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Fashion students from Virginia Commonwealth University in Qatar presented ‘Reach’, the 17th Annual Fashion Show, hosted by Salam Stores at The Gate Mall.

CAMPUS

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MES clinched a total of 168 med-

als (100 in boys’ and 68 in girls’

categories) in the recently conclud-

ed 9th edition of the schools Olym-

pic Programme (SOP), organised by

the Qatar Olympic committee in col-

laboration with the Supreme Edu-

cation Council for school students

from 5 to 18 years of age.

MES boys’ team won gold in ta-

ble tennis in the preparatory and

level two categories. In volleyball

and shooting contest, the team se-

cured gold in the preparatory cate-

gory.

In cross country event, the boys’

team struck gold under preparato-

ry, level one and level two catego-

ries. The athletic team of the boys

emerged the overall champions of

the event with 38 gold, 12 silver and

21 bronze medals.

The girls’ team of MES swept gold

medals in volleyball, fencing, and

shooting event under various catego-

ries, while the athletic squad secured

12 gold, 5 silver and 11 bronze medals

to its credit.

The participants were coached

and trained by the teachers of the

Physical Education Department of

MES.

MES students sweep medals in SOP

Shantiniketan Indian School (SIS)

held its Investiture Ceremony for

the academic session 2016-2017. The

event was presided over by K C Abdul

Latheef, President of the School Man-

agement. Principal, vice-principals, ad-

ministrator, head teachers, academic

mentor, heads of departments, teach-

ers and parents attended.

Dr Subhash Nair inspired the lead-

ers to be genuine, generous and gen-

erative. The chief guest invested the

badges of office on the Head Boy Do-

minic O’Connor, Head Girl Rizwana Ra-

him, IT Secretary Zarif Obayed, Cultural

Secretary Bhavya Mishra, Literary Sec-

retary SumeraKhanum, Sports Captain

Farsan Riaz, Assistant Head Boy Prab-

hat Shahi, and Assistant Head Girl Ami-

na Karim. Badges were also awarded

to the House Captains and House Pre-

fects. Shihabudeen, Vice-Principal Ac-

ademics, congratulated the newly ap-

pointed Student Council Members.

Investiture ceremony at SIS

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04 | SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

VCUQatar studentsshowcase their talents

The Peninsula

Fashion students from Vir-

ginia Commonwealth Uni-

versity in Qatar (VCUQa-

tar) recently presented

‘Reach’, the 17th Annual Fashion

Show, hosted by Salam Stores at

The Gate Mall.

The event was attended by

many of Qatar and the region’s

most discerning fashion fol-

lowers. H E Sheikha Al Mayassa

bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani,

Chairperson of Qatar Museums,

Doha Film Institute and Reach

out to Asia attended ‘Reach’ and

showed her long-standing sup-

port for local and international

design.

‘Reach’ celebrated the end of

another academic year for the

students of VCUQatar’s Fashion

Design program.

The fashion show was

opened by Sandra Wilkins, VCU-

Qatar’s Chair of Fashion Design,

who reminded the students and

the audience, that: “The only way

to be successful is to work really

hard and reach out.”

Rami Al Ali, whose collections

have been worn by the likes of

Beyoncé, Aishwarya Rai, and Di-

ana Haddad, was the guest de-

signer at the show.

Dubai-based Rami came

to international prominence in

2009 when his Spring/Summer

couture collection graced the

runway during Rome’s Alta Ro-

ma couture week, the same year

in which The Middle East Maga-

zine named him as one of the 50

most influential Arabs.

The collections by the sen-

ior students displayed a varie-

ty of innovative creations, using

unique materials. Samia Zar Mo-

hammad presented a ready-to-

wear collection that used pleat-

ed white, blue and black silk

crepe duchess, and was inspired

by modern and asymmetrical

buildings from around the world.

Farzana Abedin presented a

military-themed collection. She

used a variety of trendy mate-

rials while incorporating Arabic

script into her designs. Khulood

Al Busaidi showcased her Ivo-

ry collection that combined el-

egant and classic white items,

while adding a local touch with

a traditional GCC overcoat. Joy-

ful emotions were communicat-

ed through Aisha Al Malki’s pink,

beige and green pastel collec-

tion, which featured wonderful

floral prints.

Lolwa Al Hudaifi, whose fo-

cus was on black and white, pre-

sented a classic, yet trendy col-

lection. Outfits that express class

without being classic were pre-

sented by Dania Al Qwasmi, who

conveyed an air of romance with

her white silk collection.

Kiara Hodge demonstrated

her fascination with illustration

by creating colourful pieces for

her collection entitled, Death of

the Mermaid. She experimented

with acrylic ink to create unique

hand-painted pieces with an en-

vironmental message.

Functional wear was present-

ed to the fashion show audience

by Noor Al Mannai with her in-

genious double-sided jackets

and detachable pockets that can

turn into purses, with her col-

lection, Attach. Detach. Al Man-

nai wanted to design pieces that

can be customised and adjusted

to everyone’s needs.

Mahnoor Ansari showcased

Tanuvo, which used silk, floral

and pearl embroidery to cele-

brate the multi-dimensional as-

pect of a woman. Sarah Wanas

captivated the audience with her

capes of different designs,which

included a variety of patterns

that created a spectacular feel-

ing of flow. Saadia Khabab used

laser-cutting machines and fab-

ric manipulation to express her

admiration for high-tech fashion.

Her collection featured various

see-through patterns combined

with tulle and latex.

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The concept of sustainability was explored

by the sophomore students’ collections, which

concentrated on the zero waste philosophy.

Every collection had to fully use its materials

without producing any waste, which challenged

the students to come up with unique creations.

From Bedouin tent patterns, or by incorporating

whites and pastels, from Indian styles, and

to black and white designs, the sophomore

students showed that sustainable fashion is

achievable.

The collections by junior students impressed

the audiences. Strong Arabic elements were

represented through various Islamic patterns,

with some of the designs featuring a type of

niqab worn by women from the GCC. At the

same time students experimented with different

materials such as neoprene and mesh, or they

created contrasts by combining pastel-coloured

pleated skirts with sneakers and denim jackets.

