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LEARN ARABIC DWELLERS • Learn commonly used Arabic words and their meanings Their precarious rooftop houses have offered refuge from an unaffordable Hong Kong property market, but some of the city’s poorest residents face losing their makeshift homes as the government seeks to dismantle them. P | 13 2 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 COVER STORY

End of the high life for Hong Kong’s unwanted rooftop dwellers

heir precarious rooftop houses around 10 shacks on top of a 10-storey have offered refuge from an building in the working-class Sham Tunaffordable Hong Kong prop- Shui Po neighbourhood. erty market, but some of the territo- Su, 46, moved from mainland China ry’s poorest residents face losing their to join her husband, who had lived on makeshift homes as the government the rooftop for 20 years, but would like seeks to dismantle them. a better home for her young daughters. Perched on top of older buildings, the She says she has been applying for ramshackle dwellings may offer pent- public housing for several years. house views in a city where space is at “During a typhoon I’m really afraid. a premium, but the flimsy structures I’m worried that the roof will collapse are frequently battered by typhoons because I can feel the walls shaking. and magnify oppressive summer heat. It’s not safe for a family.” The government says they are too “We don’t have any privacy,” added unsafe -- and many of those who live Su. A dank shared kitchen with a toilet in them agree. and shower hose in one corner is where But with luxury apartments selling the family cook and wash. for more than $50 million and a wait- Rooftop residents either own their ing list for public housing stretching homes or pay minimal rent to shady for years, they say there is nowhere landlords. Upgrading to private accom- else for them to go. modation can prove impossible, cam- “The rent is so high out there, how paigners say. “The deposit, commission can we leave here? It costs at least and first month’s rent for even a tiny several thousand (Hong Kong) dollars, sub-divided flat can be more than we cannot afford it,” said Su Xingyun, HK$10,000 (US$1,300),” said commu- whose family of four lives in a tiny nity worker Angela Lui of local cam- two-room rooftop hut which is under paign group the Society for Community a government removal order. Organisation (SoCO). Their chipboard and corrugated iron “It’s a big number and families can’t home is one among a dark warren of afford it. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 3

‘Systemic problem’ Many rooftop homes were built in the 1950s, when there was an influx of immigrants from mainland China and few building restrictions. Now, it is an even mix of migrants and Hong Kongers who live there, says Lui. Some have done so for more than 30 years. While there is no exact record of the number of rooftop residents, there are more than 170,000 sub- standard homes throughout the city, according to the authorities. The government says its campaign against “unau- thorised building works” (UBWs), which include rooftop homes, is in the interests of public safety. Between 2001 and 2011 the buildings department removed 400,000 UBWs. But the pace of rooftop removals is now outstrip- ping the ability to rehouse, says Lui, with a lack of coordination between the buildings and housing departments. “The planning of evictions should be linked to the planning of resettlement,” said Lui. “It’s a systemic problem.” Landlords and tenants of UBWs are not entitled to compensation from the government. “No one told me this was illegal,” said Su’s neigh- bour Quang Xuan, 55, a refugee from Vietnam who works as a handyman and has lived in his rooftop home for 10 years. “When people told me we had to move out I said to myself OK, I will go if I can find another place. But if I can’t find somewhere I can afford, I risk becoming homeless, living under a flyover or in a park.” SoCO estimates that there are about 1,200 home- less people in Hong Kong.

Rich city failing its poor Both the buildings and housing departments declined interview requests but said in statements that they worked closely together and that public rental housing would be offered to those who were Many rooftop homes were eligible. to an agreement with the building’s landlords -- who Eligibility criteria include means testing and living can also evict them -- that they can stay for up to built in the 1950s, when there in the rooftop home for more than two years, prior three years, says Lui. to the removal order. The buildings department removal notice, issued was an influx of immigrants The buildings department said it would not, by in 2012, does not give a timescale for eviction. from mainland China and few law, make any resident homeless. What is certain, though, is that the illegal homes At the end of March this year there were almost will eventually be torn down. building restrictions. Now, it is 250,000 applications for public rental housing. The In the short-term, rent subsidies would help resi- average waiting time for general applications is three dents move on to something better, says Lui. an even mix of migrants and years, the housing department said. But to solve the worsening housing crisis the gov- Hong Kongers who live there, Those not eligible can go into temporary accom- ernment needs to build more affordable homes. modation -- but Lui says that moving to the “transit “Hong Kong now is a rich city with a high GDP,” says Lui. Some have done so centres” on the outskirts of Hong Kong means resi- Lui said. dents have to uproot their lives, their children, their “We have the responsibility to ensure that every- for more than 30 years. jobs, which many do not want to do. body living here enjoys adequate housing.” Residents of the Sham Shui Po rooftop have come AFP 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 COMMUNITY

Students from Dinu Dancing Academy in Doha organised their annual danc- ing show at Hotel Plaza Inn. S Khan, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Sri Lankan Embassy, was the chief guest. The colourful dance performances were choreographed by Dinuk Vimukthi Lawrance.

KMCA holds AGM

Karnataka Muslim Cultural Association (KMCA) has unanimously re-elected Niyaz Ahmed as the President for the year 2014 -2015 in the recently held annual general body meeting held at ICC. The body also elected three members for the advisory panel — Syed Abdul Hye, Rehman Saab, and Ibrahim Beary. Seen in the photo: Sitting from left to right: Fayaz Ahmed, Ibraz Khan, Niyaz Ahmed, Saquib Raza Khan, Mohammed Mujeeb and Muneer Ahmed. Standing from left to right: Zia Ul Huq, Syed Ashfaq, Ifran Shariff, M, Iqbal Manna, Ismail Aboobakar and Ahmed Saeed Assadi.

