Postnoon E-Paper for 31 May 2012

IIndia’s economic growth slumped to a three-year low of 6.5 per cent in 2011-12, as com-pared to 8.4 per cent in the previous year, due

to poor performance of the manufacturing andfarm sectors, official data showed on Thursday.

In the fourth quarter of the financial yearended March 31, 2012, the growth in grossdomestic product (GDP) slumped to 5.3 per centas compared to 7.8 per cent during the corre-

sponding quarter last year.Growth of eight core-sector industries

slowed to 2.2 per cent in April 2012, asagainst 4.2 per cent in the same monthlast year. Core-industries’ growth dippedto 4.4 per cent in 2011-12, compared to6.6 per cent in the previous fiscal.

Analysts had forecast a growth of6.1 per cent in the fourth quarter.

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ATTACKED BY DOGS,DEER DIESHyderabad sadly lacks a24x7 emergency clinic foranimals. The death lastnight of a deer thatstrayed into the City andwas subsequentlyattacked by dogs high-lights the dire need ofthis facility.

GDP GROWTH SLOWS TO 5.3%

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BAJABarring a few incidents of

protester-police clashes,the stir-wary City gave a

thumbs down to theBharat bandh.

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A matter of perceptionJuxtaposed Perceptions, a solopainting exhibition by renownedartist Ninad Jagadish. Where: Muse Art Gallery,

Lower Tank BundWhen: OngoingContact: (040) 2752 2999

Summer campAnnapurna International School ofFilm and Media will be holding aSummer Camp program in film-making, acting and photography.The second batch is from May 28.Where: Annapurna School,

Banjara HillsWhen: Ongoing Contact: (040) 4914 1234

Kids day outOxford Bookstore is organising aunique fun-filled workshop ‘A kid’sDay Out’ for the children. The five-day workshop will host excitingactivities and competitions like babyshow, painting, clay moulding andsudoku. Where: Oxford Bookstore,

The Park,Somajiguda

When: June 2- June 6,11am onwards

Contact: 91601 48444

Colonial Cousins liveColonial Cousins — the extremely

Library summer campA library summer camp for parentsand faculty of UG and PG studentswill be held from May 10 onwards.The camp will provide guidance forfaculty and final year PG studentsfor National/State lectureship andscholarship test(NET/APSET) for `3,650.Where: Hyderabad library

services, Sagar View Complex

When: May 10 - June 10, Contact: (040) 2322 2247,

94412 37751

Dance balletA dance ballet by Sri Vyshnavi Artswill be held on May 31.Where: Sri Thyagaraja Gana

Sabha, ChikkadpallyWhen: May 31,

6.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 27638 241

Calligraphic worksHead to Truffles Cafe for the calli-graphic works of Sri ParameshwarRaju in the exhibition titledRamayanam.Where: Truffles Cafe,

Jubilee Hills, Rd No 36When: Ongoing,

11am onwardsContact: (040) 2355 0105

Artistic exhibitsOn a look out for traditional printsand crafts? Head to an exhibitionalof traditional handicrafts and artis-tic handlooms of Gujarat which hasaround 10 tribal craftsmen and 10other artisans from Gujarat partici-pating.Where: West Marredpally

community grounds, Marredpally

When: Ongoing, 10am onwards

Madhubani workshopThe YMCA Secunderabad is hostinga madhubani painting workshop.The workshopis being fecilitated byan artist from Madhubani. Where: YMCA Secunderabad,

West MarredpallyWhen: June 18- June 29Contact: 98490 07736,

99595 57183

Theatre workshopSamahaara is hosting specialfour week summer acting work-shops. The workshops will beheld for a duration of four weeks inthree different parts of the City.Where: Vidyaranya School,

The Terrace,The Actor’s Studio

When: Ongoing ,

popular duo of Hariharan and LeslieLewis will be performing live atShilpa Kala Vedika to supportSparsh Hospice Care Centre.Where: Shilpa Kala Vedika,

MadhapurWhen: June 3,

6.30pm onwards

Solo exhibitionA solo painting and sculpture exhi-bition by Shantanu Roy is beingheld at the State Gallery of FineArts, Madhapur. The exhibition ison till May 31.Where: State Gallery of Fine

Arts, MadhapurWhen: Ongoing,

11am onwardsContact: (040) 2311 3308

Budding entrepreneursA unique management andentrepreneurial workshop for stu-dents of age group 11-17, at ISBHyderabad from June 4 to June 9.The workshop is open for childrenin the age group of 11-17.Where: Indian School of Business,

GachibowliWhen: June 4-June 9,

9am onwardsContact: 98665 61690,

9052553320

Water coloursA painting exhibition featuring newwater colour works by Sunil Loharcalled Narrations, Connotations andInterpretations is on display.Where: Kalakrithi Gallery,

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Banjara Hills, Rd No10When: Ongoing,

11.30am onwardsContact: (040) 6656 4466

Paradigm shiftMumbai-based fusion bandPARADIGM which plays a combina-tion of Indian classical music andcontemporary progressive rock willbe performing live on May 3.Where: Hard Rock Cafe,

Banjara Hills,Rd No

When: May 31,9pm onwards

Contact: (040) 6463 6375

Buy artIconart Art Gallery as a part of itsBuy Art initiative is hosting an exhi-bition featuring abstract art, sculp-tures and paintings.Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 12

When: Ongoing,11.30am onwards

Contact: 98499 68797

Rock music showHead to Novotel, Kondapur for alive rock music show by Peace Frogon May 31.Where: Novotel and

HICC complex,Kondapur

When: May 31,8pm onwards

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What happens if yourpet develops a suddenillness or meets withan accident in the

middle of the night and needsemergency care? It dies unattend-ed, if it is in Hyderabad.

In a sad saga that highlightsthe utter lack of emergency carefor animals, a young deer, whichstrayed into the town nearSeringampally area last night con-fronted a pack of street dogs thatmauled the startled deer badly.Seeing the attack, the colony resi-dents rushed to the spot, droveaway the dogs and rescued thedeer. But profusively bleeding, thedeer was gasping for breath, said aresident of the colony.

In the confusion as to what’s tobe done, a young man volunteeredto take it to the Blue Cross clinic.

He rushed the animal to the clinic.It was nearing midnight. Hereached the Blue Cross and it wasclosed.

The security man at the gatesaid the clinic will open only at10am and its service was available

between 10am to 1pm. There wasno emergency care and no doctoravailable, he was informed.

Dejected, the man kept plead-ing with the security to inform thedoctor but he refused. He then gotin touch with the Doctor Dog clin-

ic at Jubilee Hills. The director andvet, Dr Muralidhar attended thecall and he invited the man tobring the deer but he had to get aconsent of an authorised NGO orthe forest department if surgerywas indicated because it is a wildanimal. Dr Muralidhar in turn rangup the Animal Rehabilitation andProtection Front (ARPF) to rushand help. But shortly after the managain rang up Dr Muralidhar andsaid the animal was dead.

“He sounded very sad,”recalled Dr Muralidhar. “He was

sobbing. It is heart-rending torealise that in spite of being readyto help, the precious life of an ani-mal could not be saved,” the vet-erinarian told Postnoon. “It is atro-cious that in this massive City wehave no 24x7 facility to help theanimals in need of medical atten-tion,” remarked ARPF founderNihar Parulekar who was rushingto help the deer when he wasstopped mid-way with a call thatthe animal was no more.

When contacted the BlueCross this morning, the man whoattended and identified as coordi-nator said the clinic timing was10am to 1pm. “Thereafter the doc-tors attend surgery if there is one.We have no system to attend toemergencies at midnight.”

The incident highlights thedire need of a round-the-clockemergency facility in the City toattend to the needs of pets andanimals. “The sick can’t wait forclinic timings,” remarked a petowner, Rajaram Patnakar who hadheard of the deer’s sad end.

Attacked by dogs, deer diesHyderabad sadly lacks a 24x7 emergency clinic for pets. The death last night of a deer that strayed intothe City and was subsequently attacked by dogs highlights the dire need of this facility

AMENITIES DESPITE THE YOUNG MANPLEADING WITH THE GUARDOUTSIDE THE BLUE CROSSCLINIC, HE REFUSED TO CALLA DOCTOR TO ATTEND TOTHE EMERGENCY SITUATIONLEADING TO THE DEER’SEVENTUAL DEATH


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They zoom past traffic as ifin a race where comingfirst is everything; they tryto move ahead even in

heavy traffic without keeping aninch of space between vehicles;they wear a ‘we-don’t-care atti-tude’ on the sleeve, and are out toreduce the population!

Meet Andhra Pradesh StateRoad Transport Corporation(APSRTC) buses. They are big,they are fast, and they are brutal!The number of accidents in 2011,up to November, was a staggering

207. And this is just in the GreaterHyderabad Zone. The State fig-ures are alarming.

The accident rate of 2010 was0.09 and this increased to 0.102 in2011. On May 28, Ramkumar, 28,a civil engineer in a private firm,was hit by a speeding bus inSaifabad and died on the spot.Every now and then, there aresimilar reports of the negligenceby APSRTC bus drivers.

The passengers who use thebuses don’t feel safe either.However, since it is the cheapestmode of travel, they have littlechoice. “The bus drivers some-times drive like maniacs. Theynot only risk their lives, but alsothe lives of hundreds of others,especially the passengers. Theyhave no regards for rules andsomehow the traffic policemendon’t tell them anything either.This makes them feel as if theyare above the rules. It is pathetic,”opined Amina Razvi, a home-

maker residing in Punjagutta.Recalling an incident, Amina

said, “I was driving in BegumBazaar last month, and when thesignal turned green, I went aheadwhen out of no where, anAPSRTC bus banged into my car.The bonnet got damaged. Thishappened despite a police copbeing present at the signal. Thedriver did not care to apologiseand instead shouted at me.”

As if driving fast and rashwasn’t bad enough, the busdrivers have a cold attitude

towards the passengers. “Theyare insensitive. Neither do theystop properly at bus stops, nor dothey drive safely. The bus is dan-gerous when it is crowded orwhen there is a traffic jam. I per-sonally went and told manydrivers to drive properly, but theyshouted at me instead. They said,that I was the only one complain-ing and that if there was a prob-lem I could get off and takeanother bus. What can the pas-sengers do when they drivershave this callous attitude?” ques-

tioned P Ramesh, a resident ofHakeempet who uses the publicbus to commute in the City.

“The APSRTC is busy imple-menting other schemes. Theyshould instead concentrate onteaching the drivers basic safetyrules, especially when it comes todriving.

“They should be heavily pun-ished if not up to the mark. Theyhave the responsibility of thekeeping the passengers safe, butthat rarely happens,” saidAnkitha Chauhan, an HR manag-er who uses the bus every day tocommute to work.

Ironically, officials at APSRTCclaim that they have the lowestaccident rate in the country.

“We conduct safety work-shops for the drivers and strictlyinstruct them to drive safely. Thenumber of fatal accidents toohave come down over the yearsas have major and minor acci-dents,” said Vijaylaxmi, deputychief traffic manager (schedules),APSRTC.

Watch out for killer busesRash and negligent driving by RTC bus drivers is the cause of a large number ofaccidents in the City but action is rarely taken against these high-handed men

TRANSPORT

Accidents in Greater Hyderabad ZoneYear Fatal Major Minor Total Rate2004-05 100 72 85 257 0.122005-06 105 56 74 235 0.112006-07 107 71 91 269 0.122007-08 108 69 72 249 0.112008-09 136 88 120 344 0.122009-10 112 69 83 264 0.092010-11 118 87 72 277 0.092011 (upto Nov) 74 67 66 207 0.1

n How are accident ratescalculated?

This is done by dividing thenumber of accidents by onelakh kilometre operations

City says nayto bandh,districts hitPostnoon [email protected]

The opposition sponsoredBharat Bandh to protest

the latest petrol hike had apartial impact in districtswhile it was largely ignored inHyderabad. Barri ng a solitaryincident of activists-policeclash, life was normal.

Tension mounted at RTCcrossroads in Narayangudawhen CPI activists tried toshut a wine shop atChikkadpally. In the melee,glass panes of the shop werebroken. Police intervened andbeat up a women activist. Shesustained minor injuries.Though life was normal in theCity, exams were postponed.

At Mahatma Gandhi BusStation, some 50 activists ofCPM including former MP PMadhu were arrested by thepolice when they tried to stopsome buses. A rally atNarayanguda flyover by CPMled to a huge traffic jam.

In the districts, life wasthrown out of gear. MostAPSRTC buses did not run inthe districts till noon. Theopposition parties held a rastaroko at bus depots in all dis-trict headquarters. Depots ofKhammam, Mahabubnagar,Nalgonda, Karimnagar,Adilabad, Kurnool,Nizamabad, Prakasam EastGodavari, Guntur and Nelloreremained inactive. Manybanks were cautious and kepttheir shutters half-down.Offices were working.


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Defection of the CongressMLA Golla Baburao tothe YSRC camp has nec -es sitated the by-elec-

tion of this reserved constituency.As such Baburao believes thatpeople would endorse his shift.

After the initial flush wherescores rushed with nominationpapers, nine remain in the fieldfor the reserved seat of Paya -karaopet seat. They are: Koth -apalli Lokanadham CPI(M), KNPChakravarthy (BJP), Che ngalaVenkata Rao (TDP), GantelaSumana (INC), Golla Babu Rao(YSRCP), Janga Rajendra Prasad,Gudabandi Babu Rao, MathaSuresh, Maarthi LakshmanaMurthy (all four independents).

District collector Lav Agarwalsaid that 12 candidates had filed29 nominations. He said that 24zones, an equal number of routesand 231 polling stations were setup in the Payakaraopeta Ass -

embly constituency. The authori-ties have identified 33 pollingcentres as troublesome. Theseinclude 12 hypersensitive, 19 sen-sitive and 11 critical centres.

Some 1,079 cases have been

booked in the constituencyincluding 343 on liquor distribu-tion to induce voters. Superi -ntendent of police (Visakh -apatnam rural) G Srinivas saidthat a control room has been setup to receive complaints of pollcode violations. Complainantscan call on phone 08931-235670.He said that eight companies ofpolice forces would be utilised for

conduct of the by-election and anadditional three companieswould be on standby. A total of130 SIs, 20 CIs and five DSPswould monitor the securityarrangements.

