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FLASHDelhi fog made its presence felt at RGIA in Hyderabad. FourHyderabad-bound morning flights from Delhi were delayedand one headed to Delhi was also delayed.

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also in talks to playElizabeth Taylor

WeIndianshave a chaltahai attitude

Megan Fox

Shriya Saran

FLASHBIG FISH NABBED AT RGIAFour high-profile passengers who arrivedfrom London via Dubai were taken into cus-tody at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport atShamshabad by Directorate of RevenueIntelligence investigators on Wednesdaymorning. Kin of a minister from Gunturdistrict, and a couple of legislators aresaid to be among the foursome.

Wikipedia takes a stand, it’s time we make oursLog on to Wikipedia’s English page today and you will see a message that hits

home. It reads: “For over a decade, we have spent millions of hours building thelargest encyclopedia in human history. Right now, the US Congress is considering

legislation that could fatally damage the free and open Internet. For 24 hours,to raise awareness, we are blacking out Wikipedia.”

This mania for information censorship is also gripping our veryown country. Just imagine a world where our right to information is

governed by anachronistic naysayers! Just imagine a worldwithout access to knowledge! Imagine a blackout indeed!

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Big Cinemas, Ameerpet, 30581470; Cinemax, Banjara Hills, 44565555; Cine Planet , Kompally, 61606060; INOX, Banjara Hills, 447677770,Prasads, Tank Bund Rd, 23448888; PVR, Punjagutta, 08800900009; Talkie Town, Miyapur, 40214175; Tivoli, Secunderabad 27844973CINEMAS

My name is MinnuIt is the first solo Art show by actorKamal Kamaraju on a series of paint-ings he has done on ‘Minnu’ in 2011.The show will also launch calendarswith Kamal’s paintings andwill be exclusively on sale at theMuse gallery. The proceeds from thisshow will be donated to CAPFoundation.

Where: Marriott hotel & Convention Centre, Tank Bund

When: Ongoing, 6pmContact: (040) 27522999

Childhood memoryKites are a childhood memory ofcarefree life, of cheery sunny days.They have become a metaphor ofsoaring freedom, of flights sky-high,towering above the humdrum of life.Artkites are such an expression offestivity and creative vision.

Where: Iconart, Banjara HillsWhen: OngoingContact: (040) 32411554

One loveOne Love is an International exhibition by artists from around theworld who aim at promoting humani-ty and love all over the world.

Where: State Gallery Of Fine Arts ,

When: Ongoing, 11amContact: (040) 32913922

Different strokesTo witness strokes of various kindshead to Gallery Space. It’s an exhibi-tion presenting paintings and draw-ings by various artists and is beingheld at Gallery Space from December24.

Where: Gallery Space, Banjara Hills

When: Ongoing, 11am to 7pmContact: (040) 65541836

Martini ‘n musicEnjoy the winter evenings with greygoose martinis and crooner Kelly dish-ing out your favourite numbers.

Where: Taj Krishna, Banjara Hills

When: Every EveningContact: (040) 66662323

Cognac and CigarThe Seasons Bar opens up again as aCigar and Cognac lounge with a wideselection of cognac, rare whiskies, single

malts and cigars. Where: Taj Krishna,

Banjara Hills When: Ongoing, 7pm

Contact: (040) 66662323

Visual artAn exhibition cum sale ofpaintings by Hari Srinivas. The exhibi-tion is on display till January 30 2012.

Where: VSL Visual Art Gallery, Plotno 100, AP Text BookColony, Gun Rock Enclave

When: Ongoing

Contact: 9247175135

NumaishA childhood favourite of everyHyderabadi, The All India IndustrialExhibition is on.

Where: Exhibition Grounds, Nampally

When: Ongoing

Eat in the darkHave you ever wondered how it feelsto eat in the dark? Come and experi-ence this. Pay `499 to enjoy a 4-course meal worth `1,000 at Dialoguein the Dark.

Where: Dialogue in the Dark, Inorbit Mall, Hitech City

When: Ongoing, 12.30pmContact: (040) 64603341

Controlled freedomCatch Controlled Freedom, an exhibi-tion of portrait photography thatshowcases the works of two photogra-phers with contrasting approaches tocapturing people — Sucharitha Raoand Lakshmi Prabhala.

Where: Alankritha Art Gallery, Kavuri Hills

When: Ongoing, 6.30pmContact: (040) 23113709

Go commercialGet set as DJ Abhijit belts out thebest commercial tracks at underdeckTaj Banjara.

Where: Underdeck, Taj BanjaraWhen: January 18, 8pmContact: (040) 66669999

Get spoiltGet spolit as DJs Errol & Deepakenthrall you at Wednesday Salsa onlyat Spoil pub.

Where: Spoil, Jubilee HillsWhen: Ongoing, 8pmContact: (040) 64513333

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Around the city: Your guide to the Twin Cities

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TDP launches state-wideenrolment campaignMd Inkeshaf Ahmedahmed.m@postnoon.com

TTDP president N ChandraBabu Naidu will renew hisprimary membership in the

party on Wednesday evening.The move of the party presidentwill kick-start party's member-ship drive.

Interestingly, the renewal ofhis membership is coincidingwith party founder NT RamaRao's 16th death anniversary.

Naidu began his day by gar-landing the statue of NTR atRasoolpura junction and flaggedoff NTR Amar Jyothy rally there.Later he headed towards NTRGhat at Necklace Road and paidtribute at the Samadhi of NTRalong with his family members.

After paying rich tributes to

the former party president, hedistributed fruits atBasavatarakam Cancer Instituteto patients along with his broth-er-in-law Balakrishna.

He also delivered a speech atparty headquarters recalling theyeomen services of NTR duringhis term as the chief minister andparty president.

Afire engulfed over 500 vehi-cles pooled at GoshamahalStadium on Wednesday,

leaving a mass of charred andtwisted metal parts behind. Thestadium is used by the police as adump for unclaimed and seizedvehicles. While no casualties werereported, the cause of fire is yet tobe ascertained.

According to Shahina yath -gunj police, a head constableguarding the Goshamahal Stad -ium noticed smoke billowingout from a motorcycle andalerted the fire control room. Bythe time fire tenders reachedthe spot, around 500 vehicles,including motorcycles, auto-rickshaws and cars, were gut-ted. There were about 1,300vehicles in the stadium. Five firetenders were pressed into ser-vice and fire fighting was on tillthe last reports came in.

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EDUCATION

Jumbling or juggling?It speaks volumes of governmental laxity in ensuring proper facilities in colleges. Some 60per cent of 4,800 intermediate colleges have no proper laboratories

Jumbling means students haveto go to colleges other thantheir own for practical exams.

Last year, the practical tests wereheld in the same colleges for theirstudents where a lot of malprac-tices were reported. Some students who didnot attend the practical also gotcent percent marks.

Jumbling will make thingsdifficult for students but the qual-ity of education will improve,educationists say.

A jumbled world

DRI nabs four highprofile passengersat the airport

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Four high-profile passengers whoarrived from London via Dubai

were taken into custody at the RajivGandhi International Airport atShamsabad by the Directorate ofRevenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths onWednesday morning.

Sons of a Cabinet minister, aCongress MLA and the brother ofanother Congress MLA were amongthose picked up by the DRI officials.They were allegedly in possession ofalcohol and watches worth `50 lakh,according to sources. However, it wasyet to be confirmed whether theywere carrying them beyond permissi-ble limits, and whether they were‘smuggling’ goods into the country.

Official sources said that thefoursome were trying to take out thegoods they brought without payingthe tax. Sources indicated that theytried to exit through the green chan-nel. The DRI is yet to evaluate thecost of the material seized. Thoughreports suggested that CongressMLA from Vikarabad Prasad Babu isalso among those picked by the DRI,he condemned the reports.

Why MiyapurWhen asked why they chose Miyapur as home, thecommon answer that denizens gave was its closeproximity to Hitech City. “My husband, DhananjayKumar, works in Hitech City and we wanted to rentan apartment that was closest to office. Being on abudget, renting an apartment in Madhapur wasexpensive,” says Seema Kumar, a homemaker whomoved into Miyapur two years ago. “Every morn-ing, I can take in fresh and less polluted air whichis a privilege living in Hyderabad. My apartmentfaces a lake which not many areas can boastabout,” says C Manorama, a teacher whose hus-band also works in Hitech City.

Rental and Property RatesProperty in Miyapurranges from `20 lakhsto `30 lakhs for a twobedroom apartment,making it a favourableand viable option forfirst-time buyers. Roadfacing properties candemand a price upto

`50,000 a square yard, says real estate agent,Nageshwar Rao. “The rents range from `7,000 fora two-bedroom unit to `10,000 and `15,000 for3BHK,” says Venkat Reddy, a resident and real-estate agent. “One of the main reasons why wechose Miyapur is because it is still affordabledespite being a developed area,” he says.

Schools and HospitalsThere are nine yellow-page listed hospitals andclinics in the area, andmore coming up. Forresidents, hospitals arealways in close proximi-ty. “In case of an emer-gency, there are manyhospitals at hand.Senior citizens can buya retirement home herefor the same reason,” says Rajeshwar Rao, whohas been living in the area for the last six years.“There are at least 50 schools in Miyapur. What’sbetter is that there are both regular schools andthe high end ones and quality of education is out-standing in all of them,” says Nageshwar Rao.

SecurityAdequate securityholds priority for pros -pective buyers and ten-ants. Real estate agentVenkat Reddy who hasbeen living here for 25years, claims that thepolice patrol the areatwice daily. “I have never felt unsafe here,” headds. “Apart from having internal security, thepolice always keeps a watch,” says Manorama.

ConnectivityDespite being consid-ered 'outskirts', Miyapuris well connec ted by allmodes of pu blic trans-port. The closest railwaystation, Haf eezpet, isthree kilometres awayfrom Miyap ur cross-roads. “As soon as I step outside my apartment, Ican easily hire an autorickshaw,” says Seema. “Abus stop is walking distance from home. It is

extremely well connected, except when you haveto go to areas beyond Hitech City where it can bea long ride,” says Nageshwar.

Water and ElectricityDenizens are content as they have never had toface any major power or water shortage. They saythe entire area is blessed to have 24 hours watersupply. “I have beenliving here for six yearsand have never facedany problems. Butwhen I was living inHimayat Nagar, waterwas a scarce resourcethere,” says Rajeshwar.

Do you like it here?“I have been living here for 25 years and haveseen the best and worst phase. The area hasgrown tremendously. It is a great area and I wouldnever want to move out,” says Venkat. “Havinglived in KPHB, Miyapur is better. It has betterroads, lung space as well as very good restaurantsand shops,” concludes Seema.

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Miyapur bolstered by booming realty

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From property rates thathave climbed up from amere `300 per squareyard in 2000 to `50,000

in 2012, Miyapur is aninvestor’s paradise. Real estateagents across the City haverecognised Miyapur as one ofthe fastest developing areas.And with the growing demand,the area is only getting better.

Located 12 kilometres fromJubilee check post and a mea-gre eight kilometres from CyberTowers in Hitech City, Miyapuris the preferred destination formost IT professionals. It is nowonder then that 40 per cent ofthe area comprises of apart-ments, some of which fallunder the category of luxurydwellings. Postnoon examinesMiyapur, one of the top devel-oping areas in the City andwhat sets it apart.

Located at a strategic 8 kms fromthe IT hub, Miyapur boasts of excellent

connectivity,hospitals, schools, luxuryapartments and is a resident’s delight

Nageshwar Rao

Rajeshwar Rao

C Manorama

Seema Kumar

Venkat Reddy

LIVING SPACESWith the City bursting at its seams we visit the top5 locales that are luring Hyderabadis looking for

a new urban adventure

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Miffed over the delay in releasingfunds, contractors employed bythe State government for the

Jalayagnam project have decided to seeklegal remedy and stall work connectedwith the project till they are served jus-tice. The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the AndhraPradesh unit of the Builders’ Associationof India (BAI).

The works have already been stalledsince January 10. President of theBuilders Association P Mohan Reddy toldPostnoon that the decision to stop workwas taken as a last resort.

Earlier, minister for IT PonnalaLakshmiah had assured the contractorsthat the government would releasefunds. Members of BAI had met minis-ter for major irrigation SudershanReddy over the issue, but nothing hashappened yet.

Contractors have demanded thatChief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddyshould assure them.

But Kiran Kumar Reddy is busy on hisDelhi trip and with other political devel-opments. It is learnt that he had alreadyassigned two of his cabinet colleagues totalk to the contractors, but the impasse isexpected to continue.

Of the 86 irrigation and power worksproposed under Jalayagnam, only 12have been completed. The rest was being

done at a snail’s pace.About 10 lakh workers are said to be

directly involved in the works.Builders say that the initial plan was

to complete 88 works at an estimatedcost of `46,000 crore. But more projectswere included and the allocation offunds too rose to `1.16 lakh crore in2008. The government has only releasedabout `35,000 crore.

Builders say another `1.67 lakhcrore is required to complete the pro-posed works.

