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Prop up your slippered feet at a Japanese ryokan

By Paula Shoyer certain customs during their stay, and the procedures are the raveling alone with same at all ryokans. Upon arriv- two teenagers in Japan ing at Seikoro in Kyoto, we had to should have been enough surrender our shoes and put on Tof a challenge for me. slippers. (The ones provided were Add to that the fact that we eat two inches too short for my son only certain fish and vegetarian Jake’s size-10 feet.) We met our food when we travel, and we do attendant, Aya, who was dressed not speak Japanese. Those factors in a colorful kimono, and followed alone should have dictated that her up the narrow stairs to our we play it safe in choosing accom- room. Ryokans typically do not modations. Yet when my husband have elevators, so don’t bring too suggested that we stay in a tra- much luggage, or risk watching ditional Japanese inn during our a wisp of a lady carry your bags time in Kyoto, I was intrigued. up narrow stairs and refuse all Japanese inns, called ryokans, assistance, as we did. are found all over the country, We were instructed to leave our though they are typically in scenic slippers in a specific place outside areas and towns that feature hot the room. I noticed that after we springs. There are also ryokans removed them, Aya always turned in larger cities, but they are older them around so they would point and often not as pretty as those toward the inn’s door. Jake had to in smaller towns. Ryokans were bend down to walk into our room. developed in the 1600s to serve At 14, he is almost 6 feet tall and Japanese travelers journeying clearly too big for Japan. between Tokyo and imperial Ryokans serve Japanese break- Kyoto. fast and dinner, which are often Today there are more than included in the rate and consist 60,000 ryokans, ranging from of between 10 and 20 separate small family-run inns to larger, dishes. All meals are served in modern ones. The buildings are your room on your low table, so often at least 100 years old and you sit on the floor to eat. When have the traditional Japanese we arrived, Aya brought us a pot architecture of wooden buildings, of green tea and pancakes filled pointed roofs, bamboo and green- with a red bean paste. We were ery. Many have beautiful gardens. grateful that the legless chairs Ryokans have simple and serene at the table were cushioned and guest rooms with sliding paper had backs. (We’re supposed to screen doors separating sitting embrace travel in our Golden and sleeping areas, tatami (reed) Years, but I’m not yet 50, and I mats, low tables and closets to found it hard to sit so low.) Jake’s hide the bedding. Linens cover the feet came out the other side of the telephone and television, lest they table. Once we got comfortable, upset the soothing environment. though, our afternoon snack was I chose the Seikoro Ryokan in the perfect welcome. Kyoto because online reviewers After sitting on the floor, I mentioned that the staff spoke appreciated the appeal of the English, which was critical for onsen, an indoor hot spring on us because of our dietary needs. the bottom floor of the inn. There Travelers often say, though, that are separate ones for men and the lack of English is not an women, and bathing suits are obstacle to enjoying a ryokan. The not allowed, which meant that level of hospitality at ryokans is my teens had no interest in going. so high, and the staff is so eager The guest room provided yukata, to please, that guests are able to traditional cotton robes with communicate their needs even long belts, for each of us, which where the English skills are are very comfortable. I put on my Kyoto’s Seikoro Ryokan minimal. robe and went shuffling off in my Guests are expected to follow slippers to find the onsen. PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 3

Japanese breakfast spread

Signs in English direct guests to rinse off in Jake should have gone into the onsen because he luxurious. Jake slept well, too, although the bed a space with shower sprays and little wooden could fit into the tub in the guestroom only while was too short for him. Within minutes of our wak- benches to sit on. There are also small wooden in the fetal position. The shower head sprayed ing, Aya had cleared away all the bedding and set buckets that I assumed were for rinsing yourself. water no higher than the middle of his back, but up our table for breakfast. Next you are told to soap up, rinse and then relax he managed to get the job done. At the lower end Don’t stay at a ryokan if you don’t like Japanese in the pool. The water was really hot and made of the height scale, my daughter, Emily, and I had food; there is no other option. Each day started all my traveling aches disappear. After only 10 no problem showering. with Aya bringing us a lavish breakfast. We ate minutes, however, I felt fully cooked. After I dried Japanese bathrooms are extremely clean, and grilled salmon or mackerel, dried fish, grated rad- off, I put the yukata back on and tied the belt. On the toilets offer a full spa treatment. In Japan, ish, pickled turnip and eggplant, dried seaweed, the way back to the room, a staff member told me even the toilets in public places have warmed toi- tofu, miso soup and rice. The first day we had egg that I had wrapped myself in the wrong direction. let seats and a console with buttons to press to custard, the second day we had a barely poached I learned later that you are supposed to tuck the play music, spray water or activate a dryer. This egg that is mixed into the rice with chopsticks. right side under the left. Only corpses have the fastidiousness was also in evidence at the inn: Each food item came on a separate plate, which left side tucked under the right! Guests are given separate slippers to wear into made me glad I was not a Japanese housewife. the toilet room and are forbidden to wear them The food was prepared simply, yet everything was anyplace else. delicious. No one missed their cold cereal. My son’s size was not the only challenge we The stay was extremely relaxing, and the faced in Japan. We had to be careful about food, ryokan was a true oasis for travelers like us, so we were armed with a printout from a website rushing to pack in a week’s worth of sightsee- that explained our dietary restrictions. I gave the ing in Kyoto and Nara into three days. Every printout to Aya, who told us it would not be a time we returned to the inn, we were greeted problem for us to have the traditional Japanese by a team of people, our slippers, glasses of cold Ryokans serve Japanese breakfast. It wasn’t always so easy: One night in water and smiling faces. breakfast and dinner, which are Kyoto, we presented our sheet to a chef who, after Although staying in a ryokan is ideally suited reading it for 10 minutes, simply said “No.” Other to the nimble and petite, the experience was well often included in the rate and restaurants were more accomodating, including worth any minor physical discomforts. We expe- a vegetarian eatery in Kyoto’s Gion neighborhood rienced travel the way the Japanese did 400 years consist of between 10 and 20 called Mitoko. ago, a far cry from staying at a Western-style separate dishes. I slept nine hours straight on both our nights at hotel. And although I cannot imagine crawling the ryokan, something I haven’t done since college. across a tatami mat in my 70s, I noticed that The futon on the floor was so comfortable, the the elderly people I saw in Japan were very spry. linens made of the softest cotton and the duvets, WP-Bloomberg 4 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 CAMPUS

MIA visit

The children of Pearl School West Bay Campus were taken to the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) recently for a study trip. The children were accompanied by teachers and all were enthusiastically listening to the museum guide. Children were also found to be taking notes and asking relevant questions. They also spent time in the MIA park, playing and having snacks.

