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Ugandan designers seek cut of Africa fashion market

By Amy Fallon

ention African style and the fashion crowd thinks Lagos, or Johannesburg. MBut Uganda’s emerging designers — using a mix of local craft and global savvy — are hoping to give them a run for their money. Fashion in the east African nation may be viewed as frivolous by many, with the industry under resourced and local designers facing fierce competition from cheaper secondhand clothes and Chinese imports. But tickets for Kampala’s first ever Fashion Week earlier this month sold out swiftly, with models strutting the catwalk showing everything from sequined hot pants to accessories made from cow horn, to a dress made from the country’s unique bark cloth. “In so many ways anything to do with being artistic is a struggle here, people don’t take it seriously,” said Ugandan- born designer Jose Hendo, now based in Britain, who showcased her work in Africa for the first time at the show. It follows similar successful recent fashion weeks in Burundi and Rwanda, while Kenya’s opens this week in Nairobi, as east Africa moves to boost its stake among the continent’s designers. The show had international backing, with the same production crew — LDJ Productions — who provide technical support for New York fashion week helping out in Kampala. PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 3

LDJ Productions CEO Laurie De Jong, whose team have Hendo’s collection for the also helped Mumbai, Miami, Toronto and Los Angeles get fashion weeks off the ground, said New York’s version was show featured jackets, now one of the city’s top three revenue-producing events. trousers, coats, headpieces De Jong said Uganda’s talented designers and others working in the industry could offer the country a “huge, and other accessories huge economic boost” if supported more. The Kampala Fashion Week show featured 10 Ugandan made out of the bark cloth women and menswear designers, many self-taught, and marked a comeback for Natasha Karugire, the daughter from local trees, mixed with of President Yoweri Museveni. cotton, silk and denim. “My prayer and hope is that Ugandans will all wear our own clothes and that the second hand clothes market will fizzle out of our society,” said Karugire, whose label J&kainembabazi sent out bright, floral dresses with tra- ditional beading at the collar.

‘Big earner’ Hendo’s collection for the show featured jackets, trou- sers, coats, headpieces and other accessories made out of the bark cloth from local trees, mixed with cotton, silk and denim. The award-winning ethical designer came up with the idea of using bark cloth after a 2001 trip to Uganda with her family. “I spoke to my mother and realised there’s so much to it, it is not just about making tourist souvenirs,” said Hendo, who has developed far more complex designs than the ubiquitous bark cloth hats and place mats usually on sale. “What is exciting is that it is organic, the process of making it has never changed in 600 years.” In Uganda’s royal kingdom Buganda, bark cloth is worn for coronations and other important cultural ceremonies. Making it is an ancient craft, listed on Unesco “Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.” Hendo is now selling her creations in Uganda and Britain, where she has three shops. Kampala’s show ended with Ugandan model Stacie Aamito strutting the runway in Hendo’s breathtaking “fairy dress”, featuring a bodice made from bark. Aamito, 21, had a “humble” upbringing in northern Uganda, before winning the African franchise of the “Next Top Model” reality TV show earlier this year. The beauty is now signed to an elite agency in New York, where she lives. But she said her family had been doubtful of her career choice at first, telling her that “’you need to be a lawyer, you need to study and be something, because if you’re a model you’re not anything’,” she said. “Most people do not take fashion seriously” in Uganda, she said, but insisted the trade could “definitely be a big earner” for the nation.

Ankole cow horn Kampala Fashion Week founder Gloria Wavammuno, 29, said her tailor aunts, who lived during the era of dictator Idi Amin — a time of “very long skirts and no trousers” — were supporting their families through the local trade. “One of my aunts is sending her children to very good schools, two of them have gone to college in America and Canada,” she said. Some designers travel to China to source their fabrics but Wavammuno wants to support the local sector. Wavammuno, who interned for British men’s designer Ozwald Boateng and has participated in fashion weeks in New York and Paris, showed off her jackets, raincoats and “woolly things” made from “furniture materials for sofas and curtains.” They were teamed with sandals, handbags and collars created from Uganda’s famous giant Ankole cow horn and fish, sheep and cow leather. Designers are hopeful, even though Wavammuno admits Uganda’s fashion industry is starved of resources. “Our fashion school doesn’t even have a seamstress,’ she said. “It doesn’t even have machines.” AFP

Right: A model presenting a creation by designer Martha Jabo during the first fashion week show held in Kampala. 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 CAMPUS HEC Paris welcomes the Class of 2016 EC Paris School of Management, the region’s leading hub for Executive Education, held Han event recently at the Tornado Tower to welcome the newest batch of participants enrolled in its Specialized Master Degree in Strategic Business Unit Management as the Class of 2016. The Class of 2016, comprising 50 participants, includes 28 women and 22 men. With an average age of 30 years, the participants represent a variety of nationalities and are high-potential professionals from various industry sectors such as education, finance, oil and gas, healthcare, telecoms and more. The event was attended by many including Eric Chevallier, Ambassador of France to Qatar, Marina Kundu, Associate Dean of Executive Education of HEC Paris, and Guillaume Chalmin, Managing Director of Total in Qatar. The Academic Director of the programme Professor of Strategy Dr Wolfgang Amann recently joined HEC Paris as its first full-time faculty mem- ber. He has been designing and delivering executive education seminars for over 15 years and holds a doc- An official addressing the students torate in International Strategic Management from during the welcome ceremony. the University of St Gallen. Professor Dr Amann has published 15 books for executives and compiled more than 100 case studies for his executive educa- Paris in Qatar. “With 80 percent of our new partici- development of the participants’ managerial skills, tion seminars. pants coming from Qatar and majority of whom are leadership and talent.” “We are truly delighted to welcome the Class of women, indicates the growing popularity of HEC “I wish the class of 2016 the best throughout 2016 of our Specialized Master Degree in Strategic Paris and its programmes in Qatar. We are privi- the 18-month programme and look forward to the Business Unit Management programme,” said Prof leged to be contributing to the Qatarisation process growth of these participants to become future busi- Laoucine Kerbache, CEO and Academic Dean of HEC and to the knowledge-based economy through the ness leaders,” he added. The Peninsula

