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The Golden Globes saw American Hustle rack up some big wins while 12 Years a Slave went home with just best drama, but there’s still no dominant contender for the Oscars.

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American Hustle,12 Years a Slave take

top Golden GlobesThe Golden Globes are often seen as a cheerfully rackety outfit

given colossal importance simply by preceding the Oscars, but they are also an institution that, in specifically honouring

comedies, favours that lighter kind of movie which can be overlooked in the general solemnity of awards season.

Leonardo DiCaprio Cate Blanchett

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Best film – drama12 Years a Slave

Best film – musical or comedyAmerican Hustle

Best directorAlfonso Cuaron, Gravity

Best actor – dramaMatthew McConaughey,

Dallas Buyers ClubBest actress – drama

Cate Blanchett, Blue JasmineBest actor – musical or comedy

Leonardo DiCaprio,The Wolf of Wall Street

Best actress – musical or comedyAmy Adams, American Hustle

Best supporting actorJared Leto, Dallas Buyer's Club

Best supporting actressJennifer Lawrence, American Hustle

Best foreign language filmThe Great Beauty (Italy)

Best animated feature film: FrozenBest screenplay: Spike Jonze, HerBest original song: Ordinary Love,Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

Best original scoreAlex Ebert, All Is Lost

By Peter Bradshaw

The Golden Globes are often seen as a cheerfully rackety outfit given colossal impor-tance simply by preceding

the Oscars, but they are also an insti-tution that, in specifically honouring comedies, favours that lighter kind of movie which can be overlooked in the general solemnity of awards season.

So maybe it is appropriate that the madcap black crime comedy American Hustle has emerged as the big winner of the Globes with its three awards: for best comedy or musical, and best actress and best supporting actress (comedy or musical) for Amy Adams and the all-conquering Jennifer Lawrence.

The much anticipated landslide for Steve McQueen’s powerful slavery drama 12 Years A Slave did not mate-rialise, although it gained a single and respectfully prominent win as best film (drama).

This was really a very “open” awards evening. The Globes are always the most watchable sort of television enter-tainment (far superior to the Oscars because of the more intimate setting, and the recent excellent hosting by Amy Poehler and Tina Fey), but they don’t necessarily give any real clue as to how the academy awards are going to go, other than, surely, to shorten the odds still further on 12 Years A Slave getting the best film prize — and per-haps nothing else. Maybe that extraor-dinary film will be cordoned off into that one big prize while slighter pieces of work will be garlanded elsewhere? There is no doubt that American Hustle has hustled its way into the limelight in this season, riding a self-created wave of hipness, an irresistible comedy riff of a film.

Martin Scorsese was not nominated as director for his crazily energised decadence epic The Wolf Of Wall Street, but perhaps he should have been. His star Leonardo DiCaprio took the prize for best actor in the comedy category, as the crooked broker Jordan Belfort. This was a picture comparable to Scorsese’s 1990 masterpiece Goodfellas, which was also so clearly a model for American Hustle. At 71 years old, the director’s vigour and influence are absolutely undiminished.

The space thriller Gravity — recently hailed as a British technical success at the Bafta nominations — has earned its director Alfonso Cuarón the direct-ing prize, a category which, perhaps bafflingly, is not divided into “comedy” and “drama”, and so Cuaron was able to beat McQueen, Alexander Payne, Paul Greengrass and David O Russell, a result which many will find a surprise.

Gravity was a huge, old-fashioned spectacle of a film, a terrific experi-ence, superb in its simplicity and Barnumesque flair for movie show-manship, but it has been dismissed in some quarters (rather condescend-ingly) because of the alleged hokiness of its dialogue and characterisation. Well, perhaps these are broad. But it is all part of the brash and brilliant melo-drama. For my money, and specifically

in terms of direction and shaping actors’ performances, Alexander Payne was arguably the winner, but Gravity was still a formidable achievement. It gave the evening’s hosts the night’s best gag, noting that George Clooney would rather float away into space rather than spend one more minute with a woman his own age.

The worthiest and most satisfying acting award was to Cate Blanchett for her performance as an impossibly haughty, damaged and heartbreakingly ruined socialite, Jasmine, in Woody Allen’s excellent Blue Jasmine, a film which really deserved to get Allen a direction or screenwriting nomination but didn’t.

Blanchett brilliantly showed how Jasmine is in denial about what has happened to her, and how she herself has helped to bring about her own downfall. It is an overtly and unfash-ionably theatrical performance in many ways, a performance you might expect to see on stage, with mannerisms and vocal tics designed to reach the back row of a hushed and expectant theatre auditorium. It will be interesting to see if this success carries forward any fur-ther from here.

The two acting prizes for Jean-Marc Vallée’s Dallas Buyers Club will be a heads-up for British cinema audiences — this heartfelt drama has not yet had its UK release. Matthew McConaughey has the best actor (drama) prize in the real-life story of Ron Woodroof, the straight man with Aids in the 1980s who pioneered the search for alterna-tive therapies and treatments when a

bureaucratic and often openly homo-phobic political establishment dragged its heels. Jared Leto wins the support-ing actor prize for playing the gay man he befriended and made a comrade in his battle. It’s a role which required McConaughey to lose an awful lot of weight, which is something that does always impress awards electorates — and he was still markedly gaunt for his cameo in Scorsese’s The Wolf Of Wall Street as the cynical trader who mentors DiCaprio’s still uncorrupted broker in the ways of un-righteousness.

It’s an awards-bait film in many ways, with an easily digestible “issue” and reassuringly heterosexual lead character in a heartfelt and approach-able drama. Again, however, I have to say Chiwetel Ejiofor was the more deserving winner in that category, and Jared Leto was not obviously bet-ter in his own category than contend-ers including Michael Fassbender and Barkhad Abdi who was excellent as the terrified pirate in Paul Greengrass’s Captain Phillips. But Leto’s win is a sen-timental pleasure to those of us who remember his teen debut in the 1990s TV cult classic My So-Called Life.

So movies like August: Osage County, Philomena and Saving Mr Banks may conceivably be fading, while Gravity, 12 Years and American Hustle pull ahead. But there is still no clear dominant contender. There is still a chance that a movie like Alexander Payne’s poign-ant Nebraska, with its wonderful lead performances from Bruce Dern and June Squibb will break through at the Oscars. The Guardian

Amy AdamsMatthew McConaughey

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MES pupil winsliterary award

MES Indian School pupil Afeeda Fermis won ‘Sahiti Puraskaram’,

a literary award for her story Gamanam in the short story con-test recently. The competition was conducted for the Indian expatriate schools in Qatar under the auspicious of ‘Samanvayam’, an Indian expatri-ate forum. Ashtamoorti, a well-known Malayalam writer presented the award to Afeeda Fermis in a colourful func-tion organized by the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) of Qatar. Principal (Acting) Hameeda Kadar, felicitated the award winner.

