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LEARN ARABIC • Learn commonly Ramadan used Arabic words Local hotels are getting ready for the Holy and their meanings Month of Ramadan with a wide range of offerings. P | 13 2 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 COVER STORY

ocal venues are getting ready for the holy month of Ramadan Lwith a wide range of offers to enjoy iftar and sohour. Movenpick Embracing the spirit of generosity during the holy month of Ramadan, the hotel is donating QR10 from every iftar cover to the Qatar Red Crescent Society, offering its patrons the chance to enjoy a good iftar and do a good deed at the same time. An iftar buffet will be served every evening at the Season’s restaurant for QR140 per person. Families and groups of 10 or more as well as companies wishing to organise private iftar events can avail of special rates and tailor-made menus. W Hotel The hotel will be transformed with a Grand Bazaar-inspired souk on the mezzanine floor and will welcome the return of the unique ‘Sultan’s Tent’ in its Great Room, where iftar and sohour will be served daily. Iftar will start at 8pm for QR200 and sohour will run from 9pm till 2am for QR270. Children under six will be served free and those below 12 will get a 50 percent discount. The price includes soft drinks, Ramadan juices, water, Arabic coffee and tea. Shisha is not included. W also offers the possibility of celebrating Ramadan at home for QR265 per person for a minimum of 20 guests. Discounts are available for early birds. Renaissance During Ramadan, the Renaissance Doha will be transformed to reflect the colours, flavours and sounds of ancient Arabia with a modern Hotels set twist. Families are invited to break their fast with a delicious iftar buffet combining the finest recipes and amazing treats. Interactive cooking stations and live Arabic music top off the festivities. Located on the first floor, to welcome the Ballroom will be serving iftar from sunset to 8pm, also offering Ramadan juices, for QR195. Patrons can continue the celebration at the sohour buffet from 9pm till 1.30am, also including Ramadan juices, Ramadan for QR235. PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 3

Ritz-Carlton With the sounds of exotic music and the traditional Arabic atmosphere of the souq, the Ritz tent will be located at Al Wosail grand ballroom, featuring iftar for QR195 and sohour for QR250. The Ramadan Tent will be open from sunset to 1am, with stations including a kanafa and juice maker from Morocco, a saj bread maker and an Egyptian band. Grand Hyatt At the Ramadanak tent, located in the heart of their Arabian Palace, guests can enjoy traditional Arabic buffets: iftar for QR250 and sohour for QR200 per person. In addition, attendees can witness the transformation of Biscotti into a hampers retail shop during the holy month of Ramadan. Guests can choose whichever city they prefer from a customised menu and experience its culture for prices starting from QR300. Four Seasons Four Seasons will host Ramadan events at Al Mirqab ballroom, the biggest ballroom in this five-star hotel, with an oriental band. It will feature iftar from sunset until 7pm for QR220 and sohour from 9pm to 1am for QR270. Sharq Village and Spa Magic of Sharq Village and Spa Ramadan Tent will be open from 8.30pm to 2am at Al Dasha Ballroom with a buffet. The iftar buffet at Al Liwan will be available from sunset to 10pm and iftar at Parisa will be open until midnight. Corporate hosts who wish to uphold the Arabic traditions of hospitality may treat customers and colleagues to a private iftar event with a tailored menu served in the Al Sonbok ballroom. Shisha Diwan will be available from 8pm to 2am at Al Qareb. Guests may enjoy their time after iftar and enjoy a variety of flavoured teas, along with their favourite shisha flavour. Grand Heritage Grand Heritage Doha will have offer Iftar and Sohour buffet in an oriental Ramadan tent setting, offering all Arabic specialties with live cooking stations of Ouzi, Saj and Shawarma. Iftar buffet will be available from sunset until 9pm and Sohour from 9.30pm to 1.00am with live entertainment. Price of Iftar and Sohour buffet at QR190 per person (including Ramadan beverages), with 50 percent off for children 6-12 years old and under-five free. The Peninsula 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 CAMPUS QU’s biomedical sciences programme completes 30 years

atar University’s College of science, academia and health in Qatar. Arts and Sciences (CAS) We are proud of all of our graduates, marked the 30th anniversary past and present, and with this re- Qof its biomedical sciences accreditation we look forward to the programme recently. programme going from strength to Senior biomedical sciences student strength.” Noor Al Hairi opened the event. The College of Arts and Sciences Dean undergraduate programme is the Dr Eiman Mustafawi said: “Since its first outside the United States to suc- launch 30 years ago, the BSc biomedi- cessfully fulfil all standards required cal science programme has become by US-based National Accrediting known as one of the most rigorous pro- Agency for Clinical Laboratory Science grammes at QU, a programme whose (NAACLS). During the event, it was graduates are some of our best ambas- awarded accreditation renewal by the sadors, employed by clinics and medical Agency for seven years, the maximum institutions in Qatar and around the QU officials with allowable accreditation period. world.” the accreditation. QU President Prof Sheikha Al Hamad Medical Corporation’s Dr Misnad said: “In the 30 years of the Hanan Al Kuwari said: “The biomedical biomedical sciences programme, hun- sciences programme is a foundation of dreds of young people have graduated, HMC’s strength and our educational- NAACLS President Dr Jerry Phipps The event was concluded by Head of equipped with the skills, knowledge and health partnership with QU is a most presented the accreditation certificate the Department of Health Sciences Dr drive to make significant advances in important and effective one.” to Prof Al Misnad and Dr Mustafawi. Asma Al Thani. The Peninsula

TNG holds academic exhibition

The Next Generation School (TNG) held its Academic Exhibition recently. TNG CEO Shagufta Bakali said: “TNG organised the Academic Exhibition to show how we approach the National Curriculum of England. We, at TNG, focus on project-based learning, which not only helps children develop a better understanding of the given concept but also teaches them how to work as a team. Our responsibility is not only to foresee but also offer quality Tiny Tots of MES Indian School Kindergarten Section had a Fruit Salad Day education.” The event was an ‘Open Day’ for parents, their families and friends. recently. As many as 500 KG-I students enjoyed the day learning about vari- Childrens’ projects were put on display throughout the school and all classes ous fruits. Many of the students wore aprons and caps that added colour to were given different themes. The presence of parents proved to be a source the event. All the KG-I students and teachers relished the fruit salad in the of motivation for the students of The Next Generation School. sweltering heat. Audrey Texeira, headmistress of the Kindergarten Section, The main attraction was a game stall organised by Namita Malhotra, the coordinated the event. numeracy teacher.

