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Mayweather is still undefeated!

Floyd Mayweather captured the world super welterweight unified title with a majority decision over Mexico's Saul Alvarez at the MGM Grand hotel earlier today.

Govt off the people, buy the people?

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There is a consensus in the country that our parliamentary democracy is a failed system of governance. Why are we not doing anything about it even after 65 years? Agreed that in a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual country like India, any governmental form faces a daunting task but we can’t allow the country to fail, can we? On World Democracy Day we ask these questions.

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OFF THE BEATEN PATH

From shooting with tiny, compact cameras in school to hosting an exclusive photo exposition, Kishor Krishnamoorthi has come a long way as a photographer.

We’re told that the Seemandhra employees’ stir against Telangana has paralysed governance.

It has, for the likes of us. But when it comes to their own benefits like salary, perks and transfers, the files are moving swiftly. In all, 3,485 GOs were issued this month, most of them related to administrative and welfare matters. Only, public issues are pending, it would seem. After all, what use are we citizens to these bureaucrats and politicians.

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CITY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

SPLASH BASH N SHIVA KUMAR

Contact: 9849857584 / 9440508195

Mehendi workshop

A bridal mehendi designing workshop will be held.

Where: Colorama Printers, Secunderabad When: Sept 16 to Sept 20, 10:00am to 12:30pm Contact: 80085-51049 / 8008885493

Vietnamese Spice

Vietnamese Spices, a cooking workshop by Chef Trinh Dinh Vinh will be held.

Where: Park Hyatt Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: Sept 20, 12:00pm Contact: 4949-1565

Rock photographs

An exhibition of rock photographs, drawings and paintings by Members Of The Society To Save Rocks is on.

Where: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: Till Sept 16, 10:30am to 5:30pm Contact: Goethe-Zentrum Hyderabad, at 2335-0443

Photo exhibition

Landscapes of Ladakh - Photo exhibition by Kishor Krishnamoorthi will be held.

Where: The Blue Door, Road No. 45, Jubilee Hills When: Till Sept 19 Contact: 9908228822

Celebrating food

Indian Tapas is on offer Where: Altitude Lounge Bar, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel and Convention Centre When: Till Sept 19 Contact: (040) 27522556

Chocolate making

A chocolate making workshop by chocolatier from Felchin Anil Rohira will be held.

Where: Park Hyatt Hyderabad, Banjara Hills When: Sept 21, 12 pm Contact: 4949-1565

Kashmiri food fest

Children seen enjoying a rain dance at Jalvihar, Necklace Road on Saturday.

Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: Sept 22, 10:30am Contact: Saurabh, at 9290013166

Play pursuits

My Wife's Husband, a play by Sifar will be staged.

Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: Sept 20, 8:00pm Contact: 98493-31347

Confidence-building

A two-day workshop for working women to acquire smart look and confidence Where: Colorama Printers, Begumpet When: Sept 15, 10am to 4.30pm Contact: 8008634949 / 8008885493

Rock walk

A rock walk from Bojjagattu, near Chautuppal will be organised by The Society To Save Rocks.

Where: Public Gardens, Nampally When: Sept 15, 9:30am Contact: Society To Save Rocks, at 2355-2923 / 98490-37240

Movie magic

Movie The Broken Circle Breakdown will be screened.

Where: Sarathi Studio, Ameerpet When: Sept 21, 6:30pm

CINEMAS

Contact: Bh S S Prakash Reddy, Secretary, Hyderabad Film Club, at 93910-20243

Play time

Miya - Biwi, a play in Hindustani (Hyderabadi Hindi) will be staged.

ITC Kakatiya is paying ode to the delectable Kashmiri cuisine Where: ITC, Begumpet When: Till Sept15 Contact: (040) 40081801

Refreshing Daiquiri’s

Bring in the weekend fun with glasses of refreshing cocktail conconcoctions at the Seasons Bar. Where: Taj Krishna When: Till Sept 30, 11:30am to 11:30pm Contact: (040) 6666232

Robotics

A robotics workshop is being organised.

Where: Kamala Nehru Polytechnic College, Nampally When: Sept 15, 10am

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, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Andhra MPs take a stand

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Antony to arrive in the city

ongress MPs from Seemandhra region will press for acceptance of their resignations if the Centre nods to bifurcate the state as decided by the CWC, said the leading light of Seemandhra rights, Lagadapati Rajagopal who was in the city to attend the meeting of Seemandhra Congress MPs and Union Ministers at the Ministers Quarters on yesterday.

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he high-level party committee headed by Defence Minister A.K. Antony is expected to arrive in the city next week to hold wider consultations before the Cabinet note on Telangana is prepared to take forward the bifurcation. The four-member committee was set up in the wake of a revolt in the ‘Seemandhra’ region against the division.

GHMC prepares for visarjan

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he GHMC is making elaborate arrangements for Ganesh Visarjan on 18th September. It has deployed additional staff for this purpose. Lighting arrangements and cranes have been arranged. Officials say sanitary supervisors, field staff and malaria workers are being deployed to ready the procession route in accordance with the health parameters.

They labour for themselves Despite the Seemandhra employees stir ‘paralysing’ governance, files on salary, perks, transfer, tour and service matters are promptly moving. In all, 3,485 GOs were issued this month — most of them related to administrative and welfare matters. Only public issues remain pending.

Fact-sheet about GO n Service matters: n Budget release orders: n Tours: n Transfers: n Others:

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ahmed.m@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Many would think the ongoing Seemandhra employees stir has affected governance. They are right and wrong.

Right because public issues are not getting the attention they deserve as the striking employees hardly bother with them.

And also wrong, because all the administrative works and the financial matters concerning employees are moving promptly!

While it is claimed by all including political leaders and media that works at the Secretariat are at a standstill, Postnoon probe reveals that the seat of governance had issued 3,485 Government Orders concerning varied administrative matters such as transfer, perks, tour, promotions etc. Also included are budget related matters, sources pointed out. All the while, the APNGO is claiming that the strike since August 13 has completely derailed

governance.

Interestingly, all these GOs were hosted on AP government’s official website ww.goir.ap.gov.in.

Reacting to the issue, Telangana Joint Action Committee (T-JAC) secretariat

branch president Narendar Rao rebutted the claims of Seemandhra employees and APNGOs and said that the administration of the State government has not been stalled as claimed by the Seemandhra

employees.

“Issues and problems pertaining to common people of the state are stalled due to the strike of Seemandhra employees. All the issues related to state cabinet ministers and employees and

ers demanded that ministers from the Telangana region to resign from the Kiran Kumar Reddy cabinet immediately. They also suggested that the Telangana ministers resign from their posts and mount pressure on the Centre to speed up the process of creation of Telangana State. And that the Centre dismiss the Kiran Kumar Reddy government and hold discussions on division of assets between the two regions.

Stating that the Congress was not moving forward to bifurcate the State and there was scope that the Centre might deceive the region once again, they cautioned Telangana people to remain alert till Telangana State was created.

They have also given a call to the people to expose the drama of

the Congress, TDP and YSRCP on the issue of division of the State.

They alleged that some people were resorting to attacks in the name of unity.

Demanding permission to the proposed Sakala Janula Bheri, they alleged that the Seemandhra people were continuing Samaikyandhra movement only to grab Hyderabad city. They also condemned the merger of 45 villages of Ranga Reddy district under GHMC limits. They also questioned as to why the government took this merger decision overnight.

Reiterating that Hyderabad city was part and parcel of Telangana region, they demanded that the Centre introduce a Telangana Bill in Parliament immediately.

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most importantly bureaucrats like IAS and IPS officers are being solved without fail and without any delay. The implementation of welfare programmes have stopped because of the strike,” he said.

Commenting on the functioning of secretariat employees, Rao told Postnoon that over 65 per cent of employees including Seemandhra employees are discharging their duties.

This would clearly mean that a large number of the 1,800 Seemandhra employees working in secretariat are discharging their duties.

This apart, TNGO functionaries claim that most of the Seemandhra employees are coming back to work. They face legal and departmental actions if they do not return to their posts and discharge their duties effectively.

TJAC counter-stir from September 29

HYDERABAD: For those feeling discomfort and apprehension at the delay in the process of Telangana formation, the Telangana Political JAC has announced that it would organize a ‘Sakala Janula Bheri’ (mass meeting) at the Nizam College Grounds on September 29.

TJAC leader Prof.

Kodandaram and others told media they would exhort people of Telangana to attend the ‘Sakala Janula Bheri’ in huge numbers. They also said they would hold preparatory meetings for ‘it to shore up mass support in all the 10 districts of Telangana region. They said they would organise huge rallies in the district headquarters of the districts.

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Meanwhile, the TRS and BJP extended full support to the TJAC’s proposed Sakala Janula Bheri scheduled to be held on September 29 at Nizam College Grounds. BJP and TRS have also given a call to the people of Telangana region to participate in large numbers in the Sakala Janula Bheri meeting.

Leaders dropped hints that they are worried at the fate of Hyderabad which is the real bone of contention and the target of the current Seemandhra agitation.

Telangana has a natural claim over Hyderabad and it will not give up the City for anything.

The Centre is playing games keeping the T formation on the backburner after announcement, leaders regretted.

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CITY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Consular boost to basketball

Girls from government schools attend a workshop conducted by basketball coaches who returned after an exchange programme in the US. Arun D Yellamaty

arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

HYDERABAD: The US consulate on Saturday organised a basketball workshop for about 20 girl students from government schools at the Victory Play ground.

The workshop was conducted by two local basketball coaches who returned from the US, and wanted to share the game they learned with the City's upcoming basketball players.

The consulate last week had organised the same camp for the boys of government schools, and close to 20 students attended the practice. The practices were put after two basketball coaches returned from the US after an exchange programme.

Amita Jaiswal and Amruth Raj, the two coaches were working hard and trying to do their best to share every nuance of the game they have on basketball. According to them, the camp was organised as most of the government schools do not have proper grounds, and the facilities are inadequate too.

So, they picked 20 children after consulting the physical training teacher of the respective government schools and picked from them the best 20 students who showed promises and sent them for the basketball coaching.

Both Amita and Amruth, said, “When we were in school, we did not have much facilities of any sports and worked hard to learn our favourite sport.

When we got to learn with so much of difficulty, we want to

N SHIVA KUMAR

When we got to learn with so much of difficulty, we want to use this opportunity and teach these students as much as we can and will do our best.

Amita Jaiswal and Amruth Raj, Basketball coaches

use this opportunity and teach these students as much as we can and will do our best." The coaches spent a complete day concentrating on individuals.

The students, however, were

seen having the best time of their lives, but playing a sport which they might not have every imagined they would play. Most of them were amused, but we're seen making

the most of the movement.

They practiced from morning till the evening.

The coaches also said, they would try to teach the students for free after the camp if these students come back and show interest in learning the sport.

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HYDERABAD: At least 900 students attended the US Universities Fair held at Taj Deccan on Saturday.

The event was organised by The United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), in collaboration with the Institute of International Education (IIE), a not-for-profit organisation.

Representatives from about 25 accredited US universities participated in the fair and and provided information about their institutions and programmes.

There was spot registration as well.

For those couldn’t come to the fair, online registration was available.

Students got a chance to have a one-on-one session with admissions officers and get reliable information.

S Sagar, who is pursuing his graduation, said, “This fair was very helpful, I just came to check out few universities and get some help in clearing the doubts I had. The interactions here helped me.”

“I was looking forward for this fair and I liked one of the colleges here. I will surely give it a thought and try to join the college. These colleges’ fees are not very expensive,” says Rashmi Singh, another student.

Adam Grotsky, executive director of the USIEF, said that “The main purpose of the USIEF-IIE-Education USA fair is to give dedicated students the opportunity to meet and interact with representatives of some of the most prominent and selective American universities.”

The fair was a half-day affair and students came alone and in groups to explore the opportunities they could avail.

NIA probes Bhatkal link to Dilsukhnagar blasts

The NIA brought Asadullah Akthar alias Haddi to the city on Saturday. Akthar was held along with IM founder Yaseen Bhatkal on the Indo-Nepal border. He lived in the city for a short while before the blasts.

Mohd Subhan

mohd.s@postnoon.com

HYDERABAD: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has brought to the City Asadulla, who has many aliases and was nabbed with terrorist Yaseen Bhatkal and Abdul Kareem Thuda on the Nepal border.

The NIA secured the custody of the man after failing to unveil the criminals behind the bloody blasts. NIA, despite seven months of investigation, has not yet gathered solid information on the dark hands behind the blasts.

The return of the suspects assumes importance in the light of the revelation that Asadullah alias Haddi had stayed in Kishanbagh Nandi Muslaihguda before the blasts.

He was taken to the rented house where he stayed and the house owner was interrogated .

The house owner, understandably, washed his hands off the affair, claiming he had rented the house in good faith.

It is not yet clear if the NIA got anything substantial from him. He was taken to several spots and met several people in

connection with his visit to the city early this year. He was sent to do a recce, the police presume However, city police officials are unwilling to confirm the reports that the NIA had brought the terrorist to the City.

It is suspected that though the brains behind the blasts may be foreign, the hands that executed it are local.

It is also suspected that they recieved patronage from political parties. This is said to be the reason the NIA seems to be heading down a blind alley in the investigation.

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CITY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Off the people, buy the people?

