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HEARD THE TRUTH The Central government says the Taj Mahal is not a Wonder of the World and that Hockey is not our national sport, but City educators continue to teach children the exact opposite. It’s time teachers starred in this ‘reality’ show.
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IN FOCUS
New collection Zooni unveils festive hues — a fusion of colour, drama and style! at Origins. It is a collection that is a mix of pret-aporter, primo and atelier, and is full of opulent fabrics, exquisite workmanship and flowy silhouettes. Where: Origins, Rd No 4, Banjara Hills When: August 8 Contact: (040) 2335 9221
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 August 5. Where: Nift Campus, Madhapur When: August 3 to August 5 Contact: (040) 2311 4537
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
Punjabi food festival Sample the essence of Punjab with a Punjabi Food Festival being held at Arena, Taj Deccan. This food festival will be held till August 12. Where: Arena, Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: Ongoing, 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6666 3939
Soul cages A unique presentation of imagery and narrative told through Bharathanatyam will be presented on August 4. Where: Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla science centre, Adarsh Nagar When: August 4, 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 2324 1067
Interactive workshops Oakridge International School launches Weekend Voyager. This is
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an exciting weekend activity for children. It includes workshops on a variety of topics such as film making, theater, photography, robotics. Where: Oakridge International School, Gachibowli and Bachupally When: Every Sunday, 9am-12pm Contact:1800 200 8171
Eclectic reflections Alankritha Art Gallery presents Eclectic Reflections, an exhibition of paintings by eight talented artists. The exhibition will be on from August 11. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Kavuri hills When: August 11 onwards, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2311 3709
Jazz concert 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. Where: Bhaskara Auditorium, Birla Science Centre, Adarsh Nagar
When: August 7, 7.30pm onwards
Monsoon mania Ramoji Film City celebrates the onset of monsoon with eight weeks of fun-filled activities and entertainment with magic of cinema starting from July 1 to August 31. Monsoon Masti is an occasion for the entire family. Where:Ramoji Film City, Hayathnagar When: Ongoing, 9am onwards Contact: (040) 2341 2262
Kebab fest This fest is something that will surely appeal to the kebab lovers in town. Kangan at Westinn, Madhapur is hosting a Kebab fest. The fest is open for dinner only. Where: Kangan, Westinn Mindspace, Madhapur When: Ongoing, 7pm-11pm (weekdays) 7pm-12pm (weekends) Contact: (040) 6767 6838
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 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
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, 11pm Contact: 98499 15056
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SR Congress is on a roll. A new constituency level office of Jubilee Hills assembly constituency was inaugurated by Central governing council member YV Subba Reddy and Rajamohan Reddy this morning. YSRCP sevadalam chief Kotimreddy Vinay Reddy and many other party activists were present on the occasion.
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iscreants burnt a bus belonging to a private engineering college at Mustafanagar late on Friday night. According to the police, the bus was parked on the road, when some unidentified people poured petrol and set it on fire. Passers-by, who saw the bus, notified the police, who reached the spot with fire fighters. Investigations are on.
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ohd Amir, 17, was returning home on Friday night when he was cornered by some local youth at Malakpet. The youth identified as Nandu, Vasanth and some others beat him up and Amir was injured. According to Chaderghat police, the accused had been objecting to Amir’s waking up the basti people during saher. A case has been registered.
Youth jailed for meeting girl A 20-year-old management student was booked for trespassing and threatening when he tried to meet his girlfriend on the sly, but was caught red-handed by her parents. MOHD SUBHAN
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xpressly excess zeal shown by the Jubilee Hills police in a love affair has spoiled the academic life of a 20-year-old youth. The incident occurred on July 28, when Abhijeet went to meet his girlfriend at Road No 44, Jubilee Hills. Incidentally, the girl’s par-
ents did not approve of her liason with Abhijeet, a management student from Odisha. Yet, the couple continued to chat online and spoke on the phone. Since the girl’s parents did not approve of their friendship, they could not meet. However, the girl’s parents suspected that the two were still in touch and presumably wanted to test the situation themselves. According to Saidulu, sub inspector with the Jubilee Hills police station, the girl’s parents left the house on July 28 to
THE GIRL’S PARENTS WHO DISAPPROVED OF THEIR FRIENDSHIP, PRETENDED TO GO OUT, BUT LAY WAITING FOR THE BOY TO MEET HER. attend a function and locked the gates on their way out. The police said that the girl then asked Abhijeet to meet her, as her parents were out and he
agreed. Finding the gate locked, Abhijeet jumped over the wall, when suddenly the girl’s parents returned and caught him red handed. They summoned the police, who immediately booked him section 448 and 506 of the IPC (trespassing and threatening). He was produced before a magistrate the next day and a bail was granted. However, the dejected youth, his academic career now almost spoiled, is in tears. When Postnoon sought legal opinion from senior advocate of
Nampallay court, Shaikh Siafullah Khalid said, these sections are not grave and the police ought to have summoned his parents or engaged a lawyer. “The police have wide powers but they should adopt a considerate approach in such matters,” Shaikh said. Putting him directly in the lockup and booking him like a hardened criminal was not prudent, he suggested. Another advocate, who did not want to be identified, said the police usually act on the standing of the complainant.
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Time to teach in real world While City’s educators says that the Taj is a part of the seven wonders, the government disagrees.
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o learn sometimes we need to unlearn. Today's children are bombarded with information, and not surprisingly, they must amend and unlearn a lot. All this while we have been telling our children that the Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders of the world. But, no, the official India reply to an RTI filed by Raju Malthumkar says that Taj is no longer a wonder. But the official 7 wonders website insists that the Taj Mahal is very much one of seven wonders (see box). It is not Taj alone that suffered at the hands of officials. Hockey too which we were telling ourselves was the national game is wrong. Another RTI response said India does not have a national sport (little wonder we come a cropper in the Olympics). “First we teach our children that our universe has nine planets and now we tell them no it’s only eight, forget the ninth one. It’s so uncertain, we are not 100 per cent sure of what to teach our children,” said Aparna Rao, a parent and kindergarten school teacher. “I am not sure about Taj Mahal. There is a chapter in the State syllabus as well as in ICSE syllabus that says that hockey is our national game,” said Padma W, Centenary Church School.
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Officially, India has also made another blooper. Three months ago, an RTI was filed questioning which title of Gandhiji was official — father of the nation or mahatma. “No information available,” was the reply. Adilakshmi Chintalapati from Oakridge International School said, “We have a different
pattern of teaching; we have a global education system. We leave it to students to discover. They do their own questioning and logical reasoning. So these new changes won’t make much of a difference because we want our students to explore and research.” Teachers and principals say that perhaps with the new ways to gather information a lot of new changes are being made to the present history and the existing facts and figures. But there needs to be a watch dog who will filter the information and update the curriculum on a regular basis. “There should be a committee which should approve such information before we tell our students. Most of this information is taught as a part of general knowledge. Hence, we should have GK books as worksheets and not as text books so that theycan be updated," said Sadna B, principal of a government school.
Chaos continues to reign supreme Traffic police are busy elsewhere and GHMC couldn’t care less. Rahul Ramakrishna rahul.r@postnoon.com
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ehdipatnam’s traffic and civic woes are not unheard of. The death of a student who was allegedly travelling by footboard, is just a gory example of the civic and traffic sense gone wrong. For years, the stretch on Mehdipatnam’s main road, from the bus bay situated opposite the Rythu Bazaar, to the ICICI bank has been one of the City’s most unruly and badly managed roads. The bus bay originally meant for city buses is being used as a parking spot by any vehicle, typically by the share autos and vendors who are trying to make a quick buck. When it rains, the
bus stop turns into a pool, making it difficult for vendors or commuters to go about their businesses. The ‘one-way’ lane from Meraj Cafe leading towards Asifnagar is anything but one way. Adding to the chaos are the huge number of share autos that ply from Mehdipatnam to Golconda, often occupying a large portion of the main road for this purpose. Shaikh Aleem, a share auto driver says, “What are we to do? Our only passengers are commuters from the bus stop. As it is business is dull, and now if they expect us to shift how are we to survive?” The bus stops add to the confusion as they are left without a signboard or a route number map. Commuters tend to
occupy the entire stretch from Rythu Bazaar to the ICICI bank forcing buses to stop midway through traffic. In the melee that ensues when a bus is spotted, there is a stampede like situation, which is a common sight. Praharsha S, a resident of Mehdipatnam says, “This situation has not changed over the years. The traffic is choked at the bus junctions in the mornings, and by night there is another block on the road leading to the Mehdipatnam bus depot. Students tend to rush behind the buses and I have personally seen many of them slipping and falling from the footboard.” The traffic police paints a completely different picture altogether. An official from the Asifnagar Traffic Police station
The bus stop has been facing numerous woes. From vendors on the street to the share autos, commuting here is still a task. DEEPAK DESHPANDE said, “All the share autos have been banned from plying on the Rythu Bazaar stretch. I also
advise students and passengers to be careful while alighting from buses.”
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Illegal cash circulation: 4 held
Sajjan plea allowed
Arms unearthed in J&K
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cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered from a remote mountainous forest area in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, an army official said on Saturday. Security forces, including the army and Jammu and Kashmir police, recovered the cache of arms and ammunition as well as some incriminating documents late on Friday.
he Delhi High Court Friday allowed Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s plea to use the statements of a victim of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots to defend himself. Justice Pratibha Rani set aside the June 2 trial court order that dismissed Sajjan Kumar’s plea and observed that he be given a reasonable opportunity to defend himself in the trial.
Mumbai woman killed in US bus accident
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CHICAGO: A 25-year-old woman dentist from Mumbai, who was also a graduate student at the University of Missouri, was the lone passenger killed in a crash of a double-decker bus in Illinois. Aditi R Avhad, was headed from Chicago to Columbia, Montana Thursday when the bus slammed into a highway overpass support pillar near Litchfield, about 55 miles northeast of St Louis, Chicago Tribune reported. As many as half of the passengers were injured, the daily said citing State Police Capt Scott Compton. Four to five of them were trapped and had to be extricated, including Avhad. Avhad, a dentist from Mumbai, was enrolled in the graduate programme at the University of Missouri’s School of Medicine, according to the school. She was studying for a master’s degree in health administration and IANS hoped to get her degree next year.
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senior officials of a private financial management company in Odisha have been arrested for their involvement in illegal money circulation in the state, police said Saturday. The managing director, chief executive officer, administrative officer and cashier of Ashore group were taken into custody by the economic offences wing (EOW).
UOP to use new software to check plagiarism CHICAGO: An anti-plagiarism
Visitors and tourists gather at the Gira Falls near Saputara, some 350 kms from Ahmedabad, on Friday. The scenic waterfall is located close to Saputara, Gujarat’s only hill station, where the Saputara Monsoon AFP/SAM PANTHAKY Festival will be held from August 4 to September 1.
‘Lokpal Bill doubtful’
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The Bill can be taken up in the monsoon session only if the select committee looking into the measure gives its recommendation much before the stipulated time: Bansal NEW DELHI: The Lokpal Bill can be taken up in the monsoon session only if the select committee looking into the measure gives its recommendation much before the stipulated time, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal said Friday. Stressing that the government was committed to get the bill passed, Bansal told reporters here that if the Rajya Sabha’s select committee, which has been asked to give its recommendations by the first day of the session’s last week, gives them by the middle of the session, it may be possible to bring the bill in the session. The monsoon session starts Aug 8 and ends Sep 7. If the report is given on the stipulated date only, it will be difficult for government to “finish deliberations in four days”, said Bansal, adding the
ing should retain its present status though all “encroachments” should be removed. “It (the building) should be retained for the purpose of Parliament House. Clear it of all encroachments,” Bansal told reporters here Friday. Bansal said that essential offices like those of Lok Sabha speaker, Rajya Sabha chairman, secretary generals of two houses, table offices, notice offices, and parliamentary reporters room should be retained.
