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Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 44767777,Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 8800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973CINEMAS

with two men and a woman whofind themselves on a life-raft, withlittle hope of rescue after a ship-wreck leaves them stranded.Where: Lamakaan,

Banjara Hills,Rd No 1

When: July 29, 7.30pm onwards

Contact: 96427 31329

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

School, Gachibowli andBachupally

When: Every Sunday,

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

Jubilee Hills,Rd No 10

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

Scaffold to infinityAn exhibition of constructivistwooden sculptures by senior sculp-tor and artist Aekka Yadagiri Raoare being displayed. Where: Iconart Gallery,

Banjara Hills, Rd No 12

When: Ongoing, 11.30am onwards

Contact: 98499 6879

Play competitionSKITS- Keep it short, a 12 minuteshort play competition for collegestudents, corporates, theatregroups will be held from August 3to August 5.Where: Nift Campus,

MadhapurWhen: August 3 to August 5Contact: (040) 2311 4537

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

School of Film andMedia,Banjara Hills,Rd No 2

When: July 27 and July 28, 5pm onwards

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

SaifabadWhen: August 16 onwards

6.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 2323 1245

Soul cagesA unique presentation of imageryand narrative told throughBharathanatyam will be presentedon August 4.Where: Bhaskara Auditorium,

Birla science centre,Adarsh Nagar

When: August 4,7pm onwards

Contact: (040) 2324 1067

Thirst for theatreEugene O’Neil’s play Thirst deals

to offer a variety of paranthas inboth vegetarian and non-vegetariancombinations. Where: Novotel Airport,

ShamshabadWhen: Ongoing,

6.30pm onwardsContact: (040) 6625 0000

Kebab festThis fest is something that will sure-ly appeal to the kebab lovers intown. Kangan at Westinn,Madhapur is hosting a Kebab fest.The fest is open only for dinner.Where: Kangan,

Westinn Mindspace,Madhapur

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

Contact: (040) 6767 6838

Ice Age festivalCelebrate the Ice Age Festival atMcDonalds, to celebrate the latestIce Age film Ice Age: ContinentalDrift. The happy meals for thisoccasion offer 8 exciting toys basedon characters from the movie. Where: All McDonalds outlets

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


When: OngoingContact: (040) 4015 1925

Smooth operatorsTease Lounge at Vivanta by Taj pre-sents Smooth Operators Nightevery Friday with DJ Mohit.Where: Tease Bar,

Vivanta by Taj,Begumpet

When: Every Friday,7.30pm onwards

Contact: (040) 67252626

Sounds of harmonyJaywant Naidu, creator of the“Jaywant Guitar” will be perform-ing at the DST auditorium onAugust 10.Where: DST Auditorium,

GachibowliWhen: August 10,

6pm onwards

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


When: OngoingContact: (040) 4015 1925

9am-12pmContact:1800 200 8171

Monsoon maniaRamoji Film City celebrates theonset of monsoon with eightweeks of fun-filled activities andentertainment with magic of cine-ma starting from July 1 to August31. Monsoon Masti is an occasionfor the entire family.Where:Ramoji Film City,

HayathnagarWhen: Ongoing,

9am onwardsContact: (040) 2341 2262

Parantha festivalHaldi at Novotel Airport is hosting aparantha festival titled ParanthaOverload. The parantha festival thatwill be on till August 15, promises

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With the change in weather, people can be seen spending time outdoorswith friends and family.

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Burglars stole `1 lakh cash, 12 tolasof gold ornaments and cell

phones from the house of oneBhikshapathy Yadav of Prashanth

Nagar, under the Langer House policestation limits. Yadav had gone to visit a

sick relative who stays in Ziaguda onJuly 25 when burglars broke into

his house. The police have registereda case.

Burglars decamp with loot

City police commissioner AnuragSharma distributed certificateson Friday to members of the

Civil Defence organisation that worksunder the Hyderabad police. The cer-tificate distribution ceremony was forthe civil defence volunteers who hadcompleted the basic training in theCivil Defence Course. Twenty volun-teers were felicitated at the function.

Sharma felicitates members

Athief Ahmed Ali was arrested onFriday when he was trying tosteal footwear outside a mosque

near Charminar Traffic police station.Ahmed Ali, 55, of Yakutpura had goneto the mosque for Friday prayers whenhe tried to steal the footwear, but wascaught by locals. He was handed overto the Mirchowk police station. A casehas been registered against him.

Footwear thief caught


AHyderabad to Bangkokflight was groundedafter take-off early thismorning. According to a

press note released by airportauthorities, flight number TG330Hyderabad to Bangkok wasgrounded immediately after takeoff due to a technical snag. Theincident occurred at 1:10am.

However, according to highlyplaced sources within the air-port, Postnoon received news

that the plane’s engine caughtfire after takeoff. The flight cap-tain’s valiant efforts to groundthe plane saved the lives of the300 odd passengers. Authorities

at the airport said that most ofthe passengers had been flown toMumbai and Delhi by separateflights, some had receivedaccommodation at a hotel inShamshabad.

Given the gravity of the inci-dent, many frantic calls weremade to ascertain the safety ofpassengers, following which thehelpline numbers went out ofservice. People who called theThai Airways office alleged thatthe officials claimed they had noknowledge of any such incident.The spokesperson of ThaiAirlines at Shamshabad wasunavailable for comment. Allenquiries can be made at(040)66605022, (040)66605023.

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Congress senior leaderand Rajya Sabha mem-ber V Hanumantha Rao’s

announcement to observe aMaun Vrat (vow of silence) onSunday has created a new rowin the ruling Congress, whichis already trying to cope withits by-elections defeat.

Rao, who is popularlyknown as VH in party circles,has said that he is holding thisvrat demanding to hold abrainstorming session toreform and strengthen theparty immediately. “The ses-sion is a must to find out theviews and opinions of grass

root level workers. Withoutholding the session it is impos-sible to find out what the partyworkers are feeling about theparty and what they want doneto strengthen it,” Rao toldPostnoon.

He further said that he didnot get any response from theCM about holding the brain-storming session despite writ-ing a letter to him long ago.Rao vowed to continue his agi-tation till an assurance isgiven to him.

However, MLAs supportingthe CM dashed off a letter toAICC AP in-charge GulamNabi Azad to initiate disci-plinary action against thesenior leader.

VH’s silent pushfor party meet

The Rolls Royce Trent 700is a turbofan engine. It

was designed to cater tothe Airbus 330 twin jetmodel during the 1980’s.The Trent 700 first ran inAug 1990. Rolls-Royceclaim that the Trent 700 has the lowest life cycle fuel burn.

Rolls Royce Trent 700

Rajya Sabha member V Hanumantha Rao embarked on his Maun Vrat(vow of silence) on Saturday morning in a bid to hold a brainstormingsession with the Congress party to strengthen it. N SHIVA KUMAR

4CITYSATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

One out of every threesuicides reported every15 minutes in SouthIndia is between the

age of 15 to 29, says the WHO. The south accounts for the

largest number of suicides byyoung people in the world,according to The Lancet, a lead-ing British medical journal.

There may be several rea-sons why youth resort to suicidebut the core reason is stress.“Youth today are not able to han-dle stress. They need a way to letgo of this and talk it out,” saidSarah D, a youth counsellor

This is the reason why mostschools since the last twodecades have counsellors.However, in Hyderabad, only oneout of five schools have a quali-fied counsellor.

“We don’t need a counselloras such. Our teachers share agood bond with students and

this does the job. I agree thattechnically we should have onebut we are managing with ourclass teachers,” said Sowmya,principal Daffodil Public School.

Psychologists on the otherhand believe that this is a dan-gerous practice and schoolsshould not let an untrained per-

son handle the mental health ofa child.

“These teachers work onassumption and are multi-task-ing so they cannot give theirhundred per cent. Moreover,children do not open up withtheir own teachers about prob-lems related to abuse. Also, there

are confidentiality issues. Ateacher on campus who also is acounsellor has a high chancethat she or he may disclose thedetails to another member oncampus,” said Prerna Gupta,counsellor, Don Bosco HighSchool.

These untrained hands tendto give advice and not exactlyhelp counsel the student. “Acounsellor empowers clients tohandle their problems in thefuture but teacher may fail to doso,” she adds.

There are also other prob-lems. Psychologists who joinschools as a counsellor havebeen asked to take classes. DrDiana Monteiro, director, theHyderabad academy of psycholo-

gist said “I send psychologistsfrom our institution for consul-tation in schools and out therethey are asked to teach. This is avery wrong practice. I have alsoseen psychologist who gettrained to counsel adults end upcounselling children. One needsa higher degree of education tocounsel children.”

There is a serious dearth ofcounsellors in the City. On theother hand, school managementwho have counsellors are of anopinion that the students aremore close to their class teacher

“We have a counsellors whovisits us but from my experienceI have seen that students openup more to teachers,” saidSabrina Singh, principal, KotwalSchool.

Dr Monteiro says that lack ofawareness is the cause. “Fewschools which have a counselloron board do not inform children.If they tell ‘go share your prob-lem with an unknown person’,how will children do it? Themanagement should give moretime to us so that we can inter-act and form a bond with children.

Students left in the lurchTop 5 problems that students face:n Concentration and

memoryn Love and infatuationn Anger n Parental issuesn Peer pressure

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Schools in the City fail to provide counsellors to help students deal with various issues.

Nature includes man, not vice versa, and conservationists the world over haveasked for the restricting of concrete buildings and to opt for eco-friendly structures. To commemorate World Nature Conservation Day, Hyderabad Zooorganised competitions in drawing, essay writing and a quiz. N SHIVA KUMAR

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ALife was adversely affected hereand in other major towns of thevalley Saturday following a shut-

down called by the separatists toprotest the killing of a youth by thearmy four days ago. Markets, publictransport, other businesses, collegesand universities remained closed inSrinagar city following a protest shut-down called by Syed Ali Geelani.

Shutdown mars life in J&K

At least 15 people, including anIndian, were killed when a jeepthey were travelling in veered off

some 100 metres down the road inwestern Nepal’s Palpa district earlySaturday. Earlier reports had said thatall those killed were Indians. However,the police later confirmed that the vic-tims included 14 Nepalese and anIndian.

Indian dies in Nepal mishap

NATION

PUNE: After declaring the country freeof leprosy in 2005, the Central govern-ment is now grappling with fresh casesof the stigmatised disease that have sur-faced in the country, accounting for astaggering 55.5 per cent of the new globalinfections. Of the 2,28,474 new leprosycases detected in the world in 2010, thefigure for India stood at 1,26,800, whichaccounts for an alarming 55.5 per cent,according to SD Gokhale, President,International Leprosy Union (ILU)(India). "If the Union and state govern-ments do not take serious note of thisfact (the figures quoted were confirmedby Union health ministry in a replygiven in the Rajya Sabha on March 13,2012) and initiate effective steps to eradi-cate leprosy, the problem would becomemore acute," he said.

To address the problems being facedby Leprosy Affected Patients (LAP), theILU has decided to constitute "LAP'sHuman Rights Cell" to take their collec-tive and individual grievances to theHuman Rights Commission, Gokhalewho is also associated with the move-ment for the protection of rights of theaged in India, said. The ILU which held athree day conference in the city thisweek, attended by activists working forLAPs in various states, has prepared amemorandum enlisting 14 demands toredress their grievances, Gokhale said.The demands pending with the Unionand State governments include formula-tion of a comprehensive socio-economicrehabilitation policy for empowerment ofLAPs, uniform pension and its enhance-ment to `2000 per month per LAP.

55% of fresh global leprosy cases in India

Indian Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) 13th Battalion personnel dance as they celebrate the73rd CRPF foundation day at their camp in Amritsar on Friday.

STEP UP!

PM visits Assam

Nine days after ethnicclashes began in lower Assam,Prime Minister Manmohan

Singh and UPA chairperson SoniaGandhi are visiting the violence-hitareas in the state on Saturday. Thefocus has now shifted to the massivehumanitarian crisis at hand: 45people are dead and almost four lakhhomeless.

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A group of protesters shout slogans after they overturned a car near the local government office com-pound in the coastal city of Qidong, near Shanghai, in the eastern China province of Jiangsu onSaturday. The protest was against the alleged pollution from a paper factory, which has been shutdown. AFP/ PETER PARKS

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The northern Italian city of Milan will nowrecognise same-sex unions. After a

debate of more than 11 hours, 29 citycouncillors backed a by-law recognising com-

mon law unions of unmarried, co-habitatingcouples. Some councillors who opposed the

measure were conservative Catholics. The citycouncil will “safeguard and support” civil

unions in a range of areas including access tohousing, health, and schooling.

Milan recognises gay couples

The suspected Batman massacre gunmanwas seeing a psychiatrist specializing inschizophrenia before the attack that

killed 12 in Colorado, court documentsshowed Friday. The motion named LynneFenton for the first time as defense attorneyssought to gain access to a package JamesHolmes had mailed to her prior the July 20mass shooting, which also wounded 58 peo-ple.

Holmes was seeing psychiatrist

LAS VEGAS: US spy master Keith Alexanderon Thursday courted hackers at an infamousDef Con gathering rife with software trick-sters wary of police and ferociously protectiveof privacy. National Security Agency (NSA)director Alexander was the latest, and perhapsthe most controversial, federal official toattend the annual hacker conference in LasVegas to recruit warriors for battles beingfought on the Internet. “I am absolutely impressed with some of thestuff going on here,” Alexander said during akeynote presentation to a packed auditorium.

