THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 • [email protected] • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741
MARKETPLACE
HEALTH
GRAPHIC
FOOD
TECHNOLOGY
LEARN ARABIC
P | 4
P | 7
P | 10
P | 11
P | 12
P | 13
• Lagoona Mall entices shoppers with newoutlets and eateries
• Skating to stay fit• Mouthrinse clears plaque
‘better’ than toothbrush
• World’s first operational nanotechnologydrone system
• How to makethe perfectCrème Brûlée
• HTC launchessmartphone withrevamped software
• Learn commonlyused Arabic wordsand their meanings
insideDaniel Day-Lewis as Abe Lincoln makes unstoppable Oscar force
P | 8-9
P | 2-3
Inspired by the Qatar National Inspired by the Qatar National Vision for 2030, Qatar UK 2013 Vision for 2030, Qatar UK 2013 aims to forge new partnerships aims to forge new partnerships between Qatar and the United between Qatar and the United Kingdom in the fields of art, Kingdom in the fields of art, culture, education, sport and culture, education, sport and science.science.
2 COVER STORYPLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
By Isabel Ovalle
With the Qatar-UK year having begun, a significant cal-endar of events
in both countries will cele-brate and develop partnership between Qatar and the United Kingdom and increase engage-ment between the people of both nations in the spirit of innova-tion, openness and learning.
Qatar Museums Authority and the British Council have coor-dinated a varied and exciting programme of activities in both countries, in association with several other partners. The pro-gramme includes activities based on eight pillars: art and design; sport; film and media; perform-ing arts; community building; science and research; education; and sustainability.
One of the highlights of the Qatar-UK year was the world premiere at Katara Cultural
Village of a fast-paced and vibrant new production of Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London.
The play is part of the ‘Playing Shakespeare with Deutsche Bank’ series, which takes place every year at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. In Qatar, the shows took place on February 19, 20 and 21 in the Drama Theatre at Katara. The 90-minute pro-duction retained Shakespeare’s original language in a perform-ance for audiences of all ages.
Other events include the launch of the Qatar-UK Alumni Network on March 14 by the British Council for citizens and residents of Qatar who have graduated from a UK university with an undergraduate or post-graduate qualification.
The Alumni Network will cel-ebrate the achievements of its members and reinforce mutual understanding and appreciation of Qatari and British cultures.
The members will gain profes-sional development through sector-focused events, get the opportunity to support, lead and inspire recent UK graduates in Qatar by sharing expertise and experience with early career professionals; and enjoy a quar-terly e-newsletter celebrating the achievements of Qatar-UK alumni who are contributing to the development of the nation.
The Arts and Disability Festival (from March 15 to March 30) will include daily screening of ‘Turning Points’, which weaves together six life-changing stories told by a visually impaired dancer, a young boy, a career woman, an Olympic run-ner, a Hollywood star and the film-maker himself, Welshman Chris Tally Evans, to create an enchanting and inspiring film.
At the Museum of Islamic Art, visitors can view the exhibition, Ferozkah: Traditional Arts from Contemporary Afghanistan, from
Mission of the Qatar-UK Year• To promote mutual understanding,
recognition and appreciation of Qatari and British cultures, traditions and people.
• Foster cultural exchange and the flow of ideas between institutions and individuals in culture, sports and education.
• Reinforce dialogue, cooperation and mutual interests.
• Expand opportunities for future collaboration.
• Showcase and promote modern Qatar, and promote Arab language and culture more broadly in the UK.
• Showcase the quality, diversity, breadth and innovation of creative Britain in Qatar.
• Celebrate Qatar as host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Showcasing Qatar-UK relations
The Minister of Culture, Arts and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari with other dignitaries during the launch of Qatar UK 2013.
3
March 19 to July 22. The exhibition is the result of a partnership between the Museum of Islamic Art and stu-dents and teachers of the Institute for Afghan Arts and Architecture in Kabul.
Half of the 90 objects on display will be from the Museum of Islamic Art’s collection of historical pieces from four great dynasties with connec-tions to Afghanistan: the Ghaznavids, Timurids, Mughals and Safavids. The other half will present works cre-ated specifically for the exhibition by Turquoise Mountain students in response to, and in conversation with, the historical objects. The institute is the school of Turquoise Mountain Trust, a UK-based charity under the patronage of the Prince of Wales and founded by MP Rory Stewart.
Part of the community building pillar is the Springboard Women’s Development Programme, running from April 6 to April 27. The programme aims to empower women to accomplish their goals, develop their skills and achieve better positions in their professional
and personal lives. Designed by The Springboard Consultancy, it targets women of all ages and from all back-grounds to build their skills and knowl-edge to achieve their goals.
Upcoming events in the near future in the area of sports include The Pitch Football Challenge, from April 1 to April 10 in Aspire Zone. The Pitch challenges senior high school teams to compete to be the best management team of a fictional professional British football club, Covchester Rovers.
The Pitch will help participants develop the skills, creativity and teamwork that international employ-ers are looking for. Attendees will also get the chance to work with Coventry University -- the first business school in the UK to focus on the business side of sport -- as well as Education UK and the British Council -- sharing in a unique, international educational experience.
(For more information and the full calendar of events in Doha and London, go to qataruk2013.com)
The Peninsula
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
Scenes from the world premiere of the new production of Romeo and Juliet by the iconic Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London at Katara.
Salim
Mat
ram
kot
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 20134 MARKETPLACE
Lagoona Mall entices shoppers with new outlets and eateries
Lagoona Mall is unveiling a range of new shops and eateries in February, March and April that will bring the high end fashion, more restaurants and new cui-
sines to Doha.The new fashion flagships include Tommy
Hilfiger, the US lifestyle brand offering designer menswear, women’s wear, children’s clothes and denim collections exclusive to Lagoona Mall.
Another fashion legend Dune London has just opened recently with its chic footwear and acces-sories and popular brands like Dune Bertie and Pied A Terre set to start new trends in Qatar.
The third fragrant outlet that opened in Lagoona is the well-known Abdul Samad Al Qurashi, the house of Aoud, Amber and Perfumes.
On the culinary front, the lively Australian-themed Outback SteakHouse is another ‘first’ for Lagoona Mall, set to open by April 2013.
From Morocco comes the Marakesh Restaurant, that just opened last week, with its traditional home-made exotic Moroccan dishes such as Couscous, Bourekas, spicy Harira, Kefta maga-wara, tasty Tajines and many more, as well as a variety of irresistible desserts such as Milk Pastilla
and Sellu.From colder climes in the UK, Lagoona Mall
has brought SNOG, the pure frozen Yogurt chain, known for being one of the healthiest dairy prod-ucts on the market — no fat, no artificial sweeten-ers, yet high in calcium and protein.
Commenting on the new additions to the luxury mall, its GM Eamon Kelly said: “Lagoona Mall has become the single, truly five-star shopping mall in Doha, able to match any five-star hotel in Doha in terms of quality, luxurious ambience, customer service, ease of access and facilities. For
instance, to our existing valet parking and eco-friendly steam car wash service we will soon be adding an exclusive shuttle bus service from all the major five-star hotels in Doha. Essentially we are redefining shopping at the high end in Doha so that shoppers feel unhurried and at home with our level of style and service. Nothing but the very best will do for Lagoona.”
Kelly continued: “With new shops and outlets opening all the time, no wonder our customers keep coming back for more.”
The Peninsula
Salam holds blood donation drive at The Gate Mall
Salam International has contributed to the blood bank initiative launched by Hamad Medical Corporation by encouraging employees and visitors to donate blood
at its retail-shopping destination, The Gate Mall, West Bay.
This was part of the company’s corporate social r e s p o n s i b i l i t y programme, and resulted in an impressive 60 blood donations from amongst Salam’s employees and visitors.
The donors praised Salam’s initiative and said that it would save many lives, espe-cially among peo-ple who suffer from blood diseases or need blood during surgery.
AbdulSalam Abu Issa, Deputy Chief of Operations, Salam International, said: “This blood donation campaign is an important part of SIIL’s corporate social responsibility strategy. It reflects our commitment to social awareness and encouragement of welfare activities. The com-pany’s responsibility is not just to make money, but to be a big part of Qatari society. We seek to use all means at our disposal to develop and cre-ate opportunities and conditions for all members of society, in line with the Qatar National Vision 2030.” The Peninsula
AbdulSalam Abu Issa donating blood.
FROM LEFT: David Schwarzer, CRM and motorsport specialist, Porsche Middle East & Africa, Ahed Dawood, Brand Manager, Salman Jassem Al Darwish, Chairman & CEO, Porsche Center Doha, and Lee Newton, Marketing Director, Porsche Middle East.
Qas
sim
Rah
mat
ulla
h
AI Boraq Automobiles presented the 918 Spyder prototype to a selected local audi-
ence for a very short time at the Porsche showroom in Doha.
