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‘Escape room’ adventures become popular in US
Contestants work together to figure out a riddle on one of the clues in the room at Escape Room Live DC in Washington.
By Jessica Contrera The voice comes through the loud- branch of a New York City room escape Overall, Escape Room Live DC doesn’t speaker in the corner of the room, and is set to open in DC’s Chinatown neigh- feel claustrophobic and creepy, as one ou’re Indiana Jones in the you’re shaken from the adrenaline- bourhood in late February. might expect from a basement adven- map room, positioning the fuelled mission that had you feeling It could be just a fad. Or, in a world ture. The vibe is meant to be fun and Staff of Ra to reveal the like an adventure movie hero. Then where screens are the constant source cozy — as cozy as being locked in a Ysecret location you’ve been you remember you’re in a setup. That of entertainment, it could be just the room can be. searching for. You’re Harry Potter in you paid for. kind of shake-up people want. Here’s how it works: A group rang- the TriWizard Tournament, and you The name of the game is “Escape The escape room adventure at ing from two to 12 people is briefed must solve the sphinx’s riddle in order Room” — a literal description for a Escape Room Live DC starts with a with the story line by the “gamemas- to pass. You’re the star of “National complicated endeavour. A team of peo- descent into what was once a base- ter.” They are spies breaking into the Treasure,” and you’ve just found the ple sign up to be locked in a room, and ment office, behind a Starbucks on office of one of their co-workers, who red and blue glasses in the hidden they must find clues and solve puzzles Connecticut Avenue. The room is is believed to be leaking information brick, and now there’s another mes- to complete a given mission and find packed with trendy, Pinterest-esque to the enemy. Tomorrow, this evil sage on the back of the Declaration of the key to escape. decor — chevron walls, barn wood, spy is going to drop off information Independence. After taking off in Asia, Western chalkboard art — a nod to the 20- to in a secret location in the city. The You’re you, trapped in a DC base- Europe and the West Coast, these 30-something age group that escape mission is to find out where. But as ment, frantically searching for clues attractions are popping up across the rooms hope to attract. The spy theme they enter the room, they will trip to root out the spy defector and the country. In the DC area, one opened is throughout, with accents of mus- the security system. The door locks authorities are coming and time is run- in College Park, Maryland, in May, taches, maps and fedoras. The sound- behind them and they have 45 min- ning out and — another that opened in Washington in track sounds like it should be playing utes to find the key before being “Do you want a hint?” October is already expanding, and a while James Bond orders a drink. “caught.” PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 3
The timer is set, the rules (no break- locked box, and now it’s feeling like ing stuff, there are no clues inside the “National Treasure” again, and the dad electrical outlets, etc) are recited, the character is saying, “And that will lead door is shut, and then, it’s go time. you to another clue, and another clue!” The room (more chevron here) All the while, the clock is ticking. appears at first glance like a well-dec- “It’s hilarious to see how differ- orated office. Then, the group tears ent groups handle the pressure,” said it apart, looking for clues. There are Ginger Flesher, the owner of Escape locked suitcases — where to find the Room Live DC. She’s a retired math combination? Books — will one con- teacher and her husband, Darren tain a hidden message? Broken clocks Sonnier, works in intelligence. They — should you pay attention to the time first tried an escape room while visit- it’s stopped on? Mugs, flashlights, mag- ing Prague this past summer. By the nets, paintings, vases, sticky notes, end of their trip, they had completed to use the room for baby gender reveal are moving toward headsets that com- watches, trench coats, wigs, compasses, five escape rooms all around Europe, parties. Congrats, you escaped! Also, pletely immerse the user in another lamps, board games, playing cards. And and Flesher was determined to open it’s a boy! world. Even games that are solitary, in them or on them or under one in DC. In the 12 weeks this escape room like “Minecraft,” are commonly made them there She and her employees have watched has been open, its reviews on Yelp and social. Gamers live-stream themselves are clues and (via video monitor) hundreds of peo- TripAdvisor have been overwhelm- playing on websites like Twitch.tv and riddles and ple tackle the game. During the week, ingly positive. That’s seemingly true for post completed games on YouTube for puzzles whose her customers are typically co-workers escape rooms in every city, regardless others to watch and comment on. answers lead using the room as an exercise in team of who runs them. Frank Lantz, direc- Escape rooms tap into that desire to a letter building. On the weekends, the groups tor of the NYU Game Center, points for social and physical while also pro- that means are mostly friends, families or dates. to similar computer-based escape viding intellectual stimulation and a bit a number She’s had many birthday parties, a few games as the starting point for physi- of a thrill. Some rooms try to make the that points bachelor and bachelorette parties, and cal escape rooms. He believes their experience slightly scary, to add to the to another is hoping to attract couples who want success is unsurprising, given current rush of the time crunch. trends in gaming. And Sigmund Freud, “When we’re just the right level obviously. of aroused — which can happen from “Freud has the concept of the fear, stress, anxiety, fun, etcetera — The room appears at first repressed,” Lantz said. “If you try to we perform better,” said sociologist repress something that is a power- Margee Kerr, who is known for her glance like a well-decorated ful force, it comes back in a stronger work studying the effect of fear on the office. Then, the group form.” brain. “This is the well-tested finding tears it apart, looking for In this case, the powerful force is the that a little stress is good when doing human desire to play games that are something like taking a test or com- clues. There are locked both social and physical. Sports have pleting a challenge.” suitcases — where to find always been this way, for example. Escape Room Live DC is set up so the combination? Books — “For a long time, video and computer about 30 percent of participants can games had become very solitary,” Lantz escape in time without help from the will one contain a hidden said. “But now, we’re seeing the emer- gamemaster. But most end up with the message? Broken clocks — gence of the social and the physical.” minutes ticking down, wigs and trench should you pay attention to Video games like “Call of Duty” coats and puzzles scattered all over allowed players to talk to other gam- the floor, stuck on some clue that they the time it’s stopped on? ers playing at the same time. Then can’t figure out or don’t know they got came the incredibly popular Wii, wrong — the perfect time, most find, to which was entirely about being physi- decide on an answer for “do you want cal while gaming. Today, video games a hint?” WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 CAMPUS
Guests and school officials at the Annual Day function. Right: Students performing various cultural programmes. Bhavan’s celebrates Annual Day
