200fils www.dt.bh Speaks for you ours only! Issue No. 6436 Sunday, October 12, 2014 T.S. Sreenivasa Raghavan Manama W hat is the thing that the journalists hate most? Pose this question to any journalist who is absolutely passionate about his job, pat would come his reply: the dry day! Two-year course, but unending tests cracking down Mystery murder A dry day is a challenge that would prop up at times mocking and giggling at the faces of the editor and his team members. It happens with every newspaper organisation. It happens to us too. There, however, are a few days when a newspaper has enough, вЂ�E-Government will reduce disparityвЂ™ routine dramas to spread across its pages. But, can you imagine a newspaper, which virtually gives one exclusive story on each page? It would be difficult. Still, our team took up this challenge. We do admit we could not fill every page with an exclusive story. Encore to make fuelling easy Kurds battle for Kobane Yet, we have produced 11 exclusive stories in todayвЂ™s edition. All local pages have an exclusive story besides the ones on celebrity and special pages. With 32 pages on hand, our real challenge was to do equal justice to the routine stories too. We hope we have succeeded in вЂ�WhatвЂ™s my nationality?вЂ™ 8P 10 our efforts. The header here says ours only. But, factually speaking, it is all yours! For, who does not know a story filed by a journalist belongs to him only till it appears on the print? Yes, these stories were ours yesterday. Today, they are yours! Cheers! Music pushes rivalry backstage 8P 19 8P 2 Tale of trials DT E 8P 3 Dead IS fighter calls his father! xclu SIvE 8P 7 S 8P 9 8P 5 8P 4 KAlI-FIcATION OF THE BARBIE 8P 12 KINGDOM rides high 8P 14 8P 6 Walls that speak art 8P 15 2 Baghdad blasts kill 34 Baghdad Car bomb blasts in two neighbourhoods of the Iraqi capital killed at least 34 people and wounded 54 yesterday, police and medical sources said. A suicide car bomb exploded at a police checkpoint guarding Kadhimiyah, a neighbourhood in northwestern Baghdad that is home to one of the holiest shrines. A police colonel said at least 10 people were killed and 31 wounded, a toll confirmed by a medical source. Farther west, in the district of Shoala, a car bomb went off in a busy commercial street, killing at least 24 people and wounding another 23, a medical source said. There were conflicting reports as to whether the carnage in Shoala might have been caused by two consecutive explosions, but a source at the interior ministry gave a similar toll. On Thursday, at least 12 people died in another car bomb attack on the sprawling neighbourhood of Sadr City. Sunday, October 12, 2014 Diploma woes TWO-YEAR COURSE, BUT UNENDING TESTS Mohammed Zafran/DTNN Manama A person, who received his diploma certificate from a private institution, is now struggling to get it accredited. Interestingly, it took the Indian national Vijay Kurien almost 16 years to get the diploma programme certificate. Mr. Kurien enrolled the diploma programme at the National Institute of Information TechnologyВ BahrainВ (NIIT) in 1998. He had also paid more than BD1000 for the course. Moreover, he passed the exams in 2000 in the first attempt itself. But it was in 2012 when he finally received the diploma certificate. Since NIIT Bahrain was closed down in 2008, he had to collect the certificate from its headquarters in India.В But his woes did not end here. After receiving the certificate in 2012, he promptly updated his CV, hoping that the diploma certificate would brighten his prospect of getting a better job. But three companies rejected his certificate due to accreditation issues. Speaking to DT News over the phone from India, he said, вЂњI came to know from three organisations, which wanted to hire me, that the certificate cannot be validated and thatвЂ™s why I could not get into these prestigious companies.вЂќ Mr. Kurien said that he does not want to blame the institution for the obstacles he faced, instead he wants to get his certificate validated. вЂњThe damage has already been done. There is no point in fighting against them. I just want to get my certificate approved. I am only looking towards the future,вЂќ he said. He added that he had been constantly trying to get in touch with the institutionвЂ™s headquarters in India through phone and email but there were no responses until now. вЂњThey acknowledged that I am a legitimate student of the institution and that I had passed the exams. They said they will resolve the issue soon,вЂќ Mr. Kurien said. A reply is awaited from NIIT on DT NewsвЂ™ queries. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Prince Khalifa Sameera Rajab congratulates Prime Minister Manama ongratulating the Prime Minister HRH Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa for his successful completion of medical checkup abroad, Minister of State for Information Affairs and the official Government spokesperson Sameera Rajab sent a cable yesterday. The minister also extended the congratulations on behalf of the affiliates of the Ministry of State for Information Affairs and the Information Affairs Authority. She prayed Allah Almighty to bless the Premier with continuous good health, happiness and long life. C E V I S CLU X E T D No helmet, No number plate PIC BY SANTHOSH RAJENDRAN A biker was seen yesterday riding his bike in Zinj with no helmet on his head. In addition to this, his bike did not have a registration number plate. Health check-up camp held DT News Network Manama B ahrain Training Institute organised a health check up camp for its employees. The event, administered by the director of the institute, Dr. Fawzi Al Jowder, included a number of medical tests, blood pressure check-up and blood sugar levels. Commenting on the camp, Dr. Al Jowder said that the event aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle among employees, where the institute seeks to ensure and create an environment full of healthy people. вЂњ вЂњEncouraging to conduct medical tests regularly is the need of the hour,вЂќ the director said. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) 3 Sunday, October 12, 2014 cracking down Mystery Murder Crime thriller The perpetrator killed his friend, stole a dinar from his wallet and went on to order a sumptuous meal. But little did he realise the KingdomвЂ™s smart detectives would pounce on him within 24 hours! T.S.Sreenivasa Raghavan/DTNN T he cops at Ministry of Interior (MOI) recently received an alert about a Bangladeshi National found dead inside a flat at an apartment complex located at Manama, as reported in Al Amn. On receipt of the alert, the cops wasting no time rushed to the spot and found that the crime site was littered with articles. They could also see bloodstains on the floor, wall and refrigerator. The crime scene, which presented a higgledy-piggledy picture besides the number of stab injuries on the victims body pointed to a violent fight and fisticuff between the victim and his killer. Excepting the mobile phone the other valuables, which belonged to the victim were intact which prompted the police to conclude that the motive behind the coldblooded murder was not theft. The case appeared to be a mystery as the police realised that the soft-spoken and amiable victim identified as Liton had no known enemies or disputes with anyone. Yet, he had been killed brutally! So, what could have gone wrong? Director, Criminal Investigation Directorate (CID) Colonel Abdulazziz Al-Rumaihi told Al-Amn that the 34-year-old victim had been working in Bahrain for several years. вЂњHe lived alone here. His wife and family live back home,вЂќ he added. According to the colonel, the police immediately questioned the victimвЂ™s neighbours. The police also interrogated victimвЂ™s the friends and colleagues from his home country who used to visit him frequently. вЂњOne of his friends, Ragoul, looked worried, scared and nervous and we could see that he was making a desperate attempt to appear calm. Later, he calmed down and said he hailed from the same of city of the victimвЂќ, said Abdulazziz. Ragoul and Liton were close friends and they even used to carry messages from their families back home for each other.В As Ragoul explained, the cops suddenly questioned him the minor scratches on his hands and chest. As a confused and shocked Ragoul fumbled for a convincing explanation, the cops posed another loaded question about his visit to the victimвЂ™s flat on the day of the crime. вЂњBut he denied seeing the victim that day. But, we checked his mobile phone and found, Ragoul had received a call from the victim just before the crime occurred. The victimвЂ™s number was recognised by other friendsвЂќ, confirmed Abdulazziz. The injuries, victimвЂ™s phone number on his mobile reinforced the doubts that Ragoul was involved in the crime, especially, after some common friends revealed that Ragoul and the victim often squabbled. вЂњThe friends said Ragoul interfered in the victimвЂ™s family affairs. The victim had even told them that he had fought with Ragoul a few days before the episode,вЂќ Abdulazziz explained. With this, the cops confronted Ragoul and took him to the crime scene where he buckled under pressure confessed to the crime. Ragoul told the police that the victim had called him to his place to discuss some important matter. The killer suspected that there was some mysterious reason behind the call, especially, after the victim insisted that he should not be late. His suspicion came true when Liton received him very coldly. The victim took out a paper from his pocket containing some phone numbers from his home country and asked Ragoul if he knew any of them.В He identified the phone number of the victimвЂ™s wife. This made the victim angry. The victim then accused him of making advances towards his wife and said she had complained about the killerвЂ™s bad intentions as he had made many international calls to her number. вЂњThe victim became jealous when Ragoul said that the victimвЂ™s wife was the one who called him and not the other way round,вЂќ Abdulazziz disclosed. The two started insulting each other, which led to fisticuff. Suddenly, the victim grabbed a knife kept under his pillow but Ragoul managed to knock it off his hand, grabbed it and attacked the victim who fell down. Ragoul stabbed Liton 50 times all over his body! вЂњAfter the killing, Ragoul stole his mobile phone and one dinar he found in the victimвЂ™s wallet and went to buy a meal with the stolen dinar. But, we cracked the case and arrested him within 24 hoursвЂќ, said a beaming Abdulazziz. x E T D E v i s clu 4 Sunday, October 12, 2014 вЂ�E-GOVERNMENT WILL REDUCE DISPARITYвЂ™ Gender equality Tahir Haneef/ DTNN Manama T Mr. Al Qaed (c) and other dignitaries during the launch of the survey. he United Nations Department of Economics and Social Affairs has released the Arabic version of the UN eGovernment Survey 2014 yesterday after it has been translated into Arabic language. The ceremony was attended by BahrainвЂ™s eGovernment Authority CEO, Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, Chief of eGovernment Branch-Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations, Vincenzo Aquaro and Senior InterRegional Advisor on eGovernment at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Richard Kerby. Mr. Kerby congratulated the Bahrain government for its jump in rankings across many indexes. The survey aims at capturing the best examples across globe and tries to portray replicable models to solve country specific issues. Especially the stories from Asian and African countries, which speak about success even with meagre resources are an inspiration for many other countries. Mr. Al Qaed stated, вЂњIf we have strong Gulf competitors, we will move more forward.вЂќ He added, вЂњMobile applications and other smart solutions could help the Kingdom to achieve more in this effort. An application for the eGovernment project was downloaded 20,000 times within a short span.вЂќ вЂњThe availability of the content of the survey in Arabic language reflects the keenness of the United Nations,вЂ�вЂ™ Mr. Al Qaed added. Commenting on UN effort in reducing the gender вЂњIf we have strong Gulf competitors, we will move more forwardвЂќ disparity in receiving primary education and the role of eGovernment, Mr. Aquaro, said that if the world gave opportunities, gender disparity could be brought down. (Send your comments to tahir@dt.bh) X E T D E V I S CLU 5 Sunday, October 12 , 2014 ENCORE TO MAKE FUELLING EASY Going the extra mile Technician nabbed for selling drugs DT News Network Manama A n Asian man, who was nabbed while peddling marijuana, was sentenced to ten years in prison by the High Criminal Court. According to court files, the defendant, an electrical technician, was caught redhanded in a sting operation after an officer in plain clothes had lured him into selling the illegal drugs. Prosecutors said that the defendant was delivering the marijuana on his bike. During questioning, he alleged that a friend had asked him to hand over a bag to the officer, stating that he did not know that there were drugs inside it. Police discovered a big supply of marijuana stuffed cigarettes when they inspected his accommodation, court files read. Moreover, judges at the High Criminal Court also imposed a BD5000 fine on the man, and also ordered for his expulsion once he completes his jail time. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Elayath Pragit Parameswaran/ DTNN Manama W hile every fuel filling unit at Estiqlal petrol station near Isa Town has vehicles queued up, a new one stands alienated. And in the coming days, probably this would be the most-sought-after fuelling unit, once it starts functioning. The reason is, the machine accepts any monetary cards including ATM cards and credit cards to ooze out petrol from the hose. The machine named вЂ�Encore,вЂ™ the first-of-its-kind, is a product of Gilbarco Veeder Root, a technology company, and has been introduced at the Estiqlal petrol bunk in Bahrain. вЂњThe machine accepts every types of cards. Sadeem cards of Bapco are also accepted for fuelling. Even though, the machine has been introduced in US, it is first time that it is being introduced in Bahrain,вЂќ machine technician, Ranjith Singh said. Moreover, the machine need not be manned by any staff. The customer himself can insert the card and enter the amount for fuelling the vehicle. Following that, the customer can pull out the hose and fill his car with fuel. The user will also get a receipt after completing the fuelling process. вЂњThe Encore petrol filling units are unmanned in the US. Even though this is a self service system, the people here hesitate to get out of their car. So, we will engage a person for managing the new unit,вЂќ added Mr. Singh. According to the bunk officials, the machine which costs approximately BD5000, will be functional within few days as the software installation and other network installations are still in progress. A team of technicians from the company is providing assistance. вЂњWe are doing a brisk business and we find it hard to manage the rush especially during the peak hours. Hence, this machine would help to ease our job,вЂќ said an officer in-charge. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) NOT FOR SALE The machine need not be manned by any staff. The customer himself can insert the card and enter the amount for fuelling the vehicle. E V I S CLU The new fuelling unit вЂ�EncoreвЂ™. X E T D PICS BY SANTHOSH RAJENDRAN Nepali community to hold вЂ�Mela FestivalвЂ™ DT News Network Manama M PIC BY SANTHOSH RAJENDRAN These plates full of fish placed atop an airconditioning unit are not for sale. They are left there by someone to dry in the sun. embers of the Nepali community are organising a one-of-a-kind event called the вЂ�Nepal Mela FestivalвЂ™ on October 31 from 10am until 11pm. The special event will be held at the Baan Saeng Thai Restaurant in Adliya. Ashim Moktan, a member of the cultural team in the Nepali community said, вЂњWe believe that this event will give the Nepalese people in the Kingdom, a feel of the festival season that they cannot get at present from Nepal since they are based here. This is an initial leap for the Nepali community in Bahrain.вЂќ The event aims to promote the Nepali culture and tourism in the The Nepal Mela festival will be held for the first time in Bahrain. Kingdom.В It will also include performances from different local Nepalese groups and various stalls that will showcase Nepali cuisine and traditional music, as well as home crafts and attires. There will be an entrance fee of BD1.000 (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) 6 Sunday, October 12, 2014 Election OppOsitiOn tO bOycOtt pOlls DT News Network Manama T he Opposition group yesterday announced that they will boycott the Parliamentary elections scheduled next month, saying the vote would cement вЂњtotalitarianвЂќ in the Kingdom. Four opposition groups, including Al Wefaq, also vowed to pursue вЂњpeaceful protestsвЂќ in Bahrain until their demands are met. The elections for a new 40-seat Parliament will be held on November 22. Municipal elections will take place simultaneously. The statement, issued yesterday, said all sides in Bahrain must engage вЂњin serious negotiations and dialogueвЂќ before any election takes place. But a proposal by authorities in September to relaunch a вЂ�National DialogueвЂ™ was given a cold reception by Al Wefaq. Head of Al Wefaq, Shaikh Ali Salman, said the proposal вЂњignores the legitimate demands of the peopleвЂќ. The Opposition is demanding an independent election commission and the dissolution of the Consultative Council. It took part in two rounds of dialogue after the uprising but withdrew from the talks. The statement, issued yesterday, said all sides in Bahrain must engage вЂњin serious negotiations and dialogueвЂќ before any election takes place. вЂ�WhatвЂ™s my nationality?вЂ™ Elayath Pragit Parameswaran/ DTNN Siblings Nabilah and Nahilah Mohiddin came up with a Facebook page called вЂ�WhatвЂ™s my nationalityвЂ™ when they saw a tearful Ruksana come out of the Indian Embassy early in 2013. Manama S iblings Nabilah and Nahilah Mohiddin could not help but feel furious when they saw a tearful Ruksana come out from the Indian Embassy premises in early 2013. And this prompted the sisters to create a Facebook page called вЂ�WhatвЂ™s my nationality?вЂ™ to pool up the public support for the plight of Ruksana, who has no passport or nationality, even after the Delhi High Court issued a favourable verdict on her case. Earlier, DT News has published two articles depicting the plight of Mohammed and Raziya, who like Ruksana, do not have any passport to prove their parentage or nationality. вЂњWe saw her crying when she came out from the Indian Embassy. And we even witnessed some officials humiliating her, pointing out the ignorance of her parents, even though the High Court gave a favourable ruling in favour of her case,вЂќ said Nabilah. Screenshot of the Facebook page. Presently, the Facebook page has more than 600 likes. The administrator and visitors jointly host debates over the newspaper reports published on Ruksana and other similar cases. According to the administrator, the well-wishers of Ruksana try to console her because of her sad fate. вЂњMost of her classmates are now married and are leading a comfortable life. We know that Ruksana has many aspirations and all those are just caught up in the files at the Embassy or the Ministry of Home Affairs in India,вЂќ stated Nabilah. Meanwhile, Stanley John, RuksanaвЂ™s friend, pointed out the need of spreading the issue using the powerful tool called the вЂ�social media.