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TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741
CAMPUS
RECIPE CONTEST
FOOD
HEALTH
TECHNOLOGY
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• SIS marks Annual Day• University of Calgary-Qatar
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• Send in your bestrecipe and win adinner voucher
• Tacos that break withtradition: CauliflowerTacos with Chipotle Slaw
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Whatto lookout for
2 COVER STORYPLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013
Rich line-upRich line-upof activitiesof activities
Qatar will attempt to set a Guinness World Record for the larg-est national flag in the
world on December 16 at the Katara Amphitheatre as part of the National Day celebrations. This and more highlight the rich line-up of activities in Katara for this month.
Called the “Flag of Gratitude & Loyalty”, the national project initi-ated by Katara is aimed at high-lighting unity, brotherhood and patriotism among the people and convey the message of loyalty to the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and tribute to the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani for their great efforts and sincere dedication.
Following this record-break-ing campaign, a total of 20 var-ied activities will be organised in Katara to celebrate National Day. The events, which will run from December 18 to 19, are inspired by Qatari heritage focusing on the present and future.
Building on the success of its community-based projects, Katara Art Studios is organizing “Our Qatar” community photog-raphy exhibition. For this project, Katara is inviting everyone living, working and visiting in Qatar to submit one photo taken here that best expresses his feeling about Qatar and living in the country.
The expo opens on December 12 at Katara Gallery 1 in Building 18 and will continue to accept photo submissions until it concludes on December 18.
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For the first time Katara presents the “Moroccan Handicraft Week” which will open on December 26 at Katara Building 3.
Still on photography, prolific world renowned photographer Joe McNally will conduct a five-day workshop cov-ering the basics of sports portrait pho-tography with DSLR camera equipment speed lights and strobes.
Spanning 30 years, McNally’s career included assignments in more than 50 countries. His photos have graced pages of international publications such as TIME, Newsweek, Fortune, National Geographic and The New York Times, among others. For four nights, theatre-lovers will enjoy an action-packed tale told through dance, drama, music, and film at the Katara Opera House. The epic tale tells the story of Salah ad-D n Y suf ibn Ayy bi, better known as Annasser Saladin - a Kurdish Muslim leader who became the first Ayyubid Sultan of Egypt and Syria. He bravely led Islamic armies to confront the Franks and other European Crusaders in the Levant.
Saladin Performance shows will be held from December 12 to 15, 8pm at the Opera House in Building 16.
From December 12 to 17, the Doha Film Institute will bring the MENA pre-miere of “The Grandmaster” by Hong Kong master filmmaker Wong Kar-wai. Five years in the making, the film is a visually breathtaking tale of betrayal, honour and love set against the chaos of China on the brink of war and occupa-tion in the 30s.
For the first time Katara presents the “Moroccan Handicraft Week” which will open on December 26 at Katara Building 3. The event is being organised in collaboration with the “Moroccan Ministry of Economy and Artisanat” and the “Moroccan Qatari Association of Friendship Club” as part of Qatar and Morocco cultural exchange.
More than 55 artisans and artists will take part at the event featuring live calligraphy, pottery, ceramics, wood crafts, carpets, embroidery, oil, candles, traditional clothing and henna, among others. In addition there will also be per-formances by folklore bands from vari-ous regions including Casablanca, Fez, Marrakech, Essaouira and Larache.
Starting tomorrow, all Wednesdays of the month would feature lectures by pop-ular Muslim scholars in the Arab world. They include Khaled Al-Bikr who will talk about “Happiness Makers”, Ibrahim El-Hadi (Love Remedy, A Prophetic Approach), Nabil El-Aawadi (Affiliation) and Said El-Bdiwi (Allah’s Hundred Mercy). The lectures will be held at the Katara Mosque after Ishaa prayer.
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Pic: Oscar Rialubin
PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 20134 CAMPUS
Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS) organised a cultural fiesta to celebrate its 14th Annual Day. Around 600 stu-
dents took part in the ‘Vibgyor-Stars in the Sky’.
The Chief Guest was Khalid Al Ziyara, Editor–in–chief, Qatar News Agency. He said the media and edu-cation complement each other as the
media takes an active role in convey-ing the principles and foundations of education to the public.
In a speech, he appreciated efforts exerted by the school management to ensure value-based education reflecting peaceful coexistence and constructive cooperation of people from different religions and diverse cultures in a global society.
In his Address, K C Abdul Latheef, President of the School Management Committee, highlighted the next developmental stage of the school based on SIS vision: To be a centre of excellence with uniqueness through innovation that meaningfully pro-motes skill-based and value-based education.
Principal Dr Subhash Nair
presented the annual report, high-lighting students’ achievements.
Academic excellence awards to stu-dents were presented as part of the inaugural session. Academic, admin-istrative and support staff received gold medals from the chief guest for their meritorious long service at the school.
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SIS marks Annual Day
Bhavan’s Public School joined hands with the Qatar Community Policing initiative to mobilise support to affected people of Somalia and the Philippines by donating collection proceeds from the school. The school leader Fiazal Khan handed over the proceeds to officials.
Philippine School Doha students celebrating the ‘win by boxer’ Manny Pacquiao in their school.
University of Calgary-Qatar to host symposium
The University of Calgary-Qatar is hosting a symposium on Thursday December 5, to bring
together a select group of senior aca-demic and administrative leaders from universities and other higher educa-tion institutions in Doha to consider the ways and means of collaborating to share information, resources and expertise to enhance teaching effec-tiveness and create better conditions for student learning.
Calgary Centre for Teaching and Learning Director, Dr Ken Ryba points out that, “While Qatar is fortunate to have several world class universities; little attention has been given to the idea of working together to enhance teaching effectiveness. While our universities have some tremendously innovative and dedicated teachers and some excellent projects and research on teaching and learning methods, there is no way at present to easily share this knowledge and information. It would be ideal if Qatar higher educa-tion institutions had a way of working together to share and develop quality teaching at all levels in all areas.”
The Symposium will be opened by Hissa Al Aali, Associate Director, College of Nursing Project. Professor Dennis Sumara, Dean, Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada will present a keynote address at the Symposium. The title of his pres-entation is “Specialized, Systematic and Sustained: Developing Integrated Teaching and Learning Plans”.
The symposium will take place at the Grand Heritage Hotel from 1pm.
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5COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013
Trichur Brothers rock Doha Music Lovers Group organised a Carnatic (South Indian classical music) vocal concert recently in memory of its founder president Ganesh Srinivasan at the Concorde Hotel in Doha. The young Srikrishna Mohan-Ram Kumar Mohan duo, popularly known as Trichur Brothers, had everybody spelled bound for nearly three-and-a-half hours. Accompanying artists included the Mridangam artist and father of Trichur Brothers Trichur R Mohan, violinst Chandramouli and Venkatasubramaniyam on gatam. The scene for the evening was set by Usha Ravishankar with a tribute to Srinivasan. Srikrishna dedicated Raghuvamsa sudha in Kadana Kudhoohalam raga to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, who had his last innings in Tests on the same day.
Safari 10/20/30promotion begins
Safari’s ‘QR 10/20/30’ promotion kicked off yesterday at all Safari outlets across Qatar. “The suc-
cess of the promotion is due to the unstinting and solid support given by our patrons and the relationship we have developed with them is our strength,” said a spokesman of the Safari Group.
“We wish to thank all our custom-ers who have supported us with great enthusiasm on all our previous pro-motions and we expect the same from them this time,” he added.
