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The City’s Foreigners Regional Registration Office may enjoy making foreign nationals run from pillar-to-post to get exit visas and other documents, but when it comes to Burmese refugees, they haven’t got a clue.

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THE BETRAYAL OF YU YANG

One of the greatest contemporary badminton players has left the sport with her name dragged through the mud. Now we can only reflect on the irony that the system, which created Yu Yang, betrayed her in the end.

BEWARE... THE SATURDAY NIGHT

M ANIL KUMAR

MORE THAN A WOMAN

A recent global poll voted Dame Helen Mirren as the celebrity who has aged best. While the poll focused on Western stars, our Bollywood brigade also boasts a number of beauties who could clearly give her some competition.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

city events

MONGOLIAN FOOD FESTIVAL

Take a trip to Mongolia as you are introduced to their food and culture at Syn-Asian Bar and Grill, Taj Deccan. The food fest offers you the chance to sample a variety of Mongolian delicacies at its Mongolian food festival. It will be held from August 5 to 15, 7.30pm onwards.

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AROUND THE CITY YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES WORKSHOP Social media workshop A workshop on building campaigns in social media will be held on August 4. The introductory course allows you to explore the creative process as it relates to building the digital campaigns. Where: 84ideas, Rd No 76, Jubilee Hills When: August 4, 11am onwards Contact: 98499 15056

ART Embarking routes A group exhibition of various kinds of art by the final year students of MFA program 2012 is being held at Shrishti Art Gallery. Where: Shrishti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 15 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2354 0023 The dancing coffee An exhibition titled Dancing Coffee by Koeli Mukherjee Ghose is being held at Truffles Cafe. The exhibition is on till August 4. Where: Trufﬂes Cafe, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2355 0105

Play competition SKITS- Keep it short, a 12 minute short play competition for college students, corporates, theatre groups will be held from August 3 to 5 at the Nift campus. Where: Nift Campus, Madhapur When: August 16 onwards 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245

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DINING Kebab fest This fest is something that will surely appeal to the kebab lovers in town. Kangan at Westin Mindspace, Madhapur is hosting a Kebab fest.This food festival is open only for dinner. Where: Kangan, Westin Mindspace, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 7pm-11pm (weekdays) 7pm-12pm (weekends) Contact: (040) 6767 6838

Jazz concert If you love Jazz then this is for you. Internationally renowned musicians Adrian D'Souza and Sharik Hasan will perform at Bhaskara Auditorium at the Birla Centre on Tuesday, August 7. Passes for the concert are available at Goethe Zentrum and Alliance Francaise, Banjara Hills. Where: Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla Science Centre, Adarsh Nagar When: August 7, 7.30pm onwards Theatre festival The seventh edition of the multi-lingual theatre festival — Abhinaya National Theatre Festival will be held from August 16 to August 19. Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: August 16 onwards 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245

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Soul cages A unique presentation of imagery and narrative told through Bharathanatyam is on August 4. Where: Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla Science Centre, Adarsh Nagar When: August 4, 7pm onwards Contact: (040)2324 1067

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Monsoon mania Ramoji Film City celebrates the onset of monsoon with eight weeks of fun-

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The lotus pond An exhibition of paintings by artist Uday Shankar will be held . The exhibition will be on till August 15. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: 98499 6879

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BIRD WATCH: A sparrow is seen looking at its reflection in a scooter mirror. M ANIL KUMAR filled activities and entertainment with magic of cinema starting from July 1 to August 31. Where: Ramoji Film City, Hayathnagar When: Ongoing, 9am onwards Contact: (040) 2341 2262 Interactive workshops

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Oakridge International School launches Weekend Voyager. This is an exciting weekend activity for children. It includes workshops on a variety of topics such as film making, theater, photography, robotics etc. Where: Oakridge International School, Gachibowli and Bachupally When: Ongoing,

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Punjabi food festival Sample the essence of Punjab with a Punjabi Food Festival being held at Arena, Taj Deccan. Where: Arena, Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: Ongoing, 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6666 3939

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City

ABVP DEMAND ENGINEERING COUNSELING DATES

Akhila Bharatha Vidyarthi Parishath (ABVP) activists staged a dharna at the office of the State Higher Education Council in Masab Tank on Thursday, demanding that the State government immediately announce the EAMCET-2012 Engineering counseling dates.

IMMIGRATION

CRIME

Foreign office unaware of Myanmar refugees! Shockingly, the Foreign Regional Registration officials were unaware about the Burmese immigrants, till Postnoon broke the news on July 30. M ANIL KUMAR

Mohd SUBHAN mohd.s@postnoon.com

ere is the bomb. If the City police, the district administration, and political leaders have little idea of several hundred fleeing Burmese (Myanmar) camping in the City for months, the Foreigners Regional Registration office (FRRO) has absolutely no clue! The State’s special branch which haunts political opponents with minute information of their activities too has not come across with such a vast flow in to the City. “Are they here as the media report?” was the query FERRO officials asked Postnoon. “We are all shocked to read the news about the Burmese camping in the City. When we enquired about them and found out efforts are being made to give them refugee status,” said Jeetendra Kumar, a FRRO offi-

cial in Hyderabad office. He said they could be dealt with under Sec 14 of Indian Foreigners Act and could either could be arrested or deported. It was Postnoon (on July 30) that first broke the news about the Burmese immigrants camping in Balapur under the charity

Over 300 people are in two camps while there is no definite idea of how many more are spread across the City. of a businessman and a local political party. Over 300 people are in two camps while there is no definite idea of how many more are spread across the City. A day after the publication the South Zone police went and spoke to them, but it is not clear if the police officers have taken an inventory of the people.

The first batch of students have joined the film school’s new degree programme.

he first batch of Annapurna International School of Film and Media (AISFM)’s degree programmes, which the film school recently introduced, got underway yesterday morning. AISFM, in association with Jawaharlal Nehru Architectural and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU), is offering Bachelors and Masters degree in directing, editing, cinematography, scriptwriting, producing and various other aspects of film and media. Nagarjuna and Kurt Inderbitzin graced the orientation programme.

ystery continues to shroud the death of Infosys employee Neelima who jumped to her death under mysterious circumstances on Tuesday. However, three security guards of the complex have been taken into custody for interrogation today. Autopsy reports was completed on Thursday. Doctors found deep injuries on her body. They said they had sent samples to the forensic laboratory. In the meantime, Neelima’s parents allege that she was murdered. Her death has become a mystery as she was planning to go back to America with her husband on August 17. She had even booked flight tickets. She had informed her parents and inlaws also about her trip. According to her relatives, she was very happy and was looking forward to the trip. NSS

Brand bajao rules at JWT’s office bandh A

AISFM opens its doors to pupils Speaking on the occasion, Nagarjuna said, “It’s my pleasure to welcome you all to AISFM. It’s a historic moment for us. There’s a need for trained professionals in film and TV industry. I am proud to say that

3 detained for Infosys techie’s death

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HEMANTH KUMAR hemanth.k@postnoon.com

the buzz about students who have graduated from short term courses last year has been quite positive. You guys will be the first batch in India who will hold a degree in film and media.”

Kurt Inderbitzin, the CEO of the film school, said, “Making a film is one of the toughest jobs in the world. We are not going to teach you how to use the tools that you might use during production or post production stage. Our impetus will be more on the ideas that go into making a film. I urge students to bond with each other as much as possible because this is going to help you for the rest of your lives.” So far, 30 students have joined the degree programme out of which 15 have enrolled in various Bachelors Degree Programmes. More students are expected to join the batch at a later point of time.

s part of their Office Bandh celebrations (where the office shuts down at 5pm on the last working Friday of every month), JWT Hyderabad had a challenging “Brand Bajao” quiz, conducted by the inimitable Anvar Alikhan. The contest was divided into two sections – the General and the Killer section. Both the rounds were swept clean by team QUIZnose, consisting of Alok, Shyam and Lakshmana. There was also a special prize for the best team name, which was won by We Thought It Was A Disco. There was a lot of cheer and camaraderie, with the evening ending on a high note.

city FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 LAST YEAR... HERE No more violence in OU?

ast year we reported how student organisations in OU had decided that there would be no more violence at OU for Telangana as they had wanted certain Telangana leaders to resign, which they did. They also spoke about how “enough students had sacriﬁced their lives for the cause and the need to move the protest out of the campus.” A year later, the violence at OU continues.

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NUMEROLOGY

was the age when our current CM Kiran Kumar Reddy entered politics after the death of his father, although he harboured dreams of playing cricket for the country.

Making a film is one of the toughest jobs in the world. It’s not as easy as people think it is. Our impetus will be more on the ideas that go into making a film. Kurt Inderbitzin, CEO, AISFM

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

Inviting the CM, get ready for a long wait. Being fashionably late is a commonly used phrase. It looks like the CM has taken this adage a bit to seriously if his spate of late appearances says anything.

In Monda market, it’s maﬁa and controversy over risk. There is a fear, but not for life for the residents in Monda Market where controversy and rowdies are a roadblock for residents’ safety.

Newspapers can educate, even government ofﬁcials. The FRRO surprisingly had no idea about the presence of the Burmese immigrants in the City till Postnoon reported it.

Chandrababu Naidu and the case of changing priorities. After proclaiming to be a champion of the rights for the BCs, Naidu has now shifted his attention to women.

Training intelligent film makers to help the industry. With a degree course in filmmaking now available, we can guarantee well informed and intelligent filmmakers in the future.

DERELICT DANGERS

Ugly nuances of Monda Market mess Rowdies extracting money and the lure of lucre are preventing people from vacating the buildings of Monda Market despite the obvious danger Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com

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t was Chandrababu who envisioned changing the landscape of Secunderabad, but now it is a distant dream,” says a businessman. One of the important markets of the twin cities, Monda Market came into existence during the period of 1932-1936. It is spread across three acres from Ghasmandi Road to Station Road. Despite being shrouded in controversies, the market value of a single shop is worth between several lakhs to more than a crore. Brisk business and handsome profits are the reasons for most traders continuing here despite being provided space in Bowenpally. Look how a wellmeant thought becomes a racket. “The big market in Bowenpally came into existence so that all the traders move there. Now most of the smart ones have shops at both locations. One for wholesale and another for retail,” observes Parmeshwar Rao, an old timer in the area. For some traders the GHMC is playing into the hands of the local rowdy elements which want to control the entire market. “If any of the authorities try to vacate the space of market forcefully, these elements will jump into fray. No one will benefit but them”, says another businessman, on the condition of anonymity. The rowdies extract hafta from them. According to the businessmen, there was a proposal to

Despite the buildings being in a dilapidated condition, residents continue to stay back.

build a multi-storied complex that would provide space to all kinds of official activity but the project could not materialise because of the controversies surrounding the market. Fifty per cent of the market is under government space and the remaining under private ownership. Referring to the decision of Chandrababu Naidu, the then CM, a businessman points out that all occupants transferred the property from ‘lease’ to ‘ownership’ during the year 1996 in accordance with a GO. While most of the market is made of bricks and mortar (a few which were built in 1936 are of RCC). “Although a few patches

Where they are situated n Circle 4 — Charminar, Yakutpura, Malakpet (53 identified) n Circle 5 — Goshamahal, Bahadurpura (37 identified) n Circle 7 — Karwan, Nampally (15 identified) n Circle 8 — Sultan Bazar, Jambagh (14 identified) n Circle 9 — Musheerabad, Amberpet (25 identified) n Circle 10 — Khairatabad, Sanathnagar (19 identified) n Circle 18 — Secunderabad (20 identified)

SRINIVAS SETTY

might have come out, the overall structure is strong enough to hold for several decades. Let the authorities intervene, but I can challenge that nothing will happen for ages. If the government is serious, it should provide some feasible solution, lest all the traders go astray,” said Suramma, who is doing business for more than three decades. It is due to these controversies in the area that even officials do not want to comment on the issue. “Our work was to list the dilapidated buildings. Let the other departments do their bit of work to provide some alternative,” said Ramachander, assistant city planner.

NEWS BRIEFS Public hearing on TN Express tragedy

Teen dies after falling from moving RTC bus

Debt-ridden man consumes poison, dies

FAPCCI sends petition for uninterrupted power

n the second day of public hearing on the TN Express fire tragedy at Nellore, over a 100 people deposed before the railway safety committee but any crucial clue to the origin of the fire is still eluding the committee. Presence of some inflammable thing like liquor, kerosene is suspected but has not yet been proven.