Skills Development Centre celebrates 12th anniversary

kills Development Centre (SDC), Scentre of fine arts and performing arts, located at new Salata, celebrated its 12th anniversary with a variety of cultural programmes. Two-day long event hosted ‘Arangettams’ (debut stage perform- ance by students after years of train- ing) by 50 students. A total of 200 second day’s celebrations. SDC officials and guests at the inauguration of the students performed on stage as part Muhammad Issa Al Jaber, cul- event. TOP: A dance performance by the students. of various programmes. tural consultant from Ministry of The Indian classical dances, clas- Culture and Arts, Kareem Abdulla, sical music renditions, fusion pro- former President of ICBF, C V Rappai, grammes by SDC faculties and Chairman of Birla Public School, classical and western instrumental Ushas Andrews, President of Indian music were some of the main high- Woman’s Association, were among the lights of the event. guests. Special cultural programmes by the SDC’s contributions to promote parents and a karate demonstration by Indian arts and artists over past 12 Sensei Shihabuddeen and a team of well- years was commended by the guests trained students were also part of the itin- during their speech. erary. The event was telecast live through Representing the Faculty team centre’s website and Facebook page. Kalamandalam Devi (classical dance) There was also an Indian food court and Pandit Santosh Kulkarni (Tabla) arranged by SDC, for supporting the honoured Ajayan. charity works of Indian Community SDC managing Director P N Benevolent Forum (ICBF), which was Baburajan presided over the function. well received by the crowd. SDC Directors Vijayakumar and A K Arvind Patil, President, ICBF inau- Jaleel welcomed the gathering and gurated the first day of the event SDC H R Director Aquinlal deliv- while Gireesh Kumar, President, ered vote of thanks. Reena Castelino, Indian Cultural Centre, along with T Aditee Bhat and Aquinlal jointly R Ajayan, Director of Kairali TV, We anchored the two days long event. TV and People TV, inaugurated the The Peninsula COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 5

Artists and MediaOne officials at the press conference. MediaOne show to feature history of television rich variety of infotainment reporting events. It is quite relevant R Gopi Krishnan, will present the programmes will be on display that MediaOne has adopted the slo- show. Actors such as Mamukkoya, Aat the Pravasoltavam Qatar, a gan of objectivity and righteousness Indrans, Vinod Kovoor, Surabhi, and Mövenpick Tower mega show organised by prominent in its news and programmes to felici- Jafar Idukki will bring the show alive Malayalam TV channel MediaOne, tate the heroes of the news world,” with their comedy skits while songs & Suites Doha is at 7pm today at the West End Park said Dr Abdussalam. of different kinds and tunes will be Amphitheatre, organisers said at a Media organisations that would be presented by Gayatri, Shahbas Aman, Green Globe certified press conference yesterday. honoured at the event would include Haricharan, Ramya Nambeesan, Dr Abdussalam Ahmad, Managing Al Jazeera and Qatar TV chan- Afsal, Rahna, and Qatar-based singer Director of MediaOne, said the show nels; Qatar News Agency, Al Sharq, Nadir Abdussalam. Local cultural reen Globe, independent audi- will be a unique event as it will, for the Al Raya, Al Watan, Al Arab, The shows including ‘Ardha’, as well as tor of sustainable practices in first time ever, feature the history of Peninsula, The Gulf Times and Qatar the Egyptian, ‘Tanura’, and the Gthe hospitality industry, has television in general and Malayalam Tribune newspapers. Palestinian, ‘Debka’ dances will also recertified Mövenpick Tower & Suites television in particular. Besides, prom- Shibu Chakravorthy, Senior be performed by renowned indigenous Doha (pictured) for the fourth consecu- inent media establishments and jour- General Manager for Programmes artists. tive year. The 5-star hotel has achieved nalists in Qatar will be felicitated at at MediaOne, who directs the show, The press conference was also a score of 87 percent against all criteria the event. said a galaxy of forty-plus celebrated attended by Actor-Director Joy in the audit, making the property one “Qatar is home to the world- artists, film stars and singers from Mathew, Actor Mamukkoya, Singer of two Green Globe certified hotels in renowned television channel, Al Kerala will grace the show. Ramya Nambeesan, MediaOne the country. Jazeera, which has created his- Renowned film director and actor Deputy General Manager M Sajid “It is our continued commitment tory by fearlessly and objectively Joy Mathew and broadcast journalist and Director Abubaker. The Peninsula to maintain an effective environmen- tal management policy for the pres- ervation of a healthy environment for future generations,” commented McDonald’s hosts ‘Fun Day’ General Manager Ghada Sadek. “We are proud to be Green Globe for children of employees certified for four years, and will con- tinue to work closely with Green Globe cDonalds’ Qatar hosted a fun-filled event to improve our efforts and be a driver of Mfor children of their employees at the sustainability in the region,” he added. Suhaim Bin Hamad branch. The certification process requires The event was specially designed to entertain hotels to address over 300 criteria, the kids and help them make new connections ranging from water reduction and and friends. Children were kept entertained controlled energy consumption, to with special games including performances by recycling and supporting local cultural Hamburglar, photo opportunities and givea- initiatives. ways for everyone along with the delicious “One of the key goals of Mövenpick happy meals served to them by the restaurant Tower & Suites Doha is to promote staff. and create awareness around sus- The Peninsula tainability and green-friendly living, and to be viewed by the local com- munity and international guests as “environmentally friendly”. Creating culture and promoting an attitude Qatar Cool hosts technical presentation for QSE towards recycling and energy con- atar District Cooling Company we are able to share our collective Qatar Cool owns and operates servation throughout the hotels basic Q(Qatar Cool), hosted a technical knowledge and experience with such three plants, two of which are daily operations is a core vision of the presentation for the Qatar Society organisations. Qatar Cool regularly located in the west bay district, company’s value, one that is deeply of Engineers (QSE) at the Marriott shows support and participates in and one in the Pearl Qatar, where rooted in the hotel,” a company press Marquis City Centre hotel. such events.” Qatar Cool operates the Integrated release claimed. Nahar Al Mutawah, Vice Al Mutawah highlighted in the District Cooling Plant (IDCP), Working hand in hand with Averda, President of Operation and Services, presentation the importance of which is the largest district-cooling the largest environmental solutions presented ‘District Cooling in maintenance and preservation of plant in the world. Qatar Cool has provider in MENA, the hotel saved Practice’ to the engineers, said: the buildings which receive the recently signed a contract for the approximately 54874 Kilo Watts of “Qatar Cool was honoured to be district cooling service as this construction of a fourth plant, energy and 7000 gallons (26,497 lit- approached by QSE to host this directly impacts the cooling plant’s to meet the growing demand for ers) of water, due to its sustainable event, it was a great privilege the efficiency. district cooling. ThePeninsula practices. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 HOSPITALITY

