MIND-BOGGLING TALENT He Creates Visual Works of Wonder, Through His Own Imagination and His Inner Eye, for the Rest of Us to See

WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 CAMPUS | 3 ENTERTAINMENT | 11 DPS-MIS English Zakir Hussain and Language Teachers Rakesh Chaurasia attend TEFL to perform workshop at NCPA

P | 4-5 MIND-BOGGLING TALENT He creates visual works of wonder, through his own imagination and his inner eye, for the rest of us to see. It’s wonderful, when there’s this art that we’re all familiar with from our children’s birthday parties, that takes it to such a scale that it boggles the mind: Rebecca Hoffberger

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TNG holds collaborative events with neighbouring schools

ymbolising the message of love, Nebras International school kinder- harmony and togetherness, gartners and TNG campus students Skindergarten students of The in Al Nuaija branch were welcomed Next Generation (TNG) School vis- by the Newton International school ited different schools in Doha to and King’s College Doha celebrate the Universal Children’s Kindergartners. Day Week. The day was marked to The young leaders of TNG pre- promote rights and welfare of the pared greeting cards and a The students then actively par- student exchange programme. children. delightful performance for the host ticipated in the class activities There hospitality is much appre- TNG school organised a week schools. arranged by the host schools. ciated and we hope to work long programme to visit the neigh- On reaching the premises, TNG “These collaborative events together in future projects”, said bouring schools to meet and greet kindergarten students were cor- with other schools bring us closer TNG Principal Ms Qudsia Asad their fellow kindergarteners. dially welcomed by the staff of to work hard in achieving one Khan. TNG Ainkhalid and Wukair schools visited on the scheduled common goal and that is provid- Newton International School campus KG students greeted the date. A lovely performance based ing quality education to students Early Years Coordinator, Ms Pam Doha British school Ain Khalid and on Children’s day followed by the in Qatar. We are thankful to the Lewis appreciated the efforts and Al Wakra branch, TNG campus in exchange of greeting cards brought staff of DBS, NIS, KCD and Al highlighted the importance of the Al Dayeen students joined the Al smiles on the faces of the children. Nebras school for joining us in the student exchange programme. DPS-MIS English Language Teachers attend TEFL workshop

nglish Language teachers from ticed during the workshop were: DPS-MIS (Grade 3 to 5) 1. Voice over – framing of dia- Eattended Teaching English as logues after viewing audio-video Foreign Language (TEFL) Qatar clips workshop, which was hosted by the 2. Picture puzzle – framing of College of the North Atlantic (CNAQ). sentences from keywords identified The practice sessions were deliv- in an audio clips ered by Justin Kernot from Qatar 3. Picking up the pieces – University. arranging of pictures while listening The activities in the workshop to audio clips emphasised on the fear factors of the 4. Grab game – identify and listeners in a classroom set-up. Dur- grab words from the table while lis- ing the workshop, listening activities tening to words in audio clip were planned in a manner that 5. Walkabout – acting on engaged all learners in a fun way. instructions in audio clips e.g. as in Some of the listening activities prac- airport

MES champions of 22nd inter-school competitions

ES Indian School emerged students from twelve prominent as the overall champion Indian schools in Qatar partici- Min the 22nd edition of pated in the competitions. inter-school competitions held on The competitions were, essay November 17. The competitions writing, storytelling, selfie speech, were jointly organized by Youth Holy Quran recitation and mem- Forum and Students India for the orisation, speech, quiz and debate students from various Indian for sub-junior, junior, senior and schools in Qatar. Over 600 super-senior categories. 04 COVER STORY WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 Making the invisible visible

