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China fishes for growth with world’s largest aquarium

by Tom Hancock water — certified as the world’s largest by Guinness World Records when it opened giant 63-metre blue whale shark in March — held back by a cinema-screen- statue towers over the world’s sized window bathing spectators in blue largest aquarium, on a Chinese light. Aisland being promoted as a test- A rainbow of sea creatures from tiny yel- ing ground for reforms aimed at encourag- low croakers, blue sailfish and lumbering ing domestic consumption as the driver of sharks drifted past. economic growth. “It’s huge,” 11 year-old Wu Junfeng Hengqin island is just across the Pearl exclaimed, as his mother looked on, clutch- River from Shenzhen, the boom town on ing their 300 yuan ($50) tickets. “There’s the border with Hong Kong that was des- fish and turtles!” ignated a Special Economic Zone 35 years ago. Half-finished blocks At the time Shenzhen was a fishing vil- Local officials offering a raft of tax lage. Now foreign investment and a freer breaks say they have attracted 250bn capitalist economy have turned it into an yuan in investment since the project was export powerhouse with a population of launched in 2008. more than 10 million and miles of high-rise “We have even more special policies buildings. than the special economic zones” such as But in the face of a long term slowdown Shenzhen, Hengqin government chief Niu in growth, China is looking to refocus its Jing said. “Hengqin’s position is unique, economy to one where expansion is driven with clear advantages, being a neighbour by domestic consumption rather than of Macau and Hong Kong,” he added. infrastructure investment and overseas The British ex-colony is one of Asia’s key trade. financial hubs, while the former Portuguese Hengqin is being developed as a test enclave, just a few minutes’ drive down the Plan is to make Hengqin bed for a new kind of reform, said to coast from Hengqin, is the world’s most stretch even to punching holes through lucrative gambling centre. the first region on the the country’s “Great Firewall” of Internet It attracts millions of visitors from censorship. China’s mainland, where casinos are Chinese mainland where Now largely fields and scrubland, the banned, and has annual receipts seven local residents can island is intended as a hub for educa- times higher than Las Vegas. tion, creative industries and tourism, with But Hengqin has a long way to go. skirt the firewall and theme parks, hotels and restaurants tap- The island has fewer than 10,000 perma- ping the swelling wallets of China’s new nent residents — officials say there will be get access to blocked middle class. more than 250,000 by 2020 — and the wide websites including Twitter, The aquarium at the $5bn Chimelong highway to Chimelong Ocean Kingdom Ocean Kingdom holds a stupendous 49 passes dozens of half-finished apartment Facebook and YouTube. million litres (about 50,000 tonnes) of blocks. PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 3

Facebook, Twitter has tightened controls on civil society, the The promised reforms are also a work media and Internet in recent months. in progress. The crackdown has apparently spread Analysts say China’s tight censorship to Macau, where a French academic was system — most notable in the govern- reportedly sacked in July after he organ- ment’s blocks on foreign websites, known ised a conference on tens of millions of as the “Great Firewall” — and close con- deaths caused by a 1950s famine blamed trol of universities stifle creativity. on Mao Zedong and Communist Party So Hengqin officials claim to be relaxing policies. limits on freedom of speech to burnish the Island authorities have also promised island’s credentials as a centre for educa- reforms to China’s Communist-controlled tion and culture. legal system, where corruption has long Residents will “have unrestricted unnerved investors. Internet access, and enjoy social and Karen Kwan, an analyst for Hong-based political rights as they do in Macau”, the Kim Eng Securities who has visited the government-run China Daily said last year. island several times said she was “cau- The Global Times, which is close to the tiously optimistic” that it could cash in on Communist Party, said officials had sub- the millions thronging to Macau. mitted a plan to make Hengqin “the first Early housing sales have gone well and region on the Chinese mainland where prices have risen despite a nationwide local residents can skirt the firewall and property slowdown, she noted. get access to blocked websites including But its target customers gave it mixed Twitter, Facebook and YouTube”. reviews. But the prohibitions were still in place “We think it’s more fun than Macau,” when AFP visited and Hengqin’s govern- said Sylvia Liang, a 21-year-old advertis- ment refused to comment on the propos- ing student, as she watched white beluga al’s status. whales whistle while wetsuited attendants The University of Macau is building a balanced on their backs in an auditorium campus for 15,000 students on the island, at the aquarium complex. and says it will come under Macanese School student Wu, though, preferred to jurisdiction — which has more robust be among the high-rollers down the coast. protections for academic freedom than “My parents usually go to Macau to the mainland. gamble,” he explained. “So they leave me But under President Xi Jinping, China alone.” AFP 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 COMMUNITY Stallions cricket team end UK tour with victory

tallions Cricket Academy, the coaching division of Stallions Sports Services, has returned to SQatar, following the successful completion of its inaugural tour of England. The 40-strong party, comprising of a mixture of youth players, coaches, and parents, embarked on the first ever, young crick- eters tour of the UK from Qatar, playing over 12 matches in Leeds. Competing strongly against seven teams from Dubai and the UK, Qatar’s youngsters proudly secured third place overall. The Doha-based outfit also won the indoor cricket tournament that was held at the indoor nets of the famous Headingly Stadium in Yorkshire. As part of the tour, officials from the Stallions Cricket Academy incorporated a visit to the official “home of cricket”, Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, in order to build enthusiasm and awareness for the history, traditions and culture of the game. The visit included an individual indoor coaching session, where players used the latest “Hawk Eye” technology to the tour in many ways. Zed Communications Qatar individual and team performance of the children,” develop their personal style and talent. It is the first also played a small supporting role, sponsoring the he remarked. time Qatar’s young players have been exposed to players’ kit as for this historic tour. The Stallions are planning more tours in the technology of this calibre, and the players were later Commenting on the tour, Stallions Head Coach, future, with Dubai, Sri Lanka, Australia, and South mentored by professional coaches from the MCC Sidath Tennakoon said: “We are delighted that Africa earmarked by the organizers as locations for Cricket Academy. the Stallions Cricket Academy has been success- the next leg of their ambitious world tour. Officials The main sponsors behind the tour are Olympic ful in touring the UK, in what we hope will be say that in the coming months, a number of inter- Sports, Lulu Hypermarket, Doha Bank, Kanoo Freight the first of many cricket tours to England. The national cricketers will visit Qatar to participate in Services, Solution Shipping and Marine Services and touring team has been practicing for the past four Cricket Coaching Camps. Globelink Weststar Shipping Services who supported months and we are extremely happy with the The Peninsula Carnegie Mellon students volunteer in Nepal, Thailand