havan’s Public School cel- BHPS. The school calendar for 2015- ebrated its 5th Annual Day at 16, magazine Mirror and the curricu- BAl Arabi Volleyball indoor sta- lum plan 2015-16 were released by the dium recently. The KG programme dignitaries. was inaugurated by Girish Kumar K R, Prizes were distributed to the win- President, ICC, and Raj Kumar Singh, ners of sports and Talent day events Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of followed by various cultural pro- India inaugurated the primary and sec- grammes by the students. ondary programme. V L Balasubramanian, Principal, The Guests of Honour were Eiman Al Prabhavathy, Vice Principal, Philip N Marzouqi, Ambassador to Qatari-UK P, Head Master, Abdul Kader, Vice- Graduates Forum, Col Abdullah Chairman, P N Baburajan, President, Khalifa Al Muftah, Director of Public Manikantan, Vice-President, Anil Relations, MOI, Hamad Mohammed Al Kumar, General Secretary, Anjana Ghali, Director, Private Schools, SEC, Menon, Director, Administration and Lt Al Hasan Al Muhannadi, Dept and all other Board members of of Community Police. Bhavan’s Public School were also The presidential address was deliv- present. ered by J K Menon, Acting Chairman, The Peninsula
PEC students put theories to test in science expo
akistan Education Centre organised a science and technology fair recently. The expo provided the Pyoung scientists a platform to let their imagina- tion fly and innovate something new by having a sneak peek into the research field. The students of grades III to XII participated in the expo and showcased their models and projects at the exhibition. The young geniuses displayed their scientific knowl- edge, calibre and innovation in the field of living sciences, chemistry, physics, biology and information technology. Dr Adnan Fahad Rashed Al Ramzani Al Naimi, Inventor and Invention International judge, was the Chief Guest of the fest. He interacted with the students who explained the various scientific projects that were on display to the visiting guests. The guest lauded the efforts of the young scholars, their teachers and the school management for putting up such a creative and innovative display of aptitude and innovation. Nargis Raza Otho, the school Principal also applauded the enthusiasm and effervescence of the students, their teachers and the parents for making the fair a success. The Peninsula Students of Girls Wing demonstrating electric guitar to the chief guest. COMMUNITY PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 5 HOPE Qatar celebrates 9th Annual Day OPE Qatar Center for special needs recently celebrated its ninth annual day at Qatar HFoundation Education City. The event was attended by parents, well wishers and guests who witnessed a visual treat by children who demonstrated agility and confidence on stage amidst their challenges and differential abilities. Themed ‘All is well’, the program saw children from Junior, Intermediate, and Senior divisions of the center don colorful costumes and take the stage to perform various dances and different skits. Jumma Ismail Al Boeinan, former Director of Administration at Qatar Petroleum, who is also the Patron of HOPE Qatar and the event’s chief guest, applauded the commitment and dedication of the centre’s teachers. Dr Ciby Mathew, Director of HOPE Qatar, high- lighted the various achievements of the students during the academic year. While one of its senior students has been given a job offer by a leading Qatar-based bank, other sen- ior students have fared well in the National Open University examinations for 10th graders in India. Children performing various cultural Many of HOPE’s students have also been successfully activities as part of the anniversary. re-integrated into mainstream education in various schools here. Talking about the origin of the centre, Dr Rajeev Thomas, the founder and advisory board member of HOPE Qatar, said the centre started as a dream of two parents to find meaningful educational oppor- tunity for their son with special needs. Owing to the lack of adequate facilities in Qatar at that time, they had to start one themselves. HOPE Qatar which began as a part time activity with the support of the Indian Embassy and the Indian Cultural Center, has grown into a full fledged training center, providing high quality and person- alised attention to children with special needs here. The Peninsula
E K Mayin Master presenting a memento to A M Salman for his participation in the Unicef short film. Shingari Beauty Center celebrated their 4th Anniversary recently at the Spice Cafe inside Al Jazi Sports BPS student honoured by KPPA Academy, behind Lulu Garaffa. As part of the programme there M Salman, a seventh grade stu- Salman, now training with Al Ahli was a ‘Doctor Talk’ by Dr Jyothy A dent of Birla Public School (BPS) Football Club Qatar, has a three- Khanna from Aster Medical Center. , who is a campaigner of ‘Unicef 1 year experience in Aspire Academy. Anniversary cake cutting was done in 11’ a film with Lionel Messi and Salman was selected for the film by Mallika Sukumaran. Membership Sereena Villiams, was honoured from contestants from many schools card and website inauguration was by Kodiyathur Pain and Palliative in Qatar. done by K M Varghese, President, Association (KPPA), Qatar Chapter. E K Mayin Master, Patron, KPPA Indian Business & Professionals The film 1 in 11 campaign is a glo- Qatar presented a memento to Network. A fashion show by Shingari bal initiative sponsored by Reach Out Salman. Sidiqe Purayil, E A Nazar, members and cultural programmes to Asia, the Unicef and Barcelona T T Abdurahman, Noufal Kattayat, were also organised. More than Football Club to highlight that 1 in Basheer Thuvarikkal, Muhammed 600 family members attended teh 11 children in the world do not have Puthiyottil and Anees Kalangot also function. access to a proper education. attended the function. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE Month-long campaign ‘Together for Virtue’ ends
naugurating the closing ceremony During the event some women expa- of the month-long campaign, triates were honoured in recognition of I“Together for Virtue”, organised their dedicated service in different fields. by Women’s wing of Indian Islamic Among them were Dr Leelamma Abraham Association Qatar (IIAQ), Badariyya (medical service), Shirley Rappai, Vice Muhammad Yakhooth, DR unit super- Principal of Birla Public School (educa- visor, women’s wing of Qatar charity, tion), Jisha Krishna, Ambara Pavithran, emphasised the importance of social and Meena Philip (kitchen gardening). service in Islam. “Islam advocates The prize distribution function for social service as a noble task for both the winning contestants were also held An official delivering a speech during the ceremony. Below: A section of the audience. Men and Women,” she said. at the event. Shabnam Jaleel, Sheeja Safiya Sharafiya, women’s council Anees and Sajida Sajid respectively won member of Jamaathe Islami Kerala, the first, second and third positions in delivered the key-note speech at the the essay writing competition on the function held at the Qatar charity tent topic ‘society, morality, culture’. In the in Azizia. She called for joint efforts cartoon competition on the topic digital towards the preservation of eroding lives, Harsha Khan, Najila Naser and moral and cultural values. “Family, the Nasheeda Nasar won the first second state machineries, local social bodies, and third positions respectively. Prizes teachers, and all social organisations were also distributed to the winners of are bound to come together to prevent power point presentation competition the increasing trends of immorality on the topic influence of media. In the grasping our society,” she said. team-based competition first position IIAQ President K C Abdul Latheef, was awarded to Fariha and team and helping hands Niha Manzoor won the wing of IIAQ chaired the event and Najat Muhammad Turab and Sheikha the second and third respectively to first prize. Harsha Khand and Rafsana Naseema M delivered the welcome Rashid Al Muftah from Qatar Charity, Rafsana Naser and team and Sameeha Naser shared the second prize while speech. The event was anchored by Qamarunnisa Shahul, Rajeena Ali, and A Shukoor and team. In the photog- Zahwa Shaduli won the third position. Sara Subair and Nada T K. Fasila Mashhood also spoke. raphy competition based on the topic K C Mehrban, President, women’s The Peninsula
