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By Dennis Gaffney soon-to-be- flying liberated tourists, through the Marais and Left Bank cities I’ve ever pedaled. First, no hills. including two American families, an neighbourhoods and past such famous And instead of feeling like an intruder ome tourists walk Paris, Australian couple and an Argentine sites as the Louvre, the Palais de on car-dominated streets, I feel like an some sit at cafes, others zip woman. Justice and Notre Dame. equal to pedestrians, cars, taxis, buses, around the metro to Eiffel- “Allons-y!” Fox finally says, and even This is no strolling tour; it’s a roll- mopeds and motorcycles, all respect- esque destinations. But I I know that he means, “Let’s go!” ing tour. fully negotiating the slowed-down dreamed of seeing Paris We rise from the subterranean I had worried that biking through etiquette of the shared road. Fifteen Sfrom a bicycle. garage into a crisp summer morning, downtown Paris would be a death-defy- minutes into the tour, I remove my Besides, my wife, our teenage and over the next four hours, we’ll ing pleasure, but it’s quickly apparent helmet. I feel like a kid again. daughter and I had spent five full cover more terrain than most walk- that this is one of the friendliest bicy- There are bike paths everywhere days together, and there comes a ers can manageggy,g in a long day, wheeling clingg — on bridges, on grand boulevards time in every family vacation when and on one-way streets, laid down one needs — how do I say this? — an on a variety of bikable surfaces built intermission. over the last half-millennium: crushed The ladies went shopping. I inves- stone, macadam, cobblestone and tigated the website Bike About Tours. cement. They’re even painted on side- An e-mail exchange later, and voila, walks, and once we’re riding along the I have a spot on the 10am tour the Seine, I’m startled when a bicyclist next morning, which begins in an comes rolling right at me; two bike underground garage below the Hotel lanes, heading in opposite directions, de Ville, Paris’ city hall. run side by side. A pleasure of any tour is handing “Since they introduced the city bikes, over the planning, but before we begin, they’ve added a lot of bike lanes,” Fox I must make a big decision: to wear a says. He’s referring to Velib’, a public helmet, or not to wear a helmet? bike rental system, and a word created “It’s not required by law,” says Fox by combining velo, or bike, and liberte, McInerney, our Australian guide, not- which together means “bike freedom.” ing that helmets are “not considered Introduced in Paris in 2007, Velib now very fashionable here.” All the other includes 20,000 rental bikes available adults in the group ride sans hel- at 1,800 stations. The city plans to have mets, but I strap mine on, feeling like 430 miles of bike lanes to accommodate The Anxious American in a flock of bicyclists like us ready this year. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 3

On a bridge to the Latin Quarter, we stop to spot some famous buildings, including the Montparnasse Tower, Paris’ second-tallest building (after the renovated Tour First). Parisians found the massive gravestone-like skyscraper built in the early 1970s so ugly that they quickly passed a ban on build- ings more than seven stories high in much of the city, and I’m glad that they have. I’m convinced that Paris’ “City of Light” sobriquet doesn’t refer to the role Paris played in the Enlightenment, but to all the sunlight that can reach almost any Parisian street. In the same direction, we see the Pantheon, built by Louis XV, honouring St. Genevieve, and the resting place of such French VIPs as Voltaire, Rousseau, Descartes, Marie Curie, etc., etc., etc. Yes, it’s all interesting, but after five days in France, I’m already up to my globes oculaires in French history, and I’m hallelujah happy that we don’t enter any historic buildings, grave- yards or churches. Absent, too, are stops inside art museums or galleries. Instead, we’re asked to spot the small mosaic works by the anonymous street artist Space Invader, who took his name from the video game that inspired about a thou- sand pieces that he’s plastered on Paris buildings over the past 20 years. “It’s illegal, but nobody takes them down because they add value,” Fox notes. “He said he’s created a new form of cubism.” We locate a handful of them, but I’m far more impressed by stop for lunch on Rue de Buci. Without Frenchman, I eat French dessert, d’Argent, one of the most prestig- all the anonymous craftsmen — met- my wife, who speaks French, and therefore I am . . . happy. ious eateries in Europe, which Pixar alworkers, stonecarvers and architects my daughter, who is learning it, I Soon, we’re at the Louvre, and used as inspiration for its animated — who have made so many Parisian must attempt a few words from my instead of yapping about art or archi- film Ratatouille. Fox estimates that buildings such artistic treats. phrasebook. tecture, Fox suggests that we take a a full dinner for two can cost $1,000, At noon, we get off our bikes for “Je voudrais le sandwich,” I say, as few loop-de-loops around I M Pei’s although ordering its signature canard the first time, walking down the I’ve learned that whatever the French glass pyramid in the courtyard. I so a la presse (pressed boneless duck) gets alleyway that is Cour du Commerce stuff into a baguette is good. I dutifully lose myself in this aimless diversion your name on a list of others who have Saint Andre to see the restaurant Le eat my sandwich, and then I utter what that I also lose the group. eaten it, including Winston Churchill Procope, which opened in 1686, mak- must be the most beautiful rhyme in Fox fetches me, and next we ride and John F Kennedy. The restaurant ing it one of the first to introduce cof- the French language: “Creme brulee, through the elegant Marais neigh- also has floor-to-ceiling windows that fee from the Muslim world to Europe. s’il vous plait.” It’s the first time that I bourhood, past the Pompidou Center provide a gorgeous view of Notre Dame. Robespierre, Thomas Jefferson and crack a crust of this culinary gold on a and Victor Hugo’s house. By now, I’m For next to nothing, I have the same Benjamin Franklin drank their java sunny Parisian street leaning against convinced that bikes are the perfect view — from a bike, my Parisian ver- here, and I’d like to raise a cup of coffee a bicycle, and I hope that it won’t sightseeing transport: They move fast sion of liberte. to these revolutionaries. But this tour be the last. To paraphrase another enough to go far, slow enough to allow WP-Bloomberg doesn’tdoesnoesn t ststopop for coffee, even if itit’s s to ggo.o. youyo to see the scenery, and they’re Instead,nstead, we alwaysal easy to stop and park. We stop next at the Place des Vosges, a square surrounded by expensive homesho built for the nobility, and appar- entlyen their descendants still reside here:he Fox told us that one five-story homeho recently sold for €32m — nearly At noon, we get off $45m.$4 our bikes for the first Less expensive is the water that time, walking down bubblesbu for free nearby, at a beautiful cast-ironca fountain financed by Richard the alleyway that is Wallace,W a 19th-century English phi- Cour du Commerce lanthropistla who wanted to provide Saint Andre to see waterw to Paris’ poor after aqueducts werew destroyed during the Paris the restaurant Le CommuneCo in 1875. Tin cups were once Procope, which chainedch to the statues; now bicyclists opened in 1686, useus these fountains to fill their water bottles.bo making it one of the “It’s a great place to get your drink- first to introduce ingin water,” deadpans Fox. “It comes coffee from the directlydi from the Seine.” One of our last tour stops is on Muslim world to ththe banks of that river, at La Tour Europe. 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 CAMPUS