Traffic awareness programme at SIS

ommunity Policing, working students got the opportunity to learn under the aegis of Ministry many set of rules that are manda- Cof Interior, organised a tory for driving. Many students won seminar on traffic awareness at prizes for answering the questions Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS). correctly. The students of SIS were enlight- School teachers also showed keen ened with the traffic rules followed in interest during the session as they the country. Faisal Al Hudawi, coor- acquired a lot of information on traf- dinator of the Community Reach fic rules and safety measure that one out office of the Public Relation need to follow. Department of the Ministry of The School Management thanked Interior, presented the set of traf- the officials of the ministry of fic rules that people need to fol- Interior for organizing this Traffic low and maintain while driving in Awareness Programme. Qatar. In this interactive session, the The Peninsula Faisal Al Hudawi answering a question by one of the students. Bridging classes through music

atar Academy Doha’s Grade 8 students taking instruments in use which put into action the lessons up music classes this semester have a very Jeanne Peloquin taught them. Qinteresting and interested audience for their “In my lessons, students watched a video where very first live performance: grade 1 students who, they saw an orchestra in action. This allowed us like them, are learning the ropes of orchestra and to ask and answer questions about what they were specifically, the strings family of instruments. seeing and hearing. I borrowed instruments from According to Middle Years Programme (MYP) the senior school to show students what the actual Music Teacher Benjamin Tomczak, who introduced instruments look and sound like. They were given the himself as Mr T to the young spectators, “This strings opportunity to try an instrument as well”. demo for first grade is a collaborative project between More importantly, she relates, the unit rein- Primary School Single Subject Academic Coordinator forced the concept of communities, shared roles and and Music Teacher Jeanne Peloquin and I. We first responsibilities and interconnectedness within the met about it as her students were about to begin a communities. unit about the strings family of the orchestra, con- “For the Grade 1 Unit of Inquiry of How We nected with Community focus of the Primary Years Organise Ourselves, their learning was centered on Programme (PYP) curriculum. We quickly discovered the understanding that in a community, people share this link between the first and eight grade classes and roles and responsibilities and depend on each other. we began planning a way to bring them together.” This idea transferred well to the concept that an On stage that day were 8 violins, 4 violas, 5 cellos, 2 orchestra is a large community, made up of instru- basses and 19 students quite eager and nervous at the ment families which in turn work as small communi- same time to play using the ‘orchestra expressions’ ties. Each instrument and instrument family has a method which represent musical genres around the role to play and they are all interconnected”. world and through many historical periods. Based on the Grade 8 students’ interpretation of Tomczak said: “These songs were selected to rep- Rockin’ on D and Two String Salsa and the cor- resent versatility and accessibility of instrumental responding enthusiastic response from the Grade 1 music; they show great variety and can be played classes, Tomczak asserts, “This presentation rein- using just two strings of the instrument.” forced our first graders’ learning in music and com- Mr T kept the audience engaged by sharing infor- munity, and offered an opportunity for our 8th grade mation on the pieces being played and key facts students to share their skills and to help students about the instruments as well. The students actively inspire each other by bridging the PYP and MYP answered the questions and correctly identified the curriculum”. The Peninsula One of the students playing her violin. MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 5 Blue Salon unveils Les Liquides Imaginaires

lue Salon unveiled ‘Les Liquides Imaginaires’ — the new French perfume for men and women — for the first time in Doha at a Bfunction held recently. The event was attended by the Chairman of the Blue Salon, Ashraf Abu Issa, Chief Executive Officer, Fawaz Idrissi, Fragrance Designer of Les Liquides Imaginaires, David Frossard and Blue Salon executives. In ‘Les Liquides Imaginaires’, priority is given to the quality of natural ingredients used to manu- facture the fragrance, showcased in distinctive and unique designs. “Les Liquides Imaginaires is a qualitative addition Les Liquides Imaginaires and Blue to the Blue Salon because of its positive reputation Salon officials at the launch function. in the local market and it uses only international quality products and ranks among the best prod- ucts launched by the international fashion houses,” the origins of the fragrance industry, in a time where cumin, lute, wood, cedar, amber, patchouli, sandal- Idrissi said. fragrances are merely considered as accessories. wood, vanilla and musk. While “Tumultu” fragrance “Les Liquides Imaginaires has a lot of natural ele- Historically fragrances had a very important role is rich in grapefruit, coconut, cedar, patchouli and ments composed in a unique way, not similar to any when they were specifically made for queens and sandalwood. certain smell. It is an immortal and a mysterious wives of princes to be worn in festivals. We, at Les Frossard expressed his pride and confidence in fragrance,” Frossard said. Liquides Imaginaires, are returning to the origins partnering with Blue Salon, who showed great under- Frossard stressed that the fragrance is clear and of the fragrance industry by modern and innovative standing of the brand, emphasizing his confidence vague at the same time, that is why words cannot ways through using the most expensive and rarest that Blue Salon is the ideal partner who will help describe it, as it is the key to the soul. The strength of ingredients.” their growth in the region because they share their the fragrance can bring us back to a certain moment Each fragrance in the group has its own story. For love of creativity and appreciation of quality. The in the past and change a lot in our life. example, ‘Fortis’, which is ranked among the warm- brand’s expansion plans in the region after its first Frossard added: “What makes Les Liquides est, strongest and long-term fragrances and stimu- Gulf launch in Qatar, will be in Saudi Arabia (Jeddah, Imaginaires unique is the desire of the team to regain lates self-esteem is a mixture of scents of saffron, Riyadh) and Kuwait. The Peninsula

City Lifestyle unveils Trump collection

T Home Marks International be collaborating with City Lifestyle.” and City Lifestyle unveiled the “We chose to collaborate with DTrump Home brand during Trump Home for an exclusive Middle a launch event at City Lifestyle, Al East launch keeping in mind the grow- Asmakh Mall recently. ing demand of the region’s style con- The collection will include: room scious consumer’s need for premium décor, bath accessories, lighting, dec- and bespoke brands,” said Sachin orative mirrors, and jewelry boxes Mundhwa, the CEO of Lifestyle. inspired by the luxury and sophisti- Highlights of the assortment cation of the Trump brand. include bath accessories with mother “The Trump Home brand offers the of pearl and chrome detailing, along consumer beautiful product, focused with luxurious, fashion forward jew- on attention to detail and added value,” elry boxes made of leather. The col- Fatima Abdul Latif, a customer at Centrepiont, inaugurating the TRUMP said Donald J Trump, Chairman and lection captures the essence and Home Brand collection at the City Lifestyle at the Al Asmakh Mall yesterday. President of The Trump Organization. attention to detail that has become Officials from Landmark Group, Gourav Kaushik, Concept Manager, Rajagopal “We are excited to be expanding the synonymous with the Trump brand. R, Marketing Manager, and Umesh Fernando, Area Manager, were present Trump Home global footprint and to The Peninsula at the event.

Grand Heritage Doha Hotel and Spa hosted world champion German football team, Bayern Munich recently. This is the fourth consecutive year that the team chose to stay at the Victorian hotel as part of a nine-day winter training camp in Qatar. 6 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 FOOD

By Lisa Yockelson

read, gilded. How does that happen? Conferring such treatment on a humble With eggs and dairy, sugar and slice or two is not quite the puzzle of the Bcentury, but what has eluded me for some time is a way to avoid getting that dreaded eggy skin on pan-fried French toast — the kind that’s a spice, bread finds its golden age little tough or rubbery, looks sad and doesn’t taste so great. Unpleasant, in a word, and in my culinary world, a challenge. Solved: I whisk the eggs (whole eggs plus a single egg yolk) with the cinnamon sugar, as if preparing the first step of a sponge-style cake batter, and, yes, it banishes the offending film. Please follow my lead, for it’s an easy step and returns a lovely result. Once the soaking mixture is in place and settles into the bread, one side of each slice is coated with crushed brown rice cereal and a glimmer of cinna- mon sugar. Out of the skillet, then, comes French toast memorable for its custardy richness and play- ful crunch. Deluxe Cinnamon French Toast

6 to 8 servings The custardy texture of this French toast plays perfectly with its crunchy top. Using 1-inch-thick slices of bread allows for good saturation of the whisked-egg mixture; the thickness helps the slices hold their shape throughout the proc- ess. As you might have guessed, pours of maple syrup are unnecessary here, but a side helping of sauteed apples and/or pears would be nice. Lisa Yockelson’s favorite plate mate for this is something salty-smoky, such as griddled thick-cut bacon. Make Ahead: The bread slices need to soak in the whisked-egg mixture for 10 to 30 minutes in the refrigerator, uncovered.

