THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 COMMUNITY |6 | 11 Indian Embassy credits marks National career to Unity Day Kolhapure

To pass the time, Nastasia P | 4-5 Yakoub began posting old snapshots under her Insta- gram handle, @ EXPLORING DameTraveler. Following an outpouring of attention, she opened the account to the CREATIVITY community and began reposting tagged images that caught her eye.

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Birla Public School bags Sustainability Initiative award

AMUAAQ celebrates

irla Public School won the harmony with their Sir Syed’s bicentennial prestigious prize for the surroundings. BGreen Educational Build- Qatar Sustainability Awards ing in the 2nd Annual Qatar aim to recognise the efforts, com- he AMU Alumni Association of Honour. Sustainability Awards ceremony mitment, and contributions of of Qatar Chapter (AMUAAQ) More than 400 Alig’s, guest, held at the Rotana City Centre, individuals, institutions and Tcelebrated the 200th birth school principal, presidents of Doha on October 29. organizations in furthering sus- anniversary of the university’s many affiliated organisations, The members of the BIRLA- tainable development and founder “Sir Syed Ahmad Khan” on businessmen, media fraternity and SPHERE (Eco Club of Birla Public environmental protection in October 26 at Sheraton Grand professor from Qatar Foundation School) created ‘magic’ by mak- Qatar and beyond. Doha Resort & Convention Hotel. and Qatar University attended the ing their school building The main categories include Mani Shankar Aiyar, former event. environment-friendly, with var- green buildings, green hospital- Union Cabinet minister of Petro- Sarwar Mirza greeted all the ious projects like Save Water, ity, green service providers, leum, Government of India was the attendees and Aqeel Ahmed, host Save Electricity, Recycling of building products and technolo- chief guest from India and Dr P of the programme introduced the waste materials, Cleanliness gies, green research and Mohammed Ali, Chairman of Gal- AMUAAQ and its tradition to the campaign, Kitchen Gardening, etc. sustainability initiatives. far Group, Oman, was the chief audience. The main campus located at The school Eco Club owes guest from Middle East, while Dr The Sir Syed Day function Ras Abboud st, opposite Religious much to the enthusiasm and Mohammad Aleem, representing ended with AMU’s nostalgic Tarana Complex Abu Hamour, is a per- motivation of its incharge, Indian Embassy; M S Bukhari, by AMUAAQ team led by Johny fect example of a ‘Green’ building, Rakesh Verma, senior teacher in Managing Director of Satco group Foster and followed by dinner. The where students learn to study in Social Studies. and Johny Foster, noted Gazal Ghazal programme was held after singer from AMU were the Guests the main function. Vedic Mathematics introduced to DPS-MIS students

PS–Modern Indian School (DPS-MIS) had organised ‘Memory Power’ event, a brainstorming in-house orientation programme, held on October 26 at he school Dauditorium led by Dhaval Bathia. The chief guest and speaker for the day Daval Bathia,a celebrated Indian author and teacher who currently holds two world records and has authored five international best sellers, enticed the entire audience with befitting techniques like ‘Birthday Magic’, ‘Money Magic’ or ‘Brother-sister Magic’ that could be used in complex mathematical calcula- tions in easy and accurate manner to guess the birthdates, or number of siblings of any individual. The students learned simple ways of remembering long list of words, com- plicated maps and names of states and their capitals. The one hour workshop introduced the students to ‘Vedic Mathematics’ designed to reinforce the power of the brain. The principal, Asna Nafees earnestly acknowledged the endeavour of Bathia to spread the knowledge that will prove constructive and beneficial for all students, not only dur- ing exams but will also help them boost their confidence and eliminate redundant mental blockages. 04 COVER STORY THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017

