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Qatar will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the larg-est national flag in the

world on December 16 at the Katara Amphitheatre as part of the National Day celebrations. This and more highlight the rich line-up of activities in Katara for this month.

Called the “Flag of Gratitude & Loyalty”, the national project initi-ated by Katara is aimed at high-lighting unity, brotherhood and patriotism among the people and convey the message of loyalty to the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and tribute to the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani for their great efforts and sincere dedication.

Following this record-break-ing campaign, a total of 20 var-ied activities will be organised in Katara to celebrate National Day. The events, which will run from December 18 to 19, are inspired by Qatari heritage focusing on the present and future.

Building on the success of its community-based projects, Katara Art Studios is organizing “Our Qatar” community photog-raphy exhibition. For this project, Katara is inviting everyone living, working and visiting in Qatar to submit one photo taken here that best expresses his feeling about Qatar and living in the country.

The expo opens on December 12 at Katara Gallery 1 in Building 18 and will continue to accept photo submissions until it concludes on December 18.

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For the first time Katara presents the “Moroccan Handicraft Week” which will open on December 26 at Katara Building 3.

Still on photography, prolific world renowned photographer Joe McNally will conduct a five-day workshop cov-ering the basics of sports portrait pho-tography with DSLR camera equipment speed lights and strobes.

Spanning 30 years, McNally’s career included assignments in more than 50 countries. His photos have graced pages of international publications such as TIME, Newsweek, Fortune, National Geographic and The New York Times, among others. For four nights, theatre-lovers will enjoy an action-packed tale told through dance, drama, music, and film at the Katara Opera House. The epic tale tells the story of Salah ad-D n Y suf ibn Ayy bi, better known as Annasser Saladin - a Kurdish Muslim leader who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He bravely led Islamic armies to confront the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant.

Saladin Performance shows will be held from December 12 to 15, 8pm at the Opera House in Building 16.

From December 12 to 17, the Doha Film Institute will bring the MENA pre-miere of “The Grandmaster” by Hong Kong master filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. Five years in the making, the film is a visually breathtaking tale of betrayal, honour and love set against the chaos of China on the brink of war and occupa-tion in the 30s.

For the first time Katara presents the “Moroccan Handicraft Week” which will open on December 26 at Katara Building 3. The event is being organised in collaboration with the “Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Artisanat” and the “Moroccan Qatari Association of Friendship Club” as part of Qatar and Morocco cultural exchange.

More than 55 artisans and artists will take part at the event featuring live calligraphy, pottery, ceramics, wood crafts, carpets, embroidery, oil, candles, traditional clothing and henna, among others. In addition there will also be per-formances by folklore bands from vari-ous regions including Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Essaouira and Larache.

Starting tomorrow, all Wednesdays of the month would feature lectures by pop-ular Muslim scholars in the Arab world. They include Khaled Al-Bikr who will talk about “Happiness Makers”, Ibrahim El-Hadi (Love Remedy, A Prophetic Approach), Nabil El-Aawadi (Affiliation) and Said El-Bdiwi (Allah’s Hundred Mercy). The lectures will be held at the Katara Mosque after Ishaa prayer.

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Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) organised a cultural fiesta to celebrate its 14th Annual Day. Around 600 stu-

dents took part in the ‘Vibgyor-Stars in the Sky’.

The Chief Guest was Khalid Al Ziyara, Editor–in–chief, Qatar News Agency. He said the media and edu-cation complement each other as the

media takes an active role in convey-ing the principles and foundations of education to the public.

In a speech, he appreciated efforts exerted by the school management to ensure value-based education reflecting peaceful coexistence and constructive cooperation of people from different religions and diverse cultures in a global society.

In his Address, K C Abdul Latheef, President of the School Management Committee, highlighted the next developmental stage of the school based on SIS vision: To be a centre of excellence with uniqueness through innovation that meaningfully pro-motes skill-based and value-based education.

Principal Dr Subhash Nair

presented the annual report, high-lighting students’ achievements.

Academic excellence awards to stu-dents were presented as part of the inaugural session. Academic, admin-istrative and support staff received gold medals from the chief guest for their meritorious long service at the school.

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SIS marks Annual Day

Bhavan’s Public School joined hands with the Qatar Community Policing initiative to mobilise support to affected people of Somalia and the Philippines by donating collection proceeds from the school. The school leader Fiazal Khan handed over the proceeds to officials.

Philippine School Doha students celebrating the ‘win by boxer’ Manny Pacquiao in their school.

University of Calgary-Qatar to host symposium

The University of Calgary-Qatar is hosting a symposium on Thursday December 5, to bring

together a select group of senior aca-demic and administrative leaders from universities and other higher educa-tion institutions in Doha to consider the ways and means of collaborating to share information, resources and expertise to enhance teaching effec-tiveness and create better conditions for student learning.

Calgary Centre for Teaching and Learning Director, Dr Ken Ryba points out that, “While Qatar is fortunate to have several world class universities; little attention has been given to the idea of working together to enhance teaching effectiveness. While our universities have some tremendously innovative and dedicated teachers and some excellent projects and research on teaching and learning methods, there is no way at present to easily share this knowledge and information. It would be ideal if Qatar higher educa-tion institutions had a way of working together to share and develop quality teaching at all levels in all areas.”

The Symposium will be opened by Hissa Al Aali, Associate Director, College of Nursing Project. Professor Dennis Sumara, Dean, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada will present a keynote address at the Symposium. The title of his pres-entation is “Specialized, Systematic and Sustained: Developing Integrated Teaching and Learning Plans”.

The symposium will take place at the Grand Heritage Hotel from 1pm.

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Trichur Brothers rock Doha Music Lovers Group organised a Carnatic (South Indian classical music) vocal concert recently in memory of its founder president Ganesh Srinivasan at the Concorde Hotel in Doha. The young Srikrishna Mohan-Ram Kumar Mohan duo, popularly known as Trichur Brothers, had everybody spelled bound for nearly three-and-a-half hours. Accompanying artists included the Mridangam artist and father of Trichur Brothers Trichur R Mohan, violinst Chandramouli and Venkatasubramaniyam on gatam. The scene for the evening was set by Usha Ravishankar with a tribute to Srinivasan. Srikrishna dedicated Raghuvamsa sudha in Kadana Kudhoohalam raga to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who had his last innings in Tests on the same day.

Safari 10/20/30promotion begins

Safari’s ‘QR 10/20/30’ promotion kicked off yesterday at all Safari outlets across Qatar. “The suc-

cess of the promotion is due to the unstinting and solid support given by our patrons and the relationship we have developed with them is our strength,” said a spokesman of the Safari Group.

“We wish to thank all our custom-ers who have supported us with great enthusiasm on all our previous pro-motions and we expect the same from them this time,” he added.

This year there are thousands of products in IT and electronics, gar-ments, toys and sports goods, footwear, cosmetics and household items, bak-ery and hot food, fruits and vegetables, food and dairy products, winter wear, camping equipment and Christmas tree decorations, which are on display.

