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Katara, along Katara, along with Ecuador with Ecuador Embassy and Qatar Embassy and Qatar Tourism Authority, Tourism Authority, is showcasing is showcasing the cultural the cultural programmes and programmes and flavour of Ecuador.flavour of Ecuador.

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A five-day Ecuador Cultural Festival kicked off to a colourful start on Tuesday at the Katara

Amphitheatre with a medley of traditional dances and musical per-formances by Ecuadorian artistes. Featuring more than 80 artists and performers, the inaugural festival provides a glimpse into the rich culture and heritage of the South American republic characterized by diverse ways of life given the country’s multi-ethnic ancestry.

A rich line-up of events on arts and crafts, dance, music and gas-tronomy can be experienced by visitors to the Katara Esplanade until Saturday from 5pm until 10pm.

Among the highlights of the events were solo and group perfor-mances by Ecuadorian musicians including Amadeus group and six-member band playing indigenous musical instruments made from bamboo. Film screenings, carnival parades, artists talk and exhibitions of various products from Ecuador are the other activities in store for visitors at the Cultural Village.

The event was organised by Katara together with the Ecuadorian Embassy and Qatar Tourism Authority.

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Ecuador Cultural Festival

Pics: Abdul Basit

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From left: Qatar Tourism Authority Chairman, Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi; Katara General Manager, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti; Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage, Dr Hamad bin Abdul Aziz Al Kuwari and Ecuador Ambassador Kabalan B Abisaab at the opening of the Ecuador Cultural Festival in Katara on Tuesday. The festival, which runs until Saturday, features performances, film screenings and exhibitions highlighting the unique culture of Ecuador.

A rich line-up of events on arts and crafts, dance, music and gastronomy can be experienced by visitors to the Katara Esplanade until Saturday from 5pm until 10pm.

PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 20134 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY

A set of eight Arabic lan-guage books for grades 1 to 8 written by Amanulla Vadakkangara was released at a function held at the Grand Qatar Palace Hotel. The event was attended by prominent Indian commu-nity members. The Arabic series is published by Kriti Prakashan Limited India.

The Inter-School Quiz Competition, being organised by the Changanacherry NSS College Alumni Association-

Qatar Chapter (Chanss-Qatar) will be held at the Birla Public School audi-torium on Saturday, October 26, 2013 from 5pm to 7pm.

Chanss-Qatar President Varghese Mathew said competition was organised in memory of the late K C Varghese, former president of the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) and founder member of the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF), and also an alumnus of Changanacherry NSS College.

“It was a dream of the late K C Varghese to set up a Qatar Chapter of the Changanacherry NSS College

Alumni Association. We couldn’t achieve this when he was alive, but now that we have managed to do it, we wanted our first major event to be in his memory,” said the Chanss-Qatar president.

Teams from seven Indian Schools in Qatar — MES, Ideal, Birla, DPS, DMIS, Shantiniketan and Bhavan’s – have confirmed their entries for the event.

Noted Indian academician Dr Ruble Raj, presently Principal, Marian College, Kuttikkanam, Kerala, will be the Quiz Master.

“There’ll be audience round after each round of the competition and those who give the right answers stand to win fabulous prizes including shopping vouchers and valuable gifts

like mobile phones,” Chanss General Secretary Ajith Nair said.

The organizers also announced that there will be a special prize for the school which will have more number of students among the audience.

Free snacks and refreshments will be distributed to all participants and audience, courtesy McDonald’s, Q-Bake and Al Rawabi.

While Gulfar-Al Misnad are the title sponsors, Behzad Group will be the Diamond sponsor.

Mannai Corporation, Doha Bank, Al Maktab Al Qatari Al Hollandi, Horizon Manor Hotel, Al Zaman Exchange, Argon Global, Jumbo Electronics (LG) and Faber-Castell are Gold sponsors.

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Chanss-Qatar to host quiz contest for Indian schools

Skills Development Centre, the centre of Fine Arts & Performing Arts located at Salata Jadeed conducted Navrathri Nritha Sangeethotsav with variety of Indian classical dances and music programmes. Ushas Andrews, president of Indian Women’s Association of Qatar, inaugurated the function along with Bindu Pradeep, ICBF management committee member, SDC Directors A K Jaleel, Vijayakumar and P N Baburajan. Tabla recitation, classical dance and music performances by the students of SDC were the highlight of the function.

Cultural programmes held at Skills Development Centre

Chanss-Qatar officials at the press meet.

5COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 31 OCTOBER 2013

On the happy occasion of Eid Al Adha, Msheireb Properties embraced its sense of community spirit by distributing phone cards to over 14,000 onsite construction workers at its Msheireb Downtown Doha project. The workers from across the Middle East, India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines welcomed Msheireb’s gesture, which enabled them to celebrate Eid by reaching out to their families during this festive occasion. The dis-tribution of phone cards is part of Msheireb Properties wider corporate social responsibility initiative aimed at ensuring the welfare of construc-tion workers involved in the con-struction of its Msheireb Downtown Doha project.

Gulf English School receives certificates

The Gulf English School received two certificates from Cambridge to acknowledge

their students outstanding achieve-ment in the recent IGCSEs.

The students have been certified as “Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards, Qatar”

Sonya Mohammed Waheeb Jaffer gained the highest mark in Qatar for Cambridge IGCSE Foreign Language Arabic in the June 2013 examination. Sundus Omar Mahjoub Fituri gained the high-est mark in Qatar for Cambridge IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) in the June 2013 examination. The Peninsula

QIFF football tourneyto kick off today

The seventh edition of commu-nity football tournament organised by Qatar Indian Football Forum (QIFF), an expatriate organisa-tion to promote sports and football events among Indian communities in Qatar, will kick off at 7pm in Doha Stadium today.

The official inaugural ceremony will be held tomorrow at 4:30pm in Doha Stadium. The organis-ers said that this time’s tourna-ment is organised in collaboration with Qatar Football Association, whereby, QFA will provide stadiums, referees and other infrastructures to conduct the matches.

Total 16 teams representing various districts from Kerala will be participating in the tournament lasting for two months.

In the kick off match, last year winners MAK Qatar will play against Nadam Trichur. In the sec-ond match, Friends of Nila will take on Trichur Islamic Association.

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Just around the corner from the main entrance of Tornado Tower, passersby pause to gaze

at uniquely decorated cows peacefully grazing on the freshly mown lawn.

The cows are fibreglass, and the decorations reflect an imaginative promotional campaign by The Anvil Rooms, a New York steakhouse. The restaurant is celebrating its top-quality beef, its heritage and its origi-nality through creative use of social media and the custom-designed cows to tell The Anvil Rooms story under the hash-tag #followthecows. The

restaurant twitter handle is branded on each bovine participant so pas-sersby can learn more about the sto-ries behind the campaign.

