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• Doha Bank participates in CNA-Q Education and Career Expo 2013

• QIB receivesbest STP awardfrom Commerzbank

• Health officials:1 in 50 US schoolkidshave autism

• Danny Boyle on Trance and keeping sane during London Olympics

• BlackBerry software ruled not safe enough for work by British govt

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A Qatari has designed an apparatus to help aircraft A Qatari has designed an apparatus to help aircraft land safely in the event of landing gear malfunction.land safely in the event of landing gear malfunction.

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Qatari Invention

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Safe landing

By Raynald Rivera

A Qatari inventor has designed an apparatus to help aircraft land safely in the event of landing gear malfunction.

The Aircraft Swing, invented by Jassim Abdulla Al Khenji, is meant to reduce the risk to aircraft and those on board if the landing gear fails to deploy properly before landing. It is a mov-able runway designed for emergency landings that can also be used if the concrete runway is flooded or covered with thick snow.

“It is the ideal solution to prevent these disasters that can be very costly in terms of lives, and financially,” said Al Khenji.

The Aircraft Swing can serve all types of aircraft, with or without wheel malfunctions.

“Through my research, I have found other models that can serve in these scenarios, but they were too fictional and not very well thought through,” he said.

The swing is made of rows of wheels mounted on stands on either side of a pathway about 1.5 metres

wide that can accommodate the nose wheel. It is long enough for the plane to land on and wide enough to hold the aircraft.

Wheels on the outer right and left sides of the swing can be moved or removed by remote control from the control tower to allow the left or right wheels to swing through in case of a malfunction that stops wheels on one side from deploying prior to landing.

The Aircraft Swing is meant to reduce the risk to aircraft and those on board if the landing gear fails to deploy properly before landing. It is a moveable runway designed for emergency landings that can also be used if the concrete runway is flooded or covered with thick snow.

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The swing is equipped with nozzles that spray a foamy lubricant to mini-mise friction between the plane’s body and the tires during landing to prevent any fire.

Some of the swing’s tyres are installed with brakes to slow down the aircraft and bring it to a stop quickly.

Sections of the swing can be detached and can function as aircraft stands. These sections can be winched or pulled by airport technicians to take the aircraft to a maintenance area after the passengers have disembarked and the luggage is unloaded.

“There are some inventions for air-craft emergency landing that serve almost the same purpose, but they have not been applied in practice. After studying some, I found that they were too fictional and would not work in real life situations, and others that were too expensive and not very well thought through, because they did not cover all scenarios of an aircraft emergency landing,” Al Khenji said.

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Features of Aircraft Swing:

It is capable of receiving all kinds of aircraft, including Boeing, Airbus, private planes and military aircraft.

It can serve aircraft suffering full or partial landing gear malfunction.

Sections of the apparatus can be detached to function as a carrier for the plane.

It is capable of quickly receiving multiple aircraft one at a time when a detachable section is removed along with the plane and replaced by a spare section to receive the next aircraft.

It does not require any complex or heavy equipment, and can be easily used during an emergency landing procedure by the pilot, ground technicians and the control tower.

It can be built with available equipment at a reasonable cost. The maintenance cost is relatively low.

It can be used in adverse weather conditions, including heavy rain, heavy snow, floods or any other condition that makes it dangerous for the aircraft to land on the cement runway.

It has nozzles that spray a foamy lubricant where the plane’s body is in contact with the swing, to prevent any fire.

It can be controlled remotely to alter the layout of the swing to fit the shape of the aircraft prior to landing.

It is relatively easy to use for both pilots and ground techni-cians; this means trainee or international pilots can be easily guided to use the swing without extensive training.

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Israt Jahan, a student of Shantiniketan, with the laptop she won as the first prize in a painting competition on the environment, conducted by Doha Municipality. With her are the acting principal and art teachers of the school.

Each year on Pi Day, March 14 (3/4), teachers in classrooms across the globe take a break from the normal routine to plan a special cel-ebration in honour of Pi (3.14...). March 14 also happens to be the birth date of Albert Einstein, which makes the day an extra spe-cial for planning Math challenges and Math fun. At Qatar Leadership Academy Math Department the celebration was organised by Math and IT coordinator Sunil Sharma with the help of his team of Louis S Petersen and Don Rantz. “We started our day with the human forma-tion of Pi Day with the help of all the teachers and students. All the teachers and student-participants wore Pi day t-shirts specially designed for this day. After that, we had Math jeopardy for grades 7 to 10. The students took initiative to decorate the school for the occasion. Pi Day activities were meant to enrich and deepen students’ understanding of the concept of Pi and Math at large. Math Department hopes to make this day even better and bigger next year,” said a school statement.

Qatar Leadership Academy celebrates Pi Day

Doha Bank participates in CNA-Q Education and Career Expo 2013

Doha Bank participated in College of the North Atlantic Qatar’s (CNA-Q) annual Education and Career Expo which begin on March 19 at the college’s campus in

Doha. The expo, an annual event at CNA-Q, welcomes high school students from around Qatar to visit the campus, meet instructors and students and learn about the wide variety of programs on offer. In addition to showcasing the college’s wide range of facilities and curricular programs, the Expo also gives current and future students the opportunity to meet potential employers such as Doha Bank who offer a range of career opportunities in various departments for students from a range of educational streams.

Doha Bank Group CEO, Dr R Seetharaman said: “Participating in key career development events such as the CNA-Q Education and Career Expo is an honor and priority for Doha Bank. Young blood and new talent is essential for any multinational bank to meet the demands of continuing growth and expansion. It is an opportunity to meet young minds that will help shape the way we do business in the future and also to reiterate the Bank’s commitment to the community.” The Peninsula

As a community contribution effort, a number of QA students took a part of Your Health First campaign which is taken care of by Weill Cornell University. The campaign aims to enforce healthy lifestyle patterns which fit with Qatar’s 2030 Vision. For the first stage activity, the students prepared posters relat-ing to one of the following sub-jects (obesity, diabetes, road accidents, nutrition, physical activities and anti-smoking). For the second stage, the stu-dents took a part in some sport challenges that were held last Saturday on 16th March 2013. QA students showed great sportsmanship spirit and a good deal of discipline representing QA at its best form.

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Shantiniketan student wins painting competition

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Grand Heritage offers Mother’s Day package Pamper your mother this Mother’s

Day, Grand Heritage Doha Hotel and Spa is offering its guests the opportunity to celebrate the mothers through its special Spa Day package for the occasion. This package, which comprises two relaxing massages for 60 minutes for both mother and daughter, along with an afternoon tea for two. Offer is valid from the March 20 till 28.

Celebrationsat City Center

Today , a celebration to commemo-rate “Mother’s Day” will be held

at City Center.There is a cake decorating workshop

from 4pm til 9pm and lots of fresh flowers to be given away.

Plus lots of activities planned for the kids too.

Special buffet atGovernor West Bay

Governor West Bay is offering an international buffet at its restau-

rant “RED” from 12:30pm to 3:30pm. Mothers can choose from a variety of local and international dishes, seafood platters and much more along with soft drinks.

The Porsche Design TwinBag is here. Porsche Centre Doha launched the luxury brand’s first women’s handbag at an

event at Porsche Design Store, Lagoon Plaza, West Bay.

