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DENMARK TAKES EUROVISION CROWN Eurovision, the most watched non-sporting event in the world, came to a close on Sunday, with the crowning of 20-year-old Denmark crooner Emmelie de Forest.

HYDERABAD’S FIRST COMPACT AFTERNOON NEWSPAPER

‘DIVINE INTERVENTION’ DAMNS TRADERS

Dying of anticipation The number of students ending their lives due to post-examination stress is increasing. Experts explain why.

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The properties of 70 business families are being taken away to save two places of worship.

AIDS at 30: ‘Cure’ on the horizon? At the Imagine the Future meet, scientists will pay tribute to the success of AIDS drugs and highlight steps being taken to develop a cure — once deemed an impossible goal. P8&9

Taylor Swift sweeps Billboard Music P25 Awards

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

city events

ROBO WORKSHOP

A workshop on robotics for children above the age of 9 will be held at Treasure House, Jubilee Hills from May 20 to May 25, 10 am to 1 pm.

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AROUND THE CITY: YOUR GUIDE TO THE TWIN CITIES Astronomy sessions Talks and practical sessions on basic astronomy by Dr Priya Hasan and Dr SN Hasan. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: May 25, 4.30 pm

WORKSHOPS

Carnival time Chota Bheem carnival that will feature solo dance, solo singing, fancy dress and drawing competitions will be held. Where: Inorbit Mall, Hitech City When: May 27

Pot painting Summer training camp for children in pot painting. Where: Shilparamam, Madhapur When: Till 20, 11 am to 1 pm and 2 pm to 4 pm. Contact: 97013-83359 Rock climbing Basic rock climbing programme by Adventure Club of Andhra Pradesh. Where: Moulali Dargah, Moula Ali When: Till May 22, 9 am. Contact: 99661-10844

DINING PATTERNS IN NATURE: A butterfly with beautiful blue dotted wings spotted in the City on Sunday. and 2 pm to 4 pm. Play pursuits Children’s theatre workshop by Samahaara. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: Till June 1, 5 pm to 7 pm

Behind the scene Script writing workshop by Sheel Where: Saptaparni, Banjara Hills When: From May 20 to May 24, 10.30 am to 12.30 pm

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Quilling Quilling workshop for beginners by Vee Papercraft. Where: Filmnagar Cultural Center, Banjara Hills. When: Till May 22, 10.30 am to 1 pm Sand art Summer camp in sand art for kids between the age of 6 and 16. Where: Shilparamam, Madhapur When: Till May 20, 11 am to 1 pm

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Cannes at Taj Cannes and French Riviera inspired menu. Where: Celeste, Taj Falaknuma Palace When: May 21 to May 28. Ocean’s Eleven Eleven of the finest prawns are on offer. Where: Lacantina, Novotel. When: Till May 31, 7 pm to 11 pm

SHOWS

Solar power Solar power professional workshop by Gujarat Energy Research and Management Institute. Where: The Square Hyderabad, Begumpet When: May 20 to May 25, 9 am. Mehandi magic A mehandi workshop is on. Where: Shilparamam, Madhapur When: Till May 20, 11 am to 1 pm and 2 pm

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Stand-up comedy A stand up comedy contest by Punchline Comics will be held. It aims at promoting the art of Stand up and seeking upcoming talent in the field. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: May 24, 7.30 pm Contact: 78292-78278 Puppet play Shadow puppet play Anandapuram

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will be held. Where: Lamakaan, Banjara Hills When: May 25, 7 pm Relations and Reflections Paintings of Shambu Prasad Reddy will be on display. Where: Iconart Gallery, Banjara Hills When: Till June 3

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Hanging in the balance Sonia Gandhi has asked the CM to apply the same principle that she did while dealing with Union ministers facing corruption changes.

RTI ACT

Six Central govt depts now on RTI portal

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HYDERABAD: The resigning of two CBI charge-sheeted ministers, home minister Sabita Indira Reddy and minister for R&B, Dharmana Prasad Rao, last evening has benumbed three other ministers of the six facing CBI probe into their alleged misuse of office in favour of late YS Rajaeskhara Reddy and his son

HYDERABAD: The latest development for the RTI Act is the inclusion of six Central government departments into its online portal designed to receive RTI pleas. While activists call this a bold development, some feel that this move has been long overdue for RTI queries related to State governmental departments also. The facility for filing RTI

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Jagan Mohan Reddy. Now party circles indicate it is only a matter of time before the party asks the three to quit. Highly placed sources told Postnoon from Delhi today that party president Sonia Gandhi

has given her directive clearly. No minister should remain in office after he or she is chargesheeted in a criminal case. Only Sabita and Dharmana have been charge-sheeted, while the other three ministers — Kanna Lakshminarayana, Ponnala Lakshmaiah and Dr J

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Geeta Reddy — are yet to be charge-sheeted. Of the six ministers, Mopidevi Venkataramana Rao has been in jail for over seven months. During a meeting with the CM, Sonia Gandhi asked him to apply the same principle as she did in the cases of the two Union

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ministers — PK Bansal and Aswani Kumar — who had to quit their posts following exposure of brazen corruption and immoral charges against them. Her direction is binding on State cabinet ministers too. The three ministers are currently away attending official programmes.

NATURE’S FURY A TV grab of damaged structures are seen on May 19, 2013 after a tornado ripped through Wellston, Oklahoma, in the United States. The US media reported that a powerful storm system churning through the US Midwest, spawned tornadoes on Sunday in the states of Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa, destroying homes and killing at least one person. AFP

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pleas to Central government departments has been extended to the ministry of home affairs; department of agriculture and co-operation; department of animal husbandry, dairy and fisheries; department of consumer affairs and department of food and public distribution. The Central government extended its services to training nodal officers, RTI cell officials and all NIC/IT officers. These departments will come under the online portal’s purview from May 22. The department has asked all RTI nodal officers to start uploading the list of details of all CPIOs/FAAs associated with the system and issue user names and passwords required for handling the online portal, at the earliest. “It speaks volumes about the amount of digital records ready to be open to the public. While it is certainly a great development, the same facility should be immediately extended to State governments,” says Raoji Brahmanand, a City based RTI activist.

CITY BRIEFS Tennis level-1 course by ITF in City

New chief justice for AP High Court: Sengupta

Chiru’s son-in-law with ‘favourite man’ Modi

TDP wants to speed up JNNURM housing

KTR threatens law suits against Raghunandan

nternational Tennis Federation (ITF) Level-1 ofﬁciating certiﬁcate school is being organised by Vasishta Tennis Academy at Carnival Club, Sainikpuri, Yapral under the auspices of All Indian Tennis Association (AITA) and Andhra Pradesh Lawn . For more details contact course coordinator JSK Reddy at 94400 87154.

ustice Kalyan Jyoti Sengupta will assume ofﬁce as chief justice of AP High Court on May 21. The Union government notiﬁed the appointment of the new Chief Justice, after the assent from President Pranabh Mukherjee. He has served as judge of the Calcutta High Court and a judge of the Uttarakhand High Court.

irish Bharadwaj, the estranged son-in-law of Union minister Chiranjeevi, surprised everyone, including AP BJP leaders, by going to Gujarat and meeting CM Narendra Modi. He presented a bouquet to Modi and got it widely published on Twitter. He wrote in his post, “With my most favourite man! What a day it was. Thank you sir.”

team of TDP corporators inspected the condition of the JNNURM houses constructed near Kukatpally and were surprised to ﬁnd that most of the ﬁxtures of these houses at Ellambanda were stolen even as people were awaiting their completion. They blamed the unwarranted delay of house construction for State of Affairs.

RS senior leader KT Rama Rao said that the party knew about the shifting loyalty of the suspended part man Raghunandan Rao. He said that Rao was a rank opportunist and threatened to ﬁle a defamation case against Rao as he continues to speak and throw mud at KCR and his party, thus making him land in trouble.

News MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 LAST YEAR... HERE Male sex abuse

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Girl beats up boyfriend in public for not marrying her

ast year we had reported that how city-based fashion designer Ganesh Nallari shared ﬂashes of his traumatic past in Satyammev Jayate’ television programme hosted by Bollywood actor Aamir Khan. Ganesh, who survived from child sexual abuse, had appealed to people not to assume gays were the victims of male child sexual abuse.

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NUMEROLOGY

Australia seized a record 23 tonnes of illicit drugs in 2011-2012 with arrests at a 10-year high. The officials warned the country had become a key target for traffickers.

The leadership development programme explores the critical connections between business strategy and performance measurement.

Zoo draws huge crowd Zoo authorities made extensive arrangements for basic necessities due to heavy influx of children. POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: reaking record of the recent times, the Nehru biological park (Hyderabad zoo) received well over 30,000 visitors in one day- on Sunday. The earlier highest was around 25,000. The officials said this may be because of summer vacation as children formed bulk of the visi-

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Uproar after misuse of GHMC scheme.Access to Hyderabad Golf Association was denied to common people after three lakes were given to it by AP Tourism department under GHMC’s adopt a lake scheme

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tors. Since the zoo made natural ambience, the flow of visitors had increased. So has the zoo’s revenue. The zoo will open to visitors at 10 am instead of the usual 8 am on May 21 and 22 due to walking test being conducted for forest range officer recruits.

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forced to take abortion pill as she got pregnant after the accused established sexual relations with her, promising to marry her, police said. The victim said she was in a relationship with the 25-yearold youth for last three years as he promised to marry her, police said. She also named the youth's father, uncle and sister in her complaint stating that they were also involved in making her believe that the accused would marry her if she cooperated with him, police said. The youth has been arrested and the matter is being probed, they said. PTI

FOUL PLAY

Abuse of chickens must stop! In a bid to stop abuse against chickens in stalls, People For Animals is organising an awareness campaign this week.

RTI new online portal: 6 new Central wings included RTI Act includes 6 new Central Government departments into its online portal designed to receive RTI queries online.

Tall talk from China is not enough. The Chinese Prime Minister Li Kequang has outlined a grand vision for a world led by a India and China, but skips all major bilateral disputes.

Revenue

Adults 21,364 Children 7,619 Cars 286

‘GHMC saves holy places by takeover of traders’ lands Over 70 business families of Tolichowki are set to lose property to save two places of worship while making ﬂyover.

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Total main gate collection ` 7,31,490

Textile industry in city has better amenities for staff City’s designers list the facilities they provide to workers and rule out a Bangladesh-like tragedy.

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MEERUT: A girl today thrashed a youth in public and handed him over to the police, lodging a complaint against him for establishing sexual relations with her on false promise of marriage, police said here. The 21-year-old girl stated in her complaint that she was

AMY ROSE THOMAS amyrose.t@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: A walk down the stretch in Bowenpally with ten chicken shops in a row is enough for anyone to lose their appetite. Chickens are brought sometimes upside down or at

other times cooped up in iron cages and kept under scorching heat where they wait for their turn to die. In a bid to stop this cruelty, People For Animals is organising an awareness campaign this week. Secretary of People For

Animals Vasanthi Vadi says, "It all started when we got a call from a person in Bowenpally. He stays near these chicken shops and he said that chickens stuffed inside iron cages are left outside the shops under the sizzling sun every day morning. “We can’t ourselves bear the heat for a minute then imagine the plight of these birds, which are cramped up inside this iron cage which will evidently heat up. If these birds are lucky they get to die on that day otherwise the same drill will be continued for the next day too. We are doing this campaign so that this practice can be stopped," she says. The campaign will include three sessions- awareness, support and implementation of the law. During the awareness session, shopkeepers will be given

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a gist of the law by the cops and GHMC officials. "Round baskets will be made available to shopkeepers so that they can buy them and use them instead of the iron cages. We intend to inspect them regularly to make sure that such practices are not continued further, we can take legal action against them," she says. Many times shopkeepers are seen grabbing chickens by their feet and carrying them hung upside down. This practice is illegal and one can move the court against such person. If you witness such incidents contact Vasanthi Vadi at 9849027601.

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Forsake men for holy places? The properties of 70 business families are being taken away to save two places of worship.

Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: For three generations, these people have been doing small businesses in Tolichowki. But now they find themselves helpless not only against the GHMC, but the very gods they prayed to all through. When the proposal for making a flyover was taken up, these people sighed in relief as only a small portion of their shops would be taken away. But the GHMC’s present stance for building ‘split flyover’ to save two places of worship en route was a bolt from the blue. The foundation for this ambitious project of the GHMC will be laid within a couple of days. But for P Gnaneshwar and his four sons who have been running a modest shop of auto spare parts for three generations, it is the

worst nightmare. “Our families completely depend on this business. Where should we go within a short notice? If god cannot protect us what is the use of places of worship?” said one of his sons. Shop owners say the corporation has submitted an affidavit to the High Court that it would

remove religious structures in a phased manner across the City. But the idea of ‘split flyover’ only indicates that the GHMC itself is protecting the structures. In the statement showing the details of religious structures, the two structures at Tolichowki Junction — 250 sq yards and 16 sq yards —

are listed for removal in Phase-III. “We are demanding the authorities reconsider the decision. When flyovers can accommodate religious structures elsewhere in the City, why not here?” says Masood Ahmed, who formed Tolichowki owners association. As authorities are proceeding for land acquisition as per ‘due process of law’, the businessmen who are being supported by Greater Hyderabad Residential Forum are keeping their fingers crossed. While the GO was passed on April 27, they are awaiting the final notice. For businessmen like Sheikh Qadir, fighting the high and mightly will only exhaust his limited resources. He will be losing his entire shop, but will have his house in the backyard. “I cannot spare time to go to the courts. We can only delay the process with our efforts, but cannot contain

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Officials engaged in land acquisition are of the opinion that with ‘due process of law’, unlike ‘Urgency clause’ the entire process will go smoothly. this problem.” “We shall be taking all precautions that no legal hurdles come along. Urgency clause only backfires. Given the ground situation, it provides scope for affected to approach court. By due process of law there we make sure that the project is not hit by legal tangles,” N Surya Kala, land acquisition officer.

STRANGERS IN THEIR OWN LAND

Left speechless by Alzheimer’s 35.6 When Alzheimer’s strikes, people’s ability to communicate in their second language often erodes rapidly.

