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VIBRANT STROKES ON SILK

by Raynald C Rivera Art was her first love. Since child- hood, she had been highly engaged in he gently dips a tiny brush visual arts so it’s no wonder why she into a small receptacle and as is adept in other art types such as oil the diminutive toe intimates and glass painting but silk painting, she with the silk, blue slowly says, has given her a different kind of spreads on the white fabric fulfillment. For this reason, she has been Screating a minute portion of the ocean into this creative venture for 12 years for her latest work titled Route de la soie now, eight years of which has been spent (Silk Road). in . Rashmi Agarwal was at her studio “I love to paint everything about creating her latest silk painting, an art nature – flowers, mountains and land- she looks at as something spiritual than scapes. Here in Qatar I love to paint aesthetic, a passion than a profession. mosques. They look magnificent com- “When colour spreads on the soft silk pared to those found in other countries, beautifully, something is coming out of and what’s more people put on a lot of your soul,” she explains. effort preparing it is a place for wor- Though she finished degrees in Law ship,” she explains. and Commerce, she decided to dedicate Rashmi’s foray in teaching the art her time being a full-time artist, creat- of silk painting in Qatar started eight ing beautiful art pieces with her skill- years ago and so far she has passed on ful hands and imaginative mind, and her knowledge to hundreds of art enthu- PICS: QASSIM RAHMATULLAH teaching others who have the heart for siasts, from little children to adults this art. interested to learn the art. PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 3

“It just surprises my students because soft drinks to achieve desired effects on at first they don’t’ have any idea what the dyes on silk. silk painting is and are fascinated once Asked why dye is preferred over paint, they are able to finish a beautiful piece,” she said dye is easily absorbed by the fab- she said of her experience teaching at ric and “becomes an internal part of the the Virginia Commonwealth University silk” which results to a ‘printed’ effect on in Qatar and Mathnasium among others. the silk whose texture is so smooth that Silk painting, she says, is so simple that no one notices it has been done by hand. she can finish one piece in a day or two The dyes are sourced from the US, and therefore could be done at any age. France, Germany and Hungary and the “I have taught many people here in silk from India, China and Thailand. Qatar. Last year I conducted workshop In addition, paint brushes in different for 155 Arab children,” she said proudly sizes are also an important tool for silk showing some artworks done by very painting. young children. “The silk that I use is produced by silk- Once limited to the affluent, silk paint- worms which make a durable and long- ing is finding a place in Qatar’s flourish- lasting cloth which can last a hundred Silk painting started around the 2nd ing art scene in recent times. years as long as it is not folded.” century in India and became very “Silk painting started around the 2nd It is amazing to see how the various century in India and became very popu- colours and materials from different popular among Mughal emperors from lar among Mughal emperors from 17th countries come together in one beautiful 17th to 19th centuries. After 1970s it to 19th centuries. After 1970s it became piece of work which many will appreciate. became very famous in the US. very famous in the US,” explains Rashmi. The Peninsula What is fascinating with silk painting is the fact it could be used for various purposes allowing one to shift from fine art to fashion art. From curtains and cushion covers to abayyas and shellas to gents’ ties, silk painting has evolved from being mere ornamental to objects of fashion; from wall hangings displayed in homes and offices to accessories that can be worn by both men and women. Rashmi’s studio is a riot of colours with wall hangings and an impressive display of her many other works. She has a stunning collection of abay- yas and shellas painted by her expert hands. These she said are very much in demand in the country since the designs are unique and could not be found any- where in the market. Prices of her art- works range from QR1,500 to QR10,000 depending on design and material. Because of the demand she is now planning to diversify her craft, opening a boutique in the near future to make her creations available for more people. Silk painting involves different tech- niques such as gutta and serti using vari- ous materials like wax, sugar, salt and 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 COMMUNITY Al Sadd Sports Club launches Reading Heroes for kids

l Sadd Sports Club launched its new social responsibility programme “Reading Heroes” sponsored by Jarir Bookstore Aduring a press conference held at the club. Jassim Al Rumaihi, the General Secretary at Al Sadd sports club, attended the function along with the educational ambassador Aziz Al Ansari, Al Sadd and Jarir Bookstore officials and local media. “Continuing our successes in social responsibility in the last and current season, I’m pleased to announce our new educational programme, “Reading Heroes” sponsored by our strategic partner Jarir Bookstore. This programme will have a significant role in promoting and supporting reading habits among the new generation. Al Sadd’s young star Abdulaziz Al Ansari will participate in this programme as Al Sadd’s educational ambassador. We renew our commitment to implement diverse social responsibility programs to achieve the positive impact in the community through the power of sports,” Al Rumaihi said. “Reading Heroes” comes as an extension of the partnership between Al Sadd Sports Club and Jarir Bookstore. Joint CSR programmes between the two had seen huge success with “Brains’ Zone” the educational workshop last season in Landmark and Villaggio Malls. Beside this season’s booth “Smart Game” that has been placed in Al Sadd spectators’ area displaying the latest computer and electronic devices available at Jarir Bookstore. FROM LEFT: Abdul Aziz Al Ansari, player, Al Sadd Sports Club (Al Sadd), Jassim Al Rumaihi, General Secretary, Al Sadd CSR team has designed “Reading Heroes” Al Sadd, and Ibraheim Al Khuzaim, Showroom Manager, Jarir Bookstore, at press conference to announce for elementary school students, encourages direct a new programme ‘Reading Heroes’. Salim Matramkot interaction through reading and discussing books based on a variety of topics. Also, educational and entertainment activities will support in delivering Commenting on the programme, Abdulaziz Al “Reading Heroes” program gives the new generation a smooth and concise message to the kids. The Ansari, Al Sadd player and the ambassador of the chance to be heroes and a positive model in our programme will run on a five-month period. Next education said: “My participation in “Brains’ Zone” community. I’m happy to launch my first programme week begins the first visit discussing reading subjects last season sparked my enthusiasm to take the and excited to visit schools and interact with and its importance in building the future. responsibility towards educational programmes. students.” The Peninsula Seminar calls for communal harmony and peace

ommunal violence can be averted only by strengthening the secular forces, said R B Sreekumar, former ADGP of Gujarat, a Cstate in India. He was talking at the Kerala Seminar-2012 conducted by the socio cultural youth organisation focusQATAR at Abu backer Siddiq Independent School on Friday. The programme was conducted to mark the ‘Formation Day of Kerala’. “Violence is a result of ignorance and misunder- standing. It’s the responsibility of the religious lead- ers to provide their people lessons on brotherhood and peaceful living,” he added. “Political and religious leaders do not motivate the youth to excel in education. Hence, most of the youth who acquired best education from India migrates to different parts of the world searching for better opportunities and quality of life. Wed need to start a new phase of social reformation process to recap- ture the rich culture and communal harmony of our country,” he said. Asif Ali Kannur presented the topic “Contemporary Kerala society, problems and hopes.” In his speech, he pointed out that society in Kerala is getting trans- Abu Obaida Aljabarawi from FANAR shaking hands with R B Sreekumar, former Additional Director General of formed very rapidly. He expressed his concerns in Police, Gujarat State, India, during the ‘Kerala Seminar’ organised to mark the formation of Kerala State by Focus the disappearance of the values such as unity, frater- Qatar. Dr Hussain Madavoor (centre), General Secretary of All India Islahi Movement, and Shameer Valiyaveettil nity and religious harmony in the society. Dr Husain (right), CEO, Focus Qatar, are also seen. Madavoor, Kerala Waqaf Board Member and General Secretary of Indian Islahi Movement, delivered the P S Sasikumar, First Secretary, Indian Embassy, away the prize for the photography contest con- key note address. “There will be no religion, culture, inaugurated the seminar. Shameer Valiyaveettil pre- ducted as part of the ‘Ecofocus’ programme. trade and economy in a country where there is no sided over the function. Naushad Payyoli welcomed An exhibition showing the rich past, and tradi- peace,” Dr Madavoor said. Adv Ismail Nanmanda the gathering. Dr Nishan Puryil expressed vote of tion of Kerala was also conducted as part of the also spoke on the occasion. thanks. Abu Obaida Aljabarawi from Fanar gave programme. The Peninsula CAMPUS PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 5