There is consensus in the country that the Parliamentary democracy that we practise today is a failed system of governance and a luxury. Why are we not doing anything about it after 65 years?

Aleena Alice

aleena.t@postnoon.com

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oday is the International Day of Democracy. The most popular definition of democracy is Abraham Lincoln’s “government of the people, by the people, and for the people.”

Theoretically, it’s ideal but nowhere on the globe is democracy practised on this principle. But lack of alternative is keeping it alive.

As for India, there is a consensus that the Parliamentary democracy we adopted has miserably failed to meet the aspirations of the people. True, while many social changes have taken place, it has failed to evolve a mature people who

If we look at the image of Indian democracy today, it is a complete failure. There is no representative for the common man. A representative government is only successful if the government reflects the will of the people. For that, more public should come forward to voice the needs of the people.

Shashi Deshpande, Award-winning novelist.

weigh the options and cast votes judiciously. If it were so, the hallowed precincts of Parliament would not have been polluted by the outlaws.

Law makers in Parliament has liberal sprinkle of law-breakers and plain criminals.

While representative voices do not portray the whole scenario, they reflect to some extent the collective feelings.

Without doubt the democracy we practise today has disappointed all law-abiding citizens, mainly because of the unwieldy nature of Constitution and law-justice dispensing system.

That the government today has to dole out ration is the best example of a failed democracy. We are talking of food

Most political parties in India may appear democratic but are oligarchic in reality. If the common man wants something from the government, unless there is violence, it does not pay heed. Why should it take bloodshed to make the people whom we elected to hear us out?

D.V.V.S. Varma, President, Lok Satta Party.

security after 65 years of Independence. In the name of removing caste barrier, we have institutionalised casteism, giving way to unscrupulous elements to make them vote bank. Vote bank procreates communalism and we are victims of maligned communalism today. Any wholesale vote bank is a cancerous form of democracy and India distinctly practises this.

In sum, experts of various fields, while saying in one voice the Indian democracy has failed, point out that a thorough re-look into the Constitution and freeing people from the clutches of wholesale dealers of community votes are pre-requisite to restoring the health of Indian democracy.

If people’s ability to vote candidates has no meaningful influence on the decisions they make while in office then democracy does not exist. Though the Indian Constitution is strong, I believe that atleast 10 percent of it needs to be amended, to bring hope in the common man to express his will.

Gopal Krishna Kalanidhi, High Court Advocate.

Experts say in our democracy the common man does not have a platform to speak about.

The current unbearable inflation is a solid example. Where do the tax payers knock at to express his woes? While political parties have become vested interests, a law-respecting aam aadmi has nowhere to go.

There is no accountability of the elected representatives.

“It is in our democracy where law makers give fat salary hike and perks to themselves,” observed a disappointed economist.

It’s indeed time people demanded a fresh look at the Constitution and a simpler form of rule while retaining the essential nature of adult franchise.

Today citizens are not in a position to voice out their will because of fear and lack of support. Media to some extent is acting as a platform for people to voice out their problems and the kind of governance they deserve.

But more needs to be done.

Prof. C Beena, Former OU Registrar.

Strengthening Voices On this International Day of Democracy, I call on leaders to hear, respect and respond appropriately to the voices of the people, whether expressed directly or through elected representatives.

Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General.

It is important that democracy should be understood the right way. Today, we have too many demands, but ignore our duties. Take universal adult suffrage.

We, as individuals, should make use of it and vote for the right people and not get influenced. The youth should come forward in bringing social responsibility.

Krishank, OU JAC.

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NATION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Food security law notified

Judges Bill with House panel

Home-guard shot dead in UP

NEW DELHI: A Bill which seeks to

BADAUN (UP):A Home-guard was allegedly

NEW DELHI: Government has noti-

scrap the collegium system of appointment of judges to the higher judiciary and give executive a say in the matter has been referred to a Parliamentary committee. The Judicial Appointments Commission Bill, 2013, introduced in the Rajya Sabha on August 29, has been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Law.

shot dead and his three brothers injured over a petty issue in Ushait area here. Dev Singh, 40, was shot dead by his neighbour Sunil Yadav when he had gone to lodge protest against thrashing of his children last night, SP (City) Maan Singh said today. He said that Dev’s brother Kalyan, Ram Prakash and Om were also assaulted by Sunil and his family members.

fied the landmark food security legislation, giving a legal right on highly subsidised foodgrains to 67 per cent of the country’s population. The Lok Sabha had passed the Bill on August 26, while the Rajya Sabha gave its nod on September 2. President Pranab Mukherjee gave his assent to the Bill last week.

WASP ATTACK

Journalists along with BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu (unseen) run from a wasp attack during a visit at Bhagtawala Dump site where garbage to intercity is dumped in Amritsar on Saturday. Sidhu took mediapersons to various sites of development projects, City Bus Service, Sports Complex, garbage solid waste management project which he had inaugurated, but are left pending.

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Pakistan violates ceasefire again

JAMMU: Pakistani troops Sunday fired at Indian positions in Mendhar sector along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said.

“Around 6.30 am, Pakistani troops fired at Pilli and Noal posts in Dari Dabsi area of the LoC in Mendhar sector,” police sources told IANS. The Pakistan army used automatics and light weapons and the Indian side

retaliated the fire.

Till last reports came in, firing exchange between the two sides was still going on.

On Friday, India’s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and Pakistan’s adviser on foreign affairs and national security, Sartaj Aziz, agreed to a meeting of the prime ministers of the two countries in New York later this month.

Aziz and Khurshid met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The two leaders had agreed to respect the LoC ceasefire agreement.

Just two days after the meet, Pakistan again violated the ceasefire.

The bilateral ceasefire agreement was signed by the two neighbours in November 2003. It had brought normalcy in the lives of thousands of people living close to the border.

India has been accusing Pakistan of unprovoked violation of the ceasefire agreement since the beginning of the IANS year.

Militants kill surrendered Hizbul ultra SRINAGAR: A former militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen outfit was killed by separatist guerrillas in Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian district Saturday evening, police said Sunday. Shabir Ahmad Mir, the 33year-old former militant, was shot at inside his home in Ramnagri village,

a senior police officer told IANS. He was taken to a hospital, but succumbed to his injuries en route.

Sources said Mir had surrendered before security forces some years back and had been living a normal life in his village. No guerrilla group claimed responsibility for the attack.

India test-fires N-capable Agni-V missile BHUBANESWAR: India on Sunday testfired its longest-range Agni-V nuclear-capable missile for the second time in less than one and a half years, defence sources said.

The missile can hit targets deep inside China and Pakistan, they said.

It was test-fired from the Inner Wheeler Island, a launch site in the coastal district of Bhadrak, about 200 km from state capital Bhubaneswar.

It was not immediately clear whether the test was successful.

The first test of this home-grown missile, with a range of more than 5,000 km, was carried out successfully from the same site April 19, 2012.

It is likely to go through a series of more tests before being inducted into the IANS armed forces, the sources said.

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WORLD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Canadian muslims protest MONTREAL: Thousands of mostly

Hundreds missing in floods

Ingrid heads for Mexico

LOS ANGELES: Emergency workers

Muslim protesters took to the street in Montreal to express anger Saturday at a plan to ban public sector workers from wearing religious garb in Quebec.The prohibition of headscarves, turbans and other religious garments is part of a proposed overhaul of the Canadian province’s “Charter of Values.”

MIAMI: Ingrid became the second

are undertaking a massive effort to rescue stranded residents of Colorado, where devastating flooding has left hundreds unaccounted for. Raging flood waters in the city of Boulder, already confirmed to have killed at least four people, apparently claimed the life of a fifth — a 60-year-old woman swept away in the torrent.

hurricane of the 2013 season on Saturday, US forecasters said, with authorities in Mexico making emergency plans ahead of likely life-threatening conditions when it makes landfall. The Miami-based National Hurricane Center said in a 2100 GMT bulletin that Ingrid was packing maximum sustained winds of 125 kmh.

Obama welcomes deal, but knows much is yet to be done WASHINGTON: US President Barack Obama welcomed the deal reached Saturday to strip Syria of chemical weapons but said much remains to be done and warned Damascus to comply with the accord. In a statement, Obama said that if the regime of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad does not live up to the deal Washington reached with Syria’s ally Russia, “the United States remains prepared to act.”

Obama said the accord was made possible “in part” by what he called his credible threat to use force against Syria as punishment for its alleged use of chemical weapons against civilians.

The US says the attack killed more than 1,400 people while the regime and Russia have put the blame on the rebels. The accord marked a very swift change in the direction of the latest chapter of the Syria crisis.

Just two weeks ago Obama seemed poised to order missile strikes against Syria, with the goal of degrading its ability to use chemical weapons again.

Then he surprised everyone by seeking Congressional approval, effectively delaying any military action for some time.

Many US lawmakers opposed more military action for a country recovering from the traumas of Iraq and Afghanistan wars and polls showed voters wary of getting involved in Syria.

In the words of Obama Saturday, “we now have the opportunity to achieve our objectives through diplomacy.”

US Secretary of State John Kerry (L) speaks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) before a press conference in Geneva. AFP/PHILIPPE DESMAZES The new accord gives Syria a week to provide details of its chemical weapons stockpiles, and says Syria must give international inspectors unfettered access to them with the goal of removing them by the middle of next year.

The accord will be encapsulated in a UN resolution under Chapter VII of the UN charter.

That chapter allows for use of force to ensure compliance, although Russia is certain to

opposes this once diplomacy shifts to the UN. “While we have made important progress, much more work remains to be done,” Obama said.

“The US will continue working with Russia, the UK, France, the UN and others to ensure that this process is verifiable, and that there are consequences should the Assad regime not comply with the framework agreed today.

And, if diplomacy fails, the

United States remains prepared to act,” the president added.

But two influential US lawmakers, John McCain and Lindsey Graham, said the agreement was a debacle.

“This agreement does nothing to resolve the real problem in Syria, which is the underlying conflict that has killed 110,000 people, driven millions from their homes, destabilized our friends and allies in the region, embold-

ened Iran and its terrorist proxies, and become a safe haven for thousands of Al-Qaeda affiliated extremists,” the two Republican senators said in a jointly-released statement.

They added that they fear America’s friends and foes alike will view the agreement “as an act of provocative weakness on America’s part.”

“We cannot imagine a worse signal to send to Iran as it continues its push for a nuclear weapon,” said Graham and McCain, who was the Republicans’ nominee for president in 2008.

“Assad will use the months and months afforded to him to delay and deceive the world using every trick in Saddam Hussein’s playbook. It requires a willful suspension of disbelief to see this agreement as anything other than the start of a diplomatic blind alley, and the Obama Administration is being led into it by Bashar Assad and (Russian President) Vladimir Putin.”

Earlier Saturday Obama spoke of Assad in very harsh terms. “A dictator must not be allowed to gas children in their beds with impunity. And we cannot risk poison gas becoming the new weapon of choice for tyrants and terrorists the world over,” he said.

In his statement welcoming the accord Obama said “the use of chemical weapons anywhere in the world is an affront to human dignity and a threat to the security of people everywhere.”

Philippine troops Egypt police warn clear rebels Islamist protesters

US woman gets ‘surname’ on ID

ZAMBOANGA: Philippine troops seeking to end a sixday standoff that has killed more than 50 people in the south were clearing the remaining Muslim rebels Saturday as a ceasefire plan collapsed. Police estimated the Moro National Liberation Front gunmen were now holding as few as seven civilian hostages in the southern port city of Zamboanga, compared to more than 100 a day earlier, Interior Secretary Mar Roxas said.

His comments boosted hopes that the crisis, which had left entire neighbourhoods razed to the ground by the gunmen and forced tens of thousands of residents to flee, would soon be resolved. Day and night operations by at least 3,000 elite government troops have killed 43 rebels while 19 others had been detained.

CAIRO: Egypt’s interior ministry on Saturday issued a

HONOLULU: A US woman has won a battle to have

tough new warning to Islamist protesters, pledging to crack down hard if demonstrators block roads or obstruct traffic.The warning came a month to the day after troops swept aside two Islamist protest camps in a deadly crackdown slammed by rights groups. It also came a day after thousands rallied in Cairo against the military’s July 3 overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi.

The ministry accused the protesters of committing “many crimes” such as blocking traffic and “kidnapping journalists and confiscating their equipment”. “The ministry affirms that it will confront with utmost decisiveness practices such as blocking roads or obstructing traffic or threatening the security of citizens,” it warned.

her full name put on her driving licence. Janice “Lokelani” Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele’s name is so long — containing 36 letters and 19 syllables — that it would not fit on the documentation. But she says her grievance has now been redressed.

Hawaii government computer systems are to be upgraded by the end of the year, allowing her to have her full name on her driving licence and ID card.

At present her documentation only has a truncated version of her name, because the computer system in Hawaii cannot handle more than 35 characters. Ms Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele’s maiden name was the more compact Worth.

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COMMENT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

EDITORIALS SOCIO-ECONOMIC plight of sex workers A Karnataka High Court judge has said sex workers should be allowed to lead a normal life instead of being discriminated against. How far we are from that is anyone’s guess.

Although a contentious issue, prostitution is widespread in India. While the Ministry of Women and Child Development puts the figure of female sex workers in the country at three million, Human Rights Watch puts the figure at 20 million.

