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Texas A&M holds Fashion designers Don’t think of Graduate Studies and NFL team up on stardom anymore: Open House 50 footballs Nagarjuna

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Spine tingling aerial trapeze, daring stunts and feats of technical brilliance combined with astonishing fountains make ‘Circus of Giant Fountains’ at Souq Waqif more than just a circus show.

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SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 | 03 COVER STORY Breathtaking circus show at Souq Waqif

By Raynald C Rivera It took a big chartered plane to bring all the an- The Peninsula imals, props, equipment and costumes which alto- gether weigh around 40 tonnes, said Naumochknina. “They came a week before the opening because they had to install the stage which involves some pine tingling aerial trapeze, daring stunts and unique technical construction,” she added. feats of technical brilliance combined with The stage partly and entirely opens and clos- high-tech staging and breathtaking fountains es making way for the fountains underneath which Smake “Circus of Giant Fountains” more than shoot water along with music in a choreographed just a circus show. manner. The water reservoir underneath the stage Currently playing at this year’s Souq Waqif Spring holds over a hundred tones of water. Festival, the show is just fitting to be the major spec- The acclaimed show, Naumochknina said, is hard tacle at the festival as it provides a truly unique expe- to replicate as it involves a lot of complex technolo- rience for people of all ages. gies from Japan and Russia. The show brings together award-winning acro- duction with some of the best artistes from Rus- “I’m sure people here will like the show because of bats, aerialists and equilibrists from all over Europe sia, Ukraine and Azerbaijan who perform varied acts its uniqueness and it offers a new type of entertain- in one thematic show combining the four classical el- such as aerial trapeze, equilibrium act, straps act ment which is in European style as well is an equal ements of air, water, earth and fire. and illusions,” said Natalia Naumochknina, Interna- mix of trapeze, acrobatics, comedy, illusion and ani- For the first time the 30-member troupe has trav- tional Sales & Marketing Manager of Lana group In- mal show,” added Naumochknina. elled to the GCC after its highly successful shows all ternational, the event management company which People can catch the show until February 4 at over Europe which also feature ballet, illusion and an- brought the show to Doha. Souq Waqif, opposite the north parking zone and imal shows. The audience could not help but erupt into loud close to Musheireb Boutique Hotel. Tickets are priced “Circus of Giant Fountains is a European pro- applause every time the artistes soar into a dazzling QR30, QR50 and QR100. performance revealing many years of training cata- pulting them into becoming laureates in international circus competitions and festivals. Adorable performing animals including brown bears, Samoyed dogs, cats and monkeys amuse the audience as they carry out series of tricks such as bal- ancing acts and riding in motorcycles. “We brought around 40 animals. Just for the bears act we brought four brown bears. The show is total entertainment combining human skill and ani- mal tricks,” Naumochknina told The Peninsula. The show also features quick costume change illu- sion and a funny clown duo who perform tricks with audience interaction. Highlighting the breathtaking show are 600-pump fountains the highest of which could go up to 18m. illuminated with colourful LED and laser lights, the fountains add more colour and emphasis to the al- ready amazing performances. 04 | SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 CAMPUS

Republic Day celebrated at Bhavan’s

Bhavan’s Public School celebrated the Indian Republic Day. Guest of Honour P K Ismail, Director Board member, hoisted the tricolour. School choir sung patriotic songs. Republic Day message was given by Baburajan, President, and Vice-Principal M P Philip addressed the gathering. A team led by Headmistress Shailaja Krishnakumar visited the Indian Coast Guard Ship Sankalp. The captain and the crew explained details and specifications of the ship.

Doha Modern Indian School celebrates Annual Sports Day

Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS) celebrated their 11th Annual Sports Day on January 25. The participants took an oath administered by the Head Boy Justin Matthew. The Sports Captain Venessa Maria welcomed officials, students and guests. The Chief Guest Jayashankar Pillai, Director of the school, declared the meet open. The Guests of Honour Seema Posco, Managing Director H2O Swimming Academy, addressed the gathering. The students showcased their multifaceted talents. The event was culminated in the awards ceremony. ‘Ruby House’ emerged as the champions. Physical Education teacher Richard proposed vote of thanks. SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 | 05 CAMPUS Texas A&M holds Graduate Studies Open House

