TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside 300 tops COMMUNITY Mr. Peabody to • Cirque Éloize to perform capture weekend iD in Qatar box office P | 4 P | 8-9 ARCHAEOLOGY • Discovery of first temple in the region

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TECHNOLOGY VIDEO GAMES • Apps for children: Looking for the mobile generation FOR ELDERLY P | 12 Namco Bandai, the company behind 1980s arcade phenomenon PacMan, is part of a small, but growing band Learn Arabic • Learn commonly of groups developing video games and home computer used Arabic words entertainment for the so-called “silver generation” — and their meanings Japan’s burgeoning army of elderly people, who are living longer and healthier lives than ever before. P | 13 2 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 COVER STORY

Video games By Kyoko Hasegawa growing band of groups developing video games and home computer t a nursing home in suburban entertainment for the so-called “silver Tokyo, 88-year-old Saburo generation” — Japan’s burgeoning target Sakamoto darts his fingers army of elderly people, who are living Aenergetically to catch char- longer and healthier lives than ever acters that appear on a touch screen before. in front of him. Japan’s population has been declining Peals of laughter erupt from since 2007 and the country is greying, the other side of the room full of with one of the world’s lowest birth Japan’s octogenarians as they wallop plastic rates and highest life expectancies. alligators that appear from little holes “We offer entertainment so that or wield foam hammers to crush frogs elderly people spend the whole day as they pop up. playing, having fun, and getting really “The ladies here are very agile, so exhausted before returning to their it’s almost impossible for me to beat home,” said Yoshiaki Kawamura, silver them,” says Sakamoto as he catches President of Kaikaya Ltd, the wholly- his breath and watches several women owned unit of Namco Bandai Holdings. easily outscore him on the game he is Day visitors, whose average age is playing. 85, have a choice of activities at this The nursing home is run by an government approved centre, including offshoot of Namco Bandai, the company assisted bathing, physiotherapy, lunch generation behind 1980s arcade phenomenon and a series of arcade and video games. PacMan, whose pill-popping escapades “The video games are very much helped bring video games to a mass extra-curricular, voluntary activities... youth market. but clients look very animated when Now the firm is part of a small, but they are playing,” Kawamura said.‘ PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 3

Faces light up’ Takasugi agrees that there are The same kit that allows young gam- Sato, who lectures at Tohoku Fukushi Facility staff try to motivate the eld- clearly mood-enhancing benefits to be ers to kick and punch their way through University. erly, tapping into their competitive spir- had. a beat-em-up is now being used to liven There are four games to choose its by posting leader boards on the walls “The game is an effective tool to up monotonous rehabilitation. from, each aimed at specific muscle and running competitions to see who is lighten up the souls of elderly people Using the Kinect motion sen- groups, said Sato. the “most vigorous” every few months. who tend to stay at home, withdrawing sor — developed by Microsoft for its “But this software not only offers Among the titles on offer is from social life,” he said. video game console Xbox — Physical motivation to help people enjoy the “Dokidoki Hebi Taiji II” (Thrilling “It can also help keep them engaged therapist Keizo Sato worked with two exercises, but demonstrates the cor- Snakebuster II), a game developed by with what can be boring rehab companies to devise game software rect way to do them without the need Namco Bandai in cooperation with exercises.” specifically to help boost strength and for a therapist to be present,” he said. Kyushu University Hospital in west- suppleness. Osaka-based Medica Shuppan ern Japan. ‘Powerful tool’ Rehact — a contraction of the Publisher last year released a similar Like a lifesize version of Whack-a- Where video games have historically English words “rehabilitation” and game machine co-developed by Kyushu Mole, a seated player stamps on car- been sedentary and solitary, improving “active” — is intended to provide high- University researchers, while the same toon-like snakes that pop up at random technology means controlling charac- quality exercises for elderly people who researchers are developing another one around him. ters on a screen might live in rural areas away from in a three-year programme funded by Developers say the motion strength- no longer needs specialised medical facilities. the government. ens legs and hip muscles, something to be done just “The scarcity of people who can And Nintendo, the maker of the doctors say is important to help pre- by hitting keys provide rehab training to elderly peo- Donkey Kong and Super Mario fran- vent falls. or wobbling a ple in smaller cities and the cost of it chises, said late January it aims to It also increases cerebral blood joystick. are challenges for ageing Japan,” said reboot its business by entering the flows especially to the frontal lobe, health care industry with “non-wear- which may help to slow the progress able” products. of cognitive impairment, says Kyushu No details have been made available University doctor Shinichiro Takasugi. Using the Kinect motion sensor — developed on what this means, but the Kyoto- In practice, “it is hard to get sci- by Microsoft for its video game console Xbox based leading game console maker entific proof of a particular game’s — Physical therapist Keizo Sato worked with already offers fitness game software positive effect because of factors from Wii Fit series. other exercises,” said Kaikaya’s mus- two companies to devise game software “I think these so-called “exergames” culoskeletal nurse Miyuki Takahashi. specifically to help boost strength and will be a powerful tool for curbing “But the psychological effect is unar- snowballing medical costs in Japan,” guable -- people’s faces light up when suppleness. said Sato. they play it.” AFP 4 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY

Workshop shares college application writing tips chool counsellors and English teachers from local high schools attended a workshop at SWeill Cornell Medical College in Qatar (WCMC-Q) to learn how to help their students write better per- sonal statements for their university applications. The workshop, hosted by WCMC-Q’s Student Recruitment and Outreach Office in partnership with members of the English department of the Pre- Medical Education Department, also offered advice to the teachers and counsellors on writing effective refer- ence letters for their students. and Dr Rodney Sharkey, Associate the application. Instead, the statement an impression of the character and Ten school counsellors and ten Professor of English. should explain who the student is as personality of the student. English teachers attended the work- Knowing how to write a personal a person and as an individual, so it She added: “It is important to back shop, which was opened by Dr statement is a crucial skill students is very important for the students to up with specific examples any asser- Rachid Bendriss, Assistant Dean for need to have when applying to univer- include details of their extracurricu- tions that are made about the positive Student Recruitment, Outreach and sity, explained Dr Golkowska. lar activities and their motivations for attributes of the student.” Foundation Programmes, and featured “Students need to be advised to studying medicine. Dr Bendriss commented: “At sessions by Pre-Medical Education fac- start working on them early enough “Of course, personal statements also WCMC-Q we are very happy to offer ulty members Dr Krystyna Golkowska, that they have time to produce a state- need to be well written, coherently counsellors and teachers advice and Associate Professor of English; Adam ment that explains why they are good structured and interesting to read.” guidance to enable them to represent Larson, ESL Lecturer, Alan Weber, candidates. The statement should not Dr Golkowska said that reference the skills and achievements of their Associate Professor of English, Ian just focus on their grades because that letters written by teachers in support students in the most effective way.” Miller, Lecturer of English Writing, information is included elsewhere in of college applications should also give The Peninsula

Siddharth Ramesh, a Class VIII stu- dent of Birla Public School, who won the Under 14 title in the Sixth Open Tournament 2014 organised The Bangladeshi ambassador in Qatar, Syed Masud Mahmood Khundoker, and his spouse hosted an Asian Ambassadors’ by Qatar Tennis Federation, with Group dinner at Diplomatic Club recently. school officials.

