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P | 11 Soon colleges will begin their new academic year and thousands of young adults will be heading to TECHNOLOGY their new home: The college dorm. • Flappy Bird creator returns with Swing Here are a few tips to make the Copters game dorm life better. P | 12

TIPS FOR HAPPY LEARN ARABIC • Learn commonly used Arabic words DORM LIFE and their meanings P | 13 2 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 COVER STORY Prerequisites for a happy dorm life 10By Jessica Contrera

1. Plan with your roommate. Don't be the pair that ends up with two mini fridges and two TVs. Talk about what you need to bring, whether you want to coordinate your decor and what the expectations are for how your room will be used. If you both want your room to be a place where others hang out, you'll want pillows for sitting on the floor. If your roommate goes to bed early, you’ll want a desk lamp that you can use to keep working The best roommate relationships are grounded when the lights are off. “The best roommate relationships are grounded in communica- in communication. Start the conversation tion,” said Stephanie Lynch, assistant dean for before you arrive on campus. The most residential living at Georgetown University. “Start the conversation before you arrive on common conflicts in residence halls occur when campus.” 2. Don't buy it all before you arrive. roommates don’t communicate. As tempting as it is to buy every bright-col- oured “dorm room must-have” advertised, contain yourself. Find the basics, then see what you need when you get to your room. If you don't wait, you risk buying items that don’t work in your space. 3. Buy furniture that can be used in multiple ways. As you know (or will very soon discover), dorm rooms are noto- riously small. Don’t clutter yours with fur- niture. “Anything bulky you bring into the space should always be multifunctional,” said Stephanie Hayman, chief product officer at Dormify, a dorm decorating blog and retailer. One of the easiest multiuse pieces is an otto- man, which can serve as storage, seating, a coffee table or a mini-desk if you sit on the floor. 4. Clean first. Dorm rooms are a cesspool of germs. One of the best ways to avoid get- ting sick from living in close quarters is to keep yourself and your space clean. “When you first arrive, make sure you clean the floor, under the mattress and in the sink if you have one,” said Robin Wilson, an interior designer who focuses on eco-friendly clean- liness. “Before you bring in your things, make sure all the dust that might have been sitting there for five years is completely gone.” Quick cleaning tips for surviving the rest of the year: Carry hand sanitizer, wash your sheets twice a month and keep disinfecting wipes in your room. 5. Then rearrange your furniture. After cleaning your new room, consider its layout. “It's easier to move the furniture around before you have all of your clothes, books, pillows and such in there,” said Liz Gray, a senior editor at HGTV.com. A few space-making options Gray suggests are loft- ing your bed, moving your dresser into the closet and putting your desk back-to-back with your roommate's. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 3

6. Transform vertical space into stor- you’ll be using all semester, including snacks, on your toothbrush while they wash their face,” age space. Another tip for saving space from pens and toiletries. Wilson said. Try clip-on toothbrush sanitizers, Dormify: “Your front door, closet doors and 8. Decide what you want to share. which usually come in a two-pack, for easy bathroom door can all become storage spaces Lynch says the most common conflicts germ avoidance. Remember to wash out your with over-the-door hooks and shoe racks,” Georgetown sees in its residence halls occur shower caddy often, too. Again: Sickness is Hayman said. You can also use adhesive hooks when roommates don't communicate. Think coming for you when you live with dozens of along your walls to hang coats, scarves, purses about whether you are okay with your room- other people. By taking steps to avoid it, you and other small accessories. Less clutter equals mate eating your snacks, using your cosmetic lessen your chances of having to miss class (or more room to hang out with new friends. products or borrowing your clothes. Do you that spring break trip). 7. Buy small necessities in bulk. Most want him or her to ask first? Whatever your 10. Keep your desk clear. Gray rec- campuses don't allow freshmen to have a car preference, make it clear. ommends not setting anything on your desk on campus, which makes it difficult to shop 9. Beware the bathroom. You already that you don't use every day, “like your phone anywhere other than dining halls and expensive know to wear shower shoes into those dreaded charger, laptop and writing tools.” That way, university bookstores. Before Mom and Dad communal bathrooms, but have you thought you'll always be ready to study. You are at col- head back home, consider stopping at a bulk about protecting your toothbrush? “It's easy lege to learn, after all. discount retailer to stock up on items you know for someone next to you to splash dirty water WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE

Mashreq Qatar wins ‘Best Consumer Internet Bank’ award ashreq Qatar has won the award for ‘Best Consumer MInternet Bank in Qatar’ from Global Finance magazine this year. This marks the sixth consecu- tive year that Mashreq Qatar has won plaudits for its state-of-the-art online technology that offers seam- less and secure access to clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from their choice of location. The award was conferred to the Bank by a panel of independent judges at Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology and out- sourcing. Banks in this category were reviewed for criteria including strength of online site design, func- tionality, product offerings, evidence FROM LEFT. Binesh Tamang, President, Nepal Non Resident Federation of Indigenous Nationalities, Qatar, Nihas Abdul Majeed, of demonstrable customer benefits Public Relations Department, Ministry of Interior, Lt Riyadh, Traffic Department, Ministry of Interior, Maj Hamad Mohammed and overall strategy for attracting Al Muhannadi, Community Policing Department, Ganesh Prasad Dhakal, Acting Ambassador, Embassy of Nepal, Maksud and servicing customers with the Alam, President, Non Resident Nepalese Association, Qatar, Maha S Elnashar, Director, Center for Cultural Competence in best online experience available. Healthcare, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, and Huda A Abdelrahim, Associate Specialist, the Center For Cultural Niranjan Mendonca, Head of Competence In Healthcare, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar during the 20th International Day of the World Indigenous Retail Banking, Mashreq Qatar People organised by Nepal Non Resident Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NNFIN-Qatar), at Holiday Villa recently. commented, “This unprecedented win is testament to our tireless dedication to innovation and the fulfilment of our promise to offer- ing our signature top-quality per- sonalised service to our customers at the comfort of their fingertips, safely and securely. Our online bank- ing features can also be experienced via Snapp- our comprehensive and integrated mobile platform that has transformed banking on the move in the region.” MashreqOnline offers free inter- national money transfers , a quick account opening process, the abil- ity to invest in and track multiple accounts and term deposits, utility payments, and managing Salaam Rewards points, to name a few. Snapp is available to download at the Apple store, Windows Phone and Google Play store. Besides offering MashreqOnline at your fingertips, it also features the high PMG held a programme to mark the Pakistan Independence Day on August 14. Chief Guest at the function was Asghar level of security with authentica- tion through one time password Ali Umar, General Manager of King Sweets. There was a cake cutting ceremony which was attended by Nazakat Ali Khan, and SMS notifications. The Peninsula Mujeeb, Javed Iqbal, Amer Butt, Fardan Ali Khan and Shoaib Ali Khan. BPS marks World Humanitarian Day

orld Humanitarian Day was celebrated in the Birla Public School summer camp — WChill The Summer 2014. The parents were invited for the second presen- tation of the camp, where they were given badges in support of the noble cause. The camp incharge Rakesh Verma spoke about the heroic aid workers who rush bravely to help people in need, and their sacrifices. He also stressed about the need to recog- nize the millions of people who count on humanitar- ian workers for their very survival. those who face danger and adversity in order to of the 2003 bombing of the United Nations head- World Humanitarian Day is an opportunity to help others. quarters in Baghdad, Iraq. celebrate the spirit that inspires humanitarian The day was designated by the United Nations A special Hindi prayer song was played for this work around the globe. It is the day to recognize General Assembly to coincide with the anniversary occasion. The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 5 Judy Joo brings Korean flavours to home cooks