Milan-based fashion designer and VCUQatar

fashion show jury member Kristina Spirk, who

gave a well-received Crossing Boundaries

lecture at VCUQatar during the week preceding

the fashion show,urged the students to, “Find

who you really are, and make this an essence of

your development. Who we are is what defines

our design and it’s the essence of the story of

the creation.”

This was in evidence over the three days

of the show, during which the fruits of their

labours were presented to large, prestigious and

discerning audiences.

The fashionshow allows VCUQatar Fashion

Design program students to display their

creative abilities, while simultaneously giving

them a sense of the reality of the enormously

competitive and demanding, yet fickle,fashion

industry.

While this was their opportunity to be

creative, it was also “their time to sing their own

song and for people to hear their individual

voices”, said Wilkins. The fashion show allowed

the students to be judged by experienced jury

members.

The emphasis throughout was one of turning

creative concepts into ready-to-wear pieces for

the runway, which not only had to be beautiful,

but also wearable and above all marketable.

Fashion professionals and especially retailers

are regularly invited each year to review the

collections and concepts and give their expert

advice to the students.

The Salam Fashion Award, introduced in 2013

by Salam International Investments Chairman

and Deputy COO Abdul Salam Abu Issa to support

a graduate’s transition from student designer to

a career in designer, was presented this year to

Mahnoor Ansari. The award includes mentoring

in the development and design of two bespoke

collections, which will be sold exclusively within

a dedicated space in Salam Stores, Doha. Malia

Bennett Henry, the winner of last year’s Salam

Fashion Award is currently selling her collection

at Salam Stores at the Gate Mall in Doha.

The W Doha Award in its sixth year was

awarded to Saadia Khabab. The award was

presented by Clara de Lama, Director of

Marketing at the W Doha Hotel and includes the

opportunity to use the W Doha, and another

W Hotel around the world as a platform to

showcase her collection at various events

happening throughout the year. Selina Farooqui

and Mona Al Ansari, the winners of the W Doha

Awards from 2011 and 2012 respectively, have

grown to becomelocal fashion talents.

The GLAM award, presented by Sindhu Nair,

Managing Editor, and Sakala A Debrass, Market-

ing Manager, was awarded to Mahnoor Ansari for

her outstanding creativity in the Tanuvo collec-

tion.

“Tanuvo, my senior collection, celebrates mul-

ti-dimensional women. This is represented in the

transformation of my pieces from mundane ma-

roon shapes to a visual narrative that is dynam-

ic, full of life, and does not constrict women into

being an object”is how Mahnoor described her

collection.

VCUQatar’s Golden Needle Award, which

goes to the best Senior Collection, was awarded

to Saadia Khabab.

The much coveted and much anticipated

awards on the final night of the three-day an-

nual event recognise and promote the extraordi-

nary talent amongst VCUQatar’s graduates.

With support from Qatar Foundation for Ed-

ucation, Science and Community Development,

VCUQatar is helping to develop Qatar’s grow-

ing fashion industry. Launched in 1999, VCUQa-

tar’s annual fashion show has grown to become

a much-anticipated event amongst Qatar’s fash-

ion and business community. Thirty-two mod-

els displayed the students’ wares at this year’s

show, while nearly 100 people worked back-

stage to ensure its success. The proceeds from

the event’s ticket sales will be used to support

the costs of sending the students on field trips

as part of VCUQatar’s socially responsible initia-

tives. The fashion show counts not only on an

extremely supportive audience, but is also sup-

ported by the W Doha Hotel, Glam magazine,

Guerlain, Carolina Herrera, Tajmeel Qatar Inter-

national Beauty Academy, Makeup District, Bom-

bay Silk Centre, and Sara’s Secrets.

COMMUNITY

06 | SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

More than 100 music students

from IAID, a performing arts

training centre, have suc-

cessfully passed the London

College of Music (LCM), University of

West London UK Winter 2015 exami-

nations held from in January at IAID

premises. This result certified 100 per-

cent pass that the academy has con-

sistently shown for seven years.

LCM Examiner Robert Langston

congratulated IAID examinees and Mu-

sic instructors saying, “I was delight-

ed to come for a second visit to IAID,

to conduct the music exams for IAID

classical piano, keyboard, acoustic gui-

tar and Western vocals students. This

year’s standard was as high as ever

and I commend all the students and

teachers on their hard work in prep-

aration for these exams. I very much

look forward to returning in the future,”

Langston said.

LCM examinations is an internation-

al examinations board offering graded

and diploma qualifications in music,

drama and communication. Examina-

tions are held across a large network

of exam centres worldwide, and are

unique in the graded examinations be-

ing awarded by the university. In 2009,

LCM has appointed IAID as the first

Public Centre in the Middle East offer-

ing LCM Exams for students from Qatar

and neighbouring countries.

Marianne Indrinal, IAID Assistant

Director, said: “We are proud of our

music students for passing the LCM

winter 2015 examinations. The acad-

emy is equally grateful to all the par-

ents for rendering unwavering sup-

port to this initiative. We are delight-

ed of the progress we have achieved

for the past 14 years, including the

strong affiliations and quality train-

ing that we impart. Our thrust is to

continue our mission to provide the

growing community of talents in the

field of dance, music and arts with a

conducive and nurturing atmosphere

of creative learning and excellence.”

A first of its kind in the Middle East,

IAID continues to impart quality train-

ing in the field of dance, music, arts,

soft-skill courses and actively partic-

ipated in various international events

such as Ajyal Youth Film Festival, Ras-

Gas events and more. Moreover, IAID is

a pioneer in conducting workshops for

kids in Qatar and has to its credit more

than 1,000 students (kids & adults)

representing over 80 nationalities for

its regular courses. For more informa-

tion, please visit www.iaid.qa

Network Qatar and Pinoy Expatriates for

Social Organisations and Sports (Pe-

sos) made their first collaborative venture

by sponsoring Stewards and Friends Team

Tennis Tournaments organised by Minsub-

azta held recently at Khalifa International

Tennis and Squash Stadium. Ufoq Chairman

Ed Anami opened the event and Consul Go-

nar Musor addressed the participants. Dr

Shabrawi Khater, CEO and Managing Direc-

tor of Network Qatar and Ed Palad, Chair-

man and Founder of Pesos attended.