Pak Qatar Takaful group hosts Suhour party

ak Qatar Takaful Group (PQTK), which com- prises of Family Takaful and General Takaful, a PPakistan based company hosted a gala Suhour at the Dana Club for Pakistani community in Qatar. It was attended by company chairman Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Al Thani, Shahzad Ahmad, Pakistan Ambassador, Abdulbasit Ahmed A Al Shaibei, CEO, Qatar International Islamic Bank, and officials of the Pakistan embassy in Doha. Zahid Awan, Director Pak-Qatar Takaful Group briefed about the group activities in Qatar and spe- cially in Pakistan. Earlier, Aleem Paracha, President, Halqa-e-Ahbab, one of the oldest community forum in Qatar wel- comed the guests. Muhammad Khaleeq delivered a speech on the importance of Ramadan. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 5

Safari Win 10 Toyota Camry Promotions

Safari Win 10 Toyota Camry Promotions prize distribution Ceremony was held at Safari Mall recently. Aziz Dhamani, Manager, Zainul Abideen, General Manager, and Shaheen Madappatt, Chief Coordinator, with winners.

Bangladeshi community organises Iftar party

An Iftar Party was organised by Bangladeshi community at the Doha Grand Palace Hotel. Payar Mohammed, President of BNP Qatar, a community forum, Mohammad Shahidul Haque, former General Secretary, Abu Tahir Miyzi, Mohammed Aminur Rahman and Fazlur Kadir Chowdry addressed the gathering. Payar Mohammad said the forum has around 12,000 members in Qatar. Main objectives of the forum is to assist and help needy Bangladeshis in Qatar. QP and Total donate computers to Qatar Charity

otal E&P Qatar has donated 50 refurbished personal computers and laptops to Qatar TCharity on behalf of Qatar Petroleum (QP). The computers were handed over at a special ceremony held at Total’s office and attended by Yousef Al Nesf, Total E&P Qatar’s Public Relations Manager, Abdallah Al Dosari, Qatar Charity’s Director of In-Kind Donations, and other senior officials. to Qatar Charity these fifty computers, which will initiative, and we are confident that the donated Total E&P Qatar recently joined hands with QP impact the lives of many families in Qatar. Used IT computers would make a lot of difference in effec- in donating 40 personal computers and 10 laptops equipment is often discarded which is not only bad tively serving the information and communications to Qatar Charity. This initiative will give 50 families for the environment but also a waste of valuable needs of the recipient families. We look forward to the opportunity to be connected to a worldwide net- resources. Thankfully, with the support of Qatar working in partnership with Total in similar worth- work, as computers are today’s easiest way of acquir- Charity, we have been able to refurbish a large while endeavors, and we would also like to commend ing information and knowledge and communicating quantity of desktop computers and laptops, which Qatar Charity for their wide range of humanitarian with other people. will now be put into good use by the needy in our activities,” said Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Obaidly, In his comments on the occasion, Al Nesf said: community.” Manager for Public Relations and Communications “With support from QP, we are very glad to donate “Qatar Petroleum is proud to be part of this of QP. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 ARCHAEOLOGY

Al Zubara Fort

he ruins of the historical city of Zubara, wood logs, bamboos, mats and compressed mud. The broad main entrance of the fort is located which extend two and half kilometres from The fort has four defensive towers in each of its in the middle of the wall extending from the south north to south and nearly one kilometre four corners. Three of them are round in shape, eastern to the south western directions. Tfrom east to west and enclosed by nearly whereas the fourth tower is rectangular in shape. At present the fort houses some of the antiquities two-and-half kilometre long wall, is located 107km The fort comprises eight rooms located in the ground found during the Zubara excavations, which took north west of Doha. level to accommodate the policemen on guard and the place in the early eighties of the last century. Architectural and other remains such as pottery prison guards. There are two staircases leading to The museum is open from Sunday to Friday. ware, Chinese porcelains and celadon, coins, and col- the upper level and the watching tower of the forts. The Peninsula oured glass bracelets, in addition to historical texts, indicate that Zubara developed gradually from a small coastal town most probably in the year 1765. Thereafter, Zubara developed into a redistributing coastal centre for the whole of western shore of the Arabian Gulf through the early nineteenth century and remained so until the first quarter of twentieth century. Soon after the so-called (Zubara Battle) which took place in the spring of 1937, Zubara inhabitants started to desert their town. Consequently, the then Emir of Qatar, H H Sheikh Abdulla bin Jasim Al Thani gave his order to build a defensive fort in the vicinity of the deserted town to fill the security gap Zubara has left. Ever since the fort is called Zubara Fort. It is built to guard the entire northwestern shore of Qatar peninsula after the eclipse of Zubara. After the fort was deserted gradually and resorted between the years 1986-1988, it became a part of the Zubara ruins. As a result of this, most foreign and local tourists believe that the fort dated back to Zubara times. Others, however, believe that the fort was built on the remains of the older fort called Murar Fort. To clarify this confusion, the writer suggests that Qatar Museums Authority post a few lines about the his- tory of the fort and its relations to Zubara. The fort is square in shape and measures 24x24 meters. The fort seems to have been built using unshaped lime stones, coral, and faroush, and joined by grinding mud. Whereas, the roof is built of long OBITUARY PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 7

