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By Caitlin Dewey Just look at the earliest, successful forerun- realm of PLATO, people began to form highly per- ner to online chat — a program that academics sonal, social connections that had nothing to do acebook chose an odd time to launch invented, almost by accident, long before the birth with academics. In other words, they just wanted Rooms, its homage to the classic ‘90s of the World Wide Web. to chat. chatroom. AOL’s Instant Messenger, per- Talkomatic, the program’s appropriately retro “People met and got acquainted in Talkomatic, Fhaps the icon of the anonymous instant- name, was born out of PLATO, a computer-based and carried on romances via “term-talk” and messaging age, quietly killed off its chat rooms in education program at the University of Illinois, in Personal Notes,” one of its creators, David Woolley, 2010. Yahoo Messenger axed its public chat rooms 1973. It was primitive, by modern standards: Only wrote in his 1994 history of the program. “Many in 2012, explaining only that they weren’t a “core five people could chat at once, and their messages online personalities developed ... Many people trav- Yahoo! product.” And when MSN Messenger shuts displayed letter-by-letter as they typed. But at elled to Urbana to see the lab and meet those of us down Friday in China, the last place where the the time, Talkomatic was something of a revela- who worked there ... Over the years, PLATO has service still operated, it will mark the conclusive tion. PLATO had been designed for classroom use; affected many lives in profound ways.” end of the mainstream chatroom era. according to its creators’ original plans, “com- Of course, PLATO could only reach so many Sure, we have Rooms now — but Rooms, despite munication between people would play (only) an people. But in 1980, CompuServe — one of the its branding and anonymous discussion groups, has incidental role.” But as more people signed on to earliest commercial Internet services — would little in common with the chatrooms of yore. And the community, its participants began to notice release its own take on the chat concept, allowing like other modern attempts to reincarnate the something striking: In the freewheeling, pseu- more than 123,000 to sign on nightly under screen- ‘90s chat room (,y)(Airtime, anyone?) it seems to lack donymousy names like “Mike” and “Silver.” (,(Both names are, thatthat critical quality tthathat made early AIM, YaYahoohoo iincidentally,ncidentally, critical to cchathat room hhistory:istory: MessengerMessenger and MMSNSN fun: the edge of qquirki-uirki- TTheyhey were, on Valentine’s DayDay 1983,1983, ness,ness, transgression andand inventiveness.inventiveness. oonene ooff the fifirstrst couples to marry The feelingfeeling that this was a new and aass a result of online chat.chat.)) semi-lawlesssemi-lawless sspace,pace, tthathat unexunex-- pectedpected tthingshings could hhappen.appen. The rise, fall and reincarnation of the ’90s chatroom PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 3

Even though CompuServe’s “CB chat product, the company boasted You need look no further than to our offline identities, Facebook basi- Simulator” was a commercial service, an estimated 19,000 chatrooms. Apple’s app store for conclusive proof cally obliterated the infinite possibili- it shared something of the pioneering Users spent more than a million of that: Besides Rooms, there’s the ties, and the intimate, interest-based quirkiness of ye Talkomatic chats of hours chatting each day. And despite anonymous local chat app Yik Yak, communities, of the social Web. old. The CB stands for citizens band the panicked testimony of then-sen- the embattled, Vermont-born Omegle It’s no wonder that, 10 years in, radio — a relative of ham — and origi- ator Herb Kohl just two years prior (which still ranks we’ve begun to wax nostalgic over that nally operated in similar ways, bor- (“Most Americans don’t know what it among the world’s lost infinity. rowing from radio’s lingo and channel is out there on the Internet,” he told top-3,000 sites), “We’re tired of being told what to do, system. In one early “channel,” a Senate committee, “and if they did and the unher- what to see, and how to interact online described by InfoWorld in 1984, users they would be shocked”), the influx of alded start-up by platforms that resemble rat mazes did nothing but speak Old English and new users was helping chatrooms shed Banter, which per- more than sandboxes,” Kyle Chayka roleplay as kings and maidens. In oth- their previously shady, transgressive haps captures the wrote in Gizmodo. “... Like artisanal ers, a form of radical, soul-baring hon- image. hipster nostalgia for a time when men esty was fairly common; between the “Chat, always burdened with a were men, shoes were handmade, and fake names, the small communities, slightly seedy reputation ... is under- everyone pickled their own vegetables, and the hours of online contact, the going a major makeover,” enthused one Chatrooms were the internet’s vanguard is pushing for idea of intimacy became “very seduc- 1997 trend piece in the Irish Times. experiencing a cultural a return toward a simpler digital era.” tive,” one user told InfoWorld. Chatrooms were showing up in busi- shift similar to one And so a team of unabashed ide- “To say this typewritten “human ness software packages, such as Lotus alists launched a minimalist, ad-free contact” or “people typing in their and Oracle. The rooms had become a much-discussed on social network called Ello, a promise thoughts” is the equivalent of genuine favored hangout not only of teenag- Facebook today: to return to a pre-Facebook web. The friendship or intimacy is something ers and technophiles, but of stay-at- a space that was writer and programmer Paul Ford — else,” wrote Vic Sussman, struggling to home moms. (“Beats doing housework, who has long been a compelling voice understand the very concept of online don’t you think?” one frequent chat-er once a frontier, was on the culture and legacy of tech — community for The Washington Post joked in 1996.) And companies that being standardised, made a super-retro Unix network in 1986. “It’s certainly the illusion of had previously eschewed their own monetised — intimacy — the instant gratification of stand-alone chat services, such as human contact without responsibility Yahoo and MSN, were beginning to colonised by moms. or consequences or actual involvement offer their own. ... (But) the danger is that going online In some ways, in fact, chatrooms instead of going into the real world were experiencing a cultural shift ultimately turns conversation into a similar to one much-discussed on spectator sport.” Facebook today: a space that was For users, of course, this kind of once a frontier, was being standard- outsider bemusement was half the ised, monetised — colonised by moms. motivation. The Web didn’t achieve And the places that remained on the anything like mainstream usage until fringes were categorically gross: full of well into the ‘90s; before then, the spam and sludge and a/s/l-style solici- people sitting through many, many tation, a far cry from the supportive minutes of dial-up bleeps and buzzes, communities of the late ‘80s. all to talk to pseudonymous strangers, Combine that with the advent were a very particular breed: hob- of new Internet technologies like byists and early adopters and other DSL (which made AOL’s subscrip- technophilic types, each drawn to this tion model obsolete) and new para- peculiar experiment in part because it digms for online social networking was peculiar, and its results were far (think Friendster, Myspace and later, from known. Facebook) and the chatroom’s demise You never knew quite what, or who, was obvious, if not imminent, by the you would find in a Compuserve chat early aughts. — or, later, a chat on AOL (c. 1992), I remember signing into my AIM Prodigy (1992) or Yahoo (1997). AOL’s account as late as 2007, the better to chief architect and longest-serving chat with high school friends who had, employee, Joe Schober, once described like me, gone away for school. But by the earliest AOL chatrooms as “little that point, all of AIM’s best features spirit of early chatrooms best of the called Tilde.Club a few weeks ago; he frontier towns”: small and unpolished, had become redundant: status mes- three. (“Who you are in real life is not was startled to see hundreds of people perhaps, but pioneering — like a spark sages could go on Twitter, detailed important,” Banter’s founder told The clamouring for invites to the thing. in the big Internet void. profiles could be made on Facebook, Verge during this year’s SXSW confer- “There is no need to get in on the If the Internet was an uncharted friends could be contacted via text or ence. “What really matters is what ground floor,” Ford quipped, “because wilderness, however, the ‘90s were its Gchat, people with similar interests you’re interested in.”) the ground floor has been there for Gold Rush. Services like MSN and could be found on any of the above. On the modern, mainstream social decades.” AOL (which bought Compuserve in In 2003, MSN axed many of its chat- network, of course, that couldn’t be Even the original Talkomatic, circa 1998) made the chat function avail- rooms across Europe, Asia and Latin further from the truth: Who you are ‘73, has seen a modern reboot of late: able to millions of Americans, pack- America. Over the course of the next in real life is, frequently, the only thing Its creators launched a pared-down aging it in dial-up subscriptions that decade, in light of plummeting usage, that matters. And in fact, that’s what Web version in March, more than 40 users purchased first by the hour, and increased scrutiny over child solici- makes Facebook’s decision to launch years after their original. It doesn’t log later by the month. In 1993, shortly tation and other unpleasantness, and an “early Web”-inflected app so excru- your chat transcripts, and it doesn’t after the debut of AOL’s chatroom, competition from mobile and video ciatingly ironic. Facebook pioneered have ads. In fact, it doesn’t have any- the Associated Press reported, hilari- chat, AOL and Yahoo would do the a system where our online identi- thing, really, besides a series of elon- ously, on the “team of young, high- same. ties were forever welded to our real- gated text fields you and a friend — or tech specialists” who were trying to The time of the chatroom had life ones; if the early Web was like a stranger! — can type into. get President Bill Clinton to host a passed. And yet, decades after the a sparsely populated frontier town, It’s glitchy, sure. It’s stupifying sim- town hall chat. (His screenname was geeks of PLATO first tapped out their Facebook is the planned community, plistic. But on an Internet where so “Clinton Pz.”) messages, the children of the ‘70s, ‘80s the picket-fenced suburb, that fol- much feels dictated and pre-deter- By 1997, the year AOL launched and ‘90s still illogically seem to want lowed once the pioneers had moved mined and over-designed, it’s kind of Instant Messenger as a stand-alone one. on. By constricting our online selves freeing, too. WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY MES celebrates National Unity Day

