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Saurav Ganguly is to be quizzed in theMinority Finance scam. The

‘Little Maharaja’ was thebrand ambassador of the

scam-tainted ‘One CardOne Nation’ project andhad attended a function

in a City hotel recently.

TDP honcho Yerran Naidu, 55, died after aroad accident in the early hours of Friday.His car hit a petrol tanker nearRanasthalam late last night ashe was returning from a func-tion in Visakhapatnam. Hewas declared dead at theKIMS Hospital today.

GANGULY IN SCAM? CAR CRASH KILLS YERRAN NAIDU

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city eventsFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES

Terracotta exhibitionAn exhibition cum sale of exquisiteTerracotta Jewellery and Souvenirs isbeing held. The exhibition-cum-salewhich is offering a variety of classicdesigns and new designs is on fromNovember 2 to November 4.Where: Kalinga Function Hall,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 12

When: Ongoing,11am-6pm

Contact: : 98853 13050

Marital blitzLift Theatre Production from SouthAfrica will present it’s play MaritalBlitz at NIFT. Where:Nift,

MadhapurWhen: November 4,

7.30pm onwards

Pochampally melaA Pochampally mela is being held byYWCA from October 31 toNovember 7. On display is a colourful range of fabrics like home textileto apparel fabrics, stoles , scarves,and sarees in silk and cotton, dup-patas, table mats, covers, cottonshirts and kurtis, hand bags, andengineered blends.Where: YWCA,

St Andrews School,Marredpally

When: Ongoing,1.30pm onwards

Contact: 94904 40986

Contact: (040) 2311 4537

Play timeThe play Massage starring RakeshBedi will be staged at RavindraBharati.Where:Ravindra Bharati,

SaifabadWhen: November 2,

7.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245

Nothing like LearThe play Nothing like Lear, directedby Rajat Kapoor is being presentedby Mumbai’s The Company theatreproductions at Ravindra Bharati onNovember 5.Where:Ravindra Bharati,

Saifabad When: November 5,

7.3pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245

Karadi talesHead to Shilpakala Vedika OnNovember 6 for a theatrical presen-tation of popular childhood tales -The Karadi Tales.Where:Shilpakala Vedika,

Madhapur,Hitec City

When: November 6,6.30pm onwards

Contact: (040) 2311 2704

Karadi talesHead to Shilpakala Vedika OnNovember 6 for a theatrical presen-tation of popular childhood tales -The Karadi Tales.Where:Shilpakala Vedika,

Madhapur,Hitec City

When: November 6,6.30pm onwards

Contact: (040) 2311 2704

Kashmiri food festivalKoshur Saal, a food fest is being heldat Deccan Pavilion. Sample thedistinct flavours of Kashmir.

Where:ITC Kakatiya,Begumpet,

When: Ongoing,7pm onwards

Contact: (040) 4008 1801

Rang spandA group show of paintings titledRang Spand is being held at DairaArt and Culture Centre.Where:Daira Art Centre,


When: Ongoing,11am onwards

Contact: 80197 62868

Spiritual questA painting exhibition by Padma-nabh Bendre titled Spiritual Quest-Lord Shiva will be held. Where:Kalakrithi Art Gallery,


When: November 3 onwards, 11am onwards

Contact: (040) 6656 4466

Exile in the windA painting exhibition by Sisir Sahnais being held at Kalakrithi Art Gallery,Banjara Hills from November 28 toDecember 8.Where: Kalakrithi Gallery,


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3City YESTERDAY’S QUESTIONSHOULD FOLLOWING THE GREEN CODE BE MANDATORY?

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TODAY’S QUESTIONWILL THE TDP MAKE A SURGE IN AP POLITICS?A) YES B) NO

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In a sensational twist to theAP Minority FinanceCorporation scam, theinvestigating state CID, isplanning to question ace

cricketer Saurav Ganguly. Theprobing police will soon issue anotice to Ganguly, to summonhim for questioning.

The ‘Prince of Kolkata’ wasthe brand ambassador to the‘One Card One Nation’ floatedby a Hyderabad IT companyowned by Sai Kumar. Hoardingsand posters with Gangulyproudly displaying the card hadbeen prominently put up atmany vantage points of the City.The card was initially to be inau-gurated by President PranabMukherjee this month-end butboth the inauguration andGanguly’s publicity plans havebeen withdrawn since the com-

pany came under the CID scan-ner.

The new venture waspromising banking customersrelief from the tedium of carry-ing several cards for differentservices with one smart card thathas all the services fused.

The scam involved fraudu-lent withdrawal of deposits andchannelling it to buy largeswathes of plots. The case sayssome 140 acres of land in KotturMandal of Mahbubnagar districtwas bought in this manner byKumar and his associate Anwar

Chatti. Though the initial sum ofscam is estimated at `45 crore,later investigation proved that itcould go far higher.

Postnoon has learnt that it wasnot Ganguly’s ambassadorialstint alone that prompts thepolice to quiz him. It is based onSai Kumar’s revelations duringinterrogation that he was close toGanguly before the cricketer washired.

The probing officials drop ahint that there is more than thatmeets the eye. Ganguly hadattended the initial function onlaunch of One Card One Nationat a City hotel on August 26.Kumar has reportedly admittedthat he had paid Ganguly `20lakh in cash and `80 lakh was tobe paid by cheque.

Sai Kumar was planning big.He had in his mind a franchiseeof the project in every city associ-ating famous names to cash in ontheir popularity.

Saurav Ganguly to be quizzedThe former Indian cricketer was the brand ambassador of the tainted ‘One Card One Nation’project and had attended a function in a City hotel recently.

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Under fire from the Hinducommunity and the pro-right political parties, the

crime control station and SouthZone police have formed sixspecial teams exclusively to lookinto the mystery of a spate of

temple thefts which neverbefore happened.

So far, the teams have pickedup 60 ‘specialists of templethefts’ in police history but no

definite clue has so far emerged.The nearest the police reached isthe proposition that one offend-

er, Ram Babu of Nacharam, onwhom some 30 temple breakingcharges have been framed in the

past is missing from the City.Police have a faint hope that ifthey track him down there ishope of making a break.

But the police are alsoinspecting a conspiracy theory.

There is a belief that the sud-den surge in temple thefts isintended to arouse the feelingsof a particular communitywhich could then target theother prominent community.

This would disturb commu-nal balance and the City wouldgo up in flames. There is also anunproven theory of insiders’involvement. At least in somecases, police suspect the templefunctionaries’ complicity as apossible cause.

It was at the instance of theCity police commissionerAnurag Sharma that the policehave formed the teams and ded-icated themselves to nail downthe culprits.

CRIME

Teams formed to nab temple thievesCity police have buckled up to pick up those involved in the recent spate of templethefts and are examining various theories. In the wake of the raging con-

troversy over the Telugu movieDenikaina Ready, both the war-ring parties — Brahmins and themovie makers — appearedbefore the State Human RightsCommission on Thursday andlodged complaints.

While the city BrahmanaSangham lodged a complaintwith the SHRC alleging that thefilm producer Manchu MohanBabu’s followers chased andattacked protesting Brahminsviolently, the film’s hero ManchuVishnu lodged a counter com-plaint alleging that theBrahmana Sangham leadersattacked his residence at FilmNagar in Jubilee Hills onWednesday night. There wastension around the SHRC officefor some time as both the partiesarrived there at the same time.

Raising slogans againstMohan Babu and his son Vishnu,the Sangham leaders demandedthat the screening of the moviebe stopped. The SHRC directedthe police commissioner toinquire into the incident. NSS

Film rowreaches SHRC

Sai kumar was plan-ning big. He had in hismind a franchise inevery city associatingfamous names to cashin on their popularity.

It was at the instanceof the police commis-sioner that the policehave formed theteams and dedicatedthemselves to naildown the culprits.

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

1 Congress finally ups itsgame in State politics.

The ruling Congress party hasbegun in a hurry, steps to counterthe political strategies of rivalpolitical parties like Telugu Desamand YSR Congress.

2 Speaker stands mute as greencover near his house dissapears

Despite complaints no action isbeing taken to prevent pruning oftrees. The latest was reported infront of the speaker’s residence.

3 Saurav Ganguly runs into‘one card’ scam trouble

When Ganguly had signed on tobe the brand ambassador for theOne Nation, One Card scheme hewould never have thought that itwould put him in so much trouble.

4 Ramoji Film City brings honours to the State.

It was named ‘Must visit destina-tion for leisure, entertainment andbusiness' at Theme Park ResortsWorld Asia Congress 2012.

5Chiranjeevi to up the glamour quotient in politics?

The PM has asked him to use hisglamour and his exposure abroadto develop tourism in the country.

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Security lapse in temple?Last year we had reported how the

Lord Venkateshwara temple inBanjara Hills had been broken into andsilverware weighing 14 kgs had beenstolen. The lack of police force forpatrolling duties was being consideredas a possible cause. In spite of therepeated temple thefts, steps have notbeen taken to provide additional security at places of worship till date.

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Group of five attackteenagerTwo teenagers, Azeemuddin, 17,

and Mujeeb Khan, 16, sustainedserious injuries when a group of fiveattacked them with knives andblades last night near SalarjungMuesum. The victims are working atGowliguda. They were returninghome and waiting for the bus whenthe gang pounced on them. Thepolice have booked a case.

Mobile thieves nabbedby Golkonda policeGolconda police arrested two

men by the name Mukthar, 20 ,a resident of Nadeem colony andAleem,23, a resident of JankinagarToli Chowki and seized from themmobile phones worth `35,000.Police say the arrested were knownto be specialists in running awaywith the phones and then sellingthem in an open market.

Sushil Kumar Shindevisits CityCM N Kiran Kumar Reddy called

on Union Home MinisterSusheel Kumar Shinde at theNational Police Academy in the Citythis morning. The meeting betweenboth the leaders is said to have last-ed for around 15 minutes. The minister was in the City to partici-pate in the passing out parade ofIPS probationers.

IAS officer receivesaward for CoP-11Senior IAS officer and commis-

sioner of CCLA M Samuelreceived an award from CM KiranKumar Reddy on Thursday for hisrole in the successs of the CoP-11.This award was given on the occa-sion of AP Formation DayCelebrations. Samuel was instru-mental in ensuring that arrange-ments were completed in time.

LAST YEAR... HERE EDUCATION

NEWS BRIEFS

140acres of land was bought in KotturMandal of Mahbubnagar district bySai Kumar and his associate Anwar

Chatti, initial investigation in the OneCard scam revealed.

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NUMEROLOGY

I also like the factthat so many

films spanning different languagesand genres are shothere all the time.From a filmmak-er's point of view,it's an ideal place.

Vijay C, cinematographer See page 8

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When we talk aboutState Cabinet min-isters, one namethat stands out is

that of K Parthasarathi. Thisname does not require anyintroduction in AP asParthasarthi is known as a min-ister with multiple portfolios.

He is currently holding fourportfolios. These portfoliosinclude Intermediate and sec-ondary education, APResidential Educational Society,Government Examinations andExcise Department.

Among these departmentsthree portfolios — Intermediateand Secondary Education andExcise Department — are someof the most important portfoliosin the State. While the first twodepartments play a crucial rolein moulding the lives millions ofstudents of the state pursuingSSC and IntermediateEducation every year, the excisedepartment is one of the leadingrevenue earning department ofthe State.

Parthasarthi is well knownfor his exemplary handling ofthe issue pertaining toIntermediate Second YearPhysics Paper this year. About1.45 lakh students could notclear the exam.

He not only handled theissue successfully in the wake ofhuge protests from parents andstudents community but alsoensured that the students whofailed in the physics paper tookan advance supplementaryexam to pursue their highereducation in engineering andmedicine courses.

His adept handling of theissue pleased CM N KiranKumar Reddy so much so thatwhen former excise ministerMopidevi Venkata Ramana wasremoved from his cabinet fol-lowing his arrest by CBI, the CM

did not hesitate to handover thecrucial excise department to hisabled colleague Parthasarathi.In an interview with PostnoonParthasarathi spoke on variousissues related to his depart-ments and revealed plans thathe has in store in coming daysand the case that he is facing forhiding information from elec-tion commission during the lastAssembly Elections.

What initiatives are you plan-ning to take in the coming daysfor Intermediate Education?There are a lot of plans in store.We are planning to implementmany initiatives in the comingdays. This year, we have decid-ed to introduce the jumblingsystem in intermediate practicalexams also.

Earlier, the jumbling systemwas confined to theory papers.The reason for introducing thissystem is to bring in more trans-parency in conduct practicalexams and put an end to

rumours of malpractices byjunior colleges.

Government Schools rununder AP ResidentialEducational Societies created arecord of sorts by achieving 99per cent pass percentage thisyear. It is a great achievementespecially at a time when pri-vate corporate colleges areleaving no stone unturned toachieve 100 per cent results.How are you planning to keepup this momentum?Yes, we have created a record byachieving exceptional results.To keep this achievement intactand raise the quality of educa-tion. We have decided to intro-duce an entrance exam for stu-dents to get admissions in ourresidential schools.

This will be implementedfrom the next academic year. Ithink this initiative will help indeveloping competitive spiritamong students besides helpingin them in honing their skills.

The department also has plansto set up three regional centresof excellence at various places.What is the objective behindsetting up such schools?Regional centres of excellencewill help in developing the abilities of a student in a com-prehensive manner. Our idea isto provide modern educationon par with other private insti-tutions to poor and needy stu-dents of the State especiallythose from rural backgrounds.

You also hold the crucial port-folio of the excise department,which is the cash cow of theState government. What is thestatus of this department espe-cially in the wake of continu-ous agitations and ACB raidsin recent times?The excise department is func-tioning exceptionally well. Wehave recorded a year-on-yeargrowth of nine per cent so far.The flow of revenue is alsoincreasing every day. We areplanning to introduce manymore initiatives in the comingdays to ensure transparencyand achieve our targets.

You are facing charges for hid-ing information related to aFera case from the electioncommission while submittingyour affidavit during the 2009Assembly Election. Do youthink vested elements resort-ed to this to tarnish yourimage?Well, the case is sub-judice now.So, I cannot comment on it atthis juncture. There is a men-tion of the case in the affidavitthat I submitted in 2004Assembly Elections.