‘Old is gold’ The idea of shifting parliament to a new building has not found favour with Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, who feels that the heritage buildbill has not been listed for consideration in the session. Bills which were ready will be taken up in the session and the government was willing to discuss all issues, he said. Bansal said 31 bills, includ-
ing those relating to forward contracts, banking laws, land acquisition and women’s reservation in parliament are listed for passage in the session. Other bills listed include Educational Tribunal Bill, the
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whistleblowers protection bill, mines bill, and prevention of bribery of foreign public officials bill. Replying to a question, Bansal said the Insurance Bill and the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) Bill do not figure in the agenda. He said a total 118 bills are pending at some stage or the other. The Lokpal bill has been passed by Lok Sabha. However, if government agrees to amendments based on recommendations of select committee, it would bring the bill again to the Lok Sabha for passage. Bansal Friday met chief whips from various parties who told him about the issues they intended to raise including riots in Assam, train accidents and low-intensity blasts IANS in Pune.
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check through a US based popular software will be a salient feature of the assessment of thesis and dissertations submitted by doctoral research students of University of Pune for their PhD in the new academic year. A decision to this effect was recently taken by the university’s management council outlining stringent measures to promote independent research and curb plagiarism which represents work done by other person as one’s own contribution.
KEEPING WITH THE UNIVERSITY GRANT COMMISSION’S (UGC) RECOMMENDATIONS The UOP, considered one of the most prestigious universities in the country, will be acquiring the anti-plagiarism software which will be kept with its various post-graduate departments and affiliated colleges that conduct and assess doctoral research in various branches, according to UOP Vice Chancellor Wasudev Gade. The measure, seen as a first of sorts, is in keeping with the University Grant Commission’s (UGC) recommendations to check and detect “intentional and nonintentional” acts of plagiarism in submission of theses and dissertations for doctoral research, he added. The software which is used internationally can go through huge databases to identify plagiarised portions of a work.
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Undertrial fined for stubble
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The US Army psychiatrist accused of a massacre on a Texas military base was again fined $1,000 Friday for refusing to shave before a military hearing. Major Nidal Hasan, who could face the death penalty if convicted, is accused of opening fire at the Fort Hood army base on November 5, 2009, in an attack that killed 12 soldiers and a civilian.
Sudan, S Sudan strike deal
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ix miners were killed and another rescued alive Friday after an accident in a coal mine in northern Mexico, officials said.Seven were trapped, one of them was rescued alive but unfortunately six were buried under the coal,” Francisco Orduna, a spokesman for mine operator Altos Hornos de Mexico, told Radio Formula.
udan and South Sudan have reached an agreement on how to share the oil riches controlled by Khartoum before the country’s partition, African Union mediator Thabo Mbeki said on Saturday. “The parties have agreed on all of the financial arrangements regarding oil, so that’s done,” Mbeki told reporters, without offering details.
Angry Ban tells world powers to end proxy war in Syria DAMASCUS: UN chief Ban Kimoon warned world powers that they must overcome their rivalries to put an end to the “proxy war” in Syria, as deadly fighting raged in Damascus and the country’s second city Aleppo. Ban spoke on Friday ahead of a UN General Assembly vote that overwhelmingly condemned the Security Council for its failure to act and slammed President Bashar al-Assad’s use of “heavy weapons” in the nearly 17-month civil war. Shells rained down on rebel positions in Aleppo as fighting was reported in Syria’s commercial capital and in Damascus, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reporting at least 70 people killed across the country. At the same time, new weekly anti-regime protests were held across Syria in solidarity with the eastern province of Deir Ezzor, which troops have pounded for weeks. The day’s slogan was “Deir Ezzor — victory comes from the east”, and the Observatory reported claims that 70 per cent of the strategic oil-producing province that borders Iraq was now in rebel hands. In Aleppo, hundreds gathered in Al-Shaar neighbourhood chanting: “The people want the execution of Bashar!” and “The people want freedom and peace,” an AFP reporter said. As jet fighters and helicopter gunships swooped over the city, the Observatory reported
Syrian boys sit on a destroyed tank in the northern city of Aleppo on Friday, August 3 demonstrations in several neighbourhoods and fierce clashes in the rebel-held Salaheddin district. A Syrian security source said troops were “testing the terrorists’ defence systems... before annihilating them by carrying out a surgical operation”. In Moscow, the Russian foreign ministry expressed serious concern over rebel attempts to gain control of Aleppo and condemned foreign nations for providing the opposition with military supplies.
“Moscow is very worried by the dangerous development in the situation, the violence and provocations aimed at expanding the scope and the cruelty in the civil war,” the ministry said. In Idlib, five rebels were killed in an army ambush, the Observatory said, while the official SANA news agency said regime forces killed 17 “terrorists” in Aleppo. In Damascus, six civilians were killed as loyalist forces moved on rebels a day after
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At the General Assembly, Ban evoked the UN’s failure in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre in Bosnia and warned the divided Security Council that “the immediate interests of the Syrian people must be paramount over any larger rivalries of influence”. The secretary general said
growing radicalisation and extremism had been predicted at the start of the conflict in 2011. “The next step was also forewarned: a proxy war, with regional and international players arming one side or the other. All of these dire predictions have come to pass,” Ban told the Assembly. He turned his fire on the Security Council, which he said had become paralysed by divisions over Syria. “With the situation having worsened, they must find common ground,” he said. After his address, the Assembly passed a Saudi-drafted resolution criticising the Security Council’s failure to act and condemning Assad’s use of heavy weapons. The resolution deplored “the Security Council failure to agree on measures” to make the Syrian government carry out UN demands to end fighting. “Despite the continued opposition of an increasingly isolated minority, the overwhelming majority of UN members clearly stands resolutely with the Syrian people,” commented US ambassador Susan Rice after the vote. The French and British governments also welcomed the resolution. The vote shows that “the international community condemns the massive and systematic violations of human rights in Syria and the use of arms of war by the regime against its people”, said France’s Foreign AFP Minister Laurent Fabius.
UN sends flood aid to N Korea
Vandals wreak havoc on Australian zoo
Kissing protest at fast food units
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SYDNEY: Nine birds, including an endangered swift parrot, had their heads smashed in or ripped off and more than 60 animals were missing Saturday after vandals went on the rampage at an Australian zoo. Tasmania Zoo owner Dick Warren said that he found the mutilated animals when he opened the Zoo on Friday morning, finding “door, after door, after door open and all the locks had been cut, with birds missing and birds dead”. He added, “either they have just caught them and banged their heads or pulled their heads off, it’s a pretty sick sight to see,” Warren told ABC Television. “It’s heartbreaking to see them. How could people do this sort of thing? It hits you so hard,” he added.
LOS ANGELES: Gays and lesbians puckered up on Friday at “kiss-ins” outside Chick-fil-A outlets across the United States in protest over the fastfood chain’s opposition to allowing same-sex marriage. Using social media to publicise the event, the organisers expected that at least 15,000 people will turn out for a collective coast-to-coast kiss. “It has nothing to do with us being against freedom of religion or freedom of speech,” Bryan McIlroy, a 35year-old interior designer, told AFP reporters who were outside a restaurant in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles. “I’m here because I am gay and I don’t think it’s right to support any kind of hate,” he said.
sending a first shipment of emergency food aid to flood-hit areas of North Korea, where torrential rain has killed scores of people and inundated cropland. The assistance will provide victims with an initial ration of 400 grams (14 ounces) of maize a day for 14 days, the UN body said in a statement posted Friday on its website. It said a UN mission that travelled to flood-hit regions earlier in the week found that there had been considerable damage to the maize, soybean and rice fields. The country already struggles to feed its people even in normal times and has suffered a famine in the 1990s that is said to have killed hundreds of thousands.
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propos Crash course for patient care (August 2). The profession has been a great benefit to the US. The writer suggests that it could be useful in India’s shortage of health care providers, is very true, but training is more comprehensive than becoming an assistant. Kevin Lohenry via email
n the article US warns of LeT threat, asks Pakistan to act (August 1) it is reported that Saeed, roams freely in Pakistan despite a bounty on his head by the US. Saeed is so audacious that he participates in political rallies without fear.It is high time that the US government undertake robust action. Syed Karim via email
EDITORIALS Readers’ views We invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to feedback@postnoon.com or #1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033 or even by way of a call on 4067 2222.
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rom what I gather from the article TDP for separate Telangana (July 31). The news that,the TDP is not against, Telangana,is hard to believe. Why after elections? Why not right now? Probably, because of being pushed to the third place they dropped the plan? RN Dandu Via email
EDITORIALS CONTROVERSIES mar sports First it was the controversy over Japanese bantamweight Satoshi Shimizu who successfully protested the result of his almost comical second round loss to Azerbaijan's Magomed Abdulhamidov. With the initial result being overturned, Shimizu will advance to the quarterfinals at the Olympics. Now our very own boxer Vikas Krishan, who was earlier declared winner, has crashed out of the Games after the decision was reversed. The 20-year-old Krishan kept himself in medal reckoning in his bout by scripting a hard-fought 13-11 victory over Spence in a prequarter final contest. But, there was more to it than just that. In the second round, Krishan spat out his gum-shield intentionally... to protect himself the pounding he was receiving from Spence. A referee was sent home and a second is suspended. And all this is happening in the Olympics! While boxing is accepted as a brutal sport, and the impact of brutality is reduced in the Olympics with provision of protective headgear to the contestants, controversies will continue to spoil its image and that of sports.
WHY WE LOVE... the Indian govt Time and again terrorists strike, there are blasts, people die and politicians condemn the attacks. The nation watches the drama unfold horror struck, holds candle light vigils showing solidarity and demands better governance. Yet, there is little done to prevent attacks or even apprehend perpetrators. Of course a lot is done to beef up security when a red alert is sounded — for politicians. The common man is left to fend for himself, pick up the pieces and move on. For there’s little he can expect from the government.
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atching the Olympics sporting events over the last few days took me back to my school days when I was a volleyball player. I represented my school and eventually went on to represent the state at the national level. We had a small but dedicated team. We practiced with focus and had some good coaches to guide us. Every year, the school volleyball team had to win the taluk level to qualify for the district level and then the state level. As it happens with most sports, we had a rival in a neighbouring school. They weren’t well trained in other sports but their volleyball team was amongst the best in the state. It was difficult to beat them. They brought a combina-
tion of aggression and skill to the court. Every time we had a match against this school, it would make us nervous. Through middle school and the initial years of high school, we ran head-to-head with almost the same number of victories and defeats against this rival school. Matters came to a head when the main players, including me, were in class X. It was our last opportunity to defeat our rivals. We practiced even harder, strategising as much as concentrating on our fitness. The day before the match, the team spent time together and spoke about how this is do-or-die for us. That night, no one from our team slept well. The next morning, we were raring to go. In a best-of-five match, we lost the first set but won the next three. All that hard work had eventually paid off. We partied that evening and celebrated our success for many days after that. We had, after all, returned as heroes. But what, after that? Today, many
years later, when I look back at that victory, it seems like a blur. What really makes me smile is what I have become because of all those months of hard work and patience. The period of preparation to give my best has made me who I am today. It taught me to value hard work,
IT’S EASY TO SIT IN OUR LIVING ROOMS AND CRITICISE SPORTSMEN REPRESENTING INDIA AT THE OLYMPICS. LITTLE DO WE KNOW THE SACRIFICES THEY MADE TO EVEN QUALIFY. showed me that focus and determination will never go waste. It only makes us stronger. The image of our team lifting the trophy no doubt makes me proud. But that happiness is but a wave in the scheme of things that is life. It
is not all of life. Victory, defeat, pleasure and pain are all waves that hit us intermittently. We just have to choose carefully which waves to ride on so we don’t fall with a thud. It’s all well to sit in the comfort of our living rooms and criticise the sportsmen representing India at the Olympics. But little do we know the daily sacrifices they made to even be qualified to reach London. It was disappointing to see archer Deepika Kumari crash out in the very first match. But weren’t one billion hopes too heavy for the 18-year-old to shoulder? To me, Deepika Kumari is as much as winner as Gagan Narang. As are Jwala Gutta, Ashwini Ponnappa, Saina Nehwal, Mahesh Bhupathi, Vijender Singh and Laishram Bombayala Devi. They would be even bigger winners depending on what they choose to do with their lives (not just their sporting lives) after their return to India from London. Winning or losing notwithstanding.
