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By Philip Blenkinsop

or two years running, Brussels has been named the most con- gested city in North America Fand western Europe, a mark of shame for the capital that guides Europe’s environment and transport policies. The disgrace has, however, had the effect of uniting Belgium’s environ- mentalist Green Party, centre-right rivals N-VA and business and motor- ing groups in a call for a solution whose time may finally have come — charg- ing drivers for distance travelled. Tests have already begun. Others are watching keenly to see what will work in a city the size of Brussels, whose issues are differ- ent from sprawling megacities like Congestion capital Bangkok or Beijing, or London, with its central congestion charge. “Since London brought in their con- gestion scheme, technology has come a long way,” said Nina Renshaw, deputy Brussels looks to director of sustainable transport cam- paign group Transport & Environment. “Today it’s possible using GPS (glo- bal positioning systems) to have precise billing per kilometre which wasn’t pos- unclog traffic arteries sible even 10 years ago,” she said. “That makes it much more attractive for cit- ies to consider it.” Cities in the Netherlands and Sweden are among those who want to reduce congestion but also cut carbon emissions, an effort in which Europe sees itself as setting an example. The European Commission esti- mates traffic congestion costs at nearly €100bn per year, or 1 percent of the European Union’s gross domestic prod- uct, not including the health costs of pollution. The latter has led to the rise of low emission zones in cities from Umea in northern Sweden to Naples in south- ern Italy. Air pollution from traffic prompted Paris to ban cars with even number plates from entering the city for a day in March. Bruno De Lille, Green Party member and mobility secretary for the Brussels region, is sceptical his city really is the developed world’s capital of congestion, as traffic services provider INRIX says, but acknowledges his city has some unique problems. One is Belgium’s high population density, ranked 10th in the world, excluding small island or city states such as Malta or Singapore. PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 3

It also has a tax system that encour- Stockholm and Milan. In the trial, the volunteers’ driving In the past decade, plans for con- ages company cars and compensates London’s £10 charge has reduced car patterns and distances are measured. gestion charges in Manchester and the cost of driving to work, with the traffic by 27 percent since its intro- If they subsequently drive less they are Edinburgh were rejected in referen- former taxed at a lower rate than sala- duction in 2003. Milan dropped off the rewarded with cash, while activity over dums. But Transport & Environment ries and the latter able partially to be top of the INRIX congestion standings the norm is noted. In real life, people says public opinion can shift sharply offset against tax. after it introduced a charge in 2012. would be charged electronically or via once road pricing is set up. In Moreover, more than half of the Brussels is considering a combina- ticketing for driving during peak hours. Stockholm, for example, a poll showed 650,000 people employed in Brussels tion of steps, including a rapid regional The idea is backed by the Flemish very strong support for its congestion live outside city limits. rail system along the lines of Paris’s separatist party N-VA, currently the charge a year after its launch. Around half of those commute RER. largest party in parliament, albeit Transport & Environment also says into the city by car, a higher propor- “But if we want the cars to move balanced against reductions of annual that a kilometre charge is a more effec- tion than in most European cities. more freely then we have to take road tax, as well as business bodies, tive way to cut congestion and emis- Eurostat data shows the same figure in another step,” De Lille said. the Belgian auto federation Febiac and sions than a congestion charge which Amsterdam is 40 percent, for example. The proposal to charge drivers per Touring. some users simply get used to. In Washington, the percentage is also kilometre travelled is already on trial First public responses have been “We prefer the kilometre charges around 40 percent, and for Chicago, with around 1,000 volunteers in the city negative: an online petition opposing because if you pay a one-off fee you’re it is 50 percent, according to the US and neighbouring regions of Flanders the scheme quickly gained over 170,000 incentivised to maximise your driving Census Bureau. and Wallonia. signatories. within that period,” said Transport & So far Brussels has tried to fight Environment’s Renshaw. traffic creep by making public trans- Jeroen Verhoeven of Bral, a group port more attractive with special bus seeking to make Brussels more liveable, or tram lanes. That has worked by con- believes a combination of congestion vincing many commuters to switch to zone and distance charge would be best. public transport or bicycles, but has With just the former, there is no also created its own problems. discouragement to drive after taking “What we’ve seen in the last 10 years It also has a the one-off hit. With just the latter, is that we’ve got 7 percent fewer cars drivers may still be inclined to make on the roads, but the jams have got tax system that short trips in the city. longer. That’s because there’s less room encourages company Joost Kaesemans of Febiac, who says for cars,” De Lille said. he regularly cycles to work, says the On weekday mornings, there are a cars and compensates time lost to traffic jams has doubled combined 150-200 km (93-124 miles) the cost of driving to in Belgium since 2007. of jams on 7,000 km of Belgian high- In a report with PwC last year, ways on average, according to motorist work, with the former Febiac said cutting traffic by just 5-10 association Touring. The record, set on percent could reduce congestion by 40 one day in March last year, was 1,400 taxed at a lower rate percent. km of jams. than salaries and the “Road pricing is a system you can influence yourself. We estimate that 20 The Solution latter able partially to percent of the peak-time traffic doesn’t The most common way of tack- have to be there at that time,” he said. ling traffic congestion, and the pollu- be offset against tax. “Is it for tomorrow? It could take tion it causes, has been a congestion until after 2020 ... but doing nothing zone, such as those in place in London, is not an option.” Reuters 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY

CAAK elects Walk-a-thon on Friday office-bearers s part of the World day for Safety Aand health at work, focusQATAR he Confederation of Alumni in association with Supreme Council Associations of Kerala (CAAK) of health is organising a walkathon Thas elected new office-bearers at 4pm tomorrow (Friday) near Al for the next two years, at a general Atiyah Masjid at Industrial Area. Dr body meeting held at the Indian Muhammed bin Hamad Al Thani, Cultural Centre recently. Director Public Health Department will The new office bearers are inaugurate the walkathon. More than Mathai Philip, President, Christian 600 workers is expected to participate. College, Babu Abraham, St Thomas This event is aimed to raise the gen- Kozhencherry, Biju M G, S D College eral awareness of safety and health Alappuzha, are Vice Presidents, issues for workers. The walkathon Mohammed Hashir, General will see many officials from Supreme Secretary, Sir Sayed College, Anish Council of Health, Hamad Medical George Mathew, Mar Thoma College, Corporation, Traffic Department, Abdul Azeez, P S M O College, are Public Relation Department, Defense joint secretaries, Mohammad Iqbal, Department, Labour & Social Affairs MAMO College, as Treasurer. Ministry and Qatar Petroleum. The new committee has chalked supervised by Sam Vilanilam and socio cultural organization of 20 col- There will be a mass Medical camp out various new programmers for Manikantan, former President, lege alumni’s in Qatar. on May 9 from 8am to 5pm at the the next two year term. The inter- Mashood, former Gen Secretary, Any alumni associations wishing Medical Commission. The sponsors of collegiate cultural fiesta will be con- Dr Wandoor Abu Baker, Kesav to join the confederation could make the campaign are Abdulla Abdul Ghani ducted with added attractions this Dev, V K Varghese also spoke at their inquiries on caakqatar@gmail. & Brothers Company, Malabar Gold & year. the event. Confederation of Alumni com. Diamonds and Welcare Group. The election process was Association of Kerala (CAAK) is a The Peninsula The Peninsula