This year there are thousands of products in IT and electronics, gar-ments, toys and sports goods, footwear, cosmetics and household items, bak-ery and hot food, fruits and vegetables, food and dairy products, winter wear, camping equipment and Christmas tree decorations, which are on display.
Safari is planning a yearend sur-prise just for three days starting from December 5 to 7. A Lenovo Tablet PC worth QR368 free with purchase of LED TV, SLR Camera and Laptop worth QR1500 and above. A musi-cal night is being organised for three nights at the food court, Safari Mall, starting from December 3 to 5. The programme is from 6.30pm to 10pm and entry is free.
Safari is also having ‘Win 5kg Gold’ promotion until March 1 across its outlets. Customers can participate and win 5kg of gold. Draw will be held on the first week of March. Customers who purchase goods worth QR50 and above will be eligible for a raffle coupon.
The second prize is Sharp LED 3D TV 70-inch for three winners, Third prize is LG refrigerators 820 litres for three winners, fourth prize is Apple iPad mini for three winners, Fifth prize will be Samsung Galaxy S4 for three winners and sixth prize will be Acer laptops for nine winners.
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Nivea’s latest innovations in skin care are now available in the GCC with four new face
care products added to their Natural Fairness range. These include two face creams — a day care cream with SPF 30 and a night care cream — a facial wash and facial scrub.
Nivea’s Natural Fairness Face Care range is formulated with Hydra IQ technology to moisturise skin deeply, leaving it looking healthy and radi-ant. All four products contain natural ingredients including liquorice and Vitamin C to reduce dark spots and reveal a bright and even skin complex-ion without drying out sensitive skin.
Regularly removing dead skin cells will help reveal a more radiant, smoother complexion and the Natural Fairness Exfoliating Scrub does just that, with microbeads designed to
thoroughly exfoliate the skin gently and effectively. It is ideal to use two-three times a week after cleansing with the Natural Fairness Face Wash.
Natural Fairness Day Care SPF 30 contains Hydra IQ technology, which keeps skin intensively moisturized. With Vitamin C, the Day Cream helps inhibit melanin production to prevent skin pigmentation. SPF 30 protects your skin from the sun – the main cause of skin darkening. Dark spots are reduced and skin is thoroughly mois-turized to look healthier and brighter.
The NIVEA Natural Fairness skin care range is available in leading super-markets and includes a face wash (100ml), a face scrub (100ml), a day cream with SPF 30 (50ml) and a night cream (50ml) giving consumers natu-rally fair, protected and well moistur-ised skin. The Peninsula
Nivea unveils new face care products
Leila Belleza, Regional Sales Director of Pomellato, shows the new collection at Ali Bin Ali jewellery and Watches showroom in Royal Plaza recently.
PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 20136 RECIPE CONTEST
Tangy Moong Soup
Ingredients:• 1/2 tea-cup moong dal (split yellow gram)• 1/2 cup grated ginger• 1tsp whole pepper corn• 1/2tsp pepper powder • 1/2tsp mixed herbs powder (oregano, parseley, chives)• 1 tsp.garlic powder• 1 tbsp butter• 5 tbsp vinegar• 2 tbsp tomato puree• Salt and sugar to taste For Garnishing• Corriander leaves, Paprika sauce, Soya sauce
Method:Blanch one large firm tomato. Deseed and make puree in grinder
.Keep it aside.Clean and soak moong for 1 hour. Cook in a pressure cooker
for 3 minutes with salt, sugar, tomato puree, grated ginger and 1 and 1/2 cups water. Allow to cool till steam releases.
Mash and blend well with extra till the texture is smooth. Add all other ingredients. Boil for another 2-3 minutes.
Take 1tbsp butter in a pan. Heat well and add few peppercorns. Add it to the soup.
Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves,butter and sauces of one’s choice.
Serve hot with garlic bread or rusk. Shubhartho
Quick Potato Soupwith Dumplings
Ingredients• 20g butter• 1 large onion, chopped• 1 clove garlic, minced• 3 medium sized potatoes, peeled and thinly sliced• 1 chicken stock cube, crushed• Salt, to taste• 1 cup skimmed milk• Black pepper, freshly groundFor the dumplings:• 3 - 4 milk bread buns• 1 bunch parsley, chopped• 100ml Sour cream• 1 egg
Method:Heat the butter in a saucepan. Add the onion and sauté. Add
the garlic and fry for a few seconds. Add the potatoes and chicken stock and stir to combine. Add
3-4 cups of water and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for about 15 minutes.Meanwhile, make the dumplings. Keep ready a pot of sim-
mering water. Roughly chop / break the buns. Mix in the parsley, sour cream
and the egg. Mix thoroughly using your hand to make a smooth paste of the mixture. Then make into small balls.
Poach these dumplings in the simmering water until well done and the egg is cooked, for about 10 minutes. Set aside.
When the potatoes are tender, puree the soup using an immer-sion blender or in a blender in batches.
Add the milk. Adjust salt and add the black pepper. Now add the dumplings to the soup and simmer for a minute and serve.
Afroze Ali
Chicken Dumplings in Chilli and Ginger Soup
Ingredients:• 200g dried rice noodles• 3 single chicken breast fillets, coarsely chopped• 1 egg white• 1 small fresh red chilli, coarsely chopped• 6cm-piece fresh ginger, peeled, finely grated• 4 cups chicken stock• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tbsps sweet soya sauce• 1 large fresh red chilli, thinly sliced• 1-2 tbsps Vinegar• 1 bunch baby cabbage, leaves separated, washed Method:Boil and prepare the noodles until tender. Drain. Meanwhile,
place the chicken, egg white, chopped chilli and 1 tablespoon of ginger in the bowl of a food processor and process until just combined.
Use wet hands to roll 1 tablespoon of the chicken mixture into a ball. Repeat with the remaining chicken mixture.
Place the stock, lime juice, sweet soya sauce, sliced chilli, vin-egar and remaining ginger in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add the chicken balls, 1 at a time, and cook for 4 minutes or until cooked through.
Add the baby cabbage leaves to the pan and cook for 30 seconds or until cabbage just wilts. Divide the noodles and soup among serving bowls. Serve immediately.
Naeem Pervaiz
Broccoli Almond Soup
Ingredients• 2 tbsp olive oil• 1 onion, chopped• 1 clove garlic, crushed• 250g broccoli, broken into florets• 2 tbsp celery, finely chopped• 1/2 tsp cornflour dissolved in 150 ml milk• salt and black pepper, to taste• 3 tbsp sliced roasted almonds• 4 tbsp fresh cream
Method:Heat olive oil and saute the onion. Add the garlic and fry a bit.
Add the broccoli and celery and 2 - 3 cups of water. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes. When done blend it into a smooth puree.
Add the milk, salt, pepper and almonds and simmer for a few minutes. Serve garnished with a swirl of cream on top.
Mohammed Ayub
Quick Mushroom-Barley Soup
Ingredients• 1 tbsp olive oil• 1 1/4 pounds white mushrooms, trimmed and sliced
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Spinach Soup
Ingredients• 1 cup spinach• 2 tbsp spring onions• 1\2 cup of milk• 1\2 cup of water • 1\2 spoon pepper• 1\2 cup all purpose flour• 1 tbsp cornflour• Salt to taste• 2 white onions• 1 cup mushrooms• 1\2 spoon vinegar• 1\2 spoon saffron
Method:Take spinach, onions, spring onions and mush-
rooms and cut it into small pieces. Mix the milk and water and pour it into a vessel kept on stove in medium flame.