AFP

‘Army will losesteam soon’DAMASCUS: Bashar al-Assad’s militarymachine is on the brink of logistical meltdownand collapse, because it lacks petrol and food,and is having problems resupplying its soldiers,according to a Syrian general who has defectedto the opposition. Much has been made of the Syrian military’ssupposed superiority over the opposition, butGeneral Mohammad Al-Zobi told the Guardian:“The benzine is nearly finished. They are run-ning out of rockets. There is scarcely any breador water for the soldiers.” Zobi defected two months ago alongside his airforce colleague General Saed Shawamra.

Hackers, UncleSam needs you

DAMASCUS: The charge d’affaires at the VenezuelanEmbassy in Kenya, Olga Fonseca, was found strangled todeath Friday inside her Nairobi residence. Four servantshave been taken to the police station in the Gigiri neigh-bourhood in connection with the case.

Venezuelaenvoy to

Nairobifound dead

MJ’s mom getscustody of kids

LOS ANGELES:Katherine Jackson,

Michael Jackson'smother will share cus-

tody of his childrenwith his nephew,

lawyers said Fridayafter a hectic week for

the musical family.

Arms talk draws a blankUS blamed for stalemate in UN negotiations for an arms deal

UNITED NATIONS: UN nego-tiations to establish the firstinternational treaty on themultibillion-dollar arms tradeended without a deal on Friday,with some diplomats blamingthe United States for the deadlock.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon saidhe was “disappointed” thatmember states failed to clinchan agreement after severalyears of preparatory work andfour weeks of negotiations, call-ing it a “setback.”

But he vowed “steadfast”commitment to obtaining a“robust” arms trade treaty, not-ing that countries had agreed topursue negotiations.

“There is already consider-able common ground and statescan build on the hard work thathas been done during thesenegotiations,” he added.

Some diplomats saidWashington had refused to voteon the proposed text, saying itneeded more time before themidnight deadline and was wor-

ried about a pushback from theUS Congress. Russia and othercountries followed suit.

“It’s the fault of the UnitedStates that we failed,” aWestern diplomat said, request-ing anonymity to speak freelyabout the subject.

“They derailed the processand we will have to wait for theUS presidential elections” inNovember to get out of theimpasse, the diplomat added.

Conference chairmanAmbassador Roberto GarciaMoritan of Argentina acknowl-edged that some countries hadobjected to the final treatydraft.

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A DISAPPOINTED BANKI-MOON SAID THEFAILURE OF THE NEGO-TIATIONS WAS A SET-BACK.

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COMMENT 8

Apropos Violators of womendeserve no mercy. A good arti-cle that expresses anger against

such violence. This is the kind of reac-tion needed not just from individualsbut from the society as a whole. Wedon’t need Obama, but CHANGE def-initely.

V SaradhaVia email

Good article

Apropos LGBT film festivalbegins. Very beautifully writtenand I am glad to see Hyderabad

starting towards improvement. Bestwishes to Wajood, US Consulate,Smruthi and her partner. And a specialthanks to Postnoon for extending sup-port to this cause.

KandarpVia email

Thanks, Postnoon The Doors set the bar

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Recent news reports ofmolestation of womenare nothing short ofhorror stories that singeinto our souls leaving

us wonder just what barbaricage we live in. The incident inGuwahati, where a mob molest-ed a woman in full view of themedia, is deeply disturbing. Afew days later, on a train toMysore, a girl was pushed out ofthe moving train for threaten-ing her abusers that she wouldreport them to the cops.

In another news storytucked away in the inside pagesof the newspaper, a college stu-dent from Hubli decided to stopgoing to college because shewas fed up of her eve-teasers.They even beat up her brotherand parents who came to her

rescue. She now studies athome and goes to college only towrite exams.

Just ask her and everywoman in India will tell you ofeveryday stories that challengeher modesty. She has to keepfighting back to survive in thisharsh male world, where publicspaces are still perceived to bemeant for men, and men only. Idon’t have to think too hard tolist the times when men madeattempts to make me uncom-fortable for being in a publicplace. In a shopping complex inBangalore, I was done payingthe phone bill and was headingto the stairs to get out of thebuilding. In that narrow pas-sageway, a teenage boy keptcoming in my way, preventingme from going ahead. He triedto touch me. Then, suddenly heunzipped his pants. I screamed,and he ran away.

A few years ago, I was inPushkar, Rajasthan, to reporton the annual camel fair. Thenumber of tourists was so highthat the crowds had to navigate

its way very slowly through thefair. A group of boys walkingbehind me started passing com-ments. I couldn’t even walkfaster. They tugged at my shirtand a couple of boys even fellon me and said sorry, pretend-ing that someone pushed themfrom behind. I couldn’t do athing till I got to a curve on thepathway, where I could get offthe crowd and wait till they hadgone away. I was once walkingout of a swanky mall inBangalore. I don’t usually weart-shirts with text on them. Thistime, I was wearing a t-shirtwith a cartoon that read: “Whocares?” The tone of the cartoonwas that of being disinterestedbut an eve-teaser pounced onthe opportunity and came close

to me and said: “I can careyou”.

In Mumbai, although mydaily commute gave me themuch-needed time to unwindand catch up on reading, I havesort of regretted the few timesthat I missed the ladies com-partment and boarded the gen-eral one. The men were likethey owned the train and I anintruder. The rule to do awaywith dark glass for vehicles mayor may not be helping the copssolve crime better. But it makeswomen who drive home late atnight after work or socializing,most uncomfortable. It strips usof the little privacy that theglass gives. At traffic signals,for example, now passerby canpeer into the car and know thata single woman is in it. Thereare many men who stare awaylike it’s their right to do so. Inpublic places, they behave likevultures waiting to pounce.This has led to a lot of pent-upanger in women. When thatexplodes, then God help themen!

MITT ROMNEYreminds one of Bush

As if he was not havingenough at home, off went Mitt

Romney to London and made aperfect fool of himself. A nation-

al daily in UK refers to Romneyas “Mitt the twit” Romney.

Apparently, he undertook hisfirst foreign trip as presidential

candidate so as to boost his for-eign policy profile. The true rea-

son could be that he was get-ting it left and right over Bain,

he thought he could divertattention and get a breather by

a little trip. He may also havethought he ought to tell

Londoners a thing or two aboutconducting an event like the

Olympics (he had played a keyrole in conducting the WinterOlympics in 2002 in Salt Lake

City). So when asked about theLondon fete, he said “a few

things were disconcerting”. Andthen he called Ed Miliband Mr

Leader before the press. Hisposse swung into action, but thedamage was done. Reminds one

of someone who could not tellright from left. If it is he who isto take on Barack Obama, he

need not worry much.

WHY WE LOVE ...Im Dong-hyun

Im Dong-hyun sees only ared blur when he takes aim. But

that seems more than enoughfor the South Korean who is

legally blind to better his ownindividual best in archery and

help his team do that same. Theman who needs to be 10 timesnearer than an ordinary man to

see clearly bettered his 72-arrowmark of 696 by three points.

Maybe you needn’t be perfect inevery sense. There is somethingelse which words fail to explain,

especially in Im’s case. What rea-sons may have our heroes —

both men and women — to listfor their poor show at the same

event at which a blind man beatthem? Im‘s a beacon of hope

and model for the whole world.

On Going crazy on stage. TheDoors really did set the bar foron-stage antics. Jim influenced

my entire life. You can see a portrait ofthe Lizard King I created on his 40thdeath anniversary: http://dre-gstu-diosart.blogspot.com/2011/07/celebra-tion-of-lizard-king-jim-morrison.html.

Brandt HardinVia email

THERE’S A LOT OF PENT-UP ANGER IN WOMENCAUSED BY MEN. WHENTHAT EXPLODES, THENGOD HELP THE MEN!


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Eves will strike back

COMMENT 9

The vicious grip of supe -rstition over people, andthe general indifferencein society to the plightof its victims, is both

infuriating and baffling. The XXX Olympic Games

began yesterday in London.What fun! How I wished I wasthere to immerse in thatunmatched spirit of celebration:World renowned athletes, elevat-ed pulse rates, lofty dreams,unconquerable wills, and mostimportantly, a huge show of“games”! These “games” rein-force exactly how the wholeworld was meant to be rightfrom the start – fun, festive,exciting and thrilling – and onlysometimes, about winning. Butsomewhere, we lost our way.Why? Probably because most ofus don’t know how to play!

Would you believe it, I havenever played games in my entirelife? The closest I ever came toplaying a sport was basketball infifth grade. Then, much to myhorror, when I was elected as theone of the captains’ for TeresaHouse in eleventh grade, incharge of Sports, I almost died.Sports, did they say? Why wouldanyone pick someone like mewho was terrified of playing?Nobody ever guessed the panic

that struck my heart each dayduring ‘sports practice’ for thewhole of those three dreadfulmonths before Sports Day.

But I loved watching otherpeople run, jump, throw javelin(I once tried my hand at javelinand was surprised to find that Iwas good at it!). But, in truth, Ihated playing, so I let all thoselittle glimpses of ability disap-pear over time. There was noth-ing romantic about playingunder the scorching sun, gettingpushed around by better ath-letes, and trying to score in theHeats. It was just too depressing.My weak frame supported mydecision. My parents also con-tributed generously. They per-petually coddled me, kept me outof the sun, wrote ‘excuse’ notesfor the PT periods, wrapped meup like a Mummy during win-ters, and blamed the teacherwhen I fainted on the field onetime during a regular drill. So,by 18, sports or games of allkinds got relegated to my pastlife. I was so relieved.

But, as the years went by, Irealized what a great crime myparents had committed. Theyhad turned me into a sorry-assed, non-player – someone whowas terrified of losing. I didn’tknow the meaning of the word“game”. To me it was equivalentto being “prey”! Then, Godshowed me Steffi Graf on TV.She played and won Wimbledoneach time like as if she wasstrolling in the park. I had anepiphany - I would have loved toplay Tennis like her! Of course,

it was too late at 24-something.So, instead, I got a job in adver-tising – replacing my sudden fas-cination for physical and mentalfitness, training and discipline,and goals with draft beer and ad-talk.

What does this life-storyhave to do with “games”?EVERYTHING! If you havenever learnt to play a sport orparticipated in “games”, youhave actually never known thereal thrill of pure sporting com-petition which gives the greatesthigh in life – even more thansex. If your miserable soul hadever had that singular experi-ence of deepest humility thenyou could have turned any fail-ure into divine insight. In short,the Olympic Creed (The mostimportant thing in the OlympicGames is not to win but to takepart, just as the most importantthing in life is not the triumphbut the struggle. The essentialthing is not to have conqueredbut to have fought well) express-es what people like you and Icould have gained through sport:A perspective on managing life’sbiggest, and sometimes, mostfutile struggles. Just like theOlympic Games, Life really givesus all a chance to play our bestgame. It is a window to proveour will to excel, no matter howhard it is, or how lost and tornwe are. At least now, in the spiritof a true Olympian, play yourbest game yet!

The writer may be contactedat: http://arpitabhawal.word-

press.com

Urban sketchesVISWAPRASAD RAJU

Play your best game yet!

Heritage


Those ‘On the Job’ WhoGo Unarmed

IJohn Hyland is the epitome of anurban cop, his Bronx accent biting ashe names the precincts he’s worked

— “the five-oh, the four-eight, all ofthem.” His street savvy undeniableafter 28 years in uniform: “When youbeen there and done it, you kind ofknow the situation.” Except he wasnever a cop, only a New York City aux-iliary policeman, one of the corps ofmore than 4,500 civilian volunteerswho can be seen patrolling the streetsany night of the year. They show areassuring presence in N.Y.P.D. blue,fully equipped with precinct radios,incident notebooks, a baton on theirbelt and a seven-point-star badge.

But no gun. Absolutely no gun.“That Florida shooting — very bad

news,” said Mr. Hyland, ruing thebehavior of George Zimmerman, theself-appointed neighborhood watch-man who drew his pistol and claimed“stand your ground” self-defense inkilling Trayvon Martin, an unarmed17-year-old. The case, which has con-sumed the nation, made Mr. Hylandcount the blessings of not packing a

gun in his rounds.Auxiliary Sergeant Hyland, whose

day job was 33 years with the phonecompany, figured prominently in thatpolicy after two auxiliary officers werefatally shot five years ago. A blue rib-bon committee considered changes,and he was a member as the presidentof the Auxiliary Police BenevolentAssociation.

“The people chat us up, thank us.We let them know we’re around, watchafter them, roll by the synagogue dur-ing Passover,” said Mr. Hyland.

“I recommended no guns — make itacross the board, absolutely no gunsfor us,” Mr. Hyland said.

“I mean, some guys might be goodwith them, some not good,” heexplained, terse but proud enoughabout the city’s neighborhood.”

Global editsThe New York Times (US) MR. HYLAND’S RECORD

BEFORE HE RETIRED FROMTHE AUXILIARY FORCEINCLUDED SAVING LIVES, LIKETHE DRIVER OF A FLAMINGCAR, A VENTURE THAT WONHIM THE AWARD OF VALOR.

