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KEEPING THE CITY SPIC AND SPAN

Play time Lamakaan will be hosting Manch Theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s A Plateful of Plays on October 6. This 120-minute offering is a collection of humorous short plays. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: October 6, 7.30pm onwards Contact: 9642731329

Mediterranean food fest Take a trip and experience a variety of Mediterranean delights such as bruschetta and seafood marinara pasta, bruschetta and antipasto at Truffles cafe. The fest is on till September 30. Where: Truffles Cafe, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 8am onwards Contact: (040) 2355 0105

Food and wine Park Hyatt brings masters of food and wine to Hyderabad from September 19 to 22 (for lunch and dinner) bringing the finest of global gourmet from two Michelin star chef Koldo Royo, veteran Thai chef Maitree Polboon and Eric Mickael. Where: Park Hyatt, Banjara Hills, Rd No 2 When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 4949 1234

Recent and retrospective A painting exhibition by artist Sudip Roy will be held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery from September 28. Where: Kalakrithi Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: September 28, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Photo exhibition An exhibition titled Imagine is being held at Alliance Francaise De Hyderabad. The exhibition will feature work by Manohar Chiluveru, Srinath Vadapalli, Satya Sai Mothadaka and Shivaprasad Chiluveru. Where: Alliance Francaise, Marredpally, Secunderabad When: Ongoing, 9am to 6pm Contact: (040) 2770 0734

Mudra in style An exhibition of paintings featuring various forms of Lord Ganesha will be held at Iconart Gallery. A preview for the exhibition was held on September 15. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills,

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New dustbins have been placed in various areas for the CBD such as this one near the Assembly. N SHIVA KUMAR Rd No 12 When: Ongoing, 11.30 am to 7pm Contact: 98499 68797

Treadmill Treadmill, a play dealing with a journey of exploring personal memories of people in towns of India. It is a comedy in the simplest sense of the word. Where: Nift auditorium, Madhapur When: September 22, 23 7pm onwards Contact: (040) 2311 4537

Ikebana exhibition An exhibition of Ikebana and Painting wherein you can witness a fusion of metal, petal and paint. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a journey of scrap in the arms of petals and paint by Sharmila Agarwal. Where: Rainbow Art Gallery, Balyogi Paryatak Bhavan, Begumpet When: September 25 onwards, 11am to 7pm

Calligraphy art On the occasion of Vinayaka

Chathurthi, Sri Parameshwar Raju presents a series of calligraphic artworks based on Lord Ganesha. The exhibition will be held at Truffles Cafe. Where: Truffles Cafe, Jubilee Hills, Rd No 10 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2355 0105

Painting exhibition An exhibition of paintings by artiste Sathya Shivakumar titled Naman is being held at Shrishti Art Gallery. Where: Shrishti Art Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 15 When: Ongoing, 11am onwards Contact: (040) 2354 0023

Life together Iconart Gallery is hosting Life Together, a group show featuring sculptures, paintings and prints by 22 artistes. A preview will be held on September 28. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills, Rd No 12 When: September 28 onwards,

11.30 am to 7pm Contact: 98499 68797

Dimsum fest Sample a variety of dimsums at the dimsum fest being held. The fest is on till September 22. Where: Verandah, The Park, Somajiguda When: Ongoing Contact: (040) 2345 6789

Heal the world The Centre for Social Services (CFSS) will be hosting a musical evening Heal the world to raise funds for underprivelidged girls. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills, Rd No 1 When: September 22, 5pm onwards Contact: 96427 31329

Film workshop A film making workshop and film appreciation workshop is being held by Yavanika films. When: 29 September onwards, 11amonwards Contact: 94904 40986

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BJP demands road repair

Bus set on fire

JP corporators, led by floor leader Bangari Prakash, demanded that the GHMC repairs damaged roads in view of the upcoming Ganesh Visarjan. They made a representation to GHMC commissioner MT Krishna Babu. They also demanded that the GHMC provide street lighting and maintenance in the Corporation limits as part of the visarjan preparation.

World CML Day observed

bus that had been hired by a software company was burnt by unidentified people late on Friday night in Secunderabad. The driver and cleaner were asleep in the bus when miscreants poured petrol on the vehicle and set it on fire. The driver and cleaner immediately informed the fire officials. A case has been booked.

eptember 22 is observed as International CML Day across the world to create awareness about chronic myeloid leukaemia. On this day, Friends of Max, a support group for CML patients, encourages new patients to meet regularly to disseminate information about the disease and the new therapies that are available.

Drunk city nabbed, 9,500 times Mohd SUBHAN

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he campaign against drunken driving that had been launched by the City traffic police seems to be working after all. Several offenders are now wary of driving under the influence of alcohol and according to their wives are now spending more time at home. In fact, several of them have been thanking CV Anand, additional commissioner of police (Traffic) for his efforts to curb the practice.

In the last 10 months alone, the traffic police has registered 9,500 cases of drunken driving within the City limits. Some of these cases have involved prominent people like sons of ministers, CRPF personnel, army men, captains and also Tollywood actors like Nikhil, Navdeep and Shiva Balaji. Checkposts set up by the traffic police across the City on weekends are now a common feature. Nearly 22 special teams are pressed into action every weekend to keep a check on the incidence of drunken driving. On an average nearly 100 cases are booked on Friday nights while the number goes up to 200240 on a Saturday night.

IN THE LAST 10 MONTHS ALONE, THE TRAFFIC POLICE HAS REGISTERED

9,500 CASES OF

DRUNKEN DRIVING.

Typically, those arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol are produced in court and later sent for counselling. According to the police, many of those who are booked for drunken driving feel guilty and as a result the incidence of driving under the influence has reduced

significantly among the rich and the upper middle class. “There has been a spurt in cases of drunken driving in people who are not from the City. This could be because they are not aware about our campaign against driving under the influence of alcohol,” says Anand. He goes on to add, “So far we have not faced any legal hassles against our campaign. In fact,

other metros like Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore have also appreciated our work.” The traffic police hopes to continue the good work and curb the incidence of drunken driving. “Up to 30ml of alcohol is acceptable for drunken driving. I am sure none of my men have taken a bribe in this campaign and that is why our efforts have been appreciated by the public,” said Anand. Recently, when Anand met some of the families of drunken driving offenders, he received appreciation from the housewives. He was reportedly told to keep up his good work and that he had their full support.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Countdown to Co P Hyderabad 2012

Low turnout threatens CoP

With less than 10 days to go for the biodiversity summit, the board is yet to receive applications from the participants.

RAHUL RAMAKRISHNA

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t a summit that will host delegates from across the world, security is a huge concern. However, according to officials, the security arrangements that have been made for the upcoming biodiversity summit will be one of the best. State of the art security arrangements coupled with safety measures of the highest order will be taken up for the CoP-11 to be held from October 1 to 19, say officials. According to Dr R Hampaiah, chairman of the AP Biodiversity Board, “The United Nations will be providing security cover at the venue for a radius of 2 kilometres. Assisted by fire personnel, the venue will be totally under their security blan-

ket. The City and national police along with other armed forces will not be allowed within 2 kilometres of the venue. This streamlined security protocol has been followed in all major biodiversity summits.” Around 1,337 cops from the City security wing will be undertaking vehicle checking, VIP movement monitoring, patrolling etc. However, the cause of worry is not the Ganesh immersion or the Telangana people’s march they say. “A major number of

This happens with any international conference. The governments postpone the job of deciding the delegates until the last minute. Dr R Hampaiah, chairman, AP Biodiversity Board

delegates are yet to register with the CBD authority. So far, only 1,200 people including the media from all over the world have been registered with CBD authority.” This coupled with the last minute booking of hotel rooms will only add to the comic chaos of the world delegates in the City. The Daily Sustenance Allowance provided for the delegates will be another factor in deciding the stay of the delegates. “Previously, the DSA for del-

egates and participants was $200 a day. There is no estimate on how many hotels have been actually booked for the delegates. So the minute they land in the City, the City’s hotels will be crowded with delegates trying to cram in their reservations,” says R Hampaiah. He adds that the last minute rush will throw all security protocols to the wind. “This happens with any international conference. The governments postpone the job of deciding the delegates until the last minute. So just when the conference is about to begin in say two or three days, there is a mad rush of all these representatives at the immigration office. “Most of them come with no valid documents, the paper work is bound to be a cause of worry. And so, it has happened that they are allowed through, regardless of the stringent protocols that are in place.” The measures taken up for power supply too have been well thought off. A separate HT line has been directed towards the conference halls of HITEX, which will also in addition have a silent diesel generator set to provide continuous power supply. As to how much of this separate power connection will affect the rest of the areas of the City is yet to be decided. Principal chief secretary Minnie Matthew is expected to make a statement about the current status of the preparations for the CoP-11.

Incomplete works creates chaos The pressure of incomplete works seems to be taking a toll on the GHMC as a contractor, M Nagesh was allegedly attacked with a walkie-talkie by an executive engineer after several works were halted. Md Nizamuddin nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com

he incident involving a man being knocked down with a walkie-talkie’ has become the talk of the town even as the date for the CoP-11 closes in. The 11th hour frenzied activity in the GHMC, has taken its toll. Several works remains yet to be finished. Pressed by the superiors, one of the executive engineers lost his cool and allegedly manhandled a contractor, M Nagesh. He allegedly hit the contractor with a walkie-talkie. A day-after the much hyped inspection by the minister of MA&UD, who has warned the contractors of serious consequences, this incident took

place. The incident has prompted contractors in the City to halt the ongoing works, even as several works related to the event still remain pending. According to the official, who has been accused of manhandling, the contractors came with the intention of creating a scene. They hurled abuses and were blackmailing him. “They came to my office with the intention to fight”, said R Mohan Singh, executive engineer-Division 10, who is now at the police station. It is believed that the things became worse on Friday, even as the executive engineer tried to press into action the contractor. “The contractors were dillydallying the pending works”, adds the executive engineer.

However, the Contractors Association (GHMC) has stated that the executive engineer was not clearing the money which should have been received by the contractor for the works. “He has been delaying the clearing of our arrears. When we protested, he manhandled us,” says Munawer Hussain, the association’s president. Even though the executive engineer has been taken into police custody, the Association has halted all the works as protest. They have demanded immediate suspension of the executive engineer before they proceed with the work. “The course of action will be chalked out after we meet the mayor,”said the president.

CITY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Archana takes a new breath Doctors at Yashoda Hospital performed AP’s first successful lung transplant surgery to give a 34-year-old woman a second shot at life. N SHIVA KUMAR

ONLY TWO SUCH SURGERIES HAD BEEN PERFORMED IN THE COUNTRY SO FAR — THE FIRST IN CHENNAI AND

RANJANI RAJENDRA

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hen 34-year-old Pune resident Archana Shedge was diagnosed with interstitial fibrosis, the future looked bleak for her. The mother of two was told by doctors that the only way out for her was to have a lung transplant, a rather rare surgery in India. Only two such surgeries had been performed in the country so far – the first in Chennai and the second in Mumbai. Being a high risk surgery, few hospitals in the country are equipped with the infrastructure and skill to perform this rather long procedure. The surgery can cost between `15 to `20 lakh. However, time was running out for Archana, who had been having trouble breathing for the

THE SECOND WAS DONE IN MUMBAI.

last two years. “She would keep coughing incessantly and things got to such a head that she could not perform even her basic chores like eat or go to the washroom. She needed external oxygen

supply at all times. Doctors at Pune initially diagnosed it as a heart condition. When we approached experts at Bombay Hospital, they referred us to Dr AGK Gokhale at Yashoda Hospital, Secunderabad,” says

After Chalo Assembly it’s time for Chalo CBD

A file image of last year’s Million March that took place at Tank Bund.

Sudeshna Koka sudeshna.k@postnoon.com

fter being in hibernation for a while, the T-students are all set to get back into action and turn Hyderabad into a battlefield to meet their demand for a separate Telangana. On September 27, Chalo Assembly will be held. On September 30 it is Chalo Tank Bund and finally on October 1 is Chalo Biodiversity. The OU students have planned a complete strategy for these three days. “We are a mob and mob mentality can do anything and I am sure history will repeat. If anything untoward takes place in Hyderabad, then only the Congress government is responsible. If

they are spending money on the City’s infrastructure then we will break them again. Around 10,000 students from all 10 districts of Telangana will be participating and we will make sure our voices are heard,” said Krishank Manne, OU JAC spokesperson. At present, a few ministers are in Delhi to talk about a settlement, but students are all set to continue with their plan. It is being anticipated that the September 30 march which is organised by the political JAC will be postponed as it may cause problems to CBD. However, students who are leading the agitation say that they will not compromise. “We have been getting call from top ministers to call off the rally but at no cost will we be doing this. Even if the ministers call off their march we will lead it. We are not answerable to any one and will not listen to them,” Basha, president, OU JAC. Not just these two days, students have also planned a special rally and agitation on October 1 which is the first day of CBD. “We will take the rally to the CBD centre. When our ministers don’t listen to us we will plead to the UN officials. As citizens of a third world country, we will go and plead with them. This time it’s a separate state or end of the government,” said Krishank. Meanwhile, City police commissioner Anurag Sharma said that as Ganesh immersion will be going on that day they do not want to take any risk. “We have not given them permission to hold a rally. So far they have not approached us for permission to take out a rally, but the police are taking precautionary measures,” he added.