The contractors had also soughtmore funds as was decided duringthe YSR regime. They cited rising costof labour, cement, steel and sand asthe reason.

The contractors have indicated thatthe prices which were agreed upon earli-er might go up by three times if payments are not made as promised ear-lier. It is said the matter was brought tothe notice of the chief minister.

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The city sanitation workersare a happy lot. “GHMCcommissioner spoke to our

leader and INTUC PresidentSanjeeva Reddy and requestedhim to withdraw the strike. Healso assured that he would solve

our problems. The commissionerimmediately fulfilled our maindemand by releasing the pendingsalaries of our sanitation.Following this development wewithdrew our strike,” workingpresident of APMSMU MasoomShariff told Postnoon.

To curb the allegations ofirregularities in sanitation wing of

the corporation, officials ofGHMC has come up with a novelidea. As per this idea, the co r p -oration has decided to do awaywith the existing system of hiringcontractors for sweeping works.Under the new plan, the existingsweeping workers will be directlysupervised by the corportion offi-cials and their salaries will be paid

through bank accounts in thename of each worker. Speaking toPostnoon, GHMC special com-missioner Naveen Mittal said thatthe prop osed new system will save`50 crore annually for the corpo-ration. He further added that theyare planning introduce the newsystem in a phased manner fromthe new financial year.

Funds delay stalls Jalayagnam

Sanitation staff withdraw strike

How they standNumber of Sweeping Units 990Number of workers in each unit 19(18 workers and One supervisor)Number of total workers 18088Number of workers on strike 8000Monthly expenditure towardssalaries- ` 17 crore

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FABRICATION

CLASSIFIEDS

Will actor Nan damuriBalakrishna contest agai nst

Lagadapati Rajagopal, theCongress MP of Vijayawada? TheTDP senior leader RevanthReddy wants it but party supremo Chandrababu Naidu issilent about it.

Revanth Reddy dropped thesuggestion on Tuesday while talk-ing to the media. He said that ifLagadapati Rajagopal was to bedefeated in an election, Balakr -ishna has to step in. Only Balakri s -hna can do that, he said. “If Balak -rishna had contested from Vijay a -wada, it would have a positiveeffect on the party’s prosp ects infour to five districts around thecity,” said Reddy. He also felt thatBalak rishn a’s entry into electionswould send shockwaves to variousparties. Naidu declared that Bala -kr ishna will contest but held backon possible constituency.

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Sailu Nath and Rajinikanth,both handicapped, travel morethan 10 kilometers everyday on

their wheelchair to find odd jobsleaving them with no option but tobeg for alms. Despite the pain andtrouble they undergo they swearnot to use the public transport.

“Travelling by bus is a night-mare. We have seen normal peoplestruggle so much that we don’t dareenter a bus or train. Secondly, it’snot convenient for us, we take timeto get in and the drivers do nothave the time or patience to help usor wait. We are happy using thissmall vehicle of ours,” saidRajinikanth, a physically handi-capped citizen from Yousufguda,

pointing to his wheelchair.As a City we might be friendly to

expatriates and foreigners, however,looking deep within, we are notreally friendly towards citizens withdisabilities. Commuting by publictransport is a challenging task forthese people.

APSRTC buses have certain pro-visions like special seats and con-cessions for the physically chal-lenged but unfortunately the stepsof these buses are so high thatboarding these buses is quite a chal-lenge. However, keeping senior citi-zens and the physically challengedcitizens in mind, the Hyder abadpublic transport has introduced lowlevel buses. But the problem is thatthese are always too crowded.

“Hyderabad is a well equippedCity with the best facilities for ahandicapped person. Now, the gov-ernment has started to build lowlevel buses keeping special citizens

in mind. The situation at railwaystations is also better. There arespecial ramps and wheelchair facil-ities available. The situation hashowever improved in the last 10years. However, the irony is notmany are aware of these facilities.The government has provided sev-eral facilities but there is nowawareness,” said S Narsima Rao, co-ordinator, Sweekar Upkar.

Despite these facilities beinginstalled at railway stations theyare not well maintained. What’sworse, not all stations are equippedwith these facilities. City railwaystations do not even have a specialenquiry desk and sign boards forhandicapped citizens. WhenPostnoon visited Begumpet railwaystation, there was only onewheelchair that too without anattender. The Footover Bridge hadonly stairs and no ramp.

However, the station master,

Sharma, got defensive and said,“The disabled should find outwhich platform their train will bestopping at. They can’t ex p e ct us todrop them to their point of board-ing. They know they are disabled sothey should be well infor med andplan things in advance.”

Not only is commuting a prob-lem but the physically challengedare facing several problems fromthe government. They need to gettheir status renewed once a yearwhich is creating problems forthem and their family.

“Once a person is certifiedphysically challenged it’s supposedto be for life. However, the govern-ment expects them to get a newcertificate every year. There is noneed for that, it’s a huge problemfor my students. Politicians need totake special interest towards thiscause and do something about it,”said S Narsima Rao.

City fails the handicapped

THE FACES OF HYDERABADB Narayana, Chudva vendor, Secretariat

Every Hyderabadi has at some point of timespent a leisurely evening strolling at one ofthe many parks or along Tank Bund

munching on some Chudva palli. Be it a teenageror a senior citizen, this spicy snack is a hotfavourite and B Narayana who has his stall oppo-site the Secretariat sells some of the best.

Balancing his wares ina basket perched on awooden stand, Narayanadishes out some lip-smacking chudva pallisprinkled generously withlime, onion and spices.

Originally a farmer,Narayana came to the Cityto eke out a living after hisattempts at agriculturefailed. He stays near LICcolony and has three sonsand a daughter.

On an average, Narayana makes around `250a day, which although meagre, is Narayana’s hardearned money. On days when there are dharnasat NTR stadium, business is good for this vendorwho rakes in as much as `500 a day on such occa-sions. On the whole, Narayana has no complaintsas he says business is good since he is strategical-ly located. If god willing he would want to returnto Warangal, his hometown.

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A city is defined by thepeople who live andwork in it. Here wetake a look at the

human threads thatmake up our urban

tapestry

U Srinivas

Will Bala fightLagdapati?

State BJP chief GKishan Reddy has

said that his partywould be launching‘Telangana PoruYatra’ with thedemand that a T Billbe introduced in theensuing budget ses-sion of the LokSabha. Kishan, whowill be touringTelangana region,said that his tour wasintended to give con-fidence to the peoplethat Telangana wouldbe a reality.

‘Table T Billin Budgetsession’

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On Day 2 of the LiteraryFestival at TaramatiBaradari, Hyderabad'stryst with arts and cul-

ture continued with regional,national and international writ-ers converging to either discusstheir works or to throw light onthe importance of greateracceptance of Indian languages

and literature.On one hand, Saeed Mirza,

renowned filmmaker andscreen writer, was deep in con-versation with IndragantiMohana Krishna and T VijayKumar, who is one of the found-ing editors of Muse India andalso a professor of English andjoint director at OsmaniaUniversity Centre forInternational Programmes(OUCIP), while on the other

hand, Angshuman Kar, AmritaNair, Semeen Ali who alongwith Anindita Sengupta wasnominated for the Muse IndiaYoung Writer Award 2011, readout excerpts of their poetry.

Eminent poet, newspapereditor and columnist, AdilJussawalla also graced the occa-sion. In conversation withHyderabad-based writer, SridalaSwami, Jussawalla discussed thedissatisfaction of various writ-

ers with their work. He said, “Ihave tried to destroy my workbecause either I was not satis-fied with it or it didn't really sayanything about me as a poet,trying to communicate mydeeper feelings with the world.”

“I am not the first. Kafkaand Tolstoy too, tried to destroytheir work,” he continued,going on to add that in Indiathere is no sense of archivingthe work of writers. “Even news-

papers fail to do that,” he said.Jussawalla’s poems are con-

sidered to be often complex,fragmented, non-linear andironic, evoking the dehuman-ised and spiritually sterile land-scape, which is suspended in a perpetual state of catastro-phe, but the short poem herecited based on his mother'sconvalescence, was over in ablink, strung rhythmically withsimple words.

Narrating life’s stanzasThe historic monu-ment of TaramatiBaradari came alivefor a second time aswords wereexchanged, culturesdiscussed and an oathtaken to preserve thewritings that charac-terised regional works

T Vijay Kumar (L) and Saeed Mirza (C) at the festival. Adil Jussawalla and Sridala Swami Gulzar

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The youngest and first non-Englishperson to win the HawthorndenPrize for his debut collection in

1958 was Dom Moraes, who said, “Myagent tells me that I have a name.” As theaudience waits, he says, “for what I say.”An excerpt that he recited from a collec-tion of poetry titled John Nobody. Thatwas when the poets of his time did havean audience. Not a very compact oneperhaps, or a number close to a house-full, it was an audience nonetheless.

As obscurity shadowed and thrustitself on a number of other poets likeEzekiel, who was described as the ‘Fatherof post-independence Indian verse inEnglish’, it became quite evident thatpoets writing in English no longer en -joyed the kind of attention, albeit limitedthey once did. Dr Sukrita Paul Kumar,who is a scholar, critic and a poet of greatsensitivity, disagrees rather vehemently,when asked. “To say that we don’t havepoets writing in English is wrong,” shesays, “To say that poetry in general is notbeing given enough attention, is right.”

Dr Kumar believes that the audienceis deaf to poets in general. “The audienceis not really all that open to experiment-ing. Resourceful material as well as the

right kind of academics in order toimpart knowledge of poetry to today’sgeneration is absent,” she says.

A lot more poets in English are get-ting the much-needed attention and arealso publishing with greater alacrity, asmediums like poetry festivals, and theblogosphere seem to generate more de -bates, discussions and required publicity.

Why is it that we are masters in proseand bummers in poetry? A lot of peoplelink fatigue and boredom, when theyhear the words ‘poetry reading’ but asone of the founding editors of MuseIndia, Vijay Kumar, points out, “We arejust two years old and the turnout thisyear has been better than the last. Poetry,too, needs dialogue to be conveyed to thepeople. It is still in the making as ours is arich multilingual culture.”

Poet, newspaper editor and colum-nist, Adil Jussawalla admits that while hehas been a published literary, the accep-tance is low. “Everyone has a view as tohow a poem should be like,” he says,going on to add a few points regarding theabsence of a tradition of criticism, “Whatis the point if poets didn’t write or criticiseeach other. Some of the more in telligent,nuanced, objective and contextualisedcriticism is written by poets themselves,like the Acme poets of Russia, and that isvital, but I wish there was more of it. Weneed to have indigenous criticism feedingoff literature and literature feeding of crit-icism,” he opined. We agree.

Nissim Ezekiel and Dom Moraes epitomised modern Indian poetrybut since Ezekiel’s passing nine years ago on January 4, 2004, thestate of Indian poetry in English brings forth some mixed opinions

A ‘dead’ poets’ society

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012 8Spotlight

A rollickingnight

The Pokarnafamily and

guests at theSangeet ceremo-ny of Abhishekand Sonal at

HICC on Tuesdaynight. Almost allthe who’s whoof the city hadturned up toparticipate in

the celebration.

Vishal and Maniza

Rajiv Reddy and Manjula Reddy

Viral and Sweta

Abhishek and Sonal

Danam Nagender and Prakash JainRekha JainUpasana Kamineni

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HEAD-ON COLLISION

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Cong mantri quits over Didi ‘dictatorship’NEW DELHI: The Congress onTue sday expressed its displeasurewith the Trinamool Congress, saying“coa lition dharma does not permitunilateralism”, after a Congress min-ister in West Bengal sent his resigna-tion from the Mamata Banerjee gov-ernment when two of his portfolioswe re taken away in a Cabinetreshuffle.

The Congress also hoped thatthings will become harmoniousbetween the two parties in the nearfuture. Congress spokespersonAbhishek Manu Singhvi said that“deep restraint” was required in

exchange of views between theTrinamool Congress and his party inWest Bengal.

“As far as West Bengal is con-cerned, deep restraint is required. Idon’t think sharp exchanges canhelp things...Coalition dharma doesnot permit unlilateralism,” Singhvisaid. Congress Minister of StateManoj Chakraborty on Tuesday shotoff his resignation to Sonia Gandhi,party general secretary Rahul Gandhiand Finance Minister PranabMukherjee after two departmentswere taken away by Banerjee inMonday’s reshuffle. IANS

‘Coalition dharma doesn’t permit unilateralism’

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201210Around the World Beyond Borders

GLOBE AT A GLANCESmoke bomb thrownover White House fenceWASHINGTON: Protestors linked tothe Occupy movement apparently threw asmoke bomb over the White House fenceon Tuesday, capping a day of protests inWashington, the Secret Service said.No arrests were made after demonstratorsfrom the Occupy DC group marched on theWhite House, and protesters were peace-fully dispersed, as officers dealt with thedevice, a Secret Service spokesman said.

Iran: Toy model ofdowned drone for USMOSCOW: Iran has said it will send tothe US a toy model of a RQ-170 Sentineldrone in response to Washington’s requestto return the pilotless aircraft that crashedin Iran, The miniature that will bear aninscription “We will trample the US” willbe sent to Washington to mark the 34thanniversary of the Islamic Revolution inIran on February 5.