The distinction of the largest sex industry in Asia goes to Mumbai, the financial capital of the country.

Syndicates are at work making money out of these hapless women who get pushed into the trade at a young age, at times even before they attain puberty and thus are too innocent to even know what they are landing into.

They are subjected to physical and mental torture if they refuse to abide by the wishes of their ‘master’. Once in the trade, there is no escape until the brothel keeper has earned enough through them. As most of these women have no formal education, they do not even know how much they earn.

As if they have not experienced enough misery up till now, the worst for them begins when, their purpose having been served, they are thrown out of these brothels.

Harbouring, as they might be a life threatening disease like Aids, their existence in the absence of a steady income becomes even more difficult.

They have to fend for themselves by soliciting, which is illegal, and earning. Once trapped in the trade, these women get sucked into a vicious circle from which escape is near impossible.

WHY WE LOVE... price rise Early twentieth century writer Munshi Premchand prescribed loud laughter as a medicine for sorrow. Adopting this philosophy is the only way one is going to be able to take in one’s stride escalating prices of everything around us. Let’s stand by and laugh at the plane, on which we couldn’t book a ticket because the cost went up by a ridiculous 150 per cent in the last two weeks, as it flies past!

Symptomatic cure will not root out corruption

From the hip SYED SHOAIB

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n banning cricketers involved in match fixing, the Board of Control for Cricket in India has sent out stern signals to wannabe bad boys of the gentleman’s game. Life bans on S Sreesanth and Ankeet Chavan would be devastating on these two, who had a lot of active years ahead of them, particularly the latter who was Mumbai's highest wicket-taker last Ranji season and would have backed himself to play for India.

Sreesanth, hugely talented, was always the enfant terrible with a penchant to be in the limelight — for the wrong reasons. But this time he exceeded himself. His fall is sadder considering that he was an inspiration and an icon in his home state, Kerala, not known to be a cricket powerhouse. Sreesanth's accomplishments could have seen a rush of talents from this state aspiring to don the country's colours.

The disgraced players have been banned from playing any representative cricket, or in any way being associated with the activities of the BCCI or its

affiliates. Sreesanth and Chavan have joined Mohammad Azharuddin (which was overturned by the AP High Court in 2012) and Ajay Sharma in the list of international cricketers banned for life by the Board’s disciplinary committee.

While match fixing is not new the world over, it is being treated with sternly these days, especially in India, to save cricket more tarnish. Because India will continue to enjoy the powerful position it is holding in the world of cricket today only if spectators’ interest in the game is sustained.

But is the BCCI being selective in its handling of match fixing and other issues dogging it?

Certainly seems so. While it has been quick in pulling up players who have erred, it is treating N Srinivasan with golden gloves.

Until about five years ago, BCCI regulation stated that no administrator of BCCI could have, directly or indirectly, any commercial interest in the matches or events conducted by the cricket board. The clause was amended to give unfavourable benefit to BCCI members such that they could own stakes in the IPL franchise.

Srinivasan later went on to become the owner of Chennai Super Kings. The case against Srinivasan on the grounds of conflict of interest is still pending in the Supreme Court.

IS THE BCCI BEING

SELECTIVE IN ITS HANDLING OF MATCH FIXING AND OTHER ISSUES DOGGING IT? WHILE IT HAS BEEN QUICK IN PULLING UP PLAYERS WHO HAVE ERRED, IT IS TREATING N SRINIVASAN WITH GOLDEN GLOVES. In 2013, in the IPL spot-fixing controversy, N Srinivasan's son-in-law Gurunath Meiyappan was arrested by the police on charges of heavy betting and trading of inside information to bookies.

More than being selective, BCCI is absolving itself of any responsibility and is taking the heat off itself by targeting the cricketers. Agreed, the players deserve punishment, but how about the entire structure, which facilitated the crime.

Should not Srinivasan, the one who is lording it over cricket in India, present himself to scrutiny and until that is done and completed should he not stand by the wayside? Clearly, this seems an attempt to deflect attention off the BCCI. And then you have the clout of politicians in administration — the Jaitleys, the Shuklas and well

you have it pretty much covered.

In fact, Srinivasan it was who chaired the meeting of the disciplinary committee that served life bans on the tainted cricketers.

The initial cases of match fixing in India surfaced when we began playing in Sharjah, where players were exposed to money bags, the Sheikhs — who did not understand cricket anyway — film stars and bootleggers in the pavilion betting on matches.

The environment that the players are subjected to of late also had a role in their moral downfall — all that jazz, late night parties, players rubbing shoulders with all kinds of people (the unscrupulous and molls) and imported cheer girls.

It will be difficult for any young man not to lose his head in these circumstances.

Even sage Viswamitra succumbed to the charms of apsaras. Our cricketers are only mortals. One faux pas, and an aspiration lies smothered, for the rest of life.

The prime objective of any punishment is to provide a strong deterrent for its reoccurrence in that person or in others, but for that to happen in Indian cricket, a complete system overhaul is required. In its selective ways of adjudication, the BCCI is far from achieving that.

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BUSINESS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

China inks Tajik oil deal DUSHANBE: China’s Xi Jinping at a regional summit signed a deal to build a gas pipeline through the impoverished ex-Soviet country of Tajikistan, Tajik television reported on Saturday.

The pipeline will transport gas from energy-rich Turkmenistan to China in as part of a huge supply deal. It will supply China with 25-30 billion cubic metres of oil per year, the press service said.

EU FMs closer to Union VILNIUS: EU finance ministers discussed how to close down failing banks before they damage the wider economy, a divisive issue for those wary of giving Brussels more power.

Differences emerged at talks in Vilnius over a planned Banking Union, the regulatory framework meant to ensure that the taxpayer no longer foots the bill for bailing out banks.

Affirmative action set KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak announced fresh measures to benefit the country’s ethnic Malay majority despite an earlier pledge to reform the controversial policy. Analysts said the announcement, made live on national television, aimed to rally Najib’s United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) ahead of party elections.

Is Fed ready to begin the great taper? Markets say yes PAUL HANDLEY

WASHINGTON: Is the Federal Reserve ready to put the Great Recession behind it? Is the US economy prepared for it?

The markets think so, as the Fed’s policy board prepares to meet on Tuesday and Wednesday to decide a momentous step: whether they begin cutting back its stimulus for the economy, $85 billion a month pumped in via bond purchases to fuel the engine.

Four months after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke (pictured) first suggested that the central bank could start to taper its stimulus program, called quantitative easing (QE), sometime this year, most expectations are that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will take the step.

And with Bernanke expected to step down at the end of January, many believe he needs to set the policy path now, rather than having it delayed for months until his successor settles into the job.

The prospect of less easy money from the Fed has already taken US stocks down from their all-time highs, and sent market interest rates climbing sharply. The yield on the benchmark 10year Treasury bond has nearly doubled in four months, from 1.6 percent to 3.0 percent.

The anticipation has also wreaked havoc in emerging markets.

A pullout of foreign capital, driven by falling returns, turned into a flood outward when US bond yields rose. That sent authorities in countries like Indonesia, India and Turkey into a panic over their plummeting currencies.

And although that has drawn warnings to the Fed from around the world to not act too precipitously, analysts say the only question surrounding the taper is when, and how fast.

In his effort to remove any obscurity from Fed communications — to make sure that everyone understands clearly what FOMC members are thinking — Bernanke has set the course firmly to taper.

On May 22 he told a congressional hearing that the Fed could begin cutting the QE bond purchases “in the next few meetings” of the FOMC, while adding the condition, “If we see continued improvement, and we have confidence that that is going to be sustained.”

Three weeks later he was more precise, saying the cutback could start “later this year” and be completely wound up by mid-2014.

But by July he was more cautious, voicing a worry over how government spending cuts might slow the economy through the rest of the year.

The minutes to the end-July FOMC meeting echoed that shift. Several members wanted to go ahead with the taper, while others counseled “the importance of being patient”.

Economic data has backed both views. At the end of August the official estimate of US economic growth in the second quarter was raised to a solid 2.5 percent.

The August jobs report put the unemployment rate at 7.3 percent, compared with 8.1 percent a year earlier, and data on corporate and government layoffs has steadily improved.

But the report also showed a significant slowdown in new job generation for the June-August period.

Gains in the unemployment rate were largely from the number of people dropping out of the jobs market altogether.

In addition, the rise in interest rates appears to have slowed the rebound of the property sector, and fresh retail sales data Friday suggested that, with the exception of buying new cars, US consumers were being very cautious about opening their wallets.

“Businesses aren’t laying off workers — the layoff rate is at a record low and initial unemployment insurance claims are trending down — but they aren’t hiring many, either,” said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

But as Zandi points out, the economy continues to heal, and the Fed’s bond purchases — aimed at holding down long-term interest rates — have less impact as time passes.

Most analysts say there is not enough economic bad news for Bernanke to reverse course.

But the FOMC could cut its bond purchases by a small amount — $5 to $20 billion out of the $85 billion total — and then hold off on more cuts to see where the economy goes, analysts say.

Or it could put off the decision to one of the FOMC’s two remaining meetings this year.

“The Fed will likely hold off on tapering at next week’s meeting and move in December,” said economists at IHS Global Insight in a report Friday, taking a minority view.

“The jobs market is simply too uncertain and there are risks on the horizon from Syria and congressional fiscal AFP fights.”

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FOCUS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Debate on freedom of Internet back in spotlight

Changes to the rule which bars Internet broadband providers from blocking or discriminating against services or content could have an important impact.

Rob Lever

WASHINGTON: Debate is back on in Washington on US regulations on “net neutrality” which bar Internet broadband providers from blocking or discriminating against services or content.

A court case for which arguments were held this month brought by Verizon, one of the largest Internet service providers, challenges the “Open Internet” rule approved in 2010 by the Federal Communications Commission.

The seemingly arcane rule, or changes to it, could have an important impact: some say it may determine whether fixed broadband providers can control what services flow throw their networks.

“These rules provide an important safeguard both for innovation and investment on the Internet,” said David Sohn, an attorney with the Center for Democracy and Technology, which backs the FCC rules.

Sohn said that if Verizon has its way, it and other providers like Comcast or AT&T could “play favorites,” by blocking or degrading services such as YouTube or Netflix to promote their own offerings or that of their partners.

“Every user every day benefits from this rule for the services they use, whether it’s YouTube ot Twitter or something else,” Sohn told AFP. But Verizon and its allies argue the FCC lacks authority to interfere with their business, and that Congress never decided these companies were regulated utilities or “common carriers.”

“It is not up to the FCC to decide these issues on its own,” said Verizon lawyer Helgi Walker, arguing the case before the US Court of Appeals in Washington earlier this month.

“It has no implied authority, no express authority.. and it’s highly unlikely that Congress would have delegated authority in such a convoluted way.”

The FCC, in a 3-2 majority decision December 2010, said it imposed the rules to ensure that the Internet “has no gatekeepers limiting innovation and communication through the network.”

But participants at the appeals court hearing said two of the three judges appeared inclined to overturn the FCC rules, although the decision could stem from either jurisdictional or fundamental legal arguments.

Whatever the appeals court

decides, the debate is likely to continue. Either side could appeal to the US Supreme Court, and the issue could end up in Congress, which has been divided on the issue.

Amid the US debate, the European Commission this month adopted a similar “net neutrality” provision barring any blocking or throttling of competing or data-heavy services.

With the stakes high, Washington lobby groups on both sides have been ramping up their efforts.

“This affects most Americans who watch a move on Netflix or who make a phone call on Vonage,” said Pantelis Michalopoulos, lawyer for parties arguing in support of the FCC rules.

Michalopoulos said companies like Verizon “have the

COMMISSION THIS

MONTH ADOPTED A SIMILAR “NET NEUTRALITY” PROVISION BARRING ANY BLOCKING OR THROTTLING OF COMPETING OR DATA-HEAVY SERVICES. incentive and ability to discriminate” against service and could, for example, degrade Netflix to the point where viewers would see blank screens.

But another Washington lawyer work works on tech issues, and who requested not to be cited because of clients he represents in the sector, said he did not believe service providers would try to dramatically reshape what flows through their networks.

“It would be commercially infeasible to offer an Internet service if you couldn’t get to the big sites,” the lawyer said.

More likely, the attorney said, would be deals mirroring what is taking place in the wireless space, which is not subject to the same rules, and where providers offer premium packages on an exclusive basis, such as NFL football games.

Firms like Verizon fear that if the FCC has its way, the agency would be in a position to more tightly regulate broadband as a public utility, which might mean regulating prices as well.

Scott Cleland at the advocacy group NetCompetition, which backs Verizon in the case, said overturning the FCC rules would bring free-market economics back to the Internet.

“Consumers would be able to pay less, not more for broad-

band, if consumers no longer were forced to shoulder the full broadband cost of Internet access by subsidizing the biggest edge companies like Netflix and Google-YouTube, which consume about half of the Internet’s peak traffic,” Cleland said on his blog.

But Jennifer Yeh at the advocacy group Free Press said in a blog post that the dangers are greater if Verizon overturns the rules.

“The FCC needs to restore its authority to ensure that network providers can’t block or discriminate against any online content.

Otherwise, we run the risk of the Internet going the way of cable — where the providers determine what content we see, charge us different prices based on what content we get, and extract tolls from Internet companies for delivering that conAFP tent to users,” she said.