Election observer RobinChoudhary, additional SPTanveer Iqbal, incharge addition-al joint collector UGC Nage swaraRao and returning officer BDayanidhi were present.

The Congress is out to exposethe ‘cheat’ who earned people’svotes in the name of Congress butdefected midway for ‘obvious’reasons. The TDP, on the otherhand, is trying to wean away thisseat saying both the Congress andthe YSRC are two sides of thesame coin and should show themthe door.

Postnoon [email protected]

Unperturbed bythe arrest of hiscabinet colle -

ague M Venkara ramanaand gloomy reportsfrom the campaignfields, the Chief Mini -ster Kiran Kumar Reddy,has been attending tourgent office works witha renewed zeal.

A look around thecamp office and secre-tariat revealed that theCM has been attendingto the pending works ina rapid pace with a newlook of glow.

Kiran held a series of review meetingsin the past five days on crucial issues thatrequired his intervention. The first amongthese issues is the progress of works ofKrishna Drinking Water Supply Phase 3project which is aimed at meeting thedrinking water requirements of residents ofGHMC. The chief minister, after holding areview meeting on the project with the offi-cials of Hyderbad Metro Water Board, gavehis approval to avail `1,670 crore loansfrom Hudco and set up a specific time-frame to complete the project. Sources saidhe has also proposed to give relief to peoplein sales tax of petrol. He has reportedlysought the consent of the election officialsfor it.

A review meeting of`14,000 crore Metro RailProject too was held tomonitor its progress andhe asked the officials tocomplete the projectbefore the deadline. Allthrough these meetings,the CM looked firm andconfident while inter-acting with officials andhis cabinet colleagues,despite there beingreports of manyCongress MLAs leavingthe party to join YSRC.

According to partyleaders, the reason forCM’s confidence is thefree hand given by the

party high command in governing theState. “He is trying to balance governancewith party activities. But he needs a bit ofluck to come out of this political mess,”PCC disciplinary committee president K.Satyanarayana Raju told Postnoon.Agriculture minister K Laxminarayanasaid, “Kiran was given the responsibilitywith the belief that he would set things inorder in the State. He is here to meet theexpectations of party president SoniaGandhi,” he said.

Election campaign The chief minister is again in the electoralbattlefield from today. He will be canvass-ing for party candidates in Vizag andGodavari districts, party sources said.

Secondary education ministerK Parthasarathi, who is alsoin-charge of excise and pro-

hibition, on Wednesday said thatthe new liquor policy would befinalised after due consultationsand eliciting opinions from thepeople’s organisations.

The Cabinet sub-committeeappointed to study the policy metin the secretariat today and helddiscussions. Parthasarathi andAnam Ramnarayana Reddyattended the meeting while homeminister Sabita Indra Reddy, civilsupplies minister D Sridhar Babuand minister for endowments CRamachandraiah abstained.

Speaking to the media afterthe meeting, Parthasarathi saidthat they would submit a draft ofthe policy and modalities to thechief minister in two days. Thecabinet sub-committee wouldonce again meet before submit-ting its report, he added.

He said that the sub-commit-tee has received a number of com-plaints and suggestions for thepolicy. It would take time to studyand consider their suggestions.

NSS

Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddyasked the discoms to see that seven-hour power supply to farmers is

ensured under any circumstances. Heasked them to look into the complaintsbeing received in this regard.

The CM today held a review meeting onthe power sector with the chief secretaryand others at the Secretariat.

The CM also told the discoms to seethat dedicated vehicles with GPS systemsattached be used for replacement of faileddistribution transformers without delay onreceipt of complaints. He said that the GPSsystem will ensure replacement of failedtransformers wherever they are at the earli-est. He asked the discom officials to sendhim a monthly report on the replacementof failed distribution transformers.

The chief minister has directed that bySeptember 1, GPS attached vehicles should

be operational throughout the State forreplacement of failed distribution trans-formers once the complaint is received.

Small scale industries, spinning mills,rice mills, poultry, cold storage, govern-ment hospitals, drinking water, traction,seed processing and life saving drugs areexempted from power cuts. Major indus-tries have 30 per cent power cuts as of now.

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CAMPAIGNTRAIL

ON THE

Main players Congress: Sumana GantelaYSR Congress Party: G. Babu RaoTDP: Chengala Venkat Rao

Promises, booze flow in thisreserved constituency

New liquor policyto be ready in twodays: Minister

With Jagan lockedup, Kiran looks perky

7-hr power supply to ryots: CM

Golla Baburao Chengala Venkat Rao


f`lkf`=`fqvQutub Shah Tombs

Hyderabad as a Cityhas a lot to offer interms of heritage

and sights. We takea look at the

various places thatmake this City so

special

Hyderabad, the City of smiles,of lights, of a thousand faces,offers a variety of attractions.

One of them is Qutub ShahiTombs. Qutub Shahi Tombs, of sevenQutub Shahi rulers, are amongfamous landmarks in Hyderabad.Located near Golconda fort, QutubShahi Tombs are known for the dis-play of arches, domes, minarets andcolumns. The unique style of thetombs is a fine example of Indianand Persian architecture.

Built with grey granite, the domeswere originally overlaid with blue

and green tiles and decorated withexquisite ornamentation.

The gorgeously lit-up tombs are atreat to the eyes at night. The areahouses around 30 tombs of therulers, courtiers, courtesans as wellas saints.

The haunting beauty and serenityis what makes these architecturalwonders so special for Hyderabadis.The sprawling garden adds to thebeauty of these tombs.

Except on Friday, the tombs areopen to visitors from 9.30am till4.30pm.

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With the steep hike inpetrol prices, thecommon man islooking for alterna-

tives like opting for public trans-ports. But nothing seems to behelping them. Many complainthat the buses run by AndhraPradesh State Road TransportCorporation (APSRTC) are irregu-lar and over-crowded while theMulti-Modal Transport Service(MMTS) trains aren’t well con-nected.

For people like Binoy, market-ing executive in a pharmaceuticalcompany in the City, who needsto travel extensively around theCity, it’s tough to manage the fuelexpenses. “My company pays meonly `800 as monthly fuelallowance, which is actually myweekly expense. If I plan to dump

my vehicle and take public trans-port, it’s next to impossible. Whilethe APSRTC buses are alreadycrowded, I don’t want to risk mylife and the so-called MMTS doesnot connect to all major areas inthe City. Hence I am forced tobear the fire of the fuel price,” helaments.

“With a monthly salary of`15,000, the increased fuel pricewill only ruin my family’s month-ly budget,” bewails Binoy Jacob.

“When one uses public trans-port you are heavily dependenton them. You have to scheduleyourself accordingly which is notpossible always. As a workingprofessional, this can hamper myjob. This is something the govern-ment has failed to understand,”said Rita C, technical writer.

Currently, the MMTS trainsruns in two streams —Secunderabad to Falaknuma andSecunderabad to Hyderabad toLingampally. “Secunderabad andHitec City are the hub of passen-ger services for the City, where

MMTS services need to beimproved. Seeing the constantrise in fuel prices and shortage ofdiesel in the city, it’s time that thegovernment should plan somemore and new routes for thecommon man. From the past oneweek, I am opting for carpoolingas that’s the only alternative I amleft with,” said Ajay Nayak, anMNC employee.

However the officials have adifferent take on the issue “Thenew routes can only be started inthe second phase which will takesome more time. As of now wehave a total of 121 services in twostreams that are Secunderabad-Falaknuma and Secunderabad-Hyderabad-Falaknuma. Nearly1.05 lakh passengers travel dailyon these routes” said, ShakeelAhmed, South Central Railwayspokesman.

Many employees from areaslike Madhapur, Hitec City andGachibowli are now taking to car-pooling as there is no alternativeleft for them.

Problems plague public transportTRANSPORT N SHIVA KUMAR

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Tormented by the ever-rising fuel prices, the aam aadmi has decided to forgo the comforts of personalvehicles in favour of public transport. However, the State-run behemoths doesn’t seem to care


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“Since I was a child, hockeyhas always been my pas-sion. Until high school, Ipracticed the sport.

Unfortunately, I had to let go of my zealthereafter as there was not much scopefor it. In Hyderabad, we don’t get anysupport from the government or anyassociations, which is why all the bestplayers in Indian hockey team are fromthe North, and none from AP,” recallsAarti A, a senior women roller hockeycaptain, who has won several interna-tional championships, but yet hasn't hadany remuneration.

Just like Aarti, there are several otherswho want to play and make a career inhockey but the City has denied them achance. Hyderabad lacks hockey play-grounds, the basic requirement toencourage the national game.

“We do not have proper grounds andthe ones that we have, ask for hefty fees.The government ought to take an initia-tive and help the association. We haven'tconducted any tournaments for the lackof grounds. The schools which used tohave hockey, now also do not coach stu-dents,” regrets T R Bhim Singh, joint sec-retary of Hyderabad Hockey.

A monument of neglectThe hockey stadium in Begumpet

was constructed in 1997 and the groundwas open to all until 2009. But threeyears ago, the police academy began tolook after it. No tournaments or leaguesare hosted on the ground.

The Sports Authority of AndhraPradesh (SAAP), though on special

request does use the ground, but it does-n't serve as a permanent solution.

“The ground was constructed for aninternational match. The ground has anastro turf. However, the life of the turf isnow over and we need to construct a newone. The cost to construction wouldcome up to `5 crore, but we do not havethe funds. Hence we are making do withwhatever we have. The ground is nowused only for practice and a few selectmatches are held here. Apart from that,the ground is not fit,” said Ram Babu,

DGP, AP police sports office.Ram Babu wondered, “Who will give

us the money to repair it? `5 crore is a bigamount and the government does nothelp us nor does the media. For Indians,sport is synonymous with cricket.”Everywhere one hears the complaint ofhow the government pampered cricketat the cost of other games.

The Gymkhana ground, which canhost hockey games, is in a pathetic state.Moreover, if any association wants topractice, they must pay huge amount

which not all associations can afford.“I coach in Gymkhana. The ground is

bad for children to practice. It was built40 years ago, and no follow-up has beendone on it. Given the condition, it's diffi-cult to coach and participate at thenational level games.

“Since four-and-a-half-years, noteven one league match has been con-ducted in Hyderabad. I have been train-ing students for that past six years. If,after one-and-a-half-year of practicing,no match is played, people will loseinterest and give up. This is the reasonwhy we have nobody from AP playing atnational level,” says Kamesh D, a coachin SAAP.

With Indian hockey team qualifyingfor the Olympics, it is ironic that the Cityhas no proper ground for hockey playersto practice and conduct matches.

Internal politics among associationsis also adding to the existing problems.“There are two teams, one is the HockeyIndia, and the other is Indian HockeyFederation. The former is a nationalteam who plays internationally.However, due to the international clash-es, those playing for both the teams aresuspended.

“Secondly, we don't have affordablegrounds. The one at Gachibowli charges`4,100 per session and it is not in the Citylimits. That is why not many studentsdon’t go,” says Kamesh.

Schools in the City also do not haveany good grounds. The ones that we usedto have, are now are being used for play-ing cricket. The number of school teamshave reduced from 15 to 5.

“Even if we want students, they donot choose the sport. Not just students,even parents in the City also do notencourage the game. We decided to giveit a miss,” says Aditya N, PT teacher,Daffodil School.

A national shame Not many know hockey, not cricket, is our national game. The City hasjust few grounds and little scope for the youths who love this game

Leader togo on fast

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Who will give us themoney to repair it? `5crore is a big amount andthe government does nothelp us nor does themedia. For Indians, sport issynonymous with cricket.

Ram Babu, DGP, AP police sports office

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Sangham state presi-dent Pusa BalakishanBesta will go on 36-hour hunger strike for‘protection of waterresources’ from 10amon June 2 to 4pm onJune 3 at Indira Park,Dharna Chowk.

Balakishan Bestasaid that the programwas aimed at protect-ing ground water. NSS

`1.4K cr scholarshiparrears releasedAs a part of the system of streamlining

post matric Scholarship disbursal, theState government has released totalamount of `1402.01 crores. This wouldcover the total verified demand of applica-tions available with the State.

This is the first time that all scholarshiparrears up to 2011-12 has been released byMay. It is expected that the disbursementof all the amount will be completed byJune 30. NSS

N SHIVA KUMAR


Rahul [email protected]

Meet Balraman. At theoutset he may seemordinary, a computerprofessional who

loves teaching, a chess player anda conversationalist. The 42-year-old, P Balraman is blind and hislove for chess is not hindered bythe lack of eyesight.

“I started playing 10-12 yearsago with my father, who has beenvery instrumental in teaching meeverything about chess,” he says.

In town for the Devnar Schoolof Blind Chess NationalChampionship, Balraman is oneamong many blind chess playersfrom all over India, vying for thechampionship title.

Balraman is well read andspeaks perfect, flawless English.“Back then, cricket and gamecommentary were my only chan-nels of learning. That apart, Ilearnt computers through anaudio-guided software that allowsme to teach other people whohave not been blessed with eye-sight,” he says.

How do the blind play chess?One might imagine it being atough affair, but these people areat ease with the game. With spe-cially designed chess boardsmade to easily represent pieces,they touch, feel and memorise theblacks and whites on the board. ABraille script denoting the moves,punched on paper, keeps track ofthe game. This, and a lot of prac-tice and patience, is what it takesfor them to play chess.

The story does not end there.Most of them have followed theWorld Chess Championship like

fans of any other sport would do,despite their disability hinderingthem from watching it. “We listento the moves made and visualisethe entire board. Anand, nowbeing the fifth world champion,played it really slow this time. Infact, I was sure of his victory overGelfand at some points but sur-prisingly he had offered a draw,”says Balraman.

Those among the favouriteplayers of the blind include, GarryKasparov, Mikhael Tahl, Karpov.Not everybody approves ofAnand. Chintan, another blind

player, says, “He is wilting in hisstandard games. That apart,Anand should try to play asexceptionally as he does in theblitz, blindfold games.”

They follow the sport like anyother fan. With full of appropriateoohs and aahs, their disabilitydoes not deter them from plot-ting, strategising and wiping outpieces from the board, with thekeenness and immaculate timing,like that of some of the best players. Do not give them sympa-thy, give them the opportunity toperform.

