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Page 1: SELFIES AS PASSWORDS...Aug 10, 2016  · Naheed Nadeem, Riffat Tahir, Za-ibun NissaKazi, Razia Sardar, were the mentors and adjudicators for the par-ticipating teams. The incredible

Working with Ilayaraja fun: Kamal Haasan

CAMPUS | 4 COMMUNITY | 5 ENTERTAINMENT | 1111

PEC team enters Qatar Debate

final

NIA celebrates Indian harvest

festival

www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

MONDAY 9 MAY 2016 @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatarEmail: [email protected] thepeninsulaqatar

SELFIES ASPASSWORDSPASSWORDSP | 2-3

Some banks, tax agencies and tech companies are mak-ing the selfie an inte-gral step for people checking their bank accounts, shopping online and filing tax returns.

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COVER STORY

02 | MONDAY 9 MAY 2016

Your password could be written all over your face with selfie security

By Jonnelle Marte The Washington Post

The selfie is about to get serious. Already

ubiquitous at parties and for captur-

ing Instagram- worthy landscapes, the

act of raising a phone to your face and

finding the perfect photo angle could take on

a whole new role in people’s finances. Some

banks, tax agencies and tech companies are

making the selfie an integral step for people

checking their bank accounts, shopping online

and filing tax returns.

Forced to find creative ways to guard against

the rising threat of identity theft, a growing

number of companies are moving from a sys-

tem that tests people on what they know, such

as a password.

Now they want to ask consumers to pro-

vide evidence of something that can’t easily be

changed or copied: their face.

“In our opinion, the password is dying,” said

Tom Shaw, vice president of enterprise security

at financial services firm USAA.

The company now lets customers use a self-

ie instead of a password to log in to their mo-

bile banking apps. Customers only need to

choose the facial recognition option when they

open the app, hold the phone up to their face

and blink. It’s much easier for some consumers

to take a quick picture than it is to ask them to

remember yet another username and password,

Shaw says.

A photo also can serve as a way for consum-

ers to offer proof that it was indeed them — and

not an imposter —who made that purchase or

submitted that form.

For instance, MasterCard plans to roll out

a service nicknamed “Selfie Pay” this summer

through its member banks. Through the pro-

gramme, consumers would shop online as usual

and after checking out, they would confirm the

purchase by taking a selfie with a MasterCard

mobile app.

And Georgia will roll out a pilot programme

for the next tax season at the end of the year

that gives taxpayers the option of creating a se-

cure account where they verify their identities

by taking a photo. If there is a match, taxpayers

will be asked take a photo on their smartphones

before their tax returns can be processed, en-

suring the return was not submitted by a fraud-

ster.

The growing use of facial recognition, how-

ever, raises a series of security and privacy con-

cerns. One obvious vulnerability is that it is not

that difficult to find out what someone looks like.

“Everyone has your face,” says Alvaro Bedoya,

the executive director of Georgetown Law’s

Center on Privacy and Technology. “So it is a

mode of authentication that is inherently public.”

To overcome that risk, the companies are re-

quiring selfies that are a little different than the

ones you might see on Facebook.

After finding the right angle, consumers are

asked to move around to confirm that the cam-

era is capturing a live person and not a photo.

In the MasterCard and USAA programmes,

users are told when to blink. Georgia’s tax pro-

gramme will prompt people to position their

faces a certain way and scan for motion.

The photos are typically not the only safety

measure, serving instead as the second or third

method of authentication.

USAA, for example, says that it checks not

only the photo, but also for the device being

used to access the account. That means a crim-

inal should not be able to log in from anoth-

er phone that isn’t already registered with their

systems, Shaw said. For the tax programme,

Georgia will compare the selfies consumers sub-

mit to the photos it has in its database of state

driver’s licenses.

Privacy advocates fear that if companies

misuse the photos, it could lead to situations

where people are instantly identified when they

walk into stores or while they are walking down

the street. Some of that is already happening.

Several states allow law-enforcement agen-

cies to use facial recognition to search, or re-

quest searches, of driver’s license databas-

es when they need help identifying people for

investigations. Some retailers have used the

technology to recognise regular or problemat-

ic shoppers.

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COVER STORY

| 03MONDAY 9 MAY 2016

“It is a basic human freedom

to be able to walk outside and be

anonymous and be private,” said

Bedoya. “If you can no longer be a

face in the crowd, that’s a problem.”

But some of the companies and

agencies introducing facial-recogni-

tion programmes say they are only

using the images to verify custom-

ers’ identities.

They also say they are protecting

consumers by not storing the imag-

es. MasterCard, for instance, said it

converts the initial photo users take

when they set up their accounts into

a series of 1s and 0s that cannot be

used to recreate a person’s face. US-

AA says the biometric information is

encrypted and wiped if a customer

hasn’t logged in for a while.

And MorphoTrust USA, the com-

pany providing the technology for

the facial recognition pilot in Georgia

and a potential one in North Caroli-

na, said that after a person’s identity

is confirmed, the photos taken will

not be stored on the state’s servers.

Still, some of the hiccups con-

sumers may face are much more ba-

sic. For example, it is not clear how

well the apps will hold up in cases

where people’s faces actually have

changed — say because they gained

weight, started wearing glasses or

grew a beard.

USAA says their app has worked

after such minor changes, but re-

minds users that they could always

switch to another method of au-

thentication. And MorphoTrust USA

says that its technology will scan for

features that are unlikely to change

much over time, such as the shape

of a person’s eyes.

Whether most consumers will

go along with the new selfie pro-

grammes has yet to be seen. The

parties introducing facial recogni-

tion and other biometric options

cite convenience and security when

pitching the technology.

The process relies on smart-

phones that many consumers al-

ready have in hand. And because

these apps are scanning only for the

most basic characteristics of a per-

son’s face, none of the typical traits

required of selfies — such as perfect

hairstyles — are needed.

Some consumers may welcome

the added measure. Greater ac-

cess to consumers’ personal details

has made it easier for criminals to

take out loans in their names, go on

shopping sprees or file fraudulent

tax returns. About 17.6 million Amer-

icans were victims of identity theft in

2014, meaning they had their bank

account, credit card or other per-

sonal information stolen, according

to the most recent data from the

Department of Justice.

