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The whole ethos of mindfulness is to encourage people to live in the moment. The theory How to get goes that we are so busy trying to block out past worries and anticipate future ones that we rarely concentrate on enjoying more from what we are doing at the precise moment we are doing it. Devotees claim mindfulness can be applied to everything from your meals walking and running to eating.

BY MORWENNA FERRIER concentrate on enjoying what we are Times called Puddicombe the ‘Jamie thing. doing at the precise moment we are Oliver of meditation’, a lazy but timely I head to Tesco with a carefully T’S WEDNESDAY evening doing it. Devotees claim mindfulness endorsement given that Headspace curated shopping list but, as instructed, and for the last four minutes, can be applied to everything from walk- have recently launched a new version remain open-minded about what I may I’ve been holding an avocado. In ing and running to eating. The latter is of their product, Headspace V2.0, which buy to “try to be playful”. As the app fact, less holding, more caress- what interests me here. will encompass relationships, walking suggests I finger the lemons, weigh up ing. I run my finger over its I am greedy and at times, an emo- and eating. I’m interested in the mind- my reason for picking up tinned chick- leathery skin, concentrate on tional eater. Sometimes I will eat less, ful eating part of the new app, which peas and notice my breathing beside the Iwhere it’s from (Costa Rica), how it sometimes more – depending on my aims to reprogramme the way our rye bread before ascertaining exactly got to me (Lidl, possibly via boat) and state of mind – but I almost always eat brains compute all things diet-related. what sort of impact Haribo is going to what I’ll do with it (inhale it if I have to without thinking about what I am con- Britons have developed “a huge neurosis have on my wellbeing. stare at it much longer, I’m famished). suming. I am participating in this for with food”, says Andy. But, he is keen to Despite my reservations, I do find For the last week, this routine has been various desired outcomes, none of which note that mindful eating “is not a diet”. myself ignoring the usual things I buy, the preamble to each meal. involve losing weight. I want to enjoy While I love a fad (I’ve been known possibly over-thinking my meat choice, Welcome to my faintly laborious food, to stop viewing it as I sometimes to make my own almond milk and regu- but emerge with a bag heavy on vari- week of mindful eating, the newest off- do as fuel, and to slow the hell down. larly use coconut oil instead of butter), ety (beetroot) and possibility (organic shoot from meditation folks Headspace, The approach is less about calorie mindful eating sounds like hard work. mince). It’s a good start. the wildly popular secular app created counting, more about increasing your For both time and financial reasons, But it’s the actual eating where by Andy Puddicombe, a witty ex-Bud- awareness of what you are eating. In I often find myself cooking canteen- I come a cropper. I’m somewhere dhist monk, and his business partner, other words, eat cake, just think about sized batches of the same food – dahl, between what Andy identifies in his Rich Pierson. It’s an online course, split what you’re eating and why you’re eat- passata, quinoa. Extreme uniformity book as a “gorger” (someone who just into three levels (each is 10 days long ing it. like this, however, is frowned upon in eats thoughtlessly, continuously) and requiring around 10 minutes a day) to The technique has been proven Headspace world. Cooking for one “can an “eco-geek” (someone who eats con- be done whenever you feel like it, wher- to be effective for people suffering detract from your enjoyment if you let tinuously, just healthily and without ever is convenient. depression, stress and anxiety. Based it,” he said. “But if you can learn to respite). In other words, I don’t eat The whole ethos of mindfulness is to on Buddhist meditation practices, it’s shift your focus on to how you shop it meals. I inhale them at a tremendous encourage people to live in the moment. even being recommended by the NHS. needn’t.” To wit: by instilling variety, rate, usually over my laptop. I usually The theory goes that we are so busy If Headspace sounds cultish, it’s not change and more thought into why you cook things on autopilot and devour trying to block out past worries and far off, having been downloaded well cook the same thing, eating can become a bag of almonds as a snack each day anticipate future ones that we rarely over a million times. The New York – suspend your disbelief – a pleasurable without thinking. PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 3

Because my mind is almost always full of chatter, I feel nothing when I eat, except something between my teeth. The programme aims to change this. The idea is to listen to the app before you cook and adapt your behaviour accordingly by approaching food in a focused way, thinking about the ingredients, where they come from, how they smell, then examining how they taste, how they move on your tongue. It sounds overly holistic but in practice, pretty sensible. The first few days are tough. Before meals, mindful eaters are asked to rate how hungry they are. I mentally note my level of “mind chatter” (distraction) and how I feel, out of 10. After I’ve eaten I ask myself the same questions. While this process of asking myself questions slows me down, it’s not until five days in that I start to actually concentrate on the entire process of eating. The next day, I cup my bag of almonds. I feel the weight. I think about how hungry I am and realising I’m not, don’t eat them. It sounds extraordinarily simple, and it is, but it works. What’s easy at home requires a little more effort when I went out for dinner with a friend one week in. Listening to my mind chatter, while trying to be good company is not easy. All this thought means that I don’t relax, but I do notice the lasagne and try to put more thought into eating it. Even after So after weighing up whether I really wanted it, that is eaten away from the telly. seven days of practicing mindful eating, I still don’t I decided to eat the avocado for dinner. Instead of Against all the odds, I have slowed down and I am find it natural. How long will it take before I’ve fully tearing around the supermarket, I spend 35 minutes thinking about each dish. Quite unexpectedly, I taste acclimatised, I ask Andy? “About 60 days or so,” he at my local grocer’s instead. I even constructed a few each one. Mindful eating might be tantamount to a says, “although the longer you do it, the better you new dishes, which I decanted into various bowls to cult, but I’ll happily join this one. become at it.” create a fairly rubbish spread of fusion tapas, but one THE GUARDIAN Staying mindful at work

a part of positive psychology as a way to help individuals • Spending at least five minutes each day doing nothing. enhance their well-being and life satisfaction. • Practicing mindful breathing for some period of time What is mindfulness? It is a meditative practice that (five to 30 minutes), throughout the day. Take bathroom revolves around paying focused attention to the present breaks or short walks to force you to build in mindful breath- moment, without judging or labeling the experience. This ing. Sit upright and focus on the natural flow of your breath. enables a person to acquire mental and emotional rest Focus on your breath, rather than letting your mind wander throughout the day. So, instead of immediately reacting to to get you stressing on the chore or negative aspects of issues that create stress, a practitioner can employ mindful- the day ahead. ness techniques to regain control of the situation. • Checking in with yourself throughout the day. Set up With more and more research showing the practice can reminders to do this, and periodically take deep breaths reduce stress, lower blood pressure, improve memory and to see how you are doing throughout the day. Even taking lessen depression and anxiety, programs have multiplied periodic three-minute breathing breaks where you just stop in schools, prisons, hospitals and many work places. The what you are doing, inhale and exhale deeply, focusing on University of Maryland’s Robert H Smith School of Business your breath will help rejuvenate you for the day. just added a mindfulness session in its executive MBA pro- • Taking the time before making a call or interacting with gram. Likewise, companies such as Google, Target, Aetna, someone to think about what you want the outcome to be. BY JOYCE E A RUSSELL Procter & Gamble, Apple, McKinsey & Co, General Mills You could take a deep breath before a meeting and just and others have instituted mindfulness programs to help think about the objective for the meeting. employees cope with stress. • Listening to others. Take the focus off your own “to-do- TRESSED? Overworked? Feeling out of control? Generally, mindfulness programs involve multiple ses- list” and focus on the other person. Sound familiar? Thanks to technology and the 24/7 sions that teach meditation techniques, such as controlled • Thinking about ways to recognize others throughout world we live in, the pressure seemingly never breathing and bringing thoughts back to the present. They the day, and to better understand their needs and issues. Sends. Workers feel they are on call at all times, day also include exercises for toning down mental chatter and Practice being empathetic and showing kindness to help or night, and that they are never caught up. Most would say improving listening skills. Employees are taught to apply them. they work too many hours, and often with few real breaks. the techniques in their daily routines on the job and in their • Taking regular breaks instead of sitting at your desk the In fact, according to the World Health Organization, the personal lives. entire day. Try taking a walk or go tech-free at lunchtime. cost of stress to American businesses is as high as $300bn. Several strategies for practicing mindfulness include: This can often enhance your creative thinking. This includes health care and lost productivity because of • Starting each day with conscious awareness. First • Unplugging from technology throughout the day to diabetes, high blood pressure and other illnesses. The real notice how you feel, then consciously set your intentions give your brain a rest and to keep your stress levels at bay. question is what to do about it. We are all in search of the for the day, rather than jumping right out and starting the • Doing some quick self-reflection at the end of your answer, and one that has been gaining in popularity is the day. Maybe even stating that today you will be more aware day to think about the day, but not necessarily to overly practice of mindfulness. of XYZ. judge yourself. The concept is not new. Mindfulness originated in • Slowing yourself down throughout the day, if you are We may not rid ourselves of all of the stress in our eve- Hinduism and then Buddhism, and has become more per- the type to race through the day. ryday lives, but mindfulness is one way we can make it vasive in the West as a way to handle emotions and help • Using music or other techniques to practice medita- more palatable. One way that we can try to regain control alleviate depression, anxiety and other symptoms. It is also tion at work. of ourselves again. WP-BLOOMBERG 4 PLUS MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 COMMUNITY