вЂ™ вЂњThe life of Ruksana is mentioned chronologically in the Facebook page. Initially many supported Ruksana, knowing about her story. Few of them even said that they are ready to accompany her when she goes to the Indian Embassy. But later, some withdrew their help in the false belief that the Embassy would confiscate their passport tooвЂќ, said Mr. Stanley. There are also a few people, who asked Ruksana to stop fighting or asking for a passport and just live a peaceful life by marrying a Bahraini in order to solve her problem. T h e latest update by the team behind the Facebook page starts by quoting Martin LutherвЂ™s words: вЂ�Our lives begin to end the day when we become silent to things that matterвЂ™. Hence, they demand to voice the viewersвЂ™ opinion against the lethargic and indifferent attitudes of the concerned authorities. c x E DT E v i lus (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Verdict due in murder case DT News Network A verdict will be announced on November 5 in the trial of three menВ implicated in connection with the murder of an Egyptian national inВ JuffairВ area. Twenty-six-year-old Taqi Ahmed Saleh, died after being beaten with a hockey stick and stabbed in the chest with a knifeВ during a fight which broke out onВ October 24, 2013. Mr. SalehвЂ™s wife took him to the nearby Bahrain Specialist Hospital, but doctors were unable to save him. Two of the defendants, both Egyptians, aged 35 and 36, were charged with premeditated murder for their alleged direct link with the crime, while their third co-defendant is a Bahraini policeman, who was accusedВ of concealing crucial information from authorities and not reporting the murder.В В The policemanВ earlier told prosecutors that he did not report the incident to authorities because he was drinking alcohol and watching football at the time. One of the alleged killers was said to have called him and told him what had happened. However, the policemanвЂ™s lawyer said her client did not know about the murder, because he was at home under the influence of alcohol. The three men are all facing an additional charge of possessing hashish. All of them pleaded not guilty to the charges when they appeared before the High Criminal Court. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Strategic plan to develop fishermen ports DT News Network Manama M inister of Works, Essam Khalaf, met with Agriculture and Marine Resources Undersecretary Shaikh Khalifa bin Isa Al Khalifa and Ministry of Municipalities and Urban PlanningвЂ™s Director of Fisheries, Ibtisam Khalaf to discuss how to protect the marine sources of the Kingdom. During the meeting, the ministries discussed a security plan for fishermen ports in order to preserve the marine environment. It highlighted the Ministry of WorksвЂ™ keenness to establish various ports in the country as it contributes directly to the preservation of fishing, which secures food in the country. The strategic plan includes creating and maintaining a number of fishermen ports, supported by services and facilities required for the industry. The meeting also brought up the development project of Tubli sewage treatment, as it has been running since 2009, which aims to improve the environmental situation and also to expand the area capacity for the sewage plant. The meeting also touched on establishing fish farms in MaвЂ™ameer. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Mr. Khalaf and other officials during the meeting. 7 Sunday, October 12, 2014 Write from the heart Tale of Trials Mohammed Zafran/ DTNN Mr. Hyken Public sector must be more вЂ�customer service orientedвЂ™ DT News Network Manama В G overnments should not take their citizens for granted by following customer service principles that are used by the private sector, said Shep Hyken, a leading international customer service expert. В Mr. Hyken worked with organisations as well as governments around the world and advocates the application of customer service to the public sector. ItвЂ™s a given fact that people would do business with the government. But wouldnвЂ™t it be nice if they donвЂ™t feel like it is a negative experience. Sadly, most of the time, itвЂ™s,вЂќ said Mr. Hyken. Seeing citizens as вЂ�sure customersвЂ™, the expert said the government should treat them the same way that a business treats paying customers. Mr. Hyken added, вЂњIf you have to do business with someone, shouldnвЂ™t it be enjoyable?вЂќ He cited Singapore as an example where people appreciate the dependability of the government. вЂњI worked with Singapore on their customer service. It does some real nice job to attract tourists and workersвЂќ, he said. Investors, tourists and citizens are all customers. If they are treated badly, they will take their business somewhere else, he warned. В (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) A Bahrain-based author has released a novel portraying the hardships faced by Indian expatriates in the Middle East.В Rajith Divakaran had written the novel вЂ“ Algebra of Hope - with an aim to encourage the struggling expatriate community who are going through hard times. The story portrays how an intelligent and respected doctor could find himself in a baffling situation after landing a job away from his home country. The main character toils his way through his difficult times and strives to keep his dream alive.В Speaking about the novel Mr. Divakaran said, вЂњThe story is about a doctor who takes up a job in Saudi Arabia, and goes through all the challenges to pursue a hidden dream. That dream was the only purpose that kept him going in those difficult times. His working hours in a private clinic from ten hours a day went up to fourteen, with no Mr. Divakaran A Bahrain-based expatriate has released a novel вЂ“ Algebra of Hope вЂ“ that deals with the trials and tribulations of the Indian expatriates in the Middle East. weekly В holiday. But that did not deter him from pursuing his dream, he found time when the world slept. The book is all about one manвЂ™s unwavering ambition and commitment,вЂќ he added. He said that the book is about the hardships that immigrants face while getting acclimatised to unknown surroundings and the harsh reality of work and alienation in personal life. вЂњPleasure cannot exist without pain, and pain has a unique way of enhancing pleasure. But when someoneвЂ™s pleasure has to arise from anotherвЂ™s consistent pain, there has to be something fundamentally wrong. Something wrong when happens regularly, it becomes the norm. That normalcy represents the life of hundreds of thousands of expatriate Indians living in the Gulf countries,вЂќ he said. According to Mr. Divakaran, the family and the society back home derives the financial pleasure of the expatвЂ™s struggle, the constancy of which smudges the demarcation between their need and greed. вЂњWithin that misplaced heroism his life burns out. ThatвЂ™s the background of this story. However В within the challenging В journey the protagonist В never takes his eyes off his secretly held dream, which he achieves and В is the essence of this В book вЂ�love yourselfвЂ™,вЂќ Mr. Divakaran added. E v i lus c x E DT (Send your comments to news@ dt.bh) Third Customer Service Conference on Tuesday DT News Network Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan Fakhro will be the patron of the event. The conference would include a workshop by international customer service expert and New York Times Bestselling author Shep Hyken. Manama T he third instalment of the Customer Services Conference would be held at the Diplomat Radisson Blu HotelВ on Tuesday. The event organized by Origin Group is being held as part of the International Customer Service Week. Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan Fakhro will be the patron of the event. The conference would include a workshop by international customer service expert and New York Times Bestselling author Shep Hyken. HykenВ is the founder of Shepard Presentation in 1983 and sinceВ then he had worked Mr. Al Banna at the press conference. with hundreds of clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to small companies employing less than 50 persons. He is also the author of Moments of Magic, the Loyal Customer, The Cult of the Customer and The Amazement Revolution.В The conference will also include a CEO forum where there will be an interactive panel discussion between CEOs from BahrainвЂ™s service industry. Speakers will include Al Rashid Group Chairwoman Shaikha Hind bint Salman Al Khalifa, Ritz-Carlton Bahrain Hotel and Spa Manager Ned Capeleris, Silah Gulf General Manager Nada Al Gassab, 3D Speaking Chief Speaker and Coach Mohamed Abdulla Isa and Origin Group CEO Ahmed Al Banna. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) BICI launches its new-look website DT News Network Manama T he Follow Up Unit of the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) launched its new website www. biciunit.bh yesterday. Head of the BICI Follow Up Unit, Dana Al Zayani, stated that the website, with its new design and updated content, will provide the latest news on the unitвЂ™s activities. Ms. Al Zayani pointed that the website enables visitors to gain access to information and periodic reports published by the unit, updates on the implementation of BICI recommendations as well as the unitвЂ™s press releases. She added that the website will also serve as a link between the unit and all relevant ministries and government bodies. Meanwhile, Ms. Al Zayani invited citizens give suggestions and feedback on the website, adding that it will be constantly developed and updates to ensure quality service. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) 8 Sunday, October 12 , 2014 Speak @bna_en вЂњ K a t e Middleton plans to resume royal duties for first time since September pregnancy announcement вЂњ @NYDNgossip E b o l a infected nurse Teresa RomeroвЂ™s condition improves, Spanish hospital says sheвЂ™s вЂ�consciousвЂ™ and in a вЂ�good moodвЂ™ вЂњ @YahooNews E b o l a screenings begin today for passengers arriving to New YorkвЂ™s JFK International Airport from afflicted countries вЂњ @CNN Obama just created a Pacific Ocean reserve to curb fishing and oil drilling. But it might be too little too late: вЂњ @ForeignPolicy ReadersвЂ™ VIEW Congrats to Bahrain Cancer Society! Dear sir, The world is full of good and generous people, as we have witnessed through the huge success of the вЂ�Run, Walk 4 CancerвЂ™ event, which was organised by the Bahrain Cancer Society (BSC). The charity event raised the amount of BD15,000 that would be used for the benefit of cancer patients and spreading awareness about the deadly disease. People from all walks of life came to the event to show their support to the project and also give financial assistance to the great cause. Even the organisers did not expect the huge turnout of participants and also the amount that they have collected at the end of the event. This only shows that people have become more aware now of cancer and what it does to the patient and his or her family. We need to organise more events like this in order to spread awareness and teach people that cancer could be treated at an early stage if only, we are able to detect it properly. I would like to congratulate the BSC for organising such a wonderful and enlightening event. More power to you and God bless you all! Khadija @ReutersIndia Parents shocked to find вЂњdeadвЂќ son answer the door after troopers told them heвЂ™d passed away вЂњ @nypost I wrote two heartfelt tweets congratulating Malala. Flood of attacks saying sheвЂ™s religious. I defended her: yes sheвЂ™s religious. For now. @RichardDawkins вЂњ PM reviews situation arising out of cyclone Hudhud; asks Home Minister to remain in touch with Chief Ministers of states likely to be affect @PTI_News - Do you feel strongly about commenting on any issue of social relevance or on any report we carried? Be it bouquets or bricks, you can explore this space by airing your views, opinions or comments. The best letter, selected once in a week, will receive five tickets for watching a blockbuster at Dana Cinema. Letters can be sent at letters @dt.bh Reliance Industries says Isha Ambani and Akash Ambani appointed on the board of Reliance Jio Infocomm and Reliance Retail вЂњ What happened to our youths? Dear sir, The news of the killing of Abdulaziz Al Jodar, also known as Abu Qutyba Al Bahraini while fighting with the Islamic State (IS) against вЂ�RafdhaвЂ™ , a term used by extremists to describe вЂ�ShiaвЂ™ fighters sent shockwaves to many people in our country. It was only recently that another young Bahraini, Ibrahim Al Awadhi, died while fighting with the IS, in an unnecessary and useless war. After reading the news, I could not help but ask myself, вЂњWhat happened to our youths? Why are they fighting the war of IS? Why do they give up their lives for a useless war? Obviously, the IS has succeeded in convincing the youths that the path of terrorism is the only way to achieve their goals. They have misled many of our youths and enticed them to leave their own country to join the IS war against those whose only goal is to spread peace around the globe. The вЂ�ISвЂ™ is the biggest threat in the world today and is leading many young people to their graves early. The world should join hands in order to stop the IS from continuing to mislead our youth, so that they could serve their own country, instead of giving up their lives for a violent and useless cause, engineered by the IS. Maryam Abdulla Malala deserves the вЂ�Nobel Peace PrizeвЂ™ Dear sir, I was delighted to read in your newspaper, DT News, that 17-yearold Pakistani Malala Yousafzai shared the вЂ�Nobel Peace PrizeвЂ™ with Indian anti-child labour activist Kailash Satyarthi. Malala has become the youngest ever Nobel laureate and she has brought great pride, not only to her country but more importantly, to the children of the world. Malala deserves this accolade for all the sacrifices she had experienced, just to fight for the rights of children to education, not only in her own country but also around the globe. Her courage has become a source of inspiration, not only to children and people in Pakistan but to people all over the world. Her campaign, the Nobel Committee said, has been carried out вЂ�under the most dangerous circumstances.вЂ™ It also added that through her struggle, she has become a leading spokesperson for girlsвЂ™ rights to education. Truly, Malala deserves to win the Nobel Peace Prize. We need more young people like her who are always thinking for the good of all and not for the promotion of oneвЂ™s interests. Mariam Khalid Sunday, October 12, 2014 9 Contradiction DEAD IS FIGHTER CALLS HIS FATHER! DT News Network Manama I n a dramatic twist, a young Bahraini jihadist, whose fellow fighters had announced his death a few days ago, called his father while the latter was accepting condolences on his demise. Abdulaziz Al Jodar, 19, fighting for the Islamic State (IS) was thought to be dead after several twitter accounts belonging to other IS fighters confirmed he was killed in Iraq during clashes with the Iraqi army. However, it is reported that he rang his father while he was busy conducting the last rites of his son. Moreover, many twitter users affiliated with IS have also announced that Abdulaziz is still alive. Sources told DT News that the father cried in happiness and abandoned the last rites immediately upon finishing the phone conversation. On Friday, DT News reported the death of Abdulaziz, based on tweets emerged on Twitter accounts of users fighting for IS, including a Bahraini militant named Mohammed Al Binali. Mohammed had earlier tweeted, вЂњI would like to convey to you the news that AbdulazizВ AlВ Jodar was martyred while he was fighting Not only, but also Arthur Macdonald Few things matter at all O Abdulaziz againstВ вЂњRafdha.вЂќ (The term Rafdha is used by the extremists to describe Shia people. He further tweeted, вЂњHe (Abdulaziz) immigrated from Bahrain as a jihadist for the sake of God until he was killed while fighting not fleeing the fray.вЂќВ (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) E V I LUS C X E DT BIA to get passenger boarding bridges Manama The photo of alleged blast being circulated on social media. Alba denies blast rumours Manama A luminium Bahrain (Alba) last night denied rumours of explosion spread on social media. In a statement, the management of the company stated that the allegations made on social media were totally untrue. вЂњThe production operations are proceeding normally without any disruption,вЂќ Alba said, stressing its keenness on its employeesвЂ™ safety. Meanwhile, the social media went viral circulating the pictures of the now denied explosion. I n line with its mission to continuously improve the airportвЂ™s infrastructure, the Transportation Ministry (MoT) in partnership with Bahrain Airport Company (BAC) and Bahrain International Airport (BIA), has recently started the installation of new state-of-theart passenger boarding bridges at the airport terminal. The passenger boarding bridges are the part of the first phase of the Airport Modernisation Programme, which includes immediate enhancement works currently undertaken at BIA. Transportation Minister and Acting Chief Executive of the Economic Development Board, Kamal Ahmed said, вЂњThis infrastructure upgrade is part of a much wider modernisation programme that will see improvement to facilities at the current terminal.вЂќ CEO of BAC, Mohamed Yusuf Al Binfalah, added,вЂњThe new air bridges are a welcome addition to The minister during the site visit. our airport and proof that we are moving ahead with enhancing the infrastructure and service levels of BahrainвЂ™s gateway.вЂќ During the tour, Mr. Ahmed also examined the 14 new state-of-the-art X-Ray machines which were recently installed at the airport. ne of my favourite people in British history is a Scotsman called Arthur Balfour who was a Tory prime minister from 1902 to 1905. In spite of all his family connections he was remarkably unsuccessful as a politician. Both his father and grandfather were members of parliaments and he succeeded his uncle Lord Salisbury to Number 10 Downing Street. In terms of political success he rose to prominence by suppressing agrarian unrest in Ireland through punitive action followed by getting Britain involved in the Boer War which turned out to the last conflict Britain really lost until we claim we never really lost in Suez. His place in history is largely down to being the guy who penned The Balfour Declaration which resulted in the setting up of the Israeli state. All in all not much of a curriculum vitae. But there are two things I like about him. The first is that when he inherited the title of Lord Balfour he became one of the wealthiest people in the UK, if not the world. By the time he died he had spent all of this fortune. The second thing, which I think is great, is that as a second rate philosopher he originated an argument against believing that human reason could determine truth epitomised by a remark attributed to him: вЂњNothing matters very much and few things matter at allвЂќ. That may well explain his failure as a prime minister. No politician would agree to those sentiments these days although it appears that the British media have recently embraced this view of reality. At a time when we have come close to seeing the end of the United Kingdom, when there is a new war developing in the Middle East and in Ukraine and an outbreak of a killer disease called Ebola that looks as though it could affect the world the newspapers over here are obsessed with autobiography two sportsmen. I have never been a big fan of cricket but apparently the words of wisdom from a former England cricket captain called Kevin Pietersen is what everyone wants to read about. Cricket has always been a mystery to me. Why anyone should regard a game that lasts five days and can still end in a draw as entertaining and competitive is beyond me. Why England, whom I believe invented the game and consider themselves good at it need to have a South African captain also leaves me a bit cold. But why anyone should be interested in a book in which he largely trashes his fellow playersвЂ™ beggars belief. By all accounts he was quite good at hitting the ball with a bat in his heyday and was no slouch at throwing the ball at opposing batsmen. But why his views on the shortcomings of his fellow team mates should be filling column inches in the press seems somewhat questionable to me. The other guy who has moved from the sports pages to the news pages of down market tabloids is Roy Keane. You may have missed the latest exclusives on this вЂ�has beenвЂ™ footballer but apparently what everyone in Britain really, really wanted to know this week is that Roy had shaved off his beard. Last week it was the launch of his latest autobiography where he criticises famous football managers. Now to be fair to Mr Keane he was a very talented and famous football player rather a long time ago. вЂњKeane was a dominating central midfielder noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play, an attitude that helped him excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his departure in 2005, having joined the club in 1993,вЂќ I read the other day. In fact Keane was one of those highly talented thugs who occasionally turn up on football parks. He could play the game extremely well, but is more likely to be remembered in a sport which has spawned many thugs who have survived on very little talent but a lot of aggression. The last time he hit the headlines was probably back in 2002 when he was sent home from the World Cup in spite of being the captain of the Republic of Ireland when the team were doing rather well. His problem was that he wanted to tell the manager how to do his job. Now in his autobiography he has gone out of his way to criticise managers including Alex Ferguson, whom he played for for most of his career, and Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. Now Mr Ferguson is undoubtedly the most successful football manager in the history of British football and possibly the greatest manager the world game has ever seen. Mr Mourinho, whose team is currently number one in England, is possibly the greatest manager since Mr Ferguson retired. Mr Keane, and few people would disagree with this, was a far better player than either of these gentlemen. But in the management stakes he has made his name as a failure and an also run. With no one else wanting him he is currently an assistant manager with the Republic of Ireland and Aston Villa, neither of whom are exactly setting the heather on fire in the global soccer firmament. In spite of all his experience on the field his success rate in management in zilch. Keane, who is now 43, looks to be coming to the end of his managerial career. Ferguson had won the European Cup winners Cup and Mourinho the UEFA and European Cup when they were younger than that. The point to this is that the press over hear believe the thoughts of two former stars matter. It would appear that the press now look at Lord BelfourвЂ™s summation вЂ�Nothing matters very much and few things matter at allвЂ™ and chose to think the latter part of that philosophical argument is news. (The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the policy or position of this newspaper.) 