Rohit Shedge, her husband. “Lung transplant was the only option for Archana. But considering it is such a high risk surgery we consulted experts at the DeBakey Heart and Lung Centre in Texas, to check if there was another way out, but there wasn’t. So we explained the risks to the patient and her family and put her on the waiting list for a possible organ donor,” says Dr Gokhale, chief cardiothoracic, transplant and minimal access surgeon at Yashoda Hospital. Interstitial fibrosis affects nearly six to eight per cent of

the Indian population, usually in the age group of 30 to 45. In this condition, a patient’s lung becomes stiff and oxygen supply to the lung is hindered. Fortunately, two months after Archana and her husband came to Hyderabad they got a donor. The family of a 55-yearold woman who had been declared brain dead at another City hospital, agreed to donate her organs and since the woman had O+ blood, she could be a universal donor. After harvesting her organ, doctors transplanted the right lung into Archana in a 14-hour long surgery. “Two days after the surgery Archana was able to walk in her room. But recovery will take nearly three to four months and she needs to be extremely cautious. She is highly susceptible to infections at the moment. On a positive note, for a woman who had just a few weeks to live, she now has an increased life expectancy,” says Dr Gokhale.

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22 migrants sentenced IMPHAL: Twenty-two illegal Bangladeshi migrants, who had entered Manipur to work as labourers, have been sentenced to two years imprisonment by a local court. The chief judicial magistrate of Imphal East district passed the order yesterday after hearing the case filed by Porompat Police station.

UP bans plastic bags

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MATHURA: A court has banned the use of plastic bags in UP’s temple town of Vrindavan. A bench of the Allahabad High Court on Friday ordered the ban on use of plastic and polythene items in Vrindavan. The district magistrate of Mathura has been asked to form a committee to monitor the implementation of the ban order.

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What’s to become of the aam aadmi? asks Didi Banerjee’s comment came hours after the PM asserted that his government was voted in to protect the interests of the common man. HOTEL

Singh is justifying wrong decisions NEW DELHI: The BJP

Is it not becoming clear that use of the name of Aam Aadmi, and misuse of power of chair, is to finish Aam Aadmi? Is it the game plan?

KOLKATA: Taking a jibe at PM Manmohan Singh, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday wondered whether the “power of (the) chair” was being misused to finish off the aam aadmi (common people). “I want to ask — what is the definition of aam aadmi? What is the definition of democracy,” Banerjee asked in a post on Facebook. “Is it not becoming clear

that use of the name of aam aadmi, and misuse of power of chair, is to finish aam aadmi? Is it the game plan!” she said. Banerjee’s comment came hours after the PM asserted that his government was voted in to protect the interests of the common man. In the address to the public, the PM defended economic reforms, saying they

were in the national interest and “hard decisions” will be pursued with people’s support, despite political opposition. Miffed by the Congressled UPA government’s decisions over hike in diesel price and foreign investment in multi-brand retail, the Trinamool earlier in the day withdrew support to the ruling coalition at the Centre.

and CPI-M on Friday said that PM Manmohan Singh had tried to justify “wrong” decisions of his government including the hike in diesel price in his address to the nation even as the Congress said he had clarified every issue. BJP spokesperson Prakash Javedakar said the PM had talked about the diesel being used by the rich but the commodity was used in transportation of goods and agriculture. “The government has burdened common man. The government could have earned `2 lakh crore by cancelling coal block allocation,” he said. CPI (M) leader Basudeb Acharia said the PM had given old arguments to justify hike in price of diesel and claimed the reasons given to justify FDI. IANS

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Fishermen lay siege to port Protests against the Kundankulam plant continue as nearly 500 fishing boats block entry to the Tuticorin harbour. The protest has been on for nearly 400 days. TUTICORIN: Hundreds of fishermen laid siege to the port at Tuticorin on Saturday, demanding the closure of the Kudankulam nuclear plant. According to a TV channel, nearly five hundred fishing boats have blocked entry to the Tuticorin harbour, which is situated around 60 miles away from the nuclear power plant. The loading of nuclear fuel, which is on at one of the reactors at the

Kudankulam plant, has not in the least dented the determination of the protesters, all fishermen hailing from the districts of Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and Tirunelveli — where the plant is located. “Fishermen in Kudankulam and surrounding districts are protesting over the last 400 days, but the government is not listening and we will have to resort to these kind of

ACCORDING TO A TV CHANNEL, NEARLY FIVE HUNDRED FISHING BOATS HAVE BLOCKED ENTRY TO THE TUTICORIN HARBOUR WHICH IS SITUATED 60 MILES AWAY FROM THE HARBOUR.

protests,” said a fisherman. These fishermen are worried that the plant, once commissioned, will destroy their livelihood. Subash Fernando, spokesperson of the Agitation Committee says, “Once the plant is commissioned, the radiation from it would disqualify our catch for export to the European market, and even if nuclear fuel is loaded, it’s not too late AGENCIES to stop it”.

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COMMENT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

The ugly truth

Give us a break!

argis Fakhri’s statement that she never wanted to be an actress is very funny. Now we know the reason for her ‘dead’ performance in Rockstar. Perhaps she should never have come to the acting business. It takes more than pretty faces, pouts and accents to act. Sagarika Bose Gachibowli

or the love of God, give us a break, Ms Banerjee! You cannot impose your dictums on people just because you think it’s right. Even you will not deny that our market sucks for lack for competitiveness. Enabling those who may be left behind by FDI is the answer, not shackling them. Vijay S Gachibowli

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Anna stands alone

his was expected, but when and how could not be predicted. Anna Hazare has split ways with the Khejrewal-led faction, who are set to form a political party. The anti-graft crusade has toned down lately, thanks to the infighting in Anna’s camp. Let’s see what happens now. Ajay Kuduwa Via email

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EDITORIALS IF THIS IS NOT hypocrisy, what is? The time’s come to do some serious pondering on what is free speech and other aspects that it involves. As views are being bombarded about the right and wrong about the publishing of nude pictures of the Duchess of Cambridge, a few days ago, a French court issued an injunction that the pictures may not be published. Good, very good: those who issued the ruling were absolutely correct that a person’s privacy may not be infringed upon, celebrity or not. But, pray, why is no one up in arms about the sensitivities of many a Muslim being outraged these past few weeks in the name of freedom of expression and free speech? Why has no official or authority ruled that “expressions of thought” that offend people who believe in a certain religion may not be published, too? Apart from jeopardising the safety of thousands of French citizens in Muslim countries, the unthinking editor of the French magazine that gave the goahead to publish cartoons of Prophet Mohammed has not achieved much; and further worsened chances of containing the violence triggered by some idiot’s malicious masterpiece on celluloid. There’s a stark contradiction in the sympathies we show for different people and issues: it’s right that we be appalled at the violation of the privacy of some royal couple, but it’s wrong that the Muslims protest against the insult laid on their prophet when they should have made allowances for free speech and freedom of thought. If that’s how it’s to be, where are we headed? Are we to allow this hypocrisy and yet have hopes for a better world? We may as well abandon any such hope. We may prepare for something grim... and dark.

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Soul Curry

SUMAA TEKUR

s a consumer, I’m a pain in the neck. I have very high expectations of products and services, and will not hesitate to make my dissatisfaction known if something made my unhappy or uncomfortable. And as if to roll out the red carpet for the constantly displeased consumer that I am, every service-oriented business today has a feedback mechanism in place. At restaurants, after a hearty meal, and after paying the bill, the waiter gives a feedback form tucked in a leatherbound receipt jacket. Most smart restaurant managers would have trained their staff to not return the change due or the credit card slip for signature until the feedback form is filled. I am very honest in giv-

ing feedback. In fact, I’m so honest that when I’m dining with family, they get embarrassed by my in-your-face comments and have often told me to tone them down. “Please change your music. How can Michael Jackson’s ‘Bad’ work in a finedining restaurant that serves rich North Indian food?”, “The orange paint on your walls hurt my eyes so much that I had to keep my sunglasses on the entire time”, “The tablecloth needs dry-cleaning… urgently”, and “I had to search for the paneer pieces in the paneer manchurian dish”, are some of my notorious comments. At a sports equipment store a few months ago, I bought shoes, socks, jogging wear, and lots of other stuff. The store’s card machine wasn’t working and I had to drive 3 km to find an ATM to withdraw cash (this store was in the city outskirts), drive back, pay up and pick up my goodies. But before I could leave, the staff behind the counter smiled and asked me to rate their service on a comput-

erized feedback machine. It had three smiley icons – a smiley for satisfied, a big smiley for very satisfied and a sad smiley for not satisfied. I wasn’t happy with my 6 km drive to withdraw cash for no fault of mine. So I chose not satisfied. The staff wasn’t satisfied this time and his plastic smile was wiped out instantly, replaced by a frown.

AFTER ALL, NO ONE EVER BECAME GREAT WITHOUT CRITICISM AND JUDGMENT. I gave my car for the regular maintenance service last month. Two days after I got the serviced car back, I received a perfunctory service call to check if everything was fine with the car. I had mentioned a strange noise from the steering wheel every time I turned it. They had promised to look into it and hadn’t. When I brought it up, they promised to get the

executive concerned to call me back. That call never came. A funny episode happened last week when an online hotel reservation site asked for feedback when they couldn’t manage to get me a booking at the hotel of my choice for my next vacation. They didn’t respond to my query when they were supposed to. So I called the hotel directly and made the booking. A week later, they emailed a feedback survey link. Were they really interested in knowing what I thought? My biggest problem with giving feedback is that I’ll never know how my comments are being used. Is someone doing something useful about it? Or is it just another process with no real meaning or purpose? Feedback is supposed to make us better, help us improve the quality of the processes we create. If something is going wrong, the odds are that you’re already on the path to doing it right. After all, no one ever became great without criticism and judgment.

COMMENT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Come fly with me!

Quirky-side-Up ARPITA BHAWAL

hen Kingfisher Airlines was launched, the first thing that people thought of was the Kingfisher Calendar, because they naturally hoped that the airhostesses would be no less than the models that got showcased in swimwear on it. They weren’t totally disappointed because the airhostesses were incredibly pretty and elegant. To be fair, the total experience of flying the airline, from food to comfort to care, was outstanding. But it is not just the case of Kingfisher promising an attractive visual experience. In the hey days of Indian Airlines, when airhostesses were clad in saris, the ethnic Indian wear, they were still supposed to be tall, slim and beautiful. However, curves, bold attitude and western wear were not a part of the hosting game. Recently, I took two consecutive flights from Hyderabad to reach Chandigarh via Delhi on SpiceJet. While I am immune to anorexic women and tight short skirts that leave nothing to the imagination, it was obvious that the first-time-on-a-plane travellers were not. They gawked and gaped, and spluttered each

much safer than we are on the roads these days, because male attention is diverted ingeniously from the seat next to theirs to the aisle where the air-goddesses saunter. But seriously, do we need to virtually sell eye-booty to attract customers? While no airline advertises that they have sexy flight attendants, they feel eyecandy helps to get repeat customers! I mean, really? Ask

yourself – would you be fine if a really sexy airhostess or hunky steward returned your request for water with a wink or a peck on your cheek? Just because the attendant is gorgeous, would you be willing to be parched unto death on a flight? Also, we really have a big problem if people flying a particular airline do so because they can “see” hot women or men. Service – the kind we

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time the airhostesses passed by. Perhaps the proximity of bright red tight short skirts that showed off panty lines or the white shirt stretched beyond decency across breasts, or even the slightly uncomfortable stance of the hostesses was a huge hit with the semi-urban and rural travelling crop that day. Whatever it was, one thing was clear – women like you and I travelling on planes are pretty

expect on an aircraft – should be prompt, polite and accurate, irrespective of the physical beauty or appeal of the person attending. I am sure we have nothing against pretty women or handsome men helping or guiding us during our journey because we don’t deliberately vote for hideous or huge or anything like that. However, I fail to understand a certain logic that I got the other day from a frequent flyer. He said, if the attendants have attitude, personality and good looks, they naturally give off the “touch me not or I shall bite” vibe, forcing men to behave with airhostesses and women to stop throwing themselves at the male flight attendants. So, if they didn’t have any of those attributes, flyers would misbehave? Whatever it is, especially in India, airlines should really revisit the dress code of female flight attendants. Who says uniforms have to be too tight, too provocative and too vulgar to make an airline successful? Airline companies in India can take a page out of KLM or Emirates, or even Thai Airways. They should also be sensitive to the other women passengers on the plane who have to watch male flyers ogle and letch at airhostesses who are actually quite awkward at times. Seriously, would a little more respect for women on board cost anyone their business? I don’t think so. www.arpitabhawal.wordpress.com

he riots and violent hatreds expressed by the Islamic fringe this week, however, and the prospect of more anti-US demonstrations disrupting our capital cities this weekend, underline the need for a reconfiguration of multiculturalism to foster the values of democracy, free speech and tolerance that should unite all Australians, regardless of their cultural or religious backgrounds. For too long, multiculturalism has emphasised the need to respect the differences between diverse cultures, with too little attention paid to integration and patriotism. Czech-born business leader and philanthropist Frank Lowy summed up the issue well on Wednesday when he told the Australian Multicultural Council in Canberra that newcomers to Australia were free to honour their heritage and religion, but also had an obligation to adhere to the values and standards of the society they had chosen to join. That included accepting Australia’s system of government and one rule of law for all, participating in civic life and ensuring that their chil-

dren, as Mr Lowy said, “receive a broad and balanced education untainted by the ideology of hate”. Contrary to Mr Lowy’s positive and responsible notion of multiculturalism in nation building, it is difficult to think of a more unAustralian scene than an eight-year-old child addressing a congress of Islamic fundamentalists in western Sydney, espousing her love for jihad and advocating a single world government for Muslims under strict sharia law. The Vietnamese-born ethnic affairs adviser to the NSW Coalition government, Dai Le, sounded a salient warning yesterday when she said that religious and ethnic tensions had the potential to “explode” Australia’s multicultural fabric. On the other hand, the leadership of a wide range of Muslim leaders in condemning last weekend’s riots was a positive and hopeful sign that, given time, the vast majority of Islamic Australians will be happy to integrate with the wider community. As in the US, where most newcomers are eager to profess their loyalty to the nation, its institutions and the flag ahead of cultural or religious adherences, Australia needs a more muscular patriotism and civic culture. To that end, the riots of the past week are a serious wake-up call.