Nakilat, Qatar’s premier marine company, held its third successful annual celebration for Garangao. Nakilat’s Qatari employees and their families shared their culture and heritage with the expat employees and their children who became more acquainted with the authentic tradition of Garangao night. Nakilat considers Garangao to be a great opportunity to share Qatar’s heritage with international staff and to bring employees and their families together for a cultural celebration. The company looks forward to many more such future events. Garangao is celebrated on the 14th night of Ramadan. In Qatar, children dress in traditional clothing after Iftar and walk around their neighbourhoods singing the Garangao song and receiving sweets as gifts from neighbours.

QIB registers strong presence in support of Ramadan ATAR Islamic Bank (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic bank, is registering strong and active presence during the holy month of Ramadan through supporting and partaking in various charitable, social, and cultural events and activities Qheld throughout the holy month, as part of the Bank’s Social Responsibility Programme. In this respect, QIB is helping support the Ramadan Iftars held by Qatar Charity in Al Thakhira, as part of its strategy to support acts of charity that fall within its Social Responsibility Programme, where QIB contributes to Iftars held by charity organisations and institutions across the country. Also among the endeavours supported by QIB was the programme held at the Al Host Mohammad Idrees Anwar with a group of guests at the Iftar dinner. Baraha Ramadan Village by Qatar Charity in col- Top Pakistani businessman laboration with the Pearl–Qatar. QIB contributed by pro- hosts Iftar for community viding an ATM vehi- cle for the public in GRAND gala Iftar dinner Mazhar A Monga, founder Chairman attendance of the was hosted at The Ritz- Pakistan Professional Forum & former various events held Carlton Doha for Pakistani senior consultant at the Women at the village, which A community by renowned Hospital; Mohammad Aslam Shahid, target people from all Pakistani businessman Mohammed President Qatar Cricket Association; walks of life and take Idrees Anwar, CEO & MD of Al Rashid Butt, President PMLN, Qatar; cultural diversity and Khayarin Group. A large number Israr Khan Malazai, Ahmad Hassan, different age catego- of the Pakistani business commu- President Pakistan Business Forum, ries into account. nity, leading professionals, heads of Riyaz Bakali, President, Pakistan QIB is also pro- Pakistani socio-cultural forums, mem- Welfare Forum, Adnan Kirmani, viding Gold spon- bers of the Pakistani Diplomatic Corps President Pakistan Professional Forum, sorship to Al–Rayyan’s CheddHeilak TV programme where participants must answer attended the Iftar followed by dinner. Aleem Paracha, President Ahbab, a number of questions in order to win valuable prizes. QIB opted to support the show Prominent Pakistanis to attended Farook Malik, Counselor Pakistan given its high ratings, which allows the bank great exposure. the Iftar included Saif U Rahman embassy, Gohar Riaz, Counselor Regarding banking services during Ramadan, QIB announced that 12 of its branches Khan, former chairman, National Pakistan embassy, Brig. Masud will open its doors to provide all banking services each evening and Saturday morning Accountability Bureau of Pakistan & Akram, Pakistan’s Defence Attache to during Ramadan. All QIB’s 30 branches will be operating from Sunday to Thursday as a renowned businessman in Qatar; Qatar, Samar Javed, First Secretary, per the official working hours — 9am to 2pm. Al Fanar, Salwa Road, Airport Road, Al Khaled Hameed, Pakistan’s Hockey leg- Pakistan embassy, Mohammad Riaz, Gharrafa, Al Rayyan, Al Sadd, Al Wakra, Umm Slal, Muaither, and Al Khor will oper- end & Gold Medalist Olympian, pres- Vice Chairman, Pakistan Engineers ate from Sunday to Wednesday from 9pm to 11pm, and on Saturday from 9:00am to ently working as Manager PIA, Qatar; Forum, Liaqat Amin Satti, Chairman 12:00pm. In addition, QIB’s City Centre branch and Dar Al Salam Mall will be open from Ashraf Siddiqui, renowned author & Pakistan AlKhor Community and Dr. Saturday to Thursday in two shifts 10:30am to 2:30pm, and then 9pm to 11pm, also on social worker; Said Badshah, renowned Tariq Masoud, renowned researcher & Friday from 9pm to 11pm only. Fruits & Vegetable importer; Dr President Pakistan Dukhan Community. MARKETPLACE PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 5

Plaza Inn Doha helps taxi drivers break their fast

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Splash ropes in Nicole Saba, Salman Khan as Brand Ambassadors

OT off the heels of turning 21, Splash — the Hhome-grown high street retailer — has announced the gorgeous Arab singer & actress Nicole Saba as its brand ambas- sador along with Bollywood heart-throb and multi award winning actor Salman Khan. A first from Splash in terms of bringing together two acclaimed celebrities from varied backgrounds, the strategic announcement comes as a time when the brand is celebrating ‘In Love with Fashion’. The two celebrities will together be seen promoting the entire line-up of Splash clothing and accessories, across various platforms of the brand and will be seen interacting with the wide audience that Splash caters to. Forming a perfect fit with Splash which is well known for its trendy and fashionable collections with a broad appeal, its innovative events and campaigns the celebrities in their own spheres are known for creating everlasting fashion moments, are icons with mass appeal and known for their Innovative acumen. Talking about the recent association, Raza Beig, CEO, Splash & ICONIC, “We are very excited to have Nicole Saba and Salman Khan, two of the biggest stars as the face of Splash in the Region. Our success with Salman as a brand ambassador prompted us to look for a woman who embodied panache in its true essence and is a style inspiration. Mannai Corp hosts Iftar for employees With a focus on fun and affordable fashion and capitalising on the very edgy, sophisti- N THE occasion of Ramadan, Mannai Corporation hosted its annual cated and on-trend personas of Nicole & Salman, Splash will create memorable fashion Iftar reception for their employees. The gathering was held at Mannai moments for its consumers ranging from the strong to sensual to fun and flirtatious. compound, Salwa Industrial Area, and brought together over 700 For promoting the brand endorsement, Splash will release a 30 second fashion film Oemployees representing Mannai subsidiary companies, including the featuring both stars in various looks and moods along with a variety of Print & Online company’s senior management team. Mannai Corporation Group CEO and campaigns. Shot by Tejal Patni, the first leg of the campaign will be launched on July Director Alekh Grewal said: “The company’s initiative to gather altogether for 20 while the entire campaign will then be launched by mid September. To stay updated Iftar is a tradition that Mannai holds. This is one way of showing our apprecia- regarding the association and for exclusive content, login to any of the Splash social tion to our employees’ contribution in moving the company forward. We are very media platforms at www.splashfashions.com, www.facebook.com/splashfashions, pleased to meet everyone in a casual set up and strengthened our ties among www.twitter.com/splashfashions. our colleagues through sharing.” Mannai extends its Ramadan wishes to all the member employees and also to the rest of the nation. 6 PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 LIFESTYLE