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hen a workplace accident left her on bed rest for nine months in 2013, Nastasia WYakoub’s future in nursing was uncertain at best. “I fell into depression because I had studied for four and a half years to became a labour-and-delivery nurse,” Yakoub, 30, said. “I needed something to distract me.” To pass the time, she began posting old snapshots under her Instagram handle, @DameTrave- ler, a name chosen to share the empowering concept of independ- ent female travelers. After the popular @BeautifulDestinations reposted one of her photos along with its hashtag, Yakoub was inspired to add a hashtag to her own posts. Following an outpour- ing of attention, she opened the account to the community and began reposting tagged images that caught her eye. More than 1.5 million posts of young women conquering pictur- Meet the people behind esque world destinations now appear under #DameTraveler, all hoping to be featured on the Instagram's popular travel accounts account, which has 387,000 follow- ers. Many popular travel accounts have implemented the same hash- repost - known as regramming - tag-based curatorial methods to earns the photographer a certain gather content, and @BeautifulD- amount of travel-elite street cred. estinations tops 9.8 million “About 2 percent of what you see followers, compared with old- on the account is my photography; school travel publishers such as the rest is other people’s,” said Andy Conde Nast Traveler, which has 1.4 McCune, 22, who oversees @Earth, million. an account with more than Unlike traditional influencers - 800,000 followers. “We get hun- adspeak for high-profile people dreds of DMs and about 50 to 90 who drive public opinion - the users email submissions every day.” behind these indie accounts are not McCune got the prime handle the stars of the show. Yakoub occa- from a friend who was an early sionally appears on the @ adopter of the platform. His itera- DameTraveler feed, but documents tion of @Earth was launched in 2015. her own travels on a personal McCune curates the feed and seeks account, @nastasiaspassport. out images that reflect his appreci- She said that it takes her 30 ation of nature. A Washington-state minutes to an hour to pick each native, he favours lush, towering DameTraveler image, and she forests, mist-frosted mountain chooses one or two per day from peaks and frothy rushes of water. those appearing under the In the account’s early days, hashtag. McCune reached out to notable “I’m very picky about the aes- travel photographers with large fol- thetic and feel,” she said. “That lowings and began to repost work quality of the feed is what makes it that fit his aesthetic. successful.” In addition to the exposure, a 05 THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 COVER STORY

“Once I gained three or four relationships, we started get- ting more intros and the ball kept rolling,” he said. “It’s given me some of the best friends of my life.” As the clout of social-media influencers increases, some accounts have become modern-day travel guides. McCune, who splits his time between New York City and Tulum, Mex- ico, has expanded @Earth’s reach by partnering with YouTube vloggers and social media travel mavens to create travel guides, photo journals and video content. (He curates @Tulum, as well as @Traveler and @Forest.) Yakoub did something similar, creating additional handles such as @DameTravel- erFoodie and @DameTravelerHotels to zero in on specific categories. Like McCune and Yakoub, 31-year-old Zach Houghton started out with an Instragram account and ended up with a full-time job. “I never set out to create something this big,” said Houghton, who curates @Passionpassport, an account with almost 900,000 followers. “I first started to showcase the beauty of travel and create editorial content that gives peo- ple the opportunity to understand what power travel has in our own lives.” The former trader was working in Hong Kong when he left the world of finance for a nine-month, 15-country trek that he documented in a blog and on Instagram. When the project ended, he opened the account to the community. By 2015, the hashtag had 1 million photos; today, it has more than 10 million. Houghton ultimately parlayed @Passion- passport into Passport Studio, a company that creates sponsored content around the themes of travel and discov- ery. The hashtag that started it all remains among Instagram’s top travel accounts, and Houghton says that he’s still on the lookout for undiscovered photographers with the same spirit that inspired him to start the account. “Everyone has valid things to do and say and show, if you give them the opportunity to do so,” he said. “It’s not just those epic, jaw-dropping moments - it’s those quiet moments of travel that are worthy to talk about.” 06 COMMUNITY THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 Indian Embassy marks National Unity Day ndian Embassy marked National Unity Day - Rashtriya Ekta IDiwas) to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Valla- bhbhai Patel at its premises on October 31. P Kumaran, Indian Ambassa- dor, paid tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel and recollected his extraordinary works towards unity and integrity of the country, as First Home Minister of India and Deputy Prime Minister. He said that he can be rightly pendence Act 1947 was praised. our country. of the Embassy of India and the called as one of the founding fathers He said that the National Unity The Ambassador also adminis- Indian Schools are also organising of the Republic of India. Day will provide an opportunity to tered a pledge on the occasion. The the day to spread the message of Sardar’s role in integrating re-affirm the inherent strength and event ended with the screening of Sardar Patel by conducting photo more than 500 independent resilience of our nation to withstand a documentary on life and achieve- exhibitions, quiz competition and princely states in 1947 to 1949 from the actual and potential threats to ment of Sardar patel. screening of documentary on the British rule through the Inde- the unity, integrity and security of The apex bodies under the aegis Sardar Patel’s life.