By Richard Leong I just realized I didn’t have a pas- sion for it. All of my free time in the Cucumber Kimchi iding the wave of global popu- weekends I was really excited to pick larity of Korean cuisine, chef up food magazines and figure out what Four servings RJudy Joo travels around her new restaurants opened up, what hot parents’ homeland and adopts kim- chefs were doing, and keeping up with Ingredients chi, pickled cabbage, and other local the pulse of the restaurant world as 1 pound (454 grams) small Korean, Persian or Kirby cucumbers dishes for home cooks on her Cooking opposed to the pulse of Wall Street. 1 tablespoon kosher salt or sea salt Channel TV show “Korean Food Made 4 scallions or spring onions, chopped into 2- to 3-inch pieces (5- to 7 Simple.” Did you have regrets about your 1/2-centimeters) Joo, a former Wall Street bond sales- career change? 1 medium onion, roughly chopped person, will open her first restaurant, I was making a fraction of what I 1 small clove garlic Jinjuu, in London later this year. The made in the financial world. The hours 1-inch (21/2-centimeter) piece ginger two-floor, 100-seat eatery, whose name are awful. You are working Saturday 2 tablespoons water means pearl in Korean, will showcase night ... I try not to glamorize it because 1 tablespoon Korean chili flakes (gochugaru), or to taste Korean and American street food. it is a lot of hard work. But if you work 1 tablespoon sugar It will be a departure from the hard, the money will come. 1 tablespoon salted shrimp (saewoo jut) upscale tasting menus of the Playboy 15 chives, cut into 2-inch (5-centimeter) pieces Club London, where she spent nearly For people already familiar with three years as executive chef. kimchi, what is another Korean Method: The 39-year-old New Jersey native ingredient you recommend to the Using a small knife, cut each cucumber crosswise into 2-inch (5-centim- spoke about her love of food, her career American home cook? eter) pieces. Stand the pieces on their cut sides. Cut each piece two-thirds change and why Koreans have separate Gochujang (a Korean chili paste) is a of the way down into quarters lengthwise, keeping them attached at the refrigerators for kimchi. product of wonder. There is no reason bottom. Sprinkle the cucumbers with salt, making sure to stuff inside the why it can’t be the next Sriracha or cuts of the cucumbers. Place in a single layer on their cut sides in a glass What can viewers learn from your ketchup. I’m using it in all areas of my or other non-reactive dish, cover, and let sit at room temperature for 1 show? cooking. It’s not just heat. It’s spiced hour to soften. It’s about me travelling throughout with deep complex flavours that come Meanwhile, prepare the chili paste mix. In a food processor combine all of Korea, to the south to the beaches, from the fermentation process. the remaining ingredients except for the chives. Pulse until a coarse paste to the city to eat some street food ... forms. Stir in the chives. Rinse the salted cucumbers very well under cold gathering inspirations and taking them Do you make your own kimchi? water, making sure to evacuate the crevices, and shake dry. back to my home kitchen and cooking A: I don’t make my own on a regu- Spread open the cucumbers and using plastic gloves, stuff the chili mix recipes that are simple and easy for lar basis because it really smells. I into and around each piece generously. Place into a container, packed the home cook. don’t want to make my refrigerator somewhat tightly, and press in any remaining chili paste and liquid. Seal reek. That’s why Koreans have kimchi tightly. Allow the cucumbers to ferment at room temperature for 24 hours. When did you know you no longer refrigerators. Refrigerate until ready to serve. wanted to sell bonds? Reuters 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 ARCHAEOLOGY

Unearthing Julafar settlement in UAE

ing Dynasty ruled China all the finds, however, were This unique coastal Julafar, the famous coastal town, was between 1368-1644 AD the fourteen pearl beads, vast town served often attacked by pirates and for- and their ruling appeared which were found together through thirteen cen- eign ships sailing in the Arabian Gulf Mto have been character- threaded in deteriorated turies as re-distribut- waters seeking shelter and conse- ised by social reforms and stability. fibre string. ing port for the entire quently control. Historical records also reveal that As for architectural fea- Arabian Gulf up to the Continous field survey along the five- Ming Dynasty exported culture and tures a number of rooms Mediterranean Sea, the kilometres long and over two hundred traded mainly in Asia and many other built with unshaped soft Red Sea and the Indian meters wide settlement indicated that countries all over the world. Chief stones and remnants of Ocean and it was part most of its southern parts lie (then) among its trade was the so-called Ming mud used as mortar were of the Silk Rood Trade under the seawater. While it’s north- Dynasty Porcelain, which highly flour- found after removing the Dr Munir Taha System. ern parts are deteriorating by high ished between the end of the sixteenth debris, which contained At the end of the sea- waves and high tides. Consequently, and the beginning of the seventeenth carbonized material and son, demonstration of parts of the settlement were devoured centuries. layers of black ashes. the antiquities found during the exca- by the sea waters and many antiquities This phenomenon seems to be At the end of the season, we reached vations were made by the writer to completely crushed and scattered on clearly visible during the field survey the conclusion that the excavated area Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan the seashore. and in the beginning of excavation at consisted of four consecutive habita- and other top officials of the Emirates In addition to this, the continu- Julafar ruins, when different kinds of tion levels. They ranged from the four- who were with him at Al Thad Fort ous disturbances of the entire settle- Ming Dynasty Porcelain sherds began teenth to beginning of the twentieth located in the desert. ment area by modern buildings, paved to appear in fairly good quantities. century. The people lived here were The presence of layers of black ash, streets, cemetery and many other facil- Moreover, through the course of in general traders and fishermen and carbonised material, pieces of crushed ities left the entire area shrank some excavations, unusually large number of were part of the pearling industry in stones and gypsum bricks, and can- few hundred square meters by now. pieces of Ming Porcelain Ware began to the Arabian Gulf. non balls were good indications that The Peninsula appear in different depths and levels. This was clear and absolute indications that Julafar was an important redistri- bution centre in the Arabian Gulf for Ming Dynasty Porcelain. As excavations continued in differ- ent parts and directions to a depth of over two meters, more complete and incomplete antiquities were discovered along with contemporary porcelain. Among them, for example, were bronze coins, small glass bottles (per- fume containers), knives and other tools made of iron, different kinds of beads made of semi-precious stones, and coloured glass bracelets. In addition to them spindle whorls, terra-cotta figurines, complete storage pottery jars usually with four lugs, pot- tery pots in form of modern coffee pots were also found. The most important of WHEELS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 7

