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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.

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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.

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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.

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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)

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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.”

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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.

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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

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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.

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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?.

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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: plus@pen.com.qa

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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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© 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

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7-inch LCDscreen

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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If you want your events featured here mail details to plus@pen.com.qa

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 education@katara.net 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

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