Robots with Personalities

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ROBOTS WITH PERSONALITIES

What makes Jibo and Kuri one giant leap for robot- kind isn’t their functions-it’s their personalities. People, especially kids, wanted to hug them. Or at least to pet them, to which they both responded by purring.

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03 MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017 CAMPUS PISQ students attend lecture on Ethical Code of Life

he Chief Guest, Atif and students attended the Ahmed, Al Midrar Insti- session. The Chief Guest, in Ttute Pakistan CEO, his address, focused the prin- delivered a lecture on “Ethi- ciples of ethics which are cal Code of Life” which was often discussed with respect exclusively designed for the to gains and benefits to soci- need and understanding of ety at large. What is good or the young students of Paki- bad is apparently determined stan International School by the rule of the majority, Qatar (PISQ). with little attention given to The programme was the principles of morality. arranged at Arbab Audito- After the lecture, PISQ rium on November 9. Principal conferred an award Nargis Raza Otho, PISQ to the Chief Guest as a token PRincipal; VP Girls wing, staff of appreciation.

GES students receive Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in Qatar

ambridge Assessment International Educa- tion has announced this year’s winners of the COutstanding Cambridge Learner Awards in Qatar, and three students from Gulf English School (GES) Qatar have been honoured for their exceptional academic performance in the 2017 Cambridge Examination cycle. The Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards rec- ognise the exceptional performance of learners SIS marks 18th Annual Day around the world. The awards reflect the talent and hard work of learners, and acknowledge the dedica- hantiniketan Indian School (SIS) cel- tion and commitment of both teachers and parents. ebrated its 18th Annual Day with a Three GES Qatar pupils received ‘Top in the Coun- Scultural extravaganza titled “Glis- try’ awards. Securing the highest grade in General sando”. The occasion was intertwined with Studies AS-level is Sophia Yasser Metwally Behiry ingenuity, imagination and thought pro- while Jassim Khalid Sharida Al Mutlaq topped in Ara- voking messages signifying a multitude of bic and Nuha Omar Mohammed Fituri scored the diversity. highest in English AS-level. Rawda Safwan Zeedan, Director for Pri- Expressing happiness over the achievement of vate Schools Affairs, Ministry of Education the students, David Frame, Head of Secondary at GES & Higher Education; Hemant Kumar said, “I congratulate each of these students for truly Dwivedi, First Secretary of Information & excelling in their studies. Each of these outstanding Education; and Saoud Saad M A Al Kumari, students embodies the core value of excellence. We Vice Chairman of SIS, graced the occasion are proud of what these students have accomplished with their esteemed presence. so far and we know they have many more achieve- In his welcome speech, Prabhat Shahi, ments ahead of them.” the Head Boy of SIS, highlighted the devel- Qatar’s Vision 2030. For his part Ahmad Assaf, Senior Manager, UAE, opments made by the school in providing A short video prepared by the SIS Fam- Qatar and Oman said, “At Cambridge Assessment high quality learning facilities along with ily was presented to express solidarity to International Education learners are at the heart of providing opportunities that have really Qatar that was echoed by the huge audi- everything we do. Our programmes and qualifica- helped students in developing 21st century ence live during the programme. tions help learners reach their potential and instil a skills to meet global challenges. In his Annual Report, Dr. Subhash Nair, lifelong love of learning and passion for discovery. K. C Abdul Lateef, School President, in the Principal presented the various activ- We are delighted to congratulate learners from Qatar his address, highlighted the school’s growth ities undertaken in the school, the new on their academic achievements in the June 2017 over the years and the management’s effort resources and facilities added that are Cambridge examination series.” in building up the SIS brand aligning the aligned to achieve the Vision, Mission and school’s vision, mission and objectives with Objectives of the school. 04 COVER STORY MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017