Qatar customers will get chance to buy world’s longest handmade chain
oyalukkas has helped manufac- urge UAE residents and tourists to ture the world’s longest hand- not miss the opportunity to purchase Jmade gold chain which was it,” said Joy Alukkas, Chairman & officially certified by the Guinness MD, Joyalukkas Group. Book of World Records. The 5.5km Customers purchasing the ‘Dubai is completely handmade and is an ini- Celebration Chain’ at Joyalukkas will tiative that celebrates the 20th edi- also get the opportunity to win 100kg tion of DSF. The historic memento gold. Every variant of the ‘Dubai will now be available to purchase in Celebration Chain’ will entitle buyers The team behind the chain with the Guinness certificate. the form of bracelets and 4 different to raffle coupons to win the prize. The sizes of chains across all Joyalukkas 100kg prize can be won by shoppers as; “Qatar Customers also will get to tirelessly on making this milestone showrooms. daily prize of 1kg gold (one winner), purchase limited pieces of this his- happen, The Dubai Celebration Chain “This is our tribute to the Dubai weekly prize of 5kg gold (one winner) toric memento at Joyalukkas show- is a once in a life time creation and Shopping Festival and the dynamic and a mega draw wherein 4 winners rooms,” said regional manager Qatar. very few people will get the opportu- spirit of Dubai. There are very lim- will take away a total of 40kg (20kg for “Joyalukkas Group is proud to be nity to own a piece of this,” said John ited pieces of this inspiring memento 1 winner, 10kg for 1 winner and 5kg for associated with historic initiative Paul Joy Alukkas, Executive Director, available to purchase, hence would 2 winners). and I thank our team for working Joyalukkas Group. The Peninsula Sony launches lens-style camera
ifty One East and Sony Middle East and Africa cameras and improvements to the PlayMemories Fannounced the launch of the latest lens-style Mobile app. cameras to provide customers the flexibility of shar- The latest release of Sony’s free PlayMemories ing images on the smartphone with the imaging Mobile app version 5.0 for Android and iOS smart- power and creative options of a premium camera. phones enables easy control of each lens-style cam- The new lens-style cameras are currently available era. A new user interface simplifies the photography at all Fifty One East outlets located in Lagoona Mall, experience and makes it easier to operate with one Al Maha Center and City Center Doha in addition to hand. Framing shots on the phone is more intuitive Virgin Megastore at Villaggio and Landmark malls. thanks to on-screen gridlines that are now featured The lens-style cameras can be connected to the in the app. GPS adds location information to images smartphone via Wi-Fi. One-touch connection speeds that’s transferred to the smartphone while shooting. by near field communication (NFC) for all lens- The camera can share pictures from the touchscreen style cameras is faster than previous generation, and also automatically to the phone. with firmware upgrades for the QX100 and QX10 The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 7
By Joe Yonan
ometimes, more than anything, you need something easy. Easy to make, easy to eat. Maybe it’s because you’re exhausted from To the rescue: The freezer Sholiday travelling, or maybe it’s because you’ve just gotten over a little bout of sickness that has left you a little woozy. Maybe, as was my case a couple of weeks ago, it’s and home-cooked beans both. Was I ever glad to have such an overstuffed (if not exactly well-organized) pantry, fridge and freezer. It meant that when I was tired of road food, then even more tired of eating takeout on the couch as I recovered, and ready to (gently) get back into the kitchen, I had some options that didn’t require a trip to the store or an order from a grocery delivery service. At the top of my list of thank-goodness-I-have- this ingredients are beans, cooked from dried, and refrigerated or frozen in their cooking liquid. I can’t stress enough to the unconverted how much different these taste from the canned variety, and how happy you’ll be to have them if you’ve planned a little in advance and cooked up a pot. I do it every week or two, and I never regret it. As it turns out, I had the chance to prove the difference to myself, all over again. A helpful col- league made for me a batch of a potato-bean stew, recipe courtesy of the inimitable Mollie Katzen, using canned (and rinsed and drained) pinto beans. Perfectly satisfying. Then a few days later, I made the same thing, using a few cups of beans I thawed from the freezer, plus the elixir that is almost as good as the beans themselves: the flavour-charged liquid they had cooked in. This time, it was sublime. And thanks to that over- stuffed freezer, it was every bit as easy. Potato-Bean Stew 6 servings (makes about 12 cups) Serve with grated fresh, mild white cheese, toasted pepitas (pumpkin seeds), crema and/or minced cilantro. Make Ahead: The stew can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. Adapted from Mollie Katzen’s The Heart of the Plate: Vegetarian Recipes for a New Generation (Rux Martin/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2013).
Ingredients 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 large onion, chopped (1 1/2 to 2 cups) 2 teaspoons chili powder, preferably chipotle chili powder, plus more as needed 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 large sweet red bell pepper, seeded and cut into small dice 1 to 2 medium poblano chili peppers and/or Anaheim chili peppers, seeded and cut into small dice 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, or more as needed 1 1/2 pounds Yukon Gold potatoes, scrubbed well and cut into 1-inch chunks 1 cup bean-cooking liquid or water, plus more as needed 3 cups drained home-cooked pinto beans or 30 ounces canned, no-salt-added pinto beans, rinsed and drained 15 ounces canned, no-salt-added diced tomatoes and their juices Freshly ground black pepper Juice from 1/2 to 1 lime a few times. Stir in the potatoes and the remaining and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to medium- 1/2 teaspoon salt. Reduce the heat to low; cover and low; cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Method: cook for 5 minutes, stirring once or twice. Add the Taste and season generously with the black pepper, Heat a Dutch oven or soup pot over medium heat bean cooking liquid or water, cover and cook for 15 plus additional salt and/or chili powder, and the lime for about 1 minute, then add the oil and swirl to coat. to 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are tender but juice (to taste). Serve hot. Add the onion, chili powder and cumin; cook for 5 not mushy. Add more cooking liquid or water if the Nutrition | Per serving: 300 calories, 11 g protein, 50 g minutes, stirring often. mixture seems dry. carbohydrates, 6 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, Add the bell pepper, chili peppers (to taste), garlic Gently stir in the beans, along with the tomatoes 730 mg sodium, 11 g dietary fiber, 6 g sugar and 1 teaspoon of the salt; cook for 5 minutes, stirring and their juices. Increase the heat to medium-high WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 9
HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS ‘Prem Ratan...’ will be monumental: Kher Adele’s new album delayed eteran actor Anupam Kher is confident that Sooraj Barjatya’s Prem inger Adele’s highly anticipated follow-up album to “21” that was VRatan Dhan Payo will turn out to be as big as the filmmaker’s past Sexpected to arrive early this years, has reportedly been delayed until projects Hum Aapke Hain Koun..! and Hum Saath Saath Hain. the second half of 2015. “Working with Sooraj-ji is like creating history without feeling self- “The album will be released when it’s ready, (we) hope that will be at important about it. He is so humble and gracious, an actor feels he must some stage in 2015,” said a source. deliver his best to a director who demands nothing. I’ve been associated Another source added that “logically, there is now almost no chance” of Hollywood’s with the biggest films of Soorajji. I know Prem Ratan Dhan Payo will be the record being ready for release before the second half of 2015, reports as monumental as Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!, Hum Saath Saath Hain and aceshowbizz.com Vivah,” Anupam said. The blockbuster “21” has sold more than 30 million copies in America addiction to The actor has been part of most of the Barjatyas’s projects, and he is since being released in 2011. It spawned mega hits like “Rolling in the emotional about his association with them. deep”, “Set fire to the rain” and “Someone like you”. “If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be here. The Barjatyas had the faith Fans first hoped that a follow-up record would come in late 2014 after to cast me as a 60-year-old man when I was in my 20s in Saraansh,” Adele tweeted a cryptic message on her 26th birthday last May. franchises Anupam added. At that time, she wrote: “Bye bye 25... See you again later in the year x.” However, last year’s financial reports by her label, XL Records suggested that no Adele album was planned for 2014. reaching new extremes I’ll not do Big B’s films, says Dhanush I am very lucky: Reese Witherspoon hanush loves Amitabh Bachchan’s films, but says he is not qualified Denough to star in remakes of the megastar’s movies. ctress Reese Witherspoon is having a “wonderful year” and says she Asked if he would like to do a remake of Amitabh’s films, Dhanush, who Ais “having so much fun” after being nominated for her second Oscar. will be seen with Bachchan in Shamitabh, said: “I will definitely not do a The Wild star, who is nominated for Best Actress at the Oscars next By Cecilia Kang film of his because I can’t carry it. I am not qualified enough to do his films. month, says she’s really enjoying life at the moment, reports femalefirst. third Captain America film. plan,” said Mark Harris, author of almost bulletproof.” As far as his films are concerned, I just loved Sholay and Deewaar.” co.uk. ollywood has always loved This year, the street racers of Five Came Back, a book on WWII And franchises, with their con- Directed by R Balakrishnan, Shamitabh also features Akshara Haasan. “I’m having so much fun. It’s really fun,” said the 38-year-old. banking on big franchises the Fast and Furious movies will movie directors, and film reporter for tinuing storylines and evolution Meanwhile, the southern star says he is still trying to learn Hindi. “It’s a wonderful year, to have produced my first two films, ‘Gone Girl’ like the James Bond mov- come back in their seventh install- Entertainment Weekly. “That’s hard of characters, provide an artistic “I am still learning the language. It will take time. I try talking to my and ‘Wild,’ and have all these great female roles recognised by the Academy. Hies and Star Wars. But the ment. Agent Ethan Hunt returns for because then you can’t be responsive outlet standalone films can’t pro- friends and relatives in Hindi. They keep correcting me. I am running It’s just a dream. It’s wonderful,” she added. addiction has reached new extremes. the fifth time in Mission Impossible. to the moment and there are fewer vide. The trailer for Star Wars: The around and planning to take tuitions,” he said. Warner Brothers is producing a Disney’s relaunch of Star Wars will be resources there to make a movie just Force Awakens was an event in itself, Asked how does he manage to balance between south and Bollywood trilogy of spinoffs from the Harry the seventh in the franchise, with at because it’s a great movie not because viewed more than 52 million times films, he said: “You have time for everything if you plan carefully. For me, Potter series called Fantastic Beasts least two additional sequels. There are it can generate five sequels.” on YouTube, and was picked apart by both the industries are equally important.” and Where to Find Them. The first plans for a fifth Ice Age film. Disney’s movie studio has practi- tech sites and movie critics. Romeo Beckham boosts Burberry sales? one, due to arrive this fall, focuses The result is more of the same_over cally mastered the art of the fran- “It’s about the characters. If you on Hogwarts textbook author Newt and over again. When was the last chise. At Disney alone, the Marvel are interested in Marvel and Iron omeo Beckham, son of former footballer David Beckham and fashion Scamander. Rocky star Sylvester time you saw a romantic comedy on comics-inspired Guardians of the Man, you are invested in the char- Rdesigner Victoria, has reportedly sparked a surge in Burberry’s sales Stallone is creating Creed, a story the big screen? Or a sweeping big Galaxy, Captain America and Big acter and what happens next. That’s after starring in a campaign for the luxury British label last year. about the grandson of Rocky’s friend budget period drama? Hero 6 were among the most popular the way it’s always been, as far back The 12-year-old starred in a campaign for the brand sporting their iconic Apollo Creed. And Sony Pictures has There hasn’t been a “significant films of last year, bringing in a total as Dickens,” said Melissa Rosenberg, ‘Adventurous’ Priyanka gets short haircut trenchcoat last year. contemplated a series of movies merg- romantic comedy in the market for $797.2m. who wrote the scripts for the Twilight ctress Priyanka Following the release of the four-minute advertisment, in which he ing the Men in Black series with 22 two to three years,” said Michael Chief executive Bob Iger has done film series and is co-founder of Tall AChopra, who mostly appeared with 50 dancers on a London-themed street, the sales of Burberry’s Jump Street starring Jonah Hill and Lynton, co-chair of Sony Pictures this through a buying spree of com- Girl Productions. sports long tresses, has coats, bags and other garments rose by 14 percent in the US, Europe and Channing Tatum, according to emails Entertainment at an industry event panies with already popular enter- But independent film producers gone for a short hairdo. the Middle East to 600 million pounds, reports femalefirst.co.uk. leaked last December during the in New York last September. “That tainment brands, such as Lucas and writers say that Hollywood’s Before getting her locks The campaign is also said to have caused a 10 percent increase in the sale cyberattack on the studio’s databases. category or genre has been abandoned Films, Marvel Entertainment and obsession with franchises is making chopped off, she tweeted of the company’s trademark trenchcoat alone, even prompting the factory The result, say many observers, by Hollywood for the time being. And Pixar. it constantly harder to make movies on Saturday: “Time to where the outerwear is made to take on more staff. is a slate of movies that endlessly that goes for a bunch of different “While there is no sure thing in that don’t fit the usual mold. Golden do something sponta- recycle the same characters and genres.” a creative business, we believe the Globe best picture nominee Selma neous!! Feeling a bit franchises, to the exclusion of practi- Hollywood, he said, needs to take proven appeal of our brands and struggled for years to get financ- adventurous. Chopping cally anything else. It’s a huge bet by more risks. franchises reduces risk and maxi- ing until Oprah Winfrey stepped the tresses!” Hollywood that it can revive box office “Ultimately the audience wants mizes our unique ability to create in. Other wealthy patrons of movies She even shared a sales, down 5 percent in this country to be surprised. They want to see significant long-term value by lev- have filled in where big studios no photograph of her new in 2014 compared to last year, and something they haven’t seen before,” eraging successful content across our longer participate. Megan Ellison, look on social net- compete against the likes of Netflix Lynton said. diverse array of businesses,” Iger said daughter of Silicon Valley billionaire working site Facebook. and Amazon, which constantly are “We need a varied slate of movies in an earnings call