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Food fest in Belarus after Putin bans EU imports

rdinary Belarussians have “Thank you, Vladimir Putin,” said never seen such an abun- engineer Vladimir Nesterovich as he dance of gastronomic bought his son a €1.70 ($2.20) box of Odelights in their isolated Italian pastries at a supermarket in the ex-Soviet country — famously dubbed capital Minsk. “Europe’s last dictatorship” — and European imports like Brie or they have one man to thank: Vladimir Camembert were previously only avail- Putin. able at select gourmet food stores, at Inexpensive fresh seasonal fruits, prices two to three times higher than French and Italian cheeses, Belgian in Europe — an unaffordable treat for and Swiss chocolate, German candy most Belarussians. sets, dozens of types of Italian pasta But when the Russian strongman and even cans of French cat food are ordered a ban on EU food imports suddenly gracing the shelves of neigh- in August in retaliation for Western bourhood stores in Belarus. sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 3

suppliers were suddenly forced to redirect imports to Belarus, driving prices down. While Russian foodies are now forced to tighten their belts and learn to live without Swiss chocolates and Italian Parmesan cheese, ordinary Belarussians are eagerly discovering the joys of fine cuisine. “I had never eaten foreign-made cheeses,” university lecturer Alexander Vasilyev said. “But now I buy Mascarpone and spread it on my bread every morning. It turns out it is very tasty and I don’t want to eat until lunchtime.” Pensioner Andrei Fokin added: “During this season I am buying as many imported vegetables and fruit as I want.” A sales assistant at the supermar- ket confirmed that various types of Mascarpone had indeed proved a hit with customers, along with peaches and bell peppers at one euro ($1.30) per kilogramme. “Peaches and peppers are already sold out,” she said on a recent afternoon. This feast of fine food comes despite exhortations on state-controlled televi- sion that Belarussian-made products are best. Run by authoritarian leader Alexander Lukashenko since 1994, account for only around a quarter of delicacies, local producers are also Agriculture Centre at the National Belarus has been the subject of multiple foods available in Minsk stores while eager to cash in on Moscow’s confron- Academy of Sciences of Belarus. “Such EU sanctions and made self-reliance a food in provincial shops is nearly all tation with the West by ramping up opportunities happen once in 20 to 30 key plank of its government policies. locally sourced. exports to Russia. years.” According to its national programme Belarussians on average spend more Last month, local food exports to Privalov said Russian companies of food security, domestic products than 40 percent of their household Russia grew by seven percent, accord- were eager to buy Belarussian-made must account for 80 to 85 percent of income on food. ing to the agriculture ministry. products, saying lorries from as far as all food consumed in the country of “A golden age has started for east of the Ural mountains were queue- 9.5 million. ‘A golden age for exporters’ Belarussian exporters — a gold rush,” ing up outside local food factories. Imports such as saltwater fish As Belarussians lap up foreign-made said Fyodor Privalov, head of the Predictably, the reorientation towards Russian markets is putting the squeeze on Belarussian consumers as local produce becomes more expensive or disappears from stores altogether. The move comes hot on the heels of a swine flu outbreak that hit Belarus badly, a heavy blow to the industry. As a result, meat has disappeared from many provincial stores, and meat prices have climbed 32 percent since the start of the year. Some Belarussians lamented that the quality of local goods had recently gone downhill, blaming the change on exporters turning towards Russia. Pensioner Leonid Deiko said he could no longer find his favourite kind of milk made by regional producers. “I think all the good milk is being sent to Russia.” And, he added, he could not care less about the sudden cornucopia of Western food. “I don’t need imported products, I don’t even look at them.” AFP

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ASD students publish a book about respect QU College of

he American School of Doha (ASD) Pharmacy wins Twill be hosting a book launch to support the second book from its accolades school values series. The storybook is titled Respect and was created by stu- he Continuing Professional dents and teachers from ASD. TPharmacy Development Respect tells the story of Jessy, an (CPPD) programme at Qatar Alien on a secret mission to Earth, as University’s College of Pharmacy he visits The American School of Doha. (QU-CPH) won the ‘Outstanding Jessy must learn about humans, but he Education Award’ at the GCC is taught so much more along the way, Pharmaceutical Congress held in such as respect and kindness. Dubai recently. The book launch will feature ASD The award is bestowed on the students, the writers and illustrators of best programme covering com- Respect, as well as representatives from munity needs such as patient the AlFaisal Without Borders Foundation safety, pharmacoviligance, health and the Global Citizenship Fund. re-engineering and clinical phar- For information on this event, or to macy, adopting training and devel- pre-order your copy of Respect, contact oping academic staff, conducting [email protected]. research-related activities, and The Peninsula facilitating recruitment. Accepting the award, CPPD Coordinator and CPH associate professor Dr Nadir Kheir said: DPS-MIS triumphs “We are proud to receive such an honor for this program that con- in CBSE swimming tinues to grow and to have such a strong and valuable impact on competition the pharmacy and healthcare sector in Qatar. This follows PS-Modern Indian School (DPS- recent successes in which the DMIS) hosted the CBSE Qatar program achieved accreditation Cluster Swimming Competition from the Accreditation Council recently in its Olympic-size indoor for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) swimming pool. A total of 110 com- early this year, and from the petitions were organised for four age Supreme Council of Health Qatar groups — under-12, under-14, under- Council for Health Practitioners 16 and under-19 for both girls and last year. We will strive to ensure boys. Around 450 young and enthu- the program’s continuing quality siastic swimmers from six schools and excellence.” participated in the competition. CPH Dean Dr Ayman El Kadi DPS–MIS bagged the overall said: “This award recognition championship with 44 gold medals, 22 underlines our best efforts to silver medals and 10 bronze medals. add value to the goals of Qatar Al Khor International School secured National Vision and the National second position. Seen in the photo Health Strategy. It also advances are some of the winners with school the College’s vision to be the best officials. The Peninsula in the Middle East.” The Peninsula

IIS girls lift CBSE football title

deal Indian School (IIS) girls’ foot- Iball team claimed the CBSE Clusters Girl’s Football Championship held at MES Indian School recently defeating Al Khor International School in the finals scoring 4-3. The team comprising 18 students captained by Nilfat Ibrahim quali- fied for the CBSE Nationals which is scheduled to be held in India next month. Earlier, IIS team defeated MES Indian School scoring 4-2 to find their ways to the finals in a penalty shoot- out. The team is trained by Suman and other Physical Education faculty. Seen in the photo are team members with Principal Syed Shoukath Ali, Asst Headmistress Nazimabi, Head of Physical Education Nowfal and Coach Suman. The Peninsula COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 5