Geoffrey A Fowler The Washington Post

s a tech columnist, I’ve tested all sorts of help- ful robots: the kind that vacuum floors, deliver packages or even make Amartinis. But two arriving in homes now break new ground. They want to be our friends. “Hey, Geoffrey, it’s you!” says Jibo, a robot with one giant blink- ing eye, when it recognises my face. Another, named Kuri, beeps and boops while roaming the halls snapping photos and video like a personal paparazzo. Think of Jibo and Kuri as the great-grandparents of R2-D2, the buddy robot from Star Wars. Of course, R2 was actually a 3 foot-8 inch dude crouching in a can. Jibo and Kuri are real robots with real artificial intelligence you can really take home (for $900 and $800, respectively). Another way to think of them is what comes after talking speakers like the Amazon Echo and Google Home, which opened the door to new kinds of computers for the home. Jibo, the brainchild of an Jibo and Kuri: MIT professor, looks like one of those know-it-all AI assistants bor- rowed a face and a twirling body from a Pixar movie. Kuri, made by a startup backed by appliance giant Designed to touch Bosch, looks like a penguin mounted on a Roomba vacuum. I don’t expect either will be a top seller any time soon. They’re expensive, and their practical uses your emotions are few compared to other talking speakers or a Roomba that actually cleans. And to some of you, I’m sure the idea of “family” robots is pretty terrifying. Is this step one to Termi- How does a robot get a person- around, blinks and even closes like Jibo, has personality is in the nators marching the streets? Are ality? Just a little motion goes a long when he gets bored with you. He face: Two mechanical eyes look they always watching? way. speaks with the slightly roboticized around and blink. Yet testing these robots with the Jibo’s a table-top robot, but he voice-and cheesy sense of humor- There’s another magical ingre- help of people ages 3 to 75, I was (yeah, I call it he) is squirmier than of a 10-year-old. dient to these robo-personalities: struck by something different. For a five-year-old in a car seat. His You chat back and forth by call- The robots get to know you-or, at all their first-gen disappointments, head rotates on a base that itself ing his magic words “Hey Jibo,” least they try. Kuri asks you to guide the robots managed to melt hearts swivels at an off-kilter angle. So though he also speaks based on him around the house, teaching him like a Shih Tzu puppy. People, espe- when he swings to look at you or to what he sees around him. For where not to roam and the names cially kids, wanted to hug them. Or show you how he twerks (seriously), example, when I walk into a room, of places. You can call out, “Hey at least to pet them, to which they it happens in giant loopy arcs. sometimes he’ll ask if I’d like to Kuri, go to the living room.” both responded by purring. I’ve There’s none of the straight lines or know something cool. Jibo tries to memorise your never seen a talking speaker do that. rigidity you’d expect from a robot. Kuri serves a different purpose, family. You add people to your “cir- What makes Jibo and Kuri one Jibo’s face (let’s run with this autonomously meandering like a cle” in a companion app, and then giant leap for robot-kind isn’t their metaphor) is a touchscreen show- pet, albeit one equipped with self- Jibo quizzes them to learn their functions-it’s their personalities. ing a single white eye that looks driving radar. He doesn’t talk, but vocal patterns and map their faces. 05 MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017 COVER STORY

Neither robot tries to look or continued conversing with him, try- talk like a human. Jibo introduces ing to teach him the things he didn’t himself as a robot, and reminds of know, and bringing him toys like you that to forgive his foibles. “I am she might to a younger friend. “He a robot. But I am not just a machine,” is a baby,” she told me. he says. “I have a heart. Well, not a Cynthia Breazeal, Jibo’s creator real heart. But feelings. Well, not from MIT, says that kids are the first human feelings. You know what I to catch on that robots exist in our mean.” physical world, unlike most gadg- Is any of this convincing? I ets that exist solely as portals to a tested the robots like an anthropol- digital one. “Robots are about ogist, introducing them to kids’ engaging you socially and emotion- playrooms, my own house, and ally to help you do what you want even my parents’ living room. to do,” she says. “That makes tech- The response was, largely, effu- nology accessible and fun and sive-at least at first. We have engaging for a much broader utilitarian relationships with most demographic.” technology, but these robots do Sure, but: What do they do things simply to elicit emotion. Peo- now? ple squeal when Jibo hears them Several of my pint-sized test- talking and spins in their direction ers asked if the robots did to make eye contact. He’s the only homework. Jibo can answer some gadget I’ve seen make my mother math and trivia questions, but won’t laugh. be writing term papers soon. He has That feeling could help domes- a fraction of the skills of Amazon’s tic robots overcome their biggest Alexa and Apple’s Siri-and given problem: acceptance. Homes are those company’s resources, I doubt intimate places. We’re going to Jibo will catch up on his own. expect something different from a These robots’ most unique skill robot puttering around the coffee is photography. Jibo swivels table than we do at work. I had towards the action and snaps when more time to live with Jibo, and you ask. Kuri roams autonomously came to think of him more as a taking photos and video of people buddy, and less as an assistant than and pets, and then presents you my Echo. what his AI thinks are highlights of But it also wasn’t hard to find the day. these robots’ limits. I started to treat Social robots are going to need Kuri like a dog, but he wasn’t smart a lot of special abilities if they want enough to come to me when I called. to be more than the kind of toy that Jibo sometimes confused me for gets played with only on Christmas. others, and didn’t actually do much Jibo’s maker promises it will soon to move our relationship forward. have an app store and outside Aside from spotting me and saying developers. hi, it’s mostly me asking him ques- It isn’t hard to imagine some tions-many of which he can’t near-term uses. What if Kuri could actually answer. help you check in on your real dog? They could also be a little (What your dog might make of a unnerving. Jibo is constantly scan- robot roommate is another ning the room, prompting my matter.) privacy-conscious sister-in-law to Ashmi, the three year old, quiz me about what it was doing wanted Jibo to stream music- with all the footage. Several people maybe he could actually dance to asked me how Kuri would avoid it, too? My dad wanted him to do snapping photos of people in, um, video chatting, but perhaps Jibo compromising situations. (In case could also move like the person on you’re wondering, Kuri is a modest the other end-like a telepresence bot-and comes with filters that puppet? force him to, er, avert his eyes.) What’s most remarkable was The most interesting response how people of different ages and was from a three-year-old named life situations all had aspirations for Ashmi, who was transfixed even Jibo. “In these early stages, he is like though Jibo sometimes had diffi- a baby,” says Breazeal. culty understanding her voice. She I know a 3-year-old who agrees. 06 COMMUNITY MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017