“The Anvil Rooms steakhouse is the result of much thought, planning and research. We wanted to create some-thing that is unique not just within Qatar, but around the world! Every detail of the restaurant has been care-fully tailored to create bespoke fur-nishings, attentive service and a menu that utilizes the best of available pro-duce while staying true to the origins of a good, old-fashioned steakhouse,”

said Mark Boreham, Director of Food and Beverage.

“We are a home-grown steak house and we source the best quality meat. We have some exceptional service staff and one of the best view in town. Our window tables are booked much in advance for weekends,” said Frances Robinson, Business Development Manager.

The cow campaign will continue for the rest of the week, with several more colourful cattle expected to join the pen to complete The Anvil Rooms story. The Peninsula

Anvil Rooms’ cows get public attention

Fibreglass cows placed by The Anvil Rooms outside the Tornado Tower.

PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 20136 MARKETPLACE

American Express Middle East yesterday launched the American Express Platinum Credit Card in Qatar.

The Platinum Credit Card combines the flexibility of a revolving line of credit with the ability to earn rewards on spend and also provides access to a range of locally relevant ben-efits. Cardmembers are automatically enrolled into the Membership Rewards programme, which enables them to earn points which can be redeemed for a host of reward categories, such as shopping vouchers, electronics, charity donations and travel, including complimentary flights and upgrades with the Qatar Airways Privilege Club.

To mark the launch of this new card, all success-ful applicants will receive 25,000 Bonus Membership Rewards points after their first purchase, which is

enough for complimentary flights across the Gulf States. Platinum Credit Cardmembers are also entitled to exclusive offers at some of Doha’s finest establishments such as Villaggio Mall, St Regis Doha, Hilton Doha, InterContinental Doha – The City, and The Torch Doha.

Mazin Khoury, Chief Executive Officer, American Express Middle East, said: “The American Express Platinum Credit Card has been developed for people in Qatar seeking a premium product that effort-lessly combines complete financial flexibility, specially selected rewards and benefits, and the bespoke touch of American Express Platinum service. We are con-fident that the Card will set a new benchmark for quality financial products in Qatar.”

Omar Swar, Qatar Country Manager, American Express Middle East, added: “We have worked closely with our merchant partners in Qatar to develop a

locally relevant product. In addition, Cardmembers will have access to exclusive offers at merchants around the world through American Express Selects as well as access to key service benefits associated with the American Express brand such as access to 24/7 customer care”. The Peninsula

American Express Platinum credit card unveiled

OSN launches new TV Guide app

OSN launches new TV Guide app that now places complete control of the viewing experience, in the palm of your hand. Subscribers can browse the TV Guide, watch the latest trailers, and record their favourite entertainment - all from their iPad.

The app allows viewers to set programme reminders, as well as share what they are watching through Facebook, Twitter, and email. A key highlight is the Remote Record feature which seamlessly connects viewers to their set top box from any location, allowing them to record their favourite sporting events, shows or movies anytime, anywhere.

“As the premium content provider in the MENA region, OSN prides itself on its easy-to-access and convenient programming models on both traditional and new media. The OSN TV Guide iPad app takes customer engagement to a new level by not only allowing subscribers to remotely review our programming schedule but also share what they are watching with friends via social media,” said David Butorac, CEO, OSN.

To download the OSN Guide application, visit the App Store from the iPad and search for OSN. The App is free and available to both OSN subscribers and others.

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Malabar Gold & Diamonds kicksoff online shopping

Malabar Gold & Diamonds has announced their foray into online shopping with launch

of www.shopmgd.com along with launch of their Mine Diamond Diwali collection. Both the launches were done by Bollywood Diva and Brand Ambassador Kareena Kapoor.

The products purchased through shopmgd.com comes with many fea-tures including free insurance cover-age, life long free maintenance, return within 14 days, detailed break up of pricing with gold rate, labour charges, stone weight among others. They can be easily exchanged at its stores.

Commenting on launch K P Abdul Salam, Group Executive Director, Malabar Group, said: “Our online store is built to be safe and convenient for the consumer as they can shop, place orders and have it delivered in the comfort of their home. Our online portal will display a range that far exceeds the showroom range without any overhead costs. Realising this

potential of online shopping, in the coming years we will be generating a part of our annual turnover through this stream.”

Brand Ambassador Kareena Kapoor added: “I am very happy to be here at the launch. My schedule has always been very hectic and with Diwali around the corner, I always need to purchase gifts for my friends and family. Malabar Gold and Diamonds e commerce site launch comes at a perfect timing. I can shop for my favourite pieces at my convenience and get it delivered at home. And if

it is coming from a trusted group like Malabar Gold & Diamonds, then we don’t have to worry about the quality”.

The jeweller also launched ‘Mine Diamonds Diwali Collection’ an exclu-sive and price friendly product from the brand

“Through this collection we are trying to reduce the price barrier in the diamond category and make it more affordable to a wider audience without compromising on the qual-ity or design,” said O Asher, Group Executive Director, Malabar Group.

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Kareena Kapoor and Malabar Gold & Diamonds officials at the launch.

Aster Medical Centre to hold free breast cancer screening

Aster Medical Centre, a division of DM Healthcare, will organ-ise a free breast cancer

screening campaign. Marking the World Breast Cancer awareness month, the weeklong breast cancer screening will be held for pre-regis-tered participants at Aster Medical Centres, located at C - Ring Road, Hilal, Al Rayyan and Al Khor from October 27 until 31.

Apart from the free breast can-cer screening, the campaign will provide the participants with edu-cational materials, informative CD’s and leaflets.

Commenting on the breast can-cer screening campaign, Dr Sameer Moopan, CEO, DM Healthcare-Qatar, said, “We are pleased to offer our medical expertise and services towards this initiative. The breast cancer screening cam-paign is aimed at reaching out to all women as breast cancer is the sec-ond biggest cause of death among women.”

“The number of people being diagnosed with breast cancer is increasing, but the good news is survival rates are improving as well. This is probably because of more targeted treatments, ear-lier detection and better breast cancer awareness. Through this breast cancer campaign, we aim to increase awareness among women about breast cancer. While most people are aware of the disease and the threat it poses, many forget to take the steps towards early detec-tion and encourage others to do the same,” Dr Sameer added.

The residents can contact on 33151015 for registration and que-ries, about the weeklong breast cancer screening and awareness campaign to be conducted at Aster Medical Centres.

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HEALTH / FITNESS 7PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013

By Genevra Pittman

Older adults who don’t sleep well have more of the brain plaques that are hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease, a new study suggests.

The finding doesn’t prove that not getting enough shut-eye causes the build-up of beta-amy-loid plaques and leads to dementia rather than the other way around.

The researchers can’t be sure which came first because they asked about sleep problems and took brain images at around the same time.

