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COMICS • Jeff Lemire: Descender comic is his big picture

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Maryam Al Subaiey and Caroline Carpentier hold a copy of “Qatar Success Stories - Inspiring Women”, inside Subaiey’s boutique.

By Victoria Baux Maryam Al Subaiey, 28, started her own com- and Technology Park” in Doha. In 1999, women pany, Q-Talent, which sells items “Made in Qatar.” started to occupy senior government positions. atari women are increasingly defy- “I was the director of programmes and creation Minister of Information and Communications ing social constraints and joining the at Qatar TV,” she said. “Before that I worked in Technology H E Dt Hessa Al Jaber ranked fifth workforce in the booming energy-rich marketing, and the ministry of foreign affairs. on Forbes list of “200 Most Powerful Arab Women Qcountry, which offers support for new And I started several youth initiatives. So I just - 2014: Government”. enterprises and encourages start-ups by university reached a point in my life where I wanted to cre- At Carnegie Mellon University in Doha, graduates. ate something that’s my own.” Qatari women are four times more likely to join They benefit from a national “Qatarisation” H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser played a major the business programme than their male peers, programme, which aims to increase the number role in opening the way for women in the Gulf said Selma Limam Mansar, associate dean for of working citizens by guaranteeing them jobs state. education. and high wages in industry and government She chairs the Qatar Foundation, which special- Subaiey remarked that “women here in Qatar... departments. ises in education and culture, and runs “Education are treated like queens. We have all our rights... The programme also helps people set up their City” that groups branches of a number of univer- The opportunity is there for me and it’s up to me own businesses in the country. sities, including Georgetown, and also a “Science to go and grasp it or not.” PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 3

‘Culture still conservative’ construction and promotion of their women in Qatar, the highest figure women of working age were Caroline Carpentier, author of Qatar state, where multi-billion dollar mas- ever recorded. employed, a percentage that has Success Stories—Inspiring Women, sive infrastructure projects are being “It’s not difficult for women to slightly improved. studied the situation of women in all carried out in preparation for hosting work here. We really believe in Yet Shammari said “this genera- fields and came up with a series of the 2022 football World Cup. ourselves and we have a lot to give tion is proving the opposite” with portraits in her book. At a February 23 forum for start-up to the community, society and even women leading and acquiring top “The older generations have paved creators, many of the new companies to our country,” said Shammari. positions in several fields. the way for younger ones,” Carpentier presented were run by young women, But constraints remain, imposed At universities, young Qatari said. “But it’s also a young country some of them still students. by a patriarchal, traditional society. women are more likely to pursue where opportunities exist” and where Amal Al Shammari started the so- “The culture is still conserva- their ambitions. new businesses are well-supported. called “Embrace Doha” initiative that tive... and they do think that Mansar said “we have a major- To begin with, the country has a aims to provide support to expats in women can’t do some things” the ity of women in the programme, very favourable economic environ- the Gulf country. way men do them, she said. all the programmes, so 57 percent ment, with a current GDP growth Foreigners, the vast majority of And while the labour law stipu- of the students are female.” And rate of 6.5 percent that is predicted whom are men unaccompanied by any lates equal pay for men and women, later on, they “go out and look for to reach almost eight percent by 2017. family, make up almost 90 percent of some sectors, such as agriculture employment or start their own Young Qataris are increas- the country’s estimated 2.3 million and fishing, are reserved for men. companies.” ingly invited to participate in the population. Yet there are 585,000 In 2012, only 35 percent of AFP 4 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 CAMPUS

DMIS marks World Maths Day

As part of the World Maths Day, Doha Modern Indian School conducted math-themed quizzes. The world Maths Day is observed worldwide on the first Wednesday of March every year. Sabu Thomas, Head of Department, addressed the senior students on the occasion and spoke about the relevance of mathematics in daily life. He emphasised the importance of changing the negative attitude towards Maths and liking the subject and hoped that the initiative by the Maths department would bring about a change. The Math teachers of each class prepared quizzes with questions having practical application.

SIS basketball team reaches finals of SOP

Shantiniketan Indian School Level 1 boys team has reached the finals of the School Olympic Programme (SOP) competition organised by Qatar Olympic Committee and Supreme Education Council. The SIS team won all its five matches convinc- ingly in the matches held at Gharafa Sports Club. “It was a tremendous achievement for the team in a competition where a large number of inde- pendent and private schools participated with their best teams,” a school press release said. Principal, Dr Subhash Nair congratulated the team and the Physical Education Department for their hard work and rigorous training. He also advised the team to work hard and win the final match too. Teh Peninsula

Ideal Indian School wins Environment Day contest Ideal Indian School emerged as run- ners up in the campaign and competi- tion on Global Environment Challenges organised by Indian Cultural Centre in Association with Ministry of Environment on the occasion of the Qatar National Environment Day. The IIS team presented various eco-projects including awareness on saving electricity, conservation of water, reuse of paper, say no to plas- tics, planting saplings, orientation for teachers, designing of eco cor- ner etc. The team also won the sec- ond prize Project 5S-2015 -School Students Struggle for Sustainability and to Save Environment organised by Qatar Chapter of the Institution of Engineers- India. The winning Ideal Indian School team with Principal Syed Shoukath Ali and Head of Science Department Riyaz. The Peninsula COMMUNITY PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 5