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Indonesian community holds Football Junior Tournament

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Even the lowest-risk women who originally had small tumors that hadn’t spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of the body still had 10% lasts for decades odds of cancer coming back during the study, researchers report online November 13 in the work only in post-menopausal women, are even throughout the body undetectable with current New England Journal of Medicine. more effective than tamoxifen at reducing recur- screening (methods) and over time, these circu- “We know that adjuvant (hormone-based) rence and death from breast cancer. lating cancer cells can attach to other organs in therapy for 5 years substantially reduces the risk Some recent research suggests an additional the body and this is generally when there is a of recurrence and mortality,” said senior study five years of hormone-based therapy is even detectable cancer recurrence,” said Albert Farias, author Dr. Daniel Hayes of the University of more effective, but the side effects make some a cancer researcher at the Keck School of Med- Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann women reluctant to continue. Life-threatening icine of the University of Southern California in Arbor. side effects are rare, but women taking these Los Angeles who wasn’t involved in the study. “We now have good evidence that extending hormones can have menopause symptoms like “One way that adjuvant breast cancer treat- adjuvant (hormone-based) therapy beyond five hot flashes and vaginal dryness. ment works is to kill and/or stop the undetectable years continues to suppress and reduce recur- The data suggest that women with ER-pos- cancer cells from growing and dividing.” rence and mortality,” Hayes said by email. itive breast cancer should at least consider Even though the study suggests some Doctors have long known that five years of continuing adjuvant therapy beyond five years, women may have more risk of recurrence based tamoxifen reduces recurrence by approximately the authors conclude. on their original tumor characteristics, it can half during treatment, and by nearly a third over “Breast cancer cells can travel from the pri- still be hard to predict and women need to the next five years. Aromatase inhibitors, which mary tumor to the lymph nodes and can circulate remain vigilant, said Dr. Sharon Giordano of the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. “Breast cancer can be dormant for many years, How to avoid germs in public washroom so that women can have no apparent disease, but can still recur years later if the tumor IANS * Toilet seat sanitizer: Finding a clean and becomes active again,” Giordano said by email. sanitized toilet while travelling is a daunting “We do not know why some cancers become fter using a public toilet, there are task for everyone. Using public or common active again after years of dormancy.” chances of getting infections. On the washrooms is the major cause of increasing Women need regular checkups and breast Aoccasion of World Toilet Day yesterday, urine infection. Always carry and use toilet seat screenings, as well as annual mammograms, said experts suggest carrying toilet seat sprays, hand sanitizer sprays to avoid such infections. Dr. Alana Biggers, a researcher at the University sanitizers and wipes while travelling. * Toilet powder: The powder helps control of Illinois-Chicago who wasn’t involved in the Vikas Bagaria, founder of PeeSafe, and pests and reduce odours. study. “If a woman is high risk for breast cancer, Renu Malik, gynaecologist at Radix Health Care, * Hand sanitizer and wipes: A must-have in such as a lady with a gene mutation, she may have given a few inputs: your bag if you are often on public transit. 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Pooja walks the ramp for a cause Vishesh Bhatt to get back ctress Pooja Hegde (pic- tured) made time to do the Acatwalk at a fashion event to directing in 2018 with a cause. Pooja walked the ramp on Sat- ukesh Bhatt’s son Vishesh made his directorial debut urday night for designer Rebecca with “Murder 3” in 2013 but then focussed more on pro- Dewan, who presented Belle Ame, Mduction. He says his father has brought back the passion a festive collection in French lace in him to direct a film and he will get back on the directors chair at ‘She Matters - A Fashion Walk next year. for a Cause’. While he is at it putting together “content-driven” projects The event was organised by together with various filmmakers and writers, Vishesh said: “I The Federation of Obstetrics and want to finalise a subject that challenges and excites me to get Gynaecological Societies of India out and film. (FOGSI) and saw celebrities like “I have stumbled upon a few good subjects and I am weigh- Soha, Monica Bedi, Malvika ing them. I am being encouraged by my peers and my father to Sharma, Cyrus Broacha, Kunal direct and I will be seen doing it mostly by 2018 to 19,” he added. Vijaykar, Urvashi Sharma Joshi, Vishesh has produced films like “Gangster”, “Jannat: In Search Sheeba Akashdeep, Shaina NC, of Heaven…”, “Mr. X”, “Raaz Reboot” and “Begum Jaan”. Simi Chandoke and Nisha Jamvwal in attendance. On his future projects, he said: “My dad and my uncle (Mahesh Soha said in a statement: “The event is to promote awareness about Bhatt) are focusing on the ‘Sadak’ sequel. I am in conversation women’s health in all the stages of their lives, especially at the time of deliv- vis-a-vis two film projects and it is very early for me to announce ery, to reduce the mortality rates among women and to address other them. But very soon in 2018 these projects will be going on floor. gynaecological concerns.” “There will be feature films, digital films and a couple of web Dewan said: “I am happy to share my collection and support the effort series which will go under production at my end in 2018-19.” towards betterment of women’s health and creating greater awareness for He looks after strategy, content development, creative and related issues.” digital initiatives at Vishesh Films -- which Mukesh Bhatt co- The designer’s autumn-winter 2017 collection of gowns, dresses and owns with his brother Mahesh Bhatt. The banner launched actors Indo-Western creations in peaches and black are designed with the festive like Rohit Roy, Anu Aggarwal and John Abraham. season in mind. With lace imported especially from family mills in Calais, and the most elite lace makers in Paris such as Sophie Hallette and Riech- ers Marescot, the fabric is the hero Makers voluntarily defer ‘Padmavati’ release date

