not known. The postcards were sent back home to

their relatives in England to show the comfortable lives they were leading and to show the difference between them and us.

When I researched, every king had close to 64 (employees) and each one had different work and their job profile was recognised through the colour of the pagdi they were wearing.”

She adds, “I focused on the British stereotyping Indians and how they flaunted their status by showing how many servants they had. When I saw these, I wanted to do something bigger than just keeping these postcards.”

Devangana even has given names to these unidentified Indians in order to establish their identities. So, we are introduced to Gyan Prakash, the khid-

The postcards were sent back home to their relatives in England to show the comfortable lives they were leading and to show the difference between them and us.

Devangana Kumar

matgar holding a serving tray; Jamuna Devi, the water maid; and Govardhan, the sweeper. The workers are all draped in different attires and hold props that define their work.

Ask her what compliment she appreciated the most which came her way regarding her portraits, she says, “This was in Delhi. It was very touching when the founder of Sulabh, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, brought 30 women who were manure scavengers to visit the art gallery.

When they saw people holding brooms, they said they couldn’t believe that someone would portray their caste in that manner, especially when they were and are being discriminated against.

They were happy that someone would also buy those portraits and we even sold few. I was very touched that they were overwhelmed.”

Devangana likes to travel, spend time with her son and likes to read when she is not working on her portraits.

The exhibition ‘Pageants of the Raj: The Work Force’ was curated by Alka Pande and has opened on Saturday. It will be on till August 25, 2013, between 11am and 7pm at Kalakriti Art Gallery.

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READERS’ LETTERS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

And the fight continues...

Over a week after the news of the bifurcation of the State was announced, the problem is still on everyone’s mind.

Whether they were pro-Telangana, pro-United Andhra or pro-Hyderabad, people have been left with an uncomfortable feeling they have got the raw end of the deal.

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ike every other newspaper in Andhra Pradesh, Postnoon too has been crammed with articles dealing with the pros and cons of the bifurcation. Will industry be affected? Will educational institutions pack up and leave? Will political instability set in?

While no one has been able to come up with satisfactory answers, we turn over the page to our readers, who have been writing in to air their views on the subject. Some objected to the coverage, some delighted in our articles. Here is a selection.

all humility, I beg you to consider us, the people of the surrounding districts.

RAJA REDDY

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would like you to take cognisance of some facts which you have left out. Hyderabad daily dumps about 40,000 tonnes of waste into underground waters of Telangana. The people of Nalgonda, Warangal and Mahbubnagar region are facing health problems. For each tonne of waste you deposit

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daily, over a year some person is ending up with hospital bills over a lakh. That is, you are causing huge losses — moral, emotional, social — to the people of Telangana worth over lakhs of crores each year. With

imilar arguments were advanced by T-Congress men, saying that if Telangana is not granted, Congress will lose seats in Telangana. Sonia Gandhi, in her hurry to ensure that Rahul is anointed the new face of the century-old Congress party, readily seemed to fall in line and gave her nod to go ahead and the rest is too well-known and does not need repetition.

SEETHARAM

Via email http://postnoon.com/2013/0 8/06/ut-to-hyderabad-spellstrouble/138827

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ow come you starve one by favouring the other?

Madras was the capital of Telugu people for 145 years under British rule. That too was Telugu land taken over by Tamil Nadu when Andhra people sacrificed for a separate state. On the other side, Warangal and Hyderabad have been the capitals of Telugu people since ages. You need to know that. Hyderabad was and is built by many Telugu people’s blood and sweat, and also

by Maharashtrians and Kannadigas. Don’t just be selfish thinking that Hyderabad just belongs to Telangana as it is in the geographical region.

Either we stay united and develop together or get our capitals separately and a UT status for Hyderabad. So that no one is discriminated against.

PRSHANT

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o need to sweat and waste time discussing the union territory (UT) option. There is no constitutional provision for creating a new UT. Chandigarh was a new city created solely to function as a capital of the state of Punjab after Independence. Since Punjab was split into Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh became the joint capital. Hence citing that as an example is only done by morons who do not understand history or our Constitution. Daman & Diu was part of the earlier UT of Goa. No new UT can be created.

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NATION SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

Water purifiers on trains soon

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n an effort to spruce up passenger amenities, Indian Railways has decided to install water-purifiers in coaches to improve the quality of drinking water and hygiene in trains. “The first coach with water purifier facility is being readied at the Jagadhri railway workshop in Jalandhar and it will soon be part of a long-distance express train as a pilot project,” said an official.

Posting pics on FB, Twitter unIslamic: Clerics

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ndia’s two prominent Islamic helplines are discouraging young callers, especially women, from creating profiles and posting pictures on popular social networking websites Facebook and Twitter on the ground that it is unIslamic. The heads of the two popular Lucknow-based helplines, run for Shia and Sunni Muslims, have been flooded with phone calls asking if virtual profiles are Islamic. “You can’t see someone’s face on Facebook and decide that you want to be friends.

BJP Himachal siege tomorrow

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he opposition BJP will launch a week-long “siege” of all district headquarters in Himachal Pradesh on Monday to protest registration of criminal cases against its leaders and functionaries, the party said Sunday. “All top party leaders, including former CM Prem Kumar Dhumal, will participate in protests,” state BJP chief Satpal Satti told IANS.

Rescue operations resume at Odisha mine

A policeman fires a teargas shell during a clash in Jammu on Saturday.

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Indefinite curfew in Jammu, Rajouri

JAMMU: Authorities on Sunday imposed indefinite curfew and called out the army to prevent escalation of communal violence in Jammu and Rajouri towns of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The Amarnath Yatra has been temporarily suspended. A senior police told IANS that after violence in Kishtwar town, some miscreants were trying to disturb the communal harmony in Jammu city and other parts of the district.

“Curfew has been imposed in parts of Jammu city and Rajouri town to maintain law and order. The situation is peaceful and under control. Curfew has been imposed as a preventive measure,” the officer said.

The army carried out a flag march after district authorities sought assistance from the general officer commanding (GOC) based in Nagrota. The curfew was imposed around midnight in areas

No internet connectivity in Jammu and Kashmir SRINAGAR: Internet connectivity and mobile phone services were snapped in Jammu and Kashmir Sunday. Officials unwilling to be quoted admitted that the measure was taken in a bid to prevent the spread of rumours. Service providers were tight-lipped about the development, but said this had become standard practice in times when tension simmered in the state.

like Gandhi Nagar, Pacca Danga, Bakshi Nagar, Pir Mitha, Trikuta Nagar, Janipur, Satwari, Channi Himmat, Baghe-Bahu and Nowabad in Jammu city.

Police sources said curfew has also been imposed in Rajouri town of Rajouri district in Jammu region, where some miscreants pelted stones at a mosque Saturday evening. Indefinite curfew continued for the third day Sunday in Kishtwar town where violence claimed two lives and properties worth millions Friday, in clashes between two communities. The army was called out to assist the civilian administration, and staged flag marches in Kishtwar town to instil confidence among the people.

State Home Commissioner Suresh Kumar, DGP Ashok Prasad and Additional DGP (coordination) PL Gupta are camping in Kishtwar.

However, reports reaching here from Paddar area in Kishtwar district said four people were received bullet injuries Saturday in mob firing. Some shops were also damaged during the clashes.

Traffic on the Pathankot-Jammu and Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained disrupted for the entire day Saturday.

The BJP has extended its protest shutdown call in Jammu for 48 hours, while hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani has called for a state-wide shutdown. BJP leader Arun Jaitley, who had planned to lead a party team to troubletorn Kishtwar in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, found his plans foiled as authorities did not allow him to proceed after he landed at Jammu airport Sunday morning. He has been requested to return, an official said. IANS

BHUBANESWAR: A day after taking out 12 people from the debris, 10 dead and two alive, authorities on Sunday resumed rescue operations to locate about eight others still feared trapped in an opencast coal mine in Odisha, officials said.

Around a hundred officials intensified the rescue efforts with the help of three big earth moving machines (poclain machines).

Two more such machines are being brought, the official said, adding that the effort would end Sunday, weather permitting.

A large pile of waste collapsed at Basundhara mining area at Kulda in the district of Sundergarh, about 450 km from state capital Bhubaneswar,

when around 20 people including some women were allegedly collecting coal shells from the dump illegally.

The opencast mine where the mishap took place at around 9 am Saturday belonged to the state-run Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL), the second-largest subsidiary of the world’s largest coal miner, Coal India.

The waste, also known as overburden, is the material that lies above the coal reserve and is removed before mining and dumped in specified places.

Since that waste contains some low grade coal shells, some people often sneak into the prohibited area of the mining zone to collect these from the dumps.

IANS

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WORLD SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

Hernia surgery for Netanyahu

Python victims buried MONTREAL: Two brothers who earlier

JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin

this week were killed by a python that had escaped from its quarters were buried in the same small coffin on Saturday. Connor and Noah Barthe, aged six and four respectively, were laid to rest in a service attended by around 100 people. They were found dead on Monday in an apartment above a pet shop in Campbellton.

Netanyahu was revovering on Sunday after a hernia operation overnight in a Jerusalem hospital, his office said in a statement. Netanyahu, 63, was expected to be discharged on Sunday afternoon. Sunday’s cabinet meeting will be postponed although a session of a ministerial committee expected to approve the release of a first batch of 26 prisoners ahead of another round of peace talks with the Palestinians on Wednesday will go ahead, chaired by Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon.

Philippines braces for Utor MANILA: The Philippines on Sunday braced for the arrival of Typhoon Utor, warning of heavy rains and potential floods in what is expected to be the strongest storm to hit the country so far this year. The typhoon, packing gusts of up to 185 kilometres (115 miles) per hour, was 160 kilometres northeast of the nation’s easternmost island Catanduanes as of 0200 GMT.

Shebab steals $750K UK aid

SUNNY RIDE

LONDON: Members of the Shebab Islamist group have stolen £480,000 ($750,000) worth of British government-funded humanitarian materials and supplies in Somalia, it emerged on Sunday. The theft, revealed in the fine print of the Department for International Development’s annual accounts, is likely to fuel concerns about how Britain is spending its foreign aid at a time of budget cuts at home. The accounts describe the “theft between November 2011 and February 2012, by al-Shebab in southern Somalia, of DFID funded humanitarian materials and supplies from the offices and warehouses of partner organisations, to which DFID had provided funding to deliver projects and programmes”. “DFID’s partners had no prior warning of the confiscations being carried out and therefore had no time to prevent the loss by relocating goods,” the report said.

The silhouette of a child is visible in a water slide at an open air swimming pool in Mainz, Germany, on Saturday.

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Iraq blasts claim 61 lives

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BAGHDAD: Car bombs ripped through Baghdad cafes and markets while blasts and shootings struck elsewhere Saturday, killing 61 people as Iraq marked the end of its deadliest Ramadan holy month in years.

The attacks were the latest in spiralling violence which authorities have failed to stem, with the worst bloodshed in five years raising worries of a return to the all-out Sunni-Shiite sectarian conflict that killed tens of thousands in past years.

The latest violence comes just

weeks after brazen assaults, claimed by an Al-Qaeda front group, on prisons near Baghdad that freed hundreds of militants and which analysts warn could boost armed groups.

The United States condemned the perpetrators of Saturday’s attacks as “enemies of Islam and a shared enemy of the United States, Iraq, and the international community”, in an unusually detailed statement.

The State Department said the “cowardly” attacks had been “aimed at families celebrating the Eid al-Fitr” holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. State

Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki reiterated the $10 million award offered for Al-Qaeda in Iraq’s purported leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who is believed to be sheltering in Syria. “He has taken personal credit for a series of terrorist attacks in Iraq since 2011, and most recently claimed credit for the operations against the Abu Ghraib prison outside Baghdad, the suicide bombing assault on the Ministry of Justice, among other attacks against Iraqi security forces and Iraqi citizens,” Psaki said.

“The United States has offered a $10 million reward for information that helps authori-

ties kill or capture Abu Bakr alBaghdadi. This reward is second only to information leading to Ayman al-Zawahiri, the chief of Al-Qaeda’s network,” she added.

The State Department response came after a week in which the United States had closed embassies and missions across the Arab world following intelligence reports of a possible Al-Qaeda strike. Saturday’s violence followed major security operations against militants that officials hailed as having resulted in the killing and capture of many. Overall, 16 car bombs and a series of shootings and other blasts killed at least 61 people and

wounded nearly 300 across the country Saturday, security and medical officials said.

A spate of vehicles rigged with explosives were detonated in eight different neighbourhoods of Baghdad, in apparently coordinated strikes.