The RaGa sisters in action. RaGa sisters strike the right Below: A section of the note with Doha audience audience. ndia’s celebrated Carnatic concert “Pantuvarali” captivated the audience. vocalists “RaGa sisters”, Ranjani Gayatri explained the Nandanar char- and Gayatri, captivated a packed itram and sang “ Vazhi Maraiththu Iaudience of Indian music lovers in Irukkudhe: in “Nattakkurinji” raag Doha last Friday with their mesmer- where the Uchcha sthayi (high Octave) izing performance. of Gayathri and the Mandara Sthayi They delivered a scintillating per- (Lower Octave) of Ranjani was a per- formance to the Music Lovers of Doha fect blend. at Al Falak Hall in Crowne Plaza This was followed by an elaborate Hotel. alapanai and the mood was set for The duo started off with a nice Thodi raag, and the song selected was varnam in raag “Kalyani” (meaning “Thanigai Valar Sharavanabhava” a auspicious), then picked up pace and kirti of Papanasham Shivam. The fast kept the audience enthralled with paced brigha laden “Vara Raga Laya” a purandaradasar kriti on “malaya in Chenchu Khamboji by Thiagaraja marutham” raag. was next and was delivered nearly to A very brief kalpanaswarams perfection, before the duo went on to painted this beautiful raga where render their main raag for the evening rare kritis are found. This was fol- “Abheri” and sang one of the most lowed by an evergreen composition of popular kritis “Nagumomu”. Muthuswami Dikshitar, “Rangapura The audience were thrilled to Vihara” on raag “Brindavana Saranga” listen to Nagumomu and also to which used to be a master piece of the outstanding performance by Gopal Balasubramaniam, who heads raags, and said it was truly a memo- legendary singer the late Dr M S the accompanying artists Rajeev the Music Lovers Group, said:”It was rable evening for all the music lovers Subhalakshmi. Mukundan on Violin, Manoj Siva on a wholesome concert packed with of Doha with a fully sold out house for Their next rendition Ninne Nere Mirdangam and Anirudh Athreya on pathos, compassion, devotion and the first time in the history of MLG.” Nammi, a thiagaraja kirti on raag Kanjira. peace with a perfect order of various The Peninsula This year’s Dolphin Energy Doha Dash biggest ever of 17m37s and 20m46s respectively. General Manager Al Mana Fashion In the 3km race, 12-year old Ellie Group – Sport Division. Walters won the ladies in a time of Adel Ahmed Albuainain, General 12m54s and Ali Mohammed won the Manager, Dolphin Energy, said: “For the men’s in 10m56s. The winners of the third year running the Dolphin Energy 1km Mini Doha Dash were Erin King Doha Dash was a great success, with and Qusai Attiyat. over thousands participating and hun- The trophies were presented by dreds of spectators cheering them on. Dolphin Energy, GO Sport, Dame “The Doha Dash demonstrates Kelly Holmes and Qatari hurdler our commitment to the importance Mariam Farid. Every participant who of maintaining a physically active life crossed the finish line was congratu- and supports the vision and spirit of n the biggest ever Dolphin Olympic Champion, Dame Kelly lated with a medal. Qatar National Sport Day. Energy Doha Dash, runners Holmes, ambassador for the event “Go Sport is delighted to have Jamie Cunningham, CEO & Ienjoyed the unique experience of took part in the 5km race, running played an important role in bringing Founder of Professional Sports Group running on Qatar’s MotoGP track at alongside Qatari citizens, residents the community together for the Doha said: “The third Dolphin Energy Doha Losail International Circuit in 5km, and athletes. Dash on National Sport Day. The Dash was even bigger and better than 3km and 1km races. The event also First place in the men’s 5km race participation by Dame Kelly Holmes previous years, proving it is a key fix- hosted a 1km walk specifically for was Mounier Bouzaiane and the and the enthusiasm of all those who ture in the Qatar National Sport Day, ladies. women’s 5km was won by Katie entered highlighted an extremely well and the Qatar sporting calendar. British runner and double gold Palfreeman, with impressive times organized event,” Andrew Fairall, The Peninsula

Sri Lankan Majlis Qatar celebrates Sport Day Winners with the trophy.

or the fourth consecutive year, Sri Lankan Majlis Qatar (SLMQ) organ- ised a seven a side cricket tournament among the Sri Lankan community Fassociations in Qatar to mark the Qatar National Sport Day at the Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) grounds. Twelve teams participated in this year’s tournament and Zahira College Colombo Qatar OBA won the SLMQ Challenge Trophy 2015. Weligama Sports Club were the runners up. The Man of the Match of the final award went to Assad Borham (Zahira OBA - Qatar). The Best Bowler was Fazil Jiffry (Weligama Sports Club) and the Best Batsman Gayan Maduranga (Weligama Sports Club). The Man of the Series was awarded to Himras Kayas (Zahira OBA – Qatar). The Chief Guest Akram, Public Relations Manager – Qatar Cricket Association (QCA), gave away the awards, medals and certificates. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 FOOD InterContinental Doha The City gives Strata new look and feel nterContinental Doha The City unveiled a unique and enhanced concept at Strata Lounge located Ion levels 55 and 56. Both floors will now serve a menu of contemporary Asian cuisine. In addition, the interior has been refreshed with a new modern décor creating a cool and vibrant place for socialising. “We are so proud of the enhancements we’ve made in Strata Lounge,” said Pascal Eggerstedt, General Manager, InterContinental Doha The City. “Strata already offers the best view in Doha. With the crea- tive presentations of the new dishes and signature cocktails, and the fresh look and feel of the space, we’re providing an experience that can’t be found anywhere else in town.” The new Strata menu features a selection of hot and cool temptations such as a divine duo of salmon and tuna tartar surrounded by crisp parmesan tuile and creatively presented in an ice bowl. A wide selec- tion of delectable sushi and sashimi is also available along with carpaccio in truffle oil and aged balsamic. For those craving a hot bite, Strata chicken lollipops or the wagyu beef sliders with Cajun wedges are sure to satisfy. Pan fried vegetarian dumplings and mixed chicken and shrimp dim sum served up in traditional Chinese steam boxes round out the menu. Following the Izakaya-style of dining, the dishes are steadily brought to the table creating an informal yet sophisticated style of eating with a modern twist. Sushi Assortment Wagyu Sliders The refreshed interior of Strata features a mixture of stylish table and lounge seating in crisp white with pops of red. Enhanced with seductive lighting, Strata resident DJ’s artistic acoustics build into deep house In conjunction with the refreshed concept, Strata has been transformed into a sleek and inviting space and dance music. will begin to implement new theme nights as well in which to relax with the early evening sounds of “We are looking forward to providing our guests a as continue its popular Pink Wednesday ladies night ambient and chill out music. Moving into the late unique journey that touches on every sense through- in which ladies have the chance to win high-end evening, Strata takes on another dimension as the out the evening at Strata,” said Eggerstedt. designer items each week. The Peninsula

