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TECHNOLOGY • Will 3-D printers ever make sense MUST HAVE ANDROID for home use? APPS FOR CHILDREN P | 12 Learn Arabic From maths and early reading to games • Learn commonly used Arabic words and digital toys, some recommendations and their meanings for Android-owning children. P | 13 2 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 COVER STORY Thirty best Android apps for kids
By Stuart Dredge of fun mathematics apps for kids, each focusing on Ladybird I’m Ready to Spell (£2.99) a different discipline. Its second multiplication app Based on Penguin Books’ famous brand, this app lenty of children are receiving an Android tab- matches the rest with its mixture of exercises of uses a space theme to teach children some of the let as gifts for festivals and birthdays. Google’s times tables (from 1 to 15) with virtual characters key spellings they’ll need for school. Based around Nexus 7, Amazon’s Kindle Fire and a host of and a mini-game offered as rewards for progress. the UK Phonics Screening Check, it offers three Paffordable alternatives appealed to parents mini-games and lots of exercises to practise, with who’d decided to get a separate device for their chil- a decoratable space rocket marking progression. dren – and thus, in many cases, reclaim their own. EARLY READING AND WRITING So, what to download for these devices? There are Justin’s World - Lettersounds (£1.49) tens of thousands of Android apps for kids, but many Endless Alphabet (Free + IAP) One of a series of apps launched by Justin Fletcher, of them aren’t very good. Thankfully, there are some Endless Alphabet is brilliant: an introduction to whose face – well, many faces, given his number of gleaming needles in this haystack of digital media: the alphabet through a band of cute’n’colourful car- different characters – is familiar to young CBeebies here are 30 of the best apps to start with. toon monsters, who act out various words with the viewers in the UK. This app focuses on the first eight Note, prices are correct at the time of writing. letters dragged into place by your children. It’s full of letter-sounds that kids will be learning at school, (Free + IAP) means the app is free to download and character. Seven words come for free, with the rest with Fletcher appearing via video to keep things use, but uses in-app purchases in some way. unlocked by a single in-app purchase. entertaining. MATHS
Medieval Math Battle Pro (£1.82) This quirky maths game combines sums with the kind of monster-battling you’d expect from a role- playing game. Designed to be played for 15 minutes or more a day the mathematics puzzles get harder as your child gets better at the game, providing a lasting challenge. Moose Math (£1.24) Released by well-respected children’s publisher Duck Duck Moose, this focuses on the key maths skills: addition and subtraction, but also sorting and counting. Around the sums is a fun game where chil- dren rescue pets and build their own virtual city – good for holding their interest.
Slice Fractions (£1.99) Released earlier this year, this inventive game involves slicing through ice and lava on behalf of a cute mammoth character – and learning fractions along the way. There are more than 60 puzzles to solve, with the game geared towards educational fun rather than learning by rote. Medieval Squeebles Times Tables 2 (£1.99) Math Battle Developer KeyStageFun has released a succession PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 3
anything the company releases is worth children: an app that teaches them to snapping up – this has a science theme. program in JavaScript by building and It gets children to explore the periodic battling giant robots. There’s a mix- table, with each element represented ture of solo and multiplayer battles, by a different cute character. Their job with a finely-tuned difficulty curve is to spin, heat up, cool and mix each to match the action to their skills. one to see what it turns into. Coding credits to upgrade their bot can be earned and/or bought via in- Talking Poppet (Free + IAP) app purchase. This is the latest appy offshoot from the Moshi Monsters online virtual Lightbot – Programming Puzzles world for children, and takes its cues (£1.99) from a parade of talking-character Pitched as a “programming puzzle apps before it. Children can talk to the game”, this challenges children to guide Poppet character to get her to squeak- their robot through 50 levels, lighting ily repeat their words, or interact with up tiles as they go. It aims to give them her via taps and swipes. It’s free to play, an understanding of key coding con- Ladybird Read it Yourself (£1.99 voice. It’s accessible enough for young with a single in-app purchase unlock- cepts, as preparation for full program- + IAP) children, too. ing extra features. ming tasks later on in their educational The second Ladybird app in this career. roundup is more about books: the colAR Mix (Free + IAP) graded reading series that’s been Augmented reality technology can STORIES helping generations of children learn be a gimmick, but this app squeezes in GAMES to read. It offers stories – bought via innovation without spoiling the fun. Grimm’s Bookshelf (Free) in-app purchase – across four reading You print out colouring pages, your This is what the name implies: a vir- Minecraft – Pocket Edition (£4.99) levels, ensuring it can grow with your children colour them in, then point tual “bookshelf” of separate storybook- It’s been available on Android for child’s abilities. your Android device’s camera at them apps from publisher StoryToys, which years, but Minecraft feels as fresh as to watch the picture come to life as made its name on Android by turning ever: a marvellous creative sandbox as DK Readers (Free + IAP) an animated, zoomable 3D object. fairytales from the Brothers Grimm much as a game, where children can On a similar note to Ladybird: Read Guaranteed to widen their eyes. into pseudo pop-up digital stories. build anything they like and share the it Yourself comes this from DK: a simi- Here, you can browse the catalogue, and experience with their friends. A crash- lar mix of digital books designed for access any that you’ve already bought. course in anything-goes architecture, different reading levels – “from farm DIGITAL TOYS its only limit is their imagination. animals to fishy tales and emperor Me Books (Free + IAP) penguins to Ewoks”. This is another Petting Zoo (£1.99) Me Books is an app for buying and BBC CBeebies Playtime (Free) example of in-app purchases being If your children love animals, this reading digital children’s picture books, Released in the UK as the official used responsibly: under the control of collection of 21 animated beasties is including those based on brands like app for TV channel CBeebies, this parents and protected via a PIN. sure to raise a smile. The work of illus- Peter Rabbit, Peppa Pig and Charlie features various games based on its trator Christoph Niemann, each hand- and Lola. The books, which mostly cost most popular games and characters drawn animal can be interacted with £1.99 each, offer voice narration and – from Something Special and Alpha CREATIVITY by swiping on the screen to see what the ability to record your own dialogue Blocks to new series Andy’s Dinosaur happens to them. It’s an app that your and sound effects. Adventure. All of the games are acces- Toca Builders (£1.99) kids will return to again and again. sible for young children, with more This app from publisher Toca Boca Justin’s World - Goldilocks (£1.99) added regularly. is clearly inspired by Minecraft, in that Toca Hair Salon 2 (£1.99) Another app from Justin Fletcher, it gets kids to build whatever they like Ever have problems getting your this is also fairytale-focused. It’s a Mr Shingu’s Paper Zoo (£1.99) using blocks. However, it skews even children to agree to a haircut? Toca retelling of Goldilocks and the Three One of the most inventive Android younger than Minecraft with acces- Hair Salon 2 may help, as it puts them Bears, blending illustrations and children’s games to be released in 2013 sible controls, and a troupe of robots in the role of a hairdresser, chopping video of Fletcher himself playing all was this, which gets kids to create a to help them build, demolish and paint (and washing, dyeing, curling etc) the the different characters. Simple and colourful zoo-full of animals via virtual blocks within the on-screen world. locks of virtual customers. There’s fun mini-games break up the story, origami folding, then play with them plenty of scope for creativity and silli- encouraging children to practise their (not to mention pick up their poo). The FriendStrip Kids Pro (£0.99 + ness in equal measure, as they master language, matching and sorting skills. origami aspect is very well done, and IAP) its intricacies. may encourage some animal-folding A number of schools are using this The Pirate Princess (£2.49) fun in the real world. inventive app, which gets children to Dr Panda’s Restaurant 2 (£1.79) All too often, children’s books are create their own comic strips and make Letting children loose on cooking in divided into pirates (for boys) and The Snowman and Snowdog Game themselves the stars. More than 85 are your real-world kitchen is a risky affair, princesses (for girls). Why not both (Free + IAP) provided, with cues explaining how kids so this tasty app may be an appealing in one? That’s the theory in this This is the official game of the recent should pose to recreate the images. They alternative. It puts them to work in StoryToys app, which sees a princess Snowman sequel, as you run along the can rope in parents, friends and even a cartoon restaurant with more than named Isabel going on a pirate adven- ground (and fly through the skies) of cuddly toys to complete the scenes. 