ﬁnal-year BTech student Mohd Umer, who was riding on the footboard, fell from a running RTC bus at Mehdipatnam this morning and died. The 19-year old Umer, a native of Nellore, was staying with his aunt in Towlichowki. Angry people were about to attack the bus when the police intervened and prevented them from doing so.

ohd Majid, 30, who is said to have been overridden by debts, died after consuming poison last night. He was a resident of Dabeerpura. Majid had taken loans from private ﬁnanciers but the business did not pick up and the debts mounted that led to the youth taking his own life, inspector Y Rajasekhar said.

he federation of Andhra Pradesh Small Industries Associations (FAPCCI) in a petition to governor ESL Narasimhan on Thursday, urged him to use his good ofﬁces to persuade the government to provide uninterrupted power supply to small and medium enterprises and also has requested for a reduction in the power tariff.

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POLITICS

POLITICS CM discusses engg fee structure with officials

Having 'saved' BC, Babu turns to women

The former chief minister is hoping to woo back his main vote-bank after failing to meet their expectations during the last general elections. INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

aving announced a declaration to attract Backward Classes community in the next assembly elections the main opposition Telugu Desam Party has shifted focus to its erstwhile vote bank-woman of the State. Woman voters played a crucial role in Telugu Desam Party’s victory in 1994 and 1999 Assembly elections. Party’s promises like complete ban on sale of liquor, `2 kg rice and Self Help Groups schemes like DWACRA (Development of women and children) acted as a crowd puller for the women in the State and helped the party

defeat incumbent ruling Congress in 1994. But in the 2004 general elections, the TDP faced a series of

drought, could not fulfill its promises and consequently the same women voters played a crucial role in its defeat. Keeping these factors in mind party president N Chandrababu Naidu set up a committee on woman empowerment. The committee recently held a meeting and discussed problems faced by women across the State. It is also planning to visit various districts to personally take stock of the welfare programmes being implemented by the Congress government and identify loopholes in them. “Many of the pro-women welfare programmes of the State have grossly failed to provide benefits to women. Majority of the women are denied pensions, SHG loans and other benefits.

POLITICS EC will act if affidavit was wrong: Bhanwarlal

tate’s chief electoral officer Bhanwar Lal has said that if it was proved that minister Parthasarathy has filed a wrong affidavit during the 2009 elections, the election commission would take suitable action. Bhanwar Lal held a review meeting with the collector and tahsildar on the changes in voters list and setting up of polling centers here on Thursday. Speaking on the occasion, he said if there were mistakes and deliberate omissions in the affidavit filed by the minister suitable action would be taken. It may be mentioned that charges were made against Parthasarathy that he had hid-

den the fact that there was a FERA case pending against him, in the affidavit he filed during the 2009 elections. As the minister was imposed a fine on the FERA irregularities recently, a petition was filed against him. Parthasarathy won over his TDP rival with a slender majority from Penamaluru constituency of Krishna district in 2009. He has mentioned in his affidavit that there were no cases pending against him. If it is proved that Parthasarathy had filed a wrong affidavit, he might be disqualified as per the Representation of People’s Act, 1951. Under this act, a public representative could be barred from contesting elections for six years. NSS

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We will incorporate all these problems in our draft and announce our declaration for women,” party Mahila Morcha president Shoba Hymavathi told Postnoon. She further informed that Babu has novel idea of announcing a comprehensive health insurance scheme for women. “State-run Rajiv Argoysri scheme is a big failure as far as women’s health is concerned. So we have decided to incorporate this comprehensive health scheme in our manifesto,” she said. The committee will hold a series of meetings with various stake holders including intellectuals to incorporate their suggestions and ideas. The committee is likely to submit its report in a month’s time.

n light of the Supreme Court verdict on the engineering fee structure, the Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy on Thursday held a review meeting with the officials concerned and discussed the matter. The minister for finance, Anam Ramnarayana Reddy, principal secretary of higher education MG Gopal, State higher education council chairman Jayaprakash and other officials attended the meeting. The officials explained to the CM about the uniform fee of engineering colleges and tuition fee reimbursement. The meeting discussed the Supreme Court judgment and steps to be taken up. It has also implications of a fee hike as the government has allocated `4,000 crore in the budget. They also estimated the additional burden, if the fee was hiked. It was decided to hold a meeting again after receiving full text of court verdict. NSS

BARING IT ALL

AIYF activists carried out a procession to demand quality medical treatment in government hospitals at Lower Tankbund today. N SHIVA KUMAR

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city FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

REPORTER’S DIARY

CM or no CM, let's have tea

The City has learnt its lesson when it comes to inviting the CM for events. His recent ‘fashionably late’ appearance left many attendees fuming. Looks like the mantris need a lesson in valuing others’ time too.

ld ways die hard. The Chief Minister Kiran Reddy is known for keeping his audience waiting for hours. He had made an honest bid to amend this penchant after the debilitating electoral blow in the latest bypolls when he turned up on the dot at his office and met visitors by the appointed time. But that was short-lived. On Wednesday, Kiran was to address the FICCI's ladies organisation at Taj Krishna on empowering women entrepreneurs. The scheduled speech was at 4.30 pm. Some 250 participants had turned up 15 minutes before the function to facilitate the VIP's passage. An hour passed and there was no CM. Meanwhile, the tea and snacks were going cold and stale. The organisers decided to do justice to the food-— CM or no CM. The resolve was welcomed with a murmur of approval . Will the VIPs realise that the time of their audience is precious? You may say that many things could hold up a CM but then one has to manage one's time even if one could not be as scrupulous or as finicky as Mahatma Gandhi or Morarji Desai who respected the clock more than anything else. s IA

SHOCKING COPS

Crime reporters are fated to see the ugly faces of society as they interact with the dregs of society. In the process they are bound to

when sympathy creeps in. MN

FEAR IS THE KEY

Ladies at the FICCI's ladies organisation event held at Taj Krishna.

absorb many shocks. Police are the pivot of any State. While the behaviour of criminals is understandable the same is not true of some policemen. What do you say of a police officer who several months after the complaint is “still investigating” the matter of a husband who installed a hidden camera in the bedroom? Ramchandrapuram circle inspector had no qualm to say that in spite of the wife being attacked after the complaint, investigation was in progress! What do you, again, say of a police who claim a hardened criminal like Psycho Samba 'escaped' while he was being escorted by 2 SIs, 2 CIs, and 10

If only the law would make mental torture of its quarry, it would prove more efficacious than actually padlocking them. armed policemen? He was supposedly handcuffed and chained. And, pray, how does he 'run away?' The fact that he was the prime suspect in stabbing three bus travelers in Nellore is held back. Law-abiding citizens who pay taxes are entitled to know the reasons. MS

HEAVY WEIGHT DEMANDS

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

You are a common man even if you come in a swanky car. In the eyes of GHMC all are equal, particularly when it comes to taking building permission. Even big engineers from private firms should make many visits to have a glimpse of the higher official. The file is pending for months due to ‘less weight’ attached with it. Worst is when it comes to charitable trusts, the engineer will have to spend a long time, just for a simple scribble. “Seventy per cent of the building is ready, when you get through this. What remains is mere construction” observes a veteran. Patience is the key, if your path is genuine. But lock opens,

Fear, not actual sufferance, is central to the law. Law should command respect and fear. This doctrine of law and punishment is forgotten or not known to the law keepers, veterans believe. They were discussing the incarceration of G Janardhan Reddy and YSRC chief Jagan, two most important tenants of Chanchalguda jail. Gali who had once dreamt of becoming the CM of Karnataka and tried to dislodge B S Yeddyurappa has lost count of weeks since he first set foot in this historic structure. Initially, as evidences prove, he was greatly agitated and apprehensive, hence we hear the news of cash-for-bail that amounted to crores. But now, insiders say, he would not give a nickel because what is the use? He has learnt to live till the law takes its course. Jagan too had similar experience. Shocked that he, the Prince Charming of AP should be put in the dingy cell, he has overcome fear and now rules from the jail. If only the law would make mental torture of its quarry, it would prove more efficacious than actually padlocking them. But many others disagree too. "Let them count the rotis and know how claustrophobic a cell is," said R Kumar, a lawyer. PK Contributed by Inkeshaf Ahmed, Md Nizamuddin, Md Subhan and PK Surendran

KNOW YOUR LEADER

A journey from cricket to politics CM Kiran Kumar Reddy, as friends remember him, was a lover of cricket, books and biryani. His journey changed tracks when he had to join politics at the age of 28.

illow was his forte but fate had willed otherwise. Nallari Kiran Kumar Reddy at 52 often wonders at the trickery of time. An introvert who dreamt of leading the country's XI in cricket was sucked into the whirlpool of politics at the age of 28 after his father Amarnath Reddy’s death. He is not a quintessential Indian politician who is characterised by a silver tongue that says things he does not mean and means what he does not say.

His college friends remember him as a 'reserved man having a few friends.' He had three passions in life: cricket, biryani and studies. Old boys recall how he used to spend most of his time among books or playing league matches and in Mohini restaurant in Basheerbag, where he would tuck in biryani with a few chosen friends. Kiran perchance thought wistfully when his close friend Azharuddin who played under his captainship in University and in Ranji Trophy donned the skip-

DoB: September 13, 1960 PoB: Hyderabad Best Moment: Becoming the CM Worst Moment: His father's death Assembly Constituency: Pileru, Chittoor district Past Positions Held: Chief Whip, Assembly Speaker He is married to Radhika and they have a son Nikhilesh and daughter Niharika

per blue. But later it was Azhar's turn to salivate at his former captain's chief ministership. People who know him fairly closely say he is a sincere man who would not play vengeance politics. Remember how Shanker Rao bathed him with abuses over a year ago and yet he never said a word against the abuser. He is neither a fierce believer nor an agnostic. Even for the CM post he did not jostle and he, say friends and kin, is least bothered if he wins or loses: a great trait for a healthy heart.

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andra Venkatramana Reddy has demanded that Chandrababu Naidu clarify whether TDP senior leader Byreddy RajashekarReddy’s proposed 4-day hunger strike demanding separate Rayalaseema state was his personal activity or the TDP’s policy. NSS

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Cops arrest 4 African nationals The OU police arrested four African nationals for possessing cocaine and credit card fraud.

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he OU police nabbed four African nationals for possessing narcotic drug cocaine and for being involved in a credit card fraud. The arrested were Patrick Emario, 29, Rosita Miriam Thangavalu, 22, Samuel Kings Hedion, 40, and Liatu Baraya Yelmi, 28. According to the police Patrick had come to India in 2005 on an education visa. He was arrested for

The duo made good money with accomplices. However, when they were trying to peddle drugs on Wednesday night at Tarnaka, the OU police apprehended them and seized 9gms of cocaine from their possession. The main supplier Stephen Roxy of Bangalore is absconding and a special team has been deputed to nab him. The police also seized

the first time in 2007 by the Boallarum police for possession of drugs. Following this he was arrested several times by the CCS and the Banjara Hills police. Police say, that easy money by peddling drugs got him accustomed to a life of luxury, which is why he continues to do so. With the police keeping an eye on him, he convinced a friend Rosita, a South African national who is studying law at OU, to assist him in supplying drugs to clients.

`5,000 cash and two fake credit cards, a fake driving license and a copy of a fake passport developed by Rosita on the name of Zuraida Ibrahim from their possession. . In another case, one Samuel, who has been staying in India since 2008, and his fiancee Liatu Baraya Yelmi, allegedly bought jewellery and other expensive items using fake credit cards and by cheating businessmen to the tune of `5.5 lakh.

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The betrayal of Yu Yang One of the greatest contemporary badminton players has left the sport with her name dragged through the mud. Now we can only reflect on the irony that the system which created Yu Yang betrayed her in the end. LONDON: We know little about Yu Yang, the Chinese women’s doubles player who retired from international badminton after being disqualified on Wednesday by the Badminton World Federation. Yu Yang and her partner Wang Xiaoli were found guilty, along with four Koreans and two Indonesians, of not playing a match at the Olympics in the right spirit and bringing disrepute to the game. Of the little we know of her, it is this: Yu Yang is a contemporary great of badminton. A masculine, short-haired player with tremendous hitting ability, Yang was a feared player. She won two World Championship gold medals, one Olympic gold, three All England trophies, and a staggering number of other world titles in the company of different partners. In a Chinese badminton system that has pro-

This is my last time competing. Goodbye Badminton World Federation, goodbye my beloved badminton. You have heartlessly shattered our dreams. Yu Yang Badminton star duced champions of the highest class, Yu Yang was one of many gems. In recent times, Yang and Xiaoli were the closest one could come to the word ‘unbeatable’. In her farewell message, Yu Yang said those who had decided her fate had “trampled on her dreams”. “This is my last competition. Goodbye my beloved badminton,” she posted on her personal blog. To become a successful sportsperson in China requires years of hard training and single-mindedness; for Yu Yang to have given up her career must therefore have been a heartwrenching decision. There was little doubt that the match she was penalised for was played in poor spirit. Those who watched it were angry, and believed the players had to be punished. And yet, we must concede that Yu Yang was a pawn in

a larger game of national interest. Yu Yang was a product of the Chinese system — a successful product. Chinese badminton players, in particular, have little say in their fate. The Chinese system consists of a vast network of clubs and local associations that act as conveyor belts to the national team. The players are provided training, accommodation and education at their national training centres, and they must do exactly as their coaches tell them to — for without their coaches, they would not exist as badminton players, and therefore would not have access to a better life. What Yu Yang did on Tuesday evening was in accordance with team orders. Yu Yang and Wang Xiaoli were trying to avoid a quarterfinal contest with their world No. 2 teammates Qing Tian and Zhao Yunlei. Unfortunately for them, the Chinese picked the wrong time and the wrong place and the wrong methods. If the same had happened at any other event, it might have been ignored. But at the Olympics, the world’s media was in attendance, and there was a public uproar. The British press played it up prominently. The two teams played so poorly that no defence was admissible. The Badminton World Federation was left with no option but to disqualify them. The eight players hadn’t expected things to spiral out of control. But also perhaps they never expected their own national associations to let them down. The Chinese team management, officially at least, disapproved of the players’ tactics. In other words, the players were suddenly the scapegoats for something they had little say in. It’s hard to imagine what they went through. From heroes, they had become an embarrassment to their nations. And Yu Yang — what of her? Will she fade into oblivion? Will she return to the circuit? Will everybody forget her All England and World Championship and medals and remember her only as a cheat? We can only reflect on the irony that the system that created Yu Yang betrayed her in the end.