The 918 Spyder is the compa-ny’s interpretation of the super sports car of tomorrow and the world’s first hybrid super race car. Designed as a high-performance hybrid with plug-in electric mod-ule, the vehicles are limited to a worldwide production of just 918 individually numbered supercars
with start of production in autumn this year.
The new generation 918 Spyder can go from zero to 100 km/h in less than three seconds, reach-ing a top speed of over 325 km/h, and a purely electric top speed of over 150 km/h. It is these per-formance figures that have helped the production 918 Spyder set a time of 7.14 minutes on the more than 20km-long “Nurburqrtnq- Nordschleife” circuit.
When driven economically, total NEDC fuel consumption is
3.01/100km. Purely electric range is over 25km. The newly-designed 4.6-litre V8 engine produces over 580hp, and is accompanied by two permanently energised electric motors on both front and rear axles, producing a combined power out-put of over 180kW. The total power output of the V8 engine and elec-tric motors is over 795hp, and is coupled to the seven-speed Porsche Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK), enabling extremely fast gear changes for high performance, comfort and efficiency. The Peninsula
Porsche 918 Spyder prototype on display in Doha
5MARKETPLACE PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
Zainul Abdeen, General Manager of Safari Group, presented the first prize of QR250,000 to Suthan Sethulingam and the second prize of QR150,000 to Riyas Mariyakandy, winners of a raffle draw for Safari’s “Win Half Million’ promotion. The third prize of QR100,000 went to Abey John. Also seen in the picture are Shahid Khan, Operations Manager, and B M Kassim, Senior Purchase Manager of Safari Hypermarket.
Brother holds dealer meet
At the recently concluded Brother Dealer Meet at the Business Park — Crowne
Plaza Hotel, Sohail A Kidwai, Deputy Feneral Manager, BICG for Printing & Solutions, presented the new products line-up for 2013. This year, Brother’s focus is mostly on corporate models of Laser MFC Range and the new product line-up consists of mobile document scanner, laser printers, MFC machines and new generation inkjet MFC.
Speaking at the programme, C V Rappai, Director & General Manager of Jumbo Electronics, distributor for Brother Products in Qatar, thanked all customers for their continued sup-port. Marketing sessions presented
by Manoj Kumar J, AGM, was fol-lowed by a raffle draw to pick five winners. Lulu Group, Safari Group, Giant Stores, Delta Business System
and PC One were presented with ‘Performance Awards for 2012’ by Sanjay K C, Manager.
The Peninsula
Ahli Bank has been honoured with an Excellence Award for 2012 for Straight Through Processing (STP) of its USD payments by Bank of New York Mellon. A delegation headed by Jim Palermo, Vice-Chairman and CEO, Global Client Management, for Bank of New York Mellon presented the award to Laila Al Hijazi, Manager Payment & Clearing. Viswalingam Nagarajan, head of operations, praised the payments team for their brilliant effort. He said that Central Operation’s team was awarded the ISO9001:2008.
‘Studs & Drops Festival’ at Malabar Gold& Diamonds
Malabar Gold & Diamonds unveiled details of its unique campaign — ‘Studs & Drops Festival’ — in the
GCC countries, showcasing an exten-sive collection of studs and drops from over 20 countries in gold, diamond and platinum. The 40-day festival began yesterday and runs until March 31.
“A woman’s jewellery collection is incomplete without the right pair of earrings, which speaks about her per-sonality. The biggest hassle customers go through during jewellery purchase is with the choice of studs and drops that suits them. This exclusive festival gives them a unique chance to choose from a stunning collection of earrings designed and handcrafted by skilled artisans around the world, ranging from lightweight daily wear to heavy party wear in traditional as well as office wear designs,” a company state-ment said.
Their branded jewellery, Era — uncut diamond jewellery, Ethnix — handcrafted designer jewellery, Mine — diamonds unlimited, Divine- Heritage jewellery, Precia — precious gem jewellery, Starlet — kids jewellery and D’ VA — teenage jewellery will also be on display during the festival.
The collection of studs and drops are available at their outlets in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman with exchange offers and buyback policies.
The jewellery chain offers lifetime free repair and maintenance service for all its products. The Peninsula
Consolidated Gulf Company, CGC, organised a range of beach sports to mark National Sport Day themed ‘Be Sporty, Be Healthy’. The event aimed to promote healthy living among staff and their families. Over 150 staff and their family members joined in to celebrate the day at Al Wakra Beach. Anil Mahajan, COO, said: “With a belief in the saying that sound mind lives in sound body, we are committed to promoting healthy living, as our fast-pace lifestyle has reduced the importance of a basic ingredient of human life.” All staff carried for a week specially designed signature logo in their emails to encourage healthy living.
CGC marks National Sport Day
Safari’s ‘Win Half Million’ promotion Excellence award for Ahli Bank
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 LAW6
What are the requirements for expa-triates to get a family visa?.
M Sarathi
There are certain conditions for getting a family visa, includ-ing a monthly salary of not less than QR10,000. The aim
of this provision is to ensure that the sponsor has the financial ability to care for his family and meet all their needs.
The sponsor should furnish proof of his/her salary in the form of a salary certificate from the company he/she is working for, besides a statement for six months from the bank where the salary is transferred.
This requirement is overlooked if the employer provides furnished accommodation.
Another requirement is related to the applicant’s profession. Those work-ing as shop assistants, company repre-sentatives (mandoobs) and labourers cannot get family visas, due to their low salaries. The final decision regard-ing grant of family visa depends on the Ministry of Interior’s estimation of the applicant’s situation, regardless of whether he fulfils other requirements.
Anyone wanting a family visa should apply to the concerned body at the MoI and produce the required documents. If the application is rejected, he/she can ask for the reason and fulfil the neces-sary requirements. The applicant can also meet the committee concerned and provide the necessary clarifications.
I brought my mother-in-law to Qatar on January 15, 2013. After the med-ical tests, the authorities extended her visa to April 15. Is there any way I can extend her stay up to June end next year?
It is clear from the question that the mother-in-law came here on a one-month visit visa, which can be extended up to six months. According to the health of the questioner’s mother-in-law, her visit visa can be extended to the extent permitted by law as the visitor’s health condition is taken into consideration in this matter.
Law No. 4/2009 on the entry, exit and residence of expatriates stipu-lates that the residence permit can be granted to a resident expatriate’s wife/husband, sons below 25 years who have not completed their university studies, and unmarried daughters. A resident expatriate can also apply for a resi-dence permit for his mother-in-law or parents. However, the law requires approval from the Minister of Interior or his deputy for grant of a residence permit to the expatriate’s mother-in-law or parents..
Legal corner
By Abdelaal A KhalilLegal Consultant
Please send your queries to: [email protected]
What is sponsorship system?– Every expatriate wanting to reside and work
in Qatar must be sponsored by an establishment or a Qatari national. The sponsor must be Qatari national, or a foreign resident, or an establishment provided it’s main office is in Qatar or have a branch for it in Qatar.
– The sponsor must withstand sponsorship respon-sibilities enforced by law, and must observe that the worker he brought works for him and under his supervision. This implies observation of doing work only for your sponsor, not any body else, it is illegal to perform any duty whatsoever for any other party, unless you were granted, “seconding”.
What is Seconding? – The specialised section in the ministry of interior
may permit your sponsor to allow you to work for other party for period not exceeding six months – renewable for similar period.
– The specialised section in the ministry of interior is allowed to grant you permission to work for some period for other party in a period other then your basic work, provided you get written permission on that from your sponsor.
– In all cases indicated there must be a permission from the ministry of labor for the groups pliant to labor law clauses.
What is the penalty for the employer who allows you to work for others without permission from the special body or who employs you while you are under others’ sponsorship?
Allowing workers to work for others without prior permission from the specialised body, or employing a worker whom others sponsor is illegal and the per-petrator is punished for a period not exceeding three years, and a fine that does not exceed QR50,000 or one of these two penalties, which can be increased if repeated.
If an employer trades in recruitment visas or surrenders it to others, does he become liable for punishment?
The confinement period for this crime is not exceeding three years, and a fine not exceeding QR50,000 or one of these penalties. This will be more severe upon repetition.
What is the period for you to leave the country? Ninety days after the end of purpose of your
recruitment or from the expiry date of your con-tract without renewal, not transferring you to other sponsor or employer, or if your residency is cancelled for any reason.
Is it legal to apply for transfer to some other sponsor?
It is possible to apply to the ministry of interior for temporary sponsor transfer, if there are legal issues between you and your sponsor, or if a case of sponsor abuse is proved, or if general public interest called for transferring you sponsorship.
What is meant by abuse? Abuse means the presence of a clear case of injus-
tice (implying violation of work law, or violation of contract clauses) by your sponsor or employer. Also, if your sponsor denied you “No Objection” to work for other party.
What are the cases that indicate there is abuse by the sponsor, according to which you can apply for sponsor transfer?
– In case a clause in the contract you signed
requires your sponsor transfer, and he denied you this.
– If your employer delayed paying you benefits for two consecutive months or more.