20 ingredients to use to make virtual ture. Designed to look like a pop-up the UK with the Snowman, collect- meals, from pizza to soup. There’s even book, it has lots of mini-games to com- ing snowflakes and taking in some Dipdap (£1.99) a vegetarian mode, which non meat- plement the reading. famous sights. Akin to Temple Run in Based on the animated children’s TV eating parents will like. its gameplay, it includes in-app pur- series of the same name, this encour- Cars 2 Read and Race (£3.04) chases, but caps total spending at £20. ages children to draw objects to com- Toca Lab (£1.99) Another app from Disney, this is set The Guardian plete 16 scenes featuring the Dipdap Another Toca Boca app – in short, in the world of its Cars films, with a character, and then switch to a free- story based on the second movie, and form mode to draw whatever they like. a choice of children reading to them- Pictures can be saved and shared for selves, or reading along with the voice posterity, too. narration. However, the “Race” part of the app comes with a game section as Toy Story Story Theatre (£1.82) they drive against the stars of the films. This app from Disney doesn’t just tell stories based on the Toy Stories films to children: it challenges them CODING to create their own. There are fairly strict parameters – they choose char- Grimm’s Hakitzu Elite Robot Hackers acters, places, events and actions, then Bookshelf (Free + IAP) record the narration using their own This is a fine idea for slightly older Petting Zoo 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY QA leads ground breaking of new wing for educational centre in Sri Lanka
n the four short years since Qatar Academy (QA) curtains; the students have simple equipment, a has started raising funds for Eravur Educational wooden desk and chair, with the teacher using a IDevelopment Institute (EEDI) in Sri Lanka, a black board. There are no computers or modern substantial difference can be seen in the lives of teaching aids anywhere onsite and with just one students who attend this small English language small box of learning materials the teachers man- instructional centre. age to encourage these hard-working and committed QA Director Dr Eric Sands, together with admin- students who come to the school for two hours every istrators and faculty members, recently visited day, after they have already attended a full day at Eravur to take part in the ground breaking cer- school and possibly travelled miles to attend. emony for the construction of a new wing due to be Joneen Walker, Primary School Assistant Principal, completed by May 2014. who also travelled, said, “It was truly humbling to According to Dr Sands, “The Eravur project has meet the students and people of Eravur. They are so provided an excellent example of a positive commu- eager to learn and develop themselves but have very nity outreach programme on an international level little means or no means to do so. Every single person for both Qatar Academy students and faculty alike.” we met welcomed us with open arms, they were all Rebecca Perry, Primary School teacher, adds: “We so happy and full of smiles, everyone we were lucky took part in the ground breaking ceremony for the enough to meet were all so eager to explain to us new IT Lab and Preschool building, and we were just how thankful they all are that we have helped honored to be asked to each lay a brick for the cor- them get this far with the project and that they are ner of the new building. Everyone we met was just thrilled to be building yet more classrooms. They are so excited about the new building; it was wonderful looking forward to the future and the next stage of to see just how much the school means to the com- developments”. munity in Eravur and how much they appreciate The Eravur school committee has big plans for fundraising and another busy year lies ahead rais- everything we are doing for them. It was staggering the future of the school and is hoping that once the ing awareness for the EEDI cause. Traditionally to see the difference we have helped make in their IT Lab and preschool wing are completed they can the Primary School holds one fundraiser a year for lives.” start planning to extend the school and add a second Eravur while the Senior School conducts ongoing Currently, the school is a small concrete build- level on to the original building. The QA commu- events throughout the school year. ing housing three small classrooms, separated by nity has their work cut out for them with regard to The Peninsula
MES Indian School organised a One MES cricket tournament Day Friendly Cricket Tournament for its parents, staff and management on the school grounds recently. Three teams representing parents, teaching staff and management, and transport and admin- istrative staff played in the league, and Staff XI won the tournament. “The holis- tic spirit of schooling lies in the unani- mous involvement of the entire family of MES irrespective of their office, which was truly reflected in this tournament, and indeed it is a proud moment in the history of MES,” remarked Ahamed Isham, Director, Sports & Games, MES Governing Board, while congratulat- ing the winners. Ezekiel Balraj, Head, Department of Physical Education, coor- dinated the event.
QIA football tournament
The month-long Al Daar-QIA All India Football Tournament will begin from March 20. A social media campaign for the tournament was inaugurated by K P Mohanan, minister of agriculture in the southern Indian state of Kerala, at the Horizon Manor Hotel recently. The committee, headed by Khaled Fakhroo of Qatar Charity, will be organ- ising the events. Chairman P T Yunus, Vice-Chairman T K Basheer, General Convener K Safeer, Conveners Kabeer C T, Shafeeq K T, Rafeeq Cherukari and Faris attended the function. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 5
Sentre Stage Trinity Talent Qatar to hold Musicals to fashion show at Ezdan Mall stage Annie rinity Talent, in collaboration with Tthe retail chain Liwa Stores, will this weekend be holding a fashion show tomorrow at entre Stage Musicals is stag- the Ezdan Mall, Gate 1. ‘Liwa Fashion ing the musical production Weekend’ will feature the premier talent S“Annie” this weekend at the agency’s models. Doha British School. TTQ, the producers, believe that this The musical will be staged on event will be more than simply ‘ordinary’. March 13 at 7.30pm and on March “With great collaboration between 14 and 15 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. a hard-working team and mainstream Tickets are available for QR75 and amateur dramatic society which by Hayley Binnekamp and Emilia brands, it will provide unlimited resource QR100 at THE ONE in Landmark produces musicals to raise funds to Doe, both 12 years old, from DESS. for future brand-conscious projects for and Villaggio malls. promote the arts, drama and music Annie, convinced that her parents Liwa and for Ezdan Mall,” a statement “Annie” is directed and produced in Doha schools. will one day return to reclaim her, said. Liwa Trading Enterprises LLC by Angela Walton, who has directed A talented group makes up the tries to escape from the orphanage (Liwa) was set up in 1987 to establish the many productions in Qatar, includ- cast of Annie in this warm and win- aided and abetted by a group of tal- retail presence of the Abu Dhabi-based ing “The Wizard of Oz”, “Miss ning production. ented young girls who play the roles group, Al Nasser Holdings. Saigon” and “Oklahoma”. The band of orphans, inhabit- of the orphans. Showcasing seven of Liwa’s high street Kristina Cheffins and Lauren ing the New York City Municipal “The orphans will delight the fashion trends for spring/summer 2014, Durrant are the choreographers Orphanage, are on the top of their audiences with their dancing, the show will feature brands Suite Blanco, and the vocal coach is Stephanie game from the opening bars of “It’s ensemble acting and comic tim- M&CO, Gant, Nautica, Collezione, Gocco, Gravelle. the Hard-Knock Life.” ing both in Act 1 and Act2,” a show and Menbur. The Peninsula Sentre Stage Musicals is an The roles of Annie are shared spokesperson said. The Peninsula
