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By Audrey Hoffer by Houzz — an online community focused on remodeling and design — found that lava Lazebnikov can set the 60 percent of people are renovating bath- water temperature of the shower rooms and many are upgrading to include from the living room, pro- the latest technology. Houzz said multiple Sgramme a shower playlist while shower heads, including those that simu- having dinner and lift the toilet lid while late rain, are particularly popular. lying in bed. The sophisticated bathroom technol- After 15 years in his Rockville, ogy is not just for the rich or frivolously Maryland, home, Lazebnikov said the eccentric. Lazebnikov and his wife, bathrooms were outdated and needed Margarita, live in a modest townhouse, something, well, a little splashy. and he says he “likes all sorts of gadgets Now showering in the upstairs bath- that can be adjusted for the heck of it.” room is a digital spa experience. “It’s Lazebnikov, a software systems man- really like in a car wash,” he said. ager, purchased and installed the lat- Technology has become commonplace est high-tech products himself. “It’s my in many American homes — particularly hobby. I do it over the weekends,” he said. in the rooms where families consume A digital valve with five control panels their media, with devices that allow them is connected to both their smartphones to programme their music and TV from and enables them to personalise every their smartphones, and in the kitchen, aspect of the shower. The devices can with refrigerators that tell them when be pricey: The Kohler DTV system with they’re low on milk. rainhead, four body sprays, fixed head But now it’s starting to catch on in and hand shower typically retails for the bathroom. $4,500; add another $12,000 for the media A fall 2013 survey of 7,600 homeowners package. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 3

The Japanese-manufactured Numi toilet, which retails for about $6,600, is digitally controlled by a hand-held panel the size and shape of a BlackBerry and attaches magnetically to the wall.

“Water comes at you from all fits into the shower head. Kohler — A heated seat. while laying in the tub.” TVs are sides and above,” said Lazebnikov, sells Moxie, a $199 system with a — A built-in deodorizing system. common additions inside showers pointing to various ceiling and wall shower head and wireless speaker “Before I bought this, I wondered along with a defogger. water tiles from which the water that snaps in to play and pops out how I’d use it, but now I find it’s “We can put in any size TV and flow and pressure can be regulated. for recharging. It is wirelessly really convenient,” Lazebnikov said. can place it anywhere on the mirror You can create a drizzle, thunder- connected to Bluetooth-enabled “Especially at night when you’re as long as it’s three to four inches storm, waterfall, fountain or body devices. half asleep, you don’t have to switch off the edge,” he said. spray. “Today, showers are so advanced on the light.” Bathtubs are no longer standard. Lazebnikov can set a rhythmic they become the price of an expen- In the first-floor powder room, Houzz says nearly half the people pattern of alternating water tem- sive German car,” said David he installed a toilet bowl onto an remodelling bathrooms are leaving perature. “Think of it as tempera- Goldberg, owner of Union Hardware orange, rust and gold wall of stone tubs out, and those who include ture therapy,” he said. And he said in Bethesda, Maryland. and onyx. “It’s a very small space, them often add spa-like features he can add steam “to surround me Lazebnikov could have added a and every inch counts,” he said. that can be digitally regulated and in warmth.” dryer but “thought it’s really too Wall-mounted toilets with dual programmed. The steam function can be con- much,” he said. flush buttons in the wall, which Kohler Vibracoustic tubs offer trolled with user settings for dif- He installed six copper pipes in cost $700 to $1,200, are increas- a completely different spa experi- ferent family members — a gadget the attic above the bathroom to ingly popular, said Ernesto Santalla, ence with music from hidden speak- that costs $2,500 to $5,000 and an support all the technology. “There architect and designer with Studio ers, vibrations and chromotherapy extra $1,000 to $3,000 with the are no mechanical knobs; it’s all Santalla in Washington. “They lights from coloured LED bulbs speakers, lights and aromatherapy. digital.” don’t take up much space, they inserted in the tub wall. The units It can be as basic or intense, hot or The Japanese-manufactured operate well and all of a sudden cost $3,500 to $5,000. warm, short or long, as each person Numi toilet, which retails for about the toilet becomes an attractive “For some people, that’s fabulous. desires. $6,600, is digitally controlled by a fixture,” he said. “We’re starting to You choose the colour in which you “If you’re in the kitchen cooking, hand-held panel the size and shape see more of them, but they haven’t want to bathe and use the music you can hit your iPad app to turn on of a BlackBerry and attaches mag- hit a strong trend yet,” Goldberg to pump you up for a night on the the steam so that it starts generat- netically to the wall. It offers mul- said. “Technology in wall mounts town or quiet you down for sleep,” ing, which takes about five minutes,” tiple options: hasn’t reached the maximum per- Pomeroy said. said Brittany Pomeroy, of Ferguson — A blue floor light “man sensor” formance that other toilets have, so Touchless faucets, which cost Bath, Kitchen & Lighting Gallery to raise and lower the seat by foot. that’s held back the trend.” $300 to $700, are moving from in Rockville, Maryland. “Then you — Varying water flush strength TVs are also being added to bath- commercial outlets and highway can walk straight into the shower. and patterns. rooms. Robern makes medicine rest stops to home bathrooms. If you’re on a run and have five min- — Lighted bowl that acts as a cabinets with television screens “Embedded with sensor technology, utes left, you can do the same thing. night light. embedded flush in the mirror. The they use less energy and conserve It’s instant gratification.” — Automatic flush and lid rise. devices cost $3,900, plus $260 for water, which is important because Ceiling lights can be programmed — A bidet with multiple controls speakers. it’s one of the resources we’re to alter mood. Blue and violet are for water temperature, direction “They’re great for getting ready depleting,” Santalla said. considered calming, yellow and red and pressure. in the morning,” Pomeroy said. “You As the capabilities of sensors energizing. — Music: “It comes prepro- can watch the traffic while shav- become more adaptable, smart “A lot of people really enjoy tak- grammed with ‘Danny Boy’ and ing or putting on makeup, and your devices are moving throughout the ing advantage of chromotherapy,” ‘Yankee Doodle’ because that’s what kids can watch cartoons.” home — and people are grabbing said Michael Weaver, co-owner with the Japanese think Americans want “We sell them frequently,” them. “In the bathroom, high-tech his brother Bryce of W.T. Weaver & to listen to,” said Goldberg, laugh- Weaver said. “They make great products make you feel better, Sons in Washington. ing, “and of course, it can be repro- company. We even did a project for and who wouldn’t want that?” Music pours from a speaker that grammed with Bach or Jay Z.” a gentleman who wanted to watch Lazebnikov said. WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 CAMPUS QU Cultural Village 2014 features 33 booths representing 21 countries

atar University’s Cultural creativity on display in this event! The Village 2014 showcased the var- students never fail to impress us all Qious nationalities represented with their proud rendering of the cul- at the institution and highlighted the ture and heritage of their countries. spirit of mutual respect and goodwill The Village is a fitting showcase of the among them, organisers said. cultural diversity at QU and enhances In its eighth instalment, the event the spirit of connectedness among us organised by the institution’s Student all. It is also an invaluable opportunity Activities Department brought stu- for the students to demonstrate their dents together to present the culture skills in organisation, teamwork, and and heritage of their countries and communication.” become acquainted with those of their The final day of the four-day event colleagues. saw the crowning of winners of the Best Thirty-three booths representing 21 Booth prize: Palestine (women), Saudi countries featured at the event, which Arabia (men). The second-place win- was attended by the Minister for Youth ners were Qatar (women) and Bahrain and Sport, H E Salah bin Ghanem bin (men), and the third placed was Sudan Nasser Al Ali, diplomatic representa- (women and men). tives from Bahrain, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Winners of the Best Cultural “We’re very proud to support Qatar a great opportunity to introduce stu- Syria, The Philippines, and Yemen, QU Performance prize were Qatar, Oman University’s Cultural Village. Vodafone dents to various cultural backgrounds leaders, staff, faculty, and members of the and Palestine (women) and Egypt, is strongly committed to the success of and bridge the way for a productive wider community. Bahrain and Syria (men). Prizes were these initiatives that aim at enriching dialogue that is truly enlightening,” Al Department head Al Jazzi Al Fetais distributed by Vodafone Qatar External cultural experiences from around the Yami said. said: “What a wealth of talent and Relations head Mohammed Al Yami. world, particularly for the youth. It is The Peninsula