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2,500 jobs will be cut by Japanesecamera and medical equip-

ment maker Olympus Corp inoverseas factories.

“We are going toinvest `150 millionin each year overthe next threeyears continuous-ly, which will mod-ernise our facto-ries at Batanagaras well as atBangalore. Theseare all to upgradeour factories andmachineries toimprove produc-tivity,” Rajeev Gopalkrishnan,

managing directorBata India

High-end London-based jew-eller Graff Diamonds saidThursday it has decided todelay its $1 billion initialpublic offering in Hong Kongnext month due to “adversemarket conditions”. Theshare sale, which would havebeen one of the biggest IPOsthis year, is the latest deal tobe pulled in the Asian finan-cial hub in recent weeksamid concerns over theeurozone crisis which hashurt market sentiment.

The chief executive ofMorgan Stanley onWednesday defended hiscompany’s lead role in thedisastrous IPO of Facebook,which has lost investors bil-lions of dollars. JamesGorman told an internalstaff meeting that the bankhad worked “100 per centwithin the rules” in headingthe $16 billion stock issue,according to a person whowas at the meeting. Gormanalso condemned the “specu-lation of nefarious activity”that has surrounded theissue and drawn at leasteight class action lawsuitsagainst Facebook and itsunderwriters. The company’sshare price has now sunknearly 26 per cent.

WASHINGTON: Moody’s dow -n graded the credit rating of nineDanish banks Wednesday, citingthe impact of the rolling euro-zone crisis on bank loan qualityand on their fund-raising ability.

The nine, along with theFinnish subsidiary of one of thebanks, saw their ratings cut oneto three notches, with one ofthem, DLR Kredit, pushed threesteps down into the junk-bondrealm at Ba1.

“Danish financial institutionsface sluggish domestic economic

growth, weakening real estate pr -ices and higher levels of unempl -oyment, as well as the risk of ex t e -rnal shocks from the ongoing eu -ro area debt crisis,” Moody’s said.

All but DLR Kredit remainedin the low end of investment-grade ratings. The nine wereDanske Bank, Jyske Bank,Sydbank, Spar Nord Bank,Ringkjobing Landbobank,Nykredit, Realkredit, DLR Kredit,and Danmarks Skibskredit.Alsodowngraded was Danske Bank’sFinnish arm Sampo Bank. AFP

PREIGNAC, FRANCE:French insurance group Axastopped buying Italian andSpanish bonds several monthsago but has not sold those itowned already, chief risk man-ager Jean-Christophe Meniouxsaid on Wednesday.

Financial market pressureon Italy and Spain has risensharply as institutional inv -estors worry about the state of

those countries’ balance sheets,with analysts debating the costof possibly huge bail-outs.

The interest rates that Romeand Madrid must offer to obtainlonger-term loans on globalequity markets have climbedabove six percent and in thecase of Spain, are close to a “tip-ping point” at which Greece andothers had to seek internationalrescue packages. AFP

Axa no longer buyingItalian, Spanish bonds

NEW DELHI: The Delhi HighCourt has directed Air Indiapilots to resume duties andrestore normalcy before anymatter pertaining to the IPGcan be taken up. The Courtwas not inclined to hear thematter unless the IPG calls offthe strike as they are not enti-tled to claim any training ifthey continue to be on strike.If the strike is called off evenduring the court’s vacation,liberty was given to the man-agement to mention the mat-ter for an early hearing.

Prudhvi Raju [email protected]

Direct to Home service(DTH) has been soughtafter by customers withthe offering of HD and

interactive and value added ser-vices. With over 45 million house-holds already subscribing to DTHservices, the industry is set to growfurther during the upcoming digi-tization phase, where consumersmay opt for a shift from the ana-logue to the digital platform.

The High Definition (HD) mar-ket is growing with the help ofDTH services and vice-versa. Allthe major players are offering con-tent on HD. The viewers are get-ting ready with HD televisionswith the falling prices. A full HD 22inch television costing less than`15,000, It is obvious that everytelevision will have HD feature innear future. Though the customeris getting an HD TV at a reasonableprice, he has to pay extra to availHD channels.

“Obviously with HD there is anextra expense involved. Initiallythe acceptability was slow andindulgence was experimental innature from the consumers. Butnow, people have opened up tothis phenomenon; we do have asignificant percentage of viewerstoday who are willing to pay forexperiencing supreme quality ser-vices. The difference in costs isalso not much right now,” saidspokesperson, Videocon D2H.

DTH operators have an edgeover cable operators with the qual-ity of the content and number ofHD channels. Most of the cableoperators could not provide HDservices to the customers.

“HD will certainly prove to beone of the major product offeringsthat will garner huge interest espe-cially amongst a certain section of

audience. It is going to be a USPthat cable operators would not beable to match. As far as conversionof feed is concerned, we can cer-tainly foresee this as a growingtrend but in the end there wouldbe a few genres which would bemore sought after than the otherskeeping in mind the high costsinvolved with producing HD feed.Most major channels will eventu-ally start providing a dual feed ofHD and Standard definition (SD),”he said.

DTH platforms are offeringwide variety of services apart fromjust enjoying TV. Today the cus-tomer can easily afford an HDrecorder, which can record hoursof HD content enabling the viewerto rewind, record and pause LiveTV. Airtel has launched a newinteractive service, iEnglish to help

customer hone their Englishspeaking skills within the comfortof their homes.

“New technologies that youmay see from DTH services arepush video, advanced gaming andprobably even internet surfing. Alot of R & D is happening related toall these features but it is very diffi-cult to pinpoint as technology isevolving and sky is the limit.Currently Videocon d2h is offeringRecord, Pause, Rewind Live Tele -vision, Pay TV, Active Services andMovies on Demand plus it is theonly DTH player to offer an exclu-sive active channel with 3-D feed.

To attract customers to theirservices, some DTH operatorsshowed channels which have abetter quality than SD channels asa HD. Many customers fall prey forthis and subscribed.

DTH players placetheir bets on HD pie

Qantasrules outstake saleSYDNEY: Qantas Airwayschief Alan Joyce on Thursdaydismissed reports that it wasconsidering selling a stake toDubai airline Emirates. “Idon’t know where these sto-ries have come from,” Joycetold reporters. “What I amseeing in the press is com-pletely wrong.”

His comments come afteranalysts at Deutsche Banksaid the troubled carrier’srecent decision to split itsloss-making internationalarm from its domestic opera-tions could open the way foran Emirates investment.

Deutsche Bank analystCameron McDonald said adirect investment in the lucra-tive domestic flights businesscould be on the cards, with a30 percent stake estimated tobe worth Aus$1.9 billion(US$1.84 billion).

The Qantas Sale Act limitsforeign ownership of the air-line to 49 per cent. AFP

No work, notalk: HC tellsAI pilots

Moody’s downgrades 9 banks

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201210India unveiled India‑View

LUCKNOW: An ambitiousNight wildlife Safari project —the first in India — might see thelight of the day sooner than laterat Greater Noida adjoiningDelhi.

The Uttar Pradesh govern-ment on Tuesday gave the giventhe green signal to consider thestart of the bid invitation pro-cess regarding the developmentof a wildlife night park.

The wildlife safari would bedeveloped through PublicPrivate Partnership (PPP) mode.

It would encompass outdoornatural setting for 40 per cent

animals of the Indian sub-conti-nent and 60 per cent animalsfrom outside.

The decision to speed up theproject was taken at a meetingchaired by Chief MinisterAkhilesh Yadav.

The Greater Noida Authoritywould conduct the bidding pro-cess. The meeting was attendedby acting Singapore HighCommissioner Jonathan Tow.

The proposed Night Safariwith closed environment andcontrolled conditions will be thefirst in India and the second inAsia after Singapore. IANS

NC Bipindra

NEW DELHI: Perhaps the mostcontroversial tenure of anyIndian Army chief endsThursday when Gen VK Singhhangs up his boots after over 41years of service. Much of his 26months at the helm of a 1.13 mil-lion strong army were spent inpublicly battling the civilianestablishment and his own mili-tary rivals.

But the end of his termmarks the beginning of a longpath towards recovery from themess that the institution calledthe Integrated Headquarters ofthe Ministry of Defence (Army)finds itself in.

What began as a promisingtenure on April Fools’ Day in 2010with VK Singh making the rightnoises about “improving theinternal health” of the army hasnow turned into unpleasantchapter that may be difficult toforget given the nature of the con-troversies — from a seeminglyinnocuous age row to the criticalissue of defence preparedness.

“Let him retire peacefully,” iswhat defence minister AKAntony is believed to have toldsome defence ministry officials,

upset over the latest controversyfollowing VK Singh’s televisioninterviews on his last weekendin office.

VK Singh, otherwise a verypopular man in the forces whocommend him for his upright-ness, had blamed some sectionsof the defence ministry for plant-ing stories in the media to fix him.

The wait for his retirement is

expected to be over on May 31forenoon, when VK Singh handsover the reins of the world’s sec-ond largest standing army afterChina to Lt Gen Bikram Singh.

VK Singh’s age row —whether he was born on May 10in 1950 or 1951 — should havebeen a routine matter of littleinterest to anybody outside theestablishment. But the issue

went up all the way to theSupreme Court, which put anend to the row by virtuallyupholding the defence ministrydecision on 1950.

Then came the bombshell ofan allegation about retired lieu-tenant general Tejinder Singhoffering a bribe of `14 crore toclear an order for what the armychief called “substandard” Tatramilitary trucks.

The bribery storm, firstreported in a newspaper, camewhen the budget session of par-liament was in progress. And thenation saw an emotional Antonydefending himself — he hadbeen informed by the army chiefin 2010 about the offer — forcinghim to order a Central Bureau ofInvestigation (CBI) probe.

Tejinder Singh has sued VKSingh and his aides from thearmy headquarters for defama-tion over a press release thatnamed him.

Muddying the waters further,there was another shocker of areport that VK Singh had autho-rised the bugging of Antony’soffice and the country’s top lead-ership at the peak of his age row.Again, there was vehement denialfrom the defence ministry. IANS

MUMBAI: Top-notch Mumbaiindustrialist and director ofPiramal Healthcare Ltd, SwatiPiramal has been elected mem-ber of the Harvard Board ofOverseers, a company statementsaid on Wednesday.

The Harvard Board ofOverseers is more than 350 yearsold and was created in the 17thcentury. It oversees all theSchools of Harvard, includinghealth, business, design, artsand sciences, and has had anillustrious past. The 30-memberBoard of Overseers is all directlyelected by alumni. PresidentJohn F Kennedy served on theboard in 1957.

Piramal is now one of the fivenew Overseers elected to theboard for a six-year term. She wasthe only international and Indiancandidate nominated for con-testing elections by the HarvardAlumni Association committeethis year.

“It is a great honour to beelected as an Overseer to one ofthe most historic and prestigiousboards in the world. The OverseerBoard brings together a diverseset of people who are all alignedto take Harvard to greater heightsof excellence,” Piramal said.

Piramal was among the hand-ful of Mumbai industrialists whohad met US President BarackObama during his trip to India inNovember 2010. Before that,Piramal also met Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton.

“I believe that my interna-tional perspective and deepexperience in creating effectivechange in large institutions willhelp Harvard graduates recognisetheir potential as destined lead-ers,” she added.

Piramal has a medical degreefrom the University of Mumbai, adiploma in Industrial Medicineand a Masters in Public Healthfrom Harvard University, UnitedStates of America. IANS

Debates to Singh no more

Light of day soon for Night Safari

Indians continue toromance Ayn Rand

MumbaiteelectedHarvardOverseer

A child cools off at a fountain beside the India Gate monumentin New Delhi. The temperature in the capital has been rising; ittouched 45 degrees Celcius on Wednesday. AFP/ SAJJAD HUSSAIN

COOL, AIN’T I?

NEW DELHI: Literary tastes inIndia, as anywhere, change withthe times, but one writer hasnever gone out of vogue: AynRand — the high priestess offree-market capitalism andunfettered individualism.

A marginal, and often derid-ed literary figure in many othercountries, Rand is a perennialpresence on Indian bestsellerlists and regularly name-checked on the “favourite

author” list of influential Indians— from company CEOs toBollywood stars.

Until 2007, Indians conduct-ed more Google searches for theRussian-American novelist thanresidents of any other country,and in recent years have cededthe top spot only to Americans.

The popularity in India ofRand's seminal novels, AtlasShrugged and The Fountain -head, are hard to explain. AFP

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201211India unveiled India‑ViewNATION AT A GLANCE10 killed in Karnatakaroad mishapBELGAUM (KARNATAKA): Tenpersons were killed and two others injuredin a collision between a car and a goodscarrier at Nippani town in the district today.Eight persons died on the spot while twosuccumbed to injuries at a hospital, policesaid. The two injured have been hospitali -sed. The victims were on their way to Goaafter a trip to the pilgrim town of Shirdiwhen the mishap occurred, police said.

Unclaimed bag triggersbomb scare at airportBANGALORE: An abandoned bag cre-ated a bomb scare at the international air-port here today before police found it con-tained only a laptop. Security personneldeployed at the airport went into a tizzyafter the bag was noticed lying unclaimedand informed the airport police. Bombsquad and sniffer dogs were immediatelypressed into service.

2 youths fall in well trying to save womanMIDNAPORE (WB): Two youths diedafter falling into a well while trying to savea woman from slipping at Goaltore in WestMidnapore district today. Prosenjit Maityand Ramanath Murmu, both aged around30 years, saved Kalpana Maity, 23, from trip-ping, but themselves fell. Their bodies werelater recovered from the well.

Moves afoot to makecancer notifiable

A Bengal tiger is sprayed withwater by a zoo-keeper on a hotday at the Birsa Munda ZoologicalPark in Ranchi on Wednesday. AFP

Union health minister Ghulam NabiAzad (C), Haryana CM BS Hooda (R)and MP Deepender Hooda in a dis -cus sion in Jhajjar on Wednesday. PTI

NEW DELHI: As the country observes‘World No Tobacco Day’ today, moves tomake cancer a notifiable disease are mak-ing progress with two states Kerala andPunjab agreeing to such a proposal. Ameeting of various states will be held inthe Health Ministry here next week to discuss the issue.NEW DELHI: The nationwide

shutdown against the fuel pricehike hit traffic in several parts ofthe city today (Thursday) withcommuters facing a tough timegetting to work with fewautorickshaws and roads beingblocked in some places.

