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DIABETIC WOMENLESS SEXUALLYSATISFIED: STUDYAccording to studies byresearchers at the Universityof California San Fransisco,diabetic women tend toexperience lower satisfactionthan non-diabetic women.

The violencein resource-rich Assamunderlinesthat the region needs attentionbeyond development packagesfrom Delhi. Unresolved socio-economic issues make theregion a powder keg... waitingfor a spark.

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AROUND THE CITY YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES

The dancing coffeeAn exhibition titled Dancing Coffeeby Koeli Mukherjee Ghose is beingheld at Truffles Cafe. The exhibitionis on till August 4.Where: Truffles Cafe,

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 10

When: Ongoing, 11am onwardsContact: (040) 2355 0105

Scaffold to infinityAn exhibition of constructivist wooden sculptures by senior sculp-tor and artist Aekka Yadagiri Rao arebeing displayed.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara Hills, Rd No 12

When: Ongoing, 11.30 am onwards

Contact: 98499 6879

Rainbow film festivalA film festival showing variousmovies such as Milk, Prayers forBobby, Stonewall Uprising and Boysdon’t cry is being held on July 27and 28. The movies aim to highlightissues pertaining to the LGBT community.Where: Annapurna International

School of Film and Media,Banjara Hills,Rd No 2

When: July 27 and July 28, 5pm

Theatre festivalThe seventh edition of the multi-lin-gual theatre festival — AbhinayaNational Theatre Festival will be heldfrom August 16 to August 19.Where: Ravindra Bharathi,

SaifabadWhen: August 16 onwards

6.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245

Thirst for theatreEugene O’Neil’s play Thirst dealswith two men and a woman whofind themselves on a life-raft, withlittle hope of rescue after a ship-wreck leaves them stranded.This playis being held at Lamakaan on July 29.The play stars Naren Yadav, Ravi Rajand Preksha Joseph,Where: Lamakaan,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 1

When: July 29, 7.30pm onwards

Contact: 96427 31329

Interactive workshopsOakridge International Schoollaunches Weekend Voyager. This isan exciting weekend activity for children. It includes workshops on avariety of topics such as film making,theater, photography, robotics etc.Where: Oakridge International

School, Gachibowli andBachupally

When: July 28 onwards 9am-12pm

Contact: 1800-200-8171

Monsoon maniaRamoji Film City celebrates the onsetof monsoon with eight weeks of fun-filled activities and entertainmentwith magic of cinema starting fromJuly 1 to August 31. Monsoon Mastiis an occasion for the entire family.Where: Ramoji Film City,

Hayathnagar

When: Ongoing,9am onwards

Contact: (040) 2341 2262

Parantha festivalHaldi at Novotel Airport is hosting aparantha festival titled ParanthaOverload. The parantha festival thatwill be on till August 15, promises tooffer a variety of paranthas in bothvegetarian and non-vegetarian combinations. Where: Novotel Airport,

ShamshabadWhen: Ongoing, 6.30pmContact: (040) 6625 0000

Kebab festThis fest is something that will surelyappeal to the kebab lovers in town.Kangan at Westinn Mindspace,Madhapur is hosting a Kebab fest.

The fest is open only for dinner.Where: Kangan,

Westinn Mindspace,Madhapur

When: Ongoing,7pm-11pm (weekdays)7pm-12pm (weekends)

Contact: (040) 6767 6838

Ice Age festivalCelebrate the Ice Age Festival atMcDonalds, to celebrate the latestIce Age film Ice Age: ContinentalDrift. The happy meals for this occa-sion offer 8 exciting toys based oncharacters from the movie. Where: TGIF,


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Festival of pastaTGIF is offering its new festival ofpasta menu which includes a newselection of pastas.Where: TGIF,



Lift you spiritsTGI Friday brings to India the tallesthigh spirits glass (22 inches) calledTall Boy. Three different cocktails arebeing offered.Where: TGIF,



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FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

3City WARDEN HELDF OR BATTERING BOYThe warden of Living Home Hostel in Nandanavanam Colony underMeerpet mandal was arrested by the police for allegedly thrashing a classIII boy living in the hostel. Warden Daniel allegedly thrashed Mahesh witha cane on his back and legs for talking on his cellphone.

Mohd [email protected]

Now, the police are fac-ing problems withservice providers ofdifferent networks,

who demur at providing calldata on demand, thanks to thefear created by the CBI jointdirector Laxmi Naryana's callhistory linking to a woman jour-nalist that raised a storm.

The CBI official's call historywas allegedly pinched by theNacharam police inspectorSrinivas Rao. Service providerstill then had no hesitation help-ing the police with informationbut now they demand in writ-ing from the deputy commis-sioner of police.

This procedural delay is

proving a block for urgent sen-sational cases where loss of timeproves fatal.

After the theft of call data ofjoint director CBI Laxmi

Nararayana police top brassconducted a meeting with gov-ernment decided to give pass-word to superintendent ofpolice in each district and hewill be responsible for its safety.

“We don’t have any problemif SP is given password because

we don’t do any illegal work,”remarked inspector of policeAsif Nagar J Narsaiah.

But, the Task Force policewho must sprint to action whencases break are put in aquandary. Restrictions maketheir works delayed, the CentralZone Task Force inspector ChSrinivas admitted so much buthe said so far the police had nota major problem on this count.

Additional inspector ofMusheerabad MohdRiyazuddin regretted losinggood camaraderie with the ser-vice providers.

“Earlier we used to get helpsfrom the service providers with-out much problem but after thecase of joint director CBI, it hadbecome difficult. Every misuserestricts work, he observed.

Md NIZAMUDDIN [email protected]

The minister for MunicipalAuthority and UrbanDevelopment is trying

hard to bridge the divide and theinconsistencies in coordinationbetween various departmentsthat usually cause delays in exe-cution of projects.

After inspecting variousworks taken up in the West Zoneby the GHMC in collaborationwith HMWS&SB in the last sixmonths, the minister found thatthe delay was due to a clear lackof coordination between the twodepartments. The projects relat-ed with roads, widening of nal-lahs and pipelines have beendelayed for long. The ministerdirected the top officials to takeup the matter and solve themimmediately.

The team visited and inspect-ed various areas from InduProjects (Malaysian Township),Moosapet junction to Goodsshed, Hitec City railway station,Hafeezpet fly over, Madinagudaand Chandanagar. Duringinspection, the minister interact-ed with senior officials of boththe departments and asked themto submit a detailed report aboutthe various issues that areresponsible for the delay in exe-cuting the work. He further

directed them to speed up theworks. He also asked them toraise their problems so that hecould take proper decisions andwork is completed on prioritybasis.

Elaborating on the issue, MTKrishna Babu, GHMC commis-sioner, said that the main pur-pose of the visit is to sort outinter departmental issues likemajor link roads to be developedunder Greater HyderabadDevelopment Programme(GHDP). The projects involvingboth the departments likeremoving bottle necks, laying ofroads, pipelines, road widening,removal of encroachments nearnallahs, could not be completedon time. He further stated thatthe minister has given directionsto both the departments to coor-dinate and to take up the workimmediately.

Bridging the divideThe inspection by minister for Municipal Authority revealed that civicwork was being delayed due to lack of co-ordination between departments.

Debt claims mother, sonThe duo committed suicide due to the pressure of mounting debts.POSTNOON [email protected]

PSusheela, widow of PSatyanarayana, an agri-culturist of

Puddur in RR districtand her son P Malleshhave allegedly poi-soned themselves todeath after mountingdebts made their lifeimpossible, policereport.

Investigating officer ofChenguma, Mohd MaqsoodAli said, the tragedy hadbefallen the farmer familyafter the household headSatyanarayana committedsuicide a few years backfollowing farm failureand consequentdebts.

P Susheela, 50,bravely faced theuncertain life with

four children to take care of.She too was a farm-hand.However, the educationalexpenditure of her childrenwas becoming a big burden

and she was drivento desperation oflate. It is said thatout of frustration,Mallesh whodemanded moneyfor his college stud-ies, had used filthylanguage while

quarrelling with her motherfor money. Susheela, said to

have been shocked to thecore, consumed poi-son. She was shifted

to hospital but on theway she died. A con-

trite son too consumedpoison and died.

The double tragedyhas shocked Srigayapally

village of Puddur mandal,police said.

TDP has demanded that allthe ministers, who wereserved notices by the

Supreme Court for issuing con-troversial GOs and secondaryeducation minister KParthasarathy, who was convict-ed in the FERA regulation viola-tion case, should be immediatelydismissed from the cabinet.

Talking to the media here onThursday, party leadersKadiyam Srihari, MotkupalliNarasimhulu and L Ramana con-demned the government for pro-viding legal aid to the ministers,who were served notices. Theysaid that Parthasarathy admittedhis guilt paying the fine imposedon him by the court. They saidthat they failed to understandunder which democratic or con-stitutional values the ChiefMinister Kiran Kumar Reddywas allowing even a convictedminister to continue in his cabinet.

Theydemanded that theChief Minister should dismisshim if he had any regard forcon-stitutional, political and moralvalues. NSS

CBI impact: serviceproviders get toughProcedural delays by service providers are proving to be a block insolving for urgent cases, where loss of time could prove fatal.

After the theft of calldata of joint directorCBI LaxmiNararayana policetop brass decided togive a password to theSP in each district,who will be responsi-ble for its safety.

CIVIC

Throw outtaintedmantris: TDP

The column that teaches everyonesomething new about the way theCity functions.

1Waste management for a better future.

Solid waste management can helpgenerate thousands of jobs andalso electricity. This is what wecould call management at its best.

2 A good laugh can break any kind of barrier.

Comedian Shazia Mirza’s visit toPakistan where she saw veiledwomen sitting with their husbandand laughing at a joke show thateveryone loves a good laugh.

3 Till the blame games continue, we will suffer.

The burning of leaves and plasticis proving to be a health hazard.It’s time citizens and GHMC cometogether to resolve the issue.

4 It’s time we raise our voicesagainst power cuts.

During summer it’s the watershortage and during monsoons,it’s the excess water. Somethingneeds to be done. More power tothe people, we say.

5Talent needs to be nurturednot disorganised views.

How do we expect our players tobring laurels for our country if wecontinue to treat them this way?

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Ominous signs in snake?When it comes to politics

sometimes superstitions aregiven more importance. Last year,astrologers debated after the appearance of a snake under the con-voy of CM Kiran Kumar Reddy. Theybelieved that this was similar to whathappened when K Rosaiah was theCM. A snake had appeared below hispodium after which he resigned.

JULY 27, 2011

IT department to set up24 new countersThe Income Tax department is set-

ting up 24 new counters to process Income Tax applications.Among these counters, 12 countersare meant for application form veri-fication purpose, another 12 aremeant for receipt of income tax. ITofficer P Madhu said that the newcounters will be in addition to regular counters of the department.

Youth murdered nearPatancheru lakeAn unidentified person was found

murdered near the Patancherulake on Thursday. According to thepolice, the victim's age is estimatedto be between 20 and 25. He is sus-pected to have been crushed todeath with the help of boulders. Thebody has been shifted to GandhiHospital for identification and postmortem.

Real estate agentattacked in YousufgudaAperson by the name

Satyanarayana was attacked bysome unknown people onWednesday night at Jawaharnagar,Yousufguda that comes underJubilee Hills police station limits.The injured, 32, works as a realestate agent. He was attacked bytwo people while he was on his wayback home

Varalakshmi vratambeing celebratedThe City celebrated Varalakshmi

vratam today. At Barkatpura area,G Sujatha Vasanth Goud andG.Padma Satish Goud organisedVaralakshmi puja programmes forthe convenience of the devotees.Scores of devotees participated inthe puja They have been organising the Vratam since the last100 years.

LAST YEAR... HERE SPORTS FACILITIES

NEWS BRIEFS

2.6bntonnes is the expected amount of

municipal waste, symbol of growingurbanisation and upward mobility ofpeople within the next 13 years. It is

currently at 1.3bn tonnes.

5THINGS WELEARNED TODAY

NUMEROLOGY

I don’t see myselfas a woman or a

Pakistani. When I amon stage, I am a performer taking digsat myself and othersjust so that I canget the audienceto laugh.

Shazia Mirza, comedianSee page 6

POSTNOON [email protected]

Failing to stick to its orders,the CPDCL is unable towork out how to supply

uninterrupted power to thetwin cities in lieu of Ramzan.After being given direct ordersfrom CM Kiran Kumar Reddy,the CPDCL has been in a fixover uninterrupted supply.

The power cuts in the City

had reduced following theheavy rains. On Monday, twofeeder units at NTPC andVijaywada had tripped, trigger-ing power cuts and lengtheningthe demand and supply gap.

As of now, the normalschedule of power cuts in theCity is between 6am to 6pm,spread between the 12 hours ineight power cuts, each powercut being an average hour and ahalf in duration. Residents in

some parts of Old City complainthat the power is incessantly cutat odd hours.

Razia Begum, a resident ofMallepally says, “ The power iscut when we wake up to cookfor Sehri at 3am. If there is abrief spell of rain in the weehours, there is no way we canexpect any power.”