The 12 competing teams took their

oath of sportsmanship officiated by Melvin

Flores, Minsubazta Tournament Direc-

tor. The teams will continue to compete to

bag the Independence Trophy provided by

Network Qatar and Pesos, sponsors of the

event. The teams are: Angry Birds 1, An-

gry Birds 2, Warnets 1, Warnets 2, Team

Solid, Titans, United Tennister, KaPesos

Team, DU30 Team, KS Team, Adidashot and

Crosscourt. The tournaments run every Fri-

day from 5pm in Khalifa International Ten-

nis and Squash Stadium. The Ladies Divi-

sion will open on April 22 and scheduled

for every Friday for six weeks. Entry will be

free of charge and open to the public.

Minsubazta tennis tournament kicks off

IAID students excel in LCM exams

MARKETPLACE

| 07SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

Blue Salon hosted the launch of

Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s latest

edition to its extensive fragrance col-

lection, Baccart Rouge 540. The ris-

ing perfume house’s latest edition is a

collaboration with Baccart, renowned

crystal manufacturer, to commemo-

rate its 250th anniversary.

Baccarat Rouge 540 draws its in-

spiration from the very heart of the

manufactory, powerful and distin-

guished. Its name evokes a metamor-

phosis of a clear crystal mingled with

24-carat gold powder and gradual-

ly brought to fusion at 540 degrees,

arousing a glowing scarlet appearance.

Its transparency contrasts with the

density of this unique and exclusive

red colour. It was also a natural choice

for the perfume house to include Bac-

carat Rouge 540 in their own celebra-

tion fragrance collection by Maison

Francis Kurkdjian.

Launched in 2014 in only 250 num-

bered crystal bottles, Baccarat Rouge

540 has now gained new momentum

in a new setting, the Maison Fra ncis

Kurkdjian signature bottle. The com-

bined magic of Nature and Man, trans-

forming raw materials into a sensory

element. A united expression with an

outpouring of expertise, an influx of

minerals and a breath of fire. That is

how Baccarat Rouge 540 came into

being, with its graphic and extremely

condensed olfactory signature. A lumi-

nous and intense eau de parfum with

amber and woody floral tones.

The ethereal facets of jasmine and

the radiance of saffron carry the am-

bergris mineral notes and woody tones

of freshly-cut cedar. Maison Francis

Kurkdjian was launched in 2009, and

helmed by Francis Kurkdjian, renowned

perfumer with scores of successful cre-

ations to his name, and Marc Chaya,

Co-founder and president of the fra-

grance house.

Blue Salon launches Maison Francis Kurkdjian’s fragrance

The Radisson Blu Hotel, Doha,

sponsored the ‘Ladies Scramble’

at Doha Golf Club. The event was at-

tended by 30 of Doha Golf Club’s fe-

male members.

Ian Lille, Director of Sales, and

Shifani Fonseka, PR & Marketing Ex-

ecutive, of The Radisson Blu Hotel,,

attended the lunch, which followed

the tournament to present the priz-

es. Lille said that the hotel will con-

tinue to support the ‘Ladies Scram-

ble’ at Doha Golf Club, in the years

ahead.

The winners were: Firstst Place:

Ngu Yen Chau Anh, Melanie Thomas,

Anne Laudick with 76 points. 2nd

Place: Laura Jenkins, Joyce Affleck, Ji

Won Park with 75 Points. 3rd Place:

Anja Hsse, Ann Mackay, Joong Suk

Kim with 72 points.

Special Prizes: Longest Drive on

hole 6 – Rosaleen Garvey. Longest

Putt holed on hole 9 – Anja Hsse.

Nearest to the Rope on hole 15 -

Ngu Yen Chau Anh and Nearest to

the Pin on hole 17 – Beth San Jose.

The picture shows The Radisson

Blu representatives with the first

place winners and Ann Mackay, Act-

ing Ladies Captain.

Radisson Blu supports ‘Ladies Scramble’

FOOD

By Katie Workman AP

Sometimes simple is just what

the doctor ordered. And some-

times cake is just what the doc-

tor ordered.

And because we all know that we

should be careful about mixing pre-

scriptions, you should keep this simple

cake recipe on hand for just those oc-

casions. Believe me, I love a good thick

streusel topping and I love cakes that

say “Look at me!” But sometimes I just

need to mindlessly throw together a

cake that will get itself into the oven,

and fast.

Also, sometimes we need a cake

that can function as a breakfast or

brunch offering without too much ex-

planation (chocolate cake requires a

lot of justification before noon), or a

midday snack, but also can hold up as

a dessert offering.

You may also have some holiday

houseguests, and you may need a few

make ahead things to have on hand

when people would like “just a little

something sweet.” This is that some-

thing, homemade and lovely perched

on your counter for guests to help

themselves to a sliver of. Or two.

Sour cream cinnamon coffee cakeStart to finish: 1 hour (10 minutes

active). Servings: 10.

Ingredients

For the cake:1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter,

room temperature, plus extra for the pan

2 cups all purpose-flour, plus ex-tra for the pan

1 cup granulated sugar2 large eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 cup sour cream1 ½ teaspoons baking powder½ teaspoon baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon½ teaspoon kosher saltFor the glaze:2/3 cup powdered sugar1 tablespoon milk½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F. Use a bit

of butter to liberally coat the inside of

a 9- or 10-inch Bundt pan. Sprinkle a

bit of flour in the pan and turn to coat

evenly, then tip out and discard any

excess.

In a large bowl, use an electric mix-

er to beat together the one cup of but-

ter and the sugar. Beat in the eggs

one at a time, then beat in the vanilla

and sour cream. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, whisk together

the two cups of flour, the baking pow-

der, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.

Stir the dry mixture into the butter

mixture just until combined. Scrape

into the prepared pan and spread

so the top is even. Bake for 45 min-

utes, or until a wooden skewer insert-

ed at the centre of the cake comes out

clean. Let cool for 10 minutes in the

pan on a wire rack, then flip the cake

out of the pan and let cool complete-

ly on the rack.

While the cake is cooling, make the

glaze. In a small bowl, stir together the

powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until

smooth. When the cake is cool, trans-

fer to a serving platter and use a tea-

spoon to drizzle the icing back and

forth in a pretty zig zag pattern across

the top of the cake.