Japanese pronunciation of “half”, meaning “mixed race”), such has been Mixed-race ‘Rola’ changing the the shift. “Young Japanese women want to be like Rola,” said psychologist Yoko Haruka, a regular on Japanese TV. “They buy the same clothes, bag. It’s like DNA of Japanese pop culture a cartoon world, the baby-face effect. “She has the foreign look: long legs, small face, but because she is ‘half’, she’s not an object of envy at all. She’s an idol like Madonna was, but closer and easier to relate to.” Rola’s trademark puffing of the cheeks, ditzy catchphrases, infectious giggle and carefree charm have helped make Japan’s most famous ‘It Girl’ a smash hit with legions of adoring fans. She believes the shifting landscape has had a positive effect on Japan. “Nationality isn’t important,” she said, dressed in tight blue jeans under a flo- ral one-piece. “I used to think Japanese people weren’t open and should lighten up. But Japan has become brighter. “People copying me is cool,” she added in her helium voice. “If I can do one thing to help bring a tiny improve- ment to Japan, that’s great.” Born of a Bangladeshi father and a half-Japanese, half-Russian mother, Rola’s eccentricities helped overcome the language barrier when young, once turning up at elementary school in pyja- mas she mistook for her new uniform. “Normally if you can’t communi- cate it’s frustrating but I only have fun memories of childhood,” she said. “When I was small I’d play with Barbie dolls and the next day I’d jump in the river with boys catching crayfish or playing with turtles. Maybe that’s why I use a lot of hand gestures. I naturally just made friends.”

EXOTIC LOOKS In a culture that once might have passed over her darker tone, Rola’s exotic looks have clearly helped — she was scouted by a modelling agency on the streets of Tokyo when she was in high school. Following in the footsteps of mixed-race glamour girls such as Jun Hasegawa and racing driver Jenson Button’s fiancee Jessica Michibata, Rola has also taken peak- time television by storm. Japan can take its celebrity worship to extremes, David Beckham once hav- ing a giant chocolate statue dedicated Japanese fashion model and TV personality Rola is reflected in a mirror as she poses for photograph during an interview in Tokyo. to him in Tokyo while his mohican hairstyle triggered a personal groom- N CELEBRITY-OBSESSED through the strict convention that gov- while half-French newscaster Christel ing craze among local women during Japan with its conveyor belt of erns Japanese society. Takigawa helped Tokyo win the 2020 the 2002 World Cup. 15-minute stars, fashion icon “Whenever people told me to speak Olympic vote as the city’s ambassador “I don’t get stressed (by fame),” said ‘Rola’ is blazing a meteoric trail politely, I never worried about it,” she for “cool”. Rola. “People come up to me on the at the forefront of a galaxy of told AFP in an interview. “I’m not talk- Their rise to fame mirrors a shift in street and go ‘Hi, Rola!’ as if I’m their mixed-race stars changing the ing down to anyone. I’m not a come- attitudes in Japan, which only opened friend.” When not shooting commer- DNAI of Japanese pop culture. dian, it’s just how I am. It’s just being its doors to the outside world in the cials for everything from cosmetics Turn on the TV and there’s no escap- open-hearted and trying to make peo- middle of the 19th century and where or beer to headache pills or battered ing the bubbly 24-year-old of Bengali, ple open theirs.” foreigners — those without Japanese octopus balls, Rola is at the gym — or Japanese and Russian descent — she But it is not just her quirky charm nationality, even if they were born here fishing. “When the next trends hit, even dominates the commercial breaks. that is breaking down barriers. Japan’s — make up less than two percent of a the ‘half’ (mixed race) boom will calm A marketing gold mine, Rola smiles largely mono-ethnic society — a culture population of 127 million. down a bit,” said Haruka. “But that down celestially from giant billboards, where skin whitening creams are still “Being of mixed race was once looked might take a while.” her wide eyes and girlie pout grace huge business — has long been mir- down upon,” said sociologist Takashi For now, Rola’s girl-next-door inno- magazine covers and she even greets rored by its entertainment industry. Miyajima. “Now foreign entertainers cence continues to bewitch. Asked to you at vending machines. Rola and host of others are begin- are admired in Japan as something sum herself up in one word, she closes But Rola, who settled in Japan when ning to change that. untouchable. You could even say they her eyes and offers: “A salmon, maybe. she was nine, has done it by turning Half-British singer and actress benefit from positive discrimination.” They’re not just tasty, they swim hard the entertainment industry on its Becky is another superstar with model Rarely now do you see TV shows up rivers, so they’re tough little critters.” head, her child-like bluntness slicing looks and a huge fan base in Japan, without at least one “haafu” (the AFP HEALTH PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 7

