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By David Betancourt
Hawkeye (Hardcover, Vol. 1)(Writer: Matt Fraction; artists: David Aja, Javier
Pulido, Francesco Francavilla, Alan Davis, Jesse Hamm. Marvel; $35.)
If you took a roll call of the current Avengers roster and tried to determine who would have the best solo comic book, you’d probably lean toward the team members who have individual movies to go with their comics (Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Iron Man). So imagine the surprise when the top Avenger solo book of 2013 turned out to be Hawkeye, the Avenger’s non-superpowered, non-armored archer.
To make Hawkeye’s choice as Avenger numero uno even more surprising is the title’s approach — basically, a look at Hawkeye when he’s not an Avenger. Who knew so few unquivered arrows, so many pots of coffee — plus being mistaken for Iron Fist — would take Clint Barton to the top this year?
The combination of Fraction’s crackling writing and Aja’s wonderful art will have you wondering whether Jeremy Renner will go blond and get his own Hawkeye movie from Marvel Studios.
Hey, we can dream.
Age of Ultron(Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; artist: Bryan
Hitch. Marvel; $75.)Bendis and big events often go together well. It
was plenty intriguing just to know that Bendis was bringing back one of Marvel’s most feared villains (Ultron). But when it was announced at last sum-mer’s Comic-Con that the much-anticipated sequel to Marvel Studios’ The Avengers would be titled, The Avengers: Age of Ultron — well, that just kicked things up a few notches. Not only does this book give you Ultron’s wreaking havoc on all the Marvel universe (with Bendis guiding the destruction), but you could also be reading something that could help inspire the next Marvel movie blockbuster.
All-New X-Men (Vol. 1 Yesterday’s X-Men)(Writer: Brian Michael Bendis; artist: Stuart
Immonen. Marvel; $25.)Bendis — perhaps Marvel’s busiest writer —
has been handed the reins of the X-Men uni-verse. So what does he do? Nothing too major. He simply brings back the original founding X-Men team from the ‘60s (Cyclops, Jean Grey, Iceman, Beast and Angel) to the present day by time travel.
The Beast (the blue furry version) goes back in time to persuade his teenage/not-blue/not-furry self and his original teenage teammates to come to the future, to try to inspire the Cyclops of the present (who’s gone rather a bit rogue) to change his ways. All sorts of “consequences of time travel” chaos begin, along with the young X-Men of the past learning that they might not have the brightest futures to look forward to. Should they stay (in the present) or should they go (back to the past)?
SUPERHERO COMICS OF 2013
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Leading the way for Valiant Comics’s return to the industry was Shadowman, one of the many remakes of their run of titles from the ‘90s that was given a 21st-century makeover.
Superior Spider-Man (Vol. 1)(Writer: Dan Slott; artists:
Humberto Ramos, Richard Elson, Ryan Stegman, Giuseppe Camuncoli. Marvel; $35.)
When it comes to major events that have been controversially received, Spider-Man has had more than his share. Clone sagas, alien black cos-tumes, the death of Gwen Stacy — Spidey fans had seemingly seen it all. That is, until Slott took Peter Parker to places no one ever thought he’d go. Slott’s decision to have one of Spider-Man’s greatest villains (Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus) take over the mind of Peter Parker and declare himself the “Superior Spider-Man” may go down as one of the most polar-izing Spider-Man tales ever.
Slott has received a startling amount of criticism, but he continues to go forward with Otto/Spidey and is telling the tale he wants to tell. But eventually, Peter Parker has to come back, right? Right?
Batman Death of the Family(Writer: Scott Snyder; artist: Greg
Capullo. DC Comics; $25.)With the Court of Owls and the
Talons, Snyder was so good at intro-ducing new villains in the Batman universe (not easy to do when you consider Batman’s legendary rogues’ gallery) that fans couldn’t wait to see his version of Bat-foe No.1: the Joker.
Snyder delivered with “Death of the Family,” a tale that dives into just how disturbing the relation-ship between Batman and the Joker is. The “Family” part of the title involves the Joker’s unleashing an all-out assault on Batman and his many allies (Nightwing, Robin, Red Robin, Batgirl, Alfred).
Does the Joker know who Batman is under the cowl? Does he care? And will the relationships between Batman and his “family” ever be the same once the Joker gets his hands on them?
Combined with the art of Capullo (who is to 21st-century Batman art what the late Jim Aparo was to Batman in the ‘80s and ‘90s), “Death of the Family” will go down as one of the greatest Joker tales.
Green Lantern (Vol. 3 The End)(Writer: Geoff Johns; artist: Doug
Mahnke. DC Comics; $25.)Few have left their mark on a char-
acter the way Johns has upon Hal Jordan, the Green Lantern of Sector 2814. The End is the collection that draws to a close Johns’s nearly dec-ade-long run on Green Lantern — a run that saw Hal Jordan rise to the ranks of the DC Comics elite along-side the trinity of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman.
Johns not only made Jordan just as super as his fellow Justice League members, but he also grew the Green Lantern universe with one big event after another. From Blackest Night to multiple colour corps, new Green Lanterns and multiple wars in space, Johns’s run will be the definitive take on Green Lantern for years to come.
Django Unchained(Writer: Reginald Hudlin; based on
the screenplay by Quentin Tarantino. Artists: R M Guerra, Jason Latour, Denys Cowan, Danijel Zezelj, John Floyd. DC/Vertigo; $25.)
Django Unchained is far from a comic-book copy of the Oscar-winning movie from Quentin Tarantino. In a message on the comic’s first page, Tarantino says the comic-book adap-tation is the entire script he ini-tially put together for Django. Had the movie followed the entire script, it would have been four hours long, Tarantino says.
But comic books aren’t so limited by time, and with the help of Hudlin, who was a producer on Django and knows a thing or two about black heroes in comic books (after his run on Black
Panther for Marvel), this adaptation gives readers a deeper look into the world of Django and other characters from the movie.
Reading this gives you a new per-spective on the film, and allows you to see some supporting characters in the film (such as Broomhilda, who is given a deeper origin story in the comic) in a new light.
American Vampire (Vol. 5)(Writer: Scott Snyder; artist: Rafael
Albuquerque. DC/Vertigo; $30. )The seemingly un-killable, candy-
loving Skinner Sweet and Pearl Jones, the fellow American vampire he helped create, reluctantly team up to search for a possible hidden evil lurk-ing within the bright lights of 1950s Hollywood.
As always with this series, there’s plenty of suspense, drama and sur-prises — the kind of elements that have made this title a crown jewel for Vertigo.
American Vampire shows off Snyder’s immense talents. After reading this, you understand why DC Comics gave him the keys to their two most iconic characters (Superman and Batman). The surprisingly good art of Albuquerque is a bonus.
The Sixth Gun Gunslinger Edition(Writer: Cullen Bunn; artist: Brian
Hurtt. Oni Press; $120.)The Sixth Gun, one of the indus-
try’s most distinctive comic stories, is an incredibly fun mix of fantasy and the Wild West. The story of six mystical guns — each carrying a dif-ferent power and which, when com-bined, allow the wielder to remake the world — stars Becky Moncrief (wielder of some but not all the guns) and mystery man Drake Sinclair (who is clearly not at all what he seems).
The Gunslinger Edition collects the first 11 issues of the series and, along with being printed in an extra-large
format, comes with many fun extras, including original art by Hurtt.
This edition can only be ordered directly through Oni Press, and there are only about 1,000 copies, the pub-lisher says. The sticker price may be as scary as Sixth Gun bad guy General Hume, but with the added extras, it’s a great way to get introduced to one of the industry’s best series.
Shadowman (Vol. 1, Birth Rites)(Writers: Justin Jordan, Patrick
Zircher; artist: Patric Zircher. Valiant; $10. )
Leading the way for Valiant Comics’s return to the industry was Shadowman, one of the many remakes of their run of titles from the ‘90s that was given a 21st-century makeover.