Bharathi prepares for Doha Marriott annual night function asudhaivam Kutumbakam”-The re-launches “VWorld is One Family will be the theme of annual night of Bharathi — an Salsa restaurant Indian association of Al Khor commu- nity. The annual function is popularly arriott opened the doors to the known as Indian Night. It is celebrated Mrenovated Salsa restaurant every year in association with Al Khor recently. Salsa features a colourful Club Management and this year it is graffiti wall, which gives it a very scheduled for the end of November. funky feel. The restaurant also intro- Klaus M Tiel, Head of Clubs, duced a new newspaper-style menu. Recreation & Community PR, The traditional Mexican/Tex- expressed that systematic planning Mex pass around dishes were a and dedicated efforts of Bharathi great hit with the guests. During Executive Committee will be essence the evening, they also unveiled ‘Wing of success of the mega event of com- Stings’, which they claim as the hot- munity Indians. test wings in town. The guests were More than 300 participants and helped to a creatively put together around 28 choreographers will be pre- ‘survival kit’ to douse off the sting. paring for the mega event. A meeting The Peninsula with choreographers and committee members were held to discuss various aspects of the event. The Peninsula

Flavours of BMW unveils i Urban Mega Shopper Morocco at he launch of BMW i8 plug-in has detailed blue colour handles Ritz-Carlton Doha Thybrid sports car has inspired and the stylish BMW i sub-brand the German automaker to extend signature. he Ritz-Carlton, Doha will soon their eco-friendly theme to life- The shopper is a part of the host chef Hassan Bouhout at the style accessories such as the BMW BMW i lifestyle accessory collec- Thotel from September 24 to 27. i Urban Mega Shopper. tion which includes the BMW i The Lagoon restaurant will transform into As part of the i collection, the Ballpoint Pen, BMW i notebook, a Moroccan oasis, where Chef Bouhout everyday travel bag is made from and BMW i solar charger. To high- will be presenting the finest authentic sustainable and modern materi- light the eco-friendly message, all Moroccan cuisine. als including leather tanned using the items are characterized with “We are delighted to be hosting Chef olive leaves and a felt-look fabric the BMW i signature in blue. Bouhout at The Lagoon restaurant to made from recycled PET. This The BMW i Urban Mega Shopper share a range of Mediterranean and lightweight tote has two compart- bag is on sale at BMW Group Arabic delicacies,” said Subin Dharman, ments to carry everything, and its importers across the Middle East Executive Assistant Manager of Food versatile design makes it easy to for USD196. and Beverage. “To further enhance carry everywhere. This tote bag The Peninsula the flavor of the occasion, we have also arranged for a folklore band from Morocco to be present during Chef Bouhout’s visit, creating an authentic Moroccan vibe with live entertainment for a truly memorable experience.” Bang & Olufsen The buffet spread at The Lagoon Restaurant will feature dishes combin- launches BeoVision ing spices such as cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, ginger, cayenne, paprika, anise Avant 85 seed and sesame seed. Chef Bouhout will offer an array of tantalizing, popular ang & Olufsen introduced Moroccan dishes such as; couscous; the state-of-the-art TV, the plumped semolina grains served with a “BeoVision Avant 85’’, for variety of toppings including tagine and Bits clients in Qatar. The new lamb with apricots; bisteeya, a delecta- model is an enhanced version of the ble three-layer pie which is both savoury acclaimed BeoVision Avant 55 intro- and sweet, wrapped with the thinnest of duced earlier this year in Qatar. pastry; mechoui; tender roasted lamb; The latest design delivers an unex- and djaj msharmel which comprises of pected and astounding home viewing succulent roasted chicken cooked with experience which will soon be available olives and lemon. at Bang & Olufsen Store in Lagoona For a sweet finale there are des- Mall. serts such as kaab el ghzal or “gazelle’s The majestic 85 inch screen size of horns”, a pastry stuffed with almond BeoVision Avant 85 sets the perfect paste and topped with sugar; and honey stage for a truly cinematic movie expe- cakes, which are pretzel-shaped pieces rience with family and friends or an An extraordinary home experience: with an impressive display size. Thus, of dough, deep-fried and dipped into a enthusiastic sports night with crystal Following the successful reception the new flagship television displays hot pot of honey, sprinkled with sesame clear action images and an engag- of BeoVision Avant 55, Bang & Olufsen Ultra High-Definition (4K) picture and seeds. This can be accompanied by the ing surround sound that unfolds an now introduces an ambitious upscale of the renowned Bang & Olufsen sound in popular Moroccan Green Tea with Mint. enthralling stadium sensation in the the popular format, which magnifies one elegantly designed and beautifully The Peninsula living room. the unique features and combines them crafted TV experience. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 FOOD

Any vinegar will do; experiment with rice and fruit vinegars. Add a garlic clove, pickling spice, dill seed, Indian whole spices, pink or Sichuan peppercorns, sugar or honey, citrus zest. The accompanying recipe will get you started: Think of it as a road map. Preparation of the pickle is paramount. Slice Pickled peppers off the stem and green skirt (the top, at the base of the stem) unless the pepper is just-this-minute picked. Wilting stems don’t look or feel appealing when pickled. Keep snacking peppers, a.k.a. Yummy for the refrigerator Peppers, whole. If you’re a heat-seeker, do the same with jalapenos. Pierce peppers with a paring knife to encourage the brine to seep into the middle of the each pepper in the jar. Core with a small spoon or scoop to extract the seeds, if you wish. I remove them just before serving because the seeds carry flavour, too. Whole pickled peppers are a flavourful, textural addition to any meal. Jalapenos, sliced into rings, are convenient for scattering over scrambled eggs, tacos and burritos or stirring into corn bread batter. Serranos work as rings, although I prefer them in strips for sneaking into quesadillas and tortas. Play with this recipe to find your personal pickled pepper, the one you prefer. Then pop a few jars in the refrigerator; the peppers last a month or longer (in my experience, the rings and strips hold up longer than whole peppers), and, although it seems impos- sible, we’re getting awfully close to that pickled- pepper-friendly, post-Thanksgiving turkey sandwich. Whole Pickled Snacking Peppers 18 servings (makes 3 pints) In this one instance, as this is a refrigerator pickle and will not be processed, there is no need to use a special canning jar. Use any pretty jar (with a tight- fitting lid) lurking in the back of the cabinet, or brine the pickles in a bowl you can cover. Make Ahead: The whole peppers need 5 days’ marinating time before serving. The peppers can be refrigerated for at least 1 month. From Cathy Barrow, author of Mrs. Wheelbarrow’s Practical Pantry: Recipes and Techniques for Year- Round Preserving (Norton, November 2014).