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INTERVIEW SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

OFF THE BEATEN PATH

From shooting with tiny, compact cameras in school to hosting an exclusive photo exposition, Kishor Krishnamoorthi has come a long way as a photographer ARUN YELLAMATY

arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

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ishor Krishnamoorthi, chose to quit a comfortable job in London and returned to Hyderabad to continue his passion in photography. His latest photo exhibition, Landscapes of Ladakh at Blue Door is a comprehensive observation of the mindset of this upcoming photographer.

Speaking about his journey to Ladakh, which forms the core subject of the exhibition, he says, “I accompanied my father to Ladakh on a photography trip in July. With what everyone had told me about the place, I knew Ladakh was a great place to shoot. I wanted to capture it in a completely different perspective. because most of the shots we see of the region include a blue sky, green grass, mountains etc, due to which they turn out to be similar. I wanted to push my boundaries and click something unique. At the end of the trip, I saw what I had clicked and decided to exhibit them.”

So how unique are his pictures anyway? “Ladakh is known for its colours but I shot a lot of black and white pictures.

I have clicked the landscape vertically instead of clicking them horizontally. Not many pictures

Kishor-K are clicked by people vertically,” says Kishor.

Not everyone with a camera becomes a photographer. It is an art which needs to be nurtured over time. Kishor’s association with photography started while he was still in school. “I used to carry tiny compact cameras in school and take pictures.

Everyone in school knew me as the boy with the camera. It was a habit I inculcated over time which continued up until university. I was appointed as the offi-

cial photographer at the University of Essex. I also became the president of the Photography Society. Up until then, it had only been a hobby and a part time job. I didn’t think that I would convert it into a full-fledged career as I was a student of economics and politics.”

After graduation, Kishor was placed with Schneider Trading Associates, a brokerage facilitation business which, according to their website, “encourages

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people to build their own independent enterprises and brands.” A well-paying job couldn’t quench his thirst for the visual arts. A firm believer in the motto that his company stood, for, Kishor quit his job and moved to Hyderabad.

About his journey so far, he says, “So far the journey has been exciting and better than what I expected.”

Kishor usually shoots weddings but in the absence of one, clicks his travels. “I travelled to

at the

China, Turkey and Ladakh. I have also done few fashion photo shoots.”

Steve McCurry, the popular American photographer has been an inspiration for Kishor.

He says people should not stick to any field they are thrown at, but instead explore their talents and do what they love doing.

The photo exhibition at Blue Door, Jubilee Hills is on till the September 19. For more details, you can contact him on www.kishormoorti.com.

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ART AND CULTURE SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Warhol beats Marilyn in sale LONDON: The Sotheby’s (BID) selling

exhibition “From Warhol, With Love” consists of more than 40 works ranging from $10,000 to $1 million and mostly dating back to the 1950s and 1960s.

There are also works from Warhol’s “Shoe Period” - when he was a commercial artist at the I Miller shoe retailer in New York.

Krugier’s collection at $ 170 million

London influenced Gogh

NEW YORK: Art from the collection of

LONDON: This week, Vincent Van Gogh

Geneva based dealer Jan Krugier, who sold works for the family of Picasso, is estimated to raise $170 million when it is auctioned in New York in November.

More than 150 lots will be sold in evening and day events at Christie’s International on November 4 and 5, 2013.

admirers from all over the world turned their eyes on Amsterdam where Sunset at Montmajour (1888) has been unveiled in what the Van Gogh Museum are calling the most exciting discovery in their history. A new book on Gogh details his life in London from 1873-75 and how much he loved the city and its influence on his art.

The art of affordability

The second edition of the United Art Fair, 2013 promises to be a platform for emerging artists

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on’t confuse “affordable” or “reasonably priced” with “cheap” says Anurag Sharma of the capital’s United Art Fair (UAF), who aims to inculcate the artbuying culture in the country by targeting those who have never done so.

With the second-edition of this artist-driven fair kicking off yesterday, emerging talent from home and around the world will gather under one roof to celebrate artistic creativity.

“Our target audience is people who have never bought art.

There are many people who have a five lakh rupee sofa in their living rooms but not an original piece of art that would cost a mere Rs.5,000 ($80). Bare walls can be made to look beautiful with original artworks and this needs to be ingrained into the minds of people,” UAF director Sharma said.

“The culture of art should flourish in the country. A liking for art has to be inculcated from childhood. There should be a habit of buying original art pieces and appreciate them. One has to live with art, grow with it and get addicted to it. It is a good addiction to have,” he maintained.

Connecticut-born Peter Nagy, who is now based in Delhi, is the artistic director of the four-day fair. Working with him are a team of five curators who, along with Nagy, have discov-

ered artists and are coordinating the event: art historian Alka Pande, photographer Ram Rahman, critic Meera Menezes, curator and critic Heidi Fichtner and writer and curator Mayank Kaul (all seen in the picture above). They have hand-picked the 284 participating artists only after examining their promising creative skills.

“In the first year, the idea was to give everyone a platform.

But now there will be a stringent process for the artists to be a part of this event. It has become more of a filtered-year and there will always be a set of 250 artists participating in it,” Sharma said, adding the fair will focus

on a variety of disciplines like paintings, sculpture and photography but will also accommodate work from the folk and tribal art genres.

“Today’s inexperienced artists will be the future of tomorrow. But they need a platform to showcase. They present their solo exhibitions and if someone likes it only then they will get a place to display. But what happens to those who don’t get a platform or a chance,” questioned Sharma, who began his career as a courier boy in 1992 and then launched his own company UAPL. It was from here that he began handling art for big galleries and art fairs.

During his years of interacting with the gallery owners and artists, he realised that newcomers were a struggling lot. Their art was creative but was not selling and was threatening India’s art culture.

said.

This platform is a dream for emerging artists, but Sharma is struggling to sustain it for a variety of reasons: ego clashes with the artistic fraternity that still consider him an outlier, not getting financial support and not been able to explain the concept of UAF to the people at large.

“I am not here to challenge any art fair. I am here for a different job altogether. There are many issues but I am not seeking sympathy. I am asking for support,” Sharma explained, pointing out the UAF concept is completely different from Neha Kripal’s India Art Fair, for instance, or any other art fair.

“I have sold my personal assets for this. It is a huge risk, but I want to keep art alive. ,” Sharma added.

The United Art Fair 2013 is on from September 15 to September 17, 2013 at ITPO, Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

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ENTER THE UAF, WITH ITS MOTTO : M AKING ART AFFORDABLE .

“By saying affordable and reasonably priced, please don’t think of it is cheap. We are delivering the right piece at the right value. We have sat with artists and the pricing has been done after sharing their views on the price they have quoted and why they have quoted so,” Sharma

Exhibition shows Picasso’s passion for women and bulls

BERLIN: A new exhibition at

Berlin’s Kupferstichkabinett Museum provides visitors with a window into Spanish artist Pablo Picasso’s passion for women and bulls via 180 prints, drawings, paintings and other works.

Pablo Picasso: Women, Bulls and Old Masters, which began Friday and runs until Jan 12, 2014, includes works from the museum’s holdings and others from public and private collections.

“Picasso created the most

important oeuvre in 20th-century art not only in his capacity as a painter and sculptor, but also and above all as a draughtsman and printmaker,” the museum said in a statement posted on its website.

The works in the exhibition cover seven decades of Picasso’s output, ranging from a 1900 painting to the erotic works of the 1960s.

Picasso (1881-1973) was heavily influenced by the imagery of bullfighting as a Spaniard living in exile in France and because

he often accompanied his father to bull rings as a boy, curator Anita Beloubek-Hammer said Thursday.

“For me, the bull is the proudest animal in existence,”

Picasso said on one occasion.

Picasso saw the minotaur the mythical creature that was half man and half bull - as his alter ego, Beloubek-Hammer said.

Bullfights symbolised the battle of the sexes for Picasso, with the man represented by the figure of the bullfighter and the woman by the bull, BeloubekHammer said.

Women were another important theme in Picasso’s work, representing the different attiIANS tudes toward life. -

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ENVIRONMENT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Fine for plastic bags

Colorado death toll rises

Shoppers in England will have to pay a 5p charge on every plastic bag they use in plans to be announced by Nick Clegg. The deputy prime minister will unveil the move at the Liberal Democrat conference in Glasgow next week. The charge will come into effect in autumn 2015 after the next general election and will bring England into line with other parts of the UK.

Four people have died in worst floods to hit state in decades, with 80 people still unaccounted for. National guard troops in Colorado plucked stranded residents out of danger by helicopter and hauled them out of a flooded community in military trucks on Friday as the death toll from the worst floods to hit the state in decades rose to four, with 80 people still unaccounted for.

More on global warming Better predictions of how extreme weather events will be affected by climate change and improvements in models to help understand more local impacts are set to improve understanding of global warming in the future, according to the UK's Met Office. The conclusions are part of a public briefing document prepared by scientists at the Met Office Hadley Centre.

Iraqi Kurd nature reserve looks to shed violent legacy Halgurd Sakran National Park has been listed as a national park by the northern autonomous Kurdish region for a year, but has inherited a legacy of violence in the region.

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ear Iraq’s northernmost point, close to Turkey and Iran, a national park of snow-capped peaks and forested valleys is drawing tourists and researchers keen to explore a hardly touched land.

But this region of outstanding natural beauty has also been scarred by war, and local officials are grappling with the problem of minefields left over from years of conflict.

The 1,100-square-kilometre (425-square-mile) reserve, known as the Halgurd Sakran National Park, encompasses Iraq’s highest peaks along the border with Iran.

It has been listed as a national park by the northern autonomous Kurdish region for a year, but has inherited a legacy of violence in the region.

There are still minefields left from the 1980-88 Iraq-Iran war, and until recently Turkey and Iran shelled the nearby area, targeting Kurdish separatists from those countries who maintain rear bases in northern Iraq.

The shelling may have stopped, but the minefields that remain have been cordoned off as non-governmental organisations work to de-mine the entire

reserve.

Visitors making the trip to Halgurd Sakran pass a series of waterfalls, mountain ranges and a historical town, and on arrival at the park are greeted by lakes, springs and greenery.

Officials say the park was established as part of efforts to boost tourism, and that it has attracted the interest of researchers while also raising awareness towards local environmental protection.

“The goal in establishing this nature reserve is to protect the environment, and revert the civilisation and culture of the area to the way ancient peoples lived,” said Abdulwahid Kuwani, head of a council supervising Halgurd Sakran.

He is also the mayor of Choman, the largest town in the area.

“In addition to that, this is a scientific project, so that universities in Iraq and Kurdistan can

OFFICIALS SAY THE PARK WAS ESTABLISHED AS PART OF EFFORTS TO BOOST TOURISM, AND THAT IT HAS ATTRACTED THE INTEREST OF RESEARCHERS. carry out research and study the environmental and zoological varieties found here.

“We also want to make this national park a tourism region for Kurdistan, Iraq and the Middle East to come and see wild animals.”

Kurdish officials have sought to help locals who live within the national park’s boundaries with breeding sheep and promoting cottage industries such as the sale of local handicrafts or dried pomegranates, figs and nuts to tourists.

They have barred hunting within the reserve, which contains species of wild deer, bears and tigers, and they have also banned the felling of trees.

“It is astonishing,” Gunther Loiskandl, an Austrian wildlife expert, said of Halgurd Sakran.

“The region is rich in animal and plant varieties — it has all that is required of a nature reserve,” he said.

“We must work for future generations: it is going to take time to restore the environment and animal life.”

The three-province region of Kurdistan in northern Iraq is widely seen as more successful than the rest of the country to the south, and often trumpets its reputation for better security, faster economic growth and increased stability.

In addition to vast oil reserves, which are the subject of a dispute with the federal government, the Kurdish region has its own parliament and enforces its own visa regime under which it is markedly easier to obtain a tourist visa. AFP

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FOOD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

American food statistics

The orange remedy

According to just-released data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), aggregate spending on food accounted for 12.8% of household expenditures in 2012, compared with 13% in 2011. The average household spent $2,678 on food away from home, accounting for 5.21% of total expenditures. That’s essentially unchanged from 2011.

In a forthcoming review article from Nutrition and Cancer: An International Journal, a publication of Routledge, researchers review available evidence that links orange juice with cancer chemoprevention. The review article, "Orange Juice and Cancer Chemoprevention" discusses the putative mechanisms involved in the process.

Meat the pizzaburger Move over Cronuts, here comes the pizzaburger.

Created by Boston’s Restaurant and Sports Bar, the pepperoni pizzawrapped bacon cheeseburger packs a walloping 1,360 calories and 2,000 milligrams of sodium. Available now in the chain’s 40 US restaurants, it was initially launched at a Canadian subsidiary.

Tapas with an Indian twist Enjoy a mouthwatering array of mini treats along with your favourite alcoholic and non-alcoholic mixes at Altitude, Marriott.

AMY ROSE THOMAS

amyrose.t@postnoon.com

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ou hear the words Indian Tapas and instantly your interest is piqued. After being part of Spanish Tapas at more than one restaurant, it is more than likely that you tend to feel disinterested about the whole concept. But this is different. Hosted by Altitude, Marriott, this fest is with an Indian twist. Truth be told, I was both excited and apprehensive of what lay ahead for us. Apprehensive because it is not always that innovation goes hand in hand with taste. We made our visit, took a look at the menu and my apprehensions rose to a whole

new level. I never would have imagined that you can team up your drinks with tomato idlis. Never has this combination crossed my mind. Without making any more prior judgments, I patiently waited for the fare to begin. I was in for a surprise, as it happens, the tomato idlis went perfectly well with beer. So did the tempered and gun-powdered idlis. As a matter of fact, idlis turned out to be a huge hit, completely worthy of a standing ovation.