Stafford Toastmasters Club was chartered with Toastmasters International with the membership of 20 staff members from Stafford Sri Lankan School. Ranil Fernando, Vice President Publications of the club, won an award recently in the area contest involving nine clubs. The pictures show the charter members of the club and Ranil Fernando with his award. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 5 Cirque Éloize to perform iD in Qatar

oha is in for a thrilling expe- What: A mix of circus arts and urban rience this April as Cirque dance directed by Jeannot Painchaud. Éloize, an affiliated company When: April 2: 8pm; April 3: 8pm; April Dof Cirque du Soleil, per- 4: 3.30pm, 8pm; April 5: 1.30pm, 6pm forms iD. The mix of circus arts and Where: The Theatre, Qatar National urban dance is coming to Doha for the Convention Centre first time and is directed by Jeannot Tickets: QR95 - QR1,500, Available Painchaud. iD is a fast-paced blend of at Virgin Megastores (Villagio and hip-hop, street dance and circus arts Landmark) or online at www.virgin- using an urban backdrop as its tarmac. megastore.me It will be performed at QNCC from April 2 to 5. Tickets are on sale now, starting at QR95, available online and pleasure that we bring this urban tale, in-store at Virgin Megastores. filled with colour, passion and energy, to Canada’s Ambassador to Qatar, Doha for the very first time. In keep- Andre Dubois welcomed the show and ing with the company’s tradition, with said: “Because of the multicultural iD we’ve again combined different art fabric of Canadian society, Canadian forms – this time urban dances – to arts and culture incorporates many infuse their energy and edginess to the different influences from all over the acrobatic performances. Now imagine world. We are very pleased to welcome two rival gangs, sharing a public place Cirque Éloize to Doha and to share at the heart of a city, and seeking to this dynamic and modern expression express their iDentity and inDividuality, of Canadian culture with all of Qatar.” and you have iD.” A cast of 14 performers and acrobats The set design, illustrations and will entertain the audience with the video projections were created by rock and electronic inspired sound- Robert Massicotte in collaboration track created by composers Jean-Phi with Alexis Laurence. The lighting Goncalves and Alex McMahon. is by Nicolas Descoteaux. Krzysztof Cirque Éloize iD is being presented Soroczynski acted as show acrobatic by Qatar Tourism Authority and designer and head-trainer. iD also brought to Doha by SDI Marketing, includes an artistic contribution from which brought Cirque du Soleil’s, Mourad Merzouki. Saltimbanco and Dralion to Qatar. Since the founding of the company in Renaissance Doha City Centre Hotel 1993, Cirque Éloize has presented more is the official hotel partner. than 4,000 performances in 440 cities, The show’s director, Jeannot in some 40 countries around the world. Painchaud, said: “It is with great The Peninsula

Total’s players excel during World Tennis Day competitions ive of Total’s employees participated in a corporate tennis competi- tion organised recently by Qatar Tennis Federation to mark the Ffirst World Tennis Day. The one-day tournament, held in Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex, saw participation by over 28 players, and saw two of Total’s tennis players — Ward Beling and Jan Van Guyse — smoothly sail through the semi-finals. The other participants from Total were Lionel Sabatier, Chhaya Beling and Arthur Goarin, who advanced through several rounds but did not Theodore Schneider, with Ashraf Abu Issa, Chairman and CEO, Abuissa Holding, make it to the final rounds. The five players were among the winners, and Nabil Abu Issa at the Breitling Service Centre at Blue Salon Doha. finalists and semi-finalists of Total’s internal tennis rournament – Total Cup, which took place in early February, coinciding with Total’s sponsor- ship of Qatar Total Open 2014. “I would like to congratulate all our five Blue Salon opens service centre for Breitling watches players for their very good performance in the World Tennis Day corporate reitling Watches has launched a service centre at Blue Salon. The competition, and also thank the organisers, Qatar Tennis Federation, for launch event was attended by Nabil Abu Issa, Vice President and this successful celebration”, said Guillaume Chalmin, Managing Director, BChairman of Blue Salon, and Théodore Schneider, owner and CEO Total E&P Qatar. “It was great to see the commitment and enthusiasm by of Breitling Watches. Blue Salon has equipped the centre with advanced our players in participating in this fruitful initiative, and we look forward and sophisticated maintenance equipment, which includes a Breitling to participating in next year’s World Tennis Day competition with an even super quartz machine, Breitling Cyclo test machine, Breitling Analyzer bigger crowd”. Q1, Breitling proof master, Breitling Chronoscope, a sandblasting machine, World Tennis Greiner Vibrograf and a special polishing room for all types of materials. Day is cel- Nabil Abu Issa, stressing the importance of the service centre, said: “We ebrated all are tirelessly trying to provide our loyal customers of Breitling with high- over the world, quality services in proportion with the international level of the brand.” with the aim of Théodore Schneider commented: “I’m really happy with Blue Salon’s enhancing ten- efforts to bring Breitling to the forefront in the local watches market in nis programmes Doha, which will be reflected positively in the GCC and Middle East market at all levels of in general.” The Peninsula participation. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 ARCHAEOLOGY Discovery of first temple in the region