THIBAULT JOURDAN feedback@postnoon.com TORONTO: The devastating effect of Alzheimer’s disease on bilingual people has been thrown into focus in Canada, where the sudden loss of a second language can leave sufferers feeling like strangers in their own country. Despite increasing evidence that bilingualism can actually delay the onset of dementia, those grappling with the ravages of the disease often find themselves isolated by the lack of essential services in their language of choice. When Alzheimer’s strikes,

people’s ability to communicate in their second language often erodes rapidly. Sylvie Lavoie told AFP she noticed a steady deterioration in her mother’s ability to speak English fluently after she was diagnosed with the disease. Her mother, Helene Tremblay-Lavoie, later took a test to measure her deterioration that provided conclusive evidence. She scored nine marks out of 30 for a test in English contrasted with 19 out of 30 for the same test in French. Lavoie told AFP: “Talking in French to my mother, I had not noticed that she had lost her English.

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“I noticed that she was speaking less and less English to my husband, who is anglophone, but I attributed that to the illness and fatigue.” However, when it came to finding a facility capable of caring for her mother, Lavoie discovered nothing was available in Toronto. She eventually found a spot in a French-speaking hospice in the town of Welland, near Niagara Falls. In response to the shortfall

of spaces, the Helene Tremblay-Lavoie Foundation was set up last year with the goal of creating long-term care for francophones. Guy Proulx, a professor at York University who specialises in the assessment and rehabilitation of cognitive disorders, cautioned that individuals who had been bilingual since childhood were less likely to lose the use of their second language. Nearly 90 per cent of francophones in Toronto are in relationships with non-francophones. The aim is to ensure these people can stay together when the disease strikes. AFP

The number of people worldwide who are suffering from dementia as of 2010.

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are the number of new cases of dementia reported each year, implying that there is a new case of dementia somewhere in the world every four seconds.

90%

of the cases of Alzheimer’s go undetected, suggested a study in India. In high-income countries, only 20-25 per cent of dementia cases are recognised.

NATION BRIEFS Six killed in road accident

HC: Can’t remove Lilavati trustee till June 13

Badal case dismissal challenged

NRIs extend support to Kejriwal's party

Food poisoning: Over 80 DMK workers in hosp

MUZAFFARNAGAR: At least six persons, including four women, were killed when a car collided with a truck near Shambhala village on Khatima-Panipat highway, about 30 km from here. The incident took place yesterday evening when the victims were on the way to the district from Mawana town, deputy SP Jagatram Joshi told reporters today.

MUMBAI: In a temporary relief, the Bombay High Court has restrained the charity commissioner's ofﬁce from removing the name of Pramod Mehta, trustee, Lilavati Hospital, from the Trust register until June 13. The order was passed by Justice Nitin Jamdar, who heard a petition ﬁled by Mehta challenging the April 5 order of the JCC.

WASHINGTON: A US-based Sikh group today said that it will challenge the decision of an American district court last week to dismiss alleged human rights violations case against Punjab chief minister Parkash Singh Badal. The Sikh for Justice (SFJ) had ﬁled the case of alleged human rights violations against Badal last year.

CHICAGO: A group of IndianAmericans from as many as 20 cities held a meeting in Chicago over the weekend and extended full support to the political movement being spearheaded by Arvind Kejriwal. Indian-American supporters of Kejriwal said non-residents have a crucial role to play in the political movement.

ERODE: A total of 82 DMK members were admitted to the Erode Government Hospital with symptoms of food poisoning after they consumed chicken biryani at a party meeting here, police said today. The meeting was organised by DMK district secretary NKKP Raja yesterday in connection with organisational polls in the district.

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Li gives grand speech, says little on core disputes Expresses hope that ‘both sides increase mutual strategic trust’. NEW DELHI: India is an “important neighbour”, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday while stressing that the main aim of his visit was to increase areas of mutual interest and intensify co-operation. “India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my AROUND THE

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current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” Li said outside Rashtrapati Bhavan in the presence of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. “Combined population of India and China account for a third of humanity. Development and prosperity of the world can-

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh talks with his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in New Delhi on Sunday.

not happen without simultaneous development of India and China,” the Chinese premier

added. He hoped that during this visit “both sides increase mutual strategic trust”.

EDUCATION

Harvard B-school hosts executive programme POSTNOON NEWS feedback@postnoon.com MUMBAI: For senior executives who want to be ahead in their game, Harvard Business School (HBS) is hosting an executive education programme in Mumbai from May 27 to 30 at the HBS classroom Taj Lands End.

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where the school previously offered programmes, the new space replicates the classrooms on the school’s Boston campus, giving participants and students a true Harvard learning experience.

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According to authorities, this new programme will examine the strategies and governance systems that successful companies use to manage costs and improve performance. This new programme — which is well suited for senior executives with planning, control and accounting responsibilities — presents an integrated framework for creating corporate values, improving enterprise performance and expanding market share across Asia and the globe. “As India’s business environment continues to evolve, HBS continues to expand its ability to explore ground breaking practices, shares its time-honoured teaching methods with new audiences and brings its global research to bear on the challenges facing executives doing business in the region,” said VG Narayanan, Thomas D Casserly, Jr Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. The participants will learn how to manage operational and strategic risks and implement performance evaluation systems that drive results.

Li added that his talks with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday night were “productive”. “Today’s talks will be more bountiful. Can guarantee you when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh comes to China, there will be banner headlines welcoming him,” he said with a smile. The Chinese leader arrived in India Sunday on his first overseas tour since he took office in March. On Monday, both sides are to hold formal talks. Li is heading an 80-member delegation that includes Foreign Minister Wang Yi. On Tuesday, he will go to Mumbai, from where he will go to Pakistan, Switzerland and Germany. Li had last visited India 27 years ago as the head of a youth delegation and has said he has fond memories of that trip. IANS

Defamation case filed against Lalu PATNA: Bihar’s ruling JD-U legislator Sanjay Singh Monday filed a defamation case against RJD chief Lalu Prasad for allegedly using unparliamentary language against him. Sanjay Singh, who is also JD-U spokesperson, filed the defamation case against the former Bihar CM in the Patna civil court. AROUND THE

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Lalu Prasad had allegedly described Sanjay Singh and another JD-U leader Sanjay Jha as “alsatian” at his Parivartan Rally in the Bihar capital last week. Lalu had launched a scathing attack against CM Nitish Kumar for rampant corruption, bribery and rising incidents of rape in the state and said he would throw him out of power in the next elections. IANS

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WORKPLACE NEW DELHI: Facebook chief operating officer Sheryl Sandberg said in an interview published Saturday that it’s OK for women to cry at work, share emotions and be honest about their femininity. Sandberg shot to global fame after her the publication of her best-selling book Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead, which talks about women’s career struggles and advises women to “lean in” to reach their potential. It has drawn bouquets from

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admirers for articulating a new modern feminist vision and brickbats from critics who say her lofty position has made her out-oftouch with the personal cost of combining career and family. In an interview with India’s Mint business daily, the 43-year-old admitted, “I cry at work,” adding

employers to say, “I am here to support you,” she said. The question of whether women can “have it all” in terms of pursuing careers and raising families is “very problematic”, added Sandberg, who got $26.2 million in salary, bonus and shares last year from the US social networking giant. Men never face such questions because society assumes they can have both professions and children, she said. APF

women are not “one type of person Monday through Friday” and “then a different person in the nights and weekend.” “I think we are all of us emotional beings and it’s okay for us to share that emotion at work,” said Facebook’s number two, who was named in Time magazine’s 2013 list as one of the 100 most influential people in the world. It is necessary to talk about gender-related issues honestly in the workplace, and a need for

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TRS renegade Raghunandan Rao’s artillery fire at party chief KCR and TRS has put the party in dire straits.

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Suspended leader M Raghunandan Rao has announced that he will file a PIL in AP HC requesting to launch a CBI probe into the corruption allegations he made.

HYDERABAD: The recent suspension of TRS Medak district president M Raghunandan Rao (in pic) from the party has generated disturbing waves in the party, which is already struggling to consolidate its position in the region keeping in mind the next General Elections. What is worrying the party leaders most is the aggressive attack launched by the suspend-

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ed leader against TRS president K Chandrasekhara Rao and his family members. Rao not only publicly alleged that both the TRS president and his nephew, T Hareesh Rao, resorted to extortion from various industrialists and companies in the name of separate Telangana, but also insists that he has foolproof evidence to prove it. Rao met several top police officers of the State including

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DGP V Dinesh Reddy, and requested them to launch a probe. The continuous attack of the suspended leader has put the entire party on the back foot. No senior party leader reacted to the allegations made by Rao. Keeping these developments in mind, KCR’s family members, MLAs KTR and T Hareesh Rao, sprang into action and launched a counter-attack against the suspended leader.

Both denied the allegations. Going a step further, KTR blamed the media for giving the issue much hype.

TROUBLE AHEAD The actual worries of the TRS seem to have doubled after Rao’s announcement that he would file a public interest litigation (PIL) in AP High Court requesting to launch a CBI probe into the corruption allega-

NEW DELHI: An advanced digital breast cancer detecting machine with the capability to see the lesions in breasts with much more clarity than ever before was unveiled in the national capital Sunday. The mammography machine ‘Amulet’ by Fuji films is claimed to be India’s first low dose resolution system. Speaking at the launch, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushma Swaraj said: “Every woman should be aware about ever growing breast cancer and need to get done mammography to detect the cancer and fight against it. IANS

tions he made. “Our party has never faced this kind of situation since 2009, when the separate Telangana agitation picked up momentum. “The suspension of Rao and his subsequent allegations already dented the image of the party to an extent. If the HC directs for a probe into the allegations made by the suspended leader, then the party will lose goodwill it earned for its efforts for the separate Telangana state,” a senior leader of the party told Postnoon on Sunday. According to party sources, they are trying to dissuade Rao from approaching the high court. Meanwhile, TDP sources are saying that Rao would soon join their party.

WORLD BRIEFS Israel rejects France 2 findings on Dura affair

US diplomat in spy row leaves Russia

British PM makes plea to tax havens

Divorced Briton admits ‘Israel world’s largest killing children in France exporter of drones’

srael said a France 2 television report on the death of a Palestinian child in 2000 was “baseless”, following analysis of raw footage. “Contrary to the report’s claim that the boy is killed, the review of the raw footage showed in the ﬁnal scenes, which were not broadcast, the boy is seen to be alive,” said a report commissioned by Israeli PM Netanyahu.

US diplomat accused by the Russians of being a CIA spy after they caught him allegedly trying to recruit agents last week left the country on Sunday, Russian television reported. Ryan Fogle ﬂew out of Moscow, NTV state television channel said, broadcasting pictures showing him at Sheremetyevo International Airport.

ritish Prime Minister David Cameron on Monday wrote to leaders of oversees tax havens, urging them to help the country’s efforts to combat tax evasion and avoidance. He said he respected the right to be a lower-tax jurisdiction, but added the government needed to know “who really owns and controls each and every company.

48-year-old divorced Briton locked in a bitter custody battle confessed on Sunday that he had killed his two young children by slitting their throats near the eastern French city of Lyon. The tragedy was “linked to a bitter separation” and “the state of his visitation rights which he considered insufﬁcient”, another judicial source told AFP.

srael is the world’s largest exporter of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in terms of number of systems sold earning a whopping USD 4.6 billion in sales during the last eight years, excluding a major deal with India for the upgrade of unmanned aircrafts, according to a study by a business consulting ﬁrm, Frost & Sullivan.

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SPECIAL REPORT

The 30-year-fight 1984

Retrovirus is discovered as cause of Aids and later named human immunodeficiency virus or HIV.

1986

Clinical trials show that HIV patients taking AZT (azidothymidine), an antiretroviral drug initially developed as a cancer therapy, were living longer than those who did not. AZT is shown to manage, but not cure, HIV and reduce the rates of mother-to-child infection in pregnancy.

1987

The US FDA approves AZT as the first antiretroviral to be used as a treatment for Aids.

Vacccine Initiative is formed to speed up search for effective vaccine.

1997

HAART – highly active antiretroviral therapy (the use of three antiretroviral medications in combination) – becomes the new standard of HIV care. Due largely to use of HAART, Aids-related deaths in US decline by 47% compared to previous year.

2002

First rapid HIV diagnostic test kit introduced, providing results within 20-40 minutes. Increasing evidence of drug resistance emerges.

2003

AIDSVAX vaccine trial in Thailand fails to reduce overall HIV infection rates.

2006

Study indicates medical circumcision of men reduces their risk of acquiring HIV during heterosexual intercourse by 53%.

2007

Claims that Timothy Brown, 46, known as “the Berlin Patient”, is “cured” of HIV after receiving blood stem cell transplant, during treatment for leukaemia, from donor with a genetic mutation called delta 32 that made him immune to HIV. Estimated 1% of people descended from northern Europeans have the CCR5 HIV immunity gene, which prevents HIV virus breaking into blood cells.

1995

Jeff Getty, Aids activist, becomes the first patient to receive bone marrow from a baboon to treat the disease. He rejects cells, and dies aged 49 in 2006 from Aids-related cancer. But the experiment provokes more research into primate immune resilience.

1996

FDA approves first HIV home testing and collection kit. A viral load test which measures the level of HIV in the blood is introduced HIV/AIDS researcher Dr David Ho advocates “hit early, hit hard” in which patients are placed on new more aggressive treatment regimes earlier. The International AIDS

2010

A vaginal gel containing the drug Tenofovir is shown to reduce HIV infection by 39% in a study of 889 women in South Africa. Another study shows that a daily dose of HIV drugs can reduce the risk of HIV infection among HIVnegative men who have sex with men by 44% – supporting the concept of pre-exposure prophylaxis.

2011 Study of 1,700 couples shows that HIV drugs can reduce the likelihood of infection. Where one partner had HIV and the other did not, there was a large drop in infection rates of the healthy partner.