exas A&M University at Qa- tar welcomed potential mas- ter’s students for the Graduate TStudies Open House at the Tex- as A&M Engineering Building at Educa- tion City recently. The event aimed to answer ques- tions for prospective students about Texas A&M at Qatar’s two master’s pro- grammes in chemical engineering. Dr Patrick Linke, Executive Direc- tor of Graduate Studies and chair of the Chemical Engineering Programme at Texas A&M at Qatar, said: “Potential graduate students learned about our programmes, resources and campus life. There were presentations by our current students to illustrate typical graduate student work. A lively pan- el discussion across academia and in- dustry debated the need to graduate education in a knowledge-based so- ciety. Our graduate students will par- ticipate in cutting-edge research that aligns with Qatar National Vision 2030 for sustainable development. Our class schedules allow part-time studies next to full-time employment in indus- oratories to get a better perspective on velopment of the human capital Qatar uate studies at Texas A&M at Qatar, try or government, and we also have being an Aggie graduate student. needs to support the country’s vision said, “The Texas A&M at Qatar Grad- a number of graduate research and Prospective graduate students and future.” uate Studies Open House was a great teaching assistantship positions avail- learned about Texas A&M at Qatar’s Dr Ahmed Abdel Wahab, professor opportunity for potential master’s stu- able for full-time students every year.“ graduate programme offerings, degree in the Chemical Engineering Program, dents to learn more about the benefits Potential graduate students were eligibility requirements and the re- said: “The quality of teaching and re- and opportunities available to obtain invited to the event to interact with sources offered including financial aid search offered at Texas A&M at Qatar a graduate degree from Texas A&M at current students and recently gradu- opportunities and flexible schedules. is absolutely outstanding. Thus, our Qatar.” ated students. Faculty and administra- Dr Eyad Masad, Vice-Dean at Texas graduate program provides an unprec- Applications for the Master of Sci- tors were present to provide informa- A&M at Qatar, said: “We are dedicated edented opportunity for the young ence (MS) and Master of Engineering tion on the program. Attendees also to achieving the goals sets forward in generation to obtain an excellent grad- (M.Eng) programmes are being accept- toured Texas A&M at Qatar’s world- QNV 2030, and our graduate program uate education.” ed for the fall 2016 semester and will class facilities and state-of-the-art lab- is a significant contributor to the de- Hania Ayyash, manager of grad- remain open until June 1.

IIS students visit ICGS Sankalp

Students of Ideal Indian School (IIS) visited Indian Coast Guard Ship Sankalp recently. The visit was organised by the Indian embassy. Twenty students from various classes got an opportunity to learn about the coastal protection methods and functioning of the ships. ICGS Sankalp, the 5th Advanced Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV) of the Indian Coast Guard with latest equipment and systems, performs the role of a command platform and accomplish all Coast Guard charter of duties. Students got in-depth understanding on the roles, responsibilities and commitment of Indian Coast Guards in safeguarding Indian maritime areas. They also interacted with crew members. 06 | SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 MARKETPLACE

Sheraton Doha unveils Haute Tea Concept

heraton Doha Resort & Convention Hotel has joined hands with Dimensions to launch an upgraded afternoon tea concept at the hotel’s lobby lounge, The Atrium. To mark Sthe launch of the haute afternoon tea concept, Sheraton Doha hosted social media icon and fashionista Dana Tuwairish who has more than 1.2 million followers on Instagram. The guests were spoilt for choice with sweet delights such as Fashion Cookies,Chocolate Brownie Handbag and Tiramisu with Dulce De Leche, Sugar Bag as well as Chocolate covered vintage hotel key with the Sheraton logo. The culinary offering extends to a wide selection of savoury including Sun-dried Tomato Cookies with Basil Cream Cheese, Cream Cheese Organic Smoked Salmon, Chicken Mayo Sandwich, Za’atar and Labneh Sandwich. The famed tradition of the afternoon tea indulgence has been transformed into a robust, delectable and unique experience at Sheraton Doha. It has been carefully created to celebrate all the senses while assuring a relaxed charm. The afternoon tea is served daily from 2pm to 8pm for QR340 per two people. Bedaya Center hosts ‘Get in the Ring’ competition

