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Evidence Anthropologists have just hit the genomic jackpot, matching Denisovan with a Neanderthal. P4-5

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FIND: A Denisova has provided genomic data showing that she had Denisovan father and a Neanderthal mother. 2 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY ROUND & ABOUT

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Humanitarian Services Offi ce (Single window facility for the repatriation of bodies) Ministry of Interior 40253371, 40253372, 40253369 Ministry of Health 40253370, 40253364 Hamad Medical Corporation 40253368, 40253365 Qatar Airways 40253374 Satyameva Jayate refl ect upon Vir, a bold, calculating, and an unapologetic DIRECTION: Milap Zaveri vigilante. Fearing the next attack, commissioner calls upon CAST: John Abraham, Manoj Bajpayee, Aisha Sharma DCP Shivansh, their best bet to catch Vir. What follows is a SYNOPSIS: When four police inspectors are burnt alive confrontation of epic proportions which takes us through the in a series of merciless killings in Mumbai, the entire police corrupt underbelly of the Financial Capital. Vir and Shivansh force is rocked with terror. The media is looking for answers. are against the same enemy, but divided by the fi ne line of law. ote Unquo The public is on the fence over these killings. These crimes THEATRE: The Mall, Landmark, Royal Plaza Qu te “Find a place The Mall Cinema (1): Lakshmi Jayate (Hindi) 3pm; Satyameva inside where there’s joy, (Tamil) 2:30pm; El Badlah (Arabic) Jayate (Hindi) 5:30pm; Mile 22 (2D) 5pm; El Badlah (Arabic) 7pm; 8pm; El Badlah (Arabic) 10pm. and the joy will burn (Urdu) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): out the pain.” 9pm; Parwaaz Hai Junoon (Urdu) Mission Impossible 6: Fall Out (2D) Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster 11:30pm. 11:30pm. Vacation (2D) 3:30pm; Hotel — Joseph Campbell The Mall Cinema (2): Christopher Landmark Cinema (1): Geetha Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation Robin (2D) 2pm; Hotel Transylvania Govindam (Telugu) 4pm; Hotel (2D) 5:30pm; The Equalizer 2 (2D) 3: A Monster Vacation (2D) 3:45pm; Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation 7:30pm; Mile 22 (2D) 10pm. Hotel Transylvania 3: A Monster (2D) 6:30pm; El Badlah (Arabic) Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Vacation (2D) 5:30pm; Mile 22 8:30pm; Geetha Govindam (Telugu) Geetha Govindam (Telugu) 3pm; (2D) 7:30pm; The Equalizer 2 (2D) 10:30pm. Satyameva Jayate (Hindi) 5:30pm; 9:15pm; Satyameva Jayate (Hindi) Landmark Cinema (2): Hotel El Badlah (Arabic) 8pm; Geetha Community Editor 11:30pm. Transylvania 3: A Monster Vacation Govindam (Telugu) 10pm. Kamran Rehmat The Mall Cinema (3): Geetha (2D) 3:30pm; Hotel Transylvania 3: Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (3): e-mail: [email protected] Govindam (Telugu) 2:15pm; Parwaaz A Monster Vacation (2D) 5:30pm; Gold (Hindi) 3pm; Charming (2D) Telephone: 44466405 Hai Junoon (Urdu) 4:45pm; The Mission Impossible 6: Fall Out (2D) 6pm; Mission Impossible 6: Fall Out Darkest Minds (2D) 7:15pm; Mission 7:30pm; The Equalizer 2 (2D) 10pm. (2D) 8pm; Satyameva Jayate (Hindi) Fax: 44350474 Impossible 6: Fall Out (2D) 9pm; Landmark Cinema (3): Satyameva 10pm. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 3 ROUND & ABOUT COMMUNITY

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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change 4 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY COVER STORY Interconnected Scientists have identified an inch-long shard that belonged to a rare hominin hybrid: a female with a Denisovan dad and a Neanderthal mom. By Deborah Netburn

THE DENOUEMENT: Denisova Cave in Russia where a bone fragment was found that scientists believe belonged to an adolescent girl whose parents were a Neanderthal and a Denisovan.