Ideal Indian School recently organised its annual inter-house football championship in the school grounds. All the four houses — Blue House, Green House, Red House and Yellow House — participated in the tournament in various categories. In the sub-junior cate- gory, Blue defeated Green House in the final. Mohammed Muntaser of Green House was declared the best player. In the junior category, Yellow House was the winner and Blue the runner-up. The best player in this category was Mudassir of Yellow House. Yellow House was the champion in the senior category, defeating Green House. Humayoon of Yellow House was selected as the best player. In the super senior category, Green House secured the champion- ship trophy, defeating Red House, and the best player was Ihthisham Aslam of Green House. Green House, with 48 points, secured the over- all champions trophy. Principal Syed Shoukath Ali distributed trophies to the winners. MARKETPLACE / COMMUNITY PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 5 QP employees donate for Syrian refugees

hree local charitable organi- General Affairs Manager of QRCS. sations, namely Qatar Charity, Also present during the handover cer- Qatar Red Crescent Society emony were a number of senior officials T(QRCS) and Sheikh Thani from QP and from the three charitable bin Abdullah Al Thani’s Foundation organisations. for Humanitarian Services (RAF), The donations, totalling QR815,400, recently received donations from Qatar were contributed by QP employees dur- Petroleum (QP) employees for the ben- ing an internal fundraising campaign efit of Syrian refugees. held from February to April 2013. The The cheques were handed over by three charitable organisations each Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Obaidly, received a donation of QR271,800 to be Manager for Public Relations and used in their humanitarian activities for Communications of QP, to Mohamad the thousands of refugees who have been A QP official Mubarak Al Adsani, an officer of adversely affected by the ongoing crisis handing over the Qatar Charity, Ali Al Kuwari, Chief in Syria. The Peninsula donation of PR of RAF, and Adel Albaker,

Stage set for fashion show and concert Vodafone hoom Events is organising their first Doha Fashion wins four DShow and Concert today at Regency Halls. Pakistan’s top designers, including Gul Ahmed, awards Barezee, Maria B, Widyaan by Shahid Afridi, Al Karam, Nishat Linen, PH Design, Almirah and or the fourth Shahid Afridi will be showcasing year in a row, casual, semi-formals, formals and Vodafone David Russell at bridal collections during a fashion FQatar has University fair. show. won a number of pres- Live music by top Pakistani sing- tigious awards, in the Deirdre Hutchinson, ers Ali Haider and Saleem Javed Insights Middle East Vodafone Qatar’s will be a part of the show. “This Call Center Awards Head of Customer event is one of its kind and has 2013, including Best Care, receiving the never been experienced in Qatar Quality Assurance award. before, with more than three hours Programme and Best of non-stop entertainment; where Voice of the Customer dazzling and glittering clothing Programme. These awards are a true recogni- Guardian Wealth picks lines by top Pakistani designers and The Awards were received by tion of their dedication and com- well-known voices will take enter- Deirdre Hutchinson, Vodafone mitment to deliver a high-quality top graduates from UK tainment to its peak,” said Rahat Qatar’s Head of Customer customer service on a daily basis,” Mansoor, CEO and chief organiser, Experience and Customer Care, said Deirdre Hutchinson. avid Russell, CEO of QFC Dhoom Events Qatar. Entry tick- at the Middle East Call Center With call centres based in Qatar, financial consultancy ets will be available at the venue Awards 2013 gala dinner in Dubai. Egypt and India, Vodafone Qatar’s firm, Guardian Wealth and can also be purchased from “We’re thrilled to have won Call Center offers services in DManagement, attended Zoaq Restaurant, Cuppa Cafe, PH these awards; a very big thank you four languages — English, Arabic, Durham and Newcastle University’s Design and Sanaaz Coture. goes out to every single member Malayalam and Hindi. prestigious graduate recruitment fair The Peninsula of Vodafone Qatar’s call centre. The Peninsula this week to select the top financial tal- ent for Guardian’s successful recruit- ment programme. The fair was held Mappilappattu Audio Album “Monjathi in a private suite at the famous St Album launch Kutty” will be launched today at 7pm James’ Park, home of Newcastle United at Ashoka Hall in Indian Cultural Center Football Club. (ICC). Argon Global CEO Abdul Gafoor, David said “In order to get the best, Zubair Madayi and Asaf Ali Padiyath were as a CEO, you have to be prepared to present at the press meeting announcing travel at this time of year. It is a little the launch. Aari Creations, in association like being the head coach of a sports team during the big college drafts in with Argon Global Group, is unveiling their the US. Primarily we are looking at new Mappilappattu audio album. There economics graduates. However, I myself will be many cultural performances dur- studied law at Edinburgh University, so ing the launch function by local artists. we will happily consider legal gradu- kolkali, oppana, dhafmuttu, qawwali, ates also! I plan on selecting four or monoacting, cinematic dance, skit and five top candidates from those I spoke mappila ganamela with live orchestra are with. I am also keen to recruit a couple on the list. Zulfikar Reji Mannel of Voice of top people from local universities in of Kerala will be the compere. Doha later in the year.” The Peninsula 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 MARKETPLACE

onsolidated Gulf Company (CGC) recently organised a CGC organises blood donation campaign Cblood donation campaign in association with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). Over 300 CGC staff turned up to donate blood at the company’s corporate office premises in Doha. On the occasion, Anil Mahajan, Chief Operating Officer, CGC, stated, “We acknowledge and thank all the participants and HMC personnel for their support and cooperation in suc- cessfully conducting the blood dona- tion camp. Hosting such events is a testimony to our commitment to soci- ety. It reflects our unflinching sup- port to societal causes as a responsible company. With a belief in giving back to the milieu we live in, we are com- mitted to drive our CSR programme benefiting masses.” Tawfeeq Salem, CFO, CGC, pre- sented mementos to the medical team that was at hand for the day- long event.