s part of the Global Get in the porters. As part of the event six star- Ring competition (GITR,) Be- tups battled it out against each oth- daya Center for Entrepreneur- er through pitches that covered their Aship and Career Development business model, financials and mar- hosted the first GITR event in Qatar. ket valuations. Those who participated The event was held in Carnegie Mellon in the final competition were Admis- University. sions Buddy, DatePit Filter, Jebel Qatar, Get in the Ring is a global compe- Metis, Tutors HNM and Concept X. tition that started in 2012 by the Er- The judges at the event were Razan asmus Centre for Entrepreneurship in Suliman, Founder of Bylens and Fanil- Holland and since then has grown to la Couture; Bilal Randeree, Managing include more than 80 countries world- Director of Qatar Living, and Reem Al wide. The event gives startups a podi- Suwaidi, General Manager of Bedaya um to connect to capital, talent and ex- Center. Maymoona Ayseh, who’s star- pertise that is needed for accelerated tup, the Date Pit Filter, was the winner. growth. It is a project that removes salt from In its first edition in Qatar, GITR water using crushed date pits as a filter. brought together a group of startups Her device would make desalination from different industries and provided more affordable and accessible to all. them with a platform to pitch their ide- Yvette Van Eachoud, the Ambassa- as in front of local and regional sup- dor of Netherlands said: “I am thrilled that the Get in the Ring concept has event, to promote his business BW De- travelled from The Netherlands to Qa- sign. He urged everyone thinking of tar. It shows the innovative and crea- starting a business to take the oppor- tive way entrepreneurship is develop- tunity and start now. ing in this country. To become an entre- Reem Al Suwaidi, General Manag- preneur you need to have many skills er of Bedaya Center, said: “As the host and talents, and one of them is sell- of Get In the Ring - Qatar, we strive to ing yourself and your product. The Get raise awareness of the value of the in the Ring format is an excellent and startup community. We will highlight fun way of preparing yourself for suc- several initiatives that aim to make it cess in the competitive arena of new easier for individuals to start new busi- entrepreneurs. Congratulations to win- nesses. Also, we are committed to de- ner Maymoona Ayesh and to all con- veloping entrepreneurs in Qatar and testants for having the courage to get help facilitate this by getting various up there. And congratulations to Be- players from the ecosystem involved”. daya for connecting to Erasmus Cen- The Bedaya Center for Entrepre- tre for Entrepreneurship in Rotterdam neurship &SME Development (Bedaya for this exciting initiative, which will no Center) is a joint initiative by Qatar De- doubt have wonderful spin-offs.” velopment Bank & Silatech, and seeks Twelve- year old Qatari, Khalifa Al to offer career development as well Mutawa was one of the youngest en- as entrepreneurship services for the trepreneurs who pitched during the youth of Qatar. SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 | 07 FOOD A microwaved muffin in mug

By Melissa D’Arabian Coconut-cinnamon roll microwave 1 tablespoon coconut oil, melted one teaspoon of the cream cheese and AP mug muffin (or neutral oil) a sprinkle of cinnamon. ¼ cup plain low-fat Greek yogurt Divide the remaining batter among Start to finish: 5 minutes ¼ cup milk the two mugs. Sprinkle with cinnamon Servings: 2 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and the remaining teaspoon of brown y kids love to eat anything 2 teaspoons low-fat cream cheese sugar. One at a time, microwave on from a cup (ever since my Ingredients Cinnamon, to garnish high for about 1 minute 15 seconds, or mother-in-law gifted our en- 2 tablespoons almond flour (meal) until the muffin is dry on top (timing Mtire family personalised pho- 1 tablespoon coconut flour In a medium bowl, whisk together will vary by microwave). Let cool a few to mugs), so I decided to give it a go. 2 tablespoons quinoa flour (or the almond flour, coconut flour, quinoa minutes before eating. Turns out, mug muffins are a perfect other gluten-free substitute or all- flour, two tablespoons of brown sugar, Nutrition information per serving: warming treat for our family’s “fun Fri- purpose flour) baking powder and salt. Add the egg, 290 calories; 150 calories from fat (52 day” breakfast! Try my coconut-cinna- 2 tablespoons packed dark brown oil, yogurt, milk and vanilla, then whisk percent of total calories); 17 gram fat mon roll muffin this week. And by the sugar, plus 1 teaspoon until well mixed. (9 gram saturated; 0 gram trans fats); way, if you mix ¼ cup of unsweetened ¾ teaspoon baking powder Coat two 8-ounce mugs with cook- 120mg cholesterol; 410mg sodium; 27 dark cocoa powder into the batter and Pinch kosher salt ing spray. Spoon a heaping tablespoon gram carbohydrate; 2 gram fibre; 19 leave out the cinnamon, the results will 1 egg of batter into each mug. Top each with gram sugar; 9 gram protein. be dessert-worthy. I make the batter in a small bowl, then pour into a mug coated with cooking spray, which means you miss out on that cool viral-video moment of mixing everything up in the actual mug before it heads off to cook. But those videos are really sped up, and actually there are a lot of ingre- dients that have to get poured into a cup to make just one muffin (and what about making more than one?). So, a bowl it is. My recipe is for two muffins (per- fect romantic retreat food!), but it will scale up no problem (for when ro- mance leads to a gaggle of kiddos!). And here’s a bonus: You can save time by making the batter in advance and leaving it overnight in the refrigerator. Just add a couple tablespoons of extra milk and about 15 seconds extra cook- ing time. I like to use a mix of almond flour or coconut flour to add filling fibre, pro- tein and satisfying fat, plus just a little regular flour (either all-purpose flour or any gluten-free 1-for-1 substitute) for a fluffy texture. Note that coconut flour absorbs a lot of liquid, so you may have to add extra liquid depending on how much coconut flour you use. But somehow eating a muffin with a spoon makes the recipe more forgiving, so feel free to branch out and make this your own. 08 | SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 FASHION Fashion designers & NFL team up on 50 footballs