The TwinBag is distinguished by its unique design and exclusive leather materials, expertly crafted by work-ers in Florence. The main highlight is the bag’s clever carrying concept: Its adjustable handles allow the TwinBag to be worn as either a handbag or a

shoulder bag. The German luxury brand’s first handbag rounds off its fashion and lifestyle range for women.

Italian craftsmanship shines through in every detail of the TwinBag, making it a true masterpiece. Produced from a single piece of calf leather, the bag is painstakingly stitched by hand in an intricate production process.

The leather is tanned using an ecological process, the lining is made from soft Alcantara and the metal fit-tings are finished using an elaborate

electroplating procedure. After veg-etable tanning, the selected leather varieties – exclusive ostrich leather, elegant crocodile leather and modern calf leather – are processed with the highest precision and utmost attention to quality. An elaborate electroplating process is used to produce six different finishes for the timeless metal fittings which are then polished by hand. The fittings are made from precious metals, such as gold, white gold, rose gold, matt gold, silver and chrome. The Peninsula

The Temptations, The Supremesto perform at Doha Marriott

Legendary American groups The Temptations and The Supremes, two renowned art-ists from the world famous

Motown label, will together feature in a concert at Doha Marriott on Friday.

Known for their recognizable chore-ography, distinct harmonies, and flashy onstage suits, The Temptations have been said to be as influential to soul as the Beatles are to pop and rock.

The Supremes were the first American female singing group of world success and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. They are, to date, America’s most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

“We are so proud that we will bring both of these outstanding bands in Doha and that we are able to present something for another target group. Those who love the real soul and pop music from the golden days are nor-mally a bit “undersupplied”. This is to bring high class entertainment to them,” said Bilal Taha, one of the organizers.

“Our aim is to make this a festive gala more than a normal concert, that’s why we decided for a completely seated set up with banquet tables. Tuxedos and evening gowns are more than welcome. After the concert, a soul and oldie DJ from Europe will entertain those who are in the mood for shaking the leg,” added Taha.

Regular tickets are QR295, VIP tickets are for QR595 include a three-course dinner.

Tickets are available at Virgin Megastore Villaggio and Landmark, as well as at the Doha Marriott lobby booth and Ric’s Kountry Kitchen. Tickets can also be bought online at tickets.virgin-megastore.me. The Peninsula

Porsche Design TwinBag arrives in Qatar

Salman Jassem Al Darwish, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Porsche Centre Doha, Al Boraq Automobiles Co WLL, with guests at the launch event. RIGHT: The showroom.

Rasasi perfumes has unravelled a Mother’s Day special collection of Insherah Gold and Insherah Silver. This comes with a complimen-tary Maa Arwaak, a delicate Oriental perfume that cap-tures the love and magic of Arabia and offering a soothing experience for mothers.Salim Kalsekar, Managing Director, Rasasi Perfumes, said: “Much like a mother’s love, which is a lifelong com-mitment to selflessness – something that requires much more giving than receiving, Rasasi has always believed in spreading its charm and fragrance all around. We at Rasasi have designed differ-ent fragrance classifications for Mother’s Day – from flow-ery to citrus to fruity and spicy, each for different tastes and preferences. For the Mothers, who have always wanted the best for us, Rasasi gives you a chance to say thank you.”

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Hotels to turn off lights on Earth Hour

Doha Marriott HotelFor the fifth consecutive year, Doha Marriott Hotel is participating in the world’s largest public action for the environment, the Earth Hour. The Earth Hour is a global initiative where cities and towns around the world switch off their lights for an hour and send a powerful message that it is time to take action on global warming and make a long-term commitment to do more for planet Earth.

This year, Doha Marriott Hotel will switch off non-essential lighting on March 23 for one hour, between 8.30pm and 9.30pm. The hotel will use candles to light up the lobby and restaurants, as well as for lighting up the exterior of its buildings.

In addition, Doha Marriott is suggest-ing to its residents and guests that they switch off or dim non-essential lights and other electrical devices within the premises for 60 minutes starting at 8.30pm. The amount of energy saved will be measured and recorded by the hotel’s team of experts.

“Beside that, all our associates will support Earth Hour by doing the same in their accommodation with their families and friends. They will commit to switch off unnecessary equipment and reduce consumption of water, electricity, fuel and gas,” said Hossein Garan, General Manager of Doha Marriott Hotel.

Radisson Blu HotelRadisson Blu Hotel, Doha has announced that it will join the worldwide Earth Hour movement.

Radisson Blu Hotel, Doha is part of the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. Last year, 120 hotels from the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group participated in Earth Hour 2012, and this year the group is hoping to increase this number to 200.

This coming Saturday, Radisson Blu Hotel, Doha will encourage all hotel guests and employees to switch off lights in all guest rooms and public areas in order to raise awareness of the need to take action against climate change.

To celebrate Earth Hour, the restau-rants Maxim and Pier 12 will offer a set menu for QR220 per person.

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Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has received the annual STP Award, presented by Commerzbank for outstand-

ing performance in straight-through-processing and delivery of commercial and financial payments in euros.

“This award recognises the high level of operational efficiency we have here at QIB. With our experienced

personnel and our strong IT infra-structure and delivery channels, we are set to continue providing a high quality service to all our individual and institutional customers,” said Steven Crook, QIB’s Chief Operating Officer.

Benjamin Duve of Commerzbank also praised the high standard of QIB’s operational services along with

its professionalism. “QIB, with its strong presence in wholesale banking and trade finance, is one of our key accounts in Qatar to receive recogni-tion for operational excellence in this field. Accuracy in transactions was one of the key criteria for Commerzbank when selecting winners of the award,” he said.

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QIB receives best STP award from Commerzbank

Bank officials with the award.

W Doha Hotel plans many April events

This April, W Doha Hotel and Residences will present a trio of international DJs — DJ Adrien Callier, DJ Tarkan and DJ Ravin

— who will be visiting Wahm and Crystal. To kick off the month, Adrien Callier will set the scene for the White Party at Wahm on April 10. The poolside lounge will play host to DJ Adrien’s incredible musical backdrop of eclectic beats with his cross mixing of electronic dance music to pump up the vibes.

DJ Tarkan will perform on April 11. DJ Tarkan has earned recognition for his amplified sets in some of the hottest clubs worldwide, and for international hits with well-known DJs, including Tiesto, Paul Oakenfold and Sasha.

Lastly, Wahm will welcome musical prodigy DJ Ravin on April 12. Guests will be taken on a musical journey with DJ Ravin’s unique sounds, touching on spiritual rhythms that are a connection between today’s electric union of global trends and world music.

For those who are keen to step up their plans and be part of all that is hap-pening in the city, there are many week-end packages. The adventure starts the moment the weekenders step inside the hotel with the ‘Seize Your Weekend’ and ‘Amplify Your Weekend’ packages. With insider access to the hottest night in town, both packages provide the ulti-mate weekends getaways.

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Harley-Davidson Doha receivesRetail Environment Group plate

Harley-Davidson Doha has received the brand’s official Retail Environment Group plate, certifying the company as the only official and approved Harley-Davidson dealership in Qatar.