Jordan and Zircher help reintro-duce Jack Boniface, who — like his father before him — has no choice but to confront the legendary power of the Shadowman.
A supernatural and refreshingly diverse title, Shadowman has the perfect setting (New Orleans) for the debut of a character who has to walk on both sides of life and death, learning the ropes of being a hero in the process.
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Birla team wins second prize in debate league
Three Birla Public School (BPS) teams partici-pated in the first Qatar School Debate League (QSDL) 2013 at Raba’a Al Adawiya ISSG
recently. One of the teams bagged second position. The fabulous energy, commitment and the high-
quality debates from 44 teams from 21 schools that participated contributed towards a successful tour-nament and making it an electrifying day.
Aditya Divakar Karkera, Aswin Anil Kumar and Mohd Kaamil Ahmed Shakir from 10th grade won the second prize.
Qatar Debate is the national debating organisation and a member of Qatar Foundation.
Aditya Divakar Karkera from BPS was adjudged the best speaker in the tournament.
Training was given by teachers Sandhya Arvind Kalokhe and Sumati Ramachandran.
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Doha Modern Indian School has been awarded the Qatar National School Accreditation (QNSA) for five years and rated among the
best schools in the category. The award was given at a function held by the Evaluation Institute of the SEC at W Hotel yesterday.
Top officials of SEC and the institute, along with representatives from the other six schools that got accredited by SEC, were present.
“It is a moment of great pride for the management, staff, students and parents of DMIS since this is a recognition by SEC for maintaining high standards in all areas of teaching and learning. At present, DMIS is the only Indian school to receive this honour,” a school statement said.
Director Jayashankar Pillai and Academic Auditor Diewthy Chandran congratulated staff, students and parents for this achievement.
Principal Jai Gopal Jindal, Assistant Principal Jacob Mathew, Academic Coordinator Jinesh John, and QNSA Coordinator Sabu Thomas received the award.
The Managing Director, Mohammed Taleb M Al Khauri, conveyed his appreciation and congratulated all members of the DMIS fraternity on this remark-able achievement.
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DMIS first Indian school to get QNSA accreditation from SEC
Gulf English School leads walkathon to beat diabetes
Pupils and staff from Gulf English School (GES) tied up with their trainers to participate in a charity walka-thon to mark World Diabetes Day. This was the culmi-
nation of a month-long series of diabetes awareness events which took place at the school throughout November, focus-ing on diabetes prevention and promoting healthy eating.
During walkathon, a large group of the GES community marched through Aspire Park, carrying banners and chant-ing “Beat diabetes”. GES primary school head girl Al Maha Noor said: “This was a good way to make more people know about diabetes and how we can fight it. Thank you to eve-ryone who participated.”
During the month, the school also organised interactive lectures and seminars with Qatar Diabetes Association to explain and promote healthy nutrition and lifestyles to pupils and staff. The Peninsula
Monin Day seminar
Monin organised the first Monin Day seminar, where they shared creative ideas
and interesting recipes for making coffee, smoothies and mocktail bev-erages using various Monin prod-ucts. The event was attended by local hospitality industry officials.
“Monin is the brand of choice of the gourmet flavour business. Monin is a worldwide business and the brand is distributed in 140 coun-tries with four production facilities in France, the US and Malaysia.”
Al Majid Jawad is the local part-ner of Monin.
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5MARKETPLACE PLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2013
Anil Abraham, General Manager, Al Majid Jawad, Jeremy Coulbeck, General Manager, Monin MEIA, Frederik Wissenlink, Food and Beverage Manager, Hilton, Anu Ellepola, Food Service Manager, Al Majid Jawad, and Pierre Fraboulet, Trade Marketing Manager, Monin, MEIA, during the Monin Day seminar at Hilton Hotel Doha. RIGHT: A Monin expert presenting some new recipes.
Carluccio’s unveils new autumn winter menu
Carluccio’s celebrated the launch of its new autumn winter menu. Chef Maurice Maffeo was spe-
cially flown in to provide insights on the new delicacies.
Located at La Croisette 18 at The Pearl Doha, Carluccio’s a la carte menu features a range of new delicacies.
Some specialities to watch out for include ‘crispy smoked moz-zarella’ (soft and creamy smoked Italian mozzarella cheese, coated in crispy breadcrumbs), lobster lasa-gna (homemade lasagna with sea-food, ricotta, tomato, creamy spinach and béchamel sauce), sea bream (pan fried sea bream with crushed pota-toes, fennel, olives and capers) to
name a few.Sanjeev Thakur, Country Operations
Manager, Foodmark Qatar, welcomed the guests at the event.
Guests sampled a variety of Carluccio’s delicacies, including prawn
marinara, bresaola, gnocchi sorrentina, beef medallions and lobster lasagna. For a sweet ending, guests enjoyed berry tiramisu, chocolate fondente and white chocolate panna cotta.
Carluccio’s is a restaurant, a caffè
and a food shop and as such is a unique brand open all day for a quick coffee or a full three-course meal.
Carluccio’s is open daily from 8am to midnight.
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Chef Maurice Maffeo explaining the Chef Maurice Maffeo explaining the new menu to one of the guests.new menu to one of the guests.
Nehmeh powers up Builders Advanced Engineering and Construction plant
Nehmeh has successfully honoured an agreement with Builders Advanced Engineering and
Construction for powering the alumin-ium and glass factory built for QD-CPC in Mesaieed, with 6MW of energy. The project included supply, installation and commissioning.
The agreement was signed on August 31, 2013 between Simon Nehme, Executive and Operations Director, Nehmeh, and Amin Achkar, Operations Director, Builders Advanced Engineering and Construction.
On occasion of the successful comple-tion of the project, Nehme said: “Nehmeh prides itself in providing the best of service to its customers.
“We ensure our customers get the best products and services whenever they want them and wherever they need them. We want to thank Builders Advanced Engineering and Construction for their trust in Nehmeh in successfully carrying out their factory requirements.”
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Nehmeh and Builders Advanced Engineering and Construction officials at the project.
Video Home and Jumbo Electronics, along with LG, Harman and all the brands marketed by Jumbo, are making today (11-12-13) special by arranging 11 product promotions, 12 monthly instalments on zero percent interest through Commercial Bank Credit Cards and every 13th customer gets a QR100 Gift Voucher from Jumbo Electronics. The promotion runs for three days at all LG-Jumbo–Harman House outlets.
Sohail A Kidwai of Brother International Company, Gulf, conducted a training pro-gramme for new product line-up for 2014. The programme was attended by more than 25 sales personnel from hypermarkets, dealers and Jumbo Retail showrooms. All participants were awarded training certificates on completion of the programme which was conducted in association with Jumbo Electronics – sole distributors for Brother International in Qatar.
Special promotion for 11-12-13
PLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 20136 WHEELS
Domasco-Honda hosted their first Pilot Desert Drive of the season. Honda Pilot owners were invited to join Domasco
for an off-road adventure. The day started off with everyone getting together near Sealine Beach Resort. Greig Roffey, Head of Sales and Marketing for Honda, welcomed everyone and gave tips on desert driving.
Setting out for the desert, the party of 13 Honda
Pilots drove off in a convoy led by a professional off-road driver. The Domasco-Honda team pro-vided the owners with experience and capabilities of their vehicles while guiding them on climbs and drops through the desert dunes.
“Organising this day for our Honda clients to enjoy the off-road competence of their Pilot vehi-cles and the beauty of the desert was truly a delight for us,” said Greig Roffey.
“Qatar is perfect for off-road adventures and our customers were very happy to experience just how capable their Pilot 4x4 is in an organised and fun event,” he said.