Al Khayarin Group of Companies organised annual Blood Donation Campaign titled ‘Blood Donor – Life Saver’ at KG Group Head Office. Around 100 volun- Twelve HUBS students were picked to escort the Lekhwiya Soccer Club players teers — both staff and workers — of KG Group donated blood. Mohammed in a match held recently as part of the Goalz Program with QSL and Evolution Idrees Anwar, CEO/Managing Partner, KG Group of Companies, and other senior Soccer community integration. officials of the group were also present on the occasion.

Investiture ceremony at MES ES Indian School conducted the investiture cer- Memony of the new student council officials for the academic year 2014-2015 at the KG Auditorium of the school recently. The inductees include school appoint- ees and prefects, Club Secretaries, Campus Care Force leaders, Scouts and Guides, Cubs and Bulbuls from all the sections of the school. The major student officials are: Nileshwa Abishan (Junior Head Boy), Afiya Haroon (Junior Head Girl), Chris Regy (Senior Head Boy), Nidhi Radhakrishnan (Senior Head Girl), Mohammed Hussain (Head Boy CBSE-i) and Farjana Haque (Head Girl CBSE-i). The newly elected Head Boy, Chris Regy, led the oath taking which reiterated the dedication and determination of the new student council. The four house colours of Blue, Green, Red and Yellow filled the auditorium in a vivid heart lifting choreography by the department of Physical Education during the cul- tural programmes. The Peninsula MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 5

our Seasons Hotel Doha is host- ing one more movie night at Fthe Garden Terrace. The final edition of the season until the good Four Seasons Hotel Doha weather hits Doha’s shores again. “Bring your friends and loved ones together to enjoy an evening under to host Movie Night the starry sky relaxing on a unique chaise lounge. Let‘s not forget the popcorn, everybody’s favourite snack, while watching a film. With a selec- tion of sandwiches, ice cream, snacks and drinks, make your experience even more memorable,” a hotel press release said. OSN unveils new The entry to the venue is compli- mentary; access is only permitted for health reality series adults of 21 years old and above. The movie journey starts at 8pm on Friday for Arab viewers May 9. A contest will run on the official arking its fifth original production Facebook page of Four Seasons Hotel Mthis year, pay-TV network OSN, Doha to engage the guests to choose unveiled a brand-new health reality their favourite movie for the night. facebook.com/Fourseasonshoteldoha Seats should be reserved in advance show specially tailored for Arab viewers, For more information how to subscribe or follow the official Twitter account by contacting the hotel’s Concierge Saudi Doctors (Atibaa w Akhtar), which for this online raffle, please visit www. @fsdoha. team. The Peninsula premieres today exclusively on OSN Ya Hala!HD, OSN’s flagship premium Arabic entertainment channel. A novel concept, Saudi Doctors will shed light on everyday health and lifestyle issues while demystifying common misconcep- New car buyers tions and myths in an informative and entertaining reality-themed format. name Honda The first episode puts the spotlight on the coronavirus – an issue of huge best 2014 concern across the region. Other epi- sode subjects range from depression overall brand and glaucoma to child abuse, white poi- sons and the importance of orthopaedic or the second consecutive year, and mental wellbeing plus, maintaining Fnew car buyers voted Honda “Best one’s health during the holy month of Overall Brand” in Kelley Blue Book’s Ramadan. annual Brand Image Award study The brand new show will be hosted (KBB). The brand also took the “Most by renowned doctors, Dr Abdullah Trusted Brand” honour for the third Al kchel (Cardiac Surgeon), Dr Wael straight year. “Honda embraces the Daghistani (Plastic Surgeon), Dr Tariq challenge of being a brand that Al Asbali (Ophthalmologist), Dr Ahmed people can trust and we are always Bin Nasser (Orthopaedic Surgeon); committed to delivering class-leading and Samira Al Ghamdy (psychologist). vehicles that provide lasting satis- Khulud Abu Homos said: “Saudi Doctors faction and value to our customers,” Watch factors, including affordability, Strong consumer perception of is a novel concept and OSN is proud to said Greig Roffey, Head of Sales & “cool” factor, driving comfort, driving the Accord, Civic, CR-V and Odyssey launch the first health reality show that Marketing at Domasco Honda. performance, durability/reliability, helped drive Honda’s success in earn- will not only educate viewers on health Honda’s win wasn’t a big surprise exterior styling, fuel efficiency, inte- ing the top honour among all auto- and wellbeing but will also encourage as the brand boasted the highest rior layout, prestige/sophistication, makers, KBB said. positive lifestyle changes in an entertain- average scores among all 12 Brand reputation, ruggedness and safety. The Peninsula ing format.” The Peninsula

Fifty One East brings Sony Alpha 3500 to Doha

ifty One East and Sony Middle East and Africa interiors that cannot be captured by the tiny sensor has introduced Alpha 3500 camera, a 20.1 meg- in a compact camera or smartphone. Fapixel interchangeable lens digital easy to use Picture Effect offers a palette of 15 artistic treat- camera, in Qatar. ments, such as Retro Photo, Miniature and Partial Alpha 3500 bring superior picture quality especially Colour. Auto Object Framing neatly trims portraits, for a fixed-lens compact camera and now available at close-ups and even moving subjects for tighter, more all Fifty One East outlets located in Al Maha centre, professional results. City Centre Doha and Lagoona Mall in addition to all Unlike ordinary point-and-shoot cameras, the Virgin Megastores at Villagio and Landmark malls. Alpha A3500 unleashes the user’s full creativity with The Alpha A3500 is fitted with a large 20.1-meg- a wide range of interchangeable E-mount lenses by apixel Exmor APS HD CMOS sensor. Teamed with Sony and Carl Zeiss. Pick from telephotos, wide the growing choice of E-mount interchangeable angles and macros to versatile zooms for travel and lenses. Full HD videos look just as impressive, with everyday shooting. The camera comes with an E a choice of 50i or 25p shooting modes for crisp action 18-50mm F4-5.6 standard zoom kit lens designed or a smooth cinematic look as the subject demands. specifically for the Alpha A3500 (not sold separately). The big sensor also boosts sensitivity, grabbing The lens is suitable to shoot casual pictures on a daily more light and cutting image noise - this means basis, snap, landscape or portrait. pristine pictures and movies at dusk or in gloomy The Peninsula 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 ARCHAEOLOGY