last November. Larry Ellison, backed Oscar winner Sporting a black ensem- giving people reasons to stay home that open 52 weeks a year, not just The strategy has paid off for Zero Dark Thirty, Her and American ble and red lips, she on the couch rather than go to the tentpoles,” said Patrick Corcoran, Disney, whose stock has increased Hustle through her production firm showed off her new movies. And with elaborate plans for a spokesman for the National 300 percent under Iger. Last year Annapurna Pictures. Former BET short hairdo with high- trilogies and spinoffs going into the Association of Theater Owners. Disney saw a record in profits, up 21 executive Sheila Johnson financed lights in the photograph. next decade, the industry is counting “We are leaving out huge audiences, percent to $13bn. The Butler, and Reese Witherspoon Her fans have already on the fact that audiences won’t get women, different ethnic groups.” Disney hasn’t scored with every backed Wild and Gone Girl. given her thumbs up for tired of it all. And yet moviegoers in the United franchise. In 2013, the Lone Ranger The dearth of opportunities in film the new look. They have After decades of practice, the stu- States and abroad are clearly enjoying flopped in theaters and forced Disney is one of the reasons Rosenberg’s used words like “wow”, dios have perfected the art of bank- the blockbusters, reliably coming back to take a $190m loss. production company is helping train “beautiful” and “cool” able brands, known as “tentpoles.” for more. The Planet of the Apes fran- “It’s purely about the numbers. You movie writers for TV. to describe her new Five years after Disney bought the chise that began 40 years ago scored hedge your bets by producing less “The number of pure feature movie hairstyle. Marvel comic franchise, the deal is another hit last year with its eighth movies that are big franchises,” said writer is dwindling down,” Rosenberg She had also cut her reaping millions of dollars in rewards. production. Phil Contrino, an analyst at Boxoffice. said. “In features, you can write hair short to play Kiara Over the next three years, Disney will “There is a real risk in moving com. “But there is too much blame something and in 10 years maybe it in the 2010 film Anjaana release 21 “tentpole” films, up from toward a place where an entire indus- on the studios for this. The public gets made. You can’t make a living Anjaani. 13 in the previous three years. The try defines itself by who can make is buying this stuff and so far there on that.” franchises include Toy Story 4 and a the most comprehensive long-term is no dip in the superhero genre. It’s WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 SPAIN 100 km 100 miles Barcelona a i nia ni onia on oni o Sea Toulouse alo tal Balearic at ata Catalo C Ca Cat Catalonia ANDORRA Valencia FRANCE regions SPAIN Catalan-speaking 2013 Spain 2012 Catalonia 2011 2010 2009 UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Percent 30 25 20 15 106 Eurozone 95 Spain 114 Catalonia 0 * PPS = Purchasing Power Standards Sources: Statistical Institute of Catalonia; Instituto Nacional de Estadistica; Eurostat; Generalitat Catalunya; Reuters. Catalonia’s push for Catalonia’s independence hoping that a Catalonian leaders are election this year will keep alive a regional the fading independence drive and force hand of Spain's central government. (PPS)* GDP PER CAPITA 2013, EU-28 = 100 100 HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 11
DNA ‘glue’ can help If food’s your grow tissues, organs NA molecules can act as a glue to hold Dtogether 3D-printed materials that could reward, you be used to grow tissues and organs in the lab, researchers report. According to Andrew Ellington, professor of can’t win chemistry and biochemistry at The University of Texas - Austin, researchers have used DNA to assemble objects so tiny that humans cannot see them with the naked eye. Making them into larger, visible objects is cost-prohibitive. Current methods also do not allow for much control or flexibility in the types of materials that are created. By Jennifer Van Allen exercise hours indoors this winter? Download podcasts With this in mind, Ellington’s group set out or movies for entertainment. Or make a date to work to create a larger, more affordable material held f you’ve ever exercised to lose weight, there’s a out with friends so it doubles as a social hour. together with DNA. good chance the following thought has crossed your If you enjoyed your workout, you’ll be much less likely The researchers developed DNA-coated mind: “I worked out so hard. I deserve a treat!” It’s to feel as if you “need” a sweet treat to reward your- nanoparticles made of either polystyrene or Ialso pretty likely that you indulged post-workout in self for all the hard work you did. Then you can fuel polyacrylamide material. some food you’d deemed forbidden — or consumed more yourself with the nutrients that your muscles need to DNA binding adhered these inexpensive than usual — and in so doing ate back all the calories recover — a healthful mix of protein and carbs, such nanoparticles to each other, forming gel-like you burned, and then some. as an apple and peanut butter, or eggs and toast — and materials that they could extrude from a 3D The food-as-reward dynamic that hinders so many not a chocolate doughnut. printer. The materials were easy to see and people’s weight-loss efforts was tested by Brian Wansink, Here are some mindful-eating strategies that can could be manipulated without a microscope. director of Cornell University’s Food and Brand Lab and help you feel better about food: The DNA adhesive also allowed the research- author of Slim by Design. He had two groups of people — Stop doing the math. “People underestimate ers to control how these gels came together. take a two-kilometre walk around a lake. One group the calories in food and overestimate the calories in “They showed that human cells could grow was told the walk was exercise; for the other group activities,” Wansink says. You can read food labels to in the gels, which is the first step toward the it was a “scenic walk.” Those who “exercised” ate 35 educate yourself about how much you’re really eating, ultimate goal of using the materials as scaffolds percent more chocolate pudding afterward than those but try not to obsess. And stop counting calorie burn; for growing tissues,” the authors noted. who went on a “scenic walk.” it can vary so widely depending on so many factors. The process was described in the journal The study points to a reason why many people who “Calorie burn is irrelevant,” says Rebecca Scritchfield, ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering. exercise to lose weight fail to do so: They overcom- a registered dietitian and founder of Capitol Nutrition pensate with calories post-workout. It’s also part of a Group, a lifestyle counselling practice in Chevy Chase, flourishing body of diet research that probes beyond Maryland. “It’s a distraction from what you really need Advanced 3D facial imaging what and how much we eat and focuses on why we eat. to focus on, which is how did you feel? Did you have may detect autism early Researchers like Wansink have spent decades exam- fun? Did you challenge yourself? Will you be excited to ining the environmental, psychological and emotional work out again?” sing advanced 3D facial imaging tech- triggers that shape eating habits. But now, as mindful — Ask, “Am I hungry?” When you feel like eating, Uniques, researchers at University of approaches are being used to tackle stress, diabetes, rather than wrestle with your willpower, pause and Missouri have identified facial measurements in addiction recovery and more, weight-management plans ask: “Am I hungry? Does my body need food right now? children with autism that may lead to a screen- that focus on the “why” behind consumption seem to Or is the desire to eat coming from something else?” ing tool for young children and provide clues to be more popular than ever. May advises. “It’s like checking your gas gauge before its genetic causes. A