By Leanne Italie in her garden. AP “They were kind of freaking peo- ple out, especially my granddaugh- ters,” Johnson said of the hands she had pushed into dirt near a rosebush. re you ready for some (be- Other designers were in the spoke) football? With Super tongue-in-cheek school of football Bowl 50 on the horizon, the design. Kenneth Cole popped his skin ANFL and the Council of Fash- into a black high-top shoe. For design- ion Designers of America teamed up to er Rachel Roy, the project was an ed- deck out a half-century’s worth of pig- ucation. skins to raise money for the league’s “I can’t even tell you how much fun charitable foundation. that was,” she said of her turn as a Rebecca Minkoff went with all- football designer. “This year I learned around spikes for her ball that would a lot about football. My daughter’s likely make a receiver weep. Her fellow boyfriend is a quarterback, a fresh- designer, Nicole Miller, picked a Day of man in high school, but he plays var- the Dead theme with a flowery skull sity, so it’s really important in my fam- face that had an upside-down heart ily now.” for a nose. Roy wrapped her ball in three Betsey Johnson, who marked 50 white leather strips against gold and years in business last year, performed black. I do Day of the Dead parties, so it’s will be rooting for the “underdog, al- her signature splits at a party Wednes- Miller did a helmet for the first CF- perfect,” Miller said. ways the underdog.” day night unveiling all 50 designer DA-NFL collaboration two years ago. Is she a fan of the game? “My hus- Minkoff said she wanted to create a balls. She propped her ball, adorned She found designing a football more band is, so I follow it a little bit. I always football to please her hubby. with little gold flowers, on two red- challenging. root for the underdog,” Miller laughed. “This project was done out of my nailed mannequin hands she had kept “I always loved Day of the Dead and Johnson declared herself a football husband’s love of football. He’s from fan. Seattle, so that’s his team,” she said. “I’m a big football cheerleader,” she “We’re going to be having a Super Bowl said. “I was head cheerleader at Syr- party.” acuse University with the Orangemen. The designer footballs went up for I saw Ernie Davis play. None of you auction Wednesday and will remain youngins know who he is.” up through February 14 at Nflauction. Davis, for the record, earned the nfl.com. All 50 will be on display in San Heisman Trophy in 1961, becoming Francisco from January 30 through the first African-American to win the February 7. award. He died of leukemia at age 23, Proceeds from the auction will shortly after being drafted out of Syr- benefit, among other things, health acuse. programs for athletes, youth football Steven Kolb, who heads the CFDA, and communities that support the said his group signed on to collabo- game. rate with the NFL in 2014 on designer Rashad Jennings of the New York helmets to mark the Super Bowl held Giants was on hand to celebrate the in New Jersey, right in its own back- fancy balls. He’s a fashion guy as well yard. The project was so successful as a football player. the two organizations agreed on an- “I do enjoy fashion. I think it’s an ex- other round for charity to celebrate tension of who you are. People often Super Bowl 50, to be held February 7 see your clothes before they hear you at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Cali- speak,” he said. fornia. So who’s going to win Super Bowl “The Super Bowl is iconic. It is up 50? there with the Grammys, the Oscars,” “More than likely the team that’s go- Kolb said. ing to end with the most amount of Kolb acknowledged that he doesn’t points, I would say,” Jennings joked. follow the sport all that much. He, too, “That would be my guess.” SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 | 09 HEALTH & FITNESS

By Lisa Rapaport Reuters Premature birth could oung adults who were born prematurely may have weaker muscles than their peers born Yat full term, a Finnish study impact fitness later suggests. These young adults born preterm also considered themselves less phys- ance capacity of the upper body and minute, while it was 153 beats a minute can no longer continue. ically fit, even though the study didn’t the ability to stabilize the trunk. for the men. There wasn’t a difference It’s also possible that these relative- find their cardiorespiratory fitness lev- On average, women did about 10 based on the timing of birth. ly young participants may have been els to be much different than people push-ups and men managed about 14. Researchers also asked partici- too fit relative to older adults to detect who weren’t born early. But the people who were born pre- pants to rate their own fitness, from 1 large differences in their cardiovascular Pregnancy normally lasts about 40 term typically did about one less push- to 5, with higher scores for better abil- health, Tikanmaki noted. weeks, and babies born after 37 weeks up than their full-term peers. ities in this area. Average scores were Even so, the results highlight the are considered full term. In the weeks In another assessment of muscular 2.3 for women and 2.6 for men. importance of focusing on heart health immediately after birth, preemies often fitness, researchers also examined grip The early pre-term people typical- early in life to ward off potential prob- have difficulty breathing and digesting strength based on how hard people ly scored themselves about 0.2 points lems down the line, noted Dr Ravi Shah, food. Some premature infants also en- could squeeze a force-measuring de- lower than full-term participants, and a researcher at Harvard Medical School counter longer-term challenges such vice with their dominant hand. higher scores were linked to better in Boston who wasn’t involved in the as impaired vision, hearing, and cogni- With this test, people born ear- measurements of physical fitness, the study. tive skills as well as social and behav- ly pre-term didn’t do as well as those researchers reported in the journal “These findings support efforts to ioural problems. born late pre-term or full term. Paediatrics. reduce obesity and improve physical Previous research has also found To check cardiorespiratory fitness, One limitation of the study is that fitness throughout early life, though that the tiniest and most immature researchers asked participants to step the cardiorespiratory fitness test didn’t any specific recommendations re- preemies may have poor muscular fit- on and off a bench at a set pace for necessarily push people to their maxi- garding exercise should be individual- ness. But the current study is impor- four minutes. mum ability, a type of exercise that of- ized and undertaken only after coun- tant because it suggests that this prob- By the end of this test, the average ten takes longer and may gradually selling from a physician,” Shah said by lem may extend to all pre-term babies, heart rate for women was 160 beats a increase in difficulty until participants email. even those who are only slightly early or a little bit underweight, said lead au- thor Dr Marjaana Tikanmaki of the Na- tional Institute for Health and Welfare and University of Oulu in Finland. “The differences in muscular fitness of young adults born preterm were de- tected in our study across the full range of preterm birth, but not for cardiovas- cular fitness,” Tikanmaki said by email. But, Tikanmaki added, “The test we used to measure cardiovascular fitness may not be sensitive enough to detect small differences between those born preterm and those born at term.” To see how the timing of birth might impact fitness later in life, the researchers studied 139 young adults born before 34 weeks gestation, which is considered early preterm, as well as 247 people born from 34 to 36 weeks, or late pre-term. They compared these individuals to a control group of 352 full term individuals. On average, the participants were around 23 years old. Researchers assessed muscular fit- ness based on the number of modified push-ups performed in 40 seconds, a test that measures short-term endur- 10 | SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 ENTERTAINMENT