The Washington Post and his inner eye, for the rest of us really what’s driving me. In my mind, latex-and-air creations would never to see,” said Rebecca Hoffberger, the I can always sleep later,” he said. be considered worthy of an art o me, air is like a director of the museum. “It’s won- That mission that drives him so museum. When he got the grant to building material,” derful, when there’s this art that fiercely is manifold: He’s represent- travel abroad and started looking HongSeok Goh we’re all familiar with from our chil- ing Korea, since his trip to the United for a museum to house an inflata- said. Goh cap- dren’s birthday parties, that takes it States is funded by a grant from the ble installation in the United States, tures air, bends it, to such a scale that it boggles the South Korean government. He’s rep- he found much the same attitude “Tfolds it, shapes it, contorts it, gives mind.” resenting artists with disabilities. here. it colour and heft. Goh built the elephant and tur- And perhaps the role he feels most Then his plea for a space made As a blind artist, he said, balloons tle sculpture, which is more than 20 passionate about - he’s represent- it to the desk of Hoffberger at the are a perfect medium for him - a feet long, with a team of six balloon ing balloons as an art form. American Visionary Art Museum. At medium that turns mere air into artists who came with him from “My hope is that this will be the this unusual museum, balloons fit something everyone can see. South Korea and two American bal- start of a balloon art revolution,” he the bill. Every artist at this museum On Friday, this remarkable balloon artists. They started work on said, through a translator. “Eventu- must be self-taught, as Goh is; many loon artist from South Korea opened Saturday and finished in the wee ally there will be more exhibits with of them also create despite disabil- his first-ever installation in the con- hours of Thursday, after working til balloon art. It will get the respect ities, and use unusual materials. tinental United States. It’s an about 4 in the morning. On Friday, and prestige it deserves.” Hoffberger didn’t see balloons as too elephant and a turtle, in a kaleido- the sculpture opened to the public. In Asia, he makes his living temporary for a gallery; in fact, she scope of colours, at Baltimore’s During the construction, Goh building whimsical balloon decora- thought of balloons as having great American Visionary Art Museum. slept just two to three hours a night. tions for shopping malls, corporate longevity compared to bubbles - “He creates visual works of won- “I see this as a responsibility and a events, parties and the like; his because yes, she knows a bubble der, through his own imagination mission I’ve been tasked with. That’s incredibly precise and intricate artist. 05 WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 COVER STORY

“Here is, in many ways, a work had to teach it to me,” he said. of art that’s like a beautiful sand “There’s a level of integrity in his castle. It’s not meant to live beyond work that’s mind-numbing.” a short length of time,” she said Goh came up with the concept about Goh’s balloon sculpture. “It of the two animals to represent the reminds us that the greatest joys cosmos - the vast elephant for are always, always just in that space, the methodically plodding moment. You can give people a les- turtle for time. Every shape and son that it’s the purity that you bring color was chosen for its allegorical to every action that really, in the value - the elephants’ four legs in long run, counts the most, because the colors of the Korean flag, sur- none of us are going to take any rounding the turtle with stars on its object with us.” head for the United States; the huge Hoffberger offered Goh a barn ears meant to evoke black holes, on with plenty of space to house his either side of the unfurling dragon installation, and even found a friend that serves as the elephant’s trunk with a nearby townhouse who and also as a symbol of the expand- could host the seven Korean bal- ing universe. loon twisters. She brought over Goh started losing his sight as a blankets and extra toilet paper her- teenager due to a virus that attacks self. She was thrilled to watch the the optical nerve, he said. He is now skilled balloon artists at work, as 45 and has very little vision; he they started twisting pieces of the expects to go completely blind in a project from almost the moment matter of years. In his 20s, he they first arrived. team did go to great lengths to for quite a mess if a balloon does started looking for a creative way “It’s the same kind of love we make this sculpture last as long as pop during the handling. Before the to support himself despite his vision can put into a meal, or a garden,” possible. It’s meant to be on display opening on Friday, they climbed on loss, and he hit on balloon she said. “It’s shifting people to not at the museum for at least 30 days, a ladder to spray every little facet twisting. say art is valid because we can build an extremely long time for a bal- with another chemical to help it Along the way, he has devel- a monument that will pass from one loon sculpture. keep its shine. oped a global reputation and has generation to the next. That can be To make that possible, they Addi Somekh, a Los Angeles- even invented balloon techniques great. The pyramids are wonderful, double-stuffed every single balloon, based balloon twister who once that artists thousands of miles away right? But at the same time, there’s a time-intensive process of putting starred in a cable TV reality show now incorporate in their work. Goh another kind of artistry - it’s all one balloon inside another one over about balloons and who worked on is modest about his impact despite about process and intention versus and over, even the very thinnest. this project, marveled at the level his significance in the balloon com- just product.” They also filled each balloon with of difficulty of Goh’s designs. “I’ve munity: “My techniques come out That all being said, Goh and his Hi-Float, a liquid sealant that makes been twisting for 26 years, and he of necessity, since I can’t see how other people do things and repli- cate them,” he says. “I’ve never thought of myself as innovating for the sake of innovating.” Most balloon construction is tactile, much more like sculpting than painting. It’s when it comes to colors that Goh relies most on the opinion of outsiders; he usually consults his wife for help selecting the color he wants. “She’s my eyes, basically, as far as color goes,” he says. He has artistic sensibilities even about parts of the sculpture he can’t experience. For the elephant’s head, for instance, he said, “I thought white would be a better representation of the universe, instead of thinking of it as something dark and empty.” That’s what he has created in Baltimore: a swirling, shifting world of color and shape. A vision made visible, a universe from thin air. 06 COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017

