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Cicare CH-7T and CH-7B helicopters parked in front of the Cicare helicopter factory. Argentine whiz kid to homemade helicopter guru

By Daniel Merolla

rowing up in a small town on the Argentine plains, Augusto Cicare was so fascinated by flight that he took apart his mother’s old bedframe and turned it into the fuselage of a helicopter. That first flying machine, which Cicare built with a small motor when he was 18, hovered just a few centimeters above the ground. But he kept tinkering, adding a more powerful motor and better Gscraps until three years later he had made the Cicare CH-1, the first helicopter built in Latin America. That was 1958. Cicare has been building aircraft ever since, turning his pas- sion into a boutique ultra-light helicopter business that still operates from the Argentine flatlands but has drawn clients from all over the world. Today, Cicare is 77 years old and builds about 20 customised helicopters a year Augusto Cicare with two of his sons and a team of around 30 builders and engineers at a factory in Saladillo, a farming town surrounded by soy fields. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 3

Engineers from Eurocopter, US his machines to Europe, the Middle firms Robinson and Sikorsky, and East, Asia and Australia. Italy’s Finmeccanica have all visited his factory, intrigued by his do-it-yourself ‘Motorcycle in the air’ ingenuity. Like a deafening dragonfly, a single- He even had a visit from former seat helicopter buzzes the surrounding Formula One champion Juan Manuel fields and comes in for a landing near Fangio, who rang his doorbell one day one of the factory’s hangars. and asked him to build him a custom Test pilot Arturo Hernandez, a four-cylinder engine — a project that 44-year-old Spaniard, hops out with ultimately fell through when the back- a grin. ers, German automakers DKW, were “Nobody makes anything like this in bought by Fiat. Spain. It’s like driving a motorcycle in It all started in the family garage, the air,” he said. where Cicare’s father and uncle The firm’s clients include executives repaired local farmers’ tractors. who want to escape traffic jams, farm- “I’ve fulfilled the golden dream I’ve ers who need to fumigate their fields had since I was four years old,” said and emergency services that use the Cicare, a compact man with white hair, machines in rescue operations. black eyebrows and a big smile. Cicare’s oldest son, Alfonso, said “They tell me that when I was little financial constraints mean the com- I used to crawl outside when I heard pany can only produce 18 to 24 an aeroplane so I could look at it fly- machines a year, far less than demand. ing overhead. It was a premonition,” Cicare’s helicopters sell for between he said. $75,000 and $180,000. The company As a boy Cicare disliked school and also makes a line of popular flight would ditch classes to hang out in simulators. the family garage and read Popular As he approaches his 80s, Cicare Mechanics. says he is not ready to retire. He built his first motor at 11 and His sons are ready to take over the dropped out of school at 12 to spend his business, they say. But he keeps show- days working on gearboxes and four- ing up at the factory every day, tweak- speed engines. ing, tinkering and dreaming of his next Decades on, he has racked up prizes flying machine. at international air shows and exports AFP 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 CAMPUS

Students taking part in various competitions. Qatar Academy Doha holds Sports Day atar Academy Doha’s Primary School Sports mechanics for the day. They actively participated to showcase their strengths and simultaneously work Day continues to be a community -building and worked with their team members in relay sta- on their areas of improvement. Qand –strengthening opportunity valued by tions like the snow cone obstacle race, team trans- The lessons provided in their physical education the teachers and consistently enjoyed by the stu- port and space hopper relay and demonstrated classes came in handy as they displayed how to be dents. At stake this year were two prizes: one for athletics skills in sport stops such as target throw adept at running, jumping or catching. The out- the house that scores the most points during the and football shootout. come is that good runners aim to win the sack race day and the equally coveted award for the house At each new station, students work with a differ- while expert kickers try to place first in the football that demonstrates fair play, good sportsmanship and ent group from their own house. By ensuring that shootout. encouragement for teammates. there will be students from different grade levels in In all of the stations and throughout the day, Grouped according to their respective primary every house color, organisers believe that students emphasis is given in the continuous development houses of Al Maha, Al Hesan, Al Ghazelle and Al will get to cooperate and help each other. This in turn of core athletic abilities and sportsmanship of every Shaheen, students go around ten stations set up helps bring out a better sense of community across child so that sports and physical education for them with activities that require teamwork and coopera- the primary school. becomes a lifelong learning endeavor, grounded in tion. As one of the highly anticipated school event More importantly, the varieties of activities on sharing activities, achievements and experiences with every year, students have grown familiar with the hand allow students with different levels of skill sets classmates and friends. The Peninsula

Prize Distribution at KG-NIS Noble International Kindergarten division organised a prize giving ceremony recently to honour the winners of various competitions. Management members Moideen and Mustafa distributed the prizes to the students. The Principal, teaching staff and students were present on the occasion. The little stars presented many cultural programmes to mark the occasion. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 5