IBQ targets Qatari talent in Secondary School Career Fair

nternational Bank of Qatar (ibq) took part in the Career IFair held at Qatar Banking Studies & Business Administration Independent Secondary School for Boys. The Career Fair opened its doors on March 10 and continues till today, from 8am-12pm, and from 4pm-8pm. The ibq team showcased its lead- ership development programme, scholarship and summer internship opportunities for young Qatari stu- dents, reaffirming the bank’s strong commitment to developing talented individuals who have the ambition Meet discusses Mena youth productivity to pursue a career in banking and finance, in line with the country’s Qatarization strategy. three-day event hosted by A substantial number of initiatives and our experiences openly, and An ibq human resource expert, Georgetown University in have been introduced over the past to learn what approaches secure who oversees talent management and AQatar (GU-Q) gathered decade to improve employment actual gains for young people can development, offered orientation on policymakers, academics and and entrepreneurship opportu- we then gain real traction in our how to craft and maintain a reward- researchers to discuss evidence nities for youth. While some of efforts to foster youth economic ing, interesting and successful career of the effectiveness of various these interventions appear to empowerment in this region.” path and discuss the opportunities approaches to increasing youth have been relatively successful, Presenters at the symposium available to students. employment and productivity the evidence for what works is shared findings and recommen- Saleh Al Kuwari, AGM - across the Middle East and North relatively lacking. The region has dations from recently completed Head of Human Resources and Africa (MENA) region. yet to fully learn from and build impact evaluations on youth Governmental Affairs at ibq, said: Held from March 6-8, “The upon the lessons of youth-focused employment, entrepreneurship and “The importance of this event lies Doha Evidence Symposium: interventions in the region and productivity. Participants were in its focus on the development Increasing Youth Productivity in internationally. also introduced to basic methods needs of future Qatari leaders at a the Middle East and North Africa” According to Silatech CEO Dr and techniques for evaluating the critical stage, when career interests was organised by International Tarik M Yousef, “Accurately meas- efficacy and impact of programmes. begin to take shape. ibq’s approach Labour Organisation in partner- uring real programmatic impact Conference organisers arranged focuses on building future Qatari ship with regional social initiative — that is, substantial, tangible one-on-one meetings between leaders through talent development Silatech, the Abdul Latif Jameel benefits in the lives of young peo- youth service organisations and and training. This is why ibq is tak- Poverty Action Lab, and the Arab ple — is difficult. Moreover, there experts designed to provide organi- ing the opportunity to showcase its Urban Development Institute. is a natural desire to paint unsuc- sations with specific, programme- training, internship and scholar- The Arab region has the world’s cessful programmes as successes. relevant advice on potential impact ship offers tailored to the specific highest rate of unemployment Only if we are bold enough to be evaluation strategies. requirements of that education level among young people, at 29 percent. honest, to share our knowledge The Peninsula and age.” The Peninsula COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 5

ndian Women’s Association celebrated International Women’s Day at Wyndham Grand IWA marks International Women’s Day IRegency. The chief guest at the programme was chief patron Chhaya Arora, wife of Indian Ambassador Sanjeev Arora. Also in attendance were Kareem Abdulla, President Indian Charity Benevolent Fund, Alexie Muzami, a distinguished Toastmaster speaker and training consultant, Resha Udenia, wife of Dinesh Udenia, First Secretary at the Indian Embassy, and Sangeetha Seetharaman, wife of Doha Bank CEO Seetharaman. The event started with a minute’s silent prayer to pay homage to the victims of the explosion in Doha and a submarine accident in India. To mark the occasion, IWA patron Arora pre- sented a cheque to Abdulla as IWA’s contribution towards ICBF funds. Thereafter, Abdulla spoke about the social service done by ICBF and reminded the audience that as expatriates helping out wherever possible was the need of the hour. This was followed by a speech by Muzami, who reminded every woman in the room about the impor- tance of the role of women in society. IWA members also paid farewell to Rekha Dani, longtime member and past president of IWA. During the event, prizes were distributed to the winners of the article writing contest on the topic ‘Role of Women in Society’, which was conducted Ghosh the runner-up and Nirmala Raghuraman organised by Sunita Chaturvedi. This was followed by a on account of International Women’s Day. Harsha the winner. raffle and dinner before the event came to a close. Mahtani was the second runner-up, Chandrani A quiz on famous women achievers of our times was The Peninsula

Audi Qatar launches OSN unveils cricket exclusive campaign panel that will udi, represented by Q-Auto, is celebrating the opening of broadcast live from Aits new dealership on Salwa Road with an exclusive campaign. studios in Dubai The offering entitles buyers to an SN will bring sports fans live and array of benefits including service exclusive coverage of the ICC maintenance, warranty, insurance OWorld Twenty20, which will take and roadside assistance. place in Bangladesh from March 16 to Commenting on the plan, Mohamed April 6, in high definition. El Talkhawi, General Sales and Adding to the excitement and mark- Marketing Manager, said: “The cur- ing a regional first, OSN also unveiled its rent offering, called ‘Audi’s Fabulous first cricket panel comprising a world- Four’ allows buyers to receive four class team of cricketing greats who value-added benefits with their pur- will broadcast live from OSN’s studios chase. In addition, our goal is to offer in Dubai Media City. OSN’s live studio exclusivity to buyers by launching tai- panel includes cricketing legends VVS lored campaigns that fulfil the local Laxman, Waqar Younis, Adam Gilchrist market needs.” and Michael Vaughan, who have rep- Buyers can now enjoy a range of resented the national teams of India, high-value benefits aimed at pro- and maintenance package, five years/ The offer is available for a limited Pakistan, Australia and England, respec- viding a hassle-free driving experi- unlimited km extended warranty, five time and applies to almost all models tively. Jim Rosenthal will play the role of ence. The “Fabulous Four” benefits years roadside assistance and one in the range, from luxury sedans to anchor as the panel brings its views to include a five years/75,000km service year of full comprehensive insurance. SUV Quattro models. The Peninsula the region. Andy Warkman, OSN’s VP Sport & Production, said: The ICC World Twenty20 is one of the biggest tourna- ments in world sport and cricket fans Amwal named Best Asset Manager in the region can look forward to three weeks of excitement and entertain- MEA Finance named strong local names like Amwal.” ment. The OSN Cricket studio team of Amwal the Best Asset Afa Boran, Head of Asset Laxman, Younis, Gilchrist and Vaughan EManager in Qatar in 2013 Management, said: “Our focus has is pure box office and will be giving their for the third consecutive year. been to build a long-term track views on the tournament from the OSN In its announcement, EMEA record so that year after year we Studios in Dubai” This year, 16 teams Finance noted, “The firm’s abil- can show investors that a profes- will go head to head in 35 matches to ity to consistently outperform its sional and methodical approach take home the ICC World Twenty20 tro- benchmarks, and the fact that to managing money does deliver phy. UAE makes its debut at this year’s Qatar Gate Fund has outper- superior results. Over the past ICC World T20 World and is sponsored formed its benchmark index each four years under the current by OSN. OSN viewers can watch the year since it was established — the investment team, the Qatar Gate action live on OSN Sports Cricket HD only fund in Qatar to achieve this Fund has outperformed the index and cricket fans can enjoy the games — makes Amwal a very deserving by about 30 percent and the clos- on-the-go anytime, anywhere via OSN winner. Additionally, Qatar’s goal est competitor fund by six per- Play where OSN Sports Cricket HD is of making itself an asset manage- cent. streamed live. The Peninsula ment hub for the region requires The Peninsula 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 BOOKS

