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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 HYDERABAD

BETTER TAKE NOTICE

If the notice period is the most awaited period in an employee's tenure, it is also the most dreaded for an employer. We find out why it’s important for both to remain cordial till the last day.

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Very few filmmakers in cinema history have reached the pinnacle of fame that Alfred Hitchcock has managed to during his illustrious career. Recently, one of his iconic films, Vertigo was voted as the best film of all time in a Sight & Sound poll. On his 113th birth anniversary, we take a look at his life and career, which continue to be an inspiration.

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HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

OUR MAN IN LONDON DEV S SUKUMAR

THE MORNING AFTER: MEMORIES... AND SEVERAL QUESTIONS It’s over. The half-month-long global celebration of sport finally wound down with a grand music show, leaving us with memories and lots of analyses to do.

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PROTESTS

COME AT A PRICE!

When ideology and fiery speeches fail to ‘inspire’ masses, netas resort to ‘gifts’ to mobilise them. We take a look at what parties shell out to woo protesters and keep them in high spirits — literally!

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ILEANA TO ROMANCE SHAHID ON SCREEN

South actress Ileana D’Cruz will be seen romancing Shahid Kapoor in director Rajkumar Santoshi’s upcoming film, tentatively titled Phata Poster Nikla Hero.

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TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

city events

PARANTHA FESTIVAL

If you are fond of parantha, then head to Haldi Shamshabad for the Parantha Festival. The food festival will be on till August 15. It offers a variety of Paranthas in various combinations — both vegetarian and non-vegetarian.

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AROUND THE CITY YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES an exciting weekend activity. Where: Oakridge International School, Gachibowli and Bachupally When: Ongoing, 9am-12pm Contact: 1800 200 8171

DINING Dosa festival If you love dosas then head to this dosa festival. Idly Dosa People is hosting a food festival that is offering a variety of dosas such as palak dosa, corn dosa etc. Where: IDP, Hitec City When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 6631 0300

ART Invisible lands An exhibition of paintings by artist Madhuchanda Majumder titled Invisible Lands is being held at Shrishti Art Gallery. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Kavuri hills When: August 11 onwards, 11am onwards Contact: (040)2354 0023

Jash-E-Eid-Ul Fitr Break your fast with ITC Kakatiya’s special Iftar buffet which includes flavoured Sherbets, rich Haleem, malai paya, dum biryani and an assortment of Kebabs. Where: Deccan Pavillion, ITC Kakatiya, Begumpet When: August 10-20, 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2340 0132 Smooth operators Tease Lounge at Vivanta by Taj presents Smooth Operators Night every Friday with DJ Mohit. Where: Tease Bar, Vivanta by Taj, Begumpet When: Every Friday, 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6725 2626

Mongolian food festival Take a trip to Mongolia as you are introduced to their food and culture. Where: Syn, Taj Deccan, Banjara Hills,

Rd No 1 When: Ongoing, 7.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 6666 3939

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SHOWS Play time The play Birjees Qadar ka Kunbaa will be held at Nift Auditorium on August 24. The play is in Urdu and is directed by Vinay Varma. Where: Nift Campus, Madhapur When: August 24, 7.30pm Contact: (040) 2311 4537 Shreya Ghoshal Live Popular playback singer Shreya Ghoshal will perform live at Shilpa Kala Vedika on August 18. Where: Shilpa Kala Vedika, Hitec City

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Peau d’Anne Jacques Demy’s musical fairy tale Peau d’Anne (1970) (Donkey skin) will be shown at Alliance Francaise on August 17. Where: Alliance Francaise d’Hyderabad Banjara Hills, Rd No 3 When: August 17, 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2355 4485 Photography workshop A photography workshop will be held at Iconart Gallery on weekends. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: August 12 onwards Contact: 98499 68797

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Theatre festival The seventh edition of the multilingual theatre festival — Abhinaya National Theatre Festival will be held. Where: Ravindra Bharathi, Saifabad When: August 16 onwards 6.30pm onwards Contact: (040) 2323 1245 Monsoon mania Ramoji Film City celebrates the onset of monsoon with eight weeks of activities and entertainment from July 1 to August 31. Where: Ramoji Film City, Hayathnagar When: Ongoing, 9am onwards Contact: (040) 2341 2262

Eclectic reflections Alankritha Art Gallery presents Eclectic Reflections, an exhibition of paintings by eight talented artists. Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Kavuri hills When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2311 3709

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Elegance Artist Snehlatha Prasad, is presenting her interpretation of the Radha and Krishna myth through her canvas.. . Where: Shrshti Art Gallery, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 15 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2752 2999

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City

YESTERDAY’S QUESTION

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POSTNOON EXCLUSIVE

MAMMON JAI HO!

The ever present charade of political protests comes with a price tag, Postnoon finds out. RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA rahul.r@postnoon.com

RATE CARD

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Here are a few going rates for various parties:

n this day and age, there’s no such thing as a free lunch. Even ideals and principles require dough to drive them. Being politically active can mean different things to different people. To the ‘proletariat’, it means a chance for ‘redistribution of wealth’ in the form of ‘gift money’. And, democratic protests are one way to solve unemployment, albeit temporarily. The current political scenario is crowd-driven, which provides temporary employment and the chance to gratefully accept what is commonly termed as ‘gift money’ or chai pani kharcha. For starters, a strong crowd presence is always required for a successful political rally/meeting/campaign. Not counting the self-righteous, morally-driven ones who happen to be a minority in the current scenario. Postnoon takes a look at the many ways of enjoying the perks of democracy. That various political parties

A mainstream party —

`150 + biryani. Alcohol optional.

An eco-friendly party —

`100-150 + food

(pulao, lemon rice, vegetable biryani). Alcohol reserved only for major party meetings.

A Bharat party — `100 + food. Petrol expenses reserved for bike riders and only those well initiated within the party circles.

and student organisations fund their party activists is common knowledge. But there are many levels to this scheme. For instance, a part-time protester who is required to wilt in the sun, wave banners, and give a few throaty slogans for his/her leader is paid a minimum of `100 plus other ‘perks’. Mani Krishna, a student leader from Osmania University says, “For bike rallies and elec-

tion campaigns, the incentives offered range from petrol allowances to the more expensive nazranas like sarees, television sets and even gold earrings. Plus a bonus — a chance of appearing on TV and making good contacts with the local leaders for future benefits.” The most liberal among the parties is the one recently sprung up. Crowds are mobilised with a handsome `200-300 per day, a

quarter bottle to keep up spirits, and a pack of biryani. “They are quite secular and generous in their payments,” remarked a ‘protester’ who is a fixture in Indira Park. For the semi-rural and rural crowds that are roped in for headline-making processions, they are provided with food, lodging and the standard monetary allowance. Other parties too fund their activists but not on such a gener-

ous scale. The going rates with other regional parties are more or less the same, with each member being paid `100-150 for a day’s work. Petrol allowances are provided for those in bike rallies. Shiva Yadav, a local leader in Somajiguda, says, “The perks handed out depend on the level of dedication shown and not always in the regular fashion. Some organisations take their own share of benefits from shutting down educational institutions. Handsome rewards are handed to those who can mobilise a crowd of 30 on the spot for any rally or protest. The chai pani kharcha is anywhere from `100 to `300, depending on the party in question.” It is heard that the only parties not to indulge in this business are a separatist party and another floated by a civil society activist. Santosh M, an activist from Kukatpally, says, “Some parties do not encourage these activities as their very agenda is against such things. Which is why people flock to other party meetings but not to the ones that are self-righteous about their policies.”

CRIME

Petrol thieves strike at Chikkadpally Residents despair as they find their bikes drained of petrol and spark plugs missing. POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com

esidents of Bapunagar in Chikkadpally have been waking up in the morning to find their vehicles drained of petrol. This is followed by spark plugs being stolen from their vehicles, mostly two-wheelers. Residents allege that ever since street lights failed in and around Market yard area of Bapunagar, theft of fuel and parts from vehicles has become a common occurrence. They hint that an organised gang may be behind this wave of vandalism. Sanjay Das, a resident of Bapunagar, said, “The street lights stopped functioning here over three months ago. No one

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Authorities at the electrical wing of the GHMC claim to be unaware of the issue of malfunctioning street lights. from the corporation has bothered to repair these lights and after 7pm, the street is dark. Often, we wake up in the morning to find our petrol fuel pipes broken and tanks drained.” Rajaram, a vendor in the area, alleged that scores of youngsters from nearby slums gather in Market yard at night. “They regularly drink in Market yard and

act out on our vehicles. While some vandalise seats and steal spark plugs, others steal petrol from our bikes,” he said. The Chikkadpally police

feign ignorance over this matter. Sub-inspector H Prabhakar said, “We have not received any complaint so far regarding this matter. The Market yard area is usu-

ally locked after 10pm and we patrol the area too. However, we will look into this matter and take action.” It is to be noted that Market yard has been notorious for gudumba (hooch) hoarding and dealing and has been the hub of many excise department raids. Authorities at the electrical wing of the GHMC claim to be unaware of the malfunctioning street lights. “We have never received any complaint from residents of Bapunagar. Now that it has been brought to our notice, we will repair the street lights,” said an official from the central zone wing. Though seemingly unaware of the problems, officials are regular in collecting maintenance and donations during festivals, say residents.

city TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 LAST YEAR... HERE Health down the drain

ast year Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy had promised to improve the health sector in rural areas during the inauguration of the Clinical Infectious Disease Society. He had assured that special initiatives would be taken to help the tribal and rural people. Yet, a year later there is still a lot lacking when it comes to health care in the rural areas.

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NUMEROLOGY

35,000

enumerators are required to undertake the livestock census across 23 districts of the State. Since the department does not have enough staff, the job will be outsourced.

They are not just national holidays, we need to realise our responsibility. We are mobilising people to do something for society as an act of nation building. Mujeeb Khan, Bhumi See page 4

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

Want to make a quick buck? Join a dharna! Several protests in the City that aim to bring together a crowd to be noticed give away cash and freebies. Not a bad way to make money eh!.

Steal petrol for quick money and use darkness as cover. For perpetrators in Chikkadpally, draining vehicles of fuel and stealing spark plugs is the latest method to earn good money with little effort.

Our mantris are a busy lot. Not with public issues but. Several mantris under the CBI scanner are missing in action from ofﬁce. Why? They’re planning their legal strategies.

Even animals will be accounted for. AP is all set to have a comprehensive livestock database as it launches the 19th Quinquennial Livestock Census-2012.

A golden opportunity for the City of Nawabs. The City should take a cue from Rio and get its civic amenities in shape before the CBD.

