THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017

CAMPUS | 3 HEALTH | 8 BOLLYWOOD | 1111 ISLI Qatar’s roof A weight-loss expert Jackie Chan garden project changes tune: Focus on meets Salman gets award enjoyment, not perfection Khan Email: [email protected]

THIS FARM HAS IT ALL

From tomatoes to kale, pumpkins to bitter gourd, lettuce to spinach, 80 different varieties of vegetables are all grown under a single roof at a villa in Mamoura. P | 4-5

03 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 CAMPUS PISQ awarded with ECO-Star Trophy

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akistan International School Qatar (PISQ) awarded with the ECO- Star Trophy in “E-waste management category” Pon January 21 for successfully com- pleting ‘Waste Management Project’ that sought to create awareness among the students about the “recycling of the e-waste specifically of computers and cellphones”. The ECO-Schools Programme Awards are handed out annually by Doha Bank to recognise schools that play an active role in propagating eco-consciousness among students and which demonstrates a high Wajeeha Hayat, Sana Saleem and among the students and how to dis- The main objective of the work degree of innovation and creativ- Samaya Saleem took part in this pose of the old computers and was to clean up the electronic waste ity in successfully completing their project. Nishat Wajid and Reema cellphones. The students shared the from the school. green projects as part of the ECO- Rashid coordinated and supervised information with others about the Project coordinators Reema Schools Programme. them. This project was based upon potential environmental hazard of Rashid and Nishat Wajid received Students Rabia Ali, Areej Aqdas, the presentations, debates and dis- e-waste and its impact on human the trophy. Principal Nargis Raza Mumtaz Riaz, Rubab Fatima, Saba cussions by the students. This life. Students also learnt the meth- Otho felicitated and appreciated the Ahmed, Fatima Gulzeb, Iqra Tahir, project helped to create awareness ods of recycling the e-waste. whole team for their effort. ISL Qatar’s roof garden project gets award The Peninsula project won a top prize in the Sus- tainability in Qatar Competition SL Qatar’s roof garden initia- organised by the Ministry of Deliv- tive was honoured with ery and Legacy. With the prize IECO-Schools Programme money and a further donation Awards from Doha Bank for the from the Hyatt Hotel group, the second year in a row. rooftop garden was built and has Now in its second year, the ISL been a pilot in pioneering ‘Green’ Qatar roof garden has endured a projects in other schools. full year’s cycle and further expan- ISL Qatar promotes global cit- sion is under way. Initially created izenship and ecology awareness school has an outstanding reputa- Baccalaureate (IB) programmes and by four ISL Qatar students in through a growing number of stu- tion for high academic standards, an impressive record of admission grades 9, 10 and 11, the garden dent-led ‘Green’ initiatives. The prestigious International to the best universities worldwide. 04 COVER STORY THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 Farm produce under single roof

as a gardener is to save water wher- ever possible. “My garden is next to my kitchen and everything from the kitchen goes into my garden so in the end there is a very little need for extra water,” she says. Right next to her villa, there are some huge trees that provide shade to her garden, which protects them from the extreme heat that the city has to bear during summer. These lessons are learnt after committing her share of mistakes as she says, “I have two people who help me set the soil when I start out at the beginning of the season in September and also to tie the frames required for climbers. Ini- tially a gardener came to help me and he used some chemicals in my mud. I couldn’t bear its smell and became allergic to it. Ever since I stopped using that.” All extra vegetables that she pro- Anisha Bijukumar She says, “Both the gardens her garden is goat manure, dried duces are distributed among her The Peninsula have almost four to five varieties of leaves and all the waste from her friends, as they are the ones who get each plant and most of these veg- kitchen. “I learnt a lesson very early seeds whenever they visit India. rom tomatoes to kale, etables have various health benefits. that it is important that you care for “Most of these seeds are brought from pumpkins to bitter gourd, And they taste so much better than the soil as much as or more than Kerala. Every friend who returns to lettuce to spinach, 80 dif- what is available in the markets. your plants. There are various nutri- Doha gets seeds for me,” Jisha says. ferent varieties of Also they can be cooked faster.” ents in the soil and we need to She adds that she doesn’t understand vegetables are all grown Jisha never uses any chemicals nurture it for our plants,” adds Jisha. the science of gardening and oper- Funder a single roof in this Mamoura and the only fertiliser that goes into One of the challenges she faced ates through her own knowledge. villa. Jisha Krishna is among the few residents here, who have a kitchen garden to produce all the vegeta- bles her house needs almost year around. Jisha grows them in the small space behind her house and terrace. Born and brought up in Kerala, India, Jisha shifted to Doha 14 years back and lived in a small flat for two years before shifting to her cur- rent villa at Mamoura. Jisha grows various types of gourd, drumsticks, chillies, pump- kins, beans, lady’s fingers, brinjal, beetroot, corn, turnip, radish, car- rot, onion, cellary, capsicum, tomato, cabbage, cauliflower, aloe vera and leafy vegetables such as spinach, coriander, curry leaves, parsley, etc. Apart from having a garden behind her house, she also has a terrace garden where she has about 115 bags that grow 40 types of vegetables. 05 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 COVER STORY