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Ties that outlast time My World SHRADDHA JAHAGIRDAR-SAXENA
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n my work I have had the pleasure of meeting achievers from across fields – people whose names most of us are familiar with. With each encounter, I have taken back not just a ‘story’ but a memory of the person, a characteristic or trait that has made some impact on me. All of us in our lives meet countless number of people over the years. Some we remember with fondness, others with a tang of bitterness and most of them we tend to let loose in the clouds of oblivion. So, it happened with me recently. It is sad that the haze of time had dimmed a few of my memories and it took a loss to bring a few people back to the forefront of my mind. When Gagan Narang’s coach Lapidus brought the focus back on teachers and gurus, I sat down and reflected on those who had meant a lot to me. For though, professionally, I have met and interacted with many whose faces and names adorn our newspapers on a regular basis, personally in my early formative years, many unseen persona have perhaps involuntarily shaped the course of my career and life.
always remember them when I struggle with a word or two and have to look at a dictionary as I will my other English professors – Prof Kapadia, Prof Vakil, Prof Hemadi, Prof Nabar…. Lest I forget, there is one teacher – who held sway in my school – who holds a special place in my personal life. Mrs Usha Gulgule, who transformed from a teacher I was not particularly close to in school to a much loved neighbour. To tell you the truth, when I got married and learnt that my next door home belonged to the Gulgules I initially balked at the thought of living next to her, impressions of
school discipline colouring my present-day impression of her. Till the time my kids arrived, our interaction was limited to but a ‘Hello’ and ‘Goodbye’ at the lifts as both of us rushed off to work. The births of my daughter and five years later my son changed the relationship completely and I acquired another loving home. Our doors would remain open – and ‘next door’ was a haven where I spent hours chatting with Gulgule kaka (uncle) – who partially paralysed was at home and Aji (grandmother) her mother who lived with them. I can never forget the tasty
delights that awaited me every time I was there. And my son who was an infant then would crawl into the master bedroom where Kaka often rested and they both would spend time in a manner that cannot be got back now. Mrs Gulgule worked long hours – with work at school and tuitions to keep home and hearth going – but her face was always characterised with a smile. Even when they had to sell their home to move away, we kept in touch. Till time wrought its toll and she was left alone. Soon after she moved to the USA and for a long time I could not bear the thought of her not being around. Two weeks ago on Guru Purnima day, came the news that she had passed away there. I went to her home in Dadar – though empty of almost all furniture, it still felt like her home. The kids have grown up – yet they both reacted with equal distress to her loss. I am sure that all of us have such tales in our life – stories of ‘people’ who ‘have stayed with us. So, what more can I say here? For she and the others I mentioned and many more have touched my life making me a better person. If only I could turn the clock back… Shraddha JahagirdarSaxena is the Executive Editor of VERVE magazine
Global edits The Guardian (UK)
Unthinkable? ZiL lanes for bikes
PUT PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT CYCLING AND MAKE BIKE JOURNEYS SAFER
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For instance, years ago at school – I studied at Mumbai’s simple St Columba High School in central Mumbai and then at Elphinstone College, South Mumbai – my love for English was shaped by a razor-thin rather stern teacher, Miss Bernie Tellis. While we plodded through our Bal and Kumar Bharatis in school time, she inculcated in those who loved the English language a desire to read more. That desire has not left me till now…. I was lucky to be taught by the giants of Literature while at college and university. Professor Homai Shroff – I didn’t dare to breathe in her class – took us through the intricacies of Homer, Shakespeare in our MA days – while her colleague Prof Jassawalla guided us through Milton, Tennessee Williams and more. The latter would spell out each word that needed to be emphasised on the board – be it a simple word like ‘war’; the former scarcely used the blackboard, preferring to sit at the round table and let her words of wisdom fall into our ears. Once when she caught us listening intently, she chided, “Why are you not writing? I am not casting pearls before swine!” Both died tragically post retirement – ‘Jessie’, as we fondly called her, was found dead in her apartment (murder was suspected), while ‘Shroffie’ succumbed to an illness in the hospital. I will
oscow's ZiL lanes were, and still are, the most hated expression of the privilege of Russian elites. In the grumpy pre-Olympic era, the name was bestowed on the London lanes designated for athletes and members of the International Olympic Committee. It turns out they weren't really needed. Not only have ordinary drivers kept out of them, so too have many of the Olympians themselves. The unintended consequence is that cyclists have been able to enjoy open roads through the heart of the capital all to themselves. Cycling is already crowned Britain's national sport, a maker of legends that personify all that makes the sport itself what it is: modest, practical, down to earth and, as it happens, good for you and good for the world around you. It is also safer than most people imagine. The death of a young cyclist right outside the Olympic Park, just as Bradley Wiggins celebrated his time trial victory, was poignant but it is not an accurate reflection of the statistics, which show London getting safer. But if
cycling in cities is risky, the fewer people who bike the more dangerous it is. The Netherlands and Denmark are Europe's safest cycling countries, and also the places where the most bike journeys are made. This is not something that just happens. Every country that increases cycling starts by improving both the reality and the perception of safety with an infrastructure that supports it. London should start now by making "ZiL lanes" into bike lanes: privilege democratised.
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BUSINESS SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012
Judge scolds Samsung
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lobal oil prices rebounded on Friday as traders digested strong jobs data in top crude consumer the US and tracked ongoing tensions over Iran. New York’s main contract, West Texas Intermediate light sweet crude for September, jumped to $91.40 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude for delivery soared to $108.94 a barrel in London deals.
Suit says Zynga copied ‘Sims Social’ game
Electronic Arts accused Zynga of copyright infringement as the latter’s latest offering The Ville bears an uncanny resemblance to EA’s The Sims Social. SAN FRANCISCO: US videogames giant Electronic Arts said Friday it had filed a suit claiming Zynga’s game The Ville illegally copied the life simulator The Sims Social. “The core legal issue is our belief that Zynga infringed copyrights to our game, The Sims Social,” said Lucy Bradshaw, general manager of EA’s Maxis label. “The legal reasons are solid. But for creative teams who feel that their hard work and imaginations have been ripped off, there’s obviously an emotional element too.” Bradshaw said that when Zynga’s game was introduced in June, “the infringement of The Sims Social was unmistakable to
those of us at Maxis as well as to players and the industry.” She added that “the copying was so comprehensive that the two games are, to an uninitiated observer, largely indistinguish-
able. Scores of media and bloggers commented on the blatant mimicry.” Zynga, a San Franciscobased social games maker which grew from the Facebook plat-
form, vowed to fight the lawsuit. “It’s unfortunate that EA thought that this was an appropriate response to our game, and clearly demonstrates a lack of understanding of basic copy-
At half-price, Facebook still faces doubts WASHINGTON: Facebook shares have lost nearly half their value since a highly-touted public offering in May, but it’s still not a bargain for some. Facebook in the past week dropped below $20 a share for the first time since its $38 offering price in May. On Friday, the stock rebounded five per cent to $21.09 but remains down a hefty 44.5 per cent. There is some fear that shares could take another hit in midAugust after the expiration of a “lockup,” a 90-day period after the IPO during which insiders are barred from selling. Michael Comeau of the financial website Minyanville says 268 million shares could come onto the market, in addition to the 460 million that are already floated. And more will become available later this year. “I’m fixated on the 268 million shares that hit in two weeks,” he
said. “Will there be enough buyers to satisfy the new supply?” Comeau said analyst full-year earnings estimates on Facebook “are actually coming down” from 51 cents per share to 49 cents. “Declining earnings estimates are usually a negative indicator for momentum stocks,” he added. Facebook underwhelmed the market in July when it reported its first earnings as a public company, barely meeting estimates for earnings per share and delivering dis-
appointing revenue growth. The results showed growth for Facebook in overall revenue, operating profits and the number of users — which increased to 955 million by the end of the quarter. But the company indicated in a regulatory filing that as many as 83 million accounts may come from dubious sources — duplicate accounts, pages for pets and those designed to send spam. Trip Chowdhry at Global Equities Research, who has consistently said Facebook was overpriced, said the company may be a victim of its own success. “Everybody’s on Facebook. Your parents are on Facebook. Your neighbours are on Facebook,” he said. Chowdhry said it remains unclear if Facebook can “transcend” the current generation of users, or will be replaced by something else. AFP
right principles,” Zynga general counsel Reggie Davis said in a statement. “It’s also ironic that EA brings this suit shortly after launching SimCity Social which bears an uncanny resemblance to Zynga’s CityVille game. Nonetheless, we plan to defend our rights to the fullest extent possible and intend to win with players.” The Sims Social is among the life-simulation games from Silicon Valley-based EA. The Ville, one of the top games played on Facebook, has been described as “very similar” to The Sims Social but “not a complete clone” by a reviewer at the website Inside Social Games. AFP
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MOTORING SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012
Nissan logs into social media
Reva plant gets green rating
Renault eyes small car slot
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he upcoming Mahindra Reva India Bangalore plant, has received a platinum rating from the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC). The IGBC rates buildings on energy and water conservation, occupational health and innovative design processes. The company's latest offering, Reva NXR, is expected to set a benchmark for electric vehicles.
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rench car company Renault may be planning to construct a 800cc car and foray into the small car segment, keeping in mind the success of cars like Alto and Chevrolet Spark. The car, code name 'A Entry', may hit the market in 2014-15 and is likely to give a mileage of over 20km/litre. The small car segment makes up around 45 per cent of the automobile market in India.
Getting it right
SRINIVAS SETTY
Cycling is a healthy way to keep fit, but there are some who find it more than just exercise. There are three types of cycles Mountain bikes: As the name suggests is supposed for mountainous terrains. Wider tyres, sturdier build with suspensions. The price starts from `10,000.
RAJESH RAVINDRAN
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ou are on your way to office and you are stuck in traffic cursing all around, the cars, their drivers, the bikers, sometimes even your stars. Whizzing past you is a guy in tights on a cycle, the frame of which is so light that, if stuck, he lifts it and walks past all the honking, cursing and the stuffiness of the exhaust and is back in the saddle and is gone. That’s when you think: why can’t I do that? The feeling turns a bit sour if the guy happens to be fit and you, in your car or on bike, are far from it. Not a bad idea at all. Popular in Europe and the US, cyclists there have lanes just meant for them. Here in Hyderabad, there are no bike lanes, but the trend is picking up, slowly but steadily. There is a stretch of the Necklace Road dedicated to cycling from 5 am to 7 am every Sunday. The city has a bike station too, thanks to the Hyderabad Bicycling Club. Sights aforementioned are few, but not odd. But when it comes to places to get the right ride, the right kit, there’s a hiccup, because for the
real rider, who would go any extent to fulfill his passion, options are less. This was the same feeling two software professionals had when they decided to start cycling some three-four years back. The city had cycle shops, but none could offer Gokul Krishna and Krishnendu Basu the real stuff. That’s when they
Action on wheels These are some of the cycling activities in the city. Hyderabad Cycling club and Hyderabad Bicycling club arrange rides of varying difficulty. TBA does weekend bike rides: on road and off road. TBA is doing a six-day ride mid-August (covering around 500 km distance from Rajahmundry and to the eastern ghats.) Tour of Nilgiri is an organised road ride, generally around 900 km of riding in and around Nilgiris over a week. http://tourofnilgiris.com/ Malnad challange is another similar ride http://greatmalnadchallenge.com/
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decided to do something. They quit their jobs and started a cycle shop, The Bike Affair, in 2009. Apart from making available really good bikes, it has the expertise to tell you how to go about it. At a recent ride organised by the duo from Kondapur to the old city, one could see why we need places like these. Of the 15 or 16 participants, some were hardcore bikers and some novices. Every small detail is attended to, like the height of your seat — if it is not proper, you won’t get maximum efficiency when you are pedaling. There are cyclists who own more than one bike: Niranjan, for whom cycling was a weekend thing on his mountain bike for a long time, recently bought a road bike. The mountain bike came for `15,000 and the road bike `50,000. Everyone in his family cycles: wife, son… “After buying the road bike, I am doing more long rides, like 200 km ones.” Murali Nannapaneni, too, has two bikes like Niranjan. Murali has been a runner, and it was about a year back he started cycling. He has a GPS watch that tracks your route, altitude, and heart rate among other things. Cool, huh?
Road bikes: These are meant for riding on roads. It’s slender, slick and light with the drop handlebar. The price starts from `35,000.
Hybrids: They are a bit of the MTB and the road bike, best suited for city rides.
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TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK www.cutestpaw.com ee the cutest pictures of animals on this amazing site. You can scroll through the pictures according to popularity or animal type or just be lazy and select the slideshow.
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JAZZ: TRUMP' JOURNEY
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ave that old faithful running route that you never want to forget? iFit will let you recreate it indoors, down to details like distance and elevation.
