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ontesquieu, as well as the relations has been reflected in the declarations most of the constitutions of the civilized the noted between these powers and of human rights which stated that world were keen to consider the judiciary political the individuals. safeguards should be put in place to as an authority independent of the other Mphilosopher It also determines how protect the judges and the principle powers of the state and as a manifesta- of France, had called for the individual should of independence of judges against any tion of sovereignty; they also attached the principle of separa- behave in confronting these violation. Constitutions of the civilised great respect and value to the principle tion of powers, saying powers and in confront- world continued successively to provide of independence of the judiciary. that the state has three ing other individuals. If an for the principle of independence of the The Constitution of the State of powers: the legislature, individual litigates a public judiciary, and have surrounded it with Qatar has emphasized the importance the executive and the authority or another indi- an aura of respect and reverence. of this principle as it stipulates judiciary. The legislature vidual and takes his claim The Constitution of the State of In Article 129 that: makes laws, the executive or dispute to a court of law, Qatar has embraced the principle of The supremacy of law is the base of enforces them, and the By Yousif Al Zaman then the rule of law shall separation of powers as it stipulates in rule in the State. The honour of the judiciary oversees their decide that claim or dis- Article 60 that: judiciary, it is integrity, and impartial- application. pute. Thus tranquility and The system of Government is based ity of judges are a safeguard of rights The wisdom behind this principle is security shall prevail in the society, on the separation of powers and shall and liberties; that its application constitutes a pro- and all citizens will enjoy living in such be exercised in collaboration with the In Article 130 that: tection of the public liberties, and safe- an organized society, as justice brings manner specified in this Constitution; The judicial authority shall be guards the rights of individuals; that is about security and trust in the same. In Article 61 that: independent and it shall be vested in because one power would restrict the The independence of the judicial The legislative Authority shall be courts of different types and grades. other (each branch of government has authority or the judiciary is a civilized vested in Al ñ Shoura Council as pre- The courts shall make their judgments powers that it can use to check and shift made by the modern state in the scribed in this Constitution; according to the law; balance the operations and the power field of legal thought, after adminis- In Article 62 that: In Article 131 that: of the other two branches), thus ensur- tration of justice had been vested in The Executive Authority shall be Judges are independent and they shall ing protection of freedoms and rights rulers and religious leaders; and it has vested in the Emir and he shall be not be subject to any power in the exer- of the people. thereafter become a sacred principle assisted by the Council of Ministers cise of their judicial functions as pro- Beside the principle of separation due to the lofty status of the judiciary as specified in this Constitution; and vided by the law and no interference of powers there is another important in different societies around the world. In Article 63 that: whatsoever shall be permitted with court principle which is the principle of legal- Justice is always associated with the The Judicial Authority shall be proceedings and the course of justice; ity. Legality means that the ruler and independence of the judiciary. People vested in courts of law as prescribed In Article 134 that: the ruled must abide by the provisions used to regard the judiciary as an in this Constitution; and court judge- Judges shall not be subject to of the law on an equal footing. They all impartial authority ever since they ments shall be pronounced in the name removal from office save in cases speci- must respect the law and comply with started to resort to it seeking justice. of the Emir. fied by the law. The said law shall also its rules, as it regulates the interrela- The concept of independence of the Due to the prestige of the function of specify the rules and disciplinary mat- tions between the powers of the state judiciary began to crystallise and it the judiciary and the message of justice, ters applicable to judges; and PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 3

In Article 135 that: matters revolving around divorce and which shall include the power of exemption of very poor people from The right of litigation is inviolable matrimonial issues. annulment of defective administrative payment of the litigation fees, as and it shall be guaranteed to all people. The Qatari judiciary continued to decisions. Article 551of the Code of Procedure The law shall specify the procedures develop gradually from one phase to The Basic Principles of the Qatari has stipulated that anyone whose and manner of exercising this right. another until the state made a giant Judicial System: inability to pay the litigation fees has The principle of independence of the stride in the process of reforming and In order to advance the function of the been proven shall be exempted from judiciary is considered the strongest upgrading the judicial system in order judiciary, the authority which exercises payment thereof. The Articles 551 ñ 554 safeguard of human rights and of to keep pace with the accelerated and this function must be independent and have specified the procedures of such freedoms and rights on citizens. That is extensive development of the Qatari impartial, and the Constitution of exemption; and it should be noted that because under this banner an individual society, and the huge advancement in Qatar has emphasized this principle in cases involving workers and families are may be tried only by his ordinary judge the various social, economic, urban, Articles 129 to 135 under the Chapter exempt from litigation fees. i.e. the one who has already been cultural, and political fields. This step of the Judiciary, as we have already said. One of the basic principles in the designated by the law; consisted in the enactment of the Hence the Qatari Judiciary is Qatari judicial system is that court Ordinary courts shall not be stripped Judicial Authority Act No. 10 for the considered one of the basic powers in sessions are open to the public i.e. any of their jurisdiction; year 2003 which emphasised that judges the State; and therefore no one may person shall have the right to attend No exceptional judicial authority are independent and are not subject to take the law into his own hands in order these sessions, and publication of the shall be set up; removal from office except in accordance to decide his own case or to ward off content thereof shall be permitted. But Court judgements shall be respected with the provisions of the law; that the an aggression, but rather resort to the the judge may decide on an exceptional and may not be amended or their independence of the judiciary shall not judicial authority in the State to get a basis to hold a session in secret, for the execution be stopped except in be subject to any influence whatsoever, ruling restoring the right he claims, or interest of public order or morality, accordance with the procedures laid and no interference in the affairs and fending off the aggression to which he or for preserving the sanctity of the down by the law; course of justice shall be permitted; was exposed. In other words, no one family. In all cases, the pronouncement Judges shall not be subject to removal and that the courts shall have a budget shall have the right to adjudicate by of judgments is made in an open session from office, and shall be subject to strict annexed to the public budget. himself for himself. (Article 59 of the Code of Procedure). controls in their discipline; The Qatari judicial system is based The State has used its best endeavours Oral pleadings are deemed A judge may not be annoyed because on a two-grade litigation: first grade to organise the judiciary so that it can complementary to the principle of public of his work, and the judiciary should be and second or appeal grade. Each court fulfil the pressing need for it, as we have court hearings, as it is important for the independent of the other two powers: decides on the cases referred to it in mentioned above. court to hear directly from the litigants the legislature and the executive; accordance with the law. On top of all Therefore, as the judicial authority and their counsels, the witnesses, and Reviewing of court judgements shall these courts is the Court of Cassation is a right of the state it is also a duty of experts, even if these cases are based on be vested in the judiciary alone; whose basic function is to unify the the same at the same time. written documents. That is because the Setting up of exceptional courts shall understanding and the enforcement of All individuals shall equally have discussion of these cases and disputes be restricted; the law in the various courts which are the right of legal protection and the during the court sessions gives the judge Every person shall have the right vested with litigation in the State, but right to resort to the judiciary in an opportunity to get in contact with to be tried by the established ordinary it is not regarded as a third grade of accordance with the procedures laid the evidence in a direct and more lively courts; and that litigation. down by the law, and shall be given way. This will also give him a feeling of The Judiciary shall have jurisdiction over all disputes, and this jurisdiction shall not be limited. Thus it is obvious that the Constitution of the State of Qatar, the International Conventions (Declarations and Agreements), and all law systems in various countries were keen to provide all means of independence and elements One of the basic principles of security for this venerable power, and in the Qatari judicial system to secure it with all constitutional and legal guarantees which would enable it to is that court sessions are adequately discharge its serious function, and move forward in performing its open to the public — any sacred mission without being subject to person shall have the right any influence, temptation or persuasion. No doubt the goal of determining to attend these sessions, these guarantees is to disseminate a and publication of the spirit of trust and reassurance among the litigants that resolution of their content shall be permitted. disputes and cases will not be subject to bias or prejudice. That would enable us to say that these guarantees have been determined for the protection of the In compliance with Article 138 of the opportunity to present their familiarity with the case, particularly litigants by finding the fair, brave, and the Constitution which stipulates that: pleadings and their defense in order because the oral pleadings are deemed a reassuring judge before whom they can the law shall determine the competent to show the truth and to convince the powerful means of convincing him with litigate. This is because when a judge body entrusted with the settlement of judge of their entitlement to judicial the basic points in the dispute. in the discharge of his judicial function administrative disputes and define its protection. The language of litigation shall feels that he is free and independent structure and manner of discharging It does not follow from the State’s be the Arabic language, but the and that his tenure is secured, He will its functions, the Legislator issued Act commitment to organize the judiciary court may hear the pleadings of the then decide cases and make rulings No. 7 in 2007 regarding settlement on its territory that the litigation shall litigants and witnesses who do not according to the rule of law and of administrative disputes, of which be free of charge, as resorting to the speak Arabic through an interpreter commands of his conscience, and this the second Article stipulates that one judiciary costs the litigants fees that who shall take oath before rendering would constitute a greater safeguard Administrative Circle or more, each of are collected by the State’s treasury. the same into Arabic, that he will of the rights of individuals. which is formed of three judges, shall In fact charging these fees is intended do the interpretation truthfully and The Historical Development of the be set up in the Preliminary Court to reduce spiteful litigations, and to honestly. Qatari Judicial System: and shall be exclusively entrusted ensure that the plaintiff is rightful in The Qatari Legislator was keen to In the past the judiciary in Qatar was with deciding administrative disputes his lawsuit. achieve the integrity of the judiciary by based on the Islamic law (Shari’ah) and specified by the law. It should be noted that the litigant stipulating that individual judges should was exercised by the Shariite judge who Undoubtedly Act No. 7 for the who loses the lawsuit shall bear all possess certain qualities to ensure the was appointed by the ruler. year 2007 represented a step of great the fees and expenses of the litigation independence of the judiciary and The judge used to sit to resolve significance towards protecting the because he is the cause of resorting to nonñinterference in the affairs thereof. individual litigations which were principle of legality by assigning courts of law by denying the right of his The Peninsula characterized by simplicity in subject the jurisdiction of settling the party to the legal action. (The author is a prominent and number, and were centred on family administrative disputes to the judiciary, The Qarati law has provided for Qatari lawyer) 4 PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 CAMPUS

