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TECHNOLOGY • Smartphone camera makers see next opportunity in cars At his home in central Romania with the hens and turkeys wandering P | 12 SAVING in the courtyard, Vasile Nica welcomes visitors who have come to LEARN ARABIC hear him play a unique • Learn commonly string instrument that used Arabic words COBZA is facing oblivion. and their meanings P | 13 2 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 COVER STORY Saving Romania’s cobza from playing its last notes

By Isabelle Wesselingh

t his home in central Romania with hens and turkeys wandering in the courtyard, Vasile Nica welcomes visitors who have Acome to hear him play a unique stringed instrument that is facing oblivion. Under the shade of an apple tree with coffee and cakes laid out on the table, Nica starts to pluck his 80-year-old wooden cobza with a goose quill. At 73, he is one of the last traditional players of the “Romanian oud”. It is a long journey over potholed roads through the hilly countryside to find the musician in his native village of Barboi. “When I have the cobza in my arms, I feel happy, I feel like my soul is expanding. I don’t need food, I don’t need anything anymore,” says Nica in his dark suit and spotless white shirt, eyes sparkling with delight. With violinist Marian Ilie, they sing about love, the forests of their homeland, or they improvise songs inspired by their guests. But the cobza is in danger of playing its last notes as few masters of the instrument remain, and Romanian music lovers are working to save this integral part of the country’s cultural heritage. A Romanian cousin of the oud and the lute, the cobza consists of a half-pear shaped resonance box with pegs placed on a neck bent back at an angle. It can be found painted on the walls of the 16th-century Unesco-listed monasteries in the Bucovina region as well as in frescoes at the National Museum of Arts in Bucharest. “In the 19th century, it was unthinkable in cer- tain parts of Romania to have a wedding, a chris- tening or a party without a cobza,” Florin Iordan, a Romanian ethnomusicologist at the National Peasant Museum, said. Small bands of “lautari” — professional musi- cians or troubadours — would come to play and sing, and they usually had a violin, a flute and a cobza. PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 3

Talented troubadours Many “lautari” were Roma enslaved in rich urban families. When they were freed, some settled in the countryside playing their music in the villages. The talent of Romanian lautari has been much admired by expert foreign visitors, The talent of Romanian lautari including noted US ethnomusicologist Robert has been much admired by expert Garfias. And in 1847 Hungarian pianist and com- foreign visitors, including noted US poser Franz Liszt was stunned to see Barbu ethnomusicologist Robert Garfias. Lautarul, a Romanian lautar, perfectly repro- duce with his cobza one of his improvisations. Lautari learn to play the cobza from older masters. Nica, a true “lautar”, learned from an old Roma, Nea Costica, who lived in his village. He paid for the lessons with a sheep. He then started to live like a professional musician, travelling across the country to play the cobza at weddings, celebrations and even funerals. But the cobza has being going out of fashion. “It was gradually replaced by other instru- ments seen as more modern, such as the dulci- mer (tambal), the accordion and the electronic organ,” Speranta Radulescu, a well-known ethnomusicologists in Europe, said. “When I started my career, I met cobza players that were still living from their music but most of them died and no one took over,” she adds. The cobza may soon be found only in museums. “None of my children or grandchildren have learnt to play,” laments Nica. But Ilie, his accompanying violinist, whose family has been playing music for generations, is convinced that the cobza and its music are not fading away. “This music has such a beauty and authen- ticity that it cannot die,” he says.

An endangered treasure As a first step to save the instrument, Speranta Radulescu and Florin Iordan have crisscrossed Romania to record the last cobza players still alive. Thanks to them, Constantin Negel, who died five years ago, played in front of hundreds of people at the Cite de la Musique in Paris in 2003. Young Romanians have also rediscovered the beauty of this unique instrument. Iordan and his wife Beatrice, both cobza players in their 30s, founded a band of ancient music, “Trei Parale”, with three other friends. They play across Europe. Vasile Nica plays a cobza at “Today music has become something com- his place in Barboi village. mercial but the cobza represents to me the sincerity of the past, when people in the coun- tryside used to sing and play music just for the pleasure of it,” Beatrice says. “This instrument that is now neglected has an incredible musical heritage,” Florin adds. Bogdan Simion, a literature student at the University of Bucharest, also believes in the renaissance of the cobza. He has collected about 40 of them and learned to play from older masters. This year, he organised concerts in one of the most famous clubs in the Romanian capi- tal, Control. Dozens of young people clapped Beatrice Iordan, wife of Florin and danced to the sound of the cobza. Iordan, ethnomusicologist at “Young people need a past to build a present the Museum of the Romanian and a future,” Radulescu believes. “The cobza Peasant in Bucharest, plays will bring them back to the world of their cobza with their daughter. grandparents, a world full of treasures.” AFP 4 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE

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By Ed Stoddard How so? Well, Chicago is a shining city, which outh Africa’s Lauren Beukes has terrible corruption and crime returns to urban America rates. So a shining city with segrega- and the hunt for a serial killer tion and crime and corruption and all Sin her new novel, Broken the political themes that I’m interested Monsters. in but on a much broader canvas. And Her previous best-seller, The Shining then Detroit is my way of writing about Girls, followed a time-travelling drifter (the Johannesburg inner-city district from the Depression era who stalked of) Hillbrow again, which, of course, is women in Chicago as he jumped from the setting for my novel Zoo City. It’s decade to decade. a place that people look at from the In Broken Monsters, a killer with outside and judge as a ruined blight a macabre sense of ‘art’ who puts upon our society and a symbol of eve- together part-human, part-animal rything that has gone wrong with this bodies terrorises Detroit, a city in the country and a warning of where we throes of post-industrial decay. might be heading. And, of course, both The novel’s cast of characters Hillbrow and Detroit are those things, includes a stressed-out female detec- and they have massive problems, and tive, her rebellious teenage daugh- there are boarded up buildings, and ter and a blogger on the prowl for a there is desperate poverty. But what career-boosting scoop. I’m interested in is the people who live Beukes spoke by phone from her there and the stories and the life and Cape Town base about her work and the spark that is in these places. future plans. America has a never-ending fasci- It is still relatively rare for a nov- nation with serial killers, apparent elist from Africa to set his work out- in the popularity of TV shows such side of the continent, but, of course, as Criminal Minds and Dexter. many non-Africans have used this But you seem to have breathed new region as their backdrop. Do you literary life into the genre. Do you think you are part of a new trend have more serial killers up your of African writers? sleeve? Yes, I think there are other writers I might be done with serial killers. like Sarah Lotz who are doing this. I I’m probably not done with murder. don’t see why African writers should But I’ve spent a lot of time trying to Your first two novels were set in MRC and Leonardo DiCaprio’s be restricted, and I think the world is write very real serial killers who are South Africa. Any plans to come production company Appian ours to play with. not glamorous or cool but loathsome back home with your writing? Way have bought the TV rights and violent and awful, the way serial Oh, definitely. One of the char- to The Shining Girls. Has any- Why the specific settings of killers really are. And writing from acters in the horror comic that I’m one expressed interest in bringing Detroit and Chicago? that perspective is fairly hideous. So I pitching is South African. And two Broken Monsters to life on the Because it’s my sneaky way of writ- don’t know if I would readily go back out of the four pitches that I just sent screen, big or small? ing about Johannesburg. They are there. I am pitching a horror comic, to my editor are set in South Africa. My film agent is shopping it around stand-ins for Johannesburg. but that is just going to be like high I’d love to do a sequel to Zoo City, for at the moment, and there is quite a lot camp. But also scary. example. of interest. Reuters Universal buys rights to Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles book series By Iman Amrani and Star Trek movies, will oversee strong followings in recent years. death, but the film underperformed the series. Rice’s debut novel in the series, at the box office and has a measly 17 he undying reign of vampire It follows an impressive number Interview With the Vampire, was percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes. films looks set to continue as of vampire book series that have adapted into a dramatically gothic Universal is investing heavily in the TUniversal Pictures acquires been adapted for film or television film directed by Neil Jordan in 1994, supernatural genre at the moment, the movie rights to Anne Rice’s over the past decade, trying to starring Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt and and recently embarked on a project Vampire Chronicles series of 13 cater to an audience whose thirst is a young Kirsten Dunst – it grossed with Kurtzman and Chris Morgan novels. seemingly insatiable. The flurry of $224m globally. to breathe new life into classic Rice’s son Christopher is also vampire flicks include the Twilight However, in 2002, Rice’s book movie characters such as Dracula, involved, with the deal including saga, 30 Days of Night (2007) and Queen of the Damned, also part of the the Mummy and Frankenstein’s the screenplay he adapted from his Van Helsing (2004), as well as the Vampire Chronicles, was adapted into monster. The Mummy is up first, mother’s book Tale of the Body Thief. forthcoming Dracula Untold movie. a film starring Aaliyah and Stuart with a film scheduled for release on Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, The television series The Vampire Townsend. It has become something April 22, 2016. producers of the recent Transformers Diaries and True Blood have also had of a cult hit in the wake of Aaliyah’s The Guardian 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 FOOD

A shaved salsa that needs no tomatoes, no chopping

By J M Hirsch 1/2 jalapeno pepper, ribs and seeds discarded 1 large ruby red grapefruit e generally assume two things about 1 ear corn salsa that we shouldn’t. 1 teaspoon sugar First, that it must involve tomatoes. Salt and ground black pepper WSecond, that the ingredients should be chopped. Because while chopped tomato salsas Method: are delicious, you don’t want those to be your only Use a mandoline to shave the onion, radishes, gar- experience. There are so many other delicious ways lic and jalapeno into a medium bowl. Take great care to enjoy fresh salsa. when shaving the garlic cloves. Toss well. To prove the point, I offer this shaved grapefruit Slice off the top and bottom of the grapefruit, then and corn salsa that gets its bite from jalapeno chilies set the grapefruit on one of its flat sides on a cutting and red radishes. The shaving — best done by a man- board. Carefully cut down the sides of the grapefruit, doline, though a food processor also could be used — working in strips, to slice off the skin and white pith, produces a salsa that manages to be both substantial removing as little of the grapefruit flesh as possible. and light. The paper-thin slices of onion also better Try not to press the grapefruit while doing this; you absorb the other flavors. don’t want to press the juices out. Lime juice and vinegar are the traditional sources Hold the peeled grapefruit in one hand over the of acid in many salsas (in addition to the tomatoes), bowl, then use a paring knife to carefully cut out the but this version gets all it needs from the grapefruit grapefruit segments. It is fine if the segments don’t juice. A hit of sugar and the corn add the perfect hold together while doing this. When all of the seg- sweet balance to the heat and acidity, and a bit of ments are removed, squeeze the membranes of the garlic ties it all together. grapefruit to add as much juice as possible to the Though this salsa is perfect with chips for scoop- bowl, then discard. Mix gently. ing, also consider spooning it over grilled fish, such Cut the kernels from the ear of corn. To do this, as salmon. stand the ear on its wide end and saw back and forth down the length of the cob. Add the kernels to the Grapefruit and Corn Summer Salsa bowl, then mix. Add the sugar, mix, then season with This recipe calls for using a mandoline to shave salt and pepper. The salsa can be served immediately, the vegetables paper thin. If you don’t have one, you or refrigerated. If chilled, let warm to room tempera- can use a food processor fitted with the slicing blade, ture for 30 minutes before serving. though the vegetables will not be cut as thinly. Nutrition information per serving: 45 calories; 5 calo- ries from fat (11 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g Start to finish: 10 minutes 1 small red onion saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbo- Servings: 6 4 medium red radishes hydrate; 1 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 1 g protein; 85 mg sodium. Ingredients 4 cloves garlic AP WHEELS PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 7 2015 Audi A3: Big luxury in a pleasantly small package