The blasts hit public markets, cafes, and restaurants, killing 37 people overall, while violence earlier on Saturday killed two others in the capital, according to security and medical officials At Baghdad’s Al-Kindi hospital, medics treated a man, apparently a soldier, whose face, chest and arms were covered in blood.

2 Qaeda suspects Gitmo gears up for killed in Yemen storm after Eid calm

Human trafficking ring busted

ADEN: A drone strike on Yemen, the ninth since the

US NAVAL BASE AT GUANTANAMO BAY: The end of

end of July, has killed two suspected Al-Qaeda members, a local official said on Saturday. Friday’s attack in the southern province of Lahij targeted a car, wounding two other people while a fourth one escaped unharmed, the official said on condition of anonymity.

The drone strike comes as Washington said it would reopen 18 embassies and consulates it shut this week in Muslim-majority countries over Al-Qaeda threats — except for its Yemen mission which will remain closed.

Nine drone attacks since July 28 in eastern, southern and southeast Yemen have killed 38 people. They are thought to be carried by the United States, the only country in the region to have drones.

Ramadan has left authorities at the Guantanamo Bay military jail preparing for an uptick in unrest at the controversial prison, US officials say. The annual Muslim fast is traditionally regarded as an unofficial truce at Guantanamo, where some inmates have been held for around a decade without trial. However officials expect the end of Ramadan and the festival of Eid al-Fitr will be the cue for trouble at Guantanamo, which has witnessed an unprecedented six-month hunger strike this year.

Some inmates at Guantanamo have taken advantage of a tailored menu to observe the Eid holiday. This weekend inmates were offered halal chicken, halal beef, lamb, dates, honey, says kitchen manager Sam Scott.

LONDON: Spanish and French police said Saturday they have dismantled a human trafficking ring that smuggled Chinese migrants into Europe and the United States, charging up to 50,000 euros per person.

A total of 75 suspects including two “main operatives” based in Barcelona were arrested, including 51 in Spain and 24 in France after a two-year joint investigation, a police statement said. The traffickers charged $53,000 to $66,000 per person to provide “false identities and transport Chinese citizens to the United States and countries such as Spain, France, Greece, Italy, the United Kingdom, Ireland and Turkey,” the statement said. In some cases the ring was involved in the sexual exploitation of migrants, it added.

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COMMENT SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

EDITORIALS

STAY STANDING as you work If you felt bad for the waiter who brought your food from another floor in the restaurant for all the walking and standing he has to do, don’t. Feel bad for yourself for sitting down and piling on the calories, and for going back to the same position — sitting — when you get back to the office after your lunch.

For that matter, the gent, who is also likely to eat the same food that you are eating, burns a lot more of that than you are likely to... even if you are the types who hits the treadmill for an hour-long stint every day. Since, prolonged periods of inactivity are bad regardless of how much time you also spend on highimpact stuff like jogging or pumping iron in the gym.

What you need instead, latest research suggests, is persistent low-level activity.

The activity can be small enough to go unnoticed even by you, but makes a lot of difference. Just standing up, for that matter, does wonders to your health upkeep, because it invokes muscles that sitting does not.

A number of epidemiological studies, pointing in the same direction, persuaded Emma Wilmot to carry out a meta-analysis and she concluded that those individuals who are least active in their normal daily lives are twice as likely to develop diabetes as those who are most active.

She also found that the immobile are twice as likely to die from a heart attack.

Most diseases of today are brought upon by lifestyle blunders, as simple as working while being seated.

Now you know how the backbenchers in your class fared better at sports.

Punishment of standing up actually worked in their favour.

A CURIOUS CASE

of Modification Centrally located Karachi Bakery, which only recently proudly displayed a hoarding that read, “Sheher hamaara hai, mayor hamaara hai,” on the election of Mayor Mohammad Majid Hussain, today advertises Narendra Modi’s campaign in the City.

Netas, babus need schooling in tact

From the hip

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uch has been written and said on the Durga episode, wherein the sub-divisional magistrate of Gautham Budh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh was suspended ostensibly for razing down an illegally constructed wall of a mosque but more because the SDM was proving to be an annoyance to the sand mafia for her relentless drive against it.

There are two aspects to this case. One is the resultant standoff between the political and executive segments and the fallout of the incident. The fact that this has occurred after six decades of independent India is itself surprisingly late in the day and is no surprise at all that it has happened in UP, where the CM is a young foreign-educated environmental engineer.

The general politician in India is most of the time in awe of or indulgent of the smartaleck babus who are young, just out of college, supposed to be academically brilliant by virtue of passing in top grades the

mother of all exams, and on landing their first postings are literally like tornadoes, flattening all that comes in their way in their eagerness to perform.

The combustible combination of this hyper-energy and enormous power at their disposal is dynamite. While the intention of these young heroes is unquestionable, it is the method that they use to fulfil the drive that lends to a dismaying lack of thoughtlessness and wisdom in their performance. The hapless citizen at the grassroots bears the collateral damage of these over-enthused generals.

So it had to be a CM who is not overawed by these brilliant trapeze artistes giving one of them a drubbing, whatever the reasons overt or latent that may be. This is not to support or justify the action of the CM but to build the background against which such incidents between bureaucracy and the political wing of government may become more frequent once the surprise and shock wears off.

All along the political and executive wings, in an uneasy marriage, understood that the partnership however rocky, had to be kept going to show a modicum of stability and solidarity.

It had to show a united face for acceptable governance. In this kind of thinking was the strength of the IAS and the IPS,

therefore whatever skirmishes and disagreements that were underlying between the political bosses and the executives were managed by both, to show a common purpose to the outside world.

This proved to be the strength of the Indian governance system, even though there are extreme cases wherein the nexus between the politician and bureaucrat does sometimes result in unpalatable and unacceptable deals. But by and large

THE GENERAL

POLITICIAN IN INDIA IS MOST OF THE TIME IN AWE OF OR INDULGENT OF THE SMART-ALECK BABUS WHO ARE YOUNG AND ACADEMICALLY BRILLIANT. it is the unity of purpose that has given stability to the nation in a totally democratic environment that is not seen in our troubled neighbour Pakistan.

So do we reign in the bureaucrat or the politician? A milestone once passed will not come back and this standoff has opened the Pandora’s Box that cannot be closed. So what is the hope? The way Durga has

conducted herself is not a oneoff incident. Most young recruits to the IAS and IPS find themselves in charge of districts and subdivisions in their first posting at a very young age with practically no experience or wisdom that creeps onto one only with age. And these SDMs and deputy superintendants of police out of youthful innocence, ignorance and eagerness jump in rashly into situations where angels fear to tread, resulting in short-sighted decisions that cause more harm than good. The area and field of their writ is so enormous that they only manage to maintain an uneasy status quo with their unthinking hyperactivity.

What is required is a systemic change not only in the subject matter and methodology of induction training of the IAS and IPS, but also in the posting patterns. At the district level the district magistrate and the subdivisional magistrate are the sole faces of the government and government cannot be seen to be immature and naive, which is what, is happening now; so an equally unthinking retort is seen by the political boss who is equally young and naive. Good governance can be achieved not by weakening structures but by strengthening them with appropriate correction measures. But who will bell the cat?

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BUSINESS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

S Korea wins airport bid YANGON: Myanmar has picked South Korea’s state-run airport operator to build a new international hub near its main city, as the once-isolated nation sees booming tourist and business visitor numbers. A consortium led by the Incheon International Airport Corp (IIAC) was chosen as the preferred bidder to construct the Hanthawaddy International Airport.

Sheryl sells Facebook stock

Darjeeling tea trade vexed

NEW YORK CITY: The number two

KOLKATA: The indefinite bandh

executive at social networking giant Facebook, Sheryl Sandberg, has sold $91 million of the company’s stock, according to US securities filings.

Facebook shares sold at their initial public offering in May 2012 for $38, but soon after dropped in value. Only in the past days it has recovered and surpassed that value.

called by the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM), which entered the ninth day today in the hills has sparked fears of the Darjeeling tea industry facing a complete shutdown. The strike would affect the entire post-second flush which takes place during August amounting to 7.35 lakh kilogram.

America Movil makes mega bid for Dutch KPN Nicolas Delaunay

mobile market is in the midst of massive upheaval. One example is the recent arrival of low-cost operator Free in France, which has created turmoil for established operators. Last month, America Movil ended an agreement not to increase its stake in KPN to more than 30 per cent, after the Dutch operator said it was selling its German subsidiary, E-Plus to Telefonica of Spain.

THE HAGUE: Mexican telecom operator America Movil on Friday launched a bid for Dutch KPN, valuing it at 10.2 billion euros ($13.6 billion), putting KPN’s intended sale of German subsidiary E-Plus in question.

The move for full control comes against a background of high-stakes manoeuvres and changes of scenery in the European mobile telecoms market.

America Movil, owned by tycoon Carlos Slim (right), already has a 29.77-per cent stake in the Dutch telecoms company after launching a hostile partial take-over in the summer of 2012.

It has offered 2.4 euros per share for the remaining holding — a premium of more than 35 per cent of the average closing price of the stock in the past 30 days of trade, the company said in a statement.

The price of shares in KPN leapt 16 per cent to 2.32 euros on Friday.

The Mexican operator launched the bid without waiting for approval from KPN’s management.

KPN’s board of directors said it had ‘taken note’ of the bid and would give the offer careful consideration, but would explore all the options available.

The deal comes as Europe’s

THE DEAL COMES AS EUROPE’S MOBILE MARKET IS IN THE MIDST OF MASSIVE UPHEAVAL. ONE EXAMPLE IS THE RECENT ARRIVAL OF LOW-COST OPERATOR FREE IN FRANCE. Telefonica, a major competitor with America Movil in Latin America, wants to dilute its dependence on southern European economies with the acquisition of E-Plus at a price of 5.0 billion euros.

America Movil (AMX) has said publicly that it has not yet decided how it will vote on the sale, but some analysts believe the bid to take control of KPN is aimed at blocking the deal.

‘In our view, AMX was forced

to this bid by the E-Plus deal,’ said ABN Amro analyst Marc Hesselink. ‘Without E-Plus there is limited strategic value in KPN and hence limited chance that America Movil will see a return on its initial KPN investment.’

KPN had put the unit up for sale in a strategy to refocus its activities and strengthen its structure as a business.

KPN has announced a 68-per cent fall in net profit for the second quarter of 2013 to 108 million euros. Sales in the period were off 8.1 per cent from the figure a year earlier to 2.93 billion euros, the company said.

‘Conditions remained challenging in the first half of 2013, however we have further strengthened our market positions,’ chief executive Eelco Blok said.

America Movil said its objective in bidding for KPN was to ‘facilitate greater operational cooperation and coordination between the two companies, to exploit all areas for potential partnerships and to intensify the realisation of synergy potential for both companies’.

It added that it ‘aims to support to a greater extent KPN’s plans in a rapidly changing environment in Europe so that both companies benefit from their respective experiences in the sector’.

Massage can economically liberate blind NEW DELHI: To help India’s blind become financially independent, a vocational training course in therapeutic massage will soon be launched in several cities including Delhi, officials said on Saturday.

The first two institutes will be set up in Ahmedabad and Dehradun by January 2014 followed by Delhi.

The massage, developed in Japan over several centuries, helps cure stiffness, joint pains and poor blood circulation, among others.

In the joint effort between the

National Association for the Blind (NAB), National Institute for Visually Handicapped (NIVH) and Tokyo-based Special Needs School, the students would receive special training from Japanese trainers on how to become successful healers.

A live workshop was held at the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre here Saturday, where visually impaired Japanese trainers gave instructions to a group of blind Delhiites aspiring to learn the therapy.

‘Looking at the benefits and development of these new therapies, we look forward to partnering

with these institutes and setting up a similar training centre for the visually handicapped at our hospital in New Delhi,’ HPS Ahluwalia, chairman of the Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, told IANS. Head trainer Saburo Sasada said that over 20,000 blind people in Japan are earning their livelihood by learning therapeutic massage.

‘Many Asian countries like Malaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Indonesia have adopted this training to help their visually impaired population,’ he said.

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FOCUS SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

BACK IN SOCIETY AFTER

40 YEARS

Former communist soldier Thanh ran away with his then two-year-old son Lang in 1972 from a communist village in central Quang Ngai province. They lived deep in the forest for the next four decades.

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HANOI: Vietnamese authorities are trying to reintegrate a father and son to their home village after they allegedly fled war four decades ago to live deep in the forest, an official said Saturday.

Ho Van Thanh, 82, and his son, Ho Van Lang, 42, emerged bedraggled from the remote mountainous region on Wednesday in an emaciated condition, wearing loincloths made from tree bark.

The former communist soldier Thanh ran away with his then two-year-old son Lang in 1972 from a communist village in central Quang Ngai province.