The selfie offers a simple way

to help them combat that kind of

fraud, the companies say.

In some cases, taking a pho-

to can also offer an alternative to a

more complicated process. For in-

stance, Georgia says for some tax-

payers who need to provide more

information before their tax re-

funds are paid, taking a selfie could

be easier and faster than calling or

mailing in a form.

“We’re getting to a place where

we can really start using our identi-

ties as a key, or as a way to protect

ourselves,” said Mark DiFraia, senior

director of market development at

MorphoTrust USA.

Consumers may also find they

have options beyond facial recog-

nition when it comes to confirming

their identities. For instance, USAA

customers who want to use biomet-

rics to log into the mobile app can

either scan a thumbprint — the most

popular option — snap a photo or

use voice recognition. About 13 per-

cent of its 11 million members have

opted to use the biometric log-in as

of early April.

MasterCard users who do not

want to take a photo can use the

app to scan a fingerprint.

Those alternatives may come in

handy for people facing a potential

security threat from someone very

close to them: their identical twin.

For that subset of the popula-

tion who knows someone with a

face that looks just like their own, it

may be safer to pass on the selfie

option and go with fingerprint veri-

fication instead, says Catherine Mur-

chie, senior vice president of enter-

prise security solutions at Master-

Card.

Otherwise, that twin could end

up going on a nice shopping spree.

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PEC team enters Qatar Debate finalCAMPUS

Pakistan Education Centre (PEC)

is working for the core purpose

of academic excellence as well

as helping its students develop

lifelong skills in all aspects of their per-

sonality grooming. The school offers

the best learning environment for edu-

cation and provides ample chances for

the students to flourish in co-curricular

activities. Qatar Debate is the platform

worth mentioning in this regard where

PEC students have proved their met-

tle by winning team positions as well

as ranking at top speakers throughout

the competitions in the last few years

arranged by Qatar Debate.

Likewise, for the term 2015-2016,

three teams of Girls’ Wing represented

PEC in 1st and 2nd QSDL tournaments

of league 2016. Team 1 and Team 2

of PEC remained invincible through-

out the tournaments and won top two

team positions.

PEC debating teams sustained first-

rate performance in 2nd QSDL tourna-

ments as well as its all three teams

qualified for Nationals. First time ever

in Qatar debates, any school in Doha

achieved an honour of having its three

teams qualified for Nationals held at

the completions of two league tourna-

ments.

Team 1 comprising of Mahnor Sha-

hid, Zuha Sattar, Ambreen Riaz. Team 2

Mahnoor Akbar, Arooj Haroon, Ramee-

sha Khan. Team 3 Sabar Meena, Naw-

al Sarfarz, and Maryam Nadeem, con-

tested exceptionally well in two tour-

naments and Team PEC seized first

league position by winning Champi-

on trophy of Qatar Schools Debate

League 2015-16.

Adding more to its victory one of

PEC debating teams represented by

Ayisha Farooq, Arooj Haroon and Ram-

eesha Khan won all rounds in nationals

and made it to the Final to be played

today. In the face of all these achieve-

ments, the momentous aspect is that-

the team PEC also notched 3 individ-

ual positions among the top 10 de-

baters, the promising student of PEC,

Zuha Sattar ranked the top speaker in

the QSDL 1st and 2nd tournaments for

the fall 2015-16 amongst all the speak-

ers of both the leagues.

She was awarded with medal, cer-

tificate whereas, Mahnoor Shahid

grabbed 6th position ,Ambreen Riaz

secured 7th postion ,also awarded

with medals and certificates.

Naheed Nadeem, Riffat Tahir, Za-

ibun NissaKazi, Razia Sardar, were the

mentors and adjudicators for the par-

ticipating teams.

The incredible success of the PEC

debating team was hailed and much-

admired by the Principal Nargis Raza

Otho, all VPS and faculty members.

The future holds such more amaz-

ing and wonderful opportunities.

DPS-MIS holds senior school investiture ceremony

DPS-Modern Indian School held ‘Investi-

ture Ceremony’ to induct the newly ap-

pointed senior wing Prefectorial Body of

2016-17 on April 28. It was a solemn occasion

where the young talents were all prepared to

don the mantle of leadership and discharge

the responsibilities entrusted upon them with

their commitment, confidence and compe-

tence. The ceremony was graced by the au-

gust presence of Chief Guest President of

DPS-MIS Executive Committee, Hassan Chou-

gule, Vice-President and Director IT Yasir Nai-

nar, and other executive committee members.

04 | MONDAY 9 MAY 2016

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COMMUNITY

NIA celebrates Indian harvest festival

North Indians’ Association

(NIA) recently celebrated In-

dian harvest festival Baisakhi

as a cultural family fiesta at

Plaza Inn Hotel on April 28. The annu-

al event was attended by more than

150 guests.

The spectacular evening was filed

with great cultural performances by

NIA members. They showcased their

talent in various dance forms and in

singing representing true Indian cul-

ture.

Programme started with the Pan-

jabi song by energetic singer Mohinder

Jalandhari followed by mesmerising

singing by NIA’s talented singers Ab-

hijit Sarkar, Moksha Gupta, Preet Min-

has and Amrit Manhas who presented

a tribute to great singer of Bollywood

A R Rahman.

The dance presentations of NIA’s lit-

tle stars comprising of Dazzling Stars,

The Little Champs, Desi Boys and The

Dazzlers group could not stop guests

to dance in sync with great perform-

ances on stage.

The little kids Akshin Gupta, Aa-

han Gupta, Sonakshi Sukhnani, Saub-

hit, Kriesha Sarma, Aarav Lalwani, Ri-

dhima Lalwani, Prachi Bhagchanda-

ni, Samarjit Sarkar, Kris Nagrani, Aryan

Thole, Aashana Bahl, Vismaya, Dhris-

ti, Juhi Gabra, Mohak Vaswani, Sneha

Chandnani performed under various

groups on the stage.

Aaditya Gupta, Bhavya Prasad,

Swapnil Garg and Vivek Gururani’s skit

performance proved them to be best

at their age in comedy.