By Dennis Walder Latvia as a teenager to “escape pogroms and poverty” and join his watchmaker outh Africa has produced sev- brother, later becoming a flourishing eral writers of stature in the jeweller. The immigrant Jewish group past half century, but few have features as an identifiable presence in Sapproached the achievement of Gordimer’s work, yet she was raised Nadine Gordimer, who has died aged in a secular household, and to begin 90. A significant figure in world litera- with was educated in a Catholic con- ture, Gordimer plumbed the depths of vent school, from which her mother human interaction in a society of racial removed her for “strange reasons of tension and political oppression. The her own”, claiming her daughter had a connection between the intimate and heart condition. the public lay at the heart of her work, Living at home, Gordimer read vora- an apparently inexhaustible stream of ciously and began writing, publishing novels, short stories and essays. her first stories at the age of 15, and An outspoken voice against the evils Nadine Gordimer spoke her first adult fiction a year later. She of apartheid, Gordimer continued to studied for a year at the University of express forthright views after its col- Witwatersrand, where she made her lapse and the emergence of a multi- first friendships across the “colour bar”, racial democracy. Promoting even as out against apartheid in particular encountering the vibrant she questioned white liberal values in but fast disappearing multiracial world her early work, she went on to espouse of Sophiatown, where she met influ- an increasingly radical position in the and racial inequality ential black writers and intellectuals essays and fiction of the mid-1970s and such as Es’kia Mphahalele, Nat Nakasa, later, openly supporting the liberation Todd Matshikiza and Lewis Nkosi. She movement and associated cultural Gordimer plumbed With The Late Bourgeois World, A Guest did not complete her degree, but moved bodies such as the Congress of South of Honour (1970) and Burger’s Daughter permanently to Johannesburg in 1948. African Writers. This led to her being the depths of human (1979), it had become became clear that The city remained her home, despite for many years more widely acclaimed interaction in a society whatever the limitations of her chosen the often involuntary departures over- abroad than at home – where several setting and focus, Gordimer was one of seas of many friends and associates and of her novels were banned – until she of racial tension and the great political novelists of the time. eventually her two children. Her first became in 1991 the country’s first win- political oppression. For all South Africans, 1960 and marriage, to Gerald Gavron, by whom ner of the Nobel prize for literature. the Sharpeville massacre marked a she had a daughter, did not last. In When the Swedish academy made watershed; for Gordimer, the arrest of 1954 she married Reinhold Cassirer, a its award, it announced that it was for while concentrating her focus in a her best friend, Bettie du Toit, led to wealthy art dealer with whom she had her “great, epic writings centring on truly remarkable series of collec- a more active involvement in politics. a son. She was tempted to leave South the effects of race relations in her coun- tions, from Not for Publication (1965) She joined the ANC while it was still Africa on more than one occasion; but try”. While it is true to suggest that the and Livingstone’s Companions (1971) to illegal to do so, having befriended two of her instincts as a writer as well as her focus of her work was on relationships Jump (1991), Loot (2003) and Life Times the lawyers defending Nelson Mandela, political convictions led her to remain between the races, her careful prob- (2011, a collection spanning 55 years George Bizos and Bram Fischer, to firmly rooted where she was, living, as ing of what happens to people under of writing). She experimented towards whom Burger’s Daughter was a “coded she put it in an influential lecture, “at the pressures created by the prevailing the end, not always successfully, with homage”. She went on to assist the six thousand feet in a society whirl- structures of power represents a larger symbol and allegory, and but for her movement, often in secret. ing, stamping, swaying with the force achievement, that of a writer in touch success as a novelist would have been As resistance was being crushed by of revolutionary change” (Living in the with the broad movements of history remembered as a great master of the an increasingly vicious state, Gordimer’s Interregnum, 1982). and their impact upon society. short-story genre, which she always exploration of the impact upon the lives In 2005 a biography, No Cold Kitchen, Yet the force of Gordimer’s work defended for its concentration, integ- around her deepened her writing, lead- was published by Ronald Suresh comes from its testimony to the qual- rity and lack of compromise. ing to a more complex interweaving of Roberts, who had been granted inter- ity of life in South Africa. It was, she Her first published novel, The Lying narrative voices so as to include politi- views and access to her papers on the said, “learning to write”, rather than Days (1953), a semi-autobiographical cal speeches and documents as well understanding that she would authorise waking up to “the shameful enor- Bildungsroman, did little more than as the secret interior thoughts of her his book in return for the right to pre- mity of the colour bar” through join- hint at a more challenging aware- characters. publication review. However, biogra- ing any political party, that sent her ness of her fragmented colonial back- The increasingly polarised situation pher and subject fell out, and Gordimer “falling, falling through the surface ground. The succeeding novels, A World in South Africa after the 70s led to disowned the book. It remains an inval- of ‘the South African way of life’”. As of Strangers (1958), Occasion for Loving the semi-allegorical and strained July’s uable resource, if to be treated with she once remarked, every white South (1963) and The Late Bourgeois World People (1981), a revisiting of the mas- caution. African needs to be born twice: the sec- (1966), however, cemented her reputa- ter-servant relationship upon which so Gordimer addressed the moral and ond time into an awareness of the pro- tion as a novelist able to chart with a much of her work dwelt. But with the political dilemmas of her own and found racism in which they first found new immediacy and depth the failures demise of apartheid, Gordimer once her children’s generations in a society themselves. of love and morality in the corrupting more showed her strength, challeng- finally released from the terrible grip Gordimer’s writing career took off and limited world of colonial relations. ing the supposed anxiety for writers of an extraordinary form of control and during the late 40s and early 50s with Despite the influential work of her in her country that they now lacked exploitation. She did not share the pro- the publication of short stories in South compatriots Olive Schreiner, Alan a subject, with The House Gun (1997) found disillusion of writers such as JM African liberal and literary magazines, Paton and Dan Jacobson, and the first and her award-winning 2001 novel The Coetzee, while admitting the problems followed by international journals such novel in English by a black South Pickup, which exposed the new issues of brought by the new dispensation in her as, crucially, the New Yorker, whose African, Sol Plaatje’s Mhudi, Gordimer migration, corruption, and continuing country. As she had thought, a “change continued support from 1951 provided always looked towards the novels of her alienation. Her more recent work, such of consciousness” had to accompany a much encouragement for the young European predecessors, from George as Get a Life (2005) and No Time Like change of regime. She examined the writer, while helping to create a wider Eliot to Henry James, DH Lawrence the Present (2012), although deft and inevitable compromises and betray- public for her work. These early sto- and Proust. assured, was increasingly impersonal, als within individual lives of privilege, ries, clever and perceptive as they were, She gradually developed an aesthetic while continuing to pursue the dilem- struggle and freedom, providing in did little more than display the inner of her own, developing beyond the mas of a post-apartheid generation try- the course of 15 novels the possibility thoughts of white middle-class char- predominantly social realist, liberal- ing to come to terms with the present. of understanding, if not achieving, a acters trapped in a world about which conservative fiction of her early works, Gordimer was born in the small humane life. they felt guilty, but that they did not to the more radically modern, indeed East Rand mining town of Springs, Cassirer died in 2001. Gordimer is understand. modernist writing of The Conservationist the daughter of Jewish immigrants. Her survived by her daughter, Oriane, and She went on to write more than (1974), joint winner of the Booker prize mother, Hannah (“Nan”) Myers, came son, Hugo. 200 stories, expanding her range and perhaps her greatest achievement. from London; her father, Isidore, left The Guardian 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 9

