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REFUGE FOR THE TECHNOLOGY • Retailers push into crowded mobile HYPERSENSITIVE payment market P | 12 No smoking, no perfume, no mobile phone use -- the list of rules at a newly opened apartment Learn Arabic building in Zurich is long. The structure has been • Learn commonly purpose built for people who say exposure to used Arabic words products like perfume or wireless devices make and their meanings them so sick they cannot function. P | 13 2 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 COVER STORY

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o smoking, no perfume, no mobile phone use — the list the hypersensitive of rules at a newly opened Napartment building on the outskirts of Zurich is long. For a reason: the structure has been Twelve of the 15 apartments in the purpose built for people who say expo- earth-coloured building in a remote sure to everyday products like perfume, part of Leimbach, on the outskirts hand lotion or wireless devices make of Switzerland’s largest city, have them so sick they cannot function. already been rented since it opened “I have been suffering since I was in December. a child. This will really move my life Many occupants also suffer from in another direction,” said Christian electromagnetic hypersensitivity, in Schifferle, the 59-year-old head of the which electrical circuits and radiation Healthy Life and Living Foundation from wireless equipment make them (www.stiftung-glw.com), the prime equally ill. driver behind the project. “It makes me weak, anxious, I can’t Schifferle and the other resi- breath, my lungs hurt, and I get dizzy,” dents suffer from Multiple Chemical says Schifferle, who suffers from both Sensitivity (MCS), a chronic condition conditions. not broadly recognised by the medi- While living in the building will cal community. Those afflicted, how- not cure Schifferle or others, it aims ever, believe it is sparked by low-level to make daily lives more comfortable exposure to chemicals in things such for people whose conditions have often as cigarette smoke, pesticides, scented left them isolated and unable to hold products and paint fumes. jobs. PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 3

‘Only half alive’ Schifferle, who first felt sick from the fumes in his parents’ furniture fac- tory when he was three or four, has lived most of his adult life in a trailer in the pristine Swiss Alps. It was not until he was 35 and stum- bled across an American book on MCS that he realised he was not alone, but it was another decade before he found a doctor who took him seriously. “All my life it has been like I was only half alive,” he said. The new building is the first of its kind in Europe, according to officials in Zurich who decided to play a pioneer- ing role in helping people with what they called “a very harmful problem”. They estimate about 5,000 people in Switzerland alone suffer from MCS. The city made available the land and provided interest-free loans to help finance the 6.1m Swiss-franc ($6.9m) project. “We wanted to help these people to have a calm home where they hopefully will be less sick,” said Zurich housing office spokeswoman Lydia Trueb. With a mask covering his nose and mouth, Schifferle proudly shows off the 0.0 reading on a handheld electricity- measuring instrument with a triangu- where there are no antennas, no radia- lar, green antenna. tion from cell phones, which is getting “This room is very good, because we more and more difficult,” said Stirum. have almost no electricity,” he said, The condition is difficult to pin down, nodding around a large common area and sufferers are often dismissed as equipped with a big carbon filter to hypochondriacs. purify the air. But a growing body of research sug- Anyone entering the building is gests an initial chemical exposure can expected to switch off their mobile spark an “allergic reaction” in some phones, which in any case do not func- people when they later confront even tion inside. But there are landlines for very low levels of a range of chemicals. telephone and Internet communication “These patients are really suffering,” in the building. said Stirum, who is urging medical rec- Near the entrance, the only clean- ognition of the condition. ing and personal hygiene products resi- The Zurich building was constructed dents are allowed to use in the building with special materials, by purpose- are on prominent display. trained builders banned from smoking onion “so that the deeper you enter before getting to the “cleanest” rooms: or using scented products like cologne the apartment, the cleaner the rooms the living room and bedroom. Only isolation helps as they worked. It has a ventilation get,” he said. A special “net” has also been built “Avoiding the environmental bur- system aimed at sucking out all odours. The building’s most “contaminated” into the facade and roof to pro- dens is really the only thing that helps “I think a good example for the whole parts are the common areas, main tect inhabitants from electromag- most of these patients,” said John van thing is the plaster on the wall,” said hallway, stairwell and elevator in the netic or electrostatic waves or fields, Limburg Stirum, an internist special- architect Andreas Zimmermann, who centre. Zimmermann said. ised in environmental medicine who designed it. “It doesn’t smell, and that From there, residents enter their Despite all the efforts, Schifferle has treated Schifferle and other MCS is very important for these people,” he apartments, moving through a hall- still only spends a few days a week in patients at the Seegarten Klinik near added, saying he searched for months way where they can remove “polluted” his new apartment. More ventilation Zurich. for a completely odourless plaster. clothing, the bathroom and kitchen is needed, he said, until all traces and “They have to find shelter somewhere The floor plan is layered like an or other technically equipped rooms, scents of the builders are gone. AFP 4 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 CAMPUS QSLP celebrates first PhD scholar

atar Science Leadership Program (QSLP), a Meanwhile, Abushaikha is now preparing to join constituent of Qatar Foundation Research Stanford University in the US through the QSLP and Development (QF R&D), has cel- Research Postdoctoral track. He eventually plans ebrated the graduation of its first PhD to return to Qatar and continue his research in col- Q pictured scholar. Ahmad Abushaikha ( ), who was laboration with the Qatar Environment & Energy recently awarded a PhD in Petroleum Engineering Research Institute. from Imperial College London, joined QSLP upon its “Qatar Foundation is working hard to support launch in 2008. scientific research, and help young people enter Regarding his accomplishment Abushaikha said: this field,” he added. “The country is undergoing “I am so proud and honoured to be the first PhD great scientific progress, which is evident in the graduate within this programme and hope to see immense activity at Qatar Foundation and its dif- more young people join QSLP so that they can be a ferent research and development institutes. This is part of the scientific renaissance underway in Qatar.” why QSLP is the perfect opportunity for budding The 33-year-old began his scholarly journey as an researchers to realise their dreams.” intern at the Total Scientific and Technological Centre Dr Wyatt Hume, Executive Director of Education, for Exploration and Production, in the French city of Training and Development at QF R&D, expressed Pau, where he earned his Master’s degree. Abushaikha his pride in QSLP’s first PhD scholar to graduate then decided to join QSLP shortly after graduation. and said: “This is a great moment for Ahmad, for “I believe QSLP is the only programme that offers the QSLP programme, and for Qatar.” education in some of the top universities around the “Ahmed’s success should serve as motivation for world while providing participants with the stability all talented young Qataris interested in a career in and moral support to be creative and excel in their scientific research,” he added. “QSLP provides an respective research.” opportunity for them to step forward and achieve Abushaikha’s investigation focussed on uncovering their scientific ambitions, and to take an active role new numerical methods to model the flow of fluids in Qatar’s development by being part of its new gen- in oil and gas fields. These methods could eventually eration of young scientists.” help energy companies in Qatar make precise predic- To date, 15 students have graduated from the pro- tions about the extraction of oil and gas. gramme while a further 100 participants continue In recent years, he has developed two promising to pursue their studies in various fields. More than numerical methods, the first of which was exhib- 83 per cent of programme participants are Qatari. ited at the Europec/EAGE Annual Conference in The remaining researchers enrolled on the various Copenhagen in 2012. The second is due to be presented QSLP tracks comprise expatriates who have gradu- at the 6th European Conference on Computational ated from Qatari universities. Fluid Dynamics later this year in Spain. The Peninsula

