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Apes rules box office for second straight weekend

Damaraland opened as Namibia Damaraland opened as Namibia recovered from the lengthy war that recovered from the lengthy war that led to independence in 1990. It was led to independence in 1990. It was among the first projects in what the among the first projects in what the government calls the Communal government calls the Communal Conservancy Tourism Sector, Conservancy Tourism Sector, designed to give locals a stake in designed to give locals a stake in conservation and development. conservation and development.

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Finding elephants and fancy food on Namibia safari

By Donna Bryson

Before setting out on a game drive across ruggedly beautiful northwest Namibia, we told the safari camp managers we were happy to take sandwiches. We were intent on

finding the notoriously elusive desert elephant, and we didn’t want to waste time returning to camp to eat.

“Lunch in the bush?’” food and beverage manager Alfonzo Langbooi queried with an enthusiasm we did not immediately understand. We did find the elephants. After all, looking for wildlife — rhinos, lions, leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, mountain zebras, antelopes, baboons — is the main reason to

come here. The sight of an ostrich galloping across the semi-desert will charm even those who don’t consider themselves birders.

But we soon learned that a long game drive didn’t mean resorting to sack lunches. As our truck bounced along a dry riverbed and rounded a bend, we found Langbooi and staff beaming mischievously by a table set with glass, linen and silver. Another table offered a buffet including an artfully presented salad and, warming over a gas burner, chicken schnitzel.

“What will you drink?” asked Langbooi, whose earlier enthusiasm, it was now clear, had been in anticipation of this magical surprise.

It was a spirit we’d come to associate with Damaraland Camp, where we found staff who

weren’t just employees, but owners who took pride and delight in their enterprise.

Damaraland opened as Namibia recovered from the lengthy war that led to independence in 1990. It was among the first projects in what the government calls the Communal Conservancy Tourism Sector, designed to give locals a stake in conservation and development. The Damaraland community formed a joint venture with Wilderness Safaris, which operates in several southern African countries, to own and run Damaraland Camp.

Maggie Vries, a local who rose from waitress to top manager at Damaraland, says her staff is “proud that they’re in the conservancy, proud that they’re in their homeland, all these things lead to the sense of ownership.”

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Across Namibia, conservancies employ hundreds and also funnel money into everything from anti-poaching programmes to schools. The World Wildlife Fund lauds Namibia as the first African coun-try to enshrine protecting the envi-ronment in its constitution and says “conservancies have contributed to strengthening indigenous commu-nities.” Damaraland’s 3,522-square-kilometer (1,360-square-mile) Torra Conservancy, where the safari camp is located, is credited with curbing rife poaching of elephant and rhino.

Resiliency is part of the Namibian spirit. Damaraland is home to a com-munity with roots among people forci-bly removed from neighbouring South Africa in the 1970s apartheid era. They found themselves in an inhos-pitable landscape of valleys carved by prehistoric lava flows — arid and car-peted with red rock. Torra, the name of the conservancy, means red rock.

And yet humans have lived here for thousands of years, leaving signs literally carved in the red stones. Hundreds of ancient etchings left by the nomadic San people are pre-served at a Unesco World Heritage site near Damaraland Camp called Twyfelfontein.

The artists depicted animals still found in the region, along with oth-ers like penguins that they must have spotted after spending weeks trekking to the Atlantic coast in search of salt. Other drawings show fantastical half-human, half-beast creatures, evidence of ancient man’s spiritual life. The San also left maps. A guide at Twyfelfontein tells us con-centric circles carved in the stone

show the location of water holes long since run dry. Twyfelfontein means doubtful fountain, a reference to the inconstancy of a local water source.

Even plants must be ingenious to survive. One succulent found only here, the welwitschia, withstands harsh temperatures, sustains itself on nothing more than fog and dew and can live up to 1,500 years. The humble plant has just two broad leaves close to the ground that can grow several yards (meters). Scientists believe the welwitschia

has changed little since the Jurassic Period.

Animals also have adapted in unique ways. One tiny beetle has long hind legs for crouching at an angle so drops of dew roll into its mouth. At the other end of the size chart, the desert elephant has larger feet and longer legs than other African elephants, to go long distances for food and water. We were told they’d be hard to find, but got lucky, seeing one large group before and another after our sumptuous lunch.

Damaraland calls itself a camp. But don’t think Girl Scouts. Its 10 spacious chalets have adobe as well as canvass walls, thatched roofs, luxurious bath-rooms and even more luxurious views from private porches. The camp’s common area has a pool and camp-fire circle. During Namibia’s winter, which coincides with the northern hemisphere summer, the sun warms the pool enough for hearty afternoon swims, and campfires welcome visi-tors for stargazing on chilly nights.

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One plant found only here, the welwitschia, withstands harsh temperatures, sustains itself on nothing more than fog and dew and can live up to 1,500 years. The humble plant has just two broad leaves close to the ground that can grow several yards (meters). Scientists believe the welwitschia has changed little since the Jurassic Period.

If You Go...Namibia Tourism: http://www.namibiatourism.org/

Damaraland: http://www.wilderness-safaris.com/camps/damaraland-camp . In high season — June through October, with dry, warm, sunny days and cool nights — rates are $620 nightly per per-son, including shared accommoda-tions, all meals and activities. Rates November 1-December 19 are $420 nightly per person.

Itineraries: In addition to the spectacular sights of Damaraland, my family group — including my 10-year-old and her grandfather — climbed a dune in southern Namibia and roamed the vast Etosha National Park in the north, near the Angolan border. From Luderitz, a colonial town that boasts Art Nouveau archi-tecture, you can visit penguins on Halifax Island, and the Skeleton Coast, a photographer’s dream.

Etchings left by the nomadic San people at Twyfelfontein, a national monument in Namibia.

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QDVC celebrates Garangao

QDVC organised recently a Garangao party for its employees with kids at the Oryx Rotana Hotel.

During the fun-filled event, children participated in a variety of traditional activities that have been passed down throughout the generations. Typical traditional games were organ-ized involving parents and kids in a joyful atmosphere. Apart from receiving the traditional Garangao gifts and sweets, the children took part in several handcraft workshops..