“The Honda Desert Drive has become a regular activity for Domasco and we always look forward to more Honda Pilot owners joining us,” Greig Roffey said. The Peninsula
Honda Pilot owners meet for off-road adventure
Toyota announced the arrival of the all new Toyota Corolla to the Middle East market, intro-ducing the 11th generation
of the compact sedan.With 47 years of success and close to
40 million sales in the world behind it, the new Corolla reflects a bolder and more dynamic vehicle which will rede-fine consumer perceptions about this iconic sedan.
According to Nobuyuki Negishi, Chief Representative of Middle East & North Africa Representative Office, Toyota Motor Corporation, “the 2014 Corolla makes a strong design state-ment with its unique visual signature which is highlighted by a more elegant and sportier image to continue Toyota’s brand evolution which has been driven recently by more design-focused prod-uct launches. It builds on the model’s legendary reputation for reliability and durability with significant enhance-ments in every aspect of its design and engineering.”
According to Shinichi Yasui, Chief Engineer, Toyota Motor Corporation, “I believe this new model clearly breathes the Corolla DNA that has been inherited over the model’s life-time. That DNA sets forth the mission of the Corolla to constantly provide concepts and technologies that lead the times and to create the world’s best-selling car, and that DNA has now been inherited for a new era. Each genera-tion of the Corolla has pursued the goal of ensuring customer satisfaction and customer delight around the world, and through those efforts the DNA of the Corolla has constantly evolved. With the 2014 model, I am confident that we have developed an 11th genera-tion sedan that can be driven with an enhanced sense of enjoyment, peace-of-mind and pride.”
At 4,620mm long, 1,775mm wide and 1,460mm high, the new Corolla is 80mm longer and 15mm wider, yet 5mm lower, than its predecessor. The 2014 Corolla presents a more compact and sportier appearance than the cur-rent model through a basic shape that tapers at the front and rear of the vehi-cle to help emphasize the wheel arches and wheels-to-the-corner stance.
A body colour lineup with a wide range of colours ensures high product appeal through seven exterior body colours: Super White, White Pearl Crystal shine, Silver Metallic, Gray Metallic, Black Mica, Blue Metallic and Dark Blue Mica.
The 2014 Corolla’s interior matches the visual impact of the exterior and adds a new level of refinement. The passenger cabin features a clean, hor-izontally oriented dash panel design that adds to the interior’s sense of spaciousness. The instrument panel and surrounding areas are finished in premium materials.
The Corolla offers two engine variants. Customers can choose a 1.6L Engine which has four cylinders, in-line Twin cam, 16-valve DOHC with Dual VVT-I, Electronic Fuel Injection System, maxi-mum power of 121 HP (Net) and maxi-mum torque of 15.7 KG-M. The second option is a 2.0 L Engine which has 4 cylinders, in-line Twin cam, 16-valve DOHC with Dual VVT-I, Electronic Fuel Injection System, maximum power of 143 HP (Net) and maximum torque of 19.1 KG-M.
In terms of transmissions, custom-ers can choose an automatic transmis-sion which has a 4-speed Super ECT (Electronic Control Transaxle). The 6-speed manual option has a wider range of 6-speed gear ratios and class leading torque transmission efficiency which enhances fuel economy.
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All new Toyota Corolla launched in Doha
Officials at the launch function.Officials at the launch function.
The new Toyota Corolla.
FOOD 7PLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2013
By L V Anderson
Adding animal fat is a tried and true method for making things taste better. Pasta sauce too wan? Stir in some heavy cream. Watermelon too sweet? Crumble a little feta on top.
Chili too vegetarian-friendly? Cook it with beef bacon grease. Nine times out of 10, this works like a charm.
The 10th time, it renders a dish nauseatingly heavy and obscenely oleaginous. Such is the case with many recipes for spinach-artichoke dip, a crowd-pleaser that shows up at virtually every party this time of year. Many artichoke dip recipes call for Parmesan, mozzarella, cream cheese, sour cream and mayonnaise, a quintet that coagulates into a pool of glop slicked with a layer of grease. Such a condiment is not so great for conveying the nuanced, sunny flavor of artichoke hearts. Your standard artichoke dip has about as much nuance as Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and is not nearly as healthy.
It is possible to make spinach-artichoke dip that is rich but not overwhelming, creamy but not unguent-like, cheesy but not chewy — an artichoke dip that tastes like artichokes, enhanced. The key is to figure out which fats you need and which fats
you don’t. Cream cheese you need, as it’s what gives artichoke dip its thick, spreadable texture. Parmesan you definitely need — its nutty, umami-rich flavour is the essence of savoury party snacks.
Mozzarella, though? Not very flavourful, and too stretchy — you end up with elastic strings trailing from your pita chip or baguette slice, which make for messy eating. Mayonnaise is pointless: It doesn’t add much in the way of texture, and it’s mostly oil, anyway. You’re better off skipping the middleman and adding a drizzle of flavourful extra-virgin olive oil to thin out the cream cheese. As for sour cream, its primary contribution is tartness, but lemon juice adds acidity much more efficiently.
An artichoke dip made with cream cheese, Parmesan, olive oil, and lemon juice isn’t healthy, exactly, but it is more elegant and flavourful than the usual cholesterol-laden version. As for the vegetables, thawed frozen artichoke hearts and spinach are the easiest options, but you can use two cans of artichoke hearts, well drained, if they’re all you can find. You can also steam fresh spinach, if you like, but whether you use fresh or frozen, be sure to squeeze as much water out of it as possible — nothing ruins the texture and appearance of artichoke dip like excess spinach juice. WP-Bloomberg
How to make the perfect artichoke dip
Yield: 12 to 16 servings Time: About 30 minutes
Ingredients8 ounces cream cheese, softened1 1/2 cups grated Parmesan cheese1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oilJuice of 2 lemons2 garlic cloves, minced1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepperSalt and black pepper1 pound frozen artichoke hearts, thawed and roughly chopped10 ounces frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
Method:Heat the oven to 450 degrees F. Put the cream
cheese, Parmesan, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and crushed red pepper in a large bowl. Season with salt and black pepper, and stir to com-bine. Stir in the artichoke hearts and spinach. Transfer to an 8-or 9-inch square pan or a gratin dish and bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Serve hot.
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indi film
s.H
um
a, w
ho h
erse
lf w
ow
ed e
veryone w
ith h
er p
erfo
rm
ance in c
rim
e s
aga
Ga
ngs
of
Wa
sseyp
ur,
is
mesm
eris
ed w
ith M
adhuri’s
perfo
rm
ance in A
bhis
hek
Chaubey’s
layered h
inte
rla
nd-b
ase
d d
ram
a.
“It
was
an a
mazi
ng e
xperie
nce w
ork
ing w
ith M
adhuri. I
t w
as
my h
on-
our t
o w
ork
wit
h h
er.
In t
his
film
she i
s pla
yin
g a
begum
and y
ou w
ould
not
have s
een h
er b
efo
re in s
uch a
characte
r,”
Hum
a s
aid
durin
g t
he fi
lm’s
prom
oti
on a
t a r
adio
sta
tion.
“She w
as
so b
rilliant
(in t
he fi
lm)
and s
he is
really a
mazi
ng,” s
he a
dded.
Ga
ngs
of
Wa
sseyp
ur
was
Hum
a’s
debut
film
, w
hic
h c
am
e o
ut
in 2
012
an
d w
ithin
a y
ear s
he h
as
got
an
opportu
nit
y t
o w
ork
wit
h a
cto
rs
like
Nase
eruddin
Shah a
nd M
adhuri.
Produced b
y V
ishal B
hardw
aj, D
ed
h I
shqiy
a a
lso s
tars
Arsh
ad W
arsi
and
it w
ill hit
the t
heatr
es
Jan 1
0 n
ext
year.
