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Asha Bhosle P | 8-9 MARKETPLACE • Qatar Airways unveils social media contest

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HEALTH • Placebo as good as most drugs for kids’ migraines

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FEATURE • Entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage

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TECHNOLOGY • As world of gadgets grows, online industry New models tunes in to video ads P | 12 heat up Doha LEARN ARABIC • Learn commonly used Arabic words and their meanings

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F12berlinetta wins hearts

lfardan Sports Motors has launched the new F12berlinetta at the 2013 Qatar Motor Show. The sleek beauty Ahas already developed a buzz among the car lovers in the country. According to offi- cials there is already a long waiting list for this most powerful and high-performance road-going Ferrari ever. Sporting a new V12 engine, the F12berlinetta’s aerodynamics has also been honed to the extreme in an innovative design that redefines classic Ferrari themes. Shorter, lower and narrower than the previ- ous V12 coupé, F12berlinetta costs over a million (QR1.3m-QR1.7m) and is one of the most antici- pated Ferrari. The wheelbase is shorter and its engine, dash- board and seats are lower in the chassis. A new suspension and gearbox layout helped reduce the car’s rear volume. This helps to make it shorter, New assembly and joining technologies were also Sharing the spot light with the F12berlinetta, lower and narrower. The F12berlinetta boasts adopted in its construction. This has allowed the Alfardan Sports Motors displayed the Ferrari ideal weight distribution (54% over the rear axle) car’s overall weight to be kept to just 1525 kg and “FF” at their stand in the Qatar Motor Show. as well as a lower centre of gravity that is further has maximised its performance efficiency with tor- The FF is the company’s most powerful, versatile back in the chassis. sional rigidity boosted by 20 per cent. four-seater ever, as well as its first ever four- The F12berlinetta’s spaceframe chassis and With a Fiorano lap time of just 1’23’’, 0-100km/h wheel drive. bodyshell now incorporate no less than 12 dif- acceleration in 3.1 seconds and 0-200 km/h in 8.5s, The FF - an acronym for Ferrari Four (four ferent aluminium alloys, some of which have been the F12berlinetta is the most high-performance seats and four-wheel drive) - ushers in an entirely used for the first time in the automotive sector. road car in Ferrari history. new GT sports car concept.

olls-Royce Motor Cars Doha presented celebrates the spirit of human endeavour that “The founding forefather Sir Charles Stewart the Rolls-Royce Phantom Coupé Aviator drove a British hero and subsequently led Rolls- Rolls was a pioneer who pushed the bounda- Collection at the 2013 Qatar Motor Royce to simultaneous world speed records on ries of motoring and aviation to the limit, and RShow. The collection is inspired by land, air and in the water. we celebrate his memory with the launch of the Charles Stewart Rolls, one of the founders of the The first in the collection of 35 Phantom Coupé exclusive Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection,” company, and the legend of the Schneider Trophy- Aviator Collection models debuted at the third said Mohammad Kandeel, General Manager of winning Supermarine S6B, which was powered edition of Qatar Motor Show being held at Doha Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha. “The cars hint by a Rolls-Royce R Type engine. The collection Exhibition Centre. at experiments in early flight married to the best engineering, modern design and exquisitely crafted materials. The collection takes Rolls- Royce Bespoke to new levels of subtle, yet beau- tiful detailing.” Finished in Aviator Grey, the Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection features a contrasting matt bon- net, window and grille surround while inside, the interplay of wood and metal hint strongly at a cock- pit theme. A Thommen, aviation-grade clock with blood orange needle tips is embedded in the metal foil upper fascia, complemented by matt black dials for power reserve, speedometer and fuel gauges. The leather-lined glove compartment includes an embossed Charles Rolls quote following his first flight with the Wright Brothers in 1908: “The power of flight is as a fresh gift from the Creator, the greatest treasure yet given to man.” Phantom Coupé Aviator Collection models are now available for client orders from Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha. Phantom Coupé Aviator lands in Qatar PICTURES: SHAIVAL DALAL PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 3

flagship of the Maserati prod- uct range, Athe new Quattroporte is larger, Maserati Quattroporte wows all lighter, more luxurious and faster than the globally-acclaimed car it replaces. The sixth-generation Quattroporte is a leap forward that not only sets the high-technology tone for Maserati’s upcoming range of new- models, but also remains faithful to Maserati’s long history of luxury sports sedans. The Quattroporte will be followed by Ghibli and the Levant luxury SUV entering key growth segments for the luxury brand. At the press conference, Umberto Cini, Managing Director for Maserati Overseas Markets, commented: “50 years ago we took a revolutionary step when we successfully put a Maserati racing engine inside the body of a sedan; this idea not only changed our brand but brought a new segment of the industry to life.” Commenting on the arrival of the new Maserati Quattroporte, Mohamed Kandeel, General Manager, Alfardan Sports Motors said that “we are honoured at Alfardan Sports Motors to introduce the all-new Maserati Quattroporte for the first time in the Middle East.” Timed to coincide with the launch of the new Quattroporte at the Detroit Motorshow, Maserati now has a fresh web identity thanks to the presentation of the new official Maserati. com website.

aleh Al Hamad Al Mana company is showcasing an impres- Ssive Infiniti lineup of vehicles at the Qatar Motor Show. The line-up includes the new Infiniti JX, which was recently launched in Qatar. In 2012, Saleh Al Hamad Al Mana company inau- gurated the Infiniti Retail Environment Design Initiative (IREDI) showroom. The Infiniti G Convertible, which is based on the highly popular Infiniti G Coupe, uti- lizes a model-exclusive design from the A-pillars back. The Infiniti G37 Convertible combines power and grace and features a 7-speed automatic transmission, and a dynamic exterior, interior and chassis. The 3.7-liter Double Overhead Camshaft (DOHC) 24-valve V6 produces 328 horsepower and 37 kg-m of torque. Also on show are Infiniti QX, all-new Infiniti JX, Infiniti FX, and Infiniti FX Sebastian Infiniti brings grace, Vettel — the exclusive Formula One inspired crossover. power and luxury 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 COVER STORY

Volkswagen reveals Golf GTI concept

ne of Volkswagen’s most popular models globally, the introduc- Otion of the GTI con- cept will be welcome news to driving enthusiasts across the Middle East as it offers an even more striking and sporty char- acter than any of its forerunners. The model offers a two-litre tur- bocharged direct-injection petrol engine with 220HP, as well as new progressive steering avail- able as standard. Also making its inaugural appearance in the Middle East is the new Golf. The seventh generation of the global best seller has scored again; the lat- est Golf is up to 100kg lighter and 23% more fuel efficient than its predecessors. The new design adds additional dynamism and precision with enhanced quality and comfort, increased leg-room, 30litres more boot capacity, as well as a multi collision brake system and proactive passenger protection system.

