MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 inside Aston CAMPUS Martins • Awsaj Academy focuses on learning challenges at do a waltz annual conference on ice P | 4 P | 7 DESIGN • A French pharmacy rethinks design Cartoons about schoolgirls fighting tank battles and a movie about a kamikaze pilot are helping Japanese military’s attempt P | 6 to emerge from decades in the shadows. A decade ago, around one in 10 candidates said they wanted to be a soldier FILM for love of country. These days it’s closer to one in three. • Jake Gyllenhaal explores identity in doppelganger thriller ‘Enemy’
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Tank-commanding cartoon girls capture fans for Japan’s military
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo
eing a soldier in Japan after World War Two was seen as a job for failed police recruits and unemployed youth from depressed rural Btowns. But as tension with China chips away at Japan’s post-war pacifism, the military is regaining its prestige - helped by a blitz of television dramas, movies and cartoons. Patriotic zeal is now a more compelling reason to enlist. A decade ago, around one in 10 candidates said they wanted to be a soldier for love of country. These days it’s closer to one in three, according to recruit- ment data. Film directors, animators and TV producers have delivered a bumper crop of military-themed content, much of it with help from the Ministry of Defense. Hit shows include “Girls und Panzer”, a cartoon about schoolgirls fighting tank battles, and “Eternal Zero”, a movie about a kamikaze pilot that its director made in part to counter an image of Japanese soldiers as fanatics. The military’s attempt to emerge from decades in the shadows is in line with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s more nationalistic tone and a less apologetic diplomacy. Making the military cool is important for Abe’s drive to increase defence spending after years of cuts. But even a soft-power approach to boosting defence risks inflaming tensions with neighbours who still have strong memories of Japan’s aggression. “It’s our job to explain to the Japanese people why we have to raise the Self-Defense Force budget,” said Hirokazu Mihara, the head of public relations at the Defense Ministry. “We need to have as close a relation- ship with them as possible.” That relationship is getting tighter. Reflecting the praise the Self-Defense Force (SDF) won for its rescue efforts after the devastating earth- quake and tsunami that hit Japan in 2011, a government survey in 2012 showed that 91.7 percent of respondents expressed a favourable opinion of the military, the high- est level since the survey began in 1969. PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 3
Military Allergy Escalating tension with China over maritime borders and the threat from North Korean missiles have ensured the military’s place in the media spotlight. “When I was at school, feelings about the war were strong and anti- military feeling was high,” said Yutaka Takaku, editor of Mamoru, the Defense Ministry’s official magazine. “That allergy is going. People realise a mili- tary is necessary.” The growing popularity of soldiers as potential husbands prompted Takaku to begin a dating feature that intro- duces three single men from the navy, airforce or army every month. Each issue also has a popular female model on its cover to draw in men. In December it was Mai Fuchigami, the voice of one of the lead characters in “Girls und Panzer”. The TV series, which ran last year, featured the girls commanding old and modern tanks accurately drawn to scale. To get those details right, staff from Bandai Visual, an anima- tion unit of computer game maker Namco Bandai, were granted access to the army’s tank school and other SDF bases. The girls are never hurt in the car- release a “Girls und Panzer” movie toon battles, protected by a special this year, has also collaborated with “carbon lining” in their tanks. Wargaming.net, put out a mobile social “We have presented it like a sports game in Japan and plans to sell a game tournament. A real battle would mean for Sony Corp’s PSP Vita handheld people dying,” console. said pro- The cartoon, Sugiyama said, was not ducer Kiyoshi made to promote the military but as Sugiyama. a venture to make money for Bandai. Bandai, Nonetheless, the girls and their tanks which will have reinforced the military’s public relations, with copycat characters used in recruitment posters. At the army’s annual live-fire exer- Cute images have long cises last August, a record 110,000 peo- been used by Japan’s ple applied for less than 6,000 public military but it has become seats, many of them fans of the cartoon. corporations, finally discovered the broadcaster NHK’s board, further even more “warm and “The Power Of The Popular power of popular culture. Thus those fuelled those concerns in February. fuzzy” to appeal to young Culture” tank girls,” said Fruhstuck, who wrote In a speech backing Toshio people, said Sabinne Cute images have long been used by “Uneasy Warriors”, a 2007 book about Tamogami, a right-wing candidate in Japan’s military but it has become even the Japanese army. elections for Tokyo’s governor, Hyakuta Fruhstuck, professor more “warm and fuzzy” to appeal to But the popularity of the armed denied the Nanjing Massacre ever hap- of Modern Japanese young people, said Sabinne Fruhstuck, forces may not translate into greater pened. China says 300,000 people were Cultural Studies at the professor of Modern Japanese Cultural public backing for military action, she killed. Studies at the University of California, said. Other backers of Tamogami, who University of California, Santa Barbara. The military’s appetite for publicity won 12 percent of the vote in Tokyo, Santa Barbara. “The military has, along with prompted it to lend a missile destroyer are also looking to transform wartime other governmental agencies and to Takashi Yamazaki, the director of history. “Eternal Zero”, for a day. The foot- Satoru Mizushima, the head of right- age he took helped generate computer wing Internet TV service Channel images of a wartime aircraft carrier. Sakura, welcomes the higher profile “If you approach the SDF with a of the military as “a return to normal- proposal that is going to make them ity”. Japan’s decision to go to war, he look bad then you won’t get anywhere,” argues, inspired Asian nations to throw he said. “But if it benefits both sides off Western imperialism. then they are ready to cooperate.” “The question is who is going to con- Yamazaki’s movie led box office tain the fascist regime in China and returns at the end of last year. The it looks like it is down to Japan,” said tale of a kamikaze pilot moved prime Mizushima. minister Abe to tears, according to Yamazaki, the Eternal Zero director, media reports. also wants to revise history lessons, The resurgent role of the military albeit in a milder way. and the prospect of changes to Japan’s “The education we received after pacificist constitution have alarmed its the war was one sided,” he said. “That Chinese and Korean neighbours. doesn’t mean we have to flip to the Naoki Hyakuta, author of a 2006 other side but we need to think how book on which Eternal Zero was based we can achieve a middle road.” and an Abe-appointed member of state Reuters 4 PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY Awsaj Academy focuses on learning challenges at annual conference
