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Tween bedroom’s a balancing act

By Melissa Rayworth

ecorating a baby’s room is all about what mom and dad want. But decorating a bedroom for Da “tween-age” child is more complicated. It’s a great place to give growing ado- lescents some creative freedom. But will they reject at age 12 the colour palette and furniture they begged for when they were 10? Kids grow up fast enough that par- ents may not want to rush the process by removing all childhood whimsy from their rooms. But we also don’t want to redec- orate each time our kids get just a bit more mature. So we’re left walking the line between playful and Mom-I-can’t- believe-you-bought-me-this-furniture. Here, designers Michelle Workman of Michelle Workman Interiors, Brian Patrick Flynn or Flynnside Out Productions and Betsy Burnham of Burnham Design offer advice on design- ing a tween bedroom that has ample stor- age, homework space and enough cool style to keep kids happy year after year.

Cooler Colours Kids love colour, but it’s practical to start with a neutral base. Flynn suggests going all-white on walls and ceiling but adding texture “to keep all-white from reading flat or sterile.” “I use 1-inch-by-10-inch pine planks on the walls and install it horizontally,” he says, “then have it all whitewashed or painted solidly. This brings architec- ture to the room and also creates a lin- ear backdrop for showcasing favourite things.” Workman recently designed a bedroom for a 10-year-old boy with gray walls and cabinetry. “Gray allows you to layer either cool or warm colours on top,” she says, “whereas beige tends to only work with warm colours, and then the room becomes too warm.” PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 3

She added a navy leather sofa (“a expensive wood or MDF (medium-den- pullout for sleepovers,” she says, “and sity fiberboard manufactured to look leather only gets better with age”), plus like wood). And “don’t be afraid to use a rug, throw pillows, an ottoman and Ikea as a resource for inexpensive cabi- chairs that included shades of orange netry that can be given a built-in look and turquoise. The result: playful but by adding crown molding and base- not immature. boards,” Workman says. Another approach: “Red, white and For free-standing storage pieces, blue has become a modern classic for Flynn suggests hitting a flea market boys and girls,” Flynn says. or garage sale: “This way, the tween has “For a masculine touch, I’m a fan something cool that becomes a huge of sticking with rich navy and fire- part of their room’s design, but also is engine red. Girl spaces are an excel- packed with practicality. Some of my lent fit for more muted blues such go-to items are Danish modern desks as robin’s egg or sea foam, and more with sleek drawers, rustic metal lock- poppy shades of red such as cherry,” ers and three-drawer dressers to use he says. as nightstands.” What if your kids have their hearts set on colours you think won’t work? Unexpected Finds Respect their input, Burnham says, “Tweens are still finding themselves, but adjust the shades as necessary: so it’s tricky to decorate their rooms “It’s your house, too. If you don’t want with one particular style,” Flynn says. a school-bus-yellow wall, what can His preferred style for tweens? you live with? Maybe a dijon, or maybe “Eclectic.” the school-bus yellow is his bedside Workman agrees that vintage pieces lamp.” If your daughter wants purple, — especially those already banged-up “maybe it’s a gray lavender,” she says, and scratched to perfection — are per- or another shade of purple that “she fect for older kids’ bedrooms. Vintage won’t get sick of in six months.” chairs can be recovered in fresh fab- rics, and antique furniture can shine Wilder Walls with a new coat of glossy paint. For walls, “tweens and teens tend “I like to use vintage items, and to favour bold patterns, and find wall- industrial style for a tween boy’s bed- paper cool due to its vintage, retro room,” Workman says. “I created a appeal,” Flynn says. huge lighted sign out of tin letters that “If wallpaper is too much of a com- spelled out the boy’s name. There was mitment,” he adds, “consider a graphic a definite cool factor to this, and it’s treatment on the walls with paint. the type of ornamentation that won’t Stripes are classic and gender-neutral, be too ‘baby’ later on.” plus they’re not too difficult to paint.” To tie disparate flea-market finds together, keep the colour scheme con- Smarter Storage sistent. And to protect the tops of Toys, trophies, books, papers and a desks, dressers and tables, Burnham whole lot of electronics: Kids have an advises having a piece of glass cut to awful lot of stuff. cover them. Burnham suggests choosing a wall “I am a real believer in creating a “that can accommodate 18 inches of kids/tween/teen room that utilises depth or 22 inches of depth,” and have classic ‘adult’ fabrics and furnish- built-in cabinets and shelves installed. ings,” Workman says. “I had a client “Built-in cabinetry is so very handy that had no fear using antiques in her in a tween room,” agrees Workman. It children’s rooms, and those children allows “an easy transition to a teen- had a deep respect not only for their age space” because you’re not dealing own space but for the rest of the home with furniture that the child may no as well. She never had to redecorate longer like. those rooms, because they went from Custom carpentry can be expensive, child to adult with only a change from but it’s an investment in your home’s stuffed animals and toys to guitars and value. You can save money by using less drums.” AP 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 CAMPUS / MARKETPLACE