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fter a week of intensive survey I accidently found a vast area within nearly two-kilometre from the burial sites covered with pottery sherds and debris. AOn that day I shifted half of the labours to the new site and started digging. Within two weeks of intensive exca- vations my new ‘promise settle- ment’ turned out to be a camp set- Three stone lids tlement — one level site consist- ing of perishable material such as tents and date palms fronds or woods. While I was dig- ging intensive trail trenches in differ- ent parts of the Dr Munir Taha site, I decided to drive around hop- ing to find more useful area around the site. A time went by I was getting desperate to find the elusive evidence. Once during my rounds I came to a stop at the edge of a small low lying mound. While was stand- ing near one if its edges, I realized it is located right in the middle of the area I am at. I moved closer to its slope and started to prod it with my trowel. After a few prods four pottery shreds decorated with raised and incised serpents motives appeared. After cleaning the raised ser- pent’s motive they appeared to be inlaid with grits to indicate the eyes and scales’ of the serpents. Within a very short period of time I managed to collect over ten pottery sherds, all of them were decorated with either raised or incised serpent motives, from around the mound. Springing a Conical-shaped stone vessel surprise, I also found, in addition to the sherds, a serpent made of bronze. After that great surprise I looked at the mound and said to myself, “everything on earth has a name so tell me what your name is?” While I was waiting for an answer, I heard a voice coming from the depth of nowhere saying: “You fool... You don’t know my name yet?” I looked around to make sure nobody is with me and then said: “No.” Then I heard a whisper in the air saying: “You hold all the snakes motives on the pottery shreds and that serpent made of bronze in your own hands, all of which occurred through my ribs and heart. You fool, my name is Mound of Serpents.” I looked around and made sure nobody is there except myself. I must be an inspired archaeolo- gist. Then carefully drove my car till I reached the nearby Al Qusais Town, where all its houses and shops are made either of plywood or coronated sheets of tin. When I started to ask people there about the name of that mound everybody thought I was out of my mind. When I got no answers except sharp suspicious looks, I decided to return to the mound Pottery bowl to make sure it is still there. I kept the secret of that holy and scared mound deep in my heart. At the dawn of the next day I took seven workers with me and started to discover what lay inside this mound. To be continues next week Two bronze bowls The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 7 RECIPE CONTEST WINNER Method: Stuffing Chop the garlic finely and fry them in 1/2 tsp oil till golden brown. Spinach Mashed Potato Peel the potato skin. In the food processor first add onion, chilli and coriander leaves Ingredients: and pulse till they are finely chopped for about a minute. Then add the potatoes, roasted garlic, salt, lemon juice and • 2 cups of fresh spinach, chopped pulse them for a minute or two till they are thoroughly mixed, • 6 potatoes peeled and chopped take care not to make them mushy. • 1/2 cup butter Divide them into 10 equal parts. • 1 cup sour cream Parantha • 1 tbsp chopped onion In a big bowl add flour, salt and oil, mix together. Now add • 1 tsp salt enough water and knead them to a soft dough. Cover the dough • ¼ tsp dried oregano with a wet tea towel and allow to rest for an hour. • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese Theme Nights All Nights including a glass of house beverage Knead the dough again and divide them into 10 equal parts. Sundays - Turf Steak Night dinner buffet Dip the dough in dry flour, and roll them into 4” inches circle Method: @ QR250 keeping the edges thin and thick inside, place a portion of the Preheat oven to 200 degree. Mondays - Sushi Boutique @ QR225 The theme for this stuffing in the centre and close the dough leaving no gap. week is Juice. Lightly grease a medium casserole dish. Put spin- Tuesdays - Asian Flavours dinner buffet Repeat the process for the rest of the dough. (Send in your recipe with ach in a pan, add a pinch of salt and cook 5 to 10 @ QR225 Now heat a tawa or skillet. Gently roll out the dough in to a ingredients in metric minutes. Wednesdays - Italian Night @ QR225 circle about 7”- 8” by dusting little flour. Don’t give too much measurements). Winner will Place potatoes in a pot with enough water to cover Thursdays - Phoenician Night dinner buffet pressure or you will tear the dough. receive a dinner voucher. and bring to a boil, cook 15 minutes or until tender @ QR235 Place the Parantha on a hot tawa and drizzle little ghee and To claim your prize but firm. Drain, cool slightly and mash. Fridays - Barbecue Night @ QR235 cook them on both sides. Slightly crisp and golden on both sides. call 44557837. In a bowl, mix the spinach, mashed potatoes, but- Saturdays - Surf Seafood Night dinner buffet Serve hot Parantha with yoghurt and pickle. ter, sour cream, onion, salt and oregano. Transfer to @ QR260 Niloufer Sherfudeen prepared casserole dish. Top with cheddar cheese. Friday Brunch: 12:30pm - 4pm at QR295 or QR250 with soft drinks Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until bub- We Love Saturday Brunch: 12:30pm - 3:30pm at QR200 or QR250 with soft drinks bly and light brown. Peppery Potatoes Sabira Mohamed Peninsula Plus Ingredients: PO BOX 3488, Doha, • 250 gms small potatoes [email protected], • 1 tbsp black pepper powder [email protected] • 1 bunch of corriander leaves Potato Croquette • salt to taste • 4 tbsp of oil Ingredients: • 1 egg, beaten • 5 pieces medium size potatoes Method: • 1 tsp salt • 1 tbsp butter Boil the potatoes and peel them; • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour • 1/2 onion Heat oil in a pan and add potatoes to it. Fry the potatoes till they • ground black pepper to taste • 150 grams minced meat turn into golden brown. • 2 cups vegetable oil for frying • A pinch of salt and pepper Once they turn into brown, add pepper powder, salt and finely • 2 bitten eggs chopped corriander to it. Method: • 4 tsp of bread crumbs Don’t turn the flame off until all the oil is absorbed. Now it’s Finely grate potatoes with onion into a large bowl. Drain off any excess liquid. • 50 grams flour ready for you to serve. Mix in egg, salt, and black pepper. Add enough flour to make mixture thick, • 500 ml cooking oil for frying. Lakshmi about 4 tablespoons all together. Turn oven to low, about 95 degrees C. Method: Heat 1/4 inch oil in the bottom of a heavy skillet over medium high heat. Drop Boil the skinless potatoes. Drain water and smashed them using Baby Potatoes In Poppy Gravy three 1/4 cup mounds into hot oil, and flatten to make 1/2 inch thick pancakes. fork. Fry, turning once, until golden brown. Dice the onion. Ingredients: Transfer to paper towel lined plates to drain, and keep warm in low oven until Heat the butter. Fry the onion. Add minced meat, stir to spread • 250g boiled and peeled baby potatoes serving time. Repeat until all potato mixture is used. Serve. the meat. Add salt and pepper and fry them. • 1 medium onion (chopped) Najma Rafiq Mix the meat and the potatoes until well mixed. • 3-4 green chillies Divide them to make 8 portion, and shape each of them into • 250g poppy seeds a ball. • 1 tbsp mustard sauce Cheesy Potato Bites Cover them with flour, then with beaten eggs and bread crumbs • 1 tbsp green chilly paste Fry them in hot oil. Serve while hot. • Mustard oil Ingredients: Ainuddin A Hadi • Salt and sugar to taste • 2 cups boiled and mashed potatoes • Coriander leaves for garnishing • 2 tbsp flour • 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese Potato Stuffed Parantha with Method: • 1 chopped sausage Soak poppy seeds in warm water for 15 minutes. Then grind • 1/4 cup chopped spring onions Roasted Garlic into fine paste and keep aside. Take oil in a deep wok. Heat and • 1 egg fry the chopped onion till transparent. • 1 and 1/2 cups bread crumbs Ingredients: Add boiled potatoes and stir carefully. Put mustard sauce, green • Oil for frying For Parantha chilli paste, salt and sugar. Keep stirring for 2-3 minutes. Then add • Salt to taste • 2 cup wheat flour + extra for rolling poppy seeds paste and continue stirring for another 2-3 minutes. • Pepper to taste • 1/2tsp Salt Add 1/4 cup water and cook till water evaporates. Put slit green • Ranch and honey mustard for dipping • 1 tsp Oil chillies and mix well. Remove the wok from fire and add few drops • 3-4 tbsp ghee for frying of oil. Cover and leave in the wok for 10 minutes before serving Method: For Stuffing to enhance the flavour. Add potatoes and flour to a large bowl and stir to combine well, and then add • 2 medium sized boiled potato Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with hot steamed rice. cheese, sausage, and spring onions. • 4 nos garlic cloves Riniki Ghosh Take about a heaping tablespoon of mixture and roll with hands into a small ball. • 1/4 cup coriander leaves It if does not hold its shape, add a little more flour to make the potatoes sturdy. • 2-3 nos green chilli Potato Pancakes Whisk egg into a small bowl and season with salt and pepper. Place bread • 1 medium onion crumbs in another bowl. • 1/2tsp salt Dip each ball in egg and then roll in bread crumbs until fully coated. Heat oil, • 1tbsp lemon juice Ingredients: • 4 large potatoes add potato balls and fry for 1-2 minutes. Remove with slotted spoon and place • 1/2tsp oil • 1 yellow onion on paper lined plate to allow excess oil to drain off. Serve with dipping sauce. Zuhaib Ahmed 8 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 9