Home Centre ‘sale’ kicks off Home Centre has made shopping for your home Malabar Gold more exciting with great prices on offer this month. Customers can benefit from the ‘Sale’ available at unveils Studs & all Home Centre on selection of home furnishing. Home Centre stores are located at City Centre, near Drops Festival Jaidah Flyover and Al Asmakh Mall. Home Centre sale started on February 22 and will last till March 14. From alabar Gold & Diamonds has bedroom, dining and living room sets to linen, bath unveiled a new campaign — accessories and striking décor pieces, the offerings M‘Studs & Drops Festival’ — in are packed with something for every taste. “Through GCC and Singapore showcasing an exten- accessible price-points, the range is perfect for the sive collection of earrings, giving custom- value driven and cost conscious buyer,” a company ers a chance press release said. to see and own studs and drops from over 20 coun- tries in gold, diamond and platinum. This one month long festival runs till March 31. “This exclusive festival gives their cus- tomers a unique chance to choose from a stunning collection of earrings designed and handcrafted by skilled artisans around the world, ranging from lightweight daily wear to heavy party wear in traditional as well as international designs to suit every occasion,” a company press release said. Their branded jewellery collections, Era - uncut diamond jewellery, Ethnix - hand crafted designer jewellery, Mine - diamonds unlimited, Divine - heritage jewellery, Precia - precious gem jewellery and Starlet - kids jewellery, will also be on Regional abaya display during the festival. The group also offers ‘Zero Deduction fashion show Exchange’ facility through which any 22 ct old gold ornaments can be exchanged Models at an exclusive with the latest designs by paying only mak- trunk show of designer ing charges. Abayas featuring eight The collection of studs and drops are abaya designers from GCC available at their outlets in UAE, Bahrain, at the Jo Lamode Boutique Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman and at the Royal Plaza, Al Sadd, Singapore. The jewellery chain also offers in Doha recently. lifetime free repair and maintenance serv- ice for all its products. The Peninsula

Six Senses Spa at Sharq Village & Spa organises charity run

ix Senses Spa at Sharq Village & SSpa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, held a charity run to contribute towards the development of two waterholes in Bangladesh and Indonesia. The ‘Run for a Cause’ event was organised under the Volunteaming programme of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, which aims to raise awareness about environmental issues and encourages individuals to actively initiate change in societies around the globe. Guests were invited to walk or run for five to 10km from Sharq Village & Spa to the cycling and walking track at Ras Abu Abboud Street. Over 30 participants took part in the initiative, including members of the region’s larg- est spa, as well as Ladies & Gentlemen of the luxury hotel. The proceeds were donated towards increasing access to clean water in developing countries through the Qatar Charity Foundation. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 WHEELS Optimism roars back as Geneva Motor Show opens

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ut with the gloom, in with Last year, only 12.5 million cars were the boom: Sleek luxury sold in the European Union, compared sports cars, high-end with 16 million in 2007. SUVs and nifty little city And the recovery remains uneven, cars were bumper-to- with southern European countries like Obumper when the Geneva Motor Show Spain, Italy and even France facing a opened to the media yesterday. particularly steep climb. The 85th edition of the show, one of The European divisions of General the auto industry’s biggest and most Motors and Ford are also still strug- diverse events, will feature some 900 gling, hit by the implosion of the shiny vehicles. Russian market amid the raging con- And with 90 sleek never-before-seen flict in Ukraine. machines set for their world premieres But after being forced to undergo in Geneva, the show appears to be rev- painful and dramatic restructuring ving up to be one of the most spectacu- processes during the crisis, French car lar on record. manufacturers are meanwhile finally The some 220 manufacturers show- able to be more upbeat. casing their new beauties in Geneva PSA Peugeot Citroen, which almost are expected to be in high spirits as plunged off a cliff a year ago, said the long-suffering European car indus- recently it had slashed its losses by try looks poised to swerve into the fast Ferrari 488 GTB three quarters and posted its first lane. operational profit in three years. After being dogged by malaise since Renault meanwhile announced it crashing into the economic crisis in Vantage GT3. And last month, France saw sales would create 1,000 permanent jobs 2008, European car makers finally And the front end of McLaren’s grow another 4.1 percent, while they in France this year on the back of a emerged from the red last year. brand new P1 GTR resembles a know- were up 7.0 percent in Germany and strong growth in profits in 2014. “We are optimistic for the European ing smirk, a pointer perhaps towards a full 26.1 percent in Spain, helped Despite their recovery, French market” this year, Volkswagen chief the racetrack-ready motor power- by an ongoing government subsidy manufacturers are still trailing behind Martin Winterkorn told reporters on ing this $2 million (1.78 million euro) programme. German carmaker Volkswagen, the eve of the event. dream car. The European Automobile which with its stable of brands like Among the eagerly awaited new- “Green” cars, boasting next-to-no Manufacturer’s Association (ACEA) VW, Audi and Skoda, alone accounts comers are Renault’s cross-over SUV emissions, and concept vehicles look- has meanwhile predicted a cautious for a quarter of the European market. Kadjar, aimed at taking on Nissan’s ing towards a driverless future are also two percent growth for the European The German behemoth, which popular Qashqai, as well as a new ver- expected to draw crowds. car market in 2015. appears set this year to take the lead sion of Skoda’s flagship Superb sedan Others however were more upbeat. in global auto sales for the first time, and a new Ford Focus RS. ‘Recovery could accelerate’ “We can see that the recovery that if it manages to overtake Toyota, saw But such family-oriented cars will as “The mood in Geneva will be largely we noted last year is continuing, and its new Passat crowned European Car always need to battle for attention with upbeat,” predicted German car expert could even accelerate in early 2015,” of the Year. the latest generation of jaw-dropping Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer. said auto market analyst Flavien The 85th Geneva Motor Show, luxury vehicles. With sales in Europe up 5.7 per- Neuvy of Cetelem credit company. which opens to the public on Thursday Ferrari is launching its new 488 cent in 2014 and swelling 6.7 percent But the European car industry still and runs to March 15, expects to GTB supercar, while Austin Martin in January, there is finally something has a way to go before fully returning draw some 670,000 visitors. will unveil its new race car-inspired to get excited about. to pre-crisis sales volumes. AFP FOOD PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 7 Ad lib your way to French shepherd’s pie

