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Are female By David Cox such as Buffy and Xena, and their many sisters in the world of gaming. atniss Everdeen’s tri- By fairly common consent, the god- action heroes umphs extend beyond the mother of the bunch rose out of the Quarter Quell and the pitiless crucible of 1970s blaxploita- global box office: she has tion. Today, Pam Grier is remembered guaranteed the future of mainly as Tarantino’s Jackie Brown, good role theK female action hero. Not that this but it was forgotten films such as Coffy, was in much doubt, even before The Friday Foster and Sheba, Baby that Hunger Games: Catching Fire swept all made her “the biggest, baddest and before it. On the big screen, women most beautiful of all female heroes in have been successfully kicking and popular culture”, according to Rikke models for slashing for some time now. Schubart, the author of a book on As our current millennium dawned, action heroines. the derring-do of Stallone, Willis, Grier’s characters gleefully punched, Schwarzenegger and their ilk had lost kicked and shot men, kicked them, and young women? its edge. The protagonists of Lara Croft: stabbed them with hairpins, broken Tomb Raider, Crouching Tiger, Hidden bottles and metal hangers. Meanwhile, Dragon and Kill Bill brought welcome Asian cinema was already awash with spin to their genre. viragos who did not go unnoticed else- Since then, a new clutch of male where. Then, in 1979, Alien brought heroes has fallen prey to self-doubt. the dauntless action woman into the This has left the likes of dragon-tat- mainstream. tooed Lisbeth Salander, teen assassin Nonetheless, for decades progress Hanna and Kick-Ass’s Hit-Girl to steal was slow. Sociologist Kathryn much of their thunder. Female toughies Gilpatrick looked at 157 female protag- infiltrated the otherwise masculine onists in action films released between domains of The Matrix, Prometheus, 1991 and 2005. Only 7 percent took Captain America: The First Avenger and control of their situation; 58 percent Avengers Assemble. The Snow White of were submissive to male characters. Snow White and the Huntsman turned Thirty per cent were dead when the out to be an adept killer. Not even chil- credits rolled. dren’s animations have escaped the Still, social change was not to be vogue: in Shrek, the princess knew gain said. Continuing screen depic- kung fu; in Brave, she was a warrior. tions of submissive women provoked This era’s movie-makers cannot growing protest. In 1985, the Bechdel claim invention, of course. Sissy Spacek test was invented to show how few outclassed Chloë Moretz’s Carrie back films could boast at least two named in 1976. The original behind this dec- female characters capable of talking ade’s remakes of I Spit on Your Grave to each other about something other appeared in 1978. And the big screen’s than a man. The industry took note, action women have long enjoyed valu- but it was hard commercial reality able support from small-screen peers that made it act. PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 3

Once upon a time, boys took girls on dates and therefore picked the movie. No longer. Film marketer Jeff Gomez says: “Women are making the decisions now with regard to entertainment choices.” This has created a prob- lem for his industry. If a boy fancies Transformers but his girlfriend favours Twilight, the couple may give up on the multiplex altogether. To worried stu- dio executives, the female action hero looked like a godsend: maybe she could deliver adventure for him and inspira- tion for her. Some doubted that male filmgoers would want to watch, but reassurance was on hand. Action, it was suggested, would enable female stars to flaunt their painstakingly tended bodies more shamelessly than was permit- ted by more sedate forms of drama. And for men, the theory ran, female violence would prove titillating rather than threatening. Research suggests that such think- ing was well founded. In 2003, a Washington University survey of undergraduates found that 74 percent of male respondents watched female more remarkably, for Snow White action heroes for their attractive- and the Huntsman the figure was 47 ness. Meanwhile, 73 percent of female percent. respondents watched to see their own Some women would prefer the gender in a powerful role. This may female big-screen bruiser to be given be bad news for women hoping that yet more scope: they feel she gets cinema might educate their menfolk, accorded less agency than her male but it was to prove good news indeed counterpart. Characters such as for the studio bosses. Katniss are often allowed to take up At the beginning of the last decade, arms only when circumstances force they began to allocate big budgets them to; male swashbucklers have been to films such as Charlie’s Angels and freer to shape their own destiny. So the Resident Evil. With higher spending Bond and Terminator franchises are came more publicity, more atten- named after their protagonists; The tion and bigger rollouts. The strategy Hunger Games, on the other hand, seemed to work with male as well as “isn’t named after Katniss, it’s named female filmgoers. In America, the audi- after what happens to Katniss,” com- through nurture or nature, women found respondents complaining that ence at the opening weekend of The plains the Last Psychiatrist website. in the real world tend to recoil from female action heroes fuelled unreal Hunger Games was 39 percent male, Overall, however, women seem violence. Most feminists define it as expectations; they also created the according to exit surveys. Perhaps pleased. The Washington University “patriarchal and oppressive”, accord- impression that in order to be strong, study found 56 percent of women say- ing to Martha McCaughey and Neal women had to be abnormal. ing that the female action subgenre King in Reel Knockouts: Violent Women Film-makers seem to be aware that was good for gender equality, and in the Movies. the macho female is something of an 75 percent said they could apply its Women, already subject to so oddity. Hence, doughty female protago- themes to their own lives. To find out many pressures, may not fancy being nists are often encumbered with tra- how Hanna had gone down, its star, expected to toughen up physically to ditionally “feminine” attributes. Their Saoirse Ronan, went to an all-female keep up with screen idols. Nor will violence tends to be sanitised rather screening. “What they really got out of their lot be improved if films celebrat- than messy, and usually springs from the film was a sense of empowerment,” ing female violence further erode the good intentions. Katniss meets the she reported. taboo on male violence against women challenge confronting her with reluc- However, not all leading women are that already seems to be fading away in tance, not elation. Unfortunately, this strapping on weaponry. As Jane Foster, the real world. The Washington study is what turns her into the victim of the hero’s love interest in Thor: The circumstance so lamented by The Last Dark World, Natalie Portman stayed Psychiatrist. well away from the fighting, and was Traditionally, in view of their defi- not sorry to do so. She said she had ciency in brawn, women have relied taken the part to provide a positive on their brains to get what they want. female role model, but went on: “The Portman’s unsanguineous Jane con- fallacy in Hollywood is that if you’re tributes to the struggle against evil making a ‘feminist’ story, the woman through her expertise in astrophys- kicks and wins. That’s not feminist, The fallacy in ics. Characters like this might provide that’s macho.” Hollywood is that a more useful role model for young With this remark, Portman put her women than sure-shots like Katniss. finger on a paradox. The female action if you’re making a Sadly, however, female intellectuals hero certainly looks like a hero, but is would doubtless prove less of a box- she really female? And if she isn’t, what ‘feminist’ story, the office draw than battling babes. kind of influence is she actually having “This is a business run by guys,” on both women and men? woman kicks and Mariel Hemingway once remarked, In Gender and the Action Heroine, “who want women to be a certain way.” Jeffrey Brown writes: “The modern wins. That’s not As long as this is the case, it seems that action heroine confounds essentialism feminist, that’s macho. the female action hero will be sticking through her performance of tradi- around, for better or for worse. tionally masculine roles.” Yet whether The Guardian 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 CAMPUS

BFPIS Junior Wing rocks Annual Show

Young students of Bright Future Pakistani International School Junior Wing won over the audience during their Annual Show. The students entertained parents and distinguished guests with their colourful performances on stage. Displays included tableaus, English and Urdu plays, songs, musical shows and fashion parade by toddlers. Imran Waheed, Principal, said BFPIS pro- vides education as a package where academic excellence coupled with personality development of students are ensured. Asim Khan Mehmand, Counsellor at the Pakistan Embassy, Gohare Riaz, Justine O’Brien and Capt Sarwat Hussain were Guests of Honour. Riaz in his speech appreciated efforts of the school and progress in all facets of education.