Ingredients About 1 pound whole, small orange snacking peppers (often called Yummy Peppers; see Variation) 3 teaspoons pickling spice (optional) 3 strips lemon peel, each about 2 inches long (optional) 2 cups non-chlorinated water 1 cup distilled white vinegar 1 cup apple vinegar 1 tablespoon kosher salt 1 tablespoon sugar 3 cloves garlic (optional)

Method: Trim off and discard the stem ends of the peppers. Use a paring knife to stab each pepper three or four times, so the brine will suffuse the pepper inside and out. Snugly pack the peppers into the jars. If using, add 1 teaspoon pickling spice and 1 lemon peel strip to each jar. Combine the water, white and cider vinegars, salt, sugar and garlic, if using, in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over high heat for 1 minute, making sure the salt and sugar have dissolved, then pour By Cathy Barrow enough brine over the peppers to submerge them; — of the bounty. there should be brine left over. Allow the peppers Enter the pickled pepper: a briny, crunchy, brightly to absorb the brine for 15 minutes, then add more n late summer, when the sun is strong and coloured snack that bumps up the interest quotient brine, pressing down on the peppers to encourage bright, all peppers begin to blush with colour. in any meal. This is a refrigerator pickle, with no them to stay submerged. Repeat the brine additions Whether sweet or hot, every variety of cap- canning necessary. In fact, the heat of a boiling- every 15 minutes or so for the next hour. You might Isicum relies on the warmth of soil and sun to water canner plays havoc with the crisp factor, so not use all of the brine in the end. ripen and turn red, orange, yellow or purple. The this recipe works only when the results are kept cold. Cap and refrigerate for 5 days before serving. heat brings out the flowers, too, so the plants use The ratios are immutable. One part vinegar to one Variation: If you’d rather cut the whole peppers this last burst to produce like mad. If you have a part non-chlorinated water. One tablespoon of salt into strips or rings, they will brine more rapidly and garden, you know the pleasure — and the challenge for each quart of liquid. After that, it’s up for grabs. will be ready to eat in 2 days. WP-Bloomberg BOOKS PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 7 In Burton’s The Miniaturist, a house is a life

By Verity Watkins written by Rowling as her alter ego Robert Galbraith. essie Burton (pictured) thought Finding her marriage loveless, Nella small when she wrote her debut pours her desires into constructing a novel, but much to her surprise miniature life, which takes on a super- Jit’s been sold in 30 countries natural quality as it mirrors her own. and, during one heady week in August, The book was inspired by Petronella shifted more copies than J K Rowling’s Oortman’s real cabinet house in the recent offering. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. “Unless you were a complete maniac “The miniatures up close are amaz- you’d never expect that,” she said. ing, the skill in shrinking something so The Miniaturist is set in 17th-century beautifully but you can’t get at it: it’s Amsterdam, a world of water, dank out of your reach,” Burton said. mists and suppressed feelings, and tells The 31-year-old Burton, after stints of a young bride, Nella, whose wedding of child acting, read English at Oxford gift is a cabinet house — an exquisitely and drama at the Central School of crafted miniature replica of her own Speech and Drama. She talked about house. what inspired her foray into literature. A bit like Donna Tartt’s The Goldfinch, it seems to have struck a What so intrigued you about the rich vein with a clever plot premise house? backed up by scrupulous research. Nella’s house is filled with the para- To date it’s sold 31,453 hardback cop- phernalia of everyday life: china, cots, ies overall, Burton’s publicist said, com- screens pots and pans. Many of the pared with 58,147 for The Silk Road, artefacts are things which have not survived in actual size, so to social historians it is invaluable. It describes a life.

The Oortmans were real people, but you haven’t used their lives. How come? It was only my Dutch editor that told me that Nella buried one husband benign. and a child, then married again. I was I don’t believe there’s an objective Who are your three favourite very glad not to have known that. The reality, we all construct our own sto- authors? only thing I wanted to take as a char- ries to make sense of our lives. The Of all time? Charlotte Bronte, Hilary acter was the doll’s house. miniaturist could be simply a highly Mantel, and Margaret Atwood. Historical accuracy is important in perceptive observer, but she’s deliber- terms of how they behaved, what they ately ambiguous. You were an actress — what have ate, but no one can know how those How much is Nella jumping to these we seen you in? people truly thought. suggestions because she can’t bear to Not much. I did a lot of theatre work. take control of her own life? When you see an actor on stage and In your own mind how far does you truly don’t know what they are the supernatural foretelling of the What is the appeal of the Nella going to do next, it’s exciting. I learnt miniaturist character go? character for a 21st century woman? that what a character doesn’t say is as The miniaturist for me is a question I didn’t intend to write this charac- important as what they do say. of perception and what people want ter with a 17th-century crust inside a to believe. Cornelia the maid is highly modern girl, but what she has is spirit You are digitally savvy. Is that suspicious, whereas Nella sees her as and determination; she can be judg- important for authors? mental as many 18-year-olds can be, Although we use social media so and makes mistakes but yet she learns. fluidly, and even ignorantly — I don’t People are sympathetic to her will- think we’ve got the measure of what I don’t believe there’s an objective reality, ingness to adapt. She’s a survivor. it means. For many people, our virtual lives are becoming as valid and solid as we all construct our own stories to make How did you create the watery our real lives. city so well? Perhaps if Nella had had Twitter she sense of our lives. The miniaturist could I set it in winter on purpose - mist, wouldn’t have been so concerned with light and dark, the play of the visual. her miniature house. be simply a highly perceptive observer, but The Dutch were so obsessed with the water, and their relationship with it. Will books be here in 50 years? she’s deliberately ambiguous. The sea had twice flooded their land Oh yes, definitely. I think the physi- to great damage, tens of thousands of cal book will be clung to harder than people drowned. people think. Reuters 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 9