By Dorie Greenspan to tagine-like spices such as cinnamon, ginger and add the sausage. Cook, stirring and mashing with a saffron; or to something American Southwest spicy, wooden spoon to break up any clumps, until the meat ’m the kind of cook who goes to the market with such as chili powder, a jalapeno and maybe a drizzle is cooked through, about 3 minutes. a list and returns with everything but what of honey to soften it all. Pour 1/4 cup of water into the skillet and stir to was on it. It takes only one beautiful squash, And then there are the potatoes. I went contra- dislodge any browned bits; let it come to a boil. Use Iapple or bunch of herbs to make me change my Parmentier and used sweet potatoes, but if you prefer a slotted spoon to transfer the sausage to a bowl. plans. Even when I’m at the stove, there’s no guar- whites, hey, it’s your dish. And if, like me, you can’t Drain off any remaining water and return the skillet antee that I won’t turn things topsy-turvy at the resist running with an idea, do what I’ve often done: to medium heat. last minute. It’s what happened over and over with Cook celery root along with the sweets, and mash Pour in 1 tablespoon of the oil and, when hot, add the this recipe, and I’ll be surprised if you don’t end up them together. chicken. Cook, stirring, until the chicken is no longer playing around with it, too. Tinker. Fiddle around. Have fun. pink, about 5 minutes. Use the slotted spoon to trans- The inspiration for the dish is hachis Parmentier, fer the chicken to the bowl with the sausage. Season the French version of shepherd’s pie. For the classic, the chicken and sausage lightly with salt and pepper. the base is chopped beef (“hachis” means minced) Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil to the skil- and the top, the Parmentier part, is mashed pota- Chicken Parmentier let (over medium heat). Toss in the onion, garlic, toes. In the culinary lexicon, Parmentier always 6 servings ginger, carrots, parsnips and celery, stirring to coat. signals potatoes, an homage to Antoine-Augustin Make Ahead: The chicken and mashed sweet Season generously with salt and pepper, reduce the Parmentier, who championed the nutritiousness of potatoes can be cooked (separately), cooled and heat to medium-low and cook, stirring regularly, spuds in late 18th-century France, his native land, refrigerated a day in advance. The casserole(s) can until the vegetables soften, about 10 minutes. Stir where farmers were forbidden to grow them for fear be assembled, covered and refrigerated for up to 2 in the curry powder, garam masala, turmeric and that they caused leprosy. days. The baked casseroles can be reheated, covered, points of star anise. Return the chicken and sausage I can imagine celebrations in the streets of Paris in a conventional or microwave oven. to the skillet; pour in the broth. Give the mixture a when, in 1772, the Faculty of Medicine declared good stir, cover and cook over medium-low heat (you the white potato edible. And I can imagine hachis Ingredients want to keep the broth slightly bubbling) for about 10 Parmentier being created just minutes later, because 3 1/2 tablespoons olive oil minutes. Taste, and add salt and/or pepper as needed. it’s one of the tastiest ways to make a meal out of 2 fresh chicken sausages (about 6 ounces total), Turn off the heat, stir in the kale or spinach and, leftovers or inexpensive cuts of meat. spicy or mild, casings removed once again, taste for salt and pepper. Pull out and My version of the Parmentier depends less on 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs, pref- discard the points of star anise. Let cool. leftovers and more on what’s in the fridge. The core erably organic, trimmed of visible fat and cut into Meanwhile, bring a large pot of heavily salted ingredients are the chicken — I use thighs, but you 1-to-2-inch chunks water to a boil over medium-high heat. Drop in the can use other parts — and the sausage: chicken (my Kosher salt sweet potatoes and cook until soft enough to mash choice), spiced or plain. The chicken is not hachis-ed, Freshly ground black pepper against the side of the pot, about 20 minutes. Drain but cut into morsels, and the sausage is broken up, 1 large Spanish or Vidalia onion, coarsely chopped them well, transfer to a bowl and mash until smooth. so you get different textures in the dish. As for the 2 cloves garlic, minced Season lightly with salt and pepper. vegetables, here’s where the tinkering takes off. I’ve 2 teaspoons peeled, minced fresh ginger root Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking given you a recipe for a medley using onion, carrots, 4 medium carrots, scrubbed well and cut into small sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil, which parsnips, celery and kale or spinach, but if you’ve got chunks (or sliced about 1/2-inch thick) will make any spillover cleanup a snap. Place a 9-inch something else or want to keep adding vegetables, 2 medium parsnips, peeled and cut into small deep-dish pie plate, casserole or souffle dish, or indi- I say do it. chunks (or sliced about 1/2-inch thick) vidual gratin dishes (not low-walled) on the sheet. Recently, I made this dish with the standards plus 3 ribs celery, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch-thick Spoon the chicken-vegetable mixture into the bak- cubed turnips (they added a nice bitterness to the slices ing dish or divide evenly among the gratin dishes. mix), cubed butternut squash, leeks (left over from 2 teaspoons curry powder Top with the mashed sweet potatoes; I usually spoon soup) and bottled chestnuts (they’d been lurking 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala them over and give them a swirl with the back of a in the cupboard since Thanksgiving). I used chard 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric spoon, but if you’d like, you can pipe the potatoes (put and curly kale, because that’s what I had, and I was 2 points of 1 whole star anise them in a zip-top bag, seal and snip off a corner) in a tempted to add fennel, but I was in danger of a pot- 1 1/4 cups no-salt-added chicken broth spiral or concentric circles. Bake for 25 to 35 minutes runneth-over crisis. 2 cups packed baby kale or spinach or until the sweet potatoes are browned and, most As for the spices, I started using garam masala About 3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cut important, the juices are bubbling. You’ll see them with this dish when a friend gave me some. From into 2-inch chunks burbling up around the edges of the baking dish. there, it was just a hop, skip and jump to adding curry Serve right away. powder, turmeric for color and star anise because Method: Nutrition | Per serving: 490 calories, 25 g protein, 64 g I’m crazy about it. But the chicken-vegetable-and- Pour 1/2 tablespoon of the oil into a large skil- carbohydrates, 15 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 105 mg choles- potato combo would take to fresh herbs. Think pars- let (chose one with a lid, or find a plate to use as a terol, 530 mg sodium, 12 g dietary fiber, 16 g sugar ley, thyme, bay leaf and maybe even a little tarragon; cover) over medium heat. 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Son improved in prison: Jackie Chan Focus isn’t great, but it works Sonam to be under observation: Anil artial arts film star Jackie Chan, whose son Jaycee Chan ctor Anil Kapoor says his actress daughter Sonam Kapoor, who has recently spent six months in prison for consuming drugs, Abeen diagnosed with swine flu, is improving but will be under observa- Msaid in an interview that the prison stint had done his son a tion for a few days. lot of good and even joked about sending him back there every year. The actor-producer was present at an event in Mumbai on Monday, “He used to be really lackadaisical and not focused enough. Now, when he was asked about the Khoobsurat actress’ health. he would place his shoes properly and always finishes the food his He said: “Last night (Sunday) she was not really well, but in the morn- mother cooks for him. He even helps take the dishes to the sink and ing (Monday) when I met her she was much better. folds the clothes,” Efe news agency quoted Chan as telling Hong Kong “She will be under observation for a few days. I think within a week or daily Oriental Morning Post in an interview in which he spoke about ten days, she will be back home,” he added. son Jaycee, 32, also an actor. Sonam went for a checkup at a Rajkot hospital last week and was diag- In response to this remarkable change in attitude, Chan said he even nosed with swine flu. She was then shifted to Mumbai’ Kokilaben Hospital, jokes with Jaycee about the possibility of him spending six months in where she is currently being treated. prison every year. “I laughed and asked him to request to be jailed. It is quiet in there and he can write songs,” said the 60-year-old actor. Jaycee