Hytera nominates Intertec Group as authorised Tetra terminal distributor

ytera, a dealer in radio com- vendors to provide Tetra radios in Qatar. munications equipment, has Commenting on the occasion, Hnominated Intertec Group as George Thomas, Group CFO and the authorised Tetra terminal distrib- Adviser to Chairman, Intertec Group, utor in Qatar. said: “It’s an esteemed moment for In Qatar, Hytera is the Tetra infra- Intertec. We have always served the structure supplier to Ooredoo, and now Qatar market with the most updated Majid Bashir, Manager, Telecoms Hytera brings the Tetra terminal to and innovative telecoms and IT solu- Division, George Thomas, Group CFO customers in Qatar. tions; we are looking forward to good and Adviser to Chairman, and Martin Intertec Group is authorised by relations with Hytera. Jiang, Sales Manager, Hytera. Ooredoo and is one of the approved The Peninsula

Oxy Qatar donates wheelchair bus to Al Noor Institute for the Blind ccidental Petroleum of Qatar Ltd (Oxy Qatar) and Al Noor OInstitute for the Blind have joined hands for the launch of a new wheelchair bus. The bus will be used by Al Noor to transport students with special needs between the Institute and their homes. Additionally, it will be available for student transporta- tion during school visits and other Oxy Qatar officials handing over the symbolic key to officials from Al Noor Institute for the Blind. field trips. This contribution was made possi- expand its services to students previ- among youth with special needs – are world-class healthcare system, acces- ble by an exclusive sponsorship agree- ously not able to travel to Al Noor on key commitments of Oxy Qatar’s sible to everyone.” ment between Oxy Qatar and Al Noor their own. It will also enable Al Noor to Social Responsibility Programme. Al Dr Hayat Nazar, Managing Director Institute for the Blind. Since 2004, Oxy offer additional field trips and schools Noor Institute exemplifies these com- of Al Noor Institute for the Blind, Qatar has been supporting Al Noor, visits to students, enhancing their edu- mitments by offering quality care for added, “Oxy, thankfully, has donated and among other contributions, has cational experience and availability of visually impaired students aged three a new wheelchair bus. We commend provided the institute with funding activity programmes. to 21, and providing them resources Oxy for its continuous support of the for educational resources and medical Stephen A Kelly, President and to reach their full potential. We are Institute and its programmes and equipment. General Manager of Oxy Qatar, said, particularly proud to support Al Noor activities, which will assist in achieving The wheelchair bus provided by Oxy “Promoting capacity building and Institute for the Blind, which is helping the Al Noor Institute’s vision, mission Qatar will allow Al Noor Institute to access to health services – particularly Qatar achieve its objective of creating a and goals. The Peninsula HEALTH PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 7

Health News Diabetes, anti-cancer drug Work, not retirement, combo more effective: Study secret to good health cientists have found that combining diabetes drugs with anti-cancer therapies increases the Sefficacy of the latter, a study says. In the current issue of the journal Cancer Cell, researchers at the Wistar Institute describe how they increase the effectiveness of anti-melanoma drugs by combining anti-cancer therapies with diabetes drugs. Their studies, conducted in cell and animal models of melanoma, demonstrate that the combined therapy could destroy a subset of drug-resistant cells within a tumour, reports Science Daily. “We have found that the individual cells within melanoma tumours are not all identical, and tumours contain a sub-population of cells that are inherently drug-resistant, which accounts for the fact that advanced melanoma tumours return no matter how much they are depleted,” said Meenhard Herlyn, pro- fessor and director of Wistar’s Melanoma Research Centre. “We found that these slow-growing, drug-resistant cells are marked by a high rate of metabolism, which makes them susceptible to diabetes therapeutics,” Herlyn added. “Our findings suggest a simple strategy to kill met- astatic melanoma — regardless of cell type within By Peter Orszag the tumour — by combining anti-cancer drugs with social interactions, also harmed mental health. diabetes drug.” The broader literature on the question of “The diabetes drug puts brakes on the cells that eddy Roosevelt once said “the best prize whether retirement harms health has been more would otherwise re-populate the tumour, thus allow- that life has to offer is the chance to mixed. The big question is whether the observed ing the anti-cancer drug to be more effective,” Herlyn work hard at work worth doing.” Recent physical deterioration after retirement occurs said. Tresearch suggests he may have been more because it is underlying poor health that leads right than he knew: Life’s “best prize” might actu- people to end their working life. Some studies that ally extend life itself. try to control for this reverse causality, such as Dengue cases rise in Singapore Our common perception is that retirement is a 2007 paper by John Bound of the University of a time when we can relax and take better care of Michigan and Timothy Waidmann of the Urban he weekly number of new dengue cases reported ourselves after stressful careers. But what if work Institute, find that retirement doesn’t harm health in Singapore continued to rise over the past itself is beneficial to our health, as several recent — and may actually improve it. Another study, by Tweek amid the latest epidemic, according to studies suggest? Esteban Calvo of the Universidad Diego Portales official statistics. One of them, by Jennifer Montez of Harvard in Chile, Natalia Sarkisian of Boston College and A total of 820 infections were reported in the University and Anna Zajacova of the University Christopher Tamborini of the Social Security week ended June 8, surpassing the previous weekly of Wyoming, examined why the gap in life expect- Administration, finds harm from early retirement record of 756 cases seen this year, according to figures ancy between highly educated and less-educated but no benefit from delaying retirement beyond released by the National Environment Agency. Americans has been growing so rapidly. the traditional age. Both were more than the previous peak seen in Examining the growing educational gradient My own reading of all of these studies is that September 2005 during the worst dengue epidemic in in life expectancy from 1997 to 2006, Montez and there is at least strongly suggestive evidence that Singapore. About 14,000 people were infected in 2005, Zajacova focused on white women aged 45 to 84. In not working, in and of itself, can be harmful to with 25 deaths reported, said Xinhua. addition to differential trends in smoking by edu- your health. And this raises the question of what By Tuesday, a total of 9,421 infections had been cation, they concluded that among these women it means for the puzzling finding that overall reported this year, with two deaths, despite authori- “employment was, in and of itself, an important life expectancy appears to rise, not fall, during ties and the communities stepping up efforts to wipe contributor.” The life expectancy of less-edu- recessions. out mosquitos. cated women was being shortened by their lower Now I’m only speculating, but the answer could Dengue fever is an illness caused by infection with employment rates compared with those of highly lie in the fact that, even during a recession, most a virus transmitted by the Aedes mosquito, with the educated women. people still work. Because a larger-than-usual symptoms including fever, fatigue as well as pain in The researchers tried to test whether the minority don’t, pollution is reduced, traffic fatali- joints and muscles. problem was that less educated people had worse ties decline and the quality of staffing at nursing health, and therefore couldn’t work. But they homes improves — and these changes boost the found that “the contribution of employment to health of the people who are still working. It’s ter- Aids killed 1,098 Chinese in May diverging mortality across education levels is at rible to say, but the research seems to suggest that nfectious diseases killed 1,526 people in China in least partly due to the health benefits derived from being out of work yourself may hurt your health May. AIDS was responsible for 72 percent of the employment.” — but having other people out of work may help it. Itotal, causing 1,098 deaths, authorities said. Researchers at the Institute of Economic Affairs Which brings us back to Roosevelt. Most of us The National Health and Family Planning in Britain have also recently identified “negative seem to think that we would be in better health Commission said tuberculosis was the second-biggest and substantial effects on health from retirement.” if we won the lottery and spent our days on the killer, claiming 179 lives, Xinhua reported. Their study found retirement to be associated with beach, rather than struggling with sometimes Over 720,000 cases of infectious disease were a significant increase in clinical depression and stressful jobs. Yet the next time you think your reported in the country last month, the commission a decline in self-assessed health, and that these job is killing you, just remember that the evidence, said. effects grew larger as the number of years people if anything, suggests the opposite. Your job may Plague, cholera, hepatitis, syphilis, dysentery and spent in retirement increased. be saving your life. gonorrhoea were the major diseases. Similarly, a study published in 2008 by the Peter Orszag is vice chairman of corporate and Agencies National Bureau of Economic Research found investment banking and chairman of the finan- that full retirement increased difficulties with cial strategy and solutions group at Citigroup and mobility and daily activities by five percent to 16 a former director of the Office of Management and percent and, by reducing physical exertion and Budget in the Obama administration. WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 MOVIE PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 9