HO
LLY
WO
OD
NE
WS
Bra
ngel
ina
pla
n f
our
wed
din
g c
erem
onie
s
Hollyw
ood c
ouple
Brad P
itt
an
d A
ngelin
a J
olie w
ill
have l
arger t
han
life
weddin
g c
ele
brati
ons
wit
h f
our c
erem
onie
s, w
hic
h m
ay s
pan f
our
countr
ies.
A s
ource t
old
dailyst
ar.
co.u
k: “T
hey a
re h
avin
g t
he fi
rst
party
at
Ayers
Rock i
n A
ust
ralia t
o t
ie i
n w
ith B
rad’s
50th
bir
thday o
n D
ecem
ber
18. A
ngelina w
ants
an A
borig
inal-
style
cerem
ony a
t su
nris
e.”
Then e
arl
y n
ext
year,
the c
ouple
will com
ple
te a
ll t
he legal fo
rm
aliti
es
at
a s
mall p
riv
ate
event
for c
lose
fam
ily in e
ither N
ew
Orl
eans
or L
os
Angele
s.“A
fter t
hat,
weddin
g n
um
ber t
hree w
ill
be o
n a
beach i
n t
he B
aham
as
where A
ngie
’s m
um
’s a
shes
are s
catt
ered. A
nd fi
nally a
glitz
y r
ecepti
on w
ill
be h
eld
at
the c
ouple
’s s
outh
of
France h
om
e n
ext
May t
o c
oin
cid
e w
ith
the C
annes
Film
Fest
ival.”
Togeth
er,
Pit
t and J
olie r
ais
e s
ix c
hildren —
Maddox, Pax, Z
ahara, S
hiloh,
Knox a
nd V
ivie
nne.
Adam
San
dle
r nam
ed m
ost
over
pai
d a
ctor
Adam
Sandle
r h
as
topped F
orbes
magazi
ne’s
2013
lis
t of
the m
ost
over-
paid
acto
rs.
A s
trin
g o
f recent
failures
has
landed t
he c
om
edia
n a
t th
e t
op o
f th
e l
ist,
yet
he i
s am
ong t
he f
ew
acto
rs
who c
an s
till d
em
and a
paycheck a
bove $
15m
.T
he t
op 1
0 lis
t is
base
d o
n t
he last
three p
roje
cts
of each a
cto
r. I
t has
been
put
togeth
er u
sing d
ata
gath
ered b
y F
orbes’
Cele
brit
y 1
00 r
ese
arch a
nd B
ox
Offi
ce M
ojo
to c
alc
ula
te h
ow
much, on a
verage, each s
tar’s
last
three fi
lms
earned a
t th
e b
ox o
ffice p
er d
ollar o
f pay,
said
the w
ebsi
te o
f th
e m
agazi
ne.
Tw
o o
f S
andle
r’s
off
enders
are J
ack
& J
ill in
whic
h h
e p
layed b
oth
halv
es
of
a b
roth
er-s
iste
r t
win
set,
and T
ha
t’s
My
Boy,
in w
hic
h t
he 4
7-y
ear-o
ld
pla
yed t
he f
ath
er o
f A
ndy S
am
berg, 35.
The form
er fi
lm g
ross
ed $
150m
, but
it t
ook a
n e
stim
ate
d $
80m
to m
ake.
Th
at’s
My
Boy
did
n’t
fare w
ell e
ither.
Wit
h a
n e
stim
ate
d b
udget
of
$70m
, th
e fi
lm b
rought
in o
nly
$57m
at
the b
ox o
ffice w
orld
wid
e.
To c
om
pile t
he l
ist,
Forbes
looked a
t th
e l
ast
three m
ovie
s each a
cto
r
starred i
n o
ver t
he t
hree y
ears
to J
une 1
. L
ookin
g a
t pay,
movie
budgets
an
d e
xpen
ses,
a r
etu
rn
on
in
vest
ment
num
ber for e
ach
star w
as
calc
ula
ted a
nd t
hen
an
average o
f th
ose n
um
-bers
gave a
n i
dea o
f overall
retu
rn.
Clo
se b
ehin
d S
an
dle
r i
n
secon
d p
lace i
s K
ath
erin
e
Heig
l. F
or e
very d
ollar s
he
was paid
, H
eig
l retu
rn
ed
an
average o
f $3.5
0.
Reese
W
ith
erspoon
ran
ks th
ird
wit
h a
n a
verage $
3.9
0 r
etu
rn
for e
very $
1 sh
e g
ets
paid
.A
cto
r K
evin
Jam
es h
as
made h
is d
ebut
on
the l
ist
and o
ccupie
s th
e fi
fth p
lace.
Kat
y Pe
rry
barr
ed p
aren
tsfr
om O
bam
a in
augu
rati
on
Sin
ger K
aty
Perry s
ays
she b
anned h
er p
arents
from
att
endin
g h
er p
er-
form
ance a
t U
S P
resi
dent
Barack O
bam
a’s
2013
inaugurati
on c
erem
ony
earlier t
his
year d
ue t
o t
heir
politi
cal vie
ws.
Perry w
as
invit
ed t
o p
erfo
rm
at
Obam
a’s
inaugurati
on c
erem
ony in J
anuary,
and h
er p
arents
were k
een
to w
atc
h t
heir
daughte
r s
ing, desp
ite v
oti
ng f
or O
bam
a’s
Republican r
ival
Mit
t R
om
ney in t
he e
lecti
on.
How
ever,
Perry a
sked t
hem
not
to c
om
e.
“My p
arents
are R
epublicans
and I
’m n
ot.
They d
idn’t
vote
for O
bam
a,
but
when I
was
ask
ed t
o s
ing a
t th
e inaugurati
on, th
ey w
ere lik
e, ‘W
e c
an
com
e.’
And I
was
like,
‘No,
you c
an’t
. I
love y
ou s
o m
uch,
but
that
- on
prin
cip
le.’
They u
nderst
ood, but
I w
as
like, ‘H
ow
dare y
ou?’
in a
way,
” Perry
told
Ma
rie C
lair
e m
agazi
ne, reports
conta
ctm
usi
c.c
om
.
By
Mar
y M
illik
en
Leave it
to t
he p
rolific fi
lmm
ak-
ing p
air
Joel
and E
than C
oen
to create
th
eir
ow
n m
ovie
conundrum
, and e
ngin
eer (
or
maybe luck)
their
way o
ut
of
it.
For th
eir
n
ew
fi
lm,
Insi
de L
lew
yn
Da
vis,
the b
roth
ers
Coen p
ain
ted t
hem
-se
lves
into
this
corn
er:
They n
eeded
an a
cto
r f
or t
he t
itle
role
of
a s
trug-
gling folk
sin
ger in t
he e
arl
y 1
960s
who
could
carry a
n e
nti
re m
ovie
, be in e
very
scene, convin
ce t
he a
udie
nce h
e w
as
a
musi
cia
n a
nd p
lay s
ongs
live i
n t
heir
enti
rety
mult
iple
tim
es.
“We t
hought
the m
ovie
mig
ht
have
been
un
makeable
,” s
aid
Joel
Coen
in
a r
ecen
t in
tervie
w w
ith h
is y
oun
ger
broth
er b
y h
is s
ide. “T
hat
perso
n just
m
ight
not
exis
t. O
scar c
om
ing in, th
at
was
a b
ig t
hin
g.”
Osc
ar I
saac, 33, a G
uate
mala
-born,
Mia
mi-
rais
ed
acto
r
an
d
music
ian
train
ed a
t th
e J
uilliard S
chool, t
urned
out
to b
e t
he t
icket.
In
sid
e L
lew
yn D
avi
s,
from
CB
S C
orp’s
CB
S F
ilm
s, o
pened in
US
theatr
es.