Officials at the CPDCL how-ever are unaware of any of theseproblems.

RAHUL [email protected]

Aforthcoming chesstournament forwomen recently car-ried an announce-

ment asking its players to bringtheir own chess sets for partici-pation.

Shocking though it mayseem, this has been the currenttrend in chess tournamentsorganised by private and gov-ernment chess players’ associa-tions. Chess players and peoplewithin the Hyderabad chessplayers fraternity vent their ireover such associations and saythat this is not the first time atournament of this kind is beingundertaken.

Siddharth Rai, a FIDE ratedchess player said, “There are somany things wrong with thesetournaments. Their game for-mat, venue, facilities for players,system of rating,everything iswrong from point one.

They charge hefty registra-tion fees that can be anythingfrom `300 to `500 and yet we aretreated with such disrespect.

Would a cricket player be askedto get his own set of stumps fora State level tournament?” heasks.

Prashant Narayan, chessenthusiast says, “The gameneeds to evolve in the City interms of encouragement. Theseincidents tend to happenbecause it is not a sports per-son’s initiative but a businessplan to make money. The fact

that they are asking players toget their own chess sets is non-sensical and very demeaningtowards the game and players.”

When Postnoon got in touchwith Anand Naik, one of theorganisers, he said, “ We gener-ally ask players to get their ownchess sets as we cannot estimatethe number of players turningup for a tournament. We areready to provide chess sets but

we have no idea as to how manyplayers will actually turn up.”

While the organisers fum-bled on the accountability of thefunds raised through registra-tion fees and as to why theywere unable to procure chesssets for players, the chess frater-nity within the City continues tosuffer at the hands of men try-ing to make money out ofsports.

Checkmated by apathy

They chargehefty

registration feesand yet we are treat-ed with disrespect.Would a cricketer beasked to get hisown stumps for agame?

Siddharth Raichess player

Chess players in the City are suffering from the absence of facilities andindifferent treatment by officials during tournaments

POWER CUTSPower outage continues in CityPower cuts during Ramzan are a concern for many Old City residents

The CPDCL is unableto work out how tosupply uninterruptedpower in lieu ofRamzan. After beinggiven direct ordersfrom the CM theCPDCL is in a fix.

city FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 5POLITICS

INKESHAF [email protected]

Exhausted of all tricks andnot sure of the vote-catching value of the pre-sent Congress leaders,

the ruling party has fallen backon the good old Indira.

CM’S PET PROJECTChief Minister N Kiran KumarReddy, who recently launchedhis pet project — IndirammaBaata in East Godavari districthas launched an innovativeadvertisement to publicise hismass-contact programme. Theadvertisement prominently dis-plays a picture of the charismaticleader Indira Gandhi addressingpublic gatherings and interactingwith various groups during herhey days.

The advertisement is beingaggressively aired by all newstelevision channels since the lastfew days. The ad depicts all thewelfare programmes launchedduring the YSR regime between2004 and 2009.

But the entire ad campaign isseen as an attempt of the rulingCongress to scrap the name offormer CM YS RajasekharaReddy from its welfare pro-grammes. The State government

strongly feels that a majority inAP still considers these pro-grammes to be YSR’s brainchild.

While Congress leaders wel-come the initiative, the opposi-tion YSRC says its prediction thatYSR’s name would be scrappedfrom the welfare programmesassociated with him is now com-ing true. APCC general secretaryAbid Rasool Khan said that it isthe need of the hour for the partyto take quick steps in order to

keep its declining image intact.He sees the latest move in thesame direction and adds that theparty had sustained huge elec-toral losses because many of thewelfare schemes in the State arestill considered as YSR schemes.

“It’s a great move by our CM.Indira Gandhi was a crowdpuller. The promotional cam-paign will definitely have animpact on the weaker sections. Itwill also help the party create an

image among the people of theState that all these welfare pro-grammes were the brainchild ofthe party,” he said. Minister formedical education KondruMurali Mohan echoed the senti-ment. “If we look at the by-elec-tions, it becomes clear that peo-ple still believe that YSR intro-duced these programmes. Withthis in their mind, they voted forYSRC. The ad will definitely help,” he said.

IT’S A CONSPIRACYYSRC leader GattuRamachandra Rao, said thattheir prediction that the rulingCongress is hatching a conspira-cy to remove the name of YSR became a reality with thetelecast of the ad on various TV channels.

He further added that theportrayal of Indira Gandhi isalso an indication that it did nothave any leader like YSR to leadthe party.

In the best of situations,belonging to the media indus-try in this day and age is not a

thing to be proud of. But thereare times when you feel it themost, when you wish you didanything else in the world butthis.

Almost always, one of thosemoments will come at a pressconference. As an aside, remem-ber, there are three ways to havea guaranteed media presence atyour event.

One, promise goodies, even ifit’s a key chain. Two, hold it at astar hotel and mention in theinvite, the phrase, “followed bylunch.” Or three, the best of all,invite a star. Anything betweenan A-list hero and anyone who isfemale and was ever on screen,

will do. Next, there’s a hierarchy of

noise. Which in descendingorder is the television crew fol-lowed by the shutterbugs andthen the scribes. With wires,tapes, mikes, complete with thestench of bad breadth, cheapcologne and dirty socks, a sceneis invaded and occupied.

The object of interest willmeanwhile try to make a prelim-inary statement. But there’s toomuch noise. Each TV crew isshushing the other from makingnoise. And cellphones every-where are ringing. So the sensi-tive give up all and go for lunch.Head back to the office andrephrase the press release.

Still wondering why all newsseems the same spiel to you? PC

BABU HOPS WITH EASEIt is said that politicians live onpublicity and gimmicks. Howtrue!

The architect of Hitec City,Former CM and Telugu Desam

Party president N Chandra BabuNaidu is also not an exception to it.

From hi-tech to saving BCshe has slithered with the ease ofan eel. After announcing a

‘Declaration to attract BackwardClasses’ in the State during itsState-level meeting this month,Naidu is leaving no stoneunturned to promote the party’spolicy decision.

Addressing these meetings,Naidu is proudly saying that hisBC declaration has put otherpolitical parties in the State in atight spot and they too are out towoo the community.

BC is a convenient plank as50 per cent of the populationcomes under this tag. “It’s aloose confederation whichmeans nothing much to any-body,” as a wise politico pointedout. “But for selfish politicians itcan get them votes.” IA

With inputs from Padmini Cand Inkeshaf Ahmed

Babu changes priorities with ease

In a tragic-comic scene, the crestfallen Congress is trying to resurrect the charisma of Indira Gandhi to exorcise the ghost of YSR in welfare schemes.

It’s a great moveby our CM. Indira

Gandhi was a crowdpuller. The promotional campaign ofIndiramma Baata willdefinitely have animpact on weaker sections.

Abid Rasool KhanAPCC gen. secretary

REPORTERS’ DIARY

Indira to checkmate YSR;new Congress tricks!

CM Kiran Kumar Reddy speaks to locals as a part of Indiramma Baata being held in East Godavari district.

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CLASSIFIEDS TRAVEL

Former MP and TRS leader B Vinod saidthat his party has no alternative other

than launching an agitation if the Congressgovernment failed to add medical seats inmedical colleges in Telangana region.

A TRS delegation led by Vinod calledon principal secretary of medicine andhealth K Ratna Kishore on Friday andasked about the government’s move. Adivision bench of the High Court will bepronouncing its judgement on the issue onFriday.

The TRS leader demanded that thegovernment engage a senior lawyer andapproach the Supreme Court to get justicefor the Telangana region. NSS

Stir only optionfor med seats: TRS

‘Develop airports in T-region’

TelanganaJagruti presi-

dent Kavita metminister GantaSrinivasa Rao onThursday andasked him todevelop airportsin the Telanganaregion. Shealleged thatSeemandhrarulers weredeveloping onlytheir airports,demanded thatwork onWarangal andAdilabad air-ports start immediately andthat Begumpetairport be usedfor domestictravel. NSS

The joke’s on you

A burning health issue

AMY ROSE [email protected]

Within seconds ofgetting on stage,Shazia Mirza, aBritish comedi-

an and columnist, had sweptHyderabadis off their feet.Poking fun by calling themgay and taking shots at Delhigirls and Gujaratis, she keptthe audience at the edge oftheir seats. They, on theirpart, took all the insults intheir stride and cheered her.

“While on stage, I talkabout myself and make oth-ers laugh. I was born toPakistani parents and am awoman. I am always plaguedby questions on how I made itwhen there are not manysouth Asian women doingcomedy in UK. My answer issimple. I don’t see myself as awoman or a Pakistani. When Iam on stage, I am a performertaking digs at myself and oth-ers so that I can get the audi-ence to laugh. I like the soundof people laughing and thisgives me a high,” she says.

She realised her true call-ing of becoming a stand-upcomedian while teaching sci-ence to high school children.“I was teaching kids science. I

hated my job and they hatedme. But it is during thosemonologues that I gave to thekids that I realised my lovefor making others laugh. Icracked jokes while givinglectures and they laughed.This made me immenselyhappy. My life as a stand-upcomedian happened by acci-dent. I never planned this inmy life,” she says.

Shazia has admitted manytimes that her parents areconservative and are waitingto see her married and for herto give them grandchildren.

When asked how they tookthe news of her taking upstand-up comedy as a profes-sion, Shazia said, “I didn’t tellthem at the beginning andsince the time they knew, theyhave been living in the hopethat one day I will grow outof this. It is like when you sayto your parents that you are alesbian. They think it is just aphase and one day you willget out of it. I have alwaysbeen a disappointment to myparents. They wanted me tobecome a doctor or an engi-neer and I turned out to be a

stand-up comedian. My col-umn in The Guardian is called‘Diary of a disappointingdaughter’,” she says.

She grabbed many eye-balls some time back whenshe made a documentarycalled “F*#k Off I am HairyWoman”. For the documen-tary, she had grown her bodyhair for six months to see howpeople reacted.

“We found that the worldstill looks down upon womenwho have body hair. I grewmy body hair for six monthsand went around in shorts tocheck how people reacted.People are of the impressionthat the person hasn’t madean effort when they see ahairy woman. However, thisis not the case with men,” shesays.

Talking about her parents’home town in Pakistan,Shazia says, “I visitedPakistan only a few monthsago. I was surprised by theresponse I received. I thoughtI would have to tone downmy humour a bit so that theywouldn't be offended. Butonce I saw women in hijabslaughing with their husbandsby their sides, I let my guarddown and started beingmyself,” she says.

SUDESHNA [email protected]

“Rains are a problem. I amunable to burn mygarbage,” Rani, a GHMCcleaner, says. Instead of

dumping the waste, cleaners burn it. Thisis the situation in most residential areas.

According to the GHMC rule book,burning dry leaves is hazardous as itreleases carbon monoxide. But the realityis that not only leaves but also plastic, thefumes of which are toxic, is being burnt.

“There is no bin in our area. Hence,we either burn or leave garbage at streetcorners for the truck to pick it up,” saidRani. Residents complain that burning ofgarbage is taking a toll on their health.Usha K, a resident of Yadamma NagarColony, said, “My daughter has asthma.Workers burn garbage each day outsidemy house. This is the reason why shedoes not get better.”

Dr VK Bhargava, a consultant physi-cian, says people may develop obstruc-tive pulmonary disease when they inhaleplastic fumes. “There is no evidence, butone may develop lung and heart diseaseon inhaling such smoke,” he said.

Workers say it creates bigger prob-lems if they leave garbage on the streets.When asked why they don't separateplastic, a cleaner said, “Officers come andcheck our work; if they think what we'redoing is wrong, they should tell us.”

Health and sanitation officer VasantKumar said, “We try keeping a check, butwe can't keep doing that. They know it iswrong but because one person does it,others also burn waste.”

After complaints to the GHMC yieldedno results, environmentalist JayaprakashNambaru educated workers in his colonyand today, no garbage is burnt. He sug-gests that instead of relying on the GHMC,civil society should come together andstop the menace.

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Stand-up comedian Shazia Mirza talks about her desire to see peoplelaugh and the barriers she broke to become one of UK’s funniest

GHMC cleaners burn plastic and other waste, inconveniencing locals

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Milling crowds,mounting wastes,perpetual problemof disposing waste

and receding greenery are yourproblems in Hyderabad? Join thecrowd. The world’s cities are indanger of getting buried in theirown wastes by 2025.

Mounting municipal waste, asymbol of growing urbanisationand upward mobility of people,is an estimated 1.3 billion tonnesa year today and is billed tobecome 2.6 billion tonnes in thenext 13 years, reportsWorldwatch Institute.

Municipal wastes consist oforganic material, paper, plastic,glass, metals, and other refusecollected by municipal author-

ities, largely from homes, offices,institutions, and commercialestablishments. The wealthieryou are, higher the wastes youproduce.

The trend noticed is that thewealthy tend to produce morewastes than the poor. There istherefore a scope for a waste-taxon the wealthy. The 34 industri-alised nations, for instance, pro-duce 1.6 million wastes per dayfollowed by the four developing

countries, China,India, Brazil

and Mexico. The US leads theworld in waste generation.