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McConaughey drops out of True Detective What makes Deepika jealous of Kangana? scar winning actor Matthew ctress Deepika Padukone, who was on OMcConaughey says that he will not Aa roll with one hit performance after return for the second season of crime drama another in 2013, is jealous of another actress! series True Detective. She is in awe of Kangana Ranaut’s work in the “No, I won’t be back for season two. Season recently released Queen. one was finite,” variety.com quoted the “I have seen Queen and I am jealous of her 44-year-old as saying. performance, I think she was outstanding,” McConaughey won the best actor award the 28-year-old said at the HT Mumbai Most for playing an AIDS patient in Dallas Buyers Stylish Awards. Club at the 86th Academy Awards held. Deepika also praised Queen director Vikas The actor even joked about the Sunday epi- Bahl for portraying a woman’s emotions so sode of the TV show and said: “It’s probably beautifully. airing right now. Has anyone seen it? I made “What a beautiful film. I think if you are a the thing...and I’m not sure what happens.” woman and have been in a relationship, just True Detective revolves around the lives of the way he has captured the emotion of the two detectives - Rust Cohle (McConaughey) girl and the way he has portrayed it, it’s one of and Martin Hart (played by Woody the best films I have seen in the longest time Harrelson) and how their lives got entangled and it’s outstanding,” Deepika said. during a 17-year hunt for a serial killer in Louisiana. Queen hit theatres on March 7 and is getting rave reviews from both critics and audiences. It also stars Rajkummar Rao and tells the story of a girl who goes for her honeymoon alone and captures her journey of self-discovery. Sheen’s absence delays Anger Management production? ctor Charlie Sheen’s absence from Ranbir, Honey Singh to collaborate for ‘Roy’? AFX’s Anger Management shooting has reportedly delayed the show’s production 300 tops Mr. Peabody to ctor Ranbir Kaoor, who will be seen in work, but his publicist denies the allegation. ABhushan Kumar’s next Roy, may col- According to sources, Sheens’ no-show laborate with rapper Yo Yo Honey Singh for has forced the studio Lionsgate to push pro- a special song for the film. “I share a very duction beyond what was planned and use close relationship with Honey Singh. He also stand-ins for the actor in certain scenes. capture weekend box office recently did a song for us for Bhoothnath Not only that, Sheens absence has Returns. We are contemplating with the idea angered many of his fellow cast members. of having Honey Sigh and Ranbir Kapoor for A source said that the cast is threatening to a song but nothing is finalised so far,” Kumar stop working if the absences persist, reports said. By Ronald Grover and Chris Michaud hollywoodreporter.com as Artemisia, the ruthless commander Aronson said he expected to film to God, based on The Bible television mini- “At the moment I am not in a position to Lionsgate’s spokesperson refused to com- of the Persian forces. continue to perform well in the com- series produced by Survivor producer reveal anything as its too early,” he added. ment on the situation. he action film 300: Rise of an “This far exceeded our expectations,” ing weeks, noting “there’s not an ani- Mark Burnett and his wife, Roma The T-series head honcho, however, says Meanwhile, Sheen’s publicist Jeff Ballard Empire, battled its way to said Jeff Goldstein, executive vice mated film for another month, and Downey, collected sales of $10m. that Roy will go on floors by April. “Ranbir is denies that the show has used stand-ins or $45m in ticket sales to win president for theatrical distribution with spring holidays approaching we’re George Clooney’s The Monuments playing Roy in the film and we will start shoot- shot around the actor. Tthe weekend box office race, at Warner Brothers, which distrib- in a really good place.” Men starring Bill Murray, Matt ing by April 1. The film will be widely shot in “We did not shoot last week because another member of the cast was slashing its way past the animated film uted the film produced by Legendary The movie was directed by Rob Damon, and Oscar-winning actress South Africa and Mumbai,” he said. sick,” the representative told the website. “Charlie is always ready, willing Mr. Peabody & Sherman. Pictures. Minkoff, who also directed the 1994 Cate Blanchett, took sixth place with and able to shoot Anger Management and looks forward to returning soon.” Mr. Peabody & Sherman, based on The studio anticipated an opening in animated film The Lion King. That $3.1m. the Peabody’s Improbable History” the range of $35m to $40m, “thinking, if film was nominated for four Academy The Kevin Costner thriller 3 Days To segments in the 1960s animated TV we can get to $100m (total box office), Awards and won two Oscars for its Kill, about a secret agent tasked with show starring the characters Rocky we’d be in a good place,” Goldstein music. one final deadly mission, was seventh and Bullwinkle, collected ticket sales of added, noting that the movie made Minkoff’s earlier Walt Disney Co with $3.06m. $32.5m at US and Canadian theatres. nearly half that in its opening days. film collected $987.5m in worldwide Animated Oscar-winner Frozen, Too early to talk about Mere Dad Ki Maruti Ryder desperate to work with Simon Last week’s box office winner, Non- “Clearly we captured a much ticket sales, the second most for an loosely based on a Hans Christian ctress Winona Ryder is so desperate Stop, was third with $15.4m in sales. broader audience than we anticipated,” animated film after Frozen, according Andersen fairytale, took eighth spot sequel: Saqib Ato work with The Wire creator David The film stars Liam Neeson as an alco- Goldstein said. to the website Box Office Mojo. with $3.01m. ctor Saqib Saleem says talks are on for Simon that she is planning to send a letter holic US air marshal racing to stop a The film added another $88m from The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Newly crowned Academy Awards Aa sequel to Mere Dad Ki Maruti, but he of admiration in a bid to land a role in his string of murders on an international foreign boxes in 58 markets, Warner Anderson’s whimsical caper film star- best picture winner 12 Years A Slave can’t divulge details about the project. future project. flight. Brothers said, and another $12m from ring Ralph Fiennes, Bill Murray and returned to the top 10 this week fol- Released in 2013, Ashima Chibber- Ryder star admits she has been a fan of 300: Rise of an Empire, set in ancient IMAX screenings globally. Owen Wilson, set the box office on fire lowing its Oscar triumph last Sunday. directed Mere Dad Ki Maruti was a light- Simon’s for some time, but she has been Greece, is a blood-splattered sequel to Mr. Peabody & Sherman, which fea- over the weekend in a limited opening Steve McQueen’s harrowing slavery hearted goofy oddball father-son saga. While struggling to put her feelings into words the 2006 blockbuster 300. It takes place tures the talking dog Mr Peabody and at only four movie theatres, taking in drama earned $2.2m in its 21st week Saqib played the son, Ram Kapoor was seen worthy of sending to her screenwriting idol, before and after the earlier film when his adopted boy, Sherman, exceeded $800,000. of release to stand ninth. as his dad. reports contactmusic.com. 300 Spartans marched to their deaths studio 20th Century Fox’s expecta- The $200,000 per screen average Comedy Ride Along rounded out the “Yes, talks are on and I will be doing “I’ve been trying to write (Simon) a let- in a battle against the Persians. tions for an opening from about $25m over three days for the Fox Searchlight top 10 with $2m. the sequel. It’s too early to reveal about ter to tell him I want to work with him. In the sequel, an alliance of Greek to $30m. film set a per location record, accord- Warner Brothers, a unit of Time my character or my role. I’m not allowed But how do you write a letter to a writer? city-states wage battle on the seas “With nostalgia in play, this film was ing to box office tracking firm Rentrak. Warner, distributed 300: Rise of an to say anything and scripting is still going He’s the person that I hope to work with against the Persians. geared toward both adults beyond the The Lego Movie, took the No. 4 Empire and The Lego Movie. on. I am extremely excited about the film,” one day,” she told Britain’s Red magazine. Both films are based on graphic traditional family film audience, while overall spot with $11m, according to Comcast’s Universal Pictures Saqib said. Simon is also the co-creator of New novels written by author Frank introducing the characters of Sherman Rentrak. The animated hit based on released Non-Stop. Fox, a unit of The actor was also seen in Mujhse Orleans-based drama Treme and gritty Miller. 300: Rise of an Empire, stars and Mr Peabody to a new generation the colorful plastic building blocks has Twenty-First Century Fox, distrib- Fraaandship Karoge. mini-series The Corner. Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton of kids who had never seen them,” said now totaled $225m since its February uted Son of God, and Mr. Peabody & as the Greek leader Themistocles and Chris Aronson, president of domestic 7 release. Sherman. French actress and model Eva Green distribution for Fox. Rounding out the top five, Son of Agencies 10 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 AVIATION