Quirky-side-Up ARPITA BHAWAL

Computer and smartphone makerApple has been discussing with

social media company Twitterthe possibility of making a significant

investment in it, NYT reported lateFriday. The newspaper said Apple wasconsidering investing into Twitter hun-

dreds of millions of dollars, whichcould increase Twitter's valuation from

$8.4 billion to more than $10 billion.

Apple to invest in Twitter

Google asked a US court Fridayto put an end to a long-runninglawsuit over its massive book-

scanning project, saying the effort is"not a substitute" for books them-selves. The US tech giant offered itsdefense by arguing that its GoogleBooks project should be considered"fair use" under copyright law, andsaid the judge should rule in its favour.

Google seeks to close case

Facebook shares took a beatingFriday after uninspiring earningsin the first results since the much-

hyped public offering of the world'sbiggest social network. Facebookshares plunged 11.7 per cent to end at$23.70 and are down more than 35 percent from the offering price in May of$38. The company reported a loss of$157 million in the second quarter.

Fb earnings fuel doubts

BUSINESS 10SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

Who wouldn’t wantacademics to be amuch more simplerand interactive

affair? Poring over books andburning the midnight oil whiletrying to understand complexconcepts is hardly anybody’sfancy. It was with this in mindthat Raveendranath Kamath,Kedar Choudhary, DeependraBhartari, decided to make aneffort to improve the quality ofeducation and the efficacy withwhich it is imparted in thecountry. The trio, who wereworking with PartyGaming Plcin the UK, launched NextEducation, one of the top e-learning companies in India.

The business idea took seedwhen Kamath, CFO and co-founder, was working with theUK company. “After doing myschooling at Govt High SchoolElamakkara in Kochi I went onto complete my BTech from IITKharagpur, following which Ijoined PartyGaming. But Ialways wanted to return to thecountry. That is when this ideatook seed. The business becamea reality thanks to financialbacking by Anurag Dikshit,” hesays.

The company which startedin 2007, took nearly two years toproduce quality content (anima-tion, 2D and 3D graphics) forMath and Science. “We’vealways believed that technology(e-learning) should help simpli-

fy delivery of education, notcomplicate it, which is what ourproduct design focuses on. Wehave introduced a simple remoteto access 95 per cent of the fea-tures, without the need of usinga visual aid. Besides, we notonly build the products, but alsohandle the sales and service,”explains Kamath.

He says, “The content uses aneutral Indian voice over at apace that any student can easilyfollow and understand.Everything from the colourschemes to the fonts were cho-sen after a careful evaluation ofhow it will appear in classroomswith a lot of ambient light. Weunderstood from the start thatteachers are hard pressed fortime, so we built our productsexactly they wanted to use it.”

Although the companyinfused a whopping `250 crorein the business, it is trying tomake the products affordable forboth schools and students. “Wecharge about `5,000 permonth per classroom.This includes hardware,software and servicesfor a five year term. Ifthere are a 100 stu-dents in a classsharing one digitalclassroom, thecost comes toabout `50 perstudent,”revealsKamath.

TheLearnNext(self learn-ing DVDs)for bothMath andScience is

offered at `1,899 per year. Whenasked about providing the con-tent to government schools, hesays, “We are glad to do so athighly subsidised rates. But theprocess is protracted and so farwe have not seen a lot of trac-tion in this segment.”

The company even baggedthe World Education Award 2012for its product LearnNext aftercompeting with 100 participat-ing companies from across theglobe recently.

The revenues crossed `100crore last fiscal. They now aimto almost double the revenuesby expecting 40 per cent growthin new sales this year. “There isa layering effect on revenuesdue to the 5 year contracts,”says Kamath.

Talking about future plansand margins, he says, “We wantto establish about 10,000 schoolsas our loyal customers (we cur-rently have 4,000 schools onboard, apart from 20,000 stu-dents subscribing to our ser-vices) and be able to offer differ-ent products and solutions invarious areas. We expect tomake a nominal 15 to 20 per centmargin at a steady pace.”

On the personal front,Kamath enjoys his

free time with histwo-year-old

daughter.

“Spare time is a rare commoditythese days. I also enjoy playingthe flute and love gaming,” says,Kamath, whose biggest inspira-tion are his parents.

“My father, a retired head-master, has now lost his eye-sight. But he has adapted andoutwitted most other abled peo-ple. Even today at the age of 86,he remembers more dates than Ido and tells me which road totake, and even computes the dayof the week for any date,” hesmiles.

Revolutionising education

Products:TeachNext: Digital class-room solution for studentsLearnNext: Individuallearning solutions for students NextLabs: For English,Science and Math, forhands-on learning NextERP: For automatedschool management

FoodHomemade Appam (thesweet one with jaggery).

MusicCarnatic. That’s the second

best stress buster for me(first is playing with my

daughter).Movies

I prefer serious ones. TheApu trilogy is perhaps the

most moving one. Car

Will change my Honda whensomeone launches a

solar car.Objective

Want to be a good human.

[email protected]

PRUDHVI RAJU K

Raveendranath Kamath,co-founder, Next Education

They wanted to do their bit to improve education and that is when Raveendranath Kamath,Kedar Choudhary and Deependra Bhartari launched Next Education, an e-learning company.

Knocking off GM as the largest carmanufacturing company, Toyota

took the number one spot as thelargest carmaker in terms of global sales.

The Japanese car manufacturer soldmore cars and trucks than General

Motors in the first half of the year, mak-ing it a tough race for GM. In 2009, GMfiled for bankruptcy protection from the

US government.

Toyota gets no 1 spot

From introducing the Tourer V40 tocoming up with a new entry-levelcar, Volvo has ambitions for the

Indian roads. Expected to be intro-duced within the next six months,Volvo aims to forfeit a share of 15per cent in the country’s luxury car mar-ket. The vehicle is expected to beavailable in five petrol variants for aprice of around `25 lakh each.

Volvo and the Indian roads

Honda, Toyota and the likes –it’s time to rejoice. Even if theyhave been owned and used,

these brands are synonymous withreliability, less probability of break-downs, and the most preferred bythe UK.Interestingly, Audi, Jaguarand Mercedes, the famous luxury carbrands interestingly were voted theleast reliable.

British love Japanese cars

11MOTORINGSATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

CAPARO T1

With this car on the roads, it’s simply game over guys — oh, did wemention ‘even before it starts’? This ‘Rapid Response Vehicle’reaches a staggering speed of 100 mph in just 5 seconds, and is

perhaps the only F1 design car allowed on the roads of the commonman in London. Carbon fibre body, six speed sequential box, and

355 mm steel discs that allow for quick braking, makes theCaparo T1 the top cop car to watch out for. Thankfully, you

won’t see much of this on the British Roads, as it is solely ded-icated to the M25 Motorway.

Indira Atluri [email protected]

The crimediary in the

city seems tohave a lot to

report. Whilemost blame

the police fortheir

incompetence,we understand

that they arelimited by thevehicles they

have. Let’shave a look at

some carswhich mightjust help the

cops here winthe speed

chase

SPYKER C8 SPYDER

Built by Jacobus and Hendrik-Jan Spijker, the motto of Spyker is Nulla tenaciinvia est via which when translated means ‘For the tenacious no road is impass-able’. And this is exactly the reason why the Spykers are used to bring down thebad boys in the Netherlands. With a car that is powered by an Audi 4.2L V8 andthat can reach a maximum speed of 300 km per hour, there is hardly any escaperoute for those that mess with the law.

PORSCHE 911 CARRERA

With the Germans, what else can you expect but the fastest and obviously,

the best. The Porsche 911 Carrera is aerodynamic and can reach aspeed of 60 mph in just around 5 seconds making it the top ‘ver-

brechenkampfer’ or crime fighter of Deutschland. Extensively modifiedby TechArt to suit the German Polizei, the car is fitted with a six cylin-

der engine and can reach a speed of up to 180 mph.

LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO LP560-4

With a car as spectacular as the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4 which wasrecently replaced by an older version, what else can you expect but someof the safest roads in Italy? The Gallardo has a 560 horsepower engineand can reach a speed of 200 mph that makes it an invincible car-god.What more, the technology inside allows for an automatic recognition ofthe number plate and a wireless transfer of the images to control rooms.

Need there be more reasons to be on the good side of the law?

HUMMER, DODGE MAGNUM, VIPER CORVETTE

You got a messy situation, you get the best mess-busters to deal with it. Packed

with more than ample testosterone and an endless supply of adrenaline, theHummers, the Dodge Magnums — powered by HEMI V-8 engines and the

menacing Viper Corvettes, cops in the USA hardly need to wait. And if youdecide to tinker with the law in the United States, you might as well begin to

love prison food. There is no escaping the enforcers of law here.

On patrol duty

12TECHNOLOGY

Get access to the 'deepest' gut ofyour system with this app on your

Android phone. Withthis, switching 3G onand off, and enablinglocation services is sim-ply put, super simple.

Anycut With the London Olympicsbeginning, this would be agood time to try the official

game. The game is well-designed butdifficult to begin with. That is not theonly issue. You can represent 36 coun-tries and India is not one of them —this may have something to do withour poor show so far.

Run.com

Runners can look uptheir area to figureout their daily rou-

tine by options includ-ing scenery, difficultyand length amongother factors.

MOBILE GAME REVIEWWEBSITE OF THE WEEKLONDON 2012

APP OF THE WEEK


Worth the wait Do you love the gadgets you own? Sorry, all of them will be obsolete

in a few months as companies churn out their latest devices towards theend of the year. Here are a few that you should keep an eye on.

[email protected] BALANARAYAN

WII UNintendo will be the first oneto launch a next-generationconsole this year when theyrelease Wii U. With Wii U,Nintendo is trying to gethardcore gamers interestedin the console again, as itpromises better graphics anda controller which is notentirely reliant on motion-based controls. The new con-troller has traditional dual-analogue sticks and buttonson the side of a touch-screencontroller which will serve asa secondary screen. Gamerscan also use this screen tocontrol action and also toplay the game in case the TVis being used for somethingelse. In short, you don’t needto fight for control of the TV.They have also demoed analternative gamepad thatlooks similar to the Xbox 360controller. The biggest worry, however, is the pricing,with rumours that the touch-screen controller will costaround $100. To make thingsworse, Nintendo hasn’tannounced if the touch-screen controller will bundlewith the game or not.

Release date: November MICROSOFT SURFACE

Microsoft’s foray into the tablet market will be a hit going bythe initial coverage they received. Rumours that the tablet will bepriced at $1,000 have dampened the spirit of even hardcore

Microsoft fanbois. The tablet will launch at the same timeas Windows 8 OS and will be available in two variants

— one running a full-blown Windows 8 OS andthe other running only the metro portion. The

device has got rave reviews for build quality andattention to detail. Factors such as battery life are stillunknown. The tablets will ship with a cover which will not only

protect from scratches, but also double as a keyboard. Release date: October

GOOGLE GLASSES - EXPLORER EDITIONGoogle has been taking more risks

in the past year than they did in the lastdecade. Following the success of Nexusline of phones, Google released Nexus7 tablet, which has been declared a hit,with stocks running out in days. Theirmost innovative project is GoogleGlasses, which aims to bring wearablecomputing out of science fiction.Glasses is a small heads-up displaywhich can be fixed to regular glassesand will provide real-time information.You can interact with the elements onthe small screen by looking at the itemsor with voice. At recent Google I/O,Sergey Brin wooed the audience by let-ting a group of sky-divers wear Glassesas they jumped down to the venue. Afew other companies such as Sonyannounced their plans to work on wear-able computing. A prototype version ofthe device can be pre-ordered and willbe available in early 2013.

CANON EOS-1D CShooting in 1080p will be a thing of the

past by the end of this year as more 4kcameras launch in the market. Cameraswith 4k resolution will shoot videos at 4096x 3072, four times more than the currentHD resolution. The pricing of these cam-eras are however unaffordable for the com-mon man, with Canon’s upcoming EOS-1DC priced at an exorbitant $15,000! Thoughit might be a lot now, the prices areexpected to drop to levels that will beaffordable for the common man by early2014. If you’re an early adopter and workon videos, this is a camera you shouldn’tmiss. The high resolution means that it can

be used to shoot full-fledged movies whichcan be shown even in the biggest ofscreens. YouTube already supports this res-olution, provided you have a computerthat can output such a high-resolu-tion video without screeching to ahalt. Canon will be competingagainst the US-based Red DigitalCinema’s RED One and Scarlet Xcameras, which already shoot at 4Kand even 5K resolutions. RED hasbeen the leader when it comes to dig-ital video recording in the industry andCanon seems to be the only company thatstands a chance of rivalling them as of now.

Release date: Late 2012

IPHONE 5 /IPAD MINIThe most popular

phone and tablet andexpected to get a new

look. Apple is rumouredto be working on a

smaller iPad to counterthe success of Google’sNexus 7 tablet. The 7.8-

inch tablet will pack apunch in terms of pro-

cessing power and bat-tery life, but may not

have retina displayfound in the newer line

of iPads. iPhone 5 is expected to be a fasterphone with a major design overhaul.

Release: Year-ending

Suicidal insects

It pays not to messaround with old

termites because,when riled, they can

become suicidal terrorists,according to new research. Termites takeit a step further, by bumping off not only

themselves, but others around them.