I-DAY RESOLVE

MGBS to get a facelift

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Every year the Freedom Under Construction group constructs toilets and classrooms for government schools. But this year they are doing something different by cleaning up the bus station. SUDESHNA KOKA sudeshna.k@postnoon.com

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ith great p o w e r comes great responsibility.” And we have the power of freedom. This was perhaps one of the most trending dialogue when Spiderman was released a few years back. Giving this quote a tangible form are the volunteers of Freedom Under Construction, who for the last six years have been constructing toilets and classrooms for government schools on the occasion of Independence and Republic day. “These days are not just national holidays. We need to realise our responsibility towards the freedom that we have. Hence, as an act of nation building, we have taken up this responsibly of mobilising citizens to do something for the society,” said Mujeeb Khan, director of Bhumi Foundation. However, this year Freedom Under Construction is doing something different. They are going to clean the Imlibun bus station and paint a few parts of the bus stop with messages and quotes. Mahatma Gandhi Bus Station (MGBS) was earlier known as Imlibun and is one of

the two terminal points in Hyderabad for long distance buses. MGBS covers 30 acres with 74 platforms for incoming and outgoing buses, a waiting hall of 7,380 square metres and a shopping complex of 3,455 square metres apart from a 5,000 square metre area for private parking. One of the oldest and busiest bus stations in Hyderabad, MGBS is in a sorry state thanks to lax maintenance. Volunteers of Freedom Under Construction have taken up the responsibility of sprucing up the bus station on August 15 this year. “It’s important that individuals understand the importance of freedom and how one can uphold and expand freedom. We need to realise how our presence can make a difference and what we can do in our daily life too to change society. This is the best way to start,” said Mujeeb. As part of their Independence Day celebrations, the volunteers launched the

One of the oldest and busiest bus stations in the City, the MGBS is in a sorry state and volunteers are all set to spruce it up. Swaraj walk on August 4 and it will conclude on August 14. This 10-day long mobilisation walk has covered areas like Ghatkesar, Keesaragutta, Shamirpet, Miyapur, Ameerpet and a few more. The volunteers have already covered 200 kilometres in the last eight days. The walk is aimed at creating social responsibility among citizens. The volunteers have spoken to students, drivers, vendors and basically people from all walks of life on topics like what freedom means to them and what they do to improve society. The foundation hopes to trigger a sense of responsibility

among citizens towards creating a better society. Some of the responses they received, they say, were inspiring. “A guy who mends punctured tyres told me that doing his work on time so that those who depend on him can get to work on time is honesty. It’s amazing how this guy values his time and other people’s time. Most people are doing their bit but they need to take ownership of society. Through this walk they will do something and it will be a start of a greater revolution,” said Nomaan Ahmed, volunteer, who has been walking since the last eight days. The group will organise a 10k walk from Necklace Road on August 14 at 8pm. The group will head towards MGBS and the cleanliness drive will begin from midnight on August 15. Following this the group will paint the walls of the MGBS with messages and quotes.

NEWS BRIEFS GHMC to display ‘Aasara’ in parade

COVA to organise joint Indo-Pak I-Day fest

Security beefed up at important areas

I-Day celebrations with orphans

he GHMC will be displaying a tableau on Aasara at the Independence Day parade. With quotations, it intends to remind children of their responsibilities towards their aged parents and bring awareness among the masses about the activities of Aasara. Aasara was initiated by GHMC for the ﬁrst time in August 2007.

ith the objective of promoting peace and friendship in the sub-continent, Cova (Confederation of Voluntary Associations) is organising India-Pakistan Joint Celebrations for Independence under the title ‘Union across Borders: Exploring Commonalities’ on August 14 and 15 at Exhibition Grounds.

ecurity at the airport, railway station and bus stands have been stepped up in view of Independence Day tomorrow. The State police along with special armed personnel conducted stringent security checks at RGIA, Railway Stations, bus stops etc. Vehicles and luggage were being stringently checked at all railway stations and at the Airport.

asathi Housing organised a special screening of the recently released ﬁlm Eega for 350 underprivileged children at Prasad’s IMAX. This event was organised as part of the company’s I-Day celebrations. “We chose this occasion to ofﬁcially launch our CSR programme Bricks to Books,” said PV Ravindra Kumar, CEO, Vasathi Housing.

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ANIMAL HUSBANDRY

Census of livestock begins Massive exercise involves mobilising 35,000 enumerators across the State for almost a year. Md INKESHAF AHMED ahmed.m@postnoon.com

ndhra Pradesh will soon have a comprehensive database of livestock in the State. The State has decided to launch the 19th Quinquennial Livestock Census-2012 from September 15. The census will be held for one month across the State. It is being conducted as part of All India programme by the Animal Husbandry Department following instructions by the Union government. The census will provide the latest data on cattle, poultry and implements and also on certain relevant particulars such as the availability of veterinary services and infrastructural services in the villages. As per the orders, the census process involving a series of steps will continue till July next year (2013) when the final report of the census will be published. The State’s 18th livestock census was conducted in the year 2007. The director of animal

ROAD WORK

Projects worth `413 crore to be sanctioned

he Centre will accord sanction for project proposals amounting to `413.29 crore for 271 roadworks measuring 829.41km in six Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. Union minister for rural development, drinking water and sanitation, Jairam Ramesh, in a letter to Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy, informed that the proposals from the State government to be taken up under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana have been recommended for approval by the empowered committee in its meeting held on July 26 this year. The districts where the road works will be taken up are Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Warangal and Adilabad. The minister informed the CM that he was glad that the recommendations of the committee have been accepted. The minister said that while recommending the proposals, the committee has advised the State to strengthen the second tier of quality assurance by way of inspection. NSS

husbandry will supervise the census 2012. He will also oversee arrangements and ensure that all the preparatory actions are completed at the earliest to enable timely completion of enumeration.

POLITICS

In Hyderabad, GHMC Commissioner MT Krishna Babu has been designated as the livestock census officer. Speaking on the issue, additional director (planning) animal husbandry department,

Dr Somasekharam said that the entire census process requires about 35,000 enumerators to undertake the activity across 23 districts of the State and added that the since the department does not have adequate number of employees, the appointment of enumerators will be outsourced. “It’s an enormous responsibility. We have geared up to undertake the census as per the directions of the State government,” he said. He further informed that this year’s census will be held for a month long period. This is a drastic shift from the established practice of 15 days in the past. “Earlier, there were complaints that the census was not being done comprehensively. To avoid any such complaint, the government has decided to hold it for one month,” he said. The additional director added it was likely that total number of livestock would have gone up by five per cent in the last five years.

Census Calendar n Sep 15 - Oct 14, 2012 — Enumeration of households with house listing operation n Oct 16 - Oct 31, 2012 — Post-enumeration checks n Nov 1 - Dec 15, 2012 — Scrutiny of data n Dec 1 - Dec 15, 2012 — Setting up of data entry centre at the State headquarters n Dec 10 - Dec 31, 2012 — Transferring schedules to data entry agency n Jan 1 - April 30, 2013 — Data entry, validation of data and checking for any missing schedules n May 1 - May 31, 2013 — Data processing and report generation by data processing agency as per tabulation plan n June 1 - June 30, 2013 — Consistency check n July 1- July 31, 2013 — Report writing and publishing

Mantris bunk office

In what could be called the ‘CBI effect’, all the ministers under the SC notice were avoiding office and were busy planning their legal strategy. POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com

he reports of likely arrest of roads and buildings minister Dharmana Prasada Rao in YS Jaganmohan Reddy’s disproportionate assets (DA) case had its effect on ministers’ chambers, especially those facing the CBI inquiry. The name of Dharmana figured as accused No 5 in the charge sheet filed by the CBI in Jagan’s disproportionate assets case Case. Besides excise minister Mopidevi Venkata Ramana Rao (now in jail) and Dharmana Prasada Rao, the ministers’ list include IT minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah, home minister Sabita Indra Reddy, major industries minister J Geeta Reddy and agriculture minister Kanna Lakshminaryana. On Monday, barring Geeta Reddy, no other minister under notice was seen in the offices leading to the cancellation of their pubic visiting hours

between 3 and 5 pm. Scores of people who had come to meet them for their various works found to their chagrin their efforts were in vain. The exception among these ministers was major industries minister J Geeta Reddy, who was present in her chamber. But, she refused to meet anybody, especially mediapersons. When Postnoon sought a

I can’t give you any interview now as I am very busy. If you want my interview, please contact me after one month. Geeta Reddy, minister for major industries

personal interview, she declined saying that she was too busy with other commitments to talk to the media. “I can’t give you any interview now as I am very busy. If you want my interview, please contact me after one month,” the minister replied.” Interestingly, before being intercepted by the correspondent, the minister held closed door discussions with government whip T Jayaprakash Reddy, who hails from Medak district, the minister’s home district, Medak. The sense of anxiety was palpable on the minister’s face. The chamber of R&B minister Dharmana Prasada Rao was closed as the minister had gone to New Delhi on ‘personal business.’ He held discussions with Union ministers from the State MM Pallam Raju and Kishor Chandra Deo after his name figured in the CBI’s chargesheet. Minister for secondary education K Parthasarathi, who was recently convicted by a local court with two-month simple

Dharmana Prasad Rao

imprisonment in a FERA-related case, was also not present in his chamber during the visiting hours. On the other hand, other Cabinet ministers like animal husbandry minister P Viswaroopu and Baswaraju Saraiah, who were not facing any allegations were seen discharging their duties.

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Saraiah ridicules YSRC’s deeksha The BC welfare minister alleged that YSRC honorary president Vijayamma’s ‘deeksha’ was nothing but a political gimmick.

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idiculing YSRC honorary president YS Vijaylakshmi’s Deeksha for continuance of Fees Reimbursement Scheme at Eluru on Monday, BC welfare minister Basavaraju Saraiah alleged that Vijayamma’s “deek-

sha” was for political gain only. Saraiah said that 90 per cent of engineering college managements have accepted `35,000 fee reimbursement and consequently students unions like ABVP withdrew their State Bandh call, but Vijayamma’s “deeksha” even after the issue was solved amicably reveals the fact that Vijayamma’s Deeksha was only a

political drama. Saraiah said that N Kiran Kumar Reddy will continue as chief minister till 2014. He said that Kiran Kumar Reddy will continue as CM of the Seemandhra region in case the State was bifurcated and a new CM will be appointed for Telangana State. Responding to another question, Saraiah said that the party high command would look into the issue of government whip T Jagga Reddy’s remarks against Telangana senior Congress leader Dr K Keshav Rao. He also made it clear that he was ready to tender a resignation from his ministerial post for the sake of Telangana. NSS

CLASH

Trustees clash at Saibaba temple AGENCY feedback@postnoon.com

ension prevailed at the Sri Saibaba Temple at Dilsukhnagar on Monday when the officials of the E n d o w m e n t s Department arrived to

Devotees had complained that there were gross irregularities in the temple. conduct an inquiry into the alleged missing assets of the temple. According to the information, the Endowment officials visited the temple to con-

duct an inquiry into the alleged missing assets of Sai Samsthan on Monday morning. In the process, the temple chairman and Trust members entered into a heated argument and attacked each other. A police party was deployed to prevent any untoward incident. It is learnt that several devotees had lodged complaints with the Endowments department alleging that gross irregularities were taking place in the Shri Shiridi Saibaba Samsthan Trust. Samsthan former chairman Dr S Jayaswamy had lodged a complaint with the Endowments department in June alleging that about `10 crore worth assets were missing and sought an inquiry. NSS

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hat does Rio de Janeiro ring in your mind? To most, it is the world’s hotspot for billionaires, bullies, bunnies and dope. All this is true, but there is another alluring side to Rio. It has been the world’s most acclaimed event venue where the first Earth Summit (1992) was organised and a series of global green issues got discussed and thrashed out since. The Earth Summit, 1992, gave Rio its first global exposure. Earth Summit, or world summit on sustainable development, is a UN global conference. It was a set-up to find ways to halt the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources and tackle pollution of the planet. Rio+20, which means 20 years from its first hosting of the UN-sponsored Earth Summit in 1992, added another feather to the Brazilian cap. What made Rio the most sought-after city for prestigious events, despite its sleazy record of crime and prostitution? Simply this: (1) A determined, patriotic leadership. (2) Strengthening its sports infrastructure. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva cried in delight while announcing the awarding of hosting Olympics

n view of the 2016 Olympics, Brazil has brought in a solid waste policy to rid the country of solid waste and toxic waste problem. Rio has 93 municipalities and all of them will do away with garbage dumps. Says Nabil Bonduki, secretary of water resources and urban environments for the ministry of the environment: “It will take at least four years for this law to have an effect.” When the world salutes Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and leaves, the city will have an excellent set up, permanent for its use.

