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BOOKS • Review: Plato at the Googleplex: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away

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HEALTH • Passive smoking causes irreversible damage to kids’ arteries

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TECHNOLOGY • DDoS cyber attacks 21ST CENTURY get bigger, smarter and more damaging LIBRARY P | 12 Learn Arabic A new library at Berkeley’s REALM Charter School will • Learn commonly be designed and built by eighth-grade students and is used Arabic words centred on the concept of X-shaped modules that will and their meanings create everything from bookshelves to seating. P | 13 2 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 COVER STORY

Eighth-graders design, build library for the 21st century

By Kristin Hohenadel microphones work,’ ‘I want to learn design and build a 21st-century school should have old papyrus scripts next here’s an empty room at the how ostriches make their nests,’ ‘I want library. to iPads. And our students should feel REALM Charter School, to learn how to make video games,’ or ‘I To get started, they took a field trip comfortable walking in there and see- which opened three years want to learn better English.’ All these to the new public library a half a mile ing those two things as of the same Tago in an existing commercial questions about exploration and finding from their school. value.” building in Berkeley, California. When things you don’t know.” “It’s a beautiful library, a bunch of Pilloton and Chen said they looked Emily Pilloton, director of the school’s Pilloton’s Studio H programme, stacks and tables, but it’s what you for a design strategy that would be Studio H design and build class, and which teaches kids hands-on design would expect,” Pilloton said. “So we both manageable for eighth-graders Hallie Chen, an eighth-grade teacher, and building skills, has previously said ‘This doesn’t have to look like and logistically possible for 108 stu- asked students what they envisioned empowered high-school students in that, it doesn’t even have to look like a dents to collaborate on equally. They for the space, they had plenty of ideas. Bertie County, North Carolina, to library.’ I’m sort of an old fogey in this decided on a building block model, “When we asked them what do you build a community farmer’s market, regard, I love books and I think kids where the crux of the student design want out of your school, they didn’t use earning them the key to the city. Now should have thousands of books around work goes into conceiving of one basic the word ‘library,’ “ Pilloton told me based at REALM, where she recently them. But in the same way that our module, which can then, like a Lego in a phone interview. “They said they started a design and building camp classroom has old-school chisels and brick, form the basis of everything in wanted a space to relax and read and for girls, Pilloton is helping lead 108 wood planes and a laser cutter right the space, from bookshelves to tables discover. They said ‘I want to learn how eighth-grade students on a mission to next to each other, I think our space and seating and light fixtures. PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 3

“We thought that was was a meta- some books that maybe you’re not even project is the last space to be built out the $75,000 needed to build and equip phor for our students,” Pilloton said. looking for but maybe along the way in the school, which probably wouldn’t the X-Space, Pilloton and her students “They’re greater as a whole but indi- you find out why ostriches build their have been the case even 20 years ago. have launched a Kickstarter campaign vidually have their place in it.” nests.” Not to mention that the school has run that they hope will fund books, con- They eventually decided to use an It seems noteworthy that the library out of funds for renovation. So to raise struction materials, lighting, fixtures, X as the building block and are calling hardware, technology, software, sub- their new-fangled library the X-Space. scriptions, periodicals and e-books for “They’re all taking pre-algebra the X-Space. right now so they all know that X is I asked Pilloton why she thought her the unknown,” Pilloton said, “X can be students spontaneously asked for what anything. You go into this space and amounts to a dedicated library space in explore and find new things, whether an age when knowledge is as accessible that’s in a book or on a laptop or as the nearest Wi-Fi connection. through a project you’re doing with To raise the $75,000 “For me it means they’re saying ‘I your classmates.” needed to build need somewhere to be the antidote The individual units, which they and equip the from all this fast-paced screen learn- are calling STAX, are made of 13-ply X-Space, Pilloton ing, give me something meaningful I finished plywood. Carl Bass, CEO of and her students can hold in my hand,’ “ Pilloton said. Autodesk, helped them to work out “I’m gonna sound like my grandmother the details of the design to make sure have launched right now, but I think they spend so the modules would be stable enough to a Kickstarter much time absorbing information in support the weight of books. He vol- campaign that the world through a screen, they have unteered his high-precision computer they hope will fund that and they know what that world numerical controlled (CNC) cutting feels like. But the minute they slow machine to ensure that each module books, construction down and build something, it engages would be identical, cutting the pieces materials, fixtures, their brain in a different way. I think needed to make the STAX units him- hardware, software, that deep down, kids, they still want self in his private shop nearby. subscriptions, that. The slower, simpler, more focused “Most bookshelves are horizontal,” work might seem low-tech or old-fash- Pilloton said. In the X-Space, “all the periodicals and ioned, but they need that to balance books will be at 45 degree angles. So e-books. everything out. I think that helps them you have to engage with the shelf in a make sense of the world.” way that forces you to weave through WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 CAMPUS UCQ’s nursing programme receives CASN accreditation

he Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) has granted accredita- Ttion to the University of Calgary in Qatar (UCQ). The announcement was made in a letter from CASN, which is the national accrediting body for nursing education in Canada. The accredita- tion will run for a seven-year term, the highest level possible. “Achieving National accreditation provides stu- dents and graduates an assurance that the University of Calgary in Qatar programme meets recognised standards of excellence that are applicable to masters programmes throughout the world,” states Dean & CEO Kim Critchley. Accreditation is recognised worldwide for promot- ing excellence and as an important, objective method of assessing professional education programmes. It identifies strengths and opportunities for improve- ment. Administrators and faculty are provided with information regarding areas that require develop- ment, modification and/or resources. The accreditation procedure is also an important ingredient in the National Health Strategy’s aim The CASN Accreditation Bureau gave high marks content and standards of education is maintained,” of regulating healthcare practitioners in Qatar and to UCQ for its ability to adapt its nursing programme Critchley explains. ensuring the quality of the education they receive to incorporate the local culture and support students UCQ must now finalise the evaluation plan for professional development. whose first language is not English. and have it approved by the Academic Program “UCQ’s CASN accreditation demonstrates the “Nursing education programmes must continu- Committee and submit a progress report of the commitment of Canadian institutions to aca- ally incorporate new knowledge and be responsive to evaluation process in 2016. demic and professional excellence in Qatar,” said the changing needs of students and the health care The CASN review committee was led by Jane the Canadian Ambassador to Qatar, André Dubois. environment. Graduates must be prepared to work Milliken with the participation of Landa Terblanche “UCQ and others are helping the next generation safely in increasingly complex environments in the and Lorna Butler. who will fulfill the Qatar National Vision 2030, par- context of the constantly changing and growing body UCQ’s accreditation committee members are: Lois ticularly in health care. This is a further demon- of knowledge on which nursing practice is based. Thornton, Sue Kersey, Jan Marie Graham and CJ stration of how Canada can be a partner of choice One of the ways to ensure this is being done, is the Davison. in Qatar. ” CASN accreditation process, which demands the The Peninsula

Students and staff of Shantiniketan Indian School organised a painting exhibition — “Shades of Grey” – at its campus recently. The displayed items were the corroboration of students’ year-long Birla Public School arranged a field trip for primary hard work and thoughts. The principal, Dr Subhash Nair, inaugurated the exhibition with brush-strokes students to Aspire Park recently. More than 700 on black canvas. students from classes I & II were accompanied by their class teachers and subject teachers. MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 5 BMW X5 product offering extended to include xDrive35i