Qatar Philharmonic with Han-Na Chang invited to SIS to launch perform at prestigious concert halls in Europe new facilities he Qatar Philharmonic Guest engagements in com- Philharmonic will perform Pyotr for academic Orchestra will travel to the ing seasons include debuts with Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony TRoyal Albert Hall in London the Gothenburg, Cincinnati and and Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Second excellence next month to perform the music of Indianapolis symphony orchestras, Piano Concerto. ‘The Sunrise‘ from Sergei Rachmaninoff, Pyotr Ilyich while recent engagements include ’Seemorgh‘, part of ’The Persian hantiniketan Indian School Tchaikovsky and Iranian-American appearances with the Staatskapelle Trilogy‘, which opens the per- (SIS), as part of its con- Behzad Ranjbaran in a sold-out Dresden, WDR Sinfonieorchester formance, will receive its Proms Stinuous development plan, appearance at the BBC Proms. The Köln, Seattle Symphony, National premiere. Born in 1955 in Tehran, is launching five new facilities to Philharmonic will also be joined by Taiwan Symphony Orchestra, Iran, composer Behzad Ranjbaran‘s support quality enhancement in its Music Director Han-Na Chang Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo musical education started early the academic arena. and pianist Denis Matsuev. The con- di Napoli Philharmonia Orchestra, when he entered the Tehran Music The school has introduced mul- cert, to be held on Sunday September Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Conservatory at the age of nine. timedia enabled teaching facilities 7, will be the first by a Gulf-based Orchestra, Bamberger Symphoniker, He came to the United States in and Tech-Next E-learning digital ensemble in the 120-year history of the Grosses Orchester Graz and the 1974 to attend Indiana University, content in the Secondary and Sr The BBC Proms, the world’s largest Singapore, Tokyo, and Tivoli sym- and received his doctorate in com- Secondary classrooms which will classical music festival. phony orchestras. Han-Na Chang position from the Juilliard School, be extended soon to other classes In September 2013, Korean Han-Na first gained international recognition where he currently serves on the to make learning enjoyable and Chang became the Music Director of for her precocious musical talents at faculty. meaningful. the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra the age of 11, when she won both the Following the Proms, Qatar The school website is made as well as Principal Guest Conductor First Prize and the Contemporary Philharmonic will travel to Rome, dynamic and interactive for of the Trondheim Symfoniorkester, Music Prize at the Fifth Rostropovich Italy, alongside pianist Boris effective communication with the both appointments immediately fol- International Cello Competition in Berezovsky to perform in Santa stakeholders and for dissemination lowing her debut appearances with Paris in 1994. Cecilia Hall on Tuesday September 9. of information. the orchestras. At the BBC Proms Qatar The Peninsula A new School Management and Information System [SIMS] is introduced to provide parents and teachers increased scope to InterContinental interact more dynamically for Crispy the betterment of our children. Doha The City Short It also gives access to the parents Ribs to the portal to track their wards unveils signature progress on a real trial basis. With the view of augmenting dishes at Prime classroom instruction, SIS teach- ers have developed an e-learning rime steakhouse at InterContinental portal. Children can access learn- PDoha The City introduced a collec- ing resources from the portal and tion of signature dishes from the res- learn at their own pace. Different taurant’s own types of assessment tools are Chef Valentin also available in the E-learning Herbet (pic- portal. The Portal is developed tured). With and managed by the school ICT his unique department. take on tradi- The school also developed an tional steak- E-training portal for its teach- house dishes, Chocolate ers as practicing Continuous Chef Valentin Melting and Comprehensive Evaluation has created Sphere needs enhanced in-service train- exciting com- ing. The portal helps teachers to binations sure get updated at their own pace. to delight and The courses available in the por- surprise diners. tal includes CCE, Classroom The dishes Management, Question Paper include a creative twist on Surf and design and Objective Assessment. Turf pairing Black Angus tenderloin The Launching Ceremony of with handmade rock lobster tortel- the new facilities for academic lini as well as Wagyu beef short ribs excellence will be held at 10am on braised for 24 hours and garnished September 6 in the Multipurpose with roasted butternut squash and Hall at Shantiniketan Indian wasabi spinach sauce. School, Barwa Village. For dessert, Chef Valentin has cre- E T Muhammed Basheer, ated a delectable Melting Sphere Member of Parliament - India and of dark chocolate, thyme-flavoured former Education Minister in the mousse and hot chocolate sauce. Govt of Kerala, will be the Chief “Chef Valentin has become well- Guest andHamad Al Ghali Al known in the market so we wanted Marri, Director - Private Schools to celebrate his growing popularity as Office - SEC, Dinesh Udenia, we refreshed the menu at Prime,” said First Secretary - Indian Embassy, Pascal Eggerstedt, General Manager, Chef Valentin’s culinary ingenuity.” with some of the finest executive chefs. Nasser Al Malki, Director of the InterContinental Doha The City. Currently serving as chef de cuisine During his tenure at Prime, the res- Shared Services Department- “Prime is known for its superb at Prime, Chef Valentin earned his taurant was named Best Steakhouse in SEC, Rashid Ahmad Al Amri, cuisine and quality, and we are qualifications from the Ecole Superieur Doha by Time Out in 2013 and earned Senior Education Specialist – thrilled to enhance the menu with de Cuisine Française in Paris in 2009 a Certificate of Excellence Award from SEC, will be the Guests of Honour. these new signatures dishes. We and has since cooked in top Michelin TripAdvisor in 2014. The Peninsula look forward to diners experiencing Star establishments all over the world The Peninsula FEATURE PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 5

izard of Oz heroine Dorothy only had to click her ruby red slippers Wtogether and they would spirit her home to Kansas. Start-up launches shoes Now, an Indian high-tech start-up is promising to do the same in real life with a new, GPS-enabled smart sports shoe that vibrates to give the wearer that show you the way directions. The fiery red sneakers, which will also count the number of steps taken, distance travelled and calories burned, will go on sale in September under the name LeChal, which means “take me along” in Hindi. The shoes come with a detachable Bluetooth transceiver that links to a smartphone app to direct the wearer using Google maps, sending a vibrating signal to indicate a left or right turn. They are the brainchild of 30-year- old Krispian Lawrence and Anirudh Sharma, 28, two engineering gradu- ates who founded their tech start-up Ducere in a small apartment in 2011 with backing from angel investors and now employ 50 people. “We got this idea and realised that it would really help visually challenged people, it would work without any audio or physical distractions,” said Lawrence in an interview. “But then we were trying it out on ourselves and suddenly we were like, ‘wait a minute, even I would want this,’ because it felt so liberating not having to look down at your phone or being tied to anything.” “The footwear works instinctively. Imagine if someone taps your right shoulder, your body naturally reacts to turn right, and that’s how LeChal works.”

Growing sector The industry’s rapid growth has Smart shoes aimed at specific demo- given rise to fears about privacy, graphic markets — such as dementia although Ducere says it will record no sufferers and children whose parents data on users and maintains robust want to keep track of their movements security. — are already commercially available. The company still hopes its prod- But Lawrence and Sharma believe uct will be useful for visually impaired theirs will be the first to target mass- people, and experts at the L V Prasad market consumers, and have focused Eye Institute in the southern city of on creating stylish rather than purely Hyderabad are testing its suitability. functional footwear. “It’s a perfect intuitive wearable As well as the red sneaker, they are item. You may forget to wear a belt or marketing an insole to allow users a helmet, but shoes you can never leave to slip the technology into their own the house without,” said Anthony Vipin shoes. Das, a doctor at the institute. “Earlier, wearable technology was “LeChal solves orientation and always seen as machine-like, nerdy direction problems, it’s a good assist- glasses or watches, but now that is ant to the cane.” changing,” said Lawrence. Possible problems include battery They say they have 25,000 advance failure or loss of Bluetooth connectiv- orders for the shoes, which will retail ity, which Das says could be fixed by at between $100 and $150. providing a live feed of a user’s posi- Demand has so far mostly been tion to a friend or relative, with their through word of mouth and through consent. the lechal.com website. But the com- The company says it could use a por- pany is in talks with retailers to stock tion of any future profits to subsidise the shoes ahead of the holiday season the shoes for disabled users. in India and the United States. For all the shoes’ high-tech features, It forecasts it will sell more than Lawrence’s favourite thing is that he no 100,000 pairs of the shoes, which are longer loses his phone — if the wearer manufactured in China, by next April. moves too far from his or her phone, Wearable technology is a growing the shoes buzz to warn them. global sector. Market tracker IDC fore- “I’m a very forgetful person and the cast in April that sales would triple best part is that the shoes don’t let you this year to 19 million units worldwide, forget your phone,” he said. growing to 111.9 million by 2018. AFP 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 FOOD

