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DEBUNKDEBUNKTHE MYTHSTHE MYTHS

4 TH FEBRUARY 2014

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CANCERDEBUNKING MYTHS ABOUT

Today is World Cancer Day and, this year, the theme is ‘debunk the myths’. There are a number of common misconceptions about cancer and the aim is to help people understand the facts, so they can minimize their risk of getting cancer, understand signs and symptoms and find the support they need.

The first myth is ‘We don’t need to talk about cancer’. Even though there are many people affected by cancer, it

can still be a taboo topic to discuss and is often stigmatised. But it is very important to talk about cancer, as it helps to increase awareness and under-standing and support people living with cancer today.

Patricia Upton is a British school teacher residing in Qatar. On 9 January 2013, her doctor at Hamad General Hospital Breast Unit, part of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), told Patricia that she had early stages of breast cancer. She clearly remem-bers the day doctors told her they had found cancerous cells in her body.

“The two tests I was prescribed showed negative results, but my Radiologist, Dr. Essam, insisted I had a biopsy to be 100 percent sure. The biopsy results were positive, and con-firmed that I had a small tumor that hadn’t shown up in the mammogram. The news was terribly daunting.”

Two weeks later, she was scheduled for a bilateral mastectomy following immediate reconstruction. However, Patricia feels lucky to have been diag-nosed in Qatar; her doctors at Hamad General Hospital Breast Unit were experienced and comforting and she received high quality treatment right from diagnosis.

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“My team of doctors at Hamad General Hospital and NCCCR, includ-ing Dr Ambika and my Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cathie, made me feel safe and cared for. They were very sup-portive and are invested in the health of every person they see. To receive such personalized, high quality medi-cal treatment in Qatar shows the level of commitment that Hamad Medical Corporation has in provid-ing safe and effective medical care,” she explained.

Cathie McKirdy, an Advanced Clinical Nurse Specialist for breast can-cer patients, remembers how upsetting Patricia found the news that she had cancer and explained that Patricia was not alone in this.

“It is always a shock to receive a diagnosis of can-cer; you never think it will happen to you. Patricia was very upset and this is understandable. She needed support and thankfully there is a team of highly dedicated healthcare professionals working in cancer care across HMC and we work together to ensure every patient gets the best pos-sible outcome.

“The myths being highlighted this World Cancer Day can be dangerous and I think it is important that everyone takes some time today to get to know the facts about cancer,” she continued, “Cancer can affect anyone; however, I am glad that, when someone receives this frightening diagnosis, the team at HMC is there to support them.”

The myths for World Cancer Day 2014 are:

1. We don’t need to talk about cancer2. Cancer…there are no signs or symptoms3. There is nothing I can do about cancer4. I don’t have the right to cancer care

None of these statements are entirely true. For the first myth; talking about cancer means better understanding and better social acceptance of the disease, therefore it is necessary.

For the second myth; there are signs and symptoms of many cancers and awareness of these can help save lives, as early stage cancer is a lot more treatable.

For the third myth; cancer is indiscriminate so you can never be immune to it, but there are plenty of ways to reduce the risk, for example, by eating healthily, taking regular exercise and avoiding tobacco products. And to address the fourth and final myth; in Qatar everyone has the right to cancer care.

For more information about these cancer myths, visit the World Cancer Day website: http://www.worldcancerday.org/

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It is important for individuals, communities, health professionals and policy makers to be aware of, and educated in recognising the signs and symptoms for cancer (where possible).

It is true that early signs and symptoms are not known for all cancers, but for many cancers, includ-ing breast, cervical, skin, oral and colorectal can-cers, and some childhood cancers, the benefits of early detection are indisputable.

Awareness is the first step to early detection and improving cancer outcomes. Whilst some of the cancers with the poorest survival rates, such as

ovarian and pancreatic cancers, rarely show early warning signs, cancer researchers globally are seeking innovative ways to improve early detec-tion and develop new tests for early diagnosis for these cancers.

With few exceptions, early stage cancers are more treatable than late stage cancers.

Equipping primary healthcare workers with the appropriate knowledge and tools to recognise the warning signs and symptoms of cancer is essential to reduce the likelihood of misdiagnosis and ensure prompt referral to specialist medical care at an early

stage of the disease.Strategies for help-seeking behaviour should be

encouraged.Recognition of early warning signs of some can-

cers is particularly relevant in low resource set-tings — it is cost-effective and in some cases does not require any specialist diagnostic technologies. Clinical breast examination (CBE) performed by primary healthcare workers has the potential to detect cancers earlier, particularly in areas where the majority of breast cancers are diagnosed at an advanced stage.

Recognise signs and Symptoms

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Save the environment march by studentsThe grade 2 students of Birla Public School took out a march around the school, holding placards and ban-ners to create awareness about the need to reduce wastage of perish-able and non-perishable goods and save declining precious resources like water, food, paper, etc. Jobi Philip, Jeyarani Sindhuraj, Dimple Verma, Bency T Varghese, all teach-ers of Grade II, organised the event.

Total and QTF brief students on tennis

Total along with Qatar Tennis Federation (QTF) organised a visit to the French-

Qatari school ‘Lycee Voltaire’. The aim of the visit was to give the school students insight on Tennis as a professional sport, as well as to present the elements of a successful world class Tennis Tournament.

As a part of the visit, Wahid Alioua, coach at the QTF, who is a former Tennis Player briefed the students about tennis rules, WTA Tour, as well as gave them insight on the career of a professional player, and the various opportunities that are presented in this sport.

Guillaume Chalmin, Managing Director of Total E&P Qatar commented about this visit: “We are delighted as we are able to provide students with a valu-able opportunity to fully understand the elements that go into making a great Tennis player and to discover the world

of tennis. Total highly values sports as a link to social development and well-being of a person. As proud sponsors of the Qatar Total Open 2014 and Qatar National Junior Tournament, we look forward to supporting the creation of future Tennis stars in Qatar”.

Saad Al Mohannadi, Tournament Director for the upcoming Qatar Total Open, said: “QTF is proud to once again

come to Lycee Voltaire and introduce tennis to these students.”

Jean-Pierre Debaere, Proviseur of the French-Qatari school Lycée Voltaire, said: “This event will provide children a unique opportunity to know more about sport in Qatar and will help developing passions and enthusi-asm, values that are key for the school Voltaire”.

On February 12, Total and QTF will host the students of Lycee Voltaire at Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex to live the ‘Qatar Total Open’ experience, whereby they will be given a chance to discover the backstage, as well as attend the Tennis matches on that day, and also to meet a top ranked player of the WTA.