By Warren Brown city and 33 on the highway. manoeuvre on congested streets. available safety items. I would have called those mileage I would’ve preferred that the A3 Still, the A3 remains a pretty good his stunningly beautiful town, numbers “good” for a small luxury used for this journey had also come deal for people shopping for luxury on bounded by three bodies of sedan. But the turbocharged engine with a backup camera and blind-side a budget. The car has one of the most water, has been our family’s requires premium patrol, which cost as warning system. Those advanced safety well conceived and rendered interi- Tsummer vacation spot for five much as $4.22 a gallon when we visited technologies would have been useful on ors of any automobile in any class — years. We always drive — choosing a these parts in late July. some of this town’s streets, packed with attractive in its simplicity, outfitted car small enough to easily navigate But it was a small sacrifice given cars, bicyclists and pedestrians gener- with high-quality materials, ergonomi- Newport’s narrow streets, powerful the nature of the A3 sedan’s remark- ated by the recently concluded 2014 cally sensible. It is a good place to be in enough to safely get us through the able performance. The car was a sheer Newport Music Festival. But as often on a long drive, even with a large dog. mayhem of Interstate 95, and comfort- joy to drive — wonderfully responsive is the case with automotive pricing, The A3 sedan also is deceptively fast. able enough to hold three people and a in high-speed highway traffic, easy to you have to spend more to get those At times I looked at the A3’s speed- large chocolate Labrador. ometer and was surprised to find that Past trips have required compromise I was running at 80 mph. I usually in the choice of automobiles. Small “feel” that kind of speed as a car moves often lacked needed power. Powerful Nuts & Bolts against the wind, or “hear” it in terms enough often proved too large. And Bottom line: The 2015 Audi A3 sedan is one of the best small luxury cars available. of a whining or straining engine. But because Newport is a stylish place, Hint: Audi could make this one even more attractive by installing a rearview backup none of those cues were evident in the there always was the matter of the camera and blind-side warning system as standard equipment on all A3 models. That A3’s smooth, quiet, seemingly effortless swank factor — a car luxurious enough would raise production costs. But here’s betting it also would reduce marketing costs performance. to fit in, but not so overwhelming in and increase sales. I looked at the speedometer and presentation that it reeked of trying Ride, acceleration and handling: Good marks in all three. Its all-wheel-drive slowed down, which required moving too hard. system inspires driver confidence in foul weather on slippery roads, especially in curves. over to the right lane on I-95. Like it or This year’s driving choice was easy Head-turning quotient: The A3 has a stately, attractive exterior that bespeaks not, legal or not, going slower than 80 — the compact Audi A3 2.0T Quattro affluence with class. The car’s interior is one of the best in the business at any price. on that highway, especially in the left sedan, all new for 2015. The car Body style/layout: The sedan is all-new for 2015. It replaces the A3 hatchback and or middle lanes, is often going too slow. replaces the A3 hatchback, which had is available in three trim levels — “base” front-wheel-drive Premium; mid-level all-wheel- I yielded to substantially faster traffic. been a pleasure to drive but had the drive Premium Plus and top-grade Prestige. Soon to be added to the lineup are an A3 I suffered no loss of ego in conced- persona of an overpriced economy car. convertible, a diesel-fueled A3 and an S3 high-performance model. ing to faster drivers. Confidence is The cost of the new A3 sedan Engines/transmission: The 2015 Audi A3 sedan comes standard with a turbo- knowing you can go faster in response remains dear for middle-income wal- charged 1.8-liter in-line four-cylinder gasoline engine developing 170 horsepower and to necessity or will. During a nearly lets, starting at $29,900 for the “base” 200 pound-feet of torque. The 2-liter version in this week’s sample car is available as an 1,000-mile drive here from our home Premium model and moving up to option. Both engines transmit power via a six-speed automatic transmission that also in Virginia, I developed maximum con- $38,350 for the top-of-the-line A3 can be operated manually. fidence in the Audi A3 sedan. It is not Prestige. We happily muddled in the Capacities: Seating is for five people. Cargo capacity with all seats in place is a scant hyperbole to claim that I fell in love middle with the all-wheel-drive A3 10 cubic feet. A fold-down feature in the 60-40 split rear seats allows for carriage of with the little car. Premium Plus, which has a starting longer items. The fuel tank holds 14.5 gallons of gasoline. Premium-grade fuel is required. It did everything I wanted it to do price of $32,900. Mileage: I averaged 33 miles per gallon on the highway. I’m still shocked. exactly when I wanted it to do it. It It was a good choice. The car came Safety: Standard equipment includes ventilated front and solid rear disc brakes, was a control freak’s motorized dream. with an optional 2-litre, turbocharged four-wheel anti-lock brake protection, emergency braking assistance, and electronic Notice to the BMW 2-series, Cadillac (forced air) in-line four-cylinder gaso- brake-force distribution. ATS, Infiniti G-class sedan and line engine that delivered impressive Pricing: The all-wheel-drive 2015 Audi A3 Premium Plus sedan starts at $32,900 in Mercedes-Benz CLA: Your Audi com- power (220 horsepower, 258 pound-feet US. Price as tested is $37,545, including $3,750 in “upgrades” (Bang & Olufsen premium petition has arrived and is quite willing of torque) and almost reasonable fuel sound system, 18-inch-diameter wheels, onboard navigation and other items). and able to snatch market share. economy — 24 miles per gallon in the WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS Aniston wants to age naturally The Hundred- Akshay’s Entertainment is ctress Jennifer Aniston believes in ageing gracefully and she’s glad Aher beau Justin Theroux agrees. She says he would “put a gun” to her head if she ever went under the knife or took injections to look younger. reasonably entertaining “I think, what I have been witness to, is seeing women trying to stay Foot Journey: By Subhash K Jha ageless with what they are doing to themselves,” she said in an interview, reports people.com. Film: Entertainment “I am grateful to learn from their mistakes, because I am not inject- Cast: Junior, Akshay Kumar, Tamannah, Mithun Chakraborty, ing (anything) into my face. I see them and my heart breaks. I think, Krushna Abhishek ‘Oh God, if you only know how much older you look.’ They are trying to Visually brilliant, Director: Sajid-Farhad stop the clock and all you can see is an insecure person who won’t let themselves just age. The canine-hero’s name in the list of actors in the credit titles “I also have a fiancé who will put a gun to my head if I touch my face comes first because that’s how Akshay Kumar wants it. in any way,” she added. lacks drama This film tells you to love animals. It’s a simple straightforward The 45-year-old thus plans to age naturally. premise structured around a comical plot about a gold-digger wastrel “I also understand that age is kind of awesome. I am fortunate enough whose father leaves his billions to his dog. to know women like Gloria Steinem, who I think is one of the most stun- Playing the predatory retriever with an evil glint in his eye and ning women on the planet, and doesn’t touch her face. wicked smirk on his face, Akshay Kumar has a ball in the film. He “Diane Keaton, Annette Bening, all of these fabulous fearless women does a wickedly amiable mean act trying to poison, electrocute and who are flawless, they embrace it. You know to each their own, I don’t drown the canine. Admittedly, the characters on screen seem to judge it if you do it, but sometimes I wish I could beg the people I know, enjoy themselves more than the audience. Not that we don’t share who I am very near and dear to, to not touch their face,” she said. their enjoyment. For a large part of the narration, Entertainment is fun to watch. The script is deftly and devilishly put together. If only writer-turned-co-director Sajid-Farhad did not trip over the cascade of word-play, the going would have been much more Sandler wins dispute with former nanny pleasing. Lamentably every character speaks in a tumble of puns and word ctor Adam Sandler has won a legal dispute against his former nanny play, some of them painfully plodding and self-conscious. ADeanne McDonald, who accused him of slavery and criminal activ- The character