Nutrition information per serv-

ing: 400 calories; 210 calories from

fat (53 percent of total calories); 24

gramme fat (15 gramme saturated; 0.5

gramme trans fats); 110mg cholester-

ol; 270mg sodium; 43 gramme carbo-

hydrate; 1 gramme fiber; 23 gramme

sugar; 5 gramme protein.

08 | SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

An easy-to-make cake when life isn’t quite easy

While the cake is cooling, make the glaze. In a small bowl, stir together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. When the cake is cool, transfer to a serving platter and use a teaspoon to drizzle the icing back and forth in a pretty zig zag pattern across the top of the cake.

By Sarah Halzack The Washington Post

The next time you visit JCPen-

ney, you might notice some

changes in its options for plus-

sized shoppers: The depart-

ment store announced this week that

it is introducing its first in-house plus-

size brand, dubbed Boutique+, that

will aim to deliver trendy pieces for

millennial shoppers. And JCPenney al-

so is spiffing up the presentation of it-

splus-sized attire, adding to 200 of its

stores an area dubbed The Boutique

that it promises will feature sleek de-

cor and the vibe of a independent, cu-

rated shop.

These moves by JCPenney might

not exactly be industry-shaking, but

they are the latest evidence that the

retail world seems to be taking fresh

notice that plus-sized shoppers are

an underserved market. And, at a mo-

ment when apparel sales generally

have been soft, leaving many brands

eager to unlock new growth, retail-

ers are realizing they might be leav-

ing money on the table by not cater-

ing more to this group, especially its

younger members.

Target made a similar calculus last

year when it rolled out Ava & Viv, its

own exclusive plus-size line. While

the retailer had some workwear and

evening clothes for plus-size wom-

en, the company believed it was miss-

ing a major market opportunity by not

having more casual plus-size pieces for

style-conscious shoppers.

And Eloquii, the plus-size e-com-

merce shop, announced last week that

it has raised a fresh $15 million in ven-

ture capital, an investment that ap-

pears to be a bet that the retailer will

only continue to build on the 165 per-

cent sales growth it delivered last year

by selling fast-fashion gear.

While these lines are largely court-

ing 20- and 30-somethings, new re-

search shows there might be even

more opportunity in merchandising

plus-size pieces for an even younger

crowd.

“Teens are reinvigorating the plus-

size market,” said Marshal Cohen, chief

retail analyst at NPD Group, in a state-

ment. “Today’s young consumers know

what they want and won’t settle for

less. This energy will turn up the vol-

ume at retail for the plus-size apparel

market overall.”

Cohen’s analysis reflected a recent

study by NPD Group of “special sizes,”

a category that includes plus, petite

and tall apparel. NPD found that the

number of teenagers buying plus-size

apparel has nearly doubled since 2012.

The research also found that teens

were more likely than other age groups

to say “brands design plus-size cloth-

ing as an afterthought.”

These findings may help explain

why still more retailers are looking to

expand their plus-size assortments.

Teen-centric retailer American Eagle

Outfitters says it working toward offer-

ing extended sizes on its e-commerce

site later this year. And department

store chain Bon-Ton expects to roughly

double the number of stores that car-

ry its “young contemporary” plus-size

line this spring.

For its bid to win over millennial

plus-size shoppers, JCPenney has en-

listed Ashley Nell Tipton, the “Project

Runway” designer who claimed the

show’s top prize by designing a plus-

size runway collection — a first in the

series’ history. Tipton is currently serv-

ing as a brand ambassador for Bou-

tique+ and will be designing pieces

for a fall and holiday collection. The

retailer is promising that customers

can expect trendy, 70’s-inspired piec-

es from the first collection, includ-

ing fringe-bedecked tops and pleat-

ed skirts.

JCPenney’s play for the plus-size

market is part of a broader effort by

chief executive Marvin Ellison to re-

invigorate a chain that has been on

something of a roller coaster in recent

years.

Ellison has made it a key priority

to build up JCPenney’s roster of ex-

clusive brands to help differentiate it

from competitors such as Kohl’s and

Macy’s. The launch of Boutique+ ap-

pears to fit squarely within that mis-

sion.

FASHION

Plus-size clothes are having a moment

SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016 | 09

HEALTH & FITNESS

By Des Bieler The Washington Post

Like so many of us, Dalton Wong

can’t wait for the new season of

Game of Thrones to arrive. How-

ever, unlike so many of us, he

isn’t eager to learn what’s in store for

the likes of Tyrion Lannister, Daenerys

Targaryen and Arya Stark.

Rather, Wong will be delighted

when people no longer feel compelled

to ask him, “So, is Jon Snow dead, or

what?”

You see, Wong is the trainer for Kit

Harington, whose brooding Thrones

character may or may not have suf-

fered a bloody death at the end of

the previous season (uh, spoiler alert, I

guess? If you’re just getting around to

watching the show, though, fear not -

this article won’t give much else away).

So it’s a good thing that the London-

based fitness expert is in such good

shape himself; otherwise, fending off

the same question from fans of the

show, over and over again, could get

pretty tiring.

I learned this in a recent phone

conversation, one that I kicked off, of

course, by asking him that very ques-

tion about Snow. I knew that, even if

Wong had an answer, he wouldn’t be

allowed to give it to me, but, hey, what

better way to start an interview than

by annoying the interviewee, right?

Requisite query posed and deflect-

ed (“You know I can’t answer those

questions”), I was able to learn some

interesting things from Wong, includ-

ing that he doesn’t even watch Game

of Thrones.

Of Dempsie’s character, Wong said,

“He’s, like, out rowing a boat some-

where. That’s what we joke about.” So

he does know a thing or two about the

show, but apparently not so much that

he was able to discern the hilarity of

another question I had for him about

Harington:

“When he first sought out your ad-

vice, was that because, much like his

character Jon Snow, he knew nothing?”

I mean, that’s pure gold, but Wong

just answered, “Yes, exactly right.” I

got over my disappointment in time to

hear the trainer explain that Harington

approached him a few years ago, look-

ing for some quick help in bulking up

for a starring role in the film “Pompeii.”