The Press Club of Bhavan’s Public School conducted its 5th Mock Press Conference recently. The personality chosen for the month was Nelson Mandela. The students from class VI-VIII contested for both, the role of the first South African President and as mock press reporters from various print media. The session started with the student reporters who asked many questions to the president contestants like the reasons for his visit to Qatar and in particular to Bhavan’s Public School, anti-apartheid protests, his long years of imprisonment and on winning the elections as the first Black President and and many other ques-tions related to politics, social & economic aspects of South Africa that generated interest among the audience. After the mock conference, Helmin of Std VII was declared the winner as best contestant for the personality of the month followed by Rohan T Thomas of Std VII and Fathima of Std VII. The results of student reporters will be declared later after the submission of their reports for judgement. Prabhavathy Nambiar gave away the prizes to the winners.

Birla Public School organised a Dental Camp for the student of KGI at BPS Kids Valley in co-ordination with Dr Princy George from Family Medical Clinics.

Pak Pakhtu Adabi Tolana Doha Qatar, a literary organisation of expats from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, under the patronage of Pakistan embassy, elected its new office bearers for the year 2014-2015. A meeting was held at the residence of former president Omat Hasan Bangush, where a committee of three senior members — Wazir Badashah Janan, Feroz Khan Afridi and Omata Hasan Bangush — conducted the election. Following members are elected for 2014-2015: Mukaram Khan Bangush as Chairman; Delawar Khan Lewaney as Vice chairman; Niaz Muhammad Mohmmand as President; Multan Khan Hemat is Sr Vice President; Bakhtiar Shakir is Vice President, Liaqat Ali Qurban is General Secretary; Laiq Aseer is Dupty General Secretary and Afzal Khan is Joint Secretary.

Liaqat Ali Qurban, Niaz Muhammad Mohmmand, Laiq Aseer and Delawar Khan Lewaney

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Qatar UAE Exchange bags the Award for Best Customer Service given by International

Finance Magazine, UK. Edison Fernandez, Country Head, Qatar UAE Exchange, received the award in an event held at Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel, Dubai, recently.

Fernandez said: “It is a very euphoric moment for all of us at UAE Exchange, especially the

Qatar team. UAE Exchange has always kept ‘customer experience’ at the forefront of all its efforts, and to get acknowledged and appreci-ated for the same is a like a dream come true. We take this opportu-nity to thank International Finance Magazine for this recognition and will work harder to further enhance our customer service experience.”

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Qatar UAE Exchange bags ‘Best Customer Service’ award

Edison Fernandez receiving the award.

International Bank of Qatar (ibq) is sponsoring the Master Cricket Tournament for the 9th year

running. This year’s edition brought together 32 teams, including the ibq team.

The event kick-started on Friday in the Doha West Bay Cricket Complex. Andrew Ball, Head of Retail Banking, Chandramohan Pilliai, Head of Admin. & Facilities at ibq were the chief guests for the occasion.

The tournament will culminate with the final on February 21. The Crickets Masters has been organised by the Qatar Veterans Cricket League since 1988.

Jabra Ghandour, Managing Director of ibq, said: “We are pleased to sponsor

the Masters Cricket Tournament for the 9th consecutive year. Our long-term partnership with Qatar Veterans’ Cricket League underlines our objective aiming at supporting the promotion of sports in Qatar and ibq’s firm commit-ment to the community in Qatar. We are also glad to see this event gaining more success year on year.”

Mohamed Ikhlas Farid, founder of the Qatar Veterans’ Cricket League, said: “We continue to be encouraged and inspired by the remarkable atten-tion the Cricket Masters has been receiving over the past nine years. It has truly established its position on Qatar’s sports calendar and has received wide acclaim.”

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IBQ sponsors Masters Cricket Tournament

ibq team with bank officials.

LuScent luxury candles at City Lifestyle stores

Elegantly styled designer can-dles LuScent from Flashpoint

are now available across at all City Lifestyle stores. Crafted with a European terracotta vessel and metal like finishes, these candles are designed with four wicks to maximize glow. They can provide the perfect ambience for upto 60 hours whilst maintaining its allure.

Find solace with ‘Gardenia The Blanc’ — garden fresh with a whiff of white tea or simply go spa-static with ‘Cucumber Nesia’ — a refined blend of steeped cucumber water and fresh garden mint with a hint of spice. The Peninsula

Chef Gordon Ramsay visits his restaurants

Eager guests gathered at The St Regis Doha this weekend for an exclusive evening of

culinary delights with Chef Gordon Ramsay, whose restaurants have earned numerous Michelin stars. The event offered food connoisseurs in Qatar the opportunity to meet the master and savour some of his famous dishes.

Visiting his two restaurants in Doha, the celebrity chef provided his fans with a meal to remember, as they dined in Opal by Gordon Ramsay and in Gordon Ramsay, the signature fine dining restaurant located at The St. Regis Doha.

“I am delighted by the support the Gordon Ramsay restaurants have received in Doha. We had a success-ful launch and an exciting first year,” said Ramsay. The restaurants, located at The St. Regis Doha, are the only Middle Eastern Gordon Ramsay branded restaurants, and have been popular since opening in 2012.

“The Gordon Ramsay partnership has been met with great success, said Tareq Derbas, General Manager, The St. Regis Doha.

“We are delighted to welcome Gordon back to see how well the Gordon Ramsay brand is resonating with our customers here in Doha. We had an extremely successful opening, which has everything to do with select-ing world-class brands that share the same passion for quality and excellence in service. We are proud to offer a

diverse range of dining choices at The St. Regis Doha, as they add to the dynamic atmosphere of the city while

giving locals, expatriates and visitors a genuinely cosmopolitan experience”.

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Chef Gordon Ramsay (right) and Chef Gilles Bosquet

PLUS | TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 20146 WHEELS

Ford packsF-150 with loads of new features

Ford yesterday introduced the all-new Ford F-150, the reinvention of America’s favour-ite truck. F-150 is part of the Ford F-Series truck lineup, America’s best-selling trucks

for 37 consecutive years and America’s best-selling vehicles for 32 years.

“F-150 is well-known for being Built Ford Tough. Now, it is both tough and smart,” said Mark Fields, Ford Motor Company chief operating officer. “The all-new F-150 redefines the future of trucks, and it is yet another example of our One Ford plan producing vehicles that serve customers with a commitment to the very best quality, fuel efficiency, safety, smart design and value.”

“We have a unique connection with our customers,” said Joe Hinrichs, Ford executive vice president and president of The Americas. “Time and again, F-150 has delivered the tougher, smarter features they want along with the capabilities they need for work or play. We build our trucks to their high standards.”

In designing the backbone of the F-150, Ford engi-neers improved the truck’s signature fully boxed ladder frame. It is all-new with more high-strength steel than ever – making it stronger and lighter. High-strength, military-grade, aluminium alloys are used throughout the F-150 body for the first time, improving dent and ding resistance and also saving weight. Overall, up to 700 pounds of weight have been saved.

“More than ever before, customers want a truck that is a dependable partner, mobile office and a go-anywhere workshop,” said Raj Nair, group vice president, Global Product Development. “To meet the needs of our truck customers, we created smart new features and a whole new approach to using advanced materials and engines to improve capabil-ity and efficiency.”