mong the thousands The thickness of the outside of bone fragments layer of the bone suggests that its excavated from an owner was likely over 13 when she ancient cave in the died. And marks on the exterior of Altai mountains in the bone indicate that this bone ASiberia, scientists have identifi ed an fragment was probably brought into inch-long shard that belonged to a the cave by a carnivore such as a rare hominin hybrid: a female with cave hyena, or a wolf. a Denisovan dad and a Neanderthal “You can see that it has been mom. digested because the surface An analysis of this bone, looks like it was aff ected by published in Nature, provides stomach acid,” Viola said. “Hyenas We are learning further evidence that the regurgitate and throw up bones.” genetically distinct Neanderthals The bone fragment was found that human and Denisovans met and interacted in Denisova Cave, just north of the evolution is with each other multiple times Kazakhstan border. Previous work throughout their history. has shown that the cave had been much more “We are learning that human used as a hunting stop by both evolution is much more interesting Denisovans and Neanderthals going interesting and and much more complicated than back as far as 282,000 years ago. we used to think,” said Bence Viola, The cave has turned out to be much more an anthropologist at the University especially good at preserving DNA, complicated of Toronto who worked on the and scientists at Max Planck have study. “The vision of evolution that already sequenced the DNA of four than we used to was very linear has now become other Denisovan bone fragments this very bushy, interconnected and teeth found at the site. ‘ think thing.” This previous work showed that The half-Denisovan/half- the ancestors of Denisovans and Neanderthal sample is small Neanderthals split from each other —Bence Viola, enough to fi t in a matchbox, but sometime between 400,000 and scientists said it was once part of 500,000 years ago. It also indicated anthropologist one of the longer bones in the body that the two groups exchanged — perhaps a femur, an upper arm genetic material periodically bone or a shin bone. throughout their histories. DNA analysis done at the Max “The fi rst Denisovan ever Planck Institute for Evolutionary identifi ed has small traces of Biology in Leipizig, Germany, Neanderthal ancestry,” said Viviane revealed two X chromosomes and Slon, a research scientist at Max no Y chromosomes, which is how Planck who led the genetic testing. scientists know that the bone But just because scientists knew ’ belonged to a female. that Denisovan and Neanderthal Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 5 COVER STORY COMMUNITY hybrids must have existed Further genetic analysis revealed two people living today. will be diffi cult to know for sure. “I’m curious how those sometime in the past didn’t mean that the Denisovan father of the “Individuals from the two groups One thing scientists do know, contacts worked,” Viola said. they expected to fi nd one. hybrid individual had a little bit probably did not meet very often,” however, is that Denisovans also “Did you have a Neanderthal who “The fi rst question that came to of Neanderthal ancestry himself she said. “Their overlap may mixed with modern humans. Some moved into a Denisovan group or mind was whether this could be a as a result of his forebears mixing have been very restricted, both people living today, especially the other way around? Or was it mistake — either a mix-up in the with Neanderthals at least 300 geographically and possibly also in those from Papau New Guinea just two individuals meeting in lab, or an error in data analysis,” generations before he lived. time.” and aboriginal Australians have as the landscape and reproducing?” Slon said. “So from a single genome, we are Researchers still know very little much as 5 percent Denisovan DNA. He also wondered if there was It was only after she repeated the able to detect multiple instances of about Denisovans. East Asians have about 0.2 percent a cultural exchange between experiment several times on DNA interactions between Neanderthals The hominid group was fi rst Denisovan DNA. different hominid groups when samples from diff erent parts of the and Denisovans,” Slon said. discovered in 2010 and so far, all But where modern humans and they met. bone that she was convinced the However, the genetic data does known Denisovan fossils were Denisovans encountered each Researchers hope future result was real. not indicate that Neanderthals found in Denisova Cave. Scientists other and the nature of these discoveries of Denisovan fossils “This has been checked and and Denisovans were constantly say it is possible that hominid encounters remains a mystery. will help us learn more about rechecked,” Viola said. “We are interbreeding, she said. The two remains in China and other places That’s true for encounters these ancient hominin cousins. unbelievably lucky to have found groups were more genetically in Asia may also be Denisovans, but between Neanderthals and “The search is ongoing,” Slon it.” diff erent from each other than any if the DNA was not preserved, it Denisovans as well. said. —Los Angeles Times/TNS Why your mother’s age could be the key to longevity

longevity seems to play a more By Bradley J Fikes important role in a daughter’s lifespan than the father’s. “Further, the women whose omen whose parents lived longer had higher mothers lived socioeconomic status, meaning to 90 years have that they were more educated a 25 percent with higher income,” he said. greater chance “And growing up in a high Wto also live that long, compared socioeconomic environment with those whose mothers predicts your chances of living didn’t, according to a new study longer and ageing well.” led by University of California, Those in high-income San Diego researchers. households tend to have Moreover, the women achieved access to better healthcare and this extreme longevity while education on healthy habits and staying healthy. They had no presumably those influences play major chronic diseases, such a role. as heart disease, diabetes, It’s possible that the parents cancer, hip fracture or physical who lived to 90 also practised limitations. good health habits that they When both parents survived to passed along to their daughters. 90 years, the advantage jumped “More studies are needed to to 38 percent, said the study, determine how genetic factors published in the journal Age and interact with behavioural Ageing. factors like physical activity If only the father lived to and socioeconomic status to be 90, there was no increase influence our future ageing in healthy longevity for the outcomes,” Shadyab said. daughter. Other studies have looked at These results are probably health in ageing. In San Diego, a combination of genetics, the ongoing “Wellderly” study environment and behaviour, said tracks men and women who have UCSD’s Aladdin Shadyab, who reached their 80s and beyond, led the study. It examined the to look for genetic and lifestyle health records of a racially and factors that may influence their ethnically diverse population of longevity. more than 20,000 women. CONCLUSION: According to a new study, women whose mothers lived to 90 years have a 25 percent greater If women want to know how The study used information chance to also live that long, compared with those whose mothers didn't. the results apply to them, their from the Women’s Health present age makes a difference. Initiative, a large, long-term calcium and vitamin D. Previous expectancy. This eff ect of long- of 65-year-old American women Older people have a better study on major risk factors for research jibes with the study’s lived parents adds an additional lived to 90, and only 10 percent chance of great longevity than chronic diseases. It enrolled findings, including health in the calculation. of the men. younger people. That’s because more than 160,000 post- greatly long-lived, the study For a baseline comparison, 34 In addition to outside factors some younger people will die menopausal American women said. percent of all American women such as exercise and diet, prematurely, whether by illness or when it was launched in 1993. “In the New England 65 years old will live to 90, researchers in recent years have injury, and never reach old age. By Since only women are tracked Centenarian Study, offspring of according to the Social Security found some genetic traits that defi nition, the elderly have already in the initiative, the study did centenarians had 78 percent, 83 Administration. The increase appear more commonly in those survived these dangers. not examine men or parental life percent and 86 percent lower in life expectancy is calculated who achieve very long lifespans. For young women, this span effects on sons. risk of developing myocardial compared to this base. (Just 22 “There are specific genes means that environmental and The initiative has yielded a infarction, stroke and diabetes, percent of men of that age will that predict your ability to live behavioral patterns are much wealth of information about respectively, than a similarly reach 90). longer, which these women likely more important to attaining women’s health, including the aged referent cohort,” the study In addition, total life inherited from their parents,” extreme longevity than for those effects of hormone therapy, said. expectancy has grown over the Shadyab said. Researchers don’t who are already older. —The San diet and supplementation with A lot of factors go into total life decades. In 1965, just 25 percent know, however, why the mother’s Diego Union-Tribune/TNS 6 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY PISQ students excel in HSSC-II exams Grade-XII students of Pakistan second with 966; and Rubab Fatima, third Amnah Nazeer, 900; Mumtaz Riaz, 888; Rumesa Saqib, 794; Khadija, 785; Nushain, International School Qatar (PISQ), excelled with 964. Muhammad Bilal Iqbal, 868; Sidra Sher Khan, 785; Jowaher Imam Bakhsh, 775; and Wajeeha in HSSC-II (Higher Secondary School With the pass percentage of 97.44, 11 866; Saba Ahmad, 859; Khadija, 851; Izza Hayat, 772. Certifi cate) examinations held by Federal students got A1 grades and 19 secured A. The Shakeel, 850; Zahra Tariq Aziz, 845; Noora Nargis Raza Otho, Principal of PISQ, Board of Intermediate and Secondary students included Zuhaib Ahmad, 944 out Tahir, 844; Aisha Mohammad Farooq, 818; congratulated the teachers, parents and students Education (FBISE), Islamabad. of 1100 marks; Arsal Mubeen 943; Shahzaib Warda Rahat, 806; Huma Nawaz Khan, 804; for their excellent performance. Murad Baseer, Maliha Asif got fi rst position in Doha Ahmad, 941; Fatima Muhammad Nayyar, Arsel Rauf, 800; Huda Ahmed Nawaz, 798; Charge d’ Aff airs Embassy of Pakistan, also with 967 out of 1100 marks; Abdullah Nasir, 925; Fatima Bakht Jamal, 920; Rabia Ali, 917; Umme Sulaim, 796; Abeer Khan, 795; Syeda congratulated all the students on their success.