Michelin-star Japanese chef works magic at Sharq Village and Spa

By Pramod Prabhakaran

harq Village and Spa is playing host to one of the best known Japanese chef in the world SChef Takagi Kazuo over the weekend. The much celebrated chef will be showcasing his skills for food lovers in Qatar by making some unique dishes from the Kyoto region in Japan. The three-Michelin-star Chef Takagi has come prepared with authentic Japanese spices and oils from his kitchen in Kyoto, so that whatever he makes remain as authentic and similar to the food he serves in his two restaurants in Japan. The chef got two Michelin stars for his Takagi restaurant and one for his Nichi Nichi Kore Kojitsu restau- rant located in Ashiya city, which falls between Osaka and Kobe. Chef Takagi has travelled all around the world promoting Kyo-ryori or Kyoto cuisine, which is one of most authentic and traditional Japanese cuisines. It is during a trip to South Korea for a promotional event he met Hassan Abdallah, Executive Chef of Sharq Village and Spa. “We became very good friends during our stay in Korea and he invited me to come to Doha and hold an event to introduce our cuisine to people of Qatar. This is my first visit to Middle East and I hope to give guests here a taste of our traditional Koyoto cuisine, which is very different from what you see in normal Japanese restaurants,” said Takagi Chef Hassan and Chef Takagi As Japan’s former capital and the seat of the imperial court for over a thousand years, Kyoto offers a rich culinary tradition. Kyo-ryori is a The menu consists of such delicacies like The eye for detail in the selection of ingredi- refined cuisine with a history dating back over Canadian Lobster and Egg Yolk Marinade Miso, ents, cooking and presentation sets him apart 1,200 years. Characterised by its use of seasonal Truffle dressed with Dashy Jelly, Decollate with as every plate is set together with a lot of care ingredients, delicately presented dishes and meals Vegetable and Herbs. His masterpiece soup of and artistry. that are eaten over several courses. Grilled Cod with Assorted mushrooms, Baby “He is one of the best chefs I have seen in my Chef Takagi is hosting dinner for two days at Leeks, Rice Crisp and Yuzu. life -- not only the best Japanese chef but also a the Al Dana Restaurant on Wednesday (yester- He is also well versed in the concept of ‘mitame’, very good person. He is giving a lot of tips to our day) and Thursday starting at 6.30pm. The set which is used a in Kyoto cuisine. In mitame differ- team here and we hope he will come next year menu is priced at QR450 or QR750 inclusive of ent ingredients are used to imitate another item. also,” Chef Hassan said. house beverages. For example, Chef Takagi creates a salmon sushi And there is good news for those who missed It looks like the chef’s fame has travelled faster ball to mimic a mini persimmon, an autumn fruit. out on the elaborate Kyoto dinner, Chef Takagi than him as the restaurant is fully booked for Each dish is like a work of art with very intri- has promised to come back next year. both days much in advance. “The response from cate and complex presentation and is brimming “I liked this place and people very much. I our guests were overwhelming and the Al Dana with deep flavours. The chef has bought from his would definitely come back for more events like is fully booked on both days,” a hotel spokesper- kitchen, among other things, Japanese pepper this,” an ever smiling Takagi concluded. son said. oil, which is his own brand and made by him. The Peninsula

‘Mirchi Night’ promotion at Ramada Encore Doha Hotel

amada Encore Doha Doha Hotel, said: “Our aim Hotel has launched is to entertain and offer an Rthe “Mirchi Night” authentic Indian cuisine. promotion at the Hub restau- “Mirchi” Theme Night is on rant. It serves an open buf- every Thursday, set in an fet with select Indian dishes Indian themed ambiance and for QR69 per person from elegant atmosphere featuring 4:30pm to 10:30pm. authentic Indian dishes such Jameel Nabtiti (pictured), as Cashew Pulao, Fish Moilee, Cluster Executive Chef of Paneer Mutter Masala, Dal Wyndham Grand Regency Kichdi and many more”. Doha and Ramada Encore The Peninsula ROBOTICS PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 7