Only a quarter of the world’sgarbage is diverted to recycling,composting, or digestion. Thegold standard for municipalwaste will be to integrate it into amaterials management approachknown as a “circular economy,”which involves a series of poli-cies to reduce the use of somematerials and to reclaim or recy-cle most of the rest.

Japan has made the circulareconomy a national prioritysince the early 1990s throughpassage of a steady progressionof waste reduction laws, and thecountry has achieved notablesuccesses, observes Worldwatchsenior fellow Gary Gardner.

INDIA SCENARIOIndia with its six metros and 360

towns and cities generates130,000 tonnes of garbage perday or 47.2 million tonnes peryear which comes to 500 gramsper head per day. Our recycle ofwastes is pitiably low at 10 percent. It has to be raised to 50 percent if the cities are not to chokeon their own refuse, experts

warn. There is tremendous scope

for units willing to harness thewastes: solid bio-wastes andnon-bio wastes. A waste is actu-ally wealth that waits to be con-verted to make manure and gen-erate power and thus solve theprevalent unemployment to alarge extent.

Hyderabad, for instance, isestimated to generate 5,200tonnes per day of municipalwaste alone. This does not countconstruction debris, scrap andother wastes.

Veterans say if recovery andrecycle facilities are set up thiscould generate 5,000 regularemployment and 20,000 indirectjobs besides the City gettingcleaned and generate electricityand manure. The issue brooks nodelay.

Wealthfrom wastewaiting tobe tappedHyderabad, the sixth metro of India, can generate thousands of jobs and considerable electricity and manure if its own solid waste is recovered and recycled.

n Segregate at source biowasteand non-biowaste

n Set up plants to recycle bothto generate power and manure

n Progressively reduce non-biowaste like plastic and met-als

n Tax as per the quantity ofwaste generated

What ought to be donein HyderabadCOUNTDOWN

TO 11TH CBDXI Conference of Parties

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BusinessFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

10IMF LATIN AMERICA HEAD TO QUITS FOR TV JOBThe director of the IMF's Latin America operations has resigned tobecome the head of a Chile's Canal 13 television network, the IMFsaid on Thursday. Nicolas Eyzaguirre will leave his job immediatelybut his resignation will only be effective from the end of August.

THUS SPAKE

To maintain the trust of its European andinternational partners, the delays mustend. Words are not enough, actions aremore important

JOSE MANUEL BARROSO,EUROPEAN COMMISSION PRESIDENT

Google on Thursday unveiled anultrafast Web service along with anInternet television subscription in theKansas City area as part of a pilot pro-ject to boost broadband speeds.The Google Fiber superfast broad-band network will be available start-ing in September, with one-gigabyteper second speeds -- about 100 timesfaster than most current Internet sub-scriptions. The wired home projectwill allow people to replace cabletelevision and Internet with a singlesubscription to be controlled by aGoogle tablet computer, which will beoffered for free. "Google Fiber is 100times faster than today's averagebroadband," Google said.

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Online retail titan Amazon said itsprofit in the past quarter plunged 96percent, with the cost of buying arobotics firm hurting already weakresults. Amazon said its profit fell to$7 million, as it accounted for thecosts of acquiring Kiva Systems earlierthis year. Revenues also came in shyof estimates at $12.83 billion in thequarter, an increase of 29 percent. Forthe current quarter, Amazon said itexpects revenues of between $12.9and $14.3 billion. The company madeno comment on new product launches.

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Step 1: Left hand corner, firsttab says, Download. Click onAY2 012-13 which will take youto a table describing the formthat you need to use accordingto your income sources. Forexample, if you are a salariedperson with only interest incomeapart from your salary, you candownload the form ITR-1.

Step 2: Scroll down anddownload the relevant form onto your computer, that is ITR-1.

Step 3: The downloadedform is in excel format. Fill inthe personal details. If you donot know the information about'Income Tax Ward / Circle', it'sokay to leave it blank. Or yourChartered Accountant from pre-vious years may help you.

Step 4: Before going to thesection on Income andDeductions, go to the nextworksheet called 'TDS'. Fill inthe details about the TDS onSalary and other income fromForm 16 and Form 16A's. At thispoint, you must cross check theamounts that you have filled inwith the Form 26AS. Form 26AS

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Form 26AS is the statementof all taxes deposited to theGovernment under your PANNumber. If the amounts thatyou have filled in the form,exactly match with the Form26AS, your tax return will sailthrough. But if they don't, soon-er or later, the IT departmentwill come back to you to explainthe differences.

Step 5: Go back to the firstworksheet and finish the sectionon Income and Deductions. ForSalaried people, most of theitems here can be filled instraight from the Form 16 thattheir employer would havegiven them. In case you did notgive the details about your LifeInsurance Policies or other

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There are instructions atevery step. The income taxdepartment has made it reallyeasy for anyone to file their ownreturns. In fact, they have alsostarted the facility of getting aTax Return Preparer (TRP) tocome to your house and guideyou in the process or you canget help from them online or onthe phone at 18001801961.

The authorr is a seniorresearcher, Centre for Investment,

ISB, Hyderabad

SEOUL: South Korea'sSamsung Electronics Fridayposted a record net profit of 5.19trillion won ($4.53 billion) in thesecond quarter, powered bystrong smartphone sales despitethe global downturn.

The company, the world'sbiggest technology firm in rev-enue terms, also reported arecord operating profit in April-

June of 6.72 trillion won.The net profit repre-

sented a 48 percentgain from a year ear-lier while operat-ing profitjumped 79 per-cent year-on-year.

Samsungattributed its

record figures torobust demand for

mobile devicesincluding high-margin

smartphones, along withstrong sales of its ultra-

thin displays.Total revenue rose 21 per

cent to 47.59 trillion won, in aquarter that is usually quieterfor technology companies.

Analysts were more upbeat,expecting an even better perfor-mance in coming quarters. Theysaid smartphone earnings —which account for more than 50per cent of operating profit —would remain a strong contribu-tor to the bottom line. The com-pany has sold more than 10 mil-lion Galaxy S III phones since itslaunch about two months ago.

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10 steps to file I-T returnsThe department has made it really easy for taxpayers to file their returns.

Samsung records $4.5 billion net profit

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11LEOPARD KILLS WOMAN IN TANSAA 35-year-old woman was mauled by a leopard in the Tansa sanctuary ofThane district, police said today. The woman, Durga, succumbed to herwounds on way to civil hospital. This is the second incident of a leopardattack in the last 10 days.

The Combat Vehicles Researchand Development Establishmentin Chennai, which is developing anew Armoured Repair andRecovery Vehicle, has reached thefinal stage of the ‘complete speci-fication’ for the ARRV, a seniorscientist said today. The newARRV, a variant of the Arjun MainBattle Tank, is being developedfor the Indian Army at the DRDOlab here. CVRDE will develop twoprototypes in the next threeyears. The hull, including thechassis automative system, willalmost be the same as Arjun MarkII and slight modifications will bemade to accommodate a craneand a winch since it will be arecovery vehicle, he said. TheArmy is expected to order 30units if the lab satisfies its specifi-cations in the first two units.

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Jammu accidentJAMMU: At least 16 people were killedand 20 others injured when a truck carry-

ing them rolled down into a gorge inSamba district here past midnight, policesaid Friday. The truck carrying Amarnathpilgrims skid off the road and fell into a

gorge near Pappad Morh in Samba district,about 75 km from here, late Thursday. The

injured have been shifted to a hospital.

No going back on reformagenda, says NirupamaWASHINGTON: Asserting that the‘India Story’ is definitely not over, IndianAmbassador Nirupama Rao has assuredAmerican businesses that there is no ques-tion of the tide of economic reform inIndia being reversed. “Successive govern-ments have come and gone, but the direc-tion of reform has not been reversed, ever,”she said.

Separatist leaders placedunder house arrest

SRINAGAR: Eleven separatist leaders,including Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz

Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malikwere today placed under house arrest fol-

lowing a call for protests after Fridayprayers against the killing of a youth in

Bandipora on Tuesday. Police sources saidShabir Ahmad Shah, Nayeem Ahmad Khan

and Zaffar Akbar Bhat too were arrested.

Recovering Uddhav to skipbirthday celebrationsMUMBAI: Shiv Sena executive presi-dent Uddhav Thackeray, who turns 52today, will not be celebrating his birthday,a party spokesperson said. The Sena lead-er recently underwent an angioplasty toremove three blockages in his arteries atthe Lilavati hospital while his father BalThackeray is also recuperating currently inthe same hospital.

GRAFT INVESTIGATION

NEW DELHI: The CBIhas registered a case ofalleged graft against for-mer Vice Chancellor ofIndira Gandhi NationalOpen University for per-mitting two varsities torun distance learningcourses in violation ofnorms.

Soon after registering

the case againstRajshekharan Pillai, theagency today carried outsearches at his premisesin Trivandrum andKottayam.

The CBI has allegedthat Pillai during histenure as VC of IGNOUallowed Sikkim ManipalUniversity and Punjab

Technical University torun distance learningcourses in violation oflaid down procedures,sources said.

They said Pillai hasbeen booked undercharges of Prevention ofCorruption Act, abuse ofofficial position and crim-inal conspiracy. PTI

Former IGNOU VC booked

SRINAGAR: Team Anna’s indefi-nite fast against the UPA govern-ment entered the third day todaywith crowds still keeping awayfrom the protest site where somepeople misbehaved with womenmedia persons.

The crowd count was around300 at 11am when Anna Hazaretook the dais along with his closeaides at Jantar Mantar. The protestsite wore a deserted look with peo-ple seen only near the stage.

Fasting Team Anna memberArvind Kejriwal, a diabetic whosehealth condition worsened a bit,made a brief appearance at the daiswhile others like Manish Sisodiaand Gopal Rai sat with Hazare.

Another Team Anna memberKiran Bedi was not present. Shetweeted, “today in Pune for two

prior committed speaking engage-ments. Perhaps a bit of a break of adifferent kind”.

As Hazare took to the stage,some people misbehaved withmedia persons and even pushedthem. Two women journalists saidthat they were pushed by somemen who misbehaved withthem.After journalists complainedto police, organisers announcedthat those indulging in such actswere not with the movement andpolice should take action againstthem.

Organisers blamed the incidenton miscreants who are out to dis-rupt the fast. Later, journalistsidentified a person who misbe-haved with a woman media personand handed him over to volun-teers. PTI

Women journos attacked!

Supporters of Social activist Anna Hazare during an agitationagainst corruption at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday.

PTI

Organisers blamed the incident on miscreants. Later, journalists identified a person who misbehaved and handed him over to volunteers.

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Treat the cause, not symptomASSAM IN FOCUS

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The eldest of the SevenSisters seems to have

no respite from sor-rows. Barely had the

people recovered from the devas-tating floods and started to pick

up the threads of their lives whenan even more vicious man-made

disaster struck in the form ofcommunal riots. For the last oneweek, the picturesque landscape

has been reduced to a ghost of itsformer self with villages reducedto ashes and the air reeks of fear.

As the toll climbed to 44, withabout two lakh displaced from

their homes, the ghosts of the pastseem to have returned to the

state. The latest round of clashesbetween Bodos and Muslims isreminiscent of the violence that

has been a companion to the statesince 1979. That was the year

when All Asom Students Unionbegan its campaign against illegalmigrants in the state. Though themore militant section went on to

form the dreaded UnitedLiberation Front of Asom, the

1985 Assam Accord was able tobring some calm to the state,

though its ineffective implemen-tation would remain a bone of

contention. The next ethnic unrestwas from the Bodo people and

the toll it took on lives and prop-erty was equally devastating.

After intense agitations by AllBodo Students’ Union and vio-

lence by the Bodo LiberationTigers Force, peace was reached

in 2003 with the formation ofautonomous Bodo Territorial

Council. However, the influx ofillegal immigrants continued

unabated and their numbers tilt-ing the demographics to unset-tling levels and putting severepressure on the economy. The

politicians paid only lip service tothe agreements with the ethnicgroups as a consolidated vote

bank in the form of illegal immi-grants, which would guarantee

them power regardless of thequality of governance was some-

thing they did not want to risklosing. With occasional clashes,the smouldering embers neverwent out and were waiting for

some fuel to grow into an inferno.Clashes that took place were just

that and in no time it was spread-ing across the state. With shoot-at-sight orders in place and the

army called out, an uneasy peaceis prevailing; but unless the fun-damental issues that plague the

state are decisively dealt with, it isonly a matter of time before vul-

tures start circling for carrion.

The violence in resource-rich Assam underlines that the region needs attention beyond development packages from Delhi. Unresolved socio-economic issues make the region a powder keg... waiting for a spark.

