Community Community Birla Public California’s School Academy of P6organises P16 Sciences is workshop on Breast famous for its Cancer Awareness own coral reef, at Basant Kumar rainforest and Birla Auditorium. albino crocodile.

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SIMULATOR: A six-story steel frame building sits on UC San Diego's earthquake simulator table in the city's Scripps Ranch neighbourhood.

COVER Truer temblors STORY The University of California, San Diego's earthquake simulator will soon give truer sense of deadly temblors. P4-5

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Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports Club visitors who are keen to access Qatar’s WHERE: Losail Circuit robust market. We are pleased to present WHEN: Ongoing this opportunity to local and international TIME: 5pm investors, banking, finance and government Losail Circuit Sports Club, in association institutions, along with leading firms in with Qatar Sports For All Federation, the real estate, investment and fin-tech invites all cyclists, runners and walkers sectors. to train under the floodlights of Losail International Circuit every Wednesdays. After School Activities WHERE: Atelier WHEN: Ongoing Music and arts Activities for students taking place after they finish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip- hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours.

EVENTS TIME: 3pm – 10pm SIGN IN is a unique digital Doha Palestine Cinema Festival entrepreneurship workshop with a WHERE: Katara dual-faceted focus. One is to facilitate Gymnastics World Championships WHEN: Today new and existing business ideas and the WHERE: Aspire Dome TIME: 6pm onwards second one to establish a strong online WHEN: October 25 – November 3 The first edition of Doha Palestine Film presence. SheCommerce, isn’t just the Over 700 male and female gymnasts from Festival will be held at Katara Cultural most quintessential stage to raise voice over 80 countries, including three Team Village. Founded by a group of film lovers and get heard, but at the same time it’s the Qatar gymnasts, will compete across 10 Hobby Classes with passion for cinema, DPCF aims to most fertile ground to explore business days of competition in Doha’s ionic Aspire WHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al develop a film appreciation society, create opportunities and cultivate profits for Dome. Experience the drama, emotions and Hilal Focus Medical Centre common grounds for dialogue between women entrepreneurs around the world. excitement of gymnastics’ pinnacle event WHEN:Wednesday – Monday cultures and reinforce the culture of cinema It is the most secure road for ladies to take as global superstars go head to head in a bid Mystic Art Centre, is a holistic in the community. The festival brings after and maintain their fantasies for a to be crowned the best in the world. performing artsinstitution and a one stop Palestine’s finest cinema and narratives to superior tomorrow. solution for adults as well as children Doha audience with spotlights on Qatar’s looking to explore their talents in various emerging cinema and filmmakers in Kufic Beginners art forms. We offer classes in Carnatic collaboration with local and international WHERE: MIA Music, Hindustani Music, Karate, Yoga, partners. The film screenings are free and WHEN: Ongoing till Oct 26 Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, Hip Hop, open to the public. TIME: 10:30am – 12:30pm contemporary and Bollywood dance forms. The word ‘Kufic’ is related to the city For details, call 33897609. Breast Cancer Awareness of the same name in Iraq, Kufa, and WHERE: InterContinental Doha was developed from Hijazi script. Kufic WHEN: Ongoing calligraphy is characterised by its bold InterContinental Doha – The City is and vertical letters which often looks like organising several activities (especially modern design. Join us for this 4-session at its various dining venues) that focus short course to learn this early and Aspire Torch Staircase Run 2018 on highlighting the importance of early beautiful script! WHERE: The Torch Doha Hotel detection. Try the pink afternoon tea, the WHEN: November 10 extravagant pink Bar Squared Brunch at TIME: 1pm – 6pm The Square and pink-themed nights at Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) announces Strata Restaurant and Lounge. opening registration for the seventh annual ‘Aspire Torch Staircase Run’ scheduled to take place on November 10. The 2018 edition of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run (ATSR 2018), will offer sports enthusiasts the ultimate challenge of endurance, as runners will have to make their way to the Dance and instrument classes top of the 300m tower to the 51st floor, WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf climbing more than 1,300 steps. Times Building WHEN: Wednesday – Monday Learn the movements of dance styles in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard for adults as well kids and move in the world of music. For details, contact Katara Beach - School Students 66523871/ 31326749. WHERE: Katara Andalusian Music Show WHEN: Ongoing WHERE: Katara TIME: 9am – 12pm WHEN: October 23 By participating in the programme of TIME: 7pm – 8pm ‘Our culture is a school’, Katara Beach Cultural Village Foundation - Katara emphasises the Qatari marine tradition and The Algerian Embassy invites you to and introduces to students the meaning of attend Andalusian Music show by Nassima Dasha, Al Qafal and various type of pearls. Chaabane, musician and singer. Qatar Finance and Installment The students will discover all details of the Exhibition Fath El-Kheir journey. Ballet Lessons WHERE: DECC WHERE: Music and Arts Atelier WHEN: November 3 – November 15 Workshop on SheCommerce WHEN: Ongoing TIME: 7pm – 10pm WHERE: Crowne Plaza Doha - The TIME: 4pm – 8pm The QFI Exhibition is a 3-day event that Business Park For more info e-mail at registration@ brings together the best of Qatar’s finance WHEN: October 19 atelierqatar.com or call on 33003839. community, and local and international

Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Huge quake simulator to get an upgrade soon

BIG SHAKE: Spectators take a look at a five-story building that was constructed on UC San Diego's big shake table in Scripps Ranch, shortly before the structure was shaken hard during an earthquake simulation.

experiments that have led to “We will be able to reproduce By Garry Robbins tougher building and design codes earthquake motions with the for bridges and housing projects. most accuracy of any shake table The table is But it can move structures only in the world,” said Joel Conte, he University of backward and forward. Quakes the structural engineer who is the largest of California (UC), San can move the ground in many overseeing the project. “This its kind and it Diego’s outdoor shake directions. will accelerate the discovery table in Scripps Ranch Engineers will modify the table of the knowledge engineers has conducted will soon give engineers so that it also can move up and need to build new bridges, aT truer sense of the fury released down, right and left, and simulate power plants, dams, levees, experiments when big earthquakes erupt in the pitch, roll and yaw that telecommunication towers, wind places around the world. can come with ground motion. turbines, retaining walls, tunnels, that have led to The National Science Collectively, these movements and to retrofit older structures. It tougher building Foundation gave the school $16.3 are called the “six degrees of will enhance the resiliency of our million to upgrade the centre so freedom.” communities.” and design codes it can more accurately simulate The upgrade involves adding The upgrade comes at a quakes, a complex phenomenon pistons and power to a table that’s worrisome time in California. for bridges and that in some years kills hundred of used by researchers from around In June, the US Geological thousands of people worldwide. nation to simulate quakes big enough Survey said 38 high-rise buildings housing projects The table is the largest of to send seismic waves coursing in San Francisco constructed ‘ ’ its kind and it has conducted through the earth for weeks. between 1964 and 1994 could Tuesday, October 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY

AT RISK: Transamerica Pyramid in the Financial District of San Francisco is included in a list VULNERABLE: Millennium-Tower is also vulnerable to a big earthquake. given by US Geological Survey about the buildings that can buckle due to a big earthquake. buckle if they were hit by the type The shake table was added deal about how such structures first floor. The structures – built of earthquake that devastated in 2004 to give scientists and Engineers will absorb and distribute energy, mostly in the 1920s, 30s’ and the city in 1906. The list includes engineers better ability to test modify the leading to a strengthening of 40s’ – are now considered the Transamerica Pyramid in the large structures, from wood- national building codes. vulnerable to collapse in a huge Financial District. frame buildings to bridge columns table so that it More recently, a team led by quake. There’s also concern about a to a 70-foot wind turbine. UC San Diego built and tested In 2013, Colorado State newer skyscraper, the 58-story The need for such a table had also can move a five-story building that had University built one of the Millennium Tower, which has been apparent for decades. up and down, many of the features of a hospital structures on the shake table and been sinking and tilting, making it The 6.7 magnitude Northridge – such as an ICU and a surgery outfitted it with various types more vulnerable to big quakes. quake in 1994 appears to have right and left, suite – and a working elevator of retrofitting to see what would San Diego is also on shaky caused the ground to move and a sprinkler system. The goal happen. ground. vertically and horizontally. That and simulate was to understand what would The result was good, and bad. In 2017, the Earthquake vertical movement may be the happen inside a hospital during a The building survived shake Engineering Research Institute reason that some bridge support the pitch, roll catastrophic quake. tests with the retrofitting in place. (EERI) released a report that says columns rose and pierced the and yaw that To ensure that they didn’t When it was taken out, calamity that 2,000 people could die in San decks of bridges. miss anything, engineers placed ensued. Diego if a 6.9 magnitude quake Such wild ground motion can come with 500 sensors in and around “There was creaking and erupts on the Rose Canyon fault, wasn’t unknown to engineers. The the building, and installed 70 crunching, then a thunderous which runs through the heart 1971 San Fernando earthquake, ground motion. cameras. collapse, followed by dust and of the city. Potential property which measured 6.6, appears to Then they simulated several debris floating up,” said John W. damage: $40 billion. have caused the soil to rotate in Collectively, high-intensity earthquakes, van de Lindt, the Colorado State The EERI emphasised that the some areas. That, in turn, may these and later set part of the building engineer who led the project. figures are just estimates because have caused some buildings to on fire to replicate a frequent Now, Lindt is drawing up plans modelling the complexities of turn like corkscrews. movements aftereffect of quakes. for a 10-story building that will earthquakes is hard to do with The movement contributed to “What we are doing is the be built on the same spot. But existing models and technology. the billions of dollars in property are called the equivalent of giving a building this time, he’ll be able to move Even so, engineers have made damage inflicted by the quake. an EKG,” lead engineer Tara the building in any direction he progress. The table has been used to “six degrees of Hutchinson said. wants. Since it opened in the late simulate some of those jarring freedom” The experiment helped lead “The US and California have 1980s, UC San Diego’s Powell events, notably the Northridge to the design of safer hospitals, really been at the forefront of this Laboratories has been heavily quake. and it was followed by a project kind of research,” Lindt said. “The involved in developing and testing That earthquake caused the built a similar garage in 2008, and that focused on a subject of great upgrade will help us keep pace key portions of roads and bridges, collapse of a parking garage at then shook it harder than the real concern in California – four- with the world. We really need leading to changes in building Cal State Northridge. Engineers quake. story wood-frame residential this.” - The San Diego Union- codes. from the University of Arizona The experiment revealed a great buildings that have garages on the Tribune/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY BPS organises workshop on Breast Cancer Awareness

Birla Public School (BPS) recently organised a workshop on awareness of breast cancer ‘Choose and clothing as basic precautions against protracting the disease. She also spoke about self- Hope not Fear’ at Basant Kumar Birla Auditorium, for the lady teachers. Dr Ambika Anand awareness among women, to be aware of what ‘feels’ normal or abnormal as a woman and conducted a complete survey of how and why breast cancer is becoming a dire force to be to recognise changes and seek medical help. Risk factors for breast cancer, includes smoking, reckoned with along with an emphasis on how research and treatment has improved over the last obesity, junk food and stress. Ambika used graphics to explain various methods. The session was 20 years. concluded with the distribution of pink ribbons as a mark of solidarity in the fight against breast Dr Ambika also highlighted the Breast Cancer facts in Qatar. She laid down the rules of life style cancer.

QV initiates ‘Skin Cancer and Heat Wave Awareness Campaign’

Qatar Volunteers (QV) recently distributed items to 6,000 workers in Doha as part of ‘Skin Cancer reaction of the people said it all.” Another volunteer said that he felt honoured to participate and Heat Wave Awareness Campaign’. The campaign aims at raising awareness about the dangers in the campaign and meet people working throughout the day. “As a volunteer I felt blessed associated with working outdoors in the summer heat. Around 100 volunteers distributed some to help and share a smile with the labourers working under extreme weather conditions,” he 6,000 bottles of water, 3,000 juice packs, 500 caps and dates to the workers throughout Doha. noted. The campaign was supported by Qatar Cancer Society (QCS). QCS provided the organisers with “We want to bring together our communities and show that we are there to care for them. This training so that the volunteers could spread the awareness of the harmful eff ects of the sun on campaign was not just for heat safety awareness, it is about many other things; showing that we their skin and how they can protect themselves. They also provided 3,000 water bottles, 3,000 care about them and that we are grateful for the work they are doing in this country,” said Zakir assorted juices packs and 500 caps. Naqvi, Founder of the group. Other supporting partners included Qatar District Cooling Company – Qatar Cool; InterContinental “There is a lot of improvement in terms of health and safety conditions for construction workers. Doha Hotel and Residences, Crowne Plaza Doha – The Business Park, Drbak Limousine and Tall The response is increasing day by day and whatever campaign we do, we get a great response Bros photography and videography. from the whole community. There were people from diff erent communities – even people who are One of the participating volunteer, while talking about his experience, said, “the smile and the just visiting Qatar for a short time,” he added. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY INLS and Nabodit-Qatar organise poetry symposium