By Shinsuke Ishiguro

ore leading Japanese automakers are develop- ing new models of their Mflagship sports cars in col- laboration with foreign manufacturers of high-end vehicles. The Japanese companies aim to minimise development costs by sharing the burden with the foreign makers, while also benefiting from the over- seas’ manufacturers brand recognition. But some auto experts have warned this could weaken the originality of the Japanese automakers' own brands and alienate established fans who have favored those brands for many years. In June, Nissan released the Skyline 200 GT-t, a new model in its Skyline sports car line with turbo engines made by Daimler of Germany. The engine was originally made for Mercedez Benz automobiles. Skyline fans have given the new model and its engine a warm recep- tion, and orders have reached about 1,800 units in the two months since its release. This is more than four times Nissan's initial goal. In 2013, Toyota announced joint development with BMW of Germany. At a press conference at the time of the announcement, then Vice Chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada said, “We want to make the successor to the Supra.” Toyota discontinued sales of its Supra model sports car in 2002. Toyota Japanese, foreign automakers will likely release the new model in 2017 at the earliest. The chassis of a new model Roadster convertible, made by Mazda, is cur- join forces on new sports cars rently under joint development with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, a group design of the new model in September. units at the most.” But retail prices per weak for sports cars produced by operating mainly in the United States An official at a major Japanese auto- vehicle are high, so foreign automakers Japanese automakers, so the firms had and Europe. Fiat Chrysler owns Alfa maker said the domestic market for have made large profits from sports reduced their lineups of such models in Romeo as a group company. sports cars is “a small market with car sales. favour of developing next-generation Mazda is scheduled to announce the annual sales of tens of thousands of Brand recognition has been relatively hybrids and electric vehicles. But consumers in Japan have bought a smaller number of cars in recent years, and rivals in emerging nations have competed aggressively with Japanese companies in overseas markets. This lead to a growing perception among Japanese automakers that flag- ship sports car models are essential to revitalise brand recognition, and they have resumed development in this area. However, development costs for sports cars have rapidly ballooned because of stronger regulations on environment-friendly performance and safety technologies. Joint development can minimize development costs and offer other ben- efits. Nissan Executive Vice President Hiroto Saikawa said, “Installing Daimler's technologies can be appeal- ing for luxury car owners.” But some in the industry voiced cau- tion. “Our company's originality may be lost,” a senior Nissan official said. “Such joint projects will continue to appear in the future,” said automobile analyst Takaki Nakanishi. “However, because sports cars strongly reflect each company's originality, it won't be easy to keep pace with partners in development.” WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 9

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Gisele globally top-earning model I don’t think stars want to

razilian beauty Gisele Bundchen has topped Forbes magazine’s list of work with me: Shagufta Rafique Bthe highest earning models for the eighth consecutive year. riter Shagufta Rafique, who is now all set to make her debut as a The 34-year-old is said to have earned $47m last year, courtesy her Wdirector, says she has been looking for the right star cast for her contracts with Chanel, H&M, Carolina Herrera and her deal with shoe- debut project but the stars are not interested in working with her. maker Grendene, for whom she designed a range of jelly shoes, reports “It’s been a while now that I have been looking for a star cast. I went to contactmusic.com. a couple of stars with my script and they are not interested,” Shagufta, Adriana Lima and Doutzen Kroes share the second place on the list who scripted hits like Raaz 2 and Murder 2 said. with around $8m of earning each, while the oldest model on the list, Kate “Their mindset is different. I don’t think stars want to work with me. I Moss, 40, came in third place, along with Miranda Kerr, Kate Upton and am looking for semi-established stars. I don’t want to run behind people. I Liu Wen, who all took home around $7m each. want to work with people who are interested in working with me,” added Hilary Rhoda and Alessandra Ambrosio are on the fourth spot with $5m. the writer who started her journey as a bar dancer and then moved on The list also includes Jourdan Dunn and Cara Delevingne from Britain, to scriptwriting. on fifth and sixth spot respectively. Delevingne shares the sixth position Tentatively titled Rose, Shagufta’s debut film will be produced by Pooja with Polish model Anja Rubik. Bhatt and will go on the floors by October. There are also Joan Smalls, Candice Swanepoel, Erin Wasson, Erin “My film is male oriented, It’s an action thriller and both the actor and Hetherton, Lindsey Wixson and Daria Werbowy on the list. actress have to be fit as there are a lot of action scenes in it. I am begin- ning my career with violence,” she said.