CBSE CLASS X TOPPERS - BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL Six Indian schools in Qatar secured hundred percent pass in the CBSE (Central Board of Secondary Education) Class X examinations held in March this year. The seventh Class X batch of Birla Public School (BPS) had 243 students. Among them 52 students scored A1 in all the subjects, with a Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA ) of 10. Other schools will be featured in the coming days. Abhishek Aby Aditya Divakar Ajin Abraham Rajaram Abraham Karkera George

Anjali Ketankumar Anurag Anusha KaliPrasad Arun Luke Ashwath Aswin Baibhav Kumar Bilaspa Shah Srivastava Phadke D’souza Venkatagiri Anil Kumar Panda Bashyal

Chinchu Chinnu Elizabeth Jijy Femimol Govind Hammad Haseena Joshua Xavier Joseph Joseph Abraham Thomas Sudheer Mansoor Hameed Demelo

Kavitha Elizebeth Krishnakumar Marisha Megha Megha Sunil Mishal Mohammed Ali Preetha Varughese Gnanasambandam Denny Mibu Menon Ahmed Faisal. V Srinivasan

Rachel Jacob Rahima Ramprakash Riya Rohit Rohith Rowe Samantha Henry Tharakan Nazeer Babu Sinha Srivatsav Manoj Pillai Thomas Fernandes

Saptarick Sayeem Valiyapurayil Selvan Sunitha Shejin Thomas Shlakha Shruti Sunil Shwetha Grace Soumya Ranjan Mishra Sadiq Ravi Symon Menon Eapen Sio

Stefi Ann Steve Sudharshana Sujith Antony Sumith Sebastian Sushmin Unnati Vaishnavi Suresh Kuruvilla Johnson Ramesh Babu Varghese Varghese Saha Pant Kaulagi COMMUNITY PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 5 Telugu Kala Samiti holds music show

elugu Kala Samiti (TKS) organ- ised a mega music and comedy Tshow, “Happy Beats”, at DPS- Modern Indian School recently. A packed auditorium rejoiced at choral music by Hemachandra and Sravana Bhargavi. The audience applauded ‘Jabardasth’, a comedy show by Telugu comedians Dhanraj, Sudheer, Vijay and Srinu, with Rashmi Gautam and Vijay Tripuraneni leading the team. Sneha, Zareen, Komal and Shimpali, led by Telugu heroine Richa Panai from Andhra Pradesh, presented Guests and TKS officials dance performances. at the programme. Sasikumar, Deputy Chief of Mission, Indian Embassy, was the chief guest and Sri Suneel medical camps for the underprivileged. announced a series of forthcoming TKS Treasurer Srikanth pro- Thapliyal, HOC, Indian Embassy, Members of the association have cultural events alongside personality posed the vote of thanks. The event was the guest of honour at the event. donated 10 air tickets to underprivi- development and time management was sponsored by Jaidah Motors, Al Sasikumar appreciated TKS for its leged Indians through the Indian classes for children. Amina Trading, EMCO and Dnata active participation in conduct- Community Benevolent Forum. Vice President K Srinivasulu felici- Travels. ing blood donation camps and free TKS President P Ramakrishna tated all the artists and guests. The Peninsula Sasol, FEC pick ‘Qatar e-Nature’ contest winners