HEC Paris holds meeting with investment management guru EC Paris School of most prominent HEC Paris alumnus Management provided its as he unravelled his thoughts on a Halumni community with a wide range of topics. unique opportunity to learn more Held at the Tornado Tower, Fery about the real life experiences and revealed the key reasons behind the insights of its highly distinguished continued success of his companyand and successful graduates. even about his personal involvement Through a one-on-one discussion in football as Owner and Chairman of with LoÏc Fery, Founder & Chief FC Lorient, a French Premier League Executive Officer (CEO) of Chenavari football club. been at HEC Paris in terms of aca- valuable lessons,” Fery said. “It is by Investment Managers, a group of “The sharing of real life experi- demic programs and research,” said sharing these lessons that we are able regulated asset management com- ences and the face-to-face interac- Professor Laoucine Kerbache, Chief to contribute, not just to the suc- panies focused on credit, debt and tion with such a successful business Executive Officer and Academic cess of individuals or organizations, structured finance public and private leader as LoÏc Fery is a yard stick for Dean of HEC Paris in Qatar, who but also in building productive and markets – participants were able to us to measure how relevant and in conducted the Q&A session. knowledge-based societies in Qatar listen and interact with one of the line with the corporate needs we have “Every experience in life provides and beyond. The Peninsula

Token of appreciation

The ancillary staff of Birla Public School–Kindergarten Section, were applauded with ‘Best Driver‘ and ‘Best Conductor’ titles in appre- ciation to their dedicated service in handling the children during trans- portation. C V Rappai, Chairman, and Gope Shahani, were present to award a cash honorarium. COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 5 Artwork by six pupils from Gulf English School to be displayed at Mathaf

rtwork by six pupils from The Gulf English was traditionally black and white - zebra. I was School (GES) will be displayed in a national inspired by the painting of animals, but wanted to schools’ exhibition at Mathaf – Qatar’s make it more abstract. I zoomed in on the zebra’s AArab Museum of Modern Art. face and focused on the stripes. The curving contours The exhibition opens later this Spring and is reminded me a lot of human fingerprint. Fingerprints the highlight of the second annual Mathaf Student are what identify each person as unique, just the Art Competition and Exhibition, which celebrates same as the zebra’s stripes.” the creativity of K-12 students in Qatar and which Noor Al Thani described her drawing of a manga- encourages students, teachers and parents to explore style fairy, saying: “Anime has always interested me. I modern and contemporary art. have always enjoyed anime shows and became inter- This year’s art contest has the theme of “Black and ested in how the Japanese created their characters, White” – enabling student artists to focus their ideas using simple lines and basic details. I was really proud clearly and simply. All schools across Qatar were of how the girl’s dress turned out. I like to add in invited to participate in the competition, with the simple shading to create movement to make it more very best selected as finalists, to have their artwork realistic.” professionally displayed at the gallery. “I am very proud of our pupils, who relished The six GES pupils whose work has been chosen the challenge of working only in black and white to be exhibited are – Haydon Redfern-Pattison (Year to produce some very talented work. It is testa- 11), Noor Al Thani (Year 6) and Year 5 students ment to their drive and creativity that they were Hamad Al Hababi, Tochi Omah, Noor Mashhadi and chosen from all the pupils in Qatar to take part Hissa Al Hitmi. in this exhibition,” said GES Primary art teacher Describing his work of a close-up study of a zebra’s Megan Wood. face, Haydon said: “I decided to draw something that The Peninsula

EMCO Qatar holds blood Sports for Health pencil colouring donation campaign competition to be held on May 2

s a part of its Blood Donation ports for Health, a pencil colouring competition ACampaign, EMCO Qatar organised Sfor schoolchildren in Qatar, will be organised by its second blood donor campaign in asso- MaithriVaikom on May 2. Competitions, are to be held ciation with Hamad Medical Corporation under various age categories. Entries close on April 13. (HMC) at Al Wakra recently. Winners in every category will be awarded while The campaign was aimed at emphasiz- the most-represented school as well as the school ing the importance of blood donation as a which garners the most points too will be honoured. noble humanitarian cause, contributing to “By organising the competition, we want to saving the lives of thousands of patients. encourage children to engage in sports activities Thirty employees donated blood. from a young age,” said Venugopal Pillai, Patron General Manager Subha Reddy thanked of Maithri, a socio-cultural organisation from the HMC, the blood donors and the volunteers South Indian state of Kerala. engaged in the noble cause. For more details contact 30055977 or e-mail: The Peninsula [email protected]. The Peninsula

OSN unveils 15 new Arabic shows SN has unveiled 15 brand-new shows including the OSN-produced reality series Mousameh OKarim, starring George Kordahi. Mousameh Karim marks OSN’s second original production this year following the well-received El Boss. Based on the popular international format ‘You’ve Got Mail,’ which has been loved by audiences in more than 20 countries worldwide, OSN’s Arabic adapta- tion will see George Kordahi’s return to television after four years. At a press conference, Arab superstars George Kordahi, Sirine Abdelnour, and Sherif Salama, starring in Mousameh Karim, Seirat Hob, and Al make sure we provide an unparalleled line-up of including the hugely followed Hareem Al Sultan Khatiaah, respectively shared a sneak peek on what entertainment and we will continue to bring the best which returns with Season 4 on April 21, while the viewers can expect over the next few months on in Arabic content to our subscribers.” second season of Intiqam, starring Beren Saat, has OSN Ya Hala HD. George Kordahi said: “From experience, a great been back since April 1 and will continue through David Butorac, Chief Executive Officer, OSN, show is not only one that increases viewership; it Ramadan. said: “Since the inception of OSN’s flagship Arabic is one that also provides a social and moral mes- Khulud Abu Homos, Executive Vice President, channel, OSN Ya Hala HD, we have been commit- sage. Mousameh Karim is based on the pillars of Programming & Creative Services, OSN, added: ted to provide a platform that not only showcases forgiveness and love and I am very pleased that OSN “OSN’s portfolio of Arabic content features some- unmatched content but also elevates the region’s entrusted me to present what will be a game-chang- thing for everyone, highlighting values that resonate television industry. We have made significant invest- ing reality series.” with the Arab community.” ments in Arabic content, talent and production to Also premiering this April are the Turkish shows The Peninsula 6 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE Indian Women’s Association holds Spring Fiesta 2014