“Autos are not plying. Afterstruggling for an hour, I man-aged to find one which dema -nded an exorbitant fare,” saidRicha Srivastav, a commuter incentral Delhi’s Mandir Marg.

“I had to finally walk to thenearest metro station whichwas almost two kilometresaway,” she added.

With several autorickshawunions joining the bandh, near-ly 55,000 autos and 15,000 taxisare expected to stay off theroad. Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) leaders threatened toblock 100 intersections in thecapital as part of the shutdown.

BJP workers blocked roadsin east Delhi as part of thenationwide shutdown. Therewere reports of some roadsbeing blocked in north Delhi aswell. The Delhi Traffic Policewas also sending text messagesto people as part of its ‘alerts’.

“BJP workers have blockedthe road under Akshardham fly-over,” one message read.

Madhusree Chatterjee

NEW DELHI: Life is no longera gift of love; it is being createdwith care to fit specificationsfurnished by parents in the ageof surrogacy and in-vitro fertil-isation (IVF), says award-win-ning writer Kishwar Desai.

Desai’s new social thrillerOrigins of Love (Simon &Schuster) probes the world ofsurrogacy and designer babies.

“India is becoming a babyfactory. Last year over 25,000babies were born out of IVFand surrogacy in India. Rich

people in the country can aff -ord designer babies now,” De -sai told IANS in an interview.

“Earlier it was a form ofcolonisation, but now studiesshow the numbers are dividedequally — 50 per cent of surro-gate babies are born to richIndian parents and 50 per centto foreigners by Indian surro-gates...,” said the writer, quot-ing figures from the researchshe undertook for writing herbook and columns.

Desai’s novel is a sequel toher first book — Witness by

Night — on female foeticide.The thread is Simran Singh,

a feisty middle-aged socialworker and a single motherfrom the first book, who carriesthe narrative forward.

“I have taken my bookbeyond the new Bollywoodmovie, Vicky Donor, which isabout sperm donation andshows it as a comfort zone. Iwanted to explore the discom-fort zone. The kids born of thesame DNA (eggs) might carryan infected strain of it.”

IANS

Gulshan Luthra

NEW DELHI: India declinedto sell nuclear technology toIran, Iraq and Libya in the1980s in spite of being offered“huge” sums of money, said aleading defence journal.

According to a report in thecurrent issue of India Strategic(www.indiastrategic.in), all thethree countries offered “huge”sums in the early 1980s, butthe then prime minister IndiraGandhi said a firm “No”.Surprisingly, then Iraqi presi-dent Saddam Hussein wasmost upset and when his per-sistent efforts yielded noresponse, he went to the extentof sending only a junior minis-ter for her funeral.

Iran asked for nucleartechnology as well as a militarytraining school for its officerssomewhere in India, againoffering substantial monetarycompensation for both, butIndira Gandhi said Indiawould not play its friendsagainst one another.

India had in fact beentraining Iraqi Air Force pilots,thanks to the commonality ofthe Soviet aircraft with the twocountries. The defence coop-eration had begun before theoutbreak of the Iran-Iraq war,

but Indian instructors, theirnumber reaching 60 at onetime, had no mandate exceptto continue the training pro-gramme in accordance withthe relevant agreements.

“India and Iraq had strongmilitary ties in the form oftraining and at one time, therewere about 60 Indian Air Force(IAF) officers imparting train-ing to their Iraqi friends onSoviet-supplied aircraft, com-mon to both the countries.One of the Indian instructorswas also given the highest pos-sible award by presidentSaddam Hussein,” IndiaStrategic said.

Iran and Iraq were then inthe thick of their long, eight-year war, which cost each sideheavy casualties and meant novictory for any side. Gandhi’sspecial envoy for the Gulf,Romesh Bhandari, in fact wasthen shuttling between theIranian and Iraqi capitals ofTeheran and Baghdad to forgepeace.

Iraq in fact was supposedto host the Non-AlignedMovement (NAM) summit in1983, but as Iran was not will-ing to participate in it inBaghdad, the venue wasmoved to New Delhi atBhandari’s suggestion. IANS

Commuters wait for a train at a Delhi metro station.

‘India becoming a designer baby factory’

‘We refused tosell N-power’

Commuters facedifficulty in bandh

MUMBAI: BEST buses werepelted with stones in suburbanMulund and Dadar here as theBharat Bandh called by the NDAto protest the petrol price hikebegan today.

BJP activists staged noisyprotests outside Borivali station,at SV Road in Kandivali and alsoin suburban Chembur.

Local trains and buses wereplying as usual in most parts ofthe city but the number of com-muters was lower than normal.

BEST buses peltedwith stones

The movement of trains andcommercial vehicles was hit

in several parts of Odisha as theshutdown against the hike inpetrol prices, called by variousparties, including the ruling BijuJanata Dal (BJD), came intoeffect. Protesters blocked roadsand highways in several areasand disrupted traffic.

Train services were also hitas protesters squatted on railtracks at Cuttack.

Train traffic hithard in Odisha

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201212Around the World Beyond Borders

A victim of the Lapindo mud volcano takes part in a theatrical performance on a retaining dike inSidoarjo, East Java on Wednesday. AFP

REACHING OUT

Who wants the gobbledygook?WASHINGTON: Why not say“change” rather than “effect modi-fications”, or “publish” rather than“promulgate”, or “pay” instead of“remunerate”? So say plain speak-ing advocates fighting to end “gob-bledygook”.

Winning such a battle “wouldbenefit everyone,” said thosegathered in Washington last weekfor a three-day conference aimedat banishing jargon from laws,application forms, public notices,and even user manuals for televi-sion sets.

The event was organised in theUS capital by “Clarity”, a world-wide group of lawyers, top man-agers and heads of governmentservices who argue for the use ofplain language in place of legalese.

And it drew people from 20countries, including Australia,France, Qatar, Estonia, and theScandinavian nations.

“How can you have a democ-racy when the citizen does notunderstand what the government

is saying,” said Annetta Cheek,board chair of the Center for PlainLanguage, at the event.

“It’s becoming a more andmo re common perception in allse ctors, that they have to bemore inclusive in their commu-nication.” The United States in2010 adopted a law encouragingthe simplification of administra-tive language.

The Swedish government,meanwhile, employs five lawyersto write its laws in simple lan-guage, and Portugal has intro-duced similar measures.

In France for example, legalguidance on victims’ rights is diffi-cult to collate because there are somany documents and so manyreferences that they are “obscure”,said Olivia Zarcate, a young legalspecialist at the conference.

The aim of plain English cam-paigners is to heighten awarenessin government and business cir-cles about the damaging effectthat obscure, badly-worded lan-

guage has on the population.

Restore faith“In the last five years there’s

been a big change,” said Cheek, a

former “plain language coordina-tor,” at the US Federal AviationAdministration (FAA), which regu-lates and oversees civil aviation.

But one cited example of gov-

ernment jargon showed that 36words — including “calisthenics”(a form of gymnastics) — wereused in a public health brochure tooutline what people should do tolose weight.

In a more sweeping sugges-tion, Cheek said the damagingeffects of jargon had been seen inthe global financial crisis in 2008,as waves of mortgage ownersfailed to understand what theywere signing up to. “The worldfinancial crisis would have beenless damaging if people hadunderstood what those long docu-ments said,” Cheek said. “If theyhad understood that in five yearstheir interest would go through theroof, that if they didn’t pay theircredit card on time, their interestwould go through the roof,” lessharm would have been done.

Joseph Kimble, a professor,said the stripping out of jargon,would benefit both the writers ofdocuments as well as the peoplewho read them. AFP

After hearing RichardBranson’s invitation and thedress code, a Canadian

politician suggests there’s a reasonhe called his company.

The brash billionaire behindVirgin Atlantic airways said on hisblog that he’s willing to take BritishColumbia Premier Christy Clarkkite surfing.

Attached to the post is a photoof him kite surfing with a young,naked woman on his back.

“When in British Columbia a

few days ago, the delightfulPremier Christy Clark accepted myinvite to come for a kite surf rideon my back,” Branson writes.

“One thing though — I forgotto tell her about the dress code!Well, here it is... The offer stillstands Christy!” The premier shotback, saying, “if that’s his bestpickup line then maybe there’s areason he called his companyVirgin,” Quebecor Media reported.

“Obviously Branson’s brash-ness knows no limits. Or taste for

that matter,” Sara McIntyre, herspokesperson said.

Branson met Clark lastThursday to promote VirginAirways. During the announce-ment, Clark told him about kitesurfing around Tofino onVancouver Island, and offered totake him next time he was in BC.“When you meet with the CEO of abillion-dollar company, whowants to do business with yourprovince, you get more respectfultreatment than that,” she said.

TOKYO: An 80-year-old man wasbeing questionedin Japan onWednesday onsuspicion of stran-gling his wife andkeeping her bodyin the freezer forup to 10 years,police and mediareports said.

MasaichiYamada, who runs a fish-pro-cessing company, was arrestedin the northern Japan port ofKushiro early Tuesday whenthe frozen corpse — still fullyclothed — was uncovered.

“The suspect maliciouslystrangled the victim with astring-like object at theirhome and abandoned herbody in the freezer at his

working place,” aspok esman forpolice in Hokkaidotold AFP by tele-phone. It was notimmediately kn o -wn when the mur-der took place, theofficial said, add -ing the womanwould have been71 years old if shewas alive today.

Yamada reportedly confessedto the police he killed his wifeduring an argument at theirhome “sometime between2002 and 2006” and carriedthe body by car to the factory.

Police searched the factoryafter the dead woman’s broth-er said he had not been able tocontact his sister for severalyears.

A sign of ‘Virgin’ cheekinessBranson invites politician naked kite surfing

Dead Japan woman infreezer from 10 years

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201213Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCENY allows headgear forSikh transit employeesNEW YORK: Muslim and Sikh employ-ees of New York’s transit system will now beable to wear their religious headgear freely,without attaching a government agencylogo to them, in a major legal victory afternew uniform rules were imposed followingthe 9/11 attacks. The US Justice Departmentyesterday reached a settlement with theNew York City Transit Authority (NYCTA)eight years after it had filed a complaint.

Russian postal workerspoisoned by toxic parcelMOSCOW: Police in Russia’s Siberiaregion are looking into reports that postalworkers at a railway station were poisonedby a toxic parcel. The incident took place inthe central Siberian city of Tomsk, the inte-rior ministry said Wednesday. Police arrivedat the scene and found a package emitting“a harsh smell”. A total of 17 people wereevacuated and three were hospitalised.

FARC rebels releaseFrench reporterFLORENCIA: The InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross (ICRC)announced on Wednesday that French warcorrespondent Romeo Langlois had beenreleased by FARC guerrillas after 33 daysin captivity. After saying that he had been“treated very well by the guerrillas duringthese 33 days”, the reporter confirmedthat he had never been “tied up”.

China detains hundredsin Tibet capital Lhasa

Six-year-old Lori Anne Madisonduring the third round of the 2012Scripps National Spelling Beecompetition in Maryland. AFP

Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi (C)talks with delegates during the21st World Economic Forum onEast Asia in Bangkok today. AFP

BEIJING: Hundreds of people havebeen detained in Lhasa after two men setthemselves on fire in the Tibetan regionalcapital on Sunday in protest againstChinese rule. Radio Free Asia said Chinesesecurity forces had rounded up hundredsof residents and pilgrims in the wake ofthe immolations.

WASHINGTON: US Presi dentBarack Obama on Wedn esdaydiscussed the euro crisis andthe need for an end to violencein Syria in a video conferencewith leaders of France,Germany and Italy.

The White House said theconsultations with FrenchPresident Francois Hollande,German Chancellor AngelaMerkel and Italian PrimeMinister Mario Monti repre-sented a follow up to the G8summit Obama hosted earlierthis month.

“Leaders discussed recentdevelopments in Syria andtheir shared perspectives onthe importance of ending theviolence of the governmentagainst its own people and theurgency of achieving a politicaltransition,” a White Housestatement said

At the G8 summit 10 daysago, hosted by Obama at hispresidential retreat at CampDavid, leaders agreed thatdebt-stricken Greece shouldstay in the eurozone and calledfor new growth policies tomatch the austerity straitjacketin Europe.

The summit also agreed onthe need for a “political transi-tion” in Syria and for the end toviolence that has claimed anestimated 13,000 lives. AFP

Seattle shooter kills 4

SEATTLE: A gunman in Seattle shot five peopleWednesday in a cafe, three fatally, before killinganother woman and later turning the weapon onhimself as officers closed in, police said.

The suspect, identified by the Seattle Timesas 40-year-old Ian Stawicki, was alive and receiv-ing treatment at Harborview Medical Center, aclinic in the northwestern US city where his twosurviving victims clung to life.

Stawicki is believed to have entered CafeRacer Espresso near the University of Seattle ataround 11.00am local time (1800 GMT) and shot

five people with a pistol.Two men were confirmed dead at the scene,

while a third victim, a woman, died later in hos-pital. His two remaining victims were in a criticalcondition, one undergoing surgery.

Half-an-hour later, Stawicki is believed tohave shot dead a woman downtown before flee-ing in a black Mercedes-Benz SUV.

An officer spotted the suspect at around 2300GMT a mile-and-a-half away from the aban-doned vehicle. When patrol cars approachedStawicki he put a gun to his head and fired oneround, Deputy Police Chief Nick Metz said,according to the Seattle Times.

“The man detectives believe to be the lonesuspect in 4 murders in 2 locations shot himselfin the head when approached by @SeattlePD,”read a tweet from the Seattle police department.

The shootings, one of them in an upmarketuniversity district, shocked a city that has nowseen as many murders this year as it did in thewhole of 2011.

“We’ve had two tragic shootings today thathave shaken this city. And it follows on the heelsof multiple tragic episodes of gun violence thathave occurred throughout the city,” Seattlemayor Mike McGinn told journalists.