Deregulation at heart of Japan’s new robotics revolution

By Sophie Knight and Kaori Kaneko Industrial Technology Development Organization. eurosurgeon Tetsuya Goto The agency has recruited Kawasaki had just begun testing a Heavy Industries and Panasonic Corp robot to perform brain to make a rival to the da Vinci that Nsurgery when he discovered could perform more intricate tasks, Japan was moving to tighten regula- such as removing pancreatic tumours, tions that would shut down his seven- while a surgeon manipulates its year project. controls. Over the next dozen years he At stake is a fast-growing industry watched in frustration as the da Vinci, — the market for industrial robotic a rival endoscopic robot that US regu- systems is worth $29bn a year world- lators had already approved, became wide according to the International a commercial success while his and Federation of Robotics. other Japanese prototypes languished Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in laboratories. said in June, when he unveiled a frame- Japan, with the world’s largest work for sweeping regulatory reforms, robot population, is now awakening that he expected Japan’s robot mar- Tasuku Takahashi, 82, a user of Japan’s robot venture company Cyberdyne’s to a crisis as its lead in robotics — ket alone to triple to 2.4 trillion yen HAL (Hybrid Assistive Limb) and whose left body is paralysed due to a cerebral one of its last areas of technological ($21bn) by 2020. infarction, walks with Lower Limb Model HAL for welfare use during an HAL prominence — comes under threat Healthcare robotics is tiny now but training at the Cyberdyne studio in Tsukuba, north of Tokyo. from better-coordinated efforts in has vast potential — such services are the United States and Germany, as expected to overtake industrial uses well as Asian rivals South Korea and within 10 years in the Japanese robot cold,” said Goto, a professor at Shinshu the biggest robot market in 2013, aims China. market. University in central Japan. to make one-third of its own robots As robots advance from the factory The new surgical robot, part of a 5 Abe, who has called a snap elec- by 2015. floor into homes, hospitals, shops and billion yen medical robotics programme tion for next month to seek a renewed South Korea has a five-year plan even war zones, officials hope to spur a that aims to have products in clinical mandate for his “Abenomics” economic to spend $500m a year on its robotics new “robotics revolution” by rewriting trials by 2019, should have an easier policies, has promised deregulation and industry, while the European Union rules that researchers say have stifled time than Goto faced with regulators. structural reform to foster industrial has earmarked €100m ($125m) a year innovation. “If you asked the authorities, they growth as a two-year stimulus drive to its Horizon 2020 programme that “We think robotics can make Japan wouldn’t say they kept medical devices falters. aims to pull in a further €2bn annually competitive again,” said Atsushi Mano, from reaching the market, but as far in private funding. director of robotic technology at the as academics and companies are con- Rival Robots Japan is trying to keep up: ministries trade ministry’s New Energy and cerned they stopped Japanese research A key trigger to action was Google have requested 16bn yen ($138m) for Inc’s surprise acquisition a year direct investment in robotics in the ago of Schaft, a venture led by two next fiscal year. former Tokyo University professors But success will depend largely on who developed a humanoid robot reforming a fragmented regulatory that handily won a rescue competi- process that can set insurmountable tion run by a research unit of the US hurdles by mandating absolute safety, Department of Defence. The robot said Atsuo Takanishi, a professor at had to drive a utility vehicle and climb Waseda University specializing in a ladder to prevail against more than robotics. a dozen rivals. The trade ministry has convinced “Everyone associates bipedal robots health ministry officials to relax certi- with Japan so it was a shock that fication procedures for medical devices even that was being pulled away,” and introduce affordable robots to said Waseda University Professor nursing homes on a trial basis. Masakatsu Fujie. It also pushed for an international The US robotics industry has been safety standard for care robots that powered in large part by the mili- Panasonic Corp cleared in February tary, which provides funding and field with a robotic nursing bed that folds testing for drones and disaster-relief up into a wheelchair, eliminating robots, while Silicon Valley has nur- the need for care-givers to lift their tured innovations in artificial intelli- patients. gence and autonomous systems such With the freeing of regulations, as Google’s self-driving car. Kiyoshi Sawaki, who recently replaced “To be honest, the US is a concern,” Sudo as head of the trade ministry’s said Osamu Sudo, who helped to craft industrial machinery division, is confi- Japan’s robotics strategy as director dent that the government has created of the industrial machinery division at sufficient opportunities to succeed in the trade ministry, where he served robotics. until early July. “The approval process is being sim- Lower Limb Model HAL for welfare use is seen next to a laptop showing HAL Other countries are also pushing plified,” he said. “So companies can’t monitor, which indicates signals of users including the centre point of the balance, robotics to the forefront of industrial use the same excuses that they did shift of the centre point of the balance, and bioelectric potential level. policy: China, where sales grew 32-fold before.” over the last decade to eclipse Japan as Reuters 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS New trailer marks 1,000 weeks of DDLJ Star Wars trailer to be released this week omantic drama Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (DDLJ), a film that teaser trailer for the new Star Wars movie will be released on Friday, Rredefined romance in Indian cinema, is completing 1,000 weeks on Aaccording to the director of the upcoming seventh film in the iconic December 12. A slew of activities is being planned for the day, but for now franchise. “A tiny peek at what we’re working on — this Friday, in select a special trailer has been launched. theatres,” tweeted filmmaker J J Abrams, adding that the trailer will be Shah Rukh Khan, who played Raj Malhotra in the film, took to Twitter 88 seconds long. to announce the launch of the new trailer. “My favourite line in a film “Hope you enjoy, and have a most excellent Thanksgiving,” he said, refer- ever... ‘Nahin main nahi aaoonga....’ DDLJ (ver 2.0 trailer reloaded)...I am ring to the US national holiday this on Thursday. Earlier this month stu- so happy,” he tweeted. dio giant Disney revealed the name of the new film, Star Wars: The Force A statement from the movie’s production banner Yash Raj Films (YRF) Awakens, saying filming had been completed on the movie, due for release read: “Starting December 12, 2014, YRF is looking at a slew of activities on December 18, 2015. to commemorate the completion of 1,000 weeks of DDLJ’s uninterrupted Star Wars has attracted generations of loyal fans ever since the first run at the box office.” film arrived in 1977 recounting the adventures of Skywalker, Han Solo and “The film released on October 20, 1995, and ever since has been playing Darth Vader. Filming out in the iconic Maratha Mandir, making it the longest running film in began in Britain in May the history of Indian cinema.” on Episode VII. It marked filmmaker Yash Chopra’s son Aditya Chopra’s directorial debut Original cast members and featured SRK, Kajol, Amrish Puri, Farida Jalal and Anupam Kher in Harrison Ford, Carrie key roles. As part of the celebrations, SRK and Kajol, who were last seen Fisher, Mark Hamill, Before you see Mockingjay, together in My Name Is Khan, will appear on the television show Comedy Anthony Daniels, Peter Nights With Kapil to celebrate the occasion. Mayhew and Kenny The film won 10 Filmfare Awards, including Best Film, Best Actor, Best Baker will star in the here’s what you need to Actress and Best Director at the 1996 edition of the ceremony. new film, along with sev- eral newcomers includ- ing Oscar winner Lupita remember from Catching Fire Nyong’o. Other cast mem- Big B shares ‘Shamitabh’ sketch online bers include veteran actor Max von Sydow, ollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who is active on many differ- By Emily Yahr Girls star Adam Driver, victors will be forced to re-enter the meet, he teams up with her and Peeta. can electrocute the other tributes by Bent social networking platforms, shared a sketch of R Balakrishnan’s motion-capture expert Andy Serkis and Harry Potter veteran Domhnall arena and try to murder each other. Finnick is also deeply in love with dragging a wire along the arena and ambitious project Shamitabh on his official blog. Gleeson. his whole Hunger Games That way, they figure Katniss will defi- Annie, a former victor who doesn’t configuring it with a lightning bolt The director, fondly called