Cary Yasir M Aragat (right), AIS Principal, handing over -Manila tickets to Labour Attache Leopoldo de Jesus. Dr Latifa Al Houty with 10-year scholar- Cindy Fernandes, student leadership ship winner. winner. AIS raises funds for displaced OFWs CNA-Q celebrates student he Asian Integrated School achievement at awards night (AIS) recently celebrated TUnited Nations Day with a ollege of the North Atlantic- Achiever was awarded to Dana Al Hajri, fund-raising event to help distressed Qatar (CNA-Q) presented student of the Business Administration and displaced Overseas Filipino Cits 9th Annual Rewarding – Accounting programme. Workers (OFW) in Qatar. Excellence Awards Ceremony to a full The Decade of Excellence Aside from the usual colorful audience on November 6, recognising Scholarship was awarded to the top national costumes parade as well 85 students for exceptional perform- 10 Qatari academic achievers. as the magnificent presentations ance during the 2011-2012 Academic Speaking on behalf of the honoured from the students, the fund rais- Year. students, Cindy Fernandes, winner of ing activity was held in partnership Dr Ken MacLeod, President, CNA- an ExxonMobil Scholarship and sole with Philippine Overseas and Labor to AIS for initiating such program to Q, was joined by Dr Latifa Al Houty, recipient of the CNA-Q Leadership Office-Overseas Workers Welfare help the Filipino workers in Qatar. Vice-Chair of CNA-Q’s Executive Award, spoke about the importance of Administration (POLO-OWWA) He was also grateful with the goods Committee, Ahmed Ali Al Mowlawi, CNA-Q students and to the State of in Doha. that were delivered last month from Director of Administration, Qatar Qatar. The programme was able to raise AIS Grade School students headed Petroleum, representatives of industry, “As an institution, CNA-Q excels at QR17,000 allotted for plane tickets by Programme Activity Coordinator faculty and family members. teaching skills, at instilling attitudes, for distressed OFWs. Rogelio B Alado Jr with the support “Since 2002, CNA-Q has been edu- and at modeling behaviors that each Cary Yasir M Aragat, the School from the teachers, students and cating the leaders of tomorrow,” said of us needs to develop our true poten- Principal, handed over eight Doha- parents. Dr MacLeod. “To date, over 2,000 stu- tial. So in addition to congratulation Manila tickets to Labour Attache According to Aragat, more fund dents have graduated from our pro- and recognizing our excellent students, Leopoldo de Jesus yesterday. The raising activities will be held to help grams. Many of them have sat where our ceremony tonight saluted the work OFWs who would avail of the air his compatriots. It’s one way also to you are tonight, being recognized for that CNA-Q does of transforming us tickets were chosen from among thank the Filipino community for hard work.” into tomorrow’s leaders who will shape those who urgently needed them to the trust they have given to Asian Presented by Dr Latifa Al Houty, Qatar’s society and enrich the lives of go home, some of whom were already Integrated School which is now on Vice Chair, Executive Committee, those around us.” in the deportation area. its second year of operation. the CNA-Q Scholarship for Highest The Peninsula De Jesus expressed deep gratitude The Peninsula Scholar urges students to spread the light of Quran

leading Islamic scholar and it is the book of guidance. It is the retired Professor of Qatar only book that influences their com- University has urged stu- plete life and deals with social, physi- A dents to spread the light of cal, and mental problems. “The Light Quran by studying the Holy Quran. of Quran which is gained from Qatar Prof Musaed Musallem Al Jaffer, advi- should spread out of the whole world sor of Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic wherever you are,” he added. affairs, retired professor in Quranic Youth Forum has been organis- Studies and Interpretation from ing the Inter School Competition for Algerian University, Iraq University School students in Qatar for the past Musaed Musallem giving the trophy to MES Indian Shool students. and Qatar University, was speaking 17 years. MES Indian School won the in the closing ceremony of 17th Inter overall championship with 123 points, schools in Qatar, aged between 8 and chaired by Sajid Rahman, President School Competition, organised by followed by Ideal Indian School as 17 years, took part in the competition. of Youth Forum Qatar, and Abdul Youth Forum Qatar at the Ideal Indian runners-up with 58 points, while Apart from Quran recitation, contests Hakim Perumpilav, Public Relation School on Friday. Shanthinikethan Indian School bagged were also held for Quran memorisa- and Media In charge, welcomed the He noted that the holy book, which the third place with 44 points. tion, Quran interpretation, Elocution, guests and Sameer Kalikav proposed invites mankind to right path, should A total of 600 participants of differ- Quiz, Painting, Documentary and Essay vote of thanks. be taught to the young generation as ent nationalities representing various writing. The concluding ceremony was The Peninsula 6 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 MARKETPLACE Qnbn, Vodafone in fast lane at Grand Prix atar National Broadband Network (Qnbn) and Vodafone Qatar teamed up at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to boost their partnership at the recent Formula Q1 championship races at Yas Marina Circuit, where Vodafone was official sponsor for the McLaren team. Richard Dally, Vodafone Qatar CEO, said: “This collabo- ration reflects the strong relationship between Qnbn and Vodafone. Qnbn seeks in every way to engage with us as an operator and this is testament to how closely we work together to achieve the best outcome for Qatar’s fiber optic broadband. It was exhilarating to be part of the sensational atmosphere that surrounds Formula 1 events and at the same time dem- onstrate our close ties with Qnbn by placing their logo on our McLaren car. Qnbn aims to empower all who live and work in Qatar through its high speed fiber optic network that will be available through operators like Vodafone, to create more potential for all and fuel innovation for the future.” Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Qnbn CTO added: “Just as high speed Formula One racing transforms the delivery of world class racing cars and engines, so too will fiber optic broadband transform the entire nation - from businesses to residents, education to healthcare and more importantly, e-government services. Having our logo on Vodafone’s Formula 1 McLaren car accurately reflects the goals and ambitions our two organi- sations have in common – to bring the latest high speed com- munications to Qatar to set the country alight.” Qnbn’s rollout of its new fiber optic network has now begun and will accelerate broadband fiber penetration in Qatar, Qnbn and Vodafone enabling telecom operators, like Vodafone to offer the next officials with Formula 1 generation broadband services to businesses and individuals. driver Lewis Hamilton. The Peninsula