MINI Paceman set to sizzle

lfardan Automobiles, the official importer of MINI cars in Qatar, has revealed the latest models such as MINI Paceman A— the first sports activity coupé in the premium compact segment that combines the sporti- ness of an SUV and the design of a coupé. The MINI Paceman is available in eight body fin- ishes, two roof colours, and offers six light alloy wheels in four colours. The brand new horizontal taillights emphasise the MINI Paceman’s fresh new look, as elegance and athleticism go hand-in-hand with the elongated doors, sloping roofline and rising shoulders. The MINI Paceman’s high-powered engine boasts lowered sports suspension as standard, which accentu- ates the trademark MINI go-kart feeling. All variants, which include the MINI Cooper and Cooper S, come with a six-speed manual gearbox, or a six-speed auto- matic option with an output spread from 122 hp to 184 hp, to ensure that the MINI Paceman gives its passengers the drive of their life. Alfardan Automobiles also revealed the new MINI John Cooper Works GP, the fastest MINI ever built. The limited edition model boasts an extensively modified four-cylinder turbocharged engine developing 160 kW/218 hp, adjustable coilover suspension, an ultra-powerful sports braking sys- tem, the DSC stability control system with GP race mode. Only 2,000 units of the new MINI John Cooper Works GP have been produced worldwide, 20 of which are available for purchase from MINI importers across the Middle East. CAMPUS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 5 Family Math Day at Qatar Academy he annual Family Math Day at Qatar Academy is turning into a tradition, an anticipated day in the Primary School Twhere students from pre-3 all the way to Grade 5 welcome their parents to their classrooms to work on age-appropriate math activities prepared by their teachers. “Teachers chose activities that the students are familiar with and are based on what the students are currently using in school,” PYP Coordinator Colette McWilliams said. “This way, parents are provided with authentic opportunities to help their children.” The activities are “fun and engaging” as what math is ought to be, McWilliams adds. Through the Primary Years Programme (PYP) framework, the subject is taught using a wide variety of strategies and resources that help students with their math proficiency. In Qatar Academy specifically, technol- ogy is immensely integrated in the school’s daily les- sons. Through this, parents are provided with ideas to help their children with math at home. Samah Ibrahim Ahmed, mother of Grade 3C stu- A parent helpinig a child. dent Lojain Osama Ahmed, appreciates this most of all. “It is a nice and helpful way to know about my child’s progress in math and to aid her and share my to finish the activity without much of her help. “I Math Day, parents have a chance to see what hap- knowledge with her,” she says while working on an observe how she is mastering her lessons. Sometimes pens in their child’s classroom each day, observe the activity called ‘multidice tens’. I teach and help her but mostly she understands math learning that takes place and get ideas to help Lojain shares how she enjoys multiplication but math problems through constant practice.” them with math at home in a hands-on and interac- sometimes finds division a challenge. Ahmed’s observation is but one of the many things tive manner,” McWilliams said. Her mother agrees but points out how she was able the event strives to achieve. “Through the Family The Peninsula

PEC holds annual sports fiesta

akistan Education Centre (PEC) recently vice-principals and teachers warmly received the The most exciting events of the day were a had its annual Sports Day, with all the guests. After a welcome speech by Vice Principal balloon race for the female staff, a tug-of-war by four wings of the school taking part. The Rana Nasim Ahmad, there was a torch-lighting the Boys wing staff and a 100-metre sprint for Pevents were held at the school’s foot- ceremony, a walk past and a formal oath taking students’ fathers. The events concluded with a ball ground, starting with a red carpet welcome ceremony by the participating athletes. prize distribution ceremony, in which the chief accorded to the chief guest, Muhammad Sarfraz A welcome song by the KG wing and a display guest presented medals, trophies, prizes and Ahmad Khanzada, the Ambassador of Pakistan to of physical drills by the Girls wing added pep and certificates to the winners. Qatar and Chairman, Board of Governers, PEC, colour to the morning. The champion house trophies of the year 2013 and other dignitaries, including Farzana Khanzada, Sports competitions included an inter-house zig- were bagged by Iqbal House (Boys wing), Khaula members of the board, Wing Cdr. (Retired) zag relay race, a jump and relay race and a wheel- House (Girls wing) and Nishter House (Junior Mushtaq Amad, Muhammad Khan, Atiqur barrow race for the junior wing, and a ring race, flag wing). Rehman and Nargis Raza Otho. The principal, race and obstacle race for the kindergarten wing. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 MARKETPLACE Qatar Airways launches Maldives contest

atar Airways announced to win by referring friends online. an international No purchases are necessary. online competition “To Winners will be announced on QMaldives, With Love. February 14. Qatar Airways,” giving visitors to Prizes include the Grand Prize its social media channels an oppor- consisting of two Qatar Airways’ tunity to win some exciting prizes. Business Class tickets from any- anywhere in the airline’s global net- 500,000 figure on Facebook alone. Visitors simply register online, where in its global network via work to Malé, with boat transfers to “With such a social media fol- earning a chance to win the main Doha, connecting to Malé, the the Sheraton Maldives Full Moon lowing, we are spreading our mes- prize of a fantastic holiday for two capital of the Maldives. The win- Resort & Spa. Another lucky winner sage to the world easily and quickly in the Maldives. ners will receive sea-plane trans- will receive a pair of Qatar Airways and this competition is our way of The contest is hosted on the fers from Malé to the W Retreat Economy Class tickets to anywhere saying ‘thank you’ to our fans and airline’s social media sites — face- Maldives for a three-night stay. In the airline flies worldwide. customers who want to experience book.com/qatarairways, twitter. addition, they will be given a one- Qatar Airways Chief Executive our award-winning five star service com/qatarairways, and on website, night stay at the W Doha. Officer Akbar Al Baker said: “Qatar from the comfortable confines of qatarairways.com/maldiveswithlove. Also on offer is a pair of Qatar Airways’ social media fan-base has their social media.” Entrants gain additional chances Airways’ Economy Class tickets from rapidly expanded, fast reaching the The Peninsula

French envoy visits Total Research Centre

he French Ambassador, Jean- Christophe Peaucelle, visited the TTotal Research Centre in Qatar Science and Technology Park recently. The ambassador met Total’s Managing Director Stephane Michel, the Strategic Research Director of QSTP, Lucio Rispo, as well as the Director of Total Research Centre in Qatar, Philippe Julien, and other Total staff. “I am very pleased to see the many initiatives taken at the Total Research Centre in the development of new technologies as well as in human FROM LEFT: Philippe Julien, director of Total Research Centre in Qatar, Jean-Christophe Peaucelle, Ambassador of France in development by training Qatari and Qatar, Lucio Rispo, strategic research director of QSTP, and Stephane Michel, managing director, Total E&P Qatar. International students and profes- sionals” said Peaucelle. “As Qatar has and development is essential to secure how French companies and institutions in the fields of scientific research and taken a tremendous stride towards a growth, as well as social and environ- contribute to supporting Qatar towards intellectual activity”. ‘knowledge-based economy’, research mental development. I am proud to see its aspiration to become an active centre The Peninsula