BPS field trip

Grade III students of CBSE International Curriculum of Birla Public School recently visited Museum of Islamic Art. The trip was organised to give students insights into Qatar’s history. They got access not only to a won- derful and invaluable series of artworks but also travel through time and across cultures, religions and eras. They study Qatar’s history as part of the curriculum and showed interest in viewing the historic panorama in the gallery. QU pharmacy team wins first Mental Health Student Competition

atar’s first Mental Health Biomedical Research Institute, the Symposium at the St Regis hotel in a star however, there were some stars Student Competition launched College of the North Atlantic-Qatar, Doha earlier this month. The judg- that shone brighter’ Qin September has been won by a the Primary Health Care Corporation, ing panel included: Naif Al Malki, Competitors were asked to choose a team of pharmacy students from Qatar Qatar University and the University of Founder of Qatar Youth Foundation, theme and work on an original idea to University for their campaign about Calgary-Qatar. Running as a collabora- Dr Mahmoud Aborabeh, Resident at raise awareness about mental health. Postpartum Depression. The competi- tive project, the Mental Health com- HMC’s Psychiatry Department and Eight finalists were then selected to tion is an Academic Health System clin- petition was open to students from the Fatema Yadegari, Case Manager at work with a professional design team ical sub-committee initiative. The AHS University of Calgary - Qatar, WCMC, HMC’s Psychiatry Department. Two to develop their ideas into campaign is a dynamic nationwide network inte- Qatar University and the College of the teams from the University of Calgary- pieces to present to the judges. grating research, education and clinical North Atlantic. Qatar were also highly recommended A student who participated stressed care to improve patient care and deliver It was supported by student coun- for their contributions. the importance of the project based on innovative healthcare solutions. selors and subject matter experts The eight finalists in the competition their own personal experience: “I’ve Eight partners work with the AHS: from Hamad Medical Corporation’s were applauded for their creativity, experienced Postpartum Depression Hamad Medical Corporation, Sidra Psychiatry Department. focus and huge commitment. Yadegari, (PPD) and I wanted to help increase Medical and Research Center, Weill The winners were announced said: ‘It was hard to pick a winner, awareness of it.” Cornell Medical College Qatar, Qatar at the International Psychiatry everyone was brilliant and everyone is The Peninsula COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 5

QP’s Dukhan Operations Day Out 2013

Qatar Petroleum’s Dukhan Operations recently organised the Operations Day Out 2013 celebrations for the employees and their families. The event was attended by over a thousand people from Qatar Petroleum, Dukhan Operations. The event, held at the Dukhan Water Sports Club and was attended by Said Mubarak Al Mohannadi, Director of Operations, Ahmad Saif Al Sulaiti, Operations Manager - Dukhan Fields, and other senior QP officials. The Dukhan Operations Day Out 2013 was organised by the Integrated Facilities Management Department led by Khalid Yousuf Al Sahlawi. The events included a laser show, a performance by a Sand Artist; Latin choreographed dancing show and was followed by a musical interlude. The rich vibrant atmosphere of the evening was concluded with a raffle draw, which added an atmosphere of enjoyment for all who attended the day out. Starwood Hotels & Resorts to feature Instagram on all property websites uests of Starwood’s more than 1,150 hotels capture and share an aver- Gage of 40,000 images per month on Instagram, and Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, announced an indus- try-leading integration with Instagram on all of its websites worldwide. New Guest Galleries from Instagram showcase the explosion of social sharing through Instagram photos and videos geo-tagged by Starwood’s guests. From hotel amen- ities to local sites, the Guest Galleries Toyota showcases new sedans in test drive from Instagram offer a fun, new way for travellers to explore their next Starwood oyota conducted a test drive brand direction and commitment Toyota 86: An advanced sports destination – all from the perspective of of its most popular sedans in to develop more emotionally com- engine regulates the Toyota 86’s drive fellow guests. TQatar in an initiative aimed pelling products to connect with power. It was created by combining For each hotel and resort across at emphasising its “Fun to Drive” consumers as exemplified by our next-generation D-45 technology Starwood’s nine design-led brands, slogan to showcase the enjoyment new brand tagline Akeed. For with a boxer engine, displaying a visitors can view photos and videos factor of its products. us a car must have an emotional smooth acceleration feel and faith- geo-tagged by guests who have expe- Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros Co presence that inspires and excites ful response to pedal operation. The rienced that Starwood hotel. Guest (AAB), agents for Toyota, organ- drivers so that they can enjoy the 86 comes with a 16V 2.0 liter engine Galleries from Instagram give travel- ised the Toyota Sedan Test drive feeling of driving. Our latest sedans offering 200HP/7000rpm (SAE net). ers the opportunity to view an authen- for selected media representatives are a very visible reminder of that Corolla: The new Corolla 2014 tic representation of each distinctive in Doha. objective.” exhibits dramatic styling, exhilarat- brand by exploring brand-specific cat- The Toyota Passenger car lineup The test drive included the full ing performance and cutting-edge egories including: Family Traditions has been totally revamped this year, range of Toyota Sedan vehicles like functionality. The bold and dra- for St Regis, Fashion for W Hotels, they have launched three new mod- the Yaris, Corolla, Camry, Aurion, matic attractions of the crisp hori- UnLock Art for Le Méridien, Move els in the sedan segment — Avalon Avalon and the compact sport coupe zontal layout and a focus on quality Well for Westin, and a special category flagship of Toyota, brand new Yaris 86. The journey started from Toyota of the dynamic form, together with for Instagrams tagged with #SPGLife. in the small segment, and the 11th Tower all through the way to Sea thoughtful features engages its driv- “A ‘picture is worth a thousand words’ generation of the popular Corolla. Line Resort with journalists tak- ers. The new Corolla comes with two and a picture shared is worth even more “We are extremely pleased to show ing turns to drive the full range of engines. The first engine is 16V 1.6 to our guests,” said Chris Holdren, our new enhanced product line up to Toyota sedans. liter 121HP/ 6000 rpm (SAE net). Senior Vice President, Starwood the media representatives”, said Dr Toyota is the leading company in The second engine is 16V 2.0 liter Preferred Guest & Digital. “Starwood’s Nasser Abdulghani Al Abdulghani the Qatari automotive market with 143HP/ 6200 rpm (SAE net). mobile bookings are growing five times Managing Director of Abdullah customers appreciating the qual- Camry: Dynamic and exciting faster than the annual growth rate of Abdulghani & Brothers. ity, durability & reliability of Toyota on the move, the sporty styling was the web channel 10 years ago. With According to Nobuyuki Negishi, products. shaped by the rational application an increasingly mobile, digital traveler Chief Representative of Middle Toyota Yaris: The new 2014 Yaris of advanced technology, contribut- we expect social sharing in places like East & North Africa Representative comes with two engines. The first ing to both the excellent aerodynam- our Instagram Guest Gallery pages will Office, Toyota Motor Corporation: engine is V16 1.3 liter 84HP/ 6000 ics and the specious interior. The continue to change how our guests book “This latest initiative gives us the rpm (SAE net). The second engine is Camry comes with a 16V 2.5 liter travel and explore and interact with our opportunity to demonstrate the V16 1.5 liter 107HP/6000 rpm (SAE 181HP/6000 rpm engine (SAE net). hotels.” The Peninsula evolution of Toyota and its new net). The Peninsula 6 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 FOOD