ndian Women’s Association (IWA) organised their first IWA Spring IFiesta on Saturday at Indian Cultural Center. Tarun Basu, ICC President along with his wife Anita Basu, long-time cultural coordinator for IWA, offi- cially inaugurated the fiesta. General Secretary Jotshna Dey welcomed the gathering, President Ushas Andrews addressed the members. Followed by the inauguration, IWA Chief guests with IWA officials. bid farewell to Basus as they are leav- ing Qatar this month. IWA President presented a memento to Basu and Saroj Shukla, IWA Vice president, presented were presented by IWA Members and Ladies of Gujarathi samaj and the event. There were many raffle Anita Basu with a shawl. Head PRO their children. Malini Gopakumar Maharashtra Mandal also presented draws and prizes were sponsored by Benedicta Jathan gave vote of thanks. and Varun Adwani sand some melodi- colourful performance to support Habib Beauty and Care, Dandy and The fiesta showcased 20 table dis- ous songs, Kavitha Murali performed IWA. Cultural show was concluded Wings Fresh food. Mega raffle prize plays of costume made jewellery, sarees, a semi classical dance, Sunita Saini, with a fashion show choreographed — diamond ring — was sponsored by ready made suits, suite materials and Janvi and Sakhi Lalwani presented by Asha Shiju and Amla Kale and the Malabar Gold and was won by Vidya paintings. an energy packed performance dance show was compered by PRO Shiju. Ganesh. The entertainment programmes performance. More than 600 visitors had witnessed The Peninsula

Ecco unveils new The Torch Doha honoured he Torch Doha has been awarded collection Twith top overall ratings world- wide in 2013 by Expedia Venere.com. his spring/summer 2014, Ecco reaches out to con- Recipients of the Expedia Venere.com temporary women with the launch of the new Award are exclusively determined by TDress Comfort collection. This collection is for Venere users’ feedback and only 5,000 women who want to feel good and look their best all properties out of 135,000 across the through a busy day – without ever compromising on world received it. comfort or style. Ecco has combined its comfort technol- Commenting on the award, The ogy with timeless looks that are stylishly simple. Ecco Torch Doha Hotel Manager, Sherif is available at Al Asmakh Mall, Al Sadd and Shoe Mart Sabry, said: “We continue to receive store at City Center. positive feedback and praise on online Ecco’s revolution- booking channels. The Expedia Venere. ary DIP technology com award provides a true statement makes sure your strappy sandals and wedges in this season’s metallic of our property’s accomplishments in every step feels light tones. And it goes classically black in timeless pumps 2013.” “We will focus on maintaining and soft. But the that are always ready to step into even the most formal our service standards at a superior wonderfully walkable of occasions. level for the remaining of 2014 and Dress Comfort collec- The Dress Comfort collection is for Comfortistas: con- continue to provide a memorable expe- tion also makes fash- temporary women with active lifestyles and no time for rience for our guests,” he added. ion fun. It stays on constraints on their comfort – or on their style. The Peninsula trend with feminine The Peninsula

Qatar-UAE Exchange partners with CGC Nokia for Transact and Win promotion

in an air ticket this sum- Nokia for this promotion and thank mer or speak to your loved them for their support. UAE Exchange Wones in a brand new Nokia takes utmost efforts to indulge in its Lumia smartphone, by transacting customers for their patronage, and in any of the Qatar–UAE Exchange through such promotions we would like branches. The remittance major has add value to their lives,” said Edison launched the Transact and Win pro- Fernandez, Country Head, Qatar UAE motion beginning March 15 to June 12. Exchange, on the occasion. Over 123 winners will be selected at “We would like to take this oppor- the end of this promotion and given tunity to thank Qatar–UAE Exchange away prizes including air tickets and for roping us in for this promotion. mobile phones. We look forward to having more such “At UAE Exchange, every promotion partnerships to ensure we make our is special since it gives us an opportu- customers happy,” said Tawfeeq Salem, nity to celebrate our customers. We are Chief Financial Officer, CGC. very happy to have sponsors like CGC The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 7 How to make the best Cheese Crisps

By L V Anderson They will spread out as they bake, but Cheese Crisps they need to be wispy to begin with, or f we stipulate that neither the Yield: 8 or 9 crisps else they’ll remain gooey in the middle gelatinous neon orange stuff nor Time: 15 minutes and burn around the edges. Aim for a the pre-shredded stuff sold in Ingredients single layer of shreds with some gaps plastic bags qualifies as cheese, 1/2 cup grated Parmesan, cheddar, or Manchego cheese (about 2 ounces) between the morsels of cheese. I can say confidently that I’ve Method: Baking time will depend on how dry Inever met a cheese I didn’t like. Cow, Heat the oven to 350 degrees F, and line a baking cheese with parchment the cheese is — Parmesan will harden goat, sheep: Great. Firm, blue, ripened, paper. faster than cheddar because it has less fresh: All of the above. Between crack- Form about 1 tablespoon of the cheese into a thin circle on the parchment moisture in it to begin with. The crisps ers, with apple slices, in sandwiches, paper; repeat with the remaining cheese, leaving 2 inches between circles. are done when they’ve deepened to a on pizza: Yes. Bake until the cheese is golden brown and lacy, 5 to 10 minutes. Cool on uniform golden brown and have a lacy So, really, this article is not meant the baking sheet, then serve. texture. to rebuke you for your cheese-eating Once they’ve cooled, the world is habits: Whatever they are, I approve. your oyster: If you’re having a dinner Instead, this is meant to draw your party, use them as a garnish on soups attention to an intriguing and unu- disc of cheese — like a Florentine time you’re baking — it does a way or salads to elicit oohs and aahs from sual technique that will enrich your cookie, only savoury. You might not better job of preventing cookies, cakes your guests. Layer them in hamburgers cheese life and, like a deep knowledge know that making such discs at home and breads from sticking to the pan or other sandwiches for extra crunch. of Radiohead’s oeuvre, make you look is literally as simple as sprinkling than a layer of oil does. But it’s not Or just snack on them plain: They are way more sophisticated than you actu- grated cheese on a baking sheet and merely useful here; it’s crucial. If you the chic version of Cheez-Its, and, like ally are. putting it in the oven for 10 minutes. don’t first line your cookie sheet with Cheez-Its, they are very difficult to I’m talking about turning hard, Granted, you have to pay atten- parchment, your cheese will harden stop eating once you’ve started. grate-able cheese, like Parmesan, ched- tion to a couple of details to get your semi-permanently onto it and require PS: Also, like Cheez-Its, they can dar or Manchego, into cheese crisps. homemade cheese crisps to turn out vigorous scraping to get off. come in different flavours: Mix a pinch You’ve probably been to a restaurant well: For one, you need to line your Second, you have to construct your of a dried herb or ground spice into the where your salad or appetizer came baking sheet with parchment paper. rounds of cheese carefully. Make them grated cheese to change them up. adorned with a thin, crispy, delicate Parchment paper is useful almost any very flat circles, not mounded heaps. WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 9