Commenting on the event, Sheikha Athba bint Thamer Al Thani, Chief Support Services Officer at QDVC, said: “We are delighted to be part of this joyous occasion, and QDVC is always at the fore-front of supporting such initiatives and has been actively involved in numerous similar initiatives in the past this is therefore a great opportunity to show our commitment to Qatar’s culture and sup-porting a festival for children.”

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Under the patronage of Qatar Charity, Malarvadi Children’s organisation in association with Friends Cultural Centre organised a variety of programmes and Iftar party exclusively for children at specially arranged Iftar tent near Villaggio Mall. Around 300 children in the age group of 5 to 13 participated in the programme and everyone received gifts. The programme was conducted by Malarvadi officials Abdul Latheef V P, Abdul Jaleel M M, Shamsudheen K, Abdul Kader M B, Ziyad, Afsal, Rafeeq M and Mohamed Ilyas.

Iftar party for children

Ezdan Holding Group has recently hosted an Iftar banquet at Ezdan Hotel, in which more than 300

employees from various departments of the group attended the event.

The activities during the event included Quran recitation, a docu-mentary film showing many of the Group’s achievements during the

past period and clips of employ-ees greetings for the Ramadan in addition to awards for employees who have won the Ezdan Ramadan Contest.

For his part, Deputy Group CEO Nasser Mohammed Al Abdulla (inset) stressed the management’s keenness to maintain communica-tion and interaction with employees

and to make use of all religious and social occasions to strengthen social ties among all employees of the group and further encourage the spirit of camaraderie and brotherhood among them.

He explained that such gather-ings and celebrations have posi-tive repercussions on employees and their fraternal relations among

them, adding that they help develop family and team spirit among peo-ple. Abdulla said that he is looking forward to organize such gatherings and events in different occasions to promote communication and bridges of understanding among various divi-sions of the Group in line with the values of solidarity, sharing and tol-erance. The Peninsula

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Almuftah Trading holds road shows of Sharp Intelligent Touch Board

Sharp Middle East and Almuftah Trading & Contracting, part of Almuftah Group, conducted

road shows at Tornado Tower and Qatar Foundation to preview the lat-est Sharp Intelligent Touch Board (ITB) for corporate, educational & training establishments.

Visitors and business representa-tives were shown the new multi-touch display in the company-sponsored live demonstration. The first of its kind in Qatar, the interactive event was aimed at corporate and educa-tion clients who require smarter ways of facilitating their needs, including for meetings, interactive presentation, training, class room applications along with many more real-time collaboration.

“With its enhanced functionalities and features, the Intelligent Touch Board will empower businesses and

educational institutions in their endeavor to create the best inter-active experience for employees and students,” according to Tomoo Shimizu, Director Business Solutions Division of Sharp Middle East & Africa.

Ibrahim A Al Muftah, Managing

Director of Almuftah Group, also mentioned that “The road show at Tornado Tower was a great success and we hope to gather more inter-est for the ITB in the next series of road shows planned in the forthcom-ing months.”

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E Ahamed (fourth left), former Minister of State for External Affairs of India, Sanjiv Arora, (third left) Ambassador of India, Lt Col Ghanem Saad Al Khayareen, (second left) community policing officer, ICC Acting President Girish Kumar (third right) and other officials during an Iftar Party at the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) yesterday.

Tajmeel Academy receives 5th international accreditation

Tajmeel, Qatar’s International Beauty Academy, received its fifth accreditation from an inter-

national awarding body this month. The VTCT (Vocational Training Charity Trust) is an international accreditation body, now offering their qualifications in hair, beauty, and make-up at Tajmeel Academy. The Academy is the first and only to receive this prestigious accredita-tion in the MENA region.

The VTCT is the beauty industry’s oldest awarding body. They issue NVQ certificates (National Vocational Qualifications) and VRQ’s (Vocational Related Qualifications).

The beauty academy has also announced they will be offering new Hair & Media Make up Level 2 Diploma in September 2014 to start a pilot of one in many of their valuable qualifications. The addition of this diploma offers students a wider choice and is a confirmation that Tajmeel Academy is continuously devel-oping to meet international requirements and standards.

“For Tajmeel, offering the VTCT certifi-cates mean offering more choices for our students and ensuring that our institute is continuously developing and raising our standard. The new qualifications are challenging but will encourage our stu-dents to reach their full potential,” said Beverly Crowther, Principal at Tajmeel Academy.

Students are expected to apply and go through rigorous admissions proc-ess in line with the rest of the acad-emy’s courses. Those interested in registering for the VTCT must have good English language skills and IT skills as the courses will have portfolio work & assessments to be completed online.

Tajmeel Academy accredita-tions include; International Therapy Examination Council ( ITEC) Confederation of International Beauty Therapy and Cosmetology (CIBTAC) and City and Guilds Awards. In addi-tion, Tajmeel is the only Academy in the Middle East that offers Comité International d’Esthétique et de Cosmétologie (CIDESCO) accreditation.

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The British Council is offering Thielaa Alodie Prihutama a once-in-a-lifetime experience

to visit and explore the University of St Andrews in Scotland. She won the trip in a prize draw held at the British Council’s annual Education UK Exhibition in Doha in March 2014. The exhibition highlighted the grow-ing educational ties between Qatar and the UK, showcasing 21 of the leading British higher education institutions. Visiting students had the chance to enter a draw to win one of two trips to visit either the University of Central Lancashire or the University of St Andrews, both in the UK.

In April the British Council flew Alodie, a 6th former at Doha British School, to the historic University of St Andrews located in a beautiful part of Scotland and ranked no. 3 in the UK in the Guardian University Guide. Alodie spent six days at the six

hundred year-old university, getting a taste for university life. She attended lectures, met students from different courses and stayed in St Salvator’s Hall, as well as exploring the beauti-ful surroundings, including windswept beaches and Scotland’s capital city of Edinburgh.

Alodie Prihutama (pictured), win-ner of the student trip to St Andrews, Scotland said: “The Education UK Exhibition, organised by the British Council Qatar, was the perfect way for many prospective students, like myself, to get to know the potential univer-sity and its surroundings better, just as we are deciding which university to go to. I attended the exhibition to get additional information on the British universities I had previously applied to. I felt this opportunity would also give me a good understanding of what a psychologist’s career would entail.”

