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By Isabel Ovalle “In a further development step, an automatic lane changing function will ore than 88,000 new vehicles use a rear-mounted radar sensor that were registered in detects fast approaching vehicles, and a Switch last year. Consequently, the navigation map operating via a mobile Mroads are more crowded network connection will keep drivers than ever and traffic congestion is a daily informed of roadwork sites and local speed and unavoidable nuisance. However, that restrictions,” said Gring. feeling one gets when stuck in a traffic jam The Bosch official said the German could become a thing of the past thanks to company was already supplying high- a new invention: the Traffic Jam Assistant. performance traffic assistance systems on the Designed by Bosch, the software can that help drivers in Doha reach their guide vehicles through highway traffic destinations safely and comfortably, jams. However, desperate drivers will have including systems that control speed and to wait some time, given that the system the distance between vehicles, and GPS is set to start production in 2014. software that warns drivers of traffic jams. The Bosch Traffic Jam Assistant will “The Traffic Jam Assistant is an autopilot brake, accelerate and steer autonomously expansion of existing systems, and is at speeds up to 50 kilometres per hour. It being developed first and foremost to is designed to operate in most stop-and-go help drivers arrive more relaxed at their traffic situations, which are common in desired destination, thereby saving them Doha. Although drivers remain responsible from the associated stress that so often Designed by Bosch, the for driving, they can limit themselves to comes with being caught in a tailback,” monitoring the actions of the Traffic added Gring. software can guide vehicles Jam Assistant, explained Guido Gring, “Imagine you are stuck in a traffic Vice President of Bosch Automotive jam on one of Doha’s busiest roads, on through highway traffic jams. Aftermarket, Middle East and Africa. your daily commute home from work, The function utilises Bosch’s Electronic with at least another hour on the tarmac However, desperate drivers will Stability Program, radar and video signals separating you from the comfort of your as well as the electromechanical steering, couch and family, and thinking to yourself: have to wait some time, given while high-performance software calculates I wish my car could drive me home,” he the appropriate driving instructions for said, adding, “that wish will soon come that the system is set to start safer and less stressful driving. true. production in 2014. PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 3

The Assistant is in its final testing phase and is expected to enter production in 2014. In the following years, the feature will be enhanced to operate at faster speeds and in more complex driving conditions. Eventually, the Traffic Jam Assistant will serve as a highway pilot, mak- ing fully autonomous driving on highways a reality. The pricing is yet to be final- ised, but Gring expects that once production begins and some economies of scale are achieved, the manufacturing cost will come down, which in turn will Guido Gring drive down the price. Initially, Bosch aims to work that “when provoked, they yell with its existing car manufactur- obscenities, wildly gesture, honk ing partners to install the Traffic and swerve in and out of traf- Jam Assistant in their vehicles. fic and endanger their lives and “We’ll work closely with them others.” to accommodate their technical The same study, informed requirements to implement the Bosch, suggested that in a device,” said Gring. road rage state of mind, driv- The system could also be use- ers engage in hostile, aggressive ful in public transport. “If they thinking, take more risks on the are willing to implement the road, get angry faster, behave device in their vehicles, we will more aggressively, have more be happy to provide any assist- accidents and experience more ance needed,” he said. anxiety and impulsiveness. This system could be a For Gring, “the Traffic Jam potential solution for stressed Assistant will reduce the fac- commuters who face tension tors provoking road rage, thus and rage on Qatar’s roads. contributing significantly to The American Psychological avoiding dangers on the road Association recently concluded and accidents. By also remain- in a study on road rage that even ing stress-free on Middle East typically calm, reasonable people roads, people can go about their can turn into warriors behind daily lives with ease.” the wheel. The study revealed The Peninsula 4 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 CAMPUS

QU community comes Two PSD students together to give blood win top places in ll members of the Qatar literary competition University (QU) community Awere encouraged to donate wo Philippine School Doha blood in a campaign organised by the (PSD) students won top places QU medical clinic in conjunction with in a recent art and literary Hamad Medical Corporation’s Blood Tcompetition organised by the Donor Unit. Philippine Embassy in for 29 More than 200 members of faculty, Philippine Schools Overseas (PSO) in staff and students rolled up their sleeves the Middle East. to get involved, as the unit spent a day Julienne Bautista and Anne Loren at the QU campus. Comia won the first place in the literary Chemical Engineering student Lutfi category for the high school and elemen- Mohammed Baraka said: “It’s an easy QU students during tary levels, respectively, on the theme but important thing to do, to give blood. the blood donation Art as Reality: Young Lives in Transition. It’s an honour to have the chance to campaign. The works of Bautista and Comia, help save the lives of others through along with other winners, would fea- this donated blood.” The Peninsula ture in a coffee table book published by the Philippine Mission in Oman and an exhibition celebrating the 115th anni- versary of the declaration of Philippine DPS-MIS students visit independence. Participants in the contest were Indian Coast Guard ship children of Overseas Filipino Workers studying in Philippine schools in Saudi wenty students of class 12 of Arabia, Oman, the , DPS-MIS visited Asia’s first pol- , Bahrain and Qatar. Tlution control vessel — Samudra Other PSD students who did well Prahari — docked at the Doha port. in the literary competition included The students were accompanied by Bernadette Viray and David Joseph Umesh and Shaloo, members of staff. Pascua, who tied for second honour- The DPS group was guided by Officer able mention in the high school level, Puneet Sharma, Assistant Commander, Jaylieca Izabella Cunanan, who won on a tour starting from the helideck. first honourable mention in the elemen- They were taken to the quarterdeck tary level, and Mary Camille Medina, and bridge, and were shown various who made it to the top ten. high-tech instruments like a gyrosta- In the art category, high school biliser, skimmers etc. The control room students Ranica Angela Casipit and of the vessel was the main attraction. Kathleen Baladad and elementary At the end of the tour, Captain Nair student Galvin Ray Dizon made it as addressed the students, giving details of qualifiers. the rescue missions and pollution con- Elena D Castro, the high school par- trol activities organised by the ship’s ticipants’ trainer, expressed happiness crew. The Peninsula at having helped promote academic DPS-MIS students with the crew of the ship. excellence, creativity and artistry within and beyond PSD. Lourdes Altajara, Cunanan’s coach, stressed that art and literature were important factors in shaping a bright academic future, especially for the young. The organisers launched the contest in October last year and started receiv- ing manuscripts electronically. Leaving one’s home country to start a new life overseas with one’s parents was the focal point of the theme of the contest, which encompassed many issues as students are exposed to dif- ferent cultures. The participants were asked to paint or write an essay/poetry, using the medium that best expressed their approach to the theme. The book launch and art exhibition will be held on June 12 this year. Dr Alexander S Acosta, PSD Principal, said the competition was a means to inspire parents, institutions and com- munities to give more support to the artistic growth of their children. He said the school had been making huge Cross 2013 strides to provide students opportunities to express their ideas through art and writing, while at the same time instilling in them Filipino values. The Peninsula Students from Lycee Franco-Qatarien Voltaire and the German School taking part in the Cross 2013 running competition of the French school Lycee Bonaparte. The event was organised in partnership with the French Embassy. MARKETPLACE PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 5 Sharq Village and Spa celebrates sixth anniversary

