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bove the converging crowds at the famous Shibuya scramble cross- Aing in Tokyo glows the unmissable bright green sign of Starbucks, a magnet that pulls in a steady stream of hip, young Japanese. The American coffee company is so popular in Japan that it recently announced plans to buy out its Japanese partner for $900m and take full control of operations in its second largest market. However, not everyone is a fan of the customisable drinks and free wifi on offer at over 1,000 Japanese branches of the global chain, which will soon be found in every prefec- ture, including the remote, rural Tottori region. “The way they make (coffee) is totally wrong, it's not tasty,” rails Ichiro Sekiguchi, the 100-year-old owner of long-established inde- pendent Tokyo coffee shop Cafe de L'Ambre. The dimly-lit wooden interior of his cafe, which sells nothing but cof- fee, is busy with customers sipping their 700 yen ($6.5) brews, which Sekiguchi claims are the best in Japan. The coffee is strong and rich, with a deep flavour that his custom- ers think is worth the price — at Japan’s dated, least twice that of Starbucks. Like many independent coffee shops, L’Ambre thrives on repeat custom and counts Japanese wres- tler-turned-politician Antonio Inoki smoky cafes unfazed among its regulars, while nearby Cafe Paulista boasts that it was once frequented by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. One of L’Ambre's loyal patrons has drunk a cup of coffee made from by competition beans meticulously hand-roasted by Sekiguchi and his staff every day for fifty years, said the centenarian. Sekiguchi opened L’Ambre in 1948, when occupying American sol- diers made coffee popular in a land where green tea had long reigned. Japan is now the world’s fourth largest coffee consumer (after the USA, Brazil and Germany), drink- ing 446,392 tonnes of the stuff in 2013. Some of that comes in the form of canned coffee, served hot or cold by the ubiquitous vending machines. One brand has been endorsed by Hollywood star Tommy Lee Jones for over eight years. A growing proportion is being sold in the country's plentiful con- venience stores, where big chains like 7-11 and Lawsons are slugging it out for customers, offering 100 yen cups of freshly-ground coffee. “There are many people who drink coffee in Japan, but they drink bad coffee,” said Sekiguchi, who estimates that there are only “around five” truly good coffee shops in Japan. Naturally, that includes his. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 3

“In traditional old cafes you can relax, take your time. The

A barista of coffee shop Cafe de young people L’Ambre brewing a cup of coffee who go to big in Tokyo’s fashion district Ginza. chains and the like can’t because they’re on their Smoky mist which is decorated with pot plants and Whilst smoking is banned in reproductions of old paintings. computers and 100-year-old coffee shop Starbucks, the acceptance of clouds An ashtray and packets of coffee cellphones.” owner Ichiro Sekiguchi of toxic cigarette fumes may be a fac- creamer piled up in a glass sit on every standing in front of his tor keeping old school coffee shops like table whilst ‘Stand By Me’ plays on the shop Cafe de L’Ambre. L’Ambre afloat. stereo. “Japan is still way behind in An ageing lady drinks her glass of terms of anti-smoking policies, iced coffee through a straw and nibbles especially measures against second- a plate of French toast next to a pair hand smoke,” said Hiroshi Yamato, of chain-smoking young nurses, who a doctor and smoking expert at have chosen to take their break in the the University of Occupational antithesis of the identikit shops run and Environmental Health in by big chains. Kitakyushu, western Japan. “Their style is so impersonal, “You can still smoke in a lot of whereas if you’re on your own here, you public places in Japan such as office can have a conversation,” said 63-year- buildings, coffee shops, restaurants old owner Junko Koshiba, who runs the and bars,” he said. Sekiguchi, who cafe with her daughter. smokes a pipe, said that he thought “There’s a warm feeling here,” she new cafes that ban smoking have added, giving out free bananas to the got it wrong, as “after drinking cafe’s customers. delicious coffee, you want to smoke Whilst the blend at Aroma is no tobacco.” match for L’Ambre’s smooth brew, A smoky mist also fills the air at Koshiba is adamant that the popularity Aroma, a cafe tucked away on the sec- of Starbucks and home-grown chains ond floor of an old building near Tsukiji like Doutor and Caffe Veloce, won’t fish market in Tokyo. spell the end of old fashioned cafes Aroma opened 30 years ago in the like hers. glamour of Japan’s boom period and, in “Here you can relax, take your line with many of Japan’s local coffee- time,” she said. “The young people houses, hasn’t changed much since — who go to Starbucks and the like can’t round glass syphons bubble behind the because they’re on their computers counter of the mirrored beige saloon, and cellphones.” AFP 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 CAMPUS

The Stars of Science Stars of Science finalists speaking to finalists visit Qatar Academy students. Qatar Academy