Mannai Corp appoints new Techno Q honours partners Chief Financial Officer echno Q in cooperation with Philips Lighting — its annai Corporation has announced channel partner for Qatar — hosted an event in the appointment of Ewan Trecognition of their electrical wholesale market MCameron (pictured) as Chief partners. The “Wholesalers Meet” event is hosted annu- Financial Officer. Ewan Cameron brings ally by Techno Q and Philips Lighting to acknowledge with him over the leading hypermarket branches and electrical shop 20 years of outlets that have been driving up sales of consumer light- diverse financial ing product ranges, such as LEDs, fluorescent lamps, and commercial halogen lamps, incandescent lamps and electronic light- experience. He ing controls. was Group CFO The Achievement award 2012 for first place in the elec- at Fawaz Alhokair trical shop category for highest sales turnover, best dis- Group in Saudi play and best product mix was presented to Ideal Trading One of the winners accepting the Arabia, and Chief Co, while second and third places went to Mubarak Bin plaque of achievement. Operating Officer Ayash Al Mansoori and El Shameel Group Ltd (Barwa for Saudi Home Branch) respectively. In the hypermarket category, the general lighting products has sharply accelerated locally Loans. Prior to award for first place was given to Lulu Hypermarket and we have witnessed significant growth in sales for joining Mannai (Airport Branch). Hassan Harb, Techno Q Lighting the past year. It is evident that the continuing phase-out Corporation, he Division Manager, however, said that all their electri- of incandescent light bulbs and the increased focus on was the Group Chief Financial Officer at cal and hypermarket wholesale market partners had energy efficiency is set to accelerate growth of the LED Bank of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. done well this past year. “The market demand for Philips segment in the near future,” he concluded. The Peninsula HEALTH PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 7

Health Tips Placebo as good as most from DOCTOR drugs for kids’ migraines

Mouth ulcers By Genevra Pittman For those youth, “we don’t mouth ulcer is the loss of part of the have any evidence to sug- delicate tissue that lines the inside of drug-free pla- gest that the medications are A the mouth. In most cases, mouth ulcers cebo pill prevents enough,” she added. are harmless and resolve by themselves in a few migraines in kids days without the need for medical treatment. and teens just POWER OF PLACEBO? See your doctor if your mouth ulcers don’t clear as well as most up within a few days, or if you are troubled by Aheadache medicines, accord- In the new analysis, pub- frequent attacks. ing to a new review of past lished in JAMA Pediatrics, pla- Symptoms of mouth ulcers evidence. cebo pills alone led to a drop • A round sore or sores inside the mouth Researchers found only in kids’ headache frequency • Swollen skin around the sores two drugs known to help from between five and six • Tenderness migraine-plagued adults and teenagers up to age 15 get headaches per month to three • Problems with chewing or tooth brushing reduced the frequency of kids’ migraines. per month. because of the tenderness headaches better than a pla- In their review, Dr Jeffrey That may have to do with • Irritation of the sores by salty, spicy or sour cebo. And even in those cases, Jackson from the Medical the effect of seeing a doctor foods the effect was small — a dif- College of Wisconsin in and being reassured the pain • Loss of appetite. ference of less than one head- Milwaukee and his colleagues isn’t due to anything serious, A range of causes ache per month compared to looked at 21 trials comparing Bickel said. • Accidental biting of the the dummy pills. headache drugs to each other According to a report cheek “Parents should be aware or to placebos. They found from the US Food and Drug • Injury from a tooth- that our medication choices only topiramate (marketed Administration published in brush (such as slipping aren’t as good as they should as Topamax) and trazodone the same journal issue, two while brushing) be,” said Dr Jennifer Bickel, (Oleptro and Desyrel) signifi- drugs — almotriptan malate • Constant rubbing a neurologist and head- cantly reduced the frequency (Axert) and rizatriptan ben- against misaligned or sharp ache specialist at Children’s of headaches in kids and teens zoate (Maxalt) — are approved teeth Mercy Hospitals and Clinics who got regular migraines. to treat (but not prevent) • Constant rubbing in Kansas City, Missouri. Other adult headache pre- headaches in kids and teens. Dr Amit K Walvekar against dentures or braces Bickel, who wasn’t involved vention medicines, including In a review of evidence Specialist – Dentistry – • Poor oral hygiene in the new research, said no flunarizine, propranolol and provided to the FDA, Dr Periodontics • Burns from eating hot Healthspring World Clinic drugs have been rigorously valproate, were of no help. William Rodriguez and his food tested and approved for pre- “All the drugs in our analy- colleagues also found kids • Irritation from strong venting migraines in kids, so sis have been found effec- tended to get better after antiseptics, such as a mouthwash doctors have to rely on head- tive in adults with migraine treatment with a placebo • Oral thrush infection ache drugs made for adults. headaches, but few were more often than adults — • Herpes simplex viral infection (cold sore) Those medicines, she added, beneficial among children,” possibly related to their • Autoimmune diseases (for example, lichen are “not a miracle cure.” Jackson’s team wrote. “This headaches lasting less time planus) For cases when medication suggests there may be some- anyway. • Syphilis infection may not be enough, Bickel thing different about pediatric For kids who get head- • A range of other infections, including hand- said, parents may want to look migraines or that the response aches once a week or less, foot-mouth syndrome into relaxation techniques — to treatment differs between Bickel said the pain can be • Certain diseases, including tuberculosis, such as meditation — for kids children and adults.” treated with over the coun- AIDS, diabetes mellitus and inflammatory bowel with chronic headaches. Bickel said there is the least ter painkillers, or even just disease According to data from research on the one percent waited out in a quiet place. • Cancer of the lip the Cleveland Clinic, about 2 of kids who are most severely SOURCE: bit.ly/PogxGc percent of young children and affected by migraines — those JAMA Pediatrics, online The cause of aphthous ulcers isn’t known 7 to 10 percent of older kids with chronic daily headaches. January 28, 2013. Reuters Around one in five adults suffer from recur- ring bouts of aphthous ulcers, which are mouth ulcers with no known cause. The tongue, gums or mouth lining can be affected. Crops of these DNA-repairing protein could prevent cancers tiny off-white ulcers tend to sprout during times of emotional stress or the menstrual period. ertain methods of killing cancerous damage threats. But KLF8 is over expressed This has led some researchers to suggest that tumours can end up creating in specific cancers, such as breast cancer and aphthous ulcers may be caused by an immune resistant cells, but researchers have ovarian cancer. system reaction, since the immune system is Cnow discovered a protein which help “The thought is that if we can stop it from affected by stress and hormones. The underlying prevent tumours from coming back. switching on, we may be able to stop the trigger may be a virus or an allergic reaction. Researchers from University of Central tumours from coming back as part of therapy. Another name for aphthous ulcer is canker sore. Florida found KLF8, a protein present in We still need to do a lot more research, but it several types of cancer, including those of the is plausible,” said Zhao. TO BE CONTINUED TOMORROW breast and ovaries, that could prevent tumours There are between 2.5 million and 2.7 mil- from returning. lion women who have breast cancer in the US KLF8 appears to protect tumour cells from alone and 10 to 20 percent will experience a drugs aimed at killing them and even aid the recurrence, according to the American Cancer tumour cells’ ability to regenerate, the Journal Society. of Biological Chemistry reports. Current treatment options, depending on “All cells have a DNA-repair mechanism,” the stage of cancer, include surgical removal explained Jihe Zhao, doctor and professor followed by chemotherapy using a combination researching the role of proteins, among oth- of cancer killing drugs. ers, said a university statement. Each year about 22,200 women are also diag- “That’s why we survive constant DNA nosed with ovarian cancer. IANS 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 MOVIE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 9

