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Driverless cars: 15 things you need to know

By Ashley Halsey III between vehicles (and highway beacons) to help The quick take is greater mobility for the blind, them coexist better. The connected-car technology the elderly, people with disabilities and those too hen are these things coming? could be an asset to autonomous cars, but it’s not the young to drive. Professions that figure to suffer: Nissan last year announced an steppingstone some experts once thought necessary. cab drivers, truck drivers and bus drivers. If crash “ambitious goal” of having an afford- Connected cars still will need an active driver. rates plummet, body shops, insurance companies, able autonomous car ready by 2020. chiropractors and emergency rooms will see less Others who see that as overly ambi- Will a car with no hands on the wheel be safer? business. Wtious think you’re more likely to see them in serious Yes, experts say. Driver error causes the over- production a few years after that — say, 2025 or 2030. whelming majority of crashes — 93 percent of them, Will there be less traffic congestion? according to one federal report — and there are more Probably yes, but maybe no. Cars moving along How much will they cost? than 5 million crashes each year. Just getting intoxi- briskly — no rubbernecking, distracted drivers Right now, the technology alone adds $70,000 to cated drivers from behind the wheel could reduce or left-lane slowpokes — clears up a lot of the $100,000 to the cost of a vehicle. Few people could pay fatalities by 39 percent. headache right off the bat. There will be less that much more for a magic flying carpet, let alone a stop-and-go and smoother passage through inter- car. Automakers are wrestling to make it affordable, Does that mean there will be zero crashes? sections, and cars will be able to travel much and there are projections that by the time autocars Nobody dares make that claim, and for good rea- closer together. But two things may put more go into mass production, the additional cost might son: Too many things can go wrong on the roadway. cars on the road: Those who can’t drive now (see fall to between $3,000 and $5,000. But there could be a dramatic reduction. above) will be on the road, and since being in a vehicle that doesn’t need to be driven will be more How do they work? Who are the winners and losers if these things enjoyable and productive, people may spend more Lots of sensory equipment feed into the vehicle’s come to rule the road? time on the road (see below). computers. Radar, lasers and cameras collect data on the distance to objects and their speed if they’re Carnegie Mellon University’s self-driv- moving. GPS helps, and an inertial navigation system ing Cadillac SRX. in the computer uses dead reckoning to continuously calculate position, orientation, direction and speed of the vehicle and surrounding objects. Without getting too deep into the weeds: Cloud- based data could be used to continually update the onboard computer, including data collected from other cars.

Can they deal with work zones, or cyclists and a kid in the street? They’re pretty good at it now, and their develop- ers are working to make them better. Sensors on the vehicle keep track of everything in its path, and the vehicle stops for obstacles or to navigate around them.

Are autonomous cars and connected cars the same thing? No. An autonomous car uses onboard technology to find its way around and keep from running into things. Connected cars, a concept also in active devel- opment, provide direct short-range communication PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 3

Will it affect where people decide to live? It might. On one hand, people may be willing to travel farther to and from work if their vehicle becomes a mini- office in which they can be productive. That invites suburban sprawl. On the other hand, if parking no longer is an issue, people may be more eager to live in the heart of the action downtown.

What does this mean for parking? Imagine getting dropped off at the door whereever you go. That could happen. The estimated 31 percent of land devoted to parking in urban cores could be used for something else if cars toddle off on their own to park in more distant satellite lots or garages that aren’t in prime-time space.

Won’t this take a massive rewrite of traffic laws? You bet it will. Driving is the most complicated and regulated thing most people do. The industry has begged regulators not to pass a lot of new laws until the technology is all worked out, for fear that premature reaction could yield restraints or restrictions that prove unnecessary when all is said and done. But state legislatures — and states write traffic laws — will need time to wrestle with the new order. And imagine the retooling required for the insurance industry to get comfort- able with a computer potentially being to blame for a collision. Drivers make moral decisions — sometimes poorly — in fractions of a second: Better to run off the road and hit a tree or run into a woman cross- ing the street with a baby stroller? Computers are more pragmatic than people, but would they make the wrong moral decision in a case like that?

How soon will these cars be on the assembly line? There are plenty of things that need to be worked out first — some techni- cal, some not. GPS and inertial navi- gation are a potent combination, but GPS can be off by several feet. That’s okay if it’s dispensing driving directions but not so great if it’s being used to gauge the precise distance to the next left turn. Backup systems have to be integrated so that if one system fails there’s a seamless transition to prevent a collision. Humans are the ultimate fail-safe anyway? mass production they will be better at year by the Pew Research Center system, and cognitive scientists are Truth be told, they don’t. Right now negotiating urban streets. But it figures said they wouldn’t. College graduates studying how to get them on the ball you could put your dog in Carnegie to be a while — maybe a generation (59 percent) were more likely to say fast in an emergency. There are fears Mellon University’s prototype car on — before people (and the states that they would. People with a high school that drivers may be asleep at the wheel Interstate 95 and have the car drive write traffic laws) are comfortable let- diploma or less (62 percent) were or too engrossed by distractions to Fido to Maine (provided you teach ting these cars loose without someone inclined to pass up the chance. A slight refocus on the road if the car needs Fido to pump petrol). The car — and its near the controls. majority of city and suburban residents human assistance. counterparts at Google and abroad — said they would, but only 36 percent of already are pretty capable of handling Would you ride in one? people in rural areas thought they’d try Why do they need drivers, city traffic. By the time they come into Half of the people surveyed this it. WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 CAMPUS

HBKU’s TII welcomes class of 2016

record number of graduate stu- the United States, Belarus, and the Language Center, explained the sup- engaging and challenging students dents have been welcomed to Ukraine. port that the Language Center offers to strive toward excellence in their A Hamad bin Khalifa University’s “The MA programmes are the first all MA students in terms of Academic academic and professional career,” (HBKU) Translation and Interpreting two among a suite of specialised pro- Writing support via a dedicated course Kahlout said. Institute (TII). Orientation events were grammes that TII is set to offer. The and a writing clinic. The newly admitted students were organised for the Class of 2016 students MA programmes qualify graduates to Asaad Kahlout, Director of then given a visit to the library where who are enrolled in TII’s already estab- pursue a PhD degree in Translation Professional Services Center (PSC), students were introduced to the librar- lished MA in Translation Studies pro- Studies and Interpreting as well as detailed the vocational opportuni- ian, Elizabeth Thompson and handed gramme (MATS) and its inaugural MA giving them the skills necessary to ties that are granted to students. their library login codes. These codes in Audiovisual Translation programme pursue translation as a profession at PSC offers internship opportunities, provide access to TII’s specialized print (MAAT). the highest level,” explained Dr Amal practical guidance and career devel- and digital collections and, in addition, to This year the number of students Mohammed Al Malki, Executive opment advice, along with access to Qatar Nationals Library’s growing digital admitted at TII has doubled with 24 Director of TII. the workshops organised for the ben- resources. students enrolled in the MATS pro- During orientation, the students efit of translation professionals. The This was followed by the opportu- gramme and 13 in the new MAAT were introduced to faculty members internship training offered covers a nity to meet with TII’s alumni and programme. The student body is and professors, who provided them range of sectors from technology, to current students where they were able composed of Qatar-based candidates with brief insights into coursework engineering to sports to economics to engage in conversations about aca- of different nationalities, as well as details and related academic activities. and politics. demic and campus life at HBKU. three new international students from Mounir Ouanaimi, Director of the TII “PSC staff is committed to inspiring, The Peninsula