Martin Hope, Director of the British

Council Qatar said: “The renowned quality and value of the British edu-cation system, empowering students with the skills, qualifications and con-nections they need to launch a suc-cessful career, is well respected by both employers in Qatar as well as globally. The Education UK Exhibition was an integral part of the British Festival 2014, a festival working towards an ongoing exchange between Qatar and the UK in the areas of education, cul-ture, science and sport.”

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University of St Andrews welcomes Education UK Exhibition attendee

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By Sara Moulton

Sometimes the last thing you want to do at the end of a long hot summer day is turn on the oven and make a meal. So

here’s a delicious solution that requires no more heat than is necessary to grill up some bread.

The grilled bread in question, rubbed with garlic, is the sturdy and satisfying basis for bruschetta, an Italian appe-tizer that can carry many toppings but most often is graced with nothing more or less complicated than chopped fresh tomatoes, olive oil, salt and pepper.

In this case, I’ve topped a large brus-chetta with a mound of no-cook tuna salad. In American terms, it’s an open-faced sandwich, and it takes just 30 minutes to prepare. And by the way, if you don’t own a grill, don’t despair: just toast the bread in a toaster.

Canned tuna is everywhere, of course, but I’d advise you to look for the brands that are sustainably caught and lower in mercury. Or use canned salmon instead.

We tend to dress our tuna in may-onnaise, but here we’re rolling in the Mediterranean style, opting instead for extra-virgin olive oil and fresh lemon juice. The tuna’s partnered with white beans, a great source of protein and fibre that also provides a nice creamy

contrast to the tuna’s fishiness. Mashing up some of the beans helps to bind the salad and keep it from fall-ing all over the plate.

I’ve added celery for crunch, but celery-haters will find that chopped fresh fennel is a fine substitute. I’ve also tossed in some red onion, which I love in salads but only after they’ve been tamed. Soaking them in ice water

does the trick, significantly reducing the onion’s bite, as well as its stay-ing power on your breath afterward. Remember to put the finely-chopped onion in a strainer before you lower it into the ice water, which saves you from having to fish all the little loose pieces out of the bowl.

The finishing touches? Fresh oreg-ano and some chopped olives mixed

with arugula or your favourite dark green lettuce. It’s so simple you may be tempted to whip up this entree sand-wich on any evening — no matter the weather — when you only have 30 min-utes to put dinner on the table.

Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. AP

Tuna and White Bean BruschettaStart to finish: 30 minutesServings: 6

IngredientsSix large 1/2-inch-thick slices rustic whole-grain breadOlive oil cooking spray1/2 garlic clove plus 1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic, divided15-ounce can white beans, drained and rinsed6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilTwo 5-ounce cans light tuna packed in water, drained and flaked3/4 cup finely chopped celery1/2 cup finely chopped red onion, soaked in ice water for 20 minutes, then drained and patted dry3/4 cup pitted and chopped herb-marinated olives3 tablespoons lemon juice1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano

2 cups baby arugulaSalt and ground black pepper

Method:Heat the grill to medium.Lightly mist the bread on both sides with the olive oil

cooking spray. Grill the bread on the grill until nicely toasted, about 2 minutes per side. Once the bread is grilled, rub one side of each slice with the cut side of the half clove of garlic. Set aside.

In a large bowl, use a potato masher or fork to mash 1/2 cup of the beans. Add the remaining whole beans, the olive oil, tuna, celery, red onion, olives, lemon juice, oregano, minced garlic and arugula. Mix gently, then season with salt and pepper. Divide the bean mixture between the slices of bread, mounding it on each. Serve with a fork and knife.

Nutrition information per serving: 390 calories; 170 calories from fat (44 percent of total calories); 19 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 30 mg cholesterol; 34 g carbohydrate; 7 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 23 g protein; 1,120 mg sodium.

A tuna sandwich by way of Mediterranean bruschetta

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by Trudy Harris

Young Indian women fear and loathe her. Soap operas showcase her iron-fisted rule. And sociolo-gists spend hours debating

the torment she is accused of unleash-ing across the country.

Mothers-in-law have long been demonised and parodied all over the world. But they have an especially fearsome reputation in India, where stories of bitter and abusive struggles with their daughters-in-law abound.

According to a new book, relation-ships between mothers-in-law and their son’s wives have never been more dysfunctional in India, where it says rapid modernisation has collided with staunch family traditions.

“It’s a phenomenon that started around the year 2000 and has been building ever since,” said Veena Venugopal, author of The Mother-in-Law: The other woman in your marriage.

“This is the worst generation for mother and daughter-in-law conflict,” she said.

Women, especially in isolated, rural India, have historically married young and joined their husband’s family under one roof — where they were placed at the bottom of the pile and often rel-egated to performing household chores.

India’s economic liberalisation in the 1990s brought double-digit growth cou-pled with social progress that allowed legions more women to pursue higher education and a career in cities.

Like their peers in the Western world, these middle-class urban Indian women have also started delaying mar-riage and having fewer children.

But such social changes are often not accepted by their mothers-in-law many of whom are stuck in a different age, Venugopal argued.

“Daughters-in-law are more edu-cated and have more options and want to make more decisions for themselves and yet they are trapped in these mar-riages,” said Venugopal, an editor at The Hindu Business Line newspaper.

The book details 11 cases of

middle-class women across the coun-try and their relationships with their husband’s families.

One bride, a television journalist, was forced to hand over her salary every month to her mother-in-law who also forcibly took charge of bringing up her two young children.

She was never allowed to sit on a couch, chair or bed, only a concrete surface in the home that she shared with her husband’s extended family, for whom she was expected to cook and clean after finishing her day job.

“These are people you come across in your professional life and never imag-ine that they live such traumatised lives behind closed doors,” Venugopal said.

Men ‘do nothing’ to resolve conflictVenugopal, whose book was pub-

lished by Penguin in May, said she hoped to kickstart a national debate about the changing roles of husbands, wives and their families which remain cornerstones of Indian society.

“I also hope that men feel slightly embarrassed about all this and get into the act. Most do nothing to resolve these conflicts, their way of dealing with it is to ignore it,” she said.

For generations, boys have been favoured over girls who are less likely to receive a decent education, medical care and even food, according to gov-ernments and research groups.