The motive for the shootings was not clearbut the suspect’s brother told the Seattle Timeshe was mentally ill. AFP

Syria remains primeconcern in talks

Rebels give 48-hour deadline

The rebel Free Syrian Army(FSA) has given the govern-

ment a 48-hour deadline toobserve a UN ceasefire plan.

The FSA’s Colonel QassimSaadeddine said if there wasno response by Fridaylunchtime the FSA would con-sider itself “no longer boundby the.. peace plan”.

The plan calls on govern-ment forces to withdraw tobarracks.

WASHINGTON: The USimposed sanctions on the SyriaInternational Islamic Bank(SIIB) for its role in helpingother Syrian banks evade sanc-tions. The US Treasury Depart -ment accused the bank of act-ing for the Commercial Bank ofSyria and providing services toits subsidiary, the SyrianLebanese Commercial Bank,both of which were put undersanctions by Washington.

Protestors burn the bust of former late Syrian president Hafezal-Assad, father of current President Bashar al-Assad, duringan anti-regime demonstration in Qusayr. AFP

US slaps sanctionson Syrian bank

Pope blamesmedia forexaggerating

VATICAN CITY: A Vaticanscandal involving leakedsecret documents and thearrest of the pope’s butlerhas been exaggerated andmisrepresented by the press,Pope Benedict said.

“Totally frivolous con-jecture has been amplifiedby means of communicationthat have gone far beyondthe facts creating an imageof the Holy See that doesn’tcorrespond to reality,” thepope said at his weekly audi-ence in St. Peter’s Square.

Last week, the pope’sbutler, Paolo Gabriele, wasarrested and is being inter-rogated at the Vatican aftersecret papers were found athis home. Gabriele’s arrestcame two months afterBenedict appointed a spe-cial commission to investi-gate the leaks, which includ-ed personal letters to thepontiff. IANS

India’s UNtroops treat15k animalsNEW YORK: Indian peace-keepers have treated over15,000 animals in conflict-hit South Sudan since 2011,the head of its veterinaryunit said.

The veterinary unit of theUnited Nations Mission inthe Republic of South Su dan(UNMISS) Indian Batt alionin Malakal town have treatedover 15,000 animals free ofcharge since last year, saidthe unit’s head Lt ColRavinder Yadav.

“We have conductedtraining on public health forcommunity animal healthworkers from various coun-ties and students of theUpper Nile University,” acommunique quoted Yadavas saying.

Most of the animals thathave been treated were co ws,donkeys, sheep and goats.

Yadav said there areplans to open a new facilityfor the treatment of smallanimals like cats, chickensand monkeys. IANS

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201214Fair, free and forthrightComment

This might be one of the most con-troversial articles you will read thishour; or maybe this day (assumingyou don’t read any other article).Certain aspects in life we take for

granted, there is only one way of doing andthat way is the way I’m doing it now. Thethought of there being any other way isunheard of just because it defeats the entirepurpose of the action’s existence. I believe itwas in 2005, while visiting my cousin, that Inoticed the unthinkable. While eating, he didsomething that was unthinkable. But then, hethought of it, so he did it.

When you read this, your first thought willbe, of course that is the right way to do itbecause it’s the only way you can do it. I amreferring to the way you eat dal and rice. Inthis instance, I am talking about the soupytype of dal, the kind that is like water. All mylife I’ve eaten it in the following manner: Itake about ¾ a bowl of rice and then add justenough dal to wet the rice and maybe buildup a small reservoir at the bottom. Then I sawwhat this guy did, crazy guy! He drowned therice with the dal. The dal filled the bowl andthe rice was nowhere to be seen. We bothfound it rather amusing that the other personwas eating it the “wrong” way.

Previously we never had gotten into theparticulars of this. However, I decided to chatwith him about this. “Why do you eat it likethat? I asked. “Because it tastes better, plus, Idon’t have to taste the rice,” he replied. Hethen told me something even crazier — seri-ous; I’m not making this up. I don’t evenknow if I could repeat what he said withoutcausing a riot, but it’s been 24 hours sincesomeone has had something to riot about, sohere we go.

He told me that if he had ½ a bowl of daland ½ a bowl of rice, he would add the rice tothe dal! YES, he said that! What crazy thingshe talks? But wait, he gets even crazier. Hesays he only does that with his wife’s cooking;and that if he was eating, say, Thai curry at arestaurant, he would place less than normalamounts on the rice.

Just writing about this is making meunderstand it less and less, because it justdoesn’t make sense to drown the rice. If youwanted that, then you should have orderedsoup with some rice. What he did is the same

as pouring milk into the cereal box and theneating it from the box... exactly my thoughts...CRAZY! Side note: I’m starting to get hungry.

But the madness doesn’t stop there; hedoes the same with idli and sambar. He puts2-3 in a bowl and then proceeds to drownthem with sambar until they disappear.Once, they got lost in the bowl, he had to useGPS to locate them.

I have enclosed a picture of how it shouldbe eaten. This method was approved by TheNational Council on Eating Indian Food –Department of Liquid Based Foods.

Let me finish telling you the crazy thingsI’ve endured. Some time back, somethingcrazier happened — yes, even crazier thanthis crazy guy’s craziness. I was having lunchwith my parents and my dad placed just asmall amount dal on a mountain of rice. I’mstarting to think this is hereditary (heterozy-gous dominant). So to all the people readingthis, please email me at [email protected] personal method of eating it and whatyour parents’ methods are; I want to researchthis. Once I get the results, I shall publish itfor you’ll to read. And if a riot starts andsomeone loses their rickshaw or house,please let me know so I can write about thattoo. (I really want waffles now).

Help! I’m drowning!But... SeriouslyAjay Hotchandani

Who are IPL champs?I don’t understand the fuss with Shah Rukhand his team! So what if they have wonthe IPL. It’s just a tournament. That is what

tournaments are heldfor; to pick the best ofthe participatingteams. And all tourna-ments are won byone or the other ofthe playing teams.This gentleman calledShah Rukh Khan goes

around to every city showing off the trophywithout the cricketers, not even one some-times, who actually played and won it forhim! This is outrageous. Stop this crap SRK!Just because you have a big fan followingdoesn’t mean that you can do anythingand get away with it.

Rukhsana ParveenShrinagar Colony

Extend Jagan’s wayI don’t believe this. Just read somewherethat Jagan has `700 crore of which he him-self has no knowledge about. He says henever knew about it! This is insane! Howmuch black money do these politicianshave? And all of this is obviously thenation’s wealth, public money, unscrupu-lously accumulated by these crooks. Tothink that we keep cursing invaders of ourcountry for plundering our wealth; a knownenemy is any day better than the hiddenone. I wish all of them are exposed someday and grilled like how Jagan is beingdone now and thrown into the gallows.

Ehsanuddin RiyazNampally

Finish the flyoverThe government has become infamous forits blundering ways of handling issues ofcivic amenities. Be it cleaning of garbage or

construction of roads,bridges and flyovers,its inept capabilitiestime and again bringhardship to the pub-lic. Take for instancethe Kompally flyover.All the money I amsure must have beengranted properly for

this bridge. But when it comes to theimplementation, it’s gone to the dogs. Andfrom the money that is left out, we will justhave this incomplete piece of concretewhich is of no use! God save our nation!

Joginder NathSomajiguda

Govt work god’s workIf we list the number of works delayedby the government and chart out thelosses due to escalating prices, we cantake of a year’s budget for the state. Thisis not a new thing and this is not thelast time that we will have this. Enoughis enough.

Pinky PremFilm Nagar

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BANDHS WILL NOT HELP EASE THE BURDENon aam admi

For a State that has been riddled with bandhs over the last couple of years (be it due tothe Telangana agitation or Jagan’s arrest; we’ve really lost track), the All India Bandhis nothing but just another burden. Considering the bandh has been called to protest

the petrol price hike, it does seem a bit ironic doesn’t it, since all we’re achieving with this isnothing but loss of another day’s pay? Besides, the thousands of crores that will be lost in

terms of man hours due to the bandh will only add to the woes of our already saggingeconomies. Earlier, when the Opposition party called for a bandh, most people would rejoice

at the ‘unofficial chutti’ that came as a respite in the midst of a hectic week. But today solutions are what we need and not random strikes and bandhs. A solution to this

unprecedented rise in prices, thanks to out-of-the-blue petrol price hikes, and more account-ability from our government would definitely be welcome. A hike in salaries that is at par

with the skyrocketing inflation will help too…

WHY WE LOVE...VK Singh

While the generals of Pakistanare always in the forefront,their Indian counterparts

lead relatively noiseless tenures.Aggression in the chief of a country’sArmy augurs well for the security ofthat country, certainly. Gen VK Singhhas never been one to mince wordswhen it came to the country’s securi-ty and his personal integrity. Weappreciate his ability to standby hisconvictions.

I have enclosed a picture ofhow it should be eaten. Thismethod was approved byThe National Council onEating Indian Food –Department of Liquid BasedFoods.

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201215Telly Tales Small screen, big idea

Where are they now?

Mentalist

The protagonist Patrick is a psychic consultant whouses his heightened observatory skills in deductionand in reading people's minds. He works for a fic-

tional counterpart of the law called the California Bureauof Information. His driving force is apprehending theconvict Red John who killed his wife and daughter. But inthe process, he becomes an invaluable addition to thelocal law enforcement. As a part of the story he also useshis powers to track down Red John or his copycats toavenge his family’s slaughter. On the flipside his tech-niques manage to get on his law cohort's nerves.

White Collar

Neal Caffery the expert con man, forger and artconnoisseur is caught after a three year chaseby FBI agent Peter Burke. At the end of his jail

term Neal proposes an offer that Peter can't refuse —to work with the FBI as a consultant and solve highend art crimes. His expert knowledge in the field of artand forging makes him an asset to the FBI, but on theother hand Peter is wary of Neal's intentions, so he hasgiven him a GPS tracking anklet. The team's way ofsolving the crime and the ex-con's methods succeed inbeing a wholesome entertainer.

Castle

Revolves around Richard Castle, a millionairecrime writer and Kate Beckett a detective withthe NYPD whom he uses as an inspiration. The

crimes that this duo solves together serves as wordcount for Richard's novel. One secret that KateBeckett holds is the crime that Richard would love tosolve — her mother's murder. Like every duo, one isthe serious one and the other just thinks of a novelway of deducing the crime which usually turns out tobe right.

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Sherlock

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s gift to the literary world is back butwith a modern twist. Sherlock Holmes, the master detectiveand his friend Dr. John Watson help the Scotland Yard in some

of their most troubling and intangible cases. Apart from these casesthey are constantly on the lookout for trouble from the show’santagonist James Moriaty. Sherlock’s methods of deduction andWatson’s relaxed intuitiveness make this show a great one to watch.Lookout for the show on BBC.

Observation skills, methods ofdeduction, a novel mind — these

seem to be the ruling prerequisites for a consultant with

the law enforcement. Not to mention, for a hit TV show. Here

are a few notable ones

Siddharth [email protected]

Bones

As the title suggests, the series revolvesaround a team of medical experts

who solve crimes and mysteries byexamining the remains of the victims and

deduce how the crime had been committed.Forensic analyst Dr Temperance 'Bones'

Brennan and FBI agent Seeley Booth are theleads. Booth is the rustic, typical FBI agent whobelieves in brute force, while Bones is a seriousworkaholic but is not so sure when it comes to

social skills. This combination has ruled television sets since 2005 and now it has been

renewed for a new series.

Some may say he is snobbish, others say heis highly cultured with a love of good food,

good wine and the opera. His one big down-fall is unexplained reasoning — he must dis-cover a reason why someone did a particularthing due to his scientific mind. After Frasierand other sitcom roles, Grammer in 2009 onceagain tried to recapture his former sitcomglory on the short-lived series, Hank, playing aCEO who loses his job. Before long, however,Grammer bounced back with a new dramaticseries, Boss. His portrayal of a devious politi-cian won Grammer numerous accolades,including a Golden Globe.

Frasier's younger brother, also a noted psy-chiatrist, with perhaps an even more cul-

tured lifestyle, he is jealous of his brother'ssuccess via his radio show and so dismissesit as 'pop' psychology. In 2010, Pierce hadhis first starring film role as Warwick Wilsonin the dark comedy/psychological thriller ThePerfect Host.

Kelsey Grammer asFrasier Crane

Frasier and Niles' father who now lives withFrasier after a combination of old age,

being shot in the hip and a fall in the showerprompted Frasier to take him in. Martin's bestfriend is his dog, Eddie, who presence isanother annoyance for Frasier. Martin is thereal life antidote to the Crane boys' snobbishways and often brings them back down toearth with a bite of a reality sandwich. In2011, he had two guest appearances on theTV Land sitcom Hot In Cleveland, playing awaiter and a love interest for Betty White'scharacter, Elka.

John Mahoney as Martin Crane

Frasier The character of Frasier

Crane began life on thevery successful US sit-

com Cheers, created by GlenCharles, Les Charles andJames Burrows. Set in andaround the Cheers bar inBoston, the show followedthe lives of the staff and reg-ulars of Cheers. Frasier was

one of them. After the showended, as a spin-off toCheers, Frasier was started. InFrasier we find Frasier Crane,having moved back home toSeattle and found himself ajob as a radio psychiatrist onKACL, before meeting hispsychiatrist brother Niles andhis ex-cop father Martin, who

ends up living with Frasierafter the brothers decide hecan't live alone anymoreafter falling again in theshower. Daphne Moon is thenhired as Martin's physicaltherapist, while Roz Doyle,Frasier's radio producer,rounds out the core cast ofthe show.

David Hyde Pierce as Dr Niles Crane

ThenThen Now

Then Now

Now

Kegel’s canhelp a leakybladder

Dr Divya T Sudarshan

I recently had a baby and I find thatI can’t control my bladder. This isembarrassing for me. Is there any-thing I can do?

I think we need a little lesson onwhat causes incontinence (or a leakybladder) in pregnancy and postdelivery. The hormones that increasein pregnancy usually allow the mus-cles of the back and pelvic floor tostretch to allow the baby to comeout. These muscles take a while torecover the tone and strength.