oncluding two months of activ- 2014, reached out to 162 schools in ity by schoolchildren across Qatar, spreading awareness about the CQatar, Sasol and Friends of the app and the contest among more than Environment Center (FEC) drew the 159,000 students. winners of the ‘Qatar e-Nature’ schools Dr Saif Al Hajari, chairman of FEC, contest, based on the ‘Qatar e-Nature’ said: “We are delighted with the over- app. The winner of the grand prize of whelming response shown by students two tickets and an all-expenses-paid to the Qatar e-Nature school contest. nature trip to South Africa, home base Through the app we aimed to deepen of Sasol, will be announced in an award awareness among the young generation ceremony to be held on May 29 at Sharq of the beautiful nature of Qatar in an Village and Spa. effort to further conservation efforts.” Officials picking the winners. Launched in December 2013, the The contest was open to all stu- ‘Qatar e-Nature’ app is a first-of-its dents enrolled in schools in Qatar -kind smartphone application that from grades 1 to 13. highlights the rich diversity of Qatar’s “The Qatar e-Nature app and con- which we operate,” said Marjo Louw, beauty of Qatar’s environment and environment, including plants, birds test demonstrate Sasol’s commitment President, Sasol Qatar. “We trust have inspired love of nature among and insects. The ‘Qatar e-Nature’ to the local environment and the that through a bit of friendly compe- the next generation.” schools contest, launched in March sustainability of the communities in tition we have raised awareness of the The Peninsula

Book launch

The Aligarh Muslim University Alumni Association (Amuaaq) held a function at Grand Qatar Palace Hotel recently to release the DVD of the 196th birth anni- versary celebrations of Sir Syed Day and the book Dastakon ke Nishan, written by Nadeem Mahir. M S Bukhari, Managing Director of Satco International, was the chief guest and the event was held under the patronage of Habibun Nabi, chief patron of Amuaaq. General sec- retary Osama Shamsi convened the programme. Aqueel Ahmad, patron, delivered the welcome address. Bukhari presented a memento to Mahir for his achievements in Urdu poetry. Rashid Siddiqui, vice president, proposed the vote of thanks. 6 PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 MARKETPLACE Almana Motors parades new Ford models at Lusail

ocal Ford customers and media F-Series and all points in between, we were in for a one-of-a-kind driv- have quite a story to tell. Ling experience this weekend, as Taking center stage at the “Ford Almana Motors Company, the Ford adventure” is the all-new 2014 Fusion and Lincoln importer-dealer in Qatar mid-size sedan which offers an unprec- engaged participants in a “Ford adven- edented portfolio of segment leading ture” event to showcase Ford’s latest driver assistance and convenience technologies and products across the technologies based on sensors, cam- spectrum at the Lusail Circuit. eras and radar that enable the car to At the forefront of the event were see and respond. the all-new 2014 Ford Fusion mid- size sedan and the new Ford Fiesta F-150 sub-compact, two of Ford’s vehicles Ford F-Series, America’s best-sell- boasting their utmost capabilities and ing truck for 37 years running, deliver alone, F-Series is America’s best-sell- fuel economy, outstanding performance class-leading suite of technologies in best-in-class horsepower, torque ing truck for 37 years running, with and class-leading capability: the 3.7-liter various driving experiences. and fuel economy as well as deliver millions of customers choosing it as V6 and 5.0-liter V8, each with fuel-sav- “In today’s competitive marketplace, unmatched payload capabilities across the vehicle that they can really rely on, ing and performance-enhancing twin it’s more important than ever for us the range. whether for work or leisure.” independent variable camshaft timing to highlight how Ford cars stack up “There’s no doubt that the F-Series The F-150 offers three different pow- (Ti-VCT) technology, and a version of against the competition,” said Bill trucks were made to lead,” added ertrains in the Middle East, all coupled the 6.2-liter V8 that is the base engine Hechmi, general manager of Almana Hechmi. “With more than 15 million to a revised six-speed automatic trans- in the Ford F-Series Super Duty. Motors Company. “From Fiesta to units sold worldwide in the past decade mission. Each engine delivers improved The Peninsula

SPG members select ‘Best of the Best’ of Starwood Hotels

tarwood Preferred Guest (SPG), the loyalty programme from SStarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, unveiled the Starwood hotels and resorts voted the best by SPG members from around the globe with the release of its 2014 SPG Member Favourite Hotels & Resorts list. Members selected their favour- ite hotels worldwide in the follow- ing categories: Best Golf Getaways, Best Beach & Island Retreats, Best Winter Escapes, Best Family Adventures, Best City Experiences, Best Exotic Excursions, Best Small The mega draw of Lulu-Mazola promotion was held recenlty at Lulu Hypermarket, Al Gharrafa Branch, under the Luxuries, New & Noteworthy, Top supervision of Saad Al Sulaity, Inspector from the Ministry of Business and Trade. Lulu gift vouchers worth QR40,000 10 China, Top 10 USA Resorts, and were given away as prizes to 19 winners. Mohammed Mahmoud Hafez, Executive Director, and Mohammed Ali Ultimate Top 10. Darwish, General Manager, from Al Yousaf Trading & Contracting, Simon Gorrfrid, General Manager, and Masoud Al The Ultimate 10 identifies the high- Jitan, Export Manager of Mazola, and officials from Lulu Hypermarket Group were present at the draw. A giant cake est member-rated Starwood hotels and was jointly cut by the officials from Mazola and Lulu marking the closing ceremony of Lulu-Mazola Promotion. resorts for 2014. The top ten are: 1. The Canyon Suites at The Phoenician, a Luxury Collection Resort, Scottsdale, Arizona, US 2. Grosvenor House, a Luxury McDonald’s introduces Collection Hotel, Dubai, UAE 3. The Westin Excelsior, Florence, The Argentinian sandwich Italy 4. Sheraton Qiandao Lake Resort, cDonald’s announced the launch of The Argentinian, China Mwhich is the fourth sandwich to be launched during this 5. W Doha Hotel & Residences, Qatar year’s Tastes of the World promotion. Featuring Halal Angus 6. The St. Regis Florence, Italy beef patty, the Argentinian is complemented by mayonnaise, 7. Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert mustard, pickles, red onions, lettuce, tomatoes and cheddar Resort & Spa, Dubai, United Arab cheese on a sourdough bun. The Argentinian will be available Emirates in all McDonald’s restaurants across Qatar until June 6. 8. Santa Marina, a Luxury Collection In preparation for the 2014 Fifa World Cup, this year’s Resort, Mykonos, Greece Tastes of the World promotion pays tribute to favourite 9. The Gritti Palace, a Luxury football destinations around the world. Kamal Saleh Al Mana, Collection Hotel, Venice, Italy Managing Director of Al Mana Restaurants & Food Co, said: 10. The St. Regis Punta Mita Resort, “This is a new product for the Qatari market, and is one that Mexico The Peninsula reflects a growing interest in more sophisticated flavour profiles and premium product offerings.” The Peninsula FOOD PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 7