13ANIMAL KINGDOM

Sugar, the cat, sur-vived a 19-story fallfrom a downtown

Boston high-rise, accord-ing to the Animal RescueLeague of Boston.With cats, fallingshorter distances can be more danger-ous than the long drops.

Sugar survived

Great Dane behaviouroften earns the

breed the nickname"Gentle Giant". Yet manyDanes can be dangerous,

especially around small children if they'renot conditioned to be calm from a

young age!

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IN THE NAME OF GODIn the name of worship, many of us tend to torture animals. Many forget that snakes are living

beings and we should not torture them to fulfill any bizarre ritual

The recently concludedNag Panchami festivalhas once again raisedquestions about the

efforts by the State forest depart-ment to curb the tradition ofcatching live snakes for the festi-val. In the name and process ofworship, many of us tend to tor-ture animals. We forget thatsnakes are living beings andtherefore we should not torturethem to fulfill any bizarre ritualor force them to be a part of rit-

uals which harm them. Beforebringing the snake for worship,snake charmers remove theirvenom and carry them aroundin a cloth sack which harms thereptiles. Nag Panchami, whichwas earlier celebrated to honoursnakes, is now being done toabuse and torture them.

“The farmers catch thesnakes 60 days prior to the festi-val as a snake can survive with-out eating for 60 days. They areleased to charmers for `1,000 perday. The charmers buy themfrom the farmers two or threedays before the festival and earna handsome amount on the veryday in the name of puja. Oncethe festival is over, the snakes

are left in the forest, but as theirmouths are stitched shut andvenom removed, they can’t eator drink anything and as aresult, they die,” said MaheshAgarwal, general director,Bharatiya Prani Mitra Sanghand Shayog Organisation.

“The snakes are not fed for60 days and directly given milkon the festival day. Charmersand worshippers force thesnakes to drink milk, whichdehydrates them and often leadsto their death. Actually, nowherein the world is a reptile fed milkas it contains glucose and doesnot suit them. No snake drinksmilk but as they are starved forlong time, they try to drink milk

to satisfy their hunger but soonthey fall sick. Not only this,many snakes go blind when thetikka, which is applied to theirhoods during puja, trickles intotheir eyes,” he adds.

However, the animal welfareorganisations in the City arehappy with the fact that thenumber of snake charmers havenow reduced to a large extentbecause of their continuousefforts since the last decade.This year, they have rescued 50snakes as compared to lastyear’s 146 snakes. They claimthat forest officials are still igno-rant about the issue.

A new problem has croppedup — women snake charmers.

“Of late, women have been par-ticipating in the trade. As aresult, it becomes tough for us tocatch them. Every time we raidor question these women, theystart protesting or gather morewomen from the society andstart accusing us. When we onceconducted a raid inIbrahimpatnam, the womensnake charmers began to dis-robe. We had to leave the arewithout making any arrests. Wehave requested forest officials toprovide us women staffers, butas usual, they didn’t help us. If acharmer is caught for illegaltrading of snakes, as per the law,he should be charged `25,000 persnake and a non-bailable war-rant has to be issued. The offi-cials in charge takes only `2,000-`3,000 as fine and let them go,”said Rajendra Kumar fromPeople for Animals.

Worship of snakes is notmentioned in the Vedas or otherHindu holy books, but tradition-al charmers and worshippershave proclaimed it a right to cap-ture snakes and perform puja onNag Panchami. Even deadlysnakes, including the IndianCobra — a species protectedunder the Indian WildlifeProtection Act (1972) — are cap-tured for this puja. According toHindu priests and scholars, thecustom is to worship idols of thereptile and not live snakes onNag Panchami.

ANUBHA K SINGH

[email protected]

n Under the WildlifeProtection Act of 1972,it is a crime to hunt,capture, own, use, harmand kill snakes.

n The dance that snakesperform is actually afearful reaction to thesnake charmer’s pipe,which snakes view as athreat.

n Snakes can survivewithout food for up to 60 days.

n Around 50 snakes havebeen caught and areundergoing treatmentin the City as a result ofbeing held captive.

14BOOKS

Title: Prague FataleAuthor: Philip KerrPublisher: Marian WoodBook/PutnamReinhard Heydrich is hosting aparty to celebrate his appoint-ment as Reichsprotector of

Czechoslovakia. Guests are high-rankingParty members and each is a suspect in acrime as yet to be committed: the murderof Heydrich himself.

Title: Where We BelongAuthor: Emily GiffinPublisher: Back Bay BooksMarian Caldwell is a thirty-sixyear old television producer,living her dream in New YorkCity. But one night, Marian

answers a knock on the door... only tofind Kirby Rose, an eighteen-year-old girlwith a key to a past that Marian thoughtshe had sealed off forever.

Title: The Art and Making ofThe Dark Knight TrilogyAuthor: Jody Duncan JesserPublisher: Harry N. AbramsThis book tells the completebehind-the-scenes story ofthree monumental Batman

films. Based on in-depth interviews withNolan and all of the films’ cast and crew,the book reveals the creative processbehind the epic Dark Knight Trilogy.

Title: The Fallen Angel Author: Daniel SilvaPublisher: HarperAfter narrowly surviving his lastoperation, Gabriel Allon, thewayward son of Israeli intelli-gence, has taken refuge

behind the walls of the Vatican. He is sum-moned to St. Pete’s Basilica. The body of abeautiful woman lies broken beneathMichelangelo's magnificent dome.

SHORT READS

The no-man’s land huggingthe Mexican border withthe United States form thepivotal area for plot. An

ambitious politician; hisestranged wife; a scheming polit-ical advisor; the politician’s mis-tress; a missionary doctor, ruth-less lobbyists and a vengefulMexican druglord, the story hasall the elements in their best tokeep you turning pages.

William Bonner is the sec-ond-term Republican governorof Texas, with re-election guar-anteed. But the former footballer

feels that the lack of challenge isnot good enough for him and hashis eyes set on bigger game.

Lindsay Bonner feels her hus-band of 20 years is no longer theman she fell in love with and haslet the politician take over. Shedoesn't want to be the trophywife for photo ops and desires todo something that would make adifference.

Jesse Rincon, a brilliant doc-tor, has turned down lucrativeoffers from top hospitals to workin the colonias.

Enrique, aka el Diablo (theDevil), is a Harvard-educatedMexican druglord whose ordersform the law of the land in thecolonias. He enforces his owncode of honour for his men and'subjects'; violations are metwith swift and brutal justice.

Bonner's domestic 'safari'triggers a chain of events thatdraws all the players into thecomplicated plot. Ambition, pas-sion and vengeance come intoplay as the governor's wifebecomes the axis for all action.

The biggest player, history, isleast mentioned but is the mostpowerful driving force. The Gov -e rnor's Wife is a reflection of thedistribution of good and bad wi -thin us. Each character is care-fully constructed with enoughat tention paid to detail to ensure

the seamless flow of the storywi thout compromising on thesuspense. Each of them is facedwith difficult choices as their pe -rsonal lives are intertwined withbigger affairs in the making.

The Republican governorwho wins applause on anti-im -migration, anti-gay platformhas a lesbian daughter. Thedruglord who emphasises onhumane behaviour of his menhas a monster of a son. The doc-tor faces a choice between ser-vice on the streets and a rolethat can change the destiny ofhis people.

Forming the backdropis a mass of humanity lacking inbare necessities and survivingrather than living. The endingleaves you wondering whetheryou should be happy or sad.

Anishaa [email protected]

Kayleigh Tower is all setto perform in her hometownFresno till a series of

mysterious deaths and attackson people that are close toKayleigh take place. The suddenappearance of a notorious stalk-er in the midst of these inci-dents raises manyquestions.Could they be related?Is the stalker being made the vic-tim or is Kayleigh’s life in dan-ger? Grief, thrill, shocking inci-dents and realisation about rela-tionships is what The Kiss ofDeath XO is all about.

“As bad as things get, you’vegot to know that I’m always withyou, your shadow...” go the linesof Kayleigh Tower’s popular sin-gle. For Kayleigh this was thestory of her life but for an

“admirer” her songs meantmuch more— they had a secretmessage that were meant just forhim. Edwin Sharp at the outsetappears to be one of those mil-lions of fans that write in totheir favourite celebrity. Butsoon people around Kayleighrealise that his appreciation wasturning into an eerie obsession.

Kathyrn Dance, an agentwith the California Bureau ofInvestigation, mother, musiclover and Kayleigh Tower’sfriend slowly finds herself inter-ested in this case. Apart fromDance there are a number ofother characters which add tothe narrative with their blunt,mysterious and too good to betrue characterisations that getyou thinking about their involve-ment in the case.

The book gets its title fromthe popular sign-off XO that

Kayleigh uses while signing herfan mails.

Jeffery Deaver’s narrative iscrisp and intriguing- the perfectelements of a thriller. As the tale

unfolds the narrative does getslightly complex but surprising-ly still manages to grab yourattention. A major drawback ofthe novel would be the climax,although interesting it doesseem to be never-ending at onepoint.

The book is definitelyworth a read and if you have thetime the music of the novel isavailable on the website www.jef-ferydeaverxomusic.com , readingthe book to the backgroundmusic of In your shadows isquite a treat.

The biggest player — history, is leastmentioned in The Governor’s Wife but it is

the most powerful driving force.

A stranger in the shadows

NameThe Kiss of death XO

AuthorJeffery Deaver

Pages408

PublisherHodder and Stouton

NameThe Governor's Wife

AuthorMark Gimenez

Pages540

PublisherHachette India

Jeffery Deaver’s The Kiss of Death XO is a fast-paced thriller about a country singer and her obsessive stalker.


A battlethat has

no winners

ARUN KOSHY PHILIP

[email protected]

So much has been writtenabout the Second WorldWar that one could be for-given for wondering if

another sweeping history ofhumanity’s second greatest follyof the 20th Century wererequired. It is, if you’ve onlyrecently discovered a taste for thehistorical convulsions that sentthe world into upheaval from 1938to 1945.

Antony Beevor’s book is cer-tainly not the best on the subject.For that you will have to experi-ence the literary nous of Sir BasilHenry Liddell Hart’s History ofthe Second World War. Sir Hart, ofcourse, had the advantage ofactually interviewing Germangenerals at the Nuremberg Trials.It was these interviews thatspawned his other great book,The Other Side of the Hill. Afterhim, the considerable talents ofMax Hastings, Cornelius Ryan,Stephen Eambrose, RichardOvery and Beevor himself havefilled in the genocidal tapestry ofWorld War 2.

So why has Beevor justreleased another comprehensivehistory? If you’ve read Hart’sHistory, then it’s unlikely you’llfind this book better. Beevor tra-verses all three major theatres ofthe war (Europe, North Africa,and the Pacific) skimming thesurface and providing a superfi-cial canvas of the global conflict.For a beginner, this book is a no-brainer. It, in fact, provides anideal springboard to other, farmore intricate and comprehen-sive ‘histories’.

But where Beevor’s ‘history’

does separate itself from thecrowded field is in his insightsinto the role of China in the con-flict. The contribution of ChiangKai-shek’s ill-equipped ChineseNationalists in tying up a largenumber of Japanese soldiers hasfor far too long been ignored.Beevor is also one of the few tohighlight the Battle for Kohimaon April 6, 1944 where the 4thRoyal West Kents, the locally-raised Assam Rifles, and adetachment of Rajputs faceddown the bulk of JapaneseGeneral Mutagachi’s 15th Army.Mutagachi, who wrongly believedthat Subhas Chandra Bose’s so-called Indian National Army wason its way to aid him, was confi-dent of overcoming such a smallforce defending Kohima. But

while Bose was floundering,Mutagachi faced soldiers whofought doggedly.

The now-forgotten Battle ofGarrison Hill saw the defendersencircled and facing Japaneseattacks. The Indian and Britishdefenders were eventuallyrelieved when the British 2ndDivision broke through theJapanese lines. “Our backs wereto the wall, and we were going tosell our lives as expensively as wecould,” wrote the company com-mander of the West Kents. Andthat they certainly did.

It is these stunning vignettesthat make Beevor’s book a must-read for the history amateur. Themore-experienced military buffmay not necessarily be rushingout to buy it.

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WEBSITES OF THE WEEK

All About EvePADMINI C

Hey! notso quick

All is not well in the vam-pire universe. Bella hascheated on Edward. Not

even with Jacob but someelderly imprinted werewolf.Edward has fled in pain.Women across the world havedescended into depression.There is no faith to be had inlove anymore. There’s no hap-pily ever after. There’s noth-ing. Nothing.

Cheating. The one topic Ihoped to not hear/talk/thinkabout this week, consideringas its been the keyword amongmy girl gang this week. Evenbefore the Stewart-Sandersmess blew up, incidentally.No, none of us had been cheat-ed upon by our boyfriends. Atleast, not that we know of.

The topic turned hot whena friend, let’s call her Kristen,confessed that she had gotten“close” with Rupert, who hap-pens to be another friend(Liberty’s) boyfriend. It wasmutual, but they wouldn’t actupon it, they decided. So, inthe next two days, we dis-cussed it endlessly. WasKristen the villain? But shewas not the one in the rela-tionship, it was Rupert. Butshe was still lying to Liberty.And then, there was the ques-tion of what constitutes cheat-ing? Is flirting forgivable?What about sexting?Emotional bonding?