The plate was awarded to Robert Andrew Kelly, Harley-Davidson Doha Dealer Principal, by the brand’s Mena representative and Dealer Development Manager, Tommy Dixon, in the presence of Sheikh Nawaf Nasser bin Khaled Al Thani, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Nasser Bin Khaled, and Farrukh Abbas, Chief Operations Officer of the holding company.

Kelly said: “We’re very proud and excited to have hit this momentous mile-stone. The Retail Environment Group plate comes on account of our new and modern showroom located on Salwa Road, to certify that our retail environment here in Doha thoroughly complies with the retail standards of Harley-Davidson worldwide.”

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NBK group and Harley-Davidson officials with the plate.

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Health Tipsfrom DOCTOR

Soggy sheets and pajamas and an embarrassed child are a familiar scene in many homes. But don’t despair. Bed-wetting isn’t a sign of toilet training gone bad. It’s often just a normal part

of a child’s development.Bed-wetting is also known as nighttime incontinence

or nocturnal enuresis. Generally, bed-wetting before age 6 or 7 isn’t cause for concern. At this age, your child may still be developing nighttime bladder control.

If bed-wetting continues, treat the problem with patience and understanding. Bladder training, moisture alarms or medication may help reduce bed-wetting.

Bed-wetting is involuntary urination while asleep.Most kids are fully toilet trained by age 4, but there’s

really no target date for developing complete bladder control. By age 5, bed-wetting remains a problem for only about 15 percent of children. Between 8 and 11 years of age, fewer than 5 percent of youngsters are still wetting the bed.

No one knows for sure what causes bed-wetting, but various factors may play a role.

• A small bladder. Your child’s bladder may not be developed enough to hold urine produced during the night.

• Inability to recognise a full bladder. If the nerves that control the bladder are slow to mature, a full bladder may not wake your child — especially if your child is a deep sleeper.

• A hormone imbalance. During childhood, some kids don’t produce enough anti-diu-retic hormone (ADH) to slow nighttime urine production.

• Stress. Stressful events such as becoming a big brother or sister, starting a new school, or sleeping away from home may trigger bed-wetting.

• Urinary tract infection. A urinary tract infection can make it difficult for your child to control urination. Signs and symptoms may include bed-wetting, daytime acci-dents, frequent urination, bloody urine and pain during urination.

• Sleep apnea. Sometimes bed-wetting is a sign of obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which the child’s breathing is interrupted during sleep

• Diabetes. For a child who’s usually dry at night, bed-wetting may be the first sign of diabetes.

• Chronic constipation. A lack of regular bowel move-ments may make it so your child’s bladder can’t hold much urine, which can cause bed-wetting at night.

Most children outgrow bed-wetting on their own — but some need a little help. In other cases, bed-wetting may be a sign of an underlying condition that needs medical attention. Consult your child’s doctor if: your child still wets the bed after age 6 or 7, your child starts to wet the bed after a period of being dry at night and if the bed-wetting is accompanied by painful urination, unusual thirst, pink urine or snoring

Dr E V Kumar Specialist – Paediatrics

Healthspring World Clinic

Bed-wettingBy Mike Stobbe

A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 US schoolchil-dren has autism,

surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.

Health officials say the new number doesn’t mean autism is occurring more often. But it does suggest that doctors are diagnosing autism more fre-quently, especially in children with milder problems.

The earlier government estimate of 1 in 88 comes from a study that many con-sider more rigorous. It looks at medical and school records instead of relying on parents.

For decades, autism meant kids with severe language, intellectual and social impair-ments and unusual, repetitious behaviours. But the definition has gradually expanded and now includes milder, related conditions.

The new estimate released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would mean at least 1 million children have autism.

The number is important — government offi-cials look at how common each illness or disor-der is when weighing how to spend limited public health funds.

It’s also controversial.The new statistic comes from a national phone

survey of more than 95,000 parents in 2011 and 2012. Less than a quarter of the parents contacted agreed to answer questions, and it’s likely that those with autistic kids were more interested than other parents in participating in a survey

on children’s health, CDC officials said.

Still, CDC officials believe the survey provides a valid snapshot of how many fami-lies are affected by autism, said Stephen Blumberg, the CDC report’s lead author.

The study that came up with the 1-in-88 estimate had its own limitations. It focused on 14 states, only on children 8 years old, and the data came from 2008. Updated figures based on medical and school records are expected next year.

“We’ve been underesti-mating” how common autism is, said Michael Rosanoff of Autism Speaks, an advocacy group. He believes the figure is at least 1 in 50.

There are no blood or biologic tests for autism, so diagnosis is not an exact sci-ence. It’s identified by mak-ing judgments about a child’s

behaviour.Doctors have been looking for autism at younger

and younger ages, and experts have tended to believe most diagnoses are made in children by age 8.

However, the new study found significant pro-portions of children were diagnosed at older ages.

Dr Roula Choueiri, a neuro-developmental paediatrician at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, said she’s seen that happening at her clinic. Those kids “tend to be the mild ones, who may have had some speech delays, some social difficulties,” she wrote in an email. But they have more problems as school becomes more demanding and social situations grow more complex, she added. AP

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Health officials: 1 in 50 US schoolkids have autism

Miniature device to monitor blood

Swiss scientists have developed a miniature device to be implanted under the skin that

could detect components in blood and transmit data to doctors directly, says a report.

Humans are veritable chemical factories who manufacture thousands of substances and transport them via our blood throughout our bodies. Some of these substances can be used as indicators of our health status.

A team of scientists at Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne (EPFL) has developed a tiny device that can analyse the concentration of these substances in the blood.

Implanted just beneath the skin, it can detect up to five

proteins and organic acids simultaneously, and then transmit the results directly to a doctor’s computer, reports Science Daily.

The research results were published and presented March 20, 2013, in Europe’s largest electronics conference, DATE 13. This method will allow a much more personalised level of care than traditional blood tests can provide. Health care providers will be better able to monitor patients, particularly those with chronic illness or those undergoing chemotherapy, reports Science Daily.

The prototype, still in the experimental stages has demonstrated that it can reliably detect several commonly traced substances.

The implant, a real gem of concentrated technology, is only a few cubic millimetres in volume but includes five sen-sors, a radio transmitter and a power delivery system.

Outside the body, a battery patch provides 1/10 watt of power, through the patient’s skin, thus there’s no need to operate every time the battery needs changing.

Information is routed through a series of stages, from the patient’s body to the doctor’s computer screen. The implant emits radio waves over a safe frequency.

The patch collects the data and transmits them via blue-tooth to a mobile phone, which then sends them to the doctor over the cellular network.

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e h

oped

would

see t

he o

rig

inal cast

reun

ite f

or

a 2

016

rele

ase

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lo

ve to

be able

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produce

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at

used th

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as a

sequel, b

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that

spoke t

o p

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about

tim

e p

ass

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g,”

th

e d

irecto

r s

aid

at

the L

on

don

prem

iere o

f T

ran

ce.

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e h

is r

an

ge a

s a

film

maker,

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oyle

feels

his

film

s a

re n

ot

all

th

at

dif

feren

t fr

om

on

e a

noth

er.

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e t

ruth

is,

th

ey’r

e a

ll t

he s

am

e,”

h

e s

aid

in

Los

An

gele

s over t

he w

eek

-en

d. “B

asi

call

y i

t’s

alw

ays

about

a g

uy

wh

o f

aces i

nsurm

oun

table

odds a

nd

overcom

es

them

. A

nd t

hat’s

wh

ere y

ou

get

a l

ift

at

the e

nd o

f th

e m

ovie

s.”

