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Dogs have the innate ability to keep the public safe. Canines working for US Customs and Border Protection snuffle around luggage coming off baggage carousels, searching for such banned goods as fresh produce, exotic wildlife, undeclared currency and illicit drugs.

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IIS bids adieu to senior students

Ideal Indian School (IIS) bid farewell to the outgoing students of class XII with much pomp and show recently. The evenings were charged with emotions where the students recounted their days in the school and thanked their alma mater for moulding them into responsible human beings. Principal Syed Shoukath Ali wished them good luck and reminded them of their responsibilities as students and future citizens of the world. The names of the students honoured with special awards for their outstanding performance in curricular and extracurricular activities were announced. The Principal gave away the awards to the winning students.

EMS student wins big in Doha Dash nglish Modern School (EMS) student Habiba Shallouf emerged winner in the age Egroup 3 to 8 years in the Doha Dash on National Sport Day. Running is the passion of Habiba and she has run in the Doha Dash DPS-MIS holds farewell for senior students every National Sport Day since she was 5. Habiba doesn’t just run alone! DPS–Modern Indian School organised a farewell party for its students of Grade XII She runs with her sister and her par- who will be leaving the school in March. The event began at 10am with a prayer, ents come out to watch their daugh- followed by a farewell video, dance and band performance all planned and executed ters participate in Doha Dash. This by the Grade XI students. Students of the outgoing batch of 2015-2016 shared year was extra special for the EMS stu- their experiences and memories with the audience. School President Hassan dent as she won first in her age group! Chougule and Principal Asna Nafees wished the children the very best for their Habiba said: “Qatar National Sport Day makes me practice running board exams and future endeavours. They asked the students to follow values faster. I also eat special healthy food before the race — a banana and an and be good citizens of the world by always keeping in mind the school motto apple — and I drink some fresh mango juice” “Service Before Self”. “We are so impressed by the effort Habiba dedicated to her perform- ance and to her commitment to overall health. She is showing unwaver- ing support for National Sport Day and we are so pleased with her win” said Head of EMS Doha, Sandra Shepherd. “Habiba really emulates the characteristics of a dynamic achiever. She always tries her best and her focusing skills are amazing. She is also a very polite and well-behaved student. She follows class rules and is al- ways ready to help me or her fellow students,” Dorota Scislowska, year 3 EMS teacher, said. 04 | MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 COVER STORY