But, the study’s lead author said, “It’s exciting that our findings … may point to sleep disturbance as something that can be a modifiable risk fac-tor that can be leveraged to prevent Alzheimer’s disease.”

Adam Spira from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore said past studies have found sleep quality is related to think-ing and memory skills.

“We’ve known for a long time that people with Alzheimer’s disease have really disturbed sleep patterns,” he told Reuters Health. “People have wondered, well, is it possible that poor sleep is actually leading to cognitive decline?”

In the new study, “We were able to look under the hood and see what’s going on in the brain,” Spira said.

He and his colleagues asked 70 adults, ages 53 to 91 years, how many hours they slept each night and how often they woke up during the night or had otherwise disrupted sleep.

Then they scanned each person’s brain to look for clusters of beta-amyloid. The clumps of protein pieces are present in the brains of people with Alzheimer’s disease in much higher quantities than among healthy people.

The researchers wrote in JAMA Neurology that the amount of beta-amyloid plaques correlated with both the amount of sleep and sleep quality.

Average levels of beta-amyloid rose with every hour less that participants reported sleeping every night and with each additional point they scored on a question about poor sleep quality.

That was still true after Spira’s team took the four people who had developed cognitive

impairment or Alzheimer’s disease during the study out of the equation.

Depending on the region of the brain they looked at, between one quarter and one third of the participants had higher than normal amounts of plaque.

Neurologist and sleep medicine researcher Dr. Yo-El Ju said the findings are consistent with other recent research.

“All of the studies so far are kind of showing the same thing, that there is an association between disrupted sleep and Alzheimer’s pathology, mean-ing brain changes,” Ju, from the Washington University School of Medicine in St Louis, said.

None of those studies can prove which comes first, brain changes or sleep problems.

But research in animals suggests the link goes both ways: that sleep problems can drive the build-up of beta-amyloid and more beta-amyloid then contributes to worsening sleep, she told Reuters Health.

“At the very least it suggests that (sleep dura-tion or fragmentation) may be a marker of an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, whether or not it’s the cause,” said Dr. Andrew Lim.

Lim is a neurologist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and the University of Toronto. He led a study in the same journal which found that getting plenty of sleep might be protective among people who have a gene that increases their risk of Alzheimer’s.

Ju, who wasn’t involved in either study, said everyone can benefit from sleeping better. And it never hurts to make sleep a priority.

Still, it’s “far too early” for people with poor sleep to be afraid they’re going to develop Alzheimer’s disease, she said.

Lim told that the next step will be to follow people with sleep troubles over time to see if they develop brain plaques more quickly than others. If that’s the case, researchers could then test whether improving sleep might help prevent Alzheimer’s.

SOURCE: bit.ly/MNucEu JAMA Neurology, online October 21, 2013.

Reuters

US obstetricians change definition of on-time deliveryBy Andrew M Seaman

For years, babies born after a pregnancy lasting 37 to 42 weeks have been consid-ered to be on time, or “term.” But a group

of US doctors is now separating deliveries that happen during that span in an effort to improve newborn health.

“We have increasingly recognized that new-born outcomes are not uniform between 37 and 42 weeks,” Dr Jeffrey Ecker said.

Babies delivered between 37 weeks and 39 weeks of pregnancy will now be considered “early term,” according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

“Full term” infants will be those born between 39 and 41 weeks.

Babies born between 41 and 42 weeks of preg-nancy will be thought of as “late term.” Finally, those born at 42 weeks or later will still be con-sidered “postterm.”

Ecker is the chair of The College’s Committee on Obstetric Practice. He is also a high-risk obstetrician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.

“Language is important in communicating that it’s not just one period of time and to rec-ognize that outcomes do differ,” he said.

A growing body of research has found babies born before 39 weeks are not as developed as those born later.

Babies born after 39 weeks have fewer poor outcomes such as breathing, hearing and learning problems, The College says in its joint statement with the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. The statement was published in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The brain grows by about a third between week 35 and week 39 of pregnancy, according to The College. And a layer of fat to help keep the body warm is added during the last weeks of pregnancy.

The new definitions were created by a 2012 working group to facilitate data reporting, research and the delivery of quality healthcare.

“It’s not surprising,” Dr Christopher Glantz said. “I think we’ve been moving in this direction for a few years now.”

Glantz is a professor of obstetrics and gyne-cology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York. He was not involved with crafting the new definitions.

“I think this is good to make sure everyone is using terminology that everyone understands,” Glantz said.

“They’re just saying we need better precision in our definitions,” he said. “Otherwise people use ‘term’ to mean all sorts of things.”

There’s also hope the new definitions will help curb the number of women who choose to have an elective delivery for non-medical reasons. The College recommends against induced labour or caesarean section before week 39 of pregnancy.

“Doctors can now say to patients that elective deliveries should not be undertaken in the ‘early term’ period,” said Ecker.

He cautioned, however, that there are some instances when induced labor before 39 weeks is medically necessary for the mother or baby’s sake. These definitions, he said, should not be seen as reasons for women to ignore their doctors’ advice.

“They should have a conversation together,” he said.

SOURCE: bit.ly/1ibumWD Obstetrics and Gynecology, online October 22, 2013.

Reuters

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n t

he 1

980s,

did

n’t

“le

an in,” b

ut

built

his

ow

n n

on-

profit

inst

itute

, w

here h

e c

ould

nurtu

re

film

makers

inte

rest

ed i

n m

akin

g t

he

small,

indepen

den

t, o

ften

subversi

ve

film

s he h

imse

lf p

roduced w

hen

ever

the s

yst

em

would

let

him

. T

his

is

the

man

whose

watc

hw

ords

have a

lways

been

: A

t th

e h

eig

ht

of

your g

reate

st

success

, alw

ays

go b

ack t

o z

ero.

“That’s

rig

ht,”

Redfo

rd s

ays

today.

“Be c

arefu

l of

success

, it

has

a d

ark

side.” I

n a

way,

All

Is

Lost

is

a p

roduct

of

the s

uccess

of

the S

undance I

nst

itute

an

d S

un

dan

ce F

ilm

F

esti

val, w

hic

h

Redfo

rd s

pent

most

of

the 1

980s

and

1990s

buildin

g a

nd p

rote

cti

ng,

at

the

expense

of his

ow

n a

cti

ng a

nd d

irecti

ng

career.

“Y

eah, I

got

off

my s

trid

e a

bit

w

ith m

y o

wn w

ork

,” h

e a

dm

its.

“I

kin

d

of

woke u

p a

nd s

aid

, w

ait

a s

econd,

I need t

o g

o b

ack t

o w

hat

it is

that

I do.”

Now

he’s

rest

orin

g t

he b

ala

nce. L

ast

sp

rin

g, he d

irecte

d a

nd s

tarred i

n t

he

politi

cal th

rille

r T

he C

om

pa

ny

You

Keep.