International Nepal Literary Society (INLS) and Nabodit-Qatar recently organised 86th edition of poetry symposium T at Top Form Restaurant. The poetry symposium was also broadcasted live on Radio Himalaya. Suresh Bhatt was the chief guest at the event. The programme kicked off with Nepali national anthem. The poets who presented their works at the event included Narayan Bhandari ‘Nirjal’, Buddha Raj Rai, Akhil Anuragi, Madan Chauhan, Kamendra Shahi, Khem Raj Subedi, Ram Acharya, Anil Bista, Jay Sangharsha, Chakra Karki, Deep Milan, Rup Rashaili, Shekhar Basnet, Yadav Regmi, Sagar Bhandari, Sita Ram Thapa, Shyam Raj Ranabhat, Tika Khadka, Santosh Adhikari, Dilip Parajuli, Dip Pradip Kumar, Mani Poudel, Lekh Karki and Prem Prasad Bhattarai. Om Dulal and Tapan GM, local poets, also recited their poems at the event. Bechen Mahato also recited a poem in Maithili at the event. Speaking in the event, Prem Prasad Bhattarai, ANCS Chairperson, wished Nepali community a happy Dasain. The programme was hosted by Dip Pradip Kumar. – Text and photo by Usha Wagle Gautam

IIA-Qatar Chapter organises interactive session

The Institute of Internal Auditors-Qatar Chapter (IIA-Qatar Chapter), in association with Protiviti quality assurance and improvement programme and maturity assessment done periodically. Qatar, recently conducted an interactive session ‘What great Internal Audit departments do well’ “The client focus matters and the objective should be solution focussed, and insightful audit by Andrew Cox, internal audit subject matter expert for the Institute of Internal Auditors-Australia. reports,” Andrew said. He also insisted on including risk rating and opinion in every audit Andrew narrated success stories of internal auditors bringing out constructive changes, report. revelations resulting in exposure of large scandals, contribution in ensuring the integrity and “The internal audit’s evolution from the 1960’s in every two-decades of intervals was chronicled to reliability of financials and their key role in risk management, control, and governance. accentuate dominance during the period consisting of Checking, Compliance, System-based, Risk- He categorised the answer to which audit departments do well in five categories, including based, Partnership and Value-based. The diff erentiators were elucidated with examples to indicate strategic focus, client focus, new service off ering, quality, improvement and deliver value for the process of elevation of internal audit,”said Sundaresan Rajeswar, Board Member of IIA-Qatar money. Chapter. One of the key recommendations was to present an internal audit annual report that contains The event was attended by board members, including Hassan al-Mulla, President of the IIA-Qatar, among other things internal audit balanced scorecard, Audit KPIs, Achievements with high Girish Jain, Seminar Chair; Fahad al-Marri, Senior Vice President IIA-Qatar Chapter; along with other value-add, and significant issues and trends. Internal Audit departments were advised to get board members. Around 120 members attended the meeting.

NU-Q Professor publishes novel

Sam Meekings, Professor at NU-Q. Northwestern University-Qatar (NU-Q) Through historical fiction, Meekings recently unveiled the story behind explained that his book portrays a painting by Vincent van Gogh of similarities and diff erences in how his personal doctor, Paul Gachet, in a people responded to depression book titled The After Lives of Doctor over the last hundred years. “On the Gachet. The book explores the history one hand it shows us what life was of Gachet’s life as well as the painting really like in diff erent eras, cultures, itself and brings nuance to this doctor’s and places, and on the other, it melancholy character. reminds us of how similar each of Meekings is all set to launch his novel us is deep down in our longings, at the London Review of Books doubts, desires and goals,” said Bookshop in Bloomsbury, as well as Meekings. delivering a live reading and talk at “When I first saw the painting, I was Oxford University in the UK. struck by that same power of his “It follows Dr Gachet’s life, from his melancholy expression, and I really work in asylums and cholera wards to wanted to find out what had happened the controversial exhibitions of the first in his life that had made this man so Impressionists, from the battlefields of melancholy, so heartbroken,” said the Franco-Prussian war and its bloody Meekings. “That initial research question aftermath in the Paris Commune, soon grew into a book when I started through to treating Van Gogh in uncovering his fascinating life story. It’s Auvers,” said Meekings. important because he’s a man out of “This is the latest of Sam Meekings’s time, more similar to us today than already distinguished roster of books he was to his contemporaries. In that that illuminates his talent as a story sense, he provides us with a great way teller — and gift as a writer,” said of understanding the huge changes that Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO of have occurred over the last 150 years.” 8 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY

FLSF organises opening ceremony of Open Knockout Football Tournament

Federal Limbuwan Social Forum (FLSF) recently organised an opening ceremony of its forthcoming Open Knockout Football Tournament at Barwa Workers Sports Complex, Al Khor. Twenty-eight teams will be participating in the tournament. The matches will be held at diff erent locations. The event and pre-quarter games will be played at the sports field of the industrial sector labour city, and the quarter-finals, semi-final and the final will be played in the sports game at Al Khor. The inauguration ceremony was chaired by Khagendra Nembang, Divisional Chief. Rekha Rai was the chief guest at the event. Chhatra Kurumbhang, Programme Co-ordinator, welcomed the gathering. The event was conducted by Dev Limbu, Secretary of the Department. The event was attended by notable personalities, including Husain Khan, President of the Terai Madhes Democratic Forum; Muhammad Muktada, President of the International Nepali Muslim Society; Karim Baksa Miya, President of the International Journalist Federation; Bishnu Jang Karki, Ram Tamang Sandhya, Parabin Ghimire, President of Trags Youth Group; Roshan Tamang, Social Worker; Raj Rachal, President of Sandhya Group Sports Department; Khagendra Rai, Social Worker; Jagdish Dhungel, Vice President of FLSF; Dambar Libang, General Secretary; Suman Yonghang, Deputy Secretary; Nagen Paksawa, Secretary; Kumar Yonghang, Treasurer; Raj Sisam Limbu, Co-Treasurer; Bimlai Rai, Central Member and Member of Women’s Division; Khagendra Limbu, President of region committee of labour city; Suresh Limbu, President of Sailya Region Committee; Ali Tej Thebe, President of Regional Committee Umm Salal; and Sunita Jabegu. – Text and photos by Usha Wagle Gautam