Several new productivity features debut in the all-new F-150. They include:• 360-degree camera view, using exterior cameras

to create a bird’s-eye view of the truck to help the driver park, maneuver in tight spots and navigate down narrow roads and trails.

• Integrated loading ramps, which enable easy load-ing of ATVs, motorcycles and mowers.

• BoxLink, which is a combination of metal brackets and custom cleats used to secure a variety of acces-sories in the cargo box, from ramps to storage bins to bed dividers.

• LED headlamps and taillamps, which provide excel-lent nighttime visibility.

• Trailer hitch assist, a new rear view camera feature

that adds a dynamic line based on steering wheel angle in the display to help customers line up truck and trailer without requiring a spotter or having to get in or out of the vehicle.

• Smart trailer tow module, using an all-new smart trailer tow wiring harness that helps identify and inform the driver of potential trailer connectivity issues, burned or unlit trailer marker lamps, and brake lights and trailer battery faults.

• Remote tailgate, allowing for the tailgate to be locked, unlocked and released with the key fob – eliminating manual locking and increasing con-venience and security. The tailgate also is damped, dropping down gently, hands-free, to a flat position when opened. The Peninsula

Mercedes-Benz holds driving event at Losail Circuit

Select customers and fans were invited to Losail Circuit recently for the AMG Driving

Experience Qatar 2014 event. Organised by Nasser Bin Khaled Automobiles (NBKA), the dis-tributor of the Mercedes-Benz, and AMG, the occasion brought together customers, fans and media representatives for an exclusive driving event.

They had the opportunity to drive each of the models on the racing circuit, experience the per-formance capabilities of a range of Mercedes-Benz AMG models and examine the many possibilities for bespoke customisation of these vehi-cles. Participants were coached and assisted by Mercedes-Benz AMG professional performance driv-ing instructors who arrived from Germany especially for the event. They also staged a demonstration of the many aspects of performance and

diverse capabilities of the full array of models on different sections of the racing circuit.

NBKA teams were present dur-ing the entire afternoon to assist the attendees.

Vehicles representing the most popular Mercedes-Benz AMG models were available for the participants to experience during the event, includ-ing the SLK 55, C 63, E 63, GL 63, SL

63, CLS 63 and SLS AMG models.“NBK Automobiles had the pleas-

ure to host Mercedes-Benz AMG aficionados to this exclusive event at Losail Circuit, a perfect setting where the discerning enthusiasts had the opportunity to truly com-mand the full power and experience the extraordinary performance of Mercedes-Benz AMG models. In the end, there is no better argument than

what your own senses tell you while driving on a proper driving track. We also informed our guests of the wide range of possibilities for adapting the characteristics of each of these mod-els to the requirements, preferences and tastes of the customer, practically creating a bespoke vehicle tailored to each individual,” said Khalid Shaaban, General Manager, NBK Automobiles.

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RECIPE CONTEST 7PLUS | TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2014

Spinach Cheela

IngredientsFor the dough• 3/4 cup whole wheat flour,• 3 tbsp spinach chopped fine,• 1 green chili chopped fine,• 1/3 cups curds,• salt to tasteFor stuffing• 1 cup spinach chopped fine,• 2 tbsp Bengal gram flour,• salt to taste,• 1 green chili chopped fine,• 1/3 milk.For topping• 2 tbsp bean sprouts,• 2 tbsp tomatoes chopped fine• 2 tbsp or more grated/processed cheese• 1 tbsp sesame seeds• 2 tbsp oil for cooking

Method:Combine all the ingredients and knead into a soft dough

using a little water if required.Divide into 4 equal portions and keep asideCombine all the ingredients stuffing with 1/3 cup milk and

mix well. Keep aside.Roll out each portion of the dough into circle of 100 mm.

(4”) diameter.Place all 4 cheelas on a large non-stick pan and cook using

a little oil till one side is slightly cooked.Upturn the cheelas and spoon out the stuffing mixture on

them.Top with the bean spouts, tomatoes ,cheese and sesame

seeds and slightly press with a back of a spoon.Cook on both sides using a little oil. Makes 4 open cheelas.

Serve hot. Abid

Spinach Lasagna

Ingredients:• 2 pounds of spinach, rinsed, steamed and chopped• 2 garlic cloves (minced or pressed)• Vegetable oil• 6 cups milk• 1 cup butter• 1 cup all purpose flour• ½ cup cooking cream• ½ tsp nutmeg• 1 tsp parsley• 2 cups shredded cheese (emmental, mozzarella or

parmesan)8 ounces pre cooked (oven ready) lasagna Method:First, prepare a bechamel sauce: Put the butter in a sauce-

pan until it melts, then add the flour and stir until no lumps. Add milk and continue stirring, put the cooking cream ant the half of the cheese. Season with nutmeg, parsley, salt and pepper. Continue stirring until the mixture begins to boil, then turn off heat and keep covered.

Prepare the spinach: sauté the spinach with the garlic in a sauce pan, season with salt and pepper. Add the cooked spinach to the bechamel sauce and stir well.

Then, prepare the lasagna: Preheat the oven to 180° C. Put some oil in a baking dish or lasagna pan, then add a layer of lasagna, then the bechamel sauce, then again some lasagna and so on. Sprinkle the rest of the cheese on top.

Bake covered with foil for 45 minutes, then uncover and continue cooking for about 15 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Julie Dalcourt

Creamy Spinach Dip

Ingredients:• 1 bunch fresh Spinach or packet frozen Spinach• 1 small onion• 2-3 pods garlic• 1 cup fresh milk

• 4 tbsp fresh cream• 2 tsp pepper powder• 2 tsp cheese powder• Pinch of nutmeg powder• 3tbsp olive oil• 2tbsp chilli sauce• 2tbsp lemon juice• Salt and sugar to taste

Method:Blanch spinach with little water and make puree out of it,Finely chop onion and garlic and keep aside.Take olive oil in a pan. Make sure not to overheat.Put chopped onion and garlic. Toss well till transparent.Add Spinach puree, salt and sugar, pepper powder.Keep stirring in low heat for 3-4 minutes.Add cup milk and cook for another 4-5 minutes.Mix green chilli sauce and cheese powder.Remove from fire. Fold in fresh cream and nutmeg powder.Just before serving add lemon juice.Serve with carrot/cucumber sticks along with potato wafers,

papads or tortillas. Riniki Ghosh

Spinach Chicken

Ingredients• 2 bunches Spinach• Chicken, cut into 12 pieces 1 kilogram• 6 tbsp Oil• 8 Black peppercorns• 2 Bay leaves• 8 Cloves• 5 Green cardamoms• 2 medium Onions, finely chopped• 8 cloves Garlic, finely chopped• 1 inch piece Ginger, finely chopped• 2 tsp Cumin powder

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Turkish Lemon Spinach Cake

Ingredients:• 8 cups fresh spinach (you need about 1 cup puree)• 3 eggs• 1 1/2 cups sugar• 1 tsp vanilla• 1/2 cup olive oil• Juice and zest from 1 lemon (about 1/4 cup lemon

juice)• 2 cups flour• 3 tsp baking powder• Pinch salt

Method:Preheat oven to 350. Lightly spray a 9 x 13 pan with

cooking spray. Line with parchment paper and then spray parchment paper again with the cooking spray. (Fold the excess parchment paper over the sides to form handles)

Remove stems from spinach. Puree spinach in food processor until liquidy (consistency of baby food). This takes FOREVER so be patient! (I think it took me about 15 - 20 minutes)

In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar until light and creamy. Add vanilla, oil, lemon juice and rind, and pureed spinach until well blended.