MW Group Middle East has Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Qatar which confirmed that customers in the accounted for 56 percent, 19 percent BMiddle East can now purchase and 7 percent respectively. The all-new the all-new BMW X5 with a second BMW X5 xDrive35i is expected to fur- engine variant – the BMW XDrive35i. ther amplify the vehicle’s success story This latest model joins the BMW X5 across the region. xDrive50i that was launched in the The design of the new BMW X5 Middle East late last year. combines the X hallmark characteris- Established back in 1999, the first tics with the power, presence and the generation BMW X5 was the first sportiness of classic BMW models. An vehicle of its kind to combine superior even more expressive front-end look dynamics on-road with impressive off- with twin circular headlights extending road characteristics thanks to BMW into the new broad-set kidney grille; xDrive intelligent all-wheel drive sys- an elegantly stretched silhouette, new tem. Since its inception, the BMW X5 distinctive rear and a new Sparkling has been the absolute market leader in Brown colour option. the Sports Activity Vehicle segment, Inside the redesigned exterior of and one of BMW’s best-selling model the new BMW X5 is a more luxurious series accounting for almost a third of interior environment with a selection all BMW models sold globally. of high quality leather and trims avail- In the Middle East, the BMW X5 able, atmospheric lighting options and continues to be one of the company’s increased spaciousness. In addition, an best-selling models. In 2013, 3,624 X5 optional third row of seats will turn vehicles were sold across the region. the new BMW X5 into a seven-seater. The top markets for X5 sales included The Peninsula Team Oryx to represent GCC at HIC 7 international final in Düsseldorf

eam Oryx has been declared the win- teams from the other 29 countries participating ner of the GCC semi-final of Henkel’s in the Henkel Innovation Challenge. Tstudent competition – the Henkel Explaining about the product, Sarah and Jaasim Innovation Challenge 7. Sarah Mustafa and said: “It is the world’s first programmable beauty Jaasim Polin, representing the Carnegie product. This cream is made of living proteins Mellon University in Qatar were adjudged with digital data stored in them. It is controlled the winners by the jury over with their inno- by people with the help of special software on a vative idea — AOK Allure-Digital Beauty computer. The cream will be able to reproduce a Cream. 3D model of the face of the user and display it on The team will therefore be representing the an external device. The users will be able to make GCC at the international finals, to be held in retouching on their face such as changing shades, Düsseldorf, Germany between March 31 and colour, hiding pimples, improving glow, radiance April 3. In Düsseldorf, they will meet the best and curves on the face.” The Peninsula

Shoe Mart launches Spring Summer men’s collection

hoe Mart launched its Spring Summer men’s collection that’s crafted to become an instant Shot choice with the urbane. “Thoroughly masculine and sophisticated,a selection in the urban range from Shoe Mart highlights this season’s trend for simplicity and clean finishes. Sleek cuts, animal texture and embossed treatment in for- mals resonates elegance with comfort. Very individual- istic in character, each pair is customized to outshine, adventurous streak. With flat soles and minimal noticed for simple sophistication. Traditional retro thus bringing in a rather original styling that’s seldom detailing, they sure can make for a style statement styles are never off the scene with its fine effortless found in men’s formals.Creative mix of colors, cut soles this season. Sneakers are introduced in tropical and tones of dark brown and black leather. Wide strap, and styledwith laces will popularly rule the season, colour blocking palette to satisfy the daring urge to strap-enclosure and minimalism inspired sandals whereas Moccasins take a cool step ahead in vibrant be different and Canvas sneakers with mesh layering in camel brown and sand yellow leather make for a hues. Ingeniously spruced up with some leather and and padded soles complete the sporty look. variety of choice. Finally, what’s a holiday without metallic details, these are pieces to watch out for this “Roman styling with energetic colours and textured a set of colourful dynamic flip flops, with energetic season,” a company press release sadi. uppers, we sure have the coolest range in Coolers to colors styled for comfort, you will want to slip into Strikingly contrast coloir combination on struc- add that perfect dash of effortless style to your ward- these for a relaxed sole,” the statement added. tures, the Canvas range is geared to meet every robe. Unique detailing like braided straps will get you The Peninsula 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 FOOD

By Lori Hinnan And, to be honest, there are not a lot of French voices on the street or ood nourishes the tiny Rue inside once the sun goes down. Staff du Nil from the dim light of Nickname for come from all over, and include a smat- morning — when the first tering of Canadians and Americans. deliveries start going out Marchand cheerfully — and frequently to Paris’ most sought-after — speaks English. Frestaurants — until well after midnight, chef spawns But a visit to Rue du Nil is still worth when the young chef who transformed the trip even for those who can’t snag an unchic side street into a culinary a reservation. destination finally closes up. “It has become one of the destina- In the meantime, sides of beef age Paris food dream tions for shopping and snacking and in transparent lockers, pastrami is begging for reservations in the city, smoked, root vegetables are fondled, which was certainly not the case before and visitors from around the world he got there five years ago,” said Meg poke around in the (usually vain) hope Zimbeck, a transplanted Kansan whose that a reservation might open up at website Paris By Mouth is aimed at Frenchie, the restaurant that started food-loving visitors to Paris. “He wants it all. to change the way people shop for food, The first meal Greg Marchand experience food. Not just turn a mas- cooked for a crowd was veal in cream sive profit.” sauce — and the dozen or so orphans And Marchand’s influence is spread- he shared a home with ate it up. He ing. When he mentioned an opening was subbing for the orphanage cook, on the street, Alexandre Drouard, a who took weekends off. An indifferent 30-year-old whose Terroir d’Avenir student, he enrolled in cooking school supplies Frenchie among dozens of after his time in the orphanage ran out the most sought-after restaurants in at age 17. Paris, moved in and opened a butcher, “I wasn’t the best of the bunch. I a fish shop and a small grocery store. had other things to sort out in my life A coffee roaster recently went in, too. first,” he said in a recent interview. “As From orphanage kitchen to Paris Marchand himself expanded to a cafe soon as I finished cooking school, I left (no reservations) and an American- France. I wasn’t tied to France much.” foodie empire, wandering chef style breakfast and lunch joint whose Marchand’s subsequent meandering gives street life of its own. menu includes pastrami sandwiches, path — hotel restaurants in London bagels and sticky buns. and Hong Kong, a beachside cafe in “The goal was to change how people Spain, Jamie Oliver’s kitchen, New shopped with products that are a lit- York’s Gramercy Tavern — put him at small places, with no designer work world’s finest cuisine instead routinely tle bit different,” Drouard said. “What the crest of bistronomie, the French because they cannot afford it. But what get fleeced in brasseries charging far we’re offering, the raw ingredients, movement combining highbrow gas- we have is a craft, knowledge, experi- more for factory-produced meals that are for people who know a bit about tronomy and the lowly corner bistro. ence,” he said. “It’s often chefs who have are discreetly unwrapped and thawed cooking.” He returned to France in 2009, just been traveling a lot. We have a French in the kitchen. Those same aspiring chefs can also coming into his 30s and into his own base, French cuisine basis, but because They’ll see Marchand peeking out check out Marchand’s techniques in his as a chef. of our travel we are much more open- obsessively, serving up some plates him- cookbook, which goes on sale in English Center of haute cuisine, Paris has minded on ingredients, on culture, on self and unfailingly checking in with in March. It’s a radically pared down been a relative latecomer to the idea techniques.” customers and mysteriously keeping version of what’s on offer in the restau- of fresh food with local ingredients at For €48 ($65), diners get a three- tabs on comings and goings in the rant, which puts out some truly spec- prices more for the masses. Marchand, course meal at Frenchie — Oliver’s cafe he runs across the cobblestoned tacular dishes in a home-sized kitchen who had by then spent his professional nickname for Marchand back when street. There’s nothing fancy about it: crammed with sous chefs, specialised life abroad, was unwittingly ready. he was the only Frenchman in the the restaurant seats about 30, plates equipment and ingredients only seen “A lot of young chefs — I’m part of British chef’s kitchen. It’s not cheap, are simple white, and menus come on on Rue du Nil. it — open a restaurant with no inves- but neither is it especially expensive clipboards. Jeans and sneakers are wel- “My customers were asking, ‘How do tor, so with not much money. It’s often in a city where tourists expecting the come for staff and customers alike. you do this? Can I do it at home?’ And my answer was, ‘No, you can’t do this at home.’ And then after a while I thought, ‘Well, yes you could,’” Marchand said. The French-language version of the Roasted Carrot, Orange and Avocado Salad book has a select group of fans in Paris, Zimbeck said. his is a dish I could eat every day,” 2 avocados and roast for 20 to 25 minutes, or until ten- “When I go over to the houses of Marchand writes in his cookbook, 3 sprigs fresh cilantro der and lightly browned. Set aside. friends who cook in Paris in restau- “TFrenchie. ‘’Simple, quick and Juice of 1 lime, or to taste To assemble the salad, with a sharp knife, rants they have the book open with delicious, it combines the crunchiness and Olive oil peel the oranges down to the flesh, remov- post-it notes and tabs. I think they’re sweetness of carrots, the zing of orange, Fleur de sel ing all the bitter white pith. Slice the oranges going home and trying to figure out and the meaty texture of avocado.” Piment d’Espelette (or hot paprika or cay- into 1/4-inch-thick rounds; you need 16 how to do things and incorporate some enne pepper) slices. Cut the avocados in half, remove the of his techniques,” she said. “It might Ingredients pits and peels, then cut the flesh lengthwise be for the home cooks who are willing Start to finish: 30 minutes Method: into thick slices. Remove the cilantro leaves to take on a weekend long project in Servings: 4 Heat the oven to 400 F. from the stems. order to have some amazing Sunday For the roasted carrots: Trim the carrots and place them in a bowl. In a medium bowl, combine the carrots, night meal.” 2 bunches (about 1 pound) baby carrots In a small dry skillet over medium heat, oranges and avocados. Sprinkle with the Which is just as well, because 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds toast the coriander and fennel seeds until cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, fleur de sel, and Frenchie is closed on weekends so 1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds fragrant, about 3 minutes; take care not to a pinch of piment d’Espelette. Toss gently, Marchand can go home to his children 1 sprig fresh thyme burn them. Let the seeds cool, then coarsely then divide between serving plates. — and some cooking from his wife, who 1 clove garlic, crushed crush them with a mortar and pestle or Nutrition information per serving: 340 is now usually the one cooking that veal Olive oil under a heavy skillet. calories; 200 calories from fat (59 percent dish that launched his vocation. Kosher salt Add the toasted spices to the carrots, of total calories); 22g fat (3g saturated; 0g “That was a decision I made as soon along with the thyme, garlic, a drizzle of olive trans fats); 0mg cholesterol; 37g carbo- as I could afford to, to spend a little For the salad: oil, and a pinch of salt. Toss well with your hydrate; 13g fiber; 19g sugar; 5g protein; time with my family,” he said. “Weekend 2 to 3 navel oranges hands. Transfer the carrots to a baking sheet 330mg sodium. is sacred. Weekend is family.” AP BOOKS PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 7 Plato’s return