he season 6 finalists of Stars of TScience – the Arab world’s first and foremost edutainment real- ity television programme – visited Qatar Academy to talk about their inventions and share ideas with the Primary School pupils. The visit was specifically timely for the grade 5 students who are now beginning to work on their Primary Years Programme Exhibition. Haya Kano from 5B believes that meeting imaginations and inquiries as cata- Industrial Engineering student and realise your dream. Stars of the inventors would help her “by get- lysts for their respective inventions. Rania Bou Jaoudeh, on the other Science is a golden opportunity and ting ideas on projects that can help For Thieab Al Dossary, inventing hand, has taken her interest on everyone is winner because everyone the environment”. Similarly, Noor is fun and it can start from some- ergonomics to invent the Automatic lucky enough to be on the journey has Al Sulaiteen of 5A thinks that the thing as simple as a drawing or, in Zucchini Corer which is ‘a machine learned and grown and come closer television programme helps viewers his case, with the question that if we that aims to automate the process of to success”. realise that “if you need something can see and hear our technological preparing zucchini, a staple of Arab Finally, Sultan Alsubhi created the and you don’t have it, you can invent devices, how come we can’t feel it cuisine’. Wudu’ Area Robotic Cleaner which or create it yourself”. even in this day and age of wearable Speaking about his experience, has special sensors and a water Like these QA students, contest- technology? The result is the Tactile Mohamad Al Housani shared: “The dispensing mechanism that cleans ants Mohamad Al Housani, Rania Communicating Bracelet which uses journey of Stars of Science seems the Wudu’, the designated area in Bou Jaoudeh, Sultan Alsubhi and electro-tactile pads to communicate difficult before it starts but once mosques where Muslims perform the Thieab Al Dossary are young and information from the user to his it starts the difficulties disappear washing ritual before prayer. driven individuals who used their mobile phone. behind the motivation to succeed The Peninsula

Kitchen garden project

irlasphere (Eco Club of Birla BPublic School) formed a group for kitchen garden project called Sowers & Growers. There was a meeting of the group members with Ambhara Pavithran, who specialises in growing vegetables. Under her guidance, the students have decided to grow vegetables in the comfort of their home as well in the school. To begin with, the school Vice Principal George Edison had ena- bled the club to get a suitable space near the main gate, where they can start the kitchen garden project in the school itself. Around 150 stu- dents have received their parents’ consent in this regard. The Peninsula

IIS students excel in literary competition

Students of Ideal Indian School excelled in the Poem Recitation Competition organised by Al Khor International School recently. Ayusha Gandhi of Class IV bagged the first prize in individual performance while the school team emerged as overall winners with other three schools. CAMPUS / COMMUNITY PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 5

Bangladesh School organises Cultural Excellence Felicitation

angladesh School organ- ised the Cultural Proficiency Felicitation and Prize BDistribution Ceremony at the school premise to honour and encour- age the students for their performance in Qatar National Day, 2013 cultural competitions and for wining first prize. Students were felicitated with prizes and certificates as a token of apprecia- tion. Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker, Chairman of Bangladesh School and College, Principal, Vice Principal, Faculty Members and students were present at this occasion. The students of Bangladesh school showed their best performance in the cultural competition programs on Winners with school management mem- December 18, 2013 which was organ- bers and teachers at the felicitation ised by the Committee of Associate function. Programmes for the National Day in collaboration with expatriate schools commenced with the welcome speech and community organisations. given by Principal Md Jashim Uddin, Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Indian who congratulated the students for communities including community bringing honour for the institution and schools had performed their cultural encouraged them to participate in cul- shows, thematic dances, songs, comedy tural activities and show their poten- shows, fashion shows and many more tial. The Chairman congratulated the events. Participants from Bangladesh students, teachers and parents who School excelled in all categories and inspired them to participate in the pro- secured first position. Bangladesh School grammes. He hoped that in the upcom- got the first prize and was awarded ing victory day of Bangladesh and Qatar QR10,000. National day the students will better The felicitation programme their performance. The Peninsula

Indian Punjabi Association marks Diwali

The Indian Punjabi Association, Qatar, celebrated the festival of lights Diwali for the very first time with all Punjabi community members at the Plaza Inn Hotel recently. Famous Punjabi come- dian from Bollywood Gurpreet Ghuggi was the main guest at the function. Children performed various Punjabi dances and a DJ belted out Punjabi hits through the evening. The organisers also arranged traditional Punjabi food. 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 MARKETPLACE

Lumia 830 comes to Qatar icrosoft Devices has announced for those customers who demand the Mthe availability of the afford- best experiences at more affordable able flagship Lumia 830 in Qatar prices.” for QR1499. With premium design, Packing the very best Lumia inno- PureView imaging and integrated vations including wireless charging, Microsoft services, Lumia 830 makes Optimized Image Stabilization and high-end innovation more affordable. personal wellness monitoring features “With PureView imaging, wireless such as SensorCore into an ultra- charging and wealth of other great sleek package, the Lumia 830 delivers: features, the Lumia 830 delivers the • Lumia 830 captures sharp images best innovations and experiences with a 10-megapixel PureView from our flagship smartphones at a camera with ZEISS optics, Rich more affordable price, underscoring Recording, and our thinnest opti- Microsoft’s commitment to offer a cal image stabilization system to competitive Windows Phone experi- date. ence for everyone,” said Jon French, • The latest version of Windows Vice President, Microsoft Devices Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim. Middle East. • Live, sync, and instantly share Commenting on the local availa- with 15GB of OneDrive storage, bility of Lumia 830, Jehad Al Qudah, which securely connects content Head of Mobility BU of CGC, said: with friends, family, and colleagues • ‘SensorCore’ low-power motion convenience (charging pad sold “The Lumia 830 combines high end on the go. sensing tracks motion and location separately). style and performance in a sleek • A powerful processor, delivering even while the phone is ‘asleep’ in The Lumia 830 is available in design. Add to that industry leading a fast and smooth web browsing, your pocket - perfect for exercise Qatar at all leading electronic retail Microsoft experiences and superior gaming, and overall user experi- and exploration. outlets in a range of colours includ- PureView imaging and it makes the ence on a beautiful, sharp 5-inch • A 2200 mAh battery, while ing bright orange, bright green, Lumia 830 an attractive proposition ClearBlack display. built-in wireless charging adds white and black. The Peninsula