Balki, is helming Shamitabh, which also strategy of releasing a new nitely die. get a chance to play because Mags (a that hits the arena every night at features Dhanush and marks the Bollywood debut of southern superstar movie every year seems fine much older former victor) volunteers midnight. actor Kamal Haasan’s daughter Akshara. The film is expected to hit the Tin theory, but that’s a really The Mockingjay in her place. It’s implied that Annie Swell plan, but it’s actually all screens on February 6, 2015. long time between films. Diehard read- For her second round in the arena, went a bit off the rails after her time a ruse: Unbeknownst to Katniss, Big B, who has worked with Balki in films like Cheeni Kum and Paa Authorised documentary on Nirvana’s ers of the book series may not have Katniss still wears the pin that her in the arena. Plutarch is actually working with in the past, sported a rather pensive look with a beard in the black and trouble distinguishing a Plutarch from sister, Prim, gave her in the first movie a small group (Haymitch, Beetee, white sketch. “YES...notice the ‘Balki nisation’ of the Blog, as in the years Kurt Cobain to be released a Beetee, but for casual fans who saw of the mockingjay bird. That has also Beetee Latier Finnick and some other tributes) within the Balkans... hehehe...Some times it’s good to laugh at one’s own Catching Fire immediately after it was become a symbol for freedom among A science and electricity genius, to bring down the capitol. Anyway, stupidity...I just presented a sample! Love,” Big B posted on his blog srbach- he first documentary made with the cooperation of Nirvana singer Kurt released last November, it’s tough to the Panem citizens and something that Beetee is a former victor who won Katniss plays right into their hand chan.tumblr.com. TCobain’s family will be released in 2015, US premium cable network remember the details. President Snow hates. Obviously, it’s a his Hunger Games by electrocuting when she shoots an arrow up into the The 72-year-old star, who was busy shooting for Shoojit Sircar’s film HBO said. Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck will be directed by Brett Morgen, So, as movie No. 3 (The Hunger big part of the third film. six tributes. sky during a bolt of lightning, which Piku in Gurgaon, is now headed to Gujarat for the shoot of Shamitabh. the Oscar-nominated filmmaker of 1999 boxing documentary On the Ropes, Games: Mockingjay Part 1) has hit the- rips a hole in the arena and causes a “It’s departure time in the morrow and more of the film that Balki asked and will focus on the rocker’s life through the lens of home movies, journals atres last weekend and you probably Cinna Johanna Mason massive power outage in Panem. me not to talk or print about, in the extensive lanes of Gujarat, away from and previously unheard music. don’t have time to re-watch all 2 1/2 Katniss’s stylist (Lenny Kravitz) The District 7 tribute who immedi- Katniss is then airlifted by a mys- the hurly-burly.” Cobain committed suicide at age 27 in 1994. His heavily distorted brand hours of movie No. 2 (Catching Fire), makes a very special gown for the ately strips naked in an elevator when terious airplane, where she wakes “Soon that shall be over too...and I have no idea why these words are of rock music that touched on themes like social alienation became a we’ll help out. Assuming you know the second Hunger Games pre-inter- she first meets Peeta and Katniss, who up next to an unconscious Beetee. coming to you in bold...they seem to have a mind of their own,” he posted. touchstone of 1990s Generation X and sparked the grunge-rock movement basics, here’s a guide about what you view ceremony; the dress has wings later become her allies. The strip- Stumbling into another room, she The actor also posted a poem with his Shamitabh movie look. centred in Seattle. need to remember. so she looks like the aforementioned ping proves irrelevant to the story sees Plutarch, Finnick and Haymitch, The film will also be produced by Universal Pictures International Mockingjay. Guess who doesn’t love but is just a way of showing her, uh, who tell her the fun news: They’re all Entertainment Content Group. Cobain’s daughter Frances Bean Cobain The stakes that? President Snow, which is why personality. going to District 13 to start a revolu- will also serve as an executive producer. The Hunger Games (in which 24 Cinna is beaten up in front of Katniss tion against the capitol. Nirvana was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year. kids hunt each other down and try to moments before she enters the arena. The Katniss/Peeta/Gale love be the last one alive) started because triangle The fate of Peeta Never refused to work with Leone: Emraan the leaders in the capitol of post- Haymitch Although Katniss has a thing with Naturally, Katniss freaks out when mraan Hashmi denies that he refused to work with adult film star apocalyptic America — in the nation of Woody Harrelson plays Katniss and Gale, her best friend from her home- Haymitch and the gang tell her that ESunny Leone for a special song in Ungli. In fact, he says he’d like to Panem — were afraid that there would Peeta’s boozy mentor, who won the town of District 12, she is forced to unfortunately, they weren’t able to work with her if given a chance. Brad Pitt to join Rihanna at Diamond Ball be another uprising. So they started Games when he was younger and col- enter into a fake relationship with rescue Peeta or the other tributes: Past reports had suggested that Emraan had turned down an offer to the Games to show people that the lapsed into a life of intense alcoholism. Peeta to stay likable — and therefore, The Capitol took them away, which share screen space with Sunny, but he has rubbished the same. inger Rihanna has enlisted actor Brad Pitt for her inaugural Diamond Capitol was really in charge. alive — during the Games. It’s crucial can’t be good news for anyone. Katniss “I have never refused to work with Sunny Leone. It was all rumours. SBall. The 26-year-old pop star will be introduced by Pitt at her first At this point, President Snow is in Plutarch Heavensbee to keep up the ruse after the Games is devastated. When they (the filmmakers) approached Sunny Leone, our dates were annual Diamond Ball, which will take place on December 11, reports eonline. charge and really, really hates Katniss, Played by Philip Seymour Hoffman as well, so they even get engaged dur- not matching. And because of date issues, we launched eight new girls for com. The gala, which benefits Rihanna’s Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF), the feisty competitor who jointly won (the film is dedicated to the late actor), ing their victor’s tour to stay on the The fate of District 12 the title track of Ungli. will be hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. the last Hunger Games after a stunt Plutarch is the new gamemaker. The good side of the capitol. Peeta even Eventually, Katniss runs into the “In future if I get a good script, I would like to work with her (Sunny),” “It is such an honour to have Jimmy Kimmel host this event. There is involving poison berries. Thanks to old one, Seneca Crane, met his demise lies on TV and tells everyone Katniss arms of Gale, who is also headed for Emraan said. The actor is currently busy promoting Ungli. no one more hilarious to make the first annual Diamond Ball an incredible this and her general fiery demeanour, when he proved to have a conscience is pregnant in hopes of getting her District 13 and the uprising. He tells Asked why the film is not being promoted on a large scale, he said: “I night. I’m blessed by his support,” Rihanna said in a statement. people in Panem view her as a symbol and let both Katniss and Peeta win out of the second round of games. It her that her mother and sister were don’t know about the promotions, I am doing my best. I’m giving my dates “Brad Pitt is not only a phenomenal talent, but I admire him and am of hope. They also really adore her love the Games in the first movie — the doesn’t work. safely rescued from District 12, which from my busy schedule.” inspired by his philanthropic work,” she added. story with fellow victor Peeta. only time there were ever two winners. by the way, was taken over by the Directed by Rensil D’Silva, Ungli, releasing Friday, also features Kangana CLF works to improve the lives of underserved communities worldwide Either way, Snow wants to beat that The twist ending capitol after the surprise ending of Ranaut. in the areas of health, education, the arts and culture. optimism out of people. Therefore, Finnick Odair During their second time in the the Games. he teams up with new game maker He won the Games at age 14 and is Games, Katniss and Peeta team up “There is no District 12,” he tells Plutarch for a twist on the 75th anni- great at combat — and even though with Beetee, Finnick and Johanna. her. “It’s all gone.” versary of the Games — previous Katniss is pretty mean when they first Beetee the genius rigs up a plan: They WP-Bloomberg 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 TRAFFICKING HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 11