Scoreplus organises new CBSE advanced programme nderscoring its presence in the Recognising this fact, StudyPlus, field of education, Scoreplus a new venture between ScorePlus Uorganised a “National Test and Pearson Education, offers aca- Fest” at Doha College recently. The demic courses for British, American first event of its kind allowed over and Indian curriculum students. 400 students from grades 3 to 12 to StudyPlus is designed to not only challenge themselves and recognise boost students’ subject skills, but also their potential for their next aca- fix core knowledge gaps. demic level. To help students who aspire to get The event focused on enhancing into prestigious educational institutes student motivation, fostering aca- in India like NITs and IITs, StudyPlus demic agility, and increasing respon- provides the CBSE Advanced siveness on core skills in math and Programme, which integrates the English, which, as per the country CBSE core curriculum with advanced director, Pradeep Singhal, are criti- JEE-level content. programme for grades 7-11, which worth of preparation at Studyplus by cal for the academic challenges of the “CBSE curriculum doesn’t equip starts from April 4, we foresee more securing admission in Birla Public college. students for the application-based students from Qatar cracking these School Pilani (Vidyaniketan) — sixth Singhal elaborated: “Success in demands of tests like JEE and SAT, tough competitive examinations with best residential school in India as per college admission is directly linked .actually this is about understand- ease,” he added. “The grade point Educational World Rankings. to success in high school. While ing how operations work, not just improvement and students’ suc- American school of Doha, Michael E your standardised test scores play remembering pages merely,” said cess speaks of integrity of the pro- DeBakey HighSchool and Georgetown a major role in admissions, a strong Varun Pamarthy, an IIT Kanpur gramme,” said Pradeep. University school of Foreign Service academic performance is crucial to alumni and trainer at StudyPlus. Among its recent successes is in Qatar are some of the institutions your acceptance.” “With our new CBSE advanced Rishav Chakravarty, who proved the working with Scoreplus. The Peninsula LG to introduce new IPS 21:9 Ultrawide Monitor G Electronics (LG) has PC monitors to enhance the comput- 25, 29 and 34inch display sizes, and announced the addition of ing experience, for both work and model UB65, featuring ergonomic Lthree new products to its play,” said D Y Kim, President of LG designs ideal for the workplace envi- existing IPS 21:9 UltraWide monitor Electronics, and Gulf FZE. ronment. The company’s newest moni- lineup. Launched initially at the 2014 “Powerful work and entertain- tors boast a long list of imp0ressive International Consumer Electronics ment solutions, our cinematically features that make entertainment Show (CES), LG broke new ground proportioned displays boast superb more immersive, multitasking easier with the launch of its 34-inch IPS 21:9 productivity-enhancing features and than ever and work more productive. UltraWide (Model UM95) monitort- incredible IPS picture quality. LG will LG’s exceptional IPS monitors have hat will offer stunning image clarity continue to develop new products that earned a reputation for providing thanks to an UltraWide QHD resolu- challenge preconceptions and offer superior picture quality with excel- tion (3440 x 1440) display. new and exciting possibilities.” lent color accuracy, motion clarity and “The LG IPS 21:9 Ultrawide series In addition to the UM95, LG off-axis viewing. was originally developed as user-centric unveiled Model UM65, available in The Peninsula 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 WHEELS Porsche Cayenne Platinum Edition arrives in Doha
he Cayenne V6 model range has been rear. The Porsche Communication Management White Metallic paint finish. The exterior is com- further refined and is now available as a (PCM) also comes as standard and includes a navi- pleted with 19-inch Cayenne Design II wheels with Platinum Edition at Porsche Centre Doha, gation module. coloured crest. TAl Boraq Automobiles Co. The exclusive Salman Jassem Al Darwish, Chairman and CEO of The Black Luxor Beige two-tone partial leather series sees the Cayenne and Cayenne Diesel Platinum Porsche Centre Doha commented: “The SUV market interior combination is also reserved for these spe- Edition models boast unique exterior design features continues to grow in Qatar and the Porsche Cayenne cial edition models. The Sport Design steering wheel in Platinum Silver and a wider range of standard has experienced positive demand year on year. With with paddle shifters, embossed headrests and floor equipment. many of the most requested options now available mats with Luxor Beige edging plus front door entry Unveiled to regional audiences and local motor as standard, I have no doubt that our customers guards with the “Platinum Edition” script put the fans for the first time at the Qatar Motor Show, will enjoy the enhanced driving experience and fur- finishing touches on the interior. the new Cayenne Platinum Edition models vaunt ther accentuated look of the new Cayenne Platinum The Cayenne Platinum Edition with its 3.6-litre many of the most requested customisation options as Edition models.” V6 engine offers an output of 300 hp. Featuring a standard. The added enhancements accentuate the Accents painted in Platinum Silver Metallic 3.0-litre V6 turbo-diesel engine, the Cayenne Diesel attractiveness of Porsche’s luxury SUV even further, include the centre and side air intake grills, the Platinum Edition delivers 245 hp. while the enriched equipment range is especially side window trim, the rear spoiler lip and the lower The new Cayenne Platinum Edition models are designed to increase comfort and safety. tailgate trim. Monotone paint finishes in Black available at Porsche Centre Doha with basic retail Standard features of the new Cayenne Platinum and White come as standard, while Meteor Grey prices as follow: Cayenne Platinum Edition is QR Edition models include Tiptronic S transmission, Metallic, Jet Black Metallic and Mahogany Metallic 253,300 and Cayenne Diesel Platinum Edition is QR Bi-Xenon headlights, Power Steering Plus, ParkAssist are available as additional colour options. Offered 254,200. (front and rear), as well as privacy glazing in the exclusively for this Cayenne edition is the Carrara The Peninsula
New Citroen DS5
he new Citroen DS5 was unveiled by TSheikh Khalid bin Faisal bin Sultan Al Qassimi of Citroen Abu Dhabi Rally Team at the El Naael Company showroom located on Salwa Road. The Citroen DS5 is a new phase in the development of the DS line. The innovative and visionary model fits perfectly with the brand’s “Creative Technologies” baseline and features even bolder choices in style, architecture, sensations and refinement. The Citroen DS5 experience is about fully embracing the pleasure of driving an out- standing vehicle. A singular creation, the Citroen DS5 surprises and appeals with, its styling, design, technologies and road performance. The Citroen DS5 is also powered by two turbocharged petrol power plants with direct injection, both of them Euro V com- pliant and developed with BMW: the THP 155 (6-speed auto), the THP 155 offers a remarkable drive with power of 147 kW and maximum torque of 275 Nm at 1,770 rpm. The Peninsula LEGAL PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 7