Claudius Ptolemy Map Mapping and maps through history

rchaeological activities have revealed that the first map- Aping ever found representing the heavens with three shining stars in the sky has been found on the walls of Lascaux caves in France and could be dated to the middle of the seventeenth millennium BC. Thereafter, mapping was discovered in different parts of the world and could be dated earlier than Lascaux mapping. On the other hand, first world maps ever to be found were located in the city of (Ga-Sur) in Babylonia and dated back to the middle of third millen- nium BC, and then found in Greece and dated to the beginning of the third Dr Munir Taha The fact is that, Al Idrisi corre- millennium BC. lated all the information data left by During the second, half of the first his Arab ancestors or by the Romans millennium BC, world maps appeared Arabs compelled the Greek Knowledge and Greek geographers. On the other to have been used in larger scale. in Geography, maps and sea fairing. hand records have shown also, that Chief among them for example were As a result, the Ptolemy’s Geography Al Idrisi accomplished his well known Aristotle map (ca. 350 BC). Later in translated into Arabic during the ninth map within the spam of fifteen years, history, Eratosthenes presented his century AD. and only ten manuscripts of it are left map in which he showed the calcula- Two centuries later Al Idrisi who up to now. Two of them seem to be in tion of the earth circumference. became a great Arab traveller and the possession of Bibliqua National in In the year 140 AD, the Roman geographer after his long work in Paris. astronomer and geographer Claudius geographical investigations, managed Least but not last throughout the Ptolemy presented his remarkable to draw up a world map divided into ages Al Idrisi map remains the most world map in Alexandria in which the seven latitudinal and ten longitudinal accurate world map which was printed name of Qatar Peninsula appeared in sections. for the first time in Arabic in Rome in it in form of Katara. Information related to various loca- the year 1592 under the title “ Kitab Due to the intensive trades, activi- tions drawn on Al Idrisi map have nuzhat al-mushtaq fi khtiraq al-afaq” ties between the Umayyad Dynasty and exceeded 5,000 locations, in addition which literary can be translated into: The first then Abbasid Dynasty between the sev- to his full accounts for the sea and over “The Book of Pleasant Journeys into world map. enth and the thirteenth centuries the land trade roads of his time. Far Distance Land”. The Peninsula LAW PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 7

Legal corner Job contract and legalities

am from the includes the minimum UK and started requirements both par- work in Qatar on ties have to fulfil, but it INovember 1, 2013. is preferable that the I have received my resi- contract include addi- dence permit and will tional clauses that ben- be working here for at efit the employee. least one year, and for According to law, the up to three years. employer is responsible However, I have not for getting the residence received a contract of permit at his expense employment from my within 90 days of the Qatar-based employer employee’s entry into despite asking for one. By Abdelaal A Khalil the country. In case of All I have got is a let- Legal Consultant delay, the employer is ter offering me the job responsible for paying (with some basic terms the fine. and conditions included) and a copy of a model contract. They have A woman came to Qatar on a fam- informed me that they cannot draw ily visit visa, and while here found a up a contract until I have a residen- job with a company, which she joined. tial address in Qatar (I am staying After one year, she requested trans- in a hotel). fer of sponsorship, but instead of Is it legal to work in Qatar without approving it the company cancelled a valid contract? What would be my her work visa and sent her back legal rights if my employer decided to home. impose terms and conditions on me After eight months, she returned that I find unacceptable? to Qatar on a family visit visa and Name withheld on request again found a job, with another com- pany. When they began processing Qatar’s labour law says no employer her work visa, they asked her to get a can employ an expatriate worker with- No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from out permission from the labour admin- the previous employer, who refused istration at the Ministry of Labour and to provide it. She wants to know Social Affairs. Usually, the employer what her options are. presents a job offer that states basic facts about the job, including the name Law No 4/2009, which regulates the of the employer, date, type of work, entry, exit, residence and sponsor- contract duration, and details of the ship of expatriates, says that a work wage and allowances. visa cannot be given to an expatriate The employee’s signature on the worker before the expiry of two years offer letter indicates his acceptance from the date he or she leaves the of the terms. Both parties usually fol- country after quitting a previous job. low this up by signing the job contact. However, the Minister of Interior or The contract includes details based someone who represents him is author- on a model contract drawn up by the ised to approve such a visa if a writ- Legal advice: Tax declarations Ministry of Labour. ten request is made. The visa can also After signing, it needs to be certified be given if the former sponsor gives by the department concerned at the a NOC. From Law No 21/2009 on incompetent, his guardian or cus- ministry and each party should retain I would suggest that the questioner income tax todian needs to submit the tax dec- a copy, with a third copy remaining try to convince the former sponsor A person engaged in commer- laration within four months of the with the ministry. Before signing the to give the NOC. If that fails, she can cial activity has to provide the end of the tax year. contract, the employee needs to clear approach the courts if she feels that Department of Public Revenue and A person engaged in activity a medical test and get clearance for the former sponsor abused his power Taxes at the Ministry of Finance a exempt from tax also has to file a his conduct, following which he gets a when he cancelled her work visa, or declaration by filling the prescribed tax declaration with the adminis- residence permit for a period agreed there was a violation of the labour law. form within four months of the end tration concerned, accompanied by on by the two parties. The case has to be filed within a year of of the accounting period. The dec- profit and loss figures audited by The employee’s accommodation is the termination of the work contract. laration should indicate the taxable an auditor registered in the state, not a significant factor in signing the The questioner can also apply to income and the amount of tax due. within four months of the end of the contract, as it can change. It can be a the body concerned in the Ministry of Others taxpayers are also required accounting period. more significant factor after the con- Interior, requesting that the condition to file their declaration within four The declaration should be accom- tract is signed. of a two-year gap be waived. months of the end of the tax year. panied by accounts audited by an The model contract of the ministry The Peninsula If the taxpayer dies during the tax auditor registered in the state if the year, his heirs, their representative business has a capital of more than or the liquidator are required to file QR100,000, or if the total taxable Please send your queries to: the declaration within six months of income is more than QR100,000, or the date of death. if the firm is headquartered out of [email protected] If the taxpayer is underage or the state. 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 9