I will fight the case out inthe court of law and emerge vic-torious. Coming to your secondquestion, in politics, it is verycommon to attack politicalopponents. So, I do not want tocomment on who could bebehind it.

‘End malpractices in colleges’State Cabinet minister and minister for intermediate education and secondary

education talks about his plans for education in the State.

Team can be reached anytime at: 9849025444/9966195000. Or, you may mail your queries to:[email protected]

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The Consortium of IndianFarmers' Associations(CIFA) and theFederation of

Independent Farmers'Associations (FIFA) will be filinga petition in the Supreme Courtopposing the recommendationof an expert panel appointed byit for a 10-year moratorium ongenetically-modified crop trials.

Lok Satta Party Nationalpresident Jayaprakash Narayan,who also heads FIFA, and CIFAsecretary general P ChengalReddy announced this at amedia conference here today.

JP disclosed the prime minis-ter had favourably responded tohis suggestion that the govern-ment of India should make out astrong case against the proposedmove for a moratorium on GMcrop trials.

Both the leaders maintainedthat the Supreme Court cannotarrogate to itself the right to takedecisions that affect the liveli-hood and health of crores offarmers and consumers.

JP said it has become a fash-ion for certain groups to opposetechnological progress. “Safety isa concern but it must be decidedby qualified scientists and regu-latory agencies by following dueprocess; not by scare-monger-ing,” he observed.

“Feeding on fears and preju-dices based on half-knowledge isdangerous to India's future.Technology must be acceptedwhole-heartedly after takingnecessary precautions,” he said.There was fierce oppositionwhen BT cotton was introducedfor the first time nearly twodecades ago. Today, BT cottonaccounts for 97 per cent of 30million acres of cotton crop. Thedemand for BT cotton seed is somuch that farmers have to buy itin the black market now. It wasgenetic modification of wheat byDr Norman Borlaug that haspropelled the green revolution inIndia and around the world.Genetic modification of cropswill lead to higher productionand productivity and contribute

to development of nutrient-enriched produce.

JP pointed out that a numberof countries like the US, Brazil,China, South Africa andAustralia have gone in for GMcrops with no deleterious effectson their populations.

Chengal Reddy said thatgenetic crops are being raised in160 million hectares in 29 coun-tries. People around the worldincluding those in India havebeen consuming GM food produce with no harmful consequences

The CIFA leader said thatIndia cannot ensure food securi-ty to its people, higher incomesto farmers and compete withother nations in agriculture ofthe Supreme Court applies thebrakes on GM crops. Raising GMcrops is the fundamental right offarmers, he asserted.

Referring to charges made byIndia Against Corruptionagainst Reliance, JP wanted thegovernment to ferret out factsand take action against theguilty. According to Relianceestimates, the production of nat-ural gas from the Krishna-Godavari D6 block should havetouched 120 million standardcubic meters per day (mscmd)by now whereas it has plummet-ed to 28 mscmd now. NSS

Farmers to fight moveto ban GM crop trials

JP pointed out that a number of countries have gone in for GMcrops with no deleterious effects on their populations.

AGRICULTURE

city FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012 6POLITICS

REPORTERS’ DIARY


HON’BLE MINISTER DRSHANKAR RAO! Senior Congress leader and partyMLA Dr P Shankar Rao, whowas sacked from Kiran’s Cabineta few months ago, continues tobe a Cabinet minister! The Stategovernment’s calendar for 2012,published when Rao was a min-ister, adorns the chambers of allthe ministers and IAS officers inthe secretariat. Some who do notfollow State politics closely thinkhe’s still a minister and phonecalls to him confirms this.Incidentally, the good doc has atalent of earning more enemiesthan friends with his acerbictongue. But all seem to be one inconsidering him a minister. IA

ENDS OF A SPECTRUMThe two GHMC unions —GHMEU (TRS) and BMSEU(BJP) — who have been fightinga battle over office space, saw the

farewell party of 33 retiringemployees as a good opportuni-ty to outshine the other.

The occasion, an emotionalmoment for the retiring employ-ees who were attached with thecorporation for over threedecades, were chagrined to seethe two leaders taking an amus-ingly opposite ends of the spec-trum. Four of the 33 employeesdidn’t get PF cheques. U Gopal ofthe GHMEU, usually a suavecharacter, went into a high-pitched rant about official apathy.He turned the nozzle of his ire onadditional commissioner (admin)for the lapse (later it turned out tobe not his fault). But BMSEUleader K Shankar, usually a babu-basher, suddenly came to the offi-cer’s rescue and denounced‘some people’s tendency’ to rundown ‘honest officers’. MN

HAS SPEAKER LOST ALLAUTHORITY?The electricity department has

developed a thick skin. Despitecitizens crying foul at the mind-less ‘pruning’ of trees, and themedia denouncing the attitude,the ‘power people’ continue toemploy ‘butchers’ for pruning.The latest example is just in

front of the US Consulate resi-dence in Jubilee Hills. A longstretch of pavement is coveredwith piles of branches cut fromthe roadside trees and they arerotting in rain and shine. Greatimage the US will have ofHyderabad. More pathetic is thefact that this ugly act has hap-pened smack in front of SpeakerN Manohar’s residence.Passersby ask if the Speaker haslost grip over officials too afterlosing all paternal authorityover the MLAs. PK

POOR NETAS!Have a heart. We all envy thepower-wielding leaders of theruling party, but often forgettheir travails. Besides CM KiranKumar Reddy and PCC chiefBotsa Satyanarayana, many whohave access to the sanctum sanc-torum are these days changingthe SIM of their cellphones toescape the flood of calls fromhopefuls who want to get in thenominated posts, Cabinet berthsand PCC seats to ‘serve the pub-

lic.’ Ever since the Congressleadership gave a hint that theywould be filling up thousands ofnominated positions across theState as well as PCC and theCabinet a la Union Cabinet, theassault has intensified. You willsee, if you look closely, manykhadi-wearing netas’ pockets a-bulging — no, not with curren-cy, but with their curriculumvitae. PK

DIVINE TREASURY The spate of burglaries in theCity temples has perplexed thepolice. Why the sudden surge inthese cases? Police officers whis-per that all places of worshipshould be asked to keep valu-ables in safe deposits (except thehundi) so that the gold will nottempt ‘unholy’ burglars, who arethe devotees of no god but ofgold. Worth consideration, per-haps. MS

Contributed by InkeshafAhmed, Md Nizamuddin,

Sreenivas Setty, Mohd Subhan &P K Surendran


Senior TDP leader from northcoastal Andhra KinjarapuYerran Naidu, 55, died of

serious injuries after a road acci-dent in the early hours of Friday.

Naidu’s car hit a petrol tan kernear Ranasthalam on the nationalhighway while he was returningfrom a function at Vis a k -hapatnam. He was declared deadat KIMS Hospital after doctorsfought for hours to save his life.

SHOCK, DISBELIEFKinjarapu Yerran Naidu is thesenior-most member of TDPsince 1982 and a politburo mem-ber of the Telugu Desam Party.He served as a Union minister ofrural areas and employment inthe United Front Governmentduring 1996-98. He was a four-time MP and four-time MLAfrom Srikakulam district. Naiduwas considered the undisputedleader of the masses inSrikakulam. It was indeed a joltto all when the news of his deathspread.

Yerran Naidu’s brother,Atchan Naidu, is also in politicsand is currently the TDP MLAfrom Tekkali constituency.

Yerran Naidu was an MLA in APAssembly for four terms during1982-1996.

Yerran Naidu held variousimportant positions in the TDPthrough the years. He was amember of the panel of the chair-man of AP Legislative Assemblyduring 1982-94. Naidu was re-elected to the Lok Sabha for histhird and fourth terms in 1999and 2004 respectively. He was aleader of the TDP parliamentaryparty during 2000-2004.

Yerran Naidu dies in car crashTDP loses its charioteer; Chandrababu Naidu calls off yatra and rushes to Srikakulam.

District mourns

Srikakulam district is inmourning today. The

death of its beloved leaderand TDP charioteer YerranNaidu this morning hasrendered the whole districtspeechless. The suddenremoval of one of the pre-eminent leaders of the dis-trict has made people for-get the inclement weatherand rush to the hospitaland his residence to take alast look. TDP chiefChandrababu Naidu toocancelled his yatra andrushed off to Srikakulam topay his respects.

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The burglar whohad triggered

panic and tensionby committingthefts in varioustemples in the City,especially Old City,is now in the policecustody.

The Cyberabadpolice nabbed oneperson, Sahu, whois allegedly respon-sible for a series ofthefts in temples.Sahu was allegedlyinvolved in 11 bur-glary cases, includ-ing one atKakanaka Durgatemple inVijayawada.

The police are,however, yet torecover the stolenfive kilos of goldand 200 kilos of silver articles andornaments. NSS

Templethiefarrested

Union tourism minister KChiranjeevi, on his firstday of assuming charge,

sanctioned `25 lakh for organisingthe Kakatiya festival in the State.

The actor-turned-politician,who was inducted in the Unionministry as a minister of statewith independent charge of thetourism portfolio, took charge ofhis office on Thursday at a simpleceremony.

Speaking on the occasion, hesaid he would try his best todevelop tourism, which wouldhelp improve the country’s econ-omy and GDP. He said he wouldtry to simplify procedures fortourist inflow. Compared to thecountries he had visited duringfilm shoots, the procedures inIndia were cumbersome, he said.“When we shoot films abroad,they don’t charge any money.They feel that shooting willshowcase their country andimprove tourism. In India, wecharge. When the angle of shoot-ing is changed, there are addi-tional charges. If we simplifythese restrictions, we canimprove tourism. However, thiscannot be done by my depart-

ment alone. I have to coordinatewith other departments,” he said.

Chiranjeevi said that PrimeMinister Dr Manmohan Singhhas asked him to use his glamourand star power abroad to developtourism in the country and hasexpressed confidence that hewould live up to his expectations.

Chiranjeevi also said hewould coordinate with the filmindustry to develop tourism andhold meetings with captains ofthe industry in Mumbai, TamilNadu, AP, Kerala, Karnataka andother places where films are pro-duced.

When asked if he would bethe brand ambassador fortourism, Chiranjeevi said hewould rather try to project theimage of India instead of project-ing himself. NSS

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The Congress has begunsteps to counter the politi-cal strategies of rival polit-ical parties like Telugu

Desam Party and YSR Congress. The party is preparing to hold

programmes to highlight govern-mental welfare schemes, mainlyto counter the ongoing padaya-tras of TDP president NChandrababu Naidu andSharmila of YSR Congress. It is atbest a defensive act now, but theparty leaders pledge to take it for-ward to the assault level later.

Varied programmes chartedout include holding district-levelpadayatras, face-to-face pro-grammes, and awareness pro-grammes to sensitise the publicon various welfare programmesimplemented by the State govern-ment. At the recent brainstormingsession of the party, many seniorleaders and former PCC presi-dents stressed the need to widelypublicise the welfare programmesbeing implemented by the State

government. “The party has cometo the conclusion that there is aserious need to organise theseprogrammes to create awarenessamong the people. It would helpus in countering the bad publicityspread by opposition parties,besides creating awarenessamong the people of the Stateabout these facts,” seniorCongress leader K Mrityunjayamtold Postnoon on Friday.

Mrityunjayam further addedthat the party is organising spe-cial programmes to intensify themembership drive this month.The party will utilise the specialprogramme to prepare local-levelstrategies in various Assembly segments. ChiefMinister N Kiran Kumar Reddywill be present at many of theseprogrammes to boost the partyworkers’ morale.

Cong to tackle rivalsDrives will help counter negative publicity spread by opposition

parties as well as creating awareness, say leaders.

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POLITICSChiranjeevi grants `25 lakh

for Kakatiya festival

The PM has askedChiranjeevi to use his glamour and starpower abroad todevelop tourism inthe country.

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Ramoji wows the worldRamoji Film City was voted ‘Must Visit Destination’ at Theme Park Resorts World Asia

Congress 2012 held in Shanghai and it’s the only theme park from India to bag this honour.HEMANTH [email protected]

Ramoji Film City has beenacknowledged as one ofthe best theme parks inthe country. The film city,

owned by media mogul RamojiRao, already holds the GuinnessRecord for being the world’slargest integrated film studiocomplex. Since it’s inception in1996, the film city has been a pop-ular destination for filmmakersacross the country, thanks to thestate-of-the-art facilities which itboasts of including some of thebest post-production labs and air-conditioned indoor studios in thecountry. “The biggest attraction is

obviously the facilities which itoffers, but personally I see it as abig canvas where you can paintyour dreams. You can shoot filmslike Rajamouli shot some majorportions of Magadheera here andSelvaraghavan shot AayirathilOruvan and Pudhupettai inside thestudio. It’s very difficult to findsuch space and facilities any-where else in South India,” sayscinematographer Vijay KChakravarthi, adding, “I also likethe fact that so many films span-ning different languages and gen-res are shot here all the time.From a filmmaker’s point of view,it’s an ideal place.” In recentyears, several high-profile Hindifilms like Dirty Picture, Ra.One,

Krishh 3 and several others wereshot here, apart from Telugu andTamil films. With as many as 40studio floors, Ramoji Film Citydoes live up to its reputation ofbeing the one-stop shop for everyfilm-related activity. Apart from

cinema, the film also draws lakhsof visitors every year who aregiven a guided tour across thecampus. “We were taken inside acouple of studio floors where amythological serial was beingshot. It was a great experience,”

Sapthagiri Miriyala, a sofwareengineer, says.

RAMOJI RAOOne of the most successful busi-nessmen from Andhra Pradesh,Ramoji Rao is considered as a rolemodel for many aspiringentrepreneurs. He’s the head ofRamoji Group which owns ETV,Eenadu newspaper, Usha KiranMovies, Margadarshi Chit Fund,Priya Foods, Kalanjali, Brisah,Dolphin Group of Hotels andRamoji Film City. In a careerspanning over 50 years, he hasbeen instrumental in introducingseveral new talents to the newspaper, visual media and filmindustry in Andhra Pradesh.