RIO OLYMPICS

2016. Pele, the greatest footballer, was there to celebrate. Rest all reasons are peripheral. The city has given utmost importance to sports infrastructure though it is also the hub of casinos and crime. Its sports stadium can hold 45,000. In 2008, Brazil won 8 medals but in 2012, its tally shot up to 17.

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osting the Olympic Games can change the fortunes of a city and the country. Foremost will be its global ticket as the top destination. But other benefits are stupendous. There are long-term and short-term benefits, economists say. The short-term benefits include the cash flow from visitors like officials, athletes, training activities, media activities, cultural events linked to the Olympics. Long term benefits are far more attractive. n It creates permanent infrastructure. n The media image makeover. n Setting up of permanent educational/training institutions. n Tremendous job creation, the entire young population benefits one way or another. n Boost to travel and tourism.

TAKE RIO’S OLYMPIC SCHEME: The games will be held in four zones with varying socio-economic characteristics: n Barra, the heart of the games, is an expanding area of Rio de Janeiro that will require “considerable infrastructure and accommodation development”. It will house the Olympic and media villages and some venues. n Copacabana, a world-famous beach and major tourist attraction, will host the outdoor sports in temporary venues. n Maracana, the most densely populated of the zones, will contain an athletic stadium and the Maracana Stadium, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies. Major redevelopment is planned for the zone.

2016 WHAT HYDERABAD CAN LEARN

yderabad has been brave enough to peel away its image of a backward city by building a new façade to it and bravely calling it Hitec city. And, Hyderabad's USP has been its HICC, which happens to be a world-class venue for the magnitude of October CBD 2012. And yet, the GHMC's laidback approach has pulled the city back by another decade. The municipal corporation fails to have laid major corner stones that lead to a world-class city. n Waste management n Sports infrastructure n Planned, even growth of all its areas (Look how Rio de Janeiro has planned Olympics in four zones) All this and much more Hyderabad can learn from Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic strategy.

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ISUZU PLANS CHINA, INDIA TRUCK PLANTS Japan’s Isuzu Motors will spend $382 million to build new factories in China and India to tap rising demand for pickup trucks in the fast-growing markets, a report said Tuesday. The new plants will together produce about 200,000 trucks a year.

Design to success unravelled Dcube is the aggregator of designer products from India and abroad. It has become a retail platform for most of the small designers who could not afford a store. SRINIVAS SETTY

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‘LearnNext’ mapped to 20 State Boards POSTNOON NEWS ext Education, a city based E-learning company has introduced additional offering of content for 20 State Boards including Andhra Pradesh for their product ‘LearnNext’. LearnNext is a self-learning educational product helps students to understand complex topics like problems and theorems for the subjects —Maths, Physics, and Chemistry and Biology from Class VI to X. It has content with animation to explain topics and practice tests for students. It also generates performance reports and comparative analysis reports with other students who also have taken the tests online.

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Reddy with an investment of around `50 lakh to create first lifestyle store with largest designer products in the City. Talking about the business idea, Satya Prakash said, Dcube is the aggregator of designer products from India and abroad. It has become a retail platform for

most of the small designers who could not afford a store. The concept was first of its kind in South India and later followed in other cities like Bangalore and Chennai. “The initial challenge was to convince and bring designers on board. The founders had to pump in personal money for operations till the business got operational break-even in 2010 because of the thin margins. The business had invested more than `1 crore over time on various needs like leasing the property, copyrights of designer products and manufacturing. The other challenge was to raise loans for working capital. Despite the reputation that we gained in last six years, banks are not ready to offer loans without a collateral security,” said Satya Prakash. “We had tie-ups with around 600 designers and sell at least products of 90 designers at any given point of time. We have started designing and manufacturing of own products like apparels, mugs, handbags and souvenirs. We are also promoting the products that reflect brand Hyderabad from local

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EXPORTS DIP 14.8% TO $22.4 bn IN JULY India’s exports declined by 14.8 per cent year-on-year to $22.4 billion in July Sdue to the global demand slowdown. In July 2011, the country’s shipment stood at USD 26.3 billion. Imports too contracted during the month by 7.61 per cent to $37.9 billion, leaving a trade deficit of $15.5 billion.

WAR ON CORRUPTION

WINGED VISITORS

Baba Ramdev ends fast Yoga guru reiterates his vow to launch a big movement against the Congress before Lok Sabha elections.

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Lok Sabha adjourned over Assam clashes, PDS NEW DELHI: The issue of violence in Mumbai over Assam riots stalled proceedings in the Lok Sabha for the second consecutive day today as Opposition members stormed the Well demanding dismissal of Maharashtra government, leading to adjournment of the House till noon. As soon as the House met, Shiv Sena and BJP members from Maharashtra trooped into the Well demanding dismissal of the Maharashtra government and a statement from Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde. The BJP members were also on their feet supporting them by raising slogans and demanding a statement on Assam riots from Shinde, who visited the strifetorn areas yesterday. Members of Left parties were also in the Well and waved placards to seek universalisation of public distribution system. Speaker Meira Kumar tried to take up the Question Hour, but as Opposition members were unrelenting she adjourned the House till noon. PTI

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NEW DELHI: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Tuesday called off his indefinite fast against corruption and black money at Ambedkar Stadium in the capital but said the agitation will continue till his demands are met. Ramdev broke his five-day fast with lemon juice being given to him by two children. “I am ending the fast in the stadium, but agitation will go on till our demands are met,” Ramdev said. He said he will be leaving for Haridwar, Uttarkhand, from the national capital. He, however, declared that he will launch a big movement against the Congress before the Lok Sabha elections. After staying put at the Ambedkar Stadium throughout

NEWS BRIEFS ` 40 lakh worth equipment, tea powder destroyed in fire UDHAGAMANDALAM: About `40 lakh worth equipment and tea powder was gutted in a fire in the state-owned Indcoserve tea factory at Pandalur this morning, but there were no casualties, police said. Workers in the night shift noticed the fire at around 5.30 am. It is said that they tried to douse it but it spread, destroying two blowers, the platform and 3,000 Kg of tea powder.

Ramdev said that he “is acceding to the appeal of his supporters and is calling off the fast but the movement will continue.” the night refusing to vacate it, Ramdev told his supporters that he “is acceding to the appeal of his supporters and is calling off the fast but the movement will continue.” “I had earlier said that I will end my fast in jail. This stadium is a makeshift jail. I had said will call off my fast only after my supporters get food and water.

Late in the night, they were provided with food and water,” Ramdev said. “They have appealed to me to end the fast at 11am,” Ramdev said, addressing his supporters this morning. Ramdev went around the Ambedkar Stadium meeting his supporters who had gathered there. Ramdev held an early morning strategy session with his close aides to fine tune the future course of his protest. He had last night rejected an appeal by the police to vacate the stadium flagging concerns ahead of Independence Day as the facility was near Red Fort where the nationals celebrations will take place. PTI

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Learning on the move The learning centre is cutting the gap between streets and schools for underprivileged kids

Putting tradition above fashion Forsaking the turban is tantamount to a rejection of the Sikh way of life.

AMRITSAR: The evening turban-tying class in the Sikh-dominated Indian city of Amritsar is packed with pre-teen boys learning a centuries-old tradition — that religious leaders fear is under threat. Over the next 90 minutes, the instructors unfurl long strips of cloth in vibrant hues from indigo to burgundy, and proceed to knot, pleat and finally tie them carefully around the boys' heads. The most visible symbol of Sikh pride and identity, the turban is an eight-metre (26foot) piece of cloth, used by Sikh men to manage the long hair which their religion forbids them from cutting. But in India, young Sikh men are increasingly putting fashion before tradition — cutting their hair short and shunning the turban completely. It has also been abandoned by many members of the sizeable Sikh diaspora in countries like the United States, where

Sikhs have been attacked over the mistaken belief that the turban marks them as Muslim extremists. Such a motive has been suggested for the recent killings at a Sikh temple in the US state of Wisconsin where a gunman — with alleged white supremacist links — gunned down six worshippers. Sikh boys are expected to tie and wear the turban by the time they reach adolescence, and 12-year-old Upneet Singh began attending the "turban clinic", as the classes in Amritsar are popularly known,

about two weeks ago. "I go to a religious school where the turban is compulsory at my age, so I come here to learn how to tie it," he says. It is so important that observant Sikhs in the Indian military wear them instead of helmets even in frontline combat situations. For religious leaders such as Avtar Singh, president of the trust that runs Sikhdom's holiest shrine, the Golden Temple in Amritsar, forsaking the turban is tantamount to a rejection of the Sikh way of life. "The turban is the Sikh identity, it is a sign of our selfrespect, our pride," the bearded 71-year-old told AFP at his offices near the temple. “No Sikh is complete without his turban,” insisted Singh, who blames increasing exposure to western influences for undermining religious traditions among India’s 20 millionplus Sikhs. IANS

NEW DELHI: Raja Kumar, 13, hadn't dreamt he would ever go to school. He lived on Delhi's streets, rummaging through garbage for a living and playing with other street kids. Today the boy has got admission in a government school — thanks to a mobile learning centre. Kumar, a resident of a slum in Okhla area here, received basic elementary education at the mobile centre launched last month by Save the Children to educate street and slum children. "My father is the only earning member. In a family of five siblings, we just survive. I have to do my bit to support my family," Kumar told IANS at the New Sanjay Camp near Okhla in south Delhi. "I was lucky to get a chance to study... I don't think I ever could have. "I am getting a sense of direction towards further studies and employment," Kumar added. His gleaming eyes now carry the hope of a better and secured life. Like him other children from similar background are looking towards a better future by joining this mobile learning centre. Housed in a gleaming, swanky yellow bus, the learning centre is bridging the gap between streets and schools for children usually found ragpicking or begging. It equips children with preparatory and elementary education. The school may be on wheels but everything in the classroom is conventional-- roll call, attendance register and teachers. To keep the children hooked to studies, the bus is

equipped with graphical story books, LCD television, cushioned couches and wooden cupboards. Over the last two weeks, the centre has seen an increase in attendance — from 38 to 53 children. Keeping their economic compulsions in mind, the school allows the kids to continue ragpicking or selling

To keep the children hooked to studies, the bus is equipped with graphical story books, LCD television, cushioned couches and wooden cupboards. knick-knacks at traffic lights. They study whenever they have time. After educating children in the New Sanjay Camp, Kabadi Camp and Sonia Gandhi Camp slum clusters, the mobile centre is set to help other children living at Kalkaji Temple, Nehru Place and Tuqlakabad Railway Station. Delhi is home to over 50,000 street children, according to civil society estimates. "The idea is to get these kids admitted in municipal primary schools after some preparatory education at our centre," Zahir Elias, the project coordinator, told IANS. The bus parks itself at a spot and conducts school every alternate day of the week for children in two shifts in the age group 3-5 years and 6-14 years.