played by the comically vibrant Krushna Abhishek ity in 2009. crams in actors’ names in every sentence. This would have been McDonald, who was awarded $80,000 in damages in 2010 after she infuriatingly obtrusive in a film of a more serious nature. No such accused the 50 First Dates star of treating her like a slave, has been calamity befalls Entertainment. ordered to repay the money she received for breaching their confiden- The biggest USP of the reasonably entertaining Entertainment is tiality agreement, reports contactmusic.com. that it never makes the mistake of taking itself too seriously. The 47-year-old actor’s production company HP Productions hired In the hilarious opening, where in a product-endorsement spoof Deanne in 2009, but she successfully took them to court after her employ- with Riteish Deshmukh, Akshay establishes his character as a rogue ment ended the next year. and a charlatan, the film hops skips and jumps through hilarious She secured $48,000 in damages and $32,000 for legal fees before hoopla, sometime generating a reluctant laughter in the audience, By Troy Ribeiro agreeing to never speak about the case again. But Kadam is adamant. So as a last capturing the natural beauty of France While the title as well as the setting at other times leaving you a little numbed by the fatuous flavour But last year, McDonald attempted to terminate and rescind the set- resort, Hassan tells his father to speak and the mundane life of the characters, makes a good allegory for the narra- of the farce. tlement agreement by suing HP and Scott Sandler, Adam’s brother who ased on the novel by Richard to his dead wife, to that he retorts, “She in all its simplicity. tion that is so typical of Director Lasse In one sequence, where the leading lady Tammannah’s father co-runs the company, for more money. C Morais and adapted by said the brakes failed for a reason.” The food shots, the scenic locales Hallstrom, the theme of the film as Mithun Chakraborty (singularly unfunny) advises his daughter to Adam, who has two daughters, Sadie, eight, and Sunny, six, with wife Steven Knight, The Hundred- That seals their fate. and the flawlessly moving camera work well as certain scenes remind you of marry the dog since husbands become “dogs” after marriage anyway. Jackie Sandler, and his company says the new lawsuit violated a clause BFoot Journey is a charmingly The Kadam’s set up their garish that captures the characters in their his earlier film Chocolat, which was Some scenes walk on thick ice, quite literally. The moral turning- in the previous settlement, by repudiating it, disclosing confidential frothy fable about an immigrant fam- looking restaurant against all odds only stride injects an adrenaline boost to released in 2000. point for Akshay’s character vis-a-vis the canine happens in a scene information and threatening to sue. ily and their endeavour to blend in a to find their prodigy — Chef Hassan — the viewing experience. The only drawback is that while plot spread out on a dangerously thin ice-bed. It defines what the film She has been ordered to return the money and restrained from filing foreign land. has a different set of goals. And it is his The humour and rant is so stere- is sugary sweet and engaging, the nar- tries to achieve given its flimsy premise and nebulous moral ground. another lawsuit, according to the Los Angeles Times. The film trails restaurateur Kadam’s journey to achieve his goal that forms otype, yet fresh in its approach. rative lacks drama. IANS Holding the film from falling apart is Akshay Kumar. Sporting and Family from Mumbai. During a political the crux of the film. sometimes sparkling with his comic timing, he helps the audience to unrest, their restaurant is destroyed, Om Puri as the father is his usual over the serious silliness of some of the material in the second-half his wife is killed and they are forced to self, sputtering and fuming portray- Om Puri cooks dinner for Helen Mirren where, in a style of cat-and-mouse game of Home Alone and Dunston migrate. They seek asylum in London. ing a beleaguered patriarch’s inner life. Checks In, Akshay gets even with two bumbling comic villains played Paris earns £1.6m from four nights’ work? And since their business was not doing Helen Mirren as Madame Mallory, the eteran actor Om Puri, who shot with Helen Mirren in the French with anarchic gusto by Prakash Raj and Sonu Sood. well in the UK, they decide to shift snooty French woman and owner of town of Albi for Swedish director Lasse Hallstrom’s The Hundred Here is where the narration needed to exercise more temperance. ocialite Paris Hilton earned a whopping £1.6m (approximately base “anywhere in Europe”. the Michelin Star restaurant, excels VFoot Journey, says he was very impressed by the location and his lovely Here is where Entertainment errs. It doles out too much of the farci- S$27,00,000) for working as a DJ just for four nights. It is while driving through the coun- too. leading lady — and even went down on his knees for her. cal garnish that tends to tarnish the innocence of the relationship The 33-year-old hotel chain heiress has been roped in to play superstar tryside of France in a worn out van, But it is Manish Dayal as Hassan “I rented my own apartment in Albi where I did my own cooking. When between Dog and Man. DJ, and provide a soundtrack to tourists and revellers in Ibiza, reports they have an accident and they stumble and Charlotte Le Bon as Marguerite, Helen Mirren arrived for shooting, I invited her home for dinner along with A blend of the mischievous and the mirthful Entertainment is a dailystar.co.uk. upon a local, Marguerite, who takes who outshine the seniors. the rest of the crew. I cooked an Indian meal for them. When she arrived, green-lit blues-chaser which tends to get carried away with its fun “She’s making 1.6 million from the four nights — £207,000 an hour,” a them over to her place in the quaint The onscreen chemistry between I fell on my knees in front of her and confessed I was a fan. Helen laughed, of mood. The gags flow non-stop, accommodating a hefty amount source told The Sun newspaper. village of Saint- Antonin-Noble-Val. both the couples — Helen and Om and made me stand up, hugged me and said she also admired my work,” Om told of playing-time to letting the characters grow into precocious over- However, the source said Hilton may go unnoticed as the star spinning En route, a dilapidated property Manish and Charlotte — is the life of IANS on the phone from Albi. grown brats. tracks behind the decks, as she has earlier been accused of just turning that once was a restaurant catches the film. Om is simply bowled over by Mirren and is ecially impressed by her gener- In one sequence, when Akshay Kumar gets to know his father’s bil- up, pressing the play button and then posing all night. the patriarch’s eye. He decides this It is the evolution of Puri and ous spirit. lions have gone to the dog, he rolls on the floor and wails like a baby. “The crowds do seem to enjoy it, but most are too off their faces to is where he would want his family to Mirren’s characters; from adversar- “She is such a great actress and so devoid of any vanity. I had a great time Dare any other A-lister actor do that. care,” the source added. settle and open their new restaurant ies of personal and nationalistic pride, shooting with her. The one saving grace of my troubled life is that when I And yes, most of Akshay Kumar’s chemistry is with his canine Paris will stay in an exclusive luxury resort on party-fuelled Balearic — Maison Mumbai. to respectful rivals who share com- start to work I forget all my problems,” he said. co-star, an imperturbable retriever who seems resigned to being Island for over a month. Her cushy job only requires a couple of hours His three older children — Hassan, mon characteristics, which represents As for his own experience during the shoot, Om said: “I was so happy to thrown in the middle of a plot which he cannot make sense of. We every Wednesday night when she ventures to one of Ibaz’s biggest clubs Mansoor, and Aesha, — coax him to the films message that multicultural be here in Albi. It was so peaceful and beautiful. I’m very proud of what we second that emotion. to host a foam party. reconsider his decision citing that the harmony can be achieved through an achieved in this film. I think my country will be proud of me.” Tamannah has precious-little to do, and she does it not so well. French don’t like Indian Cuisine and embracement of cultures, with food “That at my age I get such pivotal roles in international projects proves I IANS that there is an elite Michelin Star being the binding factor. must have done something right,” he added. restaurant diagonally opposite their Cinematographer Linus Sandgren’s Agenices property, literally hundred-feet away. photography is a visual delight, 10 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 LAW