Demand for Qtel Business Centres grows

tel’s Business Centres are helping companies to grow across Qatar, and the company is continu- ing to enhance the range of services available Qfor business customers. Qtel launched a new “Let’s Talk” campaign in July 2012 to encourage organisations to use Business Centres as resources to help them upgrade and implement new solutions. Since the campaign started, the number of new busi- nesses visiting Qtel Business Centres has increased by almost 120 percent, reflecting Qatar’s ongoing economic CMCS Qatar and FND officials at the TILOS 8 launch. dynamism. Qtel provides each business customer with a dedicated Account Manager, who gives free consultations on technical issues, start-up challenges and registration CMCS Qatar, FND launch TILOS 8 in Qatar and licensing issues. One of the organisations benefiting from their Account t a TILOS event held at the Ritz CEO of FND. He also added: “TILOS is not Manager is the Supreme Education Council (SEC), which Carlton on November 5 for project only planning tool but also complete plan- has embarked on a series of e-learning and enhanced com- professionals, Collaboration ning, controlling and engineering know-how munication projects, deploying VoIP and ADSL technol- AManagement Control Solutions system. Top10 worldwide biggest construction, ogy. Ahmad Darwish, an SEC representative, said: “Qtel’s Qatar (CMCS Qatar) and Future Network Oil&Gas companies are already customers of Account Managers helped us by receiving requests and Development (FND) announced immediate TILOS which is worldwide standard for lin- responding to them, and providing us with solutions.” availability of the latest release of TILOS v8, ear projects. For example if we speak about Recently, Qtel restructured the sales team to include enabling owners of v7 to upgrade to the latest metro projects, 30 of currently ongoing metro a sales manager and a service manager to increase cus- release and use the concepts of linear schedul- projects in the World are planned by TILOS tomer satisfaction. Businesses customers have praised the ing more effectively on their linear projects i.e. and it’s the same for Pipeline, Road, Railway Business Centre service and helpful Account Managers. highway, road, railway, pipeline, tunnel, under- and Transmition projects. I am extremely One of these customers is Al Emadi Enterprises, a leading ground and other civil engineering projects. impressed by investments of Qatar which is real estate developer that uses Qtel’s Internet and phone New features include the new TILOS Google already much more developed than many EU services. Module, Mass Haulage Planning, and redesigned countries. Infrastructure is very important These include a toll-free hotline, Shahry phones for its architecture whilst preserving the look and feel point for country development. TILOS has been employees travelling throughout the country, and mobile of version 7 to enable users to easily scale up to already used in major infrastructure project in broadband USB devices for its engineers at the 55,000sqm the new version. Qatar and I believe that Qatar will become one Al Markhiya mixed use luxury complex under construction. “Simply the best tool for planning and man- of TILOS biggest market in EMEA soon.” KMPG, a leading international company which provides aging linear projects” said Tekin Guvercin, The Peninsula audit, tax and advisory services, uses Qtel’s Internet and landline phone services. The Peninsula HEALTH PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 7