Pics by Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula “Initially I read books by Deepak Sach- deva and viewed YouTube channels. I also stay in touch with an organic farmer in UAE, Vijayan Pillai, who guides me in my efforts.” Jisha is also one of the founder mem- bers of the Facebook group Adukkalathottam-Doha (Malayalam phrase meaning Kitchen Garden Doha), who was given a plot of land for farming in Al Dosari Park. She writes frequently for the Facebook page. Jisha’s husband is an employee with a private company while her twin sons, Arjun and Sidharth, are studying at Birla Public School. She says, “My children feel that I love my garden more than I care for them but what they don’t realise is that I am strict even with my plants. Also all my efforts are for their betterment so that they have good healthy food to eat.” Gardening for Jisha serves like a med- itation, “Seeing the fruits of my labour makes me so happy. I have been told many times that my kitchen garden is similar to small farms that can be seen in my native place.” She grows vegetables in various phases from September to April and then when the heat is extreme, she takes a break. Even for that short period, she freezes and stores some of her vegeta- bles and does minimal shopping when required. Kitchen garden takes lot of patience and perseverance but it can be therapeu- tic too. And as Jisha adds there is always the benefit of eating home grown organic vegetables that tastes, smells and looks better. 06 CAMPUS/MARKETPLACE THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 PISQ organises annual sports meet

The Peninsula Embassy of Pakistan, and Guest of Honour Syed Mussaid Nasir Al akistan International Muhannadi from the Ministry of School Qatar (PISQ) Labour along with Principal Nargis organised the annual Raza Otho, Vice Principals of all the sports meet on January four sections & Head of ACD of the 19 at the school’s football School. Pground. The event was marked by The best athletes of all four oath. The main attractions of the demonstrated by the Girls Wing. a string of spectacular perform- wings: Muqarab Yousaf (Junior day were aerobics showcased by Shahida Zaidi, Physical Education ances presented by the young Wing), Muhammad Asim (Boys the students of the Junior Wing. Teacher (GW) accompanied by athletes of all the four wings. The Wing) Farah Ramzan (Girls Wing) Teachers Adila, Sadia and Zeenat Shagufta, Sabah Majeed and Zubia opening ceremony was graced by took part in the opening function. mentored the students for this guided and trained the participants Chief Guest, Hafiz Junaid Amir Sial, It was followed by a Walk Past. event. by engaging them in various drills. Community Welfare Attaché’, Sarim (Boys Wing) took the formal It was followed by PT display The Gymnastic Display and Dumbbell drill was performed by the athletes under the guidance of Muhammad Majid Khan and Adnan Ashraf Physical Education Teach- ers (BW). The events also included ath- letic games like Ball Balancing, Spider Race, Sprint Race, Obstacle Race, Chain and wheel Barrow Race. Tariq Hameed, Physical Education Teacher(JW)managed the track events. A large number of parents also attended the event. They were thrilled to see their children show- ing such passion for sports. Al Zaman Exchange in tie-up with Naseem Al Rabeeh The Peninsula Gold Card, an exclusive value-laden card from Al Zaman Exchange that n a move extending more value to offers a number of benefits including Gold Card customers, Al Zaman faster transactions and discounts on IExchange entered into a tie-up with selected services. A memorandum of Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical Center. understanding was signed between Gold Card customers will now be able Al Zaman Exchange and Naseem Al to avail following benefits: 1. All con- Rabeeh Medical Center on January 17. sultation (specialist) - QR40 (Free 10 Al Zaman Exchange Branch Manager days follow up consultation) Annies Kanikode, Marketing Execu- 2. All consultation (General) – tive Mohammed Adeeb and Corporate QR30 (Free 10 days follow up) Service Executive Remya Rakesh, 3. Super Specialty - QR200. Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical Center 4. All lab tests and investigations - General Manager Dr Munir Ali Ibra- 15% discount. him, Corporate and Public Relation 5. All X-Ray and ultra sound check- Manager Mohammed Arif and Corpo- up - 15% discount. 6. Dental rate and Public Relation Officer Iqbal procedure- 10% discount. Abdulla were present on the This new tie-up adds more to the occasion. 07 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 MARKETPLACE