Lady Gaga wants to wed in space inger Lady Gaga wants to Abhishek Bachchan in Swed actor-boyfriend Taylor Kinney in space in early 2015. The film on kabaddi? 28-year-old singer wants to have ctor Abhishek Bachchan, who owns a commitment ceremony with AJaipur Pink Panthers, a franchise of the Kinney while onboard the Virgin Pro Kabaddi League, may do a full-fledged Galactic flight, reports female- movie on the sport. first.co.uk. It may be too early to talk about the movie, “Gaga and Taylor want to make The Expendables 3: Oldies get a but sources close to the project say it would a pledge for life, and think the be as inspirational a film about the game of space flight is too big an oppor- kabaddi as Chak De! India was for hockey. tunity to pass up,” said a source. “Abhishek wants to make sure it’s the per- “It would be typical of her to chance to flex some muscle fect kabaddi film. He’s on the lookout for the have the least conventional wed- script,” said a source. ding ever. Of course, it would be a For now, making kabaddi into a cool game is Abhishek’s game-plan. simulated-style marriage as there Though he is committed to join his good friend Shah Rukh Khan on their By Stephanie Merry wouldn’t be a priest or religious elite mercenary team known as the global tour to promote their film Happy New Year September onwards, figure there. Expendables alongside Barney Ross Abhishek is making the best of the time before the concert tours to pro- “But they don’t care about convention, it’s more about making each rom the beginning, the (Stallone), but Stonebanks let greed Old actors should not retire: Stallone mote his kabaddi team at matches all over India. other a life-long promise,” added the source. Expendables franchise has get the best of him and has since ctor Sylvester Stallone requested ageing stars to drop retirement plans Abhishek makes sure he is physically present to cheer and motivate his While the wedding ceremnoy is yet to take place, the “Applause” hit- Fexisted as a way to give for- become a weapons dealer with a man- Abecause they owe it to their fans to just keep going. kabaddi team, the Jaipur Pink Panthers. maker is set to perform during a trip to space on the special flight - which merly popular action stars a chance sion in Moscow and a cache of pricey The 68-year-old action star has revived his career with The Expendables “There is little point in associating with a team, no matter which game, will cost $250,000 per seat - and she is looking forward to using the oppor- to once again flex some muscle. The artwork. He’s also a war criminal, and franchise and says he has no time for those who opt to quit acting. unless you’re physically present to motivate them,” said Abhishek. tunity to spread a “message of love”. brainchild of Sylvester Stallone, the CIA operative Drummer (Ford) wants “Age is a state of old mind. It gets to the point when you get old enough She said: “Performing in space is such an honour. I want to challenge first movie, in 2010, assembled Dolph the Expendables to capture Stonebanks you forget how old you are and that’s the best thing. You walk around kind myself to come up with something that will not only bring everyone Lundgren, Jason Statham and Jet and bring him to the Hague. of like in a fog. So you really don’t know how old you are and it’s beautiful,” together but will also have a message of love that blasts into the beyond.” Li, with cameos by Bruce Willis and Given that this mission is what contactmusic.com quoted him as saying. Arnold Schwarzenegger. A jaded mov- Barney calls a “one-way ticket,” he “And then you find yourself watching Teletubbies drunk one night! I’m iegoer might look at that lineup and see lets go of his old cronies and assem- not ready to sit at home and play with Pomeranians (dogs) 12 hours a day. Singham roaring towards `1bn mark a cast of has-beens desperately trying bles a team of young and fearless war- So you keep going. ohit Shetty’s Singham Returns to stay relevant. But it worked to the riors played by, among others, Kellan “Remember, in old vaudeville there was a cane that snatched you off the Rhas struck gold at the box tune of $274m. Lutz from Twilight and real-life mixed stage? Well, I’m waiting for that until they just hook me off and that’s it. office and is marching inexorably Jason Statham voted the manliest celeb Naturally, sequels would follow, and martial artist Ronda Rousey. Lutz is Actors don’t want to retire. They’re usually forced to retire and that’s sad towards the `1bn-mark. eath Race star Jason Statham has been named Britain’s celebrity the latest, The Expendables 3, is yet hardly a standout thespian, but com- because you get better as you get older. You may not remember as much It seems Shetty, known for giv- Dmanliest man, beating the likes of David Beckham and Gerard Butler. another chance to see so many vaguely pared with Rousey he looks like he may dialogue, but you do remember you’re better at it,” he added. IANS ing hits like Chennai Express, the The 47-year-old, who is dating model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, topped familiar faces and say, “Oh yeah. I one day win a Laurence Olivier Award. Golmaal series and Singham, is set the national survey with an impressive 24 percent of votes, reports fema- remember him.” With the exception Of course, the Expendables franchise to add one more blockbuster to lefirst.co.uk. of Willis, all of those original play- isn’t about spotlighting the power of punches, kickbox, spray enemies with a recent screening for the subtlest of his list of record-breaking movies. King Arthur actor Ray Winstone, 57, bagged the second position with ers have returned. But we also get youthful and virile action stars; it’s bullets and man an airplane, you might deadpan expressions, also reminds us “#SinghamReturns Fri 320.9m, 18 percent, while The Dark Knight Rises star Tom Hardy, 36, secured the Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, Antonio about letting older guys prove they’ve start to wonder whether there’s any- of all an actor can accomplish when he Sat 210.5m, Sun 245.5m, Mon third place with 10 percent of the votes. Banderas and Kelsey Grammer. Oh, still got it. So the amateurs get kid- thing this guy can’t do. Well, there is has control of his facial muscles. 147.8m. Total: (Rs.) 924.7m nett. Beckham and Butler shared fourth position with eight percent, while and Mel Gibson, who hasn’t had the napped and it’s up to Stallone and the one thing: Move his face. Stallone’s The latest in the Expendables fran- India biz,” tweeted trade analyst Idris Elba followed closely behind with seven percent. opportunity to do much in Hollywood other oldies but goodies to rescue them. remarkably smooth mug is frozen in chise is also the longest, clocking in at Taran Adarsh. Prince William and Simon Cowell found themselves at the bottom of since he made misogynistic and anti- The movie’s action sequences are a perma-pout that impedes every line a little over two hours. Starring Ajay Devgn and the list with just one percent of the votes. semitic comments after getting pulled both thrilling and idiotic. One moment delivery. That’s well beyond anyone’s daily Kareena Kapoor, the movie released on Independence Day and has The celebrity list comes ahead of a “manliest man” competition. over for driving under the influence you might be holding your breath and The movie’s best moments come dietary requirement for machine gun performed well overseas too. Men’s Fitness magazine and men’s cancer charity Orchid have teamed up in 2006. the next you’re laughing out loud courtesy of Banderas, who plays an fire and middling dialogue. Stallone The first weekend overseas collection was $2.4m (approximately with male grooming brand The Bluebeards Revenge to launch a campaign Given his past indiscretions, Gibson because of how fake it looks when acrobatic and exhaustingly gregari- should save some of his material for `145m), read a statement. to find Britain’s Manliest Man. is especially believable as the movie’s Agent Drummer does figure eights ous out-of-work mercenary desper- the practically inevitable fourth movie. The film is co-produced by Ajay Devgn Films, Rohit Shetty Productions villain, Stonebanks, even as his dia- around a smokestack in a helicopter. ate for another chance to do what After all, Steven Seagal and Kurt and Reliance Entertainment. logue is ridiculously over-the-top. The characters are, for the most part, he loves most, which is killing peo- Russell need something to do. His character was once part of the invincible. Watching Barney throw ple. Banderas, who got big laughs at WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 ENTERTAINMENT

Actor and boyhood fan Peter Capaldi takes over the famous role, travelling in space and time, armed only with his sonic screwdriver as he battles evil, and scares a new generation into hiding behind the sofa THE 13 DOCTORS Sarah-Jane Smith K9: Four versions Each incarnation of the “Time Lord” Elisabeth Sladen of robotic dog and his travelling companions have made an Harry Sullivan appearance Jo Grant since 1977 The Brigadier (left) Leela featured alongside Doctors 2-7 Romana Liz Shaw Tegan Nyssa Victoria Zoe Waterfield Heriot Turlough Adric THE Jamie ACTORS Kamelion McCrimmon Jon Pertwee Tom Baker Patrick 1970-74 1974-81 Peter Troughton Davison “regeneration” 1966-70 1981-84 ill-health Polly Peri Brown Dodo Ben Steven William Colin Hartnell Baker Sara 1963-66 1984-87

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Daleks (first appeared 1963), Silence (2011), arch-nemesis the Master (1971), Weeping Angels (2007), Cybermen (1966) Doctor Who makes spectacular return spectacular makes Who Doctor Sources: BBC, tardis.wikia.com Pictures: BBC, Getty Images, Asscociated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 11

