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Luxury river cruise opens up Myanmar
By Att Sikkema
fter closing its doors to the West for half a century, Myanmar has reopened, inviting all to come and discover its treasures, ancient Apalaces of kings long gone, legends and mys- teries told in stone. And the world is expected to come. These are the early days, perhaps the best, and with ill-equipped roads and railways, there is no better way to explore than by river. Public ferries crisscross through glistening green paddies; old teak fishing boats can be rented by the day. And now, there is the luxury riverboat cruise. In late July, the Orcaella made its maiden voyage on a 1,600km (994 mile) journey deep into Myanmar’s inte- rior, almost to the border of India. It is operated by the Orient Express, the group that runs luxury hotels, trains and boats globally. It’s not a handsome ship from the outside. As the cruise’s first 30 travellers board in Mandalay, it seems squat and square and a bit worn out. But once we step over the gangplank and enter the roomy lounge, our impression changes completely. Totally remodelled from the hull up and gracefully furnished, it is a space where all of us immediately felt relaxed. PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 3
Over the next 12 days we will tour The first village of a decent size we think she’ll forget me, wondering, The bejewelled beast appears with sights rarely seen by foreign tourists: come across is Monywa, where the most probably, why a woman of 86 its leader and begins a dainty dance villages left back in time, gilded pago- people appear as fascinated by us as years would travel so far to see her. that soon becomes more boisterous. das filled with Buddhist statues, thou- we are by them. As we walk down Her rugged village is full of welcom- We are amazed when it stands up sands of them long neglected. their dusty roads, we must look like ing smiles, along with disdainful looks on his front legs, then on his back. It My cabin is spacious, with hard- clumsy giants. Their own bodies look from yellow dogs and water buffalo crosses a plank stretched between two wood floors, fresh flowers and a walk- so delicate, women walking gracefully when we expected them to move. barrels and takes a bow under enthu- in closet. Best of all are the glass even when carrying baskets of bricks Here we turn around. It took eight siastic applause, encouraged by the sliding doors facing the wide river, on their heads. days to get here, but we will return in free flowing champagne. We politely where one can lie in bed and watch The small, beautiful children stare less than half the time, heading with overlook the two pairs of nicely pol- the world glide by. in wonder. A teenage traveler snaps the current toward our home harbour ished shoes that poke out from under We travel first for six hours along pictures of a little girl from the village and the temples of Bagan, the first the beast’s feet. the mighty Irrawaddy River, more and her 4-year-old older brother, then kingdom of Myanmar, also known as As the show wraps up, I stand than 400 meters (yards) wide. The gives the boy a turn at the camera. Burma. up to get a better look at the lovely shores are almost level with the land, Every day, we stop to visit one or On our final night on the ship, ele- young singer among the musicians. the brush low with a few large trees. more of the many pagodas, old and phant dancers — men in a full-sized Her mother, seeing my delight, smiles Every hut or fishing boat we pass new. We have seen golden Buddhas pachyderm costume — are brought in and beckons me to sit with her. generates loud greetings. Groups of towering over us, and a traditional from a nearby village. Orient Express: http://www.orient- children wave and call. Water taxis ceremony for young, freshly shaven express.com/web/rtm/orcaella.jsp carry passengers from one river- monks. Myanmar Tourism Board: http://www. side village to the next, and huge, After a few days, we reach Sittaung, myanmar-tourism.com/ AP heavy boats laden with teak head a few kilometres (miles) from the downstream. Indian border. When we reach the confluence It has 35 very solid, large teak with the Chindwin River, we meet our houses, all without doors and elevated first obstacle. The captain slows our on stilts. Green rice paddies are on 25-cabin ship to a near-standstill and either side. The river is only a few It has 35 very solid, large struggles to navigate around a small meters away and floods a frequent whirlpool. The shifting sandbanks occurrence. teak houses, all without make it difficult to read the riverbed. An old, frail woman stood by the doors and elevated on stilts. Eventually we pass, continuing gate, leaning with both hands on her north on the Chindwin along the cane, her eyes fixed upon us. She was Green rice paddies are on melted waters of the Himalayas. We prepared for our arrival, dressed in either side. The river is only a slice through sandstone cliffs and her finest blouse and longyi, a tradi- patches of forest, but this is rare. For tional wrap-around sarong tied firmly few metres away and floods long stretches, sometimes days at a in a knot at the waist. a frequent occurrence. time, the view is more monotonous I will not forget her, and our con- than I would have imagined. versation in friendly gestures. I don’t 4 PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 CAMPUS
IIS students mark International Ozone Day
deal Indian School observed International Ozone Day recently. IVarious activities were organised by Ideal Eco Club to create awareness among the students about the deple- tion of the ozone layer. Students in the Girls’ and Boys’ sections marched in an Ozone Protection Rally in the school premises to mark the day. The proces- sion was flagged off by the principal, Syed Shoukath Ali. Students raised slogans and carried placards depicting the threat posed to the ozone layer by chemicals. Speaking on the occasion, Shoukath Ali urged the students to be more responsible on environmental issues which affect humanity. A poster designing contest on the topic “Save Ozone” was conducted on the occasion. Among the boys, a team comprising Fawas Suhail, Abdul Moiz and Fahed Rehman bagged the first prize, and a team comprising Zabia, Rifash, Aila, Amina, Amtul Riza, Khairya and Nikita stood first among progress only through sustainable Saima, Aqasa, Sana and Sanchia stood The programme was coordinated girls. development?” and “Is human need first and a team comprising Juma, by Riyaz, head of the school’s Science The senior students participated in a cause for extinction of wildlife?”. A Akash, Surya, Bilal, Umair and Lindsay Department. a debate on the topics “Can we achieve team comprising Sara Khan, Nilfath, was declared the runner-up. The Peninsula
INDIAN SCHOOLS CELEBRATE ONAM
Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS), Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS) and MES Indian School marked Onam, the harvest festival of the southern Indian state of Kerala, with traditional dances and other cultural programmes. SIS organised a traditional ‘onasadya’ (feast) that included more than 15 dishes and was served on banana leaves. At DMIS, students of grades III, IV and V had a special assembly to mark the occasion. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 5
Hundreds attend Care & Aware medical camp
ewellery retailer Malabar Gold & Diamonds organised a free medi- Jcal camp — Care & Aware — in association with Aster Medical Centre, Wellcare Group and Qatar KMCC on Friday, from 6.30am to 11am, at National Nursery School, Al Khor. This is the second edition of the Care & Aware free medical camp. Over 1,000 people, mainly from India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Nepal benefitted from free consulta- tion provided by expert doctors, includ- ing general physicians, dermatologists, dentists, orthopaedists and ophthal- mologists. Medicines were distributed free of cost to the needy at the camp. Free transport, breakfast and refresh- ments were provided to the patients. Khalaf Omar Al Humaidi, Head of Tariff and Origin, General Directorate Malabar Gold & Diamonds, Aster Medical of Customs, inaugurated the seminar Centre, Wellcare Group and Qatar KMCC session. officials with guests at the medical camp. The Peninsula
The Michelin Primacy 3 launch and a dealer meeting was held at Holiday Villa on Thursday. Yann Lassade, operations head, NBK group, Deepak PS, division man- ager, Masoodu Khan, senior sales supervisor, and Amit Arjundas, fleet sales manager, were present on the occasion.