The Peninsula Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East ollowing Round 3, the championship will shift its focus to Round 4 come series returns to Dubai Autodrome February, at the illustri- ous Yas Marina Circuit in FAbu Dhabi. The return to the well- known Formula 1 circuit will mark the halfway stage of Season 8, with all drivers continuing to push them- selves for those crucial championship points, putting them in the best possible position for the final two rounds in Bahrain. Season 7 at the Abu Dhabi cir- cuit saw UAE-based driver Jeffery Schmidt win both races, a feat any driver is yet to achieve this season. With plenty of the drivers in this year’s championship experiencing the famous circuit for their first time, only time will tell which driver will be best placed to take the spoils from this popular track. Speaking on the return of the series this weekend and looking ahead at the remaining rounds, Walter Lechner, founder and man- ager of the Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East series, said; the opening two rounds, and we’ve sport as the drivers know that los- with Race 2 at the slightly later time “I am very excited for the return of witnessed some of the closest races ing out on even one position could of 3.40pm on Saturday. the championship this weekend this championship has ever seen. be the difference on their overall For the latest news on the Por- and, after speaking to a few of the “This part of the series is always position at the end of the season.” sche GT3 Cup Challenge Middle East, drivers over the winter break, I pivotal, as the drivers are starting Returning from the winter visit: www.gt3cupchallenge-me. know just how much it means to to find their form, and have a good break this weekend, fans can expe- com or follow the series’ news at them to continue to do well in the idea of the targets they want to set rience the action of round three www.facebook.com/porscheGT3C- series and prove themselves on the for the rest of the season. With the from the stands at the Dubai Auto- CME, on Twitter @ track. The level of competition has leaderboard being so close, this is drome on January 27th-28th. Race PorscheGT3CCME and on Insta- been extremely high over great for fans and spectators of the 1 will take place at 3pm tomorrow, gram @porscheGT3me

The Peninsula football fans can enjoy the live Hilton Hotel Doha screening of all the matches to ollowing the huge success soak up on all the action as it of Euro cup Fan zone, Hilton takes place at the stadiums and FHotel Doha launched the launches Beach Arena tent join the cheering crowds. For an Beach Arena tent on January 14 even more exciting experience, to feature the games of the Afri- football food bar, all day happy can Cup of Nations 2017, the hour for QR30 and shisha for Handball World Cup, the Span- QR70 are offered at the tent. The ish league, and the English Hilton Doha Beach Arena is open Premier League. Located at the daily from 6pm - 1am until Feb- beach front, the sports hub offers ruary 5. a range of food and beverage Few minutes away from the options and aims at bringing all embassies, government offices, sports community,and football extensive shopping and promi- fans in Doha together under one nent landmarks, Hilton Doha tent. “We are thrilled to launch features five restaurants includ- the Beach Arena tent this year to teams and experience the stadium Hilton Hotel Doha. ing the popular Trader Vic’s and offer Doha Sports’ enthusiasts a buzz as it happens,” said Julien With 10 giant screens, as well leisure facilities including eforea, unique spot to cheer on their Besancon, Director of Operations, as booths for private groups, Hilton’s very own spa concept. 08 HEALTH THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017