fter final exams, most students Utthan Bachat Tatha Rin Sahakari the chance to experience a different cul- “Carnegie Mellon Qatar’s service are enjoying their summer Sanstha,” in Bharatpur. ture and get a glimpse of how others live. learning trips are well-respected and Abreaks away from university. Homelessness is one of the major Their work has also helped strengthen I can only hope to one day be chosen However, 19 Carnegie Mellon University problems in Nepal with over three relations between Nepal and Qatar.” to lead my own team,” Sheikh added. in Qatar students have chosen to spend million people still in need of hous- The students were accompanied by A second group of Carnegie Mellon time volunteering in Nepal and Thailand ing assistance. Habitat for Humanity Amy Walker, director of career devel- Qatar students travelled to Chiang this summer as part of the university’s International has contributed to tack- opment, and Kevin D’Arco, student Rai, the northernmost province of global service learning programme. ling this issue by providing basic housing development coordinator from the Thailand, where they spent two weeks Partnering with Habitat for for families living in extreme poverty. office of student activities and first working in rice fields, building founda- Humanity Nepal, a non-profit organi- By the end of year 2016, Habitat for year programmes. tions and exploring the Thai culture. zation that helps build and renovate Humanity Nepal aims to provide hous- Mounir Sheikh, a sophomore at The student-led trip required stu- houses for those in need, Carnegie ing for 100,000 Nepalese families. Carnegie Mellon Qatar was one of dents to pitch their ideas to a judg- Mellon Qatar students spent 10 days Habitat for Humanity Nepal country the volunteers: “Participating in my ing panel, with the team lead chosen building a house in Central Nepal for representative Aruna Paul said: “It is first service learning trip exceeded my based on their ideas and leadership a struggling family. great to see Carnegie Mellon promoting expectations. We had an amazing group skills. The winning student this year Habitat for Humanity Nepal worked community service in an international of student leaders and acquired an was Amalan Roshan a junior in busi- in partnership with the women-led setting. These activities allow students to entirely new skillset that I would have ness administration, cooperative partner “Amardeep Mahila not only help others, but also gives them never been able to learn elsewhere.” The Peninsula FEATURE PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 5 A bougainvillea taught me to live with less

By Eve Fairbanks

e didn’t know much about gardening per se, but we thought we knew Wthe most important principle: Pay close attention! So when we brought home a beautiful pink bou- gainvillea for our balcony, we pampered it: We fertilized. We watered every day. We tied its delicate branches around an arbor with string, to give it a frame on which to grow. But instead of growing, it began to die. The marvelous flowers that drew our attention in the nursery faded and dropped, and then some leaves dropped, change the way you look at your goals.” of deepening. In a series of beautiful too, yellowing and curling in on them- We’re positively drowning in positiv- meditations on his thyroid cancer, the selves like wounded snails. ity. And too much positivity actually essayist Jacob Brogan wrote about the Apparently we’d been too eager to Eve Fairbanks annihilates certainty. It’s no surprise immense, preparatory grief he felt court new life: We had over-watered to me the age of Yes! is also the age of ahead of his thyroid-removal surgery: it. According to the instructional Web into, from projects to hobbies to loves, anxiety. We’re clawing through the rub- “Will I weep when it leaves me?” sites we consulted after the dam- even as they become exhausted from ble, through the stacks of our self-help age was done, to save our plant now time, or wilt from my over-care. In projects and listicles of “23 Easy Ways But the paradox was that the surgery we had to prune it — aggressively. the last few years I took up not just to Instantly Make Your Day Better,” for turned out to add as well as remove. Pruning allows plants to recoup their gardening but the mandolin, paint- some kernel of true self. Drawing back, It gave him a new scar, but more than energy, fruit trees to devote attention ing, yoga, cycling, hiking, photography, it seems ridiculous: What searcher in that. “My surgery [folded] its way into to fewer, but bigger fruits. Some plants book projects and many friendships. a haystack would say the way to find a my sense of self,” he wrote. Something have what’s called “epicormic buds,” Abandoning any of them feels like a pin is to heap on more hay? But in our nestled in his spirit where the physi- buds dormant beneath the bark that failure of commitment, the trait we’re search for happiness, this is what we’ve cal thing was removed. A different are suppressed until living leaves are all told makes for a successful life, so I been doing. kind of presence, spiritually weightier cut away. There’s even a process called dutifully continue to build them all into “There is a ‘no’ at the root of neces- than his thyroid, settled into the space “coppicing,” whereby continually cut- my weekly to-do lists. But by refusing sity,” the essayist Noelle Oxenhandler made by loss; physically lesser, he felt ting a tree back to its stump to regrow to prune our lives, they become suf- has written. “The Indo-European augmented. can, in theory, enable it to live forever. focating forests in which no leaves neked-ti means ‘no drawing back.’ Clipping our lives is the real self-care, To revive our limp bougainvillea, we are allowed to fall. And if they do fall, “Achieving a sense of purpose “involves not buying ourselves a spa package. would need cut the whole thing down they’re not permitted to decay; our a kind of winnowing,” she went on. “The The other time we get it is when we to a stump: to kill most of it so it could souls become strewn by a carpet of wheat from the chaff. The ‘yes’ from fall in love. Often, we sense viscerally be reborn. material so thick that nothing new can the ‘no.’ “ that a new lover issues us a kind of call I read that a month ago, but I still emerge from beneath it. The philosophy of yes, though — the to abandon the husks of old selves we haven’t been able to bring myself to do Aversion to loss has perhaps never philosophy of “9 Ways to Get More insist on keeping around and become it. Every time I advance on the plant been more institutionalized in our cul- Out of Your Day” — makes our lives new; love is the flood that washes our with my shears, I feel so sad about ture than it is right now. We believe like computer screens overtaken by spirit clean. And the fresh sprouts start stripping it of the only, struggling life is about adding more and more one of those viruses that continually to come out all over. green leaves it’s got left that I pause, capabilities; we refuse to subtract. The opens new browser windows until the We need more courage to prune on then turn away. Also on our balcony storefront window of my local book- machine crashes. We cannot add indefi- our own, though. Clipping our lives is is an avocado seedling we’re trying to store displays self-help books: Simply nitely. Nature knows this: There is no the real self-care, not buying ourselves grow from the pit; we’re supposed to Better. Good to Great. The Art of Action. infinite growth in nature. She gives and a spa package. By adding and adding cut its tiny crown back to encourage The Productive Person Action Guide. she takes, in order to give again. and adding, like that forest from which spread, but my boyfriend refuses: “It’s 163 Ways to Pursue Excellence. Thrive. Our oldest myths know it, too. On a the leaves are never cleared, we make only just started to grow,” he murmurs Flourish. The titles idealise continuous plain in the centre of Kenya, where I ourselves vulnerable to fire: the grand sadly. This is a deep instinct. A friend growth; they remind me of a former now live, in a place called Hell’s Gate, crisis or the panic that sweeps every- of mine who is teaching her toddler to boss’ favourite phrase about successful stands an 80-foot natural pillar. It thing away in a smoky surge. care for plants told me, “The fear is people he admired. “She’s jumping from formed, science says, when a volcano I experienced this once. I was an built in even at her young age — how strength to strength,” he would say, as disintegrated to dust, leaving only its accomplished goal-creator. I had lists much she doesn’t want her flowers if never experiencing weakness was the hard core of magma behind. Masai leg- of goals for five years, for the year, to die even as new ones are blooming ideal of living. My yoga studio offers end assigns it a different genesis story, for the week, for the day; I absorbed behind them.” a class called “The Power of YES!” in though one that reiterates the crea- quantities of inspirational articles; We are creatures of nature. But which the instructor encourages his tive power of removal: A princess set so many things I read or saw went we distrust her cycles. Since our own yogis to say “yes” to every opportu- out for a distant village to join her new on the lists and made them start to deaths mark the end of what we under- nity the universe presents. Newspaper husband. When she pivoted backwards appear grotesque, infinite. Eventually, stand to be our lives, it’s so hard for us articles exhort us to practice “posi- to cast an ambivalent, regretful look on I became overwhelmed. I couldn’t sleep, to believe that destruction can be the tive adult development,” continually her old home, she turned into stone. I couldn’t prioritise. I was terrified to mother of new life, that killing things improving our efficiency and augment- It speaks to how we harden as human make choices — to cut. My boyfriend can transfer energy to other things. To ing our compassion. A newsletter on beings if we fail to change — and to and I decided I needed to rest. trust that brutalizing our poor plants improving personal health recently accept the loss that change entails. To brainstorm ways to do so, we cre- — cutting living parts away — will instructed me to “re-frame” things I Sometimes we do understand prun- ated a list. I thought it might be sooth- help requires a mental leap over our want less of as affirmative ambitions ing’s restorative power. We understand ing to start caring for some plants. instincts that we find so hard to make. so that I experience greater motivation it when it comes to our health. We get Eve Fairbanks, a writer who lives in I think we make the same mistake in to realize them. Instead of “less junk the idea of a cleanse, an elimination Johannesburg and Nairobi, is at work on our lives. At least, I do. I treasure and food,” think “more vegetables!” “Talking diet. And sickness, a loss of faculties, a book about South Africa. nurture everything I ever put energy to yourself positively,” it advises, “may can sometimes deliver a curious sense WP-Bloomberg 6 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 FOOD Cheesy Zucchini Fries with Smoked Paprika Dipping Sauce Start to finish: 35 minutes Servings: 4