ICC pays tribute to Sardar Patel on birth anniversary

mbassy of India conducted through Indian Cultural ECentre (ICC) the National Unity Day at the ICC Ashoka hall. This annual commemoration known as the Rashtriya Ekta Diwas was introduced by the Gov- ernment of India in 2014 and is held annually on the birthday of Sardar Vallabbhai Patel, on Octo- ber 31. The 142nd birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was cel- India. Vallabhbhai Patel numbers. Special prizes were ebrated in a befitting manner to To commemorate this event, Around 350 people attended, given away for the audience Quiz recognise his contribution to the ICC organised programmes like including children from various which saw enthusiastic freedom struggle and to the found- audience quiz and a short docu- Indian schools and Ideal Indian participation. ing of independent and united mentary film on Sardar School participated in large 07 THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 COMMUNITY

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WWICS felicitates Filipino artiste Isabel Granada WICS – The Global She is also an athlete & entrepre- Executives in Qatar. On the other workers, professionals, business Resettlement solutions neur of excellence. hand, well-known Filipino com- persons, investors and students Wcompany in Qatar felic- Isabel said recently,” My con- munity leader & chairperson of interested to live, work, study or itated famous Filipino artist, Isabel gratulations to WWICS who have PTTC-Q, Jeanette Gotangogan, invest in the most bounteous coun- Granada for her outstanding tal- helped in relocating so many aspir- made a special mention of the tries of the world. ent & vision at The Philippines ants to Canada, Australia, the USA company’s high visa success rates. They offer consultation on var- Trade and Tourism Conference – and other countries. The testimo- WWICS has a track record of ious permanent residency Qatar (PTTC-Q) held in Doha nies that I’ve heard of their success relocating more than 1,00,000 programmes like Canada Express recently. stories are impressive.” aspirants to favoured destinations. Entry, Canada Provincial Nomina- Isabel has made a name for WWICS’ excellent business eth- With more than 24 years’ experi- tion, Australia General Skilled herself in the Philippines entertain- ics were applauded byJoseph ence and an established network, Worker Migration, US EB5 Green ment industry as an Rivera, Chairman of AFREEQ - the company promises one-stop Card & various Entrepreneur pro- award-winning actress and singer. Association of Filipino Real Estate resettlement solutions to skilled grammes for Canada, UK and EU. 08 HEALTH THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 Alzheimer's disease might be a ‘whole body’ problem

IANS partners for a year “contracted” Alzheimer’s disease. ong assumed to originate in Moreover, the normal mice also the brain, Alzheimer’s disease developed a pathology similar to L-- the leading cause of demen- “tangles” -- twisted protein strands tia -- might be the result of a that form inside brain cells --, dis- breakdown elsewhere in the body, rupting brain function. new research has claimed. In addition, the ability to trans- In people with Alzheimer’s dis- mit electrical signals involved in ease, a protein called amyloid-beta learning and memory was impaired forms clumps or “plaques” that even in mice that had been joined smother brain cells. for just four months. Besides the brain, the protein is The findings offer hope that also produced in blood platelets, future drug therapies might be able blood vessels and muscles, and its to stop or slow the disease without precursor protein is found in sev- acting directly on the brain. eral other organs. Instead, it could target the kid- According to researchers, these Professor at the University of Brit- journal Molecular Psychiatry, the ney or liver and thus get rid of the amyloid-beta has cancer-like prop- ish Columbia in Canada. team attached normal mice, which toxic protein before it ever reaches erties and can travel to brain from “That might allow more amy- do not naturally develop Alzheim- the brain. other parts of the body where it loid-beta to infiltrate the brain, er’s disease, to mice modified to “Alzheimer’s disease is clearly a accumulates and begins to inflict supplementing what is produced carry a mutant human gene that disease of the brain, but we need to damage. by the brain itself and accelerating produces high levels of amyloid- pay attention to the whole body to “The blood-brain barrier weak- the deterioration.” beta protein. Normal mice that had understand where it comes from, ens as we age,” said Weihong Song, For the study, published in the been joined to genetically modified and how to stop it,” Song noted. Common acid reflux drug increases stomach cancer risk f you are popping up common over-the- and the development of stomach cancer was counter drugs daily to treat acid reflux and just under 5 years. Istomach ulcers, hold on. You may end up “Taking PPIs was More frequent use was associated with having cancer. associated with a more greater risk, with daily use linked to a more According to a first-ever documented than quadrupling in risk (4.55) compared with research that looked at the link between com- than doubling (2.44) in weekly use. mon Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) like the risk of developing The drug first eliminates a bacteria called pantoprazole or rabeprazole may put you at stomach cancer, while as Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) suspected of double the risk of developing stomach fuelling the cancer’s development. cancer. taking H2 blockers was However, even after H pylori was removed, Although the researchers from University not associated with any the risk of developing the disease still rose in of Hong Kong said it was an observational such heightened risk,” the tandem with the dose and duration of PPI study and no firm conclusions can be drawn treatment, the researcher noted in the paper about cause and effect and PPIs were gener- study noted. published in the journal Gut. ally considered safe, the link is significant as The longer PPIs were used, the greater was millions take such drugs to lower acid reflux. the risk of developing stomach cancer, rising To understand the link, the team led by Ka During this time, 3,271 (5 per cent) people to 5-fold after more than a year, to more than Shing Cheung from Department of Medicine took PPIs for an average of nearly three years 6-fold after two or more years, and to more at University of Hong Kong compared the use and 21,729 took H2 blockers. than 8-fold after three or more years, the of PPIs with another type of drug used to In all, 153 (0.24 per cent) people developed researchers said. dampen down acid production called H2 stomach cancer after triple therapy. None Recent research has also linked long term blockers (like ranitidine) in 63,397 adults tested positive for H pylori at the time, but all use of PPIs to various unwanted effects, includ- treated with triple therapy -- a combination had long-standing gastritis (inflammation of ing pneumonia, heart attack and bone of a PPI and two antibiotics to kill off “H pylori” the stomach lining). fracture. over seven days -- between 2003 and 2012. “Taking PPIs was associated with a more The “clear dose-response and time They were subsequently monitored until than doubling (2.44) in the risk of developing response trend” in the use of PPIs and stom- they either developed stomach cancer, died stomach cancer, while taking H2 blockers was ach cancer risk, suggests that doctors “should or the study ended (end of December 2015), not associated with any such heightened risk,” exercise caution when prescribing long-term whichever came first. The average monitor- the study noted. PPIs...even after successful eradication of H ing period lasted 7.5 years. The average time between triple therapy plyori”, the researchers noted.