New drugs can dissolve kidney stones: Report Does vitamin D help with

f you have gone through that excruciating pain Ifrom a kidney stone and are prone to develop asthma? More study needed more, here comes good news. According to a new study, a class of drugs approved to treat leuke- mia and epilepsy also may be effective against kidney stones. The drugs are histone deacetylase inhibitors or HDAC inhibitors. Researchers found that two of them - Vorinostat and trichostatin A - lower lev- els of calcium and magnesium in the urine. Both calcium and magnesium are key components of kidney stones. “We are hopeful this class of drugs can dissolve kidney stones because its effects on reducing calcium and magnesium are exclusive to kidney cells,” said Jianghui Hou, an assistant professor of medicine at Washington University’s school of medicine in St Louis. In the mice, they achieved dramatic effects at a fraction of the dosage used to treat leukemia and without significant side effects. Some people are genetically prone to develop- ing kidney stones and they naturally release too much calcium into the urine. Typically, doctors recommend drinking lots of water to help pass By Janice Neumann kidney stones from the body. received vitamin D supplements, versus about 7 per- In the new study on mice, Hou and his colleagues cent among those who only used the inhaler. showed that small doses of Vorinostat reduced cal- sthma sufferers who received vitamin D The authors did not respond to questions about cium levels in the urine by more than 50 percent supplements for six months, in addition the study, which was published in Annals of Allergy, and magnesium levels by more than 40 percent. to their regular inhalers, could breathe a Asthma and Immunology. Similar results were noted for trichostatin A. Alittle easier than those who relied only on Castro thinks the patients in the study weren’t “We now want to test the drug in clinical the inhalers, in a recent study in Iran. particularly deficient in vitamin D. trials for patients with kidney stones,” Hou The researchers say the results - if confirmed by “This is another weakness as they enrolled patients concluded. The research appeared online in the larger studies - might help the many people who with normal vitamin D levels, so (they’re) unlikely Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. sometimes have troublesome asthma symptoms even to see a treatment effect,” Castro said. though they use medication. He would not recommend that patients with “It does build some on the growing amount of data asthma take vitamin D supplements based on this Sleep apnea may lead that shows vitamin D might help those affected by study and one of his own studies, though his research asthma,” Dr Mario Castro, who was not involved in found some people with deficient levels improved to resistant high BP the study, said. after supplementation. here is a strong link between severe, untreated But Castro, a professor of Pulmonary and Dr Doug Brugge, a professor of public health and Tobstructive sleep apnea and the risk of ele- Critical Care Medicine at Washington University community medicine at Tufts School of Medicine in vated blood pressure despite the use of high blood School of Medicine in St Louis, Missouri, pointed Boston, said he thought the study added to the field pressure medications, an alarming study indicates. out that the researchers only measured patients’ of asthma and vitamin D research. The study involved patients who had cardio- lung function, and not whether or not their symp- “I think it adds some evidence that vitamin D may vascular risk factors or established heart disease toms improved. be beneficial in terms of treating asthma, which in and moderate or severe obstructive sleep apnea. “Given that vitamin D is a relatively benign sup- turn contributes some evidence that vitamin D is a Among participants prescribed at least three plement,” the small improvement in lung function factor in asthma,” Brugge, who wasn’t involved in antihypertensives including a diuretic, resistant “would be worthwhile if it was confirmed with other the study, said. elevated blood pressure was more prevalent in improvements in asthma control,” he said, such as He noted that most asthma research has focused those with severe sleep apnea (58.3 percent) com- fewer symptoms or a reduced need for medication. on children, but this one included adults. “There pared with moderate sleep apnea (28.6 percent). About one in 12 individuals, or 25 million people, really is a need for more research on asthma in Further analysis found that the odds of resist- have asthma in the US alone. In the last decade, the adults,” he said. ant elevated blood pressure were four times number of people with asthma has grown by about But Brugge, who has studied the possible environ- higher in participants with severe, untreated 15 percent. mental causes of childhood asthma, said the study obstructive sleep apnea. Higher rates of asthma in northern climates have would have been more convincing if researchers had “Our findings suggest that severe obstructive led some researchers to suspect that less sunlight — checked whether patients took their medication as sleep apnea contributes to poor blood pressure and therefore less vitamin D — could be playing a prescribed (other than asking by phone) and included control despite aggressive medication use,” said role. Several studies have shown a link between low any exposure to environmental triggers of asthma. first author Harneet Walia, an assistant pro- vitamin D levels and asthma. “It leaves a little doubt in my mind . . . what if the fessor from Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of The new study, by Dr Saba Arshi at the Medical intervention group was adhering to the medication Medicine at Case Western Reserve University. University of Tehran and colleagues, involved 130 more than the control group? I think it’s unlikely “High blood pressure that is resistant to treat- children and adults with mild-to-moderate asthma. but it would have been nice to see that a little more ment with medications is a strong warning sign for Everyone received asthma medication in a dry clearly addressed,” said Brugge. the presence of obstructive sleep apnea - a chronic powder inhaler (budesonide, sold in the US as “Adherence is a big problem,” said Brugge, refer- disease that increases the risk for heart disease Pulmicort, or budesonide plus formoterol, sold in ring to medication use in general. “Non-adherence and stroke,” added Timothy Morgenthaler, presi- the US as Symbicort). is more common than adherence.” dent of American Academy of Sleep Medicine. In addition, half the group was randomly chosen Brugge too thinks more studies are needed before Over one-third of patients with hypertension to receive high doses of vitamin D for six months. anyone can assume that vitamin D would help people and nearly eight out of 10 patients with treat- The first dose, 100,000 units, was given by injection; with asthma. ment resistant hypertension have obstructive then patients were instructed to take 50,000 units “I think it’s a reasonable hypothesis and their sleep apnea. “People who have high blood pres- orally once a week. study and some other studies provide evidence it sure should talk to a doctor about their risk for After eight weeks, when the researchers meas- might be true. But I don’t think it’s proven yet,” sleep apnea,” researchers added. ured the amount of air patients could exhale in one said Brugge. The results were published in the Journal of second, both groups had improved to roughly the SOURCE: bit.ly/XvqH39 Annals of Allergy, Asthma Clinical Sleep Medicine. Agencies same extent. But after 28 weeks, that amount had and Immunology, online August 2, 2014. improved by about 20 percent in the patients who Reuters 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 TECHNOLOGY Flappy Bird creator returns with Swing Copters game