Ingredients 1 cup panko breadcrumbs 5 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon garlic powder Salt and ground black pepper 1 large egg, beaten lightly with 1 tablespoon water 3/4 pound zucchini, peeled and cut into 16 equal sticks 1/4 cup light mayonnaise 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic 1/2 teaspoon hot smoked paprika

Method: Heat the oven to 450 F. Coat a rimmed baking sheet with olive oil cooking spray. In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the panko, stirring frequently, until toasted, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a shallow bowl and stir in the Parmigiano-Reggiano and the oil. In another shallow bowl, combine the flour with the garlic pow- der, then season it with salt and pepper. In a third shallow bowl place the egg mixture. Working with several zucchini sticks at a time, toss them in the flour, shaking off the excess. Add the flour-coated zucchini to the egg mixture and toss to coat well, letting the excess egg drip off. Finally, place them in the panko mixture, tossing to make sure they are coated well on all sides. Arrange the fully coated zucchini sticks in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet. Bake, turning once, until golden and tender, about 8 minutes. While the zucchini is baking, in a small bowl stir together the mayonnaise, lemon juice, garlic and paprika. Season with and salt and pepper. Sprinkle the cooked zucchini lightly with salt and pep- per, then transfer to a platter and serve immediately with the sauce. Nutrition information per serving: 290 calories; 120 calories from fat (41 percent of total calories); 14 g fat (3 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 55 mg cholesterol; 34 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 3 g sugar; 10 g protein; 500 mg sodium. Turning zucchini AP into no-fry fries RECIPE CONTEST

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By Paul Ingrassia

he car stopped at stop signs. It glided around curves. It didn’t lurch or jolt. The most remarkable thing about the drive was that it was utterly unremarkable. This isn’t damning with faint praise. TIt’s actually high praise for the car in question: Google Inc’s driverless car. Most automotive test drives (of which I’ve done dozens while covering the car industry for nearly 30 years) are altogether different. There’s a high-horsepower car. A high-testoster- one automotive engineer. And a high-speed race around a test track by a boy-racer journalist eager to prove that, with just a few more breaks, he really could have been, you know, a Nascar driver. This test drive, in contrast, took place on the placid streets of Mountain View, the Silicon Valley town that houses Google’s headquarters. The engineers on hand weren’t high-powered “car guys” but soft-spoken Alpha Geeks of the sort that have emerged as the Valley’s dominant species. And there wasn’t any speeding even though, ironically, Google’s engineers have determined that speeding actually is safer than going the speed limit in some circumstances. “Thousands and thousands of people are killed in car accidents every year,” said Dmitri Dolgov, the project’s boyish Russian-born lead software engineer, who now is a US citizen, describing his sense of mis- Chris Urmson, (left) director of Google's Self-Driving Car Project, and team members Brian Torcellini, Dmitri Dolgov, sion. “This could change that.” Andrew Chatham, and Ron Medford (right), who is director of safety for the project, in front of a self-driving car Dolgov, who’s 36 years old, confesses that he drives at the Computer History Museum after a presentation in Mountain View, California. a Subaru instead of a high-horsepower beast. Not once during an hour-long conversation did he utter the words “performance,” “horsepower,” or “zero- to-60,” which are mantras at every other new-car test drive. Instead Dolgov repeatedly invoked “auton- omy,” the techie term for cars capable of driving Look, no hands! Test themselves. Google publicly disclosed its driverless car program in 2010, though it began the previous year. It’s part of the company’s “Google X” division, overseen directly by co-founder Sergey Brin and devoted to “moon shot” projects by the Internet company, as Dolgov driving a Google car puts it, that might take years, if ever, to bear fruit. So if there’s a business plan for the driverless Dolgov, in the front passenger’s seat, entered the J Christian Gerdes, faculty director of Stanford’s car, Google isn’t disclosing it. Dolgov, who recently desired destination to a laptop computer that was REVS Institute for Automotive Research. “drove” one of his autonomous creations the 450 wired into the car. The car mapped the route and Beyond that, there are “ethical issues,” as he terms miles (725km) or so from Silicon Valley to Tahoe headed off. The only excitement, such as it was, them. “Should a car try to protect its occupants at and back for a short holiday, simply says his mission occurred when an oncoming car seemed about to the expense of hitting pedestrians?” Gerdes asks. is to perfect the technology, after which the business turn left across our path. The driverless car hit the “And will we accept it when machines make mistakes, model will fall into place. brakes, and the driver of the oncoming car quickly even if they make far fewer mistakes than humans? corrected course. We can significantly reduce risk, but I don’t think Not Winning Beauty Contests, Yet I sat in the back seat, not my usual test-driving we can drive it to zero.” Judging from my non-eventful autonomous trek position, right behind Torcellini. The ride was so That issue, in turn, raises the question of who is through Mountain View, the technology easily han- smooth and uneventful that, except for seeing his liable when a driverless car is involved in a collision dles routine driving. The car was a Lexus RX 450h, hands, I wouldn’t known that the car was completely - the car’s occupants, the auto maker or the software a gas-electric hybrid crossover vehicle — with special piloting itself - steering, stopping and starting - lock, company. Legal issues might be almost as vexing as modifications, of course. stock and dipstick. technical ones, some experts believe. There’s a front-mounted radar sensor for colli- Google’s driverless car is programmed to stay Self-driving cars could appear on roads by the sion avoidance. And more conspicuously, a revolving within the speed limit, mostly. Research shows that end of this decade, predicted a detailed report on cylinder perched above the car’s roof that’s loaded sticking to the speed limit when other cars are going the budding driverless industry issued late last year with lasers, cameras, sensors and other detection much faster actually can be dangerous, Dolgov says, by investment bank Morgan Stanley. Other experts and guidance gear. The cylinder is affixed with ugly so its autonomous car can go up to 10 mph (16 kph) deem that forecast extremely optimistic. metal struts, signalling that stylistic grace, like the above the speed limit when traffic conditions warrant. But cars with “semi-autonomous” features, such as business plan, has yet to emerge. collision-avoidance radar that maintains a safe dis- But function precedes form here, and that rotating ‘Not A Toy’ tance from the car ahead, are already on the market. cylinder is a reasonable replacement for the human In addition to the model I tested — and other such And the potential advantages — improved safety, less brain (at least some human brains) behind the wheel adapted versions of conventional cars — Google also traffic congestion and more — are winning converts of a car. has built little bubble-shaped test cars that lack to the autonomy cause. During the 25-minute test ride the “driver’s seat” steering wheels, brakes and accelerator pedals. They “This is not a toy,” declared the Morgan Stanley was occupied by Brian Torcellini, whose title, oddly, run on electricity, seat two people and are limited to research report. “The social and economic implica- is “Lead Test Driver” for the driverless car project. going 25 mph (40kph) In other words, self-driving tions are enormous.” Before joining Google the 30-year-old Torcellini, golf carts. For video of a car similar to the one tested, see who studied at San Diego State University, had hoped Google’s isn’t the only driverless car in develop- reut.rs/YfiJez to become a “surf journalist.” Really. Now he’s riding ment. One of the others is just a few miles away at Paul Ingrassia, managing editor of Reuters, is the a different kind of wave. He sat behind the test car’s Stanford University (where Dolgov did post-doc- author of three books on automobiles, and has been steering wheel just in case something went awry and toral study.) Getting the cars to recognise unusual covering the industry since 1985. The car he drives is ... he had to revert to manual control. But that wasn’t objects and to react properly in abnormal situations a red one. necessary. remain significant research challenges, says professor Reuters 8 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 9