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Robbie Williams to move back to US Conversations with Waheeda unveiled inger Robbie Williams has decided to shift base back to the US as his nveiling Conversations with Waheeda Rehman authored by Nasreen Swife Ayda isn’t too fond of the British weather. The couple moved here UMunni Kabir, veteran actress Waheeda Rehman said she doesn’t like shortly before the birth of daughter Theodora “Teddy” Rose in September the idea of biographies. 2012. “I don’t like the concept of biographies but I would credit it (this book) to Robbie likes it in London, where they bought a £17m mansion, but Ayda Nasreen for her patience. Why should anybody know about my personal life has persuaded him to move back to Los Angeles. so we have made it into an interview,” Waheeda told reporters at the event. In fact, the family has spent the past four months lapping up the sun- The book shares an insightful view of Waheeda in a question and answer shine at their Beverly Hills home. They have also been soaking in the joys format. of walking in the mountains and enjoying the beach and the weather. “People think it is an interview but my view on this is its an biographical Ayda, 34, was born in Turkey but raised in Hollywood. conversation. We had 20 to 25 sessions of two hours each over one year,” “Ayda agreed to spend a year living in London as a trial. She’s lived in said Kabir who has written other books on Indian cinema and Bollywood LA all her life and most of her friends are there. While he’s happy to live personalities too. in either country, things were a lot different for Ayda,” said a source. “She much prefers the climate in LA to the constant cold and frequent rain in Britain. But it was not just the weather she missed. She’s lived in LA all her life and most of her friends are there.” “She always had company as her mum lives with them and travels with them everywhere but she missed her pals who knew her before she was Robbie’s wife,” added the source. Keep my fee low, so films can recover, says Imran ctor Imran Khan says one has to deal with box office flops and that his Away of ensuring profit for the makers is to keep his remuneration in check. “I have never worked for money, and the money that I take all depends Stewart sports orange locks for new film on the film,” he said when asked if he has slashed his fee while his films are not doing well. wilight star Kristen Stewart has dyed her glossy chocolate locks for a “I have never been someone who is motivated by money or will not do a Ttangerine tone for her new role in actioner American Ultra. film if the price is not right. I always want my price to be low so that the The 23-year-old actress went for the colour change at Maison de Cheveux film can recover. If the film does well, then you take profit... that’s the basic in New Orleans. A photograph of her new look was shared on the salon’s thing you can do.” Instagram account Friday, reports contactmusic.com. Although he had good number of releases in the form of Matru Ki Bijlee The salon accompanied the photograph with the caption: “Kristen Ka Mandola, Once Upon ay Time in Mumbai Dobaara! and Gori Tere Pyaar Stewart getting her hair ready for a new role!” Jude Law explodes Mein, none could set the cash register ringing. The 31-year-old, who started Meanwhile, Stewart has been busy planning her 24th birthday celebra- his career with 2008 super hit puppy love story Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, says tions, which will take place on Wednesday. coping with failure is important for survival in showbiz. He said: “As far as films not doing well is concerned, if you can’t deal with that, then you should not be working in the film industry, because the reality of the business is that you will have more flops than hits. If you can’t accept it, then you must get out.” in Dom Hemingway “I am sure something must have gone wrong, but what you have to take Paltrow’s fame weighed heavily on Martin with you is a lesson. I have worked hard but people have not liked it and it’s fine,” he added. inger Chris Martin reportedly struggled to cope with the attention Sand paparazzi that his wife actress Gwyneth Paltrow attracted. The former couple, married for 10 years, announced their split last month, By Patricia Reaney and conflicts over their attitudes towards fame are said to be a possible matinee idol image. Law, who collaborated with Shepard in fleshing out reason behind it. “The golden boy thing was never a Aamir clueless of his son Junaid’s plans “It was a struggle for Chris to have this movie-star lifestyle. He hated ith an extra 20 pounds, mantle I went out looking for. That was Hemingway, was attracted by his honesty, unpolished the paparazzi attention. They started to realise they didn’t have as much an impressive paunch something I was told I was,” said Law, uperstar in common as they would have liked,” contactmusic.com quoted a source and bad teeth, actor adding that for him it was always about offensiveness, poetic wit and his explosive energy. SAamir Khan as saying. Another source said: “Gwyneth is someone who likes atten- WJude Law, best known the work. has no clue what tion. There is a narcissism there.” The couple has two children together for his golden boy roles, transforms “To me it was like who cares if it’s his 21-year-old son - Apple, nine, and Moses, seven. himself into a sleazy, ranting southeast about the work? And now, having chance to sink his teeth into one of For the title role Shepard envisioned Junaid plans to do London safecracker in the film Dom walked those minefields and survived, the meatiest personalities in a genre an actor who had never played a gang- in life. He says he Hemingway. and having worked for 20-odd years, it know for larger-than-life types,” said ster type before. doesn’t “tell me It is Law, Oscar nominated for The feels like at last having gone over that the trade magazine Variety. “I wanted someone who is a matinee anything”. Talented Mr. Ripley and Cold Mountain, hump we can maybe just talk about the American screenwriter and director idol a hair or two past his matinee- “We don’t have as he hasn’t been seen before — unfit, work,” he added. Richard Shepard (The Matador) was idol time and who is a risk-taker by any command on unkempt and with a penchant for From the opening scene Law holds a big fan of British gangster movies nature,” he said. “Very early on in the our kids. What delivering expletive-filled speeches. nothing back as Hemingway, who is the such as Sexy Beast and Mona Lisa, and process Jude’s name came up.” will he do, when In the film, which opened in select US complete opposite of the tightly coiled always wanted to make a film in the Law, who collaborated with Shepard will he do, I have theatres, Law plays Dom Hemingway, Russian aristocrat Karenin he played British capital. in fleshing out Hemingway, was no idea. He doesn’t a damaged, hot-headed crook released in the 2012 drama Anna Karenina, “I had the DNA of a lot of British attracted by his honesty, unpolished tell me anything,” from prison after a 12-year stint for based on Leo Tolstoy’s 1877 novel. gangster movies in my brain,” he said. offensiveness, poetic wit and his explo- Aamir told report- not ratting on his crime boss. “The joy of the job is getting to mine “This is about a low-level safecracker sive energy. ers here at the He paid a high price for his loyalty these different characters,” he said. who is a mess.” “The energy of this man was what trailer launch of in lost years, missed opportunities and Richard E Grant (Withnail and drew, in a way, drew me to him, the Jackie Shroff’s son Tiger’s debut film Heropanti. estrangement from his daughter and is ‘A Lot Of Unleashing’ I) plays Hemingway’s loyal friend opportunity to unleash. There was a “You (media) please ask him and tell me about his plans,” he added. hell-bent on collecting his money and The website film.com called Law’s Dickie, a part Shepard wrote for him. lot of unleashing,” Law said. Aamir has three children in all. Son Junaid and daughter Ira are from making up for lost time. Hemingway “a career-best perform- Mexican actor Demian Bichir, a 2012 “It was a chance to play someone his first wife Reena, and the actor-producer also has a son named Azad Rao The role enabled Law, 41, to mine ance,” and Scotland’s Daily Record said best actor nominee for A Better Life, is who is completely unfiltered and rag- Khan with his current wife Kiran Rao. The baby was born via a surrogate. the southeast London streets of his he “fills the screen with a gloriously Hemingway’s former boss and Emilia ing and ranting. It was wonderfully childhood for the character and to over-the-top character.” Clarke, of HBO’s Game of Thrones, is cathartic,” he added. discard any lingering remnants of his “Dom Hemingway gives (Law) a his daughter Evelyn. Reuters 10 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 CHINA