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nce

wil

l be r

ele

ase

d in

th

e U

nit

ed

Kin

gdom

on

M

arch

27,

an

d in

th

e

Un

ited S

tate

s on

April

5.

Boyle

, 56, pla

nn

ed t

o s

hoot

the fi

lm

in N

ew

York

befo

re h

e w

as a

sked t

o

be t

he a

rti

stic

dir

ecto

r f

or t

he o

pen

-in

g cerem

on

y of

the 2012 L

on

don

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mpic

s.In

ste

ad,

he

sh

ot

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nce

in

the

Brit

ish

capit

al

at

nig

ht

wh

ile w

ork

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n t

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s cerem

ony d

urin

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ay.

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ow

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off

er of

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nig

hth

ood fr

om

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Eliza

beth

for h

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ole

in

the S

um

mer

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es

because

the e

vent

was

the w

ork

of

thousa

nds

of

people

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thought

anyth

ing t

hat

pic

ked m

e

out

like t

hat

would

n’t

be a

ppropria

te

to t

he s

pir

it in w

hic

h w

e’d

gone into

it.

... It

felt

lik

e it

would

n’t

be a

ppropria

te

com

pared t

o t

hat

kin

d o

f com

mun

al

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lms

on r

eal

subje

cts:

Big

B

Boll

yw

ood

m

eg

asta

r

Am

itabh

B

ach

ch

an

says

film

mak

ers

sh

ou

ld

be

more

driv

en

to

m

ak

e

proje

cts

base

d o

n r

eal life

subje

cts

, w

hic

h a

ffect

the s

ocie

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kan

a,

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tary on

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as

sought

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70-y

ear-o

ld v

ete

ran’s

vid

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for

it. H

e is

impress

ed w

ith t

he e

ffort.

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is a

brave e

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on h

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art

to c

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ruct

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lm,

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rst,

on

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o h

er.

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ecto

rs

should

com

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p w

ith m

ore fi

lms

on

real

subje

cts

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achchan p

ost

ed i

n

his

blo

g.

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is

als

o h

appy w

ith

th

e

changes

in I

ndia

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inem

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re c

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hrough t

he a

war-

dees

at

the 6

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onal

Aw

ards,

announced e

arlier t

his

week.

Off

beat

film

s like P

aa

n S

ingh

Tom

ar,

Ka

ha

an

i and V

ick

y D

on

or

tast

ed s

uccess

, and

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itabh b

elieves

it is

a g

reat

tim

e t

o b

e in t

he indust

ry.

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d o

f cin

em

a in I

ndia

is

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apid

ly it

is d

ifficult

to k

eep

up w

ith t

hem

. I

am

delighte

d t

o b

e in t

he c

om

pany o

f so

me o

f th

em

and t

o

share a

nd p

erhaps

parti

cip

ate

in t

heir

dream

s.“I

do r

ealise

my s

tandin

g a

nd t

hat

it d

oes

not

weig

h t

oo h

eavily w

hen in

com

paris

on w

ith t

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ut

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all e

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nd p

ut

in h

ard w

ork

and

perhaps

att

em

pt

to b

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om

pany w

hic

h d

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rves

menti

on,” h

e a

dded.

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hin

g c

an s

care

me:

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riti

Ira

ni

Actr

ess

-politi

cia

n S

mrit

i Ir

ani,

who w

ill

soon b

e s

een a

s one

of

the n

aa

yka

s in

horror T

V

show

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Th

hi

Na

ayk

a,

says

it i

s hard f

or a

nyth

ing i

n t

he w

orld

to

scare h

er.

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ave r

eached a

poin

t w

here I

can-

not

get

scared o

f anyth

ing.

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I c

an

scare p

eople

. T

hat’s

why I

have t

o w

ork

hard t

o l

ook s

cared,

esp

ecia

lly i

n t

his

sh

ow

,” t

he 3

6-y

ear-o

ld s

aid

on t

he s

ets

of

the p

rom

oti

onal sh

ow

.F

or th

e sh

ow

, S

mrit

i sh

ares th

e

screen

space

wit

h

acto

rs

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ar

Upadhyay a

nd J

aya B

hatt

acharya, w

ho

work

ed w

ith h

er in h

it T

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how

Kyu

nk

i

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as

Bh

i K

ab

hi

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hu

Th

i.Jaya s

aid

she w

ould

lik

e t

o m

eet

a

ghost

one d

ay.

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ould

lik

e t

o m

eet

a g

host

an

d

know

why a

re p

eople

scared o

f it

. I

try t

o c

onquer e

veryth

ing t

hat

scares

me,” J

aya s

aid

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alk

ing a

bout

the p

lot

of

the s

tory,

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aid

: “I

n K

yun

ki.

..,

there w

as

a t

ria

ngle

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ihir

, P

ayal

and T

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ere a

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t is

a t

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ngle

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ukesh

, S

wati

and C

hhavi. I

pla

y M

ukesh

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rst

wif

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mrit

i is

the s

econd w

ife.

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teasi

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er.

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m g

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serie

s fo

r E

kta

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new

film

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i D

aa

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in d

iffe

rent

storie

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how

case

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across

dif

ferent

epis

odes.

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or S

tephanie

Meyer is

hopin

g h

er v

am

pir

e f

ans

will be w

illing

to s

tep into

a n

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world

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mbrace a

liens

as

the fi

rst

film

of her

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book s

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next

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n t

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ig s

creen w

ith T

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out

in

US

theatr

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on M

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9.

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Meyer,

speakin

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t th

e fi

lm’s

red c

arpet

prem

iere i

n L

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s,

said

the n

ew

film

may n

ot

be w

hat

fan

s of

the p

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r v

am

pir

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erie

s expect

from

her.

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ans)

go into

it

wanti

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repeat

of “T

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robably

will not

be t

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d, because

it

is n

ot.

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is a

very d

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kin

d o

f st

ory,

” M

eyer s

aid

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thin

k i

f th

ey a

re w

illing t

o g

o o

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new

rid

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e a

nd t

ry o

ut

som

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lit

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iffe

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than I

thin

k t

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ill really lik

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ve T

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t film

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ase

d o

n M

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cus

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inso

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of

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e n

am

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a

post

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pti

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orld

where a

lien b

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called S

ouls

invade E

arth

and

take o

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um

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ons

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the t

wo b

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in t

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e b

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as

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eady s

aid

that

she h

as

plo

ts i

n m

ind f

or f

ollow

-on b

ooks

an

d h

oped t

his

would

becom

e a

trilogy,

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h w

ould

open

the w

ay f

or

sequel film

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e H

ost

, Ir

ish-A

meric

an a

ctr

ess

Saoir

se R

onan,

18,

pla

ys

hum

an

Mela

nie

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yder w

ho is

taken o

ver b

y a

Soul called W

anda.

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ho s

tarred i

n T

he L

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ly B

on

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and w

as

nom

inate

d f

or a

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upporti

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ctr

ess

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ars

for A

ton

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en

t, s

aid

she e

njo

yed t

he c

hallenge

of

swit

chin

g b

etw

een t

wo p

erso

naliti

es.