dizzying barrage of magic-bullet diets has left you fill up your car,” she says. If your stomach isn’t “We wanted to detect the specific facial traits people confused about gluten, carbs and calories, and grumbling, maybe you’re procrastinating, feeling lonely of the face of a child with autism. Doing so might ever farther from their feel-great weights. “Some of it or experiencing some other uncomfortable emotion or help us define the facial structures common has to do with the frustration and the disappointment thought. “Once you have awareness of those drivers, to children with autism and potentially enable people feel after changing the content of what they you have opportunities to make decisions,” she says. If early screening for the disorder,” explained Ye eat — say, cutting out fat, sugar or flour — and finding you’re not hungry, redirect your attention or address Duan, associate professor of computer science. that it doesn’t make a difference,” said Susan Albers, a the underlying issue. Or just go ahead and eat. That’s Duan and professor Judith Miles used a sys- psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic and author of Eat okay, as long as you acknowledge it, sit down to enjoy tem of cameras to photograph and generate 3D Q: Unlock the Weight-Loss Power of Emotional Intelligence your food and stop when it ceases to be pleasurable. images of children’s faces. and five other books about mindful eating. “But when Three cookies might give you a lift. But 10 might make The children selected were between 8 and they start to change the way that they eat, that’s when you feel nauseated and guilty. 12 years old. One group of children had been they start to see long-term changes.” — Slow down. Don’t multitask while you eat, Albers diagnosed with autism while the other group There is a wide variety of mindful-eating approaches. says. “When you’re distracted, that’s when you tend to consisted of typically developing children. But at their core, many of them urge people to become eat more,” she says. And don’t eat so fast. Slow down Researchers photographed the faces of chil- aware, without judgment, of the physical signals of hun- enough to savor your food; eating with your non-dom- dren using 3D imaging which allowed scientists ger, environmental cues and emotional longings that inant hand can help. “It takes a lot more effort and to measure distances along the curvature of the prompt the thought “I want to eat.” Then, people are thought. And it automatically slows you down,” Albers face rather than in a straight line as had been encouraged to sit down and savour foods they enjoy, says. done in previous tests. without guilt. — Ditch deprivation. Resist the temptation to set The analysis revealed three distinct sub- “Fostering awareness removes a lot of the judgments up rigid food rules; deprivation leads to overeating, groups of children with autism who had similar of good and bad that so many diets are built on,” says Scritchfield says. “When you cut out foods you enjoy, it measurement patterns in their facial features. Michelle May, the Phoenix-based doctor and author of makes you want the food more,” she says. “Eventually “Using 3D images and statistical analysis, we Eat What You Love, Love What You Eat. you become too tired to fight yourself, you overeat it, created a ‘fine-tuned map’ of children’s faces In terms of mastering the food-as-reward dynamic, then you feel like you did something wrong and feel and compared those measurements to the vari- Wansink recommends adjusting your attitude about guilty.” So if it’s pizza night, enjoy it, Scritchfield says, ous symptoms they exhibit,” Miles added. working out. If exercise doesn’t feel like torture, you’re but also serve vegetables and protein-rich foods, which “Identifying genes associated with each less likely to pamper yourself with calories after it’s will fill you up and satisfy you. Or pick one food that subtype of autism could potentially lead to the done. So call your workout a break. Call it personal you miss and serve it once a day, every day, in a realistic development of more effective treatments and time. Call it an antidepressant where all the side-effects portion. “You’ll probably notice that after a few days, the drug therapies,” she concluded. are good. If you don’t like to exercise, “reframe it in food is less appealing and you will start skipping days,” Agencies whatever way is motivating to you,” Wansink says. And she says. “That’s the brain learning that the taboo is find a way to make it fun. Not psyched about logging gone, so the obsession can go away, too.” WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 TECHNOLOGY
Making your PC completely secure from any type of virus and hacking is impossible, but Jack Schofield explains how to make Windows much more secure.
How can I make my PC completely secure from any type of virus and hacking? You can’t, because of the old computer industry phenomenon known as PEBCAK, or “Problem exists between chair and keyboard”. A lot of hacks depend on “social engineering,” which means manipulating people into handing over their passwords or other details. It can be as easy as phoning up and pretend- ing to be from head office or, apparently, trading passwords for bars of chocolate. Linux and Mac OS X are more secure than Windows, but PEBCAK is a problem with every operating system. You could equally well ask, “How can I make my house completely secure?” Some simple precautions will protect you from casual theft in a nice neigh- bourhood, but not even bars and barbed wire will How to make your stop a gang equipped with explosives to blow your doors off. So, the real problem is to decide how much security you need. This will depend on who you are and where you live. PC more secure? Who? In computing, you need a higher level of security if you are an obvious target or you have access to very valuable information. Obvious tar- gets include celebrities, activists, and investigative people use the built-in Microsoft Security Essentials Incoming threats journalists. You may also have valuable informa- or Windows Defender. Those who need something Any computer that’s online will find its ports being tion if you work in finance, or at an important heavier can install a free program such as Avast scanned from other computers, some of which will be research establishment, or for some government 2015 or AVG Free. If you require more complete worms (viruses), and some of which may be human agencies, etc. security, install a paid-for suite such as Kaspersky attackers. It’s therefore important to have a firewall, Where? In computing, you create your own neigh- or Bitdefender Total Security 2015. and the one built into Windows 7 and 8 is good enough bourhood. If you visit sites that specialise in hacking, Beyond anti-virus, it’s worth running the occa- for most users. If you want more protection, there cracking or pirate software, then you’re at much sional check for hidden rootkits using Kaspersky’s are plenty of alternatives, and you may already have more risk than if you only visit mainstream sites TDSSKiller. bought one as part of a security suite. If not, read for shopping and social networking. Sites that offer Gizmo’s guide to the Best Free Firewall Protection. free music or software are more likely to be danger- Browser protection Your PC must have some ports open to connect ous than ones that offer the paid-for equivalents. The web browser is your interface to the net, and to the net, but all your ports should be closed or Remember, if it’s free, somebody is probably making therefore most likely to be attacked. Most leading “stealthed”. Run a firewall test at AuditMyPC or a buck somehow, even if it’s just by installing adware. browsers are reasonably safe, if kept updated, and GRC (Shields UP) etc. NirSoft’s tiny CurrPorts will Google Chrome may well be the safest. Although tell you which ports your PC is currently using, if Standard defences Chrome has the highest number of vulnerabilities, you want to check for suspicious activity. In protecting your home, the first rule is: don’t they