MES organises closing ceremony of EDUFAIR (IGNITE-2018)

MES Indian School recently organised the closing ceremony of EDU FAIR (IGNITE-2018) at magazine to PK Mohamed, who also handed over a copy of the magazine to Hameeda Kadar. the Conference Hall of the school. K P Mohamed Ali, President of IES Educational Society The event was attended by notable personalities, including Khaleel AP, Director of Cultural and Trissur, was the chief guest at the event. He felicitated the winners by presenting trophies Co-curricular Activities MES governing board; MK Abdul Rahman, Former President of MES and certificates. In his congratulatory remarks, he urged the students to develop the scientific Governing Board; VK Abdul Rahman, Director of IES Educational Society; A T Usman, Joint spirit of inquiry and bring laurels to themselves and the school. Secretary of IES Educational Society; and M C Muhamed, Member of IES Governing Body. PK Mohamed, General Secretary of MES Governing Board, was the guest of honour. Hameeda The event was co-ordinated by Shaji Kumar, Teacher at MES Department of Physics. The Kadar, Principal of MES, lauded the efforts of the young aspiring students and felicitated the school scouts and guides, prefects and the science club members volunteered for a smooth winners for their accomplishments.MES school magazine, The Clarion, was also released at conduct of the event. Ria Elsa George, Head Girl MES, welcomed the gathering, while Master the event. The chief guest released the school magazine and presented the first copy of the Calvin Itty Vinod, Prefect of Boys’ Section, proposed a vote of thanks. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 9 COMMUNITY IIS excels in CBSE Qatar Cluster Athletic Meet 2018

The athletic team of Ideal Indian School (IIS) recently excelled in the CBSE Qatar Cluster Athletic Throw under 19 category. Meet 2018-19 held at MES Indian School, by bagging 12 Gold, 14 Silver and 15 Bronze trophies in the Roaa Ashrat, in shot-put under -14 category, and Mariyum Haleema, in High Jump under-17 boys and girls categories. category, won the gold medal in girls category. In boys category, gold medals were bagged by the students, including S Jawahar, in shot Put Muhammed Amaan and MuhammedBabekir were selected as an ‘Individual Champion’ in under under -14 category; Muhammed Amaan, in 400m and 800m under 17 category; Mohammed 17 and under 19 categories, respectively. IIS overall secured second position in the Athletic Meet. Favaz, in Discus Throw under 17 category; Max Thomas, in Javelin Throw under 17 category; The athletic team was trained by Durairajan, Head of Department Physical Education IIS, Pramod Mustafa Azim, in 3000m under 17 category; Ibrahim Muhammed, in High Jump under 19 category; Ravi, Kartjik, Suman and Anitha Daisy. Syed Shoukath Ali, Principal of IIS, congratulated the team Muhammed Babekir, in 800m 1500m under 19 category; and Muhammed Abdulgafoor, in Discus winners on their performance.

CCQ hosts Qatar Universities Debate League in Arabic

Community College of Qatar (CCQ) recently hosted Qatar Debate’s 1st Qatar Universities Debate this debate tournament highlights including self-confidence, leadership, and team spirit. We can League (QUDL) in Arabic for the 2018-2019 season, at its C-Ring Campus. The students from personally identify these skills at CCQ, as without them we couldn’t have achieved the remarkable CCQ, Qatar University, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, and Qatar Foundation participated in the growth we enjoy today since the College first opened its doors in 2010. This is why we are competition. always keen on having meaningful interaction with our future leaders, and we wish the best to all The tournament featured three debate rounds where all participating teams had a chance to participating teams.” compete, before crowning the league winners. The rounds discussed three thought-provoking Amnah al-Azzah, CCQ Debate Club Chair, said, “Our Club unites students from various topics including ‘The Council will prevent first world countries from attracting competencies in backgrounds and academic disciplines, who bring a broad range of perspectives to the table. The third world countries’, ‘The council will not take punitive action against soldiers for war crimes as club inspires members to think outside the box and helps take their intellectual and interpersonal long as they received orders’ and ‘The council will seize vacant lots in residential or commercial skills to the next level. This not only benefits them in their studies but also in their personal and areas’. professional lives. We would like to thank QatarDebate for bringing this productive-yet-fun event Students representing CCQ in the tournament included Fatma Abdul Shaheed, Mariam Allangawi, to the country’s college students, and we are extremely proud of the eff ective participation of our Aljazi al-Korbi, Meera Alishaq, Abdullah Abdul Shaheed, Abdullah al-Dari, Abdulaziz al-Ansari, and Debate team in this prized competition.” Hasan Hmoud. QatarDebate Centre, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Education and Community Talking on the occasion Dr Abdallah Hazaimeh, Dean of CCQ, said, “At CCQ, we are honoured Development (QF) and the national debating organisation for Qatar, aims to shape the global to be hosting QUDL for the first time in collaboration with QatarDebate Center and we firmly citisens of today and the intellectual leaders of tomorrow in Qatar and the region, through the stand behind the message this event aims to spread as well as the Centre’s relentless pursuit of delivery of diverse events and functions in English and Arabic centred on the use of debate, preparing and nurturing the future leaders of the nation. There are some important life lessons open dialogue and discussion as eff ective academic and personal development skills amongst we believe the participating teams will walk away with today, complemented by three key skills secondary and university students. 10 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Tuesday, October 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Tips to style gracefully for this festive season hese days, festivals are not emerald, royal blue and add some bling your nail-paint neatly, without any only associated with rituals. for the perfect festive looks full of chipping and stains. They also involve a lot of happiness and excitement. Last but not the least, get suffi cient socialising with friends and Complete your look with sleep every night to look fresh. And just families, fl aunting outfi ts, complementing or matching accessories in case you don’t, worry not. Relax your accessories,T selfi es and what not. So such as heels or juties, clutch or potli eyes by lying down in a dim room with make sure you are looking your best self bags and of course, your jewellry. a cool pack on the eyes for about 15-20 this season. Harmony between the various pieces min for a refreshed look. Bhavya Chawla, Chief Stylist, Voonik. of your outfi t is the absolute key to Do combine your skirts with a freshly com and fashion stylist Pooja Renadev balancing your look. customised lehenga blouse which has off er a few tips to make you dazzle this A good hairstyle can work wonders an ornamental bandh neck design. season. for your look. It can help cut weight off Embellishments like mirror, kundan will Besides looking for inspirations your face, making you look slimmer add on to the heaviness of the attire. from the celebrities, look through your and some can make you look even more Try adding the fabric organza into wardrobe. Pull out an off beat sari blouse graceful. Plan a style, be it a straight the whole combo of the attire. Organza and style it with dhoti pants, a colourful blow dry, waves or even a top knot that being in vogue, dyeing it in multi dupatta and long earrings. Or drape a complements not only your #ootd, but colours will give an easy festive sparkle chiff on sari over a pair of cigar pants also your face shape. in little eff ort. or even ripped jeans for a fusion look. Minimalist makeup with the Polki accessories being in trend, A long jacket would look uber classy attention, on either the eyes or the lips try incorporating a polki raanihaar when worn with a fl oral long skirt or is ideal. Avoid very dark lip colours like or polkiwali peacock chandbali. If even with a pair of sleek pants. Work on maroon or brown. They tend to make you want to add some loud of the your outfi t ideas a few days in advance, one look dull. accessories, just pick a kundan allowing yourself some prep time. No look is complete without your mangitika or a kundan nose ring. – Opt for colours like orange, pink, hands and feet looking groomed. Wear IANS