How to make the perfect tomato soup

By Jeffrey Bloomer liquid from chopped tomatoes, and only be made when the absolute we won’t speak of the smell. best tomatoes are available. That Tomato Soup he glowing scarlet tomato Given this grim reality, I was time, roughly, is right now, when Yield: 3 servings soup of my youth served surprised to find so many odd and absurdly buxom tomatoes are spill- Time: 35 minutes mainly as a dipping sauce uninspired recipes for homemade ing out of bins at supermarkets. Tfor grilled cheese, and tomato soup. Some are more accu- I seek no quarrel over what con- Ingredients that’s the way it should be. The rately described as vegetable soup, stitutes “bisque,” so I will stick to 3 tablespoons butter Campbell’s variety, paired with so prodigious are their list of ingre- calling this a tomato soup, but the 4 to 5 medium ripe tomatoes, halved white bread and American cheese, dients. Others drown the tomatoes correct course is to include some Flaky salt and freshly ground black pepper was my introduction to comfort in too-rich chicken stock. And cream. Its richness wonderfully 1/3 cup cream food. It was also the first meal I some even call for canned toma- balances the tomatoes’ lingering 1 large sprig of rosemary or thyme, optional learned how to “cook” myself, toes, which are preferable to the acidity. The key is to take a light speckling my mother’s kitchen with gritty varieties sold in winter but hand, lest we forget our first rule Method: red splotches and burnt bread- still result in the pallid flavours of and end up with a cream soup. And Put the butter in a large skillet over crumbs. It was, and always will be, their precooked brethren. No aro- through many attempts of roasting, medium heat. When it melts, add the toma- a perfect childhood meal. matics can disguise a lackluster stewing and otherwise pulverizing toes, cut side down, and season with salt and Glad we got that out of the main ingredient. tomatoes, I’ve come to appreciate pepper. Cook until the tomatoes have released way. Any adult who has recently And that really is the key: my Internet-adopted grandmoth- most their juices (but aren’t charred), 10 to reached for a can opener to make Tomatoes should be the star ingre- er’s method of slowly cooking them 15 minutes. tomato soup can attest to the inevi- dient, and practically the only in a couple pats of butter (not olive Turn the tomatoes over and cook until they table disappointment that results. ingredient. Since I have no passed- oil), letting the pulp break down begin to break down, 5 to 7 minutes. The tinny purée slides out of the down family recipe, the only kind and the juices flow. Remove the pan from the heat. After 30 can and doesn’t improve no mat- that seems to exist for tomato soup, Finally, you must once more seconds, add the cream and stir, scraping ter how long you let it bubble on I finally adapted one from someone resist the urges of your child- the bottom of the pot as you go. Use the the stove. It has the mouthfeel else’s grandmother. After making hood and leave the soup thick and spoon to break down the tomatoes to a of tomato-juice concentrate, dull it many times, I’ve disregarded chunky. You want the last bits of chunky but spoonable consistency. Add and processed beyond recognition. some of the instructions, but this tomato to melt in your mouth, not the thyme or rosemary sprig, if desired. When I prepared a can I found recipe gets two things unforget- in the pan. There will still be plenty Taste and adjust the seasoning, and serve tucked into my family’s pantry tably correct: The perfect tomato of liquid — which, by the way, is warm. (Store leftover soup in an airtight con- one recent holiday, I felt betrayed. soup fully embraces its central pretty fantastic sopped up with a tainer in the refrigerator for up to a few days.) The soup tasted like diluted runoff ingredient, and, crucially, it should good grilled cheese. WP-Bloomberg WHEELS PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 7 Nissan’s small car excels at affordability

By Ann M Job And this is no cramped compact. sporty add-ons, the SR had the fuel- each windshield pillar — a feature not The extremely roomy back seat’ can saving CVT and the same, 109-horse- found in some other cars with upright he 2015 Nissan Versa Note easily accommodate adults. Indeed, the power four cylinder that’s in all Versa body styles and thick window pillars. five-door hatchback is one of 38.3 inches and 38 inches of back-seat Notes. The Versa Note SR, riding on the lowest-priced new cars in legroom and headroom, respectively, in Acceleration was not quick, but it 16-inch, rather than 15-inch, all-season Tthe US market and is afford- the compact Versa Note are more than was steady and was accompanied by tires, communicated a good amount able at the petrol station, too. that of the back seat of the larger, 2015 droning sounds from the CVT. Drivers of road noise to the passenger cabin, Starting manufacturer’s suggested Chevrolet Malibu sedan. who are accustomed to regular auto- partly because all Versa Note tires are retail price for a base, front-wheel Competitors to the Versa Note matics, which have defined shift points the low rolling resistance kind that are drive, 2015 Versa Note with five-speed include low-priced, five-door hatch- that drop the engine revs, will wait designed to maximize fuel economy. manual transmission: just $14,990. backs such as the 2015 Honda Fit, and wait for the Versa Note’s high rev The car was a nimble handler and This makes it one of the lowest-priced which starts at $16,315 with six-speed sounds to die down. easy to manoeuvre and park, especially new cars in the US market. manual and $17,115 with CVT. There’s Torque from the Versa Note’s 1.6- in tight parking garages. A 2015 Versa Note with continuously also the 2015 Kia Rio 5-Door with a litre, double overhead cam four cylin- And with a car this inexpensive and variable transmission (CVT) that a starting MSRP, including destination der peaks at a meagre 109 foot-pounds devoid of flash, a driver doesn’t worry driver operates like an automatic is charge of $14,790 with five-speed man- at 4,400 rpm. This is less than the 114 much about leaving it parked on a $16,240. But even at that price, you ual and $17,900 with automatic trans- foot-pounds of torque at 4,600 rpm street, either. could buy two Versa Notes for the mission (all prices for US market). that the 130-horsepower four cylinder The liftgate at the back opens wide, price of an average new vehicle these Don’t confuse the Versa Note with in the Honda Fit generates. It’s also and a low floor in the Versa Note days. the plainer-looking Nissan Versa less than the 123 foot-pounds at 4,850 makes loading easier than in some Petrol mileage is another reward for sedan that has a starting retail price rpm that the Kia Rio’s 138-horse- car trunks. budget-conscious shoppers. The top of $12,800. The Versa Note’s tall hatch- power, 1.6-liter four cylinder generates. Total cargo room behind the rear US federal government fuel economy back body style is more attractive and The power difference — and the seats is greater than in many car ratings for the 2015 Versa Note are a makes for more practical interior Versa Note’s light weight of just 2,414 trunks — 18.8 cubic feet. Cargo space noteworthy 31 miles per gallon in city space. But the 15-inch base wheels look pounds to 2,543 pounds — pays off in expands to 38.3 cubic feet when back driving and 40 mpg on the highway, for small on the 5-foot-tall Versa Note. fuel mileage. seats are folded down. an average of 35 mpg — the third-best Not much has changed for the 2015 The test Versa Note SR averaged There is a lot of hard, utilitarian figures for any non-hybrid and non- model year, which is only the model’s nearly 32 mpg in driving that was a plastic inside the Versa Note on the electric hatchback. second year. majority city travel, and that was with- dashboard and interior doors. It’s not This is for the 2015 Versa Note with Bluetooth hands-free phone connec- out the driver trying to maximize fuel rich-looking. CVT and standard, active grille shut- tivity is now a standard feature on all economy. The 2015 Versa Note earned four ters that improve aerodynamics by models, and there are two new trim Seats are perched a good bit from out of five stars in federal govern- automatically closing off some grille levels — SR and SV — that have more the car floor. But cushioning felt cheap ment crash tests. The car did best in openings once the car is moving at features. and could be improved. side crash testing, where it garnered a more than 20 miles per hour. The test car was an SR, which Front-seat passengers have good full five stars. The overall average was In fact, filling the car’s 10.8-gallon included stylish, suede seats, rear views out. There are good driver views pulled down, however, by frontal crash tank costs only $37 at today’s prices, spoiler, fog lamps, sport grille and front out, too, while making right-hand testing that rated only three out of five and a full tank can take you an esti- and rear fascias, rearview camera and turns, thanks to a small triangular stars for passenger protection. mated 378 miles. 16-inch, alloy wheels. Yet despite the window that’s built into the base of AP 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 9