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Shootout near Texas claim 3 lives

WASHINGTON: Three people, including a police officer and the suspected gunman himself, were killed and several injured in a shooting incident near a university campus in Texas, media reports said. The incident happened Monday afternoon near the Texas A&M University campus in College Station city, Xinhua reported citing local TV channel ABC13. Police confirmed that 41-year-old constable Brian Bachmann and an unidentified civilian male were killed. The shooting occurred around 12.45 pm. A resident of the area said he heard about 30 gunshots. CNN said the entire ordeal lasted around 15 minutes. Another police officer was shot in the leg and a woman civilian was also shot and injured. Rhonda Seaton, a spokeswoman with the College Station police department, told CNN that the three people killed were the constable, the man authorities say exchanged gunfire with law enforcement officers and an unidentified civilian. The gunman was shot and taken into custody by police, according to ABC13. Other media reports said the suspect later succumbed to injuries. An online report by the Houston Chronicle said at least six people were taken to hospital. The identity of the shooter was not known and the cause of the shooting also remained unclear.

COSMOPOLITAN’S HELEN GURLEY BROWN DIES AGED 90 Helen Gurley Brown, the author and journalist credited with introducing frank discussions of sex into magazines for women during her 32-year career as the editor of Cosmopolitan, has died at the age of 90.

SYRIAN CRISIS

PRUDES FINED

Western diplomats lose faith in SNC US, UK and France are seeking to cultivate more direct links with internal Syrian groups. DAMASCUS: The US, Britain and France are scrambling to retain their influence with Syrian opposition groups amid fears that most support from the Gulf states has been diverted towards extremist Islamic groups, reported The Guardian. Rising concern that an increasingly sectarian civil war could spread across the region, combined with reports of brutality by some opposition groups, and evidence that the best-organised and best-funded rebel groups are disproportionately Salafist (militant Sunni fundamentalists), has triggered an urgent policy change in western capitals. Washington, London and Paris now agree that efforts to encourage a unified opposition around the exile-led Syrian National Council (SNC) have failed, and are now seeking to cultivate more direct links with internal Syrian groups. Ausama Monajed, a Britishbased SNC member, conceded: “The SNC could have done a better job, a more effective job, in organising the forms on the ground, and now the key issue is to bring fighting groups together in some other framework. But that does not mean that the SNC will be sidelined altogether. It is still the biggest political grouping and has a political and diplomatic role to play.” Hillary Clinton, the US sec-

A top Taiwanese museum has been fined for preventing a woman from breastfeeding, the first such case since a law was enacted to protect the right to breastfeed in public, authorities said Tuesday. The director and an employee of the National Palace Museum were each fined Tw$6,000 ($200) for violating the public breastfeeding law passed in 2010, said the Taipei city health department.

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Assad aide in China

senior aide to Syria’s President Bashar alAssad has flown to China for talks on the crisis, officials say. The Chinese foreign ministry said Bouthaina Shaaban would meet Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi later. The ministry said it was part of its effort to implement the UN’s sixpoint peace plan. China has twice vetoed UN resolutions against the Assad regime.

retary of state, flew to Istanbul on Saturday to meet Syrian opposition activists and boost military and intelligence cooperation with the Turkish government to prevent the violence spreading across the border. Jon Wilks, Britain’s special envoy to the Syrian opposition, was also in Istanbul last week for a meeting with someone the Foreign Office described as “a senior political representa|tive” of the Free Syrian Army (FSA), during which he stressed the importance of human rights and respect for minorities as a condition of future co-operation.

NEWS BRIEFS 7.7 quake strikes off east Russian coast

Oz boatpeople plan wins ‘Fukushima caused crucial support mutant butterflies’

Anti-abortion bus to target Obama in 5 states

WASHINGTON: A powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck in the Sea of Okhotsk off the east Russian coast early on Tuesday, US and Japanese monitors said, with the tremor felt as far away as Tokyo. The quake occurred at 0259 GMT some 158 km east of Poronaysk, Russia, with the epicenter a comparatively deep 625 km (390 miles).

SYDNEY: Plans to transfer asylum-seekers who arrive in Australia by boat to Paciﬁc states won crucial support Tuesday, with Prime Minister Julia Gillard saying they could be processed offshore within a month. Canberra has struggled to stem an inﬂux of boatpeople who make the dangerous sea voyage to Australia.

WASHINGTON: An anti-abortion group plans to launch a bus tour next week through ﬁve key states to highlight President Barack Obama’s “extreme” record on the polarizing issue. The Susan B. Anthony List (SBA List) on August 20 will embark on a tour of 30 cities in ﬁve swing states — Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio, Virginia and Florida.

TOKYO: Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterﬂies from near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. Around 12 per cent of pale grass blue butterﬂies that were exposed to nuclear fallout as larvae immediately after the disaster.

WILL HE? WON’T HE? Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa said he expects to respond to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange’s application for political asylum some time this week. “Hopefully this week we will be able to make a statement on the matter,” the leftist leader said in an interview with public broadcaster ECTV late Monday. Assange, 41, took refuge at Ecuador’s embassy in London on June 19 to avoid extradition to Sweden, where he is accused of sexual assault. “We expect to have a meeting no later than Wednesday,” Correa said.

If in fact, you do make contact with Martians, please let me know right away. Even if they’re just microbes, it will be pretty exciting. Barack Obama US President to Nasa

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Comment Gold medals aren't really made of gold. They're made of sweat, determination, and a hardto-find alloy called guts. Dan Gable American wrestler

Going forward with the wind

n the vast rolling plains of Salkhit, 45 miles outside the capital of Ulan Bator, a work crew are busy bending large metal cables into an elaborate, squat structure. Once complete, and with a turbine the length of a football field inserted into the top, it will form a key part of the first wind farm to operate in this coal-rich but infrastructure-poor Asian country. Over the next month, 31 wind turbines will go into operation across this isolated site, supplying an impressive 5 percent of the nation’s current power needs. More importantly, those involved are hoping it will kick-start a clean energy revolution in a country in dire need of non-polluting energy sources. “We have a vision to transform Mongolia into a clean energy powerhouse of Asia,” says Bayanjargal Byambasaikhan, CEO of Newcom Group, the company behind the project. Mongolia actually has all of the natural advantages that could make it one of the key sources of clean energy in the world: high plateaus with constant winds; vast, sparsely inhabited plains that could be developed without too much disruption to traditional herder’s lives; and strong sunlight even in the bleak winter months. In Mongolia you have large expenses of land, you've got more than 300 days per annum of sunlight and fairly constant wind. So it’s got basically the perfect trifecta for renewable energy in the world,” says Neal Detert, an American project manager at Clean Energy LLC in Mongolia. The problem is that Mongolia’s past, present, and future are indelibly tied to coal. The black carbon fuel drives the economy and is the country’s major export. GLOBAL POST

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS There’s an interview of Jeremy Renner in The Guardian in which he describes his struggles before the Hurt Locker. “One minute I'm homeless. The next I'm still homeless, but I'm in a tuxedo, on my way to the Oscars, stopping at a coffee shop to brush my teeth because I don't have running water.” Here’s an artist for you!

THE CURSE OF DISCRIMINATION

We’re all Huma Abedins FRANKLY SPEAKING

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he ironic outcome of Michelle Bachman’s improbable concern regarding links between Clinton aide Human Abedin and the Muslim Brotherhood is the vociferous bipartisan support she has generated against her accusations. Senator John McCain and House Majority Rep. John Boehner, among others, have come out in support of Abedin. McCain went so far as to call the attack “unwarranted and unfounded.” While Abedin’s credentials and visibility have afforded her support from all corners of Washington, the guilt-by-association tactics come at a serious price. They create a baseless and unfounded assumption that the loyalty of anyone working in the American government from a Muslim background somehow has a desire to further a political objective from a foreign entity. This is unfair as it is unAmerican, but is now par for the course when it comes to how American Muslims are viewed in the public space. The reality is that many American Muslims, particularly those born and bred here, may have no ties at all to any foreign political or social movement. This is about the fact that Islam, like previously for Judaism or ethnic affiliations like the Japanese or Chinese, is perceived as inherently unAmerican or anti-American.

There are scores of American Muslims working in Washington as public servants making significant and important contributions to our country. Average Americans may be surprised that many of them had actually been elected to office, while others have been appointed and some have been selected for their expertise and skills in addressing the many problems our nation faces. None of them, including Huma Abedin, deserve to have their loyalty questioned based on random or distant associations that carry no meaning and likely could disqualify any Muslim American aspiring for public office. While this is the first time such accusations have been leveled against Abedin in a public forum, it is not the first time guilt-by-association tactics have scuttled the promising political careers of American Muslims. Some may recall in the early days of the Obama campaign Mazen Asbahi, an American Muslim lawyer, was appointed by the campaign to undertake outreach to the American Muslim community. Within days, Asbahi was forced to resign due to guilt-by-association relationships with certain individuals, none of whom was ever convicted or indicted for criminal activity in a court of law. The Obama administration feared a distraction, and Asbahi was forced to resign. He, and others like him, would never be able to garner the widespread support for Abedin. Perhaps this is why demonizing

American Muslim politicians has become all too common. For the rest of us, gaining widespread support and defense of high-ranking officials in similar scenarios is unheard of. The kind of climate created by this type of public discourse will almost invariably be viewed by future generations as a blemish on the American record, no different than the prejudice leveled against Jews, Japanese and Chinese in the 20th century. Not only do these types of accusations go against what it means to be American, but they also create the context for disenfranchisement of an entire community. This has two important negative consequences. First, it deprives the country of the expertise that American Muslims can bring to public service to address important challenges facing America. Second, it leads Muslim youth

to believe they are the “other,” making it easier for radical elements to convince them that violence is a solution. This type of rhetoric creates a sense of us versus them within America. The idea that Huma Abedin is clandestinely supporting the Muslim Brotherhood is patently absurd and an insult to the years of dedicated, selfless service she has done for our country. She deserves the bipartisan support she has received in the face of these unfounded and baseless accusations. However, what we also need is for an end to the guilt by association tactics that prevent others from following in Huma’s footsteps. For those of us not known personally by Senator McCain and Rep. Boehner, we need to end the witch-hunt mentality against American Muslims that infects our political system. GLOBAL POST

EDITORIALS Is Ramdev digging his own grave? Is TD the only clean party in AP?

t’s ironic that a man as mysterious as Baba Ramdev proclaims himself the ﬂag-bearer of the war on corruption. The yoga expert has been raising the temperature in Delhi with his protest at Ambedkar Stadium demanding that the government act on black money. He has singled out Congress to train his guns going onto the extent of warning dire consequences for the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance at the General Elections in 2014. The word is out that the government is giving ﬁnal touches to a two-volume report prepared by the income tax department on Baba Ramdev's trusts and ayurvedic ventures. Government sources say that the investigation has been going on for some time now and though it could be seen the report is in retribution to Ramdev’s tirade against the government, it is not so. It was not so long ago the yogi has hogged the limelight for the wrong reasons: Tax evasions, spurious nature of his ayurvedic products and that the alleged criminal past of one of his aides. Is Ramdev digging his own grave by prompting the government to disclose the I-T report?

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t is curious. The only party that publicly embraced (literally too) Baba Ramdev and fought on corruption issue in Andhra Pradesh happens to be Telugu Desham Party. The TD Chief Chandrababu Naidu had held the Baba to his bossom when he visited Naidu recently. It is also pertinent that the TD is the only party that made corruption its agenda for a by-poll (Ramachandrapuram). Does this mean other parties approve corruption? A sad commentary for a great state, indeed.

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GOOGLE SPIES ON APPLE USERS The US Federal Trade Commission fined Google $22.5 million for violating the privacy of people who used rival Apple’s Safari web browser even after pledging not to do so. The FTC said Google had agreed with the commission in October 2011 not to place tracking cookies on or deliver targeted ads to Safari users, but then went ahead and did so.