China is reportedly close to deploying a “credible” sea-based nuclear deterrent, with patrols expected to start in the Pacific this year using Jin-class submarines armed with long-range JL-2 missiles

Area in range of JL-2 ARCTIC OCEAN Continental U.S. Assumes submarine located Alaska West Coast and parts off east coast of China (U.S.) of Midwest in range

China

Hawaii (U.S.)

INDIAN OCEAN Submarine location JL-2 estimated range 8,000km PACIFIC OCEAN

China’s submarine fleet Diesel-electric submarines (SSK): 53 Jin-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN): 4

Nuclear attack submarines (SSN): 5

Type 094 Jin-class submarine JL-2: Three-stage solid-fuelled Entered service in 2010. Four ballistic missile, comparable operational vessels give China in size and performance to continuous at-sea deterrent U.S. Trident C-4

Length: 133 metres Missile compartment

12 x JL-2 missiles: Each missile believed capable Submerged speed: of carrying between three and eight nuclear warheads,

20 knots (37km/h) or single warhead with yield of up to one megatonne submarines to begin patrols Nuclear-armed Source: Jane’s Information Group © GRAPHIC NEWS HEALTH / FITNESS PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 11

Bathe in morning sunlight to control weight

ake morning sunlight not just to spruce up Tyour vitamin D levels but manage weight too, research reveals. People who had most of their daily exposure Stress in to even moderately bright light in the morn- ing had a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) than those who had most of their light exposure later in the day, the study has found. pregnancy The timing, intensity and duration of your light exposure during the day is linked to your weight. “The earlier this light exposure linked to occurred during the day, the lower individu- als’ body mass index,” said Kathryn Reid, a research associate professor of neurology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School children’s of Medicine. The later the hour of moderately bright light exposure, the higher a person’s BMI, he added. The influence of morning light exposure asthma risk on body weight was independent of an indi- vidual’s physical activity level, caloric intake, sleep timing, age or season. It accounted for about 20 percent of a per- son’s BMI. “Light is the most potent agent to synchronise your internal body clock that regulates circadian rhythms, which, in turn, By David Douglas also regulate energy balance,” senior author the likelihood of having asthma or findings published in the Journal of Phyllis C. Zee explained. eczema as a teenager was substan- Allergy and Clinical Immunology. The message is that you should get more tress during pregnancy tially higher among children of The authors note that they bright light between 8am and noon. About 20 brought on by events like mothers who experienced stress- did not have information on how to 30 minutes of morning light is enough to divorce, job loss or death ful life events during the second mothers-to-be coped with stress- affect BMI. “If a person does not get sufficient Sof a loved one appears half of their pregnancies. ful life events or the types of social light at the appropriate time of day, it could to be linked to an increased risk Specifically, kids were about support they had available. de-synchronise your internal body clock which of asthma and eczema among twice as likely to have asthma as And they point out that factors is known to alter metabolism and can lead to children. 14-year-olds if their mothers had other than stress in pregnancy weight gain,” Zee added. These findings, Dr Petra Arck been through a single stressful life might have been responsible for Just like people are trying to get more sleep said in an email, could “allow cli- event, once other factors known to the increased risk of disease in to help them lose weight, perhaps manipulat- nicians to evaluate future asthma influence asthma were taken into certain children. ing light is another way to lose weight, said risk in unborn children using account. Risks were similar when One researcher not involved in the study published in the journal PLOS ONE. a simple life event assessment mothers had experienced multiple the study said it was well designed questionnaire.” life stressors. and addressed an important topic, Arck, of University Medical When the researchers looked but urged caution when interpret- Love health diet? Get Center Hamburg-Eppendorf in closer, they found that pattern ing the findings. Germany, and her colleagues note only held among children whose Alet H Wijga, from the National ready to empty pockets that although there are strong mothers did not have asthma Institute for Public Health and the he key to a healthy life is indeed a good genetic components to asthma themselves. Environment in Bilthoven, the Tdiet but it does cost you a hefty price as and related conditions, these alone There was no link between Netherlands, echoed the warning your health cost may go up as you stay fit do not help explain the unprec- stressful events in pregnancy and that stress, itself, may not have and healthy. A healthy population with lower edented increase in such diseases a child’s chance of having asthma been what caused kids’ asthma health costs only holds true when it comes to in recent years. or eczema at age six, according to and eczema. emergency care, a study shows. Over the same period as that “Life events like money prob- “Well-off people normally followed a healthier increase, they add, stress levels lems, job loss and residential diet and took better care of their health needs have been on the rise. But there move associated with separation while those on lower incomes were more likely hasn’t been much evidence to or divorce during pregnancy may to cut back on basic needs like food and medica- connect stress in pregnancy to well have lasting impact on the tion,” revealed professor Mark Wahlqvist from asthma and eczema. socio-economic position of the Melbourne-based Monash University. To investigate further, the mother and her child and may, Researchers found that although men and researchers examined data from for example, be associated with women aged over 65 who ate healthily had 1,587 children and their mothers Kids were about unfavorable indoor and outdoor shorter stays in hospital, they use other medical who took part in an Australian twice as likely to exposures throughout the child’s services more frequently and tended to make pregnancy study. The original pur- life course up to adolescence,” greater use of outpatient services than those pose of the study was to determine have asthma as Wijga said. who did not follow a healthy eating regime. the effects of intensive fetal moni- 14-year-olds if “I do think the study pro- “A diverse diet can be quite costly, which can toring on pregnancy outcomes. vides evidence for an association lead to food insecurity for low socio-economic Mothers-to-be were asked their mothers had between prenatal adverse life groups who cannot afford it,” Wahlqvist added. about recent stressful life events been through a events and the risk for allergic Economic factors played a key role in the halfway through their pregnancy single stressful life disease in childhood,” Wijga said. development of health policies but the medical and again toward the end of preg- The challenge in the future will costs of diet-related and nutritionally related nancy. Their children were evalu- event, once other be to sort out the possible effects diseases were rarely given attention. ated for asthma, eczema and other factors known to of stress during pregnancy from His findings have important bearings for allergy-related conditions at age a child’s environment growing up, nutrition-related health service policy given six and 14. influence asthma the researcher added. that most countries are facing increased medi- Complete data were avail- were taken into SOURCE: bit.ly/1fMJrNu Journal cal expenditure as their population ages. able for 994 children and their of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Agencies mothers. account. online March 24, 2014. The researchers calculated that Reuters 12 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 TECHNOLOGY Retailers push into crowded mobile payment market