In a different bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder and salt.

Stir dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.

Pour into prepared pan.Place in oven and bake for about 30 minutes or until

toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.Remove from oven and let cool on wire rack. Use parch-

ment paper handles to lift cake out of pan.Top with whipped cream or cream cheese frosting. (I

used cream cheese frosting). Dean Hadi

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• 1 tsp Coriander powder• 3/4 tsp Red chilli powder• Salt to taste• 5 tbsp Yogurt• 1/4 tsp Garam masala powder Method:Wash and finely shred spinach, chop onion, ginger and garlic and keep aside.Heat oil in a thick bottomed vessel, add peppercorns, bay leaves, cloves, cardamoms and sauté

for a minute. Add finely chopped onions, ginger and garlic and sauté till onions turn light brown.Add chicken pieces, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder and a little salt. Stir-

fry for a minute, add one tablespoon of yogurt. Stir-fry for a minute, add one more tablespoon of yogurt. Repeat this till all the yogurt has been used up and the chicken turns light brown.

Add spinach and a little more salt to taste. Mix well and stir-fry till the spinach gets well mashed. Cover and cook till the chicken is tender. Remove the cover, add garam masala powder and cook till the gravy is thick. Serve hot.

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Hot Spinach Sauce

Ingredients:• 200g Spinach• 2 Tomatoes• 4 Green Chilies• 6 Curry Leaves• 2 tsp Urad Dal (Black gram)• 2 tsp Chana Dal (Bengal gram spilt and skinned)• ½ inch Ginger• 2 tsp Tamarind Paste / 1 Lemon• 50 ml Water• 1 pinch Asafetida• 3 tbsp Oil• Salt to Taste

Method:Wash tomatoes, spinach thoroughly.Pre-heat a pan and add oil. After the oil is heated add Urad Dal, Chana Dal. Then roast them

till they achieve a light brown colour.After roasting, add curry leaves, asfetida, green chilies, ginger (small pieces). Fry them

for two minutes. Then add tomatoes (pieces) and fry them for two minutes and add finely chopped spinach.

Mix the mixture continuously and let it cook for 2 minutes. (Cook spinach to just remove it’s rawness) After the spinach is cooked, turn off the gas and let it cool down. Then grind the mixture to make sauce.

Now add lemon juice in it and 50ml of water. Mix it well and pour it in a bowl. Spinach sauce is ready.

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d

film

fa

r

exceeded

indu

str

y

proje

cti

on

s

of

about

$23m

in

dom

est

ic s

ale

s, in

clu

d-

ing th

eatr

es in

th

e U

nit

ed S

tate

s an

d C

an

ada.

It w

as t

he s

econ

d b

ig-

gest

January o

pen

ing w

eeken

d e

ver,

beh

ind o

nly

Clo

verfi

eld

, w

hic

h m

ade

$40m

, accordin

g t

o R

en

trak

.

“Y

ou

can

’t m

ak

e predic

tion

s on

film

s li

ke th

is,”

said

N

ikk

i R

occo,

Un

iversal’s presid

en

t fo

r dom

esti

c

dis

trib

uti

on

, addin

g “

You j

ust

don

’t

kn

ow

h

ow

th

e pu

bli

c is

goin

g to

em

brace i

t.”

Bu

t decen

t revie

ws

alo

ng

wit

h

wh

at

Rocco c

all

ed “

a g

rass

roots

cam

-paig

n t

o t

ell

Am

eric

an

s th

at

this

is

a

story o

f patr

ioti

sm a

nd h

erois

m, an

d

you’r

e g

oin

g t

o w

an

t to

be a

part

of

the w

ate

r c

oole

r c

onversa

tion

about

it

on

Mon

day,

” se

nt

its

box o

ffice s

ale

s so

arin

g.

Th

e fi

lm r

eceiv

ed a

73 r

ati

ng f

rom

aggregato

r w

ebsi

te R

ott

en

Tom

ato

es.

A

udie

nces

gave t

he fi

lm a

n A

+ g

rade,

accordin

g to

C

inem

aS

core,

wh

ich

measu

res

ticket

buyer r

eacti

on

s.T

he L

egen

d o

f H

erc

ule

s, w

hic

h w

as

forecast

to h

ave t

icket

sale

s of

$8m

, is

th

e fi

rst

of

two fi

lms

base

d o

n t

he

son

of

the G

reek

god Z

eus.

Th

e s

econ

d

Herc

ule

s sta

rs p

rofe

ssio

nal

wrestl

er

Dw

ayn

e J

oh

nso

n,

als

o k

now

n a

s T

he

Rock

, an

d i

s sc

hedule

d f

or r

ele

ase

on

July

25.

Th

e H

ob

bit

: T

he D

eso

lati

on

of

Sm

au

g

was s

ixth

wit

h $

8m

in

tic

ket

sale

s.

Aft

er l

eadin

g t

he d

om

est

ic b

ox o

ffice

durin

g t

he l

ast

th

ree w

eek

s of

2013

, th

e m

ovie

, th

e s

econ

d o

f a t

hree-p

art

adapti

on

of

J R

R T

olk

ien

’s 1

937 n

ovel,

has

haule

d in

$242m

dom

est

ically a

nd

$809m

glo

bally.

Via

com

In

c’s

Param

oun

t P

ictu

res

rele

ase

d W

olf

of

Wa

ll S

treet. W

arn

er

Bros,

a un

it of

Tim

e W

arn

er In

c,

rele

ased

Th

e

Hob

bit

. S

on

y

Corp’s

m

ovie

stu

dio

dis

trib

ute

d A

meri

ca

n

Hu

stle

.R

eute

rs

HO

LLY

WO

OD

NE

WS

BO

LLY

WO

OD

NE

WS

Lone

Sur

vivo

rLo

ne S

urvi

vor

outm

usc

les

outm

usc

les

Her

cule

sH

ercu

les

to w

in U

S b

ox o

ffice

to

win

US

box

offi

ce

By

An

juri

Nay

ar

A grip

pin

g s

torylin

e,

stron

g c

ast

an

d d

ialo

gues

laced

wit

h U

rdu s

eem

to h

ave w

ork

ed i

n f

avour o

f D

ed

h

Ish

qiy

a in P

akis

tan. D

istr

ibuto

r R

ehm

at

Fazl

i of

Geo

TV

said

the fi

lm is

doin

g w

ell d

esp

ite a

“haphaza

rd r

ele

ase

” and a

dded t

hat

late

nig

ht

show

s are r

unnin

g h

ouse

full t

oo.