How to make the perfect: White Bean Soup By L V Anderson The first is to add some Parmesan rind to the pieces before adding it.) The second trick is to add a broth. It softens and releases its cheesy flavour into splash of soy sauce near the end — this adds not only t can be hard to figure out what to eat between the liquid, and it’s perfectly edible, if a bit chewy. (If crucial saltiness but also subtle complexity. Christmas and New Year’s. I mean, yes, lefto- you’re not interested in chomping down on cheese This recipe calls for kale, because someone decided vers, of course. But eventually leftovers run out, rind during dinner, leave it in a large hunk so you can at some point along the line that white bean soup Iand then you’re stuck with a decision: Continue fish it out when the soup is done; if you do want those should have kale in it, and that person was right. the holiday overindulgence with more cheese and chewy bits of goodness, cut the rind into bite-sized WP-Bloomberg cookies? Or get a head start on new year asceticism with carrot sticks and fat-free yogurt? The answer, first of all, is not to set any maso- White Bean and Kale Soup bring to a boil, then adjust the heat so the water chistic New Year’s resolutions that involve carrot Yield: 6 to 8 servings simmers gently. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sticks and fat-free yogurt. But there is a way to heed Time: 1 1/2 to 3 hours, partially unattended the beans are tender, 30 minutes to 2 hours, your body’s plea for a reprieve from liver-taxing fare depending on their size; season with salt. (You can without flirting with a crash diet. White bean soup Ingredients do this step a day or two ahead of time: Cool the is the perfect recipe for the post-Christmas slump: 1 pound dried white beans (such as cannellini, beans, transfer them to an airtight container with nourishing, but at the same time richly flavoured, Great Northern, or navy), rinsed and picked over their cooking liquid, and refrigerate until you’re comforting, and filling. 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil ready to make the soup.) To create that rich flavour and comforting tex- 1 large yellow onion, chopped Put the olive oil in a large pot over medium-high ture, you have to keep a few things in mind. First, 2 celery stalks, chopped heat. When it’s hot, add the onion, celery, carrot home-cooked dried beans are less metallic tasting 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped and garlic, and season with salt and pepper. Cook, and mushy than canned beans; it’s worth it to take 5 garlic cloves, minced stirring frequently, until the vegetables are very the time and effort to cook them from scratch. (It’s Salt and black pepper soft, 12 to 15 minutes. Add the drained beans along literally a question of boiling water and then watch- 6 cups vegetable stock with the stock, tomatoes, Parmesan rind, thyme ing to make sure the pot doesn’t bubble over.) One 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes and bay leaf. Stir, cover, and bring to a boil. Adjust Second, fresh herbs make a big difference: Adding One 2-by-1-by-1/4-inch Parmesan rind, cut into the heat so the soup simmers steadily, and cook a few sprigs of fresh thyme to your soup gives you all bite-sized pieces, if desired for 15 minutes. of the herb’s aromatic warmth without the hassle of 3 fresh thyme sprigs Remove the thick stems and ribs from the kale stripping those tiny leaves from the easily breakable 1 bay leaf and discard them; roughly chop the leaves. Stir stems. And a handful of basil at the end provides an 1 1/2 pounds kale the kale and soy sauce into the soup, cover and extra hit of bright stimulation, the flavour equivalent 1 tablespoon soy sauce cook until the kale is tender, about 10 minutes. of Camera Obscura’s peppiest tracks. 1/4 cup roughly chopped basil leaves Remove the thyme stems, bay leaf, and Parmesan Finally, and most importantly, you have to amp Grated Parmesan cheese for garnish (optional) rind (if desired). Stir in the basil and taste and up the broth with extra savouriness. There are two adjust the seasoning. Serve hot, garnished with tricks well known among vegetarian cooks for mak- Method: grated Parmesan cheese, if desired. (Store leftover ing vegetable broth taste meatier and richer, and Put the beans in a large pot and add enough soup in an airtight container in the refrigerator together, they work like a charm. (And they also water to cover them by 2 to 3 inches. Cover and for up to several days.) work with chicken or beef broth.) RECIPE CONTEST PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 7 RECIPE CONTEST WINNER Raspberry Cheesecake Oatmeal Oats Soup Ingredients: Ingredients: • 1/2 cup oats • 1/2 cup water, unsweetened almond milk, or skim milk • 1 cup of oats • 1/2 mashed medium banana • 2 tomatoes • Splash of vanilla • 10 sprigs fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves • 2 tbsp cream cheese (softened for 5 second in • Few coriander leaves microwave) • ½ tsp black pepper powder • 1 tsp powdered sugar (more or less to taste) • Salt to taste • Squeeze of lemon juice (optional) • ¼ tsp butter • 1 tbsp raspberry preserves • 1 tbsp (15ml) lemon juice Theme Nights: • 4 cups of water Method: Sundays - Surf Seafood Night dinner buffet Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Combine oats, water or milk, @ QR 260 Method: The theme for this banana, and vanilla and pour into nonstick sprayed baking dish. Tuesdays - Asian Flavours dinner buffet @ QR 225 week is Winter special. Wash tomatoes, methi (fenugreek) leaves and Combine cream cheese, powdered sugar, and lemon juice. Thursdays - Phoenician Night dinner buffet (Send in your recipe with coriander leaves thoroughly and ensure free of dust. Put into plastic bag, snip off one end and squeeze into two @ QR 235 ingredients in metric Put cleaned tomatoes, methi leaves and coriander horizontal lines on top of oatmeal. Put raspberry preserves Fridays - Barbecue Night dinner buffet at QR195 measurements). Winner will leaves into a mixer jar. in another plastic bag and squeeze two horizontal lines in Saturdays - Turf Steak Night dinner buffet receive a dinner voucher. Add one cup of water to the jar. between the cream cheese. @ QR 250 To claim your prize Mix and filter the juice. Drag knife up and down through lines to create a swirl. Bake Mondays & Wednesdays call 44557837. Add juice with 3 cup of water, oats, salt and pepper for 20 minutes. Enjoy! International buffet dinner @ QR 195 and mix well. Friday Brunch: 12:30pm - 4pm at QR 275 OR Boil it about 10 minutes and take it out of the flame. Mohammed Yaseen QR 250 with soft drinks When it starts to bubble stop the flame. Saturday Brunch: 12:30pm - 3:30pm at QR 250 OR QR 225 with soft drinks After two minutes add butter and lemon juice and Oats Gruel mix well. Peninsula Plus Sai Bharadwaj Ingredients: PO BOX 3488, Doha, • 30gm Oats [email protected], • 1 Onion medium size (sliced) • 1 Tomoto medium size (sliced) [email protected] • 1 tsp Ginger and Garlic Paste Steamed Oats • 2 nos Green Chilly • 10 Mint leaves Ingredients: • 2 tsp Refined oil half the quantity of each of cinnamon, caraway, cardamoms and cloves and a • One cup of Oats • Salt – as needed little bit of salt. Keep stirring and make a medium thick and creamy oatmeal. • One cup Curd • 200ml Water Let it cool. • One small green chilly • 4 tsp Moong dal (green gram) Meanwhile, in a pressure cooker, put in the beef, rest of the cinnamon, caraway, • ¼ tsp black pepper powder cardamom and cloves. Add half of the ginger-garlic paste. Add salt, garam masala, • ½ cup water Method: red chili powder, tomato paste, 3 tbsp oil and about a cup of water and close the • Salt to taste Heat the vessel, add two spoon of oil then add onion, moong lid. Cook on high for about 3 whistles and then reduce heat and cook for another • Grated carrot and beetroot + chopped spring onions, cori- dal (green gram) till it become golden colour. 15 minutes. Turn off heat, let off steam, open lid and cook the beef till all water ander leaves - all together -1/4 cup Add tomoto, ginger garlic paste, chilly, mint, salt (as required), evaporates. Let it cool.

and 200ml water. Grind the oatmeal and meat together in batches.