Over 100 participants join 1st Aspire Park Run Challenge ore than 100 recreational Aspire Academy, finished in third runners aged 12 and over place completing the race in 10 Mcompeted together with minutes and 10 seconds. 29 student-athletes from Aspire The 6K race followed at 8:00am Academy in the first Aspire Park with more than 76 recreational run- Run Challenge Series recently, ners and 7 student-athletes from organised by Aspire Zone Foun- Aspire Academy taking part. dation (AZF). Ilyass El Ouali (Junior) won the Abdulla Aziz (Adult) and Ilyass race in record-time, finishing in El Ouali (Junior) won the 3K and 19 minutes and 54 seconds. Mehdi 6K races respectively. Mersni (Adult) followed in second The 3K race started at 7:3 am place after finishing in 20 minutes with 60 recreational runners and and 35 seconds, with Muawia in today’s event. Running on sand measure up, and provide useful 22 student-athletes from Aspire Abdulrahman Balla, another on the horse trail gave us useful indicators of our performance Academy taking part. young athlete from Aspire Acad- experience of different surfaces leading up to the 2018 Summer Abdulla Aziz (Adult) secured emy, coming in third after and is good preparation for cross- Youth Olympics.” first place after finishing the race finishing the race in 20 minutes country competitions. I have just The second ‘Aspire Park Run’ in 9 minutes and 46 seconds. Sec- and 56 seconds. returned after a five month break race will be held on December 02 ond place winner Ethan Bennett Adnan Karmoussi, a student- due to injury, so this race was at Aspire Park, behind the Coffee- (Junior) trailed seconds behind, athlete at Aspire Academy who great practice for me. Competi- shop Company. Adults and young finishing the race in 9 minutes and competes in the 800m and 1500m tions like these are a great people interested in taking part 54 seconds. Whilst Adnan Kar- and who finished third in the 3K opportunity for student-athletes can sign up through www.lifein- moussi, a young athlete from race said: “It was great to compete at Aspire Academy to see how we aspire.qa

One India Association organises friendly Cricket match

friendly Cricket match was team managed to score 116 runs, thus organised byOne India Associ- giving the target of 117 runs to QKR of Aation (OIA), affiliated to ICC Bengal. In a day night match, UP team under the aegis of Indian Embassy to won the match by the margin of 34 Qatar at GEMS Wakra on November runs. Highlights of the match included 24 between OIA UP and QKR of Ben- wonderful all-round performances by gal teams. The toss was won by Bengal Bhanu Dhawan, Kulbeer Singh, Kajal Team and they elected to field first. In Bhattacharya, Akmal Khan, Zoheb the allotted 14 overs UP Aslam, Raju Yadav and Kashif Habeeb.

Phenom Ballers Qatar wins in PIBAQ Women’s Championship 07 WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 MARKETPLACE Blue Salon launches Frank Muller’s ﬁrst fragrance collection

n collaboration with Frank Muller, the luxury Swiss per- Ifume House, Blue Salon launched the brand’s first ever fragrance collection, inspired by Frank Muller’s watches, exclusively in the presence of Fawaz Al Idrissi, and Stephen Gray, Frank Muller share-holder, and the creative mind behind the collection. “We are always keen on rep- resenting the leading international brands, as well as introducing their exclusive prod- Geneva, Switzerland, a rural vil- ucts to our customers, and Frank lage where Frank Mueller found Muller is no exception.” said a charming and poetic environ- Fawaz Al Idrissi ment that gave him the inspiration “We are thrilled to launch our that promoted his inventions. first fragrance line, in collabora- The tranquility of these sub- tion with Abu Issa Holding, urbs reflects the quest for exclusively at Blue Salon.” Stated harmony and perfection that the Stephen Gray. “We are elated to creative aspire to. What has be represented by Abu Issa Hold- already happened is that it has ing here in Qatar. A country that established strong brand rules has fully embraced Frank Muller, that have been able to gain world- and has showed us tremendous wide respect and appreciation for appreciation.” its unique craftsmanship, tech- Frank Muller was founded in nological excellence and 1991 in the village of Gentud near outstanding prod Atul Khatri to perform live at Radisson Blu Hotel