Men, considered the bread winners, wield the power while the women are married off.

“The daughter traditionally is never part of the house because she is something to be gifted away,” said New Delhi-based social scientist Shiv Visvanathan.

“We are a deeply patriarchal society.”Numerous soap operas on Indian tel-

evision show the domineering mother-in-law battling with her younger, prettier daughter-in-law who always loses the fight over money, her hus-band, food and space in the home.

The shows have long been wildly popular particularly among women, many of whom can sympathise with

the struggles and torments being played out on screen, Visvanathan said.

“It’s very therapeutic for them.”Venugopal argued that such dysfunc-

tional relationships appear to be pass-ing from one generation to the next. Instead of bonding with her son’s bride, the mother-in-law seizes the chance to unleash her own kind of repression and anger.

“The mother-in-law herself has been a repressed daughter-in-law. She has waited 20 years for the chance to be the powerful one in a relationship,” she said.

Unfairly demonisedNot surprisingly, mothers-in-law

reject the bad rap detailed in the book and are fighting back against such negative stereotyping.

Neena Dhulia said a string of laws have been introduced to protect

daughters-in-law from dowry-related and other abuses, which in turn are being misused to help them obtain divorces and persecute mothers-in-law.

“Women these days are better edu-cated. They know how to manipulate these laws,” Dhulia said.

“Women are also very independent (these days), they have no tolerance and they have high ambitions.”

“For them, it’s as easy as ordering pizza. They ring up, file a complaint and the mother-in-law is arrested,” she said.

Dhulia runs a forum in southern Bangalore and other several cities for mothers-in-law who are being victim-ised by their families, a service that attracts 15 to 20 phone calls a week.

“We have spent 30 to 35 years tak-ing care of our children. Are we really demons or monsters?” she said.

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India’s demonised mothers-in-law get bad rap in new book

Mothers-in-law have long been demonised and parodied all over the world. But they have an especially fearsome reputation in India, where stories of bitter and abusive struggles with their daughters-in-law abound.

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By Lisa Richwine and Chris Michaud

Sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes beat a new horror flick, an animated family film and an adult comedy to keep its grip on

the US and Canadian box office title for a second straight weekend.

Apes collected $36m in domes-tic ticket sales from Friday through Sunday, according to estimates from Rentrak, only the second summer film to top the box office for two consecutive weekends. Low-budget horror film The Purge: Anarchy finished in second place with $28.4m.

Another new big release, Walt Disney Co’s animated Planes: Fire and Rescue, grabbed third place with $18m, while the comedy Sex Tape took in $15m for the No. 4 spot.

Apes, a sequel to the 2011 franchise reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes, has rung up some $242m worldwide since its July 11 debut, according to distributor 20th Century Fox, a unit of Twenty-First Century Fox.

The movie stars Andy Serkis as Caesar, a brainy ape who leads the interactions with humans in the bat-tle for dominance.

The Purge: Anarchy, a follow-up to

2013 summer hit The Purge, tells the story of a couple whose car breaks down at the start of an annual purge, a 12-hour period in which crime is legal. Produced for $9m, it ranks as another successful, inexpensive movie produced by horror filmmaker Jason Blum.

“This is going to be a super-profit-able film for the studio,” said Nikki Rocco, president for domestic distribu-tion at Universal Pictures, the Comcast Corp unit that released the film.

Noting that “the market has been depressed for these kinds of films,” Rocco added that the solid $28m open-ing “was better than we would have hoped for.”

The $50m Planes: Fire and Rescue, another sequel, features the voice of US comedian and actor Dane Cook as a crop dusting plane that joins forces with a team of rescue vehicles to fight a wildfire, and follows last summer’s Planes, a spinoff of Disney’s block-buster Cars films.

Sex Tape stars Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel as a married couple who accidentally upload a racy video of themselves onto the Internet. The movie cost about $40m, according to Sony Corp’s movie studio, which dis-tributed it.

“We hoped for a bit more domesti-cally,” said Rory Bruer, president of

worldwide distribution at Sony, refer-ring to the opening.

“But at the end of the day we’ll be profitable,” he added, noting that, internationally, the film looked to be doing business on par with the earlier Diaz comedy hit, Bad Teacher.

Rounding out the top five, the sum-mer hit Transformers: Age of Extinction, starring Mark Wahlberg and a cast of form-changing robots, grossed $10m for a US total of $227m.

In sixth was comic romp Tammy, starring Melissa McCarthy, whose road trip with her alcoholic grandmother, played by Susan Sarandon, brought in $7.6m in ticket sales.

Meanwhile cop comedy 22 Jump Street, featuring Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum, landed in seventh place with $4.7m.

Summer blockbuster sequel How to Train Your Dragon 2 raked in $3.8m to come in eighth.

And Maleficent, the modern retelling of the life of Sleeping Beauty’s arch-nemesis, as played by Angelina Jolie, grossed $3.3m to land in ninth place.

Rounding out the top 10 was family-friendly sci-fi flick Earth to Echo, which earned $3.26m in its third week.

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Apes rules box office for second straight weekend

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The top films at the NorthAmerican box office1 (1) Dawn of the Planetof the Apes: $36m2 (*) The Purge: Anarchy: $28.4m3 (*) Planes: Fire and Rescue: $18m4 (*) Sex Tape: $15m5 (2) Transformers: Age ofExtinction: $10m6 (3) Tammy: $7.6m7 (4) 22 Jump Street: $4.7m8 (5) How to Train Your Dragon 2: $3.8m9 (8) Maleficent: $3.3m10 (6) Earth to Echo: $3.3mLast week’s rank in parentheses. (*) = new release.Cumulative Totals:Maleficent: $228.4mTransformers: Age of Extinction: $227.2m22 Jump Street: $180.5mHow to Train Your Dragon 2: $160.7mDawn of the Planet of the Apes: $139mTammy: $71.3mEarth to Echo: $32mThe Purge: Anarchy: $28.4mPlanes: Fire and Rescue: $18mSex Tape: $15m

Karen Gillan shaves head, wins praises

Actress Karen Gillan decision to shave her head to play Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy impressed the makers of the film.