MES Indian School conducted ‘Catch Them Young Campaign’, an exclusive sports campaign to pro- mote the young talents in sports and games between the age group of 8-10 recently at the school. As per the programme the students who show promise in a particular sport will receive year long training at the school. Shaju A U, the recipient of ‘Pazhashi Raja Visista Puraskar’, the Best Sports Person Award, in Arm Wrestling, from the President of India in 2009 and five times world cham- pion in Arm Wrestling, inaugurated the Catch Them Young Campaign. He has been the Indian National Champion in Arm Wrestling from 1995 to 2013.

PEC team wins big in Qatar Debates

akistan Education Centre debat- Ping team took part in a compe- tition organised by Qatar Debates at Al Maha Academy recently. The two teams of PEC comprising of Aimen Yaqoob, Zoha Sattar, Mariam Qureshi, Mahnoor Shahid, Mahnoor Akbar and Sabar Mina did well in the competition, which saw 28 par- ticipating teams, 84 debaters, rep- resenting different schools across Qatar. PEC team clinched overall third position among the 28 participating teams. The team PEC also notched three individual positions among the top 10 debaters. Over the course of the day, each team participated in position, and Zoha Sattar fourth and Razia Sardar attended the tour- team was applauded by the Principal four separate debates. position and Mahnoor Shahid nament as coaches and adjudica- Nargis Raza Otho and faculty mem- Aimen Yaqoob grabbed second clinched sixth position. Riffat Tahir tors, from PEC. The success of the bers. The Peninsula

Birla Public School Class XII students receive hall tickets

he fifth outgoing batch of Grade XII students of Birla Public School, com- Tprising 84 students from the Science stream and 37 students from the Commerce stream taking the All India Senior School Certificate Examination received their Hall Ticket for the exam at a solemn ceremony held at the Basant Kumar Birla Auditorium. C V Rappai, Chairman, Lukose K Chacko, Vice Chairman, Dr Mohan Thomas, Gope Shahani, Directors of the Governing Council of Birla Public School, life member Narayanan, parents and teachers attended the function. The school choir sang ‘Lead kindly light’ while candles were lit by the teachers and students to signify the knowledge and enlightenment shared and spread. A K Shrivastava, Principal, encouraged the students to do well in their exams and also be good citizens in the future. The Peninsula COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 5 CNA-Q organises Crest Ceremony

he School of Health Sciences (SHS) at College of the North TAtlantic – Qatar (CNA_Q) recognised 170 of their students in the inaugural Crest Ceremony this week. The ceremony was created to welcome students to the CNA-Q Health Sciences family and highlight the special choice each student has made in choosing a career in the healthcare industry. Dr Salih Al Marri, Assistant Secretary General for Medical Affairs expressed the importance of trained healthcare practitioners to the future of the State. The crest recipients are all cur- rent students in one of CNA-Q’s eight Health Sciences programmes, Dental Assistant – Level II, Dental Dr Ken MacLeod, President, CNA- “The first day of fall semes- Aisha Al Yousef, CNA-Q alumna Hygiene, Environmental Health Q. “There are many easier paths ter 2013, the paramedic instruc- and crest presenter on behalf of Science, Medical Radiography you could have chosen, careers tors had a session in which they the Ministry of Municipalities and Technology, Paramedicine, Patient with shorter hours and less stress. shared their experiences and why Agriculture, spoke to the students Education, Pharmacy Technician and The path you have chosen is to use they chose to become paramedics,” about her experiences at CNA-Q and Respiratory Therapy. your life to help others. For that recalled Mohammed Hamza, a 1st how the college prepared her for her “Today is a day to recognize the you should be congratulated and year Paramedicine student. “It was career as a Food Safety Inspector. value of your chosen career,” said celebrated.” indeed motivating.” The Peninsula

QMASS, a socio-cultral organization of expatriates hailing from Mahe and the neighbouring regions, celebrated Qatar National Sport Day. An array of events were organised from 2pm to 6pm at the Al Dafna Park, West Bay. The event was inaugurated by Ashraf Manjakkal, President of the forum. Devraj Kuniyil, secretary, welcomed the gathering. Ladies, kids and gents of the forum took part in various competitions such as tug-of-war, frog jump, running race, spoon-n-lemon, ball gathering, balloon hit, apple peel and musical chair.