was found guilty of “the crime of sheltering others to take drugs” by a Beijing court, punishable in China with up to three years in prison. His lawyers were able to negotiate for him a reduced sentence, which he served from August 2014 to February 2015. Kamal’s next a thriller set in Mauritius ctor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who is Aawaiting the release of Tamil period- drama Uttama Villain, will soon start work- Schwarzenegger honoured ing on a yet-untitled thriller in the language. He also plans to direct the film. ctor Arnold Schwarzenegger was “Kamal sir recently returned from locat- Abestowed a lifetime achievement hon- ing scouting in Mauritius for his next film, our by his Twins costar Danny DeVito, at the which will be a thriller with high-octane Golden Camera awards show in Hamburg, action. He has plans to direct it as well,” a Germany. source close to the actor said. The duo exchanged a warm handshake “He is waiting for the release of Uttama and hug at the award ceremony on February Villain. And once it’s out, he’ll start working 27, when DeVito arrived as a surprise guest, on this project. The pre-production work is reports hollywoodreporter.com. By Ann Hornaday — the yummy vintage soundtrack of already underway,” he said. Schwarzenegger’s latest reunion with Focus is worth the price of a ticket Also, Haasan is likely to work in a full- DeVito comes 27 years after the release of ill Smith and Margot alone — and even when the dialogue Margot Robbie on feisty females length Hindi film soon. their successful 1988 comedy film, in which Robbie bring low-key gets down and dirty (and it gets way By Alicia Avila “He is expected to collaborate with pro- the two starred as fraternal twins. Directed chemistry to an easy down and way dirty), it’s delivered with the end of the film and that’s exciting ducers Virender Arora and Arjun K Kapoor by Ivan Reitman, the film grossed more Wsimmer in Focus, a disarming sunniness. as an actor because there’s a lot for you for a Hindi film. It will be a political subject,” than $216m worldwide. smooth, sophisticated, often amusing Although Smith and Robbie — who fter making her film breakout to do there. the source added. The duo will reprise their roles as Julius and Vincent Benedict in little caper flick about con artists and delivered such a distinguished break- as the no-holds-barred wife of Kamal is also awaiting releases of Tamil films Papanasam and Triplets, Reitman’s sequel to Twins, in which Eddie Murphy will co-star their sauciest swindles. out performance in The Wolf of Wall ALeonardo DiCaprio’s Jordan How urgent is the need for strong Vishwaroopam 2. as Julius and Vincent’s long-lost third sibling. It wouldn’t do to inflate expecta- Street two years ago — are pure pleas- Belfort in 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street, female characters portrayed in tions — this is an instantly disposable ure to look at, most of the entertain- Margot Robbie is taking on Will Smith Hollywood movies? movie, arriving in the midst of what is ment value of Focus lies in the schemes for a tango of twists and turns in the I think people have really taken traditionally Hollywood’s “dump” sea- themselves, which become more out- underground world of heists. notice of that and are making an effort son — but there’s much to be said for a landish as the stakes grow inevitably In Focus, out in US theatres on to change that. So, I think there’s actu- film that doesn’t overreach, delivers on higher. Friday, Australian actress Robbie, 24, ally a lot of great female roles happen- Anushka was only choice most of its promises, and gets the audi- Nowhere is this truer than a pro- plays Jess, a street-smart, spirited pick- ing and coming out at the moment and Taylor Swift has a six- ence out the door in just over an hour tracted set piece in a plush Super pocket who teams up with veteran con- I definitely want to be at the forefront for NH10, says director and a half. As Smith’s character, Nicky, Bowl skybox, a scenario viewers won’t artist Nicky (Smith) to learn his trade. of continuing that motion. month-old fan might say: In, out, nobody gets hurt. believe for a minute, but will nonethe- Robbie talked about the need for ebutant filmmaker Navdeep Singh, who six-month-old baby girl named Rosie Nicky is the head of a criminal less have fun indulging in if they, like strong women in film and working with You worked opposite Leonardo Dhas directed Anushka Sharma in the Aimmediately stops crying after hearing organization dedicated to a volume one of the sequence’s principles, are Smith. DiCaprio in Wolf Of Wall Street, film NH10, says the actress was the first and the intro of the pop star’s “Blank space” a business in (relatively) small takes: willing to “play.” (For connoisseurs You’ve played feisty, strong women and now you’re holding your own last choice for the film. new clip uploaded on video-sharing website pickpockets, credit card thefts and of the form, Focus sits comfortably in both Wolf of Wall Street and opposite Will Smith. How was that Singh said: “I have not seen a dedicated YouTube shows. sleights of hand resulting in — whoops between the still-supreme Out of Sight in Focus, what draws you to those experience? actress like Anushka. She is extremely tal- In the video, the baby is first seen get- — the loss of your watch or your heir- and the close-but-not quite Duplicity.) characters? Will is the best. He’s a really cool ented and was perfect for this film. She has ting really upset as she lies down on her loom wedding band. Nicky and Jess Things turn darker — but also Strong female characters for sure guy. He’s very energetic and charis- given her 100 percent and I hope the audi- bed. She immediately stops crying when the (Robbie) meet cute in New York, and lighter — when the proceedings change but they don’t necessarily have to be matic and he is really talented. It’s just ence appreciates her hardwork. Anushka intro of the hit song is played. She starts soon she’s begging him to tutor her course, and Nicky crosses paths with a like the conventionally strong. nice to work with someone that you can was the first and last choice for this film.” crying loudly again after the music is shut in the dark arts of misdirection and rich racecar owner (Rodrigo Santoro) As long as they’re strong in their learn from. NH10 features Neil Bhoopalam, who was off, reports aceshowbiz.com. behavioural science. Soon, they’re pull- and his brutish bodyguard, played with own aspect and have strong opinions, seen in the movie Shaitan and No One Killed Swift found the video amusing and then shared it with her followers ing the Big Job in New Orleans, at the foul-mouthed elan by Gerald McRaney. then I find them interesting, people You were a presenter at Sunday’s Jessica, opposite the Band Bajaa Baaraat on micro-blogging website Twitter. Super Bowl, which is also, er, the Super Not since “Gran Torino” has the get- who can shift opinions and stuff, (oth- Oscars, where Patricia Arquette fame actress Anushka. “THIS IS THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN (sic),” the Bowl of petty thievery and confidence off-my-lawn guy been given such rich erwise) it’s less fun to play and create made a passionate acceptance speech Talking about NH10, the director said: “It 25-year-old superstar wrote alongside a link to the nearly-40-second schemes. abominations to utter, and McRaney a character with. So it doesn’t have to urging for equal pay for women. is a real film and has intense drama. The film clip. All of this is staged with larky gives each insult, profanity and breath- be the same every time but something What was your reaction? got an ‘A’ certificate, and I felt bad about it. I Hours before tweeting the video, she posted an Instagram photo- finesse and cynical fun by writer-direc- taking outrage a sheen as polished as a little different. I second that motion for sure. wanted maximum people to watch this film graph of herself with mother-to-be Jaime King, and revealed in the tors Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, his own bald pate. It’s always good to have a story arch. Equality not just in the acting industry, because the subject of the film is very strong.” caption that she’d been named Godmother to the “Hart of Dixie” the writers behind the snarly holiday Focus isn’t great, but then again it’s For example, Jess in this film is a cer- for every industry you want that. I’m The movie marks Anushka’s debut as a film producer. star’s second child. cult classic Bad Santa and the quite not trying to be: It’s just cool enough to tain person at the beginning of the film glad she voiced that, that’s cool. wonderful romantic comedy I Love You, warm up an otherwise dull and frigid and a totally different kind of person by Reuters Phillip Morris. They have excellent taste February. WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 HISTORY