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AIDS at 30: ‘Cure’ RICHARD INGHAM Feedback@postnoon.com PARIS: Big names in medicine are set to give an upbeat assessment of the war on AIDS on Tuesday, 30 years after French researchers identified the virus that causes the disease. Scientists will pay tribute to the astonishing success of AIDS drugs and highlight steps being taken towards a cure — a goal once deemed all but out of reach. Entitled “Imagine the Future,” the three-day conference builds on the 30th anniversary on Monday of the isolation of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The Nobel-winning achievement, by a team led by Luc Montagnier of France’s Pasteur Institute, unmasked a killer. Then began the drive to treat the disease and halt its spread. “The discovery of HIV in 1983 and the proof that it was the cause of AIDS in 1984 were the first major scientific breakthroughs that provided a specific target for blood-screening tests and opened the doorway to the development of antiretroviral medications,” said Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). Introduced in 1996, after many years of frantic drug research, antiretrovirals are saving the lives of millions of people infected with HIV and helping to contain the virus’ spread, Fauci said in an email. By suppressing viral levels, antiretrovirals can prevent HIV being transmitted by pregnant women to their unborn children, and by infected people to their sexual partners. But there have also been setbacks, particularly in the quest for a vaccine. Only last month, US authorities halted the latest clinical trial — launched in 2009 — after the prototype formula failed to prevent infection. Finding antibodies that are able to identify the slippery, mutating virus has proven to be almost as hard as the proverbial search for a needle in a haystack. “Vaccine research continues to suffer from setbacks -but pursue a vaccine we must if we are to truly see the end of AIDS,” said Adeeba

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Kamarulzaman, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Malaya, who will co-chair a global conference on AIDS science in Kuala Lumpur in June. Counter-intuitively, the main hope nowadays seems to rest on a cure. Three years ago, Francoise Barre-Sinoussi — a 2008 Nobel co-recipient with Montagnier — mapped a strategy for attacking HIV’s “reservoir.” This is the cellular bolthole where the virus lurks after

being pounded with antiretrovirals. Once the drugs are stopped, the virus re-emerges and spreads once more through the bloodstream. “The great challenge will be to fully understand where the virus hides, how it manages to stay hidden so effectively and how to lure it out of its hiding place. We’ve learnt a lot about this in the past few years,” said Sharon Lewin, a professor at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

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on the horizon? viral levels build up, have excited hopes of a “functional cure.” One involved a baby in Mississippi, apparently cleared of the virus after being given aggressive antiretroviral treatment within 30 hours of birth. “It is certainly a very exciting finding, but this is only a single case and additional studies are needed to determine whether the circumstances of this particular case can be replicated among other HIV-exposed children,” said Fauci. The other is a small French study of 14 HIV patients, known as the VISCONTI cohort, given drugs very soon — within 10 weeks — after infection. Treatment normally starts only once the immune system becomes compromised, sometimes years after infection. The VISCONTI group stopped taking the daily drugs after about three years, and have remained healthy. And crucially, none of the individuals are among that rare group of people — fewer than one percent of the population — who seem able to naturally cultured lymphocyte.

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‘FUNCTIONAL CURE’

Lewin is part of a team cautiously experimenting with an anti-cancer drug to flush out the virus that destroys the immune system and exposes infected people to pneumonia, TB, and other opportunistic diseases. In trials on 20 patients, the cancer drug awoke the dormant virus in 90 percent of volunteers. The ultimate goal is to kill the newly-exposed virus, leaving the cell it hid in to die

eventually of old age. “We do have drugs that seem to wake up the virus but these are only the first steps in ultimately clearing it out completely,” said Lewin. Two other small studies using antiretrovirals at a very early stage of infection, before

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1. HIV attacks and penetrates CD4 cells

4. New copies of HIV destroy CD4 cell

3. Viral DNA creates new copies of HIV

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PEOPLE ARE INFECTED WITH HIV WORLDWIDE, AND ABOUT 1.8 MILLION DIE EVERY YEAR. stave off HIV and are known as “natural” or “elite controllers.” AIDS has killed 30 million people. An estimated 34 million people are infected with HIV worldwide, and about 1.8 million die every year. A year after the Montagnier team’s historic publication in Science on May 20, 1983, a team led by Robert Gallo of the United States published similar findings — triggering an acrimonious debate with research funding and prestige at stake. It turned out that Gallo had worked on a viral sample originally sent to him by Montagnier. Credit for isolating HIV thus went to the French team, but Gallo was recognised for determining that the virus caused AIDS, something the Montagnier study was not clear on. AFP

‘Gap’ for HIV vaccine efforts after latest setback KERRY SHERIDAN feedback@postnoon.com WASHINGTON: The hunt for an HIV vaccine has gobbled up $8 billion in the past decade, and the failure of the most recent efficacy trial has delivered yet another setback to 26 years of efforts. With the next attempts expected to be years away, top researchers now say there is a “void” or a “gap” in current clinical trial efforts to test whether a vaccine may be safe and effective in people. A kind of ongoing autopsy of the last four major bids to make an HIV vaccine has informed the field as to what does not work, with the latest casualty being a trial called HVTN 505 that was halted early because it did not prevent HIV. “It leaves us with a gap in several years before we have another HIV vaccine efficacy trial under way, and that is unfortunate,” said James Kublin, executive director of the HIV Vaccine Trials Network. Another concern for researchers is that two vaccine trials — HVTN 505 and a previous trial known as STEP that ended unsuccessfully in 2007 — both revealed apparent increases in the number of vaccinated patients who got HIV. HVTN 505 showed 41 cases of HIV were acquired in the vaccine group, compared to 31 in the placebo group. Among some 2,500 participants, the difference was not statistically significant, and so researchers found that no harm was caused by the trial. “But the number is in the wrong direction,” said trial leader Scott Hammer, who described the trial’s outcome as a “disappointment.” Researchers are still investigating why this may have happened, but some theorise the cold virus known as Ad5 that served as a vector to deliver the vaccine may have somehow caused more infections by making it easier for HIV to penetrate the body. “You scratch your head,” said Hammer, a professor of medicine at Columbia University, adding that Ad5 may now be considered too risky and other options are being investigated. “No one is going to want to a do a major trial with this sort of vector in the future,” he told AFP. The key puzzle in the vaccine search has been the nature of the human immunodeficiency virus itself, which has managed to fool modern medicine by changing its genetic makeup so often that a single weapon cannot silence it. “The virus is a very elusive foe,” said Wayne Koff, chief scientific officer at the International

AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI). “It is more variable than almost any other virus that a vaccine has been attempted for. So if one wants to make antibodies against a virus that is variable, one has to have a broadly reactive antibody,” he told AFP. A small number of HIV-positive people have been found to produce antibodies that can neutralize a broad range of HIV variants, but scientists have not yet figured out how to make a vaccine from that information. “Lots of people are working on that very hard. I would have thought we would have that immunogen to test in phase I trials by now, but hopefully soon,” said Hammer, a leading HIV

Dr. Robert Gallo, director of the Institute of Human Virology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland is seen during an interview May 9, 2013 in a laboratory at the Institute of Human Virology. May 20th will mark the 30th anniversary of Gallo’s role in the discovery of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), and he has been a major contributor to subsequent HIV research.

researcher. About 34 million people are infected with HIV worldwide, and AIDS has killed 30 million people since the epidemic began 30 years ago. The vaccine field has fallen short of expectations since 1984, when Margaret Heckler, who was then US secretary of Health and Human Services, declared a vaccine would be ready for testing in about two years’ time. AFP

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BEHIND THE GLAMOUR KANCHAN AGARWAL kanchan.a@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: More than a week ago, a garment factory in Bangladesh caught fire and collapsed, killing 1,127. Bangladesh is the world’s second largest apparel-making industry where poor working conditions, low wages and unreasonable amount of labour are the crux of a labourer’s life behind the most reputed fashion brands. The brand owners and retailers, more often than not, claim to have no knowledge of such conditions. Fashion designers in Hyderabad are booming. We find out how they make sure that their workers are doing fine. The designers, especially those specialising in Indian ethnic wear, have a team of about 10 which includes a couple of tailors and artistes such as embroiderers. A commonly found trend is that a majority of their team is from other states where they don’t earn as much as they do here. They are generally provided with accommodation. “They are paid almost double of what

they earn back home. It is about `15,000 per month, and they do not fall under salary category. They are contract workers. I don’t mind paying so much because I want to maintain standards of my clothes. For bigger brands, it is just about cheap labour,” says City designer Ganesh Nallari. “Our work timings are now 9am

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to 7pm as against 11 am to 8pm, which a lot of workshops follow. This leaves the workers with no family time. Every Sunday is an off, plus they can take leave on any other day of the month,” he adds. As there are no middle-men involved, communication between employer and employee is direct and transparent. Workers whose families are not with them end up taking a year’s quarter worth of leave when visiting home. “Each is gone for almost three months. They go in rota-

tion and I have to find a substitute in their absence,” says designer Ishita Singh. The workers are paid for extra hours of work. “I give them the option of extra work. If they want to make more money, they can go ahead. They are paid on an hourly basis then,” says Ganesh. Besides providing basic necessities such as ventilation, fire extinguishers and stabilisers, some cover the extra bits, too. “Any time they have had a medical expenditure, it has been taken care of by us. It is on a personal level,” says Ishita. Manta Reddy, who has been working with kalamkari artists in Tirupati for a decade, is familiar with each of their lives. From rushing a dying father of an employee to the hospital to marrying off the girls under her, she participates in it all, considering them her kin. The artistes who make anywhere between `25,000 and `1 lakh per month decide the prices, too. “I give them a price, they will work rigidly. I won’t get a good piece from them. So I let them do their best work and decide the monetary worth,” beams Mamta.

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Rebel bastion under fire Loyalist forces launched the offensive with a heavy earlymorning bombardment using artillery and warplanes in Qusayr. At least 52 people had been killed during the day.

DAMASCUS: Syrian troops backed by Lebanon's Hezbollah have entered Qusayr, a strategic rebel stronghold linking Damascus to the coast, a day after President Bashar al-Assad insisted he would not step aside. The advance came Sunday as Assad's opponents warned his regime's "barbaric and destructive" assault on the town could torpedo US-Russian attempts to organise a conference on ending more than two years of bloodshed. The Arab League called an emergency meeting for Thursday, ahead of the conference, as the opposition Syrian National Council (SNC) demanded that it meet and "stop

Russian Navy's anti-aircraft ship Admiral Panteleyev is moored during a port call in Limassol, Cyprus. A group of warships from Russia’s Pacific Fleet entered the Mediterranean waters for the first time in decades, in a period of high tension over the Syrian conflict. Russia is a main supporter Syrian president’s regime. AFP/YIANNIS KOURTOUGLOU

Syrian shots hit Golan heights

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the massacre in Qusayr". Loyalist forces launched the offensive with a heavy earlymorning bombardment using artillery and warplanes. "We struck from several fronts — south, east and northeast," one soldier told state television from the rebel bastion. He said that "100 armed men were killed" in the operation during which troops had to defuse mines and bombs placed by rebels at the gates of the town. A military source told AFP that government forces controlled the centre of Qusayr and that the Syrian flag was flying over the recaptured municipality building. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights watchdog confirmed the bombardment and the subsequent ground operation. Observatory chief Rami Abdel Rahman told AFP that Hezbollah militants from Lebanon were "playing a central role". "If the army manages to take control of Qusayr, the whole province of Homs will fall," he said. The Britain-based Observatory reported more air strikes later Sunday, saying at least 52 people had been killed

hots fired from Syria hit the central Israeli-occupied Golan Heights overnight, a military spokeswoman said Monday morning. According to the spokeswoman, the shots were from small arms, and "most likely were stray bullets, we don't know if it was intentional." The spokeswoman would not confirm local media reports that the shots hit close to an Israeli military patrol. The army had not fired back, she said, and Israel had submitted a complaint to the UN.

during the day, including at least 21 rebels and three women. The regime has made recapturing Qusayr and the surrounding district of Homs province a key objective, and fighting has raged in the region for months. A source close to Hezbollah told AFP in Beirut that four of the group's members had been killed overnight shortly before the assault on Qusayr began. The fighting has also spilled over into neighbouring Lebanon. AFP

‘Rethink adopt a lake scheme’ Md NIZAMUDDIN nizamuddin.a@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: SOUL (Save Our Urban Lakes) has expressed “apprehensions” about HMDA’s ‘adopt a lake’ scheme launched recently. It has pointed out the risk of lakes becoming private property, where organisations could deny access to the general public. In a representation made to Neerabh Kumar Prasad, metropolitan commis-

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sioner, HMDA, SOUL members cited the example of three lakes ‘handed over’ to Hyderabad Golf Association (HGA) by AP tourism department, where access to ordinary citizens is denied due to monopoly by HGA members. “We welcome this initiative by HMDA for involving citizens in upkeep of lakes. But in the guise of ‘adoption’, those who have the financial clout to invest resources, may completely take control of the lake,” notes Dr Jasveen Jairath, co-convenor. SOUL expressed its opposition to the current form of ‘adoption’, which has loose ends and scope to get encroached by private organisations.

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Japan’s elderly not acting their age A veteran theatre director discovers some quality talent in the increasing greying population.