Enertech Qatar was recently licensed by the Engineering New PR and marketing Construction Industry Training manager at NAS Group Board (ECITB) to deliver the ECITB amah Akl International Health and Safety has joined Passport scheme (Foundation, SNasir Bin Advanced and Supervisor courses) Abdullah & in Qatar. The Board is a non-depart- Sons Group as mental public body regulated by the PR & Marketing British government. It was estab- Manager. She lished in 1991 through an Act of holds a master’s Parliament. It develops national degree in busi- occupational standards, qualifi- ness adminis- cations and training programmes tration and has at all levels and in all disciplines more than 14 for the engineering construction years of experi- industry that are delivered through ence in devel- a network of approved and accred- oping multinational companies such as ited training organisations and GlaxoSmithKline, Starwood, Movenpick, and approved centres. Sonesta hotels. The Peninsula 6 PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 MARKETPLACE IBQ picks first winner of ‘thanq’ loyalty programme
nternational Bank of Qatar (ibq) has announced the winner of the first monthly prize draw of its Inew rewards programme, “thanq.” Joan Christine Lao Sy was the lucky winner, walking away with 100,000 “thanq” reward points to redeem with over 800 airlines, 160,000 hotels, and car rental services worldwide without restrictions or blackout dates. The “thanq” rewards programme, launched last July, offers customers the chance to earn reward points by using their ibq credit card, maintaining a monthly current account balance, referring a friend to the bank and taking out loans and using other ibq products and services. Every month, ibq customers who have used their credit or debit card are auto- matically entered into a draw with the chance to win 100,000 “thanq” reward points. Andrew Ball, Head of Retail Banking at ibq, said: “Our new rewards programme is totally transpar- ent, with relevant travel benefits and with simplicity and flexibility at its core, making it the most attrac- tive rewards scheme in Qatar. The “thanq” rewards programme is our way of thanking and letting our customers know they are deeply appreciated.” first winner of the “thanq” rewards programme and a matter of fact I may use the points to send a friend Joan Christine Lao Sy said: “I am thrilled to be the love the fact that I can share points with my family. As to San Francisco for their birthday”. The Peninsula
Toyota Eid Al Adha campaign kicks off
bdullah Abdulghani & Qatar National bank is offer- some of which are open seven Bros Co (AAB), deal- ing finance starting at 1.99 per- days a week.” ers in Toyota vehicles, cent (flat) interest. The bank’s AAB showrooms, located on Ahave launched their executives are available in the Airport Road and at the City Eid al Adha exclusive offer. showroom, making it more con- Center mall, are open seven “This is an opportunity for cus- venient for customers. days a week, making it more tomers who couldn’t avail of the “Toyota has a large line-up convenient for customers to Ramadan campaign’s benefits to of vehicles which includes the visit them at their convenience. purchase their favourite models Corolla, Camry, Avalon, RAV4, This offer is valid till October during this Eid Al Adha offer,” Prado and Land Cruiser. Toyota 14, 2013 and is also available a company press release said. vehicles are supported well by through Toyota dealers Al To assist customers, AAB AAB’s after-sales facilities, Tariq Automobiles Trading Co has tied up with Qatar National which include a network of and Al Tadamon Motors & Bank for offering attractive seven service centres set up in Trading Co. finance terms. various parts of the country, The Peninsula
As part of Trust Exchange’s 111-day-long promotion, the third raffle draw was held at the Grand Hamad branch on September 15. Officials from the Ministry of Business and Trade, Intertec Group and Trust Exchange were present on the occasion. Twenty-five lucky winners were picked. One winner will get a cash prize of QR10,000 and 24 others will get Samsung mobile phones and tablets. As part of the promotion, Trust Exchange is giving away QR15.7m worth of gifts to its customers. FITNESS/HEALTH PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 7
Delayed vaccines tied to whooping cough risk Promote By Andrew M Seaman sunscreen hildren who are not vaccinated according to the schedule recommended by health Cofficials are at an increased risk of catch- use in fight ing whooping cough, according to a new study. Researchers found kids who fell significantly behind on their diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis (DTaP) shots were between 19 and 28 against skin times more likely to be diagnosed with whooping cough, also known as pertussis, than children who were vaccinated on time. cancer: “What we found - not surprisingly - was that kids who were not vaccinated on time were at a greater risk of pertussis, compared to those Study who were vaccinated on time,” Jason Glanz, the study’s lead author from the Kaiser Permanente Colorado Institute for Health Research in Denver, said. Studies have shown pertussis cases have been on the rise across the US. Researchers suspect that’s due to the use of a new type of pertussis vaccine - which has fewer side effects, but is less effective over the long run - and to more children missing or delaying By Kathryn Doyle survey responses, sunscreen came not value counselling or patient vaccination. up at less than 13 million of those education as much as it does Although parents sometimes believe delaying octors rarely talk to visits, which is 0.07 percent. procedures, testing, medications, their children’s vaccines and following alterna- patients about using When visits specifically con- etcetera,” Lin said. tive schedules is safer, Glanz said there is no sunscreen, even cerned skin disease, doctors still Even for patients who already evidence that they are “any safer in terms of when patients have a mentioned sunscreen less than know about sunscreen, discussing adverse events than what’s typical.” history of skin can- one percent of the time, according it can help, Davis said. For the new study, he and his colleagues com- Dcer, according to surveys of US to the results published in JAMA As with smoking and unhealthy pared the vaccination records of 72 children who physicians over two decades. Dermatology. eating, most people are aware of were diagnosed with pertussis in one of eight Despite professional guidelines Dermatologists