you have to answer questions within the limit of 140 characters, which is not very much space. Reading Yoko Ono offers advice in Ima o Ikiru, I realized that both worries and answers can be simply expressed. [To Ono] Was it difficult for you to answer 10 questions a week? Ono: It wasn’t so difficult. I wanted to keep it Japanese-language book casual and not write something too complicated. I thought people would find it more interesting if I wrote whatever instantly came to my mind. Yomiuri: At the annual John Lennon Super Live, which is held on the anniversary of your husband’s death, it’s become a tradition for somebody to sing a song or read the lyrics of a song by Lennon. Ono: It’s become that way because your reading was so good. An: Oh, has it? Yomiuri: [To An] You participated in the same event in the following year, but as a singer. I heard you’ve been unable to ask Ono how she met her husband. An: Is there any moment when you felt something like “I am John, and John is me”? Ono: We first met in 1966, when both of us were going through rough times. We were deeply depressed. An: So, you felt something, something that couldn’t be expressed in words? Ono: Yes, something not in words. Yomiuri: Ono, on Twitter, you’ve received mes- sages about different problems including truancy, those who don’t want to go to school or work and others saying they hate everything about themselves. An: Because of the shooting schedule for TV dra- mas, I’m totally stuck inside the studio with no time to enjoy the sunlight. Sometimes I feel so exhausted. Ono: It’s actually very good to be at the bottom because you can move up from there. From the bot- tom, you’ll be able to see people around you doing a variety of things. If you’re on top of a mountain, you can’t see anything. Someone said, “I hate every- thing about me,” and I replied: “Nevertheless, you’re breathing. Think about how wonderful that is, and breathe as much as you can.” Yoko Ono (left) with An: You’re so full of energy. You’ve probably been Japanese actress An. like this for years. What do you do when you feel your body or mind getting drained? Ono: The body does what it is ordered to do by By Yoshiharu Fujiwara drama Gochisosan (Thank you for the meal). the head. When you think terrible thoughts, your The following are excerpts of their conversation, physical condition will also become terrible. hat is love? How should we face the which was moderated by The Yomiuri Shimbun. Yomiuri: Both of you like reading books and are uncertainty of the future? Musician The Yomiuri Shimbun: The past five years have interested in history, aren’t you? and artist Yoko Ono conducted a seen various events, including the Great East Japan An: I’m doing a radio programme that explores Wquestion-and-answer session with her Earthquake in March 2011. Through Twitter, you the world of books. Whenever I go on a business Twitter followers, and the results have recently been received messages from people who are concerned trip — it depends on how long I’ll be away — -I might published as a book. about the future, such as “How can I know what I bring more than 10 books for a one-month trip, for Each week, Ono answered questions sent to her will be like five or 10 years from now?” instance. I like reading history books. The other day, Twitter account between December 2009 and June Yoko Ono: My answer was, “Try to do the best I read a book about Yoko-san’s great grandfather 2013. She worked on her answers on weekends and you can do now.” That message is reflected in the [entrepreneur Zenjiro Yasuda]. from various locations — her New York home, cities book’s title Ima o Ikiru (Live the present moment). Ono: I learn strategies from history books. Among across the United States, as well as Britain, France, An: The title is not Ima ni Ikiru (Living in the warlords, I think I’m the Tokugawa Ieyasu type. He Italy, Iceland and Japan. More than 1,400 messages present), but Ima o Ikiru. said, “If you don’t sing, little cuckoo, I’ll wait till you were exchanged. Of those, 100 pairs of questions and Ono: “The present” is an age that is extremely sing.” But at the same time, I’m also the Toyotomi answers were published in the Japanese-language confusing and complicated. I think it’s great to be Hideyoshi type. He said, “I’ll make you sing.” book Ima o Ikiru (Live the present moment) from alive [during such a difficult time]. Yomiuri: An, you now appear in the NHK morn- Shueisha International. Yomiuri: An, you took part in John Lennon Super ing serial drama Gochisosan (Thank you for the She recently had a discussion with model and Live in December 2011, when you read the lyrics of meal). The show is gaining popularity because its actress An on the topic of how one should live the Love. That’s how you met Ono. themes are cooking and eating. present moment during such a difficult age. The Ono: I thought her reading was wonderful. An: Making your own dipping sauce for somen two first met at an event where An read the lyrics Reading sounds easy, but it’s actually very difficult, noodles from dashi soup stock and a mix of season- of Love, a song written by Ono’s late husband and isn’t it? ings — I imagine that kind of simple, food-related former Beatle John Lennon. An: Though it’s important to convey a message theme would capture people’s hearts. People today Born in 1933, Ono went to the United States at age 20 using simple words, it’s difficult to get that message have fewer opportunities to eat with their families, and attended Sarah Lawrence College, where she stud- across. That’s what I felt at the time. In Twitter, so I hope viewers feel like they’re cooking and eat- ied music and poetry. In the late 1950s, she began her ing with their family members when they watch career as an avant-garde artist. In 1966, she moved to the show. London, where she met Lennon. They married in 1969. Ono: That’s wonderful. Please keep doing it. You An, born in 1986, made her debut as a fashion The body does what it is ordered to do have my support. Similarly, love is also a kind of model at age 15 and appeared in the Paris Collection. simple theme we want to share with others. We had After appearing in such TV dramas as 2011’s Namae o by the head. When you think terrible better return to the forces that keep us in motion, Nakushita Megami (The goddess who lost her name), thoughts, your physical condition will which means eating and breathing. Breathing is such she now plays the lead role in the NHK morning also become terrible. an important thing, isn’t it? WP-Bloomberg SCIENCE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 7 Researchers tackle mystery of how some snakes can fly