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Facebook growth ‘clouded’ WASHINGTON: Facebook’s latest figures showing growth in global users also suggest as many as 83 million may come from dubious sources — duplicate accounts, pages for pets and those designed to send spam. Facebook members grew to 955 million at the end of the second quarter, but some 8.7 percent may be dodgy, the company said in its quarterly filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission. There are “inherent challenges” in measuring usage “despite our efforts to detect

NEW YORK: US business software giant Oracle said Thursday it agreed to accept a $306 million settlement from German rival SAP to shortcut the appeals process in a suit over massive copyright infringement. The agreement is a stipulation between the two firms to end the case in the lower courts and allow an appeal to proceed. Oracle was awarded $1.3 billion by a jury in November 2010 in the case in which SAP was accused of a massive scheme to download and copy software from the Silicon Valley giant. AFP

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and suppress such behavior,” the social network said. It said duplicate accounts—when a same user maintains more than one account — may represent some 4.8 percent of active users. Another 2.4 per cent may be for a business, group or “non-human entity such as a pet” and 1.5 per cent are likely “undesirable” accounts that use the accounts for spam or other malicious activity. The number of real users is critical for Facebook as it seeks to secure advertising revenues. AFP

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Spain, Italy reject rescue, welcome ECB announcement Spain and Italy, the shakiest big economies in the eurozone, rejected on Thursday the need for a ﬁnancial rescue and vowed to work more closely to solve the long-running debt crisis. Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and his Italian counterpart Mario Monti also welcomed the European Central Bank’s announcement that it may may resume government bond purchases to help bring down high eurozone borrowing costs. “It is a positive statement,” Rajoy told a joint news conference in Madrid.

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BHP BOSS FORGOES BONUS BHP Billiton on Friday said chief executive Marius Kloppers will forgo his annual bonus after the world’s biggest miner was forced to write down the value of its US shale gas assets by US$2.84 billion. The head of BHP’s petroleum division Mike Yeager will also not be paid a bonus for the last ﬁnancial year after the massive impairment charge on the assets only bought in 2011. The company also cut the value of its Australian nickel assets by US$450 million, with the price of the commodity down and costs rising.

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FORMER RSS CHIEF SUDARSHAN REPORTED MISSING Former RSS chief KS Sudarshan was today reported missing after he went for a morning walk here, police said. Sudarshan, 81, who was visiting his brother here, has not returned home from walk, they said. The family of Sudarshan's brother has lodged a complaint, police said

TOLERANCE

Row dogs Jagannath entry rules Several national and international dignitaries, including Indira Gandhi, have been denied permission to enter the shrine at Puri as they are not ‘Orthodox Hindus’ as per the temples admission rules. BHUBANESWAR: "Only Orthodox Hindus are allowed," a signboard hanging from the Lion's Gate of Sri Jagannath Temple in Puri has triggered many a controversy in the past and continues to arouse strong feelings even today. The latest such incident took place when an American national attempted to climb 'Nandighosh', the chariot of Lord Jagannath during the world famous "Rath Yatra", the annual car festival of the deity, in June. The American, identified as Noel Magee Hayden, was allegedly beaten up by temple security personnel and driven out of the chariot as he was not a born Hindu.

TINTED GLASSES

Cops face contempt action: SC NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today warned the DGPs and Commissioners of Police in all the states and union territories of contempt action if they fail to take action on use of tinted glasses in vehicles. A bench of justices BS Chauhan and Swatanter Kumar asked the police machinery in the country to not only challan the offending vehicles but also to take forthwith measures to remove materials pasted on safety glasses by vehicle users. "We are not emphasising on security threat to nation but it is a clear violation of law. No material can be pasted on safety glasses, this law needs to be enforced. "At this stage we will not initiate any action on the DGPs and other officials but issue a clear warning that in case of non-compliance the court shall be compelled to initiate appropriate action under the contempt of courts act without any notice," Justice Kumar said. On July 22, the SC had expressed its dissatisfaction over tardy implementation of its directions banning the use of tint on car windows, beyond a permissible limit, in Delhi. PTI

A scene from Puri Rath Yatra

"This is injustice. When Sri Jagannath is considered as the Lord of the universe, how can anyone deny permission to my

husband to climb the chariot like others?" his wife Silpi Boral, who hails from Odisha, asked. While the police registered a

NEWS BRIEFS BMW hit-and-run: Sanjeev Nanda's prison sentence reduced NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court Friday upheld the Delhi HC order reducing the prison sentence of Sanjeev Nanda, the main accused in the January 1999 BMW hit-and-run case in the national capital, from five years to two years. Six people were killed in the January 10, 1999 incident. SC also directed him to pay `50 lakh to the Centre which will be used to pay compensation to road accident victims.

case in this connection, the Shaknaracharya of Govardhan Peeth in Puri, Swami Nischalananda Saraswati also denounced the manner in which the foreigner was treated by security personnel. "The foreigner could have been requested not to climb the chariot or enter the temple as he is not an orthodox Hindu. There is no justification in physically assaulting him," the Shankaracharya observed. The assault of the American had reminded people of tales about how a number of dignitaries, including former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, had not been allowed to enter the 12th Century shrine.

"In 1984, Indira Gandhi was not allowed to enter the temple of Lord Jagannath at Puri because she had married a Parsi, Feroze Gandhi," pointed out a priest. "While framing the rules and regulations for the administration of the temple, the management might have taken into account the ravages of the Muslim attacks on the temple several times in the past," according to historians. "That might have induced the Sevayatas to impose restriction on the entry of non-Hindus into the temple," say Dr Rekharani Khuntia and Dr Brajabandhu Bhatta in a study. PTI

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Top LeT commander killed in Kashmir encounter SRINAGAR: A top Lashkar-e-Toiba militant commander Abu Hanzullah was today killed in an encounter with security forces in a village in Kupwara district of north Kashmir. Official sources said Hanzullah was one of the top ranking commanders active in Kashmir and involved in several attacks on civilians and security forces in north Kashmir.

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1,000 pilgrims stranded due to landslides in Garhwal DEHRA DUN: Nearly 1,000 pilgrims are stranded in various areas of Garhwal following a series of landslides in Uttarkashi and Chamoli districts. The landslides, which began following heavy rains during the past few days, are continuing intermittently in various areas of the two district disrupting vehicular traffic on both Rishikeish-Badrinath and RishikeshGangotri highways.

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IVF TREATMENT

Villager admits poisoning two leopards

Hope floats for childless

YAVATMAL: The mystery over the death of two leopards in Pusad forest division here on Monday seems to have been resolved with forest officials arresting a villager who confessed to have poisoned the felines. Police arrested Parad village resident Premsingh Rathod, 40 yesterday on grounds of suspicion. During interrogation, Rathod confessed to have laid poison in his farm to seek revenge from the wild cats, who had allegedly killed his cows, Forest Development Corporation of Maharashtra (FDCM) general manager RS Yadav said. However, when he saw the dead leopards in his farm, he got scared and dumped them in the nearby Pusad forest.After the arrest, the accused was produced in a local court which remanded him to judicial custody. IANS

Students kill tutor over fee dispute LUCKNOW: The owner of a private coaching institute was shot dead Thursday by his students over a dispute related to fees in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district, police said. Shekhar, 35, was shot dead in Ravankila area, over 300 km from here. Twelve people have been booked.The victim forcibly took possession of some students’ books to force them to pay the fees of `2,000, police said. After an argument, the students pelted stones at his house and fired at him killing him on the spot, SSP Piyush Mordia told IANS. After shooting Shekar, the accused threw acid on his brother Ajay and mother Nandita, police said. IANS

More and more couples are opting for holiday destinations such as Udaipur and Jaipur to explore the idea away from prying eyes back home and to reduce costs. s thousands of tourists arrive here this September, the start of the tourist season, so will Rajan and Parul. But this couple from Delhi will have on their minds things other than just exploring this city of lakes, often called Venice of the East. While on their weeklong vacation, the childless couple, in their 30s, will be undergoing a session for a test-tube baby at a medical centre in Udaipur, about 400 km from the state capital Jaipur.

The money

ccording to travel industry estimates, medical tourism involving foreigners in India would be worth $2 billion by 2015. On an average, 150,000 medical tourists travel to the country annually. Mixing vacation with a purpose didn’t occur to them on their own. “This was suggested to me by a cousin,” said Rajan Wadhwa, a resident of Paschim Vihar in west Delhi. “My cousin was blessed with a child after undergoing treatment in Udaipur and he suggested the same to me as going to another city helps stay away from the probing eyes of relatives,” the computer science graduate told IANS. In an emerging trend, more and more couples are opting for holiday destinations such as this to explore the idea away from prying eyes back home and to reduce costs. Ajay Murdia, chief of the Indira Infertility Clinic & Test Tube Baby Centre, has over three decades’ experience calls it the domestic version of the medical tourism. “We help some of our patients undergo initial counselling and tests while holidaying in the city.” According to Murdia, whose paper on male infertility was

Cost advantage

n IVF procedure in Rajasthan costs about `40,000-50,000 as compared to `80,000-100,000 in a metro like Delhi or Mumbai. In the west, costs could go up to about `650,000.

published in medical journal Lancet, Delhi had around 50 infertility clinics but people from the national capital region (NCR), which includes Gurgaon and Noida, preferred coming to him for treatment. Hoping to attract more clients, Kshitij Kumar, another IVF specialist from Udaipur, held a workshop for childless couples in Delhi last month. This Rajasthan city of 450,000 people has four centres offering infertility solutions.This trend has spread to other tourist destinations like Jaipur and Jodhpur. Upwan Pandia, an anaesthetist, shuttles between all three cities. “However, the Udaipur centres score over others in the state in terms of modern technology and high success

rate,” he said. Perhaps because Udaipur is also more organised. The trend of doctors or clinics in Udaipur offering travel desk facilities to patients is fast catching on. “We give brochures on tourist destinations in and around Udaipur to patients. Once they decide on their itinerary, we get down to chalk-

ing out the schedule for the fertility procedure,” said Murdia. Till about three-four years ago, the demand for travel desk services was not as much, he added. Patients from abroad also inquire about travel facilities when they make the initial inquiries, he said. IANS

The procedure

VF is a procedure where a woman’s eggs are fertilised outside her body. The eggs are removed from her ovaries and then placed in a petri dish with sperm for fertilisation to occur. Once the fer-

tilised egg starts dividing, it’s considered an embryo. After a few days of dividing in the lab (usually 3-5), the fertilised egg can either be transferred to a uterus or frozen and transplanted at a later date.

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JACKSON’S MOTHER REINSTATED AS KIDS’ GUARDIAN

A US judge on Thursday reinstated Michael Jackson’s mother as the permanent guardian of the late pop star’s three children, pending a decision on whether to name his nephew TJ as co-guardian. Last week, TJ Jackson as granted temporary guardianship.