He was grief-stricken following the death of his mother and two of his other children in an American bombing, local official Hoang Anh Ngoc told AFP. “The son is afraid of the crowds. He will not talk to strangers... but he talks inside their family,” Ngoc said, adding authorities will spend about $2,300 to build the men a house near their relatives.

While the older man is frail and under medical supervision, Ngoc said officials still have to

“keep our eyes” on Lang to prevent him escaping back to the forest where the pair lived in a hut five metres off the forest floor, reportedly surviving on foraged fruits and corn they cultivated.

Television footage showed authorities apparently taking the pair against their will from their forest hut several hours’ walk from their home village, with the frail old man carried in a hammock by local people while the son was pictured with restraints around his hands.

The pair were “were dressed

only in loincloths made of tree bark”, Tuoi Tre newspaper said Friday, adding they were found with several handmade tools including axes made from war-era shells.

The pair can speak little of their ethnic Kor language.

The men were first brought back home by a younger son in 2004, Dan Tri online newspaper reported Friday quoting local authorities, but they could not adapt to living in the village and returned to their forest home.

The pair “preferred their independent life to that of the traditional Vietnamese family”, the report said.

The younger son visited them once every year, providing some necessities.

But they were recently spotted by local residents and reported to the authorities who drew them from the forest on Wednesday.

After being captured Lang reportedly “chewed betel nut and smoked continuously, glancing at everybody around him with a dull look”, according to AFP the Tuoi Tre report.

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INTERVIEW SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

When Olaf Niemeier, ‘Chef Picasso’, says he makes art that you can eat, it does not ring as a boast, but more of a conviction of an artist about his creations.

THE ARTIST RAJESH RAVINDRAN

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s Olaf Niemeier walked up to us, I noticed he did not have his moustache.

The man with his likeness whose picture was on the poster outside Fusion 9 had one. I asked him about it. “Oh, I wanted to buy a BMW X3 series. My wife said I may if I lose my moustache. So...”

Olaf got his BMW. I wondered if he was kidding, for when he spoke, there was a glint in his eyes and his lips curled up a little, and when he was finished, he looked deadpan into my eyes.

“He also does not drink water,” informed a friend who was with him.

“WHAT! Ever?” I gasped.

“Not since I can remember,” he said.

“But why?”

“I don’t like its taste.”

“What do you drink?”

“Coke, coffee, beer.”

Young Olaf ’s mother would tell him to drink water, but he would not listen. He drank juice, instead.

“Apple juice… orange juice…” In fact, that is his attitude to his doctor’s advice.

“Do exactly what your doctor tells you not to,” he said. “I don’t sleep much. I smoke a pipe. I only eat once a day. And till that meal I run on the coffee I have in the morning.”

Less sleep and once-a-meal routine became a part of Olaf ’s life because of his work.

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don’t take a toll on him because he does what he likes best — cook.

They call Olaf ‘Chef Picasso’, who has flown down from Germany as the main man behind THE PLATE IS HIS CANVAS food fest at Fusion 9.

And when he says he makes art that you can eat, it does not ring as a boast, but more of a conviction of an artist about his creations.

Amusing that the artist had not got his calling till he was 15. “There was an internship programme at school where we had to learn to do something. Among the many things was cooking. I thought, ‘Why not?’

After the programme I came home and told my parents that I wanted to be a chef. They burst out laughing because till then I was never interested in what went on in the kitchen,” Olaf said.

I use old school methods and take inspiration from the present and create something new. That’s what Picasso and painters from his time did.

Olaf Niemeier After the rigours of the lessons of his trade in Germany, he left for London. From there to New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Taiwan, Delhi, Boston and finally back home to Hamburg. As any chef will tell you, it was hard in the beginning — scrubbing and cleaning more than cooking. But the promise of travel and the chance to create something new kept Olaf on. And each city taught him

something apart from the cuisine.

“London was a place which had a huge influx of cultures,” Olaf reminisced. “At New York, everything was big — big buildings, big portions.”

Olaf had his first taste of Asian cuisine in Hong Kong and was astounded by the taste back home and the real stuff. And he discovered what they did with spices and furthermore what can be done with them. “In 2005, our restaurant was recognised for serving the finest Asian cuisine. And there was not one Asian in our team,” he said proudly.

Do not count Olaf among those who say “I love spicy” and snort pepper for kicks. “Most people mistake spicy for being something that makes your insides burn. For me spicy is that pleasant feeling that sets in as the food slips down your throat,” he explained.

When I tried his Thai chicken salad, I knew what he was talking about. There was fish sauce, mint, coriander, onion, chilly, salt pepper and vinegar. And after I swallowed, I felt a pleasant tingling sensation at the back of my throat, a most welcome one, as I was a bit unwell from a bad cold.

Also it was while working in Taiwan that he began to be known as Chef Picasso. “There was this American food critic friend of mine who would come often to our place.

One day he asked me what would be the perfect description for the food I make. He said it was colourful, tasty and different. I told him, ‘Why not liken me to Picasso?’ I use old school methods and take inspiration from the present and create something new. That’s what Picasso and painters from his time did. It appears crazy, but that’s the exact reaction that those people got for their work then.”

While speaking about the haleem experience, he said he felt it could be presented better. “Tastes good, but the look…” and he is not alone in that. So back came Olaf, made a pattice of it, giving it a covering made from flour, bread crumbs and egg. And how did the patrons, many who gave him an incredulous look when they learned it was haleem, only dressed up, like it? “It was a hit,” he said.

On my way out I heard someone with him tell him he looked better with the moustache.

“I would rather keep the car.”

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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

World's biggest art show World's largest open-air art show rolls out across the UK. 57 British artworks have been selected through a public online voting system to be displayed for two weeks from August 12-25 on 22,000 advertising spaces from billboards to bus stops and supermarkets to shopping malls. 2,000 London buses and 1,000 black cabs will carry the selected pieces on their journeys.

Amazon starts selling art

Bob Dylan to exhibit artwork

The 19-year online retail giant, which began as a bookseller but now does everything from groceries to patio furniture, launched "Amazon Art" to market works from galleries in Miami, San Francisco, New York and other US cities. The site showcases more than 40,000 works from over 150 galleries and dealers that run the gamut as far as subject, genre and period.

A new collection of 12 pastel portraits

by Bob Dylan will be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery later this month, it has been announced.

The exhibition, called Bob Dylan: Face Value, represents the latest artwork by the singer, who has been painting since the late Sixties but who only started exhibiting his work six years ago.

Hate it, love it, you can’t ignore it Erica Jong wanted to “slice open a woman’s head and show everything happening inside” when she wrote her debut novel Fear of Flying, first published 40 years ago. The story of Isadora Wing, who is five years into her second marriage to a psychiatrist but laments that sex with him now brings “no thrill to the tastebuds, no bittersweet edge, no danger”, struck a chord with millions.

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rica Jong wanted to “slice open a woman’s head and show everything happening inside” when she wrote her debut novel Fear of Flying, first published 40 years ago.

The book, which is set for an anniversary re-release this year, became a sensation in 1973 and went on to shift more than 20 million copies in 40 different languages. But reaction to it also illustrated that the inside of a woman’s head — at least as Jong saw it — could be a

polarising place.

“You can tell when a book matters when people argue about it,” the 71-year-old author and ardent feminist told AFP in an interview.

“Some people hate it, some people love it,” she said of her debut novel. “I think that’s what writers are made to do — we’re the earthworms, we aerate the soil. I’m proud of that.”

The story of Isadora Wing, who is five years into her second marriage to a psychiatrist but laments that sex with him now brings “no thrill to the tastebuds, no bittersweet edge, no danger”, struck a chord with millions.

In 1973, such uninhibited sex-

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ong says she had wanted to explore sex in the way Philip Roth and John Updike had done — but from a female mindset. The difference in the way she was treated, she says, smacked of an inequality that continues to this day.

ual frankness and liberal swearing from a female perspective caused a stir in the publishing world. In the book, Wing rages that “men have always defined femininity as a means of keeping women in line”.

Jong says she had wanted to explore sex in the way Philip Roth and John Updike had done — but from a female mindset.

The difference in the way she was treated “smacked of an inequality that continues” today.

“I have come to understand what it’s like to be a woman writer in a world in which women are still looked at as breasts and pussies,” the author said.

“I have learned from my journey that we are absolutely not equal yet.”

When Fear of Flying turned 20 in 1993, she wrote that her aim had been to give a “rallying cry for women who wanted the right to have fantasies as rich and raunchy as those of men”.

Some reviews were scathing.

American writer Paul Theroux referred to the character of Wing as a “mammoth pudenda”.

Given how the story blurred fiction with autobiography, Jong said such reaction “was very stressful at the beginning”.

“I developed a sense of humour about it to survive,” she said.

Her website proudly explains how she “evidently lives by the liberal mores she advocates”: She has been married four times — with the Jong part of her name coming from her third marriage — and her current husband is a divorce lawyer. She also has a daughter, writer and satirist Molly Jong-Fast.

Before her debut stole the limelight, Jong started out as an award-winning poet, publishing a collection of erotic poetry, Fruits and Vegetables, in 1971. She has written more than 20 books, including 10 works of fiction and non-fiction. She says her next novel is a comic take on death.

Much has changed since Fear of Flying was published where the younger generations discovering the book for the first time are doing so in a world more accustomed to instant gratification. “We have the hook-up culture now where people meet for

True talk I think that’s what writers are made to do — we’re the earthworms, we aerate the soil. I’m proud of that.

We have the hook-up culture now where people meet for 20 minutes and have perfunctory sex. But young women and young men are so disillusioned with it, because it turns out that anonymous sex is not very satisfying without any feeling.

As people we like partners.

Who cares if it’s two men, two women, transsexuals, heterosexuals — we are pair-making creatures so let’s just remember our own humanity and let’s have empathy for others with a different sexuality.

20 minutes and have perfunctory sex,” said Jong. “But young women and young men are so disillusioned with it, because it turns out that anonymous sex is not very satisfying without any feeling.

“As people we like partners.

Who cares if it’s two men, two women, transsexuals, heterosexuals — we are pair-making creatures so let’s just remember our own humanity and let’s have empathy for others with a different sexuality.”

The publishing world, meanwhile, has changed beyond recognition. The success of EL James’s 50 Shades of Grey or J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series aside, the chances of achieving the sort of impact Jong did with her debut seems to be fast diminishing in a digital world.

“Publishers don’t know which way the wind is blowing, they’re very frightened,” she told AFP on the sidelines of last month’s Hong Kong Book Fair.

“When I first started publishing, I was getting these huge multi-million dollar advances,” she told the Hong Kong forum.

She added: “And then when they stopped coming, I had not spent all the money, I was prudent. And then when publishing changed, I was lucky enough to be married to a lawyer. So whatever.”

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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

Camels pose danger

‘Golden rice’ trial vandalised

Mayan sculpture discovered

Dromedary camels could be responsible for passing to humans the deadly Mers coronavirus that emerged last year, research suggests. Tests have shown the Mers (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) virus, or one that is very closely related, has been circulating in the animals, offering a potential route for the spread.

“Golden Rice” has been developed by scientists to combat vitamin A deficiency, which affects millions of children in the developing world. The crop was just weeks away from being submitted to the authorities for a safety evaluation. But a group of around 400 protesters attacked the field trial in the Bicol region, Philippines and uprooted all the GM plants.

Archaeologists working in a Mayan pyramid in Guatemala have discovered an “extraordinary” stucco sculpture depicting gods and Mayan leaders. The frieze, which is eight metres long and two metres wide (26ft by six feet), shows three figures decorated with quetzal feathers and jade sitting atop the head of a mountain spirit.

Endangered green turtles are ingesting more man-made debris, including potentially lethal plastic products, than ever before, a new Australian study has shown.

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Green sea turtles eating more plastic than ever

he majestic turtles are significantly more likely to swallow plastic than they were in the 1980s, the study, published in the journal Conservation Biology, showed.

The research reviewed scientific literature on the ingestion of man-made rubbish in the ocean by sea turtles published since 1985.

It showed that six of the world’s seven species of sea turtles have been found to ingest debris, and all six are listed as globally vulnerable or endangered.

“We found that for green sea turtles, the likelihood that a sea turtle has ingested debris has nearly doubled in the last 25 years,” Qamar Schuyler from the University of Queensland,

who led the study, told AFP on Friday.

“Specifically for green turtles, it does appear that they are eating a lot more debris than they used to.”

The study found that the likelihood of a green turtle, which can grow to 1.5 metres (five feet) and live for 80 years, ingesting debris jumped from about 30 per cent in 1985 to nearly 50 per cent in 2012.