most cherished hopes and deepest fears, were not. The Superman movies of the 1970s BOLLYWOOD NEWS then superhero movies perfectly capture the were over the top, like the comic books they planet’s current mood of uncertainty and were based on - it was, after all, the era of dread. Today’s global economy is a disaster, Nixon, Ford and Carter, clowns to a man. Hollywood needs unemployment is ravaging the economies Iron Man, a more recent creation, is rec- Susi Ganeshan wishes to of both the developed and the developing ognisable as a sneering, insincere slacker: world, and the threat of terrorism stretches nothing heartfelt ever passes through his cast Salman as superhero from Kabul to Moscow, from London to lips; the very thought of saying something a break from Boston. Superman debuted during a par- honest and authentic would mortify him. outhern film-maker Susi Ganeshan, cur- ticularly dark time in the world’s history, You cannot imagine Iron Man talking like Srently busy promoting his debut Hindi the 1930s, so it is not surprising that the Batman, Wolverine or even Thor. He is the film Shortcut Romeo, says his next venture franchise is being rebooted now, with Man superhero as wise guy. He is Ironyman. will be a superhero film and he wants to cast superhero movies of Steel directed by the prolific action hack One thing that is puzzling about mod- Salman Khan in it. Zack Snyder (The 300, Watchmen). There ern-day superhero movies is that the skill “My next film is a superhero action film, is no clearer indication that this is a dark set of the individual hero is often poorly which will be in 3D. The script is almost time in the world’s history than the fact defined. I am not sure what it would take ready and I want to cast Salman Khan. It’s What started out as cheap, populist that the director who made the slovenly, to put Iron Man out of commission. I have a larger than life character and Salman is inept Watchmen is now getting to reboot not been able to figure out whether the one of the actors who can pull off this role,” entertainment in comic book form has turned Superman. Is nothing sacred? No. Dark Knight can actually fly: he cer- Ganeshan said. Superhero movies are made for a society tainly seems light on his feet. And I have The film is tentatively titled Hutchman. into an endless parade of semi-fascist bores. that has basically given up. The police can’t no idea what powers Thor possesses. I The director, however, has not approached protect us, the government can’t protect us, know that his hammer has miraculous Salman so far. By Joe Queenan Today’s superhero films have not yet Even when you can trust the government, there are no more charismatic loners to pro- potencies, but I am still not sure precisely “Salman is busy with his films and I reached the point where they flat-out you cannot trust all of it. And even the ahigh flourishing chaparral, ethnic or ingroup. some They extreme are rarelycases, tect us and the euro is near-defunct. Clint how miraculous they are. I have no idea have not met him so far, neither have I wenty years ago, after suck. But they are getting there. Iron branches you can trust aren’t much help, seeking to destroy an entire planet. These Eastwood has left the building. So let’s turn what it would take to kill Thor; nor for approached him. He suits the role very well. appearing in two phenom- Man 2 was a huge disappointment, The because they are incompetent. To save villains have limited aspirations, and the things over to the vigilantes. Superheroes that matter does Loki. In films featur- He is certainly in my wish list. Let’s see how enally successful, visu- Avengers (Iron Man 21/2) an aimless humanity, one must rely on a bootstrap man in the white hat has a limited arse- need not obey laws or social conventions; ing Dracula, Tony Montana, Orcs or even things shape up,” said the director. ally opulent and generally hodgepodge and The Dark Knight Rises operation headed by a dedicated go-getter nal of era-appropriate weaponry: a gun, they go where they please and do what they Achilles, the parameters are more clearly Known for making Tamil films Five Star, brilliant Batman movies, a pretentious, incoherent mess. And and self-starter. At heart, all superheroes a bow and arrow, a few grenades, maybe want. They pose simple — usually violent — drawn. Virumbugiren, Thiruttu Payale and Kanthaswamy, Ganeshan teamed up with TMichael Keaton decided he didn’t want now we have yet another Superman are Republicans. even a tank. He does not have any weapons solutions to complex problems. Superheroes The most interesting thing about the Neil Nitin Mukesh, Puja Gupta and Ameesha Patel for his first Hindi movie to make any more Caped Crusader movie, Man of Steel. Those of us who In superhero movies, women are almost of mass destruction to fall back on, nor operate in a netherworld just this side of popularity of superhero movies is that Shortcut Romeo, a romantic crime thriller that is coming out on June 21. films. So he walked away. It was a dis- would like to see an end — or at least always accessories. This is true even if they any supernatural powers. He has to rely fascism. they are insanely expensive to make, yet astrous move that effectively ended an extended pause — to the hegem- themselves are superheroines. The men on brains, brawn and guts, nothing else. Still, it would be a mistake to say that all they spring from a plebian, populist art- Keaton’s career as a leading man, the ony of superhero films would be very do the heavy lifting; the women serve an Sometimes, this is not enough: more often superhero movies are the same. The Dark form. Comic books, at least until recently, actor learning the hard way that the pleased if Robert Downey Jr, Christian ornamental function. This is why we are than we would like to think, he ends up Knight movies are dark. The Iron Man mov- were cheap. They were beautifully drawn only unforgivable crime in Hollywood Bale and the nebbish who plays Captain all the way up to Iron Man 3 and Batman like Spartacus or Braveheart. ies are funny. The Hulk movies are goofy. and exciting, but they were still basically is to walk away from a phenomenally America would make a similarly auda- 7, but have not seen a Supergirl film since In the classic superhero movie, the situ- The X-Men movies are complicated. Captain cheap. That was the point. Movies are not successful franchise. cious artistic decision and walk away. 1984, or a Wonder Woman film ever ation is quite different. Here, the bad guys America was camp, Thor a bit silly, The cheap, especially not in 3D. Comic book The next two Batman films starred As Steven Soderbergh recently com- (supposedly, it is coming this year). The are trying to destroy entire societies, cit- Avengers sillier still. The Spider-Man movies heroes, like football players, have lost all Madhuri Dixit rescues Val Kilmer and George Clooney. plained, these films are draining