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Jay Z, Beyonce renew wedding vows Khubsoorat: This one ingers Jay Z and Beyonce Knowles, who have been surrounded by would make Hrishida smile Srumours that their marriage is in trouble, reportedly renewed their By Subhash K. Jha wedding vows when the latter celebrated her 33rd birthday earlier this month. The couple had a small ceremony in Corsica, France, with only family Film: Khubsoorat and close friends in attendance, a source told Grazia magazine, reports Cast: Sonam Kapoor, Fawad Khan, Kirron Kher, Ratna Pathak Shah femalefirst.co.uk. Director: Shashanka Ghosh “They were joined on a private beach by Beyonce’s mum Tina, their daughter Blue Ivy and a small group of close friends and recited a new eet Mili Chakravarty, the doughty physiotherapist daughter of a Bengali set of vows during a short but very romantic ceremony, which doubled Mfather (played by an aptly nondescript actor) and a loudmouthed up as a birthday celebration. Punjabi mother (Kirron Kher). “The small wedding party celebrated with food made by the couple’s “Everyone in my family has gone after my mother... even my father,” private chef. Afterwards, they rented a luxury $500,000 a yacht to cruise Mili happily informs her open-mouthed royal hosts. She has come to treat around Italy, which they have been calling their second honeymoon. the patriarch’s inert limps. But here’s the thing. It’s the spirit she wants to “From now on, they intend to mark the day of the ceremony as their massage into awakening. new wedding anniversary and have told friends they are focusing firmly Khubsoorat, Shashanka Ghosh’s revisionist version of Hrishikesh on their future together,” the source said. Mukherjee’s 1980 comedy, is a decorous yet devilish take on the original Jay Z and Beyonce wed each other in 2008, and have one daughter material, while the Rathod family, where Mili storms in, is nothing like the together in 2012. upper middleclass parivaar in Hrishida’s family. In the earlier film, the family suffered from a case of matriarchal tyranny. Here the problems in the royal family are a bit more dense and deep. Here the stiff-upper-lipped mother, interestingly played by Dina’s daughter Ratna Pathak Shah, has a serious problem with happiness. To laugh and Parents at sea about Clooney’s gift enjoy makes her feel guilty for reasons that I’d rather not reveal. Wisely, Ghosh has done away with the large joint family of brothers and ctor George their wives in the royal clan. The focus in the royal family is on the heir- AClooney is set apparent Vikram Rathod played with a jaunty flair by Fawad Khan. to marry Amal Khan is unmistakably a prized discovery of the year. He plays a guy Alamuddin at the encumbered by his affinity to his mother’s brand of royal posturing but end of the month. But dying to get out of it. the actor’s parents Sonam Kapoor’s Mili provides just the excuse he’s looking for. Their scenes are finding it hard to together are written in a rush of a mushy romance and sly sitcom. find him a wedding The writing strives to be smart and slick and succeeds to a large degree. gift. In an interview Very often the couple’s spoken words are accompanied by voiceovers sug- with Grazia maga- gesting lines that are left unspoken between them. zine, Clooney’s dad The texture of the togetherness between the Bengali-Punjabi girl and the Nick and mom Nina No escape from this cliffhanger Rajput royal prince is constantly perky. The wafer-thin storyline is kept shared their dilemma. vigilantly vibrant by the couple’s growing fondness. Class differences are They don’t know if he brought out in handsomely mounted sensibly written scenes that are not wants a gift or would over-anxious to involve us. By Michael O’Sullivan prefer them to make this village of thatched huts and anything except his name, along with saying goes, curiosity may kill the If Hrishikesh Mukherjee were alive, he would have surely chuckled at a donation, reports hammocks appears to be a prison of another 30 days’ worth of supplies. cat, but without it, how are you going this winking wacky wallop of a homage. Shashanka Ghosh is reverent of the femalefirst.co.uk. ike the book that inspired it sorts, inhabited by a gaggle of appar- But something is different about to kick down the door onto the next original without being slavishly faithful. The end result is a hugely engaging “I haven’t got them — the first of a trilogy that ently amnesiac adolescent boys — Thomas, as several of the other boys of your nine lives? melange of a classic’s rebirth and sassy mirth. a wedding present yet includes The Scorch Trials Gladers — who have, over the course note. The Maze Runner defies expecta- Sonam sheds all her because we haven’t Land The Death Cure — The of their mysterious, three-year This observation, in and of itself, tions on several levels, not the least inhibitions to deliver decided what to get, Maze Runner movie is one heck of a incarceration, developed a highly makes Thomas sound exactly like of which is its avoidance of the now an unselfconscious or if they would prefer cliffhanger. If the theatre had been regimented tribal social structure the hero of every other teenage seemingly requisite teen-romance performance as the some kind of donation,” Nina said. selling tickets to the next installment featuring assigned jobs. drama. But Thomas isn’t especially subplot. Although a girl (Kaya rebel with a domestic Clooney and Alamuddin became engaged in April of this year, and will of the dystopian thriller (already The most elite of these is the job fast, smart, strong, talented or brave. Scodelario) shows up in the Glade cause. She seems to wed in Venice later this month. greenlighted by 20th Century Fox, of Runner. As it turns out, the wall In fact, he’s just as scared as eve- soon after Thomas does, there is, have so much fun with although no release date has been conceals a maze, the door to which ryone else, as he tells us. Yet he’s refreshingly, no canoodling, merely her part we just can’t set), I would