Health Tips Young but from DOCTOR complaining of body ache? Tips for dealing with dental emergencies It could be et’s face it, accidents happen -- and if you’ve had an injury to the teeth, mouth or jaw, you need to Vitamin D see a dentist right away. Putting off dental treat- Lment for a dental emergency now only increases deficiency the risk of permanent damage later, which could translate into more extensive and expensive treatment down the road by Azera Parveen Rahman becoming very common these Exposure to sunlight is the Pain is your body’s signal that something is wrong. It days, and it’s affecting different biggest source of vitamin D - also means it’s time to seek treatment for something you oes your teenage sets of population. Among kids something that we consciously might have been putting off for a while. daughter often com- too it is becoming common,” avoid under various pretexts. Here’s what constitutes a dental emergency, and Tips plain of backache and Virmani said. “Children these days hardly for Dealing with Dental Emergencies. Djoint pain? Is your “Scientific studies show that play outside. They are running Bitten Lip or Tongue -- Clean the area and apply an college-going cousin always vitamin D deficiency is increas- from school to tuitions and then ice pack to reduce swelling. If the bleeding doesn’t stop, lethargic? Vitamin D deficiency ing in each decade. So the defi- when they play, it’s mostly video see your dentist right away or go among youngsters, which causes ciency in the population between games in their rooms. So there is to a hospital emergency room. such problems, is becoming com- 2000 and 2010 was more than the not enough exposure to sunlight,” Broken Tooth -- Save any mon these days and is a growing previous decade. And the urban Ahluwalia said. pieces of the broken tooth and health concern, doctors say. population is more affected than “Also, the common trend in rinse your mouth out with warm Vikas Ahluwalia, senior con- its rural counterpart,” she added. all the kids with vitamin D defi- water. Apply a cold compress to sultant of Internal Medicine The root cause of the problem ciency is that they don’t take the area to decrease swelling and at Max Super Speciality hos- is lifestyle-related, doctors say. milk or milk products. So where pain until you can be seen by an pital, said that vitamin D defi- “It starts right at the begin- do you get your calcium? Fast emergency dentist. ciency among young people has ning - when a woman is preg- food has added to the problem. Knocked Out Tooth -- increased over the last couple of nant. If she is low on vitamin D, The normal range of vitamin D Dr. Amit K Walvekar Gently rinse off the knocked years, especially in metros like so will the child be. If there is is 30 (nanogrammes per millili- Specialist – Dentistry – out tooth without removing any Delhi. not enough breastfeeding, the tre of blood) and at times we get Periodontics attached tissue. If possible, hold Healthspring World Clinic “We have observed a rising child will have this and all sorts children with 3-4; so that’s how the tooth in place in the socket. number of cases of young peo- of other problems when he or she severe the problem can get,” he Otherwise, put the tooth in a ple coming with complaints like grows older,” Virmani said. added. glass of milk and get to a dentist right away. backache, leg pain, joint pain and Young office goers, in their Virmani advises parents not to Object Stuck in Teeth -- Carefully try to remove the lethargy, which relate to vitamin twenties and early thirties, who encourage their children, espe- object with dental floss. (Don’t try using a sharp instrument D and vitamin D3 deficiency. It’s mostly have desk jobs and work cially their young daughters who instead!) If you’re unable to dislodge the object with dental a cause of concern,” Ahluwalia in air-conditioned offices, also are more conscious about their floss, contact your dentist. said. come with similar complaints. weight, to have low fat milk. “It Toothache -- Rinse your mouth out with warm water. The trend is mostly seen in “I remember one patient who hardly does any good and doesn’t Then use dental floss to make sure there isn’t any food metros, like Delhi, he added. came to us with a fracture. She slim you down,” Virmani said. or other debris causing the pain. If the pain persists, call “What is even more worrying was married for just six months “The good thing is that tests your dentist. is that children as young as 16, and we were concerned if it had for vitamin D are easily available Lost Dental Filling or Dental Crown -- For dental who are in the growing stage of to do with domestic abuse. But and more reliable nowadays, so fillings, seal the area with a piece of sugarless gum .If the their life, are coming with such after two days, her other leg you can keep a check on it by crown falls off, make an appointment to see your dentist problems,” Ahluwalia said. too had a fracture, removing maintaining a healthy lifestyle as soon as possible and bring the crown with you. Do Paediatrician Anju Virmani of our doubts, because it meant and ensure that your children not use super glue to slip the crown back over the tooth. the Indraprastha Apollo hospital that her bones were very brittle do too. Ultimately your health Dental Abscess -- If you notice a painful, pimple-like agreed. because of vitamin D deficiency,” is in your hands,” Agarwal said. swelling on your gums, rinse with salt water and imme- “Vitamin D deficiency is she added. IANS diately contact an emergency dentist. Dental abscesses can lead to more serious infections if not treated promptly. Prevention is better than cure Maintaining good oral hygiene is the best way to help prevent a dental emergency. Along with regular brushing and flossing, avoid chewing on ice, hard candy or popcorn kernels, which could potentially crack teeth without you even knowing. And don’t force your teeth to tear open a package -- use the scissors instead. If you play sports, wear a mouthguard to cushion your teeth from excessive force or trauma. We have observed a Regular dental visits allow your dentist to diagnose and rising number of cases treat dental problems before they become more severe of young people coming or painful. with complaints like backache, leg pain, joint pain and lethargy, which relate to vitamin D and vitamin D3 deficiency. 8 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 MOVIE PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS Heidi Klum supports Malala JTHJ or SOS - tough choice upermodel Heidi Klum is the latest Hollywood celebrity to support teenage Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai -- she was spotted wear- for moviegoers this Diwali! Sing a t-shirt with “I am Malala” written on it. “Please support Malala Yousafzai, a 14-year-old girl, who was shot t’s not a Friday but two because she wanted to go to school,” Klum tweeted. mega films are coming out Malala, 15, who became a symbol of resistance against Taliban’s anti-girl on November 13 because it education stand, was shot in the head Oct 9. She is currently undergoing Iis Diwali, a much-awaited treatment in Britain. date on the Bollywood calendar. Malala came to prominence in 2009 at of 11, when she started Yash Chopra’s last directorial writing a diary for BBC Urdu about life under the Taliban. Jab Tak Hai Jaan (JTHJ) and The Taliban said they had targeted her for “promoting secularism”. Ajay Devgn-starrer Son Of Earlier Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie and singer Selena Gomez Sardaar (SOS) are releasing showed their support to the brave girl. together today, leaving audi- Spielberg’s ences a tough choice to make. On the one hand, there is Ajay, whose last films Singham Michael Sheen plays himself in films and Bol Bachchan raked in the masterful cash at the box office, and on the other is the deadly combi- ctor Michael Sheen, who is well-known for his portrayals of real- nation of Chopra, Shah Rukh life people in movies, says he can only ever play “himself” on the Khan, Katrina Kaif, Anushka Abig screen. portrait of Sharma, A R Rahman and The 43-year-old actor is known for his portrayals of real-life people - Gulzar. including former British prime minister Tony Blair in three films, Carry The films are different On actor Kenneth Williams, legendary soccer manager Brian Clough and in genre - if SOS is a com- acclaimed reporter David Frost - in his films but says the characters are edy, JTHJ promises oodles of just him emphasising different aspects of his personality.” Lincoln romance and emotions. Trade “You’re only ever playing yourself. That’s all I can play. I think of it like pundits have predicted that the a mixing desk in a sound studio, with all those faders that you put at dif- two films will join Bollywood’s ferent level,” contactmusic.com quoted Sheen as saying. growing club of `1bn grossers. While Sheen has portrayed many real-life stars, he thinks his 13-year-old The movies have been in the daughter Lily, whose mother is Kate Beckinsale, would be a great candidate news for a while. BY ANN HORNADAY to play him in a biopic because she is such a good mimic.” acumen, surprising humor and the una- members (some of whom can be seen roll- Along with their extensive “My daughter does a pretty good impersonation of me. She’s brutal. But bashed affection for his subject that most audiencesMostly, tothough, Lincoln Day-Lewis the politician introduces — ing their eyes when they sense another promotions across the country, you need someone to play you, warts and a”l,” he said. peculiar, powerful alchemy Americans will wholly understand and the canny, even ruthless operator. As story coming on). they have grabbed headlines takes hold in Lincoln, Steven probably share. Lincoln opens, he is deciding whether to They also get to meet the radical for a legal issue regarding the Spielberg’s masterful portrait of Coming on the heels of this week’s elec- introduce the 13th Amendment to the Republican congressman Thaddeus screen space allotted to them. Athe 16th US president. Through tion, he also has given us a bracing dose of Constitution — permanently abolish- Stevens, played by Tommy Lee Jones Ajay Devgn Ffilms (ADF) filed that strange mix of realism, artifice, inti- well-timed political escapism: For a couple ing slavery — in January 1865 or to wait with fulminating high spirits and scen- a legal complaint against Yash macy and scope that cinema uniquely of hours, at least, R’s and D’s alike can until a far friendlier Republican-majority ery-chomping zest; Secretary of State Raj Films (YRF) alleging mal- I am married in my heart, mind: Cyrus possesses, viewers find themselves trans- get the shrewd, sensitive, fearless, morally House is installed. It’s the fascinating William Seward (David Strathairn), one practice in connection with the ported to 19th-century Washington, self-aware president they’ve been craving. world of horse-trading, truth-shaving, of Goodwin’s rivals who ended up being clash of both the releases. ADF inger Miley Cyrus says she is in no where Abraham Lincoln — portrayed in That Lincoln emerges with such “shady work” and back channels that a crucial part of Lincoln’s brain trust; claimed YRF used its dominant rush to walk down the aisle with a surpassingly sympathetic performance endearing freshness and vigor has a lot Lincoln brings to life most exhilaratingly, Ulysses S Grant, impeccably played by position in the industry to ask Sfiance Liam Hemsworth because by Daniel Day-Lewis — has just been ree- to do with Day-Lewis’ performance, in as the president bargains and sometimes Jared Harris in brief but poignant scenes exhibitors to dedicate more she already feels married. lected to a second term. which his character’s lanky world-wea- bare-knuckles his way to getting what of mutual regard and regret; and the screens to JTHJ instead of SOS. “I am married in my heart and my But instead of a grand tableau vivant riness comes through with each expres- he wants. Viewers expecting Spielberg to scene-stealers of the piece, Bilbo, Latham It would be interesting to see mind. I do everything that I would be if that lays out the great man and his great sive glance. Much has been made of the give them back their most revered secu- and Schell (James Spader, John Hawkes how the films fare at the box I had the paper, but I want to take the deeds like so many too-perfect pieces high, reedy rasp with which he delivers lar saint may be surprised — delightedly and Tim Blake Nelson), who as vaguely office. time to actually enjoy it,” aceshowbiz.com of waxed fruit, Spielberg brings the Lincoln’s endless supply of anecdotes, so — to discover that he hasn’t made the disreputable operatives enlisted to pro- YRF has claimed to book less quoted Cyrus as saying. leader and viewers down to ground level. quotations, jokes and extemporanea. American version of Gandhi but the 19th- cure “yes” votes hilariously skulk and than 1,500 single screens out of Before planning her trip to the altar, Released from the plinth of the usual Although most historical descriptions of century version of Advise and Consent. smarm their way through “Lincoln” like a the 10,500-plus single screens Cyrus wants to focus on her music career. monumentality and worshipful adoration Lincoln’s voice — including Doris Kearns Audiences know the ultimate outcome trio of Shakespearean fools (Rosencrantz, available on an all-India basis “I want people to hear what I want to in which he’s so often trapped, Lincoln Goodwin’s in Team of Rivals, on which of Lincoln (both the disposition of the 13th Guilderstern and Abramoff, anyone?). for JTHJ, and it will reportedly release the movie on 600 to 650 screens say and get my record out, so when there has been liberated — the better to joke, Lincoln is partially based — use the words Amendment and Lincoln’s tragic end, “It’s not illegal to bribe congressmen,” overseas. is a time that I can take some time off, grieve, spin yarns, brood and work his “high” and “clear,” Day-Lewis seems to which is gratuitously spelled out in one of Latham notes. “They’ll starve otherwise.” Produced by Aditya Chopra, JTHJ has reportedly been made at a budget I’ll feel like I accomplished my stuff. Then considerable wits and wiles in the service have focused more on the former than the film’s few over-sentimental moments), Spielberg’s Lincoln is spiked with so of `500m. The trailers of the movie have the Yash Chopra trademark of I can take a break and just enjoy being of political sausage-making at its spiciest the latter. but the movie still exerts a riveting grip many uncanny present-day echoes — from scenic foreign locations, candyfloss romance, heartwarming emotions, some married for a little while,” said Cyrus. and most untidy. But Day-Lewis’ voice soon becomes on attention and imagination. partisan gridlock and casual corruption thought-provoking lyrics and poetry and, last but not the least, glamorous “I want people to remember me folded in with the myriad ways he so Kushner and Spielberg work in near- to non-denial denials and the unspoken wardrobe. for things that are great,” said the Thus Lincoln gratifyingly dodges the fully inhabits Lincoln as the man in full: perfect harness to keep what is essentially (and unspeakable) prospect of a black There was already a strong buzz around the movie as it marked Yash 19-year-old. kind of safe, starchy hagiography that a wartime president haunted by hundreds a series of set pieces of men talking gal- man occupying the White House — that Chopra’s comeback as a director after eight years. But his sudden death Although her current top priority is some Spielberg skeptics feared. Rather, of thousands of casualties, desperate to loping at a brisk, always absorbing clip. even viewers who don’t consider them- on October 21, following dengue, has spread even a stronger buzz. It is, not her wedding, it doesn’t mean that the filmmaker, who has brought Auschwitz bring an end to the carnage; the grieving What makes “Lincoln” even more enjoy- selves history buffs will find it rousing, after all, his last film. Cyrus hasn’t had a clear vision on how and the besieged beaches at Normandy father of a son who died two years ear- able is the cast of colorful foils for the provocative and utterly relevant. But SOS doesn’t seem to be giving it an easy fight. she wants the nuptials be like. to life with such rigor and detail, proves lier; the confounded husband of a woman title character’s noble quest: a gallery of As vividly as Spielberg brings Lincoln Directed by Ashwni Dhir, the film is a remake of Telugu movie Maryada “It has to be like a in a yet again that he is the best filmmaker prone to erratic mood swings. Sally Field rogues, roues and rapscallions who bring and his material culture to life, he’s just as Ramanna, which in itself is a remake of the 1923 American silent movie movie. That’s the one-day that movie crap currently engaging in the form of assidu- plays Lincoln’s wife, Mary Todd; although Lincoln’s finer qualities into sharp relief valuably made a celebration of the politi- Our Hospitality. is real. That romance. That look is the ous research and creative interpretation she’s a decade Day-Lewis’ senior, they play while humanizing him as one of their own cal process at the precise moment when The cast of the film boasts of names like Sanjay Dutt, Juhi Chawla and time that you get that...,” she had previ- known as historical drama. younger and older than their years so suc- (albeit at their idealized best). we may need it most. Lincoln the man Sonakshi Sinha. In terms of cost, it is reportedly costlier with `800m budget ously said. Working from a dense, lively screenplay cessfully that they wind up meeting in So, audiences don’t just get the pleasure and “Lincoln” the movie serve to remind and will hit 350 screens in the overseas market. by playwright Tony Kushner (who last the middle as a couple who visibly wear of having spent a couple of hours in the us that democracy and the leadership it So, expect fireworks at the box office this festive season. IANS collaborated with Spielberg on Munich), the toll the past four years have taken on near-palpable presence of Lincoln as he demands aren’t always pretty. But they Spielberg infuses Lincoln with energy, their and the nation’s lives. warmly chats up constituents and Cabinet can be beautiful. WP-BLOOMBERG 10 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 CULTURE Katara presents exhibition of glass works ncense burners made of borosili- cate (Pyrex), a special glass that is clear and heat-resistant, and Ifashioned after the traditional Arab incense burner ‘mabkhara’ are showcased at an exhibition recently opened at Katara. Titled ‘Constantin Boym: Learning from Mabkhara’, the expo features glass works designed by Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar (VCUQatar) Professor Constantin Boym and handmade in by glass master Massimo Lunardon. The pieces were unique and exhibit exquisite shapes and designs of Mabkhara, typically used in daily domestic activities in the Arab world and represent sensorial culture of the East, much celebrated in the world of literature and arts in the last two centuries. The exhibition presents the new objects alongside their traditional pro- totypes from the region, to illustrate the process of ‘learning’ and to better highlight the dialectic between conti- nuity and innovation. The traditional formal language is extended into the realm of new materi- als and technologies, reflecting chang- What: Constantin Boym: ing conditions of material culture in Learning from Mabkhara the Gulf. Featuring unique and exquisite shapes The project has been supported Visitors looking at some and designs made from glass by Faculty Research Grants from of the exhibits pre- When: Till December 1, 2012 VCUQatar. sented at the exhibition. 10am - 10pm The exhibition runs until December Where: Gallery 2, Building 13 1 at Katara Gallery 2, Building 13. Ticket: Entry free The Peninsula