Safari is planning a yearend sur-prise just for three days starting from December 5 to 7. A Lenovo Tablet PC worth QR368 free with purchase of LED TV, SLR Camera and Laptop worth QR1500 and above. A musi-cal night is being organised for three nights at the food court, Safari Mall, starting from December 3 to 5. The programme is from 6.30pm to 10pm and entry is free.

Safari is also having ‘Win 5kg Gold’ promotion until March 1 across its outlets. Customers can participate and win 5kg of gold. Draw will be held on the first week of March. Customers who purchase goods worth QR50 and above will be eligible for a raffle coupon.

The second prize is Sharp LED 3D TV 70-inch for three winners, Third prize is LG refrigerators 820 litres for three winners, fourth prize is Apple iPad mini for three winners, Fifth prize will be Samsung Galaxy S4 for three winners and sixth prize will be Acer laptops for nine winners.

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Nivea’s latest innovations in skin care are now available in the GCC with four new face

care products added to their Natural Fairness range. These include two face creams — a day care cream with SPF 30 and a night care cream — a facial wash and facial scrub.

Nivea’s Natural Fairness Face Care range is formulated with Hydra IQ technology to moisturise skin deeply, leaving it looking healthy and radi-ant. All four products contain natural ingredients including liquorice and Vitamin C to reduce dark spots and reveal a bright and even skin complex-ion without drying out sensitive skin.

Regularly removing dead skin cells will help reveal a more radiant, smoother complexion and the Natural Fairness Exfoliating Scrub does just that, with microbeads designed to

thoroughly exfoliate the skin gently and effectively. It is ideal to use two-three times a week after cleansing with the Natural Fairness Face Wash.

Natural Fairness Day Care SPF 30 contains Hydra IQ technology, which keeps skin intensively moisturized. With Vitamin C, the Day Cream helps inhibit melanin production to prevent skin pigmentation. SPF 30 protects your skin from the sun – the main cause of skin darkening. Dark spots are reduced and skin is thoroughly mois-turized to look healthier and brighter.

The NIVEA Natural Fairness skin care range is available in leading super-markets and includes a face wash (100ml), a face scrub (100ml), a day cream with SPF 30 (50ml) and a night cream (50ml) giving consumers natu-rally fair, protected and well moistur-ised skin. The Peninsula

Nivea unveils new face care products

Leila Belleza, Regional Sales Director of Pomellato, shows the new collection at Ali Bin Ali jewellery and Watches showroom in Royal Plaza recently.

PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 20136 RECIPE CONTEST

Tangy Moong Soup

Ingredients:• 1/2 tea-cup moong dal (split yellow gram)• 1/2 cup grated ginger• 1tsp whole pepper corn• 1/2tsp pepper powder • 1/2tsp mixed herbs powder (oregano, parseley, chives)• 1 tsp.garlic powder• 1 tbsp butter• 5 tbsp vinegar• 2 tbsp tomato puree• Salt and sugar to taste For Garnishing• Corriander leaves, Paprika sauce, Soya sauce

Method:Blanch one large firm tomato. Deseed and make puree in grinder

.Keep it aside.Clean and soak moong for 1 hour. Cook in a pressure cooker

for 3 minutes with salt, sugar, tomato puree, grated ginger and 1 and 1/2 cups water. Allow to cool till steam releases.

Mash and blend well with extra till the texture is smooth. Add all other ingredients. Boil for another 2-3 minutes.

Take 1tbsp butter in a pan. Heat well and add few peppercorns. Add it to the soup.

Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves,butter and sauces of one’s choice.

Serve hot with garlic bread or rusk. Shubhartho

Quick Potato Soupwith Dumplings

Ingredients• 20g butter• 1 large onion, chopped• 1 clove garlic, minced• 3 medium sized potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced• 1 chicken stock cube, crushed• Salt, to taste• 1 cup skimmed milk• Black pepper, freshly groundFor the dumplings:• 3 - 4 milk bread buns• 1 bunch parsley, chopped• 100ml Sour cream• 1 egg

Method:Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion and sauté. Add

the garlic and fry for a few seconds. Add the potatoes and chicken stock and stir to combine. Add

3-4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Keep ready a pot of sim-

mering water. Roughly chop / break the buns. Mix in the parsley, sour cream

and the egg. Mix thoroughly using your hand to make a smooth paste of the mixture. Then make into small balls.

Poach these dumplings in the simmering water until well done and the egg is cooked, for about 10 minutes. Set aside.

When the potatoes are tender, puree the soup using an immer-sion blender or in a blender in batches.

Add the milk. Adjust salt and add the black pepper. Now add the dumplings to the soup and simmer for a minute and serve.

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Chicken Dumplings in Chilli and Ginger Soup

Ingredients:• 200g dried rice noodles• 3 single chicken breast fillets, coarsely chopped• 1 egg white• 1 small fresh red chilli, coarsely chopped• 6cm-piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated• 4 cups chicken stock• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice

• 2 tbsps sweet soya sauce• 1 large fresh red chilli, thinly sliced• 1-2 tbsps Vinegar• 1 bunch baby cabbage, leaves separated, washed Method:Boil and prepare the noodles until tender. Drain. Meanwhile,

place the chicken, egg white, chopped chilli and 1 tablespoon of ginger in the bowl of a food processor and process until just combined.

Use wet hands to roll 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture into a ball. Repeat with the remaining chicken mixture.

Place the stock, lime juice, sweet soya sauce, sliced chilli, vin-egar and remaining ginger in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add the chicken balls, 1 at a time, and cook for 4 minutes or until cooked through.

Add the baby cabbage leaves to the pan and cook for 30 seconds or until cabbage just wilts. Divide the noodles and soup among serving bowls. Serve immediately.

Naeem Pervaiz

Broccoli Almond Soup

Ingredients• 2 tbsp olive oil• 1 onion, chopped• 1 clove garlic, crushed• 250g broccoli, broken into florets• 2 tbsp celery, finely chopped• 1/2 tsp cornflour dissolved in 150 ml milk• salt and black pepper, to taste• 3 tbsp sliced roasted almonds• 4 tbsp fresh cream

Method:Heat olive oil and saute the onion. Add the garlic and fry a bit.

Add the broccoli and celery and 2 - 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. When done blend it into a smooth puree.

Add the milk, salt, pepper and almonds and simmer for a few minutes. Serve garnished with a swirl of cream on top.

Mohammed Ayub

Quick Mushroom-Barley Soup

Ingredients• 1 tbsp olive oil• 1 1/4 pounds white mushrooms, trimmed and sliced

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Spinach Soup

Ingredients• 1 cup spinach• 2 tbsp spring onions• 1\2 cup of milk• 1\2 cup of water • 1\2 spoon pepper• 1\2 cup all purpose flour• 1 tbsp cornflour• Salt to taste• 2 white onions• 1 cup mushrooms• 1\2 spoon vinegar• 1\2 spoon saffron

Method:Take spinach, onions, spring onions and mush-

rooms and cut it into small pieces. Mix the milk and water and pour it into a vessel kept on stove in medium flame.

Put the vegetables, pepper, flour, cornflour, saffron, salt and vinegar in the milk. Stop the stove after it is boiled. Eat hot.