– If the employer did not adhere to providing appropriate lodging for a worker, in spite of a condi-tion affirming this in the contract.
– If the employer mistreated employee. – If employer ended work relation with employee
before the decided period of contract, in a clear vio-lation of law.
– Unjust discharge from duties, affirmed by court ruling from the specialized court.
– If a worker is used illegally by party other than the one who brought him.
– It is up to the specialised party to decide condi-tion indicated above, deciding if there is a case of injustice or not.
What are the cases under which you are not able to apply for sponsorship transfer?
– End of contract period without renewal means end of work you have come for, you must therefore leave Qatar, unless you are able to get consent from sponsor to renew your contract or transfer it to other work party. If you could not acquire this consent, you must leave the country so that you are not consid-ered a violator of Qatari laws, and you may expose yourself to detention in “deportation centre”, as well as paying fines.
– Escape from work or accommodation and work-ing for others, (other than the sponsor), resulting in court ruling for your deportation from Qatar, or exposing you to administrative decision for deporta-tion if this consisted a disturbance of general order.
– Resignation by your own will or refraining from doing work without legal reason.
Excerpts from Handbook OfWorkers’ Rights published byNational Human Rights Committee.
Sponsorship system
HEALTH 7PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
By Lenny Bernstein
I get to do a lot of interesting things while writing about fitness. I’ve hiked, biked and Trikked, walked, run and RunAmuck. Most of
these forays provide glimpses of fitness subcultures I didn’t even know existed until I gave them a try.
Rarely has this been so true as a recent Saturday evening when I joined the Washington Area Roadskaters for a seven-mile spin around the National Mall on inline skates. Yes, that was me gliding (someone less charitable might say “stumbling”) down the centre of Pennsylvania Avenue in the freezing cold, in a gathering snow squall, with four other guys and Bill English’s disco cart.
His what? We’ll get to that. But seriously, when is the last time you strapped on a pair of Rollerblades? The ‘80s? The ‘90s? Then came that Saturday: two hours listening to the James Gang, Cher, Madonna and Weird Al Yankovic at high volume and watch-ing passersby do the Chicken Dance.
Yeah, that all happened. While the rest of us have turned to P90X, spinning and every other fitness fad, a group of folks have stayed on their skates and seem to be having a whole lot of fun with it.
“You’re out there getting exercise without even thinking about getting exercise,” says English, 52, of Silver Spring, Maryland. “It just happens.” So do trips to other cities and weekend skate conventions, as well as very seri-ous sprint and distance races for those inclined. Who knew? I sure didn’t. And by the way, inline skating is a great workout, especially for a newbie like me. Even the slightest uphill is a chal-lenge in those heavy boots. It’s similar to tackling a hill in cross-country skis.
“It’s a full-body exercise,” says Marc Ostrow of Gaithersburg, Maryland, another WAR member who was there that night and has skated a marathon
in 1:31. He adds, “You get all the ben-efits of running and more.”
English started skating in grad school in South Carolina in the mid-1990s after his bike was stolen. He and his wife have a son with autism, and English discovered when Billy was seven that skating was one of the few things they could do together.
“I found that when I had my kid on skates, I could pretty much hold his hand and he’d go wherever I wanted to go,” English recalls. “If he was in shoes, he’d run all over the place.”
Now 25, Billy zooms around roller rinks and occasionally joins WAR for social skates. “It’s really good when you’re autistic to have something that you’re good at,” English says, “and that people appreciate you for.”
On a warm spring or summer evening, events like Saturday’s attract dozens of skaters. At the end of May, aficionados from all over the country will come here for Skate DC Weekend, a full three days of social skating. In June, Skate of the Union will include races for elite, competitive types.
But WAR skates just about year-round, except when there is snow on the ground. On a blustery evening, with flurries in the forecast, I joined English, Ostrow, Jesse Freeman and Tom Wood at the edge of Lafayette Park, directly in front of the White House. I borrowed a pair of English’s skates and wrist guards, strapped on my bike helmet, and away we went. (For the record, WAR asks beginners to take a class or be confident they can stop on a downhill and skate in traffic.)
The first stretch was a slight down-hill, which English and Ostrow helped me negotiate without picking up too much speed. After that, I was on my own, though they kept close watch and helped me negotiate some difficult spots. My goal was to stay upright for the entire two hours.
“You do fall. You can’t not fall,” Ostrow told me later. “You’re going
to fall for one reason or another.” Miraculously, I didn’t, though not with-out some close calls. It’s amazing how rough the pavement is in downtown Washington when you pay attention to it. About 13 years ago, English started carrying a boombox on some skates, because after all, what is skating with-out music, especially funk, disco and other roller rink tunes? Eventually he lashed together two scooters, hung some powerful speakers from the frame and hooked it all up to an iPod. On a small mast at the front of the contraption, a flashlight shines on one of those spinning disco balls.
As the sun set and the snow picked up, English fired up the disco ball and the party was on. We had been drawing cheers along the whole route, but now when we stopped, someone walking by would often feel compelled to bust a few dance moves, including, yes, the Chicken Dance. Wood recorded it all with a small camera mounted between the two bouncy antennas on his helmet.
Our trip on wheels ended near the State Department, where we split up and headed home. My evening finished with a whole lot of ibuprofen and a new appreciation for an old sport.
WP-Bloomberg
Mouthrinse beats toothbrush in clearing plaque and gingivitis (inflamed gums), more so than brushing alone, suggests a US research.
“It’s simple — mouthrinses can reach nearly 100 percent of the mouth’s surfaces, while brushing focuses on the teeth, which make up only 25 per-cent of the mouth,” says Christine A Charles, who led the study.
“Even with regular brushing and flossing, bac-teria often are left behind,” adds Charles, Director of Scientific and Professional Affairs, Global Consumer Healthcare Research and Development, the journal General Dentistry reports.
The study found that using a germ-killing mouthrinse twice a day, in addition to regular brushing, can significantly reduce the occurrence of plaque, as well as gingivitis — the beginning stage of gum disease, according to a Global Consumer statement.
The six-month study involved 139 adults with
mild to moderate plaque and gingivitis who were separated into two groups. Members of the first group brushed their teeth and rinsed with a germ-killing mouthrinse twice daily; members of the second group brushed their teeth and rinsed with a placebo mouthrinse twice daily.
“Results show that the group using a germ-killing mouthrinse reduced its occurrence of plaque by up to 26.3 percent,” says Academy of General Dentistry spokeswoman Janice Pliszczak.
“Furthermore, that same group showed a 20.4 per-cent reduction in gingivitis.”
Pliszczak notes that not all mouthrinses are for-mulated to kill germs-some are meant for anti-cavity or whitening purposes-so be sure to read product labels.
Following the six-month study, nearly 100 percent of participants using the germ-killing mouthrinse showed a reduction in gingivitis, while only 30 percent of the placebo group experienced similar results.
“Most people brush their teeth for less than one minute, when, at the very least, they should be brushing for two minutes.
Additionally, only two to 10 percent of people floss regularly and effectively,” says Pliszczak.
“Adding a germ-killing mouthrinse twice a day to your daily routine is another way to attack the germs that can cause significant oral health prob-lems,” adds Pliszczak.
IANS
Mouthrinse clears plaque ‘better’
than toothbrush
Skating to stay fit
PLU
S |
TH
UR
SD
AY
21
FE
BR
UA
RY
2013
HO
LLY
WO
OD
NE
WS
MO
VIE
89
BO
LLY
WO
OD
NE
WS
Film
s on
mal
e bo
ndin
gfin
d su
cces
s at
box
offi
ceB
y A
asth
a K
hu
ran
a
Movin
g a
way f
rom
the b
oy-m
eets
-gir
l, f
alls-
in-l
ove f
orm
ula
, film
makers
are increasi
ngly
explo
rin
g t
he w
orl
d o
f m
ale
bond-
ing —
the forth
com
ing K
ai
Po C
he!, G
ran
d M
ast
i and C
ha
shm
e
Bu
dd
oor
are o
nly
the r
ecent
case
s in
poin
t.F
rom
Sh
ola
y and D
il C
ha
hta
Ha
i to
3 I
dio
ts a
nd Z
ind
agi
Na
Mil
egi
Dob
ara
, m
ale
bondin
g, or ‘brom
ance’ as
it h
as
com
e t
o b
e k
now
n, has
appeale
d t
o
people
of
all a
ge g
roups.
Film
maker S
ubhash
Kapoor,
who h
as
juxta
pose
d c
om
ic s
tars
Arsh
ad
Warsi
and B
om
an I
rani
in J
oll
y L
.L.B
., s
ays
it’s
the e
ffect
of
more y
oung
blo
od in t
he indust
ry.