“So basically, he said: ‘I’ve got this

new movie. I’ve been doing Game of

Thrones, I wear a cloak, so no one re-

ally knows what’s happening under-

neath this cloak, but in my new movie,

I have four to five weeks to look amaz-

ing,’” Wong told me.

For that effort, which did indeed

produce a suitably buff bod, Wong

drew up both a weightlifting plan and

a diet plan that involved “some se-

rious eating.” He also emphasized

movements that would help Haring-

ton swing a sword, which carried over

nicely as the actor continued to work

with Wong through the past few sea-

sons of Thrones.

“It was not your classic sort of body-

building training,” Wong said. “It’s not

isolation. It’s integration of exercis-

es. So we’re doing a lot of cable rows,

we’re doing kettlebells.... It wasn’t

something that was very static. It was

all movement-based.

“A lot of lateral movements, a lot of

rotations... because that’s what happens

when you swing a sword. You can’t just

squat and lunge and poke, you know?

It’s just a lot more three-dimensional.”

Snow, who has been spending his

time in the frosty weather around the

Wall, is fond of heavy outerwear, so

Wong had Harington do some exer-

cises while wearing a 10-kilogram

(22 lb) vest. “It just gets him used to

holding that weight for long periods

of time,” the trainer said, “because he

wears that outfit for most of the day,

so that, in and of itself, is quite ex-

hausting.”

In addition to swinging swords, Ha-

rington and, to an even greater extent,

Christie have had to play their parts

while on horseback, so Wong has in-

corporated plenty of “postural work”

into their fitness regimens. “Riding a

horse while it’s galloping, you have to

have very good posture, you can’t be

hunched over,” he said. “So you have to

have a very good, drawn-in, shoulders-

back, chest-up posture.”

“It’s strengthening the core,” Wong

added, “but also working the back

muscles, the muscles in between the

shoulder blades, the muscles all up the

back, but not doing it in the form of

rowing exercises, right? Because row-

ing is using the strength muscles. Pos-

ture muscles are using the deep, but

sometimes the superficial muscles,

where you’ll be holding postures for

long periods of time.”

Wong mentioned an exercise that

he details in The Feelgood Plan, a book

offering advice on attaining a healthy

lifestyle that was published in Janu-

ary. Called the “torpedo,” it involves

lying on one’s belly and raising one’s

head, chest and arms while pushing

one’s hips into the floor for 25 seconds,

with five-second intervals. Wong says

it’s “a really good postural exercise to

work the muscles between the shoul-

der blades and back.”

There aren’t a tonne of healthy lives

on display in the hit HBO show, and as

for the cliffhanger regarding the life

of one of its most popular characters,

well, Wong’s lips were sealed far more

tightly than anyone’s grip on the Iron

Throne. He did let slip, though, that he

was currently working with Harington,

who will, in fact, be appearing in... a

play in London. Sorry, I tried.

‘Game of Thrones’ trainer’s exercise advice

“It’s not isolation. It’s integration of exercises. So we’re doing a lot of cable rows, we’re doing kettlebells... It wasn’t something that was very static. It was all movement-based.

10 | SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

ENTERTAINMENT

By Emily Yahr The Washington Post

The second season of Unbreaka-

ble Kimmy Schmidt debuted on

Netflix on Friday, which will no

doubt send viewers on a binge-

watching spree to either re-watch Sea-

son 1 or catch up on episodes they

missed.

Ellie Kemper stars as the titular char-

acter, who spent 15 years with three

other women trapped in a bunker by a

deranged reverend. Dark premise, but

the show proved hilarious, as one might

expect from executive producers Tina

Fey and Robert Carlock, the comedic

minds behind 30 Rock.

Similar to 30 Rock, Unbreaka-

ble Kimmy Schmidt ruthlessly paro-

died the most taboo topics, even kid-

napping: “I’m always amazed by what

women will do because they’re afraid

of being rude,” guest star Matt Lauer

mused in the premiere when one of

the women said on the “Today” show

that she followed the reverend into

the bunker because she didn’t want to

seem impolite.

Fey is known for skewering any sub-

ject; she is an outspoken critic of the

current “apology culture.” That’s gener-

ally what makes her comedy stand out,

from her TV shows to Golden Globes

hosting duties. However, after two real-

world events that occurred in the past

year, several episodes of the first sea-

son appear markedly less funny -- and

actually just cruel.

First, the show was briefly caught up

in the aftermath of the death of Fredric

Brandt, a famous New York dermatolo-

gist known for his unusual appearance,

one that the New York Times called

“unnervingly ageless-looking” thanks

to Botox and fillers. Brandt was found

dead in an apparent suicide April 2015,

a month after Kimmy Schmidt pre-

miered and featured an episode with

a lookalike plastic surgeon played by

Martin Short who wanted to help Kim-

my erase her “scream lines.” His name

was Dr. Grant, though because of his

stretched-out skin, he couldn’t speak

properly and called himself “Dr. Franff.”

Writer Lili Anolik, whose husband

was Brandt’s boss, said the doctor was

saddened by the character. “That the

doctor with the peroxided bob and

face of a dissipated cherub, the skin as

slick and shiny as a glazed doughnut ...

is intended to be Fred is beyond ques-

tion,” Anolik wrote in Vanity Fair. “Fred

had heard rumours that there was a

show with a character who resembled

him, but didn’t realize how unflattering

the likeness was until Page Six ran a

story on March 23, two weeks before

he killed himself. That night Fred sent

(my husband) a text: ‘Did u see page 6

I’m so upset I’m a freak.’”

A source explained to People Mag-

azine that the doctor suffered from de-

pression, and while he was hurt by the

“mean characterisation,” it didn’t cause

his death. The show also never con-

firmed that the character was specifi-

cally parodying Brandt. Either way, it

certainly makes the episode harder to

watch now. “The genuinely harmless

nature of Fey’s comedy is hard to grap-

ple following Brandt’s suicide,” Tyler

Coates wrote at the Decider.