McDonald’s Qatar will Celebrating women of Wonder at Mövenpick serve 28,000 free Egg Hotels & Resorts McMuffins on March 9 o mark International Women’s TDay today, Mövenpick Hotels & cDonald’s Qatar announced Resorts reflects on the special skills that more than 28,000 free and talents of women, and highlights MEgg McMuffins will be the important women’s causes its redeemed by customers across Qatar properties support. on March 9, 2014 during National Mövenpick’s five hotels in Jordan Breakfast Day. buy locally-made handicraft from Dubbed the World’s Biggest several female cooperatives, thereby Breakfast, National Breakfast Day will supporting a way for women to make witness more than 400 crew members a living through their artistic skills. in 28 McDonald’s restaurants across Guests are also encouraged to visit the country, who will serve thousands these inspiring centres. Mövenpick of customers in just four hours. Resort & Spa Dead Sea was the first National Breakfast Day marks the hotel in Jordan to receive the Gender third time McDonald’s has initiated an Equity Seal from UN Women, the international celebration of this scale. United Nations’ entity for female In 2014 and in GCC alone, 230,000 Egg empowerment. Women’s education McMuffins were redeemed. Dozens of is a priority at Mövenpick Resort & other markets across Asia, the Middle Director of Al Mana Restaurants a packed schedule shouldn’t compro- Residences Aqaba, which supports East and Africa also participated in & Food Co, commented: “We are sure mise a nourishing start to the day; we training centres and schools for girls. what is considered the brand’s most that there will be positive response to are certain that the volume of par- Recently, the hotel also hosted a field successful international breakfast National Breakfast Day across Qatar. ticipation will exceed what we have visit to the Taffileh Vocational Centre event. The goal of the celebration is to dem- observed last year.” for Girls in an effort to promote career Kamal Saleh Al Mana, Managing onstrate to our busy consumers that The Peninsula prospects within the hospitality sector. The Peninsula COMICS PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 7 Jeff Lemire: Descender comic is his big picture

By David Betancourt Parenthood and mankind’s ever-evolving relationship with technology were the inspiration hen developing a story about a young points as Lemire began building the world of robot boy in space, Jeff Lemire Descender. Watching the ease at which his 6-year- (pictured) expected the writing old son could handle a tablet — and remembering Wprocess for his next creator-owned how personal home computers were not the rage project to take him to the far depths of the universe. when he himself was 6 — fascinated him. He landed in Hollywood instead. “The differences in each of our experiences as kids, Before the first issue of Descender hit comic- and the way we relate to technology, is so vast, and I book shelves both physical and virtual Wednesday, try to project that forward another 50 or 100 years,” Lemire’s science-fiction collaboration with artist said Lemire. “The fear, and also sort of the wonder, Dustin Nguyen had to navigate multiple offers from that can come from that relationship with technology Hollywood studios vying for the rights to develop and mankind is certainly at the heart of Descender.” Descender into a major motion picture. Lemire said that he and Nguyen, who are both It wasn’t the first time California called with parents, enjoy stories that have young characters. interest in one of Lemire’s works. But the attention “We love telling stories about innocence and that Descender received after Lemire and Nguyen hostile environments and sort of coming-of-age announced the synopsis last summer at Comic-Con stories,” Lemire said. “So [Descender] is definitely was unlike any “heat” around any of his previous one of those.” projects, the writer acknowledges. Artwork on his creator-owned projects is typically Lemire and Nguyen ultimately decided to go with something Lemire would tackle on his own. But the Sony, in part because after speaking with studio freedom of project choices that came with ending his kind of architectural design. [Descender] is a book representatives, Lemire was confident he’d be able exclusivity to DC Comics after five years resulted in about machines and robots, so we’re building all to concentrate fully on what he feels is the most multiple offers (including from Marvel, Valiant, Dark of these different robots and technology, and also important part of the Descender universe: the comic Horse, Image). In this case, the best Lemire hoped for just different planets and alien races and different book itself. with Descender was to be paired with a good artist. cultures and the look of the aliens,” Lemire said. “Dustin and I are very much focused on the comic. He said he got that, and then some, with Nguyen. “There’s so much world-building that goes on. Dustin I think for us, I think the best thing we can do for “Dustin is a really unique artist in that he’s has that design background that he can make each the comic and the film is just to make the best comic incredibly gifted and incredibly good, but also he’s of those worlds and each of those machines unique book we can,” Lemire said. “That gives the studio really fast. There’s not a lot of guys you can count to one another.” better source material, and as exciting as it is to on to fully watercolour-paint a monthly comic Despite success with various publishers, even have a potential film, for Dustin and I our first love and you wouldn’t worry about the deadlines every Lemire has to admit this is a special time to be at is always going to be the comic book. That’s really month,” said Lemire, citing Nguyen’s background Image Comics. He said the publisher continuously where our heart is.” in architecture as a major asset when creating the releases some of his favourite titles each month. Although he’s excited to have Hollywood involved, visual world of Descender. “The amount of quality books that Image has Lemire has been determined not to have potential “I think before comics, he actually did some published each month is pretty amazing right now, live-action developments hamper his writing process and they’re all so diverse from one another,” Lemire on a series that is just beginning. The film decision said. “There’s no certain type of book they publish. was a little stressful, he says, but the comic always Everything is so different, and that’s so inspiring as remained the true big picture. a creator, to read this stuff and see people taking “I think one of the biggest things that went into chances and telling the kind of stories they want us choosing Sony [was], we made it very clear — and to tell. they were very receptive — that we were going to tell “It’s hard not to get into that and want to do that the comic book the way we wanted to tell the comic. as well. So that certainly was a big part of why Dustin Meaning, if in the comic we wanted to veer left and and I went with Image” for Descender. they wanted to go right with the movie, we could do Yet Lemire isn’t through working with the “Big that,” Lemire said. 2.” While he has wrapped up his final writing “We wouldn’t be influenced by whatever decisions assignments for DC, his upcoming run on Marvel’s they made on the film. Maintaining that freedom and Hawkeye (with the high bar of following the run of that autonomy to your comic the way we wanted was Matt Fraction) also debuted on Wednesday, along really important, and Sony was really open to that,” with Descender. And yes, Lemire does see parallels Lemire continued. “I think they just want us to make in how he is following Fraction after many said that the best thing we can, so they have something great whoever had to follow Lemire on DC’s Green Arrow that they can work with.” would likewise have big shoes to fill. Within the pages of Descender, readers will be Lemire said that it’s nice to be able to work on introduced to Tim-21, a boy robot who wakes up projects at the Big 2 that he wants to do. But he does after a decade of being “decommissioned,” according look down the line to a time when he might work to Lemire. Tim-21 finds that the universe has turned solely on creator-owned works. on all robots. Robots and androids — anything with “I think ideally, it would be great just to do your artificial intelligence — are being hunted down and own stuff. I think that’s the goal,” Lemire said. destroyed. (Lemire envisions the series as being “Certainly, the dream for me is to get to a point about 24 issues, but said it could still grow.) where I was just doing creator-owned stuff. But I’d “This young boy wakes up and there’s something be lying if I said that it isn’t fun to write a superhero secretly mysterious about him and his creation . . . comic. Maybe just one Marvel or one DC book, just that could save the universe or doom it, depending for the hell of it — [it] is kind of fun to play in on the point of view,” Lemire said. “So he becomes those sandboxes. But it’s kind of good to be in the the most hunted robot in this hostile galaxy. Jumping position where I am now, where I can do the projects from one planet to the next, looking for the secrets of at Marvel and DC that I really want to do, and not his origins, with human and robot allies and enemies just have to do a certain amount to make a living. at each turn.” “So that’s a good place to be.” WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS Tribeca Festival blends BOLLYWOOD NEWS