The Assam Agitation(1979-85)Cause: Against migrants

Participants: All AssamStudents Union, All Assam GanaSangram Parishad

Nadir: Nellie massacre (Officialestimate: 2,200, Unofficial:5,000)

Conclusion: Assam Accord(1985), Asom Gana Parishadformed, comes to power

ProblemsCorruption, Unemployment

Lack of development and infras-tructure

Continuing influx of illegalimmigrants

Growth of radical religiousgroups

Drugs and illegal weapons

FactionsAssamese, Bodos,

Muslims, Santhals

Bodo agitation

Cause: Autonomy for Bodopeople, against migrants

Participants: NationalDemocratic Front of Bodoland,Bodo Liberation Tigers Force

Nadir: Anti-Santhal violence of1996 (300 killed)

Conclusion: BLTF lays downarms. Creation of BodolandTerritorial Council, anautonomous body for Bodosunder 3,082 villages Forty elect-ed representatives (30 tribals,five non-tribals and five generalcategory) and six nominated.

Major militant groupsand their currentstatusUnited Liberation Front ofAsom: Signed ceasefire with thegovernment in 2011

National Democratic Front ofBodoland: At war

Bodo Liberation Tigers Force:Surrendered arms and joinedmainstream in 2003

Salient features of Assam Accord1966 set as the cut-off date for naturalisation of foreigners

All foreign immigrants to Assam post 1966 will have their names struck off elec-toral roles for 10 years and restored

All foreigners who entered Assam from 1971 will be expelled

Protection of government and tribal land from encroachments

Union government to initiate special programmes for the allround development ofthe state

Problem: Distinguishing between pre-1966 immigrants and the rest

Status: Never fully implemented due to vote bank politics

AssamCapital: Dispur

Area: 78,550 sq kmPopulation: 31,169,272

(According to 2011Census)

Literacy: 73.18%Official languages:Assamese; Karbi,Bodo ,Bengali International bor-der: Bhutan,Bangladesh

Army personnel during a flag march in the ethnic violence hit village at Kokrajhar district on Thursday. PTI

ALEPPO: Rebel forces werebracing on Friday for a decisive“mother of all” battles in Aleppo,as Washington warned the Syrianarmy could be preparing to carryout a massacre in the country’ssecond city.

The Syrian army has beensending waves of reinforcementstowards the northern city, and asecurity source told AFP theoffensive feared by the rebelscould come as early as Friday.

“The special forces weredeployed on Wednesday andThursday on the edges of the city,and more troops have arrived totake part in a generalisedcounter-offensive on Friday orSaturday,” the security sourcesaid of Aleppo.

Fighting raged in Aleppo onThursday as clashes also shookparts of Damascus and otherareas, with at least 121 peoplereported killed — 64 civilians, 32regime troops and 25 rebels.

Rebels fighting to topplePresident Bashar al-Assad’sregime also brought in reinforce-ments, with the source estimatingthat between 1,500 and 2,000

opposition fighters had arrivedfrom outside Syria’s most popu-lous city to reinforce some 2,000already fighting inside Aleppo.

Rebels also said a regime

assault appeared imminent.“The army’s reinforcements

have arrived in Aleppo,” ColonelAbdel Jabbar al-Okaidi, aspokesman for the rebel Free

Syrian Army (FSA), told AFP.Okaidi added that some 100

tanks and a large number of mili-tary vehicles had arrived in thecountry’s commercial hub.

WorldFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

13BATMAN SHOOTER'S SCHOOL RECORDS WITHHELDA US judge has issued a rare order preventing the University of Colorado fromreleasing records about suspected Aurora cinema shooter James Holmes. Muchspeculation surrounding the 24-year-old's possible motive has focused on histime studying neuroscience at the school.

US DROUGHT INTENSIFIES

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1,500is the number of people who

marched in Moscow today callingfor release of those who have been

detained for protesting againstPresident Vladimir Putin’s policies.

The drought in America’s bread-basket is intensifying at anunprecedented rate, experts havewarned, driving concern foodprices could soar if crops in theworld’s key producer are decimat-ed. The US Drought Monitor yes-terday reported almost a three-fold increase in areas of extremedrought over the past week in thenine Midwestern states wherethree quarters of the country’scorn and soybean crops are pro-duced. Almost two-thirds of thecontinental United States is nowsuffering drought conditions, thelargest area recorded since theDrought Monitor project startedin 1999.

NEWS BRIEFSCuba offers meeting withlongtime foe US HAVANA: Cuba’s communist regimeThursday marked 59 years since the launchof the revolt that led them to power, usingthe occasion to offer a meeting with long-time foe, the US. In his remarks Thursday,Castro offered to meet with US leaders todiscuss any issues they have. “Any day theywant it, we will sit with them at a negotiat-ing table,” he proclaimed. But he insistedthe conversation would go both ways:“Equal to equal, we will also discuss sub-jects concerning the United States.”

US poll shows persistence ofObama Muslim lieWASHINGTON: More than one inthree conservative Republican voters stillthinks US President Barack Obama is aMuslim, according to a Pew ResearchCenter survey published on Thursday.Although the number of conservativeRepublicans who believe Obama is aMuslim stagnated between 2010 and 2012,it has more than doubled since 2008despite the Christian church-goer’s repeat-ed affirmations of his faith. Seventeen percent of 3,000 overall voters asked by Pewin June and July thought Obama wasMuslim, the poll said.

FAMILY DRAMA

SYRIAN CRISIS

MJ’s mum ‘returns’to grandchildrenLOS ANGELES: MichaelJackson’s mother Katherinereturned to her grandchildrenThursday after a family battle leda US judge to transfer theguardianship of the late singer’sthree children to his nephew TJ.

Late singer Jackson’s 14-year-old daughter Paris — who hadbeen broadcasting her fears abouther grandmother’s whereaboutson Twitter for days — tweeted“grandma’s here! #thanky-ougod” in the early morninghours.

Katherine Jackson was grant-ed custody of Paris, PrinceMichael, 15, and Blanket, 10 aftertheir father’s death.

But judge Mitchell Beckloffsuspended that arrangement onWednesday because the Jacksonfamily matriarch had left the fam-ily home in Los Angeles.

She later vowed to fight toregain legal guardianship of thechildren. “I am devastated thatwhile I’ve been away, my grand-children have been taken awayfrom me, and I’m coming hometo see about that,” the grand-mother said in an interview.

The fractious family has beenembroiled in legal and financialdisputes since the pop star’s sud-den death in June 2009. AFP

Mother of all battlesFighting raged in Aleppo on Thursday as clashes also shook parts ofDamascus and other areas, with at least 121 people reported killed.

The mother of a victim mourns over his body with family and friends inthe center of Syria’s restive northern city of Aleppo. AFP

‘Russian warships notto enter Syrian port’MOSCOW: A flotillaof Russian warships off thecoast of Syria will not dockat a port leased by Moscow inthe violence-stricken MiddleEast country, Russia’s navychief has said. “The joint fleetflotilla will not enter the portof Tartus,” Vice Admiral ViktorChirkov said. “It is carryingout military drills in theMediterranean.” The flotillacomprises 10 warships, plusescort vessels. Chirkov alsosaid the flotilla was carryingmarines. The navy said earlierthis month that the deploy-ment of the powerful taskforce was not linked to thecurrent crisis in Syria.

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CommentFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

14HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSSamajwadi Party government to restore Mayawati’s damaged statue! Itwas not long ago when patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav wanted to bull-doze them. Now, Junior has ordered officials to get it restored ASAPbefore the BSP chief gains political mileage. Politics is full of ironies.

Oswaldo stillrattles Cuba

Whether he could havelaunched a Velvet

Revolution like hislate Czech friend Vaclav Haveldid will remain forever a mys-

tery. But even in death, OswaldoPaya, the prominent Cuban dis-

sident who died in a question-able car crash Sunday, still

appears to be rattling the island.Paya was “more than a dissi-

dent,” reads an op-ed bySpanish newspaper El Pais. His

death “means a major setbackfor the future of democracy in

Cuba,” it said.As 60-year-old Paya was buried

on Tuesday, Cuban policereportedly beat and arrested atleast 40 of his supporters who

shouted “Libertad!” (freedom) atthe funeral ceremony.

Among them was another lead-ing dissident Guillermo Farinas,

reported AFP. Farinas is a win-ner of the European Parliament’s

Sakharov Prize for Freedom ofThought — just like Paya was.

The BBC reports that most ofthose detainees, including

Farinas, have since been freed.President Barack Obama report-

edly called the Paya family tooffer condolences, telling them

Oswaldo Paya had been "a tire-less champion for greater civic

and human rights in Cuba."The crash also killed another

passenger, Harold Cepero, andinjured a Spaniard and a Swede

traveling with them.Paya’s daughter and son havetold reporters the activist had

been receiving threats and thathis car was more likely forced

off the road.Cuban police said they are

investigating the circumstancesof the crash.

My driver showedup to work afew days agowith his headshaved. Not a

good look. I asked him why hehad shaved it and he just kind ofsmiled. A day or so later, some-one told me he had shaved hishead so he would grow backmore hair.

Some time back, an employ-ee of mine became rather faint,and nearly passed out. I told myassistant to call a doctor. Soonthereafter, my assistant came tome and told me the “doctor”was here. I ran out of my office,to the room where the faintemployee was, to find the “doc-tor” – a homeopath – rubbingmy employee’s feet.

For years, living in India, Ihave been awoken almost night-ly by security men walking theneighborhood blowing whistles.I’ve been told this is to scareaway criminals.

I’m all for a good myth,especially when it’s positionedas a story that intrigues and cap-tivates the mind and everyoneknows it’s just a story. But whenmyths stand in the way of truth,they can actually do seriousharm, and that riles me.

The amount of hair on mydriver’s head? That’s based ongenetics, and shaving it is notgoing to do a thing to increase it.Can the genetic reality of hairloss be altered? Yes. By drugs,only two of which have beenapproved by the US Food and

Drug Administration in all ofhuman history to slow orreverse hair loss. All the othertonics and medicines and chem-icals that consumers spend bil-lions on each year to grow hairon their heads are unproven,untested and potentially dan-gerous. Which is to say that anyof these tonics and medicinesand chemicals may grow hair, orthey may reduce it, or they maycause cancer, or permanentstains or chemical poisoning.Until someone spends the timeand money to do a serious dou-

ble-blinded study on the effectsof any one of these snake oils,nobody knows.

Ah, but you say it workedfor your friend, so whyshouldn’t you try it, right?Careful! Anecdotal evidence isnotoriously unreliable. Are yousure it worked for your friend?Did he count the hairs on hishead each day for weeks ormonths, to verify hair growth,or has he just convinced himselfof its success? Did he use noth-ing else on his head during thistime that may have impactedhis hair growth? Can he assureyou he won’t get cancer yearsfrom now from whatever slophe’s pouring on his head?

What about the homeopath,rubbing my employee’s feet?Homeopathic medicine maywork. It may not. It may haveall sorts of side benefits nobody

even realizes are there. And itmay have dangerous conse-quences that nobody knowsabout either. Until someonestudies every homeopathicherb, medicine and treatment,on hundreds or thousands ofpeople in a double-blinded, con-trolled environment, it’s impos-sible to say.

And that brings me to thewhistle-blowing securityguards, fearlessly fending offcriminals with their mightywhistles. As I lay in bed at night,waiting for them to pass by so Ican fall back to sleep, I wonderabout the criminals out there,trying to break into your homeor mine, or steal our cars. And Ithink, if I were a criminal, what Iwould like to do to help me per-petrate my crimes is to design awarning system: a system inwhich, before a security guardwho might catch me while I’min the act of stealing approaches,I get some loud and clear warn-ing that he is coming, so that Ican carefully hide, then wait tocontinue my crime once theguard has passed. And lo andbehold, such a system alreadyexists – right here in my ownneighborhood in Hyderabad!

Let’s get to the point, andfast, where we tell stories aboutmyths of hair tonics, home-opaths and whistling-blowingguards. Let’s have a good laughover them, let’s enjoy them forwhat they are – stories.

But let’s leave them at that,okay?

A foreigner’s observations onliving, working, surviving and

thriving in India.

Love it or hate it, the Olympics are a spectacle

As the world braces for the opening ceremony of the London 2012 SummerOlympics, brought to you courtesy film director Danny Boyle, it begins to

dawn that for all the complaints and cynicism, everyone’s looking forward to theGames. Even in India, an also-ran in every Olympic games, Games fever takes a stran-

glehold. Sure the Indian cricket team has embarked on another pointless sub-continen-tal jaunt to Sri Lanka, but that will not stem the enthusiasm for the greatest sporting

event that comes around once every four years. The post-Cold war Games have tran-scended politics, or have made a concerted effort to, and the expulsion of a Greek ath-lete for making racist Tweets shows that socially too, the Games are at the vanguard of

inclusivity. The melting pot that is London is the perfect venue, far removed from thetotalitarian sham that was Beijing, and the financial quag that proved to be Athens

undoing. These Games are going to soar, let’s hope they’re safe too.

Windows 8: The end is nigh

Microsoft is gearing up to release itsmuch-awaited Windows 8, but the

vultures are already circling. The carcass ofWindows 7 has not yet fully decayed, butthe warning bells are ringing to alert peo-ple that Windows 8 may just be a softwaretoo far for many PC-makers. The gamingcommunity is also up in arms afterMicrosoft announced that it would battendown the software’s hatches in a veryJobsian manner. This could mean thatAndroid could very well emerge victor.