Vegetarian treats arrived first. Apart from idlis that cap-

tured our hearts without much ado, we also had tangy potato parcels, aubergine fritters and green pea colocasia patty. An array of chutneys was also placed on the table. We followed all of the chef's suggestions — dipped idlis in the flavoursome ginger chutney, teamed up stuffed aubergine fritters with mint chutney and green peas patty went with the sweet tamarind chutney. By the end of it, we couldn’t have been more glad that we followed him blindly for the chutneys accentuated the flavours of these mini snacks.

Then arrived the nonvegetarian delights. Among them, mustard roasted mur-

rel was the clear winner. My favourite element of the dish was the faultless cooking of the murrel and the mild flavour that spelled perfection. Other non-vegetarian snacks included chicken tikka olive bruschetta, karevepaku grilled shrimps and spicy lamb and potato tikki.

You can safely say that Altitude’s innovative attempt of the Indian Tapas does go hand in hand with taste and the idlis do go very well with drinks. The Indian Tapas is definitely worth a visit.

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FOOD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

A KEBAB FETE

If you love kebabs, this festival at Firdaus, Taj Krishna is definitely a must-try.

It is sure to leave you craving for more.

Arun Daniel Yellamaty

arunyellamaty@postnoon.com

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his season we recommend that you give in to temptation and savour the succulent kebabs specially crafted

by Chef Jehangir at Firdaus the fine dining specialty restaurant at Taj Krishna.

As a Hyderabadi, kebabs have always been close to my heart. And when I saw the invite my heart literally skipped a beat.

We got seated, table was set and we eagerly waited for the fare to begin. We didn’t have to wait for long and soon the kebabs had arrived. The aroma of the dish filled the air and we focused on nothing but the dishes placed on the table.

As suggested by the chef, we started our meal with kakoori kebab. After digging in, we couldn’t agree with the chef more for the dish, served as a perfect start for our hearty meal. Kakoori kebab made it to my list of winners of the night.

Made of finely minced lamb blend with authentic Indian spices, kekoori kebab worked perfectly well for me. Later, I realised that the kebab was not just my favourite and it turned out those sitting in the nearby tables also had developed a liking for the kebab and kept asking for more helpings of the dish.

The other highlight of the night was the Sirazi kebab. Stuffed chicken leg

infused with spices and cooked in clay oven was delight for our senses.

Other non-vegetarian favourites included Barrah kebab, Maas ka soola, Kasturi Kebab, Bhatti ka jhinga, Achari

tandoori lobster and Macchli gandhraj.

The fest did not let down the vegetarian crowd. Sangria kebab was the winner among vegetarian dishes. This Rajasthani delicacy

cooked on a griddle is one of the most popular vegetarian dishes of Jaisalmer.

Other vegetarian delicacies included Tandoori pudina malai aloo, Bhatti ke shakarkandi, Sangri kebab, Jaituni paneer roll

and others.

Executive Chef Nitin Mathur, Taj Krishna says, “We wanted to give something different to our regular customers. This festival was more like a treat to them.”

If you love kebabs, this festival is definitely a must-try. It is sure to leave you craving for more. And like me, you will end up making promises to yourself to return back.

The festival will go on till September 22.

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HISTORY SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Sept 16

After spending eight months in prison, Mahatma Gandhi began a hunger strike in protest of British support of a new Indian Constitution.

Sept 16

In 1994, Exxon Corporation was ordered by federal jury to pay $5 billion in punitive damages to the people harmed by the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill.

Sept 17

Fantasy sit-com Bewitched premiered in 1964 on ABC television.

An immediate hit, the show was the highest rated of all new series during its first season.

Sept 18

James Marshall “Jimi” Hendrix dies in his London apartment due to an overdose of sleeping pills. He was an American musician and singersongwriter.

Sept 19

In 2003, it was reported that AOL Time Warner was going to drop “AOL” from its name and be known as Time Warner Inc.

Sept 17 In 1976, NASA’s prototype space shuttle Enterprise was rolled out of its assembly facility in Southern California and displayed before a crowd several thousand strong.

Though, Enterprise was a test vehicle that never reached space, it’s completion in some ways marked the true beginning of the space shuttle area.

Sept 20

The first Cannes film premiered on September 20, 1946. It was initially set to start in 1939 but was postponed due to World War II.

Sept 20

Jim Morrison was found guilty, in Miami, FL, of indecent exposure and profanity. He was acquitted on charges of “lewd and lascivious” behaviour.

Sept 21

In 1897,The New York Sun ran the Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus editorial. It was in response to a letter from 8-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon.

Sept 22

American President Abraham Lincoln in 1862, issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 billion black slaves.

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SPOTLIGHT SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 1

Birthday soiree

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Friends and family gathered to celebrate Sonali Sharma’s birthday at N Convention, Hi-tech city, last evening. Here’s toasting to good health and a prosperous year ahead. Happy Birthday Sonali!

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1 Saltanat

3 Divya

5 Fatima, Anjum

7 Sonali, husband

9 Sunita

11 Shrayasi, Mansi

2 Rachana

4 Mudra

6 Ameena

8 Neha

10 Parvati Reddy

12 Shashi

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Cheering to health

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Dr K Chiranjeevi, Minister of State for Tourism inaugurated the three-day international conference on Recent Advances in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre.

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RAJA RANI

to release on Sept 27 D ebutant director Atlee Kumar's Tamil romantic-comedy movie Raja Rani will hit the screens on Sept 27 and co-producer AR Murugadoss is confident it will appeal to the movie buffs. Expressing his confidence in the project, Murugadoss said: “I have full faith that Raja Rani will get a thumbs up from audiences. I was overwhelmed and laughed and cried in parts through the film.” Co-produced by AR Murugadoss and Fox Star Studios, the film features Arya, Jai, Nayanthara, Nazriya Nizam

and Sathyaraj in the lead roles. This is the third time Murugadoss is teaming up with Fox Star Studios after making hits Engaeyum Eppothum and Vathikuchi.

"Raja Rani is our third film with Murugadoss... It has one of the best musical scores coming out of the Tamil industry in recent times and I am confident that audiences will endorse Raja Rani love story whole heartedly,” said Vijay Singh, CEO, Fox Star Studios, in a statement.

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eacting to rumours that she will sport a bikini in one of her upcoming Telugu films, southern actress Samantha Ruth Prabhu said audiences know that she is not a bikini material. "If you have watched my films, you wouldn't need me to tell you that me sporting a bikini in my next is just a rumour. Put this to rest,” posted Samantha on her Twitter page. Having starred in big-ticket films such as Dookudu, Brindavanam and Neethaane En Ponvasantham, Samantha has not donned the two piece swim wear in her films.

Currently busy shooting for Telugu films Manam and Auto Nagar Surya, she will soon start shooting for Tamil a film with filmmaker AR Murugadoss. Sam, as she is fondly called by her fans, is awaiting the releases of Telugu films Ramayya Vasthavayya and Attarintiki Daaredhi.

IANS

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all set for a Nov 1st release

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nushka starrer Varna is expected to hit the screens on Nov 1. She will be seen in two different avatars in the movie. The makers say that they would release the movie in both Tamil and Telugu. The movie is directed by the talented Selva Ragahvan and has Arya playing

the male lead. Harris Jayaraj has composed the music of the film and the audio has already been released in the Tamil market. Promotion of the movie is expected to begin in Andhra Pradesh from October 1st. All eyes on Varna to see how it will pan out.

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alented actor Irrfan is happy with The Lunchbox, which is set for Sept 20 release, and feels that the story is so good that it will not only remind viewers of real love, but satiate their appetite too.

“The film is a complete dish.

It increases your hunger, both

stomach’s and your heart’s. So it’s a complete meal,” the 46year-old said.

“The director’s style of telling the story is fresh and new. It inspires you to fall in love, something that people are forgetting these days. Love is becoming mechanical and needoriented. The film reminds you

of the real love that exists,” he added.

Actress Nimrat Kaur, who makes her debut in Bollywood with the film, says the film has the potential to make a place in the viewer’s system.

“The film slowly makes a place in your system. There is a huge space in the film for the

audience to enter...,” Nimrat said.

“There is a lovely sensation, which I felt when I saw the film for the second time because the first time I got completely lost in it. So it will appeal to anybody,” she added.

The film has already carved

a niche for itself in the film festival circuit. It was recently screened at the Toronto film festival and won Critics’ Week Viewers Choice Award at Cannes this year.

Directed by debutant Ritesh Batra, The Lunchbox also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui. IANS

IRRFAN CALLS

THEA COMPLETE LUNCHBOX MEAL E

ver since she stepped into India, this IndoCanadian adult actress Sunny Leone is on a roll. Now she is looking forward to her upcoming movie Ragini MMS 2.

“I hope you enjoyed watching the first of many glimpses of Ragini MMS 2. This is just the beginning of what we have lined up for you all,” tweeted Sunny who joined Indian showbiz with reality show Bigg Boss and made Bollywood debut with Jism 2.

Directed by Bhushan Patel and produced by Ekta Kapoor, Ragini MMS 2 is said to be continuation of 2011 movie Ragini MMS. IANS

SUNNY LEONE

excited about Ragini MMS 2

Adopt stray dogs, appeals Raveena Tandon

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ctress Raveena Tandon, who has teamed up with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) for its dog adoption campaign “Puppy Love: Adopt, Don’t Buy”, urges people to adopt homeless dogs from the streets and shelters. The 38-year-old has already set an example by adopting five stray dogs. In fact, she posed for PETA’s ad campaign with two of them.

“When you go for shopping (to buy dogs or puppies), you are promoting the breeders whose pup-

pies are not of good quality. Sometimes you also go for the foreign breeds that are not suited for our country’s weather and climate,” Raveena, known for her work in films like Patthar Ke Phool and Mohra said.

“So, for me, the best dogs, the best accustomed to this (Indian) weather and climate, to be the best guardian of your house or your area are these (stray dogs) dogs. So, look after them, but do it the right way,” she added.

IANS

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SOHA ALI KHAN RAISES 100,000 POUNDS FOR CHARITY A

ctress Soha Ali Khan is elated after being able to raise 100,000 pounds from charity dinner held in London. The money will go to the Pataudi Trust, which will use it for curing blind people in India.

Soha, daughter of veteran actress Sharmila Tagore and late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan

Pataudi, attended the dinner with her family members.

“What a fantastic night! We raised 100,000 pounds which will all go towards eradicating curable blindness in India. Heartfelt gratitude,” Soha posted on Twitter.

“We are eternally grateful to Jeffrey Archer (British author) for

Make triple impact in

Grand Masti 3,

making tonight such a huge success. Thank you. You helped us raise 100,000 pounds,” she added.

Apart from charity, the 34-yearold is busy with upcoming comedy movie War Chhod Na Yaar.

Directed by debutant Farz Haider, the movie also stars Sharman Joshi and Javed Jaffrey. IANS

Service Tax Dept targeting films: Ram Gopal Verma

Vivek requests Van Damme

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ctor Vivek Oberoi is keen to have Hollywood action star Jean-Claude Van Damme in Grand Masti 3 and says that it would be great fun seeing him do a “helicopter kick” in the movie.

Vivek’s Grand Masti released on Friday and the actor seems to be keen on another instalment of the film.

The actor had joined Van Damme, Hollywoodbased Indian filmmaker Ashok Amritraj and Gulshan Grover for a session on How can India make $100 million films at the CII Big Picture Summit.

“I was just talking to JCVD (Van Damme) and I was just telling him that it’s time to see him make a triple impact in Grand

Masti 3, the sequel,” said Vivek, a big fan of Blood Sport movie star.

“It will be fun to see him do a helicopter kick in the film. It’s an action film, but a different kind of action. It’s a naughty film and it’s exciting and interesting to do a genre like that,” he added.

Talking about his Bollywood journey, the actor, who made an impressive debut with Company, said the entertainment and media industry has become a global village now.

“I started my career 11 years ago as an actor and I had the opportunity to do something different in a film called Company. And when Company got all over the world, I realised I was representing the film in Berlin and Paris. So, I think the world of entertainment is becoming a global village today. We are bringing everybody together,” he said. IANS

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ilmmaker Ram Gopal Verma, whose office was searched by the service tax department, alleges that the officials are “targeting” the film industry on purpose.

Seaches were conducted at

Verma’s office by the service tax department. He said there is a lot of “ambiguity” over the tax scheme, which the government has offered.

“Like several other filmmakers, we were also completely unaware of our service tax exposure, over which there was a lot of ambiguity due to different interpretations,” Verma said.

“However, all filmmakers are looking at taking the benefit of the scheme that the government has offered... but even before we could start the due process, the department is targeting the film industry and is also discussing our privileged details with press in the public domain, which is very unfortunate,” he added.

IANS

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Colin Firth to give voice ROBERT for Paddington Bear PATTINSON WANTS SIX-PACK

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ctor Robert Pattinson says he will hit the gym soon to get a six pack as he thinks he is the only actor in Hollywood without one.