Toy Story 4 to get romantic angle films, live performances I still need to fit in: Abhay Deol By Subhash K Jha he fourth instalment in the Toy Story franchise won’t just continue rom a crime drama starring Tfrom where the last movie ended. It will be a love story, says Pixar actress Glenn Close to an worldThe premiere festival line-up of Anesthesia will include, about the president Jim Morris. Arnold Schwarzenegger film a New York college professor mugged bhay Deol, who is busy “It is not a continuation of the end of the story of Toy Story 3,” Morris Fabout a deadly zombie epi- near his home and starring Sam having “too much said in an interview with Disney Latino, reports eonline.com. demic to an expose of the financial cri- Waterston, Glenn Close and Kristen Afun” in the US, says “Temporarily it is, but it will be a love story. It will be a romantic com- sis, the Tribeca Film Festival unveiled Stewart. he’ll return soon to filmdom. edy. It will not put much focus on the interaction between the characters a varied slate of movies on Thursday. Schwarzenegger, California’s former “Picky” about his movies, the and children. I think it will be a very good movie,” he added. After announcing the documentary governor, will be back on the big screen actor feels a need to turn more Morris says that fans of the first three films had found it to be a great and narrative films in competition on in Maggie as a small-town farmer “media savvy” to “fit in”. ‘trilogy’ and thus, when a fourth film was announced, it left many won- Tuesday, the festival revealed its full whose daughter is infected in an epi- In an interview, Abhay has dering if “Toy Story 3” can be topped. schedule of nearly 100 feature-length demic threatening humanity. spoken about what he’s been “The third movie ended in a beautiful way and completed a trilogy. I films. And in The Wannabe, based on upto, his career, future plans think this movie is not part of this trilogy. It is a separate story, which As in previous years, the downtown the events surrounding the trial of and love life. in turn I do not know if (it) will be continued. Never begin a project with New York event will pair films with American mobster John Gotti in 1992, It’s been a while since we that in mind,” he added. live music, dance and comedy perform- best supporting Oscar winner Patricia saw you on screen. Where Toy Story 4 is due in theaters on June 16, 2017. ances linked to them. Arquette (Boyhood) embarks on a are you? Have you migrated “Mary J Blige - The London crime spree. to the US? Sessions,” about the recording of one of Documentaries, always a major Ha ha, no. I haven’t migrated the rhythm and blues singer’s albums, component at Tribeca, include The to the US! will be followed by a concert at the Emperor’s New Clothes, an expose of the Beacon Theater. A special dance per- impact of the financial crisis by English When do you return to Blanchett adopts baby girl, names Edith formance will accompany A Ballerina’s writer/director Michael Winterbottom India and to which projects? ctress Cate Blanchett, who plays Tale, which offers a peek into the daily and comedian Russell Brand. I will return soon. I’m having Aan evil step-mother in upcoming life of Misty Copeland of New York’s The festival, which runs from too much fun here in the US! movie Cinderella, and husband Andrew American Ballet Theatre. April 16-26, was founded in 2001 by I have two confirmed projects Upton, have adopted a baby girl and “Seeing a film together alongside a actor Robert De Niro, producer Jane back at home, a big commercial named her Edith Vivian Patricia Upton. live performance heightens the expe- Rosenthal and investor Craig Hatkoff film and a small off beat radical one. I may have found the perfect balance. The news, confirmed by the Oscar rience, engages the imagination and to revitalize the downtown New York winner’s publicist on Friday, comes brings audiences together is an unfor- neighborhood following the September Your last Bollywood outing One By Two proved to be damaging amid some reports that the couple gettable way,” Genna Terranova, the 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade on many counts. In hindsight do you think it was premature for you had named the child Vivienne, reports festival’s director, said in a statement. Center. Reuters to turn producer? eonline.com. Nope, I learnt a lot in my outing as a producer and it has opened many Edith has joined brothers Dashiell new doors for me. In life you only learn from taking chances. John, 13, Roman Robert, 10 and Ignatius Martin, 6 in the family fold. Franchise Man swoops In spite of such thoughtful performances in recent films like Though in 2013 Blanchett had com- Shanghai and Chakrvayuh, why do we see so little of you on screen? pared handling three children while After so many years in Hindi cinema, where do you see yourself fit- maintaining her film and stage com- in to save Bollywood ting in? mitments to a “military operation”, the It’s a media driven world and I guess I need to be more media savvy. I’m 45-year-old star ultimately opted to add another troop to her brigade. also very picky with my films. It’s hard to find the right fit. After so many BY SHILPA JAMKHANDIKAR Cinderella also stars Lily James, Richard Madden and Hayley Atwell. said Ajit Thakur, head of Trinity, the Eros years, I still need to fit in! I’ve heard many people say that to me. Maybe wing for franchises. that is true, maybe or maybe that is not, I believe that if a filmmaker wants ollywood is looking for its next The studio board includes David Maisel, to work with you and use you for what you have, then he or she will do it. superhero, one who can swoop the former chairman of Marvel Studios, That’s how both Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! and Dev.D happened. in to amuse audiences in a film whose comic book characters Captain Bindustry bereft of fresh ideas. Its America and Iron Man were effective movie Out of curiosity, which films so far have been the most satisfying Harrison Ford undergoes surgery name might be Franchise Man. franchise anchors. and which the most unfulfilling for you? At least two movie studios in India are The source of the franchise fervor is Most satisfying would be Dev.D, Shanghai and Manorama Six Feet Under. eteran Hollywood actor Harrison focusing on franchises, developing stories Hollywood, where such films are top gross- They were heavily driven by the characters. Least satisfying would be the VFord, who crash-landed his World that will span three films. ers at the box office. Even in India, the top ones where I didn’t have much to do. I leave that to you to decide which War II era aircraft in a golf course here, In the past, the Indian film industry Hollywood hits over the last three years ones. reportedly broke his ankle and pelvis, has used the term “franchise” loosely. have been franchises such as Avengers, and underwent surgery. Typically, producers inch their way towardSpider-Man and Transformers. They have Let’s talk a bit about the mindspace you are in right now. You’ve The actor’s single-engine plane sequels, greenlighting them only when thedone well because of recall value among always been a bit of a maverick. I remember you did a course in crash-landed in a Santa Monica golf first film is a hit. young moviegoers. welding. What are your pursuits other than acting at the moment? course Thursday and he was taken to The Krrish superhero series and the “India is skipping generations in terms I’m in a very good mind space. Ups and downs come and go, the important hospital, where he underwent surgery Dhoom action franchise started as one-offsof audience tastes,” said Vikram Malhotra, thing is to live them fully and understand them. The more experiences you about four hours after the incident, a a decade ago, but the third films in the head of Abundantia Entertainment. He have, the more you understand as long as you remain open. source close to the family told TV sta- series released in 2013, earned more thansaid young adults were aligned to the West tion KTLA, reports aceshowbiz.com. $40m at the Indian box office. in terms of what they watched. Any chances of turning director in the near future? The “Star Wars” actor experi- Bollywood is hungry for more fran- Bollywood is notoriously short-sighted Right now most of my focus is on the acting and producing front. All my enced engine failure about 20 minutes chises to repeat that performance. Eros about its content, and studios and produc- energies are focussed on making the next film that will break the mould. after taking off from Santa Monica International Media , one of its biggest ers often back stars rather than scripts. I have no plans to turn director, I’m not in that mind space at all, so I Municipal Airport and requested an studios, has launched an in-house produc-Thakur of Trinity said backing a fran- wouldn’t go there until I feel sure that I am ready. emergency return to the airport. He tion wing to “build franchises with lastingchise was risky in an industry that does fell short of reaching the runway and crashed-landed the aircraft in a value,” it said in a press release. not believe in long-term planning. To turn to your private space a bit, when do we see you and the nearby golf course. Independent studio Abundantia “It is going to be new for the market, lovely Ms. Preeti Desai tie the knot? How would you define your His vintage World War II training plane hit a tree on the way down, Entertainment recently released Baby, thinking like this,” Thakur said. “We will relationship with her? preventing it from going into a nose-dive. Doctors who were playing a fast-paced thriller about an elite anti- only greenlight a film if the character Haha I’m often asked this question! Not anytime soon. I don’t define golf at the time rushed to his rescue and pulled him out of the wreckage terrorist squad, which opened to glowinggraph can span three films.” relationships that can’t be. It’s everything and nothing at the same time. when they smelled fuel, out of fear it might explode. reviews. Work on a second film has begun. But it won’t be an easy decision. The kind that makes you learn how to live and how to be. The actor will make a full recovery, according to his representative. “Franchises are about creating long- “What if the first one doesn’t work?” lasting brands. If it has worked in other asks Vijay Krishna Acharya, the writer of sectors in India, why not entertainment?”all three Dhoom films. Reuters 10 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 HEALTH HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 11