LG partner workshop SKIA awareness programme umbo Electronics in partnership KIA, an expatriate association from the south- Jwith LG Electronics Gulf con- Sern Indian state of Kerala ducted a partner workshop in Qatar will organise a cancer aware- for LG Digital Signage and Hotel ness programme on Friday. TV range of products at Marriott Renowned cancer specialist Dr Hotel recently. More than 60 repre- Tomas Varghese (pictured) will sentatives from system integrators, attend the function which will be consultants and hotels attended the held at the Asoka Hall of Indian workshop. Andria Gamal from LG Culture Centre (ICC) at 6pm. Electronics and Rohith Jacob from The construction of the second Jumbo Electronics made presenta- phase of SKIA’s humanitarian tions on LG Hotel TV and Digital project Abhaya in Kerala’s capi- Signage products respectively. video wall solutions and LG pro- Director, and C V Rappai, Chief tal Thiruvananthapuram will be launched during Live demonstration of differ- centric smart range of hotel tel- Executive Officer of Jumbo the event by its chairman N M Ansari. A com- ent products were arranged dur- evisions aroused great interest Electronics, thanked all the part- mittee was formed for organising the function, ing the event. LG’s transparent among the participants. ners for their confidence placed in said SKIA Qatar chapter President Abdul Jaleel signage monitor which is designed Sajed Jassim Sulaiman, LG products. Pathanapuram in a press release. The Peninsula particularly for the retail vertical, Vice Chairman and Managing The Peninsula 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 INTERIORS

By Katarina Gustafsson

t Ikea, you can fill your house to Scandinavian perfection with 9,000-plus products Ikea couches with added Athat fit almost any budget. What you won’t find: anything your neighbour hasn’t already seen. For shoppers with some extra cash bling boost furniture startups and a desire to stand out, growing numbers of entrepreneurs are chang- ing that, with add-ons for Ikea’s ubiq- uitous offerings. Their creations range from $989 slipcovers for Ektorp sofas — twice the price of the couch itself — to $17 screw-on feet that transform a winged chair from mid-century throwback to hipster chic. “Our goal is not to compete with Ikea on price,” said Lesley Pennington, founder of Bemz, a Stockholm company that sells coverings for Ikea couches, chairs and beds in 35 countries. “Our goal is to offer an individual, unique product for a mass-market product like an Ikea sofa.” Welcome to the Ikea economy. Just as Apple’s iPods and iPads have engen- dered an ecosystem of companies that make docks, headphones, and apps, Ikea is spawning scrappy upstarts aim- ing to piggyback on its success. The world’s largest furniture retailer says the design, manufacture, and sale of its goods accounts for some 2.7 million jobs worldwide. Faced with such a dominant player, it can make more sense for newcomers to dress up Ikea products than to make actual furniture. For buyers who yearn for sophistication but are hooked on $249 With Ikea releasing 2,000 new sofas, they offer a bit of originality products a year and aiming to dou- without breaking the bank. And for ble sales to €50bn ($68.6bn) by 2020, Ikea, the trend helps drive sales and the upstarts are counting on a grow- loyalty among customers. ing customer base. Bemz’s revenue “It’s likely only with very strong last year increased by around 20 per- brands this can happen,” said Lena cent to 50m Swedish kronor ($8m), Larsson, head of HUI Research, a retail Pennington said. consultant in Stockholm. “Other com- Despite Ikea’s global following, it has panies are riding on the strong brand plenty of detractors who dread visits whose image is, so to speak, spilling to its crowded, maze-like stores and over to them.” grind their teeth over missing parts Pennington, who started Bemz a and cryptic instructions when battling decade ago, was inspired by the time with its self-assembly products. Some she spent working for Apple, where she of those doubters have been won over helped create an ecosystem of extras by the makers of add-ons. around the company’s products. “The only reason why we bought “We have customers who have an Ikea couch” was that it could use said to us that they will buy an Ikea legs from Prettypegs, Katrina Ewers sofa for the first time, so it’s just like Bjerre wrote on her Facebook page last Apple, if you have value in the ecosys- month. “And our dog Grace is happy tem, it creates more value for every- with her new couch.” one,” Pennington said while displaying Anne Turunen, a resident of the textiles in the company’s Stockholm Swedish island of Gotland who uses showroom. coverings to change the look of her At least a dozen other companies rooms each season — orange for winter are similarly tying their fortunes to and blue for summer — said she was she found Ikea’s sofas stylish, but the Ikea’s Metod kitchens, Pax ward- Ikea. In Sweden, Prettypegs sells drawn by the designer textiles offered legs too standardized. “It just wasn’t robes and Bestaa sideboards. He says legs for Ikea couches and chairs, and by Bemz. And, she said, “it’s cheaper quite us, and that’s how we came up Superfront, which started a year ago, Superfront makes facings and tops than buying a new sofa.” with the idea.” made a profit in its second month of for Ikea cabinets. Amsterdam-based Ikea’s business is built around the Cagin has also taken a page from business and is now shipping to eight Mykea sells stickers for custom- idea of buying and transporting prod- Ikea in giving products Scandinavian countries. izing Ikea furniture. In Melbourne, ucts in bulk and using its size to keep names. A four-pack of coloured legs “People who may not even open the Australia, Comfort Works will make costs down. Offering customers hun- that sells for $112 are called Astrid, Ikea catalog really want our products,” slipcovers of your designs and fit them dreds of textile choices for sofa covers, for Pippi Longstocking author Astrid Aarts said while showing off his Ikea to Ikea chairs and sofas. like Bemz does, goes against what Ikea Lindgren. At Ikea, similar couch legs kitchen adaptations at Superfront’s Ikea spokeswoman Ylva Magnusson is all about. called Sultan start at $15. showroom in central Stockholm. said that while the trend raises some “People want to put their personal “This is an industry that will grow,” “There are people coming in every concerns about safety and product stamp in a simple way,” said Prettypegs said Sander Aarts, a furniture crafts- day wondering why they didn’t come integrity, the company is pleased that co-founder Jana Cagin, who started the man and co-founder of Superfront, up with this themselves.” others are promoting its wares. company with her fiancé in 2012 after which boasts 10,000 ways to modify WP-Bloomberg BOOKS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 7 Why Johnny can’t listen (but that’s okay)

When we were kids, our parents thought we would be lawyers, doctors. I don’t think anybody in our generation has such an assumption. Our kids will do something with a name we don’t know. The technological change has made parenting so much more frantic. I don’t remember my mother parenting frantically. People weren’t spending as much time thinking about child psychology back then.