10 MIDDLE EAST NUGGETS Qaeda attack kills two Yemen soldiersВ Aden Two Yemeni soldiers were killed yesterday when a roadside bomb exploded in the restive southeastern province of Hadramawt, a military source, said blaming Al-Qaeda for the attack. Three other soldiers were wounded in the bombing that targeted a military vehicle in the historic interior town of Shibam, known as the Manhattan of the Desert for its centuries-old multistorey buildings. The attack comes after separate suicide attacks on Thursday killed 47 people in the capital Sanaa and 20 soldiers in Hadramawt province. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has since claimed responsibility for the Sanaa bombing, which has further exacerbated tensions in violence-wracked Yemen. Talks with UN Syria envoy on Oct. 21 Moscow A new UN Syria envoy is expected to arrive for talks in Russia on October 21, the foreign ministry in Moscow said yesterday. Staffan de Mistura вЂњwill meet with Russian foreign minister Sergei LavrovвЂќ, deputy foreign minister Gennady Gatilov told the Interfax news agency. De Mistura was appointed to the Syria job in July, after his predecessor, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, resigned in May following the failure of peace talks. вЂ�ProgressвЂ™ in pressing Turkey to join IS fight Washington The United States has reported вЂњprogressвЂќ in pressing Turkey to participate in the fight against the Islamic State group, noting a pledge from Ankara to train and equip moderate Syrian rebels. The head of the US-led coalition, retired general John Allen, and US pointman on Iraq, Brett McGurk, completed a two-day visit in Turkey to press the NATO ally to engage militarily against the jihadist group that has taken over a wide swath of Syria and Iraq. Washington had been frustrated over AnkaraвЂ™s reticence to commit its wellequipped and well-trained forces in the fight against the militants. Sunday, October 12, 2014 KURDS BATTLE FOR KOBANE IS assault Fulya Ozerkan and Mohamad Ali Harissi Mursitpinagar K urdish fighters halted a thrust by Islamic State (IS) group jihadists towards the heart of the battleground Syrian town of Kobane yesterday, after the UN warned thousands of civilians risked massacre. The pre-dawn attack came after the IS militants overran the Kurdish headquarters in the border town on Friday, sparking fears they would cut off the last escape route to neighbouring Turkey. But US officials warned that while world attention is focussed on Kobane, the jihadists have been piling pressure on government troops in neighbouring Iraq, leaving the army in a вЂњfragileвЂќ position in Anbar province between Baghdad and the Syrian border. The renewed IS drive on the centre of Kobane sparked 90 minutes of heavy fighting with the townвЂ™s Kurdish defenders before the jihadists fell back, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. US-led coalition warplanes also carried out two air strikes on IS targets south and east of the town early yesterday, The pre-dawn attack came after the IS militants overran the Kurdish headquarters in the border town on Friday, sparking fears they would cut off the last escape route to neighbouring Turkey according to the Britain-based monitoring group, which has a wide network of sources inside Syria. US-led warplanes have intensified air strikes against IS, which has been attacking Kobane for three weeks, but the Pentagon has said that there are limits to what can be done without troops on the ground. Small groups of Kurdish fighters were trying to harry the encircling jihadists with operations across the front line, Observatory director Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP. UN envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura warned on Friday that 12,000 or so civilians still in or near Kobane, including about 700 mainly elderly people in the town centre, вЂњwill most likely be massacredвЂќ by IS if the town falls. Kobane was вЂњliterally surroundedвЂќ except for one narrow entry and exit point to the Turkish border, de Mistura said. вЂњWe would like to appeal to the Turkish authorities in order to allow the flow of volunteers at least, and their equipment to be able to enter the city to contribute to a self-defence operation,вЂќ he said. (AFP) IS executes four women Baghdad he Islamic State group has executed at least four women, including two doctors and a politician, in their northern Iraq strongholds this month, relatives and rights activists said yesterday. In the IS hub of Mosul, the jihadists executed three women on Wednesday including two doctors, Hanaa Edwar, a human rights activist who heads the Al-Amal organisation, said. A medical source in Mosul confirmed their deaths and named the two doctors as Maha Sabhan and Lamia Ismail. The third woman was a law graduate. On October 5, Iman Mohammed Yunus, a former Sunni parliamentarian from the Iraq Turkmen Front in the city of Tal Afar, farther west towards the Syrian border, was also executed. вЂњThey took her from her home last month and called her family this week to say that she had been executed,вЂќ said Ali al-Bayati, who runs a foundation supporting the rights of IraqвЂ™s Turkmen minority. вЂњThen they dumped her body in a water well outside Tal Afar,вЂќ he said. According to Edwar, who T confirmed YunusвЂ™ execution, at least four other women were executed by IS militants in the Mosul area in recent weeks. Among them was a former candidate for the local council and an academic. вЂњWomen are easy targets for them. Many of the rights activists from Mosul ran away but some of the women among them had to stay with their children,вЂќ Edwar said. IS militants have controlled Mosul since June 10, the second day of a major offensive that saw jihadist fighters seize swathes of land in five Iraqi provinces. They have used the city, IraqвЂ™s second largest, as a de facto capital for the Iraqi half of the вЂњcaliphateвЂќ which their leadership proclaimed in June and also includes large parts of Syria. вЂњAfter going after the ethnic and religious minorities, they are now hunting down Sunni members of civil society groups and anyone remotely connected with the government,вЂќ Edwar said. She said IS was probably trying to sow maximum fear among the population by openly targeting women. (AFP) Pro-Kurdish demonstrators hold a banner reading вЂњlong live the resistance in Rojava, Shingal and KobaneвЂќ as they gather yesterday in Duesseldorf, Germany. Kurds protest in Germany Berlin M ore than 20,000 Kurds protested against the Islamic State group in the western German city of Duesseldorf yesterday, according to the police. Several Kurdish organisations called the demonstration to protest attacks by IS jihadist militants on Kurdish towns in Syria, particularly the besiegement of the city of Kobane. Clashes between Kurds and radical Muslims in the northern German cities of Hamburg and Celle left more than 20 people injured earlier this week. Concern has grown in Berlin about a spillover of the tensions in Syria and Iraq to Germany, which is home to an estimated one million ethnic Kurds Concern has grown in Berlin about a spillover of the tensions in Syria and Iraq to Germany, which is home to an estimated one million ethnic Kurds. вЂњWeвЂ™re watching this very closely,вЂќ Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere said in an interview to appear today in German daily Focus. Those who take part in fighting вЂњshould expect a very tough reaction,вЂќ he warned. Meanwhile, several thousand people also protested yesterday in Paris and several hundred in the central French city of Lyon to call for international support for Kurds trapped in Kobane. (AFP) SUNDAY REVIEW DT NEWS Sunday, October 12, 2014 GET VOGUED! DRESS TO IMPRESS M eet Ashwathy Shyamkumar, an artist with a passion for fashion and design. The freelance designer, illustrator and stylist, graduated from fashion school with the Best Designer award and even showcased at Bahrain Fashion Week 2010. DT News has collaborated with the popular fashionista to bring her exciting personal style notes, product talk and glimpses into whatвЂ™s hot and trendy right now in the world ofВ vogue! ThereвЂ™s a new rule when it comes to dressing up for formal events. While floor sweeping gowns and neat sheath dresses are still quite popular, itвЂ™s also very safe and boring and can also make you look rather outdated. The new code is all about breaking the norms and dressing up according to your personality. There are a variety of styles that can be tapped into when it comes to occasion wear. From embroidered top skirt combos to bold printed dresses and flattering silhouettes, these statement styles will ensure you THE BEAUTY B loopers There was a time when I owned more shades of lip liners than actual lipsticks, because for me, the perfect outline of the mouth was the most important part ofВ my beauty regime, However, after wearing it so dark in a few outings, I was told by colleagues that it should complement the lipstick and not overshadow it, as I wore my lip liner darker than my lipstickAudrey O. Sure itвЂ™s exciting for women to play with their hair and try out colour streaks in a funky variation, be it pink, blue, purple and even orange. But, IвЂ™ve learnt that it needs to be as temporary as possible because this kind of look only works for parties and trendy gatherings, not for formal meetings or simple shopping sprees with the family- Ashta L. I was quite taken aback when I had to hear it from my fiancГ© that I needed to tone down on the thick eyeliner fixations under the eyes. I guess he was right because having a top layer was good enoughS.J. stand out from the crowd. Here are a few вЂ�must haveвЂ™ separates in your wardrobe to step out in style. 1. A bright printed sheath dress not only shouts out trendy, but also ensures you make heads turn. Keep in mind to pick a dark colour thatвЂ™s apt for the occasion and not too loud. 2. A backless number is perfect for summer weddings. Learn to show skin in moderation so ensure the dress covers the entire bodice and is only open at the back. 3. Skirts in luxurious fabrics like silk or satin and interesting embroidery adds texture and is great when paired with solid coloured blouses. 4. If youвЂ™re not the one to wear dresses and want a more androgynous look, opt for sleek jumpsuits or pant suits instead. Satin and sequinned fabrics will amplify the style and make it more party- appropriate. Shining like gold Laila Bukanan Manama O ne thing everyone knows about me is that I am crazy about вЂ�natural oils.вЂ™ I have been using argan oil (also called the вЂ�miracle oilвЂ™ and вЂ�liquid goldвЂ™) for almost six years now. It has been named that for a reason. Argan oil has never disappointed me. What I love about this вЂ�liquid goldвЂ™ is that it is well known for its amazing properties that are beneficial for both hair and skin. It is rich in nutrients like fatty acids and vitamin E! Argan oil can be used in many different ways and for numerous reasons. Argan oil can be used as a skin moisturizer, to hydrate and soften the skin. Because of its high content of Vitamin E and fatty acids, it is the best product to naturally enhance your skin. It is amazing and gets absorbed easily into the skin. Argan oil is also great as a hair moisturizer. It has been proven that this oil makes the hair softer and shinier. It can help treat split ends and frizzy hair! Professional beautician and make-up artist Laila Bukanan recommends argan oil, also known as вЂ�liquid goldвЂ™ to women who want to have beautiful skin and hair. Read on to find out why she is all praises for вЂ�argan oilвЂ¦вЂ™ Using argan oil as hair mask once a week can improve the texture and shine of your hair. Treating dry skin conditions is another benefit of argan oil. People suffering from very dry skin and eczema can find this oil to be extremely beneficial. The vitamin E and fatty acids are amazing for repairing damaged skin while providing it with nutrients to now only renew the skin but also prevent further dryness and irritation that might occur. It can be applied directly to the affected area. Stretch marks can be a huge issue for lots or pregnant women. Argan oil can be used to treat and protect the body against those annoying stretch marks. It increases the skin elasticity due to its vitamin E content! (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) 11 DOCTOR IS IN Dr. ShuchiВ Nagori Homoeopathic Practitioner and Nutritionist Homoeopathic Practitioner and Nutritionist, Dr. ShuchiВ Nagori,В answers DT NewsвЂ™ readers queries on healthy living. 1. Kindly provide feedback on what is the difference between food allergies and food intolerance. Which is more serious and should be taken care of, thanksNermin M. Dr. Nagori: Food allergy causes an immune system reaction, when it sees food as an invader. It affects numerous organs and causes a range of symptoms, which can vary from mild itching/hives of the skin to severe/life-threatening breathing difficulties/drop in blood pressure. Usually it comes suddenly, even a small amount of food can trigger and happens every time you eat. Food intolerance symptoms are generally less serious and mostly limited to digestive system. They come gradually and occurs only when you eat lot of food. Symptoms of food intolerance can include nausea, cramps, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, irritability, nervousness, or headaches. Food allergies can cause symptoms like breathing problems, hoarseness, vomiting and hives. Food allergy is much more serious than food intolerance. 2. I and my husband follow a proper vegan diet. However, we have a one-year-old daughter and my colleagues had suggested that I should provide my child a more varied diet to give her a well-rounded nutritional balance of food, please kindly advise me on this matter-N.G. Dr. Nagori: Yes, you should give your child a more varied diet for her good overall development. As vegan diet excludes any kind of animal food including dairy and eggs, so it is deficient in some essential nutrients like vitamin B12, calcium, proteins and other nutrients important for physiological functions and proper growth. Foods that help children are nuts, beans, eggs, fish, dairy products, grains and pulses. Children need to gain adequate weight and height with strong immune system and energy. Children should be active and provided with proper healthy diet at intervals for proper growth. You can consider giving her vegetarian diet (including dairy products) rather than strict vegan diet. В 3. Is it enough to get my daily intake of vitamins and minerals from the food I consume or should I be taking vitamin pills and supplements too?- Atika (37 yrs. old). Dr. Nagori: Yes, you can get the daily requirement of vitamins and minerals from balanced food that you consume. Supplements are not a substitute for a healthy diet. It can be challenging to get adequate nutrients if dieting/avoiding dairy products. ItвЂ™s always better to consume fresh fruits and vegetables rather than vitamin pills/supplements. Fruits and vegetables contain lots of phytochemicals along with a variety of micronutrients, anti-oxidants and essential fibers, which provide greater nutrition, prevent heart disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. Some nutrientrich foods with relatively less calories are avocados, spinach, bell peppers, green leafy vegetables, low fat yogurt, seeds (pumpkin/flax/sunflower), nuts especially almonds, grains, lentils, oranges, carrots. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) 12 Sunday, October 12, 2014 Dimension SUNDAY REVIEW KALI-FICATION OF THE BARBIE A brush with philosophy T.S.Sreenivasa Raghavan/DTNN M an is the only animal, in this universe, who carries multiple identities. His voyage into the world of identity, in fact, starts with his name. Then, as time passes, he takes pride in the identity of his caste, creed, colour, religion and nationality to mention a few. ManвЂ™s penchant for identity does not stop there. He even gets intoxicated with his professional identity. Someone is a doctor, someone else is an engineer, there are also others who flash and flush, because, they are either astronauts or scientists! Man is still not satisfied. He continues to look for additional identities! Why am I harping on the issue of identity now? Is it because man despite the manifold labels by which he markets himself is still suffering from an acute identity crisis? I have to be candid here and I have no hesitation to say that my answer is in the affirmative. Otherwise, how would you account for the recent controversy revolving around the Kali-fication of Barbie? Before dwelling into the issue further, we need to understand the meaning of both Kali and Barbie. Hindus venerate Kali вЂ“ the consort of Lord S h i v a and the Goddess o f Destruction. The word Kali, in fact, comes from Sanskrit, which literally means the black one. The origin of Kali could also be traced to kal, again in Sanskrit, meaning, time: the destroyer. Hence, the Goddess is aptly portrayed as a black-skinned and blood-smeared wearing a necklace of skulls and a girdle of snakes! If Kali symbolises the triumph of good over evil, Barbie is a brand of doll made by Mattel representing a slim, shapely young woman, especially one with blonde hair, blue eyes and fair skin. When used as noun Barbie means, especially a young woman, perceived as blandly attractive and vacuous. It is here the Kali-fication of Barbie fuelled all the brouhaha in the world anguishing innumerable Barbie fans and angering devout Hindus. The Barbie fans got upset, because, they could not simply bear the sight of their otherwise beautiful doll converted into a cannibalistic posture. The Hindus fumed and fretted, because, they felt the Argentine artists Marianela Perelli and Pool Paolini resorted to a cheap publicity stunt by giving Barbie the Kali makeover. However, there have also been others who defended the artistic freedom, unwilling to embrace the path of extremism. They cited that the Argentine artists had made 33 dolls representing figures from Islam, Judaism, Christianity and Hinduism for exhibition in a Buenos Aires Gallery Show called вЂњBarbie, The Plastic Religion.