Around 70 per cent patientsretain bladder control, but in a fewwho had a difficult delivery thereturn to normalcy may be a chal-lenge. The accidental leak of urineyou’re experiencing, perhaps whenyou laugh, sneeze, cough or exercise,is called stress incontinence. Sometips for better healing are avoidstraining too much, eat healthy andrelax to regain strength, try to losethe pregnancy flab, drink adequatewater, try a bladder training (whereyou consciously try and time whenyou go to the bathroom, and thusincrease bladder control). You couldalso try Kegel’s or (pelvic floor exer-cises) this will eventually help mostwomen regain bladder control.

How to do Kegel’sBreathe in and as you breathe out,pull up and in down below as thoughyou are trying to stop yourself pass-ing urine or passing wind. Try tohold the squeeze for up to 10 sec-onds while breathing normally.Relax and wait at least 10 secondsbefore trying the next exercise.Repeat the squeeze 10 times, threetimes a day.

The wonderful thing about theseexercises is you can do them whilewatching TV, cooking or working onthe computer. Whenever!

Most incontinence problemsresolve in eight after delivery. If youare still not feeling better, do meetyour doctor.

(The writer is a gynaecologistand obstetrician practising at Happy

Women Clinic. You can write in toher at

[email protected])

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201218Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑FactorWith growing age a number of health problems come up. We talk to doctors and

get the lowdown on what tests should be in your to do list once you cross 40

TESTING TIMES

It is important that we takecaution and get a check-updone frequently in order tokeep health problems under

check. “Today, as people havestarted to grow health con-scious, they are visiting hospitalsthemselves and requesting doc-tors to get a master healthcheck-up done. These masterhealth check-ups include allkinds of tests such as bloodsugar, cholesterol, kidney func-tion, ECG etc,” says Dr AftabAhmed, senior physician, ApolloHospital, Secunderabad.

n Pap smearCervical cancer is one of themost common forms of cancerthat effect women. It is the can-cer of the cervix caused by bothHPV-18 and HPV-16 strains ofthe Human Papillomaviruses.Dr Rupa Reddy, assistant profes-sor, OBG department of a medi-cal college, says, “One of thetests suggested for womenabove the age of 40 are papsmear tests. These testsmust be done onceevery year for the firstthree years and afterthat once everythree years.” Thepap smear test canbe done before awoman turns 40too as allwomenwho

are sexually active are at a risk ofcervical cancer.

n Ultrasound Ultrasound is one of the sim-plest medical test that candetect various ailments.According to Dr Rupa, “Womenshould get an ultrasound doneperhaps once a year and once afew years to know about anypossible health problems. It isnot a specific test but a generalone.” This ultrasound also helpsdetect problems like ovarianand uterine cancer. Males tooshould get an ultrasound done.

n MammographyAnother common and growingcause of cancer among womanis breast cancer that is caused inthe tissues of the breast. A mam-mography helps detect breastcancer or identify the lump inthe breast. Dr Rupa says, “Oncea woman crosses 40 years of age,she should get a mammographydone. This can be done once inthree years.”

n ThyroidAnother common problemplaguing women is thyroid(both

hyperthyroidism

and hypothyroidism). It is thusimportant that women get a thy-roid function test done.

n Blood sugarTesting for diabetes is one of theimportant tests that a personshould undergo. According to DrSunil Kumar, consultant cardiol-ogist, Apollo Hospital and presi-dent AP CSI, “Getting a testdone for blood sugar levels isimportant especially if a personhas a family history of diabetes.In case of family history of dia-betes the test should be con-ducted once in six months. Forothers, a test needs to be con-ducted once a year.”

n Lipid Profile“A lipid profile is a test whichshows the good cholesterol, badcholesterol and triglyceride levelof a person. If a person is under-going treatment for cholesterol,he should get the test done onceevery six months, otherwiseonce a year,” Dr Sunil says.

n BP check upHigh BP is a growing problem inthe company and should also bedone. Dr Sunil mentions that a

person should get

their blood pressure checked uponce every six months.

n PSA test (Prostate-specific antigen)

Dr Sunil says, “Prostate cancertesting needs to be done for aperson with increased age (oncethey cross the age of 50).” ThePSA which stands for Prostate-specific antigen is a cornerstonefor prostate cancer detection.

n TreadmillIf a person has a family historyof heart disease, treadmill canalso be conducted. This is tohelp find out how the heartreacts in a stressful situation,”says Dr Aftab. It is known as car-diac stress test.

Keeping a check is impor-tant but Dr Ahmed mentionsthat the need for a particulartest may depend on factors. If aperson is living a sedentarylifestyle and obese than they aremore at risk of certain health ail-ments. These tests may be ableto detect an ailment that onemay not even be aware one has.such as if they have chances ofdeveloping heart disease later inlife, treatment can begin earlyand restrict the disease.

Anishaa [email protected]

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201219Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑Factor

LUNG CANCER

QUITTERS LIVELONGER WHENIT COMES TO

In India, tobacco snuffs a lifeevery eight seconds. Snuff thehabit as its better to be latethan never. Dr Mohana Vamsywho is the chief surgical

oncologist at Omega Hospitals says,“One of the most critical factsabout lung cancer is that smokingis the major cause.”

Dr Vamsy also says, “Lung can-cer normally takes many years todevelop.” Incidence tends to peakbetween the ages of 55 and 65.

The changes in the lung howev-er can begin almost as soon as aperson is exposed to carcinogenicchemicals. If you stop smokinghowever, the risk of lung cancerdecreases. There are many mythsand questions that people havewhen it comes to quitting the habitof smoking.

Why should we say no to tobacco?Dr Vamsy: Tobacco is the leadingcause of cancer especially lung can-cer. Damage to the lungs beginsearly in smokers, and cigarettesmokers have a lower level of lungfunction than non-smokers. Thiscontinues to worsen as long as theperson smokes. Cigarette smokingcauses many lung diseases that canbe nearly as bad as lung cancer.Chronic bronchitis and emphyse-ma are two types of chronicobstructive pulmonary disease thatcan make it hard to breathe andcan cause serious health prob-lems — even death.”

How many smokers are detectedwith cancer in a year? Dr Vamsy: Most cases of lung can-cer deaths are caused by cigarettesmoking, 90 per cent in men and 80per cent in women.

How can one stop smoking?Dr Vamsy: To stop smoking one hasto resolve to quit smoking for his /her own good. Some handy tips toquit smoking are n The first few days, drink lots of

water and fluids to help flush outthe nicotine and other poisons

from your body. Remember thatnicotine is as addictive as heroinand cocaine.

n Remember that the urge tosmoke only lasts a few minutes,and will then pass. The urgesgradually become farther andfarther apart as the days go by.

n Do your very best to stay awayfrom alcohol, sugar and coffeethe first week or longer, as thesetend to stimulate the desire for acigarette. Take help and supportfrom family and friends.

What is smokeless tobacco and whyis it harmful?Dr Vamsy: Beedis, cigars, pipes, spitand snuff are types of smokeless

tobacco and they all cause cancers.There is no safe way to use tobacco.

Will I gain weight if I stop smoking?Dr Vamsy: Initially, yes. Avoid fattyfoods, as your metabolism will slowdown a bit without the nicotine,and you may gain weight even ifyou eat the same amount as beforequitting. So discipline about diet isextra important now. No one eversaid acquiring new habits would be easy!

How is passive smoking harmful?Dr Vamsy: Passive smoking (inhal-ing second hand smoke) happenswhen non-smokers breathe otherpeople’s tobacco smoke. Thisincludes mainstream smoke(smoke that is inhaled and thenexhaled into the air by smokers)and side stream smoke (smoke that

comes directly from the burningtobacco in cigarettes).Envioronmental tobacco smoking(ETS) contains the same harmfulchemicals as the smoke that smok-ers inhale.

There is strong evidence thatETS causes serious damage tohuman health. Each year about3,400 non-smoking adults die oflung cancer and about 46,000 die ofheart disease as a result of breath-ing second hand smoke. It can alsoaffect non-smokers by causingasthma and other respiratory prob-lems, eye irritation, headaches,nausea, and dizziness.

Children whose parents smokeare more likely to suffer from asth-ma, pneumonia, bronchitis, earinfections, coughing, wheezing, andincreased mucus production.Babies of parents who smoke havea greater chance of dying of suddeninfant death syndrome (SIDS).

Can quitting really help a lifelongsmoker?Dr Vamsy: Yes. It is never too late toquit using tobacco. The soonersmokers quit, the more they canreduce their chances of getting can-cer and other diseases. Within min-utes of smoking the last cigarette,the body begins to restore itself.

Are there some benefits of quittingthat I’ll notice right away?Dr Vamsy: Kicking the tobaccohabit offers some rewards thatyou’ll notice right away and somethat will show up more slowly overtime. These benefits can improveyour day-to-day life a lot. Food willtaste better. Your sense of smellreturns to normal. Your breath,hair, and clothes smell better. Yourteeth and fingernails stop yellow-ing. Ordinary activities leave youless out of breath (for example,climbing a flight of stairs or doinglight housework). Quitting alsohelps stop the damaging effects oftobacco on how you look, includingpremature wrinkling of your skinand gum disease.

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Because you are what you wearF‑Folio

Glamourgala ends

The 65th Cannes Film festival 2012 closed onMay 27 and brought with it new fashion stars

to the red carpet. Here’s looking at the concluding red carpet fashion moments

from this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Christian Dior

The French luxury couture houseset up base at the Cannes FilmFestival by having a ‘Dior suite’(background) at the Majestic

Hotel. Here Dior would dress up theinvited celebrities before they

arrived on the red carpet. ActressDiane Kruger wore a Christian Dior

couture gown at the premiere ofThérèse Desqueyroux. French

actress and face of Dior,Marion Cotillard (left) wore

a black Dior gown andNicole Kidman wore a

check print dressduring a press

call.

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The writer is a fashion blogger (www.lovestruckcow.blogspot.com) whoattempts to bridge the gap between creator and consumer. As a fashion writer,she hopes to promote Indian fashion among Indians and on a global level too.

Surabhi Chauhan [email protected]

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012 20&21

2 3 4Kristen Stewart

Twilight series actress Kristen Stewartattended the recently concluded

Festival de Cannes for her film On theRoad. Not known to put in the most effortwhile dressing up for red carpet events inthe past, the actress wore some attention

grabbing gowns and even day looks tomake a positive impression. From a bloodred Reem Acra gown to patterned trouserswith a white tee and jacket look, she had itbang on. The actress had a lot of occasions

to dress up as she accompanied herboyfriend Robert Pattinson who was

attending the festival for his own filmCosmopolis.

5Nicole Kidman

This actress is no novice to red car-pets. Australian beauty NicoleKidman attended this year’s

Cannes for her film The Paperboy.Besides her award winning acting, shealways makes it to the top of the best

dressed fashionistas at any event.With her porcelain skin and perfectlydone hair and make-up, she keeps allthe key elements intact to deliver anear perfect red carpet look. Nicole

wore age appropriate elegant dresseslike the Lanvin draped one shoulderedgown to the simple yet bold red dress

for a press call.

India

Since the past few years, Indians havebeen making their presence felt atCannes. Sonam Kapoor (above) and

Aishwarya Rai (below) visit Cannes each yearinvited by L’Oreal as its ambassadors. Sonamtries to match the best on the red carpet don-ning international biggies like AlexanderMcQueen and Jean Paul Gaultier. Despite car-rying some post-pregnancy weight Aishwaryawalked the red carpet in some stunning cre-ations by Elie Saab and Abu Jani and SandeepKhosla. Others who shone at the red carpetwere :

Kalki Koechlin – Sabyasachi sariMehr Jessia & Arjun Rampal – Tarun

Tahiliani

Gold gowns

Cannes is one of the most glam-orous red carpet events thatmake for some of the most

memorable fashion moments of theyear. This year, bold statements in gold

gowns were noticed. Actress JadaPinkett Smith wore a gold strapless

Emillo Pucci dress for an event hostedby Armani. Mila Jovovich (below)

wore a gold Prada gown for a partyhosted by L’Oreal. Singer Kylie

Minogue (above) also chose to weara gold sequined gown at the premiere

of Holy Motors.

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sued over cat-killing fireKat Von D foolishly set her own

house ablaze in 2010, killing her catin the process — this according to a

new lawsuit — and now, she’s being suedfor nearly a million bucks in damages.State Farm Insurance filed the lawsuitagainst Kat in L.A. County Superior Court,claiming the 2010 fire that ripped throughthe reality star’s Hollywood Hills homewas her own fault ... and she should footthe bill.

According to the lawsuit, Kat foolishlyplaced several lit candles in the house —and the candles then set the house on fire(a fire that killed Kat’s feline friend namedValentine). It was no small blaze either —State Farm claims the fire caused $909,199in damages.

State Farm dutifully covered the bill —but now the insurance company is suing,demanding Kat pay it back for her owncarelessness.

Calls to Kat’s people were notreturned.

Kat Von D

Robert lost inspirationfor Twilight role

British actor Robert Pattinson feelsrelieved to have wrapped filmingon the Twilight movies, because

he lost “inspiration” for his vampirerole. The star gained millions of fanswith his portrayal of Edward Cullen inthe franchise, but as the release of thefifth and final movie of the seriesapproaches, Pattinson admits he is gladto be leaving the teen tales behind.

He tells Shortlist mag-azine, “Playing the

same part for a while,you just run out of

ideas. I’m not trying to get away from it.You’re s**ewing yourself, you’re sayingyou think your work is s**t if you tryand get away from it. And I neverthought it was (s**t).

“But I kind of got to the end of myinspiration. You get to the point whereyou’re like, ‘I don’t want to do a film fora teen audience anymore’.”

The final movie, TheTwilight Saga: BreakingDawn Part II, is sched-uled for release inNovember.

Swingers star VinceVaughn has become areluctant wine expert

after getting tipsy during atasting trip to Napa Valley inCalifornia.

The actor insists he’s nowine buff but he fell in lovewith Napa and bought casesof his favourite reds andwhites — and now he has asurplus of booze.

Vaughn says, “By thetime you get to the thirdvineyard, I’m buying four

cases, five cases. I wake upthe next day, and I’m like,‘Who bought six cases ofthis? Who could ever drinkthis?’

“It’s a beautiful place...(but) pretty soon you loveall the wines... I don’t have awine cellar; I’m not even awine person, but I gotcaught up in the moment...At a certain point, I startgoing, ‘Maybe I’ll buy a cou-ple of acres up here. MaybeI could make wine’.”