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Charlie Sheen wants more children Miss India title no longer pathway

ctor Charlie Sheen, who has five children already, plans to increase to films: Parvathy Omanakuttan Ahis brood further, says his fiancee Scottine Rossi. However, the pair is in no hurry to have kids just yet. ormer Indian beauty queen Parvathy Omanakuttan, who will soon be Sheen, who already has a grown-up daughter Cassandra with ex-girl- Fseen in Pizza, says the Miss India platform is no longer a stepping stone friend Paula Profit, daughters Lola and Sam with ex-wife Denise Richards for models to enter filmdom. Parvathy was crowned Miss India in 2008. and twin sons Bob and Max, from his marriage to Brooke Mueller, is Asked if she chose to enter the Miss India contest to eventually be part of preparing to tie the knot with Rossi. movies, she said: “Miss India is no longer a pathway to films. It’s no longer They are also keen to start a family of their own, but not so soon. a formula that you get into Miss India, and then into acting.” “Yes. Yes, that’s pretty much as far as we have got though,” Scottine told Many believe models can’t act, but Parvathy says acting is not something TMZ when asked if they have planned to have a baby, reports femalefirst. that can be taught. co.uk. “It’s very easy for people to write that ‘She does not know how to act’. But “He has five amazing kids. That’s as far as we got. I think we should I think acting is something you cannot teach; you cannot inject someone focus on this awesomeness that we have right now,” she added. with acting skills. There are lot of people who belong to film background, but are not as good as their ancestors and some are exceptionally good,” Think you know she said. Her new movie Pizza is a horror film, and Parvathy says Hindi cinema does not have too many horror films. I never wanted to be a celebrity: Lohan “I personally love watching horror films, but unfortunately, Hindi does who Hercules was? not have too many horror film, not many experiments are done with this ctress Lindsay Lohan says if she had her way, she wouldn’t be a genre. The one Hindi film that really scared me is Raat (1992). The techni- A“celebrity”. cal aspect of that film was very sound at that point of time and with Pizza “People have certain perceptions of me. For a long time, people looked we are going to bring that level up with 3D and VFX,” she said. at me as kind of a celebrity, which is something I never wanted. That’s not Well, think again Directed by Akshay Akkineni and produced by Bejoy Nambiar, Pizza what I got into this industry for,” she said in an interview to BBC, reports features Akshay Oberoi as the male lead. huffingtonpost.com. The 28-year-old spoke about her image in Hollywood and her innate desire to come back to acting. Reverence is out and revisionism is in, as Hollywood nudge its characters into a separate comics: soon, “dark and world-weary “I’ve been doing this since I was three years old and I’ve been on set dismantles our best-loved big screen characters only to universe from the one occupied by souls” were everywhere. Thirty years since I was six. People kind of forgot that, and I think now is a good time,” bring them back more brutal, more unstable and more William Shatner’s Captain Kirk and on, Watchmen and The Dark Knight she said of restarting her career. his shipmates. That way, it could keep Returns are having a seismic effect on Akshay looks back at ‘Holiday’ success “And what better than to do it with the great people that I’m working miserable. as much canonical Star Trek lore the movies, too. Christopher Nolan’s with on stage in London... so that people can focus on the fact that I’m in as it wanted, but it could also turn The Dark Knight lifted its title from ctor Akshay Kumar is proud that a film like Holiday: A Soldier Is Never this industry because I’m an actress and an artist and not just someone Kirk into a hot-headed orphan, and Miller’s work, while Zak Snyder, direc- Off Duty, which focuses on terrorism and sleeper cells, managed a suc- By Nicholas Barber A you take photos of,” Lohan added. Just consider how many recent Spock and Uhuru into the galaxy’s tor of Man Of Steel, also made 2009’s cessful run at the box office. He is also glad that the makers chose a “com- attempts to revive a blockbuster fran- most unconvincing romantic pairing. Watchmen film. Beyond that, it’s now mercial comedian” like him to portray a “heavy serious role” of a soldier. rett Ratner’s Hercules has chise could have been advertised with Abrams and his screenwriters had the norm for big-screen superheroes Holiday..., released earlier this year, acquired a hit status in a year when everything you would want the line: “Think you know X? Think found the Hollywood Holy Grail. They to be brutal, emotionally unstable, and there aren’t that many successful films happening. Akshay has another view. from a film about a dung- again!” Think you know Superman? had relaunched a lucrative brand, but generally miserable sods. “Excuse my bluntness, but the triumph of Holiday... has nothing to do Paris slams Jeremy’s allegations Bshovelling demigod. It has Well, in Man of Steel, he snaps his ene- with younger actors and the capacity Imagine if blockbusters had taken a with whether other films are running successfully or not...It has everything a leading man (Dwayne The Rock my’s neck, and stands by as his dad is to tell unpredictable stories. They had less mean-and-moody tack. With the to do with the fact that such an honest, admirable film, was recognised by ocialite Paris Hilton has hit back at actor-singer Jeremy Jackson after Johnson) who has spent a lot of time killed by a tornado. Think you know served audiences something comfort- budget and the digital effects at his dis- friend and foes, audience and She accused her of assaulting him over the weekend. Jackson, most in the gym. There’s also a big lion and The Lone Ranger? Well, now he’s a ingly familiar, but stirred in a droplet posal, wouldn’t it have been fabulous critics the world over, and was famous for his role in Baywatch, alleged that Hilton and her friend Brandon an even bigger boar, and both Cerberus nerdy lawyer and Tonto is insane. Alice of novelty and danger. if Tim Burton had made the defini- admired and appreciated for Davis struck him over the head with a bottle during an altercation at and the Hydra are present and cor- in Wonderland is a dragon-slaying war- That’s the cynical way of looking at tive adaptation of Alice In Wonderland, all it’s worth. Hilton’s home