вЂќ So, they felt, neither the Barbie fans nor the Hindus should get unsettled by the new-lookBarbie. Be that as it may, it is my firm belief that everything in this world is interchangeable including Barbie the doll and Kali the idol. If you have a doubt, then take a look at the life of Adolf Hitler, the man who killed thousands even while adoring children! That confirms our mind is home to two persons, nay myriad! W.Somerset Maugham puts it better: вЂњThere are times when I look over the various parts of my character with perplexity. I recognise that I am made up of several persons and that the person that at the moment has the upper hand will inevitably give place to another. But, which is the real one? All of them or none?вЂќ No one could have explained better manвЂ™s identity crisis. So, it is not the varied reactions in support a n d against the Barbie conundrum that surprise me; it is also not the exercise of the artistic freedom that went behind the Barbie re-creation. Instead, what stuns me is the manвЂ™s obsession with identity! It would not be an exaggeration to say that man today is threatened by intellectual pauperdom. It bestows him with an identity that emanates from inanimate objects to which he clutches tightly like a simpleton. But, the man does not realise that he has virtually become the prisoner of a doll! (Send your comments to sreeni@dt.bh) DT E X E V I S CLU Dream Sunday, October 12, 2014 Sunday review The Maze runner 13 A fresh approach Aravind Deepak/ DTNN T he Maze Runner brings to light the story of how a sixteen year old, sans any memory of identification lest for his name, finds himself entrapped in a community of boys much like him, on an expanse of grass surrounded on all four sides by a towering, colossal, maze. Once there, the protagonistsвЂ™ aim becomes to find a purpose and reason for his presence, and that of everyone elseвЂ™s, in the seemingly experimental grounds that seem to harbour no meaning in its own indifferent right. A test of faith and a belief in the unknown is contrived out of desperation, forming interesting spans of observation for the audience to root themselves in. Human survival instincts, made all the more vigorous pertaining to its execution by young adults, are portrayed in a fresh, past paced stretch of perspective. The Maze Runner appeals most to the gamer in each of us, wherein the superlative landscapes and arcane plots incite thrilling awe, also making it the sole appreciative subjunctive for letting one be caught up in the web of numerous interesting alternatives. It is a dream scape for science fiction enthusiasts, for theВ movieвЂ™s mysticism shrouds the obvious factors and allows for the interjection of indefinite entities to be apprehensive of, letting the viewer purge in the luxury of their imaginative hopes for theВ movieвЂ™s characters. Escapist tendencies meet their most sought after sojourns of bliss during the filmвЂ™s run time, for they are allowed an insight into scenarios that are completely out of the grasp of realities drying trait. The stronghold of the film lies in its potential to stay insatiable over the metaphorical degrees to which its plot can be sieved through. The functioning of society under experimental constraints, that which almost all fields of life have come to philosophise, gets a significant cinematic approach here. Curiosity remains, but never overstays its welcome when faced with the adrenaline of the moment. The visual effects were splendid, which in further cohesion with excellently precise editing and cinematographic eccentricity blended in to move the viewer to the edges of their seats during the sequences of high ended action. Also, Dylan OвЂ™BrianвЂ™s body language spoke in exceeding quality to his acting, giving strength to scenes where running had a beauty and gripping grace of its own. The casting has been done well, giving each character their fair share of existential significance. With respect to that, Aml Ameen and Will Poulter proved their skills with their depths of character while Kaya Scodelario presented herself with a pleasingly naturalist stint at acting. Towards the end, the story does falter in its integrity and opens up for certain logical errs in comparison with what it was molded up to be. A sense of deflation in expectations is what one is left with, with the benevolence and power that guided the film through till then seeming to fit in the wrong hands altogether. The film disappoints in the resultant view of things, but leaves us in the hope of better endings to come through its sequels. The maze incorporates dangers aplenty yet taunts one with infinite hope. It forms the forbidden arena to be tackled only by those who seem worthy, an affair that needs risking everything for the sake of promising changes. ThisВ movieВ will interest those who love the immense flexibility of unnatural concepts and basks in the enticement which science fiction delivers. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) DECODE YOUR DREAMS Dream About the interpreterВ Nausheen Adenwalla is a Clinical Psychologist with more than five years of experience in dream interpretation. She received her professional qualification from Institute of Professional Psychology, Bahria University, Pakistan and University of Wales, Bangor, United Kingdom. DreamsВ that show a rush of colours, do you know whether they hold any particular meaning. I sometimes have thisВ dreamВ where I feel like IвЂ™m in a maze and there are many colours changing, very bright and colourful. IвЂ™m curious as to why do such occurrences happen and I can never associate them with anything. Kindly help me in interpreting them. Thanks I am 27-year-old mother of two young kids, residing away from my home country since I was born. I had lived in many places in the Middle East.В DT News readers who would like to have their dreams decoded into meanings can send their dream description, background information (if applicable) and additional details (gender, personal status, age group and work title) to news@dt.bh. Names will not be revealed and the identities will be kept confidential. c Nausheen: Colours inВ dreamsВ represent our emotional states and add a greater emotional significance to ourВ dreams. Depending on our culture, colours can have very different meanings and also personal associations. These may beВ positive or negative, or somewhere in between.В A colour does not have any intrinsic meaning of its own, it has only the meaning we give to it.В So the most important thing to do is to find out what your own interpretation of each colour is. The colours may represent something in you, for example, an aspect of your personality orВ it may be something that you search that is represented by the colour.В I would suggest keeping aВ dreamВ diary and as you work with yourВ dreamsВ over time, you may start to notice when colours re-appear.В Once you notice your own patterns, you can start to recognise the unique messages yourВ dreamsВ are giving you, and develop an understanding of your ownВ dreams. Dreaming of a maze is a symbol of frustration, indecision, confusion and a lack of direction in oneвЂ™s life. It may represent an overwhelming situation in your life. In order to understand yourВ dreamВ try to ask yourself the following questions: What feelings do these colours produce in you? What do these colours remind you of? Where in your life are these colours missing? What other things in your life that are important to you are also these colours? How did you feel in connection to being in the maze? 14 Big Talk Sunday, October 12, 2014 KINGDOM RIDES HIGH When we hosted the UN event in Bahrain, most of the countries had selected Bahrain as the country to learn from. UN organised fullyfunded visits for 20 government employees from 14 countries so that they could learn from the Bahrain experience. - eGA CEO Mohammed Ali Al Qaed eGovernment Tahir Haneef/ DTNN D T News caught up with BahrainвЂ™s eGovernment Authority CEO Mohammed Ali Al Qaed on the sidelines of the launch of the Arabic version of the United Nations eGovernment Survey 2014 in Bahrain yesterday. He shared the challenges and the process followed by his team in turning the country into a better eGovernment hub. UN eGovernment Survey 2014 has ranked Bahrain seventh on the Online Services Index and rank 18 worldwide in eGovernment Readiness Index and first among the Arab and Middle East countries. Here is an excerpt from the exclusive interview with eGA CEO Mohammed Ali Al Qaed. DT News: What was the biggest challenge you faced? CEO: None of the initiatives we are working with or we deliver are owned by eGovernment, but by other departments. The challenge is, we have to coordinate with people who are not reporting to me directly, neither I have full control over them. They have their own priorities, thus it is a big challenge to coordinate the effort and to give a good service. UN eGovernment Survey 2014 has ranked Bahrain seventh on the Online Services Index and rank 18 worldwide in eGovernment Readiness Index and first among the Arab and Middle East countries. eGovernment is not something about which I can write policy or re-engineer policy, I have to coordinate. It is about things under other departments. DT News: How did you overcome that, what was your strategy? CEO: The support we got from the supreme committee under the leadership of Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa was excellent; we report to them and the ministry. We created working groups that were there in Bahrain since day one. We have three layers of working groups which include Undersecretaries, Directors and in director level, we have IT and business, and finally the technical people. People out there in the front, we have committees with them, we consult with them, we try to engage them, we made them part of the change management. And, we gave education, training and DT News: You have to keep running? CEO: Of course, of course. We have to improve our ranking and the maturity levels. That requires a lot of effort. organised workshops for the employees. DT News: Are all these people from different departments? CEO: Yes, hundreds of government employees are working for eGovernment, but from different departments. That was a challenge. DT News: What is your team size? CEO: 100 people work for eGovernment, taking care of admin, finance and coordination. DT News: 100 people dedicated for the project? CEO: Yes, Not a big number. DT News: Where you think Bahrain can improve? CEO: Being in top ten, I donвЂ™t think we have an easy target. It is a moving target. Actually, in the UN eGovernment survey, there were some countries in the top ten, which had slipped to the 20s. To retain our ranking, we have to work hard. DT News: That can be seen in the rankings Bahrain received, the effort. So, what other countries can learn from Bahrain and its achievement? CEO: We have a programme. When we hosted the UN event in Bahrain, most of the countries had selected Bahrain as the country to learn from. UN organised fully-funded visits for 20 government employees from 14 countries so that they could learn from the Bahrain experience. We had full-week intensive programmes. The participants wanted to learn from Bahrain in 28 areas of improvement. Presentations of 20 to 40 minutes and one-on-one meeting were conducted. The entire programme was conducted by Bahrainis. Since the programme was a success, I heard from UN recently that, most of the countries wanted Bahrain to conduct training. We might have another programme in the coming months, probably as early as 2015. (Send your comments to tahir@dt.bh) X E T D E V I S CLU window Sunday, October 12, 2014 sunday review What an idea! Walls that speak art Mehr Jan/DTNN Manama R estaurants usually put their best efforts to satisfy our tastebuds at the highest level and winВ long-term loyalty. Therefore, restaurants work in diligence to bring forward the best of services. But here is an eatery, which has gone a step further to make its customers feel welcomed. Located in Budaiya, вЂ�EmmwashвЂ™ on the surface may seem like a regular place to indulge in some local delicacies. However, when stepped in, it allows its customers to unleash their creativity and become a part of the aesthetic ambiance, as the walls of the restaurant pose as a canvas. The two-storey eateryВ has large illustrations drawn on all of its walls, highlighting the islandвЂ™s rich culture and likeness towards some contemporary concepts. While these have been done by local artists, visitors are encouraged to show their artistic talent by scribbling drawings, writing their names, poems and even comments on their dining experience. Owner of the restaurant, Abdulla Aradi, who opened the unique restaurant two years ago, wanted to bring art and eating in one place and coined up the idea, which was openly E v i s clu x E T D Mr. Isa the two-storey eatery has large illustrations drawn on all of its walls, highlighting the islandвЂ™s rich culture and likeness towards some contemporary concepts. welcomed by the public. Manager, Ahmad Abdulla Isa, told DT News that people of various nationalities enjoy the environment very much. вЂњIt is intriguing to them to be a part of such aВ set-up,В where, while enjoying their food, they can alsoВ become a part of the restaurant by scribbling anything that defines them,вЂќ he added. Yasir Naseef, a customer who visits Emmwash regularly, also shared that it is one of the most interesting places to visit, especially for out-of-towners, вЂњOut of the box ideas always intrigue me and this place is exciting and colourful, making it a popular spot in Bahrain,вЂќ he said. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) вЂў Breast Ultrasound вЂў Self breast examination training вЂў Consultation with obstetrician & Gynaecologist specialist Mr. Naseef (in blue shirt) with his friends, enjoying the dining experience 15 16 Sunday, October 12, 2014 His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa arrived in the Russian city of Sochi yesterday. HM the King is set to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin today to discuss bilateral cooperation in all fields and the latest of regional and international development.В King Hamad will also attend the first Russian Formula One grand Prix at Sochi Autodrom. Upon his arrival, King Hamad was received by Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov of the city of Sochi, International Relations AffairsвЂ™Director of Sochi, BahrainвЂ™s Ambassador to Russia Dr. Hashim Al Bash and Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom Dr. Victor Smirnov.В Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan Fakhro visited the Ritz Carlton Hotel yesterday. He was received by the General Manager of the hotel Christian Zandonella, who told the minister that the occupancy rate at the hotel ranges between 95 to 98 per cent. Meanwhile, Dr. Fakhro stressed the GovernmentвЂ™s support for all initiatives and steps undertaken by the investors. A horse rally, themed вЂ�We Are All Nasser bin HamadвЂ™, was organise bin Hamad Al Khalifa. The participants condemned the вЂњunfairвЂќ ca who, they said, represents every Bahraini youth who loves his cou Industry and Commerce Minister Dr. Hassan Fakhro paid a visit to Westin Hotel yesterday. Upon his arrival, the minister was received by the hotel manager Diniel van der Hiejden. Mr. Diniel van der Hiejden told the minister that the hotel had seen 100 per cent occupancy during the Eid Al Adha holidays. GavelВ Masters Annual Contests (GMAC) 2014 is all set to be held onВ October 24 at Bahrain Society of Engineers in Juffair fromВ 8 am to 5pm. Contests will be held in four categories - Evaluation, Table Topics, Humorous Speech and International Speech. The competitions are meant for children belonging to the age group of 12 to 18. (Above) Members of the Gavel Masters Club. KMCC Toastmasters Club organised вЂ�Eid Meet вЂ“ 2014вЂ™ last Monday at Zezenya pool Gafo Sunday, October 12, 2014 17 ed in Zallaq yesterday by the residents to reaffirm support to Supreme Council for Youth and Sport Chairman, Bahrain Olympic Committee President and Royal Charity Organisation Chairman HH Shaikh Nasser ampaign staged against Shaikh Nasser by a number of organisations and media outlets known for their incredible, unethical and biased coverage. They expressed their full-fledged support to Shaikh Nasser, untry. The Culture Ministry is representing Bahrain at the 66th Frankfurt Book Fair that started on Wednesday. B a h r a i n вЂ™ s delegation is showcasing local artistic, literary and historical publications at the fair that is all set to end today. On the sidelines of the fair, many cultural and literary workshops are also being held. ool. The day-long celebration started with a key note speech by renowned counsellorВ Dr. John Panakkal. Various cultural programmes apart from a skit by the club members featured during the occasion. 18 Sunday, October 12, 2014 The The revelation revelation came came at at the the trial trial of of former former News News of of the the World World editors editors Rebekah Rebekah Brooks Brooks and andAndy Andy Coulson Coulson and and the the paperвЂ™s paperвЂ™s form form transmission, without lawful authority.вЂќ They deny the charges. transmission, without lawful authority.вЂќ They deny the charges. Glenn Glenn Mulcaire, Mulcaire, aa former former private private investigator investigator for for News News International International ---- the the then then parent parent company company of of News News of of the the World World ---- was was convi conv dy dy pleaded pleaded guilty guilty to to hacking hacking charges charges in in the the current current case. case. Ce leb s Benji and Diaz Cameron Diaz, Benji Madden engaged? Los Angeles ctress Cameron Diaz has been sported wearing a new sparkler on her ring finger, leading to speculation that she and boyfriend Benji Madden may be engaged. Diaz sported a gold ring with a thin band and sparkling stone set in a swirly setting on her ring finger at a recent luncheon celebrating a Hollywood Costume exhibition at the Wilshire May Company Building, the future site of the Academy Museum Of Motion Pictures, here. It has been reported previously that Diaz and Maddem were вЂњopenly acknowledging to friends that they see a long future together, and yes, marriage may be a part of that planвЂќ. Diaz was, however, also spotted wearing a thick yellow gold band on the same finger by itself at several events in early September in Germany and London to promote her comedy film Sex Tape. A Gerard Pique, a hands-on dad, says Shakira Naomi stands up to Ebola Los Angeles upermodel Naomi Campbell is raising money for the Ebola crisis by organising two charity fashion shows. Campbell is organising the event through her Fashion for Relief foundation, which she established in 2005, to help raise money for the appeal to help those affected by the spread of the deadly virus, reports telegraph.co.uk. The 44-year-old will host two star-studded fashion shows - one in London and one in New York - to coincide with the citiesвЂ™s fashion weeks in February next year. Campbell, who has a home at the heart of the outbreak in Kenya - recently admitted she was вЂњscaredвЂќ of the virus and hopes the event will help to educate the public over the crisis, which has already claimed the lives of over 1,000 people in West Africa. Naomi S Los Angeles op star Shakira is glad that her footballer boyfriend Gerard Pique is вЂњvery involved with his sonвЂќ. вЂњHe is very involved with his son. He is always there for him, and thatвЂ™s a big advantage for me as I cannot imagine it any other way,вЂќ eonline.com quoted her as saying. The Hips donвЂ™t lie singer is now expecting her second child with Pique. At the launch of her new fragrance Rock! on Thursday, she said that she will be taking the next year to focus on her new baby and son, Milan. ShakiraвЂ™s parents had just revealed their daughterвЂ™s second pregnancy earlier that day to Hola! Magazine saying, вЂњWeвЂ™re very happyA...sheвЂ™s having another baby boy-a playmate for Milan.