Legal corner Companies need to fulfil Apartments in a new in the lease agreement building were offered to avoid any possible for rent at rates lower disputes. than the market rates, contractual obligations but a prospective tenant My brother came found that the owner to Qatar in 2008 and was a company that had started working for leased the property for a company as a cable five years and its con- technician. After six tract allowed it to sublet months, the company apartments. The les- told him that it would sor demanded advance pay him only half his payment of a year’s salary as it had no work rent, with the contract for him. My brother did to be renewable auto- not agree, but at the end matically for a similar of the month, he was period. The payment paid just QR388, which for the following year was not enough for him was to be made by post- to sustain himself or to dated monthly cheques. send money home. He When you pay a year’s complained to the com- rent in advance, is the pany’s manager, who contract renewed auto- said he could not help. matically? Are there My brother left the any special conditions company and started governing subletting? working with another firm without permis- We recommend that sion from his previ- the questioner check the ous employers, who ownership of the prop- handed over his pass- erty first. Regarding rent, port to the police. He the principle is that the is working illegally in tenant pays the amount Qatar. For more than in advance, usually by five years he has not monthly cheques. No law gone home. Now, the prevents payment of a previous employers are year’s rent in advance. calling him and asking Advance payment of if he wants to work a year’s rent is usually with them again. They demanded when the les- say they will renew his see is offered some ben- residence permit. Is it efit, such as a reduction possible to renew the permit, this can be done in rent. residence permit after only by applying to the In case of a renewable four years? What is the authorities and paying the Transfer of lease contract, the lessor shall fine for this? Please tell due fines, including the notify the tenant a month me what he should do. fine for not renewing the and subtenancy in advance if he wants to Work relations are cov- residence permit, which terminate the contract. ered by labour law No. is QR10 per day for the LEGAL ADVICE: Civil law No. 22/2004 14/2004, which says that period of delay. Transfer of lease and subtenancy indicates that the lease the employer should pro- I advise the questioner From Civil law No. 22/2004: expires by the end of the vide the employee a job to positively respond to The tenant has the right to period specified in the and everything necessary the company’s offer to transfer the lease fully or in part, contract, with no need to do the assigned work. correct his legal status. unless the agreement says other- to notify the tenant to If the employee can- After his legal status wise. However, if the property is evacuate the apartment, not perform his duties By Abdelaal A Khalil is settled, the worker rented for a factory or shop and unless there is an agree- for reasons beyond his Legal Consultant can apply for his dues. the tenant wants to sell the same, ment to extend the lease. control, he is deemed to If the company refuses courts may, in spite of a clause in The lessor has to notify have performed his job to pay, he can approach the rent agreement preventing the tenant if he wants to and deserves all benefits transferring his sponsor- the courts because the this, allow continuation of the rent renew the contract with arising from his work. ship to another employer company is not fulfilling agreement if the buyer gives a suf- new conditions, such as The company stopping who can fulfil the con- its obligations under the ficient guarantee and no harm is an increase in the rent. its operations is no rea- tractual obligations. contract. caused to the lessor. The tenant’s continuance son for cutting his sal- Concerning the compa- If the company does In case of transfer of the lease, the in the apartment is con- ary by half. Rather it is a ny’s plan to resume work not fulfil its obligations, new lessee assumes all rights and sidered approval of the reason for termination of and its willingness to cor- he can approach the obligations arising from the lease. extension on new terms. the work contract, which rect the worker’s status Ministry of Interior for The original tenant remains a guar- I recommend the sub- results in the employer by withdrawing its com- transfer of his sponsor- antor of the new lessee for fulfilment tenant specify the full sending the employee plaint against him and ship to another firm. of the obligations. duration of the contract back to his country or renewing his residential The Peninsula In case of subletting, the relation- ship between the original tenant and the subtenant remains subject to the Please send your queries to: provisions of the contract they have signed. The subtenant is obliged to [email protected] fulfil the commitments of the origi- nal lessee. 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 9
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JLo feels as young as 28 Sonakshi gets fitter with regular workout onakshi Sinha, who flaunted her newly-acquired svelte figure at the inger-actress Jennifer Lopez, 44, has so many projects in her kitty as SLakme Fashion Week summer-resort 2014 here, says her consistent Sof now that she almost feels like she’s as young as 28. She is a weekly workout regime has contributed to her fitter frame. host of reality show American Idol; she’s busy shooting a new TV drama; Sonakshi looked resplendent in a midnight blue ensemble when she she’s about to release her tenth studio album; she is also the head of her glided down the ramp for designer Manish Malhotra at the opening show own clothing empire; and a mother to 6-year-old twins. of the fashion gala. Still, the 44-year-old maintains her energy levels more than ever. “It (slimming) has not happened in a jiffy. I started working out in “I feel like I felt when I was 28, my bones don’t hurt. I feel great. I November (2013) and now in March, the results are showing. I have been actually feel better, more confident,” Lopez told Instyle magazine, reports consistent through out. I was also shooting my films but I was also regular people.com. with my work-out,” the actress told reporters on the sidelines of the show. “Of course, I still have the nerves, but now I know how to control them. Sonakshi will next be seen playing a boxer’s role in Holiday, which also When I was in my twenties, I wasn’t sure of myself,” she added. Catherine stars Akshay Kumar. The film releases on June 6. She is not afraid of failure anymore either. “Now I can really stretch. I don’t have to stay in the box. At this point I can say to myself, so what if I fall, so what?, I’m going to get back up,” she added. Deneuve Vidya Balan on multi-city US tour for IIFA ollywood’s “Ooh la la” girl Vidya Balan is on a multi-city promotional Btour of the US to spread buzz about the forthcoming International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) celebrations, which will make its American debut this year. on freedom IIFA Weekend and Awards, an annual Bollywood gala, is scheduled to be held in Tampa Bay, Florida, April 23-26. Vidya has joined its promoters on the second IIFA US tour to visit New York, Houston, Tampa and Orlando. The journey began on Tuesday, and will end tomorrow. and ageing “Having travelled to a number of exotic locales the world over, IIFA has made its mark on the map, educating the world about Indian cinema. Going forward, I am very pleased to be part of IIFA’s landmark journey, as they venture into the US, in Tampa Bay,” Vidya said in a statement. During the main event, the National Award winning actress will also be with grace part of a Master Class with Hollywood actor Kevin Spacey. “I am excited to be part of the IIFA Master Class this year and look forward to engaging with my fans in the US,” said the versatile talent, who was recently seen on the big screen with Shaadi Ke Side Effects. By Mary Milliken we would do a film together and she serious relationship. Do you think just doing something nice. There is no wrote it. And I liked the story. “mature love” is something accepted competition. atherine Deneuve is now in by movie audiences? her sixth decade making films How often do you get offers like Maybe I think it is more accepted in How do you choose your film work Shreya launches first ghazal album but the French actress says this from filmmakers? Europe than in Hollywood because we these days? Cshe is too busy working these Well, I know directors. Andre have less convention on that subject It’s the same, reading scripts. The hreya Ghoshal has turned days to grow nostalgic about her past Techine also wrote films and parts for in Europe. script is the major thing and the Sover a new leaf with the roles or films with acclaimed