EDITORIALS

READERS’ VIEWSWe invite you to write to us comments, suggestions, viewpoint or just about anything to [email protected] or#1246, Level 3, Jubilee Casa, Road No 62, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad – 500 033 or even by way of a call on 4067 2222. Editor: Dean Williams

I’m tired oflove; I’m still

more tired ofrhyme; butmoney gives mepleasure allthe time.

Hilaire BellocPoet

THE ANONYMOUS ALIEN

ALEX [email protected]

MYTHS AND LEGENDS

But when myths standin the way of truth,they can actually doserious harm, andthat riles me.

1 WHISTLEFlo Rida

2 WIDE AWAKEKaty Perry

3 CALL ME MAYBECarly Rae Jepsen

4 SOME NIGHTSFun

5 WANT YOU BACKCher Lloyd

6 TAKE A LITTLE RIDE

Jason Aldean

7 GOOD TIMEOwl City & Carly Rae

Jepsen

8 LIGHTSEllie Goulding

9 TITANIUM (FEAT. SIA)David Guetta & Sia

10 PONTOONLittle Big Town

1 LIFE IS GOODNas

2 UNCAGEDZac Brown Band

3 KIDZ BOP 22Kidz Bops Kids

4 CHANNEL ORANGEFrank Orange

5 BELIEVEJustin Beiber

6 ...HITS

Phill Collins

7 UP ALL NIGHTOne Direction

8 DARK KNIGHT RISESSoundtrack

9 21Adele

10 OVEREXPOSEDMaroon 5

1 ABHI ABHIJism 2

2 TUM HI HO BANDHUCocktail

3 YAARIYAANCocktail

4 YEH KASOORJism 2

5 KEH KE LUNGA

Gangs of Wasseypur

6 MASHALLAHEk Tha Tiger

7 JUGNICocktail

8 YEH JISM HAI TOH KYAJism 2

9 O WOMANIYA LIVEGangs of Wasseypur10 SAIYYARAEk Tha Tiger

iTUNES Top 10 songs Top 10 albums Bollywood Top 10

DID YOU KNOW

17is the number of musicians that

carried the torch in front of thou-sands of fans at the London 2012

Olympics. John Legend, the boys ofUK band The Wanted, Will.i.am,

Melanie Chisholm, Ryan Seacrest and others took part

in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

OverexposedThis is the fourth studio album bythe American pop rock bandMaroon 5. The album was record-ed between 2011 and 2012 andwas driven after the moderatesuccess of their third albumHands All Over (2010) and laterby the enormous success of re-release single Moves Like Jagger.The album was released on June26, 2012. The band has said that itis their peppiest album.

Jennifer Lopez’sbrand-new video for

Goin’ In is a dazzling spectacle of

grinding dancemoves, eye-poppingvisuals and a whole

lot of glitter. Songopens with Lopez

blowing a dandelionwith her crystal-cov-ered lips. She dons abright pink cape and

is surrounded bywhite wolves, which

then cuts to multiple setups

of her.

Celebrate DarkKnight Rises by lis-tening to five epicBatman songs1. Batdance —Soundtrack 1989Batman2. Panic at the Disco, “Mercenary”— Batman:Arkham Citysoundtrack3. Gowtham City— R. Kelly4. Batman & Robin — Snoop Dog5. Batman — BowWow

NEW ALBUM

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MUSICFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

15HAVOC AND BRIGHT LIGHTSCanadian-American singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette who has won16 Juno Awards, seven Grammy Awards and nominated for two GoldenGlobe Awards, will be releasing a new album Havoc And Bright Lightsthis weekend.

FLEME [email protected]

100 MTS DASHImagine a roadroller coming atyou, and you running, that pret-ty much sums up what runnersdo in the 100 mts sprint. Aageaate aate jaate jate, khoye khoyejaage jaage, thake thake haare hare ,daure daure sare sare, pecche peccheaagee aage, Gire pade bhage bhage,bhaaag bhagam bhaaag. And thissong from Bhaagam Bhag fits thebill perfectly. Probably theJamaican sprinter Usain Boltcould draw some inspirationfrom this song.

MARATHONHeard of herd mentality? That’sclose to what a marathon is. Arace where no one seems to bein a hurry but wants to get tothe finish first and in the short-est time possible. And the onlysong that comes to mind whenyou think of this is from the filmDaud, “Ajab daud hai gajab daudhai, kee yeh jindagee yaro daud hai,

koyee agge hai koyee pichchhe hai,agadam bagadam daud hai.

SHOOTING Our medal hopefuls AbhinavBindra and Gagan Narang sureneed to do some heavy duty fir-ing if they need to see the goldmedal hanging around theirnecks. And while they are at it,this song from the film Hello inthe background wouldn’t hurtanybody. Like Salman Khanwent Bang, Bang in the movieboth Bindra and Narang will do

exactly that with the worldgoing Boom Boom Boom at theirachievements.

BADMINTON Haryanvi belle Saina Nehwal,Jwala Gutta and AshwiniPonnappa have now moved outfrom their comfort zones to con-quer a whole lot of turf. Andwhile they win us match pointswe chart their journey fromIndia to London with this song “Dilwalo ke dil ka karar lootne,main aaye hu UP, Bihar lootne,”and in this case just replace UP

and Bihar with the Olympicsand gold.

BOXING Our boys Vijay Krishnan andVijender Singh and the wholeteam will be on a high consid-ering the amount of supportthey are getting from the coun-try. We can already hear themedals clinking. This songfrom Sanjay Dutt starrer Rockysends out the message loudand clear to our competitors —Aa dekhein zara kisme kitna haidum.

LET THE MUSIC PLAY To make the Games far more exciting we believe that some Bollywood tadka wouldspice things up, so we came up with a list of songs to play while the game is on.

HOCKEY The last India sawgold in field hockeywas the 1980Moscow Olympics.Since then we havebeen on the quest forvictory. The pressureis great but we aresure our men in bluewill taste victory thistime and as they goout to battle it thissong from Goal couldwell do to boost theirspirits Bandh KafanHum Sar Pe ChaleHain, Khake KasamHum Ghar Se ChaleHain, Saar Jho UuteHain, Nahin JhukeGein.


18FREAKY FRIDAY NITECelebrate Freaky Fridays at News Café at Inorbit Mall in Madhapur. DJErrol will make sure that it is a night to remember. Sit at the cafe andenjoy the music and the view of the Durgam Cheravu.

LEARNINGFROM THE GURUTalented and award-winningKuchipudi dancer Yamini Reddy con-ducted a stimulating session on clas-sical dance with a group of dance students and enthusiasts at CafeCoffee Day on Thursday.

MOVIE MEETThe team of Uu Kodathara Ullikki

Padathara held a meet at Inorbit mallon Thursday. Panchi Bora, Lakshmi

Machu, Manoj Manchu and DeekshaSeth were present at the event.

The film is all set to hit thescreens on July 27.

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COMEDY NIGHTThere wasn’t a single

person in the room thatwasn’t laughing. UKstand-up comedianShazia Mirza and

Mumbai-based comedi-an Varun Khurana hadthe audience in splits

at Kismet on Thursday.

Aastha

Abhishek & Shikha

Ravi & Uma

Leo & Lenin

Jauhari & Sremanth

Fareeda and Poonam

Varun Khurana

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COMPOUND LIKELY TO REGENERATE VISION IN HUMANSAn improved version of a newly discovered chemical may enable peoplewith degenerative blindness to see again.The chemical AAQ, acts by makingthe remaining, normally blind cells in the retina sensitive to light. Theapproach could eventually help those with various eye ailments.health


19It takes perseverance to be fit

Everybody wants to be as fit as an athlete. But what it really takes is hard work, determination and dedication to actually achieve those fitness goals.

GAVIN [email protected]

In my career spanning 20-odd years as a fitness profes-sional, I have trained vari-ous kinds of people who

come to me with different fitnessgoals in mind. But even today,training a sportsperson is themost enjoyable experience.

Be it cricketers of theHyderabad Ranji team, nationallevel swimmers, women crick-eters like Sunita, who representIndia in women’s cricket or bad-minton player AshwiniPonnappa, who is part of India’sbadminton team at the Olympics— sportspersons are trulysome of my fittest, and mostinspiring clients.

The reason? They are notdriven by fitness fads or thedesire to achieve a body likesome celebrity. What they wantis a truly fit, strong and chiselledbody. They want to work ontheir stamina, strength and agili-ty, and they are dedicatedenough to work hard to meetthese goals while following abalanced diet. That’s what beingfit is all about.

Thanks to the Olympics,‘athletic’ is the buzz word again.Everyone wants to look sporty,never mind if they’ve nottouched a bat or a raquet sincehigh school. Shapely, yet stronglegs and arms, a strong back, thegait of a sportsperson, and afirm midriff — these top thewishlist of both men and womenthese days. So what does it taketo snag a sportstar’s fit body?

The answer is loads of car-

dio, core training, strength train-ing, stretches, and of course, abalanced diet. You can divideyour regime into four categories.

STAMINAIf there’s one thing that sets anathlete apart from the rest, it’s

his/her stamina. Unless youhave enough stamina to last anentire session, it’s difficult toreach your fitness goals.

For starters, gauge yourstamina level. If you can climbthree floors of a building with-out going out of breath, your

stamina is reasonably good. Youcan up your stamina levels byincluding cardio exercises toyour work out plan.

Start at a level that’s comfort-able, and gradually increase theintensity while reducing thetime taken to complete that task.

The basic and best way tobuild stamina is to jog for twominutes and follow it up bysprinting for two minutes. Youcan increase the time by three-four minutes. Alternatively, youcan also do ‘knee up running’ —jog in one spot, bringing yourknees up to waist level followedby bringing your heels to thehips. For more intensity, you caninclude kangaroo jumps —while jumping, pull your kneestowards the chest.

If you are an outdoors per-son, set goals and push yourselfto meet them. If you are able towalk the perimeter of KBR Parkin, let’s say, 40 minutes set a tar-get to finish it in 30.

CORE TRAINING A strong core is imperative to anathletic body. To train your coremuscles, do basic crunches, dou-ble crunches, alternate crunches,reverse sit-ups and scissors.These will strengthen yourupper abs, middle abs, lower absand obliques. To work on yourlower abs strenghten yourglutes, and do basic lower backtraining. The Good Morningsand Surya Namaskars are yourbest bets.

WEIGHT TRAINING It’s important to include weighttraining to your regime in order

to gain strength. Stick to basicexercises for best results — mili-tary presses for shoulders,weight squats and lunges for thelegs, dead-lift for the back andhamstrings, barbell curls forbiceps, overhead extensions fortriceps, bend over rowing for theupper back, and flat benchpresses for the chest. Don’t for-get to use body weight training,like chin-ups, push-ups, tricepdips, free squats etc. For stronglegs, do squats, lunges, leg curlsand calf raises.

STRETCHES It’s the most important part oftraining, both before and after, toavoid injuries and help the mus-cles recover.

DIETThrow all those crash-diet cut-outs out of the window and fol-low a balanced diet. Apart fromdrinking plenty of water, makesure you have these must-havesin your diet — carbohydrates,proteins, fibre, fats, vitamins andminerals.

TIPSRemember, bigger musclesalways support smaller muscles,so to have strong knees strength-en your quads and hamstrings.For a strong back, strengthenglutes. Reaching your goalshould be a passion, not anobsession so don’t go overboard.It takes time, patience, hard workand perseverance.Note: Consult your physicianand discuss your medical historywith your trainer.

The writer is a fitness expert

A TRAINER’S GUIDE TO FITNESS

SproutThe application is a preg-nancy tool for parents-to-be. It provides them withvarious pregnancy relatedresources and also helpsthem track their baby’smovements and progress.The app also provides aweight tracker, a kick counter as well asa contraction timer. The app is availablefor iPhone users.

DystoniaDystonia describes the involuntary sus-tained muscle contractions that lead toabnormal movements and postures. It isan incurable neurological movementdisorder. There are several types of dys-tonia. It may affect more than one areaof the body. Although dystonia is a neu-rological disorder, it does not lead toproblems with other functions of thebrain. Dystonia can affect people of allages.

Bones are hollowYou would be surprised to know butyour bones are actually hollow. Theinsides of a bone aresaid to be filled withbone marrow, which isthen protected by thehard, outer surface ofthe bone.

ErasistratusErasistratus was a Greek anatomist whowas the first person to provide adescription of the valves of the heart.During his research he also concludedthat the heart was not the centre of sensations. Erasistratus is said to one ofthe first to have distinguished betweenveins and arteries. Another aspect forwhich he has been credited is the descriptions of the cerebrum and thecerebellum.

NEWS BRIEFSAPP-LY YOURSELF HOUSECALL DID YOU KNOW? PIONEERS

Gavin Holt training Indian cricketer Sunita

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SYDNEY: Panic disorders andAlzheimer’s can be treated moreeffectively by targeting a newbrain area that specialises inperipheral vision, according to aresearch.

