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A doctor by profession P | 11 and a self-taught VIBRANT painter, Sreekumar LEARN ARABIC uses his brush to • Learn commonly pursue his passion and used Arabic words inspire others despite a and their meanings STROKES demanding career. P | 13 2 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 COVER STORY Balancing brush and stethoscope

Pics: Qassim Rahmatullah By Raynald Rivera a career or obtaining financial benefit out of it. For him, art should be a vital element of the he hands that heal the sick create art to artist’ life nurturing him each day. inspire a multitude. It’s quite a rarity “Painting is something that naturally comes to to find a medical professional like Dr me, like breathing. I don’ want to make a career TSreekumar Padmanabhan a self-taught out of it because when I do, that would compel painter who pursues his passion for art despite me to create paintings to please some people. I a demanding career to inspire others. don’t want to do painting for a particular sec- “If you’re passionate about art you should tion. I just want to feel happy of what I do.” go for it. You can venture into any profession you want but don’t let your passion die; keep it ignited,” he advises those who have proclivity in the realm of art yet could not find time to follow their passion. He related many instances he encountered many people who know painting but because of their jobs and other factors were not able to pursue it. “Even though I’ such a busy doctor working from morning till night, I dedicate some time for painting,” he said, adding he spends one to two hours a day, three times a week to engage in a hobby which he likes since he was just a toddler. This doctor, who has been in Doha for eight years now, has been painting in the last 43 years and his large body of work is a testament to his dedication to his art. “When I was about two and a half and I could already hold a pencil, I started to venture into art. I have no formal training. I trained myself getting inspiration from works of great painters.” With the number of his paintings reaching hundreds, he has never thought of making art PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 3

Dr Sreekumar’s paintings are as “very simple” and does not somebody who is sad. I try to more of figuration than abstrac- require lengthy explanations avoid these because the world tion. He immortalises real peo- for the viewer to understand so around us is already full of ple on canvas as they are, not that the message is set straight sadness.” what he wants them to be. devoid of any ambiguity. With mass media from “Mainly I do realistic paint- Most if not all of his paint- newspaper to television to the ings. I love realistic paintings. ings depict sheer optimism and Internet saturated with images For the last 30 years, I have stimulates inspiration in many of violence, killing, pain and been focusing on human fig- a viewer. human suffering, he sees to it ures because I like to convey “As a doctor I always see suf- bringing more positive figures message through human emo- fering every day. People come to through art as his mission as an tions, through posture, facial me only when they are suffer- artist. expressions.” ing, not when they are happy. I “If I paint somebody dying, He describes his paintings don’t like to paint suffering or suffering or bleeding, nobody would like to hang it in their rooms; they would want a paint- ing that at least would make them feel better.” He also sees to it to inspire the young through his works. He recently displayed 35 of his works in an exhibition in Dr Sreekumar Bhavan Public School. As an artist, he says his ulti- mate goal is to improve more as well as to help others through his paintings. “I have hundreds of paintings in the possession of my friends and family back in India. I have over a hundred paintings in my house here and I would be very happy to sell them for charity or any good cause.” A prolific painter, Dr Sreekumar has received nume- rous accolades both in India and abroad for his works. He has featured in many exhibi- tions, 10 of which were held in the UAE and eight in Qatar. For the last ten years he has used acrylic and lately has been into oil painting which he says he would love to explore more in the future. With regard to his future prospects, he said one of the things he is working on is a wildlife series. The Peninsula 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 CAMPUS Qatar Academy Pre-3 students go camping

he Preschool 3 class of Sandra Forth didn’t have to travel far to understand the concept Tof journey, they just organised a day of camp- ing adventure right within the Qatar Academy campus. “It was part of our Unit of Inquiry (under the Primary Years Programme) which was Where We Are in Place and Time and our Central Idea has to do with journey,” Forth shares. The camping was actually the culminating activity for the unit, the last activity planned by the class after six weeks of learning and understanding the idea of journey. According to Forth, the unit began with the stu- dents reading books about camping and looking at characters that were travelling or going camping. “The students then generated questions like, ‘What kind of food can be eaten during camping?’, ‘Where we are going to sleep?’, ‘How do we make a tent?’” she says. “Then over the next six weeks we went through the questions and answered it and started preparing things for the camping”. To further bring the lesson within the context of the students’ experiences, the class also looked into camping in the desert where “we found out that there are shrubs so the students made some shrubs with paper mache. We found out there were insects in the desert so we made some insects to put around the campground. We also col- lected rocks and sticks to make a fire”. Literacy, numeracy and technology lessons were A mother helping her child. RIGHT: Primary School Principal Sandy Sheppard participating in the camping. integrated all throughout the preparation. For instance, the class has seven tents and they wanted On the day of the camping adventure, students chairs brought in by our parents,” Forth says. She to make sure the same number of children was in and their parents began the day by exploring attributes the activity’s success to a strong sense each tent. So Forth took pictures of the children and their dark classroom, set up to imitate an out- of connection to the unit. “I think it’s because the they sorted themselves to find out how many of them door campsite at night. After sharing the usual students can identify with it – the camping, that would fit in a tent. “They don’t realize what they’re camp snack of hotdogs, the class headed outside is – and because it evolved slowly and over time doing, but they’re exploring in a real concrete way where they roasted marshmallows in the specially they kept going home and talking about it a little math concepts,” Forth asserts. “The unit gives it made campfire. “Our initial idea was to have 1 more. So the parents felt they were involved right context for them but it’s still meaningful with what or 2 tents, but by the end of the activity we had from the very start”. we’re teaching in the classroom”. 8 tents in all and we had blankets and campfire The Peninsula

MES wins overall title in Schools Olympic Programme Indian School won 30 medals Mand overall title in the Schools Olympic Programme (SOP) organ- ised by the Qatar Olympic Committee under the auspicious of Supreme Education Council held at Al Rayaan Municipal Park recently. The competitions were conducted in the preparatory, secondary, Level I and Level II categories separately for boys’ and girls’ for all the schools in Qatar. In the competitions MES Indian School won an unbeaten 30 medals (6 Gold, 7 Silver and 17 Bronze) to its credit and became the overall champions in the boys’ category. Principal, Sasidharan A P, felici- tated the winners. The Department of Physical Education trained the MES Olympic team. The Peninsula COMMUNITY PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 5