ES Indian school celebrated MNational Unity Day (Rashtriya Ekta Diwas), the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabai Pattel, in line with the directions of Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), at the school with fun and fanfare recently. Sardar Vallabai Pattel, popularly known as the ‘Iron man of India’, was a veteran freedom fighter who inte- grated the national unity of the post independent India. Special assemblies were held at Boys’, Girls’, CBSE(i), Junior and Kindergarten sections of the school. During the programme Principal A P Sasidharan addressed the gath- ering highlighting the significance The principal flagging off the run. of national integrity, irrespective of cast, creed, region or gender. He also stressed to relive the life and vision of During the programme, an oath Boys’ Section students along with programme to spread the message that great personality which is a real taking ceremony was conducted at teachers and school officials par- of unity in diversity. tribute to him. all the sections of the school. In the ticipated in the ‘Run for unity’, a The Peninsula

School officials handing over the prize to one of the winners. RIGHT: A dance performance by a student.

host of students of Birla Public This academic year about 1800 School won coveted titles, tro- students from Class I to XII com- Aphies and certificates in the BPS honours best artistes peted in various cultural and liter- Birla Fest, the annual talent search ary competitions which consisted of and award show of the school held at X) won the ‘Best Performer’ titles Sreelakshmi Suresh both of Class 64 items. the Basant Kumar Birla Auditorium in the Senior Category. Krishnadev VII, shared the ‘Best Performer’ In both individual and group events of the school. Vijayakumar (Class XI) was adjudged honour, Sneha Karthik (Class VIII) 104 contestants won first prize, 98 got Shobita Krishna (Class XII) and as ‘Best Artiste’ in the Senior Section. won the ‘Kalathilakam’ title in the second prize and 101 received third Gayathri Karunakar Menon (Class While Amalendu K and Intermediate Category. prize. The Peninsula

InterContinental Doha The City came together to declare October 28 as “Wear Pink Day” in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. From management, sales and marketing and front office to house- keeping, food and beverage and engineer- ing, colleagues donned pink clothing and pink ribbons, which were provided by Qatar Cancer Society. The hotel also created a special “pink station” in the Lobby Lounge with complimentary pink treats for guests all day long. In addition, Aster Medical Clinic came by during the day for a breast cancer awareness session in which colleagues and guests were given educational information on breast cancer. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 5

CHANSS-Qatar Indian doctors’ marks Kerala’s groups hold meet birthday he forums of Indian doctors in Qatar, The Indian Doctors he Changanacherry NSS TClub (IDC) and Indian medi- College Alumni Association, cal Association – Qatar (IMA-Q) TQatar Chapter (CHANSS- conducted a Continuous Medical Qatar) celebrated Kerala Piravi, Education (CME) on “Endocrine which marks the birth of the Emergencies” recently at the southern Indian state of Kerala, Holiday Villa Hotel. at a grand function at the Crystal Dr Mohammed Ali Elrishi, con- Palace Hotel here yesterday. sultant Endocrinologist from Al The State was created on Ahli Hospital, discussed Endocrine November 1, 1956, and Malayalees Emergencies. He explained how dys- around the world celebrate this day function of endocrine glands could as the birthday of Kerala. result in medical emergencies. The More than 300 people attended chemicals released by these glands the celebrations, which featured are responsible for the harmonious several events reflecting Kerala’s functioning of other organ systems. rich cultural heritage and legacy. During the malfunction of these Thiruvathirakali Thiruvathirakali (a typical group Women members performing — a traditional dance. glands, there can be features of dance by women), bharathanatyam brain, heart, gastrointestinal tract (solo classical dance), other dances or kidney involvement. Therefore and songs kept the audience spell- the focus of medical attention may bound for almost three hours. be diverted to the treatment of these The legend of Onam was also organ systems. depicted with a traditional wel- “An index of suspicion developed come to ‘Mahabali’. through knowledge of these condi- The programme got off with tions and the various ways they can a song by CHANSS Advisory present to the physician is the key Committee member P S Venugopal. step in their recognition,” he said. President Bindu Varghese wel- Thereafter, he listed the respec- comed the gathering. Patron Satish tive diagnostic tests and treatment G Pillai, former president Varghese protocols to manage each of these Mathew and General Secretary emergencies. The CME was well Giridharan Nair also spoke. attended by member doctors. A traditional Onam feast was The Peninsula also served. The Peninsula A section of the audience.

Babyshop unveils Autumn/ Winter 2014 collection

ith the onset of the cool multi-coloured animal printed cardi- weather, Babyshop has gans, dresses featuring a subtle wintery Wunveiled it Autumn/Winter sheenstyled with chunky boots, layered collection. knitwear and bright washed denims. ‘On Campus’, ‘Trailblazer’, ‘Sci-fi’ and Other Autumn Winter 2014 collections ‘Rock On’ are some of the looks featured featured at Babyshop stores through its for boys detailing key elements and licensed brands are Lee Cooper, Disney, graphics with retro-style prints, cargo Maui & Sons, Hello Kitty and Barbie. pockets, space-themed patterns and Elizabeth McHale, Head Buyer, gothic art visuals. Themes inspired by Babyshop has some tips and tricks: the urban chic style integrate bold colour • Depending on the severity of the palettes with classic shades of red, blue, weather, dress your children in layers green, yellow, grey and black. The boys’ that can be put on and taken off easily line up includes quilted jackets, classic • Stay casual with mix-and-match out- polo shirts, hoodies, corduroy trousers, fits. Wear patterns that can create the biker jeans, hooded and printed sweat same cool and casual look, so don’t be tops and chinos. afraid to pair plaid with graphics, stripes For the girls, the seasonal look is all with other patterns or colors in different about ‘Winter Fables & Florals’, ‘Moody arrangements to last through the season. & Abstract Blooms’, ‘Super Classics & • Accessorise clothing for the chic and Classy’ styles featuring flowery patterns, smart look. utilitarian shapes such as all-in-one • Lighten up with bright colours. shirt dresses, classic checks and stripes White, black and grey are the timeless that offer a contemporary look with a winter colours. Aim to combine these sporty edge. with bright and lively tones for outer- Seasonal favourites also include wear this season. Red is big for girls and a trendy selection of sporty woollen boys, whilethe metallicstoo aretrending jackets with mix and match patterns, this season. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 WHEELS 2015 Jeep Compass: Off-road look, without the muddy fenders