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• 1 medium red onion, chopped• 2 garlic cloves, minced• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme• Coarse salt and ground pepper• 4 1/2 cups chicken and vegetable broth• 1 cup quick-cooking barley• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice• 1 ounce cheese, peeled Method:In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add mushrooms, onion,

garlic, and thyme,season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened, 6 to 8 minutes.

Add broth and 2 cups water to pan; bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat to a simmer; add barley, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.

Remove soup from heat; stir in parsley and lemon juice. Serve garnished with cheese.

Najma Rafiq

Easy Cauliflower Soup

Ingredients:• 1kg Cauliflower, cut into cubes• 1 Large potato, peeled and cut into pieces • 2 Large tomatoes, chopped • 1 Medium onion, chopped • 1 lt Water • 1 tbsp Cornflour• 1/2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper • 4 tbsp Oil - • Cream for garnish• Salt to taste.

Method:Heat oil in a saucepan. Fry onions till transparent.Add cauliflower and fry for 5 mins.Add potatoes, tomatoes, salt and water and cook for 20 mins on low heat.Reserve some cauliflower cuts for garnish. Blend the mix in a blender and strain it. Mix cornflour with 4 tbsp of water. Pour into the liquidized soup and bring to a boil, add salt.Add black pepper.Garnish with cauliflower and cream. Lakshmi

FOOD 7PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013

By Joe Yonan

In Mexico City, some of my favourite tacos, even before I was vegetarian, were those stuffed with cactus paddles, mushrooms or squash blossoms. But at restaurants closer to home, what passes for vegetables often

leaves much to be desired. At one Washington spot recently, I had tacos in which the “veggies” were nothing more than grilled onions and pep-pers: the boring backdrop to fajitas.

Thankfully, exceptions abound. While the farm-ers market near the White House was open for the season, the women behind Chaya served such great combinations as smoky zucchini with cheese and radishes; and at Taqueria Nacional the other day I had a lovely taco filled with roasted acorn squash and greens. (Their pinto-bean tacos are nothing to scoff at, either.)

At home, I often turn leftover roasted vegeta-bles into tacos, one of my standard rotating uses (along with chopped salads, pureed soups and pasta sauces). I like something a little meaty (not meat, of course, but a vegetable with substance), something a little crunchy, something a little spicy and maybe something a little tart.

My previous recipes for meat-focused tacos, it turns out, sometimes lend themselves perfectly well to new, plant-focused approaches. Instead of fried catfish, I’ve taken to pairing roasted cau-liflower with the other makings of fish tacos: a chipotle-spiked slaw, salsa verde and pumpkin seeds for crunch.

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Salting and squeezing the cabbage results in a slaw that doesn’t get watery; it also helps keep the tacos from falling apart as you eat

them.Make Ahead: The salted cabbage needs to

drain for 20 to 30 minutes. The cauliflower can be roasted up to a week in advance and refriger-ated; reheat in a low oven or microwave before using in the tacos. The slaw can be refrigerated for up to three days.

Ingredients (4 Servings — 12 tacos)1-pound head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced1 tablespoon sea salt, plus more to taste1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt (may substitute low-

fat or whole-milk)2 teaspoons adobo (sauce from canned chipotles in adobo;

may substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle)2-pound head cauliflower, cored and cut into thick slices1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil1/2 teaspoon sweet or hot smoked Spanish paprika (pimenton)Twelve 6-inch corn tortillas1/2 cup store-bought or homemade salsa verde (see Cooked

Salsa Verde at www.washingtonpost.com/recipes)1/2 cup raw unsalted pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted (see

NOTE)12 sprigs fresh cilantro4 limes, cut into wedges for serving

Method:Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Line a mixing bowl with

several layers of paper towels.Toss the cabbage with the tablespoon of salt in a colander

that’s set in the sink or over a bowl. Rest a plate directly on the cabbage, then weight it with a large can of tomatoes or beans. Leave for 20 to 30 minutes, so the cabbage wilts and exudes water.

Transfer the wilted cabbage to the bowl. Roll it up in the paper towels and squeeze out any remaining liquid, changing the paper towels and repeating as needed. Discard the liquid, wipe out the bowl and return the dry, squeezed cabbage to the bowl. Mix in the yogurt and adobo to form a creamy slaw.

Meanwhile, toss the cauliflower, oil, paprika and salt to taste on a large rimmed baking sheet, using more than one if needed to keep the cauliflower from overlapping. Roast until barely tender and browned on the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.

While the cauliflower is roasting, heat the tortillas: If you have a gas stove, turn several burners to medium and lay a tortilla on each burner. Cook for just a few seconds on each side, turning with tongs, until they are lightly blackened in spots and starting to puff. (If you don’t have a gas stove, heat them one at a time in a dry skillet over medium-high heat, for a few seconds on each side.) As the tortillas are done, transfer them to a large piece of aluminum foil and fold it over to keep them warm as you heat the remaining ones.

When ready to make the tacos, arrange 3 tortillas on each plate. Top with the slaw, cauliflower pieces, a drizzle of salsa verde, toasted pumpkin seeds and a sprig of cilantro.

Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over each taco.Note: Toast pumpkin seeds in a small, dry skillet over medium-

low heat for a few minutes, until lightly browned and fragrant. You will hear them make popping sounds.

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t, w

rit

ten b

y

Sylv

este

r S

tall

on

e,

featu

res B

rit

ish

acti

on s

tar J

aso

n S

tath

am

as

a form

er

US

Drug E

nfo

rcem

ent

Adm

inis

trati

on

agen

t w

ho m

oves

to a

sm

all t

ow

n t

o

rais

e h

is d

aughte

r b

ut

tangle

s w

ith a

lo

cal drug lord.

HO

LLY

WO

OD

NE

WS

No W

elco

me

Back

with

out A

mita

bh

Bach

chan

, say

s An

ees

Bazm

ee

Dir

ecto

r A

nees

Bazm

ee i

s so

keen

to c

ast

Am

itabh B

achchan

in

W

elc

om

e B

ack

he w

on’t

shoot

for t

he p

arti

cula

r s

equence u

nle

ss

the m

egast

ar a

grees.

He a

lso d

enie

s approachin

g R

ekha f

or t

he m

ovie

.A

sequel

to 2

007 h

it c

om

edy W

elc

om

e, part

two h

as

three h

eroes

—

John A

braham

, A

nil K

apoor a

nd N

ana P

ate

kar.

Bazm

ee w

ants

Big

B

to s

tep in t

o p

lay t

he D

on, ess

ayed b

y late

Feroz

Khan in t

he o

rig

inal.

He s

aid

: “I

t’s

really v

ery s

imple

. It

’s B

achchan s

aab o

r b

ust

. I

cannot

see a

nyone e

lse i

n t

he r

ole

. S

o u

nti

l he s

ays

yes,

we a

re n

ot

shooti

ng

that

parti

cula

r r

ole

or s

hooti

ng w

ith a

ny o

f th

e a

cto

rs

who h

ave s

cenes

wit

h t

hat

characte

r.”

In f

act,

the r

ole

of

the D

on’s

son h

as

not

been c

ast

eit

her.

“We w

ill

cast

for t

he s

on’s

role

only

when A

mit

ji s

ays

yes.