New centre for Aspire Academy at Gulf English School

alent identification team from Aspire Academy conducted baseline testing of all the Gulf English School boys in grades T4 and 5. The results of the tests are very promising when compared with other boys from around the country. Boys who reached certain scores now have the chance to join the Aspire Academy Multi-Sport training programme. This Rebecca Cruickshank and Carl Broome Performance testing conducted by Aspire team. is a programme to help develop children who are gifted and talented in sports, and which ultimately performance testing and I am confident that they Aspire Academy. Together with the usual physical could lead to an opportunity for them to attend will progress well if they attend regularly.” education curriculum, this means that we can help Aspire Academy full time. This will be the first Aspire Academy centre in every child establish and maintain a healthy, active The programme will run four days each week at the Garaffa area and the children who have been lifestyle; we can also identify talent earlier and aid The Gulf English School and the first cohort of boys selected to attend will be receiving their invites their progression into national sports programmes. who reached the required standards will be invited when they return for the new school year. Qatar has a wonderful support system for its gifted to start training with Aspire Academy coaches from Head of Faculty for PE at GES, Rebecca athletes and we now have many ways to help our the last week in September. Cruickshank, said: “I am happy to be in a school students access this provision. The new multi-sport Head Coach Carl Broome says that he is where progress in health, wellness, fitness and sport skills centre being run by Aspire Academy will be “extremely excited about the chance to work is encouraged and supported by its management. of enormous benefit to our boys. I am very pleased with the pupils at The Gulf English School. They We now have excellent partnerships with clubs, to be working with Carl and his team this year.” produced some very good results during the national federations and organizations such as The Peninsula CAMPUS / MARKETPLACE PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 5

Doha College celebrates excellent examination results oha College has been alive with students performed exceptionally well performances have enabled a number of are exceptional results which demon- excitement during the last two in all areas of these examinations. At A students to be offered university places strate the opportunities the college Dweeks of August as students Level, 86 percent of students achieved at Cambridge, Oxford, Yale, Brown and offers to all of our students.” have been receiving their A Level and A*- C. (I)GCSE results were equally other leading universities throughout the Teresa Woulfe, Senior Vice Principal, (I)GCSE examination grades. impressive with 98 percent of students world. Head of Secondary commented: Following a hard and intense exami- achieving 5+ A*- A grades and 58 per- Mark Leppard, Principal, said: “We “Although the wait for examination nation period, the students had a long cent securing 5 or more A*- A grades. are extremely proud of the wonderful results can be a worrying time for all wait to see if they had secured the These figures place Doha College results our students have achieved at involved, I’m sure that our students are grades needed to access the next stage comfortably in the top one hundred A Level and (I)GCSE. I should particu- delighted with their results. They have of their education. UK schools, a measure associated with larly like to highlight the 5 A*s Tisal been rewarded for the hard work and With the wait finally over, we are an outstanding school. Edirisinghe, Arun Das and Jonathan commitment and should be incredibly delighted to report that Doha College The outstanding examination Coutinho achieved at A Level – these proud of their efforts” The Peninsula Home Centre unveils ‘Back to School’ collection

ffering interesting reasons for students to make a fresh and inspired start, Home OCentre’s ‘Back to School’ collection includes useful and vibrant merchandise in room décor and school paraphernalia. The new collection seeks to capture the attention and tastes of Home Centre’s young target audience further motivation to look forward to school. with prints, designs, bright colours, and trendy From young ones to teens, the Home Centre pop-culture themes. ‘Back to School’ collection aims to please all. Home Centre’s latest solutions feature storage Michelle Dinsmore, Head – Visual Merchandising, devices, clocks, pillows, bed linen, wall art, photo- Home Centre, offered a timely tip: “A smart back- frames, rugs, and lamps in varied shapes and sizes. to-school bedroom redesign includes revamping message boards and organizers. Create a space for A variety of lunch boxes, fun cutlery and crock- the closet so kids can easily see and select their them where they can grow and learn to manage ery and creative stationery provide children with own clothing. You can also incorporate calendars, their own responsibilities.” The Peninsula Argo Tea cafe opens doors at airport rgo Tea has opened its cafe at the arrivals Tea café Mena, said: “Argo Tea café is a unique blend side of the new airport. Founded in Chicago of a creative mixologist, a passionate chef and a smart Ain 2003, Argo tea café is present in 40 loca- nutritionist. Our food and beverage philosophy is tions across the United States. Azadea group is the based on three truths: all natural, real ingredients Franchise owner in the Middle East, and is currently and smart calories. We’ve created our own unique operating six Argo Tea cafés in Doha, Dubai, Abu blends of “Signature Drinks” that are all naturally Dhabi, and Beirut. fresh, healthy and distinctive, always made from real Ara Artin, General Manager for Azadea Group ingredients that are free of any artificial flavourings, in Qatar, said: “We feel privileged to be able to colours or additives.” serve the finest teas at a strategic spot like Hamad Commenting on the brand’s expansion in the region, International Airport. Starting one’s trip within El Batta said “We have received positive feedback from Doha or welcoming a family member, friend or busi- our customers and are optimistic about the growth of ness associate with the finest tea based beverage from the tea-consumption market here. We already operate our café in a relaxing atmosphere is a perfect start.” 6 cafés and have plans to open 4 more in Doha, Kuwait Hussam El Batta, Senior Brand Manager for Argo and Abu Dhabi by the end of this year.” The Peninsula 6 PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 FOOD