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige thinks it’s “really cool” that Gillan, known for her role in Doctor Who, was willing to show such commitment to her part as Nebula by going bald in the new intergalactic superhero movie, reports contactmusic.com.

He said: “She was willing to shave her head and she not only ended up shaving her head, but at Comic Con last year she came out on the panel in a wig and dramatically revealed it - it was so ballsy and it was so awe-some. And she did all of her behind-the-scenes interviews completely bald and she is beautiful with hair and without hair, so it was really, really cool that she was willing to do that.”

Feige even praised Gillan’s performance in the movie.

Adele undergoing photo-healing therapy

She may be a celebrity, but singer Adele has a phobia of being caught on camera. She is reportedly undergoing photo-healing therapy on Skype

to cure her fear of being pictured.The Skyfall singer has been looking into ways to overcome it ahead of

her huge music comeback in the near future, reports contactmusic.com.“Adele has always been camera shy but with her big comeback imminent

her fear of being thrust back into the limelight is growing,” Daily Star quoted a source as saying.

“She knows she will have paps (paparazzi) following her every move when her album is released and wants to be better prepared.”

A close friend recommended Adele to get in touch with a photographer in the US known as “the photo healer” for some Skype therapy sessions.

“He has been coaching the singer with a series of one-hour sessions, which include teaching her to overcome her deep-rooted fears and anxi-eties associated with being photographed,” said an insider.

The treatment is said to include manipulating her “photosphere”, posing techniques to hide problem areas and maximise her assets, building her confidence and figuring out the best angles for pictures.

Sandra Bullock to star in movie on Tupperware Unsealed

Actress Sandra Bullock has been roped in to star in the big screen adaptation of novel Tupperware Unsealed, which chronicles the story

of Brownie Wise, the woman behind the brand.Sony Pictures has acquired rights to the novel Tupperware Unsealed and

finalised Tate Taylor to direct the film, reports variety.com.Taylor will also adapt the script with David Hoberman and Todd

Lieberman of Mandeville Entertainment producing along with Tom Shelly of Steele Mill Productions.

Hannah Minghella and Andrea Giannetti will oversee the project for the studio.

Bullock was last seen in Warner Bros’ Gravity, while Taylor’s next film Get on Up will come out on August 1.

Dhanush starrer mints `51.8m first day

Dhanush-starrer Tamil action-comedy “Vella Illa Pattatharia” (VIP) grossed `51.8m on the opening day in Tamil Nadu, making it the big-

gest ever opening in the actor’s career.“The film, which released in over 300 theatres Friday, grossed `51.8m.

This is the best ever opening for a Dhanush film. This success is very important for Dhanush because his last two Tamil films turned out to be duds,” trade analyst Trinath said.

A delighted Dhanush dedicated his “tears of joys to all”.“I don’t know how 2 thank my fans 4 giving VIP d biggest opening of my

career n making it a huge blockbuster. I dedicate my tears of joy 2 u all,” he posted on his Twitter page.

Produced by Dhanush’s home banner Wunderbar Films, VIP is about an unemployed graduate who emerges victorious in his career against all odds.

Directed by R Velraj, the film also stars Amala Paul, Saranya Ponvannan, Samuthirakani Surabhi and Amitesh Pradhan.

I’m a huge Shahid Kapoor fan: Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt, who has confirmed she has signed Vikas Bahl’s Shaandar for a role with Shahid Kapoor, says she’s a fan of the actor, whom she first fell in love with when she was all of 11.

“I’m a huge Shahid Kapoor fan. I must have been 11 years old when I went to see Shahid in Ishq Vishk at Gaiety-Galaxy (in Mumbai). I’ve been a fan since then. He is a fabulous actor and from what I hear, a very sup-portive co-star,” Alia said.

Shahid is a generation removed from most of the co-stars Alia has worked with so far. Gently, she corrects that by saying: “You forget I’ve done Highway with Randeep Hooda. But yes, that apart, I’ve so far worked with actors my own age. So there was a natural comfort level with them.

“But it’s not like Shahid is any different from Varun Dhawan, Arjun Kapoor or Sidharth Malhotra. He is a very chilled-out guy. He has been around for so many years. I am sure he’s a thorough professional. And I am really looking forward to working with him.”

The actress, who was recently seen in Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania, admits there is plenty on the plate. But she isn’t allowed to speak about them all as yet. She is, however, excited about Shaandar.

“I’m very excited. I loved his (Vikas Bahl’s) Queen. And I am really look-ing forward to what he does in the film with me,” said the Highway actress.

Shaandar is to be shot in an undisclosed part of England later this year. Bahl’s last film, the much-lauded Queen had been shot in Paris, one of Alia’s favourite cities where she got a chance to holiday recently.

“I am very excited about this film. It’s something I haven’t done so far. I want to work with every major actor,” she said.

Aamir’s daughter organises charity football match

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira organised a celebrity football match to raise funds for

an animal welfare shelter.The charity match was held on Sunday

in Mumbai for PIGI Foundation, which will build an animal welfare shelter with the money.

Nuzhat Khan, actor Imran Khan’s mother and Ira’s aunt, will look after the shelter, read a statement.

Aamir and actor Abhishek Bachchan were captains of the two teams and the former’s team won the match by 4:2.

Celebrities like Sohail Khan, Karan Wahi, Gurmeet Choudhary and Shabbir Ahluwalia also participated in the match.

Superstar Salman Khan distributed prizes to all.