In a legal challenge, 1,469 rich Chinese – who had applied for Canadian citizenship under the now defunct Immigrant Investor Programme – are suing the Canadian government for $5 million each in compensation High net worth individuals North America Europe (HNWs with net assets of HNW wealth: $7.68 trillion US$30 million and above) $9.68 trillion HNWs: 58,065 HNWs: 70,485

199,235 HNW individuals own wealth totalling $27,775bn

Africa Asia $350 billion HNWs: 2,775 $6.59 trillion HNWs: 44,505 Oceania $485 billion HNWs: 3,955 Middle East Latin America $880 billion HNWs: 5,300 $2.11 trillion HNWs: 14,150

PRICE OF A PASSPORT Republic of Ireland: $680,300 Canada: “Millionaire” scheme, (€500,000) investment in in which $733,000 (C$800,000) Irish economy secured residency, ended February Spain: $680,300 (€500,000) Austria: $10 million in local in property or $2.7m (€2m) investments. EU passport with in government bonds visa-free access to 168 countries United States: $500,000 Cyprus: $3.4 million. investment for four years under Access to 151 countries EB5 Green Card programme. Australia: $4.6 million Citizenship after five years (A$5m in government bonds) Greece: $340,125 (€250,000) UK: $3.1 million (£2.5m). in property Access to 87 countries Switzerland: $278,425-$1.1m Portugal: $1.3 million (€1m), annual lump sum tax. creation of at least 10 jobs No guarantee of citizenship and purchase of €500,000 in property Antigua & Barbuda: $250,000. Malta: $844,350 (€650,000) Access to 130 countries fee, plus $680,300 (€500,000) St Kitts & Nevis: $250,000. on property and government bonds. Access to 131 countries plus Visa-free access to 163 countries no direct personal taxation

Sources: UBS World Ultra Wealth Report, Bloomberg, WorkPermit.com © GRAPHIC NEWS Chinese super rich sue Canada HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 11

Diabetic? Eat pistachios daily for super health Why you’re not too young ove pistachios? You have another rea- son to have these tree nuts if your sugar for hip replacement surgery Llevels are high as eating pistachios may reduce vascular response to stress in type 2 diabetes. winter I worked as a weekend ski instruc- “In adults with diabetes, two servings of pis- tor at Liberty Mountain in Carroll Valley, tachios per day lowered vascular constriction Pennsylvania. With a shot of painkilling during stress and improved neural control of cortisone injected into the hip socket, I the heart,” said Sheila G West, a professor of was able to teach both kids and adults biobehavioral health and nutritional sciences how to make it down the First Class begin- at Pennsylvania State University. ner hill. The cortisone’s effects lasted Although nuts are high in fat, they contain about six weeks. Then it was back to good fats, fibre, potassium and antioxidants. gobbling handfuls of anti-inflammatory “Given the high risk of heart disease in agents, which provided temporary relief. people with diabetes, nuts are an important By February, tired of waking up sore, component of a heart healthy diet in this popu- tired of complaining to my family and lation,” West added. friends, and now 51, I gave in. During the investigation on patients with I arrived at Suburban Hospital in type 2 diabetes about the effects of pistachios, Bethesda at 5:30 on the morning of April researchers randomised patients to one of two 30. I was tense and nervous the week test diets. Diets included a standard heart- before. I fought with the scheduler to be healthy diet — 27 percent fat and seven per- orthopedist Christopher Cannova’s first cent saturated fat — and a diet containing two patient that day. I had read studies that servings per day of pistachios — about 3 ounces showed a slight improvement in surgeries or 20 percent of calories from pistachio nuts. By Eric Niiler performed first thing in the morning, when The typical research participant consumed (my first), and installing a plastic/ceramic/ the surgeon and his team is most alert. about 150 pistachio nuts per day. metal contraption into my body wasn’t The anesthesiologist started an IV drip, The pistachio diet contained 33 percent fat first felt it while walking with my wife sitting well. my mouth went dry, then drowsiness and and 7 percent saturated fat. in downtown Bethesda, Maryland, a I poured myself into research. It turns blankness. The only thing I remember was “After the pistachio diet, blood vessels few years ago. A throb in my right hip out that more and more people in their curling into a ball, I think when they moved remained more relaxed and open during the Ithat never seemed to go away, caus- 40s, 50s and early 60s are getting their me onto the surgical table. In talking to stress tests,” West said. ing a limp, which triggered other problems hips replaced, unwilling to live with pain Cannova later, I was able to reconstruct They found that systolic blood pressure dur- (trouble sleeping, lower back pain). After and give up activity. what happened for the next 90 minutes. ing sleep was particularly affected by pistachios. years of cycling, skiing and other sports, Overall, the annual number of total and After making a five-inch incision on “Average sleep blood pressure was reduced I shrugged off the pain as an old pulled partial hip replacements jumped 56 per- the right front of my hip, he pulled aside, by about four points and this would be expected groin muscle reawakening itself just to cent, from 263,000 to 411,000, between rather than cut, the muscles overlaying the to lower workload on the heart,” West noted. be ornery. 1998 and 2011, according to the latest fig- joint. This anterior (as opposed to poste- The researchers also recorded improvements But when a friend suggested I get it ures compiled by the American Academy rior) approach has become more wide- in heart rate variability, a measure of how well checked out, I wasn’t prepared for the of Orthopaedic Surgeons. The portion of spread in recent years as doctors have the nervous system controls heart function. diagnosis: osteoarthritis, degeneration of patients ages 45 to 64 having this proce- found that patients recover faster this way. The results appeared in the Journal of the the cartilage in my hip joint. dure jumped from 27 percent in 1998 to He then cut the femoral head (the ball) American Heart Association. Joint degeneration? That’s something 42 percent in 2011. and removed the arthritic growths as well for old guys with canes and shuffleboards, I wrote about the trend of younger as the socket. A cup and plastic liner was I thought. I was a reasonably fit dude who hip replacement patients in a 2011 inserted into the hip joint. A metal implant Pulses provide easy-to-cook did a hundred-mile ride on my 45th birth- Washington Post article. After interview- with a ball on top was inserted into the leg day and commuted to work 11 miles each ing each of nearly a dozen Washington- bone. Where bone was previously grinding weight loss recipe: Study way. area surgeons, the question would always on bone, now there is a smooth-sliding ne full serving a day of beans, peas, My doctor at the time, Matthew Parker, come up about my own condition. ceramic-plastic interface. chickpeas or lentils can increase full- himself an accomplished competitive “You’ll be back,” said one doc. “Sooner I was under the knife for only 60 min- Oness, which may lead to less food crav- cyclist, said the cartilage between my or later, you’ll give me a call.” utes. Anesthesia and other preparations ings and more weight loss, says a study. hip’s ball and socket was slowly disap- I remained anxious. Apart from the took 30 minutes, according to my doctor. “People felt 31 percent fuller after eating on pearing, while bony growths prevented risks of surgery itself, there was also fear The recovery takes months. average 160 grams of dietary pulses compared the joint from moving smoothly. While about uncertainty down the road. Since a That night in my hospital room, a thera- with a control diet,” said John Sievenpiper from there are many causes of arthritis, in my hip implant lasts only 15 to 20 years, I’d pist came to get me out of bed and shuffle St Michael’s Hospital in Canada. case the culprit was femoral acetabular probably need a second one. Surgeons my feet. Physical therapy — on a walker, Pulses have a low glycemic index (meaning impingement, an abnormality in the way told me that these “revisions” are more then on crutches — began the second that they are foods that break down slowly) the ball of the femur (thighbone) and the difficult to perform because they have to day. By the third day, I was discharged and can be used to reduce or displace animal acetabulum (hip socket) fit together. The remove the metal stem of the first implant from the hospital and began therapy at protein as well as “bad” fats such as trans fat impingement causes friction in the joint from bone that has grown around it, the home. in a dish or meal. and the hip to “jam” in front when bending blood loss is greater, the risk of infection Nearly three months after the opera- Around 90 percent of weight loss interven- forward. Over the years, it wore down the is higher and recovery takes longer. Not tion, I’m able to walk, swim and ride a tions fail, resulting in weight regain, which may cartilage between ball and socket, caus- a pleasant scenario. bike (for short periods) without lingering be due in part to hunger and food cravings, ing pain when I drove a car, rode a bike I shifted to a strategy of delay. For pain. I’m also sleeping through the night, Sievenpiper noted. or slept. nearly a year, I went to a physical therapist which is one big reason I did this in the Knowing which foods make people feel fuller Parker knows about osteoarthritis, the who gave me daily exercises to strengthen first place. longer may help them lose weight and keep it most common form of arthritis. He had muscles around my hip joint, pulling it I’m still using a cane (no shuffleboard) off. two hip replacements in his early 50s, back into alignment and reducing the and icing my leg a few hours a day. I’ve The findings that pulses make people feel recovered and still competes on his bike. pain somewhat. I figured that if I delayed already had one setback caused by too fuller was true across various age categories He figured it was better to get his hips long enough, researchers would invent an much activity. But I’m getting stronger and Body Mass Indexes (BMI). done then and enjoy life instead of waiting implant that would last longer. every day. Except for some muscle sore- Sievenpiper’s systematic review and meta- until the arthritis made everyday activity After PT, I took up yoga, finding relief in ness, that pain in my hip is gone. Years of analysis included nine clinical trials involving nearly impossible. Some studies show movements and positions that improved anxiety have evaporated. 126 participants out of more than 2,000 papers that arthritis patients are at greater risk my posture as well as my flexibility. After With any luck, I’ll be on top of the screened. The study appeared in the journal for weight gain and the conditions that three years of down dogs, eagle and child beginner hill this coming winter, waiting Obesity. Agencies accompany it, such as diabetes and high poses, I still wasn’t getting better. to guide down the next class of skiers. blood pressure. Yet the idea of surgery Undeterred by constant pain, last WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 TECHNOLOGY