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Tuesdays - Asian Flavours dinner buffet week is Mushroom. • Salt to taste Make the meringue by gradually adding the @ QR225 (Send in your recipe with • Sev 2 tbsp granulated sugar while mixing the ingredients. Wednesdays - Italian Night @ QR225 ingredients in metric Continue mixing until the texture is semi-firm. Thursdays - Phoenician Night dinner buffet measurements). Winner will Method: receive a dinner voucher. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. @ QR235 Mix the eggs, onion, tomato, sprouts, potato, one table- To claim your prize Place wax paper on top of a cookie sheet or large Fridays - Barbecue Night @ QR235 rectangular baking pan and grease the surface. spoon coriander leaves, green chutney, tamarind chutney, call 44557837. Saturdays - Surf Seafood Night dinner buffet Place the meringue on top of the greased wax green chilies, red chili powder and salt into a deep bowl. @ QR260 paper then spread evenly using a spatula. Add crushed puri and mix. Garnish with sev and remaining Friday Brunch: 12:30pm - 4pm at QR295 or QR250 with soft drinks Bake the meringue for 20 to 22 minutes or until coriander leaves, serves immediately. We Love Saturday Brunch: 12:30pm - 3:30pm at QR200 or QR250 with soft drinks the colour of the top part turns light to medium Zuhaib Ahmed brown. Peninsula Plus While the meringue is in the oven, make the Stuffed eggs PO BOX 3488, Doha, filling by combining the egg yolks and condensed [email protected], milk in a small cooking pot. Apply heat and cook Ingredients: [email protected] the mixture while continuously stirring until the • 8 large eggs (hard boiled) texture becomes thick. • 1/2 cup cooked ground / minced meat Add the vanilla extract to the condensed milk • 2 tbsp chopped onions • Green Chilli: 1 large(finely chopped) and egg yolk mixture, turn off the heat, and mix • 1 tsp ginger (grated) • Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp thoroughly. Set aside. • 3-4 green chilies (finely chopped) • Salt: half tbsp Remove the meringue from the oven and cool • 3 tbsp corn flour / corn starch • Red Chilli Powder: half tbsp down for a few minutes. • 2 tbsp tomato paste • Turmeric Powder: half tsp Sprinkle the confectioners sugar on top of the • 1 tbsp oil / ghee • Cumin Powder: half tsp meringue then place wax paper on the top part of • 2 eggs (beaten) • Coriander powder: half tsp the meringue followed by a similar sized baking • 1 tbsp coriander leaves (chopped) • Black pepper: half tsp pan or tray. The meringue should now be in the • 1 lemon juice • Garam masala: half tsp middle of two baking trays. • breadcrumbs for coating • Oil: for deep-fry Flip the meringue: the new cookie sheet/baking • 8-10 pieces of liver (fried) tray placed on top should now be below. Remove For garnishing Method: the baking tray and the wax paper (you should • Oil for deep-frying Mix mince and all spices very well. now see the opposite side of the baked meringue) • Salt To Taste Then take medium portion of mince and flatten it out on your hand (like we do then spread the filling (cooked egg yolks, con- for BBQ kebab — as big as it cover the egg) densed milk, and vanilla extract mixture) over the Method: Put the boiled egg in middle and cover it with mince. Make all eggs into balls. meringue. Heat the oil / ghee in a frying pan and add fry onions until Now deep fry them on medium heat for 4-5 minutes until the balls turn light Roll the meringue. Complete rolling side to side translucent. (golden) brown and keep them aside. starting at the longest side. Make sure that the Add minced meat and season with salt, chili, coriander, layer with filling is rolled inward. ginger, tomato paste and lemon juice. Stir fry for 4-5 minutes Ingredients for Gravy Transfer to a serving plate then serve. on moderate heat. • Onion: 1 large (finely chopped) Vio Ramos Peel the shell of eggs and cut them into half lengthways. • Ginger Garlic paste: 1 tbsp Take out the yolks and mix with the frying mixture. Cook • Tomato: 1 large (finely chopped) for 2-3 more minutes and remove from the flame. Allow the • Green Chilli: 1 (finely chopped) mixture to cool aside. • Salt: half tbsp Now stir the corn flour into the beaten egg by making a • Red chilli powder: half tbsp Spicy Tomato Baked Eggs thick consistency batter. • Turmeric powder: 1tsp Place the breadcrumbs in a bowl and spread evenly. • Black Cardamom: 1 Ingredients: Fill the meat mixture into the yolk cavity ( hole from where • Cinnamon: 1 medium stick • Yogurt: 2 Cups • 1 tbsp olive oil yolk is separated) of each egg half, cover with another half • Oil: half Cup • 2 red onions chopped to make complete egg shapes. • Green coriander: for garnish (chopped) • 1 red chilli chopped Dip the stuffed egg into the egg and corn flour batter and roll over the breadcrumbs. • 1 garlic clove, sliced Method: • small bunch of coriander, stalks and leaves chopped Heat good amount of oil in a deep-frying pan and fry the Heat the oil and fry onion until golden brown. Then add ginger and garlic paste separately stuffed eggs until golden all over. Drain on oil absorbent and fry. • 600g of cherry tomatoes paper. Now add chopped tomato and green chilli, salt, red chilli powder, turmeric powder, • 1 tbsp caster sugar Serve garnished with fried liver, coriander leaves, asides black cardamom, cinnamon and fry. • 4 eggs with green chutney or tomato sauce. Fathima Add less than half cup of water and let it simmer. Method: Now add yogurt, mix and fry 4-5 minutes. Place Meatballs in gravy very carefully and cover it. Heat oil in frying pan that has lid, saute the onion, chilli, Nargisi Koftey Let it cook for 10 minutes on low heat. garlic and coriander stalks for 5 mins until it turns soft. Now very carefully turn meatballs and let them cook on low heat till oil separates. Stir in tomatoes and sugar and let it bubble for 8-10 mins Ingredients for Meat Egg Balls Garnish with green chopped coriander. until thick. • Boiled Eggs: 6 Serve with hot Chapatis. Using back of a large spoon, make 4 dips in sauce then • Mince: 750 grams(3/4 kg) Asma Mirza crack an egg into each one. • Onion: 1 medium(finely chopped/crushed) WHEELS PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 7

BMW i8 hybrid’s sci-fi looks leave Tesla in shadows

By Jason H Harper ostensibly aiding aerodynamics while definitely adding both sets of wheels are turning, the car becomes an all- visual pizazz. wheel drive. The engine sounds rougher and more raw gomaniacs, listen up, because when it comes Its internal mechanics are no less sci-fi — or com- and the digital gauges go all red. to the war for attention, the BMW i8 wins. plicated. A 129-horsepower electric motor powers the This isn’t supposed to be an all-out supercar, despite Yes, you’ll get plenty of looks in a Bugatti front wheels. Meanwhile a turbocharged 1.5-liter three- those doors and a top speed of 155 mph. You wouldn’t Eor Aston Martin. A Tesla will earn you many cylinder gasoline engine runs the rear wheels. Each take it out on the racetrack. But the i8 is a delight on questions from curious bystanders. But Bayerische power source has its own automatic transmission (a back roads, blurring cleanly through curves and feeling Motoren Werke’s brand-new space car, er, sports car, two-speed for the front, six-speed in the rear) and each very well balanced. garners more iPhone photos and shout-outs than any motor can run on its own or in tandem with the other. Many new cars simply outmatch a regular road — other I’ve tested in recent memory. The driver opts between distinct driving modes. You including BMW’s new M3 and M4. You feel like there’s The $135,700 i8 coupe is a plug-in hybrid that can slip can tool around town using only power drawn from the more power than you can really use. Not so with the around town silently in all-electric mode or go buck wild lithium-ion battery pack, which is in the tunnel between i8. There’s a levelheadedness to its might on a tight using a combination of power from the electric motor the front seats. The car is silent like this and runs as a curving road. And that makes it more fun. You have to and the gasoline engine. front-wheel drive. BMW says you can travel as far as keep your momentum going. In any mode, it’s a wild-looking machine that could 22 miles (35km) on a full charge and reach a top speed And despite the complexity of the driving modes, it have been stolen off the set of a science-fiction movie of 75 miles per hour. doesn’t feel complicated to drive. You’ll certainly notice starring Tom Cruise or Will Smith — probably one of Once the charge drops to a certain level, the gasoline the engine waking up, but you don’t have to think about those in which the hero uses the i8 to outrun robotic engine kicks on. This transforms the i8 to a standard or worry about your level of battery power. (When bad guys. hybrid, often relying on the electric motor to propel the necessary, the engine will help recharge the batteries I spent a long weekend in the car, driving in and car from a dead stop and then turning on the engine at on the move.) around New York, and by Monday I was craving ano- higher speeds. The three-cylinder has 228 horsepower The controls, layout and gauges will mostly be famil- nymity. When New Yorkers want to know about a new and 236 pound-feet of torque. iar to anyone who owns a modern BMW. And I even car like the i8, they get pushy. As for fuel economy, the EPA gives the i8 an estimate got a thumbs-up from other BMW drivers — an oddity Let me give you an example. Picking up a friend of 76 miles per gallon combined — when both the motor indeed, as Bimmer guys never seem to acknowledge who lives off Fifth Avenue, just north of Washington and the engine are used and with the battery pack one another. Square Park, I parked the i8 on the street. I got out and fully charged. Running on the gasoline engine alone, It’s inevitable that people will compare the i8 to Tesla stood next to it. A double-decker sightseeing bus pulled the i8 gets an estimated 28 mpg in the city and 29 on Motors Inc’s Model S. It’s a fatuous comparison. Yes, alongside, its open top rimmed with tourists. the highway. they’re both futuristic and run on some measure of I knew what was coming. I heard murmuring from The car is relatively benign right up to the moment electricity. However, the Tesla is all-electric. You have above and the distinctive digital click of mobile-phone you knock the shifter level leftward and put it in sport no choice but to plug it in, but you’ll never have to spend pictures. Embarrassed, I tried to ignore them. Then mode. Then both power sources combine for as much a dollar on gas. As for the i8, you don’t have to worry the guide got in on the act, saying, “Folks, if you look as 357 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque. When about range as long as you pump gas into it. to your right.” At that point I figured I might as well And while the Tesla is very quick, it is also a roomy play to the crowd, so I leaned over and popped the sedan. It has four doors and seats as many as seven passenger door. Nuts & Bolts people. There’s tonne of storage space. In many ways, The i8’s doors open like scissors, lifting upward and Engine: 1.5-liter turbocharged three-cylinder gasoline it’s a very practical car. angling smartly out of the way. It’s a very exotic sleight engine and an electric motor for combined 357 horse- The i8 isn’t practical at all. It’s a cool-looking sports of hand. The door did its thing and the tourists actually power and 420 pound-feet of torque. car. It does have two rear seats, but they are tiny and broke into applause. Times Square’s Naked Cowboy has Transmission: Six-speed automatic for rear wheels; two- cramped. Not that you can’t pack people into it — I nothing on this BMW. speed automatic powering the front wheels. got my wife, my mother-in-law and a toddler car seat The two-door Bimmer started life as a concept car, Speed: 0 to 60 mph in 4.2 seconds. inside for a jaunt to the Bronx Zoo. (The BMW proved and the Munich-based automaker has managed to Mileage per gallon: 76 with combined electric motor a bigger attraction than the Asian elephants.) retain its startling, high-concept appearance. A syn- and petrol engine. The Tesla is better suited for a daily commute over thesis of sexy, swooping shapes, it has a short hood Best feature: The sci-fi looks. reasonable distances, while the i8 is the car I’d take out and long body that converges dramatically in the rear. Worst feature: A bit cramped, and getting out of it is for a spirited Sunday drive. You’ll get plenty of reactions Most unusual are side panels toward the aft, shaped very difficult. in either. And I suppose that if you are a true trendsetter, like flying buttresses. Air funnels through the gap, you could double down and own both. WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 9