BY FREDRICK KUNKLE

SIMPLE test of a person’s abil- ity to detect odours and nonin- Odour test, eye exam might vasive eye exams might someday help doctors learn whether their patients are at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to research to detect early Alzheimer’s beA presented Sunday. With Alzheimer’s disease spreading fast among the world’s aging population, researchers are increasingly focused on the search for new ways to detect and treat the brain-killing disease in its earliest stages. In two separate studies on the connection between dementia and sense of smell, teams of researchers found that a decreased ability to detect odours in older people, as determined by a common scratch-and-sniff test, could point to brain cell loss and the onset of dementia. In two other studies, researchers showed that noninvasive eye exams also might offer a way to identify Alzheimer’s in its early stages. The findings — which are to be presented Sunday at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark — raise hopes that doctors could develop simple, inex- pensive diagnostic tools that would hunt down reliable biomarkers of a disease that affects more than 5 million people in the United States. Alzheimer’s is a progressive and incurable dis- ease that begins in areas of the brain associated with memory. It is the leading cause of dementia in older people, usually striking after the age of 65. It robs people of their cognitive abilities, speech and, ultimately, their identities. Eventually, it shuts down the most basic body functions, result- ing in death. The studies are just a few of those that will be discussed at the six-day Alzheimer’s Association conference, which has grown since the nonprofit first organized the event in 1988 in Las Vegas. The conference, which became annual in 2009, brings together thousands of researchers from more than 60 countries to discuss the latest developments in detecting and treating the disease. The four studies were united in their search for easily detectable biomarkers for Alzheimer’s. Scientists have long suspected a link between a person’s ability to detect odors and the slow cortexes were also thinner, which is associated with elderly people several times over a longer period of destruction of brain cells caused by Alzheimer’s poorer memory. time. His team also found some correlation between disease, particularly in the disease’s early stages. “It’s an intriguing finding,” said Matthew Growdon, a declining sense of smell and the transition from mild In one trial, researchers led by Reisa Sperling fifth-year student in a joint program between Harvard cognitive impairment to dementia: Of those who took in the Harvard Ageing Brain Study focused on 215 Medical School and the Harvard School of Public Health. part, 757 people who scored lower on tests of their clinically normal people who had no complaint of Growdon, who analysed the data, said the results sug- sense of smell also showed a decline from mild cogni- memory loss and were living in their communities. gest a significant correlation between performance on tive impairment to dementia and Alzheimer’s. They were given the University of Pennsylvania the simple scratch-and-sniff tests and more established On a separate track, two groups of researchers Smell Identification Test, a packet of scratch-and- and costly markers of Alzheimer’s detected by diagnostic investigated a possible link between levels of beta- sniff panels with 40 different odours. tools such as the MRI or PET scan. amyloid in the eye — as detected by a new, relatively The participants then underwent more exhaus- inexpensive imaging technology — and levels of the tive mental and physical evaluation, including WORD OF CAUTION same protein in the brain, as seen through PET scans. annual cognitive evaluations; genetic analysis of But Growdon also cautioned about reading too much A group at the Commonwealth Scientific and known risk factors; and brain scans using MRI’s into the findings. People’s sense of smell can deterio- Industrial Research Organisation in Australia admin- and positron emission tomography (PET). rate for any number of reasons besides Alzheimer’s, istered an eye scan to 200 test subjects using technol- The PET scans used an injected substance ranging from Parkinson’s to allergies, he said. He also ogy from California-based NeuroVision Imaging to see to determine the level of beta-amyloid protein emphasized that the test involved only a small sample whether levels of beta-amyloid in the eye would corre- deposits inside each participant’s brain. Clumps of of people at one point in time; it is only the beginning late to levels in the brain as determined through brain beta-amyloid fragments, which are a distinguish- of a study intended to follow the testing subjects over scans. The subjects were given a substance containing ing characteristic of Alzheimer’s, form plaques several years. What’s more, the results have not yet curcumin, which binds to beta-amyloid and appears between brain cells and are thought to kill them. been submitted to a medical journal or undergone fluorescent in certain conditions, and underwent eye The MRI scans measured each subject’s peer review beyond the conference. exams. Then they underwent PET scans of the brain. entorhinal cortex, which is located in the brain’s But Growdon, in an interview, said the research Preliminary findings involving 40 subjects discovered medial temporal lobe near the hippocampus and offers hope that the odour-detection test might some- a correlation between beta-amyloid levels in the eye plays a role in processing smell and forming short- day be used with other diagnostic tools to help identify and inside the brain. term memories. It is also one of the first regions people at risk of Alzheimer’s. “We envision a future In a separate trial, Pierre Tariot, director of of the brain affected by Alzheimer’s. where we can predict risk and then do things to lower Phoenix-based Banner Alzheimer’s Institute, and Paul What the researchers found was that people risk,” he said. Hartung, the head of Cognoptix, conducted tests using who performed poorly on the odour-identification In a similar study, Davangere Devanand, a professor a laser scanner and an ointment applied to the eye and memory tests also showed elevated levels of of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Centre, and also found a link between levels of beta amyloid beta amyloid proteins in their brains, as shown and colleagues administered the same University of in the eye’s lens and inside the brain. in PET scans and other tests. 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HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS Robert Downey Jr ‘proud’ of son Don’t give cellphones to kids: Rohit Roy ctor Robert Downey Jr is reportedly pleased that his son Indio is obile phones may have become an integral part of people’s life, seeking help in rehab for his addiction to drugs. The Iron Man 3 but the facility comes with hazards, says actor Rohit Roy. He Aactor himself has battled with substance abuse in the past. Mrequests parents to keep children away from the device and use “Robert clearly understands the struggle, and while of course this relapse it with caution. The actor, known for his TV shows like Swabhimaan and was very upsetting to him, he is very proud of his son. Indio truly wants movie stint in Shootout At Lokhandwala, took to Twitter to talk about the to stay clean. And no matter what, his dad will be right there with him,” cons of mobile phones. people.com quoted a source as saying. He also wrote that his posts shouldn’t be interpreted as “preaching” Indio, whose mother is Robert’s ex-wife Deborah Falconer, has managed rather they should be treated as “information”. “Cell phones are dangerous to stay clean for a while, but fell off the straight and narrow last month. in a way that u don’t realise… It’s a debilitating device which will affect ur The youngster was arrested for possession of cocaine in West Hollywood skin n nervous system if used excessively or incorrectly. Keep it away from after police caught him smoking something out of a pipe in a car. u while sleeping,” wrote the actor who himself is a parent. He was booked for possession of cocaine, but was released from jail a “Hold it far from ur ear while talking… At least half an inch. Better still few hours later after posting $10,000 bail. use a headset, not bluetooth but corded one… And definitely don’t give ur kids the phone… Not even to play… They are most susceptible to radio waves as their skins are thinner,” he said in his posts. Colin Farrell to star in True Detective The actor, who directed a film called Rice Plate, feels that speaking on ctor Colin Farrell is reportedly negotiating his return to TV to star mobiles has become such a habit that land-lines are “almost extinct in homes”. in the second season of hit crime drama True Detective. Matthew “Please, please take a few simple precautions as it’ll help u stay away from AMCConaughey and Woody Harrelson played troubled police detec- the ill effects... We are all dependent so let’s be responsible,” urges the actor. tives trying to solve a 17-year-old murder case in the 2014 anthology series. A new set of actors are due to take over the lead roles for season two and now Total Recall star Farrell has become the latest name to be linked to Ek Villain hits a jackpot, Shraddha relieved a part, reports thewrap.com. Farrell last appeared on the small screen in k Villain success soared up and crossed Rs100 crore mark at the box a 2005 appearance on US TV series Scrubs, while he also had a major TV office and brought a sigh of relief to the film’s leading lady Shraddha role in BBC drama series Ballykissangel in the late 1990s. Christian Bale EKapoor. Released on June 27, Ek Villain, which came out of producer and Jessica Chastain were previously linked to roles in True Detective, but Ekta Kapoor’s stable, crossed Rs100 crore mark at the box office. If peo- they have denied they are involved with the project. ple liked Sidharth Malhotra and Shraddha as the lead pair, they equally appreciated Riteish Deshmukh in his villainous avatar. My style, my personality: Willow Smith “As an actress, it’s extremely relieving to receive positive response from the audience,” Shraddha, whose last film Aashiqui 2 was a blockbuster too, illow Smith, daughter of Hollywood actors Will Smith and Jada said. “The film has done really well at the box office, which gives you a lot of Pinkett Smith, says her style is influenced by her personality confidence to do more films. I have been celebrating the success of the film Wand changes all the time. The 13-year-old believes that her from day one when it opened well at the box office. I am feeling extremely fashion sense is changing as her personality is constantly evolving with Sci-fi cult hit Sleep Dealer gets helping hand relieved,” she added. Interestingly, director Mohit Suri helmed both Ek her age. The “Whip My Hair” hit maker also confessed that her family Villain and Aashiqui 2. “I am fortunate enough to have got an opportunity as a whole, which includes brothers Jaden and Trey, are fans of certain to work with Mohit. Mohit is a dear friend and he is a gem of a person. It’s BY DAVID MONTGOMERY brands, including luxury jewellers Cartier, reports femalefirst.co.uk. film’s themes began promoting Sleep his muscles allow him to plug into one office. “Science fiction lets you take the always a pleasure to work with him because he has a clarity on whatever Apart from branded outlets, she also likes to shop in budget stores like Dealer on social media. One of the more of the borderland’s virtual factories, world that is very familiar, and by just he is doing,” said the actress. Target, where she buys boots, Converse and Vans. Willow also likes to SCIENCE-FICTION thriller prominent members of the campaign is where workers make the physical exaggerating it or tweaking it a little, experiment with her hair, having dyed them in green and pink before about immigration and drone Van Jones, co-host of Crossfire on CNN motions that remotely control robots in you can make that familiar world seem recently opting for a bleached blonde, and she insists it has had no warfare sounds like a mash-up and a former green-jobs adviser in the gleaming American cities. The robots very strange,” Rivera says. Humpty: Varun’s highest overseas grosser detrimental effect on her hair. Aripped from today’s headlines. Obama White House. are constructing skyscrapers, cleaning Rivera filmed Sleep Dealer in parts ollywood newcomer Varun Dhawan seems to have rocked the global Except that director Alex Rivera started “I just started calling my friends houses, cutting grass. of Mexico where families still obtain market with his latest release Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania. Trade Jessica Alba didn’t seek ‘sexy’ roles writing Sleep Dealer in the late 1990s. everywhere,” Jones says in an email. “This is the American Dream,” water from a well with a bucket, yet Banalyst Taran Adarsh says the romance saga will be his highest It premiered in 2008 at the Sundance “I said, ‘This guy [Rivera] has rescued explains a character. “We give the United they have satellite dishes to pull in grosser at foreign box office. Adarsh tweeted about the film’s performance ctress Jessica Alba says she never made a deliberate effort to cul- Film Festival, where it won an award this amazing film from the corporate States what they always wanted: all the international television. The whole at the international box office, saying that it has witnessed ample growth in tivate a sexy image with her movie roles. The 33-year-old, who has for outstanding screenwriting (shared trash bin. This time, we need to make work, without the workers.” The pay is world has a future, yet Sleep Dealer key markets such as the US, Canada, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Adaughters Honor, six, and Haven, two, with husband Cash Warren, with co-writer David Riker). sure everyone sees it.’” better than the wages in poor villages, is one of the first science-fiction films He added that the business on Saturday was better than Friday. is best known for playing dancer Nancy Callahan in Sin City and superhero The film started appearing in art Jones, who calls himself “a science- but the work saps the workers’ energy largely set in the underdeveloped parts “#HumptySharmaKiDulhania is also ahead of #SOTY (Student Of The Sue Storm in Fantastic Four. She says a majority of her film roles are only houses and festivals and getting admir- fiction geek,” says he missed sci-fi flicks and spirit, until they collapse from — a milestone in film history. Year) Fri + Sat biz by almost $50,000 in USA-Canada. SUPERB!,” he tweeted. “sexy” because of her figure. “I never sought them out. I was playing a ing reviews. Then, poof! Sleep Dealer all that “tackled the serious issues — like exhaustion, which is why the virtual “I was inspired by Star Wars as “#HumptySharmaKiDulhania all set to emerge Varun Dhawan’s HIGHEST superhero and all of a sudden when they put me in a superhero uniform, but disappeared. The film’s distributor race, immigration, class. ... Then Sleep sweatshops are called “sleep dealers.” much as by El Norte, “ says Rivera, grosser in USA-Canada. Crosses *lifetime biz* of #MainTeraHero in 2 they called it sexy. I was covered head to toe, but everything turns into went out of business, and it never got Dealer blew me away. I thought this Another character is Luz (Leonor referring to the seminal 1983 immi- days.” Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, which sees Varun with Alia Bhatt, is sexy because I have a body,” contactmusic.com quoted her as saying. “I was a proper commercial release. It fell to movie could seed a whole new category Varela), a struggling Mexican writer gration drama. Rivera, 41, grew up in way ahead of Main Tera Hero in the UAE too. never, ‘Oh, I’m going to be a sexy superhero’. I was just playing a superhero. bootleggers and academics to cherish of film — social justice sci-fi.” who uses her node job to sell her Wappingers Falls, New York. His father The only overtly sexy role I’ve ever done was Sin City,” she said. and share the film. If the digital distribution campaign uploaded memories online to survive. immigrated from Peru. The director’s “It’s been the pirates and the profes- succeeds, the movie’s supporters say She befriends Memo. An unknown vir- first film was called “Papapapá,” which Ajay Devgn thanks Shah Rukh Khan sors who have kept this film alive for they will arrange for on-demand tual customer is especially interested compared the journey of his father ctor Ajay Devgn has blamed “baseless” media coverage on “problems” Reese as self-destructive woman in Wild the last half-decade,” Rivera says. Now screenings in theatres. “Today we are in buying memories about Memo. to that of a potato and explored the between him and superstar Shah Rukh Khan, whom he has thanked an unusual effort is underway to res- debating drones, jobs and the child And then there is Rudy (Jacob mental space inhabited by his father, Afor wishing him good luck for his forthcoming film Singham Returns. hose who missed seeing Reese Witherspoon on the big screen can cue Sleep Dealer from oblivion — and refugee crisis at our southern border,” Vargas), a Mexican American in the suspended somewhere between Lima Recently, SRK took to Twitter and wished director Rohit Shetty and enjoy the trailer of her forthcoming movie Wild, which shows her it may prove to be a model for dissemi- Jones says. “Sleep Dealer puts a human United States who works as a remote and New York. The English synonym Ajay luck for the film, which also stars Kareena Kapoor. Ajay acknowledged Tas a self-destructive women who tries to wipe out her troubled past. nating other worthy films that have face on all of these issues.” controller of drones that attack sus- for father, “papa,” is “papá” in Spanish, King Khan’s wishes at the film’s trailer launch on Friday, saying: “I am The first trailer of Wild is out and it shows her character living up to the been blocked from the usual industry Not that heavy themes overwhelm pected “aqua-terrorists” in Memo’s and “potato” is “papa.” very thankful to him for that. I think all the problems that are published movie title. Witherspoon plays a self-destructive woman who tries to erase channels. the story. The character Memo Cruz village. What drives the suspense is Now based in Los Angeles, Rivera and shown in media are baseless. There has never been a problem. We all years of drug abuse and reckless sex with a hiking expedition, reports vari- First, a three-year-old project (played by actor Luis Fernando Pena) how these three lives intertwine. (The recently has been making poetic music wish others ‘all the best’. We work as one unit.” ety.com. Utterly alone with her self-destructive thoughts, Witherspoon’s of the Sundance Institute called leaves the barren fields of his Mexican Mexican characters speak Spanish, videos about the struggle for immi- There were reports that the actors shared a sour relationship when Shah Cheryl lets out a therapeutic, ear-piercing scream in one scene. Jean-Marc #ArtistServices recently selected Sleep farming village, where the water has with English subtitles.) grant rights, featuring artists includ- Rukh’s Jab Tak Hai Jaan and Ajay’s Son of Sardaar had released on the Vallee has directed Wild, a big screen adaptation of Cheryl Strayed’s hit Dealer to be one of the films it would been dammed by a corporation for use The film grew from Rivera’s fas- ing La Santa Cecilia, Aloe Blacc and same day on Diwali in 2012. Singham Returns is the sequel to the hit film memoir of the same title. The movie recounts Strayed’s 1,000-mile hike support by facilitating digital distribu- elsewhere. He goes to Tijuana, Mexico, cination with paradoxes we take for Manu Chao. He is developing a feature Singham, which too starred Ajay. This time, viewers are being promised alone on the Pacific Crest Trail following years of dangerous behaviour in tion deals with iTunes, Amazon.com where he seeks a “coyotek” — a play on granted: Borders that are militarized film about Chicano activist Reies Lopez a more power-packed performance from the cast. the wake of her divorce and her mother’s death. The film also stars Laura and, soon, Netflix. “coyote,” one who smuggles undocu- yet porous. People who are present Tijerina, who fought to restore land Dern and Michiel Huisman. Wild is slated for December 5 release. Then, a grass-roots network of the mented immigrants. The coyotek gives in their absence, such as immigrants rights in New Mexico to the descend- film’s supporters plus a couple of dozen him a “node job” so he can become a Skyping people back home, or warriors ants of Mexican families. progressive groups interested in the “cybracero.” The nodes implanted in guiding missiles from the comfort of an WP-BLOOMBERG 10 PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 POPULATION Over half of world’s people live in cities