By Emma Thomasson payments with promotions shows big players can succeed. ig retailers are muscling in on the likes of Visa, MasterCard US Retailers and Google in a fiercely com- Starbucks, the world’s biggest cof- Bpetitive and growing mobile fee chain, launched its mobile payment payment market that promises to cut and rewards app in 2011. It already transaction costs and increase cus- has 10 million users and the firm said users to pay online and make peer-to- customers to navigate stores with their tomer loyalty. this month it is looking for ways to peer transfers. devices and scan products to buy them Stores such as British supermarket expand the programme beyond its own Yapital Chairman Nils Winkler as they shop. Tesco and France’s Auchan hope their network. expects just a few players to survive of Sophie Albizua, co-founder of “digital wallets” — apps which allow “The mobile payments platform the 200 initiatives now clamouring for UK-based retail consultancy eNova users to pay with their smartphones has given us a higher degree of fre- attention in Europe, with apps tied to Partnership, said her clients were rather than cash or cards — will also quency and higher degree of loyalty retailers more likely to win out than ready to invest in overhauling out- give them more comprehensive data and the question is how can we lever- those being developed by telecom and dated till systems to enable mobile about customers’ shopping habits age that beyond our stores,” Starbucks card firms. payments. “People spent the last five than ever before so they can target Chairman and Chief Executive Howard “The biggest success in this field will to 10 years fine-tuning their websites. advertising. Schultz told CNBC television. be retail-based. PayPal is a good exam- Now they have time to focus on some- They are joining a crowded mar- An alternative path is also being ple that has grown tremendously based thing else.” ket — banks, card companies and explored in the United States, where on the retail success of eBay,” he said. French supermarket group Auchan, tech firms like Google and Apple are dozens of top retailers including Wal- Europe’s fifth-biggest retailer, launched all entering the mobile payment busi- Mart, Target and Best Buy have “Clear Business Case” its “Flash and Pay” electronic wallet ness, each hoping their app will become announced plans to set up a joint dig- Tesco, the world’s third-largest about a year ago. It combines payments the industry standard. eBay’s PayPal, ital wallet service – the Merchant retailer which pioneered the tracking with coupons, loyalty cards, receipts well established in e-commerce, is also Customer Exchange, or MCX — though of customer behaviour with its Clubcard and a shopping list feature. experimenting with the technology. no launch date has been set. loyalty card two decades ago, will launch “Our objective is to minimize costs. Retailers hope to attract custom- Meanwhile, an attempt to create its digital wallet this year, as it also To have alternatives to existing solu- ers to their own services by giving a mobile payment app universally starts offering current accounts. tions. All other solutions try to make discounts and rewards to those using accepted by retailers has recently That is part of the British super- costs for merchants,” Arnaud Crouzet, them, while also linking payments launched in Germany. Yapital, owned market chain’s eventual plan to use Auchan head of global payments, told automatically to loyalty schemes and by e-commerce firm Otto, has gone live smartphones — and its own-brand the Merchant Payments Ecosystem offering features like saved shopping in thousands of stores and also allows Hudl tablet computers — to allow conference in Berlin. lists. “It is difficult to imagine our data on The global market for mobile pay- our customers going through a third ments is forecast to grow about three- party,” he added. fold by 2017 to some $721bn worth of iOS app of the day Britain’s Centre for Economics and transactions, with more than 450 mil- Business Research said there was a lion users, according to research firm Frozen Free Fall clear business case for digital wallets Gartner. in terms of reduced costs and improved The growth could benefit retailers Familiar, if basic, fun customer service and sales. as the competition from a host of pay- After a never-ending winter, it UK retailers could have saved £463m ment providers should help drive down would probably be cathartic to take ($770m) in transaction costs in 2013 by the fees stores pay to have transactions a few moments to bust some ice crys- shifting to mobile payments from cash, processed — a service currently domi- tals. Disney’s latest hit game, Frozen credit and charge cards, it estimates. nated by banks and card firms Visa and Free Fall, lets you do that with an Mobile payments could reduce queue MasterCard. app that is, essentially, a branded ver- length in stores by speeding users “We view merchants as overall ben- sion of popular puzzle games such as through tills and cut the cost of han- eficiaries of the trend toward mobile Bejeweled and, yes, Candy Crush Saga. dling cash and card payments, it said. payments,” said Morgan Stanley, which The game’s distinguishing features are Handling cash - which accounts for estimated retailers in developed coun- mostly in its wrapper, which means over half retail transactions by volume tries spent up to $150bn in 2012 to that players stand in for characters in Britain - is costly for retailers as it accept card payments. from the movie. needs to be counted and guarded, costs “Expected returns should justify any But there is some sense of progres- equivalent to about 2.5 percent of tak- incremental investments required in sion — if not exactly sophistication ings, compared with about 2 percent enabling mobile payments technology,” — with the title since players start for processing cheques and 1 percent it said in a report in January. out with just two of the movie’s main for debit and credit cards. However, it is still unclear how the characters and have to unlock oth- However Carrefour, the world’s sec- retail mobile payment market will ers — each with their own powers — ond biggest retailer after Wal-Mart, develop, with card companies and by advancing in the game. There are thinks shoppers need more time to be banks seen retaining a leading role in plenty of levels to satisfy players, even convinced. processing payments even if physical ones who get deeply addicted. In-app “For the moment, cards are still a cards become obsolete. purchases will get you through the good solution, especially contactless Retailers’ apps might struggle to game more quickly, but with a little ones,” said Frederic Mazurier, a vice- take off as customers are unlikely to patience, they are by no means nec- president for finance and risk manage- be willing to use a variety of services essary. Free, for iOS and Android ment at Carrefour Banque. “It is going for different stores, but the success of devices. WP-Bloomberg to take quite a few years more.” Starbucks Corp in combining mobile Reuters COMICS & MORE PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 13

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Ewe Naça Horse ian Hoy en la Historia Donkey imar April 7, 1994 Pig inzeer The Rwandan genocide, Camel amal triggered by the assassination of the president, began. Some Duck Baa 800,000 Tutsis and moderate ç = ‘a’ in ‘agh’ when surprised Hutus were killed in 100 days 1348: The first university in central Europe was founded in Prague 1949: The influential Rodgers and Baby Blue Hammerstein musical South Pacific opened on Broadway 1969: Symbolic birth date of the internet, with the publication of Request for Comments (RFC) – information applicable to internet technology 2009: Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was jailed for 25 years for human rights violations 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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A CHORUS LINE, AIDA, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, CABARET, CAMELOT, CAROUSEL, CATS, CHICAGO, COPACABANA, EVITA, GUYS AND DOLLS, GYPSY, HELLO DOLLY, JOLSON, KISS ME KATE, LES MISERABLES, MISS SAIGON, RAGTIME, RIVERDANCE, SHOWBOAT, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, SOUTH PACIFIC, SUNSET BOULEVARD, THE KING AND I, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, WESTSIDE STORY. 14 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 CROSSWORDS