Ramoji Film City

The sprawling 1,666 acres themepark on the outskirts of

Hyderabad was inaugurated in 1996and since then it has been one of themost visited places in the City. Everyyear, the film city attracts around 1.5million visitors generating a revenueof nearly `100 crore. The film cityalso has a 3 star hotel — Tara and a 5star hotel — Sitara for guests who

wish to stay for a longer duration.Corporate events, grand weddingsand honeymoon packages havebrought in additional visitors apartfrom tourists and film fraternity.Apart from cinema, Ramoji film cityis also a hub for Eenadu group whichruns a film school and until recentlythe entire gamut of ETV channelswere operated from here.

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93 MN GALAXY NOTE II SOLD SINCE DEBUTSamsung Electronics said that global sales of its large Galaxy Note IIsmartphone had topped three million since its debut in September. TheSouth Korean electronics giant said sales grew far faster than its predeces-sor and would likely be more than three times those of Galaxy Note.

Srikanth was clearly in a badmood, when I met him out-side my office. He was pacingup and down the corridor

with a scowl and fists clenched. Onseeing me, he smiled faintly. I ledhim into my office and asked, "whathappened? Did you lose a lot ofmoney in the stock market?", forSrikanth was an active investor!

Srikanth: Yes I did. But I wouldnot feel so bad if I had made awrong call and invested in thewrong stock. I am feeling bad and Iam upset because I lost money dueto my broker's mistake.

Srikanth: I had placed a sellorder for my holdings in a company,through my broker. But the shareswere not sold on the same day. Infact they were sold two days later. Inthose two days, the stock price wentdown by about 6% and I ended uplosing close to `20,000.

Nicky: Did you ask the brokerfor a clarification?

Srikanth (annoyed at the ques-

tion): Of course I did. They said thatthere were some technical issues.

Nicky: Do you have a record orany documentation relating to whenyou placed the order?

Srikanth: You are not really help-ing me by asking these obviousquestions. But, to answer you, ofcourse I do. The records will beavailable in the 'order history' of myaccount.

Nicky: I am asking you thesequestions because I have a solutionfor you. Why don't you complain tothe Securities Exchange Board ofIndia (SEBI)? SEBI has a cell dedicat-ed for Investor Assistance andEducation (OIAE), which also han-

dles investor grievances. But beforeyou go to them, you must file a com-plaint with the stock exchangeagainst the broker. If the exchange'sresponse is not satisfactory to you,then you can go to SEBI.

Srikanth: Why should I unneces-sarily get into litigation? My moneyis not going to come back.

Nicky: Well, it might! The stockexchange might pay you from theirinvestor protection fund, or theymight instruct the broker to pay youthe amount of loss incurred by you.In case the exchange is not able tosettle the case and you lodge a com-plaint with SEBI, then SEBI mightget the exchange or the broker topay to you.

Srikanth (finally getting what Iwas talking about): But how do Ilodge my complain?

Nicky: Now you are askingobvious questions. Complain bywriting to them through post, mail,hand deliver your written com-plaint or talk to them on their tollfree number. All these details areavailable on the SEBI website.

Srikanth: Thank you professor.Yet again, your inputs were veryhelpful.

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TOKYO: The iPad mini made itslow-key debut on Friday when salesbegan in Asia, as Apple hurled thelatest salvo in its battle against rivalsAmazon, Google and Samsung.

Around 300 people queued upo utside Apple's flagship store inTok yo, some wearing fancy dress, toget their hands on a device the com-pany insists is more than just ashrunken version of its populartablet. At least 20 people spent thenight outside the shop in the upmar-ket Ginza area, but the launch wasmissing some of the pizazz of earlierofferings, with the queue quicklydissipating after an initial rush.

In tech-mad Singapore numberswere well down on previous

launches while in Hong Kong,around 30 people queued to pick uptheir pre-ordered devices before theApple store opened, in contrast tothe hundreds who lined up for theiPad 2 last year and the 1,500 whocamped out for the iPhone 4S.

It was a similar story in Sydneywhere the days-long queues for anew generation iPhone 5 were notrepeated. "Looks like most orderedit online," one person in the smallqueue told reporters.

Nevertheless, acolytes declaredthemselves impressed by the physi-cal charms of the 7.9 inchtouchscree n device. "It's completelydifferent (from the regular iPad),"said Ayano in Tokyo. "It is thinnerand very ligh t. Look, you can hold itin one hand."

Around three dozen markets inAsia and Europe, as well as theUnited States, were due to seelaunches of the Wi-Fi only versionon Friday. AFP

SEBI to the rescueThe Investor Assistance and Education cell helps you recover money

lost on the stock market due to your broker’s mistake

TECH STOPiPad mini fails to impressDrastic drop in the number who queued up for launch in Singapore, Hong Kong

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MONEY MATTERSNupur Pavan Bang

PB Lifestyle, the Indianfirm with rights to thePlayboy brand, willlaunch the club in theholiday state of Goa in

December — the first of 120clubs, hotels, fashion cafes andshops planned over the next tenyears.

Sanjay Gupta, chief executiveof PB Lifestyle, said the famousbunny costume of a skimpycorset with a fluffy rabbit tailand ears would be adapted tosuit India’s conservative values,and he stressed no nudity wouldbe involved.

“Bunnies are an integral partof Playboy clubs,” he told AFP.“For the obvious reasons ofIndian morality and sensibilities,we can’t follow the traditionalcostumes that Playboy bunniesare associated with.”

The new outfits will berevealed at the club’s launch atits 22,000-square-foot (2,050-square-metre) premises onCandolim beach in north Goa.

Playboy, along with a host ofother foreign “adult” magazines,is not permitted in India owingto obscenity laws banning mate-rial deemed “lascivious orappealing to prurient interests”.

Bollywood actress SherlynChopra became the first Indianwoman to pose naked forPlayboy magazine this year,causing something of a stir inher home country.

“Super excited! It ain’t aboutnudity... (it is) about introducinga lifestyle of fun (and) glamour,”Chopra told AFP via her Twitteraccount after plans for the newclub were revealed. AFP

(above) Members and theirguests were served food anddrinks by Playboy Bunniessome of whom were featuredin Playboy magazine; (left)actress Sherlyn Chopra posesduring a press event for thefirst Indian woman to posenude for Playboy magazine inMumbai. Playboy’s iconic“bunnies” will make a demureIndian debut next month serv-ing drinks at the brand’s firstclub in the country, whichcomes despite a nationwideban on the adult magazine.

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PLAYBOY IN INDIA

Playboy’s iconic ‘bunnies’ will make a demure Indian debut next month serving drinks at thebrand’s first club in Goa, which will open despite a nationwide ban on the adult magazine.

HOW IT ALL BEGANThe Playboy Club initially was a chain ofnightclubs and resorts owned and oper-ated by Playboy Enterprises. The firstclub opened at 116 E. Walton Street indowntown Chicago, Illinois, UnitedStates, on February 29, 1960.

Each club generally featured a LivingRoom, a Playmate Bar, a Dining Roomand a Club Room. Members and theirguests were served food and drinks byPlayboy Bunnies some of whom werefeatured in Playboy magazine. The clubsoffered name entertainers and comedi-ans in the Club Rooms and in the LivingRooms were local musicians and theoccasional close-up magician.

During the last three months of 1961,more than 132,000 people visited theChicago club, making it the busiest nightclub in the world. Playboy Club member-ship became a status symbol. Only 21per cent of all key holders ever went to aclub. At $25.00 per year per membership,Playboy earned $25 million for every1,000,000 members. This revenue streamwas critical to the development of thePlayboy empire.

The Rabbit-headed metal Playboy key(supplanted by a plastic key-card in1966) was required for admission to aclub. They were presented to the DoorBunny. Through most of the years a strictdress code was enforced.

Starting with theLondon and Jamaicaclub locations, thePlayboy Club wentinternational. In 1991the club chainbecame defunct. In2006, a few new clubswere re-launched andas of 2012, there areoperating clubs inMacao and Cancun.(The Vegas clubclosed in June, 2012.)

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MELBOURNE: West BengalGovernor MK Narayanan has dis-missed a former CBI officer’s claimthat he as IB chief had suppressed avideo purportedly showing RajivGandhi’s assassin Dhanu at the pub-lic meeting at Sriperumbudur on thefateful day.

“I don’t know... I think he wantsto sell his book,” Narayanan, who ison a visit to Australia, told PTI.

His remarks came in response toa question on K Ragothaman’s claimin his latest book Conspiracy to killRajiv Gandhi — From CBI files thatNarayanan, who was then IB chief,had suppressed the video which

was shot by a local videographerhired by the organisers of that fate-ful public meeting. Ragothaman,who probed the assassination case,alleged that the issue was not pur-sued by then chief of the specialinvestigation team DR Karthikeyanand Narayanan was allowed to “goscot-free”.

“There was whole inquiry... andeverything is over... and someonewrites a book... there is nothingnew,” Narayanan said last night.

He was attending a dinner hereorganised by Australia IndiaInstitute ((AII) a part of its annualconference. PTI

LUCKNOW: Accusing theSamajwadi Party (SP) gov-ernment of “completely fail-ing” on the law and orderfront in Uttar Pradesh, theBJP has said that an assem-bly session should be con-vened immediately to dis-cuss all issues threadbare.

“This government hasfailed on all fronts, be it thepower crisis, increase incane prices or the law andorder situation. We want athreadbare discussion on allthese matters now,” saidSatish Mahana, deputy lead-er of the BJP.

“We cannot sit quietly onsuch serious issues andwould like all parties tocome out clear and debateon these issues,” he added.

Mahana said that ChiefMinister Akhilesh Yadavhad promised to convenethe house every twomonths. The house had lastmet for the budget session inJune. Talking about therecent communal clashes inUP, BJP state presidentLaxmikant Bajpai said theseclashes occurred due to itsappeasement policy. IANS

‘Convene UPassemblysession now’

MININGNaxal ‘commander’ arrestedRAIPUR: A Naxal ‘commander’ wanted in43 cases and carrying a reward of `67,000on his head, was arrested in a joint opera-tion conducted by the police and BSFjawans, officials said today. SP (Kanker dis-trict) Rahul Bhagat said alleged Naxal‘commander’ Pandu Ram Aanchala wasarrested in Krugalmaspi village in the dis-trict. He said police had received informa-tion about the movement of Maoistsaround Partapur region, following whichdistrict police and BSF jawans had reachedthe area.

Four-year-old Indian-Americankilled in New Jersey road mishapNEW JERSEY: A four-year-old Indian-American boy was mowed down by aspeeding car driven by a woman at a traf-fic intersection here, police said. The vic-tim, Dhyanesh, son of Balaji Jeyakannan,was struck by the car and killed on thespot at the junction of Jefferson Avenueand Central Avenue yesterday. The mishapoccurred when the child, holding hismother’s hand, was crossing the road.

BKU activists stop toll collectionon Delhi-Haridwar highwayMEERUT: Bhartiya Kisan Union todayprevented toll plaza employees from col-lecting toll on Delhi-Haridwar highway,demanding the “illegal” plaza be shifted 20km away from its current position. Vehicleshad a free run and crossed the plaza with-out paying the toll tax. Assistant GeneralManager of the toll plaza, G V Rangasai,termed BKU’s protest as “illegal”.

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RAJIV GANDHI ASSASSINATION

‘I didn’t suppressassassination video’MK Narayanan, who was then IB minister, denies claims that he

suppressed the video that showed Rajiv Gandhi’s assassin.

Ais for Abortion: While socialissues have taken a back seatin the campaign, both sides

have played up their stance on abor-tion to motivate their base. Obama'scamp has warned that abortionrights are at risk in the event of aRomney victory.

Bis for Binders: During the sec-ond presidential debate onOctober 16, Romney triggered

widespread ridicule by saying that hehad gone through "binders full ofwomen" when considering potentialfemale hires as governor ofMassachusetts.

Cis for Clint: Tough guy actorClint Eastwood bemused mil-lions of television viewers on

the final night of the RepublicanNational Convention when he impro-vised a debate with an imaginaryObama sitting in an empty chair.

Dis for Denver: Or for "debatedisaster." The University ofDenver was the site of the

first presidential debate, on October3, at which a listless Obama wasroundly trounced by a more focusedand determined Romney.

Eis for Etch-A-Sketch: In March,Romney adviser Eric Fehrnstromtold CNN the Republican would

move from the primaries to the gen-eral election as if shaking an Etch-a-Sketch toy to create a clean slate. Itbecame a byword for his ideologicalflexibility.

Fis for Forty-Seven Percent: InSeptember, a grainy video sur-faced showing Romney

addressing an audience of wealthydonors and writing off 47 percent ofthe US electorate as lazy victims witha sense of entitlement living off statesupport.

Gis for General Motors:Obama has targeted north-eastern swing states by cele-

brating his bailout of the auto indus-try, his camp summarising his posi-tion with the slogan: "Osama binLaden is dead and General Motors isalive."

His for Herman: Pizza mogulHerman Cain briefly lead theRepublican primary field

despite a noted inability to addressforeign policy knowledgeably andhaving a tax policy that could besummarised by the three digits 9-9-9.

Iis for Iran: Both candidates havetalked about the need for strongfinancial sanctions against Iran to

disrupt its nuclear enrichment pro-gram, but Romney criticised Obamafor allowing Iran to be "four yearscloser" to having a nuclear weapon.

Jis for Jobs: Which candidate hasa better plan for creating jobs?While the unemployment rate

has dropped slightly, Romney has

repeatedly hit out at Obama, toutedhis business experience andpromised to create millions of newjobs.

Kis for Keystone: Both candi-dates vowed to increaseAmerica's domestic energy

production but Romney has alsopromised that, if elected, he wouldapprove an extension of theKeystone Pipeline, which brings oilfrom Canada to the US.

Lis for Libya: Libya became ahot topic on the campaign trailafter the US ambassador to the

country was killed in earlySeptember in an attack on the con-sulate in Benghazi. The Romneycamp came close to accusing the

Obama team of a coverup.