By Warren Brown model year and continuing with a few engine (172 horsepower, 165 pound- cruise with reasonably good power. spiffs and subtractions for 2015. feet of torque). To be blunt: The smaller engine is an he 2015 Jeep Compass It is best to think of this car as a “Optional” engine? Yes. Standard on absolute drag. Latitude is the Jeep for peo- small Jeep station wagon expressly the Compass is a 2.0-litre four-cylin- But the good news is that the ple who want a Jeep in name designed for urban driving. That per- der petrol engine (158 horsepower, 141 Compass’ build quality has improved Tonly. It is Jeep Lite, which spective elevates its value and explains pound-feet of torque). It is useful only dramatically since 2007. The first may be good for folks who want the why enough people have been buying for saving fuel. The 2.0-litre engine gets model was a crafted embarrassment functional equivalent of a small, all- it since 2007 to keep it in production. 23 miles per gallon in the city and 30 — flimsy materials, improperly mated wheel-drive station wagon. But it is not The Compass Latitude fits perfectly on the highway, compared with 21 mpg parts, that sort of thing. But Fiat to be confused with something such in the city. It is easily manoeuvrable in city and 28 highway for the 2.4-litre Chrysler Automotive, Jeep’s current as a Jeep Wrangler, or even a Jeep heavy traffic and relatively easy to park model. owner, seems to have gotten a han- Renegade. when it’s time to turn off its optional My recommendation: Go with the dle on things. The Compass Latitude Automotive columnists, I among 2.4-litre in-line four-cylinder petrol 2.4-litre, buy the extra petrol and used for this column was expertly put them, have ridiculed the Compass, together. The body was tight. The inte- introduced in 2007, as a marketing rior was attractive, well organised and exercise gone awry. We are not entirely Nuts & Bolts fixed with high-quality materials. right. In fact, it is arguable that we are Bottom line: If you want a fuel-efficient, city-friendly, snow-capable com- The new Compass is available in entirely wrong. pact wagon with a relatively low price and decent utility, buy the Jeep Compass five trim levels — Sport, Latitude, The US auto market is a big place, Latitude. If you want a rough-and-tumble, rock-crawling, stream-fording Altitude Edition, High Altitude Edition with up to 16 million new car, truck SUV, buy something else. and Limited. When shopping in this and crossover-utility buyers every year. Ride, acceleration and handling: Good marks in all three in on-road marketing forest, it’s probably best to Crossover-utility models make up one driving. choose an all-wheel-drive version of of the fastest-growing segments, a Head-turning quotients: It reminds me of one of those fake designer bags the Latitude and be happy, unless you category occupied largely by people with Gucci or Yves St. Laurent logos. The Compass has Jeep labels and clas- want to plush things up by going with who want something that looks like a sic Jeep grille imprints everywhere. But it is no more a real Jeep than one of the Limited. sport-utility vehicle but functions in those bags is a genuine Gucci or YSL. Still, those bags serve their functional Just remember that restraint in the the manner of a family station wagon purpose in much the manner that the Compass fulfills its mission. compact crossover-utility segment or minivan. Body style/layout: Largely carried over from 2014, the 2015 is a compact, makes the best sense. It is a value seg- That is where the notion of “crosso- front-engine crossover-utility vehicle. It is a four-door carryall offered with ment, an economy segment, the pur- ver” comes in. It bespeaks compromise. two-wheel or all-wheel drive. pose of which easily is overwhelmed It addresses need. Engines/transmissions: The Compass Latitude driven for this column and ultimately ruined by loading on Not everyone needs or wants a rough, came with a 2.4-litre, 16-valve in-line four-cylinder petrol engine with variable options. rock-crawling sport-utility vehicle with valve timing (172 horsepower, 165 pound-feet of torque) linked to a six-speed For example, Jeep offers a $650 dedicated four-wheel drive. Crossover automatic transmission. A 2-litre four-cylinder petrol engine is standard in Freedom Drive II off-road package buyers don’t want to pay for the enor- the Compass line, as is a five-speed manual transmission. with a continuously variable automatic mous amounts of fuel it usually takes Capacities: Seating is for five people. Cargo capacity with all seats in place transmission affixed with an “off-road to run those things. The older those is 22.7 cubic feet; with rear seats folded, it is 53.6 cubic feet. The Compass crawl ratio.” Translation: Don’t buy it. buyers get, the less inclined they are can be equipped to tow a trailer weighing 2,000 pounds. Fuel capacity is 13.6 Most of you who buy Compass models to climb into and out of large SUVs gallons. Regular gasoline works fine here. aren’t really going off-road anyway. If with super-high ground clearance. And Mileage: I averaged 27 miles per gallon in highway driving. your passion is off-road driving, you no matter how well it is engineered, Safety: Standard equipment includes ventilated front disc and rear drum should buy something else — maybe a rare is the full-size SUV that is any brakes; four-wheel anti-lock brake protection; emergency braking assistance; Jeep Wrangler or Nissan Xterra. fun to drive in Washington, New York stability and traction control; side and rear head air bags. Besides, the continuously variable or other big cities. Prices (in US): The Compass Latitude starts at $24,795. Price as tested automatic transmission offered for Thus, we have models such as the is $28,570, including $1,390 in options (onboard navigation, rearview backup the Jeep Compass feels like a rubbery, Jeep Compass Latitude — largely camera, Chrysler Uconnect Voice Command with Bluetooth and other items). poorly responsive mess in on-road driv- reworked for the now-moribund 2014 ing. 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By Randall Mikkelsen

uthor Dennis McNally accompanied the Grateful Black music, white culture Dead as a publicist and his- Atorian on the band’s “long strange trip,” and he chronicled Jack and a legendary US highway Kerouac, the Beat Generation author of On the Road. For his latest book, On Highway 61: Music, Race and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom, McNally twice drove every mile of US Route 61, the legen- dary Mississippi River road, to docu- ment the influence of black music on white America. McNally spoke about the music and the “freedom principle” underly- ing more than a century of American experience.