Isaac, best
know
n for h
is s
upporti
ng
role
in t
he 2
011
dram
a D
rive
, th
ought
he w
as
a l
ong s
hot
for w
hat
would
be
his
first
lead r
ole
, but
he n
everth
ele
ss
“obse
ssed”
about
learnin
g t
he folk
sin
g-
ing a
nd g
uit
ar s
tyle
of
the d
ay,
even a
s w
eeks
went
by w
ithout
word f
rom
the
Coens
aft
er h
is fi
rst
audit
ion.
Th
en
th
ere w
as a str
oke of
luck
befo
re a
second a
udit
ion: H
e m
et
a g
ui-
tar p
layer w
ho h
ad p
layed w
ith D
ave
Van R
onk, th
e f
olk
sin
ger u
pon w
hom
L
lew
yn D
avis
is
base
d,
and w
ho l
ived
above t
he G
asl
ight
bar i
n N
ew
York
’s
Greenw
ich
V
illa
ge,
featu
red in
th
e
film
. H
e t
aught
him
“T
ravis
pic
kin
g,”
a w
idely
use
d p
att
ern in p
opula
r m
usi
c
invente
d b
y M
erle
Travis
.E
t voila, th
e C
oens
found t
heir
som
e-
what
obsc
ure a
cto
r-m
usi
cia
n t
o a
nchor
their
film
and a
round w
hom
they c
ould
arrange a
n e
nse
mble
cast
popula
ted b
y
big
nam
es
like J
ust
in T
imberla
ke a
nd
Carey M
ullig
an a
s a folk
-sin
gin
g d
uet,
and J
ohn G
oodm
an a
s a d
rug-a
ddle
d
jazz
musi
cia
n.
Aw
ard-w
inn
ing m
usi
c p
roducer T
B
on
e B
urn
ett
hon
ed I
saac’s
musi
cal
abilit
ies,
tellin
g h
im,
“Pla
y i
t like y
ou
pla
y t
o y
ourse
lf o
n y
our c
ouch.” E
very
song, bar o
ne, w
as
film
ed liv
e.
“I felt
ready b
ecause
I w
asn
’t t
hin
k-
ing a
t all w
hat
it w
ould
look l
ike o
r
what
it w
ould
be p
erceiv
ed a
s,”
Isaac
said
. “O
f course
, I
could
be t
he o
ne g
uy
to (
exple
tive)
up a
Coen m
ovie
. I
defi-
nit
ely
knew
that
was
a p
oss
ibilit
y. B
ut
I did
n’t
let
myse
lf g
o t
here.”
Aw
ard
s? ‘W
e’ll
Tak
e ‘E
m’
If t
he s
earch f
or L
lew
yn D
avis
was
un
ique,
so w
as th
e prem
ise of
the
film
. T
hen
again
, th
e C
oen
broth
ers,
m
akers
of
the f
arcic
al
Fa
rgo, th
e c
ult
fa
vorit
e T
he B
ig L
eb
ow
ski and b
est
pic
-tu
re O
scar w
inn
er N
o C
ou
nty
for
Old
M
en,
are n
ot
kn
ow
n f
or b
en
din
g t
o
conventi
on.
Lle
wyn
D
avis
is
a ta
len
ted fo
lk
singer w
ho t
oils
in t
he p
re-B
ob D
yla
n
days
of
the G
reenw
ich V
illa
ge m
usi
c
scen
e,
obse
ssed w
ith b
ein
g a
uth
en
tic
but
un
able
to e
ke o
ut
a l
ivin
g a
fter
his
musi
cal
partn
er d
ies.
He r
elies
on
frie
nds
who l
en
d h
im t
heir
couches,
but
test
s th
eir
pati
ence w
ith h
is d
if-
ficult
characte
r.T
he C
oens
said
they w
ere fasc
inate
d
wit
h t
he m
em
oir
writ
ten b
y V
an R
onk,
Th
e M
ayo
r of
Ma
cDou
ga
l S
treet, w
hic
h
chronic
led h
is r
ole
in t
he a
coust
ic folk
reviv
al of th
e late
1950s
and e
arl
y 1
960s
in t
he V
illa
ge. V
an R
onk d
ied in 2
002.
When t
he C
oens
are a
sked i
f th
ey
just
wan
ted to
te
ll a sto
ry about
a
pla
ce a
nd a
tim
e t
hat
inte
rest
ed t
hem
, E
than, 56, resp
onds
wit
h a
sim
ple
, “U
h
huh.” H
e a
nd J
oel, 5
9,
are b
ig f
ans
of
fellow
Min
neso
tan D
yla
n a
nd lis
tened
to t
he f
olk
-reviv
al
musi
c t
hat
influ-
enced D
yla
n b
efo
re h
e lit
up t
he m
usi
c
world
.“Y
ou w
ant
to t
ell a
sto
ry a
bout
som
e-
body w
ho i
s n
ot
success
ful, b
ut
very
good a
t w
hat
they d
o,”
said
Joel. “
So
the s
tory b
ecom
es:
Why is
it t
hat
they
are n
ot
success
ful?
It
is a
quest
ion y
ou
want
to r
ais
e, but
not
answ
er.”
The C
oens’
record o
ver t
hree d
ec-
ades,
sin
ce th
eir
debut
film
, B
lood
S
imp
le,
att
ests
to
k
now
ing h
ow
to
m
ake s
uccess
out
of
the o
bsc
ure,
off
-beat
and q
uir
ky p
rem
ises.
Of
their
last
four fi
lms,
three h
ave
been
n
om
inate
d
for
best
pic
ture
Osc
ars,
in
clu
din
g t
he 2
010
box-o
ffice
hit
and w
est
ern r
em
ake T
rue G
rit and
the 2
009 d
ark
com
edy A
Seri
ou
s M
an.
In w
hat
may be a h
arbin
ger of
Oscar n
om
inati
on
s to
com
e,
Insi
de
Lle
wyn
Da
vis
won
the b
est
film
hon
-our fr
om
th
e G
oth
am
In
depen
den
t A
wards,
sponso
red b
y t
he I
ndependent
Film
maker P
roje
ct,
in N
ew
York
.A
wards,
as
it h
appens,
matt
er t
o t
he
Coens.
“W
ell y
ou k
now
, w
e’ll ta
ke ‘em
,”
said
Eth
an.
“They’r
e g
ood.
What
are
they? T
hey h
elp
publicis
e t
he m
ovie
, and t
hat
is w
hat
they a
re t
here f
or.
It
is a
fine l
ine c
ele
brati
ng v
ersu
s publi-
cis
ing. W
e ignore t
hat
line.”
As
for I
saac,
he’s
happy h
e’s
been
able
to m
arry t
he t
wo t
hin
gs
he l
oves
“more t
han a
nyth
ing,
whic
h i
s m
usi
c
and C
oen b
roth
ers
movie
s.”
He s
ays
that
film
makers
who a
re
just
now
figurin
g o
ut
his
dual
acti
ng-
musi
cal ta
lent
may b
e “
a lit
tle t
oo late
.”“I
am
in
tereste
d i
n m
aybe t
ryin
g
som
e d
iffe
rent
thin
gs,
maybe p
layin
g
a c
haracte
r t
hat
is c
hronic
ally u
nm
usi
-cal,”
Isaac s
aid
.
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ters
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Smoking cessation products pose no serious heart risks: Study
Nicotine replacement gums or popular drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking may
not pose serious heart risks in users, according to a study.
In recent years, there have been concerns that some smoking cessation products may have serious cardiovas-cular risks.
But in the largest analysis of side effects of three major smoking cessation products, serious heart events didn’t increase with nicotine replacement gums and patches, the nicotine addic-tion treatment Chantix, and the anti-depressant Wellbutrin, reported Xinhua citing a study published Monday in the American Heart Association journal.