Put the vegetables, pepper, flour, cornflour, saffron, salt and vinegar in the milk. Stop the stove after it is boiled. Eat hot.
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• 1 medium red onion, chopped• 2 garlic cloves, minced• 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme• Coarse salt and ground pepper• 4 1/2 cups chicken and vegetable broth• 1 cup quick-cooking barley• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped• 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice• 1 ounce cheese, peeled Method:In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high. Add mushrooms, onion,
garlic, and thyme,season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables have softened, 6 to 8 minutes.
Add broth and 2 cups water to pan; bring to a boil over high. Reduce heat to a simmer; add barley, and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.
Remove soup from heat; stir in parsley and lemon juice. Serve garnished with cheese.
Najma Rafiq
Easy Cauliflower Soup
Ingredients:• 1kg Cauliflower, cut into cubes• 1 Large potato, peeled and cut into pieces • 2 Large tomatoes, chopped • 1 Medium onion, chopped • 1 lt Water • 1 tbsp Cornflour• 1/2 tsp Freshly ground black pepper • 4 tbsp Oil - • Cream for garnish• Salt to taste.
Method:Heat oil in a saucepan. Fry onions till transparent.Add cauliflower and fry for 5 mins.Add potatoes, tomatoes, salt and water and cook for 20 mins on low heat.Reserve some cauliflower cuts for garnish. Blend the mix in a blender and strain it. Mix cornflour with 4 tbsp of water. Pour into the liquidized soup and bring to a boil, add salt.Add black pepper.Garnish with cauliflower and cream. Lakshmi
FOOD 7PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013
By Joe Yonan
In Mexico City, some of my favourite tacos, even before I was vegetarian, were those stuffed with cactus paddles, mushrooms or squash blossoms. But at restaurants closer to home, what passes for vegetables often
leaves much to be desired. At one Washington spot recently, I had tacos in which the “veggies” were nothing more than grilled onions and pep-pers: the boring backdrop to fajitas.
Thankfully, exceptions abound. While the farm-ers market near the White House was open for the season, the women behind Chaya served such great combinations as smoky zucchini with cheese and radishes; and at Taqueria Nacional the other day I had a lovely taco filled with roasted acorn squash and greens. (Their pinto-bean tacos are nothing to scoff at, either.)
At home, I often turn leftover roasted vegeta-bles into tacos, one of my standard rotating uses (along with chopped salads, pureed soups and pasta sauces). I like something a little meaty (not meat, of course, but a vegetable with substance), something a little crunchy, something a little spicy and maybe something a little tart.
My previous recipes for meat-focused tacos, it turns out, sometimes lend themselves perfectly well to new, plant-focused approaches. Instead of fried catfish, I’ve taken to pairing roasted cau-liflower with the other makings of fish tacos: a chipotle-spiked slaw, salsa verde and pumpkin seeds for crunch.
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Salting and squeezing the cabbage results in a slaw that doesn’t get watery; it also helps keep the tacos from falling apart as you eat
them.Make Ahead: The salted cabbage needs to
drain for 20 to 30 minutes. The cauliflower can be roasted up to a week in advance and refriger-ated; reheat in a low oven or microwave before using in the tacos. The slaw can be refrigerated for up to three days.
Ingredients (4 Servings — 12 tacos)1-pound head red cabbage, cored and thinly sliced1 tablespoon sea salt, plus more to taste1/2 cup nonfat plain Greek-style yogurt (may substitute low-
fat or whole-milk)2 teaspoons adobo (sauce from canned chipotles in adobo;
may substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle)2-pound head cauliflower, cored and cut into thick slices1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil1/2 teaspoon sweet or hot smoked Spanish paprika (pimenton)Twelve 6-inch corn tortillas1/2 cup store-bought or homemade salsa verde (see Cooked
Salsa Verde at www.washingtonpost.com/recipes)1/2 cup raw unsalted pumpkin seeds (pepitas), toasted (see
NOTE)12 sprigs fresh cilantro4 limes, cut into wedges for serving
Method:Preheat the oven to 500 degrees. Line a mixing bowl with
several layers of paper towels.Toss the cabbage with the tablespoon of salt in a colander
that’s set in the sink or over a bowl. Rest a plate directly on the cabbage, then weight it with a large can of tomatoes or beans. Leave for 20 to 30 minutes, so the cabbage wilts and exudes water.
Transfer the wilted cabbage to the bowl. Roll it up in the paper towels and squeeze out any remaining liquid, changing the paper towels and repeating as needed. Discard the liquid, wipe out the bowl and return the dry, squeezed cabbage to the bowl. Mix in the yogurt and adobo to form a creamy slaw.
Meanwhile, toss the cauliflower, oil, paprika and salt to taste on a large rimmed baking sheet, using more than one if needed to keep the cauliflower from overlapping. Roast until barely tender and browned on the edges, 15 to 20 minutes.
While the cauliflower is roasting, heat the tortillas: If you have a gas stove, turn several burners to medium and lay a tortilla on each burner. Cook for just a few seconds on each side, turning with tongs, until they are lightly blackened in spots and starting to puff. (If you don’t have a gas stove, heat them one at a time in a dry skillet over medium-high heat, for a few seconds on each side.) As the tortillas are done, transfer them to a large piece of aluminum foil and fold it over to keep them warm as you heat the remaining ones.
When ready to make the tacos, arrange 3 tortillas on each plate. Top with the slaw, cauliflower pieces, a drizzle of salsa verde, toasted pumpkin seeds and a sprig of cilantro.
Serve with lime wedges to squeeze over each taco.Note: Toast pumpkin seeds in a small, dry skillet over medium-
low heat for a few minutes, until lightly browned and fragrant. You will hear them make popping sounds.
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d $
9.8
m i
n
its
debut
weekend.
The R
-rate
d H
om
efr
on
t, w
rit
ten b
y
Sylv
este
r S
tall
on
e,
featu
res B
rit
ish
acti
on s
tar J
aso
n S
tath
am
as
a form
er
US
Drug E
nfo
rcem
ent
Adm
inis
trati
on
agen
t w
ho m
oves
to a
sm
all t
ow
n t
o
rais
e h
is d
aughte
r b
ut
tangle
s w
ith a
lo
cal drug lord.
HO
LLY
WO
OD
NE
WS
No W
elco
me
Back
with
out A
mita
bh
Bach
chan
, say
s An
ees
Bazm
ee
Dir
ecto
r A
nees
Bazm
ee i
s so
keen
to c
ast
Am
itabh B
achchan
in
W
elc
om
e B
ack
he w
on’t
shoot
for t
he p
arti
cula
r s
equence u
nle
ss
the m
egast
ar a
grees.
He a
lso d
enie
s approachin
g R
ekha f
or t
he m
ovie
.A
sequel
to 2
007 h
it c
om
edy W
elc
om
e, part
two h
as
three h
eroes
—
John A
braham
, A
nil K
apoor a
nd N
ana P
ate
kar.
Bazm
ee w
ants
Big
B
to s
tep in t
o p
lay t
he D
on, ess
ayed b
y late
Feroz
Khan in t
he o
rig
inal.
He s
aid
: “I
t’s
really v
ery s
imple
. It
’s B
achchan s
aab o
r b
ust
. I
cannot
see a
nyone e
lse i
n t
he r
ole
. S
o u
nti
l he s
ays
yes,
we a
re n
ot
shooti
ng
that
parti
cula
r r
ole
or s
hooti
ng w
ith a
ny o
f th
e a
cto
rs
who h
ave s
cenes
wit
h t
hat
characte
r.”
