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The glitzy UAE skyline is dominated by skyscrapers, topped by the world’s tallest tower, while the emptiness of the Arabian desert lies only a short drive away. And as the city-state attracts droves of tourists with its luxury resorts and grandiose malls, many expats opt instead for the tranquility of the vast sands.

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By Ali Khalil

Mo h a m m e d Iqsaan runs a real estate com-pany in Dubai but off-roading

over desert dunes on weekends is his escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.

The glitzy Gulf emirate’s sky-line is dominated by skyscrap-ers, topped by the world’s tallest tower, while the emptiness of the Arabian desert lies only a short drive away.

And as the city-state attracts droves of tourists with its luxury resorts and grandiose malls, many expats opt instead for the tranquility of the vast sands.

“The desert has a different charm,” said Iqsaan, a South African, standing at a camping spot after a day of driving near Swaihan, in the east of the United Arab Emirates of which Dubai is a member.

Expats chill withDubai desertoff-roading

People gather around a fire during an off-road trip in the desert of Swaihan, east of the UAE.

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Iqsaan reached Swaihan in a convoy of all-terrain vehicles that are a must to navigate in the soft sands.

Fans of desert driving go through a briefing: places are assigned for vehicles within the convoy, tyres deflated to gain traction and seat belts must be worn at all times.

Sinking in the sand is not a problem, recovery is part of the weekend fun. If shovels fail to dig the vehicle out, another car comes to the rescue with a strap.

The desert outings are a “getaway from the hustle and bustle, the life of the city and traffic”, said Anthony Alan, a US aircraft engineer.

“It’s just a great place to be,” he said, setting up a barbeque.

Autumn and winter are the best seasons for desert trips in the UAE, when the temperature drops to pleasant levels.

For Liudmyla Pykhtina, the temperatures are perfect compared with the freezing winters of her native Ukraine.

“I like the weather,” she said, sporting a thin fleece on a chilly pitch-black evening.

“You can see the stars,” she said, compared with the light pollution in the city where the skies are often hazy.‘Beautiful and calm’

Several companies organise dune-bashing desert safaris for tourists, while expats prefer to join off-road clubs, keeping updated on excursions through social media.

“Our website brings us all together,” said Islam Mantawy, co-founder of an

Abu Dhabi club which organises driving and camping trips.

Mantawy is a vice president at a local bank. At weekends, he drops the suit and tie to don the black-and-orange outfit of a desert marshall and lead novice off-roaders on desert trips.

“The desert is beautiful... calm,” he said, adding that his club boasts now 5,000 members who make regular trips across the UAE.

His convoys motor through the desert in search of a quiet spot, then set up camp. At night, families gather around a crackling log fire as the mercury falls.

Such trips can however pose an environmental threat to the ecosystem of the desert, just like any off-road activities.

According to the US-based website “Defenders of Wildlife”, off-road vehicles, as well as military activities, cause “extensive, lasting damage to the fragile desert cover”.

Leaving rubbish in desert areas after camping trips and picnics endangers grazing camels, who can choke to death from swallowing plastic bags.

“We avoid driving over grown grass that is grazed by animals and carry away our leftovers,” said Hadeel Balbissi, a woman off-roader and human resources head at a local firm.

Iqsaan highlighted the draw of off-roading for expats.

In the desert, “all the noise pollution is left behind in the city. It just resets your whole biological clock. You get back to work revitalised,” the realtor said. AFP

Fans of desert driving go through a briefing: places are assigned for vehicles within the convoy, tyres deflated to gain traction and seat belts must be worn at all times. Sinking in the sand is not a problem, recovery is part of the weekend fun. If shovels fail to dig the vehicle out, another car comes to the rescue with a strap.

PLUS | TUESDAY 10 MARCH 20154 MARKETPLACE

Carolina Herrera de Baez along with Argentine artist and friend Grillo

Demo has created a jewellery collection inspired by what represents for them the symbol of beauty and femininity: the jasmine flower. Falling Jasmine represents the brand’s entry into the world of jewellery and will be available exclusively at Carolina Herrera shops.

Falling Jasmine, is a tribute to Carolina’s mother, Herrera.

The union and the raison d’être behind this collaboration is none other than the passion they both feel for jasmine: the painter bases a lot of his work on this flower, while Carolina uses it as an

essential ingredient in all the fragrances of the CH universe. Jasmine is the first olfactory memory of the Creative Director, Carolina. It is her mother’s favourite flower and essence. She remem-bers her mother, Carolina Herrera, mix-ing jasmine and tuberose essential oils to create her own fragrances.

Falling Jasmine consists of ten exclusive pieces: five pairs of earrings, a chain necklace, a ring, a bracelet, a choker and a tiara made of gold-plated silver and enameled in white. Each piece represents a flower and each has a different design, allowing them to be freely combined. The Peninsula

Carolina Herrera enters the world of jewellery with Falling Jasmine

Carolina Herrera boutique at Villaggio Mall.

Sharq Village & Spa, a Ritz-Carlton Hotel, celebrates its 8th anniversary today. The luxury hotel has grown into one of most sought after properties in the region in the last few years. A lew of activities are planned to mark the occasion.

Abdullah Abdulghani & Bros (AAB), represented by its Managing Director and Acting Chief Executive Officer Dr Nasser Abdulghani Al Abdulghani, donated a Toyota Hilux to Qatar Charity (QC) in support of the organization’s humanitar-ian and charitable projects. Abdullah Al Dosari, Executive Director of Qatar Charity’s Collection Department, received the donation.

The Peninsula marks anniversary

The Peninsula celebrated its 19th anniversary yesterday with a cake cutting ceremony at its premises. Editor-in-Chief Dr Khalid Al-Jaber was present along with Acting Managing Editor Hussain Ahmad and other staff members. Picture: BAHER AMIN

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Enertech Qatar, HSE training pro-vider for more than a decade now,

announced the much awaited IOSH Managing Safely in Construction train-ing to the public. With state-of-the-art training centre located in Mamoura, Enertech Qatar will start the first batch on March 22 at its premises.

IOSH Managing Safely in Construction is a short course designed for those who wish to gain knowledge and build competency in construction safety.

This IOSH certified course is specifically tailored to reflect the

requirements of managing safety in a construction environment. The course covers managing safety in con-struction, assessing and controlling the risks, understanding the respon-sibilities of each person involved in a construction environment, iden-tifying the hazards in construction, investigating accidents and incidents in construction, measuring perform-ance and protecting the environment.

The course details the role and importance of a health and safety management system, managing the common construction hazards,

recognising the value of accident and incident investigation, appre-ciates the importance of perform-ance measurement, recognises the impact of the construction industry on the environment, how pollution and waste can be controlled, appre-ciates the role of auditing and main elements of environmental manage-ment system.