By Tim Carman

he first thing you learn to respect with Japanese-style grilling, for Japanese-style grilling is the binchotan, a charcoal that produces virtually no flames and no smoke but generates the those who can stand the heat kind of hellish heat imagined in the pages Tof Milton or Dante. Jennifer Nguyen, executive chef at Zentan in the Donovan House Hotel, remembers her first experience with the charcoal. It was at Morimoto in Philadelphia, where the kitchen had none of the equipment necessary for robatayaki (or just “robata”), the fireside cooking technique that dates back centuries in Japan. So the cooks jury-rigged a process to use the high-carbon binchotan, kilned Japanese oak that burns hotter than seasoned oak in your typical wood-burning oven. “We would heat [the binchotan] over an open fire, then throw it into the hotel pan, hoping it would be able to contain the heat,” recalls Nguyen, who installed a robata grill at Zentan last summer. “Over time, you could see the hole just starting to grow in the hotel pan.” You read right: The Japanese charcoal melted stainless steel, a scary thought as I was waiting for my robata grill from Thailand, which I bought for less than $100 on eBay. I was picturing the mess that this bargain-basement grill, made from the finest aluminum available at a mysterious overseas factory, would create in my back yard. I was conjuring images of my beagle trying to lap up pools of molten metal. A shiver went down my spine. Fortunately (or not, depending on who’s footing the bill), the robata grill remained on a slow boat from Thailand as my deadline loomed. So I defaulted to Plan B: I had read about a fire pit once used at Aburiya Kinnosuke in Manhattan, where chef Jiro binchotan, but it interacted with the grains of sand. What’s more, Iida stacked binchotan, each stick glowing like an took me three tries some skewers are designed to allow meat removal infrared laser, on a bed of sand, safely away from Lighting the to get my charcoal from one end only. Like the end previously stuck flammable materials. The pit resembled an ancient binchotan takes glowing. The tech- deep in the sand. irori sunken hearth. The chef would spear chicken some effort. The nique that finally So remember this: Should you buy such fancy thighs or whole fish on metal rods and position the aramaru is supposed worked was to skewers, wipe the sandy end clean before removing skewers in the sand just inches from the charcoal, to ignite more easily light a chimney full your freshly grilled morsels. One other suggestion: like doomed storytellers around a campfire. of Kingsford char- Wear gloves while touching the skewers; everything The chef could control the process by placing the than white binchotan, coal and throw the within a few inches of the binchotan eventually will lanced proteins closer to or farther from the bin- but it took me three hot briquettes into become too hot to handle. chotan, rotating the skewers every few minutes to tries to get my a standard grill. How was the chicken after about 40 minutes ensure all sides were cooked evenly. He could also charcoal glowing. I then placed 10 around the old campfire? The skin was blistered and tamp down the heat by sprinkling small amounts The technique that pieces of bincho- slightly blackened; all of the fat had been rendered, of water on the charcoal, or turn up the furnace by finally worked was to tan on top of the leaving a crisp and salty tuile of chicken skin, perfec- throwing salt on the slow-burning binchotan, knock- light a chimney full of burning briquettes tion like I have rarely tasted. The meat was moist ing off the outer layer of ash and revealing its inner and waited about as well, a wisp of binchotan perfume clinging to it. nuclear core. Kingsford charcoal 30 minutes for the The aroma was not exactly a smokiness, at least As someone obsessed with controlling fire via off- and throw the hot blackened sticks not the two-fisted kind you might be familiar with. set smoker, I was sold. I had to build my own robata briquettes into a to burn red, like It was more like a woodland scent, something dark sand pit. standard grill. branding irons. and deep. I gathered the necessary items over the next few While waiting “For me, it’s all about the wood,” Zentan’s Nguyen days: I bought a circular outdoor fire pit (about $80) for the charcoal had told me, and I finally understood. “It’s the bin- and a 50-pound bag of all-purpose sand (about $6; to ignite, I built chotan that makes [robata-grilled food] special and play-box sand is too fine for this purpose), both from another stack of makes it unique and gives it its unique flavour.” hardware stores, then secured a 33-pound box of binchotan, about 10 inches high, in the middle of My lone problem was a certain unwelcome gritti- aramaru binchotan charcoal ($99 at Korin.com). the sand pit. Once the binchotan in the standard grill ness, a gift from the sand pit designed to contain that Despite its steep price, the aramaru is cheaper than was ready, I used a pair of metal tongs to transfer blistering heat. For advice, I turned to my original the classic white binchotan, which sells on Korin for the pieces, one by one, to the sand pit, where I leaned source of inspiration: Aburiya Kinnosuke in New $149 for a 20-pound bag. them upright around the stack of unlit binchotan. It York. General manager Hiroyuki Futawatari said To me, the difference between the two kinds of bin- looked like a wigwam that had caught on fire. cooks used to deal with the issue by placing lemon chotan was not significant enough to justify the added Once the inner layer of binchotan began to turn or lime halves at the base of each skewer so the fish cost: The aramaru burns for three to four hours (vs crimson, I was ready to cook. or chicken couldn’t slide down and touch sand. four to five for white binchotan) and, according to I started with a chef Iida-inspired recipe: skin-on “They give off a nice aroma,” Futawatari says of Korin, generates temperatures between 1,652 and chicken thighs sprinkled with coarse sea salt and the citrus, “and they give a little kick.” 1,832 degrees (the white stuff reaches temperatures pierced with a pair of skewers so the rods made an And here’s more good news: After three-plus hours nearing 2,200 degrees). X through the middle of the meat. The skewering of grilling, I still have a deep box of binchotan left To give you an idea of how hot the charcoal burns, technique is designed to defy gravity, preventing the over, plus a few half-burned specimens that I saved allow me again to quote Nguyen from Zentan: “You thighs from coming into contact with the sand. from the first trial run. (You can reuse binchotan can feel the heat from the other side [of the kitchen]. I would love to report that the technique is fool- several times by submerging the hot coals in cold I kid you not. When you’re standing on the other proof. But grilling is a recreational activity, even water and drying them for another day.) That’s a box side, you can literally feel the heat. That’s why we’re when it involves Japanese charcoal that can bring of soon-to-be-searing-heat just waiting to transform all skinny back here.” steel to its knees. Once — okay, maybe twice — as meats, fish and vegetables into something singularly Lighting the binchotan takes some effort. The ara- I was rotating skewers so that each side could feel delicious for the summer. maru is supposed to ignite more easily than white the heat, a thigh may have slipped down and briefly WP-Bloomberg 8 PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 ENTERTAINMENT PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 9