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Tough times made JLo a better actress I still haven’t escaped comparisons By Piya Sinha-Roy with Lata Mangeshkar: Asha Bhosle inger Jennifer Lopez, who will be seen on the big screen in upcoming crime thriller Parker, believes the difficulties in her personal life have Shelped her become a better actress. The year 2012 was tough for Lopez as she split from husband Marc Anthony after seven years of marriage. “I think I am now ready to really work as an actress. Maybe because I am different now. I have suffered some experiences lately,” she told New York Post newspaper, reports femalefirst.co.uk. “These last years, I have had to face life. The truth is, that must be it. To be a great actress you must live through difficult times in order to feel it and remember that pain,” she added. Parker director Taylor Hackford has also praised the 43-year-old star’s acting skills in the film, admitting he was knocked out by her talent. “Jennifer’s wonderful in this. I have known her. After I did a couple of drafts, I called her. The action’s set in Palm Beach, and, since Florida’s really Latin America, who’s better than Jennifer? “Her work knocked me out. There’s moments in other projects that I knew were not great. Give an actor notes, best he will give you is 25 per cent. Give Lopez notes, and she gives you 100 percent,” said Hackford.

I need to work: Victoria Beckham

inger-fashion designer Victoria Beckham Witch-hunting wants to prove herself. She says she needs to work to show that she can be success- S By Subhash K Jha ful without the Spice Girls tag or her footballer husband David. The 38-year-old’s decision to enter the fash- Hansel & Gretel eteran singer Asha Bhosle, known for crooning a variety of songs dur- ion industry was a step towards the same. ing her over six decade-old career, admits she still faces comparisons “When I was on stage with the Spice Girls, I Vwith her elder sister, singer Lata Mangeshkar. But at the moment, she thought people were there to see the other four is rejoicing over the compliments that Lata has heaped on her. and not me. And when I go out with David and “It felt good to hear her say in her interview that she can’t sing what I can. people take pictures, I think, ‘They’re here to But I disagree with her,” Asha said. take David’s picture’,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted wins box office “I feel if she wanted to sing my kind of songs, she would have. But she didn’t Victoria as saying. want to. She didn’t have to. She got to sing all the songs for the heroines, so she “It was never my intention to prove anybody didn’t have to sing for the other female characters in a film. I got those songs. wrong. I wanted to prove to myself that I could do it. I don’t have to work, And I made the best of them,” said the 80-year-old, who sung romantic songs, I need to work,” she added. ansel & Gretel: Witch biggest stars in Hollywood, including for these movies to capitalise on their Django Unchained, which is nominated cabarets and ghazals. She says nothing has ever been handed to her in her life and she has Hunters cooked up $19m Hugh Jackman, Seth MacFarlane, Kate higher profile.” for five Oscars, took in $5m in sixth Some of her popular numbers include Dum maro dum, Mehbooba mehbooba, had to work hard for everything she has achieved in the world of music in its opening weekend. Winslet and Dennis Quaid. Privately Silver Linings Playbook, which is up for place, and the musical Les Miserables, Mera kuch saaman, Piya tu ab to aaja, Chura liya hai tum ne and Dil cheez kya hai. and fashion. H Paramount’s R-rated held Relativity Media produced the film eight Academy Awards, came in third which is up for eight Academy Awards, Recalling her days of struggle, Asha, whose acting debut Mai... is now set Victoria is determined to instil the same work ethic that she and David, action film update on the for about $6m. place over the weekend with $10m. earned $3.9m in the 10th position. It to release on Friday, said: “When there was already a Taj Mahal, I came to 37, have in their four children — Brooklyn, 13, Romeo, 10, Cruz, seven, and classic fairytale topped the box office, Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul The film starring Bradley Cooper and was the fifth weekend for both films. build another one. Bahut mushkil tha (It was tough). Who would want to go to 18-month-old Harper. according to studio estimates. Hansel Dergarabedian noted that it was the Jennifer Lawrence is in its 11th weekend Django topped the international chart another singer when there was already a Lata Mangeshkar? On top of that, I & Gretel features Jeremy Renner and first time box-office grosses were down of release and earned $3m overseas. with $47.9m in 65 total territories. was her younger sister. Hathaway excited about ‘unemployment’ Gemma Arterton as grown-up rendi- over last year after four up weekends. Silver Linings Playbook stars Bradley Estimated ticket sales for Friday “Hamesha humein ek tarazu mein tola gaya (We were always weighed on the tions of the title characters battling Universal’s supernatural horror Cooper as a former mental patient through Sunday at US and Canadian the- same scale)... It was very tough for me to escape all these hurdles. I still haven’t witches with crossbows. film Mama starring Jessica Chastain trying to rebuild his life with the help atres, according to Hollywood.com. Where escaped those comparisons.” Don Harris, Paramount’s president dropped to second place with $12.8m in of a young widow played by Jennifer available, latest international numbers are She says it was imperative for her to carve her own identity. ctress Anne Hathaway, whose new movie has been put on hold, of distribution, blamed icy weather on its second weekend. Lawrence. also included. “Didi and I had to be different singers. Copying her would have meant the says she is excited about having some time off work and being the East Coast for the film’s not-so- Mama features Jessica Chastain as Total sales for Silver Linings reached 1. Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters end of my career even before it started. No one would have entertained a copy Aunemployed. bewitching debut. a woman forced to take care of two $69.46m. The movie, Cooper, Lawrence $19m ($25m international). of Didi. Just as long as Kishore Kumar was there, no other male voice stood a She can’t wait to spend time at home here with her husband Adam “We got dinged a little bit with the orphaned nieces who have been living and co-star Robert De Niro are all nom- 2. Mama, $12.8m. chance. I first had to get songs that were comparable with Didi’s. I had to cul- Shulman, and also with her pet dog. weather on Friday, but overall we’re in the woods. inated for Oscars. 3. Silver Linings Playbook, $10m tivate a Western style of singing. I had no choice. “I had a film lined up that we would have taken a breath on, so I am pleased,” said Harris, who added that Several best-picture Academy Awards Zero Dark Thirty, the Osama bin ($3m international). “I had to be prepared to do any kind of song that was offered to me. Didi unemployed. It’s such a funny experience to sort of be here and be in some Hansel & Gretel performed solidly inter- contenders continued to benefit from Laden manhunt drama also starring 4. Zero Dark Thirty, $9.8m ($3.6m became instantaneously successful. Plus there were other singers like Geeta ways at the pinnacle of what you can achieve as an actor, but also know nationally, earning $25m overseas. Oscar buzz, as well as the motion pic- Chastain, dropped to fourth place with international). Dutt,” she said. that you don’t have a job. That is the life of an actor,” contactmusic.com Other films opening over the week- ture academy’s decision to move up this $9.8m. 5. Parker, $7m. Talking about the new generation of singers, Asha said: “The world has moved quoted Hathaway as saying. end in the US and Canada didn’t fare year’s nomination announcement, giving It’s competing in five categories at 6. Django Unchained, $5m ($42.9m on. Earlier the female singer sang at a high pitch and the male singer at a low “I will be hosting lots of dinners at my house. We are nesting, playing as well. The crime thriller Parker, star- nominees more time in theatres between the Academy Awards and nabbed $3.6m international). pitch. Now that has been reversed. There’s no time for slow soft sentimental with my dog... we are chilling,” she added. ring Jason Statham and Jennifer Lopez, the January 10 nominations unveiling internationally. 7. Movie 43, $5m ($2.8m songs. The 30-year-old, who married Shulam last year, admits she has never debuted in fifth place with $7m, while and the February 24 ceremony. Zero Dark Thirty in an Oscar- international). “No point in clinging to the past and pining for nostalgia. If you remember been happier. Relativity Media’s raunchy ensemble “Having an Oscar nomination is nominated role as a dogged CIA agent 8. Gangster Squad, $4.2m ($6.8m happy occasions, whether it is the mehndi ceremony or a wedding, they have “It is an amazing feeling to be seen by someone you respect so deeply comedy Movie 43 opened in the seventh like holding a lottery ticket,” said searching for Al Qaeda leader Osama international). always been celebrated with songs. Every individual wants to dance and sing. and to be loved and cherished. I had never really been cherished in a rela- spot with $5m. Dergarabedian. “It could pay off on bin Laden. 9. Broken City, $4m ($500,000 Rhythm ka zamana hai (Rhythm rules). No one listens to the words. You can’t tionship before this one and it’s the best feeling in the world. I just love The film is a series of interconnected Oscar night, but it’s already paying big The best picture nominee, which international). stop the world from moving on. If you try, you’ll get left behind.” him so much,” she said. short movies following a washed-up dividends now. has sparked debate over depictions of 10. Les Miserables, $3.9m ($14m IANS producer as he pitches hilarious and All this time between the Oscar nomi- torture, has grossed $69.9m since its international). insane story lines featuring some of the nations and the telecast is prime time release in late December. Agencies 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 FOOD Dinner as theatre