We found few answers. Butsome realisations came easily.Few couples (except for maybeLily and Marshall), ever livethrough a long-term relation-ship without confronting thenightmare of a partner stray-ing. Let’s admit it. One of thefirst things we learn aftergrowing up is that nothing isas sacrosanct as they all said itwas. Least of all, a marriage.

If you talk to enough peo-ple, you’ll know. Everyonecheats. Or wants to cheat. Orthinks of cheating. It doesn’tmake it okay. But what it doesis make you realise that youshouldn’t be so fast to judge.To condemn. The cheating infi-del, the “other woman” couldjust as well be you. You mightwant to give it a thought thenext time you so want to com-ment on Stewart-Sanders.

A true champion

This Dutch girl’s life storycan make an inspira-tional movie, one thatmesmerises and warms

hearts of people of all ages.Born on July 18, 1981 inWoerden, Esther Vergeer devel-oped paraplegia when she waseight due to a surgery concern-ing hemorrhaging blood vesselsaround her spine. Though ittook time for the little girl ofeight to realise it, this changedher life forever.

At that point becoming anathlete was a distant dream.She was trying to rebuild herlife and accept that awheelchair was going to be apart of it. While undergoingrehabilitation, she learned toplay several sports on thewheelchair, as in Holland, whenone loses the use of their legs,they receive a sports chair fromthe government. And her inter-est in sports got her to believein the idea that she could stilldo what she thought she could-n't. She only had to focus on herstrengths.

After playing basketball atclub level, she was invited intothe national wheelchair basket-ball team and won theEuropean championship in1997. She started playing tennisin parallel with basketball afterher first international tourna-ment in 1996 and took it up in1998. She picked tennis as hercareer as it was far more chal-lenging and she wanted to bean individual athlete ratherthan a team athlete. She wantedto do things her own way,whether it is accepting defeat,taking the blame or celebratingsuccess. And that marked thebeginning of history.

Her first big win was the USOpen championship whichmoved her from 15th position tothe 2nd in world ranking. Aftera continuous winning streak,she moved onto theParalympics in 2000 in Sydneywhere she won gold. She wonthe Laureus Award forSportsperson with a disability

of the year twice, winningevery single elite tournament,as well as enough money toturn professional, a feat fewerthan 10 men and women on awheelchair have achieved.

Off the court, Esther is anentrepreneur. She started asports marketing company andis the tournament director of apro wheelchair tournamenttied to men’s ATP event inRotterdam in the Netherlands.She also runs a charity, TheEsther Vergeer foundationwhich aims at bringing athleticopportunities to childrenaround the world who havephysical limitations.

Esther's physical trainerMarijn Zall is also herboyfriend. They met on the ten-nis court as kids, grew up

together and fell in love. Sheloves going on boat rides withhim. At home, she puts on com-fortable clothes and is alwayswith her phone or computer,just like any other 20-year-old.

Esther is not just a rolemodel but a superhero. Not justbecause she overcame her phys-ical disability but because sheconquered it, to an extent thatit didn’t even matter to her inthe pursuit of her goals.Besides technical aspects of thegame, she understands thatthere is no difference between“perfectly-abled” tennis andwheelchair tennis with heronly aim right now being,championship at Wimbledon.Undefeated, undisputed Estheris a winner, in the true sense of the word.

PRIYANKA SURESH

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Tennis player Esther Vergeer has been unbeaten for 457 matches; an amazingrecord, made all the more spectacular by the fact she plays in a wheelchair.


First Job:Intern at the National

Olympic Committee asresearcher.

Inspiration: Maaike Smit, former

wheelchair tennis player.For her open mindedness

and approachability.

Favourite TV show: Cookery shows.

Last book she read:A Woman Went to the

Doctor (Dutch)

Favourite food:Sandwiches, cookies

and vanilla ice cream.

Mantra in Life:The most important

thing is how you see your-self. If you see yourself ina positive way, you candevelop yourself and

make valuable contributions to the

society.

19SPOTLIGHT

Through the lensAmita Talwar and Mahesh Nair are holding aphoto exhibition titled A Visual Odyssey atKalakriti Art Gallery. The exhibition will beon till August 3.

SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012DEEPAK DESHPANDE

Jewels in City’s crownNikites organised a jewellery exhibition at Taj Krishna on Friday. The event was titled

L’ Affaire De Grande, where international jewellery met haute couture. On displaywere rare Nizami designs and South Indian temple art in pure gold and diamonds.

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A beautiful startThe audio launch of Sekhar Kammula’s Life is Beautiful took

place at The Marriott on Friday. Nagarjuna, Amala, Akhil, Rana Daggubati, Shriya Saran and many other Tollywood

celebrities were spotted at the event.

20RELATIONSHIPS

Iam a 20-year-old girl and amyet to date a guy. I have

changed many schools andnow finally have settled at one

place. However, my friends heretease me and call me shy and

awkward. Even if I want to talkto guys in my class they make

fun of me for being so. What do I do?

Dear sad kid, There is nothing to depressed about.All this ispart and parcel of life and like someone has saidearlier, the best comes to those who wait. Thereis no hard and fast rule that at the age of 20 youneed to be in a relationship or even find love.Things like these happen in their time and as tothe children bullying you, this too will also pass.However, that said, try and make some betterfriends who are not so stuck up.

This is what the latest study pub-lished recently in the Journal ofSocial and Personal Relationships

says. Whether they became friends forthe sole purpose of being friends for-ever no more matters. Researchersstate that attraction always gets in theway of friendship making it impossiblefor them to be ‘just friends.’

I AM ALL EARS MEN AND WOMEN JUST FRIENDS?

When East weds West

Five years ago, whenMadhavi Girish marriedher Australian classmate,her parents were happy

and relieved. “They had given upon my getting married at all!Mine isn’t the first interracialmarriage in my family. In factit’s the fifth. So there was no eye-brow raising here,” she says

Indian. Australian.American. Russian. Peruvian. Israce and ethnicity still an over-riding factor in marriage?

Apparently not. Race mattersless these days, say researchersat Washington–based PewResearch Center, whose studyfound racial lines blurring asmore people choose to marryoutside their race. Support forinterracial marriages isstronger now than in the past,especially among the MillennialGeneration and is most commonamong Asians. Education andresidency rather than race, is acommon thread binding couples today.

As many such couples willvouch, love just happens. Cupidcould strike just about any-where: At a bus stop outside theWorld Bank group office inWashington DC, as in the case ofSamir Stewart, an Indian, andhis Peruvian ex-wife TaniaGomez. Former Miss India ShylaLopez met her Russian princecharming, Vlad Vershinin, whileholidaying in London. Or evenacross cyberspace as is the caseof Angela Menon, a Malayalee,and her American husband NickBeckwith.

Admittedly interracial mar-riages are not easy to sustain,given some obvious differencesin the colour of one’s skin, lan-guage, distance from homeground, and other subtle anoma-lies in cultures, customs and ide-ologies.

While Samir and Taniadivorced after four years of mar-riage due to “difference in cul-tures to some extent” and alsodifferences in “goals and concep-tualisation of future plans”, oth-ers like Shyla and Vlad have

over the past seven years oftheir wedding stayed the course,“Committed to the big picture asa family. We chose to be witheach other despite our differ-ences. He’s open to eating Indianfood and I’m learning Russianand getting accustomed toMoscow’s sub-zero temperatures.I never checked the weatherwhen I fell in love!” Even their 6-year-old son Alexander is proudof his multicultural identity andadapts surprisingly well bybeing “Indian in India andRussian in Russia”.

You know what they sayabout taking an Indian out ofIndia, but not being able to takeIndia out of an Indian? MostIndians revere their ties withthe motherland and try to initi-ate their significant foreign oth-ers to the same. But with conse-

quences. Reminisces Angela,“We lived in India for somemonths and everything began to

shock my husband — the poweroutages, the smoggy air, thecrowds, the noise.” In the case of

Madhavi, it was food, “We onlyreally have one bone of con-tention, almost literally. I amvegetarian and he’s not. Theother issue is language. My fam-ily tends to speak in Tamil pri-marily so he tends to feel leftout. Then there is the lack ofprivacy. When we visit home inIndia, people just barge in to ourroom, for whatever reason, andhe finds that hard.” When Shylaand Vlad honeymooned inKerala, Vlad tried a panchakar-ma detox. “The poor fellow gotso sick... what a bummer of ahoneymoon,” she says.

Despite sometimes being lostin translation, all these couplesmarriages are based on, faithand more importantly genderequality. And of course love,love, love. It sure makes theworld go ‘round!


SUNORY DUTT

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“I don’t think race mat-ters and it certainlydoes not affect my mar-riage. Only cultureplays a role. I thinkthat being empatheticto each other’s culturesis crucial. Beingrespectful is importanteven if one doesn’ttruly get the customs”.

Madhavi Girish on making an interracial marriage work.

“We rarely think ofourselves as an interra-cial couple. If peopledon’t like seeing ustogether, most of themhide it really well. Isuppose that is a creditto people in general,that we aren’t treatedas anything out of theordinary”.

Angela Menon Beckwith on social acceptance.

Separated they might be by cultures and customs, but these couples are brought together by the language of love.

Shyla Lopez with son Alexander and husband Vlad Vershinin

CINEMA 21SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

It’s Balakrishna’s show all the way

Vu Kodathara Vulikki Padathara isan ambitious film in terms of thestory and production design.There’s a tinge of suspense simi-

lar to the one seen in Chandramukhi;however, there’s a big problem when itcomes to its narration which almostderails the film from being what it couldhave been. Thankfully, there’sBalakrishna to save the day and he isquite literally soul of the film.

The film revolves around a royalpalace named Gandharva Mahal. Prabhuowns the palace but he prefers to stay inthe outhouse and lets others stay in thepalace. One fine day, Manchu Manojwalks into the palace and much to thechagrin of Prabhu’s daughter (DeekshaSeth), he refuses to leave even whenPrabhu requests everyone to vacate thehouse. We are told that Manoj wants tosafeguard the palace at any cost but all ofa sudden he realises that the palace ishaunted by a ghost. Prabhu tells him that

the ghost is in fact his fatherNarasimha Rayudu

(Balakrishna). Why doesNarasimha Rayudu’s

ghost haunt thepalace? That formsthe rest of the story.

As the film

unfolds, it’s tough to understand theintentions of Manoj. Why is he desperateto save the palace from being handedover to another family? Why does he tryto put in so much effort more than whatis expected from him? The film comes

alive, perhaps for the first time whenBalakrishna is introduced. His entiresub plot is well conceived and all theactors involved in the sub plot includingBalakrishna, Panchi Bora, SimerMotiani, Lakshmi Manchu, Sonu Soodand Bhanu Chander shine in their roles.Balakrishna looks every inch of theroyal avatar he portrays. Every time thestory shifts to the present era, you des-perately hope that Narasimha Rayudu’sghost is just around the corner to add themuch needed zing to the story. Thebiggest problem with the film is thatthere are very few emotional highs andthe scenes which do spellbind you workdue to Balakrishna, Sonu Sood andLakshmi Manchu’s presence.

Rajasekhar’s cinematography is goodand kudos to Bhupesh R Bhupathi, theart director, for the excellent work in thefilm. Shekhar Raja, the director of thefilm, aims too high and given theresources he had, this film could havebeen much more gripping. Instead, weare served a meal which has traces ofexcellence, but that’s not enough to raveabout how good the meal was. It’s disap-pointing when a film doesn’t live up to itspotential. Watch it because you don’t getto see Balakrishna in such a convincingrole so often.

Movie: Vu Kodathara VulikkiPadathara

Cast: Manchu Manoj, Balakrishna,Deeksha Seth, LakshmiManchu

Directed by: Shekhar RajaRating:

ShrutiHaasanis backto workShruti Haasan is all set to

start shooting for PrabhuDeva’s upcoming Hindi film,

which is reportedly a remake ofNuvvu Vastanante NenuVaddantana starring Siddharthand Trisha. Girish Kumar isreprising the role of Siddharth.After Gabbar Singh turned outto be a blockbuster, ShrutiHaasan had taken a long breakand spent most of her time inMumbai. We hear that soon aftersigning Prabhu Deva’s film, shebegan preparing for her role andwe’ll soon see her in a newavatar. Apart from this film,she’ll also begin shooting forRavi Teja’s Balupu later thisyear.

Pawan Kalyan has once againproved that he’s a star witha golden heart. Recently, he

donated `5 lakh to Rekha, who’srepresenting Andhra Pradesh atthe national level rifle shooting

championships. We hear thatPawan Kalyan is quite fond of

rifle shooting and he decided todo his bit to help Rekha as she

trains herself to compete at big-ger events.

Pawan Kalyan’snoble deed

impresses all

Charulathaset to releasein August

Priyamani’s upcoming filmCharulatha, where she’llbe seen as conjoined

twins, is expected to release inthe third week of August.Ponkumaran has directed thefilm and it’s the official remakeof a Thai film named Alone.Geetha Arts is going to dis-tribute the film’s Telugu ver-sion in Andhra Pradesh.