Indian-origin womangives birth on US trainNEW YORK: An Indian-origin womangave birth o her first child during the trainride from New Jersey to New York, in whatwould be her most unforgettable journey.At first, Rabita Sarker, 31, of New Jerseysaid she thought she was experiencingfalse labour pains as she boarded the trainin Jersey City. The boy has been nicknamedjhatpat (fast or hurried).

White House shooterindicted, to face trial

Women honor US Secretary ofState Hillary Clinton at thePresidential Palace in Lome, Togo,on Tuesday. AFP

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavezreview cadets during the militaryinauguration ceremony of his newDefence Minister in Caracas. AFP

WASHINGTON: A man accused of fir-ing shots at the White House in Novemberhas been formally charged with attempt-ing to assassinate US President BarackObama, according to an indictmentunsealed today. A psychiatric evaluation inDecember found Oscar Ortega-Hernandez,21, competent to stand trial.

CHARLESTON: RepublicanWh i te House hopeful Mitt Rom -ney drew fierce Democratic fireon Tuesday over his tax bill, partof a plan to paint the multi-mil-lionaire as out of touch withmiddle America.

The former Massachusettsgovernor, who could seal up hisparty’s nomination with a con-vincing win in South Carolina’sprimary on Saturday, bowed tomounting political pressureand said he would release his2011 tax filings come April.

And Romney, thought to beworth between $190-250 mil-lion, said he pays an effectivetax rate of about 15 percent,which would be in line with taxlaws that President BarackObama has denounced as lopsidedly favouring the rich.

“What’s the effective rateI’ve been paying? It’s probablycloser to the 15 percent ratethan anything,” the Republican,who touts his business acumenas his top asset, told reportersafter a rally in Florence, SouthCarolina.

Romney noted that his rateis lower than the highest taxbracket on wage income, 35

percent, because his money“comes overwhelmingly frominvestments made in the past”and benefits from a tax codemeant to encourage invest-ments.

In a rare campaign-relatedsalvo from the White House,spokesman Jay Carney saidRomney’s disclosure “illumi-nates” an ongoing debate aboutwidening US income inequalityand that Obama thinks the richmust “pay their fair share.”

Obama, whose 2010 returnsshowed he paid an effective taxrate of 26 percent, “believes thatwe ought to change the law” sothat “everybody... gets a fairshot at the American dream,”Carney told reporters.

Carney stopped short ofcalling on Romney to publishhis tax returns, but pointed outthat leading past candidates,including then-senator Obama,had revealed their personalfinancial records — and not justone year’s worth.

Carney also noted thatGeorge W Bush, Bill Clinton andnominees for each party foryears had provided the information AFP

Italian judges have putunder house arrest the cap-tain of a cruise ship that

crashed into rocks on Friday.Prosecutors say Francesco

Schettino caused the crashand also fled the CostaConcordia while passengerswere still stranded.

A recording of a call betw een Capt Schettino and aport official after the crashappears to support this,though Capt Schettino deniesthe claims.

Rescuers have recovered11 bodies and are searchingfor 24 missing people.

The local authority says 20passengers are still missing.They include people from

Germany, Italy, France andthe US.

Four crew members - oneeach from Italy, Hungary,India and Peru - are also miss-ing following the incident, justoff the coast of the island ofGiglio Porto.

A recording of a callbetween Capt Schettino and aport official shortly after thecrash appears to support theprosecutors’ accusation thatthe captain left the vesselwhile passengers were still onboard. Livorno Port Authoritychief Gregorio de Falco can beheard repeatedly telling thecaptain to get back on boardthe ship to help the strandedpassengers. BBC

LONDON: A housemate inthe Brazilian version of reali-ty TV show Big Brother wasraped after an alcohol-fueledparty and was shown on livetelevision, a media reportsaid. Police on Tuesday confirmed they have begun

an investigation as well ascarried out a search of thestudios in Rio de Janeiro,where the Big Brother Brazilis being filmed, the DailyMail reported.

A 31-year-old contestant,Daniel Echaniz allegedly

raped 23-year-old studentMonique Amin, who hadpassed out drunk after aparty Sunday.

Cameras filmed Echanizget into the bed where Aminwho appeared unconsciouswas sleeping. IANS

Big Brother Brazil: Rape on live TV?

Captain put under house arrest

The captain of the CostaConcordia cruise linerFrancesco Schettino beingarrested. AFP

Obama allies targetRomney over tax bill

UNITED NATIONS: UNSecurity Council diplomats heldprolonged talks on Tuesday on aproposed Russian resolution onSyria without getting closer to UNaction on the bloodshed, diplomats said.

Experts from the 15 nationsmet for more than four hours todiscuss Russia’s latest proposi-tion with criticism mounting ofthe council’s failure to pass a res-olution on President Bashar al-Assad’s deadly crackdown , diplo-mats said.Western nations rejectRussia’s demand that blame forthe violence be attributed equallyto the Syrian government andopposition. The United States,France and Germany said thatthe current Russian text wasunacceptable. AFP

Security Councilholds talks: Syria

Arab League observersmeeting with Syrian officials ata government office in the

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SAN FRANCISCO: Jerry Yang,who co-founded Yahoo! nearly17 years ago and had an ill-fatedstint as chief executive, abruptlyresigned on Tuesday from all ofhis positions with the strugglingInternet company.

Yang, 43, a Web pioneer andone of the original dotcom bil-lionaires, stepped down, effec-tive immediately, from theboard of directors of Yahoo! andfrom the boards of Yahoo! Japanand Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

Yahoo! shares rose morethan 3.5 percent to $15.99 inafter-hours trading followingthe announcement that Yangwas leaving the Sunnyvale,California, company.

Yahoo! did not name areplacement for Yang on theboard and technology blog AllThings Digital, citing sourcesclose to the situation, said four

other board members may alsostep down soon, includingchairman Roy Bostock.

In a letter to Bostock, Yang,who held the title of “ChiefYahoo!,” said “my time atYahoo!, from its founding to thepresent, has encompassedsome of the most exciting andrewarding experiences of mylife. However, the time has comefor me to pursue other interestsoutside of Yahoo!

“I am enthusiastic about theappointment of Scott Thom ps -on as Chief Executive Officer andhis ability, along with the entireYahoo! leadership team, to guideYahoo! into an exciting and suc-cessful future,” Yang said.

Bostock, in a statement, de -s c ribed Yang as a “visionary anda pioneer, who has contributedenormously to Yahoo! duringhis many years of service.

“He has always remainedfocused on the best interests ofYahoo!’s stakeholders, includingshareholders, employees andmore than 700 million users,”he said.

“And while I and the entireboard respect his decision, wewill miss his remarkable per-spective, vision and wise coun-sel,” Bostock said.

Yang co-founded Yahoo! in1995 with David Filo and thecompany went public the fol-lowing year.

Yang served as chief execu-tive of Yahoo! from June 2007 toJanuary 2009, during whichtime he notably turned down a$47 billion takeover bid fromMicrosoft, earning the ire ofmany shareholders.

Thompson, who was namedCEO just two weeks ago, replac-ing Carol Bartz, who was fired in

September, said Yang “leavesbehind a legacy of innovationand customer focus for thisiconic brand.

“Jerry has great confidencein the future of Yahoo!, and Ishare his confidence in the eno -rmous potential of Yahoo! in thedays ahead,” Thompson said.

Since Bartz’s departure inSeptember, Yahoo!’s board hasreportedly been looking at sell-ing all or part of the companyand Yang was seen as a fierceopponent of a breakup by someshareholders.

Yang owns 3.6 percent ofYahoo!’s shares and has a networth of $1.1 billion, accordingto Forbes. Analyst Jon Ogg of247wallst.com said Yang’sdeparture was “classified as aresignation” but “in reality thisis a force-out.”

Yahoo co-founder quits

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HYDERABAD: City-basedInternational Institute ofInformation Technology (IIIT) isset to develop a mobile technologythat would accept speech as inputand convert it into language andtext, which can be sent as an SMS,a top functionary of IIIT said.

According to Rajeev Sangal,Director of IIIT, the project, whichhas been funded by the Ministry ofInformation Technology, will beready in the next two years.

“You can talk to the mobilephone. Suppose, anybody doesnot know reading or writing, theycan dictate the phone the SMS,which they would like to send.They should be able to speak it outand then the phone will convert itinto text and send it as a message,”Sangal told PTI.

According to him, seven otherinstitutions are currently workingon this project. Sangal said, the

technology will be useful inmobile phones, which have small-er screens and keyboard, making itdifficult to type letters.

The speech lab of the IIIT aimsto develop robust speech systemsfor applications, such as speechtranslation, phonetic engine forIndian languages, speaker recog-nition for biometrics, and dialogsystems in speech mode, a seniorfaculty member said.

Speaking about other projectscurrently the institute is workingupon, Sangal said, the researchteams are also engaged in devel-oping an optical character readerfor mobile phones.

“The optical character readerwill read whatever is written onthe screen with the help of a hand-writing recognition tool. We canwrite the instructions in anyIndian languages on a mobilephone, using a stylus. The text willbe recognised by the cell-phoneand action can be taken accord-ingly,” the academician explained.

The institute has also devel-oped a software for an interna-tional mobile maker that wouldread out the SMSs in Hindi, Sangalsaid, without naming the mobilemaker’s name. According to ana-lysts, this technology is useful toexpand in to rural Indian marketswhere mobile penetration is still inthe nascent stage due to higherlevels of illiteracy. Last year, formerPresident Dr APJ Abdul Kalamlaunched machine translation(MT) systems, which facilitatesweb-based language translation,developed by IIIT along with 16other institutions. PTI

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HYDERABAD: Oracle India isforeseeing rapid momentum inthe information technology ini-tiatives in the government sector.

It wants to be a leadingservice provider for thegovernment IT service ini-tiatives by building upapplications for variousgovernment departments,said Ashish Gupta,Director, Govern ment-Education Applications,Oracle India. He said hereon Tuesday that therewere three opportunities in thefield -- to modernise the existingIT infrastructure by buildingshared services in the governmentoffices; to increase the trans-parency and efficiency in the sys-tem by delivering back office

functions; and to transform gov-ernment service delivery to citi-zens by a wide variety of solutionsfrom electronic billing to effectiveand complete online applicationprocess for various services.

Oracle had multiplecontracts from 20 statesin the country and var-ious governmentdepartments and agen-cies to moderate theirIT infrastructure. It wo -uld provide an innova-tive technology foun-dation that would allowthe government to

improve efficiency, reduce costs,increase transparency, andbecome more responsive to cur-rent and future mandates.Government agencies werealready transforming their com-puters to serve citizens better.

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MUMBAI: The rupee strength-ened by 16 paise to a fresh two-month high of Rs 50.57 per USdollar in early trade on theInterbank foreign exchange onWednesday on increased foreigncapital inflows. Dealers saidincreased foreign capital inflowsinto the Indian market and dol-lar losses against other curren-cies in overseas markets mainlyprovided support to the rupee.

The rupee had surged by 64paise to close at two-month highof Rs 50.73/74 against the Amer -ican currency on Tuesday on

strong rally in equities and con-tinued dollar selling by expo rters.

Sensex quiteThe BSE benchmark Sensex

rose by nearly 44 points in earlytrade today on sustained buyingby funds and retail investors. The30-share index, which hasgained over 428 points in thepast three sessions, rose furtherby 43.93 points, or 0.26 per cent,to 16,509.98 points.

The wide-based NationalStock Exchange Nifty indexmoved up by 13.35 points, or0.26 per cent, to 4,980.65.

Rupee at two-month high

Oracle to tap govt

TALK BACKUnending debateIf one starts a debate on the Telanganaissue, it may never end. Whatthe students’ leader saidabout the media ignoringthem when a platform isorganised to discuss the sepa-rate statehood is true. He isalso correct when he says politi-cians have upstaged them. It is agood decision that they wouldfocus on their studies and nottake orders from politicians andstage bandhs. They should remember that bythe time they were mere pawns in the handsof leaders, the most valuable thing that theyhave would have passed — time.

Rajappan TSecunderabad

OU betrayedThe lead story of today’s edition onhow the Osmania UniversityTelangana student leaders havebeen betrayed by the politicalparties is quite touching. KCRand his cronies are using theseyouths as cannon fodder toachieve their political ambi-tions. These youngsters needto understand that it is theireducation rather than the

regional affiliation, which would takethem forward in life as achievers. Politiciansfollow a use-and-throw policy and if thesestudents think they are considered indis-pensable, they are completely mistaken.

Raghuveera ReddyMedchal

Fashion pageI like F folio page in your paper. The way itcovers different areas in fashion and talksabout different trends. Also, I like therecent topics coveredin H factor likeAlzheimer's and yester-day's article understand-ing your pain was agood read. We mightknow about somethingsbut H factor gives a lotmore to know. I look for-ward to reading that sec-tion. The page is helpful topeople of all age groups. Keep up the goodwork.