What is the common thread in your writing on American counter- culture, and now the influence of black music? I came of age in the ‘60s, a remark- able era. In this book I started with the question, “What are the deeper roots of the ‘60s?” The most power- ful force that drove people to ask the questions challenging the dominant paradigm, from capitalism to the rules about sex, to the environment, in significant part derived from this 120-year relationship between white people and black music. of view about challenging American I started with Thoreau. If you’re standard thought, socially, was about interested in divergent viewpoints in slavery and African-American cul- American history, he’s the place to ture. It was about reacting to the fact start. The basis for his entire point that an enormous number of people in America were not free. J K Rowling How would you describe the “freedom principle?” releases new The ‘60s was an explosion of the freedom principle. It has its roots in Harry Potter story Thoreau, in Huckleberry Finn and in black music. Thoreau, his message was cclaimed author J K Rowling autonomy for the individual and mak- Ahas written a new Harry ing up your mind. Potter story and published it on her website, Pottermore. How does black music embody The author's latest work has been that? titled Defence Against the Dark Arts They were the least free. White Teacher — a biography of Dolores people have been listening to black Umbridge, reports contactmusic. people make music going back to plan- com. tation culture, to banjo music played Rowling, 49, had previously said by slaves. It was what black people had Umbridge is the character she dis- at hand to communicate with. likes the most, explaining: "Her By the 1890s, you had segregation desire to control, to punish, and to so fierce and racism so profound that inflict pain, all in the name of law simply being a black musician sing- fusion of black and white influences. The Mississippi River is as prom- and order, are, I think, every bit as ing a song is almost a statement of Rock ‘n’ roll had this liberating influ- inent in your book as Highway 61. reprehensible as Lord Voldemort's challenge. Just to exist was a pursuit ence on people, not just because of What did you learn on your travels? unvarnished espousal of evil." of freedom. the lyrics, but because of the power, The river and the road, they’re one Umbridge is based on a real per- Through the 20th century you’ve and the rhythm, it made you want and the same. The Middle West from son, according to the author, who got white people first listening to to dance. almost the time people lived there has previously said she once worked white imitations of black music. was seen as this place of conservative alongside a woman who was "the Most white people were not out there How is it that this all leads in unwillingness to make a lot of changes. most bigoted, spiteful champion of listening to Duke Ellington or Cab your book to Bob Dylan? And yet in the middle there is a gigan- the death penalty". Calloway or Count Basie. In his memoir, he talks about grow- tic, incredible, powerful river. “I have noticed more than once The bop musicians, they were the ing up in Minnesota at one end of the That critical trio of musics, ragtime, in life that a taste for the ineffably first ones to articulate their art as not river, listening on the radio to black blues and jazz, that erupted, it’s really twee can go hand-in-hand with a being entertainment, but as simply music in coming up from Arkansas. one of the most amazing moments of distinctly uncharitable outlook on being art. He is the shining example of all the creativity in American history. These the world. A love of all things sac- That’s revolutionary. They espoused streams of the book coming together, people that had nothing, that had only charine often seems present where their own freedom as musicians. of folk music and black music, of the been out of slavery for 30 years, they there is a lack of real warmth or Music is almost inherently subver- liberation principle, and of the con- create this music that’s dominated charity,” Rowling added. sive. You get it in ways that aren’t nection to Highway 61, which was 50 American music ever since. And they Reuters necessarily intellectual. Go all the miles from his house. He gets all of created it by the river. way up to rock ‘n’ roll, the perfect that. Reuters 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS Watson, Dench win Britannia awards Rekha shines in Super Nani ritish actresses Emma Watson and Dame Judi Dench were two of the Bsix honourees at the annual Britannia Awards. The annual ceremony was hosted by BAFTA (British Academy of Film By Subhash K Jha and Television Arts) at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills. Dench was given the Albert “Cubby” Broccoli Award for Worldwide Film: Super Nani Contribution to Entertainment, a gong named after the legendary “James Cast: Rekha, Sharman Joshi, Randhir Kapoor, Anupam Kher Bond” movie producer, while United Nations Women Goodwill Ambassador Directed by Indra Kumar and former “Harry Potter” star Watson was awarded the British Artist here is something to be said about star power. At a time when of the Year prize, reports contactmusic.com. the biggest of stars sell themselves to the highest bidder on any Presented with her award by Dustin Hoffman, she said: “I’m rather Tmedium, Rekha preserves an aura of unattainable beauty. And overwhelmed by (the award), because I didn’t ever expect to have a film yet she plays the ‘homely’ roles now in this Indra Kumar drama with as career at all.” much panache as she did in Sansar 28 years ago. Dench, known for playing the British spy’s boss M in all of the movies In that film too Rekha was the unerring householder willing to subli- since 1995’s GoldenEye, has also been the high profile star of a lot of suc- mate her ego for the sake of her family. In her new avatar as the home cessful films in the recent past, including Philomena and The Best Exotic maker who won’t flinch even when husband, son, daughter-in-law and Marigold Hotel. daughter treat her like trash, Rekha brings an innate grace to her Meanwhile, Watson used the opportunity to pay tribute to Dench, say- character’s indignities. ing: “She’s just all soul and all grace and strength and beauty, and for me, I dare any other actress to revel in the broad melodramatic milieu of she’s an iconic British actor. She’s what you aspire to be.” Indra Kumar’s film. Stretches of the narrative are designed like ongoing Other winners of the night included Robert Downey Jr. for the Stanley sitcoms with repeated gags and unstoppable skits masquerading as comic Kubrick Award for Excellence in Film, director Mike Leigh, comedienne relief. Shot on sets that belong to the costume dramas of the 1960s, Super Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mark Ruffalo for his humanitarian work. Nani transports us to a world of embarrassingly over-stressed patriarchy. The event started in 1989 as a bridge-building exercise between The men in the matriarch Bharati’s life are so oblivious to their own Hollywood and the British film industry. vanity that they don’t know how obnoxious they sound when they order the home-maker around. The bullies get their comeuppance when Bharati transforms into...well, Rekha. A diva, albeit of the domestic-ad world. Rekha stands unflinching at the vortex of the film: Indestructible in Kutcher, Kunis researched parenthood her grace, unflinching in her determination to carry the idiocies on the Star power helps awaken narration away from prying eyes. She plays the girl from Patna with shton Kutcher and Mila Kunis equipped themselves well before becom- smothered dreams that merge into her current role of the ‘Mother India’ Aing parents to daughter Wyatt Isabelle Kutcher. He says Google