King Richard III of England, whose remains were discovered under a municipal car park in 2012, is be reinterred in Leicester Cathedral near to where he was slain in battle more than 500 years ago ROUTE OF CORTEGE – March 22 FINISH, 17:45: Leicester Cathedral: START, 12.30am, Fenn Lane Farm: three days until reburial on Mar 26 Battle of Bosworth Market Bosworth Desford LEICESTER Bosworth University Battlefield Newbold of Leicester Heritage Verdon Centre Tomb sited in newly Sutton build ambulatory in Cheney 2km remodelled Leicester ! Dadlington Cathedral

DNA tests Leicester confirmed identity of bones in 2013

Ossuary: Linen bags 1.7m created by schoolchildren and containing remains, placed inside lead inner casket Coffin: Ossuary placed inside oak Fatal coffin designed injuries great grandnephew Tombstone: Made of Swaledale fossil stone on plinth of dark Kilkenny marble Experts Coat of arms: say either Made in semi- of two injuries precious to back of skull – stones inflicted possibly by Motto: sword or halberd – Loyaulte me lie could have killed Richard (Loyalty binds me) Vault: Ossuary and coffin placed Cost (reinterment inside brick-lined vault below ground floor and tomb): $4.2m Sources and Pictures: University of Leicester, Van Heyningen and Haward Architects © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 11