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eally e

njo

yed p

layin

g M

ela

nie

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the m

ajo

rit

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f th

e fi

lm I

am

pla

yin

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quit

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27,

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nd

English

acto

r J

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rons,

pla

ys

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nie

’s love inte

rest

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aid

the fi

lm’s

com

ple

x s

tory t

ouched m

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rent

genres,

appeal-

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al.

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it

has

the r

om

ance, but

I th

ink it

has

a lot

more f

or a

lot

of

dif

ferent

people

,” s

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Irons.

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ruger,

Jake A

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FOODPLUS | THURSDAY 21 MARCH 201310

By Richard Leong

American celebrity chef Tyler Florence tackles the challenge of inspiring healthy eating in his new book, "Fresh," using simple recipes with fresh, sustain-able ingredients and vibrant flavours.

Fresh is the latest book by the 41-year-old owner of the Wayfare Tavern in San Francisco, which critics have praised for its modern American cuisine.

The South Carolina native has also hosted sev-eral television food shows. He spoke about his pas-sion for healthy eating and the importance of fresh ingredients.

Why did you write a book about fresh food?I started looking at the word fresh and really dived

deep into what it means beyond the colour and the aroma and the flavour. But also what fresh food does for your body and for the environment. I always see it from a perspective of not depleting the natural resources blindly that are out there but creating alternative food sources, making them trendy in a way where things become more balanced. People are genuinely interested in what they put in their body. I think now it's the time.

What do you want readers to take away from this book?

“I want people to be inspired. There is nutritional value in fresh, pure food. There are independent stories about what a super food quail eggs are for mental cognition and how healthy strawberries could be on a cellular level. There are beautiful stories inside the recipes.

How is this book different from others you wrote?

“I have written quite a few books that are about dinners for your friends and families. To me, this book is obviously more artistic than what I've done in the past. There is a real pure expression of food and flavour composition ... It's about an adult din-ner party and you have friends coming over for the weekend, something cool you could piece together from that. This is the book for that. I have a body of work that speaks of the family dinner. This is a book about amazing flavour compositions that apply more to an adult palate.

There is plenty of information about healthy eating. Why are so many people still not eating better?

I think it comes down to habit. I think we are sort of at the dawn of an era of enlightenment ... People are coming up with pinpoint accuracy on what causes aging, obesity and cancer. It's all diet related.

Your body is a machine and needs high quality fuel to operate at a high level. Things that are gooey and gummy and rich are not a long-term strategy. You can't blindly consume calories every day. They taste good for two seconds, but over a period of time, you've put on 50 pounds (22 kg) of weight in five years."

What do you tell families who might not have access or the money to buy fresh food?

Your brain is satiated with a level of nutrients. When you eat poor quality food, you need to eat more of it so your brain will click in to say it's full. Technically, (eating healthy) is expensive, but what is

more expensive - failing, poor health? I think that's expensive. I think having a work force that can't compete globally because we are dealing with health issues in this country due to poor diet is expensive.

Reuters

INGREDIENTS: (Serves 4 to 6)2 medium Pink Lady or Gala apples1 pound assorted baby creamer

potatoes (Red Bliss, gold, purple)1 pound Brussels sprouts2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil,

plus more for serving8 to 10 fresh sage leavesKosher salt and freshly cracked

black pepper1/2 cup crème fraîche1/4 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano

MAKE THE APPLES AND VEGETABLES.

Preheat the oven to 500 degree Fahrenheit. Set a large cast-iron pan in the oven to get good and hot. Cut each apple into 8 wedges and remove the cores. Cut the potatoes in half, and cut the Brussels sprouts in half through the stem. Remove the pan from the oven and add the olive oil. Add the sage leaves and let them sizzle for 30 to 40 seconds to crisp up the leaves and infuse the

oil. Remove the leaves from the oil, drain on paper towels, and set aside for garnish. Add the apples, potatoes, and sprouts to the hot pan, season with salt and pepper, and toss to coat everything. Return the pan to the oven and roast for 15 to 20 minutes, until the potatoes are tender.

MAKE THE PARMESAN WHIP.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the crème fraîche, Parmesan, and salt and pepper. Whisk them together to aer-ate and thicken, then refrigerate to chill and firm.

When the vegetables are done, remove the pan from the oven and allow to cool slightly. Dollop spoonfuls of whipped Parmesan crème fraîche on top so it melts over the vegeta-bles and forms a sauce. Garnish with cracked black pepper, the fried sage leaves, and a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil.

Reuters

Roasted Apples, Potatoes, and Brussels Sprouts with Whipped Parmesan

Chef makes case for fresh food

11WHEELS PLUS | THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2013

By Jason H Harper

I was stuck in the mother of all traffic jams while test-driving Lexus’s reworked, range-topping executive sedan. And I was counting my lucky stars.

The inside of the $75,800, all-wheel-drive LS 460 F Sport is a most agreeable place. A leather lair separated me from the horn-honking hoi polloi and the trucker who kept switching lanes in slow motion. (Yeah, the other non-moving lane is surely faster).

As I crept-crept-crept along, I had plenty of time to take in the finely grained cowhide and the finish of the dark wood on the steering wheel.

It got me thinking that no matter how fantastic your new car looks, most of the time you won’t be the one appreciating the bling on the grill or the design of the LED headlamps.

Nope, you’ll be stuck inside, so you better enjoy your car’s interior. And, boy, Lexus does it right on this sedan.

Still, Lexus has long been known for nice cockpits and might prefer you notice the remodelled exterior, as the 2013 LS 460 F Sport marks a new beginning for Lexus’s long-running sedan. The LS has a much more aggressive face, as well as a reworked suspen-sion and steering components.

The entire Lexus line is being revamped to make the vehicles sportier and more interesting to drive.

This comes from a directive by Toyota Motor Corp’s Chief Executive Officer and President, Akio Toyoda, who loves fast cars. He spearheaded the development of Lexus’s first-ever supercar, the $400,000 LFA, which recently ceased production.

The most obvious manifestation of the more com-pelling approach to design is found on the new front of the LS, GS and ES sedans. The company calls it a “spindle grill.” I’m not sure what the name refers to — it doesn’t look like something you’d wind wool onto — but there’s no mistaking one from 10 paces away.

It is distinctive, and looks surprisingly at home on the nose of the big-boned LS. This is suddenly a car with a lot more presence than earlier models.

The rear-wheel-drive LS 460 starts at $72,800. An extra $10,000 gets you a long-wheelbase, all-wheel-drive model. And those who really love riding in the back seat can go hog wild with a long-wheelbase hybrid version called the LS 600h L ($120,800).

My test model cost $89,479 in all, including a newly-available F Sport package with added visual bite and a whiff of greater sportiness.

The $7,860 package doesn’t upgrade the engine, unfortunately. It has the LS 460’s standard 4.6-litre V-8 with 386 horsepower. Worse, all-wheel-drive models actually have less power, at 360 hp.

Compare that to the 429 horses on the Mercedes-Benz S550 sedan or the 445 hp on the BMW 750i, and the LS 460 seems a bit wan. Nonetheless, Lexus says the rear-wheel drive will hit 60 miles per hour in 5.4 seconds, more than acceptable for most drivers. (The AWD takes a leisurely six seconds.)