In f
act,
the r
ole
of
the D
on’s
son h
as
not
been c
ast
eit
her.
“We w
ill
cast
for t
he s
on’s
role
only
when A
mit
ji s
ays
yes.
The s
on
should
rese
mble
the fath
er.
The r
ole
doesn
’t just
ify A
bhis
hek B
achchan’s
prese
nce. O
r w
e’d
have c
ast
him
when A
mit
ji s
ays
yes,
” sa
id B
azm
ee.
He d
enie
d r
eports
that
he a
pproached R
ekha f
or t
he r
ole
.B
azm
ee s
aid
: “I
don’t
know
where t
hat
cam
e f
rom
. I’ve n
ever m
et
Rekhaji in m
y lif
e. S
o w
here is
the q
uest
ion o
f cast
ing h
er?”
The d
irecto
r w
ill
cast
the f
em
ale
acto
rs
opposi
te t
he D
on a
s w
ell a
s his
son a
ccordin
g t
o t
he B
ig B
’s c
om
fort
level.
If t
he c
onse
nt
is n
ot
forth
com
ing B
azm
ee m
ay e
ven s
crap t
he c
haracte
r.H
e s
aid
: “W
hen y
ou h
ave A
mit
ji i
n m
ind f
or a
role
, th
ere c
an b
e n
o
repla
cem
ent.
Can y
ou im
agin
e a
ny s
ong s
ung b
y L
ata
Mangesh
karji in
any o
ther v
oic
e?”
Vict
oria
Bec
kham
’s fa
shio
n tr
icks
Sin
ger-t
urned-d
esi
gner V
icto
ria
Beckham
says
her d
esi
gns
are b
orn
out
of
necess
ity a
nd o
ne c
an f
ollow
her fi
ve f
ail-s
afe
fash
ion c
am
-ouflage t
ric
ks
to m
ake a
sty
le s
tate
ment.
Her c
hic
, polish
ed look h
as
a
huge c
ele
brit
y follow
ing a
nd h
er e
ver-g
row
ing fash
ion e
mpir
e is
makin
g
profits
. B
ut
far from
desi
gnin
g c
loth
es
that
are s
tylish
but
impracti
cal,
Vic
toria
reveale
d t
hat
her d
esi
gns
are b
orn o
ut
of
necess
ity,
reports
m
irror.
co.u
k. “T
hese
days,
I’m
up w
ith a
t le
ast
one o
f m
y c
hildren m
ost
of
the n
ight,
so I
alw
ays
wear a
pair
of
sungla
sses
and a
really g
ood
handbag,” s
he s
aid
.“I
love t
he fi
tted s
ignatu
re d
ress
, and t
hat’s
a look t
hat
people
ass
o-
cia
te w
ith m
e, but
then I
als
o lik
e t
o w
ear s
om
eth
ing loose
r, w
heth
er
it’s
a loose
-fitt
ing p
ant
or s
hir
t or w
hate
ver it
mig
ht
be,” s
he a
dded.
Here a
re V
icto
ria
’s fi
ve f
ail-s
afe
fash
ion c
am
ouflage t
ric
ks:
1. T
he ‘up a
ll n
ight’
cure-a
ll: V
icto
ria
rarely
leaves
her h
ouse
wit
hout
her s
hades.
A p
air
of
sungla
sses
will not
only
‘finis
h o
ff y
our look’ but
will hid
e a
mult
itude o
f la
te-n
ight
sins.
2. T
he l
oose
fitt
ing ‘post
baby’ belly t
op: T
he l
oose
fitt
ing t
op w
orn
wit
h a
tailored jacket
and s
lim
fitt
ing t
rouse
rs
will hid
e e
veryth
ing.
3. T
he c
lass
y c
over-u
p: W
e’v
e a
ll h
ad t
hem
. T
he f
at
day w
hen y
ou
lite
rally w
ant
to h
ide y
our b
ody in a
bin
lin
er,
the c
lass
y w
ay t
o c
over
up is
wit
h o
ne b
illo
wy s
leevele
ss c
oats
.4. T
he b
ingo w
ings
savio
ur: T
his
cle
ver t
uxedo s
tyle
cape jacket
is a
cle
ar s
tyle
win
ner,
but
it a
lso c
leverly
hid
es
the t
ops
of
arm
s.5. T
he ‘
lose
10lb
s in
10 s
econds’
handbag: A
great
tip i
s to
opt
for
handbag t
hat
is o
versi
zed. N
ot
only
can y
ou h
ide b
ehin
d it
but
the p
lay
on p
roporti
on w
ill in
stantl
y m
ake y
ou a
ppear s
maller a
nd s
lim
mer.
Elto
n Jo
hn, K
aty
Perr
y an
d On
e Di
rect
ion
to p
erfo
rm a
t The
X F
acto
r fina
le
Th
e
fin
ale
of
Brit
ish s
ing-
ing
reali
ty
sh
ow
T
he X
Fa
cto
r
wil
l see
a
bevy
of
stars
tak-
ing t
he s
tage
to
perfo
rm
. T
he
lin
e
up
inclu
des
Elt
on
Joh
n,
Katy
P
erry
an
d
On
e
Dir
ec
tio
n
band. T
he s
how
will
take p
lace a
t th
e W
em
ble
y A
rena o
n D
ec 1
4-1
5.
John w
ill be p
erfo
rm
ing w
ith s
inger G
ary B
arl
ow
, w
ho is
als
o o
ne o
f th
e
judges
on t
he s
how
, on t
heir
duet
“Face t
o f
ace”,
reports
mir
ror.
co.u
k.
Perry w
ill ta
ke t
he s
tage t
o p
erfo
rm
her n
ew
sin
gle
“U
ncondit
ionally”.
Mem
bers
of B
rit
ish b
and O
ne D
irecti
on, w
ho found t
heir
fam
e w
ith
the s
am
e s
how
in 2
013
, w
ill ente
rta
in t
he a
udie
nce b
y p
erfo
rm
ing t
heir
tr
ack “
Mid
nig
ht
mem
orie
s”.
Sin
ger T
om
Odell a
nd T
he K
ille
rs
band a
re a
lso p
art
of
the lin
e u
p.
While T
he K
ille
rs
and O
dell w
ill
perfo
rm
Dec 1
4 w
ith B
arlo
w a
nd
John, Perry a
nd O
ne D
irecti
on a
re s
chedule
d f
or D
ecem
ber 1
5.
Will
mis
s yo
u: V
in D
iese
l on
Paul
Wal
ker
Acto
r V
in D
iese
l is
saddened w
ith t
he d
em
ise o
f his
Th
e F
ast
An
d
Fu
riou
s co-s
tar P
aul W
alk
er a
nd s
ays
he w
ill m
iss
him
a lot.
Die
sel
took t
o T
wit
ter t
o e
xpress
his
grie
f, r
eports
mir
ror.
co.u
k.
“Broth
er,
I w
ill m
iss
you v
ery m
uch. H
eaven h
as
gain
ed a
new
angel.
Rest
in p
eace,” D
iese
l tw
eete
d. W
alk
er d
ied in a
car c
rash
Satu
rday in
Santa
Cla
rit
a, C
alifo
rnia
. H
e w
as
40.