on Sunday, rect. So far, so traditional. The surprise rior princess, Snow White hangs out it, anyway. But, in principle, the revi- rather than a post-Lord Of The Rings “That is what makes this reports contactmusic. comes from the plot. Set many years with a huntsman and eight dwarves, sionism heralded by Star Trek is brac- quest movie? Wouldn’t it have been wonderful blockbuster com- com. He also shared with after Herc completed his fabled 12 and, on TV, Sherlock Holmes is a cold- ing. Folk tales, after all, have always bolder and more impressive if the mak- mendable,” he said. editors at tmz.com with a labours, he’s now a “dark, world-weary blooded murderer who calls himself a been modified to suit each successive ers of Man Of Steel had got us to root Initially, some of the skep- photograph showing his soul” who has “turned his back on the “high-functioning sociopath”. Anyone generation, so why shouldn’t film-mak- for a true-blue paragon rather than tics had tried to write off injuries, including cuts gods” and formed a band of merce- who grew up with the Paddington Bear ers strike out in new directions? The the kind of person who would raze a the movie, directed by A R and bruising to his left naries. “These men and women never books must be shuddering at the pros- problem is that Hollywood’s revisionism densely populated city without batting Murugadoss. eyelid. question where they go to fight or why pect of the forthcoming film. is already as formulaic as its prequelis- an eyelid? And how about if the mak- “Holiday... has fought However, Hilton has or whom, just how much they will be In some respects, though, revisionist ing. Rather than stripping back dated ers of Snow White And The Huntsmen against all odds, from sched- now given her side of the paid.” No, I don’t remember that part blockbusters are welcome. Before they characters to their essence and then had woven a genuinely enchanting ules, to accidents and inju- story on micro-blogging of the myth, either. came into fashion, Hollywood preferred rebuilding them, piece by piece, the fairy tale rather then a morbid, muddy ries. I couldn’t be happier for site Twitter, branding It may seem odd that a Hercules to reboot its franchises by churning creative geniuses behind most current Game Of Thrones wannabe? the makers and creators. We all did well with this one,” said Bollywood’s Jackson “creepy” and movie should recast its legendary hero out prequels. George Lucas kicked off blockbusters simply give those charac- Besides, revisionism is always going beloved khiladi, who featured with Sonakshi Sinha in the movie. insisting he entered her as a hard-bitten sword-for-hire, but it’s the trend with The Phantom Menace, ters a fresh coat of black paint. They to rouse the ire of a franchise’s most Holiday was a mood-change for your career, considering it’s comedies home uninvited. “Untrue standard practice at the moment for and since then we’ve seen a dizzying throw in some violence and psychologi- ardent devotees. A case in point is the that you are most solidly identified with? rumours online. This man Hollywood to take a much-loved char- number of origin stories explaining cal problems, and leave it at that. imminent Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles “My place will always be with action and comedy, it’s where my heart is, barged into my home acter, and then remove several of the how Batman built his Batmobile and It’s a tendency that can be traced film, produced by Michael Bay. During and that’s where and when my blood pumps. But my ambitions as an actor uninvited and put two of key elements that made them much- how James Bond got his double-O. back to the mid-1980s, and the publica- development Bay proposed that its will never stop growing. my friends in the hospital loved in the first place. Maleficent is Aside from being flagrant cash-grabs, tion of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s reptilian heroes shouldn’t be ordinary “Making films like Holiday... inspires me to step out of my comfort zone when he was told to leave. one example. Rather than producing a the fatal flaw in these prequels is Watchmen, and Frank Miller’s The turtles which have been exposed to radi- with confidence, because deep down you know at the end of the day, no We had no idea who he straight, live-action remake of Sleeping that, by definition, they can’t take the Dark Knight Returns. These tremen- ation, as they were in numerous com- matter what the outcome, you know this project is worthy,” he said. was, he was so creepy. Beauty, Disney brought us a version characters anywhere new. Their sell- dous graphic novels asked how super- ics, cartoons and films in the 1980s and Now post Holiday..., Akshay will be seen in a comedy titled Entertainment. “My friends were tell- in which – spoiler alert – the baddie ing point is that they are the opening heroes might behave if they existed in 1990s. Instead, they should be visitors Did Holiday seem risky? ing him ‘We don’t know is actually a misunderstood heroine. chapters of a narrative we’ve heard the same reality as the rest of us, the from another planet. But the fans’ pro- “I’m grateful to those that took the chance with me, and chose a ‘commer- you, please leave’ several times & he refused. He then attacked my friends Darren Aronofsky’s Noah transformed already, so they can’t contradict the answer being that they would behave tests were so vehement that Bay backed cial comedian’ to portray such a heavy serious role. I may have been around and destroyed property at my house. All we wanted was for him to leave the avuncular animal lover we sang franchise’s mythology without seeming like sadistic weirdos. At the time, it down, and the Mutant Turtles got to for a while, but there is competition out there everyday and everywhere. & he went ballistic. It was so scar,” she said. songs about in Sunday school into a muddled and compromised. was a radical idea to make cape-wear- stay as Mutant Turtles. Hollywood, take “It will always feel damn good to know you’re wanted for roles that can homicidal maniac with giant rock- In 2009, JJ Abrams’s Star Trek ing crime-fighters appear so utterly note. It may be OK to muck about with change many people’s paths in life.” monsters for friends. Reverence is out. went about things differently, by using human and so deeply flawed, and both Hercules and Noah, but some things Revisionism is in. some clever time-travel trickery to had a seismic effect on superhero are sacred. The Guardian 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 WEST AFRICA