Bhumika Bulchandani, Samiksha

and Avisha Sharma presented various

Indian dance forms of different state

of India. Couples of NIA families Anil

and Saroj Mehta, Durgesh and Moksha

Gupta, Rahul and Anshu Jain, Muke-

sh and Shalini Gupta performed Bol-

lywood dance, whereas the ladies

group comprising of Mamta Srivastava,

Ruchi Srivastava, Padma Singh, Renu

Malhotra, Chandra Gururani and little

Rashi Singh presented Indians cultur-

al dance. Nupur Gupta, SunitaLal wani

and Kuldeep Kaur Bahl compered the

event.

NIA management committee mem-

bers Praveen Sharma and Sanjay Aro-

ra coordinated and supervised en-

tire event, cultural activities was co-

ordinated by Kuldeep Kaur Bahl and

Monika Modi. Harsh Kanjani, Mukesh

Singh, Milan Arun, Sudhir Gupta, Abh-

ijit Sarkar, Punit Jain and Naresh La-

lwani supported the event in various

administrative roles.

The event was managed by Trans

Media International WLL. Qatar Cana-

dian Company, Homes r us and Shop

rite sponsored the gifts to NIA Mem-

bers and performers.

Pakistan Professional Forum Qatar joins hands for healthier community

Pakistan Professional Forum Qatar

(PPFQ) brought together Paki-

stani professional community to

take part in the 4th event of the ongo-

ing Qatar Running Series organised by

Z Adventures.

Mohsin Mujtaba, Uzma Shehryar,

Sana Salman and Qaiser Anwar from

the PPFQ Executive Committee partici-

pated along with a number of Pakista-

ni professional community members.

“At PPFQ we believe that running is

about getting through the finish line,

getting the job done; no matter what.

Perseverance is what it takes to do

that and Pakistani professionals in Qa-

tar and all around the world are well

equipped with this professional quali-

ty.” said Mohsin Mujtaba, Chairman PP-

FQ after finishing his run.

The Z behind the Z Adventures is

Ziyad Rahim, who is a Pakistani ad-

venture-runner and entrepreneur, Qa-

tar Running Series is the brainchild of

Ziyad Rahim who holds 10 Guinness

World Records in long-distance run-

ning. His company organises unique

running challenges all over the world,

ranging from cruise marathons to 7

continents challenges. As an avid ath-

lete and traveler, Ziyad has completed

over 200 long-distance events covering

more than 40 countries. He is the only

athlete in the world to have completed

a half marathon, full marathon and an

ultra-marathon on each continent.

On May 6, close to 120 runners

from over 40 nationalities laced up

their trainers and participated in the

Dugong Marine Challenge. Participants

included professional athletes, fitness

enthusiasts, amateurs and even enthu-

siastic children vying for part of a prize

of trophies and finishers medals. The

Dugong Marine Challenge featured four

events for all abilities of runners includ-

ing a half-marathon, 10km, 5km and

3km run along the National Day Cere-

monial Road near Izghawa in north Do-

ha. While the run was open to all, priz-

es were awarded to the best runners

in a range of categories, based on age,

distance and gender. It was a Kenyan

sweep in the Half Marathon and 10K

male categories as Hillary Ngetich and

Hillary Roteich won the race in record

times. The female half marathon was

won by American Trisha McElroy while

Megan Jones won the 10K. For the 4th

time in a row, Jamuel Sagun won the

5K while Abigail Cox won the wom-

en’s race. In the 5K Under 18 division, 8

year old Ahsan Moustapha from Paki-

stan finished first in an impressive time

of 24 minutes while the girls race was

won by Zara Rahim.

| 05MONDAY 9 MAY 2016

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MARKETPLACE

Marriott Marquis City Center Doha Hotel partners with the Mighty Jokerz for the World BBoy Classic

For the fifth consecutive year, the

Marriott Marquis City Center Do-

ha Hotel supports the 5th Mid-

dle East Bboy Qualifiers that

was held on May 6 in Doha.

B-boying, also known as break-

dancing, is a style of street dance that

originated among the African Ameri-

can and Latino youth during the mid-

1970s.

The dance spread worldwide due

to popularity in the media, as it show-

cases diversity in the amount of varia-

tions available in the dance.

“We are excited to bring the World B-

Boy Classic Middle East Qualifiers back

to Doha”, says Hakim Omar, Founder of

the Mighty Jokerz, the official organis-

er for the World Bboy Classic Middle

East Qualifiers in Qatar. “It is the largest

Middle East Breakdance Qualifier in the

world. Every year hundreds of partici-

pants travel from all over the region to

compete against each other with the

ultimate goal to win this qualifier and

to compete with the top break danc-

ers at the B-Boy world final in Eindhov-

en, The Netherlands on the 4th of June

2016,” concludes Hakim.

On the occasion of this exciting col-

laboration, Andreas Wissdorf, Gener-

al Manager of the Marriott Marquis City

Center Doha Hotel says: “Partnerships

like this allow us to inspire our guests

of today and tomorrow to experience

something unexpected, whether it’s

within the destination or even within

the hotel itself. The World B-Boy Clas-

sic believes in the power of the Hiphop

dance battle as a starting point for en-

gagement and exchange. By support-

ing these young and talented individu-

als, we show our commitment to the

next generation, enabling them to use

our hotel as a platform for this intercul-

tural interaction and exchange to take

place,” concludes Wissdorf.

The B-Boy Classics Middle East

Qualifier kicked off on Friday at 5pm at

the City Center Doha , in front of the

Carrefour.

Qatar Shell adds value to Qatar and its people

For young Qatari graduates, the

energy sector offers both an ex-

cellent opportunity for career

progression, and also the opportunity

to add value to the state of Qatar.

As a Business Administration un-

dergraduate studentat Carnegie Mel-

lon University in Qatar, Hassan Al Mulla

(pictured) had aspired to have a ca-

reer at Qatar Shell. Upon graduation,

and after a brief role in the telecom-

munications industry, he realised that

the oil and gas industry, and in partic-

ular Qatar Shell, offered the career op-

portunities that he was looking for.

“Qatar Shell enjoyed a distinguished

reputation at Carnegie Mellon and was

highly recommended by faculty mem-

bers as an employer that offers unique

development opportunities for gradu-

ates.” says Al Mulla.

Al-Mulla joined Qatar Shell’s Fi-

nance Graduate Programme — devel-

oped specifically to ensure integrat-

ed learning through role rotation — in

May 2014.