Researchers led by Hsin-HaoYu and Marcello Rosa, professorof physiology from MonashUniversity, made the discoverythat a brain area, known as prostriata, was specialised indetecting fast-moving objects inperipheral vision.

This area, located in a primi-tive part of the cerebral cortex,has characteristics unlike anyother visual area describedbefore, including a “direct line”of communication to brain areascontrolling emotion and quickreactions, the journal CurrentBiology reported.

Hsin-Hao said the discovery,identified during the develop-ment of the Monash VisionGroup’s bionic eye, could lead tonew treatments for panic disor-ders such as agoraphobia (fear ofopen spaces) and may extendinto other medical areas includ-ing Alzheimer’s treatment,according to a university state-ment.

“This area is likely to behyperactive in panic disorder,with agoraphobia. This knowl-edge could lead to treatmentoptions for the hyperactivity, andtherefore sensitivity to such dis-orders, particularly the fear ofopen spaces,” said Hsin-Hao.

“Correlation with previousstudies also shows that prostriatais one of the first areas affected inAlzheimer’s disease. This knowl-edge helps to explain spatial dis-orientation and the tendency tofall, which are among the earliestsigns of a problem associatedwith Alzheimer’s.”

Rosa said this area had ultra-fast responses to visual stimuli,simultaneously broadcastinginformation to brain areas thatcontrol attention, emotional andmotor reactions. This challengesconceptions of how the brainprocesses visual information.

“This suggests a specialisedbrain circuit through which stim-uli in peripheral vision can befast-tracked to command quicklycoordinated responses,” Rosasaid. IANS

Discoverymay helptargetAlzheimer’s

BREAKTHROUGH

Diabetic women lesssexually satisfied: StudyWASHINGTON: Diabeticwomen are just as keen on sexu-al activity as their non-diabeticsisters, but tend to experiencelower sexual satisfaction, says astudy.

University of California SanFrancisco (UCSF) researchersalso found that diabetic womenreceiving insulin treatmentwere at higher risk for the spe-cific complications of lubrica-tion and orgasm.

“Diabetes is a recognisedrisk factor for erectile dysfunc-tion in men, but there have beenalmost no data to indicatewhether it also affects sexualfunction in women,” said seniorstudy author Alison J Huang,assistant professor of medicineat the UCSF, the journalObstetrics and Gynaecologyreported.

Huang, lead author KelliCopeland, of the UCSF

Women’s Health ClinicalResearch Centre and their col-leagues examined the relation-ship of diabetes to sexual func-tion in an ethnically diversegroup of middle-aged and olderwomen, according to a universi-ty statement.

Researchers sent a question-naire to 2,270 women aged 40 to80 years who were insulin-treat-ed diabetic, non-insulin-treateddiabetic or non diabetic women,and then compared their self-re -ported sexual desire, frequencyof sexual activity, overall sexualsatisfaction, and specific sexualproblems (difficulty with lubri-cation, arousal, orgasm, or

pain).

They also assessed the rela-tionships between diabetic end-organ complications (heart dis-ease, stroke, renal dysfunction,and peripheral neuropathy) andsexual function.

Among the 2,270 partici-pants, 486 (21.4 percent) haddiabetes, and, of those, 139 (6.1percent) were taking insulin.Overall, 63.7 per cent of partici-pants reported some sexualactivity in the past threemonths.

The odds of reporting lowoverall sexual satisfaction weremore than two-fold higher ininsulin-treated diabetic women,and more than 40 per cent high-er in non-insulin treated diabet-

ic women, compared to non-diabetic women.

Among sexually activewomen, insulin-treated diabeticwomen were more than twiceas likely to report difficultywith lubrication, and 80 percent more likely to report diffi-culty achieving orgasm com-pared to non-diabetic women,after adjusting for the samedemographic and clinical fac-tors.

Among all diabetic women,end-organ complications suchas heart disease, stroke, renaldysfunction, and peripheralneuropathy were associatedwith decreased sexual functionin at least one domain. IANS

DIABETES IN WOMEN

According to studies by researchers at the University of California San Fransisco,diabetic women tend to experience lower satisfaction than non-diabetic women.

NEW DELHI: There’s newhope for colorectal cancerpatients with the US FDAapproving the first personalizedtherapy for its treatment. Morethan 42,000 new CRC are esti-mated to occur in India in 2012,doctors say.

The FDA nod for Erbitux isbased on data from a large scalepatient study titled CRYSTALconducted outside the US, saidan official release.

“The totality of the datafrom CRYSTAL, along with datafrom other Erbitux trials, pro-vide compelling and consistentevidence of the benefit ofErbitux in the treatment ofKRAS mutation negative EGFR-expressing mCRC,” said AshokVaid, chairman of the MedantaCancer Institute, Gurgaon.

Colorectal cancer occurswhen the disease has spread toat least one distant organ and

tissues, such as the liver, lungs,lining of the abdomen orovaries. Generally, only 12 percent of patients affected withthis survive beyond five years.

However, once they weretreated with cetuximab , com-bined with chemotherapy, thepatients’ survival rate had goneup to as much as 20 per cent andwith decrease in the risk of dis-ease progression found an analysis of the study. IANS

Therapy for colorectal cancerFDA-APPROVED TREATMENT

HEMANTH [email protected]

Kranthi Madhav’sOnamalu is about oneman’s journey to con-

nect with his roots and whywe should not leave our pastbehind as time goes by. It’s athought provoking film by allmeans and an honest attemptto tell a story which we canrelate to; however, in thecourse of this journey, onecan’t help but feel that thestorytelling and the charac-ters are still stuck in a timewarp.

Narayana Rao (RajendraPrasad) is a school teacher inhis village and he takes on theonus of being the guidingforce in the lives of his stu-dents. He believes in harmo-ny which is the prime motto

of almost every one in the vil-lage. It’s a picture perfectdepiction of how our liveswere a couple of decades agowhen urbanisation had notset in. Few years later,Narayana Rao goes to the USto live with his son, but hecan’t stop thinking about hisglorious days and wants toget back to connect to hisroots before he dies. When hecomes back, he’s shocked tosee how much things havechanged. Every memorywhich he had cherished allhis life is gone with the wind.How he handles this changeforms the rest of the story.

Prasad delivers yet anoth-er heartwarming performance

as aschoolteacherwhobelieves inharmony. Hefits the bill sowell that he’s thesingle biggest rea-son why the messagewhich Madhav hastried to conveythrough Onamalu isworth ponderingupon.

There’s absolute-ly no tinge of negativi-ty in the first half of thefilm, which isn’t a badthing but it’s too sweet todigest. It’s only whenNarayana Rao returns to hisvillage to see how things havechanged that the real crux ofthe film is revealed.

Dialogues written byKhadeer Babu are good espe-cially those related to howpeople have forgotten abouttheir roots. The film questionsthe moral choices of the cur-rent generation and throwslight on why there’s a discon-nect in relationships andemotions which were thevery foundation of oursociety few decadesago.

The film gets toopreachy at times and itsslow pace, especially infirst half, tests ourpatience. Keeping allthis aside, the film,despite all its flaws, hasan important message toyoungsters today.

It does feel like amoral science lesson.Perhaps, we need some-one to remind usagain and againabout what weare missing.

Rajendra Prasad delivers yetanother heartwarming performance which nearlysaves Kranthi Madhav’sOnamalu from being toopreachy.

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Siddharth talks abouthis future plans

Siddharth has announcedthat he’s going to pro-

duce two more films laterthis year. Earlier this year, hehad produced Love Failure.“Starting work on 2 films toshoot at the end of theyear.Producing and acting inboth. Details soon...excitingwork ahead! fingerscrossed:) (sic),” Siddharthposted on Twitter.

Gundello Godaari’s firstlook launched

The first look of GundelloGodaari is out and it has

already generated quite a lot ofbuzz. The film is based on a bookby Mullapudi Venkata Ramanaandit stars Lakshmi Manchu, Aadhi,Taapsee and Sundeep Kishan inlead roles. Kumar Nagendra hasdirected the film and Ilayaraja hascomposed the music. The film isset in the backdrop of the 1986floods in the Godavari region.

Andhala Rakshasi set torelease on Aug 10

Andhala Rakshasi starringNaveen, Rahul Ravindran and

Lavanya is all set to release onAugust 10. Hanu Raghavapudi ismaking his debut as a director.Recently, the film got a big boostwhen SS Rajamouli came forth asa co-producer along with SaiKorrapati. The film has got a U/Acertificate from the censor board.

CINE BYTESRAJENDRA PRASAD SHINES

Onamalu is thoughtprovoking

Movie: OnamaluCast: Rajendra Prasad,Kalyani, Chalapathi Rao

Directed by: KranthiMadhav

Rating:

fashionFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

LITTLE MISS STELLASTELLA MCCARTNEY is launching a capsule childrenswear collection and a book inspired by the Little Miss

Stella character, both of which will arrive in stores next month.

Colombiamoda – con-

sidered LatinAmerica’s biggest

fashion eventreturned for its 23rdedition, showcasinginfluential local and

international design-ers in front of more

than 62,000 expectedvisitors. The fashionshow, also known asColombia’s Fashion

Week, took place fromJuly 24 to 26 in

Medellin’s PlazaMayor. It is consid-

ered to be LatinAmerica’s biggest

fashion event and isunique in the worldfor combining run-

ways with tradeshows and informa-

tion sessions. Duringthe three-day event,

30 national and inter-national designersshowed their 2012

Spring and Summercollections.

International guestsincluded Christian

Cota, who presentedhis line at the closing

event. The Mexicandesigner is famous for

dressing celebritiessuch as Jessica Biel,

Lady Gaga andJennifer Lopez. Cota’s

new collection isbased on the story ofan American girl that

fell in love withMexico’s culture and

will display tradition-al Mexican prints and

fabrics. The fashionevent will also pro-mote Medellin and

Colombia as a touristdestination. This year

the country’s mainfashion event has

something else thatsets it apart, as it’s the

first one since theapproval and imple-

mentation of the FreeTrade Agreement

with the UnitedStates; therefore

expectations are high-er than ever for local

and national busi-nesses hoping to

strike new deals withthe Northern giant.

22&23ARIZONA MUSINGSVOGUE cover girl Arizona Muse has given Yves Saint Laurent's new name, Saint Laurent Paris, her seal ofapproval. The American beauty fronted the label's spring/summer 2011 campaign.

Latin America’sbiggest fashioneventColombiamoda hada lot to offer thisyear. The modelssashayed down theramps showcasingthe designers' collection forspring/summer.

Latin American Magic

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ACROSS1 Hindquarters of a griffin5 The Good Book10 Big furniture retailer14 Diva’s show-stopper15 How the euphoric walk16 Common syrup variety17 Cowardly rookie?20 Untangled21 ‘Perfect!’ NASA-style22 Architect IM23 ‘How ___ things?’24 Hanging in the balance27 Army NCO29 Vowel sound at either end of

‘America’32 Abbr in help-wanted ads33 Clumsy sort36 Practical folks38 Plans that are already losing

money?41 Attractive42 Winter solstice mo43 Do sums44 Baseball card brand46 Maligned writer50 Line in a forecast52 Pizzeria creation55 Follower of Ivan?56 Fifth-century Chinese dynasty57 Excessive60 Colorful mobile device?63 Emporium64 Amazingly coincidental65 Where Polo traveled66 ‘Dick Tracy’ gal67 Played cat and mouse (with)68 Acutely sensitive

DOWN1 Easy baskets2 Dunne and Castle3 Offshore sight

4 ‘The Lion King’ character5 Shady spot6 Fireplaces7 Devoid of duds8 Fudged the facts9 ‘… ___ he rode out of sight …’10 Blood of the gods, in Greek myth11 Most offbeat12 Make mistakes13 Massachusetts’ ‘other’ cape18 Biologist’s eggs19 Portman who played a ‘Star Wars’

princess24 Bestow an honour upon25 Stage designs26 Boxer’s scorecard stats28 Mrs. Lincoln’s maiden name30 Someone who gives

you the willies31 ‘Cool,’ once34 Refrain from35 Elevator designation37 Move slowly38 Absorbed-dose units39 Philanthropic types40 Official often seen crouching41 ‘Bali ___’ (‘South Pacific’ song)45 Coin of the realm47 ‘My kingdom for

___!’ (Richard III)48 Brightly colored seashell49 Like many marathon winners51 Red veggies53 Got under one’s skin54 Draw away from shore, as a tide57 You can believe it’s

not butter58 Change from time to time59 Security trouble60 All clocks are set by it (Abbr)61 Actress Charlotte of

‘The Facts of Life’62 Put on the line

KAKURO QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

Chai TimeFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

26THOUGHT OF THE DAYNo pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars, or sailed to anuncharted land, or opened a new doorway for the human spirit. Helen Keller

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PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

How to play kakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku insome ways. But is also suitably different. The keyquestion: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well hereare the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakurogrid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It hasrows and columns, and dark cells like in a cross-word. And, just like in a crossword, some of thedark cells will contain numbers. Some cells willcontain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbersreference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are allyou get! They denote the total of the digits in therow or column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells — calleda run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be usedbut, like sudoku, each number may only be usedonce.