HEMANTH KUMAR

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The actor is a messiah for both the characters and the film which doesn’t live up to its promise.


Back by public demand

All settomake achilling

With the first threeIce Age movieshaving grossedover two billion

bucks at the global box office.The usual characters —Manny (Ray Romano), Diegothe soft-hearted sabre-toothtiger (Denis Leary) and Sid theidiotic sloth (John Leguizamo)— are cast adrift on an ice-berg, with Sid’s senile butresourceful granny and —voiced by Jennifer Lopez — afeline love interest for Diego.They have an adventure out atsea battling big waves, badpirates and treacherous sirensbefore reuniting with Manny’sfamily. These are not the fun-niest or most interesting char-acters, but there’s enoughhumour and danger to makethis the second-best of theseries, after the initial Ice Age.Continents drifting apart can’thelp but make everyone a littlenervous — and this Ice Ageturns into a fully constitutedand respectably delightfulepisode in what has, so far,been an altogether rollickingseries. Let’s remember thatdigital animation — 3-D or not3-D — has made full-lengthanimated films among thegreatest entertainments of themovie age we’re living in.

Movie:Ice Age Continental Drift

Cast: the voices of Ray Romano,

Denis Leary, John Leguizamo,Peter Dinklage, Jennifer

Lopez.Directed by:

Steve Martino, Michael Thurmeier

From the amount of hype itgenerated at start of itsfilming is enough to gaugewhat is expected out of the

movie. With Ekta Kapoor walk-ing in and out of the censorboard’s office trying to get themto see reason, the audiencemight as well know the soup shehas cooked up for them.

If Kya Kool Hai Hum, wasweird, racy and explicit, then

Kya Super Kool Hai Humpromises to take the sexualinnuendos and puns to an evenhigher level. KSKHH has somereally rib-tickling fare to offerand brings the sex comedy genreback into focus.

The show belongs to the twolead actors and together they’rea riot! Riteish Deshmukh pro-vides side-splitting entertain-ment and his partner Tusshar is

equally compelling and doesincredibly well. The beautifulladies, Neha Sharma and SarahJane Dias too play their bitsyroles well. But that’s not to say,there isn’t the usual hammingand forced dialogues. Some ofthe jokes looked very staged andjust put in there for extralaughs. The below the belthumour is not lost on manycounts.

The story needs no mentionas director Sachin Yardi proba-bly only thought of making theaudience laugh and nothing else.All in all, it is entertaining forthe target audience but can getboring in places.

Ekta Kapoor was earlier making tear-jerkers and now she goesback to making sex comedies. KSKHH is one for the crowd.

Movie:Kya Super Kool Hai Hum

Cast: Riteish Deshmukh, TussharKapoor, Sarah Jane Dias,

Anupam Kher, ChunkyPandey and Neha Sharma

Directed by:Sachin Yardi

Success lies indoing good work

He scored a bull’s eye withhis debut production VickyDonor, but John Abraham

says he hasn’t cracked any suc-cess formula. The success, hesays, just lies in doing goodwork, and in knowing whatmakes the youth happy. The 39-year-old cringed upon beingasked how he managed to crackthe “formula” in the first go.

“See... honestly, if somethinggoes wrong tomorrow, you’ll say‘What went wrong?’ It’s normal!So rather than basking in thelimelight and saying ‘Hey listen,

everything is fine’, the impor-tant thing is to continue doinggood work,” John said.

“I think the formula is verysimple as far as I am concerned.As an individual, I believe Iknow what makes the youthhappy in terms of films, and Iwant to make films for youngpeople, who can go and say ‘Hey,this is really nice, this was a lotof fun and sensible too.’ So that’sthe space I want to operate nowand I am enjoying that space,”he added.

IANS

KNOW YOURCOUNTRY

THE SATURDAY QUIZ 25

1. In which year were womenfirst allowed to compete inthe modern Olympics?

2.Sailing is one of the events inwhich men compete directlywith women. Which is theother?

3. What are the names of themascots of the 2012 Games?

4. Which author of the seminal

book on baby and child care was also a gold medalist?

5. From 1948 onwards athletesplacing fourth, fifth, and sixthhave received certificates,what have these officiallybecome known as?

6. Which country held the lastSummer Olympic Games?

7. After the 2012 Games inLondon, where will the nextSummer Olympic Games beheld?

8. How long is the route forthe marathon event in the2012 Olympics?

9. The idea of an OlympicFlame burning from the startof the games to the closing

was first introduced at whichgames?

10. Who was the first person towin the first women'solympic marathon?

11. This capital city has justbecome the first city in his-tory to host the Olympicgames three times. Nameit.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE

FAMOUS SPOUSES

1Late last year, the scions of twolegendary real estate families inthe US tied the knot. She is amodel, heiress, and a judge onreality TV and he is the ownerof the New York Observer.Name them.

2A 13-year marriage is an eterni-ty in Hollywood, but these twomix business and pleasure.They produced Karate Kid, amovie which also starred theirson Jaden. Who are they?

3Just 17 days after finalising hisdivorce with second wife Annathis media tycoon married anemployee of his organisation.Identify this couple?

IDENTIFY THESE FAMOUSCOUPLES

WHO AM I?I come from Jamaica andam commonly known as the

world's fastest man. Noman has eversuccessfully

defended my100m Olympic and

200m titles on thetrack. I'm a five-timeWorld and three-

time Olympic goldmedalist. Who am I?

Answers1. 1900 2. Equestrian 3.Wenlock andMandeville 4. Dr.Benjamin Spock 5. Brazil 6.China 7.Brazil 8. 2.2 miles 9. 1928 Amsterdamgames 10. Joan Benoit 11.

Answers1navanka Trump & Jared Tusher 2.Will and JadaSmith 3.Rupert Murdoch and Wendi Deng

1The Supreme Court of Indiabanned tourism activities arounda five-kilometre radius of whichTribal Reserve?

2According to the new set ofguidelines approved by theUGC, what number of foreignuniversities can enter India?

3Which picture bagged this year'sIIFA award for the Best MotionPicture?

4As per the new census reportthis forest boasts of the highestnumbers of elephants in India,name it.

5Yatra.com announced it acquiredwhich other online travel site?

AnswersJarawa,Andaman Islands 2. The Top 500 3. Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara 4.Angul, Odisha

5. Travelguru

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW YOUR WONDERS?Answers: 1. Chichen Izta 2. Crist the Redeemer 3. Machu Pichu 4. Petra

Answer: Usain Bolt


NAME THEM

1Don’t ever tell any-body anything. If youdo, you start missingeverybody.

2It is a far, far betterthing that I do, than Ihave ever done; it isa far, far better restthat I go to than Ihave ever known.

3The scar had notpained Harry fornineteen years. Allwas well.

4So we beat on, boatsagainst the current,borne back cease-lessly into the past.

5“Tomorrow, I’ll thinkof some way to gethim back. After all,tomorrow is anotherday.”

6He could not f******die. How could heleave? How could hego? Everything hehated was here.

7And so, as Tiny Timobserved, God blessUs, Every One!

FAMOUS LAST LINESOF BOOKS

Answer:1. Catcher in the Rye 2. A tale of twocities 3. Harry Potter and the DeathlyHallows 4.The Great Gatsby 5. Gonewith the Wind 6.Sabbath’s Theatre 7.Christmas Carol

with SantoshGhuleYou are looking atan unconventionallead actor. Who isit?

PICTUREPUZZLE 26

Answerfor 25 : A boystanding near at theheel of the shoe bend-ing.

CHAI TIME 26SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

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

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

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

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

you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14.This means that the total of the three cells underneath must sum to14. Therefore 9, 4, 1 could be the answer, or perhaps 7, 4, 3 and soon...

So, how do you work out the actual combination? Well, this isdone through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as youwork out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limitthe valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run.

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

KAKUROACROSS1 Skyline obscurer5 Mast9 ‘Here, try some!’14 ___ Bora

(Afghanistan locale)15 The ‘T’ in TV16 One half of a pair of

dentures17 Actor who married

Shirley Temple18 Nay opposers19 Low-level laborers20 It could cut the

mustard23 Lyric poem24 Place for a sneaky

ace25 ‘The Dark Knight’

director Christopher27 Certain Indian

royalty30 Deplorable33 List's last letters,

perhaps36 Associated with

choppers38 Nevada city on the

Truckee River39 Number two, at the

casino41 Vehicle that's

hailed42 Certain classmates43 Viticultural valley of

California44 Civil War battle

locale46 ‘Com’ preceder47 Attack from a

concealed position49 News summary51 ‘Adam Bede’ author

George53 Ethically challenged57 Grille protector59 Standard wording of

a contract62 Ahead of time64 ‘The Gift of the ___’65 Passionately

studying66 Angler's accessory67 ‘Terrible’ Russian

leader68 Connery of Bond

films69 Typeface features70 ‘Anti-art’ movement71 ‘___ today, gone

tomorrow’

DOWN1 Uses a dagger2 Business bigwig3 Address a crowd4 Belt at a wedding5 Stuff used in plastics6 Gander7 Oscar winner Arkin8 Sticky varnish

ingredient9 Elvis' Mississippi

birthplace10 Tarzan film beast11 Pamper12 Serve up the drinks,

eg13 Celtic dialect21 Fail to pay, as taxes22 Chicken or turkey,

eg26 Prefix with ‘dynamic’28 Yardstick unit29 Flight feature31 ‘Back up’ command,

in word processing32 Not findable

33 ‘Hairspray’ heroine34 ‘There is no I in ___’35 Certain servant in a

royal palace37 It has the same

meaning if ‘cap’ isadded

40 Woman's hat lining42 Tourney winner44 Kin of ‘scat!’45 Egg-

shapedwindinstrument

48 Femaleprophets

50 Shoeshineoffering

52 Apprehe -nsive

54 Asianprincess(Var)

55 Essencefrom rosepetals

56 Africa's Sierra ___57 At one's ___ and call58 ___,

medium or welldone

60 Kilauea flow61 ‘Bejabbers!’63 Actor Cariou

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CHAI TIME 27SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

Aries Taurus Gemini Cancer Leo VirgoAce of Swords

Work – You need tospend more time in

planning. Only then willyou be clear about how tocorrectly execute your pla -ns. Romance – Time towi ne and dine. Go out, sp -end time with each otherand enjoy each other’scompany. Know what theother person definitelydoesn’t like. Health – Youneed to work harder toachieve some health goals.It’s not enough to merelytalk about it and not domuch in the gym. Money– A foreign trip may be inthe offing. It may takeaway most of the savingsyou’ve tucked away. But itwill be a good experience.Tarot message – You arebasing many of your cur-rent decisions on a lot ofguesswork. How aboutsupporting them withfacts, too?

Strength

Work – You have veryhigh regard for

someone senior in yourorganisation and this maybe colouring your think-ing toward his/her ideas.Romance – Not reactingis also a reaction. If the -re’s some tension in yourlove life, maybe you needto start by communicatingmore openly. Health –Make a pledge to yourselfto put health before every-thing else on your list ofpriorities. Eating rightsho uld be carefully man-aged. Money – You have atendency to have a philo-sophically attitude to mo -ney. And so you go aheadand spend too much.Disci p line your shopping.Tarot message – Youhave amazing innerstrength to do what ittakes to get ahead – eventough situations.

Four of Cups

Work – Take the adv -ice of a mentor or

coach seriously in achiev-ing your annual goals. Youmay want to choose amentor carefully, if youdon’t already have one.Romance – Some form ofseparation or pain is indi-cated. Maybe your partnerdidn’t turn out the wayyou expected. No worry.Life moves on. Health –You are blessed with goodhealth but that doesn’tmean that you go aheadand be brash with yourbody or mind. Take goodcare, even then. Money –You may need to reviewyour current earnings anddo a stock taking to figureout where you are on thefinancial goals line. Tarotmessage – The choicesyou make now will deter-mine which route youtake at these crossroads.

Knight of Pentacles

Work – Time is of theessence when you’re

delivering on importantsubjects and doing thingsdifferently. The idea maybe great. But putting it outat the right time is equallyimportant. Romance – Afight is not going to bepleasant and more thanlosing your cool, you’relikely to completely blamethe other person for whatwent wrong. Health – Aholistic approach is need-ed in order to achieve bet-ter health. You may bedoing just one thing verywell. Add to that a fewother healthy habits.Money – This is a luckyand favourable time forfortune. Tarot message –There are many offersthat come your way.Business partnershipswork well. Team up withsomeone you know.

Queen of Cups

Work – A lot of guess-work will be expected

of you in solving a workrelated problem. Use yourintuition, trust how youfeel about something, andgo ahead. Romance –Singles will find someonewith similar interests.Don’t give in to the imme-diate passion and chem-istry lest it may not lastlong. Health – Make a bet-ter health plan for yourself.If you’re not too satisfiedwith what one doctor hassaid, get a second opinion.Money – Don’t show offtoo much about how wellyou manage money. It maynot be a good idea to blowyour own trumpet. Keep itlow. Tarot message – Youmay be called upon to vol-unteer or render yourexpert services somewhere.Keep an open mind.