The F Sport package does get you better bolstered seats, aluminium pedals, upgraded Brembo brakes, a limited slip differential and summer performance tires.

Fortunately, since I was driving on icy roads, my car was shod with winter tires. They produce more

road noise than regular rubber, but the trade-off is worthwhile. (An ice-related accident was the cause of the massive traffic jam.)

Like the AWD, the LS was sure and confident. The eight-speed automatic transmission is excellent, and the suspension is just firm enough to corner well without seeming harsh. Driving the LS is pleasurable if not quite thrilling.

Which brings me back to the interior. Quality counts most on things you touch every day. It’s the small details that bring joy over time, not necessar-ily the upgraded aluminium rims or special metallic paint.

Designers spent a lot of time thinking about the interior of the LS, and craftsman obviously took great care carrying out that vision.

The leather work on the LS shows a mastery of stitching and subdued patterns. The convergence of shapes in the door panels is calming to the eye. Edges line up precisely with wood and aluminium accents (all real, too).

I even obsessed over the interior door pulls. The undersides of the handles were covered in contoured leather, supremely pleasing to the touch. A minor detail you’d never notice on an initial test drive, but a tiny pleasure you’ll relish every time you close the door.

My only real gripe was the seating position. My head nearly brushed the Alcantara roof lining.

The LS is nominally a sportier, more engaging car. Still, it is those long commutes in traffic jams when buyers will most appreciate its cocoon-like charms.

WP-Bloomberg

Lexus chases Lexus chases Mercedes, Mercedes, adds luxury to adds luxury to sporty powersporty power

PLUS | THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2013 TECHNOLOGY12

LOOK AND FIND ELMO ON SESAME STREET (£0.69)

There are plenty of hidden-object games on iOS, but only one of them stars Elmo, the furry red monster from Sesame Street. This official app offers six scenes for children to explore with their fingers, search-ing for “things that go HONK! and BOING! and CLANK!”. iPhone /

iPad

THE CROODS (FREE)The Croods is Rovio’s latest non-

Angry-Birds game — a partnership with Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation based on the latter’s new film. It sees you trapping and tam-ing wild animals, building houses for them to live in and decorating your prehistoric village. It’s freemium, with an in-app store selling virtual coins and crystals in amounts up to £39.99, so parents should lock down their IAP settings before letting a child play. iPhone / iPad

YOUTUBE CAPTURE (FREE)

Released last year for iPhone, YouTube’s video-shooting’n’sharing app has now been made universal with a native iPad version. It makes it quick and easy to record videos, perform simple editing functions and then upload them to YouTube — as well as sharing the details to Google+, Facebook and Twitter.

iPad

CALENDARS BY READDLE (FREE)

Readdle is the latest developer making a bid to dislodge the default iOS calendar app from people’s homescreens. Calendars syncs with that plus Google Calendar to man-age and display upcoming events, with a nifty drag’n’drop interface and SMS reminders. iPhone / iPad

WEBMD PREGNANCY (FREE)

Health website WebMD has spun off an iPhone app focusing purely on pregnancy, from concep-tion through the three trimesters and onto the “Oh me, oh my, I can’t wait to get this over with, buy me 10 pineapples and the hottest curry you can find” final stages. The app blends medical information with a pregnancy photojournal, to-do lists and a Kick Counter. iPhone

CHORD! (£2.99)This looks a really useful app for

musicians, laying out chords and scales for guitar and other fretted instruments, searching its database or entering them on a virtual key-board or guitar neck. It’s all very impressively presented, with uses for novice musicians and experi-enced players alike. iPhone

By Stuart Dredge / The guardianPrices are for UK market

Apps of the DAY

by Charles Arthur

BlackBerry’s new BB10 soft-ware has been rejected by the British government as not secure enough for essen-

tial work.The news is a blow to hopes that the

new operating system, released on the Z10 handset in January, would spark a rapid revival in the company’s fortunes after a torrid year of losses.

The previous BlackBerry ver-sion, 7.1, was cleared by the UK’s Communications-Electronics Security Group (CESG) in December 2012 for classifications up to “Restricted” — two levels below “Secret”.

But the Guardian understands that tests on BB10 and the BlackBerry Balance software, intended to sepa-rate work and personal accounts and prevent any copying of data between them, have shown that it fails the same security requirements. BlackBerry has confirmed that BB10 has not been passed yet by CESG, but could not offer a date when revised software would be submitted.

That is a blow because the Z10 and its upcoming keyboard-based ver-sion, the Q10, are high-priced devices intended to win back corporate cus-tomers who have begun to migrate to Apple’s iPhone or to Android devices, or to replace older BlackBerry 7 phones. Nor has the company offered a clear date when it will fix the weakness.

Missing out on government business could cost BlackBerry millions in lost revenues, even if rivals are unable to fill the same security space: the govern-ment and NHS are two of its biggest clients in the UK, with tens of thou-sands of users.

Analyst reports also suggest that sales in the UK of the touchscreen

Z10 handset, the first to run BB10, are slowing after an initial spurt among consumers when they went on sale in January, leaving sellers with surplus stock.

The Z10 goes on sale in the US on Friday, with the company seeking to rebuild its share of the smartphone market there, which has plummeted from a high of 22 percent in September 2010 with 21 million users to just 5.9 percent and 7.6 million users in January according to ComScore.

But James Faucette at the stockbro-kers Pacific Crest, who has a “sell” rat-ing on BlackBerry, said in a research note looking at sales in the UK and Canada that “sell-through run-rates for the Z10 have declined meaning-fully in the weeks following launch. We believe carriers and third-party retailers in the UK are well above typically targeted inventory levels” and that retailers Carphone Warhouse and Phones4U have begun discount-ing the handsets. “We are concerned that … may ultimately push the Z10 downmarket” and hit profit margins, he told clients.

He added that he thinks Canadian stores and carriers are also approach-ing the same point.

BlackBerry said in a statement: “We have a long-established relation-ship with CESG and we remain the only mobile solution approved for use at ‘Restricted’ when configured in accordance with CESG guidelines. This level of approval only comes fol-lowing a process which is rigorous and absolutely necessary given the highly confidential nature of the communica-tions being transmitted.

“The current restructuring of this approval process, due to the Government Protective Marking Scheme review and the new CESG

Commercial Product Assurance scheme has an impact on the timeline for BlackBerry 10 to receive a similar level of approval. The US government’s FIPS 140-2 certification of BlackBerry 10 and the selection of BlackBerry 10 by the German Procurement Office and Federal Office for Information Security underline how our new platform con-tinues to set the standard for govern-ment communications.

“We are continuing to work closely with CESG on the approval of BlackBerry 10 and we’re confident that BlackBerry 10 will only strengthen our position as the mobile solution of choice for the UK government.”

Canada’s industry minister has declined to say whether he would block any attempted takeover of BlackBerry by the Chinese PC and smartphone maker Lenovo. Christian Paradis told Reuters “I hope BlackBerry will con-tinue to be a Canadian champion in the world, that it grows organically.” But, he added, “we don’t know what might happen. The market is very aggres-sive. When you talk about the telecoms sector … this is a very, very aggressive sector.”

Asked whether he would block a bid from Lenovo, mooted last week in an interview with that company, Paradis said “As the industry minister, I don’t want to send a signal and I don’t want it to look like I prejudged a deal or not.”