al machinery of dehumanisation. That plot is compelling enough, but Nemes — who got his start working on the Son of Saul films of the avant garde director and a classically Hungarian countryman Béla Tarr — has gone to extraordinary lengths to render it with immediacy and radically novel technique. Son of Saul was filmed in the al- simple story most square 1.33 aspect ratio, mean- ing that the image is more akin to a picture frame than a widescreen ep- ic. Saul takes up most of the frame, the intensity of his gaze meeting our own with disarming directness, the camera seeing only what he sees right in front of him, or over his shoulder. This shallow focus results in some of the most grotesque scenes of Son of Saul being staged as blurry imag- es on the margins, artifacts of Saul’s own peripheral perception. The result is that what audiences have been in- ured to over years of literalistic recre- ations is more unsettling and grievous than ever. Röhrig, who isn’t a professional ac- tor but a poet and author, takes control of Son of Saul from the time he arrives on screen, leading viewers through a nightmare of cacophony, confusion and cynicism with speed and unwa- vering focus. Although Saul has the im- passive demeanour of a man steeled to the horrors around him, Röhrig in- fuses him with somber expressiveness and compact, commanding presence. It’s a riveting performance with a film that rigorously avoids cheap sentiment but nonetheless brims with grief and moral outrage. Those feelings take hold at the out- set of Son of Saul, when a new group Géza Röhrig as Saul in Son of Saul. of prisoners is told that they will be put to work “after a hot shower and soup,” the brazen lie landing with a sicken- By Ann Hornaday lion stories to be told from the carnage rig) walks quickly into focus; the cam- ing thud. In addition to the magnificent The Washington Post of Adolf Hitler’s genocidal ambitions era stays on him as he moves through visuals — which recall the cinematog- during the Second World War, count- activity that the audience hears rath- rapher Gregg Toland’s work with Orson ing the ghastly end game of the Final er than sees. Over the course of an ex- Welles in their use of shallow focus and Solution. Is it possible for a filmmak- traordinary single take, we follow Saul layered composition — Nemes has cre- he Holocaust movie as a gen- er to tell them with any kind of fresh- through what we will discover is Ausch- ated a meticulously constructed sound re has become — pardon the ness and vigour, to jolt viewers out of witz-Birkenau, where he is a member design with which to bring the incho- overused expression — singu- their perceived familiarity and into the of the Sonderkommando, Jewish pris- ate madness of Auschwitz into sharp, Tlarly problematic. dread, terror and confusion of the ex- oners who were forced to aid in dis- painfully legible relief. Exemplified most notably by Schin- perience itself? posing of the remains of gas chamber Nemes’s most revolutionary choice dler’s List, which focused on an apo- With Son of Saul, first-time writ- victims. in Son of Saul is to portray the most litical businessman who gradually de- er-director László Nemes delivers his Of his myriad unsavoury duties, wrenching truths of the Holocaust just cides he must save the lives of his answer in the brilliant and shattering Saul must help remove corpses from off-centre, a decision that in another Polish Jewish workers, the classic Hol- affirmative. A classically simple sto- the gas chamber, and it’s during the artist’s hands might have been cow- ocaust film has come to mean a few ry, told through an elegant visual lan- acquittal of this task that he discov- ardly, not to mention morally corrupt. readily identifiable tropes, including guage as bold as it is thoughtful, this ers the body of a young boy. For rea- Thanks to his taste, rigor and superb improbable heroes, the fight for sur- is an important film not just in content sons made clear in the movie, Saul de- sense of control, Nemes manages to vival, carefully arranged tableaus of but in form. Finally, a cinematic gen- cides to do whatever he can to secure create images that are both discreet emaciated bodies and the inevitable re heretofore mired in pietistic melo- a proper burial for the child, including and graphic, respectful and confronta- vista of barracks, with ominous wisps drama and safe aesthetic distance has a recitation of the Kaddish, the Jewish tional, inspiring and unsparing. of smoke rising from the crematorium been blown open and virtually rein- prayers for the dead. We may experience Son of Saul chimneys. vented, even the well-known contours Son of Saul, then, is a classic man- through its title character’s own des- These images have become so of its subject matter reinvested with on-a-mission film, following its single- perate, ultimately despairing eyes, ubiquitous that they’ve taken on a rote, urgency, meaning and mournful hon- minded protagonist through a rough- but it’s Nemes’s gaze that we adopt ritualistic quality, the re-enactments al- esty. ly 36-hour period as he navigates the as our own. Even at its most oblique most obscene in their attention to fet- Son of Saul begins in a jumbled blur geographical and bureaucratic maze and deeply anguished, that gaze nev- ishistic detail. There are at least 11 mil- until its protagonist, Saul (Géza Röh- of the camp to subvert its imperson- er looks away. SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 | 11 ENTERTAINMENT Don’t think of stardom anymore: Nagarjuna