10 FOOD THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017

Ellie Krieger The Washington Post

owever healthy it may seem, the presence of shredded Hzucchini in a quick bread or muffin doesn’t make it good for you. Most are still essentially forms of cake, held up with lots of butter, refined flour and sugar. That’s not necessarily a bad thing once in a while, but for eve- ryday breakfast and snacking you probably want something more nutritious and less dessert-like. The problem is that truly healthy muf- fins and quick breads — with or without zucchini — are often dis- appointing: dry, leaden and rubbery. Not so with these. They are the best of both worlds, genuinely good for you but also desirably moist, tender and fragrant. Lightly sweetened, flecked with zuc- chini, and made with healthy oil, whole grain flour and rolled oats, they have a wholesome sensibility and hearty texture that pulls them away from the dessert realm into the daily sustenance category, in a good way. Not only do they taste good, you’ll feel good eating one of these zucchini muffins to start your Zucchini oat muffins day or fuel you midafternoon. They get most of their sweetness from dried dates, which also pro- vide a deep flavor, valuable nutrients deep flavor and valuable nutrients. nutmeg Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. and fiber. The dates are soaked in Made with whole grains and health- 1/2 teaspoon salt Have a standard-size, 12-well muf- water, then pureed until they form ful oil, the muffins have a wholesome 2 large eggs fin pan at hand. Lightly grease the a smooth paste. Just a little white sensibility and hearty texture that 1/3 cup neutral-tasting oil, such wells with cooking oil spray or line sugar — a quarter of what is in a typ- steps away from the dessert realm as light olive oil or canola oil them with baking paper cups. ical recipe - is needed to round out into the daily sustenance category, 1/2 cup coarsely chopped Stir together the flour, oats, the muffin’s flavor. Soft whole-grain in a good way. They not only taste walnuts sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, pastry flour keeps the crumb tender, good, they are a nourishing and nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl. while rolled oats add a rustic texture energising way to start your day or Steps Stir together all the date paste, and walnuts an element of crunch. fuel your afternoon. Place the dates in a medium eggs and oil in a mixing bowl until The zucchini (which needs to be bowl. Pour enough boiling water incorporated, then stir in the grated, drained of most of its water), eggs, Make Ahead: The date paste can over them to cover and let soak for drained zucchini. Add the flour mix- oil, and date paste together provide be refrigerated up to 2 weeks in 1 hour. Reserve 2 tablespoons of the ture and stir until no trace of it enough liquid so that no milk or advance. soaking liquid, then drain the dates remains, then stir in the walnuts. other fluid is needed. The tasty, cin- well. Divide the batter evenly among namon-scented muffins make for Ingredients Combine the dates and the the wells. Bake (middle rack) for 20 an energizing on-the-go treat, so do 1 cup packed pitted dates reserved liquid in a food processor to 25 minutes, until a toothpick yourself a favor and make an extra Boiling water (mini, preferably) and puree to form inserted into the center comes out batch. Wrap them individually in 1 1/4 cups coarsely grated zuc- a smooth paste, stopping once or clean. plastic wrap and freeze so you have chini (1 medium zucchini) twice to scrape down the sides, as Serve warm, or at room one to grab when you need it. 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour needed. temperature. Zucchini Oat Muffins 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats Place the grated zucchini in a Nutrition: Per muffin: 220 cal- 12 servings 1/4 cup sugar colander in the sink; let drain for 20 ories, 4 g protein, 27 g carbohydrates, These tender, fragrant muffins 2 teaspoons baking powder minutes, then gather it up in your 11 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 30 mg cho- are sweetened primarily with dates, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon hands to extract as much moisture lesterol, 110 mg sodium, 4 g dietary which, besides sweetness, provide 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated as possible. fiber, 12 g sugar. 11 THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 BOLLYWOOD