By Amy Joyce The reason mothers might be more anxious, or that their happiness is cientifically speaking, we’re compromised a bit more, is because not bad parents. Your child’s they spend twice as much time on child not listening isn’t a reflec- care or the house. They are still work- tion on your skills as a mom ing, then they come home and their or dad. It’s because a big, home is not a haven, because they’re Simportant part of his brain just isn’t home and they’re on the clock. Dinner developed. by 6, homework to check, bath, bed. And that encompasses one of the They’re kind of on the police force. And biggest surprises Jennifer Senior found men are really exhausted because they while researching her buzzy new book, come home from a longer workday. But All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of there is something about domestic Modern Parenthood. stress that is uniquely difficult. You’ve “It had never found its way into breached this one frontier that is sup- mainstream parenting books,” she posed to be safe. said. “No one had thought to say, ‘It’s Women are tyrannised by this imag- okay if your kid isn’t listening to you. inary standard of the perfect mother You’re going to feel like a nag and it’s who is working, coming home, playing not working, but this is how it’s sup- with kids, making a perfect dinner. posed to go.’ “ Whereas men, they still get points if After years of research and follow- they show up. Clint [a father she pro- ing parents raising children of various files in the book] said [when asked ages, this insight is one of many she whether he thought he was a good dad], made sure to put into her richly woven, “I am the standard.” [His wife] Angie entertaining, enlightening, wrenching would never dream of saying that. and funny book. She found work the easier place to be, So, parents, take a read and give where psychiatric patients kick her. yourself a break. Senior is here to tell And Clint felt like work was harder. you to enjoy the joyful moments (there are many, if you notice), and to accept How has parenting changed weird for me to be there talking to his In other words, for parents, those that of course it’s not all fun. Here is between when your parents were mommy. That kind of killed me. And moments of joy are off the scale. an excerpt of our conversation. raising you and now? the monomaniacal nature of writing And if you’re wondering what a We parent differently in that we a book. You become really wrapped moment of joy is, take a look at this What’s one takeaway you hope squint into the future and can’t know up. I would feel like the world’s big- example toward the beginning of the every reader gets? Or one that you what it will look like. When we were gest jerk. [I was doing] the very thing book. Jessie, a mother to Abe and yourself got? kids, our parents thought we would be I was remarking repeatedly about that William, loves to play with her young It’s not just me. Seriously. [The book lawyers, doctors. I don’t think anybody women are too hard on themselves and sons. After a nap, she turns up some is] a little look at how we parent now, in our generation has such an assump- need to cut themselves some slack. music for a dance party. They start to how we live now. Seeing your experi- tion. Our kids will do something with a joust with light sabers. She picks Abe ences articulated on the page, your name we don’t know. The technological There have been so many studies up and turns him upside down. feelings articulated on the page. Other change has made parenting so much saying nonparents are happier than “No!” he repeats. She looks at him families sharing your experiences. The more frantic. I don’t remember my parents. Are those findings flawed? assessingly. “You were up too early, other thing: the history. When I finally mother parenting frantically. People Right now, the way happiness is huh? Okay. No swinging.” She decides read a proper history of childhood, I weren’t spending as much time think- measured in these studies is you’ve to change both songs and tactics, turn- realized if every parent read about ing about child psychology back then. got people saying, “So, on a scale of ing her son right side up and hold- the history of childhood, they’d feel a 1 to 5, how was your day?” As a par- ing him in a koala hug as she finds a lot better. Because they’d understand What was the biggest challenge in ent, you are tired or anxious. So you beautiful Spanish ballad. They start to that everything we’re doing is like 10 reporting this book? may rate your day a little lower than slow dance. It clicks. The music forms minutes old. The answers haven’t been In my own life, the hardest part is a nonparent. You might be spending a cocoon around them, as if I’m not written. I was wracked by guilt. I would go for more moments doing grunt work than even there. Abe melts into his mother’s a week to Minnesota and not see my a nonparent. And if you have a good shoulder. She breathes him in.” You illustrate some of the differ- own son and would be playing with moment in those studies, you’ll rate it a Or, as one father in put it: “Only a ences between moms vs dads. Are other people’s children. I’d be leav- 5. But if you have one of those amazing 4-year-old gives you permission to imi- dads happier, and why is he the fun ing my 3-year-old and befriending parent moments of unrivalled beauty, tate a despairing potato.” guy? another person’s 3-year-old so it wasn’t it’s also a 5. WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS Lego topples Last Night and BOLLYWOOD NEWS Jennifer Lopez avoids breaks Govinda plays villain in Kill Dil anveer Singh is an unabashed fan of senior actor Govinda and he has to avert career stagnation? RoboCop to win US boxoffice Roften copied his style for songs and performances. Govinda says he is grateful to such young talents who feel his inimitable dancing style is inger-actress Jennifer Lopez report- worth being imitated. Sedly avoids taking a break from work Ranveer is getting a chance to match steps with Govinda in Shaad Ali’s because she fears if she will take time off, Kill Dil. In fact, Ranveer even paid a tribute to Govinda’s dancing skills her career will “be over”. in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, as well as at The singer, who has five-year-old an awards function. twins Max and Emme with ex-husband Showering praise on the younger talent, Govinda said: “Yes, I saw Marc Anthony, is always working on new Ranveer in the song ‘Ishqyaun dhishqyaun’ in ...Ram-Leela. He was in projects and ideas, but her busy schedule full form. I am grateful to the younger actors who think my style is worthy makes some people around her uncom- of being copied.” fortable, reports contactmusic.com. The duo is said to be sharing a great bonding on the set of the Shaad Ali “Jennifer is constantly working, 24 film. “Shaad now plans to incorporate a full-on Govinda-Ranveer dance hours a day. She makes phone calls at number where the fan will try to match steps with his idol,” said a source all hours of the night. She’ll have an idea associated with Kill Dill. and work non-stop until it happens. That Meanwhile, Govinda has lately lost a lot of weight to look convincing as kind of work ethic is why she’s had suc- Ranbir Kapoor’s father in Anurag Basu’s Jagga Jasoos. cess, but it’s hard for people to deal with,” The versatile actor is excited about his first villain’s role in Kill Dil. said a source. “It’s my first full-fledged negative role. I had played a negative part in N “She’s afraid that if she takes time off Chandra’s Shikari years ago. Times have now changed. Back then there was it will all be over. She actually took a a past history for my character’s dark deeds. Now in Kill Dil, my character break when she was with Marc Anthony and had the kids. Her career is the way he is because he chooses to be.” kind of stalled. She freaked out. She got everything back up and running because she was afraid. She feels that if she’s not on top of everything it will go away,” the source added. Was moved by Hawaa Hawaai script: Saqib Kate Moss wants to be ctor Saqib Saleem, who will soon be seen in Amole Gupte’s directorial Aventure Hawaa Hawaai, says he was totally moved by the film’s story, Hollywood director which is full of emotions and depth. “I have never read such a script full of emotions...real emotions. upermodel Kate Moss is keen to Genuinely, I was moved by the script of Hawaa Hawaai, Saqib said here Senter Hollywood as a scriptwriter and Sunday, during the shoot of a music video for the film. director. “I felt ‘this is the story I want to be a part of anyhow’. I thought as an The 40-year-old wants to ditch her actor it will be a huge challenge for me,” he added. 20-year-old fashion career and is deter- The 25-year-old, who plays a young skating coach in the film, said that By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud mined to produce her own thriller after Arnett and Elizabeth Banks, it por- Seventh place went to the opening Rounding out the top ten was That as an actor, he found the depth and turmoil of his character in the film becoming hooked on dark and gripping trays a world under attack by the evil this weekend of Winter’s Tale, based on Awkward Moment, a romantic comedy very challenging. movies with her husband Jamie Hince, 45. he Lego Movie, an animated Lord Business who wants to destroy the Mark Helprin novel about a tor- starring Zac Efron about three friends “So far whatever characters I have played in my earlier films, including “Kate and Jamie regularly watch deep film that depicts a world based the Lego universe by gluing it together. tured time traveler. The film, starring who pledge to remain single only to fall in Bombay Talkies, they have been urban, cool but this character (in Hawaa psychological films with amazing photog- on the colourful toy blocks, The heroes include Batman, a pirate Irish heartthrob Colin Farrell, Russell in love. It sold $3.3m in tickets. Hawaai) for me has a lot of depth,” said Saqib, who has been part of films raphy and subtitles,” contactmusic.com Tcollected $48.8m to top box and an astronaut, all made out of the Crowe, Eva Marie Saint and Jennifer The Lego Movie was distributed like Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge, Mere Dad Ki Maruti and Bombay Talkies. quoted a source as saying. office charts for a second week, fin- classic children’s interlocking blocks. Connelly, earned $7.8m. by Warner Brothers, a unit of Time “I play my age in the film but there is a lot of turmoil that my character Moss has been looking into script writ- ishing far ahead of romantic comedy About Last Night, a remake of the Disney smash Frozen, loosely-based Warner. Sony’s Screen Gems unit goes through in the film. For me, that was a challenge,” he added. ing lessons and has been speaking with her contacts in America in a bid About Last Night which had ticket sales 1986 film that starred Rob Lowe and on a Hans Christian Andersen fairy distributed About Last Night. The To get into the skin of his character in the film, Saqib trained under to break Hollywood with her new ambition. of $27m on a US holiday weekend that Demi Moore as young lovers, stars tale, was in the eighth spot, earning Monuments Men was distributed by two skating coaches and even sought inspiration from the film’s director. “She has been looking into script writing and hopes to attend special kicked off on Valentine’s Day. Kevin Hart and Regina Hall and was $5.9m. Sony. Endless Love was distributed by He even learnt the nuances of dealing with childern as his character lessons in directing and producing. She has also been speaking to a few RoboCop, a remake of the 1987 sci- made for a relatively modest $12m. In ninth place was Afghanistan war Comcast’s Universal Pictures. requires to train a group of kids in skating. Hollywood contacts. Kate very much wants to take things to the next level ence fiction film about a part-man, Rory Bruer, president of world- epic Lone Survivor, which took in $4.1m. Reuters “I used to see them and how they dealt with the kids as I play a young in Los Angeles and London,” the source added. part-cyborg crime fighter, was third wide distribution for Sony Pictures, skating coach in the film and I am very passionate about this sport. Before with sales of $21.5m from Friday to which released the film, said the com- doing this film I didn’t know how to deal with the kids. But now I can say Sunday in the domestic market that edy “knocked it out of the park,” and ‘ I can handle kids,” the actor said. includes the US and Canada theatres, was playing well to couples as well as ` Hawaa Hawaai, which hits theatres on April 18, also stars Gupte’s son according to studio reports. groups of friends during the Valentine’s Gunday earns over 400m in opening weekend Partho. Harrington keen The romantic drama Endless Love, Day and US holiday weekend. ash Raj Films’ latest offering Gunday has collected over `400m in three one of three remakes of 1980s-era RoboCop, which cost about $100m to Ydays. It is expected to do well in the next weekend too, says a trade expert. to write TV drama films opening in theatres, was fifth make, was performing especially well Director Ali Abbas Zafar’s action thriller, which released on February 14, has with $13.4m, behind Monuments Men, in international markets, Bruer said, minted `439.3m, said a statement. ctor Kit Harington, popular for his role the story of a World War II unit and was on track to take in about $30m The movie starring Ranveer Singh, Arjun Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra Queen Kangana’s best performance: Rao Aas Jon Snow in the Game Of Thrones that retrieves stolen art which stars domestically since opening yesterday. “has managed to draw crowd to cinema halls”, says Gautam Dutta, chief series, finds the television medium exciting George Clooney and Matt Damon and Endless Love is a remake of a 1981 operating officer, PVR Cinemas. ajkummar Rao, who will next be seen in Queen with Kangana Ranaut, to write for. which earned $15m in its second week, film starring Brooke Shields which “It is one of the much-awaited films. The response is very good. The occu- Rbelieves that the National Award winning actress has put her best “I’m going to write a bit. TV is an exciting according to Rentrak. was a modest hit, but saw its theme pancy (over three days) was about 80 percent. The songs, genre and two foot forward in the film. medium to write for at the moment, I’d love The tracking firm said it was the song by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie young actors with Priyanka... everything is well taken up. We are positive “It was great working with Kangana. She is really grounded and she is to be able to write a drama,” Harington, who third-best Presidents Day result of become a No. 1 hit, scoring Academy about next weekend too,” said Dutta. a really sweet person. In this film, she has done a great job,” Rajkummar will be seen as a slave turned gladiator in the all time, with about $177m expected Award, Golden Globe and Grammy He also said that some people liked the first half of the film more than the said in an interview. movie Pompeii, said in a statement. from Friday to Sunday. Hollywood’s nominations. second half. Irrespective of it, the response has been welcoming. “I can say that this film is packed with Kangana’s best performance till “I wouldn’t confess to knowing how to box office is running about 11.5 per- In sixth place was Ride Along, a Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who watched Gunday at its Mumbai date,” he added. write, but I know how to come up with ideas,” cent above last year’s numbers, it said. police action comedy starring Kevin premiere,called it “an adrenaline-packed movie”. Set to release on March 7, Queen is directed by Vikas Bahl and also he added. The animated Lego movie has Hart — his second appearance this Gunday, made on an approximate budget of `500m including promotions, stars Lisa Haydon. earned nearly $130m since opening on weekend in the top 10 movies — and reportedly hit over 2,000 screens across India. IANS February 7. Featuring the voices of Will Ice Cube. It earned an estimated $8.8m. 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 SCIENCE