Method: Wait for boil, add oats and stir well and allow this mixture In a large skillet, put the rest of the oil and ghee. Fry the onion to golden brown, Mix Oats and Curd and soak them for half an hour. to cook well. remove and keep aside. To the hot oil add the rest of the ginger garlic paste and After soaking well ½hr, add chilly, salt and pepper and mix Stir well and serve. green chilli paste and give a quick stir. Add the oats and meat mix. Add the chicken thoroughly. Enjoy Tasty and Healthy oats. stock, milk and lemon juice and mix everything well. Add black pepper and adjust Grated Carrot and beetroot + Chopped Spring onions, corian- Thahira Javeed seasoning. Simmer for 10 minutes. der leaves all together. Sprinkle on top the fried onion, grated ginger and chopped coriander and mint. Add ½ cup of water and mix well Spicy delicious oats harees is ready to be served! After mixing well take this on to the suitable container and Oats Harees steam it. Mohammed Ayub Serve hot. It can be a healthy breakfast. Ingredients Padmaja • 200g oats Oats Paris cookies • 1 tsp turmeric • 3-4 cinnamon sticks (1 inch pieces) Ingredients Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal • 2 tsp caraway seeds • 2-3 cardamom pods • 240g oats Ingredients • 4-5 cloves • 350g chocolate chips • 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats • salt to taste • 200g chopped almond or walnut • 1/2 cup skim milk • 500g beef • 200g flour • 1 ripe banana, sliced • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste, divided • 1 tsp bicarbonate soda • 2 dashes cinnamon • 2 tsp garam masala • 1 tsp baking powder • 1/4 cup pureed canned pumpkin • 1 tsp red chilli powder • 250g butter • 1 dash ground cloves • 200ml tomato paste • 90g castor sugar • 1 dash ground nutmeg • 5 tbsp oil • 180g brown sugar • Handful frozen blueberries (optional) • 2 tbsp ghee • 1 tsp vanilla essence • 1 medium onion chopped • 2 eggs Method: • 2 tsp green chilli paste Put the oats, milk, sliced banana, and cinnamon into a • 1 cup chicken stock Method: small pot on the stove. • 1/2 cup milk Sift together flour, bicarbonate soda and baking powder. Set aside Stir continuously over medium high heat for about 5 minutes, • Juice of half a lemon Cream together butter, castor sugar and brown sugar until fluffy. or until the mixture gets thick and creamy (and starts bub- • Black pepper to taste Stir in the eggs and vanilla essence. bling). Stir in the frozen blueberries now, if you like. • 1 piece fresh ginger grated Blend in the flour. Turn down heat to medium low and add the canned pumpkin • Fresh coriander and mint, chopped Lastly stir in the oats, almonds/walnut and the chocolate chips. and a dash each of ground cloves and ground nutmeg. Using hand or spoon, drop the cookies onto cookie sheet. Serve hot and enjoy. Method: Bake 20-25 minutes with 175’c until become golden. Enjoy... Mohammed Yakoob Cook the oats in about 5 cups of water along with turmeric, Ainuddin 8 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 9