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OBAMA ATTACKS ROMNEY

US stands firm against arming Syrian rebels Fearing a post-Assad bloodbath in Syria, it has insisted that adding more weapons into the mix would only fuel more violence. WASHINGTON: The United States is stepping up support for the Syrian rebels but, despite the failure of UN envoy Kofi Annan’s mission, is sticking to its refusal to pour arms into a complex conflict. Annan, the UN and the Arab League’s pointman on Syria, resigned on Thursday, leaving the diplomatic track in shreds and spurring calls for action, but the US administration again said it was not considering military intervention. “Our position has not changed: We provide non-lethal assistance to the opposition,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said aboard Air Force One. Some experts and US lawmakers now openly question whether Washington should not use its superior military strength and intelligence capabilities to tip the scales in the favor of the opposition and hasten the regime’s demise. But the US administration is reluctant to become embroiled in another Middle Eastern war with November’s election looming. Fearing a post-Assad bloodbath in Syria, it has insisted that adding more weapons into the mix — beyond Assad’s impressive government stockpile and the rebels’ growing arsenal of smuggled guns — would only fuel more violence. “Our analysis is that the regime’s capability is being

stranded whale estimated to be about 16 metres (52 feet) long has died on a beach on Malaysia’s Borneo island, apparently resisting efforts to return it to the sea, an ofﬁcial said Friday. Rescuers tried to tow the whale back into the sea using two boats several times. Fireﬁghters also sprinkled the whale with sea water.

President Barack Obama slammed Mitt Romney’s “fairy dust” tax cuts Thursday, claiming his millionaire Republican foe would swell his own wealth while sticking the middle class with the bill. Romney hit back, as his camp decried the “sclerotic” Obama economy, hours before the release of crucial new data on job creation in the stalled recovery. Obama said Romney would hike taxes on families with children by $2,000 to pay for his $5 trillion tax plan that would mostly beneﬁt the wealthy.

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WOMEN COPS SUE DEPT A boy plays on the gun of a destroyed Syrian army tank partially covered in the rubble of the destroyed Azaz mosques , north of the restive city of Aleppo.

UN Assembly to vote on Syria resolution

rab nations have dropped an explicit demand for President Bashar al-Assad to quit from a resolution on the Syria conflict to be voted at the UN General Assembly on Friday. With the international community reeling from the resignation of UN-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan, the Arab League and their western supporters are confident the resolution will be passed in the 193-member assembly. But they have toned it down in a bid to get as big a majority as possible. Faced with opposition from some Arab and Latin American countries,

the resolution, drawn up by Saudi Arabia, has been stripped of the demand for Assad to stand down and for the wider application of sanctions ordered by the Arab League. Russia and China, which have vetoed three UN Security Council resolutions that could have led to sanctions against Assad’s government, are expected to vote against the text. No country can veto a resolution in the General Assembly however. A resolution passed by 137 votes to 12 on February 16 led to the creation of the special envoy’s post.

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weakened. That the Syrian army soldiers are becoming demoralized and that the Syrian opposition are gaining ground,” a State Department spokesman, Patrick Ventrell, said. “So our strategy is having an effect,” he insisted. “We are going to continue to use every lever that we have in our plan to hasten the day that Assad steps aside.” Some $25 million in nonlethal US support such as communications has already been earmarked for the Syrian opposition. AFP

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Flood-hit North Korea requests UN food aid

UNITED NATIONS: North Korea has urged the UN to provide emergency supplies, including food and fuel, after one of the country’s worst ﬂoods have left over 100 people dead and thousands homeless. Torrential rains have resulted in widespread ﬂooding in North Korea, Xinhua quoted the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General.

Colombian court orders army to leave tribal land

BOGOTA: Colombia’s constitutional court on Thursday ordered the army to withdraw from tribal land in the country’s southeast, a decision Bogota said it intended to appeal. The court said the Jiw and Nukak indigenous tribes were in “grave danger of being physically and culturally exterminated because of the armed conﬂict”.

Taiwan receives two US-built minehunters

TAIPEI: Taiwan has received two coastal minehunters from the United States, its navy said Friday, as part of an arms deal that has upset relations between Washington and Beijing. The Osprey class vessels, the world’s second largest minehunters, were reﬁtted after they were decommissioned from the US navy in 2006.

More than 200 policewomen and former cops have alleged sexual harassment on the job in a class action lawsuit against Canada’s federal police force, with hearings beginning on Thursday. Hearings opened in British Columbia Supreme Court in Vancouver to certify a suit ﬁled in March by Janet Merlo, a 19-year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, as a class action, after more women came forward, said lawyer David Klein. The women say they suffered abuse and harassment on the job.

To those who wish death upon me, I wish a long life for them so that they see how the Bolivarian revolution is going to continue advancing. Hugo Chavez Venezuela President

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Christians get arms from Assad regime The minorities fear being targeted by Islamist radicals

vidence mounts that foreign Islamists are fighting alongside Syria’s increasingly radicalised rebels, Christians in Aleppo and elsewhere are taking up arms, often supplied by the regime. “We saw what happened to the Christians in Iraq,” Abu George, a Christian resident of Aleppo’s Aziza district told GlobalPost. “What is going on in Aleppo is not a popular revolution for democracy and freedom. The fighters of the so-called Free Syrian Army are radical Sunnis who want to establish an Islamic state.” While the 30-year-old shopkeeper said he had not received any direct threats from Syria’s Sunni Muslim rebels, he fears a repeat of Iraq’s sectarian bloodletting. Since the 2003 US-led invasion of Iraq, the UN Human Rights Council estimates around half of Iraq’s 1.4 million Christians have fled the country, driven out by nearly a decade of church bombings, kidnappings and sectarian murder. The plight of Christians in Iraq has long worried Syria’s estimated two million Christians, around 10 per cent of the population. The nightmare of similar persecution has led them to support the secular regime of President Bashar alAssad, which presents itself as a defender of minorities. With Syria now gripped by civil war and the Assad regime fighting for its survival, however, Christians like Abu George fear retribution, already occurring in some parts of the country, from the Sunni-led rebels they refused to back. GLOBALPOST

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS

Anna Hazare’s latest debacle is the best example of the difference between idealistic arguments and practicalities of realpolitik. While the Gandhian initially started as a beacon of hope, he failed by ignoring to put in place an effective machinery to sustain the movement.

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e all do it. We see a housekeeper, or a houseboy, or a driver, or someone in a similar low-paying job, and assume that the position they are in — a position with virtually no upward mobility — is where they are meant to be. We assume – usually rightly so — that in five years, or 10, or 50, that the housekeeper will still be a housekeeper, the driver still a driver, etc. Often, sadly, pathetically, we don’t want to change the status quo, to help them, because it’s darn convenient to have a familiar and competent cook, or driver, or nanny, helping us navigate through our lives. Frequently, we rationalise our unwillingness to help them by assuming there is nothing we can do for them anyway, that there is no way to change the status quo because the person in question lacks the education, the desire, the ambition, perhaps even the intelligence to move forward. If you’re one of those who make these assumptions, I’m here to tell you you’re wrong. And I can prove it. Eighteen months ago, I hired a housekeeper. Call her Aditi. In her first month working for me, she made lots of obvious mistakes, forgetting to clean certain things, or to buy or do things on

her checklist, etc. It was annoying, and I didn’t know if she would make it as my housekeeper. But then I noticed that if I pointed out a mistake once, she learned from it, and never made the mistake again. In this process of “training” her, I also began to learn about her background — the chain of people who had abused her throughout her life, the husband and in-laws who abused her now, the many obstacles that had stopped her from getting an education, and the impoverished life that seemed to be hers now and forever. Bleak. Very bleak. But Aditi herself was not bleak… she was amazing. She was positive and hard-working, and even though her English skills were very limited, I could see she was very bright. I asked her one day if she wanted to be a housekeeper her whole life, and she shook her head emphatically: “No!” I then asked her if she had a plan to get out of housekeeping, and she just gave me a sad, defeated look. Hmmm. A friend had an old laptop, which I borrowed and on which I loaded a basic typing tutorial. I figured an English typing program would help her English skills, teach her a bit about computers and teach her to type. And if she could type, maybe there was a future out there that didn’t include cleaning my toilets. A simple receptionist job, perhaps.

Aditi had never used a computer, of course, so I spent five minutes with her — that’s really all the time I had — and showed her how to turn it on, how to launch the program, then explained that I wanted her to take 30 minutes a day while she was at work to practice typing. The rest of this story is almost unbelievable, but here goes. Within a week, Aditi was up to typing 10 words a minute. Within a month, 20. Two months, 30. I added more tutorials, in Explorer, Word, Excel. She was soon navigating around a computer like a pro, doing basic budgets in Excel, typing letters in Word, even searching for ingredients for meals (she was my cook, too) in Google. Her English improved. We

started to communicate not by cell phones, but over Skype, and email. Just over a year after she started cleaning and cooking for me — a year after I had actually pondered firing her because I didn’t know if she could make it as my housekeeper — it was clear that her communication and computer skills were better than many of the college grads I interviewed every day. I brought her into my company as a job candidate, to work as a telemarketer, and she got the job. Her pay went up substantially, and more importantly, she made the jump from a career with NO upward mobility to one with infinite upward mobility. To see her at work now — glowing (I’m not exaggerating) with happiness and hope – lifts my spirits every single day. And how is Aditi doing in her new job? Superbly. She is arguably our strongest telemarketer, and our head of marketing is already talking about promoting her. Now, if you think this is a one-off — that Aditi is a rare, talented gem in a sea of mediocrity — tune in to my column next week. Talent is around us everywhere, and if those of us who are a little more fortunate open our eyes to it, and nurture it, India and the world will be a far better place. A foreigner’s observations on living, working, surviving and thriving in India

EDITORIALS One controversy too many for London 2012

he disastrous controversy surrounding the Olympic badminton has already claimed the career of one superstar in Yu Yang, but the Games on the whole have also suffered from a raft of horrible refereeing decisions, some downright farcical errors by the stars competitors themselves, and technical glitches that have left keyed-up sportsmen and women seething on the sidelines. The fault in most of this does not lie with the organisers themselves, namely BOA and the London 2012 committee. In fact, the 2012 Olympics have been a refreshing change from the superﬁcial pomp of Beijing that was more about Chinese sporting hegemony than anything to do with the Olympic spirit. But London should be careful that these games are not remembered for the controversies they threw up rather than the fact that it was a sporting occasion when the world’s best excelled at the things they do best. Let’s hope the athletics remain controversy-free.

READERS’ VIEWS

Why we love... Putin

ladmir Putin once again proved why he’s the most macho of all heads of state. As he turned up yesterday to watch the Judy at the Olympics he looked like a man’s man, someone who would put the effete David Cameron in his place on a judo mat. Putin has revelled in his ‘strong man’ image; pictures of a shirtless hunter traversing the Russian wilds are legendary, and as he hugged Tagir Khaibulaev one could almost sense that he would give anything to compete at the Games.

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Music

BEGIN

David James Archuleta will be releasing his fifth album Begin on August 7, 2012. At 16, he was one of the youngest contestants on the seventh season of American Idol. He had finished as the runner-up, receiving 44 per cent of over 97 million votes.

31 YEARS OF VJs

DAVID WU

David Wu was one of the first MTV VJs to appear on Indian screens. More popularly known as the ‘Wuman’, the charismatic ChineseAmerican hosted the laid-back weekend Wu-Man Show and Go West. He later shifted to Channel V Asia and continued to host Go West and several other shows. Apart from his TV stint, Wu has also starred in a string of movies, including Farewell My Concubine, Full Throttle and Devils on the Doorstep. He continues to host TV shows and recently appeared as a judge on Smart Cook, a Chinese reality show.

NEW BAND

When video killed the radio star On MTV’s 31st anniversary, we take a look at some of the iconic VJs who brought music to our lives, through TV music channels. JYOTSNA NAMBIAR jyotsna.n@postnoon.com Music, for most of us growing up in the ‘90s, was MTV. August 1, 1981 was the day the channel was first launched in New York City, and in three decades, it has become ubiquitous, with versions available in almost every country. But early MTV wasn’t just about the music. It came complete with a set of youthful, chatty video jockeys (VJs) who, to our adolescent eyes, seemed the very epitome of cool.

iTUNES Top 10 songs 2 WHISTLE

Cher Lloyd

7 GOOD TIME

Owl City & Carly Rae Flo Rida Jepsen

3 CALL ME MAYBE 8 LIGHTS

Carly Rae Jepsen Ellie Goulding

9 TITANIUM 4 SOME NIGHTS (FEAT. SIA) Fun

David Guetta & Sia

5 WIDE AWAKE 10 TOO CLOSE Katy Perry

6 WANT U BACK

Alex Clare

Top 10 albums 1 LIFE IS GOOD PHIL COLLINS Nas Gotye

2 UNCAGED 7 UP ALL NIGHT

Zac Brown BAnd One Direction

3 KIDZ BOP 22 8 DARK KNIGHT RISES Kidz bop Kids

4 CHANNEL ORANGE Frank Orange

5 BELIEVE Justin Beiber

6 HITS

Soundtrack

9. 21 Adele

10. OVEREXPOSED Maroon 5

The Vaccines The Vaccines are an English indie rock band who formed in West London in 2010. The band’s debut album, What Did You Expect from the Vaccines? was released through Columbia Records on March 14, 2011 and reached number 4 in the UK Album Chart. The Vaccines will be releaseing their new album The Vaccines Come Of Age this September.