The research said it was clear that since the first data was recorded more than 100 years ago, the amount of refuse leatherback turtles had ingested had also increased.

However, between 1985 and 2012 their intake had been stable.

Plastic products eaten by tur-

Plastic that was found in the large intestine of a green sea turtle.

tles and other marine life can be lethal, killing the animals by either blocking their stomachs and starving them or through puncturing their intestinal system. Schuyler said ingested plastics could also be releasing toxins into the animals, either via chemicals in the plastics themselves or which the products have absorbed as they have floated around the ocean.

“The animal may not die of that right away but it may impact things like their reproductive cycle and that has longer-term consequences,” she said.

Schuyler, a doctoral candidate, said the data showed that turtles washing up with lots of plastic in them were not necessarily found in the most polluted

or populated places.

“So it means that they are ingesting that debris usually somewhere farther away from where they end up,” she said, adding that this suggested that a global response was needed to counter the problem.

“What we really need to look at is a large scale movement to stop debris entering the oceans.”

The research, analysing 37 studies published from 1985 to 2012 which reported on data collected from before 1900 through to 2011, found that turtles in nearly all regions ingested debris, most commonly plastic.

“Our results show clearly that debris ingestion by sea turtles is a global phenomenon of increasing magnitude,” the AFP study said.

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FOOD SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013

The root of junk food craving

Chocolate good for seniors

Milk after meal helps teeth

Feeling sleepy makes us more prone to eating junk food, a small study suggests. Researchers scanned the brains of 23 healthy young adults after a good night's sleep and again after a sleep-deprived night.

Researchers also measured the brain activity of the participants when they looked at pictures of both healthy and high-calorie foods.

New study conducted by Harvard researchers shows that drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day for 30 days was linked with improved blood flow to the brain and better scores on memory and thinking skill tests for elderly people with impaired blood flow. The study, published in the journal Neurology, included 60 people over age 65, with an average age of 73.

Washing down sugary breakfast cereal with milk after eating reduces plaque acid levels and may prevent damage to tooth enamel that leads to cavities, according to new research at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. The research is published in the July issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.

BACK TO THE PONDICHERRY arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

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f Pondicherry has been on your travel list but you have never gotten down to doing it, then here’s a teaser. Sample a fusion of Tamil-French cuisine, also known as Pondicherry cuisine at Dakshin, ITC Kakatiya.

Lakshit Shetty, junior SousChef, who was part of a special training at Chennai, conducted by executive chef Praveen Anand of Park Sheraton, is credited with bringing this culinary experience to Hyderabad.

Once you look past the beaches, quaint cafes, Auroville and the cobbled streets of Pondicherry, you reach the most interesting part of this erstwhile French colony—the food. The Tamil-French cuisine is a fascinating tale of amalgamation wherein the dishes are invariably Tamil, but with a novel French twist. The city has a unique Franco-Tamil culture which is borne out eloquently in its cuisine which consists of ancient recipes preserved over the years and passed on from one generation to another.

“Our friends in Pondicherry felt their cuisine was just simple and regular Tamilian food. However, when we sampled a few home-cooked dishes, we found it to be different,” says Chef Lakshit. The chefs of different ITC Hotels went into several kitchens of Pondicherry residents and observed their cooking methods, culled out recipes from old books written by grandmothers and added their own twist to them. A few tasting sessions with natives, modification of ingredients and techniques later, the chefs put together a delectable menu for sampling Pondicherry cuisine.

Without much ado, I got down to sampling this course. I was introduced to the menu, which started off with a hot soup made from shrimps and crabs wonderfully in tandem with the cold weather outside.

The light breeze and overcast sky made for a perfect partner.

After the soup, I was served prawns fry, called Yeral Kavapu, cooked in heavy garlic and to perfection and then oven- roasted Pomfret in a banana leaf with a lime-based spice mix. The spices and peppers gave it the authentic Pondicherry touch and I was told that this was just the beginning and the best was yet

Where: Dakshin, ITC Kakatiya Time: Lunch and Dinner On till August 31 Price: `2,500 for two to come.

While talking about the food, chef had mentioned about the star attraction of the menu

— the lobster curry.

After polishing off the delicious pomfret, I started with a bowl of Langouste Curry (mildly-spiced lobster curry), for chicken enthusiasts there is the Kozhi Tangaiypaal Curry (Chicken morsels simmered in coconut milk and spices) and Kothina kari Puli Perattal (Mutton mince cooked with red

Going back in history, the Tamil-French cuisine is a fascinating tale of amalgamation wherein the dishes are invariably Tamil, but with a novel French twist — a very French way of cooking that is slow, meticulous, elaborate and mild. Treat yourself to this unique feast at ITC Kakatiya.

N SHIVA KUMAR

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chillies and tamarind) and Appams. The way the food has been treated gives one a taste of the South. Influences of Malayali and other southIndian cuisines are also hinted at. The dishes looked mouth watering and without wasting any time, I picked up a spoon and was about to eat it when a waiter came up to me and said, I would enjoy the Appam, if I used my hands to eat it. Glad I took his advice, I emptied my plate in less than 10 minutes.

The lobster and the chicken curry was delicious and melted in my mouth.

For vegetarians, there is the tempered coconut milk soup called Thengaipaal Soup and the Manathakkali Keerai Soup (Manathakkali is called Black Nightshade in English and Kamanchi chettu in Telugu).

Don't forget to drink the Vasantha Neer or coconut water served with a dash of lime at the beginning. There is a custom thali available for people who want to taste most of the items found on the menu, however at the festival, you get to choose from an a la carte menu.

Cooking in Pondicherry style involves a lot of sautés and there is generous use of sliced ginger and garlic as opposed to ginger-garlic paste.

Lakshit said he spends close to 12 hours in the kitchen making it, I devoured all of it in a few minutes.

While I was just trying to revel in the myriad flavours, Chef Lakshit returned with dessert. He offered me three different sweets, a slice of French baguette floating on kheer, soaking in the rich syrup. This Coconut Baguette is a must try.

“We added rice flour to the baguette to make it crisp,” he explained. There’s also the Pondicherry Cake topped with a spoon of basundi or simmered milk. The Puttarisi halwa made of slow-cooked rice and wheat is also unique to this region.

Well, the weather is right and the food is great, so Dakshin is your place to go.

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FOOD SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013 N SHIVA KUMAR

Spice it up

Here’s a nice way to spice up the usual boring omelette

A MONSOON AFFAIR Arun Daniel Yellamaty

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atiate your cravings at Al Fresco and watch the tranquil rain outside. Savour little munchies over a hot cup of tea or a mug of chilled beer, as you please. Sit pretty, indulge and let the monsoon work its magic,” said the menu at Al Fresco, Taj Krishna, which is hosting “A Monsoon Affair”. It was pouring outside as I entered the restaurant and after reading this, I could not wait for the array of delicacies to arrive.

No other cuisine captures the magic of monsoon as street food. My “monsoon affair” started with Pani Puri, Ragda Samosa, Dhai Puri, Aloo Tikki-Chole and Papdi Chaat. I thought the last one came the topper. Savouring the chaat here, I wondered who was that who told me high-end places couldn’t serve them as tasty as chaatwallahs on the street do. I made a mental note to tell them of one that excelled at it. Without realising it, I went for another round.

Time for tea. High tea, to be precise. I don’t know about now, but in England, it used to be a meal so sumptuous that people who

Al Fresco, Taj Krishna is the answer to your cravings this monsoon. From high-tea and margarita to pizza and chaat, A Monsoon Affair takes you on a gourmet journey you are sure to enjoy.

were at a high tea would skip dinner.

There’s no cause for surprise there, for there would be various sorts of meat, fish, cakes, muffins, ale, juices and finally tea.

You needed to have the digestive powers of Jughead if you still felt like having dinner. Let me tell you how my high tea went.

The ceremony started with biscuits.

Then followed sandwiches, and then cakes. Then I saw the waiter come my way with something steaming hot. Before he reached me, I smelt it: pepperoni pizza.

When he served it, I saw that it was thin crust — just the way I like it. Two minutes ago, I suspected if I was feeling a tad full.

When he served me the pizza that feeling vanished. The contrast of it could not have been better: the hot, soft pizza on a cold, rainy day.

Satiety is a rare state to achieve. I reached that state at Al Fresco. I waited out the rain. On my way out, I decided, “No dinner tonight.”

Ingredients: n 1 tsp olive oil n 2 eggs, lightly beaten n 4 semi-dried tomatoes, roughly

chopped n 25g feta cheese, crumbled n mixed salad leaves, to serve

Method Heat the oil in a small frying pan, add the eggs and cook, swirling the eggs with a fork as they set. When the eggs are still slightly runny in the middle, scatter over the tomatoes and feta, then fold the omelette in half. Cook for 1 min more before sliding onto a plate. Serve alongside a mixed leaf salad.

Sample the egg omlette Ingredients: n 4 eggs n 2 small onions thinly chopped n 4 green chillies n 1/2 tsp pepper powder n 1/2 tsp red chilli powder n 2 tbsp vegetable oil n Fresh coriander leaves chopped n Salt to taste

Method: n Heat the non-stick tawa on a high

flame. n Whisk the eggs in a bowl. n Mix all the ingredients thoroughly

with the eggs. n Spread little bit of oil on the hot

tawa. n Pour half of the mixture on the tawa. n Higher the flame for one minute only

and then simmer the flame. n Sprinkle little bit of oil, check the

omelette from the down side, if brown spots have come out then turn and cook from other side as well. n Cook on low flame for 2-3 minutes from both the sides. n In the same way make the other omelette as well. n Serve on the spot with roti, buttery bread slice or pav.

Chef Tips: n Try to make these omelette’s on nonstick pan or tawa, you will require less oil. n Add the good amount of coriander leaves, the omelette will be really very tasty. n Serve this omelette on the spot, else will become wet and tasteless. n Remember, if you are making these omelette’s on low flame then they will become puffy and tasty.

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August 15

August 13

1965: The Beatles play to nearly 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York, New York, an event later regarded as the birth of stadium rock.

1961: East German soldiers begin laying down barbed wire and bricks as a barrier between Soviet-controlled East Berlin and the democratic western section of the City.

The Berlin Wall is born.

August 12

1990: Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton found to date, was discovered

by Sue Hendrickson in South Dakota. Sue is now on display at the Field Museum in Chicago.

August 14 August 14

2003: A major outage knocked out power across the eastern United Statesand parts of Canada. Fifty million people were affected, including residents of New York, Cleveland and Detroit, as well as Toronto and Ottawa, Canada.

August 12 1964: South Africa is banned from the Olympic Games due to the country's racist policies. The ban effectively lasted till 1992.

August 18

1994: Ilich RamĂ­rez SĂĄnchez, also known as "Carlos the Jackal," is captured. He is currently serving a life sentence in France for the 1975 murder of an informant for the French government and two French counter-intelligence agents.

August 15

1969: The Woodstock Music Festival opens on a patch of farmland in Bethel, New York. Thirty-two acts performed outdoors in front of 400,000 concert-goers. It is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history.

1227: Genghis Khan, the Mongol leader who forged an empire stretching from the east coast of China west to the Aral Sea, dies in camp during a campaign against the Chinese kingdom of Xi Xia.

August 16

1977: Popular music icon Elvis Presley dies in Memphis, Tennessee.

He was 42. Doctors said he died of a heart attack, likely brought on by his addiction to prescription barbiturates.

August 17

1977: President of Pakistan Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq and US Ambassador Arnold Raphel are killed in a plane crash. Zia deposed Bhutto and declared martial law over the country in 1977, and ruled the country for 11 years.

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SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013 1

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ART SOIREE

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Art enthusiasts made their presence at Kalakriti Art Gallery where Governor ESL Narasimhan inaugurated Pageants of the Raj, exhibition by artist Devangana. Political honchos including Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Deputy Chief Minister C Damodar Raja Narasimha and others were present at the do.

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1 Devangana,

Subbarami Reddy, ESL Narasimhan, Meira Kumar 2 Anjan Kumar

Yadav, Damodar Raja Narasimha, Nadendla Manohar 3 Rekha Lahoti,

Kavita Gulecha, Seema 4 Purandeswari

CREATIVE STROKES

Sama Sam Buddha, exhibition of works by Anisha Tandon was inaugurated at Muse Art Gallery on Saturday.

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SALONI in Allu Arjun’s next I

f reports are to be believed Allu Arjun will be romancing Saloni in his next movie. She is famous for her roles in Adhinayakudu and Bodyguard. The pretty actress is going to be seen in the film Race Gurram, as the second heroine.

Shruti Haasan will be seen as the main heroine in this movie.scoring the music for this project.

Surender Reddy is the director and Nallamalapu Bujji is the producer of this film.