By Meeri Kim lift forces," said aeronautical engineer and about the diameter of a lipstick. multiple cameras positioned at dif- Lorena Barba of George Washington But upon jumping from a tall tree, say ferent angles in order to capture an n ornate, lime-green snake University, who authored a study pub- 30 feet, they can reach a horizontal accurate description of their geom- hangs from a branch. Upon lished in Physics of Fluids. distance of 10 times their body length. etry during flight. Using that data, he spotting a predator, it sud- In a tornado, the low-pressure As a biomechanist, Socha works at created an idealised 3-D model of the Adenly propels itself into the region is in the center, or eye. Similarly, the intersection of biology and phys- snake’s flattened body, which formed air, flattening and wiggling its body researchers found areas of low pressure ics, studying flying snakes for almost the basis for Barba’s computer simula- until safely landing in a faraway tree. that form on top of the snake's body, 20 years. He noticed that so much was tions and his physical fluid-flow model. Flying snakes sound like creatures creating a small amount of suction and known about how birds fly, but so little “These shapes are very efficient at from a bad B-movie, but these ser- helping to generate lift. In collaboration work had been done on serpent flight generating lift when they are posi- pents are elegant gliders that have with flying-snake expert Jake Socha of despite the creature first being recog- tioned at high angles of attack,” Barba evolved a special skill that sets them Virginia Tech, Barba was able to visu- nized in the late 1800s. said, referring to the angle of the flat apart. In two new studies, engineers alize these swirls of air in a complex “Most of the early writing was nat- surface with respect to the body's tra- have used simulations to try to deci- computer air-flow simulation. ural history-type notes, where some jectory in the air. “Normally, an air- pher how the wingless reptile manages An earlier study by Socha, published British scientist in Southeast Asia plane wing operates at very low angles.” to remain airborne despite its lack of in the Journal of Experimental Biology happens to see one go through his tea Socha has found that serpents tend flight appendages. in January, also investigated the flat- garden,” Socha said. “‘I tried to whack to maintain angles of attack of about While in the air, the snakes trans- tened shape by using a 3-D printed it with a stick and missed it!’” 20 to 40 degrees. Also, some portions form their cross-sectional shape, snake model submerged in a tank of The glide starts with a small jump, of the snake's body are perpendicular splaying their ribs and flattening their flowing water. Both experiments found after which the snake extends itself out to the trajectory they are moving in, bodies. Through computational and that, surprisingly, the reptile has an to full-body length. It gains speed as so they become like little sections of physical modelling, researchers have excellent capacity to generate propel- it sharply drops; then mid-flight, its a wing. They hit the wind sideways, discovered that this modified shape ling flight forces, or lift. ribs splay apart and cause the nor- allowing for more lift. helps them become more aerodynamic They are called “flying snakes,” but mally circular body to flatten. It makes “If the cross-section was round, and allows vortexes of air above their to be more precise, they are masters of an S-shape and starts to undulate. there's no way it would glide at all bodies to suction them upwards. the glide. Found in the lowland rain- Eventually, the flight path becomes would be our guess,” he said. “Little by little, we built a theory forests of Southeast and South Asia, more horizontal as it glides forward. So shape matters, but another ques- about how the snakes are interact- flying snakes are fairly small creatures, In earlier experiments, Socha filmed tion lingers: Why do the snakes undu- ing with the air to generate very large growing to lengths of only a few feet snakes diving off tree branches using late during flight? “When the snake glides, it is actually moving pretty dramatically in the air,” Found in the lowland Socha said, noting that other gliders hold their bodies virtually still. “It looks rainforests of Southeast like it's swimming through the air.” and South Asia, flying Similar to laying a jump rope on the snakes are fairly small floor and shifting it rhythmically up and down from one end, the back-and- creatures, growing to forth motion of the snake's head causes lengths of only a few feet large waves that propagate down the and about the diameter body. The two researchers plan to tackle what kind of flight contribution of a lipstick. But upon this motion has — a much more dif- jumping from a tall ficult task, Socha said. tree, say 30 feet, they “We have not solved the mystery of how snakes fly,” he said. “At this point, can reach a horizontal we have one piece of the puzzle.” distance of 10 times their WP-Bloomberg body length. 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 9

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Modest ratings for Lohan’s reality show Karachi premiere of Total he opening episode of actress Lindsay Siyappa rocked: Ali Zafar TLohan’s reality show on OWN deliv- Amid economic ered only 693,000 viewers when it was aired he Karachi premiere of recently. The series went on air March 9. TBollywood film Total Siyappa Though that’s higher than the network’s was rocking, says its lead hero, average in the slot, the debut of Lindsay is crisis, a silver Pakistani actor Ali Zafar. down from Lohan’s post-rehab interview on “The Karachi premiere rocked Oprah’s Next Chapter last fall, which aver- on Thursday (March 6). We got aged 892,000 viewers, reports Entertainment a massive applause. The Lahore Weekly. lining for Greek premiere at the Super Cinema Both the shows were down when they were Vogue Theatre was equally suc- compared to Winfrey’s previous high-profile cessful,” Ali said on phone from celebrity interviews. Karachi. OWN’s Lance Armstrong interview deliv- Initially, there were reports ered 3.2 million viewers last year and its inter- filmmakers that the Pakistani premieres of view with the surviving members of Whitney E Niwas’s movie had been called Houston’s family drew 3.5 million viewers two off. However, the events are said years ago. to have gone off well. According to a source from Karachi, the film’s Indo-Pak love story was warmly accepted by the Pakistani audiences. “They laughed at all the Indo-Pak jokes. It was an evening of fun and no one was getting hyper over cross-border issues. They all wanted to know By John Hadoulis where the film’s leading lady was,” says a source from Karachi. Cheryl back on The European glory days of director Theo obligations under its multi-billion year but only two would be shown in Vicky Donor actress Yami Gautam plays the female lead in the film. he economic crisis that has Angelopoulos in the 1990’s. EU-IMF bailout — by more than 2,000 cinemas. The rest would never see the X-Factor: Simon devastated Greece has also “The crisis has helped in an unex- jobs. light of day, and some of their creators inger-songwriter Cheryl Cole and music spurred the country’s film- pected way. It has brought together A downsized state broadcaster didn’t even care,” the source said. Smogul Simon Cowell have confirmed their Tmakers onto a prize-winning very creative people and it has com- was set up to replace ERT, but in the With less domestic funding, Greek professional relationship is back on track, as renaissance in a rare success story pelled them to work together,” says interim, scores of productions includ- filmmakers have been searching for Anupam Kher meets Ruskin Bond they both are set to return to the British ver- from the eurozone nation. George Corraface, one of Greece’s ing documentaries and short films new contacts and sponsors abroad. sion of The X-Factor. The same recession that brought best-known international actors with were crippled for lack of funding. Zois said most films in Greece are eteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, The music mogul has confirmed that the misery to tens of thousands of fami- a 30-year career in Europe and the This acted as a wake-up call to the now done on a shoestring budget, or Vwho is in Landour near Mussoorie to former “Girls Aloud” singer will return to the lies since 2009 has fuelled demand for United States. industry, unlike the past when many are European co-productions. conduct a special coaching workshop, met singing reality show as a judge, reports con- tales out of Greece — prompting the “People do amazing work with very were content to wait for the next state And Greek directors have learned Ruskin Bond at his residence and invited tactmusic.com. nation’s filmmakers not only to adapt little money, and this has a huge effect. payout. they need to move audiences if they the celebrated author to relaunch his book. Simon took to his Twitter account Monday to the new economic realities but also It creates a buzz all over festivals,” he “Before the crisis, Greek filmmak- want to surmount problem of language, On Monday, Anupam met Bond for break- night to announce Cheryl’s long-awaited rack up awards in the process. said. ers wanted €300-500,000 ($200,000- a barrier which traditionally limited fast in Landour, where the author stays. return. In a series of tweets, the 56 year-old Last year, 36-year-old Alexandros $360,000) to make a movie,” said an distribution of Greek-language films. “My life is made. Met one of the most posted: “It’s official. Cheryl is back.” Avranas picked up a best director prize Turmoil An Inspiration industry source who declined to be “There’s very little room for Greek amazing writers, the legendary Mr Ruskin “Be careful what you wish for,” he added. at the Venice Film Festival with Miss Social turmoil has traditionally named. films,” said Corraface. Bond. Jai Ho,” the actor posted on his Twitter “Most importantly she is a brilliant judge of talent.” Violence, a movie about a girl’s hushed- inspired artistic expression, said “Now they do it with €100,000,” he “So it’s necessary to make films that page. Cole also confirmed the news via her Instagram account by posting a up suicide that also won a best actor Karantinakis. said, adding that movie production is are a bit shocking, that wake people up. In a series of posts thereafter, Anupam photograph of herself with her hands around the neck of Cowell. “GUESS award. In Greece, the economy has shrunk now better targeted too. And I think (Greeks have caught onto posted a few photographs of himself with the WHAT!! I’m baaaacccckkkkk!!!! #iMayActuallyRingHisNeck #XFactor2014 Two years earlier, Dogtooth by by a quarter and unemployment shot “When the money was flowing, 15 that),” he added. writer, and a candid picture of Bond beside #leggooo (sic),” the pic’s caption read. 41-year-old Yorgos Lanthimos — a film up to over 27 percent. The youth have Greek movies would be made in one AFP a window, “where he stands for hours and The 30 year-old singer has reportedly signed a £1.5m one-year deal to about a dysfunctional Greek family — been particularly hard-hit, with more conceives his books,” wrote the actor. come back to the programme on the judging panel. was nominated for Best Foreign Film than one in two without a job. “Invited Mr. Ruskin Bond for breakfast and requested him to relaunch “They looked very much together, George had his arm around her and at the Oscars, the first such accolade “The younger generation of film- my book. He obliged.:) #gratitude,” Anupam added. she appeared to be a girlfriend,” an onlooker said. for a Greek film in over 30 years. makers feels the need to say things Like an excited fan, the actor even got the author’s autograph on the “The crisis has put the spotlight ...and urgently so,” says Yorgos Zois, book Maharani. on Greece, and this has spurred an award-winning short film director Greek filmmakers,” said Gregory now preparing his first feature movie. Karantinakis, general manager of the “There are a lot of things simmering Another big year for Julianne Moore Greek Film Centre, the state-super- under the surface in Greek society — our-time Oscar nominee actress Julianne Moore had delivered some vised body supporting Greek cinema. existential, economic — so it is urgent Kangana is endearing in ‘Queen’: Arbaaz Famazing performances in 2013, and this year too may turn out no A flood of international media cover- for people to take a stand,” adds the different for her. age of anti-austerity protests, many of 33-year-old, who originally studied angana Ranaut seems to have swept the entire Hindi film fraternity off She has been cast by director Francis Lawrence for his new movie, The them violent, has paradoxically helped applied math and physics. Kits feet with her performance in Queen. Actor-director Arbaaz Khan is Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1, where she will play the central role pique interest. But while a source of inspiration, the the latest celebrity to be floored by the actress’ performance in the movie. of President Alma Coin. “People outside Greece have sought crisis, unsurprisingly, has also has rav- He has called her an extremely gifted actor. She also takes the lead in director David Cronenberg’s Maps to the Stars, to discover what is happening in the aged finances. “I am going to personally talk to her (Kangana) and congratulate her. She is starring Robert Pattinson, John Cusack, and Mia Wasikowska. Described country,” he said. Before all fell apart, the industry fabulous in the film, she is so natural, she is so gifted and talented. In this film as “a vicious look at a twisted Hollywood dynasty”, the movie seems to Dogtooth director Lanthimos also relied on state funding from the Greek you can see her come into her own, she is so endearing, watchable and this work as a critique of celebrity and pop culture in Western society, reports won best screenplay at Venice in 2011 Film Centre (GFC), and ERT, the state film is beautiful,” the 46-year-old said following a special screening of Queen. hollywood.com. with Alps — a movie about an under- broadcaster. Arbaaz further praised the film, saying that it is one of the best he has For now, she can be seen keeping the audience thrilled with Non-Stop, ground organisation that helps mourn- But over the past five years, the seen in recent times. which also features Liam Neeson and Lupita Nyong’o. ers by impersonating the deceased. GFC’s funding has fallen by 35 percent “It is an outstanding and a terrific film. Kangana has done such brilliant Last year, she was featured in Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon, the Carrie He is now directing his first English- while domestic ticket sales — another work and it is a very well-written and beautiful film. One of the best films remake, the indie film “What Maisie Knew” and another independent language feature, Lobster, starring key money source — are down 45 that I have seen in recent times and I think it will do really well,” Arbaaz said. feature, The English Teacher, where she brilliantly played a high school Colin Farrell and Rachel Weisz. The percent. Directed by Vikas Bahl, Queen is receiving a wonderful response at the teacher having an affair with a former student. film is a dystopian love drama set in And last year, the government axed box office. It is the story of a woman who goes on her honeymoon alone and the future. ERT. enjoys her journey of self-realisation. Overall, Greek cinema is riding The shutdown was designed to trim a wave of success unseen since the the state payroll — one of Greece’s 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 EUROPEAN UNION