Bang & Olufsen launches BeoPlay A2 &O Play by Bang & Olufsen ”Power Response Enhancement”. design with two rugged polymer the Bluetooth technology there’s Bannounced the launching of It includes an extra tweeter on the shells and a rock solid aluminum no need for an internet connec- BeoPlay A2 — its first ever Bluetooth rear side of the main driver that core that brings cool Scandinavian tion, just pair your mobile device speaker — featuring ground break- gives you a more even high fre- elegance, acoustic stability and with the speaker, and you’re ing innovation, jaw dropping sound quency radiation around the edges. durability. ready in a matter of seconds. and design and functionality that Combined with the main speaker A short, exchangeable, pre- BeoPlay A2 is available in 3 vari- will leave you speechless. drivers’ omni-directional sound mium leather strap lets you easily ants: Grey, Green and Black. The new BeoPlay A2 is now avail- dispersion at low frequencies, this carry the speaker with you wher- The Peninsula able at the Bang & Olufsen store at results in powerful, room-filling ever you’re going – and because of Lagoona Mall, in addition to iSpace music in all directions. BeoPlay A2 and Fifty One East’s Lagoona Mall has enough battery power to keep the and Al Maha Center branches. music going for up to 24 hours on a Featuring a world’s first omni- single battery charge. directional sound solution for a flat The rechargeable Li-ion bat- speaker, True360, ensures that eve- tery inside the speaker features ryone listening to the ultra-portable “Adaptive Power Management” speaker enjoys equally good sound technology that both monitors and – no matter where they’re placed. anticipates the incoming audio sig- BeoPlay A2 is a two-channel nal in order to save battery life. speaker – with two channels on Designed by the award-winning each side of the device applying a Danish industrial designer Cecilie new Bang & Olufsen solution called Manz, BeoPlay A2 has a unique flat

Lulu Pinoy Fiesta Promotion draw

The Mega Draw of Lulu Pinoy Fiesta Promotion was held at Lulu Hypermarket, D-Ring Road branch under the supervision of Mohamed Al Nuaimi, Inspector from the Ministry of Business and Trade, recently. Fifteen ‘To & Fro’ air-tickets in Doha-Manila sector were given away as prizes. Officials from Lulu Hypermarket Group and Dunes Travels were present at the draw. ARCHAEOLOGY PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 7

Discoveries from Hafeet Mountain

afeet Mountain, Jebel Archaeological surveys within fifty Hafeet in Arabic, is kilometres north of the mountain located within few kilom- have also revealed the existence of Heters from Al Ain, south of more archaeological sites attributed Abu Dhabi Emirate. Geographically to later periods. Chief among them part of the mountain extends to the for example, is the site of Qatarah border boundary of Oman. The top tomb, which was first excavated by of the mountain, however, which a local team during early seventies rises 1250 meters above the sea level, of the last century. The results of lies within the border of the excavations indicate that the site UAE. comprise of elongated rectangular At the foothills of shape burials dug into the ground to the mountain there is a certain depth with an exterior of natural water spring. protruding stones. It cant be ruled The local government out, however, that the burials were developed it into a tour- re-used more than once through ist attraction compris- long periods. ing swimming pool and Numerous antiquities were green meadows. The unearthed through the course of Dr Munir Taha existence of the water excavation during the first season. spring is good indica- The most important and distinctive tion that in the past the discovery, though, was a small gold area of Hafit Mountain may have ornament depicting double-headed had more water springs and would animal. have attracted prehistoric and his- Further excavations at the site toric communities to sustain around revealed different shapes and uses them. A highway is constructed to of pottery ware, bronzes and beads reach the top of the mountain. made of semi-precious stones. The Marine and fossils found in dif- different sort of beads were sug- ferent areas of the mountain, such gested that the ancient inhabitants as calcifies corals, prove that in very of the site have had trade links with ancient periods the entire area was covered by sea. the eastern localities like the Indus Valley, where semi-precious Archaeological surveys and excavations have revealed nearly stones are available. six hundred beehive-shaped burials built of unshaped hard Intensive excavations managed to unearth human bones, stone, within kilometres from the mountain. The close exami- stone and bronze vessels, arms made of bronze such as arrow- nation and field studies suggest that their actual date range heads and spearheads, and good quantities of plain and pained from 3200-2800 BC. Thereafter, nearly one hundred of them pottery. were excavated by the local and foreign teams. Studies have proved that those type of antiquities were in The most important discoveries from the long seasons of use over different periods for a long time. Therefore, they excavations were painted pottery ware painted with different were good guides for similar burials found at Hili area later subject matters. or those unearthed in different parts of the UAE and beyond. The general shapes of the pottery ware and the painted The best examples of such burials in the United Arab schemes clearly suggest trade links between the ancient inhab- Emirates, were found at Al Qusais in Dubai emirate, at Hili itants of Jebal Hafeet and the Sumerian in Mesopotamia dur- in Al Ain, in different parts of Ras Al Khaymah, Sharjah, and ing the end of the fourth millennium and the begining of the Fujarah emirates, and many of them were found reused as third millennium BC. well. The Peninsula 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 9