More than half of the global population currently lives in urban areas, with that proportion projected to reach two-thirds by 2050, according to the UN World Urbanization Prospects report Moscow Chongqing

Beijing, Tianjin London Shanghai Paris New York-Newark Delhi Tokyo Osaka Istanbul Cairo Guangzhou, Los Angeles- Shenzhen Long Beach- Manila Santa Ana Lagos Mumbai Karachi Mexico City Kinshasa Kolkata Jakarta Share of urban population, 2014 Rio de Janeiro Dhaka 80% or over Sao Paulo 60-80% Buenos Aires 40-60% Population of urban agglomerations, 2014 20-40% Megacities of over 10 million (named) Medium-sized cities of 1-5 million Under 20% Large cities of 5-10 million Cities of 500,000 to 1 million

Urban and rural population as proportion of total population, by region, 1950-2050 Urban Rural % Africa Asia Europe Latin America* North America Oceania 100 79.5% 81.5% 80 73.4% 70.8% 60 47.5% 40 40%

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Source: UN World Urbanization Prospects: The 2014 Revision *Includes Caribbean © GRAPHIC NEWS FASHION PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 11

LEFT: A model presents a creation from the Fall-Winter 2014/2015 Haute Couture colle- tion of Italian designer Luigi Borbone during the AltaRomAltaModa fashion week in Rome. ABOVE: A model shows a creation by Spijkers and Spijkers during the SIS show at the Mercedes Benz Fashion Week Amsterdam MBFWA 2014, in Amsterdam. RIGHT: A model presents a creation from the Fall- Winter 2014/2015 Haute Couture colletion of Italian designer Luigi Borbone during the AltaRoma fashion show, at the Palazzo Corsini, Rome.