The fi

lm h

it t

he s

creens

on F

rid

ay.

“We g

ot

the p

rin

ts o

nly

by F

rid

ay a

fternoon a

nd t

he c

enso

r

board g

ave u

s th

e c

erti

ficate

by s

even i

n t

he e

venin

g.

The

theatr

es

were n

ot

sure if th

ey w

ill even g

et

to s

how

the fi

lm,

so t

here w

ere n

o p

ost

ers,

” F

azl

i sa

id.

“We h

ad a

1am

show

and it

was

house

full,” h

e a

dded

In P

akis

tan, th

e fi

lm is

bein

g s

how

n o

n 3

5 s

creens,

inclu

d-

ing s

ingle

screen

s. H

ow

ever,

the f

ootf

all i

n m

ult

iple

xes

is

overw

helm

ing c

om

pared t

o t

he s

ingle

screen t

heatr

es,

said

F

azl

i.“D

urin

g w

eekend, th

e m

ult

iple

xes

were f

ull a

nd a

ll s

how

s in

clu

din

g t

he n

ight

show

were r

unnin

g h

ouse

full. H

ow

ever,

th

e fi

lm d

id n

ot

do w

ell i

n s

ingle

screen t

heatr

es,

” he s

aid

and a

dded t

hat

Monday a

nd T

uesd

ay a

re p

ublic h

olidays

in

the c

ountr

y.

A s

equel

to 2

010

Ish

qiy

a,

dir

ecto

r A

bhis

hek C

haubey’s

sm

all-t

ow

n s

aga s

ees

Nase

eruddin

Shah a

nd A

rsh

ad W

arsi

repris

ing t

heir

role

s of

Khalu

jaan a

nd B

abban, resp

ecti

vely

,

from

the p

revio

us

movie

. If

Vid

ya B

ala

n s

urpris

ed w

ith h

er

sensu

ous

portr

ayal in

the o

rig

inal, M

adhuri D

ixit

has

bow

led

audie

nces

over a

s m

anip

ula

tive B

egum

Para i

n t

he s

equel.

Anoth

er t

ale

nte

d a

ctr

ess

Hum

a Q

uresh

i jo

ins

her in t

he c

ast

.T

he m

akers

are “

thrille

d”

wit

h t

he r

ave r

evie

ws

and v

iew

-ers’

resp

onse

to D

ed

h I

shqiy

a in P

akis

tan, w

here it

rele

ase

d

on t

he s

am

e d

ay a

s In

dia

.“W

e w

ent

through t

he n

ecess

ary a

pprovals

of gett

ing c

lear-

an

ce f

rom

the r

egula

tory b

odie

s an

d c

en

sor b

oard,”

said

H

iren G

ada, dir

ecto

r S

hem

aroo E

nte

rta

inm

ent

Ltd

, on t

he

Pakis

tan r

ele

ase

. H

e h

as

co-p

roduced t

he fi

lm w

ith fi

lmm

aker

Vis

hal B

hardw

aj.

“There w

ere c

hallenges.

How

ever,

we h

ad v

ery g

ood s

up-

port

from

our local dis

trib

uto

r in P

akis

tan. W

e a

re t

hrille

d

wit

h t

he r

esp

on

se i

n P

akis

tan

, even

show

s at

1.30am

are

goin

g h

ouse

full,” h

e s

aid

.G

ada s

ays

they w

ere c

onfident

about

the fi

lm’s

perfo

rm

-ance in P

akis

tan.

“The I

shqiy

a franchis

e is

base

d o

n K

halu

jaan a

nd B

abban’s

naughty

and q

uir

ky c

hem

istr

y a

nd t

he b

old

fem

ale

charac-

ters.

Hence, w

e w

ere c

onfident

of

its

success

,” h

e s

aid

.“I

ndia

n c

inem

a i

s popula

r i

n P

akis

tan a

nd t

he a

udie

nces

look forw

ard t

o w

atc

hin

g B

ollyw

ood fi

lms,

sin

ce t

he c

ult

ures

are s

imilar.

We t

hin

k t

hat

good fi

lms

will have a

good m

ark

et

there,” h

e a

dded.

IAN

S

Bei

ng a

mbit

ious

puts

pre

ssure

on

rela

tion

ship

s, s

ays

Chit

rangad

a

Actr

ess

Chit

rangada S

ingh, w

ho is

in t

he

show

biz

for t

he p

ast

eig

ht

years,

feels

a p

erso

n’s

am

bit

ion d

oes

impact

his

or h

er

rela

tionsh

ips.

How

ever,

the a

ctr

ess

says

one

has

to m

ake a

dju

stm

ents

and c

om

prom

ises

to d

eal w

ith it.

“Everybody i

s so

career-o

rie

nte

d,

every-

body i

s goin

g t

hrough t

heir

ow

n p

ress

ures.

N

ot

just

in B

ollyw

ood, I

thin

k it’s

everyw

here.

You h

ave p

eople

work

ing, gett

ing a

mbit

ious,

w

anti

ng s

o m

uch m

ore in lif

e, th

en y

ou h

ave

to m

ake y

our a

dju

stm

ents

and c

om

prom

ises,

” C

hit

rangada t

old

reporte

rs

here a

t an e

vent.

“So it

does

have a

press

ure o

n y

our r

ela

tion-

ship

s. B

ein

g a

mbit

ious

is l

ike a

fad a

nd t

hat

brin

gs

wit

h it

so m

uch m

ore t

hat

you h

ave t

o

handle

,” a

dded t

he a

ctr

ess

, w

ho is

marrie

d t

o

golf

er J

yoti

Randhaw

a.

Rem

o w

ants

know

n a

ctor

in A

BC

D 2

Choreographer-fi

lmm

aker R

em

o D

’Souza

, w

ho

is a

ll s

et

to s

tart

AB

CD

2 s

hooti

ng, w

ants

to

cast

a k

now

n a

cto

r t

o p

lay t

he lead in t

he s

equel.

There a

re r

eports

that

Stu

den

t O

f T

he Y

ea

r fa

me a

cto

r V

arun D

haw

an h

as

been a

pproached

to p

lay t

he l

ead i

n t

he s

equel

to I

ndia

’s fi

rst

3D

dance fi

lm A

BC

D -

An

yBod

y C

an

Da

nce

.“F

or t

he l

ead a

cto

r (

for A

BC

D 2

), t

alk

s are

still

goin

g o

n (

wit

h a

cto

rs)

...

We a

re s

earchin

g

for a

know

n a

cto

r,”

Rem

o t

old

reporte

rs

here a

t an e

vent

organis

ed b

y J

osh

Foundati

on for N

GO

kid

s. “

Lets

see w

ho a

grees

to it,”

he a

dded.