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I would love to do movies: Britney Spears Devgn to play lead Kanchana remake op star Britney Spears is open to acting in films provided she gets Pthe right part. jay Devgn will play the lead in the Hindi remake of Tamil blockbuster The 32-year-old said that she is waiting for the right roles and also AKanchana, but director Raghava Lawrence says he is yet to zero in on added that she loves comedy films, reports contactmusic.com. an actor for the transgender’s role in the film, which will go on the floors “I would love to do movies. If it was the right part, it would be really next year. In the original, Tamil actor Sarath Kumar played the role of a cool. I love funny movies,” E! News quoted Spears as saying. transgender who seeks revenge in the form of a spirit. The singer last appeared in 2002 film Crossroads where she played Lucy “The project is on with Ajay Devgn but we are yet to finalise an actor for Wagner. The film also starred Zoe Saldana and Taryn Manning. the role of the transgender. It’s a very important role and I need someone Spears has also featured in the television shows Will & Grace and How who could play it with a lot of dedication because not all actors are keen I Met Your Mother. to essay such roles. It will take time,” Lawrence said. Lawrence, who directed as well as played the lead in Kanchana, will helm the Hindi remake to be jointly produced by Hindi movie actor Tusshar Kapoor and Shabina Khan. Ajay has already starred in Hindi remakes of southern films such as Gaga’s ex threatens to sue book, publisher Singham and Son of Sardaar. op star Lady Gaga’s ex-boyfriend, drummer Lüc Carl, has threat- Meanwhile, Lawrence is busy shooting for the sequel to Kanchana, titled Pened to sue her long-time friend Brendan Jay Sullivan and publisher Ganga-Muni 3. HarperCollins over a book in which he has been depicted as a villain. Carl was unhappy with the way he has been presented in Sullivan’s book Rivington Was Ours, and so he has sent legal letters to HarperCollins and Sullivan, reports nypost.com. The book includes details from Gaga’s early career, including how she Hobbit blasts past newcomers Invest in goodwill, suggests KJo changed her “thick, dark, raven-haired Italian mane” for a bad blonde dye job to impress her “inattentive and possessive” boyfriend Carl. or filmmaker Karan Johar, “goodwill” is the “only property” where one Gaga and Carl were in a relationship for three years before they parted Fshould invest to reap “endless” returns. He took to Twitter to share ways in 2008. to claim third box office crown the philosophy that his late father taught him. “My father always told me Sullivan has described Carl as a negative influence on Gaga, asking her goodwill is the only property to invest in... the returns are endless,” Karan who she could talk to and where she could work, while he himself was posted on the microblogging site on Monday. “distracted by a small coterie”. The filmmaker’s projects have enjoyed a good run at the box office this by Ronald Grover & Andrea Burzynski Last year, Carl had admitted that he wasn’t the ideal boyfriend. made for $175m, opened with $9.9m in distributed by Paramount Pictures, a year. He produced Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani and presented The Lunchbox. “I was miserable, and it wasn’t her fault. It was my fault. I would have ticket sales. That was on par with the Co. FrozenAmerican was Hustlereleased was by distributedWalt Disney unit of Viacom. left me, too,” he had said. he Hobbit: The Desolation of industry’s $17m to $20m projections by Sony. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire was Still, he has sought for legal advice over the book. Smaug, the special-effects- for total ticket sales of $20.6m since The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug released by Lions Gate Entertainment “Gaga told me herself that Lüc told her early in her career, ‘I hope laden tale that pits dwarfs its Christmas Day release. was released by Warner Brothers, a Corp. you fail,’ and that gave her the fire she needed at the time to fight Tagainst a dragon, blasted to its On December 24, it was reported unit of Time Warner Inc. 47 Ronin was released by Universal Deepika to announce two for her dreams. Lüc wasn’t happy that I made him the villain of the third consecutive box office title, col- that Universal, a unit of cable giant Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Pictures, a unit of Comcast Corp. piece. HarperCollins got a letter from him... he is threatening me and lecting $29.9m over the post-Christmas Comcast Corp, had taken unspecified and The Wolf of Wall Street were Reuters new projects around birthday HarperCollins with a lawsuit,” Sullivan said. weekend to beat newcomers The Wolf of writedowns when it became apparent Wall Street and The Secret Life of Walter the film would not take in the amounts he New Year is yet to set in but for Deepika Padukone it already seems Mitty. it had spent to make and market it. Tto be turning out well. The actress, who gave four back-to-back hits Walt Disney’s animated film Frozen Nikki Rocco, president for domes- Dhoom:3 rules Nepal box office in 2013, is likely to announce two more projects around her 28th birthday. I need a good fresh start: Khloe was second with ticket sales of $28.8m tic distribution at Universal Pictures, She currently has three films — Happy New Year, Finding Fanny and in its third week, ahead of Will Ferrell’s acknowledged that the opening of 47 ollywood star Aamir Khan-starrer action thriller Dhoom:3, which is Imtiaz Ali’s next, to look forward to next year. eality TV star Khloe quirky comedy Anchorman 2: The Ronin was disappointing, but said expected to mint `3bn (about $48m), is going so strong at the box office “Deepika will be having special announcements around her birthday RKardashian is hoping Legend Continues that collected $20.2m the studio would move on to greener Bin Nepal that the local filmmakers have had to delay the release of (January 5),” said a source close to the actress. The past year has proven that the New Year brings at domestic theatres. pastures regardless of the film’s their own films for the next three weeks fearing tough competition. “We do successful for the talented young lady thanks to Race 2, Yeh Jawaani Hai in good beginnings for her. American Hustle, which reunited performance. not have Nepali movies to release now and for another two weeks, though Deewani, Chennai Express and Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela, all of which The 29-year-old, who on director David O. Russell with his “Of course it’s very disappointing five to six Nepali movies were ready to come out,” Rajkumar Rai, chairman made it to the `1bn club. She showcased a variety in her roles via each of December 13 filed for divorce Silver Linings Playbook stars Bradley and you don’t want to open a picture of Nepal Film Producers Association said. these films, and was lauded for her versatility. from her husband, basketball Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence, was at this level, but exit polls are decent Many producers are not keen to release their films due to the overwhelm- player Lamar Odom, is happy fourth with $19.6m in ticket sales at and we think it will find its way,” Rocco ing response to Dhoom:3, Rai said. Roshan Adiga, CEO of QFX Cinemas, that 2013 is almost over, theatres in the US and Canada, accord- said. The Wolf of Wall Street, which said: “No Nepali film is in the pipeline for release.” reports contactmusic.com. ing to studio estimates. Sony, the dis- stars Leonardo DiCaprio in the bio- Made on a budget of approximately `1bn and produced under the Yash “I love the New Year, new tributor of American Hustle, also said graphical story of a drug-snorting Wall Raj Films’ banner, the Aamir, Katrina Kaif, Abhishek Bachchan and Uday beginnings, I need a good fresh it had grossed $3bn worldwide as of Street scam artist, sold $18.5m worth Chopra-starrer hit as many as 4,000 screens across the globe. start. I’m excited for this year this weekend. of tickets after critics gave it generally In comparison to the over $2bn Indian film industry, the filmdom in Nepal to be over with,” Khloe said in Director Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf positive reviews. The film and DiCaprio is very small and the maximum budget of a film doesn’t exceed NRs.3m the February issue of Britain’s of Wall Street was fifth with $18.5m have both been nominated for a Golden (approximately $30,000) to NRs.4m ($40,000). Cosmopolitan. She is ready to after finishing a close second to The Globe Award. Dhoom:3, which had a global release on December 20, hit the screens here move on. Hobbit on Christmas Day, according The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which simultaneously. The sleek thrilling saga, directed by Vijay Krishan Acharya, “You only live once, so let’s to estimates compiled by Rentrak. The stars and was directed by Ben Stiller, is successfully running in approximately 120 multiplexes and theatres, and make that one time perfect. nearly three hour movie received good collected $13m in ticket sales. The film it is expected to pull crowds for another three weeks. We can’t fix our mistakes and reviews but registered only a “C” rating was first developed in the early 1990s, “I must admit that the big budget Indian movies have a severe impact on imperfections, so let’s have from CinemaScore, a site that meas- and for a while Steven Spielberg was our industry and Dhoom:3 has repeated the history,” Rai said. fun. You get what you give out ures audience reaction. signed to direct it. Fox cast Stiller in Gopi Krishna Movies brought “Dhoom:3” in Nepal after paying a whop- in life,” she added. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, the title role in 2011. ping NRs.32 million. Nepali audiences are directly influenced by Indian TV The “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” star further said that she does the second of three movies based on J This year is set to surpass 2012 as a and Aamir’s stardom helped the film get a grand opening here. not regret anything about her life and that she is happy with who she is. R R Tolkien’s 1937 novel, has collected record year for the box office by nearly It is not only Dhoom:3, which is impacting the Nepal film industry, popu- “I don’t regret anything about my life. My life has made me who I am at more than $190m in ticket sales since 1 percent, according to Rentrak. Total larly known as Kollywood. Other Bollywood big-ticket films too have cast a this moment, and I’m very happy with who I am. No matter if it’s great, its December 13 release, according gross sales were $10,811,701,260 in shadow over local productions. Earlier this year, when Chennai Express hit disgusting, beautiful or ugly, it happens and it makes you you. Life is about to Rentrak. Its worldwide sales total 2012, while 2013 is on track to exceed the screens in multiplexes, several filmmakers decided to delay the release how you process things,” Khloe said. more than $614m, according to dis- $10.9bn. of their movies. Moreover, multiplex owners give priority to Hindi movies tributor Warner Brothers. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty was over domestic ones because business matters to them. IANS 47 Ronin, the Keanu Reeves samurai distributed by Fox, a unit of 21st adventure film that Universal Pictures Century Fox. 106 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 WINTER OLYMPICS