Divakar Poojari being honoured by the KMCA officials. A section of the audience. KMCA celebrates Karnataka Rajyotsava

arnataka Muslim Cultural for a transplant operation, which took Association (KMCA), affili- place in Chennai. Kated to Indian Cultural Centre Divakar Poojari an avid social worker under the aegis of the Embassy of and a prominent Kannadiga personal- India, celebrated the 59th Karnataka ity, known for his selfless demeanour Rajyotsava by organizing an event towards the larger Indian community for the kannadigas at the Al Maha residing in Qatar. He was also felici- Academy for Boys in Ain Khalid tated during the evening. recently. Chief guest M Varghese addressed In keeping with the KMCA tradi- the gathering and emphasised on the Indushree entertaining tion, special needs coordinator Iqbal importance of keeping the rich cultural the audience. Manna handed over aid to the presi- heritage alive among the expat com- dent of ICBF (Indian Community munity residing in Qatar. The second issue of KMCA annual SmartHat Dinku. The three part presen- Benevolent Fund) Arvind Patil. KMCA Lady’s wing distributed the Souvenir, ‘Pragati’, was released during tation was filled with humour by the duo The president Niyaz Ahmed wel- prizes to the winners of the Explore the event. Editor-in-chief and KMCA Gundu Rao and Ramanath who kept comed the gathering and Manjunath Karnataka quiz competition held as a PR Ahmed Saeed Assadi presented the the crowd entertained with Kannada and introduced the felicitations for the precursor to Rajyotsava celebration. first copy to the guests. Hindi jokes and adapted songs. evening. Ruksana Shaikh compered the seg- KMCA joint secretary Mohammed KMCA executive committee To recognise and honour the unsung ment and was helped by Aisha Rafique Mujeeb proposed vote of thanks. expressed their thanks to the sponsors heroes of Karnataka, KMCA flew in and Reshma Banu. Indushree mesmerised the guests Euro Parts, Golden Trading, SBMK, Devaraju S , the ambulance driver The quiz masters Arun Kumar and with her ventriloquism. National Waterproofing, Proscape, from BGS Global Hospital in Kengeri, Milan Arun gave away the prizes in She presented the talking White ALM and QDC, who helped in safe transport of a heart two categories. Board, The Old Man Venky and The The Peninsula

Participants with Rafla Raheem. RIGHT: Shibu, Saleel and Mohamed conducting the workshop. Malarvadi conducts handicraft workshop Malarvadi Kids organisation conducted 7th Handicraft workshop at Indian Islamic Association auditorium in Mansoura recently. The workshop was inaugurated by Qatar Kalabhavan Executive Director Mathew Muthalaly and workshop was conducted by Shibu Gopinathan, Saleel Jabbar, Mohamed Abdul Rahman and Rafla Raheem. More than 70 pre-registered girls in the age group of 10-13 attended the three-hour long workshop. Malarvadi Chief Coordinator Siddique P, welcomed the gathering, while Secretary Abdul Jaleel M M proposed the vote of thanks. Soudha Jabbar, Shamsudheen K, Abdul Kader, Ziyad, Asma Abdullah, Nadeera, Sainaba and Famitha controlled the function. 6 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 FOOD

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Serve chilled with ice. • 4 cups vanilla or orange ice cream Strawberry Milk Surprise Shoaib • 2 cups chilled orange soda, like fanta • 3 tbsp orange squash • 2 tbsp orange marmalade with whipped cream to garnish Ingredients: Bottle Gourd Milkshake • 1 cup ices • 2 cups fresh milk • 1 cup strawberry flavoured milk Ingredients: Method: • 1 cup fresh strawberry puree • 2 cups bottle gourd cooked in 1 cup milk and sugar till Place all ingredients in blender and blend until smooth. • 1 cup whipped cream soft and cooled Garnish marmalade whipped cream and Serve immediately. • 4 tbsp sugar • 3 cups chilled milk Mehwish Mohammed • 4 tsp strawberry preserve • 6 big scoops of vanilla ice cream • Strawberry ice cream • 4 tbsp sugar powdered or as taste • Strawberry wafer biscuits • 12 pistachios soaked and peeled Gulkand Sithaphal Milkshake • 6 cashew nuts soaked Method: • ½ tsp fennel seed powder for garnish Ingredients: Pour fresh and flavoured milk in a blender. Add sugar and strawberry puree. Blend thor- • 3 white peppercorns powdered • 1 tsp candied rose petals (gulkand) oughly.Swirl whipped cream. Pour in glasses.Add 1 scoop icecream in each glass.Top it • 1 tsp poppy seed powder • Pulp of 2 large custard apples (sitafal) with strawberry preserve. Serve immediately with strawberry wafer biscuits. • 2 tsp melon seeds soaked • 1/2 litre milk Riniki Ghosh • ½ tsp of green cardamom powder • 4 tbsp rose syrup • A few strands of saffron soaked in 2 tbsp milk to sprinkle • 12-15 Ice cubes Whoppers Malt Milkshake while serving • Rose petals for garnishing • Crushed ice as required Method: Ingredients Blend together milk, custard apple pulp, candied rose petals • 3 scoops frozen yogurt Method: • 1/3 cup cold milk In a blender/mixer, mix bottle gourd and all the other ingre- and ice cubes. Pour into four glasses. Drizzle rose syrup. Garnish with the rose • 3 tablespoons chocolate malt syrup dients and grind to a fine paste using the milk. • Whipped cream topping Pour into tall serving glasses and serve cold garnished with petals and serve chilled. Namz saffron, and a pinch of fennel seed powder. Method: Aisha Mohammed Rafiq Place ice cream, milk and chocolate malt syrup in blender. Blend until smooth. Winter Blast Dry Fruit Shake Garnish with whipped topping and cherry. Chunky Monkey Milkshake Najma Rafiq Ingredients: Ingredients: • ½ litre Milk Avocado Milkshake • 3 scoops vanilla ice cream • 6 dates • 2 tbsp chocolate chips • 4 figs Ingredients: • 1/2 banana • 6 almonds • 1/2 ripe butter fruit/avocado • 1 tbsp instant coffee • 6 pistachios • 2 cups cold milk • 2 tbsp chocolate syrup • 6 cashew nuts • 1- 2 tbsps sugar • 1 cup milk • 2 tbsps brown sugar • 1 tsp vanilla extract Method: Method: Wash and cut avocado into two vertically. You will find a big seed inside. Remove it and Method: Chop the dates, figs, almonds, pistachios and cashews discard. Now scoop out the pulp using a ladle. Blend vanilla ice cream, chocolate chips, banana, instant Blend the chopped ingredients with milk, in a blender along Grind it in a mixer or juicer adding sugar or honey and cold milk.Adjust more or less milk coffee, chocolate syrup, milk and vanilla extract for 1 minute. with brown sugar. based on the desired consistency. Serve chilled with crushed ice. Winter Blast Dry Fruit shake is ready to serve. Rupal Shah Zuhaib Fathima WHEELS PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 7 France falls out of love with the car For an increasing number of French drivers, car ownership is now seen as a burden and a vehicle as merely a service.