“Enertech hopes to make a positive contribution in building safety culture in Qatar by conducting these highly specialised courses,” a company press release said. The Peninsula

Enertech Qatar launches IOSH Managing Safely in Construction training

Lineesh Nadukkudi,Training Manager, Enertech Qatar

Beiersdorf Middle East, owner of skin care brands Nivea, Eucerin,

Labello, Hansaplast and 8X4, held its 30th Annual Partner’s Conference for the Mena region in The Ritz Carlton, Dubai recently. During the conference for the second year in a row, Beiersdorf awarded its distributor in Qatar Abu Issa Marketing and Distribution, (AIMD) with the Highest Overall Performance – Partner of the Year Award for 2015.

Commenting on the award, Andreas Hornung, Beiersdorf Managing Director for MENA, said: “We are proud to be awarding Abu Issa Marketing & Distribution for the second year in a row. This award further demonstrates their excellent and consistent performance year over year across a broad range of set Key

Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as sales growth, forecast accuracy, stock management, cooperation and report-ing efficiencies in 2014.”

“This award is an important achievement for our company and we are really proud to have won it once again. We are happy to be part of Beiersdorf family and we will con-tinue to strengthen this partnership and push ourselves to achieve even greater results in the years to come,” commented Fawaz Idrissi Senior Vice President at Abu Issa Marketing and Distribution.

The Beiersdorf awards are handed on a yearly basis aiming to celebrate and recognise strong performances and relationships with the company‘s distributors across the Middle East and North Africa region. The Peninsula

Abu Issa Marketing & Distribution wins Beiersdorf’s best performance award

Almuftah Group recently inaugurated a new showroom on Airport Road, Doha. A rib-bon cutting ceremony was held to mark

the inauguration with the presence of Ibrahim Almuftah, Managing Director of Almuftah Group, Y D Kim, Managing Director of Daewoo Middle East, guests, executives and managers.The new state-of-the-art showroom will primarily showcase Almuftah Group’s established tire brands like Toyo Tires, CEAT, BKT, Silverstone and CEPSA lubricants.

In addition, the showroom will also display the lat-est home electronics from Sharp, Daewoo, Black & Decker, Pigeon, Pyrex and others to the benefit of its customers.

Speaking on this occasion, Almuftah said: “This special facility was created to make our best quality product brands easily accessible to our customers here in the Airport Road area.”

“Our aim is to continually improve the customer shopping experience especially in terms of con-venience,” he added. Y D Kim also articulated his thoughts, saying, “This strategic partnership between Daewoo and Almuftah Group is becoming stronger on every opening of new showrooms across the country. This will greatly benefit our brand as it becomes more visible to our existing and prospective customers.”

Daewoo is the latest brand which tied-up and joined the family of major brands being carried by Almuftah Group. The Peninsula

The Managing Director of the Al Muftah Group, Ibrahim Al Muftah, inaugurating the new showroom on Airport Road. Al Muftah officials, Rajendra Nadkarni, Sr Divisional Manager, Pratap Pillai, Assistant Manager, N K Kamarudheen, Marketing Manager, and Y D Kim, Managing Director, Daewoo Middle Middle East were present at the event.

Almuftah Group opens new showroom on Airport Road

PLUS | TUESDAY 10 MARCH 20156 RECIPE CONTEST

WINNER

Pepperoni and Sausage Pizza Soup

Ingredients:• 1-1/4 cups sliced fresh mushrooms

• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion

• 1 teaspoon oil

• 2 cups water

• 1 can pizza sauce

• 1 cup chopped pepperoni

• 1 cup chopped fresh tomatoes

• 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

• 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

• Shredded mozzarella cheese

Method:In a large saucepan, saute mushrooms and onion in

oil for 3 minutes until tender.

Add the water, pizza sauce, pepperoni, tomatoes, sau-

sage and Italian seasoning. Bring to a boil over medium

heat. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20 minutes,

stirring occasionally.

Before serving, stir in Parmesan cheese. Garnish with

mozzarella cheese.

Zuhaib

Cream of Celery Soup with Saffola Pepper and Spice Oats

Ingredients:• 2 to 3 freshly chopped celery or celery root• 1/2 cup of Saffola Pepper and Spice oats• 2 spring onions• 1 tablespoon butter• 4 cups of water (or vegetable stock)• Salt to taste• Freshly ground black pepper to taste

Method:In a sauce pan, heat the butter over a low-to-medium heat.

Add the celery and spring onions and sauté for a few minutes until tender. Set aside to cool.

Once cooled, puree the celery mixture, along with the oats and salt, adding water as needed until really smooth.

Strain the puree to remove any residue or fibre. Add the remain-ing water to the puree and bring the soup to a boil.

Season to taste with salt and crushed pepper and serve the Celery Soup warm along with a toasted Italian Bread.

Muznah Sada

Beef Trotters Soup

Ingredients:• 1 beef trotters

• 2 star anise

• 3 sticks cinnamon

• 2 onions chopped

• 10 green chilies

• 1/2 cup lemon juice

• 1/2 cup soya sauce

• 1/2 cup vinegar

• 10 garlic cloves crushed

• 1 ginger

• Salt to taste

Method:Add 2 jugs of water to a large a skillet and put the beef trotters

along with the cinnamon sticks, star anise, ginger and onion.

Then add 10 cloves of garlic and cook for 2 hours until the beef

trotters are tender. Drain.

Sprinkle the fried brown onions and add 1/2 cup of lemon juice

and salt to taste. Grind together 10 green chilies along with vin-

egar. Serve the soup with the vinegar and green chilies mixture

and soya sauce.

Najma Rafiq

Sweet Potato and Date Soup

Ingredients:• 2 tbsp butter

• 1 medium onion, chopped

• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped

• 100 gram fresh or dried dates, chopped

• 4 cups vegetable stock

• 6 tbsp heavy whipping cream

Method:Melt butter in a saucepan, add chopped onions and simmer

until tender.

Add sweet potatoes and cook on low heat for 15 minutes. Then

add dates and vegetable stock. Boil slowly for 15 minutes.

Once potatoes are cooked, remove from heat and puree in

blender. Return to pan over low heat and add whipping cream

and add salt and pepper to taste.

Parth R

Broccoli and Cheese Soup

Ingredients:• 1 cup chopped onions

• 2 garlic cloves minced

• 3 cups chicken stock

• 1 packet broccoli florets

• 2 1/2 cups low fat milk

• 1/3 cup all purpose flour

• 1/4 tsp black pepper powder

• 1 cup light processed cheese

• Oil

Method:Heat a large nonstick pan. Add oil to it. Add onion and garlic.

Sauté for 3 minutes. Add chicken stock and broccoli. Bring it to a

boil and cook for 10 minutes.

Combine milk and flour stirring with a whisk until well blended.

Add milk mixture to broccoli mixture. Cook 5 minutes or until

slightly thick stirring constantly. Stir in pepper. Remove from heat

add cheese stirring until cheese melts.