BUSINESS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

YouTube seeks video 'gurus'

Sotheby's gains new foothold in China market

SBH slashes interest rates

Sotheby's is set to become the first international fine art auction house in China after signing a joint venture with a stateowned company. The deal with Beijing GeHua Art Company, which is subject to government approval, will give Sotheby's a foothold in China where foreign auction houses are prevented from operating by law. Sotheby's opted for the creation of a joint venture to overcome legal hurdles. "China and its growing class of collectors has been the single most attractive growth market, and collectors here have become a significant force in our salerooms," said Sotheby's Asia chief executive Kevin Ching.

ouTube on Friday was searching for education "gurus" with knowledge to impart to fastgrowing ranks of students turning to online videos for lessons. The globally popular Google-owned video-sharing venue teamed with Internet education innovator Khan Academy to find, train and promote 10 "super-talented and engaging content creators."

he Asset Liability Committee of State Bank of Hyderabad has decided to reduce the base rate from 10.50 per cent to 10.25 per cent. The reduction in base rate will bring down the interest rate on all loans, which is linked to base rate. The Bank simultaneously reduced its interest rates on deposits of various periods by 25 bps effective October 1.

Be the change you want While the rest of the world prefers to complain about the lack of facilities, Vishal Kandukuri went ahead to find a way to turn innovative scientific ideas put forth by students into reality. M ANIL KUMAR

Getting mentors who are prolific in different areas like physics, engineering and renewable energy on board was a big challenge.

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hey say it is better to light a candle, than to curse darkness. While most people simply complaining about the existing conditions in our country, there are few who would go one step ahead and actually try to bring about a change. India, the second largest populated country in the world, faces difficulty in providing a proper ecosystem for students in research and development initiatives. If they want to pursue research as their career, most of them are forced to move abroad. Many academicians complain that neither universities nor the government have the funds to promote research. This is where Vishal Kandukuri, an alumnus of P Indra Reddy Memorial Engineering College, Chevella, decided to step in and bring about a change. He worked towards solving the problem that many students face in the country — inability to turn their innovative scientific ideas into reality. He launched V Adept Energy (VAE), a research organisation that helps innovators, graduates and young scientists in the areas of Physics, Engineering and Renewable energy by providing them with mentorship and possible fund assistance. Talking about idea, he says, “A country’s development is largely dependent on its ability to innovate things. The rate of innovation is purely dependent on the research capabilities provided. But very little has been done to encourage and utilise the young population for our nation’s growth. The idea is to use young minds to create scientific innovations.” “Funds are not a major problem for some students. Parents are ready to fund their projects. However, they don’t know how to take their work forward. I was unable to continue my academic

Vishal Kandukuri, founder, VAE

Vishal Kandukuri, founder, V Adept Energy

research due to lack of direction and mentorship. That is how I decided to set up this company when I was in my first year of engineering in 2008. At the time I neither had money nor the managerial skills,” he adds. Vishal had to partner with a business firm and work for a couple of years to start V Adept Energy. “To gain managerial skills and to have the necessary funds to turn my idea into reality, I partnered with Coherendz, a business development firm with expertise in developing webbased technology solutions for businesses. I worked as COO for four years, while continuing my engineering and all my earnings were directed towards VAE. In 2010, I moved on to a lesser influential role at Coherendz and launched VAE. Talking about the challenges he faced, he says, “It was difficult to divide my time between my academics and VAE. The company became a reality at the cost of my studies and health. I would sleep for around five hours and didn’t score my desired percentage in my engineering exam. Getting mentors for the company, who are prolific in different areas like physics, engineering and renewable energy on board is another big challenge. However, overtime we got some like-minded people.” In 2011, Sai Rakesh, a postgraduate diploma holder in industrial engineering from NITIE partnered with Vishal and joined the company. He is now guiding the company to achieve its objectives. “Rakesh has similar objectives and provides good insight. Together we

are trying to drive the organisation,” says Vishal. He goes on to add, “We are able to support 25 scientific ideas of students and individual innovators by mentoring. We believe this number will significantly increase in the future with awareness and by bringing more mentors on board. We are also trying to expose innovators and aspiring researchers to funding bodies like government, individuals, and companies.” Although, VAE is a non-profit organisation; it did not raise funds but sustained itself with self-funding from the founders. “We did not raise funds initially but worked together. Now we are in talks with MNCs to support research,” he says. The organisation is looking for funds to support research and also for mentors, who can devote their time to support the scientific ideas. “There is a high level of transparency; either a person can fund the scientific project or the organisation for its sustenance and everyday operations,” he says. Talking about his future plans, he says, “We want to have tie ups with global like-minded organisations and work collectively to bring about a change in the country and in the world.” They also want to organise knowledge seminars, expert talks and lectures through which the research knowledge can be seamlessly shared between aspiring researchers.

Process for mentorship n

Students can put their idea across to VAE by visiting their website. Mentors of related research areas will go through the idea and check the potentiality and feasibility of idea. Young researchers can reach out to their mentors during mentors’ free time. VAE keeps track of the progress from mentors and researchers through out the process.

WORLD SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Bono to get Mexican award

exico will bestow the Order of the Aztec Eagle, the highest decoration awarded to foreigners, on U2 singer Bono in recognition of his humanitarian work and close ties with the country. President Felipe Calderon may deliver the medal to the Irish star during his visit to New York next week for the United Nations General Assembly.

Endeavour’s last flight

Anti-Muslim ads in NYC

he US space shuttle Endeavour took its final flight Friday, making a spectacular series of flypasts over California before landing in Los Angeles where it will retire near its birthplace. Riding piggyback on a specially fitted Boeing 747, the shuttle flew over the Golden Gate Bridge before heading south to take in the Hollywood sign and Disneyland.

tarting Monday, ads describing Muslim militants as “savages” will appear in New York’s subway system, courtesy of a right-wing US antiIslamic group. “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad,” read the ads that the American Freedom Defense Initiative paid to be shown in the subway.

Dogs of war feel people’s power

Hundreds of demonstrators stormed the headquarters of the Raf Allah al-Sahati Brigade. BENGHAZI, LIBYA: Libyans angry over the enduring power of paramilitary groups in Benghazi stormed the bases of an Islamist militia and an exrebel unit sparking clashes that left at least four people dead, according to early Saturday figures. Overnight, hundreds of demonstrators including several armed men stormed the headquarters of the Raf Allah alSahati Brigade, located at a farm in the Hawari region 15 kilometres (10 miles) from the centre of Benghazi. At least four people were killed and 40 wounded in clashes pitting protesters and the Raf Allah al-Sahati, an Islamist group under the authority of the defence ministry, according to an AFP tally based on hospital records. The two sides exchanged rocket and light arms fire for two hours before the brigade decided to move out of its base, clearing the way for a horde of opportunistic looters. The assailants then set fire to one of the main buildings and pillaged weapons depots, walking away with electronic equipment, arms and ammunition, an AFP journalist at the scene said. Earlier, hundreds of protesters stormed the base of the hardline Islamist militia Ansar al-Sharia, forcing the

Mitt set for taxing times Romney released his 2011 tax return and a 20-year summary of his payments. Michael Mathes

‘A terrorist attack’ WASHINGTON: An assault on a US mission in Libya in which the US ambassador was killed was “a terrorist attack,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged for the first time Friday. “What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists.”

group to flee and then setting fire to the military compound. Members of the Salafist jihadi group fired in the air before being forced out of their base by the demonstrators. The assault came after an estimated 30,000 residents rallied earlier in the day against the influence of militias in the eastern city, which critics say have put themselves above the law. Libyan authorities warned against “chaos” and called on demonstrators to make a distinction between “illegitimate” brigades and those who are under state control.

WASHINGTON: Under-pressure White House hopeful Mitt Romney released his 2011 tax return and a 20-year summary of his payments on Friday, but failed to calm a clamour for more transparency over his finances. Friday’s fresh data showed that Romney, who faces President Barack Obama in November’s election, paid $1.9 million in taxes on an income of $13.6 million in 2011, an effective rate of 14.1 per cent. Romney’s rates are far below the top marginal rate of 35 per cent because the bulk of his income is in capital gains, which are taxed at a lower rate. “Mitt Romney has now released more than 1,200 pages of tax returns,” said Senator John McCain, who lost to Obama in the 2008 election. “It’s time to get back to discussing the issues that voters care about.”

Ann Romney safe after air scare WASHINGTON: A plane carrying the wife of Republican White House hopeful Mitt Romney made an emergency landing Friday in Colorado after the cabin filled with smoke, but no one was hurt, a spokesman said. “The plane landed safely and everyone is OK,” the campaign spokesman told AFP, adding that Ann Romney spoke with her husband by telephone when she landed.

Did Apple maps save the day?

‘Dark Knight’ shooting Assange could victims to sue cinema move to Sweden

TOKYO: Apple’s new iPhone 5 may have been criti-

LOS ANGELES: Injured victims of a US shooting at a

QUITO: Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Ricardo Patino

cised for its glitch-ridden new maps programme, but it may have inadvertently provided a diplomatic solution to China and Japan’s ongoing row over disputed islands. The new smartphone has been ridiculed for misplacing major landmarks. But amid a row over an outcrop of islands claimed by both Tokyo and Beijing, Apple’s new iO6 software has provided a resolution of sorts. When a user searches for the Tokyo-controlled Senkaku islands in the East China Sea, claimed by Beijing under the name Diaoyu, two sets of the islands appear alongside each other. “Is this a message that we civilians must not get engaged in a pointless dispute?” one Japanese blogger wrote.

screening of the latest Batman movie sued the theatre operators for alleged negligence over security, local media reported. Two lawsuits filed in Denver claimed there were no guards on duty for the midnight showing of The Dark Knight Rises at the Century Aurora 16 in Aurora, Colorado on July 20, when 12 people were killed. In addition, the doors allegedly used by the gunman had no alarms, and staff did not monitor the parking lot behind the theatre, where the shooter is believed to have prepared for the attack, according to The Denver Post. “Any person who wished to make an unauthorised entry into the theatre could easily determine that the lack of security personnel and lack of alarms,” the Post cited.

proposed that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange be transferred from London to Sweden, where he would remain under Quito’s protection. Patino told journalists Ecuador was weighing such a transfer as a possible alternative for Assange to “remain under our protection while also satisfying the demands of the Swedish justice system.” Assange took shelter in the Ecuadorian embassy in London in June after exhausting all appeals against extradition from Britain to Sweden, where he is wanted for questioning over sexual assault allegations. Ecuador has granted him diplomatic asylum. The 41-year-old Australian fears Sweden will hand him over to the United States.

TECHNOLOGY SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

riteboard: Sharable, web-based text documents that allow you to write solo or get together with other people to collaborate.

MOBILE GAME REVIEW

APP OF THE WEEK Verbs IM

INCOBOTO

erbs IM is one of the best apps for the iPhone. If you have a busy job that requires you to be available to clients, employees, or constituents constantly, having a clean, easy-to-use, all-inone instant messaging app is a must.

n Incoboto's unique puzzles and charming visuals mesh beautifully with the lonely tale to ensure you fall hopelessly in love with a boy and his sun. It has got challenging puzzles and a harming sense of style.

Burning a hole in the pocket Don’t let the fancy tag or the flash of phones blind you, there is a flipside to it. Here are five devices that you should avoid at all costs.

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balanarayan.nt@postnoon.com Nokia Lumia 900

umia 900 is a great phone with a great display and excellent build quality, however it is dead on arrival as Lumia 920 which runs Windows Mobile 8 operating system will launch in a couple of months. Whether Nokia will launch 920 in India at the same time it does in the

Galaxy Note

hen Note released tech-pundits were confused whether to call it a phone or a tablet; the 5-inch device however went on and sold really well in the market. The size is not the reason I would stop you from buying Galaxy Note, it is just the fact that Samsung is releasing a newer version of the device in India in

western markets is still unknown, but it looks like a desperate attempt to clear off old stocks. What makes this move even more worrisome is the fact that Lumia 900 which costs around `33,000, runs on Windows mobile 7.5 operating system that will not be upgradeable to Microsoft’s new Windows 8 mobile operating system. The new one is built on a new kernel and will work seamlessly with Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 desktop operating system.

a month or so. Preorders have started on Samsung India's online store though the company has not announced the price yet. The new Note will be faster and better in every possible way, so it would be a good idea to hold on to the money till the new device is launched.