By David Auerbach vivid public reputation as a masterful debater who could poke holes in any- Plato at the Googleplex: one’s beliefs, while maintaining that Why Philosophy Won’t Go he himself was sure of nothing but his own ignorance. After the temporary Away by Rebecca Newberger downfall of Athenian democracy and Goldstein (Pantheon) a takeover by the so-called Thirty Tyrants, the restored democracy put lato takes on Bill O’Reilly! Socrates on trial in 399 BC for what The great philosopher, may or may not have been trumped- dead for 2,400 years, up charges: disrespecting the gods and argues with Amy Chua! corrupting the youth. The jury found And Daniel Dennett! And him guilty and sentenced him to death, PGoogle! This is philosopher-novelist and Socrates drank the hemlock that Rebecca Newberger Goldstein’s hook killed him. in her audacious new book Plato at the Plato chronicles Socrates’ trial and Googleplex, a hybrid of a careful over- death in a series of dialogues (the view of Plato and a series of imagined Apology, Crito and Phaedo), but can dialogues between Plato and contem- they be trusted? I think it safe to say porary interlocutors. Plato at the 92nd that Plato despised Athens for execut- Street Y pits him against the Chua-ish ing such a brilliant mind, and Plato’s Warrior Mother Sophie Zee, discussing Socrates is meant at least partly as Republic’s hypothetical city of pigs and hagiography. It’s easy to get behind testing out in the Myers-Briggs typol- Plato’s Socrates as he demolishes the ogy as an INTJ (introversion, intuition, confused, empty piety of Euthyphro, thinking, judgment); Plato on Cable or as he makes a noble case for vir- News has him exchanging blows with tue being its own reward. It might a bloviating Bill O’Reilly clone named have been less easy to get behind the Roy McCoy. And yes, here is Plato at real Socrates, who encouraged some the Googleplex, debating an engineer seriously troubled characters such over the possibility of crowdsourcing as Alcibiades and the tyrant Critias. ethics, as well as wryly comparing its Goldstein does not shirk from that communal environment to the train- question and spends quite a bit of time ing of young philosopher-kings in The on bad boy Alcibiades, who seems to Republic. have combined the worst excesses By alternating between these new of Bill Clinton, George W Bush and “Platonic dialogues” and a serious George S Patton in helping to drive chronicle of Plato’s life and philosophy, Athens to ruin. Yet Goldstein argues Goldstein makes a plea for the continu- that Socrates was ultimately executed ing importance of philosophy as Plato because he deferred to no one’s author- (427-347 BC) conceived it, and for the ity and tore down Athens’ idealised enduring relevance of Plato’s contri- image of itself. In the claustrophobic butions. And she retells what clearly public life of Athens, Socrates was was a formative event in Plato’s life: tolerated (barely) when times were how Plato’s mentor Socrates, through good, but condemned as a dangerous course, that the Earth goes around necessarily has more facts or science, speech alone, came to be seen as so nuisance when things took a turn for the sun and not the other way around, but because it hits more deeply and dangerous to Athenian society that he the worse. something we now take for granted but broadly at the faults of our societal dis- was put to death. When Leslie Gelb, reflecting on the which still goes counter to every bit of course and makes us feel embarrassed What are Plato’s contributions? rush to war in Iraq, spoke of the media visual evidence we possess. The redis- over it. Plato’s ultimate teaching, in Plato’s own views are elusive because and foreign policy experts’ “disposi- covery of Plato in the Renaissance her- her words, is a difficult one to follow: he never wrote in his own voice, only tion and incentives to support wars alded the scientific revolution; perhaps Above all, my Plato is the philosopher through characters speaking in dia- to retain political and professional a coincidence, perhaps not. who teaches us that we should never rest logue. But just as we do not look to credibility,” he explained exactly why Goldstein makes a compelling case assured that our view, no matter how Shakespeare or Goethe for a well- Socrates (who, like Plato, never took that philosophy’s methods are useful well argued and reasoned, amounts to defined political worldview, Goldstein payment from students) was so irritat- to all, but that Plato’s high-minded- the final word on any matter. And that suggests that the value lies not in ing to the chattering classes of Athens: ness will not satisfy those caught in includes our view of Plato. Plato’s particular proposals but in He ruined their credibility. His mes- the gears of making ends meet, or When he visits Google, Goldstein’s his questions and methodologies, the sage, paraphrased by Goldstein as even raising a family. Yet you can Plato questions an engineer’s sugges- process in the dialogues by which ideas “Don’t be so hasty in donning your- read this as an imperative: If philoso- tion that ethics could be crowdsourced. are considered, debated and often selves with laurels,” fits America all phy genuinely is required for people to I was reminded not of any philosopher, rejected. too well today. reflect sufficiently on their lives and but of hacker/activist Aaron Swartz. The dominant character in almost Plato, then, took Socrates’ critical actions, society should put a priority on Many years before his persecution on all of Plato’s dialogues is Socrates. attitude and generalised it beyond encouraging the development of criti- trumped-up charges by the govern- He is hardly portrayed consistently morality and politics to the search for cal thinking skills — not in the direct ment and subsequent suicide, he wrote across the dialogues, but we have sev- truth in all its forms. Plato may lack service of a vocation, but in service to a scathing review of James Surowiecki’s eral sources on the real Socrates, 40 the scientific trappings of Aristotle, people becoming better human beings. The Wisdom of Crowds, which concludes: years Plato’s senior, whom Plato knew such as they were, but he possessed It is an ideal worth maintaining even “Surowiecki’s book fails because of a and clearly esteemed. Goldstein tells one keen insight that Aristotle ignored, for those of us far too busy to live the lack of dissent. Nothing goes against his story well, culminating in a mov- and, one that eventually proved crucial life of the mind. the grain, he doesn’t justify his posi- ing and dramatic chapter, Socrates to the scientific mentality: Our senses Plato at the Googleplex merits com- tions, and he has clearly prejudged Must Die. Socrates, born in 469 BC, lie. It is not just enough to question parison to two of the best books of its the question.” There was a true heir was a self-declared “gadfly” in Athens our received cultural ideas and our kind in recent years, Kathryn Schulz’s to Socrates and Plato. while incessant wars between city- intuitions; the most self-evident truths Being Wrong and Daniel Kahneman’s Auerbach is a writer and software states were causing Greek society around us may prove to be nothing of Thinking, Fast and Slow, but Goldstein’s engineer based in New York. His website to self-destruct. Socrates acquired a the kind. The classic example is, of is the best of the lot, not because it is http://davidauerba.ch. WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 9