The s

on

should

rese

mble

the fath

er.

The r

ole

doesn

’t just

ify A

bhis

hek B

achchan’s

prese

nce. O

r w

e’d

have c

ast

him

when A

mit

ji s

ays

yes,

” sa

id B

azm

ee.

He d

enie

d r

eports

that

he a

pproached R

ekha f

or t

he r

ole

.B

azm

ee s

aid

: “I

don’t

know

where t

hat

cam

e f

rom

. I’ve n

ever m

et

Rekhaji in m

y lif

e. S

o w

here is

the q

uest

ion o

f cast

ing h

er?”

The d

irecto

r w

ill

cast

the f

em

ale

acto

rs

opposi

te t

he D

on a

s w

ell a

s his

son a

ccordin

g t

o t

he B

ig B

’s c

om

fort

level.

If t

he c

onse

nt

is n

ot

forth

com

ing B

azm

ee m

ay e

ven s

crap t

he c

haracte

r.H

e s

aid

: “W

hen y

ou h

ave A

mit

ji i

n m

ind f

or a

role

, th

ere c

an b

e n

o

repla

cem

ent.

Can y

ou im

agin

e a

ny s

ong s

ung b

y L

ata

Mangesh

karji in

any o

ther v

oic

e?”

Vict

oria

Bec

kham

’s fa

shio

n tr

icks

Sin

ger-t

urned-d

esi

gner V

icto

ria

Beckham

says

her d

esi

gns

are b

orn

out

of

necess

ity a

nd o

ne c

an f

ollow

her fi

ve f

ail-s

afe

fash

ion c

am

-ouflage t

ric

ks

to m

ake a

sty

le s

tate

ment.

Her c

hic

, polish

ed look h

as

a

huge c

ele

brit

y follow

ing a

nd h

er e

ver-g

row

ing fash

ion e

mpir

e is

makin

g

profits

. B

ut

far from

desi

gnin

g c

loth

es

that

are s

tylish

but

impracti

cal,

Vic

toria

reveale

d t

hat

her d

esi

gns

are b

orn o

ut

of

necess

ity,

reports

m

irror.

co.u

k. “T

hese

days,

I’m

up w

ith a

t le

ast

one o

f m

y c

hildren m

ost

of

the n

ight,

so I

alw

ays

wear a

pair

of

sungla

sses

and a

really g

ood

handbag,” s

he s

aid

.“I

love t

he fi

tted s

ignatu

re d

ress

, and t

hat’s

a look t

hat

people

ass

o-

cia

te w

ith m

e, but

then I

als

o lik

e t

o w

ear s

om

eth

ing loose

r, w

heth

er

it’s

a loose

-fitt

ing p

ant

or s

hir

t or w

hate

ver it

mig

ht

be,” s

he a

dded.

Here a

re V

icto

ria

’s fi

ve f

ail-s

afe

fash

ion c

am

ouflage t

ric

ks:

1. T

he ‘up a

ll n

ight’

cure-a

ll: V

icto

ria

rarely

leaves

her h

ouse

wit

hout

her s

hades.

A p

air

of

sungla

sses

will not

only

‘finis

h o

ff y

our look’ but

will hid

e a

mult

itude o

f la

te-n

ight

sins.

2. T

he l

oose

fitt

ing ‘post

baby’ belly t

op: T

he l

oose

fitt

ing t

op w

orn

wit

h a

tailored jacket

and s

lim

fitt

ing t

rouse

rs

will hid

e e

veryth

ing.

3. T

he c

lass

y c

over-u

p: W

e’v

e a

ll h

ad t

hem

. T

he f

at

day w

hen y

ou

lite

rally w

ant

to h

ide y

our b

ody in a

bin

lin

er,

the c

lass

y w

ay t

o c

over

up is

wit

h o

ne b

illo

wy s

leevele

ss c

oats

.4. T

he b

ingo w

ings

savio

ur: T

his

cle

ver t

uxedo s

tyle

cape jacket

is a

cle

ar s

tyle

win

ner,

but

it a

lso c

leverly

hid

es

the t

ops

of

arm

s.5. T

he ‘

lose

10lb

s in

10 s

econds’

handbag: A

great

tip i

s to

opt

for

handbag t

hat

is o

versi

zed. N

ot

only

can y

ou h

ide b

ehin

d it

but

the p

lay

on p

roporti

on w

ill in

stantl

y m

ake y

ou a

ppear s

maller a

nd s

lim

mer.

Elto

n Jo

hn, K

aty

Perr

y an

d On

e Di

rect

ion

to p

erfo

rm a

t The

X F

acto

r fina

le

Th

e

fin

ale

of

Brit

ish s

ing-

ing

reali

ty

sh

ow

T

he X

Fa

cto

r

wil

l see

a

bevy

of

stars

tak-

ing t

he s

tage

to

perfo

rm

. T

he

lin

e

up

inclu

des

Elt

on

Joh

n,

Katy

P

erry

an

d

On

e

Dir

ec

tio

n

band. T

he s

how

will

take p

lace a

t th

e W

em

ble

y A

rena o

n D

ec 1

4-1

5.

John w

ill be p

erfo

rm

ing w

ith s

inger G

ary B

arl

ow

, w

ho is

als

o o

ne o

f th

e

judges

on t

he s

how

, on t

heir

duet

“Face t

o f

ace”,

reports

mir

ror.

co.u

k.

Perry w

ill ta

ke t

he s

tage t

o p

erfo

rm

her n

ew

sin

gle

“U

ncondit

ionally”.

Mem

bers

of B

rit

ish b

and O

ne D

irecti

on, w

ho found t

heir

fam

e w

ith

the s

am

e s

how

in 2

013

, w

ill ente

rta

in t

he a

udie

nce b

y p

erfo

rm

ing t

heir

tr

ack “

Mid

nig

ht

mem

orie

s”.

Sin

ger T

om

Odell a

nd T

he K

ille

rs

band a

re a

lso p

art

of

the lin

e u

p.

While T

he K

ille

rs

and O

dell w

ill

perfo

rm

Dec 1

4 w

ith B

arlo

w a

nd

John, Perry a

nd O

ne D

irecti

on a

re s

chedule

d f

or D

ecem

ber 1

5.

Will

mis

s yo

u: V

in D

iese

l on

Paul

Wal

ker

Acto

r V

in D

iese

l is

saddened w

ith t

he d

em

ise o

f his

Th

e F

ast

An

d

Fu

riou

s co-s

tar P

aul W

alk

er a

nd s

ays

he w

ill m

iss

him

a lot.

Die

sel

took t

o T

wit

ter t

o e

xpress

his

grie

f, r

eports

mir

ror.

co.u

k.

“Broth

er,

I w

ill m

iss

you v

ery m

uch. H

eaven h

as

gain

ed a

new

angel.

Rest

in p

eace,” D

iese

l tw

eete

d. W

alk

er d

ied in a

car c

rash

Satu

rday in

Santa

Cla

rit

a, C

alifo

rnia

. H

e w

as

40.