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Miley Cyrus desperate to play Dolly Parton Turtles tops Rani’s next film to be outside YRF banner op star Miley Cyrus is so keen to play ctress Rani Mukerji, now married to Yash Raj Films (YRF) head hon- Pcountry music legend Dolly Parton in Acho Aditya Chopra, says that her next film will be outside her home a movie about her life that she is doing banner. Her forthcoming release Mardaani, which has been directed by everything she can to convince the “Jolene” again, beats Pradeep Sarkar, has been produced by YRF. singer. So, when asked whether she would star only in her home banner, Rani But Parton refuses to play favourites, said: “No, not at all. My next film will be outside the YRF banner.” even though Cyrus has been bombarding The actress, however, says that she wants to stick to acting and has no her with audition tapes. plans to be involved creatively with the production house. Cyrus is concerned the role will go to Guardians “No, not at all. There are many capable people who take care of every- Scarlett Johansson, reports contactmusic. thing. Adi (Aditya) is at the helm and I don’t think he requires anybody com. else. I don’t want to produce or direct a film.” “Miley is bugging Dolly for the role,” said For the time being, Rani is busy promoting Mardaani. The raw and gritty a source. film will see her flaunting women power as Shivani Shivaji Roy, an officer “This movie is her legacy, and she told at box office of the Mumbai Crime Branch unit, when it comes out on August 22. Miley she doesn’t have the acting chops to pull it off. “Dolly is holding out, though, and isn’t 100 percent on Scarlett either. She’d consider Kristin Chenoweth or even Jessica Simpson,” added the source. Creature 3D not a horror movie: Bipasha

ipasha Basu has spooked the Baudience by acting in horror films Raaz and Aatma. But she says Simon Cowell predicts her forthcoming film Creature 3D does not belong to the genre. One Direction split “It’s the first Indian creature usic mogul Simon Cowell has pre- film and that was the most exciting Mdicted that pop band One Direction part... also being done by Vikram will break up eventually to pursue solo Bhatt is great,” she said. careers. “I really didn’t know where we The band consisting of Niall Horan, were going to head. We shot the Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles entire film and it was completely on and Louis Tomlinson was formed in 2010 the basis of trust, Now ‘Creature’ and Cowell was the mastermind behind has been made and it’s looking it after putting them together on “The X exciting. Factor” Britain. “Anybody who thinks it’s a horror And he says while he thinks they will film doesn’t have the right informa- make two more albums as a group, their tion. It’s a film like Jurassic Park or By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud future isn’t certain after those records team of four anthropomorphic teenage Expendables series had taken $34.8m Anaconda. It’s action-oriented and have been released, reports contactmusic. turtles who were trained in martial arts. Singham Returns and $28.6m in their opening weekends, adventurous film,” she said. com. eenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, last From their home in the storm sewers of suggesting that interest in the fran- Also starring Imran Abbas, it is produced under the banner of T-Series “Bands don’t stay together forever. I think they will make at least two weekend’s most popular film, col- New York City, they battle petty crimi- crosses `500m mark chise, which groups together a galaxy of and is slated to release on September 12. more albums together and they are in the middle of one right now,” he said. Tlected ticket sales of $28.4m to nals and others to protect society. he Independence Day release action stars including Stallone, Arnold top the US and Canadian box office Guardians of the Galaxy, the latest TSingham Returns has crossed the Schwarzenegger, Wesley Snipes, Jet rankings for a second consecutive film distributed by Walt Disney Co `500m-mark in just two days. Li, Mel Gibson and Harrison Ford, is week, beating Guardians of the Galaxy based on its stable of Marvel charac- Singham Returns has earned firmly on the wane. in a battle of superhero misfits. ters, stars Chris Pratt and Zoe Saldana `531.4m in two days of its release, The Giver landed in the No. 5 spot Guardians of the Galaxy, which has as galactic warriors who lead a rag-tag read a statement. with $12.8m. The fantasy drama stars No violence in Jackie collected $419m worldwide since it band of heroes including a talking rac- Starring Ajay Devgn as a police Jeff Bridges and Meryl Streep in the Now AR Rahman app for your phone opened on August 1, had domestic coon and a human-like tree. inspector, the movie seems to be on story of a futuristic society in which a scar winning music composer A.R. Rahman has announced the launch Chan’s film ticket sales of $24.7m, according to Let’s Be Cops, made for a modest its way to becoming a blockbuster just 16-year-old is chosen to be the receiver Oof an app for his fans to help them connect conveniently with him and estimates from tracking firm Rentrak. $17m, was helped by playing especially like Singham that released in 2011. of its past memories. his music. ctor Jackie Chan says he wants his Let’s Be Cops, an R-rated action strongly in the West and Midwest, Directed by Rohit Shetty, it also The film, released by The Weinstein Over 24 million Rahman fans across Facebook and Twitter will now be Amovies to have “plenty of action, but comedy starring Jake Johnson and according to the 20th Century Fox stars Kareena Kapoor. Company, garnered less-than-warm able to follow him through one interface called AR Rahman app. not violence” and wants to stay away from Daman Wayans Jr pretending to be studio, the unit of 21st Century Fox Trade analyst Taran Adarsh says reviews, getting a “fresh” rating from The “Rockstar” composer will be able to engage directly with his fans dirty comedy. Los Angeles police officers, collected that distributed it. it has done “excellent” business. only 35 percent of critics on the site via the app with exclusive content and merchandise. The Rush Hour actor considers the films $17.7m to open in third place, ahead “This movie was made for a younger “#SinghamReturns witnesses Rotten Tomatoes. Fans can either buy or complete challenges in the app to earn points to he directs to be like his children, and he of another newcomer, action film The audience, and the younger the audi- EXCELLENT trending on Day 2. Turbulent weather disaster movie redeem against content and merchandise. has a very strict set of guidelines, reports Expendables 3, which took in $16.2m ence, the more they liked it,” noted Crosses *Week 1* biz (`512.5m) Into The Storm was in sixth place The app has been created in collaboration with Qyuki.com - an online contactmusic.com. and stars Sylvester Stallone. Chris Aronson, 20th Century Fox’s of #Singham in just *2 days*,” he with $7.7m while The Hundred Foot multi-channel network founded by Rahman, Shekhar Kapur and Samir “When I direct, the film is like my baby. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a president of domestic distribution. tweeted. Journey, a romantic comedy with Bangara. I have to make sure there is comedy but reboot of the series that began in 1980s But it was a disappointing bow for The film, co-produced by Helen Mirren and Om Puri as cul- It is already live on iOS and Android. no dirty comedy and a positive message,” comic books, stars Megan Fox, Will the latest installment of Stallone’s The Ajay Devgn Films, Rohit Shetty ture-clashing restaurateurs, was sev- “This Independence Day I wanted to thank my fans for their support by he said. Arnett and Whoopi Goldberg. Special Expendables saga. Productions and Reliance enth with $7.1m. offering them a new and convenient way to stay in touch with me and my “I like people to believe the stunts are effects-loving producer Michael Bay In addition to starring in The Entertainment, features Ajay as French action film Lucy, starring music. I am looking forward to a more engaging experience with my friends real — it’s not like Spider-Man or Iron Man... I only use a tiny bit of special oversaw the film, which cost an esti- Expendables 3, Stallone wrote the story inspector Bajirao Singham whose Scarlett Johansson as a drug mule with and well-wishers. Salaams to the motherland!” Rahman said in a statement. effects. mated $125m to make. of a mercenary group that takes on a mission is to weed out corruption. It telekinetic powers, was eighth with Some of the key features of the app include a consolidated social feed “I want it to be believable, so where I used to do a triple kick, I now just The hit film added another $25.6m ruthless arms dealer. He is joined by is catching the audiences’ eye with $5.3m in its fourth week in theatres. including Twitter and Facebook posts made directly by Rahman, direct do one. Eventually there will be no kicks. There has to be plenty of action, from international markets for a global an ensemble of action stars including its gripping story, high-octane action Ninth place was taken by dance access to his videos as well as premium videos only available in the app but not violence,” he added. total of $185m, according to Paramount Dolph Lundgren, Mel Gibson, Wesley and power-packed performances movie Step Up All In, which took $2.7m. and exclusive photos. Pictures, the Viacom Inc unit that Snipes and Harrison Ford. Lions Gate backed by catchy dialogues. Rounding out the top 10 was the Oscar- released it. Entertainment Corp released the movie. IANS tipped drama Boyhood, which earned The Turtles movie features a fictional The first two films in The $2.1m. Agencies 10 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 COMPENSATION