harq Village and Spa has com- pleted six years of serving the community to the best of hos- Spitality. The luxury beachfront hotel welcomed its first guest on March 10, 2007. To celebrate the sixth anniversary, the hotel hosted a cake cutting cere- Hotel staff and guests at the cake cut- mony on Thursday with staff, manage- ting ceremony. BOTTOM: Joe Ghayad ment and local media persons present. and other officials cutting the cake. The hotel has grown in strength in the past few years and now boasts a progress in the upcoming year and to 300-strong team. present this hotel as one of the destina- Well nestled within Doha, Sharq tions that shows the authentic Arabic Village and Spa is managed by The traditions of Qatar” said Joe Ghayad, Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company and hotel manager. prides itself as one of the most popular “We are very popular among the hotels among citizens. local community. We are planning “It is such a pride for us to celebrate more events for the community. We the hotel’s sixth year anniversary. My have already started working on our gratitude on the success of Sharq Ramadan Tent. Ours is one of the best Village and Spa goes to all the ladies tents in Qatar, and this time we want

and gentlemen, and all the guests. to make it even better,” he added. Qassim Rehmatullah We are looking forward to see more The Peninsula

HSBC picks Qatari woman as head of human resources

SBC Qatar recently appointed Maha Jabor Al Mohannadi, Ha Qatari national, as the new Head of Human Resources, the first female national to hold this senior position in the bank. Maha started her career in human resources in HSBC. “Maha is one of our many success stories of talent development and investment in local human capital. Her exceptional drive, positive spirit and insight in human resources made her a perfect candidate to fulfil the very important role as head of human resources in Qatar. Maha works closely with our global and regional teams to ensure best practice is followed in Qatar,” said Abdul Hakeem Mostafawi, CEO of HSBC in Qatar. In Qatar, the bank has a very diverse work force. A number of programmes offer young graduates and school- leavers the opportunity for a career in banking and finance. “Human resources is at the heart of any business. I am looking forward to Liquidity lounge opens at Crowne Plaza the challenge to support the business with developing their talent and invest iquidity, a pool lounge, opening on 21 November 2012 and to choose from. According to one of in the human capital of the bank. I will opened doors at Crowne is located on Airport Road. the chefs, Crab, Crab and Crab is a also invest a great deal of my time to LPlaza Doha — The To mark the opening, the hotel must try for all seafood lovers. support the Qatarisation strategy which Business Park Hotel on had invited local media and regular They have special promotions for is a top priority at HSBC Qatar,” said Wednesday. Located on the sev- guests. Also present at the func- ladies every day. Maha JAbor Al Mohannadi, Head of enth floor of the recently opened tion were top officials from Crowne The lighting and the small water Human Resources in Qatar. five-star hotel, Liquidity is situ- Plaza and from other hotels under fountain give a very soothing feel HSBC will have a stand at the ated along the swimming pool IHG. and the couches by the pool are upcoming national Career Fair, where and offers live music. The outdoor lounge is open from pretty comfortable for an evening prospective applicants can obtain more The hotel, part of Intercontinental 5pm till 2am everyday and offers a out with friends. information about the career opportu- Hotels Group (IHG), had its grand wide variety of juices and food items The Peninsula nities the bank offers. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 WHEELS All-new 2013 Chevrolet Traverse unveiled in Doha

aidah Automotive — a subsidiary of Jaidah Group — announced the arrival of Chevrolet’s all-new 2013 Traverse to Doha. J The Traverse was officially launched at an event at the Jaidah Automotive Khalifa showroom, where the new vehicle was unveiled in the presence of representatives from General Motors, media and also a delegation from the Philippines Embassy, including ambassador, Crescente R Relacion. Mark Jenkins, General Manager of Jaidah Automotive, commented: “Jaidah Automotive is delighted to bring the all-new 2013 Traverse to Qatar. The list of ways in which the 2013 model has been improved upon is exhaustive. What we can say for certain is that the new Traverse is better looking both inside and out, has enhanced levels of trim and comfort in the cabin, and is safer and more spacious than its predecessor.” “We’re confident that the new Traverse will meet – and exceed – our customers’ expectations and we would urge you to come to our showroom and see for yourself,” he added. Available in two- and all-wheel-drive configu- rations, the Traverse is powered by a 3.6-litre V6 aluminum engine with Variable Valve Timing, Jaidah officials with matched with a six speed automatic transmission. the new Traverse Rated at 288hp, the vehicle delivers fuel economy of 13.8 l/100km for city driving and 9.8 l/100km on the highway. MyLink enables customers to integrate their smart- The new 2013 model enhances its safety reputa- The 2013 Traverse offers class-leading space for phones for hands-free calling through the audio system, tion with the industry’s first front centre side air both people and cargo, with a more expressive front and Bluetooth streaming of internet radio favourites. bag. It is engineered to provide additional restraint end with a clear Chevrolet character. The front fea- The new Traverse is offered in three model choices, to drivers and front passengers in far-side impact tures a power dome hood, a horizontal grille, new with three interior colour choices, in cloth or leather. crashes, where the affected occupant is on the lamps, chrome accents, and sculpted front corners. The 3,021mm wheelbase enables smooth, sta- opposite, non-struck side of the vehicle. The front At the rear, redesigned lamps and the license plate ble ride and handling characteristics. The avail- centre airbag is just one of a host of new safety pocket are positioned in the new lift gate for a sport- able intelligent all-wheel-drive system provides features. ier look. increased traction on slippery roads by actively These include: head curtain side air bags with Space is the hallmark of the Traverse interior, managing the torque distribution between the front rollover protection for outboard occupants in all with seating for up to eight adults, and more cargo- and rear axles. There is no driver intervention; the seating rows; a rearview camera system; Standard carrying capacity than any other vehicle in its sector. system automatically decides how much torque to four-wheel-disc brake system with ABS; hill assist A new centre stack showcases a 6.5-inch colour apply and delivers it to the wheels that have the best brakes, and a strong body structure to absorb crash touch radio with the available Chevrolet ‘MyLink’ traction. Traverse offers utility-like towing capacity energy and provide a protective ‘safety cage’ around infotainment systems. of up to 2,358kg. occupants. The Peninsula BMW regains luxury car lead from Audi as Mercedes lags