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My memoir is a disaster: Courtney Love English Vinglish mints $1m in Japan inger Courtney Love, who recently turned 50, has branded her upcom- ridevi’s Bollywood comeback vehicle “English Vinglish” has registered Sing memoir “a disaster”. Sa box office collection of $1m in Japan. The veteran actress is elated. The Hole star has been penning the gritty details of her life story but The movie, backed by Eros International, continues to perform well at the project’s initial release date of 2013 has repeatedly been postponed. the box office after hitting theatres in Japan June 28. Now she has revealed she never wanted to work on the book in the first After releasing in 33 screens initially, the film opened to audiences in place, and she refused to tell all about her recent years because she wanted another 17 odd screens additionally, taking the total screen count to 50 to retain some privacy, reports rollingstone.com. in across 20 cities in Japan, said a statement. “It’s a disaster. A nightmare. (It is) just not working... (I) never wanted Sridevi is happy with the dream run of the movie, which tells a mov- to write a book in my entire life. It just sort of happened... It has to stop. ing tale of a home-bound woman who doesn’t know English and how an What happens from 2006 on in the book is my personal business. I’ve overseas trip helps her to bring out the best in her. been discreet from that time on, and I want to keep it that way,” she said. “I am flattered with all the love and affection the film continues to The memoir, titled Girl With The Most Cake, is expected to chronicle receive and once again thank the director Gauri Shinde for making such Love’s battle with drugs and her doomed marriage to tragic Nirvana rocker a wonderful film,” she said. Kurt Cobain. Its release date is yet to be confirmed. The grand premiere of the film was held in Tokyo May 27.