Abeer Khan Khadija Huma Nawaz Khan Fatima Bakht Jamal Rabia Ali Aisha Mohammad Farooq

Saba Ahmad Fatima Muhammad Nayyar Noora Tahir Huda Ahmed Nawaz Muhammad Bilal Iqbal Arsal Mubeen

Nushain Jowaher Imam Bakhsh Amnah Nazeer Abdullah Nasir Izza Shakeel Mumtaz Riaz

Arsel Rauf Maliha Asif Zuhaib Ahmad Wajeeha Hayat Shahzaib Ahmad Zahra Tariq Aziz

Sidra Sher Khan Syeda Rumesa Saqib Warda Rahat Umme Sulaim Rubab Fatima Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 7 COMMUNITY Summer of research at WCM-Q for Qatari high school students

Qatari high school students spent It aims not only to equip high school training specialist at WCM-Q, said, the summer gaining hands-on research students with practical skills, but also to “Bringing enthusiastic young Qatari experience at Weill Cornell Medicine- give them a glimpse of life as biomedical high school students to WCM-Q to Qatar (WCM-Q), said a press release. researchers, fueling their passion for gain research experience not only helps Eleven students aged 16-18 completed science and scholarship. them plot successful careers but also the WCM-Q Research Internship Mooza Al-Hail, a high school enhances Qatar’s ability to conduct for National High School Students student, talking about the programme world-class biomedical research, programme, which gives young Qataris said “I have been able to spend a lot of helping to build upon the country’s a chance to work in WCM-Q’s state- time in the lab learning real skills and growing status as a regional research of-the-art laboratories and learn from seeing how research is done, which hub.” leading biomedical researchers. In has been really exciting. Biology is my The Research Internship for National addition to learning practical research favorite subject at school and I would High School Students programme skills, the students were also given love to study medicine at WCM-Q in targets Qatari nationals who are 16 years advice to help them make their college the future. I have also learned about old and above. The programme also applications stronger, and classes in self- perseverance because when you are counts towards students’ voluntary directed study, critical thinking and time doing any project you fi nd lots of community service hours. Students management. obstacles. I learned that if you work who complete the course can log The programme, which is delivered hard and think critically you can fi nd a between 50 and 100 hours of service, by WCM-Q’s Research Division, has way through and succeed.” depending on whether they take the now completed its fourth annual cycle. Christy Poppe, senior research two-week or four-week option.

Indian professional awarded Doctorate

Anand Pasupathy, Finance and Administration Manager of Teyseer Motors W l l was recently Anand, longtime resident of Doha, is a leading professional and involved in many awarded with Doctorate for his excellence in Finance, Management and Entrepreneurship by community activities. Anand, dedicated this award to his late father and shared that such World Tamil University USA at an event held at Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India. achievement was possible due to the support of his organisation and family members. 8 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY

Galfar Al Misnad provides essential literacy classes for its workers

diff erent departments of the company. The HR team trained all the volunteers before starting the programme and monitors all the classes. The faculty members tutor the workers in English reading, writing and speaking skills, as well as the recognition and writing of Roman numerals. The programme has been well received by the workers, who are turning up in big numbers to make use of the opportunity to enhance their literacy skills. “Earlier, I didn’t know anything in English. Now I know my ABCD and how to write my name,” said one of the Bangladeshi workers who participated. The HR team also conducts ATM awareness sessions with the workers to boost their fi nancial literacy. The faculty teach workers how to operate ATMs through a computer simulated module in the class. This interactive module allows the workers to perform all the steps required to take out money on a To empower their migrant workers and help virtual ATM, and thereby gain confi dence in them lead enhanced independent lives, Galfar Al The company realised that many of their confi dence to handle their own issues both conducting banking transactions on their own. Misnad, one of the leading construction fi rms workers had little or even no formal education, within the company and outside, by enabling As the company provides all salaries directly in Qatar, has instituted ‘Galfar Classroom – which meant they could not read signboards and them to comprehend statutory instructions through bank accounts, this was assessed to be Enriching Minds’, an education based initiative simple instructions written in English. This was on site, and equipping them with the ability to an important skill for the workers to learn. for its employees, stated a press release. not just a risk to their personal safety, but their conduct their aff airs independently,” explained These sessions are ongoing and the trainers As a part of this unique CSR programme, fi nancial well-being too, as it exposed them to the Satish Pillai, Executive Director of Galfar Al rotate their classes amongst diff erent camps. volunteer members from Galfar’s staff conduct possibility of being exploited by others. ‘Galfar Misnad. Before starting any batch, the trainers evaluate evening literacy classes in English language Classroom - Enriching Minds’ was formed to assist The classes are based on a curriculum the literacy levels of participants so that the and basic mathematics for the workers at the the workers in overcoming these diffi culties. prepared by the HR team and conducted by a session can be customised to meet their specifi c company’s various accommodation camps. “We wanted to give our employees the faculty of ten volunteer staff members from requirement.