Let the soup cool put it in a blender and process until smooth.

Again transfer it in a saucepan and boil for 2 minutes. Serve hot

with garlic bread.

Vernon

Sea Food Chowder

Ingredients:• 1 medium carrot, finely chopped • 1 stick celery, finely chopped • 3 (750g) potatoes, peeled, roughly chopped • 4 cups (1 litre) Campbell’s Real Stock Chicken • 2 corn cobs • 500g gourmet marinara mix • 200ml thickened cream • Sea salt & freshly ground black pepper, to taste • 2 tbsp chopped fresh chives • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley • Crusty French bread

Method Place carrot, celery, potatoes and stock in a large pan. Cover and

bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for about 10 minutes, or until vegetables are tender.

Process mixture until smooth. Return to pan.Cut kernels from corn cobs and add to soup. Simmer for 10

minutes, or until corn is tender.Reduce heat and add marinara mix and cream. Stir, without

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boiling for about 3 minutes or until seafood is cooked and chowder is hot. Season to taste.Stir through chives and parsley. Serve immediately with bread. Noora Ecstatic

Honeydew Melon n Sago Soup

Ingredients:• 674g honeydew melon• 113g sago• 4 tbsp evaporated milk• 3 tbsp coconut juice• 113g granulated sugar• 2 cups water

Method:Peel and seed melon. Dice one half and puree and other half.

Allow to chill in refrigerator. Soak sago for 30 minutes. Drain well. Put into boiling water and

cook over low heat until transparent. Remove and rinse in cold water.

Drain well. Soak in cold boiled water to avoid it sticking together.

Bring water and sugar to the boil until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat.

Add evaporated milk and coconut juice. Mix well with all ingredients and drained sago when

serving. Soha

Vegetables Garlic Soup

Ingredients:• 1 cup finely chopped mixed vegetables

• 2 tsp finely chopped garlic

• 1/4 cup chopped onions

• 2 tbsp cooking oats

• 1 tsp oil

• Salt and black pepper powder to taste

• 2 tbsp chopped coriander

MethodHeat the oil in a pan, add the onions and garlic and sauté till the onions are translucent.

Add the vegetables and sauté for a few minutes.

Add 2 cups of water and salt and pepper. Allow it to come to a boil and simmer till the

vegetables are tender.

Add the oats and simmer for another 5 minutes. Serve hot garnished with the coriander. Dhaneshwari

FOOD 7

By Christine Armario

Success came early and strong for Curtis Stone. By his 20s, the Australian was cook-ing in London’s top restaurants. By 30, he’d made the jump to television.

But after nearly a decade on shows includ-ing Bravo’s Top Chef Masters and Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice, some in the culinary world started questioning whether he’d spent too much time in front of the camera and not enough firing up a stove.

Now 39, Stone seems to have defied his skeptics.Last year, he opened Maude, a 25-seat Beverly

Hills restaurant (named after his grandmother) that selects one seasonal ingredient per month to infuse into a nine-course meal. In a city filled with big-name restaurants, it’s been a hit: Reservations fill within hours of opening each month. Stone also has a new cookbook, Good Food, Good Life, which is dedicated to helping people treat home cooking less as a chore and more as a joy.

Stone recently spoke about life on and off televi-sion in Los Angeles with his wife and two young sons.

Why do you think more Australian chefs — like Donna Hay, who is often called the Martha Stewart of Australia — haven’t caught on in the US?

Good question. Aussie chefs have travelled a bit more to the UK in the past. They have a pretty strong presence over there in London. But not so much over here in America. It’s a huge market, America, so I’m really not sure why there are not more Aussie chefs over here. My American friends are all associates who do travel to Australia. The general consensus is they really love the food. They’re impressed with that food scene. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t be doing better in America.

After so many years focused on TV, some crit-ics questioned your credentials as a chef. Was

there anything you set out to prove by opening Maude?

I think there was certainly a big personal element to it. My life went from chasing Michelin stars at the age of 25 to doing TV shows in my 30s and writ-ing cookbooks and stuff. Being (out of) that high-end, high-intensity kind of kitchen left me missing something. I’ve never really cared what people write about me, good or bad. If you live your life that way you’d probably get depressed pretty quickly. But there was certainly an element of missing the craft

of cooking. And missing cooking at an elevated level. I also really missed the camaraderie of a tight little kitchen where everybody was mates and took care of one another. I missed that and wanted that back again.

What has been the most difficult ingredient to devise a nine course meal with so far?

Winter squash wasn’t easy. Because you can’t really eat it raw. Nearly all the ingredients that we’ve used there’s at least a raw component. But winter squash, it’s a challenge. Even pickled it’s not super pleasant. And it also has a real residual sweetness to it. It’s hard to design a menu around sweet. That was a difficult one. But it was one of the more pleasur-able ones to master. I think anything that is hard is a bit more fun.

Your new cookbook emphasizes joy in cooking. How do you think busy at-home chefs with hectic schedules can find more pleasure in preparing a meal?

I think part of it is attitudinal. As soon as you say, “Cooking is a chore and I dislike it,” then it’s just that. It’s a chore and something you have to do to stay alive, but it’s not much fun. There are a million reasons not to cook. The first thing people say is, “It makes so much mess when you have your child in the kitchen.” But I say, “So does a sand pit. So does Play-Doh.” Build in an extra two minutes of cleaning time. Or even tell them to make a mess with you and then we’re going to clean it up together. I think if there’s a way to stop it from being a chore and start becoming a bit of fun, whether it’s just taking a bit more pride in what you do, with just cooking for your family, there’s that.

The TV show Take Home Chef (on TLC) took you inside US homes. What did you learn from looking into the fridges of so many Americans?

Lots. One of the first things people would say is, “Listen, I’m a terrible cook.” People’s confidence was not as high as it should have been. Teaching someone something as simple as how to hold a knife properly or how to cut an onion, you’d quickly learn with that little bit of confidence they’d soon, a few hours later, be showing their husband what they learned. It was really cool in that way. It showed me that with a little bit of confidence you can blossom people into really good cooks. AP

PLUS | TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2015

Roasted Salmon and Beets with Herb Vinaigrette

The beets for this recipe must be very thinly sliced. The best tool is the mandoline, but a food processor fitted with a slicing blade

also works.Start to finish: 45 minutes (20 minutes active)Servings: 44 medium beets, preferably golden (1 pound total), scrubbed and very thinly sliced lengthwise6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, dividedKosher salt and ground black pepper1 1/2-pound skinless salmon fillet (from the head end)1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh tarragon3 tablespoons finely chopped shallots1 tablespoon grated lemon zest1/4 cup lemon juice4 cups mixed baby greens

Method:Heat the oven to 450 F.On a rimmed baking sheet, toss the beets with

1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange the beets in the center of the bak-ing sheet, forming a bed large enough to hold the salmon. Roast the beets for about 15 minutes, or until crisp-tender. Remove the baking sheet from the oven.