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he game is simple, you play as Trump who is on a mission to find bandmates to participate in a contest. You pass through levels by jumping over obstacles and climbing platforms while listening to some brilliant music in the background.
Learn while you play Video games have often been villainised for their negative effect on children. But here are some games that may actually be good for kids.
NT BALANARAYAN
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hough the research may be something new, there are plenty of games that are educational in nature and were used by schools in the past to study the social behaviour of students. We take a look at some of the games that are educational and also help you relieve stress.
SPORE
Will Wright has a history of developing games that have made its way into schools. It all started with Sims which was used in a lot of schools in the US to study how students control and converse with people. Spore adds to the legacy by showing the kids the process of evolution. In the game you start of as a single cell organism which slowly evolves into a fish and then into a walking talking humanoid. The game was critically acclaimed for its simple and engaging gameplay which gives you the controls to evolve an animal into something smart or destructive. Available for PC, Mac and iPhone
QUARREL
for Wii and made the maximum use of Wii’s motion controller. Available for Wii
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHALLENGE! BOOM BLOX
This game was developed by a team headed by Steven Spielberg and was a mix of Jenga and Tetris. Its emphasis was on improving problem solving skills and dexterity of gamers — mostly children. The game was similar to Angry Birds, with gamers having to shoot projectiles at a target within a set time, the faster you completed a level, the higher the chance of getting a gold. The game was released
This game lets gamers explore locations from the National Geographic archive. The game follows a quiz format and is most fun if played with a group of friends.
Most questions will be accompanied by a photo or video from the archive which keep things lively. Apart from the straight QnA round you also have an option to go from country to country, along with your friends, answering trivia about the places to ‘conquer’ them. Available for PS3, Xbox 360 and Wii
Quarrel is a mix of Age of Empires and Scrabble. This is fun if played in a group. To begin with all players get a territory and a set of letters with which they need to create a word in their territory. Players can conquer their friends territory by heading there and making a word with more points than the occupants. Developed by UTV Ignition, the game won the Best Game award at Bafta 2011. Available for Xbox 360, iOS
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Dance Central is only as educational as Guitar Hero, but it’s definitely more entertaining, if dancing is your thing. To play the game you need to have the
Kinect controller which captures the way your whole body moves. In the game you’re required to mimic the steps of the character on the screen. Though the initial few levels feel like aerobics sessions, it gets much tougher later. The game can be played in big groups too with the others playing the role of members in your group. Available for Xbox 360
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ANIMAL KINGDOM SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012
PET NEWS Helpful pets
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ntroducing a pet may help an autistic child develop improved social behaviours, research finds. This is the first scientific evidence that animals help foster social skills and reinforces what clinicians have been hearing anecdotally.
Many pet owners never think about planning for the death of a pet until their vet suddenly asks, “What do you want to do with the body?” The question is what can you do in a city that has no pet cemetery or crematorium.
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Grave decisions
Dr Santosh gives some tips to keep in mind while burying a dog
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Fleme Varkey f you are looking for anything nowadays, your fingers reach out for the computer keyboard and do a search on the very reliable Google. When I typed in ‘Pet cemeteries in Hyderabad’, the search drew a blank. But it listed pet cemeteries in other cities. Is the city so heartless that it spares no space to bury its pets? When Kunal Srinivas lost his 11-year-old dog to old age, he was at a loss. In vain he scouted for pet burial grounds or organisations which could help him. Then he came to know of Raju, a man who for a sum of Rs 2,500 — in some cases more — helps you bury your pet, in an empty plot in Gayatri Hills. On enquiring at various ani-
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mal welfare organisations in the city, if they knew of a crematorium or a cemetery for pets, the answer I got was a dismal no. Many confessed to not knowing such a facility, while some said of knowing a man or two who would do the job. Sucheta, the owner and founder of Poochie Pies Holiday Home (boarding for dogs), had an empty plot of land near the outskirts of the city where she allowed people to bury their dead pets. She says this was a service she did for the animals. Nihar Parulekar, founder and president of Animal Rescue and Protection Force (ARPF), too could not say much. “If the animal is a big one like a cow, Blue Cross may help out with its
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burial, but when it comes to dogs and cats or smaller animals, there is no such space.” He goes onto recall that once he needed to bury a dog and finding no place he had to do it in an open ground close to OU. Most people he knows have gone to the outskirts of the city and buried their pets in the fields there. In Bangalore however, pet owners have it a little easy. There are two separate burial grounds for pets one in Kengeri and one in Hennur. People for Animals, Bangalore (PFA), operates the animal hospice in Kengeri. Dr Santosh Giri of Dr Dog Pet Hospital, feels that the situation is very unfortunate and he
hopes that some enterprising people will come up with a proper burial ground for pets. “The situation is quite unfortunate, most people bury their pets in a confidential manner in some unknown field or in their gardens. There is no pet cemetery either. Some people are making a living out of this. They demand from `2,000-5,000 for burying the animal and that too they do it haphazardly.” Many pet owners never even think about this issue until their vet suddenly asks, “What do you want to do with the body?” It’s certainly not bad to plan about the loss of a pet. Just accepting death as a part of life and being prepared for such eventualities can help make life a lot easier.
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BOOKS SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012
SHORT READS Title: The light between oceans Author: ML Stedman Publisher: Scribner Tom Sherbourne is a lighthouse keeper on Janus Rock, a tiny island off the coast of Western Australia. When a baby washes up in a rowboat, he and his young wife Isabel decide to raise the child as their own.
Title: Dare me Author: Megan Abott Publisher: Reagan Arthur Books Addy Hanlon has always been Beth Cassidy’s best friend. Beth calls the shots and Addy carries them out. Now they're seniors who rule the intensely competitive cheer squad, followed by the other girls -- until the young new coach arrives.
Title: The Golden Gate Author: Vikram Seth Publisher: Penguin Books India The Golden Gate is a brilliantly achieved novel written in verse. Set in the 1980s in the affluence and sunshine of California’s Silicon Valley, it is an exuberant and witty story of twentysomethings looking for love, pleasure and the meaning of life.
Title: Confessionally Yours Author: Jhoomur Bose Publisher: Penguin Books India Polly is incapable of writing a good article for the newspaper – according to her editor. In the midst of it, Polly has to write an expose on an anonymous blogger who has the entire media talking. Polly knows that this story might be her only resort...
Intrigue on a summer’s day
Some book titles tantalise you. Others alienate. But some are just bothersome in their incomprehensibility. They force you to restlessly read the book until you get to an explanation of the title. JYOTSNA NAMBIAR
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he frustrating title of Liza Klaussmann’s first novel, Tigers in Red Weather, seems to have no connection with the story, until you read that it has been taken from a Wallace Steven poem, Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock. Click. A piece falls neatly into place. The story deals with discontent, disillusionment and discord as two cousins and their families watch their lives unravelling gently. The title makes sense. I can read on in peace. The story is told from five perspectives; Nick, her husband, their daughter, Nick’s cousin Helena and her son. Instead of retelling the entire story through each one’s eyes, episodes slip in and out of the narratives, coming to a satisfactory conclusion in someone else’s telling. Klaussmann’s talent lies in holding the reader’s attention as she illuminates the same events with different lights. Though vaguely repetitive in parts, the novel manages to keep you attention
Shashi Tharoor focuses on India’s relationship with the world and establishes its role on the global platform. Nupur Pavan Bang feedback@postnoon.com
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ax Indica-India and the World of the 21st Century by Shashi Tharoor, hits the stores at a time when India is struggling with policy making at the domestic front. While our Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh is heard at International forums, he has been accused (and rightly so) of having lost his voice at home. In an environ-
throughout. The theme feels familiar; a dysfunctional family meeting in summer over the years at the family estate, Tiger House. At the beginning, Nick and Helena are beautiful, young and friends, but the tension between the cousins escalates through the book as their lives change rapidly beyond their control. What
starts as a indolent summer tale of a fairly wealthy family in the years after the war soon turns into something more strained and sinister. The discovery of a body by the two children serves as the unwitting focal point of the story. The reading of events before and after are influenced by this episode, even when they
seem disconnected. It also serves as an uneasy beginning, casting its disturbing presence over the rest of the novel. Each of the characters are given space to emerge as nuanced personalities; however, Nick, with her domineering presence, emerges the strongest of the five. Even in the others’ narratives, their obsession with Nick can be felt. They simply can’t ignore her and seem to float passively in her wake, often resenting her openly. But Klaussmann does justice to all of them, and you end the book feeling an intimate connection with the characters. Klaussmann does a wonderful job of dealing with characters who were once so much in love but find themselves drifting apart. Relationships between Nick and Helena, with their husbands and children, are dealt with in a remarkable fashion, allowing the readers to immerse themselves in the ennui and frustration the characters feel. The ending feels a little laboured and strikes a note discordant with the rest of the book. It’s almost like the author felt the need to inject some suspense into the book and wrote in a plot to justify the book. She needn’t have. Tigers in Red
Weather is a good, dysfunctional vacation read in itself and could have been great if not for the jarring end. That said, Klaussmann's first novel gives us enough cause to look forward to her next offering.
Name Tigers in Red Weather Author Liza Klaussmann Pages 368 Publisher Hachette India
The Village called the Globe ment which is mired with serious lapses in policy making at the home front, takers for a book on foreign policy may be few. Having said that, there is no denying that if there is anyone more suited to write a book on India’s role in shaping the world’s ‘dreams’, it has to be the former UN Under-Secretary general and the former external affairs minister of state, Shashi Tharoor. The premise of the book is vasudhaiva kutumbakam and focuses on the relationship of India with the members of the world family, past, present and suggestions for the future. Continuing with his obsession
Name Pax Indica-India and the World of the 21st Century Author Shashi Tharoor Pages 449 Publisher Penguin Books India with Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, the book starts with a reference to the “tryst with destiny” speech and goes on to establish the role that India has been playing on the ‘global stage’ since the Harappan civilization. It goes on to give a detailed
account of India’s diplomatic relations with Pakistan, China, US and UN, but just offers a glimpse of the relations with the other regional and neighbouring countries, which might go a long way in shaping the policies of an India of tomorrow. The book lacks the wit and spontaneity of his early books like The Great Indian Novel or Show Business. But it gives a good insight into the foreign policy making process in the country. Heavily advocating the use of social media, Tharoor emphasises on the need for change in the ‘intellectual and institutional infrastructure for foreign policy making in India’.
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Children who kill
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hildren can be best taught something with the help of stories and this collection of stories on Rakhi and Bahi Dooj published by Hachette India is the best example. From Roopa Pai, Deepa Agarwal and Anu Kumar, to Rituparna Chatterjee, Ani Sengupta and Kanika Sharma, come some of the best tales about Rakhi and Bhai Dooj – stories that bring to the fore the special, fun bond between brothers and sisters. In short what the book tries to convey through its pages is that the brother and sister relationship, whichever part of the world you may come is the same. Elder brothers can be rude, bossy and irritable but there comes a time when he will be there as your pillar of support. Same is the case with sisters, they can be demanding, overbearing and loud but mostly you can’t live without them. Apart from the stories, the book also includes tips on how to make a rakhi. The fun activities and diary sections are a refreshing change. The book also featured a festival playlist that featured a mix of Bollywood’s most popular hits picturised on these festivals. For the kids this is one bonanza.
This is as strange and gripping as it gets. The Child Who’s content ensnares you so completely that you will be bound to follow the case to the end.