Race Gurram is currently under production and it is expected to be a commercial entertainer.

Thaman is scoring the music for this project.

Krishna Vamsi's next a multi-starrer?

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elugu filmmaker Krishna Vamsi, currently busy wrapping up Telugu action flick Paisa, is likely to wield the megaphone for a multi-starrer project featuring Ram Charan Teja, Daggubati Venkatesh and veteran actor Krishna.

"The discussions are on and Ram has already agreed to be part of the project. However, Venkatesh and Krishna are yet to be approached.

Vamsi wants to cast them provided they like the script," a source said.

The film is likely to be produced by Bandla Ganesh, who is on a winning streak after successful films such as Gabbar Singh and Baadshah.

"Vamsi is currently is busy bringing Paisa to the theaters. Post its release, he is expected to spend more time on the project and that's when we will have more clarity on this

project," source added.

If this project materialises, it will be the first time actors from three different cinema families of Telugu industry will rub shoulders in the same film.

Earlier this year, Venkatesh starred in Telugu multi-starrer Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu, which turned out to be a blockIANS buster.

First look of Bhai out

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he first look of Nagarjuna's much awaited movie Bhai is out.

Nagarjuna is in a rocker mode, sporting long hair and sun glasses. The movie will mostly be a comedy. The production team of the movie shot a romantic song at a grand castle in Slovenia.

The filmmakers are set to wrap up the shooting by the end of this month. Richa Gangopadhyay is the female lead opposite Nagarjuna in the movie. Bhai is produced under the Annapurna Studios banner. Sonu Sood will play an important role in the movie. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the tunes for Bhai.

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CHENNAI EXPRESS IS THE NEW TREND

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RK fans are ecstatic and both social networking websites like twitter and Facebook are abuzz with one phrase #trendingexpress.

Jokes such as this “A Tiger was found dead on railway tracks,reporters says it was crushed by #ChennaiExpress train #RecordExpress” are doing the rounds on Twitter. This year surprisingly Salman Khan did not have a release on Eid and prior to this Ek Tha Tiger which released on an Eid had broken the 100cr record. Critics and naysayers were looking out to see whether King Khan holds the same power or not. Shah Rukh

Masoom cannot be improved: Naseeruddin Shah V

eteran actor-director Naseeruddin Shah cringes at the very mention of the “remake trend”. He says he neither understands the “business” of remakes, nor is he in favour of a new version of his 1983 critically acclaimed film Masoom. “I don’t understand this remake business. Films that are being remade shouldn’t be made in the first place. Bollywood is just betraying its complete mental lethargy by doing this! Earlier it

Khan-Deepika Padukone starrer Chennai Express released on Eid and needless to say it conquered the Indian box office. UTV Motion Pictures and Red Chillies, released Chennai Express in more theatres than any other Bollywood movie in the history of Indian cinemas overseas. In fact, the movie was released in 50+ countries and in 700+ screens which makes it the widest simultaneous world release for an Indian film. Apart from this, the film was also shown in Morocco, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, France, Peru and Israel and that too on the same day and date. Seems like King Khan

was done differently, but unless you have some different angle to it, one should not do it,” Naseeruddin told IANS in an interview.

Masoom, directed by the maverick Shekhar Kapur, was about how the news of a man’s love child creates havoc in the life of a happy family.

Naseeruddin played the father, while Shabana Azmi essayed his wife. It is one of his favourite films from his career of over four decades. IANS

wants to silence everybody on the first day itself. The reviews for the film has been divided, some say it’s King Khan hamming his way to the big numbers, while others say it’s a laugh riot with Deepika Padukone being outstanding in her role. In terms of numbers, here’s what you need to know: Chennai Express surpassed the paid-preview collections’ record set by 3 Idiots at `2.7 crore, it also collected collected an average of `33.12 crore on the first day its opening,leaving behind Salman Khan’s Ek Tha Tiger record that earned `31.25 crore on the opening day.

No Aishwarya Rai item song in my film: Sanjay Leela Bhansali F

ilmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has clarified that there is “no truth” to rumours that actress Aishwarya Rai has been roped in for an item song in his under production project Ram Leela.The rumours made people wonder if Aishwarya, the much-missed diva would dance her way back to the screen after her self-imposed sabbatical in favour of motherhood. However, the filmmaker, who worked with her in Devdas and Guzaarish, has completely cut down the rumours. “First it was Sonakshi Sinha, then Madhuri Dixit. Now it’s Aishwarya. None of the three rumours has any truth to it,” said Bhansali. Aishwarya remained unavailable for comment, but a source close to her said: “At the moment Aaradhya

(Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan’s daughter) is Ash’s one and only priority. Yes, she is slowly looking at scripts again, and some very good ones. But you know what? She gets tempted, and then again she decides now is not the time.

She doesn’t want to miss out a single moment in Aaradhya’s growing-up years.” However, the source said that there are chances that Aishwarya just might greenlight the remake of 1983 film Masoom, to be produced by Himesh Reshammiya and directed by Bedabrata Pain. For one, it is a story that Aishwaya loves. Secondly, the makers are willing to adjust the schedules according to her convenience. “But an item song? No way,” the source IANS added.

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DEEPIKA

wanted to play MARY KOM

D

eepika Padukone has revealed that she wanted to play Mary Kom in the biopic of the boxer’s life.

The Olympic bronze champion will instead be depicted

by Priyanka Chopra in a film to be directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. She told PTI: “I would have loved to do a biopic on Mary Kom, but now Priyanka is doing it. I feel she is right for the film. I am glad a film on Mary Kom is being made.

People have started recognising her. At least her achievements will not go waste.

“I am happy that this is happening. It is great that

such films are being made and hope talent is not lost... not negated.”

“I am associated with Olympic Gold Quest. Mary Kom was part of our team, we support sports in general hockey, tennis, badminton, swimming, shooting, etc.” The 27-year-old’s father Prakash Padukone was an international badminton champion who founded the charity Olympic Gold Quest in India. Kom has previously commented that Chopra is the “right choice” to play her on screen.

Chopra has said that she finds the boxing star’s story “personally inspiring”. IANS

Sonakshi Anupam Kher to host science TV show surprise V visit on TV show!

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ctress Sonakshi Sinha could not stop herself from being a part of popular show Comedy Nights With Kapil. She joined her Once Upon A Time Dobaara! co-stars Akshay Kumar and Imran Khan, and gave everyone a surprise on the show.

Recently, Akshay and Imran made an appearance on the sets of the comedy show, hosted by ace comedian Kapil Sharma, to promote their forthcoming film. Sonakshi, who had earlier made a guest appearance around the release of Lootera,

stayed back stage.

Akshay was seen running down the stage in between the show to get Sonakshi on the stage to make her dance with him, while she was seen laughing hysterically at Kapil’s gags.

When she came in front of the audience, she said: “Main waha neeche pichle aadhe ghante se kadhi hoon..aur mera mooh dookh raha hai has has ke. Lekin main dobaara yahaan aayi hoon! (I have been standing away since half an hour and my face is hurting because of laughing so much. But I’m here again!).”

IANS

eteran actor Anupam Kher is ready to host a TV show, Power of Shunya- Quest for Zero, and he is excited about the unique show.

The series will examine critical challenges that the country is facing. Through 16 episodes, it will show how various companies and experts are working on finding scientific solutions to the problems.

“I’m excited to be a part of this path breaking initiative as I believe that scientific solutions showcased in the show truly have the power to solve In’ia’s problems,” Anupam said in a statement.

“I personally believe that Shunya (zero) is the most powerful number. I have constantly gone back to ground zero and reinvented myself. To innovate, you have to constantly unlearn and infuse new energy and thinking,” he added.

The show has been launched by English news channel Times Now in associ-

ation with DuPont, US-based chemical company. It will go on air Saturday.

Anupam has earlier anchored shows like Say Na Something To Anupam Uncle and Sawaal Dus Crore Ka. IANS

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Disney’s The Pirate Fairy gets

Tom Hiddleston, Christina Hendricks O ne of the big surprises at the 2013 D23 Expo on Friday (August 9) was the announcement that Tom Hiddleston and Christina Hendricks have joined the cast of a new Disney Fairies movie, The Pirate Fairy.

Hendricks plays Zarina, a fairy who longs to be a pirate. So she does just that, joining a band of them in Neverland. She meets a young cabin boy named James (Hiddleston) and the two strike up a friendship,

at first. It turns out James will actually go on to become Captain James Hook, arch nemesis of Peter Pan. During the presentation, Hiddleston says his character’s acts of friendship are “all an act.

He’s covering for his ruthless and cunning nature.”

It’ll be up to Tinkerbell and her friends to set Zarina right. Hiddleson says he was more than excited to be joining the Disney animated family, as he is a lifelong fan of The Jungle Book.

Mel Gibson confirmed as the bad guy in Expendables 3

The SimonLauren baby drama

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A

ruce Willis may be out of The Expendables 3, but Sylvester Stallone continues to enlist reinforcements. In addition to adding Harrison Ford, Stallone confirmed today that Mel Gibson, who’d long been rumored to join the project, will in fact, play the bad guy in the upcoming sequel. Also coming aboard: Stallone’s Assassins co-star Antonio Banderas, who Stallone called “a consummate actor and a gentleman” in a statement announcing the news.

Gibson will also embrace the bad in the upcoming Machete Kills, in which he wears a cape and threatens Washington with missiles.

ndrew Silverman, the man in the middle of the Simon Cowell baby mama drama, is “dealing with this as best as he can,” a source tells E! News.

And while it was revealed that his wife, Lauren, was pregnant with the X Factor judge’s baby last week, he has tried his best to process the difficult news.

“Andrew considered Simon a real friend,” the insider explains. “At the end of the day, [Lauren] is pregnant by a man who’s not her husband…There’s really no defending it.” The Silvermans are currently working together to sort out the custody of their son and to come to a financial agreement with their divorce.

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SUNDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Search for (2 wds) 7 Rudimentary 12 Language quirk 17 Coffee holders 21 Flowery 22 Buggy drivers 23 Medieval tale 24 Organic compound 25 Acid in milk 26 Plant growth medium 28 AL's Larry — 29 Give — — chance 30 Places 32 Wharf denizens 33 Hit in baseball 35 Blow the whistle 37 Delhi attire 38 Swamps 39 Blaze a trail 40 Unscripted (2 wds) 42 Estuary 43 — mater 44 Locket 45 Astrologer's scales 47 High spirits 48 Cliff feature 49 Encyclopedia bk 52 — kwon do 53 Weeds 54 Increases sharply 55 Dressmaker's cut 59 Scarab, to Pharaoh 61 Sandy expanse 62 Baylor's town 63 Pat's cohost 64 Jazz instruments 65 Toga party site 66 Lo-cal 67 Wild feline 68 Gulp down 69 Happy 70 Whinny 72 The ‘f’ in f-stop 73 Boathouse gear 74 Count calories 75 Contract provisos 76 Distance measure 77 911 responder 80 Really stupid 82 For a song 83 Prepare the laundry 84 ‘Typee’ sequel 85 Does the trick 87 Legal document 88 Quark's home 89 Jung contemporary 90 Survive, just (2 wds) 91 Whodunit must 92 Made out 94 Where ‘The Blue Danube’ waltz was composed 95 Graph lines 96 Leaked 97 Kind of radio 98 Wk day 99 Six-pointers 100 — -ski wear 101 Lowers the beams 102 Clumsy 104 Muscle builder 107 Prefix for ‘dynamic’ 108 Pal 109 Khartoum's land 113 Small plates 114 Toxic wastes, briefly 115 Vacation trips 117 Theater box

118 New Orleans campus 119 Vaccines 120 Well-read 122 Kitty's plaint 123 Sale words (hyph) 124 Buying time 127 Urbana 11 129 Mathematician — Descartes 130 Tie a turkey 131 Prop up 132 Lamas' melodies 133 Tense 134 Patronage 135 About half of us 136 Put the — on DOWN 1 Nabokov novel 2 Spouted rhetoric 3 Carrying a beeper (2 wds) 4 ‘Krazy —’ 5 Mo bill 6 Cowboy — Bill 7 Oktoberfest region 8 Ms Earhart 9 Colts' fathers 10 Doctrines 11 T'ai — ch'uan 12 Large lizard 13 Workout target

14 Cow-headed goddess 15 Baseball's Mel — 16 Conventions 17 Saudi city 18 Closed 19 Wine glass 20 More cunning 27 Sweet liqueur 31 Spy novelist Le — 34 Caught the bus 36 Diamond — 38 Nylons shade 39 Peter, in Panama 41 Chomps down 43 He played Obi-Wan 44 Nobel Prize category 46 Right off the — 47 Bearded animal 48 Reluctant, plus 49 Explorer — da Gama 50 Plains tribe 51 Enjoy to the max 53 Aim toward 54 Drinks heartily 55 Rum-soaked cake 56 Stormy 57 Literary miscellany 58 Took a break 60 Shank's mare 61 Holy terror 63 Sotto —

65 Beat a retreat 66 Hobble 67 Flash of lightning 69 Cotton seeders 70 Shortfall 71 Epoch 72 Unyielding 74 Actress Tyne — 75 I thought — never leave!