It’s not the only time the show

crossed paths with reality. Late in the

first season, Kimmy goes to court in Du-

rnsville, Indiana, to testify against her

kidnapper. She and her fellow captives

are represented by truly moronic pros-

ecutors named Marcia (Fey) and Chris

(Jerry Minor). As it happens, they’re a

parody of Marcia Clark and Christopher

Darden, the former Los Angeles Coun-

ty prosecutors best known for bun-

gling O.J. Simpson’s murder trial.

In Kimmy Schmidt, Marcia and

Chris are portrayed as the ultimate

idiots, more interested in hooking up

with each other than prosecuting the

reverend. It’s the ultimate in absurdi-

ty, as they tell the judge, “We’d like to

use one of our do-overs, please,” and

use a dictionary with the definition of

“kidnapping” as their only piece of evi-

dence. Plus, there’s this exchange, as

one of the kidnapped women nervous-

ly asks whether this is their first trial:

Marcia: “I love it! See, this is why we

moved here. Anonymity.” Chris: “In Durns-

ville, we’re just Marcia and Chris, not fa-

mously incompetent California prosecu-

tors.” Marcia: “Hey, he’s in jail now. So who

has four thumbs and loosened that jelly jar?

The only thing that’s important here ... is for

me and you to see where this relationship

can go.” (They hold hands and walk away

and gaze longingly at each other.)

Spot on? Of course! It makes fun

of their failure in the O J case as well

as the fact that some people thought

they were dating. But thanks to this

spring’s FX miniseries American Crime

Story: The People v O J Simpson, the

past several months have served as

somewhat of a redemption for Clark, if

not the prosecution.

In the miniseries, Clark (Sarah Paul-

son) is shown facing horrific acts dur-

ing the trial, making it difficult for her to

do her job, and her vilification by some

as a working mother is portrayed. As

the FX series aired, the real Clark gave

interviews saying that the show was

fairly accurate.

Seeing the trial of the century 20

years later made many viewers feel re-

newed sympathy for Clark, especial-

ly given today’s updated perspective

on gender. Suddenly, the horrible way

she’s been treated in pop culture - in-

cluding Fey’s tightly permed hair, a style

that caused Clark no shortage of grief in

1995 as the media focused on her ap-

pearance - didn’t seem so hilarious.

In its second season, Kimmy

Schmidt” continues to take shots at re-

al personalities: Targets in the first ep-

isodes include the Kardashians, Kanye

West, Bobby Flay and Mark Wahlberg.

But it will be interesting to see wheth-

er viewers who go back to catch up on

Season 1 find the pastiches of real-life

people quite so funny.

| 11SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt is backSuddenly, the horrible way she’s been treated in pop culture - including Fey’s tightly permed hair, a style that caused Clark no shortage of grief in 1995 as the media focused on her appearance - didn’t seem so hilarious.

ENTERTAINMENT

By Ankit Sinha IANS

Mumbai-based drummer

Virendra Kaith, who plays for

extreme metal band Demon-

ic Resurrection, says the mu-

sic scene in India has improved in the

last few years and more bands are able

to record in studios due to increased ac-

cessibility.

Kaith, who started his career as

a BPO executive before complete-

ly immersing himself as a musician,

has also featured in Signature Start-

up, a new platform launched by Unit-

ed Spirits, which encourages youth

to tap into their passions and make a

mark for themselves.

The musician, who has been playing

drums for over 16 years, recalls his days

in school when there were “hardly any

other career options”.

“When I was in school and college,

my dad wanted me to become an en-

gineer. There were literally no other ca-

reer options. My first job was with a call

centre... It was still booming at that time.

People were still sceptical whether they

should do it or not. So, I gave it a try, but

now I see so many people doing differ-

ent things as career,” Kaith said in a tel-

ephonic interview from Mumbai.

He also reminisced the time when it

was difficult for bands to record music

due to lack of studios.

“I know so many people setting up re-

cording studios in their home, recording

ad jingles, etc Back then you only had

big studios, which would charge over

Rs2,000 per hour. There are so many

bands coming up and recording their

material. Now, everything is more ac-

cessible,” he said, while adding that it is

still not easy to become a “full time mu-

sician”.

In a country where Hindi film mu-

sic still dominates the charts, an un-

derground style of music like heavy

metal still hasn’t found firm footing,

prompting bands to “invest a lot” on

their own.

“Metal is still not lucrative to make a

living out of it. Initially, you have to invest

a lot in your band. For us, Demonic Res-

urrection was something that we want-

ed to do... We used to like that style of

music and we passionately play that

music. Later, it became almost like a

business where we are trying to survive

by playing live shows and earning some

remuneration out of it,” he said.

Over the years, the band has gar-

nered international recognition by play-

ing renowned global heavy metal fes-

tivals like Wacken Open Air (Germany),

Bloodstock Open Air (Britain) and Soni-

sphere (Britain), among others.

Kaith says that his band collects

money from every show and uses it for

their next international performance.

“Whatever money we get from a gig,

we collect it and we plan accordingly so

that we can use that money for the next

international show. We have been using

it for the last four years,” he added.

An international tour doesn’t also

guarantee money, but according to Kai-

th, they keep doing it because they “like

playing live” in front of an audience.

“I am not saying that it is a profitable

affair. Maybe the last tour we did was

break even. It’s not that we are making

money out of it, but we are doing it be-

cause we like being in a band, playing

live and performing in front of an audi-

ence who are so crazy about us playing

music,” he said.

“That’s what has kept us going. We

are still planning another tour and we

are doing that every year. We have

been doing that blindly, just for the pas-

sion,” Kaith added.

In a country like India, where a regu-

lar 9 to 5 job is still the norm, Kaith says

it is necessary to find a profession which

would take care of a band’s monthly ex-

penses.

“In our band, each one of us are try-

ing to do it full time as a musician. Sa-

hil does 10 other things: He has a cook-

ing show, he also works for Furtados.

He used to go to the office and work

there, but now he can work from home.

We would also recommend the same

to others. You find something you are

comfortable with so that you can still

follow whatever you love and do that

over the weekend and have some time

to do things that you like,” he added.

Music is now a career option in India: Virendra Kaith

12 | SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

Never signed a film for money: Swara BhaskarActress Swara Bhaskar, who has

carved her niche for herself in

showbiz, says that she has never done

a film for money. The actress says that

she has she ever done a film for sur-

vival.