atara brings the best of modern ballet as part of the Ballet Gala to be staged tonight and on Thursday, 8pm at the Ballet KOpera House, Building 16. Presented in equal parts, the Ballet Gala has been crafted to present some of the most Gala important styles of dance arranged in dynamic fashion – ranging from classical to neoclassical to modern styles. The night will feature iconic tonight fragments from those immortal Russian clas- sics of the XIX century - Swan Lake, Giselle, and Le Corsair. Dr Khalid Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara said, “The performance will fascinate the experienced ballet lover and captivate those who are new to this noble art form. We are pleased to present an exquisite evening that captures art at its best. The event is a testi- monial to Katara’s mission to promote cultural awareness and introduce international cultures to Qatar.” The Ballet Gala pays tribute to the mas- terpieces of XX century choreography which What: Ballet Gala includes works by William Forsyth, Roland Petit, When: 13 November & 15 November George Balanchine and Ben Stevenson. The 08:00:pm - 11:00:pm evening also features dancers from the world’s Where: Opera House, Building 16, Katara most established ballet theatres including the Ticket: Available at at Mariinsky Theatre, New York City Ballet, Landmark and Villaggio as well as online at Opera and Staatsballett Berlin. www.katara.net. Tickets for the show are available at Virgin Price: Ranging from QR150 to QR495 Megastores at Landmark and Villaggio as well as online at www.katara.net. The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 11