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Remain physically active before heart transplant

any patients who need heart transplant to survive lose the bat- Mtle midway as the waiting period for a donor heart often gets prolonged. But those who remain physically active have greater chances of surviving the period, a study said. Anxiety-ridden, depressive and passive patients, on the other hand, run the risk of further serious deterioration of their heart’s ability to function, said a team of health psy- chologists from Universities of Luxembourg, Mainz and San Francisco. The researchers examined data of more Study ties than 200 outpatients on the waiting list. “Out of fear of straining their ailing hearts, many patients hardly get any troubled exercise, no longer take part in every- day activities or household chores and sleep to withdraw completely. The result is isola- tion, depression and further deterioration of their physical condition, a veritable lower brain downward spiral,” said Claus Vogele, a health psychologist at University of Luxembourg. volume The scientists recommended psychological counselling to help patients increase their By Ronnie Cohen everyday physical activity and reduce symp- planning, strategising, mood and volume or generalizing the results toms of depression to overcome their fears affect. of a study on veterans with a and remain active, thereby increasing their eople who have trouble Veterans with post-traumatic range of psychiatric problems to chances of survival until a donor heart is sleeping tend to have stress disorder (PTSD) frequently the general population. But Chao found. less volume in certain complain about sleep difficulties, believes the findings could apply The study appeared in the journal Health Pregions of the brain than according to Chao and her col- to anyone, not just war veterans. Psychology. those without sleep problems, a leagues. Studies have found high Although she stressed that the new study of Gulf War veterans rates of sleep disorders among study underscores the importance suggests. veterans of America’s wars in Iraq of a good night’s sleep, she agreed Eating processed red meat “People discount the importance and Afghanistan who had head that it’s not possible to say that of sleep. So many things seem so injuries or PTSD. troubled sleep causes a decrease may up gut cancer risks much more important than a few For the current study, the in frontal lobe gray matter, or vice hose red meat balls and ready-to-eat extra hours of sleep a night,” lead researchers scanned the brains versa. nuggets that you pick up from the author Linda L. Chao said. of 144 mostly male veterans “We only know there’s a rela- Tsupermarket may actually put you “The study suggests we using magnetic resonance imag- tionship,” Michael Breus, an at an increased gut cancer risk, scientists shouldn’t discount sleep impor- ing (MRI). Arizona clinical psychologist who warned. tance,” she said. They measured sleep qual- is board-certified in sleep disor- In humans, they found the link between Chao, from the University of ity with the Pittsburgh Sleep ders, told Reuters Health. “We red and processed meat intake and can- California, San Francisco, col- Quality Index, a crude, self-rated don’t know which came first.” cer to be relatively small in magnitude but laborated with researchers at the index that asks broad questions Breus was not involved in the consistent. Department of Veterans Affairs about sleep patterns over the past current study. He applauded the “Therefore, it may still present a seri- Medical Center in San Francisco month. researchers for examining sleep ous public health impact,” said a team of on the study published in the jour- For example, the index asks patterns in war veterans, a group researchers from Norwegian University of nal Sleep. participants a single question particularly plagued with dis- Life Sciences and Norwegian Academy of Previous research has linked about the time they usually went turbed sleep. Science and Letters in Oslo. sleep disturbances to structural to bed over the past month and “If they’ve been in an active Though, there is a silver lining. brain changes, the authors note. another about how long it usually theater of war, they haven’t slept Other foods, in cooperation with the bac- In their study, sleep was associ- took them to fall asleep. well since they’ve been in an active teria that live in the gut, may protect the ated with the amount of gray mat- The researchers found partic- war,” he said. gut. So any potential adverse effects of meat ter in the brain’s frontal lobe in ipants who reported poor qual- He said polysomnography, may become less pronounced or may even particular. ity sleep overall had less frontal which monitors people’s sleep and be fully prevented, the study said. “There’s other corroborating lobe gray matter than vets who collects objective data, would have The team said that science does not yet data showing that insomnia and reported sleeping relatively well. made the results of the current have a full understanding of how food that a variety of psychiatric illnesses In addition to sleep troubles, study more meaningful. we eat affects our gut and health. are reflected in reduced volumes a host of psychological problems Chao also said she would have “To get a better grip on this complex issue, in the brain, which makes sense plagued the study veterans. Half preferred to use objective sleep it is necessary to have an improved measures because sleep and mood are had abused alcohol, 40 percent had data. But the current report was of how much meat people eat, the compo- functions of the brain,” Dr John had major depressive disorder at based on a second look at data sition of the meat they eat and how this Winkelman said. some point and 18 percent had from a prior study. affects the risk that cancer develops,” said A psychiatrist, Winkelman PTSD. “The data says to us this could the researchers. is chief of the sleep disorders Still, the link between sleep be a very interesting population At the same time, efforts to make meat clinical research programme at troubles and brain volume held to learn more about,” Breus said. healthier in general needed to continue, they Massachusetts General Hospital even after the researchers took “If we can learn more about vet- said. in Boston. He was not involved in those problems and psychotropic eran sleep, we can help them sleep Agencies the current study. medicine use into account. more.” He described the frontal lobes Winkelman cautioned against SOURCE: bit.ly/1hHYFq8 Sleep, as “an essential part of human inferring a cause-and-effect rela- March 2014. functioning,” necessary for tionship between sleep and brain Reuters 12 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 TECHNOLOGY Apps for children: Looking for the mobile generation