PARLIAMENT PRESIDENT CHAIR OF EUROPEAN COUNCIL Candidate for Speaker – officially EU’s political arm known as Parliament President – currently headed to be nominated and approved by by former Belgian Parliament following results of premier Herman May 22-25 elections Van Rompuy – Former Belgian retiring after his premier Guy term expires in Verhofstadt, November outspoken head Possible successors include of centrist Jean-Claude Juncker, Irish premier ALDE party, Enda Kenny, Werner Feymann of seen as possible Austria and Lithuanian President favourite Dalia Grybauskaite (above) EC PRESIDENT EU FOREIGN POLICY CHIEF Held by Britain’s Catherine Ashton, who will step down in November. Post has become one of bloc’s most high profile roles Former Luxembourg premier and Polish foreign minister Radoslaw head of EPP group Jean-Claude Sikorski and Slovak counterpart Juncker (left), and current S&D Miroslav Lajcak (above) seen as speaker of parliament Martin Schulz potential successors. Others (right) – frontrunners to replace include Dutch foreign minister European Commission President Frans Timmermans and Sweden’s Jose Manuel Barroso in November Carl Bildt EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT European People’s Party (EPP): 265 Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe (ALDE): 84 European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR): 54 Greens: 55 Europe of Freedom Socialists and and Democracy Democrats (EFD): 32 (S&D): 184

Non-attached with Union, European the to changes major bring will 2014 year The the of four vying for politicians and May in elections parliamentary positions. most senior bloc’s Left: 35 736 27 seats Sources: Europa, wire agencies Pictures: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 11