Asus Padfone

sus, is not very popular in India among the mainstream audience, but the Taiwanese company is famous among gadget enthusiasts and gamers for making quality hardware that is both innovative and affordable. Remember those netbooks which were the darling of the market last year? Well, Asus championed that trend. So with such a history it is ridiculous that Asus is planning

Blackberry Bold

f you're planning to buy a Blackberry again, realise that you're one of those people who're desperately holding onto the past. Bold is a great device as far as hardware goes but it runs on an outdated operating system, which is losing market due to competition from Android and Apple devices. That said, RIM the Canadian-company behind BlackBerry is work-

to sell Padfone at `65,000! This 4.3-inch device can be docked into a tablet shell and transforms itself into a tablet. As innovative as it might be, the price is simply ridiculous especially when a person can buy a Galaxy S III and Samsung Tab 2 for that price. What makes this move really bad is that a new model of Padfone that will run on a quad-core chip will be launched in the next few months. Oops!

ing on a new operating system which will most probably launch this year end or early next year. So unless you're buying the phone to connect to a proprietary software or a server your company uses, you're making a big mistake.

Nokia Pureview

he Finnish company took the world by surprise when it announced 808 Pureview. It had a 41-megapixel camera, the likes of which the world had never seen in a phone before. To put things in context that’s the kind of resolutions most DSLRs don’t offer, so Nokia did do something revolutionary with the device. However, the device was running Symbian OS which would have been considered a smartphone OS ten years back. Symbian much like Blackberry OS feels like a hangover from the Christmas past. Also, if you

are one of those people who want to buy this device, just for its camera here’s a small question for you - why not buy a camera? - Written by someone who is asked by people around way too often which phone they should buy.

MOTORING SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Fiat not leaving Italy

iat SpA Chief Executive Sergio Marchionne is expected to meet with Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti on Saturday in an attempt to ease fears that the auto maker might abandon its home country for better prospects overseas. Marchionne faces criticism for scrapping an ambitious plan Fiat had laid out two years ago to revamp the company's factories in Italy.

Bajaj, Kawasaki in Indonesia

McLaren’s supercar revealed

ajaj and Kawasaki are to enter the important Indonesian bike market next year, having jointly achieved a 45 per cent market share from exporting bikes to the Philippines since 2004. The auto giant Bajaj intends to enter several new markets in the near future using the same strategy effectively used in the Philippines.

cLaren has taken the wraps off its P1, the company’s all-new 'ultimate supercar' ahead of its world premiere at the Paris Motor Show. The P1 is a design study with one simple goal in mind – to be the best driver’s car in the world, on road and track. The P1 will have a limited production run of 500 models, and it may be sold out to existing McLaren only.

The transformers

Earthmoving is not to be taken lightly nor should the machinery employed be. In this feature, we take a look at the massive machines employed in moving the earth. HITACHI EX5600

JCB JS 640

The big one

he JCB’s long history with large hydraulic excavators and earth movers has brought us the JS460. This 305 turbo charged 6 cylinder Intercooled Isuzu engine comes with the combination of robust design and mammoth build. The wheeled excavator is also assisted by a pre heat cylinder technology, especially suited for the harsh cold temperatures of snowcapped mountain expeditions and earth diggings.

M AHINDRA EARTHMASTER backhoe loader and mini hydraulic earth excavator, the Earthmaster may not fall into the same category as the other giants mentioned, but nevertheless stands out because of its interesting blend of size and strength. The relatively small but powerful 83 HP ditec diesel engine does everything from excavation to digging, to bulldozing and even cutting. Priced as much as any medium sedan luxury car in the market, the Earthmaster has been much appreciated for being a compact package of all heavy machine features packed into one.

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CAT 385 C LARGE HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR

his giant works on two high power Cummins Diesel engines (2*1500 HP) with its computer aided engine-pump control system and a bucket digging force of 1,370 kN means that this behemoth is prime suitable for war scale construction and digging. HITACHI continues to remain the world’s most preferred manufacturers of earth moving heavy machinery.

T he strength of a thousand bulls on steroids will not equal this machine. With the high performance engine and rugged durability of its build, the CAT 385 C large hydraulic excavator boasts of Load Sensing, PPPC Hydraulics. (Proportional Priority Pressure Compensation) Its bucket digging force is a massive 64,530 lbs at a maximum digging depth of 38.6 feet. Which means, this mean machine can dig through four floors of concrete, earth, steel and rubble with barely any effort.

he Takraf Bagger 293 Bucket Wheel excavator is the biggest earth moving machine in the world. Built by German manufacturers KRUPP, this giant took five years to be designed and assembled at the venue of operation. n It is 310 feet tall and 722 feet long, weighs over 45,000 tonnes and moves with 8 crawlers in the front and 4 crawlers in the back. n It is currently being used to dig for lignite and currently digs 8.48 million cubic feet of earth a day ( which equals the load of 100,000 dump trucks) enough to fill 96 Olympic sized swimming pools. n It requires 16.56 megawatts of externally supplied electricity to function. n By February 2001, the excavator had completely exposed the coal source at the Tagebau Hambach mine and was no longer needed there. In three weeks it made a 22-kilometer (14 mi) trip to the Tagebau Garzweiler, traveling across Autobahn 61, the river Erft, a railroad line, and several roads. n The move cost nearly 15 million German marks and required a team of 70 workers. Rivers were crossed by placing large steel pipes for the water to flow through and providing a smooth surface over the pipes with rocks and gravel. Special grass was seeded to smooth its passage over valuable terrain. n Moving Bagger 288 in one piece was more economical than disassembling the excavator and moving it piece by piece.

BOOKS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

SHORT READS Title: Joseph Anton Author: Salman Rushdie Publisher: Random House This is one of the most anticipated books of the year. The master of magic realism turns to another fantastical topic — his life. The years he spent hunted by and in hiding from fundamentalist forces strikes a chord, especially with the increasing intolerance seen today.

Title: Bared To You Author: Sylvia Day Publisher: Penguin For all those wondering what to read after Fifty Shades of Grey, Bared To You might just be what you’re looking for. The first book of the Crossfire trilogy, the story revolves around Gideon and Eva, two flawed, wounded people who are brought together by passion. Sound familiar?

Title: San Miguel Author: TC Boyle Publisher: Penguin It is a story of three women on a desolate island off the coast of California. The novel follows the lives of a woman in the 1880s, her daughter who wants to escape the stifling presence of her father, and a librarian who comes to the island in search of peace in the 1930s.

Title: India Grows at Night Author: Gurcharan Das Publisher: Allen Lane In his latest, thought-provoking book, Gurcharan Das writes about India’s private successes despite the failure of the government to support its growth. He examines the premise of a strong liberal state, where public policy supports private enterprise.

The call of the wild The taste of moose meat, the fury of snow storms, all seem real as you step into this Alaskan wilderness.

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laska, the land of milk and honey. Moose, caribou, bears — game so thick you won’t know what to shoot first. And the streams so full of salmon, you can walk across their backs to the other side.’ This was what everybody told Mabel and Jack when they decided to move to Alaska after their child was a stillborn. The picture however was different. They found that ‘Alaska gave up nothing easily. It was lean and wild and indifferent to a man’s struggle’ . The childless couple are

the protagonists of this 1920s winter fairytale woven by author Eowyn Ivey. I love fairytales and the prospect of reading one delighted me to no extent. Far away from the maddening city crowd, the couple tries to pick the pieces. Jack gets down to battling the empty fields, the feeling of not being able to give Mabel a comfortable lifestyle and fearing how to face the harsh Alaskan winter, while Mabel tries to stave off the demons of the past, the pain of being childless and the growing distance between the two. Ivey drew inspiration for this snow-filled tale from Arthur Ransome’s Little Daughter of the Snow. There, in the strong Alaskan frontier, where one can easily give up hope, comes this spirit, this snow child who unites Mabel and Jack and

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The Time Keeper lacks grandiose; an overarching storyline befitting of the theme.

nyone who’s read Tuesdays with Morrie and The Five People You Meet in Heaven knows that writer Mitch Albom is a god-fearing man, and in The Time Keeper, god is once again the great omnipotent puppet-master. The Time Keeper tells a story of the ‘man’, Dor, who created time, or at least, became the first person to keep count of its passing. In doing so, he caused the omniscient one concern. The god in Albom’s book is not a vengeful one; rather, he comes across as a wizened immortal with an ever-so-slightly sadistic streak. He watches as Dor pushes all else aside, including his wife

makes winters more tolerable. She comes with the first snow of winter and goes away with the coming of summer. The snow child, as they call her, fills the void that drove them to the wilderness in the first place. The couple experience much more than the joys of parenthood, the magic of the earth and the uncertainty of nature. Reading this winter tale, one is almost caught in a trance; you share the anxiety and the wait of the old couple and cheer when Faina (the snow child), comes back. Nobody believes she exists, their neighbours think the couple has caught cabin fever. Until, they all see her. Faina grows up among them , finds love, gets married but will marriage and a baby hold this wild sprite back? The wait to find this answer is unbearable. But Ivey slips up somewhere (whom he does love deeply) in his quest to measure the passing days and its individual chronological components.

Name The Snow Child Author Eowyn Ivey Pages 404 Publisher Hachette India

Chagrined, as only a god can be, he decides to punish Dor by trapping him in a cave for aeons where he can watch mankind take his concept (time-keeping), improve on it and then allow it to run its life. But aeons an eternity do not make, and Dor is eventually released from his prison to return to Earth on a voyage of atonement; all he has to do is teach terminally-ill tycoon

Name The Time Keeper Author Mitch Albom Pages 222 Publisher Hachette India

down the line. It sometimes seems she is wasting time trying to get the book to end. The snow child’s coming and goings get boring after a while. Some questions arise like ‘How old are Mabel and Jack?’ and ‘How does Faina age in the first place?’ Ivey is from Alaska and her description of the wilderness, the way of living is all to the point. The natives live off the meat of wild animals and fish. The connection between man and beast, the appearances of the fox, the mention of bears and wolverines all make for a fable-like and appealing environment. The joy of the first snowfall, the pain of separation, the endless wait...all work their magic and you never know, Ivey’s debut novel might just find its way to your bookshelves as a keepsake. Victor Delamonte, and troubled teenager Sarah Lemon the true meaning of time, and hence, of life itself. Victor wants more time, Sarah wants less, cue existential conundrum. Albom’s writing is spare but crisp, and his narrative chugs along at a brisk pace. But what The Time Keeper lacks is grandiose; an overarching storyline befitting of the theme. This is Father Time he’s talking about; life, death and all between it — it deserves more: A Proustian treatment that is sorely missed in the 222 pages. The Time Keeper errs on the side of happiness and refuses to delve into the darkness for too long, and it is there that it falters. While it’s a decent read, it could have been so much more.

BOOKS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Too hot to handle If Fifty Shades of Grey got you all hot under the collar, you might want to take a long cold shower after reading these books. Looking beyond the Kamasutra, here is some of the best erotica you should read. Preferably when you're alone. THE STORY OF O BY PAULINE R EAGE

TROPIC OF BY H ENRY

FEAR OF FLYING BY E RICA J ONG

f you thought the BDSM scenes in Fifty Shades... were difficult to read, don't even venture near The Story of O. The original book on dominance, written in 1954, tells the story of O, a beautiful photographer who willingly submits to her lover, Rene, and an older man, Sir Stephen. The book, first published in French, shocked audiences at the time, even more so when it was revealed that the author was a woman. Though often called dark, disturbing and perverse — 'the ultimate objectification of women' — the book has also been hailed as an ode to love and female sexuality.

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his is not a book, in the ordinary sense of the word. No, this is a prolonged insult, a gob of spit in the face of Art, a kick in the pants to God, Man, Destiny, Time, Love, Beauty... what you will.” With such a declaration on the first page, it is obvious that Tropic of Cancer is no ordinary erotic fiction. In his semi-autobiographic novel, Miller uses hardhitting, crude, often ridiculous language to describe sexual exploits, while at the same time making some of the most poignant and delicate observations about people in the underbelly of the sex industry. Banned for nearly 30 years in the US, the book is now considered a masterpiece of 20th century literature.

est know for being the originator of the term 'zipless f***', Erica Jong's Fear of Flying played an important part in the development of secondwave feminism. The novel, which is about a married woman who decides to fulfil her sexual fantasies by having a string of affairs, resonated with women stuck in unhappy marriages. The book has been at turns lauded and condemned by feminists, but it has widely used to reinterpret female sexuality. The book caused an uproar when it was released in 1973, both for its noholds barred descriptions of sex and for strong language. Jong's unabashed celebration of a woman's sexual needs makes Fear of Flying a modern classic in erotic fiction.

DELTA OF BY A NAIS

C ANCER MILLER

120 DAYS OF SODOM BY M ARQUIS DE S ADE

VENUS NIN

ritten by Marquis de Sade while imprisoned in the Bastille in 1785, 120 Days of Sodom remains one of the most controversial books ever published. The novel tells the story of four libertines who isolate themselves in a castle deep in the woods for four months to fulfil their sexual fantasies. Four female brothel keepers are employed to tell them tales of their most interesting and depraved clients, following which the men act out the fantasies with a harem of 46 victims, both male and female. As the months progress, the depravity and cruelty of their acts worsen, ending in the massacre of most of the victims. 120 Days of Sodom lays bare the worst in man, and this makes it a very difficult book to read.

ew books in the erotica genre attempt to sound highbrow. Fewer succeed. Anais Nin’s Delta of Venus is one such novel. Written for a private client for his personal perusal, the stories contain literary flourishes rarely seen in erotic fiction. Though written poetically, Nin doesn't hold back in terms of content. The short stories deal with every possible sort of sexual behaviour, including incest, paedophilia, necrophilia, infidelity and homosexuality, more so remarkable considering the book was written in the 1940s. More sensual than titillating, the book earned Nin the title of 'queen of literary erotica'.