the 12-year-old boys for whom superhero mov- ies or planets, and the good guy is rarely are closest to conventional movies, placing contact with their proletarian roots. Batman Forever was not very good and life out of motion pictures, diverting ies are chiefly made are not interested in self-sufficient. Instead, somehow or other, ordinary people in difficult situations. The Some people will read all this and say: seven puppies Batman & Robin was terrible. And for virtually all of the industry’s resources women. They may not even be interested he has come into possession of a preter- Spider-Man movies also feature a romance “You’re over-intellectualising. You’re the next few years Batman dropped into insanely expensive “tentpole” films in girls. They are certainly not interested naturally phantasmagoric suit of armour, that seems quite believable, unlike Iron Man. reading too much into it.” This may be he 46-year-old was at Filmistan Studio out of the global conversation. This was that supposedly prop up other projects. in girls with superpowers. complete with zany high-tech accoutre- Although superheroes are archetypal, true. But these charges are always made TSunday with her husband Shriram Nene good because it gave society a breather. It is unlikely that any of these actors Superhero films increasingly rely on ments; or a hammer that can call down each succeeding generation of filmgoers by people who never over-intellectualise for the shoot of her show when she saw seven The Dark Knight thing was played out: will make such a courageous decision a structure where the hero thinks he is lightning from the heavens; or extendable demands a more up-to-date hero. And so anything, who never read too much into puppies drenched from the previous night’s the excitement moviegoers felt when as Keaton, though: they saw what fighting one villain when he is actually fingernails; or laser eyesight; or implausi- each generation gets its own reboot of the things. They are made by people who want rain. Tim Burton made the first Batman happened to him, they saw how Sean fighting another. In The Dark Knight Rises, ble (and non-steroid-related) abs; or the Batman/Spider-Man/Superman franchise. you to take The X-Men seriously, as legiti- Madhuri interrupted the shoot, and she film had evaporated under the tute- Connery’s career stalled when he quit Batman thinks he is up against the crypto- ability to change shape. One day, there may even be a Daredevil mate fiction. And then when you do, they along with Nene and the show’s director lage of Joel Schumacher. In retrospect, 007. But it’s still okay to dream, isn’t it? fascist Bane, when he is actually locked in And these superpowers aren’t just good reboot, though hopefully not soon. The say that you are over-intellectualising. Saahil Chhabria, immediately contacted Peta Keaton’s catastrophic decision to walk This thing is starting to get old. a deadly struggle with a mysterious fellow news for all the societies, cities and plan- films reflect the values of the decade in After all, they say, it’s only a movie. That’s for help and stayed with the puppies until help away now seems heroic, because he was There are too many superhero films: philanthropist played by Marion Cotillard. ets that need saving: most superheroes which they appear. The Batman movies of exactly right. It’s only a movie. But it’s the arrived, said a statement. the last actor to go through a script, their storylines are all beginning to In Iron Man 3, the hero believes he is going are nerds or geeks or losers or screw-ups the 1990s were camp and jokey; the Dark same movie — over and over and over again. “It’s been raining cats and dogs and many take a cold, hard look at the superhero run together. It is a genre dominated toe-to-toe with a terrorist called the or pixies or marooned orphans from deep Knight movies, appearing a decade later, The Guardian puppies and kittens are now in need of good genre and say: “Enough. These films by the thoroughly unoriginal notion Mandarin, when the villain is actually a space who can’t get their personal lives homes. Madhuri Dixit, Dr Nene and Saahil are starting to suck.” that you cannot trust the government. mad scientist who bears a striking resem- functioning properly — until they come Chhabria’s kind deed will inspire many to blance to the dead but not forgotten US into possession of some mystical power or come forward to help animals in distress,” rock star Warren Zevon. magical weapon. Nothing in their pitiful said Peta India’s Sachin Bangera. In Thor, the bodacious nordic deity lives works out until they are bitten by a The puppies are up for adoption. spends most of the movie worrying about a spider, or start sporting a remarkable piece race of tall, antisocial creatures called The of jewellery, or are handed a large, seem- Frost Giants of Jotunheim, and does quite ingly radioactive hammer by their father. a bit of jousting with the testy emissaries “Being a superhero is a way of working of the US government, when the person out your personal problems,” my 26-year- he should really be worrying about is his old son told me when I asked him about brother, Loki. In days gone by, a superhero the popularity of the genre among his age only had to worry about the Joker or the group and younger. “You’re an ordinary TV actress Preeti Gupta’s French leap Silver Surfer or Lex Luthor. Now he has person with no special skills — and sud- ctress Preeti Gupta, who has been seen in shows like Kahaani Ghar to worry about mysterious philanthropists. denly you wake up one day and you’re AGhar Kii, says she will shoot with a French director soon. No wonder he’s so neurotic. awesome. So if you’re asking me if the “There is this film, which is with this French director...right now I don’t In fact, the rise of superhero movies superhero genre is going to fade away soon, want to talk about it too much.... We will be shooting in India,” she said. signals the triumph of the neurotic over the answer is no.” The actress made her big screen transition with films Blemished Light the maverick. In the classic Hollywood You wake up awesome. Not because and Mere Haule Dost and says “everything is challenging in life”. movie, whether the hero is cop, cowboy, you did something special like beat Hitler “I went to New York to study method acting. That opened up my world. private eye, rebel or drifter, there comes or cure polio. All you did was wake up. Then I did two independent films,” said Preeti, who has even trained at a moment when this solitary, self-suffi- And suddenly you were awesome. It is the the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York. cient loner faces the bad guys all by him- dream of the fame-hungry TV talent con- self. The bad guys are usually trying to test generation. destroy a ranch, a town, a portion of the If movies are a reflection of society’s 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 SCIENCE