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hen I opened the book titled The Child Who I was not prepared for the avalanche that lay within. Stunning, thought-provoking call it what you may but Simon Lelic sure knows how to hold the readers’ attention. When you have so many stories of crime and assault all around you, one tends to become insensitised to what the truth actually is. It’s rarely that a story comes out and knocks the wind out of you. For me The Child Who is that story. The author’s previous books The Rupture and Felicity also dealt with some uncomfortable issues but with The Child Who
Simon takes it a notch higher. The epigraph — a few chilling lines from Blake Simpson’s As If set the tone for the story. David Blake a 12-year-old has been discovered to have brutally killed a 11-year-old and many insinuate, he had ‘almost raped her’. While the reader is still trying to digest this fact, hoping that somewhere, something has gone wrong, David confesses to doing it Lelic drew inspiration from hearing a solicitor talk about the Jamie Bugler murder. This murder had shaken the foundations of law itself. On February 12, 1993 at a shopping center in Liverpool, England unfolded a chilling crime. Two harmless looking 10-year-old boys Jon Venables and Robert Thompson were seen walking out of the center with a two-year-old toddler, whom the world later came to know as Jamie Bugler. The boys left a horribly mutilated body of Jamie on the railway
Name The Child Who Author Simon Lelic Pages 320 Publisher Penguin Books tracks and even their nonchalant behaviour after committing the crime was shocking. They were sentenced to custody until they reached adulthood, initially until the age of 18, and were released in June 2001. Lelic uses this as a peg for
his story and spins into it the trauma of the families that are suffering as a result of David’s crime. What is suprising is that along with David another man’s life is going downhill — that of his lawyer Leonard Curtice. This turns out to be the most high profile and challenging case of his career. What Lelic attempts to show is that Daniel Blake is not the monster that everyone makes him out to be. What people do not realise he says is that he might have been a victim himself. With the mob baying for Daniel’s blood, will Leonard manage to keep things real? One of the most intriguing things about Lelic’s novel is that it does not take any sides, nor does it condemn David. The author gives the reader the freedom to decide. The Child Who definitely will count as one of Lelic’s best but there is something he can improve upon and that is loose endings.
Name Celebrate! Your Fun Festival Handbook: Rakhi and Bhai Dooj Author Various Pages 144 Publisher Hachette India
WHAT’S SELLING Oxford bookstore’s best in fiction n Fifty Shades of Grey E L James n The Taliban Cricket Club Timeri N Murari n Em & The Big Hoom Amitav Ghosh n The Edge of Desire Sunita Sinha Tuhin n Ink Dries Anand Vishwanandha
Walden bookstore’s best in nonfiction n Turning Points by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam n Breakout Nations by Ruchir Sharma n Beyond The Lines by Kuldip Nayar
New York Times’ best in fiction
New York Times’ best in non-fiction
n The Fallen Angel by Daniel Silva
n Wild by Cheryl Strayed
n Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
n Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand
n I, Micheal Bennett by James Patterson
n The Amateur by Edward Klein
n Eat Delete by Pooja Makhija
n Shadow of night by Deborah Harkness
n October Coup by Mohammed Hyder
n Creole Belle by James Lee Burke
n Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. n The Dream Team by Jack McCallum
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APPS OF THE WEEK Calorie Counter: This is good for women that like to keep track of how many calories they consume daily. Also, this app has an exercise log so you can get the most accurate weight loss data daily.
bSafe: A personal safety alarm that sends an emergency message to your chosen contacts with the push of a single button, bSafe's slogan is "Never walk alone."
Circle 6: Designed for college students, Circle of 6 is also useful for high school students or any female of any age who wants an easy-to-use system to alert friends when she's in a threatening situation.
‘Eternal’ Eva
Freewheeling on the city’s roads All About Eve
Eva Peron’s 60th death anniversary, was a memorable event with Argentina paying tribute to the former first lady, often called the Spiritual Leader of the Nation.
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rgentina paid a rousing tribute to Eva Peron on, the 60th anniversary of the national icon’s premature death, with President Cristina Kirchner hailing her as “eternal”. A musical on Broadway, Alan Parker’s 1996 film featuring Madonna and a novel by Tomas Eloy Martinez titled Santa Evita, have helped keep Eva’s legend alive. Eva met Juan Peron at a festival in 1944. The following year, Peron launched a movement that governed Argentina for over 30 years, and now again. He had three terms as president, dying in office in 1974. An unrivalled orator who delivered impassioned speeches from the balcony of the Casa Rosada presidential palace, Eva, better known as Evita, in 1949 secured women the right to vote in Argentina, earning a legacy comparable to that of Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara. “We are back because she, Eva Peron, had vowed to return among her millions of Argentinians and we had to
honour her promise to offer a different country,” Kirchner said during a commemoration in Jose C Paz, a town 40km northeast of Buenos Aires. At a parallel ceremony in La Recoleta cemetery in an exclusive Buenos Aires neighbourhood, hundreds, including many foreigners, congregated at the grave where the glamorous second wife of former president Juan Peron is buried. “There will never be someone like her,” said 76-year-old Norma Bermudez, a retired
nurse who had held a three-day wake in 1952 when Evita died of cancer at the age of 33. Bermudez said that a “weeping human tide” had paraded outside Congress, while central Buenos Aires was bedecked with carnations, roses and chrysanthemums after her death. To mark the anniversary, a new 100 peso bill imprinted with the image of Evita was unveiled. The bank note shows the late first lady in profile, her hair swept back in the classic chignon style she usually wore.
Eva and women's rights
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va Peron has been credited with winning Argentinian women the right to vote for the first time. Evita began her campaign for women's suffrage by persuading legislators and beginning a radio and press campaign to ensure that all Argentinian women would claim their legitimate political rights. On a humanitarian
mission to Madrid, Eva said, “This century will not go down in history under the name of “Century of World Wars” …but rather with a much more significant name: “The Century of Victorious Feminism.” Eva also helped set up an all-women party, Peronista Women's Party, of which she later was voted president.
Kirchner said the note was a fitting tribute, noting that it marked “the first time in 200 years that a woman appears on a (national) bill”. A mural depicting Evita in a hospital bearing her name was inaugurated on Thursday by the governor of Buenos Aires province, Daniel Scioli. A musical tribute to the icon was held on the stairs of the Argentine Congress, with baritone Ernesto Bauer and soprano Eugenia Fuente accompanying a school orchestra of 60 youths. At 23.25, the exact moment when Evita died, the national anthem was sung outside Congress. Revered by millions, Evita remains a powerful myth in Argentina today. Evita’s character — she ignore critics who were aghast that she hosted the poorest of the poor while decked in expensive jewellery and designer frocks — won people over. Her face, like Che’s in Havana, still towers over the streets of Buenos Aires, including two sides of the Social AFP Development Ministry.
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ingapore follows a Drivers Improvement Point System (DIPs). Under this system, every traffic offence committed earns you demerit points. The extent of traffic transgressions could range from being awarded 3 demerit points (for not wearing a seatbelt) to 12 demerit points (for jumping a traffic light). A maximum accumulation of 24 demerit points results in your licence being suspended. Having lived in Singapore for more than a decade with the DIPs well ingrained in my psyche, the experience of driving in Hyderabad has been well, let’s just say nothing short of a paradigm shift! As a newbie to this city of potholes, I’ve had my fair share of harrowing experiences behind the wheel. But I must confess, after the initial culture shock, I’m beginning to appreciate the unique motoring etiquette of this metropolis. Despite the road rage that I’m close to the brink of venting in more ways than one, there have been some endearing moments. Like the times when I ask auto drivers for directions and they unconditionally just drive alongside in their autos to ensure this lady driver goes by their prescribed route. But by far my best memories will be of the ever-helpful Hyderabad traffic police. The other day I stopped to ask the traffic cop at Jubilee Hills Checkpoint for directions. Considering the utter chaos and unruly traffic madness around him, the officer was extremely courteous and very patiently informed me that I was driving in the opposite direction from where I needed to be. He even suggested I should drive against the flow of oncoming traffic to get to my destination, as the next U-turn was a considerable distance away. At that surreal moment as I literally went against the flow with the cop’s sanction, I imagined my Singapore driving licence growing wings, taking flight and dissolving into the stratosphere. Which reminds me — getting my Indian driving license in Hyderabad was quite a unique experience. But that’s another story.
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Writing debut Reading out lines from her first book A Beautiful Truth at Ista Hyderabad, former beauty queen Diana Hayden looked every bit the glamorous lady that she is.
A grand opening Zamani’s The Image, a boutique was launched at Sanai Mall on Friday. MLA Ahmed Pasha Quadri and Mayor Majid Hussain graced the event.
Training to fly The inauguration of Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess at SR Nagar was a splendid affair. Spotted was actress Supriya at the event.
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am 26. I have been in a relationship for the past two years. My boyfriend came to Hyderabad to be with me. The first year it was all rosy. We even stay together. But soon I found out that he is a bully and that hurting me physically comes naturally to him. He does not feel that it is wrong. What do I do?
MAKING FRIENDS KEY TO WELL-BEING
Dear scared kid, What do you do? The first thing you can do is check in with a shrink. Who in their right mind wants to go through this torture? By staying with him you are encouraging this behaviour. Leave before it amounts to bigger things. Now, the usual refrain is ‘I love him too much too leave’. Well, clearly your partner does not reciprocate the feelings. Sit down and have the talk. If he still does not listen. Walk out.
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ocial connection is a more important route to adult well-being than academic ability. Positive social relationships in childhood and adolescence are key to adult wellbeing, according to Associate Professor Craig Olsson from Deakin University. In contrast, academic achievement appears to have little effect on adult well-being.
TOGETHER WE CAN
The bond that one shares with his differently-abled sibling is the most magical one. We bring you some unique stories. PRIYANKA SURESH
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nce upon a time, there was a young boy who dreamt of sharing his deepest darkest secrets, his ups and downs with a new member in his life, his younger brother. But then he was told that his brother had a mental disability and needed more than his love. His parents explained to him that his brother had different needs and from that day, he knew that his brother was special. This is a story of many a people who have siblings with special needs. “People like my
brother are as normal as anyone else. They have a heart and a soul. They have needs and wishes and there is no need for branding them as different,” explains Siddhant Mishra whose brother Sankalp is autistic. “Although he has a mental condition, it shouldn’t necessarily be called a mental disorder. I wonder why people treat him differently. All he needs, is to be treated as an equal.” When asked about what they do together, the 18-year-old fondly explains how they play computer games together. He says that it is like any other sibling relationship where his brother occasionally cleans up after him, gets possessive of him and refuses to share food. “Other than being a little socially awkward, he is pretty normal. I am
How to help your child understand the special needs of their disabled sibling
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used to understanding him as he does not talk much and communicates by sounds and actions, which other people might find odd.” While Abishek Chittathoor, whose brother Atish suffers from cerebral palsy, says, “My brother loves playing football and monopoly with a little help. He does everything we do and likes to be treated as one of us.” While they grew up together he remembers how he got used to his brother’s shortcomings and did not even realise that he was different. “Isolation really kills the spirit of specially-abled kids and that is what makes them act a little differently. They don’t need sympathy. All they need is for people to be friendly,” he says. When asked if there is any
difficulty in handling their emotional needs, Siddhant gets a little teary-eyed and explains how with the exception of occasional hyperactivity, his brother is extremely caring and sharing. “My boys have been really close ever since Sankalp was born. Siddhant puts him before his own needs. One can tell Sankalp is the apple of his eye. And Sankalp really looks up to him more than anyone else in the world. Even when they are doing nothing but sitting next to each other, you can feel the warmth between them. I feel truly lucky to have both my sons,” says Seema Mishra. Siblings are perhaps the most important part of one’s life and the fact that they are differently-abled only make them that much more special.
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Mr 7 fails to impress Everything about SVR Jr's debut film Mr 7 is lethargic and there lies the problem.
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here's a lazy drawl about Mr 7 which not only distracts you from the proceedings in the film but also doesn't allow you to take anything seriously. Right from the first scene, characters are introduced as a matter of fact and the backstory written for each of the characters fails to rev up one's interest in the film. Directed by Charan Reddy, the film marks the debut of SV Ranga Rao’s grandson, SVR Jr and Neelam Upadhyaya in Telugu cinema. The film is about a car thief and what he does to settle down in his life. Lakshman (SVR Jr) is an orphan who grows up to become a thief. He specialises in stealing cars and he makes quick money by selling these stolen cars to a garage owner. One fine day, he comes across Nakshatra (Neelam) and falls in love with her. Elsewhere, the police department is looking to nab a Nayak (Satyadev), who has landed in the city after a long time to rob a bank. When Nakshatra's father finds out about Lakshman, the latter lies to him saying that he owns a restaurant. Now, Lakshman is told that the only way to get himself out of this trouble is to steal a Benz car. The rest of the story revolves around this
car which brings Lakshman and Nayak face to face for the second time in their lives. SVR Jr tries hard to fit into his character and despite all the hard work he has done in the film, you can’t help but think about his lazy drawl right from his emotions to the dialogue delivery. There’s no ease in anything he does which is yet another distraction. Neelam Upadhyaya gets way too less screentime to showcase her acting skills and the same goes for most other characters in the film. Another big problem with the film is its screenplay. Satyadev, who plays the villain’s role in the film, looks ferocious but his role and dialogues are so poorly written that he becomes a laughing stock in the end. Like most other Telugu films, Mr 7 has a good message in the end and the hero turns into a good Samaritan which is worth appreciating, if the film hadn’t bored us to death till the last reel. Two big thumbs down to this film.