Taco Soup WINNER RECIPE CONTEST Ingredients: Pumpkin Soup 2 pounds ground beef Daily at 2 cups diced onions Ingredients: 2 (15 1/2-ounce) cans pinto beans 2 tablespoons butter Seasons 1 (15 1/2-ounce) can pink kidney beans 1 onion, diced 1 (15 1/4-ounce) can whole kernel corn, 2 carrots, peeled and diced Restaurant drained 1 apple, peeled and diced 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can Mexican-style stewed 2 cups fresh pumpkin, roasted and diced, see note below Introducing an enticing dining tomatoes 1 tablespoon sage leaves experience each night of the 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes 3 cups chicken week: 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can tomatoes with chiles 1 cup cream Monday - Italian night. 2 (4 1/2-ounce) cans diced green chiles Salt and freshly ground pepper Tuesday - Swiss night. 1 (4.6-ounce) can black olives, drained and Wednesday - Asian night. sliced, optional Method: Thursday - Seafood night. 1/2 cup green olives, sliced, optional In a stockpot over medium heat, melt butter and saute onion, carrot, Friday - Steak night. 1 (1 1/4-ounce) package taco seasoning mix apple, roasted pumpkin, and sage until all are tender, about 8 to 10 Saturday and Sunday 1 (1-ounce) package ranch salad dressing minutes. Puree the mixture in a food mill; if you do not have a food – International. mix mill, then puree in a food processor or blender. Opening hours Corn chips, for serving Return the puree to the stockpot, add the chicken stock and simmer Dinner 06.30pm – 11.00pm Sour cream, for garnish for 15 minutes. Then add the cream and simmer for 5 more minutes, Location: Mövenpick Hotel Doha, Grated cheese, for garnish lowering the heat if necessary so it does not boil. Season, to taste, Corniche Road. For more Chopped green onions, for garnish with salt and pepper. information call 4429 1111. Pickled jalapenos, for garnish Divide soup among 4 soup bowls and serve immediately. The theme for this week is Note: To roast pumpkin, preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cut whole SPINACH. pumpkin in half and then cut each half into several pieces. Discard (Send in your recipe with Method: seeds or reserve for another use. Place pumpkin on a baking sheet, ingredients in metric Brown the ground beef and onions in a large drizzle with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Roast in oven Peninsula Plus measurements). Winner will skillet; drain the excess fat, then transfer the until tender but not falling apart, about 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool, PO BOX 3488, Doha, receive a dinner voucher. browned beef and onions to a large slow cooker peel away skin, and dice [email protected], To claim your prize or a stockpot. Joy Abraham [email protected] call 44557837. Add the beans, corn, tomatoes, green chiles, black olives, green olives, taco seasoning, and ranch dressing mix, and cook in a slow cooker parts only, well rinsed) over medium-high heat. Add the onions, salt, pep- stirring, until melted. Add the remaining 2 table- on low for 6 to 8 hours or simmer over low heat 1/2 teaspoon salt per, and nutmeg and cook, stirring, until soft, 3 spoons cold butter, stirring to blend. for about 1 hour in a pot on the stove. 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground white pepper minutes. Add the garlic and thyme cook, stirring, Remove from the heat and ladle the soup into To serve, place a few corn chips in each bowl Pinch nutmeg until fragrant, for 20 seconds. Add the flour and bowls. Sprinkle croutons over the top of the soup and ladle soup over them. Top with sour cream, 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic cook, stirring until the mixture is well blended and serve immediately. cheese, green onions and jalapenos. 1/2 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves and smells fragrant, 2 minutes. Slowly add the Khalid Mohammed 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour chicken stock, whisking constantly, and bring to a Croutons: 3 cups chicken stock or canned, low-sodium boil. Reduce the heat and simmer until thickened, 1 cup 1/2 to 3/4-inch cubed French bread chicken broth about 5 minutes. Add the broccoli and cook, stir- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil Broccoli and Cheese 1 (16-ounce) package frozen broccoli, thawed ring, until tender, for 10 minutes. 1/4 teaspoon Essence or Creole seasoning and separated Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F Soup with Croutons 1/2 cup heavy cream Remove the pot from the heat and puree with Place the bread in a medium bowl and toss 1 1/4 cups shredded medium Cheddar a hand-held immersion blender. (Alternatively, in with oil and Essence. Spread evenly on a small Ingredients: Croutons, for garnish, batches, puree in a blender or food processor and baking sheet and bake, stirring twice, until light 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, plus 2 table- return to the pot.) golden brown on top, about 6 minutes. Remove spoons cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces Method: Add the cream and bring to bare simmer to heat from the oven and cool slightly before serving. 1 cup yellow onions or sliced leeks (white In a medium pot, melt the 3 tablespoons butter through. Add the cheese and cook over low heat, Girish Nair

Food festival at Taj Rasoi to celebrate Diwali

he culinary team of Doha Marriott’s Indian restaurant, Taj Rasoi kicked off the cel- Tebration of Diwali, the festival of lights, between November 13 and 17. Festival of Lights at Doha Marriott brings a sample of true Indian hospi- tality and its rich cultural heritage to Doha. The festival was inaugurated by Sanjiv Arora, Ambassador of India to Qatar, on Sunday. Executive Sous Chef of Taj Rasoi Indian envoy with hotel officials at the opening ceremony. Right: Chef Marsel Chef Marsel John D’Cruze urged all food lovers to experience a tasteful journey and to indulge in mouthwa- culinary team to surprise our guests The Diwali Festival at Taj Rasoi tering specialties from the Maharaja’s every now and then with new delights, starts today and is open till November country. “It is a great privilege to to make them fall in love with our cui- 17, every day from 6:30pm. prepare all these specialties with our sine again and again,” Chef Marsel said. The Peninsula 12 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 TECHNOLOGY The anti-Google search engine

played soccer and tennis. He was, like most teens, a bit would ever need to track users. Why? Because aloof. He spent a lot of time messing around with com- his business model would eventually call for serv- puters, and he excelled in his science classes, particu- ing up just one or two easy-to-miss ads based on larly physics. He studied physics at the Massachusetts the search query, which would generate enough Institute of Technology but didn’t want to pursue it revenue, he thought, to build a nice little busi- in graduate school. ness that one day might grab 1 percent of the He started his first company at MIT: a portal for search market — about five times what he’s got by Michael Rosenwald teachers to put lesson plans online. He was too early. now. He failed. While living in Boston, he started another “It’s never been my interest to maximise rev- ot far from Valley Forge, around the cor- company after graduating: a database where users enue,” he said. “I like the Craigslist model. Stay ner from Bravo Pizza, up the road from could submit their email addresses and other people lean. Focus on doing what you do well.” Paoli Auto Body, there is an odd-looking could pay to get in touch with them. It was called Meanwhile, privacy has bubbled up as an issue Noffice building that resembles a stone NamesDatabase. NamesDatabase did not fail. In 2006, online. A recent Pew Research survey found that castle. An eye doctor is on the first floor. On the he sold it to Classmates.com for $10m. 65 percent of Internet users see tracking as a second floor is a search engine. Weinberg was a millionaire in his 20s. He had “bad thing,” and 73 percent thought it was an The proprietor of the search engine is Gabriel recently married. This gave him and his bride options. invasion of privacy. Weinberg, who is 33. A few years ago, when Weinberg They did not want to live in a big city. They wanted to Weinberg quickly incorporated his site’s told his wife about his new business idea — pitting have children and send them to a diverse school sys- trackless virtues into the minimal amount of him against more established outfits such as Google tem. They wanted to be sort of near the country. They marketing he does. He paid $7,000 to put up and Bing — he admits that she briefly thought he settled near Paoli, about 30 miles from Philadelphia. a billboard in that features his was nuts. They have two kids, ages 3 1 / 2 and 18 months. company’s smiling duck logo and says, “Google “She was like, ‘What are you doing?’ “ Weinberg He has been in Silicon Valley just one day in the past tracks you. We don’t.”\ said. “She thought the idea was crazy.” 12 years. He never appears at big tech conferences. Weinberg’s non-ambitious goals make him Her theory was hard to dispute. A start-up tak- “The problem I have with that kind of lifestyle is a particularly odd and dangerous competitor ing on Google in search is much like a raft taking that it’s not very family-oriented,” he said. “It’s never online. He can do almost everything that Google on a cruise ship as a vacation option. But Weinberg been my goal to be Mark Zuckerberg. My goal has or Bing can’t because it could damage their busi- is not delusional. With money lining his pockets always been to do something interesting and unique.” ness models, and if users figure out that they like from selling a start-up for $10 million, Weinberg Weinberg started DuckDuckGo while his wife the DuckDuckGo way better, Weinberg could bet there was a place in the market for a product worked and he captained the house. The company was damage the big boys without even really trying. capitalizing on users’ emerging annoyances with based at home until last year, when he raised money But Sullivan, of SearchEngineLand.com, Google — its search results gamed by marketers; from Union Square. He is joined at his new office — in isn’t exactly buying that theory. He agrees that its pages cluttered with ads; every query tracked, the office that looks like a castle — by several coders, Google is vulnerable, particularly with intense logged and personalized to the point of creepiness. one of whom brings his dog, Hex. government scrutiny, but so far its market share He called his little search engine project DuckDuckGo’s office differs from flashier start-up has not taken a hit. He also points out that if DuckDuckGo, after the children’s game Duck, Duck, offices in that there is no fancy Fiji bottled water. DuckDuckGo were to become too successful, the Goose. (Instead of “Just Google it,” think “Just Duck Weinberg serves Costco water. “I’ve always been pretty data sources Weinberg relies on could see him it.”) cheap,” he said. “We’re pretty practical around here.” as a competitor and cut him off. Also, any smart “My thesis for the company was, what can we do Practicality. That’s what Weinberg was after when innovations that Weinberg comes up could be that other search engines, because they’re big, can’t he started DuckDuckGo. He wanted to build a search easily copied by Google. do easily?” Weinberg said. “Because what’s good for engine that people could use quickly and purely. He The search giant has already come up with Google business is bad for Google users.” wanted to focus especially on the first two or three an answer system somewhat similar to what So: DuckDuckGo does not track users. It doesn’t results that users saw, but he didn’t have a lot of man- Weinberg is doing. Typing “Mozart” into Google generate search results based on a user’s previous power to build a search engine from scratch. Weinberg brings up a pretty box with Mozart’s picture interests, potentially filtering out relevant infor- decided to use publicly available search results from and key facts about his life, including a lovely mation. It is not cluttered with ads. In many ways, Yahoo — which is now fueled by Bing — for the bulk portrait. DuckDuckGo is an homage the original Google — a of his searches and use his programming pure search engine — and its use is soaring, with talents to curate the top few links. He searches up from 10 million a month in October wanted those links to provide answers. 2011 to 45 million this past October. The growth has Going to Google and typing “calories attracted attention and cash from Union Square in a banana” will produce a page of links Ventures, the venture capital firm behind Twitter. about bananas. Going to DuckDuckGo Not long ago, a headline in the search industry bible and typing “calories in a banana” will SearchEngineLand. com asked, “Could DuckDuckGo produce an answer: 105. The answer Be The Biggest Long-Term Threat To Google?” comes from WolframAlphra, a compu- Google processes billions of searches a day. tational database that Weinberg linked DuckDuckGo processes millions. to DuckDuckGo. “The reality in the United States is that He has linked hundreds of millions we still really only have two search engines — of popular searches to other outside Google and Bing,” said Danny Sullivan, editor of data sources, such as Wikipedia and SearchEngineLand.com. “I think it’s entirely Yelp. Searching for “irritable bowel syn- unlikely that DuckDuckGo is gonna put Google on drome” on Google produces three ads its back and crush it.” as the top three links. The same search But what if that’s not really Weinberg’s goal? on DuckDuckGo produces three links Weinberg was born in Washington and grew up about the disease from Wikipedia. near Atlanta in a tight-knit family. His father is “If you can control the top three links, a physician and infectious-disease specialist. His you’re actually controlling 80 to 90 per- mother makes clothes and art, and Weinberg’s first cent of searches,” he said. job as a hacker — a child hacker — was building his While Weinberg’s answer system was Gabriel Weinberg mom a programme to process orders online. He was intentional, his focus on privacy was not. not a complete dork. In middle and high school, he It simply didn’t occur to him that he COMICS PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 13