have bought one before opens every day between sunrise also so willing to question the status an understandable perplexity among stop partaking of her I left the lobby. and sunset. During daylight hours, quo that, three days after his arrival, her male peers, who have been living delight. That’s about the worst thing I can Runners — and no one else — are Thomas defies the Gladers’ rules and so long in their enforced man cave The pace is often say about the film: It’s not quite a tasked with exploring the maze’s enters the maze, where he not only that they’ve forgotten what anything languid, though. Harry Styles spends £10,000 on lamp full meal. But if the soup course is as contours, mapping them while survives a night inside, but comes else feels like. “Are all girls like this?” While Sonam Kapoor satisfying as the salad, I’ll gladly wait looking for an exit. It’s a job made out having killed a Griever. asks one of the youngest boys (Blake does very well in her ne Direction band singer Harry Styles has reportedly splashed out a year for the next serving. more complicated by the fact that The sequences set inside the Cooper) with a tone of reverence and romantic scenes, the moments where she takes on matriarchal tyranny O£10,000 on an arty lamp in a bid to make his home more fashionable. As incomplete as the narrative is, the maze changes configuration maze are viscerally claustrophobic, awe, as the new prisoner showers don’t work as effectively as Rekha’s mutinous moments with Dina Pathak Styles have spent the huge sum on the lamp, designed by his jewellery The Maze Runner delivers on almost while they sleep, and more danger- yet Ball evokes a visual mood that’s her cohort with a barrage of rocks, in the original. designer pal Dominic Jones and artists Thomas Campbell and Joe Armitage, every other level. Directed by Wes ous by the fact that its corridors closer to the interior of a cathedral. mere minutes after climbing out of The dinner-table tension is undermined by the absence of a dramatic to keep up with his fashionable friends, including Kate Moss and Cara Ball, a creator of animated shorts are patrolled by monstrous, spider- The filmmaker has a knack for chills the elevator. density in the conflict between an unrelenting woman and a girl determined Delevingne, reports mirror.co.uk. and visual effects making his fea- like sentries called Grievers. Part and thrills, ratcheting up the stakes So do they get out? to break her rules. At the end of the film, I found myself smiling and rooting “Harry’s got a real eye for style and takes decorating his pad very seri- ture debut, the adaptation of James machine and part muscle, Grievers and excitement every time Thomas That would be telling. And given for the couple’s inevitable reunion. ously. He might be away a lot with the band, but he wants to make sure Dasher’s novel is visually stylish, will kill anyone who gets stuck inside — who is quickly recruited as a the torque of the twisty ending, it While Sonam comes into her own with a role that demands high-octane his home is really classy,” a source said. suspenseful and original. Ball has the maze after dark. Runner after he discovers a previ- isn’t a yes-or-no question either. involvement from her on every level, Fawad is an ample royal foil. Kirron “He wants to show off his art to family and friends and is proud of his described the film as Lord of the Flies Into this dead-end scenario lands a ously unknown portal — steps inside Sure, The Maze Runner unravels Kher as Sonam’s boisterous Punjabi mother is laugh-out-loud comfortable collection,” the source added. meets Lost — a somewhat grandiose- boy named Thomas (Dylan O’Brien). the maze. a few mysteries, but it spins even as the aggressive middleclass matriarchal bully. The bejewelled lamp is being completed while Styles is on tour in the sounding pedigree that turns out to He’s the latest inmate to arrive via But the movie is about more than more. Thomas, as it happens, isn’t Royalty or middleclass, this Khubsoorat is easily and serenely ensconced US and will then be delivered to his four-bedroom home in north London. be surprisingly apt. the subterranean freight elevator a puzzle, or the Gladers’ search for the only one dying of curiosity here. in worlds that are not only dissimilar but also irreconcilable. IANS The Maze Runner is set inside a that ascends, once a month, into answers to the questions of who put As the closing credits roll, you likely bucolic compound surrounded by a the middle of the Glade, carrying them there and why. It’s a parable will be too. massive wall. Known as the Glade, one more kid who can’t remember about the power of curiosity. As the WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPAIN CATALONIA EYES INDEPENDENCE REFERENDUM Catalonia is heading for a showdown with the Spanish government referendum on independence on November 9 ANDORRA FRANCE P Y R E N E E S SPAIN Girona CATALONIA Lleida Barcelona a e S Tarragona n e a a n r r i t e e d M 50km COUNTDOWN TO REFERENDUM 30 miles SPAIN 2006: Reformed version of Nov: Snap elections held in Catalonia – new giving regional government greater Catalan parliament has comes into force 107 out of 135 MPs supporting 2010: Constitutional Court in self-determination referendum Madrid strikes down key provisions Jan 2013: Sovereignty declaration of statute in response to complaint by adopted by Catalan parliament Apr 2014: Spanish parliament Court rules there is no legal basis votes against transferring referendum for recognising Catalonia as nation powers to Catalonia Sep 2012:! Sep: Hundreds of thousands of in independence rally in Barcelona Catalans form “V” for “vote” along Spanish Prime Minister calling for their right to vote Mariano Sep 19: Catalan parliament Rajoy rejects approves bill enabling Catalonia call by Catalan to hold nonbinding referendum president Artur on Nov 9 – central government Mas (right) for set to challenge law in greater fiscal Constitutional Court independence Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 11