Mis for Middle Class: Bothcandidates put middle classconcerns at the centre of

their candidacy — with Obama'scamp attempting to portray Romneyas an out of touch plutocrat, andRepublicans pointing to economicstagnation, persistent high unem-ployment and falling household buy-ing power.

Nis for Netanyahu: IsraeliPrime Minister BenjaminNetanyahu, a longtime friend

of Romney, was accused of interfer-ing with the US election campaignwhen he publicly upped the pressureon Obama to act over Iran's allegednuclear weapons programme.

Ois for Ohio: Ohio hasbecome the key battle-ground state in the election.

Seven presidents have hailed fromOhio, and no Republican candidatehas won office without winning thestate — but Obama has a narrowedge in recent polls.

Pis for PBS: Romney sparked asocial media storm when hethreatened to cut off federal

funding from the PublicBroadcasting Service, home of theSesame Street kids' show and its starBig Bird, who became an inadvertentcampaign icon.

Qis for Al-Qaeda: In theirthird debate, Romney did nottry to counter Obama's big

foreign policy boast that he orderedthe commando raid that killed Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, butwarned: "We can't kill our way out ofthis mess."

Ris for Rape: Romney has beenforced to distance himselfcarefully from two Republican

senatorial candidates who causedwidespread offence when theyappeared to downplay the serious-ness of rape while justifying theiranti-abortion views.

Sis for Super PACs:Independent political organisa-tions known as "super PACs"

serve as vehicles for wealthy donorsto funnel support to candidateswithout breaking campaign spend-ing limits. Some 212 super PACshave spent $438.6 million this year.

Tis for Taxes: While Romney hasaccused Obama of "crushing"enterprise and middle class

incomes under high taxation, Obamasays the challenger's across theboard cuts would be a giveaway tothe super-rich that would explodethe deficit.

Uis for Unemployment: Thecentral argument of MittRomney's candidacy is replac-

ing Democrat incumbent BarackObama after his failed attempt tomend a stale economy with little tono job growth.

Vis for Vouchers: The Romneycamp proposes a voucher pro-gram to buy health insurance

in the private market, a plan Obamasays would spell the end of the pop-ular Medicaid health programme forthe poor as it is currently under-stood.

Wis for Wars: Obama cameto office promising to endthe war in Iraq and wind

down the war in Afghanistan. Heended up sending reinforcements toAfghanistan, but now vows thatcombat forces will leave by the endof 2014.

Xis for P90X: Romney's vicepresidential candidate PaulRyan says he owes his impres-

sive physique to the P90X weightlift-ing and exercise plan, and his arrivalon the campaign trail sent sales ofthe programme soaring.

Yis for Yuan: China's economicpolicies, and particularlyBeijing's handling of its yuan

currency was a key campaign issue.Romney has vowed to label China a"currency manipulator" on day oneof his administration.

Zis for Zingers: The buzz wordof pre-debate commentary,describing the quips and

retorts the candidates laboriouslymemorised in order to generatepithy soundbites and feed socialmedia buzz.

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Barack Obama vs Mitt Romney

THE A TO ZOF THE US ELECTIONS

From A to Z, the battle for the White House has been a gripping ride. Here is a lexical walk through some of thecampaign's most memorable moments and characters

WorldFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

13THREE DEAD IN MADRID HALLOWEEN PARTYAt least three people were crushed to death and two others seriously inju -r ed in a stampede during a Halloween party being held in Madrid. Thethr ee victims were aged between 18 and 25. They were attending a con-cert by an international DJ when a stampede led to their death.

LIBYA MISSIONThe US mission in Benghazi that ca -me under attack by militants onSept 11 was mainly a secret CIAoperation, the Wall Street Journalreported Friday, shedding new lighton the deadly assault. US PresidentBarack Obama's administration hasfaced a storm of pre-election ques-tions about why there was not moresecurity at the US consulate wherefour Americans, including Ambas s a -d or Chris Stevens, were killed on Se -pt 11. The Journal said the missionwas mainly a CIA operation, add ingthat of the 30 American officialsevacuated from Benghazi, just sevenworked for the State Department.

Britain's Prince Charles and wifeCamilla begin a tour of PapuaNew Guinea, Australia and NewZealand on Saturday with tradi-tional sing-sings and Maori nose-rubbing welcomes awaiting them. The November 3-16 trip is the lat-est to the Commonwealth bysenior royals to mark QueenElizabeth II's diamond jubilee, alandmark that saw millions ofpatriotic Britons attend variousevents during four days of festivi-ties in June.

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NUMEROLOGY

£10,000is the amount the British foreign

ministry spent to re-stuff a giant 20-foot anaconda named Albert, whichhas been in the posse s sion of the

Foreign Office for at le a st 120 years.

I am concernedabout the restric-

tions on demonstra-tions and public gath-erings. Bahrain'smove to ban protestscould aggravatetensions in theGulf state.

Ban Ki-moonUN secretary general

Man detained outsideOak Creek gurdwaraWASHINGTON: A suspiciousman carrying ammunition and "stra -n ge writings" was briefly detainedoutside an Oak Creek gurdwara inWisconsin, where a white supre m -acist had gunned down six Sikhs inAugust. "This happened last Sunday.He was questioned and laterreleased as he was not a threat,"Oak Creek Mayor Steve Scaffidi said.

Fear, hunger stalkMyanmar campsSITTWE: Crammed into squalidcamps, thousands of people whofled communal violence in Myanmarface a deepening humanitarian cri-sis with critical shortages of food,water and medicine, aid workers say. More than 100,000 people havebeen displaced since June in vio-lence in Rakhine State, where clash-es uprooted about 30,000 people.

Chinese ships indisputed waters: Japan TOKYO: Four Chinese govern-ment ships were in the territorialwaters of disputed Tokyo-controlledislands on Friday, Japan's coastguardsaid. The maritime surveillanceships entered the 12-nautical-milezone around one of the East ChinaSea islands shortly after 2.30amGMT, the coastguard said. They weresailing near Uotsurijima.

Outrage as Antarcticsanctuary talks failSYDNEY: Conservation groupswe re outraged Friday after resista n -ce led by China and Russia st y m iedefforts to carve out new marine sa n -c tuaries and protect thousands ofsp ecies across Antarctica. Hopes we -re high that a reserve covering 1.6m illion square kilometres would begreen-lighted for the Ro ss Sea —the most intact marine ecosystem.

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SUPERSTORM SANDY: THE AFTERMATH

BRIGITTE DUSSEAU &ANDRE VIOLLAZ Agencie France-Presse

NEW YORK: The death tollfrom superstorm Sandy neared100 on Thursday even as NewYork struggled back to life amidall the suffering, with the firstsubway trains rolling in fourdays.

New York authorities saidSandy killed at least 40 peoplein the city and the number waslikely to climb further. At least92 people have now beenreported dead across the 15states hit by the hurricane onMonday night.

Fuel shortages led to longlines of cars at filling stations inmany states and the countryfaced a storm bill that someeconomists have estimated at$50 billion.

More bodies are being foundas police and firefighters contin-ue “their lifesaving mission,going block-by-block and door-to-door in the areas devastatedby the hurricane,” New YorkMayor Michael Bloomberg said.

With about 650,000 peoplestill without power in NewYork, Bloomberg said the citywould start handing out foodand water, while National

Guard officers and police wouldgo into high-rise buildings tohelp the elderly.

The Con Edison power com-pany said some New Yorkerswould have to wait untilNovember 11 before electricityis restored.

National Guard officershelped rescue people trapped inflooded homes across theHudson River from New Yorkin Hoboken, where authorities

estimated on Wednesday that20,000 people were stuck intheir homes.

The floodwaters recededslowly, leaving scenes of desola-tion. A yacht, thrown up by the

storm, blocked one street nearthe Hoboken ferry terminal.

Obama and RepublicanWhite House challenger MittRomney resumed full cam-paigning on Thursday five daysout from a nailbiter election.

Hurricane Sandy broughtdevastation throughout theCaribbean before hitting theUnited States and Canada.The overall death is now at least163.

Cuomo warns price-hikers

New York state governor Andrew Cuomowarned utility companies against price-

hiking after superstorm Sandy, as heannounced further reopening of subwaylines and trains servicing the suburbs. “Donot try to take advantage of New Yorkers,”he said, stating that if the state believespublic energy and transport companies arenot being diligent or doing the right thing,they could lose their certification.

NY marathon to go ahead

With devastation from Hurricane Sandyas a backdrop, the 43rd New York

Marathon will be contested Sunday andMayor Michael Bloomberg vowed it willhappen without draining resources fromvictims. “This city is a city where we have togo on,” Bloomberg said Thursday. “Themarathon is not going to redirect anyfocus.” Bloomberg said electricity and trans-portation are being restored in time.

Bloomberg endorses Obama

New York Mayor Michael Bloombergreluctantly endorsed Barack Obama’s

campaign for a second term Thursday, say-ing the president’s efforts on climatechange outweighed his failure on the econ-omy. Bloomberg first won office as aRepublican but split from the party andnow runs the biggest US city as an inde-pendent. He did not endorse a candidate in2008.

Sandy toll soars to 92New York authorities said Sandy killed at least 40 people in the city. Atleast 92 people have now been reported dead across the 15 states hit.

$50 billionIs the estimated cost of the

damage from deadly superstorm Sandy

A damaged rollercoaster sits inside Keansburg Amusement Park after Superstorm Sandy swept across the region,on November 1, 2012 in Keansburg, New Jersey. ANDREW BURTON/GETTY IMAGES/AFP

BATTLE OF THE SUPERPOWERS

CommentFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

14HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTSHow dare Greek editor Costas Vaxevanis publish a list of Greek citizenswith money in Swiss bank accounts. Does he not know that a man’sfinances are private. After all, how else can we maintain gross economicinequality. Really Costas, thumbs-down from HFT.

US-China ties willremain "vexing andchallenging" asBeijing's new lead-ers face internal

stresses due to a slowing econo-my and increasing distrust fromtheir people, US diplomats said.

"It will be the most conse-quential foreign policy chal-lenge that we will ever face," USAssistant Secretary of State KurtCampbell told a seminar held inWashington, speaking aboutfuture relations between the twopowers.

China and the United States— the world's top twoeconomies — are both poised onthe eve of major decisions aboutthe makeup of their leadershipover the coming years.

Americans vote on Tuesdayfor the next president, amid afierce battle between PresidentBarack Obama — whose admin-istration has made Asia the newpivot of its foreign policy — andhis Republican challenger MittRomney.

China's political elite wasalso jostling for power with theCommunist Party Committeemeeting behind closed doorsahead of next week's largerparty congress that will usher in

the country's leaders for thenext decade.

The US-China relationshipwill be "much more difficultthan any relationship that we'vehad in the preceding years,largely because of its complexi-ty," Campbell told the forumorganized by GeorgetownUniversity.

"It will be vexing and chal-lenging," he said, flanked bythree of his predecessors asassistant secretary for EastAsian and Pacific affairs.

"My only recommendation,actually my hope for whoeverfollows in our footsteps, is thatthere is a recognition that goodChina policy is best done whenit is embedded in Asian strate-gy," Campbell added.

"Good China policy doesn't

mean just going to Beijing. Itmeans working in the neigh-bourhood, working to ensurethat other countries are withyou in dialogue and discussionson issues of mutual concern."

Winston Lord, an assistantsecretary of state from 1993-1997who accompanied RichardNixon when he became the firstUS president to visit Beijing in1972, called it a "sweet-and-sourrelationship." But he warnedthat China stood at a crucialthreshold in its history.

"If they don't make changesin their economic and politicalsystem in the next decade, Ithink you could see real instabil-ity, which could in turn lead to amore nationalistic and aggres-sive foreign policy," said Lord, aformer US ambassador to

China. Richard Solomon, assis-tant secretary of state from 1989to 1992, agreed saying Chinawas entering "a very difficultperiod" and there was a "grow-ing alienation of the societyfrom the party leadership."

"One way to put it is that thesociety has outgrown the politi-cal system that brought the rev-olution," Solomon said.

Flourishing his cell phonebefore the audience, he saidthere were an estimated 400 mil-lion mobile phones now inChina.

"We're dealing with a mobi-lized population. They knowwhat's going on, they knowwhat's happening in their soci-ety and the world," he said,adding that Chinese officials hehad spoken to are "feeling a lotof public pressure."

The next generation of com-munist leaders "face some veryfundamental issues about open-ing up the political process anddealing with a very substantialmeasure of distrust from thepopulation."

But Christopher Hill, whopreceded Campbell from 2005 to2009, argued there was stillmuch that the United States didnot understand about China.

He said that calling the scan-dal surrounding disgracedsenior official Bo Xilai a tale ofcorruption was a bit likedescribing Moby-Dick as a storyabout a whale.

When nature strikes, humans are powerless

If superstorm Sandy proved one thing it’s that no matter how strong we humans thinkwe are, we’re no match against nature in all her furious glory. Climate change and its

effects on the world and its populations have sadly been absent from the US electioncampaign. While Obama rode a wave of environmental awareness and a yearning to

stem climate change, he has done little in his four years as president. Mitt Romneydoesn’t give a fig about the environment, but the ‘perfect storm’ that hit the US Eastern

seaboard over the weekend is an indictment of man’s blinkered vision of the comingeco apocalypse. We need to act now and act fast, but in order to that we must first

accept that there’s a problem, and that’s something very few in power are willing to do.Whether Obama, if he gets a second term, will lead the world to be more eco conscious

and push for legislation that will not only accept that climate change is occurring butalso attempt to stop it remains to be seen. Fingers crossed.

Why we love... Blake Shelton

Anybody who watches the reality talentshow, The Voice, can’t help but be

blown away by country star and judge,Blake Shelton’s cutting sense of humour.The strapping crooner lets fly zingers at afurious rate, and does it all with a straightface. That Shelton is also a great countrysinger, and one who refuses to wear a stet-son, was proved after he swept last night’sCountry Music Awards. Of course the factthat he’s also married to Miranda Lamberthelps a lot.

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

After one lookat this planet

any visitor fromouter space wouldsay “I WANT TOSEE THE MANAGER.”