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The departments of Moral Science and Islamic Studies at Shantiniketan Indian School conducted a moral awareness programme for students of the senior sec-tion at the school. The event was organised as part of a campaign to build a society based on values and skills. Varghese Maipan captivated the students with his audio-visual presentation on ‘Change Your Attitude; Create your Destiny’. His inspirational words and thoughts were followed with a thematic role play by students who depicted human traits featuring each one’s speciality. Another highlight of the day was a symbolic presentation by students of different nationalities presenting themselves as global citizens at the SIS.

SIS holds moral awareness classSIS holds moral awareness class

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Aster to hold seminar on cancer detection

Aster Medical Centre will organise a free seminar on Cancer Detection with

regards to the World Cancer Day. It will be held for pre-registered participants at Oryx Rotana Hotel today from 7pm to 9pm.

The two hour session will be headed by Gastroenterology doctor, Dr Mathew V Kurien who has over 15 years of pro-fessional experience and now heads the Gastroenterology division in the super specialty clinic of Aster. He is a member of Radiological Society of India and Indian Society of Gastroenterology.

Commenting on the initiative, Dr Sameer Moopan, CEO, DM Healthcare-Qatar, said: “We are pleased to hold a free semi-nar on cancer detection on World cancer Day. Cancer accounts for 10 per cent of all deaths in Qatar. But the good news is that 40 per cent of cancer is preventable if the risk factors that lead to cancers are tack-led.” (Source: Supreme council of Health, National Health Strategy 2011- 2016)

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More than 8,000 spectators gathered at the West End Park on Friday to watch famous Filipina singer-actress Aiza Seguerra and award-winning rapper Gloc 9 perform their hit songs live. The “Stars Night Concert in Qatar” also featured “Pretty Young Thing” band member Ava Jugueta and 2013 Talentadong Pinoy Middle East winner Haina Huddin.

‘Stars Night Concert’

DR K C Chacko, Senior Specialist at HMC, released the book ‘Aathmahathya Pradirodham Engane’, a book in Malayalam written by Doha based journalist Amanulla Vadakkangara at a function held at the Skills Development Centre auditorium over the weekend. ICBF President Kareem Abdullah received the first copy of the book. Shukkur Kinalur, Managing Director of Acon Group chaired the function. The book is published by Calicut based Edumart.

Fashion is all about shifting ideas and changing moods and with each season the desire to add the

most covetable trends or the must have pieces to our wardrobes is a necessity. This SS’14 Splash interprets the trends that were the fashion world’s talk and launches them with a high street per-spective. From aqua inspired florals to bold geometric patterns, head-to-toe white to bespoke sports the Splash col-lection is an interesting mix of dramatic atmosphere and varied styles.

Highlighting the very pulse of high-street fashion , the Splash SS’14 col-lection picks on key trends like ‘Eden’, ‘Nostalgia’ and ‘Rational’, ‘Creed’ for women and ‘Nautical Play’, ‘Earthy paradise’, ‘Sports Goth’ and ‘California Surf ’ are key for men.

The ‘Eden’ trend is best represented by Acapulco-inspired florals growing

alongside Aztec stripes in alluring col-ours. Feminine dressing will be the fla-vor of the season best represented with fit and flare dresses, crop tops and long maxi dresses with a lot of usage of ruf-fles and frills.

Silhouettes have been getting more interesting for a while now and struc-tured is the route to take this season if you want to add a new dimension to your wardrobe. Follow the ‘Rational’ trend which is a flurry of origami-like fabric folds and laser cut patterns with mathematical precision.

Labelled ‘Creed’, the last trend for women this season features long flow-ing gowns, dresses with metallic effect, embellishments and textures.

It’s true when said that women trends are a revolution season after season while fashion for men is an evo-lution. This season’s first inspiration

comes from the Tropical which goes on to take a new form. Termed ‘Earthy Paradise’, the collection uses washed tropical and botanical darks like the Amazon jungle, jaguar and exotic bird creatures as a core print direction.

The perennial nautical trend is rede-signed and engrained through vari-ous details and new pieces for a more dressed up ‘Resort’ trend. Traditional blue and white sailor stripes continue but are refreshed and mixed with other authentic graphics like globetrotting maps and prints.

Summing up the season at Splash and primarily a high summer trend that takes motivation from the West Coast surf sports and skate wear look, ‘California Surf ’ is all about retro motifs, hippy Hawaiian prints which are mixed with tribal geometry and sporty accessories. The Peninsula

Splash unveils Spring/Summer’14 collection

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Fifty One East has kicked-started its winter sale. The most recent flairs and vogue straight off from the global fashion runways, Jewellery, cosmetic prod-ucts, and others are now available at a reduced price across at all Fifty One East outlets located at Al Maha Centre, City Center Doha and Lagoona Mall. With up to 50 percent discounts on all fashion, jewellery and cosmetics, the promotion lasts till February 19.

Dairy Queen (DQ) wins many awards at international convention in Hawaii. Four DQ restaurants in Qatar won Gold Certificate Award for achieving year on year sales growth of more than 15 percent. DQ Qatar won Golden Crown Elite Award for achieving milestone sales of $1.5m in a year. Jawad Business Group won Golden Spoon Award in recognition of franchisee’s and franchise organisations who uphold DQ mission, vision and values. The group operates DQ in Qatar, Bahrain and Oman. Seen in the picture from left: John Gainor, CEO of DQ International, Ali Mansoor, GM–Costa-QSR division of Jawad Business Group, Kareem Jawad, Assistant Group General Manager of Jawad Business Group, John Champagne, COO of DQ International.

Winter promotions at Fifty One East

Awards for Dairy QueenAwards for Dairy Queen

LG unveils new big capacity top-loading washing machines

LG electronics (LG) unveiled new big capac-ity top-loading washing machines. The Sapience washing machine is the latest

instalment in a line of environment and health friendly products that combine trendy design and smart technologies to deliver practical and effi-cient solutions that elevate the level of the con-sumers’ everyday lifestyle.

“We designed these new top-loaders with the con-sumers’ needs in mind, making sure they provided greater hygiene and a bigger capacity,” C V Rappai, CEO of Video Home & Jumbo Electronics.

Speaking at the event, Sajed Jassim Mohammed Sulaiman, Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Video Home stated: “The production of this innovative washing machine is a step forward towards our goal for giving consumers an extra added value that meets their needs in terms of household energy and water consumption manage-ment lifestyle.”

The new top loader is equipped with a heater that facilitates its hygiene enhancing capabilities. The heater increases the water temperature up to

60 degrees Celsius, eliminating stains and allergy-causing germs and bacteria. It also features an auto lint clean system, which automatically reduces lint from clothing and bedding, disposing of it at the end of each cycle. The Sapience washing machine also includes the Jet Spray feature, which reduces water usage by 27 percent.