directors me. It’s not often, just sometimes. director of course. More than the launch of her first non-film such as Luis Bunuel and Francois Does the film evoke French part, it is the story of the film and the ghazal album “Humnasheen”. Truffaut. What do you like about this cinema from decades ago? director. The role has to be interesting, The melodious songstress In her latest film, On My Way, in character that Emmanuelle Bercot Yes, I think it does. You can stop but it’s the whole thing that interests turned 30 yesterday. Shreya Keith Richards to publish children’s book theaters tomorrow, the 70-year-old created? everything, take your car, go away, me. is glad that she chose ghaz- Deneuve plays Bettie, a woman stuck I liked her freedom mostly. All of a show the country, show people who live als to make a transit to non- olling Stones guitarist Keith Richards, famous for surviving years of in neutral who goes on a road trip to sudden she stops in the middle of the in the country. It’s a very gentle and Does working in Hollywood again film work. “I have been a fan Rrock ‘n’ roll excess, will release a children’s picture book with illustra- break free from the burden of her kitchen and says, “No more.” She says, kind look at people who live outside of hold any interest for you? of ghazals, but I had never tions by his daughter Theodora Richards, his publisher said on Tuesday. family’s struggling restaurant and “I’ll come back,” but then she goes and cities in France. It reminds me of films Yes, it would, but I haven’t been thought I would take it up as The book, Gus & Me: The Story of My Granddad and My First Guitar, tells being dumped by her lover. disappears. It is something everyone maybe 25 years ago. offered interesting things. my first step into the non-film the story of how Richards was first introduced to music by his grandfa- Behind the wheel of her old car and has been dreaming to do once. world. But now that I have ther and given his first guitar. The hardcover and ebook will be released wearing the same clothes for days, the What is your secret to aging with Do you think Hollywood does not done it, I am happy that this on September 9. ex-beauty queen Bettie dances in the Bettie has a fling with quite a grace? offer good roles for older actresses? was the step I took first, doing “Gus & Me invites readers to be in the room at the electrifying moment provincial club “Le Ranch,” smokes younger man, Marco. Did you like You have to try not to fight so hard I think it is more difficult than something which is equivalent to good poetry and soulfulness,” Shreya said that Keith holds a guitar in his hands for the first time,” Megan Tingley, with strangers and builds a loving that part of the story? against time, you know. It’s not that in Europe, but still there are very here at the launch of the album Tuesday. executive vice president and publisher of Little, Brown Books for Young relationship with her young grandson Yes, I thought it was very difficult I enjoy it. It is just not that much important roles. I know a lot of people Shreya says ghazals give her a chance to do something she can’t do in Readers, said in a statement. In his memoir, Life, Richards also recounts the as the green French countryside rolls to do. Emmanuelle wanted a non- of a problem. Maybe because I have and actresses complain about that, but films. “Urdu poetry has it’s own charm and impact. I can’t do raag-based role his grandfather - jazz big band member Theodore Augustus Dupree, by. Many of the characters are played professional actor to do it, so we did children and grandchildren, it’s a it seems to me a little less in the last singing in films and I don’t even expect that to happen in films,” she said. who is known as Gus - played in his life. by non-actors. some tests with different young men. different rhythm. It’s a different way few years. Shreya is a Bengali, but she has worked hard on her Hindi and Urdu In the best-selling book, Richards, 70, details his journey from being a And although she is not nostalgic And I thought it was worth it to try of looking at things other than yourself. diction. She has thanked all those who have helped her. shy, only child in London to co-founding the Rolling Stones in 1962 and about her career, Deneuve spoke about because it was very special. Is there any director in Hollywood “Diction needs to be very clear. I am a Bengali, but I was brought up in becoming a rock and roll survivor following years of substance abuse. a certain nostalgia in On My Way, how You recently did a photo shoot who catches your eye these days? Rajasthan and that’s why my Hindi is good. “My tilt towards Urdu hap- “I have just become a grandfather for the fifth time, so I know what I’m she handles growing older and her He is brutally honest with you with the model Kate Moss, which is I saw the film from Wes Anderson, pened only after I entered the film industry. There are so many talented talking about,” Richards said in a statement about the children’s book. favourite TV show from America. about what it is like to be with an quite brave because she is younger. Grand Budapest Hotel, and I thought lyricists and composers from whom I learnt something everyday. I have “The bond, the special bond, between kids and grandparents is unique older woman. How did you deal with How do you feel so confident that it was a great film. So original, so learnt music from Kalyanji (composer) and he also told me how impor- and should be treasured. This is a story of one of those magical moments.” Director Emmanuelle Bercot that? you can do something like that? personal. I like very much Paul Thomas tant diction is. “Now when I hear old songs of Lata-ji (Mangeshkar) and Gus & Me, which was written with Barnaby Harris and Bill Shapiro, wrote this film for you. How did that When he looks at me and he It’s not that I feel confident. We Anderson, Christopher Nolan also, and (Mohd.) Rafi saab, I can see how particular they were to ensure that the will include pen-and-ink collages by Theodora, who was named after her come about? imagines the kind of beauty I was 25 met and we were in Japan together. House of Cards director David Fincher. words were clear and beautifully pronounced,” she added. grandfather, as well as photographs from the Richards family collection. I wanted to work with her; that is or 30 years ago, I thought it was quite We had fun and we talked and we said Shreya started her career with regional music albums and devotional The hardcover edition will have an audio CD featuring bonus book the main reason. I knew her as an funny. we would love to do photos together. What do you think of House of songs. She was just 16 when she recorded her first song “Bairi piya” for content. actress and a director and I had seen And her agent said, “Why don’t you Cards? Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Devdas. her films and I thought she was very Later on, you meet an older man do a shoot for Vanity Fair?” It was It’s so cynical. It’s incredible. It’s interesting. Three years ago we agreed with whom you might have a more not like a drill or a contest. It was brilliant. 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‘Inclusive’ cutlery to help Parkinson’s patients eople suffering from Parkinson’s disease often SurfSet’s Pfeel embarrassed about eating at social lunch- eons or dinners as their hands tremble. The result is terrible isolation. This is going to change as a British student has gnarly designed ‘inclusive’ cutlery and crockery for the convenience of those suffering from Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system and its primary workout symptoms include tremors at rest, stiffness and a slowing of movement. “They still want to be included in the fam- ily, so ‘medicalising’ their lives does not make anyone happy,” said Emily Lukes who designed the cutlery as part of her final-year project at Loughborough University and Design School. So, there is a bowl with a lip to help with ‘scoop eating’, a plate with vertical sides, a mug with two handles, and a spoon with a deeper bowl than normal and a handle that is slightly bigger and By Vicky Hallett tapered to fit in the hand better. Although aquatic experience can off similar visualizations. In “hot Lukes has used stoneware for the crockery rather come in handy for SurfSet, it’s not sand,” you quickly hop on and off than porcelain and the products have non-slip bot- he most important thing to necessary, Frankel says. She has the board, pretending that the toms. “If you are embarrassed about eating, you bring to the gym? An active never surfed a day in her life. She