Amby Burfoot The Washington Post

n years past, many nutrition and weight-loss experts gave their patients rigid guidelines to follow. They often coun- selled eating less, switching Ito low-fat foods, carrying sliced cel- ery in a plastic bag for snack time, and eating high-volume, modest- calorie foods like salads. This approach proved spectac- ularly unsuccessful, at least if you judge it by rampant obesity rates. Now, many of these same nutrition experts are taking a simpler, gen- tler approach. Physician Yoni Freedhoff has made the switch. Freedhoff also argues that the new way is a better way. An assistant professor of fam- ily medicine at the University of Ottawa, Freedhoff is founder and medical director of the Bariatric A weight-loss expert changes tune: Medical Institute, which provides nonsurgical weight management. When he began his work in 2004, Focus on enjoyment, not perfection he told patients they should stick close to the practices of the National Weight Control Registry (NWCR). coined, ‘Best Weight,’ “ he says. has returned to about where it was going to stick with it. Desiring cer- This large group of self-selected “That’s whatever weight you reach at the one-month mark of the diet. tain foods doesn’t mean you lack weight-loss stars has dropped more when you are living the healthiest “Our findings strongly suggest willpower. It’s just a sign of the than 30 pounds and retained the life that you honestly enjoy. When that weight-loss programmes human condition.” loss for more than five years. Many you let go of the numbers, people should not be short-term efforts,” Freedhoff and Hall are agnos- registry members follow a low-fat tend to take more pride in their says Hall. “Rather, they take per- tic when it comes to picking a best diet, and walk an hour or more per efforts, and that helps them stick sistent lifestyle changes. The diet for weight loss. They believe day. They also tend to eat breakfast, with the efforts.” primary determinant of success is weight-loss can only succeed when weigh themselves weekly, and Last August, Freedhoff and sustained adherence to healthy it’s part of a long-term plan. They monitor television time. National Institutes of Health math- changes in diet and physical note that exercise improves many A few years later, Freedhoff ematician and obesity researcher activity.” health measures even if it doesn’t began loosening up. “I’m not nearly Kevin Hall published a paper in the Hall is a bit of an ivory-tower add substantially to weight loss. The as rigid now as I was then,” he says. British medical journal The Lancet academic type, but Freedhoff works American Heart Association and “Our patients had some initial weight outlining the “trajectory” of most “in the trenches,” as he puts it. Since other medical groups have deter- loss on the NWCR programme, but weight-loss efforts. what he observed on a daily basis mined that a modest weight-loss the recidivism rate was high. We They explained that, yes, it is closely matched what he read in can lead to “clinically meaningful” changed because we realised we possible for motivated dieters to various research reports, Freedhoff improvements in glucose, choles- were treating people by numbers, lose a pound to 1.5 pounds per week figured it was time to try something terol and blood pressure. not as individuals. It’s arrogant to for the first month or so. But that different. Besides, anyone could see Hall and his NIH colleagues think that there’s one right way for rate of weight loss soon slows. Then that the usual dietary advice of a have posted a Body Weight Plan- everybody.” it bottoms out at about six months. decade ago wasn’t working. ner online tool at supertracker.usda. Because the most successful After that, the pounds begin creep- Of course, Freedhoff doesn’t tell gov.bwp. It can be used to plan and weight-loss strategies are those ing back. patients they can eat as much as monitor a slow-but-steady weight- people can maintain, Freedhoff They further explained that, in they want. Calories still count. But loss programme. restructured his programme to this case, the initial weight-loss no one has to actually tally his or Freedhoff admits he has com- keep patients engaged. He moved comes from a calorie cutback of her daily calorie total, and Freed- piled no rigorous data to show his away from numbers like body mass 700 to 800 calories per day. Few hoff doesn’t insist on restriction. He new approach works better than index (BMI) and body-fat percent- people can maintain this restrictive also contends that it’s a myth that the old. But he’s convinced of its age. He preached that perfection eating pattern for long, however. At dieting should be difficult. A diet has merit. “I believe we’re seeing less was not the aim, and that few would six months, the average calorie def- to include foods you enjoy. recidivism than we used to,” he says. lose every possible pound. Better icit has declined to about 150 “Eating food is one of the most “And for sure, happiness has to focus on more realistic goals. calories per day, and the weight basic human pleasures,” he notes. increased. The staff is happier, and “We started to use a term I soon climbs. After two years, weight “If a diet causes suffering, you’re not our patients are happier.”