Device translates words into vibrations for deaf

cientists have created a new wearable device Sthat translates spoken words into vibrations - helping hearing impaired people perceive speech in a completely new way. The new device, known as the VEST (versatile extra-sensory transducer), can be worn on top of clothing or underneath. The device depends on sensory substitution which involves feeding information from one sense into another. “At the end of the day, your sensory receptors are all sending electrical signals to the brain,” Scott Novich, neuroscientist at the Baylor College of Medicine in the US, was quoted as saying in a LiveScience report. Hookah smokers are A microphone on the vest captures sounds from the surroundings and feeds them into an Android tablet or smartphone. The smartphone then extracts the audio rel- inhaling benzene evant to speech and converts it into unique pat- terns of vibration in about 24 sounds. Novich and his colleague David Eagleman have tested the device on a handful of deaf and hear- ing volunteers. They compared two different algorithms for translating words into vibration. By Shereen Lehman Both the deaf and hearing participants can 2.6 times after attending a social learn to interpret spoken words as patterns of Water pipe tobacco event in a hookah lounge. vibration on the skin. igh levels of benzene, a smoke contains “This important study adds to The research was presented at the 44th chemical in crude oil and many toxicants, the growing literature demon- annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience Hgasoline, are present in strating that water pipe tobacco in Washington recently. hookah smokers and nonsmokers including nicotine smoking exposes user to many of after they attend social events that causes the same smoke toxicants to which where the water pipes are used, cigarette smokers are exposed,” ‘Good fat’ could help a new report says. dependence, Thomas Eissenberg said. Benzene exposure is a known tobacco-specific Eissenberg, a researcher with manage diabetes risk factor for leukemia. Since Virginia Commonwealth University rown fat, nicknamed the ‘good fat’ because there are no safe levels of benzene nitrosamines that in Richmond, studies water pipe Bit warms up the body in cold temperatures, exposure, interventions to pre- cause cancer, smoking but wasn’t involved in burning up calories in the process, could also be vent or reduce hookah smoking carbon monoxide this study. In comments earlier used to manage Type 2 diabetes, finds research. or regulate the tobacco products this year, he noted that hookah Brown fat absorbs excess sugar in the blood are needed, say the authors. that causes smokers often mistakenly believe and therefore if brown fat cells can be activated, “Hookah smoking involves cardiovascular the water in the pipe filters out the blood glucose levels could be controlled without tobacco which is simply hazardous dangerous toxins in the smoke – the need for daily insulin injections, a researcher to the health of those who smoke disease, and now which is not the case. pointed out. it, and those who socialize or live benzene that causes Eissenberg said this new study Located on the back, the upper half of the with them,” Nada Kassem, who led highlights one of the many risks spine and the shoulders, younger people are more the study, said. leukemia. of hookah smoking while also likely to have brown fat than people who are Burning charcoal is needed to addressing concerns about previ- overweight or obese or diabetic. heat the hookah tobacco to gen- ous work having been done in labo- “In theory if we can find out how to stimulate erate the smoke, said Kassem, who is the associate ratories and not natural settings. brown fat into action, we could use it, not only director at the Center for Behavioral Epidemiology “Both the laboratory and the naturalistic studies to manage obesity, but type 2 diabetes too,” said and Community Health at San Diego State University. are consistent with one another, that water pipe lead researcher Masaaki Sato from the Monash “In addition to inhaling toxicants and carcinogens tobacco smoke contains many toxicants, including University in Australia. found in the hookah tobacco smoke, hookah smokers, nicotine that causes dependence, tobacco-specific “Brown fat was discovered in adults a few years and non-smokers who socialize with them, also inhale nitrosamines that cause cancer, carbon monoxide ago and now research is taking place world-wide large quantities of charcoal combustion-generated that causes cardiovascular disease, and now benzene to understand why some adults have it and others toxic and carcinogenic emissions,” she said, adding that causes leukemia, and water pipe tobacco smok- don’t,” Sato added. that benzene is present in both tobacco smoke and ers have these same toxicants in their bodies after By observing cells, the team found that fol- the burnt charcoal emissions. they smoke tobacco in a water pipe,” Eissenberg said. lowing application of a drug that mimics cold Kassem and colleagues had 105 hookah smokers He said a growing body of literature clearly points exposure, brown fat produces large amounts of and 103 non-smokers spend an average of three hours to the need to regulate water pipe tobacco and water a protein that transports glucose into cells, and at either a hookah lounge or a house party where pipe tobacco smoking at least as strictly as tobacco importantly does so independently of the way hookah was smoked. cigarettes. insulin transports glucose into these cells. In the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers Eissenberg also noted that in this study, nearly Closer analysis showed brown fat cells pro- and Prevention, they explain that urine levels of a one in five hookah smokers said they smoked a water duced 10 times the amount of glucose transport- substance called SPMA can be used to assess expo- pipe daily. ers than insulin. sure to benzene. “There is an oft-repeated myth that water pipe Potentially the research could lead to a com- SPMA stands for S-phenylmercapturic acid, a use is only occasional and thus somehow not harm- pletely new medicine to treat Type 2 diabetes, byproduct of benzene. ful,” Eissenberg said, “In fact, inhaling toxic smoke offering an alternative to daily insulin injections. In hookah smokers, benzene uptake quadrupled involves substantial health risk, and there are many The study appeared in The Journal of Cell after they smoked hookah tobacco in hookah lounges, individuals in this country who inhale toxic water Biology. and doubled after they smoked hookah tobacco in pipe smoke every day.” Agencies private homes, Kassem said. SOURCE: bit.ly/1FjdOJB Cancer Epidemiology, In non-smokers, the uptake of benzene did not Biomarkers and Prevention, online November 21, 2014. change after events in private homes but increased Reuters 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY Tech shopping: Video games for adults and children