3D technique brings hope for lung regeneration

n a ground-breaking discovery, scientists have Icreated 3D techniques that can regenerate lungs from human stem cells. Daniel Weiss, a professor of medicine at the University of Vermont, has developed lung tissue bioengineering technique that involves scaffold - or framework — of lungs from human corpse to engineer new lungs for patients with end-stage lung diseases. They examined several perspectives on the process of stripping the cellular material from these lungs — called decellularising — and replacing it with stem cells (recellularisation) in an effort to grow new, healthy lungs for transplantation. “It’s expensive and difficult to repopulate Bullying among an entire human lung at one time. Unlike in mouse models, this does not readily allow the study of multiple conditions, such as cell types, growth factors and environmental influences kids tied to suicidal like mechanical stretch — normal breathing motions — that will all affect successful lung recellularisation,” Weiss said. To address this, Darcy Wagner, a post-doc- thoughts, suicide toral fellow working in Weiss’ lab, developed a technique to dissect out and recellularise mul- tiple, small segments in a manner that would take into consideration the appropriate three- By Andrew M Seaman dimensional interaction of blood vessels with the They found 34 studies that that’s been around for some time lung’s airways and air sacs. examined bullying and suicidal that suggests the kids who are With the help of another novel technique — chool children who are thoughts among 284,375 partici- worse off are the kids who can’t thermography or thermal imaging — Wagner bullied are more than pants between nine and 21 years escape from bullying,” William and colleagues developed a non-invasive and twice as likely to think old. They also found nine studies Copeland told Reuters Health. non-destructive means for monitoring the lung Sabout killing themselves that examined the relationship Copeland, who was not scaffolds’ integrity and physiologic attributes in and to make suicide attempts as between bullying and suicide involved with the new study, has real-time during the decellularisation process. their peers who aren’t bullied, attempts among 70,102 partici- researched bullying at the Duke According to Wagner, this method could be according to a new analysis. pants of the same age. University School of Medicine in used as a first step in evaluating whether lungs Researchers also found that Overall, participants who Durham, North Carolina. and eventual scaffolds are suitable for recellular- cyberbullying, such as harass- were bullied were more than He cautioned that the stud- isation and transplantation. The study appeared ment over the Internet, was twice as likely to think about ies included in the analysis can’t in the journal Biomaterials. more closely linked to suicidal killing themselves. They were prove bullying caused suicidal thoughts than in-person bullying. also about two and a half times thoughts or suicide attempts. It “We found that suicidal more likely to attempt killing could be, for example, that kids 10,000 steps a day not an thoughts and attempted suicides themselves. who attempt or think about sui- are significantly related to bully- In one study included in the cide are more likely to be bullied. official marker: Experts ing, a highly prevalent behavior analysis, for instance, research- Copeland said there are an he famous theory of 10,000 steps a day for a among adolescents,” Mitch van ers found that about 3 percent increasing number of school- Thealthy life is not an official number and any Geel said. of students from New York State based programs aimed at pre- amount of activity beyond what you are currently Van Geel is the study’s lead who were not bullied thought venting bullying. doing would benefit your health, experts have said. author from the Institute of about or attempted suicide. “I don’t think we know quite “The origins of the 10,000-steps recommenda- Education and Child Studies That compared to 11 percent of as much about targeting kids tion are not exactly scientific. Pedometers sold at Leiden University in the students who were frequently who have been bullied and pre- in Japan in the 1960s were marketed under the Netherlands. bullied. venting those suicidal behav- name ‘manpo-kei’ which translates to 10,000 He said it’s estimated that The extra risk of suicidal iours,” he added. steps meter,” Catrine Tudor-Locke, director of between 15 and 20 percent of thoughts and suicide attempts Copeland said parents can ask the Walking Behavior Laboratory at Pennington children and teens are involved in tied to bullying was similar their kids about how things are Biomedical Research Center in Louisiana was bullying as the perpetrator, victim among participants of different going and whether anyone is giv- quoted as saying. or both. age groups and among boys and ing them problems at school or Walking 10,000 steps a day is not an official “Thus efforts should continue girls. online to help the children open recommendation from the Centers for Disease to reduce bullying among chil- Suicidal thoughts were more up about bullying. Control and Prevention (CDCP). dren and adolescents, and to help strongly linked to cyberbullying “Some people have the The centre recommends that adults should those adolescents and children than to traditional bullying, but assumption that bullying is a engage in 150 minutes of moderate activity a involved in bullying,” he wrote. the researchers caution that this part of growing up, that bul- week such as brisk walking. While previous studies have finding is based on data from lying is relatively harmless, or You need to walk about 7,000 to 8,000 steps a found links between bullying and only a handful of studies. even that it may build charac- day, Tudor-Locke added. suicidal thoughts and attempted “At this point, this is specula- ter,” van Geel wrote. If you normally walk about 5,000 steps a day, suicides, less is known about tive and more research is defi- “There are now meta-analyses getting in an extra 30-minute brisk walk would whether the association differs nitely needed on cyberbullying,” that demonstrate that bullying is take you to about 8,000 steps. between boys and girls. Also, van Geel wrote. related to depression, psychoso- According to the researchers, each person has fewer studies have examined the It could be, however, that matic problems and even suicide to find what works for them. role of cyberbullying. cyberbullying victims feel belit- attempts, and thus we should The most important thing is to increase your For the new analysis, pub- tled in front of a wider audi- conclude that bullying is defi- activity beyond what you were doing before, said lished in JAMA Pediatrics, the ence and may relive the attacks nitely not harmless,” he added. reports. researchers searched databases because they are stored on the SOURCE: bit.ly/17hF0sY JAMA Agencies for previous studies published on Internet, he added. Pediatrics, online March 10, 2014. bullying. “I think it fits with a literature Reuters 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 TECHNOLOGY

By Miyoung Kim and Andjarsari Paramaditha

outh Korea’s pioneering mobile messaging apps have taken their oversized emoticons to Indonesia, intent on breaking the domi- Snance of BlackBerry Ltd’s BBM messaging Korea’s quirky messaging apps service in one of the world’s most active social media markets. Kakao Corp has hired pop stars and Naver Corp go on offensive in Indonesia unit Line Corp has partnered Samsung Electronics Co in a country whose capital Jakarta boasts the most users of Twitter Inc’s microblog by city, accord- ing to researcher McKinsey & Company. BBM has long been Indonesia’s most popular mes- saging app, with Facebook Inc’s $19bn buyout target WhatsApp in pursuit. But KakaoTalk and Line have connected with younger users by also offering voice calls, games, shopping, merchandise and stickers, or message-conveying cartoons. Under-30s make up over half of the 240 million Indonesians, where just 20 percent use smartphones, making the country a prime growth market for app makers. Estimates put smartphone use at 50 percent before the end of the decade, by which time messag- ing apps’ global revenue could be over $24bn. “Indonesia is probably the most competitive mobile messenger market right now... And it’s a key market we want to win,” said Kate Sohn, vice president of Kakao’s global business development division. KakaoTalk has gained 16 million users in just one year in Indonesia after Kakao signed an advertis- ing deal with Big Bang — a K-Pop boy band popu- lar in Indonesia — and started offering unlimited KakaoTalk data through carrier Telkomsel. smartphones sold in Indonesia, and from this month and email,” said Saskia Tamat, 37, who runs a cater- KakaoTalk, whose maker plans to list in Korea its entire Galaxy range will have Line pre-installed. ing business in Jakarta. around May next year, was Indonesia’s 37th most “We’ve done lots of collaboration with Samsung “A lot of my friends also use Line, and we send each downloaded free app on Apple Inc’s App Store as and are benefiting from their growing brand strength other stickers instead of just texting. I downloaded of March 7, and 14th on Google Inc’s Google Play, and volume shipments,” said Simeon Cho, general KakaoTalk, because I watch a lot of Korean dramas according to researcher App Annie. manager at Line Plus, which handles Line’s business and movies and saw they use cute stickers.” BBM was first on both since becoming available outside of its biggest market Japan. KakaoTalk’s journey up the ranks will also see it through those stores in October. Broadening compat- Line is also likely to be pre-installed on Nokia’s contend with WeChat from Tencent Holdings Ltd. ibility freed BBM users from BlackBerry handsets, first Android smartphones targeting the low-end seg- Tencent established a joint venture last year with and left BlackBerry with just 5 percent of Indonesia’s ment popular in emerging markets such as Indonesia, Indonesia’s biggest media group, Global Mediacom smartphone market in October-December from 34 and which researcher IDC expects to lead global Tbk PT, and is advertising heavily on television. percent a year earlier. smartphone growth. “It is interesting to see the battle of messenger “BlackBerry’s falling domination... has made As for global revenue growth, Macquarie Group apps in Indonesia because it’s an open field,” said Indonesia more dynamic and created a big opportu- said in a March 5 report that income from advertis- Enda Nasution, social media analyst and founder of nity for new entrants,” said Kakao’s Sohn. “Indonesia ing, games and stickers could push messaging apps’ social media platform Sebangsa Bersama. has the right mix of big scale, growing number of revenue to $24bn within three years, rather than Leader BBM looks far from willing to surrender. smartphone users and the market is really in flux.” the $10bn the finance house forecast in September. The market appears so important to BlackBerry that the company has code-named its low-end smart- Samsung Connection MAKING iT sTICK phone Z3 “Jakarta” which it plans to launch first in Line entered Indonesia in early 2012 and has 20 The proliferation of messaging apps has spawned Indonesia in April. million users thanks partly to it being pre-installed features such as stickers and in-app shopping as “Indonesians still have a strong emotional attach- on some smartphones running Microsoft Corp’s makers seek to be different. It has also resulted in ment to BBM. Though its growth rate appears to be Windows Phone and Google’s Android operating users downloading multiple apps to accommodate slowing, many think it won’t completely go away any systems, including models from Samsung. contacts’ preferences. time soon,” said Line Plus’ Cho. Samsung sells about one of every three “Customers contact me through BBM, WhatsApp Reuters