He h

as

reviv

ed l

ongst

andin

g p

lans

to

dir

ect

an

d s

tar i

n t

he a

dapta

tion

of

Bill B

ryso

n’s

book A

Wa

lk in

th

e W

ood

s,

an

d n

ext

year h

e’ll

appear in

th

e

com

ic-b

ook a

cti

on-a

dventu

re C

ap

tain

A

meri

ca:

Th

e W

inte

r S

old

ier.

Wit

h A

ll

Is L

ost

, how

ever,

he h

as

tackle

d s

om

e-

thin

g d

eeper a

nd m

ore c

hallengin

g o

n

any level, a

est

heti

c o

r p

hysi

cal.

“Its

purit

y is

what

att

racte

d m

e,” h

e

says

of

Chandor’s

scrip

t. “

It w

as

very

bold

, I

was

att

racte

d b

y t

hat.

There’s

no d

ialo

gue, I

was

att

racte

d b

y t

hat.

It

was

not

goin

g t

o h

ave a

lot

of

specia

l eff

ects

. E

ven t

hough w

e w

ere g

oin

g t

o

be fi

lmin

g i

n t

anks,

it

was

goin

g t

o b

e

real rain

and w

ind. It

was

a v

ery p

ure

experie

nce t

hat

I fe

lt h

ad g

one m

issi

ng

[in m

ovie

s]. It

was

a c

hance f

or m

e t

o

be a

part

of

goin

g b

ack t

o t

hat.”

It w

as als

o a chan

ce fo

r R

edfo

rd

fin

ally t

o w

ork

wit

h o

ne o

f th

e h

un

-dreds of

prom

isin

g youn

g film

mak-

ers

who g

ot

their

sta

rt

at

Sun

dan

ce,

a roll

call

th

at

inclu

des n

am

es li

ke

Soderbergh, L

inkla

ter a

nd T

aranti

no.

Wh

en

C

han

dor’s

fi

lm

Ma

rgin

C

all

made i

ts d

ebut

at

the f

est

ival

in 2

011

, h

e h

an

ded R

edfo

rd th

e scrip

t fo

r

All

Is

Lost

(w

hic

h,

wit

h n

o d

ialo

gue,

am

oun

ted t

o 3

0-s

om

e p

ages)

. “J

C i

s th

e fi

rst

and o

nly

film

maker o

f all t

he

ones

I’ve s

upporte

d w

ho’s

ever a

sked

me t

o b

e in a

film

!” R

edfo

rd s

ays,

add-

ing t

hat

the r

easo

n for t

he r

eti

cence is

“anybody’s g

uess

.” (

He h

as

since a

greed

to s

tar i

n T

he O

ld M

an

an

d t

he G

un,

wit

h S

undance a

lum

David

Low

ery a

t th

e h

elm

.)It

took t

he a

cto

r 1

0 m

inute

s to

say

yes

to A

ll I

s L

ost

. A

t th

at

poin

t, h

e s

ays,

he w

an

ted t

o p

ut

him

self

en

tirely

in

th

e s

ervic

e o

f a d

irecto

r, w

ith n

o s

econd

guess

ing o

r k

ibit

zing. “I

just

want

to b

e

an

acto

r,”

he r

ecalls

tellin

g C

han

dor.

“I

’ll put

myse

lf in y

our h

ands,

and let’s

go. T

here w

as

not

one m

om

ent

where

I th

ought

about

dir

ecti

ng. I

never g

ave

him

any p

oin

ters,

we n

ever d

iscuss

ed

it, because

I t

rust

ed h

im.”

Chandor n

ote

s th

at

Redfo

rd h

ad just

finis

hed p

ost

-producti

on w

ork

on T

he

Com

pa

ny

You

Keep w

hen h

e s

how

ed u

p

on t

he A

ll I

s L

ost

set.

The m

inute

he

arriv

ed, th

at

last

proje

ct

— a

s w

ell a

s S

un

dan

ce a

nd e

nvir

on

men

tal

cause

s and R

edfo

rd’s

acti

vis

m i

n t

he a

rts

—

melt

ed a

way.

“I

thin

k h

e r

eally e

njo

yed,

aft

er a

ll t

hose

years

of

tryin

g t

o w

ear

all t

hose

dif

ferent

hats

, ju

st a

bso

lute

ly

clo

sing o

ff a

nd b

ecom

ing a

pure a

cto

r

again

,” C

handor s

ays.

Th

e w

ord “p

ure”

com

es up a lo

t w

hen d

iscuss

ing A

ll I

s L

ost

, and r

ight-

fully s

o: It

is

pure v

isual st

oryte

llin

g a

t it

s m

ost

com

pellin

g a

nd a

n e

xam

ple

of

pure s

creen a

cti

ng a

t it

s m

ost

physi

cal

and e

xpress

ive. R

edfo

rd d

id a

s m

any o

f his

ow

n s

tunts

as

poss

ible

, and w

hen

it b

ecam

e c

lear t

hat

he c

ould

handle

th

em

, C

handor b

egan t

o s

ee h

ow

far

he c

ould

push

his

leadin

g m

an

, w

ho

in t

urn r

ose

to n

early

every c

hallenge.

“I’m

proud o

f [t

he m

ovie

] because

it’s

a t

ota

l perfo

rm

an

ce.

But

it d

id t

ake

its

toll.” A

ll I

s L

ost

represe

nts

anoth

er

kin

d o

f purit

y for R

edfo

rd, one t

hat

he

thought

he l

eft

behin

d w

hen h

e g

ave

up p

ain

ting f

or a

cti

ng, one t

hat

he r

e-

dis

covered w

hen

he b

egan

dir

ecti

ng

in t

he 1

980s,

but

that

he r

arely

found

as an

am

biv

ale

nt

acto

r-f

or-h

ire fo

r

studio

s th

at

just

wante

d h

im t

o l

ook

good a

nd l

ittl

e e

lse. F

or t

he fi

rst

tim

e

in d

ecades,

the m

ovie

sta

r R

edfo

rd w

as

never c

om

forta

ble

bein

g a

nd t

he a

rt-

ist

he t

hought

he’d

left

behin

d h

ave

fuse

d,

in a

film

that

work

s as

vehic

le

and s

pecta

cle

, but

that’s

als

o r

isky,

rig

-orous

and d

eeply

meanin

gfu

l.“I

don

’t k

now

h

ow

to

express it

, I

don

’t k

now

how

to d

esc

rib

e i

t, b

ut

I agree

wit

h

you,”

h

e

says

soft

ly.

“S

om

eth

ing

seem

s

to

be

com

ing

togeth

er.”