Kari
sma
wai
ting
for
the
righ
t scr
ipt
Actr
ess
Karis
ma K
apoor,
who failed t
o im
press
wit
h h
er B
ollyw
ood
com
eback v
ehic
le D
an
gero
us
Ish
hq last
year,
says
she loves
to a
ct
and is
now
only
aw
ait
ing a
suit
able
scrip
t.“I
t’s
alw
ays
the r
ight
tim
e t
o b
e in t
he indust
ry. If
you a
re a
n a
rti
st
and if you love a
cti
ng, th
en a
ny t
ime is
the r
ight
tim
e,” K
aris
hm
a s
aid
.“I
have a
lways
loved a
cti
ng, but
now
I a
m b
usy
wit
h m
y c
hildren a
nd
if s
om
eth
ing inte
rest
ing c
om
es
up a
nd if I
really feel like d
oin
g it,
only
th
en I
will do it.
I a
m w
ait
ing f
or t
he r
ight
scrip
t, s
o it
all d
epends
on
that,”
added t
he m
oth
er o
f tw
o —
daughte
r S
am
air
a a
nd s
on K
iaan.
Karis
ma, w
ho s
tarred in fi
lms
like R
aja
Hin
du
sta
ni, D
il T
o P
aga
l H
ai,
Biw
i N
o. 1
and F
iza, believes
film
makin
g h
as
changed o
ver t
he y
ears.
“There is
a g
reat
change in t
he fi
lm indust
ry... E
veryth
ing is
gett
ing
corporati
sed. A
lot
of good s
yst
em
is
in p
lace a
nd fi
lms
are b
ein
g m
ade
fast
er.
Als
o, because
of
the m
ult
iple
x a
udie
nces,
now
a v
arie
ty o
f film
s is
bein
g m
ade. It
’s a
great
change,” s
aid
the 3
9-y
ear-o
ld.
Salm
an to
unv
eil J
ai H
o tr
aile
r am
id fa
ns
Boll
yw
ood’s
D
ab
an
gg
sta
r
Salm
an K
han is
a h
it a
mong
the m
ass
es
and w
ill ta
ke t
o a
sin
-gle
screen t
heatr
e h
ere t
o launch
the tr
ail
er of
his
fo
rth
com
ing
movie
Ja
i H
o in t
heir
com
pany.
Rath
er t
han t
akin
g t
he u
sual
route
of
organis
ing a
press
meet
for th
e tr
ail
er la
un
ch
, S
alm
an
will
unveil t
he l
ook o
f th
e m
ovie
in
the p
rese
nce o
f his
fans
at
the
Chandan s
ingle
screen t
heatr
e o
n
Thursd
ay,
said
a s
tate
ment.
A spokesperson
fo
r th
e fi
lm
said
: “S
alm
an K
han w
ants
people
to
be t
here a
t th
e launch o
f th
e t
railer.”
This
way,
the a
cto
r w
ill get
a c
hance t
o w
atc
h t
he liv
e r
eacti
on o
f th
e
audie
nce a
nd h
e w
ill als
o inte
ract
wit
h h
is f
ans
and t
he m
edia
prese
nt
there late
r.D
irecte
d b
y S
ohail K
han,
Jai
Ho a
lso f
eatu
res
Tabu a
nd O
m P
uri. I
t is
sla
ted t
o r
ele
ase
on J
anuary 2
4, 2014
.
PLU
S |
TU
ES
DA
Y 3
DE
CE
MB
ER
2013
Bla
ck
N
ati
vit
y,
a
musi-
cal
from
F
ox S
earch
ligh
t sta
rrin
g F
orest
Wh
itaker,
Je
nnif
er H
udso
n a
nd A
ngela
B
assett
, on
ly m
an
aged th
e
No. 8 s
pot
wit
h $
5m
in s
ale
s fo
r its
openin
g w
eekend.
Fro
zen,
a $150m
fi
lm,
is
the
late
st
from
D
isn
ey’s
an
imati
on
stu
dio
, w
hic
h
has
en
joyed a
reviv
al
sin
ce
2006
wh
en
th
e
com
pan
y
acquir
ed P
ixar.
Dis
ney h
ad
a b
ig h
it in t
he 2
010
Ta
ngle
d
an
d
last
Novem
ber
wit
h
Wre
ck-i
t-R
alp
h.
Holl
is
said
th
e
stu
dio
expecte
d t
he fi
lm w
ould
pla
y
well t
hrough t
he C
hris
tmas
season
, n
oti
ng th
at
“th
ere
are n
ot
a lot
of
fam
ily (
film
) opti
ons”
openin
g in t
he c
om
-in
g w
eeks.
Lio
ns
Gate
Ente
rta
inm
ent
produced
an
d
dis
trib
ute
d
Th
e H
un
ger
Ga
mes:
Ca
tch
ing
Fir
e.
Frozen
an
d
Th
or
were
rele
ase
d b
y D
isney.
Bla
ck
N
ati
vit
y
was
dis
-tr
ibute
d b
y F
ox S
earchlight,
a
un
it
of
Tw
en
ty-F
irst
Centu
ry F
ox.
Hom
efr
on
t w
as rele
ased
by O
pen R
oad F
ilm
s, a
join
t ven
ture of
theate
r ch
ain
s A
MC
E
nte
rta
inm
en
t an
d
Regal E
nte
rta
inm
ent
. Reu
ters
Catc
hing
Fir
e, F
roze
n to
p re
cord
box
offi
ce w
eeke
ndBu
llett
Raja
mis
ses
bull’
s ey
e at
box
offi
ce
Fil
mm
aker T
igm
an
shu D
huli
a’s
la
test
off
erin
g B
ullett
Raja
may h
ave m
isse
d
the t
arget
at
the b
ox o
ffice,
but
it d
id
decen
t busin
ess by earn
ing approxim
ate
ly
`120m
to `
130m
in t
wo d
ays
of
its
rele
ase
, sa
y
trade p
undit
s.T
he S
aif
Ali K
han
an
d S
on
akshi
Sin
ha-
starrer c
am
e o
ut
on F
rid
ay.
Raje
sh T
hadani
of
Mult
imedia
Com
bin
es
said
: “’
Bullett
Raja
’ is
doin
g a
decen
t busi
ness
at
the b
ox o
ffice,
but
noth
ing great.
T
he fi
lm h
as approxi-
mate
ly c
ollecte
d `
120m
to `
130m
on
Frid
ay
and S
atu
rday.”
Base
d i
n a
sm
all t
ow
n i
n U
ttar P
radesh
, B
ull
ett
Ra
ja is
describ
ed as a fe
st
of
gun
s,
grim
e, and g
lory a
nd it
has
just
a w
eek t
o u
ti-
lise
its
pote
nti
al. “
The fi
lm w
ill go s
teady just
fo
r a
week b
ecause
next
Frid
ay R
...R
ajk
um
ar
will rele
ase
. It
looks
very im
press
ive a
nd c
on-
siderin
g t
he f
act
that
it’s
a P
rabhudheva fi
lm,
there is
a lot
of hope from
the fi
lm. H
is r
ecord
has
been
very s
tron
g s
o f
ar,”
said
Thadan
i.
Shahid
Kapoor-s
tarrer R
...R
aa
jku
ma
r to
o i
s a c
rim
e t
hrille
r a
nd a
noth
er c
om
mon t
hread
betw
een t
he t
wo fi
lms
is S
onaksh
i, w
ho is
pla
y-
ing t
he f
em
ale
lead in t
his
one t
oo.