вЂќ P Taylor Swift named Billboard Woman of the Year 2014 Swift Shakira and Pique Los Angeles inger Taylor Swift has been named Woman of the Year for 2014 by Billboard magazine, an honour that goes to a female artist who вЂњhas shaped and inspired the music industry with her success, leadership and innovation over the past twelve months.вЂќ вЂњAs one of the most influential artists of her generation, Taylor Swift has seen incredible success on the Billboard charts,вЂќ eonline.com quoted Janice Min, co-president and chief creative officer of Guggenheim MediaвЂ™s Entertainment Group, as saying. вЂњOver the course of her career, sheвЂ™s charted 60 entries on the Billboard Hot 100- the most of any female artist since her debut in 2006. We are tremendously excited to be honoring her as the 2014 Billboard Woman of the Year for the second time,вЂќ Min added. Swift will receive the prize at the Billboard Women in Music award ceremony on Dec 12 in New York. S Amanda in rehab on psychiatric hold Los Angeles roubled actress Amanda Bynes has been placed on involuntary psychiatric hold here, reports tmz.com. The 28-year-old will be held for 72 hours, but it could be extended to 14 days as her parents move to get a conservatorship over her. Bynes was reportedly driven to the Pasadena hospital after she came to Los Angeles from New York, while she believed that she was heading to meet her attorney at The London Hotel. Her admission into rehab has come after she made some serious allegations about her father on Twitter. T Bynes Sunday, October 12, 2014 19 mer mer managing managing editor, editor, Stuart Stuart Kuttner. Kuttner.All All are are accused accused of of conspiring conspiring between between October October 2000 2000 and andAugust August 2006 2006 вЂњto вЂњto intercept intercept communications communications in in the the course course of of their their Music pushes Maestro talks icted of victed of phone phone hacking hacking in in 2006 2006 and and hвЂ™WaltonsвЂ™ hвЂ™WaltonsвЂ™patriarch patriarch Ralph Ralph Waite Waite dies dies at at 85 85 rivalry backstage The audience were treated to a musical extravaganza. Mehr Jan/ DTNN B ahrain was able to witness first-hand how music bridges all differences, when two of the finest European philharmonic orchestras, who used to be the biggest rivals and competitors in the world of classical music, presented a breath-taking performance under the united ensemble вЂ�ChamberВ Orchestra Vienna BerlinвЂ™, at the Cultural Hall last night. В Music вЂ“ the universal language of co-existence Pics by saNTHosH RaJENDRaN enlightened professor and teacher. He guided me towards my destiny and before I knew it, I became member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and when I was 23, I became concert master, at the same time playing for the state opera.вЂќ Holding an impressive range of titles, including the director of the 17-memberВ chamberВ orchestra, a soloist, violinist, conduct master and ensemble player, Mr. Honeck is proud of the vast knowledge base he has gained and although each role serves many challenges, he feels exhilarated to master the different techniques. вЂњIt makes music more meaningful. I have had 360 concerts in a year and I feel no sign of fatigue as music is my energy,вЂќ he said. Voicing similar views over the power of music, the groupвЂ™s managing director, Gerhard Rieder, also told DT News, вЂњMusic removes all conflicts and we, with the collaboration of the Culture Ministry, are planning projects, workshops and concerts in the near future where international and local musicians will come together to create passionate music that buries all differences,вЂќ he added. I myself, at the age of 13, was motivated by an enlightened professor and teacher. He guided me towards my destiny and before I knew it, I became member of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. - Mr. Honeck In an exclusive interview with DT News, the Artistic Director of the Orchestra Rainer Honeck, said music was the universal language of co-existence. вЂњEven if a musician, doesnвЂ™t seem to get along with another on the personal level, when both of them sit on the same musical platform, all of these conflicts become vague as music defines every moment and leads them to work together,вЂќ he said. Sharing how the two orchestra giants performed together for the first time in 2005 when famed English conductor Sir Simon Rattle wanted to see them put their rivalry aside and unite their musical geniuses, Mr. Honeck said, вЂњThey were the top players in the classical music genre and when ViennaвЂ™s beautiful, charming and well-read sounds were combined with the virtuosic and high skills playing of Berlin, an explosive magic was created. We decided to prolong the idea and theВ ChamberВ Orchestra Vienna Berlin was born.вЂќ The group has been playing worldwide, taking in the culture and ambiance of the different countries where it creates music and although this is their first time in Bahrain, Mr.Honeck wishes to come back soon to the welcoming Land of Pearls. В Great Teacher leads to Great Musician Mr. Honeck, who started showing interest in playing the violin at the age of seven, says from his own experience that for a person to become a notable musician, he needs the guidance of a good teacher. вЂњI myself, at the age of 13, was motivated by an Mr. Rieder e v i s clu (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) x E T D Mr. Honeck 20 RipleyвЂ™s Sunday, October 12 , 2014 by John Graziano BETTER English вЂ�GraveyardвЂ™ vs вЂ�cemeteryвЂ™ T hough these two words are used interchangeably to refer to a place where people are buried, there is a subtle difference in meaning between the two. вЂ�GraveyardвЂ™ is the older of the two terms, and it is mostly used to refer to a burial ground, which adjoins a church. In the old days, people were buried close to the church; the nobles and the rich, in fact, were sometimes buried in crypts beneath the church. With the increase in population, the old graveyards became full and new burial sites, called вЂ�cemeteriesвЂ™, came up a little away from the town/ city. The word вЂ�cemeteryвЂ™ comes from the Greek вЂ�koimeterionвЂ™ meaning вЂ�dormitory, resting placeвЂ™. It was seen as a personвЂ™s final resting place; unlike a graveyard, a cemetery does not adjoin a church. People are buried in graveyards; in a cemetery, it is possible to bury an individualвЂ™s ashes as well. YOUR STARS TODAY ARIES: 20th March 20th April Whichever it is, you will probably just have to deal with it. However you may feel about the caller or what he or she has to report, you will probably consider it important to have the conversation. LEO: 20th July - 20th Aug A rush of creative inspiration could take you temporarily away from your social life today, Leo. At some point you could be working as if there were no tomorrow, perhaps worrying that you will forget it if you donвЂ™t get it all down now. TAURUS : 20th April - 20th May Worries about money that may have preoccupied you for the past day or so could prove unfounded, Taurus. This should come as a real relief to you, although it may be difficult to grasp at first. VIRGO : 20th Aug - 20th Sept The gathering could continue well into the night if you let it, but donвЂ™t let it continue past the point of enjoyment. You can always do it again another time. SAGITTARIUS : 20th Nov - 20th Dec Your sweetheart may seem upset today and unlikely to want to talk about it, Sagittarius. This could prove frustrating for you, since you donвЂ™t like to be kept in the dark. GEMINI : 20th May - 20th June A temporary separation from your romantic partner could have you agitated, Gemini. Are you worried that your friend has forgotten you? This is probably an overreaction, but your insecurities are getting the better of you. LIBRA: 20th Sep - 20th Oct Is a new neighbour moving in nearby, Libra? This person could come from a very interesting locale, so you might want to get to know him or her. DonвЂ™t expect to be able to do this today. CAPRICORN: 20th Dec - 20th Jan Vague aches and pains could have you feeling a little under the weather, Capricorn. You may not be able to discern why you have these pains, since thereвЂ™s no apparent reason. DonвЂ™t assume the worst. CANCER: 20th June - 20th July This difficult situation may lead to frustration if you arenвЂ™t careful. Feel free to admit that you feel powerless. DonвЂ™t be ashamed to say so. SCORPIO : 20th Oct - 20th Nov Have you been spending too much lately, Scorpio? Today you could be feeling the effects of it. You may have to wait to make a purchase that youвЂ™ve wanted for a long time, and this could be frustrating. AQUARIUS: 20th Jan - 20th Feb Expect some delays, upsets, and unexpected turns when it comes to romance today, Aquarius. Jealousy may rear its ugly head, as you may at some point get the impression that your beloved is noticing someone else. PISCES: 20th Feb - 20th Mar Changes may be taking place on the home front, Pisces, perhaps unexpected repairs or someone moving in or out. Your household could seem frenetic and disorganized until the dust settles, which doesnвЂ™t sit well with your love of peace and quiet. 21 Sunday, October 12, 2014 CROSSWORD Across 1- Somewhat; 5- Waterlogged soil; 10- Years in old Rome; 14- Circle dance; 15- Longtime Boston Symphony conductor; 16- Smell foul; 17- Auth. unknown; 18- Out; 19Centrepiece of the human face; 20- Do a number; 21- Dress with too much formality; 23- Catchall abbr.; 25- Composer Delibes; 26- Portable weather protection; 31- South American ruminant; 35- Chat room chuckle; 36- Guides; 38- Elude; 40- High time; 42- Nasal grunt; 44- Arguing; 45Healing plants; 47- Some Art Deco works; 49- Foot digit; 50The color of honey; 52- Anonymous; 54- Penlight battery; 56- Mom-and-pop org.; 57- вЂњ... in a ___вЂќ: cardiologist; 62Con game; 66- Division of a school year; 67- Foot bones; 68Having a sound mind; 69- Golden Fleece ship; 70- City on the Ruhr; 71- Supermodel Sastre; 72- Air freshener target; 73- Put a new price on; 74- I could ___ horse!; YesterdayвЂ™s solution Down 1- Cries of discovery; 2- Author Morrison; 3- вЂњEast of EdenвЂќ brother; 4- Peril; 5- Single eye-glasses; 6- Northern arm of the Black Sea; 7- Appraise, charge per unit; 8- Eddy; 9- Composer; 10- вЂњJudithвЂќ composer; 11- Revivalists; 12- Scottish loch, home to a monster!; 13- TinaвЂ™s ex; 22- Acting part; 24- ___ Aviv; 26Forearm bone; 27- Bread; 28- Plant flower; 29- Narrow path for walkers, cars or ships; 30- Decorate; 32- Actress Gardner; 33- Dull finish; 34- вЂњFarewell!вЂќ; 37- Mex. miss; 39- French summers; 41- Kan. neighbor; 43- Enticing; 46- Scorch; 48Part of a tennis match; 51- Hunting cat; 53- TimmyвЂ™s dog; 55Demote; 57- Cattle group; 58- As a result; 59- Latin love; 60Formerly, formerly; 61- On or towards the Mediterranean, for example; 63- Injectable diazepam, in military lingo; 64- Work without ___; 65- City near Phoenix; 66- Chinese вЂњwayвЂќ; BEETLE BAILEY S U D O KU R IN HISTORY LAUGH @ LIFE Do it again mum! Hoy en la Historia October 12, 1991 CroatiaвЂ™s mediaeval walled city of Dubrovnik, the вЂњpearl of the AdriaticвЂќ, came under fire from federal troops as the civil war escalated in Yugoslavia 1492: Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World, two months after setting sail from Spain in search of a western route to Asia 1849: British inventor Charles Rowley patented the safety pin 1964: The first spaceship to carry a multiple crew, the Soviet Voskhod-1, was launched into orbit around Earth 1999: The United Nations Population Fund announced that the worldвЂ™s population had passed six billion Picture: Associated Press В© GRAPHIC NEWS I tвЂ™s a scene weвЂ™ve all witnessed before doting parents pretending their young child is an aeroplane to the delight of the baby. But astonished tourists watched as a loving baboon mother played the popular human game with its young. The touching moment was spotted in the Kruger National Park, South Africa, by Mariana de Klerk. The 54-year-old teacher, who lives on the outskirts of the reserve, came across them living among a troop of 20 in March 2013. She said there were many other young baboons with their mothers and all appeared to be in a playful mood. She said: вЂ�The mother and baby started playing. First she went down onto the ground to his level and the next moment and she lifted the baby up into the air just like we humans do. вЂ�She did this two or three times. I was amazed by their interaction because it was so humanlike. вЂ�I have spent many hours watching baboons interact and never seen this before. вЂ�While taking the pictures I just knew I was capturing something very special and unique.вЂ™ How to play: Place a number in the empty boxes in such a way that each row across, each column down and each 9-box square contains all of the numbers from one to nine. YesterdayвЂ™s solution 22 WORLD Negotiations Progress Sunday, October 12, 2014 LI PLEDGES INNOVATION Sino-German summit ChinaвЂ™s Premier Li Keqiang (right) shakes hands with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier after their speeches at the closing lunch of Sino-German summit. Hamburg hinaвЂ™s Premier Li Keqiang said yesterday that the worldвЂ™s second-biggest economy must open further to harness the innovative and creative talents of its 1.3 billion people. After three decades of reforms, China -- often called the worldвЂ™s manufacturing workshop -had launched administrative and market reforms вЂњto boost creation and innovationвЂќ, he said on a visit to Germany. вЂњWhat we hope is to incentivise 1.3 billion people, including 800-900 million workers, to mobilise their innovation capability and creativity so that everyone will have an opportunity to make great accomplishments,вЂќ he said. This would вЂњturn our dividend of population into a dividend of talentsвЂќ. Li was speaking at a business forum on the first country stop of a week-long Europe tour, a day after Berlin and Beijing signed a range of business deals and pledged to deepen links and boost trade that last year topped 140 billion euros ($177 billion). The premier delivered his speech in the northern port of Hamburg, a European base for 500 Chinese companies and the gateway for half of GermanyвЂ™s annual trade with China, equating to 2.7 million shipping containers last year. Li re- Brussels elgiumвЂ™s new right-wing coalition government was sworn in yesterday after four months of horsetrading with francophone liberal leader Charles Michel becoming the countryвЂ™s youngest prime minister since 1840. For the first time a coalition of four parties -- three Dutchspeaking, including the nationalist New Flemish Alliance (NVA), and one French-speaking -- will rule the linguistically divided country together. Michel, 38, struck a deal Tuesday to push through major economic and social reforms, including pushing back the retirement age from 65 to 67 by 2030. The coalition cuts the outgoing Socialists from power for the first time in a quarter of a century. Socialist premier Elio Di RupoвЂ™s resignation was officially accepted earlier in the day. вЂњI swear loyalty to the King, to obey the constitution and the laws of the Belgian people,вЂќ the 18 members of the cabinet swore one after the other in front of King Phillippe, with Michel taking the oath of office in French, Dutch and the countryвЂ™s third official language, German. The Flemish nationalist C minded his audience that China is a вЂњdriving force of growth and recovery of the world economyвЂќ, predicting GDP growth of about 7.5 percent this year, despite multiple global crises. Just as important for China, he said, was job creation, raising household incomes and the вЂњwar against pollutionвЂќ. During LiвЂ™s visit foreign companies operating in China again voiced long-standing complaints about unfair market access, including being blocked from public tenders and having to form local joint ventures. The premier said China must integrate further with its economic partners, protect intellectual property rights, enforce fair business rules and create вЂњa level playing fieldвЂќ under government oversight. вЂњChina needs to learn from other countries as well as the fine achievements of human civilisation, and must combine these with ChinaвЂ™s own national conditions, so that China will become a (hotbed) for creation and will be a huge market for the world,вЂќ he said. Li said, China вЂњmust rely on innovative development, and we cannot do this without the rest of the world. The world also needs China to achieve prosperity.вЂќ He stressed that for the Chinese economy вЂњthere will not be a hard landing, as suggested by some mediaвЂќ.He added that вЂњeconomic development is not a sprint, instead it is a long-distance race that never ends... there should be a certain speed but more importantly we need perseverence and stamina.вЂќ вЂњThere will not be a hard landing, as suggested by some mediaвЂќ. Li is on his second Europe tour since taking office this year, which next takes him to Russia, where he will meet President Vladimir Putin, before he travels to Italy for an October 16-17 meeting of Asian and European leaders.(AFP) New right-wing coalition takes office in Belgium B N-VA party was the big winner in the mostly Dutch-speaking Flanders region in the May 25 elections with 33 percent of the vote. Even though their leader Bart De Wever has opted to stay out of government, they took most of the plum cabinet posts. De Wever said he was happy the new coalition had вЂњpushed out the socialistsвЂќ in an interview yesterday with the Brussels economic daily, LвЂ™Echo. His right-hand man, Jan Jambon, got the interior ministry, while his party also took the defence, finance, public service and immigration portfolios. (AFP) Thailand arrests 53 Rohingya migrants Bangkok hai authorities yesterday arrested 53 Rohingya migrants and two suspected Thai traffickers en route to neighbouring Malaysia, an official said. The migrants were found on a rubber plantation in Takua Pa district in the southern coastal province of Phang Nga, district chief Manit Phianthong told AFP. вЂњWe got a tip-off from an informant that a trafficking gang would be transporting Rohingya people to Malaysia,вЂќ he said, adding that the T UK ex-soldier stripped of Afghan bravery medal London British former army major who was awarded a top bravery medal for service in Afghanistan has had it withdrawn by Queen Elizabeth II after an investigation, it was reported yesterday. Major Robert Armstrong was awarded the Military Cross for his вЂњcalm leadershipвЂќ when a British and Afghan army convoy came under fire in southern AfghanistanвЂ™s unstable Helmand province in A 2008. вЂњThe Queen has directed that the award of the Military Cross dated 6th March 2009 to Robert Michael Armstrong, formerly Major, Royal Regiment of Artillery, 543241, shall be cancelled and annulled,вЂќ the London Gazette, which carries official notices, announced on Friday. No reason was given for the move, which British media reported was the first time such a prestigious honour has been withdrawn. China вЂ�cultвЂ™ members sentenced to death Beijing Chinese court has sentenced to death two members of a fringe religious group for beating a woman to death at a McDonaldвЂ™s restaurant, reportedly after she rebuffed their attempts to recruit her. Defendants Zhang Fan and Zhang Lidong were found guilty of intentional homicide and of вЂњusing an evil cult organisation to undermine the lawвЂќ, according to a statement posted online yesterday by the Yantai Intermediate PeopleвЂ™s A Court in east ChinaвЂ™s Shandong province. It was not known if the pair planned to appeal the sentences. A third defendant, Lu Yingchun, was sentenced to life in prison. Two others -- Zhang Hang and Zhang Qiao -- were sentenced to 10 and seven years, respectively. The five are all members of a cult called Quannengshen, the court said, adding that they attacked the woman, surnamed Wu, in May after she refused to give them her phone number. Organisers defend airing S.Korea ferry disaster film Busan rganisers of AsiaвЂ™s largest film festival defended their decision to air a controversial film on the South Korean ferry tragedy as the event, visited by a record number of people, drew to a close yesterday. The world premiere of the Korean documentary вЂњDiving BellвЂќ (or вЂњThe Truth Shall Not Sink with SewolвЂќ) cast a long shadow at the 10-day 19th Busan International Film Festival O Charles Michel migrants came from MyanmarвЂ™s western Rakhine state and Bangladesh. Thousands of Rohingya -- a Muslim minority group not recognised as citizens in Myanmar -have fled deadly communal unrest in Rakhine since 2012, mostly heading for Malaysia. The migrants arrested yesterday were ferried onto the Thai mainland from a small island in the Andaman Sea, Manit said, adding that one of the arrested traffickers confessed he was part of a bigger gang. (BIFF). The film questions rescue operations -- and the use of the piece of equipment from which it takes its title -during the Sewol ferry tragedy in April that claimed more than 300 lives, the majority of them schoolchildren. вЂњPeople were just voicing their opinions,вЂќ said festival head Lee Yong-kwan yesterday of the controversy. вЂњOnce we made the decision [to screen the film] we had to be responsible for the decion.