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Kunis to star in ‘Two and a Half Men’ Mexico fetes Cuaron’s Oscars, but Court blocks release of Gulaab Gang he Delhi High Court stayed the release of forthcoming Hindi movie ctress Mila Kunis will make a guest appearance opposite her fiance TGulaab Gang, reportedly based on the life of activist Sampat Pal, who AAshton Kutcher on his US sitcom Two and a Half Men. formed Gulabi Gang, a group of pink sari-clad women vigilantes in Uttar The 30-year-old actress will appear in an upcoming episode of the US filmmakers keep feet on ground Pradesh. sitcom, CBS broadcast announced. Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva stayed the release of the film, starring Madhuri Kunis will play Vivian, a young, free-spirited traveller, who turns up on Dixit and Juhi Chawla, saying that if it is allowed to be released, it will Walden’s (Ashton) doorstep and plays with his heart strings. cause irreparable damage to Sampat Pal’s reputation. The film was set for By Michael O’Boyle Walden believes Vivian is “the one”, but her appearance causes a stir as Tambien, helped launch the interna- release on March 7. “Reputation once lost is lost forever and cannot come he was just about to propose to someone else, reports contactmusic.com. tional careers of actors Gael Garcia back and even can’t be compensated in monetary terms,” the court said. Meanwhile, Kunis and Kutcher, who starred as an on and off couple on s Mexico basks in the glow Bernal and Diego Luna. Sampat Pal moved the high court seeking a restraining order on the Fox’s That ‘70s Show from 1998 to 2006, sparked rumours they got engaged of its first best director When Cuaron scored his first hit release of Gulaab Gang, saying the filmmakers did not take her permission last week after the Ted star was spotted wearing a diamond sparkler on Oscar for Alfonso Cuaron in the 1990s, Mexican film output was before making the movie, which shows her in bad light. She alleged that the her ring finger while she was shopping in Los Angeles, California. and his blockbuster film anemic, with only 10 or so films a year. lead actress playing her character was shown in bad light in the promos Kutcher, who was married to Demi Moore before divorcing her last year, Gravity, a new generation Last year yielded over 100, aided by of the film, which will thus affect her reputation. She further contended started dating Kunis in April 2012. They have been inseparable ever since. ofA homegrown filmmakers wonders if tax breaks for corporate sponsors and that promos of the film depicts her as an anti-social element of the society the magic of the golden statuette will co-productions between Mexican and contrary to her real life. rub off on them. foreign companies. The movie is directed by debutant Soumik Sen and produced by Anubhav Cuaron’s 3D space thriller scooped Sinha. seven Oscars, the most of any film on Not Made in Mexico The court accepted the contentions of Pal that movie Gulaab Gang is Lindsay production wasn’t smooth Sunday, and was lauded for ground- Cuaron’s fellow expatriates Del Toro the adaptation of her life. The lawyer representing Pal told the court that breaking special effects conveying and Inarritu, to whom he paid trib- name of the film is identical to the organisation Gulaabi Gang started by prah Winfrey’s ambitious documen- space and weightlessness, though it ute in his Oscar acceptance speech, her. The court also noted that movie has similarity with the life of Pal. “The Otary series Lindsay, on actress Lindsay lost the best picture award to drama have also both been backed by big US plaintiff (Pal) has certainly a prima facie case. It clearly indicates that the Lohan’s life post her rehabilitation stint, was 12 Years a Slave. studios. movie is based on her and her organisation. There is similarity in name, the not easy to make. The movie, which stars Sandra The fact is not lost on those still character played by lead actress, women wearing pink saris and carrying The show’s production did not go smoothly, Bullock as an astronaut cut loose from working in Mexico. lathis depicts that film Gulaab Gang is adaptation of her life,” said the court. reports Entertainment Weekly. her space shuttle, has already earned “These three do not make Mexican “In case interim injunction (stay on release of film) is not granted and The Oprah Winfrey Network promises an $700m at the worldwide box office and film. They do not make their film in (producers) allowed to release the film, plaintiff (Pal) would suffer irrepara- “honest, intimate, no-holds-barred account” Cuaron’s win is the first best director the Mexican system and their themes ble loss to her reputation. In my view, plaintiff has made a case of an interim and an “inflinching look” of the actress after Oscar for a Latin American. do not result from living here in the injunction. The defendant (production house) is restrained from promoting/ she left rehab last year. However, the 52-year-old Cuaron society where the rest of us live,” said releasing the film Gulaab Gang in Delhi and India,” said the court. The show’s first preview showcases that has spent most of his career outside Julian Hernandez, whose brooding The court was earlier reluctant to stay the release of movie saying Pal Lohan was a very difficult subject, who Mexico, after he struggled to raise films have won international awards approached the court at the last minute and she should have sought the threatened to derail the project. financing for projects back home, and and foreign distribution, but which relief earlier. “This is exactly what everybody said was fellow leading directors Guillermo Del have seen little commercial success in During the hearing, counsel appearing for the production house suggested going to happen and I believed differently. Toro and Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu conservative Mexico. that they will run a scroll that the movie is not based on Sampat Pal, but You need to cut the expletive,” said Winfrey. also both moved abroad. “This makes us all happy, to see a Pal’s counsel refused to accept the compromise. The official description of the first episode Back in his homeland, a new gen- Mexican recognised,” Hernandez said. The movie makers maintain that the film is not based on Sampat Pal’s life. reality show says that Lindsay moves into a New York hotel with a personal eration of Mexican directors has been “But this doesn’t mean that it will get assistant and a sober coach and begins the challenging search for a new quick to point out Cuaron’s work any better for Mexican cinema.” apartment, while career pressures build. has had little to do with the domes- Since the “three amigos” — Cuaron, tic industry. Gravity was made for Del Toro and Inarritu — rose to inter- an estimated $100m by Warner Bros national fame, another generation of Pictures, while directors in Mexico filmmakers has matured and won a Sonam Kapoor in Sooraj Barjatya’s next have to scramble to drum up just $2m string of international awards. for a film. But the new crop have struggled to ctress Sonam Kapoor’s career has never Kurt Cobain’s belongings for sale Many Mexican independent film- achieve the same level of box office suc- Abefore been in a better space. Proof of her makers have had more commercial cess and support from Hollywood. escalating equity lies in her latest acquisition urt Cobain’s former roommate is selling success abroad than in their home Mexico’s art-scene directors have - Sooraj Barjatya’s next film. The actress has Kthe late singer’s belongings on the inter- country, where filmmakers complain won honours at the world’s top festi- put an end to months of speculation regarding net. Items belonging to the Nirvana front- they can’t compete against the big vals in Cannes, Berlin and Venice, with who would play the lead with Salman Khan man, who committed suicide and was found budgets of Hollywood studios, whose gritty, personal visions that mix ele- in the latest Barjatya saga. dead in his home in Seattle, Washington films dominate screens at cinemas. ments of fiction and documentary. “I was in negotiations with Sooraj-ji for the in 1994, are being sold on Craiglist by a “The only place where you cannot Mexican drama Despues de Lucia, or last four months. We’ve finally worked out man claiming to have lived with the star see Mexican film is in Mexico,” said After Lucia, by writer-director Michel all the modalities. And, yes I am doing the in Capitol Hill in Washington, reports con- Ivan Avila Duenas, who debuted his Franco, took the top prize in Cannes film. I’ll be getting into the film as soon as I tactmusic.com. fourth feature film at the National Film Festival’s Un Certain Regard cat- finish shooting Arbaaz Khan’s Dolly Ki Doli,” Cobain’s belongings include skis, a phone Autonomous University of Mexico’s egory in 2012. Sonam said. and video game, range between $25 and $80, International Film Festival, Ficunam, And the minimalist films of festival With Sonam stepping into Barjatya’s film, which the old roommate had kept hold of for on Sunday. favourites Carlos Reygadas and Amat the project finally seems to have found its a number of years. He wrote on the site: “I Though Cuaron cut his teeth in Escalante, who won the best director filmmakers should look at Gravity “as forced to raise a baby dumped on his bearings. One hears Sonam would be pre- have been holding on to a bunch of stuff that Mexico, most of his best known works award in Cannes last year, star non- the Trojan horse for importing Mexican doorstep. sented in the film as a typical Barjatya he left in a box when he moved out.” have been Hollywood-backed projects. actors in fictional tales. Last month, cinema into the United States.” Instructions nearly doubled Nobles heroine. “He owed us rent and said he would get In the 1990s, he left Mexico to work Alonso Ruizpalacios won Berlin’s best After more than a decade of grow- domestic take and went on to become “I’ve grown up watching Sooraj-ji’s films. To be actually working in his the box when he came back and gave us the in the United States, then Britain, first feature award with his debut ing critical success, the local industry the top grossing Spanish-language film film is a very exciting prospect for me. It’s double exciting as I’ll get to star money but he never came back, then when he was famous he never really and became more known for his Gueros. is finally scoring some big commercial in the United States, with a worldwide with Salman Khan for the second time,” said the 28-year-old. talked to any of us again because Courtney (Love) never liked us,” Cobain’s movie adaptations of British authors, Meanwhile, other directors like hits. take of over $85m. Sonam started her career with Salman in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s former roommate added. including the third installment of J K Eugenio Polgovsky and Juan Carlos Last year saw two box office records Speaking backstage after winning, Saawariya. She recalls the association with much fondness. He insists he was not a fan of the late singer, so there are “no hard feel- Rowling’s work, Harry Potter and the Rulfo have pushed the boundaries of for local films, first with Nosotros los Cuaron said he hoped his success would “People seem to remember that I was paired with Ranbir Kapoor in ings” and he plans to sell more of Cobain’s belongings. Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as P D documentaries. Nobles (We Are the Nobles) a comedy spur more interest in other Mexican ‘Saawariya’. They forget my character was actually in love with Salman’s “I also have a lot more stuff of kurts, like magazine and clothes that i James’ dystopian Children of Men. “The challenge is getting more of that lampoons Mexico’s upper class, filmmakers. character. In fact, my character chose to go with Salman rather than will be selling off soon. thank you for looking (sic),” he posted. Ironically, success abroad enabled these movies actually distributed and that made over $26m. “I don’t think there is enough atten- Ranbir in the end. Salman and I had shot together for Saawariya for 31 Cuaron to direct with bigger budgets released,” said Robert Koehler, a Los It was followed by Instructions Not tion paid to Mexican culture and what days,” she said. in Mexico, where his 2001 Spanish- Angeles-based film critic with publica- Included, which starred TV comic is happening in Mexico,” he said. language road trip film Y Tu Mama tion Cinema Scope, who argued that Eugenio Derbez as an Acapulco playboy Reuters 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 SYRIA