Hassan started

as a Planning & Ap-

praisal analyst for

the Qatar Shell Re-

search & Technolo-

gy Centre (QSRTC)

in the Qatar Science

and Technology Park

(QSTP). A year lat-

er, he moved to the

Production Sharing

Agreement Account-

ing (PSA) team. As

an analyst, he deliv-

ered the finance in-

duction to all new em-

ployees joining Qatar Shell, led the in-

teraction with Qatar Petroleum’s audit

team, as well as monitored costs.

Hassan has recently become the

first Qatari to graduate from the Fi-

nance Graduate Programme which

began back in 2014.

Having progressed from the formal

development programme, he joined

Finance in the Business (FIB) depart-

ment and became the sole senior fi-

nance advisor for Production, Offshore

Operations including Wells and Logis-

tics. He is now responsible for manag-

ing and controlling approximately 1/3

of the operational budget for Pearl

GTL. “Qatar Shell is one of the best or-

ganisations in which to develop pro-

fessionally as a graduate and fulfil your

potential,” said Hassan.

Al Mulla is one of 300 Qatari staff

holding technical and commercial po-

sition at all levels of Qatar Shell, which

continues to positively impact Qatar

through the training and development

of Qatari nationals.

“I am proud to be part of an organ-

isation that nurtures Qatari talent and

supports its growth, while making real

contributions to my country, because

at Qatar Shell we impact Qatar togeth-

er,” he adds.

06 | MONDAY 9 MAY 2016

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FOOD

What to make for the mom who deserves breakfast in bedEllie Krieger The Washington Post

Besides aiming to hit what I

call the cooking “sweet spot,”

where delicious and health-

ful meet, I also have my sights

set on the convergence of exciting and

easy. Once in a while I will use a spe-

cialty ingredient to get there, but most-

ly because ease means not having to

hunt down hard-to-find ingredients,

my goal is to pull together ordinary, in-

expensive groceries in interesting new

ways.

The accompanying recipe hits the

mark perfectly. You most likely already

have its key components on hand: eggs,

tomatoes, frozen spinach, Parmigiano-

Reggiano cheese. But here, those sta-

ples are transformed into something

that feels truly special and luxurious.

First, the tomatoes are hollowed

out to become beautiful, edible serving

cups. Their flavourful juices are strained

and used to lend moisture and dimen-

sion to the creamy sauce for the spin-

ach. That sauce, made with sauteed

shallot, the tomato water, low-fat milk

thickened with flour, and the cheese,

clings decadently to the spinach, turn-

ing the homey vegetable, healthfully,

into a delightfully rich treat.

Once the creamed spinach is piled

into the tomato cups, each is topped

with an egg and a sprinkling of the

cheese, then baked until the egg is set

and the tomato is warmed through.

The result is both stunning and satis-

fying — ideal to serve for Mother’s Day

brunch. Hitting the sweet spot where

delicious, healthful, easy and exciting

all meet, it’s just what this mom wish-

es for.

Eggs Florentine in Tomato Cups

4 servings

This recipe transforms everyday in-

gredients into a dish that feels tru-

ly special and luxurious. Tomatoes are

hollowed out to become beautiful, ed-

ible serving cups, partially filled with a

healthful yet decadent-tasting quick

creamed spinach. Then each is finished

with an egg and cheese, and baked un-

til set and melted. The result is stunning

and satisfying, a perfect treat for a spe-

cial breakfast or brunch.

MAKE AHEAD: The tomatoes and

creamed spinach may be covered (sep-

arately) and refrigerated several hours

in advance. You may have a few ta-

blespoons of the creamed spinach left

over, depending on the size of your to-

matoes.

From nutritionist and cookbook au-

thor Ellie Krieger.

Ingredients

4 very large tomatoes (8 to 12 ounc-

es each)

1 tablespoon olive oil, plus 2 tea-

spoons more for brushing

1/4 cup minced shallots

1 tablespoon flour

3/4 cup low-fat milk (1 percent)

One 10-ounce package frozen/de-

frosted spinach, squeezed of all excess

liquid, then chopped (even if the frozen

spinach was already chopped)

1 ounce (1/3 cup) finely grated Par-

migiano-Reggiano cheese

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black

pepper

4 large eggs, at room temperature

Steps

Cut off the top of each tomato so

you’ll be able to scoop out the contents.

(You can discard the stems, cut up the

tops and add them to the tomato flesh,

if you like.) Use a melon baller to re-

move the insides of the tomatoes (re-

serve the tomato flesh), making sure

to leave the shell of the tomato thick

enough to form a sturdy cup.

Place the tomato insides into a fine-

mesh strainer set over a bowl. Strain

out and discard the seeds, and reserve

1/4 cup of the tomato water. Discard

the tomato flesh or reserve for anoth-

er use (such as a fresh tomato sauce).

Brush the outsides of the 4 hol-

lowed-out tomatoes with 2 teaspoons

of the oil. Place them on a parchment-

paper-lined baking sheet.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Heat the remaining tablespoon

of oil in a medium skillet over medi-

um heat. Once the oil shimmers, stir in

the shallots; cook for about 2 minutes

or until they are translucent, then add

the flour and stir for 30 to 45 seconds.

Whisk in the milk and the reserved 1/4

cup of tomato water; once the mixture

starts to bubble, cook for 3 or 4 min-

utes, until it has thickened.

Add the spinach and cook for 1

to 2 minutes, stirring, to form a thick,

creamy sauce. Stir in half of the Par-

migiano-Reggiano cheese and the salt

and pepper. Turn off the heat.

Fill each tomato cup about halfway

with the creamed spinach, forming a

well in the centre of the spinach and

pushing the spinach all the way up the

inner sides of the tomatoes. Be sure to

leave enough room in each tomato cup

for an egg.

Working with one at a time, crack

each egg into a small bowl, then care-

fully slip it into the center of a spinach

well. Sprinkle with the remaining Par-

migiano-Reggiano cheese. Bake for 18

to 22 minutes or until the egg whites

are just set, the yolks still seem runny

and the cheese has melted.

Serve warm.

Nutrition | Per serving (using about

1 1/2 cups of filling): 220 calories, 14 g

protein, 15 g carbohydrates, 12 g fat, 4 g

saturated fat, 195 mg cholesterol, 440

mg sodium, 5 g dietary fiber, 8 g sugar.