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Reshammiya to do one film a year Emma omposer-actor Himesh Reshammiya is happy that his work in The CXpose has been appreciated. Thanks to the encouraging response to the film, which was released Damon to be Clooney’s best man? Friday, Reshammiya wants to continue acting although he has decided to do just one film a year. ctor George Clooney will reportedly have his Ocean’s Eleven co-star “Music is my core competency, singing has given me a lot of success and AMatt Damon as the best man at his wedding. Thompson acting is my passion. By god’s grace The Xpose has been appreciated by the The 53-year-old heartthrob, who is set to marry British lawyer Amal critics and the collections are also good. I am very happy and thankful to the Alamuddin, was earlier rumoured to be planning to ask Brad Pitt to be audience,” the 42-year-old told reporters at the music launch of Humshakals. the best man for the upcoming nuptials. “I just want to do one film a year as an actor, but as a composer I would be “A lot of people thought Brad was a certainty to be George’s best man as doing four-five films, very exclusively. I will not do a lot of work like before. they have been such good friends for years. But he is probably even closer on comedy “I have to fulfill people’s expectations after the music of Xpose and now to Matt,” contactmusic.com quoted a source as saying. ‘Caller Tunes’ from Humshakals,” he added. “Besides many years ago, during one night together, George made a Reshammiya earlier acted in films like Aap Ka Surroor, Karzzzz, Radio promise to Matt that he would make him his best man if he ever got mar- and Kajraare but none could hit the bull’s eye at the box office. ried — so Matt called to claim his prize,” the source added. and success Mohenjo-Daro finally happening: Gowariker Kate Moss is Britain’s richest model ilmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker, who is making Mohenjo-Daro with FHrithik Roshan, says he is happy that finally the film, on which he has ate Moss has topped the list of Britain’s richest models, surpassing been working the past two years, will go on the floors. By Eric Kelsey Kthe likes of Claudia Schiffer and Naomi Campbell. then it turned out to be Pierce, which mangled French, isn’t it? In the Holy Did you look up to anyone when you “I have been working on the script for the past two years now. I am glad The 40-year-old icon who shot to fame when she was signed by Storm was not so shabby. Grail, you know? So I don’t think there’s were a comedian? that finally it is hap- Model Management aged just 14, has been crowned the wealthiest model or Oscar-winning actress Emma any problem with that at all. A lot of Lily Tomlin. For me, her writing in The pening,” Gowariker with an estimated fortune of £55m, according to a new list published in Thompson, donning a bathing suit You have appeared in period bath- very American humour goes down very Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the said at the first look The Times newspaper. Fon the French Riviera alongside ing costumes in films? well over here, and very, very British Universe was some of the greatest I’d ever launch of the film She is followed by British-based beauty Schiffer, 43, who divides her Pierce Brosnan in the British romantic That’s right. I still only appear in humour goes down very well across the come across. I really wanted to be her, Unforgettable. time between London comedy The Love Punch was too good to period bathing costumes in real life. I pond. and I did character comedy. Lenny Bruce After helming and Suffolk with her pass up. wear those very, very long Victorian I loved, just his way of talking about the successful histori- husband Matthew The film, directed by Joel Hopkins and draw things in various shades of navy. Do you have a preference for drama world and his unflinching sort of way of cal drama Jodhaa Vaughn and their opening on Friday in the United States, (Laughs) or comedy? speaking. Akbar in 2008, three children. She follows divorced suburban London cou- I’m British and I like being funny, so it’s Gowariker came is said to have made ple Kate and Richard as they attempt The Love Punch is decidedly what I grew up with. I was a comedian How do you define success? out with period a whopping £50m a diamond heist in France after their British with its sense of middle-class until I was 27, so it’s natural to me to want If you’re spurred by the desire to be drama Khelein Hum throughout her pension fund goes bust. and middle-aged humor. Do you think to stretch those muscles. I had just done successful, then I would strongly recom- Jee Jaan Sey in 2010, 20-year career. Thompson, 55, known for roles in some of that might be lost on foreign Saving Mr. Banks, and that’s quite sad. I mend you don’t go into this business. If but it was a flop. They are followed period dramas Howards End and Sense audiences? do an awful lot of work that is sometimes that’s what spurs you, then blood will flow. This is his second by Campbell, who and Sensibility, spoke about her work If Americans can adore and enjoy very emotional. It’s nice to do something What spurs me is a curious and mysteri- film with Hrithik boasts a £20m for- in comedy, her early influences and Monty Python, they can deal with a that is designed to make people happy ous resonance inside a story that makes after Jodhaa Akbar tune and has most success. bit of mangled French. God knows the from start to finish. me think, “Oh, I want to do that.” I want and he is excited recently been seen on most extraordinary bit of Python is to be part of that story. I want to tell that about it. The Face where she What drew you to The Love story. “I will be start- mentors young cat- Punch? Success is nice and necessary if you’re ing it in three-four walk talent, reports The opportunity to appear in a bath- Oscar Talk at the Cannes Film Festival going to have a long-term career. You months time. I am femalefirst.co.uk. ing costume has been something sadly have to have a fair degree of success, oth- looking forward to Alek Wek, 37, missing from my CV. I said to my agent, he festival is only just over half way through and already critics and movie buffs erwise you just don’t get the opportuni- it. It’s Hrithik and comes in fourth place “Please, God, get me something where Tare abuzz with Oscar talk. Funny man Steve Carell donned a prosthetic nose ties ... I would say success is useful. It is me again after a with £15m, while I can get into a bathing costume.” And for his role as chemicals fortune heir John du Pont and his fatal obsession with two very useful in ... that you get the chance long time. I am very Erin O’Connor, 36, this is what came up. Olympic wrestlers played by Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo in Foxcatcher. to choose from a slightly wider variety excited and looking rounds up the top five Also, I’ve worked with the director His performance prompted Ramin Setoodeh of entertainment magazine Variety to of projects. forward to it,” the with £12m. before and I like him very much, and declare: “Steve Carell is an Oscar lock.” I feel incredibly fortunate because I’ve Swades director the idea of a heist movie set as it were in The Telegraph’s Robbie Collin meanwhile tweeted: “Get ready for a world in which got so many choices. I think there aren’t said. the Home Counties (suburban London) the phrase ‘Academy Award nominee Channing Tatum’ exists.” AFP many women of 55 who can say that. of England with a very witty notion, and Reuters 10 PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 MOTORING