Keira Knightley not a music lover Guardians of the Galaxy tops ctress Keira Knightley says she never listens to music and chose to Big B gets 10 million Twitter followers Aplay a singer-songwriter in her new movie Begin Again to get in tune egastar Amitabh Bachchan, an avid user of social media, has amassed with music. this year’s box office universe Ma massive following of over 10 million users on Twitter. His target “I’m so not musical in any way. I don’t really listen to it, I don’t really is to double the figure. remember it and part of the reason that I wanted to do this film was to try “10 MILLION!! ON TWITTER!! YEEAAAHH!! Thank you all that fol- and get into that mindset,” she was quoted by contactmusic.com as saying. low me! Next target 20,” Amitabh tweeted. Though music doesn’t interest her, the 29-year-old is married to Klaxons The most followed Twitter user in India, the 71-year-old is known for vocalist James Righton. his versatility on the platform. He keeps his fans entertained by frequently tweeting about issues of national and international importance, sharing moments from his personal and professional life, and connecting with his fans personally by replying to them directly on Twitter, through over 33,000 Tweets till now. Springsteen to publish children’s book The actor is also known for initiating new trends on the platform and had recently launched an initiative called #BachchanBol via which every usician Bruce Springsteen is set to publish his first children’s book By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud May through Sunday, or 14.7 percent finished sixth with $7.7m, behind winning streak, fell to seventh place Wednesday, the actor shares fun and interesting facts with his followers. Mon November 4. The book, titled Outlaw Pete, is based on his same- below last year, according to Rentrak’s R-rated comedy Let’s Be Cops with a with $5.6m. named song and with illustrations by Frank Caruso. he Guardians of the Galaxy estimates. This year’s films didn’t keep $8.2m take. November Man stars former In eighth spot was dystopian drama Springsteen, 65, thus joins Madonna and Keith Richards, along with misfits reached a new box pace with 2013’s record-generating James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan as an The Giver based on Lois Lowry’s 1993 members of The Beatles, who have diversified their talents by expanding office stratosphere over the crop which included Iron Man 3 and ex-CIA operative recruited for a mis- novel, starring Jeff Bridges, Meryl from music into children’s literature. TUS Labor Day weekend, soar- Despicable Me 2. sion that pits him against a former Streep and Brenton Thwaites, which Alia Bhatt sets out on ‘Shaandaar’ journey Outlaw Pete is the story of an outlaw baby who robs banks and then ing past fellow Marvel hero Captain Summer is the movie industry’s big- pupil. took $5.2m. suffers problems with guilt over the deeds, a plot that inspired the musi- America to become the highest-gross- gest season, accounting for as much as November Man was distributed The Hundred Foot Journey, a roman- n day one of a new month, actress Alia Bhatt began the shooting for cian’s 2009 eight-minute song, which he included on the album, “Working ing domestic movie of 2014. 40 percent of the entire year’s receipts. by privately held Relativity Media. tic comedy with Helen Mirren and Om Oher new film Shaandaar with Shahid Kapoor. on a Dream”. Guardians rang up $16.3m in US “This summer was placed in the Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Puri as culture-clashing restaurateurs “Today is day 1 of #Shaandaar!!! Wish me luckkkkkk :D start of a new Now, the tale has been converted into a relatively brief 56 pages in which and Canadian ticket sales from Friday unfortunate position of being the fol- Inc, released Transformers and Teenage was ninth with $4.6m. beautiful journey!!! Wohooooo @shahidkapoor @FuhSePhantom @kara- a moral message for children is presented in a “folk” style, an approach through Sunday, topping weekend low-up to the biggest revenue gener- Mutant Ninja Turtles. If I Stay was Rounding out the top 10 were the njohar,” the 21-year-old actress tweeted. that will satisfy both Springsteen’s music fans and contains adult reflec- charts for the third time since its ating summer of all time,” said Paul released by Warner Bros., a unit of veteran action heroes of Sylvester The film is being directed by Vikas Bahl of Queen fame, and it’s a co-pro- tions on US morals and culture. August 1 debut, according to estimates Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Time Warner Inc. Stallone’s geriatric The Expendables 3, duction between Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions and Phantom Films. The publishing house says that, in this tale, Springsteen draws on his from tracking firm Rentrak. Total Rentrak, calling 2013 “a perfect storm” When the Game Stands Tall, based which took $3.5m in its third week in Alia was recently in news for taking a potshot at herself via an enter- experiences as a child, when he learned the history of Brave Cowboy Bill domestic sales climbed to $274.6m, sur- with franchises such as Iron Man and on the true story of a US high school theatres. taining online video titled “Alia Bhatt - Genius of the Year”. and fell in love with the legend of the Wild West, something that led him passing the $259.8m earned by April Star Trek becoming colossal hits. coach who leads his team on a 151-game Agencies to love the films of director John Ford, the work of singer-songwriter Pete release, Captain America: The Winter “One or two movies can make all Seeger, Mexican music and native US art. Soldier. the difference,” he added, noting that That combination of elements blended together, according to the publish- Giant robot sequel Transformers: Age Iron Man 3 alone injected $400m last ing house, to shape a story “about fate” and it recommended that people of Extinction, which had a June 27 US summer, while 2014 has yet to see any Raja Natwarlal crawls at box office read the story and listen to the song, which admittedly is not as well-known opening, reigns as the year’s top-gross- films break even the $300m mark at espite favourable reviews, Emraan Hashmi-starrer Raja Natwarlal has failed as Springsteen’s classics such as “Born in the USA” and “Born to Run”. ing film worldwide with more than the domestic box office. Dto excite the moviegoers and it has impacted its box office collection. In two $1bn in sales, including a domestic haul For the weekend, Teenage Mutant days, the crime-comedy could rake in just about `110m. of $244.3m, according to boxofficemojo. Ninja Turtles took the No. 2 slot, col- Reportedly made on a budget of `350m, the UTV Motion Pictures’ project Guardians has earned $547.7m lecting $11.8m at North American hit about 2,000 screens in the country on Friday. around the globe, distributor Walt (US and Canadian) theaters through “It has earned `110m in the first two days. It is quite low. It should cross Disney Co said. Sunday. `200m in a week,” Rajesh Thadani of Multimedia Combines said. The big-budget space adventure Drama If I Stay, based on a young Directed by Kunal Deshmukh, Emraan’s chemistry with his co-star and stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana as adult novel about a girl who has an out Pakistani actress Humaima Malick in the film has been criticised too. leaders of an oddball group of warriors of body experience after a catastrophic “The drama in #RajaNatwarlal is entertaining, but the romance and music that includes a talking raccoon and a car accident, claimed third place with are weak. Film doesn’t appeal,” trade analyst Komal Nahta tweeted. humanoid tree. $9.3m. Another reviewer wrote: “In Raja Natwarlal, a con caper with a lot going In a sign of the film’s staying power, Low-budget horror flick As Above, So for it at least on paper, Emraan has little to do that could catapult him to Disney said ticket sales were down only Below debuted in fourth place, pulling the next level of his career.” 5 percent from last weekend. But the in an estimated $8.3m. The movie fol- Emraan was joined by seasoned actor Paresh Rawal and talented Kay Kay strength of Guardians is a bright spot lows a team of explorers who venture Menon in the cast, but they couldn’t do enough to elevate the film. in a sluggish summer for Hollywood at through the catacombs beneath Paris. “Identity Card - Ek lifeline” by Rahat Kazmi and “Trip to Bhangarh” domestic theatres. Legendary Pictures produced the film directed by Jitendra Pawar also released Friday, but the two films collected US and Canadian ticket sales stood for $5m. “negligible figures” at the ticket window, says Thadani. IANS at $4.02bn from the first weekend in New release The November Man 10 PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 RUSSIA

Russia’s soaring military spending Aug 1999: President Aug 2008: War with Mar 2014: Russia Boris Yeltsin names Georgia. During five-day annexes Crimea Vladimir Putin as conflict Russia loses four from Ukraine prime minister and aircraft, prompting 2016: Russian preferred successor criticism in Moscow over military spending Sep: Putin orders outdated equipment forecast to reach troops into breakaway Jan 2012: Military $95.6 billion republic of Chechnya pay increased by up $bn 100 Dec: Yeltsin stands to 300% down to make way May: Putin sworn in 90 for Putin for third term. Begins Aug 2000: Nuclear crackdown on dissent 80 submarine Kursk sinks in Barents Sea $87.83bn 70 Mar 2004: Putin re-elected as president 60 $66.77bn 50

40 $44.39bn 30 270% $32.52bn Increase 20 $36.10bn since Putin came to 10 power 0 1997 2000 2005 2010 2015 Values from 1997-2013 adjusted to constant 2013 dollars Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 11