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FASHION

By Sarah Halzack The Washington Post

This time of year, it’s common

to see the racks at apparel

stores brimming with clothes in

springy floral prints. But set foot

into Lord & Taylor this season, and you

might notice that they’re going particu-

larly heavy on one flower: The rose. The

retailer has ordered up a big roster of

rose-emblazoned pieces, many of them

exclusives from labels like Karl Lagerfeld

Paris and Calvin Klein, that are meant to

cater to the contemporary, trend-con-

scious shopper it is eager to lure into its

stores. In addition dresses and blouses,

they’ve lined up offbeat items like rose-

flavoured gummy candies and rose-

shaped temporary tattoos. And in some

stores, the products will be featured in

a shop-in-shop it calls The Birdcage.

It’s a major merchandising and mar-

keting effort that executives hope will

serve two purposes: To telegraph a

fresh, contemporary direction for the

old-school department store with-

out alienating the loyal shoppers who

might fondly remember that the rose

was a staple of Lord & Taylor marketing

from 1946 until it was phased out over

the last 20 years. Lord & Taylor’s conun-

drum — that it needs to secure its fu-

ture by hooking younger customers but

can’t afford to evolve so much it puts

off existing ones — is a universal one in

the world of department store retailing.

And the rose campaign, in many ways,

typifies the various tacks that the wid-

er retail industry is taking to revitalise

brands that have become stale.

And yet some experts are skepti-

cal that the effort will do much to move

the needle on sales and foot traffic, per-

haps a reflection of how difficult it is to

get this kind of balancing act right.

To understand what Lord & Taylor is

trying to do with the rose campaign, it

helps to know the role the flower plays

in the department store’s history. It was

first used for marketing by former Lord

& Taylor president Dorothy Shaver, who

was something of a retailing pioneer as

a rare female executive in 1940’s and

50’s Manhattan. (A 1945 Time magazine

article dubbed her the “Fifth Avenue’s

First Lady.”)

Shaver began using the American

Beauty rose in the store’s marketing to

convey sophistication and elegance. To-

day’s Lord & Taylor president, Liz Rod-

bell, said she wanted to that put an up-

dated spin on that history.

Enter the “Free Spirit” rose, a varie-

tal that is different from the tradition-

al red ones we envision in a bouquet.

Free Spirit roses are more of an golden,

orange-pink colour — and, important-

ly, the name sounds young and adven-

turous. This is the rose that you’ll see

in Lord & Taylor catalogs and market-

ing materials.

The idea behind the campaign — to

harken back to the company’s heritage

as a way to give it a patina of unique-

ness and cool — is a tactic retailers

across all price points are turning to

right now based on the belief that mil-

lennials will respond to this kind of sto-

rytelling. Coach, for example, recent-

ly debuted a new marketing campaign

that highlights that it is a 75-year-old

company that was among America’s

first leather makers. The handbag mak-

er has also brought back some of its

hit purses from the 1970s and 80s to

remind shoppers of its history. Jos. A.

Bank, meanwhile, has launched a 1905

collection , pieces it says are meant to

be something of an homage to the sur-

prisingly long history of a brand that

people largely associate with the shop-

ping-mall era. But experts said this par-

ticular effort by Lord & Taylor might not

end up hitting its mark.

“I’m not sure that they’re leveraging

something the consumer is really aware

of,” said David Zietsma, a strategist at

retail consultancy Jackman Reinvents.

In other words, the story of the

rose may be so obscure and unfamiliar

to young shoppers, it may be hard for

them to even understand the collection

as an ode to history and heritage.

Ken Morris, a principal at Boston Re-

tail Partners and former Lord & Taylor

vice president, was also unconvinced

that younger fashionistas would be

lured by the rose imagery. But, he said,

“I think the main draw for millennials

that underlies this story is the thematic

pop-up shop.”

By that, he means it could prove

to be a smart move to sell this mer-

chandise in The Birdcage shop-in-shop,

which is meant to mimic the vibe of a

curated boutique. This, too, is some-

thing other department stores are ex-

ploring with in their quest for millenni-

al shoppers: Nordstrom has been add-

ing Topshop shop-in-shops in its stores,

and JCPenney has been adding Sepho-

ra boutiques within its sprawling de-

partment stores. Macy’s, meanwhile,

hosted a pop-up shop by handmade

goods e-commerce site Etsy in its Her-

ald Square flagship.

And then there’s the merchandise

itself. Lord & Taylor worked to get de-

signers to make exclusive pieces em-

bodying the rose theme. There’s a pair

of red-and-white espadrilles from Fran-

co Sarto, for example, and a white rose-

printed shoulder bag from Karl Lager-

feld Paris.

Indeed, as department stores seek

to be distinctive in a highly competi-

tive shopping environment, having ex-

clusive product has become a weap-

on of choice. Stores such as JCPenney

and Target have each been building

strategies under their new chief exec-

utives that lean heavily on beefing up

in-house brands or securing exclusive

products from well-known brands as a

way to stand out from the pack.

It’s hard to know exactly how urgent

it is for Lord & Taylor to reinvent itself.

It is owned by Canadian retailing giant

Hudson’s Bay Co, which also owns Saks

Fifth Avenue, Saks Off Fifth, and Hud-

son’s Bay, a department store chain in

Canada. The parent company does not

break out Lord & Taylor’s sales; it re-

ports them as part of a combined busi-

ness segment that includes the Hud-

son’s Bay chain. That division has lately

posted solid sales growth, in the most

recent quarter recording a 4 percent

increase in sales at stores open more

than a year.

Lord & Taylor is going retro.

Will millennials be into it?

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HEALTH & FITNESS

The Peninsula

Today Ramona Suarez spends

most of her free time sitting on

the floor of her Doha flat play-

ing with her one-year-old son,

Hans Immanuel. The young mother,

who describes herself as God-fear-

ing and optimist, says that while her

thoughts are most often focused on

the future, the time she spent as a pa-

tient at Hamad General Hospital (HGH)

is never far from her mind.

In January 2013, Suarez was diag-

nosed with gastric cancer after being

rushed to the Emergency Department

with severe stomach pain. After several

tests confirmed that the then 28-year-

old Filipina had Stage 3 signet ring cell

carcinoma, doctors recommended a

total gastrectomy — surgical removal

of the entire stomach.