By Dorothee Tschampa coming months that it says will help a sixth straight year of declines, with Hungary, will add Saturday produc- boost deliveries. car sales in January at the lowest for tion from April onwards and more ayerische Motoren Werke BMW Chief Executive Officer that month since records began in SUVs will be built at the US plant regained the top spot in Norbert Reithofer said in Geneva this 1990. in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Daimler has luxury auto sales from Audi week that the carmaker’s factories “The luxury carmakers benefit from said. Blast month on demand for are running at full capacity to keep their presence in the growth regions,” Sales at the German luxury car- the 3-Series and X1 SUV, while the up with customer demand. Sales of said Frank Biller, a Stuttgart-based makers took a hit last month because Mercedes-Benz brand fell further the X1 sport-utility vehicle through analyst with LBBW. “In the current the Chinese New Year, which hap- behind its German rivals. February gained 40 percent, while the market situation the success depends pened in January in 2012, fell in Deliveries at the BMW brand, the 3-Series climbed 26 percent. Audi’s on offering the right models.” February this year. Audi, which has world’s biggest luxury carmaker since gains were led by demand for the A1 Mercedes is looking for a sales boost the highest deliveries in the country 2005, rose seven percent in February, small car and Q3 compact SUV. this year once it adds the CLA four- of the three, posted a 3.5 percent con- beating the 3.2 percent gain posted “In February the BMW Group door coupe to its compact car line-up traction in , while Mercedes by Volkswagen’s Audi. BMW’s bigger achieved another healthy increase in in April and brings out a revamped dropped 47 percent. BMW, which increase helped propel it back into sales and we intend to continue the version of its upscale E-Class at also owns the Mini and Rolls-Royce the sales lead for the year, with the positive development with exciting the same time. A new generation of brands, increased sales 3.2 percent in Munich-based automaker delivering new models throughout the year,” Ian Mercedes’s flagship S-Class sedan the country. 407 more cars than Audi in the first Robertson, BMW sales chief, said in is scheduled to reach showrooms in Daimler aims to catch up with the two months. a statement. the second half. The automaker’s two- competition in China by folding its Daimler’s Mercedes slipped deeper The German luxury carmakers, all month deliveries rose 1.3 percent. sales and marketing organizations for into third place, delivering 37,229 of which are targeting sales increases To meet rising demand of its A- imported and locally produced cars vehicles fewer than BMW through this year, have fared better than the and B-Class compact cars, the manu- into one entity. The Stuttgart-based February, after sales at the Stuttgart- region’s volume automakers as rising facturer will increase production of company has also named Hubertus based carmaker dropped 5.8 percent demand in China and the US offset the vehicles with 21 extra shifts at Troska, a former truck manager, last month. The automaker is bring- plunging industrywide deliveries in the plant in Rastatt, Germany. The to the board to oversee the Chinese ing new models to market in the Europe. The region is wrestling with compact car facility in Kecskemet, operations. WP-Bloomberg HEALTH PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 7

Health Tips from DOCTOR Too much salt Prenatal and postnatal may trigger physiotherapy autoimmune he physical changes to a women’s body as related to pregnancy are multiple. The centre of mass changes, there is Tmore pressure on the organs, and there diseases: is increased weight to be carried. All of this in a relatively short span of time often leads to back pain, pelvic pain and urinary incontinence. In fact, Studies over two thirds of pregnant women experience back pain, one fifth experience pelvic pain and over 40 percent experience urinary incontinence By Julie Steenhuysen in their first pregnancy – with half remaining working out what factors induce the activity incontinent at 8 weeks post-partum, and one third of a type of autoimmune cell known as a T experiencing a new onset of incontinence after ncreased salt consumption may be helper 17 or a Th17 cell. childbirth. a key culprit behind rising rates of Th17 cells can promote inflammation Evidence shows that group training pro- autoimmune diseases such as mul- that is important for defending against grammes designed and delivered by physiothera- tiple sclerosis, researchers reported pathogens, but they have also been linked pists can relieve lower back pain, pelvic pain and in a trio of papers looking at the to diseases like multiple sclerosis, psoriasis, urinary incontinence in pregnant women. Irole of a specific class of cells linked with rheumatoid arthritis, and ankylosing spond- An effective prena- inflammation. ylitis. Treatment options for some of these tal and postnatal physi- Reporting in the journal Nature, the diseases, such as psoriasis, include manipu- otherapy programme researchers said high-salt diets increased lating T cell function. would consist of screen- levels of a type of immune cell linked with “The question we wanted to pursue was: ing patients to ensure autoimmune disease. And mice genetically How does this highly pathogenic, pro- they could safely partici- engineered to develop multiple sclerosis inflammatory T cell develop?” said Vijay pate in an exercise pro- (MS) got much worse when they ate what Kuchroo of the Harvard-affiliated Brigham gramme, assess patients amounted to a high-salt Western diet com- and Women’s Hospital and a member of the for posture, strength, flex- pared with mice who had more moderate Broad Institute. Neha Saraf ibility, balance as well as P hysiother apis t salt intake. “Once we have a more nuanced under- any musculoskeletal issues Healthspring World Clinic The findings suggest that salt may play standing of the development of the patho- that could have a bearing a previously unknown role in triggering genic Th17 cells, we may be able to pursue on pregnancy and instruct autoimmune diseases such as MS or type ways to regulate them or their function.” patients on how to perform exercises safely and 1 diabetes in individuals who are already Hafler said Kuchroo’s team worked on effectively. genetically predisposed. tracing how these immune cells were wired, Rather than solely concentrating on what you “It’s not bad genes. It’s not bad envi- and what triggered their development. They can’t do, our focus is to empower you to be as ronment. It’s a bad interaction between identified a specific gene known as SGK1 strong and mobile as possible so that you can look genes and the environment,” said Dr David that plays an important role in the cells’ after your body as well as your baby! Hafler, a professor of immunobiology at Yale development. This gene had not been seen Antenatal programmes are designed to effec- University in New Haven, Connecticut, and in T cells before, but it has been known to tively treat: low and mid back pain, sacro-Iliac senior author of one of the three papers. play a role in absorbing salt in the gut and Joint pain, piriformis muscle spasm, Difficulty/ High salt intake is already a known cul- kidneys. pain with movement, Rectus diastasis (abdominal prit in increasing the risk of heart disease “We put the two together and went after bulging), Bladder control problems or constipa- and hypertension. The new study now impli- this,” Hafler said. tion/straining and Carpal Tunnel symptoms. cates high-salt diets in increasing rates of Researchers at Harvard and Yale and Postnatal Physiotherapy also focuses on autoimmune disease. “It can’t be just salt. colleagues in Germany led by Dominik Rehabilitation programme for treatment of: Back, We know vitamin D probably plays a small Mueller looked to see whether a high-salt shoulder and neck pain, SIJ, rectus Diastasis, component. We know smoking is a risk fac- diet could induce the destructive immune Abdominal bulging during movement, post cae- tor. This now suggests that salt is also a risk system response that is the hallmark of sarean pain (after healing), perineal pain and dis- factor,” Hafler said. autoimmunity. comfort, Bladder/bowel control difficulties and “How much? We don’t know,” he added. They found that adding salt to the diet constipation/straining Hafler became interested in studying the of mice induced the production of Th17 These conditions are often greatly relieved with link between salt and autoimmunity through cells and that mice genetically engineered various strategies including pain relieving modali- studies of the gut microbiome — a census of to develop a form of MS had more severe ties, deep massage and other manual therapies, gut microbes and cell function of 100 healthy disease than mice fed a normal mouse diet. core-stability muscle strengthening, postural individuals. Hafler says the findings now need to be stretches, pelvic floor muscle exercises specific The team noticed that when people in the studied in people. He has already gotten per- muscle balancing and co-ordination techniques study visited fast food restaurants more than mission to test the effects of lowering the (including retraining, positioning and pattern- once a week, they saw a marked increase salt intake in the diets of individuals with ing) and sometimes external supports and splints. in levels of destructive inflammatory cells, multiple sclerosis to see if their symptoms which the immune system produces to improve. respond to injury or foreign invaders, but It likely be years before this link is con- which attack healthy tissues in autoimmune firmed, but Hafler says for patients already diseases. at risk of autoimmune disease, reducing He shared these findings with colleagues dietary salt may be a good idea. at Harvard Medical School and the Broad “If I had MS, I would think very much Institute of Harvard and the Massachusetts about not eating processed foods and really Institute of Technology and others who were cutting down my salt intake,” he said. 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 MOVIE PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 9