WP

-Blo

om

ber

g

HO

LLY

WO

OD

NE

WS

Won

der

Wom

an to

feat

ure

in M

an O

f Ste

el s

eque

lW

arn

er B

ros

Stu

dio

s is

pla

nn

ing t

o p

rese

nt

superheroin

e W

on

der

Wom

an in t

he u

pcom

ing M

an

Of

Ste

el se

quel. G

reg S

ilverm

an, presi

-dent

of

creati

ve d

evelo

pm

ent,

said

that

the s

tudio

is

takin

g t

he c

haracte

r

“very s

erio

usl

y”.

“We h

ave b

een d

oin

g a

lot

of th

inkin

g for y

ears

about

how

to b

est

use

all

those

characte

rs.

Wonder W

om

an i

s an a

mazi

ng c

haracte

r. I

thin

k i

t’s

a

great

opportu

nit

y b

oth

for b

ox o

ffice s

uccess

, but

als

o t

o h

ave a

n a

mazi

ngly

pow

erfu

l fe

male

superhero,” S

ilverm

an t

old

varie

ty.c

om

.“W

e a

re t

akin

g i

t all v

ery s

erio

usl

y a

nd a

re t

ryin

g t

o d

o a

pla

n t

hat’s

resp

ectf

ul to

those

characte

rs

and m

axim

ises

the s

torie

s as

best

they c

an.

So e

veryth

ing t

hat

has

been

specula

ted a

re t

hin

gs

that

we’v

e t

hought

about,”

he a

dded.

The c

haracte

r o

f W

onder W

om

an w

as

portr

ayed b

y a

ctr

ess

Lynda C

arte

r

betw

een 1

975 a

nd 1

979.

The M

an

Of

Ste

el

will

see B

atm

an a

nd S

uperm

an t

ogeth

er f

or t

he fi

rst

ti

me o

n t

he b

ig s

creen. B

en A

ffleck w

ill

pla

y B

atm

an, w

hile H

enry C

avill

will fe

atu

re a

s S

uperm

an.

We

may

mak

e Kr

rish

4: R

akes

h Ro

shan

Krr

ish f

ans

are w

ait

ing e

agerly

for K

rris

h 3

and t

hey j

ust

mig

ht

be i

n

for a

surpris

e. V

ete

ran a

cto

r-t

urned-fi

lmm

aker R

akesh

Rosh

an s

ays

if K

rris

h 3

does

well h

e w

ill be g

am

e f

or a

fourth

inst

alm

ent

of

the m

ovie

.“I

f th

is d

oes

well, w

e m

ay m

ake K

rris

h 4

. W

e h

ave l

eft

a h

ook f

or i

t (i

n

Krr

ish

3),”

Rosh

an s

aid

at

a p

ress

confe

rence o

rganis

ed.

A s

equel

to K

oi.

..Mil

Ga

ya a

nd K

rris

h,

Krr

ish

3 s

tars

Hrit

hik

Rosh

an

, P

riy

an

ka C

hopra,

Kan

gan

a R

an

aut

an

d V

ivek O

beroi. T

he fi

lm w

ill

hit

sc

reens

on N

ovem

ber 1

.

Adity

a-Ka

trin

a fin

alis

ed fo

r Fi

toor

Adit

ya R

oy K

apur a

nd K

atr

ina K

aif

will pla

y t

he lead r

ole

s in

Abhis

hek

Kapoor’s

next

ventu

re F

itoor

and t

he l

ove s

tory i

s likely

to g

o o

n t

he

floors

in t

he fi

rst

half

of

2014

.“A

s a fi

lmm

aker,

I h

ave a

lways

invest

ed in n

ew

and e

mergin

g t

ale

nt

and

wit

h h

is t

ale

nt

and p

erso

nna, A

dit

ya is

rig

ht

up t

here,” s

aid

Kapoor.

He is

know

n for m

akin

g t

he s

uccess

ful m

ovie

Ka

i P

o C

he w

ith n

ew

com

ers

like S

ush

ant

Sin

gh R

ajp

ut,

Am

it S

adh a

nd e

mergin

g t

ale

nt

Rajk

um

ar Y

adav.

“Abhis

hek K

apoor w

as

lookin

g for a

perfe

ct

cast

for h

is t

imele

ss love s

tory

Fit

oor

and w

e’r

e g

lad t

hat

he h

as

found t

hem

in A

dit

ya a

nd K

atr

ina,” R

ucha

Path

ak, se

nio

r c

reati

ve d

irecto

r -

stu

dio

s, D

isney U

TV

, sa

id in a

sta

tem

ent.

Th

e fi

lm is

a screen

adapta

tion

of

Ch

arle

s D

icken

s’

novel

Gre

at

Exp

ect

ati

on

s and w

ill

see A

dit

ya p

layin

g ‘P

ip’, w

ho i

s th

e n

arrato

r a

s w

ell

as

prota

gonis

t in

the n

ovel. K

atr

ina w

ill be s

een a

s ric

h g

irl E

stella.

The p

ivota

l role

of

‘Mis

s H

avis

ham

’, E

stella’s

moth

er,

is

currentl

y b

ein

g

cast

and a

n a

nnouncem

ent

is e

xpecte

d in t

he c

om

ing w

eeks.

Bhaa

g M

ilkha

.. a

chal

leng

ing

film

: Meh

ra

Film

maker R

akeysh

Om

prakash

Mehra, know

n for h

is d

irecto

ria

ls lik

e

Ra

ng D

e B

asa

nti

and D

elh

i 6, confe

sses

that

his

last

rele

ase

Bh

aa

g M

ilk

ha

B

ha

ag w

as

one o

f th

e m

ost

challengin

g fi

lms

that

he h

ad e

ver a

ttem

pte

d.

For h

im, it

was

like g

oin

g t

o s

chool

every m

ornin

g.

Bh

aa

g M

ilk

ha

... w

as

a b

iopic

on

the l

ife o

f fo

rm

er a

thle

te M

ilkha S

ingh,

portr

ayed b

y a

cto

r

Farhan A

khta

r. R

ele

ase

d J

uly

5 t

his

year,

the fi

lm d

id a

whoppin

g b

usi

ness

of

over `1

bn

an

d als

o

found a

ccepta

nce from

th

e a

udie

nces

of all a

ge

groups

and s

trata

.“It

(w

ork

ing

on

Bh

aa

g M

ilk

ha

..)

was

like goin

g to

sch

ool

every m

orn

ing.

It is

very d

ifficult

to p

ut

it

in w

ords

but

I enjo

yed

every m

om

en

t of

it.

We w

en

t out

every-

day

to

do

our

jobs

an

d c

am

e b

ack h

om

e

thin

kin

g ‘d

id w

e do

well o

r n

ot?

’,” M

ehra

said

at

th

e

DV

D

launch o

f th

e fi

lm.

“But

in a

ll, it

was

a

hugely

learnin

g e

xpe-

rie

nce.