Ingredients For the French toast 1/4 cup granulated sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 3 large eggs 1 large egg yolk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 3/4 cup half-and-half (may substitute whole milk) Pinch salt, preferably fine sea salt Six to eight 1-inch thick slices good-quality white bread, such as Texas toast

For assembly 2 tablespoons granulated sugar 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, or as needed 1 cup crisped brown rice cereal, lightly crushed (may substitute regular Rice Krispies; see headnote)

Method: For the French toast: Whisk together the sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Whisk the whole eggs and egg yolk in a medium mixing bowl. Add the cinnamon-sugar mixture and whisk for 30 to 45 seconds or until combined and in a nonstick skillet over medium heat until the but- undercooking the slices, and refrain from pressing lightly frothy. Whisk in the vanilla extract, half- ter is foamy. down on the slices in the skillet. If necessary, wipe and-half and salt. Remove the soaked bread slices from the refrigera- out the skillet with a paper towel in between batches Pour the whisked-egg mixture into a shallow tor. Spoon the crushed cereal evenly onto one side of if there are darkened bits of cereal or butter. Repeat rimmed baking pan (7 by 11 inches, for example) or each of the slices of soaked bread, then pat it down with the remaining soaked slices, using the rest of a shallow bowl. Dip/soak the slices of bread in the lightly. Use a wide spatula to transfer two or three the butter as needed. mixture to saturate and coat both sides. Carefully slices to the skillet, cereal side up. Sprinkle a little Serve crispy side up. and quickly transfer the soaked slices of bread to a of the cinnamon-sugar blend over the surface of the Nutrition | Per serving (based on 8): 240 calories, 7 g rimmed baking sheet, arranging them in a single cereal. Cook the bread for 2 minutes, then flip over protein, 32 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 4 g saturated fat, 110 layer. Refrigerate uncovered for at least 10 minutes each slice and cook for 3 minutes or until the cereal mg cholesterol, 300 mg sodium, 1 g dietary fiber, 11 g sugar and up to 30 minutes. surface is lightly caramelized, adjusting the heat to Lisa Yockelson is the author of Baking Style: Art, When ready to assemble, whisk together the sugar medium-low as necessary to keep the bread from Craft, Recipes (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011). and cinnamon in a small bowl. Melt half the butter browning too fast. For best texture and flavor, avoid WP-Bloomberg FASHION PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 7 Christian Dior’s Raf Simons constructs a 1960s vision of the 21st century

of this haute couture show. The Dior woman, says Simons, is both “exquisitely decorated and disrup- tive”. The clothes were a mischievous layering of past and present: not simply nostalgic or straight- forwardly futuristic, but rather a 1960s vision of the 21st century. Transparent plastic rain macs were self-con- sciously sci-fi, but cut with a retro, swingy line and demure bracelet-length sleeves. A tattoo-printed long-sleeved mesh bodysuit worn under a short- sleeved shift gave a double-take-worthy effect, as if a prim young 1950s wife was sporting two full sleeves of tattoos. This was a world where not even a ponytail – that simplest, most girlish of hairstyles – was what it seemed. Look closely, and you noticed that the hair on the models’ scalps ended where it wrapped around the top of a small metal ring suspended from the back of their heads, while the hair hanging down their backs was an entirely separate portion of fake hair, attached to the bottom of the metal ring. It seemed a neat joke about how the level of beauty and elegance achieved on the haute couture catwalks requires from the viewer a suspension of disbelief. “Periods of time are conflated,” Simons explained of the collection. He berated himself for having previ- By Jess Cartner-Morley ously been guilty of “always thinking of the future … I for refurbishment, guests first of all had to navigate was always anti-romanticising the past. But the past the security gates that are a new and sober fixture can be beautiful too. There is a sense of the romance onsidering that Christian Dior’s most recent on the Paris fashion week scene. (In an attempt to of the 50s, with the experimentation of the 60s and financial results showed a 13.4 percent sales maintain standards of glamour, Dior had replaced the liberation of the 70sin the collection.” rise to €747m (£560m), in the first six the grey plastic trays in which handbags are placed David Bowie’s swooping Moonage Daydream played Cmonths of last year, we may assume that the to be screened with pristine white boxes.) on the soundtrack, and a series of sequinned and designer Raf Simons had free rein to show Monday’s Once cleared, guests walked through the shell of striped catsuits referenced the Yansai Yamamoto haute couture collection in any Paris venue he chose. the museum – elegant but tired, with the parquet outfits that Bowie wore on his 1973 Aladdin Sane So it is worth taking a moment to consider why under wraps and the tall windows shuttered – and tour, seen in the 2013 V&A exhibition. he chose to erect an indoor building site – a freshly along the gravel paths to the end of the long formal The boldness of the fashion message was echoed painted, plushly carpeted one – in the garden of a gardens, where a giant white box was marked, simply, in what was notably absent from a collection beamed shuttered 18th-century museum in central Paris. “Dior”. Inside, the venue revealed itself to be a spiral around the world just as actors and stylists are Since arriving at Dior in 2012, Simons has been on of glossy white scaffolding, with a catwalk snaking starting to pick out dresses for Oscar night. Three a mission to make the historic house relevant and upwards in circles, carpeted in soft pink and walled strapless, full-skirted gowns were the only classic contemporary. This show venue was a very New Dior with mirrors. eveningwear pieces in a 55-piece lineup of knitted conceit, paying respect to the rich history of Paris A utopian construction site, in the grounds of a all-in-ones, full-length latex boots and psychedelic – and then immediately deconstructing it. Arriving historic museum which will soon be refurbished and stripes. This was cutting edge, not comfort zone. at the gates of the Musée Rodin, currently closed reborn: that, right there, was the key brand message The Guardian Lagerfeld’s winter garden blooms for Chanel in Paris By Alexandria Sage short-sleeved jacket, their weight slowing arl Lagerfeld’s show for Chanel the gait of the model. under the soaring glass canopy of Oversized bouquets of flowers - whether Kthe unheated Grand Palais on a chilly in eclectic combinations of blue, crimson Tuesday in Paris majored on bare midriffs, and pink, or tangerine and red - sprung from a floral dreamscape and eye-popping the shoulders of dresses in periwinkle silk, shades of electric blue, tangerine and or red and orange. canary yellow. More subtle shades of dusty pink, grey Life-sized grey paper buds opened to and ivory also made their appearance in reveal exotic multi-coloured blooms, and delicate petals, imparting lady-like chic to clusters of oversized hand-stitched flow- long tunics and coats. in violence that began on January 7 at the to create the hundreds of flowers used in ers hanging heavily from hems of coats, “Especially after this dark, horrid begin- Paris offices of satirical weekly Charlie the collection, the German designer said, exploding from shoulders or swinging from ning of the year, there was something like Hebdo. including those sewn onto sheer black full skirts cut below the knee. this needed, I think,” Chanel’s creative “I live in a very protected world so I gloves, or the crimson and dark violet flo- Thousands of pale pink sequins adorned director said, noting that his ideas were can keep something like a dream reality,” ral band resembling a shrug sitting atop a a slinky skirt and matching bolero length conceived well before 17 people were killed Lagerfeld conceded. It took six months nubby red dress. Reuters 8 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 9