76 Frame of mind 78 Pile 79 Ice-cream treats 81 Robin beaks 82 Yields territory 83 Quell 84 Iron source 85 Turkish honorific 86 Miff 87 Doughnut order 88 Yips 89 Informers 91 Mr Karloff 92 Livestock shows 93 Weapon supplies 94 Solemn promise 96 Light musical 98 New Zealander 100 — — foot pole 101 Preclude 102 Hard feelings

103 ‘Westworld’ name 104 Stopped momentarily 105 Judge's decision 106 Dramatist Sean — 107 On the other side 108 Spring back 110 Pianist Fats — 111 Deal makers 112 Recently purchased 113 Fixed gaze

114 Soft drink brand 115 Kind of balloon 116 Pilot's control 119 Gloating 120 Cornell or Pound 121 Pre-college 125 Sooner than 126 Apple rival 128 Research site PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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STAR POWER Date 12-8-2013

As per Hindu panchang

THIRUVAIKUMAR

thiruvaikumar@yahoo. co. in 040-27177230 / 9949870449

TAURUS

GEMINI

Income is expected through ancestral property. Good effects will pour upon you. Comforts will increase. Younger brothers will work hard. Son will get a good career opportunity.

Maternal relatives will be affectionate and extend help. Happy events are likely to take place at home. Good financial flow will improve your position.

Social status is likely to improve.

Avoid making new friends during travel. You need to be cautious before taking up any type of assignment.

Help from relatives and brothers will reach you at the right time.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Take care of children as they may be confused. You will get promising opportunities. Your shrewdness will bring desired results. You plan to renovate the house for comforts and succeed.

House maintenance will increase. Enemies will be nowhere as you will gain an upper hand. You will be straightforward in actions. Make your purposeful.

A long-pending work gets completed.

Some are fortunate to change residence. Avoid interfering in others’ personal issues. Avoid repeating resolved issues with blood relatives. Be careful while driving and during a journey.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Be cordial with brothers. Avoid luxurious expenses to stay away from financial problems. Changes are likely in lifestyle. You need to consider the place and time before expressing opinions.

You will extend help to siblings. Confusion is likely to upset you; consult close friends, well-wishers and elders of family to avoid such problems. Your impartial stand brings you a good name.

Avoid eating outside. You will make surprising strides in life, making others jealous. However, you are advised to stay away from participating in social works to safeguard your name.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Children will accept your advice. Your creative thoughts are likely to take shape and get implemented. Misunderstanding with some close relatives will end. Your suggestions will be accepted.

Mother will be happy as you fulfil her long-pending wishes. Irresponsible comments made by friends and relatives upset you. Avoid talking in unwanted occasions. Have your vehicle repaired.

Be careful while driving. New efforts will face delay. Avoid a luxurious life and safeguard whatever you possess at the moment. Younger blood relatives will extend timely help.

SUMAA TEKUR

tarotreadhyd@gmail. com

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Six of Pentacles – Resist the temptation to tell someone off. You might want to show this person that you do not care.

This is not the right time to do that.

Three of Cups – You are searching for something – companionship or togetherness. You must look elsewhere. You are probably looking in all the wrong places.

The Tower – There are many situations that are not in your control. Learn to let go and simply enjoy the ride. The results of your hard work will not go waste.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

The Hanged Man – You may be at the receiving end of the blame for something you perhaps did not do. Try to rectify it by explaining yourself calmly.

The High Priest – Stay healthy by eating right and keeping away from junk food and anything that might get you under the weather.

Avoid getting sick.

Three of Wands – Your philosophies are put to the test. You are leaning towards one school of thought, and this is challenged by people who you admire.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Six of Cups – Go for long walks alone. Think of your current status in life and what needs to be done in order to make life better. Only you can bring that change.

Page of Wands – There is no point building castles in the air and making empty promises – to others and yourself.

Get real, and live in the moment.

The Hermit – You have some very unrealistic dreams.

No one can help you get over this except yourself. Be careful about hurting a friend’s feelings.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Nine of Swords – Being naughty inappropriately, in a work situation, can get you in a lot of trouble. Do not, under any circumstances, get flirtatious while at work.

Nine of Cups – There are some external forces, which will help you get through a particularly difficult period. Do not underestimate anyone or anything.

King of Wands – Those in managerial roles must pay attention to assigning jobs in the right way, and to the right person.

Don’t try to do everything by yourself.

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STRIP TEASE

AGNES

ARIES

TAROT READ Date 12-8-2013

Since laughter is the best medicine Thoughts to ponder over ~ Every time I hear that dirty word, ‘exercise,’ I wash out my mouth with chocolate. ~ Having amnesia and déjà vu at the same time. I think I've forgotten this before. ~ How come it takes more brains and effort to fill out the income-tax form than it does to earn the income? ~ I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired. ~ I don't repeat gossip, so listen carefully the first time. ~ I finished 50 push-ups this morning! (I started them in

2005.) ~ I heard that how you dress sends a message to everyone around you. I think my message must be, "Help! Help!" ~ I started early teaching my kids the value of a dollar. From then on, they demanded their allowances in gold. ~ I think my problem is indecisiveness. Or maybe it's procrastination. ~ I'd like to be the ideal mother, but I'm too busy raising my kids. ~ If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six sharpening my axe.

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Confidence is most attractive about women:

Selena Gomez

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inger Selena Gomez believes that a woman’s confidence makes her attractive.

“I think the most attractive thing about a woman, for me, is confidence,” Gomez told accesshollywood.com.

The Magic singer turned 21 in July.

“So, because I turned 21 this year and a lot of great things have happened for me, that’s the one thing I want to exude,” she added.

The singer also said that

her newfound confidence has influenced her style and prompted her to style up her look.

“I’ve become a bit more about the red lip and being a little bit more — I like to say confident, as opposed to sexy, even though that’s what I feel. And I feel very comfortable in my skin,” she

Wedding not important for Kristen Bell A

ctress Kristen Bell says she and her actorfiance Dax Shepard don’t feel it is important to have a wedding, which gives them a fixed date to celebrate their togetherness.

The new parents have been engaged since 2010. But marriage is not on their mind, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

“We’re not having a wedding. It’s not a desire of either of ours to have any sort of day of celebration for us. I feel like we get enough attention in our daily lives and we just want something sort of private that involves pen and paper,” Bell said.

Bell insists that even if they exchange vows, they would prefer it to be a casual affair as they feel it would

be right to get all the legal formalities done as they have a daughter now.

“It could be any day. Honestly, I could go home and we could do it today, there’s no forethought really going into it. We do want all of the legal opportunities that come with a binding marriage, especially now that we have a kid.

“It’s very important, there are a lot of things that you need to make available and have in writing for your kid ... Yeah, one of these days though,” said Bell.

The couple welcomed a baby daughter in May. IANS

said.

Gomez’s Stars Dance tour kicks off in Vancouver next week.

IANS

Mother taught modelling tricks: Georgia May Jagger

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odel Georgia May Jagger says her mother, former model Jerry Hall taught her the tricks to survive in the modelling industry, including how to put on lipstick.

The 21-year-old, daughter of Rolling Stones musician, Mick Jagger says her model mother got her hooked to makeup from a young age.

“She taught me how to put on lipstick. She uses a brush sometimes and liner underneath to make it last longer,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted Jagger as saying.

Georgia previously said that she is glad that her parents pushed her into the limelight because it forced her to focus and become committed to her modelling career.

“There’s no halfway house in this business. Beforehand I was modelling but I wasn’t really very committed. I think I’ve learnt that it’s really an amazing job, one of the best you can get for travel and for creative independence,” she said.

“So I’m enjoying myself.

And the money is good which helps. As my mother always says, ‘Make hay while the sun shines,’” said Georgia.

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Fedex, Maria’s fitness test

Lee joins Lin in thriller

Luna Rossa advances

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ee Chong Wei (in pic) will face Chinese superstar Lin Dan in the World Championships final Sunday that fans were hoping for, after a tense three-game victory.

The Malaysian lost the first game of his semifinal against Du Pengyu sending shots out and into the net in a tentative start. He clawed his way back from an 11-5 deficit but China’s Du, found answers to Lee’s returns and raised the roof of the Tianhe gymnasium when he took the first 22-20.

oger Federer and Maria Sharapova face crucial tests of fitness and form in Cincinnati this week with the clock ticking down on their hopes of adding to their US Open triumphs. Federer comes to the tournament as defending champion but with his confidence dented by his shock second round exit at Wimbledon. He is battling a back injury which refuses to ease and which caused him to withdraw from the Montreal Masters last week.

taly’s Luna Rossa beat Sweden’s Artemis Saturday to book a showdown with powerhouse Team New Zealand in the America’s Cup challenger series finals. Luna Rossa completed a sweep of the first four races in the best-of-seven Louis Vuitton Cup semis, ending Artemis Racing’s bid to rebound from a deadly accident in May and challenge for the venerable yachting trophy.

The Swedish team missed all of the roundrobin first round of the challenger series.

Farah impresses in 10,000m

MOSCOW: Briton Mo Farah continued his impressive track form by claiming a hard-fought victory in the world 10,000m on Saturday, as Jamaican sprint star Usain Bolt cruised through his 100m heat. Farah, who is attempting to replicate the double 5,000-10,000m gold he claimed at last year’s London Olympics, had a slow race pace, American training partner Galen Rupp and his own definitive race-end kick to thank for his victory.

There was an all-too-familiar finish to the 25-lap race when Ethiopia’s defending world champion Ibrahim Jeilan tried to edge past Farah on the final bend. Two years ago in the Daegu worlds, Farah wilted into second behind the sprint-clever Ethiopian, but a season dedicated to honing his speed this time paid dividends.

“It was the perfect race for me,” the Somali-born Farah said. “It was quite slow, and the important thing was to stay out of trouble.” With Jeilan and his three teammates plus a strong Kenyan line-up, Farah said he and Rupp, who both train in

(L-R) Bronze medallist Kenya’s Paul Kipngetich Tanui, winner Great Britain’s Mo Farah and silver medallist Ethiopia’s Ibrahim Jeilan stand on the podium during the medal ceremony for the men’s 10,000 metres at the 2013 IAAF World Championships in Moscow on Saturday.

AFP/ALEXANDER NEMENOV Oregon, Portland, with Alberto Salazar, had tried “to work together and to cover every move”.

“Two years ago, almost exactly the same thing happened (around the final bend). It was

important I had something left on the final lap.” Jeilan took silver and Kenyan Paul Tanui bronze, Rupp just missing out on the podium in fourth.

Track icon Bolt, within touching distance of equalling

American sprint legend Carl Lewis’ record of eight world gold medals, clocked an easy-going 10.07sec in his heat of the 100m, which featured neither American rival Tyson Gay nor Asafa Powell after both tested positive for banned substances.

The Jamaican saw teammate Yohan Blake claim victory in Daegu after his shock false start in the final, the one blip on his impressive CV, that includes Olympic gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay events in Beijing and London, and five world titles, as well as the 100 and 200m world records. Bolt will be joined in Sunday’s semifinals by American rivals Justin Gatlin, the 2004 Olympic champion, London bronze medallist and double world champion in 2005, and Mike Rodgers, who have both served doping bans.

The duo were the only sprinters to clock sub-10sec times to serve notice that Bolt will not have it all his own way.

“I am happy with my run,” said Bolt, who survived a false start in his heat. “I took it easy as it was the first round. I just

Nadal humbles Djokovic MONTREAL: Rafael Nadal held off Novak Djokovic in three sets on Saturday and will now try and stop Milos Raonic from making more tennis history at the Montreal Masters.

Fourth seed Nadal, champion in the event in 2005 and 2008, defeated top seed and two-time defending champion Djokovic 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/2) to reach his 10th final of the season.

Raonic, meanwhile, became the first Canadian into the tournament’s final since 1958, when Robert Bedard won it. Raonic booked his place with a 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4) victory over compatriot Vasek Pospisil, and with the win ensured he’ll be the first Canadian ever to reach the top 10 in the ATP world rankings.

Raonic will have his work cut out against Nadal. The Spaniard has won all three of their prior encounters, including two on hardcourts.