DID YOU KNOW

People watched Channel V’s The Ticket for two things; the low-down on the latest movies and Sophiya Haque. In the ‘90s, the leggy VJ Sophiya was one of the more memorable faces on the channel and went on to host Rewind and Sophiya’s Choice. She has made appearances in movies like Khoobsurat, Snip and The Rising: The Ballad of Mangal Pandey. She also acted in the British TV series Coronation Street and did a cameo in the Angelina Jolie-starrer Wanted. As of 2012, she’s acting in a TV series, House of Anubis, a soap opera targeted at children and teenagers.

RUBY BHATIA

Chirpy, sassy and cute, Ruby Bhatia stormed Channel V in the ‘90s. Though she was with the channel for only four years, her charismatic personality made her popular. She was seen in serials like Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahi and Kasauti Zindagi Kay and movies such as Chori Chori Chupke Chupke and Main Prem Ki Diwani Hoon.

Strong Canadian accents and permed hair were big in the ‘90s, and a major reason was VJ Kamal Sidhu. First with Channel V and later with MTV Asia, Kamal was a fixture on Indian music channels in the decade. Her athletic figure and her chiselled features made her popular with teenagers, even though she was more subdued than the other VJs. Kamal starred in a couple of movies, Little Zizou and Aar Ya Paar, but is better known for hosting and producing an environmental show, EarthPulse, on the National Geographic Channel. She is also reportedly working on a film script currently.

1 HOME

Long before he was Rob in Rock On!, Luke Kenny was the coolest man on Indian television. As Channel V’s first male VJ in India, Luke introduced a whole generation to mainstream and offbeat international music. He later returned with Luke’s After Hours in 2005.

SOPHIYA HAQUE

KAMAL SIDHU

Phillip Phillips

LUKE KENNY

Bollywood Top 10 1. MASHALLAH 6. YEH JISM HAI TOH KYA Ek Tha Tiger Jism 2

2. ABHI ABHI 7. SAIYARRA Jism 2 Ek Tha Tiger

3. TUM HI HO 8. KEH KE LUNGA BANDHU Gangs of Wasseypur Cocktail

4. YE KASOOR

9. CHHI-CHHA LEDAR

Jism 2 Gangs of Wasseypur

5. YAARIAN 10. KAAFIR ANDHERE

Cocktail Shirin Farhad ki toh nikal padi

is the number of nominations that Drake and Rihanna received each for this year’s MTV Video Music Awards. Both are up for the Video of The Year, with Rihanna’s We Found Love clip and Drake for Take Care — which just happens to feature Rihanna as well. Also up for the top prize are Katy Perry’s Wide Awake, Gotye’s Somebody That I Used To Know and M.I.A.’s Bad Girls.

TRENDING...

You can post that one track, a favourite blast from the past you’ve rediscovered, or the new song you’ve found that is just so awesome, on This Is My Jam. This site gets subscribers to post their one “must-listen” track of the moment to a public playlist. It has been labelled by many as the “musicobsessed love child of Twitter and Pinterest”.

Eminem recently set the record for the most Likes by a living person with 60.1 million, blowing past the competition and landing at #5 on the list of the top 10 Facebook pages. Eminem is picking up close to 179,000 new likes a week (or 26,854 a day), edging out Rihanna, who has 59.4 million likes.

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KISMET KONNECTION WITH DJ PIYUSH

Head to Kismet to let your Friday go the Bollywood way. With DJ Piyush behind the console, be sure to have a rollicking night.

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

TO A NEW BEGINNING

Time for

celebration 3

The marriage ceremony of MLA Bikshapathi Yadav’s son Raj with Radhika was a gala affair with politicians and stars gracing the event. 1 Actor Nagarjuna

3 Kiran Kumar Reddy with

2 KVP Ramachandra Rao

Bikshapati Yadav (l) and the newly weds

4 Srihari & Srisailam Goud 5 D Srinivas & Raj

6 Madhu Yashki 7 Jayasudha

Ladies’ night out The night was dedicated to the ladies in the house and they were seen grooving to the latest chartbusters belted out by the DJ at Bottles & Chimney on Thursday night. DEEPAK DESHPANDE

1 Chitra &

Poornima 2 Taruna & DJ

Khanna 3 Runzun 4 Priyanka 5 Saboo 6 Rupa 7 Sindhi 8 Stephney

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health

AUTISTIC CHILDREN SOCIALISATION AIDED BY PETS A new study shows that pets can aid children with autism. French researchers found that giving an autistic child a cuddly pet after the age of five improved both sharing and the ability to offer comfort — traits that autistic kids often lack.

UNDERSTANDING INJURIES

Beware... the Saturday night Have you ever woken up and had trouble keeping your knees straight or found your wrist drop? This could be because of dead leg syndrome or Saturday night syndrome. Read on. Symptoms of SNS

ANISHAA KUMAR

n Difficulty straightening the arm at the elbow n Difficulty bending the hand n Numbness and decreased sensation n Pain n Wrist drop

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t was a fun night out, but the next morning Rajat woke up and noticed something strange with his wrist, it was drooping and lacked sensation. A visit to the doctor revealed that he had SNS (Saturday Night Syndrome).

caused by a impact with a muscle that has been crushed against the thigh. According to Dr Sunil, “This usually happens to people who are into contact sports (like football) though it may happen to others also. When there is an injury to the thigh, the muscles get crushed thus making it difficult for the person to keep their leg straight.” The injury is a soft tissue injury.

SATURDAY NIGHT SYNDROME If the name gives you the sense that this has something to with partying, then you aren’t entirely wrong. Saturday night syndrome occurs due to pressure on the radial nerve by keeping the arm in some unusual position while sleeping. This occurs usually after a night of heavy drinking as one may lose consciousness. The palsy occurs due to injury to the nerve in the bone of the arm. According to Dr Sunil Apsingi, consultant orthopaedic and sports injuries, KIMS, “Saturday Night Syndrome gets its name from a situation in which people who are drunk unknowingly sit with their arms crossed thereby compressing the nerve. This need not be only with regard to people who are drunk. Anyone who unknowingly stays in such a position for a long time may exert pressure on the arm where that particular nerve is located.” Talking about the position which causes the injury he says that one is if a person sleeps with his/her hand over the head and the second is in case someone is laying over your arm.

RECOVERY AND TREATMENT Saturday Night Syndrome can occur to anyone who sleeps in the wrong position and is not conscious enough to notice the pain or discomfort caused due to the position. In any other situation, the pain and discomfort is noticed and the person then changes position, explains Dr Sunil. Saturday Night syndrome is also known as Saturday night palsy. Wrist drop is the most common symptom associated with SNS. Certain patients may also suffer from swelling, paralysis and severe pain in the arm.

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

Symptoms of dead leg n Unable to walk properly n Tightness in the thigh n Swelling n Unable to bend the knee properly

TREATMENT Dr Sunil says, “When it comes to treatment, observation is important. First we need to wait for the nerve to come back to normal, In certain cases a wrist splint may be advised to prevent the tendon

HOUSECALL

from further tearing and exerting pressure on the nerve.” Physiotherapy may also be advised. Dr Sunil mentions that in extreme cases, surgery may also be considered. Saturday Night Syndrome unlike dead leg syndrome may take a longer time to heal as the crushed nerve needs to replace itself. In some cases it may even take the patient up to a year.

DEAD LEG SYNDROME Dead leg syndrome is also known as quadriceps contusion. This occurs due to a bruise or contusion that is

DID YOU KNOW?

Talking about recovery and treatment, Dr Sunil says, “Recovery usually takes time depending on the injury. Treatment will be required till the person reaches a fitness level similar to what it was before the injury. In terms of immediate treatment the “RICE” method is advised.” RICE implies: Rest, ice packs , compression and elevation which is usually advised for all kinds of softtissue injuries. Apart from the RICE technique Dr Sunil says that physiotherapy may also be advised. When it comes to dead leg syndrome in severe cases it may take up to 12 weeks to recover but in regular cases it takes around six weeks.

PIONEERS

MyAutismTeam

Cowpox

Nerve impulses are fast

Galen

MyAutismTeam is a tool intended for parents of children with autism. The site caters to parents with children of all ages. The site is a social network that gives parents a place to talk about their daily experience and ask questions within the community. Parents can ﬁnd support, suggestions and recommendations for autism specialists.

This disease affects the skin. It is caused by a virus that is related to the Vaccinia virus. People who have the disease have red blisters. The disease can be spread by touch from cows to humans. The virus that causes cowpox was used to perform the ﬁrst successful vaccination against another Smallpox which is caused by the related Variola virus. Therefore the word vaccination has the Latin root vaca meaning cow.

Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour. Ever wonder how you can react so fast to things around you? It’s due to the super-speedy movement of nerve impulses from your brain to the rest of your body and vice versa, bringing reactions at the speed of a high powered luxury sports car.

Galen was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher. Arguably the most accomplished of all medical researchers of antiquity, Galen contributed greatly to the understanding of numerous scientiﬁc disciplines, including anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, and neurology, as well as philosophy and logic. He travelled extensively, exposing himself to a variety of medical theories and discoveries.

health FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

STEM CELLS

BREAKTHROUGH

Stem cells blamed for cancer re-growth The discovery should now lead researchers to new drugs that could focus on targeting stem cells that could cause tumours to reappear after cancer therapy PARIS: Researchers presented evidence on Wednesday for the existence of cancer stem cells, with three different studies seeking to end a decades-old scientific dispute about how tumours grow. The discovery should lead to new drugs targeting stem cells that cause tumours to reappear after cancer therapy, the teams argued in three scientific papers published simultaneously in the journals Nature and Science. “The hypothesis (that cancer stem cells exist) has been around now for some time. Hopefully these three papers now make an end to the discussion,” Dutch researcher Hugo Snippert told AFP. All the studies were conducted on lab mice. Some experts have maintained that tumours are comprised of masses of cancer cells that are all the same, and all dividing. But Snippert said the latest papers clearly show a hierarchy of cells in tumours, with different functions -- including stem cells that act as cancer cell factories. Stem cells are infant cells that develop into specialised tissues of the body, touted by medicine as a future source from which to replenish damaged tissue. In the case of intestinal cancer, a healthy stem cell mutates to create a “cell of origin” from which a tumour grows, said Snippert. The tumour contains stem cells which then create new cancer cells. Cancer stem cells must now be targeted for drug research, argued Snippert, a member of the University Medical Center Utrecht research team which focused on intestinal cancer and published its findings in Science. “Since the cancer stem cells are so similar to normal stem cells, most treatments also harm the normal stem cells,” he said.

“That is why it is important now to have a look at cancer stem cells, comparing them to normal stem cells to find the differences.” Focusing on incurable brain tumours, a US-based research team said they had found a subset of cells that appear to be the source of new tumour growth after chemotherapy. “This study serves as a proof of principle that in at least some solid tumours functional cancer stem cells exist,” researcher Luis Parada of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center told AFP. Also writing in Nature, a separate

team in Belgium and the UK found a sub-population of tumour cells with stemlike properties in skin cancer. “Taken together these reports provide evidence that point towards the existence of cells that may represent cancer stem cells,” said a Nature press statement. Snippert said the latest technology has allowed the scientists to examine tumour cancer growth in as natural a state as possible, unlike earlier studies that involved tumour transplants in lab mice. The Dutch team was able to breed special mice in which different tumour cells displayed different colours which could then be studied under a microscope. Say the tumour cells were red and the stem cell blue, the scientists could follow the stem cell’s progeny as they spread in the tumour. “Because of the colours we could visualise everything within one and the same tumour in its original mouse at the original position where the tumour was formed,” Snippert said. “It is more natural... as it would behave normally in patients.” The three teams studied different organs using somewhat different techniques, but all with technology that allowed them to let the tumours grow undisturbed, said Snippert. “Better understanding of the cancer stem cells will be critical for re-evaluation of existing therapies and development of new ones,” added Parada. AFP

Cataract surgery may prevent hip fractures Helping older patients see better may prevent hip fractures.

he study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that having surgery to correct cataracts may reduce the risk of hip fractures among elderly. According to US News and World Report, a cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens. Symptoms of cataracts can include blurry vision, glare and poor night vision. As a result, people with cataracts may be more prone to falls. Bone fractures due to falls are a major cause of disability and death among the elderly, according to WebMD. Fall-related injuries cost the US more than $10 billion in health care costs in 2000, according to researchers. In the paper, researcher Victoria Tseng, MD, of Brown University, wrote, “Cataract surgery has already been demonstrated to be a cost-effective intervention for visual improvement. The results in this study suggest the need for further investigation of the additional potential benefit of cataract surgery as a cost-effective intervention.” Gerald McGwin, who has studied the effects of cataract surgery said, “Fracturing a hip is at the tip of the iceberg.” He added that there are a lot of other consequences to poor eyesight in adults. GLOBAL POST

SLEEP AND VACCINES

Sleep helps vaccines work, says study Research found that adu lts who slept less were less protected from hepatitis B

accines may not work as well without a good night’s sleep, says a new

study. Researchers found that adults who slept less than six hours a night were less protected from hepatitis B even after a shot. The study authors looked at

125 men and women who took the double dose vaccine, said WebMd. The study found that people who did not get enough sleep were 11.5 times more likely to be unprotected by a vaccine than those who slept more than six hours. “This study shows

clear evidence of a link between amount of sleep and an immune process relevant to infectious disease risk,” said lead author Aric Prather of the University of San Francisco and UC Berkeley. The reason behind the lack of protection is likely due to sleep’s role in hormone

production, which keeps people healthy and their immune system functioning. Researchers said that the findings may help doctors better protect their patients from the risks associated with a lack of sleep, particularly those who have just received vac-

cines.The study was published in the journal Sleep. GLOBAL POST

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

Entertainment

LAKSHMI MANCHU VISITS THEATRES IN AP

Lakshmi Manchu is currently touring across the coastal districts of AP along with Manchu Manoj and Deeksha Seth. The team visited few theatres in Srikakulam, Vizag and Raajam which were screening Vu Kodathara Vulikki Padathara.