ARIES TAURUS GEMINI March 21 — April 19 April 20 — May 20 May 21 — June 20

Your intuitive abilities should be operating at a very high level A friend could introduce you to an exciting new person for whom Some exciting career developments could have you flying high today, Aries. You might inadvertently receive some positive psychic you feel a very powerful physical attraction, Taurus. This meeting today, Gemini. Perhaps you’ve just reached a long-term goal or messages about your future, and this could prove very exciting. could prove exciting, but stay calm and remain objective. If your managed to get a break that tells you that your goals are now within These insights could be a source of inspiration that propels you to feelings are too obvious, he or she could well lose interest before reach. Whichever it is, you’re likely to be on the receiving end of accomplish wonders in some aspect of your life. This could turn out anything has time to develop! Just be yourself, enjoy the company, some congratulations, perhaps from unexpected people. More to be a self-fulfilling prophecy! Make the most of it. and have fun. That’s all you need do at this point. income could also be in the off ing. Whatever it is, you’ve earned it! CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

Tonight you might decide to attend a group activity of some kind, Your financial situation could be greatly boosted by a development A legal matter that may have been pending for a while could perhaps one concerned with philosophical or spiritual matters, you hadn’t expected, Leo. Perhaps some investments suddenly finally be completed today, Virgo. It’s very likely to go in your favor. Cancer. Everyone who attends is apt to feel very strongly about the skyrocket in value, or maybe the homes in your neighbourhood are Therefore, if you’ve been sitting on a contract, agreement, or other subject, so discussions could prove lively and exciting. Your mind suddenly worth more than you thought. Whichever it is, don’t try to document that needs your signature, read it carefully before you could be spinning like a top when you leave, so if you can, walk cash in on it right now. Chances are the value of your investment will sign. You will probably get what you want out of the transaction. By home so you can clear your head. continue to increase. Hang in there and watch it grow. the way, this is also a great day to get married! LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Your physical energy is likely to be high today, Libra, so you might An exciting rush of physical passion could hit you today when you’re Chores that need to be done around the house could be at the not feel like staying indoors. Take care of your body first, and get in introduced to an interesting new person, Scorpio. Take care not to top of your priority list today, Sagittarius. A female visitor, perhaps a good workout. You may also want to explore, perhaps by driving wear it on your face. You generally don’t like to reveal that much your mother, could come by and making your place look great will out of town for the day or going to an amusement park. You may not of yourself! Besides, you won’t want this person to think you’re too preoccupy you. Don’t do any more work than you absolutely have to. feel this energetic very often, so it’s best to make the most of it when obvious. Try to stay focused and remain objective. Then consider You won’t want to be too tired when she arrives. you can. whether it’s a good idea to pursue this attraction. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Today you may have some important phone calls to make, Good news about money could create some excitement in your An intriguing new neighbour, perhaps someone you’re attracted to, Capricorn, and want to get them out of the way before doing household today, Aquarius. One of your goals might be to invest could move in near you, Pisces. This might prove very exciting. You anything else. You will definitely get your message across, because some of the funds in fixing up your living situation. You might even will probably strike up a conversation and enjoy talking with him or your communicative abilities are very strong. Words combine consider moving or purchasing a new home. You may kick around a her. Whether you choose to pursue this attraction depends on both with feelings to create understanding between you and just about lot of ideas about how to spend the windfall, but don’t go too crazy. of your current situations, but at the very least, you will make a new anyone, whether you’re talking on the phone or writing. Hold on to some of that money as a nest egg. friend. 12 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

Wordsearch Adam

Pooch Cafe

Imagine

ABSTRACTION FANTASY REVERIE ASPIRATION HUNCH SCHEME BRAINWAVE IDEA THEORY CONCEIT IMAGE THOUGHT CONCEPT INTUITION VISION DREAM NOTION FANCY PERCEPTION

Codeword Every letter of the alphabet is used at least once. Squares with the same number in have the same letter in. Work out which number represents which letter.