Place the salmon on top of the beets. Brush the

salmon with 1/2 tablespoon of the oil and season with salt and pepper. In a large bowl, mix the chives, parsley and tarragon. Sprinkle all but 1 tablespoon of the herbs over the salmon. Roast the salmon for about 15 minutes, or until cooked to medium- rare doneness. It should still be slightly rosy at the center. Remove from the oven.

Meanwhile, whisk the remaining 4 tablespoons of oil, the shallots, lemon zest and juice into the remaining mixed herbs. Season the dressing with salt and pepper.

Toss the mixed greens with 2 tablespoons of the dressing. Drizzle the remaining dressing over and around the salmon and beets and serve the greens alongside.

Nutrition information per serving: 840 calories; 350 calories from fat (42 percent of total calories); 40 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 265 mg cholesterol; 15 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 106 g protein; 400 mg sodium.

Curtis Stone gets back into the kitchen

PLUS | TUESDAY 10 MARCH 2015 ENTERTAINMENT8 9

BOLLYWOOD NEWS

Jyothika’s How Old Are You remake titled 36 Vayadhinile

The highly anticipated Tamil remake of last year’s Malayalam hit How Old Are You has been titled 36 Vayadhinile. The film marks actress

Jyothika in a comeback role after seven years.“The story of the film revolves around a middle-aged woman. Hence,

the makers have felt 36 Vayadhinile would be the apt title. Ironically, Jyothika is 36-years old,” a source from the film’s unit said.

Helmed by Roshan Andrews, who had directed the original, the film is produced by actor Suriya under his 2D Entertainment home banner.

Suriya was one among the few who chose the title.“Suriya sir along with the director zeroed in on the title. They spent

lot of time contemplating on the title,” he said.The film, which is slated for release in April, also features Rahman,

Abhirami and Sanjay Bharati in important roles.Suriya has already bought the remake rights of the film in other Indian

languages as well.

Aamir Khan, Amitabh Bachchan to launch Broken Horses trailer

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan and

superstar Aamir Khan will share the stage to launch the much antici-pated trailer of Vidhu Vinod Chopra’s maiden Hollywood venture Broken Horses.

It is the first Hollywood film that has been writ-ten, directed and pro-duced by an Indian. The trailer will be released today.

“I am grateful to Amitabh Bachchan and Aamir Khan who have agreed to launch the trailer of my first Hollywood film Broken Horses. It is a very special film for me and special people launching the trailer will make the moment even more memorable,” Chopra said in a statement.

Set in the shadows of US-Mexico border gang wars, Broken Horses is an epic thriller about bonds of brotherhood, laws of loyalty and futility of violence.

Distributed and marketed by Fox Star Studios in India, Broken Horseswill hit the theatres on April 10.

I look, feel different in NH10: Anushka

Actress Anushka Sharma says it is in the pursuit of doing new things that she chose

to do NH10. She is glad that the movie shows her in a different light.

“As an actor, I have tried to do new things and that’s why I have done few films. I can do a film only if it excites me as an actor. The

story should give a huge kick. I look different and feel different in NH10,” Anushka.

“When you have the option of being able to perform, I want to do that,” added the Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl and Band Baaja Baaraat actress.

Directed by Navdeep Singh, NH10 is a thriller, co-produced by Phantom Productions and Eros International. This is Anushka’s debut production venture and it also stars Neil Bhoopalam.

She says the movie features incidents inspired from real life events.“It’s a very unusual film and I am proud to back this film,” she added.

HOLLYWOOD NEWS

Alexa Chung ‘steals’ designer garments

TV presenter and model Alexa Chung says she steals clothes that are lent to her by

designers.“I try to pull in clothes to borrow - then

essentially steal them. They say, ‘We really need that back’ and I’ll say, ‘I’m in America’”, Chung told STAR magazine, reports female-first.co.uk.

Chung is known for her sense of style, but says she takes less than 10 minutes to get ready on a typical day.

She said: “In real life, it’s around the seven-minute mark. But for fashion week, I try and put in a bit more of an effort.”

Pacino hasn’t ruled out getting married

The Godfather star Al Pacino, 74, thinks it is “possible” he could get married.

The actor, who has daughter Julie, 25; and twins Anton and Olivia, 14; from previous relationships, doesn’t expect to marry so late in life, but says he hasn’t ruled it out com-pletely, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

He said: “Of course it’s possible (I’ll get married). It seems beside the point though. I mean, yeah. I have no idea, but I never say never.

“I don’t think of marriage that way, but it’s very possible that this could happen.”

Rihanna likely to star in DiCaprio’s next

Singer Rihanna is said to be in talks for a

role in her rumoured beau Leonardo DiCaprio’s next movie.

DiCaprio, 40, will play schizophrenic criminal Billy Milligan in the dark film The Crowded Room and singer Rihanna, 27, is being lined up to play one of his victims, reports mirror.co.uk.

A source said: “Leo has been working intensely on this project and chatting about it with Rihanna and they both think it would make sense for her to be in the movie.

“They want to spend as much time together as possible and this would be a huge bonding experience as she’s already been helping with his research into the character.”

The couple are rumoured to be dating and they have been spotted together looking cosy several times in the past few weeks.

On The Crowded Room role, the source added: “Leo suggested she play one of the victims, but there are a number of parts she could take. Rihanna has seen her friend Cara Delevingne start to get larger and more credible film roles and that’s something she wants to emulate too.”

And it doesn’t just stop at acting — she’s also playing around with the idea of writing for the movie’s soundtrack.

“Leo wants her on board to get the right sound for the movie — he thinks this would be a great addition to a role in the film. The singer has already written a concept album for the movie Home, which she appears in and is due out later this year, so she’s had the experience to make Leo’s film a big hit too,” said the source.

By Brent Lang

Neill Blomkamp’s Chappie and Unfinished Business with Vince Vaughn added up to a weekend to forget at the US

box office.Overall ticket sales plunged as

Chappie, a science-fiction adventure about a sentient robot, topped charts with a weak $13.3m from 3,201 locations. Going into the weekend, Sony Pictures was aiming for a debut of roughly $15m and some analysts expected the film could hit $20m. Reviews were tepid, and the picture is the latest in a long line of R-rated new releases such as Fifty Shades of Grey and Focus, which may have hurt it with moviegoers looking for something that appeals to kids as well as adults.

“There’s been a glut of R-rated mov-ies starting from the first of the year,” said Rory Bruer, Sony’s worldwide dis-tribution chief. “I think there’s some R-rated fatigue.”

The odds may have been against Chappie from its inception.