“There a
re a
lot
of
younger fi
lmm
akers
now
adays
and,
in a
way,
they
want
to s
hare t
heir
ow
n e
xperie
nces
through t
he fi
lms
— m
aybe a
school
or a
college m
em
ory. It
is
thus,
very r
ela
table
for t
he y
ounger c
row
d, and
these
film
s do w
ell,” K
apoor s
aid
.N
o w
onder c
ine-g
oers
seem
to
never g
et
bored o
f th
e t
hem
e o
f fr
iendsh
ip.
Ch
ash
me B
ud
door,
fe
atu
rin
g
the
trio
of
Farooque
Sh
aik
h,
Rakesh
Bedi
and R
avi
Basw
ani,
was
a h
it w
ay b
ack i
n 1
981.
And
the r
em
ake i
s expecte
d t
o b
e a
s m
uch o
f a c
row
d p
uller.
Dir
ecte
d
by
Boll
yw
ood’s
h
um
our
kin
g
David
Dhaw
an, it
sta
rs
Ali Z
afa
r,
Sid
dharth
and D
ivyendu S
harm
a.
Not
exactl
y “
brom
an
ce”,
says
Dhaw
an. “I
t is
male
bondin
g w
ith
rom
ance a
nd a
lot
of naughti
ness
! I
enjo
y w
atc
hin
g s
uch m
ovie
s, a
nd i
t w
as
very e
njo
yable
while s
hooti
ng i
t to
o. It
is
a y
outh
ful film
, w
hic
h c
an b
e e
njo
yed w
ith f
rie
nds
and f
am
ily.”
Much b
efo
re C
ha
shm
e B
ud
door
rele
ase
s on A
pril 5
, w
atc
h o
ut
for A
bhis
hek
Kapoor’s
Ka
i P
o C
he, hit
ting t
he s
creens
this
Frid
ay.
Wit
h a
noth
er t
rio
— S
ush
ant
Sin
gh R
ajp
ut,
Am
it S
adh a
nd R
aj K
um
ar
Yadav —
the m
ovie
is
likely
to s
trik
e a
chord w
ith t
he y
oung a
t heart.
A f
un-l
ovin
g t
ale
of
three b
oys
and t
heir
asp
irati
ons,
the m
ovie
com
es
from
dir
ecto
r A
bhis
hek K
apoor,
know
n f
or h
is N
ati
onal
Aw
ard w
innin
g
2008 fi
lm R
ock
On
!! —
als
o a
movie
on a
group o
f fr
iends.
Kapoor h
as
said
the fi
lms
dif
fer i
n s
en
sibilit
ies
an
d t
hat
Ka
i P
o C
he!
was
like d
irecti
ng R
ock
On
!! “
three t
imes
over”
as
the f
orm
er “
has
a m
uch
wid
er s
tory”.
Anoth
er m
ajo
r o
fferin
g t
his
year s
hould
be G
ran
d M
ast
i, w
hic
h a
s th
e
nam
e s
uggest
s prom
ises
a h
igh d
ose
of
ente
rta
inm
ent.
Wit
h V
ivek O
beroi,
Aft
ab S
hiv
dasa
ni and R
iteis
h D
esh
mukh, th
e m
ovie
could
be a
helluva laugh
rio
t —
consi
derin
g t
he im
pact
that
Indra K
um
ar’s
2004 fi
lm M
ast
i had.
“It’s
funnie
r, c
razi
er,
wilder.
.. it’s
a b
undle
of
ente
rta
inm
ent,”
Aft
ab s
aid
about
Gra
nd
Ma
sti.
Film
trade e
xpert
Vin
od M
irani note
d t
hat
male
bondin
g is
definit
ely
not
som
eth
ing n
ew
to B
ollyw
ood, and r
ightl
y s
o.
Look b
ack, and y
ou h
ave e
xam
ple
s like S
att
e P
e S
att
a, A
ma
r A
kb
ar
An
thon
y an
d B
om
ba
y B
oys
. L
ate
r, m
ovie
s like J
ha
nk
aa
r B
ea
ts,
Ra
ng D
e B
asa
nti
, D
ha
ma
al, D
hol, B
ad
ma
ash
Com
pa
ny,
Dost
an
a,
Golm
aa
l se
rie
s, H
eyy
Ba
byy
and D
il T
oh
Ba
chch
a H
ai
Ji, D
elh
i B
ell
y and P
yaa
r K
a P
un
chn
am
a t
ouched
upon t
he t
hem
e a
s w
ell.
Mir
an
i sa
id:
“Sto
rie
s aroun
d a
sin
gle
characte
r b
ore y
ou a
fter s
om
e
tim
e. S
o, to
make a
n i
nte
rest
ing fi
lm, m
ore t
han o
ne (
main
) characte
r i
s requir
ed. F
ilm
s w
ith frie
ndsh
ip a
s th
e m
ain
them
e h
ave b
een a
success
and
min
t m
oney a
t th
e b
ox o
ffice.”
Zin
da
gi
Na
Mil
egi
Dob
ara
, st
arrin
g H
rit
hik
Rosh
an, F
arhan A
khta
r a
nd
Abhay D
eol, m
ade `
1.08bn in 1
0 d
ays
of
its
rele
ase
in 2
011
.A
am
ir K
han P
roducti
ons’
Delh
i B
ell
y, a
bold
, youth
-centr
ic d
ram
a, w
as
made a
t a b
udget
of `2
50m
. T
he fi
lm t
riu
mphed i
n t
he o
penin
g w
eekend
itse
lf b
y g
ross
ing o
ver `
260m
.H
ow
ever,
merely
a fi
lm’s
them
e “
does
not
mean a
nyth
ing a
nd e
veryth
ing
will se
ll”,
said
Mir
ani.
“There h
as
to b
e s
ubst
ance in t
he s
crip
t. T
he t
rend o
f m
ale
bondin
g a
nd
brom
ance w
ill conti
nue f
orever.”
IAN
S
By
Jill
Se
rjea
nt
If th
ere is
one s
ure b
et
in t
his
roller
coast
er m
ovie
aw
ards
seaso
n, it
is
that
Dan
iel
Day-L
ew
is w
ill
take
hom
e t
he B
est
Acto
r s
tatu
ett
e a
t th
e O
scars
on S
unday.
Day-L
ew
is, know
n for h
is m
eti
culo
us
preparati
on
, w
ould
becom
e th
e first
man t
o w
in t
hree B
est
Acto
r O
scars,
an
d a
wards
pun
dit
s sa
y i
t’s
not
hard
to s
ee w
hy.
The t
all, in
tellectu
al acto
r h
as
swept
every priz
e in
th
e lo
ng H
oll
yw
ood
aw
ards cale
ndar fo
r h
is th
ough
tful,
inte
nse
portr
ayal
of
US
P
resid
en
t A
braham
Lin
coln
in S
teven S
pie
lberg’s
m
ovie
Lin
coln
.“N
o-o
ne h
as
em
erged t
o t
ake h
im o
n.
I don’t
thin
k h
e h
as
lost
a s
ingle
(pre-
Osc
ar)
race.
We h
ave 2
5 e
xperts
an
d
every s
ingle
on
e i
s bett
ing o
n D
an
iel
Day-L
ew
is,” s
aid
Tom
O’N
eil o
f aw
ards
websi
te G
old
derby.c
om
.M
ore s
urpris
ing p
erhaps
is t
hat
Day-
Lew
is w
ill
als
o b
e t
he fi
rst
perso
n t
o
win
an O
scar f
or p
layin
g a
US
presi
-den
t. A
nd i
t has
taken
a B
rit
on
wit
h
dual
Iris
h c
itiz
en
ship
, portr
ayin
g o
ne
of
Am
eric
a’s
most
revered l
eaders,
to
do it.
Alt
hough L
inco
ln s
tarte
d t
he O
scar
race w
ith a le
adin
g 12 n
om
inati
on
s,
its B
est
Pic
ture f
ron
t-run
ner s
tatu
s has
dim
med i
n r
ecent
weeks
wit
h t
he
asc
endance o
f Ir
an h
ost
age d
ram
a A
rgo.
But
Day-L
ew
is’s
sta
r h
as
only
ris
en
wit
h G
old
en G
lobe, S
creen A
cto
rs G
uild
an
d B
rit
ish
B
AF
TA
tr
oph
ies,
alo
ng
wit
h a
sle
w o
f honors
from
film
crit
ics.
LIN
CO
LN
FO
R A
NE
W G
EN
ER
AT
ION
Day-L
ew
is,
55,
pla
ys
Lin
coln
in t
he
last
few
month
s of a lif
e c
ut
short
by h
is
1865 a
ssass
inati
on in a
film
that
focuse
s on
the p
resid
en
t’s p
erson
al
com
mit
-m
en
t to
abolish s
lavery a
nd e
nd t
he
blo
ody f
our-y
ear U
S C
ivil W
ar.