and Instagrammed around the world, the sparkle and glamour created by couture shows has an ever greater footprint. And so couture has become What is haute couture – ever more likely to spark trends. In January, for example, Chanel – the spiritual home of the quilted ballet pump – sent models including and why does it matter? Cara Delevingne down the runway in trainers and sparkling kneepads BY HANNAH MARRIOTT during its couture show. The look Staging an haute couture during the recession of the early 2000s, reflected a broader interest in fash- fashion show takes and stopped showing couture for eight ion sportswear on the high street and HE clothes are sumptu- unimaginable time and years. When it returned to the sched- precipitated a trend for trainers on ous, studded with pearls ule, in 2012, the brand was perceived womenswear and menswear catwalks and Swarovski crystals; the expense. So what is the as being back in rude health. In short, for the rest of the year. Tsets are lavish, featuring point of gobsmackingly couture designers are the creme de la And finally, in the age of the global Busby Berkeley-style choreography expensive couture? creme; fashion’s richest, most accom- super-rich, couture really does sell. in enchanted forests and space-age plished top dogs. Sales of Chanel’s most recent collec- discos. It’s safe to say that the twice- Given that most luxury houses make tion – spring/summer 2014 – rose by 20 yearly couture shows, currently taking couture as a statement of strength and the bulk of their profits not through percent, while Valentino is projecting place in Paris, are quite the spectacle. technical ability. Entry to the schedule clothes but through handbags, wallets growth of 30-35 percent for couture The prices are as gobsmacking as the is strictly policed by the Chambre de and perfume, does the glory justify the in 2014, according to fashion trade dresses: a made-to-measure ballgown commerce et d’industrie de Paris – in expense and hours of labour? The cou- magazine WWD. The same magazine could easily cost the same as a Rolls- order to become a couture designer, ture houses would argue that it does. reports that the average age of Dior’s Royce; a blouse might be the price of an fashion houses must meet stringent Until recently, couture clothing was couture customer has fallen, from mid apartment in Madrid. Which begs the guidelines, including having a Paris- only really visible to the masses during 40s to early 30s, a change Dior’s chief question: assuming that very few would based atelier with more than 20 staff. awards season: think of Angelina’s leg executive attributes to the rise of rich, spend six figures on a frock, what is the Couture is a showcase for a design- and its attendant Versace dress at the tech-savvy customers in burgeoning point of couture? er’s most outrageous ideas, where Oscars, or Jennifer Lawrence pratfall- markets including China, Russia and Just as car manufacturers show off budget is no limit to ambition. It is ing in Dior. But in the age of social the Middle East. The point of couture their expertise through the creation also an expression of financial muscle. media, when the day’s most fantasti- is clear: it’s all about glory, pizzazz and of supercars, fashion designers use Versace, for example, almost collapsed cal images are hashtagged and tweeted the bottom line. THE GUARDIAN 12 PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 TECHNOLOGY

Control Google Glass with your thoughts

OCUS hard and you will be able to control Google Glass with your thoughts alone. Yes, your power of Fthoughts can give the computer eye- wear commands to do certain things, like tak- ing a picture and even posting it to Facebook. Developed by London-based start-up “This Place”, the open source “MindRDR” app com- bines wearable tech with another headset with sensor. It analyses the user’s brainwaves and gauge the user’s level of focus. Concentrate hard until a horizontal white line starts to rise on Google Glass “screen”. When the level crosses a certain threshold, MindRDR tells Google Glass to take a pic- ture. Stay focus and Glass will post the photo on social media. “It’s pretty cool when you have taken a picture and shared it, just by thinking,” said Chloe Kirton, creative director of This Place. iPhone 6 screen looks like sapphire The technology could also be used to help those with severe physical disabilities such as locked-in syndrome or severe multiple scle- Bigger iPhone screen could be made remarked Alford. “They’ve obviously been busy since rosis. The new app is yet to be approved by then, working with a sapphire manufacturer.” Alford Google Glass team, reports added. of third-hardest material known, explained that sapphire has been used in large quanti- ties in electronic components for years. App to save precious after Apple consulted experts. “It’s not a surprising thing to do, but it’s quite a large area they’re producing and that’s really quite a BY SAMUEL GIBBS challenge. I’m pretty impressed with that, actually,” smartphone data said Alford. ERE comes an app that can help you PPLE discussed forming screens from super- Alford was commenting on a video of a part claimed save your precious smartphone data hard “sapphire glass” 18 months ago with to be a sapphire screen for the expected iPhone 6 from Heven if it is lost or destroyed. The app experts in the field, making a sapphire- a factory in China. The video shows Marques Brownlee called “PicAway”, uploads all content from a Afronted iPhone 6 highly likely, the Guardian stabbing the screen with a knife, bending it under a smartphone to “the Cloud” — Internet-based has established. shoe and trying — and failing — to mark it with keys. storage that is accessible by multiple devices A video that apparently shows a 4.7in sapphire Brownlee, who was sent the part by blogger Sonny — immediately without saving it on the actual screen being bent under a foot and resisting attack Dickson, told the Guardian that he was sure the screen device itself. from a knife and keys “could well be” legitimate, was “100 percent an Apple part”. Though he had his The new feature replaces camera interface according to Professor Neil Alford of the department doubts at first — and wondered if the screen was just with a working browser. It gives an impres- of materials at Imperial College, London. standard Gorilla Glass — after testing it, “I’m con- sion as if the user is surfing the net while he/ “I think Apple have been quite cunning,” Alford told vinced the display is sapphire.” she can upload pictures directly to the Cloud the Guardian. “What I think they’ve done is make a Alford concurs: “In my opinion the screen being if stuck in tricky situations. screen out of sapphire, which is incredibly scratch shown off in the video could well be a sapphire screen. “We want to empower users with the resistant, incredibly hard and has a high elastic modu- If you make sapphire thin enough, and it’s flaw free, ability to take photos and videos without lus — meaning it’s very stiff.” you can bend it quite considerably because it has an the fear of those photos and videos being Apple already uses sapphire crystal for its camera enormous strength.” deleted, removed and/or lost,” app co-devel- lenses and the cover of the iPhone 5S’s Touch ID fin- He added: “I think they will be doing some sort of a oper Pedram Afshar from Australian firm gerprint sensor, but the super-hard material - the third lamination – binding different crystal cuts of sapphire 5.5 Degrees was quoted as saying. By upload- hardest known - could make excellent screens that are together – boosting the toughness of the material, ing the photos directly to the cloud, the app much more scratch resistant than traditional glass and while they may also have induced some sort of a strain ensures that there are no missed opportuni- potentially even Corning’s Gorilla Glass, which covers in the surface of the glass – either compression or ten- ties as there is no question of “No Storage” the majority of smartphone and tablet screens. sion – which means that it has extra strength,” he said. message being popped up, reports added. But it would be a demanding move. A 4.7in screen Sapphire has many advantages over glass, but has like that shown in the video has an area of about 9.5 been prohibitively expensive to produce in large areas Virtual finger to square inches. Apple sells tens of millions of phones despite abundant raw materials. Creating artificial every quarter — so that just 10m 4.7in sapphire- sapphire is not a problem in smaller areas for elec- screened phones would require 6 hectares, or 61,290 tronics and other uses, much in the same way artificial navigate 3D images square metres, of the glass. diamonds are used in manufacturing. N WHAT could make 3D imaging studies However Apple has a multi-year joint venture in the Alford explained that compared to glass, sapphire more efficient, saving time, money and US with GT Advanced to build plants and furnaces would be harder, tougher making it more resistant to Iresources across many areas of experi- able to produce sapphire in industrial quantities for a cracking or shattering, and optically clear. mental biology, researchers have developed “critical component” that it said in trade documents “The big issue is how you slice it and polish it because a software to digitally navigate three-dimen- would be shipped abroad for assembly. That could refer of the hardness of sapphire crystals,” said Alford. “It’s sional images. The new technology, called to the touch sensors — or to screens. quite problematic; they’ll be forced to use diamond “Virtual Finger”, allows scientists to move Sapphire crystals are made from aluminium oxide slicers to cut the sapphire for instance.” through digital images of small structures powder, rather as standard glass is made from silicon “If they can manage the costs, I don’t think there like neurons and synapses using the flat sur- dioxide. Once heated and cooled, it can be cut and are any downsides to using sapphire at all. It’s a great face of their computer screens. “Using Virtual formed into glass-like layers — known as sapphire idea,” quipped Alford. Finger could make data collection and anal- glass. The optically transparent material has long Apple and its sapphire manufacturing partner are ysis ten to 100 times faster, depending on been used for camera lenses as well as the screens of likely to have patented manufacturing processes for the experiment,” explained Hanchuan Peng, high-end watches because of its combination of scratch creating the sapphire screens meaning that other associate investigator at the Allen Institute resistance and high transparency. manufactures like Corning, producer of Gorilla Glass, for Brain Science in the US. “I remember the Apple folk coming to speak to me might not be able to replicate the sapphire screens. about 18 months ago to discuss sapphire screens,” THE GUARDIAN COMICS & MORE PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC Words and Expressions that are often used