wsaj Academy on Saturday hosted its third Annual Conference, which focused on A’Teaching Students with Learning Challenges’. The conference was sponsored by Oryx GTL and was held in collaboration with Qatar University’s National Center for Educator Development. The conference targeted educators from Independent schools in Qatar who work with students with learning challenges. Dr Chris Borgmeier, the keynote speaker from Portland State University, Oregon, discussed the critical need for a positive school and classroom climate in order to maximise learning and support for all stu- dents. He presented research and strategies for imple- menting School-Wide Positive Behaviour Intervention and Supports (SWPBIS) and the need for schools to Leading the ‘Inclusion Practices that Supports All Awsaj Academy’s director, Dr Ralph Pruitt, implement its principles in a way that conforms to the Students’ session, Joshua L. Fritts, Head of Teaching stressed the importance of the strong partnership local culture and context of the school and community. and Learning at Awsaj Academy, emphasised that, with conference sponsor Oryx GTL and its value in Dr Borgmeier said: “I want to congratulate “Awsaj Teaching and Learning Center is commit- promoting the academic growth of both students and Awsaj Academy on its successful implementation ted to the success of all children. To do this, we not educators through the funding of various academy of SWPBIS to support Qatari students. I look for- only focus on each individual child’s needs within the activities and projects. ward to working with Awsaj Academy to help many classroom, but also strive to improve the instruction Over 200 delegates attended the conference, rep- other Qatari schools implement this outstanding that is provided through high-quality and meaningful resenting more than 40 schools across Doha. programme.” professional development.” The Peninsula
Qatari, US students in cultural exchange attend Doha Film Institute workshop
oha Film Institute joined Qatar and the nature of the local perform- Foundation International ance style in Qatar. D(QFI), on a weeklong educa- These topics were discussed by a wide tional trip focused on Arabic language range of guests, including Dr Khalid and storytelling, ‘Aber for students Al Mulla from the Qatar Heritage from the US and Qatar. and Identity Centre, Saad Burshaid, During their week in Doha, the Theatre Dept Manager, Ministry of students and their Qatari peers Culture, Hakim Belabbes, Director attended an afternoon workshop of Education and Grants, Doha Film on storytelling, titled ‘Writing with Institute, and Ibrahim Yasser and Images’ at the Doha Film Institute. Salman Al Muhannadi from Film for The workshop gave the students an Change. opportunity to engage with young Mahdi Ali Ali, Doha Film Qatar has a rich heritage of story- and stories in a productive environ- Qatari film-makers and learn more Institute’s Gulf Film Development telling and it is important for us to ment. We are pleased to host this about topics such as visual and cine- Manager, said, “As a film institute share our traditions with others. workshop with the Qatar Foundation matic themes of the Arabic language, we value the power of storytelling Our aim is to open an educational International and we thank them for the role of bringing Qatar’s rich nar- and understanding between differ- dialogue for the students where they providing this platform.” rative history into the 21st century ent voices locally and internationally. can exchange their creative ideas The Peninsula
Experts demystify Islamic Finance at PPFQ seminar
panel of leading Islamic finance experts gathered Aat the Hilton for a public seminar organised by the Pakistan Professionals Forum Qatar (PPFQ) and sponsored by Qatar International Islamic Bank. Dr Tariqullah Khan, Professor of Islamic Finance at Hamad bin Khalifa University, explained that in Islam trade is a permissible profit-making activity while lending should be a not-for-profit activity. But consumers have expressed concerns about the higher costs and non-standardised nature of Islamic finan- cial products currently available. Addressing these issues, Waheed Qaiser, lead founder of the first Islamic bank licensed in the UK, said that conventional bank- ing products are based on riba (interest), which is competitive, provides true risk sharing and has been from QIB and Amjad Hussain of K&L Gates law prohibited in the strongest terms in the Quran. successfully deployed on a large scale. firm, who also provided event support. Deputy Head Pervaiz Ahmed, Head of Insurance Products at Qatar The panel fielding a lively Q&A session also of Mission Malik Farooq from the Pakistan Embassy International Islamic Bank, pointed to Islamic insur- featured Zahid Hussain Awan from QIIB, Ali Bin in Doha was the event’s chief guest. ance (takaful) as an Islamic finance product which is Mohamed from Hassad Foods, Nisar Ahmad Rana The Peninsula COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 5
McDonald’s Qatar to serve free Egg McMuffins today
cDonald’s will give away up to six million free Egg MMcMuffins between 6am- 11am on March 17, in its second year of ‘National Breakfast Day’. Over 6,000 McDonald’s stores in Asia, the Middle East and Africa will each be offering 1,000 free Egg McMuffins to their customers during breakfast hours. With over 1,000 more restaurants participating this year than in 2013, Doha Children’s Choir concert on Mar 29 McDonald’s will be offering one million more free Egg McMuffins throughout Asia, Middle East and Doha Children’s Choir rehearses on Saturdays and has been preparing for its next concert, which will take place Africa – and potentially serving on March 29 at 4pm in Al Waab area. It will share the stage with the long-established Doha Singers in a Spring more than 22,000 customers on this Serenade concert featuring songs from around the world. For further information about the concert or tickets, email one morning in Qatar. dohachildrenschoir@gmail,com “We were so encouraged by our customers’ resounding response in the region last year, we are bringing back National Breakfast Day again to remind people about waking up to better mornings with breakfast,” Ambassador’s Cup said Andrew Hipsley, Chief Brand Officer of McDonald’s for Asia Golf Tournament to Pacific, Middle East and Africa. be held on Friday “For the second year in a row, we want to demonstrate to our busy he Ambassador’s Cup Golf customers in a truly tangible way TTournament, organized in that we are a convenient and tasty honour of Philippines Ambassador way to start the morning. National Crescente R Relacion, will kick off Breakfast Day with McDonald’s on on Friday, 2pm at Doha Golf Club. Philippines Ambassador Crescente R Relacion (second left) receives the Perpetual Ambassador's March 17th, is a way to illustrate that This golf tournament is aimed Cup from Manny Inserto (left) AVP/ORO - Middle East & Africa of Land Bank, Ben San Jose no one else can do it like McDonald’s,” at promoting physical fitness and (third left),Tournament Director and Roy Tabamo, Overseas Representative Officer of Land Bank. said Kamal Saleh Al Mana, Managing camaraderie among Filipino golfers Director of Al Mana Restaurants & and other nationalities as well. medals for the nearest to the pin, Association Qatar (PGAQ) headed Food Co. Golfers are classified into three longest drive, hole in one. by its President, Eugene Bautista, “We continue to see potential categories - Class A, B and C - and The Overall Champion will and sponsored by the Land Bank growth in our breakfast business – the winners will receive trophies receive the Perpetual Ambassador’s of the Philippines - Easy Padala, and want to demonstrate that our under the Stableford rules and Cup. led by its Assistant Vice President delicious breakfast offerings are a regulations. The Ambassador’s Cup Golf in Qatar & Oman, Manny Inserto, wholesome and affordable way to Aside from the championship tro- Tournament is being organized in the Overall Chairman. start the day,” he added. phies, special awards will be given association with the Philippine Golf The Peninsula
Aster DM Healthcare marks completion of 11 years in Qatar