By Jean-Michel Normand

you stop at Porte Maillot, on the inner ring road of Paris, late on a Friday afternoon you will see dozens of cars pausing to pick up complete Istrangers and their luggage, then setting off to some weekend destination. The huge roundabout, one of the capital’s main hubs for co-voiturage, or carpooling, is a good indi- cation of how people’s attitude to cars has changed. The car is still an essential form of private transport, but its social value now finds an outlet in collective use. Carpooling, which is more economical, flexible and sociable than travelling alone, is one of the more visible aspects of a profound change also reflected in head of the market research firm Théma. “In the the growth of car-sharing (short-term rental) and 2000s this critical sensibility really began to impact peer-to-peer sharing. on purchasing patterns, accentuating the possible Car-sharing services such as BlaBlaCar (10 mil- misgivings prompted by cars, easily perceived as a lion members in 13 European countries) or Autolib’ clumsy assertion of social status.” (170,000 subscribers in Paris) have become popu- Car culture in France is dogged by this sensitiv- lar for a growing number of people, particularly the ity to social inequality. Manufacturers have made young and urban. The trend raises many questions their mark with popular, but non-conformist models about the shifting status and dented image of an that place the emphasis on practical qualities – the object that made such a deep mark on the 20th cen- Citroën 2CV and Renault 4, 16 and Espace. The only tury. Leading brands acknowledge the crisis in the exception to this tradition was the high-tech, yet perception of motor vehicles in Europe and, to a middle-class Citroën . Rooted in a pragmatic, lesser extent, in the United States. Fortunately for democratic approach to motor vehicles, this tradition them, consumers in Russia, China, India and Brazil, has resulted in considerable variety but has done lit- among others, see things differently. tle to fetishise cars. In the land of luxury goods and In western Europe there is plenty to suggest that high fashion, cars have been set apart. French car interest in cars is cooling. Predictably the economic manufacturers ceased producing top-of-the-range crisis has had an impact, but the experts report that models and sports cars as long ago as the 1950s. the market overreacted to the downturn. “Car sales Compared with elsewhere in Europe, rich French in the European Union, between 2007 and 2013, fell people buy comparatively few Mercedes, Audis, by almost 25 percent. Though the economic climate is BMWs or Jaguars – and not just to pay less tax. expected to improve, we do not expect to see a return However 86 percent of all French households still to pre-crisis volumes,” says Michel Costes, head of own a car. “There is a widening gap between those specialist consultants Inovev. Substantial investment who are losing interest in cars, and those still drawn in public transport has also contributed to a gradual A sign in Paris for the electric car-sharing service to objects they see as offering scope for differentia- decline in household spending on new cars. Autolib’, which boasts around 170,000 subscribers tion. What is more, this split transcends other social One revealing sign is that, despite the price of in the city. distinctions,” Cornubert asserts. cars having dropped in relation to average wages, But not all customers are “estranged drivers”; most consumers think that replacing their vehicle some are still prepared to pay more for extra fea- is “beyond their means”. “The French have opted to it reveals. In France the average age at which people tures to personalise their car. In some cases this spend more on other items such as homes and their buy their first new car is close to 55. Meanwhile the means they have to join carpool schemes, driving upkeep, entertainment and information technol- under-30s account for less than 10 percent of cus- their own vehicle to cover the cost of the loan or just ogy. Car ownership currently accounts for about 14 tomers. A typical carpooler is 33. These figures not its upkeep. The industry will, nevertheless, have to percent of average spending and is seen by a grow- only indicate the difference in buying power between come to terms with consumers who are solely con- ing number of households as a burden,” says Rémi generations, but reflect the dwindling interest in cerned with a vehicle’s functional value. Cornubert, a specialist on automobile trends at ana- cars, a consumer good which the French – to an even “Just as in many other sectors, the car industry is lysts Oliver Wyman. greater extent than the German, Spanish, Italian or shifting from manufacturing a product to delivering “The French love their cars,” President Pompidou British neighbours – tend to view as suspect. a service,” Costes explains. By entering into partner- asserted in the early 1970s, but these days few people In a country with a long record of higher-than- ships with car-share operators, manufacturers such would endorse such a claim. “The utilitarian compo- average road casualties there are many reasons for as Renault, PSA, Daimler and BMW have already nent of the purchase is uppermost,” says Guillaume such misgivings, motor vehicles being associated with committed themselves to this. But the industry is Paoli, head of dealers Aramis Auto. “Costs carry more pollution, congested cities and fatalities. The eco- also focusing much of its attention on the arrival, weight with consumers than image or prestige. Nor nomic crisis seems to have exacerbated this malaise. circa 2018-20, of driverless cars. does it make much difference if it’s new or second- The French still shun those who make too much The large manufacturers see this technological hand. Even switching from one make to another is show of their wealth and flashy cars may well be seen leap as a way of updating the image of the car, par- no longer an issue. There is every indication the car as ostentatious and somehow arrogant. ticularly with the younger generation. But it may is no longer an emblematic object.” “With [French philosophers] Baudrillard and fuel a wholesale shift to car-sharing. After all, what The cause of greatest concern for manufacturers Bourdieu, France started questioning the consumer is the point in owning a car you don’t even drive? is the ageing customer base and the generation gap society some time ago,” says sociologist Eric Fouquier, The Guardian 8 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 9