DIFF continues to back Indie cinema ‘My Little Pony’ to be released IANS The screenings will be split into six different cate- gories: Feature narratives, feature documentaries, on November 10 he quaint and hilly environs of Dharamsala, a shorts, children’s films, Royal Stag Barrel Select Large popular destination in Himachal Pradesh, will Short Films and special programmes. antasy animation film Tcome alive with the voice and visuals of inde- The widely awarded “Mukti Bhawan (Hotel Salva- “My Little Pony” will pendent filmmakers from India and abroad at the sixth tion)”, directed by Shubhashish Bhutiani, is its opening Frelease in India on edition of the Dharamshala International Film Festi- film. There will also be a special screening of the crit- November 10. MVP Enter- val (DIFF), which begins today. ically acclaimed “A Death in the Gunj”, which will be tainment is releasing the The extravaganza will also have film screenings at presented by director . movie in India, read a state- the city’s new multiplex with two auditoriums at Gold The line-up also includes two award-winning doc- ment. “My Little Pony” takes Cinemas in Lower Dharamsala. umentaries -- Kirsten Johnson’s “Cameraperson” and the successful television The offbeat and independent film fest is organised Rahul Jain’s “Machines”. series “My Little Pony: by filmmakers Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam. This year’s feature films include international Friendship is Magic” to a new “We hope to cater to the townspeople of Lower weaves like Dain Said’s “Interchange”, Yaniv Berman’s level. It is directed by Jayson Dharamsala who may not wish to come all the way to “Land of the Little People”, Dechen Roder’s “Honey- Thiessen. Upper Dharamsala, the main venue of the festival,” giver Among the Dogs”, Yoshinori Sato’s “Her Mother”, The film revolves around Sarin said. Karma Takapa’s “Ralang Road”, Deepak Rauniyar’s the journey of the Mane 6 - The organisers have also planned to widen the plat- “White Sun” and Nicole van Kilsdonk’s “The Day My Twilight Sparkle, Applejack, form for children with an “expanded programme”, Father Became A Bush”. Rainbow Dash, Pinkie Pie, wherein students from various schools and colleges From the Indian turf, DIFF 2017 will feature India’s Fluttershy, and Rarity, in the area have also been invited to come for the official entry to the Oscars this year, Amit Masurkar’s beyond Equestria to save screenings. “Newton”, and “Turup”, “The Hungry”, “Ashwatthama”, Ponyville using the magic of Talking about the growth of the festival, Sarin said “Chhuri”, “Shunyata”, “Death Of A Father”, “Visa”, friendship, from a threaten- this is a “development that we had never foreseen”. “Anukul”, “Angamaly Diaries” and more. ing dark force that will “There have been many changes since the first edi- Besides the films, the festival will feature sessions destroy their home. tion of DIFF. The biggest change is the way the festival like confluence of five independent filmmakers from It has an all-star voice cast has grown from being a small local event to a national five very different countries -- Yaniv Berman from including Emily Blunt, Kristin one. Today, DIFF has become one of the more impor- Israel, Mano Khalil from Switzerland, Dain Iskander Chenoweth, Liev Schreiber, tant venues in India for the new generation of Indian Said from Malaysia, Lijo Jose Pellisery from India and Michael Pena, Sia, Taye Diggs, independent filmmakers to come and showcase their Yoshinori Sato from Japan, who will speak on how Uzo Aduba and Zoe Saldana. films,” she said. their films chart disturbing trends within the fabric of The movie also features origi- South Asian premieres of three experimental films, their societies. nal music and songs performed including Amar Kanwar’s “Such a Morning”, Naeem The festival will also have a masterclass by actor by Sia, Diggs, Saldana, Che- Mohaiemen’s “Tripoli Cancelled”, and Tan Pin Pin’s Adil Hussain, and a discussion welcoming a new crop noweth and Blunt. “In Time To Come”, will be held at the gala. of indie filmmakers from across the country. Anil Kapoor credits career to Padmini Kolhapure