Baby Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne

ABYSSINIAN, ANGORA, BALINESE, BENGAL, BIRMAN, BOBTAIL, BOMBAY, BURMESE, CHARTREUX, CHAUSIE, CHERUBIM, CYMRIC, HIMALAYAN, JAVANESE, KORAT, LONGHAIR, MALAYAN, MANX, MUNCHKIN, NEBELUNG, OCICAT, PERSIAN, RAGDOLL, SIAMESE, SIBERIAN, SINGAPURA, SOMALI, SPHYNX, TIFFANIE, TIFFANY, TONKINESE.

Zits Jerry Scott and Jim Borgman

Blondie Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Slylock Fox Bob Weber 14 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 42 1976 Abba hit 8 Like a big brother 43 “Ouch!” 55 “It takes two” to do CROSS WORD 1 Kind of 54-Down 47 Louis XIV, par exemple 9 Expertise 44 Backup singer for this 1234567 891011121314 that’s flavored with 48 Cosmetician Lauder 10 Opposite of SSE Smokey Robinson 57 Knowledgeable about flowers and others 45 “___-haw!” 59 “Born Free” lioness 15 16 11 “Believe ___ Not!” 8 Compilation book 49 It’s all the rage 12 Exposed 46 AOL alternative 60 No longer owed 17 18 15 Tiberius or 52 Not oral 13 Beneath 49 Statistics, e.g. 61 Sicilian city Charlemagne 56 Bushy do 14 Impertinent 50 Black key 62 Like a soufflé 19 20 21 16 Flowering shrub 58 On a cruise 18 Parisian street above G 64 Band’s engagement common in the South 22 23 24 25 59 Fencing sword 22 Pig’s digs 51 Northern constellation 65 Suffix with penta-, 17 Hamlet’s reply to 63 How the trolley went 53 Capri and Wight hexa-, hepta-, etc. 26 27 28 29 30 31 “What do you read, 23 40 winks in a 1944 song 66 Iowa college my lord?” 24 Quick swim 54 Pekoe, e.g. 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 67 Perceptible by touch 26 E-mail that’s sent out 19 “The ___ the limit!” CREWMATES DCUPS 68 Prodding into action by the millions 39 40 41 20 Musical piece for two PIXIEDUST RANUP 69 Moe, Larry and Curly 21 “Cheers” actor Roger 27 Largest city on the LAPSE INTO EMORY 42 43 44 45 46 70 Big name in island of Hawaii 22 Laughed UTAHSTARS AEDES multivitamins 28 Open ___ of worms 47 48 contemptuously SAT I E CASTDOUBT 25 Desertlike 29 T-bar rider BAYER RELO 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 DOWN 26 California peak 31 Aviator BOLTON LIPITOR 1 A majority of Israelis 33 “Can ___ now?” CONO I D CONROY 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 30 Tear 2 Frenzied IDIOTIC WEDGED 32 “You’re too hard to 34 Channel for Anderson GEOS NOMAS 63 64 65 66 please!” 3 Nimble for one’s age Cooper 4 Docs prescribe them 35 Letter before ar AGNESGREY MASTS 67 68 39 Jai ___ 5 Tax org. 36 Ice cream treat RASTA NACHOCH I P 40 Bearded beast of Africa ABO I L I NOURT IME 69 70 6 This very minute 37 Swiss artist Paul 41 “Damn Yankees” SAULT STONEOVEN seductress 7 Wear away, as soil 38 Cheers for successes HYPES HOLDSFAST

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 / Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 15

Student Of The Year (2D/Hindi) – 2.00, 5.00 & 11.15pm SHOWING AT CITY CENTER 1 GULF 09:30 Omni Sport 08:00 News Maatran (2D/Tamil) – 8.00pm CINEMA 10:00 French League 09:00 Al Jazeera Montpellier V World Jawan Of Vellimala (2D/Malayalam) Psg 10:00 News 2 – 2.30, 5.30, 8.30 & 11.15pm 12:00 Serie A Show 10:30 Inside Story 12:30 The Football 11:00 News Jawan Of Vellimala (2D/Malayalam) League Show 11:30 The Stream 1 – 2.30, 5.00, 8.00 & 11.00pm 13:00 Global Game 12:00 News 14:00 English Sports 12:30 Activate News 13:00 NEWSHOUR Alex Cross (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 14:15 Rugby England 14:00 News V Fiji 14:30 Inside Story 16:00 Basketball Nba 15:00 Empire 2 Wreck - It Ralph (3D/Animation) Minnesota @ 16:00 NEWSHOUR – 4.30 & 6.30pm Dallas 17:00 News 18:30 Npower League 17:30 The Stream Flight (2D/Drama) – 8.30 & 11.00pm Blackburn V 18:00 NEWSHOUR MALL Birmingham 19:00 News 20:15 Spanish League 19:30 Fault Lines CINEMA Levante V Real 20:00 News Cash Flow (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm Madrid 20:30 Inside Story 22:00 Liga World 21:00 NEWSHOUR 22:30 Football Friendly 22:00 News Sinister (2D/Horror) – 4.15pm England U-21 V 22:30 The Stream 3 Northern Ireland 23:00 The Fight for Hotel Transylvania U-21 Amazonia (3D/Animation) – 6.15pm