Theatre director Yukio Ninagawa (right) watches the stage rehearsal of Karasu yo, Oretachi wa Tama o Komeru (Ravens, we will load bullets) at the Saitama Arts Theater in Saitama, a northern suburb of Tokyo. AFP/TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA

SHINGO ITO feedback@postnoon.com SAITAMA (JAPAN): When amateur actress Etsuko Shigemoto walks out in front of a Paris audience in an all-Japanese production this month, she will forget about being 87 years old. “I have weak hearing and poor sight. I have problems all over my body,” she said. “But I am still young in spirit.” Shigemoto is one of a troupe of elderly actors — average age 74 — under the tutelage of worldrenowned director Yukio Ninagawa. “I have already reached the afternoon of my life, but it’s wonderful to spend my last days with the company,” Shigemoto said. “I really like acting. This is what I live for.” Ninagawa, whose directorial prowess has taken him to some of the world’s finest theatres, founded the Saitama Gold Theatre seven years ago and made a rule of auditioning only people aged over 55. Acting experience is not required. He said he began the “experiment” to create a new style of theatre that would see older people take roles not usually open to them — like the leads in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. “To ordinary theatre people, it is an unconventional group,” said Ninagawa, himself 77. For him, the company is the antithesis of the visually-arresting and vividlystaged works that have given him a

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Ninagawa founded the Saitama Gold Theatre seven years ago and made a rule of auditioning only people aged over 55. global reputation, in which young actors take on huge roles. The elderly players he directs have proved something of a revelation to Ninagawa, who says they are capable of bringing a huge range of emotions to bear, sometimes simply by nature of their deeper wrinkles or their sagging cheeks. “You can’t obtain such expressions before you are 60,” the veteran director said. “It is meaningless for youngsters to pretend to have that.” After five successful productions in Japan, Ninagawa is taking his troupe abroad, with Paris as the first destination and hopes for other countries in Asia in the future. The Maison de la culture du Japon a Paris will play host to the avant-garde “Ravens, we shall load bullets!” from May 30 to June 1, a play he first directed in the 1970s which tells the story of the sometimes violent struggle in Japan

against societal repression in the aftermath of World War II. In the play by Japanese author Kunio Shimizu, old ladies occupy a courtroom where they sentence a judge, a prosecutor and their grandsons to death before a spectacular clash with riot police brings the whole protest to a brutal climax. Ninagawa said the play that he presents to Parisian audiences, which will be in Japanese with French surtitles, will be a challenge to them. “I don’t want to produce a carbon-copy of a European drama,” he said, adding that he has no plan to change his style of direction or the staging from that he has used in Japan. “I don’t expect the whole of the audience will appreciate it,” he said. “I only hope that people in Paris will say: ‘Hey, grandmas and grandpas have come from the Far East as a group and did what they called drama, but it’s inspiring’.” The company is also his attempt to cast a spotlight on the issue of ageing in Japan, where people aged 65 or over make up around a quarter of the 128 million-strong population. The figure, already one of the highest proportions in the world, is expected to rise to around 40 per cent over coming decades, putting a strain on health and welfare services as the wages of relatively few young people need to be spread ever further. AFP

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No provisions for rehabilitating the displaced in the final draft of the Bill. NEW DELHI: While political consensus on the land acquisition Bill, hailed as one of the most important reform measures, has been worked out, civil society activists are unhappy with its provisions and say it will lead to “corporatisation” of land. They also say it lacks provisions for rehabilitating the displaced. “There is no other law which has taken so many turns, and yet the final version is worse than the earlier versions. In fact, the corporate lobby has dominated the changes through the process of finalising the Bill. It would end up being a neo-colonial law, no better than the old one,” social activist KB Saxena told IANS. Pointing out the lapses in the Bill, Saxena said: “The Bill leaves almost everything to the state governments. It is easier for corporate lobbies to manage state governments. The earlier Bill provided compensation which was six times the market price, now even that has been reduced.” Veteran activist Medha Patkar expressed similar views. “This Bill is not at all people-oriented. Development can also

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n Introduced in 2011, Parliamentary panel report in May 2012. n Hikes the compensation for land four times the market value in rural areas and twice in urban areas. n Consent of 80 per cent land owners is needed for acquiring land for private projects and the consent of 70 per cent landowners for publicprivate projects. n The Bill, since it was introduced in the Lok Sabha, will lapse if it is not passed in the monsoon and winter sessions of Parliament. take place without displacement. Though the bill has some good provisions, much of it has been diluted,” Patkar told IANS. “The problem with this Bill is that it is encourages further corporatisation of land. There is no concrete provision for rehabilitation or alternative livelihood,” she said. IANS

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Eel slides towards disaster Slippery customer

EU-funded research found that numbers of young eels in the eastern Atlantic have fallen by some 95 per cent from their peak.

SEBASTIAN SMITH feedback@postnoon.com NEWBURGH, USA/NEW YORK: Cupping a tiny, translucent eel in the palm of his hand, New York environmental researcher Chris Bowser shook his head in amazement. “This is worth about one dollar,” he said. As every spring, baby eels — big black eyes at the end of bodies the size of earthworms — are wriggling their way from the Atlantic into rivers all along the North American coast. Bowser, who works with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, calls it “one of the greatest, most mysterious migrations on the planet.” But there are fewer and fewer eels making that journey. And the imbalance between eel stocks around the world and demand in Asia, where “unagi” has a prized place on Japan’s sushi menu, is driving prices to caviar levels. In Maine, the last big US fishery for glass eels, as the young see-through ones are known, the creatures are aquatic gold. Prices reached a record $2,600 a pound ($5,720 a kilo) in

f eels are literally hard to grasp, their inner workings are even more baffling. The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle was the first to write about the eel’s puzzling origins. He noted that they live both in rivers and the sea, and speculated that they might be born spontaneously from mud. In the 19th century, a young Sigmund Freud spent months dissecting eels in search of their sexual organs, not realising that they have none until their final stage of life. Today, understanding of the eel remains extremely limited. Even the reasons for its shocking decline are uncertain.

the 2012 season, Maine fisheries authorities say — which equates roughly to a dollar an eel. By comparison, the New England state’s famous lobsters fetched only $2.69 a pound. Crazy prices might be good news for a few, including poachers, but really the eel rush reflects AROUND THE

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a gathering disaster. European Union-funded research found that numbers of young eels in the eastern Atlantic have fallen some 95 per cent from their peak. Asia is witnessing a similar crisis: Japan put the eel on its red list of endangered species in February. In North America, Canada has seen a precipitous drop and introduced severe fishing restrictions, while US authorities classify the fish as “depleted.” Maine, and to a lesser extent South Carolina, are the sole US states allowed to issue commercial licenses for glass eel harvesting. And a May 21 meeting of the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission could impose new restrictions.

The imbalance between eel stocks around the world and demand in Asia, where “unagi” has a prized place on Japan’s sushi menu, is driving prices to caviar levels. But Kate Taylor, with the fisheries commission, says so little is known about the “very mysterious” eel that US authorities have a hard time deciding what to do. “There’s a lot of uncertainty,” she said.

No one even knows for sure where in the Atlantic eels are born, although decades of partial evidence point to an enigmatic patch of the ocean called the Sargasso Sea. From there, millions of miniscule new eels somehow navigate on Atlantic currents toward either North America or Europe. On arrival in the spring, they ascend rivers with fierce determination, even crawling over the ground when they encounter an obstacle, and make their home in muddy water many miles inland. Transformed into freshwater fish, the eels take on their familiar serpentine form, measuring up to five feet and their skin turning yellowish.

Then between 10-20 years on, sometimes even later, the odyssey happens again, except in reverse. The adult eel abruptly abandons its peaceful river, transforms back into a sea creature, and retraces its infant journey to the ocean. In this final stage, the eel’s yellowish tint has become silvery, its eyes enlarge for underwater vision and the digestive system shuts down. Living off its own fat, the eel — for no known reason — now swims hundreds, or even thousands of miles back to the Sargasso. There, for the first and last time in its life, the starving eel mates. And dies. “It’s nuts,” Bowser says. AFP

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Wagner’s name ‘Rings’ loud and clear To celebrate 200 years of ‘Hitler’s favourite’, all the world’s leading opera houses have unveiled new stagings of Wagner’s opus magnum, the 16-hour-long, four-opera ‘Ring’ cycle. BAYREUTH, GERMANY: Opera houses the world over are scrambling to pay tribute to Richard Wagner, the controversial German composer often referred to as Hitler’s favourite, who would have turned 200 this year. In the run-up to this week’s bicentenary, all the world’s leading opera houses — including the Met in New York, Covent Garden in London, La Scala in Milan, the Bastille in Paris and Vienna State Opera — have unveiled new stagings of Wagner’s opus magnum, the 16-hour-long, four-opera “Ring” cycle. In Germany, which boasts

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around 80 opera houses, even the most dyed-in-the-wool Wagnerian would struggle to keep track. Among the more outlandish projects is a staging of “Rhinegold” on a barge on the river Rhine. But for true Wagnerians, perhaps the main highlights of the year take place in Bayreuth, the small, sleepy town in Franconia where Wagner designed and built his Festspielhaus, and which remains the centre of the ardent cult around him.

The hallowed theatre with its incomparable acoustics usually only opens its doors for four weeks in the summer. But on May 22, it will host Wagner’s 200th birthday concert, with German maestro Christian Thielemann conducting excerpts from his best-known operas. But the incident goes to the heart of the controversy surrounding a composer who is reviled as much as he is revered. “I hate Wagner, but I hate him on my knees,” the legendary Jewish maestro Leonard Bernstein once said of Wagner, succinctly summing up the deep ambivalence many people tend to harbour towards him. AFP

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ichard Wagner was born in Leipzig on May 22, 1813 and died in Venice on February 13, 1883. But Hitler was an ardent admirer of his music, as well as a regular visitor to Bayreuth. And he became a close friend of the Wagner family, who affectionately called him “Uncle Wolf”. Hitler claimed that it was one of Wagner’s early operas, about the Roman tribune “Rienzi”, which inspired him to begin thinking about a political career. The Nazis made prodigious use of Wagner’s music in their propaganda films and rallies, so much so his works are still banned in Israel.

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NESTLE INVESTS $130 MN IN MEXICO PLANT Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto inaugurated a 1.6-billionpeso ($130-million) expansion of a Nestle instant coffee factory in the central city of Toluca.

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Sanjiv Singhal’s and WS Ravishankar’s Scripbox enables you to invest in mutual funds with the click of a button sitting at your home or office.

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ant to invest in mutual funds but worried about the complexity in choosing the right fund and the credibility of the seller/advisor? Here is a chance to invest in mutual funds with the click of a button through Scripbox by sitting at your home or in office. Atul Shinghal, Sanjiv Singhal and WS Ravishankar started scripbox.com late last year to make investing simple and transparent. Talking about the strength of idea, Sanjiv says, “The core idea is to simplify mutual fund investing. Most of the customers find mutual fund investing too complex and face difficulty in understanding the jargon, type of funds and at times, they fall prey to misselling. With this service, the customer gets an opportunity to invest in four scientifically selected mutual funds effortlessly online. We leverage the power of technology to filter the top performing funds and use the power of internet to distribute the same, making investing in mutual funds simple and convenient.” The business took birth in a way to find a solution to an existing problem. “Most of the times, the distributor sells the mutual funds, which gets him higher commissions. The idea is to bring transparency in selling and build trust with customers over time. Investing, withdrawing and getting statements are all at the click of a button. The performance of selected funds is monitored and reviewed regularly,” explains Atul. Attracting first customers is always a challenge for any business. “By word of mouth, the spread of trust will bring more customers over time. Our focus is to tap the investment poten-

ACQUISITION

Yahoo! to buy blog-maker Tumblr for $1.1 bn: Report NEW YORK, Yahoo!'s board has approved a deal to purchase the popular blogging platform Tumblr for $1.1 billion in cash, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. The deal, if conﬁrmed, would be the largest for Yahoo! since Marissa Mayer took over as chief executive last year and could help the struggling Internet pioneer regain traction with younger Internet users. Neither Yahoo! nor Tumblr commented on the report. But Mayer has scheduled a news conference in New York on Monday at which the company said it will unveil “something special." Yahoo! has been looking at a range of acquisitions since Mayer took over as chief executive last year and vowed to revive the company, which has faded in the face of competition from Google.

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Sanjiv Singhal (left) and Atul Shinghal, founders of Scripbox.com.

tial of common people who have decent amounts of money but do not know how to go about investing in mutual funds. They can start investing with amounts as low as `4,000 per month. With our offering, online investing can become part and parcel of life as social media and e-commerce have become today,” says Ravi. Atul Shinghal, Sanjiv Singhal and WS Ravishankar are alumni of IIM Bangalore. Their long experience with finance and technology industry is proving to be an advantage in building the business. “The selection of funds is based on an algorithm developed using historical data. The back-testing of the algorithm has shown that

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THE END OF THIS FINANCIAL YEAR AND IS EXPECTING OPERATIONAL BREAKEVEN IN NEXT 18 MONTHS. funds selected through it could have outperformed the market since 2005. With over 5,500 mutual funds, selecting the best out of them is definitely a difficult task. “We are working with 35 companies, each of which has around 40 funds. Thus, we have

a list of 1400 funds. Out of them, we select only four funds. We work on a revenue model wherein the company does not charge the customer but gets between 0.3-0.7 per cent commission from the mutual fund companies,” says Sanjiv. On future prospects, he said, “The potential is huge in the country with only 2 per cent of the population having invested in mutual funds. The strength of the idea along with the potential for growth in mutual fund investing will grow the business.” The company is aiming to be among the top 100 distributors by the end of this financial year and is expecting operational breakeven in next 18 months.

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Google boss defends UK tax arrangements LONDON: Google’s executive chairman Eric Schmidt on Sunday defended the US Internet giant’s tax arrangements after claims it has unethically dodged paying vast amounts of British tax. Writing in Britain’s Observer newspaper, Schmidt insisted that Google “has always aspired to do the right thing” and that the company pays “signiﬁcant” amounts of British corporate, local and employment tax. But he added: “International tax law could almost certainly beneﬁt from reform."

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Comment The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable of love. It is perhaps the only glimpse we are permitted of eternity. Helen Hayes American actor

Myanmar’s monsoon blues SHWE YINN MAR OO Agence France-Presse

yanmar’s victims of sectarian strife were spared the full force of Cyclone Mahasen, but many are now returning to flimsy tents in flood-prone camps with the monsoon just weeks away. Myanmar’s Rakhine state is pockmarked with makeshift settlements for up to 140,000 people — mainly Rohingya Muslims — displaced by sectarian unrest last year that claimed about 200 lives and saw whole villages razed. Many were evacuated last week ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, which later veered into neighbouring Bangladesh. But most have now returned, according to Kirsten Mildren of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). “They are actually no better off than where they were last week before the storm,” she said, adding the cyclone was simply a “dress rehearsal” for the rainy season — set to hit in a few weeks. Many of the camps consist of little more than ramshackle bivouacs of bamboo and tarpaulin flung up in soggy paddy fields. Sanitation is a key concern. Rain last week left standing water in many of the camps and Mildren said water-born diseases such as cholera were a particular fear. “Thousands are sheltering in areas that make them vulnerable and we need to find solutions to this, “ she said. “If one week of rain has done this, imagine what it’s going to be like in a couple of months.” Many Rohingya are completely reliant on humanitarian aid, with an almost total segregation of Buddhist and Muslim communities.

HIGH-FLYING THOUGHTS

In keeping with the austerity drive, the Spanish King Juan Carlos has given up his £18m-yacht, which costs about £17,000 to refuel. Given that the king is above the law and he could shoot an elephant with absolute impunity, that is something.