talked about the risks, but bringing it up during healthcare systems between 2004 and 2010 and encouraging doctors to educate sunscreen more than any other an office visit shows the patient 288 similar kids who didn’t get the disease. All their patients about sun pro- speciality, at 1.6 percent of all that the doctor is concerned and of the children were between the ages of three tection, in more than 18 billion visits and 11.2 percent of visits wants to help change the behav- and 36 months. patient visits from 1989 to 2010, involving a patient with current iour, he said. The Centers for Disease Control and sunscreen was mentioned less or past skin cancer. The American Academy of Prevention recommends children receive doses of than one percent of the time. “I don’t think the results are Pediatrics recommends bring- the DTaP vaccine at two, four and six months of Even dermatologists managed surprising, at least not for some- ing up sun protection at annual age, another dose between 15 and 18 months and to mention sunscreen in less than one who is familiar with what checkups, Davis said. a booster shot when they’re four to six years old. two percent of visits, researchers research has said about skin can- “The fact that it was recom- The researchers found that about 47 percent found. “The rate of discussing cer counselling practices,” said Dr mended least frequently to chil- of children diagnosed with pertussis were not sunscreen at visits, especially for Jennifer S Lin, who studies evi- dren is very concerning, since vaccinated according to that recommended high-risk patients with cancer or dence-based healthcare decision children tend to get the most sun schedule, versus about 22 percent of kids in the pre-cancerous lesions, was lower making at The Center for Health exposure, and may develop lifelong comparison group. than we would have expected,” Research of Kaiser Permanente habits of poor sun protection,” “Just over a third of the cases could have been said one of the study’s authors, Northwest in Portland, Oregon. Davis said. “This may be where prevented had they been vaccinated on time,” Scott Davis, of the dermatol- “It is certainly disappoint- physicians have the greatest Glanz said. ogy department at Wake Forest ing,” said Lin, who has con- opportunity to fight the ongoing, His team also found that the longer parents School of Medicine in Winston- ducted reviews to support the US growing epidemic of skin cancer.” delayed getting their children vaccinated, the Salem, North Carolina. Preventive Services Task Force for Skin cancer continues to be the higher the kids’ risks of catching pertussis The survey data may not cap- the past seven years, but is not most common form of cancer in climbed. ture all mentions of sunscreen herself part of the USPSTF. the US, diagnosed in more than Those who were three doses behind, for example, with complete accuracy, but that In the study, Davis and his 60,000 people yearly, according to were 19 times more likely to get whooping cough than does not change the conclusion coauthors found that doctors the Centers for Disease Control kids who were caught up on their shots, and those that frequency is much too low, mentioned sunscreen most often and Prevention. who were four doses behind had 28 times the risk. Davis said. to white patients, and to those in Patients may need to take the “I think the nice thing about this study is that it Failing to mention sunscreen their 80s, but least often during initiative and bring up sun protec- quantifies the risk,” Dr Mary Healy, director of vacci- often enough is contributing to visits by children. tion themselves if they have ques- nology and maternal immunization for the Center for excessive unprotected sun expo- Evidence supports UV and sun tions, he said. Vaccine Awareness and Research at Texas Children’s sure, especially for children, that protection counselling to prevent “Physicians are pressed for Hospital in Houston, said. will lead to skin cancer later in skin cancer, especially for kids and time and feel they cannot take the “Pertussis is a particularly serious disease. The life, he said. teens, so extremely low counsel- extra time needed for discussion of difficulty with pertussis is that it’s very often under- Davis and his coauthors exam- ling for those groups is “incredibly preventive care topics,” Davis said. appreciated how serious it can be,” Healy, who was ined data from an ongoing annual problematic,” Lin said. “But the main thing may be not involved with the study, said. government survey that asks But she cautions that sunscreen that physicians just aren’t think- Healy said it’s also important for adults includ- randomly selected doctors repre- is only one part, and not the most ing of it. This research may make ing pregnant women in their third trimester to get sentative of their areas to record important part, of UV protection, health care providers more aware booster shots of the vaccine to protect young children their patient interactions in detail which includes avoiding midday of the need to encourage common- and those with weakened immune systems. for one week. sun, wearing appropriate clothing sense sun protection, especially for SOURCE: bit.ly/14Pft6k JAMA Pediatrics, online Over the two decades of the sur- and avoiding tanning beds. younger patients,” he said. September 9, 2013. vey, there were about 18.3 billion “My belief as a primary care SOURCE: bit.ly/159fllF JAMA Reuters patient visits to outpatient physi- doctor, not based on my research, Dermatology, online September 4, cian offices, and based on doctors’ is that our health system does 2013. Reuters 8 PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 9