Skyfall (2D/Action) – 8.15 & 11.00pm 13:15 River Monsters 13:50 Wildlife SOS 14:10 Border Security 15:40 Wildest India 14:35 Scrappers 16:35 Orangutan Cash Flow (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm 16:25 Street Customs Island 18:15 Mythbusters 18:25 Natural Born 19:10 How Do They Hunters Sinister (2D/Horror) – 4.30pm Do It? 19:20 Dogs/Cats/ 19:40 How It’s Made Pets 101 1 20:05 Border Security 20:15 Monkey Life Flight (2D/Drama) – 6.15 & 11.15pm 21:00 Auction Kings 22:05 Wildest India 21:30 You Have Been 23:00 Gator Boys Warned 23:55 New Breed 22:25 Body Invaders Skyfall (2D/Action) – 8.45pm Vets With 23:20 Ultimate Steve Irwin Survival Brave (Animation) – 3.00pm

ROYAL Ice Age 4: Continental Drift 2 (Animation) – 5.00 & 7.00pm PLAZA 13:00 Wild India 09:50 Hunter: Back In 14:00 World’s Force Paranorman – 8.30 & 10.30pm Wildest 13:00 Frankie And Encounters Johnny 15:00 Cliffhangers 14:25 Tom Jones Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most 16:00 Shark Men 16:30 The Golden Wanted – 2.30 & 4.30pm 18:00 Rescue Ink Seal 19:00 Nordic Wild 18:05 Bound For 21:00 Cliffhangers Glory The Amazing Spiderman (3D) – 6.30pm 22:00 Shark Men 20:30 Gate II 3 23:00 Python 22:00 Lisa The Guard – 9.00pm Hunters 23:35 Hardware

The Bourne Legacy (Action) – 11.30pm

13:15 The Marvelous 11:45 The Rack Cash Flow (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm Misadventures... 13:30 Son Of Lassie 16:35 Powerpuff Girls 15:10 The Time 20:05 Green Lantern: Here Comes The Boom (2D/Comedy) Machine The Animated 1 – 4.30 & 6.30pm 16:55 Tea And Series Sympathy 20:55 Generator Rex 19:00 Till The Clouds 21:20 Level Up Skyfall (2D/Action) – 8.45 & 11.15pm Roll By 21:45 Grim 21:15 High Society Adventures Of... Hotel Transylvania 22:10 Courage The 23:00 Lolita (3D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm Cowardly Dog LANDMARK 2 Flight (2D/Drama) – 6.00, 8.45 & 11.15pm

Wreck - It Ralph (3D/Animation) 14:00 Melinda And 14:45 Return To – 3.00 & 5.00pm Melinda Halloweentown 16:00 Bad News Bears 16:15 Scooby-Doo 18:00 The Banger 18:00 Arthur And The 3 Sinister (2D/Horror) – 7.00 & 9.15pm Sisters Revenge Of 20:00 The Dilemma Maltazard Seven Psychopaths (2D/Comedy) 22:00 The Legend 20:00 Horrid Henry – 11.30pm Of Awesomest 21:45 The Proud Maximus Family Movie 16 PLUS | TUESDAY 13 NOVEMBER 2012 POTPOURRI

Charles Darwin gets A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day discussed by the 4,000 votes in Georgia Qatari community BY DAVID BEASLEY in the media. Athens-Clarke County will not count officially since Darwin was never ATLANTA: A Georgia congress- certified as a write-in candidate, but man who attacked the theory of Leebens-Mack hopes the campaign evolution found himself with an will encourage a strong candidate, unlikely opponent in US election, Democrat or Republican, to chal- when 4,000 voters in one county lenge Broun in 2014. • There have been many complaints about Municipality’s garbage trucks and why cast write-in ballots for the 19th “I think there could be Democratic staff at medical centres and how they treat they collect garbage only once a day in century father of evolution, British opposition, but even more likely is patients. some areas. naturalist Charles Darwin. having a rational Republican who In a September 27 speech, Paul understands issues like global warm- • Many appreciate the Municipality’s deci- • People are questioning the activities of Broun, a physician and member of ing, scientific reasoning more gener- sion not to give permission for new build- Research and Development Institute and the US House of Representatives ally,” said Leebens-Mack. ings that do not provide parking facilities. their huge budget and what it gives back Science, Space and Technology Broun received 16,980 votes in to the country in return. Committee, called evolution and the Athens-Clarke County, home of • Complaints about lack of cooperation Big Bang Theory, “lies straight from the University of Georgia, Broun’s between various departments in a minis- • Discussion about how some private the pit of hell.” undergraduate alma mater. try, though these departments are related schools fees, especially for KG grades, Since Broun, a Republican, had no Broun’s office issued a statement to each other. are higher than that of international opposition in the general election, a that did not directly address Darwin, universities. University of Georgia plant biology saying that the congressman “looks • Some are suggesting that AI Jaber professor, Jim Leebens-Mack, and forward to representing the ... con- Shopping Complex be made female only • Local social networking sites conducted a others started a write-in campaign stitutional conservative principles” shopping centre and staffed with only survey to rate the quality of services pro- for Darwin, the father of the theory of his constituents. females. vided by ministries -- from poor to best. of evolution. The statement also noted that The results showed that the Ministry of “We don’t feel our interests are Broun “received a higher level of • Discussion is going on about how a local Interior was the best, whereas the Ministry being best served by an anti-science support from his constituents in daily reported that 60 percent of Qataris of Health was the poorest. fundamentalist representing us on Athens-Clarke County this election say their salaries are not enough to meet the Science, Space and Technology cycle than in any of his previous living expenses. • There’s discussion about Hamad Hospital Committee,” Leebens-Mack said. campaigns.” and why they are getting rid of their Qatari The write-in votes in • Complaints are circulating about medical staff.

Today in Qatar IN FOCUS by Sergei Supinsky Kimiko Yoshida WHEN: 10am - 10pm WHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 WHAT: Japanese photographer Kimiko Yoshida studied photography in Japan as well as in France, where she lives and works since 1995. For the Katara Galleries exhibition the curator has selected works where the artist features her interpretation of Middle Eastern, Arab and North African traditional dress and accessories. Free entry “Elizabeth Taylor in Iran, 1976” Firooz Zahedi WHEN: 10am - 10pm WHERE: Katara Gallery 1, Building 19 WHAT: Firooz Zahedi was a personal friend and confidant of Elizabeth Taylor, as a friend and a photographer he accompanied the movie start in her visit to Iran in 1976. This exhibition will bring to Doha the photographs taken during that visit. Free entry Ballet Gala When: 13 November & 15 November 08:00:pm - 11:00:pm Where: Opera House, Building 16, Katara Ticket: Available at Virgin Megastores at Landmark and Villaggio as well as online at www.katara.net. Price: Ranging from QR150 to QR495

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