By “They’re finding stuff all the time,” said Timberlake, who wore a black shirt with a TSA K-9 logo, “so we know they’re To sniff out the bad guys, working and not just looking cute.” The ongoing canine training programme is open to all federal employees — plus a few invited guests — who have a free morning or afternoon and no fear of the TSA turns to canines dogs or hazardous materials. I fit the profile. So for several hours, I played the wily fox in an airport-wide hunt led by GI Dogs. The agency held the how-to-be-a- pretend-bad-guy lesson in a cramped, windowless room in the old wing of the airport. Before Timberlake suited me up, he reviewed some rules about the sub- stance I’d be carrying. “Please don’t eat it or stick it in your eye,” he cautioned, “because they are chemicals.” He also explained the three variables — heat, friction, shaking — that could activate the element. I promised to stay 50 feet away from open flames, avoid fuse boxes and refrain from twitching. Then I signed my name to seal the agreement. For security reasons, Timberlake could not specify the type of sub- stance or amount used in the tests, but he would say that the agency samples dozens of explosives, including ones in- volved in recent terrorist attacks and at- tempts. For reassurance, however, he said that my chance of blowing up was nil. “You are wearing a fraction of what an actual device would be,” he said. He dropped the mystery block in- to a pair of nude pantyhose, which I tied around my waist like a leggy fan- ny pack. Though the dogs weren’t cri- tiquing my outfit, I threw on a jacket to avoid alarming other passengers. En route to Terminal B, Timberlake Andrea Sachs Government and local law enforce- explained how our sense of smell differs The Washington Post ment agencies have employed canines — “We have cut back on from a dog’s. If we pass a restaurant, for and their superpower snouts — for dec- example, we can pick up the scent of a ades. The TSA, for instance, uses dogs general, random real- pizza. A pooch, meanwhile, can tease to inspect cargo, aircraft, parked cars, time threat assessment. out the individual ingredients on the n a late December morning abandoned bags and other stationary These dogs are helping pie: the peppers, pepperoni, tomatoes, at Reagan National Airport, a objects found in and around airports. mozzarella and sprinkle of Parmesan. traveller dressed casually in Canines working for Customs and Bor- people get expedited “They are smelling on a molecular lev- Ojeans, a striped shirt and win- der Protection snuffle around luggage screening.” el,” he said. “They can detect parts per ter boots passed a black dog sniffing a coming off baggage carousels, search- billion.” rack of potato chips. Seconds later, she ing for such banned goods as fresh pro- Before the outing, I had imagined heard the sound of toenails clicking duce, exotic wildlife, undeclared curren- a muscular guard dog with razor-sharp against the hard floor. The noise grew cy and illicit drugs. And four-legged sol- TSA programme for low-risk travelers. teeth tackling me like a rabid lineback- closer and faster. She felt a wet nose diers with the Department of Defence “We have cut back on general, ran- er. However, Timberlake told me that press against her hand and watched scour war zones for improvised explo- dom real-time threat assessment,” said the K-9 team is filled with “floppy-eared a red rubber toy roll by. An exuberant sive devices and other deadly contrap- Timberlake, referring to the previously dogs that don’t intimidate,” such as gold- Labrador bounded past her, retrieving tions. Five years ago, the TSA put its arbitrary selection of passengers for the en retrievers, German shorthaired point- his prize for a job well done. dogs on a new beat: passenger screen- fast lane. “These dogs are helping peo- ers, vizslas and Labradors — breeds of- Blue, a member of the Transpor- ing. More than 140 of the canines pre- ple get expedited screening.” ten found with Frisbees or sticks in their tation Security Administration’s (TSA) side over security checkpoints at over 35 The dogs typically work the line dur- mouths. The four canines at DCA, for K-9 passenger-screening team, had airports. By year’s end, the agency aims ing heavy travel days and times, such as example, are all Labradors. Blue, Rufus uncovered explosives strapped to the to more than double the number of fur- the winter holiday period, and punch and Kkirby are as black as licorice; Rriv- stranger’s back. Potential disaster di- ry participants and expand the program the clock for eight-hour shifts. To keep erso is butterscotch yellow. Other per- verted — all for a chew on a Kong. to more than 40 facilities. them on their noses, the handlers test sonal details: Blue served in Afghani- “Dogs live in a world of smell. This is The canines’ job is twofold. They the canines’ skills several times a week. stan, Rriverso is a graduate of the TSA’s their primary sense,” said Douglas Tim- seek out bomb-making materials on They hide suspicious substances in trash first class in this field, and the two dogs berlake, a TSA explosives detection ca- moving targets (fed-speak for “people”), cans, wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs and with double letters were named after nine handler who was overseeing the a gotcha that could require further in- all manner of bags as well as under sev- victims of 9/11. (One hint that they aren’t day’s training session. “They have the in- vestigation by TSA officials. They also eral layers of clothing. They also place your childhood snuggle buddy: the “Do nate ability to keep the public safe.” help clear passengers for PreCheck, the the dangerous matter on civilian decoys. Not Pet” sashes they wear.) MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 | 05 COVER STORY