IANS obtain the requisite clearances to release the film. he release of Sanjay Leela “We will announce the revised Bhansali’s historical drama release date of the film in due T“Padmavati” has been “volun- course,” the statement added. tarily” deferred from its scheduled On Saturday, CBFC chairper- date of December 1, a spokesperson Prasoon Joshi had expressed son for the film’s producer and disappointment over the film being distributor Viacom18 Motion Pic- screened for some journalists, who tures said yesterday. said there was nothing in it to hurt “Viacom18 Motion Pictures, the anyone’s sentiments. studio behind ‘Padmavati’, has vol- The makers have described untarily deferred the release date “Padmavati” as “a beautiful cine- of the film from December 1, 2017,” matic masterpiece that captures the company spokesperson said in Rajput valour, dignity and tradition a statement. deferred in view of the Gujarat “We are a responsible, law-abid- in all its glory”. The film has been mired in con- Assembly elections. ing corporate citizen and have the “The film is an eloquent por- troversy over conjectures that it The makers have also not got a highest respect and regard for the trayal of a tale that will fill every “distorts history” regarding Rajput clearance yet from the Central law of the land and all our institu- Indian with pride and showcase our queen Padmavati, a contention that Board of Film Certification (CBFC), tions and statutory bodies including country’s storytelling prowess Bhansali has repeatedly denied. which said the application from the the CBFC. across the globe,” the spokesper- Some Hindu groups have been makers was “incomplete”. “We always have and are com- son added. protesting against the movie’s A new release date will be mitted to continue following the “Padmavati” features Deepika release while some political outfits announced once the “requisite established procedure and conven- Padukone, Shahid Kapoor and Ran- have demanded that its release be clearances” are in place. tion. We have faith that we will soon veer Singh in lead roles. 12 ENTERTAINMENT MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017