The study found that overall, smoking cessation is associated with improved cardiovascular health, increased life expectancy, improved quality of life and reduced healthcare costs for smoking-associated conditions.
“Undoubtedly, the benefits of quitting smoking outweigh any potential risks from smoking cessation therapies,” said Edward Mills, study co-author and asso-ciate professor of medicine at Stanford University and Canada Research Chair at the University of Ottawa.
Study shows air pollution more deadly than thought
The effect of long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with increased mortality even when
the pollution is below European Union limits, shows new research.
The research was conducted by the Utrecht University. The researchers, led by Utrecht professor Rob Beelen, used data from the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE), which included data from 13 European countries and a total of 367,251 people, Xinhua reported Monday.
With each increase of 5 mg per cubic metre of particulate matter, the risk that someone dies increases by seven percent, the study showed.
“This is the difference between a busy street in the city, and a place without the influence of traffic,” Rob Beelen said.
The air quality norm in Europe is 25 mg per cubic metre, but the research showed the risks are still significant under 15 mg.
“Our findings show that there are significant health benefits to be gained when the concentrations of particulate matter will be further reduced,” Beelen added.
Particulate matter is the collective name for airborne particles that are so small that they penetrate deep into the lungs. The traffic is a major source, but factory plants and heating plants con-tribute to affect human health.
Agencies
By Shereen Jegtvig
Middle-aged and older adults who had increased access to recreational
facilities near their homes had a slower decline in physical activity levels over time, in a new study.
Other studies have looked at the link between recreational facilities and activity levels. But the new research also investigated how people’s exercise habits changed as more places to swim, bike and play sports were added to their neighbourhood.
“Our work suggests that increasing the availability of recreational facilities in neigh-bourhoods can support adults in maintaining or increasing their physical activity levels,” lead author Yamini Ranchod said.
Ranchod is a researcher at the University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health.
She and her colleagues used data from a long-term study of ethnically-diverse adults who lived in a variety of US cities includ-ing New York, Chicago and Los Angeles.
Researchers surveyed the 6,168 participants about their physical activity levels in 2000-2002, when they were 45 to 84 years old. Follow-up visits took place about a year and a half and three years later.
The researchers determined how many recreational facilities - like gyms, yoga studios, aquatic
centres and tennis courts - were available within one mile of each participant’s home.
Then they looked for any varia-tion in people’s activity levels over time as the number of facilities in their neighbourhood changed.
At the beginning of the study, the researchers found people who lived in areas with more recrea-tional facilities generally were more active.
They also found that although most people exercised less as time went on, declines were less pro-nounced for those living in neigh-bourhoods where the number of recreational facilities increased.
In areas with the most new facil-ities, declines in physical activity were almost eliminated, accord-ing to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Although the study doesn’t prove building recreational facili-ties causes people to become more active, it shows that a correlation exists.
This study is important because the majority of studies on this topic have been so-called cross-sectional, James Sallis said.
Sallis studies physical activity at San Diego State University in California and directs the Active Living Research program. He was not involved in the new study.
Cross-sectional studies look at one moment in time and can’t detect changes in behaviour over time. The main criticism of earlier
studies is that it’s possible active people simply chose to live in areas with more recreational opportu-nities. In that case, adding more facilities probably wouldn’t affect their activity levels.
Since the new study looked at changes over time, Sallis believes it lends support to the idea that building more facilities improves the chances that older adults will maintain some level of activity.
“It’s a signal that here’s a way to have a long-term effect on whole communities by increasing the number of places for people to be active,” Sallis said.
Even for people who don’t live in communities with recreational facilities, there are ways to get exercise, he added.
“If you don’t have recreation facilities, maybe you live in a place that has other destinations nearby. So you could get your physical activity by walking instead of driving - to do your shopping or walking your child to school. So there are certainly things you could do in your neighbourhood if it’s designed in a proper way,” Sallis said.
Alternatively, people who live in neighbourhoods that aren’t condu-cive to walking can look for rec-reational facilities somewhere else, perhaps near where they work or volunteer.
SOURCE: bit . ly/IShlXK American Journal of Epidemiology, online November 13, 2013.
Reuters
Local recreational Local recreational facilities may keep facilities may keep people activepeople active
TECHNOLOGYPLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 201312
By Maki Shiraki and Sophie Knight
For Japan’s electronics firms, the kitchen is the final frontier. Companies from Panasonic Corp to Toshiba
Corp are diverting engineers and money away from their TV operations and into developing ‘smart appliances’ after losing out in the living room to cheaper Asian rivals.
A fridge that texts pictures to show what’s for dinner, a voice-controlled washing machine — appliances like these are being designed to talk to each other via the cloud to cut energy bills.
For now, they’re expensive, deter-ring buyers: a Japan-only Toshiba smart fridge with camera runs to about $2,800 versus less than $800 for a basic model. Yet as more products come on the market and competition cuts prices, global smart appliance sales will rocket to $35bn by 2020 from just over $600m last year, according to technol-ogy intelligence firm Pike Research.
As the industry prepares to descend on Las Vegas next month for CES, the world’s biggest tech trade fair, that’s mouth-watering for all electronics makers. But none more than Japan’s.
They’ve been squeezed into billions of dollars of losses in recent years, caught between high manufacturing costs, aggressive competition from the likes of Samsung Electronics Co and the strong yen, making exports of con-sumer staples like TVs more expensive.
To prosper in the new niche, Japanese companies must not only convince consumers to shell out for a whole new set of appliances, which need to be all from the same brand to guarantee compatibility. Further down the line, they’ll also have to hold their own against the same cheaper Asian rivals that stole their thunder in lei-sure electronics.
“Everyone says having the same brand of goods would be more energy-efficient, but in the end it comes down to the price and function of each prod-uct,” said Satomi Wakamatsu, a 41-year
old housewife from Hiroshima. She owns a Hitachi Ltd fridge and washing machine, and an air conditioner made by Daikin Industries Ltd.
Wakamatsu considered buying smart appliances. But she balked when she added up the cost of all-new appliances, in addition to the home energy management system (HEMS) needed to connect them to each other to monitor and cut energy usage - a further $2,000-$3,000.
Sales of Japanese companies’ HEMS were helped over the last year by hefty government subsidies designed to stimulate energy effi-ciency - but they ended in October. Panasonic sold 20,000 HEMS units between April and September, dou-ble its full-year target, but said it’s unsure if that pace can be sustained without the subsidy.
Toshiba, meanwhile, wants 20 per-cent of its appliance sales to be from ‘smart’ goods by the end of fiscal 2014.
Global PlayersThe potential growth of smart goods
sales has also stimulated peers in the
United States and Europe, including Whirlpool Corp, General Electric Co, Electrolux AB, Robert Bosch GmbH, and Indesit Company SpA.
In Asia, South Korea’s Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics Inc have rolled out smart appliances and have plans to go further afield: Samsung recently showed off its line at luxury department store Harrods in London, including a fridge fitted with an LCD panel to keep track of grocer-ies and suggest recipes.
“If you see the recent trends in the appliances market, made-in-Japan products are increasingly threatened by their Korean and Chinese coun-terparts with enhanced technologies and competitive prices,” said Jamie Ko, head of consumer appliances at research firm Euromonitor.
As sales of digital audiovisual gadg-ets have waned over recent years, many Japanese firms already make more money from traditional house-hold appliances, mostly sold in Japan, than from consumer electronics sold globally.
For instance, Panasonic lost 16.5bn
yen ($160m)on its audio and TV unit in the six months to September 30, when its appliances pulled in 17.2bn yen, about 12 percent of its total oper-ating profit.
But the basic cost of the smart appliances and the hubs that service them remain beyond basic consum-ers’ budgets and exceeds the likely medium-term energy savings. At this stage in their development, the devices will only cut electricity bills by around 10 percent, according to Toshiba and Panasonic.