By Trine Tsouderos out and begin serving elegant and rich food (think sturgeon served with its own he humble carrot. What can caviar) on gold-rimmed plates. The idea, you do with a carrot? Well, if Beran said, is to invoke baroque hunting you’re Dave Beran, executive lodges: “We were thinking of old guys Tchef of Next, an avant-garde sitting and talking about the big hunt.” restaurant in Chicago, you instruct This sort of production has its risks. farmers around the Midwest to pluck Go too showy and the restaurant 600 pounds of carrots out of the ground will seem gimmicky, like an upscale upon the first frost in October. You Rainforest Cafe. Get too conceptual and have the farmers bury these carrots in the whole thing’s just pretentious. mounds of sawdust, knowing the vege- “It could be totally gimmicky, but it’s tables will dry out slightly and sweeten. not,” said Chicago Tribune writer Chris Months later, you roast 120 dried out, to purchase tickets — on a recent “The Hunt” is essentially the oppo- Borrelli, who has profiled Achatz and woody carrots each day until they are Saturday, a ticket to Next went for site of Next’s previous production, written about Alinea and Next. “It could soft and very sweet, their colours jewel- $125, with another $58 to $108 for “Kyoto,” a Japan-inspired, seafood- be too clever by half, but it never really like, their flavour bold and bright. You drink pairings. Like ballet companies, focused menu. The Baronial Old World feels like that. It’s always interesting serve them to diners nearly unadorned operas, and symphonies, Next sells sea- hunting music and deer pelt table set- ideas.” on a handmade plate during an elabo- son tickets for its productions, and the tings of today’s Next would not have The other big risk is financial. rate theatre-like night of dining called dining room itself resembles a stage — made much sense just a month ago. “If we did all of this and lost money, “The Hunt,” and finally show what a a dark blank slate with a girder-like “You never want a menu to be similar then we’re not very good on that side of carrot can be. track running through its centre into to the previous one,” Beran said as he the equation, are we?” is how Kokonas Next was conceived by chef Grant the kitchen. A trailer, just like a movie spooned little balls of squab offal mixed put it to me. “I suspect that there are Achatz and his business partner Nick trailer, is shot for each menu, which with watercress and lemon onto cir- restaurants out there that do better Kokonas, the brains behind Alinea, radically changes every four months. cles of pastry before pinching them into than we do, but I have no interest in another high-end Chicago restaurant As does the dining room’s music and packets. “I wanted to do something a not also having a truly innovative and that earned three Michelin stars and even the plates. So far, themes have lot darker.” great restaurant.” was been named best restaurant in included the aforementioned Sifton- Research for “The Hunt” began last To some degree, Achatz, Kokonas and the US by Gourmet magazine in 2006. approved “Paris 1906,” “Childhood,” and year with a lot of reading and testing Beran have been able to pull off Next Next opened in 2011, earning praise as “Thailand.” of dishes, a process that takes eight to thanks to their already enthusiastic well. After attending the restaurant’s “Someone has the idea, sometimes 10 weeks and sometimes involves travel. fan base from Alinea. When Kokonas opening menu, “Paris 1906,” Sam Sifton, it’s obviously great, sometimes we For “Kyoto,” various members of the posted on the restaurant’s Facebook The New York Times’ restaurant critic scrap the ideas almost immediately,” restaurant team, including Beran, flew page that they were seeking ideas for at the time, wrote, “My notes from Kokonas told me of the team’s theme to Japan. As they come up with dishes, future menus, fans swamped them the evening concluded in block let- brainstorming process. “It’s really just Beran, Achatz and the team also attend with ideas. “The strangest ones are the ters, hastily written before sleep, a a conversation between me and Grant, to minute details that help “tell the ones that say something like: Spaceship testament to the power of the menu then Dave and Grant, then Dave and story.” For “The Hunt,” they enlisted 2300,” Kokonas says. “I mean, that’s and its spectacular execution: ‘TIME me — round and round.” 15 artists to make flat, rustic plates. not really a culinary exploration.”So TRAVEL.’ “ This third of the year, the menu, They sourced birch bark that would be a futuristic space theme is not in the You may be asking: Sifton attended with those carrots, is called “The used to serve dishes, and learned how cards at the moment. What’s next a restaurant’s “opening menu”? What Hunt.” Dreamed up by Beran, “The to clean and reuse it each night. They at Next? As if committed to making does that even mean? Located in the Hunt” revolves around wild game, wrote the menu as a narrative, begin- their lives as fragmented and chaotic industrial meatpacking district just blood, organs, nature, hunting life. Its ning in the woods, with mushrooms in as possible, Kokonas, Beran, and Achatz west of Chicago’s downtown, Next is somewhat macabre trailer closes with glass terrarium-like boxes and smoked say their next production after the not a restaurant in a traditional sense. a hand holding a bright-red beating trout served on wood. Midway through game-heavy “Hunt” will be... all vegan. It is theatre. Diners are required heart. the meal, servers bring lit candelabras WP-Bloomberg FEATURE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 11 Recycling entrepreneur stubs out cigarette garbage