Original science-fiction films have had a rocky go of it at the box office of late, with Seventh Son, Jupiter Ascending and Project Almanac all crashing on the shoals of audience indifference. Blomkamp may be on safer ground with his next project, a new installment in the Alien franchise.

Chappie was produced for $49m, and Sony isn’t ready to concede defeat on the picture just yet, predicting it could

make a profit when foreign markets are taken into account. Bruer notes that Blomkamp’s previous films, District 9 and Elysium, were able to stick around for a long time after their debuts.

“The movie plays well, and the uniqueness of the characters is going to drive a conversation that I do believe will help the film in the coming weeks,” he said.

It was a dispiriting weekend overall for the business, with ticket sales down roughly 35 percent from the year-ago period — a weekend that saw the debuts of 300: Rise of an Empire and Mr. Peabody and Sherman. That also took a chunk out of the substantial lead that the exhi-bition industry had maintained over 2014’s first quarter numbers. Ticket sales are now up roughly 5 percent over the previous year’s, but two weeks ago they topped them by roughly 10 percent.

“The market has been so strong lately, I’m not surprised to see such a big down weekend,” said Phil Contrino, vice president and chief analyst at BoxOffice.com. “Things have to slow down at some point.”

Chappie fared better than Unfinished Business, another R-rated whiff. The business trip comedy eked out a gloomy $4.8m across 2,777 locations. It ranks as the lowest debut of Vaughn’s career, raising serious questions about his appeal. The Wedding Crashers star has headlined an array of flops over the past four years, including The Dilemma, Delivery Man, The Internshipand The Watch. A lot is riding on the

second season of True Detective to return Vaughn to audiences’ good graces.

Twentieth Century Fox distributed the $35m film, which New Regency financed. The opening crowd for Unfinished Business was 55 percent male and 54 percent over the age of 25.

“Sometimes this happens where a film doesn’t connect with an audience,” said Spencer Klein, executive vice presi-dent of theatrical distribution at Fox. “Fortunately, this hasn’t happened too often to us.”

There was one diamond in the crop of dinged-up new releases — The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The comic tale of retirees making new lives for them-selves in India bowed to a sterling $8.6m across 1,573 locations. Fox Searchlight is distributing the comedy which was co-produced by Participant Media and cost a mere $10m to produce.

“This audience of moviegoers wants to see something different, and there hasn’t been much out there for them,” said Frank Rodriguez, senior vice presi-dent of distribution at Fox.

“This market of specialty crowds and more mature audiences has been underserved.”

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel will add approximately 300 screens to its current crop of venues next weekend, Rodriguez predicted. The first picture stuck around for months, eventually making $46.4m, but this film had a wider debut and should be more front-loaded. The film played older and female, with more than 65 percent of the crowd

comprised of women and the same per-centage over the age of 50.

“Our core audience came out this weekend, but it’s comprised of moviego-ers who don’t always rush out immedi-ately,” said Rodriguez. “We think this is the kind of film that could stick around.”

Last week’s champ, the Will Smith heist picture Focus, had to settle for runner-up status, taking second place on the charts with $10m. That brings the film’s take to $34.6m.

Among holdovers, Kingsman: The Secret Service took in $8.3m, pushing its take to $98m, while Fifty Shades of Grey added $5.6m to its $156.4m haul. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water continued to benefit from being one of the only family-friendly releases in the market, picking up $7m and driving the picture to $149m at the Stateside box office.

At the arthouse, Sony Pictures pre-miered the spin-doctor documentary Merchants of Doubt on four screens where it earned $20,327, while The Hunting Ground, a look at sexual violence on college campuses, added $8,936 from two screens to its $45,822 gross.

Roadside Attractions and Black Label Media’s critically adored thriller 71 capitalised on good reviews, earning $70,590 after expanding from four to 16 screens in New York and Los Angeles.

Next weekend brings Disney’s live-action version of Cinderella and with it a chance at box office redemption.

Reuters

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ENTERTAINMENTPLUS | TUESDAY 10 MARCH 201510

© GRAPHIC NEWSSources: IMDB, Movie Insider *Marvel Cinematic Universe releases

Some of the most popular action movie franchises have sequels out in 2015

© Universal Pictures

Furious 7 (out Apr 1)

Star: Vin Diesel

Director: James Wan

Budget: $250m

Global box officeforecast: $995m

Age of franchise:14 years (began 2001)

© Warner Bros/Village Roadshow

Mad Max: Fury Road (May 15)

Star: Tom Hardy

Dir.: George Miller

Budget: $150m

Forecast:$290m

Age: 36(1979)

© Paramount Pictures

© MGM/Columbia Pictures

Spectre (Nov 6)

Star: Daniel Craig

Dir.: Sam Mendes

Budget: $300m

Forecast:$1,300m

Age: 53(1962)

© Marvel Studios/Disney

Avengers: Age of Ultron (May 1)

Star: RobertDowney, Jr

Dir.: JossWhedon

Budget: $250m

Forecast: $2,500m

Age: 7 (2008)*

© Universal Pictures

© Paramount Pictures

Mission: Impossible 5 (Jul 31)

Star: Tom Cruise

Dir.: ChristopherMcQuarrie

Budget: Unknown

Forecast: $730m

Age: 19(1996)

© Lucasfilm/Disney

Jurassic World (Jun 12)

Star: Chris Pratt

Dir.: ColinTrevorrow

Budget: $150m

Forecast:$1,100m

Age: 22 (1993)

Terminator: Genisys (Jul 1)

Star: ArnoldSchwarzenegger

Dir.: Alan Taylor

Budget: $170m

Forecast: $490m

Age: 31(1984)

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Dec 18)

Star: Harrison Ford

Dir.: J.J. Abrams

Budget: $200m

Forecast:$1,800m

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Male smokers at higher risk for osteoporosis

Overturning conventional wisdom, a large study of middle-aged to elderly smokers has found that men are more likely than

women to have the progressive bone disease osteoporosis and fractures of their vertebrae.

Although current guidelines in the US do not recommend osteoporosis screening for men, the new findings suggest that smokers of both genders should be screened for low bone density

The researchers found that smoking history and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) were independent risk factors for low bone density among both men and women.

While current smoking is a recognised risk factor for osteoporosis, neither smoking history nor COPD are among criteria for bone-density screening. “Our findings suggest that cur-rent and past smokers of both genders should be screened for osteoporosis,” said Elizabeth Regan, assistant professor of medicine at the National Jewish Health in the US.

“Expanding screening to include men with a smoking history and starting treatment in those with bone disease may prevent fractures, improve quality of life and reduce health care costs,” Regan added.

The researchers evaluated 3,321 current and former smokers aged 45 to 80. Men accounted for 55 percent of the smokers with low bone density and 60 percent of those with vertebral fractures.

Low-bone density increased in prevalence with worsening COPD, rising to 84 percent among severe COPD patients of both genders, the findings showed.