fourth planned for 2017). But he con- HOLLYWOOD NEWS tinued to track down quality work and BOLLYWOOD NEWS even landed two more Oscar nomina- tions for playing more strange men. In Heather Mills ‘too strong’ for McCartney 2004’s Finding Neverland, he was Peter Pan author J M Barrie, and in 2007, he Chef Sanjeev Kapoor treats Dabbawalas inger Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills says her marriage sang and danced as the murderous barber Sto the Beatles legend failed because he was “too insecure” to cope with Sweeney Todd. elebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor, who treated the famous Dabbawalas — a “strong woman”. But since Sweeney — incidentally, Cknown for delivering tiffins to over 200,000 customers across Mumbai The 47-year-old model married McCartney, 72, in 2002 but they sepa- around the time he became a sequel guy — everyday — to a special lunch, says their work begins where his work as rated four years later. She has hinted that he was too “insecure” to cope Depp has entered a new stage. Now every a kitchen king ends. with her forthright ways, reports femalefirst.co.uk. role is Sparrow-level over-the-top, fancy “I only make food but the other part of my job is done by these Asked why she thinks their marriage went wrong, Mills told Event facades with little below the surface. And Dabbawalas who take our food to the mouths of people. They don’t just magazine: “I say what I think. If I think something is wrong I’ll say it. If he doesn’t so much disappear into a role do the role of delivery, they take the food out of the kitchen and make it I wasn’t that type of person we’d still be married now. as completely disguise himself. He was reach the stomach,” Kapoor said in a statement. “But for years I was attracted to these very strong, powerful men who an alarmingly soft-spoken Willy Wonka Mumbai’s Dabbawalas have gained fame globally for delivering lunch think they want a strong woman but actually they want someone who with a pageboy haircut in Charlie and the boxes, colloquially known as dabbas, to thousands of office-goers across does what they want. The men who seem the strongest are usually the Chocolate Factory and an orange-curled the metropolitan city. As a gesture to thank them for their services, most insecure. But I’ve finally broken that cycle.” Mad Hatter in the critically-pummeled Kapoor arranged lunch for Dabbawalas at Dadar on Republic Day. Calling Mills, who has an 11-year-old daughter Beatrice with McCartney, says Alice in Wonderland. Both of those were Dabbawalas the backbone of Mumbai, Kapoor hoped that the food car- she has no regrets about their marriage. Burton collabs, as was Dark Shadows, in riers continue their services forever. “I married Paul because I was completely in love with him. He had so 2012, another dud. (Said Washington Post “I am proud and honoured to do the delivery of food for these much energy - he was a cross between Peter Pan and Captain Hook. I critic Ann Hornaday: “By Dark Shadows Dabbawalas today (Monday) and I salute their spirit and hard work. wasn’t even a Beatles fan. I barely even knew any of the songs. I liked one final scene, the kabuki-white greasepaint These Dabbawalas are the backbone of the population of Mumbai and song by Wings but that was it. He loved that. has been troweled on so thickly, (Depp) hope they continue to be for a lifetime,” he said. “But anyone who thinks marrying a rock legend is going to be paradise What happened resembles less a human character than Kapoor is currently seen sharing his expertise on Star Plus show ... it just isn’t,” she added. one of Burton’s animated creations. “MasterChef India 4” along with chef Vikas Khanna and Ranveer Brar. Perhaps that’s the best way to under- The show went on air on Monday. stand an alternately antic and deadly dull to Johnny Depp? enterprise content to remain as stead- fastly two-dimensional as the Scooby-Doo Mission: Impossible V to release in July cartoon it briefly invokes.” Then there was Depp’s portrayal of I love being an actor: Varun Dhawan ctor Tom Cruise’s highly-anticipated film Mission: Impossible V Tonto, sporting a stuffed crow on his will release in US July 31 instead of December 25, Paramount has head, in the massive bomb The Lone hree films old Varun Dhawan might have started off as an assistant A By Stephanie Merry announced. It’s not just that Depp is playing an crime drama, Depp played an uncharac- Ranger, directed by Pirates helmer Gore Tdirector, but it’s acting that holds a special place in his life. Other movies released on that date include Jake Gyllenhaal-starer outlandish character. He’s essentially teristically average guy, an undercover Verbinski. For last year’s box-office “I was craving for a day off and I finally got it but as the day turns Southpaw, Point Break and Ryan Reynolds’ drama film Selfless. ohnny Depp used to be so cool. made a career out of playing eccen- agent tasked with getting close to a mafia stinker, Transcendence, Depp was ren- to night I can’t wait to get back to work. I love being an actor,” tweeted The studio has further announced that the previous slot occupied by Back at the dawn of this new trics. After the ‘80s TV series 21 Jump hitman, and Depp held his own opposite dered into mere pixels. But his few forays Varun, who will soon get busy with the promotion of his forthcoming the action film would be taken by Monster Trucks. The animated movie century, it was hard to imagine Street launched him to fame, he quickly Al Pacino. into realism have been similarly unsuc- film Badlapur. which features voices from Lucas Till, Jane Levy and Rob Lowe among anyone much cooler. He may not broke out of the heartthrob rut, first Around this time, Depp met French cessful. Remember The Tourist, his thriller “Badla badla badla #badlapur gonna start promotions on feb1st,” he others, was originally set to release in US theatres May 29. have had a big blockbuster to by sending up his own pretty-boy-rebel singer-model-actress Vanessa Paradis, opposite Angelina Jolie? If so, you’re in added. The follow-up to 2011’s Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, is directed by Jhis name, but he was a star nonetheless, image in 1990’s Cry-Baby, courtesy of the and everything seemed to be clicking. rare company. Before making his acting debut in 2012 with Student of the Year, he Christopher McQuarrie and started filming last year. Cruise was seen gracing offbeat roles that made him edg- pope of trash himself, John Waters. And Of course Depp and Paradis would get Is Depp’s mere presence in a movie assisted filmmaker Karan Johar on Shah Rukh Khan-starrer My Name filming a scene in London Monday night with Simon Pegg. ier and more enigmatic than Leo or Brad. then there was the first of many col- together. Neither seemed to ever work enough to secure big box office returns? is Khan. In a photograph taken from the set, Cruise is seen sporting a white He was the grunge movie star: Soulful laborations with Tim Burton, in Edward hard at their craft or beauty, it was just The answer certainly seems to be no. Alice shirt and a suit. eyes under dirty hair, tattoos before they Scissorhands, a bizarre gothic romantic effortlessly there. And obviously they and Charlie did well, as kid’s movies do, were mainstream, combat boots on the fantasy. Depp’s face was ghostly white