10 FOOD THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017

Tartine: The one-slice-fits-all sandwich

Dorie Greenspan 1/2 teaspoon ground sumac piece of parchment paper. probably want more lemon juice, The Washington Post (optional) Rinse the eggplants and prick but you might want more of other 1 lemon them in several places with the tip things, as well, so tinker. Aleppo pepper or a smaller of a paring knife. Set them on the At this point, you can use the t’s east to make roasted gin- amount of ground cayenne pep- baking sheet and roast (middle eggplant spread or transfer it to ger-eggplant tartines. The per or crushed red pepper flakes rack) until they are so soft that an airtight container and refriger- eggplant mixture also can be they collapse on themselves, 40 ate it for up to 3 days. used as a dip. The ginger to Tabasco or other hot sauce to 60 minutes, depending on their To assemble the tartines, lay be coarsely chopped, but you Fine sea salt size. out the slices of bread. Brush the Ican of course grate it with a Micro- Allow them to cool to warm or top of each one lightly with olive plane, if you prefer. For the tartine room temperature on the sheet. oil and season lightly with salt and The eggplant spread can be 4 thick slices country bread Slit the eggplant(s). If the seeds pepper. Cover the bread with pear refrigerated in an airtight container (toasted, if you’d like) are large and prominent, you can slices, overlapping the slices; for up to 3 days; its flavour may Olive oil remove them. Scrape the flesh into sprinkle with lemon juice. Spread actually improve after a day’s chill. 1 ripe pear, sliced very thinly a bowl and mash it with a fork; a thick layer of the eggplant over (preferably using a mandoline) you should have at least 2 cups of the pear layer, then finish the tar- Ingredients Fresh lemon juice pulp. (If the pieces of eggplant tines with scatterings of scallions, 4 scallions or 2 spring onions, seem long and unwieldy, just cut radishes, greens and pomegran- For the eggplant spread trimmed and very thinly sliced them using scissors or a paring ate seeds, if you’re using them. 8 radishes, trimmed and very knife.) Stir in the tahini and pome- Sprinkle with salt. Serve with 3 1/2 pounds whole eggplants thinly sliced granate molasses; once they’re a fork and sharp knife. 1/4 cup tahini (stir well before A small handful of butter let- incorporated, mix in the scallions measuring) tuce or arugula or spring onion, the cilantro and/ VARIATION: For more gar- 2 tablespoons pomegranate Pomegranate seeds (arils; or mint, ginger and ground sumac, licky flavour in the eggplant molasses optional) if you’re using it. spread, you can cut small slits in 4 scallions or 1 spring onion, Fine sea salt Grate the zest of the lemon into eggplants before roasting and trimmed and thinly sliced (white Freshly ground black pepper the bowl, stir and then squeeze in insert slivers of garlic in them. and light-green parts) the juice from about half of the Nutrition | Per serving: 410 cal- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro Steps lemon. Add a pinch or two of the ories, 13 g protein, 75 g and/or mint Aleppo pepper, cayenne or carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated 1 to 2 tablespoons peeled, For the spread: Preheat the crushed red pepper flakes, a cou- fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 660 mg coarsely chopped fresh ginger root oven to 400 degrees. Line a bak- ple of shakes of hot sauce, a little sodium, 15 g dietary fiber, 24 g (from a 3-inch piece) ing sheet with aluminium foil or a salt, and then taste. You’ll sugar. 11 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 BOLLYWOOD