City Centre Rotana Doha hosts bright minds of Dreama

City Centre Rotana Doha, as part of its the involvement of the children of Dreama in the vital role played by Dreama in providing the corporate social responsibility initiative, hosted a practical fi eld experience, which is a fruitful best services to its children. City Centre Rotana bright minds of Orphans Care Center (Dreama), addition to their learning and practical abilities Doha has also extended its invitation for Dreama where they got to learn leadership tactics from and adding to their accumulated experience. It Center for the repetition and continuation of this the hotel’s senior management, stated a press will also unleash their abilities to discover the kind of vital and meaningful programmes for our release. potentials and talents they possess, thereby children,” she added. During the week-long programme, 10 enhancing their confi dence and enthusiasm and On the activation of this programme, Martin students of Dreama of diff erent age groups, their desire to learn and develop their skills. Kendall, General Manager of City Centre Rotana above 18 years old, were invited to City Centre Al-Missned added, “We, at Dreama, thrust a Doha, said “We were amazed to witness the Rotana Doha to learn about the hospitality lot on the importance of involving our children talent of these bright champs when they spent sector. Divided in groups of three, each in this type of programmes especially during the their time with our senior offi cials. These student got a chance to be with the head of the summer vacations, which is an opportunity for students were brimming with enthusiasm to department, including Finance, Marketing, them to practice hobbies and activities suitable learn something new and implement it in their Human Resources, Sales, Food and Beverage, for them before joining their next academic professional endeavours. Such initiatives not Security, Front Offi ce, Catering and Events who session. During this year’s summer vacation, just refl ect our commitment towards being mentored them. Shadowing a senior leader was a we also focused on diversifying the programmes a responsible corporate, they go beyond this unique opportunity to experience leadership fi rst off ered to the children and their participation in in shaping the future of the country who are hand for students at Dreama. the summer programmes in collaboration with enthused with positivity and zeal to learn. The initiative refl ects City Centre Rotana diff erent bodies and institutions in the country.” We just need to channelise them in the right Doha’s undeterred commitment to assist the Al-Missned extended her gratitude to the direction. Partnering with Dreama has been young minds towards the corporate ladder management of City Centre Rotana Doha and extremely exhilarating experience and we would and make them future ready through such thanked them for inviting the centre’s students keep on taking such measures in the future too.” endeavours. It also reiterated City Centre Rotana and providing them with the opportunity to train He further added, “While City Centre Rotana Doha’s commitment to Qatar National Vision and learn from the hotel’s senior staff , which Doha is committed to providing hospitality 2030 where education and human development aims to achieve the empowerment and social excellence to its guests and visitors, working to are given special emphasis. integration of students. enhance our leadership in the fi eld of corporate Maryam bint Ali bin Nasser al-Missned, The invitation is not the fi rst of the City Centre social responsibility is also considered as a key Executive Director of Dreama, stressed on Rotana Doha to Dreama. “This continuity in goal through supporting and promoting an the importance of this programme in terms the community & social partnership with City environment conducive to health among youth of focusing on education, fi eld training and Centre Rotana Doha confi rm the hotel’s belief in and children.” Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 9 PARENTING COMMUNITY Kids often commute alone: A detailed guide for parents As commuting to school has become increasingly tangled in a wide range of issues, from child safety and parenting styles, here is what the parents need to know

By Cindy Dampier

f you’re a parent, chances are good you’re in for two child-rearing milestones: the first day of school and the first day of kid commuting. You know what your own urban commute Irequires: the steely resolve to make it onto packed train cars, the determination to walk in all kinds of weather, the catlike balance that keeps you upright on a lurching bus. It’s decision time: Is this the year your child is ready to commute on his own? Each year, when schools open their doors, buses and trains fill up, too, with kid commuters. And many of those children, some as young as 7, will be riding without a parent. As commuting to school has become increasingly tangled in a wide range of issues, from child safety and parenting styles to the effects of school choice, what do parents need to know?

The independence debate TEST RUN: Be sure to go on a test run with your child to ensure they know the correct route and you can point out safety considerations. Recently, a mother in Wilmette reported being investigated by the Illinois commute to school, often by themselves. Department of Children and Family Services In a research study published in 2017, Julia after allowing her 8-year-old daughter to Burdick-Will, a sociology professor at Johns walk the dog around their block on her own, Hopkins University, found that children from highlighting the ongoing discussion about safe neighbourhoods in Chicago often travel to how much freedom to give young children, school in groups. But children from the city’s even as contemporary anxieties about safety most violent neighbourhoods were much are at an all-time high. more likely to travel longer distances without Lenore Skenazy, the founder of the a group of peers from their neighbourhood. free-range parenting movement, faced a “In more dangerous neighbourhoods,” public outcry in 2008 after she wrote about Burdick-Will says, “kids seem to scatter. allowing her 9-year-old to take the New Some of them are commuting really far, York City subway home on his own. Yet and some are not, but there is a wide range CTA policy allows children age 7 and up to of schools kids from the neighbourhood ride alone. Skenazy, who now advocates attend, and they tend to commute alone that parents actively seek experiences their because fewer kids are going to that school.” kids can master on their own, believes an This scattering, she says, “only happens independent commute can provide many in the most violent neighbourhoods in the benefits. “It gives kids confidence,” she city. I think that it is the desire to get away says, “because they can do something on from where they are, rather than being their own. It gives them mobility. They get drawn to particular schools.” So far, there is a sense of neighbourhood, and a sense of no simple solution to help parents compare neighbourhood is great in so many ways. schools while factoring in the commute. You feel like a part of it.” “There isn’t a real easy right answer,” says It also frees working parents to make their Burdick-Will. “Access is important. Letting own commutes. “It’s freedom,” Skenazy students go to the school they want to go to says, “And if the parents feel they’re ready is important. But a lot of kids choose a school to do it and the kids feel they are ready to do without thinking about how hard it’s going it, it’s important to let them do it.” to be to get there. It’s a trade-off in trying to The school choice effect provide equality and access. There’s a cost, Though it’s true that crime rates and unfortunately it’s not always equally across the board have fallen, Skenazy distributed.” readily acknowledges that some Chicago The basic street smarts neighbourhoods are too violent for kids to Whichever neighbourhood your child CONFIDENCE BOOST: Commuting alone boosts a kid’s confidence. safely play outdoors. commutes from, you’ve no doubt already “If you, as a parent, know your counselled her on the safety basics most Sit on the aisle: “This allows them to them to look for the flashing blue lights.” neighbourhood is not safe,” she says, “I’d adults follow when travelling on public move to another seat easier if the person No technology: “Teach them to be advocate some other kind of independence transit. Practice the route: “Be sure to go sitting next to the window makes them feel engaged and reduce their chances of being for kids.” on a test run with your child to ensure they uncomfortable.” a victim of theft by keeping any technology The reality, however, is that children in know the correct route and you can point Know the emergency procedures: inside their backpack during their the most violent neighbourhoods frequently out safety considerations.” “Point out the emergency exits and tell commute.”– Chicago Tribune/TNS 10 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 11 LIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE COMMUNITY Eating heart-healthy diet to cut belly fat, suggests study