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Hemsworth needs break from Cyrus SRK never differentiates: Deepika ctor Liam Hemsworth has gone back to his home in ctress Deepika AAustralia as he needs a break Padukone, who made from fiance Miley Cyrus. Aher Bollywood debut “Hemsworth did fly home to opposite Shah Rukh Khan in Australia. He has been spending Om Shanti Om, says the super- time with his brother Chris. He star genuinely considers both needed a break from work and genders equal. Cyrus,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted a Shah Rukh recently source as saying. announced that henceforth “Cyrus is really upset with all his films will feature the Hemsworth. She took off her actress’ name first in the cred- engagement ring to make him mad. its, and that has left Deepika But they are still together. Cyrus is crazy about Hemsworth, but sometimes even more impressed. She is she doesn’t treat him great. She likes things her way and tends to play currently working with him in games. And that’s the reason they fight,” the source added. Chennai Express. The 23-year-old actor was recently said to have been cheating on Cyrus “It’s a wonderful initiative taken to prove that men and women are with January Jones, 35. equal in all fields and professions. The way he interacts with us during shooting clearly shows that he doesn’t differentiate. I’ve experienced that in Om Shanti Om and now on Chennai Express. Thank you Shah,” Deepika said in a statement. Bella Swan named favourite on-screen mother Priyanka to sport two distinct ctress Kristen Stewart’s Twilight character Bella Swan looks in Zanjeer remake Ahas been named Britain’s favourite movie mother in a new poll. The character, essayed by the Vivid, vibrant, savagely tragic ctress Priyanka Chopra will don two distinct looks for the remake 22-year-old, has topped an Empire of 1973 film Zanjeer, says designer Pria Kataria Puri, who is Cinemas poll of the nation’s favourite Amaking her Bollywood foray with the movie. Priyanka plays the cinematic mothers ahead of Mother’s role of Mala in the movie, directed by Apoorva Lakhia. Day, reports contactmusic.com. “In the first half of Zanjeer when she’s abroad, Priyanka would be Bella and her vampire lover with gutsy performances dressed as a woman entrepreneur should be dressed. You see, in today’s Edward Cullen, played by actor times, a working woman from India doesn’t stand out at the airport. Robert Pattinson, welcomed daugh- She looks like any chic well-dressed woman from any part of the world,” ter Renesmee in the final instalment By Subhash K Jha said Puri. of the supernatural franchise, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II. The spending-money assuring her he would “Later, when Priyanka’s character comes to India, she gets more character struck a chord with movie fans, earning 89 percent of the votes. a state of ferocious flux, Dhulia’s people in an eerie game of one-upmanship are “take it back from her husband”. colourful in her sartorial expression. You would notice that even when Meanwhile, beloved animated character Marge Simpson was voted Funniest Film: Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster Returns heightend up where hurling the into world a dead-endlooks deceptively from a latingbrought sequel to flickering that mischievously life in this secretes scintil- Dignity is at the lowest ebb and desire an Indian girl in India dresses in western clothes, there is a dash of Movie mother in the poll. Cast: Irrfan, Mahie Gill, Jimmy enticing and inviting. alcoves of unexpected temptations. at an all-time high as Thakur Aditya Indianness in her clothes. She may wear shorts, but it would be orange Actress Meryl Streep’s character Donna in Mamma Mia! took the third Sheirgill, Soha Ali Khan and Raj Babbar Torn between desire and self-loathing, Dhulia on an unreserved high after Pratap Singh resolves to remarry. He in colour. Priyanka’s clothes would reflect her changed geo-political place, while John Travolta’s cross-dressing role as Edna Turnblad in Hairspray Director: Tigmanshu Dhulia the characters populating in SBGR are Paan Singh Tomar here achieves a more chooses as his bride the vulnerable and mindset,” she added. was on fourth position. emptied-out by their own ambitions. intense emotional depth than the first pretty Ranjana (Soha). Once Ranjana Interestingly the designer and Priyanka’s character share a similar n what could be regarded as a Like the first film, the second one end Saheb Biwi... enters the crumbling corrupted palace, background. sequence of subliminal comic with a shocking death and an ironic The plot unfolds like an intricate jig- Dhulia’s plot lets the politics of oneup- “Like Priyanka’s Mala in ‘Zanjeer’, I am an NRI working out of a relief, a little-known actor Rajeev twist to the drama of the damned and saw - each puzzle falling into place with womanship between the rejected wife foreign country. So I instinctively understand the clothes that Priyanka Gupta gives this film, suffused in the doomed. a thunderous impact. The doddering and the new bride take over. You almost should wear. I often see actresses in our clothes looking wow. But they Brown supports powerhouse performances, its best Right at the start we meet Irrfan as aspirations of the depraved politicians wish there was more conflict between don’t seem to be dressed in character.” Iperformance as a slimy politician caught Raja Bhaiyya, a small town hoodlum- form the backbone of the supple sequel Mahie and Soha’s characters to justify Rihanna for watching porn on his laptop in his office politician with feudal antecedents who where the men are often caught with the finale. Diamond tour by a goon masquerading as a journalist. chases a press photographer down the their pants down...and the women don’t Though stubbornly economical, The sequence is hilarious and at the narrow gullies of a Madhya Pradesh seem to mind it! Dhulia’s narrative is never short of inger Rihanna is busy prepar- same time sobering. While the self- backwater city and thrashes the hell Converging on Irrfan’s character, breath as the characters move towards Katrina’s favourite ing for her Diamond World important buffoonish politician’s pre- out of the cowering lensman for cutting the script clamps down on the mofussil a perverse nemesis. STour, and if sources are to be dicament raises laughter, his hypocrisy his face out of a newspaper report on a mindset on politics, woman, power and SBAGR has its flaws, oh yes! The “raj- believed, she is seeking emotional also raises issues about a parliamentary political rally. family values- all these aspects of Indian neeti” of the second-half melts into a thirst quencher — water! supoort from boyfriend Chris crisis that is anything but funny. Irrfan plays the upstartish outsider life come together in a hurl of hectic kind of uneasy tension. Brown and mother Monica. The characters in Tigmanshu Dhulia’s with such in-house cockiness, warmth machinations. The characters, in fact, are so sav- ctress Katrina Kaif says the first thing she think of when she “Rihanna is happy and really sequel to the highly acclaimed Saheb Biwi and humour that we don’t miss Randeep Dhulia spares us the verbal vulgarity. agely tragic that they end up looking is thirsty is plain water. excited to kick off the tour and do Aur Gangster work in mysterious often Hooda who seduced the “biwi” in the Admirably the characters trade outra- comical in their self-appointed positions A The 28-year-old promotes mango drink Slice, but when asked it big. She has already started with the rehearsals,” femalefirst.co.uk quoted bizarre and inexplicable ways. Each of first film. geous insults without abusing mothers of septic ambitions. You really can’t like what she turns to when she is thirsty, she said: “The first thing is water!” a source as saying. the main characters in Saheb Biwi Aur Mahie Gill as the neglected “biwi” and sisters in the process. any of the people in Dhulia’s world of “But when you’re looking for something that gives you energy, have She has been taking suggestions from her mother, and Brown has report- Gangster Returns (SBAGR) is stricken again stumbles (literally) on to a role Jimmy as the landlord on the skids politics and crime. something and craving for something different that’s where Slice comes edly wished her luck. by a self-destructive passion bordering that gives her enough meat to chew on. puts in an exceptionally fine-tuned per- Ask them if they care! into the picture. It’s a little more than just something to drink,” she Brown is still on probation for beating Rihanna in 2009. on an all-consuming neurosis. She savours and embraces her char- formance to offset Mahie’s here-there- SBAGR is a vivid, vibrant, dramatic, added. The 25-year-old singer recently spoke about her love for the 23-year-old Frozen in a feudal mindset these acter’s immorality, with Soha’s angelic everywhere drunken act. savagely tragic and unexpectedly Considering that the actress is so fit, how come she promotes a drink, rapper and admitted she can’t continue to bury her feelings for him, even dislocated creatures of an aristocratic bride-act performing an arresting Indeed Mahie pulls out all stops once humorous sequel with gutsy passionate which could be sugar-loaded in nature. after the assault. Diaspora struggle to get out of a world counterpoint. again to play the kind of wife whose performances. This is not a film you can “That was always a concern for me, that is why I did look into it before “I wanted him to know what it felt like to lose me, to feel the consequences that has abandoned them, by trying des- Indeed the sequel to Saheb Biwi Aur cravings are so apparent they shame, fall in love with. Its drama of dreadful I signed the brand. But I think the good thing is that they are doing a of that. So when that love came back, it hit me like a tonne of bricks,” she said. perately to enter the bizarre world of Gangster moves far ahead in its packag- anger and embarrass even bystand- disenchantment doesn’t allow you the good job in keeping that part in check,” said Katrina. politics. In this process of straddling two ing and technical finesse. The politics ers, as we witness when in her politi- luxury of affection. worlds, one in the past and the other in and dynamics of relationships trapped cian’s cabin a subordinate offers her IANS 10 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 iWATCH