Due for release this week, new game opts for vertical scrolling over horizontal, punishly-tricky gameplay of Flappy from parents complaining about the but keeps the punishing difficulty level. Bird. If anything, it looks more dif- addictive qualities of Flappy Bird had ficult, thanks to those swinging led to his decision to take the game hammers. down. By Stuart Dredge as a free download, with players able The original Flappy Bird game After Flappy Bird was taken down, to pay $0.99 via in-app purchase to was released in May 2013 for iOS, a wave of clones appeared, includ- wing Copters is coming, but remove advertising from the game. but downloads took off in early 2014, ing tributes to celebrities including will it be as big a hit as Flappy Nguyen has since confirmed on notching up more than 50m players Miley Cyrus and London mayor Boris Bird? Swing Copters is com- Twitter that the new game will be before Nguyen removed it from the app Johnson. Sing, but will it be as big a hit released for iOS and Android devices. stores in February. In a single 24-hour period in as Flappy Bird? How does Swing Copters move on Nguyen found the pressure of suc- February, 95 Flappy Bird-inspired Flappy Bird was a bona-fide mobile from Flappy Bird’s famously-difficult cess too much to bear. “I am sorry games were released for iOS alone. In game craze in early 2014, but its popu- one-tap gameplay? Well, it moves ‘Flappy Bird’ users, 22 hours from April, meanwhile, a game falsely claim- larity led to developer Dong Nguyen upwards. now, I will take ‘Flappy Bird’ down. I ing to be an official sequel, Flappy Bird: removing it from Google and Apple’s While Flappy Bird was a horizon- cannot take this anymore,” he tweeted New Season, flew to the top of Apple’s app stores. Now he’s returning with a tally-scrolling game that involved that month. App Store chart. sequel, of sorts. tapping to make its hero flap, Swing “It is not anything related to legal “What I did was like magic. It was Nguyen’s new game is called Swing Copters scrolls vertically, with play- issues. I just cannot keep it anymore. unexpected. If a lot of people tried to Copters, and will be released this week. ers tapping to make a propellor-hat- I also don’t sell ‘Flappy Bird’, please do that again, I think they would fail,” Mobile game reviews site TouchArcade wearing character move from side to don’t ask. And I still make games. Nguyen said on-stage at the Gamelab bagged exclusive news and gameplay side, avoiding platforms and swinging In March, Nguyen gave an inter- 2014 conference in July. His own return footage of the game. hammers. view to Rolling Stone explaining that to the app stores this week seems According to the report, Swing As you can see from the video foot- a combination of paparazzi besieg- rather more likely to be a success. Copters will be released on August 21 age, Swing Copters hasn’t ditched the ing his parents’ house and emails The Guardian

Microsoft cloud service Azure the Financial Times reported, citing a person familiar typing on a real typewriter, complete with satisfying restored after partial outage with the matter. clicks and that unmistakable “ding” as the machine Internet companies such as Google and Facebook Inc moves to the next line. icrosoft said it resolved an outage on its Azure do not offer their services to children under 13, but it “In the late ‘70’s, I bought a typewriter – portable Mcloud computing service, which occurred across is tough to catch users who sign up by providing false enough for world travel and sturdy enough to survive multiple regions. Partial disruptions began as of 1.40 information. A US law called Children’s Online Privacy decades of ten-fingered beatings,” writes Hanks on the pm ET on August 18, the company said on the Azure Protection Act, or COPPA, imposes strict controls on app’s intro page. “I’ve since acquired many more – each website. the collection and use of information about children different in design, action, and sound. Each one stamps Microsoft Azure is a cloud-based platform for creat- under 13. into paper a permanent trail of imagination through ing, deploying and maintaining online applications and Google’s effort is partly driven by the fact that some keys, hammers, cloth and dye – a softer version of services such as websites and web-hosted applications. parents are already trying to create accounts for their chiselling words into stone. The service, which is used by governments and corpo- children and the company wants to make the process “I write without caring about typeovers, XXXX’d rations around the world, supports various program- easier and compliant with the rules, the Wall Street out words, goofy syntax, & bad spelling because the ming languages, tools and frameworks. Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the feel & sound of a typewriter is satisfying in ways that The company said Azure services such as virtual effort. couldn’t be matched. - Until now! machines, cloud services, mobile services, service bus, Google’s move was first reported by technology “Behold, Hanx Writer - the app that provides the site recovery, HDInsight, websites and Storsimple were news website The Information. Google spokesman ease and speed of an iPad with the sound and pace of a down due to interruptions in multiple centres. Peter Barron declined to comment on what he called manual typewriter. With Hanx Writer, you’ll hear the The core platform components were working prop- “rumours and speculation”. rhythm of your work with SHOOK SHOOK or FITT- erly throughout and only a small subset of customers FITT. You can rely on a DELETE key to correct your were affected by the outage, Microsoft said. typos, or turn that off. Be bold and fearless!” Tom Hanks typewriter app Despite its old school veneer, Hanx Writer features tops iTunes store chart the ability to email, print or share documents, as well Google considering YouTube, Gmail as saving them for future revision. Additional versions accounts for kids, say reports aul Newman mixed salad dressings, David Lynch available for £1.99 (or $2.99 in the US) offer support for Pdoes a mean cup of Joe, now Tom Hanks has proven saving multiple documents, blue and red ribbon colours oogle Inc is considering allowing online accounts himself the daddy of celebrity sidelines after a type- and background colours (the Hanx 707) or multiple Gfor children under the age of 13 and give their writer app he helped develop hit No 1 on Apple’s iTunes documents, text alignment and the ability to build title parents control over how the service is used, according Store. pages with pictures (the Hanx Golden Touch). to media reports. Titled Hanx Writer, the app comes in three ver- Hanks developed the app, which works on iPads Google has been working on a version of YouTube, sions for the iPad, with the basic model available for running iOS 7.0 or later, with mobile-development its video-sharing site, for youngsters and is considering free download. The Oscar-winning actor said he was studio Hitcents. other child-friendly accounts such as its Gmail system, inspired by the colourful, charming experience of Agencies COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC Body Organs Mouth Famm Tooth Sinn Tongue Lisan Skin ild Hoy en la Historia Shoulder Katif August 20, 2009 Neck Çounouq At the World Championships in Berlin, Jamaican sprinter Usain Chest adr Bolt smashed his 200m world record set at the 2008 Olympics, Note: ç = ‘a’ as in ‘agh’ when surprised lowering it from 19.30s to 19.19s 636: In the first great wave of Islamic conquests, Khalid ibn al-Walid won control of Syria and Palestine Baby Blue by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1988: Iran and Iraq agreed to a ceasefire after eight years of war 1989: George Adamson was murdered by Somalian bandits in Kenya. His wife Joy, who wrote Born Free, about Elsa the lioness, was murdered in 1980 1991: The Baltic republic of Estonia, annexed by the Soviet Union in 1940, declared full independence Picture: Getty Images © 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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ALGERIA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BRAZIL, CAMEROON, CHILE, COTE D' IVOIRE, DENMARK, ENGLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GHANA, GREECE, HONDURAS, ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA DPR, KOREA REPUBLIC, MEXICO, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, PARAGUAY, PORTUGAL, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWITZERLAND, UNITED STATES, URUGUAY. 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 42 Cliff ___, 2008 Cy Young 3 One that doesn’t belong 34 “Who’da thought?!” 48 Many a map of Hawaii CROSSWORD 1 Latch (onto) Award winner 4 When Armed Forces Day 35 Lower end of the strike 49 Ivan IV and V 1234 5678910111213 5 Shin-related 43 U.P.S. unit: Abbr. falls zone 50 Old Dodge compacts 14 15 16 11 “Mad Men” output 45 One likely to go [hic!] 5 Steel-___ boots 36 Mushroom piece 51 Shake 14 Premium brand of the 46 ___ Kadiddlehopper (Red 6 Bureau of the Dept. of 38 Scout’s job, informally 53 Conniptions 17 18 19 Volkswagen Group Skelton character) the Treasury 39 ___Life 54 High schooler, typically 15 National color of the 47 Nestlé bar 7 “___, humbug!” 44 N.H.L.’s James ___ 20 21 22 55 Ukr., Est. and Lith., once Netherlands 51 ___ alai 8 How French fries are Memorial Trophy 58 Elhi support grp. fried 23 24 25 16 Blow away 52 Trap 46 Political assembly 59 Small, low island 17 Bobbysoxer’s footwear 53 Bad serves 9 Some are secret, and 47 Some jazz 26 27 28 29 some are special 19 Presidential nickname 56 Cubs’ and Eagles’ org. WO L F OH A R E D A V E 20 Made a perfect engine 57 The signs in the movie 10 One low in a pantheon 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 sound “Signs” 11 Anticipate ER I E NINER ENOS 12 Certain guitar BELL AL INE LEGS 37 38 39 21 Draw a breath 60 Contraction in “The Star- 23 Toledo Mud Hens’ class Spangled Banner” 13 Win four out of four, say L I TTLELEAGUE 40 41 42 24 Sleeveless garment 61 Allude to 18 Meadow CCS DES OXYGEN 26 “I had not thought death 62 Modern prefix meaning 22 King killed in the sack of AREOLA F I NES 43 44 45 46 had undone so ___”: “super” Troy REDHERR INGS B I G “The Waste Land” 63 Score tally: Abbr. 24 Candy bar brand 47 48 49 50 51 ADAM UNO CODA 28 Mater ___ (the Virgin Mary) 64 Much H. L. Mencken 25 Line to fill a tire TON R I D INGMOWER 52 53 54 55 29 Hindu honorific output 26 Sushi bar soup CONES REELED 30 The S.E.C. regulates it 65 Professional filibusterers: 27 Computer downloads, 56 57 58 59 STROBE SEA SSE 31 Goes fast Abbr. informally HOODORNAMENT 60 61 62 33 Gapes 28 Rapper Mos ___ 37 Impromptu DOWN 31 Odontalgia ATAD TENON ARAB 63 64 65 40 Bone: Prefix 1 Laceration 32 India’s ___ Rebellion, KARL I RATE PAPA 41 Wished 2 Pig-out party? 1857-59 ELSE AFTER EYED