Occasional fasting may help you live longer ntermittent fasting may actually help people Ilive longer and healthier, says a study. Fasting in mice has been shown to extend lifespan and to improve age-related diseases. “We found that intermittent fasting caused a slight increase in SIRT3, a well-known gene that promotes longevity and is involved in protective cell responses,” said Michael Guo, a student at Harvard Medical School. The SIRT3 gene encodes a protein also called SIRT3 that belongs to a class of proteins known as sirtuins. Sirtuins, if increased in mice, can extend their lifespans. “The hypothesis is that if the body is intermittently exposed to low levels of oxidative stress, it can build a better response to it.” The intermittent fasting also decreases insulin Peanuts may lower risk of levels in the participants, which means the diet could have an anti-diabetic effect as well. The group recruited 24 participants in the clinical trial. During a three-week period, the participants death from heart disease alternated one day of eating 25 percent of their daily caloric intake with one day of eating 175 percent of their daily caloric intake. To test antioxidant supplements, the partici- pants repeated the diet but also included vitamin C and vitamin E. The beneficial sirtuin proteins such as SIRT3 and SIRT1, tended to increase as a result of By Lisa Rapaport the diet. However, when antioxidants were risk reduction was 17 percent. supplemented on top of the diet, some of these Nuts and peanuts also lowered the risk of death increases disappeared. eanuts may reduce the risk of death from from strokes and heart disease in both study groups, “Most of the participants found that fasting heart disease, a large study found, suggest- but not the risk of death from cancer or diabetes. was easier than the feasting day, which was a ing that the health benefits of this low-cost Peanut butter didn’t curb the risk of death, how- little bit surprising to me,” Guo added. Pnut may be similar to pricier options like ever, possibly because it contained sugar or hydro- “The future studies should examine a larger almonds and pistachios. genated fat “or some other added ingredients that cohort of participants and should include a While previous studies have linked nut consump- nullified the benefit,” said Dr David Maron, direc- larger number of genes in the participants.” tion to a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and tor of preventive cardiology at Stanford University high blood pressure, the earlier research focused School of Medicine, who wasn’t involved in the study. mostly on wealthier white people in the US and Natural peanut butter, which has no added ingre- How pollution could Europe. This study, with a more ethnically and eco- dients, might be just as beneficial as peanuts, Maron nomically diverse population in the said in a phone interview. make you obese US and China, suggests that nuts can The study didn’t randomly com- esearchers have discovered a link between benefit people from a wide variety of pare peanut eaters to people who Rthe levels of certain environmental pollut- backgrounds. don’t eat peanuts, which is the gold ants that a person accumulates in his or her “We can now tell people that pea- A peanut is standard method for proving a ben- body and their level of obesity. nuts are just as good as more expen- efit. An observational study like “We found that people with higher levels of sive tree nuts, and that the benefit technically not this can’t prove that eating peanuts persistent organic pollutants (POPs) were quan- isn’t just for white, upper class peo- caused people to live longer. titatively more obese and also showed higher ple, it’s for everybody,” said senior a nut — it’s a Still, the results, added to find- levels of cholesterol and triglycerides,” said lead study author Dr Xiao-Ou Shu, a pro- ings from previous research, make author Juan Pedro Arrebola from the University fessor of epidemiology at Vanderbilt a compelling argument for includ- of Granada in Spain. University School of Medicine in legume. ing nuts in a healthy diet, said Dr These factors are regarded as key risk factors Nashville. Mitchell Katz, director of the Los for developing cardiovascular diseases. Shu’s team studied 71,764 people in Angeles County Department of The researchers analysed the levels of pol- the southeastern US – mostly low- Health Services, who wrote a com- lutants accumulated in adipose tissue (fat) in income, and about two-thirds African-American – mentary published with the study in JAMA Internal nearly 300 men and women, who were attended and 134,265 residents of Shanghai. Medicine. “Because most of the previous research in the surgery services of two hospitals in the They looked at how many grams of peanuts was done on people of high socioeconomic status, province of Granada. (including peanut butter) and other nuts partici- there has been an assumption that maybe people who The POPs can remain in the environment for pants ate on an average day and sorted them into five eat nuts are also doing other things that might help years, even decades, without degrading. groups ranging from a low of less than 0.95 grams to them live longer, like exercising more or following a “Humans are exposed to POPs mainly through a high of at least 18.45 grams. healthier diet,” Katz said. diet. Besides, POPs accumulate gradually in body A peanut — which is technically not a nut (it’s a “This study tells us that the nuts are beneficial, and fat, and this is the reason why the median lev- legume) — weighs about one gram, and there are it’s not just because of the type of people who eat the els in our study give us an idea of an individual’s about 28 peanuts in a one ounce serving. nuts.” Dietary guidelines emphasizing low-fat foods accumulated exposition over a number of years,” The Chinese participants ate far fewer nuts than may have led some people to avoid nuts, even though Arrebola added. the Americans, and in both countries women gener- the kind of fat in nuts is healthy, said Dr Ethan Using complex statistical methods, the sci- ally ate less than men. Average daily nut consumption Weiss of the Cardiovascular Research Institute at the entists confirmed that the accumulated levels ranged from a low of 1.6 grams for Chinese women to University of California, San Francisco, who wasn’t of several POPs were related to obesity and to a high of 16.4 grams for white men in the US south. involved in the study. serum levels of cholesterol and triglycerides. In the American study, half the people were tracked “We have forever been told not to eat nuts because The findings were true irrespective of the gen- for at least five years. In the Chinese group, half were (they’re) fatty and high in calories, but that is getting der, age, place of residence or smoking habits of tracked for six to 12 years. For the Americans, the blown up,” Weiss said by phone. “It now turns out participants in the survey. risk of dying from any cause was 21 percent lower that it is really good for you to eat nuts and peanuts.” Agencies in the group that ate the most peanuts, compared SOURCE: bit.ly/IZGqPC JAMA Internal Medicine, to the group that ate the least. For the Chinese, the online March 2, 2015. Reuters 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 TECHNOLOGY Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge: 13 things to know Samsung’s latest flagship smartphone is thinner, made of glass and metal, and has a curved screen version