embargo on food imports from the European Union, U.S., Canada, Norway and Australia, are to receive up to United States Norway $1.3bn $1.1bn Mostly chicken Seafood (2013 figures)

Canada $449m Pork (2012)

Australia European Union $287m $15.8 billion Meat, dairy (€11.8bn) products Germany $1.8bn Spain $1.3bn Hardest hit Lithuania $1.7bn Denmark $1.1bn (food as % of exports to Russia) Poland $1.6bn UK $632.5m Denmark 50% Netherlands $1.4bn Finland $536.0m Greece 41% France $1.4bn Greece $240.0m Finland 33% Italy $1.3bn Others $2.77bn Lithuania 33% Latvia 25% Sources: Eurostat, Russian customs Ireland 24% data, Open Europe Estonia 20% © GRAPHIC NEWS

The money, from the €420m CAP emergency reserve, will be available between now and the end of November. The situation will be assessed further by member states on Friday, followed with an extraordinary meeting of EU agriculture ministers on September 5. HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 11

Are you suffering from ‘always on’ stress? SoulCycle

re you a victim of “always on” stress? Give Ayour smartphone worries a break even if pushes you the battery goes dead or there are no signals to connect to a call. According to a study, more and more people are showing signs of “always on stress induced by smartphone addiction. to your limits “The negative impacts of this ‘always on’ cul- By Vicky Hallett ture are that your mind is never resting. You are not giving your body time to recover so you are always stressed,” Christine Grant, an occu- he promise of SoulCycle is that you can do anything. pational psychologist at Coventry University’s On a bike at the boutique cycling studio chain, which centre for research in psychology, behaviour and Tstarted in New York, you’re told you can climb the achievement, told BBC. steepest hill imaginable. You can power through another The more tired and stressed we get, the more 30-second sprint. You can pump out biceps curls no matter mistakes we make. Physical and mental health how much your muscles protest. And — thanks to the brand’s can suffer, she added. The fact that we can stay massive celebrity following — you can do it next to the most connected to the workplace wherever we are in famous people on the planet. the world is feeding deep-seated insecurities, she So, of course, when SoulCycle opened its first location contended. in the District of Columbia, this characteristic positivity was In her research, she found a number of people on display, despite construction delays. Even people who’d who were burnt out because they were travelling signed up for classes that were subsequently cancelled were with technology all the time, no matter what utterly upbeat. Neal McKinney, 27, of Washington, had pur- time zone they were in. chased a new outfit to attend what he thought would be Women are at greater risk of developing the chain’s DC debut. Instead of sounding upset, he said stress. “The triple shift of office, home and that with the extra time, he could maybe also buy a pair of smartphone use late in night can have quite an cycling shoes. anyone showed the slightest sign of confusion, employees impact on their health,” Grant noted. McKinney was introduced to SoulCycle in New York by his in yellow tank tops rushed over to help adjust bike seats and The addiction has reached such a proportion ex-partner. After getting hooked on the workout, he sampled handlebars. that to monitor smartphone usage, a Pittsburgh- several cycling studios closer to home. But none of them Everyone looked ready when instructor Megan Kelly arrived based developer Kevin Holesh has developed an compared. At one, he remembers thinking, “What is this? I’m and proclaimed, “I feel like we’ve been waiting forever for app called Moment. The app enables users to see not even sweating.” So McKinney would be ready whenever this!” She asked first-timers to raise their hands, and a forest how much time they are spending on the device, SoulCycle was ready. of palms shot up. Her reaction? “That is so cool.” the report added. I, on the other hand, was antsy. But sure enough, I arrived Kelly dimmed the lights, drawing attention to the candles before my scheduled 5:30pm class to find doors open and flickering beside her, then quickly demonstrated the hand decorated with giant yellow balloons. A sleek check-in counter positions she’d be using during class. As we started to ride, Single enzyme triggers offered hand sanitizer, hair ties and earplugs. All around were she wanted us feeling “nice and neutral.” “Nod your head,” neat racks of apparel and assorted gear bearing the circular she requested. “Close your eyes. See what you want and diabetes, says study SoulCycle logo. don’t give up until you get it.” single enzyme promotes the obesity-induced The only hint that they were scrambling to get ready was Each tune on the thumping soundtrack welcomed a dif- Aoxidative stress in the pancreatic cells that the hum of vacuuming coming from the back. ferent challenge. Kelly urged us to maintain our cadence leads to pre-diabetes and diabetes, researchers have “Do you know which bike you’re on?” (Each of the 57 bikes despite spinning the resistance knob to the right. (“Turn it not discovered. The drugs that can interfere with this is numbered so clients can reserve seats, like at the theatre.) just because you can, but because you want to!”) We leaned enzyme can prevent or even reversing diabetes. “Do you need shoes?” (Everyone must don cycling-specific forward on the handlebars to do pushups as we pedaled. We The enzymatic action by 12-lipoxygenase (12- footwear that clips into the pedals. For first-timers, a rental is rose up and down. We sprinted. We climbed. LO) is the last step in the production of certain free. After that, it’s $3 per class.) On the second-to-last song, we grabbed a set of dumbbells small molecules that harm the cell. “Do you want water?” (Bottles are $2 for a small, $3 for and pushed our way through an upper-body toning routine. “Our research is the first to show that 12-LO in a large.) For veteran SoulCyclers, that’s the sign that all that remains the beta cell is the culprit in the development of Mood-setting music (played at a volume that explained in the 45-minute class is a final chance to drain any leftover pre-diabetes, following high fat diets,” said principal those earplugs) blared as students were shuffled into the stamina, and then stretch. investigator Raghavendra Mirmira from Indiana coed locker area. Off to one side is the women’s bathroom, People were panting as Kelly announced she had one University’s school of medicine, Indianapolis. with toilets, showers and privacy. (The men’s room, on the extra assignment for us: Sing “Happy Birthday.” It was for For the study, researchers genetically engi- opposite side, apparently offers the same.) Joanne Peck, of Washington, who was seated on a bike in neered mice that lacked the gene for 12-LO Inside the studio, Sophia Cantizano had already saddled the back of the room. exclusively in their pancreas cells. Mice were up. The 20-year-old Columbia University student is home for After class, Peck said this had been a memorable way to either fed a low-fat or high-fat diet. Both the the summer and thrilled that her favourite workout is in town mark turning 65. “It’s been a long day for me and not in a good control mice and the knockout mice on the high now, too, although she admitted that the steep $30-per-class way. So this was a release. I feel revived,” said Peck, who had fat diet developed obesity and insulin resistance. charge will require some budget-tightening. unwittingly followed a popular celebrity trend. (Lady Gaga, The investigators also examined the pancre- The even more daunting figure to me, however, was “4.” Lena Dunham and Oprah Winfrey have all held SoulCycle atic beta cells of both knockout and control mice. That’s what was printed on Cantizano’s bike in the front row birthday parties.) Those from the knockout mice were intact of the room. She had chosen it specifically to be near the But Peck wasn’t the only student celebrating. Diana Ellis, and healthy while those from the control mice instructor. “All of them are so inspirational,” she gushed. 26, had driven from Philadelphia with friends to keep up her showed oxidative damage, demonstrating that But with that proximity to power comes pressure. Before streak of attending SoulCycle openings. This was her sixth. 12-LO and the resulting hydroxyeicosatetraenoic coming to class, I spoke with Janne Clare, another SoulCycle “Sometimes I push myself so hard I cry,” said Ellis, who acid (HETEs) caused the beta cell failure. obsessive. The president of operations for Washington’s can’t get enough of the classes. Once everyone grows more HETEs harm the mitochondria, which then Modus Hotels regularly travels to New York to get her work- comfortable with the choreography, she said, instructors will fail to produce sufficient energy to enable the out fix. Her two major pieces of advice were that you have throw in more complex moves. pancreatic cells to manufacture the necessary to book classes at precisely noon on Monday, as soon as After posing for photos with Ellis and other sweaty stu- quantities of insulin. The fatty diet used in the signups begin, and that bike position matters. dents, Kelly joined the gathering that had formed on the study comprised mostly saturated (bad) fats. Sitting up front, she explained, means you’re a leader to sidewalk. People signed up for later classes were excitedly According to Mirmira, the unsaturated and everyone behind you. So Clare had never budged beyond milling about. mono-unsaturated fats are unlikely to have the the second row, although she planned to move up for a class “I’m just blown away right now,” Kelly said. She same effects. she’d scheduled just for her employees. “It’s my city and my spent a year teaching at SoulCycle in Los Angeles, The research was published online in the jour- studio. I’ve got to be in the front row,” Clare said. but this was a new kind of energy, she noted. And nal Molecular and Cellular Biology. Thankfully, my bike — 34 — was situated in the middle that bodes well for the DC SoulCycle team’s next job: Agencies of the room. So I breathed easy as other dozens of women building a community. and a handful of guys filed in and found their spots. When WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 TECHNOLOGY

