TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2015 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside Baftas 2015: CAMPUS Boyhood wins • Tulukoota Qatar holds environmental awareness top honours programme at schools P | 4 P | 8-9 RECIPE CONTEST • Send in your best recipe and win a dinner voucher for two P | 6 FOOD • A tastier wrap is in the bag P | 7 HEALTH • Blueberries may help control blood pressure The annual Grammys gala was once P | 11 again a spectacle full of sparkling performances, but the music industry this year chose to recognise TECHNOLOGY artists not for showmanship but for • Google Maps: A decade of transforming the unadorned emotion. mapping landscape P | 12 GRAMMY LEARN ARABIC • Learn commonly used Arabic words and their meanings AWARDS P | 13 2 PLUS | TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2015 COVER STORY Sam Smith dominates Grammys, but Beck gets Musician Beck accepts the Album surprise win of the Year award for “Morning Phase” from musician Prince. By Shaun Tandon He earned an ovation at the Staples Center in Los Angeles when am Smith, the British soul he performed his signature tune in singer who was virtually his rich, soulful tenor voice with unknown a year ago, Mary J Blige. Sdominated the Grammys “Before I made this record, I was on Sunday with four awards, doing everything to try to get my although adventurous rocker Beck music heard. I tried to lose weight unexpectedly took home Album of and ... I was making awful music,” the Year honors. said Smith. Superstar Beyonce and “Happy” “It was only until I started to be creator Pharrell Williams took myself that the music started to home three prizes each on the music flow and people started to listen. So, industry’s biggest night, which was thank you, guys, for accepting me to marked by displays of artist activism be just me.” against domestic violence and police Smith was prevented from a brutality. clean sweep of the top categories by The 22-year-old Smith swept up Beck, whose introspective “Morning three of the night’s four top trophies Phase” — full of lush orchestration — Record of the Year, Song of the around his acoustic guitar — won Year and Best New Artist — as well the Album of the Year prize. as Best Pop Vocal Album honours. Beck, who also won Best Rock Smith, who not long ago was Album, has for two decades been working as a bartender in London, known for his inventive and thanked the man who inspired “Stay often ironic style which has won With Me” — his mega-hit ballad. him critical acclaim and a cult Smith has refrained from on-stage following, if not the mainstream theatrics and has walked a fine line success usually recognised by the on his personal life. Grammys. Singer Brian Johnson of AC/DC performs onstage. Sam Smith poses backstage with his awards for Record of the Year, Best New Artist and Best Pop Vocal Album. PLUS | TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2015 3 Paul McCartney, Rihanna and Beyonce Kanye West share the stage. ‘Black Lives Matter’ And Williams turned “Happy” — Sound Album. With the latest honor, Beck’s Album of the Year award was what had been a straightforward ode Beyonce has won 20 Grammys — top- presented by the often-elusive Prince to joy — into a more political track. ping Aretha Franklin for the woman who, sporting a futuristic orange suit With his back-up dancers wearing with the second biggest all-time haul, and carrying a staff, pointedly spoke hoodies, Williams led them in a “Hands although still well behind the country out against a series of killings of Up, Don’t Shoot” gesture — a subtle star Alison Krauss at 27. African Americans that has galvanized protest against police shootings of “This has been such an incredible public opinion. African Americans. year. I love you all. I’d like to thank my “Like books and black lives, albums US President Barack Obama also beloved husband. I love you deep,” said still matter,” Prince said. appeared unexpectedly on an overhead the 33-year-old singer. The theme was echoed throughout screen to urge action to stop violence Williams took home prizes for Best the Grammys. against women. Pop Solo Performance and Best Video The rapper Common referred to Saying that more than one in four for “Happy,” as well as Best Urban the tensions with police in Ferguson, women has experienced some form of Contemporary Album honors for Missouri, as he joined John Legend domestic violence, Obama declared: “Girl.” on the song “Glory,” which is featured “It’s not okay. It has to stop.” Rosanne Cash — the daughter of in the Oscar-nominated civil rights Survivor-turned-activist Brooke folk legend Johnny Cash — took home drama “Selma.” Axtell told the audience how she let awards in three Americana categories a seemingly “handsome, charismatic in her first Grammys since 1985. man” abuse her, before Katy Perry Eminem won a record sixth Grammy sang an unadorned rendition of “By for Best Rap Album for “The Marshall The Grace of