Nasal cells can repair knee defects

n a breakthrough, researchers at the IUniversity of Basel in Switzerland have found that cells taken from the nasal septum are able to adapt to the environment of the knee joint and can repair articular cartilage defects. Cartilage lesions in joints often appear in older people as a result of degenerative processes. “The findings have opened up the possibility to investigate an innovative clinical treatment of cartilage damage,” said Ivan Martin, a professor for tissue engineering. The nasal cartilage cells’ ability to self-renew and adapt to the joint environment is associated with the expression of so-called HOX genes. In an ongoing clinical study, researchers took small biopsies (6mm in diameter) from the nasal septum from seven of 25 patients below age 55 and then isolated the cartilage cells. They cul- Fujifilm CEO Shigetaka Komori (centre) showing off the company's new three skin care items and dietary sup- tured and multiplied the cells and then applied plements in Tokyo. them to a scaffold in order to engineer a cartilage graft the size of 30 x 40 millimetres. A few weeks later, they removed the dam- aged cartilage tissue of the patients’ knees and Fujifilm vs Ebola: Japanese replaced it with the engineered and tailored tis- sue from the nose. Cartilage cells from the nasal septum have a distinct capacity to generate a new cartilage tis- giants turn hands to medicine sue after their expansion in culture. “We found By Katie Forster that nasal cartilage cells can replace cartilage which transports medicine from one place to another cells in joints,” added Marcel Jakob, the head of at a hospital in Osaka. traumatology at the University Hospital of Basel. hen Japan announced it was ready to sup- Meanwhile, Toshiba has gone one step further by “While the primary target of the ongoing clin- ply a new drug to help combat the deadly opening its own hospital in central Tokyo that is kit- ical study is to confirm the safety and feasibility WEbola virus, one unusual detail emerged ted out almost entirely with its own-brand machin- of cartilage grafts engineered from nasal cells, — it would be made by Fujifilm. ery and equipment. the clinical effectiveness assessed until now is The company synonymous with cameras and pho- Japan’s rapidly ageing population makes the sec- highly promising,” researchers concluded. tobooths said it could start producing Avigan, which tor a smart bet for companies in search of growth, The study appeared in the journal Science has been approved in Japan to treat the flu but which said Hiroshi Nakamura, a professor at Keio Business Translational Medicine. scientists think also could crimp the vicious illness. School in Tokyo. Fujifilm’s expansion from pictures to pills through “The pharmaceutical industry in Japan is one of its healthcare subsidiary, Toyama Chemical, is a busi- the few industries in which its domestic market is ness move being echoed by other giants of Japanese expected to expand for years, despite the declining Your face can reveal manufacturing, including Sony, Panasonic and population in Japan,” he said. Toshiba. Barriers to entry that might stymie other play- your heart condition Fierce competition from lower-cost rivals, a ers — such as technology and regulation — can often he facial features of an individual can reflect shrinking domestic market and products that no work in favour of electronics companies, which Twhether or not a person is experiencing longer immediately dominate the world is nudging are accustomed to doing rigorous research, said atrial fibrillation — a treatable but potentially them into new spheres. Nakamura. dangerous heart condition. “We are currently developing our medical activity And the fact that many of their original product With the assistance of a web camera and to create a comprehensive service that covers every- lines are in trouble adds a certain sense of urgency. software algorithms, scientists demonstrated thing, from diagnostic prevention to treatment,” said “Fujifilm is one of the few companies which has that subtle changes in skin colour can be used Shigetaka Komori, CEO of Fujifilm, in a presentation managed to enter the market, thanks to, for exam- to detect the uneven blood flow caused by atrial on the firm’s website. ple, technologies developed under its film business, fibrillation. “This technology holds the poten- It’s not all about fighting disease, however — a strong sense of crisis (because there is) no hope tial to identify and diagnose cardiac disease Fujifilm also makes anti-ageing face creams under for the film business, and a clear policy for differ- using contact less video monitoring,” said Jean- the brand Astalift, which is found alongside tradi- entiation against the existing big pharmaceutical Philippe Couderc from University of Rochester’s tional names in the business. companies,” he said. heart research follow-up programme. “We are adding a variety of medicines, dietary sup- But it is not only electronics companies who have The technology employs a software algorithm plements and cosmetics to the radiography film and decided to dabble in the medical market. The sector developed by Xerox Corporation Ltd that scans equipment and mammography apparatus already in has also attracted companies more usually associated the face and can detect changes in skin colour our collection,” said Komori. with products that are frowned upon by doctors. that are imperceptible to the naked eye. Fellow high-tech titan Sony has also leveraged its While Japan Tobacco churns out millions of pack- Sensors in digital cameras are designed expertise to meet demand in medical science, incor- ets of Winston, Benson & Hedges and Camel ciga- to record three colours: red, green and blue. porating technology usually found in Blu-Ray disk rettes, it also runs a medical research laboratory, and Hemoglobin - a component of blood - absorbs readers into the design of a new cell analysis device is now marketing its own anti-HIV compounds and more of the green in the spectrum of light and used in cancer and stemcell research. treatments for melanoma skin cancer. this subtle change can be detected by the cam- The switch in focus is part of an effort by company Although pharmaceutical pursuits only account era’s sensor. During the study, participants were president, Kazuo Hirai, to “make medicine a central for 2.7 percent of Japan Tobacco’s revenue, it is keen simultaneously hooked up to an electrocardio- part of the group’s development” as he looks to stem to derive further healthy profits from its medical gram (ECG) so results from the facial scan could losses that have left Sony in the red for five of the side-project. be compared to the actual electrical activity of last six years. “We strive to strengthen the profit base through the heart. The researchers found that the col- Rival Panasonic, whose profits are making a wob- value maximisation of each product and research our changes detected by video monitoring cor- bly recovery from combined losses topping $15bn in and development promotion for the next generation responded with an individual’s heart rate as the previous two fiscal years, has also tried its hand of strategic compounds,” Japan Tobacco’s Associate detected on an ECG. Agencies at medical machinery. General Manager Dmitry Krivtsov said. One of its brainchildren is a robot named “HOSPI” AFP 12 PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY Disney and Lucasfilm team up for new Star Wars meets Clash of Clans in mobile game enabling players to free-to-play Star Wars: Commander pick their side in the features. How about the free-to-play aspect? Freemium games remain a heated Galactic Civil War. topic for traditional gamers, if not nec- essarily within the wider community By Stuart Dredge of people actually playing these games and buying their in-app purchases. The lucrative success of mobile game For all the appeal of Star Wars: Clash of Clans is spawning a wave of Commander to fans, if it get the free- similar “base-building” games, includ- mium formula wrong – too aggressive ing a new title based on Star Wars. with its requirements for players to pay Star Wars: Commander was released and/or too annoying with progression for iPhone and iPad, with other devices timers that make free players wait – to follow at a later date. It’s a joint it could be huge turn-off for precisely effort between Disney — the new those people. owner of the Star Wars brand – and “All of the content is accessible to Lucasfilm. anyone who wants to install and play The game follows the Clash of Clans through the game: you can get to all formula of players constructing bases, the [solo] campaign content, and you then attacking those of other players can play PvP. You are able to buy crys- while defending their own. The game tals to accelerate timers if you’re in a is free to play, but funded by in-app original three movies. Players start the which was then fleshed out with new rush and want to progress faster, but purchases of virtual currency to speed game as independent, but early on get plotlines and characters. all the content can be unlocked by any- up progress. to choose which side to throw their lot Star Wars: Commander is taking a body,” said Etter. The twist here is that the bases in with. similar approach: it’s a new story that “We’re also very cognisant that this are initially on the familiar arid land- “Playing for the Empire, you have regularly intersects with some of the is a competitive game, with that player- scape of Tatooine; the military units this mechanised might and amazing familiar events from the films. v-player component. It’s important to include TIE Fighters, Stormtroopers ground forces, but on the other side, “We’re not attempting to retell the us that there isn’t a pay-to-win strat- and AT-ATs; and characters from Han you’re scrappier, but there are also story of the movies, but to tell some side- egy, so we make it a level playing field Solo and Chewbacca through to Darth these iconic characters like Chewie and stories of things that were going on in for everyone who’s playing the game.” Vader pop up to lend a hand. Princess Leia that can team up with this period, bringing some new things to Star Wars: Commander sells in- “For the team, this has been an you to go after the Empire,” said Etter. light about what was happening in the game gems to speed up progression. opportunity of a lifetime to work with For a Star Wars fan, there is plenty Star Wars universe, on Tatooine, and Star Wars: Commander sells in-game the Lucasfilm team and build a game of detail to geek out over, with more to eventually on other planets,” said Etter. gems to speed up progression. set in the Star Wars universe,” Disney come. Etter said that while the game “When the well-known characters The science of free-to-play is still Interactive’s executive producer and has a clearly-defined place in the Star intersect with these stories, it does in its early days, and it’s easy to get vice president of operations, Nathan Wars history, players will be able to bring authenticity, but we know fans wrong. The powerful incentive for Etter, told ahead of the game’s release. unlock units and technologies from also want to experience something Disney and Lucasfilm to get it right “We thought about what the core past eras: “Some vehicles that the new and fresh,” added Matt Fillbrandt, is the stink that would ensue if fans tenets of Star Wars are: the really cool rebels may have put together harking executive producer at Lucasfilm. “It’s felt Star Wars: Commander was a joy- things that we want to bring to life back to the Clone Wars days,” as he a great opportunity for us to tell some less money-milker. Time will tell if the and let players experience. And here, put it. new stories in the Star Wars universe.” companies have avoided that fate. that’s experiencing what it’s like to be Star Wars: Commander can be com- What about the elephant in the The game is exclusive to iOS for now a battlefield commander on either the pared to another recent mobile game room: Clash of Clans? Sceptics may – a status that usually precludes devel- Empire or Rebel side.” based on a big film brand – The Hobbit: take one look at the screenshots for opers from announcing dates for other That’s another key selling point Kingdoms of Middle-Earth – which did Star Wars: Commander and label it a platforms like Android. No change of the game, which is set within the a good job of using key moments from clone, just as they may the upcoming here: “It’s exclusive first on iOS, but Galactic Civil War of episodes IV, V the film (and book, of course) that it Call of Duty: Heroes, which also resem- it will eventually be coming to other and VI of the Star Wars films – the was based on to anchor its narrative, bles Supercell’s mobile hit. platforms. I can’t say when, but it will “Base-building and combat-style eventually,” said Fillbrandt. games have been around for decades, Star Wars is on a good run of even on PC with RTS [real-time strat- warmly-received mobile games at Gruffalo: Games (£2.99) egy] games, and have evolved over the moment, from remakes like Star It’s the first official app based on the Gruffalo books and films, with time,” said Etter, fielding the Clash of Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, six mini-games and activities aimed at 3-7 year-olds. Terribly good fun. Clans question with good grace. and new spin-offs with mobile devel- iPhone / iPad “We felt that it was a style of game- oper partners like the two Angry play that suited Star Wars very well: Birds Star Wars games (with Rovio) Hyperlapse from Instagram (Free) you see throughout the films these and Star Wars: Tiny Death Star (with This is Instagram’s new thing: a completely separate app that shoots ground-assault battles. And when peo- NimbleBit). video footage and turns it into time-lapse videos at up to 12x speed, ple think about Star Wars, they think “Sometimes with games like Angry while also applying (very impressive) stabilisation tech to fix your shaky about those armies of Stormtroopers, Birds and Tiny Death Star, we can camera-hand. The resulting videos are saved to your camera roll, but so it fits very naturally.” bring a little more whimsy to Star can (naturally) be shared on Instagram and Facebook. iPhone / iPad What does this new game add to Wars and have fun with it in ways that the genre beyond its brand and some the fans appreciate,” said Fillbrandt. Google Slides (Free) admittedly-iconic characters? Etter “They know the IP and the char- Google Slides has been offering people an online alternative to points to the narrative again – new acters, with so many iconic elements Microsoft’s PowerPoint for some time now. This week, it’s giving Apple’s storylines within the universe of Star about this cultural phenomenon, that iOS apps for the day iOS apps Keynote a run for its money on iOS too. The free app helps you create, Wars – while also talking up the there are times we can take a little bit edit and collaborate on presentations with colleagues, as well as down- work that has gone in to the player- of a left turn with our other products. loading them for offline access. iPhone / iPad v-player (PvP) element of Star Wars: But with games like Commander, we The Guardian Commander, with its squads (not can also come back to our roots.” clans), chat and battle-matching The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 13