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Why weight loss surgery cures diabetes

he actions of specialised cells in the intes- Ttine that secrete a cocktail of powerful hor- mones when we eat may explain why diabetes is cured in the majority of patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, says a study. Most common type of gastric bypass actually also bypasses a proportion of the gut hormone cells and that may result in change or repro- gramming of the malfunctioning gut hormone cells, the researchers suggested. “Our research centred on enteroendocrine An alternative diagnosis cells that ‘taste’ what we eat and in response release a cocktail of hormones that commu- nicate with the pancreas, to control insulin release to the brain, to convey the sense of being to ADHD: Schoolchildren full and to optimise and maximise digestion and absorption of nutrients,” explained Craig Smith from The University of Manchester in Britain. “Under normal circumstances these are all need more time to move important factors in keeping us healthy and nourished. But these cells may malfunction and result in under or over eating,” Smith The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention tells toward the back of the classroom. The teacher was explained. us that in recent years, there has been a jump in the per- reading a book to the children, and it was toward Gut hormone cells previously thought to centage of young people diagnosed with attention deficit the end of the day. I’ve never seen anything like it. contain just one hormone, had up to six hor- and hyperactivity disorder, commonly known as ADHD. Kids were tilting back their chairs back at extreme mones including the hunger hormone ghrelin, The reasons for the increase include changes in angles, others were rocking their bodies back and the findings revealed. diagnostic criteria and greater awareness of the condi- forth, a few were chewing on the ends of their pencils, “Most common type of gastric bypass actu- tion. In the following post, Angela Hanscom, a pediatric and one child was hitting a water bottle against her ally also bypasses a proportion of the gut hor- occupational therapist and the founder of TimberNook, forehead in a rhythmic pattern. mone cells. It is thought that this causes the gut a nature-based child-development program designed to This was not a special-needs classroom, but a typi- hormone cells to change and be reprogrammed. foster creativity and independent play outdoors in New cal classroom at a popular art-integrated charter For us, understanding how these cells change England, suggests yet another reason that more children school. My first thought was that the children might in response to surgery is likely to hold the key are being diagnosed with ADHD, whether or not they have have been fidgeting because it was the end of the day to a cure for diabetes,” Smith noted. it: the amount of time kids are forced to sit while in school. and they were simply tired. Even though this may The study appeared in the journal have been part of the problem, there was certainly Endocrinology. By Angela Hanscom another underlying reason. We quickly learned after further testing, that perfect stranger pours her heart out to me most of the children in the classroom had poor core Exercise best medicine over the phone. She complains that her strength and balance. In fact, we tested a few other A 6-year-old son is unable to sit still in the classrooms and found that when compared with chil- for older women classroom. The school wants to test him for ADHD dren from the early 1980s, only one out of 12 children (attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder). This had normal strength and balance. Only one! Oh my or women over age 50, daily exercise can be sounds familiar, I think to myself. As a pediatric goodness, I thought to myself. These children need Fprescribed as medicine to reduce the risk occupational therapist, I’ve noticed that this is a to move! of death, research says. fairly common problem today. Ironically, many children are walking around with According to Australian researchers, in addi- The mother goes on to explain how her son comes an underdeveloped vestibular (balance) system today tion to conventional treatments for physical home every day with a yellow smiley face. The rest — due to restricted movement. In order to develop a and mental health, doctors should prescribe of his class goes home with green smiley faces for strong balance system, children need to move their tailored, moderate to high intensity exercise good behavior. Every day this child is reminded that bodies in all directions, for hours at a time. Just like programmes for older women. his behavior is unacceptable, simply because he can’t with exercising, they need to do this more than just “When once we thought that 30 minutes sit still for long periods of time. once a week in order to reap the benefits. Therefore, of mild exercise a day was enough to improve The mother starts crying. “He is starting to say having soccer practice once or twice a week is likely health, research is now telling us that older things like ‘I hate myself’ and ‘I’m no good at any- not enough movement for the child to develop a women should be doing at least 30-45 minutes of thing.’ “ This young boy’s self-esteem is plummeting strong sensory system. moderate to high intensity exercise five times a all because he needs to move more often. Children are going to class with bodies that are week,” explained professor Debra Anderson from Over the past decade, more and more children are less prepared to learn than ever before. With sensory Queensland University of Technology in Australia. being coded as having attention issues and possibly systems not quite working right, they are asked to Anderson said studies had shown that high ADHD. A local elementary teacher tells me that at sit and pay attention. Children naturally start fidg- intensity exercise over a sedentary lifestyle sig- least eight of her 22 students have trouble paying eting in order to get the movement their bodies so nificantly reduced the risk of death. attention on a good day. At the same time, children desperately needs and are not getting enough of to “Older adults who undertake regular physical are expected to sit for longer periods of time. In fact, “turn their brains on.” What happens when the chil- activity also report significantly less disability, even kindergartners are being asked to sit for 30 dren start fidgeting? We ask them to sit still and pay better physical function and that is regardless minutes during circle time at some schools. attention; therefore, their brains go back “to sleep.” of their body mass,” she noted. The problem: Children are constantly in an upright Fidgeting is a real problem. It is a strong indica- The most active women are more likely to position these days. It is rare to find children rolling tor that children are not getting enough movement survive than the least physically active women. down hills, climbing trees and spinning in circles just throughout the day. We need to fix the underlying issue. The high-intensity exercise is not only good for fun. Merry-go-rounds and teeter-totters are a Recess times need to be extended, and kids should be for physical health but also brain health. thing of the past. Recess times have shortened due to playing outside as soon as they get home from school. “Doctors should develop exercise pro- increasing educational demands, and children rarely Twenty minutes of movement a day is not