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n No Easy Day by Mark Owen with Kevin Maurer

n October Coup by Mohammed Hyder

n Zoo by James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge

n The Amateur by Edward Klein

n Taj Conspiracy by Manreet Sodhi Someshwar n Tainted Throne Empire of Moghul by Alex Rutherford n Ascend by Amanda Hocking n Revolution 2020 by Chetan Bhagat

n Jinnah Vs Gandhi by Roderick Matthews n Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson n Poor Little Rich Slum by Rashmi Bansal

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n A dance with Dragons by George RR Martin

n Morality by Christopher Hitchens

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A pinch of madness

Two enterprising mothers from Bangalore found that for kids, learning had become monotonous and so they decided to bring the fun back into it. Thus was born Cheeky Monkey.

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ll the classes our kids attended were very activity and theory-oriented. The fun and madness which one associates with kids activities was missing,” rued Neeti Kerpal Malhotra and Kiran Bedi Chawla. To fill that gap they founded Cheeky Monkey in Bangalore, offering cookery classes, recycle art, creative dance, photography, nature walks and other interesting activities and workshops for kids. Neeti, a post-graduate of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) and mother of two little boys says she’s a child at heart and believes there’s no limit to having fun. In fact she suggests everyone should indulge in it some time. A graduate from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (Los Angeles) and a post-graduate in Dance Movement Therapy, Kiran fondly remembers her childhood spent cooking with her mother who is a chef and a caterer. The enterprising young mothers decided to capitalise on their strengths: “Kiran is an amazing cook and dancer and I am totally into art and nature. Cheeky Monkey started simply because I wanted not only my boys but also other kids to enjoy their time while learning,” shares Neeti. And they’ve hit

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upon the perfect recipe to do just that. It involves “a dash of curiosity, a pinch of madness, a dollop of love and a cupful of sweetness.” The duo started their eduventure with cookery classes targeted at 6-12 year-olds. The kids have quite a party baking cupcakes, pizzas, garlic bread, and making salads, fudge pops and even pink lemonade! Although the idea of kids

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cooking doesn’t usually gel with our Indian psyche, Neeti is quick to reassure, “I agree that kids in the kitchen has potential hazards but before the commencement of the class we brief them about safety norms, the dos and don’ts. We also present them with a recipe booklet that has a listing of kitchen safety rules. And they’re not allowed to handle sharp knives or hot objects. Moreover a first aid box

walk a one day session etc. Price: Depends on the activity. Three sessions of a cooking class is priced at `1,200. -------------------------------------Target age group: 2.5 -14 years. Contact: http://www.cheekymonkeykids.com/

is always at hand.” Class sizes are intentionally kept small to between 8-10 kids per session. “Kiran and I are both cheeky monkeys ourselves so we get along really well with kids. Interacting with them always leaves us pleasantly surprised. They have an amazing capacity to think out of the box and end up doing some really creative stuff. As for maintaining some sort of order, we group the naughty ones together so they keep themselves occupied!,” quips Neeti. Despite having launched just a few months ago, they claim the response has been overwhelming. “Parents are loving it, the kids are loving it and we are loving it! Parents have been pressing us to conduct more of such classes.” While there are umpteen kids’ activity classes available in Bangalore, Cheeky Monkey’s USP is simple: “We let kids be kids. Our goal is to see every child smile, laugh and have a great time. Our cheeky monkeys are encouraged to always use their imagination and creativity, be it cooking, dance, improvisation, photography etc. Learning comes hand in hand with having fun. If you’re having a great time the memories will last.”

urns out Lady Gaga isn’t pregnant; she just loves her food. Somewhere else, singer Adele is urging fans to ‘embrace their shape’. In another report, a tabloid is questioning whether Republican vice-president hopeful Paul Ryan lied about his body fat levels. Yes, I know we are an image-obsessed society. And yes, being overweight can cause a lot of health issues in the long run. But our preoccupation with weights and figures has gone way past a healthy obsession (pun not intended). The people in the news are there for a reason — and it isn’t their bodies. Who cares how handsome and fit a politician looks if he is incapable of doing the work he’s entrusted with? How does it matter if a musician eat five meals a day or a hundred, as long as she performs well? These days, it almost seems acceptable, even expected, that celebrities do drugs, commit crimes and generally live recklessly and irresponsibly. But heaven forbid they allow themselves to get fat and shapeless. Most targeted are the young female celebs. The second any of them puts on any weight, wild pregnancy rumours make the rounds. And if that seems harsh and antiquated, the ‘fat’ stories that circulate after the rumours have been quashed are even worse. Do I sound too cynical? Why don’t I mention all those stories of actresses opting for a fuller figure, of celebs embracing their curves, you ask. My question is, what does their figure have to do with anything? Would Aretha Franklin have been a better singer if she was reed thin? Are Katrina Kaif ’s acting abilities in any way improved by her perfect silhouette? We complain of image trumping talent in today’s world. Who else do we have to blame for that but ourselves? Killing the fatted calf has long been our favourite pastime. Isn’t it time we found a less cruel game?

SPOTLIGHT SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Varied expressions

DEEPAK DESHPANDE

The faculty of arts, St Francis College for Women held their department festival Expressions 2012 on Friday. Clearly the youngsters were in a colourful mood and enjoyed the day to the fullest. 3

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Entrants to the fashion brigade Designers Swathi and Sami Alam Khan exhibited their new collection at Beyond Coffee, Jubilee Hills on Friday.

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4 Shireen 5 Dolly 6 Aakansha 7 Pooja Reddy

Added bling Tollywood actress Madhurima Bannerjee was spotted at the launch of the LG Exclusive outlet at Punjagutta on Friday. N SHIVA KUMAR

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RELATIONSHIPS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

I AM ALL EARS

am a 20-year-old boy and am planning to go abroad for studies. My parents have this fear of white girls and black men. They fear that I will become a junkie and become an African music loving rapster instead of studying. How do I tell my parents to come out of the well they are living in?

Youngsters are dreading getting friend requests from their parents. Do you accept their invites or decline them?

Dear worried kid, You should probably put your parents in a museum. They sound so ancient, am sorry to say. Clearly your parents know you better than yourself because their fears are that you will be upto no good. So why waste money on studying abroad? On a more serious note, get one of your teachers to sit down and talk to them, get neighbours, friends to explain that the world shown in the movies is not what they think it is.

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round the world, more than 850 million people use Facebook regularly to communicate. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have found that comments left by users on Facebook profile pictures strongly affect the level of perceived attractiveness of the profile owner physically, socially, and professionally.

Parents as part of your ‘friends’ circle? AMY ROSE THOMAS

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agging you on family pictures that you are not very proud of, commenting on all the pictures and statuses posted by you, befriending your friends on Facebook, keeping a tab on your daily activities and calling you out for your personal mischief — parents are doing it all on Facebook. Parents are taking over Facebook like never before and they are pushing their kids away from the social networking site. Their children prefer to bail on Facebook rather than face the consequences. Getting friend requests from parents on Facebook is a nightmare that most youngsters face today. There are

some parents who act as the grammar police on Facebook and correct you everytime you spell something wrong on your status; others who find photographs that you upload of poor taste and are helpful enough to voice their thoughts and let the world know about the same. So should one reject one’s parents’ requests on Facebook or do you accept them and let them on limited profile? A young entrepreneur Nikhil Ramesh took the easy way out and decided to decline his mother’s friend request. He feels that parents being part of Facebook invades your virtual space. “My mother is friends with

It’s like they are stalking you... My parents call up each time, they feel something’s not right and want me to remove something from Facebook. Sunny Anand, IT Professional my friends on Facebook. She just has to meet them once before sending them a request. But, I have taken a stand and despite much coaxing, I haven’t accepted her friend request yet. It’s not because I am embarrassed about my parents. It is just that I feel that parents should not be part of your friends. It doesn’t feel right. I am the kind of person who opens up about my life, problems and relationships on Facebook and I cannot be myself with the constant worry at the back of my mind that my mother can see all that I am uploading,” he says. Once you accept your parents’ requests, a flurry of

requests from your relatives, neighbours and parents’ friends follow. Elisha John, 25, learned the hard way after accepting friend requests from her mother’s friends. “My parents are also on Facebook and they are not in the least interested in my life. But their friends definitely are. I made the biggest mistake of accepting these requests and they liked and commented on all the posts and photos that I was tagged in. In addition, they also began stalking me and talked ill about me to my parents. I had worn a dress to a party and they complained to my parents about the dress. Once I got to know about this, I unfriended all in that clan,” she says. Most of the time, parents are on Facebook to check on their children and keep tabs on them. IT professional Sunny Anand says, “It is scary when you have your father commenting on all the pictures that you put up. Since we tend to reveal all your personal life on social networking sites, parents end up knowing everything about you. They call up each time, they and want me to remove something from Facebook.”

CINEMA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Avunu is a taut thriller Ravi Babu deserves a pat on his back for crafting one of the finest suspense thrillers in Telugu in recent times, but the film truly belongs to Poorna. HEMANTH KUMAR

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here’s a saying that fear is just a state of mind, but in Ravi Babu’s latest suspense thriller Avunu, this belief takes a new shape. Avunu explores the fear of being alone or autophobia, as it is called in medical terms, through the eyes of its protagonist Mohini (Poorna), a newly married woman who’s being haunted by a ghost. Lest you think Avunu is just another thriller which manipulates us with a story of a damsel in distress, Ravi Babu catches us completely off guard with a gripping screenplay. Harsha (Harshvardhan Rane) and Mohini (Poorna), a newly married couple, move to a new gated community which is far from the hustle bustle of the city. The duo plan to

go on a honeymoon to Paris, but Harsha is asked to go to Bangalore to solve a technical issue which has put his company in a fix. As Mohini tries to adjust to her new life, she senses that an invisible force is lurking in the house, watching her all the time and pretty soon, all hell breaks loose.Is living alone in the dark so terrifying? We can only delve into our own experiences to find an answer, but what Ravi Babu does get right is the portrayal of this

Movie: Avunu Cast: Poorna, Harshvardhan Rane, Ravi Babu Directed by: Ravi Babu Rating: fear. Poorna, who was last seen in Seema Tapakai, delivers a knock-out performance as the young woman whose worst fears come true. There’s nowhere to run, nowhere to hide and her fear is accentuated even more in an explosive climax. Since

the camera remains static, the fact that Poorna and Harshvardhan Rane hook the audience for almost two hours with their performances is itself quite an achievement. Voyeurism is another ubiquitous element in the film. Cinematic liberties aside, there are moments where we end up wondering if it’s really necessary to see what Mohini does at home when she’s alone. Avunu scores high in terms of technical aspects and Ravi Babu’s strategy to leave almost everything to the actors in noteworthy. So what makes Avunu such an engrossing film? The answer lies in the eye for detail and a strictly no-gimmicks approach to showcase the protagonists’ desperation and fear. Two thumbs up for Avunu. It’s neither a great film nor does it have a novel story, but there have been very few films in this genre which have hit the bull’s eye in terms of packaging so much within two hours. That’s a rarity in Telugu cinema.

‘Charulatha was a challenging film’ P

riyamani is keeping her fingers crossed for Charulatha, which is by far the biggest film in her career. Directed by Pon Kumaran, the film is inspired from a Thai horror film Alone, although Priyamani insists that the script has been modified completely to suit the local sensibilities. “We have only bits and pieces from Alone. Pon Kumaran has made a good family entertainer and I am playing conjoined twins for the first time. They share a special bond and the story takes a different turn when one of the twins falls in love with a guy,” Priyamani reveals. So how did she manage to play the roles? “I must thank my body double Deepika for being quite helpful throughout the film. Charulatha was quite a challenging film for me because I had to play both the roles and shoot every shot twice, since it’s a bilingual film. The film unit would patiently wait for me to change into the other character. Everyone was so helpful,” Priyamani says. She had earlier worked with Pon Kumaran in the latter’s debut film Vishnuvardhana and she agrees that it was a delight to work with him again. “He’s open to suggestions and gives everyone so much freedom to experiment. I really wish the film clicks at box office and for the first time in my career, a film is releasing in all the four South Indian states,” she says. Will she sign any Telugu film in near future? “I am waiting for the right offers. As of now, I am eagerly looking forward to see how people react to Charulatha,” she says.

Shruti Haasan refutes rumours

hruti Haasan has clarified that the rumours about her dancing for an item song in Nayak are completely baseless. “Sorry tweeps just a rumor I'm not doing an item song in Telugu busy shooting

non stop and looking forward to start the shoot of balupu (sic),”she posted on Twitter. Currently, she’s shooting for the Hindi remake of Nuvvuvasthanante Nenoddantana near Pune.