rying hard to reduce that higher intake of fi bre appear helpful ever burgeoning waistline? in reducing or preventing abdominal Following a heart-healthy obesity. diet — rich in fi bre and low in “These recommendations are saturated fats — could be the consistent with heart-healthy diets Tkey, suggests a study. like the (US) NIH-developed Dietary While dieting may help fi ght abdominal Approaches to Stop Hypertension obesity, but the ones touted on the (DASH) diet and the Mediterranean- Internet including intermittent fasting, style diet,” Pilolla said. high-protein diets, the “Paleo” diet, and She said that independent of body green tea, all lack high-quality evidence. weight, a larger waist circumference None of them has shown to be more increases risk for cardiovascular eff ective than other types of energy- disease, diabetes, and metabolic restricted (reduced-calorie) diets, the syndrome. researchers said. These risks are mainly related to “There is still no miracle diet, food, visceral adipose tissue — fat stored nutrient, or bioactive component that will below the abdominal muscles, target abdominal fat,” said Kari D Pilolla, surrounding the major internal organs. from the California Polytechnic State Visceral adipose tissue appears to University. be more “metabolically active” than But a heart-healthy diet high in fi bre subcutaneous fat, stored under the and low in saturated fats is a great way to skin but above the abdominal muscles. prevent and reduce abdominal obesity, Pilolla also recommends health Pilolla said, in the paper published in and fi tness professionals to assess Health and Fitness Journal. and monitor abdominal obesity in Diets that particularly have lower their clients, and to evaluate their intake of trans and saturated fats and cardiometabolic health risks. — IANS

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

A friend who planned to come over tonight might not show up, Travel of any kind might be virtually impossible today, Taurus. This isn’t a good day to invest in anything. Don’t spend much time Aries. You may worry, since this person isn’t one to blow you off . Airports could be jammed, flights delayed, and planes plagued working on speculative projects, Gemini, and don’t put your money Don’t imagine accidents or disasters. The culprit’s probably traff ic. with mechanical problems. If you’re travelling by car, expect road into anything but gold, land, or blue-chip stocks and bonds. You Phone your friend. If you don’t reach him or her, leave a message to construction and backed-up traff ic. Stay home if you can. If you must probably wouldn’t lose everything, but it would be a long time call you. Your friend is probably fine, but you may have to postpone travel, take plenty music and books to keep you occupied while before you saw a profit. Concentrate on what you know is secure your visit for another day. you’re waiting. You’re likely to go nuts otherwise. now. There will be better days to wheel and deal. CANCER LEO VIRGO June 21 — July 22 July 23 — August 22 August 23 — September 22

A partner could be gloomy today, Cancer. This might be the kind You tend to be curious, Leo, and you’re always trying to learn more The need to attend to business or networking obligations disguised of day when no matter how many times you draw your mate’s about your many interests. But today you could be eager to research as parties could get to you today, Virgo. You may have been forced attention to the doughnut, he or she still sees only the hole. The a subject but be unable to find any information about it no matter to attend too many of these recently, and now there are even more glass is always half empty, never half full. Your partner will probably how many libraries or databases you explore. Don’t bother with coming up. You dread going to a place you don’t want to go, eating be this way all day. Don’t let it drive you crazy. Try to see the humour it today. You’ll only get frustrated. Watch some television. At least food you hate, talking pleasantly with people you can’t stand. in it. That will help you, anyway. you’ll get a few laughs. Decline if you can. Life’s too short. LIBRA SCORPIO SAGITTARIUS September 23 — October 22 October 23 — November 21 November 22 — December 21

Your home could be empty today, Libra. Other household members Someone close to you might be uncharacteristically silent today, Financial worries might come up today, Sagittarius. You may check may be away and you could find it depressing. Instead of enjoying Scorpio. Something is bothering them terribly, and they don’t seem your bank balance and find that you have little money. This might the solitude, you could feel like the walls are closing in around you. to want to talk about it. You’re willing to listen or help, but don’t try come as a shock, because you thought there was plenty there. The only answer is to go out for a while. Take a walk or visit some to coax your friend into sharing. Use your intuition to sense what’s Before you panic, ask whoever’s in charge at the bank to double- bookstores or antique shops. Don’t go home until you're too tired to going on and do what you can to alleviate the situation. Your eff orts check the records. It’s probably a computer error. It shouldn’t take do anything else. Try to have fun. won’t go unnoticed or unappreciated. long to correct, and you'll be able to breathe a sigh of relief. CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES December 22 — January 19 January 20 — February 18 February 19 — March 20