The problem is not personal accounts, it’s the tracking data and metadata that users do not freely contribute.

When I delete information from my Facebook account, is it possible to make Facebook delete said information from their systems too? Likewise, if I close an account with Facebook or Google, is it possible to make them remove all of my personal data from their systems, or are they allowed to just keep the lot? This is a complicated question, because several Removing personal different types of information may be involved. First, there’s private data that belongs to you, such as your email and photos. Second, there is data that belongs to you but that you have published on, say, data from sites like Twitter or Facebook or a bulletin board. Third, there is commercial data, of the sort that you create when buying things online. Fourth, there is metadata that Facebook, Google you don’t know about, which tracks your browsing habits, location, and so on.

Private data have been copied or quoted may survive elsewhere. commercial transactions on iTunes, Google Play, Deleting private data isn’t usually a problem, and It may have been harvested by search engines or the Facebook and other services to create similar problems. sites like WikiHow provide illustrated guides to data-mining companies that hoover up whatever they And if you delete your account, you can’t expect deleting Facebook, Google, Google+, Yahoo and other can find. Otherwise, the Internet Archive is backing merchants to delete their sales records etc. It’s their accounts. These companies will actually delete your up the web but not Facebook, and the Smithsonian data, not yours. data but it may take a while, so you can log on to is keeping a database of tweets. Facebook after a week or two and still rescue a deleted Tracking and metadata account. It depends how widely your data is distributed Commercial and transactional data Finally, there’s the data that companies collect (it’s not all in one file), and the length of time between Commercial data can be deleted, but that may not about the things that you do online, including visits file purges. However, your data may never be removed be advisable. You can delete your Amazon account, but to websites. Google, Facebook and other companies from old Google and Facebook backups, especially if then you lose your purchasing history and will have a hold a lot of metadata about, for example, who your they’re on tape. It would cost too much. tough time trying to return anything or get a refund. friends are and which ones you contact most often, Also, you must not be using your account. Even If you delete an Apple ID account, you may lose your the times of day you’re active, how many devices you if you log out of the Facebook or Google websites, apps, and you may not be able to play copy-protected use (and what they are), and the locations from which you may still have apps on a PC, tablet or phone downloads or move them to another device. I’d expect you log on. All this reveals a lot about you. (Instagram, Spotify etc) that are logged on using Metadata may extend well beyond a particular your account details. service, especially if you use a Google, Facebook, Before closing an account, you should download Apps for the day Twitter or other account to log on to different serv- backup copies of all your data, or transfer it to a ices or leave comments on other web sites. This is why different service. For example, you can download all Sago Mini Friends (£1.99) I disabled Facebook Connect and use Google products your Gmail data to a desktop email program such This is the latest well-crafted children’s app inside “private browsing” windows. as Thunderbird, or get Outlook.com to collect it, or from studio Sago Sago, aimed at preschoolers. Google does let you delete your history and pause both. If you’ve shopped on Amazon and eBay, bought It features five colourful animal friends going on data collection on your own account. You account insurance online, booked holidays etc, your email virtual playdates, from making snacks to dress- history page has sections for Things you search for, contains information that you may not want to lose. ing up. iPhone / iPad Places you’ve been, your YouTube searches, and Note that deleting an account may involve lots of Things you’ve watched on YouTube. Google also has a different data. With Google, for example, you may Collins Bird Guide (£12.99 + IAP) Privacy Policy page, which explains the kinds of infor- have contact and calendar information, documents If you’re a birdwatcher – however commit- mation it collects, and what it does with it. Facebook in Google Drive, posts and photos in G+ and Picasa, ted – this new app deserves a slot on your iOS covers much the same ground in What data is stored money in a Google Wallet, YouTube comments, homescreen. It’s an app version of the Collins by Facebook? and its Data Use Policy page. reviews on Google Play, blogs on Blogger, and the Bird Guide, with information on more than 700 Internet companies also track you by putting data and apps on your Android phone. Your Google species, complete with songs and calls. In-app cookies on your PC, browser fingerprinting, “can- Dashboard has a list. purchases can buy you a Bird Atlas maps pack, vas fingerprinting” (using the browser’s Canvas You can delete a single service such as Gmail or as well as a video library. iPhone / iPad programming interface to draw invisible images to G+, but Google will still have a lot of information create unique identification numbers) and so on. A about you. Even if you quit Gmail, Google will prob- Fantasy Premier League 2014/15 (£1.49) typical website may have from 20 to 100 trackers ably still get copies of most of your emails, because Some players are grumbling at having to pay including ClickTale, Disqus, DoubleClick (Google), you’ll still be writing to people who are on Gmail. again for the new season’s app, but if you play Facebook Connect, Google Adsense. Google AdWords, Google has a good FAQ: Download your data, and the FA’s official football fantasy league for the Google Analytics, Google Friend Connect, Google+ Google Takeout, while Facebook offers Downloading English Premier League, it’s a very handy com- 1, Microsoft Atlas, Omniture and Visual Revenue. Your Info. panion for picking your team, reviewing its per- Companies also track you via your smartphone’s apps formance, and getting alerts on in-game events. and Wi-Fi connections. Shared data iPhone Tracking is used to create profiles to target you Published data harder to remove. If you had a with advertising. That’s what pays for “free” serv- debate with half a dozen people, you can delete your Cucalu (£1.49) ices. As security guru Bruce Schneier has observed: bits, but that may destroy the conversation. What Cucalu is certainly intriguing, sitting some- “Surveillance is the business model of the internet.” about messages where someone else has quoted some- where between a photography app and a game. Today, the problem isn’t your personal accounts, thing you said? You can’t make other people delete You complete pictorial missions, exploring shapes it’s the tracking data and metadata that you did not their data. This is why Facebook would rather you (squares, triangles and circles) in the real world, freely contribute, that was collected mostly without deactivated your profile instead of deleting it: it will and sharing your snaps with the Cucalu com- your knowledge, and that may well be traded between leave all the old Likes, conversations and photos in munity. iPhone companies. This is why you should use private brows- place. By Stuart Dredge ing features, Firefox rather than Chrome, add-ons Facebook, Google and Twitter let you delete what- The Guardian like Adblock Edge and Ghostery, and VPN (virtual ever you like from your own account, but things that private network) services. The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 13