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connectivity, almost everyone knows everyone. And there’s always reference checks. So word is bound to spread. Also, if you want to come back to the company, your performance till the end will be on record. Besides, on an ethical level too, it’s objectionable. Until you are on the payroll, you owe your hundred percent to the company,”opines Meera Krishnan, a senior HR associate. Dinesh Divekar, a Bangalore-based Management & Behavioural Training Consultant offers another interesting facet to the topic. “Admittedly, a lot of people lose interest and become non-committal and indifferent during their notice period. But a

In this day and age of interconnectivity, everyone knows everyone. You are on record till the end. Word gets back. lot of it also comes down to the culture of the company too. If a company has treated its employee well, made it easy for hand/takeover of duties, its more likely that the employee will remember, appreciate and be loyal till the end. But if there’s a culture of mistrust and unhappiness, they will do as little as they can and wait to get out.”

More agree. The process of separation should be taken equally seriously by the employers too. “Normal industry norm is a three month notice period. But many organisations insist on an employee serving the full term even after they have found a replacement. It has a detrimental effect because the person now has little value addition to add to the present company but is being held back from his next venture too. So, a more reasonable time-frame should be considered so its a win-win,” feels soft-skill trainer and HR Consultant, N K Sundaram. The verdict is unanimous. Last impressions are as important as first.

COMMON PITFALLS TO AVOID DURING THE NOTICE PERIOD

Communicate

KNOW YOUR COMPANY

Dell Inc. is an American multinational computer technology corporation based in 1 Dell Way, Round Rock, Texas, United States, that develops, sells and supports computers and related products and services. Bearing the name of its founder, Michael Dell, the company is one of the largest technological corporations in the world, employing more than 103,300 people worldwide. Dell is listed at 41 in the Fortune 500 list. It is the third largest PC vendor in the world after HP and Lenovo.

fter a year in a Bangalore-based MNC, Rohit Kumar received an offer from another software development firm with a better package and unbelievable benefits. The only hitch, the three month notice period. “I was already ready to move. So it was hard to keep myself motivated. Especially since they insisted I stay the whole period. So my performance levels dropped considerably. I didn't care. How does it matter, I thought. Little did I know,” he recalls, laughing wryly. Incidentally, within the next year, Rohit's reporting manager moved to the same company too. “It was a nightmare. He saw me at my worst during the notice period and concluded that I was a non-performer. It took me months of back-breaking work to win his trust back. Then, I realised how important it is to leave with a good impression,” he adds. Rohit’s might be a harsh example but it’s not unusual to see the conduct of an employee change drastically during the last days of work. Employers are quick to point that they notice a number of motivational and performance issues, irregularity, non-completion of work, and in extreme cases, cause actual damage to the company. Experts say this is a common mistake that can be easily avoided or else can cost the employees in the long-run. “In this day and age of inter-

Negotiate

f your company policy dictates a ridiculously long notice period, then negotiate with your next company to buy out your notice-period. Trust us, it happens more often than you think and it’s not an unreasonable demand. If your new employers wants you enough, he will go that extra mile. This is the most ideal situation for you.

Play Fair

f you are an employer, then remember that as important as is for your reportee to remain consistent, it’s important for you to treat them the same till the end. So don’t write them off or put them off projects, leaving them feeling jobless for the rest of their notice period. Employees too will remember and talk of this treatment later.

Reflect

he notice period is also the time to look back and reﬂect on your performance and rectify your shortfalls. If it is three months, it might be a learning opportunity too. So don’t treat it as timepass. Also, use your time wisely, plan ahead and get done with the protocol so you are not running from place to place on the last day.

is the amount that beverage industry giant Coca-Cola will be investing in the Indian market to boost its market share the next eight years. The company had announced in November that it will invest about $2 billion in India over the next five years.

WORK CULTURE

The best part about the company is that we work hand in hand with our counterparts in the US, UK and China. Moreover, there are training sessions organised at regular basis so there is always a lot of scope to improve. They provide you with insights about new technologies. Sreejith Suresh GSS Infotech

I love the freedom my job gives me. I have a lot of variety in my job so I am never bored. My primary job is business development but I do copywriting, conceptualise ads and do photography as well. I also have to travel a lot and meet new people everyday. I never get bored. I look forward to going to ofﬁce. Rahul Manigram, Prosoft Technologies

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

spotlight

GO RETRO

Head to Dublin at ITC Kakatiya, Begumpet today if you are in the mood to the party. DJ Huzefa will take you on a nostalgic tour with the rock and retro numbers he will be playing.

IN THE MOOD TO PARTY

1 Amir Javed 2 Poonam 3 Yasser Suhail and

friends 4 Yasser celebrating

with his friends 5 Abhiram, Ahmed,

Amir Javed & Sunny 6 Shoaib Mirza 7 Neetu Arora 8 Ameena

7 PIC: SRINIVAS SETTY

A DAY WITH

FRIENDS

Yasser Suhail celebrated his birthday at the Sheesha Sky Lounge on Monday. Suhailâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends made sure it was a memorable evening. 3

WITH FULL FERVOUR

Shashi Nehata organised a party titled Chak de India at Taj Deccan on Monday. 1 Honey 2 Rummy Azad 3 Susila Bokadia 4 Shashi Nehata

SRINIVAS SETTY

CHATTING OVER WINE

SRINIVAS SETTY

Paris de Salon, on Monday, organised a wine and cheese event for the ladies at Jubilee Hills, Road no 1.

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

health

STEM CELLS PROMISING IN POST-INJURY ARTHRITIS Researchers may have found a promising stem cell therapy to prevent osteoarthritis after a joint injury. Injuring a joint greatly raises the odds of getting a form of osteoarthritis called post-traumatic arthritis. There are no therapies yet that modify or slow the progression of arthritis.

DENTAL HEALTH

Knocking out the wisdom? Wisdom teeth can be a pain for some, with the whole extraction and healing procedure taking a few weeks. We speak to experts on what it is it that sets some apart. Quick relief n Ice Treatment: This is an easyto-implement home remedy which is commonly used for treating toothaches and gum problems. Simply wrap a couple of ice cubes in a soft hand towel or a handkerchief. Tie the ends and apply the ice pack to the affected area of your mouth. n Saltwater rinsing: Another home remedy that is reasonably effective; this involves rinsing your mouth with some warm water to which a couple of teaspoons of salt has been added. n Painkillers: Certain common painkillers also help in providing a little bit of pain relief for toothaches. Common tablets like aspirin as well as your regular paracetamol tablets can help in lessening the pain.

RANJANI RAJENDRA

ranjani.r@postnoon.com

een wondering why for some people growing their wisdom teeth is effortless, while for others it’s a pain like no other? There’ll be swollen jaws, pain so bad that you’re left sleepless till the doctor intervenes. This has a lot to do with modern eating habits, say medical experts. Says Dr Kapil Patil, assistant

professor at Kamineni Institute of Dental Science, “Earlier people had a high fibre diet and hence wider jaws. But with the modern day diet, people’s jaws have gotten narrower leaving little space for the wisdom teeth to grow (these teeth grow last after the age of 15).” “Due to this lack of space, the wisdom teeth become impacted. Sometimes the tooth is covered by soft tissue and can be easily extracted. However, in some cases the tooth grows in the bone (either horizontally or vertically) and we have to cut

ANEWS PP-LYBRIEFS YOURSELF

into the bone to remove the tooth. These cases are a lot more painful and take time to heal,” he adds. The incomplete eruption of the wisdom tooth in the mouth is the main problem says Dr Salahuddin of Salahuddin’s Dental Clinic. “The emerging tooth tries to push the existing teeth but is trapped between them and the jaw. That is when the patient feels pain. At times, this emerging tooth compresses the nerve that is beneath it, creating an extremely painful situation. We often extract the wis-

HOUSECALL

dom tooth depending on the situation. In case of a compressed nerve, surgical intervention is required. If the tooth grows into the mandibular nerve canal then the situation is more grim. A procedure needs to be performed under general anaesthesia and the dental surgeon has to extract the tooth with great care. If the nerve is damaged then it could mean paralysis of that whole area,” he says. Submerged tooth is another problem that some patients face. “In this case, the tooth is surrounded by soft tissue that fails

DID YOU KNOW?

n Cloves: Cloves and clove oil are quite famous for the role that they play in dental care. Massaging the affected area with clove oil or chewing on a couple of cloves can help in gradually reducing the pain.

Source: www.buzzle.com to break away even after the tooth emerges. This causes food particles to become trapped in the cavity between the tissue and the tooth, thereby causing infections and pain to the patient. In other cases there could be an abscess or pus formation when the wisdom tooth grows and this can be sorted by a root canal procedure,” explains Dr Salahuddin.

PIONEERS

WiScale

Croup

Risk increases with age

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Croup is caused by a respiratory infection that causes a child to make a particular sound, like a harsh bark, when they cough or cry. Croup causes inﬂammation and narrowing of the larynx and trachea (the main airways to the lungs) more formally known as laryngotracheitis. The mucosa lining the airway becomes inﬂamed and there are secretions. Although usually mild, it can cause severe breathing problems.

Breast cancer is said to be one of the most common types of cancer among women. According to studies, the risk of breast cancer increases with age and if you live to 90 years your risk of developing this cancer is almost 14 per cent. It is said that early detection increases chances of 5 years survival to 98 per cent.

Andreas Vesalius was a Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most inﬂuential books on human anatomy, De humani corporis fabrica (On the Structure of the Human Body). Vesalius is referred to as the founder of human anatomy. Vesalius believed the skeletal system to be the framework of the body. Vesalius' most impressive contribution may be the illustrations that accompany the text in De fabrica.

health TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

EFFECTS OF STRESS

DOCTORS

Stethoscope helps doctors win patients’ trust

Stress, depression can shrink brain

Yale scientists have discovered that excess bouts of stress and depression can actually be responsible for a decrease in brain volume. WASHINGTON: Don’t take stress or depression lightly, they can actually shrink the brain and contribute to both emotional and mental degradation, according to a US study. Now researchers have discovered one reason why this occurs - a single genetic switch that triggers loss of brain connections in humans and depression in animal models. The findings show that the genetic switch known as a transcription factor represses the expression of several genes that are necessary for the formation of synaptic connections

We show that circuits normally involved in emotion, as well as cognition, are disrupted when this single transcription factor is activated Ronald Duman professor of psychiatry

between brain cells, which in turn could contribute to loss of brain mass, the journal Nature Medicine reports. “We wanted to test the idea that stress causes a loss of brain synapses (junctions of nerve cells) in humans,” said senior study author Ronald Duman, professor of psychiatry, neuro-

growing pains

have a 5 year old daughter who is talkative. The last time we went on a vacation went all over the compartment chatting everyone up and divulging details like where we live. I worry, this may not be safe but I don’t want to turn her into an introvert. At five, children are developing their social skills. A child who is talkative and friendly is exhibiting an extrovert classic way of interacting. A young child, does not realise the importance of sharing information cautiously. Obviously, they do not have the emotional development or experience.

biology and pharmacology at Yale University. “We show that circuits normally involved in emotion, as well as cognition, are disrupted when this single transcription factor is activated,” he added. The research team analysed tissue of depressed and nondepressed patients donated

from a brain bank and looked for different patterns of gene activation, according to a statement from Yale. The brains of patients who had been depressed exhibited lower levels of expression in genes that are required for the function and structure of brain synapses. AGENCY