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reast cancer cells, when exposed to low oxy- Bgen conditions, trigger the production of two proteins that make the cancer cells spread fast When it comes -- making the patient’s condition worse, a new paper has contended. Researchers at The Johns Hopkins University reached the conclusion that low oxygen con- ditions, frequently present in breast cancers, facilitates the production of RhoA and ROCK1 to walking, proteins that, in turn, endow the cancer cells with the ability to move. “High levels of RhoA and ROCK1 were known to worsen outcomes for breast cancer patients by endowing cancer cells with the ability to more is better move, but the trigger for their production was a mystery,” said Gregg Semenza, Professor of Medicine at The Johns Hopkins University. The researchers found that women with high levels of RhoA or ROCK1, and especially those women with high levels of both, were more likely to die of breast cancer than those with low levels. “We now know that the production of these proteins increases dramatically when breast cancer cells are exposed to low oxygen condi- tions,” said the paper, published in the jour- nal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. With the multiplying of tumour cells, the inte- rior of the tumour begins to run out of oxygen simply because they are not being supplied by blood vessels. “The lack of oxygen activates the hypoxia-inducible factors, which are master control proteins that switch on many genes that help cells adapt to the scarcity of oxygen,” By Allison Bond explained Semenza. Walking provides plenty of health benefits. But it’s Hypoxia refers to a condition in which the important to note that people who walk more may do body or a part of the body is deprived of adequate eople who walk enough to meet or exceed so because they are healthier and therefore more able supply of oxygen. Hypoxia-inducible factors also physical activity recommendations may be to be active, Williams said. So the new study doesn’t turn on genes that help cancer cells escape from less likely to die early than those who only prove walking will extend a person’s life. the oxygen-starved tumour by invading blood Pwalk a little, new research shows. “There is always the question of the chicken and vessels, through which they spread to other The American Heart Association (AHA) recom- the egg - whether people who are healthier are able parts of the body, the paper added. mends adults be physically active for at least two and to walk farther or, conversely, whether the longer Here is a breather, though. “We have suc- a half hours per week. Previous research has shown distance they walk may translate into better health cessfully decreased the mobility of breast can- exercising more than that may bring extra benefits. benefits,” Williams told Reuters Health. cer cells in the lab by using genetic tricks to “An important question left to be answered is Based on the results, he suggested changing cur- knock the hypoxia-inducible factors down,” said how much walking is beneficial,” study author Paul rent guidelines by bumping up the minimum amount Daniele Gilkes, lead author of the paper. Williams, from the Lawrence Berkeley National of physical activity to five hours per week and devel- “Now that we understand the mechanism Laboratory in Berkeley, California, said. oping a two-tiered recommendation system that at play, we hope that clinical trials will be He analysed data from 42,000 mostly middle- encourages people to exercise more than they do performed to test whether drugs that inhibit aged people who enrolled in the National Walkers’ currently. hypoxia-inducible factors will have the dou- Health Study between 1998 and 2001. They had all One tier would aim to get people active, and the ble effect of blocking production of RhoA and subscribed to a walking magazine or attended walk- other to add to the activity people are already doing, ROCK1 and preventing metastases in women ing events before the study. Williams said. That would underscore the point that with breast cancer,” Gilkes added. Walkers filled out questionnaires about their for couch potatoes, starting to exercise is a healthy health and lifestyle, including exercise and eating move — but the benefits don’t stop there. habits. Williams then used death records to track “Achieving the weekly exercise guidelines is good,” New anti-malaria mixture found who in the study was still alive at the end of 2008. Williams said, “but exceeding them is even better.” his is one mixture that may induce a hango- Based on their questionnaire responses, 23 percent “When it comes to walking, more is obviously bet- Tver in the deadly malaria parasite plasmo- of participants didn’t walk enough to meet physi- ter,” María Simón agreed. She is a fitness trainer dium falciparum. Researchers have found that cal activity guidelines. Another 16 percent met the and national spokesperson for the AHA and was not a new mixture of AMA1 proteins -- needed by guidelines, and the rest exceeded them. involved in the new research. the malaria parasite to invade blood cells - is a Over an average of nine and a half years, 2,448 But, Simón said, the current physical activity cocktail that can actually overcome major limi- people died — almost 6 percent. guidelines are appropriate. tations of an earlier designed version of AMA1- Compared to people who didn’t meet the guide- “The AHA has been very clear in specifying based vaccines, raising hopes of finding a safe lines, those who walked more than the basic recom- that the recommended guidelines are ‘minimum’ and effective vaccine. mendation had a one-third lower chance of dying requirements to reduce the risk of heart-related To explore the potential for a more broadly pro- during the study period. Those who met but didn’t diseases and death and has even provided guide- tective vaccine, the researchers tested different exceed the recommendation had an 11 percent lower lines for increased activity,” she wrote in an emailed cocktails of AMA1 from different parasite strains chance. comment. for their ability to elicit a diverse range of antibod- That was after taking into account other differ- “Nevertheless, I believe the take-home of this and ies, according to a study led by Indian-American ences between people who walked various amounts, similar studies is a positive one: ‘Move . . . Just get scientist Sheetij Dutta of the Walter Reed Army like diet and education levels. up and move,’” Simón said. Institute of Research (WRAIR) in the US. Participants who walked more had a reduced risk SOURCE: bit.ly/1kKaM4T PLOS One, online Agencies of dying from a stroke, diabetes and heart disease, November 29, 2013. in particular. Reuters 12 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 TECHNOLOGY

the government’s mind with avoidance of tax and potentially fuelling and funding terrorism and drug running,” Skinner said. Bitcoin buys burgers The European Banking Authority is weighing whether to regulate virtual currencies, a decision that could make or break wider-scale use by retail- ers. The banking regulator warned on December 13 to music as stores that users risk theft and lack protection from losses if their virtual exchange collapses. Bitcoin’s value has been known to lose or gain more than a quarter of its value in a single day. A decision embrace currency by China’s central bank to bar financial institutions from handling transactions of the currency earlier this month sent the value tumbling. “Today the exchange rate is a third of what it was last week,” London street vendor Tom Reaney said on December 11. “It’s a constant gamble unless you cash them in at the right time, but then where’s the fun in cashing them in because then you don’t have any coins?” Late last month, Reaney’s Burger Bear became London’s first street food vendor to accept Bitcoin. Within three weeks about 50 customers had used the currency, paying him by making a transfer with their smartphones. “I wasn’t expecting all the fuss when I said I would accept Bitcoin, but a lot of people have jumped on it,” Reaney said. “People are desperate to spend By Natasha Doff their coins on something rather than just online the digital money. transactions.” hat do a street-van burger, a wed- “Our news inbox has gone crazy over the last cou- Reaney often parks his van near the so-called ding bouquet and a Beatles album ple of months with more and more vendors saying Silicon Roundabout, an area of East London with have in common? They’re all on a they are accepting Bitcoins,” said Jeremy Bonney, a many tech startups. He decided to start accepting growing list of products shoppers project manager at CoinDesk, a website that tracks Bitcoin after noticing that customers were users. can buy over the counter using the the progress of the virtual currency. One of his first virtual-currency clients, Web Wvirtual currency Bitcoin. Bitcoin exists as software and isn’t controlled by developer Ryan Holder, said he bought his first From Berlin record store Long Player to the any government or central bank. The cryptocur- Bitcoins in April and has since seen them more than Flower Lab, a florist in Santa Monica, California, rency emerged in 2008, proposed by a programmer or quadruple in value. more retailers are accepting Bitcoin as consum- group whose identity is unknown. While a handful of “I wanted to start moving a larger and larger pro- ers increasingly buy into the money, pushing up its companies have minted physical Bitcoins with a code portion of my free cash every month into Bitcoin,” value. In the past month, the number of businesses that can be scanned to link them to the digital ver- Holder said. “That was what inspired me to search on CoinMap, a website showing physical companies sion, they’re rarely used for everyday purchases since for some food that I could buy because it’s all well and and vendors accepting Bitcoin, has tripled to more they’re worth hundreds of dollars apiece. On Friday, good having currency, but if you can’t eat with the than 2,000. a Bitcoin fetched $742, according to the CoinDesk currency then you’re in trouble really, aren’t you?” “People come to us from all over the world because Bitcoin price index. Holder bought many Christmas presents at online we accept Bitcoin,” Vesna Sic, co-owner of the There are 26 physical retailers in London that Bitcoin stores this year, including a remote-control- Lekkerurlaub guest house in Berlin, said by phone. accept Bitcoin and about 160 in Britain, according to led quadcopter for his son. “We had one man from Texas who has nowhere at CoinMap. Government and banking restrictions pre- Stephen Early, the owner of the Pembury Tavern, home where he can spend his Bitcoins, so he came vent UK retailers from adopting Bitcoins on a larger the first London pub to accept Bitcoin for beer, says to Berlin for a week to spend them.” scale, said Chris Skinner, director of the Financial it’s an attractive form of payment for small retailers There are about 12.2 million Bitcoins in circula- Services Club and head of Balatro, a research firm in because, unlike credit cards, it has no transaction fees tion, according to Bitcoincharts. While online pay- London. While there are few limitations on individu- and payments can be processed in less than a minute. ments for everything from university tuition fees als buying and selling, lenders may close the accounts “I was fed up with the credit card process so it’s to gummi bears aren’t unusual, over-the-counter of businesses conducting many transfers with the been nice to use Bitcoin,” Early said. “But I’m not yet transactions are just beginning to become popular. electronic currency. confident enough to put all my savings into it, even Now the virtual currency can buy olive oil in Spain “Banks are running scared of money-laundering though if I had done so earlier this year, I would now or shots in Moscow as consumers seek ways to spend regulations and Bitcoin is primarily associated in be very rich.” WP-Bloomberg