enough. grammes that are home-based and easy to play outdoors due to parental fears, liability issues They need hours of play outdoors in order to establish incorporate as part of everyday activities,” and the hectic schedules of modern-day society. Lets a healthy sensory system and to support higher-level Anderson concluded in a paper published in face it: Children are not nearly moving enough, and attention and learning in the classroom. the international journal Maturitas. it is really starting to become a problem. In order for children to learn, they need to be able Agencies I recently observed a fifth-grade classroom as a to pay attention. In order to pay attention, we need to favor to a teacher. I quietly went in and took a seat let them move. WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 TECHNOLOGY Google’s Nest launches network iOS apps of the day Astropolo (£1.99) If you have children who are starting to show technology for connected home an interest in the world(s) above their heads, Astropolo is the perfect download. It’s a space- themed collection of mini-games for 4-8 year- By Noel Randewich olds from developer Les Trois Elles, with lovely papercut graphics and easy-to-grasp controls. oogle Inc’s Nest Labs iPhone / iPad unveiled an industry group to encourage Nike Football (Free) Gmakers of smart home The World Cup may be over, but the war of gadgets like locks and light bulbs football-related marketing between Nike, Adidas to use Thread, a new standard and other brands continues. Nike’s latest prod- for devices to communicate on a uct is a free iPhone app offering a mixture of network. product info, interviews with its roster of foot- The attempt by Nest, a smart ballers, and features for group messaging includ- thermostat maker that Google ing branded emoji and five-a-side arrangements. bought in January for $3.2 billion, iPhone to lead the way on how future household devices to speak to each Take Creative Vocal Recorder (Free) other, underscores the importance This app comes from Propellerhead Software, Google puts on areas like cars and which makes pro musicmaking software like the home. Reason and ReBirth, but also playful loop crea- It follows similar initiatives by tion app Figure. Take sits neatly alongside the Qualcomm Inc, Intel Corp and other: an accessible way to “sing, hum, rap, other technology companies. ZigBee, like Philips Hue smart Its Thread Group goes even strum” musical ideas as you go about your busi- The new Thread Group light bulbs. further and adds to a growing ness. iPhone includes Samsung Electronics Those Zigbee devices could field of companies and industry and chip companies potentially be updated with soft- consortia trying standardize how Capo touch (£2.99) ARM Holdings, Freescale ware from their manufacturers to household connected devices from More music here: an innovative app that you Semiconductor and Silicon Labs. work with Thread after a product different manufacturers interact. use with your iTunes song library when trying Big Ass Fans and lock maker certification program starts next Last week, Thread Group member to learn how to play tracks: it slows them down Yale are also members of the year, Boross said. Samsung Electronics also joined and detects the chords being played, so you can group, which will certify Thread- “Around that time I imagine Intel and Dell Inc to form a new play them too. Based on an existing Mac version compatible products. that Thread-compliant products consortium. that won an Apple design award, it works really Thread is a networking protocol will start hitting the market, but Earlier in July, Microsoft well on smaller devices too. iPhone / iPad with security and low-power fea- people can start building Thread Corp became the 51st mem- tures that make it more suitable today,” he said. ber of a competing group called for connecting household device Companies including Silicon AllSeen Alliance, which is led Brain+ Brain Training (Free + IAP) than others, such as Wifi, NFC, Labs, Freescale, NXP and Atmel by Qualcomm and also includes Brain training has been very popular on Bluetooth or ZigBee, said Chris make chips that could be used in Sharp Corp and other consumer mobile devices from the days of Nintendo’s Dr Boross, a Nest product manager Thread-compatible products, which electronics manufacturers. Kawashima DS games, through to Lumosity on who heads the new group. Nest’s Boross said will be easy to intercon- Apple Inc, known for strictly modern smartphones and tablets. Brain+ is a products already use a version of nect and offer improved security. controlling how other compa- new challenger for the latter. It’s a collection Thread, he said. In June, Nest said it partnered nies’ products interact with its of simple but fun exercises to stretch your grey The radio chips used for with Mercedes-Benz, Whirlpool own, in June announced plans for cells. iPhone / iPad Thread-compatible smart devices Corp and light bulb maker LIFX HomeKit, its own framework for By Stuart Dredge are already in many existing con- to integrate their products with its connecting household gadgets. The Guardian nected home products that use thermostats and smoke detectors. Reuters Novartis and Google to develop ‘smart’ contact lens By Caroline Copley for technology to reshape healthcare, helping patients monitor their own health and lowering wiss drugmaker Novartis has struck an agree- the costs of managing chronic diseases. ment with Google to develop “smart” contact In turn, technology firms such as Apple Inc, Slenses that would help diabetics track their Samsung Electronics Co and Google are trying blood glucose levels or restore the eye’s ability to to find health-related applications for wearable focus. devices. The device for diabetics would measure glucose in Novartis Chief Executive Joe Jimenez said he tear fluid and send the data wirelessly to a mobile hoped a product could be on the market in about device, Novartis said. The technology is potentially five years’ time. life-changing for many diabetics, who prick their “This really brings high-technology and combines fingers as many as 10 times daily to check their it with biology and that’s a very exciting combina- body’s production of the sugar. tion for us,” Jimenez said. Success would allow Novartis to compete in a on a camera. Non-invasive sensors, microchips and “I think you’re going to see more and more global blood-sugar tracking market that is expected other miniaturized electronics would be embedded areas of unmet medical need where companies to be worth over $12 billion by 2017, according to into the contact lenses. like Novartis are going to take a non-traditional research firm GlobalData. Diabetes afflicts an esti- Under the deal with Google, Novartis’s Alcon approach to addressing those unmet needs.” mated 382 million people worldwide. eyecare unit will further develop and commercial- Although the licensing deal is just for the eye, The second approach is for presbyopia, in which ize the lens technologies designed by Google[x], the Jimenez said the drugmaker was also thinking about aging eyes have trouble focusing on close objects. American company’s development team. how technology could be applied in other areas, Novartis hopes the lens technology will help restore Financial details were not disclosed. such as remote patient monitoring in heart failure. the eye’s ability to focus, almost like the autofocus The alliance comes as drugmakers explore ways Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC Words and Expressions that are often used