Botox can bring smile for kids with facial paralysis

Botulinum toxin A, more commonly known as Botox, can safely be used to bring back smiles on paralysis-struck children’s

faces, a new study says.Injecting Botox appears to be a safe procedure

to improve smiles by restoring lip symmetry in children with facial paralysis, a condition they can be born with or acquire because of trauma or tumour, according to the study.

“We have shown that botulinum toxin A sig-nificantly improves symmetry of the lower lip, is safe and has a potential for restoration of per-manent symmetry,” said study co-author Siba Haykal of the University of Toronto, Canada.

Botulinum toxin A is an effective treatment in adults to achieve facial symmetry after facial paralysis. Severe cases of facial paralysis can require surgical reconstruction, whereas milder cases can be treated with muscle transfer and other techniques.

The researchers reviewed medical records and identified 18 children with facial paralysis treated with botulinum toxin A injections from 2004 through 2012.

The authors used facial analysis software to measure lower lip symmetry in patients’ smiling photographs before and after the treatment.

The authors did not observe complications in patients who received botulinum toxin A and facial symmetry improved. The findings were published online in JAMA Facial Plastic Surgery.

Agencies

By Shereen Lehman

Getting too little sleep is linked to poor health, but short naps might partly offset that effect,

a small study suggests.Sleep deprivation can have a

negative impact on brain func-tion, metabolism, hormones and the immune system.

While research has shown that a 30-minute afternoon nap can restore alertness, the cur-rent study is the first to examine whether napping has any impact on stress or immune system func-tion, said Brice Faraut, a sleep researcher at Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité in France.

Faraut and colleagues studied 11 healthy young men who typically slept seven to nine hours each night, didn’t smoke and didn’t normally take naps.

Two separate times, each man participated in a three-day ses-sion of sleep tests in a laboratory where food intake and lighting were strictly controlled and no alcohol, caffeine or medications were allowed.

During one session, they slept normally for one night but then were only allowed to sleep for two hours the next night. The men could sleep as much as they liked on the third night.

The other session was the same — except the men were allowed to take two 30-minute naps the day after their sleep was restricted.

The study team collected urine and saliva samples each day to measure levels of norepine-phrine, a substance that’s typically

released when the body is under stress.

It increases heart rate, con-stricts blood vessels and raises blood pressure and blood sugar.

The men’s norepinephrine lev-els were more than doubled in the afternoon after the night of sleep restriction, compared to the day after they had slept normally. But there was no change in norepine-phrine when participants were allowed to nap.

Lack of sleep also affected an immune-regulating mole-cule called interleukin-6, which dropped when the men were sleep-deprived but stayed normal when they were allowed to nap.

This relatively short nap dura-tion can be a “powerful counter-measure to sleep debt,” Faraut said in an email, adding that the findings need to be tested in real-life situations.

Michael Grandner, a sleep researcher at the University of

Pennsylvania who was not involved in the study, said the immune find-ings were somewhat contradictory to the existing literature.

“But these are complicated processes, and studies like these, that examine what happens dur-ing partial recovery, (help) us understand all of the ways that sleep is important for health and functioning,” Grandner told Reuters Health by email.

Grandner differentiates between two types of napping.

“First are naps that you take because you are so exhausted that you cannot stay awake,” Grandner said.

“A nap in this case may help a little, but being that exhausted is a sign of insufficient sleep or a sleep disorder and it’s unlikely that the nap can completely fix the problem.”

“You might have a sleep disor-der like sleep apnea (which is a very common cause of sleepiness) or you may be sleep deprived,” he said, “which has been shown to be an important risk factor for weight gain and obesity, heart dis-ease, poor performance, and many other outcomes.”

Grandner said the second type of nap is one you take to refresh yourself.

“Rather than a nap by necessity, this is a nap by choice,” he said.

“These naps, since they are not in the context of exhaustion, have the opportunity of boosting your performance (rather than simply making up for lost sleep).”

SOURCE: bit.ly/1CF4kra Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, online February 10, 2015. Reuters

Rather than a nap by necessity, a nap by choice refresh yourself.These naps, since they are not in the context of exhaustion, have the opportunity of boosting your performance (rather than simply making up for lost sleep).

Sleep deprived? Naps might help your immune system

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By Brandon Bailey

No one can argue that Apple has changed the way people live their lives. The com-pany’s iPod, iTunes, iPhone and iPad have shaken up music, phone and computer

markets worldwide. Is the Apple Watch going to be able to do the same?

The stakes are big for Apple CEO Tim Cook: the watch is the first brand-new Apple product to be launched without legendary co-founder Steve Jobs. But the market is awash in smartwatches that have gained little traction. Here are three reasons the Apple Watch will finally move the needle in the smartwatch industry — and three reasons it might not.

Why it will change the gameMore features than rivals: Along with email,

texts and phone calls, Apple says its watch will present news, health readings and other notifica-tions in creative ways that can be read at a glance.

It will have a heart rate monitor and accelerome-ter, and an internal motor that can signal the wearer with a subtle “tap” on the wrist. And Siri and Apple Pay will be built in.

Apple is working with outside companies to create more apps; Cook has talked about using the watch as an electronic “key” for hotel doors or even cars.

A powerful brand: The world’s biggest tech com-pany has a reputation for quality and a direct conduit to customers — it operates more than 400 retail stores around the world. And it has deep pockets to spend on advertising — it is showcasing the watch this month with a sleek, 12-page insert in Vogue and other fashion magazines.

Apple’s track record: This wouldn’t be the first Apple product that revolutionized a market where rivals had struggled to break through. Other com-panies made digital music players before the iPod,

smartphones before the iPhone and even tablets before the iPad.

Most of those products failed to catch on until Apple made devices so appealing they set new standards and created new demand, said Forrester Research analyst J P Gownder.

Or NotWhat’s the need?: Most smartwatches — includ-

ing Apple’s — only work with a smartphone nearby, so you can’t swap one expensive gadget for the other. “What we’ve seen is that it’s not obvious why people would want a smartwatch,” says Gownder. A recent Forrester survey found some respondents didn’t see a reason to buy one because they already owned a less-expensive fitness band or a full-featured smart-phone (although it also found Apple fans ready to buy the new watch).

Consumers not excited: You can already buy smartwatches made by giant tech companies like Samsung, Sony or LG, or from a tech startup like Pebble, that track your heart rate, show you email and deliver other online services to your wrist. None

of them have really caught on. Only about 5 million smartwatches were sold

worldwide last year, according to market research-ers at Strategy Analytics. By comparison, Apple sold 74.6 million iPhones in just the last quarter.

Price and obsolescence: Many of today’s smart-watches sell for $200 or less. Apple plans to sell three models, starting at $349, but Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster predicts the average buyer will pay $550 for a watch and extra, interchangeable bands. Apple’s high-fashion “Edition” model, made with 18-karat gold, is expected to cost thousands.