The new top-loader features an Inverter Direct Drive motor, which allows its revolutionary 6 motion technology to work efficiently. The Inverter Direct

Drive motor is backed by a 10 year warranty. LG’s new top loaders offer a capacity of up to 20 kg of clothing and bedding, with the highest spin speed in its class, which power up to 1000 rpm.

Jamie Hwang, General Manager of LG GF or home appliances, Joonkyu Shin, Marketing Manager of LG GF, Mohamed Anis, General Manager of Video Home, and Mohammed Hashir, Divisional Manager, were all present at the event held at the LG life style gallery in Airport road. The Peninsula

LG and Video Home officials at the launch event.

The Qatar UAE Exchange recently conducted final draw of “Fortune Fiesta” promotion, a promotion for its Western Union customers. Winners for 10 LED TV, five digital cameras, eight Mobile Phones and five tabs were selected dur-ing the event. Qatar UAE Exchange Country Head Edison Fernandez and other officials were present. The draw was held under the supervision of Nasser Mohammed Al Buainain, inspector from the ministry of business and trade.

OSN is strengthening efforts to support the community with the launch of ‘Live More,’ its

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative, aimed at encouraging families in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to adopt healthier lifestyles.

‘OSN Live More’ aims to raise awareness on the importance of a leading a well-balanced lifestyle and how simple day-to-day changes can make a big difference to people’s overall health and wellbeing.

David Butorac, Chief Executive Officer, OSN, said: “OSN is committed to giving back to the communities that we serve in. As the most popular medium of entertainment, television has the opportunity to make a positive impact on people’s lives. An important initiative for OSN, we are leveraging the extensive reach

of our network to educate and encourage families to be more aware and make smart health choices.”

OSN Live More kicks off with an on-air awareness campaign which includes a series of English and Arabic infomercials that aim to educate viewers on the importance of getting more active. On-air promos will be refreshed regularly, engaging and encouraging viewers to make positive health changes.

OSN Live More kicks off with the launch of an exclusive health show, Live Your Life a Different Way, hosted by the Arab world’s foremost sports instructor, Captain Nour Khattab who teams up with renowned health nutritionist, Dr. Sharifa Abu Al Fotooh, to share secrets on better living.

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OSN launches ‘Live More’ CSR campaign

FOOD 7

Egg Chaat

Ingredients• 4 eggs, boiled, peeled and chopped• 8-10 puris, crushed • 1 onion, chopped • 1 tomato, chopped• ¼ cup bean sprouts• 1 potato, cubed and boiled• 2 tbsp coriander leaves, chopped• 3 tsp green chutney• 3 tsp tamarind chutney• 2 green chilies, chopped • ½ tsp red chili powder• Salt to taste• 2 tbsp Sev

Method: Mix the eggs, onion, tomato, sprouts, potato, one tablespoon

coriander leaves, green chutney, tamarind chutney, green chilies, red chili powder and salt into a deep bowl.

Add crushed puri and mix. Garnish with sev and remaining coriander leaves, serve

immediately. Shoaib Ahmed

Exotic Egg Pakoras

Ingredients:• 6 eggs• 1 potato large• 1/4 cup grated cheese (optional)• 6 tbsp gram flour• 2 tbsp cornflour• 2 tbsp maida• 1/4 tsp crushed pepper• Salt to taste• Sunflower oil for frying Method:Boil the eggs. Remove shell and cut into halves lengthwise.Take out the yolks carefully and keep aside.Boil potato and mash it well. Add salt, pepper and cheese.Mix lightly crushed egg yolks with boiled potato.Put this filling inside egg whites.Prepare a batter with gramflour, maida and cornflour with

little saltWhip carefully till fluffy.

Heat oil in a pan. Dip the stuffed egg in the batter and fry till golden brown.

Fry all the eggs. Serve hot with tea or coffee. Riniki Ghosh

Egg Biriyani

Ingredients:• 2 cups rice• 100 gram ghee or sunflower oil• 4 tomatoes• 5 big onions• 1 cup cut small onions• 2 cinnamon sticks• 2 cloves• Cardamom one piece• 1 tsp Cumin • 4 Green chillies • Ginger: Small piece• Garlic: Three pods small • Coriander leaves: Small cup cut • Mint half cup cut • Celery: One stalk • Two slices bread in small pieces • Cashew and raisins 50 grams each • 5-6 Pepper corn

Method:Soak the rice in water – 15 minutes max and keep it aside,

after draining the water.Cinnamon sticks, pepper corn, and cardomom, cloves are put

into half the total ghee and heat it. Then put the rice into the mix, and then fry it till it becomes

light brown – 3-4 minutes. Then keep it aside.Remaining ghee in another frying pan, add the nuts and the

raisins and fry it till golden brown and keep it aside. Then in the same oil add the 1 cup small onions and fry it till

its golden brown and keep it aside.The 5 big onions are chopped finely and then added to this oil

till its brown. Now make paste – ginger, green chilles, garlic, and cumin and put this paste into the onions

Then add the tomatoes, coriander leaves and mint leaves and fry it till the masala smell comes up – altogether it takes around 10 minutes of cooking.

Remove half of this mix and keep aside- and make it into a paste. In the remaining onions, add 3 cups of water and add to the rice and add salt for taste. Cook till rice is cooked and water is absorbed.

The remaining paste put boiled eggs and fry it – 3-4 minutes till the masala sticks to the eggs.

The eggs can be kept on top of the biryani along with the bread fry if used.

Turmeric can be added a pinch. Lakshmi

Spicy Deviled Eggs

Ingredients:• 8 large eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and halved• 1/3 cup mayonnaise• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard• 1/2 to 1 tsp hot pepper sauce• 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper• 3 tbsp fresh chives / spring onions,chopped• 4 tbsp black olives, stoned and chopped• 1/4 tsp paprika

Method:Remove the yolks from the eggs and put in a large bowl. Mash together the yolks with the mayonnaise, mustard, hot

pepper sauce, chives, olives, salt and pepper; spoon back the yolk mixture filling into the egg and dust with the paprika and a pinch of black pepper.

Ayesha Banu

Egg Halwa

Ingredients:• 5 eggs • 1 tbsp semolina

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Egg and Avocado Flipover

Ingredients:• 3 eggs, lightly beaten• ¼ cup low fat milk• 1 tbsp snipped chives• 1/3 cup grated cheddar cheese• freshly ground pepper• 1 tsp butter• 1 small avocado, peeled & diced• 1 medium ripe tomato (seeds removed & finely

chopped)• 1 tbsp lemon juice• 1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce

Method:Whisk eggs, milk, chives and black pepper. Heat butter in non-stick 20cm frying pan. Pour in egg

mixture and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes, until almost set.