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 ANSWER solved like a normal Sudoku. CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 15

Guardians Of The Galaxy (Action) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER TEL: 444933989 444517001 1 2D – 11.00am, 3.50 & 8.40pm 3D – 1.25, 6.15 & 11.05pm 13:15 Robson's New 08:00 News The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Extreme Fishing 08:30 News 2 – 11.30am, 2.00, 4.30, 7.00, 9.30pm & 12.00midnight Challenge 09:00 Tutu's Children 14:30 Auction Hunters 10:30 Inside Story Al Feel Al Azrak (2D /Arabic) 14:55 What's In The 11:00 News 3 – 10.00am, 12.50, 3.40, 6.30, 9.20 & 12.10am Barn? 11:30 The Stream 15:20 Dual Survival 12:30 Living The Postman Pat: The Movie (2D/Animation) 16:10 Manhunt Language – 10.15am, 12.00noon & 1.45pm 17:00 Fast N' Loud 13:00 NEWSHOUR 4 Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) 18:15 How Do They 14:00 News – 3.30, 5.45, 8.00, 10.15pm & 12.30am Do It? 14:30 Inside Story 18:40 Gold Rush 15:00 Al Jazeera Earth To Echo (2D/Adventure) 19:30 Treehouse World 5 – 10.20am, 12.20, 2.20 & 4.20pm Masters 16:00 NEWSHOUR NOVO The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) – 6.20, 9.00 & 11.40pm 20:20 Deadly 17:30 The Stream Dilemmas 18:00 NEWSHOUR Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2D/Action) 21:10 Auction Hunters 19:00 News – 10.00am, 2.45 & 8.30pm 21:35 What's In The 19:30 Witness 6 Dawn of The Planet of The Apes (Action) Barn? 20:00 News 22:00 Treehouse 20:30 Inside Story – 12.15, 6.00 & 11.45pm Masters 21:00 NEWSHOUR Lucy (2D/Action)– 10.15am, 12.15, 2.15, 4.15, 6.15, 8.15, 23:40 Dynamo: 22:00 News 7 10.15pm & 12.15am Magician 22:30 The Stream Impossible 23:00 Witness The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) 8 – 10.00am, 12.30, 3.00, 5.30, 8.00 & 10.30pm Guardians Of The Galaxy (IMAX 3D/Action) 9 – 10.00am, 12.25, 2.50, 5.15, 7.40, 10.05pm & 12.30am 13:20 ER Vets 13:00 Big, Bigger, 14:40 Roaring With Pride Biggest The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) 15:30 Steve Irwin's 15:30 The Best Job In 10 – 11.00am, 1.45, 4.30, 7.10, 9.45pm & 12.30am Wildlife Warriors The World 17:25 Must Love Cats 16:00 Hunter Hunted Postman Pat: The Movie (3D/Animation) – 2.15 & 4.00pm 18:50 Meet The Sloths 18:00 Banged Up Plastic (2D/Action) – 5.45pm 19:15 Wildest Islands Abroad 22:00 Wildest Islands 19:00 Lords of War 1 Vikramadithyan (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm 22:55 My Wild Affair: 19:30 The Best Job In The Rhino Who The World Anjaan (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm Joined... 20:00 Hunter Hunted Barbie & The Secret Door (2D/Family) – 2.30pm 23:50 Animal Cops 22:00 Banged Up Houston Abroad Lucy (2D/Action) – 4.15pm MALL 2 El Feel El Azraq (2D/Arabic) – 6.00pm Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 8.45 & 11.15pm 13:00 Better Off Ted 13:00 The Ellen Plastic (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 14:30 Cougar Town DeGeneres Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 4.30pm 15:00 Enlisted Show 3 16:30 Two And A 14:00 Revenge The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Half Men 15:00 The Blacklist – 6.45, 9.00 & 11.15pm 18:00 The Neighbors 16:00 Emmerdale 19:00 Cougar Town 16:30 Coronation Postman Pat: The Movie (3D/Animation) 19:30 Enlisted Street – 2.30 & 4.30pm 20:00 The Tonight 17:00 The Ellen Show Starring DeGeneres Plastic (2D/Action) – 6.30pm Jimmy Fallon Show 1 21:30 Colbert Report 18:00 Revenge Suniya Fi Masr (2D/Arabic) – 8.30pm 22:00 The 19:00 Once Upon A Boondocks Time Anjaan (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 22:30 Girls 20:00 The Night Shift Plastic (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 23:00 Getting On 21:00 The Fosters 22:00 The Assets LANDMARK Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 4.30pm 2 The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) – 6.45, 9.00 & 11.15pm 13:00 Turboosters 11:00 Hyde Park On Barbie & The Secret Door (2D/Family) – 2.30pm 12:00 Pavitra Rishta 13:00 Good Luck 10:30 Building The 14:30 Jelly T Hudson 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Charlie Future 16:00 Sky Force 13:00 Metal Tornado Lucy (2D/Action) – 4.15pm Dori Se 13:25 Jessie 11:20 Alien Mysteries 18:00 Back To The 15:00 You Will Meet 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:45 Jessie 12:10 Smash Lab A Tall Dark 3 El Feel El Azraq (2D/Arabic) – 6.00pm Sea 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:10 Austin & Ally 13:00 How Stuff's Made 20:00 Marvel's Doctor Stranger Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) – 8.45 & 11.15pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:35 Win, Lose Or 13:30 Science Of The Strange 17:00 Atlas Shrugged 15:00 Kasamh Se Draw Movies 22:00 Jelly T 19:00 The Tall Man Postman Pat: The Movie (3D/Animation) – 2.15pm 16:00 Hum Paanch 15:00 Gravity Falls 14:20 Mythbusters 23:30 Sky Force 21:00 Generation 17:00 Teenovation 15:45 Mako Mermaids 15:10 Smash Lab Um... – 4.00pm 01:00 Free Birds Singham Returns (2D/Hindi/Comedy) 16:10 Violetta 1 17:30 Bollywood 16:00 Building The 02:45 Marvel's Doctor 23:00 Side Effects The Expendables 3 (2D/Action) Business 17:00 The Sword In The Future Strange – 6.30, 9.00 & 11.15pm 18:00 Sapne Suhane Stone 16:50 The Future Of... Ladakpan Ke 18:30 Mako Mermaids 17:40 Prototype This Barbie & The Secret Door (2D/Family) – 3.00 & 4.30pm 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 19:20 Violetta 18:30 Punkin Chunkin ROYAL 19:00 Jamai Raja 20:05 Liv And Maddie 2011 Guardians Of The Galaxy (3D/Action) 2 19:30 Jodha Akbar 20:30 Jessie 19:20 The Gadget Show 10:15 Fun Size 11:00 All Is Lost – 6.30, 8.45 & 11.15pm 20:50 Dog With A Blog PLAZA 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 19:45 How Do They Do 12:00 Father Of The 13:00 One Life 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 21:15 Mako Mermaids It? Plastic (2D/Action) – 2.30 & 4.30pm Bride Part II 15:00 Austenland 21:00 Qubool Hai 21:40 Austin & Ally 20:10 Mythbusters 14:00 Dudley Do Right 17:00 Stuck In Love Lucy (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:00 Good Luck 21:00 The Sun 16:00 Bean 18:45 Beautiful 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki Charlie 21:50 Unexplained Files 18:00 King Ralph Creatures 3 – 8.15pm El Feel El Azraq (2D/Arabic) 22:30 Sapne Suhane 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 22:40 Science Of The 20:00 The Money Pit 21:00 The Immigrant Ladakpan Ke 22:50 Shake It Up Movies Singham Returns (2D/Hindi/Comedy) – 11.00pm 22:00 You, Me And 23:15 Lovelace 23:00 Best of Fear Files 23:10 Wolfblood 23:30 Alien Planet Dupree 16 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 20 AUGUST 2014 POTPOURRI