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Sarah Jessica Parker honoured for fashion Thomas Middleditch on Sonam’s Khoobsurat to release on Sep 19 ctress Sarah Jessica Parker will receive an Honorary Image Award by onam Kapoor starrer Khoobsurat, a remake of ’s ACLIO. The 49-year-old will be the first to receive an Honorary Image S1980 romantic comedy of the same name, will release on September Award, which recognises a career of creative contributions to the fashion 19 this year. and beauty industries, next month, reports femalefirst.co.uk. nerding out in life and on TV Co-produced by Disney and Anil Kapoor Film Company, the fun The CLIO Awards 2014, recognised as the best in the beauty and fashion drama will see Sonam in the lead role of Mili, a vivacious girl who turns industries in terms of PR, marketing, design and film, will be hosted by By Mary Milliken the lives of a royal family upside down. Bravo’s Andy Cohen. How has that experience working Valley that strike it rich in the tech gold What one thing in the show makes “Disney India’s Khoobsurat, a wholesome family entertainer produced The star is set to be recognised for her ground-breaking work and tal- with technology helped your develop- mine: they suddenly have gone from you laugh hardest? in association with Anil Kapoor Film Company, will release on September ent that push the boundaries of creativity, juggling the launch of her SJP s the star of the new HBO ment of your character, Richard? normal coder guy to CEO or position of Dang it. It is in an episode to come. And 19,” said a statement released by Disney India. (Sarah Jessica Parker) fashion label with her best-selling fragrances and tech-world comedy Silicon I know nowadays I come across as a authority. it is such a good bit that I don’t want to Directed by writer and ace ad-filmmaker Shashanka Ghosh, it also stars acting career. Valley, Thomas Middleditch very social, really cool person. But in You also see the mounting pressure that tell you about it. Fawad Khan, Kirron Kher, and Amir Raza Hussain. Parker has always been at the forefront of fashion. She has been the Amight be channeling an early elementary, junior high, high school, I is on his shoulders as he tries to get things But I can answer in a sadly generic way. Sonam plays the happy-go-lucky girl, beautifully essayed by Rekha in the face of many huge fashion brands and in March this year she launched version of Facebook founder Mark had a very nerdy background, not only done for deadline and as you see these two What’s cool about this show is that you original, which also starred Rakesh Roshan, Dina Pathak and Ashok Kumar. her first fashion line under the label - SJP. Zuckerberg, with his hoodie, ginger in computer programming, but also in billionaires play God over him. have all these great writers, but they allow The actress can add the new award to her list of trophies, which includes hair, social awkwardness and twitchy videogames and nerdy stuff. That all us to improvise these little moments. And Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild honour and the Emmy. nervousness. definitely helped connect with the world. Did you do research, meeting guys in all these episodes you will find a hand- “But it’s not a one-to-one Zuckerberg,” I definitely have had experiences in life in incubators, start-ups and even the ful of these, just these little nuggets, these says show director Mike Judge (of Beavis that draw on the sort of guy that is just more successful people in the Valley? little exchanges, looks that are like quiet and Butt-head fame), while Judge’s col- focused on the one thing and not much You know, I haven’t met too many peo- awkwardness. Irrfan-Mira Nair to team up for dance film? laborator Alec Berg says “there was else. Richard is one of those guys ... he’s ple, and if I had, I probably wouldn’t know ctor Irrfan and internationally renowned US-based Indian director never a moment in any of this that was like a little hamster on a wheel going it. Most of them are normal guys. What does this role represent in AMira Nair are likely to again team up for The Bengali Detective, a film like ‘Do it more Zuckerberg.’” away, trying to figure out the next thing. This is where I have got to give props your career? about a middle-aged detective in Kolkata who is keen to learn contempo- Hartnett saw danger in superhero roles Until he landed the lead role of to Mike and Alec and all those guys. They Oh man. For me, up to this point, I do rary dancing. ctor Josh Hartnett says that he turned down chances to play Spider- Richard, a computer programmer with What’s with Richard retching after did a ton of research and I just walked in comedy and a lot of my opportunities have The two share a mutual admiration for ever since they created magic AMan, Batman and Superman. a coveted compression algorithm, the he gets two competing offers for his and saw it was covered and thought, ‘OK, been the crazy guy or the walk-on guy or in The Namesake in 2006. Hartnett was offered the trio of superhero roles during the early days of 32-year-old Middleditch had played start-up? good.’ Call me a lazy actor, but hopefully I just like the silly character. So for me to Thereafter Nair did a short film called Kosher Vegetarian with Irrfan and his career, but he saw ‘danger’ in those movies, reports femalefirst.co.uk. mostly smaller, “crazy guy” parts. Now, That panic attack-vomity stuff is haven’t outed myself. play this lead character is very fortunate. Natalie Portman in the lead. “Spider-Man was something we talked about. Batman was another one. the comedy writer and actor gets a sec- something that has happened to Mike I definitely recognize the chance that it is. Nair was keen that Irrfan play the title role in her last film The Reluctant But I somehow knew those roles had potential to define me, and I didn’t ond season after HBO renewed Silicon Judge, actually. He goes and puts it in Does Richard have an element of It is a dream to be on HBO. Fundamentalist. However, Irrfan was not keen on playing a terrorist. want that. I didn’t want to be labelled as Superman for the rest of my Valley based on good reviews and ratings the script and explains to me what it’s Mark Zuckerberg? I would go around Hollywood trying Nair, we learn, has zeroed in on Irrfan to play the Bengali bhadralok career. I was maybe 22, but I saw the danger,” said the 35-year-old. for the first few episodes of season one. like and I try to recreate it as best I can. I think probably all these guys have a to peddle my TV show idea and I would again in The Bengali Detective. Irrfan had played a Bengali to great impact Hartnett’s next project will see him move to the small screen with Middleditch talked about his own sprinkling of Zuckerberg, but is that a always say ‘HBO, well that’s impossible, in The Namesake as well. supernatural drama Penny Dreadful. nerdy back story, his big step up to an How would you describe Richard’s sprinkling of Zuckerberg or just some so what else can we do?’ But here I am on However, Mira needs to check out Irrfan’s dancing skills before she takes HBO show and the challenge of replicat- evolution in season one? other quality that Zuckerberg shares HBO, directed by Mike Judge of all people. the final call. This is where ad filmmaker Piyush Pandey comes in. ing his director’s panic-induced vomiting. Every day he kind of gets confidence with all these guys? In my approach to And a lot of these guys in the show are Irrfan said: “Mira wants to see if I can dance or not. In my latest ad for in certain areas and learns how to del- the role, I had to be very aware of The my friends. Piyush Pandey, I am seen dancing. I am sending that ad to Mira to evalu- Mike Judge says you’ve done some egate. That’s the big Social Network and the portrayal of him, so ate my dancing skills.” programming. thing, not only I definitely tried my best not to do a copy. It will be interesting to see where Lily Allen missed perks of fame I’ve made HTML, built some websites, for Richard your career goes. figured out some Flash stuff ... little com- but a lot of I am sure it is a meteoric plunge from inger Lily Allen has returned to music because she missed the “free puter programs like that, on my own, but these guys here. Sclothes and handbags” that came with fame. I wouldn’t call myself a coder. in Silicon Reuters Main Hoon Na clocks 10 years The 28-year-old doesn’t think being a stay-at-home mother to Ethel, two, and Marnie, one, suited her as she longed for the excitement of performing t was on this day 10 years back that choreographer Farah Khan’s debut again as well as the perks of fame, reports femalefirst.co.uk. Idirectorial Main Hoon Na hit the screens. She can only look back at her “I wasn’t good at staying at home all day, it didn’t suit me. I’m creative, pool of memories with a smile. it’s just who I am. I missed the positive feedback about my music from my “Ten years of Main Hoon Na today,” Farah tweeted. fans. I missed the rush of performing. I missed the free clothes and hand- She also thanked her friend and superstar Shah Rukh Khan who played bags and the good tables the lead in her film. “Thank you Shah Rukh Khan for changing the course in posh restaurants,” said of my life. In soooo many ways with MHN. You in a wet white shirt, under Allen. a waterfall my darling, was my gift to all the women in the world!” The singer, who took “Main Hoon Na”, Farah a break from pop music says, marked the first time in 2009, said returning that the film’s lead actress to work was not an easy Sushmita Sen wore a sari on decision. screen. “This scene was the “It was a tough decision first day of shoot for Sushmita to make, a scary adjust- Sen and the first time she ment, and for the chil- wore a sari on screen,” Farah dren. I was really worried tweeted along with a picture about working and the of Sushmita’s introduction pressure it was going to scene. Main Hoon Na”also put us under,” said Allen. stars Zayed Khan, Amrita Referring to the sup- Rao, , port that her husband Kabir Bedi and Kirron Kher. Sam Cooper has given The film set the platform for her in deciding on the Farah and she next directed comeback, she said: “It’s the superhit Om Shanti Om” actually made him more in 2007. She is currently busy protective and more lov- directing Happy New Year, ing and more caring. He’s which also stars Shah Rukh there for me.” Khan. 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 TECHNOLOGY