All the canines attend a rigorous 12-week course at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, where they learn to fix on primary scents and ignore secondary odours. The dogs commu- nicate their discoveries through pas- sive response. They alert the handler of a possible suspect by approaching the person and sitting down or gazing at their master for approval — and the subsequent reward of a calorie-free treat. “You can see that drive to work, find the explosive and get their toy,” said Mike Gapinski, section chief of canine operations. During our stroll through the air- port, I noted the fragrances that could possibly tempt a dog’s olfacto- ry system, such as the wafting scent of Dunkin’ Donuts pastries and coffee and the bouquet of Milk-Bone biscuits and fur that I was wearing after a pup-sit- ting stint. Around me, dozens of peo- ple expelled their own plume of smells. For our initial exercise, I entered the gate area first, so that I could spritz the air with eau de explosives. Blue would enter several minutes later. “You’re leaving a trail behind,” Tim- berlake said. “You cannot stop the va- porisation process.” For the demo, the animal would pick up the scent drifting on the air cur- rent and follow the clues to me. Varia- bles such as vents, air conditioning and er travellers waiting for their flights. I tle chips. I passed him nonchalantly — barometric pressure can push scents passed a deli with an open cooler nothing to smell here. A few steps later, around, obscuring their source. But if stocked with meat sandwiches. A rack I was busted. Variables such as vents, all went well, the dog would lock on- of snacks stood within easy licking dis- If this had been a real scenario, two air conditioning and to the essential odour and track me tance of a dog’s tongue. At the end of behaviour detection officers accom- down. the terminal, I turned around and no- panying the canine and the handler barometric pressure I set out solo, blending in with oth- ticed Blue sniffing around bags of ket- would help assess the risk. Many finds can push scents around, are innocent. For instance, the dogs obscuring their source. might stumble upon an armed air mar- shal, a traveller on medication contain- But if all went well, the ing a sensitive substance or a sports- dog would lock onto the man dusted with gun powder residue essential odour and track from a recent foray at the range. Big takedowns are rare. me down. “No finds yesterday,” said Joe Ha- vens, Blue’s partner. “It was a boring day.” of equipment or technology that can For the next test, I grabbed a cor- problem-solve like he can.” ner chair next to a dozing man. The The dogs patrol all sections of the block of explosives rested against the airport, including the secured areas back of the seat. I saw Timberlake (to catch insider scofflaws). Rufus, the and Rriverso ambling down the hall- youngest pup in the pack, was cov- way, the dog’s nose swinging through ering the security line. A sign notified the air like a windsock. The Labrador passengers that K-9s were on the job. veered left and quickened his pace up The 4-year-old stood inside a long rec- the aisle dividing the seat rows. I heard tangle cordoned off by ropes. I ap- his excited breaths and suddenly felt a proached the entrance at the same nose against my back. time as a hippie-ish guy carrying a “He’s playing the most fun game of backpack. My residue floated onto his hide-and-seek in the world,” Timber- pant leg. Rufus gravitated toward his lake said. ankles before discovering that he was By now, I had saturated the area one person off. with the smell of the material, which The dogs had started their workday heightened the challenge. Rriverso at 6.30am and were ready for a break had to work harder to isolate the carri- at noon. I watched Rufus disappear er. He inspected the walls and a pallet past security, his eyes fixed on the ball stacked with boxes. His nose was set in his supervisor’s hand. I asked Tim- on hyper-alert. berlake about Rriverso’s whereabouts. “He has to use deductive reason- “He’s napping,” he said. “That lazy ing,” said Timberlake. “There is no piece bum.” 06 | MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 CAMPUS/MARKETPLACE

Bhavan’s hosts Guinness Record holder Counting the steps to health and success

rowne Plaza Doha General Mangag- er Savino Leone (pictured) is rare- Cly behind his office desk. He will be Bhavan’s Public School welcomed the Guinness World Record holder, the renowned flutist Murali Narayanan at seen in the hotel lobby early in the morn- Wakrah Campus. Murali took a voyage to the world of pure music, which was a combination of Carnatic, Hindustani, ing, always ready to attend to any need folk and Western. The artist showed wonders with his fingers on flute and mesmerised the audience. School Vice- that will arise. Like all great managers, he President Manikandan presided over the function. Principal, Vice-principal, headmistress, director administration, is a people person, insisting on greeting secretary, other dignitaries, teachers and students attended. them personally, making sure all is well. If not in the front lines, he can be found at the heart of the house with the team to ensure that operation is running smooth- ly. He is always on the ground, leading the Tanween promotes healthy lifestyle team to take small and big steps in order to make things happen. For Savino, every step counts – liter- anween Properties supports and encourage it’s choose. In addition to diet, fitness is a key contributer to ally. He joined the Step Into Health Work- staff, tenants and the community to lead a health- better health. To support that, Tanween Properties has place Challenge programme which is an ier lifestyle. As part of this initiative with their own made gyms available to all of its tenants. initiative by Aspire Zone Foundation un- Tstaff are not allowed to bring junk food in to Based on the above, and to support Qatar’s vision der the supervision and management of the office. In its role in managing The Park Residences, of National Sport Day and Qatar Vision 2030, Tanween Healthy Lifestyle Programme of Aspetar. the company took this initiative to spread the awareness Properties chose to play an active role to ensure that this This dynamic programme promotes the within this particular community. The Park Residences is national day is recognized and celebrated while taking concept of holistic health change to en- a family residence composed of 800 apartments. this opportunity also to promote the company’s values gage the people of Qatar in a self-man- One of the goals of Tanween Properties is to improve for a better life for everyone. aged lifelong program based on a moder- the lifestyle of its tenants, providing them services, that It held several activities, including yoga, Zumba, boot ate amount of daily physical activity, en- offer a more comfortable lifestyle allowing them to focus camp, aerobics, kids relays and races, basketball hoops, couraging everyone to walk 10,000 steps on their families. On the same note, the most critical el- football matches and much more. The company had and more every day in a non-competitive, ement of an enhanced lifestyle is good health which is several other partners that kept families and children recreational and social approach. Early associated with genetic background and several factors, entertained and distributed natural juices and healthy this month, Savino together with a hand- but also associated directly with the type of diet people snacks. ful of participants were awarded a certifi- cate of recognition for achieving an aver- age of 10,000 steps and more as per their day to day activities. “I do house tours daily. It is a great way for me to interact with the guests to find out how we can further delight their ex- perience. And of course, the day will not be complete without engaging with my team to firsthand hear from them the progress of their work and what support they need from the management to get things done,” Savino said, “That’s the half of the step count, the other half would probably be from my evening walks which I really enjoy as it helps me clear my mind from the day’s work.” Taking the first step to make things happen is the responsibility that lies on Savino’s shoulders – a task that he ac- cepts not just with open arms but with a spring on his step. MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 | 07 FOOD