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Zits by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

ALTO, ANTHEM, ARIA, BALLAD, BAND, BARITONE, BASS, BLUES, CHOIR, CHORISTER, CLASSICAL, COMBO, CONTRALTO, COUNTRY MUSIC, DUET, ETUDE, FOLK SONG, GOSPEL MUSIC, GROUP, OPERA, HIP HOP, HYMN, JAZZ, KARAOKE, LULLABY, MADRIGAL, MUSICAL, NEW WAVE, POP SONG, PSALM, RAPPER, REFRAIN, RHAPSODY, ROCK, SERENADE, SONATA, SOPRANO, SWING, SYMPHONY, TENOR. 14 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 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.

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 15

Guardians Of The Galaxy (Action) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER TEL: 444933989 444517001 1 2D – 11.00am, 3.50 & 8.40pm 3D – 1.25, 6.15 & 11.05pm 13:15 Alaska: The 08:00 News The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Last Frontier 09:00 Al Jazeera 2 – 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pm & 12.00midnight 14:30 Auction Hunters World 14:55 What's In The 10:30 Inside Story Al Feel Al Azrak (2D /Arabic) Barn? 11:00 News 3 – 10.00am, 12.50, 3.40, 6.30, 9.20 & 12.10am 15:20 Dual Survival 11:30 The Stream 16:10 Manhunt 12:30 Rebel Postman Pat: The Movie (2D/Animation) 17:00 Fast N' Loud Architecture – 10.15am, 12.00noon & 1.45pm 17:50 How It's Made 13:00 NEWSHOUR 4 Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) 18:15 How Do They 14:30 Inside Story – 3.30, 5.45, 8.00, 10.15pm & 12.30am Do It? 15:00 Aleppo Notes 18:40 Gold Rush from the Dark Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) 19:30 River Monsters 16:00 NEWSHOUR 5 – 10.20am, 12.20, 2.20 & 4.20pm 20:20 Robson's New 17:30 The Stream NOVO The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) – 6.20, 9.00 & 11.40pm Extreme Fishing 18:00 NEWSHOUR Challenge 19:30 Living The Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2D/Action) 22:00 River Monsters: Language – 10.00am, 2.45 & 8.30pm Year Of Beasts 20:00 News 6 Dawn of The Planet of The Apes (Action) 23:15 Off The Hook: 20:30 Inside Story Extreme 21:00 NEWSHOUR – 12.15, 6.00 & 11.45pm Catches 22:00 News Lucy (2D/Action)– 10.15am, 12.15, 2.15, 4.15, 6.15, 8.15, 23:40 Robson's New 22:30 The Stream 7 10.15pm & 12.15am Extreme Fishing 23:00 Al Jazeera Challenge World The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) 8 – 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00 & 10.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy (IMAX 3D/Action) 9 – 10.00am, 12.25, 2.50, 5.15, 7.40, 10.05pm & 12.30am 13:45 Swimming 13:00 Master of Disaster With Monsters: 15:00 China Circus The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Steve Backshall 17:00 Caught In Act 10 – 11.00am, 1.45, 4.30, 7.10, 9.45pm & 12.30am 15:30 Steve Irwin's 18:00 Prehistoric Wildlife Warriors Predators Postman Pat: The Movie (3D/Animation) – 2.15 & 4.00pm 16:30 Preposterous 19:00 China Circus Plastic (2D/Action) – 5.45pm Pets 20:00 Access 360 18:20 Growing Up… World Heritage 1 Vikramadithyan (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm 19:15 Bondi Vet 21:00 Caught In Act 21:05 Roaring With Pride 22:00 Prehistoric Anjaan (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 22:00 Bondi Vet Predators Barbie & The Secret Door (2D/Family) – 2.30pm 22:55 Steve Irwin's 23:00 Ancient Wildlife Warriors Megastructures Lucy (2D/Action) – 4.15pm MALL 2 El Feel El Azraq (2D/Arabic) – 6.00pm Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 8.45 & 11.15pm 13:00 Better Off Ted 10:00 Twisted Plastic (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 14:30 Dads 12:00 Emmerdale Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 4.30pm 15:00 Enlisted 12:30 Coronation 3 16:00 The Colbert Street The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Report 13:00 Ellen DeGeneres – 6.45, 9.00 & 11.15pm 16:30 Two And A Show Half Men 14:00 Revenge Postman Pat: The Movie (3D/Animation) 18:00 The Neighbors 15:00 The Blacklist – 2.30 & 4.30pm 19:00 Cougar Town 16:00 Emmerdale 19:30 Enlisted 16:30 Coronation Street Plastic (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 20:00 The Tonight 18:00 Revenge 1 Show Starring 19:00 Psych Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 8.30pm Jimmy Fallon 20:00 White Collar 21:30 Colbert Report 21:00 Burn Notice Anjaan (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 22:00 Legit 22:00 Justified Plastic (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 22:30 Girls 23:00 House Of Cards LANDMARK Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 4.30pm 2 The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) – 6.45, 9.00 & 11.15pm 11:30 Elf Who Stole 11:00 Kathmandu Barbie & The Secret Door (2D/Family) – 2.30pm 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 13:00 Good Luck 12:10 Smash Lab Christmas Lullaby Dori Se Charlie 13:00 How Stuff's Made 13:00 Everyone's Hero 13:00 The Chateau Lucy (2D/Action) – 4.15pm 13:30 Ek Mutthi 13:25 Jessie 13:30 Science Of The 14:30 Barbie Fairytopia Meroux Aasmaan 14:10 Austin & Ally Movies 15:00 Hyde Park On 3 El Feel El Azraq (2D/Arabic) – 6.00pm Mermaidia 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:35 Win, Lose Or 14:20 Mythbusters 16:00 Krazzy Planet Hudson Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 8.45 & 11.15pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar Draw 15:10 Smash Lab 18:00 The Great Bear 17:00 Between Us 15:00 Kasamh Se 15:00 Gravity Falls 16:00 Building The 20:00 Turboosters 19:00 I, Anna Postman Pat: The Movie (3D/Animation) – 2.15pm 16:00 Hum Paanch 15:25 Gravity Falls Future 22:00 Barbie 21:00 There Be 17:00 Teenovation 15:45 Mako Mermaids 16:50 The Future Of... Dragons – 4.00pm Fairytopia Singham Returns (2D/Hindi/Comedy) 16:10 Violetta 1 17:30 Bollywood 17:40 The Kustomizer Mermaidia 23:00 Barney's The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Business 17:00 I Didn't Do It 18:30 X-Machines 23:30 Krazzy Planet Version 18:10 Liv And Maddie – 6.30, 9.00 & 11.15pm 18:00 Sapne Suhane 19:20 The Gadget Show Ladakpan Ke 18:30 Mako Mermaids 19:45 How Stuff's Made Barbie & The Secret Door (2D/Family) – 3.00 & 4.30pm 18:30 Ek Mutthi 19:20 Violetta 20:10 Mythbusters ROYAL Aasmaan 20:05 Liv And Maddie 21:00 Prototype This Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) 2 19:00 Jamai Raja 20:30 Jessie 21:50 Punkin Chunkin 12:00 Father Of The 13:00 42 – 6.30, 8.45 & 11.15pm 20:50 Dog With A Blog PLAZA 19:30 Jodha Akbar 2011 Bride 15:15 Monsters 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 21:15 Mako Mermaids 22:40 Science Of The Plastic (2D/Action) – 2.30 & 4.30pm 14:00 The Runway University 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 21:40 Austin & Ally Movies 16:00 Night At The 17:00 Moonrise Lucy (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 21:00 Qubool Hai 22:00 Good Luck 23:30 Alien Mysteries Museum Kingdom 3 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya Charlie 00:20 The Gadget Show 18:00 Fun Size 19:00 Grown Ups 2 El Feel El Azraq (2D/Arabic) – 8.15pm 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 00:45 How Stuff's Made 19:45 The Producers 21:00 Big Wedding 23:30 Sapne Suhane 22:50 Shake It Up 02:00 Punkin Chunkin Singham Returns (2D/Hindi/Comedy) – 11.00pm 22:00 The Big 22:30 Zero Dark Thirty Ladakpan Ke 23:10 Wolfblood 2011 Lebowski 16 PLUS | TUESDAY 19 AUGUST 2014 POTPOURRI