likely grow 6 percent in 2018 from 39 percent last Smartphone camera makers year, according to researcher IDC. From Apple to BMW Hyundai Mobis buys from compatriot phone and car camera makers Mcnex, LG Innotek Co Ltd, see next opportunity in cars and Sekonix Co Ltd. It installs them into systems designed to aid parking, for instance, which it then sells to sister carmakers Hyundai Motor Co and Kia Motors Corp. Hyundai’s top-end car Genesis sports five cameras, including cameras that sense whether the vehicle is veering out of lane. LG Innotek, better known for the cameras in Apple Inc’s iPhone, started making vehicle cameras last year and is in talks to supply luxury carmaker BMW, said a person familiar with the matter. LG Innotek declined to comment. A BMW Korea spokeswoman said LG Innotek is among companies it is in talks with. Sekonix, which sells lenses to leading phone maker Samsung, already supplies Hyundai Motor and General Motors Co through Hyundai Mobis and Delphi Automotive PLC, respectively. This quarter it will see its lenses in cars from Volkswagen AG and subsidiary Audi through parts maker Gentex Corp, said a Sekonix official who was not authorised to speak to media and so declined to be identified. Audi said Gentex was a customer of Sekonix but could not confirm parts from Gentex featured Sekonix products.

Adding Complexity The market for vehicle cameras, largely limited to A researcher demonstrates an all around high-end models, is already crowded - particularly view system at Hyundai Mobis Research for suppliers of the complete cameras comprising Centre in Yongin lens, image sensor and circuitry. Panasonic Corp and Sony Corp lead in parking By Hyunjoo Jin cameras, according to IHS, and Continental AG, “We expect the vehicle camera market to expe- Robert Bosch GmbH and Autoliv Inc dominate front rience explosive growth,” Lee Hyo-cheol, a princi- cameras. outh Korean smartphone camera makers are pal research engineer at Korean auto parts maker “It is very difficult to enter the automotive cam- tapping the surging yet more technologically Hyundai Mobis Co Ltd, said. era market from supplying mobile phone cameras, demanding market for vehicle cameras to But cameras have to be far more robust for cars especially the complicated front camera market,” Sdull the impact of slowing growth in global than phones. They must withstand tests that include IHS senior analyst Helena Perslow said by email. handset sales. days of submersion in water and 1,000 hours of tem- Continental and Robert Bosch also install soft- High-end cars can carry as many as eight cameras peratures shifting within seconds between minus 40 ware for their front cameras to trigger brakes when to visually aid parking or trigger emergency brakes. degrees and plus 85 degrees Celsius. ‘seeing’ an obstacle, for instance, adding a layer of That number could reach 12 when cameras replace “Vehicle cameras are completely different from complexity. side-view mirrors, according to Mcnex Co Ltd, a mobile cameras in terms of specifications,” Lee said. Further back in the supply chain, smartphone lens phone camera supplier of Samsung Electronics Co Phone camera makers have had to face a steep learn- makers Haesung Optics Co Ltd and Kolen Co Ltd Ltd and Korea’s biggest car camera maker. ing curve, he said. are also on the verge of branching out. As the technology reaches mid- and lower-end Cameras for cars are priced around $32 each Haesung has started looking for its first customer cars, the market for vehicle cameras could grow compared with $4 for phones, according to Mcnex, for parking camera lenses, said an official who was seven-fold from 2011 to nearly $6.6bn in 2018, said which earned 19 percent of revenue last year from not authorised to talk to the media. Techno Systems Research. car cameras versus 2 percent in 2007. Prices could Kolen, however, is not yet marketing lenses it That amount can only rise with regulation such as fall, however, as volume grows. developed for cars because there is so much compe- compulsory rear cameras in the United States from About 83 million car cameras are likely to be sold tition that Kolen’s entry could trigger a price war, 2018 to stop drivers backing into pedestrians. Also in 2020, five times more than in 2012, said researcher said an official who also declined to be identified. adding to demand will be the spread of camera-laden IHS Automotive. By comparison, shipments of smart- “The existing players will not sit still if we enter self-driving vehicles like those of Google Inc. phones — which generally feature two cameras — will the market.” Reuters