The Canadian government could block the deal on national security grounds. Last year, the Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC bought Canadian energy firm Nexen, but it provoked a storm. Analysts believe the US and UK governments might block a similar Chinese bid for BlackBerry because of its importance to secure email.

The Guardian

BlackBerry software ruled not safe BlackBerry software ruled not safe enough for work by British govt enough for work by British govt

COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaMarch 21, 2003

1960: South African police opened fire on black demonstrators in what is known as the “Sharpeville Massacre”1963: Alcatraz Prison in San Francisco Bay, which once housed gangster Al Capone, closed2001: Anthropologists in Kenya unearthed a 3.5 million year-old skull, known as “flat-faced man”2010: Iceland’s Eyjafjallajoekull volcano erupted, causing massive disruption to European airspace

More than 1,000 missiles rained down on military targets near Baghdad as the U.S.-led coalition launched its “shock and awe” campaign on the Iraqi capital

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

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

BIKINI, BLAZER, BLOUSE, BOLERO, BOOTS, BOW TIE, BRACES,CARDIGAN, COAT, CRAVAT, DRESS, DRESSING GOWN,FOOTWEAR, FROCK, GLOVES, HAT, HEADWEAR, JACKET,JERKIN, JUMPER, KILT, KNITWEAR, NIGHTWEAR, OVERCOAT,RAINCOAT, ROBE, SANDALS, SCARF, SHIRT, SHOES, SKIRT,SOCKS, STOCKINGS, SUIT, SWEATER, TIE, TRACKSUIT,TRAINERS, TROUSERS, UNDERWEAR, VEST, WAISTCOAT.

Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne

LEARNARABIC

How to ask about colours:

Ma howa laow’n…or Aich laow’n..............?

Ma howa laow’n..or Aich laow’n.........?

What is the colour of.....?

Ma howa laown say’yartak?

What is the colour of your car?

Loawnuha Ab’yadh Its colour is white

Ma howa laownak al mufadh’dal?

What is your preferable colour?

Loawnee Al mufadhal: Al Azraq

My preferred colour is blue

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PLUS | THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2013

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 Pieces of mail 6 Watson’s creator 9 Lots14 *Features

accompanying the comics, often

15 What a baby may be16 *Like some tennis

volleys17 Atlas go-with19 Legendary racing

name20 Blue-pencil21 Grimm boy23 Nashville sch.24 Iceman Phil or Tony26 H.S. excellence exam28 Mined matter29 John Jacob ___30 Option after a

transmission failure34 Stalls37 “Well, did you ___?!”

38 Out of sorts … or what completes the answers to the nine starred clues

40 Suffix with senior41 Sweet breakfast pastry43 “___ he-e-ere!”45 Jewish wedding rings?46 Radiologist’s tool,

briefly47 Something to sing

over and over49 Ad come-on,

redundantly54 Boat propeller55 Double curve57 Inter ___58 Beethoven’s “___ Solemnis”60 Makers of knockoffs62 *Labradoodle, e.g.63 Capital of Japan64 *Symbol on some

flags65 Davis of Hollywood66 Couples’ place?67 Rub off

DOWN 1 “Gosh, you

shouldn’t’ve” 2 *Intersection 3 Bygone U.S. Postal

Service mascot 4 Keats’s “___ Psyche” 5 Q-U string 6 Dream up 7 Good, to Guillermo 8 Cousteau’s milieux 9 Forms10 Reason not to do

something11 Cause for budget

cutting12 *Appear as Tootsie,

e.g.13 Parade18 Low-quality22 Life of Riley25 Favorite ___27 Fields of comedy29 Olympics competitor

of NZL30 Union foe31 Garden evictee

32 Upright swimmers33 Fielding flaw34 *Weapon for William

Tell35 Novy ___ (Russian

literary magazine)36 Guadalajara-to-Mexico

City dir.39 Dorm figs.42 Campaign44 Rush46 Steve Buscemi’s role

in “Reservoir Dogs”

47 Two-for-one, e.g.48 *Scope lines49 Hall-of-___50 Swamp thing51 Actress Massey52 *Bygone Chryslers53 Cup of Cannes56 Informal greeting59 Six, in Sicilia61 Former justice Fortas

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

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M I C A H M F A S S H A WO P E R A I L S A T I R EJ U N K I E M A I L I N C AO T T K R I S O L D E R

Q U I C K I E S T U D YR E B U S E S N U TA C A I S C R E A M A TS H A R P I E S H O O T E R SP O L K A D O T E L L A

R E N C R E A T O RB E A N I E S P R O U TL E G O S R I N G D U BO R E O B O O K I E C A S EO I N K L U B E N O T E SP E T S T R E Y E X E R T

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 SUDOKUEasy 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.

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

CINEMA / TV LISTINGS 15

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Show

14:00 English Sports

News

14:30 Rugby 6

Nations Italy V

Ireland

16:15 Npower

League Yeovil V

Swindon

18:00 English Sports

News

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Nations France

V Scotland

20:00 Atp Magazine

Show

20:30 La Liga

Programme

21:30 Total Italian

Football

22:00 Football Friendly

Brazil V Italy

08:00 News

09:00 Revolution

Through Arab

Eyes

10:00 News

10:30 Inside Story

11:30 The Stream

12:00 News

12:30 People &

Power

13:00 NEWSHOUR

14:00 News

14:30 Inside Story

15:00 Witness

16:00 NEWSHOUR

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22:00 News

22:30 The Stream

23:00 The Family

13:40 Mythbusters

14:35 Border Security

15:05 Auction Kings

16:00 Desert Car

Kings

16:55 Magic Of

Science

17:50 Mythbusters

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20:05 How It’s Made

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22:25 Inside The

Gangsters’

Code

13:00 Monster Fish

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Dr. Mike Leahy

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Central

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Superpowers

19:00 Monster Fish

20:00 Bite Me With

Dr. Mike Leahy

21:00 Crocodile King

22:00 Animal

Superpowers

13:20 Jessie

15:00 Wizards Of

Waverly Place

17:00 Toy Story

20:00 Jessie

20:30 That’s So Raven

21:40 Hannah

Montana

22:30 Good Luck

Charlie

22:55 Wizards Of

Waverly Place

12:00 Smooch

14:00 Police Academy

4: Citizens On

Patrol

16:00 Barnyard

18:00 Bad News Bears

20:00 MacGruber

22:00 Tamara

Drewe-18

13:15 Wild France

14:10 Animal Cops

Philadelphia

15:05 Animal Precinct

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17:50 Animal

Crackers

19:15 Monkey Life

20:35 Escape To

Chimp Eden

21:05 Wildest Latin

America

22:00 Wild Things

With Dominic

Monaghan

11:15 Mgm’s Big

Screen

11:30 Swamp Thing

13:00 Shadow Of A

Stranger

14:30 Dust Factory

16:05 Shark

17:35 In The Time Of

The Butterflies

19:05 Fiddler On The

Roof

22:00 The Way West

11:45 Doctor Zhivago

14:55 To Have And

Have Not

16:40 Jeremiah

Johnson

18:20 The Golden

Arrow

19:30 Billy The Kid

21:10 Grand Hotel

23:00 Brass Target-

PG

13:15 Crab Island

14:30 Rebound

16:00 A Monster In

Paris

20:00 The Great Bear

22:00 Crab Island

23:30 A Monster In

Paris

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MALL CINEMA

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Rise Of The Guardians (Animation) – 2.30 & 4.15pm