Garfield Puzzles courtesy: Puzzlechoice.com courtesy: Puzzles

Sudoku

Bound And Gagged

Sudoku is a puzzle based on a 9x9 grid. The grid is also divided into nine (3x3) boxes. You are given a selection of values and to complete the puzzle, you must fill the grid so that every column, every anone is repeated. Tuesday, October 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 1. How the crossword 2. Bearing the food you eat if compiler’s pen goes when you eat like a horse? (7) writing a seven! (6,3,4) 3. Not working, which is bad (3) 8. Buying and selling vehicles 4. Spoil the bag (4) (7) 5. The usual charge (6,4) 9. Is very enthusiastic about, in 6. If it flies off, it should always the canyons (7) be set back on course (5) 11. See coloured fish inside (6) 7. Does it help to keep the 13. Trembling, fear the gun is plane from falling to pieces? coming in closer (8) (4-3) 15. Turning, say the road goes 8. Remain a little old-fashioned through the areas (5) (5,6) 16. Henry and I only have fish (7) 10. Tried hard! (4,7) Answers 18. She ran off leaving a son in 12. Bouquet, perhaps, of wines trouble (7) (5) Wordsearch Codeword 19. Collapsed right in: it’s serious 14. Unpopular with the bus (5) conductor, just the same (10) 21. Interjected when three- 17. Bay that sounds just what the quarters through, tired out fisherman likes (5) (8) 18. Hand the others round to get 23. Handles the supplies (6) it going again (7) 25. Come out and call back at a 20. Account, you maintain, for quarter past (7) the applause (7) 26. Praise a pal up ludicrously in 22. Go as far as to try to grasp it the notice (7) (5) 28. And yet simultaneously 24. Still collected (4) (2,3,4,4) 27. Shoot back to first place (3)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Somnolent; 8 Rapport; Down: 1 Settler; 2 Mordant; 3 9 Torment; 10 Painter; 13 Ocean; 4 Enthral; 5 Trap; 6 Open; Learners; 14 Side; 16 Rather 7 Starter; 11 Assent; 12 Thee; 15 late; 20 Rear; 22 Pats; 24 Pretty Draw; 17 Ada; 18 Hose; 19 Repose; well; 28 Reno; 29 Delivery; 21 All; 22 Portray; 23 Tram; 25 31 Tumbler; 34 Oddment; 35 Tremors; 26 Everest; 27 Layette; Amiable; 36 Dismantle. 30 India; 32 Beat; 33 Reed. 14 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY POP SPOT

in brief

Rita Ora

Singer and actress Rita Ora has established a new UK chart record. Although she was born in Pristina in what is now Kosovo, her family moved to England when Rita was just one year old. Having become a British citizen, Rita has registered a new mark for British female artistes by entering the top ten with her latest single, Let You Love Me. This is her 13th UK top ten hit breaking the tie with previous record holders Shirley Bassey and Petula Clark. Unlike Shirley and Petula, Rita’s achievement has been gained with a little help from her friends. Of her own nine top ten singles, two also feature guest artistes. Her other four top ten hits were as a guest vocalist on songs primarily credited to other artistes. Indeed, Rita should still be sharing the record with Shirley Bassey. While Rita has been credited CANDID: Freya Ridings says, “I owe my chart success to Lost Without You being used on Love Island.” by those artistes on whose work she provided guest vocals, Shirley was not credited by Kanye West on his 2005 UK top ten hit and Grammy Award-winning song, Diamonds from Sierra Leone. Freya Ridings’ Lost Without Kanye’s track uses some of Shirley’s vocals from Diamonds Are Forever, the theme song for the 1971 James Bond film of the same name. You shines at UK charts Olly Murs Former X Factor runner-up Olly Murs has enjoyed a hugely successful career. Only the from her most recent single, Ultraviolet. Lost Without You is one of those songs first of his five studio albums failed to take By Geoffrey Rowlands “In some ways, I’d have liked the which originated in Freya’s subconscious pole position on the UK chart and that reached attention to be on Ultraviolet. But you mind. number two. Add to this four UK chart-topping take whatever success you might get in “It’s about an intense, regretful moment singles plus a total of 18 tracks which made the he use of a song in a popular this business so I’m very grateful that Lost that changed my life. Yet, at the time, top 40. television show can often create Without You has become such a big hit. I I didn’t even fully realise that such a Moves, his new single, looks like being another a springboard to chart success. hope the people who enjoy the song will be moment had actually happened and that hit. The song was written by Ed Sheeran and Such was the case for Lost interested to hear more of my work. Maybe it had aff ected me so much. It was only features guest vocals from American rap star Without You, the debut UK hit we can relaunch Ultraviolet when the sales really when I wrote Lost Without You that Snoop Dogg. There is no off icial video as yet but forT 24-year-old London-born singer / of Lost Without You start to wane.” I understood how much more I’d been a lyric video has been released. It is the latest songwriter Freya Ridings. Like artistes such as Adele, Leona aff ected than I’d previously thought.” of those posted at www.youtube.com/user/ The song was originally released Lewis and Jessie J, Freya attended the The song now has a diff erent aff ect on OllyMursChannel last November. Although reviews were BRIT School for Performing Arts and Freya. Moves is the lead single from Olly’s sixth studio positive, Lost Without You followed Freya’s Technology. She is the daughter of actor “I’m sometimes asked about my album, You Know I Know, which is scheduled for previous two singles, Blackout and Maps, and musician Richard Ridings. Though favourite songs. They tend to change release on November 9. It is an unusual double into chart obscurity. This is likely to have now principally a keyboard player, Freya from show to show. But there is always album in that disc one features 14 brand new been where it remained until producers began as a guitarist having learned to play something special about playing Lost songs, including two bonus tracks on the deluxe of Love Island, the ITV2 reality dating the instrument by watching her father. Without You.” edition, while disc two contains a selection of show, decided to feature the song on the “I think I just had a natural aptitude for “I may not have had chart hits but Olly’s greatest hits. programme soundtrack. music. My dad helped me of course but I people in the business have always An immediate hit with the show’s legion picked up a lot of it myself. There always respected what I do and I’ve done a great Lana Del Rey and Azealia Banks of fans, Lost Without You was chosen by seemed to be music in our house. My dad deal of touring as a support act. This has BBC Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills as his ‘Tune loved Ray LaMontagne’s albums, as did meant I’ve spent a lot of time away from American rapper Azealia Banks is no stranger of the Week.’ It was picked up by other I, and we used to play covers of his songs home. to Twitter feuds. Indeed, a Complex magazine BBC and commercial radio DJs and Freya together. It was so special for me to tour “Playing Lost Without You has always article in 2014 suggested Azealia gets more suddenly found herself in previously with Ray as his support act. made me miss the people I love and attention for her public feuds than she does for unexplored reaches of the UK singles “But there were numerous other gives me a moment to kind of sit with her music. chart. infl uences. I loved singer / songwriters that feeling. I know people might think Her latest feud is with singer/songwriter Lana “I owe my chart success to Lost Without from the 1970s, particularly people like this would make me feel really sad but I Del Rey and, this time, Azealia may have met her You being used on Love Island,” F r e y a Carole King and James Taylor. From more actually fi nd it kind of therapeutic. So, Lost match. acknowledged. “But it’s taken many more recent times, female singer / songwriters Without You has probably helped me more Their spat began over Lana’s condemnation of people outside the Love Island viewing have been really infl uential. People like than any other song to get through all the Kanye West’s political views and his support audience to make the song such a big hit. Taylor Swift and Florence Welch. I also ups and downs of life on the road.” for US President Donald Trump. But it has now “If it was all down to Love Island, then love artistes who tell honest stories in their Freya has now embarked on her own escalated into a slanging match with Lana even Lost Without You would have sold very songs. People like Hozier or Tom Odell.” headlining tour of Britain, Ireland and mocking Azealia’s mental health issues. well while the show was on television but Telling a story plays an important role in Europe before some dates in America at The dispute could well become physical. disappeared soon after. It’s actually been Freya’s own songs. Almost all of her work is the end of next month. A busy concert Azealia has previously been involved in the opposite. Initial sales were good, far based upon personal experience. schedule is already set for 2019 but many physical confrontations but it’s Lana who is better than I could ever have expected. But “I fi nd it really hard to write about more shows will be added in support of her pushing the situation. She has invited Azealia the numbers have increased each week. It’s things that I haven’t actually felt. It’s also debut album. to visit her house to settle their differences taken 12 weeks for my song to reach the top hard in a diff erent way to write about my “The album is all done. The songs I’m with a fistfight. Obviously confident in her ten.” emotions. I think it’s mostly the songs that working on now are for album number two. pugilistic ability, Lana tweeted “Pull up In addition to the radio support, Freya come from my deepest subconscious, the I’m very excited about my album coming anytime. Say it to my face. But if I were you, I has also promoted Lost Without You stories that I don’t really acknowledge, out but that won’t happen until early next wouldn’t.” through live performances. Ironically, the that seem to work best. It’s hard to talk year. In the meantime, I’ll keep playing Azealia tweeted her intention to contact her success she is enjoying with what is an to someone about these things but much shows and hopefully whet the appetite for lawyer over Lana’s posts. But Lana’s response older song has taken the spotlight away easier to put them into a song.” more people to want to hear my album.” was simply, “Tell him it’s a promise, not a threat.” Tuesday, October 16, 2018 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY I’m looking for more versatility, says Sanya