Yoga improves health, reduces stress: Experts Start early for a lifetime of oga is the best way to tackle anxiety, stress Yand psycho neurotic disorders, easily result- ing in better health and regulation of stress good vision and healthy eyes hormones, health experts said. They said that it has been scientifically proven that yoga is very effective in curing dis- orders related to diet problems, hypertensions, diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity.” “Yoga is a way of life. It can give people a stress free mind,” said S C Manchanda, senior consultant cardiologist, Gangaram Hospital in New Delhi. Manchanda was speaking at a discussion on “Why is modern medicine looking at Yoga” held at the India International Center (IIC). “People think that they can either go for yoga or the allopathic medicine to cure dis- eases. But they need to understand that Yoga is effective in lowering mental stress and giv- ing a better and happy life during and post- treatment like in heart-related diseases and diabetics,” he said. According to the experts, over 2.5 million peo- ple in India die of heart-related diseases every year and currently over seven million citizens in the country are suffering from diabetes. Ramesh Bijlani, former professor physiol- ogy at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) said: “Seventy percent of the diseases in patients are caused due to the kind of lifestyle By Jessica Harlan they have led in the last one decade or so, so for exam before turning one. The American Optometric that it is compulsory for them to undergo medi- Association has a recommended schedule of exams for cation, but to get a happy and better life after f your mother told you to eat your carrots so older kids, available online at: bit.ly/1uBu4BC. treatment Yoga can be pursued on a daily basis.” you’d be able to see in the dark, she was right. Children should also be tested for visual skills He said that yoga helps in bringing happi- IIt turns out that feeding kids carrots is just one before starting school — not just sight, but how eyes ness, and being happy in life can curb up to 30 of a number of things parents can do to promote a track, depth perception, 3D vision, and sustained percent chances of suffering from any kind of lifetime of healthy eyes and good vision. focusing. “If a child is found to have deficient visual diseases. Other things include regular eye exams, and sun- skills, treatment with optometric vision therapy can Naming some of the yoga exercises, Naresh glasses or hats to shade kids’ eyes, experts say. result in dramatic improvements in a child’s visual Gupta, Director-Professor, Maulana Azad While so-called refractive error (that is, the need comfort,” Chung said. Medical College said, normal stretching, for vision correction) and eye disease is sometimes Finally, many parents don’t think of putting sun- Pranayams and Savasans can keep one’s men- hereditary, and some eye disease is congenital, glasses on their kids, but experts say it should be tal status healthy and keep stress and anxiety some issues are preventable, said Dr. Ron Weber, as second nature as other sun protection. “If your at bay. an Atlanta-based ophthalmologist. kid is in a situation where you’re putting sunscreen For example, myopia, or nearsightedness, “not only on their skin, that should prompt you to also put a has a genetic component but is also influenced by hat on to shade their eyes, and maybe sunglasses,” Say cheese! Dairy products how kids use their eyes during childhood,” he said said Weber. by phone. Added Chung, “Children’s crystalline lens are par- good for health: Study He said that extended close work, such as reading, ticularly susceptible to UV radiation and due to their has long been suspected to cause nearsightedness. young age (they) are at a higher risk of accumulative onsuming dairy products is good for health Recent support for the association has come from a effects that lead to premature cataracts when they Cand can also reduce the risk of metabolic study in which people with a higher level of education are older.” diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes, were more likely to have myopia, purportedly because She said that because children spend a lot of time new research shows. they spend more time reading or working on comput- outdoors, it’s important to make sure that the direct Dietary guidelines recommend the daily con- ers. Another study showed that children who spend exposure to sunlight doesn’t damage their retinas. sumption of 2-4 portions of milk-based products more time outdoors are less likely to become myopic. She advises parents to look for sunglasses that block such as milk, yogurt, cheese, cream and butter. But these findings don’t mean kids should be dis- out 99 to 100 percent of UV-A and UV-B radiation, “Additional well designed intervention studies couraged from reading or working on the computer. screen out 75 to 90 percent of visible light, and have are needed to ascertain the effects of increased Instead, Weber suggests, make sure a child’s envi- lenses that are gray for proper color recognition. dairy consumption on metabolic health in ronment is well-lit while they are doing close work. As for those carrots? “Vitamin deficiencies, par- healthy and in metabolically deteriorated popu- Parents should also help kids get into the habit of ticularly vitamin A, can damage vision,” said Weber. lations,” said Iwona Rudkowska, scientist at the holding their reading material at the optimal dis- “So, yes, carrots are good for your eyes. We also know endocrinology and nephrology department in tance – about 18 to 22 inches, he said. Finally, taking now that macular degeneration, which is a disease of the CHU de Quebec Research Center. a break every five minutes or so, to let the eyes relax the elderly, is associated with a deficiency of antioxi- To study the link between dairy intake and and focus on an object in the distance, will also help. dant vitamins. The development (of this disease) can specific metabolic risks in a healthy population, One of the most important things a parent can be slowed by eating antioxidant vitamins and fresh researchers studied the dairy eating habits of do to help head off eye disease and vision problems fruits and vegetables, especially greens. It’s good for 233 healthy French-Canadians. is to make sure their child gets regular eye exams, kids to develop those habits now.” They also monitored how dairy consumption beginning early in life. Chung pointed out that eating a lot of carrots may have an effect on their overall metabolic “The majority of vision problems in children are won’t have a direct effect on a child’s vision. But, health. preventable and treatable,” said Dr. Ida Chung, she agreed, “Carrots do contain Vitamin A. The eye They findings appeared in the journal Applied president of the College of Optometrists in Vision does need good nutrition to develop which includes Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. Development. “Eye conditions, whether hereditary or Vitamin A.” Agencies not, can best be managed by having the child receive Omega-3 fatty acids are also important for proper their first eye examination as early as possible.” eye and vision development, she added. Chung recommends that children have their first eye Reuters 12 PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY iPhone 6 Plus: It’s big and feels great