ecycling entrepreneur Tom Szaky is stubbing out the world’s cigarette problem — one butt at a time. The 30-year-old who dropped out ACCEPTED R Extinguished of Princeton University to start his innovative 1 company TerraCycle in Trenton, New Jersey, WASTE cigarettes says there’s no such thing as trash, even when you’re talking about the contents of ashtrays. In a programme started in May in Canada and now running from the United States to Spain, TerraCycle collects cigarette butts from volunteers and turns them into plastic, which can be used for anything, even ashtrays Outer plastic 4 themselves. packaging The discarded cigarettes, which litter coun- tries around the world, are first broken up, with the paper and remaining tobacco composted. 2 The filter, made of a plastic called cellulose acetate, is melted down and turned into an Cigarette ingredient for making a wide range of industrial filters plastic products, such as pallets — the trays used to ship heavy goods. 7 It seems that for once smoking benefits 3 Ash everyone. The tobacco industry, happy to get some CigarCigar stubs decent publicity, pays TerraCycle. Volunteer collectors win points per butt, which can then be redeemed as contributions to charities. 5 Inner foil 6 Sidewalks start looking cleaner. And packaging TerraCycle, which sells recycled products to Rolling paper retailers like Walmart and Whole Foods, gets more business. TerraCycle has a similarly creative view on all manner of other refuse that has tended to be bracketed as impossible to recycle and is instead sent to the landfill. Juice sachets, plastic bottles, pens, coffee cap- sules, candy wrappers, toothbrushes and com- puter keyboards are all grist for TerraCycle’s mill. Some items go to classic recycling, meaning they are used purely as material for a wholly new product. Others are upcycled, which means the shape of the piece of garbage is retained and incorpo- rated into a new product. For example, candy wrappers, complete with their logos, are used to bind books, or are joined together to make up to a couple trillion thrown out yearly, Szaky said. backpacks. About 35 million people across 22 countries take “The purpose of TerraCycle is to make things part in TerraCycle’s collection programs, which are that are non recyclable recyclable,” CEO Szaky financed by businesses, like Old Navy clothing in told AFP at the New Jersey headquarters. Soon the United States and Colgate, which supports the they’ll be doing chewing gum and dirty diapers, toothbrush collection. but Szaky said his “personal favorite” is used “When we created the cigarette solution, we went cigarettes. to big companies and showed them plastic made “It’s the ash, the cigarette butt, it’s the pack- from used cigarettes. They couldn’t believe it and aging, everything,” he said. the companies got very engaged,” Szaky said. “After we launched it in May in Canada, it “They not only finance the program and pay for was so successful, we collected over a million all the costs, they are out here, and are going to do cigarettes in a short period of time. We had very aggressive promotion.” all these great organizations collecting and TerraCycle CEO Tom Szaky works in his office at Szaky’s company began when two people had the the tobacco industry was so excited that they the company’s headquarters in Trenton, New Jersey. idea of harvesting worm excrement for fertilizer. launched the programme in the US, in Spain.” Now it employs about 100 people. Expect to see the project spread across “I want to solve every kind of garbage that exists,” Europe and possibly Mexico in the next four make a plastic ashtray, and more than 200,000 to make he said. “My real goal would be that there is no such months, Szaky said. a garden chair. Not that there’s any shortage of supplies: thing as garbage. Garbage doesn’t exist in nature.” It takes between 1,000 and 2,000 butts to 37 percent of the world’s litter is in cigarette butts, with The Peninsula 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 TECHNOLOGY

Apps of the DAY

As world of gadgets grows, online STOW — THE MODERN PACKING LIST (£1.49) Genuinely an app I’ve been look- industry tunes in to video ads ing for for some time now, Stow is a packing list for trips, with an easy template-based way to create and By Alexei Oreskovic tick off whatever you’re packing for a holiday or business trip. Lists can nternet video ads, long a sideshow also be shared by email, or between in the online advertising mar- Stow apps on different handsets. ket, are gaining in importance iPhone to marketers and Web publish- ers as they look to capitalize on DEKO (FREE) Iconsumers’ changing viewing habits and Many iPhone owners I know tap a $70bn television market. use photos as their wallpapers, but The ever-expanding array of gadgets Deko aims to provide an alterna- that display online video, from tablets tive: Stylish wallpaper images that to Internet-connected TVs and DVD you create yourself by swiping its players, along with technology such as patterns around the screen. A neat social media that facilitates distribu- and creative idea. iPhone / iPad tion, has spurred new interest. The growing trend means websites SWIPP (FREE) like Google Inc’s YouTube, Yahoo, AOL Swipp is interesting: a way to and Hulu have a better shot at tapping share your opinions with other the mother lode of television adver- people, and see what they’ve been tising budgets, though video ads have saying about a place or topic too. Its a long way to go before they become developers have a grand ambition as dominant a part of the marketing — “building the largest collection landscape as TV ads. “It’s the closest to what they’ve had date has come from print sources,” of open knowledge on every topic Research firm eMarketer says video offline. They’re looking for the same such as newspapers, magazines in the world” — although as ever is the fastest growing form of online kind of medium where they can con- and yellow pages, said RBC Capital the concern here for users is the advertising, with spending increasing nect with consumers,” he said. Markets analyst Mark Mahaney. risk that if it takes off, someone 46 percent last year, and outpacing “We’re are at a point where tel- bigger will buy it for the data and/ popular formats such as search ads TURNING POINT evision ad budgets are likely to come or development team then shut it and display ads. Chevrolet has been running online online.” down (as happened with an app Google does not break out finan- video ads for several years, but sig- The explosion of new screens such called Stamped in 2012). iPhone cial results for its YouTube business, nificantly ramped up its activities as smartphones and tablets greatly but Chief Business Officer Nikesh and investment in 2012, said Carolin increases the venues where consum- KIDS DISCOVER Arora said on Tuesday that spending Probst-Iyer, the manager of digital ers can watch video, whether they’re ANTARCTICA (£1.99) among YouTube’s top 100 advertisers consumer engagement for the General at their desks or on a bus. And social Actually just one of several increased by more than 50 percent in Motors division. networking, which makes it easy for educational iPad apps released by 2012 compared with the year before. “Last year was a bit of a turning users to share favourite videos, has Kids Discover in the last week, but There have been media reports that point,” she said, as Chevrolet put given marketers added incentive to this one has penguins so got the Facebook is developing a video ad serv- greater emphasis on creating original produce video ads that can gain addi- nod for inclusion here. You can’t ice, and analysts will likely be looking video ads and looking for new ways to tional exposure by tapping into the argue with penguins. It’s a slickly- for answers on that avenue when the distribute spots, rather than simply social slipstream. designed guide to Antarctica for social networking giant delivers its running existing TV ads on YouTube YouTube’s head of industry devel- children, offering 3D models, video, quarterly results on Wednesday. and TV network websites. opment, Suzie Reider, said marketers audio and photographs, quizzes and At Yahoo, “one of our highest priori- One recent ad for the buzz-worthy are increasingly developing ads that snappy text. Other apps available ties was to create more online video new Corvette Stingray was viewed are tailored for specific audiences, cover galazies, cells, space, extreme experiences, because that’s where the more times on mobile devices than it making it more likely that Web surf- weather and Washington. iPad demand is for advertising,” said Tim was on PCs, she said. ers will actually watch them. Morse, the former Yahoo finance chief For Web publishers, video ads are “We’re living in a day and age MEN’S FITNESS COVER who became CFO of video advertis- good business. While typical banner where nobody has to watch an ad MODEL BODY PLAN (£1.49) ing technology company Adap.TV this ad rates can generate a few dollars that they don’t want to watch,” said If using an app like Moves helps month. per thousand views, video ad rates Reider. you shed some pounds, how about Advertisers are increasingly fond of can reach $20 per thousand views, “You can skip them on the Web, you packing on some muscles? This new video ads, Morse said, because of the said eMarketer’s David Hallerman. can skip them on TV.” app from Dennis Publishing’s Men’s similarities to TV. “All of the Internet advertising to Reuters Fitness magazine offers a four-week plan to “make your six-pack stand out”. As opposed to your great big beer-filled gut stand out, as may be A website that makes others’ dreams come true the case. iPhone / iPad By Matt Smith immense potential to be truly social and per- help, and can then receive that help in numer- SERENDIP (FREE) haps the way they are used is not focused ous ways over this platform — one of them Serendip’s subtitle is “Free Music rgentine Martin Parlato has created on that. That’s why I felt the need to create being with cash donations, as occurred, Radio”, and that’s exactly what you’re a website so that netizens can help a tool that was different,” he said. he said, with a child in the Argentine city getting: a stream of music it thinks make other people’s dreams come Parlato recalled that his father — the son of Cordoba needing a transplant of mother you’ll like, based on your tastes and Atrue, a project he began in honour of an Italian immigrant who died when he was cells, to whom a company donated $60,000 social connections. Every user has a of his father who died when he was a child. seven — “gave me some very clear ideas to have the procedure done in China. profile on the app so you can see who’s The US-registered site Posibl.com, which about finding people who have needs, get- Another way is to put the person with the similar, and the music itself comes went online last November and has already ting involved in their lives and changing them dream in contact with someone who can from YouTube, Vimeo, SoundCloud helped several youngsters fulfill their dreams, completely — and being generous with what- help it come true, maybe by giving a gift and Bandcamp (hence why the app began out of “personal necessity”, Parlato ever success one might have”. like a wheelchair or just by providing moral is free, presumably). iPhone said. He said that on Posibl.com, people tell support. Prices mentioned are for UK “I believe social networks have an what dreams they have that are in need of Reuters Stuart Dredge / The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 13