ster DM Healthcare has marked the completion of its eleventh year offering healthcare services in Qatar. The anniversary Awas marked with a celebratory event held at the Regional Office, Doha. The event was attended by patrons of Aster and senior officials and employees of the Group. In order to strengthen operations in Qatar, Aster Hospital is being developed and is scheduled for launch in 2015. The Hospital will offer state-of-the-art facilities, the latest in technology and medical expertise to provide tertiary care services. Speaking on the occasion, Dr Sameer Moopen, CEO, DM Healthcare - Qatar stated: “As we celebrate the eleventh anniversary of Aster DM healthcare in Qatar, I would like to extend my gratitude to the Aster team for their outstanding commitment and services to the patients we serve. At Aster, we offer advanced, specialised treat- ment which is both accessible and affordable for our patients. We are devoted to providing care beyond boundaries and will continue to do for the decades to come. ” The Group established its operations network in Qatar in 2003 and currently operates five medical centres, five pharmacies and one diagnostic centre in various parts of the country. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 DESIGN
A French pharmacy rethinks
By Kristin Hohenadel design then I would have approached it differently,” he said, “but it was like starting from nothing, from a blank he most recognizable design element of the page. It wasn’t situated in any one time period, so I French pharmacy is the bright green, some- wanted to turn it into an object that really looked Ttimes blinking, illuminated cross that beckons like today.” on nearly every block to let locals know that over- MaPharmacie respects the archetype of a phar- the-counter codeine is a few euros away and let every macy while glitzing up the details. The design fea- out-of-town model or beauty blogger know that a tures green Guatemalan marble floor tiles instead roomful of cult French beauty products awaits. of the generic standard white variety. A synthetic But the quaint old-style French pharmacies with vertical plant wall separating the space behind the vintage carved wood apothecary shelves are a disap- pharmacy counter and the stockroom is meant to pearing breed, and the majority of modern Parisian playfully transform your local pharmacist into a sha- pharmacies are cluttered and uninspired from a man diving into an Amazonian Forest to retrieve design perspective, as sterile as the pharmacy sec- natural remedies for what ails you. (Lévy said he tion of your average CVS (in France, the pharmacy chose a synthetic plant wall for practical reasons sells only medicine and health and beauty products). but also as a nod to the synthetic transformation of French interior designer José Lévy and French plants into medicine.) pharmacist/radio personality Michael Zazoun took The goal was to create a reassuring atmosphere a stab at injecting some design personality into the for the majority of people who enter the pharmacy French pharmacy in 2010 with MaPharmacie (My space who aren’t feeling well or have a measure of Pharmacy) at 1 rue des Tournelles in the Bastille anxiety, Lévy said. But he didn’t try to create a calm- neighbourhood. And the duo has just introduced ing atmosphere, injecting it with colour, bling and another design-forward branch at 44 rue Faubourg personality instead. He used the traditional neon du Temple in the République area. lights found in drugstores but made a playful ceiling Lévy told me by phone that he wasn’t trying to grid out of them. And he used clear plexiglass, black reinvent the pharmacy, just to play around with its and mirrored countertops and shelving. Ads run on codes. “I wanted to tap into the collective unconscious an LED strip off to one side of the pharmacy counter. idea that everyone in France has of a pharmacy,” he Lévy said that he and Zazoun have talked about said, “which is the only kind of shop that literally trying to export the concept to other countries in everyone from every social class goes into.” need of a pharmaceutical design intervention. “Why The original project, he said, was a remodel of an not?” he said. “But mostly what I want to show people existing pharmacy that had no charm, ugly floor tiles, is that you can create something ugly or beautiful and a disgusting false ceiling. “If I had been rethink- with exactly the same budget.” ing a pharmacy with lovely old sculpted wood shelves, WP-Bloomberg WHEELS PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 7
By Jason H Harper carving a winding, mile-long path out easily tear off pricey carbon-fiber about to attack. of a rancher’s field in a flat below tall front wings or even crush those pretty So I took lap after lap in a model n early February I was in Los snow-covered mountains, ensuring a Aston noses. painted so bright blue that it seemed Angeles to drive a $320,000 hard crust of ice coated by powdery Instructors with rally racing back- to shimmer on the ice, a neon squig- Aston Martin Vanquish snow. grounds warned us that the coating gle caroming about the course. The Volante. A convertible with a Aston Martin brought all of its lat- of snow would soon be worn away by Vanquish was far better on the slick V-12 engine, it’s the brand’s est models — the Vanquish ($321,025 our tires, leaving a sheen of very pol- stuff than it has any right to be. Imarquee grand- touring car. as tested), DB9 ($215,120), Rapide ished ice and even less traction. And at day’s end, I got in the latest The Volante poured on the glamour S ($230,062) and V12 Vantage S “Get the grip where you can, generation of the V12 Vantage, a car I with “red ember” paint and impossi- ($211,072). It was a vibrant menag- because it will go away and then you’ll hadn’t driven previously. The Vantage bly gorgeous leather seats with dia- erie of electric blues, maroon reds, be sliding all around,” one instructor is the brand’s smallest and lightest mond stitching. I parked it in Beverly ghostly silvers and an odd pale green, said. sports car and normally gets a V-8. Hills to meet some friends for lunch, set off by the pristine white snow. My first car of the day was the In this case it’s gifted with a 6-liter and it looked utterly at home. Some customers paid $5,000, four-door Rapide S. It’s a stylish V-12 with 565 horsepower and 457 That evening, a valet at my hotel including hotel and meals, while thing, long and lean. If it seems like pound-feet of torque. looked over the Aston Martin and others were invited by dealerships. Aston’s practical car, that’s only It should be nose heavy, but the said, “Can I ask you something? Is The automaker, based in Gaydon, because you haven’t sat in the rear engine is pushed as far back toward this a real sports car? I’m sure it’s England, expects to do it again next and suffered through the hard seats. the cabin as possible, helping weight fast but it just seems a bit prissy.” winter. Nonetheless, I was soon drifting distribution. And the noise alone I could see his point. The two-door This was a great way to experience the Rapide, looking out of side win- is worthwhile. Naturally aspirated has 565 horsepower, but seemed a the full line of vehicles in a challeng- dows and spinning the steering wheel engines, which aren’t equipped with world away from a hard-core sports ing arena. By all rights, Aston Martin as I tried to keep the car’s trajectory power aids such as turbos or super- car. Sometimes a car can be too is at a great disadvantage in slick moving forward, even if the car itself chargers, have a special timbre. It’s pretty for its own good. conditions. Even Ferrari now offers was mostly sideways. the difference between a powerful Only weeks later I was in another an all-wheel-drive car, but every sin- Yes, it was slick out there. tenor and a singer using Auto-Tune. Vanquish, a coupe this time, spraying gle Aston is rear-wheel drive. The Rapide didn’t change direc- All that power coupled with the wet roostertails from the rear wheels The naturally aspirated engines tions as sweetly as several other cars shorter wheelbase translated to a as I blasted down a racetrack carved are big, heavy and powerful. The in the line, but the long wheelbase rather squirrelly experience when out of a field of snow and ice. weakest one on the ice was the evened out bumps in the snow and driving in a straight line. But yank The valet would have been blown 510-horsepower DB9. Forget a duck patches of jagged ice. So, too, went the wheel and you could induce a away. out of water. On ice, these cars are the most senior car in the lineup, the beautiful drift. Done right, slides were Winter driving programs are all as comfortable as fish in the Sahara. DB9. A slightly more sedate grand- perfect and