Let’s have an example to explain this conceptmore clearly:

In the image above, which shows a section ofa kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells under-neath must sum to 14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could bethe answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combi-nation? Well, this is done through eliminationand cross-referencing. For instance, as you workout the answers for other kakuro clues, this willnaturally limit the valid combinations, and hencethe answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it con-tains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers tothe vertical run underneath the number 30 andthe 11 refers to the two cells to the right, hori-zontally, of the number 11.

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ARIESYour approach is liked byevery one and hence all workyou have planned will be donesuccessfully. You will be flexibleand adjust with all familymem bers. Children solve ten-sions created by them on theirown. Family looks cheerful.

ARIES: Six of Swords –Some devotional songs are going toinspire you in unprecedented ways.You find solace in new spiritual mes-sages and seek peace in them.

GEMINI: The World – Youmight think it’s a hopeless situationbut it’s not. Think of benefits you’veenjoyed through this time beforeyou decide to take any harsh calls.

LEO: Death – Pay attentionto your diet. It might be a good ideato do a complete re-jig of yourdietary intake based on your weightcontrol goals.

LIBRA: The Moon – Ifyou’re particularly fond of readingbut just haven’t had the time tocatch up on the latest books, now’sthe time to get to it.

TAURUS: Three of Wands– You must let go of an old situationif you want to free yourself andbecome confident of stepping intothe future. Cut the cord.

CANCER: Four of Swords –You can expect a surprise visit fromsomeone from your past. It could alsobe that you bump into someoneclose to you.

VIRGO: Knight of Cups – Ina team, it’s common for members todisagree. Don’t take it personally. Tideover the situation by communicatingand leaving behind the bad blood.

SCORPIO: Two of Cups – ASanta Claus will come to your rescuein a strange situation. You becomemore confident of taking the roadless travelled. You find love again.

CAPRICORN: Page ofPentacles – You’re feeling suffocatedin your current situation. You want tobe left alone, or you want to meetnew people. Go out, socialise.

SAGITTARIUS: Knight ofSwords – Someone is playing mischi -ef with you. It’s Mercury retrograde,so you need to take things lightly.Don’t take any major decisions now.

AQUARIUS: Eight of Cups– The focus is on fashion. The clothesyou wear make an impression. Try todress as per the occasion and getcomfortable with new trends.

PISCES: Queen of Penta -cles – Are you overeating? The foodyou consume will also determineyour mood for the day apart fromgiving you energy to perform tasks.

TAURUSYou change your attitude often;sometimes you look jovial andsometimes rigid and harsh. Tryto change your attitude, elsethings won't work the way youexpect. You will be busy withfrequent journeys. Students willbe active and cheerful.

GEMINIVehicles might trouble; takingpreventive action will spare youfrom this. Accept advise andsuggestions of parents as theydon't wish you bad. Avoid appl -y ing for fresh loan for now; sit-uation is about to change and agood opportunity will come.

CANCERBusinessmen will be cheerfulto see that business grows theway they expect and goodprofits make them financiallystrong. Comforts are likely toincrease. Avoid misunderstan -d ings with relatives, as this willspell trouble in the future.

LEOEmployees need not remaindisheartened as their work isbeing assessed and recognitionis on the cards. As children will change their attitude toyour expectations, your tensionwill reduce considerably. Healthproblem of spouse will be over.

VIRGOHealth problems faced by youwill be over soon. You aregoing to achieve many thingsin future for which the basework will start today. Somehave bright chances to goabroad. Be prepared to makeuse of the opportunity.

LIBRAYour fear about a few personswere wrong; you will feel happyas negative thoughts you hadabout them prove to be unwar-ranted. Though overburdenedemployees are advised to dis-charge duties without frustra-tion to reap fruits of patience.

SCORPIODo not to take to heart minordisappoints you face. You havea lot of time to plan thingsproperly so that success will beyours soon. Friends and rela-tives living abroad who werebenefitted by you in the pastwill show their gratitude now.

SAGITTARIUSYou will complete all workundertaken with perfection asthere is no doubt about yourplanning and execution capa-bilities. Your self-confidenceand determination will helpyou a lot. Ups and downs facedby businessmen will be over.

CAPRICORNBoldness and self-confidencelevels will be at its peak. Be inharmony with close relatives,friends and wellwishers, whichwill help in the future. Fatherwill be prosperous in his newventure. Children too will sur-prise you with good news.

AQUARIUSHealth is more important; yournegligence will lead to compli-cations in future and hence isthe need to take immediateand proper attention. Be care-ful in your food habits andstop eating outside. Avoidover-speeding.

PISCESClose relatives will extend helpand support but you need tokeep them in good confidence.Father might face some hur-dles, but he will come out ofthem successfully; he has sup-port of friends and wellwishers.Employees will be recognised.

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Indian participationat the Gamesn Archery: July 27 to

August 3Men’s: Individual andTeamWomen’s: Individualand team

n Athletics: August 3 toAugust 12Men’s: Shot put, discusthrow, 20km walk,50km walk, marathon,triple jump.Women’s: 800m, discusthrow, 3000m steeple -chase, high jump

n Badminton: July 28 toAugust 5Men’s singles,women’s singles,women’s doubles andmixed doubles

n Boxing: July 31 toAugust 12Men’s: Lightfly (49kg),light (60kg), light wel-ter (64kg), welter(69kg), middle 75kg,56kg, 81kg.Women’s: 51kg

n Hockey: July 30 toAugust 11Men’s team (Group B)

n Rowing: July 28- Aug 3Men’s: Singles sculls,light-weight doublesculls

n Shooting: July 28 toAugust 5Men’s: 10m rifle, dou-ble trap, trap, 50m rifleprone, 50m rifle 3 posi-tion, 25m rifle prone,10m pistol

n Women’s: 25m pistol,10m pistol, trap.

n Swimming: July 28 toAugust 4Men’s: 1500m freestyle

n Table Tennis: July 28to August 2Men’s singles,women’s singles

n Tennis: July 28 toAugust 5Men’s doubles, men’ssingles, women’s dou-bles, mixed doubles

n Weightlifting: July28th to July 31Women’s 48kg, Men’s69kg

n Wrestling: August 8 toAugust 12Men’s 60kg freestyle,55kg freestyle, 66kgfreestyle, 74kg,Women’s 55kg

n Judo: July 31Women’s 63kg

Stage set for openingextravaganza of Games JAMES PHEBYAgence France-Presse

LONDON: The stage is set andthe athletes are primed as theseven-year countdown to theLondon 2012 Olympics reachesits finale with Friday’s much-anticipated opening ceremony.

The three-hour spectacle,expected to be watched by aglobal television audience of upto one billion, will mark thebeginning of 17 days of athletic

endeavour which will createheroes, shatter dreams and firenational pride. But London ispreparing for its own intenseexamination as questions overthe city’s creaking transport system and the ever-presentsecurity threat hang over the

event. Prime Minister DavidCameron insisted that Britainwould deliver a memorableGames after US presidentialhopeful Mitt Romney back-tracked on barbed comments hemade about the preparations.

The Republican hopeful, in

London to attend Friday’s open-ing, said the build-up had been“disconcerting”, pointing to thefailure of a private security con-tractor to provide the number ofguards it had promised. Cameronresponded by saying the Britonswould get behind the Games

despite an economic downturn.“We are holding an Olympic

Games in one of the busiest, mostactive, bustling cities anywherein the world,” Cameron said,adding, “Of course it’s easier ifyou hold an Olympic Games inthe middle of nowhere.”

Indian archers begin campaigntoday with hope for medals

MR MISHRAAgence France-Presse

LONDON: Touted as seriousme dal contenders, a bunch ofunassuming archers will seek togive India’s Olympic cam paignthe perfect start when the eventgets underway here on Friday atthe hallowed turf of the Lord’s,the spiritual home of cricket.

If the archers needed a sparkof inspiration, they simply haveto turn to the historic venue thathas witnessed cricketing heroicsfor many a generation. Now theIndians will be keen to make animpact with bow and arrows.

Going by current form andrankings, the Indians wouldfancy their chances of clinchinga few medals, including the cov-eted gold medal.

Unlike most other disciplineswhich begin only after theOpening Ceremony, archerystarts tomorrow with the rank-ing rounds for the draw.Women’s football has alreadygot off the blocks yesterday.

This is only the second timesince the 2004 Athens Gamesthat Indian archers have beenable to earn the maximum of sixquota places for the Olympicsand the team will look for podi-um finishes in at least two of thefour events in London.

World number one DeepikaKumari (left), the 18-year-oldfrom Ranchi, will spearhead theIndian campaign in theOlympics and it remains to beseen whether the burden of hugeexpectations will have a bearingon her performance.

The ‘House of Flags’ art installation commemorating the countries participating in the Olympic Games at ParliamentSquare in central London on Thursday. AFP/ MARK RALSTON

Sneak previews of the$42 million openingceremony suggest itwill be a grand butquirky production.

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Thorpe: Magnussenbest in a decade SYDNEY: Five-time Olympicgold medallist Ian Thorpe saysfellow Australian James “Missile”Magnussen (in pic below) is thebest swimmer to emerge on theinternational scene in a decade.

Thorpe, who failed in hiscomeback bid to make theLondon Games, said he was con-fident Magnussen could smashBrazilian Cesar Cielo’s 46.91-sec-ond 100m freestyle world recordas early as the semi-finals.

“For me, watching him, I seea new era of sprinting,” Thorpetold Australian media Friday.He’s the most impressive swim-mer I’ve seen, probably over thepast decade, that’s new to thesport. He’s exciting to watch.”

Thorpe, who missed out ona place in the Australian teamafter failing to qualify in the100m and 200m freestyle events,said that Magnussen was leadingthe country to “the dawn of anew era in swimming”.

“I think he will do incrediblethings,” he added.

Mayor offers Cameronmap to ‘nowhere’ WASHINGTON: Salt LakeCity’s mayor extended a tongue-in-cheek invitation Thursday tohost British Prime Minister DavidCameron, offering him a map toshow him where the “middle ofnowhere” is.

The taunt was the latestsalvo in a transatlantic heatedexchange over the Olympics.

It all started when US presi-dential hopeful Mitt Romneymade some ill-advised remarksabout London’s Olympic prepa-rations after arriving in Britain onthe first-stop of an internationaltour designed to showcase hisdiplomatic skills.

NBC television broadcast aninterview in which Romney, aRepublican, said it was “hard toknow just how well” theOlympics will turn out and saidthere were “a few things thatwere disconcerting.”

He even questioned theBritish Olympic spirit, adding:“Do they come together and cel-ebrate the Olympic moment?”

SNIPPETS

CARDIFF: Star-studded Brazilsurvived a second-half fightbackby Egypt to win their men’sOlympic football opener 3-2 inCardiff on Thursday.

Goals from ManchesterUnited’s Rafael Da Silva,Leandro Damiao and sought-after Santos forward Neymar putBrazil 3-0 up and cruising at thebreak as an easy win beckoned.

But Egypt captain MohamedAboutrika and second-half sub-stitute Mohamed Salah’s strikesensured a tense finish for thefive-time world champions, whoare seeking their first Olympictitle. The influential Neymar setup Brazil’s opener on 16 minutes

with a defence-splitting ball toRafael, who squeezed his shothome from inside the box.

SENEGAL SOUR BRITAIN PARTYMANCHESTER: Senegalspoiled Great Britain’s long-awaited return to Olympic foot-

ball on Thursday, snatching alate equaliser to earn a 1-1 drawin a bruising encounter at OldTrafford.

Moussa Konate’s 82ndminute leveller prevented Britainfrom making a winning start totheir first appearance in an

Olympic football tournament for52 years after Craig Bellamy hadfired the hosts into the lead.

Britain almost grabbed a latewinner when substitute MarvinSordell struck the woodworktwo minutes from time, butSenegal held on. AFP

SYDNEY: Chinese Olympianswere subjected to a state-spon-sored doping regime in the 1980sand 1990s, a retired chief medicalsupervisor revealed toAustralian media on Friday.

Xue Yinxian, the former chiefdoctor for the Chinese gymnasticsteam in the 1980s, said steroidsand human growth hormoneswere officially treated as part of“scientific training” as the coun-try emerged as a sporting power.

“It was rampant in the1980s,” she told the SydneyMorning Herald. “One had toaccept it.” Xue said athletes oftendid not know what they werebeing injected with and medicalstaff who refused to participatewere marginalised.

The newspaper said it wasthe first time anyone in the sys-tem had publicly contradictedBeijing’s line that a host ofembarrassing doping busts in the1990s was the result of ambitiousindividual athletes and coaches.

Beijing insists it has cleanedup its act since the 1994 worldswimming championships. AFP

Former doctor for theChinese gymnasticsteam said steroids andhormones were offi-cially treated as part of‘scientific training’.