вЂќ WORLD Typhoon churns towards Japan Sunday, October 12, 2014 Ukraine, Russia leaders to meet in a bid to rescue truce NEGOTIATIONS PROGRESS pute with Moscow that threatKharkiv kraineвЂ™s President Petro ens to plunge Ukraine into a Poroshenko yesterday said very cold winter. вЂњWe are very that he will meet with Rus- close to regulating the issue siaвЂ™s Vladimir Putin next week of the gas dispute with Russia as Kiev reported rebel attacks right now,вЂќ he said. вЂњI hope that there will be have subsided, signalling the possibility of rescuing a truce considerable progressвЂќ on that. in the six-month conflict. Pro- Putin and Poroshenko last met Russian rebels and the Ukrai- one-on-one in late August in nian military in the eastern the Belarussian capital Minsk, Donetsk region said they have after which Kiev announced agreed to a no-shooting pe- a truce accord with the proriod, and the army announced Moscow separatists, which has вЂњprogressвЂќ in negotiations and proven largely ineffective. Newreadiness to pull back forces. ly appointed Donetsk governor Kiev has accused Moscow Oleksandr Kykhtenko also said of fuelling the insurgency in the meeting will address the threat of the UkraineвЂ™s DoregionвЂ™s popunetsk and Lulation being cut gansk regions, Poroshenko off from KievвЂ™s including by said he will dis- support ahead sending regua cold winter. lar contingents cuss with Putin of вЂњThere are across the borthe peace plan various issues der which the edgovernment no and ceasefire. concerning ucation, health longer controls. and social supPutin and Poroshenko will meet on Friday, port. We cannot abandon our for the first time since August, people and forget that we are while attending the Asia-Eu- responsible,вЂќ he said, adding rope Meeting (ASEM) summit that he is ready to negotiate in Milan, Poroshenko said on a with the rebels if it will prove visit to Kharkiv. вЂњI donвЂ™t expect constructive. вЂњThe president of that these will be easy negotia- our country will be meeting the tions,вЂќ he said, adding that the head of Russia and will address talks will also include the prime these issues,вЂќ Kykhtenko said ministers of Italy and Britain as at a press-conference on Satwell as German Chancellor An- urday after Poroshenko sacked his predecessor Sergiy Taruta gela Merkel. Poroshenko said he will dis- in the post on Friday. In Docuss with Putin the peace plan netsk, dozens of people have and ceasefire, and вЂњthe issue of been killed in recent weeks in controlling the fulfilment of the crossfire long-range shelling agreement,вЂќ as well the gas dis- as rebels appear to pound the U London ritainвЂ™s security services are monitoring вЂњthousandsвЂќ of people in London, the cityвЂ™s mayor Boris Johnson said in B an interview yesterday, amid heightened fears of attack by homegrown jihadists. JohnsonвЂ™s comments came as Scotland Yard continued to question five JFK airport rolls out Ebola screenings New York ew YorkвЂ™s JFK airport was set to roll out health screenings for travellers arriving from Ebola-hit West African nations yesterday, as the death toll from the deadly virus topped 4,000. Passengers arriving from Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea will have their temperatures taken, be assessed for signs of illness and answer questions about their health and exposure history, the US Centers N for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said. Suspected cases could be barred from traveling further and referred to nearby hospitals if necessary, CDC said. The health checks were one layer of protection put in place and CDC cautioned that no screenings are air tight.вЂќExit screening might not find every person with Ebola, however, it does not have to be perfect to help reduce the spread of Ebola,вЂќ it said in a statement. Czech ex-dissident actor dies at 78 Prague zech actor and playwright Pavel Landovsky, a fellow anti-Communist dissident and close friend of former president Vaclav Havel, died aged 78 on Friday, Czech media said yesterday. Born on September 11, 1936, Landovsky rose to stardom in the 1960s, when a political meltdown in then-Communist Czechoslovakia allowed the so-called new wave of Czech film. He starred in a host of Czech comedies as C well as in the 1968 Oscarwinner вЂњClosely Watched TrainsвЂќ. After signing the 1977 anti-Communist pamphlet Charter 77, Landovsky was forced to leave his country for Austria, where he played at ViennaвЂ™s Burgtheater. He famously partnered Havel in the recording of the former presidentвЂ™s 1975 play вЂњAudienceвЂќ, which was distributed underground during the Communist regime as both protagonists were labelled persona non grata. Chinese and local hostages released in Cameroon Yaounde en Chinese and 17 local hostages have been released in Cameroon, where they were kidnapped earlier this year in raids blamed on the Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram, CameroonвЂ™s president said yesterday. вЂњThe 27 hostages abducted on May 16 in Waza and July 27 in Kolofata were released to the Cameroonian authorities this night,вЂќ President Paul Biya said in a state- T People walk in a shopping area in Donetsk. airport from residential areas, blaming civilian casualties on KievвЂ™s rocket launchers outside the city. The United Nations has put the post-truce death toll at over 300 as both sides blame the other for violating the agreement which commits them to pulling back heavy artillery to create a 30-kilometre (18-mile) wide demilitarised zone.(AFP) вЂ�ThousandsвЂ™ monitored by security services in UK Boris Johnson 23 men arrested in the capital on Tuesday on suspicion of planning a terrorist act. вЂњIn London weвЂ™re very, very vigilant and very, very concerned,вЂќ Johnson told The Daily Telegraph. вЂњEvery day -- as you saw recently, we had to raise the threat level -- every day the security services are involved in thousands of operations. There are probably in the low thousands of people that we are monitoring in London.вЂќ BritainвЂ™s terrorism threat level was raised to вЂњsevereвЂќ in August, the second-highest, which means that an attack is thought to be вЂњhighly likelyвЂќ. Intelligence services say the threat comes primarily from the Islamic State (IS) group and al- Qaeda. On Friday, police across Britain were also warned by the top officer in charge of counterterrorism, Assistant Commissioner Mark Rowley. вЂњThe threat level to police officers and staff has been heightened, but we are used to confronting risk and danger, this is what we do on a daily basis, and we are well trained,вЂќ he said. The government believes that around 500 people have travelled from Britain and are fighting in Iraq and Syria. Johnson said that of these, вЂњwe think a third, maybe more -- maybe half -- come from the London areaвЂќ. вЂњIf and when they come back, we have a real job to deal with them,вЂќ he told the Telegraph. (AFP) ment on national radio. The 10 Chinese citizens and other hostages, who also included the wife of CameroonвЂ™s deputy prime minister, were all вЂњsafe and sound,вЂќ he said. The Chinese were brought to Yaounde airport by military plane, an AFP correspondent said. As was the case in past kidnappings of foreigners blamed on Boko Haram, no details were given on how the hostages were freed. Germany to help Malawi probe вЂ�CashgateвЂ™ scandal Blantyre ermany, one of the countries that suspended aid to Malawi after a massive public sector graft scandal, has granted the impoverished southern African nation $25 million to conduct an audit into the fraud, a diplomat said yesterday. вЂњThe German-funded audit is to quantify the amount misappropriated over the period 2009-2013,вЂќ Katrin Pfeiffer, head of development cooperation at the G German embassy, said in a statement. Last year, Malawi uncovered a corruption ring involving government officials, in which at least $30 million was swindled from state coffers, according to an audit already done by British auditors. The scandal, dubbed вЂњCashgateвЂќ, prompted foreign donors -- who provide around 40 percent of MalawiвЂ™s budget -- to pull the plug on aid of around $150 million (118 million euros). 24 WORLD Pro-Government group threatens Sunday, October 12, 2014 TYPHOON CHURNS TOWARDS JAPAN Tokyo owerful Typhoon Vongfong churned towards Japan yesterday, injuring at least 20 people as it pounded the southern Okinawan islands with ferocious winds and driving rain. The monster storm was estimated to be about 110 kilometres (68 miles) southeast of Naha City in JapanвЂ™s southernmost area of Okinawa at 0800 GMT, according to the nationвЂ™s meteorological agency. The Joint Typhoon Warning Center has downgraded the storm from a super typhoon, but Japanese officials said it re- P G A Washington he president of Guinea, one of the West African nations hard-hit by the Ebola crisis, met on Friday with IMF Director Christine Lagarde, who promised the organisation was вЂњready to do more if needed.вЂќ The virus, which emerged in Guinea at the start of the year, has infected around 1,300 Guineans, killing 768 of them. Global aid agency Medecins Sans Frontieres said on Thursday a surge of Ebola cases in Guinea had pushed its treatment unit in the capital Conakry near saturation point. вЂњBeyond the loss of life and social dislocation, it is threatening to reverse the advances made by these countries in recent years in economic development and poverty reduction,вЂќ Lagarde said in a statement following a meeting with President Alpha Conde. вЂњWe have already provided $41 million to Guinea on an emergency basis. We are ready to do more if needed,вЂќ she said. T Cars drive past a potted plant blown onto the road by strong wind caused by Typhoon Vongfong in Naha, on JapanвЂ™s southern island of Okinawa. meteorological agency said. Okinawa has already been experiencing gusts and heavy rain, which caused a blackout in 33,000 households. More than 10,000 residents mostly in coastal areas were advised to evacuate with the weather agency warning the prefecture could be hit by hourly rainfall of up to 80 millimetres (three inches) by early Monday. At least 20 people have been injured, including a nineyear-old girl and a man in his 20s who lost fingers after they were caught in doors slammed shut by strong winds in two cities, municipal officials said. Satellite images of Vongfong have shown a perfectly formed eye in the middle of a gigantic swirling disc of cloud. The typhoon came just a week after another strong tropical storm whipped through the country, leaving 11 people dead or missing in a nation prone to natural disasters. Earthquakes shook northern Japan yesterday, two weeks after a volcano in the central part of the archipelago erupted without warning, killing at least 56 hikers. In late August a downpour in western JapanвЂ™s Hiroshima triggered massive landslides and killed more than 70 people. (AFP) Greek PM narrowly wins parliamentary confidence vote Athens reek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras late Friday won a parliamentary confidence vote, which he called in a bid to rally support, but which provided him with only a narrow majority. The conservative prime minister secured the support of 155 of the 300 elected deputies, with not a single independent or opposition member backing him. Out of the 288 deputies who voted, 131 opposed the confidence motion and two abstained. The result throws into doubt the governmentвЂ™s ability to pull together the 180 parliamentary votes needed to elect the next Greek president next February. If it fails to do so then a general election will have to be called. Samaras, in New York Harvard student has been charged in a bomb hoax that forced the elite US university to evacuate four buildings, call in police and disrupt final exams, prosecutors said yesterday. Eldo Kim, 21, is accused of emailing university police as well as the student-run newspaper last year, with a subject line that read вЂњbombs placed around campus,вЂќ according to a statement from United States Attorney Carmen Ortiz. But he may never see a trial, as the government has asked for an 18-month deferral while Kim completes a вЂњpretrial diversion programвЂќ that will include вЂњhome confinement for four months, payment of restitution to agencies that responded to KimвЂ™s bomb hoax, and 750 hours of community service. вЂњKim has also agreed to make a public apology,вЂќ the statement said. If Kim abides by these terms, he will not be prosecuted. IMF вЂ�ready to do moreвЂ™ for Guinea Naha airport was closed with land transport also disrupted. mained вЂњlarge and very strongвЂќ and warned of high waves, torrential rain and landslides. Packing gusts of up to 234 kilometres (145 miles) per hour, the typhoon was moving north slowly, at 15 kilometres (nine miles) per hour. Naha airport was closed with land transport also disrupted. Vongfong is expected to approach JapanвЂ™s southern main island of Kyushu by early Monday after brushing off Okinawa, and could make landfall, the Harvard student charged in December bomb hoax power since 2012, urged parliament вЂњnot to allow the presidential election to provoke instability which would push us backwardsвЂќ. The country, which has been through six years of trauma following a rescue from near bankruptcy and radical economic reforms, has just benefited from a highly successful tourism season. The Greek debt crisis marked the beginning of a wider debt crisis which nearly tore the eurozone apart and has led to several big eurozone-wide reforms. The Greek economy is set to return to growth this year, albeit at only 0.6 percent of GDP. Deputy Finance Minister Christos Staikouras said Monday that Greece should climb strongly away next year from the recession which axed a quarter of its economy, Kate set to welcome Singapore president London rince WilliamвЂ™s wife Kate is scheduled to welcome Singaporean President Tony Tan to Britain later this month, Buckingham Palace said yesterday, in her first engagement since falling victim to severe morning sickness. Kate and William are set to give Tan a formal welcome to Britain when he begins a state visit on October 21, the palace said. While it is intended that the Duchess of Cambridge takes part, her attendance will be reviewed closer to the time in light of her condition. The royal couple are to greet the president and his wife at a London hotel and then travel with them to the Horse Guards Parade ground, where Tan will receive a full ceremonial welcome. Kate, who is expecting her second child, has once again been suffering hyperemesis gravidarum, which she experienced during her pregnancy with Prince George. P Two dead after Taiwan research boat sinks Taipei wo Taiwanese scientists died and 43 other people were rescued when a marine research ship sank off Taiwan after hitting a reef, coastguard officials said yesterday. Emergency treatment failed to revive the pair after the vessel вЂњOcean Researcher VвЂќ, carrying 27 researchers and 18 crew members, sank off the Penghu islands on Friday, officials said. The 2,700-tonne ship began to take on water after it ran into a reef and lost power. Those on board rushed to life rafts, but the rubber boats were capsized by powerful winds and waves, officials said. The ship, which cost Tw$1.5 billion ($500 million) and was launched in 2012, sank around 1300 GMT.The coastguard and the navy dispatched a dozen vessels and helicopters in the rescue, officials said.The ship departed from a port in southern Tainan city on Thursday for an eight-day marine research expedition commissioned by the government and jointly conducted by several universities. It was heading to Penghu to take shelter from the bad weather. T Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras (centre) salutes lawmakers after receiving a vote of confidence at the Greek parliament in Athens. turning in growth of 2.9 percent. Alexis Tsipras, leader of the left-leaning opposition party Syriza, said the government had called the confidence vote вЂњout of desperationвЂќ, adding that he did not expect Samaras would rustle up the necessary 180 presidential votes.(AFP) Kenya police probe hate speech leaflets Sunday, October 12, 2014 H.K. protest sites PRO-GOVERNMENT GROUP THREATENS Aaron Tam, Dennis Chong Hong Kong A Hong Kong pro-government group said yesterday that demonstrators occupying вЂњIf the HK government will not do that, weвЂ™re planning to surround them.вЂќ main roads to protest for full democracy would find themselves surrounded if the cityвЂ™s administration failed to clear the barricades. The Blue Ribbon Movement said the authorities should dismantle three sites the protesters have closed to traffic by Tuesday night or they would encircle them, as the cityвЂ™s political deadlock enters its third week. вЂњIf the HK government will not do that, weвЂ™re planning to surround those people who occupy Mong Kok, Causeway Bay and Admiralty,вЂќ Tsoi Hak-kin, vice chairman of the pro-government movement told AFP. вЂњHong Kong I Burundi opposition under threat Bujumbura rrests, harassment, a clampdown on free speech: with less than a year before elections in Burundi, critics say the government is doing all it can clamp down on political challengers. Opposition figure Leonce Ngendakumana should know. The president of the Front for Democracy (Frodebu) party was sentenced this month to a year in jail for slander, after what he calls a вЂњpolitical trialвЂќ designed to remove him from the running ahead of the June 2015 polls. President Pierre Nkurunziza is вЂњworking to destroy the opposition, and he is doing it well,вЂќ he said. вЂњAll credible opponents are either in exile, have been prosecuted, or have been driven out from their parties,вЂќ said Ngendakumana, who is also head of the main coalition opposition Democratic Alliance for Change (ADC). Burundi, a small nation in AfricaвЂ™s Great Lakes region, emerged in 2006 from a brutal 13-year civil war, but its political climate remains fractious ahead of presidential polls in eight monthsвЂ™ time. A Mozambique to vote in economic boom election Maputo ozambicans go to the polls on Wednesday as the impoverished and long strife-torn country stands on the cusp of reaping vast oil and gas wealth. Frelimo, a once Marxist-Leninist party that has ruled since independence from Portugal in 1975, is almost certain to win. But it will emerge with a new president at the helm and, in all likelihood, a lower margin of victory. The partyвЂ™s nominee is little-known Filipe Nyusi, 55, who would be MozambiqueвЂ™s first post-colonial leader with no liberation war credentials. Nyusi would replace his mentor and outgoing president Armando Guebuza, 71, whose term in office was marked by rapid economic expansion. The southern African nation is forecast to see its gross domestic product expand by 8.3 percent this year, according to the International Monetary Fund. But it has been growth that has done little to curb ingrained poverty. The lack of improvement in living standards for ordinary Mozambicans has some calling for change. M People react to pro democracy protests in Hong KongвЂ™s Mongkok district. people have suffered too much,вЂќ Tsoi said, without giving further details of how or when the group would surround sites that have attracted tens of thousands in the past two weeks, far outnumbering the turnout of counter-protesters. In August a network of proBeijing groups organised an anti-Occupy protest march that drew tens of thousands -- although there were allegations Evacuation begins as Cyclone hurtles toward coast New Delhi ndia yesterday began evacuating thousands of people from fishing villages as it braced for Cyclone Hudhud barrelling towards its east coast, officials said. The states of Andhra Pradesh and Orissa in the southeast were on high alert for what the weather office described as a вЂњvery severe cyclonic stormвЂќ due to make landfall today. Many thousands from fishing villages across five districts in northeast Andhra Pradesh living in flimsy housing were among the first to be moved to safer, concrete relief shelters, officials said. The numbers of evacuees were expected to swell. вЂњWe are ready to evacuate 400,000 people, but that will depend on the amount of rainfall and how it affects low-lying areas,вЂќ said Arvind Kumar, an senior official from Andhra Pradesh, overseeing the relief efforts. Cyclone Hudhud was expected to pound the coast with winds of at least 190 kilometres (118 miles) an hour, accompanied by torrential rains, accord- WORLD 25 ing to the Indian weather office. The storm was expected to make landfall before lunchtime in Visakhapatnam, a city in northern Andhra Pradesh, state officials said. A few thousand had been moved to cyclone shelters with community kitchens and water supply. The shifting of endangered Bonda tribals had also begun from their age-old habitats in the Bonda Hills in OrissaвЂ™s Malkangiri district, which was expected to be hard hit by the storm. But some among the tribal group which numbers a total of 7,000 were reluctant to move as they had never left the area, the Press Trust of India (PTI) said. Orissa legislature member Dambaru Sisa, who belongs to the Bonda tribal community, told PTI he had been trying to convince the tribal group to leave for safer ground. вЂњMany of them are reluctant to leave their huts. The identified 2,000 tribal people (who must move) have never come down the hills in their lifetime,вЂќ said Sisa.