is of the melodramatic age, filled with an implosive yearning to break out like their “manual”. of her shell. They find the parenting experience “pretty exceptional”, but feel it’s It is easy for urban India to laugh at Bharati’s predicament as a matri- better to be hands-on than depend on nannies and night nurses. arch bullied by all the men and the women of her family. For a lot of “Everybody says when you get a child, they don’t come with an owner’s Before I Go to Sleep older women who live outside Modern India, oppression is still a way of manual, but that’s kinda not true because Google’s kind of like an owner’s life in one form or another. This is audience that Indra Kumar aims at, manual,” the 35-year-old actor said during “The Talk”, reports eonline.com. and shoots. “You can pretty much Google anything and it’s there. For me, I go to Many parts of the my partner, you know? I talk to Mila, and we make choices. We did a lot film in the second-half of research-we both did like, a lot of research,” he added. when Rekha’s character Referring to his former wife Demi Moore’s three daughters, Kutcher achieves self-actualiza- said: “I’d been a parent to teenage girls before in my life, and so I have tion through the good By Michael O’Sullivan experience with girls, and experience with that like, from age 7 to 25. But start keeping a video diary. Nasch calls formed a few questions before now. another plot device (and a perplexing offices of her grand- infants, it was like a whole new thing. So, we really started studying what her each morning, reminding her to To its credit, the script addresses one at that). Presented as too ethical son Mann (Sharman it is to take care of a baby and how you do it, and the whole thing. It’s all efore I Go to Sleep is the cin- pull out the camera and review — and this problem when Christine asks Ben to have an affair with his patient, for Joshi) and a school on Google, it’s kinda there.” ematic equivalent of comfort reinforce — the previous days’ entries, what she does with her time, but his whom he’s beginning to have feelings, friend (Anupam Kher) food. Unfussy and somewhat which eventually trigger additional noncommittal answer doesn’t really Nasch also encourages Christine to are brutally crude and Bold-fashioned, this red-meat memories, leading to questions for solve the issue. By the time the lurid hide her video journal from her hus- impervious to the thriller is a dish formed from famil- Ben that produce contradictory, even truth of Christine’s circumstances band, for reasons that are glaringly refined requirements of iar ingredients — Violence! Amnesia! somewhat evasive answers. Suddenly, emerges — a back story involving infi- unprofessional. Without that critical metropolitan audiences Coen Brothers to make all-star comedy — served with a side of starchy adher- it seems that the story she hears every delity, battering and significant char- plot turn, though, there would be no who live in nucleus fam- scar-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen will turn their wit ence to formula. It probably isn’t good day may not be entirely factual. acters who have gone missing from movie. ilies and have probably Oon the complex workings of Hollywood’s studios in a comedy featur- for you, but it ain’t half bad, either. But this demands an acceptance of Christine’s life without raising any All of this is competently choreo- never bothered to know ing George Clooney, Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Universal Based on the best-selling 2011 novel the implausible, if not the downright eyebrows from the authorities — the graphed by writer-director Rowan what it feels like to have Pictures said. by S J Watson about an amnesiac who impossible. hole in the plot is gaping. Joffe, who tells the story with a brisk an extra-participative Hail, Caesar!, scheduled for wakes up each morning having forgot- I’m not talking about Christine’s That said, the film is not without efficiency. Unlike Christine, I found (read: meddlesome) release on February 5, 2016, ten everything that happened in the medical condition. A form of antero- its pleasures. Kidman and Firth lend that I could forgive Sleep’s sins, but I matriarch in the house. will follow a day in the life of past 15 years or so — her marriage, grade amnesia that allows the forma- the pulpy material a certain prestige, couldn’t forget them. When Rekha is shown a studio fixer who must tackle the trauma that caused her condition, tion of new memories, only to wipe even if Strong comes across as simply WP-Bloomberg touching her callous numerous challenges, the and other life details, large and small the slate clean each night, is techni- husband’s feet at a pub- Comcast Corp-owned studio — the thriller centres on a character cally speaking an STD, or storytell- lic gathering, the film will said in a statement. who is, essentially, a goldfish. Incapable ing device. Along with other forms of probably invoke a LOL effect on urban audiences. But there is an India Set in the later years of of retaining knowledge about the out- convenient memory loss, the gimmick Watts, Fanning, Sarandon in new drama outside the metropolis. And I do believe that the India which lives in the Hollywood’s golden age, the side world, except as it is fed to her, is endemic in Hollywood (see 50 First ctresses Naomi Watts, Elle Fanning and Susan Sarandon have been smaller towns and villages would warm up to the message of the film: film will also star Josh Brolin, Christine (Nicole Kidman) wakes Dates), and there is no known cure. Aroped in to star in the upcoming drama Three Generations. learn to respect you wife, or your children would also disrespect her. Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton up in bed every morning next to her Just go with it. Scripted by Nikole Beckwith, the film’s story is described as an exploration Super Nani marks the return of Rekha. In a role designed for the diva, and Jonah Hill. husband, Ben (Colin Firth), who goes No, I’m talking about the assump- of identity and follows Ray (Fanning), a teenager in New York transition- she sparkles like a Diwali sparkler that just refuses to burn out even The Coen Brothers have pre- through the rote recitation of who he tion that Christine has no life, other ing from a female to a male and her single mother Maggie (Watts), who is when the festivities are over. As the beleaguered Nani’s makeover artiste, viously won the best screenplay Oscar for 1996’s Fargo and three Oscars is and what she’s doing there. Their than what Ben spoon-feeds her. The coming to terms with having to raise her only daughter like a son, reports Sharman Joshi again shows himself an underrated actor. While the rest including best director and picture for 2007’s No Country for Old Men. house, which Christine seems to rarely entire movie and its twist ending are hollywoodreporter.com. of the supporting cast hams happily, Sharman remains restrained to They also co-wrote the screenplay for Angelina Jolie’s upcoming direc- leave, is covered with sticky notes. premised on the idea that the heroine Sarandon will play Maggie’s mother Dolly who faces a hard time under- the end. torial effort, Unbroken, also made by Universal. As the film gets underway, Christine does nothing all day: no shopping trips, standing Ray’s life-altering decision. That takes some doing here. But then Sharman is in inspiring company. has recently begun therapy with a no taking the car in for a tune-up that Directed by Gaby Dellal, the film is scheduled to go on the floors early There is no one quite as filled with quiet grace as Rekha. IANS new psychiatrist, Dr Nasch (Mark might lead her — or, more importantly, Nov in New York. IANS Strong), who has suggested that she the people she encounters — to have 10 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 AEROSPACE