To drive Yaqood

To work Yaçmal To deliver Yousallim To accuse Yattahim To advise Yana Hoy en la Historia

To declare Youarri July 14, 1789 Citizens of Paris stormed the To agree Youwafiq Bastille prison, a hated symbol of the monarchy, at the start of the To dance Yarqou French Revolution. Bastille Day is Note: ç = ‘a’ as in ‘agh’ when surprised now a public holiday in France 1902: St Mark’s Campanile, the bell tower of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, Italy, collapsed. It was rebuilt in 1912 Baby Blue by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1933: Nazi Germany’s eugenics programme called for sterilization of citizens with “genetic disorders” 1957: Rawya Ateya became the first female parliamentarian in the Arab world when she took her seat in the National Assembly of Egypt 1994: The U.S. coastguard picked up 15,107 Haitians fleeing the country 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 Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

AMBROSIA, BLANCMANGE, BON BON, BRITTLE, UTTERSCOTCH, CANDY, CANDY APPLE, CANDY FLOSS, CARAMEL, CHEWING GUM, CHOCOLATE, CONFECTION, CONFITURE, CREAM, DESSERT, FONDANT, FUDGE, GUMDROP, HONEY, ICE CREAM, JELLY BEAN, JUNKET, LOLLIPOP, MARSHMALLOW, MARZIPAN, MOLASSES, MOUSSE, NECTAR, NONPAREIL, NOUGAT, PRALINE, ROCK, SACCHARINE, SUGAR, SWEETMEAT, SWEETS, SYRUP, TOFFEE, TREACLE. 14 PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 39 Grazing area DOWN 33 Mates who’ve split 52 Disgrace CROSSWORD 1 Slyly spiteful 41 Judicial statements 1 Atoll composition 34 Mention in passing 53 ___ in on (got closer to) 12345 678910111213 6 The “D” of PRNDL 42 Fought like the Hatfields 2 Tell jokes, say 38 Aug. follower 54 “E” on a gas gauge 14 15 16 11 Easy-to-chew food and McCoys 3 Oxygen suppliers for 40 Inits. on a rush order 55 Indolent 14 Mutual of ___ (insurance 44 Abbr. after a lawyer’s scuba divers 43 State openly, as for a 56 ___ vera 17 18 19 giant) name 4 Spicy Southeast Asian customs official 58 Trait transmitter 46 Lose traction cuisine 20 21 22 15 Aid in detecting speeders 45 Drink, as of ale 60 Factual 16 ___ Direction (boy band) 47 Stipulation that frees one 5 Show that’s bo-o-oring 48 Tight necklace 62 File extension? 23 24 25 26 27 of liability 17 John Cusack thriller 6 Unmoist 49 Fills with personnel 63 Grain in Cheerios 50 Minor difficulty 28 29 30 31 based on a Grisham 7 Indian nobleman novel 51 Bit of butter 8 “Can’t say” WH I P I T S P A C E J AM 32 33 34 35 36 19 “Golly!” 52 “He said, ___ said” 9 Sundry HAMELS COCACOLA 20 Inviting 55 Praise AMPSUP H I T SONGS 37 38 39 40 41 10 Suffix with crock or mock 21 “Gimme ___!” (start of 57 Nautical record 11 Toy that hops TRUTV OMNI S KOS 42 43 44 45 46 an Iowa cheer) 59 Nautical unit of measure 12 All over again SADO NAUT PYRE 22 Southward 61 Swiss peak UDE K I TTYKEL LEY 47 48 49 13 Ball-___ hammer 23 “___ Misérables” 62 Part of a ski jump just 18 Shoelace end P I NCENEZ RDA 50 51 52 53 54 24 Santa’s little helper before going airborne 22 Hate, hate, hate GOTOVER MAGNUMS 26 Snouts 64 Bronx ___ RIT TAKEONME 55 56 57 58 59 60 25 “Words ___ me!” 28 Newly famous celebrity 65 Pop concert venue 27 Macho sort JOHNNYCAKES DMX 61 62 63 32 ___ date (make some 66 Strong, seasoned stock, 28 Quick but temporary fix ANAS OXEN GEMS plans) in cookery 29 Prepare for prayer REV HELPS GORGE 64 65 66 35 Tuna container 67 Japanese money 30 Voting against JOEBOXER MONGOL 36 Lying on one’s back 68 Military cap 67 68 69 31 What library patrons do ANNER I CE FAZOOL 37 Conductors of impulses 69 Run-down, as a bar 32 How the cautious play it RESTSTOP ATODDS from nerve cells

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

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 15

SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 1.30 & 9.00pm TEL: 444933989 444517001

Knock Out (2D/Action) – 3.30pm 13:15 Car Chasers 08:00 News 1 14:05 Storage Hunters 08:30 News Draft Day (2D/Drama) – 11.00pm 14:30 Container Wars 09:00 Head to Head 14:55 Container Wars 10:30 Inside Story 15:20 Dual Survival 11:00 News The Legend Of A Rabbit (2D/Comedy) – 2.00pm 16:10 Yukon Men 11:30 Earthrise 17:00 Fast N' Loud 12:30 Witness Maleficent (3D/Action) – 3.30pm 17:50 Deadliest Catch 13:00 NEWSHOUR MALL 18:40 Game Of 14:30 Inside Story 2 Stones 15:00 Black France Draft Day (2D/Drama) – 9.15pm 19:30 Gold Rush 16:00 NEWSHOUR 20:20 How Does It 17:00 News Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Work 17:30 Talk to Al 20:45 How Stuff's Jazeera Made 18:00 NEWSHOUR Bangalore Days (2D/Malayalam) – 2.30 & 10.30pm 21:10 Container Wars 19:00 News 21:35 Storage Wars 19:30 Counting the 3 Knock Out (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Canada Cost 22:00 Deadliest Catch 20:30 Inside Story 22:50 Game Of 21:00 NEWSHOUR Bangalore Days (2D/Malayalam) – 2.30pm Stones 22:00 News 23:40 Alaska: The Last 22:30 The Stream Knock Out (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Frontier 23:00 Killing The 1 Messenger Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 11.00pm Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 1.30pm 13:45 Into The Pride 13:50 Animal 15:05 Safari Vet School Superpowers The Legend Of A Rabbit (2D/Comedy) – 3.30pm 16:00 Dick 'n' Dom 15:40 Python Hunters LANDMARK 2 Go Wild 17:30 World's Draft Day (2D/Drama) – 9.15 & 11.30pm 16:30 Dogs/Cats/ Weirdest: Pets 101 Funny Farms 19:15 Too Cute! 18:25 Yukon Vet Knock Out (2D/Action) – 1.30 & 11.30pm 20:10 My Cat From Hell 20:10 Animal 21:30 Safari Vet Superpowers Maleficent (3D/Action) – 3.30pm School 21:00 Speed Kills 3 22:55 My Cat From Hell 22:40 Humpbacks: 23:50 Animal Cops Cracking The Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Miami Code Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2D/Hindi) – 3.00 & 11.00pm 1 Knock Out (2D/Action) – 9.00pm 13:30 Mindy Project 13:00 Ellen DeGeneres 15:00 Melissa & Joey Show Maleficent (3D/Action) – 1.30pm 15:30 The Daily 14:00 Necessary Show With Roughness ROYAL Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 3.30 & 9.15pm Jon Stewart 15:00 Perception 2 16:00 Colbert Report 16:00 Emmerdale 16:30 War At Home 16:30 Coronation Draft Day (2D/Drama) – 11.30pm 18:00 Community Street 18:30 New Girl 17:00 Ellen DeGeneres PLAZA 19:00 Dads Show Draft Day (2D/Drama) – 1.30 & 9.15pm 20:00 The Goldbergs 18:00 Necessary 20:30 Crazy Ones Roughness Knock Out (2D/Action) – 3.30pm 22:00 Wilfred 19:00 Twisted 3 22:30 Veep 20:00 Royal Pains 23:00 The Mindy 21:00 Dracula Tai Chi Zero (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Project 22:00 True Detective 23:00 C.S.I.