Kari

sma

wai

ting

for

the

righ

t scr

ipt

Actr

ess

Karis

ma K

apoor,

who failed t

o im

press

wit

h h

er B

ollyw

ood

com

eback v

ehic

le D

an

gero

us

Ish

hq last

year,

says

she loves

to a

ct

and is

now

only

aw

ait

ing a

suit

able

scrip

t.“I

t’s

alw

ays

the r

ight

tim

e t

o b

e in t

he indust

ry. If

you a

re a

n a

rti

st

and if you love a

cti

ng, th

en a

ny t

ime is

the r

ight

tim

e,” K

aris

hm

a s

aid

.“I

have a

lways

loved a

cti

ng, but

now

I a

m b

usy

wit

h m

y c

hildren a

nd

if s

om

eth

ing inte

rest

ing c

om

es

up a

nd if I

really feel like d

oin

g it,

only

th

en I

will do it.

I a

m w

ait

ing f

or t

he r

ight

scrip

t, s

o it

all d

epends

on

that,”

added t

he m

oth

er o

f tw

o —

daughte

r S

am

air

a a

nd s

on K

iaan.

Karis

ma, w

ho s

tarred in fi

lms

like R

aja

Hin

du

sta

ni, D

il T

o P

aga

l H

ai,

Biw

i N

o. 1

and F

iza, believes

film

makin

g h

as

changed o

ver t

he y

ears.

“There is

a g

reat

change in t

he fi

lm indust

ry... E

veryth

ing is

gett

ing

corporati

sed. A

lot

of good s

yst

em

is

in p

lace a

nd fi

lms

are b

ein

g m

ade

fast

er.

Als

o, because

of

the m

ult

iple

x a

udie

nces,

now

a v

arie

ty o

f film

s is

bein

g m

ade. It

’s a

great

change,” s

aid

the 3

9-y

ear-o

ld.

Salm

an to

unv

eil J

ai H

o tr

aile

r am

id fa

ns

Boll

yw

ood’s

D

ab

an

gg

sta

r

Salm

an K

han is

a h

it a

mong

the m

ass

es

and w

ill ta

ke t

o a

sin

-gle

screen t

heatr

e h

ere t

o launch

the tr

ail

er of

his

fo

rth

com

ing

movie

Ja

i H

o in t

heir

com

pany.

Rath

er t

han t

akin

g t

he u

sual

route

of

organis

ing a

press

meet

for th

e tr

ail

er la

un

ch

, S

alm

an

will

unveil t

he l

ook o

f th

e m

ovie

in

the p

rese

nce o

f his

fans

at

the

Chandan s

ingle

screen t

heatr

e o

n

Thursd

ay,

said

a s

tate

ment.

A spokesperson

fo

r th

e fi

lm

said

: “S

alm

an K

han w

ants

people

to

be t

here a

t th

e launch o

f th

e t

railer.”

This

way,

the a

cto

r w

ill get

a c

hance t

o w

atc

h t

he liv

e r

eacti

on o

f th

e

audie

nce a

nd h

e w

ill als

o inte

ract

wit

h h

is f

ans

and t

he m

edia

prese

nt

there late

r.D

irecte

d b

y S

ohail K

han,

Jai

Ho a

lso f

eatu

res

Tabu a

nd O

m P

uri. I

t is

sla

ted t

o r

ele

ase

on J

anuary 2

4, 2014

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PLU

S |

TU

ES

DA

Y 3

DE

CE

MB

ER

2013

Bla

ck

N

ati

vit

y,

a

musi-

cal

from

F

ox S

earch

ligh

t sta

rrin

g F

orest

Wh

itaker,

Je

nnif

er H

udso

n a

nd A

ngela

B

assett

, on

ly m

an

aged th

e

No. 8 s

pot

wit

h $

5m

in s

ale

s fo

r its

openin

g w

eekend.

Fro

zen,

a $150m

fi

lm,

is

the

late

st

from

D

isn

ey’s

an

imati

on

stu

dio

, w

hic

h

has

en

joyed a

reviv

al

sin

ce

2006

wh

en

th

e

com

pan

y

acquir

ed P

ixar.

Dis

ney h

ad

a b

ig h

it in t

he 2

010

Ta

ngle

d

an

d

last

Novem

ber

wit

h

Wre

ck-i

t-R

alp

h.

Holl

is

said

th

e

stu

dio

expecte

d t

he fi

lm w

ould

pla

y

well t

hrough t

he C

hris

tmas

season

, n

oti

ng th

at

“th

ere

are n

ot

a lot

of

fam

ily (

film

) opti

ons”

openin

g in t

he c

om

-in

g w

eeks.

Lio

ns

Gate

Ente

rta

inm

ent

produced

an

d

dis

trib

ute

d

Th

e H

un

ger

Ga

mes:

Ca

tch

ing

Fir

e.

Frozen

an

d

Th

or

were

rele

ase

d b

y D

isney.

Bla

ck

N

ati

vit

y

was

dis

-tr

ibute

d b

y F

ox S

earchlight,

a

un

it

of

Tw

en

ty-F

irst

Centu

ry F

ox.

Hom

efr

on

t w

as rele

ased

by O

pen R

oad F

ilm

s, a

join

t ven

ture of

theate

r ch

ain

s A

MC

E

nte

rta

inm

en

t an

d

Regal E

nte

rta

inm

ent

. Reu

ters

Catc

hing

Fir

e, F

roze

n to

p re

cord

box

offi

ce w

eeke

ndBu

llett

Raja

mis

ses

bull’

s ey

e at

box

offi

ce

Fil

mm

aker T

igm

an

shu D

huli

a’s

la

test

off

erin

g B

ullett

Raja

may h

ave m

isse

d

the t

arget

at

the b

ox o

ffice,

but

it d

id

decen

t busin

ess by earn

ing approxim

ate

ly

`120m

to `

130m

in t

wo d

ays

of

its

rele

ase

, sa

y

trade p

undit

s.T

he S

aif

Ali K

han

an

d S

on

akshi

Sin

ha-

starrer c

am

e o

ut

on F

rid

ay.

Raje

sh T

hadani

of

Mult

imedia

Com

bin

es

said

: “’

Bullett

Raja

’ is

doin

g a

decen

t busi

ness

at

the b

ox o

ffice,

but

noth

ing great.

T

he fi

lm h

as approxi-

mate

ly c

ollecte

d `

120m

to `

130m

on

Frid

ay

and S

atu

rday.”

Base

d i

n a

sm

all t

ow

n i

n U

ttar P

radesh

, B

ull

ett

Ra

ja is

describ

ed as a fe

st

of

gun

s,

grim

e, and g

lory a

nd it

has

just

a w

eek t

o u

ti-

lise

its

pote

nti

al. “

The fi

lm w

ill go s

teady just

fo

r a

week b

ecause

next

Frid

ay R

...R

ajk

um

ar

will rele

ase

. It

looks

very im

press

ive a

nd c

on-

siderin

g t

he f

act

that

it’s

a P

rabhudheva fi

lm,

there is

a lot

of hope from

the fi

lm. H

is r

ecord

has

been

very s

tron

g s

o f

ar,”

said

Thadan

i.