Nishana SyedMiyapur

Adventure clubThe story of adventure club is very interest-ing and the cool look of the page makes one

want to go out and try all those activi-ties. Most of us shy away from findingtime to pursue our passions and laterregret it. On the other hand, in devel-oped countries people as well asemployers give top triority in ensuringthat there is time for all such activi-ties. The requirements of urban workenvironments and lifestyle are driv-ing us into a schedule which allowslittle room for having fun. These

people have shown us that it is possiblewith a little willpower. Let’s follow them andmake our lives fuller

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The Central government ispreparing for a high-pro-file legal battle with the

army chief at the apex courtover the latter’s date of birth.Gen VK Singh is adamant on

getting the date corrected to hisversion. Gen Singh has said thathe will step down on the sched-

uled day fixed as per the gov-ernment records but will not

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he backs down, it will implythat he tried to fudge records to

ensure a longer tenure at thehelm. So it is natural that he

considers any backtracking orcompromise a dishonour —

something no soldier willaccept. The image of the armed

forces has taken a beating inthe last few years due to mas-

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0You’ve got to love a manwho can turn down a

$42bn buyout offer fromBill Gates. And that’s exactly

why we think the world of JerryYang, Yahoo’s co-founder, who

stepped down as the onlinegiant’s CEO on Tuesday. But one

thing’s for sure — this is notthe last we’ve seen of Yang, as

he said, “The time has come forme to pursue other interests

outside of Yahoo!” We can’t wait.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201213Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑FactorLa Nina maytrigger flupandemics:StudyWASHINGTON: Influenzapandemics that caused deathand illness worldwide in the pastwere preceded by La Nina condi-tions in the equatorial Pacific, astudy has found.

The study examined weatherpatterns during the devastating flupandemics in 1918, 1957, 1968 and2009, Xinhua reported.

The La Nina pattern is knownto alter the migratory patterns ofbirds, which are thought to be aprimary reservoir of humaninfluenza. Experts theorise thataltered migration patterns promotethe development of dangerous newstrains of influenza.

To examine the relationshipbetween weather patterns andinfluenza pandemics, theresearchers studied records ofocean temperatures in the equatorial Pacific before the fourmost recent flu pandemicsemerged.

They found that all four pandemics were precededby below-normal sea surfacetemperatures consistent with theLa Nina phase.

The findings were publishedonline Monday in the Proceedingsof the National Academy of Science.

The authors cite other researchshowing that the La Nina patternalters the migration, stopover time,fitness and inter-species mixing ofmigratory birds. Shaman ofColumbia University's MailmanSchool of Public Health and Lipsitchof the Harvard School of PublicHealth co-authored the study.“Weknow that pandemics arise fromdramatic changes in the influenzagenome. Our hypothesis is that LaNina sets the stage for thesechanges by reshuffling the mixingpatterns of migratory birds, whichare a major reservoir for influenza,”Shaman said. Changes in migrationnot only alter the pattern of contactamong bird species, they could alsochange the way birds come intocontact with domestic animals.Gene-swapping between avian andpig influenza viruses was a factor inthe 2009 swine flu pandemic. IANS

Every life story has itsgood and bad, but thereare some that in the truespirit show persistence,

practicality, dedication andmost importantly standing bythose you care for no matterwhat the situation. Such a storyis that of Shah Jehan Khan andher husband Asad Ali Khan.Asad Ali Khan can be describedas one of those intelligent mindsthat have helped us developwith his many contributions.Talking about his active days, hiswife Shah Jehan Khan, a doctorherself, proudly recounts, “Asadhas been a scientist at theIndian Institute of ChemicalTechnology. A very active andwell travelled man who has pub-lished nearly 80 papers andworked with many PhD stu-dents. He loved his work, hasbeen an enthusiastic workerwho enjoyed travelling, studyingand research.”

Disease has been man’sbiggest enemy and sometimesthere is no sign or warning of itsonset. When Alzheimer’s struckAsad, it was not easy to come toterms with. Recalling the firsttime she noticed the changes inhim Khan mentions, “Werealised that there was a prob-lem for the first time in the year2004. We were travelling to theUS. As he had not received hisvisa I went ahead and he joined

me a month later. When my sonand I reached the airport to pickhim up it had become slightlylate. We found him sitting on theground with his suitcase openand frantically searching for ourson’s number.” This was just thefirst instance and slowly shestarted to notice that he beganlosing interest in many things.For someone who alwaysenjoyed learning, in the last twomonths he has even stoppedreading the newspapers.

The hardest blow however,for anybody is when a loved onefails to recognise them.“Although he does recognise mebut he goes through phaseswhen he can’t even remembermy name,” she says. For some-body who’s been married somany years, this is definitely noteasy. There have been instanceswhen Asad has answered theirdaughter’s calls, had a perfectlyamiable conversation lastingseveral minutes and then hand-ed the phone to Khan stating hedidn’t know who the person atthe other end of the line was.

For a person who loved trav-elling, these days Asad is reluc-tant to step out of the house andmeet people. “Our son is abroadand daughter is married butdoes visit us often so usually atthe end of the day it’s just thetwo of us. People offer to help bytaking care of him in case I havework, but he is not too keen ongoing out or meeting anyoneanymore.”

But there’s one thing thatAsad still loves to do — go forlong walks. “He is usually verydisturbed in the morning after

taking all those medicines so helikes to take walks. I try to takehim out whenever I can.” Therehave been times though whenAsad wakes up even before thecrack of dawn to go for a walk.

Though much of her time istaken up in caring for her hus-band, Khan doesn’t complain.For her, he is still the man she

loves and respects. “Also I do tryto do things that interest me andhire a helper to care for himwhen I go out for a couple ofhours. For the most part though,I avoid leaving him alone.

It’s still difficult, people saythey try but at the end of the daywe will never know what’s in hismind.”

Alzheimer’s asa diseaseimpacts notjust the personsuffering fromthe diseasebut also thelives of theloved oneswhose worldrevolvesaround them

Anishaa Kumaranishaa.k@postnoon.com

‘You will never knowwhat’s in his mind’

Desk job is injurious to health Brain re-routes traffic for maximum alertnessLONDON: A British study has said thatpeople in desk jobs could be compromisingwith their health as it often perpetrates a

sedentary lifestyle. According to theresearch, sitting at a desk all day means youare more likely to slump on the sofa athome and perform no exercise. The averageoffice worker spends five hours 41 minutesdaily at their desk, almost as long as theseven hours they spend sleeping, the DailyExpress reported.

These desk bound workers are more likely to turn into couch potatoes, increasingtheir risk of obesity, says the researchers atthe Loughborough University, a research-based campus university in Britain’sLeicestershire county.

The trend is partly blamed on technolo-gy making it simpler for lazy people atoffices to email a colleague rather thanwalking over to see them, it adds. IANS

WASHINGTON: Thebrain re-routes traffic withinitself to maximise alertnessand make the best of ourknowledge.“In order tobehave efficiently, you wantto process relevant sensoryinformation as fast as possible, but relevance isdetermined by your currentsituation,” said Joy Geng,assistant professor of psy-chology at the University ofCalifornia Davis Centre forMind and Brain. For exam-ple, a flashing road signalerts us to traffic mergingahead; or a startled animal

might cue you to look out fora hidden predator. Geng andco-author NicholasDiQuattro, used functionalmagnetic resonance imagingto study brain activity , theJournal of Neurosciencereports. The new work showsthat the brain doesn’t always“ramp up” to deal with thesituation. Instead, it changeshow traffic moves throughthe existing hard-wired network — rather likechanging water flow througha network of pipes or infor-mation flow over a networkto maximise efficiency. IANS

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201214Holistic view of mind, body and soulH‑FactorHEALTH TIPS

Proteinshows

promise in treating

smoker’sdiseases

WASHINGTON: Chronic ObstructivePulmonary Disease (COPD) caused byexcessive smoking is characterised byblockage or narrowing of airways in thelungs.

Researchers identified the proteinSAA as playing a key role in chronicinflammation and lung damage inCOPD and also in inhibiting the naturaleffort of the lung to repair itself aftersmoking has stopped.

Gary Anderson, professor at theUniversity of Melbourne, said the discovery could help improve lungfunction at any stage of COPD.

“It has the potential to dramaticallyimprove the lives of many people suf-fering these conditions and reduce thehuge burden of health and hospitalcosts associated with their treatment,”he said.

The symptoms are shortness ofbreath, chronic cough, increasedmucus production, wheezing orwhistling sound, chest tightness andfatigue, among others.

Steven Bozinovski, associate profes-sor from Melbourne, who led the study,said the findings were significantbecause SAA was normally made in theliver, but they found that very high lev-els were made in the lungs of COPDpatients. “It was a breakthrough for usto confirm that SAA played such a keyrole in the lung,” he said.

Bruce Levy, associate professor atHarvard, said they found that as theSAA interacted with its receptor, it notonly triggered lung inflammation butalso stopped a natural healingmolecule which helped to turn offinflammation and heal the lung.

“This mechanism appears toexplain one of the reasons that inflam-mation in COPD just never resolvesdespite stopping smoking,” he said.

The discovery could lead to thedevelopment of a dual treatment byfirstly, targeting SAA to switch off itsfunction in the lung and secondly,adding a synthetic form of the naturalhealing agent to boost lung healing.

Clinical development for the synthetic agent is currently underway in the US.

All for thatperfect smileEveryone want’s a great set of

teeth. Given are some tips tomaintain your teeth.n Brush regularly: The basic ruleis to brush your teeth regularly.Three times a day before breakfast,after meals and before sleeping aresuggested. The toothbrush shouldhave soft bristles.n Floss regularly: Another great wayto get rid of any food particles fromthe surface of the teeth and gaps isto floss. It helps to clean all thegrooves and prevent tooth decay.n Avoid chewing tobacco andsmoking as it causes stains on teethand they also weaken the teeth.n Use a fluoride rinse to preventdecay of the tooth and also helps inStrengthening the outer enamel ofthe teeth.n Avoid soda and cola like drinksas they contain acids like citric acid,and phosphoric acid. They slowlyreact with the teeth and dissolvethem.n Avoid chewing gums as they havea sugar content that attracts micro-organisms onto the teeth and theycause decay of the teeth.n Avoid alcohol as it causes problems like irritation of the gum,tongue and oral tissues, poor healing after dental surgery,increase in tooth decay, increasedrisk toward periodontal disease.n A healthy diet not only helps inmaintaining fitness and getting aperfect body, but also helps inmaintaining your oral structuresvery well.n Visit a dentist atleast twice ayear.

SOURCE: www.drchetan.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201215Cinema Paradiso

MOVIE OF THE WEEK

The dark force

Directed by Mans Marlind andBjorn Stein, the story isabout the discovery of the

existence of Vampire and Lycanclans who need to be destroyed.The human forces embark on thewar to eradicate both species. Thewar against humankind is led bythe vampire warrioress Selene,

played by Kate Beckinsale. She isat her vicious best, and returnsafter a long slumber to face thenew enemy.

Underworld: AwakeningDirector: Mans MarlindStarring: Kate Beckinsale, Michael Ealy,

India Eisley and Stephen Rea

By George, look at him!Confessions of a Dangerous MindDirector: George ClooneyStarring: Sam Rockwell, Drew Barrymore, George Clooney and Julia Roberts

George Clooney took over the direction of Confessions of a Dangerous Mind when Bryan Singer's plan tomake a movie with Johnny Depp did not materialise. The story revolves around Chuck Barris — a television

producer by day and a CIA operative by night. Basking in the glory of the entertainment and the espionage wo -rlds, his life takes a peculiar turn when he is unable to decide between the woman who loves him, and the wo -man of his fantasies. How he takes control of his life forms the plot of the story. The movie did bomb at the boxoffice, but received rave reviews from the toughest of critics, earning Clooney a Golden Bear nomination.

Good Night and Good LuckDirector: George ClooneyStarring: David Strathairn, George Clooney and Robert Downey, Jr

George Clooney is Fred Friendly, the co-producer of a television channel, who along with DavidStrathairn (Edward R Murrow), and reporter Joseph Wershba (Robert Downey, Jr) opposes the strate-

gies employed by Joseph McCarthy to root out communism in America. Set in 1953, Clooney pays his trib-ute to the icon of American Broadcast Journalism — Edward R Murrow in his second directorialdebut. Nominated for Best Picture, and Best Director, the film showed the prowess of Clooneynot only as an actor, but as a director too.

Ocean's ElevenDirector: Steven SoderberghStarring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts

The story of 11 friends who know each other from the World War II, set out on a missionto rob five of the biggest casinos in Las Vegas. By taking up jobs of entertainers and wait-

ers in the casinos, the 11 make the best of their new-found jobs to device a 'foolproof' wayto succeed in their plan — or so they think. But when Tony Bergdorf, their 'electricity' expertsuffers a heart attack, and one of the 11's soon to be father-in-law finds out the ploy, Clooneyand his gang get to deal with an unanticipated set of problems altogether. George Clooney asDanny Ocean easily outshines the other 10, which is far from easy considering the presence ofthe likes of Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Andy Garcia.