How
ever,
in R
aja
sthan,
Bu
llett
Ra
ja h
as
got
an e
ncouragin
g r
esp
onse
. “T
he fi
lm h
as
gar-
nered o
ver `
10m
in R
aja
sthan, w
hic
h is
great,”
Sunil B
ansa
l of
Yash
Raj Ja
i P
ictu
res
Pvt
Ltd
in
Raja
sthan s
aid
and a
dded t
hat
they a
re n
ow
lo
okin
g forw
ard t
o A
am
ir K
han-s
tarrer a
cti
on
thrille
r D
hoom
3. C
om
ing o
ut
on D
ecem
ber 2
0,
it w
ill se
e A
am
ir in a
negati
ve r
ole
. IA
NS
PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 2013 PEOPLE610
Malala Yousafzai
Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani schoolgirl shot by the Taliban for calling for women’s education rights. In April Time magazine named her one of the “100 Most Influential People in the World”. She was awarded Pakistan’s first National Youth Peace Prize and was nominated for the 2013 Nobel Peace Prize. Yousafzai is the recipient of the Sakharov Prize for 2013.
HEALTH / FITNESS 11
By Shereen Jegtvig
One quarter of adolescents go to bed after 11:30 on school nights, accord-ing to a new US study,
which also finds those kids tend to perform worse in school and to have greater emotional distress than peers who go to bed earlier.
“If teens’ sleep patterns are in conflict with their natural circa-dian rhythms, then that also has repercussions on cognitive func-tion and emotional regulation as well as potential health conse-quences,” said Dr Judith Owens, director of Sleep Medicine at the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, who was not involved in the study.
Based on surveys of adolescents across the US in the 1990s, and fol-low-up surveys as those kids grew into adulthood, researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, analysed why teens were getting too little sleep and what the long-term effects might be.
It’s estimated that between 45 percent and 85 percent of sixth-to-12th graders sleep less than the recommended nine hours on school nights, according to the report in the Journal of Adolescent
Health. And nearly half of students — 44 percent — report difficulty staying awake during school, the authors write.
Lauren Asarnow and her col-leagues used data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, a large ongoing study mandated by Congress. It began by interviewing adolescents in grades seven through 12 in the United States during the 1994-95 school year. The participants have been followed with four “waves” of further interviews so far.
The researchers used infor-mation from the first two Waves (1994-1995 and 1996) to study the bedtimes of 2,700 teens during the school year and during summer
recess. They used information from the third Wave (2001-2002) to look for emotional distress.
At Wave I, 23 percent of the adolescents reported going to bed at 11:15pm or later during the school year and 73 percent said they usually slept fewer than nine hours per night.
At Wave II, 22 percent of the adolescents reported going to bed at 1:30 am or later during the sum-mer, and 23 percent said they went to bed after 11:15. Eighty percent said they usually slept less than 9 hours per night.
Adolescents who had late school year bedtimes in Wave I were more likely to have emotional distress in Wave III. Late school-year bed-times in Wave II were not linked to emotional distress in Wave III, but late summertime bedtimes were.
Late school year bedtimes in both Waves I and II were also tied to lower grade point averages, though summer bedtimes had no association with lower grades.
While bedtime appears to be important to later distress, the researchers note, they were sur-prised to see that short total sleep times were not linked to distress or to lower school grades in Wave III.
The study also cannot prove that late bedtimes caused distress or problems at school, it only shows an association.
But, the authors write, “these findings underscore the… impor-tance of intervention strategies that target bedtimes in an effort to reduce associated functional impairments, and improve aca-demic and emotional outcomes.”
The timing of bedtime is potentially just as important as the amount of time teens sleep because, like everyone else, they have a natural circadian rhythm.
“Adolescents really can’t fall asleep much before eleven and are biologically programmed to wake up about eight,” Owens said.
Owens, a professor of Pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, said adolescents typically need about nine hours of sleep in order to perform at optimal levels.
Owens said three areas of the brain develop throughout adoles-cence and these are also affected by sleep problems. The prefrontal cortex has control over the so-called executive functions, things like the ability to manage your time and predict the outcomes of your behavior; the amygdala is involved in emotional control and the striatum is involved in risk- and reward-type behaviours.
“People who are sleep deprived tend to perceive less in the way of negative consequences for taking risk and so they’re more likely to take them,” Owens said.
Owens is concerned that not much is known about the long-term effects of sleep issues, and worries they may be setting kids up for being overweight, or obese, or having type II diabetes and hav-ing cardiovascular consequences.
“Different physiological systems are developing in adolescence, the jury is still out about what kinds of long-term health effects this may be causing,” Owens said.
Drowsy driving is another con-cern. Owens has found in her own studies that impairments associ-ated with sleep loss are equivalent to, or worse than, impairments associated with moderate levels of intoxication.
Owens advises parents to set sleep rules so that teens get about nine hours of sleep every night, with bedtimes that are similar each night, including on the week-ends. She said that naps aren’t a substitute for a good night’s sleep but a short afternoon nap can help recharge a teen’s batteries.
SOURCE: bit.ly/18oZvkD Journal
of Adolescent Health, online
November 11, 2013.
Reuters
Risk factors may point to less-safe senior driversBy Allison Bond
Tests of physical abilities, such as bal-ance and strength, may reveal how well an elderly driver will perform on the road, according to a new study.
Trouble with balance, weak lower limbs and poor neck flexibility were among the attributes Australian researchers linked to a higher risk of less-safe driving in The Journals of Gerontology: Series A.
“Although there has been a lot of research on the cognitive and visual predictors of driv-ing performance and safety, very little work has so far looked at physical function and its relation to driving,” said Philippe Lacherez, a post-doctoral fellow at Queensland University of Technology who led the study.
Lacherez and his colleagues gave 270 people between the ages of 70 and 88 a battery of physical tests to gauge their strength, flex-ibility, balance, reaction times and sensory perception. Next, the participants’ driving performance was evaluated for safety.
About 17 percent of the participants made critical errors while driving in a test that was scored by a professional driving instructor and involved a range of traffic densities and com-plex or simple intersections.
In the physical abilities tests, the unsafe drivers tended to have a decreased ability to move the neck, slower reaction times, poor perception of vibration and lack of strength in the legs and feet. Factors that were not linked with driving safety included the ability to sense where the body or limbs are in space.
The results are preliminary but may open a new avenue to ways of ensuring that older drivers are safe to be on the road, research-ers said.
“The study addresses an issue that is a big concern,” said Sharon Brangman, chief of geriatrics at Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York. She was not involved in the study.
“We have so many (older) patients who are driving, and we don’t have objective ways to determine who should stay on the road,” Brangman said.
Some US states, such as New Jersey, already have review programs in place that evaluate older adults and determine whether they should continue to drive. However, there is no standardized, nationwide approach used to evaluate driving safety.
“It would be good to have an objective way for physicians or others to quantify whether someone really is safe behind the wheel,” said Brangman, who also noted the need for a change in national policy to better screen and guide older drivers.
As always, older patients and their families should talk to their doctors if they feel they or a loved one may be an unsafe driver. This study can serve as a way to initiate that discussion, Brangman said.
“It’s a good way to start the conversation,” she said. And in the future, results of studies such as this one “may provide some hard evi-dence that can be given to the patient or family that could justify stopping driving.”
SOURCE: bit.ly/1jvEk5R bit.ly/1jvEk5R Journals
of Gerontology: Series A, online October 29, 2013.