SpaceShipTwo – designed to take tourists to the edge of space – broke It was the first test flight using a new polyamide-based rocket fuel

White Knight Two SpaceShipTwo Four-engined Length mothership carries Wingspan SpaceShipTwo to Pilots launch altitude Passengers 6 of 15,200m

After separation This was 55th flight from mothership, 1 for SpaceShipTwo SpaceShipTwo but only fourth time fires its hybrid craft had actually fueled rocket motor. fired its on-board Fuel should burn Rocket rocket for 70 seconds to motor accelerate craft to 4,000km/h Engine appears to burn Engine for two seconds after restarts ignition and then stops and explodes HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 11

Ultra MRI scans identify language centres in brain

study from the Medical University of AVienna found how 7-Tesla ultra high-field magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) could be used to clearly show the brain areas responsible for speech processing and production. The new approach discovered by the scien- tists from the Neurology Clinic at the univer- sity allows for a much higher sensitivity and better diagnosis on these areas of the brain than standard clinical MRI scanners, and could be very important for future brain operations in that the language centres could be better- protected during invasive surgeries, Xinhua reported. This is particularly due to the need to know where these language centres are prior to an operation, as they can shift significantly as a result of tumours or injuries. The flexibility of Zumba, pilates and the brain allows for such shifting. If any of the language centres, in particular the Broca or Wernicke areas, are damaged dur- their ilk are no longer ing the course of brain surgery, it could lead to the loss of the speech faculty. The Austria Press Agency reported Roland a no-man’s land Beisteiner from the Department of Neurology as saying Tuesday that the new MRI approach identified even very weak signals in the brain that would otherwise be overlooked. The results from the study that was completed with participants from other By Danielle Douglas-Gabriel Austrian universities and clinics have been thrown off by being one of two improve your body for the long published in the brain function journal, or three guys in the class at haul,” Huling said. “Sometimes NeuroImage. few months ago, a pretty Solidcore. But the workout — a they come because their wife or remarkable thing hap- collection of slow, controlled moves girlfriend drags them in, saying, pened. The strength on machines called Megaformers ‘This will improve your running Sleep problems linked to A training class I lead, (think pilates on steroids) — made or your CrossFit.’ “ once a bastion for women seeking him a little apprehensive. Camaraderie often develops Alzheimer’s risk in men Michelle Obama arms, was over- “It’s unlike any of the tradi- in classes, with people encourag- run with men. tional workout programmes I had ing one another during difficult lderly men with self-reported sleep dis- I’ve always had two or three tried in the past,” said Anthony, moves, Huling said. It creates a Eturbances run a higher risk of developing dedicated dudes sweating it out who has been taking classes for sense of community, he said, that Alzheimer’s disease than men without self- to my Bruno Mars playlist, but almost a year. “But if you take the makes people want to come back. reported sleep disturbances, says a study. they were always in the minor- class two or three times a week, Working out with other people “We demonstrate that men with self- ity. Most men at my gym stick to you can see noticeable changes is also a good way to stay moti- reported sleep disturbances run a 1.5-fold the treadmills or weight machines, in your body — leaner, stronger vated. I’ve noticed that some of higher risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease than avoiding the thumping club music muscles.” the women in my class stepped up those without reports of sleep disturbances and three-count instructions in One of Anthony’s classmates, Bo their effort to compete with the during a 40-year follow-up period,” said lead classes. Huge-Jensen, was reluctant to join guys. One woman told me she felt researcher Christian Benedict from Uppsala Classes full of women can be a a class with a bunch of women, empowered once she realized she University in Sweden. little intimidating, but the guys but he relented because his doctor could do more push-ups than some “The later the self-reported sleep distur- who wound up in mine were game. recommended he strengthen his of the men. bance was found the higher the risk was for They all told me they were looking core to relieve his back pain. Some classes have a better developing Alzheimer’s disease,” Benedict for the same thing: variety. “Here I am, an alpha male going chance of attracting guys than added. It is easy to fall into a rut with into this class, but my percep- others. It’s pretty common to see The researchers followed more than 1,000 solo workouts. At some point, tion was quickly squashed,” the guys taking boot-camp or P90X men, who were initially 50 year old, between you might find yourself doing 47-year-old said. “I have some bud- classes, but not so much Zumba the years 1970 and 2010. the same exercises or training dies who were all, ‘Are you sure, or Jazzercise. The data suggest that a regular good night’s the same group of muscles. But Bo?’ But I told them to give it a “The first few times I went sleep could support brain health in men. with the wide array of courses shot. . . . They’re all in and almost to Zumba, I had in mind that “These findings suggest that strategies aimed available at most gyms — kick- don’t want other people to know, it wasn’t a serious workout at improving sleep quality in late life may help boxing, boot camp, spin or yoga to keep the class to themselves.” because it wasn’t kickboxing or reduce the risk to develop Alzheimer’s disease,” — there is always something new In the past year, pilates instruc- something,” said Dana Tai Soon Benedict pointed out. to try. tor Mike Huling has noticed a rise Burgess, a 46-year-old choreog- The researchers also pointed out that several “People hear group fitness, and in the number of men showing rapher. “But after a couple of ses- lifestyle factors, such as exercise, can influence a lot of guys think there’s like up to his classes at Reformation sions, I really liked the aerobics.” the brain’s health. 50 women in leotards doing step Fitness in Washington. He chalks Every once in a while, Burgess “Thus, it must be borne in mind that a mul- aerobics, so it’s not for them,” it up to a broader realisation said, a few other guys will drop into tifaceted lifestyle approach comprising good said Anne Mahlum, founder among clients that the goal of his Zumba class at Washington sleep habits is essential for maintaining brain of Solidcore, a fitness studio in working out is being “function- Sports Club, but “not often.” He health as you age”, Benedict stressed. Washington. “We focus on the idea ally fit,” not just looking good at doesn’t mind. The results appeared in the journal of team fitness, using different the beach. “Oddly enough, being the only Alzheimer’s & Dementia. words so people don’t create that “I’ve seen more men who are man in the Zumba class feels like stereotype, because our workout saying it’s time to focus on flex- nobody’s watching as soon as the Agencies is hard and intense.” ibility, agility, muscle coordina- music starts,” he said. Peter Anthony, 49, wasn’t tion — all of the things that will WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY Apple criticised after users’ private files end up in the cloud

By Craig Timberg isn’t just Apple doing it. Microsoft, Google and others are increasingly fter security researcher relying on cheap, easily accessible stor- Jeffrey Paul upgraded the age capacity to roll out new features for operating system on his customers. Apple’s automatic saving AMacBook Pro last week, he function allows users to switch seam- discovered that several of his personal lessly between devices, without fear of files had found a new home — on the losing documents or edits. cloud. The computer had saved the That’s great news if your Mac gets files, which Paul thought resided only stolen and you need to buy a new one. information found on cloud services; naming documents or designating a on his own encrypted hard drive, to But security experts such as Paul are many companies require warrants, place they should be saved. Green, the a remote server that Apple controls. asking, at what price in privacy? but no definitive legal standard has yet Johns Hopkins cryptographer, long has “This is unacceptable,” thundered “For me,” said Green in an interview, emerged for law enforcement access to used TextEdit as an easy way to take Paul, an American based in Berlin, “this is really shocking. I’ve been tak- such information. notes that he thought were safe on his on his personal blog a few days later. ing a lot of confidential notes in busi- As for the NSA and the other high- hard drive, only later giving them a file “Apple has taken local files on my com- ness meetings in TextEdit” — one of tech intelligence operations run by name. Paul used the same program to puter not stored in iCloud and silently the programs that automatically saves governments around the world, the jot down other information, including and without my permission uploaded some files to iCloud. revelations by Edward Snowden make passwords, private information, even them to their servers — across all Confusion about how devices and it clear that government hackers are the occasional love letter. applications, Apple and otherwise.” cloud services interact was apparently ingenious and voracious. And while the By the time he discovered the files He was not alone in either his frus- a factor in the theft of intimate pho- best can probably hack their way into were being uploaded to iCloud, the deed tration or surprise. Johns Hopkins tos of dozens of Hollywood celebrities, any individual phone — even those with was already done. Paul said he could University cryptographer Matthew such as Jennifer Lawrence, this sum- the tougher, new encryption offered recall no warning that iCloud would Green tweeted his dismay after realising mer. Their phones were secure, but by Apple — experts say it’s easier to operate in this way. that some private notes had found their the photos were also stored in online collect data on a mass scale when it’s As his blog post bounced around way to iCloud. Bruce Schneier, another Apple accounts that, while protected housed in centralised locations, such the Web, other researchers discovered prominent cryptography expert, wrote by passwords, were vulnerable to hack- as on company cloud servers. another twist to the Mac’s automatic a blog post calling the automatic sav- ers, experts say. It’s not clear that the Apple did not reply to a request iCloud save function; it didn’t arrive ing function “both dangerous and poorly victims had any idea their personal for comment about Paul’s blog post with Yosemite, the new operating documented” by Apple. photos were in the cloud, but they were or the issues he raised, but the com- system released this month. The sup- The criticism was all the more — within the reach of highly skilled pany has published a document on port document Apple published on the notable because its target, Apple, had Internet creeps. the support section of its website subject was dated December 16, 2013. just enjoyed weeks of applause within Paul’s concern is less about freelance describing how the automatic-saving The automatic-saving function might the computer security community for Internet creeps than it is about the function works. The gist is that files go back even further — yet few seemed releasing a bold new form of smart- US government, which, as he noted created on several widely used apps to notice its introduction. phone encryption capable of thwart- in his blog post, collects data from are saved to iCloud as soon as they Paul wrote in an email, “If you take ing government searches — even when US technology companies, including are created. When a user later gives 100 people and sit them down in front police have warrants. Yet here was an Apple, through the National Security the file a name and selects a location of a factory-new machine running awkward flip side: Police still can gain Agency’s PRISM program. to store it, the document is “removed” Yosemite with iCloud Drive and have access to files stored on cloud serv- The Supreme Court ruled in June from iCloud (unless, of course, the them open TextEdit, create a new win- ices, and Apple seemed determined to that cellphones deserve a high level user intentionally saves the file to dow, type their darkest secrets into migrate more and more data to them. of protection from police searches, iCloud). Users can also disable iCloud that window, and power the machine The once-clear line between devices requiring in most cases that a court altogether, keeping files confined to off without saving it anywhere — how — such as Macs or iPhones — and pro- find probable cause and issue a war- their devices. many of those 100 would believe that prietary cloud services is all but van- rant seeking specific evidence. But But it turns out that many people the data hadn’t left the room?” ishing, security experts warn. And it the issue is less clear when it comes to use these apps without immediately WP-Bloomberg