the car felt magnificent. the rage these days, a chance for They did get one advantage: snow tourer with wood finish on the inte- There is plenty of stuff to nitpick brands from Fiat SpA’s Ferrari to tires from Pirelli & C. SpA designed rior, it made a decent showing on the on any Aston Martin. Fit and finish Volkswagen AG’s Porsche to show for extreme winter, with very aggres- ice, but wasn’t the ride you cried out are sometimes spotty, and the inter- off how well their vehicles handle in sive treads and siping, the tiny slits for in the heat of the moment. faces with navigation and stereo sys- poor conditions. Locales range from across the rubber surface that pro- The cars that made my heart tems are maddeningly oblique. The Colorado to Europe, and invitees vide additional gripping on ice. happy, ravished by fabulous sound transmissions are several generations often include paying customers, pro- Temperatures were low and often and lots of power and finely tuned behind — a fault hopefully soon to spective owners and dealers. accompanied by driving snow that steering, were the Vanquish and the be rectified with the technical part- This was the first time Aston Martin obliterated vision. At points I could V12 Vantage S. I’ve had the Vanquish nership with Mercedes-Benz’s AMG North America had undertaken a win- barely make out orange cones that on a racetrack before and was wowed performance arm. ter driving programme, choosing the helped demarcate the course. The with the direct steering and its con- But my days on the ice proved one hihigh-altitudegh-altitude town ooff CCrestedrested BButte,utte, pathpath was borderedbordered byby highhigh snowbanks,snowbanks, nectionnection to tthehe roaroad.d. IIt’st’s ffastast anandd ffunun thing.thing. TheThe cars may bebe pretty, butbut CColorado.olorado. Workers had sspentpent montmonthshs the kind ooff ununyieldingyielding walls that could andand sosoundsunds like an animal thatthat’s’s they’rethey’re not prissprissy.y. WP-BloombergWP-Bloomberg
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Angelina Jolie to have another surgery Neil Nitin to make Tamil debut as a villain ctress Angelina Jolie, who had a double mastectomy in May last year, ilmmaker A R Murugadoss confirmed Asays “there’s still another surgery to have, which I haven’t yet”. Fthat Bollywood actor Neil Nitin Mukesh The 38-year-old had a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery will make his Tamil debut with upcoming after being told she had an 87 percent risk of breast cancer because she yet-untitled film featuring superstar Vijay. carries the BRCA1 gene. “Yes, Neil is playing villain in our new “There’s still another surgery to have, which I haven’t yet. I’ll get advice film,” posted Murugadoss on his Twitter from all these wonderful people who I’ve been talking to, to get through page. that next stage,” she told Entertainment Weekly. Vijay and Murugadoss have teamed up She said that she was “very fortunate” to have great doctors and “good for the second time after the success of recovery” and “a project like Unbroken to have something to be really Thuppakki, which has already been remade focused on, to be getting healthy for, and to be able to just get right back in Hindi. to work”. Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been paired “I was very, very moved by all the support and kindness from so many with Vijay in the film, which is currently on people,” she added. floors and will hit the cinemas this Diwali. The mother of six, who lost her mother to ovarian cancer and her aunt to breast cancer, had shared her experience in a New York Times op-ed article titled My Medical Choice. Naved was naughtier, says Jaaved Jaaferi eminiscing about childhood, Jaaved Jaaferi Rsaid that his younger brother Naved was Russell Brand to release more mischievous than him. The actor-filmmaker is set to make an new book appearance on Disney’s new show “Captain Tiao” and he shared his childhood memories ome autumn, comedian Russell Brand will with the show’s host and child artist Sadhil Crelease a new book sharing his own vision Kapoor, said a statement. for how to “establish a personal and global When Sadhil asked who was naughtier, the utopia”. actor said: “Naved was naughtier than me. Publisher Century has acquired the as-yet- When we were kids, after school we used to untitled volume, which will tackle Brand’s climb the mango trees near our house and steal views on “ecology, inequality, rioting, financial raw mangoes. And our neighbour, to whom it meltdown and the total mistrust of politicians”, belonged, would shoot at us with an air gun!” reports theguardian.com. Jake Gyllenhaal explores identity The siblings are currently seen judging dance It would “act as a provocation; urging its reality show Boogie Woogie along with actor Ravi readers to discard apathy and challenge the Behl on Sony Entertainment Television. status quo”. When asked who would scold him the most - his father and veteran come- “People keep asking me how The Revolution will work? ‘We all want to dian Jagdeep or his mother, Javed promptly answered: “The neighbours.” bring down the government and establish a personal and global utopia, “Captain Tiao” airs every Sunday at 10pm on Disney Channel. but how?’ they ask,” said Brand. in doppelganger thriller ‘Enemy’ “Well, in this book, I’m going to explain it. Having accrued the great- est wisdom known to man (by conducting interviews, watching DVDs, reading books, thinking and looking at the sky) I am now able to put in By Piya Sinha-Roy a simple, accessible book(y wook) the solution to internal and external “I think there were places where I experimenting with form and process,” The darker characters are getting Second season of 24 turmoil. And about time, too,” he added. hat would you do if thought I knew what I was doing, but Gyllenhaal said. harder to leave behind at work for the you came face-to-face then as I’d watch those and do it back, “I was definitely not the center of actor. priority for Anil Kapoor with a doppelganger? it wasn’t easy to work with as I thought attention on Prisoners, I was doing my “You make physical transformations WCanadian director Denis it would be.” thing along with a number of many or you make mental transformations; nil Kapoor has several film offers coming his way but is tempted to set Villeneuve explores that question in the Enemy, billed as an erotic thriller, more talented actors than I am. Denis the inside transformations are a lot Athe ball rolling for the second season of his game-changing TV series 24. psychological thriller Enemy, based on follows Adam as he faces an identity said very specifically to me before we harder, and they take a lot out of you,” Confirming his full-throttle plans for the show’s season two, Anil said: “My Jose Saramago’s 2002 novel The Double. crisis. At times, the audience is taken started Prisoners ... ‘you’re not going to Gyllenhaal said. entire team is into pre-production. Only my own dates need to be worked Jake Gyllenhaal, 33, plays both Adam into his psychological state, which get my attention in the way that you “I can’t just jump from one thing to out. I am in a bit of a fix.” Comedian and ‘Tonight Show’ Bell, a teacher struggling to commit to Gyllenhaal described as “his anxiety, did,’” he added. the next, that’s something I’ve learned. Last year, Anil is said to have refused all movie offers to focus on 24. This a relationship, and Anthony St Claire, his questioning, the feelings that we Gyllenhaal, whose parents are Once I’ve explored one world, I need year, the movie offers have piled up, but Anil is in the mood for the TV show. regular David Brenner dies at 78 a married aspiring actor. The two men feel inside of ourselves when we’re writer-directors and whose older sister some time back in my real life before “There are quite a number of tempting film offers. But I haven’t said yes are unrelated but look identical. faced with who we really are and who Maggie is an actress, forged his acting I can even know what’s right for me to them as yet. I need to work out my dates for season two of 24. That’s a avid Brenner, a stand-up comedian