TURKEY Al Malikiyah REFUGEES Jarabulus Ras al Ayn Amuda Azaz Ayn al Arab Turkey Lebanon 619,642 938,392 Al Bab Tel Abyad Qamishli 2.5 million Harem Al Hasakah Yarbiya 6.5 million Jisr al Shugur Shadadi others are Aleppo Raqqah displaced within Idlib Syria Latakia Al Thawrah IRAQ Hama Deir az Zawr Baniyas Jordan Iraq Al Omar 577,786 224,356 SYRIA Egypt Tartus Mayadin oil field 134,534 Mediterranean Homs Sea ECONOMY Talkalakh Palmyra Abu Kamal 100km 21.8% in 2012 and 22.5% in 2013 LEBANON SYRIAN 60 miles INFLATION Prices rose 212% Yabrud from 2011 to mid-2013 Maaloula DESERT Free Syrian Army, HEALTH Of 75 state-run hospitals, Damascus mixed rebel groups just 30 remain in operation. ISIS, Al Nusra Front In Homs, just one of 20 hospitals Nawa (affiliates of Al Qaeda) remains open Al Suwayda Government control REBELS 100,000 fighters – ISRAEL ranging from moderate Syrians JORDAN to hardline Al Qaeda insurgents Kurdish militias

150,000 DEATHS (cumulative total) 140,040 Total deaths to Feb 14, 2014 68,900 Aug 2013: Combatants, Regime uses including chemical weapons 48,900 in Damascus government suburbs, killing and other 100,000 hundreds of pro-Assad civilians forces, 20,000 Free Syrian Army and other Aug 2011: rebel groups Government assault on city Jul 2012: of Hama leaves Syria threatens 50,000 hundreds to use chemical dead Jan 2012: weapons if 71,140 Jihadist attacked Civilians, Jul 2011: Al Nusra including Free Syrian Front joins 7,626 children Army rebel fight and 5,064 rebel group females over formed age 18