HOLLYWOOD NEWS BOLLYWOOD NEWS Jolie paid tribute to late mom at wedding I’ll be proud if ‘Dare 2 Dance’ ngelina Jolie paid a tribute to her late mother Marcheline Bertrand Aat her wedding ceremony. is adapted abroad: Akshay Prior to their nuptials, Brad Pitt had a special personalised message in honour of Marcheline inscribed inside the chapel at their home Château n Indian television, there are several reality shows that are adapted Miraval in France, where they walked down the aisle, reports people.com. Ofrom international TV formats like “Celebrity Big Brother” and “Brad had a dedication to Marcheline engraved inside the chapel where ‘Dancing With The Stars”. But Bollywood star Akshay Kumar hopes his we stood,” said Jolie, who married Pitt, on August 23. new show “Dare 2 Dance” turns the tables. But the personal dedication wasn’t the only thing the couple did to Known to push his limits on the big screen, Akshay has dared to take honour her late mother. creative liberties with “Dare 2 Dance”. He says it’s the first-of-its-kind Jolie and her brother, James Haven, also wore pieces of jewellery that show in the world, and that he’ll be glad if it is ever adapted internationally. belonged to Marcheline, who died in 2007 after a long battle with ovarian “I’ll be very proud if somebody from the international world calls up the cancer. channel’s team to say ‘We want to buy the rights of this show’. I’ll honestly “I also wore a little flower ring that was hers, and Jamie wore an angel be very proud,” Akshay said at the show’s launch yesterday. pin from her jewellery box,” she said. Much to his delight, channel officials have already received a query Jolie also accessorised her custom made Versace wedding dress by wear- regarding the show. ing “a small gold locket with a photo of her mom inside it.” “On the basis of the promos, we have already got a query asking for Meanwhile, Jolie’s dress and silk veil featured “embroidered drawings” the rights to the show from the eastern European market. It’s a produc- from her children. tion house from there,” Ajit Thakur, executive vice president and general manager, Life OK, revealed here. Spread across 16 episodes, the show, to be aired on Life OK starting Saturday, mixes dance with adventurous dares. And Akshay, as the anchor and mentor dares them to groove mid-air, underwater, in the midst of fire Two private planes of Elvis go on sale and on ice among other rough and tough situations. It has Indian as well as foreign contestants and has been shot in the wo private aeroplanes that once belonged to legendary rock star Elvis picturesque Cape Town in South Africa. TPresley are now on sale and could disappear by 2015 from the late For “Dare 2 Dance”, the actor has played roles other than just being singer’s Graceland mansion, where they have been on display for the last the anchor. “He (Akshay) was called to anchor the show, but he played a 30 years. stuntman, dancer, producer (well, almost), creative director and he even Both planes appeared this week on the aircraft sales website Controller rapped for the title song,” Thakur said, praising the actor’s efforts to take with their descriptions and specifications. the “small idea” of the show to a huge scale. The Lisa Marie, a 1960 Convair 880 named after Elvis’s only daughter, Akshay said he didn’t want to be a boring anchor. “It was boring to just is a four-engine aeroplane with a private bedroom, a stereo system and a stand and watch them doing the tasks, so I preferred enjoying with them bathroom with gold fittings. MARY KOM: and performing with them,” he said. Hound Dog II, a JetStar, was used as a substitute aircraft while the Lisa Thakur said: “Yes, my team called me and said we will have to increase Marie was being remodelled to suit the likings of the King. the insurance amount because we never planned for Akshay to do the The aeroplanes’ owner, K G Coker, who acquired them in 1977 after A motivational masterpiece stunts. He was underwater, he did the ice-skating and he even went Presley’s death, said “they are museum pieces” and expresses a willingness mid-air.” to hear any serious offers, though he has avoided setting a price. Overall, it was a fun experience for Akshay. Meanwhile, Thakur is Up to now, the planes have been two of the most visited items at the already contemplating over the next destination abroad for season two. Elvis Presley mansion in Memphis. The last time the Lisa Marie flew was in 1977 on a trip from Los Angeles By Subhash K Jha to the funeral of Elvis Presley, with his ex-wife Priscilla Presley and former in front of our eyes, we know she was MC is both gritty and giggly, plucky and (played with diabolic relish by Shakti Beatle George Harrison on board. born to win. precocious, a ferocious fighter and a Singh) are exceptionally filmy’, and I t’s that life-defining moment The narrative has a soaring quality tender mother. use that word in the truest cinematic when a character on screen and texture. It simply takes off with Priyanka expresses every shade of sense. Jayaram doesn’t want son to transforms totally into a real life scarcely any room for breathing space. her character with a pitch-perfect The picturesque narrative, the richly bank on his popularity Ipersonality. We’ve seen Seema The breathless quality of storytelling bravado. Her northeastern accent flavoured music composed by Shashi How to Train Your Dragon 3 delayed Biswas, Ben Kingsley and Farhan goes well with the protagonist’s stormy could easily have become caricatu- Suman and Shivum (watch out for the ctor Jayaram’s son Kalidas is set to make his acting debut in upcoming Akhtar metamorphose into real life mercurial nature. ral. The actress controls curbs and poignant lullaby sung by Priyanka), the ATamil comedy Oru Pakka Kathai. And he has advised his son to make he third instalment of animated film How to Train Your Dragon 3 has characters in front of our bewildered As MC’ story unravels in a flashback quantifies every component of her rapid fire editing, the framing of the his mark by hard work instead of banking on his popularity. Tbeen pushed back by a year. eyes. we meet a woman who is not affected character’s personality without los- shimmering shots and the incredibly Jayaram is a popular actor DreamWorks Animation announced Tuesday that the sequel had been Now it is Priyanka Chopra. She vir- by gender rules and discrimination that ing that basic element of spontane- aesthetic use of rich colours bear the in Malayalam as well as Tamil. pushed almost a year back, from June 17, 2016 to June 9, 2017, reports tually transforms her physicality before governs our society. ity without which Mary would have unmistakable stamp of producer Sanjay “It’s a proud moment for me. aceshowbiz.com. entering the spirit and the soul of box- Very early in the tightly clenched become mechanical. Leela Bhansali, who is billed as Creative I’m finally launching my son in In the press release, the studio also announced that the creative team ing champ Mary Kom (MC). narrative, we see MC get into a full- I dare any other actress to play MC Director. the industry. I haven’t given behind the first two films, writer-director Dean DeBlois and producer And what a grand entry! fledged scuffle with a school bully. Later the way Priyanka has. Even Hilary Mary Kom is a motivational mas- him too much advice but have Bonnie Arnold, would back up the new film. Ladies and gentlemen, we give you she takes on another far more danger- Swank would have been stumped by terpiece. From first frame to last it asked him to prove himself by The cast, which included Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera and Cate Priyanka as the gritty volatile boxer ous bully who threatens to destroy her MC’S mystical mix of the girlish and grips your senses and irrigates the sheer hard work. I have also Blanchett, also returns as the voices of Hiccup, Astrid and Valka from Manipur who won’t take no for boxing career. In and out of the arena the aggressive. Priyanka gets the point. parched corridors of your heart like asked him to forget that he’s respectively. an answer. Penetrating a male domain Mary never stops fighting. My favourite sequences are the very few biopics in recent times. Kumar my son and treat himself as a like boxing in a gender-defying swoop, “The rest of the world may be round. ones where MC shares tender marital weaves seamlessly in and out of Mary’s newcomer,” Jayaram said. Priyanka’s MC takes us on a voyage of But your world is this square ring,” her moments with her husband. If it’s vital remarkable life creating a work that is “My popularity shouldn’t self-discovery where a plucky poor girl coach reminds her pointing to the box- for a career woman to get a support- as dramatic as Mehboob Khan’s Mother blind him. That was my most from rural Manipur goes right to the ing arena. The struggle, as depicted in ive husband, it is equally essential for India and as inspiring as Richard important advice to him,” he Olympics. It’s an incredible story filled the stunning unspoilt northeastern ter- a film starring a female hero to have a Attenborough’s Gandhi. added. with sound and fury signifying some- rain of Manipur, captured with mes- co-actor who can play yin to her yang. Priyanka’s powerhouse performance Kalidas was launched thing deep and seductive, just waiting meric intensity by cinematographer Newcomer Darshan Kumar suffuses the knocks the breath out of our solar by actor-filmmaker Kamal to be told. Keiko Nakahara, is manifold. Here it is screen with such supreme spousal sen- plexus. She yet again proves herself the Haasan. It was on Jayaram’s Hats off to debutant director Omung a curse to be born a girl. And to be born sitivity. He is a talent to watch. best actress of her generation. personal request that Kamal Kumar for bringing us one of the most a girl who wants to be a boxing champ! Predictably enough a lot of the oppo- Hereafter there will be an eternal was present to launch his son. inspiring biopics to have ever reached You have to be kidding. sition to MC’s dreams is shown to come confusion about whose face goes on the Oru Pakka Kathai will be the silver screen. Admirably the narrative doesn’t from within her home. The skirmishes hoardings announcing Mary Kom’s box- directed by Balaji Tharaneetharan of Naduvula Konjam Pakkatha Kaanom “Mujhe bronze pasand nahin aata,” over-sentimentalise MC’s struggle. This between MC and her father (Robin ing events. fame. The rest of the film’s cast will be finalised soon. (I dont’t like bronze) barks MC’s coach. is “Mother India” without the glycerine Das) and MC’s gender battle with the PC or MC? As we see Mary’s dreams come true and melodrama. As played by Priyanka, slimy executive of the boxing federation IANS 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 SPACE