Julaayi gets a clean U certificate
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llu Arjun, Ileana starrer Julaayi has been given a clean U certificate and it’s all set to release in close to 1,500 theatres on August 9. Trivikram Srinivas has directed the film and N Radhakrishna has produced it. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music. The film will be released in Malayalam as Gajapokkiri on August 17.
Movie: Mr 7 Cast: SVR Jr, Neelam, Satyadev Directed by: Charan Reddy Rating :
Shruti Haasan
is the new face of Kalanjali
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t’s turning out to be a great year for Shruti Haasan. The actress has now replaced Deepika Padukone as the new brand ambassador of Kalanjali. This is the first big endorsement deal which she has signed post the success of Gabbar Singh. In the past, Shruti had endorsed brands like Cornetto and Videocon Home Appliances.
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ism 2, an erotic thriller, is touted as the boldest film to hit the Hindi screen, but the question that arises is, whether it delivers a story as well. Director Pooja Bhatt wanted this film to be what Arth was. Probably she needs a bit more research to be done. It is not yet there. The previous installment of this film starring Bipasha Basu and John Abraham had a lot of sensuality , thanks to the sizzling chemistry between them, but this new set is a far cry from that. Lust, sex and betrayal are its overriding ingredients and screenplay… what screenplay? As long as you have a smoking hot Sunny Leone doing all the stuff for you who cares? The screenplay is the movie’s undoing.
New YR film to be shot in Chandigarh
skintillating performance
Movie: Jism2 Cast: Arunoday Singh, Sunny Leone, Randeep Hooda, Arif Zakaria Directed by: Pooja Bhatt
The film is a male voyeur's delight all right, but ladies too get to see the men in their bare-bodied splendour.
Best not to recall this Movie: Total Recall Cast: Colin Farrell, Bokeem Woodbine and Bryan Cranston Directed by: Len Wiseman
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onventional wisdom in India is such that nowadays people get excited only over ‘foreign’ location shooting. As usual Yash Raj Films is making a difference. Mere Dad Ki Maruti, a venture of YRF has been shot in Chandigarh and they are very excited about it. They were so keen on shooting in Chandigarh that they were ready to do anything to sort the permissions and arrange for whatever possible to be able to shoot in Chandigarh. Even the people of Chandigarh, the locales or inhabitants of the city as you call it, are going to be seen in the film. YRF has shot many memorable sequences of Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Veer Zaara and Bachna Ae Haseeno in the area. Titled Mere Dad Ki Maruti, it’s an outrageous comedy set against the backdrop of a loud Punjabi wedding in Chandigarh, MDKM tells the story of a boy who sneaks his dad’s fancy new car out to impress the college hottie and how all hell breaks loose when he loses it!
Sunny Leone is cast as porn star Izna who, holds enormous power over men. She is hired by an intelligence agent, Ayaan Thakur (Arunoday Singh), and taken to Galle in Sri Lanka to bring to book a dreaded lawmanturned-assassin Kabir Wilson (Randeep Hooda). And as you know it, Inza knows Kabir from before and decides to make him pay for vanishing from her life without warning after a short-lived but euphoric love affair. However, because of the manner in which the sex scenes have been filmed are tasteful, not overly explicit or cringe worthy. The film is a male voyeur's delight all right, but ladies too get to see the men in their bare-bodied splendour. Sunny is the moolah raker of the film no doubt, but Randeep Hooda manages to give an impressive performance. But coming back to the story, there is no sense of danger or of challenge in the whole drama. The music is soulful and has a lot of emphasis on melody. But music cannot make up for what the film lacks.
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or a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man.
Finding himself on the run from the police — controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world — Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. This Total Recall requires that you junk all memories of the Schwarzenegger film, in
order to enjoy the new narrative involving a chemical fallout across all lands save for Britain and parts of Europe now being part of a Greater Britain, and Australia, known as The Colony. The story is set strictly on Earth, involving a carnivalstyled train service that commutes between the two territories, having to pass adjacent to the Earth's core, for some nifty
CG effects involving gravitational force reversal. It's big on action sequences and slight on actual story, with pauses only to allow the film to breathe a little. Also for the tagline of “What is real?”, this remake doesn't really keep you in suspense in a what is, and what is not thought, because for this new generation of audiences, Len Wiseman probably considered it best if everything was spoon fed. Ultimately, Total Recall 2012 is one big amusement park ride. For people who have seen Paul Verhoeven’s version, this one definitely pales in comparison, in story, action and just plain fun.
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THE SATURDAY QUIZ SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 2012
TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE
FAMOUS SPOUSES
free of this disease in 2005, India accounts for a staggering 55.5 per cent of the new global infections. What is it? 7. This is the US space agency's most ambitious and expensive Mars mission yet. How much is Nasa spending ? 8. Which European oil company has just reported a $1.4
billion loss for the quarter? 9. Switzerland's Olympic football team has expelled which athelete after racist comments were posted from his Twitter account? 10. This director has just announced that his movie project will now be extended into a trilogy. Name it.
DO YOU KNOW YOUR OLYMPIANS?
IDENTIFY THESE FAMOUS LITERARY COUPLES
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4. Natalie Portman has allegedly sent which Bollywood actor legal notice refuting his claims that they were doing a movie together? 5. An Ivy League university has recently changed its dress code to meet needs of transgender students. Name it. 6. After declaring the country
1. DD Sports 2. Microsoft 3.Mountain Lion 4. Saif Ali Khan 5. Oxford University 6. Leprosy 7.2.5 million USD 8. BP 9. Michel Morganella 10. Peter Jackson, Hobbit.
1.Which Indian channel has already raked in `18 crore in advertisement revenue covering the Olympics? 2. Which software giant's tablet Surface will be launched on October 26, this year? 3. What is Apple's latest operating system for the Mac called?
NAME THEM BEST CATCHPHRASES ON TELEVISION
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”D’oh”
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The two Beat poets met in 1954 in San Francisco and started a romance that would become life-long, remaining partners and lovers until their death. Name them.
“Yabba Dabba Doo”
”Did I do that?”
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They were the literary power couple of the 1920s, hanging out with Hemingway and causing scandal wherever they went. Their semi-autobiographies are Save Me the Waltz, and Tender is the Night.
”How you doin’’?
“They killed Kenny.”
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They’re known as modern literature’s Mr & Mrs Smith. She is a famous fiction writer and he a prize-winning poet who met and fell in love at Cambridge.
“Ehhh, What’s Up Doc?”
1. Allen Ginsberg & Peter Orlovsky 2.F. Scott Fitzgerald & Zelda Sayre 3.Zadie Smith & Nick Laird
“Have Mercy”
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“You're fired! ”
KNOW YOUR COUNTRY
“Penny, Penny, Penny”
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The World Bank has just approved a loan to Himachal Pradesh to promote the green initiatives and sustainable development in the state. For how much?
“Wait for it”
Which Indian company has just agreed to buy a controlling stake in NY's Plaza Hotel for $570 million? Which international airline is keen to operate flights from Visakhapatnam?
with Santosh Ghule Do you spot two brawlers in this sketch? Eega, the housefly.
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1. Rs 1100 Crores 2. Deccan Chronicles 3. Holding Limited 4.Silk Air
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WHO AM I? I started my career as an upper-division clerk in the office of the Deputy Accountant-General (Post and Telegraph) in Calcutta. I was later a teacher and then a journalist. Today, I sit in the highest office in the country. Who am I?
Answer : Pranab Mukherjee
Answers: 1. Ryan Lochte 2. Ye Shiwen 3. Mark Todd 4. Usain Bolt
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The promoters of which cashstrapped Indian media house have now pledged a whopping 54% of their stake with Future Capital?
1. Homer Simpson, 2.Fred Flinstone, 3. Steve Urkel, 4.Joey Trebayne, 5. Southpark 6.Bugs Bunny 7.Uncle Fred, Full House 8.Donald Trump, The Apprentice 9. Sheldon Cooper, BBT 10. Barney Stinston, How I met your mother
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THOUGHT OF THE DAY
SOLUTION ON PAGE 32
SUDOKU
KAKURO
How to play kakuro
SCRIBBLING PAD
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.
If all the year were playing holidays; To sport would be as tedious as to work.
– William Shakespeare
QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Wharf pest 4 Condescending 10 ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ star Ruby 13 Worldwide labour org 14 Singing pigeon? 15 Ash stash? 16 Marksmanship contest 18 Hardly a girl's dream date 19 Decision maker at home 20 Alaskan boat 22 A battery pole 23 Barracks locale 25 ‘Wild Blue Yonder’ mil group 28 Scandinavian man's name 29 Bad thing to yell in a crowded theater 30 Belly to the ground 31 Blowout result 32 Humdingers 33 Parts of some clowns' attire 37 Fuel mining site 38 TV friend of Jerry and George 39 Breathe like a dog 40 Page who played Juno 41 Where to hear a lot of grunts? 42 Actress Spelling 46 HH Munro's alias 47 Kind of mother or child 48 Like granola, largely 49 Beginning stages 51 Put the kibosh on 52 Prepare to burn rubber 54 No-sweat job 57 Anger 58 Many garden plantings 59 Diminutive 60 ___ capita 61 Liturgical hymn 62 Word near the bottom of a dipstick DOWN 1 Ceremonial act 2 Female graduate 3 Extreme sluggishness
4 Affliction of the eyelid 5 Refusals 6 ‘How impressive!’ 7 Woman's garment 8 Community of plant and animal life 9 Tibetan snowman 10 Simple task 11 Timeline period 12 Place to burn a candle? 14 All dried up 17 Goats' progeny 21 Hearing-related 23 Hindrance to fair judgment 24 Stuff left hanging? 26 ___-lock brakes 27 Ending for ‘slug’ or ‘gab’ 29 Beat a hasty retreat 30 ___ moss 31 Huck of fiction 32 Very skinny 33 Quilters' gatherings
34 Crock 35 Easy win 36 Advertising connection 37 Counselor's employer 39 ___-K (before kindergarten) 41 Avoid being a no-show 42 After-bath soother 43 Canada's capital 44 Made a big stink 45 ‘A friend in need is a friend ___’ 47 River through Paris 48 Bungling sorts 50 Brief brouhaha
51 Celeste of stage and screen 52 ___ cord (parachutist's pull) 53 Earlier, in a poem 55 Billiard stick 56 ___ de toilette
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Taurus
Gemini
Cancer
The Lovers
King of Swords
Strength
Four of Cups
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ork – Your ideas are really good. If you want to make coworkers sit up and take note, you need to sell the practicality of your ideas. Romance – you are coming too much from the head. Live a little in your heart, too. Do some painting or other artwork to unleash your creativity. Health – You’re being very rigid about other aspects of your life, which is affecting your health in a negative way. Make time for some meditation every day. Money – there is no shortage of money and you find yourself in a pretty comfortable position. Cut down on unnecessary shopping. Tarot message – You need to live a little and make the most of your free time.
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ork – Someone is trying to put you down at the work place. Be patient and do not overreact to anything happening around you. Romance – You might spend a lot of time alone because your partner is away on work. Enjoy the me-time. Health – Minor issues like headaches and stomach pains will irritate you as you won’t be needing bed rest but you can’t function normally either. Money – Cut down on the number of eating out trips and weekend entertainment jaunts. This will save you significant amounts of money. Tarot message – Just do not jump the gun and make some conclusions about a person. What you hear may or may not be true at all.
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ork – A job offer is likely to come your way pretty soon. You will be quite excited at the prospect of change more than anything else. Romance – You do not lack suitors. It’s just that your expectations may not be in tune with what’s available around you right now. Health – There are times when you feel dejected when plans don’t work out. It’s important to stay positive at all times. Money – Freelance opportunities will come your way. You will find other ways to make money and even find these quite rewarding. Tarot message – You need to open up your senses to the world around you in order to see just how beautiful it is.
ork – Important decisions have to be made. You need to find ways to maneuver the crossroads and take the path that’s best for you right now. Romance – Love is in the air. A lot of wining and dining will keep you busy in your love life. Singles will find someone interesting. Health – You tend to get carried away by what you see. Too much excitement is not a good thing. Health needs attention. Money – Take proactive steps to manage your money. Some tough decisions will have to be made. Don’t hesitate to move things around. Tarot message – this is a lucky phase when a lot works in your favour. You will be the spotlight of some important occasion.