Snow cover on Arctic A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar sea ice has thinned issues of the day discussed by the significantly: Nasa Qatari community Alif by Sabah Arbilli When: Till September 17 in the media. n an alarming revelation, Nasa has Where: InterContinental Doha The City Iconfirmed that the snow on sea ice What: Specifically created for Ramadan in the Arctic has thinned significantly and Eid, Arbilli uses his gift for calligraphy art to create this collection of works centred in the last 50 years - by about a third around Alif – the first letter of Arabic in the western hemisphere and by half alphabet and the first letter in the revelation near Alaska. • Authorities concerned were urged to prune concerned authorities and should not be of the Quran. The exhibit will remain on The research by Nasa and University trees on main roads and some internal left to people to build them without any display in the lobby area of the hotel. of Washington, Seattle recorded roads in Doha and outside. People said standard. Free entry changes in snow depth over decades by many of these trees are overhanging, hiding combining data from various sources. part of lanes and hindering visibility, which • People criticised the cancellation of The Belgian Saxophone In the study, they took measure- cause a lot of confusion among motorists. the contract with a company supplying ments of snow depth on sea ice to thor- pesticides to animal farms. They urged Ensemble oughly validate the US space agency’s • There was a campaign by several nationals the Ministry of Municipality and Urban When: August 29; 8pm-10pm aircraft observations. and expatriates on social media, calling to Planning to reconsider the decision Where: Katara Opera House – Building 16 What: The Cultural Village Foundation in “We knew Arctic sea ice was decreas- boycott foreign companies that supported which is making farms suffer the growing cooperation with the Embassy of Belgium ing, but the snow cover has become so Israel in its aggression on Gaza Strip. menace of insects and rodents. thin that its shield has become a veil. in Qatar is presenting the Hommage à Sax by the The Belgian Saxophone Ensemble. The snow cover is like a shield that • There were complaints about some • Authorities concerned were urged to fight can insulate sea ice,” said Son Nghiem Six mouthpieces, 60 fingers, 152 keys – motorists that drive slowly on main roads stray animals, particularly dogs, which but just one aim: to play their hearts out! from Nasa’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and cause accidents when other motorists scare residents, especially children and The musicians in the Belgian Saxophone in Pasadena, California. driving fast appear suddenly. women, in many neighbourhoods. Ensemble have full mastery of all aspects of They found that since the Soviet their instruments, and demonstrate their skill period, the spring snowpack has • Many nationals complained about • Some people urged authorities concerned with acrobatic ease. thinned from 14 inches to nine inches speedbreakers put randomly on roads and to prevent the entry of cars with balloon Free entry in the western Arctic and from 13 inches to six inches in the Beaufort internal streets and said these bumps trap tyres at border check posts. They and Chukchi seas, north and west of motorists and damage their cars because said many young men are driving to Family Fun When: Till September 27; 3pm-11pm Alaska. However, researchers are not some have no signs or colour. People neighbouring countries to replace their Weekends 4pm-12pm sure about the possible impact of thin- said speedbreakers must be decided by tyres with the balloon ones. Where: Doha Exhibition Center ner snow cover on sea ice. What: Plenty of family entertainment is IANS available at the Family Entertainment City staged in the Doha Exhibition Center, which includes activities such as ski slopes, rock climbing and a variety of alternate IN FOCUS by Prathap Chandran entertainment options, a food court, and live Arabic pre-school Baraem shows for the little ones. No fee at the entrance, only for some rides. Free entry

Building Our Collection: An Insight Into Museum Art Collecting When: Till August 30 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: The exhibition looks at why MIA collects Islamic art, and how the museum’s collecting practices shape our understanding of Islamic art through artistic and cultural connections between different regions of the Islamic world. The majority of featured objects have never before been on display. Free entry

Splash & Dash When: Till August 31 Where: Aspire Zone What: Aspire will make two of its best facilities available for the community from July 2 until August 31, every Sunday and Wednesday from 7:30pm until 11pm. Aspire Dome Swimming Pool and the Indoor Athletics Track will host swimming and running open sessions. The online registration is open until August 31. Tickets required (more info at www.aspirezone.qa)

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