Today you might be so gloomy that you don't even want to get Any work today could require a higher level of concentration than Today your creative impulses could seem blocked, Pisces. You might up. It might not be a good idea to stay home, however. Try to find you can muster, Aquarius. You might lapse into daydreams, think be trying to reach your own or someone else’s deadline. You may some tasks to distract you. At some point during the day, get out about personal matters, and feel guilty because you aren't doing feel the need to get some work done, while your muse seems to in the open air and take a walk, preferably through a park and near what you're supposed to be doing. On days like this it's best to focus have gone on vacation. If your deadline is off icial, phone whoever’s water, if possible. You'll get the endorphins going and lift your spirits on routine tasks you can do automatically. That way, your mind can in charge and ask for an extension. You won’t be happy with the considerably. wander. That's the only way you'll make it through today. results if you force yourself to work today. 12 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY CARTOONS/PUZZLES

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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. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 13 PUZZLES COMMUNITY

Super Cryptic Clues Colouring

ACROSS DOWN 1. Confetti (5,5) 1. Back copies including one 6. The tailless dog is back in the in colour (5) pound (4) 2. The wishy-washy lager 10. A kind of oyster: that’s plain poured out is no fake (4,5) (7) 3. You get it going (7,7) 11. The time is wrong, by the way, 4. Drives even us crazy, for a to do the tabulation (7) start (7) 12. Give credit for, which is 5. Obvious there was characteristic (9) something taking place 13. Because there’s iniquity when I had come in (7) and crime, becoming 7. At first, having no standing disheartened (5) with the head (5) 14. Unceremoniously give one a 8. An earlier offer from the drink (5) claimant (9) 15. What the statuette’s dress 9. An initial? (8,6) was carved from? (5,4) 14. Contact the press 17. About to call Edgar in to worriedly about the dogs Answers arrange (9) (9) 20. He drops, perhaps — too 16. Noticing when there’s Wordsearch Codeword many points? (5) a ring a black retainer 21. Saying nothing, runs in (5) appears (9) 23. Before the fellow boobed, 18. The fool reverses into a was the favourite (9) sort of semi cul-de-sac (7) 25. Once time is up, gives more 19. Missile now in a new green time? (7) cover (7) 26. Draw a vehicle turning over 22. Unhappy at finding in a race (7) partitioned? (3,2) 27. Clods from the backwaters (4) 24. “Kept company with” is 28. Noted it was treated as a big old-fashioned (5) event (10)

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Rebelled; 5 Errant; 10 Down: 1 Resist; 2 Barcarole; 3 Spring a surprise; 11 Seaweed; 12 Lenient; 4 Eland; 6 Riposte; Lassoes; 13 Contrite; 15 Elder; 18 7 Amigo; 8 Treasure; 9 Full well; Overt; 20 Pilchard; 14 Imposing; 16 Derring-do 23 Permits; 25 Martini; 26 17; Composed; 19 Tripper; 21 Sweeping changes; 27 Desert; Herbage; 22 Hits on; 24 Reels; 28 Comedown. 25 Macho. 14 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY SHOWBIZ Kinetic Iqra underlines team work as the key to success Glitz & Glam By Muhammad Asad Ullah