WASHINGTON: Doctors sporting ‘iconic’ medical symbols like stethoscope during econsultations seem to win their patient’s trust, says a new Australian research. The six-month e-health project was undertaken by researchers at the Curtin University Health Innovation Research Institute (CHIRI) and funded by Curtin’s Office of Research and Development. They investigated the process of providing e-consultations, and whether the presence of ‘iconic’ medical symbols like a stethoscope, surgical scrubs or a reflex hammer would help doctors build a relationship of trust online. Medical e-consultations make use of electronic computing and communication technologies in the consultation processes, particularly when a client is unable to see a doctor face-toface, the Journal of Medical Internet Research reports. In the study, a series of images portraying different combinations of medical tools were shown to 168 people who ranked them by how trustworthy they looked, according to a Curtin statement. The stethoscope was ranked the most positive by participants, receiving a rating of 95 percent. Words associated with the medical device included honest, trustworthy, honourable, moral, ethical and genuine. Moyez Jiwa, professor and head of CHIRI Chronic Disease and research leader, said the findings were particularly important to the medical field given its growth in the ehealth field. “Our research also highlighted that the stethoscope was singularly the most trusted medical tool,” Jiwa said. GLOBAL POST

Dr Diana Monteiro

WARN YOUR CHILD ABOUT STRANGERS Typically, children will unknowingly humorously, ‘show up’ their parents to extended family and friends, sharing information they picked up much to the chagrin of parents. It is important to talk to your child about what kind of information to share. Explain to your child that it is not okay to talk to total strangers and it is important to not share information about herself. Explain to her that it’s okay to talk to

other children her age and to make friends but to be careful when talking to adults and strangers. Explain to your child why she needs to be careful and how information can be dangerous. In addition, know that as long as you do not push you child, teaching them to be careful will make them an introvert. Being an introvert is normal. The only disorder where they form inappropriate connections is reactive

attachment disorder and this occurs in children who are from homes where they are abused or neglected and unable to form attachments with their caregivers. This is rare. Most children just need explanation for why or why not to do certain things. The writer is a counselling psychologist at the Hyderabad Academy of Psychology. You can write to her at askdrdiana@gmail.com

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

Entertainment

KAJAL JOINS MAATTRRAAN’S TEAM Kajal Aggarwal, who has been shooting in Europe, for more than a month is going to join KV Anand’s Maattrraan’s team this week. Two songs is likely to be shot in Brazil and Europe

ANOTHER HIT FOR ALLU ARJUN

CINE BYTES

Julayi hits the jackpot

rivikram Srinivas’ Julayi starring Allu Arjun and Ileana has hit the jackpot at the box office. The film reportedly collected a share of `21.29 crore in the first four days of its release, including `3.16 crore in the US alone which makes it the biggest hit in Allu Arjun’s career. In the past, films like Badrinath and Varudu were panned by critics and audience alike, which made a huge dent in the box office figures especially in the overseas market. Even Vedam, which received rave reviews, couldn’t set the cash registers ringing. The good pre-release buzz about the film and Trivikram Srinivas’ brand in US has worked wonders for the film and the film is on track to inch closer to the $1 million mark. Meanwhile, the film is doing exceptionally well in most of the centres it had released in Andhra Pradesh and in Nizam, the film has already crossed a share of `5 crore. In Karnataka, the film collected an impressive `2.45 crore in four days. Devi Sri Prasad has composed the music and N Radhakrishna had produced it.

A new twist to romance

he team behind Ee Rojullo, Maruthi, G Srinivasa Rao and SKN has announced a new ﬁlm titled Romance. Prince, who’ll soon be seen in Maruthi’s Bus Stop and Ritu Verma are playing the lead roles in this romantic entertainer. Swamy, a long time associate of Karunakaran, is making his debut as a director. Swamy stated the ﬁlm explores a new dimension in romance.

Srimannarayana gears up for release

alakrishna, Parvati Melton and Isha Chawla starrer Srimannarayana is gearing up for its big release in the last week of August. Ravikumar Chavali has directed this ﬁlm in which Balakrishna will be seen as a journalist. Ramesh Puppala has produced the ﬁlm. Chakri has composed the music.

Rajamouli is all smiles

ajamouli is all smiles after Andhala Rakshasi, his first film as a producer, had a steady weekend despite mixed trade reports and not so positive reviews. “No significant drop in Monday mrng and noon shows..looks like andala rakshasi is holding fort..:) Weekend has been superb as expected.(sic),” he posted on Twitter. Hanu Raghavapudi had directed the film.

Entertainment TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

A PERFECT PAIRING

CINE BYTES

Pooja wants Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi remake

Ileana to romance Shahid on screen

outh actress Ileana D’Cruz will be seen romancing Shahid Kapoor in director Rajkumar Santoshi’s upcoming film. The film ,tentatively titled Phata Poster Nikla Hero is a Bollywood masala entertainer. The film is to be directed by Rajkumar Santoshi, and will feature Shahid and Ileana in the lead. The film will be produced by Ramesh Taurani’s Tips Films. PTI

ctress-turned-director Pooja Bhatt is keen to remake her own film Dil Hai Ke Manta Nahi with sister Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. "I would love to remake the film with Alia and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead. I think if there is anyone who could take my place in that film, then it is Alia. And as far as Aamir's character is concerned I think Ranbir is the best choice,” Pooja said. PTI

Retrospective to celebrate Rajesh Khanna

he Directorate of Film Festivals is organising a three-day retrospective of Bollywood’s ﬁrst superstar Rajesh Khanna as a tribute to the cinema legend. The event will screen 10 of the actor’s landmark ﬁlms including Aap Ki Kasam, Aradhana, Aakhri Khat, Amar Prem, Kati Patang, Ittefaq, Avishkaar, Bawarchi, Safar and Anand. PTI

RGV mulling on Satya 2

hen Ram Gopal Varma directed Satya in 1998, it was hailed as one of the best portrayals of the Mumbai underworld. Now the director after a spate of flops has decided to make Satya 2. The producer this time is John Abraham and no, he will not have a role in the film. The cast as the director puts it will be of new comers. RGV will commence with the film once his work with 26/11 is over. Will Satya 2 rescue RGV ? We will have to wait and watch.

Entertainment TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

LIFE POST SEPARATION

CINE BYTES

Bourne Legacy vanquishes TDKR

he Bourne Legacy ended the reign of Dark Knight Rises with a $40.3 million opening weekend at the domestic box ofﬁce, and gave franchise fans an intriguing question to ponder: Jeremy Renner, Matt Damon, or both? The super spy tale is the fourth installment in the Bourne franchise and the ﬁrst with Renner in for Damon as the lead.

Miley Cyrus for Two and a Half Men.?

he 19-year old, newlyengaged actress will be playing a “hot new local in town that’s dating soon-tobe-legal Jake Harper (Angus T. Jones)” on the CBS sitcom. Later in Cyrus’ alleged multiple-episode arc, Walden Schmidt (Ashton Kutcher) will develop a “massive crush” on Cyrus’ character.

Tom Cruise plans to win back Suri

PARADIS V HAPPY WITH LIFE AT THE MOMENT

anessa Paradis has opened up about her split from Johnny Depp. The French singer revealed that she has no qualms about her separation from the Pirates of the Caribbean star, saying that she is happy with her life at the moment. “I don’t have the recipe for happiness, but I think the engine is simply having the desire,” Paradis told the French edition of Elle. “It’s not feeling obliged or forced or repeating yourself. “I hate, for example, whenever you hear someone say, ‘You have work at being a couple’,” she explained. “No, you have to want to be there.” “And for me, I want to be right where I am right now,” she added. Depp was rumoured to be dating Amber Heard after his split from Paradis.

om Cruise wants to restore his public image so that in future he can push for legal custody of his daughter Suri. The actor does not like that the six-year-old gets to live full-time with Katie Holmes, and so is going all out to ensure he gets what he wants. Holmes ﬁled for divorce last month. They agreed on their divorce settlement, with Holmes getting primary custody of Suri and Cruise being granted visitation rights. IANS

TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. Mark Twain

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

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

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Whacks, as a housefly 6 Mythical Olympus residents 10 Astronaut’s drink 14 Around-the-world trip 15 Alternate for butter 16 Dish of many ingredients 17 Catcher in the Rhine? 18 ___, but not least... 19 Used the restroom 20 With hope of a rare occurrence 23 ‘The Simpsons’ Kwik-E-Mart operator 24 ‘Arabian Nights’ birds 25 Bed support piece 28 ‘What were ___ thinking?’ 31 Lead-in to ‘fare’ (Var) 35 Sunbather’s aim 36 Detach from a source of dependence 37 Skull-and-crossbones stuff 38 Motorcyclist’s spot for shelter 41 Hunting document 42 What you pay at sales 43 Thing that begins gradually? 44 Far from bungling 45 More than satisfy 46 School event 47 Slang for old, dilapidated car 49 What it takes to tango 51 Close to China, Japan and Korea 58 Muscle-mag displays 59 Address for the king 60 Angle that’s smaller than 90 degrees 61 ‘The Gift of the ___’ 62 ‘Camelot’ character 63 Site of the Louvre 64 Partners of wherefores 65 Fells a tree, say 66 Engages in violent practices?

DOWN

1 ‘Nothing to write home about’ 2 Brown songbird 3 ‘This won’t hurt ___’ 4 Soldier’s helmet, in slang 5 Cheap’s rhyming opposite 6 Augusta activity 7 Big name in Norwegian royalty 8 Catch sight of from afar 9 Group of Bantu languages 10 Administrative division of a county 11 Oscar winner Guinness 12 ‘... in the pot, ___ days old’ 13 Was infected with 21 Beat in a hot dog competition 22 All the stage is their world 25 Buddhist shrine 26 Striped, as highways 27 Agassi of tennis 29 ‘Star Wars’ pilot Solo 30 ___ Gay (WWII plane) 32 Tributary of the Missouri River 33 Bouquet flowers 34 Beginning stages 36 Author 37 Coin replaced by the euro 39 Stress on a word or phrase 40 Pup’s doc 45 Egyptian tourist attraction 46 Boot part 48 Sailing the waves 50 Rolled-up sandwiches 51 Ancient ark builder 52 Likely to offend some people 53 US-Canada border lake 54 DEA employees, eg 55 Surrounding glow 56 Wield a swizzle stick 57 ‘Guarding ___’ (1994 Shirley MacLaine movie) 58 Big name in luxury autos

Chai Time TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 15-8-2012

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

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

You are capable enough to meet all challenges you face. Financial position will be very comfortable. Even enemies will become friends. Children will make you feel proud and happy. Some have bright chances to go abroad.

You will complete held up work with the help of VIP friends. Worries regarding children's future will occupy your mind. New friends will be added to your circle. Chances of buying a new property by selling an old one.

Politicians are advised not to join any group within the party as they will have to face the ire of the high command. Women involved in romance will be successful. Businessmen will plan to buy more range of quality products in bulk.

QUICK CROSSWORD FRED BASSET

Self-confidence level will be high and hence you will take decisions perfectly and confidently, which will yield desired results. You will undertake renovation of your old house as per your taste. Politicians will lead from the front in agitations.

Unexpected tension and worries likely but no need to worry. Employees beware as your colleagues might cheat by pretending as good persons. Journey undertaken will prove to be beneficial. Persons in powerful positions will become friends.

Hurdles in the way of growth will disappear. Politicians are advised not to go against instructions of the high command. Women will get support of parents for their new efforts. Businessmen will sign new contracts and progress well.

Couples deprived of a child since long will hear favourable news soon. Blood relatives will support you. Debts will be under control. Avoid believing new friends as there are chances that you might get cheated. Politicians garner support.

You will be active and cheerful. Good news through spouse likely. Some have bright chances to buy a new vehicle. Your stock is set to pile up. Politicians will be respected in the midst of their party men. Women will get their long-term wishes fulfilled.