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Fight cold by eating citrus foods, spices ou can try your best to keep the flu Yaway, but you end up with a runny nose anyway. With the onset of flu season, it’s time to stock up on food and drinks that can keep you healthy. Here are some of the best immunity- boosting food items, reports huffington- post.com: Broth-based soup: Chicken noodle soup can actually help soothe a cold. The chicken contains an amino acid called cysteine, which helps thin mucus in the lungs, and the hot broth helps to keep nasal passages moist, prevent dehydra- tion and fight inflammation in the throat. Hot tea: Warm liquids can soothe a sore throat and alleviate congestion, so drinks like freshly-brewed green tea, which is rich in infection-fighting anti- oxidants and supports the immune sys- tem, or hot water with lemon are ideal for staying hydrated while helping out that stuffy nose. Citrus fruits: Citrus fruits might not Meditation might reduce cure you completely, but the soft white layer of skin found on oranges, lemons, grapefruits and limes does contain flavo- noids, which can help boost the immune workplace stress system and are great for speeding recovery. Spicy food items: They can make our noses runny and eyes watery, but they’re also effective natural decongestants. By Kathleen Raven Eating chili peppers or horseradish can sitting with one’s eyes closed for Progress puts the cost of replacing help relieve the symptoms of congestion. 20 minutes twice a day and think- an employee at 10 to 30 percent of egular doses of medi- ing about a particular sound or that worker’s annual salary. tation might prevent mantra. Some meditation can be done Grapes to do away with work-related stress “Automatic self-transcending without leaving your desk, said and burnout, a small techniques, such as TM, involve Janice Marturano, founder and acne and skin dryness US study suggests. the effortless use of a sound with- director of the Institute for RTeachers and support staff out meaning (mantra), which Mindful Leadership in Oakland, ith time, skin begins to lose its elas- working at a school for children allows the mind to settle to qui- New Jersey. Wticity and moisture. Prepare packs with behaviour problems felt less eter levels of thought,” Nidich’s “Mindfulness meditation made of grapes to combat skin problems, stressed after practicing 20 min- team writes. is retraining our mind’s abil- says an expert. utes of Transcendental Meditation Certified instructors teach the ity to direct our attention,” said Navin Taneja, director of the National (TM) twice a day for four months. practice nationwide at a cost of Marturano, who was not con- Skin Centre in India, shares the benefits But participants “reported feel- $960 for the full course , according nected to the new study. of the fruit: ing less stressed and more ener- to the TM.org website. “Simply putting your feet on * As normal skin care treatment, grapes getic within a few days,” said the “The devil’s advocate might the floor, and paying attention are good to reduce acne. study’s senior author Sanford claim that the effect is non-spe- to the weightiness of your legs or * The fruit’s seeds help to strengthen Nidich, of Maharishi University’s cific, and has nothing directly the breath in your body can bring blood vessels and enhance skin elasticity. Institute for Natural Medicine to do with TM,” said alternative your mind back to the present,” * Grape seed oil is rich in moisturising and Prevention in Fairfield, Iowa. medicine researcher Dr Ezard she said. content and also provides Vitamin C and Starting stress levels among the Ernst. Meditation is a way to E to the skin. participants had averaged 39 on Ernst, of the University of avoid working on “auto-pilot,” He also shares tips on how to prepare a 40-point scale and fell 5 points Exeter in the United Kingdom, Marturano said, explaining that face packs: by the end of the study period. was not involved in the new study. today’s 24/7 workplace connec- * Grapes can be mashed and applied as In comparison, 20 school staff- He said the results do not show tivity requires employees to be a facial mask, which helps in peeling off ers who did not meditate started a causal link between TM and mentally present at most times - the dead skin cells. Leave it on for 10 to with stress levels around 37 on the reduced stress levels among the something that doesn’t necessarily 15 minutes before washing it off. same scale and those rose 2 points school staffers. “We would need come naturally. * People with oily skin should mash during the same period. a much more rigorous trial and The workplaces of the future black grapes with some oil absorbent like Meditating participants also several independent replications” could benefit by having a quiet multani mitti (Fuller’s earth). To make it felt less depressed and less emo- before drawing any conclusions, room for workers to visit for 10 in paste form, mix it well with drops of tionally exhausted, according to Ernst said. minutes or less, Marturano said. rose water in it. Let it stay for 15 minutes Nidich and his coauthors. But Plenty of past research points “Employees who come out of on your face and then rinse it off. meditation seemed to have the to apparent benefits from various a stressful meeting or situation * Dry skin people can take mashed strongest effect on stress levels, forms of meditation, such as TM can then go inside and reset black grapes, avocado pulp and mix them they note in their report, pub- or the popular “mindfulness medi- their minds so they do not have with two teaspoons of honey and rose lished in the Permanente Journal. tation” approach, for conditions to carry that stress with them water. Leave it on for 15 minutes before The researchers don’t describe ranging from anxiety to pain. for the rest of the day,” she said. rinsing it off. the techniques taught to par- Workplace stress can have SOURCE: bit.ly/1jsPqxa The Agencies ticipants in the study in detail, costly side effects in the form of Permanente Journal, online but TM, a trademarked method employee turnover. A 2012 study February 2, 2014. of meditation, generally involves by the Center for American Reuters 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 TECHNOLOGY