Libra Scorpio Sagittarius Capricorn Aquarius Pisces

Nine of Wands

Work – Your biggeststrength is that you’re

super prompt with work.Be careful that this doesnot become an excuse forbosses to dump more workon you. Romance – Youneed rest and relaxation.Take time out, away fromyour spouse, too, and comeback rejuvenated. Health –Try Reiki or any other fo -rm of healing that will con-nect you to the so ul. Youwill also feel more compas-sionate toward fellow hum -a ns. Money – Don’t feel un -der pressure to spend toma i n tain your lifestyle ifyou don’t agree with it.Societal pressure willalways be there, no ma tterwhat you do, or don’t.Tarot message – You mayfeel lonely despite beingaround people. Challengeyourself to be in company.

Judgment

Work – You are a store-house of talent and

will be recognised forevery thing you’ve got togive your area of expertise.Bosses will be pleased.Romance – Your relation-ship will be put to the test.Different circumstancesand new environments willmake you both crave fornovelty outside the rela-tionship. Health –Discipline yourself to fol-low a regimen. Only thencan you hope to even comeclose to achieving goodhealth. Money – You’llhave to deal with a differ-ence of opinion about howto deal with money. Some -one close to you does notagree with your point ofview. Tarot message – Youhave led the way and beena great leader. You’ll beasked to do more of that.

Seven of Cups

Work –You notice afamiliar pattern in

your office. Someone ismaking a promise and thenbreaking it. Just observeand don’t make judgments.Romance – Singles have towork harder to break outof a pattern when it comesto interaction with the opp -o site sex. You should seeminterested. Health – You’reat a position when youneed to immediately startfocusing on your health.Don’t pay attention to whatothers say. Listen to yourbody. Money – Someexpenditure will have to bemade in order to maintainyour social standing.Account for these expensesin your monthly budget.Tarot message – An angelcomes to your rescue andpulls you out of a tough situation.

Seven of Swords

Work – The road ahe -ad is going to be a to -

ugh one with lots of chang -es. Don’t give up even ifyou fail a few times. Keeptrying and you’ll eventual-ly succeed. Romance –Make some effort to getcloser to your loved one.Spring surprises, and godown the less trodden path.Life will become moreinteresting. Health – Tryan alternative therapy ifthe meds you’re currentlytaking are not giving thedesired effect. Marry a fewdifferent schools ofthought. Money – Youcome across someone whohas a very different view tomoney when compared toyours. You’ll learn muchfrom this person. Tarotmessage – You may needto catch up on sleep andrest; even doing leisure.

Six of Pentacles

Work – A relook atyour ideology is the

need of the hour. It may becoming in the way of manyjob related hassles, whichyou can easily avoid.Romance – Add an extrapunch to your relationshipby spicing it up with thenew. Cook for your partner,surprise him/her, and goout on vacation. Health –You’re spending some timeon maintenance of healthbut are you getting thedesired result? In order tooptimise the time spent,you should experiment.Money – Socialising andout-of-home entertainmentmay be causing a dent inyour pocket. Spend careful-ly and be aware. Tarotmessage – Use simpleideas and plans to worktowards your goals. Don’tcomplicate life too much.

The Wheel ofFortune

Work – You may be inmiddle of a mess,

which is your own cre-ation. The only way to getout of it is to communicat-ed clearly and own up towhat you did. Romance –You may be waking up onlynow to new realities aboutyour partner. You’ll be sur-prised with what you see.Health – You need to leadthe way for your ownhealth. By being overconfi-dent that you don’t need todo more than this, you maybe ruining it. Money – Beopen to criticism aboutyour financial status oryour choices about howyou spend your money.Tarot message – It’s alltoo easy to preach to some-one else on how to lead life.It’s too tough to followthose principles yourself.

King of Swords

Work – If you’reunhappy with your

current job, time to startlooking. But do not leaveyour job without a firmoffer letter in hand.Romance – You must bemore open to sharing witha partner or a potentialpartner. You seem to holdback too much. Get usedto sharing. Health –You’ve been talking toomuch and doing very littleabout your health regi-men. How about you takeyour health more serious-ly? Money – You mayneed to think in terms ofintegrating a few of yourincome generating plansto reduce stress on your-self. Tarot message –You’re intuitive but tendto ignore what the heartsays at almost all times infavour of the head.

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NUMEROLOGY

1mnWatts of public address system

was with what the audience wereentertained at the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

LONDON: Saudi Arabia havecomplained to the Internatio -nal Olympic Committee afterjudo fighter Wojdan Shaher -kani (above) was banned fromwearing the hijab head scarfduring competition. The 18-year-old, a member of a two-woman team who are the firstfemale competitors sent fromthe conservative kingdom toan Olympics, was ordered bythe International Judo Federa -tion to fight with her hijab on.

ANGER OVER HIJAB

Height is overrat-ed. It's not how

tall you are, orhow fast you are orhow strong you are.It's what goes oninside. Heightdoesn't meananything.

LeBron James, US 'Dream Team' star on

the advantage of height

OUR MAN IN LONDONDEV S SUKUMAR

What makes a nation a ‘sport-ing’ country?

Is it the number ofOlympic medals it wins? Is itthe money that governmentand the private sector investsin sport? Is it the number ofbig stadiums in the country?

Or rather, is it just howea sily you and me, as com-mon citizens, can play asport?

I walk into a government-run leisure centre in Purley,which is part of the Londonborough of Croydon. Most ofthe people using the gymappeared to be over 60. Thepool too had several seniorcitizens and mothers withinfants. I scan the notices.Swimming sessions are freefor those above 60. There areclasses for children andadults with physical andlearning disabilities. Everynotice urges you to belongthere.

Of course it would beunwise to compare Bangaloreor Hyderabad’s challengesand resources with London’s,but it won’t hurt to see whatpasses off as normal here.The Purley leisure centre isone of five government-runleisure centres in Croydon,which has a population of 3.6lakh. The government web-site reveals, among otherthings, that Croydon has 14libraries, 77 parks, 14 multi-games courts and seven ten-nis facilities. In the govern-

ment centres one can chooseto swim, play badminton,trampoline or table tennis, orregister for gym sessions.There are also several venuesfor tennis, football and crick-et. Apart from these govern-ment centres, of course, thereare private centres, which areslightly more expensive, butoffer more activities.

We will not dwell on thedifference in the scale ofchallenges of a London bor-ough to that of Bangalore orHyderabad. These are toowell known to bear repeti-tion: the numbers of our pop-ulation, the relative impor-tance of addressing hunger,housing and water ratherthan recreation, and so forth.But in the same breath wecan ask ourselves: Is sporttoo much to ask in India?Should not our national pri-ority be to become healthiercitizens? Why is there a dis-

missal of the rights of oursenior citizens and disabled?Why must one be well-off toplay indoor sports in India?Is sport only meant for com-petitive athletes?

If state governments cangift prime plots to already-wealthy cricketers and starathletes, surely a wiser thinginstead would be to use thesame plots to build smallsports halls that benefit morepeople. Why must a million-aire sports star be furtherbuttered up with a plot ofland or a couple of crores ofpublic money? Those veryresources can be better usedfor the public.

The freedom to play is asessential to our spirit as theright to education or a liveli-hood. The body needs outletsfor physical expression; oth-erwise that expression takesdangerous forms in crime orabuse.

MUMBAI: Indian medal hope-fuls at the London Olympics areupset with their "poor quality"kit and uniforms, a newspaperreported on Friday.

"To be honest, this is theworst kit I have seen," Indianboxer Jai Bhagwan, who is tocompete in the men's lightweight(60-kg) category, was quoted assaying by the Mumbai Mirrornewspaper.

"It's of poor quality, lacksdurability and some of it does noteven fit right. Our kit in nationalcompetitions (back home) was ofmuch better quality," he told thepaper from London.

The tabloid also said thatIndian hockey ace Sandeep Singhhad been spotted playing in ill-fit-ting shorts which were "burstingat the seams".

Singh later trained in an oldpair of torn shorts "as a mark ofprotest", the Mirror reported.

The kits were supplied by alocal firm Dida, which bagged thecontract from the Indian OlympicAssociation (IOA) ahead of betterknown sports suppliers.

Dida denied there had beencomplaints. "The kits are fine,they have to be, since it wasapproved by IOA," he said. AFP

India teamupset withkit, uniforms

This sporting life is all about the freedom to play

Britain's Jack Laugher dives during atraining session at the Aquatics Centrein London on Friday on the eve of the2012 London Olympic Games. AFP

Laugher’s the best medicine

IT WOULD BE UNWISETO COMPARE HYDERA -BAD’S CHALLENGESAND RESOURCES WITHLONDON’S, BUT ITWON’T HURT TO SEEWHAT PASSES OFF ASNORMAL HERE.

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NUMEROLOGY

7bnIs the number of pieces of paperdropped as part of the show in

the 2012 London Olympicsopening ceremony on Friday.

LONDON: Danish footballerNicklas Bendtner’s (above)ambush marketing stunt willnot lead to a series of checkson athletes’ underwear duringLondon 2012, a senior Inter -natio nal Oly m pic Committeemember insisted. In JuneBendtner was fined £80,000 byfootball governing body UEFAafter revealing underpantsbearing the name of Irish book -maker Paddy Power during theEuropean Championships.

NO UNDERWEAR CHECKS

My wife was get-ting ecstatic that

the Queen hadsent us a letter. I keptsaying ‘F**k theQueen — JohnnyMarr’s sent me amessage onTwitter!

Bradley Wiggins, Britain’s first

Tour de France winner

Guy Jackson

LONDON: Seven young ath-letes lit the cauldron at theLondon Olympics on Friday atthe finale of a humour-filledopening ceremony watched bymore than one billion TVviewers.

Departing from the tradi-tion of choosing a gold medalwinner to light the flame, theLondon organisers handed thehonour to seven youngstersnominated by British Olympicheroes of the past.

Five-time gold medallistrower Steve Redgrave hadbrought the torch into theOlympic Stadium in eastLondon before passing it on toa series of young runners.

They embraced their men-tors, including decathleteDaley Thompson and middle-distance runner Kelly Holmes,

before the teenagers lit aseries of torches whichhydraulically lifted to create ahigh-tech cauldron.

Queen Elizabeth II, whohad made a royal entrance

like no other in a spoof filmwith James Bond actor DanielCraig, declared the Gamesopen as London took on therole of host nation for anunprecedented third time.

International OlympicCommittee chief JacquesRogge told the crowd of 80,000:“In a sense the Olympics arecoming home,” recognisingBritain’s role in developingmodern sport.

The chief organiser of theGames, Sebastian Coe,thanked his fellow Britons for“making all this possible”.

“In the next two weeks wewill show all that has madeLondon one of the greatestcities in the world,” he said.

The show before the caul-dron was lit was quintessen-tially British, as its creator,British film director DannyBoyle, had promised.

The queen was shownparachuting from a helicopterwith Craig into the stadiumbefore the real 86-year-oldmonarch took her seat to loudapplause.

Super Games Boyle overThe show traced Britain’s development from a bucolic past through theIndustrial Revolution before fast-forwarding to the present day.

LONDON: A celebration offree healthcare, the tradeunion struggle, the battle forwomen’s rights and a fleetinglesbian kiss: the Olympicsopening ceremony Friday didnot shy away from weightysocial issues.

Unsurprisingly, the showdevised by Oscar-winningBritish director Danny Boyledrew accusations from theBritish political right that ithad strayed into “leftie”issues.

Aidan Burley, a lawmakerfrom Prime Minister DavidCameron’s rulingConservative party, tweeted:“The most leftie opening cere-mony I have ever seen — morethan Beijing, the capital of acommunist state! Welfare trib-ute next?”

He followed that with:“Thank God the athletes havearrived! Now we can move onfrom leftie multi-culturalcrap.” Several people tweetedtheir support for his com-

ments. Alastair Campbell, for-mer British Labour primeminister Tony Blair’s commu-nications chief, retorted onTwitter: “Brilliant that we gota socialist to do the openingceremony.”

Others, including BritishParalympian skier KellyGallagher, lauded the ceremo-ny’s “socialist” values.

Cameron’s Downing Streetoffice distanced itself fromBurley’s comments, tweeting amessage from the premier

reading: “The opening cere-mony has been a great show-case for this country. It’s moreproof Britain can deliver.”

Burley was removed fromhis job as aide to the transportminister last month afterattending a Nazi-themed stagparty in a French ski resort.

Boyle — whose film Slum -dog Millionaire won eightOscars in 2009 — denied hewas pushing a political agenda.

“The sensibility of theshow is personal,” he said.

Ceremony grapples with social issuesBritain’s first televised lesbian kiss was shown in a fast-moving clip.

Michelle, ma belleUS First Lady MichelleObama celebrates afterkicking a ball to goal asBritish footballer DavidBeckham applauds duringthe “Let’s Move-London”event at the Winfield Housein London on Friday, hoursbefore the official start ofthe London 2012 OlympicGames. AFP/ JEWEL SAMAD

Sania Mirza parades with the Indian delegation in the opening cere-mony of the Olympic Games in London on Friday. AFP/ O MORIN

30SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

Legally blind archer sets first world recordLONDON: Legally blind SouthKorean archer Im Dong-Hyunset the first world record of theLondon Games on Friday in themen’s preliminary round at theLord’s cricket ground. Im scored699 points from 72 arrows to beathis own record of 696 set in Maythis year. The 26-year-old fromChunbuk is legally blind in hisleft eye with a 20/200 vision. Th-at means he needs to be 10 timescloser to see an object than som-eone with perfect 20/20 vision.His right vision is 20/100. He wo-n team gold at the ’04 and ’08 Ga-mes to add to his four world tit-les and four Asian Games golds.