By Siraj Datoo Museum’s new app lets world a more connected place and brought peo- ple closer together. Another, called New Science, he Science Museum in the UK is inviting visi- focuses on modern science, allowing users to look tors to interact with 80 of its most precious virtual visitors interact at various objects through Hooke’s microscope Tartefacts with a new iPad app that allows before comparing it to the scientist’s original users to study, rotate and operate objects hand- with its artefacts drawings. picked by the museum’s curators. The app was created by Touch Press in partner- Journeys of Invention includes the examina- of the most magnificent objects in our collection, ship with the Science Museum, who are celebrating tion of a flea using Robert Hooke’s 17th century with each journey bringing to life the story of a key an earlier app being named Apple’s Best iPad App microscope, encoding messages using an enigma scientific idea.” of 2013. machine from the second world war and a tour Nahum added that the app allowed the curators “Science is a journey of discovery through time of the control panel of the Apollo 10 command to “take off the shackles of geography” and allowed and space. So is this app,” said Theodore Gray, Touch module – an area that museum visitors cannot users to explore objects that normally would require Press’s chief creative officer. normally explore. them to visit three floors of the Science Museum. The London startup previously created an app Users are also given access to photographs, The 80 inventions are curated into 14 stories, with Disney that allowed users to go behind the archive film footage and contemporary artworks. two of which are free when the app is downloaded scenes of every film Disney has ever released. “Journeys of Invention is at once awe-inspiring and the others can be accessed through one in-app Amongst a variety of actions, users can see hand- and intimate,” said Andrew Nahum, the Science purchase of £6.99. made drawings of the cartoons, as well as scroll to Museum’s lead curator. “It is like having a curator One story, Connected, traces how technology, look at individual stills from the movies. take you on a series of guided tours through some from the steam engine to the iPad, has made the The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 13

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River Nahr Lake Bouayra Pool Birka Shore ai Mountain Jabal Valley Wadi Hoy en la Historia Hill Talla December 31, 1938 Coast Sail The “Drunkometer”, the first The sun Al ams successful machine to test blood alcohol content in car drivers by The earth Al Ar analysing their breath, was ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised introduced in the United States 1687: The first Huguenots set sail from France for the Cape of Good Hope, to escape religious persecution Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1948: U.S. professor Alfred Kinsey published his report on the “Sexual Behaviour of the Human Male” 1953: A British-led expedition to search for the yeti arrived in India but found no evidence of the “Abominable Snowman” 1992: At midnight Czechoslovakia ceased to exist, to be replaced by the Czech and Slovak republics 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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ASTEROID, ASTRONAUT, ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS, ATMOSPHERE, BLACK HOLE, CAPSULE, COSMOS, COUNTDOWN, CREW, EXPLORATION, FLIGHT, GALAXY, GRAVITY, LAUNCH, LIGHT YEAR, METEOR, MISSION, MODULE, MOON, NEBULA, ORBIT, PLANET, PULSAR, ROCKET, SATELLITE, SOLAR SYSTEM, SPACECRAFT, SPACE STATION, STAR, SUPERNOVA, TAKEOFF, TRAJECTORY, UNIVERSE, VELOCITY, VOYAGE. 14 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 42 A lot of a flock 6 Ancestor of a calculator 39 Confucian principle 53 The Beach Boys’ “___ CROSSWORD 1 Whitewater craft 43 “Major ___” of 1990s 7 Fenway nine, on 41 Chopin piece Around” 1234 5678 910111213 5 Chews the fat TV scoreboards 44 Built-in feature of the 54 Walk wearily 9 “Nothing but net” sound 45 Shire of “Rocky” 8 E-mail folder heading Apple II 55 Did laps, say 14 15 16 14 She sang with Duke 46 Roseanne’s husband on 9 Ruined a shutout 47 Focus (on) 57 Landlocked African land “Roseanne” 17 18 19 and Dizzy 10 Tried to win 48 “Bottoms up!” 58 Hatcher who played 15 Instrument called “an ill 47 Animal on display 11 Rombauer of cookery 49 Stick’s partner, in an Lois Lane 20 21 22 wind that nobody blows 50 Filming site 12 “Bullitt” law idiom 59 Spy novelist Ambler good” 51 Roe source enforcement org. 50 Soup ingredient in an 60 Go out for a short time? 23 24 25 16 Ionian Sea vacation isle 52 Casual eateries 13 Confused responses old folk story 62 Prefix with natal

26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 17 Out there 56 Put up 19 Words said with a shrug 52 Legislature’s consideration 18 Lacks pizazz 61 Inuit, maybe 21 Light tennis shots that MACK CURS E SAKE 34 35 36 20 Former Haitian leader 63 Leander’s love fall just over the net ALAI USE I T UNIX Duvalier 24 Caesar of old TV TORT LATTERMATE 37 38 39 40 41 64 Téa of “Spanglish” 22 Clothing, slangily 65 Prefix with plane, to a 26 Brought along on a CHAS K I A OATES 42 43 44 45 23 Radio host who often Brit hike, say HATCH I NGPOST wears cowboy hats 27 2000s Vienna State 66 Calif. neighbor HEN OVAR I ES 46 47 48 49 25 Got hitched 67 Three-star rank: Abbr. Opera conductor 26 Overly partisan 28 Like some heavy SATYR SALE ACUP 50 51 68 Amount between some 31 “Uncle” on a food and all buckets ORE BATPART ERA 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 package 69 High roller’s pair 29 Assaying samples AGRA BOER ERROR 34 ___ Mountains DOWN 30 Cotillion V.I.P. POMPE I I TAU 61 62 63 35 Sen. Biden represented 1 Realize, as profit 31 Yalie’s cheer word PATCHPERFECT it: Abbr. 32 Like Keebler workers 64 65 66 2 Sporty auto, for short ATLAS ALE FLAW 36 Jam session feature 33 Low-cal yogurt 3 Try to get airborne, WHERE I TSAT ABLE 67 68 69 37 Doesn’t fight back maybe descriptor ER I E MATTE LOVE 40 Failed to show up for, 4 Setting in a Mitchell novel 36 One-for-one transaction informally 5 “Get lost!” 38 “Same with me!” DUAL FOYER OWEN