In 1989, Nintendo launched the Game Boy, popularising the handheld console by allowing gamers to play favourites like Mario while on the move GAME BOY EVOLUTION* Screen: Four shades of grey (160x144 pixels)

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Gunpei Yokoi (1941-1997), Japanese game DS (2004) DSi (2008) designer best known for creating Game Boy and inventing D-pad, still used in virtually all video game controllers today Game Boy launch Japan: Apr 21, 1989 DSi XL (2009) 3DS (2011) U.S.: Jul 31, 1989 Europe: Sep 28, 1990 Video gaming, once dominated by males, 46% saw number of female 54% Game Boy players 3DS XL (2012) 2DS (2013) reach 46% by 1995 Units sold: 196.7m HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 11

Regulator of electrical activity in brain and heart found cientists have discovered an outer shield Sabove the entrance of T-type channels that can change the electrochemical signalling of heart and brain cells. T-type channels can shift from using calcium ions to using sodium ions to generate the elec- trical signal because of an outer shield of amino acids called a turret, the researchers discovered. As over-active T-type channels are linked to epilepsy, cardiac problems, neuropathic pain, as well as the spreading of several kinds of cancer, understanding how these shields work could help researchers eventually develop a new class of drugs for treating these diseases. Working with MRI Low voltage T-type channels generate tiny pulses of current at regular intervals by selec- tively passing positively charged cations across the membranes of cells through a gate-like machines may channel. The channels are normally extremely selec- tive, allowing just one sodium ion to pass for cause vertigo every 10,000 calcium ions. The resulting rhythmic signals produced by this transfer of cations are what support the By Kathryn Doyle synchronous contraction of our heart muscles more powerful and to be used more and neuronal firing in parts of the brain, like Among the symptoms often in the future, he said. the thalamus, which helps regulate our sleep- ospital and research “More and more people will start wake cycle, or circadian rhythm. staff who work in rooms the researchers complaining about their situation “We wanted to understand the molecular with magnetic reso- expected to be because that’s what we’re seeing,” structures of T-type channels,” said David Hnance imaging (MRI) Kromhout said. Spafford, a professor at University of Waterloo machines sometimes report expe- linked to MRI Researchers have known for in Canada. riencing vertigo, a metallic taste or some time that these types of “How they pass ionic currents to generate nausea, according to a new study. machines, vertigo short-term symptoms could hap- electrical activity, and to identify drug binding Patients undergoing MRI scans and a metallic taste pen around MRI machines, but sites, and the drugs which may block these don’t need to worry about these mostly from anecdotal reports. channels to treat neurological disease or heart symptoms, because they are in the mouth were This new study, though it dem- complications,” added Spafford. caused by the magnetic field cre- the most common. onstrates the connection system- The researchers studied T-type channels ated outside the scanner when it atically, does not add anything in the pond snail lymnaea stagnalis as these is turned on, said Hans Kromhout. Employees reported new to what researchers know, channels in pond snails and other inverte- He worked on the study at the Frank G Shellock, who was not brates are similar to those found in humans. Institute for Risk Assessment vertigo during six part of the research, said. Shellock They also found that the shield-like turrets Sciences at Utrecht University in percent of all work is the Director for MRI Studies in pond snails restrict access of therapeutic the Netherlands. of Biomimetic MicroElectronic drugs to the channel. The study appeared in “Patients are not going to be shifts involving MRI Systems at the National Science the Journal of Biological Chemistry. exposed to these effects, and most Foundation’s Engineering Research people are only scanned a relatively scanners. Center at the University of small number of times in their Southern California in Los Angeles. Breathe in your smart phone lives,” he said. For both the MRI-exposed group It’s possible to decrease the risk to check cancer signs! Kromhout said the exact reason and the comparison group, few peo- of symptoms by walking more healthcare workers and technicians ple experienced other symptoms, slowly toward the MRI machine, t may sound bizarre but breathing test on sometimes experience MRI-related like earaches or hot flashes, which thus passing through the mag- Ismart phones that could check for signs of symptoms is still not clear. One would have probably been unre- netic field it creates more slowly, cancer may be available in next two years. possibility is that moving around lated to the scanners, according to Kromhout said. In the new study, According to scientists at Cambridge the room through the changing results published in Occupational some workers reported doing this University’s spin-off company Owlstone, they magnetic fields results in currents and Environmental Medicine. and seeing a decrease in symptoms. are just two years away from developing a in the inner ear or brain. Among the symptoms the “In that sense people can take con- small add-on device that simply slots into the He and his team studied 361 researchers expected to be linked trol of the situation,” Kromhout said. base of a mobile. employees at 14 MRI facilities in to MRI machines, vertigo and a Certain people seem to be espe- They have already created a desktop ‘dis- the Netherlands. The employees metallic taste in the mouth were cially sensitive to the magnetic fields ease breathalyser’ which is proven to work. filled out diaries for shifts they the most common. Employees and to experience more symptoms “To make a standalone hand-held device, or worked inside and outside the MRI reported vertigo during six per- than others, but researchers aren’t a module that attaches to a mobile phone, is as facility, reporting any symptoms cent of all work shifts involving yet sure how to identify them, he little as two years away. It is just a question of they experienced during each shift. MRI scanners. said. getting the investment,” Owlstone co-founder The researchers predicted that These symptoms were more “It would be good if we could get Billy Boyle was quoted as saying. vertigo, nausea, ringing in the ears, common among people who worked a figure behind that and tell work- The device has a fingernail-size microchip metallic taste and seeing spots with more powerful scanners. ers that they will experience these that can be programmed to ‘smell’ whatever could be related to working around “The higher you get exposed, the symptoms,” he said. chemical is of interest. the MRI machines. more frequently these symptoms Though the symptoms tend to be It can pick up chemicals at incredibly low Among staff members who will occur,” Kromhout said. “In very short-lived, there is a chance levels - at parts-per-trillion concentrations. either never worked with MRI themselves these symptoms are not workers could experience long-term This makes it ideal for detecting the ‘telltale machines or weren’t working with hazardous, but you have to realize health consequences from work- chemical fingerprints of disease’. them on a particular day, only one that it’s not very good for your well- ing with MRI scanners, a question These ‘markers’ can be exhaled in breath, or percent reported experiencing one being to be nauseous on the job.” Kromhout is investigating next. passed in urine or faeces, the report in Daily of those symptoms. That compared Newer MRI scanners are much SOURCE: bit.ly/1k5GUzn Mail added. to 29 percent of staff members who more powerful than those com- Occupational and Environmental Agencies were working with the strongest monly used a few years ago, and the Medicine, online April 8, 2014. MRI machine, a 7 Tesla scanner. scanners will continue to be made Reuters 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 TECHNOLOGY My awkward week with Google Glass