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ant to be happy and productive at work? WKeep a plant next to your computer. “Green” offices with plants make staff happier and more productive than “lean” designs stripped of greenery, new research shows. It found that enriching a “lean” office with plants could increase productivity by 15 percent. “Investing in landscaping the office with plants will pay off through an increase in office work- ers’ quality of life and productivity,” said Marlon Nieuwenhuis from Cardiff University’s school of psychology. Researchers examined the impact of “lean” and “green” offices on staff’s perceptions of air quality, concentration and workplace satisfaction. They monitored productivity levels over the next months in two large commercial offices in Britain and The Netherlands. Diets work, but the The findings showed plants in the office sig- nificantly increased workplace satisfaction, self- reported levels of concentration and perceived air quality. brand doesn’t matter A green office increases employees’ work engagement by making them more physically, cognitively and emotionally involved in their work, added co-author Dr Craig Knight from the University of Exeter. By Kathryn Doyle The different diet brands within each category Glucose by-product didn’t make much difference, the authors write. For hen it comes to diet programmes, example, among the low-carb diets, the Atkins diet damages ‘good’ cholesterol brand names don’t make much dif- resulted in about four more pounds of weight loss ference, according to a new review. than the Zone diet at the six-month point. n developments which could lead scientists WLow-carb or low-fat diets resulted in “I think in general when people follow a specific Ito hunt for new drugs to fight heart diseases, the most weight loss, but despite a difference of a few plan and have a support system and guidelines that researchers have discovered that a substance pounds between groups, all the programmes in the pull them away from their normal everyday behav- formed from glucose in the body turns “good” study were about equally effective, said lead author iour, I would expect to see weight loss,” said Lindsay cholesterol into “bad”, increasing risk of heart Bradley C Johnston. Malone, a registered dietitian at the Cleveland Clinic diseases. “The weight loss differences between branded diet who was not part of the new review. The substance called methylglyoxal (MG) programmes were small with likely little importance While weight loss appeared slightly greater with damages “good” high-density lipoprotein (HDL) to those seeking to lose weight,” he said. low-carb versus low-fat diets, “with either one you’re cholesterol that helps remove excess levels of Johnston, of the Hospital for Sick Children making a lot of significant changes, eliminating junk bad cholesterol or low-density lipoprotein (LDL) Research Institute in Toronto and McMaster food and junk calories,” Malone said. from the body. University in Hamilton, Ontario, said any diet pro- She and her colleagues typically don’t endorse spe- MG destabilises HDL and causes it to lose the gramme should include exercise and behavioural cific diet brands. Instead, they sit down with patients properties which protect against heart disease, support. and talk about their lifestyle, what has worked for researchers said. The analysis included 49 randomised control- them in the past, and recommend certain charac- “By understanding how MG damages HDL led trials that tested 11 popular branded diets for teristics of diets individually, she said. we can now focus on developing drugs that at least three months. All of the participants were Though the moderate macronutrient diets in the reduce the concentration of MG in the blood, overweight or obese, and they all had daily nutrient review resulted in slightly less weight loss than oth- but it is not only drugs that can help,” said lead or calorie targets. Some had exercise goals as well. ers, they may still be the best choice for some people, researcher Naila Rabbani from the University The low-carb diets, like Atkins, South Beach and she said. of Warwick in Britain. Zone, require that no more than 40 percent of daily “Moderate macronutrient provides the greatest According to her, “We could now develop new calories come from carbohydrates and another 30 variety so is easiest for some people,” Malone said. food supplements that decrease MG by increas- percent come from protein. “If they are feeding a family or eating on the go a lot, ing the amount of a protein called glyoxalase The low-fat diets, including the Ornish and maybe that is a little more doable for them.” 1, or Glo 1, which converts MG to harmless Rosemary Conley diets, specify that less than 20 Though the brands themselves didn’t differ mean- substances”. percent of calories come from fat, and 60 percent ingfully, there are still advantages to branded diet This means that in future we have both new come from carbohydrates. programs, Johnston said. drugs and new foods that can help prevent and Johnston and his team also included trials of “Branded diets are likely more effective than gen- correct low HDL, all through the control of MG, moderate macronutrient diets, like Biggest Loser, eral dietary guidelines because they typically involve researcher noted. Jenny Craig, Volumetrics, Nutrisystem and Weight a comprehensive program including behavioural There are currently no drugs that can reverse Watchers, which also require around 60 percent of support and physical activity,” he said. “Some also low levels of HDL. calories from carbohydrates but allow more from fat include prepared foods, recipes and meal ideas.” A potentially damaging substance, MG is and less from protein than the low-fat diets studied. Health professionals can help assess which diet formed from glucose in the body. Compared to no diet at all, each of the diets pro- programme the patient is most likely to stick to and Glo1 converts MG to harmless substances duced more weight loss, but low-fat and low-carb achieve lasting weight loss, as well as a diet’s poten- and protects us. MG levels are normally kept were most successful, according to results in JAMA. tial impact on other health measures like cholesterol low in the body but they slowly increase with At the six-month point, people on low-carb diets and blood pressure, Johnston said. ageing as Glo1 wears out and is only slowly had lost an average of 19 pounds, which dropped to “We know that you can achieve weight loss with replaced. 16 pounds at one year. Low-fat dieters lost an average more than one type of diet,” Malone said. “The diet The study appeared in the journal Nutrition of more than 17 pounds by six months, which also that really should be presented or offered to people and Diabetes. dropped to 16 pounds by one year. is the one they’re going to stick to.” Agencies Moderate macronutrient dieters lost an average SOURCE: bit.ly/1c9i5E4 JAMA, September 2, 2014. of 12.5 pounds after one year. Reuters 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 TECHNOLOGY