The iWatch is the most hotly anticipated new product expected from Apple, supposedly involving 100 product designers RUMOUR ROUND-UP 1 Round face: Current rumour Actual favourite, based on patent filed size by Apple for Spiral user interface fondness for Ikepod Geneve Horizon wristwatches 2 Square face: More suited iOS, although there are problems over battery life falling short of goal of 4-5 days between charges 3 Wrap-around face: Apple has filed patents for curved glass wrist band device and may be using flexible Willow Glass, made toughened Gorilla Glass Features Willow Glass: Calls (via Bluetooth Paper-thin, flexible link to iPhone) and strong, but Check maps three years away Pedometer from mass Sensors to monitor production If Apple took 10% share of global watch market: 2013 sales* Apple 10% Profit † $60bn $6bn $3.6bn *Forecast †Gross profit margins for watches are around 60% Sources: Wire agencies, Forbes, techradar.com, Corning Inc. ©© THE GRAPHIC PENINSULA / GRAPHIC NEWS NEWS BOOKS PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 11

Joyce Carol Oates takes on Ivy League society in new novel

By Andrea Burzynski The Accursed, which came out this week,k, is set in Princeton, New Jersey, where thehe S novelist Joyce Carol Oates’ latest National Book Award winner has worked asas novel is in the gothic tradition, but a professor at the Ivy League university sincence not all of the demons that bedevil its 1978. Ublue-blooded characters are of the The novel tells the tale of a curse upon thethe supernatural variety. town’s elite families during 1905-1906. A work of historical fiction, the book featuresures US President Woodrow Wilson and author-activ-ctiv- ist Upton Sinclair among its cast of characters.ers. Joyce Carol Oates Oates, 74, the author of more than 50 novels and two dozen short story collections, began the bbookook in 1984, but she said she was unable to developop a satisfying structure for the story until recently.ntly. “Things“Things that are “I had a project that was very challenging and repressed are emergingemerging in tthishis fascinating, but I never quite felt that the voicei lilylil white hi affluent ffl society,” i ” she h said. id “Wh“What you was right,” Oates said. call the supernatural could be deconstructed as “It was too 19th century, so I put it aside and being the return or the revenge of the repressed.” worked on other projects, but every three or four Oates said that reading about the conserva- or five years I would take it out and start examin- tive beliefs of many widely revered historical ing it again.” figures such as Wilson was “upsetting,” but not Told from the perspective of a fictional amateur surprising. historian, The Accursed focuses on the aristocratic “Basically everyone was like that. It was unex- Slade family. amined,” she said. “So the novel is really about Debutante Annabel is swept away mysteriously the unexamined bigotry and the failure of this on her wedding day and her older brother Josiah ruling class ... there’s a kind of blindness to ter- struggles to avenge his sister’s disappearance rible social injustice.” while coming to terms with his changing ideals. Despite the troubling events that play out in the Wilson, Princeton’s president at the time, is novel, Oates uses them to demonstrate that new worn down by health problems and paranoia over ideas are constantly supplanting the old. university politics and his own prejudices against Younger characters in The Accursed like Sinclair African Americans and women’s suffrage. and Josiah, both in their 20s, push back against ingrained ideas of race, gender and class. ‘REVENGE OF THE REPRESSED’ Likewise, Oates sees young people bringing The consequences of such views become clear about change in today’s society. as the town is rocked by lynchings of African “I have a lot of faith in younger generations to Americans and the suffering of several women. sort of shake off the shackles of the past,” she said. Although ghosts and vampires haunt the upper- “One generation comes along, and what seemed class characters, Oates suggests they mirror social so important to an older generation just doesn’t demons of the age. seem that important.” Reuters

Finding a silver lining on a bad day By Tracy Grant “But life has a funny way of turning your worst day into your best, and changing the thing you hate The Golden Rectangle most into your lucky charm. In the end, Lucy owed by Gillian Neimark everything to that dumb pink dress.” (Ages 8-12) The second chapter of the book takes place 1,000 miles from Georgia in New York City and introduces hen The Golden Rectangle begins, Lucy readers to 10-year-old Flor Bernoulli, who is about Moon is hiding in the barn on her father’s as different from Lucy as anyone could be. Flor loves Wfarm in Puddleville, Georgia, while snow fancy clothes, has travelled the world and is about to swirls on a 90-degree day. meet up with a long-lost half sister. Yep, you read that right. The snow has been cre- And Flor has a strange friend named Dr Pi, who ated by crushing 40,000 pounds of ice in honour of the is a wizard from another galaxy. wedding of Lucy’s sister, Nell. The wedding promises So what happens when Dr Pi brings Lucy and Flor to be something never before seen in Puddleville. But together to fight a tiny tyrant made of nothing but Lucy wants none of it. She doesn’t want her sister squares and rectangles? to get married and she certainly doesn’t want to Well, we can’t actually tell you that, but we can tell wear the fancy pink dress that her sister has picked you that the results are, ahem, magical. for her. WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 TECHNOLOGY Facebook puts focus on photos in new look