who appeared regularly on “The Adam discovers his double while we perceive ourselves to be.” career in his teens with breakout roles as an actor to go to next.” commitment I’ve made to myself. As a movie actor, I’ve seen and done it all. DTonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” died on Saturday in New watching an obscure film and descends “The internal journey is the most in 2001’s cult hit Donnie Darko and in After the slew of dramas, the Television is a new medium for me, and it’s very exciting,” he said. York, a family spokesman said. He was 78. into an obsessive search for Anthony. interesting one to me,” he said. 2002’s The Good Girl as a psychologi- actor will be seen in director David O So would he end up doing no films this year? Brenner, who had been battling cancer and performed most recently When the two meet, their lives become cally unstable young man. Russell’s comedy Nailed, but he will “I am already doing Anees Bazmee’s Welcome Back. So I’ve a major film on New Year’s Eve, passed away at his home in New York surrounded by intertwined. Artistic Indulgence After a leading role in 2004’s block- return to grittier roles in Nightcrawler coming up this year. As for more movies, they would depend on how much his family, publicist Jeff Abraham said. Gyllenhaal, who had to manoeuvre Gyllenhaal gained critical praise buster disaster film The Day After and Everest. time season two of 24 would need. You see, the first season was tougher, what The Pennsylvania native appeared on “The Tonight Show” more than 150 special effects and act with tennis last year for his performance as the Tomorrow, the actor earned a best “The exploration of the darker side with the entire machinery and logistics of television being new to me. times and was known for poking fun at the commonplace aspects of life. balls used to digitally place Adam and obsessive Detective Loki in Villeneuve’s supporting-actor Oscar nomination in of things really only allows me to “A lot of the production hassles would be automatically lessened this time,” Brenner said his last wish was that $100 in small bills be placed in his Anthony on-screen together, said the Prisoners, a thriller on child abduction 2006 for his portrayal of a gay cowboy appreciate the other side, you know. he said. left sock “just in case tipping is recommended where I’m going,” accord- film was “the most fulfilling creative co-starring Hugh Jackman. Prisoners opposite Heath Ledger in Brokeback So the more I go (to the darkness), An espionage thriller, 24 was the Indian adaptation of the eponymous ing to the publicist. experience” for him. was made after Enemy and reunited Mountain. the more I can go the other way,” American TV series, which starred Keifer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Abraham said Brenner’s final resting spot will carry the epitaph: “If “Never have I had the opportunity Gyllenhaal with the director. He has since stayed with darker Gyllenhaal said. Unit agent Jack Bauer. The one thing that one is most certainly going to see this is supposed to be a joke — then I don’t get it!” to feel what it was like to act against The actor credited Enemy for ena- dramas, as with 2007’s Zodiac and Then, with a laugh, he added, “But in season two of ‘24’ is the core cast of Anil, Tisca Chopra and Mandira Bedi. my own instincts, and I actually was bling him to push himself to deliver 2009’s Brothers and more recently, a I don’t need to go the other way,” as Rishi Kapoor and Jeetendra are likely to join the cast. “Let’s see how it humbled by it,” he said in an interview intense scenes as Loki. police officer who becomes entangled if to say that the darkness suits him goes. I am even more excited about season two,” said the actor-producer. littered with laughs, Jay Z quotes and “Enemy was much more artistically in the drug cartel world in 2012’s End just fine. talk of serial killers. indulgent in the way that we were of Watch. Reuters 10 PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 TECHNOLOGY
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2 Two display modes In dim In bright light, light, screen watch uses uses reflective, push-button- high contrast, activated always-on illuminated display – similar display to e-reader A H W DEVICES Google is hoping to dominate new generation of wearable Head-mounted Many major technology using its Android computer and electronics software in same way it has camera. firms working done with smartphones Increasingly on devices, being banned including: Apple, in workplaces Dell, Foxconn, Others Android due to privacy Microsoft, Nissan, 0 78% issues Nokia, Samsung and Sony Evaluate ways you run, walk Google “Gem” and stand, and may launch at iOS even advise Google I/O show: /0 on golf swing Jun 25, 2014 Google “Gem” smartwatch Sources: engadget.com, androidpolice.com, techradar.com, wire agencies © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 11
Belly fat detrimental to health, even with good BMI Slightly elevated
an not squeeze yourself into trousers Cowing to a bulging belly? It is detrimental blood pressure to your health even if you have a healthy body mass index (BMI), a study found. Men and women with large waist were more likely to die younger. They are likely to die from also tied to strokes illnesses such as heart disease, respiratory problems and cancer after accounting for body mass index, smoking, alcohol use and physical activity, said researchers from Mayo Clinic. “BMI does not discriminate lean mass from fat mass and it also does not say anything about where your weight is located. The extra fat in your belly has a metabolic profile that is associ- ated with diseases such as diabetes and heart disease,” explained James Cerhan, a Mayo Clinic epidemiologist and lead author of the study. The researchers pooled data from 11 dif- ferent studies, including more than 600,000 people from around the world. They found that men with waists 43 inches or greater in cir- cumference had a 50 percent higher mortality risk than men with waists less than 35 inches. This translated to about a three-year lower By Andrew M Seaman life expectancy after age 40. Women with a stroke among people with blood 129/84 mm Hg, and high-range waist circumference of 37 inches or greater pressure readings just below the prehypertension, or a reading had about an 80 percent higher mortality risk eople with blood pressure cutoff for high blood pressure, between 130/85 mm Hg and 139/89 than women with a waist circumference of 27 that is elevated but not but not among those whose blood mm Hg, to people with normal inches or less. And this translated to about a Penough to be considered pressure was only elevated a few blood pressure. five-year lower life expectancy after age 40. “high” are still at an increased points. They found that having low- Importantly, risk increased in a linear fash- risk for strokes, according to a Since then, however, more range prehypertension was tied ion such that for every two inches of greater new analysis of past studies. data have been published and to a 44 percent increased risk circumference, mortality risk went up about Researchers found that having the researchers wanted to take of stroke and having high-range seven percent in men and about nine percent in so-called prehypertension was another look. prehypertension was tied to a 95 women. Another key finding was that elevated linked to a 66 percent increased They combined the results of 19 percent increased risk. mortality risk with increasing waist circumfer- risk of stroke. studies that included 762,393 par- According to the Cleveland ence was observed at all levels of BMI, even “There has been disagreement ticipants from around the world. Clinic, men around age 60, among people who had normal BMI levels. in the community in general,” Dr Compared to people who had for example, have an average Physicians should consider both BMI and Joshua Willey said. “Are these normal blood pressure, those who 10-year stroke probability of 11%. waist circumference as part of risk assessment people at risk for stroke?” had elevated — but not high — Increasing that by 44 percent