delay was inevitable. “Quite early on, Shruti Haasan “I don’t think about walked out of the project for unknown stardom anymore. I’m reasons. We had to wait for three way past that phase. The months until Tamannaah Bhatia came on board as her replacement. Though only thing that matters we completed shooting in September, to me now is doing good we spent the last few months on post- films. I may not have had production,” he said. A stickler for details, Nagarjuna en- a release in 2015, but the sured there was no compromise in the wait has paid off with overall product. “Once I finish shooting a film, I usu- Soggade..., which has ally sit on it to see how we can make it come out really well.” better. This is something I’ve been do- ing for many years on all my projects,” he said. In a long time, Nagarjuna has IANS starred in a film that’s completely set against a village backdrop. “It’s been a while since we had a film set completely in a village. Although ctor Akkineni Nagarjuna says villages are fast catching up with the he’s at a position in his ca- cities, there’s still something special reer where he doesn’t bother about shooting there, like its serene Aabout stardom anymore. In- environment. It was an amazing expe- stead, he says he would concentrate rience,” he said. on doing good films, even if it means As much as Nagarjuna is excited waiting for over a year for a release. about the release of Soggade..., he’s Nagarjuna’s Soggade Chinni Nay- also concerned about going head on ana, which released worldwide last with three more releases — Nannaku week, is his first release since 2014 Tel- Prematho, Dictator and Express Raja. ugu drama Manam. “I find this trend very unhealthy, “I don’t think about stardom any- because it will force us to share our more. I’m way past that phase. The on- success. I had announced the re- ly thing that matters to me now is do- lease date of my film nearly three ing good films. I may not have had a months ago and had even paid release in 2015, but the wait has paid advance to theatres and blocked off withSoggade ..., which has come screens. Since I had planned in ad- out really well,” Nagarjuna said. vance, there was no way I was go- Directed by debutant Kalyan Krish- ing to step out of the race,” he add- na, the film also stars Ramya Krishnan ther and son. This is a fun film with a story of a father returning as a soul to ed. Nagarjuna also awaits the release and Lavanya Tripathi in important roles. ghost angle. I also come as a ghost, help his son”. of Telugu-Tamil bilingual Oopiri, which Talking about the film in which he but I won’t be scaring anybody. This is While the project was supposed to also features Tamil actor Karthi along- plays dual roles, he said: “I play the fa- not your regular horror film. It’s a lovely be finished earlier, Nagarjuna says the side him. Karan Johar not scared of anyone

ilmmaker Karan Johar says he can say anything. My silence has stat- opinions. Sometimes these things is not scared of anyone and is ed everything. I’m not scared of any- happen and sometimes we make Fproud of his opinions and about one. The thoughts are mine and will al- statements at certain platforms. having a voice, after his remarks on ways be mine and I’m very proud of “I’m proud to be a filmmaker in In- freedom of expression grabbed my own feelings and thoughts. Un- dia. I’m proud that I have a voice be- headlines recently. fortunately, some people might agree cause I’m a filmmaker and I hope I At the Jaipur Literature Festival, or disagree but on a film like ‘Aligarh’, continue to have that voice,” he said. Karan had said freedom of expres- there will be no disagreement. It’s a His comments came under attack sion and democracy were the big- very special film,” said Karan. from political leaders, while actors Ak- gest jokes in the country. He had said On his controversial remarks, he shay Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha and that expressing one’s views could said: “I have said what I had to and Anupam Kher said there was no intol- land you in jail. Asked if he could ex- I don’t want to comment any further erance in the country. On the criticism press his views about the film Aligarh on what my thoughts were.” that came his way, Karan said: “Just without fear and hesitation after he “We are filmmakers, we are enter- the way our films are, we must take all saw the movie, Karan replied: “With- tainers, and that doesn’t mean that kinds of opinions, all kinds of feedback, out fear and without any hesitation, I we don’t have our own thoughts and all kinds of criticism in the right way.” 12 | SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 TECHNOLOGY Drone racing league wants to be next Nascar