IRAQ

WAR ON MOSQUES

THE INSIDE STORY

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”war on mosques” — deadly attacks by militants on Sunni mosques and Shiite places of worship called husseiniyahs — using weapons ranging from bombs to mortar rounds is raging in Iraq. Dozens of attacks this year have stirred already-simmering sectarian tensions between Iraq’s Sunni minority and Shiite majority, and led some would-be worshippers to stay away. “There is an increase in the frequency of reciprocal attacks targeting Sunni and Shiite mosques,” political analyst Ihsan al-Shammari told AFP. “It is a war on mosques.” Iraqis have lived with neardaily violence since the 2003 USled invasion of the country that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, and militants still attack both security forces and civilians almost each day. Now, they have set their sites on mosques as well. In one of the deadliest attacks, two bombs exploded near the Sunni Saria mosque in Baquba, north of Baghdad, after prayers on Friday. One device blew up as worshippers were leaving, and the second went off after people gathered at the scene of the first blast, killing a total of 41 people. The attacks came after a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-rigged belt on Thursday at

the entrance to Al-Zahraa husseiniyah, where family members were receiving condolences for victims of violence the day before. That bombing killed 12 people. And there have been many more such attacks. Sheikh Sami al-Massudi, deputy head of the Shiite endowment which manages Shiite religious sites in Iraq, said that more than 45 mosques and husseiniyahs belonging to the endowment have been targeted this year. And an official from the Sunni endowment said that more than 10 mosques had come under attack in the past month alone. “We are threatened, to the point that we did not go to work last Monday after we received threats,” the official said. It is unclear which group or groups are behind the violence. Sunni militants are almost certainly behind attacks on Shiite places of worship. But Sunni mosques may be attacked by either Shiite militants, or by Sunnis punishing worshippers for not adhering to a hardline interpretation of Islam. Whoever is behind the bombings, they have certainly had an effect on attendance. “I stopped going to pray after the closure of the mosque near our house because of the attacks,” said Ihsan Ahmed, a 25year-old Sunni. A bomb killed the muezzin, who calls worshippers to prayer, at the mosque about two weeks ago, Ahmed said. “All this happened in front of my eyes. How can I go again?

Even my wife and my children prevent me from going,” he said. Ali, a 29-year-old Shiite, said that some people have become afraid to go to husseiniyahs for prayers as well. “People have become reluctant to go to husseiniyahs, but I did not stop,” Ali said. On Sunday, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for joint Shiite-Sunni prayers on Fridays in a major Baghdad mosque. “Those who target mosques are enemies of Sunnis and Shiites alike, and are planning to ignite (sectarian) strife,” he said in a statement. Tensions are festering between the government of Maliki, a Shiite, and Sunnis who accuse authorities of marginalising and targeting their communi-

ty through wrongful detentions and accusations of involvement in terrorism. Protests broke out in Sunni areas of Iraq almost five months ago. While the government has made some concessions, freeing prisoners and raising the salaries of Sunni anti-Al-Qaeda fighters, the underlying issues have not been addressed. On April 23, security forces moved against protesters near the town of Hawijah in Kirkuk province, sparking clashes that killed 53 people. Dozens more died in subsequent unrest that included revenge attacks on security forces, raising fears of a return to the all-out sectarian conflict that ravaged the country between 2006 and 2008. AFP

EDITORIALS China must walk the talk

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ndia is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more ﬁtting that “the rest of the India-China relationship ﬂowed from a peaceful border”. The nation had been rocked by the Chinese trespassing into Indian territory, and those three weeks the Chinese army spent in Depsang were a time of confusion and immense worry for Indians as to the intensions of our friendly neighbour. Though leaders claim otherwise, one cannot forget that the nations have had a long

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history of border dispute. And so when the Chinese premier says that India is an important neighbour, his nation must walk the talk. This would involve steps to ensure that Depsang episodes do not repeat and cutting troops on their part of the border, for India has never had a history of aggression on the border and we have always kept our word. Affairs of our other friendly neighbour are not very promising despite the historic developments we hear of it lately. And it is likely to remain so for a very long time. So it is upon these two big players to work together for peace and prosperity in the region. But that would require actions that speak louder than words and smiles.

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STAND-UP COMEDY A stand-up comedy contest by Punchline Comics will be held at Lamakaan, Banjara Hills on May 24. It aims at promoting the art of Stand-up and seeking upcoming talent in the field. The event will held from 7.30pm. Contact: 78292-78278

BEAT THE STRESS

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SUMMER CARNIVAL

The number of students ending their lives due to post-examination stress is increasing. Experts reason out why. SANYA QUADRI feedback@postnoon.com

19-year-old girl was found hanging from the ceiling of her home in Delhi last month. The Class XII student returned home in the afternoon after giving her board exam and told her parents she was afraid of failing it. Allegedly depressed over her poor performance in the accounts board exam, she decided to end her life. Sadly, this is not the only case of its kind. With results round the corner, newspapers are buzzing with the growing number of student suicides due to the post-examination stress. Incidentally, India has among the highest suicide rates in the world with 95-100 people ending their lives every day, out of which 40 per cent are adolescents. So what is responsible for these rising

numbers? Is it the education system, peer pressure or the fear of failure itself? All of the above, it seems. Psychologists believe that our education system focuses mostly on grades and ranking and doesn’t give much importance to overall development of students. Fear of criticism and over expectations

yderabad also has a suicide helpline that councils students and provides confidential and voluntary care to the needy. Roshni Counselling Centre: +91 40 6666 1117, +91 40 6666 1118

from parents are also causes for these suicides. “I face a lot of stress just before my results are out because I don’t want to let my own self down but I also fear not reaching my parents’ expectations,” says Neha Kambli, a 1st year Btech student from Manipal University. Student councillors say that a feeling of inferiority and peer pressure could be few of the other rea-

sons why students succumb to committing suicide. Shrusti Mohanty, a BBA 2nd year student says, “I get really worked up after my examinations as I hate being looked down upon by my friends because of my poor performance.” “It’s tough being young these days. The world is much more competitive than it ever was and the foremost problem faced by youngsters is related to studies,” says Dr B Ravindra, a student councillor at Mindkrafts Assessment & Counselling Centre. “At such times, parents should be very cautious and look out for signs of stress in their children like loss of appetite, disturbance in sleeping patterns, crying spells and frequent mood swings,” he continues. Parents are also advised to encourage activities that their child enjoys, not to compare them with other children and avoid nagging them. Experts also say that another measure to reduce the number of suicides is to teach students to analyse failures and make them realise that success and failure are part of life. They further add that parents should not impose their unachieved ambitions on their kids and must learn to recognise their kids’ strengths and weaknesses. They should also not hesitate to take the help of professional psychologists and student councillors whenever children are in extreme stress. G Vijayalaksmi, a 46-yearold mother of two, completely agrees. “I do not believe in raising the bar for my children. I only intend to lend a helping hand in the direction that they chose for themselves.”

Geography Quiz As part of the Summer Carnival for Kids, Landmark presented ‘The Landmark Geography Genius Quiz ‘at the Landmark store in Banjara Hills on 18th May, 2013 from 3pm onwards. Kids participated in this fun contest, solved puzzles and jumbled covering a gamut of things related to geography and be declared “The Landmark Geography Genius”.

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From Lakshmi and Saraswati, Aphrodite and Athena, Venus and Minerva, gods and men have praised the female of the species in declarations of love, in prayer, in song and in theatre. The 18th edition of the European Union Film Festival (EUFF) comes to India with the topical theme "Celebrating women". The visitor will have the opportunity to watch a selection of 24 ﬁlms that have not been screened in India yet. Some of the movies screened include Little Girl Blue, 32A, Your name is Justine, The Dark House and others. The First Assignment — ﬁlm by Giorgia Cecere will be screened at Prasads IMAX on May 25 at 6 pm.

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PARTY UP

10 Downing Street is hosting Vintage Monday at the pub tonight. So head to the pub and enjoy songs of the 80s and 90s belted out by DJ Rahul.

GLAMOROUS SOIREE

ART ATTACK Art space at Di Bella Coffee shop was launched with fanfare on Sunday. Spotted were Kamala, Swati, Kaali Sudheer and others.

CREATIVE STROKES

Art lovers were in for a treat at Poecile Gallery of Fashion and Art where Visvarupa, exhibition of works by artist Koeli Mukherjee Ghose, was launched. The exhibition is on till June 2.

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NEW IN TOWN Tollywood actress Madhurima and Andhra Bank Executive Director KK Misra inaugurated YesMart, Attapur on Sunday.

PEARLS OF WISDOM

Hyderabad Director/CEO Forum organised its Conﬂuence XIII with a panel discussion on "How to Scale your Business" at Hyderabad Marriott Hotel & Convention Center on Sunday.

COLD FEET CONFESSIONS LOVENOTES FOR YOUR HEART

Dr Sandhya Amirichetty launched her book Petals from my Heart in style at Oxford Bookstore on Sunday. Renowned poet Tanikella Bharani and Osmania University journalism department head Karnam Narender were present at the do.

Fans of author Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan had a ﬁeld day when she interacted with them and unveiled Cold Feet at Landmark Store, Banjara Hills.

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STRESSFUL JOB MIGHT TAKE LIFE

A stressful job can change the way body handles fat, resulting in raised cholesterol levels and even a heart disease. According to researchers, stressful situations affect how the body metabolises fat, ultimately leading the body with too much 'bad' cholesterol,” reports dailymail.co.uk.

DEALING WITH DEATH

Can you cope with it?

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ifferent people deal with the concept of death differently, depending on their religious and cultural backgrounds, and their beliefs. As much as it is hard for adults to cope with the death of a loved one in a family, it becomes even more difficult while explaining it to a child. “It is difficult for children to understand life and death, at least up to 12 years of age,” said Dr Shiva Prasad, consultant psychiatrist at Vivekananda Hospital, Begumpet. “They do not have that rational thinking. It is difficult for adults to explain it to children.” What then can a family member do to help a child understand should such a situation present itself? “Find out what fears they have — do they feel abandoned or do they fear what is going to happen?” said Dr Prasad. If a child is ill, some information has to be given as part of the treatment process, said clinical psychologist Dr Savitha Date Menon. “I don’t know whether there is an age (beyond which to tell); it is on a case to case basis. But some preparation at an intellectual and emotional level for the difficulties ahead needs to be given. Tell the child there will be changes in the skin or hair or digestion [what problems he/she can expect to face],” she added. She said this is an eternal

How do you explain the death of a loved one to a child? How do adults understand and cope with it? Postnoon talks to experts.

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It is difficult for children to understand life and death, at least up to 12 years. They do not have that rational thinking. It is difficult for adults to explain it to them. Dr Shiva Prasad consultant psychiatrist question and depends on socio-cultural factors. How is it for an adult, either a patient who knows he is terminally ill, or family members taking care of them? Doctors say there are different stages of grief one goes through, and every case is different, depending on the situation and the stage at which the person is. There is no specific generalization, and it also depends on whether the death was suddenly, natural, accidental or deterioration occurred over a period of time. How you understand and perceive what is happening and what is going to happen is essential to coming to terms with it. Dr Menon said in many cases, there is still hope and there have been instances where the patient has recovered, so it’s not OK to always tell a patient there is no hope.

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DID YOU KNOW? You should avoid banana on empty stomach Don’t eat bananas on an empty stomach; combining them with a bit of protein will help to normalize the insulin response caused by the sugar in the banana. Bananas are high in sugar, so they should not be eaten if you have blood sugar problems. mercola.com

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MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

THE PAGE DEDICATED TO WOMEN AND THE ISSUES THEY FACE ACROSS THE GLOBE

VANGUARD OF CHANGE

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he Gujarat police recently launched its most ambitious emergency response system — ‘Help Emergency Assistance Rescue Terminal’ (HEART) — a helpline which will enable women to seek immediate help of police. HEART has been assigned a toll free number — 1091 on which, any woman can call either from their mobile or a landline. PTI

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think tank run by actor Geena Davis that studies women in the media has found that while women have made some progress, all is not great. It found that 44.3 per cent of women characters on US prime-time television had jobs, close to the real-life figure of 46.7 per cent. While this is laudable, the study also showed that hardly any of the working women were mothers, while in real life, 60 per cent have children. Across 1,565 content creators, only seven per cent of directors, 13 per cent of writers, and 20 per cent of producers are female, showed the study.

ustralian women cricketers are set to take a major leap towards professionalism after Cricket Australia’s (CA) expected announcement of a major improvement in pay and conditions for female players next week when it unveils the women’s Ashes squad. A concerted effort has also been made to improve the lot of women in domestic cricket, with contracts to be extended to state players, the report added. ANI

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We say: ‘My goodness, there is an old woman doing well, isn’t that remarkable?’ But it’s not remarkable at all. We never question an older man with huge experience being on television!

Walk along any street and you see women using trousers like a uniform every day. This is hostile behaviour — they are deliberately dressing in a way that is opposite to what men would like. Demetri Marchessini Greek businessman

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TWO STEPS BACK

UNDER ATTACK Afghanistan fails to pass pro-women bill

fghanistan’s parliament failed to pass a law on Saturday banning violence against women, a severe blow to progress made in women’s rights in the conservative Muslim country since the Islamist Taliban was toppled over a decade ago. A rift between conservative and more secular members of the assembly resulted in debate being deferred to a later date. Increasing insecurity is deterring some women from seeking work outside the home. REUTERS

THE WAY FORWARD CaGeM

ampaign Against Female Genital Mutilation (CaGeM) is a global campaign to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM). It is the oldest international organisation to work exclusively on eradication of female genital mutilation. The campaign links grassroots activism in countries that still practice FGM to each other to foster communication, information and strategy sharing.

A woman suffering from malaria rests at El-Sereif hospital in North Darfur. The hospital has only one doctor who attends to nearly 300 patients every day with serious health problems like hepatitis, malaria, chest infections, malnutrition and premature deliveries.