get patched quickly, and it has a “sandbox” to Being naturally suspicious, I run SysInternal’s leave doors unlocked and windows open. In protect- help insulate it from the rest of your PC. Attackers Process Explorer and TCPView, and GlassWire, to ing your PC, it’s: don’t leave security holes open. Keep therefore need two exploits: one for the Chrome watch what my PC is doing, but this is too much to the operating system and all your software up to browser and one for the sandbox. If you need more expect of normal home PC users. date. The vast majority of Windows hacks are based security, you can run any program in its own sand- For very high-risk users, or corporate networks, on exploiting holes that Microsoft closed months or box, using Sandboxie. the ultimate protection is to use a separate PC or even years ago. Yes, sometimes there are “zero day” Gizmo’s Freeware also suggests using server as a DMZ (demilitarized zone). However, exploits for which there is no patch, but these are DropMyRights to reduce the damage that malware your PC is probably behind a NAT router that does worth a lot of money and mainly used on high-value can do while you are surfing. network address translation between the external targets. Use Qualys BrowserCheck or a similar website to internet and your internal network, and this protects To keep Windows up to date, turn on auto-updates: check that all your browser plug-ins are up to date. against a lot of inbound traffic. Of course, it’s impor- Microsoft will install patches on or shortly after Most online attacks use JavaScript, so you can tant to make sure your router is protected by a strong the second Tuesday of each month. However, recent increase security by turning it off. Unfortunately, a password, not any default it may have shipped with. versions of Windows, if patched, are no longer the lot of websites and most web-based apps use vast gobs Also, if it’s a wireless router, your Wi-Fi must be set main target. As a priority, you must also make sure of JavaScript, so this may be impractical, but using up to use WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access) encryp- your browser (including IE), all Adobe and Apple NoScript (or perhaps ScriptSafe for Chrome) allows tion for security. The old WEP (Wired Equivalent programs for Windows, and Oracle’s Java are up to you more control over where scripts run. Either way, Privacy) system can be cracked in minutes. date. Uninstall Java if you don’t really need it. Indeed, turn off cross-site scripting. I also use Ghostery, but To sum up: most ordinary Windows users should uninstall everything you don’t need: it will reduce that’s more for privacy and ad-blocking than security. be fine with Windows as shipped, if all its defences your attack surface. For high-risk users, perhaps the ultimate pro- are turned on and all software is kept up to date. If Several programs can help. I use Secunia’s Personal tection is to sandbox all your computing by using you’re at risk, you can install programs that increase Software Inspector, which checks for unpatched pro- a transitory or virtual machine. The simplest way the level of security. After that, the biggest risk is grams and helps update them. I also use SlimWare’s to do this is to boot a new operating system from a social engineering, even if it’s just getting you to click SlimCleaner, which checks and rates your software Live CD or USB thumb drive – typically Linux but something you know you shouldn’t. (it should all be Good), and lists programs that need it could be Windows – and then dump the whole People who need a high level of protection may find updating. It also packs in lots of other useful tools thing afterwards. With Returnil SystemSafe, you can it worth following more of the tips outlined above, but including a cleaner, a disk analyser / defragger / spawn a clone of your current operating environment if you’re being targeted by GCHQ or America’s three- wiper / shredder and duplicate file finder, and a and discard it when you’ve finished with it. Some letter agencies (or the Chinese or Russian equiva- Hijack log. people use “virtual PC” programs such as Oracle’s lents), then you’ll need to take even more drastic You should also run anti-virus software. Many VirtualBox for the same purpose. steps. The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 13
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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 | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 15
Elott (2D/Arabic) – 10:15am, 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 1 6:15, 8:15, 10:15 & 12:15am TEL: 444933989 444517001 Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 10:00am, 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 2 6:40, 9:00 & 11:20pm 15:00 Omni Sport 08:00 News The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King 08:30 101 East 3 15:30 Golfing World (3D/Animation)– 10:00, 11:40am, 1:20 & 3:00pm 16:30 Atp Magazine 09:00 Lifelines: The 13 Sins (2D/Horror) –4:40, 6:40, 8:40 & 11:00pm 17:00 Handball World Quest For Global Health Jack & The Cuckoo-Clock Heart Spain V Chile 4 10:30 Inside Story (2D/Animation) – 10:20am, 12:20 & 2:20pm; 18:45 Short 11:30 Wildlife Zulu (2D/Aciton) – 4:20, 6:30, 8:40 & 10:50pm Programme Warzone The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King 19:00 Handball World 5 12:30 Witness (2D/Animation) – 12:15, 3:40 & 7:00pm Sloveni V Qatar 13:00 NEWSHOUR Seventh Son (2D/Adventure) 21:00 Handball World 14:00 News – 10:15am, 1:40, 5:00, 9:00 & 11:15pm Austria V 14:30 Inside Story We'll Never Have Paris (2D/Comedy) Tunisia 15:00 Immigration 6 – 11:00am, 3:15, 7:30 & 11:45pm 22:45 Rugby Osreys V Nation 17:30 Talk To Al The Theory of Everything (2D/Drama) Northampton Jazeera – 1:00, 5:15 & 9:15pm 00:30 World Wide 18:00 NEWSHOUR The Imitation Game (2D/Drama) Sports 7 19:30 Counting the – 12:30, 4:40, 9:00 & 11:30pm 01:00 Handball Cost Paddington(2D/Family)–10:40am, 2:45 &7:00pm 02:00 Auto Speed 20:30 Inside Story Unborken (2D/Drama)– 10:50am, 3:20 & 7:50pm Ep.3 21:00 NEWSHOUR 8 Poker Night (2D/Thriller) 02:30 ATP Magazine 22:00 News – 1:15, 5:40, 10:10pm, 12:15am 22:30 The Stream Taken 3 (IMAX 2D/Action) 9 – 10:30am, 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 & 11:50pm Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 11:00am, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 10 7:45, 10:00pm & 12:15am 14:30 NFL Indianapolis 12:00 Predator CSI Colts @ New 13:00 My Dog Ate The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King 1 England Patriots What? (2D/Animation) – 2:30pm 17:30 Epl News 14:00 Mega Jack & The Cuckoo-Clock Heart 18:00 Sports News Breakdown (2D/Animation) – 4:00pm 18:30 Football Today 15:00 Car SOS 20:00 Sports News 16:00 Hunter Hunted Seventh Son (2D/Adventure) – 5.45pm 20:30 Munchengladb- 17:00 Fight Science Taken 3 (2D/Crime) – 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm ach Bundesliga 18:00 Crime Lab Special 19:00 Car SOS 2 The Theory of Everything (2D/Drama) – 3:00pm 21:00 Henry Special 20:00 Hunter Hunted The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King 21:30 Epl News 21:00 Fight Science 22:00 Monday Night 22:00 Crime Lab (2D/Animation) – 5:15pm MALL Football Everton 23:00 Secret Garden 13 Sins (2D/Horror) – 6:45pm V West Brom
Elott (2D/Arabic) – 8:30pm Shankar's "I" (2D/Tamil) – 10:15pm 3 Shankar's "I" (2D/Tamil) – 2:15pm 13:00 My Boys 12:00 Emmerdale 13:30 The Simpsons 12:30 Coronation Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 5:30pm 14:30 Dads Street Poker Night (2D/Action) – 7:30 & 11:30pm 15:00 The Goldbergs 14:00 Psych 16:00 Two And A 16:00 Emmerdale The Theory of Everything (2D/Drama) – 9:15pm Half Men 16:30 Coronation 18:00 Back In The Street 1 Shankar's "I" (2D/Tamil) – 2:00, 7:00 & 10:15pm Game 17:00 The Ellen Seventh Son (2D/Adventure) – 5.15pm 19:00 Dads DeGeneres Jack & The Cuckoo-Clock Heart 20:00 Friends With Show 2 (2D/Animation) – 2:30pm Better Lives 18:00 Psych 21:30 Two And A 19:00 Bones The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King Half Men 20:00 Revenge (3D/Animation) – 4:15pm 22:00 Getting On 21:00 Bates Motel Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 5:45, 9:30 & 11:30pm 22:30 Jonah From 22:00 Banshee LANDMARK Tonga 23:00 Mistresses 13 Sins (2D/Horror) – 7:45pm