1 tablespoon canola oil, plus more for the pan 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract A sumptuous breakfast 1/3 cup dark (bittersweet) mini chocolate chips (may substitute finely chopped dark chocolate) 1 teaspoon confectioners’ sugar, for garnish 1 ½ cups fresh raspberries, for garnish Steps For the sauce: Combine the ber- ries, light brown sugar and water in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Once the mixture comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring a few times, until most of the berries have lost their shape. Transfer to a blend- er; remove the centre knob in the lid so steam can escape. Place a paper tow- el over the top to avoid splash-ups; pu- ree until smooth, then strain through a fine-mesh strainer. If you’re serving the sauce right away, transfer to a bowl; if not, pour into an airtight container and refrigerate (for up to 4 days). For the pancakes: Whisk togeth- er the flour, almond meal, cocoa pow- der, light brown sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl. Beat togeth- er the milk, eggs, the tablespoon of oil and the vanilla extract in a large liquid measuring cup, then pour that mixture into the flour mixture, stirring to incor- By Ellie Krieger cocoa of its antioxidants.) A little much your loved one(s) enjoys them. porate. Fold in the chocolate chips. The Washington Post brown sugar brings out the choco- Brush a large nonstick griddle or lates’ fudginess without making the Double chocolate pancakes with skillet with a little oil and heat it over pancakes overly sweet. raspberry sauce medium heat. Working in batches of Instead of white flour, I use a mix 6 servings (makes twelve 4 ½-inch two or three, ladle a scant ¼ cup of the hat I like best about this of whole-grain pastry flour, which is pancakes) MAKE AHEAD: The sauce batter (per pancake) onto the hot grid- season is that it gives made from an especially soft and ten- can be refrigerated for up to 4 days. dle or skillet. Cook for 11/2 to 2 min- me an excuse to make der wheat variety, and almond meal, From nutritionist and cookbook utes or until the pancakes begin to look Wthese sumptuous choc- which adds texture, a mildly nutty fla- author Ellie Krieger. dry and bubbly around the edges, then olate pancakes for breakfast. They vor and extra protein. You can buy al- Ingredients flip and cook for about 11/2 minutes are just the thing to elicit oohs and mond meal ready to use, or you can For the sauce on the second side; some of the mini ahhs: fragrant with cocoa, studded make it yourself by whirring almonds 2 cups fresh or frozen raspber- chips will be melted and should look with melted chocolate chips, driz- in a food processor until they are fine- ries set. Stack on a plate and cover loose- zled with a ruby-red raspberry sauce ly ground. 1 tablespoon light brown sugar ly to keep warm while you repeat to and dusted with confectioners’ sugar. The sauce is simply raspberries, 1 tablespoon water use all the batter, adding a bit of oil as But while they are decadent-tasting heated with a touch of light brown For the pancakes needed for subsequent batches. and -looking — definitely a special-oc- sugar until they break down, then pu- ¾ cup whole-wheat pastry flour To serve, drizzle about 2 table- casion kind of thing — they are more reed and strained. It adds a colour- ½ cup almond meal or finely spoons of the raspberry sauce on each healthful than you might think. ful, bright-tasting counterpoint to the ground almonds plate. Top with 2 pancakes and garnish The two kinds of chocolate they deeply flavourful pancakes and is a 2 tablespoons unsweetened nat- with a sprinkling of confectioners’ sug- contain — cocoa powder and bitter- less-sweet alternative to syrup. ural cocoa powder ar and some fresh raspberries. sweet chocolate chips — offer big fla- In all, there is less than a table- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar Nutrition | Per serving: 350 calo- vor and antioxidant power but rela- spoon of added sugar per serving and 2 teaspoons baking powder ries, 10 gram protein, 40 gram carbo- tively little fat and sugar. (I use natural lots of good nutrition in these pan- ¼ teaspoon salt hydrates, 19 g fat, 4 gram saturated cocoa powder rather than Dutched cakes, but that can be your secret to 1 cup low-fat milk (1 percent) fat, 65mg cholesterol, 170mg sodium, because the Dutching process strips keep if you prefer, as you relish how 2 large eggs 7 gram dietary fiber, 20 gram sugar 08 | MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 FASHION Knitwear wonders from Japan