NEWS HOLLYWOOD NEWS Actor Jeff Daniels BOLLYWOOD Prabhudeva is demanding: Anand Raj Macaulay Culkin mocks his death rumours laughs last with amil actor Anand Raj, who is making his Bollywood debut with “Action ome Alone star Macaulay Culkin mocks the rumours of his death TJackson” in a villain role, says its director Prabhudeva demands what Hwhich went viral on the internet recently. The 34-year-old posted he wants from his actors as he’s a perfectionist. images on micro-blogging site Twitter making fun of the death hoax. In Dumb and Dumber To “When Prabhu offered me the role, he explained that I won’t be one of the pictures he pretends to be dead and in another he is seen smil- playing a typical villain. He ing and holding a soda can with caption: “We’re on tour you silly people/ said that I won’t be required @anchovywarhol’s.” By Eric Kelsey to exaggerate and be loud The former child star is touring with his band Pizza Underground harebrained hijinks, including crossing with my performance. He’s that perform Velvet Underground parody songs with pizza-themed lyr- eff Daniels' phone rang, and his the country in a borrowed hearse and extremely demanding. He ics, reports foxnews.com. Earlier this year, Culkin stormed off the stage agents were on the line. “It was an a stolen Zamboni ice resurfacer. wanted me shed weight for in Nottingham, England after he was booed and pelted by the audience Jintervention,” said the actor, who Although the first Dumb and Dumber the role, and only after I did during his solo performance. had a reputation for serious roles in grossed $247m worldwide and became that he signed me,” Anand successful films, of the failed attempt a mainstay on US cable TV, Daniels said. two decades ago to prevent him from admits his agents were correct that He lost about 12 kg for his doing low-brow comedy Dumb and starring in a doofus comedy replete role as the antagonist. Dumber with two rookie directors. with scatological humour could set him Anand and Prabhu have New frog species named after Osbourne “We’re going to stop this. You're back in Hollywood. known each other for a long not going to do this movie, and we're “I think easily for 10 years — and time, which helped them to cientists have named a new species of frog as Pendropsophus ozzy in going to keep you on the Oscar trail,” because of the success of Dumb and understand each other and Shonour of Singer Ozzy Osbourne. The 19.4mm amphibian was discov- Daniels, 59, remembered his agents Dumber — I was no longer taken work. ered by scientists working in the Brazilian Amazon during a bio-diversity saying. They could not foresee that his seriously,” he said. “Prabhu and I are good survey in 2009 and was named after the 64-year-old singer, who infamously role as the dimwitted, unemployed dog Daniels, who earned Golden Globe friends. Our friendship cer- bit the head off a bat during a gig in 1982, reports femalefirst.co.uk. groomer Harry would become one of acting nominations for The Purple Rose tainly helped us to bond well Ozzy’s daughter Kelly was thrilled by this honour. his most well-known characters and of Cairo (1985) and Something Wild while working together. If Taking to her official Twitter page she wrote “You know you have made box office successes. (1986) did not score another top-tier Prabhu was demanding, I’m it when they name a whole new species of frog after you!!! Congratulations Daniels reprises that role, reputation Hollywood award nomination until sure he did that because he dad @OzzyOsbourne (sic),” posting a link of one of the articles about the intact, in Dumb and Dumber To — with 2005's The Squid and the Whale. was aware that I can deliver study. a misspelled number — alongside “As soon as you do comedy, then what he wanted from me,” Jim Carrey, whose performance as you're not serious anymore, which he said. Prabhu had earlier Harry's equally dense and foolish best has always bothered me because the directed Anand in Tamil Darker Hunger Games friend Lloyd Christmas established last time you looked, the Greeks are film Pokkiri, which he later the comedian as one of Hollywood's holding up two masks - and to be able remade in Hindi as Wanted. Keira Knightley’s hat disguise leading stars. The gross-out adventure to do both seems to be the point of ctress Keira Knightley says she likes to wear a hat to disguise herself won’t lose viewers, comedy from brothers Bobby and Peter being an actor,” Daniels added. Awhen she goes out. The 29-year-old confessed on ITV’s show “Lorraine” Farrelly will debut in US theatres on Two decades on, Daniels has that she enjoys sporting some headgear while stepping out with husband Friday and begins with Harry, 20 earned enough showbiz gravitas to James Righton, reports femalefirst.co.uk. When asked if she puts a hat on says star Lawrence years older but just as stupid, needing afford pulling off a Dumb and Dumber Parineeti to take a break after Kill Dil to disguise herself when she goes out, she replied: “Yep. That is exactly it, a kidney transplant but unable to find sequel while still getting to show off you can hide in a crowd quite easily. It’s lovely. I love it. (We) can argue a donor match. his dramatic chops on Aaron Sorkin's ctress Parineeti Chopra says she wants to see the reaction of audience about