for obesity-related premature mortality, said Willey, a neurologist at blood pressure were 66 percent would bring the risk to about 16%. the study published in the journal Mayo Clinic Columbia University in New York, more likely to have a stroke. About 800,000 Americans have Proceedings. was not involved with the new The researchers write that strokes every year, according to study. about a fifth of the strokes the CDC. Blood pressure is measured reported in the studies were Dr. Robert Brown, a stroke Meditation improves mood, using two numbers. The first, attributable to prehypertension. specialist at the Mayo Clinic in sleep in teenagers with cancer known as the systolic or top Huang and colleagues then Rochester, Minnesota, said the number, is a measure of the pres- compared people with low-range study is not definitive but stroke aily meditation can help improve mood and sure in the arteries when the heart prehypertension, which they neurologists continue to be con- Dsleep in teenagers suffering or recuperating beats. The second, known as the defined as a blood pressure read- cerned about prehypertension. from cancer, a promising research shows. diastolic or bottom number, is the ing between 120/80 mm Hg and “In the world of stroke and cer- Mindfulness-based meditation could lessen pressure in the arteries between ebrovascular disease we continue some symptoms associated with cancer in heartbeats. to have the concern that even if teenagers, according to the results of a clini- Normal blood pressure is a your blood pressure is not 140/90 cal trial intervention led by researchers at systolic reading of less than 120 - if it is at a level that’s somewhat University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) close to that - you might be at a Sainte-Justine children’s hospital. and a diastolic reading of less heightened risk for stroke,” he The process focuses on the present moment than 80 mm Hg, according to the said. and the connection between the mind and American Heart Association. Brown was not involved with body. Adolescents living with cancer face not High blood pressure, or hyper- Compared to the new study. only the physical symptoms of their condition tension, is defined as a read- people who had “What we have not been able but also the anxiety and uncertainty related to ing of 140/90 mm Hg or above. to define as of yet is whether the progression of the disease and the antici- Hypertension — along with high normal blood treatment (with blood pressure pation of physical and emotional pain related cholesterol, heart disease and medicine) of patients with prehy- to illness and treatment. diabetes — is a known risk fac- pressure, those pertension will reduce their risk The researchers asked 13 adolescents with tor for stroke, according to the who had elevated of having stroke or other vascular cancer to complete questionnaires covering Centers for Disease Control and events over time,” he added. mood (positive and negative emotions, anxi- Prevention (CDC). — but not high — Instead, the study’s authors ety and depression), sleep and quality of life. Blood pressure readings between blood pressure write that doctors should recom- The group was divided in two. The first the normal and high marks are mend lifestyle changes to their group of eight adolescents were offered eight considered prehypertension. were 66 percent patients with prehypertension. mindfulness-based meditation sessions and Dr Yuli Huang from Southern more likely to Willey said those lifestyle modi- the remaining five adolescents in the control Medical University in Guangzhou, fications include diet changes and group were put on a wait-list. China, and colleagues write in the have a stroke. increased exercise. Agencies journal Neurology that a previous SOURCE: bit.ly/1fvu5jS Neurology, analysis found an increased risk of online March 12, 2014. Reuters 12 PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 TECHNOLOGY Microsoft poised to fight back as tablet generation shuns Office
By Gerry Shih and Bill Rigby iPad, which has now sold almost 200 million units. “Office is being disen- t may be one of Microsoft Corp’s franchised on the hottest growth plat- biggest squandered opportunities. forms,” Nomura analyst Rick Sherlund Tired of waiting for Office to be wrote in a note to clients. “Maybe it is Ioptimised for their mobile gadgets, time to focus on Office independent of a growing contingent of younger com- Windows.” panies is turning to cheaper, simpler Some analysts say it may be too late and touch-friendly apps that can per- for Microsoft to win back the iPad gen- form word processing and other tasks eration, even if it introduces a mobile- at Cypress Grove Chevre Inc, a cheese CEO Steve Ballmer has vowed to over- in the cloud. optimized Office suite in the next few maker based in Arcata, California, has ride divisions with his ‘One Microsoft’ Take Artivest Holdings Inc, a New months, as expected. most of his 35-member workforce using overhaul launched last summer, now in York-based financial services startup “Look at the applications that are web-friendly apps on iPads and Google Nadella’s hands. that sells alternative investment prod- on the rise to support mobile. It is Chromebooks. But divisions remain. Some in the ucts. The New York-based company not Microsoft OneNote or Word. “We use Google for email, Google Windows camp want to make sure uses an app called Quip, which com- It’s Dropbox, or Evernote,” said Ted Docs tied to that, Expensify for expense Office remains primarily a Windows bines word processing and messaging, Schadler, an analyst at tech research reports, Lucidchart for doing flow experience, which should help sales of to handle all but the most sensitive firm Forrester. “It’s really about being charts, and Smartsheet for organizing the Surface. Others in the Office camp, legal and financial files. everywhere. That’s an important, projects,” Ray said. however, want to reach customers on “There are no more Microsoft Word immediate decision that Satya’s going After more than two decades, as many platforms as possible. documents being circulated. If someone to have to drive.” Microsoft has in recent years eased “We will bring these apps to Windows emails me a Word document, I’ll tell some Office functions into the mobile devices and also other devices like the them to put it in Quip,” said Artivest New Apps On The Block arena, mostly accessibly via web iPad in ways that meet our customers’ Chief Investment Officer David Levine. Microsoft’s productivity tools remain browser. The company has yet to needs and in ways that make sense eco- “If I’m walking to and from home, or the industry standard, with more than release a touchscreen-optimised ver- nomically for Microsoft,” the company going to an appointment, I can review a billion users spending almost $25bn sion of the full Office suite including said in a recent statement. or edit on my iPad. Not being tied to my on them last fiscal year. But Office rev- Word, PowerPoint and Excel — not even desk, that’s a big pro,” he said. enues are driven primarily by corporate for the Windows 8 operating system. Clock Ticking The speed with which apps like Quip officers who buy for large workforces One reason for the delay appears According to research firm Ovum, 57 have been adopted is forcing Microsoft — and more than half of America’s to be internal politics. The powerful percent of all employees use a personal to intensify its efforts to bring the pow- employees use a mobile device daily to Windows group and the younger but smartphone or tablet to access corpo- erful but ageing Office software suite to supplement their work. more profitable Office group have a rate data, while 70 percent of tablet tablets and smartphones, according to The rapid rise of apps such as Quip, patchy history of collaboration. owners use their personal tablets at people close to the company. Haiku Deck, Prezi, Paper, Smartsheet, When then-Windows boss Steven work at some point. Microsoft already has a full iPhone Good and Evernote, not to mention Sinofsky unveiled the touch-friendly Companies are increasingly allowing and iPad version