ACROSS 31 Ochoa who was the first 3 Fictional student at 33 Common number of 42 Emission of ripening fruit CROSSWORD 1 Mobile home? #1-ranked golfer from Riverdale High gondoliers 43 Ending with flag or pall Mexico 1234567891011121314 11 Made fun of, in a way 4 Train track parts 34 Intern’s duty, maybe 44 Actress Milano of “Charmed” 15 Bygone sportscaster 32 Waltz component 5 Actors Talbot and 35 Stop: Abbr. 47 Marked acidity 15 16 with a statue outside 36 O, more formally Waggoner 36 Magician’s prop 48 Earl Scruggs’s instrument Wrigley Field 37 Fee on some out-of- 6 Disney villain 17 18 38 Lightning bolt shape 50 The E.P.A. issues them: 16 Fan letters? state purchases 7 Monopoly token 40 Mississippi site of Abbr. 19 20 21 17 They may lead to 38 Bats 8 Spanish occupational suffix Machine Gun Kelly’s last 51 Cogent another story 39 Longtime Capone rival 9 Pitch producer known bank robbery 54 Dial unit 22 23 24 25 18 “Popular Fallacies” 40 Lodging for a night out? 10 Dissolved, as bacteria 41 Close again, as a 55 “Encore!,” to a diva byline, 1826 41 Single mom in a 2000s exposed to antibodies change purse 26 27 28 29 19 Not so apple-cheeked sitcom 11 “Double” or “triple” move BRAN BEATLE ADD 30 31 20 “Sure, I’m game” 45 Party to the Oslo 12 Certain medieval RUTS ARTHUR LEO 22 Overzealous promgoer’s Accords, for short combatant ABBY T I TANS MSN 32 33 34 35 36 choice, maybe 46 In the loop, with “in” 13 Rhett Butler’s “Frankly, GIANTSQUID FAME 23 Address add-on 48 South Pacific palm my dear, I don’t give a 37 38 25 Noted press conference 49 Business that may be a damn,” e.g. SKYCAM ENERO 39 40 41 42 43 44 rhymer zoning target 14 Nanny’s order CARD I NALS I N 26 What some swatches 51 Walk ostentatiously 21 State with Leipzig and DADA NEAR PLANO 45 46 47 48 preview 52 Drop Dresden OL I NS AKA SALES 27 Where Achilles was 23 Stick in a cabinet 49 50 51 53 Some contemporary ads SLADE CANS SASE dipped to make him 56 Chance upon 24 Objectivist Rand invincible TIGERSTRIPE 52 53 54 55 57 Unlikely pageant winners 27 X-ray ___ 28 Representer of time, SNAFU AX I OMS 58 Muddles 29 Chihuahua cry 56 57 often KWON P I R A T E SH I P 59 Many a John Wayne pic 30 Stop 30 Part of a publicity NES DEV I TO LANE 58 59 agent’s job DOWN 31 What a brush may pick up 1 Scabbard 32 Ices EL I ERESTU ERIN 2 Base for Blackbeard ELS ABSENT TEST

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 7 APRIL 2014 15

SHOWING AT VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Titeuf, Le Film (2D/Animation) TEL: 444933989 444517001 – 2.30 & 6.30pm 10:00 Spanish League 08:00 News Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.30pm Barcelona V Betis 09:00 Head to Head 12:00 F1 Bahrain 10:30 Inside Story 1 Om Shanti Oshaana (2D/Malayalam) – 8.30pm Grand Prix 11:00 News 14:30 NBA Inside Stuff 11:30 Letter From My Captain America: The Winter Soldier 15:00 Nba Basketball Child La Lakers @ La 12:30 Witness (3D/Adventure) – 11.00pm Clippers 13:00 NEWSHOUR 17:00 Ramsdens 14:30 Inside Story Minuscule: Valley Of The Lost Ants Cupthe Final 15:00 The French- Rath Rogers V African (2D/Animation) – 2.30pm Rangers Connection 19:00 World Wide 16:00 NEWSHOUR The Railway Man (2D/Drama) – 4.15 & 11.15pm Sports 17:30 Talk To Al MALL 19:30 Futbol Munidal Jazeera 2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 20:00 Italian League 18:00 NEWSHOUR (3D/Adventure) – 6.30pm Juventus V 19:30 Counting the Livorno Cost 21:45 Italian League 20:00 News Tokarev (2D/Action) – 9.00pm Genoa V Milan 20:30 Inside Story 24:00 UEFA 21:00 NEWSHOUR The Double (2D/Comedy) – 2.30 & 11.30pm Champions 22:30 The Stream League 23:00 Citizen or Om Shanti Oshaana (2D/Malayalam) – 4.15pm Magazein Stranger? 3 The Railway Man (2D/Drama) – 6.45pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier 15:00 Epl World 13:15 Overhaulin' (3D/Adventure) – 9.00pm 15:30 Epl Review 2012 16:30 Stars Show 15:20 Flying Wild Minuscule: Valley Of The Lost Ants John Barnes Alaska 17:30 Footballs 16:10 Fast N' Loud (2D/Animation) – 2.30pm Greatest Spain 17:00 Ultimate 18:00 English Sports Survival Titeuf, Le Film (2D/Animation) News 18:40 You Have Been 18:15 Epl Profile Warned – 4.30 & 6.15pm Everton 19:30 Surviving The 1 18:30 Football Today Cut Maan Karate (2D/Tamil) – 8.00pm 20:30 The Football 21:10 Storage League Show Hunters Captain America: The Winter Soldier 21:00 English Premier 21:35 Game Of Pawns League 22:00 Gold Rush (3D/Adventure) – 11.00pm Tottenham V 22:50 Klondike Sunderland 23:40 Gold Divers The Railway Man (2D/Drama) – 2.30 & 11.30pm Captain America: The Winter Soldier LANDMARK 2 (3D/Adventure) – 4.30 & 9.00pm 13:00 Known Universe 13:00 How Do They Frozen (3D/Animation) – 7.00pm 14:00 Alaska Wing Do It? Men 15:10 Scrapheap Factory Girl (Fatat El Masnaa) (2D/Romantic) 15:00 Brave New World Challenge 16:00 Mystery Files 16:00 Mega World – 3.00pm 17:00 Predator CSI 18:30 You Have Been 18:00 One Ocean Warned Tokarev (2D/Action) – 5.00pm 19:00 Megastructures 20:10 Mythbusters 20:00 Big, Bigger, 21:00 Mega Builders 3 Captain America: The Winter Soldier Biggest 21:50 Kings Of 21:00 Animal Construction (3D/Adventure) – 7.00pm Intervention 22:40 Sci-Trek 22:00 Helicopter Wars 23:30 Space Pioneer The Double (2D/Comedy) – 9.30 & 11.30pm Maan Karate (2D/Tamil) – 2.30 & 10.30pm