silver screen debut soon as she goes through the scripts, juggling between a tortuous decision whether to sign it or not. “I’m looking forward to an extremely well written script. Story does matter, but all of it goes in vain if the script is not written to detail. I want something that can give me goosebumps just by reading it. So, let’s see,” she says. On talking about the Pakistani fi lm industry that has seen a bit of a revival lately, Iqra believes it’s team work that drives the industry in raising the bar for quality and content. “It’s not only dependent on the actor. It’s team work. From a DOP (Director of Production) to director and even the light guy – the work is interdependent, and the beauty comes out on screen when it’s all perfectly synchronised.” She adds, “We can only produce a fi lm of international appeal when we have a team working closely with CANDID: “The moment we start pulling each other up, it’s going to change VERSATILE: The 20-year-old actress already has six years of experience with each other, employing professional the game,” asserts , talking about reviving the Pakistani film industry. 15 television dramas under her belt. skills and expertise. It’s a team work that’s going to ultimately ctors often wax eloquent contribute to revolutionise the about how certain Pakistan fi lm industry. It’s not a one projects and timeline man show.” impacted their lives, So how does she fi nd inner peace? but Iqra Aziz means it. Is there something she does to get AHer breakout role for television with away from all the action in her life? premiere entertainment channel, “I unwind every day. After working HUM Tv’s Kissey Apna Kahein (2014) non-stop for thirteen hours or more, is only half the story of her success, I just spend time with myself and the other, and more signifi cant half people in my life, people who matter is Iqra’s fi erce energy that has been – other than people who are there for her bedrock support in the struggling me just because I’m an actress,” says industry. She started her career when the young starlet. she was just 14. Drawing a parallel between In the fl esh, the actress is at once Bollywood and fl edgling Pakistani ordinary and extraordinary swaddled fi lm and drama industry, Iqra says, as she was in a tangerine cashmere “We have a thriving drama industry V-neck. You might pass her in the here and a fl edgeling fi lm industry, corridor and not realise until some whereas in India they have such moments afterwards that she was the longstanding and huge fi lm industry. same girl who played the cheeky Jiya There’s no comparison really. in the successful serial Suno Chanda “I think in Pakistan we are living (2018). She is slight in physique at in a bubble. Someone comes up 5ft 3in and takes a dress size 8. She is and takes a few snaps with you and neither taut nor diva-honed; her hair you start thinking you’re a star. No is straight, short and thick to the top love! You’re not a star. A television of her shoulders. She wears no make- IN THE MIDST OF A PURPLE PATCH: Iqra Aziz with , right, during the shooting of Suno Chanda (2018), commercial actor in India gets that up or look-at-me accoutrements, a TV serial that did exceedingly well, taking over the primetime viewership during Ramadan. kind of fame and stardom that we so she is bare of necklaces and rings. get here. Just a nail polish and black shades. spotted me there. He asked me if I television dramas such as Khaamoshi taking over the primetime viewership “The thing is, they have a huge fan Thwarting fame is a tiring work. was interested in pursuing modelling (2018), Tabeer (2018) and the during Ramadan. “We had only two following and they have worldwide Describing the aftermath of her or acting professionally and I was. massively popular Suno Chanda months to shoot 32 episodes which viewership. Well the best thing about fi rst television gig, Iqra says, “My So he referred me to his couple of (2018), all on HUM TV, already had to go on air every day,” she said in the Indian fi lm industry is the unity mother was a makeup artist and friends at Citrus Talent and luckily has six years of experience and 15 a statement. “We had to shoot up to they possess and unfortunately, we she took part in one of the makeup things just shaped up. I did a couple television dramas under her belt. 19 scenes per day and work till three don’t. And the moment we start competitions on a morning show. of television commercials with them Nominated for the Most Stylish to four in the morning. It was done in pulling each other up, it’s going to She had no female model to take to before landing up a role on a drama Television Actress at HUM Style a complete panic.” change the game.” the show and that’s how I came into serial.” Awards 2018, Iqra recently appeared Although Suno Chanda Season Iqra Aziz will be performing on the picture. I volunteered for her The 20-year-old who’s having in Suno Chanda alongside Farhan 2 is already in the works, Iqra is HUM Style Awards 2018 for the fi rst and Waqar Hussain, makeup artist, a very successful year with hit Saeed, that did exceedingly well, also looking forward to making her time. Wednesday, August 29, 2018 GULF TIMES 15 SHOWBIZ COMMUNITY Kingsley on the value of stillness, doing comedy amongst other challenging roles. observation — dying is easy and By Gary Thompson And of course the plays included the comedy is hard. It’s very technical. device of the soliloquy, and I think It’s not the slow burn of drama. It’s a that was Shakespeare’s version of quick, rapid fi re. The repartee can be s Ben Kingsley talks the close-up. ‘To be or not to be.’ highly technical. And I think there is about his new movie Those moments when the character something else at work. Great comic Operation Finale, he’s revealed himself to the audience, actors have great timing, and I think trying to digest the news, opened up his mind to the audience. they also have a hidden rapport with just relayed by his agent, Certainly, working with Richard the audience, and that may be part of Athat he may soon have a chance to Attenborough on Gandhi, I don’t comedy, too.” play Groucho Marx. think I could have come anywhere Kingsley has been funny, of course, Nothing defi nite and he can’t close to those moments of stillness perhaps most memorably — and say much (there is a movie in without having explored them on unexpectedly — playing the “villain” development by Rob Zombie, of all stage doing Shakespeare,” he said. in the Marvel movie Iron Man 3. His people), but what he can say is that That skill comes in especially character, the Mandarin, was a failed he’d like to do more comedy, and handy in Operation Finale. As actor named Trevor playing a part. playing a comedian would be a good Eichmann, he is captured by Israeli He remembers meeting with place to start. agents and held in a safe house in Marvel honcho Kevin Feige and being The Oscar winner is known for Argentina, blindfolded and tied to a immediately excited by the idea his serious roles (he took home his chair. In the role, Kingsley must fi nd of playing “a mediocre actor who statuette for Gandhi), Operation PREMIERE: Sir Ben Kingsley attends the Operation Finale premiere at Walter a way to project Eichmann’s evil, his reaches the zenith of his power for Finale (opening today) being an Reade Theatre Lincoln Center in New York City. predatory nature, without moving criminal gain. And I must give Kevin example. He plays Nazi war criminal a muscle. Much of the fi lm involves and Marvel praise keeping that whole Adolph Eichmann in a movie based notes in music. In the course of forth,” Kingsley said. the psychological gamesmanship side of the plot completely secret on Eichmann’s capture in Argentina a performance, it may be in that Not less eff ort, but less wasted that defi nes his back-and-forth with until the fi lm opened.” by Israeli agents. moment of stillness that the viewer motion. Israeli agent Peter Malkin (Oscar I asked whether being around Eichmann to Groucho? gets a view into whatever process “When I feel very insecure in a Isaac), who is trying to get him to sign actors for several decades helped It’s a transition worthy of a is going on inside the character,” role,” he said, “it’s usually when my a document while Eichmann pursues Kingsley understand and play the punchline that only Marx himself he said. “I think those spaces in stillness tends to elude me.” his own perverse agenda. vainglorious Trevor. could conjure. movies are precious. They invite the I asked him if stillness becomes “He is determined to manipulate “There are several little sketches But it’s the kind of challenge actors audience to come in and rest in the even more important in close-up, Malkin for his own ends, even of people I’ve worked with,” he said. crave, and it’s especially appealing space created by it, to appreciate the the aspect of cinema that makes if it gives him just a moment of “And a few of myself.” to Sir Ben. Playing the twitchy, story being told.” fi lm so diff erent from theatre, satisfaction.” All’s well that ends well. restless slapstick legend would give On screen, Kingsley is a “less is where Kingsley got his start. He said Kingsley also starred in Schindler’s Kingsley sneaked into a theater to Kingsley a chance to move around a more” kind of guy, and he said so to the great dramatists had a way of List, and he played Nazi hunter see Iron Man 3 with his wife and was bit. I mention to Kingsley that he’s Finale director Chris Weitz. addressing the diff erence. Simon Wiesenthal in Murderers pleased with the results. one of cinema’s most motionless “I told him, very modestly, that if “The fi rst crucial years of my Among Us. After all of that, he’s “The woman in front us practically performers, comfortable in stillness he wanted two takes, I will probably journey as an actor occurred on entitled to a turn at comedy. Though collapsed with laughter. What the way most actors are not. give him less on the second, and that stage, sometimes with the Royal to hear Kingsley describe it, comedy a lovely character to play on my “It’s a vital part of my currency if he wanted fi ve takes I might give Shakespeare Company, and I was is no picnic for an actor. journey. I hope there are many more.” as an actor. I liken it to grace him even less on the fi fth, and so able to eventually play Hamlet, “It’s like the Edmund Kean —The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS Ex-Spice Girl Mel B ‘seeking PTSD treatment’