op Hat Entertainment brings Mumbai in 1968 and obtained Foundation another top comedian to Bachelor of Engineering degree When asked what made him TQatar. from University of Mumbai. come over to the funny side of life. After executing their first event At the age of 43, Khatri became Atul quips, ”It was mid-life crisis. with Amit Tandon successfully, in a comedian whilst still being Also, to attempt to buy solitaire October this year, and due to pop- engaged in his business. Khatri has diamond earrings for my wife in ular demand, Top Hat done over 400 comedy shows, tel- this lifetime.” “It is a myth that Entertainment will be bringing evision advertisement and comedians get women easily Atul Khatri (pictured) to perform Youtube videos.He was also one because they find funny men sexy. live at Radisson Blu Hotel’s of the 3 finalists at the Melbourne Unfortunately, all the girls who Giwana Ballroom on December International Comedy Festival come up to me after a show and 18 from 8pm onwards. held in Delhi in 2012. tell me I’m funny also call me Rated among the top Indian He already performed at The “uncle”. Comedians by CNN-IBN, Atul Comedy Store, The Canvas Laugh Ticket prices are: QR300 Khatri is part of EIC (East India Factory and with East India Com- (Platinum), QR200 (Gold) and Comedy). He is a former business- edy and even in San Francisco for QR100 (Silver) for more details man who got into comedy late in own bucket list. a fundraising campaign, organ- visit: https://www.q-tickets.com/ life so that he could tick it off his Atul Khatri was born in ised by American India events/Atul_Khatri_Live 08 LIFESTYLE WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017

Reuters cake afterwards,” he said. The technique appears to hinese street barber unblock moisturising seba- Xiong Gaowu deftly ceous glands along the rim of Cscrapes a straight razor the eyelid, said Qu Chao, an along the inside of his custom- opthalmologist who works at er’s eyelid. “You should be a nearby hospital in Chengdu. gentle, very, very gentle,” said “Patients will feel their eyes Xiong, who performs tradi- are dry and uncomfortable tional eyelid shaves at his when the glands are blocked,” roadside location in Chengdu, she said. “When he is shaving, the capital of the southwest- it is most likely that he is shav- ern province of Sichuan. ing the openings of these Customers swear by the glands.” practice of “blade wash eyes”, She said there was a risk of as it is known in Mandarin, say- infection if the equipment was ing they trust Xiong’s skill with not sterilised. the blade. “If he can properly sterilize “No, it’s not dangerous,” the tools that he uses, I can still said 68-year-old Zhang Tian. see there is a space for this “My eyes feel refreshed after technique to survive,” Qu said. shaving and I feel While customers insisted Traditional Chinese touch comfortable.” their eyes felt better after a Xiong, 62, said he learned shave, onlookers cringed at the the technique in the 1980s and sight of Xiong wielding his to make eyes dazzling serves up to eight customers a razor. week, charging $12 per shave. “I am afraid to do it,” said “It was difficult at the begin- He Yiting, 27, who winced as ning, but it became a piece of she watched. How to preserve sentimental notebook

The Washington Post reversible as possible, and their generally charge $100 to $140 an scanning. If the pages are in good protocol always involves provid- hour, Paul said. condition, you might be able to do Q: I have my grandmother’s ing written and photographic The treatment would begin by it yourself. 105-year-old notebook with her documentation of what they do. documenting the condition of the For the scanning, you might beautiful calligraphy. The ink is Their goal is to stabilise and pre- notebook via photographs. Then want to follow standards that the fading, and the pages are becom- serve, not necessarily make Paul would test the materials to Library of Congress uses when it ing more and more brittle. What documents look new again. determine things such as the type scans documents for people who is the proper way to preserve it? The Washington area, with its of paper and whether the ink is want copies of books or papers in And is there someone who could wealth of museums, is particularly sensitive to solvents. The actual its collection. The library scans at digitize the notebook and make well endowed with suitable spe- conservation might include treat- a finer resolution, called DPI, or high-quality copies of the pages cialists. Many have email ing the paper to combat acidity. dots per inch, for small pages than without damaging it? addresses indicating they work at After the treatment, she would it does for large pages on the A: A project like this, with great the Library of Congress, the Smith- take another round of photo- assumption that people may want sentimental value, warrants the sonian Institution or other graphs and give you a report to enlarge small pages more when help of a professional conserva- agencies. detailing all that she did. making prints. For pages 4 inches tor who specialises in preserving One book and paper conser- Paul looked at the picture you by 5 inches, the DPI setting would works on paper. The American vator who takes on individual sent. Judging just from the small be 1,400. But for pages 5 inches by Institute for Conservation of His- projects is Ewa Paul. Like other section visible in it, she wrote in 7 inches, or 8 inches by 10 inches, toric and Artistic Works offers a conservators, she typically begins an email, “I can tell that the paper it would be only 600. Make at least “find a conservator” service on its a project with a free consultation, is in rather good condition, and so one copy of your scan and store it website, conservation-us.org, that although if she has to travel she are the inks.” But she would need in a different place. And, because allows you to search by specialty might charge for that. She’d dis- to examine the whole notebook file storage systems keep evolving, and ZIP code. To be included in cuss options, and if you wanted to to make a recommendation about transfer the images to a current the list, conservators must have proceed, she would draft a formal the best way to digitise it. If the storage system every five years or been trained to use materials that proposal with prices. Paper con- pages are fragile, she suggests so. You might also want to make a are chemically stable and as servators in the Washington area having a conservator do the paper printout and save that. 09 WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 FOOD