13:00 The Legend Of 11:00 The Philly Kid 12:00 Bollywood Business 13:15 Phil Spencer: 13:00 Austin & Ally 13:00 How Stuff's Made 13:00 Big, Bigger, Secret Pass 12:30 The Entitled Trendsetters of 12:30 Secret Agent 13:25 Phineas And Ferb 14:20 Mythbusters Biggest 16:00 Turboosters 14:00 Quiet Flows Bollywood 15:20 Come Dine With Phineas And Ferb 15:10 Scrapheap 13:45 14:00 Dangerous 18:00 Scooby-Doo! The Don 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Me 14:10 The Adventures Challenge Encounters Mask Of The 17:00 Hyde Park On Dori Se 17:05 The Good Cook Of Disney Fairies 16:00 Mega Builders 15:00 Ape Man Blue Falcon Hudson 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 17:30 Bargain Hunt 15:00 Dog With A Blog 16:50 Through The 16:00 Wild Case Files 20:00 Curious 19:00 Between Us- 14:00 Citrus TV 18:15 Homes Under 15:50 Liv And Maddie Wormhole 17:00 Ancient Secrets: George: Swings 14:30 Rasm Mein Rasoi The Hammer 16:10 Mako Mermaids 17:40 How The Earth China's Lost Into Spring PG15 15:00 Kasamh Se 19:10 Rachel Khoo's 16:35 Win, Lose Or Works Pyramids 22:00 The Legend Of 21:00 The Details 16:00 Hum Paanch Kitchen Draw 18:30 Uncovering Aliens 18:00 Ultimate Survival Sasquatch 23:00 Texas Killing 16:30 Hum Paanch Notebook: 17:00 Austin & Ally 19:20 The Gadget Show Alaska 23:30 Turboosters Fields 17:00 Word Match London 18:10 Jessie 19:45 How Stuff's Made 19:00 Adventure 18:00 Sapne Suhane 19:35 Come Dine With Me 18:30 Mako Mermaids 20:10 Mythbusters Wanted Ladakpan Ke 20:30 Antiques 19:20 Violetta 21:00 Engineering 20:00 Is It Real? 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Roadshow 20:05 Liv And Maddie Volcanoes 21:00 Rebuilding Titanic 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 21:20 Antiques 20:30 Jessie 21:50 Human Body: 22:00 Nat Geo's Most 10:00 Coneheads 13:00 The Company Dori Se Roadshow 20:50 Dog With A Blog Ultimate Machine Amazing Photos 12:00 Thunderstruck You Keep 19:30 Jodha Akbar 22:15 Bargain Hunt 21:15 Mako Mermaids 22:40 Invisible Worlds 23:00 Knights Of 14:00 Uptown Girls 15:00 Iron Man 3 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 23:00 Homes Under 21:40 Austin & Ally 23:30 How The Mayhem 16:00 Charlie And 17:15 Mirror Mirror 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya The Hammer 22:00 Good Luck Universe Works 00:00 Megacities The Chocolate 19:00 Hope Springs 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 23:50 Rachel Khoo's Charlie 00:20 The Gadget Show 01:00 America The Wild Factory 21:00 Beautiful 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki Kitchen 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 00:45 How Stuff's Made 02:00 Animal 18:00 Splash Creatures 22:30 Sapne Suhane Notebook: 22:50 Shake It Up 01:10 Engineering Intervention 20:00 Clear History 23:00 The Cold Light Ladakpan Ke Cosmo Cook 23:10 Wolfblood Volcanoes 22:00 The New Guy Of Day 16 PLUS | MONDAY 14 JULY 2014 POTPOURRI

Hookah next big Climate change may cause Events in Qatar threat for US youth Katara Stars more kidney stones: Study WASHINGTON: While cigarette When: July 3-31, 10am-12midnight use is on the decline among US WASHINGTON: A warming planet percent higher and in Philadelphia it Where: Katara, near the mosque youth, an alarming number of high is likely to bring more hot days, more was 47 percent higher. Los Angeles saw What: A wall has been put up in school students are turning to hook- sweaty people and more dehydration a smaller increased risk of 11 percent where every one is welcome to ahs, cigars and smokeless tobacco — a key risk factor for a surge in kid- on hotter days. Kidney stones were post their selfies or photos with products, researchers warned. ney stones, researchers said. most common within three days of a family and friends taken by the Ramadan wall. The photos can also According to a recent report from Already, the study in the journal hot spell. be published via Instagram and the Centers for Disease Control and found a Researchers also found that very Environmental Health Perspectives using the hashtag #katarastars or Prevention (CDC), the annual preva- link between hot days and kidney stones cold weather in Atlanta, Chicago and by sending the photos by email to lence of hookah use was nearly one in in 60,000 patients whose medical records Philadelphia was associated with a rise [email protected]. five high school seniors. were studied in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, in kidney stones, perhaps because peo- Free entry “What we find most interesting is that Los Angeles and Philadelphia. ple were inside and restricting their students of higher socio-economic status “We found that as daily tempera- physical activity more than usual. Building Our Collection: An appear to be more likely to use hookah,” tures rise, there is a rapid increase in Kidney stones are caused when sub- said Joseph J Palamar, an assistant pro- the probability of patients present- stances in the urine, such as calcium Insight Into Museum Art fessor of population health at New York ing over the next 20 days with kid- and phosphorus, become highly con- Collecting University’s Langone Medical Centre. ney stones,” said lead author Gregory centrated. Failing to drink enough flu- When: Till August 30 Surprisingly, students with more edu- Tasian, a paediatric urologist and epi- ids can exacerbate the problem. Where: Museum Of Islamic Art cated parents or higher personal income demiologist at The Children’s Hospital About 10 percent of the US popula- What: The exhibition looks at why were at high risk for use. of Philadelphia. tion is believed to suffer from kidney MIA collects Islamic art, and how the “We also found that hookah use is As average daily temperatures stones. They are more common in men museum’s collecting practices shape more common in cities, especially big climbed above 50 Fahrenheit (10 than women. our understanding of Islamic art through cities,” added Palamar, who is also affili- Celsius), the risk of kidney stone “These findings point to potential artistic and cultural connections between ated with New York University’s Centre presentation increased in all the cities public health effects associated with different regions of the Islamic world. The for Drug Use and HIV Research. except Los Angeles. When comparing global climate change,” said Tasian. majority of featured objects have never This study examined data from the daily average temperatures of 50 F to With worldwide temperatures already before been on display. 5,540 students who were asked about 86 F (10 to 30 C), researchers found the regularly higher in recent years than Entry Fee Hookah use from 2010-2012. The study higher temperatures were associated the 20th century average, and more used data from 130 public and private with a 38 percent higher risk of kid- warming expected in years to come, The Holy Quran and schools throughout 48 states in the US. ney stone in Atlanta and a 37 percent Tasian said experts believe that kidney Astronomy Exhibition Hookah is rapidly gaining popularity higher risk in Chicago. stones may become more common. When: July 3-31, 10am-3pm, 7pm- among adolescents in the US. IANS Similarly, the risk in Dallas was 37 AFP 12midnight Where: Katara Building 19 What: Up to 110 verses from the Holy Quran describing the creation of the IN by Vishal Chandrashekar universe and relating to astronomy FOCUS and the cosmos adorn the walls of Katara Gallery Building 19. Different types of astrolabes, Holy Kaaba covers, calligraphies and Holy Quran from various eras are also showcased. Free Entry

Ramadan Cricket Cup at Industrial Town When: July 6 to 24 Where: West End Park Cricket Stadium in Industrial Town What: Twelve teams registered with Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) are competing in the T20 tournament organized by West End Park, under the aegis of Qatar Olympic Committee. Winner of the Ramadan Cup will bag QR 50,000 prize money.

Astronomy Book Fair When: July 12 to 31 9pm-12 midnight Where: Katara Building 22 What: Katara combines knowledge and fun by providing a selection of valuable books for adults and children about scientific explorations and discoveries of planets, the sky and the Universe. Free entry

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