China has embarked on its fifth and longest manned space mission, sending three astronauts to dock with an experimental laboratory in its latest step towards constructing a space station by 2020

TIANGONG-1 LABORATORY Resource module Contains fuel, air, water Launched in 2011. Functions and other support as experimental prototype for equipment future space station. Length: 9m Docking: Crew will practice manual and automatic procedures during 15-day mission

Re-entry module

Orbital Experiment module module Astronaut living and working area Propulsion module

SHENZHOU-10 SPACECRAFT LAUNCHER Based on Russian Long March 2F Soyuz-TM design, carries Height: 62m up to three astronauts Payload: 8.5 tonnes inside re-entry module

Nie Haisheng, 48 Wang Yaping, 33 Zhang Xiaoguang, 47 Mission commander Laboratory assistant Operator Fighter pilot in Former air force Air force squadron Chinese air force, transport plane commander selected first went into orbit pilot becomes to be astronaut in as flight engineer China’s second 1998. Flying first during Shenzhou-6 female astronaut space mission on mission in 2005 to fly into space Shenzhou-10 Sources: CNSA, NASA Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS FOOD PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 11

You’re doing it wrong: Eggplant

By L V Anderson either. There are a few ways of achiev- leisurely attitude, more “I Am Trying deep pot over medium-high heat. Add n its natural state, eggplant is ing this combination: Think of takeout to Break Your Heart” than “Kamera.” a cube of the eggplant to the oil to test tough, spongy and bitter — pretty Chinese eggplant, lacquered with a It’s a weekend-afternoon project, not whether it’s hot enough; the oil should vile, all in all. Generally, vegetables glaze containing soy sauce, sugar, and a weeknight one — and, appropriately, sizzle. Working in batches, add the I(especially ones with a reputation rice vinegar, for instance. But the best it’s the perfect thing to serve atop eggplant and fry, stirring occasionally, for being vile) do not benefit from over- preparation of eggplant is one that not bruschetta at your next weekend cock- until lightly browned and fully tender, cooking — think fetid Brussels sprouts, only maximises its flavor potential but tail party. 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to paper gray peas, floppy asparagus. Eggplant also takes advantage of that silky tex- towels to drain, and season with salt. is the opposite: Its unpleasantness is ture: eggplant caponata. Carefully strain the oil into a glass directly correlated with how under- This Sicilian spread (also perfectly Eggplant Caponata container and wipe out the pot. Return cooked it is. I would rather go hungry respectable served as a salad) is the Yield: 6 to 8 servings 1/4 cup of the oil to the pan over than eat a grill-marked yet stiff slice savoury equivalent of a kitchen-sink Time: 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours medium-high heat (reserve the rest for of eggplant — which is how eggplant is cookie; you’ll find no recipe that com- Ingredients another use), and add the onion, celery, traditionally served in workplace caf- bines olives, capers, raisins, sugar, Olive oil for frying and garlic; season with salt and pepper. eterias, airport sandwich kiosks, and lemon and parsley to greater effect. 2 medium eggplants (about 2 Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft and other venues that don’t pride them- Its technique is no less unconven- pounds), cut into 1-inch cubes golden brown, about 15 minutes. Add selves on their vegetarian offerings. tional: First you fry eggplant in copi- Salt the tomato paste and continue cooking, But eggplant so mushy it falls apart ous amounts of olive oil (extra-virgin 1 large yellow onion, chopped stirring constantly, until fragrant and when you so much as prod at it gently works, though you have to take care 3 celery stalks, chopped lightly caramelized, about 3 minutes. with a finger? Eggplant so tender that to keep it from smoking; light olive 6 garlic cloves, minced Reduce the heat to medium and add stabbing it with a fork with your eyes oil is also fine). Then you combine the Black pepper the tomatoes, olives, raisins, vinegar, closed feels no different from stabbing eggplant with moist ingredients and 1/4 cup tomato paste sugar, capers, crushed red pepper, and a patch of empty space? Now we’re serve it cool. Typically, fried foods are 3 fresh Roma tomatoes, chopped 1/4 cup water. Cook, stirring frequently, talking. best served fresh out of the frying pan 1/2 cup chopped green olives until the tomatoes begin to break down, Cooking eggplant until it’s quiver- — but caponata’s delayed-gratification 1/3 cup raisins 15 to 20 minutes. Meanwhile, put the ingly soft will only take you so far, approach works precisely because the 1/4 cup red vinegar pine nuts in a large skillet over medium though. There’s still the issue of fla- eggplant becomes super-soft, rather 2 tablespoons sugar heat and cook, stirring often, until vour to address — and though cooked than crisp, when fried. (Frying also 2 tablespoons capers lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. eggplant is less bitter than raw egg- happens to be a much faster way of 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper Turn off the heat under the tomato plant, its mild earthiness isn’t known making eggplant meltingly tender than 1/4 cup pine nuts mixture, and stir in the pine nuts, pars- for making mouths water. But that roasting, grilling or baking.) 1 small bunch parsley, chopped, thick ley, lemon juice, and eggplant. Taste fundamental blandness is a perfect The frying process has to occur in stems discarded and adjust the seasoning. Cool to room foil for more assertive ingredients. a few batches, since the biggest mis- Juice of 1 lemon temperature and serve. (Store leftover The best complement for eggplant take you can make while frying is to caponata in an airtight container in the is some combination of sweet, salty overcrowd your ingredients in the Method: refrigerator for up to several days.) and tangy. Of course, fat doesn’t hurt, oil. This means caponata demands a Put 1 1/2 inches of olive oil in a large, WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 TECHNOLOGY