Apple’s first ‘phablet’, at 5.5in, feels ridiculously oversized but quickly feels familiar - as long as your hands are big enough.

on the 4in screen of the iPhone 5 will Apple via the 90 percent. welcome the extra 88 percent of screen Many of the best things about the 6 real estate. Apple has also introduced Plus — widgets, third-party keyboards, a “Zoomed” viewing setting that really “extensions” to create app-based does inflate everything as though you’d workflows — will only be exploited by slapped a magnifying glass over it all new apps that appear in the next few — the “grandpa setting”, if you like. months as developers get to grips with Another concession to the gigantism the new size and the potential it offers By Charles Arthur is the “two-tap” gesture: double-tap them. For now, though, it’s a surpris- found that I would reach for the larger the home button lightly, and in por- ingly big phone that becomes increas- screen, given the choice, just because trait mode the top of the screen slides ingly familiar with use. oo big. This thing’s too big. you can read a lot more on it. down to the halfway mark, so that you Waaay too big. It’s... actually, The battery life is also better (pro- can reach any part of the screen with- Price that screen is pretty nice, portionally more of the phone consists out adjusting your hand position. The iPhone 6 Plus costs from Tisn’t it? Wow, you really can of batteries); and it has the same pleas- Apple’s other tweak, specifically QR3199 for 16GB storage (for pre get a lot of content on there, can’t you? ing, rounded feel of the 6. for the 6 Plus, is that when the home order at Ooreedoo website. Hey, my hand’s getting used to the size. The comparison becomes especially screen is rotated into landscape mode, It’s quite comfortable, isn’t it? harsh against last year’s Galaxy Note the dock moves to the side; in the Mail Verdict And that’s how it goes with the 3, which has a 5.7in (14.5cm) screen app, you get a “two-up” view, with Choosing between the iPhone 6 iPhone 6 Plus. I expected to find it far at 1920x1080 pixels. The Note’s body email headers on the left and body text Plus and the smaller iPhone 6 could too big, and at first my expectations is almost exactly the same size, but on the right. Other apps will probably be surprisingly difficult if your hand, were met. But give it a few minutes, chrome-edged — which looks terribly follow suit in exploiting this. and your wallet, is large enough. It is perhaps a couple of days, and you’ll retro now — with a wart-like cam- Samsung, by contrast, offers vari- large, yet the extra screen space is a find yourself strangely attracted to its era. The iPhone 6 Plus camera sticks ous different user interface tweaks on boon. But that also makes it unwieldy, huge-seeming screen. out too — an entire millimetre — but the Note: there’s a quick app switching and could increase the risk of dropping “Phablets”, as the 5.5in (14 cm)-plus there’s no comparison in looks or feel. menu on the left-hand side, and you it. Compared to other phablets, it’s screen size is described (which seems can also run two apps at a time (and lighter and thinner – but not cheaper to derive from Scott Webster in June Camera resize each). The app switcher is just Pros: large and thin; bright screen; 2010, then referring to a 7in Huawei The 6 Plus has optical image stabili- intrusive, though the two-up configu- best battery life of any iPhone; adap- device), are increasingly popular. In sation (OIS) — long a staple of top-end ration clearly has potential uses (say, tations for extra-large screen; iOS 8 Asia and particularly China, they’re Nokia (now Microsoft) Lumia phones messaging while looking at a map). allows third-party keyboards, work- very popular, though less so in the US — so that films taken while moving Samsung also has a stylus — though flow extensions and widgets and much less so in Europe. They make aren’t jerky. Instagram’s Hyperlapse I’ve heard internal data that suggests Cons: pricey; may be unwieldy if you up about 15 percent of sales, although got there first (calling on the gyro- it’s used only 10 percent of the time, don’t have particularly large hand. that’s growing fast. scope), but the 6 Plus also adds 240fps which in turn implies a big chance for The Guardian slow-motion filming; expect this device Enter the iPhone to become the new “must-have” among Since 2011, Samsung has had the photographers who like travelling high-end phablet market to itself light. with the Galaxy Note range, now in its fourth generation. Now, it has competi- Screen and usability tion — and the Apple brand could badly Many apps will need rewriting to dent its South Korean rival’s sales. deal with the new screen, which feels Compared to the 4.7in iPhone 6, as though it inflates text in apps that the 6 Plus soon stops feeling absurd don’t use Apple’s text system. Then when you try them side by side. I often again, those who struggled to read text

SPECIFICATIONS Screen: 5.5in, 1920x1080 401ppi LED; 1300:1 contrast ratio Processor: A8 64-bit ARM with M8 motion coprocessor RAM: 1GB Storage: 16GB, 64GB, 128GB Operating system: iOS 8 Camera: back: 8MP with 1.5micron pixels, f2.2, Optical image stabilisation, 240fps video, sapphire lens cover, auto-HDR, face detection, 43-megapixel panorama, burst mode 10fps; 1080p video at 30fps or 60fps. Front camera: 1.2MP (1280x960), f2.2, 720p HD, burst mode. Connectivity: LTE, Wi-Fi a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.0 with BLE, NFC; VoLTE (voice over LTE) capability, Wi-Fi call handoff capability Dimensions: 158.1 x 778 x 7.1mm Weight: 172g Others: TouchID fingerprint sensor; NFC payment capability for ApplePay COMICS & MORE PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 13

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Salmon Salmoon Tunny Tounn Sole Samak moosa Eel anklees Shark Qirš Hoy en la Historia Dolphin Doulfeen September 21, 2013 Saw-sh Samaki alminšar Al-Shabab gunmen attacked a Pilchard Samaki sardeen shopping mall in Nairobi, killing 67 people. The militants claimed it Whale oot was in retaliation for Kenyan ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised military deployment in Somalia 1784: The first successful daily newspaper in the United States, the Pennsylvania Packet and Daily Baby Blue by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman Advertiser, was first published 1964: Malta gained independence after 164 years of British rule 1965: The United Nations welcomed three new members, Gambia, Singapore and the Maldives 2010: Over 15,000 people fled their homes after a government offensive against rebels in southern Yemen Picture: Associated Press © 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.

Zits by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

AFTERNOON, BEDTIME, DARKNESS, DAWN, DAYBREAK, DAYLIGHT, DAYTIME, DIURNAL, DUSK, EVENING, EVENTIDE, FIRST LIGHT, FORENOON, GLOAMING, LIGHT, MIDNIGHT, MOONBEAM, MOONLIGHT, MORN, MORNING, NIGHT, NIGHTFALL, NIGHTTIME, NOCTURNAL, NOON, RAYS, STARLIGHT, SUNBEAM, SUNDOWN, SUNLIGHT, SUNRISE, SUNSET, SUNSHINE, TWILIGHT. 14 PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 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 | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 15

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Teenage Mutant Ninja (3D/Action) – 3.00pm