didn’t get married. Something so tradi- and so has the Pirates franchise, although red carpet, and incredible girlfriends and scarred, his hair was matted and tional? Instead, the pair had a daughter domestically, there appears to be waning (Winona Ryder, Kate Moss). The more unruly and he was nearly mute, but his and a son and split their time between interest. The second installment made Next time Chaiyya chaiyya: SRK to Obama Cinderella to get live action remake he resisted the attempts to make him a character was so sweet and sympathetic, France and the US. When they walked $423m stateside, while the fourth did heartthrob, the hotter he became. you still hoped against reason that he’d the red carpet, the couple was always $241m worth of sales. (Internationally, ollywood superstar Shah Rukh inderella is the latest Disney movie to be given a live action remake. It So how exactly did we end up here? get the girl (played by Ryder). perfectly unconventional, him, festooned they continue to be a big hit.) But all the BKhan is delighted that US President Cwill be directed by Kenneth Branagh. Lily James, who is best known You’ve probably seen Depp’s face on Depp continued to disappear into char- with all those rings and necklaces, and other recent movies fizzled. Barack Obama incorporated his famous for her role as Lady Rose MacClare in British period drama Downton the movie posters for Mortdecai. They’re acters, and they were rarely glamorous. her looking like a flapper or something. Depp was at his best when he was doing Senorita dialogue during an address in Abbey, will take on the title character in the film, reports femalefirst.co.uk. inescapable. Here once again is the shape- He was the mentally not-all-there guy And then he became a superstar. the more understated work. Sure, Edward the national capital. Now King Khan The film also features Richard Madden, Cate Blanchett and Helen shifting star, this time flamboyantly mus- who romanced the mentally not-all- For all his devoted fans, Depp had Scissorhands looked flamboyant, but for hopes that Obama will groove to his hit Bonham Carter as Prince Charming, Lady Tremaine and the Fairy tachioed and dandified by a cravat and there girl in Benny and Joon and the never been a true A-lister commanding all the scars and hair and bladed digits, he number Chaiyya chaiyya some day. Godmother respectively. Hayley Atwell, Holliday Graigner, Stellan velvet blazer with pocket square. He looks cross-dressing director in Ed Wood; he tens of millions per picture — not with was playing a strangely relatable charac- Obama, who was in India on a three- Skarsgård, Nonso Anozie and Derek Jacobi are also on board for the at once surprised and utterly pleased with collaborated with Jim Jarmusch — patron his offbeat choices. But that all changed ter, an outsider in a cookie-cutter world: day state visit, recollected that when he project. himself, though it’s hard to imagine why: saint of idiosyncratic indies — playing an in 2003 when he signed onto his first big The emotions were real. There’s none of had first visited India in 2010, he had The story follows the fortunes of young Ella whose merchant father The dated-looking farce about a bumbling accountant in the surreal black-and- blockbuster. The movie was Pirates of the that in what Depp does now, which is, experienced some ‘bhangra’. remarries following the tragic death of her mother. Keen to support her secret agent has box office prognostica- white western Dead Man, and he took Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, essentially, chew the scenery. Giving his speech a Bollywood twist, he loving father, Ella welcomes her new stepmother Lady Tremaine and her tors anticipating a bomb in the making, the role of a psychiatric patient convinced based on a Disney ride, and Depp played This was his downfall: Hollywood delivered Shah Rukh’s dialogue from the daughters Anastasia and Drisella into the family home. likely to open to lower receipts this week- he’s the world’s greatest lover in Don Juan Captain Jack Sparrow. He justified tak- deemed him a moneymaker, and he 1995 movie Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. But when Ella’s father suddenly and unexpectedly passes away, she finds end than even Jennifer Lopez’s laughable DeMarco. Critics called his performances ing the part in various ways, — it was a responded by becoming an ever more “Senorita, bade bade deshon ... You herself at the mercy of a jealous and cruel new family and then she meets thriller, The Boy Next Door. “soulful” and “startling.” movie his kids could see, it was a chal- manic version of the role that made him know what I mean,” he said. a stranger in the woods. “This is comfortably the actor’s worst Meanwhile, he turned down the main- lenge to inject so much weirdness into a big. Problem is, Depp was never really Even though he cut the popular dia- film since Alice in Wonderland, and even stream stuff. The A-list offers certainly lightweight role. He brilliantly channeled a moneymaker, and he still isn’t. Once logue short, Obama managed to draw dedicated fans will find their hearts shriv- poured in: Titanic and Legends of the Fall, Keith Richards for the role — shambling upon a time, he might have been able to a huge applause and cheer from the elling up like week-old party balloons at Interview With a Vampire and Speed. And and slurring with a Cockney accent — fall back on his punk-rock cred and his audience. its all-pervading air of clenched desper- the answer was always no. though the eyeliner, dreadlocks and actorly integrity. He could have turned For SRK, one of Bollywood’s top-rated filmstars and a global icon, it ation,” says the Telegraph. And Variety Depp’s alternatives weren’t all win- goatee beads were all Depp’s ideas (much his back on it all, with his arm around his was a moment to feel proud. warns: “Depp has entered a realm of ners. The ‘90s were a mixed bag, but even to the chagrin of terrified Disney execs). latest, beyond-hip girlfriend. “Proud 2 b part of the gender & religion equality speech of Pres. Obama. performance so self-amused, one imag- misses like the thriller Nick of Time took The movie was a huge hit with moviegoers It’s not Paradis anymore, by the way. Sad he couldn’t do the Bhangra... next time Chaiyya Chaiyya for sure,” ines most co-stars would struggle to forge risks. The movie unfolded in real time, a and also, surprisingly, the Academy. The They split in 2012 after 14 non-married Shah Rukh tweeted. chemistry with him.” 90-minute race against the clock during role got him his first Oscar nomination. years together. Now he doesn’t even have Composed by Oscar-winning music maestro A R Rahman, the popular Even the most insouciant bad boys which Depp’s character had to save his Suddenly, the actor who was once a girlfriend. He has a fiancee, the blonde dance number is part of the Dil Se sound-track. need to grow up eventually. But how did daughter. And for every horrific misfire too cool for mainstream had become bombshell actress Amber Heard, who is he turn into this? Is this what a mid-life (ahem, The Astronaut’s Wife), there was a Hollywood commodity, who gamely 28. How conventional. crisis looks like? a Donnie Brasco. In Mike Newell’s 1997 starred in three Pirates sequels (with a WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 GREECE