Japanese consumers’ eagerness to go green may also have waned since the aftermath of March 11, 2011, when a massive earthquake triggered a nuclear plant meltdown and spurred debate on energy supply and saving.
“Two years ago I thought sales of smart appliances sales would acceler-ate as (saving) energy had become a hot topic, but I think the rush in Japan has slowed somewhat,” said Masami Yamamoto, the president of Fujitsu Ltd, which supplies cloud computing services for the systems needed to run the appliances. Reuters
Hopster (Free)A growing number of companies have ambitions
to be “the Netflix for kids”, including Netflix itself. Hopster is a UK-based rival that is well worth a look from parents, offering a catalogue of TV shows including Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, Paddington Bear and 64 Zoo Lane. But its appeal is just as much about the educational games that go with them, aiming to help children learn as well as watch. It uses a monthly subscription. iPad
Heyday (Free)Apple is throwing its App Store marketing
weight behind Heyday this week: an app promis-ing “effortless journaling”. Is to journal a verb? It is
now... The app stores your photos and videos while pulling in your location data to show where they were taken, offering a choice of layouts to organise everything. It’s also capable of serving all this stuff up again when you return to the same place, as an aide-memoire. iPhone
Ember - Capture, Organise and Share (Free)More mobile image organising with Ember,
launched by the developer behind slick to-do list app Clear. It’s a way to organise your images, includ-ing photos, screenshots and pictures you’ve seen on the web. Everything can be tagged and synchronised
with other iOS devices and Macs, with plans for more (premium) features in the months ahead.
iPhone / iPad
Star Trek Vulcan Harp (£1.49)In the earliest days of the App Store, a digital
lightsaber app was all the rage. Fast forward five years, and here’s the first Vulcan Harp for iOS. Well, the first official Vulcan Harp, anyway: devel-oper Shiverware says this is fully licensed from CBS Studios. This virtual version lets you pluck at 15 strings with a variety of sounds, then share your Spockish compositions on SoundCloud. iPad
By Stuart DredgeThe Guardian
Your fridge just texted: Electronics firms pin hopes on ‘smart’ appliances
iOS apps for the day
COMICS & MORE 13
Hoy en la HistoriaDecember 11, 1997
1987: Charlie Chaplin’s cane and bowler were sold for £82,500 at Christie’s auction house in London1989: Hong Kong began forcibly repatriating Vietnamese boat people1998: The International Olympic Committee announced it was investigating rumours that bribes had been offered by potential host cities2008: U.S. businessman Bernard Madoff was charged with fraud for running a vast Ponzi scheme
The Kyoto Protocol, committing industrialised countries to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, was finally agreed after marathon talks in Kyoto, Japan
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ALL IN THE MIND Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.
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PLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2013
HYPER SUDOKU
CROSSWORD
CROSSWORDS
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku
Puzzle is solved
by filling the
numbers from 1
to 9 into the blank
cells. A Hyper
Sudoku has
unlike Sudoku
13 regions
(four regions
overlap with the
nine standard
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only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is
solved like a normal Sudoku.
ACROSS 1 Use a wire brush on 6 Event Cinderella
attended10 Turkish military leader14 Sports venue15 Certain woodwind16 Serious-looking17 A little lit18 Personal enforcer in
“The Godfather”20 Employ21 Even’s opposite23 Housetops24 Onetime name at New
York’s Rockefeller Center
28 Initials at the start of a memo
30 Home to the N.F.L.’s Saints, informally
31 The Eagles’ “___ Eyes”32 No ___, ands or buts33 Meadow35 Swindle38 Aunt, in Acapulco
39 Skill with a paintbrush, say
44 Actress Arthur45 Country south of
Ecuador46 ___ alai47 Antlered animal48 Archipelago part50 Trims the lawn54 Coat and ___55 Actress who married
Justin Timberlake in 2012
58 Descendant60 24-hr. source of money61 Luau neckwear62 Split the taxi fare …
and what the words do in 18-, 24-, 39- and 55-Across
65 Mix67 Foot-long sandwich68 Ring up69 Like a coincidence that
makes you go “Hmm …”70 Adam and Eve’s garden71 ___ of life (part of
70-Across)
72 Traditional Valentine’s Day gift
DOWN 1 Planet with rings 2 Shortening brand 3 Nullify, as a law 4 Young ___ (kids) 5 Louisiana body of water 6 How to “go where no man has gone before” 7 ___ Dhabi 8 ___ cit. (footnote abbr.) 9 Get the hang of10 Farming-related: Prefix11 Writing on the wall12 Tantrum13 French friend19 Marsh22 Open wider, as a pupil25 48-Across east of Java26 Talk over27 Ancient native of
45-Across29 “___, old chap!”34 Paranormal power, for short
36 Utterly hopeless37 Actress Farrow39 Aid and ___40 Got a kick out of41 Friendly send-off42 Colored eye part43 Arm or leg49 Legally obligated51 Edmonton hockey team52 Hot dog, informally
53 Projector inserts55 QB Namath or Montana56 Make into law57 Deep yellow59 Fe, chemically62 “That’s all ___ wrote!”63 Ford or Lincoln64 Taproom order66 Sign between Cancer
and Virgo
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14 15 16
17 18 19
20 21 22 23
24 25 26 27 28 29
30 31 32
33 34 35 36 37 38
39 40 41 42 43
44 45 46
47 48 49 50 51 52 53
54 55 56 57
58 59 60 61
62 63 64 65 66
67 68 69
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R O A D K I L L M E A D EJ E T E F E S T E R
D E A N A P L I N T HM A D M A X A I R D R I E DI M G A M E C A M E O N T OR E E S E S K R A Z Y K A T
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- any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.
YESTERDAY’S ANSWER
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Easy 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.
PLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2013
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16:00 Nba Basketball,
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20:30 English
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Brighton V
Leicester
22:15 Chris Coleman;
Meet The Boss
22:45 Uefa Champions
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Marseille V
Dortmund
00:45 Uefa Champions
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Marseille V
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02:45 Tottenham Tv
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10:30 Inside Story
11:00 News
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12:30 Life Apps
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21:00 NEWSHOUR
22:00 News
22:30 The Stream
23:00 Witness
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Highlights
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League,
Manchester
United V Donetsk
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18:30 English Premier
League Football
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League Season
Review 1999/00
21:30 EnglishPremier
League Netbusters
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League, Barcel-
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13:00 Do Dil Bandhe
Ek Dori Se
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14:30 Jodha Akbar
15:00 Pavitra Rishta
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Ladakpan Ke
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Aasmaan
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Ki
13:00 Shake It Up
13:25 That's So Raven
15:00 Wolfblood
15:25 Gravity Falls
18:30 Good Luck
Charlie
20:30 My Babysitter's
A Vampire
22:00 Austin And Ally
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23:10 Wizards Of
Waverly Place
12:00 Smooch
14:00 A Kiss For Jed
Wood
16:00 Jack And Jill
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20:00 The Janky
Promoters
22:00 The
Inbetweeners
13:15 River Monsters
15:20 Finding Bigfoot
16:10 Fast N' Loud
17:00 Ultimate
Survival
19:30 American Guns
20:20 Storage
Hunters
20:45 Flip Men
21:10 How Do They
Do It?
21:35 How It's Made
22:00 You Have Been
Warned
22:50 Treehouse
Masters
23:40 Mythbusters
13:00 Ellen DeGeneres
Show
14:00 Criminal Minds
15:00 Burn Notice
16:30 Coronation
Street
18:00 Criminal Minds
20:00 Perception
21:00 Marvel's
Agents Of
S.H.I.E.L.D.