beach is burning your soles. For are not going to go to a restaurant or invite people Timagination. has, however, spent decades danc- “Jaws shark kicks,” you sit on the round. Being able to have a meal together reduces It’s what turns an indoor cycling ing as a Rockette and in Broadway board facing forward, lean back and isolation of Parkinson’s sufferers,” Lukes said. class into a stage of the Tour de shows. And she relies on her act- grip the edges. Then you imagine Her designs earned her third place in ‘Device France, or a treadmill session into ing chops to make every class feel that a shark has appeared at your Design Award 2014’, an international European a marathon triumph. Add some like a day at the beach. Just not a feet and you need to fend it off by Union-funded award of excellence in designing California dreaming to a new particularly relaxing one. smacking it with your heels. That for vulnerable generations, recently. piece of exercise equipment — the Before launching into the warm- core strengthener is also practical RipSurfer X, a 70-inch-long surf- up, Frankel introduces her students advice — if you ever happen to find board perched on a short, wobbly to the RipSurfer X units. There are yourself face-to-face with a great Stem cell study sheds new base — and you’ll be on the beach, bands on either side on the board white. “If you strike a shark on ready to ride the ocean. that control how much it teeters, the nose, it’s supposed to retreat,” light on disease formation That’s the premise of SurfSet, and for beginners, she recommends Frankel asserts. a new group fitness concept that hooking both in to provide stability. Almost any move you can do on or the first time, researchers have shown that transforms squats, push-ups and (Advanced exercisers can lose one land is also possible on a RipSurfer Fan essential biological process known as pro- planks into new moves by adding or both bands to boost the balance X — only it’s more difficult because tein synthesis can be studied in adult stem cells. a touch of instability and fantasy. challenge.) Most of the top of the of the wobble. So a lot of stand- The ground-breaking findings also demonstrate “We’re keeping the fun of surf- board is covered with black mat- ard exercises may not feel quite that the precise amount of protein produced by ing but taking away the water, the ting, which is more comfortable on so familiar: push-ups, overhead blood-forming stem cells is crucial to their func- sharks and the stinging coral,” says the knees and wrists. It also indi- presses, downward dog. “Wave tion. “This finding not only tells us something new Jen Frankel, group fitness director cates where you can step safely; no runners” are the SurfSet version about stem cell regulation but also opens up the for Crunch’s two Northern Virginia mat and you’re likely to go splat. of mountain climbers. And board ability to study differences in protein synthesis gyms. When the moves are done cor- burpees are downright cruel — between many kinds of cells in the body,” said Crunch’s shtick is offering unu- rectly, wipeouts are rare. But although pretty similar to the Sean Morrison, director of the children’s medical sual classes, Frankel explains. to avoid turning a misstep into pop-ups real surfers perform. (Too centre research institute at University of Toronto. Although SurfSet has had national an injury, Frankel recommends tough? Try it with your feet on the The discovery measures protein production, (and even some international) suc- keeping the area to the sides of floor and your hands on the board.) a process known as translation, and shows that cess since it was featured as a win- each board clear. She also advises “Because you’re on the board, protein synthesis is not only fundamental to how ning business idea on the TV show against wearing socks, which can you’re doing things differently stem cells are regulated, but also is critical to “Shark Tank” in the fall of 2012, it lead to slips. and using every muscle in your their regenerative potential. hasn’t made a splash everywhere The first moves on the board body,” says Loretta Douglas, 39, Different types of blood cells produce vastly yet. are simple: Stand sideways, squat who has become a SurfSet regular. different amounts of protein per hour, and stem But Baltimore’s Canton Club and let your feet rock from toes to The Vienna, Virginia, resident is cells in particular synthesise much less protein has featured SurfSet for a year, heels. Pull up your surfer arms — originally from Miami, so she espe- than any other blood-forming cells. “This result which is how Mantra Fit owner the front one extending straight cially appreciates the talk of sun suggests that blood-forming stem cells require a Carleen Birnes fell in love with out and the other bent into your and sand. “It helps you forget about lower rate of protein synthesis as compared to it. Birnes, who teaches stand-up chest — as you step side to side, how cold it is outside.” other blood-forming cells,” Morrison added. paddleboarding fitness in Severna getting a feel for how to balance on First-timer Mike McCabe, also Researchers applied the findings to a mouse Park, Maryland, realised the indoor the board. Then turn so you’re fac- from Vienna, got the hang of the model with a genetic mutation in a component of classes could fill the off-season ing front and squat again. If it feels RipSurfer quickly at a recent class. the ribosome - the machinery that makes proteins when it’s too chilly to be out on shaky, that’s normal, Frankel says. “It’s just enough to keep you off bal- - and the rate of protein production was reduced the river. In December, she opened It’s why she has each of her stu- ance,” says the 50-year-old, who’s in stem cells by 30 percent. a small studio that’s devoted to dents grab a weighted bar. They glad that the workout is easier than The scientists also increased the rate of protein SurfSet classes. can plant one end on the ground actual surfing. “My kids surfed, but synthesis by deleting the tumour-suppressor gene “It’s exactly what we’d do on the for extra stability or pick it up for I never did it successfully.” ‘Pten’ in blood-forming stem cells. paddleboards, but we’re not wor- more of a strength and balance Although the classes might not In both instances, stem cell function was noticeably ried about falling in when we do challenge. Her favourite forward- prepare you to hang 10, they can impaired. Together, these observations demonstrate one-legged moves,” says Birnes, who facing move: water walkers. Stand help you hang in there. Those bal- that blood-forming stem cells require a highly regu- has crafted a schedule with several on one leg while you dip the other ance skills are going to be useful the lated rate of protein synthesis - such that increases different formats: cardio, strength, one into the air, as if you were next time you find yourself out on or decreases in that rate impair stem cell function. balance and yoga. A SurfSet junior sweeping your toes through the the water — the kind that’s frozen Agencies class for ages 8 to 15 is also in the sea foam. all over your front steps. pipeline. Many SurfSet exercises play WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 TECHNOLOGY Will 3-D printers ever make sense for home use?
By Seth Stevenson a 1.5mm screw, but you might want to have an assortment.” e keep hearing that I turned to my colleague again, 3-D printing is the but she was no more help with future. Very soon, it Allen wrenches than she’d Wseems — like maybe been with the hairspray. “OK,” in July or so? — we’ll all have Star said Joel, “you can try to melt Trek-type replicators installed in it out. Heat it to a really high our homes. “Computer,” you’ll say, temperature but try not to as you nibble a pastry, “please fab- damage the machine or hurt ricate me a comfy new couch.” And yourself.” lo, a sectional recliner with inte- Using a pair of extra-long grated cup holders will instantly tweezers that came with the appear. Or so goes the fantasy. printer, I was able to half- How close are we to this sce- melt, half-yank the filament nario, really? Will there soon be out, rethread it and try again. a factory in every foyer? At-home Once more, the printer cheer- 3-D printing is thus far a fledgling ily jumped into action. This market. Companies have been rac- time I’d set the bed too low, ing to create printers that com- so the plastic drooped from bine reasonable cost, compact the nozzle with no platform size and user-friendly operation. to land on. Instead of a bot- But it’s not clear that anyone’s tle opener, I ended up with a hit that