Air pollution can hamper your kids’ memory

dmitting your kids to schools located near Abusy roads or in areas with high levels of air pollution could hamper their intellectual development, new research suggests. Attendance at schools exposed to high lev- els of traffic-related air pollution is linked to slower cognitive development among seven to 10-year-old children, the findings showed. “Children attending schools with higher traffic-related air pollution had a smaller improvement in cognitive development,” said Jordi Sunyer from the Centre for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (CREAL), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The findings suggest that the developing Stretch multiple brain may be vulnerable to traffic-related air pollution well into middle childhood, a conclu- sion that has implications for the design of air pollution regulations and for the location muscles at once of new schools. The researchers measured three cognitive outcomes (working memory, superior working memory, and attentiveness) every three months over a 12-month period in 2,715 primary school for upper-body children attending 39 schools in Barcelona. The increase in cognitive development over time among children attending highly polluted schools was less than among children attending warm-ups school exposed to low levels of pollution, even after adjusting for additional factors that affect cognitive development, the findings showed. Thus, for example, there was an 11.5 percent increase in working memory in a year at the By Lisa Rapaport And for baseball players, batting warm-ups didn’t lowly-polluted schools but only a 7.4 percent work as well when bats were much lighter or heavier 12-month increase in working memory at the tretches that work several muscle groups than those used during games. highly-polluted schools. at once are great for upper-body warm-ups “This runs somewhat contradictory to the pre- These results were confirmed using direct before a workout, an Australian study finds. vailing narrative that higher load warm-up is better measurements of traffic related pollutants at S Although athletes and coaches often swear than lower load warm-up,” McCrary said. “The two schools. “Air pollution is a suspected develop- by stretching, many common pre-workout routines theories here are that warm-up swings with a heavier mental neurotoxicant,” the researchers noted. may not actually enhance performance, said lead weight bat significantly and sub-optimally alter swing author Matt McCrary, a master’s degree candidate mechanics and/or that a resisted movement longer New hormone that fights at the University of Sydney. in duration than a baseball bat swing is necessary to Higher load dynamic warm-ups are “the best bet” produce a warm-up effect.” weight gain, diabetes in most situations, said McCrary. For the upper While high intensity dynamic stretching can help body, these include push-ups, dumbbell back flys, and elite and professional athletes, the same warm-ups oo lazy to exercise? You may soon have a resisted lateral raises, he said. may not be a good idea for more casual exercisers, said Tnew excuse as scientists have discovered a Dynamic stretches focus on getting the blood flow- Dr Kazuki Takizawa, an associate professor of sports new hormone that mimics the effects of exercise ing and increasing range of motion by using multiple training science and exercise physiology at Hokkaido and fights the weight gain caused by a high-fat muscle groups simultaneously. Unlike static stretches, University in Japan. diet. The newly discovered hormone, dubbed which generally involve holding a single pose for a “Warm-up exercises may reduce injury by improv- “MOTS-c” also reverses diet-induced and age- minute or two, dynamic stretches use a series of con- ing performance for serious athletes,” Takizawa said dependent insulin resistance, the findings showed. trolled movements. in an email. “But recreational athletes and weekend Insulin resistance could lead to Type 2 diabestes. To analyze the effect of upper body warm-ups, warriors are at a lower physical fitness level, especially “This represents a major advance in the McCrary and colleagues reviewed findings from 31 in aerobic capacity, and they may fatigue by warm-up identification of new treatments for age- past studies. exercise and reduce performance.” related diseases such as diabetes,” said sen- The review, published in the British Journal of Sports Takizawa also made a distinction between endur- ior author of the study Pinchas Cohen from Medicine, included 628 people playing sports at many ance sports like long-distance running or cycling and University of Southern California (USC) levels, from youth leagues to college athletics and more intense activities done for shorter periods. Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. adults in recreational activities. Most studies involved “Short-term, high intensity exercises need vigorous Hormones are molecules that act as the sports where upper body strength is essential, such as warm-up,” Takizawa said. “But long-term endurance body’s signals, triggering various physiologi- baseball, football, tennis, golf, kayaking and shot put. exercises do not.” cal responses. The review found that high-intensity dynamic Because the study didn’t look specifically at injury To test the effects of MOTS-c, the team stretching improved strength and flexibility while prevention, it’s impossible to say for sure how intense injected the hormone into mice fed a high- delaying muscle soreness. dynamic stretching or other warm-ups might affect fat diet, which typically causes them to grow But low-intensity stretching had little effect on the risk for injuries, McCrary said. obese and develop a resistance to insulin. performance, which agrees with previous research “We haven’t really zeroed in on what kinds The injections not only suppressed both on upper body warm-ups, McCrary said. of warm-ups best prevent injuries,” he said. effects in mice, they also reversed age-depend- “Flexibility increases are generally unrelated to any “Anecdotally, I feel like warm-ups definitely do play ent insulin-resistance, a condition that pre- type of performance improvements,” he noted. a role in injury prevention, however, further study cedes diabetes. While all of the experiments on Heating and cooling during a warm-up also does is required before I’d be able to confidently make MOTS-c to date have been performed on lab little to improve performance, the study found. While any recommendations or explain how or why this mice, the molecular mechanisms that make it applying heat to specific muscles before strenuous is the case.” function in mice exist in all mammals, includ- activity may minimize the loss of flexibility in the days SOURCE: bmj.co/18VhZAH British Journal of Sports ing humans, the researchers noted. following the workout, this practice didn’t show other Medicine, online February 18, 2015. Agencies benefits. Reuters 12 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 TECHNOLOGY