God.” Mathers LP 2.” In a less grand gesture, rapper Iggy Azalea, a white Australian who Kanye West defiantly raised his finger has become a cultural flashpoint for to the world as he performed with Paul performing in an African American McCartney and Rihanna. accent, was one of the night’s big losers. Common Madonna — who was furious last AFP month when songs from her upcom- ing album leaked — performed her new song “Living for Love” in a red mata- dor-inspired outfit with male dancers in bull horns. Album of the Year Morning Phase, Beck The music industry’s top names Record of the Year Stay With Me, opened the night by wearing red devil Sam Smith horns as aging hard rockers AC/ DC performed two songs including Song of the Year Stay With Me, Jimmy “Highway to Hell” with drummer Chris Napes, William Phillips and Sam Smith Slade taking over from Phil Rudd, New Artist Sam Smith who is facing charges in New Zealand Pop Vocal Album In the Lonely Hour, including making death threats. Sam Smith Country Album Platinum, Miranda Lamber Another feat for Beyonce Rap Album The Marshall Mathers LP2, Beyonce won for Best R&B Song and Eminem Best R&B Performance with “Drunk R&B Album Love, Marriage & Divorce, In Love,” her tale of marital bliss sung Toni Braxton and Babyface with her husband Jay-Z, as well as for the more technical Best Surround Rock Album Morning Phase, Beck Singer Pharrell Williams performs ‘Happy’. Rock Song S, Hayley Williams and Taylor York 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2015 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE Tulukoota Qatar holds environmental awareness programme at schools ulukoota irganised health and our environment. She many awareness and also discussed with children how Ttree planting sessions at they can take simple steps and various schools — Delhi Public conserve water and eletricity at School at Al Wakra, Qatar home and at school. Finland International School At Delhi Public school, and Little Flower Kindergarten President Nainar, Board member — recently. Rocky Fernandez, Principal, Vice Navin Hegde, in his principal and Manager Facilities presentation, explained in detail were present along with president about the connect between the life and memebers of Tulukoota. At on earth and the environment. Qatar Finland International The chief campaigner of the School, the Principal Juha, staff “Environmental awareness and 100 children participated Program” Chaitali Suhas Shetty actively in the campaign. interacted with the children At Little Flower Kindergarden, through a puppet and showcased Principal Harini Rai and the significance of saving water Administration Head Sudha and electricity. She also showed Shetty along with 120 kids were through audio and video examples present for the programme. how plastic is dangerous for The Peninsula ‘SPORTSfocus-2015’ concludes ocusQATAR, a socio cultural Indian youth organi- fsation, conducted sports and games competitions titled ‘SPORTSfocus-2015’ for the expatriate Indians, supporting the Qatar National Sports Day. Madina Khalifa Area won the overall championship in the event conducted at Al Furqan School, Luqta. Dr Abdulla Hamad Al Mulla, Secretary General of Qatar Sports Club, distributed the trophies and prizes to the winners. Wakra, Hilal, Bin Mahmoud, Doha, Madina Khalifa, QIIC and Insight Qatar participated in the event. Football, volley ball, badminton, Arm wrestling, Chess, Walking race, Sac race and Tug of War were included in the competition section. Madina Khalifa won 45 points to become the overall champion and Insight Qatar came second with 25 points. focusQATAR Sports Department manager Jashmeer Kasaragod led the event. Nisthar, Nagesh, Mohammed Rizwan, Riyas Vanimel and Shihabudheen were the referees of the different competitions. CEO, Muneer Ahmed, Admin Manager, Askar Rahiman and QIIC General Secretary, Ali Chalikkara addressed the gath- ering. The Peninsula Ebrahim Abdulla M H Al Hail inaugurated the new branch of Gold Star Shopping Centre in Al Khor recently in the presence of Asharaf Vavullat, Chairman of Gold Star Busines Group, Shabeer of Persian Group Qatar, Mustafa of Luxury Group Qatar, Rasheed of Al Mushraf Group and other officials from Gold Star Group. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | TUESDAY 10 FEBRUARY 2015 5 Total launches Total Cup during Qatar Sport Day otal’s annual sports tournament ‘Total Cup’ will commence today, Tcoinciding with Qatar Sport Day, and will contain three months of exciting competitions for Total’s employees and their families. The tournament will combine eight main competitions, namely Total Olympics, tennis, football, bowling, badminton, table tennis, volleyball, and basketball with special tournaments for men, women and children. Total Olympics will be held on Tuesday in Thumama sports ground with eight different disciplines, includ- ing walking, sprinting, tug of war, potato sack race, Frisbee target, relay and a 3000 kilometre marathon.