By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud NEWS villain who har- IMAX screens in advance,” said Colligan. BOLLYWOOD NEWS HOLLYWOOD nesses the power of set a record for a She added that the studio would be ig Hero 6, Walt Disney Co’s ani- microbots to wreck November opening, focusing its marketing in the coming mated superhero film featuring havoc on the city. as well for the big- weeks towards Interstellar’s spectacle Blunt to star in Friend’s directorial? a flying robot, clocked $56.2m Dave Hollis, Walt gest percentage of aspect to draw in families and younger Basu to make TV series Chokher Bali in US and Canadian ticket Disney Studios’ head the total take for a men with the intent of sustaining its f all goes well, actress Emily Blunt could star opposite Rupert Friend Bsales to lead the weekend box office, of distribution, said first-run release. box office performance through the ilmmaker Anurag Basu is set to recreate the magic of the film Iin comedy film Barton and Charlie and Checco and Bill, which is topping director Christopher Nolan’s the film got “a great Initially linked Thanksgiving holiday. FChokher Bali, but on TV. The director has signed actress Radhika also the latter’s feature directorial debut. space adventure, Interstellar. response from kids, to director Steven Rounding out the top five, low- Apte for the series. The show will go on air on new channel Epic. The duo last appeared alongside one another in the 2009 docudrama Interstellar, starring Matthew from parents and Spielberg, Paramount budget Ouija, the top film for the past Radhika will be seen playing the role of Binodini, which was played The Young Victoria. McConaughey, opened on Wednesday from non-parents,” turned the film two weeks, made $6m while the Bill by Aishwarya Rai in Rituparno Ghosh’s film. The 2003 movie was based Friend has written the script of Barton and Charlie and Checco and and recorded $50m over the three adding “you need to over to Nolan after Murray-Melissa McCarthy comedy St. on the eponymous novel by Rabindranath Tagore. The story revolves Bill, and will produce it alongside Aaron Gilbert of Bron Studios and days from Friday through Sunday, and transcend the family Spielberg struck a Vincent was No. 5 with $5.7m. around the life of a widow and the stigma attached to it. Margot Hand, reports variety.com. $52.2m over its five-day run. audience in order to deal with Disney in Gone Girl was distributed by 20th Talking about bagging the role, Radhika said in a statement: “In The film centres on a grifter who’s stuck in a rut and meets a woman If the final figures hold up, it would a get a number like 2009. British-born Century Fox, the film studio owned Chokher Bali, I play the character of the young widow Binodini, who who might change everything. They embark on a road trip adventure be only the fourth time in history that this.” Nolan brought a huge by 21st Century Fox. Comcast Corp’s is very unjustly treated by the society and ends up in seclusion and of con-artistry, disguise, lies and love while pursued by a Confederate two new films had hit the $50m mark With the film following from sci-fi Universal Pictures released Ouija. St. loneliness. newspaper mogul. on the same debut weekend, the last Vincent was released by the privately “She attempts to destroy the life of the person she thinks is respon- time being June 2013 with Monsters held Weinstein Company. sible (for her state). Despite her negative intentions, she comes across University and World War , box office At number six was the Brad Pitt as very intelligent, wise and noble person and cannot be hated for her tracking firm Rentrak said. World War II tank drama Fury, with vulnerability.” Swift shares ‘profound’ relations with fans Gone Girl, director David Fincher’s beats Interstellar $5.5m. Nightcrawler, which stars Jake Radhika is excited to work with Basu, who has helmed popular films hit starring Ben Affleck as a husband Gyllenhaal as a sleazy videojournalist, like Barfi! and Life in a... Metro. inger Taylor Swift says her most “profound” relationship is with suspected of murdering his wife, was slipped to seventh place, down from “It was an absolute treat to work with Anurag Basu. It has been Sher fans, and she believes that developing her music year-after-year third with $6.1m, according to esti- the number two slot a week earlier. It one of the most enriching experiences. He has a supreme capacity to helps her to “nurture” this bond. mates from Rentrak. It has taken in to lead box office pulled in $5.3m. bring out the emotional journey of the character through the actor. I Swift says she constantly works on the “core” relationship she has more than $145m since opening on In eighth place was John Wick, star- think its splendid that one will get to see some historically essential with her fans, reports femalefirst.co.uk. October 3. ring Keanu Reeves as an ex-hitman, literature presented on Epic,” she added. “People always talk to you about marriages and relationships, and Inspired by a Marvel comic of the which scored $4.1m in ticket sales. Chokher Bali is not Basu’s first outing on the small screen. He made they say relationships take work, and you have to keep surprising same name, Big Hero 6 is set in a fic- “delivering general audience segments and comic book fans from his successes Ninth was Disney’s Alexander and a serial named Love Story and was also seen judging an acting reality each other. tional futuristic metropolis called ... we’re set up to do a great, long run,” with the Dark Knight Batman films and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad show India’s Best Cinestars Ki Khoj. “And that I think the most profound relationship I’ve ever had has Sanfransokyo, in which a 14-year-old Hollis added. Inception. Day — based on a children’s book of the been with my fans. That relationship takes work, and you have to computer whiz kid fashions a Interstellar, co-starring Anne “Audiences love original movies same name and starring Steve Carell continue to think of new ways to delight and surprise them,” she said. team of superheroes out of stu- Hathaway, features a team of space and concepts,” said Megan Colligan, and Jennifer Garner. It made $3.5m. The 24-year old singer also said that she felt like she was able to take dents from a university robotics travellers who move through a worm- president of worldwide marketing and And rounding out the top ten was Anushka Sharma cheers for Kohli risks with her latest album “1989” because of the special relationship lab. hole in search of a habitable planet distribution at distributor Paramount animated comedy The Book of Life, she shares with her loyal supporters. With the help of a waddling, 6-foot- after blight and dust storms render Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc. featuring the voices of Zoe Saldana ndian captain Virat Kohli had someone special in the stands when he “You can’t just assume that because they were gracious enough to tall (183-cm) personal healthcare robot Earth unlivable. Made for $165m, the “It’s become sort of an event and Channing Tatum, with Ihit his half-century in the match against Sri Lanka at Rajiv Gandhi make you a part of their life last year, that they’re gonna want to do called Baymax, t film was financed by Warner Brothers, movie, with people planning $2.8m. stadium on Sunday night — Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma. the same thing this year. I think that core relationship needs to be team defeats Paramount and Legendary Pictures. for it and buying their tickets Agencies Anushka was seen cheering Kohli when he scored a run off De Silva nurtured,” she added. a masked The film’s $13.4m from large-format to complete his 50 and also became the quickest batsman to score 6,000 runs in ODIs. The captain took off his helmet, kissed it and also blew a kiss off to Anushka, who responded with a standing ovation. Anushka was seen during India’s tour of England and Kohli’s poor One Direction sweeps three EMAs performance during the series was blamed on her presence. nglish pop band One Direction scooped three major awards despite Enot being there to receive them at the MTV Europian Music Awards (EMA). Held at SSE Hydro Arena Sunday here — the first time the show has ventured to Scotland in 10 years — the night proved Choosy about films, says Ileana to be a triumph for One Direction. The five-piece group was named the winners of the Best Pop Act award, as well as Best Live. he’s a star in the southern film industry, and she’s earned her share The group, consisting of Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Sof appreciation in Bollywood courtesy Barfi!. Now Ileana ’Cruz Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik, also won the MTV EMA for having says she has become particular about the movies she picks. the ‘biggest fans’, beating the likes of Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber. “I’m very choosy. I think that after doing 16 films down south, one The band recorded a video message to accept their award on behalf of tends to get a bit choosy because you realise that you just need to their loyal Directioners for Biggest Fans, but slow down, take a step back, and decide calmly. I 21-year-old Malik was missing from have to be careful about the films that the screen. I choose because I don’t want to “We’re so sorry we can’t be with make a fool of myself,” Ileana you tonight. Thank you so much said here. for this, the award for Biggest So how does she select a Fans. Because of that we obvi- project? ously, obviously want to thank “I don’t want to do a film our incredible fans — thank that I am irritated about you so, so much for all your later on. I want to do a support. We can never thank film which I wholeheart- you all enough,” Styles said in edly enjoy. Like ‘Main Tera the video. Hero’ was amazing. I started The first award of the night working from the age of 18 went to Grande, who took home and I am 28 now... it’s been a the Best Song prize for her single very long time, so I want to take “Problem”. Alicia Keys revealed her it easy and want to give some- growing baby bump as she arrived on thing special each time,” she added. stage with Emeli Sande to present the award to Currently, the actress is busy promot- the 21-year-old hitmaker. Model Jourdan Dunn and Games of Thrones ing her new movie “Happy Ending”, directed by Raj Nidimoru and actress Jena Malone then took to the stage to announce the winner of Krishna DK. Releasing Nov 21, the film also features Saif Ali Khan, the Best Hip-Hop award, which went to the show’s host Nicki Minaj. Govinda, Kalki Koechlin and Ranvir Shorey. 10 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 MIDEAST

Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip are expected to gather to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the death of former president Yasser Arafat, as the debate continues over what killed him INVESTIGATING ARAFAT’S DEATH October 12, 2004: 75-year-old Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat falls ill four hours after eating meal at his presidential compound in Ramallah – where Israeli forces had kept him isolated since 2001, accusing him of promoting terror attacks October 29: Flown LEBANON to French military 80km

hospital outside Paris 50 miles SYRIA after being diagnosed ISRAEL with digestive and blood abnormalities Ramallah November 11 November 6, 2013: After Dies after suffering JORDAN year-long analysis, Swiss team massive stroke. WEST reports finding elevated levels Doctors unable to BANK of polonium in Arafat’s ribs, GAZA pelvis and clothes, but tests determine cause of STRIP illness. No autopsy cannot categorically prove performed that substance killed him EGYPT July 3, 2012: Al Jazeera November 8: Palestinian report says Swiss forensic investigative committee experts had discovered traces says that Israel is “prime of radioactive polonium-210 and only suspect” in Arafat’s on Arafat’s personal belongings, death. Israeli government officials including his trademark keffiyeh scarf. deny any involvement Polonium is rare element, usually December 3: Leaked French made in nuclear reactors report appears to contradict Swiss November 27 inquiry, finding that polonium Arafat’s body exhumed in Arafat’s body came from on request of his “natural environmental origin” widow, Suha, to find December 26: Russian team out if his death was fails to find enough evidence caused by polonium that polonium killed Arafat. poisoning. Samples Palestinan investigators say of Arafat’s remains and that results do not disprove surrounding soil taken by Swiss, possibility of death by poisoning and French and Russian forensic teams vow to continue probe into his death death Arafat’s Yasser of anniversary Tenth Source: Wire agencies Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 11

Turmeric pills to boost immunity, combat diseases

compound found in turmeric may soon be Aavailable in the form of daily pills to boost your immunity and combat inflammation in Just taking breaks the body. A modified formulation of curcumin, a naturally occurring compound found in tur- meric, releases its anti-inflammatory goodness from being throughout the body, the findings showed. Although known for promoting health by low- sedentary may ering inflammation, currently available curcumin supplements are not absorbed well by the body. benefit older adults Most curcumin in food or supplements stays in the gastrointestinal tract, and any portion that is absorbed is metabolised quickly. “This study suggests that we have identified a better and more effective way to deliver curcu- min and know what diseases to use it for so that we can take advantage of its anti-inflammatory power,” said lead author of the study Nicholas Young from Ohio State University. By Roxanne Nelson Curcumin powder mixed with castor oil and regular exercise, most in an organized program polyethylene glycol in a process called nano- geared to older adults, where they worked out two emulsion, has the best potential against macro- lder adults could greatly benefit from to three times a week, Sardinha said. phage-associated inflammation, the researchers breaking up their sedentary time through- “Still, our data revealed that only one fifth of the found in a mice study. Macrophages are impor- out the day, even if it’s just shifting from participants were meeting the recommendation of tant cells of the immune system. Ositting to a standing position, according 30 minutes a day of moderate-to-vigorous-intensity Overactive macrophages has been linked to to a new study. physical activity,” he said. cardiovascular disease, disorders that accompany “As a general finding, older adults should make But the study also found that people who were obesity, Crohn’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, nine interruptions for every hour spent in sedentary more sedentary and took fewer breaks had a sig- inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes and lupus- behaviour,” said Luís Sardinha of the Exercise and nificantly lower physical function than others who related nephritis. Health Laboratory at the University of Lisbon in were more active or who broke up their sedentary “We envision that this nutraceutical could Portugal. time more often. be used one day both as a daily supplement to “In fact, just the act of standing-up can be a path “For the first time, we verified that even in par- help prevent certain diseases and as a therapeu- to achieve an improved physical function in older ticipants spending more time in sedentary behav- tic drug to help combat the bad inflammation ages,” said Sardinha, who led the study. iours — more than 8.6 hours a day — older adults observed in many diseases,” Young pointed out. Past research has tied physical activity and fit- who break-up this behaviour more often had better “The distinction will then be in the amount ness among older adults to physical independence, physical functioning,” Sardinha said. “This means given - perhaps a low dose for daily prevention which in turn is linked to a higher quality of life, about 80 breaks during the course of the day.” and higher doses for disease suppression,” Young lower healthcare costs and longer survival, Sardinha He and his team acknowledge in their report that added. The term nutraceutical refers to foods or and his colleagues point out in the Journals of their study can’t say for sure whether breaks from nutrients that provide medical or health benefits. Gerontology: Series A. being sedentary promoted better physical function- The study appeared in the journal PLOS ONE. But getting seniors to meet guidelines for moder- ing, or whether people with poorer physical function ate physical exercise or to join formal exercise pro- were simply less likely to get up and move around. grams is not always easy, they note. Nonetheless, when looking at it from a public Scientists genetically ‘edit’ Past studies have also suggested that being sed- health perspective, write the authors, it may be easier entary may prompt a cascade of changes in unused to get older adults to interrupt sedentary behaviour human blood stem cells muscles that can negatively affect overall health. So than to increase more formal and vigorous exercising. cientists have precisely edited human blood the study team set out to see whether just getting There are “fewer practical limitations in doing so,” Sforming stem cells and T-cells to create up – not engaging in major physical exercise, just and the goal of reducing sedentary behaviour can what could prove to be an effective technique moving or standing to activate the muscles – might be attained with a “relatively modest burden to a for blocking HIV from invading and destroying counteract the effects of being sedentary. person’s time or financial resources,” the authors say. patients’ immune systems. This new approach They tracked both physical activity and sedentary Older adults can adopt different strategies to make to HIV therapy might be ready for human safety behavior in 215 adults between 65 and 94 years old sure that they keep moving, and most are very sim- trials in less than five years, the researchers said. using small accelerometers each participant wore on ple, Sardinha said. These include standing-up and They used a relatively new gene-editing tech- their hip for four days. walking around while talking nique called CRISPR Cas technology. The researchers also assessed on the telephone, limiting the The new work is “a tremendous first step in the participants’ physical amount of time watching tel- editing out what makes human cells vulnerable functioning with a group of evision and standing up during to HIV”, said David Scadden from Harvard Stem tests that measure strength, Older adults can adopt commercials, or even standing- Cell Institute. “It makes possible the idea that endurance, agility, balance and strategies like standing-up up to pick something up instead a person’s own immune cells can attack HIV flexibility, all of which are con- of asking someone else to do it. without being susceptible to it. That’s a powerful sidered important to maintain- and walking around while “Our findings highlight that concept,” Scadden added. ing independence later in life. talking on the telephone, even though older adults may HIV specifically targets T-cells, a principal Then the study team looked not meet physical activity rec- portion of the blood-based immune system, and at how sedentary behaviour, limiting the amount of ommendations, if they break- enters via a gene receptor called CCR5 that taking breaks in sedentary up sedentary time more often serves as a doorway into the cells. behaviour and moderate to time watching television they may experience benefits Once inside the T-cells, HIV replicates and vigorous physical activity and standing up during in aerobic capacity, skeletal kills off the host cells, leaving patients at the were associated with physical muscle performance, flexibility, mercy of a variety of opportunistic infections. functioning. commercials, or standing agility and dynamic balance, Using the CRISPR Cas gene-editing technol- They found, as other stud- up to pick something attributes that are relevant for ogy, the researchers knocked the CCR5 receptor ies have done, that moderate physical function in the elderly,” out of blood stem cells that they showed could to vigorous physical activity up instead of asking Sardinha said. give rise to differentiated blood cells that did was linked to better physical someone else to do it. SOURCE: bit.ly/1vQzTZd The not have CCR5. function. Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Agencies About two thirds of the online October 16, 2014. participants did some kind of Reuters 12 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY

By Sarah McBride

f Shubham Banerjee cannot lay claim to being the world’s youngest venture capital-backed entrepreneur, he comes very close. I Banerjee was 12 years old when he closed an early-stage funding round with Intel Capital, the company’s venture capital arm, last month for his prototype for a low-cost Braille printer. Since then, the San Jose, California middle-schooler has turned 13. That’s young, even by the standards of Silicon Valley, where many venture capitalists unapolo- getically prefer to fund youth over experience. Young entrepreneurs usually have reached at least their mid-teens when they hit it big. Nick D’Aloisio, founder of online news aggregator Summly, was 17 when Yahoo bought his company last year for $30m. Shubham Banerjee, founder Brothers John and Patrick Collison, behind pay- of Braigo Labs Inc, holds ments service Stripe, were 16 and 19 when they a printer in Palo Alto, sold an earlier business to a Canadian company California. for $5m. After reading a fundraising flyer about the blind, Banerjee felt inspired to turn a high-tech version of Legos, the toy building blocks, into a device that could print in Braille. One day, he wants to mass-produce the printers and sell them 13-year-old entrepreneur gets Intel for about $350, far less than Braille printers cost now. This past summer, he worked on incorporating an Intel Edison chip, a processor aimed at hobby- funding for low-cost Braille printer ists, into the printer. In September, Intel invited him to a conference in India to highlight uses for Edison. There, he got a big surprise. hundred thousand dollars. He plans to use it to attend events like the conference in India and Intel executive Mike Bell announced from the build a better prototype of the printer and test it the Intel Global Capital summit this week in conference stage that the giant chipmaker would with more groups for the blind. Huntington Beach, California. He catches up on invest in his company, Braigo Labs. Until then, After the announcement, Banerjee had to bone school work on weekends, he says. his funding consisted of the $35,000 his parents up on unfamiliar terms such as “venture capital.” This is the second Intel investment connected to gave him. He also needed to convince adults to co-sign his the Banerjee family. His dad, Neil, works for Kno, “I turned back to my dad, and said, ‘What did funding and patent documents. Among the com- an education start-up that Intel bought last year. he just say?’” Banerjee recalled. “I was all over pany officials he turned to: Braigo’s president, his While many young entrepreneurs who win ven- the place.” mom, Malini. ture-capital cash end up ditching their education Banerjee and a spokesman for Intel Capital Banerjee says he gets mostly As and Bs as a to focus on their businesses full time, Banerjee says declined to disclose the size of the investment. A student at the Champion School in San Jose, he won’t take that path. person familiar with the matter said it was a few California. Teachers have given him time off to “It’s an after-school thing,” he says. Reuters Elon Musk plans satellite network for internet access

Next venture by founder of of radio spectrum. Musk’s other venture, SpaceX, could electric car firm Tesla aims to be used to launch the satellites into bring internet coverage to the orbit. The pair are considering build- ing a factory in Florida or Colorado to billions who do not have it. manufacture the 110kg satellites. Two people familiar with the matter said By Chris Johnston WorldVu hoped to make the satellites for under $1m each — considerably less fter shaking up the automo- than they are currently made for. Elon Musk with the Dragon tive world with his electric car Wyler had been working with the Aventure, entrepreneur Elon Google-backed startup O3b Networks, V2, a spacecraft developed Musk has set his sights skywards in and in June it was reported that the by another of his ventures, a bid to bring the internet to the bil- search giant planned to spend $1bn on SpaceX. lions who still lack access. 180 small, high-capacity satellites. Musk is working on an embryonic The first four satellites launched by to its radio spectrum by then. for a phone and pay $7 a minute for calls $1bn plan to launch 700 satellites that O3b were beset by technical problems, Satellite ventures are notoriously and a judge ordered the firm wound up. are less than half the size of the small- and Wyler quit Google after a year to expensive. About 15 years ago the tel- Other, less expensive ways of bring- est communications models currently join forces with Musk. Wyler has left ecommunications group Iridium spent ing internet access to remote areas are in use. O3b but remained a significant share- $5bn putting 66 satellites into orbit being considered. Facebook has a team The Wall Street Journal reported that holder, according to the Journal. before collapsing into bankruptcy. The working on solar-powered drones that the owner of electric carmaker Tesla The venture would face considerable company aimed to create a telecommu- would fly at a height of 20,000 metres is working with Greg Wyler, a satel- technical and regulatory hurdles, and nications system that would allow users — around the same height that Google lite industry veteran and former Google SpaceX may not be ready to launch of handheld phones to make calls from has proposed placing balloons with a executive, whose company, WorldVu satellites until close to the end of this anywhere on earth. However, just 55,000 similar aim. Satellites, owns a considerable amount decade. O3b could face losing the rights customers were willing to spend $3,000 The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC At the Book shop

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Pens Aqlam ibr Pencils Qalam raa Arithmetic book Kitab isab Geography book Kitab jourafia Hoy en la Historia Science book Kitab çouloom November 11, 2004 History book Kitab taree Veteran Palestinian leader Grammar book Kitab qawaçid Yasser Arafat, symbol of his people’s struggle for nationhood Reading book Kitab qira'a for 40 years, died in a French military hospital at the age of 75 ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised 1790: Chrysanthemums were introduced into England from China 1918: Poland was proclaimed an Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman independent republic 1926: Route 66, one of America’s most famous roads, was established. It ran from Chicago to Los Angeles, a distance of 2,448 miles (3,940km) 2009: Scientists in South Africa announced the discovery of a new species of dinosaur, Aardonyx Celestae, some 195 million years old 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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ABBREVIATED, ABRIDGED, AGES, BRIEF, CEASELESS, COMPRESSED, CONDENSED, CUT BACK, DECREASED, DIMINISHED, ENDLESS, EPHEMERAL, ETERNAL, EXTENDED, FLEETING, INCESSANT, INCREASED, INTERMINABLE, LENGTHY, LESSEN, LITTLE, LONG, MOMENTARY, PERPETUAL, PRECIS, PROLONGED, PROTRACTED, REDUCED, SHORT, TRUNCATED. 14 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 CROSSWORDS