Stomach cancer, or gastric can-

cer, develops in the lining of the stom-

ach. Diagnosis can be difficult as ini-

tial symptoms, such as persistent indi-

gestion and heartburn, feeling bloated

and stomach pain, are often dismissed

for less serious conditions.

“About a month before I was rushed

to the emergency I began feeling

lightheaded and experienced faint-

ing spells. I had unexplained stomach

aches and my stools were black in col-

our. My primary care doctor diagnosed

me with a bleeding ulcer,” said Suarez.

Within days of being rushed to the

Emergency Department, Suarez, who

works as a procurement executive, was

scheduled for a total gastrectomy. Her

doctors advised her that recovery from

surgery would be lengthy and that she

would need to make dietary and life-

style changes.

“Having doctors who could explain

the medical details of the procedure

in a clear, simple way was important,”

said Suarez. “I must express my grat-

itude to this healthcare institution for

not just treating me as a patient, but

for also providing me with a holistic

service.”

Suarez’s surgery was the first total

gastrectomy performed in Qatar and

she credits her doctors and nurses

with saving her life.

“My doctors and nurses were com-

passionate, professional and knowl-

edgeable. Words cannot express how

thankful I am. I am thankful to God

because he led me on the right path,”

Suarez added.

Following two weeks in hospital,

Suarez was released but continued

treatment as an outpatient, undergo-

ing a series of adjuvant chemoradio-

therapy, a combination of chemother-

apy and radiotherapy.

Recovery from a total gastrectomy

is difficult. It takes time to adjust to the

loss of the stomach and a determined

effort and dietary changes are re-

quired. Suarez said recovery demands

mental and physical strength.

“I made a commitment to live

healthy and to live for today. No one

knows what will happen tomorrow.

Having cancer changes your life, but it

is not the end. Be hopeful always. Mir-

acles do happen,” added Suarez.

Today Suarez is cancer free. The

young mother, who has lived in Qatar

for almost seven years, will undergo

regular checkups for the rest of her life.

She said her doctors and nurses were

a major factor in her survival.

“The doctors and nurses at HMC

gave more than the required care.

From the moment I woke up from my

surgery they were by my side. Their ac-

tions really touched my heart. Their

dedication, and their passion, is some-

thing you cannot place a monetary val-

ue on.”

Cancer survivor says recovery demands mental and physical strength

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ENTERTAINMENT

A false choice between Iron Man and Captain America

By Sonny Bunch The Washington Post

As part of the marketing for “Captain Ameri-

ca: Civil War,” fans have been asked to pick

sides. Are you #TeamCap and opposed to ef-

forts to put superheroes under some kind

of governmental oversight? Or #TeamIronMan and in

favour of the Sokovia Accords backed by Tony Stark

(Robert Downey Jr.) and American Secretary of State

Thunderbolt Ross (William Hurt), which would place

the Avengers under control of a United Nations panel?

If one were to choose solely from the comic

book event from which “Captain America: Civil War”

draws its name, the choice would be a no-brain-

er: All right-thinking people are #TeamIronMan. In

the series — which is legitimately dreadful and bor-

derline incomprehensible, as most such comic book

crossover events tend to be — a team of superhe-

roes filming a reality TV show attacks a team of su-

pervillains hiding out in the suburbs.

In the course of the battle, hundreds of kids are

killed, and the public, angry about years of collater-

al damage, finally demands that costumed vigilantes

be subject to some sort of accountability. (DC Comics’

Kingdom Come series tells a very similar, far superior

version of this story, by the way.)

Congress swiftly passes an act requiring all would-

be superheroes to register with, and work with, the

Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and

Logistics Division (SHIELD). Since they’re effective-

ly government agents — or, at least, operating un-

der the auspices of a government agency — Iron Man

hoped “the kids, the amateurs, and the sociopaths

are getting weeded out.” Though Captain Ameri-

ca throws a hissy fit about it, Stark and the govern-

ment’s plan strikes as relatively noncontroversial: You

shouldn’t be operating under the colour of law to up-

hold order if you’re not, you know, authorised to do

so.

The movie takes this basic idea and makes it all a

bit more complicated (and, therefore, more interest-

ing). Following a series of catastrophic battles featur-

ing massive amounts of collateral damage — the in-

vasion of New York in “Avengers”; mass destruction

outside Washington in “Captain America: The Win-

ter Soldier”; the carnage in Sokovia in “The Age of Ul-

tron”; and the killing of a number of civilians in La-

gos at the start of “Captain America: Civil War” — the

world has decided it has had enough. More than 100

nations sign on to the Sokovia Accords, which would

place the Avengers under the auspices of the Unit-

ed Nations.

Stark, fresh off a tongue-lashing from a State De-

partment employee who lost her son in Sokovia and

still suffering from no small amount of guilt for hav-

ing created Ultron in the first place, backs the plan.

Steve Rogers/Captain America (Chris Evans) is unim-

pressed by the Accords and refuses to sign on, sug-

gesting that the team is better equipped to decide

when and where it should act. More important, he

criticises the panel that would be governing them,

suggesting it would be prone to political pressures

and not the general welfare (again, as Cap and com-

pany define it).

The movie doesn’t really get into this, but Cap’s

objection in the film — what authority does the UN

have to regulate us? — raises a deeper philosophical

question than his objection in the comics (which boils

down to, “Masked heroes have been a part of this

country for as long as anyone can remember,” right

before he assaults a dozen SHIELD agents). He’s ask-

ing us to consider whether the UN has a legitimate

monopoly on force.

The so-called “monopoly on violence” is a foun-

dational aspect of the state, as a concept; Max We-

ber used it to define what a state actually was, as

Encyclopedia Britannica notes. Tony Stark is right

insofar as the Avengers operating as a highly le-

thal power around the world sans oversight or state

sanction — any state sanction — is an unacceptable

position. Steve Rogers goes out of his way to prove

Stark correct by acting like a loose cannon through-

out the film: protecting a wanted terrorist from cap-

ture and instigating a battle that destroys a major

airport.

But Rogers’ implicit rejection of the UN as the fi-

nal arbiter of when the most powerful peacekeep-

ers in the world should go to work isn’t unreasona-

ble either.