By Hayley Tsukayama Warfare," however, Activision showed that it still has some spark, offering a game that's fun to play Games For Adults and interesting to think about, too. The game drops players in a not-too-distant future where warfare is the province of powerful private companies in Destiny control of high-tech soldiers in exoskeletons. As for Get it: For something you can play for hours — or the game itself, this is probably the fastest-paced just a few minutes installment we've seen in years, with an interac- Skip it: If your Internet connection isn't so good tive environment full of pleasant surprises. Kevin PlayStation 4 and Xbox One Spacey — yes, that Kevin Spacey — caps it off with Whether you're interested in a marathon ses- a great performance as a bad guy that you secretly sion or just a short one to detox after a long day, love, all amid well-paced, exciting gameplay. "Destiny" has got the mission for you. This online multiplayer game is designed for all kinds of play, Games For Children whether you want to wander lonely or storm Mars with your best buds. The game, set in a post-apoca- lyptic world where you fight the forces of darkness, Skylanders Trap Team offers essentially free rein to explore and enjoy. No Get it: For kids who play at home and on the go matter how you play, you'll be able to engage with Skip it: If you don't want to invest a lot of money other players from around the world, giving the in extra toys game a nice community feel. Still, there is a flip side: For a starter pack. Available on all consoles, All the online play means that "Destiny" is frustrat- Nintendo 2DS and 3DS. Toys compatible with tablet ing if you don't have a reliable Internet connection. version. The latest entry in the "Skylanders" franchise, Sunset Overdrive "Trap Team" lets players capture the game's vil- Get it: If you like games with a little quirk lains and reform them into (playable) heroes. The Skip it: If frenetic isn't your preferred pace game is full of whimsy and jokes that will appeal to the most out of this game, which sets its levels in a Xbox One parents as well as kids. Like its predecessors, the variety of famous game locales. But you don't have "Sunset Overdrive" is a game with style — and game also has smart toys of the in-game characters to get all of the references to enjoy the fun. This a lot of it. If you had to describe this game in two that remember what you've done in past games and title also works with Nintendo's amiibo toys, so you words, they might be "neon" and "explosions." But let you build a character over time. One thing to can take your characters on the road. since we have more room, we can go on to describe note before you buy: You don't need to buy more how this new title from Insomniac Games offers a toys than the one included in the starter pack, but The Lego Movie Videogame big ol' dose of crazy fun. Set in a world where an the game is better with them. There's also a tablet Get it: If you love Legos and loved "The Lego energy drink has turned much of the world into version of the game, for iOS and Android, which Movie" monsters, the game is infused with a sort of goofy includes its own mini-game controller. Skip it: If you can't stand a little monotony joy that makes just exploring the world an adven- All consoles ture. It's not a perfect hit. The fighting can get a Mario Kart 8 It's hard to find someone who doesn't like Lego, little repetitive, and, yes, occasionally the in-your- Get it: For good old nostalgic fun especially after its big summer blockbuster. Kids face humour wears thin. Overall, it's a nice new Skip it: If driving games aren't your thing who loved the film will be happy to step into the world you'll be happy to revisit. Wii U boxy shoes of protagonist Emmet and his friends, Lots of adults probably have memories of late- who are able to make what they need by pulling Civilization: Beyond Earth night sleepovers that involved racing around the from the blocks around them. It's a neat trick — Get it: If you like the long game MarioKart track; now they can share that with though this isn't the best title the Lego franchise Skip it: If you don't have a lot of time to devote a new generation on Wii U. There's plenty of eye ever came up with. The levels can get a little repeti- to playing candy here, coupled with solid gameplay that should tive and boring — not a major concern for very PC appeal to young and old gamers alike. Users can young players but potentially frustrating for those If we found out tomorrow that we'd have to leave play together online or together from the com- a bit older. To paraphrase a line from the mov- planet Earth, how would you choose to remake fort of their own couch. Nintendo stays true to its ie's theme song, not everything is awesome about humanity? That's the driving question behind roots here, providing tracks with a lot of twists and this game, but it's still a strong contender for a "Civilization: Beyond Earth," which puts players turns. Some parts of the game do need work; it's not Christmas stocking. in the shoes of human settlers on a far-off planet. always easy, for example, to set up online matches. The game, an evolution of the long-running histori- Overall, it's solid fun. "Mario Kart 8" also works Little Big Planet 3 cal strategy "Civilization" series, asks players not with, but does not require, Nintendo's "amiibo" toys Get it: For hours of customizable fun only to build a colony but also to make tough philo- — small figurines that store your stats no matter Skip it: If you'd prefer something a bit more sophical decisions about how to organize a society. where you're playing and give you in-game goodies. fast-paced The game lets you do that in any number of ways, PlayStation 4 including choosing how to deal with native spe- Super Smash Bros. Now a standby for the holiday season, Sony's cies, making tough research decisions and playing Get it: If you want a knock-down, drag-out "Little Big Planet" returns with its third install- diplomat with other settlers. The game is complex evening with friends. ment, offering a lot of familiar puzzle-based and and occasionally slow, but it should appeal to the Skip it: If you'd prefer to play alone. platforming fun. As always, players create a highly control freak in us all. Just make sure you've got Wii U customizable character, Sackboy, who acts as their lots of time to play. Custom-made for game night, "Super Smash avatar throughout the game's whimsical world. This Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare Bros." for Wii U pits up to eight players against year, the protagonist is joined by three new charac- Get it: For a serious, well-paced and thoughtful one another for lots of cooperative fighting fun. The ters — the dog-like Oddsock, bird-like Swoop and shooter title, a console version of the same game released the weighty Big Toggle — who all lend their special Skip it: If you prefer lighter fare earlier this year for the Nintendo 3DS, has lots of talents to the puzzle-solving. A few new tricks in Xbox One and PlayStation 4 familiar Nintendo faces, including Donkey Kong, gameplay, such as the ability to move light objects The "Call of Duty" mega-franchise had started to Kirby, Pikachu, Link, Mario and Luigi. With lots around the level to solve puzzles, make this version show its age a bit. Even devoted fans were worry- of options for customization, it's also a game with fresh enough to keep players engaged for a lot of ing that it was out of new tricks. With "Advanced a ton of replay value. Nintendo devotees will get fun, leisurely play. WP-Bloomberg COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC Verbs often used