AB

CD

- A

nyB

od

y C

an

Da

nce

, w

hic

h r

ele

ase

d

last

year,

was

a h

it a

nd featu

red c

horeographers

like P

rabhudheva, G

anesh

Acharya a

nd S

alm

an

Yusu

ff K

han. R

em

o s

aid

the s

equel w

ill have t

he

orig

inal

cast

an

d s

om

e n

ew

acto

rs

will

als

o b

e

roped in.

“If

I ta

lk a

bout

its

cast

then y

ou w

ill

get

to s

ee P

rabhudheva,

Ganesh

A

charya,

Dharm

esh

, L

auren (

Gott

lieb)

and P

unit

(P

ath

ak)

again

in t

he

part

two. S

om

e n

ew

acto

rs

will

als

o b

e r

oped i

n. T

he t

alk

s are g

oin

g o

n,”

said

Rem

o.

Big

B d

ubs

for

K A

Abbas

tr

ibute

Megast

ar A

mit

abh B

achchan s

tarte

d h

is d

ay

yest

erday w

ith d

ubbin

g f

or a

trib

ute

to

late

dir

ecto

r-s

creenw

rit

er K

A A

bbas,

who g

ave

him

his

first

break.

The a

cto

r t

ook t

o T

wit

ter

to e

xpress

his

grati

tude t

o t

he d

irecto

r for S

aa

t H

ind

ust

an

i.“(

I) h

ad s

tarte

d d

ay a

t 7:3

0am

... dub for a

trib

-ute

to K

A A

bbas,

for h

is c

ente

nary. K

A A

bbas

gave m

e m

y fi

st fi

lm,”

Am

itabh p

ost

ed o

n t

he

mic

roblo

ggin

g s

ite.

Abbas als

o h

elm

ed fi

lms li

ke

Sh

eh

ar

Au

r S

ap

na

, D

ha

rti

Ke L

al and R

oop

Lek

ha.

I’d l

ove

to w

ork w

ith B

achch

an:

DiC

apri

o

Hollyw

ood’s

ace a

cto

r L

eonardo D

iCaprio

had h

is w

ay,

he w

ould

love t

o

team

up w

ith I

ndia

n m

egast

ar A

mit

abh B

achchan o

n s

creen a

gain

aft

er h

avin

g s

hared s

creen s

pace w

ith h

im i

n T

he G

rea

t G

ats

by.

He fi

nds

the v

ete

ran a

n im

press

ive t

ale

nt

and a

“gentl

em

an”.

Recentl

y, w

hile D

iCaprio

was

bein

g i

nte

rvie

wed f

or h

is l

ate

st fi

lm T

he

Wolf

Of

Wa

ll S

treet, h

e w

as

quest

ioned w

heth

er if

an o

pportu

nit

y t

o w

ork

w

ith B

achchan w

ould

com

e u

p a

gain

, w

hat

would

he d

o. H

e e

xpress

ed a

n

inte

rest

in it,

read a

sta

tem

ent.

The T

ita

nic

sta

r s

aid

: “B

achchan im

press

ed m

e im

mense

ly b

y n

ot

just

his

ta

lent

and h

is a

bilit

y t

o a

ct,

but

what

a g

entl

em

an h

e w

as.

I w

as

honoured

to w

ork

wit

h h

im. It

was

great

seein

g t

hat

enth

usi

asm

he b

rin

gs

to e

ven

the s

mallest

of

role

s and I

’d love t

o w

ork

wit

h h

im in t

he f

utu

re.”

Am

itabh,

71,

made h

is i

nte

rn

ati

on

al

debut

wit

h T

he G

rea

t G

ats

by,

dir

ecte

d b

y B

az

Luhrm

ann. B

ig B

pla

ys

the r

ole

of

Meyer W

olf

sheim

in

the $

125m

3D

proje

ct,

an a

dapta

tion o

f F

Scott

Fit

zgerald

’s n

ovel

of

the

sam

e n

am

e.

Anis

ton-T

her

oux

‘str

onger

than

eve

r’

Acto

rs

Jen

nif

er

An

isto

n

an

d

Justi

n

Theroux a

re “

stronger t

han e

ver”

aft

er

their

New

Year v

acati

on

in

Mexic

o w

hic

h

allow

ed t

hem

to r

ela

x a

nd s

pend t

ime w

ith

each o

ther.

The c

ouple

were a

way f

rom

each o

ther

tow

ards

the e

nd o

f th

e last

year d

ue t

o t

heir

w

ork

com

mit

ments

so t

heir

trip

to C

abo S

an

Lucas,

Mexic

o g

ave t

hem

a c

han

ce t

o p

ut

their

rom

an

ce b

ack o

n t

rack,

reports

con

-ta

ctm

usi

c.c

om

.“T

hey’r

e s

tronger t

han e

ver a

nd t

he c

on-

necti

on t

hey h

ad in C

abo is

proof. T

he v

aca-

tion w

as

just

what

they n

eeded,

rela

xati

on

and lots

of

laughs.

Jen a

nd J

ust

in m

ake e

ach

oth

er s

mile a

nd e

veryone c

om

mente

d o

n h

ow

m

uch t

hey’r

e b

ack o

n form

. T

hey’r

e in a

really g

ood p

lace,” s

aid

a s

ource.

The c

ouple

got

engaged o

n T

heroux’s

41s

t bir

thday in A

ugust

2012

.

Kan

ye W

est

wan

ts t

o hon

eym

oon i

n s

pac

e

Rapper K

anye W

est

wan

ts t

o g

o f

or h

is h

on

eym

oon

in

space w

ith

fian

cee-s

ocia

lite

Kim

Kardash

ian

. H

e i

s ready t

o p

ay a

reporte

d

$1m

per n

ight.

The 3

6-y

ear-o

ld i

s obse

ssed w

ith a

ll s

ci-

fi t

hin

gs

and h

as

convin

ced

Kim

to c

ele

brate

their

marria

ge w

ith a

n i

nte

rgala

cti

c h

oliday,

reports

conta

ctm

usi

c.c

om

. “K

anye is

obse

ssed w

ith s

pace a

nd a

nyth

ing s

ci-

fi -

he’s

sh

ot

many s

pacesh

ip-t

hem

ed v

ideos

and h

e e

ven c

onsi

dered t

rain

ing a

s an a

stronauti

cal engin

eer.

Now

he’s

fixate

d o

n t

he idea o

f honeym

oonin

g

in s

pace,” a

source s

aid

.“A

pparentl

y, K

im w

asn

’t k

een a

t first

but

Kanye h

as

talk

ed h

er r

ound

and t

here’s

even t

alk

it

will be c

hronic

led o

n h

er r

eality

show

,” t

he s

ource

added.