LANDMARK Drive Hard (2D/Action) – 5.00 & 9.00pm 06:00 Barbie Of Swan 07:30 House At The 2 10:30 Sapne Suhane 13:45 I Didn't Do It 06:50 Wheeler Dealers Lake End Of The A Walk Among The Tombstones (2D/Action) – 7.00 & 11.00pm Ladakpan Ke 14:10 Sabrina: Secrets 07:40 Bike Battles 09:30 Astro Boy Street-PG15 11:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya Of A Teenage 08:30 Siberian Cut 12:45 The Polar 09:00 True Love- – 2.30 & 11.00pm The Maze Runner (2D/Action) 12:00 Doli Armaano Ki Witch 09:20 Outback Truckers Express 11:00 Abandoned- 12:30 Chef Special 14:35 Mako Mermaids 10:10 Alaska: The Last 13:00 Dark Tide- The Giver (2D/Drama) – 4.30 & 9.00pm 18:00 Astro Boy 3 13:00 Pavitra Rishta 15:00 Space Buddies Frontier 20:00 Marvel's The 15:00 Snow Flower Munnariyippu (2D/Malayalam) – 6.30pm 13:30 Kumkum Bhagya 16:25 Prank Stars 11:00 Porter Ridge Invincible Iron And The Secret 14:00 Jamai Raja 16:35 Liv And Maddie 11:25 Porter Ridge Man Fan-PG15 Daawat E Ishq (2D/Hindi) – 2.30pm 14:30 Bandhan 17:00 Liv And Maddie 11:50 Americarna 21:45 Everyone's 17:00 True Love- 15:00 Doli Armaano Ki 17:20 Sabrina: Secrets 12:15 Americarna Hero 19:00 Knife Fight- Drive Hard (2D/Action) – 4.45 & 6.30pm 1 15:30 Jodha Akbar Of A Teenage 12:40 How It's Made 23:30 Barbie Magic 21:00 Machine Gun 16:00 Kasamh Se Witch 16:00 Lost And Sold Munnariyippu (2D/Malayalam) – 8.15 & 10.30pm 17:00 Hum Paanch 17:45 Dog With A Blog 16:50 Storage Hunters The 7th Dwarfs (2D/Animation) – 3.00pm 17:30 Hum Paanch 18:10 Dog With A Blog 18:55 Dynamo: ROYAL 18:00 Teenovation 18:30 Wolfblood Impossible 20:50 Dog With A Blog 2 The Maze Runner (2D/Action) –5.00 & 7.00pm 18:30 Zee Connect 19:45 You Have Been 12:00 The Beautician 09:00 Straight A's- Season 4 21:15 Dog With A Blog Warned And The Beast- 11:00 All Is Lost-PG15 A Walk Among The Tombstones (2D/Action) – 9.00 & 11.00pm PLAZA 19:00 Sapne Suhane 21:40 Dog With A Blog 20:35 What Happened 14:00 King Ralph- 13:00 The Sapphires- Ladakpan Ke 22:00 Good Luck 14:45 White House Teenage Mutant Ninja (3D/Action) – 2.30 & 4.30pm Next? 16:00 Old Stock- 19:30 Bandhan Charlie 21:25 Siberian Cut 18:00 BASEketball- Down 20:00 Jamai Raja 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 22:15 Outback Truckers 17:00 Straight A's- 3 Khoobsurat (2D/Hindi) – 6.30pm 20:00 Step 20:30 India's Best 22:50 Shake It Up 23:05 Alaska: The Last Brothers-18 18:45 Life Of Pi The Giver (2D/Drama) – 9.00 & 11.00pm Cinestar Ki Khoj 23:10 Wolfblood Frontier 22:00 The Big 21:00 The Details 22:00 Qubool Hai 23:35 Wolfblood 23:55 Porter Ridge Lebowski 23:00 Parker 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 21 SEPTEMBER 2014 POTPOURRI

Banana peel study, Former winners of real Nobels handed that she was microchipped and that the out the spoof awards at a ceremony owner’s information was current.” Events in Qatar ugly art research win at Harvard University in Cambridge, When Gidget was brought to Massachusetts. The ceremony included the Bonnie Hays Animal Shelter in Ig Nobel spoof awards a three-act mini-opera about people who Hillsboro, Oregon, as a stray earlier The Arabic Script stop eating food and instead nourish this month, she had been missing since When: Till September 30; 9am-6pm esearchers who measured the slip- themselves entirely with pills, inspired April 22. Where: AaQool Atrium, Qatar Foundation Rperiness of banana peels and the by the pill-heavy diet of Google engi- Wood declined to name Gidget’s Recreation Centre, Education City reactions of reindeer to humans in neering director Ray Kurzweil. owners, saying they were trying to What: The display at this calligraphy exhibition includes authentic calligraphy polar bear suits were among the win- A personal favorite of Marc raise funds to bring the dog back east. artworks dating as far back as the 9th ners of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes for Abrahams, editor of the Annals and Century, and showcases the finest comical scientific achievements. architect of the Ig Nobels, was a study pieces from famous calligraphers The annual prizes, meant to enter- by a team of Norwegian and German Armed with banana, man Hamdulla Al-Amasi and Hafiz Osman, in tain and encourage global research and researchers who tested how reindeer robs Philadelphia store, addition to the exceptional work of Qatari innovation, are awarded by the Annals react to seeing humans wearing polar calligrapher Ali Hassan Al Jaber. of Improbable Research as a whimsical bear costumes. slips away on bike Free entry counterpart to the Nobel Prizes which “I’ve never in my life met anyone will be announced next month. who disguised himself as a polar bear man armed with a banana robbed a Among the 10 awards, four went to to frighten a reindeer,” Abrahams said. Aconvenience store in Philadelphia Trapeze Exhibition and researchers that took a peculiar inter- and rode away on a bicycle with cash Acquisitions Program est in food. A team of Japanese scien- and cigarettes, a security surveillance When: September 1 — November 1; tists earned the Ig Nobel Physics Prize, Missing Philadelphia dog tape showed. 10am-10pm for example, for detailing the hazards found safe in Oregon, The suspect strolled into Tejada Where: Katara of stepping on a banana peel in their Grocery and got in line behind another What: The exhibition features the work of paper titled “Frictional Coefficient 3,000 miles from home customer at the counter, where indi- Qatari artists and their efforts to achieve a under Banana Skin.” Other teams vidual bananas were available for sale, balance between reviving the heritage and earned prizes for studying what hap- dog that went missing in according to the tape of Tuesday’s rob- traditions and preserve the cultural and pens in the brains of people who see A Philadelphia five months ago bery, which was released by police. popular memory, between their aspirations the face of Jesus in their toast. has turned up 3,000 miles away - in As his turn at the cash register as artists yearning for the future enlightened Ig Nobel prizes this year also went a Portland-area animal shelter and approached, the man stuffed a banana by their country rising to the top ranks in to researchers who measured the officials say they have no idea how into the pocket of his hoodie and used various fields. relative pain people suffer while look- the Jack Russell terrier named Gidget it to simulate a gun. Free entry ing at an ugly painting, investigated made the cross-country trip. Police said the man demanded cash whether cat ownership can be men- “It is an absolute mystery to everyone and cigarettes. The robber rode then Radio Controlled Car Race tally hazardous, and studied how peo- how little Gidget ended up here,” said away on a bicycle, surveillance video When: Till November 21 ple who routinely stay up late can be Deborah Wood, animal services man- showed. Where: Aspire Zone more psychopathic. ager at the shelter. “We are just thrilled Agencies What: Qatar’s best radio controlled car racers can converge at Aspire Zone and take part in a series of exciting races at the Zone Race Track. Only drivers that have IN cars suitable for the competition can enter FOCUS by Joecil Harder the race. The circuit features an off-road track that is 350 m long and 4 m wide, over an area of 1,650 square meters. The type of cars being used on the track are 1/8 scale buggy and Truggy style cars. More info at www.lifeinaspire.qa

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

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

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