By Brian Leonal “The future of game localisation in Southeast Asia is going to be decided t was while hunting for mon- Online games go local by the Indonesian market,” said Harry sters in a virtual cave that Bend Inaba, managing director of localisa- Henmoko Madio met his com- tion firm Synthesis APAC. Imunity and realised why compa- Unlike Gumi Asia, independent nies are adapting online video games for Southeast Asia’s firms such as Synthesis work on con- to suit the different languages, tastes tract with developers wanting to local- and mobile devices in Southeast Asia. ise their games. Text translation, dialogue dubbing Catering to the Southeast Asian and character outfits are among the booming market market goes beyond language and cul- most common tweaks in the “localisa- ture to include optimising graphics and tion” work by firms wanting to capi- adapting to diverse handset types, Ng talise on the region’s booming game said. The Android operating system’s market and keep players loyal. domination in the region presents a “I met these friends when I was play- sizeable challenge. ing Rohan: Blood Feud hosted on the With at least nine Android systems Indonesian server,” said 32-year-old now in use and thousands of distinct Madio. “Localisation makes it easier to devices in the market with different form a community ... After all, it is easier screen sizes and graphics capabilities, to communicate with fellow countrymen.” developers must localise their games Localisation is gaining ground in into many formats. In contrast, the vast Southeast Asia, where 85 million play- majority of Apple devices run on iOS 7 ers spent $661m last year on online or the previous version of that system. games, research firm Niko Partners Low connection speeds in parts of says. It expects that spending to hit Southeast Asia hinder developers from $1.2bn by 2017. using high-quality graphics and elaborate “The growth has been quite stag- animation, so banners that pop out on gering,” said David Ng, chief executive the screen would not be ideal as they can of Singapore-based gaming company take a long time to load. Gumi Asia Pte Ltd. “That is what’s Instead, developers are using the pixel fuelling the localisation business “When we started doing testing in western-style characters such as the technology found in older phones that because more and more people are Southeast Asia, we realised that they original Puzzle Trooper, Ng said. requires lower bandwidth. starting to realise it’s worthwhile.” don’t really like the western art that “Indonesia is hard,” he said. “You Gumi picked the 20 to 30 most popu- Gumi Asia, a unit of Japan’s Gumi much,” Ng said. “Then we tested with have the Muslims, Chinese and lar Android devices to localise into, Ng Inc, creates in-house games and also some more Japanese-looking art and Christians. It’s a mix. It’s really diffi- said, with the ultimate goal of fostering publishes those of its parent, with the response was really good.” cult to comprehend a market as diverse player loyalty by making games “sticky” teams working on localisation for as that.” to various markets. Southeast Asia. Beyond Language And Culture Indonesia’s nearly 20 million play- “Stickiness equates to removing any In Puzzle Trooper, a game originally Still, Southeast Asia is far from ers spent $88.1m on online gaming in barriers from their understanding of how intended for western players, a char- homogeneous. Gamers in Thailand and 2012, almost 26 percent higher than to play the games,” he said. “To remove acter resembling the wrestler Hulk Vietnam tend to like Chinese-style out- the year before, according to Niko barriers, you give them something they’re Hogan got some manga makeovers. fits, while those in the Philippines love Partners. more familiar with.” Reuters