BOLLYWOOD NEWS By Dan Zak memorisation contest, feisty 10-year- video store (Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan work as a filmmaker, though it was 34 percent, The Washington Post old Wadjda hopes to buy a bicycle for movies on VHS, Evil Dead once). After having the opportunity as an audience still necessary for Al Mansour to reported last year. he misses being in the van, she herself, even though bicycles are off studying literature and widening her to be able to peer in, and to be able to direct public scenes from inside a “You have these events that are Gujarati film The Good Road says, then clarifies herself. It’s limits to girls. worldview at the American University it’shave like someone someone like opening Haifaa theirguide home. you — van. She recognises the cognitive happening that are incrementally not that she misses being in the The first Saudi feature film is directed in Cairo, Al Mansour returned to Saudi That’s the best you can ask for.” dissonance. normalizing a role for women in India’s entry for Oscar Svan. She misses her mindset by a woman and features a female char- Arabia and became an English teacher After Al Mansour won the develop- “Reem Abdullah is a very famous society, and Haifaa’s film is another when she was in the van. acter who subverts the religious patri- at an oil company, where she bumped ment money came the hard part: find- TV star,” Al Mansour says, refer- step in that direction,” Coleman says. ebut feature film- The van was a Hyundai. From archy for her own betterment — is it up against a glass ceiling. ing someone to produce it. Al Mansour ring to the actor who plays Wadjda’s Coleman sees some parallels to maker Gyan inside it, through a two-way radio, one small step for a woman, one giant “I tried to get promoted and never emailed every arts funding organiza- mother. “Reem, for example, can go the Iranian film scene, where female Correa’s Gujarati she directed what is being called the leap for womankind? got promoted,” she says. “I’d go to meet- tion in the Middle East, she says, and to the supermarket and buy the filmmakers have had recent success. Dfilm The Good first feature film shot entirely in Saudi Maybe to outside observers. Al ings, and I felt so invisible. I just wanted every production company in Europe. most popular magazine with her “It’s helped Westerners and outsiders Road has been chosen to Arabia. If she had stepped out of the Mansour, 39, will lay claim only to to have something like therapy, and I She quietly relishes meeting those pro- face on it, and she’s posing in a very understand the nuances and com- represent India in the best van into the streets of Riyadh, if she small steps, and her film career has love film, so I started making a short.” ducers who ignored her entreaties at Western way, but she’s wearing an plexities of the issues in Iran. But, if foreign film category at had given direction like a director does, proceeded that way until now, as the She didn’t know how to make a movie film festivals where Wadjda has won abaya because she’s not allowed on anything, things have gotten worse the Academy Awards. It is blocking her actors’ movements out in film rolls out in the United States over but found that the camera gave her a hearts over the past year and a half: the street without one.” for women in Iran in recent years.” said to be the first Gujarati the open, men following her orders — the next two months. In the year since sense of voice and control, so she took Tribeca this past spring, Cannes the The making and release of Wadjda Al Mansour, hoping to be “back in film to have made it. “It “people would’ve stopped the shooting, the film premiered at the Venice Film larger steps. She moved to Australia spring before that, Telluride and Venice aligns with other recent firsts for the van” soon, is working on another was a unanimous decision because they don’t like it,” Haifaa Al Festival, she has been labelled both and in 2009 completed a master’s last year. women in Saudi Arabia, says Isobel feature screenplay with Razor Film to select The Good Road, Mansour says. “In Saudi, it’s not against pioneer and pariah, though she insists degree in directing and film studies “They introduce themselves to me Coleman, senior fellow at the Council and developing an American TV which is a movie pro- the law, because there’s no law, but it’s that all she has done is film a slice of at the University of Sydney. A draft and I’m like, ‘Yeah, remember I sent you on Foreign Relations and author of series with producers from Mad duced by the National Film against the social conduct. People don’t everyday Saudi life. of Wadjda was part of her thesis, and an e-mail?’ “ she says, laughing. “And Paradise Beneath Her Feet: How Men. She’s excited for the Wadjda Development Corporation do that.” “Saudis have a great sense of she pitched the screenplay to an Abu they’re like, ‘I can’t imagine! Did you?’ “ Women Are Transforming the premiere in Bahrain — where she (NFDC),” renowned film- “That” being directing a film in humour,” Al Mansour says. “A lot of Dhabi film conference by saying it was The project was finally backed by Middle East. The swearing-in of lives with her American diplomat maker Goutam Ghose, who public in the conservative kingdom, people don’t know that, but they’re very Juno meets The Kite Runner, though Berlin-based Razor Film, which also 30 women to Saudi’s Shura Council husband and two young children — headed the selection com- if you’re a woman. And yet here is Al sarcastic, very political, and I like that. the best description might be “a young produced the animated Israeli docu- earlier this year, the Olympic debut and for Saudi Arabians to eventually mittee appointed by the Film Mansour in a hotel suite in the District I like reading tweets about people who girl flouts convention to the amusement mentary Waltz With Bashir and the of female Saudi athletes in London see it on DVD, since there are no Federation of India (FFI), of Columbia’s West End, a silver tray hate me. They come up with the most or horror of her friends and elders.” A Palestinian feature Paradise Now, and last summer, the Women2Drive movie theatres in the country. said. of noontime tea in front of her, across — I don’t want to tell you, but they’re jury awarded her $100,000 in develop- partially funded by Rotana Studios campaign that began on Saudi “I hope a father buys it for his The story of three indi- from an easel holding a poster pocked clever and make me laugh.” ment money. and its billionaire owner, Saudi Prince streets in 2011 — all are markers daughter, or something like that,” Al viduals on a highway, The with praise for her film Wadjda (pro- She grew up the eighth of 12 children Saudi Arabia is “a very conservative Walid bin Talal. The Saudi Ministry of of change and also, paradoxically, Mansour says. “Or if a man watches Good Road, widely shot in nounced “WA-je-da”). The van was in a town between Riyadh and the Gulf. and mostly closed society,” says Camille Culture signed off on the shoot, and last reminders of the hurdles women it and, like my father did, gives more Kutch district in Gujarat, both a necessary capitulation to Saudi Her father, a poet, kept a voluminous Alick, who is the programme director week Saudi Arabia announced that it still face in conservative nations in space to his daughter, to his wife. had clinched the National codes and a way around them, and