By Hayley Tsukayama

t’s a Wednesday night, and I’m turning heads on the sidewalk. People are slowing halfway down the block as I approach. They’re whis- pering about me as I walk through the room. Strangers are watching me, sometimes even stoppingI me on the street. Why? Because I’m wearing Google Glass. And I hate it. I shouldn’t feel this way. I like new technology — I’ve been a tech reporter at The Washington Post for more than three years. And I admire the vision of technology that Google promises Glass can offer: a device that lets you keep track of emails, texts and other messages in a seamless way — all through a screen that’s perched just over your right eye. Headed into a week with Glass, on loan from a co- worker, I was prepared to review a buggy product. Glass, after all, is still in testing, and has only been released to developers, media and just a handful of “normal” people who were willing to spend $1,500 on an untested product. I expected tension head- aches from constantly trying to focus on a floating screen above my line of vision. (I got only one head- ache, for what it’s worth.) I even prepared myself to be comfortable talking aloud to the product in public because you can control Glass through voice I found that Google Glass is an however, particularly more photo apps to take advan- commands. tage of the point-of-view vantage you get with the What I wasn’t prepared for was the attention I intriguing device that has a lot of device. got. Sporting Glass put me among only a handful of flaws. After more than two years The iPhone experience with Glass is improving. people in Washington, and that meant getting a lot In fact, Google added a feature allowing Glass users of looks. Most of it was good attention from curious in development, the number to see iPhone text notifications during the week I people, but it still made me miserable. For wallflow- wore the device. And some functions of Glass, such ers like me, wearing something that draws constant of remaining technical bugs is as the ability to project what a Glass user sees to a attention is more or less my personal idea of hell. surprising. paired phone, were fantastic and useful in ways I I’ve heard just about every privacy concern raised didn’t anticipate. about Glass, but, as the one wearing the device, I But though I tried, very hard, to make Glass a wasn’t expecting that the privacy most invaded would part of my life, I simply didn’t feel comfortable with be my own. That type of anxiety should lessen over taps, or refused to connect to my smartphone even the screen hovering just out of my line of sight. I time, particularly as Google works with designer when there were no other network problems. didn’t get any direct challenges about filming others labels such as Luxottica’s Oakley and Ray-Ban to Glass works better with Google’s Android phones without their permission — not that I ever did film make prettier models. But anyone who opts to buy (in my case, an HTC One M8 on loan from HTC) people without permission — but nearly every person Glass should be ready and willing to become a con- than with the iPhone, if only because the integration who questioned me about Glass asked if I was filming. stant topic of conversation and to answer questions between the Google systems is much smoother. As for What struck me most, however, was what hap- from strangers. Wearing Google Glass in public is software, developers have been smart about designing pened when I let others try on the device, giving me like wearing a sandwich-board that says “Talk to Glass apps to minimise the amount of data bombard- a glimpse of how I appeared when I was wearing me!” And, given the rare but highly publicised fights, ing users. Big names such as Facebook, Twitter and Glass: a conversation partner who was like a dinner robberies and other major incidents some Glass users CNN provide a strong app core for Glass. The CNN guest who keeps looking at the door, as if to check if have experienced, I was a little wary about wearing app, for example, will let you see headlines for top there’s another person in the room they’d rather be the device in public. stories, or by subject, and serves headlines, photos talking to. Think of every person wearing earbuds In the name of fairness, though, I did wear them and short video. or a Bluetooth headset who has annoyed you for the — nearly everywhere: to work, to the grocery store, There are other apps that would be nice to have, same reason. Now multiply it by a factor of 10. out with friends, even to choir rehearsal. Here’s a All of which goes against what Glass is supposedly sample of what I heard (or overheard) from friends all about: the idea that you can avoid those awk- and strangers in the week I spent with Glass: iOS apps of the day ward moments when you try to sneak a peek at your “Is she wearing Google Glass?” “Is that what I smartphone, which is always much more obvious think that is?” “Are you recording, like, right now?” Tynker Premium (£2.99) than you think. “You look ridiculous.” Already available as a freemium app, this new After a few earnest days of trying to make the Or, my personal favourite, delivered deadpan, from version bundles coding-for-kids app Tynker’s thing work, I stopped trying to force the issue and a friend: “Oh. Hayley.” 200+ levels into a single, pay-upfront download. used it as I would in real life — in situations when But beyond the personal privacy issues, I found Based on a website that’s been used by more than I needed to watch something hands-free, or when I that Google Glass is an intriguing device that has a 6m children, it turns programming exercises into wasn’t required to actively engage with other people. lot of flaws. After more than two years in develop- simple, fun puzzles involving dragging and drop- In those cases, Glass worked as promised. It delivered ment, the number of remaining technical bugs is ping commands. iPad updates to keep me informed without overwhelm- surprising. ing me and acted as a useful second screen to my On the hardware side, the problems ranged from Acompli (Free) smartphone. But that also meant that, more often the device becoming too warm — sometimes after Acompli is the latest startup hoping to help you than not, Glass ended up perched on the top of my just 10 minutes of use — to needing to be charged get a grip of your inbox. Except this email app head — the way you wear your sunglasses indoors — multiple times a day. The sensors on the device were also pulls in your calendar. Unlike some rivals, it or discreetly tucked into my bag, in order to keep it far from perfect, and there were many times when I also looks beyond Google’s Gmail, as it supports from being the only subject of conversation. had to re-tap, re-swipe or (and maybe this was the Microsoft Exchange too. Early indications are Would I buy Google Glass? Not now, especially with worst part) jerk my head up repeatedly to wake up good: a neat, accessible app that makes clever use that $1,500 price tag. The device has a lot of evolving the device when it went dormant. I probably reset of filters to navigate your email clutter. iPhone to do before it’s ready for the world. The world has the device at least half a dozen times in the course of some evolving to do before it’s ready for Glass, too. normal use because it wouldn’t respond to my frantic WP-Bloomberg COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC With the tobacconist