UKRAINEPLUS | TUESDAY 22 JULY 201410

© GRAPHIC NEWSSource: Wire agencies Pictures: Associated Press, Vitaly V. Kuzmin, Twitter

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has said there is overwhelmingevidence of Russian complicity in the downing of Malaysia AirlinesFlight MH17 over Ukraine. The crash killed all 298 people on board

June-July: U.S. detects increasingflow of weaponry from Russia toseparatist fighters in eastern Ukraine,including convoy of 150 armouredpersonnel carriers, tanks and rocketlaunchers. Russia allegedly trainingseparatists to use air defencesystems at facility near Rostov

14.40GMT:Ukrainian securityservices interceptcall in which rebelcommander IgorBezler tells Russianofficer that separatistsdowned plane. Audio confirmed asauthentic by intelligence analysts

July 19/20: Video posted on socialmedia shows SA-11 on transportertravelling through Krasnodon back toRussia. Footage indicates systemwas missing at least one missile

July 18: New set of calls appearto implicate rebels in cover up atcrash site. Rebel leader identified asAlexander Khodakovsky says he ispursuing inquiries about aircraft blackboxes under instructions from“our high-placed friends... in Moscow”,and orders militiamen to ensure nooutsiders get hold of any material

July 17, early morning: Launchersimilar to SA-11 system seen byjournalists near town of Snizhne.From here, U.S. says missile hadsufficient range to shoot down MH17

Ukraine also operates SA-11, but U.S.says no Ukrainian systems were inrange of where MH17 was shot down

14.15GMT: U.S. picks up launchimagery of missile – believed to beSA-11 – from separatist-controlledterritory at exact moment that MH17disappeared from radar

July 14: Rebels suggested tobe in possession of Russian SA-11“Buk” missile system according tointercepted calls posted on YouTubeby Ukrainian government

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HEALTH / FITNESS 11

True happiness lies in your DNA

Looking for eternal happiness? Try to match the DNA of Danish people. According to an interesting study, genet-

ics could be the key to explaining a nation’s level of happiness. The closer a nation is to the genetic makeup of the people of Denmark, the happier that country is, University of Warwick researchers found. “We found that the greater a nation’s genetic distance from Denmark, the lower the reported wellbeing of that nation. Our research adjusted for influences like Gross Domestic Product, culture, religion and the strength of the welfare state and geography,” explained Eugenio Proto from the University’s centre for competitive advantage in the global economy (CAGE).

Eugenio Proto and his team found three forms of evidence for a link between genetic makeup and a nation’s happiness.

Firstly, they used data on 131 countries from a number of international surveys including the Gallup World Poll, World Value Survey and the European Quality of Life Surveys.

The researchers linked cross-national data on genetic distance and well-being.

The second form of evidence looked at exist-ing research suggesting an association between mental wellbeing and a mutation of the gene that influences the re-uptake of serotonin - believed to be linked to human mood.

The short version of the gene has been asso-ciated with lower life satisfaction. “We found that Denmark and the Netherlands appear to have the lowest percentage of people with this short version,” Proto suggested.

The final form of evidence looked at whether the link between genetics and happiness also held true across generations and continents.

“There are reasons to believe that genetic patterns may help researchers understand international well-being levels and more research in this area is needed,” they concluded.

Divorce can lead to high blood pressure

Just had a divorce and facing persistent sleep problems? Check your blood pressure as you may be at the risk of potentially

harmful increase in blood pressure, says a study. In the initial few months after a separation, sleep problems are probably pretty normal and this is an adjustment process that people can typically cope with well. “But sleep problems that persist for an extended period may mean that you are potentially becoming depressed, leaving you susceptible to health problems,” said David Sbarra, an associate professor of psychology at University of Arizona, US.

The study looked at 138 people who had divorced their partner about 16 weeks before the start of the study. Participants were asked to report on their quality of sleep and their blood pressure was also measured.

“We saw changes in resting blood pressure were associated with sleep problems three months earlier. Earlier sleep problems pre-dicted increases in resting blood pressure over time,” Sbarra noted. In addition, researchers found that the longer sleep problems in people persisted after their separation, the more likely those problems were to have an adverse effect on the blood pressure. Agencies

By Dorene Internicola

It has been a circus prop, a toy and a 1950s fad, and now the hula hoop is making a comeback as a workout tool

that fitness experts say provides an effective cardio and even medi-tative workout.

A new generation of hoop activ-ists is putting another spin on the hoop, which ancient Greeks fash-ioned from grapevines and used to exercise the hips.

Circus hooper Marawa Ibrahim, known professionally as Marawa the Amazing, lives a nomad’s life performing and teaching hula hooping around the world.

“Fitness hooping is what I’m really into. Even at circus school I developed a workout using core muscles to push the hoop,” said Ibrahim, who can spin 133 hoops simultane-ously and has appeared on the UK reality show “Britain’s Got Talent.”

The 32-year-old Australian said anyone, regard-less of age or fitness level, can keep the hoop spin-ning but choosing the right size hoop is essential.

“You can’t hoop with a kid’s hoop. When you were a kid you were half as tall,” she said, adding that a hoop should reach to the hips, at least. “I used to teach a gym class of overweight women. I made hoops that were almost up to their armpits and they could do it.”

Proper technique also means balance. Even the pros can develop lopsidedness, she said, so spin in both directions in order to tone the body evenly, head to toe.

Kelly Strycker is the director of Chicago Hoop

Dance, a community-based collec-tion of performers, teachers and students who practice hooping as a form of moving meditation similar to Yoga, or Chi-gong, the Chinese system of exercise and breath control.

“There definitely is a circus over-lay in hoop dance,” said Strycker, adding toned muscles and weight loss are common benefits. “It tends to be a fitness workout because of the nature of the movement.”

Strycker said hoop dancing, which includes elements of yoga, attracts mainly women between 25 and 60 who want a fitness routine they will do.

Her classes, held at venues includ-ing parks and beaches around

Chicago, include 20 to 25 minutes of yoga moves, lunges and squats, and hooping for the wrists, hands, shoulders, legs, hips and waists.

“The meditative aspect is in the rhythm, the rocking movement that stimulates the heartbeat, the back and forth,” she said.

Dr Cedric X Bryant, chief science officer at the American Council on Exercise (ACE), said a 2011 ACE-sponsored study found that hooping could burn up to 600 calories an hour.

“We found that just by the nature of movement it did a pretty effective job,” Bryant said. “The only downside is if one had difficulty mastering move-ment. But larger hoops reduce the learning curve.”

Ibrahim said a hoop, unlike a trapeze, is port-able and fun.

“Walk up to any kid and they’ll have a go at it,” she said. “Everyone’s happy.”

Reuters


Hoopsters put Hoopsters put circus-inspired spin circus-inspired spin on cardio workouton cardio workout

The meditative aspect is in the rhythm, the rocking

movement that stimulates the heartbeat, the back and forth.

TECHNOLOGYPLUS | TUESDAY 22 JULY 201412

By Samuel Gibbs

Apple has patents for a sapphire-glass blend screen that could explain why sandpaper can scratch a supposed leaked iPhone 6 screen, the Guardian has established.