It w

as o

ne o

f th

e

most

ch

all

en

g-

ing fi

lms

whic

h I

had

att

em

pte

d an

d I

am

gla

d th

at

it w

orked

out,”

he a

dded.

Mehra i

s now

busy

w

ith h

is n

ext

proje

ct

Mir

za S

ah

iba, a m

usi

-cal

wh

ich

is

based

on

a

folk

ore

set

in

Raja

sthan.

Rene

e Ze

llweg

er k

een

to a

dopt

Actr

ess

Renee Z

ellw

eger r

eporte

dly

wants

to a

dopt

a c

hild a

nd s

tart

a

fam

ily.

Zellw

eger,

44, is

in a

rela

tionsh

ip w

ith g

uit

aris

t D

oyle

Bram

hall

II. “S

he’s

consi

derin

g a

dopti

ng,” r

adaronline.c

om

quote

d a

source a

s sa

yin

g.

The B

rid

get

Jon

es’

Dia

ry s

tar h

as

alr

eady s

tarti

ng s

hapin

g h

er s

chedule

so

that

she c

an d

evote

tim

e t

o h

er p

erso

nal life

.“S

he’s

been d

irecti

ng a

nd w

ork

ing o

n h

er o

wn p

roje

cts

, w

hic

h h

as

giv

en

her m

ore t

ime a

nd fl

exib

ilit

y t

o b

uild h

er r

ela

tionsh

ip w

ith t

he r

ight

guy.

Hopefu

lly,

she’ll get

the fam

ily s

he’s a

lways

dream

ed o

f havin

g,” a

source s

aid

.

PLU

S |

TH

UR

SD

AY

24

OC

TO

BE

R 2

013

Robe

rt R

edfo

rd

give

s it

all i

nAl

l Is

Lost

Mira

nda

chos

en

new

face

of

Swar

ovsk

i

Au

strali

an

su

perm

od

el

Mir

an

da K

err h

as b

een

roped in

by crysta

l h

ouse

Sw

arovsk

i fo

r th

e bran

d’s

new

cam

paig

n. S

hot

by p

opu-

lar B

rit

ish p

hoto

grapher N

ick

Kn

igh

t, un

der th

e creati

ve

dir

ecti

on

of

Ron

nie

C

ook

e

New

hou

se

of

Hou

se

an

d

Holm

e,

the i

mages h

ighli

ght

Kerr’s

natu

ral

beauty

ill

um

i-

nate

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After years of delays, India’s navy is set tobegin operating a second aircraft carrier –the INS Vikramaditya. The rebuilt Russianvessel joins the older INS Viraat, giving Indiaa strategic advantage as it seeks to counterChina’s rapid maritime expansion

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11SCIENCE PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013

The discovery of a 1.8-million-year-old skull of a human ancestor buried under a medieval Georgian village pro-vides a vivid picture of early evolution and indicates our family tree may have

fewer branches than some believe, scientists say.The fossil is the most complete pre-human skull

uncovered. With other partial remains previously found at the rural site, it gives researchers the earliest evidence of human ancestors moving out of Africa and spreading north to the rest of the world, according to a study published in the jour-nal Science.

The skull and other remains offer a glimpse of a population of pre-humans of various sizes living at the same time — something that scientists had not seen before for such an ancient era. This diversity bolsters one of two competing theories about the way our early ancestors evolved, spreading out more like a tree than a bush.

Nearly all of the previous pre-human discover-ies have been fragmented bones, scattered over time and locations — like a smattering of random tweets of our evolutionary history. The findings at Dmanisi are more complete, weaving more of a short story. Before the site was found, the move-ment from Africa was put at about one million years ago.

When examined with the earlier Georgian finds, the skull “shows that this special immigra-tion out of Africa happened much earlier than we thought and a much more primitive group did it,” said study lead author David Lordkipanidze,

director of the Georgia National Museum. “This is important to understanding human evolution.”

For years, some scientists have said humans evolved from only one or two species, much like a tree branches out from a trunk, while others say the process was more like a bush with several offshoots that went nowhere.

Even bush-favouring scientists say these find-ings show one single species nearly 2 million years ago at the former Soviet republic site. But they disagree that the same conclusion can be said for bones found elsewhere, such as Africa. However, Lordkipanidze and colleagues point out that the skulls found in Georgia are different sizes but are considered to be the same species. So, they rea-son, it’s likely the various skulls found in different places and times in Africa may not be different species, but variations in one species.

To see how a species can vary, just look in the mirror, they said.

“Danny DeVito, Michael Jordan and Shaquille O’Neal are the same species,” Lordkipanidze said.

The adult male skull found wasn’t from our species, Homo sapiens. It was from an ances-tral species — in the same genus or class called Homo — that led to modern humans. Scientists say the Dmanisi population is likely an early part of our long-lived primary ancestral species, Homo erectus.

Tim White of the University of California, Berkeley, wasn’t part of the study but praised it as “the first good evidence of what these expanding hominids looked like and what they were doing.”

Fred Spoor at the Max Planck Institute in Germany, a competitor and proponent of a busy family tree with many species disagreed with the study’s overall conclusion, but he lauded the Georgia skull discovery as critical and even beautiful.

“It really shows the process of evolution in action,” he said.

Spoor said it seems to have captured a cru-cial point in the evolutionary process where our ancestors transitioned from Homo habilis to Homo erectus — although the study authors said that depiction is going a bit too far.

The researchers found the first part of the skull, a large jaw, below a medieval fortress in 2000. Five years later — on Lordkipanidze’s 42nd birthday — they unearthed the well-preserved skull, gingerly extracted it, putting it into a cloth-lined case and popped champagne. It matched the jaw perfectly. They were probably separated when our ancestor lost a fight with a hungry carnivore, which pulled apart his skull and jaw bones, Lordkipanidze said.

The skull was from an adult male just shy of 5 feet (1.5 meters) with a massive jaw and big teeth, but a small brain, implying limited thinking capa-bility, said study co-author Marcia Ponce de Leon of the University of Zurich. It also seems to be the point where legs are getting longer, for walking upright, and smaller hips, she said.

“This is a strange combination of features that we didn’t know before in early Homo,” Ponce de Leon said.

AP

1.8m-year-old skull gives glimpse of our early days

TECHNOLOGYPLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 201312

By Stuart Dredge

Hot on the heels of Angry Birds Star Wars II, Finnish firm Rovio has announced plans for its next game. Angry Birds Go! breaks out of the bird-hurling formula though: it’s a Mario

Kart-style karting game.It will be released on December 11 for iOS, Android,

Windows Phone 8 and BlackBerry 10 devices, making it Rovio’s most ambitious cross-platform launch yet. Like Angry Birds Star Wars II, there’ll be physical “Telepods” toys capable of being scanned in to the game, as well as a blitz of licensed products.