If one were to choose solely from the comic book event from which “Captain America: Civil War” draws its name, the choice would be a no-brainer.

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ENTERTAINMENT

Working with Ilayaraja fun: Kamal Haasan

Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan, who has collab-

orated with composer Ilayaraja after a decade

for upcoming trilingual “Sabaash Naidu”, says

it’s always fun working with the maestro. “Working

with Raja fun as ever. Ready to trod the untrodden.

Looking forward to that date. When TN meets LA

District 78 of LA (sic),” Haasan wrote on his Twitter

page.

The film, a spin-off of the popular character Bal-

ram Naidu from 2010 Tamil comedy “Dasavatharama,

marks the return of Haasan as the RAW operative. To

be directed by T K Rajeev Kumar, the film will go on

the floors on May 16 in the US.

Also starring Shruti Haasan, Ramya Krishnan,

Brahmanandam, Saurabh Shukla and Ananth Ma-

hadevan, the film will be simultaneously made in

Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Celebrities don’t impress me: Sonam Kapoor

By Uma Ramasubramanian IANS

Actress Sonam Kapoor, who is gearing up

for the 69th Cannes Film Festival, says she

doesn’t get “starstruck” by other celebrities

at the red carpet. “It doesn’t matter which

part of the world you are from whether you are white,

brown or black everybody is the same so I don’t get

starstruck unless I really respect the person,” Sonam

said. “If I meet Barbra Streisand or someone like that

then I will be star struck or else just celebrities don’t

impress me,” she added.

Asked if she gets intimidated by western stars

walking the red carpet, Sonam said: “I am so tall so

when I walk, it’s completely different because I wear

really high platform heels. So, I think it’s very difficult

for anyone to intimidate me because they are like so

small but I don’t get intimidated by people because

people are just people”. The actress who has been el-

egantly blending the Indo-Western look at Cannes re-

frained from talking about her look at this year’s fes-

tival. However, she said that her ensemble will have

“some Indian element”.

“What I will be wearing that I don’t know yet... It’s a

secret. But I am the proudest Indian you will ever see. I

love India and I love everything that’s Indian, so even if

I don’t want an Indian designer, there will always be an

inspiration. I will have some Indian element which rep-

resents India,” the “Neerja” actress said.

The 30-year-old mentioned that she doesn’t like to

take stress before walking the red carpet.

“It’s always better to not be stressed. If I was really

as stressed about what people think about what I am

going to wear, then I don’t think I would be recognised

for my fashion,” she said.

“The very reason I started getting recognised as

fashionable was that I just was out there and wore

what I wanted to and people appreciated that. That’s

when this whole revolution of fashion started,” the

“Prem Ratan Dhan Payo” star added.

Jacqueline does tap dance in ‘Housefull 3’

Actress Jacqueline Fernandez will be seen

doing a tap dance in “Housefull 3” for the

song “Taang uthake”. Choreographed by

Ganesh Acharya, the song was unveiled

on Friday evening. It is a peppy number and the

star cast of the film will be seen shaking a leg to

its groovy beats.

“It’s a fun, foot-tapping number. This is the first

time I have done tap dancing. Our choreographer

Ganesh sir taught me the sequence on the spot

and I really enjoyed it. It’s definitely going to be a

treat for ‘Housefull’ fans,” Jacqueline said.

Directed by Sajid Farhad, “Housefull 3” fea-

tures a multiple star cast including Akshay Kumar,

Riteish Deshmukh, Abhishek Bachchan, Jacque-

line, Nargis Fakhri and Lisa Haydon.

The film is set to release on June 3.

Meanwhile, superstar Akshay Kumar, whose

bodyguard recently punched a fan, said that while

it was wrong to raise hand on someone, it was im-

portant to pay attention to the fans’ strange be-

haviour sometimes.

“I agree that raising hand on someone is wrong,

but you have to pay attention to them (fans), and

they (bodyguards) have been seeing those things,”

said Akshay when asked about the incident at the

launch of song “Taang Uthaake” from film “House-

full 3”.

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SCIENCE

Mercury is about to pass in front of the

sun, and it should be incredible to watch

By Rachel Feltman The Washington Post

It happens around 13 times a centu-

ry: From our perspective, Mercury —

the smallest planet in our solar sys-

tem — will pass in front of the sun

today. Most of the world, including the

United States, will be able to see the

planet as a tiny black dot passing slow-

ly in front of its host star. You shouldn’t

stare directly into the sun (ouch), but

by watching online or using a telescope

with a special filter, you can see Mercu-

ry in all its tiny glory.

If you have your own telescope, you

can watch the event using a safety fil-

ter to protect your eyes from the sun. If

you don’t have a filter handy, you can

use a sheet of paper to rig up a safe

viewing method - you can project the

image of the sun (in the form of a white

disk) onto a sheet of paper, then watch

the black dot of Mercury crawl across

it. You can also check out Nasa’s web-

sites and social media accounts for live

image updates. If you live near an ob-

servatory or science centre, you should

check out their plans — you may be

able to pop in and take a peek on their

telescope.

But why should you care? Because

it’s a very special event for a very cool

little planet.

Mercury has an orbital period of

just 88 days, making it by far the fast-

est orbiter in the solar system. And

while Mercury is orbiting, so are we —

at a completely different pace. So for

our planets to line up just so for us to

see the other world sweep over the sun

is an uncommon event. This is the first

Mercurian transit since 2006, and we

won’t see another until 2019.

Wait, you say — that’s a lot of tran-

sits to have in just over a decade. How

do we average out at just 13 for eve-

ry 100 years? Mercury passes between

the Earth and the sun every 116 days,

but its orbital plane is skewed away

from our own by a few degrees. It or-

bits the sun on a tilted trajectory, by our

perspective. So its intersection with our

orbit has to happen when it’s also in-

tersecting with our orbital plane. That

combination of factors makes for some

pretty wonky math: There’s a pattern to

the frequency of Mercury’s transits, but

it’s not as simple as “every x number of

years.” It’s more like “every x number of

years for awhile, then y, then z, then y

again, and then z three times because

why the heck not.” Orbital resonance is

weird.