William S BurroughsWriter

GEOPOLITICS ETC.JO BIDDLE

CHINA, US SET FORVEXING RELATIONSHIP

Atlas of ourclouded mind

Watching Cloud Atlas isan interesting expe-

rience, and a thor-oughly enjoyable one. And don’t

let tales of its complexity putyou off, it’s easy to follow and

well worth the slight intellectualtaxation required at some of theturns. But there’s one line in the

film, more of a philosophicalmusing, that encompasses

everything the film’s about. Itcomes from Sonmi-451, played

by the excellent Doona Bae:“Our lives are not our own”, she

says as she watches her worldcrash all around her. But she’sright; our lives truly aren’t our

own. As we wander through lifewe pick up travelling compan-

ions. Some stay for a lifetime,others flit in, place a delicate

memory and then flit out, takingtheir own road to the dark,

inevitable nothingness. But ourcompanions also change ourlives; they remove the selfish

and replace it with a reluctantselflessness. Parents make sacri-fices for their children, partners

for each other, and as humanswe always concede that as a

flawed species we are caught inan eternal spiral of having to

pick up the pieces of the debrisleft by those that have gone

before. Our lives are not ourown, and they never will be.

They are intertwined with thelives of others. The paths we

choose to go down are those thatwe may never have considered,but we do so because we must.

Because by going down thatpath, someone else gets to live

the dream. And one dreamrealised is worth a hundred

shards of broken hope.

THE HUMAN CONDITIONDean Williams

MUSIC CALLS

MusicFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

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AMY ROSE [email protected]

The whole world is hum-ming the tunes of JustinBieber and Taylor Swift,but you feel disgusted

when you hear each and everyradio station in the City playingthese same tunes. Do you hatethe abomination that is popsongs complete with their samesounding tunes and similarlyrics? You don’t need to be afan just because all others likethese music. You can drift awayfrom the pop songs, Bollywoodand the like and explore othergenres and discover talentbefore the crowd does. If youare in search of such music,then Monkey RadioFoundation started bynon-mainstream musiclovers spread acrossBudapest, Chennai,Delhi, Germany, Franceand UK is your one-stop destination.

Apprec ia t ingand listening tonon-mainstreammusic canchange the wayyou think, accord-ing to the MonkeyRadio foundationf o u n d e rBalasubramanyam SV.

“As a child I wasnever into Bollywoodand Tollywood music likemy peers. I liked to listen toIndian classical music.However, it wasn’t very popularthen and hearing it on the radiowould be quite rare. It was afterI went to Hungary for studiesand after working with a non-mainstream radio station therethat I developed a liking

towards it. Working with theradio station changed my life.The right kind of music canbring about a lot of positivechanges in a person’s life.Through Monkey RadioFoundation, we are trying totake other genres of musicto the people so thatanyone from ther i c k s h a wpuller andauto rick-

s h a wdriver haveaccess to non-main-stream music and not justTollywood and Bollywoodsongs,” Balu says.

The content of the radio is

managed by Balu and his friendGrego whom he worked with inHungary.

“We worked together at thesame radio station and now heis part of Monkey Radio too. Wedecide what goes on air and at

what time. He visits Indiafor our discussions

and planning,” hesays.

M o n k e yR a d i o ,

which isin its

n a s c e n tstage has been regis-

tered as an NGO and is func-tioning as an online radio.Though, Balu and his dedicatedteam say that this is just a begin-

ning with a long way to goahead.

“When it was time to getback from Hungary, I knew Iwanted to start a communityradio here in India and I wassuper confident that I wouldmake it easily at the time. But, Ifaced so many glitches in the

beginning. Now, we havestarted Monkey Radio

Foundation again as anonline station and reg-istered it as an NGO.After a period of threeyears, we will be pro-vided with a wave-

length for the FM,”he says.

M o n k e yFoundation isfree of commer-

cials so they getrevenues from the

club nights that theyhost at Ten Sports BarN Grill, and also the

monthly contributionsfrom the DJs who perform

at the station. “Be it radio or clubs, it’s only

pop or Bollywood andTollywood numbers that areplayed. We host club nights atTen Sports Bar N Grill and theentry to the pub is free and thisis the place where people get tolisten to non-mainstream musicand enjoy it,” he says.

Monkey business in cityMonkey Radio that was launched on October 25 is a commercial free, web-based, non-

profit organisation, bringing non-mainstream music to listeners.

Monkey Foundationis free of commer-cials. They earn theirrevenue from the clubnights that they hostat Ten Sports Bar NGrill.

1 GANGNAM STYLEPsy

2 LOCKED OUT OF HEAVENBruno Mars

3 DIE YOUNGKe$ha

4 ONE MORE NIGHTMaroon 5

5 DIAMONDSRihanna

6 WE ARE NEVER GETTING

BACK TOGETHER Taylor Swift

7 SOME NIGHTSFun

8 I CRYFlo Rida9 I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLETaylor Swift

10 GIRL ON FIREAlicia Keys

1 NIGHT TRAINJason Aldean

2 BABELMumford & Sons

3 TWO ELEVENBrandy

4 CHRISTMAS WITHSCOTTY MCCREERY

Scotty McCreery

5 LIVING FOR A SONG Jamey Johnson

6 THE TRUTH ABOUT LOVEP!nk

7 KALEIDESCOPE DREAMMiguel

8 TORNADOLittle Big Town

9. 21Adele

10. METALCALPSE:DETHALBUM IIDethklok

1. CHALLAJab Tak Hai Jaan

2. SAANSJab Tak Hai Jaan

3. JIYA REJab Tak Hai Jaan

4 BADLA NAZAARAEnglish Vinglish

5 APNA MUJHE TU LAGAA 1920- Evil Returns

6.GUSTAKH DILEnglish Vinglish

7. MUSKANEIN JHOOTIHAITalaash

8. JEE LE ZARATalaash

9. CHUP CHUP KERush

10. LAKH DUNIYA KAHETalaash

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DID YOU KNOW...

6 millionis the worldwide sales of Michael

Jackson’s Blood on the Dance Floor:History in the mix album. It wasreleased on May 20, 1997 by EpicRecords. The album is made up ofeight remixes from Jackson's previ-ous studio album HIStory, and fivenew songs. The new material dealt

with themes such as drug addiction,women and paranoia.

Psychedelic PillThe second release in 2012 forNeil Young and Crazy Horse is itsfirst album of original music since2003's Greendale. Most of thesongs on the two-disc set refer toepisodes, issues or emotionsexpressed in his book, as MP3sound quality, drugs, old friendsand the passage of time are allcontemplated in what must cer-tainly be the most unassumingand artless collection of lyrics thatYoung has ever recorded.

Rapper EliderVarela, known as "El

Duke", has beenmurdered in the

northwesternColombian

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New father singerRobbie Williamssays he and hiswife Ayda Fieldhave been offeringparenting tips totheir friend Adele.Adele and herpartner SimonKonecki welcomedson into the worldearlier this month."My wife andAdele are friendsand I think my wifewill be offeringadvice. Adele has amassive heart;she'll be a greatmum," Williamssaid.

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WEIRD GIFTSinger Kesha says the weirdest thing gifted to her is a blood stained knifefrom an anonymous sender. "What's the weirdest thing I've ever been sent? Abloody knife. One of my fans said if I wasn't his then I would be no one's andhe would come and take me," NME magazine quoted her as saying.


18THE CITY TALKS Watch seasoned television actor Rakesh Bedi as he plays Happy Kumar in the play Massage .Happy comes to Mumbai to become an actor but lands in C grade cinema.Frustrated and dis-traught he becomes a masseur and slowly exposes the underbelly of this city. The play will beginat Ravindra Bharathi from 7.30 pm onwards and the tickets are priced between `200-`1,000. spotlight

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NIGHT-TIME REVELRYPirates, zombies, superheroes roamed the f loors of Kismet

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The Qadir Ali Baig Theatre festivalwas inaugurated on Thursday at theTaj Faluknuma Palace. The festivalbrings the biggest assembly ofrenowned artistes. This time 200artistes from across India and SouthAfrica will be performing at 6 venuesin the City till November 11.

For thelove of art

WEAVES THAT BIND

Much to the delight of fashion connoisseurs, a seven-day Pochampally IkatMela was inaugurated at the YWCA St Andrews School campus, West

Marredpally on Thursday. The mela organised by the Pochampally handloompark will be on till November 7.

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CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE CAN KILL AT ANY AGEChronic kidney disease and its complications can kill at any age, warns a newstudy. The study from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health showsthat the prevalence of CKD shoots up with age from 4 per cent between 20 and39 years to 54 per cent among adults who have crossed 75 years.health


19A simple patch can help

When worn 45 minutes before drinking and left on till the next day, the patch releases theingredients continuously into the blood stream as opposed to a pill which is too quick.

LONDON: Good news for tip-plers! A simple patch can put anend to that morning-after hang-over from a night of alcohol rev-ellery. The Bytox HangoverPrevention Patch claims to stophangovers even before they startas users are instructed to attachthe body patch 45 minutesbefore drinking.

An invention of a US plasticand reconstructive surgeon DrLeonard Grossman, the patchhas gone on sale in the UK fol-lowing its launch in New York

late last year, the Daily Mailreported.

According to the packaging,the patch replenishes the vita-mins and acids lost when con-suming alcohol — in the sameway that the intravenous ‘partydrip’ vitamin injections. Thepatch has not received any offi-cial medical backing either in theUK or in the US.

It has, however, receivedglowing reviews from con-sumers who have posted onwebsites, with one writing: “Itried it twice. Both times afternine or 10 martinis. I can onlyaccount for myself. It worksgreat.”

Users are instructed to attachthe patch — which is similar inappearance and design to a nico-

tine patch — 45 minutes beforedrinking and leave it on until thenext day or about eight hoursafter they finish drinking.Grossman has claimed that theingredients — B vitamins, acaiberry, vitamins A, D, E and Kand folic — are delivered contin-uously to the bloodstream asopposed to those from a pillwhich are relatively quick.

Firebox, which is selling thepatch in the UK, said on its web-site: “The rationale for this‘game changing’ body patch isto stop hangovers before theystart. Easily applied, it is infusedwith a powerful blend of vita-mins, nutrients and antioxidantswhich are absorbed whilstimbibing, meaning a fasterrecovery time,” it said. PTI

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Nike BOOMNike BOOM syncs yourmusic to your dynamictraining workouts, withthe world’s most eliteathletes and coachesmotivating you along the

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InfertilityInfertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a person to con-tribute to conception. Infertility mayalso refer to the state of a woman who isunable to carry a pregnancy to full term.There are many biological causes ofinfertility. Women who are fertile experi-ence a natural period of fertility beforeand during ovulation, and they are natu-rally infertile during the rest of the men-strual cycle.

Head remains consciousafter being cut offA human head remainsconscious for about 15to 20 seconds after it isbeen decapitated. Whileit might be gross tothink about, the blood in the head maybe enough to keep someone alive andconscious for a few seconds after thehead has been separated from the body.

Thomas E StarzlThomas E Starzl is an American physi-cian, researcher, and is an expert onorgan transplants. He performed thefirst human liver transplants. Starzl was asurgeon and researcher in the thennascent field of organ transplantation atthe University of Colorado. He reported-ly worked up to three days straight on organ transplantation procedures as he was the only one who could do them.

NEWS BRIEFSAPP-LY YOURSELF HOUSECALL DID YOU KNOW? PIONEERS

Get rid of that hangovern Since your body is proba-

bly terribly parched aftera whole night of drinking,grab the nearest bottle ofwater and glug it down.It’s the best way tohydrate your body.

n While you might want toreach out for that steam-ing cup of coffee, trysome green tea instead.Else the headacheinduced by caffeine with-drawal might just makematters worse.

n Eating a fruit like bananahelps too. Banana is easyon your stomach and alsohelps replenish yourpotassium levels.

n Try drinking lime juice orwater with an electrolytesolution in it at regularintervals through the day.

n Taking a walk might helptoo. Even if you don’treally want to get out ofbed, the fresh air will doyou wonders.

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SYDNEY: Researchers havephotographed a virus reproduc-ing and destroying cells, for thevery first time, given the tiny sizeof these micro-organismsbetween 20 and 200 nanometres(a nanometre is a billionth of ametre).

“The image shows vacciniavirus, the live-virus vaccine usedto eradicate smallpox, spreadingfrom a single infected cellthrough an entire layer of mon-key kidney cells,” said TimothyNewsome, from the Universityof Sydney.

Newsome and Dean Procter,doctoral student from his lab atthe university’s School ofMolecular Bioscience, collaborat-ed with colleagues from theAustralian National Universityto create the image. The tech-nique also helps calculate thelevel of infectious virus presentin cells, the journal Cell reports.

It was part of Newsome’sresearch on understanding therole of viral genes in viral biolo-gy and the effect that mutatingthese genes has on the viruses'ability to cause disease. Theimage is fittingly titled ‘Eye ofthe Storm’ to convey the sense ofseeing the starting point of theviral activity in the cells.

“The image is actually a com-posite of several smaller imagestaken in the microscope facilityin the School of MolecularBioscience,” said Procter, accord-ing to a Sydney statement.

“To create them we workwith the ideal dilution of highlyconcentrated virus so that only afew cells are infected. Thatallows us to monitor the spreadof the virus through the uninfect-ed cell layer,” he added.

Three days after the initialinfection, the cells are chemicallyfixed, creating a snapshot of theinfection at this stage. IANS

Oz scientistsget to seevirus in action

RESEARCH

3D tool to spot anomaliesin unborn heart!

Circulating blood cells drag on the endothelial cells, which is linked to changes ingene expression. These changes can trigger birth defects.

PAEDIATRICS AND PATERNAL FACTORSPAEDIATRICS AND PATERNAL FACTORSBREAKTHROUGH

WASHINGTON: Researchershave created a 3D map to pin-point malformations in anunborn heart and how it can bedamaged by alcohol, drugs andother factors.

Circulating blood cells dragon the endothelial cells (a layerof cells that lines the inside ofcertain cavities such as thegrowing heart) in a processcalled shear stress, which islinked to changes in geneexpression.

These changes can triggerbirth defects, most often in thevalves. But precisely howthey’re connected is unclear.