“I think I don’t get some jobs because I don’t go to the gym,” showbizspy.com quoted Pattinson as saying.

“I am literally the only actor in LA who doesn’t have a six-pack.

Although I am going to have to change that, he added.

The 27-year-old also said that he needs to get in shape for intimate scenes in one of his upcoming films.

“In my next film, I have like three intimate scenes, so I am literally thinking of getting into shape... I don’t ever want anyone to see me doing exercise. Even though I am doing it, I still think it’s so lame and embarrassing; I am doing it out of necessity, that’s all,” Pattinson said. IANS

Complexities make relationships exciting:

SCARLETT A

ctres Scarlett Johansson feels that relationships are fun only when there are difficulties in them.

The 28-year-old recently got engaged to Romain Dauriac and says tough times in a relationship bring two people closer, reports eonline.com.

“It would be much easier if the people we fell in love and

behaved the way we wanted them to,” Johansson said.

“I’ve learned over time that what makes life interesting, relationships interesting, are the complexities of relationships and people, and the fact that we can become more evolved if we are forced to compromise and accept the differences amongst one another,” she IANS added.

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ctor Colin Firth will give voice for Paddington Bear, a fictional character in a new film based on the English author Michael Bond’s book.

The film is about a bear from Peru, who is adopted by a family after they find him lost and alone at the London railway station, reports contactmusic.com.

“Paddington will be computer generated, and I will speak his lines with, I suspect, a slight Peruvian flavour,” Daily Mail quoted Firth as saying.

“Every other character in the film will be real, live, human beings. But the idea is that Paddington will have something of me in his DNA because I’m going to do some sessions wearing one of those helmets with cameras to capture my face muscles, and all that data will somehow be incorporated into Paddington,” he said.

“Then they’ll use

motion-capture equipment on someone more bear-size than me to do all the full body, bear stuff,” he added.

The movie also features Nicole Kidman in the negative role, while Hugh Bonneville will be seen as the head of the family, which adopts Paddington. IANS

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SUNDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 Regular routine 6 Chew noisily 11 Radiance 16 Swig 21 Massey of old films 22 Dark-eyed damsel 23 Fire of the mind 24 Not here 25 Rulers 26 Coachella Valley city 27 Immobile class 28 Part of GI 29 Turning inside-out 31 Proposal killers 33 ‘Enterprise’ speed 35 Friction easer 36 Wrecks, as a train 37 Go shopping 39 Lay low 40 Two-BR units 41 Cuttlefish defence 42 About half of us 43 Zeppelin 45 Street lingo 48 More difficult to collect 49 Like some fears 50 Time of the mammoths (2 wds) 54 Radio hobbyists 55 Kentucky college 56 Lady’s shoe 57 Extreme 58 Moon or planet 59 Built for speed 60 ‘Carpe —!’

61 Prom date 62 A hundred percent 63 Bridge 65 That girl’s 66 Whittier’s ‘— Muller’ 67 Jazzy Fitzgerald 68 Bar sing-along 69 It may be greased 70 35mm cameras 71 Helmet plume 72 Namath or Montana 73 Hawaiian crop 75 Sun homily 76 Dreary 79 Wrinkle 80 Grimace 81 Tacks on 85 Foolhardy 86 Elvis swiveled them 87 Connect, as girders 88 Sere (2 wds) 89 Courtroom fig 90 ‘Uh-oh!’

91 Descartes’ name 92 Flies and gnats 93 Wee, in Dundee 94 Skyline feature 96 Bulb measure 97 River transport 98 Prove durable 99 Followed, as a dog 100 Pouches 101 Rocker Eddie Van — 102 The thick of things 103 Joint 105 Glitterati member 106 Util bill 107 Gullets 110 Survey chart 111 Greenish-blues 112 Sells 116 ‘Ja,’ to Jacques

117 11th-grade exam 118 Affectionate 119 Leech, perhaps 120 Lawn products brand 122 — Yello (soft drink) 124 Regularly 127 Jackpot game involving picking numbers 128 Proportional relationship 129 Hunter constellation 130 Melted together 131 Anxious to begin 132 More crafty 133 Invitation addenda 134 Broods 135 Monotonous sound DOWN 1 Went backpacking 2 Up and running 3 Dumb mistake 4 Fixes firmly 5 Sampling 6 Goatee sites 7 Chinese warehouse 8 Arabic lute 9 Hosp scan 10 Blaze a trail 11 Tightened a corset 12 Levin and Gershwin 13 Mdse

14 Bypass the ignition (hyph) 15 Escalator parts 16 Handy swab (hyph) 17 Cousins of ‘um’ 18 Fable writer 19 Orchard yield 20 Has a hunch 30 Variety 32 Add- — (extras) 34 Took on again 37 Mr Spock’s father 38 Tearful request 39 To the — (fully) 40 Powerful primates 42 Stable parents 43 ‘Madam, I’m —’ 44 Optimist’s phrase (2 wds) 45 Trembled 46 Cocoon dweller 47 Fossil resin 48 Ms Witherspoon 49 Seine vistas 51 ‘Thereby hangs — —’ 52 Tadpoles have them 53 Brilliance 55 ‘The Tyger’ poet 56 Sky 57 — ex machina 59 Scare badly 60 Edit out

61 Container weight 64 Rani’s husband 65 Coil of hair 66 Mme’s daughter 67 Made a mistake 69 Snapshots 70 Future fries 71 Tasty mushrooms 73 Litter members 74 Tent support 75 Get back at 76 Cheeky 77 Espresso with milk 78 Ms Lauder 79 Fully mature 81 Torch’s misdeed 82 Bottle- — dolphin 83 Aramis’ creator 84 Get going 86 Robberies 87 Licks, say 88 First-magnitude star 90 Unlock 91 Compete at Indy 92 Loses a tan 95 Wapitis 96 Goofy creator 97 Pay a visit 98 Hog ancestor (2 wds) 100 Ollie enthusiasts 101 Intercept (2 wds) 102 Snooped

104 Loud uproar 105 100 yrs 106 Drink with scones 107 Heather habitats 108 Pertaining to hearing 109 Quick with a quip 111 Cel characters 112 Hangs fire 113 Not cling (2 wds)

114 Wolfed down 115 Boutique 117 Like church mice 118 Complete failure 119 Bug repellent 121 Make tracks 123 54 to Flavius 125 Animal’s protection 126 Mao — -tung PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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STAR POWER Date 16-9-2013

As per Hindu panchang

THIRUVAIKUMAR

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

TAURUS

GEMINI

Women will win challenges with their willpower. Businessmen will implement innovative techniques and earn good profits. Carefully study documents before buying property.

Employees will be cheerful as management heeds to their demands. Financial opportunities are likely. Financial position will be strong and encouraging. A relationship will blossom again.

Politicians will involve in welfare measures. Businessmen will come out of a legal difficulty they have fallen into.

Cold war between employees and superiors will be over soon.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

Work burden will increase for employees. Businessmen will be happy as their profits jump. Artists will learn a lot from their seniors. Inflow of money is satisfactory. Expenses will increase.

VIP friends will extend support. Avoid changing decisions frequently. Employees might be under tension regarding their job, but don’t need to worry.

Govt sops are likely for businessmen.

Politicians will gain importance. Friendship with a new person will bring benefits to you. Some might try to blame you. Employees face unexpected transfer and opposition of colleagues.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Your stock is set to pile up. Be careful while buying property. A peaceful situation will prevail at home. Cold war and ego clashes between couples will be over. Avoid emotional talks.

Children might face health problems.

Take good care of them and guide them politely. Financial position looks satisfactory. An old debt issue might resurface and upset you.

Friends and relatives staying abroad or in other states will help in time.

Some have chances to buy jewellery.

Expected financial help will come. Increased expenses might depress you.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Hurdles in completing important tasks will be over. Your talks will reflect maturity. Govt sops are likely for businessmen. Employees might be given additional responsibilities.

Ignore inferiority complex with willpower. Avoid harsh talks which might hurt others. Express opinions politely so that they are well received. Benefits through blood relatives are likely.

You will feel depressed and frustrated; you will have a good time soon.

Politicians are advised not to criticise the high command. Those waiting to get married will get favourable news.

SUMAA TEKUR

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ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

Seven of Pentacles – You’ll need to multitask to finish all the jobs on your plate. Don’t get overwhelmed by the number of things to do. Make a list.

Queen of Cups – Solve a problem by going with your gut feeling rather than logical analysis of what the solution should be. You’ll choose better that way.

Two of Wands – You’ll need to wait upon events for them to have the desired results. The wait may seem unbearable.

But you ought to go through it.

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

The Wheel of Fortune – What goes around comes around.

Bad times are over and the good times are coming your way.

Put your head down and continue work.

Knight of Pentacles – You’re thinking with your head and not so much with your heart. Those around you may see you as distant and unapproachable.

The World – Everything’s going very well. The investments are clicking and the money’s looking good. Don’t be afraid to make major changes to lifestyle.

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

Ace of Swords – Today is characterise by extremes in behaviour. You’re either too emotional or too practical. There’s no room for a middle path. Slow down.

Hermit – This is an important time for your personal growth.

You make good use of your lonely journey and derive your own answers to make of life’s questions.

The High Priestess – Harness your intuition to help you make the right decisions.

A close friend will seek advice. Refrain from making decisions for that person.

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Five of Wands – Avoid conflict. You’ll be dragged into a situation, which you have nothing to do with. It’s nothing you cannot handle. Rein in your anger.

Five of Cups – There’s much confusion and you need time to allow it all to settle down. You don’t have the full information. Don’t jump to conclusions.

King of Pentacles – You’re in a position of authority but it also has its downside.

You will have to rein in emotions and keep a distance from subordinates.

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AGNES

ARIES

TAROT READ Date 16-9-2013

Since laughter is the best medicine Complaints from vacationers These are actual complaints received by Thomas Cook Holidays from dissatisfied customers: "They should not allow topless sunbathing on the beach. It was very distracting for my husband who just wanted to relax. " "No one told us there would be fish in the water. The children were scared."

"Although the brochure said that there was a fully equipped kitchen, there was no egg-slicer in the drawers."

"We went on holiday to Spain and had a problem with the taxi

drivers as they were all Spanish."

"The roads were uneven and bumpy, so we could not read the local guide book during the bus ride to the resort. Because of this, we were unaware of many things that would have made our holiday more fun."

"It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It took the Americans only three hours to get home.

This seems unfair."

"I compared the size of our one-bedroom suite to our friends' three-bedroom and ours was significantly smaller."

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Lesbians more daring than straight men: Gaga

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inger Lady Gaga opened up about her sexual past and said that lesbians are “more daring” and energetic than “straight men”.

Gaga, who is dating actor Taylor Kinney, also clarified that she is not saying it “to be shocking”.

“I’ve taken a few dips in the lady pond. I know people think I just say things to be shocking," dailystar.co.uk quoted Gaga as saying.

"I used to go to lesbian clubs. I find lesbians to be way more daring than straight men when it comes to coming on to you…," she added. IANS

Fame is like summer breeze: Julia Roberts

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ctress Julia Roberts says fame is a summer breeze but family is a bedrock. Roberts has three children Hazel and Phinnaeus, 8, and son Henry, 6 with husband Daniel Moder.

“Family values, that’s values in general,” the 45-year-old told showbizspy.com when asked whether family or fame is more important.

“That’s all there is. Fame is a summer breeze that comes and goes. But to have a bedrock of knowing who you are, that's what it's all about," she added. IANS

Taylor S Swift open to acting offers

inger Taylor Swift is open to acting in movies in future, but only if she gets “incredible scripts”. The 23-year-old made a special appearance in 2010 movie Valentine's Day and will reportedly do a cameo in upcoming movie The Secret Service.

“That’s always something that’s in the back of my mind, if the right thing came along,” eonline.com Swift as saying.

“It would have to be something so amazing that it would take me away from writing songs and touring, which would have to be an incredible script,” she said. IANS

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Dhawan to captain SRH

Keep emotions in check: Anil

Erakovic, Safarova in final

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tylish batsman Shikhar Dhawan will captain Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Champions League T20 starting Tuesday. Dhawan has been given the responsibility in the absence of Kumar Sangakkara, who has opted to play for Sri Lankan franchise Kandurat Maroon in the tournament. “Meet the new #SRH Captain for #CLT20!” read a post on Sunrisers’ Twitter handle Saturday with Dhawan’s picture below it.

umbai Indians team mentor has asked his players to keep emotions off the field in the Champions League. The T20 tournament will be Sachin Tendulkar’s last in the format. Kumble said he wanted the 2011 champions to send a fitting send-off to Tendulkar by not getting emotional about his swansong. “He has been synonymous with Mumbai Indians right from the start of IPL. It would be ideal for the boys to give him a fitting send-off.”

ew Zealand’s Marina Erakovic and Czech’s Lucie Safarova advanced to the final of the WTA Bell Challenge with victories on Saturday. Erakovic defeated American Christina McHale 6-4, 6-3 while Safarova rallied to eliminate Canadian Eugenie Bouchard 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Sunday’s match will be a rematch of a second-round encounter at the 2009 Australian Open in which Safarova edged Erakovic 9-7 in the third set. That was their only prior matchup.