• Divides newsfeed into comparable to...their competition, several tabs including and partner sites that are focusing on media and richness.” photos, music Facebook’s newsfeed is one of three “pillars” of the service, along with • Will look the same search and user profiles. The updated newsfeed provides across mobile and more space for the photos and videos desktop computers that users share on the network, and provides a more consistent look and feel between the version for PCs and • First major overhaul for mobile devices such as smartphones since inception and tablets. The changes began rolling out in limited fashion from Thursday, By Alexei Oreskovic Facebook said. Facebook executives say the updates acebook Inc introduced the will help keep organised the increasing biggest change in years to jumble of content available on the its popular newsfeed, with social network as its user base grows. a new look and focus on The last major update to the feature photos that is expected to occurred in September 2011. Since Fmake the social network more ad- then, the company has incorporated friendly and may entice users to spend ads directly into the feed and has more time on the website. shifted its focus to creating “mobile- Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg explaining the changes. The changes to the newsfeed, whose first experiences,” because more look and feel had remained largely people now access the social network unchanged since Facebook’s inception, from smartphones than from desktop also waging a war for revenue in the system” to feature the various include a division into several sections, computers. mobile advertising — a market that content, as Facebook has grown in with separate areas for photographs is still small compared with the size. and music. FACEBOOK VERSUS GOOGLE traditional desktop but that is growing The additional newsfeeds provide The newsfeed is the ever-changing Marketers will be able to fashion exponentially. more opportunities for content to stream of photos, videos and comments more compelling ads thanks to the In terms of overall mobile appear in front of users. A photos- uploaded from friends, and is the first increased real estate for photos, said advertising, Google commanded a only feed displays pictures shared by a page most users see upon logging in. Hussein Fazal, the chief executive of 53.5 percent share in 2012, aided by user’s connections on Facebook as well Facebook Chief Executive Mark AdParlor, a firm that helps companies its dominance in search-based ads. as on Facebook-owned Instagram and Zuckerberg said the makeover was advertise on Facebook. “Larger images Facebook had just 8.4 percent, a distant other photo apps that are integrated part of an effort to position the social will result in higher click through- runner-up, according to estimates with the social network. network as a “personalised newspaper,” rates, a higher level of engagement from research house eMarketer. A revamped version of an existing complete with different sections for and better performance,” Fazal wrote But in terms of mobile display ad but little-used Music feed aggregates users to explore. in an email. sales, Facebook narrowly edges out its the songs that a user’s friends are It comes with a revamped interface Still, analysts say the company needs rival with 18.4 percent of the market listening to, and includes posts from that gives more prominence to visual to tread carefully to avoid inundating versus Google’s 17 percent, the research bands and performers in which a user media, such as photos and videos. users’ various feeds with advertising, outfit estimated. has expressed an interest. The makeover comes roughly a as Facebook tries to sustain a rapid Facebook also introduced a month after Facebook introduced a pace of growth that helped it debut PRESSURE ON THE SYSTEM “Friends Only” feed that displays new social search feature it dubbed on public markets at the highest-ever The makeover is partly prompted every message shared by a user’s “graph search” that makes it easier valuation for a technology company. by complaints about increasing friends in chronological order — for the social network’s more than one The world’s largest social network clutter on Facebook’s network. rather than chosen by an algorithm billion users to discover more content is moving to regain Wall Street’s As Facebook has grown to more — as well as a “Following” feed that on the social network. confidence after its botched IPO last than 1 billion users, the amount of gathers posts from news publishers, The much-needed changes unveiled year, addressing concerns about its content that users and companies celebrities, sports teams and other on Thursday, which standardise the long-term prospects — many of which post to the website has surged. groups or businesses that a user network’s look across different types center on an industry-wide shift Facebook users only see a small subscribes to. of desktop and mobile devices, bring toward the use of mobile devices. portion of that content, culled by “The basic idea is sometimes you Facebook up-to-date as Google+, the Facebook shares, which are still Facebook’s proprietary algorithm. want five minutes and you want to much younger social network started more than a quarter off their IPO price In recent months, some companies see the top stuff, sometimes you want by Google Inc, begins to incorporate of $38, closed up 4 percent at $28.57 on and users, including entrepreneur to spend an hour and go through a more video and images. Thursday on the Nasdaq. Mark Cuban, have grumbled that lot of different stuff,” Cox said in an “This is just going to provide more Facebook and Google, which both their content was not getting enough interview after the event. opportunity for people to click around got their start on desktop computers, exposure in the newsfeed, because The additional feeds could also and stick around,” said Brian Blau, an are now managing a transition of their Facebook gives paid ads priority in provide Facebook with more space analyst with industry research firm products onto smartphones and tablets, the newsfeed. to offer ads on its newsfeed, though Gartner, about the revamped newsfeed. which typically yield less revenue than Facebook’s vice president of a spokeswoman said the additional “The newsfeed was kind of outdated. on PCs. product, Chris Cox, acknowledged news feeds would not initially feature This sort of brings it up to maybe what’s The two Internet mainstays are that there was “more pressure on ads. Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 13