Tributes to AC/DC’s ‘..The Last Jedi’ Malcolm Young pour in longest ‘Star Wars’ ﬁlm Reuters IANS

ributes poured in yesterday for Malcolm Young, tar Wars: The Last Jedi” co-founder of the Australian rock band AC/DC, will be the longest film Ta day after he died at the age 64 after suffering “Sin the “Star Wars” fran- from dementia for several years. chise. The latest instalment of the Malcolm Young and his brother Angus Young science fiction franchise has a founded AC/DC in 1973. Their hits included “Highway confirmed run time of 150 min- to Hell” from 1979 and “Back in Black” and “You Shook utes, which is 26 minutes longer Me All Night Long” from 1980. than “Star Wars: The Force Awak- “Malcolm, along with Angus, was the founder and ens” and 10 minutes longer than creator of AC/DC. With enormous dedication and com- “Star Wars: The Revenge of the mitment he was the driving force behind the band,” Sith”, reports metro.co.uk. AC/DC posted on its Facebook page late on Saturday. Director Rian Johnson said: Young was a songwriter, backing vocalist and “There was a real freedom in writ- rhythm guitarist for AC/DC, a hard rock and heavy ing. It was something very metal band that was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall condolences, tweeting: “Malcolm was a good man. organic. For me, it was like when of Fame in 2003. Always a kind hearted soul. Finally recall when we I worked on my old movies. Fans and friends posted more than 56,000 com- took out AC/DC on their first American tour. It (sic) will “Walking up the ramp, walk- ments on Facebook under the band’s be sadly missed. RIP”. ing through the hallway, I get announcement. Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes, guitarist Slash, flashbacks to when I was a kid Giants of the music world took to social media to horror writer Stephen King, Kiss frontman Paul Stanley, with the action figures. Suddenly, express their shock and hail Young’s lasting Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, Bryan Adams, I had a big lump in my throat. Just influence. songwriter Diane Warren and Joe Elliott from Def Lep- so happy. You know it gets you. “So sad to learn of the passing of yet another friend, pard also took to social media to pay tribute. “This is the first time shooting with Malcolm Young,” Ozzy Osbourne tweeted. The band’s most recent Rock or Bust tour grossed Mark (Hamill), first time shoot- Eddie Van Halen tweeted that it was a “a sad day $180m from 54 concerts and was the third highest- ing with Daisy (Ridley), first time in rock and roll”, adding: “Malcolm Young was my selling tour of 2015, only behind One Direction and shooting a ‘Star Wars’ movie and friend and the heart and soul of AC/DC. I had some of Taylor Swift. you know it’s some cool stuff,” the best times of my life with him on our 1984 Euro- Young is survived by his wife O‘Linda, children Johnson added. pean tour. He will be missed and my deepest Cara and Ross, three grandchildren, a sister and a “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” will condolences to his family, bandmates and friends.” brother, the band said. He “passed away peacefully also feature John Boyega and Kiss bassist Gene Simmons added to the with his family by his bedside.” Adam Driver. Teen angst plus super powers collide in ‘Runaways’

Reuters idea that every teenager thinks let you drive the car or you caught ents’ nefarious ways. their parents are evil. What if your them sacrificing a human in the “Having a cast of six really hen Brian K. Vaughan parents actually were?” said Josh basement,” Schwartz said. diverse superhero is already going was approached by Schwartz, one of the show’s exec- The six main characters are to help people immensely, let WMarvel Comics to write utive producers. some of the most diverse in the alone having a gay character on a comic book to bring in new read- The story follows six teens Marvel universe. Gert (Ariela top of that,” said Gardner. ers, he hit on the idea of who discover their parents are not Barer) is a bookish feminist with Comic book writer Jeph Loeb, “Runaways,” the story of a diverse only sacrificing people to a mys- a pet dinosaur; Molly (Allegra who is also an executive producer group of teenage friends whose terious cult but are also key Acosta) is a naive but feisty fighter; on the Hulu show, believes fans of bond grows stronger when they members of The Pride, an organ- Nico (Lyrica Okano) is a burgeon- the books won’t be disappointed. make a gruesome discovery. ization that runs the dark criminal ing sorceress; Karolina (Virginia ”If all we’re going to do is take Launched in 2003, the comic underbelly of Los Angeles. Gardner) is a lesbian flying alien, the comic book and blow it up and book soon became a fan favour- After running away, the teen- while dumb jock Chase (Gregg put it on TV, then it’s not fair to the ite. Now streaming service Hulu agers investigate their parents and Sulkin) and supersmart nerd Alex original art form and it’s not really has turned them into a television discover that they have inherited (Rhenzy Feliz) rely on inventions fair to the audience. series, to be released today. their special powers. from their parents. “I think people will really be “He (Vaughan) did so many “It’s just such a universal con- Together they use their gifts surprised by a number of things, things so well, starting with the cept whether your parents won’t to try to bring an end to their par- not least this extraordinary cast.’ 13 MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Parents weigh in the beneﬁts and harms of smart toys