Michael ClaytonDirector: Tony GilroyStarring: George Clooney, Tilda Swinton and Tom Wilkinson

Michael Clayton is an in-house fixer at one of the largest corporate law firms in New Yorkwho is trying to pay off his brother' debts to a loan shark. A divorcee in financial

crisis himself, Clayton is far from happy with his job at the law firm Kenner, Back andOdeen, but is tied to his job for the want of money. His firm is negotiating thedefence of a conglomerate's pesticide use for six years, when one of the top litiga-tors puts the case in jeopardy. Clayton is given the job of fixing things, but soonrealises that someone is trying to kill him. Who could it be?

Oh Brother, Where art thou?Director: Joel CoenStarring: George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim BlakeNelson

Released in 2000, George Clooney plays Everett, who alongwith John Turturro played by Pete Hogwallop, and Tim

Blake Nelson, played by Delmar O'Donnell escape from achain gang and set off to retrieve a treasure hidden in a val-ley. They have only four days before the valley is flooded by anew hydroelectric project. Loosely based on Homer's Odyssey,the film was nominated for two Academy Awards— for the bestscreenplay and best cinematography. This was the first feature film to becolour corrected by digital means to give it a sepia tone. Clooney is at hiscomic best — just go watch it.

George Clooney’s isthe curious case of a

man who simplyseems to get betterwith age. His mostrecent venture The

Descendants ruled theGlobes and is en route

for the Oscars. And,we have no doubt

who to put our moneyon. We take a look

at some of the movies that have made

the actorwhat

he is today

Indira AtluriIndira.a@postnoon.com

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201218Because you are what you wearF‑Folio

You don’t have to let go of fashionwhen you are pregnant and ourcelebrities know this really well

Taniya Talukdartaniya.t@postnoon.com

Whoever said that you have got to let go of style whenyou are pregnant, needs to take a lesson or twofrom our celebrities. During their

pregnancies, none of these celebrities ever let go of theirstyle quotient and always kept their comfort in mind. Theirhectic schedules notwithstanding, the celeb brigade nevercompromised on their looks. If anything else, they wouldeasily give the others a run for their cosmetic surgeons if nottheir money. Today we bring to you a list of celebs wholooked impeccable even during their pregnancies.

Beyonce Knowles

Lara Dutta Shilpa Shetty

Victoria Beckham We have no doubts that if anyone wereto lead the gang of stylish expectantmums, it has to be the former Spice Girl.Victoria is known for her fashion senseand she demonstrated it at the royalwedding too where she was dressed in anavy blue dress from her VictoriaBeckham Autumn/Winter 2011 collection.It slightly showed off her baby bump andVictoria smartly accessorised it with aPhilip Treacy hat which also added to herheight. If the various pictures of babyHarper is anything to go by, then Victoriais sure rubbing off her fashion sense onto her little one early itself.

Now Shilpa is one fashionista fromBollywood who doesn’t seemed to have

ever made a fashion faux pas and herwinning streak continues even into herheavily pregnant term. Recently, when

Shilpa made her appearance at an eventwith her husband by her side, she lookedethereal in an anarkali suit and the preg-

nant glow just added to her beauty.

The high profile Bachchan bahu attracted more mediaattention than any other when she welcomed Beti B

into the world. During the entire term of her pregnancy, she preferred to remain indoors making

selective public appearances. But when she did,Aishwarya made sure she did it in style. She seemed to

prefer the anarkalis with heavy drapes to keep herbaby bump well-hidden from prying eyes.

Dressed in Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla churidars, theBachchan bahu created a fashion statement.

Lara is one mum-to-be who doesn’t mind making publicappearances, bump or no bump. She has been spotted atalmost of the important events in town including the latestwhere she got to meet none other then talk show hostessOprah Winfrey. But what remained common in all theevents is Lara’s impeccable sense of style. Whether it was ashort number or a long maxi dress of just a gown, Lara car-ried them off with elane, adding her name to the alreadylong list of stylish celebs.

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

The singer is a pretty lady with a great curvy figure and sheloves to flaunt it too. The only person who can give tough

competition to Shakira when it to comes to the shaking thehips is perhaps Beyonce but that’s not where it all ends.

Beyonce, who also has a fashion line and recently gave birthto a girl Blue Ivy Carter, remained loyal to fashion during her

term. Never was Beyonce spotted dressed in drab whichmany pregnant ladies tend to do.

Hillary Duff This 24-year-old actor and singer has certainly taken a

cue from the experienced ones and has kept her fashionsense intact. Recently, Hillary was seen with husband

Mike Comrie, dressed in a skinny jeans and red stilettoesdoing shopping around town. With the right accessories,

Hillary seemed to get it right, right from the word go.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201219The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

The stupendous success ofMahesh Babu, Kajal starrerBusinessman has come like a

shot in the arm for PuriJagannadh. The director was allpraises for his hero and said thatMahesh Babu deserves most of thecredit for the success of the film.“The dialogues turned out to beeven better in the film than I hadvisualised,” he said. Buoyed by the

response to his film, the ace direc-tor is planning to release the com-plete script of the film, along withpictures, as a book. “My team iscurrently working on this bookwhich might be hit the bookstoresin a month’s time. I have alwayswanted to do something like this.When I was young, I read thescript of Thodi Kodallu and thatformed the basis of my under-

standing of how a script should bewritten. I hope this script ofBusinessman will be a useful col-lectible for film enthusiasts,” hesaid. The producers have statedthat the film collected a gross of`38.16 crore in the first three daysof the film’s release. The actualshare which the producers made isreportedly around `27.35 crore

which is a new record.

Businessman’s script to hit bookstores soon

Tanikella Bharani, one of the leading character artistes in Telugucinema, is going to be directing a Telugu film titledMithunam. Veteran singer SP Balasubramaniam and

Lakshmi are playing the lead roles in the film. Most part of thefilm will be shot a village named Vavilavalasa in Srikakulamdistrict. Sri Ramana has written the script and Veena Pani iscomposing the music. In the past, he had directed someaward winning short films like Sira, Blue Cross and Key.Tanikella Bharani has recently completed 25 years in theindustry and has written dialogues for several filmssuch as Ladies Tailor and Shiva.

Aadhi Pinisetty, whoearlier acted in filmslike Oka V Chitram,

Eeram and Mirugam, hasreportedly bagged animportant role in Rajin -ikanth’s upcoming 3D filmKochadaiyaan. He’s current-ly filming for Vasa -nthabalan’s Aaravan andanother Telugu film Gun -dello Godaari where he’s

paired up with Lakshmi Manchu. Confirming hisrole, Soundarya Rajinikanth, the director of the filmtweeted, “Met actor Aadhi for a role in koc -hadaiyaan, he’s way taller in person than what heseems!!! Tweeps, Started locking cast!” Sou n d arya iscurrently in Mumbai to record with AR Rahm anwho’s working with 130 plus members from aGerman Orchestra for the songs and backgroundscore of this film. Katrina Kaif is likely to pair upwith Rajinikanth in this film which will be madewith performance capturing technology and Snehahas been cast as Rajinikanth’s sister. The film isexpected to hit the screens in August this year.

Tanikella Bharani turns director

Aadhi in Rajinikanth’sKochadaiyaan

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201220The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

We Indians have achalta

hai attitude

Taniya Talukdartaniya.t@postnoon.com

There are a handful of stars fromthe South Indian film industrywho enjoy a pan Indian pres-ence and Shriya Saran is one of

them. Though a North Indian, Shriyahas enjoyed great success in the SouthIndian film industry be it Telugu orTamil. Quiz the pretty lady if the massappeal has helped her and she is quickto agree, “It helps to have a pan Indianimage as people recognise you easilyand connect with you. People speakingdifferent languages connecting with youis by no way an easy feat.” She then goeson to add, “Though I will always remainobliged to the South Indian film indus-try which is my bread and butter. I amhappy that I started my career here andthis is where I have achieved success, Ihave been good, bad and ugly yet peo-ple here have always given me chancesand accepted me.”

While Shriya has played a multitudeof roles in different languages, her nextrelease Rumi Jaffery’s directorial GaliGali Chor Hai has Shriya playing a danceteacher. talking about the film, Shriyasays, “Rumi is an acclaimed writer andhis film is a satire on the corrupt systemwhich is existent in our country current-ly. It’s an intelligent comedy which willmake you come out thinking how youcan stand up and bring about change.”She goes on to add, “It’s not a film aboutthe blame game, rather it concentrateson the power that lies within the hand ofa common man to change things.” It is asimple film based in Bhopal which is a

beautiful city in itself. Going on to share more about the film and herrole in it, Shriya says, “It’s is a well-crafted film which represents theaudience in a particular way. Most of us get lost in our routine lifeand forget the deeper self and things around. In this film, I play therole of a small town girl married to Akshaye who teaches street chil-dren and her favourite character from history is Rani Lakshmi Baibut she is oblivious to the surroundings. It is only towards the endthat she understands what her husband is going through andgets involved in the process of change.”

We wanted to know if Shriya has personally ever experi-enced corruption in real life. “Directly I have never had to faceanyone corrupt so far, thankfully, but yes I have heard peoplehaving to give a bribe here and there to get their work done,”offers Shriya. “We Indians have a chalta hai attitude whichis the main hindrance to change. Even to get a passporthere, we get woven into corruption. It is so subtle that itdoesn’t really hit us that much and we just move on with-out sparing much thought to it or else it will becomehard to survive,” she says.

Shriya was working with a very interesting starcastin the film. Talking about Akshaye Khanna she says,“He is a very intense actor and very hardworking too.He comes prepared to the set and knows exactlywhat he is doing.” But it was Mugdha Godse withwhom Shriya hit it off, “Mugdha is a very goodfriend, she used to always take care of me and weused to chill out together. We even worked outtogether and we had great fun on the sets,”saysShriya.

Shriya Saran,who will be seen in the

upcoming Hindi film Gali Gali Chor Hai, doesn’t mind taking

a stand when required

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 2012 21The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

It’s good to be bad, says PriyankaShe is one of the most sought after

leading ladies in the Hindi film industry, but Priyanka

Chopra prefers characters with greyshades over positive roles. And whynot? Her role of a femme fatale in 7Khoon Maaf has fetched her a presti-gious award.

“I like doing negative roles. I thinkthey are lots of fun. It’s so good beingbad,” said the 29-year-old who baggedthe Screen award for the best actress in

a negative role for 7 Khoon Maaf.Priyanka had earlier donned nega-

tive shades for the 2004 successful filmAitraaz — for her performance in thatfilm also she had won the Filmfareaward for the best performance in anegative role.

The former beauty queen is carefulwhile choosing a role as she feels thatthe character should leave an impact,however, small it is.

“I think the most important thing in

a character is to see that it has a pres-ence. A character should not feel wast-ed or redundant. Even if it is a smallrole, the scenes that you have shouldmake an impact, that is important,”said Priyanka who will be seen playingHrithik’s love interest Kaali inAgneepath releasing on Republic Day.

Besides Agneepath, Priyanka is alsobusy shooting for Teri Meri Kahaani,Barfee and Krrish 3.

IANS

Farhan Akhtar has not onlybegun to grow his hair andbeard to be ready to play a Sikh

athlete in Bhag Milkha Bhag, he hasalso changed his lifestyle. Everymorning he is up early to put in thoseextra hours of practice for his role asMilkha Singh and says he has to get itright.

“I am playing someone who isiconic. I can’t afford to get it wrong. But the role’s authenticity is whatmakes it exciting for me.If I can pick roles that can surprise meand the audience, I’veachieved what I set outto as an actor,” saidFarhan.

“Yes, there is a rad-ical change inmy lifestyle. I’vea training ses-sion everymorningfrom 6.45 to8. I wrap upmy athleticactivities by9 in themorning.In anycase, thefilm indus-try is notawake before 9am. And yeah, latenights are beingavoided. Even

after the Tom Cruise party onSaturday night I was home by mid-night,” he added. The 38-year-oldsays the morning running regimehas transformed his entire lifestyle.

“After running in the morning Ifeel a lot fitter. I am all charged up,raring to go each morning. A monthago when I was skipping gym to editDon 2, I felt sluggish. That heavy feel-ing is gone,” he said.

As for the change in diet,Farhan is avoiding food that Iwas, in any case, not too fond of.I do have a relatively athleticframe. Playing Olympiansprinter Milkha Singh is prov-ing to be a far bigger challengefor Farhan than he had bar-

gained for. “At the moment

it’s just a morningsession. I am

being trained bya gentlemannamed Melvinwho trainsCentralRailway ath-letes. But aswe get closerto the shoot-ing, there

would alsohave to be an

evening sessionwith an Olympiantrainer,” said thedirector-actor.

IANS

Farhan running for role Lovely meeting beautiful‘Bollywooders’: Oprah

Internationaltalk showqueen Oprah

Winfrey, who is inIndia to shoot forher new show, isall praise forBollywoodcelebrities aftermeeting them at aparty hosted inher honour bysocialite

Parmeshwar Godrej. “Was so great meetingyou and all the beautiful Bollywooders.Directors, poets, screenwriters, what a nite!”the 57-year-old wrote on her Twitter page.