Jack Reacher (Action) – 6.00 & 8.15pm

The Hobbit: An expected Journey (Fantasy) – 10.45pm

2

Aatma (2D/Hindi) – 2.30 & 4.30pm

Olympus Has Fallen (2D/Thriller) – 6.30 & 9.00pm

Love and Honor (2D/Drama) – 11.15pm

3

Croods (3D/Comedy) – 3.00 & 5.00pmSide Effects

(2D/Drama) – 7.00pmThe Last Exorcism – Part II (2D)

(3D/Action) – 9.15 & 11.30pm

LANDMARK

1

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Love And Honor (2D/Drama) – 4.30pm

Oz: The Great & Powerful (3D/Action) – 6.30pm

Jack, The Giant Slayer (3D/Drama) – 9.00pm

The Last Exorcism – Part II (2D) (3D/Action) – 11.30pm

2

Croods (3D/Comedy) – 3.00 & 5.00pm

Olympus Has Fallen (2D/Thriller) – 7.00 & 11.15pm

The Last Exorcism – Part II (2D) (3D/Action) – 9.15pm

3

Al Hafla (Arabic/2D) – 2.30pm

Side Effects (2D/Drama)– 4.30pm

Lucky Star (2D/Malayalam) – 6.30 & 9.00pm

A Good Day To Die Hard (2D)– 11.30pm

ROYAL PLAZA

1

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Side Effects (2D/Drama)– 7.00pm

Olympus Has Fallen (2D/Thriller) – 9.00pm

The Last Exorcism – Part II (2D) (3D/Action) – 11.15pm

2Rangrezz (Hindi)

– 2.30, 5.00, 8.00 & 11.00pm

3

Contraband (Action)– 2.30 & 9.00pm

ATM (Horror) – 4.30 & 11.30pm

Gringo:How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Drama) – 6.30pm

QF RADIO 91.7 FM ENGLISH PROGRAMME BRIEF LIVE SHOWS Airing

TimeProgramme Briefs On the Programme…

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On the program today, Scott talks to International renowned musician Yanni about his upcoming concert this weekend here in Doha. Call in, join the discussion at 4482 4452

INTERNATIO-NAL NEWS

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

CORNERS 6:00 – 7:00 PM

Corners, a LIVE 1-hour show that airs Tuesdays and Thursdays presented by Laura Finnerty and Nabil Al Nashar. The show focuses on a variety of topics… technology, politics, health, movies, music and a lot more.

Laura chats with I Love Qatar for the week ahead and has VIP tickets to give away for the “Yanni Concert” happening this 23rd and 24th of March at the QNCC. Call us at 4482 4452 for a chance to win!

REPEAT SHOWSLEGENDARY ARTISTS

8:00 – 9:00 PM

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.

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PLUS | THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2013 POTPOURRI16

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Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport When: March 7-Jun 16 Monday–Thursday, Saturday: 9am-8pmFriday; 3pm-9pm (Sunday closed)Where: QMA Gallery, Bldg 10 What: The Qatar Museums Authority will exhibit ‘Hey’Ya: Arab Women in Sport’ at QMA Gallery in Katara Cultural Village. The exhibition was first held in London during the 2012 Olympic Games. The exhibit originated in Qatar, beginning at the Arab Games’ Athletes Village in December 2011, where photographer Brigitte and documentary filmmaker Marian Lacombe set up an outdoor studio, working with female athletes. They then travelled to 20 Arab countries from the Gulf to North Africa, documenting images and videos of 70 Arab sportswomen. Free entry

Forever NowWhen: Until March 31; 11am-6pmWhere: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art

What: Forever Now proposes new readings based on works of five artists from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This exhibition unpacks new narratives that posit a unique understanding of five diverse artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. Free entry

Tea with NefertitiWhen: Until March 31; 11am-6pmWhere: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Offer a critical perspective on how to perceive an artwork, particularly in and from the Arab world. Free entry

Designed To WinWhen: Until June 23; 10am-10pm Where: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Katara Exhibition in Collaboration with the Design Museum in London.Designed to Win celebrates ways in which design and sport are combined, pushing the limits of human endeavour to achieve records and victories of increasing significance and wonder. There will be an extensive educational programme and visiting artists’ talks complementing the expo.

A Bridge to the MoonWhen: Until April 27; 10am-10pmWhere: Katara Gallery 2 - Bldg 18 What: Amal Al Aathem is one of the most prominent and proactive Qatari artists today, her reputation as a Qatari artist with a real voice and message has won her respect internationally. Her work has been widely exhibited in the region and in different parts of the world. Al Aathem believes that old philosophies have linked the moon, nature and the woman in a symbolic way, believing that the moon is the centre of the universe and the woman is thecentre of society.

Events in Qatar MEDIA SCAN

• Talk about cancellation of a plan to stage a protest in solidarity with Qatari citizen Ali bin Saleh Al Marri, who is detained in the United States, following a request from the detainee after US authorities accepted his demand to let his family visit him and he was allowed to get medical treatment.

• Complaints about taxi drivers not switching on the meter, overcharging passengers and ferrying only those who agree to pay what they demand.

• Teachers of independent schools are shocked to see some training centres pre-paring and selling, for QR7,000 to QR10,000, documents that teachers are required to submit to get a professional licence.

• Talk about 97 percent of Qatar’s population being satisfied with their lives, as revealed in a survey conducted by Qatar Statistic Authority.

• Talk about a plan by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning to dis-tribute 5,000 plots of land among citizens in Al Wakra, behind Al Wakra Hospital.

• The authorities urged to speed up approval of the health insurance law, making it man-datory for private firms to provide health insurance to their employees, to reduce the burden on HMC’s emergency unit and the health centres.

• Complaints from some parents about some independent schools asking students to do their homework online, and not checking the homework.

• Talk about the central fish market opening to the public in the evening for a month on a trial basis to see if it is beneficial to the consumers, fishermen and traders.

• Demand for strict monitoring of schools to curb the use of ‘sweika’ (a type of tobacco) by students.

• Demand to train HMC’s ambulance crew and those assigned to receive emer-gency calls, and for a drive to educate people about the emergency services and the ambulance service, in collabora-tion with Qatar and Al Rayyan television channels.

A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.

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Chinese bowl found at garage sale fetches over $2.2m at auction

A 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl that was bought for a

few dollars at a garage sale in New York state sold for more than $2.2m at auction.

An unnamed New York family bought the “Ding” bowl, which is from the Northern Song Dynasty, for no more than $3 in 2007 and displayed it on a mantelpiece with no idea as to its real worth, Sotheby’s said.

After consulting with experts, the owners consigned the bowl for auction. Sotheby’s estimated it would sell for $200,000 to $300,000. London dealer Giuseppe Eskenazi paid $2,225,000 includ-ing commission for the bowl, which measures just over five inches (12.7cm) in diameter, at the auction in New York City.

Sotheby’s said the only known bowl of the same form, size and almost identical decoration has been in the collection of the British Museum in London for more than 60 years. AFP