Shahid

Kapoor-s

tarrer R

...R

aa

jku

ma

r to

o i

s a c

rim

e t

hrille

r a

nd a

noth

er c

om

mon t

hread

betw

een t

he t

wo fi

lms

is S

onaksh

i, w

ho is

pla

y-

ing t

he f

em

ale

lead in t

his

one t

oo.

How

ever,

in R

aja

sthan,

Bu

llett

Ra

ja h

as

got

an e

ncouragin

g r

esp

onse

. “T

he fi

lm h

as

gar-

nered o

ver `

10m

in R

aja

sthan, w

hic

h is

great,”

Sunil B

ansa

l of

Yash

Raj Ja

i P

ictu

res

Pvt

Ltd

in

Raja

sthan s

aid

and a

dded t

hat

they a

re n

ow

lo

okin

g forw

ard t

o A

am

ir K

han-s

tarrer a

cti

on

thrille

r D

hoom

3. C

om

ing o

ut

on D

ecem

ber 2

0,

it w

ill se

e A

am

ir in a

negati

ve r

ole

. IA

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Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for calling for women’s education rights. In April Time magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”. She was awarded Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize and was nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Yousafzai is the recipient of the Sakharov Prize for 2013.

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One quarter of adolescents go to bed after 11:30 on school nights, accord-ing to a new US study,

which also finds those kids tend to perform worse in school and to have greater emotional distress than peers who go to bed earlier.

“If teens’ sleep patterns are in conflict with their natural circa-dian rhythms, then that also has repercussions on cognitive func-tion and emotional regulation as well as potential health conse-quences,” said Dr Judith Owens, director of Sleep Medicine at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, who was not involved in the study.

Based on surveys of adolescents across the US in the 1990s, and fol-low-up surveys as those kids grew into adulthood, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, analysed why teens were getting too little sleep and what the long-term effects might be.

It’s estimated that between 45 percent and 85 percent of sixth-to-12th graders sleep less than the recommended nine hours on school nights, according to the report in the Journal of Adolescent

Health. And nearly half of students — 44 percent — report difficulty staying awake during school, the authors write.

Lauren Asarnow and her col-leagues used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a large ongoing study mandated by Congress. It began by interviewing adolescents in grades seven through 12 in the United States during the 1994-95 school year. The participants have been followed with four “waves” of further interviews so far.

The researchers used infor-mation from the first two Waves (1994-1995 and 1996) to study the bedtimes of 2,700 teens during the school year and during summer

recess. They used information from the third Wave (2001-2002) to look for emotional distress.

At Wave I, 23 percent of the adolescents reported going to bed at 11:15pm or later during the school year and 73 percent said they usually slept fewer than nine hours per night.

At Wave II, 22 percent of the adolescents reported going to bed at 1:30 am or later during the sum-mer, and 23 percent said they went to bed after 11:15. Eighty percent said they usually slept less than 9 hours per night.

Adolescents who had late school year bedtimes in Wave I were more likely to have emotional distress in Wave III. Late school-year bed-times in Wave II were not linked to emotional distress in Wave III, but late summertime bedtimes were.

Late school year bedtimes in both Waves I and II were also tied to lower grade point averages, though summer bedtimes had no association with lower grades.

While bedtime appears to be important to later distress, the researchers note, they were sur-prised to see that short total sleep times were not linked to distress or to lower school grades in Wave III.

The study also cannot prove that late bedtimes caused distress or problems at school, it only shows an association.

But, the authors write, “these findings underscore the… impor-tance of intervention strategies that target bedtimes in an effort to reduce associated functional impairments, and improve aca-demic and emotional outcomes.”

The timing of bedtime is potentially just as important as the amount of time teens sleep because, like everyone else, they have a natural circadian rhythm.

“Adolescents really can’t fall asleep much before eleven and are biologically programmed to wake up about eight,” Owens said.

Owens, a professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, said adolescents typically need about nine hours of sleep in order to perform at optimal levels.

Owens said three areas of the brain develop throughout adoles-cence and these are also affected by sleep problems. The prefrontal cortex has control over the so-called executive functions, things like the ability to manage your time and predict the outcomes of your behavior; the amygdala is involved in emotional control and the striatum is involved in risk- and reward-type behaviours.

“People who are sleep deprived tend to perceive less in the way of negative consequences for taking risk and so they’re more likely to take them,” Owens said.

Owens is concerned that not much is known about the long-term effects of sleep issues, and worries they may be setting kids up for being overweight, or obese, or having type II diabetes and hav-ing cardiovascular consequences.

“Different physiological systems are developing in adolescence, the jury is still out about what kinds of long-term health effects this may be causing,” Owens said.

Drowsy driving is another con-cern. Owens has found in her own studies that impairments associ-ated with sleep loss are equivalent to, or worse than, impairments associated with moderate levels of intoxication.

Owens advises parents to set sleep rules so that teens get about nine hours of sleep every night, with bedtimes that are similar each night, including on the week-ends. She said that naps aren’t a substitute for a good night’s sleep but a short afternoon nap can help recharge a teen’s batteries.

SOURCE: bit.ly/18oZvkD Journal

of Adolescent Health, online

November 11, 2013.

Reuters

Risk factors may point to less-safe senior driversBy Allison Bond

Tests of physical abilities, such as bal-ance and strength, may reveal how well an elderly driver will perform on the road, according to a new study.

Trouble with balance, weak lower limbs and poor neck flexibility were among the attributes Australian researchers linked to a higher risk of less-safe driving in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A.

“Although there has been a lot of research on the cognitive and visual predictors of driv-ing performance and safety, very little work has so far looked at physical function and its relation to driving,” said Philippe Lacherez, a post-doctoral fellow at Queensland University of Technology who led the study.

Lacherez and his colleagues gave 270 people between the ages of 70 and 88 a battery of physical tests to gauge their strength, flex-ibility, balance, reaction times and sensory perception. Next, the participants’ driving performance was evaluated for safety.

About 17 percent of the participants made critical errors while driving in a test that was scored by a professional driving instructor and involved a range of traffic densities and com-plex or simple intersections.

In the physical abilities tests, the unsafe drivers tended to have a decreased ability to move the neck, slower reaction times, poor perception of vibration and lack of strength in the legs and feet. Factors that were not linked with driving safety included the ability to sense where the body or limbs are in space.

The results are preliminary but may open a new avenue to ways of ensuring that older drivers are safe to be on the road, research-ers said.

“The study addresses an issue that is a big concern,” said Sharon Brangman, chief of geriatrics at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. She was not involved in the study.

“We have so many (older) patients who are driving, and we don’t have objective ways to determine who should stay on the road,” Brangman said.

Some US states, such as New Jersey, already have review programs in place that evaluate older adults and determine whether they should continue to drive. However, there is no standardized, nationwide approach used to evaluate driving safety.

“It would be good to have an objective way for physicians or others to quantify whether someone really is safe behind the wheel,” said Brangman, who also noted the need for a change in national policy to better screen and guide older drivers.

As always, older patients and their families should talk to their doctors if they feel they or a loved one may be an unsafe driver. This study can serve as a way to initiate that discussion, Brangman said.

“It’s a good way to start the conversation,” she said. And in the future, results of studies such as this one “may provide some hard evi-dence that can be given to the patient or family that could justify stopping driving.”