While affluent consumers might pay that for a watch they can wear for years, or even hand down to their children, it’s a lot of money for something that could become outdated if Apple releases a new model every year or so — as it does with smartphones.

Even the iPhone didn’t become a mainstream blockbuster in its first year, notes Creative Strategies analyst Ben Bajarin. Of the Apple Watch, he says, “people need to understand more about what this product is, and what it does, and I think that will evolve over time.” AP

Apple CEO Tim Cook has hinted the wearable gadget will be as game-changing as Apple’s revolutionary iPhones and iPads, which have become indispensable accessories for millions around the globe.

The Doctor and the DalekiOS/Android, freeThis is the work of the BBC: an official Doctor

Who game for children, based around battling the Cybermen. The twist is that programming chal-lenges are spread throughout the game, designed to get children interested in coding.

EvolandiOS £3.99, Android £3.49If you love roleplaying games (RPGs), on any

device, this is an essential purchase. It is a tour of the genre’s history in a single game, starting with a simple, monochrome setting and progress-ing through to a fully-3D, modern title. Clever, and really fun too.

Alto’s AdventureiOS, £1.49It might not have whizzy 3D graphics, but Alto’s

Adventure is the best-looking game this month – an endless, side-on snowboarder that makes stun-ning use of lighting and scale as you swoop and

jump. Goals, combos and new characters keep it fun.

Transformers: Battle TacticsiOS/Android, freemiumYou can spend up to £79.99 a time on

Transformers: Battle Tactics’ in-app purchases,

so this is best left to adults, not children. Longtime fans of the robots in disguise will enjoy it though: a rich, tactical game of battling bots.

Auro: Monster-Bump AdventureiOS/Android, £2.29If you’re looking for something original to play

this month, Auro is definitely worth a look. It is a fantasy game where you wander through dungeons fighting monsters – and as the title hints, you’ll be literally bumping them off to progress. It’s inven-tive and interesting.

Midnight StariOS, freemiumA lot of people have tried to make first-person

shooters for touchscreens and failed. Midnight Star has its flaws, but takes an innovative approach, as you focus on shooting rather than moving. It has neat controls, strong graphics and a not-too-aggressive system of in-app purchases.

By Stuart DredgeThe Guardian

Three reasons Apple’s watch will or won’t change the game

Games of the day

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Hoy en la HistoriaMarch 10, 2010

1910: D.W. Griffith’s In Old California, the first film to be made in Hollywood, was released1945: U.S. B-29 bombers devastated Japan’s capital Tokyo, killing 100,000 1995: Spain sent a gunboat to protect its trawlers fishing in international waters off Canada2014: North Korean leader Kim Jong-un unanimously won an election with no votes cast against him and no-one else on the ballot

Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim replaced Bill Gates as the world’s richest person, the first non-U.S. citizen to top Forbes Magazine’s list of billionaires since 1994

Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS

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

ALEXANDER SEVERUS, ANTONIUS PIUS, AUGUSTUS, CALIGULA, CARACALLA, CLAUDIUS, COMMODUS, DOMITIAN, GALBA, HADRIAN, HELIOGABALUS, JULIUS CAESAR, LUCIUS VERUS, MACRINUS, MARCUS AURELIUS, NERO, NERVA, OTHO, PERTINAX, TIBERIUS, TITUS FLAVIUS, TRAJAN, VESPASIAN, VITELLIUS.

Baby Blues by Jerry Scott & Rick Kirkman

Zits by Jerry Scott & Jim Borgman

Hagar The Horrible by Chris Browne

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HYPER SUDOKU

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How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku

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9 Cruise vehicle

14 Airline relaunched in 2009

15 A Ryder

16 Resort town near Piz Bernina

17 Like some migraines

18 “Home Alone” actor

19 Hot stuff

20 Schubert’s “The ___ King”

21 Place for a shoe

23 Star material, maybe

24 Highlander, e.g.

28 Taking five

31 Public face

34 Scylla in Homer’s “Odyssey,” e.g.

35 Former hit TV show with the theme song

“Get Crazy”

36 Eliza in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” e.g.

37 “Raising Hell” rappers

41 ___ de la Réunion

42 Phila.’s Franklin ___

45 Queenside castle indicator, in chess

46 Zigzag ribbon

49 Change for a C-note, maybe

53 Tops

54 Smashes to smithereens

55 Narrow soccer victory

56 Mark of affection

57 Undesirable element in the home

58 Deserve to be listened to, say

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3 Opportune

4 Cry to a tickler

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6 Whiffenpoofs, e.g.

7 Common aspiration?

8 Region of Italy that includes Rome

9 Material also known as cat-gold or glimmer

10 ___ probandi (legal term)

11 Set off easily

12 Caught

13 Bringing forth fruit, as corn

15 Provider of “!!!”

22 Voice actress in Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog”

25 Horse ___

26 Feature of breakfast … or dinner?

27 Like the

lifestyle of many a monk

29 African political movement

30 Fire sign?

32 Check for size, say

33 Some semiconductor experts: Abbr.

34 Set apart

35 Dutch queen until 1980

36 Reflect

38 Beaut

39 Some Renaissance music

40 Baby

43 Follow too closely

44 Siouan tongue

47 Subject of a Will Ferrell “S.N.L.” impersonation

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

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Easy Sudoku PuzzlesPlace a digit from 1 to 9 in each empty cell so everyrow, every column and every 3x3 box contains allthe digits 1 to 9.

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Outcast (3D/Action) – 12:30, 4:30, 7:00, 9:10 & 11:20pm

3Youm Maloush Lazmah (2D/Arabic)

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4Focus (2D/Comedy) – 10:20am, 2:40, 7:15 & 11:40pm

Regatta (2D/Arabic) – 12:35, 4:50 & 9:25pm

5Life After Beth (2D/Comedy) –1:00, 5:10 & 9:20pm

The Wedding Ringer (2D/Romantic) – 11:00am, 3:00, 7:10 & 11:20pm

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– 1:15, 5:40 & 10:00pmKinsman: The Secret Service (2D/Action)

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7 Asterix (2D/Animation) – 3:10 & 5:00pm Exists (2D/Horror) – 11:15am, 1:00, 6:55, 9:00 & 11:10pm

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Project Almanac (2D/Action) – 5:00, 7:00, 9:10 & 11:35pm

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Focus (2D/Comedy) – 6:00pm

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Project Almanac (2D/Action) – 7:00pm

American Heist (2D/Action) – 9:00pm

3 Serena (2D/Drama) – 3:00pm

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Outcast (3D/Action) – 7:30 & 9:30pm

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Project Almanac (2D/Action) – 11:30pm

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Kidnapping Freddy Heineken(2D/Action) – 4:30 & 11:15pm