Good morning abaou alayr

Do you have of this kind of Hal çindaka saair min haa alnawç? cigarettes?

Give me one pack only Açinee çoulba waida faqat

How much does this box of cigarettes Ma siçrou haa alkroz mina saair? cost? Hoy en la Historia It is very expensive Innahou alin iddan May 1, 1994 I want one pack of cigars Oureedou çoulbata saair waida Three-time Formula 1 world No, I do not want the box of cigarettes La oureedou çoulba saair champion racing driver Ayrton Senna was killed when his car Thank you Šoukran lak smashed into a concrete wall at the San Marino Grand Prix Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘ag 1753: Botanist Carolus Linnaeus first named plants systematically according to their genera and species Baby Blue 1904: Czech composer Antonin Dvorak, best known for his popular New World Symphony, died 1989: Pro-democracy protesters in the Czech capital Prague demanded jailed playwright Vaclav Havel be released 2004: The European Union grew to 25 countries with the admission of 10 new members Picture: Associated Press © 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

BACCARAT, BACKGAMMON, BINGO, BLACKJACK, BRIDGE, CHECKERS, CHESS, CRIBBAGE, CROSSWORD, DARTS, DRAUGHTS, FANTAN, HALMA, JIGSAW, KENO, LOTTO, LUDO, MAHJONG, MARBLES, MONOPOLY, NOUGHTS AND CROSSES, PACHISI, PAPER CHASE, PINBALL, POKER, ROULETTE, SCRABBLE, SLIDER, SNAKES AND LADDERS, TANGRAM, TIC- TAC-TOE, TREASURE HUNT, WHIST. 14 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 CROSSWORDS

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

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 ANSWER solved like a normal Sudoku. CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 15

SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) TEL: 444933989 444517001 – 2.30pm 08:00 Inter Channel 08:00 News Tinker Bell And The Pirate Fairy 09:00 90 In 30 09:00 Lifelines: The (2D/Animation) – 5.00pm 09:30 Omni Sport Quest For 10:00 Gp Inside Line Global Health 1 Rio 2 (2D/Animation) – 6.30pm 10:30 Copa 10:30 Inside Story Libertadores 11:00 News Gangster (Malayalam) – 8.30pm Velez Vs 11:30 The Stream Nacional 12:30 People & Nee Enge En Anbe (Tamil) – 11.00pm 12:30 Superbikes Power Assen 13:00 NEWSHOUR Rio 2 (2D/Animation) – 2.30pm 14:00 Omni Sport 14:30 Inside Story 14:30 Copa 15:00 Witness Tracks (2D/Adventure) – 4.30pm Libertadores 16:00 NEWSHOUR Atletico Vs 17:30 The Stream MALL The Bag Man (2D/Crime) – 6.30pm Nacional 18:00 NEWSHOUR 2 16:30 Serie A Show 19:00 News 17:00 Tennis Atp 600 19:30 TechKnow The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) 20:00 La Liga World 20:30 Inside Story – 8.30 & 11.00pm 20:30 Gp Inside Line 21:00 NEWSHOUR 21:00 Atp Magazine 22:00 News Al Maharjan (2D/Drama) – 2.30 & 9.15pm 21:30 Moto Gp 22:30 The Stream Argentine 23:00 Lifelines: The The Bag Man (2D/Crime) – 4.30pm 23:00 Trnasworld Quest For Sport Global Health The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) 3 – 6.30pm Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage 16:00 Epl Review 13:15 Head Games 17:00 Fifa World Cup 14:05 Border Security Counselor (2D/Drama) – 11.15pm Magazine 14:30 Auction 17:30 Europa League Hunters: Pawn Tracks (2D/Adventure) – 2.30pm Highlights Shop Edition 18:00 English Sports 15:20 World's Biggest Rio 2 (2D/Animation) – 4.30 & 6.30pm News Ship 18:15 Epl Profile West 19:30 Wheeler 1 Gangster (Malayalam) – 8.30pm Ham Dealers: Top 5 18:30 Football Today 20:20 How It's Made Nee Enge En Anbe (Tamil) – 11.00pm 20:30 Road To 2014 21:10 Baggage Fifa World Cup Battles Tinker Bell And The Prirate Fairy 21:00 Epl World 21:35 The Liquidator (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm 21:30 UEFA Europa 22:00 Sons Of Guns League 22:50 Amish Mafia The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) Juventus Vs 23:40 Extreme 2 Benfica Smuggling LANDMARK – 4.00, 6.30 & 9.00pm Tracks (2D/Adventure) – 11.30pm Al Maharjan (2D/Drama) – 2.30 & 6.45pm 13:00 Naked Science 13:50 Dead or Alive 2.5 15:40 Monster Fish The Bag Man (2D/Crime) – 4.30pm 14:00 Megastructures 16:35 Man Hunt 15:00 Rebuilding 17:30 Venom Island Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage Titanic 18:25 World's 3 Counselor (2D/Drama) – 8.45pm 16:00 80s: The Deadliest Decade That Killers The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) Made Us 20:10 Dead or Alive 17:00 Hard Time 21:00 Maneater – 11.00pm 19:00 Pirate Patrol Manhunt 20:00 Blowdown 21:50 Monster Fish Tinker Bell And The Prirate Fairy 21:30 Diggers 22:40 Man Hunt (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm 22:00 Pirate Patrol 23:30 Venom Island 1 Rio 2 (2D/Animation) – 4.00pm The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) 13:15 ER Vets 13:00 Dragon Hunters 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 13:10 Eastenders – 6.00, 8.30 & 11.00pm 13:00 My Boys 15:30 My Cat From 14:30 Free Birds Dori Se 13:40 Doctors 13:30 Friends Hell 16:00 Madagascar 13:30 Ek Mutthi 14:10 The Weakest Link 14:00 Back In The Game 16:30 Wild France 18:00 Charlie And The Bag Man (2D/Crime) – 2.15pm Aasmaan 14:55 King George & 15:00 Modern Family 18:20 Animal The Chocolate 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki Queen Mary 15:30 The Daily Show Maternity Ward Factory Al Maharjan (2D/Drama) – 4.15pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar 15:50 After You've Gone With Jon Stewart 19:15 Call Of The 20:00 The Pirates! 15:00 Kumkum Bhagya 16:20 Lark Rise To 16:00 Colbert Report Wildman Band Of Misfits 2 Nee Enge En Anbe (Tamil) – 6.15 & 11.15pm 15:30 Pavitra Rishta ROYAL Candleford 16:30 Breaking In 21:05 Man, Cheetah, 22:00 Puppy In My 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 17:10 Eastenders 17:00 Late Night With Wild Pocket: The Gangster (Malayalam) – 8.45pm 16:30 Qubool Hai 17:40 Doctors Seth Meyers 22:00 Call Of The Movie 17:00 Word Match PLAZA 18:10 The Weakest Link 18:00 Last Man Standing Wildman 23:30 Free Birds The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) 17:30 Bollywood 19:00 My Hero 18:30 New Girl – 2.30pm Business 19:30 The Cafe 19:00 The Mindy Project 18:00 Sapne Suhane 20:00 Stolen 19:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Temptation: Confessions Of A Marriage Ladakpan Ke 21:30 The Vicar Of 20:00 The Tonight Show 18:30 Ek Mutthi Dibley Starring Jimmy 12:00 King Ralph 14:05 The Tender Trap Counselor (2D/Drama) – 5.00pm Aasmaan 22:00 Incredible Fallon 14:00 A Thousand 16:00 Seven Brides 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Journeys With 21:00 The Daily Show 3 Words For Seven Rio 2 (2D/Animation) – 7.15pm Dori Se Steve Leonard With Jon Stewart 16:00 Daddy Day Brothers 19:30 Jodha Akbar 22:50 The Weakest Link 22:00 Family Guy Camp 18:05 Band Wagon The Bag Man (2D/Crime) – 9.15pm 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 23:35 Eastenders 22:30 Brickleberry 18:00 The Money Pit 19:55 East Of Eden 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 00:00 Doctors 23:00 Weeds 20:00 Grabbers 22:00 Splendor In The Tracks (2D/Adventure) – 11.30pm 22:30 Silver Screen 00:30 My Hero 23:30 Late Night With 22:00 Peep World Grass (Chennai Express) 01:00 The Cafe Seth Meyers 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 1 MAY 2014 POTPOURRI

Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar issues of the day discussed by the Hekayat Khaleejiya Qatari community (Khaleeji Stories) in the media. When: May 1-2; 7pm Where: Museum of Islamic Art Auditorium What: Creening of The Brain That Sings by Amal Al Agroobi. Preceded by a screening of the short film • Many people have complained about hotel • People have demanded that the Traffic One in Five by Jawaher Al Khater. Hekayat representatives and marketing staff calling Department stop issuing temporary driving Khaleejiya’ is a quarterly screening series people to advertise their services. People licences or restrict their use to check dedicated to showcasing cinematic voices say they don’t choose the best time to call, reckless driving by youth holding these from the Gulf region. and this is not the right way for hotels to licences. The youth race each other on the Tickets available at DFI Ticket Dr Ahmed K Elmagarmid promote their services. roads, putting their lives and the lives of Outlet in the Museum of Islamic Art Executive Director, Qatar (www.dohafilminstitute.com) Computing Research Institute • Many people have demanded that the others in danger. e has held faculty positions at authorities do something for people to get • There is talk in the social media about drinking water along the Corniche, where the Anwani (My address) project of the Richard Serra: Pennsylvania State University, Concurrent Exhibitions the University of Padova, and visitors suffer in the absence of any outlet Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, H selling refreshments. There has been no whereby a blue metal plate mentioning When: Till July 6, 8:30am- 5:30pm Purdue University, where he was involved Where: QMA Gallery Building 10, Katara in teaching and research for 25 years. response from the authorities to repeated the building and street numbers is being requests in this regard, they say. affixed to each building to identify its What: Richard Serra is among the most He served as a chief scientist in HP’s important contemporary sculptors. The • Dim streetlights in Katara make it difficult address. The addresses are being linked Office of Strategy and Technology. He exhibition organised by the QMA in Doha for visitors to see landmarks and signs to the geographic information system of serves as the Chair of the IT Executive is one of Serra’s most ambitious ever Committee of Sidra Medical and while driving. Brighter streetlights, radars the ministry and other service providers’ in that it brings together sculptures and Research Centre. He received his BS in and CCTV cameras to check speeding are networks. drawings from different periods, ranging computer science from the University of needed to ensure the safety of pedestrians. • People have complained about some from the seminal One Ton Prop (House Dayton and his MS and PhD from Ohio • Many parents have criticised the scheduling individuals fishing at the Corniche, and of Cards) of 1969 (on rare loan from the State University. He is an IEEE Fellow of the second round of examinations on said that this should be stopped to ensure Museum of Modern Art in New York) to a new large-scale work, Passage of Time, and an ACM Fellow, and is also a mem- August 19, 2014, pointing out that many the safety of visitors to the area and protect especially created for this occasion. ber of Sigma Xi American Association families are on vacation abroad at that time. their privacy as these people stand there Free Entry for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). They have urged the department concerned for a long time in groups, occupying the to reconsider this decision. walkway. Plants of Qur’anic Botanic Garden Exhibition When: Till April 30; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Gallery — Bldg 18 IN FOCUS by Saritha Kurup What: The Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development organises, in collaboration with the Qatar Photography Society and Katara the first exhibition of its kind. The exhibition includes 58 artworks of all the plants mentioned in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah. These pictures have been captured in Doha, Indonesia, Yemen and other Arab countries. Free Entry

Kings and Pawns When: Till 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. Free Entry

VCUQatar Faculty Exhibition - Strange Wonders When: Till May 6 Where: Msheireb Enrichment Centre, Sheraton Park, Corniche What: VCUQatar annual faculty exhibition showcasing new work by current VCUQatar faculty and staff. This year’s exhibition takes its inspiration from Company House, one of the heritage buildings within Msheireb downtown area, which played an important part in the lives of Qatar’s original oil pioneers. Free Entry

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