the library, a rare feature in a small-town for California nonprofit Muslims on had formally submitted Wadjda for the Middle East. Even as educational Because men control women’s lives Award for Best Feature Film film’s title character employs a simi- Saudi home. She remembers reading Screen and Television and who helped consideration in the foreign-language opportunities have increased, in Saudi. It takes a real man to be a (Gujarati) earlier this year. It lar strategy in Al Mansour’s story: By Agatha Christie and watching what- Al Mansour refine her pitch at the Oscar category. unemployment among Saudi women little relaxed and allow women to be.” features actors like Sonali Kulkarni and Ajay Gehi. competing for a cash prize in a Quran ever her father brought home from the Abu Dhabi conference. “So I think just Her country has permitted her to who want to join the workforce is WP-Bloomberg The movie left behind 21 other contenders, including strong films like The Lunchbox, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, English Vinglish, Vishwaroopam, Malayalam film Celluloid and Bengali film Shabdo”, he said. “The Lunchbox was a very strong contender. I loved the film,” said Ghose. A committee of 16 people was appointed to make the selection. Irrfan-starrer The Lunchbox, which released Friday, was said to be a frontrunner for the Oscar, but the movie couldn’t make it. So far in the history of Indian cinema, only three Bollywood films, includ- ing Mehboob Khan’s Mother India (1957), Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay (1988) and Ashutosh Gowariker’s Lagaan (2001), have made it to the nomination stage of the Oscar. Last year, Anurag Basu’s Barfi!, featuring Ranbir Kapoor, Priyanka Wadjda director Chopra and Ileana D’Cruz was sent as a contender. But it failed to make it to the top five. The Oscar ceremony will take place in March 2014. John Abraham plans film on motor cycling
ctor-producer John Abraham, a bike enthusiast, who is also buying a spot in the Moto 2 format of motorcycle road racing champion- Al Mansour Aship, says he is even planning a movie on “serious motor cycling”. “I would love to take my love forward by planning a film, I am scripting a film on serious motor cycling which is my next step,” the 40-year-old said at an event to showcase the Aprilia RSV4 bike. Commenting on the news surrounding his decision to buy a spot in Moto 2, he said: “The talks have reached a pretty advanced stage. I am interested in the Moto 2 format.” “It’s the Moto 2, Moto 3 and Moto GP. The Moto 2 is the 500 cc. That’s leads from where my interest lies, I don’t have too much money for the Moto GP team,” he added. However, he clarified that for now “we are looking for partners”. “It’s premature to say who my partner is because how it works is that you have a partner for chassis, engine and the sponsor,” he said. The Moto 2 is one of the classes of racing organised under the Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix. “For the Moto team, I think another 15 days. That will be a formal announcement, hopefully with a launch if it happens this time. If we don’t get a seat this time, because there are a number of people vying for the behind camera same spot, then it’ll be delayed,” John said. The actor-producer is currently basking in the success of his latest film Madras Cafe. He has also started shooting for Welcome Back. 106 PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 HISTORY
DAVID W. FERRIE Eastern Airlines pilot – There have been two official commissions into the assassination of President dismissed 1961 on John F. Kennedy. The Warren Commission (1963-64) concluded that Lee Harvey “morals” charge Oswald acted alone in killing JFK, while the House Select Committee on 1962-63: Works for Assassinations (1976-79) concluded that there was a high probability that two New Orleans lawyer G. Wray Gill, defending shooters fired at Kennedy and the assassination was very likely a conspiracy Louisiana Mafia boss Carlos Marcello David Ferrie CARLOS MARCELLO LEE HARVEY OSWALD 1955: Fifteen-year-old Fighting deportation Oct 18, 1939: Born in New Orleans, Oswald joins Louisiana case brought by youngest of three brothers. Oswald Civil Air Patrol. Cadets Attorney General learn rifle shooting Robert F. Kennedy. in squadron commanded HSCA establishes by David W. Ferrie Marcello associates have close ties to Jack Ruby CAREER IN MARINES Assigned to Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan. Works as 1956-59: radar operator supporting Enlists in U.S. secret CIA U2 surveillance Marine Corps flights over Soviet Union Sep 1959: Released from active duty Allegedly provides Oct 1959: U2 radar secrets Oswald to Soviets. defects to Oswald sent to city Soviet Union of Minsk to work in radio factory. Here he meets and marries Marina Prusakova May 1962: May 1960: U2 flown by Gary Powers U.S. renews is shot down over Soviet Union passport GEORGE DE MOHRENSCHILDT Jun 1962: Oswald, Marina, and baby daughter Jane are granted exit visas to return to United States. Jun: Russian-born Dallas socialite George Jackie Kennedy Oswald family de Mohrenschildt befriends family in returns President Kennedy Fort Worth and introduces them to local to United Russian community. De Mohrenschildt States debriefs Oswald on behalf of CIA personal friend, First Lady Mar 1963: Jacqueline Kennedy, agrees Oswald to become honorary chairman buys hand of his Cystic Fibrosis gun and Foundation rifle Apr 5, 1963: Marina Oswald Governor Connally gives De Mohrenschildt Apr: inscribed photograph of Oswald moves Feb 1963: Oswald Oswald posing with rifle. Five days later Nov 22, 12:30: back to becomes remote, Oswald attempts to shoot retired General Open-top motorcade enters New Orleans abusive and violent Edwin Walker. De Mohrenschildt passes Dealey Plaza, Dallas Aug: towards Marina as photograph to CIA Oswald fires three rifle Oswald marriage falls apart March 29, 1977: On same day that HSCA shots from sixth-floor starts Fair De Mohrenschildt issues subpoena, de Mohrenschildt window of Texas School Sep: Play for Cuba introduces family commits suicide with shotgun Committee Book Depository, killing Nov 19: Oswald to Ruth Paine (above). JACK RUBY President Kennedy and Route of Sep 26: attends party at Marina and daughter Dallas nightclub owner seriously wounding presidential Oswald move in with Paine Texas Governor motorcade travels to apartment Oct: Paine tells Oswald Nov 24,1963: John Connally published Mexico City of job vacancy at Texas Following arrest of School Book Depository Oswald, Ruby shoots him