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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 | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 15

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The Texas 03:00 Abandoned Let The Bullets Fly (Action) – 2.30pm Waale 17:25 Jessie 16:25 The Weakest Link Rangers 2 18:00 Maharakshak 17:50 Sabrina: Secrets 17:10 Eastenders ROYAL Falcon Rising (2D/Adventure) – 5:00 & 11.00pm Aryan Of A Teenage 17:40 Doctors Witch Horrible Bosses (2D/Comedy) – 7:00 & 9.00pm 18:30 Bandhan 18:10 Last Woman 19:00 Sapne Suhane 18:15 Dog With A Blog Standing PLAZA The Right Kind of Wrong (2D/Comedy) – 2:15pm Ladakpan Ke 18:40 Win, Lose Or 19:00 Only Fools And 14:00 Mystery, Alaska 13:00 The Company 3 19:30 Jodha Akbar Draw Horses You Keep Mindscape (2D/Drama) – 4:00pm 16:00 The Hitchhiker's 20:00 Jamai Raja 19:05 Liv And Maddie 19:30 Absolutely Guide To The 15:00 The Host The Hunger Games: Mockingjay 1 (2D/Adventure) 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 19:30 Violetta Fabulous Galaxy 17:15 The Smurfs 2 21:00 Qubool Hai 20:20 Mako Mermaids 20:00 Mad Dogs 19:00 World War Z – 5.45pm 18:00 The Holiday 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 20:45 Spooksville 20:50 Bedlam 20:15 Free Samples 21:00 Jack Ryan: Ithihasa (2D/Malayalam) – 8:00pm 22:00 Kai Po Che 21:10 Wolfblood 21:35 Hebburn 21:45 2 Days In New Shadow Recruit 01:00 Best Of Fear Files 22:00 Good Luck 22:05 Stolen York 23:00 The Iceman Kaaviya Thalaivan (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm Charlie 23:35 The Weakest Link 23:30 Take This Waltz 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 27 NOVEMBER 2014 POTPOURRI

group of hardy Siberian oil Passengers get out “Siberians are so tough that for them Events in Qatar workers stuck in a frozen plane pushing a frozen plane along a runway Atook matters in their own hands and push frozen is a piece of cake,” said Komsomolskaya — getting out to give the stranded jet Pravda. The Sound of Music a push. The pilot “probably wouldn’t have Broadway theatrical show The extraordinary story emerged Siberian plane asked normal commercial passengers, When: November 26-29; 7pm yesterday after a passenger posted a but oil workers are normal, down-to- Where: Qatar National Convention video on YouTube showing a group of immobilised because the pilots forgot to earth types, they all know each other. Center cheery travellers pushing the Tupolev take off the parking brake when they So he said: ‘Come and help out if we What: The world’s most-loved musical plane along the snow-covered runway left the plane. want to take off’,” test pilot Vadim -The Sound of Music, comes to Doha. in Igarka, which is beyond the Arctic “That caused the brake pads to freeze Bazykin told Rosbalt news agency. This iconic broadway musical show will Circle. up,” he said. Social media too was abuzz with be featuring lavish costumes and scenery, “Let’s go,” passengers in thick winter Passengers pushed the plane until it praise for the passengers. a wonderful live orchestra and starring a coats shout and whoop as they grab the was able to turn and then the tow truck “Who mentioned sanctions?... We cast of the very best of London’s West End wings of the plane and shove it several took over, he said. The flight then took just push together and off we fly,” performers, this award-winning critically metres along the runway. off and went smoothly. Dmitry Kozlov wrote on Twitter, refer- acclaimed production is an emotionally packed extravaganza. “Everyone wants to go home,” one The Tupolev-134 plane with 74 ring to the Western economic restric- Entry: QR250-QR1200 man says. passengers on board was flying from tions imposed on Russia over its actions Transport prosecutors in western Igarka, around 1,750 miles (2,800km) in Ukraine. Siberia said they were investigating the northeast of Moscow, to the Siberian “It’s just an ordinary morning in Shirin Neshat: Afterwards incident, which took place on Tuesday city of Krasnoyarsk. Russia. People push-start a plane at When: Till February 15, 2015 morning in temperatures of -52 degrees Showing that extreme weather is minus 50,” a user who identifies himself Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Celsius (minus 61 Fahrenheit). nothing unusual in Siberia, an Igarka as Lentach tweeted. Modern Art “Due to the low air temperatures, airport worker commented to the popu- The airport’s director, however, sug- What: The first solo exhibition in the the chassis’s brake system froze and lar Komsomolskaya Pravda daily that gested that the passengers had decided Middle East by internationally acclaimed a tow truck was unable to move the it was a cold day at -52 degrees -- and to push the plane for a joke. artist Shirin Neshat. Occupying the entire plane onto the taxiway to carry out the the flights would have been cancelled if “Most likely, the plane’s passengers, ground floor galleries, the exhibition flight,” prosecutors said in a statement. temperatures had fallen another two oil workers, decided to do a kind of features existing and newly produced “The passengers on board got out of the degrees. ‘selfie’. It was a good joke and it became works. Free admission plane and started pushing it onto the a big thing on the Internet,” said Maxim taxiway.” Passengers ‘were taking a selfie’ Aksyonov, quoted by the TASS agency. The technical director of Even for Russians inured to long Video of the plane can be seen Arabian Horse Exhibition Krasnoyarsk-based Katekavia, Vladimir winters of sub-zero temperatures, the at http://www.youtube.com/ When: November 27; 10am - 10pm Where: Artyomenko, told the Rossiyskaya passengers’ can-do chutzpah has drawn watch?v=2Ra-qBGlGDk. Qatar Photographic Society – Gazeta daily that the plane had been awed admiration. AFP Building 18, Katara What: The Qatar Photography Society in collaboration with the Arabian Horses organisation is hosting the “Arabian Horses” exhibition which is a collective IN exposition of the society members, and FOCUS by Haja Javed Ahmed includes 47 paintings featuring the beauty of photography and the splendour of the horses. Free entry

The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: Till January 24 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: This exhibition delves into the life of Tipu Sultan, the South Indian ruler, statesman, and patron. Drawn entirely from the MIA collection, and featuring many objects which have never been displayed in Qatar, the centerpiece is a group of 24 paintings showing Tipu’s victory at the Battle of Pollilur in 1780. 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

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