On her maiden visit to India, Winfrey gota warm welcome from Indian socialites andBollywood celebrities like megastar AmitabhBachchan, superstar Shah Rukh Khan, andAishwarya Rai at the party. The guest list alsoincluded filmmakers Ashutosh Gowarikerand Rajkumar Hirani, actors Anupam Kher,Sikander Kher, Abhishek Bachchan, HrithikRoshan, Preity Zinta, Priyanka Chopra,Shilpa Shetty, Raj Kundra, Abhay Deol withPreeti Desai, Lara Dutta, Dino Morea,Sameera Reddy, Kalki Koechlin, KangnaRanaut, Anil Kapoor and Imran Khan.

Before going for the party, Winfrey wentto Jalsa to meet Abhishek and Aishwarya’stwo-month-old daughter, nicknamed Beti B.Oprah is in India to shoot for her new showNext Chapter, which will see her travellingaround the world and interviewing celebri-ties. She is scheduled to attend the forth-coming Jaipur Literature Festival. IANS

Jessica Simpson and her sister Ashlee arrived at LAX onMonday evening. They were off celebrating pal Lauren

Zelman’s bachelorette with friends, including CaceeCobb. Last weekend, Jessica was all about business

as she attended the TCAs with Nicole Richie in Pasadena,where they promoted their new reality show, Fashion

Star. In addition to discussing their upcoming project,Jessica revealed that she’s planning to design a mater-

nity line now that she understands a pregnantwoman’s clothing needs. It’s going to be a busy

few months for Jessica, since the TV seriesdebuts in March and she’ll soon welcome her

first child with fiancé Eric Johnson.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201222The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Jay-z is opting to do some-thing not too many rap-

pers can ever say theyhave: stop using the word b—

-h! According to NME, therapper released a poem dedi-

cated to his newborn baby girlBlue Ivy Carter which showshis newfound stance on the

much maligned word. “BeforeI got in the game, made a

change, and got rich/I didn’tthink hard about usi ng the

word b—-h,” he wrote. “Irapped, I flipped it, I sold it, Ilived it/Now with my daugh-ter in this world I curse those

that give it. “ The poem wasreleased a week after he gave

the world Glory, a song whichfeatured baby Blue’s first

sounds and earned her a spotin Billboard history.

Baby Blue changing Jay-Z?

Paintings by greats such as Vincent van Gogh andCamille Pissarro from the art collection of lateHollywood star Elizabeth Taylor are to be sold at auc-

tion. A total of 38 artworks are to come under the hammerat the sale next month at Christie’s in London.

They include a Van Gogh, which dates back to 1889 and isexpected to fetch up to £7m. The painting, Vue de l’Asile de la

Chapelle de Saint-Rémy, was completed the year beforehis death and will go on public display prior to theauction. It was acquired by Taylor in 1963.

Also included is Pissarro’s Pommiers d’Eragny,which is estimated to go for up to £1.2m.

The items, due to be auctioned on 7 and 8February, are being sold as the second batch of worksthe Taylor’s collection, with 1,778 lots having alreadybeen sold in New York in December.

Other leading works from her collection include aself-portrait by Edgar Degas which should fetch up

to £450,000, while an oil painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir is valued at up to £250,000.The

bulk of the artworks is made up of sketchesand paintings by Augustus John.

The works will be spread acrossthree important Impressionist and

Modern sales. Also in the cata-logue for the sales are a keyCubist work by Juan Griswhich could go for up to£18m. Christie’s is alsoholding an Art of theSurreal sale early nextmonth which will

feature an impor-tant “painting-

poem”, expect-ed to go for up

to £9m.

Elizabeth Taylor’spainting collection

to be auctioned

Jessica Simpson’sliving it up

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201224The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

Actress Nicole Kidman admits sheis not a very interesting person

because she no longer drinksalcohol. The 44-year-old says many

people don’t consider her as a fun per-son because she no longer drinks alco-

hol and stays on the soft drinks whenshe goes out. “I don’t drink alcohol.

See how boring I am? I’ll havesparkling water tonight,”

femalefirst.co.uk quote Kidman as say-ing. IANS

Kidman says she isboring company

Actor Bradley Cooper “loves” therapy, as it has helped him to“grow as a person”. The 37-year-old was recently voted theSexiest Man in Hollywood. “Oh, God, I love therapy. It was not

really a crisis I went in with, just getting turned on to that aspect ofwanting to grow as a person. I thought it was fantastic,”femalefirst.co.uk quoted Cooper as saying. IANS

Bradley Cooper ‘loves’ therapy

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201225The glamour behind the glitzMagic Screen

It appears Lindsay Lohan isn’t the only star-

let in talks to play Elizabeth Taylor.Although the Mean Girls star confirmed

she is still up for the role in the buzz-wor-thy biopic to E! News Sunday night at theWeinstein Company Golden Globes after

party, we’ve learned Lohan has some compe-tition by way of Megan Fox. “I’ve been talk-ing to Lindsay Lohan directly, and with herreps, and have been in conversations with

other actresses, including Megan Fox,”Larry Thompson, the executive producer

of Lifetime’s Liz and Dick, told E! Newsexclusively.

Thompson declined to elaboratefurther on the specifics of the negoti-

ations, but added that being in talkswith more than one actress is not

meant as an affront to the talentinvolved, but rather is simply de

rigueur for projects of this nature.“It’s a very serious selection,”

Thompson continued. “It’slike casting for Hollywood

royalty.” And speaking of seri-

ous, a source tells E!News that while

Lohan is still one ofthe frontrunners

for the role, herprobationstatus is “acomplica-

tion.”

also intalks to

playElizabeth

Taylor

Megan Fox

Perhaps it didn’t look right next toall her other bling? Jessica Biel

was highly bejewelled atSunday’s Golden Globes, but one

notable adornment was missing — theengagement ring from fiancé Justin

Timberlake. The actress, 29, was sport-ing a load of Tiffany & Co. jewellery,

including a stitches diamond ring inplatinum and 18-karat yellow gold

(designed by Jean Schlumberger, worth$25,000), as well as five diamond metro

band rings set in 18-karat yellow gold(worth $1,900 each). But her left ring

finger was bare, with no sign of the cus-tom-designed ring that Timberlake, 30,reportedly proposed with in Montana.

Biel also dazzled with two other notableTiffany pieces—round solitaire dia-

mond stud earrings set in platinum,6.12 karats (worth $243,000), and around diamond daisy opera length

necklace set in platinum (worn downher back and worth $135,000).

Jessica Biel goes sans

engagement ring

So, where was Ryan Gosling onSunday night? Oh, just trying tomake ends meet. That’s according to

The Descendants star George Clooney,who gave some hints backstage about thewhereabouts of the most high-profile no-show at Sunday’s Golden Globes.

He is in Thailand or something, thebest-actor winner, 50, said of Gosling, 31.“And you know what you do in Thailand.”“He’s working, I think, in Thailand,”Clooney added. “He wrote me a nice let-ter, an email, this morning. You know, he’sgotta work, he’s gotta earn a living, he’s astruggling actor.” Gosling’s rep earlierrevealed only that the actor was “workingout of the country.”

Clooney jokesabout Gosling’strip to Thailand

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201226Chai Time

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

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

Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

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

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

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

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

KAKUROACROSS1 Crab’s sensor5 “... ___, whatever will

be, will be”9 According to14 “Young Frankenstein”

role15 “Evil” Bush grouping16 Alarming sound17 Daily output from a

huge dairy?19 Not a liquid or a gas20 Deep fissure21 Virginia and West

Virginia22 Kidney bean23 “A Walk in the Clouds”

star Reeves24 Animal shelter25 Laugh track alternative28 Arson aftermath31 Pilgrim settler John32 Neither’s partner33 Comedy teams, usually34 Building’s story35 Helen of Troy’s mother36 Bird on the Australian

Coat of Arms37 Thinks ahead38 Elaborate parties39 Certain piercing41 Lobster eater’s protector42 Gives off, as light43 Pursued academically

(with “in”)47 The best dressed men in

church, often49 Military operation’s start50 Commerce pact that

went into effect in 199451 Volkswagen dealer’s

faithful companion?52 Start for “wear,”

“stand” or “study”53 ___ B’rith54 Homer Simpson’s hang-

out55 Spacek of “Carrie”56 It’s underfoot57 Calls Tim “Jim,” e.g.

DOWN1 Sell, as an idea for a TV

show

2 Athenian marketplace3 “Table for one” type4 Is a breadwinner5 Delilah’s victim6 Be among the real7 Aggravate8 “... ___ what you can do

for your country” (JFK)9 What the celibate do10 Joe Orton play

“Entertaining Mr. ___”11 Underground place to

meet your friends?12 Albany-to-Buffalo canal13 1975 and 1976 World

Series champs18 Confronts21 Meal with a Haggadah

reading23 Compliments, as to the

chef25 “I knew it all ___!”26 Concluding passage, in

music27 Geological time spans28 Arabian port29 Shoving match?30 Fraternity for students

with barely passinggrades?

31 Hale Sr. and Jr.34 Emulates a

butterfly35 “Rent”

inspiration37 Early part of

a big race?38 Boy’s doll40 Hams it up41 Girl’s doll43 It may be

forged orprecious

44 Palindromichelicopterpart

45 Swiss mathematicianLeonhard

46 Slip cover?47 Antelopes with beards48 Punjabi princess49 Greek founder of the

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Ten of Pentacles –Finances are in foc ‑us. You need to planyour money better.Itʼs not that there isa dearth of moneyor that you need tocut corners. Plan!

Seven of Pentacles –Improve your skill setby taking up a work‑shop or a lear n ing pro‑gramme. It will addvalue to yo ur CV andyou will also begin tosee the big picture.

Two of Wands – Youmay be feeling frus‑trated that nothing ismoving quite as peryour plan. Donʼt getimpatient. Stay withthe plan and it willeventually work out.

ARIES TAURUS GEMINIARIESYou will get the works done with slow andsteady approach. Businessmen will see aphenomenal growth and financial positionwill be beyond expectations. Wastefulexpenditures are ruled out.

CANCER

LIBRABusiness will go smooth , steady andprofitable. Your skills will be exposed.You will befriend socially famous per‑sonalities. Avoid unwanted travel. Youwill be cheerful.

CAPRICORNWorks which were held up will get activat‑ed and get completed smoothly. You willrectify the mistakes committed in the busi‑ness and ratify them so that transactionstake place smoothly.

TAURUSYou will implement the biggest plans andsucceed. Works which were held up, pickup speed and end in a fast pace. In yourtrade or job, you will gain the top slot.Financial inflow will be steady.

LEOFriends will help you to bring a growth inyour business and you too will be very cor‑dial with them. You will also diversify intovarious fields and gain good profits. Yourimportance in the family will increase.

SCORPIOAvoid sharing your secrets blindly with allthe friends. Understand about the friends'characters first and then only share withthose wo are really serious in the friend‑ship.

AQUARIUSYour experience, knowledge and goodskills ensure that all the works aredone with perfection. . You will respectthe feelings of people working underyou.

GEMINIBusinessmen need to be more alert. Newinvestments should be done only afterweighing the pros and cons. Those whogave troubles to you will become inactive.Be cordial with parents.

VIRGOYou will take clear cut decisions whichwill bear fruit. Businessmen will plan andexpand their horizon. Business relatedtravels likely. Financial position willimprove.

SAGITTARIUSRemarkable growth is seen in your busi‑ness activities. Your social status is set toincrease. Your subordinates will be veryco‑operative and obey your instructions.Income will be beyond expectaions.

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Queen of Pentacles –Youʼre in too much of acomfort zone to try outthe new. How abo utstarting by ordering adish at a restaurant youhavenʼt tried before?

Six of Swords –Spend some time onsocial networkingand make contactwith long lost frien ‑ds. They will helpyou in unknown andunseen ways.

Page of Cups – Goodnews is on the way.Singles will not besingle for very long.Romance and mat‑ters of the heart arein focus.

CANCER LEO VIRGO

Judgement – Donʼtget impatient if youhavenʼt been able toachieve your short‑term goals. Re‑jigyour plans and workit out as per the newplan.

Two of Pentacles –Work‑life balance hasbeen going for a toss,mostly because a lotof commute ti m e iseating into yo ur day.Make the co mmutemore productive.

Two of Cups –Marriage, love affairsand romance willsuddenly come intoyour life and sweepyou off your feet. Itʼlllikely be an uncon‑ventional relationship.

LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS

Strength – You havecome up successfullyagainst all odds, andagain, you will beexp ected to do thesame. You have trem ‑endous inner strengthand will power.