By Sanae Nokura A black sweater produced under The Washington Post Mari Odaka’s malamute brand bears a motif of roses with a nostalgic feel. “I got the idea for this work from a Feil- er towel,” Odaka, 29, said. “My grand- wo young Japanese knitwear mother treasured the German brand designers have created original towel and always handled it with great works with wonderful textures care.” Tand great individuality, with The roses depicted on the sweat- one including elements from a brand- er may remind people of a pointillis- name towel in some of her pieces and tic painting. Odaka used fluffy chenille the other pursuing three-dimensional yarn to re-create the distinctive towel- expressions inspired by a “killer tech- like texture. nique” from a manga. Odaka says she has taken on the

challenge of making knitwear that design school in Britain and set up his does not look knitted. A thin, near- own brand in 2012. His design process ly transparent summer knit suit made always starts with experiments. under the brand has a printed pattern His work includes a dress with spiral based on marble. motifs, which Tanji said he derived from “I wanted to give it a nice and cold a killer technique featured in the manga feel, which is unusual in knitwear,” Oda- Dragon Ball. Another piece has sagging ka said, and she succeeded. parts that may remind people of inter- “Delicate colours and hues in na- nal organs on a human anatomical chart. ture, such as the colours of flowers Tanji’s innovative designs are giv- and stones, can be depicted by using en shape with an ordinary home-use different yarns and different knitting knitting machine. His pieces have sur- methods,” she said. “I believe knitting prisingly rich “faces,” although they are has unlimited possibilities.” knitted with yarn just in a single color. Knitwear designed by Motohiro For each fashion show, he designs Tanji for his namesake brand has twist- more than 30 types of fabric, knitting ing, winding and undulating elements, by hand or with a machine, to make such as those seen in manga and con- sweaters and dresses. temporary art. “I’m confident that I’ve “The three-dimensional textures created knitted fabrics nobody has of knitted fabrics have an appeal you seen before,” Tanji, 36, said. can’t achieve with woven fabrics,” Tan- Tanji studied at a knitwear fashion ji said. MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 | 09 HEALTH & FITNESS Overly critical parenting linked to persistent ADHD