who is doing the shopping. It’s great.” By Michael Roddy That is until he learns about an HBO series The Newsroom, picking up Ato her latest film Kill Dill before signing her next movie. “After Kill Dil Talking about her latest film The Imitation Game, Knightley admitted a real war between District 13 and the unknown daughter he fathered who an Emmy award for best TV drama releases, I will take a break. I won’t be seen on screen for maybe the next that she wasn’t as endeared to the cardigan and shoes that she had to Capitol so things are naturally getting was put up for adoption. He and Lloyd actor along the way as well. 9-10 months,” said the actress. wear for the film. “It’s all in the cardy (cardigan) and the shoes. The shoes ooded people are shot dead in The darker storywise, visually, because we’re set out on a road trip to find her but “I love changing it up,” Daniels Directed by Shaad Ali, Kill Dil also features Ranveer Singh and Ali Zafar were uncomfortable, that helped, and the cardy ... there’s something about Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, underground a lot in District 13. We’re become unwittingly ensnared in a said. “I love going from 'Newsroom' to among others. Parineeti, who is also considered one of the best among the that really heavy, itchy knit.” Hthird in the dystopian fantasy films following her journey,” she told a news murder plot. 'Dumb and Dumber.' I like that range. young talent, admits she’s reading a lot of scripts but will sign only after “It was so thoroughly itchy. I suffered for my art, I suffered for my aimed at teenage girls that had its world conference. “Find your kid, find your kidney!” I like doing what you're not supposed watching the fate of Kill Dil. cardigan,” she said. premiere on Monday, but star Jennifer The Hunger Games movies, based on the Lloyd exclaims to a puzzled Harry. to do with your career choices.” “I may sign something soon. But I first want to see the audiences’ reac- Lawrence does not think the darker plot bestselling books by Suzanne Collins, have Their trip unfolds with typical Reuters tion to my performance in Kill Dil before deciding on what kind of a film will lose viewers. so far grossed $1.6bn worldwide. to do next,” said the actress, who was last seen in Daawat-e-Ishq. The tribute Hunger Games gladiatorial Director Francis Lawrence said the Meanwhile, Parineeti has other plans too. “I am taking a two-week holi- contests to the death that made Lawrence’s films were true to the books, and fans day to meet my best friends in Karachi and Dubai,” she said. character, the archer Katniss Everdeen, a wanted it that way. Is she going to Karachi or Dubai? symbol of female empowerment, are over “I think quite honestly that part of the “I’d love to go to Karachi. But we aren’t meeting in Karachi. And not in and the action moves underground to a reason the kids have responded the way Dubai either. I’ve gone to Dubai so many times that I know every corner previously unknown District 13, run by a they do to these books and these movies is of the place. So, no thanks. We three sahelis (friends) will meet up at a President Alma Coin played by Julianne that they’re not being spoken down to, and fourth destination,” she said. Moore. they’re being treated like adults,” he said. She is planning all-out war against “We’re being as honest as we can and I the oligarch President Coriolanus Snow, think quite honestly they can smell it when played by Donald Sutherland, who runs they’re being spoken down to and I have the Capitol which rules over “Panem” and no interest in doing that.” Aamir’s PK audio promoted on Twitter forces elite young people to fight every Sutherland, whose white-bearded year in the televised tribute games meant character President Snow looks every ctor Aamir Khan’s much awaited film PK is probably the first Bollywood to keep the population amused — and in bit the benevolent grandfather, but is the Afilm to have an official audio teaser getting promoted by the producers check. incarnation of evil, said he hoped that if on Twitter using its audio card feature. Asked if she thought the young audience nothing else the films would inspire young UTV motion pictures became the first in India to use Twitter’s audio card might be overwhelmed by the darkness people to take power through the voting for the official audio teaser of PK, as part of their promotion for the movie. of the new film, in which the Capitol booth and rid the world of people like With a single tap, the audio card allows users to discover and listen audio broadcasts a propaganda video showing Snow. directly in their timeline on both iOS and Android devices. hooded victims being shot, Lawrence “The character that I play is an oligarch Apart from Aamir, the film also stars Sanjay Dutt, Anushka Sharma, said, “Well, you know, we’re continuing that exists particularly in the United Sushant Singh Rajput, Boman Irani and Saurabh Shukla among others. Katniss’s journey. States but worldwide, certainly in the Directed by Rajkumar Hirani, the film is set to release December 18. “It’s not really about picking up with Western world and that needs to be... the games anymore, we’re moving into brought to account,” he said. Reuters 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 BUSINESS