Place under hot grill for a few minutes until puffed and golden (optional).

Sprinkle with combined avocado, tomato and lemon juice fold omelette in half, slide onto warm plate and drizzle with sweet chilli sauce.

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• ¼ cup clarified butter or ghee melted• ¾ cup sugar or according to taste• 2 tbsp condensed milk• 2 tbsp cottage cheese crumbled• ½ cup milk • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder • 1 tsp melon seeds • 2 tsp raisins • Pinch of saffron crushed and soaked in 1 tbsp milk.For garnishing• 1/4 tsp cardamom powder• Melon seeds a few

Method:Lightly roast semolina in 1 tsp of ghee and cool completely.Break five eggs into a bowl and whisk.To this, add the semolina and some clarified butter or ghee.Add the sugar, condensed milk and fresh milk, cottage cheese. Mix well.Put the contents into a large pan and keep stirring on low/medium flame. It would

take about 20-25 minutes to prepare.Add cardamom powder, melon seeds and raisins, saffron milk and stir it well.Garnish with cardamom powder and melon seeds and serve hot. Abid

Baked Egg Custard with Pomegranate

Ingredients:• 600 ml Skimmed Milk • 3 raw eggs,whole • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract • 25g Caster Sugar • 1 medium Pomegranate, seeds

Method:Preheat the oven to 150°C. Heat the milk until quite hot, but do not boil it. Remove from the heat. Whisk the eggs, vanilla extract and sugar together in a large jug, then pour on the

hot milk stirring all the time. Strain the mixture through a sieve into one large dish. Stand the dish, in a roasting

tin with enough warm water to come about halfway up the sides. Bake for about 50-55 minutes. The custard should be set and firm to the touch. Cool slightly. Serve the custards with

the pomegranate seeds sprinkled over the surface.

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graphic

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t Job,

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oad F

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s,

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int

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WS

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anka

foun

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hoot

ing

toug

h

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ess

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an

ka C

hopra,

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ad t

o s

lip i

nto

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ts l

ike

corse

ts,

fish

net

stockin

gs,

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rain

wit

h F

rench c

abaret

dancers

for t

he s

ong ‘A

sala

am

e I

shqum

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om

her forth

com

ing fi

lm G

un

da

y, s

ays

it w

as

dif

ficult

to d

o t

he t

rack.

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a r

eally t

ough s

ong for m

e t

o d

o a

nd I

’m g

lad it’s

bein

g a

ppreci-

ate

d,” P

riy

anka s

aid

in a

sta

tem

ent.

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ideo is

insp

ired b

y t

he c

hic

burle

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cts

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the f

am

ous

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Rouge c

abaret

of

Paris

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he r

eporte

dly

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tough t

ime s

hooti

ng f

or

the s

ong a

s her f

ath

er (

Ash

ok C

hopra)

pass

ed a

way a

few

days

befo

re

the s

hoot

in t

he s

um

mer o

f 2013

. T

he c

ost

um

es

too h

ad t

o b

e c

reate

d

overnig

ht.

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really a

dm

ire P

riy

anka f

or t

he c

ourage a

nd d

ete

rm

inati

on

that

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ispla

yed d

urin

g t

he s

hooti

ng o

f th

e s

ong. S

he p

ut

in a

ll h

er p

ain

and c

onverte

d it

into

an inte

nse

energy,

whic

h h

as

reflecte

d in ‘A

sala

am

e I

shqum

’,” s

aid

dir

ecto

r A

li A

bbas

Zafa

r.

Kahs

yap

impr

esse

d by

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hart

h M

alho

tra

One fi

lm o

ld S

idharth

Malh

otr

a c

harm

ed s

everal

wom

en w

ith h

is l

ooks

in S

tud

en

t of

the Y

ea

r in

2012

and n

ow

film

maker A

nurag K

ahsy

ap i

s im

press

ed w

ith h

is a

cti

ng s

kills

. T

he 2

9-y

ear-o

ld w

ill be s

een w

ith P

arin

eeti

C

hopra

in V

inil M

ath

ew

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ecte

d H

ase

e T

oh

Ph

ase

e, w

hic

h r

ele

ase

s on F

riday.

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harth

is

fabulo

us

in t

he fi

lm a

nd t

he k

ind o

f rest

rain

t and f

ocus

he

has

show

n in H

ase

e T

oh

Ph

ase

e is

impress

ive. H

e is

so r

eal and b

elievable

to

the e

xte

nt

that

I did

not

expect

it from

him

,” K

ash

yap s

aid

in a

sta

tem

ent.

Accordin

g t

o a

source, th

e G

an

gs

of

Wa

sseyp

ur

dir

ecto

r is

writ

ing a

film

keepin

g S

idharth

in m

ind.

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OT

Y (

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den

t O

f T

he Y

ea

r) e

stablish

ed S

idharth

’s fan b

ase

, H

ase

e

Toh

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ase

e i

s here t

o i

ntr

oduce S

idharth

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a-t

he a

cto

r. J

ust

tw

o

film

s old

, th

e a

cto

r h

as

managed t

o i

mpress

som

e o

f th

e b

iggest

nam

es

in

the indust

ry,

the late

st b

ein

g A

nurag K

ash

yap w

ho is

very im

press

ed w

ith

Sid

harth

and is

keen o

n w

rit

ing a

film

keepin

g h

im in m

ind,” s

aid

a s

ource.

Mos

t of h

ostin

g is

im

prom

ptu:

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ish

Paul

A

nchor-a

cto

r M

anis

h P

aul, w

ho h

as

tick-

led t

he f

unny b

one o

f m

any w

ith h

is o

n-

stage a

cts

, sa

ys

the j

okes

are s

crip

ted b

ut

most

of

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hin

gs

he d

oes

are o

n t

he s

pur

of

the m

om

ent.

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ot

of

the t

hin

gs

that

I do o

n s

tage i

s im

prom

ptu

. T

here is

definit

ely

a s

crip

t th

at

we n

eed t

o f

ollow

, but

I do a

dd t

o i

t on t

he

spot.

People

who k

now

can

easi

ly i

den

tify

w

hat

is s

crip

ted a

nd w

hat

is c

reate

d b

y m

e,”

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h s

aid

.“I

believe e

very h

ost

should

have t

he a

bilit

y

of

creati

ng t

hin

gs

on t

he s

pot,

if

we j

ust

go

by a

scrip

t it

will

becom

e v

ery b

orin

g, and h

ost

ing i

s com

ple

tely

dif

ferent

from

acti

ng. W

hile h

ost

ing a

show

, th

e a

nchors

need t

o d

o c

erta

in t

hin

gs

on t

heir

ow

n,” h

e a

dded.