“I have never signed a film for

money because I can borrow that

from someone but, once your film is

released, it’s going to be there forev-

er. I don’t want to look like an idiot in

my grave when some student comes

to research and pulls out the details

and says who is this actress and what

has she done.”

“Films last forever and when

I am dead I want a respectable

body of work. I don’t want to look

like a jack ass when I am dead,”

she added.

The actress is currently busy pro-

moting her film “Nil Battey Sanna-

ta” where she will be seen playing a

role of a mother. She however. says

she was reluctant to play the role of a

mother of a teenage girl.

“I am used to doing dangerous

things. When I was offered the film,

I read the script with the intention to

refuse it. But later on , I realised that

its such a wonderful script and felt

that as an actor it’s a very challenging

role for me,” she said.

TECHNOLOGY

By Christian Davenport The Washington Post

They call it the Outpost, a high-

tech outer-space shack that

could house four astronauts

for up to 60 days in the wild-

west-like frontier of space known as

the “proving ground.”

The habitat would be parked some-

where above the moon where there

would be no relatively quick escape

back to Earth, as there is on the Inter-

national Space Station. Rather the as-

tronauts would have to figure out how

to survive in deep space on their own

- or “stay and fight,” said Bill Pratt, the

program manager for Lockheed Mar-

tin said.

Lockheed, along with several other

major contractors, are developing hab-

itats under partnerships with NASA

that would help the agency push fur-

ther into the cosmos.

Lockheed’s proposal, the Outpost,

could launch along with the Orion crew

capsule it is developing for the agency.

The two systems would mate togeth-

er, giving the crew of four essentially

two rooms of space. The idea is to help

develop the “next steps in the proving

ground on the way to Mars,” Pratt said.

Not that the Outpost could go to

Mars. Orion can only sustain four astro-

nauts for 21 days on its own. But the

idea is to practice launching and staying

in deep space in preparation for a Mars

journey. “The moon is an ideal place to

practice,” Pratt said at the Space Sym-

posium here, where Lockheed is show-

ing off the Outpost. “It’s far enough

away that you can’t just push a but-

ton and come home in an emergency.

You have to be more self-sufficient and

able to troubleshoot problems without

having to rely on the ground control.”

But much of the plan in is still in

the conceptual stages, existing only in

models and an artists’ conceptual ren-

dering that can’t be missed near the

restroom at the convention hall here.

The program doesn’t have the signif-

icant funding it would need to move

forward. A specific destination for the

Outpost hasn’t yet been decided.

And the Space Launch System rock-

et that would launch Orion, and many

of the parts of the Outpost, isn’t slated

to fly its first test unmanned flight until

2018. The first manned mission of the

SLS and Orion won’t be until 2021 at

the earliest and could possibly be de-

layed until 2023.

Lockheed’s Outpost is just one of

the options NASA is considering under

what it calls its NextSTEP program. Or-

bital ATK, Boeing, and Bigelow Aero-

space also are part of the public-pri-

vate partnership. Bigelow’s BEAM hab-

itat was recently flown to the space

station, where it should soon be at-

tached and inflated. As part of the

program, NASA is also working with

industry to develop advancements in

propulsion and small satellites.

Unlike Bigelow’s collapsible habitat,

which is made of a Kevlar-like materi-

al that is inflated with air, Lockheed’s

Outpost is a fixed metal structure that

looks like a barrel. It would have a pro-

pulsion module that would allow it to

maneuver in space. In Lockheed’s plan,

Orion would ferry the astronauts to

the habitat. The Outpost would have

sleeping bags that would possibly

hang from bungee cords. Or the crew

could also sleep in Orion, which has a

galley and advanced life support sys-

tem. It also could be used as a shel-

ter to protect astronauts in the case of

high radiation events.

Raise your hand if in the past 30

days you’ve hunched over a plate,

tweaking filters here, adjusting warmth

or structure there, all to create the per-

fect #foodgram. If you consider your-

self a pro, you probably also stand on

your chair to achieve the ever-popular

overhead shot. All the while, your food

goes cold and the temperament of

your fellow diners grows colder.

Foodie, a free iOS and Android app

with filters it says are optimised for

food photography, wants to make tak-

ing stylish photos of food simple. While

other photography editing apps — most

notably Instagram and VSCO —can fil-

ter your photos to almost no end, Food-

ie is relatively basic. You can open the

app, choose the aspect ratio (3:4 or 1:1),

and decide if you want blurred edg-

es or to use the flash before selecting

one of the 26 filters and shooting away.

And important for you chair-standing,

overhead-angle folk, when shooting

in-app, a yellow bar flashes “top” to let

you know when the camera is direct-

ly above your food. After snapping your

shot, there is no further tinkering and

no agonizing over the saturation or Lux

levels; whether you like it or not, the fil-

ters do most of the work for you.

The filters did make my food pho-

tography pop - colours were brighter,

angles sharpened here, edges blurred

there - although I like to think that

some pre-photo staging and styling re-

main important.

My biggest test came when tak-

ing photos in dimly lit areas, when the

poor lighting almost always produc-

es terrible images of food (see Martha

Stewart’s famously awful Twitter pho-

tos circa 2013). With Foodie, even my

tater tots and empty cocktail glass shot

in a dark bar looked good.

My only quibble lies in terminolo-

gy. Putting aside the mildly eye-roll-in-

ducing name of the app, the names of

Foodie’s filters are a touch redundant

with five shades of “yum”, four shades

of “fresh”, two shades of “crispy” and

so on.

An app designed to make your food photos look tasty

| 13SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

Outpost is a habitat for the ‘proving ground’ of space

The first manned mission of the SLS and Orion won’t be until 2021 at the earliest and could possibly be delayed until 2023.

Fan (2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm The Jungle Book (2D/Drama) 11:30am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00pmBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2D/Action) 1:00, 9:00 & 11:00pmKung Fu Panda 3 (2D/Animation) 11:30am, 3:45 & 5:30pmCriminal (2D/Action) 7:00, 9:00 & 11:30pm

AL KHORFan (Hindi) 11:15am, 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 & 11:15pm Theri (Tamil) 11:30am, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pmThe Jungle Book (2D/Drama) 12:00noon, 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 & 11:15pmBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2D/Action) 1:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm

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NOVO

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THE JUNGLE BOOK

BABY BLUES

ZITS

The man-cub Mowgli flees the jungle after a threat from the tiger Shere Khan. Guided by Bagheera the panther and the bear Baloo, Mowgli embarks on a journey of self-discovery, though he also meets creatures who don’t have his best interests at heart.