By Jing Cao Bloomberg

ompetitive video gaming is a professional sport that gener- ates more than $700m a year, Cso why not drone racing? That’s the bet Nick Horbaczewski is making by starting the Drone Rac- ing League, with the backing of inves- tors who include Stephen Ross, owner of the National Football League team Miami Dolphins, and Lerer Hippeau Ventures, a New York venture capital firm. Horbaczewski expects most fans to watch races online, much as they do competitive gaming in the United States, using their phones, computers- eventually even virtual-reality head- sets. Ultimately, he has ambitions of be- coming a digital Nascar for drones. The nascent league hosted the first race of its inaugural season at Sun Life Stadium in Miami in December, shoot- ing video of drones zooming around the giant complex from various per- spectives, which will be turned in- to professional quality content to be “A live sports event is what makes lars to assemble, Horbaczewksi said. shown online next month. Their aim is it exciting, makes it something you can Drone racers fly quadcopters, air- to evoke classic Star Wars battle scenes In the last two years, connect to emotionally,” he said. “Oth- craft with four propellers. The control- and grab the attention of the main- drone racing has grown erwise, how do you visualize the effort? ler has two joysticks and resembles a stream public. “We’re creating a whole from a niche hobby to Where is the drama?” video game console. Often, pilots wear new form of entertainment that strad- The live component will come lat- virtual reality goggles that receive a dles the digital and the real,” Horbac- more serious business. er, said Matt Higgins, the CEO of RSE feed from the camera embedded on zewski said. Fat Shark, a virtual-reality Ventures, Ross’s investment arm. Hor- the drone and maneuver as if they In the last two years, drone racing goggles maker, sponsored baczewski is first working out various were in the craft itself. That first-per- has grown from a niche hobby to more technical problems-including how best son feed is also recorded and used as serious business. Fat Shark, a virtual- a racing event this summer to capture the races, optimise the vari- raw material for the content produced reality goggles maker, sponsored a rac- at the California State Fair ous perspectives, and weave the most by the Drone Racing League. ing event this summer at the California that attracted more than interesting narrative about the pilots, At the inaugural races at Sun Life State Fair that attracted more than 100 Higgins said. Current drone racing vid- Stadium, home to the Miami Dolphins, racers. There’s also the Internation- 100 racers. eos online are interesting and novel for the league set up high-definition cam- al Drone Racing Association, based in only 30 or 45 seconds, he said. eras on rigs and booms throughout Michigan and dedicated to setting up Horbaczewski is “first demonstrat- the course, filming the drones as they competitions and raising awareness of ing to the world that watching a drone scooted by. A number of strategically the sport. sites as Twitch generated about $3.8bn race in some form can be really com- installed smoke machines amped up This year, Dubai will host the first in 2015, SuperData said. pelling,” he said. “It’s still so early that I the drama. World Drone Prix, a tournament with Horbaczewski is chasing a similar think it’s the right approach.” Pilots sat near the sidelines just off speed and freestyle categories held by model. For now, he’s focused on well- The Drone Racing League has mid-field, with their drones starting the IDRA and an organization support- produced video content to be con- raised about $8 million from RSE Ven- from a pad above their heads. The lit- ed by Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin sumed on browsers and mobile devic- tures and other investors, Horbaczews- up course, about half a mile long, start- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. In es, including ones that put the viewer ki said. The company will reveal in late ed out with a lap around the stadium most of these events, the racers bring in the pilot’s seat. The startup is work- January some teaser reels of the kind near the pedestrian tunnels on the first their own drones, and organizers de- ing on agreements with distributors to of videos it eventually intends to make level. The drones, moving as fast as pend heavily on sponsorships. get the videos from the Miami event money on. The second race (out of six 80 to 90 miles an hour, hit a couple Drone racing shares a number of and beyond before more eyeballs. for the 2016 season) will take place of brightly lit checkpoints akin to those similarities with e-sports, the term for Whether the Drone Racing League sometime in mid-March at the aban- you’d see in a video game and then competitive video gaming, which lets will be able to bring the sport from doned Hawthorne Mall in Los Angeles. dove into a 10-foot-wide tunnel. They fans watch their favorite gamers go hobby to professional will depend on The Drone Racing League is unique eventually popped out through anoth- head to head online and in stadiums. whether the company can produce in that it designs and builds drones er tunnel, got a blast of fresh air, before The e-sports market generated about and show the content live, Joost van for use in its races, standardizing the doing a sharp 180 into another tun- $750m in revenue last year, mostly Dreunen, Chief Executive Officer of Su- equipment and reducing costs for pi- nel leading to the concourse known as from advertising and sponsorships, ac- perData, said. With e-sports, for exam- lots. That way, they only have to wor- the helix. The pilots had to manoeuvre cording to SuperData Research, which ple, live streaming platforms such as ry about navigating the drones, similar through twists and turns to get back to tracks the gaming market. Meanwhile, Twitch led to an explosion in popular- to a professional race car driver. Each the stadium into a green-lit box for the live streams of gamers playing on such ity, he said. drone costs a couple hundred of dol- final landing. SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 | 13 SCIENCE