Girls would reunite next year for a such, she decided to enter “a proper By Nardine Saad tour without Victoria Beckham. therapy programme in the next few “It has been unbelievably weeks” in the UK, the Sun reported. traumatic reliving an emotionally “I am very, very British and I el B is reportedly abusive relationship and confronting know that will work best for me,” the seeking treatment so many massive issues in my life,” statement said. “I am still struggling for post-traumatic the statement said. but if I can shine a light on the issue stress disorder, Brown’s talent agency declined to of pain, PTSD and the things men saying that her comment and said she currently does and women do to mask it, I will do. Mhistory with drinking has been an not have a publicist. Brown said her diagnosis earlier this underlying symptom of the mental As of Monday morning the singer month and a new type of therapy have health issue. did not further post about any made an impact, but she doesn’t want The former Spice Girl, whose real diagnosis on social media beyond to “jinx it,” according to the report. name is Melanie Brown, believes tweeting a link to information about After nearly 10 years of marriage, the disorder was brought on by her PTSD from the US Department of the mother of three fi led for divorce contentious split from fi lm producer Veterans Aff airs and retweeting an from Belafonte in March 2017. As Stephen Belafonte, according to a apparently related statement issued the marriage unraveled in the public statement attributed to her by British by her mother. eye while the couple battled over paper the Sun. “I am being very honest about custody of their daughter Madison, Included were details about her drinking to numb my pain but that is accusations of deception and recent diagnosis and the “incredibly just a way a lot of people mask what domestic abuse came to light. diffi cult” six months she has endured is really going on. Sometimes it is too The divorce was fi nalised in while refl ecting on her life for her hard to cope with all the emotions I December, and additional details of upcoming memoir, Brutally Honest. feel,” Brown’s statement continued. the split were reportedly hammered It also came on the heels of a report The singer reached “a crisis point” out earlier this month. —Los Angeles from the same outlet that the Spice and is dealing with it — and as Times/TNS REHAB: Mel B. 16 GULF TIMES Wednesday, August 29, 2018 COMMUNITY No more sweat and dust: Factory work in Germany goes digital Manufacturers such as Bosch and Daimler are increasingly using digital technology to streamline their factory processes. That means more eff icient manufacturing, but it could also mean a huge shake-up for the jobs market

DIGITALISATION: A digital factory floor plan seen at Stuttgart University, part of the Arena 2036 university-backed research project focusing on the digitalisation of the car industry. WELDING A Daimler trainee learns to weld using a virtual reality headset.

receive far more support, especially amid By Alexia Angelopoulou the high demand from companies for skilled labour. At the same time, digitalisation doesn’t always make sense for every business, ust, oil and sawdust used to be he says. part of daily life for employees “We will experience diff erent streams at German machine tool maker - brand-new business models as well and laser technology specialist as companies that, with the help of Trumpf. Not anymore. At the digitalisation, can simply make their systems Dcompany’s Stuttgart factory, a large metal more effi cient.” plate glides across the fl oor in a self-driving Germany’s conglomerates, meanwhile, are pallet, as if led by an invisible hand. The halls concentrating their resources into projects are large, bright and noticeably clean - the such as Arena 2036, a university-backed human workers don’t need to haul around research project in Stuttgart that focuses on sheets of metal or work heavy levers, but the digitalisation of the car industry. instead pace calmly between monitors as they They are investing in the digital skills of watch over production. these employees from the get-go, for example Across south-western Germany, Trumpf at Daimler, where trainees learn to weld with and many other medium-sized companies the aid of technology, wasting no materials and major corporations have long been as the computer analyses the quality of their working on digitalising their factories. weld accurately to the millimetre. The change is being driven by far more Bosch is also using networked solutions: than cleanliness and the savings generated Robots weld, adhere, mount and transport by fewer workers - smart factories are at the components, but humans steer, observe and heart of Industry 4.0, the fourth industrial maintain the production, the company says. revolution. TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE: An employee at a factory of German tools manufacturer Trumpf “People are the creative heads, the link The businesses’ goal is to digitally connect operates a 3D printing machine from a tablet. between machines and data,” says Rolf the entire production line, with every part of Najork, head of Bosch Rexroth, which the process depicted on a monitor or tablet. “People should be able to work more Institute for the Labour Market and Job specialises in drive and steering technology. Programmed accordingly, the production effi ciently, safely and easily with the new Research showed. According to the study, The need for people, despite technological lines could then organise themselves: The technology,” she adds. the digitalisation of the economy will have developments, is clear at the factory where various building materials would be detected However, the fear that automation will only a slight eff ect on the overall level Trumpf’s stamping tools are made. There, the and processed on the line, the systems would take away jobs is a hard one to shake. How of employment through 2035, but it will company has managed to save dozens of jobs report and repair errors, and materials would expendable are people when the robots nonetheless lead to huge upheavals in the jobs with the help of digitalisation - by off ering be automatically ordered if supplies were take their jobs? “The same old phrases and market. The state’s industrial and business shorter delivery times. If a customer orders running low. placations don’t help anyone who is really chamber sees huge challenges ahead for a tool before 2pm online, it is automatically In a factory of automation specialist Pilz, worried about losing a job,” says Kunschert. companies and their employees, especially produced and sent out from the factory the a workpiece carrier, with the help of a chip, “We are in the midst of changes that will have since many businesses are already having same day. automatically solders and assembles circuit profound eff ects on society.” trouble fi nding workers. “Essentially, customers start and steer our boards. “Digitalisation is not an end in Fears about employment are justifi ed, Chamber president Wolfgang Grenke production,” says Trumpf manager Alexandra itself,” says Pilz director Susanne Kunschert. a study in April from the Nuremberg argues that continuing education must Gleich.– DPA