The 3

2-y

ear-o

ld is

all g

eared u

p for h

is n

ew

TV

show

Mad I

n I

ndia

, w

hic

h

will air

on S

tar P

lus,

wit

h c

om

edia

n S

unil G

rover,

who b

ecam

e f

am

ous

as

Gutt

hi fr

om

Com

ed

y N

igh

ts W

ith

Ka

pil.

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ays

the s

how

, w

hic

h w

ill

go o

n a

ir F

ebruary 1

6,

doesn

’t h

ave a

ny

parti

cula

r f

orm

at

and it

will have a

ll t

he e

lem

ents

that

audie

nces

like.

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ade h

is B

ollyw

ood d

ebut

in 2

013

wit

h M

ick

ey

Vir

us,

but

says

it w

as

not

easy

to b

reak into

the B

ollyw

ood indust

ry.

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’s n

ot

easy

for s

om

eone t

o

com

e a

nd b

e a

part

of

Bollyw

ood, esp

ecia

lly f

or m

e, because

I d

idn’t

know

anyone h

ere. E

ven m

y far-o

ff r

ela

tives

are n

ow

here r

ela

ted t

o t

he indust

ry.

S

o, I

really h

ad t

o w

ork

hard t

o g

et

where I

am

today,

” he s

aid

.M

anis

h is

currentl

y s

hooti

ng f

or T

ere

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La

den

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e

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d

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isto

n

swear b

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ere’s

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ist

of

stars

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racti

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oga,

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iscip

line t

hat

goes

back t

o a

ncie

nt

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, reports

eonline.c

om

:*

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hersp

oon: T

he a

ctr

ess

is

pas-

sionate

about

her y

oga p

racti

ce w

ith e

xpert

Kir

schen H

agenlo

cher.

“W

e p

racti

ce s

trong

flow

aroun

d

three

tim

es

a

week

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said

H

agenlo

cher.

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nnif

er A

nis

ton:

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rien

ds

star h

as

been t

rain

ing w

ith y

ogi, w

ellness

expert

and

auth

or M

an

dy In

gber fo

r years.

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isto

n

credit

s h

er tr

im an

d to

ned fi

gure to

th

e

rela

xin

g y

et

pow

erfu

l practi

ce.

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an

essa H

udgen

s:

“I becom

e fi

tness-

obse

ssed, so

meti

mes

I w

ork

out

twic

e a

day,

” sa

id t

he H

igh

Sch

ool

Mu

sica

l st

ar.

She s

aid

she l

oves

to p

racti

ce y

oga b

ecause

it’s

good f

or t

he m

ind

and t

he s

oul.

* G

isele

B

ün

dch

en

: T

he m

odel

reli

es on

th

e calm

ing practi

ce to

st

rength

en long, le

an m

usc

les

and t

one h

er b

ody.

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iranda K

err: T

he m

odel

consi

ders

yoga t

o b

e o

ne o

f her f

avourit

e

fitn

ess

regim

ens.

John

ny D

epp

to m

arry

on

priv

ate

isla

nd

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r J

ohnny D

epp i

s sa

id t

o e

xchange

vow

s w

ith A

mber H

eard o

n a

beach in

the B

aham

as.

The P

ira

tes

of

the C

ari

bb

ea

n s

tar’s

wed-

din

g w

on’t

be a

“big

, glitz

y”

party

and w

ill

just

have c

lose

frie

nds

and f

am

ily,

reports

conta

ctm

usi

c.c

om

.“T

hey’r

e h

avin

g a

sm

all i

nti

mate

cere-

mony b

arefo

ot

on t

he b

each in L

ittl

e H

all’s

Pond C

ay. A

fterw

ards

they’ll have a

barbe-

cue w

here s

om

e o

f Jo

hnny’s

musi

cia

n p

als

are goin

g to

perfo

rm

, fo

llow

ed by lim

bo

dancin

g. N

eit

her J

ohnny n

or A

mber w

ant

a b

ig, glitz

y H

ollyw

ood b

ash

. T

hey a

re b

oth

very p

riv

ate

,” s

aid

a s

ource.

Depp, w

ho w

as

earlier i

n a

14-y

ear l

ong

rela

tionsh

ip w

ith V

aness

a P

aradis

, is

dati

ng H

eard for less

than t

wo y

ears.

DiCa

prio

in p

ain

from

Wol

f of

... i

njur

y

Acto

r L

eonardo D

iCaprio

is

still

in p

ain

fr

om

the b

ack inju

ry w

hic

h h

e s

ust

ain

ed

while s

hooti

ng T

he W

olf

of

Wa

ll S

treet.

The 3

9-y

ear-o

ld h

urt

his

back i

n a

scene

where h

e f

alls

dow

n a

sto

ne s

tair

case

and

is s

till in p

ain

, reports

conta

ctm

usi

c.c

om

.“H

e s

ays

he i

s in

non-s

top p

ain

and h

as

gain

ed w

eig

ht

because

he c

an’t

exercis

e. It

hurts

to lie

dow

n f

or t

oo long a

nd it’s

agony

to t

wis

t his

body i

nto

any c

razy

posi

tion

s.

Leo h

asn

’t even

been

party

ing because

dancin

g is

pain

ful,”

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r m

agazi

ne q

uote

d a

so

urce a

s sa

yin

g.

DiC

aprio

has

been n

om

inate

d i

n t

he b

est

acto

r i

n a

leadin

g r

ole

cat-

egory a

t th

e 8

6th

Academ

y A

wards

for h

is r

ole

as

banker J

ordan B

elf

ort

in T

he W

olf

Of

Wa

ll S

treet.

Salm

an c

onfu

sed

by J

ai H

o co

llect

ion

Salm

an K

han’s

film

Ja

i H

o h

as

receiv

ed m

ixed r

eacti

ons

at

the b

ox-

offi

ce a

nd t

he s

uperst

ar f

eels

that

the r

esp

onse

at

the t

heatr

es

and

the c

ollecti

ons

garnered a

re n

ot

“matc

hin

g u

p”.

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tim

e w

e a

re a

lso c

onfu

sed b

ecause

the r

eacti

ons

insi

de t

he t

heatr

es

and t

he c

ollecti

ons

are n

ot

matc

hin

g u

p. S

o it’s

a v

ery s

trange t

hin

g,” t

he

48-y

ear-o

ld s

aid

at

the launch o

f G

ixxer b

ikes

by S

uzu

ki.

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ever,

Salm

an b

elieves

that

their

eff

ort

at

doin

g s

om

eth

ing d

iffe

r-

ent

from

their

regula

r s

tuff

mig

ht

be a

reaso

n f

or p

eople

not

throngin

g

to t

he t

heatr

es.