He’s n
ot
the fi
rst
acto
r t
o p
lay L
incoln
on s
creen. Y
et
his
quie
t ass
urance, his
adopti
on
of
a h
igh-p
itch v
oic
e r
ath
er
than t
he b
oom
ing t
ones
ass
ocia
ted w
ith
Lin
coln
, and t
he m
ovie
’s focus
on c
om
-ple
x p
oliti
cal
debate
s have s
hone n
ew
light
on a
man t
hat
many A
meric
ans
thought
they a
lready k
new
well.
“It’s
a p
erfo
rm
ance t
hat
is s
ubtl
e. It
’s
not
the L
incoln
you e
xpect.
It’s
a d
if-
feren
t in
terpreta
tion
of
Lin
coln
than
w
e h
ave s
een
an
d w
e f
eel, w
ow
! T
his
could
be t
he w
ay L
incoln
was,”
said
Pete
Ham
mon
d,
aw
ards
colu
mn
ist
at
Deadline.c
om
.“W
e a
re s
eein
g a
real
hum
an b
ein
g
pla
yed o
ut
here f
or t
he fi
rst
tim
e a
nd
that
is extr
aordin
ary.
Day-L
ew
is is
brin
gin
g t
he c
haracte
r t
o l
ife i
n a
way
we h
aven
’t s
een
in
years,
” H
am
mon
d
said
.
Scar
lett
Joha
nsso
n en
gage
d?
Actr
ess
Scarle
tt J
ohan
sson
was
spott
ed w
earin
g a
pear-s
haped
dia
mond r
ing o
n h
er e
ngagem
ent
finger,
spark
ing r
um
ours
that
she is
engaged t
o h
er F
rench b
oyfr
iend R
om
ain
Dauria
c, reports
dailym
ail.c
o.u
k.
The c
ouple
began d
ati
ng in N
ovem
ber a
fter b
ein
g intr
oduced b
y m
utu
al
frie
nds,
just
weeks
aft
er t
he a
ctr
ess
split
from
Nate
Taylo
r, h
er b
oyfr
iend
of
one y
ear.
Joh
an
sson
w
as
previo
usly
said
to
h
ave been
desper-
ate
to
k
eep
her
rela
tion
sh
ip
wit
h
Dau
ria
c
un
der
wraps
sin
ce
they
met.
The 2
8-y
ear-
old
actress
was
previo
usl
y m
arrie
d
to R
yan
R
eyn
old
s fo
r t
wo y
ears
befo
re
their
div
orce
was
fin
ali
sed
in
Ju
ne
2011
.
Doug
las
to s
kip
Osca
rs
Act
or
Mic
hael D
ougla
s has
deci
ded n
ot
to a
ccom
pany h
is w
ife C
ath
eri
ne
Zeta
-Jones
to t
he O
scar
cere
mony b
ecause
he w
ants
to s
tay h
om
e
wit
h t
heir
children
Carys,
nin
e,
and D
yla
n, 12
.“C
ath
eri
ne i
s att
endin
g t
he A
cadem
y
Aw
ard
s w
ith a
fam
ily m
ember
, as
Mic
hael
ju
st d
oesn
’t f
eel
like g
oin
g. M
ichael
will
stay a
t hom
e w
ith s
on D
yla
n a
nd d
augh-
ter C
arys,
while C
ath
erin
e w
ill
att
en
d
the c
ere
mony a
nd t
he a
fter
part
ies
wit
h
her
pal,”
a s
ourc
e t
old
radaro
nline.c
om
“He h
as
been
very b
usy
of
late
, pro-
moti
ng h
is f
ort
hcom
ing b
iopic
Lib
era
ce,
as
well a
s ri
ngin
g t
he c
losi
ng b
ell a
t th
e
New
York
Sto
ck E
xch
ange.
But
Cath
erin
e lo
oks
forw
ard
to t
he O
scars
every
year.
S
he l
oves
the g
litz
an
d g
lam
our o
f th
e
event
and w
ould
n’t
mis
s it
for
the w
orl
d,”
added t
he s
ourc
e.
The c
ere
mony w
ill
take p
lace h
ere
on
Sunday a
t th
e D
olb
y T
heatr
e.
Naom
i Cam
pbel
l nev
er d
iets
Superm
odel N
aom
i C
am
pbell, w
ho m
ento
rs a
spir
ing m
odels
on n
ew
US
T
V s
how
Th
e F
ace
, sa
ys
she h
as
never
had t
o r
ely
on d
iet
or
exerc
ise
to s
tay s
lim
.H
ow
ever,
she a
dm
its
she loves
to e
at
good f
ood.
“I d
on’t
really k
now
about
weig
ht
or
age.
Weig
ht
was
never
som
eth
ing
that
was
part
of m
y t
ime a
nd I
work
ed e
very
day.
I h
ave n
ever
stru
ggle
d w
ith
weig
ht
and I
thin
k f
ood is
ple
asu
rable
,” C
am
pbell t
old
people
.com
.S
he is
42, and c
onsi
ders
hers
elf
ble
ssed t
o b
e s
till w
ork
ing in s
uch a
com
-peti
tive indust
ry.
Cam
pbell b
elieves
models
need t
o b
e p
repare
d t
o s
tand o
ut
and g
et
noti
ced
as
they h
ave a
lot
of
com
peti
tion f
rom
actr
ess
es,
when i
t com
es
to l
andin
g
cam
paig
ns
and m
agazi
ne c
overs
.“Y
ou a
re u
p a
gain
st a
lot
of
gir
ls g
oin
g f
or
the s
am
e j
ob,
and t
hey o
nly
w
ant
a s
ele
cte
d f
ew
, so
you r
eally d
o h
ave t
o h
ave s
om
eth
ing o
uts
tandin
g t
o
catc
h t
heir
eye.
“In g
enera
l, t
he w
orl
d is
more
com
peti
tive t
hese
days
and t
here
is
no r
eal
pre
para
tion,
so i
t’s
definit
ely
hard
er
to b
ook t
he c
over
of
a m
agazi
ne.
It’s
definit
ely
hard
er
to b
ook in a
dvert
isin
g, because
they d
on’t
just
use
models
anym
ore
,” s
he s
aid
.
It t
ook S
pie
lberg t
hree a
ttem
pts
to
convin
ce D
ay-L
ew
is t
o p
lay t
he r
ole
. E
xpla
inin
g h
is d
ecis
ion l
ast
month
to
take t
he p
art,
Day-L
ew
is n
ote
d t
hat
“it
was
an a
cto
r t
hat
murdered A
braham
L
incoln
. T
herefo
re,
som
ehow
it’s
only
fitt
ing th
at
every n
ow
an
d th
en
, an
acto
r t
rie
s t
o b
rin
g h
im b
ack t
o l
ife
again
.”T
he L
ondon-b
orn a
cto
r t
hrew
him
-se
lf into
the r
ole
wit
h t
he s
am
e d
evoti
on
that
marked h
is B
est
Acto
r O
scar-
win
nin
g p
erfo
rm
an
ce a
s quadrip
legic
Ir
ish w
rit
er C
hris
ty B
row
n i
n M
y L
eft
Foot in
1989, w
hen h
e s
pent
weeks
livin
g
in a
wheelc
hair
.In
Ga
ngs
of
New
York
, he s
harpened
kn
ives
on
sets
betw
een
takes
to c
ap-
ture t
he m
enace o
f B
ill
“The B
utc
her”
C
utt
ing, earnin
g a
noth
er O
scar n
om
i-nati
on, and i
n 2
008 h
e w
on h
is s
econd
Best
Acto
r A
ward a
t th
e O
scars
for h
is
turn a
s a g
reedy o
il b
aron in T
here
Wil
l
Be B
lood.
TE
XT
ING
LIK
E L
INC
OL
NS
ally F
ield
, w
ho p
lays
his
screen w
ife
Mary T
odd L
incoln
, said
D
ay-L
ew
is
sent
her t
ext
mess
ages
that
were c
om
-ple
tely
in c
haracte
r a
nd in 1
9th
centu
ry
vernacula
r o
ver a
seven-m
onth
perio
d
prio
r t
o s
hooti
ng L
inco
ln.
Joseph
G
ordon
-L
evit
t w
ho
pla
ys
Lin
coln
’s son
R
obert,
said
h
e did
n’t
get
to k
now
D
ay-L
ew
is un
til
aft
er
producti
on w
rapped.
“I
never m
et
Dan
iel
in person
,”
Gordon
-Levit
t to
ld r
eporte
rs.
“I
on
ly
ever m
et
the p
resi
dent,
only
ever h
eard
the p
resi
dent’s
voic
e.
I called h
im s
ir,
and h
e c
alled m
e R
obert.”
Wit
h f
our A
cadem
y A
ward n
om
ina-
tions
and t
wo w
ins
befo
re L
inco
ln, D
ay-
Lew
is a
ppears
to h
ave b
arely
set
a foot
wrong i
n h
is 3
0-y
ear c
areer.
Yet
there
have b
een m
isst
eps,
inclu
din
g t
he b
ox-
offi
ce fl
op o
f st
ar-l
aden m
usi
cal
Nin
e in
2009. “H
e w
as
sorely
mis
cast
as
Guid
o,
the a
dorable
gig
olo
, and h
e w
as
not
con-
vin
cin
g a
t all.