By Hayley Tsukayama The game is fun mainly because you get to the Internet,” here’s some welcome news: It has an yell out technobabble instructions such as, “Set official app. The site recently bought and revamped Spaceteam Sigmaclapper to zero!” at your friends. (Though an existing app called Alien Blue, which lets you do Teamwork — the final frontier it’s not great for playing at work, say.) There also pretty much everything you’d want to do with Reddit, Spaceteam is an unusual mobile game, are events that require everyone to do something including lending your approval to articles by “upvot- because it requires you to play with other three-dimensional with their phones. If you hit ing,” and commenting on interesting stories you find. people — people who are actually in the same a wormhole, you have to tip your devices upside You can also easily find and subscribe to parts of the room with you. The idea is that you’re all down. To avoid asteroids, you have to all shake your site with articles that interest you, called subreddits. members of a spaceship crew, trying to keep devices, ideally without flinging them across the For power users, the app offers a premium mem- it from crashing. So you have to man your room. As the game goes on, the tasks get harder. bership for $1.99, which gets you access to features own control panel while following instructions Sometimes you may find your instruments misla- such as being able to switch easily between multiple that pop up on your phone. The catch is that beled, for example. But when you finally fail, at least accounts and browse the site in gallery form. It also the instructions you get don’t always relate you’re not alone. Free, for iOS and Android devices. makes it easier to navigate through the site and to the panel in front of you. So you have to interact with other commenters. work together — yelling out the instructions Alien Blue The app currently has iPhone and iPad versions,

APPS OF THE DAY APPS OF on your phone, and hoping that one of your If Reddit’s your thing, there’s an app although a single app that will work on both screen compatriots, connected via WiFi or Bluetooth, For those who love Reddit, the online news aggre- sizes is on the way. Free, for iOS devices. can fix the problem before the timer runs out. gation site that declares itself the “front page of WP-Bloomberg COMICS & MORE PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC The Metals

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Platinium Plateen Hoy en la Historia Nickle Nikle November 2, 1964 Quick-silver Zi'baq King Saud of Saudi Arabia Lead Raa bowed to pressure from senior members of the royal family and ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised abdicated in favour of his brother, Crown Prince Faisal 1898: Cheerleading originated when a Minnesota student directed the crowd cheering for the university football team Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman 1960: D.H. Lawrence’s novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover was published by Penguin Books on the day the firm was cleared of obscenity charges 1988: The first significant computer “worm” was released by a U.S. student 2004: Dutch film director Theo van Gogh was murdered by an Islamic extremist in Amsterdam Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Blondie by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

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ARCHIMEDES, BELL, BENDIX, BENZ, BUNSEN, BURROUGHS, CARTWRIGHT, COLT, CROMPTON, DAIMLER, DE SEVERSKY, DIESEL, DUNLOP, EDISON, FORD, FRANKLIN, FULTON, JEFFERSON, LEONARDO DA VINCI, MARCONI, MORSE, NOBEL, PULLMAN, SINGER, STEPHENSON, TULL, WATT, WESTINGHOUSE. 14 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 CROSSWORDS

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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 solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 15

Ouija (2D/Horror) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER TEL: 444933989 444517001 1 – 11:00am, 1:00, 3.00, 5.00, 7.00, 9.00 & 11:00pm John Wick (2D/Action) – 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4.00, 2 10:00 Dutch League 08:00 News 6.10, 8.20, 10.30 & 12:40am Psv V Add Den 08:30 People & Power Al Jazeera 2 (2D/Arabic) Haag 09:00 The Day Israel 3 11:30 Scottish League Attacked – 10:15am, 1.30, 4.45, 8.00 & 11:30pm St Johnstone V America Motherwell 10:30 Inside Story Fury (2D//Action) 4 13:30 World Of 11:00 News – 10:30am, 1:15, 4:00, 6.45, 9.30pm & 12:10am Athletics 11:30 Talk To Al Happy New Year (2D/Hindi) 14:00 Spanish League Jazeera 5 Athletic V 12:30 The Cure – 10.20am, 1.50, 5.20, 8.50pm & 12.15am Sevilla 13:00 NEWSHOUR The Boxtrolls (2D/Animation) – 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 16:00 Fiba Basketball 14:00 News 6 16:30 Atp Magazine 14:30 Inside Story 4:00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00pm & 12:00midnight 17:00 Tennis Bnp 15:00 Al Jazeera World Kite (2D/Action) – 11:15am, 4.15 & 9.15pm Paribas Masters 16:00 NEWSHOUR 20:00 Nba Dallas @ 17:30 Listening Post 7 Gone Girl (2D/Drama) – 1:15, 6.15 & 11.15pm New Orleans 18:00 NEWSHOUR What We Did On Holiday (2D/Comedy) 22:00 Superbikes 19:30 101 East 8 – 10.40am, 2.50, 7.00 & 11.20pm Qatar 20:30 Inside Story 23:30 Nba 21:00 NEWSHOUR Belle (2D/Drama) – 12.40, 4.50 & 9.00pm Sacramento @ 22:30 Talk To Al Fury (IMAX/Action) La Clippers Jazeera 9 – 11:00am, 1:45, 4:30, 7.15, 10.00pm & 12:45am 23:00 The Family John Wick (2D/Thriller) – 10:30am, 4:00 & 9.30pm 10 Al Jazeera (2D/Arabic) – 12:45, 6:15 & 11.45pm Epl Mm Hul Vs Sou Ouija (2D/Horror) – 2:00 & 11.30pm 13:00 12:00 Perilous 1 13:30 Epl Mm Eve Vs Journeys What We Did On Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 4:15pm Swa 13:00 Megastructures 14:00 Ger Mm Fcb Vs 14:00 Mystery Files The Reaper (2D/Action) – 6:00pm Dor 14:30 Mad Scientists John Wick (2D/Action) – 7:45 & 9.45pm 14:30 Epl Mm Sto Vs 15:00 Wild Case Files Whu 16:00 Wild Thailand Wolves (2D/Action) – 2:00 & 8.45pm 2 15:00 Epl Saturday 18:00 Doomsday Wicked Blood (2D/Drama) – 3.45pm 16:00 Epl Man City Preppers V Man United, 19:00 Wild Case Files Happy New Year (2D/Hindi) MALL – 5:30pm Aston Villa Vs 20:00 Wild Thailand Al Jazeera 2 (2D/Action) – 10:30pm Tottenham 22:00 Doomsday 21:30 Sunday Night Preppers The Reaper (2D/Action) – 2:15pm 3 Live Milan Vs 23:00 Expedition Belle (2D/Drama) – 4:00pm Palermo Whisky Al Jazeera 2 (2D/Action) – 6:00pm Roar (2D/Hindi) – 9:00pm Money Ratnam (2D/Malayalam) – 11:15pm 13:00 Seinfeld 14:00 24: Live 14:00 Modern Family Another Day What We Did On Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 2:15pm 15:00 New Girl 16:00 Emmerdale 1 15:30 Daily Show 16:30 Coronation Ouija (2D/Horror) – 4:00 & 11.30pm Global Edition Street The Reaper (2D/Action) – 5:45pm 16:30 My Boys 17:00 The Ellen 18:00 Hot In DeGeneres John Wick (2D/Action) – 7:30 & 9.30pm Cleveland Show 18:30 The Goldbergs 18:00 24: Live Wolves (2D/Action) – 2:15 & 9.00pm 2 19:00 Growing Up Another Day The Reaper (2D/Action) – 4:00pm Fisher 19:00 Parenthood LANDMARK 20:00 Two And A 21:00 Defiance Al Jazeera 2 (2D/Action) – 6:00 & 10.45pm Half Men 22:00 The Knick Belle (2D/Drama) – 2:15pm 20:30 Wilfred 23:00 Grimm 3 22:00 Saturday Night 00:00 Drop Dead Wicked Blood (2D/Drama) – 4.15pm Live Diva Poojai (2D/Tamil) – 6.00pm 01:00 Defiance Roar (2D/Hindi) – 9:00pm Money Ratnam (2D/Malayalam) – 11:15pm 13:00 The Apple & 13:00 Amour The Reaper (2D/Action) – 2:15pm 12:00 Jodha Akbar 13:05 Hannah Montana 11:00 Rattlesnake The Worm 15:15 Playing For 1 12:30 Kumkum Bhagya 13:30 Good Luck Republic Keeps What We Did On Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 4:30pm 14:30 Blue Elephant 13:00 Jamai Raja Charlie 11:50 American Guns 16:00 Scooby Doo! 17:00 The Past Poojai (2D/Tamil) – 6.30pm 13:30 Bandhan 14:55 Halloweentown 12:40 How It's Made Stage Fright 19:15 The Butler 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 2: Kalabar's 13:05 How It's Made 18:00 Casper's Scare 21:30 Citizen John Wick (2D/Action) – 9.30pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar Revenge 14:45 Savage Family School Gangster Ouija (2D/Horror) – 11:30pm 15:00 Kasamh Se 17:00 My Babysitter's A Diggers 20:00 Fred 2: Night 23:15 4:44 Last Day 15:30 Kasamh Se Vampire 15:10 Money Barn Of The Living On Earth Belle (2D/Drama) – 2:15pm 2 16:00 Hum Paanch 17:50 Sabrina: Secrets 15:35 Money Barn Fred 01:00 The Past Ouija (2D/Horror) – 4:15pm 16:30 Hum Paanch Of A Teenage 16:50 Baggage 21:45 Blue Elephant 03:15 Citizen ROYAL 17:00 Umeed Ke Ek Witch Battles18:55 23:30 Scooby Doo! Gangster Al Jazeera 2 (2D/Action) – 6:00 & 10.45pm Nayi Dhun 18:15 Dog With A Blog Dynamo: Top Ten 18:00 Zee Connect 18:40 Mako Mermaids PLAZA Wolves (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Moments Season 4 19:30 Austin & Ally 19:45 You Have Been Wolves (2D/Action) – 2.00pm 18:30 Bandhan 19:55 Gravity Falls Warned 3 19:00 Dil Se Naachein 20:20 Mako Mermaids 20:35 Deadly Dilemmas 13:00 Temptation: Wicked Blood (2D/Drama) – 3.45pm 10:00 It's A Disaster Indiawaale 20:45 Spooksville 21:00 Mind Control 12:00 King Ralph Confessions The Reaper (2D/Action) – 5:30pm 19:30 Dil Se Naachein 21:10 Wolfblood Freaks 14:00 Mystery, Alaska Of A Marriage Indiawaale 21:35 Suite Life On 21:25 Siberian Cut Counselor John Wick (2D/Action) – 7.15pm 16:00 Dudley Do 21:00 Qubool Hai Deck 22:15 Outback Truckers Right 15:00 Turbo Super Nani (2D/Hindi) – 9:15pm 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:00 Good Luck 23:05 Chrome 18:00 Incredible Burt 19:00 Parker 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki Charlie Underground Wonderstone 21:00 The Numbers Money Ratnam (2D/Malayalam) – 11:30pm 22:30 Sapne Suhane 22:50 Shake It Up 23:55 Wheeler Dealers 20:00 Why Stop Now Station Ladakpan Ke 23:10 Wolfblood 22:00 This Is 40 23:00 Evil Dead 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2014 POTPOURRI