3 Alone (2D/Horror) – 2:15 & 7:00pm The Theory of Everything (2D/Drama) – 4:45pm 13:30 The Chronicles 13:00 Lost Christmas- – 9:30pm Elott (2D/Arabic) 13:00 Jamai Raja 13:05 I Didn't Do It 12:15 Highway To Sell Of Narnia: PG15 13:30 Bandhan 13:30 So Random 13:05 Auction Hunters 15:00 Hold Fast- Poker Night (2D/Action) – 11:30pm Prince Caspian 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 13:55 Liv And Maddie 13:30 The Liquidator 16:00 The Ugly PG15 Jack & The Cuckoo-Clock Heart 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:20 Austin & Ally 13:55 Dallas Car Sharks Duckling And Me 17:00 Inescapable- (2D/Animation) – 3:00pm 15:00 Kasamh Se 14:55 Jessie 14:20 Outback Truckers 17:30 Princess And PG15 16:00 Hum Paanch 15:20 Liv And Maddie 15:10 Rods N' Wheels 19:00 Maladies 1 Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 5:00, 9:00 & 11:15pm The Pea 17:00 Teenovation 15:45 Liv And Maddie 16:00 Fast N' Loud 19:00 The Adventures 21:00 Pawn Sharafat (2D/Hindi) – 7:00pm 17:30 Neeli Chatri 16:10 Violetta 16:50 How It's Made Of Rocky And 23:00 Killer Joe Waale 17:00 I Didn't Do It 17:15 How It's Made Bullwinkle 01:00 Inescapable The Snow Queen 2: The Snow King 18:00 Maharakshak 17:25 Jessie 17:40 Dual Survival 23:00 The Ugly 03:00 Maladies – 2:30 & 4:00pm (2D/Animation) Aryan 17:50 Liv And Maddie 18:30 Gold Rush Duckling And Me Seventh Son (2D/Adventure) – 5.30pm 18:30 Bandhan 18:15 Dog With A Blog 19:20 Gold Rush ROYAL 2 19:00 Sapne Suhane 18:40 Austin & Ally 20:10 The Liquidator 13 Sins (2D/Horror) – 7:30 & 11:15pm Ladakpan Ke 19:05 Spooksville 20:35 Dallas Car Sharks PLAZA 19:30 Jodha Akbar 19:30 Violetta 21:00 Gold Rush Sharafat (2D/Hindi) – 9:15pm 20:00 Jamai Raja 20:20 Liv And Maddie 21:50 Gold Rush 12:00 Standing 13:00 Planes 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 20:45 Liv And Maddie 22:40 Alaska: The Last 15:00 Struck By 3 Poker Night (2D/Action) – 2:30 & 11:30pm Ovation 21:00 Qubool Hai 21:10 Wolfblood Frontier 14:00 Chalet Girl Lightning Legend Of The Never Beast (2D/Drama) 21:30 Satrangi Sasural 21:35 Gravity Falls 23:30 Gold Rush 16:00 The Addams 17:00 Good Deeds – 5:00pm 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki 22:00 Suite Life On 00:20 Gold Rush Family 19:00 Snitch 22:30 Sapne Suhane Deck Alaska: The Last 21:00 Won't Back Down The Theory of Everything (2D/Drama) – 7:00pm 01:10 18:00 Ingenious Ladakpan Ke 22:25 A.N.T. Farm Frontier 20:00 World's End 23:15 Paranormal 22:50 Shake It Up Elott (2D/Arabic) – 9:15pm 23:00 Best of Fear Files 02:00 Fast N' Loud 22:00 The Big Activity: The 00:00 Jodha Akbar 23:10 Wolfblood 02:50 Auction Hunters Lebowski Marked Ones 16 PLUS | MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2015 POTPOURRI
Petigura discovered the planets Events in Qatar Star with three Jan 6 while conducting a computer Zebra’s stripes analysis of the Kepler data Nasa has planets larger than made available to astronomers. function like air MBA for Kids When: “There is a very real possibility that January 23 & 24 (full day the outermost planet is rocky like workshops) Earth discovered coolers: Study Where: Earth, which means this planet could MBM Qatar Training Center at asa’s Kepler space telescope has have the right temperature to sup- he distinctive monochrome fur Abu Hamour What: The internationally acclaimed discovered a star with three port liquid water oceans,” he noted. pattern in zebras keep the ani- N T MBA for Kids workshop will be held for planets only slightly larger than After Petigura found the planets mals cool under the hot African sun, the second time in Qatar. The programme Earth. The star, EPIC 201367065, is in the Kepler light curves, the team shows a recent study. aims at unleashing the true potential of the a cool red M-dwarf about half the quickly employed telescopes in Chile, The differences in the way the brain of children aged 8 - 16 and enable size and mass of our own Sun. Hawaii and California to characterise dark and light fur absorb and give them overcome various challenges they At a distance of 150 light years, the the star’s mass, radius, temperature off heat create refreshing cur- face in academics and life. Pre-registration star ranks among the top 10 near- and age. rents of air that regulate the ani- required. est stars known to have transiting The star’s proximity means it is mals’ temperature, the Daily Mail Cost: QR 2,200 (includes cost of material, planets. bright enough for astronomers to reported. kit bags, uniform, lunch and refreshments, “A thin atmosphere made of nitro- study the planets’ atmospheres to Scientists from the University of parent guides etc) Sibling discounts apply. gen and oxygen has allowed life to determine whether they are like the California in the US compared the More information at www.mbmqatar.com thrive on Earth. But nature is full of Earth’s atmosphere and possibly con- stripes of zebras from 16 different surprises. Many exoplanets discovered ducive to life. sites with their living conditions. by the Kepler mission are enveloped The next step will be observations A clear link was revealed between Family Art Workshops When: by thick, hydrogen-rich atmospheres with other telescopes, including the temperature and coat pattern, with Till March 31, 2015 Where: that are probably incompatible with Hubble Space Telescope, to take the zebras from the hottest areas having Katara Art Studios - Bldg 19 What: Katara Art Studios is hosting a life as we know it,” said Ian Crossfield, spectroscopic fingerprint of the mol- bodies with most stripes. series of Diverse Family Art Workshops from the University of Arizona astronomer ecules in the planetary atmospheres. Earlier, it was thought the stripes’ September 2014 to March 2015. They invite who led the study. “If these warm, nearly Earth-size main function is to create an optical families to attend with their children aged “Most planets we have found to planets have puffy, hydrogen-rich illusion that dazzles lions. between 5 years old to 10 years old. date are scorched. This system is the atmospheres, Hubble will see the “It was argued that the stripes act The cost of each workshop is closest star with lukewarm trans- telltale signal,” Petigura said. as camouflage by making the animals QR150 iting planets,” added University of The paper has been submitted to harder to spot in woodland light,” the California Berkeley graduate student Astrophysical Journal and is freely scientists said. Erik Petigura. available on the arXiv website . Agencies Shirin Neshat: Afterwards When: Till February 15, 2015 Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: The first solo exhibition in the Middle East by internationally acclaimed artist Shirin Neshat. Occupying the entire ground floor IN by Laszlo Kiss galleries, the exhibition features existing and FOCUS newly produced works. Free admission
The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: Till January 24 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: This exhibition delves into the life of Tipu Sultan, the South Indian ruler, statesman, and patron. Drawn entirely from the MIA collection, and featuring many objects which have never been displayed in Qatar, the centerpiece is a group of 24 paintings showing Tipu’s victory at the Battle of Pollilur in 1780. Free entry
Yousef Ahmad: Story of ingenuity When: Nov 11- Feb14; 10am-8pm Where: Qatar Museums Gallery, Building 10, Katara What: As a pioneer of Qatar’s modern art movement, Yousef Ahmad’s artistic journey has spanned over three decades, and his work has been influenced by his surroundings and emotional ties with Qatar’s culture and traditions. It showcases three phases in his career, from the early oil paintings that include the depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to mixed media calligraphic pieces to new conceptual artworks. Free Entry
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