sweet spot yet. To get a scraggly bird’s nest. sense of the current state of at- Now absolutely determined home 3-D printing, I borrowed to print some sort of recogniz- one of the latest models. Not one able object, I raised up the bed, of those industrial jobbies that get heated the nozzle, and down- used by big companies, but rather loaded a program that builds a a “desktop” printer designed for tiny robot figurine. This time, consumer use. everything seemed to work When the Solidoodle 4 — correctly. A pair of little robot retailing for $1,000, and vaguely legs took shape. And then the resembling an obese microwave printer just halted, for no — arrived at the Slate offices, I discernible reason, leaving a eagerly unpacked it in my cubicle. sad, half-formed robot body, I threaded the spool of filament almost poignant in its aban- (like a bobbin of yarn, if the yarn donment — with a singed spot was made of ABS plastic and the where the hot nozzle stayed in bobbin was the size of a paint can) one place for too long. I call it into the printer’s nozzle. I con- Robot, Interrupted. nected the printer to my laptop’s I spent some time attempt- USB port. I fired the thing up, with a whir and a hum. printer, clicked “Run,” and watched with glee as the ing to suss out where I went wrong. But after a while, I assumed I’d soon be awash in an endless supply of Solidoodle sprung to life. The nozzle darted to and I gave up. I mean, let’s say I got the printer working newly conjured 3-D stuff. fro, extruding a thin stream of plastic with what again. Best case scenario, I’ve melted no one’s eyes But the moment I attempted to print my first appeared to be solemn purpose. I bid goodbye to Joel and I’ve got a new robot figurine. Woohoo. I don’t object, I realized that this device isn’t really designed and hung up, confident I’d figured this thing out. need or want a robot figurine. And $1,000 for the for the average, moderately tech-savvy consumer. And I watched as layer after layer of carefully laid printer plus $43 for each spool of filament is a hefty It’s made for people who possess either A) infinite filament slowly formed … an amorphous, incoherent price to pay for a functionless, semidecorative piece patience, B) a preternatural attention to detail, or, plastic blob. of plastic I could buy for like 23 cents. preferably, C) a post-graduate degree in mechanical OK, a less than total success. But I wasn’t deterred. What’s more, the printer was loud enough that engineering. For example, the program you download And I refused to call Joel again. I began to play office colleagues were beginning to complain about to your computer so you can control the printer is around, moving the extruder on its x- and y-axis the racket. It was emitting a smell not unlike that of full of buttons labelled with phrases like “Go Dump with a click of my mouse. I turned the heat back on burning hair. And it was taking forever to print out Area” and “Flow Multiply” and “Kill Slicer” and — and coaxed it up to 215 degrees. Then I noticed that these objects that weren’t quite objects. somehow both reassuring and worrisome at the same my filament was snapped, and I had to rethread it. All of which points to some fundamental problems time — “Emergency Stop.” But a small piece was stuck inside the nozzle. I called with the current state of desktop 3-D printing. Right I decided it might be prudent to call Solidoodle Joel again. now, even if you can tolerate the printer’s noise and tech support. “Do you have a sequential set of Allen wrenches?” stink and interminable wait time, there’s basically Within moments, an extremely helpful fellow he asked. “Preferably in metric? I’m pretty sure it’s nothing you can make that you actually want or that named Joel was on the line, walking me through is cost effective. It’s all trinkets and gewgaws. The the setup process. He instructed me to heat the most popular patterns at Thingiverse are pen hold- extruder (or as I’d been calling it, the nozzle) to 215 ers and elephant figurines and flimsy, unattractive degrees. Then he had me click over to Thingiverse. iPhone cases. com and download a simple design for a bottle opener. Until there’s a killer app for the desktop 3-D Confusingly, he asked if I happened to have a can of printer, though, I can’t see any reason for the average hairspray on hand. “Maybe like Aquanet?” he sug- person to buy one. And I can’t yet imagine what this gested. “The kind of stuff you might use to keep a killer app would be. What could you manufacture at mohawk in place?” I inquired of a nearby colleague, home in a manner that’s cheaper and more efficient but she was not in possession of any hair care prod- than could be done in a giant factory? ucts. Luckily, this turned out to be noncrucial. Joel I could be wrong. Perhaps today’s 3-D printers are explained that the hairspray becomes necessary only akin to the cellphones of 1987. Over time, we’ll gradu- if the object you’re printing is sliding around on the ate from the Motorola DynaTac 8000X to the iPhone printer bed — some Aquanet, applied to the bed, helps 5s — smaller, faster, more capable, and, eventually, stick things in place. The author’s attempt to create a indispensable. But I’ll bet you a pile of extruded plas- Winging it without any styling aerosols, I sent robot figurine with a 3d-printer. tic goo that I’m right. the bottle-opener program from my laptop to the WP-Bloomberg COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 13
LEARN ARABIC At the Airport
Modern airport Ma ar adee I will go by plane to Newyork Sa'a habou awwan ila Nyoyork This is my luggage Ha ihi aqa'ibee You are allowed to carry this weight Ya iqqou laka biha a alwazn faqa only When will the plane take off? Mata satouqliçou al a'ira? When will we arrive? Mata na il? Where are you coming from? Min ayna anta qadim? Hoy en la Historia
Where is the information of ce? Ayna maktabou alistiçlamat? March 13, 1454 Identity card Houwiyya/Bataka Johannes Gutenberg, the I bought presents for the friends Ištaraytou hadaya lil'a diqa' pioneer of movable type which went on to revolutionise printing I have given my luggage to the porter Sallamtou al ammal amtiçatee in order to weigh it leeyazinaha throughout the world, printed his first Bible in Germany Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised = ‘th’ as in ‘nothing’ = ‘th’ as in ‘they’ 1764: Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey, British Prime Minister from 1830-34, was born. Earl Grey tea was named Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman after him 1894: A music hall in Paris staged the first professional striptease 1974: Charles de Gaulle airport was inaugurated in Paris 2004: Opera star Luciano Pavarotti got an 11-minute ovation as he gave his last performance in Puccini’s Tosca at the Met in New York Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
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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 ANSWER solved like a normal Sudoku. CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 15
SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Frozen (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm TEL: 444933989 444517001 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) – 5.00 & 7.00pm 11:00 Tottenham TV 08:00 News 14:00 NBA Brooklyn @ 09:00 Indian Hospital 10:30 Inside Story 1 Miami Bewakoofiyaan (2D/Hindi) – 9.00pm 11:30 The Stream 16:00 90 in 30 12:00 News Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 11.15pm 16:30 Cycling Paris 12:30 People & Power Only God Forgives (2D/Thriller) – 3.00pm to Nice Stage 5 LIVE 13:00 NEWSHOUR 14:00 News 18:15 Dutch League Recoil (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 14:30 Inside Story Ajax v Cambur 15:00 Witness Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 7.00pm 20:00 90 in 30 16:00 NEWSHOUR MALL 2 20:30 ATP Magazine 17:00 News 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.15pm 17:30 The Stream 21:00 ATP 1000 Indian 18:00 NEWSHOUR Patrick (2D/Horror) – 11.30pm Wells QF 1 LIVE 19:00 News 01:00 ATP 1000 19:30 Viewfinder Recoil (2D/Action) – 2.30pm Indian Wells Latin America QF 2 LIVE 20:00 News Red Sky (2D/Action) – 4.30 & 11.00pm 20:30 Inside Story 03:00 Roma TV 21:00 NEWSHOUR Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2D/Horror) 04:00 Inter Milan TV 22:00 News 3 22:30 The Stream – 7.00pm 23:00 Indian Hospital Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 14:45 Championship 13:15 Mythbusters – 2.30 & 4.15pm Blackburn v 14:05 Border Security Burnley 14:30 Auction Kings Frozen (3D/Animation) – 6.00pm 16:30 Europa League 14:55 Container Wars 1 Highlights 15:20 Strip The City Bewakoofiyaan (2D/Hindi) – 8.00pm 16:10 Fast N' Loud 17:30 EPL World 17:50 Wheeler Dealers Magazine Nimirndhu Nil (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 18:40 You Have Been 18:00 Sports News Warned Recoil (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 18:30 EPL Football 19:30 Sons Of Guns 20:30 UEFA Europa 20:20 How Do They Only God Forgives (2D/Thriller) – 4.30pm League Do It? Porto v Napoli 20:45 How It's Made Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 23:05 UEFA Europa 21:35 Container Wars 2 League 22:00 Glory Hounds LANDMARK 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.00pm Tottenham v 22:50 Outlaw Empires Benfica 23:40 Hellriders Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 11.00pm Patrick (2D/Horror) – 3.00pm