(AFP) that some protesters were paid or bussed in from the mainland. Crunch negotiations between protesters and Beijing-backed city officials were scheduled for Friday but fell apart on Thursday after the government pulled out, blaming protesters for threatening to expand their campaign. вЂњThe meeting and the dialogue should be based on the decision made by the National PeopleвЂ™s Congress Stand- ing Committee on August 31,вЂќ chief secretary Carrie Lam told reporters in Guangzhou where she is attending a trade forum. LamвЂ™s comment referred to a decision adopted by ChinaвЂ™s rubber stamp parliament that candidates would have to be preselected by a committee of fewer than 1,200 people dominated by Beijing loyalists in order to appear on the ballot paper. (AFP) SnowdenвЂ™s girlfriend living with him N. Korea says talks with South вЂ�all but scrappedвЂ™ Seoul N orth KoreaвЂ™s state media said yesterday that high-level talks with Seoul were now all but scrapped over the launch of anti-Pyongyang propaganda leaflets from the South, which triggered an exchange of fire across the tense border. The two Koreas had agreed a week earlier to work on resuming a formal high-level dialogue that has effectively been suspended for seven months, raising hopes of a thaw in strained relations. But the two Koreas traded heavy machine-gun fire across their border on Friday, prompted by the North Korean military trying to shoot down balloons carrying the leaflets that activists launched from the South. Some rounds fell on the Southern side, which then responded with high-calibre machine gun fire. No casualties were reported on the SouthвЂ™s side, and none are believed to have taken place in the North.вЂќ US drone strike kills four in NW Pak Peshawar US drone strike killed at least four militants in a restive northwestern Pakistani tribal area on the Afghan border yesterday, officials said, raising the toll from a series of attacks this week to 29. The unmanned aircraft hit on the Shawal area came two days after a separate strike also killed four people. вЂњThe US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle and killed at least four militants, including a key local commander,вЂќ a senior security official told AFP. The official said the drone strike took place around sunse while another official said that those killed included local and foreign militants. There has been a spike in drone attacks in North Waziristan this month with analysts suggesting it could be linked to intelligence regarding a high-value target. The semi-autonomous tribal region has for years been a hideout for Islamist militants, including Al-Qaeda and the homegrown Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as well as foreign fighters such as Uzbeks and Uighurs. A Lindsay Mills(left) and Snowden New York ugitive US intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum by Moscow after revealing the extent of US government surveillance, has been joined by his American girlfriend in Russia, a documentary reveals. The nearly two-hour film вЂњCitizenfourвЂќ by Laura Poitras paints an intimate portrait of Snowden holed F up in a Hong Kong hotel as he blows the whistle on National Security Agency dealings and then plots his escape. The film says SnowdenвЂ™s long-time partner Lindsay Mills joined him in Moscow in July. A short segment shows her preparing dinner with Snowden in a wood-paneled kitchen, but the coupleвЂ™s conversation is not recorded and she is not interviewed. 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В It was the first time that the challenge had been held under the BICвЂ™s state-of-the-art track lighting system and joining Shaikh Hamad on the podiumВ for both of the nightвЂ™s 15-lap sprints were Hussain Karimi and Abdulahman Ghuloom respectively in the first race and then the pairВ exchanged places on the S Shaikh Nasser. DT News Network hairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of the Bahrain Olympic Committee HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa yesterday participated in the Ritz Carlton Hotel and Spa Aquathlon along with more thanВ 220 other athletes. The race was a continuation of preparations for the Challenge Bahrain Triathlon set to be hosted for the first time by Bahrain on December 6. Many of the participants were young Bahrainis along with a sizeable number of expatriates who took part in 800 metres of swimming and running over a distance of 7kms. Shaikh Nasser said he was C pleased and encouraged with the high numbers who turned out particularly the youth for thisВ eventВ whichВ gave an opportunityВ to all those have trained andВ wished toВ take part and promote this prestigious event in December. He added that suchВ events will help the continued development of sports in all sectors throughout the kingdom and spreading the sporting culture to more youth and praising the facilities available and the efforts made by the organising committee. At theВ end of the race prizes were distributed to the winners of the different age categories. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Big win for BCC вЂњI didnвЂ™t expect to take these positions to start the seasonвЂќShaikh Hamad finishing order in race two.В вЂњI didnвЂ™t expect to take these positions to start the season,вЂќ said Shaikh Hamad. вЂњSome cars were quicker than me, but reliability helped me win in the end. IвЂ™m very happy with the points, and I canвЂ™t ask for more.вЂќВ BIC 2,000cc Challenge An action from the race Shaikh Hamad took advantage of some bad luck that hit a pair of his fiercest rivals to register the fine start to what promises to be another highly competitive season.В After topping timesheets in practice and qualifying, defending champion Salah Salahuddin had a blown engine in his camouflage green Honda CIVIC, while Abdulaziz Ashkanani could not make the most of the ultra-quick pace he displayed in his Honda S2,000 early in the evening, as he gradually faded to a non-classification in race two.В Shaikh Hamad was engaged in a heated battle with Salahuddin for the number two position earlyВ in race one, with Ashkanani surprising the field with a solid lead in front.В The pair gained the advantage later on, and Shaikh Hamad was eventually assured the victory with only a few laps remaining following SalahuddinвЂ™s engine problem and AshkananiвЂ™s own troubles.В Shaikh Hamad (20 minutes 49.652 seconds) was comfortable ahead ofВ Karimi (+23.554 seconds) in a Honda CRX in second andВ Ghuloom (+33.819) driving a Honda CIVICВ in third to complete the podium.В Pole-sitter Raed Himmo (Honda CRX), Ashkanani and Salahuddin were classified fourth to sixth, respectively. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Bahrain hopefuls crash out in Qualifiers Al Dhaen, Moon victors Aidan Payne aidan@dt.bh T Members of the BCC team. Aidan Payne/ DTNN B CC defeated Al Mahroos Cricketers by a crushing 47 runs in Group C as he penultimate week of group action in The Indian Club-BahrainвЂ™s Centenary Cricket Cup came to a close. Batting first, BCC scored an impressive 73 for 3 off six overs with man of the match Rizwan (41) top-scoring, in reply Al Mahroos finished well short of the target finishing on 26 for four after its six overs. In Group B, Havelock ran out eight-run winners over Midal Cables in scoring 50 for five in six overs with man of the match Shaalam (21) being the main scorer. Midal Cables in reply were then dismissed for 42 in its six overs despite a brave effort by Uday (17). In Group A, Spartans defeated New Life Line by 14 runs after making 50 for five in its six overs with man of the match Faisal (28) dominating the innings. New Life Line in reply fell short of the target then were restricted to 36 for four in its six overs. In Group E, Central CafГ© received a walkover win from Ramzana Jewellers Bassali. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) hree of BahrainвЂ™s hopefuls crashed out yesterday in the qualifying roundsВ of theВ Sixth Bahrain International ITF Tennis Championships at the Bahrain Tennis Club premises in Juffair. Yousif Dhaif was first on court in the morning and wasВ beaten by Bahrain-based Indian Juqal Boruah in straight sets 6-1, 6-0. In other first round qualifiers Nihal Ranjit of Saudi Arabia defeated CanadaвЂ™s Ettienne Oshinowo 6-4, 6-2, IndiaвЂ™s Shyamsundar Srinivasan easily beat Ali Al Abdullah of Saudi Arabia 6-1, 6-1 and Yaseen Akakah of Saudi Arabia comfortably got past LibyaвЂ™s Omar Captan 6-3, 6-2. In the second round qualifiers, BahrainвЂ™s Elyas Abdulnabi put up a great fight before losing out in a super tie-break to Saudi ArabiaвЂ™s Hamad Suroor 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(4), while Ahmed DT News Network awaf Al Dhaen (32 minutes 53 seconds) won the male overall category and Allison Moon (38:36) the female category in the BMI Aquathlon organised by Bahrain Road Runners (BRR) at the Hamala Beach Resort on Friday. The race was the 2014-15 BRR season opener which comprisedВ a 600m swim and a 6km run featuring 141 participants and aВ 300m swim and a 2km for the youths. Mohammed Isa (33:05) was second in the male category with Hamad Al Mansoori (34:15) in third, while Sameera Al Bitar (38:54) was second in the female category with Jesse Izdepski (41:18) third. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) N Mert Ekici . Rasool was eliminated by US player Noah Williamson Chapman 7-5, 6-1. Bahrain-based players had some joy as Jugal BoruahВ made it to the final round qualifier with a 7-6(2), 6-4 win over SaudiвЂ™s Musaeed Al Azzam and Turkish youngster Mert Ekici easily defeated Yaseen Akakah 6-0, 6-0. (Send your comments to news@dt.bh) Sunday, October 12, 2014 SPORTS 29 INDIA COMEBACK West Indies implode as hosts level series New Delhi ndia relied on their bowlers toВ stage a remarkable recovery scripting a comfortable 48-run winВ in the second cricket One-day international against the WestВ Indies to level the five-match series 1-1, at Feroz Shah Kotla yesterday. Chasing a 264-run target, West Indies were cruising atВ one stage as they were 170 for two in the 36th over beforeВ their innings fell apart on a sluggish Ferozshah Kotla track. India defended the total despite West IndiesвЂ™ earlyВ domination as opener Dwayne Smith hit a career-best 97. However, once Smith was dismissed Indian bowlers called theВ shots, causing a batting collapse. From a comfortable 170 for two, the Caribbean side lostВ their last eight wickets for just 45 runs to be all out forВ 215 in 46.3 overs. Mohammed Shami (4/36) recorded his career-best figuresВ while all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja (3/44) and leg-spinner AmitВ Mishra (2/40) snared five wickets between them as the ineptВ technique of the Caribbeans against spinning deliv- I eries wasВ exposed thoroughly. Electing to bat, India had posted a competitive 263 forВ seven as Suresh Raina hit a sparkling 62 while Virat KohliВ (62) returned to form with his first half-century in eightВ months. Raina carried his splendid T20 form into the match andВ Kohli regained his lost touch partly at his home ground as theВ two batsmen added 105 runs for the fourth wicket after aВ sedate start by In- India beat West Indies by 48runs dia. Skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni contributed in IndiaвЂ™s totalВ with his unbeaten 51 off 40 balls while Ambati Rayudu scoredВ 32, batting at number three, a place where Kohli usually bats. In his trademark style, Dhoni hit a six and a four offВ paceman Jerome Taylor to complete his 56th half-century in theВ last over of the innings. West Indies opener Smith missed out on his maiden ODIВ century by just three runs and his dismissal in the 36th overВ changed the complexion of the match. The two teams will now travel to Visakhapatnam for theВ third ODI on Tuesday. The West Indies looked like taking it away from the hostsВ as the two openers вЂ“ Smith and Darren Bravo вЂ” settled nicelyВ after getting a measure of the pitch and the bowlers. TheyВ easily took the team to a comfortable 64 in 13 overs withoutВ loss. Shami brought relief for India when the first ball of theВ 14th over slightly brushed the stump, took the bail off, andВ Bravo was forced to start his walk back to pavilion. TheВ left-hander took 44 balls for his 26 but his stand with SmithВ gave West Indies an ideal start. The Windies openers did not exactly set the stage on fire but hardly gave anything to India. The match was on ever keel as Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Umesh Yadav and spinners toiled hard initially. They did not leak many runs but did not get wickets either. Getting quick runs was tough on the Kotla pitch butВ Kieron Pollard did not hesitate to swing his arms. The burlyВ batsman clobbered a six off Yadav and also hit Bhuvneshwar forВ a four, causing anxiety in the rival camp. SCOREBOARD INDIA: AM Rahane c DJ Bravo b Sammy 12, S Dhawan b Taylor 1, AT Rayudu c Sammy b Benn 32, V Kohli c Samuels b Rampaul 62, SK Raina c Pollard b Taylor 62, MS Dhoni*вЂ not out 51, RA Jadeja b Taylor 6, B Kumar c Pollard b DJ Bravo 18, Mohammed Shami not out 1 Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 13)18 Total (7 wickets; 50 overs) 263 WEST INDIES: DR Smith b Mohammed Shami 97, DM Bravo b Mohammed Shami 26, KA Pollard b Mishra 40, MN Samuels c Kohli b Yadav16, D RamdinвЂ c Raina b Mishra 3, DJ Bravo* c Dhawan b Mohammed Shami 10, AD Russell st вЂ Dhoni b Jadeja 4, DJG Sammy b Jadeja1, R Rampaul c & b Mohammed Shami 16, JE Taylor c Kumar b Jadeja 0, SJ Benn not out 0 Extras (lb 1, w 1) 2 Total (all out; 46.3 overs) 215 Virat Kohli plays a shot Keane leads Irish rout of Gibraltar Yao, Liu strike gold for China Republic of IrelandвЂ™s James McClean (right) vies for the ball against GibraltarвЂ™s Scott Wiseman. Dublin obbie Keane scored a hattrick as the Republic of Ireland made easy work of beating minnows Gibraltar 7-0 in a Euro 2016 qualifier at DublinвЂ™s Lansdowne Road yesterday. Victory saw the Republic make it two wins from two matches ahead of TuesdayвЂ™s Group D clash away to world champions Germany. For Gibraltar, European football governing body UEFAвЂ™s 54th and youngest member nation, it was their second straight 7-0 R drubbing after they went down by the same scoreline against Poland in their first competitive match last month. Given KeaneвЂ™s quickfire treble put Martin OвЂ™NeillвЂ™s men 3-0 up inside 18 minutes, against a side with just two full-time players, Gibraltar did relatively well to avoid a double-figure defeat. Gibraltar, with a population of fewer than 30,000 people and just 600 registered footballers, were not expected to offer much in the way of resistance but did at least keep the score to 3-0 before half-time. However, the floodgates opened after the break as James McClean scored twice, Gibraltar keeper Jordan Perez put through his own net and Wes Hoolahan made it 7-0 before the hour mark. It took the Republic just six minutes to score their first goal when Hoolahan played in Aiden McGeady behind leftback Joseph Chipolina and his square ball set up Keane to strike his 63rd international goal. McClean then saw a shot well-saved by Perez but the second goal was not long in coming, when Keane ran on to HoolahanвЂ™s pass to make it 2-0 against a static defence. Keane then scored his third goal in 12 minutes with a penalty when referee Leontios Trattou pointed to the spot after the hardpressed Perez tripped Hoolahan.Unsurprisingly, some of the RepublicвЂ™s initial urgency waned at this point, although Perez made a fine fingertip save to keep out McGeadyвЂ™s powerfully-struck shot and leave the score 3-0 to the Republic at half-time. But within 60 seconds of the re-start, the Irish had their fourth goal, with the 34-year-old Keane, now playing for the LA Galaxy, squaring to WiganвЂ™s McClean, who duly tapped in as Gibraltar appealed for an offside flag that never came. (AFP) Yao Jinnan (centre) reacts after her winning results. Nanning ao Jinnan and Liu Yang upset the established order as they claimed gold for hosts China with their maiden individual titles at the world gymnastics championships yesterday. Yao, 19, pipped defending champion and compatriot Huang Huidan in the womenвЂ™s uneven bars for her first world crown, which follows her four-gold rampage at the Asian Games last month. And Liu, 18, stunned Olympic and world champion Arthur Nabarrete Zanetti of Brazil on the menвЂ™s rings in a show of strength that lifted him from last yearвЂ™s fourth Y place. Yao, sixth on the uneven bars last year, outdid Huang in qualifying and she carried her momentum into the eight-way final at the Guangxi Gymnasium in Nanning. As the last performer, Yao dazzled with high-level pirouetting and aerial skills and finished with a lofty double layout somersault. She earned 15.633 points, beating 18-year-old Huang by a razor-slim 0.067 points. Russian Daria Spiridonova came in third at 15.283. Yao won balance beam silver and team bronze at the 2011 worlds when she was also third in the all-around. But, dogged by a thigh injury, she failed to medal at the 2012 Olympics. Liu, who contributed to ChinaвЂ™s menвЂ™s team victory over Japan with a top rings score, outpointed the 24-year-old Zanetti in both difficulty and execution. Liu collected 15.933 points against ZanettiвЂ™s 15.733. Another Chinese, You Hao, tied for third spot with RussiaвЂ™s Denis Abliazin. In the other apparatus events, North KoreaвЂ™s Olympic champion Hong Un-Jong won the womenвЂ™s vault, beating all-around champion Simone Biles of the United States into second spot. (AFP). 