of Office ready for Google Apps, is nibbling away at the Windows 8 and the Surface tablet employees to work on their personal release, the sources said. The only Office franchise. That is particularly in late 2012, many industry insiders devices — a trend the IT industry has question is when Chief Executive Satya true among mid-sized and smaller com- remarked on the absence of a tailor- dubbed “bring your own device” or Nadella, who took over in February, will panies, which tend to be more frugal made Office suite, which was shep- BYOD. pull the trigger. and less dependent on legacy Office herded by Kurt DelBene at the time. That is the true danger for Microsoft, Nadella wants to widen Office’s cus- documents or spreadsheets. Both Sinofsky and DelBene left their said Adam Tratt, a former Office tomer base but has to balance that with Ian Ray, a network administrator jobs within months. Former Microsoft executive who is now chief executive the flagship Windows franchise, which of Seattle-based Haiku Deck, an iPad- benefits greatly from tight integra- based presentation app. tion with Office, especially on desktop Microsoft would have bought WhatsApp too: Gates “Microsoft rose to dominance in an computers. icrosoft’s founder, Bill Gates, says that Facebook and Google weren’t the age when the CIO (chief information “We have some pretty exciting only companies interested in acquiring WhatsApp: Microsoft was also officer) really held the keys to IT deci- plans,” said John Case, the top Office “willing” to buy the messaging app. Facebook bought the five-year-old sion making,” said Tratt. “Over the past marketing executive, without giv- MWhatsApp cross-platform text message replacement app, which sends five years, BYOD has really eroded the ing any details. “Certainly, interest in messages via phones’ data connections rather than SMS, for $19bn in February. level of control that many CIOs have.” Office on the iPad is extreme. When WhatsApp is Facebook’s biggest acquisition and showed the importance of the drive Although they are not as fully fleshed they (customers) want to do real work, to mobile from the desktop for the social network. WhatsApp rebuffed a $1bn offer out as Office, younger challengers have they are going to want to use Office.” from Google in April last year prior to the social network’s bid. Facebook’s founder been built from the ground up in an Investors for years have urged Mark Zuckerberg said that WhatsApp was on track to connect 1 billion people which is era defined by mobile devices and cloud Microsoft to adapt Office, its most what made it valuable. “Microsoft would have been willing to buy it, too. I don’t know computing. profitable product, for mobile devices for $19bn, but the company’s extremely valuable,” Gates, 58, told Rolling Stone in a Text files in Quip, for instance, are from Apple Inc and Google Inc - rather wide-ranging interview covering technology, climate change and God. not formatted in virtual 8.5- by 11-inch than shackling it to Windows as PC “I think [Zuckerberg’s] aggressiveness is wise – although the price is higher than I pieces of paper — instead, they auto- sales decline. would have expected. It shows that user bases are extremely valuable,” said Gates. matically zoom to fit any tablet screen. Activist investment firm ValueAct Gates, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975, explained that the community and user base Revisions in a file can be made and Capital, whose president Mason is the most valuable aspect and that it might start with messaging, but the company can viewed, in real time, by collaborators Morfit sits on Microsoft’s board, has then expand the service to sharing photos, documents and games. WhatsApp founder without sending email attachments more recently voiced misgivings about and chief executive, Jan Koum, announced at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that back and forth. Office’s continued mobile absence, the company would be adding voice messaging in the second quarter of the year. Gates “We don’t have Word’s 30 years of sources familiar with the firm said. praised Zuckerberg’s drive, but described him as “more of a product manager”, insisting features built into it,” said Bret Taylor, According to one analyst estimate, that he was more of a coder starting with architecture where Zuckerberg “starts with Quip’s co-founder. “But we’re much Microsoft is giving up $2.5bn a year products, and Steve Jobs started with aesthetics.” The Guardian better at collaboration and much bet- in revenue by keeping Office off the ter at mobile.” Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 13
LEARN ARABIC Travelling by Sea Of ce Maktab Company Šarika The marine travel agency Šariktou ttasfeeri alba riyya The sea is wavy Alba rou ha'i The sea is calm Alba rou hadi' The sky is clear Alsama'pi a a Hoy en la Historia
I want a two-way ticket Oureedou ta kara ahab wa iyyab March 17, 1834 How many days will our journey last to Kam yawman sayadoomou safarouna German engineer Gottlieb France? ila Faransa? Daimler was born. He played a key role in the development of the Give me a second class ticket Aç inee ta kara mina dara ati al ania internal combustion engine and Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised founded his own company in 1890 1649: Oliver Cromwell abolished the monarchy in Britain 1845: The elastic band, made from Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman vulcanized rubber, was patented by Stephen Perry of London 1919: Nat “King” Cole, U.S. singer and entertainer, was born. Originally a jazz pianist, he gained huge popularity as a singer with the songs Mona Lisa, Unforgettable and When I Fall in Love 1969: Golda Meir was sworn in as Israel’s first woman Prime Minister 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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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 ANSWER solved like a normal Sudoku. CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 15
SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Frozen (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm TEL: 444933989 444517001 Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 09:00 Tennis Wta 08:00 News – 5.00 & 7.00pm Indian Wells, 09:00 Head to Head 1 The Final 10:30 Inside Story Bewakoofiyaan (2D/Hindi) – 9.00pm 11:00 Cycling Paris, 11:30 Letter From My Nice, Stage 8 Child Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 11.15pm 12:30 Formula 1, 12:30 Witness Australian 14:30 Inside Story Only God Forgives (2D/Thriller) – 3.00pm Grand Prix 15:00 The Secret 16:00 Ski Magazine of the Seven Recoil (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 16:30 Cycling Tirreno Sisters Adriatico 16:00 NEWSHOUR Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 7.00pm 18:30 Golfing World 17:00 News MALL 2 19:30 Futbol Mundial 17:30 Talk to Al 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.15pm 20:00 Rugby 6 Jazeera Nations Review 18:00 NEWSHOUR Patrick (2D/Horror) – 11.30pm 21:00 Italian League, 19:00 News Torino V Napoli 19:30 Counting the Recoil (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 23:00 Italian League, Cost Roma Vs 20:00 News Red Sky (2D/Action) – 4.30 & 11.00pm Udinese 20:30 Inside Story 01:00 Rugby 6 21:00 NEWSHOUR Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2D/Horror) Nations Review 22:00 News 3 02:00 Ski Magazine 22:30 The Stream – 7.00pm 23:00 Indian Hospital Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 15:30 Italian League, 11:10 Gold Divers: – 2.30 & 4.15pm Genoa Vs Under The Ice Juventus 12:00 Destroyed In Frozen (3D/Animation) – 6.00pm 18:00 Sports News Seconds 1 18:15 English Premier 13:40 How It's Made Bewakoofiyaan (2D/Hindi) – 8.00pm League Profile, 15:45 Auction Kings Arsenal 17:50 Border Security Nimirndhu Nil (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 18:30 Premier League 18:15 Border Security Football Today 19:55 Mythbusters Recoil (2D/Action) – 2.30pm 20:30 The Football 20:45 Dynamo: League Show Magician Only God Forgives (2D/Thriller) – 4.30pm 21:00 Monday Night Impossible Football 21:35 The Big Brain Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 22:00 UEFA Theory 2 Champions 22:25 Gold Rush LANDMARK 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.00pm League 23:15 Alaska Gold Magazine Diggers Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 11.00pm Patrick (2D/Horror) – 3.00pm