anya Malhotra made is not common, but it happens.” her Bollywood debut “I won’t be shocked if with a commercially tomorrow I got to know that my successful fi lm like parents are expecting a baby, Dangal, and has really,” she added. Ssince acted in fi lms that have Featuring Neena Gupta, Gajraj established an image far away Rao, Ayushmann Khurrana and from a quintessential Hindi fi lm Surekha Sikri, Badhaai Ho is heroine. The actress says she releasing on October 19. wants to remain versatile as a Sanya’s Pataakha did not NEW ROLE: Richard Madden is in talks to essay performer rather than being do too well at the box offi ce, the role of Agent 007 after Daniel Craig stepped recognised by one genre. but Sanya received a positive down. “I am looking for more response for her performance. versatility in my work where I “It was quite an experimental Richard Madden in talks will face the challenge and learn fi lm and we knew either people to play James Bond something new. Since I am not will love it or they will dislike a trained actor, that is how I will it. The business of a fi lm has Game of Thrones fame star Richard Madden is learn things with every fi lm. nothing to do with how good the in talks to essay the role of Agent 007 after actor Limiting myself in one genre story of the fi lm is. It was a fi lm Daniel Craig stepped down from the fi lm. would not be the right thing. by an icon like Vishal Bhardwaj According to The Sun, Madden has impressed I do not fear to experiment,” sir who created a world around the creators of Bond with his performance in Sanya said. these two sisters in the fi lm. I am drama series Bodyguard and will replace Craig. From playing a wrestler in happy that the fi lm has reached a A source close to Barbara Dana Broccoli, Dangal to narrating the story wide audience,” said the actress. producer for the Bond fi lm series, said: “It’s of a village girl in Pataakha and Sanya, along with her Dangal seriously looking like he (Madden) is going to get the forthcoming Badhaai Ho co-star Fatima Sana Shaikh the job. ‘Not only is he on top of Barbara’s list, – Sanya’s role in every fi lm has went to China a few months but she is preparing to off er the role.” been very diff erent. ago and met iconic actor Jackie Last month, Madden’s father revealed that his The story of Badhaai Ho Chan. son was eager to play Bond’s character. revolves around the pregnancy Sharing the experience, “I’m quite sure he does want that to be on of an elderly couple who has an she said: “When we reached his CV one day but he’s not making a song and adult son. Sanya plays the love the hotel, Jackie sir sent a dance about it. Whether it’s Bond or any big role, interest of the son. box of surprise in our hotel Richard has ideas about things he’d like to do. It’s Asked if she will feel awkward room. It was fi lled with gifts... probably best whatever his desires or thoughts if she gets such a news from her phone, Chinese tea, Jackie are to keep it to himself,” Madden Sr added. own parents, Sanya said: “No, Chan merchandise and lots of James Bond will return to cinemas for the 25th I do not think so. For me, the fun stuff . We were feeling so time and the fi lm will be released in the UK on simple truth that our parents guilty that we did not give him February 14, 2020. – IANS can have a regular life after anything from India. our birth is natural. If husband “In my childhood, China TV series on We, the Drowned soon and wife are together, they can meant Chinese food and Jackie do anything happily... Society Chan. So I was super excited to Carsten Jensens bestselling historical saga We, creates the awkwardness. Yes, it meet him.” – IANS FEARLESS: Sanya Malhotra says, “I do not fear to experiment.” the Drowned is being adapted for TV. Prolifi c director and cinematographer Mikael Salomon is on board for the project. Salomon will direct the epic, which will be Bard of Blood shoot begins produced in English by Denmark’s Marlowfi lm Productions, reports variety.com. As the shoot for Netfl ix series Bard of Blood got Banijay Rights has bought international rights underway on Sunday, actor-producer and superstar to the series and will hold early-stage talks with Shah Rukh Khan said it is the most exciting stuff buyers at Mipcom in Cannes. The TV project is to come out of his production banner Red Chillies in late-stage development at Copenhagen-based Entertainment. Marlowfi lm. Actor Emraan Hashmi, who is making his debut in The multi- the web series space with the show, commenced its generational story shooting in Leh. He seems smitten by the beauty of follows the people of the place. the Danish seaport of Red Chillies Entertainment’s Gaurav Verma wrote: Marstal. “Big day! 18 months of hard work faces the camera Starting in the today... First day of Bard of Blood shoot. Emraan mid-19th century, it Hashmi, Ribhu Das Gupta... and my partners in this follows those who set journey. Thank you Red Chillies Entertainment, to sea and those they Netfl ix India and Shah Rukh Khan.” left behind. Danish In response, Shah Rukh retweeted Verma’s tweet author and columnist and said: “This is one of the most exciting stuff Red Jensen’s book was Chillies and your team is doing my man. Love to fi rst published in you all.” Based on Bilal Siddiqui’s book The Bard Of 2006 to widespread Blood, the show is set against the backdrop of the acclaim. Indian subcontinent. The multilingual series will Jan Trygve tell the story of an expelled spy, Kabir Anand who is Royneland is recalled from his new life as a Shakespeare professor handling the in Panchgani to save his country and long-lost love. NEW PROJECT: Mikael adaptation. The – IANS Salomon, prolific director series will run to and cinematographer, is eight instalments. – EXCITED: Shah Rukh Khan says the show is the most on board for the project. IANS exciting stuff to come out of his production banner. 16 GULF TIMES Tuesday, October 16, 2018 COMMUNITY The ‘world’s greenest museum: Visiting a science nerd’s dream California’s Academy of Sciences is already famous for its own coral reef, rainforest and albino crocodile, drawing visitors and scientists from across the world