A new video that apparently shows a 4.7in sapphire screen from an iPhone 6 being scratched by sandpaper could “certainly” be a legitimate blend of sapphire and glass, according to Prof Neil Alford of the department of materials at Imperial College London, who was consulted by Apple about sapphire screens 18 months ago.

“Apple has patents for both sapphire lamination – taking two different cuts of sapphire to induce strain and increase its resilience — and for fusing quartz or silica (glass) to sapphire,” Alford explained to the Guardian. “So they could certainly do that.”

From lens to screenApple currently uses sapphire crystal for its camera

lenses and the cover of the iPhone 5S’s Touch ID fin-gerprint sensor, but the super-hard material could make excellent screens that are much more scratch resistant than traditional glass and potentially even Corning’s Gorilla Glass, which covers the majority of smartphone and tablet screens.

Apple has entered into a joint venture in the US with GT Advanced to build plants and furnaces able to produce sapphire in industrial quantities for a “critical component” that it said in trade documents would be shipped abroad for assembly. That could refer to the touch sensors – or to screens.

The new video shows Marques Brownlee scratch both an iPhone 5S screen – which uses the third generation of Gorilla Glass – and the alleged iPhone 6 4.7in screen with two different types of sandpaper.

A softer garnet sandpaper, which is about six on the Mohr scale, and emery, which is about eight on the Mohr

scale, were used on the two screens.“The Mohr scale is a relative scale used by geologists

and mineralogists to describe minerals and goes from one, which is super soft, to 10, which is super hard,” explained Alford. “The softest mineral on the scale is talc rising to quartz at number seven and diamond is 10. Corundum, which is sapphire, is number nine.”

“The relative hardness of sapphire is 400, compared to quartz which is 100, so it is a lot harder than quartz,” Alford stressed.

Quartz is a crystal formed from silicon dioxide, the main component of glass and sand, and is used in electronic components including digital watches as part of the time keeping mechanism.‘Smash the thing up, stick it under a microscope’

In the video, Brownlee manages to scratch both iPhone screens with the sandpaper, with the alleged iPhone 6 screen showing higher resistance to scratching with the garnet and emery sandpapers than the iPhone 5S Gorilla Glass screen. The sapphire home button of the iPhone 5S resisted all scratches from both sandpapers.

Brownlee concludes that the leaked iPhone 6 screen could be a blend of sapphire crystal and traditional glass, which Alford agrees is possible.

“I would smash the thing up, stick it under a microscope and you’d have your answer as to whether this is alumin-ium oxide (sapphire) or silicon dioxide (glass),” said Alford. “You can’t truly tell until you get it under a microscope.”

Marques Brownlee takes sandpaper to an iPhone 5S and alleged iPhone 6 screens.

Sapphire crystals are made from aluminium oxide pow-der, compared to silicon dioxide in standard glass. Once heated and cooled, it can be cut and formed into glass-like layers – known as sapphire glass. The optically transparent material has long been used for camera lenses as well as the screens of high-end watches because of its combination of scratch resistance and high transparency.

Sapphire has many advantages over glass, but has been prohibitively expensive to produce in large areas despite abundant raw materials. Creating artificial sapphire is not a problem in smaller areas for electronics and other uses, much in the same way artificial diamonds are used in manufacturing. The Guardian

Sandpaper scratch test per-formed on iPhone 5S and alleged iPhone 6 screens.

Twitter takes on WhatsApp with direct message chat upgradeThe social network is attempting to attract more users to its private messaging functions as it steps up the war with Facebook’s chat app.

By Samuel Gibbs

Twitter is stepping up com-petition against the rival WhatsApp by improving its

direct message tool to work as a chat application, the company has said.

Direct messages (DMs) are tweets privately sent between users who both follow each other, or to verified accounts like those held by journal-ists and celebrities who enable to option to receive DMs from people they do not follow.

“Over the next few weeks, we’re rolling out an update that makes deleting DMs more consistent across web and mobile,” said the company in a Twitter Support tweet. “We’re also making an update to the Twitter iPhone and Android apps that will allow you to access your entire DM history.”

Twitter’s DMs had limited appeal to users looking for a way to pri-vately chat because they have a 140 character limit, and did not synchro-nise well between the website and the mobile apps.

‘A real opportunity for us’The success of WhatsApp bought

by Facebook for $19bn in February, which now has over 500 million users, has shown the demand for instant messaging private chat apps. Twitter introduced pop-up notifica-tions for DMs on its website in April.

Twitter chief executive Dick Costolo insisted that DMs were a key feature for during an earnings call in April.

“There’s a real opportunity for us, when we think about our private messaging, to strengthen the core of our Twitter product by making it easier for users to move more flu-idly between the public conversation that happens everywhere on Twitter, and the private conversation between you and a friend or you and a few friends,” said Costolo.

It is unknown whether Twitter’s new access to DMs will extend to third party apps like Tweetbot or Echofon, although the social net-work’s recent moves indicate it is trying to diminish the value of third-party clients in favour of its own website, smartphone and tablet apps.

The Guardian

Bigger iPhone screen could be made more scratch resistant by blending glass with sapphire, patents indicate.

iPhone 6 screen could be iPhone 6 screen could be sapphire-glass blend: Expertsapphire-glass blend: Expert

COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaJuly 22, 2013

1784: German astronomer Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel, who calculated the path of Halley’s Comet, was born1987: The Soviet Union offered to dismantle all of its short- and medium-range missiles1992: Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar escaped from custody while being moved to a higher-security jail1999: Chinese authorities outlawed the spiritual sect Falun Gong and detained thousands of its members

Britain’s Prince William and his wife Catherine celebrated the arrival of their first child, Prince George, third in line to the throne after his father and grandfather

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

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Zits by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne

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Mid-night Mounta�afi alayl

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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 What quoth the raven?