By Samuel Gibbs 3. The curved screen isn’t just for which was a cornerstone of Samsung’s with previous Samsung models), which amsung’s new Galaxy S6 flag- show previous Android smartphones. should make it more accurate and easier ship smartphones have pow- As with the Note 4 Edge, the curved to use. erful processors, very high screen on the S6 Edge adds a few fea- 7. A choice of storage — all fixed Sresolution screens and a new tures that slide out from the side of With no external storage support, 11. Another step towards a world metal and glass design – but sacrifices the phone. These include ticker-tape Samsung has adopted Google and without credit cards? have been made in pursuit of pre- news alerts, a clock along the edge at Apple’s model of fixed storage variants Credit cards are dead, if technol- mium materials and a curved screen night and a feature that places contact — users will have a choice of buying a ogy firms are to be believed. Samsung in Samsung’s war with Apple. photos along the edge for quick access 32, 64 or 128GB version. has launched “Samsung Pay”, which and to recognise who’s calling. allows users to pay for goods and serv- 1. To curve, or not to curve 8. It uses Samsung’s shiny new chip ices using a credit card swipe termi- Samsung has not one, but two 4. They’ve ditched the plastic The S6 uses Samsung’s own Octa- nal, joining Apple Pay, Google Wallet, Galaxy S6 models – one with a stand- Out is Samsung’s trademark, yet core 64-bit Exynos processor. Previous PayPal, mobile phone carriers and oth- ard, flat screen similar to most other criticised, chromed plastic construc- Samsung smartphones have used ers attempting to be the new vector for phones and the Galaxy S6 Edge with a tion — the S6 is an all-metal and glass Qualcomm’s Snapdragon processors, paying for things. screen that curves around both left and affair. A curved metal band surrounds although Exynos variants have been right-hand edges of the phone. the edges of the phone holding together available in some countries. 12. It’s virtual reality ready (if you a glass front and back. get a smaller Gear VR) 2. It packs in the pixels 9. No cable needed The Gear VR – Samsung’s virtual Curved or not, the Galaxy S6 has one 5. Thinner than an iPhone, just Samsung has pledged to force wire- reality headset that was made in part- of the most pixel-dense screens avail- The S6 and S Edge are 6.8mm thick, less charging into the mainstream, nership with Facebook’s Oculus Rift for able. The 5.1in screen has a quad HD which is 0.1mm thinner than Apple’s and the S6 is the first smartphone use with a Galaxy Note 4 – will have a resolution with a density of 577 pixels iPhone 6, although both are roundly from the company to have it built-in. smaller version for the Galaxy S6. per inch (ppi), making it denser than trounced to the thinnest smartphone It will work with any wireless charg- the 432ppi Galaxy S5, 401ppi Apple crown by the Oppo R5, which is just ing pad currently available, which is 13. Less bloat – kind of iPhone 6 Plus– and 43 more pixels per 4.85mm thick. good, because there isn’t one included Samsung proclaimed that it has cut inch than the 534ppi 5.5in LG G3. in the box. back on unnecessary bloat and fea- The denser the screen the sharper 6. Don’t get it wet ture overload by 40%, but that doesn’t the image, up to a point. Whether To achieve that thickness and pre- 10. Fingerprints: touch, don’t swipe include Intel’s McAfee security soft- users will be able to see the differ- mium design, the S6 has lost a few Samsung’s improved fingerprint ware and Microsoft’s apps, including ence is unknown, although quad HD features. A microSD card for adding sensor takes a leaf out of Apple’s book, Skype, OneDrive and OneNote, which is quickly becoming the new standard additional storage, waterproofing and requiring only a single touch rather now come pre-installed on the S6. for smartphone and tablet screens. a removable battery are all missing, than swipe across (as was standard The Guardian