SOURCE: bit.ly/1jvEk5R bit.ly/1jvEk5R Journals

of Gerontology: Series A, online October 29, 2013.

Reuters

PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013

Later teen bedtimes tied to Later teen bedtimes tied to school problems and distressschool problems and distress

by Daniel Tomlinson

Lots of sites now give you the option (sometimes the only option) to log in using Facebook or Twitter. What are the risks of doing this?

Social logins have a few advantages and disadvantages, the convenience of a single click to log in and only having to remember a limited set of creden-tials. However, there is a darker side to SSO (single sign on). If your social net-work details are stolen or hacked, the culprits can then access all your other online accounts and services. There are also privacy concerns, as it ties all your actions back to a central account.

It also means that if your social net-work of choice ever closes, there may be no way to regain access to your online profiles without a probably complex process of verifying users’ identities.

In most cases, these issues are not too prevalent and in many instances it may be more secure to use social authentication as they generally have entire teams working to protect their databases and users’ data — whereas lots of sites may only have a few peo-ple — and they often give rewards to “white hat hackers” who try to break into services to see if they can find security flaws. As such, they are quite secure as most bugs are picked up and fixed quite quickly.

What’s VPN and when you should use one? Can you use them to watch streaming content on foreign serv-ers that you would otherwise be blocked from seeing?

VPN (virtual private network) is where a private computer network is formed using security techniques over a public network, typically the Internet. VPNs are usually used by companies to provide secure access to computer files and servers so that employees can work remotely or from other offices while maintaining security. Although

a VPN can be used to fake your loca-tion and could potentially watch the content on foreign servers, this would be a breach of copyright.

Under what circumstances is it a good idea to open an Incognito win-dow in Chrome?

Incognito and private browsing modes prevent sites from storing per-manent cookies (small text files used for temporary user data), session tracking, saving history and more. This can be useful in a few circumstances, for example:

If you are buying a gift for some-one who has access to your computer, it could appear in Amazon or in your browser history, spoiling the surprise. Incognito mode would prevent this, as it doesn’t save the history (although I would recommend using a temporary/second Amazon account if you share one).

It can also often save you money when buying plane tickets, holidays and hotel rooms as they often offer different prices for some users (such as those that use Apple products).

An example of a company that does this is Orbitz, which was outed by the Wall Street Journal in 2012.

It has been reported that people have seen up to 20 percent drops in prices when booking in Incognito mode on some holidays, and is therefore a worthwhile thing to try when booking.

I have an old Macintosh SE that has been gathering dust in my cup-board. I haven’t thrown it away because there are files on the hard drive. I don’t have any keyboards or a mouse that will connect with it. How can I dispose of it safely?

The Macintosh SE is an old compu-ter (1987-1990) and if it works, then you are probably better off selling it than destroying it, to preserve what was quite an impressive computer in

its day (just as you would do with a piece of art), as it would be treasured in the right home. If the buyer is a collector, they would probably have some compatible peripherals (mouse and keyboards etc), or would be buying them from elsewhere at the same time, so they would probably be fine with letting you delete any old files before they take it away.

If you do want to dispose of it, you should do so carefully, and try to recy-cle any parts that can be recycled and be especially careful with things that may be harmful, as older materials were not as safe as those we use in computers today.

If you do intend on disposing of the computer, then you have to ensure that any storage media is fully destroyed to prevent people from recovering any-thing important (although, given the age of the machine, it’s unlikely to be an issue as most information would be quite outdated). Then take it to a household waste recycling facility to get them to recycle as much as possible.

After the recent terrible upgrade of Yahoo! Mail, I want to switch to another email service. Hotmail is a spam magnet, Gmail is run by Google — so what other services would you recommend? I’d like an address I could keep for the fore-seeable future, where I have some control over the design/functional-ity, which doesn’t harvest loads of my data and one where my messages

are less liable to be hacked by the NSA if at all possible. Is that too much to ask?

This is quite a large question, and would be hard to give a small answer for, so I’ll try to answer it in parts.

Email is a difficult thing to make reliable and Google Apps is the most tried and tested system. However, if you want something not run by the kind of company that sells your details, then you are going to have to pay for your email and the domain name (eg myname.com).

One service that comes widely rec-ommended is Fastmail (from $10 a year). It allows you to access your email from any email client (eg Outlook or Mail on your phone) as well as offer-ing capable web mail clients. Fastmail offers fully encrypted connections, two-factor authentication and one-time passwords. There are other similar services such as but they are priced and aimed at business users.

Using a custom domains means that even if a service goes away, you can transfer it and still have the same email address. The ability to have a custom domain gives you full future proofing as you can move services or do whatever you wish, and even old contacts will still be able to reach you. This gives you flexibility.

Fastmail will not harvest your data as you are their customer, not the advertisers, and are unlikely to give up your data without a warrant.

The Guardian

TECHNOLOGYPLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 201312

Your tech questions answeredWhat does VPN mean? How to use incognito mode to hide your browsing history from someone who has access to your computer and how to safely get rid of an old computer?

iOS

apps

of

the d

ay Star Wars Tiny Death Star (Free)This new Star Wars game is based on the

equally-marvellous Tiny Tower, where you had to build a tower level-by-level, populating it with “bitizens” to work, play and rest. In this version, the tower is a Death Star, and the bitizens are characters from the films. Super-addictive, and not over-aggressive in its use of in-app purchases either. iPhone / iPad

Lego The Lord of the Rings (£2.99)The title will tell many people all they need

to know about this game, especially if they loved Lego Star Wars. It takes bricky versions of Frodo, Gandalf and co and puts them into a whopping 1.5GB of game, with more than 90 playable char-acters – note, some are bought through extra in-app purchases. It looks marvellous, and plays pretty well too. iPhone / iPad

Rayman Fiesta Run (£1.99)Rayman often gets underrated in the history

of great game characters, but his mobile games have been top-notch in recent times. This is the

latest one: a colourful platformer with more than 75 levels to scoot through, and bags of charm.

iPhone / iPadPathogen (£1.99)

Pathogen takes its cues from boardgames, based around a virus spreading through the human body, and already scooping up a number of awards at games conferences for its inventive gameplay. Single and multiplayer modes (including online or local in the latter case) provide plenty of depth, with a level editor to prolong the fun. iPhone / iPad

By Stuart Dredge / The Guardian

COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaDecember 3, 2008

1923: Legendary operatic soprano Maria Callas was born1961: A painting by Henri Matisse was rehung after hanging upside down for 46 days at the Museum of Modern Art in New York1971: Pakistani air strikes on India led Delhi to enter the war of independence between East and West Pakistan1993: Angola’s government and UNITA rebels agreed a ceasefire in their 18-year war

Over 100 countries signed a treaty banning cluster bombs. Notable absentees included the U.S., China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Israel

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ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

APPALOOSA, ARABIAN, BANGTAIL, BAY, BRONCO, CANTER,CHESTNUT, CLYDESDALE, COLT, CROSSBRED, DRAFT HORSE, FILLY, FOAL, GALLOP, GELDING, LIPIZZANER, MARE, MORGAN, MOUNT, MUSTANG, PALOMINO, PINTO, PONY, QUARTER HORSE, RACEHORSE, SADDLEBRED, SADDLE HORSE, SHETLAND PONY, SHIRE, SORREL, STALLION, STEED, SUFFOLK, TARPAN, THOROUGHBRED, TROT.