Venus — the only other planet be-

tween us and the sun, so also the on-

ly other planet that transits from our

perspective — orbits much more slow-

ly and on a plane slightly less skewed

than Mercury’s. Venusian transits are

more rare, but also a little easier to keep

track of: They happen in pairs separat-

ed by eight years, with each pair sep-

arated from the next by a century and

some change. If you missed the 2012

transit, you’re out of luck. The next one

isn’t coming until 2117.

Transits outside our own neighbour-

hood are pretty cool, too: We use the

transits of exoplanets in front of their

host stars to detect their presence, and

even to measure them and analyse

their atmospheres for signs of habita-

bility.

Now that we’ve got the orbital posi-

tions of our neighbouring planets down

pat, transits aren’t the grand scientific

opportunities they used to be.

“Scientifically, this was much more

important a few hundred years ago,”

Nancy Chabot, who served as lead im-

aging scientist for Nasa’s MErcury Sur-

face, Space ENvironment, GEochem-

istry, and Ranging mission (MESSEN-

GER), said. The MESSENGER spacecraft

wrapped up its mission last year when

it crashed down onto Mercury’s surface.

But scientists can still get some-

thing out of the transit. They’ll be able

to analyse Mercury’s scant atmosphere

— the thinnest in the entire solar sys-

tem — in the same way that scientists

use the passage of light through mol-

ecules in exoplanet atmospheres to

search for signs of life. They can even

use the event to calibrate instruments

on spacecraft, because the timing and

positioning of Mercury’s transit over the

sun’s surface is so reliable. Telescopes

can be pointed in the right direction

based on Mercury’s placement, and

some instruments can even correct

their vision based on the event.

“It’s like getting a cataract — you see

stars or halos around bright lights as

though you are looking through a misty

windshield,” Nasa scientist Dean Pes-

nell said in a statement. Mercury should

appear totally black against the sun’s

light, but the way instruments scatter

light may cause it to look slightly lit up.

Scientists can use the event to try to re-

tune those instruments to see Mercury

in its true colours, which could prevent

mishaps when observing more myste-

rious objects.

Chabot hopes the event will inspire

the public to look up into the sky and

think about our planetary neighbours.

On Friday, she and the rest of the MES-

SENGER team released the first ever

complete topographic map of Mercury.

“It’s really well-timed,” she said.

“People will be looking.”

Her team learned plenty of fasci-

nating things about Mercury during the

mission. Chabot said she “didn’t want

to pick favourites,” but found three fea-

tures to be particularly intriguing:

“One is that it’s got these giant areas

of volcanic lava that have flowed across

the surface in ancient times, which

takes up an area more than half the

size of the US. The epic volcanic events

that must have occurred to cause that

are intriguing,” she said.

Mercury also has features called

“hallows” that have never been seen an-

ywhere else. The small depressions ap-

pear to be spots where rocks — ones

unable to stand up to Mercury’s envi-

ronment — sublimate away like snow

on a warm day.

“Rocks don’t usually just disappear

into space, but they do on Mercury.”

Chabot said.

Chabot spent most of her time fo-

cusing on the water ice that forms at

Mercury’s north and south poles, which

are permanently shadowed. Finding it

there was great, she said, but it rais-

es new questions. How did it get there,

when, and what might it tell us about

how water found its way to Earth?

Most of the world, including the United States, will be able to see the planet as a tiny black dot passing slowly in front of its host star.

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EASY SUDOKU

14 MONDAY 9 MAY 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.

ASTRONOMICAL,

ATOM, COLOSSAL, DOT,

ELEPHANTINE, ENORMOUS,

GALACTIC, GARGANTUAN,

GIANT, HUGE, IMMENSE,

INFINITESIMAL, IOTA,

ISOTOPE, JOT, JUMBO,

LARGE, LITTLE,

MASSIVE, MICROBE,

MICROSCOPIC,

MINISCULE, MINUTE, MITE,

MOLECULE, MONOLITHIC,

MONUMENTAL, NEUTRON,

NUCLEUS, PARTICLE,

PINCH, POINT, PROTON,

SCINTILLA, SMALL,

SMIDGEN, SPECK, TINY,

TREMENDOUS, VAST.

ACROSS

1. Hanker (5)

3. Lariat (5)

6. Decimal base (3)

8. Conundrums (7)

9. Garret (5)

10. Dull pain (4)

13. Long narrative poem (4)

14. Commence (5)

17. Vegetable (7)

18. Novel (3)

19. Nursemaid (5)

20. Synthetic fabric (5)

DOWN

1. Abominable snowman (4)

2. Serviette (6)

3. Indolent (4)

4. Choice (9)

5. Marine mollusk (6)

7. Sustenance (9)

11. Time of year (6)

12. Gentle breeze (6)

15. Untrusting (4)

16. Aquatic bird (4)

13:05 GI Dough

13:55 Auction Hunters

15:10 Wheeler Dealers

16:00 Fast N’ Loud

16:50 Fifth Gear

18:30 Troy

19:20 What On

Earth?

20:10 Storage Wars

Canada

21:00 You Have Been

Warned

21:50 Troy

23:05 Superhuman

Science

23:30 Wheeler Dealers

13:00 Gold Rush

Ghost Ships

16:00 Brain Games

18:00 Supercar

Megabuild

20:00 Brain Games

21:40 Supercar

Megabuild

22:30 Secrets Of The

King Cobra

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15:35 Tanked

16:30 Queens Of The

Savannah

17:25 River Monsters

18:20 In Search Of

The King Cobra

19:15 Tanked

20:10 Queens Of The

Savannah

21:05 Treehouse

Masters

22:00 In Search Of

The King Cobra

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23:50 River Monsters

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21:00 Fifth Gear

22:40 Lost Worlds

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09:00 Head to Head

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10:30 Inside Story

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13:00 NEWSHOUR

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14:30 Inside Story

15:00 In Search Of

Putin’s Russia

16:00 NEWSHOUR

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17:30 Talk To Al

Jazeera

18:00 NEWSHOUR

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19:30 Counting the

Cost

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20:30 Inside Story

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22:00 News

22:30 The Stream

23:00 Killing The

Count

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Maddie

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18:15 Best Friends

Whenever

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Maddie

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Chronciles

19:30 Violetta

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20:45 Good Luck

Charlie

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Charlie

21:35 H2O

22:00 Binny And The

Ghost

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Teenage Witch

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Teenage Witch

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