By Ariana Eunjung Cha cal parenting - which was defined as The Washington Post high levels of harsh, negative state- ments about the child at both meas- urements — appeared to be associat- ed with the the continuance of ADHD f you’ve ever plopped down on symptoms. Musser said that this finding, your bed exhausted after chasing if confirmed, could lead to new types of around your inattentive and hyper- interventions that focus on family well- Iactive kid all day and wondered being as a way of treating the disorder, with self-doubt — “Could it possibly be which impacts an estimated 6.4 million me?” — a new study gives some cre- children in the United States. dence to your worst fears. “Knowing parents may be overly While scientists still haven’t deter- critical and be sending their child down mined the cause of Attention Deficit a more negative trajectory can help Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and be- them change their behaviour,” Muss- lieve it is a mix of genetic and environ- er said. Musser and her co-authors ex- mental factors, there’s a new theory plained in the study that “this is con- about why the symptoms seem to go sistent with prior work that has shown away in some kids but not in others. It that the emotional over-involvement has to do with Mom and Dad. domain may be more strongly associ- Erica Musser, an assistant professor ated with internalising symptoms, such of psychology at Florida Internation- as anxiety, while the criticism domain al University, and her colleagues stud- tends to be more strongly associated ied 515 families with children with and with the types of externalising symp- without ADHD, ages 7 to 11 when the toms examined here.” study began. Of those with ADHD, 69 symptoms changed and how this was ed and researchers went back and as- The researchers also looked at se- percent were male, 79 percent were related to their parents’ levels of criti- signed codes to various words, phras- verity of ADHD symptoms at the onset white and 75 percent lived in two-par- cism and emotional involvement. The es and other patterns. A comment that of the study and medication, as well as ent households. About 30 percent had children’s ADHD symptoms were ob- “Charlie is a really bad kid. He’s always the presence of other conditions like the inattentive type of ADHD and 70 tained through parent and teacher getting into trouble” would merit a anxiety and oppositional disorder, and percent the combined inattentive hy- questionnaires. higher score for being critical than, say, did not see any of these factors im- peractive type, a breakdown that is The study, which was funded by “Charlie sometimes does bad things.” pacting the overall trajectory. similar to that in the overall population. the National Institute of Mental Health, “The shift there is about talking They cautioned that because the Over three years, the researchers aimed to try to provide some insight about the behavior critically versus the study is observational there’s no way to measured how those children’s ADHD into the perplexing question of why child. This was one of the key aspects definitively tell whether its the criticism the trajectory of kids with ADHD seems of the parent-child relationship that that’s influencing ADHD symptoms or to diverge during the teenage years. seemed to be affecting stability and the other way around - with the ADHD Parental emotional over- About half of kids with ADHD see their change,” Musser said in an interview. symptoms influencing parent criticism. symptoms drop off at that time, while Parental emotional over-involve- “It could be because of negative halo ef- involvement was noted the other half do not. Previous studies ment was noted if a parent did things fects by parents who experience neg- if a parent did things like have also shown that about a fourth of like cry while talking with researchers, ative affect and see their child as highly cry while talking with teens lose their diagnosis by the time described the child and themselves as hyperactive also,” they wrote. they reach young adulthood. For those if they were one entity, expressed ex- Musser said another interesting as- researchers, described whose symptoms persist, the conse- treme self-sacrificing thoughts, how pect of the findings is that there were the child and themselves quences can be serious and include the child impacted their own self-es- some children with critical parents who as if they were one drug abuse and addiction, school teem, or indicated overprotectiveness. saw their ADHD symptoms decrease. dropout, criminality and antisocial be- This test was conducted twice, with That raises questions about why some entity, expressed haviour one year in between. children may be more resistant to par- extreme self-sacrificing In order to characterise a parent’s The analysis of the data, published ent criticism and others more suscepti- thoughts, how the child relationship with a child, the research- in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology ble. Is it temperament? Emotional self- ers used what’s known as a five minute this week, had some surprises. First, it regulation skills? impacted their own self- speech sample. Parents were asked in a showed that parental emotional over- “If we can figure out that skill set,” esteem, or indicated very open-ended way to “tell us about involvement did not seem to impact she said, “we may sort of have a dou- your child and relationship with your whether a child continued to have AD- ble-edged approach to going in and overprotectiveness. child” for an uninterrupted period of HD symptoms into the teenage years. helping kids who have ADHD get on time. Those descriptions were record- On the other hand, sustained criti- that better path.” 10 | MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 ENTERTAINMENT At 25, what is Deadpool’s greatest power?

By David Betancourt The Washington Post

erhaps even more impressive than mutant regenerative abili- ties or ninja-level skills with ka- Ptana blades, Deadpool has one super-power that now seems to stand above the rest: The “Merc With a Mouth” somehow survived the ‘90s. This from a character who is so con- nected to one of that decade’s best mo- ments: His co-creator, Rob Liefeld, was a crucial factor in the founding of Im- age Comics. So surely few might have guessed that when Deadpool debuted on Mar- vel’s New Mutants No. 98 back in 1991, sharing a cover with Cable (arguably one of the most popular X-Men/Force characters of the ‘90s), this red- and black-clad mercenary would be poised today for a movie franchise. Yet just days from the highly antic- ipated release of “Deadpool,” you can look closely and see that not much has changed when comparing the su- Ryan Reynolds now flaunts with the ter-century ago. Ah, comics in the ‘90s. perbad/not-really-a-good-guy suit that suit first spotted in the comics a quar- Red and Blue Superman. Batman gets Not many comic-book his back broken (and unlike Christian Bale’s version, he doesn’t come back characters jump from the in enough time and is replaced with page to the big screen an iron-suited psychopath). Super- untouched, with arguably boy wore a leather jacket and shades - and not his emotions on his sleeve, as only Spider-Man being the he does in the Young Justice cartoons. exception. Spider-Man’s clone situation was so se- verely confusing and maddening - well, let’s not even go there. Elsewhere from that decade: Night Thrasher and the New Warriors? Gone. the fanboys even before the first trailer Does anyone know what happened to hit if Deadpool didn’t look like Deadpool. Darkhawk? A whole lot of good came In the early ‘90s, when Image Com- out of comics in the ‘90s, but there ics was aiming to reinvent what a com- were an embarrassment of “meh” mo- ic-book character could look like, Dead- ments, to be sure. pool gave Marvel a character that didn’t So just how did Deadpool survive look as if he were tied to past times. being born in an era of hologram cov- Deadpool was always a little cool- ers — and the promise that you could er-looking than whomever he shared have a collector’s item in your hand a comic panel with. And he had a lika- (yeah, right) because the covers them- bly witty, sarcastic personality that con- selves claimed they were collector’s trasted with his assassin’s costuming. items? How did Deadpool emerge from The character emerged as unconven- the decade that gave us the 100th issue tional, but that seems to have worked in of Web of Spider-Man and all that foil- his favor, since Deadpool is still here. Al- cover glory? so worth noting: Marvel Studios doesn’t Not many comic-book characters own the Deadpool film rights (Fox again jump from the page to the big screen benefits from its X-clusive film rights). untouched, with arguably only Spider- But given the character’s popularity, Man being the exception. Batman’s and Marvel Comics is prompted to keep mul- Superman’s trunks have even been tak- tiple Deadpool titles in print. en away ahead of their forthcoming And in 2016, Deadpool now has so big-screen battle. much commercial swagger, he has even Yet there’s something about Dead- made it cool for Ryan Reynolds to be in pool’s classic look that still works today. a comic-book movie again. Given the role of the dice that this mov- What other comic character could ie is, 20th Century Fox risked alienating ever do that? MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 | 11 ENTERTAINMENT Fitoor: No ‘great’ expectations from this adaptation