LEARN Arabic Numbers ARABIC Sif’r 0 Wahid, 1 Ith’nan, 2 Thelatha 3 Ar’ba’a 4 Kham’sa 5 Hoy en la Historia

Sit’ta 6 January 30, 1933 Saba’a 7 Adolf Hitler was appointed Chancellor of Germany by Theman’iya 8 President Paul von Hindenburg, paving the way for the Nazis to Tess’a 9 assume full power in the country A’sh’ra’ 10 1948: Indian political and spiritual leader Mahatma Gandhi was murdered by a Hindu extremist Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1973: In the U.S, Gordon Liddy and James McCord were convicted of burglary, wire-tapping and attempted bugging of the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate building 2003: “Shoebomber” Richard Reid, who tried to detonate explosives on a transatlantic flight, was sentenced to life imprisonment

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

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AIRPLANE, AUTOMOBILE, BICYCLE, BOAT, BUS, CABLECAR, CIRCUIT, COACH, CONVEYANCE, CRUISE, DRIVE, EXCURSION, FERRY, FLIGHT, HELICOPTER, HOVERCRAFT, JAUNT, JOURNEY, JUNKET, LINER, LOCOMOTIVE, MOTORBIKE, MOVEMENT, NAVIGATE, RIDE, ROWING, RUNNING, SAIL, SHIP, SKATEBOARD, SLED, SWIM, TAXI, TOUR, TRAIN, TRAM, TRANSIT, TRANSPORT, TRAVEL, TREK, TRIP, TRUCK, VOYAGE, WALK. 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 39 Day-___ 2 Sancho Panza’s land 36 Mental image, for 45 The Wildcats of the CROSSWORD 1 Says impulsively 42 Singer born March 25, 3 Yet to be tagged, say short? Big 12 Conf. 123456 789101112 7 Everything 1942 4 Elvis’s label 38 Bouquet 46 Bickle portrayer in 46 Mural painter Rivera 39 Gave the evil “Taxi Driver” 13 14 13 Southwestern spread 5 1968 hit for 14 Precious 47 Koh-i-___ diamond 42-Across eye 51 Stash 15 16 15 Harm 48 Fill 6 Irked 40 1962 Neil Simon 52 With 10-Down, 1967 hit for 42-Across 16 Horsehide leather 49 Where IVs might be 7 ___ Haute musical 17 18 19 20 54 Suffix with kitchen 17 Men’s patriotic org. hooked up 8 “I’ve ___ it!” 41 Not bilateral 21 22 23 24 25 56 Bell ___ 18 Lower 50 ___ Penh 9 God whose name is 42 Chuck Yeager and others 59 Howard of Hollywood 26 27 28 29 20 Evening on the Arno 52 ___ Bees (big 6-Down reversed company in personal 43 1967 hit for 61 Like Beethoven’s Sixth 21 Walt Frazier or Patrick 10 See 52-Down 30 31 32 care products) 42-Across Symphony Ewing 11 Putting up big 53 A ponytail hangs over it 44 Irks 33 34 35 23 Some museum pieces numbers 55 “Yowzer!” 25 Over there 12 Studio occupant, e.g. HUBBUB MAB EWOK 36 37 38 39 40 41 57 Biblical judge 26 Danish shoe company 14 Recess rebuttal, ONLINE ACE VIVE 58 Holders of frozen perhaps 42 43 44 45 27 Fraternity letters ODENSE J USTAFEW assets? 16 1967 hit for K INDERGARTENER 28 Horseshoe-shaped 46 47 48 60 Withstood 42-Across EDD AHA A I RS fastener 62 Religious figures 19 Family room fixture F L APS RE VAMP 49 50 51 52 30 Nickname for ABBA LEAD S I NA I 42-Across 63 Specifically 22 ___ au vin 53 54 55 56 57 CR IMELABANALYST 33 Bummed 64 Largest city on the 24 “Valley of the Dolls” TIEIN TORA LASH Belgian coast author 58 59 60 61 34 The U.K. is in it, but SELLTO TWICE Ire. is not 65 Examined thoroughly, 27 It has fuzz YANK I LL I SO 62 63 with “through” 35 Rainy and cold 29 End of many a concert POL I CE I NFORMER JUBI LANT IRI SES 64 65 36 Exit key 31 Pull a cork out of DOWN ASOF L YE LOVEME 37 Willing 32 Brother 1 Meat cuts WHEE LAM EXETER