ith a smartphone that slots together piece by piece like Lego, Build-your-own Google handset US Internet giant Google is try- ing to reinvent the mobile as most phone makers are honing sleeker Whandsets. The company aims to challenge its rival reconstructs smartphone Apple’s thin iPhones with the Google Ara project, giving smartphone aficionados the option to build their phone themselves. Anlysts say tech boffins will love it but remain cautious about how popular it may be compared to polished conventional smartphones that sit snugly in the palm. Google says the Ara phone is part of its bid to widen Internet access to users in developing coun- tries and could create a new industry for assembly- ready handset parts. Google’s associate, US firm Yezz, presented a pro- totype of the build-your-own device at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the world’s biggest wireless telecom trade fair. The phone consists of a base structure on which various square, magnetic modular parts can be attached: screen, battery, camera, speakers and more. Google plans to release it in three sizes. Ara would allow users to replace individual com- ponents rather than throwing the whole thing away and buying a new handset. It says the base unit will last at least five or six years. “That is good for the environment,” said Annette Zimmermann, a telecom specialist at German con- sultancy Gartner.

Emerging markets Ara “could reshape the mobile landscape,” said Paul Eremenko, director of the Ara Project, in a presentation to experts in January. He said it aimed to gain six billion potential cli- ents — the current billion people who currently use smartphones “and five billion future users”, most of them in emerging markets. Google says a mid-range Ara phone could cost between $50 and $100 to produce, but has not given details of the likely sales price, leaving questions Prototype modular parts created by marks over how sustainable such a product would be. Yezz Mobile for Project Ara. “Google is not looking to make money directly with Ara,” said Jerome Colin, a telecom expert at French consultancy group Roland Berger. “It is basically looking to spread smartphones in head researcher at consultancy CCS Insight. Google plans a test launch of the device in Puerto countries with low purchasing power, and to unify “The other question mark I have is: beyond geeks, Rico by the end of this year. the telecom world around its Android system.” who really knows” about components? he added. “We will have to see if the public takes to it,” said “If I said to you, which processor do you want in Zimmerman. Google dominates the world of Internet ‘Paradox of choice’ your smartphone, I think you could stop people in the searches and its Android operating system can be Tech fans and bloggers queued up to see the pro- street and they’d just look at you like you’d landed used on 80 percent of the world’s smartphones. It also totype presented in Barcelona, but analysts were from Mars.” holds a large market share in wireless tablet devices. sceptical. Eremenko acknowledged that consumers risked Its senior vice-president Sundar Pichai said in “The trend in mobile phones is to have small, thin, being overwhelmed by too many technical options Barcelona on Monday that it was in talks with really integrated products. If you make a product when it comes to choosing components. telecom companies about possibly using their net- modular it immediately means that you’re going to “We need to resolve the paradox of choice,” he works to operate its own mobile phone services in have to make compromises on that,” said Ben Wood, said in January. the United States. AFP

APPS FOR THE DAY crash? Well, you head right back up to the top YouTube Kids again. In practice, however, it’s so much more than its reverse-Sisyphean concept. Its stunning visuals, For families, a video collection with controls clever design and overall elegance make it not only YouTube can be a great way to kick back, learn — that would suit a slightly older audience as well. a compelling game to play in spare moments, but a and explore with your children. But for some parents The app gives parents the option to set a timer on genuine time-suck. (That’s a compliment.) it can also feel dangerous, as if you’re always just a how long children can use the app, enable or disable The controls are simple. Alto jumps onto his click or “recommended video” away from having to the ability to search and turn sound effects on or snowboard when you tap and goes into a backflip shield some eyes. Google has a new app for careful off. Search histories can be cleared. Free, for iOS when you hold your finger down. Timing is parents who want their children to use a version and Android. everything: You may make a beautiful jump, but of YouTube made for young minds. The videos are muff the landing and end up with a face full of in four categories — Shows, Music, Leaning and snow or hear a disconcerting thud. But the game Explore — and have been pulled from the site’s Alto’s Adventure is smartly designed to keep you from getting more professional video producers such as Sesame frustrated. The landscape changes each time you Street, Khan Academy and the Vlogbrothers. It’s all downhill from here, so enjoy the ride have to restart, so you don’t keep trying to get The videos that are easiest to find are aimed On paper, Alto’s Adventure sounds boring: As past the same point. It’s more expensive than the at the preschool set when you start the app, but the snowboarding main character Alto, you glide average mobile game, but well worth it. $1.99, for there is content — particularly educational content down a mountain until you crash. And when you iOS. WP-Bloomberg COMICS & MORE PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 13