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Virgo
Six of Cups
Nine of Cups
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ork – You get help from an elderly person or a coworker with more experience. This person will supervise your work and ensure you’re on the right track. Romance – Some envy and jealousy is involved. It may not be between partners but it can be between friends. Health – It’s likely that you’re getting too emotional about something and this is taking a toll on your health. Set your mind free. Money – Cut down on rash spending during the weekend. It will make you very restless. Spend more time in social service or something that makes you happy. Tarot message – There’s a gap in your emotions that needs to be filled. Don’t take too long to figure out your way around this.
ork – This is a lucky card. Without your having to do much, what you need at this time will fall in your lap quite automatically. Romance – There will be opportunities to deepen your commitment. Singles might get engaged or married couples may want to have kids. Health – You’re feeling great from within and this is a wonderful sign to your body. Your health responds in a positive way. It’s all in the mind. Money – You make money by doing things that you enjoy. Jobs that give you pleasure will also give you the finances to be content. Tarot message – This is a wonderful time and you need to be grateful to experience it. Don’t get arrogant because it won’t last.
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Libra Ten of Cups
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ork – You’re feeling a lot more settled at the work place. While it may not be challenging to do your job anymore, you enjoy the familiarity. Romance – This is family time. You and your family members get to spend quality time together. You learn new things about each other. Health – You find contentment and happiness in other people’s happiness. Take some time out to give to charity and also make sure you’re giving for the right causes. Money – Financial stability gives you confidence to make certain investments you always wanted to. Do your background check. Tarot message – Familiarity may breed contempt. But you’re at the stage of life when familiarity is giving you stability.
Scorpio Four of Pentacles
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ork – You play the role of a mentor. Someone is making you take charge and lead the way. You realise your own potential as a leader. Romance – You woo your partner in new, interesting ways. Aiding you is the hefty bank balance. It gives you the confidence to try new things. Health – There will be a few hiccups, such as sore throat or bad stomach, which will slow down your productivity in the middle of the week. Money – Stability is key to your financialy decisions. You make it a point to invest and take risks only with the extra money you have. Tarot message – You’re a practical player. Sometimes, take a few risks to live on the edge.
Sagittarius Five of Pentacles
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ork –Avoid any confrontation at the work place. Someone is not happy with your move and decisions. Don’t antagonise him/her further. Romance – Travel in order to meet interesting new people. You will find them to be quite opposite to you, in many ways. Have a fling or two. Health – Worry and anxiety are stressing you out quite unnecessarily. You have been over-thinking and this is making you depressed. Money – Take care of money and do not over-spend. Some form of loss is indicated. A steady source of income is likely to get cut at the source. Tarot message – There are times when one needs to experience a low to truly enjoy the joys of a high.
Capricorn
Date 5-8-2012
Aquarius
King of Cups
The Magician
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ork – Everything’s working to plan. You find ways to bring the focus on to your ideas. The seniors at work are listening. Romance – This is the perfect time for a fling. Be careful, though, to not hurt anyone in the process. Health – You intuitively do stuff that makes you feel good about your body and mind. A regular exercise routine will work like meditation and also maintain your body. Money – When you need it, the money will come to you. If there has been some loss, do not stress about it. Tarot message – Intuition plays a major role in bringing you what you need at this point. Learn to trust your own gut feelings and work with them.
ork – You use your heart as much as your head in your work. That is wonderful because you’re able to give your best at all times. Romance – A fling gives you the control to go through your emotions in a wonderful way. You experience the highs and lows of a love affair. Health – Health is looking good. Just treat those migraines and minor aches and pains, or they might become quite big. Money – You have enough for all your needs and you’re in the mood to splurge a little to make yourself feel better. Go on, you deserve it. Tarot message – Pay attention to an important project. Use your head along with your heart.
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Pisces Eight of Wands
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ork – There are times when you will not know why something happened but it will all eventually fall in place. This is such a weird time. Romance – If couples are thinking of having kids, this is a good time. Singles will find someone interesting but don’t jump the gun. Health – Take to gardening or painting or pottery or any other hobby that makes you feel good from within. Money – This is a lucky phase and you get what you need. All your financial needs are taken care of. Tarot message – This is a lucky phase after a long time. You have been through some ups and downs. Savour this moment of freedom.
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MEDAL TALLY
USA CHINA S KOREA G BRITAIN FRANCE GERMANY ITALY N KOREA KAZAK’STAN RUSSIA S AFRICA N ZEALAND JAPAN CUBA NET’LANDS HUNGARY POLAND UKRAINE AUSTRALIA ROMANIA BRAZIL BELARUS SLOVENIA LITHUANIA ETHIOPIA GEORGIA VENEZUELA MEXICO CANADA COLOMBIA SPAIN SWEDEN CZECH DENMARK BELGIUM INDIA INDONESIA KENYA MONGOLIA NORWAY THAILAND TAIPEI CROATIA EGYPT SLOVAKIA IRAN GREECE HONG KO’G MOLDOVA AZER’AIJAN SERBIA SINGAPORE QATAR UZBE’ISTAN
G 21 20 9 8 8 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
S 10 13 2 6 5 9 5 0 0 12 1 0 8 2 1 1 1 0 9 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 12 9 5 8 6 6 3 1 0 8 0 3 11 1 3 2 1 4 4 2 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
T 43 42 16 22 19 20 12 5 4 23 4 6 21 5 6 5 4 6 14 7 6 4 3 1 1 1 1 4 7 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AIBA overturns result; Vikas knocked out AIBA’s decision won’t be taken lying down: Raja
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Krishan Vikas (R) of India defends against Errol Spence (L) of the USA during their round of 16 Welterweight (69kg) match of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the ExCel Arena on Friday in London. Vikas was initially AFP/JACK GUEZ awarded a 13-11 points decision.
LONDON: In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg) was ousted from the Olympics after the International Boxing Association (AIBA) overturned the result of his pre-quarterfinal bout, that he had won, following a review. The 20-year-old had won 13-11 over Errol Spence in a thrilling contest last night but following an appeal by his rival’s team management, the AIBA awarded the bout 15-13 to the American.
“There were a total of nine (9) holding fouls committed by the Indian boxer in the third round alone. However the Referee only gave one caution,” the AIBA said after a review by its Jury. “In the second round, the boxer from India spitted out his gumshield intentionally. However the Referee didn’t give any warning,” it added. Based on these “findings”, the jury members “unanimously” decided to award Spence four points, thereby making him PTI the winner.”
Errol Spence fights back tears following his defeat against Krishan Vikas but a review of the match, by AIBA, saw the result swing in his favour. AFP
tunned by Vikas Krishan’s ouster from the Games following a reversal of decision by the International Boxing Association, Indian Chef-de-Mission P K Muralidharan Raja today said the country’s contingent will not take AIBA’s decision lying down even though it has “limited options” in the matter. In a stunning reversal of fortunes, Vikas (69kg) was ousted after AIBA overturned the result of his pre-quarterfinal bout, that he had won, following a review. The 20-year-old had won 13-11 over Errol Spence in a thrilling contest last night but following an appeal by his rival’s team management, the AIBA awarded the bout 15-13 to the American citing the fouls committed by the Indian which were not noticed by the referee. PTI
Vijay brings home silver LONDON: India’s new shooting sensation Vijay Kumar, who clinched a silver medal in the Olympic Games here, said he had mentally prepared himself for winning a medal and was elated to have achieved his main objective. “I had mentally prepared myself for this moment. Being in the Army has made me mentally tough and used this to my advantage. Whatever I had planned, I have achieved,” Vijay said at the post event media interaction today. “I have won several medals in international events, but an Olympic medal is always special,” he said.
“This medal means such a lot to me. It has been my dream to win an Olympic medal. It is the highest peak you can achieve. I have a lot
of medals on the wall but an Olympic one was missing until now,” he said. An ecstatic father of Vijay Kumar attributed his
son’s Olympic success to the years of hard work and discipline inculcated in him by the Indian Army. “I don’t have words to express my feelings. Full credit to Indian army which supported his training and the discipline that he inculcated is because of the defence background. He has made the country proud and also put Himachal Pradesh’s name in the sporting history,” Subedar Kumar told mediapersons after his son clinched silver in the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol. The senior Kumar said that the feeling is yet to sink in that his son achieved the ultimate glory possible in PTI sport.
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Dong Dong on the top by Jim Slater
Agence France-Presse
LONDON: For an Olympic
China’s Dong Dong competes in the men’s trampoline final of the artistic gymnastics event in London on Friday. China’s Dong Dong won the gold, Russia’s Dmitry Ushakov the silver and China’s Lu Chunlong bronze. AFP/THOMAS COEX
sport where men bounce so high into the air it seems they can touch the top of Big Ben, it was perfect to have a champion whose name sounds like the famed London clock’s chimes -- Dong Dong. But ask not for whom Dong Dong tolls, he tolls for thee. Men’s Olympic trampoline gold, the ultimate prize for grown-up kings of the kiddies’ bouncy castle, went to two-time world champion Dong, who began his final routine Friday with five twisting triple flips to win on 62.990 points. Soaring 10 metres into the air and making triple somersaults with twisting front and back flips, the springy highfliers of the Olympics defy gravity with each bounce while judges grade them on flight time as well as acrobatic moves.
China’s Dong, the name so nice he has it twice, exited after competing to the song “Jump” by Van Halen and left the medal podium to “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” by the Rolling Stones, a wink and nod from the Olympics to a packed arena. Mandy Lomax brought her eight-year-old son Joseph to watch, finally getting tickets only three days before the event after trying for months. Joseph began jumping on the family trampoline in the garden three years ago and now bounces twice a week at a trampoline academy in Northampton. “You can do lots of really cool tricks,” he said. “It’s a lot of fun.” Would he want to be in the Olympics one day? He smiles and nods, and the dream continues, inspired by a sport that only debuted in the Olympics in 2000. It’s an intense atmosphere when trampolinists perform, so silent you can hear the “boing, boing, boing” of the apparatus springs and the whistle sound.
Victoria wins title, Lee claims bronze
Grainger hits jackpot
LONDON: Victoria Pendleton
Katherine Grainger finally became an Olympic champion while New Zealand took two titles at the London 2012 rowing regatta on Friday. Grainger, with Anna Watkins, sent the capacity partisan crowd wild when claiming gold in the women’s double sculls. The 36-year-old Glaswegian was climbing to the top of the podium for the first time after three Olympic silver medals in her long and distinguished career. The British duo, the reigning world champions, were the crew to beat after setting a new Olympic record in the semi-finals earlier in the week. And so it proved as they held off Australia to extend their unbeaten run to 23 races. Poland finished
emerged victorious when she claimed the gold medal in the women’s cycling track event (Keirin) on Friday. she was accompanied by China’s Guo Shuang and Sarah Lee Wai-Sze of Hong Kong on the podium as they won the silver and bronze respectively. While Beijing Olympic sprint champion, Victoria, soaked up the applause of a packed out Velodrome after winning the sixwoman final, arguably the happiest rider on the podium was Lee. Her bronze medal handed Hong Kong their first ever Olympic medal in a cycling event, and only their third overall. Hong Kong athletes had previously won one gold from windsurfing in 1996 and one silver medal from table tennis. Lee had signalled her Olympic medal credentials when she beat Victoria 2-1 in the Olym-pic test event to take a World Cup sprint bronze in the same arena in February.
Riner rises from ashes Olympic heavyweight champion Teddy Riner admitted the abject misery of his shock defeat at the 2008 Beijing Games inspired him to gold. Since losing on a penalty in a sudden death period of golden score to Abdullo Tangriev in China, he had been defeated only once.
Queen of the rings American boxer Queen Underwood will look to put behind her the misery of years of child abuse by winning the inaugural women’s lightweight Olympic title when the competition gets underway on Sunday. Her father served six years in prison for abusing her and her elder sister.