LEARN ARABIC

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne

With the tobacconist

Good morning �aba�ou al�ayr

Do you have of this kind of cigarettes?

Hal çindaka sa�air min ha�a alnawç?

Give me one pack only Aç�inee çoulba wa�ida faqat

How much does this box of cigarettes cost?

Ma siçrou ha�a alkroz mina sa�air?

It is very expensive Innahou �alin iddan

I want one pack of cigars Oureedou çoulbata saair wa�ida

No, I do not want the box of cigarettes La oureedou çoulba sa�air

Thank you Šoukran lak

Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘ag


HYPER SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

CROSSWORDS

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku

Puzzle is solved

by filling the

numbers from 1

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

only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is

solved like a normal Sudoku.

ACROSS 1 Take into account, as

contingencies

8 Highly revered one

15 Delta factor?

16 Comment from one who’s just getting by

17 Cover

18 Subject to change

19 Piece of gladiatorial combat gear

20 Cliffhanger locale?

22 Bugged out

23 Decrees

25 Pollen count plant

28 2011 Emmy-winning MSNBC host

30 Like many neglected pets

31 Sturdy as ___

32 ID tag?

35 Wide-beamed vessel

36 Way out there

37 “Laughable Lyrics” poet

38 Evil eye, e.g.

39 Fizzy drink measure

40 Roger’s relative

41 Absent without leave?

43 Ecosystem-replicating facility

45 Absence with leave?

46 Detectives connect them

47 Benjamin

49 Q-Tip specialty

51 Not freelancing, say

54 Get ahead of

56 Kind of artery or vein

57 Works on a plot

58 Semi-opponent

59 It’s impractical to live in

DOWN 1 What a dolorimeter

measures

2 The Stroll, e.g.

3 Tundra hunter

4 Grp. whose members 28-Down

5 Bearing the blame

6 Baptism by fire

7 Bit of thatching

8 Common

9 Source of

extra-large eggs

10 Something to flip on

11 “Soon”

12 Mansard alternative

13 Checked out impolitely

14 It’s signed, sealed and delivered

21 Their contents have been threshed

24 Think (on)

26 Barbie greeting

27 Bowl on a range

28 Charge on a field

29 Time-traveling 1980s film character

32 Common soap ingredient

33 They make people jump at picnics

34 Home of Paris

36 “I’m gone”

37 Highly revered one

39 Honorary law deg.

40 “Seriously?!”

41 Three-time “Newhart” Emmy nominee

42 Oscar, e.g.

43 Screw-up

44 Answer at the door

46 Remove out of respect

48 Sentry’s station

50 Slug, e.g.

52 Modern art form?

53 Pop is part of it: Abbr.

55 Zing

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16

17 18

19 20 21 22

23 24 25 26 27

28 29

30 31 32 33 34

35 36 37

38 39 40

41 42

43 44 45

46 47 48 49 50

51 52 53 54 55

56 57

58 59

S P A C E J A M D E S KO R G A N I Z E R S I N C EW O E B E G O N E A N T O NS O N A R C E L E R O N

F A R O N T O L E R A T EE S E S U M M O N E D

S G T W A H R C R YT E A S T E A S E T E E SR E L S P E C A D DI N A S T A T E H S NM O N A R C H S O U T G ON E T L I K E R A I S EE V I T E T I N D E R B O XS I N E S E Q U I T A B L ES L E D S T R E S S E D

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.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

14

EASY SUDOKUCartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

Easy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.


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Dr Eiman Mustafawi,Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University

Dr Mustafawi received her PhD in Linguistics from the University

of Ottawa in Canada. She has spe-cialised in Theoretical Phonology. Her MA was in Linguistics (Bilingualism). She worked as a Research Assistant and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Ottawa. She holds a BA in English/Education from Qatar University. Dr Mustafawi joined QU in 2006 as an Assistant Professor in Linguistics. Currently, she is the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences and an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Literature and Linguistics in Qatar University.

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Relics — Damien HirstWhen: Until Jan 22; Sun-Wed: 10:30am–5:30pm. Tuesday ClosedThur-Sat: 12pm–8pm, Fri: 2pm–8pmWhere: Al Riwaq Exhibition Space What: The most comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever shown and his first solo exhibition in the Middle East. Free Entry

L’âge d’or — exhibitionby Adel AbdessemedWhen: Till January 5Where: Atrium and ground floor of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, the exhibition will showcase recent works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos, many created by Adel Abdessemed.Entry: Free, open to all

Jazz in the Park:Jonathan Batiste When: Dec 11, 7pm - 8pm Where: Museum of Islamic Art Park What: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) has partnered with Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha for a series of free world-class jazz concerts in MIA Park.Free Entry

Omar Khalifa – “Infinite”When: Until Dec 15; 10am-10pmWhere: Katara Cultural Village What: This outdoor installation examines ‘the nature of being’. Using digital multiple exposure techniques, an image is crafted that gives a of other-worldliness and depth of perspective through the human form. Free Entry

The Grandmasterby Wong Kar-waiWhen: Dec 12 at 7pm; Dec 13 at 4pm, 7pm and 10pm; Dec 14 at 4pm and 7pm; Dec 15 at 7pm; Dec 16 at 7pm; Dec 17 at 7pm and 10pm. Where: Drama Theater, Building 16 What:Five years in the making, “The Grandmaster” marks grand the return of Hong Kong master filmmaker Wong Kar-wai with a visually breathtaking tale of betrayal, honour and love. Entry: Tickets on sale now online and in person at the DFI Ticket Outlets (Box office hours listed on dohafilminstitute.com)

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IN FOCUS

A photo of a dew drop taken in Al Khor community.

by Kabilan T

Send your photos to [email protected]. Mention where the photo was taken.

By Venus Wu

A haircut and some make-up was all it took for a Hong Kong musician to transform himself

into one of the world’s most notorious dictators, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

When Kim inherited power from his dead father, friends teased the Australian-Chinese musician about his resemblance to the world’s young-est leader.

“We joked back and forth ‘Maybe I should get dressed up and do some gigs with it’. After all, I’m a musi-cian, so it’s about the performance,” said Howard, who declined to give his surname in order to keep his music and impersonation careers separate.

He turned heads and drew giggles this week when he paraded down the streets of a popular shopping district in Hong Kong. During the arranged media shoot, he jokingly waved at wide-eyed passersby and posed with a magazine for photos.

“Is he the real one or is he just impersonating? I can’t tell them

apart. He really looks like him,” said Hong Kong resident Ada Ho.

At 34, Howard is older and taller than 30-year-old Kim, but they share many facial similarities. Howard has bushier eyebrows and weighs less, but he joked that he would work on that.

On April Fools’ Day, the drummer-turned-music producer chopped off his hair and, realising he could make something out of the resemblance, set up a Facebook page.

Within weeks, a production com-pany contacted him for a hamburger commercial to rival a competitor’s ad that featured an impersonator of US President Barack Obama. Reuters

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