Saudi more tolerant: Woman director

Saudi’s first woman filmmaker, Haifaa Al-Mansour, said her country was becoming “more accepting” as she picked up an award in Cannes. RICHARD INGHAM feedback@postnoon.com

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he 2012 tale of an impish young Saudi girl who plots to own a bicycle in defiance of a ban has won the hearts of critics and public alike in France, Germany and Switzerland. Filming Wadjda was an odyssey in itself. In conservative neighbourhoods, local residents would block shooting, or Mansour would have to direct from a van with a walkie-talkie, as she could not be seen in public with male crew and actors. Invited to the Cannes Film Festival to pick up a prize in the

newcomers category of the France-Culture Liberation awards, Mansour played down the pressure from conservatives and argued that the future for women in her country was more promising. Conservative reaction to the movie, as measured on Twitter, remained hostile, but there had

been a hugely positive reaction amongst young women, especially those on scholarships abroad, she told AFP. “Conservatives in general, men and women, I think what they want is for women to exist in privacy, they want women to be in a certain way, the way that they know, the way that makes them feel secure,” she said. But, she argued, “The country is not as it was before, all conservative, there is room to bring in art and women’s rights and issues, and people are more tolerant. So it is changing.” “It is hard in a place like Saudi Arabia and the Middle East sometimes for a woman. But it is important not to give up,” she adds. AFP

Where are all the women in movies?

nly 28.4 per cent of the speaking roles in all of the 100 highest-grossing Hollywood films released in 2012 went to women, a drop from 32.8% a few years ago, shows a study from the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Of these, the percentage of woman wearing sexuallyrevealing clothing in these films is 31.6 per cent, and within that result, the number of teen girls dressing provocatively is 56.6 per cent, say the researchers.

ON THE FRONTLINES SHAMIMA SHAIKH

he was the best known Muslim women’s rights activist in South Africa, and was a vocal supporter of equal rights for men and women under Islamic law. Shaikh worked with a Muslim community paper and a community radio station, and also was active in politics, campaigning for progressive political parties.

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Canada when she was quite young. She has fond memories about her childhood and explains that she always wanted to be an actress. “Even when I was a kid, I would close the door and perform in front of the mirror. My mother thought I had gone crazy. Then, I would dance in front of my mother and grandmother just to show how much I enjoyed doing it. My father is a singer and I know that he secretly wished that I would become singer. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen, but I have learnt classical music and singing. I think all of that comes naturally since I am from a Bengali family,” she quips. The major turning point in her life occurred when she won the ‘Miss Photogenic’ title at Miss World Canada beauty pageant in 2011. “After I won the title, I was signed up by the local TV channel to host a show on Bollywood. I

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was doing all that while I pursuing my degree in International Marketing and Computer Science. I have to thank my parents for being quite supportive when I told them I wanted to move to India and act in films. I didn’t know anyone here back then,” she recalls. Less than a month after she completed the acting course, she bagged the lead role in Kiss. The film, set in San Fransisco, is about a young girl named Priya who dreams about her knight in shining armour. “I completely fell in love with the role. She is quite innocent, who has never fallen in love and she has never been kissed. On the other hand, her parents are scared that she’ll completely forget her Indian roots and embrace American culture,” she says. What’s next? “I do have few projects in hand. This is only the beginning,” she flashes her million dollar smile.

Iddarammayilatho postponed again

llu Arjun, Amala Paul and Catherine Tresa starrer Iddarammayilatho has been postponed once again. The film’s post-production is in final stages and it’s likely to hit the screens on May 31. Puri Jagannadh has directed the film and Bandla Ganesh is the producer. Devi Sri Prasad has scored the music.

NTR turns 30

TR, who’s celebrating his 30th birthday today, has his hands full this year. His recent film Baadshah went on to become the biggest hit in his career and expectations are sky high on his upcoming film Ramayya Vastavayya. Harish Shankar is directing this film. Samantha and Shruti Haasan are the lead actresses. The film is slated for release on September 27.

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Anupam Kher dedicates play to his father

ctor Anupam Kher is delighted about performing the play Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai for the 300th time and dedicates it to his late father Pushkar Nath Kher. The autobiographical play is presented by Anupam, 58, who narrates his journey to success through a monologue. “Tonight is the 300th show of my play Kuch Bhi Ho Sakta Hai and I dedicate it to my father’s philosophy of “Life is too short to complain’, Anupam posted on Twitter. IANS

Manoj knows old Delhi lanes by heart

ctor Manoj Bajpayee, currently shooting for upcoming movie Saat Uchakkey in the capital, says he knows the narrow lanes in the walled city like the back of his hand. “Shooting close to Jama Masjid. Know these lanes by heart,” the actor tweeted. Directed by Sanjeev Sharma Saat Uchakkey, is being produced by director Neeraj Pandey. IANS

A husband happiest man on earth, says Arshad

ctor Arshad Warsi, who has, for the first time, shared screen space with Madhuri Dixit in Dedh Ishqiya, believes the actress’ husband, Shriram Nene is the happiest man on earth to have her as his life partner. Arshad is also bowled over Madhuri’s professionalism and her “happy-go-lucky” nature. “I think Dr Nene is the happiest man on earth because Madhuri is absolutely divine,” Arshad said. Madhuri married US-based cardiovascular surgeon Shriram Nene in 1999 and shifted to US. Her family then moved to India again in 2011, and she is now busy reviving her Bollywood career.

“She is beautiful. She is lovely. She is a thorough professional and always wears a smile on her face. She is a very positive person on the set... a great person to work with. She is a phenomenal actor,” he added. He admits it has been a “pleasure working with her”. Dedh Ishqiya, a sequel to 2010 black comedy Ishqiya, is directed by Abhishek Chaubey and also features Naseeruddin Shah and Huma Qureshi. In Ishqiya, Arshad played a rugged and rough character Babban. It has been Arshad’s favourite character, but he says he’d rather be remembered as a good actor over one character. IANS

Manish Malhotra loved The Great Gatsby fashion

ce fashion designer Manish Malhotra is heaping praises on the fashion shown in Australian director Baz Luhrmann’s movie The Great Gatsby. “Watched The Great Gatsby last night. Loved the costumes and art direction,” Malhotra, known for designing for Bollywood celebrities like Kajol, Kareena Kapoor and Katrina Kaif, tweeted. IANS

Entertainment MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

BASKING IN THE GLORY

aylor Swift and her 3.7 million-selling Red dominated the 2013 Billboard Music Awards on Sunday night, taking home eight trophies, as Gotye’s Somebody That I Used to Know swept four major song categories and Rihanna ruled R&B. Swift was honoured as the night’s top honor, artist of the year, as well as top female artist and top Billboard 200 artist in ceremonies held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas where awards were handed out in 45 categories, 10 of them on the ABC telecast. Swift also was named top country artist and top digital songs artist. Red was tops in the Billboard 200 and country albums categories; her We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together was named top country song. “Thank you for making my music the soundtrack to your crazy emotions,” she said in a thank-you to fans after being named artist of the year. “You are the longest and best relationship I’ve had.”

CINE BYTES

TAYLOR SWIFT dominates with eight wins at Billboard Music Awards

Antonio Banderas will lead Chilean Miner Movie

he Chilean miners trapped underground for 69 days back in 2010 are about to get movieﬁed in The 33, starring Antonio Banderas as Mario Sepulveda, "the charismatic miner known as 'Super Mario.'" Mexico's Patricia Riggen (Girl in Progress, La Misma Luna) will direct, with production set to take place in Chile. What's weird is that Banderas is also making a movie called 33 Days, where he'll play Picasso.

Robert Pattinson & Kristen Stewart split

here have been recent signs of trouble in paradise for newly-split couple, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. The exes, who were inseparable just weeks ago, grew distant since Pattinson returned from New York to Los Angeles. A major sign pointing to the demise of their romance was the absence of Stewart, 23, on May 13, the date of Pattinson's 27th birthday.

30 Rock’s Katrina Bowden gets married!

atrina Bowden is officially off the market. The 30 Rock star, who exclusively revealed her engagement to E! News on the SAG Awards red carpet last year, got married to her musician fiancé, Ben Jorgensen after exchanging vows at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, E! News confirms.

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

Chai Time

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

Cunning is the art of concealing our own defects, and discovering other people's weaknesses. William Hazlitt

KAKURO

QUICK CROSSWORD

SUDOKU How to play kakuro Kakuro is a popular game similar to sudoku in some ways. But is also suitably different. The key question: ‘How do you play kakuro?’, well here are the rules of kakuro. The answer: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain 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 the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells — called a run — any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once. Let’s have an example to explain this concept more clearly: In the image above, which shows a section of a kakuro puzzle, you will see the numbers ‘26’ and ‘14’ in the top row. Look at the 14. This means 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 done through elimination and cross-referencing. For instance, as you work out the answers for other kakuro clues, this will naturally limit the valid combinations, and hence the answer for this particular run. Note the second cell in row two — it contains two numbers, 30 and 11. The 30 refers to the vertical run underneath the number 30 and the 11 refers to the two cells to the right, horizontally, of the number 11.

ACROSS

PREVIOUS PUZZLE ANSWER

SCRIBBLING PAD

1 Turned on the waterworks 5 Parade component 10 Groups of whales 14 Stomach discomfort 15 Way weird 16 River through Russia 17 LSD side effects 19 Wolfe on the trail 20 There’s no accounting for it 21 Implant material 23 Kind of U.S. bomber 26 100-meter race 27 Madrid gallery 29 Fleeced beast 33 Steep, rugged cliff 37 Showman Geller 38 Windshield solvent 39 Hanna-Barbera bear 40 Feel in one’s bones 42 Orderly and systematic 43 Crams 45 Word with “Is that” or “That is” 46 Stream swirl 47 Eighth Greek letter 48 Intend to 50 Put on the payroll 52 Some servers 57 Like possums, sloths and squirrels 61 Where lavalava lovers live 62 Happy-hour cold one 63 One more likely to default 66 Bottom-of-the-barrel stuff 67 Breastplate of classical mythology 68 End in ___ (require extra innings) 69 It can come after “no one” or “someone” 70 Introduction to a book 71 Nine-digit IDs

DOWN

1 Moves lightly, as on the wind

2 Razzle-dazzle 3 View of the moon 4 Acorn’s coat 5 Four winter wks. 6 Where goats gambol 7 Brutal creatures in “The Lord of the Rings” 8 Japanese art of self-defense 9 Inventor Nikola 10 It precedes a laugh 11 Popular sandwich cookie 12 Fix the socks 13 ___ gin fizz 18 Give assistance to 22 Speck of land in the sea 24 Bridge support 25 Fabled fast starter 28 “Alice in Wonderland” cat 30 Didn’t just pass a test 31 Beverage of fermented honey 32 High-falutin’ 33 Dermatological concern 34 IRA type 35 Malarial fever 36 What you shouldn’t look in the mouth? 38 Perry Mason’s secretary 41 Barbecue offering, perhaps 44 Umpire’s call 48 Grill master, at times 49 Santa’s got a long one 51 Anchorman’s summary 53 Lipinski and Reid 54 An anagram for “times” 55 Violin-bow application 56 “For goodness ___!” 57 Having the means 58 React to a one-two 59 Busy buzzers 60 Big name in buildingblocks 64 Las Vegas cube 65 Real attachment?

Chai Time MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013 Thiruvaikumar

STAR POWER for 21-5-2013

As per Hindu panchang thiruvaikumar@yahoo. co. in, 040-27177230 / 9177596118

ARIES

TAURUS

GEMINI

CANCER

LEO

VIRGO

LIBRA

SCORPIO

SAGITTARIUS

CAPRICORN

AQUARIUS

PISCES

Money may not come by from the expected sources. Your wishes will get fulfilled after facing minor hurdles. Persons of other region will help you. You will always keep your efforts live and work hard to achieve success.

STRIP TEASE AGNES

Some might undertake a pilgrimage. Those disturbed for not having a job will receive favourable news. Happy events are to take place in line at home. Businessmen will be receive several orders from customers.

Children will co-operate with you very well. Try not to interfere in others’ personal issues as you might repent for the same later. Good effects might get delayed and hence you are advised to postpone new efforts which are planned.

Wasteful expenditure will make you upset, as money will not be received from expected sources. Court verdict delay will make you upset. Marriage talks might hit a road block. Avoid unwanted arguments at workplace.

Though expenses are more, sufficient inflow will make you feel comfortable. You will complete all those work which others could not be able to complete. Long pending court issue will come to a favourable end. You will be straight forward.

Businessmen will effect drastic changes in the organizational set up. Those trying to change their present job will get a good and suitable alternative. Employees might be favoured with promotion or pay hike.

Your stock is set to pile up. Obstacles in the way of important works will be over. Helps and financial assistance will come by from all the expected sources. You will be attending get together at your VIP friends’ place.

Court case might hit a roadblock. Avoid trying mew methods in business at least for the time being. Businessmen will be happy as they will be able to collect written off old dues successfully. Blood relatives might create tension and obstacles.

Works will get delayed beyond expectations which might irk you. Be polite with all and be in good harmony. Controversial stand might spell trouble to you. Avoid sharing important secrets to any third person.

TAROT READ

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ARIES:

GEMINI:

Ace of Pentacles – Someone is feeling overly protective about you. While it’s a great feeling, it sometimes leaves you a bit suffocated. Ask for your own space.

LEO:

Judgment – Ideologies are very important to you. They define who you are. But there is also a need to be practical in a rapidly changing world.

LIBRA:

PEARLS BEFORE SWINE

Two of Pentacles – In your race to be different and unique, don’t forget the essentials. Keep a checklist of things to do today and clear them one at a time.

SAGITTARIUS:

Five of Wands – You feel disabled, in a lot of ways, in your current job role. You need to upgrade your skills and learn something new so that you can fit in better.

TAURUS:

Four of Pentacles – You are in a stable position and this is a good day to do things you enjoy. Take a few risks. What’s life without a little unpredictability?

CANCER:

Justice – You are reluctant to bring about change in your life. You’re stuck in a rut but don’t want to let go of the familiar. You have to help yourself.

VIRGO:

Three of Cups – Partnerships work well. There is likely to be some confusion if there are three partners or more. Stay away from the politicking.

SCORPIO:

Five of Pentacles – You’re a star in someone’s eyes. It’s a great feeling but also a great responsibility to live and behave as per that feeling.

CAPRICORN:

Six of Cups – Mood swings are possible and you will feel like crying without a reason. Cheer yourself up by doing stuff you enjoy. Take charge of the situation.

PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS

PISCES:

The Tower – There is no harm in being mediocre. There is no expectation or requirement that you be excellent all the time. It is not possible either.

NUMBER GAME

communicating, make sure to explain yourself well so there is no doubt about your intentions or plans. A comprehensive list will help.

SCRABBLE

AQUARIUS: Death – While

POOCH CAFE

Couples are advised to be cordial. Your influence is set to increase. Your suggestions and advises are well accepted by everyone. Govt. works will end smoothly and in a faster pace. Pilgrimage likely for some.

for 21-5-2013

Knight of Pentacles – There are numerous opportunities around you. You need to make use of them. Drop your ego aside and do what’s best for you.

NON SEQUITUR

Artists will get good and promising opportunities. Be careful while driving as chance of minor accident likely. Take care of mother’s health well. Avoid harsh talks as you might be misunderstood. Good events to take place at home.

SUDUKO

Politicians might face an uphill task. You will look cheerful and very active. Promotion or pay hike on cards for the employees. You will fulfill wishes of your children and make them very happy. Problem likely through women.

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CLASSIC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

QUINTESSENTIALLY NOIR

A TOUCH OF GENIUS

PICK OF THE WEEK

Orson Welles's Touch of Evil might not be as popular as Citizen Kane, but it’s a masterpiece in its own right, especially in film noir. HEMANTH KUMAR hemanth.k@postnoon.com

ouch of Evil is a quintessential film noir which ticks all the boxes that one would associate with a film by Orson Welles. Before the credits roll, we are told that when Universal Pictures wanted to re-cut the film, Orson Welles was so upset that he wrote a whopping 58-page memo to the studio head outlining his suggestions about the editing pattern. Forty years later, the film was re-cut exactly the way Welles wanted it to unfold. It’s been almost fifty years since Touch of Evil released, but it hasn’t aged at all. The tracking shot in the opening scene, which runs for three minutes and twenty seconds, is spellbinding. It’s easily one of the longest takes of its time and we see the camera follow a car which, after entering US from Mexico, blows up. Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) and Susie (Janet Leigh) pass the

car several times and soon after it explodes, Vargas, who works as a drug enforcement official in the Mexican government, takes keen interest in the case. He reasons that a bomb explosion on the US-Mexico border will attract undue attention, but before he can investigate the case, police captain Hank Quinlan (Orson Welles) and his longtime partner, Pete Menzies (Joseph Calleia) take over. Meanwhile, Susie is intercepted by Grandi who threatens her that her husband will be in trouble if he doesn’t drop charges against his brother. When Quinlan and Menzies decide to nab Sanchez, the person whom they believe to be the prime suspect, Vargas follows them and soon he realises that both Quinlan and Menzies are corrupt cops, who would do anything to prove that they are right. The film takes a dramatic turn when Quinlan decides to implicate Susie for murder to keep a check on Vargas, but in the end, his cover is blown

which leads to a final showdown between him and Vargas. The film had plenty of innovative camera shots, including long takes which were quite unusual back in the 50s. The film had a huge influence on French filmmakers like JeanLuc Godard and François Truffaut, who incorporated several things that they had learnt from Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil. Another high point in the film is Henry Mancini’s

music score. Since the film opens in a fictional town near the US-Mexico border, the opening score heavily borrows from the Latin-American music of its era. Like most other film noirs, Touch of Evil lays a lot of emphasis on grey characters, hidden motives, crime and above all, a heightened sense of drama. Charlton Heston playing a Mexican became a running joke in several films since the release of Touch of Evil, but one cannot help but notice the confrontation between Orson Welles’ Hank Quinlan and Charlton Heston’s Mike Vargas. That both these actors got into the shoes of their characters to near perfection is the real icing on the cake. The cigar-smoking Orson Welles’s drawl is intercepted by an honest Charlton Heston’s attempt to prove a man’s innocence and soon Janet Leigh becomes the target in this battle. Armed with a multi-layered structure and a timeless narrative, this film has the touch of a genius.

Out of the Past (1947) Considered as one of the greatest film noirs of all time, Out of the Past tells the story of a man who tries to break free from his past and start over his life again in a new town and a new girl. Directed by Jacques Tourneur, the film stars Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas in lead roles. The film was written by Daniel Mainwaring and it was an adaptation of his own novel titled Build My Gallows High.

Each picture has some sort of rhythm which only the director can give it. He has to be like the captain of a ship. Fritz Lang Director

DID YOU KNOW? Judy Garland was considered for the role of Careen O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, but when the role was eventually given to Ann Rutherford, Judy immediately began working on The Wizard of Oz (1939), in which she also sang the song ‘Over the Rainbow’. Judy won the Academy Juvenile Award for her performance in this ﬁlm.

Henry Fonda, one of the most charismatic actors in Hollywood, was ﬁrst nominated for an Oscar for his performance in John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath which released in 1940. Finally, in 1981, he won an Oscar for his role in On Golden Pond. The gap between these two nominations is a record in Hollywood till this day.

sports

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

WORLD TABLE TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS

TOUR OF CALIFORNIA

Li wins gold, Zhang in final Li claimed her maiden world championship title while reigning champ Zhang moved to within one victory of retaining his crown. MARTYN WOOD Agence France-Presse PARIS, FRANCE: Reigning champion Zhang Jike of China moved to within one victory of retaining his title at the World Table Tennis Championships in Paris on Sunday with a ruthless dismissal of compatriot and world number one Xu Xin. Seeded fourth in the French capital after an inconsistent season, Zhang banished any such concerns about his form to whitewash top-ranked Xu 118, 11-2, 11-9, 12-10 and secure his place in Monday’s final. “My start to the match was important. As Xu Xin is the world number one, I was relaxed out there. It was he who had the pressure on him,” said Zhang. “Tomorrow will be another match but I have to admit I feel good. I’m aiming for a fourth world title in a row,” added the 25-year-old, who’s looking to add to his title from two years ago in Rotterdam as well as the 2011 World Cup and the Olympic crown he won in London. Zhang didn’t participate at last year’s World Cup held in Liverpool which saw Ma Long take top honours.

China’s Li Xiaoxia waves to the crowd, on Sunday in Paris, during the trophy ceremony of the Women’s Singles of the World Table Tennis Championships. AFP

Monday’s showpiece will be a rematch of the London Olympics title decider as third seed Wang Hao, who was forced to settle for a third straight Games silver last August, brushed aside second-ranked Ma 11-9, 11-7, 113, 7-11, 12-14, 11-3 in the second allChinese semi-final. Earlier, China’s Li Xiaoxia claimed her maiden world championship title to complete a career grand slam after defeating compatriot Liu Shiwen in an enthralling final. Runner-up to Ding Ning in 2011

LOCAL BRIEFS Fiona, Manaswini advance in Amway-Nutrilite tennis tourney

Results: Girls: Quarters U-16: Manaswini Reddy bt G.Induja 7-5, T.Shreya bt Fiona R Williams 7-4, K.Sahasmitha bt P.Lasaya 7-4, Dyuti bt Lipika 7-2. Quarters U-18: Fiona R Williams bt M. Poorva Reddy 7-1, K. Sahasmitha bt K. Chandrika Reddy 7-1, Manaswini Reddy bt Fareena V 7-2. Semifinals U-18: Fiona R Williams bt K. Sahasmitha (wo). Semifinals U-16: Manas vini Reddy bt T. Shreya 8-4, Dyuti bt K sahasmitha (wo) Boys: Semifinals U-16: A shiva Prasad Reddy bt C. Abhinav Reddy 7-6(3), Devesh Gupta bt K Chaitanya Sai 8-4. Semifinals U-18: S.A Wahab bt K Chaitanya Sai 8-7(3).

LB Stadium Chess Tournament

HYDERABAD: A chess tournament, for both boys and girls, was held at the LB Stadium on Sunday. The following are the winners in their respective categories. Winners: Seniors: 1. Hrithikesh (Slate high schoolAbids), 2. V.L.Ajay, 3. Manav Juniors: 1. Vasanth, 2. Siddharth, 3. Prathusha Special prizes: Hitesh Reddy, Nikhil, Samith Reddy, Dharshith, Khyathi, Chandhra Harse, Varshitha, Srieeja.

and four years earlier to Guo Yue, Li went one step further in the French capital with an 11-8, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10, 6-11, 13-11 victory at the Bercy Arena. Liu appeared set to extend the match to a deciding game after saving two match points in the sixth game but Li would not be deterred, clinching the title at the third time of asking as Liu fired long. The triumph saw Li achieve a table tennis grand slam with the world championship crown adding to the World Cup she won in 2008 and the Olympic title she picked up last August in London. “I won because of my really strong fighting spirit. Thanks to it I can control myself and calm down as well as play stronger when I need to,” said the 25-year-old Li. “I learned a lot from the London experience,” she added, referring to her win over top-ranked Ding Ning in the 2012 Olympic final. Li also paid special tribute to her coach Li Sun, saying: “He gave me a lot of confidence, not just technically but also mentally. I really appreciate his help.” Liu, who was playing in her first final at the event after two previous semi-final appearances, was philosophical in defeat.

Van Garderen captures crown

SANTA ROSA, CALIFORNIA: Tejay van Garderen, fifth in last year’s Tour de France, captured the eighth Tour of California cycling race on Sunday, sealing his first career stagerace triumph in the final stage. Slovakia’s Peter Sagan won the eighth and final stage, which took the riders out of San Francisco via the iconic Golden Gate Bridge to a finish in Santa Rosa. Van Garderen won the overall title in a total time of 29 hours and 43 minutes. Australia’s Michael Rogers was second overall, 1:47 back, with Colombia’s Janier Acevedo third. BMC rider Van Garderen, a 24-year-old American, continued a superb start to the year that has seen him finish fourth in the Paris-Nice and second at the Tour de San Luis ahead of his breakthrough victory. “It’s a big relief. It’s a weight off my shoulders, a monkey off my back,” van Garderen said. “Hopefully this gets the ball rolling and we get a few more.” The triumph came shortly after he became a father with the birth of his first child.

NBA

Spurs thump Grizzlies in opener SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: The San Antonio Spurs drained 14 three-pointers in a convincing 105-83 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Sunday’s opening game of the NBA’s Western Conference finals. Tony Parker scored 20 points and handed out nine assists for the Spurs, whose stifling defense held Grizzlies’ top scorer Zach Randolph to only two points. Randolph came in averaging 19.7 points per game in this post-season, but finished just 1-of-8 from the field for a Grizzlies team appearing in the conference finals for the first time. The Spurs, meanwhile, showed the poise to be expected from a team making their eighth appearance in a conference final in the last 15 years. But Parker, for one, was mindful of the fact that last year the Spurs took a 2-0 lead over Oklahoma City in the Western finals, only to lose the series to the Thunder. “We still have a long way to go,” Parker said, adding that the Spurs expected Randolph and the Grizzlies to bounce back in game two in San Antonio on Tuesday. “We tried to make it hard on him,

Tony Parker #9 of the San Antonio Spurs drives against Zach Randolph #50 of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game One of the Western Conference Finals during the NBA Playoffs on Sunday at the AT&T Center in San Antonio. NBAE/AFP/NOAH GRAHAM

double team, obviously, their best scorer,” Parker said of the Spurs’ strategy against Randolph. “He’s a beast inside. We know he’s not going to play like that every game. Sometimes it happens. It’s a long season, the playoffs are tough. So he had an off night, but I know he’s going to

come out strong in game two.” The winners of the best-of-seven series advance to the NBA title series against the Eastern Conference champions. Reigning NBA title-holders Miami host Indiana in game one of the Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. AFP

sports

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

NEW ZEALAND’S TOUR OF ENGLAND

Media slam meek surrender NZ media condemned the Kiwis lack of fight in their crushing first Test defeat to England, when they collapsed for 68 in the second innings. WELLINGTON: New Zealand media on Monday condemned the Black Caps’ lack of fight in their crushing First Test defeat to England at Lord’s, when they collapsed for just 68 in the second innings. The total was the 10th lowest at the “home of cricket” and the ninth worst by a New Zealand team, reviving memories of the Black Caps’ humiliating dismissal for 45 against South Africa in Cape Town in January. Fairfax Media sports writer Marc Hinton said it was not so much the loss by the world’s eighth-ranked Test side against the second that grated, but the players’ failure to display the grit that Kiwis demand of their sporting teams.