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Tomatoes trigger that bad armpit odour! Many he key to not turn her off from your body Todour as she comes near you may lie in cutting down tomato intake. processed It is not just genetics and poor hygiene that are to blame for bad underarm odour — tomatoes also join the club, a fascinating study reveals. foods are Tomato stems are filled with an oil that smells like sweat. The oil contains terpenes - substances that give fruit and vegetables such as oranges, lemons and hops their smell and heavily dyed: flavour, the researchers added. Terpene-containing compounds may play a role in bad body odour. Study These are broken down by enzymes, pro- ducing chemicals that act on the antioxidant By Kathryn Doyle compound lycopene found in tomatoes. The same group of researchers overwhelming majority of scientific “This, in turn, produces other chemicals published a similar study on bev- evidence continues to confirm the known to contribute to how the body smells,” ome cereals, candies and erages in September of 2013 and safety of these artificial food colours. explained Charles Stewart, a physician in cakes contain much more found that dyes in the drinks varied For those consumers who wish to Britain who himself went through body odour artificial colouring than widely. Some clear sodas, like Sprite, purchase products that do not con- problem. Sparents probably expect, contained no colouring, while Kool- tain artificial colours, if there is an Cutting out tomatoes and good personal according to a new study. Aid Burst Cherry contained more artificial colour in a product, FDA hygiene could eliminate need for deodorants, In the US, food and beverage than 52 milligrams per serving. requires that it be listed on the he noted in a paper published in the journal companies disclose artificial col- In general, more brightly coloured ingredient declaration of the food Medical Hypotheses. ouring on labels, but do not disclose foods and drinks had more dyes in label.” specific amounts. them, Stevens said. But some heav- Several studies have suggested ily dyed foods were unexpected. Some Kids More Sensitive New bone grown from some children may be sensitive to “Some white foods have dye, like Many of the studies on artifi- artificial colouring or the preserva- marshmallows, and French dressing cial colours and behavioural prob- monkey’s skin cells tives that often accompany it. The and cherry pie fillings actually had lems were done decades ago and ubbed as a step towards the development dyes have been linked to inattention colour enhancers too,” she said. used dosages lower than what kids Dof safe stem cell therapies for humans, and hyperactivity. “There are also dyes in paediatric might actually be eating today, researchers have successfully grown a new For the new study, researchers medicines, personal care products, according to Joel Nigg. He studies bone using a monkey’s own skin cells. bought and tested common proc- mouthwash and toothpaste,” she attention-deficit/hyperactivity dis- The researchers used induced pluripotent essed foods to find out how much said. order (ADHD) at Oregon Health stem cells (iPSC) which are derived from adult artificial colouring they included. Natural colour alternatives are and Science University in Portland. skin cells and can be reprogrammed to work “Very few of these products were available, but those don’t stand up to “The dosages were average at as other cells. nutritious,” said Laura J. Stevens, heat, processing and light, Stevens that time but weren’t very high by “Because monkeys are the closest model spe- who worked on the study at Purdue said. The study coincides with a today’s standard,” Nigg said. “Many cies to humans, with similar organ and tis- University in West Lafayette, report from the Environmental of the studies have found fairly small sue structure and immunity, testing iPSCs in Indiana. Working Group suggesting high effects, but we may be underesti- monkeys should be indicative of the safety and Children probably consume more levels of sugar in cereals are con- mating compared to what children efficacy of the process in humans,” said sen- of the heavily dyed foods, since tributing to childhood obesity and actually get these days.” ior author Cynthia Dunbar from the National bright colours appeal to kids, she other health problems. Some kids respond to higher Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute in the US. said. “We don’t need to make these PepsiCo and Kraft Foods, mak- amounts of dyes with inattention, Pluripotent stem cells can be used to make products appeal more to kids, kids ers of Cap’n Crunch and Kool-Aid, hyperactivity, irritability, temper any type of healthy human tissue and therefore are already obese,” she said. respectively, did not immediately tantrums or trouble sleeping, but have great potential for treatment of disease, Among breakfast cereals, Fruity respond when reached for comment. researchers don’t understand why say experts. According to Dunbar, the results Cheerios, Trix and Cap’n Crunch’s General Mills said dye levels in or how, Stevens said. would sidestep ethical issues surrounding the OOPS! All Berries had the most Trix cereal would be as much as 30 Those behavioural problems don’t use of embryonic stem cells. artificial dyes, with about 32, 36 percent lower than this study found, manifest in all kids, but tend to be For the study, skin cells were taken from rhe- and 41 milligrams per serving, but could not comment further on more common among those who sus macaques to form stem cells (iPSCs), which respectively. the study’s particular testing meth- already have behavioral issues, like were then turned into bone-forming cells. These cereals also had some of ods. “The safety of both artificial kids with ADHD. These “bone” cells were then implanted the highest sugar contents. Cap’n and natural colors has been affirmed In a review of studies connect- into the monkeys on ceramic particles that Crunch’s OOPS! All Berries con- through extensive review by the US ing food dyes and preservatives to were already in use by reconstructive surgeons tained 15 grams of sugar per serving, Food & Drug Administration (FDA) behavioral problems, Nigg found attempting to fill in or rebuild bone. according to the analysis published and the European Food Safety that about eight percent of kids with The implants were retrieved at eight, 12 and in Clinical Pediatrics. Authority (EFSA),” the company ADHD may have symptoms related 16 weeks with bone shown to be forming as Most of the highly coloured cere- said in a statement said. to food colour additives. early as eight weeks, the authors reported. als contained Red #40, Yellow #6, In a similar statement, Mars, Stevens recommends that par- Previous work in this field has relied on Yellow #5 or Blue #1, the most the makers of M&M’s, wrote, “All ents avoid artificial colours entirely. scientists giving human iPSC products to popular artificial colours. But some the colours we currently use in our “It’s just a matter of reading labels,” immuno-deficient mice, she said. cereals, like Special K Red Berries products comply with our own strict she said. Nigg cautioned against “But because of the species differences, the and Berry Berry Kix, were coloured internal quality and safety require- highly restrictive diets focusing on cells do not behave normally in mice, and the with strawberries or fruit juice and ments as well as all applicable laws, particular dyes, since kids can react lack of the immune system means that issues contained no artificial coloring. regulations and safety assessments to a wide range of additives. of immune rejection or inflammation cannot Numbered artificial colours are relating to colours added to food.” But, he said, “I think we can say be studied,” said Dunbar. derived from petroleum, Stevens “Rest assured, if there is new for sure that with the exception of The team is now working on creating iPSC noted. Candies, cakes and coloured data or research in this area, the vitamins and minerals, most arti- models for treatment of liver, heart, and bone icings also had large amounts of arti- FDA will review it thoroughly to ficial colors don’t add anything. marrow disorders. ficial colours. A serving of M&M’s determine if a change in current Parents don’t lose much by avoid- The findings were published in the journal Milk Chocolate included almost 30 policy is warranted,” the Grocery ing these highly processed foods.” Cell Reports. milligrams of artificial colours, and Manufacturers Association, an SOURCE: bit.ly/1jkcuyb Clinical Agencies a packet of original Skittles had 33 industry trade group, added Pediatrics, online April 24, 2014. milligrams. in a statement. “However, the Reuters 12 PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 TECHNOLOGY

icrosoft on Tuesday unveiled a new Surface Pro tablet designed as a powerful all- Mpurpose computer fit to replace a laptop. Microsoft takes aim at Surface Pro 3 was touted as slimmer, bigger and more powerful than its predecessor and crafted for a world in which people want to work as well as play on tablets. “We want products and technologies that enable laptops with new tablet people to dream and get stuff done,” Microsoft chief Satya Nadella said at a press event in New York. Pro 3 has a high-resolution screen that is 12 inches (30.5cm) measured diagonally, weighs approximately 28 ounces (800 grammes) and is slightly more than a third an inch (0.9cm) deep. The tablet has the Surface trademark keyboard cover, but modified to let users tilt it as they wish and more securely anchor the device while being used, say, in a person’s lap. It also comes with a “pen” that can be used to remotely activate Pro 3 with clicks or to write on it as though it were a notepad. “We are super proud of Surface Pro 3,” Microsoft corporate vice president Panos Panay said while introducing the tablet at the event. “I am sure that this is the tablet that can replace the laptop.”