IANS bride Maya loves someone else. He decides to reunite the two lov- ctor Anil Kapoor says had ers at all costs and begins to search Padmini Kolhapure not for the man. Aagreed to work with him in Currently, Anil is working with “Woh 7 Din”, he wouldn’t have actress been where he is today. in the upcoming film “Fanney On Padmini’s birthday on Khan”. The musical comedy film Wednesday, Anil shared a photo- is being directed by Atul graph from the 1983 film “Woh 7 Manjrekar. Din” and captioned it: “Happy “Fanney Khan”, being pro- birthday to my first leading lady duced by Rakeysh Omprakash Padmini Kolhapure! It’s because Mehra, KriArj Entertainment and she agreed to do ‘Woh 7 Din’ that T-Series, is the official remake of I am where I am today!” the Oscar-nominated 2000 Dutch Directed by Bapu, “Woh 7 Din” film “Everybody’s Famous!”. revolves around Dr. Anand who It is scheduled for a worldwide learns that his newly-wedded release on April 13, 2018. 12 ENTERTAINMENT THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017

Kanye West makes brief return a year after breakdown

AFP being African-American in his affluent Los Angeles ap superstar Kanye West is neighbourhood. back nearly a year after suf- “Neighbours said they think I Rfering a breakdown gave the neighbourhood a black -- making a brief musical appear- eye,” the 40-year-old father of ance in which he appears to keep two raps. his feud with Taylor Swift alive. He also appears to reference West, a once omnipresent his ongoing rift with Swift. In his celebrity with a prolific media 2016 song “Famous,” West boasts presence and high-profile mar- that the pop star may have rela- riage to Kim Kardashian, abruptly tionship with him as he takes ended a tour and was hospitalised credit for her celebrity -- a refer- in November 2016 after unusual ence to how he disrupted her at rants on stage. the 2009 MTV Video Music Making his most visible Awards. appearance this year, West con- Swift voiced anger at the lyric tributed a verse on a song released and hit back in “Look What You Tuesday by Cyhi The Prynce, an Made Me Do,” a vindictive track famous on you / Then they go and he unexpectedly showed up at Atlanta rapper whom West ear- released in August. blame it on you / You just good, Trump Tower in New York to meet lier signed to his label imprint. West on the latest track refer- they can’t ignore you.” then president-elect Donald The song, “Dat Side,” expounds ences the name of the West’s last major public Trump -- whose aides said he was on the perils of fame and hits back controversial song as he raps: “The appearance following his hospi- mulling an official role for the at critics, with West speaking of people claim to know you... get talization came in December when rapper.

George Michael Niall Horan heads to tribute concert axed the top of Music charts

IANS Reuters ate pop icon George Michael’s family has iall Horan scored his first chart-topping album as a solo Lblocked TV presenter artist, the third member of boy band One Direction to Esther Rantzen from hosting a Nachieve the feat. tribute concert for the singer. Horan’s album “Flicker” sold 152,000 album units in its first At the Pride of Britain week from music sales and streaming activity, according to fig- Awards on Monday, Rantzen ures from Nielsen SoundScan. said she had wanted to host a It follows on the heels of Harry Styles’ self-titled solo album fundraising gig to celebrate debut in May and Zayn Malik’s “Mind of Mine” debut last year, Michael’s music, but his fam- both of which opened at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. ily had “said no” to the idea, After Malik left One Direction in 2015, the band went on hia- reports mirror.co.uk tus and each of its remaining members released solo music. The event would have The Billboard 200 album chart tallies units from album sales, raised a lot of money for song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity Rantzen’s charity Childline, (1,500 streams equal one album). which Michael actively sup- New debuts in the top ten of the Billboard 200 album chart ported during his career. this week included rappers Future and Young Thug’s collabora- “There will no longer be a tribute concert because his family said no. tive album “Super Slimey” at No. 2, country singer Chris Young’s It was a real shame as I’d have loved to celebrate his music and give the “Losing Sleep” at No. 5 and country singer Darius Rucker at No. 8 fans a chance to say goodbye -- and it would have been to benefit his with “When Was The Last Time.” favourite charity, too,” Rantzen said. On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online single sales, “Once the family say no, there’s nothing we can do,” she added. Taylor Swift’s latest single “Gorgeous” from her upcoming album She had been discussing the prospect of a tribute concert, held at debuted at No. 1 with 68,000 copies sold. the Royal Albert Hall, ever since the singer’s death last year. 13 THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017 TECHNOLOGY