hishek Kapoor along with Supratik Sen, though close to the source material, lacks depth in characterisation, espe- cially that of Mirza Beg. And, thereby the tale loses its plot and emotional quotient, which is so apparent in Dick- ens’s novel. Furthermore, the film lacks dramat- ic twists and surprise elements that could have kept the audience intrigued. The only time you get jolted out of your seats is during the unexpected, well- synchronised action sequence that takes place in the first half. And, there- after you keep pining for more such ac- tion, but alas! Nothing happens. The Urdu infused Hindi dialogues like, “Main aur meri alishaan mohabbat” which means, me and my magnificent love, are poetry to the ears, but these are few and far between. What mars the listening experience is the heavy anglicised accent, of Katrina Kaif. With wide angled shots or the tight close-ups, be it the white, snow-cov- ered terrain or during the golden hued autumn, cinematographer Anay Gos- wamy’s frames pack the ornate image- ry of Kashmir and Delhi to picture per- fection. They are a treat for the eyes and definitely one of the few highlights of the film. Hitesh Sonik’s background score has some nice delicate pieces that el- evate the viewing experience, but the soundtrack by Ankit Trivedi does noth- By Troy Ribeiro the rich heiress Begum Hazrat’s (Tabu) momentum with the Begum’s back- ing to propel the narration. Even “Pash- IANS house, happens to spot Firdaus (Katri- story and the second act of the main mina” sounds lacklustre on screen. na Kaif), her daughter. Smitten by her plot, but still does not rivet you to the Overall, Fitoor does not live up to good looks and charm, love happens screen. the great expectations you have from at first sight for Noor. The script written by director Ab- the film. Film: Fitoor But Firdaus is cold and does not re- Director: Abhishek Kapoor; Cast: Ta- ciprocate his feelings. Encouraged by bu, Aditya Roy Kapur, Katrina Kaif, Ajay Begum Hazrat, Noor pursues his love Devgn, Aditi Rao Hydari, Talat Aziz and only to realise that love is elusive. Director explains Rekha’s exit Rahul Bhat While every actor is enthusiastic ilmmaker Abhishek Kapoor has put rest to rumours that actress Rating: **1/2 about their individual part, they lack Rekha left Fitoor as she found an uncanny resemblance between the passion and this shows in their Fher real life and her character. He says it was only because they “saw o begin with, the title Fitoor is performance, which is very poised and things very differently” that they decided it would be best not to do this such a misnomer. There is noth- theatrical. film together. ing maddening or crazy in the Moreover, Katrina Kaif and Adit- ”When we started out, Rekhaji was in the film. She is a wonderful, gra- Tfilm that is worth screaming ya Roy Kapur’s onscreen chemistry, cious, generous and a very lovely lady. During the course of the making about! though deliberate, seems uninspiring. the film, we just saw things very differently and right at the beginning, we With themes of wealth and poverty, Tabu as the eccentric Begum Hazrat of- thought it’s best that we don’t do this film together; and we will workout love and rejection, Abhishek Kapoor’s fers nothing new or extraordinary to something else in future,” Kapoor said. Fitoor based on Charles Dickens’s nov- her character. Rubbishing recent reports conjecturing on Rekha’s exit from the film, el, Great Expectations, is set in Kashmir. Ajay Devgn in a special appearance he said: “When reports like this come out, it’s not fair to the lovely lady be- It is the love story of an orphan, as Mirza Beg is wasted and Aditi Rao cause she is a very reserved and a private person. She would not stand Noor Nizami (Aditya Roy Kapur) who Hydari as the young Begum with her up and say something to safeguard her own interest. I think we should be lives with his married sister and caring voice dubbed by Tabu only rattles the more cautious and it would be cruel to say something like that about her.” brother-in-law. viewer. The enigmatic veteran actress in future was roped in to play the char- The narration begins with Noor The young Noor steals your heart acter of Begum in Kapoor’s Indian adaptation of the popular Charles Dick- coming face-to-face with a terror- with his simplicity, innocence and en- ens’s classic novel Great Expectations. She walked out of the project in May ist Mirza Beg (Ajay Devgn), on his way dearing looks. 2015, and the very versatile Tabu replaced her. home one night. The terrorist scares This Victorian Era story is narrated Kapoor said he’s thankful to Tabu. him into getting food for him and of- at a leisurely pace, perhaps in keep- “I had Tabu who graciously came on board and she got into the skin of fering him a safe hideout for the win- ing with that period. But that does the character, which is so layered. I want to thank Tabu who came to res- try night. not work for the viewer. The first half cue us in a matter of three days. More than that, I don’t know what to say,” Days later, Noor, who accompanies is painfully slow and drags, making he said, adding that the characterisation didn’t change at all. his brother-in-law on an assignment to you restless. The second half gathers 12 | MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 TECHNOLOGY