By Malathi Nayak Microsoft counts on shooter game units as of the end of 2013. Priced $100 more than the $399 icrosoft Corp is betting on ‘Titanfall’ to fire up Xbox One sales PlayStation 4, the Xbox One is seem- making sci-fi combat game ingly trailing behind in sales. In M“Titanfall” a hit big enough soldiers, or take control of giant robots made available for the older Xbox 360 February, Microsoft announced an to boost sales of its Xbox One videogame in a war-torn urban setting. consoles on March 25. Xbox One and “Titanfall” bundle for device, helping it catch up in terms of “We’re making a big bet that Microsoft is locked in a console battle $499, effectively offering the game for sales with rival Sony Corp’s PlayStation ‘Titanfall’ is going to be a blockbuster with Japan’s Sony, which announced last free. 4 console. launch for Xbox,” Yusuf Mehdi, head of week it had sold 6 million PlayStation With the launch of “Titanfall” much Retailers are gearing up to get in on marketing and strategy for Microsoft’s 4 units as of March 2. The device beat anticipated, the games industry is the buzz that has built up around the Xbox group, said in an email interview. the Xbox One to become the top-selling watching to see if the title can repli- release of the game, one of the most As part of its “Titanfall” campaign, console in the United States in January, cate the “Halo” effect. Released exclu- anticipated new products for the lat- Microsoft will also promote the game according market research firm NPD sively for the Xbox back in 2001, “Halo” est version of the Xbox, by hosting at South by Southwest, the annual Group. - another sci-fi shooter game - became over 6,000 midnight launch events gathering of tech industry experts, Both the Xbox One and PlayStation a blockbuster franchise, fuelling sales worldwide. filmmakers and musicians now under 4 launched in November last year. of Xbox consoles. On sale exclusively for the Xbox way in Austin, Texas. Developed by Microsoft has not provided an update “We don’t have a sales forecast for One and personal computers, the $60 Respawn Entertainment and published on sales since January, when it said the game to share, but we expect it to game allows players to go toe-to-toe as by Electronic Arts, the game will be Xbox One sales crossed three million be big for us,” Mehdi said. Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC At the Customs

Customs ofcial Mouwaafou Aloumruk Luggage Amtiça Suitcases aqa'ib Passport awaz safar To search Fattaša Where is your luggage? Ayna amtiçatouka? Do you have anything forbidden? Hal ma'çaka šay'oon mamnooç? Hoy en la Historia No, Sir La ya sayedee March 12, 1994 Open this suitcase, please Ifta haihi alaqeeba min falik One of the best-known images of the Loch Ness Monster, a With pleasure, sir Bikoulli souroor ya sayedee serpent-like head and neck seen The luggage is mine Haihi alamtiça taouounee cruising in the water, was revealed to be a hoax Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised = ‘th’ but we strengthen our tongue a little 1889: Test cricket was played in South Africa for the first time, at Port Elizabeth 1945: Diarist Anne Frank died in Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman Bergen-Belsen concentration camp 1994: The first women priests in the history of the Church of England were ordained at Bristol Cathedral 2008: The last French veteran of World War I, Lazare Ponticelli, an immigrant who lied about his age to join the French Foreign Legion and fight in the trenches, died aged 110 Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

ABORIGINE, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA, AYERS ROCK, BLUE MOUNTAINS, BONDI BEACH, BOOMERANG, BRISBANE, CAIRNS, CANBERRA, DARLING, DARWIN, DIDGERIDOO, GREAT BARRIER REEF, HOBART, KANGAROO, KOALA BEAR, MELBOURNE, MURRAY, NEW SOUTH WALES, NORTHERN TERRITORY, PERTH, PLATYPUS, QUEENSLAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, SYDNEY, TASMANIA, ULURU, VICTORIA, WALLABY, YARRA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA. 14 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 38 Comical Bruce 68 With “in” and 60-Down, 30 Off-road rides 50 What a gourmand eats to CROSSWORD 1 “___ dat?” 39 U.S. broadcaster in 40+ prepare for an ambush 31 Apply, as lotion 52 Robert who played Mr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4 Twain adventurer languages 69 Center of learning: Abbr. 33 English architect Jones Chips 10 Calorific 40 It’s solid blue, in pool 70 Doesn’t merely cut 34 Tenor Ronan ___ 54 Literary Hun king 14 15 16 14 With “in” and 2-Down, 42 Emanation from Babel 71 Yadda yadda yadda 37 Duke Ellington classic 55 See 62-Across

17 18 19 with respectful humility 43 Give moral guidance 40 Classic model train brand 57 Feeling sluggish 15 Spicy cuisine 45 South American monkey DOWN 41 See 53-Across 59 Get an eyeful 20 21 22 23 16 Biblical progenitor of 46 Sonic the Hedgehog’s 1 Cry from a thrill ride 44 Impassioned 60 See 68-Across the Edomites company 2 See 14-Across 61 Architect’s detail, for short 24 25 26 27 46 Jedi foes 17 Producer of seven U2 47 Meat grade below 3 Oklahoma tribesmen 48 Deep-sixes 64 Series ender albums “choice” 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 4 Haul (around) MAORI SKI L ESTS 18 “Messiah” composer 49 Club providing lots of 5 Astronomical altar 35 36 37 38 loft 19 With “in” and 12-Down, 6 Deteriorated ARR I D E I NE ZOOT as a precaution 51 Coop offspring SPACEBARGE ROPE 39 40 41 42 7 Jedi master 20 Son of Henry Ford 53 With “in” and 41-Down, CHARL I ECHANGE heir to the throne 8 Not yet inaugurated 43 44 45 46 22 Snack with carne asada, maybe 54 Tel ___ 9 What one might do BRU I SE SHE YUL after a firing 47 48 49 50 23 Lode finds 56 Gavel wielder’s word ROLE WHET PL I NY 10 Celebrate 24 With “in” and 25-Down, 58 Dogs with dark tongues ABA TSAR I CE 51 52 53 11 “Uncle!” blue ribbon earner 62 With “in” and 55-Down, BREAK I NGBADGE 12 See 19-Across 26 Animal with a use without proper WI I SALT ADD 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 13 Makeshift housing prehensile snout respect, as a name AZTEC STYE ERGO 62 63 64 65 28 Sand in an hourglass, 63 Button on an alarm 21 Site that began as for time clock AuctionWeb DUH H I E WANDER 66 67 68 32 Smoke and mirrors, say 65 Generation ___ 25 See 24-Across OR I G I NALS I NGE 27 Student grant named RICO EVILTWINGE 69 70 71 35 Nashville music mecca, 66 Lender’s security for short 67 N.F.L. team with the for a senator ECKO PESO ANIMA 28 Pulls up stakes 36 Great work mascot Swoop SHED TRAP REACT 29 Lyric poem

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 | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 15

SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) TEL: 444933989 444517001 – 2.30 & 6.15pm 09:00 Cycling 08:00 News Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.15pm Paris to Nice 09:00 Lockerbie: 1 Stage 3 What Really Gulaab Gang (2D/Hindi) – 8.00pm 11:00 NBA San Happened? Antonio @ 10:00 News 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 10.45pm Chicago 10:30 Inside Story 13:00 Locker Room 11:30 The Stream 14:00 Milan Magazine 12:30 101 East Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 14:30 Six Nations 13:00 NEWSHOUR Rugby 14:30 Inside Story Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 5.00pm Scotland v France 15:00 Indian Hospital 16:30 Cycling 16:00 NEWSHOUR MALL 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) Paris to Nice Stage 17:00 News 2 4 LIVE 17:30 The Stream – 7.00 & 11.15pm 18:15 Scottish Cup 18:00 NEWSHOUR Invernessv Dundee 19:00 News Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm United 19:30 Fault Lines 20:00 FIFA Football 20:00 News Total Siyapaa (2D/Hindi) – 2.30 & 9.00pm Mundial 20:30 Inside Story 20:30 La Liga World 21:00 NEWSHOUR Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 5.00pm 21:00 ATP 1000 22:00 News Indian Wells 22:30 Letter From My – 7.00pm Last 16 Child 3 Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) LIVE 23:00 Head to Head Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 14:45 Premier League 13:15 Yukon Men – 2.30pm Norwich v Stoke 14:05 Border Security 1 16:30 English Premier 14:30 Auction Kings 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30, 7.30 & 10.30pm League Review 15:20 Finding Bigfoot 18:00 Sports News 16:10 Fast N' Loud Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 18:30 EPL Football 17:00 Ultimate Survival 20:30 FIFA World Cup 19:30 Sons Of Guns Road to 2014 20:20 How Do They Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 5.00pm Ep.3 Do It? 21:00 Football Greatest 21:10 Auction Kings 2 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) Netherlands 21:35 Container Wars – 7.00 & 11.30pm 21:00 Net Busters 22:00 Dynamo: 22:00 UEFA Champions Magician League Impossible Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm Barcelona vs 22:50 The Big Brain LANDMARK Manchester City Theory Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 2.30pm 23:40 Mythbusters Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) – 4.15pm Frozen (3D/Animation) – 6.00pm 13:00 Storage Wars 13:10 Through The Texas Wormhole With 3 14:00 Ancient Aliens Morgan Freeman Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) – 8.00pm 16:00 Storage Wars 14:50 Bang Goes The Texas Theory 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.45pm 18:00 Pawn Stars 16:10 Junkyard Wars 20:00 Storage Wars 19:35 Test Case Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 11.45pm Texas 20:30 Space Voyages 21:00 Duck Dynasty 22:10 Food Factory Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 22:00 Pawn Stars 22:35 How Tech Works 22:30 Storage Wars 23:00 Space Voyages – 2.30pm 23:00 Swamp People 23:50 Deadliest Space Weather 1 1983 (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30 & 10.30pm Queen (2D/Hindi) – 7.30pm 11:00 Olympus Has 13:15 Doctors 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 13:00 Good Luck Bachelorette (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 13:00 Seinfeld Fallen 13:45 Being Erica Dori Se Charlie 13:30 Arrested 13:00 Magic Journey 15:25 Last Of The 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:25 Austin & Ally Development To Africa Summer Wine Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 13:45 A.N.T. Farm 14:00 Raising Hope 15:00 The Odd Life 15:55 Vicar Of Dibley 14:30 Jodha Akbar – 5.00pm 14:10 Jessie 14:30 The Crazy Ones Of Timothy 18:10 Being Erica 15:00 Snack Attack 14:35 Dog With A Blog 15:00 Trophy Wife Green 19:30 Omid Djalili Show 15:30 Sapne Suhane 15:25 Gravity Falls 16:00 Colbert Report ROYAL 2 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) 17:00 Midnight In Paris 20:00 Stella Ladakpan Ke 15:50 Austin & Ally 17:00 Late Night With 19:00 Red Dawn 21:40 Extras 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya – 7.00 & 11.30pm 16:10 Violetta Seth Meyers 21:00 The Bling Ring 22:10 Silk 16:30 Qubool Hai 17:00 Liv And Maddie 18:00 The Simpsons 23:00 The 23:00 The Weakest PLAZA 17:00 Doli Armaano Ki Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 9.15pm 17:40 Mako Mermaids 19:00 The Mindy Project Campaign-18 Link 17:30 Pavitra Rishta 18:30 Jessie 19:30 Modern Family Zombie 108 (2D/Horror) – 2.30pm 18:00 Bollywood 18:55 Dog With A Blog 20:00 Tonight Show Business 19:20 Violetta Starring Jimmy 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 20:05 Jessie Fallon Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.00pm 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 20:30 Good Luck 21:00 The Daily Show 14:00 Raising Arizona 13:30 Legend Of Sarila Dori Se Charlie With Jon Stewart 16:00 A Heartbeat 16:30 The Elf Who Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 6.00 & 11.45pm 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 20:50 Dog With A Blog Colbert Report 21:30 Away Stole Christmas 20:30 Sapne Suhane 21:15 Gravity Falls 22:00 Veep 3 18:00 I Think I Do 20:00 The Water Ladakpan Ke 21:40 Shake It Up 22:30 South Park Reasonable Doubt (2D/Crime) – 8.00pm 20:00 Revenge Of The Horse: Legend 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:00 Austin & Ally Out There 23:00 Nerds II: Nerds Of The Deep 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 23:30 Late Night With 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.45pm In Paradise 22:00 Fantastic 22:30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 23:10 Wizards Of Seth Meyers 22:00 Jackass: The Adventure Of The Dori Se Waverly Place Movie Ugly Duckling 16 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH 2014 POTPOURRI

Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar issues of the day discussed by the iD by Cirque Éloize Qatari community When: April 2: 8pm; April 3: 8pm; April 4: in the media. 3.30pm, 8pm; April 5: 1.30pm, 6pm Where: The Theatre, Qatar National Convention Centre What: A mix of circus arts and urban dance by Cirque Éloize, an affiliated • Some people have demanded that the and National Convention Center would company of Cirque du Soleil directed by authorities draw up rules on the use of instead be held in Doha Exhibition Center Jeannot Painchaud. Tickets: QR95 - QR1,500, Available at insecticides and monitor their sale as from April 4 until the end of this year. Virgin Megastores (Villagio and Landmark) they are being sold freely in groceries, • People have demanded that Hamad or online at www.virginmegastore.me pharmacies and flower shops. These toxic Medical Corporation increase the number Faisal Al Abdulla, CEO & materials must be sold in specified shops of doctors in the emergency section to Behind the Veil Partner, Dr Hassan Al Abdulla by authorised companies, which can have treat the larger number of patients When: March 9 - April 12; 10am-10pm Dermatology & Venereology Clinic specialised teams for pest control. following the closure of the Al Rayyan Where: Katara Building Number 12 e spent two years at Qatar • Residents of several areas have emergency section. What: A tribute to the grande dame of Petroleum after graduation; demanded that the authorities set • Many people have criticised the failure photography, Eve Arnold, and celebrates her legendary career that spanned nearly Hinitially as a Marketing Officer down rules on demolition of buildings of the authorities to stop sewage half a century as a photojournalist social in the Research Department and later as the current methods cause damage overflowing on Grand Hamad Street and commentator and documentor. She is known with the Refined Products division. to adjacent buildings and pose a in the surrounding areas. It is one of the for her portraits of Hollywood heavy weights Later Faisal joined the family business, danger to workers and pedestrians. The busiest areas in Doha and a business such as Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe. a medical clinic, as the CEO. His lat- demolition sometimes takes months, centre, and overflowing sewage is Free Entry est business venture is Chameleon disrupting the lives of families in the spoiling it. Advertising – a 2011 startup – through area or of people working nearby, and • People are surprised to see Halal Hal Qatar Festival

which Faisal hopes to publicise his hindering traffic. advertisements in newspapers for When: Mar 22-31; 10am-10pm Where: Katara’s Southern Area own anime work. Faisal is also an avid • There is talk about the announcement labour accommodation in residential What: This carnival will present three mixed martial artist. He holds a BBA by Katara Hospitality and Qatar Tourism areas for families, even though labour main activities: Al-Mazaiyn: A show of with an emphasis on marketing from Authority that all wedding events accommodation in family areas is beauty for goats and sheep, there will be the University of Colorado at Denver. scheduled to take place at Sheraton Doha banned. prize for the first 5. Al-Mazad (public sale): Selling groups of livestock through auction. Al-Izab: Group of barns, each contain different kind of livestock, the visitor will be able to know it and see it closely. Free Entry IN FOCUS by Oscar Rialubin Radiant When: Until Mar 29 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: The Museum of Islamic Arts in partnership with East Wing, presents a photographic exhibition featuring artwork by German artist Antje Hanebeck. Free Entry

Massimo Banzi: Crossing Boundaries When: Mar 26 Where: VCUQatar Atrium What: Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He is an interaction designer, educator and open source hardware advocate. He has worked as a consultant for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. Free Entry

Kings and Pawns When: March 19 - June 21 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: This exhibition uncovers the history of board games in the Islamic world, from India to Spain between 7th and 20th century. King and Pawns features game-boards, Persian and Arabic chess manuals, paintings and illustrated manuscripts. Free Entry Night view of Doha skyline. Send your photos to [email protected]. If you want your events featured here, Mention where the photo was taken. mail details to [email protected]

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