in stomach as he is led out of police CLAY SHAW headquarters. Oswald later dies Sep 26-Oct 3, Mexico: Director of International Oswald buys .38 calibre Oswald visits Cuban Trade Mart in New Special Smith & Wesson and Soviet Consulates Orleans. Links to CIA revolver from Seaport in unsuccessful attempts from 1948-1956 Traders, Inc. and to obtain visas Sep 1963: Party-goers Mannlicher Carcano However, Cuban include Clay Shaw and 6.5mm rifle with scope Consulate employee Perry Russo (inset). Sylvia Duran describes Russo claims Goods. Purchases, by man identifying himself that Shaw, mail order to Dallas as Oswald as short Ferrie and PO Box 2915, in name JIM GARRISON with sparse blond hair. Oswald of Alek James Hidell District Attorney of Surveillance photos discuss New Orleans confirm her description plans to assassinate 1967: Arrests and JFK charges Clay Shaw with conspiring to GUN CONTROL assassinate President Kennedy with help of buying murder weapons Oswald and Ferrie. by mail order David Ferrie commits leads to profound suicide before trial changes to U.S. wounding spectator. One bullet hits Kennedy in head, fatally wounding begins gun laws and him. All other wounds are caused by single bullet – exhibit CE-399 – Mar 1969: Shaw is eventually to Gun Exhibit ! " # $ ! $ acquitted Control Act 1968 CE-399 before shattering his wrist and and embedding itself in his thigh Sources: Warren Commission, HSCA, National Archives, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Clay Shaw Trial Transcripts Pictures: Walt Cisco, Dallas Morning News (main picture); Associated Press; Commission exhibits © GRAPHIC NEWS ROBOTS PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 11
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x-US Marine Ernest Langdon pulls a pin and throws a small Tiny recon robots herald black object onto the ground. EBut it doesn’t explode. Instead, the robot rights itself and new generation of drones swiftly scuttles away, feeding infrared video back to a small radio control screen. Unmanned drones have become an almost ubiquitous presence on the battlefield for US and other high-tech forces. But the market for remote control- led vehicles is evolving from the some- times multi-tonne craft that patrol the skies over Afghanistan or Yemen, car- rying out reconnaissance and targeted strikes, to tiny robots that police and even film companies can use. The top end of the market contin- ues to be dominated by US companies such as Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and General Atomics, for- merly a division of General Dynamics and creator of the Predator and Reaper drones. Other major defense firms such as BAE Systems are pushing forward with next-generation drones with stealth and other features. Smaller companies are increasingly redefining the industry, however. Drones on display at recently held DSEI defense fair at London’s Excel dangerous” - making it increasingly The company says it has sold more a small tethered flying quadrocopter exhibition center included undersea difficult to justify deploying human than 4000 of its 540g (1.2 lb) Throwbots able to fit in an infantryman’s pouch, robots that can act as mini subma- beings in certain situations. and slightly larger Recon Scouts. More allowing the operator to silently check rines or simply drive along the surface than half have been sold to the US mili- out higher floors, Langdon said. of the seabed to clear mines or conduct THE THROWBOT tary, the vast majority for immediate Nearby, Estonia’s Eli Airborne reconnaissance. use in Afghanistan, but police depart- Solutions is demonstrating its own Remote control “quadrocopters” US-based firm ReconRobotics say ments are also major buyers. Each unit smaller quadrocopter, already in serv- with four or more rotors can be their products, robots designed to help retails for around $16,000. ice with Estonia’s border guard and launched from backpacks. soldiers or police look inside a building In March last year, French counter- hoping for exports to Latin America Even conventional military vehicles before they storm it or under a vehicle terrorism commandos used two Recon and other emerging markets. are becoming increasingly robotised. to detect a bomb, are already saving Scout robots before they stormed a Until recently, Israeli firms - early The stand of US truck manufacturer lives. house in Toulouse where a gunman, starters in the sector and less encum- Oshkosh Corp showcases a picture of “It gives you eyes inside a room suspected of shooting three French bered by export regulations than their a convoy of military trucks it says are before you go there,” said Langdon, soldiers, three children and another US and European counterparts - had being entirely remote-controlled. a former Marine Corps sergeant and adult, was hiding. the edge in the smaller drone market. Critics of the use of drones controlled now director of US and international Operating almost silently inside the Now, industry insiders say, even that remotely argue that they make warfare military programmes for the company. house, the robots were able to locate is opening up. too clinical and easy, and too often end “Maybe that means you see there are 23-year-old Mohammed Merah in the Colena - a small British company up killing innocent people. Advocates children in a room so you don’t throw bathroom. He was shot and killed after based in a business park in South say the reality is that a drone removes a grenade. Maybe it means you find a 30-hour siege. Shields, north-east England - say the three “D”s - “difficult, dull and an IED (improvised explosive device).” ReconRobotics’ next product will be the main users of their five-rotored radio-controlled copter have been film companies. At 2,000 pounds a day, hiring one of their drones and an operator costs roughly the same as hiring a helicopter and crew for a single hour. They say their system has been used in filming for the BBC’s Top Gear programme as well as HBO’s Game of Thrones. They hope they too can crack the lucrative military market, using similar systems to offer views over battlefields and facial recognition software to scan crowds at public events. “At both ends of the industry, you’re seeing phenomenal growth,” said Douglas Barrie, air power analyst at London’s International Institute for Strategic Studies. “You see it at the end where you have small robots to be thrown through a window and you see it at the higher end where you have large, expensive drones with artificial intelligence designed to operate for hours or even days at a time.” Reuters 12 PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 TECHNOLOGY Apple working on fix for iOS 7 lockscreen bypass flaw