rately predict a chemical’s effect on humans. They also raises ethical concerns Cell-based tests promise about animal welfare. The project, dubbed Tox21, is a joint effort involving three US federal agencies: the Environmental Protec- tion Agency, the National Institutes of respite for lab animals Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). “An important goal of the US Tox21 program is to use in vitro (Petri dish) data as surrogates for in vivo (live) tox- icity to reduce animal testing,” study co-author Ruili Huang of the NIH said by email. But to achieve this, cell tests have to be just as predictive, or more so, of human toxicity as animal tests. After testing about 10,000 com- pounds, each in 15 different concentra- tions and on different cells, the team used their database to build predic- tive models for new chemical combi- nations. They found that their models could predict toxicity for both humans and animals, and may be “a promising alternative to traditional animal toxicol- ogy studies.” Further work must be done to val- idate and improve the models, which Huang said may never completely re- place animal testing. It may, however, allow scientists to prioritise chemicals predicted to be most likely toxic for further tests us- ing traditional methods, and so “signif- icantly reduce the amount of animal tests required,” he said. Animal activists have welcomed the research. “To understand more about human development and human diseases, the AFP different types of chemical com- this library of toxicity data may spot world’s most forward-thinking scien- pounds including pesticides, indus- unsafe chemical compounds at a far tists are developing and implementing trial chemicals, food additives and earlier phase of research. methods that supersede the crude use drugs. “Thousands of chemicals to which of animals,” Julia Baines, science poli- cientists in the United States The results were used to build humans are exposed have inade- cy advisor of the organisation People said Tuesday they were devel- models to “predict” whether the com- quate data on which to predict their for the Ethical Treatment of Animals oping a faster, more efficient pounds, or combinations of them, potential for toxicological effects,” the (PETA) said. Sway of gauging the toxicity may be harmful to humans or the en- study authors wrote in the journal Na- “PETA welcomes the wealth of ad- of chemicals, which may reduce the vironment when used in new drugs or ture Communications. vanced non-animal research meth- need for animal testing. environmental chemicals. Traditional toxicity tests using ani- odologies that are creating a bright- Using human cells in Petri dishes Toxicity is one of the main reasons mals are expensive and species differ- er future for animals and human in the lab, they tested about 10,000 that new drugs fail, and it is hoped ences mean they do not always accu- health.” E-cigarette can directly kill lung cells: Study

team of US researchers has ant clinical professor at University of ander’s team saw their findings hold flammatory lung diseases,” Alexan- found that e-cigarettes are California’s (UC) San Diego School of up in mice. Inflammatory markers — der noted. A toxic and can directly attack Medicine. signs of full-body inflammation — in Conversely, the study also lung cells, weakening the immune “We already knew that inhaling the airways and blood of mice that showed that bacterial pathogens system and boosting bacterial viru- heated chemicals, including the e- inhaled e-cigarette vapours for one exposed to e-cigarette vapour ben- lence. liquid ingredients nicotine and pro- hour a day, five days a week, for four efited. “The study shows that e-cigarette pylene glycol, could not possibly be weeks were elevated by 10 percent Staphylococcus aureus bacte- vapour is not benign — at high doses good for you. This work confirms that compared to unexposed mice. ria, which are responsible for nitrate it can directly kill lung cells which is inhalation of e-cigarette vapour daily “Some of the changes we have reduction in the body, were better frightening,” said senior author Lau- leads to changes in the inflammatory found in mice are also found in the able to form biofilms, adhere to and ra E. Crotty Alexander, staff physi- milieu inside the airways,” Alexander airways and blood of conventional invade airway cells and resist human cian at the Veterans Affairs San Di- added in a paper published in the cigarette smokers, while others are anti-microbial peptides after expo- ego Healthcare System and assist- Journal of Molecular Medicine. Alex- found in humans with cancer or in- sure to e-cigarette vapour. 14 SUNDAY 31 JANUARY 2016 CINEMA PLUS

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