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Mar 6, 2011: Protests Jul 2012: Russia and Nov-Dec 2012: Jun: U.S. starts China veto UN Security France, Britain and to arm rebels Feb 2014: Syria fails to arrest of students Council resolution to U.S. officially Aug: U.S. deploys meet deadline making anti-regime impose sanctions recognise Syrian warships for possible to remove all graffiti opposition strike on Syria of its chemical May: European Union Aug: President May 2013: EU lifts Sep: Russia proposes weapons out Three years of civil war Three imposes arms embargo Obama threatens arms embargo on of country. on rebels military action if rebels. Decision chemical weapons if 100-day Sep: EU bans imports of Syria uses chemical condemned by U.S. agrees not to extension Syrian oil weapons Russia conduct military strike agreed Sources: UNHCR, Benetech, Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, Arms Control Association Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 11

Experiences shape smell perception in brain esearchers have unlocked the mystery of how Rour memories shape the way odour-sensory information is collected in the brain. Passive smoking “We measured the activity of a group of inhibi- tory neurons that links the odour-sensing area of the brain with areas responsible for thought and cognition. This connection provides feedback causes irreversible so that memories and experiences can alter the way smells are interpreted,” said Stephen Shea, assistant professor at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory here. damage to kids’ The experiences that we accumulate through- out life build expectations that are associated with different scents. These expectations are known to influence how arteries the brain uses and stores sensory information. But researchers have long wondered how the process works in reverse. “The inhibitory neurons that forge the link are known as granule cells,” Shea added. By Kate Kelland They are found in the core of the olfactory bulb, children. irreversible risk for suffering the area of the mouse brain responsible for receiv- heart attacks or strokes later in ing odour information from the nose. xposure to second-hand Artery Walls life. Granule cells in the olfactory bulb receive smoke in childhood This latest study, published Since children of parents who inputs from areas deep within the brain involved causes irreversible dam- in the European Heart Journal, smoke are also more likely to grow in memory formation and cognition. Eage to children’s arteries was the first to follow children up to be smokers themselves, and Shea, along with researchers Brittany Cazakoff — increasing their risk of heart through to adulthood to look at more likely to be overweight, and Billy Lau, engineered a system to observe gran- attacks or strokes when they grow links between exposure to par- their heart health risks are often ule cells for the first time in awake animals. up, according to a large interna- ents’ smoking and thickness of already raised, she said, and the Granule cells receive information from neurons tional study published yesterday. the innermost two layers of the second-hand smoke adds yet more involved in memory and cognition and relay it The research, which lends arterial wall, known as carotid risk. back to the olfactory bulb. weight to campaigns for smok- intima-media thickness (IMT). The researchers said the find- There, the granule cells inhibit the neurons that ing to be banned in private cars Researchers from Finland and ings showed reducing children’s receive sensory inputs. In this way, “the granule cells and homes, found passive smok- Australia looked at data from exposure to smoke is a public provide a way for the brain to ‘talk’ to the sensory ing leads to a thickening of chil- 2,401 people in Finland 1,375 peo- health priority. information as it comes in,” Shea said. dren’s artery walls, adding some ple in Australia who were asked “Legislation can reduce passive Every scent is made up of hundreds of different 3.3 years to the age of blood vessels about their parents’ smoking hab- smoke exposure, with restriction chemicals and granule cells might help animals to by adulthood. its. The scientists used ultrasound of smoking in public places reduc- emphasise the important components of complex “Exposure to passive smoke in to measure the thickness of the ing hospitalizations for cardiovas- mixtures. childhood causes direct and irre- children’s artery walls once they cular and respiratory disease,” Granule cells provide the brain with an oppor- versible damage to the structure had reached adulthood. they wrote, adding that banning tunity to filter away the less important odours of the arteries,” said Seana Gall, a The results showed that carotid smoking in cars with children in and to focus sensory neurons only on the salient researcher in cardiovascular epi- IMT in adulthood was 0.015 mil- them would also have a significant part of the stimulus. demiology who led the study at the limeters thicker in those exposed positive effect. University of Tasmania. to both parents smoking than The United States, Australia She said parents, or even those in those whose parents did not and Canada have already banned Shun snacks that affect thinking about becoming parents, smoke. smoking in cars carrying children, should quit smoking – both to aid Gall said that while this was a and Britain said last month that a good night’s sleep their own health and protect the “modest” increase, it was none- it too would be introducing a ban o some bedtime snacks help you sleep bet- future health of their children. theless an important extra and soon. Reuters Dter? Perhaps not. Several studies suggest that Smoking causes lung cancer, eating a small snack a few hours before bedtime which is often fatal, and is the may help you sleep by preventing hunger from world’s biggest cause of premature Los Angeles moves to ban e-cigarettes waking you. But are there snacks that guarantee death from chronic conditions like you sleep? heart disease, stroke and high he Los Angeles City Council voted to ban the use of electronic Some people say that cereal with milk, peanut blood pressure. Tcigarettes, also known as “vaping,” from restaurants, nightclubs butter on toast, and cheese with crackers are good On top of the 6 million people a and other public spaces in the nation’s second-largest city. bedtime snacks because they combine carbohy- year killed by their own smoking, A spokeswoman for Mayor Eric Garcetti confirmed that he would drates with protein. the World Health Organization sign the measure into law in the coming days. The theory is based on the fact that tryptophan, (WHO) says another 600,000 die When he does, Los Angeles will join a growing list of cities, an amino acid, makes you sleepy. a year as a result of exposure to including New York, Boston and Chicago, that restrict the use of A new research done on the sedating effects of other peoples’ smoke – so-called e-cigarettes, which are battery-powered cartridges filled with liquid tryptophan needed up to 15 grams of tryptophan second-hand or passive smoking. nicotine that creates an inhalable vapour when heated. to create an effect. Of the more than 4,000 chemi- At stake is the future of an industry that some analysts believe And you would need to eat more than a pound cals in tobacco smoke, at least 250 will eventually overtake the $80bn-a-year tobacco business. of turkey to get just one gram of tryptophan! are known to be harmful and more Public health experts fear that vaping, which has recently gained To get a good night’s sleep, it is more important than 50 are known to cause can- popularity among teens and young adults, may serve as a gateway to avoid foods like high-fat foods, garlic-flavoured cer, the WHO says — and creating to smoking for the uninitiated. Critics also point to potential harm and highly spiced foods, caffeine and any bever- 100 percent smoke-free environ- posed from second-hand vapour from e-cigarettes, saying too little is ages before bed, reported www.healthygeezer.com. ments is the only way to protect known about the effects of the chemicals contained in the cartridges. Other than foods, sticking to a regular bedtime people fully. The proposal was opposed by the makers of e-cigarettes, who pitch and wake time schedule helps keep you in sync About 40 percent of all children their product as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes with your body’s circadian clock, a 24-hour inter- are regularly exposed to second- and say there is no evidence that second-hand vape smoke is harm- nal rhythm affected by sunlight. hand smoke at home, and almost ful. Advocates of e-cigarettes also say they can help smokers kick Agencies a third of the deaths attribut- the habit. Reuters able to second-hand smoke are in 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 TECHNOLOGY