Vince Vaughn considers wine life

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THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201225The glamour behind the glitzMagic ScreenGouravam is a perfect launch : Allu Sirish

The stage is all set for Allu Sirish's onscreen debut. His debutfilm titled Gouravam was formally announced yesterday, onthe eve of his birthday and it'll also mark his foray in Tamil cin-

ema. The bilingual film is going to take off on June 18 in Mysore.Radha Mohan is going to direct the film and Prakash Raj is produc-ing it under the Duet Movies banner. Yami Gautam, who was recent-ly seen in Vicky Donor, is going to play the lead role opposite AlluSirish. “Gouravam is a commercial script that has the power 2engage & move the viewers. The perfect vehicle 2 launch me inTelugu & Tamil. I thank my Megastar Chiru, Bunny & family 4 givingme this platform. Owe it 2 them always! I know how valuable thisopportunity is. So, I take nothing for granted. Been doingmy homework & preparation. Hope to live upto what-ever is expected of me. :) (sic)” Allu Sirish postedon Twitter. SS Thaman is going to composethe music and Preetha is the cinematographer.

After a string of off-beat films, NationalAward winning director Neelakanta is

dabbling with a commercial film forthe first time in his career. The film titled

Chammak Challo has Varun Sandesh,Sanchita Padukone and Catherine in lead

roles. Except for a song, the rest of the filmhas been completed. DS Rao has producedthe film and Kiran Varanasi has composed

the music. The film is all set to hit thescreens later this summer.

Chammak Challois almost complete

Nikhil, Swati teamup for Swami Rara?Nikhil and Swati are reportedly teaming up for a new

film tentatively titled Swami Rara.Sudheer Varma isgoing to direct the film. In the past, he has worked on

several films like Hyderabad Nawabs, Angrez, Yuvatha,Anjeneyulu and he was a chief associate for Nikhil's earlierfilm Veedu Theda. Swami Rara is touted to be a crime come-dy on the lines of Delhi Belly, although there's no similaritybetween the two stories. More details about the film will beannounced soon.

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201226Chai Time

How to Play KakuroKakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is alsosuitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play Kakuro?’, wellhere are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike insudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells likein a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells willcontain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

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

Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly:In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you

will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. Thismeans that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to 14.Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and so on...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this is donethrough elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work outthe answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid com-binations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

KAKUROACROSS1 ‘Hey, over here!’ hiss5 Shipboard mop9 Eel with sharp teeth14 A famous Fitzgerald15 Glass square16 Took to one's feet17 Grandstand level18 Some grain inspections?20 Blvd relative21 ABBA's first hit22 Do-overs24 Expulsion from office28 Tree nymph in Greek

myth29 Boat's pole31 Words between

‘chicken’ and ‘king’32 Direct course35 Eye flirtatiously36 Bedtimes maneuvers

from professional nannies?

38 Paint-can instruction40 Succeed financially41 Reunion group42 Gets under the skin of43 Donald Duck's girlfriend47 Certifiable49 Bridge supporter51 Extremely flavorsome54 Transgression of divine

law55 Satchels for opera

singers?58 Parts of a yard59 Completely ridiculous60 Some bucks61 Lioness in ‘Born Free’62 Beats by a nose63 Designer Klein64 Tadpole cousins

DOWN1 Old explosive device2 Thin wood fragment3 Unable to keep one's

eyes open4 Road-crew supply5 Deodorant type

6 Shows patience7 ‘Accord’ add-on8 Canned beverage9 Indian elephant keeper10 Black-and-white bites11 One carried Sinbad to

safety12 Solicit a response13 Word of assent19 Opposite of a panoramic

shot21 Heron or egret23 Auto repair cost25 Merchandise attach-

ments26 Building wing27 ‘Norma ___’ (Sally Field

film)29 ‘Amadeus’ director

Forman30 Formicary dwellers

33 Josephine, eg34 Bird symbolising

happiness35 Creole veggies36 Fish propellers37 Gives up, as territory38 Snowmobile part39 Tenth anniversary

material42 Gets accus-tomed (to)44 Reflexivepronoun45 Most cun-ning46 Busybodies48 Isolated49 Turnstile

insert50 Charlotte

___ (cream-

filled dessert)52 ‘Fame’ actress Irene53 Desktop graphic55 Dead heat56 ‘This ___ up’57 Emulate Xanthippe58 Consultant's charge

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ARIESJoyful journey with family memberslikely. Happy events to take place athome. Chances of unexpected fortunelikely. Those who married recently willbe blessed with an offspring soon.

CANCER

LIBRAAvoid getting into new ventures or ef ‑forts. Dues will be collected as expect‑ed. Couple will be cordial. Business ‑men will earn good profits but reinvestthem. Health needs to be taken care of.

CAPRICORNWork will get completed successfully atthe end though there will be minor ob ‑s tacles initially. You will make frequentvisits to religious places and famoustemples. Expected money will come.

TAURUSYour stock is set to pile up. All wisheswill get fulfilled. A strong financialposition is seen as income is expectedto increase. You will be benefitted byassociating with relatives and friends.

LEOYou will be able to proceed as perplans and complete all work success‑fully. Businessmen will make newinvestments and expand their horizon.Blood relatives and friends will help.

SCORPIOEmployees will be happy as they aresubjected to transfer, elevation andpay hike. Those trying for a new jobwill get a favourable reply. Written‑offdues will come and surprise you.

AQUARIUSNever interfere into other's personalissues. Be careful in govt‑related issuesand always behave with a straightfor‑ward mentality. Minor accidents likely,hence be careful while driving.

GEMINIExpenses for happy events will go up.Your influence and value are set toincrease. Expected good news willarrive and make you happy. You willshow keen interest in learning things.

VIRGOA favourable time for those planningto go abroad for higher studies. Becareful while driving as there is achance of a minor accident. A bloodrelative might embarrass you.

SAGITTARIUSEmployees will be recognised well buthealth needs to be taken care of. Mo ‑ney inflow is satisfactory and is nochance of deficit at any time. Brothersand sisters will be affectionate.

PISCESEmployees will get the expected trans‑fer. Official trips also will be frequent.Those trying for a job will by favoredwith one. Influx of visitors likely. Heal ‑th of a close one is cause for concern.

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King of Swords –Blocked communica‑tion with a person isruining your plans.You feel stuck and arenot happy. Drop yourego and talk to thisperson openly.

Four of Pentacles –You feel tongue‑tiedwhen you have tospeak with yourbosses and this isnot good news foryour growth in thecompany.

Eight of Pentacles –You meet someonewho, strangely, hassimilar habits asyours. You thoughtyou were weird but you now havecompany.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

The Fool – Feelingsof desperation, panicand fury are goingto overtake yourthoughts today.They waver a lotand you feel out ofcontrol. Calm down.

The Emperor – Youattain a feeling ofwellbeing, thanks toall the measures youhave taken so far inmaintaining yourmental health. Conti ‑nue to do the same.

The Hanged Man –You may be feelinguneasy with somenightmares takingaway your sleep andpeace of mind. Medi ‑ta tion should help.Youʼre stressed out.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

Knight of Wands –Consider a proposalfrom all angles beforeyou take a decision.Remember, though,that little is really inyour own hands. Fatehas a role to play.

Queen of Pentacles –As the leader of thepack, you shouldnʼtmind a few inconsis‑tencies by your subor‑dinates. Treat themwell; they are less like‑ly to repeat mistakes.

Four of Swords – Youmay need to reworkyour plans becausenothing is going asper expectations. Thedelay is costing youdearly. Thereʼs littleyou can do about it.

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Mixed results await you. Thoughincome is good, expenses will over‑take; it might be because of an invest‑ment which is inevitable and profitable.Mother's health is a cause for concern.

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The High Priestess –Youʼre panicking ab ‑o ut a thing that mayor may not be impor‑tant. Take each dayas it comes; donʼt wo ‑r ry over a thing tha ‑tʼs not happened yet.

Queen of Wands –Youʼre taking care toavoid a disaster, esp ‑e cially with somethi ‑ng thatʼs important.Good thing, exceptavoiding somethingcan lead to trouble.

Ten of Cups – A waveof sympathy is likelyto come your way. Itmay have to do withthe way you havetold your story. Dealwith it in the mostpractical manner.

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Asha to co-judgeIndian Idol

Legendary singerAsha Bhoslewill be one ofthe judges onthe popular

singing reality showIndian Idol which beginsnext month.

There had been a lotof speculation over whowould join existingjudges of the sixth sea-son of the show, AnuMalik, Salim Merchantand Sunidhi Chauhan.Now it has been con-firmed that the 78-year-old playback singerwould be the fourthjudge for the new edi-tion.

“I am very happy tobe part of this show. Ireally like this show as itprovides platform forbudding singers. It is avery big show,”Bhosletold reporters here.

Reportedly, musicmaestro AR Rahman wasapproached for the showbut due to unavoidablereasons he could not bepart of the programme,which will be aired onSony TV.

Bhosle has gracedvarious TV reality showsas a celebrity judge. ForIndian Idol-6 she will be“super judge”. The veter-an singer will not be partof the audition roundsand will join the threejudges from the galarounds. Seasons threeand four of Indian Idolalso had four judges. Theshow is scheduled tobegin from June 1 andwill be aired on everyFriday and Saturday.

PTI

Films donefor moneyare a painfulexperience

Irrfan Khan, who had his first solo hitin Bollywood with Pan Singh Tomar,says he is in no hurry to sign newfilms.“Big bucks can entice anyone but I

don’t want to end up doing films just formonetary reasons. When you do a filmfor money, the cash flow does look goodbut the journey is really a painful experi-ence. I would rather earn less than acceptsuch films where I stay frustrated andirritated on the sets,” Irrfan said.

“I would rather strive for a situationwhere I can do the kind of work I can doand earn money for the producers andmyself. That’s my goal.” PTI

CID showcould soonbe a filmIndian television’s longest running

detective show CID might soon be afilm, says producer BP Singh, promis-ing more action, a unique storylineand different styling with the samecast.

“There will be a film on CID withthe same cast, but one main villianwill be from outside,” Singh said,adding that he was not sure about thetime frame. Launched January 21,1998, on Sony, CID has so far airedmore than 615 cases in over 824episodes. Shivaji Satam plays ACPPradyuman, while Aditya Shrivastav,Dayanand Shetty, Dinesh Phadnis,Vivek V Mashru, Hrishikesh Pandey,Narendra Gupta and ShraddhaMusale form the team. IANS

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201228The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Neymar #11 of Brazil is congratulated by teammates after scoring a goal against the United States during an International friendlygame at FedExField on May 30 in Landover, Maryland. The Brazilian playmaker also set up two more to help the five-time World Cupchampions outplay the US 4-1 on Wednesday in an international football friendly. The Brazilians and the Americans used the match tostudy talent ahead of the London Olympics. AFP/ROB CARR/GETTY

WE ARE GAME FOR GAMES

55 DAYS TO GOTHURSDAY, MAY 31, 2012 29

PARIS: Novak Djokovic will notbe tempted to form a Serbianmixed doubles dream team withfellow Grand Slam title winnerAna Ivanovic at the Olympics,claiming his schedule won’t allowit.

“Most likely I won’t playmixed doubles in Londonbecause I already have singlesand doubles. I think it will be toomuch,” said world number oneDjokovic. “But I support it. Whynot have mixed doubles as a dis-cipline in tennis at the OlympicGames?” Unlike Djokovic, SerenaWilliams, sensationally knockedout of the French Open byVirginie Razzano on Tuesday, hasher eye on the mixed doubles titleat the Olympics.

Joker says no tomixed doubles

TOKYO: Eight men’s volleyballteams will fight it out for two ofthe remaining spots at theLondon Olympics in a roundrobin qualifying tournamentstarting in Japan Friday. The win-ning team — out of Australia,China, Iran, Japan, Puerto Rico,Serbia, South Korea andVenezuela — will book a place atthe Games, along with the top-placed Asian side among the rest.Similar qualifying tournamentswith four competitors apiece arealso taking place in the Bulgarianand German capitals, Sofia andBerlin, from June 8-10 to decidewho get the remaining two slots.

Volleyball: Therace gets tighter

World champion DaiGreene and 400mhurdles rivalBershawn Jackson

tried to bury the hatchet here onWednesday after the Briton’srecent spat with his Americanopposition.

Greene has upset his USrivals by calling 400m Olympicchampion LaShawn Merritt a“liar, thief and cheat” whileallegedly saying the Americansin his own event were “overrat-ed” — something he claims wastaken out of context.

Two-time Olympic 400mhurdles champion Angelo Taylorresponded by accusing Greeneof “trash-talking” and saying hewas too slow to win in Londonlater this year.

And Jackson said Greene had“cashed a cheque that he can’tcash” because of his winningtime of 48.26sec in last year’sWorld Championship final inDaegu.

It was not considered a par-ticularly quick time for a WorldChampionship final but thenagain, Jackson only finished

sixth with Taylor seventh.But Jackson insists that the

Americans are still the best.“Most athletes from America

say the US Olympic trials are likethe Olympics so I just want to getready for my trials,” he saidahead of his meeting withGreene here on Thursday.

“Greene’s a great competitorbut first there’s our trials. The

same three never make theteam.

“Over the last four or fiveyears it’s never been the sameconsistent three guys, there’salways a new guy.

“For me the first objective isto make the team and after that Ican hope to make my dream areality.

“No one runs to come sec-

ond or third, we’re all trying toachieve the same goal but themain thing is to make the teambecause without making theteam you don’t have a shot at anOlympic medal at all.”

And the man known asBatman because “I’ve got bigears and I fly when I run”, saysthe media have blown this spatout of proportion.

“The media are making itmore than it is, there’s no prob-lem between me and David (Dai)Greene,” said Jackson.

“He’s world champion, hewas the better man and won thatday, I take nothing away fromhim.

“We’re two great competi-tors, we’re the best at our event,we do what we’re supposed to doand that’s put on a show for thecrowd who pay to watch.”

Greene concurred and wasfull of respect for his cross-Atlantic rivals.

“There’s a lot that goes on innewspapers but don’t believe allyou read in newspapers,” hesaid.