By Stuart Dredge app to be branded under its Bing search engine. It follows the launch icrosoft is the latest tech- Microsoft gets active with earlier in 2014 of Bing Food & Drink nology company to jump Beta and Bing Travel Beta, which Mon to the fitness-tracking were both released as products for bandwagon – or more suitably, the new Windows Phone app testing too. They join Bing Weather, treadmill – with the launch of its Bing Sports, Bing Finance and Bing Bing Health & Fitness Windows News on the store. Phone app. Fitness is an area of intense Released as a beta through the interest for a number of big tech- company’s Windows Phone app nology companies besides Microsoft. store, the app isn’t quite ready for Apple’s M7 processor was developed mainstream consumption yet. “This for its iPhone 5s smartphone with is a pre-release, Beta version of the simpler, less battery-sapping activ- application meant for Microsoft ity tracking in mind. The company’s testing purposes only,” explains its long-rumoured smartwatch product listing. is expected to have an emphasis on “As a result, the application may fitness and health tracking too. have limited functionality or have Google, too, is thought to be known issues. Do not download this thinking hard about how to incor- application for public use while in porate health-tracking features into Beta testing.” Needless to say, this is its Android operating system. In unlikely to put keen Windows Phone January, references to an “Android owners off downloading the app to Fitness API” were discovered in the see what it’s about. code for the latest version of the What is it about? A combination Android software. of fitness, health and nutrition- Google has also been tipped to tracking features. Fitbit meets RunKeeper meets and video. Use the GPS tracker to record your develop a smartwatch, after acquiring startup MyFitnessPal, you could say, synchronising users’ time, distance, pace and calories burned while Wimm Labs in 2012. Meanwhile, this month data across their Windows 8 devices. you walk, run, bike and do other activities. health-tracking watch maker Basis Science “Set your daily calorie goal, record what you eat Enter symptoms to get information on possible has been reportedly talking to Apple, Google, and get nutritional information for over 300,000 health conditions with the Interactive Symptom Samsung and Microsoft about a potential acqui- foods. Choose from hundreds of workouts and Checker.” sition too. exercises with step-by-step instructions, photos Bing Health & Fitness is the latest Microsoft The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 13