Horner closes in on victory ALTO DE L’ANGLIRU: American Chris Horner moved to within touching distance of becoming the oldest ever winner of a grand tour as he extended his lead in the Tour of Spain to 37 seconds in Saturday’s penultimate stage.

Frenchman Kenny Elissonde took the 142.2km 20th stage from Aviles to Alto de L’Angliru ahead of Horner in second and Alejandro Valverde in third.

However, the 41-year-old Horner pulled away from Vincenzo Nibali in the final 2km to leave the Italian 28sec behind in fourth and ensure he will cruise to victory in the procession around Madrid in the final stage on Sunday.

“I don’t need any time for it to sink in,” the RadioShack rider told TVE. “I had a long time to think about what an accomplishment it would be today and how hard it would be, but it will be something that lasts a lifetime.”

Horner had to withstand a series of attacks by Nibali on the 12.2km climb up the Alto de L’Angliru to the finish with gradients of over 20 percent in places.

Nibali though couldn’t open up a significant gap on Horner and eventually paid the price for

SSC clinch title HYDERABAD: The afternoon at the Bison Polo Grounds presented a sunny and bright atmosphere on Saturday where the final for The Chief Minister’s Cup was played with extraordinary zeal and enthusiasm.

The event started off with the riders from the National Defence Academy, NCC, Defence Services and Riding Clubs flaunting their equestrian skills in showjumping and exhilarat-

RadioShack’s US rider Chris Horner smiles on the podium as he wears the red jersey after the 20th stage of the 68th edition of “La Vuelta” Tour of Spain, a 142,2 kilometres ride from Aviles to Angliru, on Saturday.

AFP/JAIME REINA his incessant attacks as he was left without the strength to follow Horner in the final couple of kilometres. “Nibali was amazing,” continued Horner.

“To win here for me is unbelievable with such great champions like Nibali and Valverde.

“I could only hope that Nibali would put in an attack like that at the end to make it so epic for the fans. To see him

attack 10 or 15 times, I’m sure the fans must have been on the edge of their seat.

“I think it is an amazing moment, everyone at home got to watch a legendary moment which we may never see again in a guy of my age winning a grand tour. I hope everyone that watched it enjoyed every pedal stroke and all the suffering I had to the finish line just as much as I did.”

KNOCKOUT (R-L) Danny Garcia throws a punch at Lucas Matthysse during their WBC/WBA super lightweight title fight. Gracia won the match to retain the title. In another boxing clash, Carlos Molina defeated Ishe Smith. Both the matches were undercard games to the MayweatherAlvarez bout.

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ing tent pegging displays.

The audience also witnessed aeromodelling and various cultural programs.

The match was a neck to neck contest between SSC and HPRC, where SSC defeated HPRC in a befitting finale by 9 – 8.

The event concluded with the impressive and inspiring Military Band Display. The Awards were given away by Mrs Mareena Mathson.

LEAGUE CRICKET A division three days Super League Day 1 BDL 178/4 in 67 overs (Naveen 59, Rajat 32, K Sumanth 48no, Sabarish 36no, Nikhildeep 3/70) vs EMCC Inter district under-19 one day Nizamabad 161/8 (Harish 32, Vikram Naik 37, Suraj Naik 48) bt Nalgonda 63 (Aniketh Reddy 3/9) Medak 122/9 bt Medak 84

A division one day Universal 252/4 (G Siddharth Goud 109no, V Sahasva Reddy 51) bt Concorde 80 (Ramesh 3/7) Yadav Dairy 338/1 (N Vignesh 112, M Abhishek Reddy 138 no, N Surya Teja 78) bt Newstar 147 (Afzal 49, TS Ranveer 5/50, D Srihari 3/17) Youth 59 for no loss (S Moqueeth Ahmed 41no) drew with SUCC (Match washed out due to rain)

US takes key triumph SAN FRANCISCO: Oracle Team USA scored a desperately needed victory Saturday in a hard-fought America’s Cup race that nearly ended with the challenger’s catamaran flipping.

And the Americans’ effort to retain the trophy was bolstered when the ninth race was halted due to high winds above the safety limits with Emirates Team New Zealand leading into the third leg.

For the first time in the bestof-17 regatta, Oracle Team USA finished a race day without a defeat. “This is a big moment for us. We came from behind today,” Oracle skipper Jimmy Spithill said.

“It is just what the team needed. We are the underdog for sure, but I think we like it.

Everyone is motivated and hungry.” Races nine and 10 were set to take place on Sunday, with the Kiwi team having won six races but still three triumphs shy of capturing the trophy.

Emirates Team New Zealand beat the defending champion over the starting line and held a lead of seven seconds rounding the second marker in race number eight.

The Americans turned the tables on New Zealand in the upwind third leg that had been their undoing in each of the prior battles on San Francisco Bay. Oracle closed the gap in the leg, with the New Zealand catamaran nearly flipping over as the rivals crossed paths. New Zealand was hit with a penalty AFP and lost the lead.

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Czechs in final, Canada on brink Results: (on Saturday)

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World Group semifinals At Belgrade: Serbia 1 Canada 2 Daniel Nestor/Vasek Pospisil (CAN) bt Nenad Zimonjic/Ilija Bozoljac (SRB) 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 10-8 At Prague: Czech Republic 3 Argentina 0 Radek Stepanek/Tomas Berdych (CZE) bt Carlos Berlocq/Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 World Group play-offs At Madrid: Spain 3 Ukraine 0 Rafael Nadal/Marc Lopez (ESP) bt Denys Molchanov/Sergiy Stakhovsky (UKR) 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-4 At Groningen: Netherlands 3 Austria 0 Robin Haase/Jean-Julien Rojer (NED) bt Julian Knowle/Oliver Marach (AUT) 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 At Umag: Croatia 1 Great Britain 2 Colin Fleming/Andy Murray (GBR) bt Ivan Dodig/Mate Pavic (CRO) 63, 6-2, 6-7(6/8), 6-1 At Neuchatel: Switzerland 3 Ecuador 0 Michael Lammer/Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI) bt Emilio Gomez/Roberto Quiroz (ECU) 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-7 (7/9), 6-4 At Neu Ulm: Germany 2 Brazil 1 Marcelo Melo/Bruno Soares (BRA) bt Daniel Brands/Martin Emmrich (GER) 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 At Warsaw: Poland 1 Australia 2 Mariusz Fyrstenberg/Marcin Matkowski (POL) bt Chris Guccione/Nick Kyrgios (AUS) 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-7 (5/7), 6-4 At Antwerp: Belgium 1 Israel 2 At Tokyo: Japan 1 Colombia 2 Juan-Sebastian Cabal/Robert Farah (COL) bt Tatsuma Ito/Yuichi Sugita (JPN) 6-1, 6-2, 6-1.

PARIS: Defending champions Czech Republic reached their second successive Davis Cup final on Saturday while Canada eyed a first ever appearance in November’s title match.

Radek Stepanek and Tomas Berdych led the Czechs to a third final in five years after breezing past Argentina’s Carlos Berlocq and Horacio Zeballos in Saturday’s doubles 6-3, 6-4, 6-2.

“It’s pure fantasy, the guys played at a hundred percent again,” said Czech captain Jaroslav Navratil after his side took a 3-0 lead in Prague.

“They didn’t give the Argentinians a chance.”

Berdych and Stepanek won the 13th of their 14 Davis Cup doubles rubbers together since teaming up in 2007.

On Friday, Stepanek, who won the US Open doubles title with India’s Leander Paes last weekend, had defeated Juan Monaco 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, 6-2.

Berdych then saw off Leonardo Mayer 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

The Czechs, who won the 2012 trophy by beating Spain, will travel to either Canada or 2010 champions Serbia for the November 15-17 final.

Canada silenced 8,000 spectators in Belgrade when Daniel Nestor and Vasek Pospisil defeated Nenad Zimonjic and Ilija Bozoljac 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (5/7), 10-8 in a four-hour doubles

Nadal keeps Spain in World Group

Czech Tomas Berdych (L) and Radek Stepanek (R) celebrate after winning the third round of the Davis Cup semifinal match against Argentina on Saturday in Prague.

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Serbia were in a similar position in their 2010 semi-final against the Czech Republic, but managed to win both singles on the final day.

“The guys did their best. We have to win the match in singles on the third day,” Serbian coach Bogdan Obradovic said.

Canada’s coach Martin Laurendeau couldn’t hide his satisfaction.

“This is Davis Cup, this is why the guys play the game — it’s a moment we’ve been wait-

ing for a long time. The weekend isn’t over yet, we’re facing the world No.1 tomorrow and this is a very tough crowd,” he said.

In Friday’s singles, world number one Djokovic disposed of Pospisil 6-2, 6-0, 6-4, while Milos Raonic, the Montenegroborn world number 11, battled past Janko Tipsarevic 5-7, 6-3, 36, 6-3, 10-8.

On Sunday, Djokovic will face Raonic before 23rd-ranked Tipsarevic plays against Pospisil, the world number 41.

In Madrid, US Open champi-

FURYK FOLLOWS 59 WITH 69 CHICAGO: Jim Furyk fol-

Jim Furyk hits off the seventh fairway during the Third Round of the BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club on Saturday in Lake Forest, Illinois.

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lowed a stunning round of 59 with a two-under par 69 on Saturday to seize a onestroke lead after the third round of the US PGA BMW Championship.

But the 43-year-old American missed a five-foot par putt on the final hole and entered the final round of the $8 million playoff event with world number one Tiger Woods only four adrift.

“I felt pretty confident of what clubs to hit. I felt good out there,” Furyk said.

“It’s tough to go out and fire another low one after putting up a low score.

“I didn’t take advantage of some of my opportunities but I did go around under par and got myself around pretty well out there.”

Furyk fired only the sixth 59 in US PGA Tour history on Friday, matching the record-low for 18 holes shared by Americans Al Geiberger, Chip Beck, David Duval and Paul Goydos plus Australian Stuart Appleby.

Furyk, who became the first man to have a bogey in a

tour 59 round, finished 54 holes on 13-under 200, with Steve Stricker one stroke back, fellow 36-hole co-leader Brandt Snedeker two adrift, Zach Johnson on 203 and Woods on 204.

Woods sank a 12-foot birdie putt at the 18th hole to complete a third-round 66 as he battled back after accepting a two-stroke penalty Friday when tour officials ruled his ball moved when he said it had only oscillated and returned to its original spot.

“I had a nice little run to at least get myself in there where I have a chance tomorrow,” Woods said.

Snedeker fell back with three bogeys in his first five holes while Furyk played the front nine at par, a bogey at the fourth answered by a birdie at the seventh.

Furyk, who reached 32 fairways in a row and 37 of 42 in the first three rounds to lead the tournament in driving accuracy, began the back nine with back-to-back birdies and added another at the 15th before his closing bogey.

Furyk seeks his 16th career title and his first since

winning the 2010 Tour Championship. But he has blown his past five 54-hole leads, most recently at last month’s PGA Championship when Jason Dufner passed him in the final round to win the year’s final major title.

“I can’t be worried about what I could have done,” Furyk said. “I have to concentrate on going out there and shooting a good round.”

That’s much the same situation Woods finds himself in, after losing two strokes on the first hole in his second round when an enhanced video showed his ball had moved.

Even after viewing the video evidence the PGA used to impose the penalty, Woods said he did not see the ball move, only oscillate and return to its original spot.

“Frustrated,” Woods said.

“I thought the ball just oscillated but they decided otherwise. That was it. They played the replay and gave me two (penalty shots).

“I was pretty hot.

Nothing happened. The ball oscillated. I played the rest of the round (Friday) grinding my tail off to get back into AFP the tournament.”

MADRID: US Open champion Rafael Nadal teamed up with Marc Lopez to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead over Ukraine in their Davis Cup World Group play-off on Saturday.

The Spanish pair beat Denys Molchanov and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-4 in just over three hours to ensure the five-time champions will remain amongst the world’s top 16 nations next year.

It was Nadal’s third bestof-five set match in just six days as after sealing his 13th Grand Slam title in New York on Monday, he cruised to a 60, 6-0, 6-4 win over Stakhovsky AFP on Friday. on Rafael Nadal teamed up with Marc Lopez to give Spain an unassailable 3-0 lead over Ukraine in their World Group play-off.

The Spanish pair beat Denys Molchanov and Sergiy Stakhovsky 6-2, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3, 6-4 in just over three hours to ensure the five-time champions will remain amongst the world’s top 16 nations next year.

It was Nadal’s third best-offive set match in just six days and his first doubles clash in AFP Davis Cup in seven years.

Amateur Ko poised for record tilt EVIAN: Lydia Ko, the 16-year-old New Zealand amateur, birdied the final two holes Saturday to set up a chance of becoming the youngest ever winner of a women’s major title at the Evian Championship in France.

Already a victor in four events playing alongside the professionals — she retained the Canadian Open on the LPGA Tour just last month — Ko added a 67 to her opening 68 and was tied for second on seven under par, one behind Japan’s Mika Miyazato, with 18 holes to play.

She had four birdies in an unblemished card to finish alongside World No.3 Suzann Pettersen, yet she was still frustrated not to go lower. “I did chip in for par at one hole but I left so many putts out there,” she said. “It was building up inside and I was getting pretty angry.”

But she remained patient and it paid off as she finished in glorious style at the 17th and 18th.