Reuters
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Later teen bedtimes tied to Later teen bedtimes tied to school problems and distressschool problems and distress
by Daniel Tomlinson
Lots of sites now give you the option (sometimes the only option) to log in using Facebook or Twitter. What are the risks of doing this?
Social logins have a few advantages and disadvantages, the convenience of a single click to log in and only having to remember a limited set of creden-tials. However, there is a darker side to SSO (single sign on). If your social net-work details are stolen or hacked, the culprits can then access all your other online accounts and services. There are also privacy concerns, as it ties all your actions back to a central account.
It also means that if your social net-work of choice ever closes, there may be no way to regain access to your online profiles without a probably complex process of verifying users’ identities.
In most cases, these issues are not too prevalent and in many instances it may be more secure to use social authentication as they generally have entire teams working to protect their databases and users’ data — whereas lots of sites may only have a few peo-ple — and they often give rewards to “white hat hackers” who try to break into services to see if they can find security flaws. As such, they are quite secure as most bugs are picked up and fixed quite quickly.
What’s VPN and when you should use one? Can you use them to watch streaming content on foreign serv-ers that you would otherwise be blocked from seeing?
VPN (virtual private network) is where a private computer network is formed using security techniques over a public network, typically the Internet. VPNs are usually used by companies to provide secure access to computer files and servers so that employees can work remotely or from other offices while maintaining security. Although
a VPN can be used to fake your loca-tion and could potentially watch the content on foreign servers, this would be a breach of copyright.
Under what circumstances is it a good idea to open an Incognito win-dow in Chrome?
Incognito and private browsing modes prevent sites from storing per-manent cookies (small text files used for temporary user data), session tracking, saving history and more. This can be useful in a few circumstances, for example:
If you are buying a gift for some-one who has access to your computer, it could appear in Amazon or in your browser history, spoiling the surprise. Incognito mode would prevent this, as it doesn’t save the history (although I would recommend using a temporary/second Amazon account if you share one).
It can also often save you money when buying plane tickets, holidays and hotel rooms as they often offer different prices for some users (such as those that use Apple products).
An example of a company that does this is Orbitz, which was outed by the Wall Street Journal in 2012.
It has been reported that people have seen up to 20 percent drops in prices when booking in Incognito mode on some holidays, and is therefore a worthwhile thing to try when booking.
I have an old Macintosh SE that has been gathering dust in my cup-board. I haven’t thrown it away because there are files on the hard drive. I don’t have any keyboards or a mouse that will connect with it. How can I dispose of it safely?
The Macintosh SE is an old compu-ter (1987-1990) and if it works, then you are probably better off selling it than destroying it, to preserve what was quite an impressive computer in
its day (just as you would do with a piece of art), as it would be treasured in the right home. If the buyer is a collector, they would probably have some compatible peripherals (mouse and keyboards etc), or would be buying them from elsewhere at the same time, so they would probably be fine with letting you delete any old files before they take it away.
If you do want to dispose of it, you should do so carefully, and try to recy-cle any parts that can be recycled and be especially careful with things that may be harmful, as older materials were not as safe as those we use in computers today.
If you do intend on disposing of the computer, then you have to ensure that any storage media is fully destroyed to prevent people from recovering any-thing important (although, given the age of the machine, it’s unlikely to be an issue as most information would be quite outdated). Then take it to a household waste recycling facility to get them to recycle as much as possible.
After the recent terrible upgrade of Yahoo! Mail, I want to switch to another email service. Hotmail is a spam magnet, Gmail is run by Google — so what other services would you recommend? I’d like an address I could keep for the fore-seeable future, where I have some control over the design/functional-ity, which doesn’t harvest loads of my data and one where my messages
are less liable to be hacked by the NSA if at all possible. Is that too much to ask?
This is quite a large question, and would be hard to give a small answer for, so I’ll try to answer it in parts.
Email is a difficult thing to make reliable and Google Apps is the most tried and tested system. However, if you want something not run by the kind of company that sells your details, then you are going to have to pay for your email and the domain name (eg myname.com).
One service that comes widely rec-ommended is Fastmail (from $10 a year). It allows you to access your email from any email client (eg Outlook or Mail on your phone) as well as offer-ing capable web mail clients. Fastmail offers fully encrypted connections, two-factor authentication and one-time passwords. There are other similar services such as but they are priced and aimed at business users.
Using a custom domains means that even if a service goes away, you can transfer it and still have the same email address. The ability to have a custom domain gives you full future proofing as you can move services or do whatever you wish, and even old contacts will still be able to reach you. This gives you flexibility.
Fastmail will not harvest your data as you are their customer, not the advertisers, and are unlikely to give up your data without a warrant.
The Guardian
TECHNOLOGYPLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 201312
Your tech questions answeredWhat does VPN mean? How to use incognito mode to hide your browsing history from someone who has access to your computer and how to safely get rid of an old computer?
iOS
apps
of
the d
ay Star Wars Tiny Death Star (Free)This new Star Wars game is based on the
equally-marvellous Tiny Tower, where you had to build a tower level-by-level, populating it with “bitizens” to work, play and rest. In this version, the tower is a Death Star, and the bitizens are characters from the films. Super-addictive, and not over-aggressive in its use of in-app purchases either. iPhone / iPad
Lego The Lord of the Rings (£2.99)The title will tell many people all they need
to know about this game, especially if they loved Lego Star Wars. It takes bricky versions of Frodo, Gandalf and co and puts them into a whopping 1.5GB of game, with more than 90 playable char-acters – note, some are bought through extra in-app purchases. It looks marvellous, and plays pretty well too. iPhone / iPad
Rayman Fiesta Run (£1.99)Rayman often gets underrated in the history
of great game characters, but his mobile games have been top-notch in recent times. This is the
latest one: a colourful platformer with more than 75 levels to scoot through, and bags of charm.
iPhone / iPadPathogen (£1.99)
Pathogen takes its cues from boardgames, based around a virus spreading through the human body, and already scooping up a number of awards at games conferences for its inventive gameplay. Single and multiplayer modes (including online or local in the latter case) provide plenty of depth, with a level editor to prolong the fun. iPhone / iPad
By Stuart Dredge / The Guardian
COMICS & MORE 13
Hoy en la HistoriaDecember 3, 2008
1923: Legendary operatic soprano Maria Callas was born1961: A painting by Henri Matisse was rehung after hanging upside down for 46 days at the Museum of Modern Art in New York1971: Pakistani air strikes on India led Delhi to enter the war of independence between East and West Pakistan1993: Angola’s government and UNITA rebels agreed a ceasefire in their 18-year war
Over 100 countries signed a treaty banning cluster bombs. Notable absentees included the U.S., China, Russia, India, Pakistan and Israel
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ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
APPALOOSA, ARABIAN, BANGTAIL, BAY, BRONCO, CANTER,CHESTNUT, CLYDESDALE, COLT, CROSSBRED, DRAFT HORSE, FILLY, FOAL, GALLOP, GELDING, LIPIZZANER, MARE, MORGAN, MOUNT, MUSTANG, PALOMINO, PINTO, PONY, QUARTER HORSE, RACEHORSE, SADDLEBRED, SADDLE HORSE, SHETLAND PONY, SHIRE, SORREL, STALLION, STEED, SUFFOLK, TARPAN, THOROUGHBRED, TROT.
LEARN ARABIC
Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman
Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun
Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne
With the tobacconist
Good morning �aba�ou al�ayr
Do you have of this kind of cigarettes?