By Hayley Tsukayama Low-tech tech tips credit card hanging around? Cut off the bits with the personal informa- upporting a tech habit is expen- tion, cut two notches at 45-degree sive, but you can always save angles into each end and — voila! — Ssome dough on the accesso- the stop for your stand. Finally, posi- a helpful video.) you have your own earbud holder. ries. Here are three cheap, easy tech tion the second binder clip so that — A big rubber band can act as — A reader recommended taking accessories you can make with things it fits around the bottom of the clip a holding case for your tablet or a picture of a ruler to set as your that are likely already in your house. with the bent wing. You should end e-reader. You’ll need a pretty sturdy lockscreen picture, so you have a — Binder clips are kind of the up with a contraption that has one rubber band, such as the kind they quick measuring tool on hand at all heroes of the DIY tech accessory long flat edge. The bent wing should use in gardening. Just loop the rub- times. Yes, you may have to futz a bit world, but there’s a brilliant method be in front, and another should lie at ber band diagonally across the back with the photo to make sure that it to turn two of them into a really just the right angle to prop up your of the tablet, and you can slide your matches up against your real ruler. simple stand for your smartphone. smartphone. (I first saw this from a hand underneath to keep a good grip But, all in all, it’s a pretty ingenious First, take two clips. Then, bend the friend, but he credited his genius to on your gadget. recommendation. end of one wing into a “J” to act as Lifehacker.com, where there is also — Have an old membership or WP-Bloomberg COMICS & MORE PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 13

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Congratulations on this happy occasion Ouhanni'ouka bilçeedi saçeed Happy birthday Çeed meelad saçeed Hoy en la Historia Good luck an saçeedan August 10, 2009 The WWF revealed that 350 new God bless you Allah yameek species, including a flying frog and the world’s smallest deer, had Congratulations on your success Ouhanni'ouka binaaik been discovered in the Eastern Himalayas in the previous decade Note: ç = ‘a’ as in ‘agh’ when surprised 1628: The Swedish warship Vasa sank just 20 minutes into her maiden voyage. The ship was raised in 1961 Baby Blue by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman and is now a popular tourist attraction 1809: Ecuador struck its first blow for independence from Spain 1909: Leo Fender, pioneer of the electric guitar, was born in Anaheim, California 1999: Islamic militants declared an independent state in the southern Russian region of Dagestan 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.

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HYPER SUDOKU How to play Kakuro: The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers. However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number. Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is ANSWER solved like a normal Sudoku. CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 15

Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER TEL: 444933989 444517001 1 – 10.00am, 12.15, 2.30, 4.45, 7.00, 9.15 & 11.30pm Lucy (2D/Action) – 10.00am, 12.00noon, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 13:00 Test Case 12:10 The Office 2 14:20 NASA's Greatest 12:40 Absolutely 10.00pm & 12.00midnight Missions Fabulous Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (Adventure) 15:10 Primal 13:10 Eastenders 3 3D – 11.00am, 4.00 & 9.00pm Connections 13:40 Doctors 2D – 1.30, 6.30 & 11.30pm 16:00 Freaks Of 14:10 Emma Nature 15:05 A Farmer's Life Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) 16:50 Human Body: For Me 4 – 10.30am, 12.30, 2.30, 4.30, 6.30, 8.30 & 10.30pm Ultimate 15:55 Absolutely The Purge: Anarchy (2D/Thriller) – 12.20am Machine Fabulous 17:40 Stem Cell 16:25 The Weakest Barbie And The Secret Door (2D/Adventure) Universe Link – 10.40am, 12.20, 2.00, 3.40 & 5.20pm 5 With Stephen 17:10 Keeping Up Kick (2D/Hindi/Action) – 7.00 & 10.00pm Hawking Appearances NOVO Planes: Fire & Rescue (2D/Animation) 18:30 Freaks Of 17:40 Doctors Nature 18:10 Casualty 6 – 10.00, 11.45am, 1.30 & 3.15pm It's Entertainment (2D/Hindi) – 5.30, 8.15 & 11.00pm 19:20 The Future Of... 19:00 Silk 20:10 Mars: The 19:50 Ashes To Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) Quest For Life Ashes – 10.00am, 1.40, 5.20 & 9.00pm 21:00 How The Earth 23:10 Extras 7 A Long Way Down (2D/Comedy) Works 23:40 Live At The – 11.50am, 3.30, 7.10 & 10.50pm 21:50 Human Cloning Apollo 23:30 What's That 01:25 Casualty Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2D/Action) About? 02:15 Extras 8 – 11.00am, 4.15 & 9.30pm Lucy (2D/Action) – 2.30, 7.45pm & 12.20am Transformers: Age Of Extinction (IMAX 3D/Action) 9 – 12.30, 3.30, 6.30, 9.30pm & 12.30am 16:30 North America 13:00 Megastructures Lucy (2D/Action) 18:20 Treehouse 14:00 Is It Real? 10 – 10.45am, 12.45, 2.45, 4.45, 6.45, 8.45, 10.45pm & 12.30am Masters 15:00 Wild Case Files 19:15 Africa's Super 17:00 The '90s: The Kick (2D/Hindi) – 2.00pm Seven Decade That Jigarthanda (2D/Tamil) – 4.45pm 20:10 Gangland Killers Connected Us 1 21:05 Wildest 19:00 Wild Case Files Transformers: Age Of Extinction (3D/Action) – 7.45pm Indochina 21:00 The '90s: The Vikramadithyan (2D/Malayalam) – 10.45pm 22:00 Africa's Super Decade That Seven Connected Us Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) – 2.15pm 22:55 Gangland Killers 23:00 Ancient Planes: Fire & Rescue (3D/Animation) – 4.00pm 23:50 Untamed & Secrets: Witch Uncut Hunter's Bible Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 6.00pm 2 MALL Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (3D/Action) – 8.00pm