14 SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

CINEMA PLUS

The Jungle Book (Drama) 2D 10:00am, 2:20, 6:40 & 11:00pm 3D 12:10, 4:30 & 8:50pmFan (2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pmCriminal (2D/Action) 10:00, 11:00am, 12:00noon, 1:20, 2:20, 2:40, 3:40, 4:40 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:20, 9:20, 11:40pm Zootropolis(2D/Animation) 10:00am & 12:10pmBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2D/Action) 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pmThe Boss (2D/Comedy) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnightThe Dead Room (2D/Horror) 10:00am, 1:40, 5:20 & 9:00pmBefore I Wake (2D/Thriller) 11:40am, 3:20, 7:00 & 11:00pmMr. Right (2D/Comedy) 11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 9:40 & 11:40pm Bennesbeh Labokra Chou (Arabic) 7:00pmBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (3D IMAX/Action) 11:00am, 1:10, 3:20, 5:30, 7:40, 9:50 & 11:55pm

Theri (Tamil) 4:00, 6:15, 7:00, 9:15 & 10:00pm

Fan (Hindi) 3:15, 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm

Fan (2D/Hindi) 11:30am, 2:30, 5:30, 8:15 & 11:15pm The Jungle Book (2D/Drama) 11:30am, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30 & 7:30pmCriminal (2D/Action) 9:30 & 11:30pmTheri (2D/Tamil) 11:00am, 2:00 & 10:45pm Kung Fu Panda 3 (2D/Animation) 5:00 & 6:30pmBatman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (2D/Action) 8:00pm

Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

EASY SUDOKU

15SUNDAY 17 APRIL 2016

Yesterday’s answer

Easy Sudoku Puzzles: Place a digit from 1

to 9 in each empty cell so every row, every

column and every 3x3 box contains all the

digits 1 to 9.

Yesterday’s answer

MEDIUM SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

CROSSWORD

BRAIN TEASERS

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

ACACIA, ASPIDISTRA,

ASTER, AZALEA, BEGONIA,

BLUEBELL, BOUGAINVILLEA,

BUTTERCUP, CARNATION,

CHRYSANTHEMUM,

CYCLAMEN, DAFFODIL,

DAHLIA, DAISY, EDELWEISS,

FOXGLOVE, FUCHSIA,

GARDENIA, GERANIUM,

HIBISCUS, HYACINTH,

HYDRANGEA, IRIS, JASMINE,

LILAC, LILY, LOBELIA, LUPIN,

MARIGOLD, NASTURTIUM,

ORCHID, PEONY, PRIMROSE,

PRIMULA, ROSE, TULIP,

VERBENA, VIOLET,

WISTERIA.

A. Dialect (6)

A. Loved (6)

A. Inert gas (5)

B. Canal boat (5) B. Bowl (5)

B. Bewildered (7)

B. Gambling (7)

B. On the far side (6)

B. Insipid (5) C. Vegetable (7)

D. Tarnished (7)

D. Inferred (7)

E. Roman VIII (5)

E. Component (7)

F. Allegory (5)

F. Cats (7)

G. Aquatic birds (5)

I. Enter uninvited (7)

L. Theft (7)

L. Svelte (5)

N. Planet (7)

N. Female relative (5)

R. Wandering (7)

S. Calm (6)

S. Catapult (5)

S. Relating to audible sound (5)

T. This evening (7)

T. Flower (5)

13:30 Storage Wars

Canada

16:00 Fast N’ Loud

16:50 Fifth Gear

17:15 How Do They

Do It?

17:40 Overhaulin’

20:10 Storage Wars

Canada

20:35 Auction

Hunters

21:00 Manhunt With

Joel Lambert

22:40 Killing Fields

23:30 Wheeler

Dealers

10:00 Bottle Rocket

12:00 The Devil

Wears Prada

14:00 Encino Man

16:00 Happy Gilmore

18:00 Down To Earth

20:00 Deliver Us

From Eva

22:00 Mad Dog And

Glory

13:45 Wildest

Indochina

14:40 Tigress Blood

15:35 Wild Iberia

16:30 Bride Of Jaws

17:25 Whale Wars

18:20 Gator Boys

19:15 Rugged Justice

20:10 Ten Deadliest

Snakes With

Nigel Marven

21:05 Australia

Doesn’t Just

Want To Kill

You

22:00 Gator Boys

11:00 From Up On

Poppy Hill

12:45 Miss Julie

15:00 Believe

17:00 Pixels

19:00 Mortdecai

21:00 The Devil You

Know

23:00 Men, Women &

Children

08:00 News

08:30 People &

Power

09:00 Marco Polo: A

Very Modern

Journey

10:30 Inside Story

11:00 News

11:30 Talk To Al

Jazeera

12:30 Science In A

Golden Age

13:00 NEWSHOUR

14:30 Inside Story

15:00 Al Jazeera

World

16:00 NEWSHOUR

17:00 News

17:30 The Listening

Post

18:00 NEWSHOUR

19:00 News

19:30 101 East

20:30 Inside Story

22:00 News

22:30 Talk To Al

Jazeera

23:00 Citizen or

Stranger?

12:00 Violetta

Recipes

12:15 Whisker

Haven Tales

With The

Palace Pets

12:45 Jessie

13:10 Austin & Ally

13:35 Best Friends

Whenever

14:00 Gravity Falls

14:25 Descendants

Wicked World

14:55 Dog With A Blog

15:20 Gravity Falls

17:50 Violetta

Recipes

18:00 Twitches Too

19:30 Gravity Falls

19:55 Evermoor

Chronciles

21:10 Good Luck

Charlie

21:35 H2O

22:00 Binny And The

Ghost

22:25 Sabrina

Secrets Of A

Teenage Witch

TV LISTINGS

The first letter of each answer is written next to its clue in

alphabetical order. One letter has already been entered. Can

you find the words then fit them correctly into the grid?