Jackie Chan meets

egendary action star panda toys, sharing a light moment rahe hai. Jackie Chan.” Subhash Ghai Jackie Chan, who is in for the camera. “Kung Fu Yoga” is part of the Mumbai to promote his Previously, Salman had three-film agreement signed turns 72; B-Town forthcoming film “Kung thanked Chan on Twitter for offer- between China and India during Fu Yoga”, met Bolly- ing this film to his “Dabangg” Chinese President Xi Jinping’s hopes he keeps Lwood superstar Salman Khan, co-star Sonu Sood. Sonu had recent visit to India. The film also during his visit. replied to the “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” stars actors Disha Patani, Sonu entertaining Salman posted a photograph star by tweeting: “Bhai Salman Sood, Amyra Dastur and Sonu Sood. with the “Rush Hour” star from Khan I have an unusual power- Directed by Stanley Tong, the their meeting. The image shows the packed surprise for you. See you action comedy film was shot in s Bollywood’s ‘showman’ two actors posing with two stuffed soon in India... Pandeji Hum aah India, Dubai and Beijing. Subhash Ghai turned 72 Aon Tuesday, celebrities like Anupam Kher and Shabana Azmi wished him a “lovely” year It’s Raees vs in theatres and expressed the hope that he continues making movies. Ghai, who has helmed films ollywood superstar Shah “The movies opened with an “”, in which Shah like “Khalnayak”, “Taal”, “Ram Rukh Khans “Raees” and extraordinary response from the Rukh starred and Hrithik assisted Lakhan” and “Saudagar”, has Bactor -star- audience. Both films will have his father in been in the industry for over four rer “Kaabil” are both having a neck and neck competition at the direction. decades. While Anupam thanked “neck and neck” fight in theatres. box office. It will be no surprise The duo have even appeared Ghai for his “guidance”, Vivek While Hrithiks film is getting to see these movies crossing the in films like “Kabhi Khushi Kab- Agnihotri wished the “Taal” strong word of mouth publicity, Rs100cr mark soon,” Sampat hie Gham”, “Om Shanti Om” and helmer saying he has entertained his mentor Shah Rukh’s movie added. “Don 2”. Agnihotri “like hell”. has “entertaining masala”, thus According to trade expert Even the “Raees” and “Kaa- Here is what the celebrities making both the films a must- Komal Nahta, both “Raees” and bil” clash couldn’t break their had to say: watch, say trade gurus. “Kaabil” have their own pros and relationship as both of them Shabana Azmi: Happy birth- “’Raees’ has received excep- cons. acknowledged each others’ films day Subhash Ghai. Have a super tionally good advance booking, “’Kaabil’ may have started publicly on social media. year and a lovely birthday. while ‘Kaabil’ is picking up fast slow because of ‘Raees’ opposi- “Dear SRK, today as a mentor, Rakesh Roshan: Subhash ji with good reviews. ‘Raees’ is tion, but it is bound to pick up,” I’m sure you will inspire me yet Happy Birthday and God bless. backed by intense portrayals Nahta posted on Twitter. “‘Raees’ again with ‘Raaes’ and as a stu- Anupam Kher: Happy birth- from Nawazuddin Siddiqui and may lack novelty in story, but it dent, I hope you are proud of me day. Thank you for your cinema . ‘Kaabil’ on the has entertaining masala to score with ‘Kaabil’,” Hrithik tweeted. and guidance. Both helped me other hand, is equipped with at the box office,” he added. Shah Rukh replied: “Hrithik... in shaping up my life. Have a Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gau- Shah Rukh and Hrithik have wish I could have avoided over- long and happy life. tam’s best performances ever,” always enjoyed a mentor and his lap of releases. That said...my love Anil Kapoor: Happy Birth- Devang Sampat, Director, Stra- protege relationship together. to you and Yami Gautam, dad and day to the man who made tegic Initiatives, Cinépolis India, Their friendship goes back to Sanjay Gupta. ‘Kaabil’ will be cinema a grand experience for said in a statement. 1990s films “” and awesome.” both actors and audiences. The master entertainer Subhash Ghai. 12 HOLLYWOOD THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 Deadpool gets shuts out, as superheroes again fail to charm the Academy

Michael Cavna The Washington Post

harm will only get you so far if you’re wearing Spandex. And in the case of “Deadpool,” a sly grin and a subversive Cwink weren’t good enough to get through the self-serious Academy’s door. Despite a winningly smirking Oscars campaign and much criti- cal love, “Deadpool” was shut out come Tuesday’s Academy Awards nominations. Oscars speculation had grown around “Deadpool” after the film received Golden Globe nominations for best comedy/musical and best actor, for Ryan Reynolds. The fourth-wall-breaking film adapted from the Marvel comics was the adapted-screenplay nom come the and “Suicide Squad” for makeup/ nominated for makeup/hairstyling). Smaller Superhero Film That Could film’s way? hairstyling. Another year, another dearth of at the box office and then on the That, it turns out, was all wish- Other than animation, the year’s superhero recognition in major regional critics and guild awards ful thinking by fans. “Deadpool” was highest-grossing blockbusters can categories. circuit. shut out even in the major techni- be found only in the tech catego- In Hollywood in recent years, Would “Deadpool” actually cal categories. ries, including “Rogue One” (visual only the subversive “Birdman” can sneak in as a best picture nominee? Instead, the realm of superhe- effects and sound mixing), “The Jun- fly — it claimed best picture. Would Reynolds slip in with an act- roes is represented by Marvel’s gle Book” (visual effects) and “Star The Academy Awards will be ing nod, or would an “Doctor Strange” for visual effects, Trek Beyond” (like “Suicide Squad,” February 26.