Men’s football resultsLONDON: Olympic Gamesmen’s football results on Thursday:Group AUAE 1 Uruguay 2Great Britain 1 Senegal 1Group BMexico 0 South Korea 0Switzerland 1 Gabon 1Group CBelarus 1 New Zealand 0Brazil 3 Egypt 2Group DHonduras 2 Morocco 2Spain 0 Japan 1

Doctor reveals doping scandal

Brazil survive spiritedEgyptian fightback

Brazil’s striker Leandro Damiao scores the second goal during their match against Egypt at the Millennium Stadiumin Cardiff, Wales on Thursday. AFP/ GLYN KIRK

sports FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 30EVIAN MASTERS

AUSTRIAN OPEN

THUS SPAKE

NEW YORK: Australian interna-tional Tim Cahill has signed withMajor League Soccer’s New YorkRed Bulls after a frustrating sea-son in which he scored just twoleague goals for Everton in thePremier League. Cahill, 32, joinsinternational stars Thierry Henryand Rafa Marquez on the RedBulls roster. Cahill, who had twoyears left on his contract, joinedthe Toffees from Millwall in 2004,scoring 68 goals in 278 appear-ances.

CAHILL SIGNS WITH BULLS

NUMEROLOGY

£7.8mnIs the amount being paid to Fabio

Capello, per yer, to manage theRussian team. Capello has claimed

the English FA was in breach ofcontract by stripping John Terry of

the England captaincy.

When I lastlooked at the

contract I was payinghim [Lewis Hamilton].It’s a question ofwhether we employhim, not theother wayaround.

Ron Dennis, McLaren executive

chairman

Lewis hits record roundStacy Lewis had seven birdies in a row from the seventh and then

added more at the 17th and 18th for the terrific nine-under-par score.ELSPETH BURNSIDEAgencie France-Presse

EVIAN-LES-BAINS,FRANCE: American StacyLewis shot a course record 63 inthe opening round of the EvianMasters in France on Thursday,her scorching form matchingthe 30-degree heat.

Runner-up behind Japan’sAi Miyazato last year, Lewishad a flawless nine-birdieround to lead by two shots fromSouth Korea’s Park Hee Young.Another South Korean, LeeIlhee, was in third place on 66.

Lewis had seven birdies in arow from the seventh and thenadded more at the 17th and18th for the terrific nine-under-par score.

Swede Helen Alfredsson,the only three-time winner, shot63 on her way to victory in2008, but Lewis’s score countsas a new record as the coursehas been lengthened in prepara-tion for the tournament becom-ing the fifth women’s majornext year.

“It’s a great way to start,”said Lewis, who won a majorlast year — the Kraft NabiscoChampionship.

“I love coming to Evian. Youalways feel so relaxed,” sheadded.

“Today, I started prettyslowly and then it just clickedand I started making birdieafter birdie. The seventh in arow at the 11th was from about20 feet. I also just missed at 12.I’ve had six in a row before, butnever seven.”

Park, who made her bigbreakthrough with a debut winon the LPGA Tour at theTitleholders Championship lastseason, also had a blisteringbirdie run.

She made five birdies in arow from the fifth and had eightin all. Her only bogey was atthe fourth and her great roundcame just days after sheswitched to a belly putter.

“I have never changed myputter in 15 years playing golf,”said the 25-year-old. “I wentover to the belly putter just 10days ago and I was really ner-vous about using it.

“But it really worked welland everyone was telling me

that Ernie Els won the Openwith a long putter so it wasprobably a good thing to do.They were right.

“I also think it is nice tocome back after a break. In thepast couple of weeks I’ve beenkayaking, cycling running andplaying tennis. Just things awayfrom golf to relax.”

Feng Shanshan, the firstChines player to win a major —the LPGA Championship inJune — dropped a shot at thelong 18th but stayed well intouch on four-under-par 68. Shewas tied for sixth.

Japan’s Ai Miyazato, thedefending champion, openedwith a 71, while the best of thesix French players was KarineIcher. But two big names strug-gled. South Korea’s Choi NaYeon, winner of the USWomen’s Open earlier thismonth, had a 75, and worldnumber one Yani Tseng ofTaiwan shot 76.

Two big names strug-gled. South Korea’sChoi Na Yeon had a75, and world numberone Yani Tseng ofTaiwan shot 76.

Olesen keeps command of OpenOlesen managed to finish his 18, hitting a 68 after his sweet 64 of Wednesday.VIENNA: Denmark’sThorbjorn Olesen (right) stayedin command of the AustrianOpen at Atzenbrugg nearVienna on Thursday’s secondday before storms forced a sus-pension of proceedings withsome players still unfinished.

Olesen managed to finishhis 18, hitting a 68 after hissweet 64 of Wednesday, a roundwhich matched the courserecord, to head the leader boardat 12 under par, three shots

ahead of nearest rival ThomasLevet of France.

Next came England’sRichard Bland at eight under

and on seven under the trio ofDutchman Will Besseling, localhero Bernd Wiesberger andOscar Floren of Sweden, all ofwhom were safely in the club-house before play was called toa halt. Olesen’s co-leader fromthe first round, Spaniard PabloLarrazabal, had a difficult day,struggling at two over par afternine holes for the round and sixunder for the championshipbefore the weather forced himinside.

Olesen’s co-leaderfrom the first round,Pablo Larrazabalstruggled at two overpar after nine holesfor the round.

CLUBBED! US golfer Stacy Lewis hits a drive during the Evian MastersGolf Tournament in Evian-les-Bains, French Alps. AFP/JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT

sports FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012 31HUNGARIAN F1 GP PREVIEW

THUS SPAKE

NEW YORK: LeBron James’sMiami Heat will raise their cham-pionship banner to the rafterswhen they host the Boston Celticson October 30, the NBAannounced on Thursday. TheHeat/Celtics contest was one of82 games the Heat will play dur-ing the 2012-13 regular seasonschedule that the NBA unveiled infull on Thursday. Heat rallied froma 3-2 series deficit to beat theCeltics in last season’s EasternConference semi-finals.

HEAT TO RAISE BANNER

NUMEROLOGY

90Is the number of days Mohamed

bin Hammam has been provision-ally suspended for by Fifa, only a

week after his lifetime ban forbribery was overturned by the

court of arbitration for sport (CAS).

It is impossible topredict the long-

term outcome ofMark’s [Boucher] eyeinjury. His medicalteam are cautiouslyoptimistic that hewill have a rea-sonable recovery.

Dr Peter SandellBoucher’s GP

BUDAPEST: Kimi Raikkonen(right) is optimistic he can deliv-er his first win of the season forLotus if the sun is shining at this wee kend’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 2007 drivers’ world cha -mpion has finished on the podi-um in four of the ten races he hascompeted in since re-joining thesport at the start of the season.

In spite of his results, the Finnsaid his team now have a betterunderstanding of how to get thebest performance from his carand feels optimistic about hisprospects for the second half of the season.

“We haven’t won any races soit (the car) is not a winner,” saidRaikkonen.

“We have a good package butfor many reasons we haven’t gotthe best out of it, or not got thebest out of it in all the races.

“We are still pretty happy butyou want to do better, we want towin races, but it hasn’t happenedso far but hopefully we can.

“It is not easy, we know that,and we keep trying to improvethings from the things we do,and we see what we can do in thesecond part.”

The 32-year-old, who climbedfrom tenth to fourth at

Hockenheim last weekend afterstruggling for grip and pace dur-ing the rain-hit qualifying ses-sions, was hopeful of a dry spellin Budapest this weekend.

“We had good speed in thelast weekend, apart from the rainwhere we could not get anything

for some reason, and that reallyput us in a not very good posi-tion.

“But I think if it is a dryweekend we have found theplace where we want to be withset-up, so hopefully we can bebetter than last weekend.”

Hungary for victory

LOS ANGELES: Xavier Malissereached the quarter-finals of theLos Angles Open after somelast-minute changes to his servewhich the fifth seed used tooverpower Aussie MatthewEbden 6-4, 6-3 Thursday.

Malisse, who is into his thirdquarter-final at the UCLA cam-pus facility, had snapped a los-ing streak here going back to2005 when he won his openingmatch on Tuesday.

The brave last-minute tech-nique modification resulted in a

superlative 90 per cent averageon first serves, an instant divi-dend for the 32-year-old ranked72nd in the world.

“We’ve been working onchanging my serving tech-nique,” said Malisse, who willnext play two-time championSam Querrey of the US, the sec-ond seed.

“We only really changed itthis morning, but I worked on ita bit in doubles. I’m turning myfoot a bit more on the court toget more power.”

Malisse beats Ebden, in quarter-finalMalisse, who is into his third quarter-final in LA, snapped a losing streak going back to 2005.

The Finn said his team now have a better understandingof how to get the best performance from his car.

The comeback kid

2007Was the year when Kimmi

Raikonnen won the Formula1 World Championship. In

2012 he has finished on thepodium in four of the 10races since re-joining the

sport this year.

LOS ANGELES OPEN

2nd Round results Xavier Malisse (BEL x5)

bt Matthew Ebden (AUS)6-4, 6-3

Marinko Matosevic(AUS x6) bt Tobias Kamke

(GER) 6-3, 1-6, 6-0

Richard Berankis (LTU) btIgor Andreev (RUS) 6-4, 7-5

sportsFRIDAY, JULY 27, 2012

32ST PAUL’S SHINE AT TT CHAMPIONSHIPSt Paul's School are in the semi-finals of the Inter-School Girls Table TennisTeam Championships. The Andhra Pradesh Table Tennis Open StateRanking Tournament was held on Thursday at St Paul's High School.

CANADIAN OPEN GOLF PREMIER LEAGUE PREVIEW

NEW ZEALAND IN WEST INDIES

TORONTO: American ScottPiercy recorded two eagles enroute to a course record and aone-shot lead over England’sGreg Owen after the openinground of the Canadian Open onThursday.

The 33-year-old Piercy tookadvantage of superb scoringconditions by firing an eight-under 62 on the Hamilton Golfand Country Club course.

“I hit a lot of fairways and alot of greens today,” he said. “Iwas rolling the ball well, andobviously you’ve got to makesome putts, too.”

Piercy, who started on the10th tee, eagled the par-five17th and 4th holes on the rain-softened course in the firstround which included a 20-minute weather delay. He alsohad five birdies and one bogeyearly in his round.

England’s Owen andWilliam McGirt, of the UnitedStates, were a stroke back atseven-under 63 and RobertGarrigus shot a 64.

Venezuela’s JhonattanVegas, Aussie Stuart Appleby,South Africa’s CharlSchwartzel, Gavin Coles ofAustralia and Fiji’s Vijay Singhwere part of a group of sevengolfers at 65.

British Open champ ErnieEls, who won his fourth majoron Sunday at Royal Lytham &St. Annes, opened with a two-over 72, leaving him 10 off thepace.

Piercy, of Las Vegas, collect-ed his first PGA Tour victory atthe Reno-Tahoe Open last yearand he is off to a good start thisseason. He finished third twoweeks ago at the John DeereClassic and also tied for fifthfour months ago at TheTransitions Championship.

“Overall it’s been reallysolid,” Piercy said, admittingthat “definitely a couple weeksago I needed to work on mywedge game,” but he “kind offigured that out and producedat John Deere.” AFP

NORTH SOUND, ANTIGUAAND BARBUDA: Chris Gaylemarked his return to five-daycricket by hitting a half-centuryon Thursday as West Indiesboldly replied to New Zea -land’s 351 all out to close on 145without loss on day two of theopening Test here.

Gayle, who was playing hisfirst Test for more than 18months finished on 85 not out.

Kieran Powell was unbeatenon 58, making his third Testfifty. The 22-year-old’s runscame off 164 balls and included10 fours. New Zealand wereonly able to add 119 runs totheir overnight tally of 232 forfour before being dismissed inthe afternoon session.

It would have been worsefor the tourists but for a 39 off 31by number 10 Doug Bracewell.

BEIJING: Manchester City man-ager Roberto Mancini said onThursday he was not in charge oftransfers, after British mediareported club officials wereblocking his attempts to signArsenal’s Robin van Persie.

Asked at a press conference inBeijing whether he was disap-pointed with his lack of progressin the transfer market, Mancinisaid, “For this question, you needto talk to the man in charge. I amnot in charge of these things.”

Mancini was speaking toreporters ahead of his side’s all-Premier League pre-seasonfriendly with Arsenal on Friday.

Pressed further on why hewas not taking charge of transfermatters, he said, “I am not the

man in charge of this. We have aman that works for this and... Ithink that we are hoping thatthey can do a good job.”

British media reports suggestthat City bosses want to scaleback the club’s huge squad. AFP

Scott thunders tolead in TorontoPiercy took advantage of superb conditions by firing an eight-under 62 on the Hamilton Golf and Country Club course.

Gayle anchors WindiesThe 32-year-old hit four successive boundaries off the firstover from Chris Martin and added another six in reaching 50.

Mancini remains coyabout transfers

Piercy, who startedon the 10th tee,eagled the par-five17th and 4th holes onthe rain-softenedcourse

You need to talkto the man in

charge. I am notin charge ofthese things.

Roberto ManciniMan City manager

He may be forced to sell another striker tobalance the club’s bulging wage bill.

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