THE CLEARER THE BETTER

CINE BYTES

Soundarya Rajinikanth ropes in Stereo 3D for Kochadaiyaan

oundarya Rajinikanth has roped in the stereoscopic team which worked on some of the recent Hollywood blockbusters like Avatar, Avengers, Titanic 3D for her upcoming film Kochadaiyaan. The film stars Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone in lead roles and Aadhi, Jackie Shroff, Shobana, Rukmini, Nassar and Sarathkumar are also playing important roles. When the film was launched earlier this year, it was touted as India's first performance capture photorealistic film and it's going to release on December 12, 2012 in Stereoscopic 3D. Confirming the news, Soundarya posted on Twitter, “Thrilled and honored to work with the stereoscopic team of Avengers,Thor,Titanic 3d,Avatar to name a few, STEREO D for Kochadaiyaan (sic).” Stereo D specialises in high quality conversion of 2D theatrical content into stereoscopic 3D imagery. Most part of Kochadaiyaan was shot in Pinewood Studios, London, Trivandrum and Hong Kong. Thanks to the huge buzz surrounding the film, the film's marketing and promotions are also going to be done at an unprecedented scale. Recently, Media One Global Entertainment and Eros International, which are producing the film, collaborated with Karbonn mobiles to unveil five lakh special edition mobile phones to promote the film. Rajiv Menon is the cinematographer and AR Rahman is composing the music.

Navdeep turns good Samaritan

avdeep, along with organisation named Help in Time Association, has donated `30,000 to a kid who underwent a neurosurgery for spine tumour. Soon after donating money for a good cause, he appealed to his followers on Twitter to come forward and help the kid. “It's good karma,” he says.

Regina signs a new Tamil film

egina Cassandra, who'll soon be seen in Praveen Sattaru's Routine Love Story, has signed a new Tamil film titled Kedi Billa Killadi Ranga. “I am playing one of the lead roles in this film. It's something which I haven't tried before and I am totally excited about it,” Regina said. Pandiraj is directing the film and it also stars Vimal, Siva Karthikeyan and Bindu Madhavi in lead roles.

Arvind Krishna gets engaged

rvind Krishna recently got engaged to his longtime friend Dipika Prasad. The engagement ceremony took place in Hyderabad and members from both the families graced the ceremony. We hear that the couple is going to tie the knot on November 18. Arvind Krishna was last seen in Rishi and his next ﬁlm is expected to go on ﬂoors soon.

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

fashion How a woman’s vision of endless polka dots translated into French luxury brand’s fashion collaboration.

WHO STOLE VICTORIA’S SMILE?

VICTORIA BECKHAM recently defended her 'miserable' persona, insisting that she is quite happy. "I think I only stopped smiling when I got into fashion" she tells the new issue of US Glamour . "Fashion stole my smile! I've created this person. And I'm not saying that's not me, but I wouldn't say that's the whole me…. It's an armour that goes up."

LOUIS VUITTON SURABHI CHAUHAN

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t was back in 2008 featured in Marc Jacobs and Louis Vuitton documentary that we saw Louis Vuitton’s creative head, designer Marc Jacobs meet the polka-dot obsessed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. It was the meeting of kinds from which a full-fledged collaboration between the luxury label and the artist was to be emerged this year. What Louis Vuitton did was astonishing. Not only did they sponsor Kusama’s current retrospective touring exhibition (recently shown at Tate Modern in London), Vuitton designed a collection of garments and accessories that are reminiscent of Kusama’s artwork and polkadotted outlook in life. Scarves, bathing suits, handbags, sunglasses, watch, footwear, trench coats, leather pouches, and some more from the Yayoi Kusama collection for Louis Vuitton. Louis Vuitton has long collaborated with contemporary artists and designers for a one of a

Designer Yayoi Kusama

kind collection that has found a huge commercial success. This marriage of art with fashion was seen with previous collections with 80s punk and glamour god Stephen Sprouse. And with Japanese contemporary artist Takashi Murakami with whom the ‘LV’ monogram was transformed into a pop rainbow colour animation series onto leather goods. Collections with American painter and photographer Richard Prince, who’s nurse paintings—one of which appeared on a Sonic Youth album cover – was a huge reference in the closing looks at the Vuitton Spring 2008 show. In the same Louis Vuitton documentary where we saw Marc Jacobs’ evident love for Yayoi, we also discovered that Marc Jacobs who is a very successful designer today, had not invested in a home or a car but only expensive artwork. His love for the arts transpired in the collections he designs for Louis Vuitton. It is also perhaps the leadership of CEO Louis Vuitton Yves Carcelle, the 64-year-old Frenchman, who has led the brand to unusually great successes— both in terms of numbers and popularity. Yves Carcelle a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the INSEAD school, is an active

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SPORTING NEW DESIGNS

STELLA MCCARTNEY's Team GB Olympic kit is now on display as part of a new exhibition, held at the Design Museum in London, which explores the ways in which design has influenced the sporting world.

COLLABORATIONS member of the creative team that reviews the label's new launches, which a lot of other CEOs choose not get involved in. Under Carcelle’s tenure, there were numerous art and culture collaborations showcasing the outcomes in the Vuitton boutiques world over making it a French brand that catered to the world rather than just the French. In India, Louis Vuitton held an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi where heritage Louis Vuitton trunks owned by the Indian royalty were put on display. By the end of 2012, Yves Carcelle will leave Vuitton to become president of the "Louis Vuitton Foundation for

STARS, THE EARTH, I AND YOU: WE ARE BUT ONE POLKA DOT TO A SHINING FUTURE BUDDING LOVE ALL ABOUT MY GREAT HAPPINESS FASHIONABLY DRESSED UP LET’S GO AND SEE OUR BOYFRIENDS IN HIGH HEELS I, IN HIGH HEELS LOVE FOREVER Poem by Yayoi Kusama For more information on Yayoi Kusama collection for Louis Vuitton check out http://www.louisvuittonkusama.com

Creation” within the LVMH Company. Yayoi Kusama was a successful artist before this collaboration. Amongst Marc Jacobs and the art aficionados, her fan base was evident in hometown Matsumoto where she designed a bus in signature polka dots commissioned by the city. Her success as an artist saw a landmark in 1959 with the “Infinity Net” artwork. Since then, her obsessive, infinite and rhythmic artistic style continues to fascinate the con-

Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Net artwork

temporary art world. With this Louis Vuitton tieup, Yayoi’s name and work will reach shores and new audiences, which she must have never expected at the age of 83. Kusama’s unique personality and signature are characterised by a captivating world where subversive fondness for avant-garde is united with an impulsive energy. Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs spoke on the Yayoi & Vuitton collection on the company website: “Project is going to be dynamic and very animated like Kusama represents this obsession with Polka Dots and this round shape which has no end and therefore is infinite. It represents a true collaboration because there is very much of the Vuitton monogram and spots from Kusama, and to me both of them are endless, timeless and forever.” The artwork of Yayoi Kusama is deeply influenced by the intense

visions she experienced as a child. Dots, waves and mirrors are her signature, which one can now buy as imposed on their favourite Louis Vuitton products. This is the sort of collaborations that truly honour both parties involved and creates a new entity that has a place of its own in fashion and art.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be. WAYNE GRETZKY

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on... So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

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1 ‘Pike’s Peak or ___!’ 5 Ewe’s offspring 9 Good smell from the kitchen 14 Ancient South American 15 Taken with a spoon 16 Banister post 17 MGM mascot 18 Palindromic Preminger 19 Gossipy buttinsky 20 What a CPA does for a catered event? 23 Available from a keg 24 Bow lubricant 25 Had the blue plate special, eg 28 Wrestling type 30 One at the top of the board 32 ‘Washboard’ body parts 35 Boxing ring borders 38 Delineate 39 Interrogate a Boston orchestra? 43 ‘Battle Cry’ author Leon 44 Clear of vermin 45 One imbibing rotgut 46 Dutch beer brand 49 Aussie hatchlings 51 ‘Casablanca’ piano player 52 Curtain fabric 55 Bands’ auditions 59 Put a mineral on permanent display? 61 Neat ___ (slob’s opposite) 64 Adult nits 65 Arthritis symptom 66 ‘Beauty and the Beast’ beauty 67 Liveliness 68 ‘Am I glad that’s over!’ 69 Loafed around 70 Veteran seafarers 71 ‘... countrymen, lend me your ___’

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1 ‘The Hobbit’ character

2 Civil War victor 3 ‘Amscray!’ 4 Certain Japanese poems 5 Criminal’s haul 6 Centipede, eg 7 San ___ (Bay Area county) 8 Political groups 9 ‘Do I have a volunteer?’ 10 Carry a stench 11 Rent-to-___ 12 Was introduced to 13 ___ mode (topped with ice cream) 21 Sudden burst of growth 22 3-in-One product 25 ‘Farewell, amigo!’ 26 A conductor might want you to pick it up 27 Young’s partner in accounting 29 Pronoun for Miss Piggy 31 Snow-capped peak 32 Blue-green shades 33 Myanmar’s former name 34 Richter scale event 36 Heading away from WSW 37 Tennessee Williams transportation 40 The Concorde was one 41 Virginia or Smithfield product 42 Chopin piano piece 47 Brought forth, as emotions 48 Yankee great Gehrig 50 Mexican blanket 53 Bit of land in the ocean 54 Soprano role in Bizet’s ‘The Pearl Fishers’ 56 Cappuccino flavor 57 An earth tone 58 Depicts with bias 59 ___ and hearty (healthy) 60 Barnyard cluckers 61 ‘Most Wanted’ agcy 62 ‘And the rockets’ ___ glare ...’ 63 Twelfth in a series of 26

Chai Time FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 4-8-2012

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

Differences with spouse will be over. Chances for some to go out of state or country. Businessmen will be flooded with opportunities and growth will gain momentum. Govt officials will be favoured with a pay hike and promotion.

TAURUS

Adopt slow-and-steady policy in office work and avoid any sort of negligence. Avoid friends with bad habits. Employees are advised to avoid arguments with superiors. Though income will be more than expected, expenses will overtake it.

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

All difficulties will disappear and good times are coming up. Employees get recognition according to their hard work. Held-up transfer and promotion will materialise soon. Your influence is set to increase. Politicians need to be careful.

Your sincere efforts will pay rich dividends. Employees are advised to accept any transfer, which is given to them without hesitation. Dull trend in business will change and profits are likely to go up. Some will undertake pilgrimage.

QUICK CROSSWORD FRED BASSET

A happy situation will prevail at home. Hurdles in the way of performing good events will disappear and they will be performed without any problems. Businessmen struggle hard to achieve goals; they should drive out laziness to accomplish.

Employees face travel and work burden. To work without getting frustrated will earn them a good name. Avoid entrusting your responsibilities to others. Avoid bringing office tensions home and carrying home tensions to office.

Abundant courage and selfconfidence levels will bring you expected success. Employees can be confident that their promotion will be awarded without fail. Acting with patience will bring cheer at home. Avoid saying harsh words,

Offspring to arrive in the life of newlyweds. Many good events to take place at home. Straightforwardness will earn you appreciation everywhere. Ups and downs of businessmen will change and a steady upward trend will begin.