Embarrassing discovery can be exploited on the iPhone 4S messages, though not read email. be fixed by a security update. and 5 and gives access to personal “Apple takes user security very The vulnerability relies on the comes within hours of data including email, photos, Twitter, seriously,” an Apple spokesman said. hacker having physical access to Facebook and Flickr. It is exploited “We are aware of this issue, and will the phone and cannot be executed release of new software via the Control Center function, deliver a fix in a future software remotely. which is found by swiping up from update.” “It’s only a potential problem if and exploits Control the bottom of the screen. That offers Typically, Apple has taken at least your phone gets stolen,” said Cluley. Center feature to hack access to the phone user’s alarms, a two weeks to fix such flaws when they “It’s a bit of palaver to execute, and if calculator, and the camera, as well have been found. a hacker has access to your phone not into photos, texts and as frequently-used settings such as “This is yet another embarrassing even a secure four-digit PIN lock will Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Airplane mode. example of Apple’s lax approach to prevent them getting into the phone Facebook content. It appears not to work on the iOS security,” says Graham Cluley, an by hooking it up to a computer, as it iPhone 5S and 5C. independent security expert. only takes 10,000 combinations before By Samuel Gibbs From the alarms screen, a hacker “I can remember at least two or they can access the phone.” can use a combination of button three other recent occasions where He added: “I don’t think it’s disas- pple says it will fix an presses to access the multitasking Apple has been shown to be sloppy trous, but it’s certainly embarrassing embarrassing security flaw manager, bypassing the lock screen. when it comes to security in past yet again.” on its new iOS 7 software That offers access to some user data revisions of its mobile operating Until Apple releases a fix for the Awhich hackers showed can including photos, email, Twitter, system.” security issue, iPhone owners can bypass the lock screen and access Facebook and Flickr accounts: an Security flaws have been found pre- protect themselves by disabling access personal data. intruder can email or delete photos, viously in Apple’s iOS mobile operat- to ‘Control Center’ via the lockscreen The flaw, discovered within hours send tweets, read and make Facebook ing system on both the iPhone 4 in in the Settings app. of iOS 7 becoming publicly available, posts and messages, and send text 2010 and the iPad in 2011 that had to The Guardian
day) • phone reception (not dramatically, iPhone 5c: but enough to connect a call where the 5 just shrugged) • call voice quality (notably) • camera (marginally) Cheerful if • charging. This isn’t much talked about, but from the iPhone 5 onwards, Apple has concentrated on rapid charging. Compared even to top-end not cheap, Android phones, or Nokia’s Lumias or the BlackBerry Z10, the iPhone tops up noticeably faster: a half-hour charge built for can take you from, say, 20 percent charge to 60 percent.
SUMMARY the future The essence of the 5c is that it adds colour, a plastic covering on parts for the iPhone 5 which have been improved. It’s not competing on screen By Charles Arthur colourful answer to the question Apple Hook one up to an LTE network, and size with higher-end Android phones faced: how was it going to compete with the speeds can be remarkable: I got (which I think poses a problem, long- he nicest phone I’ve ever held increasingly cheap, and increasingly 23Mbit/s download and 10Mbps upload term), but there are still plenty of was a Nokia Lumia 800 - the large, Android phones which are tout- on EE’s network, and that was just a people who use smaller screens - hello, company’s first Windows ing for peoples’ business? random effort; I wasn’t seeking the disaffected older BlackBerry users, or Phone. About the size of the fastest possible speed. By contrast, on older Android phone users, or feature T ALL ONBOARD FOR 4G/LTE iPhone 4, it had round edges where 3G I managed around 6Mbps. Apple’s phone users. the iPhone’s were square, and square In the UK and US, it’s priced where other statement in the 5c is that LTE By effectively offering a “new” phone edges where the other’s were round. It “last year’s iPhone” used to be: that is, is an essential element of a phone you for less than the iPhone 5 last year, sat beautifully in the hand. Whatever you can pick it up for the same price buy today that could last two, three, Apple has lowered the price for a new the phrase is - hand-feel? - the Lumia as an iPhone 4S was until a few days four years. You’ll want the speed, even iPhone. It’s a canny move. In the US, 800, made of black polycarbonate (aka ago. Except this has LTE high-speed if you don’t yet know it. And the LTE it’s certain to increase its share of plastic) had it in spades. connectivity which works on every contracts will get cheaper, while offer- the smartphone installed base (which But the iPhone 5c comes a close UK network, and a larger screen than ing more data, in the lifetime of this already sits at 40 percent). Elsewhere? second. Its bright plastic (red, yellow, the 4S. In effect it is the iPhone 5’s phone. That depends. People may opt for the blue, white, or green) has what initially year-old internals (with better LTE, And the colours? The £25 price of a pricier 5s, given the comparatively feels like a soap-slippery texture. Yet battery life, software and camera, and case might be a step too far - though small price gap (only £80) between it’s thin enough, and the back edges really fast charging) in a bright, shiny, (whisper it) if you want to make your them. rounded enough, that it soon sits eas- scratch-resistant plastic casing that year-old iPhone 5 look up-to-date, the I wouldn’t necessarily set much store ily in the hand (to the extent that the says, loudly, “Yup, I got one of the new new 5c cases will fit snugly on it. A on the reports of low pre-orders for metal-edged iPhones - and all the other iPhones.” whole upgrade for just £25. Well, apart the 5c: its two-year-ago predecessor non-plastic Android phones, or those That the 5c aims to be a fashion from LTE, and all the other benefits. was the iPhone 4S, which didn’t launch with square edges - feel uncomfort- statement - and that Apple’s first until October, so there’s a hump of peo- able by contrast. (I’ve never objected adverts for its new phones tout the 5c, WHAT’S BETTER? ple who bought on a two-year contract to plastic phones; I don’t agree to not the pricier top-end 5s - indicates In terms of the actual hardware per- in 2011 who will become eligible for an the objections from some quarters to the company’s view of how the market formance, I found the following better upgrade in a couple of weeks. It’s a solid Samsung’s use of it in the Galaxy S is shifting. In effect, this is its “cheap” in the 5c than the 5: phone if you’re looking for an iPhone range, for example.) phone. Except Apple never really does • battery life (marginally; you can upgrade, or don’t want to splash out on Seamless and smooth, the 5c is a “cheap”, only “less expensive”. get a couple of hours’ more use in a the 5s. The Guardian COMICS & MORE PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 13