ony’s new-generation PlayStation 4 console scored an opening skirmish triumph Sover Microsoft’s Xbox One on Sony wins the eve of the Tuesday start of premier E3 videogame conference. Sony and Microsoft each hosted distinctly different private events on opening Monday to spotlight their new cham- pions in long-running console wars. Both titans showcased blockbuster games, but Sony triggered unbridled skirmish in cheers with assurances it would not interfere with sales of used titles or require Internet connections for play. The points were in sharp contrast to Microsoft, which designed Xbox One new-gen consoles to check-in on the Internet once every 24 hours for games to work, and set conditions on used games. Sony also priced PS4 at $399 as console war compared to the $499 Microsoft said it will charge for Xbox One consoles when they are released in the United States and Europe in November. “Clearly, Sony won the battle of the day,” said Gartner analyst Brian Blau. “The price point is going to be a big factor,” he continued. “At a minimum, it is a poke in the eye because Sony is just cheaper.” Blau responded that the price divide widens when taking into account that Xbox One console owners must sub- scribe to an Internet service, because the device requires an online connec- The beefed-up hardware is powered remaining true to hardcore gamers. Sony has sold about the same number tion if users want to play. by software that allows for instant Sony will use the technology of of PlayStation 3 consoles, which was He cautioned that it was still too switching between games, television, recently acquired cloud gaming com- introduced a year later. early to tell which console would prove and Internet browsing. pany Gaikai to launch a service next Meanwhile, Nintendo sold nearly more popular because hardware and Kinect motion and sound sensing year that lets people use PS3 or PS4 100 million Wii consoles, which games, no matter how slickly they were accessories accompanying the consoles consoles to play blockbuster games in became hits due to innovative presented at the media events, have yet recognise users; respond instantly to the Internet “cloud” in real time. motion-sensing controls after their to get into people’s hands. commands spoken in natural language, More than 140 games are in develop- debut in 2006. However, demand for “Overall, they are both strong plat- and even detect a person’s pulse. ment for the PS4, with at least 100 of Nintendo’s recently released Wii U forms,” Blau said. Sony fired back with the first look the titles due out in the year following consoles has been disappointing. Microsoft fired the opening shot at its new PS 4 console, promising to the consoles release, according to Sony While next-generation consoles with a media event providing more combine its film, music, television and Computer Entertainment of America will dominate E3, digital play has details about the Xbox One home game strengths in a powerhouse home president Jack Tretton. changed considerably from when entertainment hub it revealed in May. entertainment box. He promised that Sony had no plans their predecessors arrived. Microsoft focused on its core audi- “This is a completely new platform to stop people from being able to play Smartphones and tablet comput- ence of gamers at the E3 presentation and, in many ways, represents a com- used games, and that PS4 consoles ers have powered a boom in games of a box designed to become a hub for pletely new PlayStation,” said Sony did not need to be connected to the available for free, with money made films, television shows, music and other Computer Entertainment president Internet if people preferred to go it from ads or in-game purchases. home entertainment streamed from Andrew House. solo. “Both media events talked about the Internet. “We are more than ever capitalising “When a player buys a PS4 disk the changing business models but “Xbox One is designed to deliver a on the vast network of Sony divisions.” they have the right to use that game; there wasn’t big news,” said Blau, whole new generation of blockbuster The PS4 will launch with beefed trade it in; lend it to a friend, or keep who predicted console and mobile games, television and entertainment up offerings at Sony online movie it forever,” Tretton said. games would increasingly intersect in a powerful, all-in-one device,” said and music services as the console Microsoft has sold some 77 million as play adapts to new gadgets and Microsoft president of interactive moves to expand into a complete Xbox 360 consoles since they hit the lifestyles. entertainment Don Mattrick. home entertainment centre while market in late 2005. Console rival AFP

nline retail titan Amazon has announced it Amazon Amazon sells apps for Kindle, but also for PCs is expanding sales of its Kindle tablet com- and other Android phones and devices. Oputers to “over 170 countries and territories expands Kindle “We think our customers will love the app selec- around the world,” and its Appstore to nearly 200 tion we have to offer and also find features such as countries. sale to 170 countries Free App of the Day and personalised recommen- The move steps up the offensive of Amazon dations very helpful as they discover and explore against rivals like Apple and Google in the market new apps and games,” said Amazon’s Mike George. for tablets and content sold for the devices. around the world will agree that Kindle Fire HD “By further expanding the distribution of apps “Kindle Fire HD is the number one best-selling is the best tablet for an incredible price.” to millions of customers around the world, we are item in the world for Amazon since its launch, and Amazon said Kindle Fire, which start in the US continuing to make it easy for customers to enjoy we’re thrilled to make it available to even more market at $159, will start shipping to the additional their Amazon apps on Kindle Fire and any Android customers around the globe today,” said Dave Limp, countries by June 13. Up to now it had been sold device.” vice president at Amazon Kindle. outside the US only in Britain, Germany, France, Amazon is competing with the likes of Apple and “Not only does Kindle Fire feature advanced Italy, Spain and Japan. Google in the market for tablets and also online hardware, it’s also a service. When combined with The company said its Amazon Appstore “is now content and apps. Some reports say Amazon is our content ecosystem, great email and browsing available to millions of customers in nearly 200 developing its own smartphone as well. and top-rated customer service, we hope people countries,” offering games, books, and other content. AFP COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 13