Hal çindaka sa�air min ha�a alnawç?
Give me one pack only Aç�inee çoulba wa�ida faqat
How much does this box of cigarettes cost?
Ma siçrou ha�a alkroz mina sa�air?
It is very expensive Innahou �alin iddan
I want one pack of cigars Oureedou çoulbata saair wa�ida
No, I do not want the box of cigarettes La oureedou çoulba sa�air
Thank you Šoukran lak
Note: ç = ‘a’ in ‘ag
PLUS | TUESDAY 3 DECEMBER 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 Take into account, as
contingencies
8 Highly revered one
15 Delta factor?
16 Comment from one who’s just getting by
17 Cover
18 Subject to change
19 Piece of gladiatorial combat gear
20 Cliffhanger locale?
22 Bugged out
23 Decrees
25 Pollen count plant
28 2011 Emmy-winning MSNBC host
30 Like many neglected pets
31 Sturdy as ___
32 ID tag?
35 Wide-beamed vessel
36 Way out there
37 “Laughable Lyrics” poet
38 Evil eye, e.g.
39 Fizzy drink measure
40 Roger’s relative
41 Absent without leave?
43 Ecosystem-replicating facility
45 Absence with leave?
46 Detectives connect them
47 Benjamin
49 Q-Tip specialty
51 Not freelancing, say
54 Get ahead of
56 Kind of artery or vein
57 Works on a plot
58 Semi-opponent
59 It’s impractical to live in
DOWN 1 What a dolorimeter
measures
2 The Stroll, e.g.
3 Tundra hunter
4 Grp. whose members 28-Down
5 Bearing the blame
6 Baptism by fire
7 Bit of thatching
8 Common
9 Source of
extra-large eggs
10 Something to flip on
11 “Soon”
12 Mansard alternative
13 Checked out impolitely
14 It’s signed, sealed and delivered
21 Their contents have been threshed
24 Think (on)
26 Barbie greeting
27 Bowl on a range
28 Charge on a field
29 Time-traveling 1980s film character
32 Common soap ingredient
33 They make people jump at picnics
34 Home of Paris
36 “I’m gone”
37 Highly revered one
39 Honorary law deg.
40 “Seriously?!”
41 Three-time “Newhart” Emmy nominee
42 Oscar, e.g.
43 Screw-up
44 Answer at the door
46 Remove out of respect
48 Sentry’s station
50 Slug, e.g.
52 Modern art form?
53 Pop is part of it: Abbr.
55 Zing
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16
17 18
19 20 21 22
23 24 25 26 27
28 29
30 31 32 33 34
35 36 37
38 39 40
41 42
43 44 45
46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55
56 57
58 59
S P A C E J A M D E S KO R G A N I Z E R S I N C EW O E B E G O N E A N T O NS O N A R C E L E R O N
F A R O N T O L E R A T EE S E S U M M O N E D
S G T W A H R C R YT E A S T E A S E T E E SR E L S P E C A D DI N A S T A T E H S NM O N A R C H S O U T G ON E T L I K E R A I S EE V I T E T I N D E R B O XS I N E S E Q U I T A B L ES L E D S T R E S S E D
How to play Kakuro:The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.Within each collection of cells - called a run
- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
14
EASY SUDOKUCartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate
Easy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.
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2Wadjda (2D/Arabic) – 2.30 & 4.30pm
Carrie (2D/Horror) – 6.30, 8.30 & 11.00pm
3
Delivery Man (2D/Comedy) – 3.00, 9.15 & 11.15pm
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The Frozen Ground (2D/Crime) – 11.30pm
2
Wadjda (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm
Geethaanjali (2D/Malayalam) – 4.30pm
Carrie (2D/Horror) – 7.15 & 11.15pm
The Frozen Ground (2D/Crime) – 9.15pm
3
Ongbak 3 (2D/Action) – 3.00pm
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Dr Mustafawi received her PhD in Linguistics from the University
of Ottawa in Canada. She has spe-cialised in Theoretical Phonology. Her MA was in Linguistics (Bilingualism). She worked as a Research Assistant and a Teaching Assistant at the University of Ottawa. She holds a BA in English/Education from Qatar University. Dr Mustafawi joined QU in 2006 as an Assistant Professor in Linguistics. Currently, she is the Dean of College of Arts and Sciences and an Assistant Professor at the Department of English Literature and Linguistics in Qatar University.
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Project Space: Magdi Mostafa: Sound Element When: Till Jan 5, 2014Where: Mathaf: Arab Museumof Modern Art
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Relics — Damien HirstWhen: Until Jan 22; Sun-Wed: 10:30am–5:30pm. Tuesday ClosedThur-Sat: 12pm–8pm, Fri: 2pm–8pmWhere: Al Riwaq Exhibition Space What: The most comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever shown and his first solo exhibition in the Middle East. Free Entry
L’âge d’or — exhibitionby Adel AbdessemedWhen: Till January 5Where: Atrium and ground floor of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, the exhibition will showcase recent works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos, many created by Adel Abdessemed.Entry: Free, open to all
Jazz in the Park:Jonathan Batiste When: Dec 11, 7pm - 8pm Where: Museum of Islamic Art Park What: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) has partnered with Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha for a series of free world-class jazz concerts in MIA Park.Free Entry
Omar Khalifa – “Infinite”When: Until Dec 15; 10am-10pmWhere: Katara Cultural Village What: This outdoor installation examines ‘the nature of being’. Using digital multiple exposure techniques, an image is crafted that gives a of other-worldliness and depth of perspective through the human form. Free Entry
The Grandmasterby Wong Kar-waiWhen: Dec 12 at 7pm; Dec 13 at 4pm, 7pm and 10pm; Dec 14 at 4pm and 7pm; Dec 15 at 7pm; Dec 16 at 7pm; Dec 17 at 7pm and 10pm. Where: Drama Theater, Building 16 What:Five years in the making, “The Grandmaster” marks grand the return of Hong Kong master filmmaker Wong Kar-wai with a visually breathtaking tale of betrayal, honour and love. Entry: Tickets on sale now online and in person at the DFI Ticket Outlets (Box office hours listed on dohafilminstitute.com)
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By Venus Wu
A haircut and some make-up was all it took for a Hong Kong musician to transform himself
into one of the world’s most notorious dictators, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
When Kim inherited power from his dead father, friends teased the Australian-Chinese musician about his resemblance to the world’s young-est leader.
“We joked back and forth ‘Maybe I should get dressed up and do some gigs with it’. After all, I’m a musi-cian, so it’s about the performance,” said Howard, who declined to give his surname in order to keep his music and impersonation careers separate.
He turned heads and drew giggles this week when he paraded down the streets of a popular shopping district in Hong Kong. During the arranged media shoot, he jokingly waved at wide-eyed passersby and posed with a magazine for photos.
“Is he the real one or is he just impersonating? I can’t tell them
apart. He really looks like him,” said Hong Kong resident Ada Ho.
At 34, Howard is older and taller than 30-year-old Kim, but they share many facial similarities. Howard has bushier eyebrows and weighs less, but he joked that he would work on that.
On April Fools’ Day, the drummer-turned-music producer chopped off his hair and, realising he could make something out of the resemblance, set up a Facebook page.
Within weeks, a production com-pany contacted him for a hamburger commercial to rival a competitor’s ad that featured an impersonator of US President Barack Obama. Reuters
Seeing double: Kim Jong-un lookalike turns heads in HK