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ave d

one s

om

eth

ing d

iffe

rent,

may b

e p

eople

were e

xpecti

ng s

om

e-

thin

g l

ike D

ab

an

gg,

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dy

like t

ime p

ass

film

to e

njo

y.

Som

e m

ust

have

underst

ood t

hat

Jai

Ho is

not

that

kin

d o

f film

, th

is is

a s

erio

us

film

wit

h

a s

ocia

l m

ess

age,” S

alm

an s

aid

.T

he 4

8-y

ear-o

ld s

ays

that

he i

s th

e o

nly

perso

n t

o b

e b

lam

ed f

or a

ny

kin

d o

f debacle

.“I

will

only

say t

hat

the c

redit

or t

he b

lam

e f

or m

y fi

lm s

hould

com

e

to m

e a

nd n

ot

to a

nybody e

lse.

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I have f

ailed i

n b

rin

gin

g i

n t

he

people

,” h

e s

aid

.D

irecte

d b

y h

is b

roth

er S

ohail K

han

, Ja

i H

o h

as

man

aged t

o c

ollect

approxim

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ly `

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ase

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Non-smokers beware! Frequently visiting smoking areas in houses, apartments,

offices and hotels is just as deadly as first-hand or second-hand smoke, shows research.

Third-hand smoke is a potential health threat to children, spouses of smokers and workers in environments where smoking is allowed, it warned.

“We studied on mice the effects of third-hand smoke on several organ systems under condi-tions that simulated third-hand smoke expo-sure of humans,” said Manuela Martins-Green, a professor of cell biology at the University of California, Riverside.

“We found significant damage occurs in the liver and lung. Wounds in these mice took longer to heal. Further, these mice displayed hyperac-tivity,” Martins-Green added. Contamination at smokers’ homes is high - both on surfaces and in dust - including children’s bedrooms. Re-emission of nicotine from contaminated indoor surfaces in these households can lead to nicotine exposure levels similar to that of smoking.

The research team was surprised to find that the damage caused by third-hand smoke extends to several organs in the body. The research-ers found that the mice exposed to third-hand smoke in the lab showed alterations in multiple organ systems and excreted levels of a tobacco-specific carcinogen similar to those found in children exposed to second-hand smoke and consequently to third-hand smoke.

“There is a critical need for animal experi-ments to evaluate biological effects of exposure to third-hand smoke that will inform subsequent human epidemiological and clinical trials,” said Martins-Green.“Such studies can determine potential human health risks, design of clinical trials and potentially can contribute to poli-cies that lead to reduction in both exposure and disease,” she added in the study that appeared in PLOS ONE.

Munch healthy snacks that can make you fit If you are looking for some healthy snacks to

control your hunger pangs, go for raw almonds, cranberries, raw cashews and strawberries as an expert suggests that such nutritional products won’t put pressure on your waistline and satiate your tastebuds.

According to a study conducted by Carpo London, the specialist food emporium, sugar levels can be kept steady all day long by eating a few highly delicious and nutritious snacks, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

From naturally dried fruit to crunchy seeds, here is a list of healthy snacks that can have no hard effects on body.

* Step away from your favourite caffeine fix and in its place crunch on energy mix. Combining raw almonds, cranberries, raw cash-ews, sunflower seeds and raw pistachios is a great way to perk up your spirits.

* Sprinkling chia seeds over your porridge can help your body. Just a tablespoon of these seeds a day can help reduce blood pressure and suppress your appetite for longer period. Just ensure to keep drinking plenty of water as they are high in fibre.

* A handful of naturally dried strawberries, kiwis and nectarines will satisfy your sweet tooth cravings.


By Jordan Gaines Lewis

I’m not old by any means, but I’ve become a little more for-getful lately. This morning I poured myself a thermos of

coffee and left for lab, abandoning it on the kitchen counter. I nearly for-got about the paper I had to review this week until I saw the deadline looming on my desk calendar. And I didn’t remember my friend’s birth-day until logging into Facebook — and I’m always the one people rely on to remember birthdays.

I sure could use a little mem-ory boost. Unfortunately, despite the growing popularity of brain-training apps and programs like Lumosity, CogniFit, CogMed and Jungle Memory, I’m not going to find any help here; studies raise doubt about whether they have any tangible effect on improving cognition.

Lumosity co-founder Michael Scanlon means well, though. He started up the company in 2005 with Kunal Sarkar and David Drescher, after dropping out of his neuroscience PhD at Stanford. Since then the company has reached more than 35 million people, and this time last year the company’s mobile app was being downloaded nearly 50,000 times a day.

“Lumosity is based on the sci-ence of neuroplasticity,” the com-mercials tout, and Lumosity’s website advertises its ability to “train memory and attention” through a “personalized train-ing program.” This plan includes more than 40 games designed to boost memory, flexibility, atten-tion, processing speed, and general problem-solving ability.

Lumosity has even put out a fancy PDF describing the science behind their games and changes in individuals’ BPT (brain perform-ance test) scores before and after training.

A year after Lumosity’s offi-cial launch in 2007, Susanne

Jaeggi and colleagues at Columbia University published a study sug-gesting that memory training not only enhanced short-term mem-ory ability, but actually boosted one’s IQ an entire point per hour of training. Wow!

But Thomas Redick and col-leagues at Georgia Tech thought it sounded too good to be true. With a skeptical eye, they attempted to replicate Jaeggi’s findings. This time, unlike Jaeggi’s study, they tested 17 different cognitive tasks, including tasks for fluid intelligence, multitasking, work-ing memory and perceptual speed. They also had two control groups: one that underwent placebo train-ing, and one that did no testing whatsoever.

After 20 sessions, Redick found that while participants improved performance on the tasks at hand, their newfound abilities never actually transferred to any global measure of intelligence or cogni-tion. Their study was published last May.

Another investigation, pub-lished in December by a group at Case Western Reserve University, employed a similar placebo-controlled design. Focusing on working memory and abstract problem-solving, they found that even training for up to 20 days resulted in no significant improve-ment in mental capacity. Again, though, the researchers did note that performance on the specific tasks improved.

When Adrian Owen and col-leagues of Cambridge University reported similar results after a six-week online cognitive training regime using 11,400 participants, he attributed these task improve-ments to familiarity — not a true change in cognitive ability.

And a recent meta-analysis of 23 studies confirmed these and others’ findings. Monica Melby-Lervåg and Charles Hulme of University of Oslo concluded

that brain-training programs did indeed produce short-term, highly specific improvements in the task at hand, but with no generalized improvements to overall intelli-gence, memory, attention or other cognitive ability.