LEARN How to Ask about verb: ARABIC

Hel ana Katabtu? Did I wrote? Remark: To ask about verbs we add hel

Hel anta Katabta? Did you wrote (m)? Hoy en la Historia

Hal anti Katabti? Did you wrote (f)? March 10, 1893 Cote d’Ivoire formally became a colony of France. It had been a Hal Howa Kataba? Did he wrote? French protectorate since the 1840s but borders were now formalised Hal Hiyya Katabat? Did she wrote? 1862: The U.S. issued the first paper money, nicknamed “geenbacks”, to be recognised as full legal tender Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1993: President Suharto of Indonesia was re-elected for a sixth five-year term 2003: After six months of civil war, Seydou Diarra became premier of Cote d’Ivoire under a French-brokered accord 2006: NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter entered orbit around the red planet after a seven-month journey Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

AMBROSIA, BLANCMANGE, BON BON, BRITTLE, BUTTERSCOTCH, 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 | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 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 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 | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 15

Megamind (Animation) TEL: 444933989 444517001 – 2.30 & 4.30pm 11:45 Rugby 6 08:00 News Despicable Me (Comedy) Nations Ireland 9:00 Revolution 1 V France Through Arab – 6.30pm 13:30 Real Nba Eyes Magazine 10:30 Inside Syria Melancholia (Drama) – 8.30pm 14:00 Spanish League 11:00 News Athletic Bilbao V 11:30 Talk To Al Jack Reacher (Action) – 11.00pm Valencia Jazeera 16:00 Fa Cup Millwall 12:00 News V Blackburn 12:30 Earthrise Oz: The Great & Powerful Man United V 13:00 NEWSHOUR (3D/Action) – 2.30 & 5.00pm Chelsea 14:30 Inside Syria 22:00 Uefa Chapions 15:00 Al Jazeera Legaue World MALL Al Hafla (2D/Arabic) – 7.30pm Magazine 16:00 NEWSHOUR 2 22:30 Football Asia 17:00 News CINEMA Playback (2D/Horror) – 9.30pm 23:00 French League 17:30 Listening Post Lyon V Marseille 18:00 NEWSHOUR Vehicle 19 (2D/Thriller) 01:00 Transworld 19:30 101 East Sport 20:00 News – 11.30pm 02:00 Baseball Worls 20:30 Inside Story Classic United 21:00 NEWSHOUR Al Hafla (2D/Arabic) States V 22:00 News Canada 22:30 Talk To Al – 2.30 & 4.30pm Jazeera Oz: The Great & Powerful 23:00 Witness 3 (3D/Action) – 6.30pm