22:00 Hannibal
23:00 Rescue Me
11:00 Fastest
13:00 Another
Harvest Moon
15:00 Remember
Sunday
17:00 Paranorman-
PG
19:00 Here Comes
The Boom
21:00 Machine Gun
Preacher
23:15 Mama-18
13:00 Ben 10: Race
Against Time
14:30 Angel's Friends
18:00 Tooth Fairy 2
20:00 Brave
22:00 Angel's Friends
23:30 Tony Hawk:
Boom Boom
Sabotage
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Thira (2D/Malayalam) – 8.30pm
Old Boy (2D/Action) – 11.00pm
2
Saving Santa (2D/Animation) – 3.00pm
Intersections (2D/Romantic) – 5.00pm
The Best Man Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 7.00pm
Bebe (2D/Arabic) – 9.15pm
Devil's Pass (Thriller) – 11.30pm
3
Devil's Pass (Thriller) – 2.30pm
Niko 2 (3D/Animation) – 4.30 & 6.30pm
Old Boy (2D/Action) – 8.30pm
The Best Man Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 11.00pm
LANDMARK
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Thagaraaru (2D/Tamil) – 5.15pm
Thira (2D/Malayalam) – 8.00pm
2
Saving Santa (2D/Animation) – 3.00pm
Niko 2 (3D/Animation) – 5.00 & 7.00pm
Old Boy (2D/Action) – 9.00pm
Devil's Pass (Thriller) – 11.15pm
3
Bebe (2D/Arabic) – 2.30pm
Old Boy (2D/Action) – 5.00pm
The Best Man Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 7.00pm
Intersections (2D/Romantic) – 9.15 & 11.30pm
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R....Rajkumar (2D/Hindi) – 5.15pm
Thira (2D/Malayalam) – 11.00pm
2
Niko 2 (3D/Animation) – 3.00 & 5.00pm
Old Boy (2D/Action) – 7.00pm
The Best Man Holiday (2D/Comedy) – 9.00pm
Devil's Pass (Thriller) – 11.15pm
3
Saving Santa (2D/Animation) – 2.30pm
Bebe (2D/Arabic) – 5.00pm
Intersections (2D/Romantic) – 7.15pm
Devil's Pass (Thriller) – 9.15pm
Old Boy (2D/Action) – 11.30pm
PLUS | WEDNESDAY 11 DECEMBER 2013
INNOVATIONS
LIVE SHOWS Airing Time Programme Briefs
SPIRITUAL HOUR
6:00 - 7:00 AM A time of reflection, a deeper understanding of the teachings of Islam.
RISE 7:00 – 9:00 AM A LIVE 2-hour morning show hosted by Scott Boyes. It focuses on a wide array of topics from Weather, News, Health tips, Sports News and interactive bits with the callers.
INTERNATIO-NAL NEWS
1:00 PM The latest news and events from around the world.
DRIVE 3:00 – 4:00 PM A daily afternoon show broadcast at peak travel time. It is a lighthearted show, filled with news and information and in today’s episode, we focus on ‘literature and the latest releases’ with guest, book enthusiast Hind Francis.
LEGENDARY ARTISTS
6:00 – 7:00 PM The show tells the story of a celebrity artist that has reached unprecedented fame. Throughout the episode the artists’ memorable performances/songs will be played to put listeners in the mood.
Repeat Shows
INNOVATIONS 10:00 – 11:00 AM A LIVE weekly show hosted and produced by Scott Boyes. The show talks about all the newest and exciting advancements in the world of science and technology.
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Editor-In-Chief Khalid Al Sayed Acting Managing Editor Hussain Ahmad Editorial Office The Peninsula Tel: 4455 7741, E-mail: [email protected] / [email protected]
IN FOCUS
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Ibrahim Mohamed Jaidah, Chief Executive Officer/Chief Architect, Arab Engineering Bureau
He graduated from the University of Oklahoma (USA) and worked for
Qatar’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture as Head of the Architectural Section before acquir-ing Arab Engineering Bureau (AEB) in 1991. He is a co-founding mem-ber of the Qatar Green Building Council. He is the editor of the book History of Qatari Architecture. He has won Islamic Cities and Arab Town Organisation Award and the State of Qatar Encouragement Award.
Who’s who
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Project Space: Magdi Mostafa: Sound Element When: Till Jan 5, 2014Where: Mathaf: Arab Museumof Modern Art
What: Egyptian artist Magdi Mostafa explores the dialogue between sound and space. Mostafa’s work evokes personal and shared memories, recalling different images and emotions to be experimented by the visitors. 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
L’âge d’or — exhibitionby Adel AbdessemedWhen: Till January 5Where: Atrium and ground floor of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern Art What: Curated by Pier Luigi Tazzi, the exhibition will showcase recent works, including drawings, paintings, sculptures and videos, many created by Adel Abdessemed.Entry: Free, open to all
Jazz in the Park:Jonathan Batiste When: Dec 11, 7pm - 8pm Where: Museum of Islamic Art Park What: The Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) has partnered with Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha for a series of free world-class jazz concerts in MIA Park.Free Entry
Omar Khalifa – “Infinite”When: Until Dec 15; 10am-10pmWhere: Katara Cultural Village What: This outdoor installation examines ‘the nature of being’. Using digital multiple exposure techniques, an image is crafted that gives a of other-worldliness and depth of perspective through the human form. Free Entry
The Grandmasterby Wong Kar-waiWhen: Dec 12 at 7pm; Dec 13 at 4pm, 7pm and 10pm; Dec 14 at 4pm and 7pm; Dec 15 at 7pm; Dec 16 at 7pm; Dec 17 at 7pm and 10pm. Where: Drama Theater, Building 16 What:Five years in the making, “The Grandmaster” marks grand the return of Hong Kong master filmmaker Wong Kar-wai with a visually breathtaking tale of betrayal, honour and love. Entry: Tickets on sale now online and in person at the DFI Ticket Outlets (Box office hours listed on dohafilminstitute.com)
Events in Qatar Sleeping passenger locked in plane at Houston airport
A Louisiana man flying to California woke up on a dark, empty plane
parked at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston after sleeping through the call to exit the aircraft, officials said.
Tom Wagner was supposed to leave the plane in Houston last Friday and board a flight to California. Instead, he found himself locked inside the ExpressJet plane, which was operat-ing as a United Express flight.
He called his girlfriend for help, according to an exclusive interview he gave to Houston television station KTRK. “She thought I was crazy. I said ... ‘I’m locked on the plane. I’m telling you the truth; you better go somewhere and get me off this plane’,” Wagner told the broadcaster.
Ground staff servicing the airplane a few hours after it landed found and released Wagner, ExpressJet spokes-woman Samantha Harrison said.
Company policy requires the flight crew to do a final sweep of the cabin and the company was investigat-ing how Wagner was left onboard, Harrison said.
“As part of post-flight procedures, our flight attendants are responsible for completing a walk-through on the aircraft,” Harrison said in an email.
The company said in a statement: “We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this caused for the passenger.”
Wagner told KTRK the airline paid for a hotel in Houston and gave him a $250 voucher for his trouble.
What air passengers hate: Inattentive parents
Americans ranked the “Inattentive Parent” as the most annoying
type of fellow air traveler, defeat-ing the “Rear Seat Kicker,” “The Aromatic Passenger” and “The Boozer,” according to a list by online travel agent Expedia.com.
The list, compiled by consulting firm Northstar, ranked the personal annoyances of 1,001 Americans who had flown on an airplane in the past five years.
“Most of us, when we look at the list of offending behaviours, can admit to having committed one or more of the violations,” John Morrey, vice president and general manager of Expedia.com, said in a press release.
Of the respondents, 63 percent said they “often feel annoyed” by parents traveling with noisy children, with 59 percent of those under 35 saying they would pay extra to sit in designated quiet zones if airlines offered them.
Agencies