Kanye a

long w

ith K

im w

ants

to g

o into

the C

SS

Skyw

alk

er,

an inflat-

able

sta

tion b

ein

g c

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Serena Willams (USA)Five-time champion in dominant formafter winning four of last six Slams.Suffered surprise quarter-final exit toSloane Stephens in Melbourne in 2013

Victoria Azarenka (BLR)Both her Grand Slam titles have comein Melbourne – now aiming for thirdconsecutive victory after wins overSharapova in 2012 and Li Na in 2013

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HEALTH / FITNESS 11

When stomach would turn green for ulcer diagnosis

Soon, get stomach ulcer diagnosed with-out that painful endoscopy session. Researchers have developed a safer and

non-invasive diagnostic technique for detecting ulcers in the stomach.

How?By sending some molecules to the gut to

make the ulcer-causing bacteria light up in flu-orescent green, said scientists from University of Southern Denmark.

“Early diagnosis does not only prevent ulcers from developing, it can also prevent the development of cancer,” said lead author Silvia Fontenete at University of Southern Denmark.

Ulcers are often caused by the bacte-ria Helicobacter pylori in the stomach or duodenum.

“Our laboratory experiments suggest that one day, it would be possible for doctors to send some specially designed molecules down in the stomach, where they will make H pylori glow brightly green,” explained Fontenete.

To see the green light, the doctor would send a small micro-camera into the stomach - so no need for retrieving a tissue sample from the stomach, said the study published in the journal PLOS ONE.

The scientists made H pylori glow green in artificial tissue in the laboratory.

“We believe that the same can happen in a real human stomach,” added Fontenete.

The researchers faced two challenges.First was to create special molecules that

can both detect H pylori bacteria and function at the temperature (37 degrees Celsius) of the human stomach.

Second challenge was that the molecule should be able to function in the extremely acidic environment of the stomach.

Both challenges were solved by working with the so-called Locked Nucleic Acid (LNA) - special synthetic molecules that are extremely stable and can operate at lower temperatures and in acidic environments, added the study.

New mechanism to cure depression found

The malfunctioning brain cells are not the only ones to be blamed for depression. Other non-neuronal brain cells also play

a key role in depression - a discovery that may go a long way in understanding, and curing, depression.

Researchers have shown that changes in one type of non-neuronal brain cells - called microglia - underlie the depressive symptoms brought on by exposure to chronic stress.

“In addition to the clinical importance of these results, our findings provide the first direct evidence that in addition to neurons, disturbances in the functioning of brain microglia cells have a role in causing psycho-pathology in general, and depression in par-ticular,” said professor Raz Yirmiya, director of Psychoneuroimmunology Laboratory and lead researcher.

“This suggests new avenues for drug research, in which microglia stimulators could serve as fast-acting antidepressants in some forms of depressive and stress-related condi-tions,” he added.

Agencies

PLUS | TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2014

By Andrew M Seaman

Insomnia treatment that’s delivered through a Web-based program or videoconference may help people feel less tired during the day, accord-ing to a small study from Canada.

Researchers found over half of people who had chronic insomnia at the start of the study no longer had severe difficulty functioning after receiving therapy through one of those methods.

“I think the biggest takeaway is . . . cognitive behav-ioural therapy (CBT) for insomnia can be delivered effectively in a variety of formats — not just face to face but also using different technologies and even self-directed,” Maxine Holmqvist, the study’s lead author, said.

She is an assistant professor at University of Manitoba in Winnipeg.

More than one-quarter of people in the US report not getting enough sleep every now and then, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in 10 Americans reports chronic insomnia.

Symptoms of chronic insomnia include regularly having trouble falling asleep, waking up too early in the morning and waking up in the middle of the night. This often results in people feeling tired dur-ing the day.

One treatment for chronic insomnia is CBT, which consists of therapist-guided sessions that teach peo-ple methods to help them get better sleep. Those sessions include lessons about insomnia, relaxation techniques, ignoring stimuli and creating good sleep-ing habits.

People who live in rural areas may not have access to such therapy, however.

For people without easily accessible treatment, videoconferencing (also known as telehealth) is sometimes used in Canada to bring together patients and doctors, write the researchers in the journal Sleep Medicine.

There is also some evidence, they write, that CBT can be delivered through the Internet.

For the new study, the researchers recruited 73 adults living in a rural Canadian province and ran-domly assigned them to either receive CBT through

an Internet-based program or through a group vide-oconference at clinics near their homes.

At the start of the study, all of the participants had insomnia, according to a questionnaire that scores how well a person functions during the day.

After six CBT sessions delivered over six weeks, the researchers found that 55 percent of the tel-ehealth group and about 62 percent of the Web-based treatment group no longer scored high enough on the questionnaire to be considered to have insomnia.

The researchers write that the difference in results between the two delivery methods could have been due to chance. With more people they may be able to say whether one works better than the other.

“Overall, our study suggests that both Web- and telehealth-based treatments of insomnia show promise and are worthy of further development and study,” they write.

Philip Gehrman, who is certified in behavioural sleep medicine but wasn’t involved in the new study, said he is not surprised by the new results. He has been using telehealth to see patients within the US Veterans Affairs Health System. But he said it’s not necessarily accessible to the average person.

“In terms of traditional in-person treatment, there are directories of people who specialize in this type of treatment,” Gehrman, from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, said. “For a lot of people, there might be people in their area who might be able to do it in person.”

As for Web-based treatments, he said there are some commercial products available.

In addition to people knowing there are insomnia treatments besides sleeping pills, “the take-home message of this article is that treatment doesn’t necessarily have to be a one-size-fits-all approach,” Gehrman said.

Holmqvist said the same may be true for an increasing number of treatments.

“I think people who are seriously looking at these questions - not just in sleep - are finding that some of these technologies work for other methods,” she said.

SOURCE: bit.ly/1cL3A72 Sleep Medicine, online January 2, 2014.

Reuters

Web, videoconference insomnia therapies show promise

TECHNOLOGYPLUS | TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 201412

By Brian Fung

The world’s top tech companies are plac-ing big bets on curved screens. At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Samsung launched a 105-inch

behemoth that displays ultra-high definition. Its fel-low South Korean rival, LG, announced both a curved TV and a curved smartphone, the G Flex. Both com-panies are showing off HDTVs whose screen you can bend on demand.

Whether there’s actually a market for these devices, or if they’re just outlandish proofs of concept, is anyone’s guess. For how much they’re likely to cost (they won’t say, but Samsung’s 55-inch curved screen retails for $9,000), the bendy screens don’t seem very worth it. But gimmickry aside, the technology behind these devices is the real achievement, because they point to a future where flexible materials have become a common fixture everywhere — and not just in the living room.

“It’s a big leap forward,” said John Richard, the global business manager of DuPont’s displays division.

Let’s start with the resolution. Your 1080p high-definition TV is peanuts compared with Samsung’s monster, which features 2160p displays. Sure, it’s a bit of overkill, particularly since even the newest consoles like the Xbox One top out at 1080p. The best gaming equipment on Earth can’t take advantage of what Samsung has to offer here — not yet.

But the most mind-boggling part? With the touch of a remote, the ends of Samsung’s highest-end pro-totype pop out of its housing and bend toward the viewer.

Anyone who’s played a first-person shooter or a racing game knows that peripheral vision can provide a big advantage — which is why many gamers set up triple-monitor displays. Samsung’s new TV promises to provide the same immersive experience as three monitors on one, single, gigantic screen and with much better image quality.