LEARN Names of the four seasons: ARABIC

As’saif Summer

Al khareef Autumn

Ash’shita Winter Hoy en la Historia

Ar’rabee’ Spring June 13, 1983 The U.S. spacecraft Pioneer 10 became the first man-made object Al jaw Har Al yawm Today is very hot to leave the solar system, after passing Jupiter and clearing the Al jaw Barid Al yawm Today is cold orbit of Neptune 1993: Rockets fired by Serb forces killed more than 50 people in a hospital in the Muslim enclave of Gorazde in Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman eastern Bosnia 1993: Kim Campbell became Canada’s first woman prime minister 2008: Irish voters rejected the EU Treaty of Lisbon in a referendum, a decision subsequently reversed in 2009 2009: North Korea threatened to take military action against the U.S. and its allies over UN sanctions Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

ABOVE, ABYSS, ACME, APEX, ATOP, BASEMENT, BELOW, BROW, CANYON, CHASM, CRATER, CREST, CROWN, DEEP, DEPRESSION, ELATION, ELEVATED, HIGHEST, HILL, HOLE, HOLLOW, LOFTY, LOWEST, MOUND, MOUNTAIN, NADIR, OVER, PEAK, PINNACLE, RAISED, RAVINE, ROOF, SUMMIT, TRENCH, UNDER, VALLEY, VERTEX, ZENITH. 14 PLUS | THURSDAY 13 JUNE 2013 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 Sudoku: A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank Easy Sudoku Puzzles cells. A Hyper Place a digit from 1 to 9 in each Sudoku has empty cell so every unlike Sudoku row, every column and every 13 regions 3x3 box contains all (four regions the digits 1 to 9. 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 13 JUNE 2013 15

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Swedish male train drivers don Elderly women safely scramble Events in Qatar skirts to beat the heat from burning limo in California

Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport ale staff on Stockholm’s commuter trains have A group of mostly elderly women, half of them in their When: March 7-Jun 16 begun wearing skirts to circumvent a ban on 90s and some using canes, escaped unharmed from a Monday–Thursday, Mshorts as sweltering heat hit the Swedish capi- stretch limousine that burst into flames at a gated senior Saturday: 9am-8pm tal this week. community in Northern California, police said. Friday; 3pm-9pm (Sunday closed) Around 15 male train drivers and other staff wore skirts The incident came a month after a bride and four friends Where: QMA Gallery, Bldg 10 this week on the suburban Roslagsbanan train service, died trapped in another burning limo as it crossed a bridge What: The Qatar Museums Authority where temperatures inside the carriages can reach 35 over San Francisco Bay some 30 miles away. will exhibit ‘Hey’Ya: Arab Women in degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit), transport com- The California Highway Patrol was looking into links Sport’ at QMA Gallery in Katara Cultural pany Arriva said. between the two fires, said Lieutenant Jay Hill of the Village. The exhibit originated in Qatar, “Our policy is that you have to look well dressed and Walnut Creek Police Department. beginning at the Arab Games’ Athletes proper when representing Arriva, and that means trou- In the most recent incident, the 10 women were sitting Village in December 2011, where sers if you’re a man and a skirt if you’re a woman, but no in a black limousine in their gated community in Walnut photographer Brigitte and documentary shorts,” Arriva spokesman Tomas Hedenius said. Creek at noon on Sunday when it caught fire, Hill said. maker Marian Lacombe set up an outdoor studio, working with female “But if there’s a man who is keen to wear women’s cloth- The group had been headed to a birthday party for one of athletes. They then travelled to 20 Arab ing, such as a skirt, we have said that’s okay,” he added. the nonagenarian women, some of whom used canes and countries from the Gulf to North Africa, The company could change its policy this autumn after walkers. documenting images and videos of 70 receiving feedback from its employees. One of the passengers, Mary Chapman, told local Arab sportswomen. “There’s always reason to review the framework when KGO-TV that they became alarmed when they saw smoke Free entry you hear your staff’s views. The uniforms should look coming out of the car. proper but they should also be comfortable to wear,” “When I looked out, there was red flames and black Hadenius said. smoke and now you can see the result,” she said, gesturing Moosa Omar Exhibition Around 47,000 passengers travel on the Roslagsbanan to a large burned spot on the asphalt where the limo had When: Until June 23; 10am-10pm service every day according to Stockholm Public Transport been idling when it caught fire. Where: Katara Gallery 2 - Bldg 18 (SL). Sweden’s tradition of gender equality has famously “I just think there should be laws to regulate limousines What: Qatar Visual Arts Center put more mums in the workplace while rising numbers of just like there are for trucks,” Chapman said. presents a new experience of works dads stay at home. A spokesman for the limousine company declined to through the Omani Artist Moosa Omar Over the past year, activists have pushed for a gender- comment on the incident. and with the participation Qatari Artists Hassan El Mulla and Maryem Al Moussa. neutral pronoun, “hen”, to be added to “han” (he) and Contra Costa Fire District spokesman Robert Marshall Tickets: Free “hon” (she). said the cause of the fire had not been determined, but The Nordic country’s largest toy chain said in November that it appeared to have started in an area near the parti- Designed To Win its toys were “gender neutral” after picturing boys holding tion that separated the driver’s seat from the passenger baby dolls and banishing girls from the dolls pages of its compartment. When: Until June 23; 10am-10pm Christmas catalogue. Agencies Where: Katara - Bldg 3 What: Designed to Win celebrates ways in which design and sport are combined, pushing the limits of human endeavour to achieve records and victories of increasing significance and IN FOCUS by Mel Rosita Isaga wonder. There will be an extensive educational programme and visiting artists’ talks complementing the expo. Free entry

Disney on Ice 100 years of Magic When: June 13-16 (Timings on website) Where: Qatar National Convention Centre What: A fanfare production bringing to life 65 of Disney’s unforgettable characters that span the decades, from 18 beloved stories. With Mickey and Minnie leading the fun, audiences enjoy breathtaking dance numbers. Entry: Tickets available online and at the outlets of Virgin Megastore. More info at http://www.disneyme.com.

World Press Photography Exhibition When: Until June 15; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Gallery - Bldg 18 What: The exhibition is an effort by the Qatar Photographic Society with Katara to collaboratively with the World Press Photo organization, work towards the development of a qualified photography audience and photographers in Qatar. Tickets: Free Rolling over the sand dunes in Mesaieed. Send your photos to [email protected]. If you want your events featured here, Please mention where the photo was taken. mail details to [email protected]

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