Global concerns over growing obesity is driving a backlash against sugar, with major food suppliers turning to zero-calorie stevia as an alternative. Stevia leaf extracts are up to 300 times sweeter than sugar Stevia market (tonnes) Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni 8 2012-14: Price Dec 2008: Stevia gets of raw sugar falls U.S. Food and Drug 7 from 26 cents Administration approval 7,150 per pound to 6 Nov 2011: European 16-17 cents Commission grants 5 regulatory approval for use of stevia 2017 4 extracts 4,670 4,100 predicted 3,850 market 3,650 3 3,500 value 2,750 2014 $578m 2 market value (est.) 1 $100m $336m

0 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2017 Major food suppliers using stevia products PepsiCo: Uses sugar-stevia sweetener in its Pepsi True Coca-Cola: Releasing stevia- sweetened Coca-Cola Life GLG Life Tech: is to team up with Chinese food giant COFCO to develop stevia-based products Merisant Co: Market leader in France with its Pure Via stevia sweetener Tate & Lyle: UK-based firm has launched zero-calorie sweetener Imperial Sugar: Produces low- calorie sugar-stevia sweeteners Sources: Zenith International, Mintel, International Sugar Organization HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 11

Which fats are good and which fats are bad?

at is a hot topic these days, and the science on Docs should ask heart patients Fit has evolved in the past 10 or so years. Here are a few highlights to consider:  Total fat (the percentage of fat in your diet) about secondhand smoke: Study does not seem to be an issue when it comes to health; it is the type of fat that you eat that has the impact on your health.  Unsaturated fats, especially omega 3 (fish) and monounsaturated fat (olive oil/canola), are beneficial.  Trans fats (mostly in processed foods) should be eliminated.  Saturated fat (coconut oil/butter/cream) may not be as bad for us as we once thought, and we are learning more about the different types of saturated fat and their effects. But they do not appear to be protective like unsaturated fats are, so it is best to continue to focus on those.  Regarding egg yolks, the yolk of an egg contains all of its fat (much of it saturated) and choles- By Kathryn Doyle terol, but it also contains most of its nutrients heart attack, according to results in JAMA Internal — minerals, vitamins, etc. One whole egg a day Medicine. is fine for a heart-healthy diet and offers a lot ot all heart disease patients know that Only 37 patients remembered being asked about when it comes to nutrition and satisfaction. secondhand smoke is bad for them — and secondhand smoke exposure by a doctor or nurse  We do need fat for health, but we do not nec- not all doctors are asking them if they live since hospital admission, 21 were asked if they lived essarily need animal fat. Essential fatty acids Nwith a smoker, according to a new study. with a smoker, and three had been advised to keep come from plant sources. Interestingly, though, “Physicians have not been trained to ask patients their home or car smoke-free. lard has less saturated fat than butter, so it is routinely about secondhand smoke exposure,” “Even though it looks like a lot of people under- no worse than butter but somehow has a worse said coauthor Dr Nancy A Rigotti of the Tobacco stand that secondhand smoke is a bad thing and a reputation. All fats have a variety of fatty acid Research and Treatment Center at Massachusetts lot of health workers understand, too, it’s not being types. General Hospital in Boston. addressed,” said Dr R William Vandivier of the This is a gap in practice that needs to be addressed, University of Colorado Department of Medicine in she said. Aurora, who wrote an accompanying commentary A new drug to treat a Rigotti suspects that this finding is true for most in the journal. adult medical care. Pediatricians are much more “People aren’t asking the questions, if they do ask common liver disease likely to ask about smoking in the home because the they’re not doing anything about it,” he said. n experimental drug aimed at treating a harms to children are well known, she said. This should be a subject for discussion when Acommon liver disease came up with promis- Coronary heart disease (CHD), in which plaque patients are hospitalized or at a doctor’s office visit, ing results at a clinical trial in the US. People builds up inside the arteries supplying blood to the and the doctor, nurse or any other ancillary staff may with non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) who heart, is the most common type of heart disease be involved too, he said. took obeticholic acid (OCA) had improved liver and kills about 380,000 people each year in the US, “If enough people say it, eventually they’re going health during that period, including decreased according to the Centers for to get it,” Vandivier said. inflammation and fat in the liver and decreased Disease Control and Prevention. According to previous stud- body weight versus people receiving a placebo, the Secondhand smoke exposure ies, if a doctor spends as little findings of FLINT, or the Farnesoid X Receptor can increase a nonsmoker’s risk Secondhand smoke as three minutes talking about Ligand Obeticholic Acid in NASH treatment trial, for heart disease by 25 to 30 the dangers of smoking, that showed. percent, Rigotti and her coau- exposure can increase can lead to patients changing “The FLINT trial represents an important thors write. People hospitalized their behavior he said. advance in the search for treatments for NASH. for heart disease should avoid a nonsmoker’s risk One reason providers may The causes of NASH are not fully understood, and secondhand exposure when for heart disease by forget to ask about secondhand causes and treatments may be different among they are discharged. smoke is the lack of a prompt patients,” said Brent Neuschwander-Tetri, profes- “It is not as big a risk factor 25 to 30 percent. or place to record the answer in sor at the St Louis University in the US. as being a smoker oneself, but some electronic medical records The major feature of NASH is fat in the liver, it is still a risk,” Rigotti said. People hospitalised for systems, he noted. along with inflammation and damage. For the new study, research- heart disease should Once a patient reports sec- Over time, these may lead to loss of liver func- ers interviewed 214 adults ondhand smoke exposure, he tion, the need for liver transplant and death. hospitalized for CHD at avoid secondhand or she could be counseled about “Although obeticholic acid did not eliminate liver Massachusetts General exposure when they are cleaning up the home environ- disease in FLINT participants, it demonstrated a Hospital, asking about their ment or instituting smoking promising effect. Larger studies will be required to smoke exposure history. discharged. bans in houses and cars, but determine the drug’s safety and efficacy,” said Averell More than 20 percent said there is no established protocol Sherker from the National Institute of Diabetes and they had been exposed to sec- for that, he said. Digestive and Kidney Diseases. For the study, 283 ondhand smoke within the past “The ideal is to encourage people were enrolled at eight centres across the 30 days, and 15 percent said they had been exposed and help the smoker to quit,” Rigotti said. “Until country. At the start of the study, participants to smoke within the week before hospital admission. that happens, there should be a policy that no one were 18 and older and had been diagnosed with Almost 14 percent said they lived with a smoker, usu- ever smokes in either the car or the home.” definite or borderline NASH. They were randomly ally a spouse or child. There should never be smoking in an enclosed assigned to one of two groups: one took 25 mil- Two-thirds of the patients reported having a space, she said. Any provider can ask about this, but ligrams of OCA daily and one received a placebo ‘smoking ban’ in their home and a similar number having a doctor do it may convey more importance that resembled the OCA pill. However, OCA was had forbidden smoking in the car. to the problem, she added. also associated with increases in itching and total Though most said that secondhand smoke is harm- “I don’t think anyone knows the exact solution cholesterol. The findings were published online in ful, only 56 percent believed it increased nonsmok- but we need to figure something out,” Vandivier said. The Lancet. Agencies ers’ risk of heart attack, while the rest believed it SOURCES: bit.ly/1ynBmsr and bit.ly/1xzsQGw increases risk only slightly or did not know. They JAMA Internal Medicine, online November 10, 2014. largely felt the same way about their own risk of IANS 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY

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with a fingerprint too. A 5MP camera on the back takes decent, but not spectacular photos while a front-facing cam- era does the job for video calling. The standard 16GB of storage will fill up quickly with apps, music, videos, games and photos and is not expandable — the 64GB version costing £399 is recommended. The iPad mini 3’s biggest issue is that the iPad mini 2 is still available with everything but the Touch ID sensor and costs much less. Verdict: A solid smaller tablet with a good screen and long battery life it feels solid and svelte in the hand. A powerful By Samuel Gibbs 64-bit processor can run advanced apps that Samsung Galaxy Tab S process video and photos, while the battery Google Nexus 7 2013 Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S is its flagship tablet lasts all day. and comes in 8.4in and 10.5in versions. Both are A fingerprint sensor under the home button, Google’s 7in tablet has been around for a year, thin and light, feature powerful octa-core proces- like the iPad mini 3, allows the user to unlock but is still one of the best small Android tablets sors, 16GB of storage with a microSD card slot the tablet and pay for goods and services. A available. for expansion and the latest version of Android. solid 8MP camera is one of the best fitted to a It has a crisp, clear 1080p high-definition screen, But it’s the new better-than-high-definition tablet yet, but is not quite as good as high-end a solid build and stereo speakers. It also runs the smartphones. latest version of Android with guaranteed updates Verdict: The thinnest tablet available with as Google prepares to launch Android 5 Lollipop. a powerful processor The rear-facing 5MP camera takes passable photos, the front-facing camera works well for video chat and the battery lasts about eight hours Microsoft Surface Pro 3 and can be charged wirelessly. Storage is limited to The biggest and most expensive in the group, 16GB or 32GB without the ability to add extra, but the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a full Windows the Nexus 7 has arguably the best lag and stutter- computer squeezed into a tablet body. free experience of any Android tablet. It has the same processor, Ram and storage Verdict: Clutter-free Android, a solid build and as a laptop, but with a touchscreen and no decent screen fixed keyboard. It runs full Windows 8.1, which means access to thousands of Windows desktop applications, including iTunes and Photoshop– Apple iPad mini 3 wide screens that set these tablets apart. The full apps that aren’t available on the iPad or The iPad mini is the smallest iPad available, OLED screens have the deepest blacks, brightest Android tablets. It has USB ports and can be but with a 7.9in screen it’s still bigger than a lot whites and richest colours available on a tablet attached to monitors, keyboards and mice. of small tablets. Its aluminium body is solid, its and make watching videos, reading books and The tablet also comes with a stylus for writ- retina screen bright and better than 1080p high comics and viewing photos a fantastic experience. ing on the screen and can connect to a detach- definition, while the battery lasts a day of hard use A fingerprint scanner also makes logging into able keyboard for using like a laptop with an on a single charge. the tablet easy, an 8MP camera on the back takes adjustable kickstand on the back to prop it up. The iPad mini’s standout feature is the Touch ID decent photos when no smartphone is handy, and It is heavier and doesn’t last as long on a fingerprint sensor hidden under the home button the battery lasts about eight hours on a single charge as some of the other tablets, but is as that unlocks the tablet and allows users to pay for charge. capable as a full computer. goods and services using a fingerprint. Third-party Verdict: The best screen available on a tablet Verdict: A full computer in a tablet with a apps such as Evernote and Dropbox can be secured few compromises Apple iPad Air 2 The latest full-sized iPad has a 9.7in screen that is better than 1080p high definition for crisp text and detailed images. The shape of the screen means videos are shown with black bars at the top and bottom, but websites and books fill the screen and look great. Its aluminium frame makes it the thinnest tablet available at 6.1mm – only marginally thicker than a headphones port – and at 437g COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 13

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Paper Waraqa Ruler Misara Chalk aboor Shelf Raff Black board Law aswad Hoy en la Historia Map are e a November 12, 1929 Rubber Mimat Academy Award-winning film Globe Koura ariyya star Grace Kelly was born. She became Princess Grace of Monaco Ink ibr after her marriage to Prince Rainier III in 1956 ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised 1859: Jules Leotard performed the world’s first flying trapeze act in Paris 1969: Journalist Seymour Hersh Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman broke the story of the My Lai Massacre, in which U.S. soldiers murdered hundreds of unarmed Vietnamese civilians in March 1968 1974: South Africa was suspended from the UN for its apartheid policies 1994: Billionaire Bill Gates paid a record $30m for a 72-page scientific treatise by Leonardo Da Vinci 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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AFGHANI, AURAR, BAHT, BANI, CENT, CENTAI, CENTIMES, DINAR, DIRHAM, DOLLAR, DRAM, EURO, FORINT, FRANC, HALERU, JIAO, KORUNA, KRONA, KRONER, KRONUR, LIRA, MANAT, PAISE, PARA, PESO, POUND, QUINDARKA, RAND, RINGGIT, RIYAL, RUBLE, RUPEE, RUPIAH, SANTIMI, SHEKEL, SHILLING, STOTINKI, TAKA, TUGRIK, WON, YEN, YUAN. 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 41 Having a rounded end, 5 Topics for probate courts 42 “Parks and Recreation” 50 Observe Yom Kippur CROSSWORD as pliers network 12345 6789 10111213 1 Like yesterday’s news 6 Flaming felony 53 Pac-12 basketball 6 “Must be done NOW!” 43 Tête topper 7 In ___ (undisturbed) 43 Casual type of chair powerhouse 14 15 16 10 Reduce to a pulp 44 Big name in audio 8 Opposed to, to Li’l Abner 45 Unit of electrical 54 Slender 14 Lugs speakers 9 “Scusi” conductance 55 Broad 17 18 19 15 Latvia’s capital 45 Fracases 10 Autodom’s MX-5 46 Made calls, in baseball 56 Ye ___ Shoppe 16 It may be just a hunch 46 Minor improvement in 11 Wing it 47 New Year’s Eve staple 57 Kimono securers 20 21 22 the Dow 17 Underway 12 What the Left Bank is a 48 Federal security, for short 58 Puzzle solver’s happy 50 Shout of inspiration 49 About to bloom … or shout 23 24 25 18 Blend bank of 51 Thomas who wrote 13 Attacks with vigor a hint to 20-, 33-, 41- 19 Boxers Muhammad and “Death in Venice” and 52-Across 26 27 28 29 30 31 Laila 21 “Far out, man!” 52 Sycamore tree FIXIT OBIS AMAT 20 Idles 25 Three R’s org. 59 “No ___” (reassuring words) 32 33 34 35 36 37 22 Fey of “30 Rock” 26 Smooth-talking ELENI FAST DIME 60 Spanish eight 23 Souvenir of Maui, 27 She’s back in town, in a SINGLEF I LE AKIN 38 39 40 maybe 61 Tolkien’s ring bearer Fats Waller song SEAEEL TEN PECK 24 How money may be 62 Caesar’s rebuke to 28 Blue dye source 41 42 43 Brutus ARNE TOPTH I S won or lost 29 Fervor 63 Lena of “Chocolat” ODOR I NK SRTA 44 45 26 Like windows 30 Baby food, typically 64 Supply, as a new ingredient HAN I ND I A OOMPH 30 Window segment 31 Like much of the Southwest 65 Like Easter eggs OTT TOOLBOX MOE 46 47 48 49 50 32 Monday, in Madrid 33 Smooch 66 “Citizen” of film HAHAS NOBLY ERR 33 Allied supply route to 34 Recite quickly, with “off” 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 67 They return north in the China during W.W. II 35 Brute ELMS SOD AREA 38 Olympic skating champ spring BALLETS TACT 59 60 61 DOWN 36 James who wrote “Let Us Kulik Now Praise Famous Men” EKED IOU GOOGLE 1 Blind guess 62 63 64 39 Physics Nobelist of 37 “i” and “j” tops 1903 and Chemistry 2 Protein source for vegetarians TIVO FINGERNAIL Nobelist of 1911 39 Volume that requires STEN FL IP NAVEL 65 66 67 3 Tiny bit lots of preparations to 40 Toasted waffle 4 Some summer babies compile? YALE SSTS SLEDS