Angry Birds Go! will also be Rovio’s first game “built from the ground up as a free-to-play title”, with revenues coming entirely from in-app purchases and advertising. Neither is new to the Angry Birds series, but until now the games have only been free-to-play on Android. Rovio originally announced plans for Angry Birds Go! in June with a teaser anima-tion, but revealed full details at this week’s Brand Licensing Europe conference in London, while pub-lishing a gameplay trailer on YouTube.

So, Angry Birds Go! versus Mario Kart. Even talking about these two games in the same breath may see steam coming out of the ears of hardcore Nintendo fans. But here are a few reasons why it’s not a ridiculous idea at all.

First, Mario Kart isn’t available on the billion-ish Android and iOS devices that are currently out there in the wild, so there’s no direct competition here. Rovio may be racing onto Nintendo’s turf in terms of genre, but for devices, this is the Finnish firm’s home territory.

Second, there’s a generation of children growing

up who’ve not played Mario Kart, don’t own a DS or 3DS, but who a.) love Angry Birds and b.) have access to a smartphone or tablet to play games on. They’re ripe for Rovio’s brand to spread its wings into other genres.

One final point on the risks for Rovio, though. Angry Birds has fans of all ages, but a lot of them are children, which is why going fully free-to-play has to be handled carefully by the company.

You’ve been able to buy power-ups in Angry Birds games for a long time now, and they were more to

the fore in Angry Birds Star Wars II than ever. But with regulators scrutinising children’s apps’ use of in-app purchases carefully, Angry Birds Go! has a challenge ahead.

To put it another way: no child ever spent £1,000 of parental cash on mushrooms in Mario Kart. Going free-to-play with a new genre is a big opportunity for Rovio, but it will be firmly in mind that the Angry Birds brand it created from scratch is trusted by parents around the world. Keeping that trust will be the company’s priority. The Guardian

Angry Birds Go! could knock Mario Kart off its perchRovio’s next game speeds off in a bold new direction, but move into free-to-play has its risks.

BlackBerry has relaunched its BBM messaging app’s new iPhone and Android versions,

a month after pent-up demand forced the company to cancel their original launch.

BBM is now available to download from Apple’s App Store, Android’s Google Play store and some countries’ Samsung App Stores, but BlackBerry is using a virtual “line-up system” to stagger access to the new app.

It’s asking people to download BBM and register their email addresses, then wait for an email to notify them that they can use the app. The six mil-lion people who signed up for infor-mation on the BBM website before the original launch in September get immediate access, however.

“If you didn’t sign up in advance, don’t worry – we are focused on mov-ing millions of customers through the line as fast as possible,” wrote BlackBerry’s head of BBM Andrew Bocking in a blog post explaining the steps the company is taking to ensure

a “smooth roll out” for the apps.“Our team of developers and engi-

neers has been working around the

clock to bring you BBM – and make some upgrades while we’re at it – and some incredible work has been done.”

BlackBerry originally planned to launch BBM for Android on September 21 and BBM for iPhone on September 22, but a version of the Android app leaked early, and was quickly downloaded by more than one million people.

BlackBerry said that the unre-leased app “resulted in volumes of data traffic orders of magnitude higher than normal for each active user and impacted the system in abnormal ways”, forcing the company to cancel the planned launch.

BBM’s rollout beyond BlackBerry smartphones is an important moment for the company, as it bat-tles competition from other instant messaging apps including WhatsApp, Kik Messenger, WeChat, Line and KakaoTalk.

As a BlackBerry-only service, BBM has 60 million users, but being avail-able on iOS and Android has helped WhatsApp grow to more than 300m users.

The Guardian

BlackBerry relaunches BBM for iPhone and Android with virtual waiting line

COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaOctober 24, 2003

1618: Aurangzeb, the last of the great Mughal emperors of India, was born1929: The Wall Street Crash began as share prices collapsed on the New York Stock Exchange1939: The first nylon stockings went on sale in the U.S. state of Delaware, home to their manufacturer, DuPont2003: An international summit of donors in Spain raised at least $13 billion in pledges to help fund the reconstruction of Iraq

The era of supersonic air transport came to an end as the last ever Concorde flights touched down at London’s Heathrow airport after 27 years of service

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

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

ABODE, ANNEX, APARTMENT, ARCHITECTURE, ATTIC, BALCONY,BASEMENT, BLUEPRINT, BUILDING, BUNGALOW, CABIN,CASTLE, CEILING, CONDOMINIUM, CONSTRUCTION, COTTAGE,DECOR, DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, DOORS, DUPLEX, DWELLING,EDIFICE, ELECTRICS, EXTENSION, FOUNDATION, FRAMEWORK,GARAGE, GAZEBO, HEATING, HOUSE, LIGHTING, LODGE, LOFT,MANSION, MEZZANINE, PALACE, PLANS, PLUMBING, RESIDENCE, ROOFING, ROOMS, WALLS, WING.

LEARN ARABIC

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PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013


HYPER SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

CROSSWORDS

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku

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ACROSS 1 “There Is Nothin’ Like

a ___” (“South Pacific” song)

5 Per ___ (expense account amount)

9 Misbehave14 “Jeopardy!” host Trebek15 Pakistani tongue16 Idaho’s capital17 Wright flight site19 Impulses20 “It’s the end of ___”21 River near the Pyramids23 Hornets’ home24 Outcome26 The “N” of PIN28 Needing sign language,

say30 Garrison of “A Prairie

Home Companion”33 Green gem36 Cumberland ___38 Go over in one’s

imagination39 Chicken ___ king40 Hospital diagnostic42 Was out front

43 Genghis Khan, for one45 Needing hospitalization, say46 Beginner47 Place to sleep49 Barely run the engine51 Former Disney head

Michael53 Wedge fractions in

Trivial Pursuit57 Cartoon frames59 ___ club (singing

group)61 Aid for reaching the top

shelf, maybe62 Samuel on the Supreme

Court64 James Bond film

involving a Fabergé egg66 String quartet member67 Dip, as a doughnut68 Film spool69 Having a clearer head70 Votes that are an

anagram of 71-Across71 “No sweat!”