Samsung and other phone makers using the Android operating system provide. That will mean more default settings for Google products and less competition from rival search engines and other app stores. For the Indian phone manufacturers, they are banking on Android One to be the weapon that helps them grab further share as well as providing a launch pad for more exports. Karbonn hopes the program will expand its over- seas revenue to near 20 percent in the next two years, from 5-7 percent now. It is looking to export to markets such as Europe, South Africa and Russia, Chairman Sudhir Hasija said.

Pricing Pressure Samsung still leads India’s smartphone market — a segment expected to propel the country’s annual cellphone shipment revenues to as much as $20bn by 2017, up from more than $14bn this year, according to Counterpoint Research. But its grip is looking shakier. Its second-quarter smartphone market share tumbled to 25.3 percent from 33.3 percent in the first quarter, while No. 2 maker Micromax jumped to 19.1 percent from 16.7 percent. Karbonn has 5.9 percent. How much immediate pressure Samsung will come under will depend on prices. Announcing Android One phones in June, Google Google’s Android One adds to touted pricing under $100 (`6,000) but local media, citing industry sources, have said that may be too ambitious and the phones could be priced between `7,000 and `10,000. Samsung’s worries in India Karbonn, Micromax and Google declined to com- ment on the reports. Spice did not respond to a request for comment. By Nivedita Bhattacharjee While Samsung does sell cheaply priced phones in companies operate. India, its marketing is focused on high-end products But any boom for higher-quality low-cost smart- around `40,000. One of its most popular models sells oogle Inc’s partnership with three Indian phones in India and other price conscious markets for about `20,500. Samsung declined to provide its phone makers is set to rev up fast-growing has the potential to exert intense pricing pressure on average selling price for smartphones in India. demand for lower priced smartphones, and Samsung. The South Korean firm uses a customised Competition is coming not only from local players Gspell more trouble for Samsung Electronics version of the Android operating system but focuses using Android One. Mozilla announced this month which is rapidly losing share in emerging markets. on higher-margin offerings like its Galaxy S series. a low-cost smartphone in India based on its Firefox Micromax Infomatics Ltd, Karbonn Mobiles and “A major threat for Samsung is that Android One operating system and priced at just $33. Spice Group are the first phone manufacturers to will accelerate the race to the bottom on smartphone How Samsung responds to Android One in India sign up for Google’s Android One initiative, which pricing,” said Neil Mawston, a UK-based analyst at is set to have big ramifications for other markets. provides specifications for key hardware parts. Some Strategy Analytics. In China too, for example, Samsung has rapidly of the new phones are due to hit the market this “Android One now makes Google a foe, not just a lost share, falling to rank No. 2 in the second quarter month. friend, for Samsung.” behind Xiaomi Inc, a firm which did not even place The aim is a vast improvement in quality that A major strategy rethink for low to mid-tier prod- in the top five in the same period a year ago. would lead to a surge in demand for low-end Android ucts is now in order for the world’s biggest phone One key factor for Samsung to consider is whether phones. Currently many cheap emerging market maker and top seller in India, analysts say, particu- it could and should adopt Android One for its cheaper smartphones run different and somewhat custom- larly as Samsung is also losing share to Apple Inc at phones. ized versions of the Android operating system, which the higher-end. “Samsung needs to figure out whether it’s going to along with the many variations in hardware make stay in (the) market at the lower end and come lower apps on those phones prone to glitches. Gains For Google or whether it’s going to maybe focus on higher level While Google plans to push Android One globally, For Google, a strong uptake of Android One smart- segments,” said Rachel Lashford, a Singapore-based India, the world’s third-biggest and fastest growing phones should increase access to the Internet and analyst at tech research firm Canalys. smartphone market, offers fertile ground for immedi- Google’s suite of products. Samsung declined to comment on its strategy in ate results. Many Indians are buying a smartphone Analysts and industry sources also note the poten- India and other emerging markets. It said in a July for the first time and a strong reception for Android tial for Google to expand revenue in ways more earnings call it plans to revamp its mid-to-low-tier One could promote common standards and consoli- favourable to itself than in the past, as Android One line-up with more aggressive pricing and a focus on dation in a market where more than 80 smartphone phones won’t come with the heavy customization that a smaller set of products. Reuters

Bioshock (£10.49) The Nightmare Cooperative (£2.49) Madden NFL Mobile (Free + IAP) Quite a price, but Bioshock remains quite a game: a It’s a good week for creative indie games on iOS – yes, EA’s American football franchise returns for a new sea- supremely-creepy first-person shooter that sees you you can say that of most weeks at the moment – with The son, in its recently-adopted guise as a free-to-play game. blasting away at genetically-modified nasties, while Nightmare Cooperative particularly worth your attention. Expect official players and teams, deep tactical depth, and messing with your own biology to power up your abili- It’s a clever “roguelike” adventure, where you have to guide an improving interface for touchscreens. iPhone / iPad ties. And in answer to the obvious question: yes, the a group of heroes to gather as much gold as possible. Full controls do work on a touchscreen. iPhone / iPad of character. iPhone / iPad Swing Copters (Free + IAP) Yes, the sequel to Flappy Bird, from developer Dong Tiny Tower Vegas (Free + IAP) They Need To Be Fed 3 (£1.49) Nguyen. This time, instead of flapping a bird horizontally while The two previous Tiny Tower games – Tiny Tower The previous They Need To Be Fed games were fab, avoiding pipes, you’re zig-zagging a propeller-headed char- and Star Wars: Tiny Death Star – were both brilliant. and this continues the trend: a beautifully-crafted platform acter upwards between platforms and swinging hammers. This one is pretty good too, at first glance: you build a adventure with a “360-degree” schtick that means you’re Manages the dubiously-impressive feat of being even more