CINEMA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Khiladi tag never went away from me: Akshay Kumar

ctor Akshay Kumar, who makes a comeback to the Khiladi franchise with his production Khiladi 786, says he never really went away from the ‘Khiladi’ tag. “I feel great about it. It had never gone away from me, I always used to do risks and it’s great because ‘Khiladi’ is a word which means a player, a sportsman. You can connect it with anything, so it’s great coming back to it,” the 45-year-old said. The Khiladi series has so far included - Khiladi (1992), Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994), Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995), Khiladiyon Ka

Khiladi (1996), Mr. and Mrs. Khiladi (1997), International Khiladi (1999), and Khiladi 420 (2000). He also made his TV debut as the host of action-adventure reality show Fear Factor Khatron Ke Khiladi in 2009. About the progress of his new film, Akshay said: “I have really enjoyed making that film and I have completed it. It should release on Dec 7.” Directed by Ashish R Mohan, Khiladi 786 also stars Asin, Mithun Chakraborty, Himesh Reshammiya and Paresh Rawal.

A typical Bhandarkar film The director offers nothing new in Heroine. A script that is drab, monotonous and insights too shallow.

fter Page 3 about the film industry Movie: and Fashion, has worn off. The only Heroine Madhur interesting bit that has Bhandarkar not been shown on screen Cast: returns with before is the intimate Kareena Kapoor, Arjun another movie that scene between the protagRampal, Randeep Hooda reveals the murky onist and another actress. Directed by: secrets of the ‘big bad In addition to all this, world’ called Bollywood. Madhur Bhandarkar doesMadhur Bhandarkar If you are a Madhur n’t even try to break the Bhandarkar fan, then stereotypes so we have the the movie will disappoint you since effeminate gay and cricketer who is there is nothing in the movie that hasn’t always dating actresses. been shown before. The movie is drab if All said, Madhur Bhandarkar has not for Kareena Kapoor who gives a brilmanaged to rope in the best talents in liant performance as bollywood diva the industry like Shahana Goswami and Mahi Queen. Heroine narrates the story Randeep Hooda who in spite of their of Mahi Arora who is on her way to loslimited screen space manage to make an ing her charm and sheen thanks to her impact. From doing the raunchy act in relationship with superstar boyfriend Halkat Jawaani to the scenes where she Aryan Khanna (Arjun Rampal) who is is battling depression and popping pills, going through a divorce and is non-comto the I-don’t-care-attitude of a confimital towards her. In a bid to resurrect dent actress, Kareena makes Mahi her career, she rebuilds her image and memorable and lovable. Arjun Rampal gets into a relationship with cricketer also gives a believable performance (Randeep Hooda). as a play-boy, non-committal With two or three movies on superstar. However, Madhur Bollywood like Raaz 3, I M 24 and Chal Bhandarkar lets them all down with Pichchur Banate Hain, released last a mediocre script and a boring month, the novelty of showing the truth screenplay.

IANS

Priyanka wants desi touch to song’s video

ollywood’s ‘desi girl’ Priyanka Chopra is back in Los Angeles to work on the video of her debut international song In my city and says she wants to add an Indian touch to it. “Off to rehearsal! Let’s show the world what Bollywood is made of ! Let’s do this desi style,” tweeted the 30year-old, who is riding high on the response to her song, as well as

to her acting in Anurag Basu’s Barfi!. Her peppy song In my city, featuring international singer Will.i.am, was launched earlier this month. Her entire album will release after a few months. Meanwhile, she is working hard on the video, and basking in the positive reviews to her portrayal of autistic girl Jhilmil in Barfi!. IANS

CINEMA SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

What’s

TEBOW looking for? W

hat is Tim Tebow, one of NFL’s most eligible bachelors, looking for in a girlfriend? Someone who’s kind and humble and, yes, beautiful — but on the inside as well as the outside. “Obviously looks play a big part. Being attracted to someone plays a big part, but there’s also so much more than that for me,” the New York Jets quarterback, 25, told Vogue in its October issue. “It’s about finding someone sweet and kind — and that has a servant’s heart.” That latter phrase comes from the Bible — Tebow is a devout Christian — and refers to maintaining humility regardless of one’s personal wealth or celebrity. It’s clearly an issue for Tebow, who has both. And he doesn’t want someone who’s dazzled only by his fame or riches. “It’s about finding a girl who likes me for me, and not because of what I do, or who I am, or the name,” he says.

Demi Lovato lobbies against bullying

emi Lovato has never been shy about her mission to help end bullying, and now The X Factor babe is taking her goal one step further. The Give Your Heart a Break singer has officially announced that she is the new ambassador for Secret deodorant’s “Mean Stinks” anti-bullying campaign, which encourages girls to “gang up for good”. “So excited to be Secret’s new @meanstinks ambassador!!! #gangupforgood,” Demi tweeted Friday morning, clearly thrilled over her involvement with the project.

Making an album is a big deal: Justin H

e brought SexyBack, but don’t hold your breath waiting for Justin Timberlake to bring his music back — just yet. The singing superstar said his music making process is fueled by life’s experiences and making an album “is a really big deal”. “For me, personally,

when I do sit down and decide to do it, it’s just a special thing,” he said in an interview Wednesday night. Timberlake is engaged to actress Jessica Biel. He’s appeared in a ton of movies in recent years, from The Social Network to Friends With Benefits.

CHAI TIME SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

SOLUTION ON PAGE 32

SUDOKU

KAKURO

How to play kakuro

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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.

The secret of greatness is simple: do better work than any other man in your field — and keep on doing it. – Wilfred A Peterson

QUICK CROSSWORD ACROSS 1 Mexico's national flower 7 Kind of salmon 11 Khan's title 14 Getting on, so to speak (Var) 15 Laid up, so to speak 16 Cloistered one 17 Later on 19 Wisecrack 20 Glass raiser 21 Swampy regions 22 Limestone terrane 25 First person to fly 27 ‘And now, without further ___ ...’ 28 ‘Aah!’ accompanier 30 Farm cackler 31 Campus mil grp 33 Subtraction word 36 Jump on, as an opportunity 40 Just proximity? 43 Brief and to the point 44 Capital of Germany? 45 Cat-occupying ball 46 Chum 48 Poker winning 50 Votes against 51 Small cup of black coffee 56 Most minuscule 58 Bassoonist's buy 59 Matching linen purchase 61 Circle segment 62 Well past one's prime 66 Personal quirk 67 Ruffle some feathers 68 Rhododendron shrub 69 One of seven salty ones 70 Unlocked? 71 Singer Don of the Eagles DOWN 1 Family man 2 Give it ___ (try out) 3 Cut down with an ax

4 Ingredients in fuzzy navels? 5 From A to Z 6 Turkish chief 7 Bistro bill of fare 8 Wind instruments 9 Fireplace floor 10 Eccentric 11 Heavenly being 12 Rich fertiliser 13 Feeling of foreboding 18 Connoisseur of beauty 21 Dressy clothing and showy things 22 Measure of gold's fineness 23 Have a crush on 24 Reversible part of a helicopter? 26 Senor's coin 29 Outdated 32 Canine tooth

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Mu ___ pork 57 ‘___ Frome’ Eve's tempter (Wharton novel) Idiotic 60 Ruler of Iran, once Most of 1,000,000 62 Symbol of royalty Surrealist artist Max 63 No way to be Opposite of messy conceived? Sound pigeons 64 Gettysburg loser make 65 Produce, as eggs 47 One of the PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER Baltics 49 Groom one's brows 51 ‘Doggone!’ relatives 52 Weirder than weird 53 Central city of Islam 54 Inflate, as with pride 55 Fathered a foal

CHAI TIME SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Aries

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Leo

Virgo

Strength

The World

Page of Wands

Five of Swords

Four of Swords

Seven of Pentacles

ork – There is not going to be a revolution all too quickly. Things take time to bubble up and make an impact on the masses. Romance – A bunch of roses can liven up a room just as a few good jokes can lighten up everyone’s mood. Health – Read important health information carefully and do what’s needed to take control of your health. There’s nothing that cannot be corrected with the right action. Money – There is need for you to take some rest. Just like you shutdown your computer for the night, you need to shut off your mind as well. Tarot message – Stay within the limits of what people expect from you. Don’t be too adventurous now.

ork – If you are in a supervisory role, exercise caution. Being too harsh on your subordinates also will get you into trouble. Romance – A nice escape and weekend getaway will make you forget your worries, if only for a brief time. Health – Get into a comfortable healthy routine that you can follow. There will be times when you feel lazy and lethargic. Overcome the laziness and head out. Money – New investment options may come your way. Do a lot of research and be absolutely sure before you sign up for any of them. Tarot message – Underneath your tough exterior, there is a very humane person with basic needs. Find a partner you can share feelings with.

ork – You have a large playing field. So there is no need to indulge in politicking. You will be given your due eventually. Romance – Do something special for your loved one instead of expecting them to plan and take the lead all the time. Health – If you drink alcohol, it’s time to cut down. Make a slow and steady effort to completely stop for your own good health. Money – You may visit a foreign country on business or for pleasure. Learn new things, explore and discover. Meeting new people will invigorate you. Tarot message – Making grand plans for something may or may not work. Just go with the flow. It helps to keep an open mind.

ork – Analyse all the information you have before you make any important decisions. You may be missing some crucial points. Romance – You get inspiration from love stories you read, to be more romantic and pay attention to your loved one. Health – Get rid of some habits that are not good for your health. It may be difficult initially but you have to try harder. Money – It may be a good idea to change tack in use of your disposable income. Don’t spend it all away mindlessly. Tarot message – At the end of the day, you have bills to pay. Your primary responsibility will be towards your family.

ork –Stick to the subject matter when you are talking to a group of people. They will get bored and switch off otherwise before you make your point. Romance – Be dynamic in your relationship. Change is important to keep the spouse guessing, and interested. Health – There are some foods you should avoid because they not just induce bad health but also bad moods. Money – Be more willing and open to the idea of spending for others. It will not go waste. Tarot message – Do not mean to others by hiding information or doing things that are not mature. You don’t want to come across as a juvenile.

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Libra

Scorpio

Three of Pentacles

King of Swords

ork – You have to work harder to find new meaning in your work. You will be bored easily. Take steps to prevent that. Romance – Singles may decide to tie the knot. Making a commitment itself is a big step for you. All will go well. Health – You are filled with anxiety about a relationship that is no longer very active in your life. You will seek closure and want to move on to better things. Money – You will have to crack a puzzle in order to be able to make the most of a business opportunity. You have it in you to come out successful. Tarot message – Someone in your inner circle is saying bad things about you.

ork – If your colleagues do not understand a concept, try to explain it to them through a story. Use creativity to make a boring topic interesting. Romance – You and your significant other complement each other in many ways; your differences are amongst the positive attributes of the relationship. Health – You will have to play a more proactive role in tackling a health problem. By being passive and not doing anything about it, it won’t just go away. Money – Having a strong financial background will serve well to give you a kick start to fulfill some of your dreams. Tarot message – Your belief system will be questioned. You have to realign thoughts and philosophies.

Sagittarius Ace of Pentacles

ork –Money is a big area of concern for you right now. You will not be in a position to spend as freely as you wanted to. This hurts your ego. Romance – There will be an opportunity for singles to find a partner. But you need to keep an open mind about it. No one is perfect. Health – Balance is very important. In eating, sleep, exercise and social relationships, maintain balance and ensure that all areas get equal attention. Money – Be more compassionate with people. Be grateful for their favours. Say thank you when they help you out. Tarot message – Take steps to be more of a people person. Socialise. Not everyone is as stupid as you make them out to be.

Capricorn

Date 23-9-2012

Aquarius

Nine of Cups

Nine of Swords

ork – You will find new forms of selfexpression. It could be through painting or writing poetry. You find new ways to communicate. Romance – Your romantic life may be impacted by the stress on other areas of your life. You should not allow this to happen. Take steps to keep the two separate. Health – Try alternative forms of healing if your health issue is not urgent and it can take time healing well and full in the long term. Money – You have some very eccentric ways of dealing with money that people don’t understand. Do not open a joint bank account. Tarot message – You are in a productive phase and will work a lot. Take time to rest, too.

ork – You are inspired by a recent hardback book you read. It will give you new perspective and make you look at life differently. Romance – You are charging ahead in a new direction and all your dreams are about to come true. You will see new light in the company of a person. Health – A minor operation may have to be done in order to get rid of a health problem. Take a second opinion and act on it quickly. Money – Take steps to increase your earnings, even if it means moonlighting in your free time. Tarot message – You have to live with people around you. The more you take people on your side the better it is for you.

ork – Be alert during all transactions that involve large amounts of money. You will be in a position to catch any discrepancies. Romance – You learn from each other, and that is the biggest strength for you as a couple. There are many new things to discover. Health – If a problem, however minor or major, requires treatment, then do not delay taking the treatment. You will have to nurse the injury or illness. Money – Track your investments closely and do not leave it to others to do the job. It’s important that you’re aware of your current financial situation. Tarot message – You will receive a lot of good luck from an unknown source. Be grateful for all you have.

Pisces Six of Pentacles

ork – You will be in a sticky situation and will have to dodge a number of questions about a job you messed up. Romance – You should refrain from advising someone else about love matters. If asked, say that you cannot be an advisor. Health – Optimise your time and take more proactive measures to care for your health. Money – Beware of investing in any schemes that you haven’t heard of before. Take recommendations with a pinch of salt. Research it all yourself. Tarot message – Be aware that things around you are changing. Do not react to anything. Just observe and take note of the changes and how people react to them.