He b
rought
the w
hole
film
dow
n,” r
ecalled O
’Neil. “L
inco
ln i
s a s
pecta
cula
r c
areer r
ally for h
im a
fter
that
dis
ast
er.”
While o
thers a
re b
ett
ing o
n D
ay-
Lew
is t
o t
ake h
om
e a
thir
d A
cadem
y
Aw
ard o
n S
unday,
the a
cto
r h
as
been
modest
about
his
chances.
“Mem
bers
of
the A
cadem
y love s
ur-
pris
es,
so a
bout
the w
orst
thin
g t
hat
can h
appen t
o y
ou i
s if
you’v
e b
uilt
up
an e
xpecta
tion. I
thin
k t
hey’d
probably
be d
elighte
d if
it w
as
anybody e
lse,” h
e
told
reporte
rs a
fter w
innin
g t
he S
creen
Acto
rs
Guild t
rophy in J
anuary.
Those
“anybody e
lses”
in t
he r
unnin
g
are B
radle
y C
ooper f
or S
ilve
r L
inin
gs
Pla
ybook, D
enze
l W
ash
ingto
n’s a
lcoholic
pilot
in F
ligh
t, J
oaquin
Phoenix
for T
he
Ma
ster
and H
ugh J
ackm
an i
n m
usi
cal
Le M
isera
ble
s.
Reu
ters
PLU
S |
TH
UR
SD
AY
21
FE
BR
UA
RY
2013
Dan
iel
Day
-Lew
is a
sA
be
Linco
ln m
akes
unst
oppa
ble
Osc
ar f
orce
SCIENCEPLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 201310
© GRAPHIC NEWSSources: Ministry of Defence, Prox Dynamics Picture: Getty Images
British soldiers in Afghanistan are using tiny spy helicopters to get abird’s-eye view of the battlefield. The Norwegian-designed Black Hornet
is the world’s first operational nanotechnology drone system
PD-100 BLACK HORNET PRS (Personal Reconnaissance System)
CameraCan takevideo andstill images.Includes tiltand zoomfunctions
Handheldcontroller
Using high-resolutionimages from drone’scamera, soldier canzoom in on buildings tolook for enemy fighters,who would find it difficultto see or hear drone
7-inch LCDscreen
Soldier canfly dronemanuallywith controller,or issue directionson LCD screenso drone flies onautopilot using GPS
Drone remainsstable in windspeeds of up to15 knots (28km/h)
Minimal rotor noise
Rechargeable battery
Droneshownto scale
Rotor span 100mm
Maximum speed
Range
Endurance
Typical operating height
Weight (including camera)
35km/h1,000m
30 minutes10-30m
15g
11FOOD PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
By L V Anderson
During my Mexican-food-obsessed youth, my favourite dessert was flan, the Latin American version of crème caramel: Smooth, eggy custard enveloped in browned sugar syrup. That was until
I tried crème brûlée, which is nearly identical to crème caramel, with one crucial difference: Instead of being melted into syrup, the sugar is sprinkled on top of the custard and burnt to a crisp. (The name literally means “burned cream,” which elides some nuance but gets the point across.)
Both desserts combine a bland but very rich custard with some cloying variation on pure sugar. Custard and sugar, by themselves, are boring; together, they make a well balanced dessert. (In terms of flavour, not nutrition, obviously.) But unlike crème caramel, crème brûlée provides an irresistible textural con-trast between silky custard and crunchy sugar.
What’s more, the charred flavours that burning creates add a soupcon of dark sophistication utterly lacking in crème caramel. And though it requires only ingredients you probably already have in your fridge, it is 1) insanely easy to make (you can even do most of it a few days ahead of time, if necessary); 2) pretty much impossible to mess up (I mean, you’re supposed to burn it); and 3) virtually guaranteed to garner admiration.
The most challenging part of making crème brûlée is putting the custard in the oven to bake. I’m not being entirely facetious — it’s actually a little tricky. That’s because you must cook the custard (a thin batter of cream, egg yolks, and sugar) in a water bath; surrounding the ramekins with hot water keeps the custard moist and prevents it from breaking into a lumpy, curdled mess. Assemble the contraption on
top of your oven, or on a nearby countertop, so you don’t have to carry it far and risk spilling the custard mixture, or the boiling water, or both.
Once steamed in the water bath, the custard will taste as smooth and velvety as the voice of Bobby “Blue” Bland, though by itself it is as flavourful as his surname. It will also appear quite homely, its surface covered with pockmarks. The burned sugar layer takes care of both of these problems, but does require additional care to create. Using the right amount of sugar is crucial. It should coat the entire surface of each custard — no patches of yellow should peek through — but it should not be so thick that it piles into shallow ridges or mounds on top of the custard. Once burnt, the sugar should audibly crack when you hit it with a spoon; if there’s too little sugar, it won’t melt into a solid crust, but if there’s too much it’ll overwhelm the custard with its burnt flavour and adhere unpleasantly to your teeth. (Take note that only granulated sugar should be used to top crème
brûlée; large-grained turbinado or demerara sugar and moist brown sugar will never achieve the sheen and crisp texture you’re going for.) As for technique, broiling in the oven is the most pragmatic option for most, though it gives you less control over the process than using a culinary blowtorch. If you do go the broiling route, keep a close eye on the ramekins and consider rotating them once or twice to help the sugar caramelise evenly.
Vanilla is the only flavour traditionally added to crème brûlée, and if you want to go the ultra-tra-ditionalist (and costly) route, you can add a split vanilla bean to your saucepan of cream, steep it for 10 minutes, and then discard the pod before pro-ceeding. I like vanilla extract just fine — but only when it’s supplemented with a glug of Orange juice concentrate. Burnt sugar and orange complement each other too perfectly to pass up the opportunity to combine them.
WP-Bloomberg
How to make the perfectHow to make the perfect
Crème BrûléeYield: 4 servingsTime: 3 hours, almost entirely unattended
INGREDIENTS2 cups heavy cream6 large egg yolks1/2 cup plus 8 teaspoons sugar1 tablespoon Orange juice concentrate1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
METHOD:Heat the oven to 300 degrees F, and bring
a kettle of water to a boil. Put four 8-ounce ramekins in a 9- by 13-inch pan.
Put the cream in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat and cook until it begins to steam, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, put the egg yolks and 1/2 cup sugar in a large bowl and whisk until the mixture is pale yellow and silky, about 1 minute. Whisk in the Orange juice concentrate and vanilla.
Gradually add the hot cream to the egg mixture, whisking constantly. Pour the custard mixture into the ramekins. Add enough boiling water to the 9- by 13-inch pan to come about halfway up the sides of the ramekins, then
cover the pan with foil and transfer it carefully to the oven. Bake until the custard no longer appears liquid in the center, 45 to 50 minutes. Remove the ramekins from the pan and cool for at least 1 hour at room temperature, then cover each ramekin with foil or plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to a few days.
Heat the broiler. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons sugar over the top of each custard and broil until the sugar is melted and deeply browned, 3 to 5 minutes. (Or, instead of broiling, you can cara-melize the sugar with a culinary blowtorch.) Serve.
Crème BrûléeCrème Brûlée
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 TECHNOLOGY12
By Paul Sandle and Clare Jim
Taiwan’s HTC Corp has unveiled the new smart-phone that it hopes will set it apart from the crowd of
Google Android devices on the mar-ket and help it make up ground lost to Samsung Electronics Co Ltd and Apple Inc.
It has distinguished the phone, the HTC One, from rival Android devices by using new software — the BlinkFeed feature — to replace icons on the home screen with a personalised stream of news articles, social networking updates, photos and video.
HTC is also billing it as the first smartphone with a built-in remote control function, opening a window into a potential new business model for phone vendors and cable TV operators.
HTC is in discussions with cable operators in different countries, and hopes to offer a more interactive pack-age for consumers by transforming the phone into a remote control for TVs, set-top boxes and receivers, according to analysts who attended a conference with HTC on Tuesday. The company declined to comment on whether it was in talks.
“The new TV connectivity feature inspires new imagination regarding how the smartphone and TV space may evolve,” said CK Lu, an analyst for Gartner based in Taipei. “It allows for deep collaboration,” he said.
Possibilities include co-developing apps and bundle-selling by smartphone makers and cable operators, Lu said, which would expand sales channels.
HTC was an early, and success-ful, maker of smartphones based on
Android, but it has been eclipsed by the increasing dominance of Samsung, which Gartner said made more than 42 percent of Android smartphones in the fourth quarter.
Android is widening its lead in smartphone operating systems, with devices running the software capturing nearly 70 percent of the market last quarter, Gartner said last week.
Apple is in second place with 21 per-cent, while Blackberry and Windows Phone, which Nokia is pinning its hopes on, trailed with 3.5 percent and 3 percent, respectively.