of curious visitors. The light from By Barbara Munker the rainforest above shimmers through glass. The museum’s four-metre-deep laude has the natural ease coral reef, fi lled with glowing fi sh, of someone who has been is one of the largest indoor reefs here since the beginning. in the world. As well as providing He spends most of his a colourful attraction, it’s also time stretched out on his being used for research into how heatedC rock, or swimming around threatened reefs can be protected with the turtles in his enclosure. from climate change. The aquarium Claude, a snow-white albino is growing artifi cial corals, which crocodile, is one of the main are then transferred to the sea to see attractions at the California how they fare in the wild. Academy of Sciences. He was 13 Michelle Trautwein, the years old when the academy moved museum’s spiders and insects into a new building designed by specialist, is one of 15 curators at the star Italian architect Renzo Piano in museum, which employs 600 staff . 2008. FEATURING: The museum contains an aquarium, a planetarium, a natural history museum and research and She and the other scientists share The building, which contains an educational facilities, among many more features. the offi ce space in the basement aquarium, a planetarium, a natural with 46 million exhibits, from tiny history museum and research and Then, in 2011, it also received “On the rooftop we fi nd native all of the exhibits,” Moran says. tropical beetles to stuff ed grizzly educational facilities, has a green a LEED Platinum award in the butterfl ies, red-tailed hawks and “We explain to the public what bears. roof - in more than just the literal ‘Existing Buildings: Operations other birds using the space,” says the challenges to our ecosystems Now and then, Trautwein comes sense - and numerous sustainable and Maintenance’ category, which Scott Moran, senior director of are, and that we as a species need out of her offi ce and mingles with features. confi rms that its day-to-day exhibits and architecture at the to think more globally and work the visitors, asking for small skin The old building, which dated operations and business practices museum. The roof also absorbs together to protect them.” samples. She’s studying mites that back to 1916, was badly damaged also meet the highest standards of water, so that it doesn’t have to go Beneath the glass dome of the make a home for themselves on our in an earthquake in 1989 and was sustainability. The museum was through the sewage system. Ten rainforest, the air hot and humid, faces and other body parts. The tiny later torn down. On the same site, the fi rst in the world to receive this years after it was fi rst built, only a Moran makes his way up the spiral spider-like creatures can be found Piano has created a two-fl oor ‘double platinum’ rating, something few tweaks have been necessary to staircase that leads from the swampy on the skin of almost every human, spectacle fl ooded with natural it believes makes it the greenest optimise its function, Moran says. roots below up to the tropical she says. light, with incredible views - not museum in the world. For example, the tops of the roof’s treetops. Birds and butterfl ies fl utter The 42-year-old biologist also only of the surrounding Golden Then, in 2017, it announced that it green mounds of earth are now around the heads of visitors. “Eat researches the role of beetles and Gate Park, but also through round would be the fi rst major museum to reserved for plants that are resistant less meat,” a sign advises them. other bugs in human homes. “I windows on the roof as well as bring net emissions of greenhouse to dry conditions, as they are Rainforests are being destroyed to want to let people know that we are down into an aquarium below. gases to zero by 2025, in line with the more exposed to the wind. Things make way for livestock farming, they not alone here, we are not isolated The nearly 500-million-dollar Paris Agreement on climate change. beneath the roof have changed are informed, and cultivating meat in these sterile houses,” she says. construction, made from glass and One feature of the museum that more dramatically, especially in for human consumption puts a huge “There are arthropods on our bodies recycled steel girders, immediately is both environmentally friendly the planetarium and the tropical strain on the planet. and all over our houses. We are part received a Leadership in Energy and a major draw for visitors is its rainforest. A glass elevator leads to the next of this living ecosystem. To maintain and Environmental Design (LEED) ‘living roof,’ covered with 10,000 “In recent years, we stop, the underwater world beneath the health of these ecosystems Platinum award in the category square metres of plants and other have focused a lot more on the museum’s belly. Sting rays and beyond our own species is really ‘Design and Construction.’ vegetation. incorporating sustainability in small sharks swim above the heads critical.”– DPA

TROPICAL RAINFOREST: On top of being the first zero-emissions museum in the world, ATTRACTIONS: A snow-white albino crocodile is one of the main attractions at the California California’s Academy of Sciences even has its very own ‘tropical rainforest’. Academy of Sciences.