Mel Gibson welcomes ninth child Emma Stone ready to do Broadway again

ctor Mel Gibson, 60, has welcomed his ninth child. The baby ctress Emma Stone says she boy is from his girlfriend of two years, Rosalind Ross, 26, would love to do another Areports people.com. He was born on Saturday. Gibson’s rep- ABroadway show. Stone resentative said the baby had been starred in “Cabaret” on Broadway named Lars Gerard. “They’re in 2014. And now, she wants to thrilled and Lars is adorable. Their return to the stage. “I would love family is all around them and Mel that. I’m looking. I definitely would is over the moon. They’re home love to do theatre again, I don’t and everybody is healthy and know if I’d be able to do a musical happy,” the representative said. any time soon just because main- Gibson shares seven children taining the voice is pretty tricky but, with ex-wife Robyn Moore, to my god, I’d love to do theatre again whom he was married for 26 very soon,” Stone told standard. years. The “Hacksaw Ridge” direc- co.uk. tor has one daughter from his Stone said while her voice is relationship with Russian pianist unlikely to be able to take the strain of a musical, there are numerous Oksana Grigorieva. plays she would be eager to be part of. 13 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 SCIENCE

transactions such as online bank- ing and shopping because they Just 5 attempts can open Android pattern lock believe it is a secure system. How- ever, our findings suggest that using Pattern Lock to protect sensitive information could actually be very risky,” said Zheng Wang, principle investigator and co-author of the paper. Researchers evaluated the attack using 120 unique patterns collected from independent users. They were able to crack more than 95 percent of patterns within five attempts. Experts believe that complex shapes were easier to crack because they help the fingertip algorithm to narrow down the possible options. “Contrary to many people’s per- ception that more complex patterns give better protection, this attack f you think that the popular before the device becomes locked. unlock their device, the attacker, actually makes more complex pat- pattern lock system in It is used by around 40 percent of who is pretending to play with their terns easier to crack and so they Android smartphones is the Android device owners. phone, can then use software to may be more secure using shorter, best option to safeguard your According to researchers from quickly track the owner’s fingertip simpler patterns,” added lead device, you are mistaken as Lancaster University in Britain, movements relative to the position author Guixin Ye from Northwest Isecurity researchers have found Northwest University in China and of the device. University. that it takes just five attempts to University of Bath, Germany, “Within seconds, the algorithm Researchers could crack all but break into Android devices. attackers can crack pattern lock produces a small number of candi- one of the patterns categorised as Pattern lock is a security meas- reliably within five attempts by date patterns to access the Android complex within the first attempt but ure that protects mobile phones or using video and computer vision phone or tablet,” the researchers they successfully cracked 87.5 per- tablets. algorithm software. said in a university statement. cent of median complex patterns However, users only have five By covertly videoing the owner “People tend to use complex pat- and 60 percent of simple patterns attempts to get the pattern right drawing their pattern lock shape to terns for important financial with the first attempt.

World’s brightest Samsung unveils enhanced battery safety measures light source facility fter revealing that faulty batteries in Galaxy to come up in China Note 7 smartphone caused devices to catch Afire, Samsung Electronics has announced new hina plans to build a and enhanced quality assurance measures to next-generation syn- improve product safety. “Included in the check are Cchrotron radiation enhanced tests (durability test, visual inspection, facility in Beijing, according X-Ray test, disassembling test and OCT test), as well to a researcher from Chinese as newly applied measures (charge and discharge Academy of Sciences. Dong test, among others),” the South Korean giant said in Yuhui said that the project is a statement. expected to start in Novem- The multi-layer safety measures protocol would ber 2018 and will be implement strict safety standards on each element completed in six years. of the devices, including design and materials used, The total investment will device hardware strength and capabilities and reach 4.8bn yuan ($698m), improved software algorithms for safer battery lessons learned to contribute toward improved safety the China Daily reported. charging temperature, current and duration. standards,” the company announced. The facility, dubbed Bei- Samsung has also formed a battery advisory The company said that the investigations by three jing Light Source, will meet group of external advisers to ensure battery safety independent industry organisations concluded that the national security and innovation. “Samsung hopes that this case will the batteries were found to be the cause of the Note demands and create aero- serve as an opportunity to improve the safety of lith- 7 incidents. Samsung decided to discontinue the Note space materials among other ium-ion batteries not only for the company but for 7 last October after recalling millions of the devices products. the entire industry and will actively share the worldwide over safety concerns. 14 CINEMA PLUS THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017