Forget power stations and worry about toasters

By Jeremy Kahn The Internet of Things, a move- Bloomberg ment that seeks to control everything from factory equipment to traffic lights and household appliances through the Web, creates vast opportunities for im- ijacking “smart” toasters and proved efficiency and convenience. But refrigerators and hacking cor- unless companies address the emerg- porate ventilation systems are ing cybersecurity risks, the Internet of Hamong the new threats envi- Things (or IoT) will fail, said Stephen sioned by cyber security experts as an Pattison, the vice president of public increasing array of items are connect- affairs at ARM Holdings, the UK semi- ed to the Internet. conductor company. officer for Cisco’s UK and Ireland busi- items attractive to cybe rcriminals for “We ain’t seen nothing yet,” Patti- nesses, said. As a result, many of these use as “botnets” in so-called denial of son said, speaking on a panel at the networks have already been fortified service attacks, in which a hacker disa- recent Security Innovation Network’s against possible cyber attacks. Instead, bles a website by flooding it with spe- Appliances — from coffee US/UK Global Cybersecurity Innovation consumer devices may pose a greater cious message traffic. makers to refrigerators Summit in London. risk, particularly in terms of privacy and Francis also worried that “cyber-as- IoT is such a nascent area the fact data protection. sisted burglary” might become increas- to televisions — and the that there have been relatively few cy- “Consumer technology is the Wild ingly common, with criminals hacking relatively weak firewalls berattacks targeting industrial control West,” she said. into household networks to extract da- of most household systems or equipment other than com- Paddy Francis, chief technology of- ta from routine items — like smart-me- puters doesn’t mean such systems are ficer for Airbus Group SE’s Defence tered lighting or heating systems — to wireless networks, could necessarily safe. and Space division, warned of the risks determine if the occupant was home, make such mundane It’s the risk to critical infrastructure posed by increasingly Internet-con- looking for the best time to break in. from Internet-enabled industrial con- nect household appliances. The sheer Jeremy Watson, vice dean of engi- items attractive to cyber trol systems, such as those that help number of these appliances — from neering sciences at University College criminals for use as run nuclear power plants or chemical coffee makers to refrigerators to tele- London, said even something as sim- factories, that has received the most visions — and the relatively weak fire- ple as allowing a large office building’s “botnets”. attention from national security agen- walls of most household wireless net- facilities team to control the heating cies, Alison Vincent, chief technology works, could make such mundane and air conditioning systems through a mobile phone app—one often cited use of IoT technology—posed a poten- tial risk. He said, for example, a dis- gruntled employee with access to the system might use it to cause tempera- tures in a server room to soar, resulting in computer failure. Even if such Internet-enabled de- vices were built with good securi- ty measures initially, the evolving tac- tics used by hackers and cyber crimi- nals mean that security protocols need constant updating. Another concern is whether businesses and households would be able to keep on top of this process, Watson said. “What if you have an IoT fridge and it is not being updated,” he said. “The real question is, how do you get pro- tection by default?” Pattison noted that a number of car companies, such as Tesla Motors Inc., already provide updates of their software automatically over mobile and wireless connections. While that’s one solution to the problem, even these automatic patches pose a po- tential risk as hackers could seek to in- terfere with the updates or even use a fake update to insert malicious code into a vehicle’s software. And as auto- mobiles become increasingly autono- mous, the risk posed by such hacking increases, he said. MONDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2016 13 CINEMA PLUS

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