13:45 Swimming 13:50 Bizarre Dinos 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek Captain America: The Winter Soldier 13:10 Walk On The Wild 13:00 Better Off Ted With Monsters: 14:45 Man Hunt Dori Se Side 13:30 My Name Is Earl Steve 15:40 Dangerous 1 (3D/Adventure) – 5.30pm 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:40 Doctors 14:30 2 Broke Girls Backshall Encounters 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 14:10 Casualty 15:30 The Daily Show 15:30 My Cat From 17:30 World's Main Tera Hero (2D/Hindi) – 8.00pm 14:30 Jodha Akbar With Jon Stewart 15:00 Elephant Diaries Hell Deadliest Animal 15:00 Snack Attack 16:00 The Colbert 19:15 Too Cute! Apocalypse 15:30 Pavitra Rishta Update The Railway Man (2D/Drama) – 2.30pm Report 20:40 My Pet's Gone 20:10 Bizarre Dinos 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 15:50 Saxondale 16:30 The War At Home Viral 21:00 Man Hunt 16:30 Qubool Hai 16:20 New Tricks The Double (2D/Comedy) – 4.30 & 6.30pm 17:00 Late Night With 22:00 Too Cute! 22:40 Kenny And 17:00 Word Match 17:10 Eastenders Seth Meyers 23:50 Animal Cops Zoltan's Venom ROYAL 17:30 Bollywood 2 Captain America: The Winter Soldier 17:40 Doctors 18:00 How I Met Your Philadelphia Quest Business 18:10 The Weakest Link Mother (3D/Adventure) – 8.30 & 11.00pm 18:00 Pavitra Rishta 19:00 Only Fools And 19:00 2 Broke Girls PLAZA 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Horses 19:30 Trophy Wife 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 20:00 The Goldbergs Titeuf, Le Film (2D/Animation) 19:30 Rev. Dori Se 20:30 Parks And 20:00 Waking The Dead 14:00 Rookie Of The 13:30 Girl In Progress – 2.45 & 6.30pm 19:30 Jodha Akbar Recreation Year 15:15 Wild Card 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 20:50 Spooks 21:00 The Daily Show 16:00 Daddy Day 17:00 Hyde Park On Frozen (3D/Animation) – 4.30pm 20:30 Sapne Suhane 21:40 Me & Mrs Jones Global Edition Camp Hudson Ladakpan Ke 22:10 Upstairs 22:00 Girls 3 18:00 Dating Coach 19:00 The Company Om Shanti Oshaana (2D/Malayalam) – 8.30pm 21:00 Qubool Hai Downstairs 22:30 Getting On 20:00 Pineapple You Keep 21:30 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 23:00 Ja'mie: Private 23:05 The Weakest Link Express 21:00 The Campaign 22:00 Doli Armaano Ki School Girl The Railway Man (2D/Drama) – 11.00pm 23:50 Eastenders 22:00 Grassroots 23:00 Broken City 22:30 Pavitra Rishta 23:30 The Goldbergs 16 PLUS | MONDAY 7 APRIL 2014 POTPOURRI

Who’s who A summary of MEDIA SCAN issues of the day Events in Qatar discussed by the Qatari community Jazz in the Park

in the media. When: April 16, 7pm-8pm Where: Museum of Islamic Art Park What: The Museum of Islamic Art has partnered with Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha for a series of free world-class jazz concerts in MIA Park. • Owners of animal farms complained about • Several women said the number of men Free Entry shortage of subsidised feed in the local visiting public parks is on the rise and market and said it was encouraging sellers urged authorities to set up special parks for Behind the Veil to take advantage and increase prices of women, with entertainment facilities to host When: Until April 12; 10am-10pm different types of animal feed. They also social and cultural events for families only. Where: Katara Building Number 12 Sheikh Khaled bin Jasem bin demanded that authorities establish big • Some parents urged education authorities What: A tribute to the grande dame Muhammad Al Ahmad Al Thani, warehouses to store at least six-month to increase physical education lessons per of photography, Eve Arnold, and Director of Department of Human stocks in good conditions as some types of week and pay attention to sport activities celebrates her legendary career that Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs feed are often found unsuitable for animals as much as possible. They said many spanned nearly half a century as a photojournalist social commentator e is a member of the National due to poor storage facilities. children are suffering from obesity and Committee on Human Rights and documentor. She is known for her • Many people demanded that Ashghal draw overweight because of lack of movement, portraits of Hollywood heavy weights in Qatar. He holds a Bachelor H lines on roads to differentiate between which is adversely affecting their health. such as Joan Crawford and Marilyn of Business Administration from lanes, especially at new intersections in • There was talk about a branch of Monroe. Suffolk University, Boston and MA Corniche. They said many of these places international bank which has decided to Free Entry in Law and Diplomacy, from Fletcher are without lane indicators, confusing close the accounts of its customers whose School of Law & Diplomacy, Tufts motorists. salaries are below QR40,000. The First Turkish Festival University, USA. He attained the • People demanded that municipal • Some people suggested that male teachers When: April 9 - April 12; 10am-10pm rank of Ambassador from January, authorities implement strict monitoring on should be assigned for students of grades Where: Building 3, Katara Esplanade those wasting drinking water on washing four and five as female teachers are 2011. He was the Chairman of the What: Promoting Turkish culture, their cars on streets and leaving the facing difficulty in controlling them in both history and its modern’s aspects delegation of Qatar to discuss the water, disregarding the damage it causes classes. They said male teachers should based on the bonds between Qatar 16th Report of the State before to asphalt and inconvenience for other also have separate sections and their own and Turkey. Four days of activities the Committee against Racial motorists. coordinators in each school. for promoting Turkish culture and Discrimination. history. Free Entry

Kings and Pawns When: Till June 21 IN FOCUS by Nizin Nazar 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. Free Entry

Lines in the Sand When: Till April 14 Where: VCUQatar Atrium What: The exhibition brings together realms that seem at first to be mutually exclusive – the historical and the contemporary; the real and the virtual; the tangible and the intangible. This exhibition unearths Qatar’s rich and complex history through interactive media designed to create new and alternate frameworks through with we may view, use and engage with the past. Free Entry

Richard Serra Lecture When: April 10; 12pm Where: VCUQatar Atriume What: Richard Serra will present a midday lecture at VCUQatar in association with Qatar Museums Authority. His bodies of work in sculpture and drawing, including his large-scale, site-specific sculptures for architectural, urban and landscape settings, have been celebrated around the globe. Free - Open invitation

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