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magine you’re working on a Google Doc when, seemingly out Iof nowhere, your ability to edit the online file gets revoked. What you see instead is an error message indicating that you’ve violated Google’s terms of service. Google Docs users For anyone who stores work in the cloud, suddenly being unable to access your data - especially due to a terms of service violation - may sound scary. And it’s really happen- getting locked out ing to some people, according to reports on Twitter. Rachael Bale, a wildlife crime reporter for National Geographic, said yesterday that a of their files draft of her story was “frozen” by Google. “Has anyone had @googledocs lock you out of a doc before? My in place and all users should have a part. as it is sent and received and when draft of a story about wildlife crime full access to their docs.” “Google’s Privacy Policy explains it is stored.” was just frozen for violating their Although the error appeared to how we treat your personal data Google explicitly refers to docs TOS. - Rachael Bale (@Rachael_ be a technical glitch, the fact that and protect your privacy when you - albeit in a lower-case fashion - as Bale) October 31, 2017” Google is capable of identifying use Google Drive.” an example of the type of content Others have reported similar “bad” Google Docs at all is a If you visit Google’s privacy pol- from which Google extracts infor- errors. reminder: Much of what you upload, icy, you’ll find that Google is up mation. I’ve asked Google for “Tfw your finalizing a piece on receive or type to Google is moni- front there, too, about the data it clarification on whether they actu- E. Europe post-socialist parties in tored. While many people may be collects. ally read the contents of a person’s Google Drive and Google removes aware that Gmail scans your emails “We collect information about Google Docs and will update if I get it because it’s in violation of its - for instance, so that its smart-reply the services that you use and how a response. ToS?? - Bhaskar Sunkara (@sun- feature can figure out what you use them, like when you watch “This kind of monitoring is raysunray) October 31, 2017” responses to suggest - this policy a video on YouTube, visit a website creepy,” Bale tweeted. In response to some of these extends to other Google products, that uses our advertising services, Yesterday afternoon, Google reports, a Google employee tweeted too. or view and interact with our ads said that it does not technically read that the team handling Google Docs “Our automated systems analyse and content,” it says. files, but instead uses an automated was looking into the matter. Later your content to provide you per- “This includes information like system of pattern matching to scan yesterday, Google said in a state- sonally relevant product features, your usage data and preferences, for indicators of abuse. Though it ment that it had “made a code push such as customised search results, Gmail messages, G+ profile, photos, can identify clusters of data that that incorrectly flagged a small per- and spam and malware detection,” videos, browsing history, map might suggest a violation, the sys- centage of Google Docs as abusive, reads the terms of service for searches, docs, or other Google- tem does not pull meaning from the which caused those documents to Google Drive, the suite of produc- hosted content. Our automated content, according to a company be automatically blocked. A fix is tivity tools of which Google Docs is systems analyse this information spokesperson. Best Buy stops some new iPhone sales after pricing backlash The Washington Post programmes are the same as the more money, causing some con- $100 premium was intentional monthly plans offered directly by fusion with our customers and because offering different purchas- est Buy said it stopped some carriers like Verizon Communica- noise in the media,” Best Buy ing options for iPhones “has a cost.” sales of Apple’s iPhone X and tions and AT&T and similar spokeswoman Danielle Schumann The retailer gets payments from BiPhone 8 after consumers offerings on Apple’s website. said. “That’s why we decided a few carriers when it sells phones that complained about the retailer Last week, when users went to days ago to only sell the phone the are already set up to work on the charging a $100 premium on the Best Buy’s website to purchase an traditional way, through install- carriers’ networks. It doesn’t get already expensive smartphones. iPhone X at the full, upfront price, ment billing plans.” that money when devices are sold The company, one of Apple’s Best Buy charged $1,099 and Last week, consumers took to without carrier activation. Still, key retail partners, still sells all $1,249 for the two configurations. Twitter to complain about the extra Apple, carriers and some other iPhone models via carrier install- Apple’s pricing is $999 and $1,149. charge. “Charging $100 premium retailers stick to the official pric- ment plans that let customers pay “Although there was clearly due to demand is treating your cus- ing. Best Buy still sells older iPhone for the devices over several months. demand for the un-activated tomer like dirt.” models at a $50 premium, accord- The price of these payment iPhone X, selling it that way cost Best Buy previously said the ing to a check of its website. 14 CINEMA PLUS THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2017