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HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: 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.

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 15

Hercules (Adventure) 3D – 1.15, 5.15 & 10.15pm SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 1 2D – 11.00am, 3.30, 8.00pm & 12.30am TEL: 444933989 444517001 The November Man (2D/Action) 09:00 French 08:00 News 2 – 10.30am, 12.40, 3.00, 5.10, 7.20, 9.30 & 11.50pm Highlights 09:00 Al Jazeera Into The Storm (2D /Action) – 10.00am, 12.00noon, 2.00, 09:30 Omni Sport World 3 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00pm & 12.00midnight 10:00 Fiba Basketball 10:30 Inside Story 10:30 Basketball 11:00 News Lucy (2D/Action) – 10.00am, 2.45, 7.45pm & 12.15am Fiba World 11:30 The Stream 4 The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) – 12.15, 5.00 & 9.45pm Championships 12:30 Rebel Puerto Rica Vs Architecture And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 10.00am, 2.30 & 7.00pm Greece 13:00 NEWSHOUR 5 From Bombay To Paris: Hundred Foot Journey 12:30 Golfing World 14:00 News (2D/Romantic) – 12.00noon, 4.30, 9.00 & 11.30pm 13:30 Auto Speed 14:30 Inside Story 14:00 Volleyball 15:00 Marco Polo: A NOVO As Above So Below (2D/Horror) – 10.15am, 12.15, 2.15, 6 Mens World Very Modern 4.15, 6.15, 8.15, 10.15pm & 12.15am Championships Journey The 7th Dwarfs (2D/Animation) – 10.00am, 11.50 & 1.40pm Argentina Vs 16:00 NEWSHOUR Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) Serbia 17:30 The Stream 7 16:00 Beach Soccer 19:00 News – 3.30, 6.15, 9.00 & 11.50pm Euro Cup The Final 19:30 Fault Lines Let's Be Cops (2D/Comedy) 17:00 Dutch 20:30 Inside Story 8 – 10.30am, 12.45, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45pm & 12.00midnight Highlights 21:00 NEWSHOUR 18:00 Tennis Us Open 22:30 The Stream Guardians Of The Galaxy (IMAX 3D/Action) 01:00 Golfing World 23:00 Al Jazeera 9 – 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pm & 12.00midnight 02:00 Tennis Us Open World The November Man (2D/Action) 10 – 11.00am, 3.30, 8.00pm & 12.30am Hercules (2D/Adventure) – 1.15am, 5.45 & 10.15pm 14:00 Epl Transfer 13:00 Untamed The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm Window Special Americas 15:00 Epl News 15:00 Megastructures Hercules (3D/Action) – 6.00pm 15:30 Football 17:00 The War 1 Avatharam (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm League Show Generals 16:30 Epl Bur Vs Mnu 18:00 Inside Combat Salim (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm Mini Match Rescue Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 3.00pm 17:00 Epl Whu Vs Sou 19:00 Megastructures Mini Match 20:00 9/11 Rescue Let's Be Cop (2D/Comedy) – 5.30pm 18:00 Sports News Cops 18:30 Football Today 21:00 The War As Above, So Below (2D/Horror) – 7.30pm 2 20:30 Epl News Generals MALL The Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) – 9.15pm 21:00 Goals Rush 22:00 Inside Combat 22:00 Stories Of The Rescue Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Fifa World Cup 23:00 Inside What If (2D/Mystery) – 2.15pm Hercules (3D/Action) – 4.00pm And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 5.45pm 3 13:00 Community 12:00 Emmerdale The November Man (2D/Action) – 7.30 & 11.15pm 15:00 Enlisted 12:30 Coronation 15:30 The Daily Street Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 9.30pm Show With 14:00 Revenge What If (2D/Mystery) – 2.30pm Jon Stewart 15:00 The Blacklist 16:00 Colbert Report 16:00 Emmerdale And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 4.15pm 18:00 The Neighbors 16:30 Coronation 18:30 Baby Daddy Street 1 As Above, So Below (2D/Horror) – 6.00pm 19:00 Cougar Town 17:00 The Ellen Avatharam (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm 19:30 Enlisted DeGeneres 20:00 The Tonight Show Salim (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm Show Starring 18:00 Revenge Jimmy Fallon 19:00 Warehouse 13 The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm 21:30 Colbert Report 20:00 White Collar LANDMARK Let's Be Cop (2D/Comedy) – 6.00pm 22:00 Legit 21:00 Devious Maids 22:30 The Big C 22:00 Burn Notice 2 Hercules (3D/Action) – 8.00pm 23:00 The Killing Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 9.45 & 11.30pm The Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) – 2.30pm 13:00 The Tall Man Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 5.00pm 14:15 Back To The Sea 13:00 Jamai Raja 13:00 Good Luck 13:05 Storage Hunters 16:00 Arthur's 15:00 Alien Tornado 3 Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 7.30pm 13:30 Ek Mutthi Charlie 13:30 Lost And Sold Missing Pal 17:00 The Double Aasmaan 13:25 Jessie 13:55 The Liquidator 18:00 Barbie As 19:00 Wish You Were The November Man (2D/Action) – 9.30 & 11.30pm 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:10 Austin & Ally 14:20 Survive That! Rapunzel Here The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.15 & 4.00pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:35 Win, Lose Or 15:10 World's Top 5 20:00 Space Dogs 21:00 Blue Like Jazz 15:00 Kasamh Se Draw 16:00 Fast N' Loud 21:45 Back To The Sea 23:00 Another Happy Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 5.45pm 16:00 Hum Paanch 15:00 Mako Mermaids 16:50 How It's Made 23:30 Arthur's Day 17:00 Teenovation 17:15 How Do They Do 01:00 The Double 1 Hercules (3D/Action) – 7.45pm 15:25 Disney Sing- Missing Pal 17:30 Bollywood Along It? 01:00 The Elf 03:00 Blue Like Jazz- Business The November Man (2D/Action) – 9.30 & 11.30pm 15:50 Hannah Montana 17:40 Gold Divers Who Stole PG15 18:00 Sapne Suhane 18:30 River Monsters: 16:10 Violetta Christmas What If (2D/Mystery) – 3.00pm Ladakpan Ke Top Ten Beasts 17:00 Cheetah Girls 2 18:30 Ek Mutthi 19:20 Robson's New ROYAL Raja Natwarlal (2D/Hindi) – 4.45 & 9.00pm 18:30 Disney Sing- 2 Aasmaan Extreme Fishing Along Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 7.15 & 11.30pm 19:00 Jamai Raja Challenge PLAZA 18:55 Hannah Montana 19:30 Jodha Akbar 20:10 Lost And Sold 12:00 All American 13:00 The Mortal And So It Goes (2D/Comedy) – 2.30pm 19:20 Violetta 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 20:35 The Liquidator Christmas Carol Instruments: 20:05 Liv And Maddie The Hundred Foot Journey (2D/Romantic) – 4.30pm 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 21:00 River Monsters 13:30 The Beautician City Of Bones 21:00 Qubool Hai 20:30 Liv And Maddie 21:50 River Monsters: 15:15 The Sapphires Elisa Khatafha Jameel (2D/Arabic) – 7.00pm And The Beast 3 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:00 Good Luck Face Ripper 15:30 The Holiday 17:00 The Fifth Estate Let's Be Cop (2D/Comedy) – 9.30pm 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki Charlie 23:30 River Monsters 18:00 Father Of The 19:15 White House 22:30 Sapne Suhane 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 02:00 Fast N' Loud Bride Down As Above, So Below (2D/Horror) – 11.30pm Ladakpan Ke 22:50 Shake It Up 02:50 Storage Hunters 20:00 Drillbit Taylor 21:30 2 Guns 23:00 Best of Fear Files 23:10 Wolfblood 03:15 Lost And Sold 22:00 Loser 23:30 Runner Runner 16 PLUS | TUESDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2014 POTPOURRI