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King of Swords – Yo ‑uʼre approaching pr ‑oblems in too mu chof an intellectual man ‑ner. Step back and tryto analyse it from theemotional angle, too.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY18, 201228Telly sitcoms, news and movie listingsChai Time

1400 Naadi Aadajanme1430 Pavitra1500 Movie1800 Sri Shanidevuni Mahimalu1830 Vasantha Kokila1900 Chinnari Pelli Kuturu1930 Anna Chellelu2000 Missamma 2030 Edureetha2100 Challenge 2200 CID2300 Challenge 0700 Silver Screen0730 Just For Fun0800 Ayurvedam0830 Chaganti Arunachala

Mahatyam0900 Bhale Chancele

1400 Kannavaari Kalalu1430 Maavichiguru1500 Sumangali1530 Movie 1800 Jai Shri Krishna1830 Shraavani Subramaniam1900 Mandhara1930 Auto Bharthi2000 No. 23, Mahalakshmi

Nivasam2030 Mogali Rekulu2100 Aparanji2130 Devatha2200 Mamathala Kovela2230 Anveshana2300 Gemini Vaarthalu0800 Gemini Talkies0830 Movie 1130 Aha Emi Ruchi1200 Jeevitha Chakram1230 Maa Inti Aada Paduchu1300 Chittemmaa 1330 Gorintaku

1400 Abhishekam1430 Aadade Aadharam1500 Antahpuram1530 Aakasa Ganga1600 Prema Mandiram1630 Jagadeeswari1700 Wow 1800 Devimahathyam1830 Puttadi Bomma1900 Kumkuma Rekha1930 Manasu Mamata2000 Chandra Mukhi2030 Bharyamani2100 Etv News2130 Adurs2245 Movie 0800 Subhamastu0830 Jeevana Jyothi0900 Movie 1130 Abhiruchi1230 Star Mahila

1400 Ardhangi 1430 Movie1800 Veera Naari Jhansi Laxmi

Bhai1830 Kalavari Kodallu1900 Chinna Kodalu1930 Pasupukunkuma2000 Muddu Bidda2030 Radha Kalyanam2100 Kanyadanam2130 Luckku Kickku 2230 Shree2300 Bindas2330 Latest Songs0800 Gopuram0830 Bhakti Samacharam0900 Sri Raghavendra Vybhavam0930 Ayurveda Jeevana

Vignanam 1000 Bindass1200 Mee Inti Vanta

‘Criss Angel Mindfreak’at 2300 Hrs on AXN

1415 CSI - Crime SceneInvestigation

1510 Wipeout 21605 Flipping Out 1700 The Voice1800 Reaper 1900 Nz Smashes Guinness

World Records2000 Sports Crash2100 Minute To Win It 2200 Wipeout 22300 Criss Angel Mindfreak 0900 Sky Teleshopping0930 Criss Angel Mindfreak 0955 Infomercial/5 Min1000 Criss Angel Mindfreak 1025 Infomercial/5 Min1030 Flipping Out 1130 Sports Crash1225 The Voice1320 Criss Angel Mindfreak

‘Haar Jeet’ at 2230 Hrs onIMAGINE1400 Haar Jeet 1500 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1600 Haar Jeet 1700 Dharampatni 1730 Sawaare Sabke Sapne –

Preeto 1800 Beendh Banuga Ghodi

Chadhunga 1830 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 1900 Haar Jeet 1930 Mahima Shani Dev Ki 2000 Dwarkadheesh - Bhagwan

Shri Krishn2030 Sawaare Sabke Sapne –

Preeto2100 Beendh Banuga Ghodi

Chadhunga2130 Dharampatni 2200 Baba Aisa Varr Dhoondo 2230 Haar Jeet2300 Dharampatni

‘Bade Achhe Lagte Hai’ at2230 Hrs on SONY

1400 Saas Bina Sasuraal1430 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1500 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge1600 CID1800 Saas Bina Sasuraal1830 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai1900 Crime Patrol - Dastak2000 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge2045 Dekha Ek Khwaab2130 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti

Kuchh Meethi2200 Saas Bina Sasuraal2230 Bade Achhe Lagte Hai2300 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge0730 Sky Star Advertising0900 Adaalat1100 Crime Patrol - 11200 Kuch Toh Log Kahenge1245 Dekha Ek Khwaab1330 Parvarrish - Kuchh Khatti

Kuchh Meethi

‘[V] Humse Hai Life’ at1930 Hrs on CHANNEL [V]

1400 [V] Vignettes1430 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1500 [V] Humse Hai Life1530 [V] Trailers1600 [V] Zabardast Hits1800 [V] Fresh Songs1830 [V] Humse Hai Life1900 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance1930 [V] Humse Hai Life2000 [V] My Big Decision2130 [V] Trailers2155 [V] Fresh Songs2200 [V] Steal Ur Girlfriend2300 [V] Humse Hai Life2330 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance2355 [V] Fresh Songs0700 [V] Trailers0730 [V] Zabardast Hits0800 [V] Mind Blasting

Mornings1100 [V] Fresh Songs1200 [V] D3 Dil Dosti Dance

‘Business Tonight’ at 2100Hrs only on ET NOW1400 The F And O Show1430 Closing Trades1530 Tomorrow's Trades1600 Business Day1730 Markets Tomorrow1800 Rush Hour1830 Brand Equity Special1900 Global Business Report1930 Business Express2000 Business First2030 Markets Tomorrow2100 Business Tonight2200 Top 10 At102230 Leaders Of Tomorrow2300 Starting Up0900 First Trades1000 Hot Stocks1100 Buy Now Sell Now - The

Stock Game1130 Buy Now Sell Now1200 Market Sense1300 Business Day1330 Markets Now

‘The Game’ at 1930 Hrsonly on TIMES NOW

1300 News Now At11330 News Now1800 6 Pm1830 Live Report1900 Primetime1930 The Game2000 News Now At 82030 Live Report2100 The Newshour2200 The Newshour - Plus2230 E Now2300 News Now At 110800 The Morning News0900 News Now1200 Live Report1230 News Now

‘Mumbai Meri Jaan’ at1400 Hrs on ZOOM

1400 Movie - Mumbai Meri Jaan 1730 Star Bonanza1800 Letz Go!1900 Planet Bollywood News1930 Link'd2000 Zabar 102030 My Playlist2130 Link'd2200 B - Tonite2230 Style Strip2300 Bollywood Bonanza0700 Fresh Mornings0800 Red Carpet0805 Fresh Mornings1100 Zoom Box1200 Garma Garam1300 Planet Bollywood News1330 Zabar 10

‘In Plain Sight’ at 2100 Hrson ZEE CAFE

1400 Scrubs1430 $H*! My Dad Says1500 In Plain Sight1600 Parenthood1700 Scrubs1730 $H*! My Dad Says1800 E News 1900 The Tonight Show With Jay

Leno 2000 Scrubs2030 America's Funniest Home

Videos2100 In Plain Sight2200 Parenthood2300 Scrubs2330 Keeping Up With The

Kardashians0800 In Plain Sight0900 Parenthood1000 Scrubs1030 America's Funniest Home

Videos1100 In Plain Sight1200 Parenthood1330 America's Funniest Home

Videos

‘The Simpsons’ at 2030Hrs on STAR WORLD1400 Supernatural 1500 Combat Hospital 1600 The Big Bang Theory 1630 The Simpsons 1700 The Shield 1800 Supernatural 1900 Love2 Hate U2000 Two And A Half Men 2030 The Simpsons 2100 Supernatural 2200 The Shield 2300 The Big Bang Theory 2330 Two And A Half Men 0700 The Shield 0800 Las Vegas 0900 Charlie’s Angels 1000 The Shield 1100 Love2 Hate U1200 Two And A Half Men 1230 The Simpsons 1300 The Big Bang Theory 1330 Friends

‘Na Aana Is Des Laado’ at2300 Hrs on COLORS

1400 Parichay 1430 Balika Vadhu 1500 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 1530 Uttaran 1600 Phulwa 1630 Parichay 1700 Sasural Simar Ka 1730 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 1800 Uttaran 1830 Balika Vadhu 1900 Hawan 1930 Sasural Simar Ka 2000 Balika Vadhu 2030 Veer Shivaji 2100 Phulwa 2130 Parichay 2200 Uttaran 2230 Na Bole Tum Na Maine

Kuch Kaha 2300 Na Aana Is Des Laado 2330 Balika Vadhu

‘Man Woman Wild’ at1900 Hrs on DISCOVERY 1400 Haunting1600 Swords1700 Man Woman Wild1800 Wild Discovery1900 Man Woman Wild2000 Virus Hunters2100 Man Vs Wild2200 Swords2300 Desire & Pleasure

Decoded1000 Virus Hunters1100 Man Woman Wild1200 I Should'nt Be Alive1300 Wild Discovery

‘Chidiya Ghar’ at 2100 Hrson SAB

1400 Taarak Mehta Ka OoltahChashmah

1430 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya1500 Lapataganj1530 F.I.R.1600 Chidiya Ghar1630 Gutur Gu1700 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah

Chashmah1830 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya1900 Chidiya Ghar1930 Lapataganj2000 Chintu Chinky Aur Ek Badi

Si Love Story2030 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah

Chashmah2100 Chidiya Ghar2130 R. K. Laxman Ki Duniya2200 Lapataganj2230 F.I.R.2300 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah

Chashmah2330 Chidiya Ghar0800 Teleshopping0830 Religious Programmes0900 Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah

Chashmah

MOVIES OF THE DAY AND OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

‘Pratigya’ at 2230 Hrs onSTAR PLUS1400 Sapnon Se Bharey Naina1500 Survivor India - Highlight1530 Diya Aur Bati Hum1600 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

Behnaa Hai1630 Sasuraal Genda Phool1700 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1730 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam

Doon1800 Survivor India - Highlight1830 Ruk Jana Nahin1900 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya1930 Sasuraal Genda Phool2000 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam

Doon2030 Ek Hazaaron Mein Meri

Behnaa Hai2100 Diya Aur Bati Hum2130 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai2200 Navya2230 Mann Ki Awaaz… Pratigya2300 Maryaada ... Lekin Kab Tak?

Mrs. Kaushik KiPaanch BahueinStoryline - The family comesto know about Ria’s preg-nancy, & they are all delight-ed, BS wants to go to thetemple, everyone leaves forthe mandir leaving Dulaarito look after the house.

‘Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch Bahuein’at 2200 Hrs on ZEE TV

Storyline - Love is in the airfor Monia and Aakash!Monia will be seen gleam-ing with happiness. She willbe making plans for a sur-prise Birthday Party forAakash.

‘Dekha Ek Khwaab’ at 2045 Hrs onSONY

Dekha EkKhwaab

‘Food Detectives’ at 2130Hrs on DISCOVERYSCIENCE

‘Galileo Extreme’ at 2030Hrs on BIG CBS PRIME1430 Jerry Springer1530 Aspire1600 Survivor 1700 Bellator1800 Galileo Extreme1900 Defenders2000 Entertainment Tonight2030 Galileo Extreme2100 Survivor 2200 Jerry Springer2300 Defenders0700 Big Wheels0730 Aspire0800 Galileo Extreme0900 Survivor 1000 Bellator1100 Jerry Springer1200 Aspire1230 Entertainment Tonight1300 Galileo Extreme1330 Defenders

1400 Junkies1430 Mythbusters1530 Discovery Science Classics1630 Sci Fi Science1700 One Step Beyond1730 Futureweapons1830 Best Of Discovery Science1930 How Do They Do It?2030 Ultimate Cars2100 Deconstructed2130 Food Detectives2200 Deconstructed2230 Heavy Metal Task Force2330 Industrial Revelations1030 Sci Fi Science1100 One Step Beyond1130 Mythbusters1230 Best Of Discovery Science1330 How Do They Do It?

1400 Cradle 2 The Grave1555 10,000 Bc1800 The Assassination Of Jesse

James By The Coward RobertFord

2100 Star Trek - First Contact 2310 Star Trek - Nemesis0850 Friends 0920 The New Adventures Of Old

Christine 0950 Nikita1040 Star Trek - First Contact 1245 Star Trek - Nemesis

1415 Legend Of The Fist - The ReturnOf Chen Zhen

1630 Tremors 3 - Back To Perfection1845 Dragonfly2100 Sharktopus2300 The Final Destination 0800 Treasure Guards1000 Dragonfly 1210 The American

‘Hitler Didi’ at 2000 Hrs onZEE TV1400 Hitler Didi1430 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1500 Afsar Bitiya1530 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli1600 Pavitra Rishta1630 Dance India Dance1800 Hitler Didi1830 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein1900 Afsar Bitiya1930 Choti Bahu 22000 Hitler Didi2030 Yahaaan Main Ghar Ghar

Kheli2100 Pavitra Rishta2130 Ram Milaye Jodi2200 Mrs. Kaushik Ki Paanch

Bahuein2230 Bhagonwali2300 Afsar Bitiya

‘The Final Destination’ at 2300 Hrs on HBO

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201229The games people playPlaying Field

TO ALI, WITH GLOVE

Eleven-year-old AbdulRahman wakes up at 5in the morning. He thengets ready and goes to

the LB stadium with his fatherand brother Habeeb urRahman. He stretches and runs10 rounds around the LB stadi-um punctuating it with a cou-ple of short breaks. After a ses-sion of body weight exercises,he puts on his boxing glovesand spars for half an hour —sometimes with his brother,sometimes with boxers who aretwice or thrice in size and age.

His inspiration: MohammedAli.