Project Almanac (2D/Action) – 7:00pm

American Heist (2D/Action) – 9:00pm

3 Serena (2D/Drama) – 3:00pm

Asterix (2D/Animation) – 5:00pm

Regatta (2D/Arabic) – 7:00 & 9:00pm

Dirty Politics (2D/Hindi) – 11:00pm

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War

20:00 World's

Toughest Fixes

21:00 Air Crash

Investigation

22:00 Breakout

13:00 The Ellen

DeGeneres

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14:00 Franklin & Bash

16:00 Emmerdale

16:30 Coronation

Street

17:00 The Ellen

DeGeneres

Show

18:00 Franklin & Bash

19:00 Criminal Minds

20:00 Bones

21:00 The Voice

23:00 True Detective

01:00 The Voice

13:00 Mirror Mirror

15:00 Heaven's Door

17:00 Great

Expectations

19:15 Ain't Them

Bodies Saints

21:00 McCanick

23:00 Frozen Ground

01:00 Great

Expectations

03:15 Ain't Them

Bodies Saints

13:00 Christmas In

Conway

15:00 Gravity

17:00 Percy Jackson:

Sea Of

Monsters

18:45 The Book Thief-

21:00 Not Fade Away

23:00 Rush

13:00 Jamai Raja

13:30 Kumkum Bhagya

14:00 Qubool Hai

14:30 Jodha Akbar

15:00 Kasamh Se

16:00 Hum Paanch

17:00 Maharakshak

Aryan

17:30 Neeli Chatri

Waale

18:00 Servicewali Bahu

18:30 Bandhan

19:00 Hello Pratibha

19:30 Jodha Akbar

20:00 Jamai Raja

20:30 Kumkum Bhagya

21:00 Qubool Hai

21:30 Satrangi Sasural

22:00 Doli Armaano Ki

22:30 Jodha Akbar

23:00 Best of Fear Files

00:00 Kumkum Bhagya

00:30 Qubool Hai

13:05 Good Luck

Charlie

13:30 Dog With A Blog

14:20 H2O: Just Add

Water

14:55 Liv And Maddie

15:20 Binny And The

Ghost

15:45 Girl Meets World

16:10 Violetta

17:00 Gravity Falls

17:25 Hank Zipzer

18:15 Jessie

18:40 Dog With A Blog

19:30 Violetta

20:20 Binny And The

Ghost

21:10 Austin & Ally

21:35 Jessie

22:25 Sabrina: Secrets

Of A Teenage

Witch

23:10 Wolfblood

13:20 Come Dine With

Me

13:45 Beat My Build

14:40 Bargain Hunt

15:25 Come Dine With

Me

16:15 Masterchef: The

Professionals

18:00 Come Dine With

Me

18:25 Beat My Build

19:15 Beat My Build

20:10 Nordic Cookery

With Tareq Taylor

20:35 Bill's Kitchen:

Notting Hill

21:00 Vacation Vacation

Vacation

21:20 Masterchef: The

Professionals

22:15 Antiques

Roadshow

23:10 Come Dine With

Me

08:00 News

08:30 Counting the

Cost

09:00 Al Jazeera

World

10:30 Inside Story

11:00 News

11:30 The Stream

12:30 Earthrise

13:00 NEWSHOUR

14:00 News

14:30 Inside Story

15:00 Wukan Votes

17:00 News

17:30 The Stream

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19:30 Soapbox

Mexico

20:30 Inside Story

21:00 NEWSHOUR

22:30 The Stream

23:00 Al Jazeera

World

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by Susheel Sriram Ananthan

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Two female tourists from California have been cited by police in Rome for carving

their initials into a wall at the city’s ancient Colosseum and then taking a selfie to record the vandalism, Italian state media said.

Italian state news agency ANSA reported that the two women, ages 21 and 25, used a coin on Friday to damage a second-floor brick wall on the western side of the amphi-theater, which dates to the first cen-tury AD.

A tour guide spotted the vandal-ism and called police, who ques-tioned the pair before citing them for “aggravated damage to a build-ing of historic or artistic interest,” ANSA said.

The news agency quoted police as saying the pair told officers they were sorry for what they did, “and said they didn’t realise it was such a serious thing.”

Italian media reports said two let-ters about eight inches tall, J and N, were scratched into a wall in part of the complex that was restored in the 1800s.

The women were not identified in the reports, and it was not immedi-ately clear whether they would have to pay a fine.

The Colosseum, which once hosted

tens of thousands of spectators at gladiatorial contests, is a key part of the historic centre of Rome, which is a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Reuters

US tourists vandalise Colosseum, take selfie: Report

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Events in Qatar

The Doha Players presents Macbeth by Shakespeare When: March 12,13,14,15, 18, 19. At 7.30pm and on 14th at 4.30pm. Where: Black Box Theater, HBKU Student Center, Education CityWhat: Macbeth is a tale of love, ambition and murder. Staged in the round in Black Box Theater, the audience will be mere centimeters away from the actors during the entire performance. Ticket: QR100 (available on www.q-tickets.com)

Here There ExhibitionWhen: Till March 30, 2015; Opening hours Sunday-Wednesday 10:30am – 5:30pm, Tuesday closed and Thursday 12pm – 8pm.Where: Al Riwaq Exhibition Hall What: The Qatar Brazil 2014 Year of Culture closes with a grand finale event as QM Gallery Al Riwaq presents Here There, a showcase of works by artists from Qatar and Brazil.Free entry

Yousef Ahmad: Story Of Ingenuity ExhibitionWhen: Till March 28Where: Qatar Museums Gallery Katara What: The exhibition highlights Qatari artist Yousef Ahmad’s body of work through a precise selection of his most striking artworks from his early works in 1970s until today. From the early oil paintings that include the historic depiction of Al Zubarah Fort, to his mixed media calligraphic pieces to his new conceptual artworks presenting his ability of developing an innovate artistic style.Free entry

Tasmeem Doha 2015: 3ajeeb!When: March 8 - March 12 Where: VCUQatar What: Tasmeem Doha is a biennial international conference focusing on unique and contemporary themes in art and design. The 2015 edition will focus on the theme of ‘playfulness’ expressed by the Arabizi word 3ajeeb! (ahh-jhee-b).This year’s festival will feature:3 Studio days + 2 Shawarma Sessions with artists, designers, musicians, writers, tinkerers, and playful thinkers1 Day Off to sit back and enjoy presentations by world-class speakers1 Festival Day of exhibitions, playful interactions and performancesFree, but need to register. Go to www.tasmeemdoha.com for details

Handcrafts Workshops And Outdoor MarketWhen: Till March 26-27; 4pm to 10pmWhere: Katara Art Studios – Bldg 19 What: The Cultural Village Foundation — Katara in cooperation with the Ministry of Labour & Social Aairs is organising Handcrafts Workshops and Outdoor MarketFree entry

A carabinieri paramilitary car patrols in front of the Colosseum in Rome.