By Stuart Dredge

he idea of tablets as devices for children didn’t come from the manufacturers: it came from parents. Apple’s first iPad in T2010, and the first wave of Android tablets that followed, were aimed at adults. Hand your powerful multimedia computing device with its breakable touchscreen over to a jammy-fin- gered toddler? Not likely. And yet that’s what parents proceeded to do in their millions, creating a strong demand for children’s apps in the process. Fast forward to the start of 2014, and that kid- apps market is bustling, with established children’s brands and fledgling startups alike competing to offer educational, creative and/or playful apps for children of all ages. We’ve also seen dedicated children’s tablets from manufacturers including Samsung, Kurio and LeapFrog, with others — notably Amazon’s Kindle Fire range and Tesco’s Hudl — benefiting from a clear appeal to parents, even if they’re still pitched as general-purpose devices. The children’s apps market has also seen its fair share of controversy and debate, too. There is con- cern about the rise of “free-to-play” games, with some high-profile cases of children spending four- figure sums on virtual items without their parents’ permission — even if these often involve games that aren’t intended for children. There are hundreds of developers making apps Why is that important? Because what children There has been debate about privacy — what infor- for kids, as well as the biggest brands in children’s read, play and create with is important, whether mation developers could and should collect from entertainment — from Mattel and Disney to Moshi physical or digital. Apps are no different to books and children’s apps, even if their intention is simply to Monsters, CBeebies and Nickelodeon. But companies toys in that regard: the more people discover the good use the data to improve their products — and most big and small can find it tough to make money from ones, the better. Not to mention the fact that some recently an outlandish online hoax about one of the children’s apps. That’s because many parents prefer industry observers think today’s apps are sparking most popular children’s apps, Talking Angela being to download free apps, yet don’t trust those with something even bigger for the future. a front for paedophiles. advertising or in-app purchases. “It’s such an interesting time: you’re seeing the On a more serious note, schools around the world, “The tough thing is that a lot of people expect great transition as kids move from laptops and from independent colleges in the UK to Indian vil- everything for nothing, or at least for very little. fixed devices to mobile. It’s one of the biggest tran- lage schools, are getting to grips with tablets and At the moment, it’s hard to say that the price these sitions you are going to see probably over the next apps as educational tools, encouraged by a mixture apps are commanding is a reflection for the effort, 20 years,” SuperAwesome CEO Dylan Collins told of technology companies, governments, charities and expertise and thought that goes into them,” Kate The Guardian last year. individuals. Wilson, managing director of publisher Nosy Crow, “They’re growing up with devices and internet In the UK, the shifts in children’s media usage are told The Guardian earlier this year. connectivity that we never had, but the notion that already becoming clear. Communications regulator That’s a challenge that remains to be solved in they are going to fold into the same old patterns is Ofcom reported last October that the use of tablets 2014, although as more parents buy tablets – to share a mistake. They are going to create their own new among 5-15 year-olds had tripled from 14 percent within the family or specifically for their children – patterns, and the old content, information and media in 2012 to 42 percent halfway through 2013. It also so it may become easier for developers of the best companies are completely unprepared for this.” found 28 percent of 3-4 year-olds using a tablet at apps to find their audiences. The Guardian home. This is causing concern in some quarters, par- ticularly among parents, teachers and publishers who worry about the possible impact on reading. A survey of 2,000 British children and parents in Proteus picks UK for ‘smart pill’ production June 2013 suggested that the percentage of children By Ben Hirschler reading books for pleasure dropped by eight points no battery or antenna and is powered by reacting between 2012 and 2013, as use of app and games rose, with stomach juices. Information is sent from for example. US biotech company pioneering tablets the sensor to the small skin patch, which trans- Perhaps it will be increasingly relevant to ask containing edible embedded microchips mits data by Bluetooth to a smartphone or tablet questions about whether children are reading some- Athat can tell if patients have taken their computer. thing for pleasure rather than “books” — there are medication is to establish its first international In addition to telling doctors if patients are plenty of storybook apps designed to encourage a love manufacturing site in Britain. taking their medicines properly, the tiny sensors of reading, for example. Other apps, with Minecraft Privately held Proteus Digital Health, which is can also monitor vital signs, such as heart rate. being the most prominent example, are stimulating working with drugmakers including Novartis and Several teams within Britain’s state-run other kinds of creative skills for kids. Otsuka, said the new site would employ some 200 National Health Service plan to test the benefits Top children’s app developers have pushed back at skilled staff and serve as a hub for the emerging of using the sensor technology in various fields, suggestions that apps are replacing physical toys and digital medicine industry. including in treating hypertension, or high blood books, or indeed parents. “People are very concerned The move was welcomed by Prime Minister pressure. about the idea of an iPad as a device that becomes David Cameron, who said it showed Britain’s abil- Ensuring that patients with high blood pres- a full-time babysitter for their kids. Well, not if you ity to attract high-tech companies. sure, who suffer no symptoms, have taken their don’t use it like that!” Bjorn Jeffery, CEO of Toca Proteus already has European and US approval medicines properly is a major challenge for Boca, told The Guardian last year. for its “smart pill” technology system, in which a doctors. “As an app developer, our intention is never to tiny sensor is embedded in a tablet and linked to In May, Redwood City, California-based Proteus replace the parent, and I’ve never met a developer a patch worn on the patient’s abdomen. announced a $62.5m funding round, including who tries to replace physical play with digital toys. About the size of a grain of sand, the sensor has investment from new investor Oracle. Reuters The two aren’t mutually exclusive, and they can even be combined.” COMICS & MORE PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC The Travel Agency Travel Alssafar Do you want to travel by land? Hal toureedou alsafar barran? By sea Baran By air awwan I am thinking of ying to Rome Oufakkirou bilssafar awwan ila Roma What are the fares? Ma hiya al'ouoor? Passport awaz safar With what company do you want to Maç ayyati šarika toureedou an Hoy en la Historia travel? tousafir? March 11, 2004 When will the visa be ready? Mata satakoonou alveeza ahiza? A series of devastating terror When will the plane take off? Mata satouqliçou ala'ira? attacks on commuter trains in When will I arrive to...? Mata ailou ila'...? Madrid killed 191 people and Where is the information ofce? Ayna maktobou alistiçlamat? injured over 1,500 at the height of

Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised the morning rush hour 222: Roman Emperor Elagabalus, known for his outrageous sexual behaviour, was assassinated at age 18 Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1851: Verdi’s opera Rigoletto was first performed in Venice 1985: New Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev called for more glasnost, or openness, in Soviet life 2011: Japan was struck by a powerful 9.0 magnitude earthquake that created a devastating tsunami which killed around 18,500 people Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

ABOUT, ABOVE, ABUTTING, ACROSS, ADJACENT, ADJOINING, ADVANCE, AROUND, ASCENDING, BACKWARDS, BELOW, BENEATH, CIRCLE, CONTIGUOUS, DECLINE, DECREASE, DESCENDING, DIAGONAL, DOWN, EAST, EBBING, FALLING, FLOWING, FORWARDS, HIGHER, HORIZONTAL, INCLINE, INCREASE, INSIDE, LEFT, LOWER, NEXT TO, NORTH, OUTSIDE, OVER, RETREAT, REVERSE, RIGHT, RISING, SOUTH, THROUGH, UNDER, UP, VERTICAL, VIA, WANING, WAXING, WEST. 14 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 35 Boy Scout’s reward for 3 Providing hints of the 36 Ram’s mate 47 “Growing Pains” family name CROSSWORD 1 Native Kiwis karate expertise? future 37 Like the apparel donned 48 V-8, e.g. 12345 6789 10111213 6 Big name in power tools 40 Nintendo console 4 Havens who sang at in “Deck the Halls” 51 Like a schlimazel 10 Educated guesses: 41 Pepper’s partner Woodstock 38 Fragrant white flower 53 Egypt’s Sadat 14 15 16 Abbr. 42 Sum 5 Some intellectual property 39 Razor feature 55 The “G” in EGBDF 6 Good Housekeeping 17 18 19 14 Extra Dry brand 44 Nahuatl speaker 43 Palme ___ (Cannes award) 56 Toon who plays a 15 A, to Mozart 47 Case for an emblem 44 Likes a bunch baritone sax 20 21 16 Kind of suit worn by a ophthalmologist 7 Soprano ___ Te 45 City NE of Geneva 57 Feed, as pigs Kanawa 21-Down 48 Word before “sum” 46 “Growing Pains” co-star 60 Maker of the Canyon truck 22 23 24 25 8 Consume 17 Garbage scow that 49 “I am so stupid!” Alan 61 Consume docked with Mir? 9 Bloodletting worm 26 27 28 29 30 31 50 Move hastily 19 It’s fit to be tied 52 Move aimlessly 10 Biblical book once DID SAWIN GEENA 32 33 34 20 Swapping out Sheen for combined with EDU ORATE ORSON 54 Caveman’s injury after Nehemiah Rose? discovering fire? PAR WELLGROOMED 35 36 37 38 39 11 Mrs. Woody Allen 22 Fall result, maybe 58 Puerto ___ THATSALL EDSELS 24 “That’s all ___ wrote” 12 1986 Tom Cruise film 40 41 42 43 59 Feeling when one’s HONE SAD FY I 25 Actor Brynner voodoo doll is poked? 13 Like a cold, hard gaze DEL WOK GODOT 44 45 46 47 48 26 What an actor plays 62 Designer Marc 18 Cold one 27 Excite, as an appetite 63 Coin of Colombia 21 Cool one, once BTU OFA NEONOIR 49 50 51 52 53 30 Roman encyclopedist 64 Jungian archetype 22 Garment under a blouse OAR URL ORO ULE 23 Former Virginia senator 54 55 56 57 who died after the 65 Slough off SPAT I AL CAD BYE Chuck eruption of Vesuvius 66 Snare CANWE ASK YUL 58 59 60 61 32 “What Do You Do 28 “Bali ___” (“South 67 Undergo a chemical Pacific” song) ELM AKA REDO With ___ in English?” transformation 62 63 64 (“Avenue Q” song) 29 Dadaist Max ODDLOT UNTENDED DOWN 33 Romanov bigwig 31 Was in the vanguard PERFUNCTORY OLE 65 66 67 1 “No ___!” (Spanish 34 “Rocks” “Uncle!”) 33 Meditative martial art AMA T I RE CUE WHO 2 Dadaist Hans 34 “My goof!” LITHE TSKED NIN

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.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 15