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

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 15

Karma Yodha (Malayalam) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 1 – 2.30, 5.30, 8.30 & 11.00pm TEL: 444933989 444517001 GULF Race 2 (2D/Hindi) 10:30 Cricket 08:00 News CINEMA – 2.30, 8.30 & 11.15pm Bangladesh 09:00 Empire 2 Kanna Laddu Thinna (Tamil) Premier League 10:00 News – 5.30pm Khulna V 10:30 Inside Story Rangpur 11:00 News Hassal Kheir (Arabic) 13:30 Serie A Show 11:30 The Stream 14:00 Cycling Tour Of 12:00 News – 3.00 & 5.00pm 1 Qatar 12:30 Earthrise 15:00 La Liga 13:00 NEWSHOUR Bavuttiyude Namathil Programme 14:00 News (Malayalam) – 7.00 & 10.00pm 16:00 Basketball 14:30 Inside Story Nba Dallas @ 15:00 Al Jazeera Snowflake: The White Gorilla Portland World (2D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.30pm 18:00 English Sports 16:00 NEWSHOUR News 17:00 News Zero Dark Thirty (2D/Thriller) 18:15 The Serie A 17:30 The Stream – 6.30pm Show 18:00 NEWSHOUR 2 18:45 Npower League 19:00 News MALL Quartet (2D/Drama) – 9.30pm Exeter V 19:30 People & Torquay Power CINEMA 20:30 La Liga 20:00 News Gangster Squad (2D/Action) Programme 20:30 Inside Story – 11.30pm 21:30 Atp Tennis 21:00 NEWSHOUR Magazine 22:00 News Deadfall (2D/Crime) 22:00 Spanish Cup 22:30 The Stream – 2.30 & 4.30pm 23:00 Witness

Life Of Pi (3D/Action) – 6.30pm 3 13:40 Ultimate Quartet (2D/Drama) – 8.45pm 13:20 Wildlife SOS Survival 14:45 Animal Precinct 14:35 Border Security 15:40 Wildest Islands Zero Dark Thirty (2D/Thriller) 15:30 Auction Kings 16:35 Animal – 10.45pm 16:55 Finding Bigfoot Battlegrounds 17:50 Mythbusters 17:00 The Really Wild Snowflake: The White Gorilla 18:45 Sons Of Guns Show (2D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.30pm 19:40 How Do They 17:30 Dogs 101 Do It? 19:20 Breed All About Quartet (2D/Drama) – 6.30pm 20:05 How It’s Made It 21:00 Auction Kings 1 20:15 Monkey Life 21:30 Magic Of 21:35 Animal Zero Dark Thirty (2D/Thriller) Science – 8.30pm Battlegrounds 21:55 Time Warp 22:05 Wildest Islands Gangster Squad (2D/Action) 23:20 Mythbusters 23:00 Sharkman ROYAL – 11.30pm PLAZA Rise Of The Guardians (Animation) – 3.00 & 5.00pm 2 Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola 13:00 Wild Mississippi 13:30 Fatal Memories (Hindi) – 7.00 & 10.00pm 14:00 Dangerous 15:00 Saved Encounters 16:30 Extreme Close- Hassal Kheir (Arabic) 15:00 World’s Deadliest Up – 3.00, 5.00 & 7.00pm Animals 18:05 Mgm’s Big 3 16:00 I, Predator Screen Beat The World (Drama) 18:00 Hunter Hunted 18:20 Valkyrie: The – 9.00 & 11.00pm 20:00 Dangerous Plot To Kill Encounters Hitler Snowflake: The White Gorilla 21:00 World’s 20:15 Alice (2D/Animation) – 2.30 & 4.30pm Deadliest 22:00 Warm Summer Animals Rain Deadfall (2D/Crime) 22:00 I, Predator 23:25 Chattahoochee 1 – 6.30 & 8.30pm

Zero Dark Thirty (2D/Thriller) – 10.30pm 13:15 Foster’s Home 14:45 Key Largo For... 16:25 Forbidden 16:35 Young Justice Planet Life Of Pi (Action/3D) – 2.30pm 17:00 Ben 10: 18:00 Easter Parade- Omniverse FAM 18:00 Level Up 19:40 The Zero Dark Thirty (2D/Thriller) 2 18:50 Adventure Time Philadelphia – 5.00pm 20:05 Total Drama Story LANDMARK Action 21:30 The Naked Texas Chainsaw (3D/Horror) 22:10 Grim Spur – 8.00, 9.45 & 11.30pm Adventures Of... 23:00 Light In The 23:00 Ben 10 Piazza Quartet (2D/Drama) – 2.30pm

Gangster Squad (2D/Action) – 4.30 & 9.00pm 12:00 The Winning 13:00 Cher Ami Snowflake: The White Gorilla Season 16:00 Battle For Terra 3 14:00 The Family 18:00 A Venetian (2D/Animation) – 7.00pm Stone Rascal Goes To 16:00 Cars 2 America The Last Stand (2D/Action) 18:00 Zookeeper 20:00 Beverly Hills – 11.30pm 20:00 Paul Chihuahua 2 22:00 The Switch 22:00 Cher Ami 23:30 Battle For Terra 16 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 30 JANUARY 2013 POTPOURRI

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When: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pm A police statement said a local • Talk about the opening of Ain Khaled macy working only from 7am to 10pm, Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art newspaper received a picture tunnel next Friday, and the opening of leaving them without access to medi- What: Forever Now proposes new Tuesday showing someone in an Salwa Road in the third quarter of this cines at other hours. readings based on the works of five artists outfit similar to Sesame Street’s year. • Residents of Al Aziziya complain about from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This Cookie Monster holding a golden • Talk about a campaign to boycott car sales agencies parking their vehi- exhibition unpacks new narratives that posit cookie. products from one country because cles on the commercial street, leading a unique understanding of five diverse artists: The sender wrote to demand of its intervention in Mali. to congestion. Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, cookies be delivered to children Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. Free entry at a city hospital. Police aren’t sure if it’s the Art of Travel same cookie, or a real claim of responsibility. When: Until Feb 11, 2013 AP (Sun, Mon, Wed: 10:30-5:30; Tue: closed; Thu, Sat: noon-8pm; Fri: 2pm-8pm) Where: Al Riwaq Hall next to the Museum of Islamic Art IN by Nasmal Zubair What: A watercolour album dated 1590 FOCUS was commissioned by Bartholomäus Schachman, mayor of Gdansk in 1604. It documents what he saw during his travels through the Ottoman Empire in 1588-89, depicting costumes and people, scenes of everyday life, festivals and ceremonies. Pages of the album are on display along with related artworks and documents providing visitors with a fascinating and vivid view back in time to the 16th century. Entry: Children free, adults QR:25

The Family When: Until Feb 28; 10am-10pm Friday: 2pm-10pm Where: Anima Gallery, The Pearl-Qatar What: First Guiragossian family exhibition. Despair, separation, re-union, love... Life in all its forms is portrayed in the works of Paul, Emmanuel, Jean Paul and Manuella Guiragossian. Free entry

Encounter: The Royal Academy in the Middle East Exhibition When: Until March 6; 10am-10pm Where: Gallery 1&2 Building 19 and Katara Gallery Building 22 What: An exhibition featuring over 80 works of art in a wide variety of media by 25 Royal Academicians and 25 prominent artists from across the Middle East. Free entry A view of the morning sky from Thumama by a Peninsula If you want a photograph taken by you If you want your events featured here Plus reader. featured here mail it to [email protected] mail details to [email protected]

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