Transformers: Age Of Extinction (3D/Action) – 10.30pm 13:00 Better Off Ted 14:00 Once Upon A Long Way Down (2D/Comedy) – 2.15pm 15:00 Men At Work A Time In 16:30 Two And A Wonderland Lucy (2D/Action) – 4.15 & 9.00pm Half Men 15:00 Drop Dead Diva 3 Vikramadithyan (2D/Malayalam) – 6.00pm 18:00 The Neighbors 16:00 Emmerdale 18:30 New Girl 16:30 Coronation Street Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2D/Animation) 19:00 Dads 17:00 Ellen DeGeneres – 11.00pm 19:30 Men At Work Show Vikramadithyan (2D/Malayalam) – 2.00 & 8.00pm 20:00 Welcome To 18:00 Once Upon The Family A Time In Jigarthanda (2D/Tamil) – 5.00pm 20:30 Crazy Ones Wonderland 1 21:00 The Daily 19:00 Rake Kick (2D/Hindi) – 10.45pm Show With 20:00 Sleepy Hollow Jon Stewart 21:00 Warehouse 13 Planes: Fire & Rescue (3D/Animation) – 3.00pm 22:00 Saturday Night 22:00 Grimm Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) – 5.00pm Live 23:00 House Of Cards Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 7.00pm 2 LANDMARK Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (2D/Action) – 9.00pm 11:00 The Woman In A Long Way Down (2D/Comedy) – 11.30pm 12:45 Rise Of The 12:00 Pavitra Rishta 13:00 The Adventures 13:00 How Stuff's Made Guardians The Fifth Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) – 2.00pm 12:30 Kumkum Bhagya Of Disney Fairies 13:30 What's That 14:30 MIA And The 13:00 All Is Lost 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 14:10 Sabrina: Secrets About? Migoo 15:00 Centre Place Lucy (2D/Action) – 3.45 & 11.30pm Of A Teenage 3 Dori Se 14:20 Mythbusters 16:00 Jelly T 17:00 Atlas Shrugged Transformers: Age Of Extinction (3D/Action) 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Witch 15:10 Rocket City 18:00 Barbie And 18:45 Beautiful – 5.30 & 8.30pm 14:00 Citrus TV 14:35 Mako Mermaids Rednecks The Magic Of Creatures 14:30 Jodha Akbar 15:00 Teen Beach 15:35 Rocket City Pegasus 21:00 Cloud Atlas Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) – 2.00 & 3.45pm 15:00 Kasamh Se Movie Rednecks 20:00 Kong Return To 00:00 Maniac Transformers: Age Of Extinction (3D/Action) 16:00 Hum Paanch 16:35 Sabrina: Secrets 16:00 X-Machines The Jungle 01:30 Atlas Shrugged Of A Teenage 1 – 5.15 & 8.15pm 17:00 Teenovation 16:50 Meteorite Men 23:30 Jelly T 03:15 Beautiful 17:30 Bollywood Witch 17:40 Mars: The Quest Creatures Lucy (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Business 18:10 Liv And Maddie For Life 18:30 I Didn't Do It Planes: Fire & Rescue (3D/Animation) – 2.00pm 18:00 Sapne Suhane 18:30 Primal Ladakpan Ke 18:55 Mako Mermaids Connections ROYAL It's Entertainment (2D/Hindi) – 4.00 & 11.15pm 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 20:05 Austin & Ally 19:45 How Stuff's Made 19:00 Jamai Raja 20:30 Jessie 2 Kick (2D/Hindi) – 6.30pm 20:10 Mythbusters 12:00 Fred 2: Night Of 13:00 Sky Force 20:50 Dog With A Blog PLAZA 19:30 Jodha Akbar 21:00 Sci-Fi Saved My The Living Fred 16:30 Oz The Great Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 9.15pm 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 21:15 Mako Mermaids Life 14:00 Norbit And Powerful 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 21:40 Austin & Ally 21:50 Superhuman A Long Way Down (2D/Comedy) – 2.30 & 4.30pm 15:45 The Holiday 18:45 The Mortal 21:00 Qubool Hai 22:00 Good Luck Showdown 18:00 Ghostbusters Instruments: Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes (3D/Action) 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya Charlie 22:40 What's That 20:00 Clear History City Of Bones 3 – 6.30 & 11.00pm 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki 22:25 A.N.T. Farm About? 22:00 Me, Myself And 21:00 G.I. Joe: 22:30 Sapne Suhane 22:50 Shake It Up 23:30 NASA's Greatest Lucy (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Irene Retaliation Ladakpan Ke 23:10 Wolfblood Missions 23:00 The East 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 AUGUST 2014 POTPOURRI

California insurer did not immediately respond to issuing a monetary fine against Events in Qatar requests for comment. The coins Ghezzi, he wanted to take a stand pays out in buckets were sent to a bank for counting, against “obstructive deposition prac- the newspaper said. tices” that are common and that some Alif by Sabah Arbilli litigators are even taught to use. When: Till September 17 California insurer has paid a With that goal in mind, Bennett Where: InterContinental Doha The City A$21,000 court settlement in more Interrupting lawyer ordered Ghezzi to write and pro- What: Specifically created for Ramadan than a dozen buckets of coins to an duce a training video that “provides and Eid, Arbilli uses his gift for calligraphy art to create this collection of works centred elderly man who alleged an employee specific steps lawyers must take to gets rare sanction around Alif – the first letter of Arabic assaulted him when he tried to buy comply” with the rationale of his alphabet and the first letter in the revelation insurance, the Los Angeles Times opinion. He said the video must of the Quran. The exhibit will remain on reported. federal judge in Iowa meted address the impropriety of lawyers display in the lobby area of the hotel. It took eight representatives of out an unusual punishment vaguely objecting to the form of ques- A Free entry Rancho Cucamonga-based Adriana’s to a lawyer for repeatedly raising tions, coaching witnesses and exces- Insurance to deliver 16 to 18 buckets objections and interrupting deposi- sively interrupting. Bennett said the of hard currency to the lawyer repre- tions: She must produce a training video could point out those jurisdic- senting 76-year-old Andres Carrasco, video showing why such tactics are tions that specifically allow “form who sued the company in 2012, the inappropriate. objections.” Times reported. Perhaps unsurprisingly, her law He said Jones Day would have to His attorney, Antonio Gallo, told firm objected to the ruling. make the video available to all of its the newspaper the retired bus driver US District Judge Mark Bennett lawyers who appear in US state or “feels like he is disrespected.” issued the “outside-the-box sanction” federal courts or who work in prac- Carrasco reached a settlement last week to Chicago-based attorney tices where other lawyers do. Bennett with the company and expected to be June Ghezzi, a partner at the inter- said his order must be complied with paid by July 25, but the company told national law firm Jones Day. within 90 days, but that he would sus- Gallo they would not issue a check, Bennett wrote that during pre- pend it if it is appealed. the Times reported. trial depositions in a lawsuit in Jones Day attorney Dan Reidy said Trapeze Exhibition and Gallo, who initially thought the which Ghezzi was defending Abbott in a statement that the firm plans Acquisitions Program delivery of quarters, nickels, dimes, Laboratories, she “proliferated hun- to appeal. He said Ghezzi’s conduct When: August 15; 10am-10pm and pennies was a joke, added: dreds of unnecessary objections and “was appropriate and violated no rule Where: Katara Art Studios - Bldg 19 “It’s unfortunate that a business interruptions” that appeared to coach of law or of the court,” and he noted What: The exhibition features the work of like that would use some of these witnesses on how to answer questions that the plaintiffs’ lawyer didn’t com- Qatari artists and their efforts to achieve a tactics”. and delayed the proceedings. plain at the time. balance between reviving the heritage and Adriana’s Insurance and Gallo Bennett said that rather than Agencies traditions and preserve the cultural and popular memory, between their aspirations as artists yearning for the future enlightened by their country rising to the top ranks in various fields. The exhibition is a panorama of arts as all Qatari artists of different creativity areas are invited to participate in IN FOCUS by Oscar Rialubin Trapeze and present their artworks, and the organizing committee will select some of the most exceptional woks. 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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