Parker (2D/Action) – 9.00pm 13:15 How It’s Made 13:45 Wild France 16:00 Auction 14:40 Wildlife SOS Playback (2D/Horror) – 11.15pm Hunters 15:35 World Wild Vet 16:55 Border Security 16:30 Ray Mears’ 19:10 Mythbusters Wild Britain Oz: The Great & Powerful 20:05 Superhuman 18:45 Animal Crackers (3D/Action) – 2.30, 5.00 & 9.15pm Showdown 19:15 Cats Of Claw Hill 21:00 James May’s 20:10 Into The Pride Man Lab 21:05 Wildest Islands 1 Al Hafla (2D/Arabic) – 7.30pm 21:55 Curiosity 22:00 Mutant Planet 22:50 Inside The 22:55 Wild Things Vehicle 19 (2D/Thriller) Gangsters’ With Dominic Code Monaghan – 11.30pm 23:45 Wheeler 23:50 Animal Cops Dealers Rio (Animation) – 2.30 & 4.30pm Houston ROYAL 2 Take This Waltz (Comedy) PLAZA – 6.30, 9.00 & 11.15pm 13:00 Planet 12:55 Love Or Money Carnivore 14:30 The Initiation Of Kung Fu Panda 2 (Adventure) 15:00 Catching Sarah Giants 16:05 Mgm’s Big – 3.00pm 17:00 World’s Screen Zila Ghaziabad (2D/Hindi) Deadliest 16:25 The House On 3 18:00 Like A Sea Carroll Street – 5.00pm Serpent 18:05 Hidden Agenda 19:00 Hooked 19:55 Pandora’s Omar Wa Salma 3 (Arabic) 22:00 Catching Clock Giants 22:00 It’s My Party – 8.00 & 10.30pm 23:00 Hunter Hunted 23:50 Rush Al Hafla (2D/Arabic) QF RADIO 91.7 FM ENGLISH PROGRAMME BRIEF – 2.30, 7.30 & 9.30pm LIVE SHOWS Airing Programme Briefs On the Programme… Time Today 1 Parker (2D/Action) – 5.00pm RISE 7:00 – Rise, a LIVE 2-hour morning On the programme 9:00 AM show hosted and produced by today, Scott speaks 13:20 Suite Life On Scott Boyes. It discusses a wide with Shabina Khatri, co- Deck 11:25 Gone With The Playback (2D/Horror) – 11.30pm array of topics from Weather, founder of Doha News. 14:10 Jessie Wind News, Health tips, Sports News Shabina will fill us in 15:00 Gravity Falls 15:00 Anna Karenina Top Cat: The Movie and interactive bits with the on all the latest news 16:15 Good Luck 16:35 The Clock (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm callers. about everything that’s Charlie 18:00 San Antonio happening locally here 17:00 Hatching Pete 19:50 The Golden in Qatar. Oz: The Great & Powerful 19:35 Shake It Up Arrow INTERNATIO- 1:00 PM The latest news and events 20:00 Austin And Ally 21:00 The Yellow 2 NAL NEWS from around the world. (3D/Action) – 4.15, 6.45 & 9.15pm 20:50 A.N.T Farm Rolls-Royce LANDMARK STRAIGHT 7:00 – A LIVE weekly 1-hour Political 21:40 Jessie 23:00 Dr. Jekyll And Vehicle 19 (2D/Thriller) TALK 8:00 PM show produced and hosted by 22:05 Good Luck Mr. Hyde Nabil Al Nashar. The show will – 11.30pm host discussions and debates about the latest world political news/ issues/events. Vehicle 19 (2D/Thriller) – 3.00pm REPEAT SHOWS 12:00 Beware The 13:00 Maroons LEGENDARY 8:00 – The show tells the story of Gonzo 14:30 Happy Feet Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster ARTISTS 9:00 PM a celebrity artist that has reached unprecedented fame. 14:00 Robots Two 3 (2D/Hindi) – 5.00 & 8.00pm Throughout the episode 16:00 The Search For 16:15 Teo: the artists’ memorable Santa Paws Intergalactic The Attacks of 26/11 (2D/Hindi) performances/songs will be 18:00 House Arrest Hunter played to put listeners in the 20:00 Paul 18:00 Horrid Henry – 11.00pm mood. 22:00 MacGruber 20:00 Twigson 22:00 Maroons 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 10 MARCH 2013 POTPOURRI

Events in Qatar Lion slipped out of A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day holding pen before discussed by the Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport Qatari community When: March 7-Jun 16; killing worker Monday–Thursday, Saturday: 9am-8pm in the media. Friday; 3pm-9pm (Sunday closed) he African lion that killed Where: QMA Gallery, Bldg 10 a California wildlife sanc- What: The Qatar Museums Authority will tuary worker had slipped exhibit “Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport” out of its holding pen, at QMA Gallery in Katara Cultural Village. T which apparently was left improp- The exhibition was first shown in London erly secured, and crept up on the during the 2012 Olympic Games. The woman inside a larger enclosure to • Talk about offers from investors in authorised to impose fines on those exhibit originated in Qatar, beginning at the attack her, the coroner said. the United Arab Emirates and Qatar smoking in their premises once the Arab Games’ Athletes Village in December 2011, where photographer Brigitte and Dianna Hanson, 24, an intern to buy English football club Arsenal. anti-tobacco law is amended. documentary filmmaker Marian Lacombe at the Cat Haven sanctuary east • Schools urged to include records of • Demand to raise salaries of citizens of Fresno, died almost instantly set up an outdoor studio, working with attendance and behaviour in stu- working in the public sector to the female athletes. They then travelled to after the big cat, a male named 20 Arab countries from the Gulf to North Cous Cous weighing at least 181kg, dents’ annual academic report. levels in the private sector. Africa, documenting images and videos of snapped her neck, according to an • Authorities urged to inform the pub- • Complaints against some shops 70 Arab sportswomen. autopsy conducted. lic about the expected duration of placing signs saying, “private park- Free entry Hanson was cleaning the larger enclosure when the lion escaped road development projects before ing, reserved for customers only”, from its holding pen, apparently their launch. in front of their buildings. Islamic Arts workshops at by lifting a gate that slides open • Demand for installation of speed • Demand for the Supreme Education Katara Art Studios and shut vertically, Fresno County radars on the Mesaimeer-Al Wakra Council to set clear rules for private When: March 3-16; 10am to 9.30pm Coroner Dr David Hadden said. Where: Katara Art Studios, Building 19 “The gate is kind of like a guil- road to check daredevil drivers. tutors as some tutors are not quali- What: A series of Islamic Arts workshops lotine. It comes down and hits the • Demand for fixing time for the fied in the subject they teach. facilitated by The Prince’s School of base of the ground. If that gate movement of heavy vehicles and • Animal breeders complain to the Traditional Arts, which specialises in wasn’t all the way down, the lion transport of boats by road, to help Consumer Protection Department teaching, researching, and promoting the could have put its paw under the practice and theory of the arts and crafts of traffic flow during peak hours. about some outlets selling animals gate and pushed it up, and the gate the world’s great traditions. is designed so that it would stay • Talk about shopping malls being at unjustifiably high prices. Ticket: Free. To reserve your place and up,” he said. find out the schedule, email education@ Reuters katara.net or call the Katara Education team on 4408 0233.

Forever Now When: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pm IN FOCUS by Smruthi Srinivasan Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Forever Now proposes new readings based on the works of five artists from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This exhibition unpacks new narratives that posit a unique understanding of five diverse artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. Free entry

Tea with Nefertiti When: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pm Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Offer a critical perspective on how to perceive an artwork, particularly in and from the Arab world. Free entry

Francophone Cinema Week (La Semaine du Cinema Francophone) When: 13 Mar 2013; 7:30pm-10pm Where: Drama Theater, Building 16 What: Katara DFI Cinema presents the inaugural Francophone Cinema Week, a spotlight on contemporary cinema from the French speaking world. Showcasing a selection of contemporary cinema from Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Morocco, Senegal and Switzerland. For more info and ticket sales visit: dohafilminstitute.com/francophone Send your photos to A photo by a Peninsula Plus reader. If you want your events featured here [email protected] mail details to [email protected]

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