“Alcohol exposure mayaffect shear stress by modulat-ing the heart rate, but it mayalso involve vigour and/or tim-ing of the contraction,” saidAndrew Rollins, senior studyauthor.

“Now that we have the tool,we can start to figure that out,”said Rollins, associate professorof biomedical engineering atCase Western ReserveUniversity, the journalBiomedical Optics Expressreported.

“We’re analysing early andlate development of the heartand trying to make the connec-tions that result in valve dys-function,” said Lindsy M.Peterson, doctoral student inRollins' lab, who led the study,according to a Case Westernstatement.

To look at the structure ofthe developing heart and bloodflow, the researchers modified a

technology called Doppler opti-cal coherence tomography.Called OCT for short, the tech-nology involves shining aninfrared laser on the heart.

The reflections measured at

various depths are used to cre-ate a 3D image in much thesame manner submariners usesonar to picture their surround-ings in the deep sea. But theresearchers add the dimension

of time, creating movies ofblood flow through the struc-tures, needed to map shearstress.

They take their first imagesat two days, during a stage ofheart development. They takemore images at three days andagain at eight days, when theseptum, the wall between theleft and right sides of the heart,has formed.

The pair teamed withresearch assistant professorMichael W. Jenkins; seniorresearch associate Shi Gu; LeeBarwick, undergraduateresearcher now at BrighamYoung University; and MichikoWatanabe, professor of paedi-atrics at Case Western.

Working with GangaKarunamuni, paediatricsresearch associate at CaseWestern, they are now pursuinga slew of experiments testingthe quail heart model’sresponse to alcohol exposureand will also test exposure tomental health drugs calledselective serotonin receptorinhibitors. Alone or together,they can alter sheer stress.

IANS

To look at the struc-ture of the developingheart, researchersmodified Doppleroptical coherencetomography

STUDY

WASHINGTON: Empathy cantrick the smartest of brains intobeing fooled by a swindler, saysa new US research.

The network of neurons(nerve cells) that allows us toempathise also dumbs down thebrain's analytical network, saysthe study by the Case WesternReserve University.

The findings show for thefirst time that we have a built-inneural constraint on our ability

to be both empathetic and ana-lytic simultaneously.

When the analytic network isengaged, our ability to appreci-ate the human cost of our actionis repressed, the journalNeuroImage reports.

At rest, our brains cyclebetween the social and analyticalnetworks. But when presentedwith a task, healthy adultsengage the appropriate neuralpathway, the researchers found,

according to a Case Westernstatement.

“This is the cognitive struc-ture we've evolved,” saidAnthony Jack, assistant professorof cognitive science at CaseWestern who led the new study.

“Empathetic and analyticthinking are, at least to someextent, mutually exclusive in thebrain,” Jack said.

The work suggests that estab-lished theories about two com-

peting networks within the brainmust be revised. Moreover, italso provides insights into theoperation of a healthy mind ver-sus those of the mentally ill ordevelopmentally disabled.

A number of earlier studiesshowed that two large scalebrain networks are in tension inthe brain, one which is known asthe default mode network and asecond known as the task posi-tive network. IANS

Empathy can trick the smartest brain

EntertainmentFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

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DANIEL CRAIG AT HIS BEST

Mahesh Babu returnsfrom GoaMahesh Babu has

wrapped up a majorschedule of his upcomingfilm in Sukumar's direction.The film was recently shot inGoa and sources close to thefilm unit can't stop ravingabout his new look. KritiSanon is the lead actress.Devi Sri Prasad is composingthe music.

Search continues...

Puri Jagannadh seems tohave dropped his plans

to shoot his upcoming filmIddarammayilatho in

Barcelona, Spain. Buzz isthat the director is now

scouting for locations inAustralia and New

Zealand. Allu Arjun, AmalaPaul and Richa

Gangopadhyay are goingto play the lead roles in

this triangular love story.

Khaidi, which releasedback in 1983, was a

major breakthrough inChiranjeevi's career and it's

still rated among the bestfilms in his career. The film

is going to be remade after almost three decades.

More details about this film will be

revealed soon.

Khaidi's remake soon in offing

CINE BYTES

Four years after puttingmost of us to sleep withQuantum of Solace,Daniel Craig makes adazzling comeback as

James Bond in Sam Mendes'Skyfall. As much as one mightcringe at the route that the fran-chise has taken ever sinceDaniel Craig took over the reinsfrom Pierce Brosnan, Skyfall is a

smartandgritty

action thriller that makes us fallin love with James Bond all overagain. Devoid of glamour andgadgets, Skyfall doesn't feel likea typical Bond film, but it's pre-cisely this aspect which givesSam Mendes an opportunity toraise the stakes and makes itvery bleak for the new age audi-ence. In a high speed chase inthe bylanes of Istanbul, JamesBond (Daniel Craig) is sent on amission to retrieve a stolen com-puter hard disk, which containsthe details of several undercoverNATO agents. The mission goeshorribly wrong and Bond is pre-sumed to be dead. Back inLondon, M (Judi Dench) is sum-moned by Intelligence andSecurity Committee Chairman

Garreth

Mallory (Ralph Fiennes) whereshe's asked to retire. Soon theMI6 building's security isbreached and M's role as thehead of MI6 is in question.Bond, who's on a self imposedexile, returns to London andgoes on a mission to find themysterious guy who has beenblowing up the cover of severalsecret agents across the world.Casino Royale marked the end ofan era where James Bond hadplenty of backup in terms ofgadgets. Quantum of Solaceupped the ante a bit more and in

Skyfall, he had complete-ly relied on his

intu-

ition to fight one of the mostdangerous villains Bond hasever faced. It's a far cry from thereputation which Bond filmshave built over the years, but atthe same time, this treatment tomake Bond more vulnerable tothreat and to make him rely onhis guts, works wonders for thecharacter. Daniel Craig is fantas-tic in his role despite the lack ofsophistication. The new ageBond doesn't even think twicebefore getting his hands dirty,indulge in close combataction and fight backdespite being not inthe best of forms.Javier Bardemis menacingas RaoulSilva,the

mastermind behind the attackson MI6. His introductionsequence is brilliantly conceivedand the Spaniard packs a punchall the way till the climax. Thefilm has been written by JohnLogan, Neal Purvis and RobertWade whose previous creditsinclude Gladiator, Aviator, Hugoand four previous Bond films.The writing is smart and thereare several dialogues indicatingthe change of times at MI6.Roger Deakins' cinematography

is top notch. Two thumbsup for Sam Mendes and

his vision to weave agritty drama withJames Bond in leadrole. It's an edge ofthe seat thriller andmore relevant forthe dangerous timeswe live in. Bond isback and he's betterthan ever. Go watchit.

HEMANTH [email protected]

MOVIE: SkyfallCAST: Daniel Craig, Javier

Bardem, Judi Dench, RalphFiennes

DIRECTOR: Sam MendesRATING:

Sam Mendes strips the James Bond franchise of its two most important crowd-pullers — glamour and gad-gets, but weaves a stunning drama where the very existence of MI6 is at stake. It might very well be the

best Bond film we have seen in recent times.

James Bond makes a grand comeback


NEW STORE IN THE CITY DESIGNERS SHANTANU and Nikhil will be opening their first flagship store in Hyderabad on November 2 in

Jubilee Hills, KVR Holdings, Opposite Croma Road no 36.

A

The largestfashion week inLatin Americachanges itsdates to reflect the international buying-sellingseasons, opening thisseason withtheir leading artgallery.

Sao PauloFashion

Week(SPFW),the top

such event in LatinAmerica, kicked

off on Monday toshowcase joyful

and colourfuldesigns of its 2013winter collection.

Unlike in previousyears when it was

held in the cav-ernous Biennalpavilion of the

city’s IbirapueraPark, the show fea-turing 20 Braziliandesigners is being

held at a newvenue: the Villa

Lobos Park.“Brazilian fash-ion continues to

show a fresheroutlook, a lighter

way of seeingthings and this has

something to dowith our DNA,”SPFW’s creative

director PauloBorges, told a

press conference.“It has some-

thing to do withcolours, trans-

parency, lightnessand joy. What is

the DNA ofBrazilians? There

is much talk ofhappiness and I

strongly believe inthis. It is a trend,”

he added.Some of the

designers who pre-sented their collec-

tion are RonaldoFraga, Tufi Duek,

Ellus, JoaoPimenta, Colcci,

youngindustry

fashion

22&23LIFESTYLE’S NEW COLLECTIONEDGY, EARTHY and solid… the words best describe Lifestyle’s Autumn Winter ‘12. Exploring faraway landsand distant times the season’s key trends find both men and women strike a chord between fashion and adefinite mind on the act of escape.

AlexandreHerchcovitch,

Forum andReinaldo

Lourenço . The Osklen

label got theshow rolling

with a presentation

hosted by a lead-ing art gallery in

this hugemetropolitan

area of 20 mil-lion people, thefinancial hub ofbooming Brazil,

the world’s sixthlargest economy.

Organisershave also alteredthe show’s datesto adjust it to theinternational cal-

endar and givedesigners moretime to roll out

their collections.Thus, the

SPFW’s wintercollection willfrom now ontake place in

October-Novemberinstead of

January and thesummer collec-tion in March-

April instead ofJune.

The Brazilianeconomy is

young and onlyrecently found a

way of establish-ing a world pres-

ence. Almost 95per cent of the

country’s fash-ion output was

for domesticconsumption.

AFP

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ACROSS1 Droops5 Calf meat9 Acapulco bread?14 Instrument with a double-reed15 Wartime friend16 Abundant17 Gridiron game with imaginary

teams20 ___ acid (vinegar component)21 Card a magician asks you to

pick?22 Via the mouth23 ‘Dear ___ or Madam’24 Confer knighthood on26 Ship, as a package28 Basketball crowd-pleaser30 49er foe34 ‘Cool’ target for a yegg?37 ‘Right back ___!’ (‘Likewise!’)39 Singer Haggard40 Words with ‘Hi-ho, the derry-o’44 Clerical robe45 Org that put a man

on the moon46 Add-on for ‘by’ or ‘high’47 All-too-agreeable fellows49 Estate beneficiary51 Brainstorming session

result53 Wasn’t fasting54 Memento of an old flame?57 Running great Zatopek60 Dedicatory poem62 Spain’s peninsula64 Be hexed67 Tribulation’s partner68 Dash and splash69 ‘... ___ the wild blue yonder’70 Hardly adequate71 Alternatives to pumpernickels72 A lot of the Bahamas

DOWN1 Couch potatoes’ furniture, obviously2 Beaded calculators3 Doomed one4 Small paving stone5 Of veins or arteries6 Cathedral city of England7 ___ Romeo (Italian car)8 City on the Saone and Rhone9 Margarine serving10 Personified11 Work out in the ring12 Casa cookware piece13 Promote convincingly18 Contributes to the cause19 ___ and terminer25 Knock across, as a run27 ‘... to ___ just a few’29 Bird with nothing original to say?31 Used a sketch pad32 Fitzgerald of jazz fame33 Depend (on)34 Far from certain35 ‘I couldn’t ___ less!’36 Young winged god of the Greeks38 Participating in a yacht race41 ‘___ & Wife’ (‘70s TV mystery)42 ___ out a living (barely scraped by)43 Port-au-Prince populace48 ‘Open 24 hours’ sign, perhaps50 Soldiers in gray52 Calculating snake?54 NHL venue55 Like river bottoms56 Angelic toppers57 Baby newts58 Wine press residue59 Olympic skater Kulik 61 Congerlike63 Of grand proportions65 Absolute (Abbr)66 ‘The Facts of Life’ Charlotte

KAKURO QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

Chai TimeFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

26THOUGHT OF THE DAYDo you know what it means to come home at night to a woman who'll give you a little love, alittle affection, a little tenderness? It means you're in the wrong house, that's what it means.

Henny Youngman

SCRIBBLING PAD

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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for 3-11-2012 As per Hindu panchang

for 3-11-2012

ARIESDeficit financial situation willbe over and good inflow willstart. Misunderstandingbetween couple will beresolved and they will livehappy. Chances of minor riftwith close relatives or friendslikely due to your anger.

ARIES: Seven of Cups –You’re confused and not thinkingclearly. Avoid making any decisionsnow because they will most likely benot what you intended.

GEMINI: Ten of Wands – Ifyou’re a manager at work or home,learn to delegate responsibilities.Even that is a lot of work. You cannotdo it all by yourself.

LEO: Page of Pentacles –You’ve been doing a lot of planningof lately and it is likely to do you aworld of good in the near future.

LIBRA: The Wheel ofFortune – What goes around comesaround, too. So make your choicesbased on these very universal butapt statements.

TAURUS: King of Pentacles– You’re bored of the drudgery andthe mundane expectations of dailylife. You want some excitement. Meetnew people.

CANCER: The Star – There’stoo much confusion and negativityaround but there is also a silver liningIt’s for you to recognize that silver lin-ing and make a move.

VIRGO: Ace of Pentacles –Your strength is your focus andintent to get a job done. Your co-workers may be quite jealous of thisability of yours.

SCORPIO: Queen ofWands – A pet may need care andattention. Take special care to spendmore time at home so your pet feelssecure and does not feel low.

CAPRICORN: Page ofCups – You prefer all things glam-orous and want to live the lush life.There are many sacrifices you mustbe willing to make to reach there.

SAGITTARIUS: TheMagician – Intuition is heightenedand you’re at the phase where notlogic but feelings explain manythings. Go with the flow.

AQUARIUS: Three of Cups– Success is indicated. Your plans arefinally working out and the patiencehas paid off. Celebrate this successwith family and loved ones.

PISCES: Eight of Wands –You’ve just had a stroke of good luckand things are looking up. But youneed to upgrade your skills and workharder if you want it to last.

TAURUSGood improvement will beseen in your new efforts. Yourinvolvement in social activitieswill increase and you willbe very active and cheerful.Your enemies will be surprisedto see your unexpected, sud-den rise.

GEMINIDelay existed in court issue willchange and things will movefast. Sharing issues of ancestralproperty will also go smoothly.Your interest in yoga and medi-tation will increase. Your chil-dren will give you plenty of rea-sons to be happy.