“The Greatest” boxer of alltime turns 70 today. He is not inthe news as he once was for hisquick fists and quicker wit, butthe legend is very much alive,not just inspiring many whodon the glove, but one and allfrom every walk of life.

Young Abdul Rahman hasbeen doing well for himself. Hehas two gold and silver medalsat the state level and a bronzeat a recently ended nationalschool competition at Delhi.“He could have gone on to winthe gold, but the refereeing wasprejudiced and poor. But that’s

okay. He has time,” said Khaleelur Rahman, Abdul Rahman’sfather.

Khaleel, a keen sportsenthusiast, recalls AbdulRahman as a very quick boy.“He was fast at everything —running, playing and at timeswhen he fights with his broth-er.”

Khaleel when young haddreamed of pursuing somesport, but could not. “I haddecided that my boys will beallowed to pursue any interestof theirs and when I saw Maas(Abdul Rahman) and his broth-er had the aptitude in them, I

enrolled them for boxing.”Everyone at the boxing hall

likes Abdul Rahman. OnMonday, at practice, when hisbrother was a little late inputting on his gloves, AbdulRahman was already in the ringsparring with an Army boxer,who had graciously obligedwhen he saw that the boy waswithout a sparring partner. Itwas amusing to watch the Armyman back off and dodge thepersistent attacks of the littleboy jabbing and hooking — notexactly “flying like a butterflyand stinging like a bee”, butmore like Sonic the Hedgehog

when moving and Woody theWoodpecker when punching.And when the senior boxertapped gently on AbdulRahman’s head or cheek, hesurged forth and counteredwith double the zeal.

Getting Abdul Rahman to sitand talk is hard. You smile athim, he returns it in a flash. Youask him something, he quipsand hops off and it takes some-time before he settles down forthe next question. It is needlessto ask him what he wants to be,but when asked he says,“Boxer,” in a tone that sounded,“How obvious!”

Many of the boxers whocome here like Mike Tyson: it isnatural because he was the bestwhen most these guys weregrowing up. When you asksome of the Army boxers, ifthey knew Ali, they say, “Yes”.Have you seen his fights? “No,but we know him from the pic-tures (two — a. Ali glaring downon a floored Sonny Liston; b. Alipunching George Foreman)pasted on the wall here.”

But Abdul Rahman and hisbrother Habeeb ur Rahman likeAli. They have seen videos ofhis fights. What do they likebest of Ali’s style? “His quickslips, blocks and lightning-fastpunches,” the brothers said.Too good an answer from twothat’s so young, but goodenough to ensure the legendlives on.

TRIPOLI: Sofiyan al-Bassarswings his right fist and deliversa blow to the face of his rival,splitting his lower lip and knock-ing him off balance before rush-ing in to try to finish him off.

“Stop! Stop!” yells a stockyman as he pulls the 23-year-oldback.

Bassar and his opponentRamzi Abdulhadi al-Haji are notmembers of rival militias fight-ing on the streets of Tripoli, butthey are among the first enthusi-astic young men to join a newlyopened boxing club in the city.

Boxing, considered as a “sav-age” sport and banned since

1979 by former Libyan leaderMoamer Kadhafi, is making acomeback in the North Africancountry after the strongman’souster and death.

The club, which is still to benamed, operates from whatused to be a regular meetingplace of Kadhafi diehards to dis-cuss the dictator’s “Green Book”,a collection of his political, eco-nomic and social teachings.

“This is our fitting reply tothe dead tyrant. We arerelaunching the sport which welove, but he hated, from one ofhis own places,” the stocky man,coach Dris Ali Mohammed, tellsAFP. “Kadhafi banned boxingbecause he thought it to be asavage sport. But he had noproblems hanging and killingpeople in Abu Slim (prison inTripoli). No wonder he waskilled by our boys,” saysMohammed.

Kadhafi was killed onOctober 20 in a fierce battle athis hometown of Sirte, endingan eight-month conflict againsthis regime which erupted inFebruary last year.

Tens of thousands of youngand old Libyans took up arms tofight his diehards, eventuallyending his 42 years of iron-fistedrule.

Libyapunches outmemories of a tyrant

Abdul Rahman (right) in a sparring session with his brother Habeeb ur Rahman

Rajesh Ravindranrajesh.r@postnoon.com

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Abdur Rahman was not even born when Muhammad Ali was at the helm of boxing. Butthat has not stopped the young boxer from drawing inspiration from The Greatest

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January 16 – January 29

MELBOURNE: Belgium's KimClijsters and Chinese star Li Na

blazed into the AustralianOpen's third round on

Wednesday to lie just one winaway from a rematch of last

year's final.Li stormed through when she

beat Australian wildcard OliviaRogowska 6-2, 6-2 on the centre

court, before Clijsters demol-ished France's Stephanie Foretz

Gacon 6-0, 6-1 in just 47 min-utes.

Clijsters beat Li in the final ofthe Australian Open last year andall eyes have been on their possi-

ble fourth-round showdown,although the Belgian insisted she

hadn't looked that far ahead."In the media people alwaysstart to talk about the future,

quarter-final, semi-final, a toughthird, fourth round coming up

before the tournament evenstarts," she said.

"I don't like to waste myenergy on those kind of

thoughts, because I can use allthat focus on whatever match I

have coming up next."Clijsters' next match is

against Daniela Hantuchova,who beat Ukraine's Lesia

Tsurenko 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, but themanner in which she destroyed

Foretz Gacon makes her a hotfavourite against the 20th-seed-

ed Slovakian.The defending champion

had started slowly in her winover Portugese qualifier Maria

Joao Koehler on Monday, but shewas switched on right from thestart against Foretz Gacon, rac-

ing through the first set in just 22minutes.

The Frenchwoman finallyheld serve at the start of the sec-

ond set, but that was her onlysuccess as Clijsters sped away

with the match.Clijsters was so dominant

that Foretz Gacon only won 24points in the match, 13 of those

coming from the Belgian'sunforced errors.

Kim, Li blaze into R3 TALK ON COURTThere are issues, admitsMen’s Tour chiefMELBOURNE: Men's tour chief BradDrewett on Wednesday admitted therewere "frustrations" among tennis playersbut played down swirling talk of a strikeafter several spoke out over pay and con-ditions. He was speaking after rumoursspread of a rumours and a brief riftbetween Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.

Four-time champFedex gets walkover

Alejandro Falla of Colombiagestures after victory in his men'ssingles match against Mardy Fishof the US.

A young tennis fan holds up a signsaying "I love you" at LesiaTsurenko-Daniela Hantuchovasecond round match.

COURTING ON COURT

MELBOURNE: Four-time championRoger Federer was awarded a walkover inthe Australian Open's second roundWednesday when his opponent, Germany'sAndreas Beck, withdrew with a lower backinjury. The third seed from Switzerland willface either Croatia's Ivo Karlovic orArgentine Carlos Berlocq in round 3.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201231The games people playPlaying FieldSNIPPETS

Warne loses cool overunruly cyclistsMELBOURNE: Cricket great ShaneWarne on Wednesday hit out at “antagonis-tic” cyclists after a road rage incident thathe reported to police. In a Twitter rant lateTuesday, the spin-king said a cyclist hadgrabbed on to the back of his car for a freeride as he headed home from a training ses-sion at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Thenat a change of traffic lights, he said the manrode past and hit the bonnet with his hand.“I yell, ‘hey buddy what the hell are youdoing’?” Warne tweeted. The cyclist thenpulled up in front of his car, halting traffic,and abused the cricketer, Warne said. The42-year-old, who has called for mandatoryregistration for cyclists, told reportersWednesday that he was fed up with the atti-tude of some riders.

James, Bosh star inMiami Heat’s winMIAMI: LeBron James had 33 pointsand 10 assists and Chris Bosh scored 30points as the Miami Heat rallied from a17-point first half deficit to beat the SanAntonio Spurs 120-98 on Tuesday. MikeMiller had 14 points off the bench for theHeat who had a dismal first half andtrailed 63-49 at halftime. “Once we gotback to playing defence we were able toturn the game around,” James said. “Wewant to protect our home court. We didn’thave a good road trip so to come homeafter nine days on the road is nice. This isgreat start for us.” The win snapped a sea-son-high three game losing streak forMiami who went 2-3 on their road swing.They play eight of their next nine games athome. Danny Green scored a team high 20points and Tony Parker finished with 18points for the Spurs.

CalmbeforeThe Fall?

DHONI

NEW DELHI: Less than a yearafter being hailed as India’sgreatest cricket captain,Mahendra Singh Dhoni findshis head on the block afteranother woeful Test seriesabroad.

The 30-year-old could do nowrong when he led India toWorld Cup glory at home inApril last year, his second bigsuccess as skipper after winningthe inaugural World Twenty20in 2007.

He now presides over a dis-integrating Test team that haslost seven consecutive Tests onforeign soil, four of them by aninnings and the rest by margins

of 196, 319 and 122 runs.After 67 Tests and 3,509

runs, some say Dhoni barelymerits a place in the team anymore.

“The need is to find a newcaptain from beneath thewreckage. Dhoni is no longerthe answer in Test cricket,” for-mer Australian skipper IanChappell wrote in theHindustan Times on Tuesday.

Dhoni made 220 runs infour Tests in England last year atan average of 31.40 and hasmanaged just 102 runs in threematches in Australia at 20.40.

India, ranked the world’s topTest side until they were

blanked 4-0 in England, will slipto fourth place if they lose thefourth and final Test againstAustralia in Adelaide next weekin another series whitewash.

Current form suggests theywill lose, and lose heavily.

Dhoni won’t be playing,having been banned by theInternational Cricket Councilfor one match for slow over-rates during the third Test inPerth, his second offence in thelast 12 months.

Ex-captains Kapil Dev andSourav Ganguly have gone onrecord to say they feel Dhonineeds a quick turnaround tosecure his place as Test skipper,

while stressing his position atthe helm in one-day cricket isnot in doubt.

Batting great Sunil Gavaskarsupports Dhoni’s retention asTest captain — but only becausethere is no suitable replace-ment.

“The team won’t miss him asa batsman,” Gavaskar said,reacting to Dhoni’s ban fromthe Adelaide Test. “But as a lead-er he will be missed despite thefact that his record is not good.

“At the moment, I can’t thinkof anyone who is good enoughto take over from Dhoni,”Gavaskar told NDTV.

Udonis Haslem No. 40 of the MiamiHeat dunks during his game againstthe San Antonio Spurs.

SYDNEY: David Warner sayshe should be fit for the fourthTest against India after sufferingdizzy spells when hit in thehead during his stunning 180 inAustralia’s thrashing of thetourists in Perth.

The explosive opener,whose knock earned him com-parisons to left-handed battinggreat Adam Gilchrist, was thecatalyst for Australia’s inningsand 37-run win at the WACAGround on Sunday, with a 69-ball century.

He took a blow to headwhich led to the worrying dizzyspells but the 25-year-old saidhe was confident of lining up at

the Adelaide Oval when thefourth Test begins on Tuesday.

“I think I’m over it,” Warnertold reporters on Wednesday.

“It’s a day-by-day thing. I’vegot to speak to Alex(Kountouris) about how I’mfeeling,” he added, referring tothe team physiotherapist.

Warner’s fit for fourth testDUBAI: Pakistani off-spinnerSaeed Ajmal brushed asidesuspicions over his bowlingaction after wrecking Englandwith career-best figures of 7-55on the opening day of the firstTest here on Tuesday. The 34-year-old, whose claims tounveil a mystery delivery hecalled teesra (the third one)surrounded the build-up ofthe three-Test series, helpedPakistan bundle out Englandfor 192 on a slow turning pitchat Dubai Stadium. Pakistanfinished the day on 42-0, trail-ing by 150 runs. “I am just focusing on mybowling,” said Ajmal.

My action is OK, says Ajmal

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 201232The games people playPlaying Field

LONDON: Mark Hughes registeredthe first win of his reign at QueensPark Rangers on Tuesday as thePremier League strugglers endedtheir 11-year FA Cup jinx to beat MKDons 1-0.

A powerful Danny Gabbidon head-er settled a scrappy game at LoftusRoad, with QPR now advancing to adream tie against west London neigh-bours Chelsea in the fourth roundlater this month.

But Rangers, who had forced areplay with a late equaliser in the firstmeeting between the clubs, weremade to work all the way for a winwhich exposed the scale of the taskfacing new manager Hughes.

Gabbidon’s winner came againstthe run of play on 73 minutes, theWelsh defender rising to meet ShaunWright-Phillips’ corner with a firmheader which flew past Dons keeperDavid Martin.

It was the first time QPR havereached the FA Cup fourth roundsince 2001, and only the club’s secondhome win of the 2011/2012 campaign.

Elsewhere, relegation-threatenedPremier League side Bolton had littledifficulty in dispatching League Twooutfit Macclesfield, from the fourthtier of English football, with a 2-0 winat the Reebok Stadium.

QPR break FA Cup jinx

Milton Keynes Dons’ Shaun Williams (left) vies with QueensPark Rangers’ English striker Jay Bothroyd.