US continues run Olympic Games women’s basketball results on Friday: Group A Angola 56 Croatia 75 Turkey 82 China 55 Czech Republic 61 USA 88 Group B Australia 70 Russia 66 France 80 Great Britain 77 Brazil 73 Canada 79
Angola downs GB Here are the Olympic Games women’s handball results from Friday: Russia 31 Brazil 27 Croatia 27 Montenegro 26 Angola 31 Great Britain 25 Denmark 23 Norway 24 Spain 25 Sweden 24 South Korea 21 France 24
Nick Reeves Agence France-Presse
LONDON: Great Britain’s
Russia dominates
Great Britain’s Katherine Grainger (L) and Anna Watkins (R) laugh after winning the women’s double sculls final A of the rowing event at Eton Dorney on Friday. AFP/FRANCISCO LEONG well off the pace to take bronze. Grainger, who has taken a sabbatical from studying for a doctorate in homicide to achieve her sporting dream, was immediately enveloped in a bearhug by Steve Redgrave, Britain’s five-time Olympic rowing gold medallist, after stepping out of the boat. “We knew we had all
the goods to perform, so it’s job well done,” Grainger said after regaining her breath. “Of all my medals this is really one for the people,” she added. “This is for everyone who has helped me and supported me along the way, from my family, through school, and so on.” “I had to ask Katherine if it was all a dream, I can’t believe it.”
Women’s volleyball results on Friday: Group A Algeria 0 Italy 3 GB 0 Dominican Republic 3 Japan 1 Russia 3 Group B USA 3 Serbia 0 Turkey 3 South Korea 2 Brazil 3 China 2
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GAMES BRIEFS Germany beats Germany! Beach volleyball results: Women Last 16 Germany (Ludwig/Goller) bt Germany (Koltwick/Semmler) 2-0 Brazil bt Netherlands 2-0 USA bt Switzerland 2-0 Austria bt Russia 2-1 Men Last 16 Poland bt Switzerland 2-0 Latvia bt Norway 2-0 Italy bt USA 2-0 Brazil bt Spain 2-0
‘Love couple’ win badminton gold Chinese athletes have sometimes been discouraged from dating team-mates, but their new coach is more liberal.
3 spectators ejected Three spectators were thrown out of the Olympic Velodrome, London police said on Friday, after a stream of verbal abuse was directed at the family of Australian cyclist Kaarle McCulloch. The incident took place on Thursday during the track cycling team sprint events.
India thrashed, again Olympic Games men's field hockey results on Friday: Group A Australia 2 Argentina 2 Great Britain 4 Pakistan 1 South Africa 2 Spain 3 Group B Netherlands 5 New Zealand 1 Germany 5 India 2 Belgium 2 South Korea 1
Richard Eaton
LONDON: China won the opening badminton title of the London Games as Zhang Nan and Zhao Yunlei became the first boyfriend and girlfriend
duo to win Olympic gold medals together. Zhang and Zhao, who also won the world mixed doubles title in the same Wembley Arena venue a year ago, took the Olympic gold medal with a 21-11, 21-
Great Britain's women were knocked out of the football by a 2-0 defeat by Canada. Meanwhile world champions Japan ended Brazil's quest for a first Olympic women's football title with a 2-0 win in Cardiff. Earlier, USA scored a 2-0 win over New Zealand. France recorded a 2-1 win over Sweden.
Nick Reeves
LONDON: Poland’s Adrian Zielinski caused an upset to win the Olympic Games men’s 85kg
weightlifting gold medal on Friday with a total lift of 385kg as China’s defending champion Lu Yong flopped. Russia’s 19-year-old
Rebecca Bryan
LONDON: Michael Phelps recalled past glories with a 100m butterfly triumph on Friday as world record-setter Missy Franklin, Katie Ledecky and Florent Manaudou showed Olympic swimming’s future has arrived. Franklin, the 17-year-old American who was stamped for Olympic stardom at last year’s world championships, won the 200m backstroke in a world record of 2min 04.06sec to claim her third gold medal of the Games. Her 15-year-old team-mate Ledecky posted the second-fastest time in the history of the women’s 800m free to win gold as world record-holder and Beijing gold medallist Rebecca Adlington of Great Britain settled for AFP bronze.
17 win over their secondseeded compatriots Xu Chen and Ma Jin. Their success raised the possibility of China winning all five Olympic titles at a single Games for the first time.
Zielinski wins men’s 85kg
GB women out
Phelps wins 100m butterfly for 17th gold; young stars rise
Apti Aukhadov lifted the same weight but took silver on bodyweight while Iran’s Kianoush Rostami, with a total of 380kg, claimed the bronze. Zielinski took the title with a snatch lift of 174 and lifting 211 on his third attempt in the clean and jerk. On a gripping night’s competition at the ExCel arena Lu, China’s Beijing Games champion, failed to repeat his heroics of four years ago. Lu was leading after the snatch, but failed in his three attempts to lift 205kg in the clean and jerk.
I’m no drug cheat, teen phenomenon says LONDON: After the furore over Chinese teen swimmer Ye Shiwen’s Olympic success, 15-year-old American Katy Ledecky found herself fielding questions about doping after dominating the 800m freestyle on Friday. Ledecky, a newcomer on the international scene after securing her Olympic berth at her first US trials, had only competed in one senior national championship before then. Her best time coming into the Games was the 8min 19.78sec she posted at trials, and she won Olympic gold in 8:14.63, becoming the second-fastest performer in history. AFP
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Dibaba, Majewski defend athletics titles Ethiopia’s Tirunesh Dibaba and Tomasz Majewski of Poland both defended their Olympic titles on Friday, even as British poster girl Jessica Ennis stole the show. Luke Phillips
Long jump champion fails to reach final
LONDON: Tirunesh Dibaba (right) produced her devastating trademark kick 600m from the line to claim a convincing win in 30min 20.75sec over Kenyans Sally Kipyego (30:26.37) and world champion Vivian Cheruiyot (30:30.44). Dibaba’s achievement meant she matched her cousin Derartu Tulu in becoming the second woman to win two Olympic gold medals in the women’s 10,000m. “I have never been happier,” beamed Dibaba. “I was not even that happy after the Beijing Olympics.
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anama’s defending champion Irving Saladino lost his Olympic long jump title in disastrous fashion on Friday as he failed to qualify for the final. The 29-year-old didn’t register a mark in his three jumps in qualifying. Saladino, also a former world champion, said that he had been affected by the weather conditions.
American Reese Hoffa taking bronze with 21.23m. “It’s hard to tell which is the most special gold for me. It’s different but I am very happy now,” said Majewski, who hoped his victory would boost his Polish teammates.
WINS SHOT PUT
Dibaba, however, was beaten to the first athletics gold of the London Games by Majewski (right), who became the first thrower since American Parry O’Brien in 1952 and 1956 to retain the Olympic shot put title. The 30-year-old threw a
season’s best of 21.89 metres to beat Germany’s world champion David Storl by just three centimetres, with
ENNIS
LEADS HEPTATHLON
But in a raucous, sell-out 80,000-capacity Olympic Stadium, it was British title
hope Ennis who caught the public’s imagination, with roars and applause greeting her every move. The former world champion rode the pressure to set personal bests in the 100m hurdles and 200m to take a lead in the heptathlon. Ennis beat her personal best by 0.25sec as she set a new British record of 12.54sec in the hurdles.
London’s Tube down on athletics day 1 Though signal failures caused delays on an Underground line, the stadium was packed. LONDON: Signal failures caused severe delays on a key London Underground line connecting the city centre with the Olympic Park, transport chiefs said on Friday, the first day of athletics at the Games. The Central line was partly suspended in east London — home to the Olympic Stadium — for more than an hour at the height of the morning rush hour, on what is expected to be the busiest day so far.
Athletics chief cheers at sell-out crowd
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he head of world athletics Lamine Diack said it was “wonderful” to see an 80,000 sell-out crowd at Friday’s opening athletics session at the stadium. Diack, president of the IAAF, said he could not recall a similar turnout for the morning athletics sessions in past Olympics.
GAMES BRIEFS History repeating Indian hockey captain Bharat Chetri says the team is not learning from its mistakes and it is becoming a serious problem after three straight defeats in the Olympic Games. Dejected at the 2-5 defeat by reigning champions Germany today that left India at the bottom of the pool.
Blame game begins There were recriminations and soul-searching in Australia about the swim team's single gold in the pool, with former coaches and stars blasting a lack of drive and unity. Former Olympian Susie O'Neill blamed a lack of discipline compared to rivals from countries like China.
Bryant to fight on Although veteran Karina Bryant finally landed her first Olympic medal at her fourth Games she vowed not to retire following her bronze. The 33-year-old has been at the top level of her sport for the last 14 years, winning seven medals at the World and European Championships.
Jordyn’s dream ends Britain's Andy Murray set up an Olympic revenge mission against Roger Federer as he booked his place in the final with a 7-5, 7-5 semi-final victory over Novak Djokovic. Murray produced a masterful display to beat world number two Djokovic in two hours on Centre Court.
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Despite Samuels’ ton Windies in spot
KINGSTON: West Indies,
looking to win their series 2-0, posted a first innings deficit after the second day of their second Test against New Zealand on Friday, bowled out for 209 and hugely indebted to a century from Marlon Samuels (right). By the close, the Black Caps were 59 for 2 for a lead of 110 with Martin Guptill — missing a fourth straight half century — and Bradley-John Watling the men out, both falling lbw to Narsingh Deonarine inside three overs late in the final session. Guptill, 97 in the first innings of the first Test at North Sound, made 42 and Watling 11. Earlier, the tourists had served notice of their intent to level the series in netting three top order wickets, including the prized scalp of Chris Gayle, in the opening ses-
Scoreboard: W Indies V New Zealand 2nd Test New Zealand 2nd Innings Total: 59 for 2 (MJ Guptill 42, N Deonarine 2 for 3) West Indies 1st innings Total: 209 all out (MN Samuels 123, DJG Sammy 32, Boult 3 for 58, DAJ Bracewell 3 for 46) New Zealand 1st Innings Total: 260 all out (M Guptill 71, L Taylor 60, Roach 4 for 70, Best 2 for 40)
sion and their aggressivity in the field continued thereafter. Before lunch, Gayle — who top-scored with 150 in the first Test, which the West Indies won by nine wickets went for just eight from 58 balls, as the hosts made a hesitant start. Gayle, recalled after 18 months out of the Test loop due to a standoff between himself and the West Indies officials over comments he made after a sponsorship row, fell to the bowling of Neil Wagner, who drew a top edge towards point that Watling caught with aplomb. Gayle’s paltry return came despite spending an hour and three quarters at the crease. It could have been worse — he was dropped by Ross Tayor off Tim Southee before Wagner AFP finished him off.
South Africa hold edge on day 2 Colin Bryden
LEEDS: England made a solid start to their reply after South Africa stretched their first innings to 419 on the second day of the second Test at Headingley on Friday. England were 48 for no wicket when bad light ended play with 22 overs
still due to be bowled. “It’s pretty even,” said Stuart Broad, who took three for 96 to be England’s most successful bowler. “Being none down tonight was vital. We have one job and that is to bat as big and as long as we can. We need one of those 600 knocks and to put South Africa under
pressure on the last day.” England captain Andrew Strauss and his opening partner Alastair Cook batted confidently, aided by some wayward bowling by the South Africans. South Africa’s innings lasted until shortly before the tea break. Alviro Petersen made a career best 182.
Fish ‘Haas’ to battle it out
WASHINGTON: Top seed
the ATP top 10 in 2011 before sliding out, will play against good friend and fourth seed Tommy Haas after the 34-year-old German crushed compatriot Tobias Kamke 6-1, 6-2 in 66 minutes. Second seed Alexandr Dolgopolov beat 2002 winner James Blake 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 after trailing 4-1 in their match, setting up a semi with Sam Querrey, after the eighth seed beat his doubles partner Kevin AFP Anderson.
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Mardy Fish (left) reached his first semi-final of the season with a 6-3, 6-4 defeat of Belgian Xavier Malisse in a battle of veterans at the joint ATP/WTA event here on Friday. The American has only been playing a month since recovering from a heart-scare with his irregular beat which was repaired through a medical procedure in May. The world number 15 who broke through into
Rama Krishna wins chess tourney HYDERABAD: P Rama Krishna of
Nalgonda district won the AP State (InterDistrict) Youth (U-25) Chess Championship at the LB Stadium on Friday, while V
Varun of Hyderabad was the runner-up. Sahajasri of Karimnagar clinched the AP State Women Championship title, pipping K Sai Nirupama of Ongole.