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 | WEDNESDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2014 15

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appears the couple had joint custody of Car dumped the car, Small said. But he said the man Events in Qatar may have violated a protection from into river during abuse order and likely faces charges of reckless endangerment. The Sound of Music divorce flap Small said it was “extremely danger- Broadway theatrical show ous” for divers to have to go down in When: November 26-29; 7pm man going through a divorce dark conditions, especially in that area, Where: Qatar National Convention sent the red Corvette his wife where the river bottom is littered with Center A drives plunging into a river, car parts, rebar and trash. What: The world’s most-loved musical triggering a search for a possible vic- “They were saying it was zero visibil- -The Sound of Music, comes to Doha. tim inside, police said. ity — they were blindly feeling around” This iconic broadway musical show will Officers were called about a car in in the interior of the vehicle, he said. be featuring lavish costumes and scenery, the Delaware River. A witness told One other charge is likely, Small a wonderful live orchestra and starring a them that a man had driven to the said: illegal dumping. cast of the very best of London’s West End riverbank, gotten out and then let the performers, this award-winning critically car run into the river, police Inspector acclaimed production is an emotionally packed extravaganza. Scott Small said. NY woman marks Entry: QR250-QR1200 “I guess he was angry with her and drove her vehicle into the Delaware 100th birthday River,” Small said. Shirin Neshat: Afterwards Marine units found the 1990 Corvette with sky dive When: Till February 15, 2015 in about 30 feet of water, where it was Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of pitch black, and felt around inside to leanor Cunningham of Howes Modern Art make sure it was unoccupied, Small Cave, New York, has bested What: The first solo exhibition in the said. They then attached a tow line so Eformer US President George H Middle East by internationally acclaimed the car could be pulled from the river W Bush. Cunningham lives with her grand- artist Shirin Neshat. Occupying the entire less than two hours later. He celebrated his 90th birthday by daughter in their Schoharie County ground floor galleries, the exhibition Small said investigators later deter- skydiving; she made the big leap to home in central New York. Her doctor features existing and newly produced mined that a 50-year-old man had mark her centennial. signed off on the skydiving expedition, works. Free admission gone to the residence of his wife, who Cunningham kissed her 7-month- saying her health makes her more than is cooperating with police, and taken old great-great-granddaughter before capable of doing what she loves. the car. He said the description given suiting up for her 100th birthday jump Dean McDonald of Saratoga Longines Global by the witness matches the husband. at Saratoga Skydiving in Gansevoort. Skydiving says Cunningham is his old- Champions Tour The man is being sought but prob- It was her third jump, after taking up est jump partner yet. When: November 13-15 ably won’t face theft charges because it the sport at age 90. Agencies Where: Al Shaqab Horse Racing Academy What: Qatar will again host the Longines Global Champions Tour Championship Final at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre. IN FOCUS by Rakesh Verma This magnificent venue will see the best riders in the world pull out all the stops to win the overall title for 2014. Free entry

The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: Till 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

Yousef Ahmad: Story of ingenuity When: Nov 11- Feb14; 10am-8pm Where: Qatar Museums Gallery, Building 10, Katara What: As a pioneer of Qatar’s modern art movement, Yousef Ahmad’s artistic journey has spanned over three decades, and his work has been influenced by his surroundings and emotional ties with Qatar’s culture and traditions. It showcases three phases in his career, from the early oil paintings that include the depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to mixed media calligraphic pieces to new conceptual artworks. Free Entry

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