In other words, according to these studies, it seems that remembering which shape came before the circle in the sequence will not help you remember that one last item on your grocery list as you’re out shopping. And it cer-tainly won’t raise your IQ by any significant amount.

In this age of tablets and mobile devices, it’s unfortunate that something so readily avail-able cannot help us exercise our minds in ways that may benefit us beyond the screen.

And these revelations may be especially bad news for many who rely on apps like Lumosity everyday — the elderly attempt-ing to ward off dementia, for example. Or those suffering from brain trauma and individuals with learning disabilities.

The takeaway message from these studies? If you enjoy the games, by all means continue. But don’t necessarily believe the hype nor continue wasting your money if you’re using these apps to truly improve your memory, reaction time or intelligence in the longer term.

If the idea of using mental exercise to stave off the effects of age on memory and other func-tions still appeals, then continue to expose yourself to a variety of problem-solving skills throughout the day — and not necessarily on the computer.

Or, if you’re anything like me, just try to remember where you actually placed your morning coffee before you leave the house. The shot of caffeine probably does more for my workday brainpower than any brain-training app will.

WP-Bloomberg

Are brain-training games worth it?

TECHNOLOGYPLUS | TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY 201412

New social network aims for real-time connections

Walk into a room of people, and your smartphone can tell if you have a con-nection to any of them, if it can find the right data.

A social networking app called SocialRadar anal-yses smartphone users’ social networks including Facebook and Twitter, and correlates that with loca-tion data, to let people know in real time about their connections to those around them.

While some apps already use geolocation data, SocialRadar aggregates information from major social networks and matches that with a smart-phone’s location for “real-time intelligence.”

This means you can see in real time the people around you with whom you share a connection across several services.

“There are over a billion people with smartphones, and more than two billion social media profiles in the cloud, but no intersection of that information,” says SocialRadar founder and chief executive Michael Chasen.

Chasen, 41, who founded the education software tool Blackboard in 1997 and sold it in 2011 for $1.7bn, says SocialRadar can be useful for business network-ing as well as for socializing.

“I can walk into a restaurant and find three people I’m connected to,” Chasen said in an interview in SocialRadar’s office in downtown Washington.

“All this is in the cloud if you can connect this information.”

Chasen said he believes SocialRadar may be used for dating, “but I think it will be used for business too. It is the ultimate networking tool.”

SocialRadar aggregates and merges data from top social networks including Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, Foursquare and Google+ with live location information from smartphones.

This enables users to find colleagues, friends, and friends of friends if they are connected on one of the networks.

For technical and privacy reasons, SocialRadar provides this information only where users already

have a connection, such as on Facebook or another network, or if they use SocialRadar. But Chasen said that still represents a lot of connections.

“What I want to know is who is near me and how I am connected,” he said.

The app can create alerts or search within a spe-cific radius — from a few hundred meters (yards) to several kilometers — for people with connections.

SocialRadar has been released in North America for the iOS platform for iPhones, and a version is in the works for Android and for Google Glass — which would enable users to get information delivered for easy viewing.

Chasen said he is acutely aware of privacy con-cerns, especially about location information, and that SocialRadar allows its users to determine if they want to be visible or not to their social networking friends and connections.

“One of our top priorities in building this was allowing people to have complete control of their privacy,” he said.

The app can be set to allow a user to be public, seen only by friends, to be anonymous or invisible.

But Chasen said that during a beta test of the app using 500 people, the overwhelming majority chose to remain public.

“People don’t always want to meet everyone, but they want to know who is there,” he said.

International versions of the app are in the works, but Chasen said the app can be used by international travelers -- for example to find someone who speaks their language, or friends who might be in the same location.

The company, which has 20 employees in Washington, has received $12.75 million in ven-ture capital funding in a first round led by New Enterprise Associates, Grotech Ventures and SWaN & Legend Ventures. Among the investors are AOL co-founder Steve Case and sports magnate Ted Leonsis.

Chasen said his work on SocialRadar benefited from his experience at Blackboard, which is used by millions at 30,000 educational institutions.

“I got to spend a lot of time on college campuses and saw a lot of tech trends,” he said.

He learned that “students who were sharing their personal information on social networks were also sharing their location information,” which opened the door to a service like SocialRadar.

AFP

Upstart social media platform Vivaldi aims to capture tech savvy users seeking to avoid

aggressive advertising and the pry-ing eyes of governments, and hopes for a boost from the closure of a rival, founder Jon von Tetzchner said.

Based in Iceland, a country known for its commitment to privacy and free speech, Vivaldi is luring users with strong data encryption and a promise not to use the content of private mail to generate advertising.

“Our initial focus is on the com-puter geeks because they usually have higher demands for function-ality, safety and privacy,” said von Tetzchner, co-founder of internet browser maker Opera Software. “But a lot of ordinary people also worry

about these things and we will wel-come everyone.” The recently estab-lished Vivaldi.net currently offers a mail service, photo sharing, chat functions, a blog platform and discus-sion forums.

“There has been a lot of focus on safety lately, and it has mainly been focused on governments. But I think this is just as much an issue for the companies in this business,” said von Tetzchner.

Vivaldi hopes for a boost from Opera Software’s decision to shut its own social network platform on March 1 and aims to capture its sev-eral million users. von Tetzchner left Opera in 2011.

“As a society I feel that we should be more focused on limiting the

massive surveillance we all are under from governments and from compa-nies that use people’s private infor-mation for advertising purposes,” von Tetzchner said.

“I don’t think anyone can guarantee

to keep NSA away, so I won’t make that promise. But we are without a doubt a safer alternative than any-one else out there. This is one of the reasons we have chosen to do it from Iceland.” Reuters

New social media site targets surveillance-weary users

COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaFebruary 4, 2004

1789: Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first President of the United States1974: Newspaper heiress Patty Hearst was kidnapped in California by the Symbionese Liberation Army1987: Flamboyant pianist Liberace, famous for his extravagant stage costumes, died1994: Japan launched the H-2 rocket, the first large rocket to use only Japanese-developed technology

The website Facebook was launched as thefacebook.com. It has grown into the world’s largest social networking site, with more than one billion members

Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS

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

ALCOHOL, ALE, APERITIF, APPLEJACK, BEER, BEVERAGE,BITTER, BOURBON, BRANDY, CAPPUCCINO, CHAMPAGNE,CIDER, CLARET, COCKTAIL, COCOA, COFFEE, CORDIAL,CREAM, ELIXIR, EXPRESSO, GIN, GINGER BEER, JUICE,LAGER, LIQUEUR, MARSALA, MARTINI, MILK, MINT JULEP,NIGHTCAP, OUZO, PERNOD, PILSNER, PUNCH, RETSINA,SANGRIA, SCHNAPPS, SCOTCH, SHANDY, SHERRY, SODA,SPIRITS, STOUT, TEA, TEQUILA, TODDY, TONIC, VODKA,WATER, WINE.