Mystery of Death Valley’s moving rocks solved Events in Qatar or years scientists have rains in the notoriously hot and theorised about how large dry desert valley. The Bellamy Brother — Frocks — some weighing hun- The rocks move about 15 feet per Live in Concert dreds of pounds — zigzag across minute, according to the report. When: September 2; At 8pm - doors Racetrack Playa in Death Valley Richard Norris, 55, a paleo- open at 6pm National Park in California, leav- biologist at Scripps, and James, Where: St Regis Hotel Doha ing long trails etched in the earth. 59, a research engineer, launched What: For the first time in the Arabian Gulf, Now two researchers at their “Slithering Stones Research legendary country/ pop stars “Bellamy the Scripps Institution of Initiative” in 2011, the Los Angeles Brothers” from Nashville, Tennesse, USA, Oceanography at the University of Times reported. are performing live in a concert. The California, San Diego, have pho- After getting permits from Bellamys officially lifted off the launch pad in tographed these “sailing rocks” the National Park Service, they 1976 when their single, “Let Your Love Flow,” being blown by light winds across installed a weather station in the became an instant smash in both the US the former lake bed. area and placed 15 stones equipped and Europe. Age limit: 21+ Ticket: QR350-750 (available at Virgin Cousins Richard Norris and with global positioning devices on Megastore) James Norris said the movement the playa. is made possible when ice sheets The “GPS stones,” which were that form after rare overnight engineered to record movement Brazilian Independence Day rains melt in the rising sun, mak- and velocity, were stationed at the When: September 4–7; 6.30pm-8:30pm ing the hard ground muddy and southern end of the playa where and 9pm–11.30pm slick. rocks begin their strange journeys Where: Ipanema, Marriott Marquis City On December 20, 2013, the after tumbling down a cliff. Center Doha Hotel cousins catalogued 60 rocks mov- At the end of last year, Richard What: A four day celebration culminating ing across the playa’s pancake-flat and James Norris returned to on the Brazilian Independence Day. Explore surface. inspect the instruments. the sounds, moves and flavours of Brazil “Observed rock movement “We found the playa covered — Live Brazilian Samba Band, Capoeira occurred on sunny, clear days, fol- with ice,” Richard told the Times. Performer, and Bahia Inspired Food Buffet lowing nights of sub-freezing tem- “We also noticed fresh rock trails at Doha’s award winning Brazilian restaurant peratures,” they wrote in a report published in the online near shards of thin ice stacked up along the shoreline.” – Ipanema. scientific journal PLOS ONE. The following afternoon, “we were sitting on a mountain- Tickets: QR290 The conclusion proves theories that have been floated side and admiring the view when a light wind kicked up since geologists began studying the moving rocks in the and the ice started cracking,” he said. “Suddenly, the whole Alif by Sabah Arbilli 1940s. process unfolded before our eyes.” When: Till September 17 The phenomenon doesn’t happen often because it rarely AP Where: InterContinental Doha The City What: Specifically created for Ramadan and Eid, Arbilli uses his gift for calligraphy art to create this collection of works IN centred around Alif – the first letter of FOCUS by Amal Gopi Arabic alphabet and the first letter in the revelation of the Quran. The exhibit will remain on display in the lobby area of the hotel. Free entry

Family Fun When: Till September 27; 3pm-11pm Weekends 4pm-12pm Where: Doha Exhibition Center What: Plenty of family entertainment is available at the Family Entertainment City staged in the Doha Exhibition Center, which includes activities such as ski slopes, rock climbing and a variety of alternate entertainment options, a food court, and live Arabic pre-school Baraem shows for the little ones. No fee at the entrance, only for some rides. Free entry

The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: September 29 - January 24 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: This exhibition delves into the life and times of Tipu Sultan, the South Indian ruler, statesman, and patron. Drawn entirely from the MIA collection, and featuring many objects which have never been displayed in Qatar, the centerpiece is a group of 24 paintings showing Tipu’s victory at the Battle of Pollilur in 1780. Free entry

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