CROSSWORD ACROSS 43 Big laughs 3 TV’s Warrior Princess 35 Monk’s superior 55 Foot woes 12345 6789 10111213 1 Mr. ___ (handyman) 45 With magnanimity 4 Engaged, as a 37 Skin opening 58 Condo, e.. 6 Geishas’ sashes 46 Muff one transmission 38 Wife of Zeus 60 Donated 14 15 16 10 Amo, amas, ___ 47 Stately shaders 5 Flooring installer 41 The golden years 61 Didn’t tell the truth 14 Nicholas Gage memoir 49 Turf 6 Insect repellent brand 44 “There, finished!” 62 Right-angle bends 17 18 19 15 Speedy 50 Vicinity 7 Worm on a hook, e.g. 48 Doesn’t leave a tip 65 Auto accessory often 8 Spot of land in the mounted on the 20 21 22 16 Coin with F.D.R.’s 51 “Swan Lake” and others 50 Lacking a key, musically image 54 Skill needed when ocean 51 Ross the flagmaker windshield, for short 23 24 25 26 17 One-by-one formation, being asked “Does this 9 Dictation takers of years 52 Large Japanese dog past as in walking dress make me look 53 Dirties 27 28 29 30 31 32 19 Similar (to) fat?” 10 Get comfortable with, 20 Sushi fish 56 Barely got, with “out” as new conditions JAILBREAK MECCA 33 34 35 36 37 38 21 Perfect diving score 57 Marker in a poker pot 11 Spillane detective APOLLOX I I STOL I 22 Briefest of kisses 59 Bing competitor 12 ___ curiae (friends of CANDYSHOP DAKAR 39 40 41 42 the court) 23 “Rule, Britannia” 63 One way to record a OT I S SAL AOLERS show 13 Marathon 43 44 45 46 composer BOZ BILIOUS ZIP 64 Manicurist’s target warm-up races 25 “Yeah? Try and do SWE AR E S PN ME T A 47 48 49 50 better!” 66 Bygone British gun 18 Pacific weather 27 It stinks 67 Toss, as a coin phenomenon TICS STEARIC 51 52 53 54 55 30 See 34-Across 68 Belly button 24 ___ a happy note MOJ I TO INTONE 32 Latina lass: Abbr. 69 New Haven school 26 Authorized substitute OPULENT BEET 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 33 Solo of “Star Wars” 70 Concordes 27 “I almost forgot …!” NEST DRE I MESAS 28 Numerical info 63 64 65 34 With 30-Across, black 71 Goes downhill in the ANT GOINGBY ERE 29 Honest writing fluid winter RADNER CHA LA I T 66 67 68 31 Weights of some 36 Extra energy CROON GOOGLEBOT 39 Mel of the Giants DOWN contraband 69 70 71 HE I ST ARAGONESE 40 Handyman’s tote 1 Admit, with “up” 34 Informal response to “Who’s there?” 42 Stooge with bangs 2 Nastase of tennis YATES SEXYSADI E

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

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 15

Big Hero Six (3D/Animation) – 11:15am, 3.45 & 8:15pm SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 1 TEL: 444933989 444517001 Big Hero Six (2D/Animation) – 1:30 & 6:00pm Hasslna Al Roab (2D) – 10:30am & 12:30am 13:30 Fa Cup 08:00 News Interstellar (2D/Adventure) Highlights 08:30 Counting the 2 – 10:00am, 1:15, 4.30, 7.45, & 11:00pm 14:00 Monday Nigth Cost Football 09:00 Al Jazeera John Wick (2D/Action) – 10:00am, 12.00noon, 2.00, 4.00, 3 15:00 Ita Mm Rom Tor World 6.10, 8.20, 10.30pm & 12:40am 15:30 Epl News 10:30 Inside Story 16:00 Epl Mm Liv V Che 11:00 News Fury (2D//Action) – 3:45, 6:15, 9.00 & 11:45pm 4 16:30 Epl Mm Mnu V 11:30 The Stream Big Hero Six (2D/Animation) – 10:15am & 1:00pm Cpl 12:30 Viewfinder Asia 15:30 Epl News 13:00 NEWSHOUR Beauty & The Beast (2D/Romantic) – 1.15, 5.30 & 9.45pm 5 16:30 Uefa Champions 14:30 Inside Story Bullet (2D/Action) League Magazine 15:00 Al Jazeera – 11.15am, 3.30, 7.45pm & 12.00midnight 17:00 Football League Correspondent Show 16:00 NEWSHOUR Horns (2D/Horror) 18:00 English Sports 17:30 The Stream 6 – 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7.00, 9.30pm & 12:00midnight News 18:00 NEWSHOUR 18:30 Football Today 19:30 The Cure Happy New Year (2D/Action) – 1.45 & 8.30pm 7 20:00 English Sports 20:30 Inside Story Al Jazeera 2 (Arabic) – 10:30am, 5.15 & 11.45pm News 21:00 NEWSHOUR 20:30 Goals Rush 22:00 News Ouija (2D/Horror) 8 21:30 Epl News 22:30 The Stream – 11.00am, 1.00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 9.00 & 11.00pm 22:00 Fa Cup 23:00 Al Jazeera Interstellar (IMAX/Adventure) Highlights World 9 – 11:30am, 2:45, 6.00, 9.15pm & 12:30am Interstellar (Adventure) – 10:00am, 3:30 & 8.15pm 10 John Wick (2D/Action) – 1:15, 6:00 & 11.45pm 14:00 Epl Mm Swa V Ars 13:00 Animal 15:00 Football Intervention Beauty & The Beast (2D/Romantic) – 2:30 & 7.30pm 1 League Show 14:00 Wild Russia Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 4:30pm 16:00 Epl News 15:00 Crimes Against 16:30 Epl Sunday Nature Horns (2D/Horror) – 9:30pm 17:00 Liga Mm Alm V 17:00 Salvage Code Bullet (2D/Action) – 11:30pm Bar Red 18:00 Sports News 18:00 Alaska Wing Bullet (2D/Action) – 2:30pm 2 18:30 Football Today Men The Berlin File (2D/Crime) – 4.00pm 20:30 Epl News 19:00 Crimes Against 22:00 Uefa Champions Nature MALL Vellimoonga (2D/Malayalam) – 6:15pm League 21:00 Salvage Code Magazine Red John Wick (2D/Action) – 8.45pm 22:30 Epl Mm Liv V 22:00 Alaska Wing Men Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 10:30pm Che 23:00 Inside 10 Years (2D/Drama) – 2:30pm 3 Big Hero 6 (3D/Animation) – 4:15 & 6.15pm

Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 8:15pm 14:00 The Goldbergs 13:00 The Ellen Varsham (2D/Malayalam) – 11:15pm 15:00 The Michael . DeGeneres Fox Show Show 10 Years (2D/Drama) – 2:00pm 16:00 The Colbert 14:00 Chicago Fire 1 Report 16:00 Emmerdale Bullet (2D/Action) – 3:45pm 18:00 Raising Hope 16:30 Coronation Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 5:30pm 18:30 Baby Daddy Street 19:30 The Michael J. 17:00 The Ellen Jai Hind 2 (2D/Tamil) – 8:30pm Fox Show DeGeneres 21:00 The Daily Show The Berlin File (2D/Crime) – 11.15pm Show With 18:00 Chicago Fire Beauty & The Beast (2D/Romantic) – 2:30 & 8.30pm Jon Stewart 19:00 The Fosters 2 21:30 Colbert Report 20:00 Downton LANDMARK Big Hero 6 (3D/Animation) – 4:30 & 6.30pm 22:00 Eastbound & Abbey Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 10:30pm Down 21:00 The Voice 22:30 South Park 23:00 Justified Bullet (2D/Action) – 2:00pm 3 Horns (2D/Horror) – 3:45pm Vellimoonga (2D/Malayalam) – 5:45pm Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 8:00pm 13:00 Niko 2: Little 13:00 Lost Christmas 13:00 Jamai Raja 13:05 Good Luck 11:30 The Cafe Brother, Big 15:00 The Last Harbor Varsham (2D/Malayalam) – 11:00pm 13:30 Bandhan Charlie 11:55 Moone Boy Trouble 17:00 Scents And 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 13:30 Jessie 12:20 The Impressions Sensibility Bullet (2D/Action) – 2:00pm 14:30 The Apple & 1 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:20 Austin & Ally Show With The Worm 19:00 Inescapable Big Hero 6 (2D/Animation) – 3:45 & 5.45pm 15:00 Kasamh Se 15:00 Good Luck Culshaw... 16:00 Imaginum 21:00 The English 15:30 Kasamh Se Charlie 12:50 Eastenders Teacher Al Jazeera 2 (2D/Action) – 7.45pm 18:00 Free Birds 16:00 Hum Paanch 15:45 Liv And Maddie 13:20 Doctors 20:00 Renart The Fox 23:00 Arthur Newman Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 10:45pm 16:30 Hum Paanch 16:10 Violetta 13:50 New Tricks 22:00 The Apple & 01:00 Scents And 17:00 Teenovation 17:00 I Didn't Do It 14:40 The Paradise The Worm Sensibility Horns (2D/Horror) – 2:00pm 2 17:30 Neeli Chatri 17:25 Jessie 15:30 The Cafe 23:30 Imaginum 03:00 The English Beauty & The Beast (2D/Romantic) – 4.00pm Waale 18:15 Dog With A Blog 15:55 Moone Boy Teacher ROYAL 18:00 Maharakshak 18:40 Win, Lose Or 16:20 The Weakest Link Vellimoonga (2D/Malayalam) – 5:45pm Aryan Draw 17:05 Eastenders 18:30 Bandhan 19:05 Liv And Maddie Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 8:00pm 17:35 Doctors PLAZA 19:00 Sapne Suhane 19:30 Violetta 18:05 New Tricks Varsham (2D/Malayalam) – 11:00pm Ladakpan Ke 20:20 Mako Mermaids 18:55 One Foot In The 10:00 Teen Wolf Too 13:00 Lovestruck: The 19:30 Jodha Akbar 20:45 Spooksville Grave 12:00 Home Alone Musical 10 Years (2D/Drama) – 2:00pm 21:10 Wolfblood 3 20:00 Jamai Raja 19:30 Last Of The 14:00 Bean 14:30 Lone Ranger Horns (2D/Horror) – 3:45pm 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 21:35 Suite Life On Summer Wine 16:00 What About 19:00 R.I.P.D. 21:00 Qubool Hai Deck 20:00 The Paradise 21:00 Seven Days In Interstellar (2D/Adventure) – 6:00pm Bob? 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:00 Good Luck 20:55 Stella 18:00 Meet The Fockers Utopia The Shaukeens (2D/Hindi) – 9:00pm 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki Charlie 21:40 Getting On 20:00 Gambit 23:00 Jackass 22:30 Sapne Suhane 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 22:10 Southcliffe 22:00 Take This Waltz Presents: Bad The Berlin File (2D/Crime) – 11.30pm Ladakpan Ke 22:50 Shake It Up 23:00 The Weakest Link Grandpa 16 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2014 POTPOURRI

Direct brain-to-brain two human brains in real time. The Bullet that makes Events in Qatar process is fairly straightforward. connection between One participant is hooked to an 3D printed guns electro-encephalography machine The Sound of Music humans established that reads brain activity and sends deadly weapons Broadway theatrical show electrical pulses via internet to the When: November 26-29; 7pm Researchers have successfully rep- second participant, who is wearing a Pennsylvania-based machinist Where: Qatar National Convention licated a direct brain-to-brain con- swim cap with a magnetic stimulation Ahas developed a bullet designed to Center nection between multiple pairs of coil placed near the part of the brain be fired specifically from 3D printed What: The world’s most-loved musical people as part of a scientific study on that controls hand movements. guns. His ammunition uses a thicker -The Sound of Music, comes to Doha. direct transmission of signals follow- Using this setup, one person can steel shell with a lead bullet inserted This iconic broadway musical show will ing the team’s initial demonstration send a command to move the hand an inch inside. be featuring lavish costumes and scenery, a year ago. of the other by simply thinking about The shell is deep so that it can con- a wonderful live orchestra and starring a Led by an Indian-origin scien- that hand movement. tain the explosion of the round’s gun- cast of the very best of London’s West End tist Rajesh Rao, the study involved “We will expand the types of infor- powder instead of transferring that performers, this award-winning critically six people and the team was able to mation that can be transferred from force to the plastic body or barrel of acclaimed production is an emotionally packed extravaganza. transmit the signals from one person’s brain to brain, including more com- the gun. “This allows a home-printed Entry: QR250-QR1200 brain over internet and use these sig- plex visual and psychological phenom- firearm made from even the cheapest nals to control the hand motions of ena such as concepts, thoughts and materials to be fired again and again another person within a split second rules,” said Rao. without cracking or deformation,” Shirin Neshat: Afterwards of sending that signal. The researchers are also explor- Michael Crumling, the 25-year-old When: Till February 15, 2015 “The new study brings our brain- ing how to influence brain waves machinist, was quoted in Wired.com. Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of to-brain interfacing paradigm from that correspond with alertness or “You should be able to fire an Modern Art an initial demonstration to some- sleepiness. unlimited number of shots through What: The first solo exhibition in the thing that is closer to a deliverable For example, the brain of a sleepy the gun without replacing any parts Middle East by internationally acclaimed technology,” said co-author Andrea airplane pilot dozing off at the con- other than the shell,” Crumling added. artist Shirin Neshat. Occupying the entire Stocco, research assistant professor trols could stimulate the co-pilot’s He recently shot 19 rounds from a ground floor galleries, the exhibition of psychology. brain to become more alert. 3D printed gun of his own design at a features existing and newly produced “Now we have replicated our meth- The project could also eventually testing session in York, Pennsylvania. works. Free admission ods and know that they can work lead to “brain tutoring” in which, “This is a building block for the reliably with walk-in participants,” knowledge is transferred directly future of 3D printed firearms that Stocco added. from the brain of a teacher to a will enable people to develop semi- Longines Global The research team combined two student. automatic and even fully automatic Champions Tour kinds of non-invasive instruments The study appeared in the journal weapons,” he concluded. When: November 13-15 and fine-tuned software to connect PLOS ONE. Agencies Where: Al Shaqab Horse Racing Academy What: Qatar will again host the Longines Global Champions Tour Championship Final at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre. IN This magnificent venue will see the best FOCUS by Santosh Kumar riders in the world pull out all the stops to win the overall title for 2014. Free entry

The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: Till January 24 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: This exhibition delves into the life of Tipu Sultan, the South Indian ruler, statesman, and patron. Drawn entirely from the MIA collection, and featuring many objects which have never been displayed in Qatar, the centerpiece is a group of 24 paintings showing Tipu’s victory at the Battle of Pollilur in 1780. Free entry

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

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