Available mid-year Surface Pro 3 will be available for pre-order with a starting price of $799. A version of Microsoft’s latest champion in the tablet war, powered by an Intel Core i5 chip, will hit the market in North American on June 20. Additional models, including a top-end Pro 3 with an Intel Core i7 chip, will be available in the US and 26 other countries including France, China, Australia and Germany by the end of August, according to 95 percent of laptop owners also have tablet com- manufacturers. “We clearly are not interested in Microsoft. puters. But Microsoft has barely made a dent in a building refrigerators or toasters; we are not building Microsoft is being innovative and counterintuitive tablet market dominated by Apple’s iPad and others hardware for hardware’s sake,” Nadella said. with the Pro 3, touting a large-screen tablet while using Google Android. Gartner surveyed showed the “The motivation is to create new categories; we rivals boast smaller, pocket-sized devices, according Microsoft operating system had just two percent of want to build productivity experiences.” to Gartner analyst Mike Silver. the global market in 2013. Microsoft in March released Office software tai- Much care and thought went into technical fea- Nadella stressed that Microsoft, which built its lored for iPads, and it soared to the top of the charts tures of the Pro 3, and a challenge for Microsoft is software empire working with partners who make at Apple’s online App Store. to get that message to mainstream consumers who computing hardware, wants to pioneer a merging of While Office applications for iPad are free, sub- aren’t geeks. laptops and tablets and not to compete with device scriptions to Microsoft’s online Office 365 service “There is a lot of elegance in the device, but they are needed to be able to create or edit documents, have to prove they can communicate that,” Silver spreadsheets or presentations. said at the unveiling event. “We clearly are not interested in More than a billion people use Office, according to “If everything works as good as it looks, you are the Redmond, Washington-based technology titan. getting pretty close to a device that can replace a building refrigerators or toasters; The Pro 3 signals that Microsoft has decided to notebook computer for a high percentage of people.” play into its strengths in business software and avoid we are not building hardware for going head-to-head with bargain-priced tablets pow- Leave laptops behind ered by Google’s free Android software, according to Pro 3 has the potential to strike chords with peo- hardware’s sake. The motivation is analyst Jack Gold of J Gold Associates. ple who want to leave their laptops behind and just to create new categories; we want “Further, Microsoft finally seems to understand carry a tablet when they are on the move, according it can not go head to head with Apple’s iPad,” Gold to the analyst. to build productivity experiences.” added in a research note, saying the Pro 3 is a “supe- Panay cited research indicating that more than rior business device” for work. AFP

EBay issues, then deletes Inc To Ask All eBay Users To Change Spotify paid subscriber said Daniel Ek, CEO and founder. Passwords” but had no other infor- “We’re widening our lead in the call to change passwords mation other than the words “place base reaches 10 million digital music space and will continue EBay Inc issued a notice on its holder text”. Online music streaming service to focus on getting everyone in the websites asking users to change No replacement message was issued Spotify said its global paid subscriber world to listen to more music.” their passwords, but took down the on the PayPal site. The link to the base had swelled to 10 million as spec- It saw its paid subscriber base message a short time later without notice was replaced with one reading ulation mounts the Swedish start-up jump from a previous 6 million, as explanation. “The message you are trying to access could be gunning for a share listing. reported on its website, thanks to The message, on its PayPal online is not available.” Spotify, which has since 2008 paid out strong demand for songs from the payment unit’s press and community Reuters could not immediately ver- over $1bn to rights holders, has bene- likes of Eminem — the music serv- website pages, did not say why pass- ify if the website was hacked or if the fited from soaring demand for streamed ice’s most-streamed artist of all time words needed to be changed. message was posted in error. music. — and Rihanna, its most-streamed EBay and PayPal representatives In April, US web media company “We’ve had an amazing year, grow- female artist. were not immediately available for AOL Inc urged its tens of millions of ing from 20 markets to 56 as peo- Avicii’s hit song “Wake Me Up” is comment on the notice issued at email account holders to change their ple from around the world embrace its most streamed song of all time. 1:30am ET, which was previously passwords and security questions streaming music. 10 million subscrib- It now has more than 40 million reported by tech blog Engadget. after a cyber attack compromised ers is an important milestone for both active users in 56 markets, up from a The message headline was “eBay about 2 percent of its accounts. Spotify and the entire music industry,” previous 24 million. Agencies COMICS & MORE PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 13

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

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Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate How to EASY SUDOKU play Hyper Easy Sudoku Puzzles Sudoku: Place a digit from 1 to 9 in A Hyper Sudoku each empty cell so every Puzzle is solved row, every column and by filling the every 3x3 box contains all numbers from 1 the digits 1 to 9. to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear YESTERDAY’S only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku. ANSWER CINEMA / TV LISTINGS PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 15