Businessmen will face competition well and make profits, though they had to struggle a lot to achieve this. Real-estate deals will bring decent gains. Employees might have to work hard to earn good name from superiors. Artists will do well.

TAROT READ

Sumaa Tekur

tarotreadhyd@gmail.com

ARIES:

GEMINI:

Four of Cups – Your skills and expertise are well known by people in your industry. You may be approached for a job. Do not hesitate to negotiate a good deal.

LEO:

Be careful to allocate work correctly and prioritise the important jobs for the first half of the day when your energy is high.

LIBRA:

STONE SOUP

Two of Cups – You face generation-gap problems in your family, also in your work place. These are rather unpleasant and you find yourself in a tough spot.

SAGITTARIUS:

Knight of Cups – You may come under some debt and it may be difficult for you to get out of this situation. Keep a low profile during this time.

TAURUS:

Six of Cups – You end up ranting a lot. You complain about everything – your situation, how things should be, etc. Don’t get sucked into ranting all the time.

CANCER:

You will have no choice but to tear through the maze of confusion and get to the point, even risking hurting someone’s feeling quite badly.

VIRGO:

Knight of Swords – Someone is out to wage war against you – your ideologies and style of functioning. The main problem may be jealousy going by their aggression.

SCORPIO:

You need to communicate more clearly or people will misunderstand your intentions. You need to sugar-coat what you say or you risk losing fans.

CAPRICORN:

The Emperor – Be clear of your intent when you reach out to people in high positions and important posts. You will be interacting with very senior people.

SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

Three of Wands – You are finding that your current job profile is limiting in many ways. You need to open up your mind to the new world out there.

NUMBER GAME

– The next few months are going to be a struggle as you adjust to a new situation. It is not going to be easy. Gear up for a rough ride.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Ten of Swords

INK PEN

Your long-awaited foreign trip will materialise and also the procedures like visa will be over without much difficulties. You will identify wrong persons in your close circle and weed them out. Employees need to maintain their cool at work.

for 15-8-2012

Queen of Wands – Check your spending. You may be throwing money away on unnecessary items, which have no real use. Spend, instead, on things that matter.

FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE

A peaceful atmosphere will prevail at home. Bank loan will get sanctioned. Support from spouse and in-laws will make you work with confidence. Politicians are advised to concentrate on the development of their constituency.

SUDUKO

Children will change their attitude and adamancy will reduce. Marriage talks will resume and end favourably. Bank loan will be sanctioned. Expected help will come through spouse. Problem in ancestral property will come to an and.

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Entertainment TUESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2012

WEDDING BELLS RINGING

CINE BYTES

Jennifer agrees to Theroux’s proposal

I was destined to be with Brian: Megan Fox

ctress Megan Fox believes she and husband Brian Austin Green were destined for each other. Fox, 26, who is currently pregnant with the couple’s first child, said she knew he was the one for her despite their 12-year age gap. “The first time I saw him I got butterflies. We’re destined to live this part of our lives together,” she said. PTI

Perry and Mayer spotted together

ennifer Aniston is engaged to marry her partner of more than a year, screenwriter and actor Justin Theroux. Her representative, Stephen Huvane, confirmed the news on Sunday night. Theroux, 41, and Aniston, 43, have known each other for years, but started dating more than a year ago after working on the comedy Wanderlust. Theroux whose screenwriting credits include Tropic Thunder, Iron Man 2 and Rock of Ages — popped the question on Friday, which was also his birthday. “Justin Theroux had an amazing birthday on Friday, receiving an extraordinary gift when his girlfriend, Jennifer Aniston, accepted his proposal of marriage,” Theroux’s representative said in a statement to People. This will be Aniston’s second marriage and Theroux’s first. Her union with Brad Pitt from 2000 to 2005 — and their subsequent divorce became rich material for the tabloids.

aty Perry and John Mayer, who’ve been spending quite a bit of time together lately, were just spotted out and about again — this time leaving a house party in Los Feliz. A source told E! News that Perry and Mayer have been laying low at the Gravity singer’s home, having “sleepovers” together.

Brand regrets not helping Amy Winehouse

ussell Brand regrets not helping singer Amy Winehouse battle drug addiction, which led to her death. The 37-year-old actor is known to have a history of addiction to drugs and heroin, but escaped the addiction and is going strong for almost a decade. “I got clean at the age of 27, the age Amy was when she died. I felt like I could have done something to help to give her the chance I had,” he told thesun.co.uk. IANS

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COOPER OUT, BARNES IN FOR WALLABIES Quade Cooper was left out of Australia's team for the opening Rugby Championship clash with New Zealand on Saturday, with Berrick Barnes retaining his place and Dave Dennis getting a start.

GAGAN NARANG

For a bright tomorrow

RELEASED

India’s first medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics Games, Gagan Narang, was back in town yesterday. In his endavour to give back to the sport all that it gave him, he intends to start academies in the state and elsewhere in the country. G APARNA SAI aparna.s@postnoon.com

I want to give back to the state and the country what the sport has given me. I want to open academies all over the country.

he 2012 London Olympics seems to have done a lot of good for the country; not only did this Olympics see India win a record medal haul but these victories seem to have opened the doors for improving the sporting conditions in the sub-continent. Gagan Narang, India's first medalist at the London Games, has voiced his plans of opening a sporting academy in the city. Having already opened a shooting academy in Pune, Gun for Glory, under the Gagan Narang sports foundation, the ace shooter intends to do the same in Hyderabad. "I want to give back to the state and the country what the sport has given me. I would want to open academies all over the country,” Narang said. The bronze medalist went on to add, “I want to start an academy so that no parent would have to sell their land for their kids to be champions.” The shooter who started off with playing cricket, table tennis, badminton and tennis before he took up shooting, thanked every person responsible for making his dream come true. He believed that more than

Gagan Narang Medalist at the Games

his victories, it were the games he lost that pushed him to do better and make him what he was today. In his endeavour to increase the encouragment levels of sports in the country, the shooter suggested that sports be made a subject (and students graded) in schools. Reacting to these suggestions, it was learnt that the government has decid-

ed to make sports a compulsory subject in schools from the next academic year. The 29-year-old shooter, feels that such steps would improve the quality of sport in the country. He believs that there in immense talent present which has to be tapped in the right manner. He also hoped that this year's Olympics achievements would see India

clinch more medals in the 2016 Rio Games and also that he would be able to "change his medal colour in the next Olympics, having burried the ghosts from Beijing”. Earlier in the day, Narang was given a warm welcome when he arrived in the city. Fans including numerous school kids, thronged the Rajiv Gandhi Airport international airport at Shamshabad. The crowd cheered as the bronze medalist made his entry. The applauds came late in Gagan’s career, but they sure did come. The shooting hero certainly deserved the hero’s welcome.

PARALYMPIC GAMES

Biggest crowd expected for Paralympics A record 2.1 million tickets sold for the Paralympic Games surpasses the previous record of 1.8 million sold at Beijing.

LONDON: The record 2.1 million surpasses the previous record of 1.8 million tickets sold for the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Over 600,000 tickets have been purchased in the last month alone, with more tickets still available, according to The Guardian. Seb Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee, said: ‘We are absolutely delighted with how the British public has responded so far to tickets for the Paralympic Games.’ Sir Philip Craven, President of the International Paralympic Committee said: ‘To have sold the most ever tickets for a Paralympic Games

three weeks before the Opening Ceremony shows the insatiable appetite the public has for top class elite sport. ‘So far London has delivered a quite spectacular Olympic Games which has further whetted the appetite of the public ahead of the Paralympics’. So far, 2.5 million Paralympic tickets have been put on sale in total and the remaining tickets are available now, with more tickets available online next week. Tickets still available include those for sports at ExCeL such as Wheelchair Fencing, Sitting Volleyball, Boccia and Powerlifting. AFP

Dolphins cut Johnson after release Chad Johnson was released from jail after he was arrested on charges of domestic violence. MIAMI: Former Miami Dolphins receiver Chad Johnson was released from jail after he was arrested on charges of domestic violence, The Miami Herald reported Sunday. Johnson, who recently changed his name back to Johnson from Ochocinco, allegedly headbutted his new wife during an argument in a car. Evelyn Lozada had cuts on her forehead when police arrived at the scene. She was later transported to a hospital. Johnson and his wife were returning home after going out for dinner. The argument started when Lozada found a receipt for condoms in the vehicle. The Dolphins cut Johnson just hours after he posted bail and was released from jail, the newspaper said.

CRICKET RESULTS A Division Three Day League Championship Andhra Bank 318/7 decl (Chandan Sahani 3/55) bt Evergreen 81 (Amol Shinde 7/36) and 110 (A. Lalith Mohan 6/36).

A 2 & 3 Divisions Two Days League Championship (Day 1) Team Speed 295 (Santosh 62, Pradeep 4/44) vs Gemini Friends Vijay Hanuman 299/9 decl (Furquan 70) vs MCC Hyd Titans 221 (Aamir 87, Meher Kiran 5/44) vs Budding Stars AOC 392/5 decl (Sumit Singh 132, Dhanaji Rao 60 n.o.) vs Osmania 33/3 Cambridge XI 250 (Javeed Ali 123, Md Sultan 5/55) vs Telangana 41/2.

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SOUTH AFRICA IN ENGLAND

Pietersen texts just ‘banter’

Kevin Pietersen’s controversial texts to members of the Proteas squad were just “banter”, according to South Africa’s team manager, Mohammed Moosajee.

LONDON: South Africa team manager Mohammed Moosajee has said Kevin Pietersen’s controversial texts to members of the Proteas squad were just “banter” after claims he criticised England captain Andrew Struass and Andy Flower. Pietersen was dropped from the England team for the crucial final Test which starts at Lord’s on Thursday after he refused to reveal the contents of the texts, which were sent during the drawn second Test at Headingley earlier this month. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) had told Pietersen his selection depended on him confirming publicly that no derogatory texts had been sent to the opposition or if they had been sent then he had to publicly apologise for them. When South Africa-born

KICKED OUT

Pakistan drop Younis for Oz ODIs KARACHI: Pakistan on Monday dropped seasoned batsman Younis Khan from a 16-man squad for a three one-day match series against Australia, starting in the United Arab Emirates later this month. The matches will be played on August 28 in Sharjah, August 31 in Abu Dhabi and again in Sharjah on September 3. The teams will also play three Twenty20s, for which a team was announced last month. Khan, 34, had been a lean form during a five-match away one-day series against Sri Lanka last month, scoring only 10 runs in four innings. He has so far played 245 ODIs for Pakistan, scoring 6,824 runs, but his last hundred came four years ago. Also out of the squad is ace paceman Umar Gul.