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Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised maternity ward 1972: Idi Amin ordered 8,000 resident Asians to leave Uganda within 48 hours 1997: Shoichi Yokoi, a Japanese Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman soldier who stayed in the jungles of Guam for 26 years after WW2, died 2003: The Ward Hunt Ice Shelf, the biggest in the Arctic, was reported to have broken up after 3,000 years 2008: China revealed that over 50,000 children had been affected by being given baby milk and infant formula adulterated with melamine 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 solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 15
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(2D/Action) – 2.30pm Repeat Shows Arena Of The Street Fighter LEGENDARY 10:00 – 11:00 AM The show tells the story of a celebrity artist that has ARTISTS reached unprecedented fame. Throughout the episode, the (2D/Action) – 4.30pm artists’ memorable performances/songs will be played to 12:00 Ernest Goes To 13:00 Eleanor's Secret put listeners in the mood. Jail 16:00 Dr. Seuss' The Battle Of The Year (3D/Musical) FASHION 12:00 – 1:00 PM A weekly show hosted and produced by Laura Finnerty. The 14:00 The Great Lorax 3 show brings together the latest fashion trends along with – 6.30pm exciting interviews with local and international designers. Outdoors 18:00 Tinker Bell & Secret 16:00 Mr. Destiny Of The Wings Aftershock (2D/Horror) – 8.30pm INNOVATIONS 7:00 – 8:00 PM A weekly show hosted and produced by Scott Boyes. The show talks about all the newest and exciting advancements 18:00 Sorority Wars 20:00 Over The Hedge Prisoners (2D/Crime) – 10.30pm in the world of science and technology. 20:00 Dazed And 22:00 The Three Confused Bears: Dreadful 22:00 Caddyshack Dangers 16 PLUS | SUNDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2013 POTPOURRI
Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN Events in Qatar issues of the day discussed by the Qatari community in the media.
• There is discussion on the death to the trees and green areas has of a child after falling in a manhole been disrupted, which is affecting Solo exhibition by Rhys at the fish market. them. Himsworth • There are demands for easing • People are asking about the When: Until October 27 procedures for female citizens future of Souq Najada, which Artist Talk on October 22; 7pm Where: Katara Art Center, Building 5, who have applied to get a house, remains closed one year after its Katara Cultural Village since most applicants have not evacuation. So far it has not been What: Rhys Himsworth is a British artist Minister of Communication and received any response despite used for any alternative project. based in Doha, and is a faculty member of Information Technology H E Dr having submitted the necessary • It has been proposed that Virginia Commonwealth University where he Hessa Sultan Al Jaber heads the Painting & Printmaking program. documents. multistorey parking lots be Entry: Free, open to all • There is discussion on the Ministry expanded in areas with a lot he was appointed Minister of Communication and of Economy and Commerce of vehicular traffic, especially SInformation Technology approving annual renewal of the those close to the headquarters on June 26, 2013. She was the licences of stores operating in of ministries and institutions Secretary-General of the Supreme residential areas, until 2016. providing services to the public, Council for Communication and • There are complaints about to end the shortage of parking Information Technology. Holds a BA in Civil Engineering from the companies carrying out road space. University of Kuwait. Completed her development projects on the • There is discussion on social MA in Computer Science and PhD Corniche street neglecting the media websites about the benefits in computer science from George palm trees and green areas on retirees will get from a law to be L’âge d’or — exhibition Washington University. both side of the road. Water supply issued soon. by Adel Abdessemed When: October 6 to January 5 Where: Atrium and ground floor of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, the IN by Alejandro Esguerra Jr exhibition will showcase recent works, FOCUS including drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos, many created by Adel Abdessemed, especially for this show in Doha. Entry: Free, open to all
Qatar National Library Heritage Collection When: Public tours on Sundays and Tuesdays from 10am until 11.30am. Where: Qatar National Library’s Heritage Collection What: Qatar National Library’s remarkable Heritage Collection is a rare trove of manuscripts, books, and artefacts documenting a wealth of Arab-Islamic civilization and human thought. Among its more than thousands of works, the collection contains an edition of Ptolemy’s Geographia, which was printed in Rome in 1478 and is the oldest printed map showing the name of Qatar or referred to in Latin as ‘Catara’. Free Entry
Omar Khalifa – “Infinite” When: Until Dec 15; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Cultural Village What: This outdoor photography installation examines ‘the nature of being’. Using digital multiple exposure techniques, an image is crafted that gives us a sense of other-worldliness and depth of perspective through the human form. Free Entry Send your photos to [email protected]. An early morning scene from Corniche. If you want your events featured here, Mention where the photo was taken. mail details to [email protected]
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