By Peter Apps rashing websites and overwhelming DDoS cyber attacks get bigger, data centers, a new generation of cyber attacks is costing millions and straining the structure of the Internet. While some attackers are diehard smarter and more damaging Cactivists, criminal gangs or nation states looking for a covert way to hit enemies, others are just teenage hackers looking for kicks. Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks have always been among the most common on the Internet, using hijacked and virus-infected comput- ers to target websites until they can no longer cope with the scale of data requested, but recent weeks have seen a string of particularly serious attacks. On February 10, internet security firm Cloudflare says it protected one of its customers from what might be the largest DDoS documented so far. At its height, the near 400 gigabyte per second (gbps) assault was about 30 percent larger than the largest attack documented in 2013, an attempt to knock down antispam website Spamhaus, which is also protected by Cloudflare. The following day, a DDoS attack on virtual cur- rency Bitcoin briefly took down its ability to process payments. On February 20, Internet registration firm Namecheap said it was temporarily overwhelmed by a firm that helps government and private-sector for more than 80 percent of new phones. a simultaneous attack on 300 of the websites it reg- clients protect their sites. Even wireless printers, experts say, have some- isters, and bit.ly, which creates shortened addresses “I’d like to say we are ahead, but I just don’t think times been co-opted into attacks, packed together for websites like Twitter, says it was also knocked it’s true.” in botnet groups. That, they warn, can put previ- out briefly in February. As well as growing in volume, he said attacks were ously unprecedented cyber firepower in the hands of In a dramatic case of extortion, social network- becoming much more sophisticated in targeting the relatively unskilled hackers, who increasingly include ing site Meetup.com said on Monday it was fight- most vulnerable parts of websites, making even a teenagers. ing a sustained battle against hackers who brought small attack much more effective. Last year, British police arrested a 16-year-old down the site for several days and were demanding The aims of attackers include extortion, political as part of their investigations into the attack on $300 to stop. It would not pay, Meetup CEO Scott activism, providing distraction from data theft and, Spamhaus, while German police arrested an 18-year- Heiferman said. for “hobbyist” hackers, just testing and showcasing old after a DDoS attack paralysed the Saxony gov- DDoS attacks were at the heart of attacks blamed their skills, security experts say. ernment website. on Russian hackers against Estonia in 2007 and Other victims in recent months have included DDoSarrest says some of the most recent attacks Georgia during its brief war with Russia in 2008. It the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Royal Bank of it has dealt with were on US universities and largely is unclear if they played a role in the current stand- Scotland and several major US banks, which analysts blamed on students showing off or protesting against off between Moscow and Ukraine in which com- believe were targeted by Iran in response to sanc- high tuition fees. munications were disrupted and at least one major tions. Iran denies the charge. The sheer volume of attacks means many perpe- government website knocked out for up to 72 hours. trators are never traced, and some computer secu- A report this month by security firm Prolexic said Hijacking Printers, Smartphones rity experts complain law-enforcement authorities attacks were up 32 percent in 2013, and a December Many attacks, however, appear to be homegrown. remain reluctant to prosecute the youngest offenders. study by the cyber-security-focused Ponemon The most popular point of origin for DDoS attacks in Until recently, DDoS attacks were seen less of Institute showed them now responsible for 18 per- the last three months of 2013, Prolexic said, appeared a threat than attempts to steal customer data or cent of outages at US-based data centers from just to be the United States, followed by China, Thailand, intellectual property. That, however, is changing fast. 2 percent in 2010. Britain and South Korea. The average cost of a single outage was $630,000, As well as hijacking computers, Prolexic said Slowing The Internet it said. attackers are increasingly targeting smartphones, Last year’s Spamhaus attack was described by “It’s really a game of cat and mouse,” said Jag Bains, particularly those using Google’s Android operating some as slowing the entire global Internet, and most chief technology officer of Seattle-based DOSarrest, system, which by the third quarter of 2013 accounted experts agree the largest attacks can slow access across entire regions. Cloudflare says there were anecdotal reports of slowness in Europe during the latest attack. Yahoo to stop access of services with Facebook and Google IDs Crashing data centers can wreak havoc with other ahoo Inc will stop letting consumers access its various online services, including Fantasy Sports services based there, including phone systems and and photo-sharing site Flickr, by signing-in with their Facebook Inc or Google Inc credentials. vital industrial facilities. Y The change, which will be rolled out gradually according to a Yahoo spokeswoman, will require The Ponemon report showed DDoS attacks are users to register for a Yahoo ID in order to use any of the Internet portal's services. now the third largest cause of outages after power The move marks the latest change to Yahoo by Chief Executive Marissa Mayer, who is striving to spark system failure and human error, outstripping tradi- fresh interest in the company's Web products and to revive its stagnant revenue. tional causes such as weather events. "Yahoo is continually working on improving the user experience," the company said in a statement, Even if attacks do not succeed, the cost of miti- noting that the new process "will allow us to offer the best personalized experience to everyone". gating them is rising fast, providing many millions The first Yahoo service to require the new sign-in process is Yahoo Sports Tourney Pick'Em, a service of dollars of business for firms such as Cloudflare focused on the NCAA college basketball tournament which begins later this month. News of the change and Prolexic, taken over last month by Akamai to Yahoo's Tourney Pick'Em sign-in process was first reported by the technology blog Betanews. Technologies for about $370m. Since Mayer took the reins in 2012, the company has rolled out new versions of many of its key prod- Namecheap, which aims to offer cut-price host- ucts, including Yahoo Mail and Yahoo Finance. Last year, Yahoo announced a program to recycle inactive ing for websites, said it had already spread its data Yahoo user IDs, letting new users claim email addresses that have not been used for more than 12 months. centers across five countries and three continents In eliminating the Facebook and Google sign-in features, Mayer, a former Google executive, is effectively to better handle constant attacks but was still over- reversing a strategy that Yahoo adopted in 2010 and 2011 under then CEO Carol Bartz. whelmed by the roughly 100 Gbps incident. The change to the Tourney Pick'Em sign-in process began on Monday, the Yahoo spokeswoman said, Attacks on that scale, Prolexic says, now occur noting that users could still access other services with Google or Facebook IDs. several times a month and are now frequently so The sign-in buttons for Facebook and Google will eventually be removed from all Yahoo properties, complex and fast moving that automated systems the Yahoo spokeswoman, though she declined to provide a timeframe. Reuters can no longer tackle them. Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 13

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Nephew Ibnil'a Niece Ibnatil'a Cousin (m) Ibni Lçamm Cousin (f) Ibnati Lçamm God-father Çarrab God-mother Çarraba Neighbours Aleeran Hoy en la Historia Son-in-law ihr March 6, 1619 Brother-in-law Kanna Cyrano de Bergerac, said to Daughter-in-law have fought 1,000 duels to avenge My family consists of ve individuals jibes at the size of his nose, was Tata'allaf ça'ilatee min ams aša born. He is portrayed above in a 1950 film by actor Jose Ferrer Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised 1834: The city of Toronto was incorporated in Canada 1899: The headache relief drug Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman Aspirin was patented by German chemist Felix Hoffmann 1946: Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh, aiming to oust Chinese forces from Hanoi, agreed that Vietnam would be recognised as an autonomous state within French Indochina 1964: King Constantine II succeeded to the throne of Greece 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.