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BLIZZARD, BREEZE, CHINOOK, CIRROCUMULUS, CIRROSTRATUS, CIRRUS, CLOUDY, COLD, CUMULONIMBUS, CUMULUS, CYCLONE, DOLDRUMS, DRIZZLE, DRY, FAIR, FOG, FREEZING, FROST, HAIL,HARMATTAN, HEATWAVE, HOT, HUMID, HURRICANE, LIGHTNING, MILD, MIST, MISTRAL, MONSOON, NIMBUS, OVERCAST, PRECIPITATION, RAIN, SHOWER, SIROCCO, SLEET, SLUSH, SNOW, STORM, STRATUS, SUNSHINE, THUNDER, TORNADO, TYPHOON, WIND, ZEPHYR. . 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 19 FEBRUARY 2014 CROSSWORDS

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

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

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Who’s who Big, runaway snowball Events in Qatar Entertainment in the park slams into college dorm When: Wed Feb 19, 7pm -8pm. Where: Museum of Islamic Arts Park wo math majors at Reed What: The museum of Islamic Art College lost control of a mas- presents local artist Dana in concert at Museum of Islamic Arts Park, as a part sive snowball that rolled into of Museum of Islamic Arts’s free music a dorm, knocking in part of a T programme. bedroom wall. There were no injuries, Free Entry but college spokesman Kevin Myers said it will cost $2,000 to $3,000 to repair the building. Fathi Hassan: The Dr Khalid Shams Abdulqader, The incident happened last Saturday Depth of Hope Associate Professor, College night following a rare trio of snow- When: Until Feb 27 of Business and Economics, storms in Portland. Where: VCUQatar Gallery Qatar University Students started building the giant What: With invented, Kufic-inspired r Khalid previously snowball on a campus quad near the scripts, Egyptian-Sudanese artist Fathi dorm. Urged by a crowd, the math Hassan plays with the symbols, textures chaired Finance and majors tried to make the snowball as and calligraphy of his Nubian heritage DEconomics Department big as possible by rolling it down the The students responsible for the to explore the space between graphic at QU. He earned his PhD in sidewalk that goes past the dorm. runaway snowball reported the inci- symbolism and literal meaning in vibrant Banking from the University of “And the ball just got away from dent and won’t be disciplined. Myers colours and collage. Wales - Bangor, UK. His Master them,” Myers said. said they didn’t intend to cause dam- Free Entry degree was in Economics from After escaping their control, the age and feel awful about what hap- Claremont Graduate University - boulder-sized snowball rolled about 15 pened. He declined to release their Radiant yards before slamming into Unit #7. names and said he didn’t know their California and Bachelor degree in When: Until Mar 29 Three students heard the smack and class years. Where: Museum of Islamic Arts Business Administration, Major discovered the fractured bedroom wall. Reed Magazine was first to report What: The Museum of Islamic Arts in in Economics, QU. Dr Khalid has The student whose dorm was damaged about the snowball. partnership with East Wing, presents a been selected as a participant has not had to move. “It was not the talk of campus until contemporary photographic exhibition in current and future leadership Nobody weighed the snowball, but a the story came out,” Myers said. “The featuring artwork by German artist Antje programmes by Qatar Leadership maintenance worker who sliced it up people that were there knew about Hanebeck. Center. for removal estimated it to weigh 800 it, but now it has kind of taken us by Free Entry pounds or more, Myers said. storm.” AP Behind the Veil When: March 9 - April 12; 10am-10pm IN Where: Katara Building Number 12 FOCUS by Siddharth Redkar What: A tribute to the grande dame of photography, Eve Arnold, and celebrates her legendary career that spanned nearly half a century as a photojournalist social commentator and documentor. She is known for her portraits of Hollywood heavy weights such as Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe. Free Entry

Massimo Banzi: Crossing Boundaries When: Mar 26 Where: VCUQatar Atrium What: Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He is an interaction designer, educator and open source hardware advocate. He has worked as a consultant for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. Free Entry

Selam Mekan When: Until Feb 22 Where: Katara Gallery 2 building 18 What: Exhibition by Canan Dagdelen, a native of Istanbul. The focal point of her work is architecture although historical part of writing also forms part of her research. She is interested in relationship between time and memory photographic images. Free Entry

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