4 Moving well for one’s age

8 1988 Salt-N-Pepa hit

14 Washington in D.C., e.g.

15 Idiot

16 Country on

el Mediterráneo

17 Coastal inlet

18 Part of a Halloween dinner?

20 Girl in tartan

22 Moisten, in a way

23 Upstate N.Y. college

24 Soft-shell clam

27 “Prince Igor” composer


31 “Me neither”

32 Ways to go: Abbr.

33 Breathtaking creatures?

34 Checks out


38 Pricey violin

41 Icicle site

42 ___ salad

45 Bed size


49 One pushing the envelope?

51 Something found on a chemist’s table

52 Certain Halloween costumes, for short

53 “Battling Bella” of ’70s politics

55 State


60 Man’s name that’s another man’s name backward

61 Recruit

62 Stagehand

63 Part of the alloy britannium

64 ___ Peanut Butter Cups

65 What a colon represents in an emoticon

66 Heart chart: Abbr.

DOWN 1 Fast-food chain with a

smiling star in its logo

2 Flew

3 Deceitful sorts

4 Part of GPS: Abbr.

5 Punch line?

6 Deli loaf

7 Jedi Council leader

8 Basil-based sauces

9 Walk down the aisle

10 Lotion inits.

11 Bob and others

12 Give rise to

13 Pastes used in Middle Eastern cuisine

19 Publisher’s ID

21 Pizzeria owner in “Do the Right Thing”

25 “Whoops”

26 Jet

28 ___ impulse

30 Heretofore

34 Thick, sweet liqueur

35 Tilt

36 “Jeopardy!” column

37 42-Across shape

38 First pope

39 Black and blue, say

40 Savory deep-fried pastry

42 Lift

43 Not brand-name

44 Spare wear

46 Nuns’ wear

47 Dix + 1

48 Org. with a snake in its logo

50 Billiards trick shot

54 Impulse

57 “___ So Sweet

to Trust in

Jesus”

58 Say “I do” when you don’t?

59 Groovy music?

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 60

61 62 63

64 65 66

A S T R A E I D E R C A BL I R A S L D O P A O V IA G A S P F I R E P O W E RW H I T E S M O K E P E R T

S T A R E A T B E R T HS T N O D I N

S P I C E S B I R D B A T HE A C H H O U S E A L S OC L E A N O U T A I R B A G

N O T I P M SA C I N G T R O O P E RW A N E G R E E N L I G H TF U L L C O U R T A E R I EU S A A G E N T T R E N DL E W M O S S Y E S T E S

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

- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

YESTERDAY’S ANSWER

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EASY SUDOKUCartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

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


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Mayhem

16:00 Perilous Journeys


18:00 Animal

Intervention

19:00 Light At The Edge

Of The World

20:00 Mega Breakdown

21:00 Engineering

Connections

22:00 Pirate Patrol

23:00 Lords Of War

23:30 Mystery Files

00:00 Jurassic C.S.I.

01:00 The Numbers

Game

02:00 Banged Up

Abroad


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Events in Qatar

Alif by Sabah ArbilliWhen: Till September 17Where: InterContinental Doha The City What: Specifically created for Ramadan and Eid, Arbilli uses his gift for calligraphy art to create this collection of works centred around Alif – the first letter of Arabic alphabet and the first letter in the revelation of the Quran. The exhibit will remain on display in the lobby area of the hotel. Entry Fee

Katara Stars When: July 3-31, 10am-12midnight Where: Katara, near the mosque What: A wall has been put up in where every one is welcome to post their selfies or photos with family and friends taken by the Ramadan wall. The photos can also be published via Instagram and using the hashtag #katarastars or by sending the photos by email to [email protected] entry

The Holy Quran and Astronomy ExhibitionWhen: July 3-31, 10am-3pm, 7pm-12midnightWhere: Katara Building 19What: Up to 110 verses from the Holy Quran describing the creation of the universe and relating to astronomy and the cosmos adorn the walls of Katara Gallery Building 19. Different types of astrolabes, Holy Kaaba covers, calligraphies and Holy Quran from various eras are also showcased.

Free Entry

Ramadan Cricket Cup at Industrial TownWhen: July 6 to 24Where: West End Park Cricket Stadium in Industrial TownWhat: Twelve teams registered with Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) are competing in the T20 tournament organized by West End Park, under the aegis of Qatar Olympic Committee. Winner of the Ramadan Cup will bag QR 50,000 prize money.

Building Our Collection: An Insight Into Museum Art Collecting When: Till August 30Where: Museum Of Islamic Art What: The exhibition looks at why MIA collects Islamic art, and how the museum’s collecting practices shape our understanding of Islamic art through artistic and cultural connections between different regions of the Islamic world. The majority of featured objects have never before been on display.Entry Fee

Here’s a gift for someone who has everything: A tiny town in far northeastern Wyoming

named Aladdin.You won’t need a genie in a bottle

to buy it. Just $1.5m gets you 30 acres and 15 buildings, including a 118-year-old general store that’s still operating.

Rick and Judy Brengle bought the town 28 years ago and now want to move on from the full-time job of run-ning it.

“We bought this place because I had empty-nest syndrome,” Judy Brengle said. “All our kids had gone to college, so my husband bought me a town.”

Aladdin doesn’t have a government population count but about 15 people live in the town on a state highway midway between Devils Tower National Monument and Sturgis, South Dakota, famous for its huge annual motorcycle rally.

Recreation opportunities abound in the nearby Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains.

Aladdin isn’t the only Wyoming town to hit the market. Last year, the southeast Wyoming town of Buford, population 1, sold for $900,000 and was renamed PhinDeli Town by its new owner to promote a brand of Vietnamese coffee sold there.

The Brengles haven’t changed a

thing about the two-story general store in Aladdin, except to put on a new roof. A pot-bellied stove provides heat, the Gillette News-Record reported on Sunday.

The place sells fishing supplies, gro-ceries, antiques, art, beer and hard-ware. It doesn’t have running water, but there are two working outhouses nearby.

Aladdin got its name in 1894 from folks who hoped to strike it rich just like the fellow in the Arabian Nights folktale.

Owning Aladdin has been a full-time job and then some for the Brengles. When Judy Brengle isn’t ordering clothes or doing inventory, she’s sort-ing mail or selling cigarettes.

She said she has grandkids who will keep tending the store and post office indefinitely.

“We’ve had several interested buy-ers, but not very many people want to work seven days a week,” Brengle said.

AP

Tiny Wyoming town goes up for sale

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