APPS FOR THE DAY pixelly hotel and casino, filling its floors with gambling, not restricted from going in one direction. Excellent stuff. difficult and frustrating than its predecessor. iPhone / iPad and then popping in to play yourself. iPhone / iPad iPhone / iPad By Staurt Dredge / The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 13

LEARN ARABIC At the Customs

Customs ofcial Mouwaafou Aloumruk Luggage Amtiça Suitcases aqa'ib Passport awaz safar To search Fattaša Where is your luggage? Ayna amtiçatouka? Do you have anything forbidden? Hal ma'çaka šay'oon mamnooç? Hoy en la Historia

No, Sir La ya sayedee September 4, 1964 Open this suitcase, please Ifta haihi alaqeeba min falik The Forth Road Bridge in With pleasure, sir Bikoulli souroor ya sayedee Scotland, with a centre span of 3,300ft (1,006m), was officially The luggage is mine Haihi alamtiça taouounee opened, connecting Edinburgh to Fife in the north Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised = ‘th’ but we strengthen our tongue a little 1886: Apache Indian chief Geronimo, leader of the last great Native American rebellion, surrendered in Arizona Baby Blue by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman 1929: The BBC began carrying out experimental television broadcasts 1944: British and Canadian troops liberated the Belgian cities of Brussels and Antwerp during World War Two 1987: Roop Kanwar committed sati (suttee), burning herself to death on her husband’s funeral pyre. This led to the Prevention of Sati Act in India Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS ALL IN THE MIND Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal, vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

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ALBATROSS, BUDGIE, BUZZARD, CANARY, CORMORANT, CRANE, CROW, DOVE, EAGLE, EMU, FINCH, FLAMINGO, HAWK, HERON, JACKDAW, KESTREL, KOOKABURRA, LAPWING, LARK, NIGHTINGALE, OSTRICH, OWL, PARROT, PENGUIN, PIGEON, QUAIL, RAVEN, ROBIN, SANDPIPER, SEAGULL, SPARROW, STORK, SWALLOW, TERN, TOUCAN, VULTURE. 14 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 CROSSWORDS

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

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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 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 15

Third Person (2D/Drama) SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER 1 – 10.15am, 1.00, 3.45, 6.30, 9.15pm & 12.00midnight TEL: 444933989 444517001 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Action) 09:30 Omni Sport 08:00 News 3D – 10.00am, 2.30, 7.00 & 11.30pm 2 10:00 Gp Racing 09:00 Marco Polo: A 2D – 12.15, 4.45 & 9.15pm 10:30 Basketball Very Modern Life Of Crime (2D/Crime) Fiba World Journey Championships 10:30 Inside Story 3 – 12.00noon, 2.00, 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00pm & 12.15am Serbia V Brazil 11:00 News Deliver Us From Evil (2D/Horror) 12:30 Golfing World 11:30 The Stream 4 – 10.00am, 12.30, 2.45, 5.00, 7.15, 9.30 & 11.45pm 13:30 Gp Inside Line 12:30 People & 14:00 Omni Sport Power Let's Be Cops (2D/Comedy) 14:30 Gp Racing 13:00 NEWSHOUR 5 – 10.30am, 12.45, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45pm & 12.00midnight 15:00 Basketball 14:30 Inside Story Fiba World 15:00 Witness NOVO Hercules (2D/Adventure) – 1.30, 5.45 & 10.00pm Championships 16:00 NEWSHOUR 6 The November Man (2D/Action) Senegal Vs 17:30 The Stream – 11.00am, 3.30, 7.45pm & 12.30am Phillipines 18:00 NEWSHOUR Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 10.00am, 12.00noon, 2.00, 17:00 Futbol Mundial 19:30 Rebel 17:30 Atp Magazine Architecture 7 4.00, 6.00, 8.00, 10.00pm & 12.00midnight 18:00 Tennis Us Open 20:30 Inside Story Jawasa Miri (2D/Arabic) 24:00 Bloopers And 21:00 NEWSHOUR 8 – 10.00am, 12.15, 2.30, 4.45, 7.00, 9.15 & 11.30pm Blunders 22:30 The Stream 01:00 Golfing World 23:00 Marco Polo: A Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D/Action) 02:00 Futbol Mundial Very Modern 9 – 11.30am, 1.45, 4.00, 6.15, 8.30 & 10.45pm 02:30 Atp Magazine Journey Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2D/Action) 10 – 10.30am, 12.45, 3.00, 5.15, 7.30, 9.45pm & 12.00midnight

The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.15pm 15:30 Epl News 13:00 Street Monkeys 16:00 Epl Swa V Wba 14:00 What Would The Singles Mom Club (2D/Comedy) – 4.00pm Mini Match Happen If 1 Mary Kom (2D/Hindi) – 6.00pm 17:00 Epl Eve Vs Che 15:00 The Best Job In Mini Match The World Deliver Us From Evil (2D/Horror) – 8.30pm 17:30 Epl New Vs Pal 16:00 Car SOS Amara Kaaviyam (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm Mini Match 17:00 Outback Wrangler 18:00 Sports News 18:00 Shark Men Jawasa Miri (2D/Arabic) – 3.00pm 18:30 Football Today 19:00 The Best Job In Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 20:30 Epl News The World MALL 21:45 Football Friendly 20:00 Car SOS 2 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D/Action) – 6.45pm Belgium Vs 21:00 Outback Wrangler Australia 22:00 Shark Men Peruchazhi (2D/Malayalam) – 8.45pm 24:00 Epl Legends 23:00 9/11 Rescue Knight Of The Dead (2D/Action) – 11.30pm Ian Wright Cops Life Of Crime (2D/Crime) – 2.15 & 7.15pm Boyhood (2D/Drama) – 4.15pm