Nadal’s two-hour, 20-minute struggle with Djokovic was a tight affair, with small margins determining victory. Nadal dominated the third-set tiebreaker, taking a 6-0 lead. Djokovic saved two match points before falling.

“I tried my best in the tiebreaker,” said Nadal, winner of seven titles this season. “I had to hit some

Rafael Nadal of Spain serving the ball to Novak Djokovic of Serbia during their semifinal match at the Uniprix Stadium during the ATP Rogers Cup on Saturday in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Serena, Cirstea in final TORONTO: Serena Williams defeated Agnieszka Radwanska 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Saturday to reach the WTA Toronto final, where she’ll face Sorana Cirstea, who beat Li Na. Williams maintained her perfect record over Radwanska, her six wins including a triumph in the 2012 Wimbledon final and, more recently, in the semiss at Miami this year.

fantastic shots to compete well against a big player like Novak. I’m very, very satisfied.”

Nadal let the second set slip as he lost the eighth game from a position of strength, letting go of a 40-0 lead to drop serve and trail 3-5.

“You cannot let up against the top players for even a minute,” said Nadal, whose 57 career titles include a dozen Grand Slams.

Nadal has now won two of three meetings with Djokovic this year, including a five-set thriller in the semi-finals of the French Open. AFP

Baptiste tests positive, quits worlds PORT OF SPAIN: Trinidad and Tobago sprinter KellyAnn Baptiste has failed a drugs test and withdrawn from the IAAF World Championships in Moscow, the Trinidad Express reported Saturday. The newspaper, citing unnamed sources, said Baptiste had tested positive for a banned substance, although Trinidad and Tobago team manager Dexter Voisin would not confirm that to the Express. wanted to get my reaction and start right. “The false start in my heat didn’t affect me. I made that mistake in Daegu and now I’m staying focused.”

The second gold on offer on the opening day of competition went to Tanui’s teammate Edna Kiplagat, who became the first woman to retain the world AFP marathon title.

League Cricket A division three-days EMCC 277/7 (Akshath Kumar 31, Ravi Teja 54, SuryaTeja 82 n.o.) vs AOC SBH 406/5 (T Suman 177, Anirudh Singh 114, Ahmed Quadri 63 n.o., Shiva Shankar 3/114) vs BDL Inter district two-days Adilabad 160 all out (V Bharath 4/16) vs Medak 188/7 (Mahender Reddy 63, Lokeshwar 40, Rakesh 4/58).

Seven players in lead HYDERABAD: Seven players Varun Gopal, P Lasya, Meghanshram, S Meghana, Manaswini, Ranjana and Vipul Saigal were in the lead with three points out from the same number of rounds in 87th Brilliant Trophy Chess Tournament held at Brilliant Grammar High School in Dilsukhnagar on Saturday.

In Open category MY Raju, Chakravarthy Reddy, Vijaybhaskar, S Khan, VSS Priya, M Raviteja, Bharatkumar, N Priyanka, Pratyush Srivastava and Divakar were leading with two points from two rounds.

Selected results (juniors category (Round-3)): Jai Teerth (2) lost to Varun Gopal (3), Lasya (3) bt B Sneha (2), Meghanshramr (3) bt R Neha (2), Bipinraj (2.5) drew with Sai Sravan Kumar (2.5), Krishnakanth (2) lost to S Meghana (3) Round-2 (open category): MY Raju (2) bt A Uttej (1), Chakravarthy Reddy (2) bt Swetha Sree (1), Shivarathan (1) lost to Vijaya Bhaskar (2), S Khan (2) bt Radhakrishna (1), Beytal Kaka (1) lost to VSS Priya (2).

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Furyk grabs PGA lead

ROCHESTER: Jim Furyk sank long putts on the final two holes to grab a one-stroke lead over fellow American Jason Dufner after Saturday’s third round of the PGA Championship. Furyk, whose lone major title came at the 2003 US Open, made a 14foot birdie putt at the 17th hole and sank a 10-foot par putt from the greenside fringe at the 18th to finish a two-under par 68 and stand on nine-under par 201 after 54 holes at Oak Hill Country Club.

“That was big,” Furyk said of his par save. “It’s a nice way to finish the day.” Dufner was one stroke back on 202 with Sweden’s Henrik Stenson on 203, Swede Jonas Blixt fourth on 204 after the day’s only bogey-free round at 66, and Masters champion Adam Scott sharing fifth with American Steve Stricker on 205.

Defending champion Rory McIlroy and England’s Lee Westwood, seeking his first major title in his 62nd try after a fistful of near misses, were together in seventh on 207.

Furyk went bogey-bogey at the second and third holes but adjusted his putting stroke and bounced back with birdies at the par-5 fourth, then the eighth, 10th and 12th holes and after a bogey at the par-3 14th he birdied 17.

“The greens are a touch faster,” Furyk said. “After those bogeys I told

myself, ‘I’ve got to readjust the machine from here on.’ From there, it didn’t really bother me.”

Furyk owned the 54-hole lead in four tournaments last year but did not win any of them. His last victory came in the 2010 US PGA Tour Championship.

A day after Dufner torched a rainsoaked layout for a 63 to match the lowest round in major golf history, he could only manage a 71 in perfect conditions — and even that required a six-foot par putt at 18 to curl around and drop in the back of the cup after rolling past the right edge.

“The putter let me down a little bit,” Dufner said. “I’ve got to work on my pace. I’m leaving a lot of these putts short.”

Dufner, who squandered a fourshot lead with four holes to play at the 2011 PGA Championship, led by two when the day began but took a double bogey at the fifth and followed a birdie at the seventh with a bogey at eight, then began the back nine with a birdie and parred his way in.

“There were a couple times when I was a little frustrated with things, a little perturbed, but you have to keep your head out there,” Dufner said.

“It’s important to stay even keeled for the most

part. You have got to let things go in these majors and just plod along out there.” Stenson put himself in the fight for the lead with birdies at 13 and 14 but a bogey at 15 dropped him back. “It was definitely trickier today,” Stenson said. “We got a lot of breeze. It was tricky to know where it was coming from.”

Blixt opened and closed his round with birdies, adding two others at the fifth and ninth holes. But his most epic shot came at the 18th when he put the ball off the tee into a spectator’s hip pocket and went on to birdie the hole.

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Jim Furyk of US lines up a putt on the 18th hole during the third round of the 95th PGA Championship on Saturday in New York.

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Tiger woeful, Phil worse in major collapses ROCHESTER: World number one Tiger Woods and second-ranked Phil Mickelson stumbled across Oak Hill on Saturday in the third round of the PGA Championship, dooming dreams of a major title fightback.

TIGER WOODS AND PHIL MICKELSON STUMBLED AT OAK HILL IN THE THIRD ROUND DOOMING DREAMS OF A MAJOR TITLE FIGHTBACK. Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the record 18 major titles won by Jack Nicklaus, fired a three-over par 73 to stand on four-over 214 while Mickelson matched his worst of 81 PGA Championship rounds with a 78.

“It was hard for me. I didn’t play very well,” Woods

said. “I didn’t hit it very good, didn’t make anything, kept blocking every putt. So it was a tough day.”

Woods, who has not won a major since the 2008 US Open, made bogeys at the first and third holes, birdied the par-3 11th but then made bogeys at 16 and 17 and needed a 10-foot putt to save par at the 18th.

“I didn’t start off very good and I didn’t finish very good,” Woods said. “In the middle part I was grinding just to kind of hang in there around par.

“It’s just one of those weeks where I didn’t quite hit it well enough and didn’t make enough putts.”

A week after taking his fifth title of the year at a World Golf Championship event, Woods spent plenty of time in the thick rough on a course where he endured his second-worst 72-hole pro finish in a major, a share of 39th at the 2003 PGA AFP Championship.

Thrid round scores 201: Jim Furyk (USA) 65-68-68 202: Jason Dufner (USA) 68-63-71 203: Henrik Stenson (SWE) 68-66-69 204: Jonas Blixt (SWE) 68-70-66 205: Stricker (USA) 68-67-70, Scott (AUS) 65-68-72 207: McIlroy (NIR) 69-71-67, Westwood (ENG) 6673-68 208: Johnson (USA) 72-71-65, Kevin Streelman (USA) 70-72-66, Roberto Castro (USA) 68-69-71 209: Warren (SCO) 74-67-68, Toms (USA) 71-6969, Johnson (USA) 69-70-70, Haas (USA) 68-70-71, Lynn (ENG) 69-69-71, Hoffman (USA) 69-67-73, Webb Simpson (USA) 72-64-73, Robert Garrigus (USA) 67-68-74, Matt Kuchar (USA) 67-66-76 210: Leishman (AUS) 70-70-70, Molinari (ITA) 7268-70, Ishikawa (JPN) 69-71-70, Aphibarnrat (THA) 68-71-71, Fowler (USA) 70-68-72, Piercy (USA) 6771-72, Jason Day (AUS) 67-71-72 211: Guthrie (USA) 71-71-69, Jamieson (SCO) 6972-70, Weekley (USA) 72-69-70, Thompson (USA) 72-67-72, Fraser (AUS) 67-69-75, Rose (ENG) 6866-77 212: Rafael Cabrera-Bello (ESP) 68-75-69, K.J. Choi (KOR) 76-65-71, Graeme McDowell (NIR) 7069-73, Sergio Garcia (ESP) 69-68-75 213: Brandt Snedeker (USA) 70-73-70, Ken Duke (USA) 75-68-70, David Hearn (CAN) 66-76-71, Josh Teater (USA) 71-71-71, Brendon De Jonge (ZIM) 71-71-71, Keegan Bradley (USA) 69-72-72, Hideki Matsuyama (JPN) 72-68-73, Ryan Moore (USA) 69-71-73, Chris Kirk (USA) 71-69-73, Paul Casey (ENG) 67-72-74 214: Ryan Palmer (USA) 73-70-71, Brooks Koepka (USA) 71-72-71, Tiger Woods (USA) 71-70-73, Martin Kaymer (GER) 68-68-78 215: D.A. Points (USA) 73-70-72, Harris English (USA) 74-69-72, Danny Willett (ENG) 73-70-72, J.J. Henry (USA) 71-71-73, John Senden (AUS) 72-7073, Vijay Singh (FIJ) 70-72-73, Thorbjorn Olesen (DEN) 71-70-74, Peter Hanson (SWE) 72-69-74, Matteo Manassero (ITA) 72-69-74, Tim Clark (RSA) 69-71-75, Miguel Angel Jimenez (ESP) 68-72-75 216: Matt Jones (AUS) 72-71-73, Scott Stallings (USA) 73-70-73, Tommy Gainey (USA) 69-74-73, John Merrick (USA) 75-68-73, Darren Clarke (NIR) 69-7374, Shane Lowry (IRL) 71-70-75, Thongchai Jaidee (THA) 70-71-75, Hunter Mahan (USA) 70-68-78 217: Ben Curtis (USA) 73-70-74 218: Ian Poulter (ENG) 70-71-77 219: Stephen Gallacher (SCO) 75-68-76 220: Phil Mickelson (USA) 71-71-78 223: Gary Woodland (USA) 73-70-80

Westwood, McIlroy back in major hunt ROCHESTER: England’s Lee Westwood has himself in contention for a major title once again at the PGA Championship after a near miss at last month’s British Open.

And who should be his playing partner in Sunday’s final round at Oak Hill but defending champion Rory McIlroy, whose year of struggles could end with another major win.

Westwood and Northern Ireland’s McIlroy each finished 54 holes on three-under par 207, six strokes off the pace of US leader Jim Furyk, the 2003 US Open champion. McIlroy fired a threeunder 67. Westwood shot 68.

But Westwood knows all too well that such gaps can be closed in the final round. He enjoyed the lead entering the final round three weeks ago at Muirfield before a late charge gave US star Phil Mickelson the title.

“You don’t know what’s going to happen in the last round of a major,” Westwood said. “You saw what happened

when I had the lead in the last major and Phil was four, five behind, so anything is possible on the Sunday of a major.”

Westwood has 61 major starts, the most of any active player never to have won a major, and has 16 top-10 finishes, half of them topthree finishes.

He stays with his basic game plan, tweaking his swing with coach Sean Foley, and waits for the day when a major crown

WESTWOOD AND MCILROY EACH FINISHED 54 HOLES ON THREE-UNDER PAR 207.

will be his.

“My game is a strong game, getting better every day,” he said. “I’m pleased with the work I’m doing with Sean and feel like I’m getting more control on the golf ball. And the work I’m doing on the greens as well, I feel like I’m putting a good roll on it.”

McIlroy has been working on his game as well since an equipment change to new sponsor Nike and a light early season schedule led to a season of struggles, his lone bright spot a runnerup showing at the Texas Open.