LEARN ARABIC How to tell the time

Minute Daqeeqa Second ania Moment Laa Time Waqt

It is exactly one o'clock Alssaça hiya alwaida tamaman Half Nif Hoy en la Historia Quarter Roubouç March 8, 2014 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, Ten minutes Çarat daqaiq with 239 people aboard, vanished after leaving Malaysian air space. Two seconds aniyatan Satellite data indicated it ditched ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised far off course in the Indian Ocean 1910: French aviator Elise de Laroche was the first woman to be awarded a pilot’s license Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman 1965: The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam to defend the U.S. air base at Da Nang from 6,000 Viet Cong massed in the vicinity 1970: Singer Diana Ross went solo after leaving The Supremes 2005: Former Chechen president Aslan Maskhadov was killed in a raid on his bunker by Russian troops 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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AL FRESCO, BANQUET, BARBECUE, BARS, BISTRO, BRASSERIE, BREAKFAST, BUFFET, CAFE, CAMPFIRE, CANTEEN, CLUB,COFFEE HOUSE, COLLATION, DINER, DINNER, DRINK, EATING HOUSE, FEAST, FOOD, GRILL, HOTEL, LUNCH, MEAL, MOTEL, PICNIC, PUBS, REPAST, RESTAURANT, ROTISSERIE, SANDWICH, SNACK, SUPPER, TAVERN, TEA SHOP. 14 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 CROSSWORDS CROSSWORD ACROSS 34 Outwit, in a way DOWN 29 Booze 44 Bradley University site 1234 5678910111213 1 Bunch 36 Goose : gaggle :: ___ : 1 In ___ with 32 One of the Wailers of Bob 45 Stanley Kowalski’s 5 Game similar to euchre knot 2 Genesis matriarch Marley and the Wailers woman 14 15 16 11 “Arsenal of democracy” 39 Wedding feature, in two 3 Place for a wasp’s nest 35 Don Quixote’s love 47 Dark-skinned fruit prez different senses 4 Hit 2012 Disney film 37 Took in 51 Rikki-tikki-___ 17 18 19 14 Auto datum 41 Interrupts, as a 5 Went around 38 Tango twosome? 52 Furniture megastore 15 Credit card lure broadcast 40 Org. for which Edward 53 11-Down pet 20 21 22 6 Men’s formalwear 16 ___ Highway, classic 43 South Australian exports feature Snowden once worked 54 Middle-earth creatures 45 Chosen people 23 24 25 New York- 7 Picked locks? 42 “Hard” or “soft” 56 Reagan’s Star Wars to-San Francisco route 46 Overlook, as someone’s 8 Good or bad name subjects: Abbr. program: Abbr. flaws 26 27 28 29 30 17 Area in front of a 9 Means of enforcement, 43 Beastly chancel 48 ___ notes metaphorically BOAR TALL ZESTS 31 32 18 Linoleum alternative 49 Writer Philip 10 It’s just a guess: Abbr. ARTE ALTA I QU I T 19 Place of rest 50 Not worry about 11 Pebbles, e.g. REOS BODYDOUBLE 33 34 35 36 37 38 something annoying 20 “Looky here!” 12 “GoodFellas” co-star TIMEOUT MYNA 55 Choler 22 Nabokov novel after “Lolita” 13 Jeremy of “The 39 40 41 42 56 California county AD I EU RAE TR I O 23 Mario ___ (Nintendo Avengers” BACKGROUNDSOUND racing series) between San Francisco 43 44 45 and Sacramento 21 Corn syrup brand 24 A series of SHORN WRI TE 57 Similar 22 1966 Rolling Stones hit 46 47 48 “insurmountable … or an instruction to AVA TOCCATA NOS obstacles on the road to 58 “No ___!” be followed four times S I TAT OMEGA 49 50 51 52 53 54 imminent disaster,” per 59 Digs deeply in this puzzle PERSONALBAGGAGE Tom Stoppard 60 Small price to pay 25 “Casino Royale” Bond SWAK AND E A T UP 55 56 57 26 Flight setting 61 Kind of fever girl ___ Green 30 Helmet part 62 Prophet on the Sistine 26 KLM competitor AIRY DARKENS 58 59 60 31 Greater part of Turkey Chapel ceiling 27 Big bang maker BLANKCHECK HALO 61 62 63 32 Sound a hot dog makes? 63 Evil “Get Smart” 28 Remote power source, LANCE OPI E ASAN 33 End of a fairy’s wand organization maybe TOSEA WAVY NEWS

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.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is ANSWER solved like a normal Sudoku. CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 15