Recoil (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 13:00 Swamp People 13:10 Through The 14:00 Ancient Aliens Wormhole Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 7.00pm 15:30 The Legend With Morgan 3 Of Shelby The Freeman Red Sky (2D/Action) – 9.15pm Swamp Man 14:00 Deadliest 17:00 Swamp People Space Weather Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2D/Horror) 18:00 Pawn Stars 15:20 Food Factory – 11.15pm 19:00 Storage Wars 16:10 Space Voyages 20:00 Swamp People 19:35 Test Case Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 21:30 The Legend 20:30 Prank Science Of Shelby The 22:10 Food Factory – 2.30 & 4.15pm Swamp Man 22:35 How Tech Works 23:00 Counting Cars 23:00 Prank Science Frozen (3D/Animation) – 6.00pm 1 Bewakoofiyaan (2D/Hindi) – 8.00pm 09:00 Life Of Pi 13:25 Eastenders 12:00 Buddha Nimirndhu Nil (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 13:00 Good Luck 13:00 Seinfeld 11:15 Brave 13:55 Doctors 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Charlie 15:00 Modern Family 13:00 Pop Star 14:20 Being Erica Dori Se Recoil (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 13:25 Austin & Ally 15:30 The Daily Show 15:00 Thunderstruck 16:25 Weakest Link 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:45 A.N.T. Farm With Jon Stewart 16:45 Life Of Pi 17:10 Eastenders 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki Only God Forgives (2D/Thriller) – 4.30pm 14:10 Jessie 16:00 Colbert Report 19:00 Haywire 17:40 Doctors 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:35 Dog With A Blog 16:30 Two And A Half 21:00 Fast & Furious 18:10 Being Erica 15:00 Snack Attack Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 15:00 Good Luck Men 6 20:00 Silk ROYAL 15:30 Sapne Suhane 2 Charlie 17:00 Late Night With 23:15 Drive 20:50 Hustle Ladakpan Ke 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.00pm 15:25 Gravity Falls Seth Meyers 01:00 Age Of Heroes 22:10 Last Man 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 16:10 Violetta 18:00 Last Man Standing PLAZA 03:00 Haywire Standing Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 11.00pm 16:30 Qubool Hai 17:00 Dog With A Blog 18:30 New Girl 23:00 Weakest Link 17:00 Doli Armaano Ki 17:40 Gravity Falls 19:00 The Mindy Project Red Sky (2D/Action) – 3.00pm 17:30 Pavitra Rishta 18:10 Jessie 19:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine 18:30 Ek Mutthi 18:30 Good Luck 20:00 The Tonight Show Recoil (2D/Action) – 5.00pm Aasmaan Charlie Starring Jimmy 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 19:20 Violetta Fallon 12:00 I Think I Do 12:45 Water Horse: Dori Se 20:30 Good Luck 21:00 The Daily Show Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 7.00pm 14:00 Dark Shadows Legend Of Deep 19:30 Jodha Akbar Charlie With Jon Stewart 16:00 Hit List 16:15 Ben 10: Race 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 20:50 Dog With A Blog 21:30 Colbert Report 3 Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2D/Horror) 17:45 The Producers Against Time 20:30 Sapne Suhane 21:15 Gravity Falls 22:00 Veep 20:00 Tough Guys 20:00 Tinker Bell And Ladakpan Ke 21:40 Shake It Up 22:30 South Park – 9.15pm 22:00 Jackass: The Secret Of 22:30 Silver Screen 22:00 Austin & Ally Out There 23:00 Number Two The Wings (Taare Zameen 23:10 Wizards Of 23:30 Late Night With Patrick (2D/Horror) – 11.15pm 23:45 Dazed And 22:00 Lego Batman: Par) Waverly Place Seth Meyers Confused DC Super Heroes 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 MARCH 2014 POTPOURRI
Who’s who Obama sweats over sweaters Events in Qatar
resident Barack iD by Cirque Éloize When: April 2: 8pm; April 3: 8pm; April 4: Obama took on a 3.30pm, 8pm; April 5: 1.30pm, 6pm daunting task: shop- P Where: The Theatre, Qatar National ping for clothes for his Convention Centre wife and daughters during What: A mix of circus arts and urban a brief stop at a Gap store dance by Cirque Éloize, an affiliated while raising money for company of Cirque du Soleil directed by Democrats in New York. Jeannot Painchaud. Obama was in New York Tickets: QR95 - QR1,500, Available at to attend fund-raisers Virgin Megastores (Villagio and Landmark) Zeyad Al Jaidah, Co-Founder & aimed at building up cam- or online at www.virginmegastore.me Managing Director, TechnoQ paign war chests for this year’s midterm congres- Obama declared wife Michelle difficult n 1995, Zeyad Al Jaidah and his sional elections, which he said are key to shop for: “Maybe I should buy some Annie brothers invested in TechnoQ. to how much of his agenda he can get socks.” When: March 13 at 7.30pm and March 14 and 15 at 2.30pm and 7.30pm. TechnoQ is now one of the largest done in the rest of his time in office. Obama had dropped by a Midtown I Where: Doha British School system integrators in Qatar. Zeyad “I don’t have time to waste... I want Manhattan branch of the clothing What: Sentre Stage Musicals is staging to squeeze every last bit of work that I chain to thank Gap Inc for its decision got a Bachelor of Science degree in the musical production about a band of can during the remainder of my term to raise the minimum wage to $9 an Mechanical Engineering from Lamar orphans, inhabiting the New York City so that looking back I’ll be able to say hour this year and $10 an hour in 2015. University in Beaumont, Texas. The Municipal Orphanage. we left everything on the field,” he said He has been campaigning to persuade Jaidah Brothers Group, the family Tickets: QR75 and QR100 at THE ONE at the second of the events, which was businesses and Congress to raise wages in Landmark and Villaggio malls. holding company in which Zeyad is staged to help Democratic candidates for workers at the bottom of the scale. a partner, also invests in other busi- for the US Senate. After picking a pair of sweaters and nesses like American retail toy outlet Obama’s first stop was at a Gap a blue workout jacket, Obama moved Halal Hal Qatar Festival
Build-A-Bear Workshop. The group store, where the president sorted care- to the cash register, as reporters, pho- When: Mar 22-31; 10am-10pm Where: Katara’s Southern Area has outlets in the UAE and Kuwait fully through sweaters in search of a tographers, aides, and Secret Service purchase for one of his two daughters, agents looked on. What: This carnival will present three and will soon launch in Bahrain, main activities: Al-Mazaiyn: A show of Sasha and Malia, before holding up a “I think the ladies will be impressed beauty for goats and sheep, there will be Saudi and Qatar. He is a member pink one. by my style sense,” he said. prize for the first 5. Al-Mazad (public sale): of Entrepreneurs’ Organization Qatar. Moving to the adult women’s section, Reuters Selling groups of livestock through auction. Al-Izab: Group of barns, each contain different kind of livestock, the visitor will be able to know it and see it closely. Free Entry IN FOCUS by Mohamed Rizwan Radiant When: Until Mar 29 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: The Museum of Islamic Arts in partnership with East Wing, presents a photographic exhibition featuring artwork by German artist Antje Hanebeck. Free Entry
Massimo Banzi: Crossing Boundaries When: Mar 26 Where: VCUQatar Atrium What: Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He is an interaction designer, educator and open source hardware advocate. He has worked as a consultant for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. Free Entry
Kings and Pawns When: March 19 - June 21 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: This exhibition uncovers the history of board games in the Islamic world, from India to Spain between 7th and 20th century. King and Pawns features game-boards, Persian and Arabic chess manuals, paintings and illustrated manuscripts. Free Entry
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