CANCERAll the works undertaken willget completed as per theexpectations which will makeyou happy. Persons of highesteem and Govt. officials willbe very much helpful. Govt.works will get completedfavourably.

LEOYou will remain unfazed thoughyou are criticized and made funof. You will change yourapproach suitably to the situa-tion and handle the issues verywell. But you might be con-fused as to who are really loyalto you.

VIRGOYou might have confusion asyour mind will have weaveringthoughts. Never be hasty intaking the decisions whichmight prove disastrous to you.Going slow is better ratherthan going wrong. Keep yourcool.

LIBRAYou will feel like caught in atrap due to bad planetary posi-tion. As health, mental andfinancial problems attack youtogether, you will be totallyunder depression. Keep yourcool; stay slow and steady andsee it through.

SCORPIOExpenses will be more andlosses in certain deals likely,however you will escape withminor damage with yourwise action. Certain decisionswhich are taken spontaneouslywill benefit you in a big way.

SAGITTARIUSThose who were straightfor-ward were rewarded suitably.Marriage talks will progresswell. Some have good oppo-rtunity to clear their old debts.Health will be fine. Elevationand pay hike on cards for theemployees.

CAPRICORNGood turning points likely withwhich you will feel cheerful.Though in certain works youmight face hurdles andobstructions, finally you willsucceed but with a delay.Politicians will be victorious inlegal issues against them.

AQUARIUSBlood relatives will extend theirtotal support. Mother's healthproblem will be over. Closefriends will help you in clearing old and hauntingdebts. Those deprived of chil-dren since long will get afavourable news.

PISCESFinancial position will bestrong. Happy events to takeplace at home. You will becheerful to meet old friendsand introduction of newfriends will make you happy.All hurdles and delays existedwill be over.

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Ashish Chowdhryready to face camera

Last seen in 2011 filmDouble Dhamaal, Ashish

Chowdhry is now itchingto be back on the screenonce again. He sayswhether it is TV or film, hewill finalise a project soon.

" Couldn't shoot morefilms forthree yearsbecause ofpersonaland busi-ness rea-sons. I'mmore thanhappy tomake arestart,"tweetedthe actor.

IANS

Salman can be India'sJames Bond: Kabir Khan

Director Kabir Khan, who castSalman Khan as a RAW agent

in Ek Tha Tiger, says the actor isapt to become India's JamesBond.

"Salman, I think, has thecharisma and the sheer presencethat a Bond needs," the 41-year-old said at the premiere of latest007 movie Skyfall.

IANS

JTHJ title song findsspace in end credits

The title song of Yash Chopra'sJab Tak Hai Jaan, which could

not be shot due to the late film-maker's death, will now be placedin the end-titles of the movie. Itwill have visuals capturing mome -nts from the film's shooting. Thesong was to be initially shot inChopra's favourite destinationSwitzerland. But the shootremained incomplete as Choprabreathed his last Oct 21. IANS

CINE BYTESPC’S CAMPAIGN

PRIYANKA CHOPRA says it’s cool to repeatWe have often

heard of celebri-ties beingextremely con-

scious about their looks andspending money to make astyle statement and grab eyeballs. But here is someone whois making a start towardsreversing this trend and for thegood. Priyanka Chopra alongwith her stylist Ami Patel hasstarted a campaign on socialmedia platform called —#itscooltorepeat.

Primarily started with avery noble thought in mind,Priyanka feels there are manyreasons why it’s cool to repeatand one of the biggest reasonsbeing its ecofriendly. This waywe in the smallest way possi-ble help protect nature.

Recycling and reusing helps alot to save the environment aswe work towards reducingwaste and making optimal useof resources.

Most importantly young-sters usually ape stars or iconsthey look up to. Fashion issomething every youngster fol-lows. And it is very unfair tohave this pressure of not beingable to repeat clothes or acces-sories.

Keeping this noble cause inmind, PC started a campaignon her twitter pagewherein she urged herfans to come upwith cool, innova-tive and fun rea-sons for whyit’s cool torepeat

under the hash tag —itscooltorepeat.

PC pioneering the waytowards a very important andunique cause has already start-ed following what she ispreaching. She has beenrepeating some of herfavourite shoes and bags.

sports 29NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP

HYDERABAD TRACK WORK


HYDERABAD: Commonwealth Gamesbronze winner Amandeep Singh of Railwaysand 2009 Asian Championship gold medallistNanao Singh of Services notched up contrast-ing wins to reach the quarterfinals of the 59thSahara Men's National Boxing Championshiphere today.

The first to take the ring, Nanao thrashedSumit Bansi of Goa 17-5 in the round threematch of the light fly weight division at the LBstadium here. He will next take on VinodKumar of SPSB.

Nanao started with his usual aggressiveapproach not allowing the Goan boxer to set-tle down and before the round was over, hehad a six point advantage.

He soon double the lead with a flurry ofpunches coupled with some nifty footwork. Inthe final three minutes, Bansi tried hard to getback but the 2008 Youth CommonwealthChampion did not allow his opponent to closethe gap and eased to the last eight comfort-ably.

"It was a good fight, I played my naturalgame and at the same time tried to avoid anyinjuries as I have to play three more rounds towin the title and that's what I am focusing on,"said the 21-year-old.

Amandeep, on the other hand, had towork a bit hard against Lal Chand Shaw ofWest Bengal, but in the end the veteran boxercame through in fine style.

Shaw, a belligerent and a bit of a scrappyfighter, made it difficult for Amandeep to getinside and score points. But Amandeep's inand out and side to side movement helpedhim do the damage efficiently.

He led 3-1 in the first round and 3-2 in thesecond. The two times Asian Championshipmedal winner upped the ante in the finalround and went on to win the bout 10-4.

In the quarters he will square up againstSalman Anwar Shaikh of Maharashtra. PTI

Sand track 800 metresDon Valentino (rb) 2y. GoldenPhantom (Imran Khan) 57,600/41.5 Former started andfinished 4 lengths in front.Pacific Star (rb) 58, 600/43Moved well. Roses in Bloom(Imran Khan) 57.5, 600/41.5Pleased. Azaiba (Imran Khan)

1-3, 600/48 Easy. The Leader(rb) 1-3, 600/46 Moved freely.

Sand track 1000 metresRiffiano (Ali Khan) 1-18.5,800/1-3, 600/47 Easy. AlSarraah (Imran Khan) 1-15, 800/58, 600/43 Moved well.

Gate practice 1000 metresRise of Emerald (app) 2y.Baazigar (Christopher) 2y. IceBarrier (Dileep) 2y. Rave Debut(Anil) Benita (Mukesh) 1-12,800/58, 600/45 Benita waswhipped and took no part. 2y.Kallu Mama (Joshi) Vijaysheel(app) 1-10, 800/53.5, 600/40

They jumped out well and fin-ished together. One One One(rb) Fair And Square (Anil) 1-7,800/51, 600/38 Fair AndSquare slowly off and finisheda distance behind. AlexanderSquare (Imran Khan) Travaldo(Sreekant) Queens Neckalce(Alikhan) 1-5, 800/51, 600/39

They jumped out well and Alexander Sqaure finishedin front. 2y. Military Cross (Joshi) Jabal Qara (app)1-11, 800/54, 600/43 They took a level jump. Shades ofVictory (Alikhan) 1-16.5,800/59.5, 600/44.5 Jumped out well.

Due to heavy rain since yesterday, most horses did not participate in the morning exercises here today morning. Of theones that did, Kallu Mama, Roses In Bloom, Golden Phantom and Alexander Sqaure impressed.

Rain hampers horse exercise

Amandeep, Nanaoenter quarterfinals

The State had a mixed day with K Sagar, K Surender and V Balakrishnawinning and Manikanta Ashok and Mandepally Ganesh losing their bouts.

HCA Inter School CocaCola Under-16QuarterfinalsBoystown 252 without loss(Yudish Surpaneni 113no,Abdul Khalid Al Querish109no) Drew withMahabub High SchoolCollege St Patricks 172 (AbhishekSing 59, Omer Khan 5 for23) Drew with St Mary’s A1 Division Three DaysLeague ChampionshipDay 2Emcc 229 vs Evergreen 1for no loss (day 2 called offwithout a ball beingbowled)

The Zonah LaserMaxxCup is coming to its

knockout stages with onlyone Group A round andtwo Group B rounds left. InGroup A, HSBC GLT andR&I are fighting for the topposition and in group B thetwo unbeaten teams, PeteTransformers and DeccanStallions will be facing offthis weekend and the win-ner will top the group.Here are the results ofGroup A, Round 4 games.

HSBC GLT beat SARMby 9 wickets (MoM AshishS 60 and 5 for 2)

Ivy Comptech beatPegasystems by 6 wickets(MoM Harsh Pensi 18 for 1and 20)

R&I beat SQ Consultingby 17 runs (MoM KapilMakhija 61 and 25/1)

ComptechoutwitPegasystems

Boystownscore at will

LEAGUE CRICKET

ZONAH LASERMAXX CUP

K Sagar of AP is declared winner after he defeats Raju of UP 35–21 in the Light flyweight (46–49kg)category of the National Boxing championship at the Lal Bahadur Stadium on Thursday. M ANIL KUMAR

sports 30ABU DHABI GRAND PRIX

PARIS MASTERS


ABU DHABI: Red Bull will notimpose team orders on MarkWebber (in pic) in Sunday’s AbuDhabi Grand Prix as they seek toset up Sebastian Vettel for a thirdsuccessive world title and clinchthe constructors’ championship.

Instead, Red Bull team bossChristian Horner said onThursday they will expect him toobey his best instincts as ‘a teamplayer’ even though, mathemati-cally, he retains a chance of win-ning the drivers’ title himself.

Vettel, 25, who is 13 pointsahead of nearest rival FernandoAlonso of Ferrari, will become thesport’s youngest triple championif he retains his title this year.

Webber is fourth behindthird-placed Kimi Raikkonen ofLotus with 167 points compared

to Vettel’s total of 240 with threeraces remaining.

Horner said: “I am sure as ateam player, if required, he willdo everything to support theteam.

“Mathematically now it isvery difficult for him to win thechampionship and he is a smartguy. He has been an importantpart of the team and I have everyconfidence that he will be doinghis best to help the team achieveits objectives for the champi-onship.

“Mark is a strong competitorand he is a big team player. I amquite convinced that he will wantto see the team achieve its bestpossible results.”

Asked if any instructions hadbeen given to Webber, Horner

said: “I think you can talk aboutso many scenarios and then ascenario you haven’t talkedabout is the one that comes up.

“Mark is a bright guy, and hehas been around a long time. Heis a key member of the team andI think that he will be able to dohis best.

“His primary objective is tomake sure we achieve the con-structors’ championship and forus that we have got both driversahead of Fernando (Alonso).

“He was desperately unluckylast week not to keep Fernandobehind after having to runreduced power and KERS formost of the race. So he will bedriving his best to ensure that wehave got two Red Bulls right upthe front end.” AFP

SYDNEY: Australian athletes will need tosign a document stating they have neverengaged in doping under a proposal suggest-ed by the nation’s Olympic chief Friday in thewake of the cycling drug scandal.

“If they don’t sign, they don’t go to theGames, they won’t be selected,” AustralianOlympic Committee president John Coatessaid.

“What I don’t want is for the AOC to haveegg on its face like cycling has.”

Cycling has been rocked by the LanceArmstrong controversy after the United StatesAnti-Doping Agency in October found theAmerican rider had helped orchestrate themost sophisticated doping programme in thehistory of sport.

Armstrong was issued a life ban andstripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Coates said he could not allow the AOC tosuffer the same fate as cycling, as he urged thatathletes, coaches and officials all sign a statu-tory declaration as part of the team agreementsaying they had no history of doping. AFP

SCOTT WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse

PARIS: Andy Murrayjoined arch-rival NovakDjokovic in heading for theexit at the Paris Masterswith an early-round loss onThursday as the eight-manline up for next week’s sea-son finale in London wascompleted.

Third-seed Murray wasspanked by towering Polishqualifier Jerzy Janowicz 5-7,7-6 (7/4), 6-2 as the Scot fol-lowed Dkjokvic in losingearly at the last event of theregular season.

World number oneRoger Federer and injurednumber four Rafael Nadaldid not play the event.

Frenchman Jo-WilfriedTsonga thrilled the homecrowd with his defeat ofSpain’s Nicolas Almagro 7-6(7/4), 7-6 (7/3). That result

put Serb Janko Tipsareivcinto the eighth spot in theyear-end field.

Tipsarevic made hisown luck as he knockedrival Juan Monaco off with a6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win.

London qualifier TomasBerdych, the Czech fifthseed, came back to defeatSouth African KevinAnderson 1-6, 6-3, 6-4.France’s Michael Llodra

ended an 11-match indoorwin streak for Juan Martindel Potro 6-4, 6-3.

Murray had never beenbeyond the Bercy quarter-finals and looked like hav-ing the perfect chance to fixthat blemish in his record.

But beanpole Janowiczupset the form book withhis huge serve, which pro-duced 22 aces and 51 win-ners in just under two and ahalf hours.

“He played aggressive.He moves pretty good,serves very well. He’sunpredictable,” saidMurray, who was headingto London within hours.

“When you’re on yourserve (with a match point)you must close the match.”

Great Britain’s Andy Murrayreacts after he lost againstPolish Jerzy Janowicz onThursday. AFP LIONEL BONAVENTURE

Kimmage lodges complaintPARIS: Former cyclist turned journalist Paul Ki -mmage has started criminal proceedings againstUCI president Pat McQu aid and honorary presi-dent Hein Verbruggen. The move counters thedefamation case the two officials are the mselvestaking against Kimmage who has been a consta -nt critic of the UCI’s response to doping. Writingon Twitter Kimmage explained: “I have lodged acriminal complaint against Hein Verbr uggen andPat McQuaid. I have initiated th ese proceedingsnot for myself — this is not abo ut Paul Kimmage— but on behalf of the whistle blowers andother cyclists who stood up for truth.” AFP

‘Randhir shouldn’t contest’NEW DELHI: Indian Olympic Association(IOA) vice president Tarlochan Singh has writtento the IOC, saying that its members should exc -use themselves from contesting elections in thenational olympic body. In his letter to the IOCpresident Ja cques Rogge, Tarlochan took nonames but ap parently referred to Randhir Sing -h, who is an IOC member and is said to be con-testing elections for IOA president’s post. “I feelthat IOC member should not be seen or act asfactional leader and not take sides wheneverthere is any voting takes place. This will enha -nce his/her status and respect,” the letter read.