The radical anti-austerity Syriza party has formed a coalition with the Independent Greeks to control 162 seats in the 300-seat parliament

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linked to the body’s storing more Have oatmeal for breakfast calories for the same amount of food,” Emsellem says. and shed those extra kilos Skin can suffer, too. “You look Want to improve better after good sleep. There is aking oatmeal your breakfast cereal choice a reason it’s called beauty sleep,” Mcould help you eat less later during the day Carskadon says. and control weight, says new research. Carskadon also studies the link Researchers in the US have found that having your GPA? Get to bed between sleep and illness in teens. oatmeal for breakfast resulted in greater fullness, She and fellow researchers found lower hunger ratings and fewer calories eaten that adolescents — particularly at the next meal. The results show that despite males — are more likely to get a cold eating the same number of calories at breakfast, when sleep is lacking. satiety values were significantly greater after con- Another study found that ado- suming oatmeal compared to sugared corn flakes. lescents who slept six hours or less “After three hours, participants reported the were at an increased risk of auto- same level of hunger after having a corn flakes mobile accidents. breakfast as they did when they consumed only Depression and sleep issues have water,” said lead researcher Allan Geliebter, been linked in many studies, includ- research psychologist at the Mount Sinai St ing a 2008 report that tied sleep dis- Luke’s Hospital in the US. turbances to suicide in teens. “Interestingly, the results were more pro- nounced for the participants, who were over- Getting more sleep weight, suggesting that overweight individuals Given the negative repercussions may be more responsive to the satiety effects of of sleep deprivation, Carskadon the dietary fibre in oatmeal,” Geliebter added. and others say it is important to The results showed statistically significant higher By Gabriella Boston help teenagers embrace helpful ratings of fullness, lower ratings of hunger, and 31 Part of the issue here is that sleep techniques. percent fewer calories consumed at lunch after — REM (rapid eye movement) sleep “One of the ways to help teens consuming oatmeal compared to sugared cornflakes ave you ever told your in particular — is when the brain control sleep patterns is to edu- or water. The overall satiety effect was greater teens to get enough sleep learns or puts information into con- cate them about the importance among over-weight subjects, who consumed 50 per- now because in 10 years text (as opposed to just gathering it, of limiting screens before bed and cent fewer calories at lunch after eating oatmeal. Hthey’ll run the risk of which is a daytime function), says turning off lights,” Carskadon says, Consumers choose oatmeal for its great taste, being depressed and overweight? If Helene Emsellem, medical direc- adding that turning on lights in the well-established health benefits and convenience. so, you probably didn’t get very far. tor at the Center for Sleep and morning when a teen rises and it’s “We find that eating oatmeal for breakfast may Instead, try telling them that a Wake Disorders in Chevy Chase, still dark outside is important to also be one of the easiest ways to improve satiety lack of sleep can hurt their GPA Maryland. increase wakefulness. after breakfast,” said Marianne O’Shea, director and SAT scores, along with their “So if you are playing baseball and It is also important, she says, to of Quaker Oats’ Center of Excellence. performance on the school athletic your coach has given you pointers have set bedtimes and to not shift team — right now. (It can also make about your swing, the brain replays the sleep pattern by more than two you more likely to have skin prob- those sequences at night and learns hours on weekends, even though Scientists identify lems, make you sick so you miss them to the point of knowing them that is when many teens want to school and increase a young driver’s reflexively,” Emsellem says. party. brain’s thirst switch risk of having a car accident.) If your teens get up at 6am on euroscientists have identified neurons that Both sets of warnings are based Learning weekdays to make it to school on Ntrigger our sense of thirst and the ones that on data, but the more immediate one So we gather information while time, ideally they should get up no turn it off. The findings could lead to new thera- probably resonates more with teens, awake and we learn it while sleep- later than 8 a.m. on weekends. This pies for dehydration and excessive thirst. who tend to be chronically sleep- ing. This is true for academic work, is especially true on Sunday, or they For years, researchers have suspected that deprived, says Mary Carskadon, a too. will have a hard time falling asleep thirst is regulated by neurons in the subfornical sleep expert and professor of psy- “The brain restores the synapses Sunday night and end up being organ (SFO) in the hypothalamus. But it has been chiatry and human behaviour at — taking the information worth sleep-deprived right as the week difficult to pinpoint the exact neurons involved. Brown University. keeping and learning it,” Emsellem begins. “When researchers used electrical current Teens need around nine hours of says. As for the information not This can be easier said than done, to stimulate different parts of the SFO of mice, sleep, but studies have found that as worth keeping — i.e., not impor- Carskadon acknowledges. “What they got confusing results,” said lead author Yuki many as two-thirds of them regu- tant for the task at hand — the 16-year-old is going to go to bed at Oka, postdoctoral research scientist in the labo- larly get less than seven hours as brain flushes it out, she says. “It’s 9 p.m.? That’s both biologically and ratory of professor Charles S Zuker at Columbia changes in their circadian rhythm as though it cleans up the excess socially difficult.” University’s Medical Centre in the US. push them toward later sleep times, riffraff.” The best way for someone to The team hypothesized that there are at least while many high schools start very Some studies have suggested that judge if they have had adequate two types of neurons in the SFO, including ones early. (Studies suggest this later teens may not need as much sleep as sleep is whether they feel wakeful that drive thirst and others that suppress it. “Those sleep cycle for adolescents is com- previously thought. But Carskadon the entire day, with no oppressive electrostimulation experiments were probably acti- mon for mammals generally.) and other sleep researchers say dip in energy and low mood in the vating both types of neurons at once, so they were Experts say getting teens to man- these studies tend to be based on afternoon, experts say. bound to get conflicting results,” Oka added. age their sleep better would help self-reporting, which makes their Carskadon says she hopes pedia- To test their hypothesis, the team turned to them in many ways that are par- conclusions questionable. tricians probe the sleep habits of optogenetics, a more precise technique for control- ticularly important to them at this adolescents they see to check for ling brain activity. With optogenetics, researchers time of life. Healthy bodies depression and low motivation. can control specific sets of neurons in the brain The link between lack of sleep “Instead of getting mood-elevat- after inserting light-activated molecules into them. Athletics and weight gain can be a concern for ing medication, start asking about These “mind-control” experiments revealed “It you’re running track and your teens sensitive about how they look. sleep,” she urges. two types of neurons in the SFO that control reaction time slows by even 10 mil- “We don’t metabolise fat well But a big impediment to identi- thirst: CAMKII neurons, which turn thirst on, liseconds, it’s huge,” says Carskadon. at night, and we see an increase fying and diagnosing sleep depri- and VGAT neurons, which turn it off. The “psychomotor vigilance test” in lipid levels and blood glucose,” vation problems in adolescents is The SFO is one of few neurological structures — designed to show links between says Michael Twery, director of the their general ability to bounce back that is not blocked by the blood-brain barrier — it insufficient sleep and reaction time National Center on Sleep Disorders — whether from an injury or lack is completely exposed to the general circulation. — shows that lack of sleep can lead Research at the National Institutes of sleep — faster and better than “This raises the possibility that it may be pos- to completely missed cues (you don’t of Health. adults. “Part of the issue when you sible to develop drugs for conditions related to see the pitcher releasing the base- In other words, the body doesn’t are young and full of health is that thirst,” Oka said. ball, for example) and slowed reac- process and store nutrients the you have a great capacity to absorb Agencies tion time (you do see the pitch, but same way at night as it does dur- anything,” Twery says. Even no you react a blink too slowly). ing the day. “Nighttime eating is sleep. WP-Bloomberg 12 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 TECHNOLOGY

The latest mobile game craze has launched in the UK, complete with What is Trivia Crack and why questions about Prince George and Cheryl Cole for local tastes. are 100m people playing it? By Stuart Dredge

rom Angry Birds and Candy Crush Saga to Draw Something, Clash of Clans and SongPop: the mobile gaming world has Fhad its fair share of crazes since Apple and Google launched their app stores in 2008. Now you can add Trivia Crack to the list. The game has only just launched in the UK, but it’s already hugely popular in the US and Latin America, with more than 100m downloads so far and currently around 800k more every day. So what is Trivia Crack, and why is it proving so popular? It’s the work of Argentinian developer Etermax, which launched the game in its home con- tinent in late 2013, before adapting it for English- speaking players in mid-2014. The game — currently available for Android, iOS and Windows Phone — is a trivia quiz where players answer questions in subjects including entertain- ment, art, science, history and geography, chosen by spinning an on-screen wheel. As they answer more questions, they unlock virtual characters, while competing head-to-head against other players. It does for trivia what Draw Something did for scribbling and SongPop did for music, essentially. Trivia Crack is free to download, and makes its money from a blend of advertisements and in-app purchases of spins, coins and boosts to the number of “lives” a player has. They can also choose to buy a premium version of the game that removes according to Recode, with 2,000 more added every version is the most popular paid app, and they are the ads. day. respectively 11th and 12th on the top-grossing chart. Etermax is hoping that its localised questions – the This is not the first trivia game to take the mobile QuizUp has dropped out of the top 200 in all those new UK version of Trivia Crack includes questions apps world by storm. Icelandic developer Plain charts, which illustrates the dangers of mobile gam- on Prince George, Cheryl Cole and other local fig- Vanilla had a big hit with its QuizUp game in 2013, ing crazes – players can tire of them. ures – will prolong its popularity around the world. and raised $22m of funding that December to con- Draw Something and SongPop’s fleeting moments The company is also tapping its community of tinue growing. in the spotlight offer further warnings that while players to keep the questions fresh: they can submit By June 2014 it had 20 million registered users, Trivia Crack may be popular now, Etermax’s chal- their own and rate those of other players, as well as but Trivia Crack’s growth puts that in the shade. On lenge is to ensure it’s not a different story a few translating questions into their own language. Trivia Apple’s US App Store, for example, Trivia Crack is months down the line. Crack currently has around 1m active questions currently the most popular free app, the premium The Guardian