HTC, however, has failed to capital-ize on Android’s dominance. Its share of mobile phone sales fell to 1.8 percent of the market last year, down from 2.4 percent in 2011, according to Gartner, and delivered disappointing first-quar-ter sales guidance early this month
after reporting a 91 percent plunge in fourth-quarter net profit.
HTC launched its new device, which features a 4.7 inch screen and quad-core processor, days before the mobile phone industry’s biggest gathering in Barcelona.
Analysts said that the new smart-phone would help HTC to differenti-ate its brand from the typical Android offering but that competition from Samsung remained the biggest threat.
“HTC One is the best Android smartphone for the time being, but consumers will wait till they see Galaxy 4S, which is expected to launch in mid-March, to decide to buy or not,” said Birdy Lu, an analyst at Daiwa Capital in Taipei.
HTC said the device would be avail-able in more than 80 countries from March. Reuters
HTC launches smartphone with revamped software
By Jim Finkle and Joseph Menn
Apple Inc was recently attacked by hackers who infected Macintosh computers of some employees, the company said in an unprecedented disclosure describing the widest known cyber attacks targeting Apple computers used by corporations.
Unknown hackers infected the computers of some Apple workers when they visited a website for software developers that had been infected with malicious software. The malware had been designed to attack Mac computers.
The same software, which infected Macs by exploiting a flaw in a version of Oracle Corp’s Java software used as a plug-in on Web browsers, was used to launch attacks against Facebook, which the social network disclosed on Friday.
The malware was also employed in attacks against Mac comput-ers used by “other companies,” Apple said, without elaborating on the scale of the assault.
Twitter, which disclosed that it had been breached February 1 and that hackers might gave accessed some information on about 250,000 users, was hit in the same campaign, according to a person close to the investigation.
Another person briefed on the case said that hundreds of companies, including defence contractors, had been infected with the same mali-cious software. Though this person said that the malware could have originated from China, there was no proof.
“This is a new campaign. It’s not like the other ones you read about
where everyone can tell it’s China,” the first person said.Investigations into the breaches are ongoing. It was not immediately
clear when the attacks had begun, the extent to which the hackers had succeeded in stealing data from targeted systems, or whether all infected machines have been identified.
The malware was distributed at least in part through a site aimed at iPhone developers, which might still be infecting visitors who haven’t disabled Java in their browser, the person close to the case said. There is a version that infects computers running Microsoft Windows as well.
Security firm F-Secure wrote that the attackers might have been trying to get access to the code for apps on smartphones, seeking a way to infect millions of end-users. It urged developers to check their source code for unintended changes.
Apple disclosed the breach as tensions are heating up over US allegations that the Chinese military engages in cyber espionage on US companies.
US cyber security firm Mandiant reported over the weekend that it has uncovered evidence that the Chinese military is behind a slew of
cyber attacks on US businesses. The White House said it has repeatedly raised concerns about Chinese cyber theft with Beijing.
The breaches described by Apple mark the highest-profile cyber attacks to date on businesses running Mac computers. Hackers have traditionally focused on attacking machines running the Windows operating system, though they have gradually turned their attention to Apple products over the past couple of years as the company gained market share over Microsoft Corp.
“This is the first really big attack on Macs,” said the source, who declined to be identified because the person was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly. “Apple has more on its hands than the attack on itself.”
Charlie Miller, a prominent expert on Apple security who is co-author of The Mac Hacker’s Handbook, said the attacks show that criminal hackers are investing more time studying the Mac OS X operating system so they can attack Apple computers.
For example, he noted, hackers recently figured out a fairly sophis-ticated way to attack Macs by exploiting a flaw in Adobe Systems Inc’s Flash software.
“The only thing that was making it safe before is that nobody both-ered to attack it. That goes away if somebody bothers to attack it,” Miller said.
Apple said it plans to release a piece of software on Tuesday that customers can use to identify and repair Macs infected with the malware used in the attacks.
Reuters
Apple hit by hackers
COMICS & MORE 13
Hoy en la HistoriaFebruary 21, 1613
1842: The first sewing-machine was patented by John Greenough1885: The Washington Monument was dedicated in the U.S. capital2011: Benghazi and much of eastern Libya were in rebel hands after army units sided with the rebels2012: Russian punk band Pussy Riot performs anti-Putin songs on the altar of Moscow’s main cathedral. Jail sentences later attract international criticism
Mikhail Romanov was elected Tsar of Russia, marking the start of the Romanov dynasty’s 300-year rule that ended with the execution of Tsar Nicholas II
Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS
ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
AUDIO, BEAT, BEEP, BELL, BOOM, BUZZ, CACKLE, CACOPHONY,CHIRP, CHORTLE, CHORUS, CLANG, CLATTER, CLICK, CLINK, CRY,DISSONANCE, DRUM, FOOTSTEP, GIGGLE, GUFFAW, GURGLE, HOWL, JANGLE, JINGLE, KNOCK, LAUGH, MURMER, MUSIC, MUTTER, NOISE, PATTER, PEAL, PING, POP, RAPPING, RATTLE, RING, ROAR, RUSTLE, SCRAPE, SCREAM, SCREECH, SHOUT, SHRIEK, SIGH, SNORT, SQUEAK, SQUELCH, TAPPING, TING, TOOT, TWANG, TWEET, TWITTER, VOICE, WAIL, WHISPER, WHISTLE,WHOOP.
Baby Blues Jerry Scott and Rick Kirkman
Zits by Dennis Young and Denis Lebrun
Hagar The Horrible Chris Browne
LEARNARABIC
The use of Possessive adjectives with "I’nda": to have:
Example: Meaning:
Ana I’ndee I’ndee Kitab I have a book
Anta I’ndaka I’ndaka qalam You have a pen
Anti I’ndaki I’ndaki haqeeba
You have a bag (f)
Howa I’ndahu I’ndahu bait He has a house
Hiyya I’ndaha I’ndaha jawal She has a mobile phone
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
HYPER SUDOKU
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORDS
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku
Puzzle is solved
by filling the
numbers from 1
to 9 into the blank
cells. A Hyper
Sudoku has
unlike Sudoku
13 regions
(four regions
overlap with the
nine standard
regions). In all
regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear
only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is
solved like a normal Sudoku.
ACROSS 1 Wine barrel 5 Tear to pieces10 “Porgy and ___”14 Words after
“here,” “there” and “everywhere” in “Old MacDonald Had a Farm”
15 “Pet” annoyance16 For grades 1-1217 Negative reaction to failure19 Emergency-related20 Snake along the Nile21 Dublin’s land22 Former
congresswoman Bella
23 Sort of words that sailors are famous for
27 Flip over29 Synthesizer designer
Robert30 Circumvent31 It’s about six feet for
a turkey vulture
35 ___ de Janeiro36 Other half of a hit 4538 Refinery material39 Source of the word
“karma”42 Ken and Barbie44 Deadly 1966
hurricane with a Spanish-derived name
45 “Cats” poet47 Feuding families,
e.g.51 Chilling, as
Champagne52 Purple spring
bloomer53 Drunk’s interjection56 Fascinated by57 Sugar craving60 Sewing line61 Like names starting “Ff-”62 Unadulterated63 Sea eagles64 English class
assignment65 River of Hades
DOWN 1 Spanish house 2 “Famous” cookie man 3 Chowder eater’s
utensil 4 Seoul’s home: Abbr. 5 Perfume application 6 When repeated, a
crier’s cry 7 Ward off 8 Preceding night 9 ___ Moines Register10 Mattress invaders11 “My Fair Lady” lady12 Shoulder gesture13 Long, drawn-out
attack18 Icy cold22 Awestruck24 “___ live and
breathe!”25 Surrounded by26 All’s opposite27 Autos28 Athletic shoe brand31 A lively person may
have a sparkling one
32 Remove, as scratches on an auto
33 Singer Guthrie34 Egg holder36 ___ Rabbit37 Evaluate, with “up”40 “2 Broke Girls” and
“30 Rock”41 Place for a football pad42 Certain believer43 Corrida cheer45 Mother ___ of Calcutta46 Horseshoe forger
47 Capital of Idaho48 ___ circle49 Largest moon of Saturn50 Quantum mechanics
pioneer Bohr54 Modest response to
praise55 Follower of Corn,
Rice and Wheat in cereal names
57 Neighbor of Nor.58 Craven of horror films59 Photo ___ (political
events)
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
D I O R A M A A C T A B L EI M N O T I N T E R E S T E DP R I C E O N O N E S H E A DS E T S W E S T E N D
N O T E A S YD I S C O L O R S A C H EI N T E N D T O L A S H E SC H A N C E O F S U C C E S ST O T T E R L A C R O S S EA C E S C O W R I T T E N
S C A N N E DB I G H A N D I E S T
H A V E A G O O D M I N D T OA B E R D E E N T E R R I E RN E S T E R S S T K I T T 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
14
EASY SUDOKUEasy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.
Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate
CINEMA / TV LISTINGS 15
12:00 Uefa
Champions
League Milan V
Barcelona
14:00 English Sports
News
14:30 Atp Tennis
Magazine
15:00 Copa
Libertadores
Fluminense V
Tba
17:00 Boxing Golden
Boy Tba
18:00 English Sports
News
18:30 La Liga
Programme
19:30 Total Italian
Football
20:00 Uefa Europa
League Lyon
V Tottenham
Chelsea V
Sparta Prague
08:00 News
9:00 Revolution
Through Arab
Eyes
10:00 News
10:30 Inside Story
11:30 The Stream
12:00 News
12:30 People &
Power
13:00 NEWSHOUR
14:30 Inside Story
15:00 Witness
16:00 NEWSHOUR
17:00 News
17:30 The Stream
18:00 NEWSHOUR
19:30 Viewfinder
Latin America
20:30 Inside Story
21:00 NEWSHOUR
22:00 News
22:30 The Stream
23:00 Revolution
Through Arab
Eyes
13:40 American
Chopper
15:30 Auction Kings
16:00 Life On A Wire
16:55 Outback
Truckers
17:50 Mythbusters
Dirty Dozen
18:45 American Guns
20:05 How It’s Made
21:00 Auction Kings
21:30 Gold Rush
23:20 Around The
World In 80
Ways
13:00 Expedition
Wild
14:00 Swamp Men
17:00 The Phantom
Cat
18:00 Animal Mega
Moves
20:00 The Phantom
Cat
21:00 Caught In The
Act
23:00 Shane
Untamed
13:15 Foster’s Home
For...
14:30 Powerpuff Girls
16:35 Young Justice
17:00 Ben 10:
Omniverse
18:00 Level Up
20:30 Total Drama
World Tour
22:10 Grim
Adventures Of...
23:00 Ben 10
08:00 Scooby-Doo!
Curse Of The
Lake Monster
10:00 12 Dates Of
Christmas
20:00 Tucker And
Dale vs Evil
22:00 Spread
13:50 Wild France
16:05 Shamwari: A
Wild Life
16:35 Wildlife SOS
17:30 Too Cute!
19:20 Call Of The
Wildman
20:15 Venom Hunter
With Donald
Schultz
21:10 Into The
Dragon’s Lair
22:05 Wildest India
23:00 Amba The
Russian Tiger
12:05 Follow That
Dream
13:55 Submarine X-1
15:25 Oleanna
16:55 Sleeper
18:25 Billion Dollar
Brain
20:15 Third Man Out
22:00 What’s New
Pussycat?
23:45 Yentl
12:20 Little Women
14:20 The Wings Of
Eagles
16:05 The Wreck
Of The Mary
Deare
17:50 Please Don’t
Eat The Daisies
21:05 The Year
Of Living
Dangerously
23:00 Gypsy Moths
13:00 Pacific Pirates
14:30 Valentina
16:00 Mickey’s Twice
Upon A Christmas
18:00 Alvin And The
Chipmunks:
Chipwrecked-
20:00 Wheelers
22:00 Pacific Pirates
TEL: 444933989 444517001
MALL CINEMA
1Lokpal (Malayalam)
– 2.30, 5.15, 8.00 & 11.00pm
2
Tad, The Lost Explorer (3D) (Animation) – 2.15pm
A Good Day To Die Hard (2D/Action) – 4.00 & 11.30pm
Zila Ghaziabad (2D/Hindi)– 6.00 & 8.45pm
3
6 Bullets (2D/Action) – 2.30 & 7.00pm
Beautiful Creatures (2D/Romantic) – 4.45pm
Snitch (2D/Action) – 9.15 & 11.15pm
ROYAL PLAZA
1
6 Bullets (2D/Action) – 3.00 & 7.00pm
Snitch (2D/Action) – 5.00 & 11.00pm
A Good Day To Die Hard (2D/Crime) – 9.15pm
2Zila Ghaziabad (Hindi)
– 2.30, 5.00, 8.00 & 10.45pm
3
Rise of The Guardians (Animation)– 2.30pm
Mirror Mirror (Comedy) – 4.30pmMelancholia (Drama)
– 6.30 & 9.00pmThe Bangbang Club (Drama)
–11.15pm
LANDMARK
1
Aala Gosety (2D/Arabic) – 2.30 & 7.00pm
Beautiful Creatures (2D/Romantic) – 4.45pm
On The Road (2D/Drama) – 9.15pm
Snitch (2D/Action) – 11.30pm
2
6 Bullets (2D/Action) – 2.30 & 11.00pm
A Good Day To Die Hard (2D/Crime) – 5.00 & 7.00pm
Snitch (2D/Action) – 9.00pm
3
Kai Po Che (2D/Hindi) – 2.30 & 8.00pm
Romans (2D/Malayalam) – 5.00 & 10.30pm
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013
PLUS | THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 POTPOURRI16
Editor-In-Chief Khalid Al Sayed Acting Managing Editor Hussain Ahmad Editorial Office The Peninsula Tel: 4455 7741, E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
If you want your events featured here mail details to [email protected]
Islamic Arts workshops at Katara Art Studios When: March 3; 10:00 - March 16; 21:30Where: Katara Art Studios, Building 19 What: A series of Islamic Arts workshops facilitated by The Prince’s School of Traditional Arts, which specialises in teaching, researching, and promoting the practice and theory of the arts and crafts of the world’s great traditions.Ticket: Free of cost. To reserve your place and to find out the schedule email [email protected] or call the Katara Education team on 4408 0233.
Forever NowWhen: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pmWhere: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art
What: Forever Now proposes new readings based on the works of five artists from Mathaf’s permanent collection. This exhibition unpacks new narratives that posit a unique understanding of five diverse artists: Fahrelnissa Zeid, Jewad Selim, Saliba Douaihy, Salim Al Dabbagh and Ahmed Cherkaoui. Free entry
The FamilyWhen: Until Feb 28; 10am-10pmFriday: 2pm-10pmWhere: Anima Gallery, The Pearl-QatarWhat: First Guiragossian family exhibition. Despair, separation, re-union, love... Life in all its forms is portrayed in the works of Paul, Emmanuel, Jean Paul and Manuella Guiragossian. Free entry
Tea with NefertitiWhen: Until March 31, 2013; 11am-6pmWHERE: Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art WHAT: Offer a critical perspective on how to perceive an artwork, particularly in and from the Arab world. Free entry
Chamber Music at Museum of Islamic Art:Death and the MaidenWhen: March 7; 6pmWhere: Museum of Islamic Art Atrium
Encounter: The Royal Academy in the Middle East ExhibitionWhen: Until March 6; 10am-10pmWhere: Gallery 1&2 Building 19 and Katara Gallery Building 22 What: An exhibition featuring over 80 works of art in a wide variety of media by 25 Royal Academicians and 25 prominent artists from across the Middle East.Free entry
Events in Qatar MEDIA SCAN
IN FOCUS
• Criticism of begging in many malls and streets, and demands for a dedicated government agency to check this phenomenon.
• Demand for authorities to lay down standards for paving of car parks at commercial centres, some of which use materials on which people slip if there is water on the floor.
• Demand for installation of radars on Shamal Road to prevent speeding.
• Authorities urged to make truck drivers secure contain-ers on trailers to prevent them slipping and falling off, espe-cially at roundabouts and traffic signals.
• Talk of publicity on social media about races being organised by Qatar Cancer Society.
• Talk about doubling of the finan-cial allocation for citizens receiv-ing treatment abroad.
• Talk of the Consumer Protection Department raiding a well-known footwear shop that was selling fakes of Italian brands.
• Talk about the death of a Qatari powerboat racer and demands to probe the circumstances of his death.
• Demand for government and private bodies to adjust their working hours to reduce traffic on roads when schools reopen after the spring break.
A summary ofissues of the daydiscussed by the Qatari communityin the media.
A photo by a Peninsula Plus reader.
by Saeed Salih
Mike the fearless brown bear shot by Swiss gamekeepers
A brown bear dubbed Mike by its fans has been shot and killed by gamekeepers
in a mountainous border region in southeastern Switzerland after several run-ins with locals, Swiss officials said.
How to deal with the bear, known as M13 by authorities, had sparked controversy between gamekeepers and environmentalists far outside the Graubuenden canton, which borders on Italy and Austria and where the animal was most often spotted. Swiss gamekeepers said Mike, given the name by crea-tors of a Twitter account set up to track him and spread his fame, had increasingly pushed into populated areas and shown no fear of people, presenting a major safety risk.
“The bear’s behaviour couldn’t be changed,” wildlife wardens in the canton — home to famous win-ter holiday resorts like St Moritz, Klosters and Davos — said in a statement. Mike’s adventures, such as breaking into beehives belonging to a school in the town of Poschiavo, were closely monitored after he was fitted with a tracking device last June. Reuters
If you want a photograph taken by you featured here mail it to [email protected]