To leave Yatrouk

To collect Yamaç To buy Yaštaree To changeq Youbaddil To agree Youwafiq Hoy en la Historia

To carry Yamil July 16, 1969 Apollo 11, with astronauts Neil To teach Youçallim Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin on board, blasted off To empty Youfri from Cape Kennedy on the first Note: ç = ‘a’ as in ‘agh’ when surprised mission to land on the moon 1661: The Bank of Stockholm issued the first banknotes in Europe 1918: Russia’s last Tsar, Nicholas II, Baby Blue by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman was murdered by the Bolsheviks. His wife, children and entourage also died in the hail of bullets 1989: Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, one of the great music conductors of the 20th century, died 1999: U.S. multinational corporation Microsoft became the world’s first company valued at over $500 billion 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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ABANDON, ACCEPT, ADOPT, BANISH, BORROW, CAST OFF, CHOOSE, CLAIM, CLUTCH, COLLECT, CONFISCATE, DECLINE, DISCARD, DISOWN, DISPOSE, DROP, DUMP, ESCHEW, GRAB, IMPOUND, LEAVE, OBTAIN, PICK, PILFER, PINCH, PLUNDER, POSSESS, PURCHASE, PURLOIN, RECALL, RECEIVE, REFUSE, REJECT, RESIST, SEIZE, SELECT, SEQUESTER, SHED, SHUN, SNAP UP, SPURN, STEAL, TAKE, THROW AWAY, TURN DOWN, WELCOME, WITHDRAW. 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 CROSSWORDS

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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.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

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 | WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2014 15

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NY man’s long-lost class A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar ring turns up in Greece issues of the day discussed by the ore than 40 years after a New Qatari community York man last saw his high school Katara Stars M in the media. class ring, the love token his wife had When: July 3-31, 10am-12midnight until their wedding night popped up on Where: Katara, near the mosque a Greek island. What: A wall has been put up in How it got to Naxos after it disap- where every one is welcome to post their selfies or photos with family and peared with his bride’s purse at their friends taken by the Ramadan wall. wedding reception is a mystery. But • The authorities have been urged not to markets among different areas or build The photos can also be published earlier this month, the ring arrived by allow construction of high-rises in old similar markets in areas that are not via Instagram and using the hashtag mail on Staten Island. areas with a high population density, or included in the current plan. #katarastars or by sending the photos “It doesn’t fit me anymore,” said the authorities should ensure that owners • There is talk in social media about the by email to katara.stars@wallpeople. Stan Ostapiak, a retired police officer. of the buildings provide enough parking org. “But my wife will put it back on her spaces according to the number of flats. arms deal signed between Qatar and Free entry key chain, so we can go steady again.” the US due to the unstable situation in Ostapiak, 69, graduated from a • It has been suggested that the Supreme the region. Building Our Collection: An Manhattan high school in 1962. About Education Council instruct secondary Insight Into Museum Art a decade later, his wife’s clutch purse • Residents of Azgawi and Al Gharafa school students to benefit from Collecting was stolen — with the ring inside — the have expressed disappointment over night they were married. the compulsory volunteer hours by When: Till August 30 Fast forward four decades: a young participating in various events taking repeated power outages in their areas Where: Museum Of Islamic Art Greek man on the island of Naxos place in Doha, such as exhibitions during the past few days. What: The exhibition looks at why came across the ring in his late father’s and conferences, which can help the MIA collects Islamic art, and how the • There are complaints about crowding museum’s collecting practices shape belongings, with the name of the now students acquire useful experience. defunct Seward Park High School in and long queues of nationals our understanding of Islamic art through New York engraved inside. and expatriates at the certificate artistic and cultural connections between • There is a need to monitor trucks different regions of the Islamic world. The After some research on the Internet, bringing sand from Mesaieed to Doha authentication department of the SEC. the finder got in touch with the head of majority of featured objects have never as they do not cover the sand, creating With a large number of students and before been on display. the school’s alumni association, which families going to the department to get contacted Ostapiak, a resident of the problems for other motorists. Entry Fee certificates authenticated, it needs to city’s borough of Staten Island. The ring soon arrived by registered • Many nationals have called on the increase the number of employees and The Holy Quran and mail, polished and gleaming in a new box. authorities to fairly distribute Furjan work in two shifts. Astronomy Exhibition AP When: July 3-31, 10am-3pm, 7pm- 12midnight Where: Katara Building 19 What: Up to 110 verses from the IN FOCUS by Ray Toh Holy Quran describing the creation of the universe and relating to astronomy and the cosmos adorn the walls of Katara Gallery Building 19. Different types of astrolabes, Holy Kaaba covers, calligraphies and Holy Quran from various eras are also showcased. Free Entry

Ramadan Cricket Cup at Industrial Town When: July 6 to 24 Where: West End Park Cricket Stadium in Industrial Town What: Twelve teams registered with Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) are competing in the T20 tournament organized by West End Park, under the aegis of Qatar Olympic Committee. Winner of the Ramadan Cup will bag QR 50,000 prize money.

Astronomy Book Fair When: July 12 to 31 9pm-12 midnight Where: Katara Building 22 What: Katara combines knowledge and fun by providing a selection of valuable books for adults and children about scientific explorations and discoveries of planets, the sky and the Universe. Free entry

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