Employees will be successful if they show obedience rather than their courage. Do not neglect colleagues’ suggestions. Misunderstanding with spouse likely which can be avoided if you keep anger under control. Govt officials to be careful.

Bad effects will reduce and good effects will come your way. Employees will get appreciation at workplace for their good work. Some have bright chances to go abroad for the first time. Ego clashes between couples will disappear.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Eight of Pentacles – You need to provide constant encouragement and support to someone who needs your help right now. Give without expecting in return.

LEO:

Page of Pentacles – Only act. Do not react. Spend a lot of time watching other people’s behavior and see how they respond to your ideas.

LIBRA:

STONE SOUP

Eight of Cups – Time for reflection. You may want to be left alone so you can ruminate on your path in life and what should/could have been.

SAGITTARIUS:

Queen of Pentacles – You have to make your own way ahead. A sibling or friend has helped to all they can. Now, you need to find your own way forward.

TAURUS:

Seven of Cups – The kids in your own house or in the neighboring homes are creating a racket and it is bothering you no end. Don’t be too harsh on them.

CANCER:

Three of Swords – A holiday to an exotic place is exciting you. Spend some time learning about the place and research on its history to enhance your experience.

VIRGO:

Knight of Wands – Don’t lose hope if something you planned or expected didn’t exactly go that way. Start over. This time, keep more realistic goals and work slowly.

SCORPIO:

Eight of Cups – Time for reflection. You may want to be left alone so you can ruminate on your path in life and what should/could have been.

CAPRICORN:

The Hierophant – If a project is not progressing as per your expectation, only you are to blame. Spend some time chalking out concrete plans.

SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

The Emperor – You’re getting back to being in control, which is a nice state of mind to be in. Your life is falling into place just the way you want it to be.

NUMBER GAME

– Someone around you is feeling sick. You’re taking care of this person but you also need to take care of yourself. You’re getting stressed out.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Ace of Swords

INK PEN

Patience is the need of the hour to achieve success. Employees to avoid working in haste and negligence. Co-operation from blood relatives will make cheer you. Journeys to be planned properly to avoid any disappointment.

for 4-8-2012

The Lovers – It may seem like a plot to someone else but what you’re doing is actually organising work so that people can work independently. Clear the confusion.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

Businessmen will prosper according to expectations; but direct involvement alone can bring you success. Give due respect to suggestions of elders so that problems can be avoided. Non-stop efforts alone can ensure success.

SUDUKO

ARIES

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Jike hits golden grand slam MEDAL TALLY

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Victory saw the 24-year-old top seed become the first male player in history to win successive World Championship and Olympic titles. JULIAN GUYER Agencie France-Presse LONDON: China's Zhang Jike won the Olympic men's singles table tennis gold medal as he completed a career grand slam by defeating compatriot Wang Hao 4-1 in the final on Thursday. Victory saw 24-year-old top seed Zhang become the first male player in history to win successive World Championship and Olympic titles. Zhang stormed into a 3-0 lead before number two seed Wang, singles silver medallist at both the 2004 and 2008 Games, hit back. But Zhang held his nerve for an 18-16, 11-5, 11-6, 10-12, 13-11 win over the 27-year-old Wang, the 2009 world champion, in a final which confirmed China's status as table tennis's pre-eminent nation.

An elated Zhang celebrated his victory by running to the empty podium and kissing the top step.

Zhang Jike of China kisses the podium as he celebrates after victory in his table tennis men's gold medal singles match against compatriot Wang Hao. AFP/ SAEED KHAN

An elated Zhang celebrated his victory by leaping out of the court and running to the empty podium, kissing the top step on which he would soon be standing to receive his gold medal. "I'm very excited, it's my first time at the Olympics and

it has been my dream to win the gold medal since I started playing." His latest success gave Zhang a 'grand slam' as he added Olympic gold to the World Cup and World Championship titles he won in Paris and Rotterdam respectively last year.

Putin spurs on Russia Putin and British Foreign Secretary William Hague were seen explaining the sport to British PM David Cameron. BARNABY CHESTERMAN Agencie France-Presse LONDON: Kayla Harrison became the first American Olympic judo champion on Thursday as Tagir Khaibulaev (right) won gold in front of Russian president Vladimir Putin. Harrison beat home favourite Gemma Gibbons in the women's under-78kg final to eclipse the achievement of her coach Jimmy Pedro, a bronze medallist at both the 1996 and 2004 Games. In so doing, she broke British hearts but Gibbons's run to the final had been as unexpected as it was celebrated by a raucous home crowd. Putin's appearance had been anticipated alongside British PM David Cameron, who sat in the VIP area with British Foreign Secretary William Hague. Having the two heads of state in attendance seemed

We have been preparing as a whole team to win as many medals as possible. Tagir Khaibulaev Judo gold-medallist

to inspire their athletes, with Russian Khaibulaev going one better than Gibbons. He won the men's under100kg division by beating reigning champion Tuvshinbayar Naidan of Mongolia in the final with a stunning seoi-nage (shoulder throw). That took Russia's tally to three gold medals in the judo competition and they are set to top the table after Friday's final heavyweight categories.

Meanwhile Wang reacted to his latest Olympic final loss by saying: "Everyone wants to win the gold, but I lost to a teammate so it's not so serious. I've done my best." Germany's Dimitrij Ovtcharov took men's singles bronze after a 4-2 win over Chuang Chih-Yuan of Taiwan. Ovtcharov's victory gave Germany just their second men's singles medal as he followed in the footsteps of German coach Jorg Rosskopf, who also won bronze at Atlanta in 1996.

Bo-Bae hits all the right targets LONDON: South Korea's Ki Bo-Bae added the Olympic Games women's individual archery gold to her team title victory but America's Khatuna Lorig, who trained archers on hit movie The Hunger Games, missed out. Ki defeated Mexico's Aida Roman in the final at Lord's. Another Mexican, Mariana Avitia, claimed bronze defeating Lorig of the US, who was taking part in her fifth successive Olympics under a third different national flag. In Barcelona in 1992, she was a member of the Unified Team formed after the breakup of the former Soviet Union, before representing Georgia in Atlanta in 1996 and Sydney four years later. Four years ago in Beijing, she was already an American citizen. Lorig trained actress Jennifer Lawrence in Hunger Games. Ki's win meant South Korea took back the title they had lost to China in 2008.

28-29 NBA stars shatter Brazil record The US beat Nigeria 156–73 to break the Olympic single-game scoring record. LONDON: United States NBA stars shattered the Olympic single-game scoring record on Thursday, producing one of the greatest shooting performances in basketball history in a 156-73 rout of Nigeria. On a day when Spain and Russia clinched berths in the medal playoffs with thrilling victories and France and Argentina took big steps toward reaching the quarter-finals with triumphs, the American multi-millionaires stole the show. Carmelo Anthony scored 37 points, the most by any American player in Olympic history in a game, and the New York Knicks' playmaker's 10-of12 3-point shooting was also a US Olympic mark. "When they shoot like this, I don't know if there is any team that can beat them," Nigeria's Ike Diogu said. The old Olympic record for points by a team in one game was set by Brazil in 1988 at Seoul in a 138-85 preliminary round triumph over Egypt. The Americans also eclipsed their own Olympic team record for points in a game, set in a 13370 victory over China in 1996 at Atlanta. AFP

Hoy played down his feat of equalling Sir Steve Redgrave’s British record haul of five golds.

Hoy wins; heartache for Vikki Pendleton JUSTIN DAVIS Agencie France-Presse

LONDON: After f o u r - t i m e Olympic champion Bradley Wiggins, Sir Chris Hoy (right) became the second Briton in as many days to underline his credentials as one of Britain's greatest ever Olympians. But as Hoy's sprint team and the German pair of Miriam Welte and Kristina Vogel took the first two of 10 track cycling golds there was plenty of controversy. Since the Beijing Olympics changes to the rules means there is now gender parity across the Olympic track disciplines with the men and women racing the five same events. But on the first night, Olympic sprint champion Victoria Pendleton and partner Jessica Varnish were the first to fall foul of rules governing changeovers in the team event. The pair had set a new world record in qualifying, which was later eclipsed by China's Guo Shuang and Gong Jinjie, only for disas-

Germany down Serbia Collated Olympic Games men's volleyball results from Thursday's matches: Group A Australia 0 Bulgaria 3 Poland 3 Argentina 0 Great Britain 0 Italy 3 Group B Serbia 2 Germany 3 Russia 3 Tunisia 0 Brazil 1 United States 3

US too hot for GB Results from the Olympics men's water polo also saw Montenegro hold Serbia to a draw in a gripping match on Thursday: Spain 13 Australia 9 Croatia 11 Italy 6 Greece 11 Kazakhstan 4 Montenegro 11 Serbia 11 Hungary 17 Romania 15 United States 13 Great Britain 7

It’s one of those things that happened. We were just a bit too eager and excited for a ride. Victoria Pendleton British cyclist ter to strike in the first round. After Varnish had sped her way round her lap of the track in a super-fast time, she left the change-

over zone too early as Pendleton prepared to take over to complete the twolap event. Despite pleas by British cycling team boss Dave Brailsford, the pair were relegated for the infringement, effectively ending Varnish's Olympics and Pendleton's hopes of three golds. Guo and Gong, went on to beat Germany in the gold medal match to hand China their first ever Olympic cycling gold. But in a few minutes the judges told Germany they would be given the gold because of an even slighter infringement in the same changeover zone.

South Africa stuns field with gold South Africa four gate-crashed GB and Denmark’s party in gripping style. LONDON: South Africa (right) stunned favourites Great Britain and Denmark to claim their first ever Olympic rowing gold medal in the lightweight men's four on Thursday in front of a 25,000 crowd. All eyes were on the host nation to follow up Wednesday's gold in the women's pairs, and Denmark, champions at the Beijing Games four years ago. But the South Africa four — James Thompson, Matthew Brittain, John Smith and Sizwe Ndlovu — gatecrashed their party in grip-

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ping fashion. Seemingly out of contention in the first 1500m they exploded in the closing quarter to overhaul the Danes and then Britain to rewrite their country's and the Games' rowing history. In other finals action the all-conquering United States team, unbeaten in the past four years, added women's eight gold to their Beijing and world championship titles. The USA comfortably held off Canada in silver with the Netherlands filling the bronze position. New Zealand world champions Nathan Cohen and Joseph Sullivan won gold

Seemingly out of contention in the first 1500m they exploded in the closing quarter to overhaul the Danes and then Britain to win. in the men's double sculls. The Kiwi pair overhauled Italy's Alessio Sartori and Romano Battisti late on, with long time leaders Luka Spik and Iztok Cop of Slovenia taking bronze.

Russia scrape through Olympic Games men's basketball results saw Spain beat GB by one point: Group A France 82 Lithuania 74 Argentina 92 Tunisia 69 United States 156 Nigeria 73 Group B Australia 81 China 61 Spain 79 Great Britain 78 Brazil 74 Russia 75

Dutch look to semis Netherlands and Great Britain secured contrasting wins to boost their women's hockey semi-ﬁnal prospects at London 2012. The Dutch edged past China 1-0, while Britain beat Belgium 3-0. Argentina defeated New Zealand 2-1. Australia won a hard fought 1-0 over United States. Germany defeated South Africa 2-0. South Korea beat Japan 1-0.

France trounce Tunisia Olympic Games handball results saw Spain beat South Korea in a game that saw both sides turn on the style on Thursday: France 25 Tunisia 19 Spain 33 South Korea 29 Croatia 26 Hungary 19 Great Britain 21 Argentina 32 Serbia 25 Denmark 26 Sweden 32 Iceland 33

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

GAMES BRIEFS Italy foil Russia Olympic Games women's fencing team foil saw Italy beat Russia to the gold in a hard-fought ﬁnal. The South Koreans who have put on a strong showing thus far got the bronze medal: Gold medal ﬁnal Italy bt Russia 45-31 Bronze medal South Korea bt France 45-32

Sharapova wins Maria Sharapova powered to a 6-2, 7-5 win over Belgium's Kim Clijsters as the Russian world number three booked an Olympic semi-ﬁnal clash with compatriot Maria Kirilenko. Sharapova will play the 14th seed for a place in the ﬁnal at Wimbledon after ending Clijsters's hopes of a medal in her penultimate tournament before retiring.

N Korea glued to TVs North Korea has extended its television coverage of the Olympics to an unusual ﬁve hours a day, but many people are still unable to watch due to serious power shortages, a report said. Pyongyang, which previously aired just 15 minutes a day of Olympic sporting events, extended the coverage after its athletes achieved unexpected success., the head of the North's media delegation to London has said.