“The wider field of view and panoramic effect draws viewers in,” said Joe Stinziano, the senior vice president of sales for Samsung’s consumer electron-ics division.

How does this stuff actually work? To get a basic grasp, it helps to draw a distinction between curved displays and flexible ones. Curved displays, said Richard, generally involve a standard flat panel dis-play that’s been bent permanently after being manu-factured. Flexible ones, meanwhile, offer a lot more promise because they’re capable of bending back and

forth more than once, allowing users to adjust the screen to their preferences.

The key to making both is glass. For centuries, glass has been a rigid product that breaks at the slightest pressure. Yet recent advances mean engi-neers can now embed bendy glass right into the innards of a device.

There are two types of display technology: LCD screens and OLED screens. This is the stuff that forms the images you see on your smartphone or

tablet, or watch on your television. It generally has to be applied on a layer of glass and buried behind other additional layers before being covered up by the main piece of glass you touch with your fingers.

Until recently, LCDs and OLEDs could only be applied to flat surfaces. Then, in 2012, Corning — the company behind Gorilla Glass and your par-ents’ kitchenware — unveiled a flexible kind of glass called Willow. Willow is about as thin as a piece of paper and comes off the production line in gigantic, 300-meter-long rolls.

It’s been chemically coated to conduct electric-ity and enhance transparency. According to Vinita Jakhanwal, an industry analyst at IHS, these and similar types of glass make it possible to build rounded surfaces that can accept LCD or OLED layers.

“What they’re trying to do is make glass that is very thin,” Jakhanwal said. “The thinner you get the glass, the more you can get a curvature in the glass itself.”

It’s not clear whether Samsung and LG’s TVs at CES just use a flat display technology with a curved piece of glass in front of it, or if the inner layers themselves were designed using curved materials. Certainly the prototypes that can bend on demand could have some kind of flexible glass in them.

There’s still a limit to how far this stuff can bend; you can’t crumple it up like paper. Nonetheless, once you’ve figured out how to manufacture the stuff, it’s an easy jump to the next level.

“All you have to do is apply pressure using a motor,” said Brian Blau, an analyst at Gartner.

The curved screens offer a glimpse into a future where bendy displays are everywhere — not just in your palm or in your living room. And when our gaming technology catches up, “Call of Duty” won’t ever be the same again.

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COMICS & MORE 13

Hoy en la HistoriaJanuary 14, 1984

1814: Under the Treaty of Kiel, Denmark ceded Norway to Sweden1935: The Lower Zambesi railway bridge, one of the longest in the world, was opened1954: Baseball star Joe DiMaggio married Marilyn Monroe. Although divorced after nine months, they remained friends1989: Angry British Muslims in Bradford burned copies of Salman Rushdie’s book The Satanic Verses

McDonald’s founder Ray Kroc died, by which time some 8,000 restaurants around the world were turning over more than $10 billion a year

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17 Part of a modern address

18 Bloom who played Mary in “The Last Temptation of Christ”

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21 “Gotcha”

22 Forest climbers

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24 The Big Red Machine, on scoreboards

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23 Big name in handbags

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26 N.L. East team, informally

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34 Rock collections may sit beside them

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36 “La Cenerentola” composer

37 Distinctive parts of some hummingbirds

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

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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.

• Some residents of Ain Khaled complained about heavy vehicle drivers and said they were using internal roads to reach the Industrial Area, posing danger to residents, especially children playing outside their homes.

• There was talk about the Food Supply Department which began to distribute full quota to citizens. Several people suggested the establishment of large warehouses to store food supply for at least one year.

• People demanded that authorities control the recruitment of foreign workers by manpower agencies which were bringing in unskilled workforce to do technical work. They said due to lack of skills and experience, such workers cause damage and loss to clients. People said authorities should put in place more restrictions and give opportunities only to workers after they

fulfil requirements, including skills and efficiency required for various jobs.

• Some people urged authorities to return signals and boards to their former places on various streets after finishing infrastructure projects and said motorists were confused without them.

• There was suggestion to set up a specialised centre for rehabilitation and care for people with special needs. It was also suggested that the centre find jobs for them, integrate them in their communities and make them productive instead of leaving them as dependants.

• Some citizens demanded that the Tourism Authority and other agencies encourage internal tourism by organising cultural events and entertainment and tourism programmes especially when schools close for vacation.

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A view from Al Wakra Beach.

by Abir

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

Fawzi Ali Al Ajji, Head of Qatarization,Maersk Oil Qatar

He has more than 15 years of expe-rience in Drilling and Petroleum Engineering and in the field of

education. He graduated from Texas A&M University in Kingsville-Texas with a BS degree in Natural Gas Engineering and an MS in Mechanical Engineering. He joined Maersk Oil Qatar in 1997 and progressed to a Senior Petroleum Engineer. In 2004, he joined Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar and worked for 4 years as an Associate Director of Admission. In 2008, he returned to Maersk Oil Qatar to head their Qatarization efforts. He is Advisory Board member of Mechanical Engineering Department of Texas A&M University at Qatar.

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Fathi Hassan : The Depth of HopeWhen: Jan 15-Feb 27 Where: VCQ Qatar Gallery What: Egyptian -Sudanese artist Fathi

Hassan presents his latest exhibition. With the invented, Kufic-inspired scripts, he plays with symbols, textures and calligraphy of his Nubian heritage to explore the space between graphic symbolism and literal meaning vibrantcolours and collage.Free Entry

Selam Mekan When: Jan 23 -Feb 22Where: Katara Gallery 2 building 18

What: Exhibition by Canan Dagdelen, a native of Istanbul. The focal point of her work is architecture although historical part of writing also forms part of her research. She is interested in relationship between time and memory photographic images.Free Entry

Relics — Damien HirstWhen : Until Jan 22; Sun-Wed: 10:30am–5:30pm. Tuesday ClosedThur-Sat: 12pm–8pm, Fri: 2pm–8pmWhere: Al Riwaq Exhibition Space What: The most comprehensive survey of Damien Hirst’s work ever shown and his first solo exhibition in the Middle East. Free Entry

Rose Issa : Crossing BoundariesWhen : Jan 15, 6pm.Where: VCQ Qatar AtriumWhat : A lecture by Rose Issa who is a curator, writer and producer who has championed visual art and film from the Arab and Iran for nearly 30 years.

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Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim: A Leader’s Legacy When: Until Jan 30, 2014Where: QMA Gallery, Katara What: This exhibition presents new insights into Sheikh Abdullah’s life and legacy to Qatar’s people through exceptional artifacts, historic photographs, oral history interviews and original films. Free Entry

‘Our Qatar’ ExhibitionWhen: Till Jan 18, 10pm to 10pm Where: Katara Gallery 2 - Bldg 18 What: A community photography installation project. You can contribute one photo that expresses the way you feel about Qatar and their life in the country. Maximum Size accepted is A3. For more info mail [email protected] Entry

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