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Thor: Ragnarok (2D/Action) 10:15, 10:30am, 12:15, 12:45, 1:10, 3:00, 3:15, 3:50, Villain (2D/) 2:00, 6:00 & 11:00pm 5:45, 6:30, 8:15, 8:30, 9:10, 10:45, 11:15 & 11:50pm The Little Vampire (2D/Animation) 2:00pm Fantastic Journey To Oz Jigsaw (2D/Horror) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Boo 2: A Madea (2D/Comedy) 4:30, 7:45 & 9:30pm 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Thor: Ragnarok (2D/Action) 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm Black Butterfly (2D/Thriller) 4:15pm Geostorm(2D/Thriller) 10:00am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40pm It Stains The Sands Red (2D/Horror) 6:00pm & 12:00midnight Seven Sundays (2D/Tagalog) 8:30pm Aval (2D/Tamil) 11:30pm It Stains The Sands Red (2D/Horror) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm Beyond Skyline (2D/Action) 10:15am, 2:30, 6:45 & 11:00pm ASIAN TOWN Monster Family (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00 & 4:00pm Aval (Tamil) 12:00noon & 5:30pm Mersal (Tamil) 2:30pm Black Butterfly (2D/Thriller) 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Villain (Malayalam) 12:30, 1:00, 3:15, 3:45, 6:00, 6:30, 8:00, 8:45, 9:15, 11:00, Brawl In Cell Block 99(2D/Action)10:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnight 11:30pm, 01:45 & 02:00am Ramleela (Malayalam) 12:45, 8:30pm & 01:45am 24 Hours To Live (2D/Thriller) 12:40, 5:20 & 10:00pm Parava (Malayalam) 3:30pm Ittefaq (Hindi) 6:15 & 11:15pm Boo:2 A Madea(2D/Comedy)10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45,7:00,9:15&11:30pm Thor: Ragnarok (3DIMAX/Action) 10:40am, 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 & AL KHOR 12:00midnight Thor Ragnarok 11:30am, 12:30, 2:15, 3:15, 5:00, 6:00, 7:45, 8:45, 10:30 & 11:30pm Villain (Malayalam) 12:00noon, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 & 11:00pm Happy Death Day 11:00am, 3:30 & 8:00pm Ramleela 3:00 & 8:00pm Mersal (Tamil) 2:15 & 8:15pm MALL Villain (2D/Malayalam) 2:00, 4:30 & 11:30pm ROXY Fantastic Journey To Oz (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Fantastic Journey To Oz (2D/Animation) 12:00noon, 2:00 & 4:00pm Secret Superstar (2D/Hindi) 2:30pm Seven Sundays (2D/Tagalog) 7:15pm Villain (Malayalam) 12:00noon, 12:30, 3:00, 3:30, 6:00, 6:30, 9:00pm Thor: Ragnarok (2D/Action) 4:30, 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm & 12:00midnight Aval (Tamil) 9:30pm & 12:15am Boo 2: A Madea (2D/Comedy) 5:30pm Thor Ragnarok (Action) 12:00noon, 2:40, 5:20, 6:00, 8:00, 8:40, 10:40 & 11:20pm Black Butterfly (2D/Thriller) 7:30pm Beyond Skyline (2D/Action) 9:30pm THOR RAGNAROK It Stains The Sands Red (2D/Horror) 9:30pm Aval (2D/Tamil) 11:30pm

LANDMARK The Little Vampire (2D/Animation) 2:15 & 4:00pm Villain (2D/Malayalam) 2:30, 5:00 & 11:15pm Fantastic Journey To Oz (2D/Animation) 2:30pm Boo 2: A Madea (2D/Comedy) 4:30&7:45pm Seven Sundays(2D/Tagalog) 7:30pm Beyond Skyline (2D/Action) 5:45pm Black Butterfly (2D/Thriller) 9:45pm Thor: Ragnarok (2D/Action) 6:30, 8:45 & 11:00pm It Stains The Sands Red (2D/Horror) 9:30pm Aval (2D/Tamil) 11:30pm Imprisoned, the mighty Thor finds himself in a lethal gladiatorial Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. contest against the Hulk, his former ally. Thor must fight for survival and race against time to prevent the all-powerful Hela from destroying his home and the Asgardian civilization. BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE 15 THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 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

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