LEARN ARABIC

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman

Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun

Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne


Words and Expressions that are often used

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No La

Man Ra�oul

Woman Mra'a

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Annoying Mouzçi�

Take my address �ou� çounwanee

This is a present for you Ha�ihi hadiyyatoon laka

When will you come and visit me? Mata ta'tee liziyaratee?

This week Ha�a al'isbouç

I am busy Ana Maš�ool

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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 Bring under control 7 Surrounded by11 Handicapper’s spot, for short14 One of the Shrivers15 Like a day in June,

according to Lowell16 Prefix with platonic17 “Harry Potter” antagonist

and namesakes18 Proceed on all fours, in

a way20 Butterfly alternative22 Place with a talking

serpent23 Made in ___24 Drink with a head25 Allstate competitor26 Someone who has it

can’t say it28 Blow out32 Level the playing field?33 See 27-Down35 Panache36 Ambulance letters37 File for Chapter 11 …

or do an 18-, 20-, 60- or 64-Across

41 Confession in a confessional

44 “Get ___!”45 Gomorrah’s sister city49 Suffix with lex-50 “Precious” or “heavy”

things53 Cabana wear54 Horizontal graph line56 It may be high or low in

blackjack58 Believer’s suffix59 Army three-stripers: Abbr.60 Caribbean party event64 Decathlon event66 Stay awhile67 Number that’s its own

square68 Moisturizer additive69 Old McDonnell Douglas

aircraft70 Signer’s need71 Provider of a leg up?72 Like Cheech & Chong,

in most of their moviesDOWN 1 Popular energy drink

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3 How some broken bones are set

4 “Jolly old” saint 5 Twenty: Prefix 6 Hot Pockets maker 7 With the bow, in music 8 Grade, as papers 9 “Dies ___”10 Girl with a ball11 Quick way to turn or

stop12 Verizon or Sprint13 Onetime catchphrase

for athlete Jackson19 Itty-bitty21 Common dog name25 The “Homo” in Homo

sapiens27 With 33-Across, ixnay

or amscray29 Very, slangily30 The whole enchilada31 Install, as tile34 Expected outcomes38 Scripps-sponsored

event for kids

39 Munch on40 ___ favor41 Store for couples, maybe42 1971 hit with the lyric “You

may say I’m a dreamer”43 Like many newly unveiled

electronics, casually46 Murdering47 Bleep-worthy, say48 Like much urban street

parking

51 Photo ___52 Chews out55 Suffix with fiend57 Command from on high60 Ripsnorter61 “That’s my cue!”62 Compressed video file

format63 The “A” in A.D.65 Peanut butter purchase

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S C H L E M I E LI D A H O T E A R P E G SN E D M E A N I N S U R ES C H M E A R A S A L A CP L E A T S S C H M O O Z EE A R N E T H O S A G E DC R E E L O I R E T I R ET E S T S E N N A S A S 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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MEDIA SCAN A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.

• There were talks about a plan by Ashghal to launch Intelligent Traffic System on several roads and main intersections in Doha. The project aims at controlling signals, setting up digital signboards and providing information to motorists about weather and accidents.

• Owners of many companies and workshops in the Birkat Al Awamir Industrial Area demanded that authorities build a road to link the area to Al Wakir Road and develop highways so people can reach the area easily.

• There was discussion on social networking sites about the launch of G4 services for free by Ooredoo.

• Some people demanded that old dilapidated petrol stations should

be renovated as they were posing threat to the lives of people. They also said modern stations should provide full-fledged services and have safety and security measures to protect people.

• There was talk about a plan by the Supreme Council of Health to open a centre to cure and rehabilitate addicts soon. The project is in final stage.

• Some people demanded that authorities replace damaged traffic signboards with new ones on several roads.

• People urged authorities to increase the height of barriers by about five to seven centimetres around roadside landscapes to avoid damage by vehicles.

IN FOCUS

A view from Aspire Park.

by Himad Mohammed Jamiu

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

Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Thani Al Thani, Director, Gulf Drilling International

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Technology from the American

University in Washington. He previ-ously held the position of Head of Recruitment in the HR Department of Qatar Petroleum and is currently the Asst Manager, Personnel Administration within the same department. Sheikh Abdul Aziz has been a member of sev-eral governmental committees, includ-ing Permanent Population Committee, Permanent Recruitment Committee of Qatar, Committee of Strategy for the State Labour Market and Conflict of Interest Committee.

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Wheels and Heels When: Feb 7, 2pm-10pmWhere: Museum of Islamic ParkWhat: All are invited to climb aboard a bike, jump on a skateboard or lace up a pair of trainers to complete The Circuit of three kilometres along the Doha Corniche to help ROTA raise fund to provide quality education to 48 million children in need across Asia. Entry: Free entry

Sarah Brightman In Concert When: Feb 9, 7pm-11pmWhere: Qatar National Conventional Center

What: International superstar SarahBrightman is the worlds biggest sellingSoprano. She pioneered the classical crossover music movement and is famed for possessing a vocal range of over 3 octaves. Sarah has been the first to be invited to perform at the Olympic Games on two occasions.Entry: QR290 to QR1200

Cinderella BalletWhen: Feb 5-Feb 8; two shows per day: From 4 pm till 5 pm and 7pm till 8pm Where: Katara Drama Theatre What: Moscow State Academic Dance Theatre “Gzhel’s” Cinderella is performed to the choreography of Konstantin Sergeyev, under the revision of Natalia Permyakova.Tickets: QR50-QR75 (available at Virgin)

Souq Waqif Spring FestivalWhen: Until Feb 6Where: Souq Waqif What: The entire Souq is sprawling with shows for everyone, some of which are Winter Wonderland birds, LED sparklers, Comedy Waiters, Men in Coats etc. The venues for these activities are The SouqAlley, Art Gallery, Main Parking and Outdoor Theater.

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Disney live Mickey Mouse Music Festival When: Feb 12: 7pm, Feb 13: 7pm,Feb 14: 3pm & 7pm, Feb 15: 11pm, 3pm & 7pm. .Where: Qatar National Convention CenterWhat: The fab four will be performing amashup of mega proportions where concert goers will here the greatest hits from Disney blockbuster movies. Entry: QR150 - QR1000

Second World Trade Festival When: Until Feb 5 Where: Al W’aab area What: A big tent has been built in Al W’aab area for families to enjoy the world trade festival that has various items such as clothing to accessories and food as well. The tent also has a fun area for kids.Free Entry

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