3 Jawasa Miri (2D/Arabic) – 9.15pm 13:00 Community 12:30 Coronation 14:00 Baby Daddy Street Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D/Action) – 11.15pm 14:30 Cougar Town 14:00 Revenge The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.15pm 15:00 Enlisted 15:00 The Blacklist 16:00 Colbert Report 16:00 Emmerdale Life Of Crime (2D/Crime) – 4.00pm 16:30 My Name Is Earl 16:30 Coronation Knight Of The Dead (2D/Action) – 6.00pm 18:30 The Michael J. Street 1 Fox Show 17:00 The Ellen Peruchazhi (2D/Malayalam) – 7.45pm 19:00 Cougar Town DeGeneres 19:30 Raising Hope Show Amara Kaaviyam (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm 21:30 Colbert Report 18:00 Revenge Boyhood (2D/Drama) – 2.30pm 22:00 Louie 19:00 C.S.I. LANDMARK 22:30 The Big C 20:00 Killer Women Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D/Action) 23:00 Brickleberry 21:00 The Fosters 2 – 5.30, 9.30 & 11.30pm 23:30 Late Night With 22:00 Survivor: Life Of Crime (2D/Crime) – 7.30pm Seth Meyers Cagayan 23:00 The Killing The Singles Mom Club (2D/Comedy) – 3.00pm 3 Jawasa Miri (2D/Arabic) – 5.00 & 9.15pm Deliver Us From Evil (2D/Horror) – 7.00 & 11.15pm 12:45 Missing Lynx 11:00 The Runway 13:00 Jamai Raja 13:00 Good Luck 13:05 Storage Hunters 13:00 Limitless The 7th Dwarfs (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm 14:30 The Happy 13:30 Ek Mutthi Charlie 13:30 Lost And Sold Cricket 15:00 Cash Life Of Crime (2D/Crime) – 4.30pm Aasmaan 13:25 Jessie 13:55 The Liquidator 16:00 Barbie Of Swan 17:00 Salmon Fishing 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:10 Austin & Ally 14:20 Survive That! Lake In The Yemen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D/Action) – 6.30pm 1 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:35 Win, Lose Or 15:10 World's Top 5 18:00 The Legend Of 19:00 The Host Draw Deliver Us From Evil (2D/Horror) – 8.30pm 15:00 Kasamh Se 16:00 Fast N' Loud Secret Pass 21:15 The Letter 15:30 Kasamh Se 15:00 Mako Mermaids 16:50 How It's Made 20:00 Astro Boy 23:00 Being Flynn Amara Kaaviyam (2D/Tamil) – 10.45pm 16:00 Hum Paanch 15:25 Disney Sing- 17:15 How Do They Do 22:00 The Happy 01:00 Salmon Fishing 16:30 Hum Paanch Along It? In The Yemen Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (3D/Action) Cricket 17:00 Teenovation 15:50 Hannah Montana 17:40 Gold Divers 23:30 Barbie Of Swan 03:00 The Letter – 3.00 & 11.30pm 17:30 Bollywood 16:10 Violetta ROYAL 18:30 Porter Ridge Lake The Singles Mom Club (2D/Comedy) – 5.00pm Business 17:00 High School 18:55 Porter Ridge 2 18:00 Sapne Suhane Musical 2 19:20 Backyard Oil PLAZA Knight Of The Dead (2D/Action) – 7.00pm Ladakpan Ke 18:40 Get Frozen 19:45 Backyard Oil 18:30 Ek Mutthi 18:55 Hannah Montana Peruchazhi (2D/Malayalam) – 8.45pm 20:10 Lost And Sold Aasmaan 19:20 Violetta 20:35 The Liquidator 12:00 Ski Patrol 13:00 Down The Into The Storm (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 19:00 Jamai Raja 20:30 I Didn't Do It 21:00 Porter Ridge 14:00 The Stepford Shore 19:30 Jodha Akbar 20:50 I Didn't Do It 21:25 Porter Ridge 15:00 Stolen Boyhood (2D/Drama) – 4.30pm Wives 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 22:00 Good Luck 21:50 Backyard Oil 16:00 Something New 17:00 The Words 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya Charlie 19:00 Grown Ups 2 3 Jawasa Miri (2D/Arabic) – 7.30pm 22:40 Amish Mafia 18:00 Dudley Do 21:00 Bobby 22:25 A.N.T. Farm 23:30 Porter Ridge Right 21:00 Jackass Life Of Crime (2D/Crime) – 9.30pm 00:00 India's Best 22:50 Shake It Up 01:10 Amish Mafia 20:00 Big Trouble Presents: Bad 23:10 Wolfblood Deliver Us From Evil (2D/Horror) – 11.30pm Cinestar Ki Khoj 02:00 Fast N' Loud 22:00 The Guard Grandpa 03:15 Lost And Sold 23:00 Trance 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 4 SEPTEMBER 2014 POTPOURRI

2016 Nasa asteroid A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar mission awaits issues of the day discussed by the your messages Qatari community Trapeze Exhibition and in the media. Acquisitions Program asa has invited the public to sub- When: September 1 — November 1; Nmit short messages and images on 10am-10pm social media that could be placed in a Where: Katara time capsule aboard a spacecraft to be What: The exhibition features the work of launched in 2016 for an asteroid study. Qatari artists and their efforts to achieve a Called the Origins-Spectral • The authorities have been urged to • There are complaints about some old balance between reviving the heritage and Interpretation-Resource Identification- install electronic signs indicating speed traffic signs on some highways that traditions and preserve the cultural and Security-Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS- limits. At night, many motorists cannot cannot be read as they have faded or popular memory, between their aspirations REx), the spacecraft will rendezvous see the current signs, which are too fallen down. People have called on the as artists yearning for the future enlightened by their country rising to the top ranks in with the asteroid Bennu in 2019, collect small. authorities to renovate or replace them. a sample and return the cache in a cap- various fields. Free entry sule to earth in 2023 for detailed study. • With the new school year set to begin, • Random works, including excavations, The robotic mission will spend more people say nurseries are exploiting high related to infrastructure projects being Brazilian Independence Day than two years atop the 500 metre wide demand by increasing their fees. People carried out at the same time in many asteroid and return a minimum of 60 When: September 4–7; 6.30pm-8:30pm grams of its surface material. have asked for monitoring of their fees. areas are causing problems to people, and 9pm–11.30pm Topics for submissions by the public who have urged coordination between Where: Ipanema, Marriott Marquis City should be about solar system exploration • Some nationals have complained about the authorities concerned and creation Center Doha Hotel in 2014 and predictions for space explora- neglect of some mosques in outlying of a database for such works. What: A four day celebration culminating tion activities in 2023. The mission team areas. Because of lack of maintenance, on the Brazilian Independence Day. Explore will choose 50 tweets and 50 images to be parts of the mosques are crumbling. • People have urged review of the rule the sounds, moves and flavours of Brazil placed in the capsule. Messages can be that prevents bachelors from living in — Live Brazilian Samba Band, Capoeira submitted between Sep 2-Sep 30. • Some people have lauded the inspection Performer, and Bahia Inspired Food Buffet residential areas as the rule has no at Doha’s award winning Brazilian restaurant “It is exciting to think that some peo- campaign against manpower agencies clear mechanism of implementation ple may formulate predictions and then – Ipanema. and called for its continuation to prevent and this is encouraging landlords Tickets: QR290 have the chance to make their predic- illegal practices by the managers tions a reality over the next decade,” said and tenants to violate it. The practice regarding domestic workers and their Jason Dworkin, OSIRIS-REx project sci- is persisting because of lack of law Alif by Sabah Arbilli entist at Nasa’s Goddard Space Flight recruitment fees. enforcement. When: Till September 17 Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. Where: InterContinental Doha The City IANS What: Specifically created for Ramadan and Eid, Arbilli uses his gift for calligraphy art to create this collection of works centred around Alif – the first letter of IN by Shivani Arabic alphabet and the first letter in the FOCUS revelation of the Quran. The exhibit will remain on display in the lobby area of the hotel. Free entry

Family Fun When: Till September 27; 3pm-11pm Weekends 4pm-12pm Where: Doha Exhibition Center What: Plenty of family entertainment is available at the Family Entertainment City staged in the Doha Exhibition Center, which includes activities such as ski slopes, rock climbing and a variety of alternate entertainment options, a food court, and live Arabic pre-school Baraem shows for the little ones. No fee at the entrance, only for some rides. Free entry

The Tiger’s Dream: Tipu Sultan When: September 29 - January 24 Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: This exhibition delves into the life and times 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

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