Miyazato, the Japanese player with just one professional victory to her name, shot a second round 69 to retain her one shot lead in the weather hit Championship.

Park Inbee, the world No.1 who won the first three majors this season, had a 71 to set alongside her first round 74 and was outside the top 50 on three over par and just one inside the cut.

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ENGLAND LEVEL SERIES

CARDIFF: England levelled the

one-day series with Australia on Saturday thanks to a stunning late show from big hitters Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes in the fourth match in Cardiff.

The dynamic young pair came together with their side appearing to be heading for another defeat and losing the series as well. England needed 84 runs from just over 11 overs when Ravi Bopara was out.

But Buttler (65 not out) and Stokes (25) managed to turn the game on its head.

Durham all-rounder Stokes was out near the end but Buttler remained and hit the winning runs with a boundary off Mitchell Johnson with three balls remaining for a three wicket win. It sets up a thrilling end to the series at Southampton on Monday.

Chasing 228 to win, fast bowler Clint McKay's stunning hat-trick at the start of the England innings had put Australia well on top.

The big Aussie fast bowler was called into their side as a late replacement -- and then left Kevin Pietersen, Jonathan Trott and Joe Root embarrassed as they limped slowly back to the pavilion.

Michael Carberry (63) and Eoin Morgan (53) led the recovery before both they and Ravi Bopara fell. But Buttler and Stokes were waiting to become the stars of the hour.

England's bowling had blown hot and cold earlier in the day with the pace of Steven Finn and Boyd Rankin ripping apart the Aussie top order in seamer friendly early conditions.

And then slow bowler James Tredwell found his form late in the innings to take three wickets as Australia were bowled out for 227 off 48.2 overs.

England's Jos Buttler hits a six off the bowling of Australia's Mitchell Johnson (not pictured) in the last over during the fourth ODI at the SWALEC stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on Saturday.

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England have winning momentum: Morgan CARDIFF: Eoin Morgan believes the momentum and belief is now firmly with his England team as they prepare for their winner-takes-all clash with Australia at Southampton on Monday.

The stand-in skipper is confident the dramatic threewicket victory over Michael Clarke's men at Cardiff on Saturday can be the turning point for even greater achievements.

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But they had their rivals on the ropes only to lack the know how or ability to tighten their grip on the match with vice-captain George Bailey saving his side from complete disaster with 87 from 91 balls.

Finn (2-43), struggling to rediscover some of his old form, did show real pace and zip with the Middlesex star removing opener Aaron Finch second ball.

Rankin (2/31), a real challenger for a place in the Ashes this winter, was even more impressive. The 6ft 8in Irishman proved too good for the dangerous Shane Watson while young allround hopeful Ben Stokes weighed in with the wicket of Shaun Marsh (25).

Finn returned to remove captain Michael Clarke and the Australians were trembling on 57-4 with England eager to inflict further damage and punishment.

Sadly, the lack of a real fifth front line bowler proved the downfall.

For Tredwell and Ravi Bopara were easy pickings for the Aussie middle order and leaked runs constantly enabling the tourists to build momentum.

Partnerships between Bailey and Adam Voges (30) and Bailey and Matthew Wade (36) frustrated Morgan's side and the Cardiff crowd who had sat back expecting England to go in for the kill.

Indeed, Australia looked set for a higher total until a sudden collapse, losing their last five wickets for just 18 runs.

Tredwell grabbed three late wickets to finishing with 3-53.

Unfortunately, for England's batting the see-saw took a dramatic and worrying dip from the moment Pietersen and Carberry walked out to the crease.

McKay's second over left England rocking.

Pietersen was undone by a

SCORECARD

Australia S Marsh c Buttler b Stokes 25 A Finch lbw Finn 0 S Watson c Buttler b Rankin 6 M Clarke lbw Finn 22 G Bailey c Buttler b Rankin 87 A Voges b Bopara 3 0 M Wade c Carberry b Tredwell 36 J Faulkner run out (Trott) 1 M Johnson b Tredwell 4 N Coulter-Nile not out 7 C McKay b Tredwell 2 Extras (b1, lb3, w3) 7 Total (48.2 overs; all out) 227 Bowling: Finn 10-0-43-2 (2w), Rankin 10-1-31-2, Stokes 9-1-42-1 (1w), Tredwell 8.2-0-53-3, Bopara 10-0-451, Root 1-0-9-0.

England M Carberry b Coulter-Nile 63 K Pietersen lbw b McKay 5 J Trott c Finch b McKay 0 J Root c Watson b McKay 0 E Morgan b Watson 53 R Bopara lbw Faulkner 7 J Buttler not out 65 B Stokes b McKay 25 J Tredwell not out 1 Extras: (lb8 w4) 12 Total: (49.3 overs; seven wickets) 231 Bowling: McKay 10-3-39-4 (2w), Johnson 9.3-0-64-0 (2w) Faulkner 101-43-1, Watson 10-0-43-1, CoulterNile 10-0-34-1.

Result: England won by 3 wickets.

swinging delivery which trapped him lbw. But both Trott and Root were guilty of bad shots and getting themselves out.

It was the 34th hat-trick in ODIs and fifth by an Australian.

Morgan joined Carberry, who had been watching from the opposite end as the carnage unfurled, and the pair slowly and surely repaired some of the AFP damage.

Zimbabwe shock Pakistan

HARARE: Fast bowler Tendai

Chatara took five wickets as Zimbabwe pulled off a dramatic 24-run win on the fifth day of the second and final Test against Pakistan at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday. Chatara's Testbest figures of five for 61 proved the crucial difference despite an unbeaten 79 by Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq. The two-match series finished tied at 1-1 after Pakistan won the first Test at the same venue by 221 runs.

Resuming at 158 for five, Pakistan suffered an early blow when Chatara trapped Adnan Akmal leg before wicket with only five runs added. Akmal, who made 20, went back to a ball which angled in towards his stumps.

Abdur Rehman scored 16 in a seventh wicket partnership of 34 with Misbah, who was content to continue to bat watchfully, as he had done on the fourth after-

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Zimbabwe, first innings, 294 Pakistan, first innings, 230 Zimbabwe, second innings, 199 Pakistan, second innings (overnight 158-5) Misbah-ul-Haq not out 79 Adnan Akmal lbw b Chatara 20 Abdur Rehman c Mutumbami b Panyangara 16 Saeed Ajmal lbw b Chatara 2 Junaid Khan c Waller b Chatara 1 Rahat Ali run out (Masakadza) 1 Extras (lb2 nb1, w4) 7 Total (81 overs) 239 Bowling: Panyangara 16-3-43-1, Vitori 22-5-69-1 (1w), Chatara 23-2-61-5 (1nb, 3w), Utseya 192-62-2, Masakadza 1-0-2-0 Result: Zimbabwe won by 24 runs

Zimbabwe players celebrate victory after defeating Pakistan during the fifth day of the second Test on Saturday.

AFP/JEKESAI NJIKIZANA noon, before Rehman was caught behind off Tinashe Panyangara.

Chatara returned to the attack and immediately claimed

the wicket of Saeed Ajmal with the batsmen going back to a ball which cut back sharply and hit him on the pads.

Misbah faced 161 balls in reaching 58 at lunch. He stepped up the pace after the interval, keeping the strike with singles in the first two overs from Chatara and Brian Vitori, then taking 11 runs off an over from Chatara, including two boundaries.

Two more fours came from Vitori's next over. The second four off Vitori meant, however, that Junaid had to face the second new ball, which was taken with 26 runs needed. Chatara had Junaid caught at gully.

Last batsman Rahat Ali edged a single off the next delivery. Seeking to retain the strike, Misbah pushed the last ball of the over into the covers but sent Rahat back as Hamilton Masakadza swooped to pick up the ball. Rahat was unable to regain his crease and was run out comfortably, sparking exuberant celebrations by the AFP Zimbabwe players.

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Bale scores on Real debut The Welshman turned home Dani Carvajal’s cross five minutes from half-time to send Madrid in level at the break after Cani had given Villarreal a deserved lead.

MADRID: World record signing

table.

“I think it is a fair result because Villarreal played well, they are a very good team,” said Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti.

Barcelona maintained their 100 percent league record in controversial circumstances as Alexis Sanchez’s injury time goal handed them a 3-2 win over Sevilla.

The visitors were left fumming as not only did the Chilean’s goal arrive after the three minutes of additional time indicated by the referee had been played, but they also had what appeared to be a perfectly good goal ruled out in the second-half.

“It was a robbery. If they take so many things away from us, it has been a robbery,” Sevilla captain Fernando Navarro told Canal Plus.

“Everyone has seen what has happened, we have played a good game, but with things like this you can’t do anything.”

Dani Alves had headed Barca into a first-half lead before the first controversial moment arrived.

Gareth Bale scored on his longawaited Real Madrid debut on Saturday, but his side were still held 2-2 at Villarreal.

The Welshman, who joined Madrid from Tottenham for a reported record fee of around £80 million ($124 million, 94 million euros) earlier this month, turned home Dani Carvajal’s cross five minutes from halftime to send Madrid in level at the break after Cani had given Villarreal a deserved lead.

Bale was then withdrawn to make way for Angel Di Maria on the hour mark, but the visitors were in front just two minutes later when Cristiano Ronaldo’s effort ricocheted past Sergio Asenjo in the Villarreal goal.

However, Giovani Dos Santos, another former Tottenham player, swept home after Diego Lopez had denied Cani a second 21 minutes from time to preserve Villarreal’s unbeaten record on their return to the top flight as Real fell two points behind Atletico Madrid and Barcelona at the top of the

Wenger reveals Ozil gamble Wenger handed an unwell Ozil his first EPL start, and the playmaker went on to shine.

SUNDERLAND: Arsene Wenger revealed he took a gamble in handing a Premier League debut to Mesut Ozil in Arsenal’s 3-1 win at Sunderland.

The Arsenal manager’s high-risk strategy paid off as the £43 million (51.3 million euros, $68.3 million) record signing played a key role in his English top flight bow on Saturday.

Under-the-weather Ozil almost missed out due to a stomach bug, but he was pressed into immediate action far from 100 per cent fit, after his high-profile move from Real Madrid, due to injuries to the depleted Gunners’ squad.

Ozil was taken off late on after an impressive introduction as two second-half goals from Wales midfielder Aaron Ramsey helped seal victory to make it three wins from four games for the Gunners.

After seeing his side strengthen their place among the early pace-setters thanks to two assists from his new arrival, Wenger revealed: “Mesut was like the team, he had an outstanding first-half and dropped physically in the second.

“He was sick on Thursday night and I only decided this morning to play him because he had a stomach bug. His first-half performance was outstanding but if Santi Cazorla had been fit, Ozil would have been on the bench.”

AVB praises Eriksen impact Eriksen set up Gylfi Sigurdsson’s opening goal before having a hand in his second goal.

LONDON: Tottenham manager Andre VillasBoas praised Christian Eriksen following the Dane’s debut in the 2-0 victory over Norwich at White Hart Lane.

Eriksen, making his first appearance since his move from Ajax, set up Gylfi Sigurdsson’s opening goal before having a hand in the Iceland midfielder’s second goal.

It was Spurs’ first league goals from open play this season and also meant three points in their first game since Gareth Bale’s departure for Real Madrid.

Eriksen has been brought in for $18.3 million to provide creativity in Bale’s absence.

Jose warns Chelsea stars Mourinho was left to rue his team’s failure to convert chances at Goodison Park.

LIVERPOOL: Jose Mourinho has warned his Chelsea stars they must develop a ruthless streak after the Blues fell to their first Premier League defeat since the manager’s return.

Mourinho was left to rue his team’s failure to convert chances at Goodison Park on Saturday as Steven Naismith earned Everton a 1-0 win with a goal on the stroke of half-time.

Chelsea consequently passed up the opportunity to claim top spot as Mourinho discovered there remains work to be done if he is to mark his first year back at Stamford Bridge with another title.

Samuel Eto’o, making his debut following his arrival from Russian club Anzhi

Makhachkala, was particularly guilty with a series of misses.

“We didn’t score goals. We had chances and didn’t score,” Mourinho said. “We all know this happens week after week. If you don’t score, what you create

means nothing.

“If they don’t have it [killer instinct] they have to get it.

Samuel was a killer all his career. Even so the situations where he was involved in the game makes me happy.”

City’s bad start continues STOKE-ON-TRENT: Manuel Pellegrini insists his Manchester City squad has enough depth to cope with challenging for two major competitions despite a difficult start to an important week.

Pellegrini’s side head to the Czech Republic to face Viktoria Plzen in the Champions League, a competition that has seen them fail to get out of the group stages in their previous two campaigns, on Tuesday.

After that they host

Manchester United at Eastlands in the first Manchester derby of the Premier League season.

But those two key games come in the wake of a frustrating goalless draw at Stoke on Saturday that saw Pellegrini’s first attempts at rotation fail to come off.

The Chilean stuck with a similar starting line-up for each of his first three Premier League games in charge but included Stevan Jovetic and Alvaro Negredo in his team for the first

time at the Britannia Stadium.

Yaya Toure was the only midfielder who had started a game this season and it showed as Pellegrini’s side were fortunate to hold on for a point.

But Pellegrini insists his squad can deal with the demands that will be placed on it in a busy run of matches.

“I don’t think we must expect to win every match,” he said. “Of course we want to win every game but it’s impossible and it’s a special week for us.”