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Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland in action during the third round of the 95th PGA Championship on Saturday in Rochester, New York.

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Rogers ton revives Australia SCORECARD

CHESTER-LE-STREET: Chris Rogers’s maiden Test century took Australia to within sight of a first-innings lead when bad light forced an early close to Saturday’s second day of the fourth Ashes Test.

Australia were 222 for five at stumps, 16 runs behind England’s first innings 238, with 35-year-old left-handed opener Rogers 101 not out and Brad Haddin unbeaten on 12 at Chester-le-Street.

Australia had been in trouble at 76 for four shortly after lunch, thanks mainly to paceman Stuart Broad, who took four wickets for 48 runs in 20 overs.

But a fifth-wicket stand of 129 between Rogers, dropped on 49, and all-rounder Shane Watson, reprieved on five before making 68, kept England, who at 2-0 up with two to play and had already retained the Ashes, at bay.

At 35 years and 344 days, Rogers was the second oldest Australian to score a maiden Test century after Arthur Richardson, 37 years and 353 days when he made exactly 100 against England at Leeds in 1926.

South Africa’s Dave Nourse (42 years, 295 days) is the oldest from any country.

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Total (5 wkts, 74.4 overs, 335 mins) 222 Bowling: Anderson 20-7-54-0; Broad 20-6-48-4 (2nb); Bresnan 16.4-3-60-1; Swann 15-5-37-0; Trott 3-0-10-0

England’s James Anderson (R) reacts as Australia’s Steven Smith (L) and Chris Rogers run during play on the second day of the fourth Ashes Test in Chester-le-Street on Saturday.

AFP/ANDREW YATES problems, this was the first time in 12 Tests an Australian opener had scored a hundred, the longest sequence since they went 13 Tests without one at the top of the order between 1899 and 1902.

Rogers spent 30 minutes on 96, facing 19 balls, all from offspinner Graeme Swann, without

scoring.

However, when he swept Swann for the 13th four of his innings it meant Rogers had completed a century, his 61st in first-class cricket, after more than five hours at the crease.

“It was a massive relief to get my first hundred. It was a nerve-wracking time for a while

Aussies pay tribute to veteran’s 100

SYDNEY: Chris Rogers’ maiden

Test century to give Australia the edge in the fourth Ashes match against England was hailed as a reward for years of perseverance, newspapers said Sunday. At almost 36, Rogers became the second oldest Australian to score a maiden Test century when he took his team to within sight of a first-innings lead over England after Saturday’s second day in Durham.

Australia were 222 for five at stumps, 16 runs behind England’s first innings 238, with Rogers 101 not out after the tourists had been in trouble at 76 for four shortly after lunch.

Australia’s cricket writers focused on Rogers’ painstaking ton over five and a half hours to ensure England did not claw back Australia’s hard-won advantage from day one.

“If Rogers’ maiden Test century seemed like a cricketing gold watch — reward for years of hard work and perseverance in the game’s second tier — it is not too late for the veteran opener to have an influence on this team’s future,” The Sunday Telegraph’s Richard Hinds said.

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Rogers relieved after maiden Test century CHESTER-LE-STREET: Chris Rogers said he was a relieved man after his maiden Test century left Australia well-placed in the fourth Ashes match against England at Chester-le-Street. Australia were 222 for five when bad light forced an early close to Saturday, just 16 runs behind England’s first innings 238, with 35-yearold opener Rogers 101 not out and Brad Haddin unbeaten on 12.

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Smith paid tribute to Rogers’ doggedness in the most testing of batting conditions against the probing England seamers.

“Considering he is shortsighted and colour-blind, Rogers did remarkably well to see Australia through to a dominant position on a gloomy day when the ball was nipping at batsmen like a rabid blue heeler (dog) from first over to last,” Smith wrote.

“It has been a long time since an Australian scored a Test century in such difficult conditions, with the ball at times seaming so sharply it was like facing a 140km/h version of (spinner) Graeme Swann.”

Fairfax Media’s Malcolm Knox said: “Rogers stands as a magical symbol of reprieve: from time, from oblivion, from the laws of gravity. It’s never too late! Grandfathers across the country will be dusting off their Slazengers and reapplying their Polyarmour.”

Colleague Chris Barrett said it was not Rogers’ fault that he had to wait so long to make his first Test century in his first recalled series since his Test AFP debut in 2008.

— I couldn’t get the ball off the square,” Rogers told BBC Radio’s Test Match Special.

“Then I decided to take matters in my own hands by trying a sweep and I got there,” he added.

“It is the sweetest moment of my cricket career. After all this time to play and get a Test hun-

dred is very satisfying.”

Meanwhile Broad said: “The wicket seamed around us this morning with the harder ball.

We were disappointed not to get more wickets in that period. We put Rogers and Watson down which cost us a few runs but we stuck to our guns.”

Prior to Rogers’s innings, David Warner’s 119 against South Africa at Adelaide in November 2012 was the last Test century by an Australian opener. AFP

Inventor calls for removal of coatings CHESTER-LE-STREET: The inventor of cricket’s controversial Hot Spot system has called for the removal of coatings on bats to improve the accuracy of his device.

The coatings are, however, perfectly legal under current regulations.

Australia’s Channel Nine alleged on Wednesday that players in the current Ashes series between England and Australia were using silicone tape on their bats to avoid nicks being detected by the Hot Spot thermal imaging system.

The allegations prompted swift denials from both teams while the International Cricket Council (ICC) said the claims were incorrect.

However, the ICC confirmed that the Australian inventor of Hot Spot, Warren Brennan, raised concerns with them this week over the effect of bat coatings on the technology.

But ICC umpires manager Simon Taufel subsequently revealed that not a single international batsman has failed a bat inspection for using silicone tape.

Australia’s Taufel, a former leading international umpire,

THE INVENTOR OF THE CONTROVERSIAL HOT SPOT SYSTEM HAS CALLED FOR REMOVAL OF COATINGS ON BATS TO IMPROVE THE ACCURACY OF HIS DEVICE. said umpires had been conducting about 12 random bat inspections in every Test for three years and not once had silicone tape been uncovered.

Hot Spot has been part of the Decision Review System since 2009 but has come under scrutiny this Ashes after failing to detect several edges.

“During the current Ashes series, the DRS system has been highly controversial with Hot Spot in the eye of the storm,” Brennan said in a statement issued Saturday, the second day of the fourth Ashes Test at Chester-le-Street.

“Our technology has been criticized for fine edges that have gone undetected. More than anyone else, BBG Sports (Brennan’s company) wanted to AFP know why.”

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Roma drown in Chel’sea’ Second-half goals from Frank Lampard and Romelu Lukaku lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Roma in a friendly match at the RFK Stadium.

WASHINGTON: Second-half goals from Frank Lampard and Romelu Lukaku lifted Chelsea to a 2-1 win over Roma on Saturday in a friendly football match at RFK Stadium in Washington.

Lukaku scored in the 88th minute to give Chelsea the victory in their final friendly before opening English Premier League play next weekend.

Veteran midfielder Lampard had equalized for the Blues in the 60th, after Roma went ahead in the 20th through Eric Lamela.

Chelsea were quick off the mark, and Roma goalkeeper Morgan de Sanctis had to jump in the second minute to deny a volley from Michael Essien.

But the Italian side drew first blood in the 20th minute, with the aid of a blunder by Chelsea goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer.

The Australian mishandled a back pass, allowing the ball to bounce off his post toward Eric

Chelsea FC players celebrate a goal over AS Roma during a friendly match at RFK Stadium on Saturday in Washington, DC. AFP/PAUL J. RICHARDS

Monaco leave it late at Bordeaux PARIS: Radamel Falcao helped pay back some of his record 60-million euro transfer as he struck a late goal in Monaco’s 2-0 win over Bordeaux in their French topflight opener on Saturday.

After Emmanuel Riviere scrambled home an 82nd minute goal, Falcao showed all his predatory instincts as he pounced on a loose ball to slide it home with just two minutes remaining.

“The two goals were important, but it’s too early to talk about anything else,” said Monaco coach Claudio Ranieri. “I was curious to see my team against Bordeaux who are a good side with big, strong players and who are very compact on the counter-attack.” Despite the win, Monaco only clinched a point after they were deducted two following crowd trouble last season.

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Lamela, who knocked the ball home from a couple of yards out.

Pablo Osvaldo almost doubled the lead for Roma when he created space inside the area, cutting inside Cesar Azpilicueta and David Luiz and shooting low, but Schwarzer dipped left for the save.

Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho made six substitutions at halftime and the move paid dividends as the English side stepped up the pressure on the Roma goal.

In the 60th, Demba Ba’s found Lampard, who made no mistake with a wide open shot from the top of the arc, firing a low drive into the near corner to make it 1-1.

The Blues found the winner in the 88th. Eden Hazard threaded through the Roma defense, pulling the ball back for Ba who found Lukaku.

Lukaku fired from close range, his deflected shot finding AFP the back of the net.

Aubameyang claims hat-trick BERLIN: New-signing PierreEmerick Aubameyang hit a hat-trick as Champions League finalists Borussia Dortmund kicked off their Bundesliga season with an emphatic 4-0 win at Augsburg on Saturday.

With defending champions Bayern Munich, under new coach Pep Guardiola, having already enjoyed a 3-1 win at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach on

Friday, 24-year-old Gabon forward Aubameyang showed why Dortmund paid French Cup winners St Etienne 13 million euros (US$17.3m) for him.

“Aubameyang was used to great effect,” said Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp. “I am not surprised about what he has to offer, only the fact that most of his shots went in. It’s a very good start from us.”

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Gunners too strong for City HELSINKI: Arsenal underlined why they are still in the hunt for Liverpool’s controversial Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez on Saturday when they scraped a largely unconvincing 3-1 win over Manchester City in a preseason friendly played in Helsinki. The Gunners were distinctly short of firepower upfront, and although Olivier Giroud got on the scoresheet, all the attacking initiative came from midfield and they could muster only four shots on target.

ARSENAL SCRAPED A LARGELY UNCONVINCING 3-1 WIN OVER MANCHESTER CITY IN A PRE-SEASON FRIENDLY WHICH WAS PLAYED IN HELSINKI.

Arsenal’s Olivier Giroud escapes a tackle by Manchester City’s Vincent Kompany (L) during their Premier League friendly match at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium in Finland on Saturday.

AFP/LEHTIKUVA/MIKKO STIG City, on the other hand, appeared to have little appetite for the contest and after a bright start faded and failed to pro-

duce more than a single goal through Alvaro Negrado 12 minutes from the end — but it was too little too late.

The first goal in the ninth minute when Arsenal’s Theo Walcott glided on to an incisive through ball from Aaron Ramsey to chip the ball over a stranded Joe Hart in the City goal.

Fot all their running, Arsenal had no-one to apply the finishing touch until Ramsey cut through a static defence on the hour, collected Walcott’s pass and slottted past Hart with Vincent Kompany stranded on the line.

Minutes later, Giroud, a half-time substitute, made the most of a defnsive mix-up between Hart and Kompany to nip in and only had to apply a deft fnishing touch, delicately chipping home for the third.

Meanwhile, Arsenal’s pursuit of Suarez appears doomed to failure after Liverpool owner John W Henry told the Uruguayan he wouldn’t be allowed to AFP leave at any price.

Suarez must apologise: Rodgers

DUBLIN: Brendan Rodgers has told Luis Suarez he must apologise to his Liverpool teammates and the club’s fans who he insists deserve better from the Uruguayan.

The Reds boss, speaking after his side squandered a hatful of chances in their 1-0 friendly defeat to Celtic in Dublin, also reiterated his stance that the striker, who is wanted by Arsenal, is not for sale under any circumstances.

And now he’s told the player to admit the error of his ways by showing some contrition ahead of the beginning of the Premier League season, which kicks off with Liverpool’s clash with Stoke next Saturday.

“Luis needs to do a couple of things,” Rodgers said.

“Obviously, we need initially a recognition, an apology to his team mates and the AFP club.”

Andre calls time on Bale talk

LONDON: Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas has refused to be drawn any further on the future of Gareth Bale who is widely expected to make a record switch to Real Madrid before the September 2 transfer deadline.

Bale, who has a foot injury, was missing once again from the Spurs line-up as the Londoners ended their pre-season programme with a 1-1 draw against Espanyol at White Hart Lane on Saturday where summer signing Roberto Soldado marked his home debut with a goal from the penalty spot.

“The only thing I can say about the stories is I am not going to comment because everybody has speculated a lot,” said Villas-Boas of Bale.

“There are some different stories, some which are not true, with people inventing without knowledge of what is going on.

“The only thing I can tell you is the player is under the treatment of the medical department for this pain in the foot which is AFP disturbing him.”