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THE SATURDAY QUIZ SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

NEWSMAKERS IDENTIFY THESE PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

named the Greatest was recently awarded the Liberty Medal. Name him. 6. Which oil company has been asked to pay the Gujarat State government Rs 5,165 crore in eight installments? 7. As a successor to S.H. Kapadia, this Bengali was

appointed the new Chief Justice of India. Name him. 8.Tilak Kumar, the editor of which newspaper is the new president of the Indian Newspaper Society? 9. India and which middle eastern country met for the first time to create defence ties?

DO YOU KNOW YOUR WONDERS OF THE WORLD?

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3. Which young Indian player was named the ICC ODI Cricketer of the Year? 4. Emomali Rahmon recently visited India for the fifth time. He is the president of which country? 5. This heavyweight boxing champion who was born as Cassius Marcellus Clay, nick-

1. Sri Lanka 2.Chennai 3. Virat Kohli 4.Tajikistan 5. Muhammad Ali 6. Essar Oil 7. Justice Altamas Kabir 8. Deccan Herald 9 Saudi Arabia

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

American singer-songwriter, musician, and artist, he has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for over five decades. His single, Like a Rolling Stone remains No 1 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. At 71, he released his 35th studio album last week, which opened to good reviews but also charges of plagarism. Name the singer and the album

Howard Allen O'Brien

Eric Arthur Blair

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American astronaut of Indian descent, she holds the record ofr the longest spaceflight by a woman. At 46, the US commander of the Expedition 33, set yet another record as she completed a triathlon in space by running, biking and "swimming" alongside athletes during the Nautica Malibu Triathlon held in Southern California over the weekend. Name her.

Samuel Langhorne Clemens Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum

Mary Ann Evans

William Sydney Porter

1. Bob Dylan, Tempest 2. Sunita Williams

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ISRO is planning how many missions in the next five years?

Tech Mahindra acquired 51% stake in which mobility product company for an estimated worth of 260 crores?

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Answer for 32 :

The environment clearance of 99 mines was suspended in which State after the Justice Shah Commission report came out earlier this week?

All three are of equal height!

4. Colosseum, Rome

Which Indian golfer wrapped up a four-shot victory at recently concluded Yeangder tournament in Taipei?

Ans: 1.Petra, Jordan 2. Machu Picchu, Peru 3. O Christo Redentor, Rio

Paul French

WHO AM I? I am a controversial political cartoonist and activist, best known for my campaign Cartoons Against Corruption. Recently, I was arrested on charges of sedition, and later released. Who am I?

Answer : Aseem Trivedi

Gujarat CM Narendra Modi has kept his poll campaign centred on which spiritual leader in a bid to appear secular?

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KNOW YOUR COUNTRY

1. Anne Rice 2. George Orwell 3. Lewis Caroll 4. Pablo Neruda 5. Mark Twain 6. Ayn Rand 7. George Eliot 8. Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Henry 9. Gulzar 10. Issac Asimov

1. China recently signed 16 agreements with which Asian country on a range of issues, from visa exemption to economic and technology cooperation? 2. ITC has launched Grand Chola, a 600 room luxury hotel in which south Indian city?

1.Swami Vivekananda 2. 58 3. Gaganjeet Bhullar 4. Goa 5. Comviva Technology Limited

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SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

BCCI prez not to visit Pak LAHORE: BCCI President N Srinivasan has turned down an invitation to attend the Asian Cricket Council development committee meeting to be held in Islamabad on September 24, informed PCB chairman Zaka Ashraf. Ashraf told reporters here that Srinivasan would not be visiting Pakistan and instead has nominated a vice-president of the BCCI to attend.

Subaru set for India debut

Force India duo in top 10

BANGALORE: A revamped FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship (INRC), without the popular Gypsy class, will be flagged-off here Saturday in the form of Karnataka 1000 that will witness the debut of a Subaru Impreza WRX STi running in a new series to be run concurrently. A restructured INRC hopes to attract new car manufacturers .

SINGAPORE: Sahara Force India's Paul di Resta and Nico Hulkenberg finished in the top 10 in both opening practice sessions for the Singapore Grand Prix, here today. Hulkenberg was seventh in the first free practice with a timing of 1:51.658 while Di Resta finished a place behind after clocking 1:51.943, two days ahead of Sunday's floodlit race.

Yadav's five-for gives Rest edge BANGALORE: Robin Bist's unbeaten century failed to prevent Rest of India from grabbing the initiative as Umesh Yadav's five-for saw Rajasthan getting bundled out for 253 on Day 1 of the Irani Trophy match here today. The 24-year-old Bist remained not out on 117 off 187 balls, and the knock was studded with fourteen fours and two sixes. Bist's century came off 157 balls even as the likes of Vineet Saxena, Hrishikesh Kanitkar, Ankit Lamba and Rashmi Parida perished quickly. Bist found an ally in Rashmi Ranjan Parida until the latter was bowled by Ishant Sharma for 34 after a fourth wicket-stand of 105. The stand took the Ranji Champions to 151 after they were tottering at 46 for three at one stage. Bist then teamed up with Dishant Yagnik and his useful 40 off 68 balls took Rajasthan past the 200 mark. Walking in to bat with Rajasthan strug-

Rajasthan batsman CA Robin Bisht plays a shot against Rest of India during the Irani trophy match at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru on Friday. gling at 46 for three, Bist displayed exquisite array of shots against pacers Yadav and Stuart Binny, and completed his half century in 82 balls. At tea, Rajasthan were 184 for four with Bist on 84 and Dishant Yagnik on 16 not out, but Yadav had different plans up his sleeves in

the post-tea session. In a fiery spell, the India pacer brought Rest of India back into the game, dealing five quick blows to Rajasthan. First, he trapped a well-set Yagnik leg before, breaking a 67-run partnership with Bist for the fifth PTI wicket.

Heritage runners to be given kits

RAJASTHAN 1ST INNINGS: A Lamba c Rahane b Binny 29 V Saxenac Saha b Sharma 0 H Kanitkar lbw b Binny 8 R Bist not out 117 R Parida b Sharma 34 D Yagnik lbw b Yadav 40 D Chahar c Sahab Yadav 0 M Khatri c Saha b Yadav 0 G Singh c Badrinath b Yadav 6 A Choudhary b Yadav 0 S Mathur run out (Pujara) 4 Extras (B 5, LB 7, NB 3) 15 Total (all out in 86.3 overs) 253 Bowling Ishant Sharma12-6-17-2, Umesh Yadav 20-7-55-5, Stuart Binny 152-38-2, Pragyan Ojha25.3-5-78-0, Harmeet Singh 13-2-45-0, Subramaniam Badrinath 1-0-8-0. REST OF INDIA 1ST INNINGS: Ajinkya Rahane not out Murali Vijay not out Extras Total (0 wickets in 1 overs) Bowling Aniket Choudhary 1-0-2-0.

2 0 0 2

Machiavellianism catches eye HYDERABAD: Machiavellianism, Silver Crown, Jaden Gil, and Glorious View were pleased when the horses exercised here today morning (Saturday): Sand Track 800 Metres: Ice Rain (rb) 1-2.5, 600/48 Easy. Silver Crown (Khurshad Alam) 58, 600/44 Moved on the bit. Front Line (Deep Shanker) 1200/400 in 1-0.5, Easy. Desert Radiance (S Nayak) 1-2.5, 600/45 Moved freely. Jaden Gil (Khurshad Alam) 58 600/43 Moved on the bit. Daniella (rb) 1-3,

600/47 Easy. Allianze Arena (rb) 55.5, 600/42 Slightly pushed. Play The Music (app) 1-1, 600/45 Easy. Big Boss (AK Pawar) 1-0, 600/42.5 Moved well. Valentine (Chary) 59, 600/42.5 Pushed in the last part. Snow Bird (Anil) 56, 600/42 Moved attractively. Citi Supreme (M Mark) Green Gift (app) 1-0, 600/44 Former finished a length in front. Glorious View (Khurshad Alam) 57.5, 600/43.5 Moved well. Sand Track 1000 Metres: Spanish Conquest (Joshi)112.5, 800/55.5, 600/43.5

Pleased. Custodian (Anil) Best Pal (Dileep) 1-11.5, 800/57.5, 600/43.5 They finished together. Sun Bird (Sreekant) 1-13.5, 800/59, 600/44 Un-extended. Ace Star (Sai Vamshi) Hidden Power (rb) 1-13, 800/57, 600/43.5 Former finished in front. Arena (Joshi) 1-16, 800/1-0, 600/44 Slightly pushed. Vijaysjyoti (P.Venkat) 1-13, 800/55.5, 600/42 Moved well. Sand Track 1200 Metres: Guiding Light (rb) Grand Connection (Sai Vamshi) 131, 1000/1-13.5,800/56.5, 600/44 Former finished 2

lengths in front. Golden Palace (Uday Kiran) Golden Rule (Kuldeep Singh) 1-30, 1000/1-13, 800/56.5, 600/43 Moved together. Sand Track 1400 Metres: Machiavellianism (Joshi) 141, 1200/1-24, 1000/1-8, 800/54.5, 600/42 Impressed. Ocean Side (rb) Ice Lolly (Kuldeep Singh) 1-47, 1200/1-30, 1000/1-14, 800/59, 600/45 Moved together. Sand Track1600 Metres: Bharatanatyam (Nitin Singh) 2-0, 1600/400 in 125.5, Urged

HYDERABAD: Registration kits for participants of the Hyderabad Heritage Marathon 2012 will be distributed today (Saturday) between 10.30am and 5.30pm at the Ravindra Bharathi. Participants need to carry their confirmation number and an ID proof to collect the kit. The runs, full and half marathons, will be flagged off from the Chowmahallah Palace near Charminar at 5 and 5.30am respectively on Sunday; participants must report by 4.45am. Cash prizes of about Rs10 lakh will be handed over to the winners at the finishing point of the runs, the Qutub Shahi Tombs at 8.30am.

A-3 & 3 Division Two Days League Championship n

Continental 182 (GA Shashidhar Reddy 93no, S Ramesh 4 for 17, Akram 3 for 40) vs Telangana 41 for 3

Pasha Beedi 169 for 5 (Pratheek Chandra 30, Rajath Kumar Choudhary 37, Sanket Karkare 54 batting) vs Oxford Blues

Sultanshahi 278 for 8 (Meher Prasad 50, Akhil 49, Vamshi Raghava 38, CH Prasad 35 batting) vs Brothers XI

Gemini Friends 343 (Amit Yadav 45, Navdeep Singh 45, Mohanlal Choudhary 46, Vivek Mohan 59, Raghav Reddy 3 for 36, Md Javeed Ahmed 3 for 39) vs Galaxy XI

Sporting XI 138 for 8 (Pratyush Reddy 41, Krishna Charit 3 for 46, Naveen Kumar Chary 3 for 19) vs Kosaraju.

IPL-inspired NBA tourney in city HYDERABAD: “The power and passion for cricket in India showed us that this is a sporting nation and the success of IPL has inspired us to integrate sport with music and technology, the staple of today’s youth,” said Akash Jain announcing here the inaugural NBA 3X, the largest 3-on3 basketball tournament ever held in the country. The event organised over the weekend at MJ College will combine basketball and entertainment, much like the Indian Premier League does, he disclosed. The event, which will have as many as 400 teams participating, will also have performances of top musical artists and DJs on Saturday and Sunday. The organisers have roped in singer Anushka Manchanda and music duo VJ Nikhil Chinappa and DJ Pearl to add musical entertainment to the sporting event.

SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Nothing ‘W’right for Afghanistan Kuldip Lal Agence France-Presse

COLOMBO: Luke Wright smashed an unbeaten 99 off 55 balls as defending champions England knocked Afghanistan out of the World Twenty20 with a 116-run victory in Colombo on Friday. England, sent in to bat, piled up 196-5 after a bad start before Afghanistan were dismissed for 80, having narrowly avoided being shot out for the lowest total ever in T20 internationals. The minnows were reduced to 26-8, and in danger of falling below Kenya’s 67 against Ireland in 2008, when Gulbodin Naib and Shapoor Zadran provided unexpected resistence by adding 44 for the ninth wicket. Naib, who came to bat at number eight, scored more than half of his team’s runs before he was last man out for 44 off 32 balls that included five fours and three sixes. But none of the other batsmen reached double figures as Jade Dernbach, skipper Stuart

England’s Luke Wright (L) is congratulated by teammate Samit Patel (R) after scoring an unbeaten 99 runs during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match between England and Afghanistan at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday. AFP/LAKRUWAN WANNIARACHCHI

Broad, Samit Patel and Graeme Swann picked up two wickets each. Afghanistan’s second successive defeat in the tournament -they had lost to India by 23 runs on Wednesday -- meant both England and India qualified for the Super Eights round from group A. Wright hit eight fours and six sixes in the highest score by an Englishman in World T20 after Craig Kieswetter was bowled by Shapoor in the first over before a run had been scored. Wright, who was on 97 with one ball remaining, was denied a century when he managed just two runs off Dawlat Zadran. But he helped England plunder 87 runs in the last five overs. England struggled to 15 runs in the first four overs, before the innings gained momentum when 23 runs were scored off the fifth over bowled by Shapoor. Alex Hales helped Wright put on 69 for the second wicket before he was run out for 31 in the 10th over.