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Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 16:15 Club Profile 13:15 Gold Divers: – 2.30pm Manchester City Under The Ice 1 16:30 UEFA Champions 14:05 Border Security 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30, 7.30 & 10.30pm League 14:30 Auction Kings Magazine 14:55 Container Wars Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 17:00 Monday Night 17:00 Ultimate Football Survival 18:00 Sports News 17:50 Wheeler Dealers Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 5.00pm 18:15 Club Profile 18:40 You Have Been Arsenal Warned 2 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) 18:30 EPL Football 19:30 Sons Of Guns – 7.00 & 11.30pm 21:00 The Football 20:45 How It's Made League Show 21:10 Auction Kings 21:00 This is Paris 21:35 Container Wars Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm 22:00 UEFA Champions 22:00 Manhunt LANDMARK League Bayern 22:50 Survive That! Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 2.30pm Munich v Arsenal 23:40 Yukon Men Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) – 4.15pm Frozen (3D/Animation) – 6.00pm 12:30 Storage Wars 13:10 Through The 14:00 Ancient Aliens Wormhole With 3 15:00 Heroes Of War: Morgan Freeman Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) – 8.00pm Poland 14:00 Nyc: Inside Out 16:00 Shipping Wars 17:55 Thunder Races 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.45pm 18:00 Pawn Stars 20:30 Junkyard Wars 19:00 Storage Wars 21:20 Killer Robots: Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 11.45pm 20:00 Shipping Wars Robogames 21:00 Storage Wars 2011 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) Texas 22:10 Food Factory 22:00 Pawn Stars 22:35 How Tech Works – 2.30pm 22:30 Storage Wars 23:00 Stuck With 23:00 Pawn Stars Hackett 1 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30 & 10.30pm Queen (2D/Hindi) – 7.30pm 13:00 Now Is Good 13:10 Little Britain 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 13:00 Good Luck Charlie Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 13:00 Seinfeld 15:00 Girl In Progress 14:10 Doctors Dori Se 13:25 Austin & Ally 13:30 Arrested 17:00 Salmon Fishing 15:30 New Tricks 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:45 A.N.T. Farm Development In The Yemen- 16:25 Weakest Link Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:10 Jessie 15:00 Trophy Wife PG15 17:10 Eastenders 14:30 Jodha Akbar – 5.00pm 14:35 Dog With A Blog 15:30 The Daily Show 19:00 Olympus Has 19:00 Last Of The 15:00 Snack Attack 15:25 Gravity Falls Global Edition Fallen Summer Wine 15:30 Sapne Suhane 15:50 Austin & Ally 16:00 Colbert Report ROYAL 2 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) 21:00 Zero Dark 19:30 Vicar Of Dibley Ladakpan Ke 16:10 Violetta Global Edition Thirty 20:50 Mistresses 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya – 7.00 & 11.30pm 17:00 Dog With A Blog 16:30 Two And A Half Men 23:45 Paranormal 22:10 Stella 16:30 Qubool Hai 17:20 Austin & Ally 17:00 Late Night With PLAZA Activity 4 22:55 Weakest Link Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm 17:00 Doli Armaano Ki 17:40 Gravity Falls Seth Meyers 23:40 Eastenders 17:30 Pavitra Rishta 18:10 Jessie 18:00 The Simpsons Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 2.30pm 18:00 Bollywood Business 18:30 Good Luck 18:30 Raising Hope 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Charlie 19:00 The Crazy Ones 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 19:20 Violetta 19:30 Trophy Wife Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.00pm Dori Se 20:05 Jessie 20:00 The Tonight Show 12:00 Delirious 12:45 Polar Express 19:30 Jodha Akbar 20:30 Good Luck Charlie Starring Jimmy 16:00 Summer School 14:30 Free Birds Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 6.00 & 11.45pm 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 20:50 Dog With A Blog Fallon 18:00 The Beautician 16:00 Missing Lynx 20:30 Sapne Suhane 21:15 Gravity Falls 21:00 The Daily Show 3 And The Beast- 18:00 Mrs. Doubtfire Ladakpan Ke 21:40 Shake It Up With Jon Stewart Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) – 8.00pm PG15 20:15 The Legend Of 21:00 Qubool Hai 22:00 Austin & Ally 21:30 Colbert Report 20:00 Revenge Of The Sarila 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 22:00 The Big C 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.45pm Nerds 22:00 Free Birds 22:30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 23:10 Wizards Of 22:30 South Park 22:00 Sightseers 23:30 A Cat In Paris Dori Se Waverly Place 23:00 Out There 16 PLUS | TUESDAY 11 MARCH 2014 POTPOURRI

Who’s who In Mona Lisa’s smile, US Events in Qatar iD by Cirque Éloize historian sees a feminist When: April 2: 8pm; April 3: 8pm; April 4: 3.30pm, 8pm; April 5: 1.30pm, 6pm Where: The Theatre, Qatar National t’s taken him 12 years, but an Da Vinci, who had already painted Convention Centre amateur art historian from Texas The Last Supper for a Dominican What: A mix of circus arts and urban Ireckons he’s solved the mystery of convent, toiled on the oil-on-poplar dance by Cirque Éloize, an affiliated the Mona Lisa’s enigmatic smile, five painting from 1503 to 1506 and perhaps company of Cirque du Soleil directed by centuries after it was immortalised by several years after. Jeannot Painchaud. Leonardo da Vinci. Fascination with the Mona Lisa Tickets: QR95 - QR1,500, Available at In a just-published book, The Lady endures: over the years, some viewers Virgin Megastores (Villagio and Landmark) Speaks: Uncovering the Secrets of the claim to have sensed mysterious signs or online at www.virginmegastore.me Mona Lisa, William Varvel argues that in her eyes, her voice has been recon- La Gioconda was a 16th-century femi- structed by Japanese enthusiasts, and Woven Relations – Muhamed nist who favoured a greater role for a doctor once diagnosed her as having Ahmed Al Hammadi, women in the Catholic church. an excess of cholesterol. Abut El Naga Solo Exhibition When: March 11; 7pm-9pm Co-Founder & Vice-Chairman, “La Gioconda was trying to get “It’s even been said that she’s a man, Where: Katara Art Center, Bldg 5 CarSemsar.com people to see that the New Jerusalem even the portrait of Leonardo da Vinci What: The Doha-based artist presents would be here as soon as you recognise himself,” art historian Laure Fagnart n graduating from Harvard a series of photo-montage mixed media women’s theological rights,” Varvel, 53, said. with an MBA in Investment works documenting people’s reflections a former mathematics professor, said. “In my mind, there’s nothing that’s Management, Al Hammadi while using the carpet as symbol of O “La Gioconda may be a grand state- really hidden from us,” added Fagnart, joined Booz&Co. Later he worked cultures, societies and identities. ment for women’s rights,” he added. a specialist in Renaissance art at the Free Entry with EFG Hermes in Qatar, which His theory joins many others — some University of Liege in Belgium who has he quit to join Qatar Investment serious, others fanciful — surround- not read Varvel’s book. Authority. Al Hammadi co-founded ing what is perhaps the world’s most “This is the portrait of a bourgeois Halal Hal Qatar Festival

the online auto trading portal famous painting, which draws legions woman like dozens of others from When: Mar 22-31; 10am-10pm of tourists every day to the Louvre that time, albeit perhaps more dif- Where: Katara’s Southern Area CarSemsar.com. He received a museum in Paris. ficult to read than other works,” she What: This carnival will present three Bachelors of Science in Finance main activities: Al-Mazaiyn: A show of History remembers the Mona Lisa said. beauty for goats and sheep, there will be and Accounting from the University as Lisa del Giocondo, a mother of five “Da Vinci was an artist who put prize for the first 5. Al-Mazad (public of Pennsylvania. He is a member of born into an aristocratic Florentine thought into his painting, he did noth- sale): Selling groups of livestock through Entrepreneurs’ Organization Qatar. family whose husband, a cloth and silk ing in an innocent fashion.” auction. Al-Izab: Group of barns, each merchant, commissioned the portrait. AFP contain different kind of livestock, the visitor will be able to know it and see it closely. Free Entry IN FOCUS by Sun Dawei Radiant When: Until Mar 29 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: The Museum of Islamic Arts in partnership with East Wing, presents a photographic exhibition featuring artwork by German artist Antje Hanebeck. Free Entry

Massimo Banzi: Crossing Boundaries When: Mar 26 Where: VCUQatar Atrium What: Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He is an interaction designer, educator and open source hardware advocate. He has worked as a consultant for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. Free Entry

Kings and Pawns When: March 19 - June 21 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: This exhibition uncovers the history of board games in the Islamic world, from India to Spain between 7th and 20th century. King and Pawns features game-boards, Persian and Arabic chess manuals, paintings and illustrated manuscripts. Free Entry Rising sun at Corniche. Send your photos to [email protected]. If you want your events featured here, Mention where the photo was taken. mail details to [email protected]

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