By Eric Auchard credit for several high-profile out- Facebook takes blame for service ages, including the attacks that took ccess to Facebook, the world’s down the Sony PlayStation Network largest social network, and its outages, which hit wider Web and Microsoft’s Xbox Live network AInstagram photo-sharing site, last month. were blocked around the world for up Santorelli said that attacking to an hour yesterday, which the com- Facebook said the fault was its own. media for hundreds of millions of Internet sites which operate at the pany said later was due to an internal “This was not the result of a third- users, it’s inevitable that things don’t size and scale of Facebook via a fault and not an outside attack. party attack but instead occurred always go according to plan,” said classic distributed denial of service The outage at Facebook, which after we introduced a change that Steve Santorelli, a former London attack would be a huge undertaking, started around 0600 GMT, appeared affected our configuration systems,” police detective and now a researcher which, while not entirely impossible, to spill over and temporarily slow or Facebook said. “Both services are at US threat intelligence firm Team would be “monumentally hard.” block traffic to other major Internet back to 100 percent for everyone.” Cymru. Denial of service attacks direct sites, according to web and mobile Users in the United States and Facebook counted more than thousands of infected computers user reports from around the globe. many countries in Asia and Europe 1.35 billion web and 1.12 mobile under an attacker’s control to ping US-based online match-mak- reported that they were unable to phone users on a monthly basis in a site or sites, thereby slowing or ing site Tinder, a unit of IAC/ log on to the websites of Facebook, September, the latest date for which blocking access for regular users. InterActive Corp, and Hipchat, the Instagram and corresponding official figures are available. Such attacks can create congestion workplace instant- messaging serv- mobile apps including Facebook and Earlier yesterday a Twitter on branches of the Internet where ice of Australian enterprise soft- Facebook Messenger. account that purports to speak for the site is located, slowing Web traf- ware company Atlassian, were also During the outages, Facebook hacker group “Lizard Squad” posted fic and affecting access to unrelated down around the same period, but users were greeted with the message: messages suggesting that it was services. recovered. “Sorry, something went wrong. We’re behind an attack that temporar- As a precaution, Facebook users A hacker group associated with working on it and we’ll get it fixed as ily blocked several major web sites, are advised to change their pass- other recent high-profile attacks on soon as we can.” including Facebook and Instagram. words and review their privacy set- other online services sought to claim “If you run a service with the The Lizard Squad is a group of tings, Santorelli said. responsibility for the outages, but capacity (and complexity) to deliver unknown hackers that has taken Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 13

LEARN ARABIC At the Pharmacy

Medicine Dawa' Cotton Qououn I want a cough medicine Oureedou dawa' idda ssouçal A tranquilizer Dawa' mousakkin Suppository Tameela I feel I have a temperature Ašçour biarara Vitamin Veetameen Hoy en la Historia Aspirin packet Çoulbat aspireen Do you have a medicinefor diarrhea? Ayooad çindaka dawa'ou lil'ishal? January 28, 2010 Pain Alam Teenager Darlene Etienne was the last survivor pulled from the Give me an antiseptic Açinee mouahhir lilourh rubble of Port-au-Prince 16 days What doctor shall I go to? Ila ayyi abeeb çalayya an ahab after a massive earthquake

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

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 15

American Sniper (2D/Action) 1 SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER – 11:00am, 1:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm &12:00midnight TEL: 444933989 444517001 Taken 3 (2D/Action) 2 – 10:00am, 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:40, 9:00 & 11:20pm Mortdecai (2D/Action) – 10:15am, 12:30, 2:45, 15:00 Omni Sport 08:00 News 3 5:00, 7:20, 9:40 & 11:50pm 15:30 Golfing World 08:30 Listening Post Barbie In Princess Power (2D/Animation) 16:30 Rugby 09:00 Empire 4 – 10:00am, 11:40, 1:15, 2:45 & 4:15pm; European 10:30 Inside Story 13 Sins (2D/Horror) – 9:20 & 11:20pm Cup Ulster V 11:00 News Unbroken (2D/Drama) – 6:45pm Leicester 11:30 The Stream The Book of Life (2D/Animation) 18:15 Short 12:30 Fault Lines 5 – 10:30am, 12:30, 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30pm Programme 13:00 NEWSHOUR The Theory of Everything (2D/Drama) 18:30 World Wide 14:30 Inside Story – 8:30 & 11:15pm Sports 15:00 Al Jazeera Reach Me (2D/Action) 19:00 Handball Qf Tba World 6 – 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm 20:45 Short 16:00 NEWSHOUR Wolf Creek 2 (2D/Horror) Programme 17:00 News – 12:00noon, 4:00, 7:50pm & 12:00midnight 21:00 Handball Qf Tba 17:30 The Stream The Imitation Game (2D/Drama) 22:45 Short 18:00 NEWSHOUR 7 – 12:30, 4:40, 9:05 & 11:30pm Programme 19:00 News Paddington(2D/Family)–10:40am, 2:45 &7:05pm 23:00 Nba Chicago @ 19:30 Witness 13 Sins (2D/Horror)– 10:30am, 2:15 & 6:00pm Golden State 20:00 News 8 Rec 3: Genesis (2D/Horror) 01:00 Handball 20:30 Inside Story – 12:30, 4:15, 8:00, 9:45 & 11:20pm 02:15 Inter Channel 21:00 NEWSHOUR Taken 3 (IMAX 2D/Action) 03:00 Tennis 22:00 News 9 – 10:30am, 12:40, 2:50, 5:00, 7:15, 9:30 & 11:50pm Australian Open 22:30 The Stream Taken 3 (2D/Action) 10 23:00 Witness – 11:00am, 3:20, 7:45 & 10:00pm Mortdecai (2D/Action) – 1:10, 5:30pm & 12:15am Barbie In Princess Power (2D/Animation) 1 13:00 La Liga World 13:00 Street Monkeys – 2:30 & 4:00pm 13:30 English Capital 14:00 Mega Taken 3 (2D/Crime) – 5:30pm 1 Cup Chelsea Factories: American Sniper (2D/Action) – 7.30pm V Liverpool Supercars 16:30 Epl News 15:00 Diggers Rec 3 (2D/Horror) – 10:00pm 17:00 Ac Mm29 S/F 1 16:00 Going Deep Wolf Creek 2 (2D/Horror) – 11:30pm 17:30 Ac Mm30 S/F 2 With David 18:45 Football Today Rees The Book Of Life (2D/Animation) – 2:30pm 2 20:00 Sports News 17:00 Street Genius MALL We'll Never Have Paris (2D/Comedy) – 4:15pm 21:00 C1c Mm1 Che 17:30 Street Genius V Liv 18:00 Sea Patrol Baby (2D/Hindi) – 6:00 & 10:30pm 21:30 Epl News 19:00 Diggers Reach Me (2D/Drama) – 8:45pm 22:00 English Capital 21:00 Street Genius 1 Cup Sheffield 22:00 Sea Patrol 3 Shankar's "I" (2D/Tamil) – 2:00pm V Tottenham 23:00 Storm Worlds The Book Of Life (3D/Animation) – 5:15pm Mortdecai (2D/Action) – 7:00pm Taken 3 (2D/Crime) – 9:00pm American Sniper (2D/Action) – 11.00pm 13:00 My Boys 09:00 Criminal Minds 1 Shankar's "I" (2D/Tamil) – 2:00pm 13:30 The Simpsons 10:00 State Of Affairs 14:00 About A Boy The Book Of Life (2D/Animation) – 5:15pm 12:00 Emmerdale 14:30 The Simpsons 12:30 Coronation American Sniper (2D/Action) – 7.00 & 11:00pm 16:30 Last Man Rec 3 (2D/Horror) – 9:30pm Standing Street Barbie In Princess Power (2D/Animation) 19:00 Melissa & Joey 16:00 Emmerdale 2 – 2:30 & 4:00pm 21:00 The Daily 16:30 Coronation Wolf Creek 2 (2D/Horror) – 5:30 & 11:30pm Show With Street Jon Stewart 20:00 Marvel's Agent LANDMARK Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 7:30pm 22:00 Brickleberry Sean Saves Carter Mortdecai (2D/Action) – 9:30pm 23:00 The World 21:00 Top Gear (UK) 3 The Book Of Life (3D/Animation) – 2:15pm 23:30 Late Night 22:00 Legends With Seth Baby (2D/Hindi) – 4:00pm 02:00 Legends Meyers We'll Never Have Paris (2D/Comedy) – 6:45pm