Bradley warns of revolt DONGGUAN: American star Keegan Bradle -y on Thursday warned of a players' revolt if golfofficials go ahead with rumoured moves to out-law long putters. Bradle y stopped short of thre -atening legal action, but said he would do "wh -atever it takes" to prevent a ruling which couldput his career at risk. Bradley's comments followintense speculation that authorities are consid-ering banning "anchored" putters which reachthe stomach or chest, over concerns that theygive an unfair advantage. "I'm going to do wha -tever it takes to protect myself and the guys ontour, whatever that is," Bradley said. AFP

Sania to team up with BryanKOLLAM (KER): Sania Mirza said she waslooking forward to team up with American BobBryan in the mixed doubles event of the 2013Australian open. “Yes, I am going to play withBryan in the Australian Open,” Sania, who inau-gurated the President’s Trophy boat race onThursday, said. In the women’s doubles, Ameri -can Bethanie Mattek would be her partner, shesaid. Sania, ranked 7 in doubles said her aimwas to get to the number one position. Saniasaid though she would like to play singles, herphysical fitness did not allow her to do so. Ho -wever, she was training hard and playing trials.

SPORTS BRIEFS

No team orders for WebberRed Bull won’t impose team orders on Mark Webber in the Abu Dhabi GP as they seek to set

up Vettel for a third successive world title and win the constructors’ championship.

Vettel vulnerabledespite lead ABU DHABI: Defending driversworld champion Sebastian Vettelsaid he still feels’vulnerable’ despi -te winning the last four races toopen up a 13-points lead in thisyear’s title race. Speaking ahead ofthe Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the 25-year-old German said he and theRed Bull team could easily suffersetbacks to upset their currentdomination. He said: “If you justlook back, India was a great racefor us but a couple of laps from theend we had some sparks. Obviouslyit was not a problem, but it doesn’ttake much imagination (to see thatit could have been). If somethinglike this comes up, it shows youhow vulnerable you are, no matterwhat position you are in.” AFP

DOPING TROUBLE

Murray out, London cast completeAndy Murray exited from the Paris Masters with an early-round loss as

the eight-man line up for the season finale in London was completed.

Third-seed Murraywas spanked bytowering Polishqualifier JerzyJanowicz 5-7, 7-6(7/4), 6-2.

Australia athletesto sign document

sports 31ENGLAND’S TOUR OF INDIA

REVIVING BILATERAL TIES SOUTH AFRICA IN AUSTRALIA


AHMEDABAD: Former India coachand New Zealand cricketer JohnWright (in pic) on Thursday pointedout that hosts will miss the experienceof Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman inthe middle during the upcomingIndia-England Test series.

Wright also ruled out India’s com-plete dominance, but insisted that itwill be a closely contested series.

“The Test series will be interesting.England are coming off a home seriesdefeat against South Africa (2-0),while India will miss the experience ofRahul Dravid and VVS Laxman,”Wright said. “The middle-order isquite new. The series will be a closely-contested one and it won’t be 4-0 toIndia,” he added.

The former Test cricketer addedthat the first innings of the match willhold the key to success as the teamthat will put runs on the board orpicks up early wickets will enjoy anupper hand.

He also mentioned that it will be areal test for the spin duo ofRavichandran Ashwin and PragyanOjha. However, Wright said that the

two have bowled very well in tandemso far.

The first of the four Tests is sched-uled to be played at Motera Stadiumhere on November 15.

India go into the series against thebackdrop of eight consecutive awayTest defeats. However, they beat bot-

tom placed New Zealand 2-0 at homein September.

Averse to the idea of Day-NightTest matches, Wright said the ICC’smove to introduce D/N Tests is anattempt to bring back spectators butthe format should be thoroughly tri-alled first. PTI

SYDNEY: Australia has an unlikely weapon as itprepares to stave off a red-hot South African bowl-ing attack — a Pakistani asylum-seeker who willbe helping batsmen ready for the Proteas.

Fawad Ahmed, who left his home in the bor-der region near Afghanistan to come to Australiaon a short-stay visa to play cricket in 2010, isawaiting news on whether his claim for asylumhas been accepted.

In the meantime, he will be used by theAustralian team for batting practice during theSouth Africa series because of the similarities inhis bowling to the Proteas’ leg-spinner ImranTahir.

“I’m really excited and I think I can bowl well.It’s good for them and it’s good for me, that theyhave asked me to go there,” Ahmed told theSydney Morning Herald.

Ahmed is familiar with naturalised SouthAfrican Tahir, having played against him whenthey were both in Pakistan’s domestic cricket.

“We are the same height, with a high armaction, and we can both bowl a good wrong ‘un,”he said. “His leg spin is bouncy, and I am like him,so it’s good for the Australian batsmen to practiseon my bowling”.

Ahmed will be in Brisbane as a net bowlerahead of the Test starting on November 9, eventhough there is no guarantee South Africa — withits powerful pace line-up — will use Tahir at theGabba. But Australian opener Ed Cowan, whopushed for Ahmed to be a net bowler, said it madesense to practise against him ahead of the contestagainst the world’s number one Test side. AFP

NEW DELHI: Pakistan willopen their first limited-oversseries in India for five years witha T20 match in Bangalore onDecember 25, the Indian cricketboard announced on Thursday.

The tourists will play onemore T20 match in Ahmedabadon December 27 before a three-match one-day series starts inChennai on December 30, theBCCI secretary Sanjay Jagdalesaid in a statement.

Kolkata and Delhi will be thevenue for the other one-dayinternationals, the Indian boardsaid after securing governmentclearance to host Pakistan.

The rivals have not played aseries since Pakistan’s tour ofIndia in 2007, after cricket tieswere broken following the 2008

terror attacks in Mumbai by mili-tants from Pakistan.

The Indian and Pakistanicricket teams have met only ininternational tournaments since2007.

They clashed in the 50-overWorld Cup semi-final in thenorthern Indian town of Mohalilast year, a match that wasattended by both countries’prime ministers.

AFP

SYDNEY: Australia’s RickyPonting was pulled out of a Sh -effield Shield game on Fridaywith a hamstring injury, justdays before he is due to line-upagainst South Africa in the firstTest. He developed “somehamstring soreness during thegame”, Cricket Australia said.

“This is a precautionarymove to ensure Ricky has thebest possible preparation forthe first Test against South Afri -

ca in Brisbane next week,” saidCA’s team performance man-ager Pat Howard. “We’veopted to withdraw Ricky fromthe game. If this wasn’t a weekout from the first Vodafone Testthen Ricky would continuewith the match, but we don’twant to take that risk. AFP

BBC radio settles dispute in IndiaLONDON: BBC Radio’s Test Match Special programme willbroadcast live from venues during England’s forthcoming tourof India, a spokesman said on Thursday. The announcementfollows speculation Test Match Special faced a “lockout” froman England tour for the first time in nearly 40 years becauseof a dispute over additional payments with the BCCI. BBC chi -efs have not commented publicly on British press reports thatthe BCCI were demanding an extra £50,000 ($81,000) in addi-tion to the already-agreed fee for broadcasting rights. AFP

PCB backs day-night TestsLAHORE: The Pakistan Cricket Board has welcomed theICC’s go ahead to day-night Test matches, calling it a “break-through” decision that would add value to the game.The executive coordination committee of the PCB which metyesterday to review and discuss the ICC decision, said it wouldallow member countries to increase the value of Test matchesas a product. “The committee has welcomed the decision andnoted that cricket at the moment is going through an evolu-tion phase,” a spokesman for the board told PTI. PTI

Yuvraj claims five wickets in drawn tieMUMBAI: Comeback man Yuvraj Singh excelled with hismaiden five-wicket haul in first class cricket as England’s war -m-up game against India ‘A’ ended in a tame draw at the Brab -ourne Stadium on Thursday. Yuvraj grabbed five for 94, impro -ving upon his previous best of three for 25, as India A dismiss -ed the visitors for 426 in their first innings but not before con-ceding a 57-run lead. Yuvraj, who had scalped Kevin Pietersenand Ian Bell on Wednesday, added the wickets of Samit Patel,Matt Prior and James Anderson in the morning session. PTI

CRICKET BRIEFS

No cake-walk for IndiaJohn Wright said that India will miss the experience of Rahul

Dravid and VVS Laxman during the upcoming Test series.

Pak to tour India in DecSchedule:Dec 22: Arrival in BangaloreDec 25: 1st T20 in BangaloreDec 27: 2nd T20 in AhmedabadDec 30: 1st ODI in ChennaiJan 3: 2nd ODI in KolkataJan 6: 3rd ODI in Delhi

PCB plan to sendsecurity delegationLAHORE: Relieved they mightbe at the revival of bilateral cric -ket ties with India but that wou -ld not stop the PCB from sendi -ng a delegation across the bor-der to “take stock” of the securi-ty arrangements for Pakistan te -am’s tour next month. PCB chiefZaka Ashraf told reporters thatthe Board welcomed the BCCIannouncement that it had gotclearance for the tour that begi -ns from December 25 — the fi -rst bilateral contact between thetwo teams since late 2007. “It isa great development and we areconfident the revival of bilateralties will also help improve rela-tions between the two coun-tries,” he said.

Injury worry for PunterCummins ruled outSYDNEY: Australia’s Pat Cum -mins has been diagnosed withan early stage stress fracture inhis lower back, effectively rul-ing him out of the season, offi-cials said today. Cummins, whowas not named in the first Testagainst South Africa, devel-oped a back soreness duringthe CLT20 in South Africawhich his Sydney Sixers ulti-mately won. AFP

Aus use asylumseeker to boost spin

A HELPING HAND

sportsFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2012

32MANCINI WAS IN SECRET TALKS TO JOIN MONACOThe Manchester City manager, Roberto Mancini, held extensive negotiations with Monaco with a view to joining the club at the end of last season. The talks, lasting almost three months, led to Monacobelieving he would join them and can be revealed for the first time.

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NEIL JOHNSTONAgence France-Presse

MANCHESTER: Ryan Giggs hashailed the impact of Robin van Persie(above left) as the Manchester Unitedstriker prepares to face his formerclub Arsenal for the first time sincemoving to Old Trafford in August.

Van Persie, who scored 96Premier League goals for Arsenal

during eight years at the Londonclub, is hoping to be on target yetagain when United bid to go top ofthe table against the Gunners at OldTrafford on Saturday.

The Netherlands striker, 29, hasscored seven times in his first nineleague outings since completing a£24 million move from Arsenal toManchester three months ago.

But veteran United midfielder

Giggs stressed van Persie had alsomade a huge contribution in settingup goals for his new team-mates.

“We’re like the supporters — welook forward to playing with andseeing quality players come into theteam, and Robin is certainly that,”Giggs said.

“He’s proven that with his goalsand all-round play since he’s cometo the club,” added Giggs, whoseside will kick-off a point behindleaders Chelsea. Robin’s set-piecedelivery has been really importantto us. It’s a big plus this season thatwe’re scoring from set-pieces andcorners. That’s something wehaven’t done over the last few yearsas often as we’d have liked.”

TIM HANLONAgence France-Presse

MADRID: After a slow startto the defence of their La Ligacrown Real Madrid haveclicked into gear and whilethey face a relentlessBarcelona who continue tochurn out victories, defenderSergio Ramos (left) says theywill keep chasing their arch-rivals to the end.

With Cristiano Ronaldoonce again firing on all cylin-ders and the rest of the teamhaving rediscovered theirform, Madrid have won fourof their last five league gameswith the only dropped pointscoming in a draw at theCamp Nou against Barcelona.

At the same time thoughthat draw was the only gamethat Barca have failed to winall season.

“The challenge of catch-ing Barcelona gives us moti-vation. We will keep fightingfor this championship untilthe last game of the seasonand we will be in the reckon-ing,” said Ramos.

“There are two teams thatare at the top at the moment,Barcelona and AtleticoMadrid, but our job is to winour games and put the pres-sure on them. Last weekendwe had an important victoryagainst Mallorca, in a diffi-cult stadium and that hasmade us more positive.”

Madrid now take onZaragoza having beatenMallorca 5-0 with Ronaldograbbing two which matchedBarca’s 5-0 win over RayoVallecano where LionelMessi also hit a brace and hecontinues the lead the way inthe league with 13 goals.

‘Real will fight to bitter end’

JUSTIN DAVIS Agence France-Presse

MILAN, ITALY: Champions Juventus face a test oftheir title-defending credentials Saturday when a resur-gent Inter Milan travel to Turin with a real chance ofreducing their four-point deficit to the leaders.

Juventus extended their unbeaten streak to 49matches after a Paul Pogba header helped secure a 2-1win away to Bologna on Wednesday as Napoli slippedup at Atalanta and Inter moved up to second spot.

Teammate turns foeVan Persie will play his first match against former club Arsenal.

Chelsea 9 7 1 1 21 9 22Man Utd 9 7 0 2 24 13 21Man City 9 6 3 0 18 9 21Tottenham 9 5 2 2 17 13 17Everton 9 4 4 1 17 11 16Arsenal 9 4 3 2 14 6 15Fulham 9 4 2 3 19 14 14West Brom 9 4 2 3 13 11 14West Ham 9 4 2 3 13 11 14Newcastle 9 3 4 2 11 13 13

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Barcelona 9 8 1 0 29 11 25A Madrid 9 8 1 0 22 9 25Malaga 9 5 3 1 13 5 18Real Madrid 9 5 2 2 21 7 17Real Betis 9 5 1 3 13 13 16Levante 9 5 1 3 12 14 16Sevilla 9 4 2 3 12 11 14Getafe 9 4 1 4 10 12 13Real Z’goza 9 4 0 5 9 11 12Valladolid 9 3 2 4 14 11 11

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