Im Dong-Hyun celebrates as he breaks his own 72-arrow world record with a699 score on Friday at the Olympic Games. AFP/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

1. Ki Bobae (KOR) 671 Q2. Lee Sung Jin (KOR) 671 Q3. Tan Ya-Ting (TPE) 671 Q4. Khatuna Lorig (USA) 669 Q5. Lin Chia-En (TPE) 667 Q6. Miki Kanie (JPN) 665 Q7. C. Christiansen (DEN) 663 Q8. Deepika Kumari (IND) 662 Q9. Ksenia Perova (RUS) 659 Q10. Mariana AM (MEX) 659 Q22. Bombayla L (IND) 651 Q50. Chekrovolu Swuro (IND)

625 Q

Archery — women’sindividual qualifying

1. South Korea 2087 Q (WR) (Oh, Im, Kim)

2. France 2021 Q(Girouille, Prevost, Faucheron)

3. China 2019 Q (Dai, Liu, Xing)4. United States 2019 Q

(Wukie, Ellison, Kaminski)5. Japan 2009 Q (Furukawa,

Kikuchi, Ishizu)6. Italy 1998 Q (Frangilli,

Galiazzo, Nespoli)12. India 1969 Q (Talukdar,

Rai, Banerjee)

Archery — men’steam qualifying

Carl Lewis jumpsinto Romney rowLONDON: US athletics legendCarl Lewis suggested on Fridaythat Mitt Romney should havestayed away from the Olympicsafter the White House hopefuloffended organisers by sayingLondon was underprepared.

Romney, the Republican for-mer governor of Massachusets,sparked widespread criticism inBritain after saying on Wednesd-ay that there were “disconcert-ing” reports about London’s abil-ity to stage the Games.

Ahead of the opening cere-mony, Lewis suggested Romneyshould have stayed at home.

“Every Olympics is ready, Idon’t care whatever he said,”Lewis told Britain’s Independentnewspaper.

Drug cases showsystem workingLONDON: International Olym-pic Committee (IOC) PresidentJacques Rogge said on Friday aspate of failed drugs tests aheadof the London Games proved au-thorities were winning the waron doping. Speaking ahead ofthe official opening, he said hewelcomed the fact that cases inv-olving around 15 athletes hadbeen confirmed leading up theGames. “As far as the athletesbeing caught before the Games,this is a good sign for the fightagainst doping,” Rogge said. “Weare continuing to test, test andtest again. This is proof that thesystem works, that the system iseffective, and that the system isa deterrent.”

Control your emotions,Phelps warns Missy

Robert Smith

LONDON: Lleyton Hewitt sayshe fully understands the pres-sure of expectations weighingon local hope Andy Murray atthe London Olympics and reck-ons he’s bearing up well.

It’s quickly back on the hor-se for Murray at his home Gam-es, just two weeks after his hea-

rt-breaking loss to Roger Feder-er in the Wimbledon final withthe Scot saying he has come toterms with his nightmare loss.Murray was bidding to becomeBritain’s first Wimbledon men’ssingles champion for 76 years.

Australian Hewitt, 31, in histwilight of his injury-ravagedcareer with his ranking downto 158, said the world number

four would be anxious to atonefor his shock first-round defeatby Chinese Taipei’s Lu Yen-Hsun at the 2008 Olympics.

Murray is drawn to faceworld number 26 StanislasWawrinka in the opening roundof the London 2012 tournamentat Wimbledon and Hewitt saidthe Scot would have to be readyto play. AFP

The 17-year-old swimmer will be participating in four events at the London GamesRyland James

LONDON: Teenage US swimstar Missy Franklin is poised tobe one of the swim stars of theOlympic games, but team-mateMichael Phelps has said con-trolling her emotions will bethe key to her London success.

The 17-year-old has quali-fied for four individual eventshaving won the 100m and 200mbackstroke at the recent US tri-als and finished second in the100m and 200m freestyle.

She is set to race in thewomen’s 4x100m freestyle relayon Saturday and her first indi-vidual event will be Sunday’s100m backstroke in the eight-day Olympic programme.

She could tackle seven

events at London’s AquaticCentre, if selected for the USteam in the three relays.

“This week has been soexciting going to France (for atraining camp) and coming intomy first Olympic village,”beamed the bubbly teenager.

Having offered to give Fran-klin any advice she may need,Phelps revealed he has yet tohear from ‘Missy the Missile’ inthat regards, but the teenagerexplained how she plans to useher potential mentor’s experi-ence. “Michael is the best, but Ihonestly think I have had somuch help from the women’steam and we have had so muchinfo at the team meetings, thatall my questions have beenanswered already,” she said.

Britain’s Andy Murray trains at theOlympic tennis venue

Andy bracing well for Games: Hewitt

America’s Scott Piercy shared the lead with South Africa’s Tim Clark at theend of the second round of the Candian Open after he shot a three-under 67.

SPORTS 31SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2012

Querrey claims 11thstraight victoryLOS ANGELES: Sam Querreywon his 11th consecutive matchat the Los Angeles Open on Frid-ay, spending just 36 minutes oncourt to post a 6-2, 3-1 quarter-fi-nal win as Xavier Malisse retire-d with an injury. Fifth seedMalisse had to quit with a kneeinjury which had bothered himsince the start of the hardcourttournament at the UCLA venue.

The easy passage gives two-time winner Querrey, ofCalifornia, a Saturday semi-finalagainst compatriot Rajeev Ram,

who upset Argentine third seedLeonardo Mayer 7-6 (7/3), 6-3.

In the other semis at the,sixth seed Marinko Matosevic ofAustralia will face Lithuanianqualifier Richard Be-rankis.Fourth seed Nicolas Mahut lost6-4, 6-4 to fourth seed Berankis.He was unable to keep a cleanslate against the 22-year-old afterbeating him last summer.

Matosevic defeated MichaelRussell 6-2, 6-3 a day after the 34-year-old put out French top seedBenoit Paire. AFP

Piercy holds on to leadTORONTO: Scott Piercy main-tained a share of the lead onFriday after the second round ofthe Canadian Open while SouthAfrica's Tim Clark matchedPiercy's course record from theprevious day to move into con-tention.

William McGirt shot a four-under 66 to join first-round lead-er and fellow American Piercyatop the leaderboard at the $5.2million Canadian Open. Piercyhad a three-under 67 as he andMcGirt reached 11-under 129.

Piercy is trying to keep arelaxed attitude and he likes theway he is playing this week atthe Hamilton Golf and CountryClub course.

"It's kind of a boring 67 to behonest," said Piercy, who match-ed the tournament's 36-hole scor-ing record. "There was not a lotof excitement like yesterday. Ma-de a putt or two for birdie, madea couple of nice par saves. Reallynot in a whole lot of trouble mo-st of the day and solid overall."

Robert Garrigus was twoshots back of the leaders after a66, and Bo Van Pelt was at nineunder following a 66.

Clark, of Durban, equalled

Piercy's opening round courserecord with a eight-under 62 onFriday. Clark is tied in fifth withFijian-Indian Vijay Singh (67)and American Josh Teater (65) ateight-under 132.

Colombia's Camilo Villegas

shot a six-under 64 to join BudCauley (63), Troy Matteson (68)at seven under.

British Open championErnie Els improved on his firstround performance but stillmissed the cut with 70.

"It's unfortunate I didn't havemy game with me," Els said."There's always next time."

Former Masters champ MikeWeir also missed the cut withhis second consecutive round of72. AFP

Man Cityrip openArsenalBEIJING: Manchester Cityexposed problems in theheart of Arsenal's defenceto seal a 2-0 friendly victo-ry at Beijing's Olympicstadium on Friday.

Two goals just beforehalf-time from Pablo Zaba-leta and Yaya Toure prove-d enough for the PremierLeague champions againstan Arsenal side withoutmany of its key players —including wantaway cap-tain Robin van Persie.

The striker has been atthe centre of transfer spe-culation linking him to b-oth Manchester clubs. Cityboss Roberto Mancini ear-lier this week said he wasa keen admirer of the Dut-chman. Arsenal startedbrightly in torrential rain.

Theo Walcott — knownas Xiao Laohu, or tigercub in Chinese — burstthrough the right on fourminutes to cross for fellowEngland internationalAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain,but the chance wassnuffed out by StefanSavic. AFP

Olesen fends off rivalsDenmark’s Thronbjorn Olesen managed to keep his opponents awayas he finished with a 16-under-par 200 at the Austrian Open.

VIENNA: Denmark's Thornbj-orn Olesen managed to hold offa pack of rivals snapping at hisheels on the third day of theAustrian Open on Friday, finis-hing with a 16-under-par 200,three strokes clear of his near-est challenger. Olesen matchedhis second-round score of 68from Thursday, but fell shy ofthe blistering 64 he had cardedWednesday to match the courserecord on the par-72 atAtzenbrugg, near Vienna.

Rikard Karlberg of Swedencame next on the leader boardat 13 under after shooting a 66for his third round, followed bythe quartet of England'sRichard Bland, France'sBenjamin Hebert and ThomasLevet, and local hero BerndWiesberger.

Hebert, who had gotten offto a slow start with an openinground of 72, matched Olesen

and the course record Fridaywith a 64. Levet, who was sec-ond overnight, had an unevenfront nine but managed to holdon for a share of third place.

Olesen's co-leader from thefirst round, Spaniard Pablo La-

rrazabal, managed to battle ba-ck to eight under par overall —putting him in 14th place — af-ter suffering a difficult secondday that saw him hit two overpar before the weather forcedhim inside after nine holes. AFP

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NORTH SOUND, ANTIGUAAND BARBUDA: Chris Gaylemarked his return to five-day cri-cket by hitting 150 as the West In-dies moved past New Zealand’s351 on the third day of the firstTest to build up a healthy lead.

At stumps, the hosts were 442for 6 — a lead of 91 — with Gayleand Kieran Powell both hittingcenturies before Assad Fudadunand Narsingh Deonarine weighedin with half centuries to give the

home side a solid edge as theBlack Caps struggled even givensome swing from the new ball.

Deonarine was still there on54 with skipper Darren Sammyon eight after Fudadin fell to thebowling of Williamson for 55.

Gayle, playing his first Testafter more than 18 months due tohis stand-off with the West IndiesCricket Board following commen-ts he made about officials in a ra-dio interview, smacked 17 bound-

aries and four sixes as he madehis mark in a 206-ball inningbefore falling to the bowling ofKane Williamson. He enabled thehosts to put on 254 for the firstwicket alongside Kieran Powellbefore Brendon McCullum tookthe catch in the deep.

Earlier, Gayle brought up his14th Test ton by smashing ChrisMartin for six over midwicket,having earlier hit four successiveboundaries off the same bowler.

BUDAPEST: Lewis Hamiltonsaid he was delighted withthe speed and potential of hisMcLaren car after dominat-ing both of Friday’s free prac-tice sessions for this week-end’s Hungarian Grand Prix.

The 2008 drivers champi-on said he had ‘absolutely noproblems’ as he led team-mateand fellow-Briton JensonButton in a McLaren one-twoin the morning and was thenfastest again in the after-noon’s rain-hit session.

He said: “It’s been areally positive day. I’m very,very happy. We made somegood changes to the car toget it dialled in and we’reon the right path, but we’vestill got some work to do. TheRed Bull looks very quick,so does the Lotus, and obvi-ously the Ferrari as well. Sowe’re by no means feelingcomfortable.”

Hamilton said he expectedseveral rivals to improve onSaturday after suffering fromthe weather and conditionson Friday.

“I feel good in the car, butpractice is completely differ-ent to qualifying,” he said.

“Tomorrow when we getinto qualifying I have nodoubts that Fernando[Alonso, Ferrari] will all of asudden find half a second andthe Red Bulls will also find achunk of time. I think we’renot in a bad position.”

Hamilton has only scoredfour points in three racessince he won the CanadianGrand Prix win, but said hefelt in excellent form goinginto this weekend’sHungarian race. AFP

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Bharati Vidya Bhavan‘A’ were crowned asthe girls and boysInter School TeamChampions respective-ly at the St Paul’sSchool table tennistournament whichwas held at the StPaul’s School inHyderguda,Hyderabad on Friday.

In the girls competition, thestudents from RosaryConvent School (A)thrashed their rivalsfrom Bharati VidyaBhavan School (A)with a convincing3-1 victory.

Meanwhile, in theboys event, BharatiVidya Bhavan School(A) got the better oftheir opponents,Meridian School (A),by defeating them 3-0to clinch the title.

Gayle storm strikes NewZealand as WI take lead

Hami delightedwith speed

Michael Schumacher onFriday shrugged off a ma-jor crash during a rain-hitsecond practice sessionfor the Hungarian GrandPrix, saying he had simplyrun out of track. He lostcontrol of his Mercedescar and crashed into thetyre barriers after he care-ered off the circuit in trea-cherous wet conditions atthe Hungaroring circuit.

Schumi shrugs offmajor crash

RosaryConvent,BVB winTT titles

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