AFP

Hurdles race ‘heats’ up

Dai Greene Bershawn Jackson

MADRID: Spanish police havedropped a doping investigationinvolving former steeplechaseworld champion MartaDominguez due to a “lack of evi-dence,” police sourcesannounced on Wednesday whichmeans the 36-year-old will com-pete at this summer’s Olympics inLondon. Dominguez won worldsteeplechase gold in 2009.

Relief for Martain dope probe

DUBLIN: Just six months ago James McCleanwas languishing in Sunderland’s reserve teambut now the Republic of Ireland winger plansto cap a fairytale rise by stealing the spotlightat Euro 2012.

McClean’s surprise call-up to Ireland’sEuro squad has given the 23-year-old anunexpected chance to share the same stageas stars like Xavi, Andrea Pirlo and LukaModric and he has no intention of wastingthe opportunity.

Although his only international experi-ence to date remains his debut as a substituteagainst the Czech Republic in February,McClean has been ear-marked by Ireland bossGiovanni Trapattoni as a potential game-changer after a superb second half of the sea-son with Sunderland.

McClean will have to compete with expe-rienced campaigners like Damien Duff,Stephen Hunt and Aiden McGeady for a placein Trapattoni’s team but he has no doubts hecan make an impact in group stage clashesagainst Spain, Croatia and Italy.

“I’m in the squad and I’m delighted to bein the squad. But I’m not going to be here justto make up the numbers and leave it at that,"he said. “We have the training camp and thefriendlies coming up and I want to show himthat I can leave my mark.”

The JamesMcClean fairytalecontinues

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DUBLIN: Giovanni Trapattoni haswarned the Republic of Ireland’s Euro2012 rivals that his side will relish theirrole as the tournament’s underdogs.

Sharing the same stage as the all-starcasts of Spain, Germany, France and theNetherlands will initially leaveTrapattoni’s journeymen pushed firmlyinto the shadows when the tournamentgets underway in Poland and theUkraine on June 8.

When they were drawn in a Group Cincluding world and European champi-ons Spain, as well as Italy and Croatia, itwould have been understandable ifIreland prepared to travel to easternEurope more in hope than expectationof stealing the spotlight.

Bookmakers certainly expect littlefrom the Irish, who have been installedas such heavy outsiders at 80-1 that, ofthe 16 teams competing, only Denmarkare regarded as less likely winners.

Trapattoni, however, takes a farmore upbeat approach to his team’sfirst appearance at the EuropeanChampionships since 1988 and theirfirst at any major tournament sincethe 2002 World Cup in Japan andSouth Korea.

Inspired by Denmark’s remarkabletriumph at Euro 1992 when the teamarrived as last-minute replacements forwar-torn Yugoslavia and ended up tak-ing home the trophy, Trapattoni is con-

vinced his players can confound the crit-ics. In terms of star power there is nodenying Ireland are very much a supportact in a group featuring Spain’s Xavi andAndres Iniesta, Italian talents likeAntonio Cassano and Daniele De Rossiand Croatia midfielder Luka Modric.

Whatever their fate, Ireland’sprogress to the finals is cause enough forcelebration after such a long absencefrom major tournaments.

Ireland open their campaign againstCroatia in Poznan on June 10 beforetackling Spain in Gdansk four days later.

Their final group fixture is a poten-tially epic encounter with Trapattoni’snative Italy in Poznan on June 18.

Realistically, Trapattoni’s men arelikely to have to beat Croatia to stand achance of qualifying.

On a wing and a prayerMaking just their second appearance at a European Championship

finals, Giovanni Trapattoni’s team will need to overcome former winnersSpain and Italy to progress from Group C

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At a glanceWhen Giovanni Trapattoni took the reinsin summer 2008, he assumed control of aside that had not graced a EuropeanChampionship in two decades. Their Euro2008 qualifying campaign had broughtjust four wins in 12 outings as Ireland fin-ished well adrift of the Czech Republic andGermany; ‘Trap’ made an instant impres-sion. He took Ireland to the brink of the2010 World Cup. Victory over Estoniaensured there was no play-off woes.

If Ireland can beat Croatia onJune 10, then they just mighttake some momentum into theSpain match. Upset? Unlikely. Butlook for the boys in green toshow plenty of heart.PO

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ONPR

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Overall:P112 W45 D33 L34 F163 A130

Final tournament:P3 W1 D1 L1 F2 A2

Qualifying:P109 W44 D32 L33 F161 A128

Sunday 10 June:Ireland v Croatia, 20.45CET, Poznan

Thursday 14 June:Spain v Ireland, 20.45CET, Gdansk

Monday 18 June:Italy v Ireland, 20.45CET,

Poznan

Best EURO performance:final tournament 1988

Coach:Giovanni Trapattoni

Leading scorer:all-time – Robbie Keane (53); current

– Robbie Keane (53)

Most appearances: all-time – ShayGiven (120); current – Shay Given(120)Association formed:1921Nickname:The Boys in Green

THURSDAY, MAY 31, 201231The games people playPlaying Field

US’ Venus Williams reacts after a point against Poland’sAgnieszka Radwanska during their Women’s Singles 2nd roundmatch of the French Open. Williams was beaten by Radwanska 6-2, 6-3 to complete a miserable 24 hours for the Williams family.Sister Serena had crashed out late on Tuesday. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD

VENUS FOLLOWS SERENA

LOS ANGELES: Filipino fightking Manny Pacquiao wants todeliver something special againstTimothy Bradley on June 9, toerase the taste of his narrow victo-ry over Juan Manuel Marquez inNovember.

“It’s really important because,of course, everybody knows mylast fight was very close,” Pacquiaosaid of the need if not for a knock-out, at least for a fan-pleasingshow. Pacquiao edged Marquez bymajority decision on November12, stretching his victory streak to15 fights but leaving his Mexicanfoe shouting robbery.

Adding more controversy to analready-heated rivalry, two judgeshanded Pacquiao the 12-roundvictory by margins of 116-112 and115-113 while the third scored thefight a 114-114 draw.

In Marquez, Pacquiao hadbeen taking on a familiar oppo-nent, having beaten the Mexicanin 2004 and 2008.

In Bradley, Pacquiao says he’llbe facing a younger, “hungry”fighter, who has said this high-pro-file bout for Pacquiao’s WorldBoxing Organization welterweightbelt is the start of a new phase inhis career. “This is like my firstfight all over again,” said Bradley,the WBO light welterweight cham-

pion who boasts a record of 28-0with 12 knockouts.

“In order to beat the championyou’ve got to take it to the champi-on,” Bradley said last week. “We

are setting out to win this fight andnot sit around and look pretty. Iam going to take it to Pacquiao.”

Roach said that could be justwhat’s needed to draw the bestfrom Pacquiao. “I think the wayBradley is going to come forwardand force a fight, we’re going to seea great Pacquiao,” Roach said.“Bradley’s a tough guy, veryresilient. But being a tough guydoesn’t win fights.”

Pacquiao, who drew a throngof media to the Wild Card gym inHollywood on Wednesday,

promised he isn’t underestimatingthe 28-year-old Bradley.

“He’s a hungry fighter,”Pacquiao said, although he madelight of the age difference, sayingthat having built a record of 54-3-2with 38 knockouts at the age of 33,he feels much younger.

“I’m still thinking I am 25, 26years old,” Pacquiao laughed.

Trainer Freddie Roach saidhe’d been impressed with theintensity Pacquiao has brought tohis preparation. Roach shookthings up a bit by bringing in newsparring partners who didn’t knowPacquiao, weren’t friends andwouldn’t go easy on the champion.

“It’s worked out real well,”Roach said Wednesday. “They’reaggressive, I think it’s helped.”

On a different tack, however,Pacquiao was also joined in theUnited States by his wife and chil-dren, a further sign that the familytroubles he said distracted himbefore his last bout were behindhim. “Manny’s happy they’rehere,” Roach said. “It’s great.”

Roach admitted he had someconcerns that Pacquiao’s newdevotion to Bible study and spiri-tual matters might hinder him inthe ring, with a newfound “com-passion” somehow affecting hiskiller instinct.

Manny packs something special for hungry Bradley

MIAMI: Rory McIlroy, sudden-ly struggling with his US Opentitle defence looming, will try toget back on track this week atthe US PGA Tour’s Memorial.

Two straight missed cuts atprestigious events, the US tour’sPlayers Championship and theEuropean Tour’s BMW PGAChampionship at Wentworth,have seen McIlroy surrender theworld number one ranking.

Things got so bad atWentworth that the 23-year-old’s frustration spilled overwith a tossed club.

“When you’ve went on a runwhen you’ve hardly finishedoutside the top five, and then allof a sudden two missed cuts, it’smore of a shock than anything

else,” McIlroy said Wednesdayas he prepared to tee off onThursday in the $6.2 millionMemorial, hosted by JackNicklaus at Muirfield Village.

“Just a little bit surprising,and it’s something I haven’t real-ly had to deal with in a while,and I just have to knuckle downand figure it out and get back tothe way I was at the start of theyear.”

With the US Open, the sec-ond major championship of theyear, due to tee off at theOlympic Club in San Franciscoon June 14, the Memorial willgive McIlroy a chance to testhimself against some of thegame’s best.

World No. 1 Luke Donald of

England, Masters championBubba Watson, Tiger Woods andPhil Mickelson are here, alongwith defending champion SteveStricker.

No matter how this weekgoes, McIlroy has scheduledhimself to play the St. JudeClassic next week to give him-self more golf before he defendsthe US Open title he won atCongressional last year.

“I just feel like I need morerounds,” he said. “These two-day weeks aren’t really that goodfor me.”

McIlroy admitted that hewas still getting used the spot-light that has accompanied hisrise to the top of golf.

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Rory hopes to regain form

PACQUIAO, WHO DREW ATHRONG OF MEDIA TO THEWILD CARD GYM INHOLLYWOOD ONWEDNESDAY, PROMISED HEISN’T UNDERESTIMATING THE28-YEAR-OLD BRADLEY.“HE’S A HUNGRY FIGHTER,”PACQUIAO SAID.

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Andy Hunter

Liverpool are on the brink ofappointing BrendanRodgers as their new man-ager after Swansea City’s

chairman, Huw Jenkins, acceptedhe could not refuse the 39-year-old Northern Irishman the oppor-tunity of a move to Anfield.

Two weeks after sacking KennyDalglish for finishing eighth in thePremier League, Liverpool’s own-ers, Fenway Sports Group, con-cluded the search for his replace-ment during talks with Rodgers inLondon.

The former Watford andReading manager agreed a three-year contract with John W Henryand Tom Werner, Liverpool’s prin-cipal owner and chairman respec-

tively, before informing Swanseahe wished to quit after a hugelysuccessful two-year spell at theLiberty Stadium.

All that stands in the way ofRodgers being confirmed asLiverpool manager is an agree-ment on a compensation packagewith Swansea. Under the terms ofthe three-and-a-half year contractthat Rodgers signed in January, theWelsh club are entitled to around£5m.

A predecessor at Swansea,Roberto Martínez, was also in therunning to succeed Dalglish butdespite interrupting a holiday tomeet Henry in Miami lastThursday, he had no further con-tact with Liverpool after the week-end.

Both Rodgers and Martínez

made it known to Liverpool’s own-ers that they would be reluctant towork within the new managementstructure intended for Anfield.That proposal, with Louis van Gaalapproached to be sporting direc-tor but inevitably wanting far-

reaching control at the club, is nowin doubt.

Liverpool’s successful pursuitof Rodgers, who initially rejectedtheir offer of an interview as hehad no wish to be on a lengthy listof candidates, was confirmed in amagnanimous statement from theSwansea chairman.

Jenkins stated, “I was contact-ed by Liverpool last night and theyexpressed their wish to speak toBrendan. I had a discussion withBrendan to talk about their inter-est and his views on whether hewanted to speak to Liverpool. Heexpressed his wish with me to dothat and he has spoken toLiverpool today.

“Following on from discus-sions with Liverpool’s owners,Brendan has informed us that he

would like to take up their offer tomanage Liverpool. At the momentwe are currently in talks with theowners to agree compensation. Weare trying to finalise that withinthe next 24 hours. Although we arevery disappointed to lose such atalented, young British manager,we didn’t wish to stand in his way.As always at Swansea City, we wantpeople working here who are fullycommitted to the task ahead. Wewish Brendan every success in thefuture.”

Gus Poyet, Ian Holloway andAlan Curbishley are among theearly favourites to succeedRodgers at Swansea and Jenkinsadded, “We will always remaingood friends and we thank him forall his hard work and passion overthe past two years,” Jenkins added.

Ryder to give up New Zealand contract

Rodgers set to join Liverpool

WELLINGTON: The inter-national future of Jesse Ryd-er is in doubt after he chosenot to seek a new contractwith New Zealand Cricket toconcentrate on personalhealth and fitness goals.

NZC chief executive Da-vid White said the decisionnot to take up a contract forthe 2012-2013 season wasmade by Ryder in consulta-tion with his managementand the New Zealand Cric-ket Players’ Association. Ry-

der announced the decisionon Wednesday when he metNZC officials as part of hisannual player review. PTI

BERN, SWITZERLAND:Fernando Torres celebratedhis return to the Spain teamwith a first half goal as theWorld and European Cham-pions continued their prep-aration for Euro2012 with a4-1 win over South Korea.

Fresh from capturing theChampions League withChelsea, Torres’ fortunesappear to be turning afterwhat was generally a poorcampaign where he scoredjust eleven goals and was

dropped from the Spainsquad in February. Follo-wing an anxious wait he wasincluded in the Spain squadwhich will travel to Polandnext week.

Heat beat Celtics in over-time winMIAMI: LeBron Jamesscored 34 points andDwyane Wade added 23 asMiami withstood a stellarperformance by Boston’sRajon Rondo to beat theCeltics 115-111 in over-timeof the NBA Eastern Confe-rence finals. With the victory,Heat took a 2-0 lead in thebest-of-seven series that will

send the winners into theNBA championship againsteither San Antonio orOklahoma City. Rondo wasspectacular, playing all 53minutes and scoring 44points with 10 assists andeight rebounds. But it wasnot enough against a Heatteam that also got 22 pointsfrom Mario Chalmers.

Torres scores in Spain’s victory

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