30 SPORTS Sunday, October 12, 2014 Federer outguns Djokovic in Shanghai Masters FEDERER VANQUISH Shanghai feisty Roger Federer overcame Novak Djokovic in a gripping Shanghai Masters semi-final yesterday, ending the SerbвЂ™s incredible winning streak in China and his hopes of clinching a third successive title. A brilliant attacking display from the 17-times Grand Slam winner, who served with aggression and spent much of his time at the net, unsettled the world number one for a 6-4, 6-4 win. Djokovic, the reigning champion in Shanghai who clinched his fifth China Open title last week, was gunning for A Roger Federer beat Novak Djokovic 6-4, 6-4 his 29th consecutive win on Chinese soil in his first match with Federer since their epic Wimbledon final. Both players were looking to unnerve each other early on, with Djokovic attempting riskier groundstrokes to counter Federer confronting him at the net. Every point was greeted with exuberant cheers in ShanghaiвЂ™s packed Qizhong Tennis Center, and the stadium erupted when Federer broke serve on his second break-point in the fifth game. Djokovic saved the first break-point by finding a way past Federer -- who was again at the net -- but gave away his serve with a weak backhand slice moments later. He then earned his sole break-point of the set in the next game, which Federer saved. The 33-year-old Swiss then produced a perfect serving game at his next opportunity, firing four successive aces to march to a 5-3 lead as he closed in on the set with another ace. Federer carried his ruthless approach into the early stages of the second set, breaking in the first game with a lifting groundstroke that was beyond DjokovicвЂ™s right. Djokovic staged a valiant attempt to break as he was losing 3-5 with some incredible net-play as the pair tussled at deuce. But Federer recovered and claimed set and match in one hour 36 minutes. Federer improved to 19-17 against Djokovic with the result, and will overtake Rafael Nadal to claim second place in the rankings next week on the back of his run in Shanghai. FedererвЂ™s best showing at the Masters 1000 event was as runner up in 2010, although he did win in Shanghai when it hosted the Tennis Masters Cup in 2006 and 2007. He will meet Gilles Simon in the decider Sunday, after the Frenchman powered past Feliciano Lopez 6-2, 7-6 (7/1) to reach his first Masters Flying Dutchman leads Volvo fleet Alicante Dutch team led by 51-year-old six-time veteran Bouwe Bekking led the seven-strong Volvo Ocean Race fleet out of Alicante for the start of their nine-month offshore marathon - straight into a Mediterranean storm yesterday. The weather forecast issued by race organisers a few hours before the 66 sailors set off at 1200 GMT will have carried bad memories for many of the fleet. In the last edition of the 41-year-old event, previously known as the Whitbread Round the World Race, two boats were nursed back to shore and eventually retired from the opening leg to Cape Town because of a broken mast and a delaminated bow respectively. One of them was led by the British skipper Ian Walker who is again at the helm of Abu Dhabi Ocean RacingвЂ™s boat, Azzam. This time, all of the fleet are sailing in a one-design Volvo Ocean 65 boat which has been built for durability rather than outright speed after the 2011-12 event was marred by a string of breakages. Bekking will join Swede Roger Nilson as the only man to have competed in seven editions of a race that is generally acknowledged in the sport as crewed sailingвЂ™s toughest test. A Johnson targets Pak sweep Abu Dhabi ustralia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson wants to complete a cleansweep over Pakistan today to recapture the worldвЂ™s top ranking and provide a tonic ahead of the 2015 World Cup. Australia won the first one-dayer in Sharjah by 93 runs on Tuesday and then took an unbeatable 2-0 lead by winning the second match in Dubai on Friday by five wickets. Steve Smith hit a maiden hundred while Glenn Maxwell made a fighting 76 to anchor AustraliaвЂ™s batting. Spearhead Johnson took three wickets in each game, catching Pakistan napping in spin-friendly conditions. Australia can also regain the world number one ranking if they win the final game, overtaking South Africa who had briefly displaced India. вЂњWe want to win 3-0 and that is our goal now,вЂќ said Johnson. вЂњWe have won the series and we want to keep going, keep playing good cricket because weвЂ™ve got the World Cup coming next year and so we have to stay at our best.вЂќ Australia have now claimed four consecutive one-day series wins over Pakistan, winning 3-2 in United Arab Emirates in 2009, 5-0 in Australia a year later and 2-1 in UAE in 2012. A Roger Federer celebrates victory. final in six years and seal his return to the world top 20. The world number 29 has only contested one Masters final to date, when he lost to Andy Murray at Madrid 2008, but he is in a rich vein of form after also reaching the last four in Tokyo last week. Simon beat Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka and then sixth seed Czech Tomas Berdych in the Shanghai quarter-finals after taking every game in the final set. (AFP) Pornanong grabs three-shot lead Kuala Lumpur hailandвЂ™s in-form Pornanong Phatlum shot six-under-par-65 yesterday to seize a three-stroke lead on the third day at the Sime Darby LPGA Malaysia. Pornanong surged to the top of the leaderboard after firing a string of birdies while others struggled in humid conditions at Kuala Lumpur Golf and Country Club. The Thai star notched an impressive eight birdies, bettering the seven she notched Friday to compile an aggregate score of 14-under 199. Pornanong picked up seven shots over her first 10 holes, but then suffered a lapse with bogeys on the par-five 12th and 16th before she holed her final birdie on 17. вЂњI donвЂ™t know why I was nervous (on the back nine). But I kept my concentration (and) I putted well including a 10-foot putt on the eighth,вЂќ the 24-year Thai player said. вЂњOf course I will try hard to win. I hope I can do well. For Sunday, going into the final round I T will just play my game and play shot by shot.вЂќ Meanwhile JapanвЂ™s Ayako Uehara played another strong round to sit in second place on 11-under total after a round of 69, following her 63 on Friday. вЂњVery tough pin position and distance. But I think I had a good round,вЂќ she said. South KoreaвЂ™s Chella Choi and Feng Shanshan of China are one shot behind, alongside New Zealand teen Lydia Ko and overnight leader Ryu So-Yeon, who is now forced to play catch-up. Another Thai, Ariya Jutanugarn, surged to seventh from 35th with a great round of 64. But world number one Stacy Lewis continued to slip down the field. After opening with a 65, the first-round leader has carded 71 and 72 and is now nine shots off the lead. Defending champion Lexi Thompson is tied for 41st and out of title contention in the $2 million tournament with an even-par score of 213. (AFP) Pornanong Phatlum watches her shot from the fairway on the eight hole. No Ebola date change for 2015 Africa Cup Rabat frican footballвЂ™s governing body CAF insisted yesterday the January 17-February 8 tournament would go ahead as scheduled despite hosts Moroccan demands for a postponement over the deadly Ebola epidemic. Moroccan health officials fear the biennial, 16-nation, three-week African football showpiece could trigger a spread of the deadly virus. Dubbing Ebola вЂњa major health problemвЂќ, an advisor to Moroccan Sports Minister Mohammed Ouzzine reiterated the countryвЂ™s reluctance to host the tournament. Organisers CAF, the Confederation of African Football, later insisted that there would be no change in the scheduling of the tournament. CAF вЂњconfirms that there is no change in the schedule of its competition and events. We would like to note that since the first edition of the Africa Cup in 1975, this cup has never been delayed or cancelledвЂќ, the Cairo-based body said in a statement. The demand to delay the continentвЂ™s footballing showcase has been lodged with CAF. A Stade Francais beat Racing Metro Paris tade Francais won bragging rights in the Parisian derby battle with Racing-Metro, running out 23-19 victors in a tight, niggly Top 14 match yesterday. Stade made Racing, who had two players sin-binned, pay for their first-half ill-discipline, half-backs Jules Plisson and Julien Dupuy hitting six penalties between them, the latter also converting Julien AriasвЂ™ try. Racing managed to score three tries, two converted, through centre Alexandre Dumoulin, South African fly-half Johan Goosen and his replacement Benjamin Dambielle, but could have lost by more as Plisson and Dupuy missed 14 points with the boot. Plisson kicked two early penalties to take Stade out to 6-0. S Sunday, October 12, 2014 Drivers honour absent Bianchi in Russian Grand Prix HAMILTON SECURE he slid off circuit at the penultiorld championship mate corner. It was HamiltonвЂ™s seventh leader Lewis Hamilton maintained his stunning speed pole this year and the 38th of and supremacy with another his career and, for the Mercedes sizzling lap in yesterdayвЂ™s quali- team another front row lockfying session when he took pole out, their ninth of the season position for todayвЂ™s inaugural ahead of todayвЂ™s race in which Russian Grand Prix. Six days they can clinch the construcafter Jules BianchiвЂ™s life-threat- torsвЂ™ crown, ending Red BullвЂ™s ening crash at the Japanese four year reign as team chamGrand Prix, the Formula One pions. вЂњPole is a great place to show went on with the drivers start,вЂќ said Hamilton. вЂњItвЂ™s an amazing job done by all wearing вЂ�Tous Avec JulesвЂ™ (вЂ�All with JulesвЂ™)stickers on the team who are constantly imtheir helmets as they raced in proving and moving forwards front of a capacity crowd at the this year and itвЂ™s great to come new Olympic Park circuit by here. вЂњItвЂ™s a beautiful place. The weather has the Black Sea. been amazing As FrenchIвЂ™m really man Bianchi, вЂњPole is a great and enjoying driv25, remained in place to startвЂќ- ing this track. a critical condiwas not the tion in hospital Lewis Hamilton Iteasiest of sesin Japan, the sions, these 29-year-old Briton, winner of the last three guys [Williams] were looking Grands Prix, was fastest with a quite strong. вЂњAnd hooking up late lap of the new Sochi Au- a good lap wasnвЂ™t the same as todrom to finish two-tenths practice of some reason, but of a second clear of Mercedes IвЂ™m really grateful to have pole team-mate and title rival Nico for first time here... ItвЂ™s a long Rosberg. The German, 10 run down to Turn One, so itвЂ™ll points behind Hamilton in be a tough race.вЂќ Rosberg was the championship with four disappointed, but determined. вЂњI tried, but I could not races remaining, pushed hard to catch him, but was almost match Lewis,вЂќ he said. вЂњHe has overhauled by Finn Valtteri been quicker than me, most of Bottas in the final seconds, the the weekend, here. There are Williams driver only missing four races to go and they are all out on a front row start when important.вЂќ (AFP) Sochi W Cardiff W ales hero Gareth Bale is convinced his country have вЂњturned a cornerвЂќ in their quest to qualify for the 2016 European Championship finals. Only two goals from the 100 million euros Real Madrid star saw Wales win 2-1 away to part-timers Andorra in their opening qualifier. But Chris ColemanвЂ™s side were far more impressive in a goalless draw at home to Bosnia-Herzegovina in Cardiff on Friday that left them top of Group B with four points from two games. Bale now wants the team to carry on from where they left off when Cyprus visit the Welsh H Beijing. But after days of thick smog in the Chinese capital, organisers ended the stage 36 kilometres early at the 111-kilometre mark, вЂњdue to weather in YanqingвЂќ. YesterdayвЂ™s hilly stage stretched through an area which is part of BeijingвЂ™s bid to host the 2022 Winter Olympics. The decision to reduce the race may concern football fans with heavyweights Brazil and Ar- a capacity 30,000 crowd at Kamuzu Stadium lifted Group B leaders Algeria to nine points from three matches after defeating Ethiopia and Mali last month. Another win over Malawi in Blida Wednesday would guarantee the 1990 African champions a top-two finish and a place among the 16 finalists. Algeria did best of the five African qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, taking eventual champions Germany to extra time before suffering a 2-1 loss. ConnorвЂ™s brace helps Bordeaux humiliate Castres Paris wo tries from Australian winger Blair Connor helped Bordeaux-Begles to a stunning 59-7 thrashing of last seasonвЂ™s beaten French championship finalists and 2013 champions Castres yesterday. Connor was not the only Bordeaux player to run in two tries as Fijian scoring machine Metuisela Talebula and scrum-half Yann Lesgourgues also grabbed a brace in what was a record victory for the hosts since their return to the Top 14 four years ago. The only Castres player who might have reason to celebrate on Saturday is their T Lewis Hamilton celebrates victory. capital for MondayвЂ™s qualifying match. вЂњWe feel like weвЂ™ve turned a corner,вЂќ Bale said. вЂњWe go into Cyprus full of confidence but knowing we need to focus and concentrate. вЂњWe need to get the three points and hopefully we can get another big crowd here on Monday.вЂќ More than 30,000 fans were at the Cardiff City Stadium to see Wales more than match group top seeds Bosnia, who took part at this yearвЂ™s World Cup finals, in a match the hosts nearly won thanks to BaleвЂ™s audacious long-range strike in the dying moments. It was WalesвЂ™ biggest home crowd since they faced England at Cardiff вЂ™s Millennium Stadium in March 2011 and Bale was in no doubt of the supportersвЂ™ influence. вЂњThe fans were abso- Beijing stage slashed over air pollution Beijing eavy air pollution forced Tour of Beijing organisers to slash the cycle raceвЂ™s second stage by about a quarter yesterday following complaints from riders. BelgiumвЂ™s Philippe Gilbert surged into the lead on the curtailed stage, which was planned to run 147.5 kilometres from Chongli to Yanqing on the outskirts of 31 Defenders on target as Algeria triumph A Johannesburg lgeria moved closer to qualifying for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations with a 2-0 victory over Malawi in Blantyre yesterday. Defenders scored both goals with Rafik Halliche putting the вЂ�Desert FoxesвЂ™ ahead on 10 minutes and substitute Djamel Mesbah adding a second in stoppage time. Halliche nodded a corner past goalkeeper McDonald Harawa and Mesbah scored with a deflected closerange shot for the top-ranked team in Africa. Victory before Bale believes Wales are on the way back Gareth Bale. SPORTS gentina due to clash in a вЂњSuper ClasicoвЂќ friendly in Beijing later on Saturday. Gilbert said riders had asked cycling body UCI (Union Cycliste Internationale) to reduce the race. вЂњWe spoke together with the organisation, UCI, and everyone agreed that we should cancel the last 30K,вЂќ he said. вЂњI think it was a good decision.вЂќ вЂњThis means a lot, because a lutely amazing,вЂќ he said. вЂњIt was great to have a full house almost and hopefully weвЂ™ve done them proud. вЂњProbably on another night the last 10 minutes is a lot more difficult without that and they were unbelievable. вЂњThey showed they were true Welsh fans, they pushed us over the line and kept us going for the last 10 to 15 minutes.вЂќ Wales, looking to qualify for their first major tournament finals since the 1958 World Cup, will hope to extend their one-point lead at the head of a group also featuring Belgium and Israel on Monday. The result maintains WalesвЂ™ threepoint advantage over Bosnia as the visitors had surprisingly lost their opening qualifier at home to Cyprus last month. (AFP) lot of times in the past ... they didnвЂ™t listen to us,вЂќ he added. вЂњAnd today, we did a big step in our sport, I think.вЂќ The first stage took place Friday in rolling hills well to the north of the city, and under often blue skies with clear visibility. But yesterdayвЂ™s course saw the riders make their way closer to the Chinese capital, which has been shrouded by pollution more than 20 times over recommended maximum levels. South African-born kicking scrum-half Rory Kockott, who did not play, as two rivals for kicking duties during the November tests suffered injuries. Montpellier fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc looks set to miss four months with a suspected broken right leg suffered in the first-half of his sideвЂ™s 25-9 win against Oyonnax. There was also an injury scare for Clermont scrum-half Morgan Parra -who had been left out of the three day France get together in September -- as he went off just after the half hour mark in the 30-10 victory over La Rochelle. Derby-winner Australia retires London eading race horse Australia, which won both this yearвЂ™s English Derby and the Irish Derby, has been retired just a week before the colt was due to bow out at the British Champions Day meet at Ascot, it was announced yesterday. According to a UK representative of the Irelandbased Coolmore Stud, where Australia was trained by Aidan OвЂ™Brien, the colt has suffered a hoof problem which means racing next Saturday is no longer an option. вЂњUnfortunately Australia developed L a problem in his right-hind hoof during the week.вЂќ Kevin Buckley, UK representative for Coolmore, told. вЂњFollowing consultation between the resident farrier at Ballydoyle, our vet, John Halley, and the respective owners, the decision was made yesterday to retire him to Coolmore.вЂќ The three-year-old won five races, with his career yielding more than ВЈ2 million in prize money but his last appearance ended in defeat being beaten by French Derby winner The Grey Gatsby in the Irish Champion Stakes last month. Trinh-Duc stretchered off Montpellier rance fly-half Francois Trinh-Duc could be a serious doubt for the November tests after he was stretchered off with what appeared a serious leg injury in his club MontpellierвЂ™s Top 14 clash with Oyonnax yesterday. The 27-year-old -- who was not selected for the unsuccessful tour of Australia in June but was in line for a recall for the November tests F after appearing at a three day training camp -- suffered the injury when he collided with Oyonnax centre Hansell Pune in the 24th minute of the match. France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre -- who desperately needs a good set of results in November after another miserable Six Nations -- will name his squad on October 19 for the matches with Fiji, Australia and Argentina. SPORTS P31 Hamilton secure TARDELLI HERO 32 Sunday, October 12, 2014 Messi penalty miss as Brazil beat Argentina Beijing ionel Messi missed a first-half penalty as Brazil beat ArgenL tina 2-0 in a fiercely contested Brazil- 2 Argentina- 0 Diego Tardelli reacts after scoring a goal. вЂњSuperclasicoвЂќ friendly in Beijing yesterday. Journeyman Diego Tardelli was the unlikely hero with his first two goals for Brazil as Messi fluffed his lines with a tame spot-kick at the BirdвЂ™s Nest stadium. Atletico Mineiro striker Tardelli, 29, put Brazil ahead on 28 minutes, before Messi curled his soft penalty attempt close to goalkeeper Jefferson just before half-time. And Tardelli was on target again midway through the second half as Brazil restored pride after the World Cup, when the hosts were hammered in the semis while Argentina reached the final. Argentina were on top early in the match and Sergio Aguero fired an inviting early chance over the bar before Angel Di Maria threatened with a drive from distance. But it was Tardelli who broke the deadlock when he pounced on a loose ball and volleyed past Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero on 28 minutes. Brazil superstar Neymar should have made it 2-0 shortly afterwards but after wriggling his way free on goal, he made a hash of his shot and the ball rolled harmlessly wide. The game had come alive and Argentina got a golden chance to equalise when Danilo was judged to have fouled Di Maria in the box, prompting angry Brazilian players to surround Chinese referee Fan Qi. Messi looked certain to bury the spot-kick but the four-time world player of the year shot too close to Brazilian вЂ�keeper Jefferson, who dived to his right for a simple stop. It was the Barcelona iconвЂ™s second penalty miss in two weeks after he also missed one for his club last month against Levante. Filipe Luis and Di Maria had chances at either end as the second half started energetically, and Oscar went close with a free kick after Martin Demichelis chopped down Neymar. (AFP) Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: marketing@dt.bh | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: news@dt.bh Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:subscription@dt.bh | Website: www.dt.bh Now Exclusively Available at & Kingdom of Bahrain Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. 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