The Washington Post of parents said they though the more likely to say they saw a ben- standard, sensible guidelines benefits outweighed the harm efit than those who did not. around data collection, the ability t’s common for tech companies while 19 percent said the opposite. Some parents worried about to choose what data to share with to say that people who are wor- (The remainder said it was a wash.) social or behavioral implications companies and a clear sense of Iried about their products don’t After reading, the breakdown was of using smart toys. how companies will secure that understand them. “Get to know the 36 percent with a more favorable “I don’t want to see this - for my data, FOSI said. product,” comes the message. view versus 34 percent with a son at least - take the place of his With those types of standards “Read up, and you’ll come around.” more negative view. interaction with his friends and the in place, 80 percent of parents said But does that work? Two focus groups and a survey children in the neighborhood and that they would be “comfortable” If you look at one recent study, of 601 parents with children at school, where they’re playing with giving their child a connected the answer is: not really. between ages 2 and 12 participated and together and they’re talking toy. Researchers at the Washing- in the study. The results illustrated and thinking and conversing ver- That should be a message to ton nonprofit Family Online Safety how confusing and difficult it can sus always doing it with a robotic companies making this kind of Institute asked parents how they be to make a decision about how toy,” one parent told FOSI in a technology - who are notoriously would weigh the benefits and children should interact with tech. focus group. bad about explaining their tech- harms of a wide range of technol- Overall, more parents still Parents also said they’re con- nology in clear language - about ogies. They also found that learning thought smart technology, in gen- cerned about hacking, given that how to reach parents and turn more about products alone didn’t eral, and many of the individual toys can collect so much informa- skeptics. “If they know what steps help put parents’ minds at ease. technologies - smart toys, smart tion about their children. the companies are taking to pro- Take smart toys, for example. speakers and wearables - offered One thing that could help them tect them, they feel better,” said Before reading more about what more benefit than not. Parents who feel more at ease? Better promises Jennifer Hanley, FOSI’s vice pres- smart toys do, 45 percent already own these items were also from device makers. Those include ident of legal and policy.

New Nasa tool predicts which cities face ﬂoods IANS has been termed sea-level fingerprints. asa scientists have devel- “We lack robust forecasting oped a tool to forecast which models for future ice changes, Ncities are vulnerbale to which diminishes our ability to use flooding due to melting of ice in a these fingerprints to accurately pre- warming climate. dict local sea-level (LSL) changes,” It looks at the Earth’s spin and the researchers said. gravitational effects to predict how So they set out to determine the water will be “redistributed” glo- exact gradient of sea-level finger- bally, BBC reported. prints with respect to local “This provides, for each city, a variations in the ice thickness of all picture of which glaciers, ice sheets, of the world’s ice drainage The researchers explained that as land (and) ice caps are of specific impor- systems. tance,” the researchers were quoted “By exhaustively mapping these ice is lost to the oceans, both the Earth’s as saying. fingerprint gradients, we form a gravitational and rotational potentials The research, detailed in the new diagnosis tool, henceforth journal Science Advances, could referred to as gradient fingerprint are perturbed, resulting in strong spatial provide scientists a way to deter- mapping (GFM), that readily allows patterns in sea-level rise (SLR). The pattern mine which ice sheets they should for improved assessments of future of sea-level change has been termed sea- be “most worried about”. coastal inundation or emergence,” The researchers explained that the study said. level ﬁngerprints. as land ice is lost to the oceans, The researchers demonstrated both the Earth’s gravitational and that for Antarctica and Greenland, rotational potentials are per- changes in the predictions of inun- For example, in London, local whereas in New York, such changes turbed, resulting in strong spatial dation at major port cities depend sea-level changes is significantly are greatly sensitive to changes in patterns in sea-level rise (SLR). on the location of the drainage affected by changes on the western the northeastern portions of the ice The pattern of sea-level change system. part of the Greenland ice sheet, sheet, the tool showed. 14 CINEMA PLUS MONDAY 20 NOVEMBER 2017

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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

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