Family snares Events in Qatar mega alligator Alif by Sabah Arbilli When: Till September 17 Where: InterContinental Doha The City in Alabama What: Specifically created for Ramadan family battled a 1,000-pound and Eid, Arbilli uses his gift for calligraphy art to create this collection of works centred alligator for more than five around Alif – the first letter of Arabic hours, putting several large A alphabet and the first letter in the revelation hooks into the beast before firing a of the Quran. The exhibit will remain on fatal shotgun blast into the gator’s display in the lobby area of the hotel. head. Free entry The result? The catch of a lifetime and a state record in Alabama. The 15-foot gator was hooked The Belgian Saxophone in a creek about 80 miles west of eyes. That’s where she was told to aim water just exploded on all of us,” she Ensemble

Montgomery early Saturday, Al.com during a mandatory training class for said. When: August 29; 8pm-10pm reported. The first attempt to weigh Alabama gator hunters. This time, she killed the alliga- Where: Katara Opera House – Building 16 the gator destroyed a winch state She pulled the trigger, but the gator’s tor. Anyone within a hundred miles What: The Cultural Village Foundation in biologists typically use, so they had head was too far beneath the water’s probably heard the mixed screams cooperation with the Embassy of Belgium a backhoe lift it. It weighed 1,011.5 surface. of relief, joy and exhilaration, John in Qatar is presenting the Hommage à Sax pounds. “All it did was make this gator mad,” Stokes said. by the The Belgian Saxophone Ensemble. It was caught by Mandy and John Mandy Stokes told Al.com. “Fear had They tied the gator to one side of Six mouthpieces, 60 fingers, 152 keys – but just one aim: to play their hearts out! Stokes, brother-in-law Kevin Jenkins taken hold at this point.” the boat and hugged the opposite side The musicians in the Belgian Saxophone and his children, 16-year-old Savannah The gator surged forward and towed so it wouldn’t tip over as they made Ensemble have full mastery of all aspects of and 14-year-old Parker. the 17-foot boat and its five passengers an hour-long trek back to their truck. their instruments, and demonstrate their skill “We give all the glory to God. Ten across the creek at a startling speed, The family planned to send the gator with acrobatic ease. men couldn’t have done what we did,” the hunters said. The towing contin- to a taxidermy shop. Beyond that, Free entry John Stokes said. ued until the boat crashed into a tree they’re not sure what they’re going to The gator didn’t go down without a stump in the creek, sending the crew do with it. fight. After the family got some large spilling on top of each other. The previous Alabama record was a Family Fun When: Till September 27; 3pm-11pm hooks into the gator, Mandy Stokes Eventually, Mandy Stokes got 14-foot, 2 inch, 838-pound gator cap- Weekends 4pm-12pm aimed her 20-gauge shotgun at the another shot. tured in the Alabama River in 2011. Where: Doha Exhibition Center “sweet spot” behind the alligator’s “When I pulled the trigger this time, AP What: Plenty of family entertainment is available at the Family Entertainment City staged in the Doha Exhibition Center, which includes activities such as ski slopes, IN rock climbing and a variety of alternate FOCUS by Karasala Vijayalakshmi entertainment options, a food court, and live Arabic pre-school Baraem shows for the little ones. No fee at the entrance, only for some rides. Free entry

Building Our Collection: An Insight Into Museum Art Collecting When: Till August 30 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: The exhibition looks at why MIA collects Islamic art, and how the museum’s collecting practices shape our understanding of Islamic art through artistic and cultural connections between different regions of the Islamic world. The majority of featured objects have never before been on display. Free entry

Splash & Dash When: Till August 31 Where: Aspire Zone What: Aspire will make two of its best facilities available for the community from July 2 until August 31, every Sunday and Wednesday from 7:30pm until 11pm. Aspire Dome Swimming Pool and the Indoor Athletics Track will host swimming and running open sessions. The online registration is open until August 31. Tickets required (more info at www.aspirezone.qa)

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