With 517.3m monthly views, advertising is clear: those six chan- unboxing channel Funtoys YouTube’s top 100 channels have more nels alone notched up nearly 2bn Collector is now bigger than views in January. than doubled their views in a year According to Tubefilter, 55 of the second-placed PewDiePie – top 100 channels that month were and Taylor Swift hasn’t done That’s up 110 percent from the 7bn respective views in January 2014. produced in the US, ahead of the badly either. views accrued by the top 100 in January The latest month’s top 10 is a mixture UK’s 10 and Russia’s eight. Music 2014. It’s not the same 100 channels, but of music, games and children’s channels, video service Vevo was the most By Stuart Dredge rather the most popular ones in each including Taylor Swift (361.3m views well-represented multi-channel month – showing strong growth for in January); Russian cartoon channel network with 21 of the top 100 chan- YouTube’s biggest creators. GetMovies (359.5m); nursery rhymes nels, followed by Maker Studios’ 15. ouTube’s top 100 channels For much of 2014, the biggest star of collection Little Baby Bum (302.1m); YouTube’s top 100 channels may have more than doubled them all was gamer PewDiePie, but he’s Russian animated series Masha and the have grown their views by 110% in their monthly views in the now been relegated into second place in Bear (287.8m); games channel Popular the last year, but the service tends Ylast year, with toy-unboxing the rankings by Funtoys Collector, the MMOs (266.9m); more toy-unboxing to use other metrics to judge its suc- channel Funtoys Collector emerging toy-unboxing channel formerly known with Blu Toys (255.3m); child-friendly cess. YouTube says that the amount as the biggest star. as DC Toys Collector – and before that, Minecraft gamer Stampy (252.9m); and of time its 1bn visitors spend watch- The 100 most popular channels gen- Disney Collector. BuzzFeed Video (239.4m). ing videos is up 50% year-on-year, erated more than 14.7bn video views The channel racked up 517.3m views With six of YouTube’s current top as are its payments to partner chan- in January 2015 according to figures on YouTube in January 2015 alone, well 10 channels aimed at children, the nels. The Google-owned video serv- published by industry site Tubefilter ahead of PewDiePie’s 417.9m. However, rationale for the company’s launch of ice does not publish detailed figures based on data from analytics firm both are well up on their view counts a standalone YouTube Kids app that for its own traffic or growth. OpenSlate, which tracks YouTube. from a year ago: 175.6m and 266.5m filters out inappropriate videos and The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 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 solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 4 MARCH 2015 15

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German pensioner digs for Nazi-looted Amber Room Events in Qatar

By Madeline Chambers “Wuppertal has a large number of tunnels and bunkers which have Family Art Workshops pensioner has started digging not yet been searched for the Amber When: Till March 31, 2015 in Germany’s western Ruhr Room. We have started looking in Where: Katara Art Studios - Bldg 19 A region for the Amber Room possible hiding places here,” Kleine What: Katara Art Studios is hosting a (pictured), a priceless work of art said. series of Diverse Family Art Workshops from looted by Nazis from the Soviet Union “But the search is very costly. We September 2014 to March 2015. They invite during World War Two and missing need helpers, special equipment and families to attend with their children aged for 70 years, but says he needs a new money,” Kleine said, adding that a between 5 years old to 10 years old. drill to help him. building firm which had lent him a The cost of each workshop is Dubbed the Eighth Wonder of the drill had asked for it back. QR150 World, the Amber Room was an ornate chamber made of “I only have a small pension, a new machine is too amber panels given to Czar Peter the Great by Prussia’s expensive for me. But whoever helps will get his share of Here There Exhibition Friedrich Wilhelm I in 1716. the Amber Room when we find it,” he said. When: Till March 30, 2015; Opening German troops stole the treasure chamber from a pal- “I am optimistic. I just need the tools, then it could go hours Sunday-Wednesday 10:30am – ace near St Petersburg in 1941 and took it to Koenigsberg, quickly,” he said. 5:30pm, Tuesday closed and Thursday now the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, before it Even Communist East Germany’s loathed Stasi secret 12pm – 8pm. disappeared. police tried and failed to find the Amber Room. Hobby Where: Al Riwaq Exhibition Hall Conspiracy theories abound about the whereabouts of treasure hunters have launched expensive searches for What: The Qatar Brazil 2014 Year of what some say is the world’s most valuable piece of lost it across Germany, from lake bottoms to mines in the Culture closes with a grand finale event as art. Some historians think it was destroyed in the war, eastern Ore Mountains. But in vain. QM Gallery Al Riwaq presents Here There, others say Germans smuggled it to safety. Historians say Erich Koch, convicted of war crimes by a showcase of works by artists from Qatar Now 68-year-old pensioner Karl-Heinz Kleine says he a Polish court, amassed a hoard of looted art and had it and Brazil. thinks the chamber is hidden under the town of Wuppertal, transported west from Koenigsberg in the final months Free entry deep in western Germany’s industrial Ruhr area. of the war as the Soviet forces drew closer. After analysing the evidence, Kleine has concluded Russian craftsmen, helped by German funds, have rec- Yousef Ahmad: Story Of that Erich Koch, who was the Nazis’ chief administrator reated a replica of the Amber Room at the Catherine Ingenuity Exhibition in East Prussia, may have secretly dispatched it to his Palace from where the original was stolen. When: Till March 28 home town. Reuters Where: Qatar Museums Gallery Katara What: The exhibition highlights Qatari artist Yousef Ahmad’s body of work through a precise selection of his most striking artworks from his early works in 1970s until today. From the early oil paintings that include the historic depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to his mixed media calligraphic pieces Eshaan Mehmi IN FOCUS by to his new conceptual artworks presenting his ability of developing an innovate artistic style. Free entry

Tasmeem Doha 2015: 3ajeeb! When: March 8 - March 12 Where: VCUQatar What: Tasmeem Doha is a biennial international conference focusing on unique and contemporary themes in art and design. The 2015 edition will focus on the theme of ‘playfulness’ expressed by the Arabizi word 3ajeeb! (ahh-jhee-b). This year’s festival will feature: 3 Studio days + 2 Shawarma Sessions with artists, designers, musicians, writers, tinkerers, and playful thinkers 1 Day Off to sit back and enjoy presentations by world-class speakers 1 Festival Day of exhibitions, playful interactions and performances Free, but need to register. Go to www.tasmeemdoha.com for details

Handcrafts Workshops And Outdoor Market When: Till March 26-27; 4pm to 10pm Where: Katara Art Studios – Bldg 19 What: The Cultural Village Foundation — Katara in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour & Social Aairs is organising Handcrafts Workshops and Outdoor Market Free entry

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