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The Last Days On Mars (2D/Horror) – 2.30pm 13:00 Naked Science 13:50 Dead or Alive 14:00 Megastructures 14:45 Maneater Kochadaiiyaan:The Legend (2D/Tamil) 15:00 80s Greatest Manhunt – 4.30pm 16:00 80s: The 15:40 Monster Fish Decade That 16:35 Mudcats The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) Made Us 19:20 Phantom 3 17:00 Hard Time Wolverine – 7.00pm 18:00 Inside 20:10 Dead or Alive 20:00 JFK: The Final 21:00 Maneater Freezer (2D/Action) – 9.30pm Hours Manhunt Godzilla (3D/Action) – 11.00pm 22:00 Family Guns 22:40 Mudcats 23:00 None of the 23:30 Snake Al Madea (2D/Arabic) – 2.30 & 6.30pm Above Underworld 1 The Last Days On Mars (2D/Horror) – 4.30pm Heropanti (2D/Hindi) – 8.15 & 11.00pm 13:15 ER Vets 13:15 Ben 10: Alien 13:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 12:10 The Job Lot 13:00 My Boys 15:30 Tanked Swarm Dori Se X-Men: Days Of Future Past (3D/Action) 12:40 Twenty Twelve 13:30 Friends 18:20 Journey Of Life 14:45 Marc Logan 13:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan 13:10 Eastenders 14:00 Back In The Game 20:10 Swimming 16:00 Home Alone: – 2.30 pm 14:00 Doli Armaano Ki 13:45 Doctors 14:30 The Mindy Project With Monsters: The Holiday 14:30 Jodha Akbar 14:15 The Weakest Link 15:00 Modern Family Steve Backshall Heist Freezer (2D/Action) – 4.45pm 15:00 Kumkum Bhagya 15:00 Princess Margaret: 15:30 The Daily Show 22:00 Gator Boys 18:00 Rise Of The 15:30 Pavitra Rishta A Love Story With Jon Stewart 22:55 Swimming Guardians 2 Godzilla (3D/Action) – 6.15pm 16:00 Aur Pyaar Hogaya 15:50 After You've Gone 17:00 Late Night With With Monsters: 22:00 Marc Logan 16:30 Qubool Hai 16:20 Lark Rise To Seth Meyers Steve Backshall 23:30 The Elf ROYAL X-Men: Days Of Future Past (3D/Action) 17:00 Word Match Candleford 18:00 Baby Daddy 23:50 Animal Cops Who Stole – 8.30 & 11.00 pm 17:30 Bollywood 17:10 Eastenders 18:30 New Girl South Africa Christmas PLAZA Business 17:40 Doctors 19:00 The Mindy Project Rio 2 (3D/Animation) – 2.30pm 18:00 Sapne Suhane 18:10 The Weakest Link 19:30 Brooklyn Nine- Ladakpan Ke 19:00 Bleak Old Shop Nine X-Men: Days Of Future Past (3D/Action) 18:30 Ek Mutthi Aasmaan Of Stuff 20:00 The Tonight Show 19:00 Do Dil Bandhe Ek 19:30 The Cafe Starring Jimmy – 4.30pm 14:00 The Sisterhood 14:05 Please Don't Dori Se 20:00 The Children Fallon Of The Eat The Daisies 19:30 Jodha Akbar 20:45 Love Life 21:00 The Daily Show The Amazing Spider-Man-2 (3D/Action) Traveling Pants 16:00 Bells Are 20:00 Pavitra Rishta 21:30 Getting On With Jon Stewart 3 – 7.00pm 16:00 10 Things I Ringing 20:30 Kumkum Bhagya 22:00 Incredible 22:00 Family Guy Hate About You 18:05 Kismet 22:30 Silver Screen Journeys With 22:30 Getting On Freezer (2D/Action) – 9.30pm 18:00 The Producers 20:05 Logan's Run Movie - Steve Leonard 23:00 Wilfred 20:15 Jesus Henry 22:00 2001: A Space Satrangee 22:50 The Weakest Link 23:30 Late Night With Godzilla (3D/Action) – 11.00pm Christ Odyssey Parachute 23:35 Eastenders Seth Meyers 22:00 Elektra Luxx 16 PLUS | THURSDAY 22 MAY 2014 POTPOURRI

Hero cat ‘throws’ first “throw” the pitch using a baseball Who’s who attached to a fishing line. Events in Qatar pitch at baseball game Tara might have been nervous, so Ryan Triantafilo helped the cat cat that became famous for throw the pitch as he held her in his ‘6 Artists From Qatar’ Exhibition When: May 31; 10am-10pm saving a central California boy arms. A Where: Visual Art Center, Bldg19 from a dog attack threw the first Meanwhile, Jeremy, ever grateful What: The Visual Arts Department is pitch Tuesday night at a Bakersfield to his feline buddy, threw the game’s organising the third exhibition of Qatari Blaze baseball game — or at least actual ceremonial first pitch. Artists. This exhibition is an expression she tried. of the goal of the department to provide The cat, named Tara, was captured Jewel thief leaves phone samples of its experiences that express on security camera on May 13 when the coexistence of the local art scene she pounced on a dog that attacked in shop after robbery with contemporary modern art. The her 4-year-old human Jeremy Dr Abdulla Al Kaabi, Acting department promotes Qatari nationals’ Triantafilo. ritish police say they have a experiences and to be the messenger Chief Medical Officer, Sidra The video, which has garnered 21 Bpretty good idea who stole two that carries cultural visions of the Arts Medical and Research Center million views on YouTube, shows the diamond rings and a wedding band Department together with the Ministry of rior to joining Sidra, he was dog biting and attempting to drag the from a Kingston shop on Sunday — Culture, Arts and Heritage in Qatar. Senior Consultant and Chief of boy. Within seconds, Tara leaps out the suspected thief left his cellphone Free entry PPaediatric Nephrology at Hamad and chases the canine away. behind, with a photo of himself as the General Hospital. Dr Al Kaabi is cur- Jeremy needed 10 stitches in his left screensaver. Richard Serra: rently Associate Professor of Clinical leg after the incident. Police said yesterday the 27-year-old Concurrent Exhibitions Ryan Triantafilo, Jeremy’s father, suspect, Germain Ibrahim Fofana of Pediatrics at Weill Cornel Medical When: Till July 6, 8:30am- 5:30pm said he edited the video and posted it France, is also believed to be responsi- College in Qatar. He completed his Where: QMA Gallery Building 10, Katara on YouTube for family and friends to ble for other jewel heists in the London paediatric residency at the University What: Richard Serra is among the most see and that he never anticipated the area. of Western Ontario, Canada and sub- important contemporary sculptors. The flood of attention. They said Fofana and a woman sequently completed a Fellowship in exhibition organised by the QMA in Doha Paediatric Nephrology at the Hospital Tara, who followed Triantafilo and entered the shop with a child in a is one of Serra’s most ambitious ever his wife, Erica, home from the park baby buggy and looked at engage- for Sick Children. He holds a Masters in that it brings together sculptures and one night, has been smothered with ment rings. Degree in Health Care Management drawings from different periods, ranging love since her heroics. The suspect returned alone 30 min- from the Royal College of Surgeons from the seminal One Ton Prop (House “We’ve just given her a lot of love, utes later and looked at the rings again, of Cards) of 1969 (on rare loan from the In Ireland and received his Bachelor kept her in the house and paid a lot of before he ran off with them, leaving his Degree and Medical Doctorate from Museum of Modern Art in New York) to a attention to her,” he said. phone behind. new large-scale work, Passage of Time, Arabian Gulf University College of There was a failed attempt at the The rings were valued at 18,000 especially created for this occasion. Medical Sciences in Bahrain. game, between the Blaze and the pounds ($30,000). Free entry Lancaster JetHawks, to have Tara Agencies Kings and Pawns When: Till June 21 Where: Museum of Islamic Arts IN FOCUS by Parth A Patel What: This exhibition uncovers the history of board games in the Islamic world, from India to Spain between 7th and 20th century. Free Entry

Bus 174 (film screening) When: May 29 – 30, 7pm Where: Museum of Islamic Art What: ‘Bus 174’ is an intimate and shocking documentary one of the most infamous and tragic crimes in Brazil’s recent history, when 21-year- old Sandro do Nascimento took several bus passengers hostage in broad daylight as the entire nation watched the events unfold on live television. Directed by Jose Padilha and Felipe Lacerda. Tickets available at DFI ticket outlet in the Museum of Islamic Art ( www.dohafilminstitute.com)

In Bloom (film screening) When: June 12-18, 7 PM Where: Katara Drama Theater Building 16 What: In the Georgian capital of Tbilisi in 1992, Eka and Natia look to leave childhood behind as they ignore societal customs and work to escape their turbulent family lives. Tickets available at DFI ticket outlet at Katara building 26 (www.dohafilminstitute.com)

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