Jenkins out for glory Two-time world champion Helen Jenkins will hope to get Great Britain off to a ﬂying start when the London Olympics triathlon competitions begin on Saturday. At centuriesold Hyde Park, athletes will swim 1500m around the Serpentine lake, ride seven laps of the 6.1km (3.8 miles) cycle track and race four circuits of the 2.5km, lakeside running course.

Vijender wins again Gausha’s loss was the seventh successive defeat suffered by a US boxer and meant they had just two male competitors remaining. LONDON: Vijender Singh is just one victory away from claiming a second straight Olympic boxing bronze medal and so making yet more Games history for India. Vijender, 26, gained a narrow 16-15 win over Terrell Gausha of the United States in the second round of the middleweight competition at London’s Excel Arena on Thursday. At Beijing, Vijender became the first Indian to win an Olympic boxing medal and admitted after Thursday’s bout it had been a job to give himself a chance of another podium place. “The coaches were saying calm down, calm down otherwise you will blow the fight,” he said. “I admit I was very excited but I felt I had the measure of him and just needed to be prudent in the final round to ensure I got through.” Vijender had disappointed home fans by failing to reach the final in the 2010 Commonwealth Games. AFP

Referee sent home after Shimizu bout

Terrell Gausha (L) of the USA defends against Vijender Singh during their round of 16 Middleweight (75kg) match of the Olympics at the AFP/ JACK GUEZ ExCel Arena on Thursday in London.

urkmen boxing referee Ishanguly Meretnyyazov was sent home from the Olympics Thursday after his display in a controversial bout, which Japanese bantamweight Satoshi Shimizu won on appeal. Meretnyyazov was criticised for not stopping Wednesday’s contest in the third round when Shimizu’s exhausted opponent, Magomed Abdulhamidov of Azerbaijan, went to the floor several times. He was also faulted for giving Abdulhamidov too much time to recover. The Azeri was inexplicably awarded a 22-17 decision by the five judges, which was changed to a thirdround stoppage win for Shimizu after an appeal. Another referee to fall foul of amateur boxing body AIBA was Germany’s Frank Scharmach, who received a five-day suspension from competition. He had caused consternation among the Iranian team and a large part of the crowd when he disqualified Iranian heavyweight Ali Mazaheri.

Douglas sizzles to claim gold TOM WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse LONDON: Gabrielle Douglas boldly triumphed in the women’s individual gymnastics final on Thursday to give the United States their third consecutive Olympic female champion. The 16-year-old from Virginia finished ahead of Russia’s Viktoria Komova at the North Greenwich Arena, while Komova’s team-mate Aliya Mustafina took the bronze medal. Mustafina and America’s Alexandra Rais-

man finished level on 59.566 points in third position, but Mustafina won the bronze on tie-breaking criteria. Komova had been seeking revenge after the USA beat Russia to the gold medal in the team event, but Douglas produced a near-faultless performance to succeed compatriots Carly Patterson and Nastia Liukin as the women’s Olympic champion. She also became the first black gymnast to win the individual women’s Olympic title. “It kinda hasn’t sunk in yet. But it will,” she said.

“A lot was going through my mind. I was just thinking that all the hard work had paid off. I was speechless, just shedding tears of joy and waving to the crowd.” It is Douglas’ second gold medal at the London Games, after her role in the Americans’ team success, while she will also compete in the uneven bars final on August 6 and the balance beam final on August 7. Douglas took the lead after the vault and held on to it despite a strong uneven bars routine from Komova.

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Phelps strikes gold He accepted his medal with a smile, then heaved a sigh as the crowd roared. As the anthem played he just about controlling his emotions. REBECCA BRYAN Agence France-Presse LONDON: Michael Phelps delivered one more historymaking Olympic performance on Thursday, winning the 200m medley to become the first man to win the same individual swimming event at three straight Games. Phelps, already denied trebles in London in the 400m medley and 200m butterfly, delivered a vintage performance to win in 1min 54.27sec and collect his 20th career Olympic medal — and his 16th gold. “The three-peat was hard,” Phelps said. “I knew it would be a cool thing to do and add to the resume to be the first guy to do it, it hurt.” He subdued his great rival — team-mate Ryan Lochte — who settled for silver in 1:54.90. Hungarian Laszlo Cseh earned bronze in 1:56.22. Although it was his first individual gold of the 2012 Games, there was no fistpumping celebration from Phelps but instead a smile of quiet satisfaction as his mother and sister cheered from the stands.

Cielo, Jones deadheat in 50m free final

razil’s world record holder Cesar Cielo and American Cullen Jones dead-heated for the fastest time while James Magnussen crashed out of the ﬁnal of the men’s 50m freestyle on Thursday. Cielo and Jones hit the wall in 21.54secs in the semis to book their places in Friday’s ﬁnal.

Kromowidjojo wins 100m freestyle

D Soni wins 200m breaststroke in world record

LONDON: American Rebecca Soni broke the women’s 200m breaststroke world record for the second time in two days Thursday as she won Olympic gold for the second straight Games. Using her trademark late kick, Soni won gold in 2min 19.59sec, improving the record of 2:20.00 she posted in the

semi-finals on Wednesday. She became the first Beijing swimming gold medallist to successfully defend a title in London. “I wasn’t trying to focus on records or medals or anything, I just wanted to swim one more race the way I knew I could,” Soni said, adding “It has been my goal since I was a little girl to swim under 2.20, my coach told me I could be the first woman to swim 2.19 and I have been chasing it ever since and I am just so happy. “I didn’t look (at the turn), tonight I just wanted my hand on the wall and then I looked. I am AFP so happy.”

utch flyer Ranomi Kromowidjojo led from the blocks to win the women’s 100m freestyle swimming gold medal on Thursday. The Netherlands’ newest Olympic swimming star went into the Olympic final as the fastest woman in the world this year and confirmed her ranking.

Clary wins 200m backstroke gold

yler Clary won the gold medal in the Olympic men’s swimming 200m backstroke here Thursday, denying US team-mate Ryan Lochte a repeat. Clary overhauled Lochte on the ﬁnal lap to win in an Olympic record of 1min 53.41sec with Ryosuke Irie of Japan taking silver in 1:53.78.

Lin survives Sho close scare

LONDON: Olympic badminton champion Lin Dan (right) suffered a scare before reaching the men’s singles semi-finals with a testing three-game win over Japan’s Sho Sasaki on Thursday. Lin, regarded by many as the greatest player ever, saw his last-game lead cut from seven points to one at 15-14, before squeezing past the sixth seed 21-12, 16-21, 21-16.

Men’s singles — quarterﬁnals Lee Chong Wei (MAS) bt Kashyap Parupalli (IND) 21-19, 21-11 Chen Long Chen (CHN) bt Peter Gade (DEN) 21-16, 21-13 Lee Hyun-Il Lee (KOR) bt Chen Jin (CHN) 21-15, 21-16 Lin Dan (CHN) bt Sho Sasaki (JPN) 21-12, 16-21, 21-16 Women’s singles — quarterﬁnals Wang Yihan (CHN) bt Shao Chieh Cheng (TPE) 21-14, 21-11 Saina Nehwal (IND) bt Tine Baun

Badminton results

(DEN) 21-15, 22-20 Li Xuerui (CHN) bt Pui Yin Yip (HKG) 21-12, 22-20 Wang Xin (CHN) bt I Ratchanok (THA) 17-21, 21-18, 21-14 Men’s doubles — quarterﬁnals Cai Yun/Fu Haifeng (CHN) bt Chai Biao/Guo Zhendong (CHN) 21-15, 21-19 Women’s doubles — semi-ﬁnals Tian Qing/Zhao Yunlei (CHN) bt Valeria Sorokina/Nina Vislova (RUS) 21-19, 21-6.

GAMES BRIEFS Bolt set for Saturday The cream of men's sprinting and Russian pole vaulting legend Yelena Isinbayeva will make their bow on the second day of the athletics programme of the Olympics on Saturday. Defending Olympic champion Usain Bolt and Jamaican teammates Yohan Blake and Asafa Powell will run heats and round one of the 100m.

James the challenger World 400m champion Kirani James would love to end the Americans' 28-year Olympic dominance of his event. James burst on to the global scene last year at the tender age of 18 when he powered to the world title in Daegu, showing a raw talent that many compared to Bolt at the same age. Kirani could make the 400m a highlight as he bids to defy LaShawn Merritt.

BOA demur ‘greatest’ The British Olympic Association has refused to be drawn on whether Bradley Wiggins is now Britain's greatest ever Olympian, but said the seven-times medallist had now entered "hallowed territory". Lord Moynihan, the BOA chairman, said he was "right up there at the top" of the list of the greatest British Olympians of all time.

GB take canoe gold Great Britain took gold and silver in the canoe slalom C2 contest with Tim Baillie and Etienne Stott edging out compatriots David Florence and Richard Hounslow. Slovak twins Pavol and Peter Hochschorner took bronze. In the women's K1 canoe-kayak Emilie Fer (FRA) took gold, silver went to Jessica Fox (AUS), bronze to Maialen Chourraut (ESP).

FRIDAY, AUGUST 3, 2012

sports

UNDER-16 SOCCER TALENT HUNT IN CITY TODAY An under-16 soccer talent hunt, Airtel Rising Stars, which will give 12 promising youngsters a chance to train with Manchester United Soccer School and a career in professional football kicks off today (Friday) at Gymkhana Grounds, Secunderabad.

NEW ZEALAND IN WEST INDIES

Black Caps out for 260 against Windies

WASHINGTON OPEN Anderson, Querrey first into ATP quarterfinals

Quarterfinals results (x denotes seeding)

New Zealand played without spinner Daniel Vettori and also batsman Daniel Flynn owing to groin strains suffered in the opening Test. KINGSTON: Kemar Roach (right) took four wickets as the West Indies dismissed New Zealand for 260 before stumps on the first day of the second test at Sabina Park on Thursday. Roach finished with 4-70 and both Tino Best and Narsingh Deonarine took two wickets. Martin Guptill top-scored for New Zealand with 71 and Ross Taylor contributed 60. That left the home side having to bat five overs before stumps, which Chris Gayle and Kieran Powell safely negotiated for the addition of 11 runs. An unbeaten 62 from Guptill earlier helped New Zealand to reach tea on 152 for three. West Indies, leading the

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x1) bt Chang Kai-chen (TPE) 6-4, 6-4 Magdalena Rybarikova (SVK) bt Jana Cepelova (SVK) 6-2, 6-4 Vania King (USA x4) bt Coco Vandeweghe (USA x7) 6-1, 3-6, 6-4

New Zealand 1st Innings

Men

Total: 260 all out (M Guptill 71, L Taylor 60, Roach 4 for 70, Best 2 for 40) West Indies 1st innings

two-match series 1-0, struck two early blows before lunch in restricting New Zealand to 74 for 2 having won the toss and electing to field. Guptill formed a fine partnership with skipper Taylor, punishing some wayward bowling from Roach. AFP

SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND

Petersen grinds out century Alviro Petersen made 124 not out as South Africa reached 262 for five at the close after being sent in to bat by England in the second Test. COLIN BRYDEN Agence France-Presse LEEDS: Opening batsman Alviro Petersen (right) ground out a century as South Africa and England finished on even terms on the first day of the second Test at Headingley on Thursday. South African captain AB de Villiers said the batsmen had done well in difficult conditions, with Petersen outstanding. “It’s difficult to say who has come out on top on points but I thought we played really well. The guys assessed the condi-

Women

Scoreboard: W Indies V New Zealand 2nd Test

Total: 11 without loss (C Gayle not out 1, K Powell not out 10)

South Africa reached 84 for no wicket at lunch but conditions changed dramatically as heavy clouds swept in after the break.

tions well,” said De Villiers. England opening bowler James Anderson felt two late wickets with the second new ball had given the home side a

slight edge after a frustrating start to the day which included a dropped catch and fast bowler Steven Finn being denied a wicket when dead ball was called after he bumped into the stumps at the bowler’s end while delivering the ball.

Kevin Anderson (RSA x3) bt Florent Serra (FRA) 6-4, 6-4 Sam Querrey (USA x8) bt Benjamin Becker (GER) 6-4, 6-3

WASHINGTON: South African Kevin Anderson (above) and American Sam Querrey both advanced to the quarter-finals of the ATP/WTA Washington event on Thursday with straight-set, second-round wins. Anderson, seeded third, beat Florent Serra of France 6-4, 6-4, while number eight Querrey, champion last weekend in Los Angeles, reached the last eight

with a win over Germany’s Benjamin Becker 6-4, 6-3. Anderson, ranked 34th and a first-round Wimbledon loser, earned his third hardcourt win of the summer after reaching the second round last month in Atlanta. The South African punished qualifier Serra with 12 aces in their match lasting just under 90 minutes. AFP