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

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 15

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Walking W/ Dinosaurs (3D/Animation) QF RADIO 91.7 FM ENGLISH PROGRAMME BRIEF 13:00 Rise Of The – 3.00pm LIVE SHOWS Airing Time Programme Briefs 13:00 Shake It Up 14:10 Good Luck Guardians SPIRITUAL 6:00 - 7:00 AM A time of reflection, a deeper understanding of the 15:00 This Means HOUR teachings of Islam. Charlie Frozen (3D/Animation) – 5.00 & 7.00pm 15:00 Mako Mermaids War RISE 7:00 – 9:00 AM Today on Rise, Laura and Scott speak with Shabina Khatri 16:10 Violetta 17:00 Katy Perry The 2 from Doha News. Shabina will fill us in on everything that's Grudge Match (2D/Comedy) – 9.00pm happening locally here in Qatar. 17:00 Teen Beach Movie: Part Of Me INTERNATIO- 1:00 PM The latest news and events from around the world. 18:30 Good Luck Charlie ROYAL 19:00 Cirque Du Soleil: – 11.15pm NAL NEWS 20:30 Jessie 47 Ronin (3D/Action) 21:15 Shake It Up Worlds Away DRIVE 3:00 – 4:00 PM A LIVE daily afternoon show broadcast at peak travel time. Today Nabil focuses on movies, what’s showing in cinemas 21:40 Austin And Ally 21:00 The Dark PLAZA A Strangers In Paradise (2D/Thriller) – 2.30pm and upcoming must sees with Amir Ghonim from the Doha 22:00 Jessie Knight Rises Film Institute. 23:10 A.N.T. Farm 23:45 Rock Of Ages Walking W/ Dinosaurs (3D/Animation) Repeat Shows LEGENDARY 10:00 – 11:00 AM The show tells the story of a celebrity artist that has – 4.30pm ARTISTS reached unprecedented fame. Throughout the episode the artists’ memorable performances/songs will be played to put listeners in the mood. 47 Ronin (3D/Action) – 7.00pm 14:00 Who Framed 13:00 Beverly Hills FASHION 12:00 – 1:00 PM A weekly show hosted and produced by Laura Finnerty. Roger Rabbit Chihuahua 3: 3 The show brings together the latest fashion trends along with exciting interviews with local and international 16:00 Blame It On The Viva LA Fiesta! Howa Fi Keda -Arabic (2D/Arabic) – 9.15pm designers. Bellboy 16:00 Puss In Boots INNOVATIONS 7:00 – 8:00 PM A weekly show hosted and produced by Scott Boyes. 18:00 New Year's Eve 18:00 Dr Seuss' Cat The show talks about all the newest and exciting 20:00 American In The Hat Grudge Match (2D/Comedy) – 11.15pm advancements in the world of science and technology. Reunion 20:00 Ice Age 22:00 Wanderlust 22:00 Gabe The Cupid Dog 16 PLUS | TUESDAY 31 DECEMBER 2013 POTPOURRI

Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar issues of the day discussed by the Qatari community Public talk on: Globalization, in the media. Power Diffusion, and Turkish Foreign Policy When: January 8, 2014; 5pm-7pm Where: Qatar Foundation, LAS Building, B15 What: Talk by Professor Fuat Keyman, Director of Istanbul Policy Center and • There were talks in social media about commercialising the use of public parking Professor of Political Science at Sabanci the Kuwaiti daily Al Wasat which named spaces. University, organised by Qatar Faculty the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin • There was talk about the completion and Of Islamic Studies, Master’s Program In Khalifa Al Thani the Person of the Year for launch of a Medical Commission branch Public Policy In Islam. Hamad Al Hammadi 2013. in the Industrial Area. The new facility Free Entry Government Relations Manager, • Some residents of the Azgawy area can cater to 400 to 500 visitors daily and Vodafone Qatar complained about the bad condition provide check-ups for newcomers under Project Space: Magdi Mostafa: graduate of Business of roads and said they had filed many the administration of Qatar Red Crescent. Administration from Qatar Sound Element requests for maintenance as many of • There was talk on social media about University, Hamad worked When: Till Jan 5, 2014 A the roads could not be used, but there laboratory tests on infant milk formula Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum across various departments at the Qatar was no response yet from the concerned and the Supreme Council of Health’s of Modern Art Olympic Committee between 2002 and authorities. revocation of a temporary recall of Nan What: Egyptian artist Magdi Mostafa 2013 assuming roles in Finance and • There was talk about registration of and Aptamil milk. Tests have shown that explores the dialogue between sound and Sports Affairs. Between 2009 and 2012, participants in the 5th International they are safe for consumption and meet space. Mostafa’s work evokes personal Hamad held the position of General Falcon and Hunting Festival which opens Qatari health standards. and shared memories, recalling different Secretary at the Qatar Table Tennis tomorrow. • Some people complained about mistakes images and emotions to be experimented Federation banking on his track record • Some people complained against shops in monthly bills of mobile phones and said by the visitors. as a table tennis champion. Hamad had and commercial entities on commercial they were shocked over the increasing call Free Entry won Table Tennis Arab Champion title for roads and said they block public parking rates. They said they had filed complaints ’95 and ’97; Table Tennis GCC Champion spaces for their own use or for their but there was no response or explanation Relics — Damien Hirst

for ’97, ’99, ‘2001 and ‘2003; West Asian customers. They demanded that the from operating companies. They urged the When: Until Jan 22; Sun-Wed: 10:30am– 5:30pm. Tuesday Closed Champion for ’96 and ’99 and is also an authorities concerned take punitive Telecommunication Council to intervene Thur-Sat: 12pm–8pm, Fri: 2pm–8pm Olympian — 2000 Sydney Olympics and actions against those shops which are and protect consumers’ interests. 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Where: Al Riwaq Exhibition Space What: The most comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever shown and his first solo exhibition in the Middle East. Free Entry IN FOCUS by Da_neil L’âge d’or — exhibition by Adel Abdessemed When: Till January 5 Where: Atrium and ground floor of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, the exhibition will showcase recent works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos, many created by Adel Abdessemed. Entry: Free, open to all

Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim: A Leader’s Legacy When: Until January 30, 2014 Where: QMA Gallery, Katara What: This exhibition presents new insights into Sheikh Abdullah’s life and legacy to Qatar’s people through exceptional artifacts, historic photographs, oral history interviews and original films. Free Entry

‘Our Qatar’ Exibition When: Till Jan 18, 10pm to 10pm Where: Katara Gallery 2 - Bldg 18 What: A community photography installation project. You can contribute one photo that expresses the way you feel about Qatar and their life in the country. Maximum Size accepted is A3. For more information contact the Katara Art Studios Team at [email protected] Entry: Free Entry

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