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

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 15

SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) TEL: 444933989 444517001 – 2.30 & 6.15pm 13:15 90 In 30 08:00 News Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.15pm 13:45 90 In 30 09:00 Indian Hospital 1 14:15 European Tour 10:30 Inside Story Gulaab Gang (2D/Hindi) – 8.00pm 14:45 Short 11:30 The Stream Programme 12:00 News 15:00 Nba Basketball 12:30 People & 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 10.45pm Dallas @ Denver Power 17:00 Transworld Cup 13:00 NEWSHOUR Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 18:00 Futbol Mundial 14:00 News 18:30 Footballs 14:30 Inside Story Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 5.00pm Greatest 15:00 Witness Germany 16:00 NEWSHOUR MALL 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) 1972/74 17:00 News 2 19:00 Scottish 17:30 The Stream – 7.00 & 11.15pm Highlights 18:00 NEWSHOUR 19:30 Short 19:00 News Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm Programme 19:30 Viewfinder 19:45 Football Friendly Latin America Total Siyapaa (2D/Hindi) – 2.30 & 9.00pm Poland V 20:00 News Scotland 20:30 Inside Story Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 5.00pm 21:30 This Is Paris 21:00 NEWSHOUR 22:00 Nba Basketball 22:00 News 3 Dallas @Denver 22:30 The Stream Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) 23:00 Indian Hospital – 7.00 & 11.30pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 16:00 This Is Paris 13:15 Yukon Men – 2.30pm 16:30 Premier League 14:05 Border Security Season Review 14:30 Auction Kings 1 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30 & 7.30pm 2006/07 14:55 Container Wars 17:30 Capital One Cup 15:20 Finding Bigfoot Nimirndhu Nil (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 18:00 Sports News 16:10 Fast N' Loud 18:15 Premier League 17:00 Ultimate Survival Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm Profile Liverpool 17:50 Wheeler Dealers 18:30 Premier League 18:40 You Have Been Football Today Warned Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 5.00pm 20:30 La Liga World 19:30 One Man Army 21:00 UEFA Champions 21:10 Storage Hunters 2 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) League Magazine 21:35 Container Wars – 7.00 & 11.30pm 21:30 English Premier 22:00 Ben Earl: Trick League World Artist LANDMARK 22:00 Football Friendly 22:50 Big Brain Theory Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm Germany V Chile 23:40 Mythbusters Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 2.30 & 11.45pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) – 4.15pm 12:00 Storage Wars 13:10 Through The 13:00 Swamp People Wormhole Frozen (3D/Animation) – 6.00pm 14:00 Ancient Aliens With Morgan 3 16:00 Swamp People Freeman 18:00 Pawn Stars 14:00 Deadliest Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) – 8.00pm 19:30 Storage Wars Space Weather 20:00 Swamp People 16:10 Space Voyages 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.45pm 21:30 The Legend 17:55 Thunder Races Of Shelby The 21:20 Speed Junkie Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) Swamp Man 22:10 Food Factory 22:00 Pawn Stars 22:35 Tech Toys 360 – 2.30pm 22:30 Storage Wars 23:00 Primal 23:00 Ancient Aliens Connections 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30pm 1 Queen (2D/Hindi) – 7.30pm 09:00 The Words 13:25 Eastenders 12:00 Buddha 13:00 Good Luck 13:00 Seinfeld 11:00 Good Day For 13:55 Doctors Nimirndhu Nil (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Charlie 13:30 Arrested It 14:25 Being Erica Dori Se 13:25 Austin & Ally Development 13:00 The Wishing 15:10 Stella Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:45 A.N.T. Farm 15:30 The Daily Show Well 17:10 Eastenders 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:10 Jessie With Jon Stewart 15:00 Klitschko 17:40 Doctors 14:30 Jodha Akbar Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 14:35 Dog With A Blog 16:00 Colbert Report 17:00 The Words 18:10 Being Erica 15:00 Snack Attack 15:00 Good Luck 16:30 Two And A Half 19:00 Scary Movie 5 19:00 My Hero ROYAL – 5.00pm 15:30 Sapne Suhane Charlie Men 21:00 Madea's 20:50 Hustle Ladakpan Ke 15:25 Gravity Falls 17:00 Late Night With Witness 22:10 Last Man 2 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 15:50 Austin & Ally Seth Meyers Protection Standing PLAZA 16:30 Qubool Hai 16:10 Violetta 18:00 Last Man Standing – 7.00 & 11.30pm 23:00 This Is 40 23:00 Weakest Link 17:00 Doli Armaano Ki 17:00 Dog With A Blog 18:30 New Girl 17:30 Pavitra Rishta 17:40 Gravity Falls 19:00 The Mindy Project Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm 18:00 Bollywood 19:20 Violetta 20:00 The Tonight Show Business 20:05 Jessie Starring Jimmy Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 2.30, 6.15 & 11.45pm 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 20:30 Good Luck Fallon 12:00 From Prada To 13:00 Twigson 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Charlie 21:00 The Daily Show Nada 16:15 Scooby-Doo! Dori Se 20:50 Dog With A Blog With Jon Stewart Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.15pm 14:00 Ski Patrol Music Of Vampire 19:30 Jodha Akbar 21:15 Gravity Falls 21:30 Colbert Report 16:00 Coneheads 18:00 Jumanji 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 21:40 Shake It Up 22:00 Veep Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) – 8.00pm 18:00 The Big Bus 20:00 Night At Museum 3 20:30 Sapne Suhane 22:00 Austin & Ally 22:30 South Park 20:00 The Five Year 22:00 Dragon Hunters Ladakpan Ke 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 23:00 Out There Engagement 23:30 Ugly Duckling 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.45pm 22:30 Silver Screen 23:10 Wizards Of 23:30 Late Night With 22:15 Cottage In Tales Of (Gupt) Waverly Place Seth Meyers Country Mystery 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 6 MARCH 2014 POTPOURRI

Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day Events in Qatar discussed by the Qatari community The Writing Exchange

in the media. When: March 8; 5pm-7pm Where: Katara Art Center, Bldg 5 What: Share your writing with a like- minded group. Interactive and engaging exercises and activities will bring out your inner creative writer. Perfect for adults, • Citizens have lauded the Civil Defence a large quantity of gas in it, meaning university-aged and up. authorities’ decision to ban use of LPG the explosion was not caused by the Free Entry in eateries near fuel stations, and said tank. Investigation by the Ministry of it is a good safety measure in the light Interior will reveal the cause of the Halal Hal Qatar Festival

Khalifa Al Misnad, of the explosion in a restaurant near blast. When: Mar 22-31; 10am-10pm Where: Katara’s Southern Area President, Entrepreneurs’ Landmark mall last week. • There is talk about Saudi Arabia, Organization Qatar What: This carnival will present three • Many people have criticised what they the UAE and Bahrain recalling their main activities: Al-Mazaiyn: A show of e earned a degree in consider poorly planned location of ambassadors from Qatar. beauty for goats and sheep, there will be Mechanical Engineering public parks in the country, with a • A suggestion to add a letter to prize for the first 5. Al-Mazad (public Hfrom the University of Texas mismatch between the number of vehicles’ registration numbers is sale): Selling groups of livestock through auction. Al-Izab: Group of barns, each before receiving a Doctorate of parks and the population of the area. under study. This will allow repetition contain different kind of livestock, the Jurisprudence at the University Some parks are closed apparently of numbers, and vehicle owners will of Houston. Upon being admitted visitor will be able to know it and see it without a valid reason even when be able to choose the letter. closely. to the State Bar of Texas in 2006, there are too few parks and sport • Many women are unhappy at being Free Entry Khalifa joined Qatar Petroleum’s facilities for families. given appointments with male legal department. After accept- • There is discussion on the statement doctors, as they prefer to see lady Radiant ance at the Qatar Bar in 2010, his by a Woqod official denying any doctors. They are forced to either see When: Until Mar 29 law office joined forces with Beirut- defect in a Woqod gas tank at a a male doctor or wait a long time to Where: Museum of Islamic Arts based Rifaat Associates to launch restaurant near Landmark mall see a lady doctor. The receptionists What: The Museum of Islamic Arts in partnership with East Wing, presents a Al-Misnad & Rifaat, a new law firm where an explosion occurred last justify this saying there are few lady in Qatar. photographic exhibition featuring artwork Thursday. The tank was found with doctors and they are overburdened. by German artist Antje Hanebeck. Free Entry

IN by Sheikh Mishal Asif Behind the Veil FOCUS When: March 9 - April 12; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Building Number 12 What: A tribute to the grande dame of photography, Eve Arnold, and celebrates her legendary career that spanned nearly half a century as a photojournalist social commentator and documentor. She is known for her portraits of Hollywood heavy weights such as Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe. 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

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