New Zealand’s Hamish Rutherford is bowled by England’s Stuart Broad for 9 runs on the fourth day of the first Test match at Lord’s cricket ground on Sunday. AFP/GLYN KIRK

“Let’s face it, they didn’t front,” he told RadioSport. “It’s not a huge total (239) and they didn’t get anywhere near it. I think you’re entitled to

ask where were the fighting qualities... that’s the thing that disappoints me. “This is a trademark of the Black Caps, when things get

BYRON NELSON CHAMPIONSHIP

Bae captures his first US PGA title

IRVING, TEXAS: South Korea’s Bae Sang-Moon (in pic) won his first US PGA title on Sunday, firing a one-under par 69 to win the $6.7 million Byron Nelson Championship by two strokes over American Keegan Bradley. In windy conditions at the TPC Four Seasons Resort course, the he finished on 13-under 267 to hold off 2011 PGA Champion-

ship winner Bradley, who shot 72, with 2011 Masters winner Charl Schwartzel third on 270. “This course was really tough,” Bae said. “The winds were very stong but I did very well.” Bae, who had won 11 prior times worldwide but never in a US tour event, made his first appearance at the Byron Nelson a memorable one, becoming the US PGA’s first Asian-born winner since Kevin Na in 2011. “I’m very very happy. I had a great time,” Bae said. “I was a little nervous but I did my best today.” Bae, who won the Japan Tour money title in 2011, tapped in a four-footer for par at the 18th to seal the victory, raised his arms and looked skyward with a big smile. AFP

tough they tend to fold the tents way too easily for my liking.” Former player-turned commentator Mark Richardson echoed the sentiment, saying: “It’s the meek surrender when it comes to the Black Caps that really upsets people.” The rout was all the more galling for New Zealand fans because if follows a home series against England in March when the Black Caps defied expectations to draw three Tests, dominating two of them. The New Zealand Herald’s Andrew Alderson highlighted that for only the second time in New Zealand Test history none of the top six batsmen reached double figures in a second innings that lasted less than two hours. AFP

Skipper McCullum backs batsmen LONDON: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum insisted he still had faith in his batsmen after an “hour of madness” cost the team dear in a thumping first Test defeat at Lord’s. England went 1-0 up in the twomatch series, with more than a day to spare, after dismissing New Zealand for just 68 to secure victory by the huge margin of 170 runs. Stuart Broad, who took a Test-best seven for 44, did the bulk of the damage Sunday as New Zealand’s pursuit of a victory target of 239 ended inside 23 overs. An otherwise even contest changed in the hour before lunch on Sunday as New Zealand slumped to a paltry 29 for six. It was the third time in 2013 that New Zealand been six down for fewer than 40 runs. In the first Test against South Africa at Cape Town in January they were six down for 28 before being dismissed for 45. In the next Test, in Port Elizabeth, they were 39 for six before being bowled out for 121. AFP

FRENCH OPEN PREVIEW

Nadal, Serena in top form

ROME: Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams fired warning shots to their French Open rivals with comprehensive victories over Roger Federer and Victoria Azarenka respectively in Rome on Sunday. Nadal has produced some blistering tennis since returning from a seven-month injury absence and his seventh victory in nine years on the red clay of Rome left his Swiss rival in no doubt as to the Spaniard’s prospects of lifting an eighth French Open title. “Now he is the favourite for the French Open,” said Federer. While it was Federer’s first final this year, it was Nadal’s eighth, having swept aside Tomas Berdych a day after the big-serving Czech stunned world number one Novak

Spain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates with the trophy of the ATP Rome Masters on Sunday. AFP/FILIPPO MONTEFORTE Djokovic in the quarters. It set up Federer Nadal’s 30th meeting, with 19 defeats against Spaniard — 12 of which

and but the had

already come on clay — the Swiss was playing catch-up from the third game before falling to a comprehensive 61, 6-3 loss. AFP

MOBILE BAY LPGA CLASSIC

Johnson triumphs by one stroke

(L) Lexi Thompson dunks water on (R) Jennifer Johnson following her first LPGA victory. AFP

MOBILE, ALABAMA: American Jennifer Johnson had eight birdies in a seven-under par 65 on Sunday to seize a one-stroke victory over Pornanong Phatlum and Jessica Korda in the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic. Johnson’s effort on the par-72 Crossings course at Magnolia Grove gave her a 21-under par total of 267 and her first victory on the LPGA Tour.

The 21-year-old American’s previous best finish was a tie for eighth at Prattville, Alabama, in 2011. Her total of 267 bettered the tournament’s scoring record by four strokes. Thailand’s Pornanong climbed up the leaderboard to seize her share of second place with a nine-under par 63. After opening with a bogey at the par-

four first she had 10 birdies, including three in a row to end her round. She was joined on 268 by Korda, who started the day one off the lead and had seven birdies in a four-under 68. Overnight leader Chella Choi of South Korea carded a 70 to finish in a group of five players sharing fourth place on 269. AFP

IPL 6

METER

6 S 634

Tough day at the office for us, sums up the season. They [PWI] played better cricket on this wicket. Rough season for us but we need to move on. Mahela Jayawardene DD skipper

Chris Gayle (RCB) 708 runs James Faulkner (RR) 26 wickets

‘We will seek punishment for the bad’ R

ajasthan Royals on Sunday sought punishment if the three players arrested for their alleged role in spot-fixing in the ongoing Indian Premier League are found guilty, but the franchise assured full support to its rest of the squad as it prepares for the play-offs. “The actions must be punished. As a franchise, we will protect the good, as well as seek punishment for the bad,” the Rajasthan Royals said in a statement. Following the emergent meeting of the BCCI’s Working Committee working meeting earlier in the day, Rajasthan reiterated that it maintains its zero-tolerance approach. PTI

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CSK

16 11

22 +0.530

16 11

22 +0.441

16 10

20 +0.322

SRH

16 10

20 +0.003

RCB

18 +0.457

KXIP 16

16 +0.226

KKR

10 0

12 -0.095

BATTLE OF THE TITANS

PWI

12 0

8 -1.006

13 0

6 -0.848

P-played; W-win; L-lost; T-tie; NR-net run rate; PT-points

Chris Gayle (RCB),

51 4S 1938

Michael Hussey (CSK)

HIGHEST SCORE

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

175*

Chris Gayle (RCB)

BEST BOWLER

5-16

James Faulkner (RR)

Eagles seal top-4 spot G APARNA SAI

aparna.s@postnoon.com HYDERABAD: Sunrisers Hyderabad sealed their playoffs berth when they defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by five wickets, here, on Sunday. The hosts needed to win this match, as a loss would have implied that the Royal Challengers Bangalore would have made it to the top four. A well paced knock of 47 by Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan’s 42, helped the Sunrisers win the match with more than an over to spare. Needing 131 for victory, Hyderabad finished the match at 132/5. Darren Sammy hit the winning runs as he slammed two consecutive sixes off Iqbal Abdullah, who was KKR’s most successful bowler last night. But these runs did not come without their nervous moments.

SRH’s openers Patel and Dhawan gave the hosts a good start. They put on a partnership of 89 runs for the first wicket before Dhawan was trapped in front of the stumps. Patel existed a few runs later and soon Hyderabad looked to be in trouble as they were struggling at 112 for 5 in 17.5 overs until Sammy’s sixes rescued his

SCORECARD PWI VS DD

side. Earlier, KKR won the toss and elected to bat. Openers Manvinder Bisla and Gautam Gambhir failed to give the Knights a good start. Bisla perished for 15 while Gambhir was run out when on 10. The Knights kept losing wickets at regular intervals and they wrapped up their innings

at 130/7 from their stipulated 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan top-scored with 49, while the next highest score was Jacques Kallis’ 24. A score of 130 on the pitch at Uppal seemed defendable but the home side proved the visitors wrong. With this victory, SRH registered their seventh win at home.

WE DID IT MATE

SHR V KKR

Pune Warriors innings (20 overs maximum) RV Uthappa† c Warner b Yadav 24 AJ Finch* c Sehwag b Kaul 52 MK Pandey b Nadeem 10 Yuvraj Singh c Sehwag b Pathan 3 AD Mathews not out 30 LJ Wright c Sehwag b Kaul 44 RV Gomez not out 4 Extras (lb 2, w 2, nb 1) 5 Total (5 wickets; 20 overs) 172 Bowling O M R W Econ IK Pathan 4 0 34 1 8.50 M Morkel 4 0 36 0 9.00 S Kaul 4 0 27 2 6.75 UT Yadav 4 0 52 1 13.00 S Nadeem 4 0 21 1 5.25 Delhi Daredevils innings (target: 173 runs from 20 overs) Jayawardene* c Wright b Murtaza 14 DA Warner c †Uthappa b Parnell 2 B Chipli lbw b Murtaza 16 V Sehwag c Gomez b Murtaza 11 BJ Rohrer b Dinda 7 IK Pathan c Pandey b Mathews 24 CM Gautam† c Gomez b Mathews 30 M Morkel c Parnell b Mathews 0 UT Yadav not out 8 S Nadeem c Mathews b Dinda 6 S Kaul not out 0 Extras (lb 5, w 10, nb 1) 16 Total (9 wickets; 20 overs) 134 Bowling O M R W Econ WD Parnell 3 0 36 1 12.00 B Kumar 4 0 26 0 6.50 AB Dinda 4 0 21 2 5.25 AG Murtaza 4 0 15 3 3.75 Yuvraj Singh 2 0 17 0 8.50 AD Mathews 3 0 14 3 4.66

Kolkata Knight Riders innings (20 overs maximum) MS Bisla† c White b Perera 15 G Gambhir* run out (Samantray/†Patel) 10 JH Kallis c Dhawan b Steyn 24 EJG Morgan lbw b Sharma 9 YK Pathan not out 49 RN ten Doeschate lbw b Mishra 1 P Dogra c Perera b Steyn 5 SP Narine c Perera b Anand Rajan 1 Iqbal Abdulla not out 2 Extras (lb 7, w 7) 14 Total (7 wickets; 20 overs) 130 Bowling O M R W Econ DW Steyn 4 0 24 2 6.00 Anand Rajan 4 0 22 1 5.50 NLTC Perera 4 0 33 1 8.25 DJG Sammy 1 0 9 0 9.00 A Mishra 4 0 20 1 5.00 KV Sharma 3 0 15 1 5.00 Sunrisers Hyderabad innings (target: 131 runs from 20 overs) PA Patel† lbw b Iqbal Abdulla 47 S Dhawan lbw b Iqbal Abdulla 42 GH Vihari c Dogra b Iqbal Abdulla 6 CL White* run out (Morgan/†Bisla) 2 NLTC Perera b Shami Ahmed 4 DJG Sammy not out 17 BB Samantray not out 5 Extras (lb 1, w 8) 9 Total (5 wickets; 18.5 overs) 132 Bowling O M R W Econ YK Pathan 4 0 29 0 7.25 PJ Sangwan 2 0 17 0 8.50 SP Narine 4 1 11 0 2.75 Shami Ahmed 4 0 32 1 8.00 JH Kallis 1 0 13 0 13.00 Iqbal Abdulla 3.5 0 29 3 7.56

Pune Warriors won by 38 runs

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Batsmen Biplab Samantray and Darren Sammy celebrate their team’s victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL 6 PTI match in Hyderabad on Sunday.

MONDAY, MAY 20, 2013

sports

ARSENAL DEFY CRITICS Arsene Wenger admits he is delighted Arsenal have proved the critics wrong after his team secured their place in the Champions League with a 1-0 win at Newcastle. The Gunners’ chances of finishing in the Premier League’s top four were written off by many pundits.

LA LIGA

AFTERMATH

BARÇA REIGN SUPREME Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a splendid 2-1 win over Valladolid at a rain-lashed Camp Nou. KIERAN CANNING Agence France-Presse MADRID: Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid on Sunday at a rainlashed Camp Nou. The wet conditions resulted in the lowest attendance for a Barca home league match this season as only 56,055 filled the 99,354 capacity ground. However, first-half goals from Pedro Rodriguez and into his own net from Marc Valiente were enough to keep the champions on track to match Real Madrid’s league record of 100 points before Victor Perez’s penalty halved the deficit a minute from time. And afterwards club captain Carles Puyol left it to manager Tito Vilanova and Eric Abidal, who have missed large parts of

Barcelona’s players celebrate during a ceremony at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Sunday after winning the Spanish League title. Barcelona celebrated lifting the La Liga trophy for a 22nd time with a 2-1 win over Valladolid. AFP/LLUIS GENE

the season due to a cancerous saliva gland and a liver transplant respectively, to lift the trophy as a reward for all the health problems they have had to overcome off the field this season. “It has been a difficult year, but we have won the league and the best thing is that Tito and Abidal are with us,” said Puyol. “I want to thank you all for your confidence and support in the good and bad moments,” added Vilanova as he addressed the crowd. “Without the fans all this wouldn’t have any meaning.” Given the injuries to Lionel Messi and Dani Alves, Vilanova sent out about as strong a starting line-up as he could with Victor Valdes and Javier Mascherano returning after a number of weeks out through injury.

PREMIER LEAGUE

Chelsea capable of winning title

IAN WINROW Agence France-Presse

porters. The Spaniard, though, is adamant he has succeeded in winning over many doubters among the Chelsea fans and in the dressing room during his spell at the

club. And he maintains he leaves Chelsea in a better state for his successor, likely to be Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho, than when he took over from Roberto Di Matteo in November. “It has been a great experience,” said Benitez. “You take a team that was in transition, with young players, and now we have left a good team with more experience, more character, scoring goals, more balance. “I think it will be good for the next manager, who will have a very good team, and the owner will bring in more players. This team will challenge for the title next year.

Rodgers pays tribute to retiring Carragher

Villas-Boas tells Spurs to raise their game

Porto win their 27th Portuguese title

LIVERPOOL: Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers paid tribute to Jamie Carragher after the veteran defender bowed out with an emotional farewell in his side’s 1-0 win over QPR at Anfield. Merseyside-born Carragher, who played 737 times for Liverpool, will not be wearing the familiar #23 shirt when Rodgers’ side kick off their EPL campaign in August .

LONDON: Andre Villas-Boas has told his players they will have to raise their performance levels to new heights next season after they once again failed to qualify for the Champions League. To finish fourth Villas-Boas’ side had to beat Sunderland, which they did, but also needed Arsenal to fall short. Arsenal beat Newcastle 1-0.

LISBON, FC Porto captured their 27th Portuguese league title on Sunday after beating Pacos de Ferreira 2-0. It was also a third championship in a row and ninth in 11 years. A Lucho Gonzalez penalty in the 23rd minute and a 51st-minute strike from Jackson Martinez secured the title. Benfica beat Moreirense 3-1 to finish second.

LONDON: Rafael Benitez insists he has left behind a Chelsea side capable of challenging for the Premier League title next season after ending his six-month reign with the 2-1 victory over Everton that secured a third-placed finish. Benitez had also masterminded last week’s Europa League final triumph over Benfica, but the interim manager’s absence from the post-match celebrations following the final-day win at Stamford Bridge highlighted his troubled relationship with the club’s sup-

FOOTBALL BRIEFS

United look beyond Ferguson

TOM WILLIAMS Agence France-Presse WEST BROMWICH, UNITED KINGDOM: Robin van Persie said Manchester United were already looking to the future after Alex Ferguson (in pic) closed the book on his 26-and-ahalf-year managerial tenure with an incredible 5-5 draw at West Bromwich Albion. The madcap game brought Ferguson’s long, record-breaking reign to a breathless climax and meant United finished the season 11 points above Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table. United will begin life under new manager David Moyes on July 1 and despite sadness at Ferguson’s departure, Van Persie said he and his fellow players were already plotting their assault on next season’s silverware. “That’s our standard for this team. This is a great team and, hopefully, we can go for even more trophies. I’m sure we can,” the Dutch striker told United’s in-house television channel, MUTV. “Of course, we get a new manager next year and everybody is looking forward to that. It’s a new challenge for everyone. We’ll have a nice break now and then we go again.” With veteran midfielder Paul Scholes joining Ferguson in retirement, United were looking to sign off with victory at The Hawthorns on Sunday, but they returned to Manchester with only a point despite having led 30 and 5-2.