Recoil (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 13:00 Storage Wars 13:10 Thunder Races Texas 14:50 Bang Goes The Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 7.00pm 14:00 Heroes Of War: Theory 3 Poland 15:20 Food Factory Red Sky (2D/Action) – 9.15pm 15:00 Counting Cars 16:10 Building Future 16:00 Pawn Stars 18:45 Nyc: Inside Out Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2D/Horror) 17:00 Storage Wars 19:35 Space Voyages – 11.15pm Texas 21:20 Sci-Fi Saved 18:00 Shipping Wars My Life Mr. Peabody & Sherman (3D/Animation) 19:00 Duck Dynasty 22:10 Food Factory 21:00 Ancient Aliens 23:00 Joe Rogan – 2.00 & 3.45pm 22:00 Heroes Of War: Questions Poland Everything Bewakoofiyaan (2D/Hindi) – 5.30pm 1 Queen (2D/Hindi) – 7.45pm 10:30 Les Miserables- 13:30 Friday Night 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Nimirndhu Nil (2D/Tamil) – 10.30pm 13:00 Jessie 13:00 Better Off Ted PG15 Dinner Dori Se 14:10 Good Luck 13:30 Arrested 13:15 Flicka 3 13:55 Doctors 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Recoil (2D/Action) – 2.30pm Charlie Development 15:00 The Chateau 16:20 Doctor Who 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:35 Mako Mermaids 14:00 How I Met Your Meroux 17:10 Drop Zone 14:30 Jodha Akbar Only God Forgives (2D/Thriller) – 4.30pm 15:00 Dog With A Blog Mother 17:00 Beastly 19:30 My Family 15:00 Snack Attack 15:25 Liv And Maddie 15:30 The Daily Show 19:00 Cash 20:00 Stella 15:30 Sapne Suhane Non - Stop (2D/Action) – 6.30pm 15:50 Prank Stars With Jon Stewart 21:00 Flight 20:45 New Tricks ROYAL Ladakpan Ke 2 16:10 Austin & Ally 16:00 Colbert Report 23:15 Passion 22:00 Extras 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 300: Rise Of An Empire (3D/Action) – 9.00pm 16:35 A.N.T. Farm 16:30 The War At Home 01:00 Colombiana- 22:30 Omid Djalili Show 16:30 Qubool Hai 17:00 Jessie 17:00 Late Night With PG15 22:55 Stewart Lee's PLAZA 17:00 Doli Armaano Ki 18:10 Liv And Maddie Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 11.00pm Seth Meyers 03:00 Beastly Comedy Vehicle 17:30 Pavitra Rishta 18:30 Prank Stars 18:00 How I Met Your Red Sky (2D/Action) – 3.00 & 7.00pm 18:00 Bollywood 18:55 Good Luck Mother Business Charlie 19:00 2 Broke Girls Frozen (3D/Animation) – 5.00pm 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 19:40 Jessie 20:00 Whitney 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 20:05 Austin & Ally 20:30 The Goodwin 12:00 Longest Yard 13:00 Wreck-It Ralph Dori Se 20:30 Good Luck Games Force Of Execution (2D/Action) – 7.00pm 14:00 Mrs. Doubtfire 16:00 Cinderella 19:30 Jodha Akbar Charlie 21:00 The Daily Show 18:00 Naked Gun: 18:00 Shrek 2 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 21:15 Liv And Maddie With Jon Stewart 3 Cabin Fever: Patient Zero (2D/Horror) From The 20:00 Jingle All The Way 21:00 Qubool Hai 21:40 Shake It Up 21:30 The Colbert Files Of Police 22:00 Princess 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 22:50 Good Luck Report – 9.15pm Squad Sydney: The 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki Charlie 22:00 Saturday Night 20:00 The Impostors Legend Of The 22:30 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 23:10 Wizards Of Live Patrick (2D/Horror) – 11.15pm 22:00 Reno 911!: Blue Rabbit Dori Se Waverly Place 23:00 Out There Miami 23:30 Cinderella 16 PLUS | MONDAY 17 MARCH 2014 POTPOURRI
Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day Events in Qatar discussed by the Qatari community iD by Cirque Éloize When: April 2: 8pm; April 3: 8pm; April 4: in the media. 3.30pm, 8pm; April 5: 1.30pm, 6pm Where: The Theatre, Qatar National Convention Centre What: A mix of circus arts and urban dance by Cirque Éloize, an affiliated • Many people have lauded the work of opening Hamad International Airport, company of Cirque du Soleil directed by the Ministry of Environment as they contradicting earlier reports that the Jeannot Painchaud. Tickets: QR95 - QR1,500, Available at have begun to notice changes in open airport will open in the second quarter Virgin Megastores (Villagio and Landmark) Fatma Al Remaihi, areas, where there is more greenery of the year. or online at www.virginmegastore.me Director, Ajyal Youth Film and fewer instances of waste dumped • Many people have urged the Festival in the desert. authorities to finish new labour camps Behind the Veil s Festival Director and Head • Some people have praised the speedily, as in the absence of any When: March 9 - April 12; 10am-10pm of Programmes at the Doha Cabinet’s initiative to issue a new law other accommodation labourers are Where: Katara Building Number 12 AFilm Institute, Al Remaihi on electronic crimes, and said this will living among families in many areas, What: A tribute to the grande dame of directs the strategic and opera- protect people’s rights and privacy, causing them suffering. photography, Eve Arnold, and celebrates her legendary career that spanned nearly tional aspects of the Festival. She as many people are misusing social • Many parents have complained about was Cultural Advisor for the first half a century as a photojournalist social media to insult others. additional frees being demanded commentator and documentor. She is known edition of the Doha Tribeca Film • There is talk in the social media about by some private schools that teach for her portraits of Hollywood heavy weights Festival in 2009 and joined the new wedding halls on Al Raffaa road foreign curricula. They say these such as Joan Crawford and Marilyn Monroe. Doha Film Institute at its inception. being completed in July. These halls schools are asking for fees for tests. Free Entry Al Remaihi graduated from Qatar will be available to citizens free after • There is discussion in the social University with a degree in English their official opening. media about the new law for vendors. Halal Hal Qatar Festival
Literature, and began her career • There is discussion in the social According to the law, vendors can When: Mar 22-31; 10am-10pm Where: Katara’s Southern Area at the Supreme Council for Family media about the statement by the work only in licensed outlets, where Affairs. She has managed various What: This carnival will present three Minister of Transportation, in which he details of their activities need to be main activities: Al-Mazaiyn: A show of projects for the Emiri Diwan and in said that no date had been fixed for clearly displayed. beauty for goats and sheep, there will be Like 2009, produced the short film prize for the first 5. Al-Mazad (public sale): Father, Like Son. Selling groups of livestock through auction. Al-Izab: Group of barns, each contain different kind of livestock, the visitor will be able to know it and see it closely. Free Entry IN FOCUS by Prince Radiant When: Until Mar 29 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: The Museum of Islamic Arts in partnership with East Wing, presents a photographic exhibition featuring artwork by German artist Antje Hanebeck. Free Entry
Massimo Banzi: Crossing Boundaries When: Mar 26 Where: VCUQatar Atrium What: Massimo Banzi is the co-founder of the Arduino project. He is an interaction designer, educator and open source hardware advocate. He has worked as a consultant for clients such as: Prada, Artemide, Persol, Whirlpool, V&A Museum and Adidas. Free Entry
Kings and Pawns When: March 19 - June 21 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts What: This exhibition uncovers the history of board games in the Islamic world, from India to Spain between 7th and 20th century. King and Pawns features game-boards, Persian and Arabic chess manuals, paintings and illustrated manuscripts. Free Entry A view of the Torch Hotel from Aspire Park. Send your photos to [email protected]. If you want your events featured here, Mention where the photo was taken. mail details to [email protected]
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