Moosajee said on Monday. “We stand by the same stance we have taken since we heard the news about these allegations. Yes, text messages were sent but like we said before it was banter among team-mates, which is perfectly acceptable. “The ECB has not made a formal approach to myself or any member of the team to see the text messages, as currently reported in the media. “Allegations that Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers were the recipients of the texts are unfounded. Until such time that the allegations are met with the correct facts and evidence, we shall not comment. The internal issue between Kevin Pietersen and the English cricket board has been publicised for weeks, even before we arrived in the UK, and we don’t want to get ourselves involved in an issue that has nothing to do with us.” AFP

Pietersen refused to respond to the ECB’s request, he was axed and the 32-year-old’s international career is now in tatters. But Moosajee played down the content of the texts and said the messages contained nothing more than “banter”. He also refuted

ECB told Kevin his selection depended on him confirming publicly that no derogatory texts had been sent. suggestions Dale Steyn and AB de Villiers were the two South Africans Pietersen had texted. “There has been untruthful allegations in the media implicating members of our squad in the current issue between Kevin Pietersen and the ECB,”

REVENGE MODE

Ponting on the prowl Veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting says his key motivation to keep playing is the hurt of losing back-to-back Ashes series. SYDNEY: Veteran Australian batsman Ricky Ponting says his key motivation to keep playing is the hurt of losing back-toback Ashes series, as he works to stay fit for another crack at arch-rivals England. Former skipper Ponting, 38, could break Steve Waugh’s record as Australia’s mostcapped Test cricketer in the first match of a three-Test series against Sri Lanka in December, with his eye on making the 2013 team to tour England. Ponting, who was dumped from the one-day international squad in February, has played 165 Tests, three shy of Waugh, his predecessor as skipper, with a South Africa series ahead of the Sri Lanka showdown.

He told ABC Sport that the Ashes series defeats were what keeps his motivation strong, particularly losing crucial Tests at The Oval. “No doubt about that. It’s one of the biggest motivators I have right now,” he said. “Every morning (when) I get up and go to the gym and I’m pounding away at the treadmill, it’s with some of the memories of The Oval on the last couple of tours. “They’re not things that go away easily. We’ve been very close there on the last couple of tours... haven’t quite been good enough and we were nowhere good enough for the last Tests over here. “I think all Australian crick-

eters have a point to prove to England and more importantly a lot to prove in England.” Ponting has not played much cricket since the tour of the West Indies that ended in February, but Australia coach Mickey Arthur has backed him to be a key figure in next year’s Ashes series in England. Ponting said he was ready to fight for his place on the team. “If there’s someone out there better than me that is breathing down my neck and pushing me out the side, that’s international sport,” he said. “If there’s someone better than Michael Hussey or David Warner that’s the way it is. You have to be picking the best team to win every game you play.”

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OUR MAN IN LONDON DEV S SUKUMAR

The morning after: memories ... and several questions

t’s over. The half-monthlong global celebration of sport finally wound down with a grand music show, leaving us with memories and lots of analysis to do. India finished 55th in the medals tally; the country didn’t do as well as expected (the general consensus before the Olympics was between nine and eleven medals); but we’ll take six. After all, it was India’s bestever haul. I watched the closing ceremony at Greenwich, close to the Royal Observatory, where a public screening was arranged. There was the feel of a nightlong festival, with people parking themselves on the grass and spreading out mats and peacefully sipping beer and drinking in the music. From time to time, as the screen showed British athletes, they applauded. On the streets and trains, the last few days had seen people proudly displaying the British flag. The Union Jack had suddenly become more visible. There was no doubt that, as the Olympics progressed, a deeprooted nationalism was out in the open again, but it was a nationalism that was cheerful; not boorish, for I noticed that

For a fortnight, Delhi aspired to infrastructure was good enough everybody applauded the nonbecome a city of its own limited to accommodate the Games British athletes as well. Among imagination, without beggars without appearing to be burBritish athletes themselves, the and poverty and traffic jams for dened with it. New Delhi, on the crowd had responded with all the thousands of visitors. other hand, had to undergo a equal warmth to the likes of the Once the Commonwealth was Somalia-born Mo Farah, and had fundamental transformation – over, it was back to business, but ashamed of its ‘Delhi-ness’, it adopted him as one of their had to shift the homeless and the in a different way – the officeown. goer or student returned to his destitute outside the city; it had There are theories on the rise own Olympic challenge of surto create separate bus lanes, and of a dangerous nationalism with viving the day. As for the streetcreate entirely new sporting edisport as its vehicle (the most dwellers, it was probably a quesfices that all had to be protected common reference being made tion of which street was better: within several rings of security. to the 1936 Berlin Olympics organised by Hitler), but I couldn’t detect any strand of that brand of nationalism. Perhaps there are just too many internal contradictions in Europe’s identity politics of today for such a view to prevail. London did not have to transform itself fundamentally for the Olympics the way Delhi had to for the Commonwealth. The support system of the city, such as its public transport networks, information systems for visitors, accommodation, etc – wasn’t stretched. In other words: the average Londoner went about his life with hardly a blip. It was business as usual in the trains and on the streets. As the Games progressed, one got to see people wearing British colours, and chatting excitedly, Wrestler Sushil Kumar, who won Silver at the London Olympics, is greeted but that was about it. London’s by fans upon arrival at New Delhi’s International airport on Monday. PTI

Delhi’s or Lucknow’s. What is more important for us, as citizens, is to have ease of transport without requiring an Asian Games or Commonwealth to necessitate it. Of course, transport is just one of several parameters of liveability in a city. The greater its liveability, the more we will appreciate a Games of this scale. We can also see how Western Europe produces more sports champions than we do. It’s essentially because sport is built into the fabric of everyday living. Sport access is not only for the privileged. Each borough here, for instance, runs several inexpensive and excellently-run sports centres. We cannot aspire for air-conditioned badminton courts and swimming pools, but surely we can expect open grounds with a running track and changing rooms? I notice that the churches here have sports programmes – they’re considered healthy community activity. Surely our centres of worship of all religions, which have vast lands and generate millions of rupees annually, can invest in a good earthly life for their believers rather than promise them a glorious afterlife?

2016 OLYMPIC GAMES

Olympic flag arrives in excited Rio MAIRA RENOU Agence France-Presse RIO DE JANEIRO: The Olympic flag arrived on Monday in Rio de Janeiro, which will host the 2016 Summer Games — a challenge which authorities in Brazil say the city is prepared to conquer. Rio Mayor Eduardo Paes stepped off a plane carrying the

flag, accompanied by Carlos Arthur Nuzman, president of the 2016 Games Organizing Committee and Rio Governor Sergio Cabral, an AFP correspondent at the airport saw. “The arrival of the Olympic flag marks a period of transformation in the city,” Paes told reporters. “This is a unique opportunity for Brazil — a time of great celebration.”

Rio de Janeiro’s city mayor Eduardo Paes waves the Olympic flag upon arrival at the Tom Jobim airport in Rio de Janeiro, on Monday. AFP

Also on board the plane were Brazilian athletes — some with medals around their necks — who competed in the London Games, which ended on Sunday in a blaze of music, fireworks and light. “Arriving in Rio with the flag was a privilege for us, the athletes,” said Roberto Scheidt, who won bronze in Olympic sailing’s Star competition with Bruno Prada.

“There is room for much improvement (in terms of the number of medals won) here in Rio,” Scheidt added. Brazil won a total of 17 medals in London — three gold, five silver and nine bronze. Hosting the Games will be a huge challenge for a city notorious for its traffic chaos, poor infrastructure and shanty town violence.

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CINCINNATI OPEN

Davydenko beats Alexandr

Veteran Nikolay hands Dolgopolov lesson in tennis. CINCINNATI: Old pro Nikolay Davydenko (left), a former top five threat, schooled Ukrainian young gun Alexandr Dolgopolov 6-1, 6-1 on Monday to get off to a rollicking start at the ATPWTA Cincinnati Masters. The 31-year-old Russian left Dolgopolov, eight years his junior, wondering what happened to the game which produced a title in Washington eight days ago

on pre-US Open hardcourts. Since beating German Tommy Haas for the final in the American capital, Dolgopolov has lost two matches, winning just four games in the process. Davydenko, 2008 Cincinnati semi-finalist, said he wished he could roll back the years: “I am playing well but there is no way that I will get younger, it’s too much to ask,” said the Russian as he played

for the first time since the London Olympics. Davydenko, an eightyear veteran with an 11-8 mark at the tournament, also won the pair’s only other match in the Barcelona first round in April, 2011. Dolgopolov exits without having ever won a match in three Cincinnati attempts. In another men’s match, Italian Andreas Seppi beat Dutchman Robin Haase 6-4, 6-4. AFP

ROGER FEDERER

HOT MOVES

Ready for cement SCOTT WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse

Serena Williams warms up before practicing at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, on Monday in Mason, Ohio. AP/ PTI

CINCINNATI: Roger Federer would have hoped for more than just the few days of pause he managed after the London Olympic final, but will take what he can get as the world number one prepares for his start on Wednesday at the Cincinnati Masters. The top seed said even his few days away to his 31st birthday with his wife and twin daughters was worthwhile for recuperation as he lays the groundwork for his final sprint of the abbreviated summer hardcourt season going into the US Open. “The last few years we always had at least a two, three-week preparation for the hard courts,” said the seven-time Wimbledon winner and Olympic silver medal-

list behind Andy Murray. “But this time we’ve just had two and a half weeks more on grass, so obviously I don’t think the preparation is as good as it’s been in the previous years. “I’ve had better preparations, there’s no doubt about it, but it was definitely key for me to take some time off. I’m sort of in a tunnel vision right now from the French Open through Wimbledon, the Olympics,” he said.

FOOTBALL REMATCH World Cup is focus as England play Italy ANDY SCOTT Agence France-Presse BERN: England and Italy meet again in Bern on Wednesday, just 52 days after Roy Hodgson’s side exited Euro 2012 following a penalty shoot-out defeat to the Azzurri in the quarter-finals in Kiev. But this rematch, which also comes just three days before the start of the new Premier League season, is not about revenge. Instead, England are looking to the future, with Hodgson taking an inexperienced squad with him for the encounter at the Stade de Suisse in the Swiss capital. Wayne Rooney and captain Steven England are Gerrard were among the senior players left looking to the out for the game, future, with along with centreback John Terry, who Hodgson taking was free to play an inexperienced despite being charged squad with him. by the Football Association for using racially abusive language during a clash with Queens Park Rangers’ Anton Ferdinand at Loftus Road last year. With Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and goalkeeper Joe Hart also pulling out because of injuries, only three of those who started against Italy on June 24 are in the squad this time.

FORMER WBA CHAMP DOKES DEAD AKRON (OHIO): Michael Dokes, a former World Boxing Association heavyweight champion, has died. He was 54. The Rhoden Memorial Home in Akron said Dokes died on Saturday. The Akron Beacon Journal reported that the boxer died in an Akron hospice from liver cancer. Known as ‘Dynamite’ Dokes because he packed a powerful punch, the fighter won the WBA title in 1982 by defeating Michael Weaver. AP/PTI

MONTREAL MASTERS

Petra outlasts Li for first title of season MONTREAL: Former Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova claimed her first title of 2012 as she won a battle of ex-grand slam champions, beating China’s Li Na 7-5, 2-6, 6-3 at the Montreal Masters on Monday. Kvitova, the fifth seed, rode a roller coaster in the 62minute opening set which featured 17 break points between the error-prone pair with a dozen of those saved.

The momentum shifts were fast and frequent in the opener, with the 22-year-old Czech and her Chinese opponent, who won Roland Garros last season, exchanging the lead back and forth. Kvitova finally took the early lead on a fifth set point in a monster final game. Dropping the first set seemed to spur on the 30-yearold Li, who had come from 5-1 down in her semi-final win

over Lucie Safarova. The Paris champion broke to start the second set and squared at a set each in another quick halfhour second set. The pair settled in during the third set, with Kvitova earning a break for 4-2 and lifting the trophy three games later on her first match point after two and a quarter hours. She ended with six doublefaults while losing her serve four times on way to victory.

World number 11 Li has how finished runner-up three times in 2012 after coming up short in a final scheduled for Monday night so as not to clash with the closing of the London Olympics on Sunday. The pair now stand level at two wins each in their series, which began in 2011. Kvitova earned a personal best in North America as she played her first final on the continent. AFP