Scorecard England innings: C Kieswetter bShapoor Zadran 0 AD Hales runout (Karim Sadiq) 31 LJ Wright not out 99 EJG Morgan c Mangal b Dawlatzai 27 JC Buttler lbw b Dawlatzai 15 JM Bairstow c Karim Sadiq b D Zadran 12 SR Patel not out 0 Extras: (b 4, lb 2, w 3, nb3) 12 Total: (for five wickets in 20 overs) 196 Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-69, 3-141, 4159, 5-194. Bowling: O M R W Shapoor Zadran 3 1 24 1 Dawlat Zadran 4 0 22 1 Izatullah Dawlatzai 3 0 56 2 Samiullah Shenwari 4 0 33 0 Karim Sadiq 2 0 9 0 Mohammad Nabi 4 0 46 0 Afghanistan innings: M Shahzad c Broad b Finn 1 Nawroz Mangal c & b Broad 8 Shafiqullah c (sub) Bopara b Dernbach 0 K Sadiq run out (Buttler/Broad) 5 A Stanikzai c Bairstow b Broad 4 Mohammad Nabi b Patel 1 S Shenwari c Finn b Swann 2 G Naib c Morgan b Dernbach 44 D Zadran st Kieswetter b Patel 0 S Zadran lbw b Swann 9 I Dawlatzai not out 0 Extras: (lb 1, w 5) 6 Total: (all out in 17.2 overs) 80 Fall of wickets: 1-2, 2-2, 3-14, 4-22, 522, 6-25, 7-26, 8-26, 9-70, 10-80. Bowling: O M R W ST Finn 4 0 24 1 JW Dernbach 2.2 0 16 2 S Broad 3 1 10 2 SR Patel 3 0 6 2 GP Swann 4 2 22 2 LJ Wright 1 0 1 0

McCullum humbles Bangladesh PALLEKELE, SRI LANKA: Brendon McCullum notched the highest individual score in all Twenty20 internationals to help New Zealand humble Bangladesh by 59 runs at Pallekele stadium on Friday. The 30-year-old right hander smashed seven sixes and 11 boundaries during his 58-ball 123 to give New Zealand, who reached 191-3 in their 20 allotted overs, a rampaging start to the group D match played under overcast conditions. McCullum’s clean hitting made it gloomy for Bangladesh who were restricted to 132-8 in their 20 overs, with Tim Southee (3-16) and Kyle Mills (3-33) sharing the spoils. Nasir Hossain played a lone fighting hand with an impressive 39-ball 50, studded with six boundaries and a six while open-

New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum plays a shot during the ICC Twenty20 Cricket World Cup match between Bangladesh and New Zealand at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Pallekele on Friday. AFP/PRAKASH SINGH

er Mohammad Ashraful made 21. Shakib Al Hasan fell for 11. New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor praised McCullum’s robust innings. “When you have someone score a century in T20 you’re always in the box seat,” said Taylor. “The wicket nipped around early on and seemed to zip on a little bit under the lights. Hopefully this win will give us momentum.” Bangladesh captain Mushfiqur Rahim said McCullum had made all the difference. “We bowled well in the first few overs but McCullum, even when he doesn’t hit the ball well, it’s still going for six. We’ll look at our strengths and come up with a new strategy for the next game,” said Rahim. It was all McCullum when New Zealand batted after being

Brief Scores: New Zealand 191/3 (Martin Guptill 11, James Franklin 35, Brendon McCullum 123, Ross Taylor n.o. 14, Abdur Razzak 2/28) bt Bangladesh 132/8 (Mohammad Ashraful 21, Shakib Al Hasan 11, Mahmudullah 15, Nasir Hossain 50, Ziaur Rahman 14, Kyle Mills 3/33, Tim Southee 3/16). sent by Bangladesh. McCullum hit two sixes in Abdur Razzak’s last over of the innings to go clear of South African Richard Levi’s previous highest score of 117 made against New Zealand in Hamilton earlier this year. AFP

SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Gayle reveals big hitting secret

“It takes a bit of strength and once the ball is in your slot you go for it,” Gayle said on his 33rd birthday, ahead of West Indies’ match against Australia on Saturday. COLOMBO: Hard-hitting West Indies opener Chris Gayle celebrated his 33rd birthday on Friday by telling batsmen how to hit sixes during the ongoing World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. “It takes a bit of strength and once the ball is in your slot you go for it,” Gayle said ahead of the West Indies’ first match against Australia in Colombo today. “It’s instinct to be honest. You have to let the mind and body flow together. You don’t want to get stuck in a twominded situation. You just try and be natural out there and things will actually flow for you in the end,” Gayle was quoted as saying by the West Indies Cricket Board in a statement. Left-handed Gayle, whose 27 sixes are a tournament record in the World T20, is one of the most feared batsmen in all formats of the game with a pen-

West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle is all smiles at a media session during the on-going Twenty20 World Cup. AFP/ISHARA S.KODIKARA chant for big hits against both pace and spin. His rapid-fire 117 off 57 balls with 10 sixes and seven fours against South Africa in

the inaugural World T20 in 2007 remains the highest individual score in the competition. “The key is balance. You have to have good balance to be

SA hope to tame Mendis Shahid Hashmi

Agence France-Presse

HAMBANTOTA: South Africa skipper AB de Villiers said his batsmen will put Sri Lanka’s magician spinner Ajantha Mendis (right) under pressure when the two teams meet in a group C match in Hambantota today. Mendis, 27, sounded a warning to all batsmen by picking up 6-8 — the best figures in all T20 cricket — to crush Zimbabwe in the opening match of the World T20 on Tuesday and promises further destruction. But de Villiers said his team will be ready for the mystery spinner. “Mendis is a world class bowler,” said the South African captain. “When he’s going well he will always pick up wickets. But we’ve seen him perform under pressure and seen him break down under pressure as well. So, hopefully, we can get the upper hand against him and not let him bowl to us.” South Africa also thumped

Zimbabwe by 10 wickets in their opening match on Thursday to qualify for the Super Eights round with Sri Lanka but de Villiers promised no let-ups. “I don’t think there will be any drop in intensity. We’re in the beginning stages of a very, very big event, a tournament

that we really want to win,” said de Villiers of South Africa, who are among the title favourites in the 12-team event. The South African captain admitted his team were underdogs against the fancied hosts. “We know we’re not a perfect team. Sri Lanka are the home team and we’re probably underdogs. We’ll try and gain more momentum out of the game,” said de Villiers, whose country has not won a major event since winning the 1998 ICC knock out event in Bangladesh. Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene played down the hype around Mendis, who is often compared with world record holder countryman Muttiah Muralitharan. “They’re big boots to fill. It’s going to be tough for anyone to fit into Murali’s shoes because of the quality of the player,” said Jayawardene of Murali, whose 800 Tests and 534 one-day wickets are the highest in the world.

able to hit a lot of sixes,” said Gayle, who also has two triplecenturies in Test cricket to his credit. “I pay special emphasis to my balance. You have to realise that bowlers are not always going to make it easy for you. You have to create the shots, so you have to make sure you do it well.” Gayle said he looked forward to playing against Australia, who thrashed Ireland by seven wickets on Wednesday. “The first game is vital,” he said. “You don’t want to play catch-up cricket in T20, so it’s a very big match for us. It will also get our confidence going. In our team we bat right down, and bowling-wise we have spinners and fast bowlers. The key for us is to get to the second round and try and take it step by step.” The West Indies play AFP Ireland on Monday.

Kevin hopes to join team Down Under COLOMBO: Axed England batsman Kevin Pietersen hopes to be playing again for England by the time the tour of New Zealand starts in February next year, he said on Friday. In a Twitter conversation with New Zealand rugby union star Dan Carter, Pietersen wrote: “Hoping alls sorted & I’m on the NZ tour in Feb. If so I’ll bring you a gun of a bat!” Pietersen was cast into international exile after sending texts to South Africa players that contained criticism of then England skipper Andrew Strauss during the recent Test series. With reports circulating that Pietersen had also fallen out with several of his team-mates, he was also axed for the ongoing World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka and next month’s tour of India. England are due to play three Tests, three ODIs and two T20s in New Zealand next February and March. England’s new Test captain Alastair Cook said on Thursday that Pietersen remained in talks with England cricket board officials as the controversial batsman fought to save his international career. AFP

Taylor brands Zimbabwe ‘sloppy’ Shahid Hashmi

Agence France-Presse

HAMBANTOTA, SRI LANKA: Zimbabwe captain Brendan Taylor has described his team as “sloppy” and “below par” after they crashed out of the World T20 with a ten-wicket thumping by South Africa on Thursday. Zimbabwe were no match for the South Africans as they were reduced to a paltry 93-8 in their 20 overs before seeing their opponents overhaul the low target without losing any wicket with 7.2 overs to spare. Zimbabwe lost the first game against Sri Lanka. “We came here to win games, and to end on the note we have is very disappointing,” said Taylor after the match. “The sun comes up tomorrow, and unfortunately we head home. There’s a long way to go for us and there’s a lot of cricket to be played next year. We just want to keep trying to

improve and improve in different conditions.” Taylor regretted his team was below par in a major event. “We went wrong in all departments. We dropped chances and were sloppy in the field, leaked runs with the ball and didn’t score many runs with the bat,” said Taylor whose batting was rocked by Jacques Kallis’s 4-15.

SPORTS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

Fergie calls for calm Three Liverpool vs Man Utd flashpoints Steve Griffiths

LONDON: Liverpool host Manchester United on Sunday in the 186th instalment of a bitter rivalry that has brought out the worst in some of the sport’s biggest stars. Here we look at three of the most notorious flashpoints in England’s premier grudge match:

Teargas stuns United

Alec Kennedy

LIVERPOOL: Sir Alex Ferguson (above) has called for calm ahead of Manchester United’s emotionally-charged clash against bitter rivals Liverpool on Sunday. United manager Ferguson is well aware that the eyes of the football world will be on Anfield this weekend for the 186th instalment of the English game’s most volatile grudge match. The fixture marks Liverpool’s first home match since the publication of an explosive report into the

Hillsborough disaster which saw 96 Reds fans killed due to crushing at an FA Cup semifinal in 1989. Hillsborough remains a hugely sensitive issue for Liverpool fans and feelings are still running high after the report proved that the authorities engaged in a cover-up in a bid to blame the tragedy on drunken supporters. But United fans, who have often taunted their rivals about Hillsborough in the past, engaged in anti-Liverpool chants during last weekend’s win over Wigan, raising fears they could do the same at Anfield.

In the 1980s English football was being torn apart by the hooligan gangs that regularly ran riot on the terraces and United’s visit to Anfield in February 1986 provoked an especially sinister incident. As United manager Ron Atkinson and his players climbed off their team coach outside Liverpool’s stadium and headed towards the dressing rooms they were stunned by a fan wielding a can of teargas.

Child’s play turns nasty Over two years into his reign at United, Alex Ferguson was struggling to knock Liverpool from their perch on top of English football.

Ferguson, incensed by the dismissal of United's Colin Gibson, hinted that referees were biased towards Liverpool when he told radio reporters that it was no surprise managers "have to leave here choking on their own vomit, biting their tongue, afraid to tell the truth". But Dalglish wasn't daunted by Ferguson's rant and, carrying his baby daughter Lauren past the United manager, he turned and said: "You'll get more sense out of her."

Suarez disgraced Liverpool striker Luis Suarez was handed an eight-match ban and fined £40,000 for racially abusing United defender Patrice Evra during the October 2011 clash at Anfield. Suarez was found to have called Evra a "negro" seven times in the course of the 1-1 draw and was described as "unreliable" and "inconsistent" when he gave evidence to the Football Association's hearing.

Mancini warns City to fear Arsenal challenge Chris McKenna

van Persie and Alex Song last month. “I don’t think we have an easy game,” Mancini said. “When you start the season after a European Championship, you have problems with some injuries. I don’t think it will be easy. It is important that we do a good performance. “I think Arsenal can compete for the title. I don’t know if they are better than last year but there is less pressure than last year. “They have lost two or three important players but I am sure they will play for the title. Arsenal have good players, Manchester City the same,” he said.

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MANCHESTER: Roberto Mancini (right) has warned his Manchester City stars that Arsenal are real contenders for the Premier League title and pose a serious threat to the champions at Eastlands on Sunday. City suffered a disappointing draw with Stoke last weekend and then crashed to a dramatic 3-2 defeat against Spanish champions Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday. They go into Sunday’s game hoping to get back to winning ways, but Mancini is expecting a tough test against a team who has been in good form of late despite losing Robin

Lazio face UEFA probe for Spurs ‘monkey chants’ PARIS: Italian side Lazio will face disciplinary proceedings after their fans were accused of racist behaviour during the Europa League clash at Tottenham, UEFA said on Friday. Monkey chants were aimed at three of Tottenham’s black players, Jermain Defoe, Aaron Lennon and Andros Townsend during the game at White Hart Lane which ended in a 0-0 draw. “UEFA has begun disciplinary proceedings against Lazio for ‘improper conduct’ by the club’s supporters during Thursday’s Europa League tie against Tottenham,” said a AFP UEFA statement.

Maradona, 51, to become father again BUENOS AIRES: Argentinian football legend Diego Maradona is set to become a father again for the fourth time, his partner Veronica Ojeda revealed on Friday. “I’m four months pregnant,” Ojeda, 34, told Ciudad.com. The 51-year-old Maradona has two daughters — Dalma, 25, and Giannina, 23 — from his marriage to Claudia Villafane, and a 26-year-old son, Diego Jnr, born following an affair with Italian Claudia Sinagra when he AFP was playing for Napoli.