Reach Me (2D/Drama) – 8:30pm

Shankar's "I" (2D/Tamil) – 10:15pm The Book Of Life (2D/Animation) 13:30 Hatching 13:00 Stolen Child- – 2:30 & 5:30pm 13:00 Jamai Raja 12:15 A.N.T. Farm 11:25 Dive Wars 15:00 Unstable PG15 Bandhan 12:40 Good Luck Barbie In Princess Power 13:30 Australia Fables: 15:00 Straight A's- (2D/Animation) – 4:00pm 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki Charlie 12:15 Survive That! Tortoise vs. 1 PG15 Mortdecai (2D/Action) – 7:15pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar 13:05 Good Luck 13:05 Auction Hunters Hare 19:00 The Letter- 15:00 Kasamh Se Charlie 13:30 The Liquidator 16:30 Kong Return To American Sniper (2D/Action) – 9:15pm 16:00 Hum Paanch 13:30 Jessie 13:55 What's In The The Jungle PG15 Taken 3 (2D/Action) – 11:30pm 17:00 Teenovation 13:55 Jessie Barn? 18:00 Speed Racer 21:00 Hick 17:30 Neeli Chatri 14:20 Austin & Ally 14:20 Outback Truckers 22:00 Marvel's Next 22:45 The Master Mortdecai (2D/Action) – 3:00pm Waale 14:55 Jessie 16:00 Fast N' Loud Avengers: 03:00 The Letter- 18:00 Maharakshak 15:20 Liv And Maddie 16:50 How It's Made Dolly Ki Doli (2D/Hindi) – 5.00 & 9:30pm Heroes Of PG15 ROYAL 2 Aryan 15:45 Liv And Maddie 17:40 Dual Survival Tomorrow American Sniper (2D/Action) – 7:00pm 18:30 Bandhan 16:10 Violetta 18:30 The Carbonaro PLAZA Wolf Creek 2 (2D/Horror) – 11:30pm 19:00 Sapne Suhane 17:00 Twitches Too Effect Ladakpan Ke 18:40 Gravity Falls 19:20 The Big Brain Legend Of The Never Beast (2D/Drama) 3 19:30 Jodha Akbar 19:05 Spooksville Theory – 2:30pm 20:00 Jamai Raja 19:30 Violetta 20:10 The Liquidator 12:00 Jesus Henry 13:00 Epic We'll Never Have Paris (2D/Comedy) – 4:00pm 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 20:20 Liv And Maddie 21:00 The Carbonaro Christ 14:45 The Hobbit: The Wolf Creek 2 (2D/Horror) – 5:45pm 21:00 Qubool Hai 20:45 Liv And Maddie Effect 14:00 Timer Desolation Of 21:30 Satrangi Sasural 21:10 Wolfblood 21:50 The Big Brain 16:00 Ghost Dad Smaug Rec 3 (2D/Horror) – 7:45pm 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki 21:35 Gravity Falls Theory 18:00 Hello Ladies: 17:30 Captain Phillips Reach Me (2D/Drama) – 9:15pm 22:30 Sapne Suhane 22:00 Suite Life On 22:40 You Have Been The Movie 20:00 Last Vegas Ladakpan Ke Deck Warned 20:00 BASEketball 22:00 The Counselor American Sniper (2D/Action) – 11:15pm 23:00 Best of Fear Files 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 23:55 The Carbonaro 22:00 Elektra Luxx 00:00 Insidious: 00:00 Jodha Akbar 22:50 Shake It Up Effect Chapter 2 16 PLUS | WEDNESDAY 28 JANUARY 2015 POTPOURRI

Both groups had raised money to buy the camping Events in Qatar Thieves have change of heart, gear. return stolen Boy Scouts gear News of the thefts brought an outpouring of sup- port for the troops, including donations to replace the Family Art Workshops When: guilty conscience and news coverage apparently led equipment. Till March 31, 2015 Where: some thieves to return a cargo trailer and camping Lindholm was unsure if the troop would go on with a Katara Art Studios - Bldg 19 A What: gear that was stolen from a Montana Boy Scout troop fundraiser as planned. Katara Art Studios is hosting a earlier this month. Last week, Billings police said they were investigating series of Diverse Family Art Workshops from September 2014 to March 2015. Scoutmaster Rick Lindholm said the thieves left reports that six trailers with a combined value of $45,300 They invite families to attend with their a handwritten note on the windshield of a car in the were reported stolen in December. children aged between 5 years old to 10 church parking lot from which the trailer and gear were years old. taken around January 12. The cost of each workshop is The note said they felt guilty and indicated a Billings Gold nuggets stolen from Wells QR150 address in where the trailer could be found and another address where other gear could be found, The Billings Fargo museum in San Francisco Gazette reported (http://bit.ly/1En81ET). hieves in an SUV smashed through the glass doors Shirin Neshat: Afterwards Lindholm said police recovered the majority of the of the Wells Fargo History Museum in downtown When: Till February 15, 2015 T Where: missing gear Sunday and Monday, with the exception of San Francisco and made off with gold nuggets on display. Mathaf: Arab Museum of some wall tents and heaters. KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/1BuxPeE ) that police Modern Art What: The troop is happy the thieves had a change of heart, haven’t made any arrests after an unknown amount of The first solo exhibition in the he said. gold nuggets were stolen early Tuesday. Middle East by internationally acclaimed “I really hope that they use this experience to turn Wells Fargo spokesman Ruben Pulido said in a state- artist Shirin Neshat. Occupying the entire their lives around in a better direction,” said Lindholm, ment that the company is grateful no one was injured and ground floor galleries, the exhibition scoutmaster of Troop 373, which is sponsored by the the historic stagecoaches on display weren’t damaged. features existing and newly produced works. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The museum is at the site where Wells Fargo opened Free admission “For our church, we believe a lot in repentance,” he for business in 1852. said. “If you sin, you should repent. You don’t fully com- Commuters stopped to look at the aftermath of the plete the process until you turn back from what you’ve robbery and snap pictures, while police surveyed the Rock Paper Scissors done and never return to it.” damage. Shattered glass crunched underneath the tires When: Till February 15, 2015 While most of the $7,000 in items taken from Troop of a tow truck pulling the green Chevrolet Suburban Where: HBKU Student Center Art 373 was recovered, Billings police are still investigating from the building. Gallery the December theft of $3,200 worth of camping gear Police weren’t immediately available for comment. What: Kelley Lowe, Fleming Jeffries, from another group of Boy Scouts. Agencies Sophiya Khwaja: a collaboration between three artists exploring their material and immaterial worlds through hand- work. Raw materials range from the industrial and discarded to the natural and domestic. Themes of scavenging, mapping, and deciphering coincide with by Nusrat Ahmed the joy of making in a diverse show of IN FOCUS hybrid installations and works on paper. Free entry

Yousef Ahmad: Story of ingenuity When: Nov 11- Feb14; 10am-8pm Where: Qatar Museums Gallery, Building 10, Katara What: As a pioneer of Qatar’s modern art movement, Yousef Ahmad’s artistic journey has spanned over three decades, and his work has been influenced by his surroundings and emotional ties with Qatar’s culture and traditions. It showcases three phases in his career, from the early oil paintings that include the depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to mixed media calligraphic pieces to new conceptual artworks. Free Entry

Mal Lawal Biennale When: Till February 28 Where: Doha Exhibition Center What: Spread over 5,000sqm space, the expo is divided into 11 categories and offers a feast to the eyes and intellect of visitors with a diverse array of objects. There has been a rise in the number of participants from 90 in the first edition to 152 this year, 110 of whom are from Qatar and 42 from other GCC countries. Free entry

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