NOVO ROYAL PLAZA VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Raees (2D/Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm Robo-Dog (2D/Family) 2:30 & 4:15pm Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 12:45, 2:00, 4:00, 5:15, Monster Trucks (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 7:00pm 6:00, 8:00, 9:45, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Kaabil (2D/Hindi) 2:30, 9:00 & 11:00pm Monster Trucks (Animation) 3D 10:30am, 2:50 & 7:50pm 2D 12:40, 5:00, 9:20 & 11:30pm Raees (2D/Hindi) 4:15, 8:00 & 10:30pm Kaabil (2D/Hindi) 10:00am, 12:40, 3:30, 6:20, 9:10pm & 12:00midnight Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2D/Action) 5:00, 7:00 & 9:00pm Robo-Dog (2D/Family) 10:00, 11:50am, 1:40, 3:30, 5:20 & 7:15pm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 6:00pm Weapoinzed (2D/Action) 9:10 & 11:15pm Ballerina (2D/Animation) 10:00am & 2:25pm Weapoinzed (2D/Action) 11:30pm La La Land (2D/Musical) 11:50am, 6:15, 8:50 & 11:25pm Sing (2D/Animation) 4:15pm Singham 3 (2D/Tamil) 11:00am, 2:10, 5:20 & 8:30 ASIAN TOWN Passengers (2D/Adventure) 9:30pm Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (3D IMAX/Action) 10:30am, 2:45, 7:00 & 11:15pm Kaabil (Hindi) 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00pm, 12:30 & 02:00am Raees (Hindi) 12:30, 2:00, 3:30, 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00pm 12:30 & 02:00am XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (3D IMAX/Action) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 3:00, 7:30pm & 12:00midnight AL KHOR Raees (Hindi) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm Kaabil (Hindi) 12:15, 3:00, 5:45, 8:30 MALL & 11:15pm Resident Evil(2D/Action) 12:00noon, 12:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 & 11:15pm

Moana (2D/Animation) 2:00pm Raees (2D/Hindi) 2:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm ROXY Robo-Dog (2D/Family) 2:00 & 3:45pm Robo Dog 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Raees (Hindi) 2:00, 5:00, 7:45, 8:00, 10:45, 11:00 Kaabil (2D/Hindi) 4:00, 6:30 & 10:45pm & 11:20pm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 2:00, 4:20, 6:45 & 9:00pm Monster Trucks (2D/Animation) 4:30 & 6:30pm Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2D/Action) 5:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm KAABIL XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 7:30pm Weapoinzed (2D/Action) 9:00pm

LANDMARK

Raees (2D/Hindi) 2:00, 6:30 & 10:45pm Monster Trucks (2D/Animation) 2:00 & 6:30pm Kaabil (2D/Hindi) 4:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm Weapoinzed (2D/Action) 4:30 & 9:00pm Robo-Dog (2D/Family) 2:00 & 3:45pm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 5:30pm When they get hitched, visually-impaired couple Rohan Bhatnagar (Hrithik) Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2D/Action) 7:15, 9:15 & 11:15pm and Supriya Sharma (Yami) light up each other’s lives. Unfortunately their dark world goes topsy-turvy when Supriya is raped and Rohan finds the policemen playing blind’s man’s buff. Leaving him with no choice, but to Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. take the law into his own hands.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE 15 THURSDAY 26 JANUARY 2017 BRAIN TEASERS

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box contains the same number only once.

Yesterday’s answer

ALL IN THE MIND

BANK, BARTER, BUY, CASH, CLIENT, COMMERCE, COMMODITY, COMMUNICATION, COMPANY, CONTRACT, CREDIT, CURRENCY, CUSTOMERS, DEAL, EARNINGS, ENTERPRISE, ENTREPRENEUR, EXCHANGE, EXPORT, FINANCE, GAIN, GOODS, IMPORT, INCOME, INDUSTRY, LOAN, LOSS, MARKET, MERCHANT, MONEY, NETWORK, PAYMENT, PROFIT, PURCHASE, RETURN, SALES, SELL, SERVICES, SHARES, STOCK, TRADE, TRANSACTION.

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