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Kaaki Sattai (2D/Tamil) – 8:00pm 13:00 Barbie As 13:00 There Be Dirty Politics (2D/Hindi) – 11:00pm 13:00 Jamai Raja 13:05 Jessie 11:25 Extreme Rapunzel Dragons 14:20 H2O: Just Add Asterix (2D/Animation) – 2:15pm 13:30 Kumkum Bhagya Makeover: Home 14:30 The Happets 15:00 Grand Piano 14:00 Qubool Hai Water Edition 16:00 Speed Racer 17:00 Won't Back American Heist (2D/Action) – 4:00pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:55 Hank Zipzer 12:05 Masterchef: The 18:15 Skateboy And Down 15:00 Kasamh Se 15:45 Jessie Professionals The Voyage To 19:00 The Immigrant Focus (2D/Comedy) – 5:45pm 1 16:00 Hum Paanch 16:10 Austin & Ally 15:45 Come Dine With Monster Island 21:00 Out Of The 16:35 Girl Meets World Outcast (2D/Action) – 7:30 & 9:30pm 17:00 Aunn Zara Me 20:00 Barbie And Furnace 17:00 Liv And Maddie 18:00 Servicewali Bahu 18:30 Bargain Hunt The Magic Of 23:00 American Project Almanac (2D/Action) – 11:30pm 17:25 Dog With A Blog 18:30 Bandhan 19:15 Antiques Pegasus Hustle 17:50 Hank Zipzer Roadshow 01:30 Won't Back – 2:30pm 19:00 Hello Pratibha 21:30 The Happets Outcast (2D/Action) 18:15 Jessie 20:05 Come Dine With Me Down 19:30 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 22:45 Speed Racer ROYAL Kidnapping Freddy Heineken(2D/Action) 18:40 Binny And The 20:55 New Li'l Champs 5 – 4:30 & 11:15pm Ghost Scandinavian Kumkum Bhagya 2 20:30 19:30 Austin & Ally Cooking PLAZA Project Almanac (2D/Action) – 7:00pm 21:00 Qubool Hai 19:55 Dog With A Blog 21:45 The Roux Legacy 21:30 Satrangi Sasural American Heist (2D/Action) – 9:00pm 20:20 I Didn't Do It 22:20 Extreme 12:00 Son Of 13:00 Great 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki 21:10 Good Luck Makeover: Home Rambow Expectations – 3:00pm 22:30 Jodha Akbar Charlie 15:15 Step Up Revolution 3 Serena (2D/Drama) Edition 14:00 Chalet Girl 23:00 Best of Fear Files 21:35 Jessie 00:00 Antiques 16:00 Held Up (1999) 17:00 The Legend Of Asterix (2D/Animation) – 5:00pm 00:00 Kumkum Bhagya 22:00 Gravity Falls Roadshow 18:00 So Undercover Hercules 22:50 Sabrina: Secrets 19:00 Escape Plan Regatta (2D/Arabic) – 7:00 & 9:00pm 00:30 Qubool Hai 00:50 Come Dine With Me 20:00 Hello Ladies: 01:00 Jamai Raja Of A Teenage 01:40 New The Movie 21:00 Welcome To Dirty Politics (2D/Hindi) – 11:00pm 01:30 Servicewali Bahu Witch Scandinavian 22:00 Every Day The Punch 23:10 Wolfblood Cooking 00:00 Chalet Girl 23:00 CBGB 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 8 MARCH 2015 POTPOURRI

of radiation, scientists can calculate their distances by Events in Qatar Astronomers find star measuring how bright or dim they appear and determine speeding out of the galaxy how fast the universe is expanding. Family Art Workshops stronomers have found a star hurtling through the Massive octopus in Seattle When: Till March 31, 2015 Agalaxy faster than any other, the result of being Where: Katara Art Studios - Bldg 19 blasted away by the explosion of a massive partner star, nearly crawls out of aquarium What: Katara Art Studios is hosting a researchers said. series of Diverse Family Art Workshops from The star, known as US 708, is traveling at about 746 giant male octopus caught on cell phone video scaling September 2014 to March 2015. They invite miles (1,200 km) per second, fast enough to actually Ahis glass display tank at the Seattle Aquarium and families to attend with their children aged leave the Milky Way galaxy in about 25 million years, reaching several tentacles over its open top has sparked between 5 years old to 10 years old. said astronomer Stephan Geier with Germany-based Internet speculation that the massive mollusk was trying The cost of each workshop is European Southern Observatory, which operates three to mount an escape bid. QR150 telescopes in Chile. But aquarium officials say the octopus, named Ink, was “At that speed you could travel from Earth to the moon not attempting a jailbreak in the video, which has gone Here There Exhibition in five minutes,” noted University of Hawaii astronomer viral on the Internet, but simply learning to embrace his When: Till March 30, 2015; Opening Eugene Magnier. new home with all eight arms. hours Sunday-Wednesday 10:30am – US 708 is not the first star astronomers have found that “It was not an escape attempt,” aquarium spokesman 5:30pm, Tuesday closed and Thursday is moving fast enough to escape the galaxy, but it is the Tim Kuniholm said of the video, in which Ink inched his 12pm – 8pm. only one so far that appears to have been slingshot in a way up the cylindrical glass tank to squeals from onlook- Where: Al Riwaq Exhibition Hall supernova explosion. The 20 other stars discovered so far ers. “It’s a new exhibit and the animal was exploring his What: The Qatar Brazil 2014 Year of that are heading out of the galaxy likely got their impetus boundaries.” Culture closes with a grand finale event as from coming too close to the supermassive black hole that A Seattle aquarium employee later put Ink’s arms back QM Gallery Al Riwaq presents Here There, lives at the center of the Milky Way, scientists report in inside the case, and a so-called “evening cap” was fastened a showcase of works by artists from Qatar an article in this week’s edition of the journal Science. on top to help keep the curious fellow in place, Kuniholm and Brazil. Before it was sent streaming across the galaxy, US 708 said. “Octopuses are very inquisitive by nature, and in Free entry was once a cool giant star, but it was stripped of nearly this case ... Ink is an overachiever,” he said. all of its hydrogen by a closely orbiting partner. Scientists Ink is one of two new giant Pacific octopuses on display Yousef Ahmad: Story Of suspect it was this feeding that triggered the partner’s at the aquarium. Found in Puget Sound, they are the Ingenuity Exhibition detonation. world’s largest species of octopuses, weighing on aver- When: Till March 28 If confirmed, these types of ejected stars may pro- age about 90 pounds (41 kg) and measuring 20 feet (6.1 Where: Qatar Museums Gallery Katara vide more insight into how supernova explosions occur. meters) across. What: The exhibition highlights Qatari Since the explosions give off a fairly standard amount Agencies artist Yousef Ahmad’s body of work through a precise selection of his most striking artworks from his early works in 1970s until today. From the early oil paintings that include the historic depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to his mixed media calligraphic pieces IN to his new conceptual artworks presenting FOCUS by Cheryl Dolan his ability of developing an innovate artistic style. Free entry

Tasmeem Doha 2015: 3ajeeb! When: March 8 - March 12 Where: VCUQatar What: Tasmeem Doha is a biennial international conference focusing on unique and contemporary themes in art and design. The 2015 edition will focus on the theme of ‘playfulness’ expressed by the Arabizi word 3ajeeb! (ahh-jhee-b). This year’s festival will feature: 3 Studio days + 2 Shawarma Sessions with artists, designers, musicians, writers, tinkerers, and playful thinkers 1 Day Off to sit back and enjoy presentations by world-class speakers 1 Festival Day of exhibitions, playful interactions and performances Free, but need to register. Go to www.tasmeemdoha.com for details

Handcrafts Workshops And Outdoor Market When: Till March 26-27; 4pm to 10pm Where: Katara Art Studios – Bldg 19 What: The Cultural Village Foundation — Katara in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour & Social Aairs is organising Handcrafts Workshops and Outdoor Market Free entry

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