DOWN 1 Senegal’s capital 2 Skirt style 3 Doles (out) 4 Stick out 5 Dolt’s response 6 It’s bordered by three

countries with “-stan” in their names

7 Dickens’s “The Mystery of ___ Drood”

8 Eskimo boot 9 ___ Dhabi10 Institution in Ithaca, N.Y.11 Perennial whose flowers

are typically orange with black dots

12 Avails oneself of13 Little brother, to an

older sibling, say18 School where the

Clintons met22 Green gems25 Follow behind27 “Très ___” (“Very well,”

in French)29 Obese31 Atop

32 Fresh take, informally33 Either side of a doorway34 ___ vera35 Source of some fluff37 Omega preceder40 Dove sounds41 151, in old Rome44 Hard-to-chew piece of meat46 Surface quality48 Tune

50 Favor a “th” sound52 Feed the same line54 Where navies go55 Water carriers56 In a wily way57 Cleveland b-ball team58 Kazan of Hollywood60 Sicilian mount63 It’s dipped in the water65 Allows

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H A L F A N D H A L F C C SI N A U G U R A T O R A L IN I N J A T U R T L E P A ND O D I M E N L O P A R KI N S W C S O N I C E

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C H A N D L E R A R I Z O N AH I S S Y R I P A P A R TI N D O H O D U P S

T I L D E F L Y C C LT O B E E X A C T E L I EH I S C A V E D R A W I N GO S O A N I D I F R A N C OR M N F E D E X K I N K O S

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

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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.

CINEMA / TV LISTINGS 15

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18:20 Baby Planet

20:10 Predator's Prey

20:35 Cheetah

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22:55 Mermaids: The

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21:10 How Do They

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23:00 Scandal

13:00 Love Will Keep

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18:00 The Hobbit: An

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01:00 The Hot Potato

02:45 The Hobbit: An

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13:15 Back To The Sea

16:15 Arthur

Christmas

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23:30 Arthur

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01:15 Rainbow Valley

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QF RADIO 91.7 FM ENGLISH PROGRAMME BRIEF

LIVE SHOWS Airing Time Programme Briefs

SPIRITUAL HOUR

6:00 - 7:00 AM A time of reflection, a deeper understanding of the teachings of Islam.

RISE 7:00 – 9:00 AM Today on Rise, Laura and Scott speak with Dr. H.C. Klaus Schormann, President of the International Union of Modern Pentathlon to speak about the Al Shaqab Modern Pentathlon event in Qatar.

INTERNATIO-NAL NEWS

1:00 PM The latest news and events from around the world.

DRIVE 3:00 – 4:00 PM A daily afternoon show broadcast at peak travel time. Nabil discusses upcoming events in Doha with Khalifa Haroon from I Love Qatar.

THINK ABOUT IT

6:00 – 6:30 PM Is a show about ‘Spoken Word.’ The audience is introduced to a new artistic piece. Created by our very own Nabil Al Nashar.

DECADES 6:00 – 7:00 PM A journey through time. The show reminisces at the music, the inventions, and the events that ensued during that era and defined modern history. Hosted by Ms. Laura Finnerty and Scotty Boyes.

Repeat Shows

LEGENDARY ARTISTS

10:00 – 11:00 AM The show tells the story of a celebrity artist that has reached unprecedented fame. Throughout the episode, the artists’ memorable performances/songs will be played to put listeners in the mood.

INNOVATIONS 7:00 – 8:00 PM Innovations, a weekly show hosted and produced by Scott Boyes. The show talks about all the newest and exciting advancements in the world of science and technology.


MALL

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Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs 2 (3D/Animation) – 3.00pm

1911 Revolution (2D/Action) – 4.45pm

Upside Down (2D/Drama) – 7.00pm

The Fifth Estate (2D/Drama) – 9.00pm

Gallowalkers (2D/Action) – 11.30pm

2


The Fourth State (2D/Thriller) – 4.30 & 11.15pm


Gravity (3D/Drama) – 9.30pm

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Vanakkam Chennai (2D/Tamil/ Comedy) – 2.00 & 4.45pm

Sringara Velan (2D/Malayalam) – 7.30 & 10.30pm

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Mickey Virus (2D/Hindi) – 2.30pm


Vanakkam Chennai (2D/Tamil/ Comedy) – 11.00pm

PLUS | THURSDAY 24 OCTOBER 2013 POTPOURRI16

Editor-In-Chief Khalid Al Sayed Acting Managing Editor Hussain Ahmad Editorial Office The Peninsula Tel: 4455 7741, E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]

IN FOCUS

Al Zubarah old town ruins.

by Mohamed Nijas

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

Assistant Foreign Minister for Services Affairs H E Rashid bin Khalifa Al Khalifa

He was appointed in the current position in December 2011. He joined the Ministry of Foreign

Affairs in the rank of ambassador and was appointed director of the Technical International Cooperation Department in January 2010. Al Khalifa has worked with the Ministry of Interior from 1979 to 1985. He holds a BA in Business Administration and MA in Public Administration from the USA.

Who’s who MEDIA SCAN A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.

• Some are calling for building subways in the Corniche area at the newly installed traffic signals or make signals open every 10 minutes for 2 minutes for the convenience of pedestrians.

• Residents in areas outside Doha are surprised over the price hike in Al Meera Food Supply Company, compared to other malls and commercial centres. They have urged the management of Al Meera to reconsider the price hike, and follow a new marketing policy by reducing prices in a way that attracts more consumers.

• People have criticized the organizers of the First Qatari Exhibition for Camping, which was launched yesterday with a participation of 40 specialized companies. They said it has started earlier than the camping time.

• There were discussions about the partial opening of the Hamad International Airport by the end of November.

• Citizens have requested the authorities that they be allotted at nominal prices land plots lying vacant near their houses, instead of leaving them idle, using for garbage dump, with insects breeding and damaging the view of the areas.

• There was talk about the first Police College that is to be opened to teach police sciences and security to new candidates.

• People have asked the authorities to open more petrol stations outside Doha and in Doha to avoid crowds and traffic jams, and to reconsider their geographical distributions.

If you want your events featured here, mail details to [email protected]

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

My Rock Stars: Volume 1When: Until Oct 24, 2013 Where: VCUQatar Gallery

What: Exhibition by artist/photographer Hassan Hajjaj pays homage to traditional African portraiture, while celebrating present-day pop stars, unsung artists and personal inspirations in Hajjaj’s life. Entry: Free, open to all

NODDY in Toyland When: Oct 24, 25, 26; 4pm & 7pm Where: Al Rayyan theater, Souq Waqif What: A live show of Noddy — sing-along, dance-along — featuring friends Tessie Bear and Bumpy Dog as well as the naughty goblins. Kid’s play.Tickets: QR-100-QR350, available at Virgin Megastores

Exhibition by Rhys HimsworthWhen: Until October 27 Artist Talk on October 22; 7pm Where: Katara Art Center, Building 5

What: Rhys Himsworth is a British artist based in Doha, and is a faculty member of Virginia Commonwealth University where he heads the Painting & Printmaking program. Entry: Free, open to all

L’âge d’or — exhibitionby Adel AbdessemedWhen: October 6 to 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

Northern Legacy – Photographic Exhibition When: Until Nov 19, 2013; 10am-10pm Where: Katara Gallery 1 - Bldg 13 What: Photographic Exhibition by Harold Crompton Robinson. 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

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