Wolf-like animal seen roaming in northern Arizona Events in Qatar

n animal resembling a gray wolf has been spotted roam- Aing the far reaches of northern Arizona, officials said, Doha Film Institute and tests are planned to determine exactly what it is. Pop-Up Cinema The animal has been seen and photographed in Kaibab When: November 6-8; 7pm National Forest north of Grand Canyon National Park Where: Museum Of Islamic Art Park with a collar similar to those used in a wolf recovery What: Free Screening of films — Rio, Rio2 effort in the Northern Rockies, the US Fish and Wildlife and Amazonia. Limited capacity, first come Service said. first served. Free Entry The animal could be from that population of about 1,700 or a wolf-dog hybrid, said agency spokesman Jeff Humphrey. Officials will test its feces to determine further details. The Sound of Music Humphrey said the animal should be treated as endan- Broadway theatrical show gered until more is known about it. When: November 26-29; 7pm “Our immediate concern is the welfare of this animal,” Where: Qatar National Convention he said. Center A group of fewer than 100 endangered Mexican gray What: The world’s most-loved musical wolves lives in portions of eastern Arizona and western officials will be on the lookout for it. Wolves often roam -The Sound of Music, comes to Doha. New Mexico, but Humphrey said the animal does not vast distances in search of food and mates. Packs from This iconic broadway musical show will appear to be from the Southwest population. Wolves in the Northern Rockies have been found as far south as be featuring lavish costumes and scenery, the Northern Rockies have fuller bodies and less pointed Wyoming. a wonderful live orchestra and starring a ears than Mexican gray wolves. Environmentalists said the confirmed presence of a gray cast of the very best of London’s West End Wolves largely were exterminated early last century wolf around the Grand Canyon would be welcome news but performers, this award-winning critically across the lower 48 states, except in the western Great remain concerned about a proposal to remove them from a acclaimed production is an emotionally Lakes area. They’ve been absent from the Grand Canyon list of protected species. packed extravaganza. region since the 1940s. “There’s an increasing number of people who have learned Entry: QR250-QR1200 The Fish and Wildlife Service in recent years lifted pro- about the pivotal role wolves play in natural ecosystems, tections for the animals in the western Great Lakes and know they have been persecuted relentlessly over decades Cultures of Brazil Festival the Northern Rockies. A federal judge recently ordered the and cheer the return of wolves,” said Michael Robinson of When: November 6-8 protections re-instated in Wyoming after wildlife advocates the Center for Biological Diversity. “And there are people Where: Museum Of Islamic Art Park sued. who are fearful, concerned and opposed.” What: The festival brings a colourful Grand Canyon Superintendent Dave Uberuaga said the Nancy Gloman of Defenders of Wildlife said the group slice of the energy and creativity of Brazil park has received a couple of reports about an animal would like to see wolves in suitable habitat from Canada to to Qatar for a week long series of events that resembles a wolf at the North Rim. He said park Mexico. AP presented at the MIA Park and additional cultural venues in Doha. Some of Brazil’s leading popular, classical and jazz musicians will perform in an outdoor setting that will include stages, food stalls and a IN FOCUS by Amal George Thomas ‘Copacabana Sidewalk’. The festival will include a Carnival Procession with floats designed by Qatari schoolchildren working with designers from Brazil’s leading Carnival groups. Brazil will be celebrated with music, story-telling, beach football, and stands selling Brazilian street food. Free admission

Longines Global Champions Tour When: November 13-15 Where: Al Shaqab Horse Racing Academy What: Qatar will again host the Longines Global Champions Tour Championship Final at the Al Shaqab Equestrian Centre. This magnificent venue will see the best riders in the world pull out all the stops to win the overall title for 2014. Free entry

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

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