A go-for-broke cold-weather salad to roast up now

Joe Yonan steak and horseradish sandwich. 2 small parsnips (5 ounces total) pieces. Toss them on a rimmed bak- The Washington Post This salad combines roasted 2 small carrots (5 ounces total) ing sheet with salt, pepper (a root vegetables and shallots with 2 small turnips (8 ounces total) two-fingered pinch of each) and the raw endive (or, because I couldn’t 4 small shallots 2 tablespoons of the oil, then spread n spring and summer, salads can find those, radicchio) leaves, in a Sea salt in a single layer. Roast (middle rack) be easily thrown together with classic vinaigrette. Straightforward Freshly ground black pepper until just tender and lightly cara- Ia few - or many - fresh, seasonal enough. But the killer touch is bur- 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons melized, about 25 minutes. Cool raw ingredients. In fall and winter, rata cheese, which you tear and extra-virgin olive oil slightly. they take a little more thought, scatter on the salad along with a raft 1/4 cup honey While the vegetables are in the because usually at least some of of crushed hazelnuts. If burrata is 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard oven, whisk together the honey, those elements need to be cooked. not available nearby, fresh ricotta 1/4 cup aged vinegar mustard and vinegar in a medium But the same principles of salad (a nondairy one if you’re vegan) 1/2 medium head radicchio bowl. Add 1/2 teaspoon of salt and making apply, especially the pri- would be a fine substitute. (about 4 ounces; may substitute red 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Slowly whisk mary one: Think about texture. Either way, you’ll end up with and/or white endive) in the remaining 1/2 cup of oil to When you do - combining, say, a salad you don’t want to stop eat- Two 4-ounce balls burrata form an emulsified vinaigrette. The some roasted vegetables with some ing. If the idea of a crave-worthy cheese (may substitute 8 ounces yield is 1 cup. raw ones, and making sure to salad is news to you, that’s all the ricotta cheese) Separate the radicchio leaves, include something creamy and more reason to make this one. Steps tear them into bite-size pieces and something crunchy - magic can Roasted Winter Vegetable and Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. place in a mixing bowl, discarding happen. Burrata Salad Spread the hazelnuts evenly on a the cores. Add the roasted vegeta- The latest cold-weather salad 4 to 6 servings baking sheet and toast them (mid- bles and half the hazelnuts. Drizzle to seek entry into my repertoire MAKE AHEAD: You will have dle rack) until golden brown and on as much vinaigrette as you like comes from “Cooking, Blokes & vinaigrette left over, which can be extremely fragrant, about 10 min- (we used 1/4 cup) and toss to coat Artichokes: A Modern Man’s Kitchen refrigerated for up to 1 week. Whisk utes. Cool, then crush them up a bit. evenly. Handbook” by Brendan Collins again before using. Adapted from Increase the oven temperature to Divide the salad among individ- (Kyle, 2016). Collins, a Los Angeles “Cooking, Blokes & Artichokes: A 350 degrees. ual plates or arrange it on a large chef who hails from England, brings Modern Man’s Kitchen Handbook” Scrub and trim the parsnips, platter. Break up the balls of bur- a dude-food sensibility to his book, by Brendan Collins (Kyle, 2016). carrot and turnips. (Remove the rata and distribute the cheese and he approaches salad making Ingredients tough cores from the parsnips, as across the top of the salad. Scatter with the same go-for-broke 4 ounces hazelnuts (skinned or needed.) Cut them and the shallots the remaining hazelnuts on top and approach as, say, a grilled skirt skin-on) into bite-size, mostly uniform serve. 10 HEALTH WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017

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ucy Harper, 17, a high school junior who lives in College Station, Texas, has been Lpicking at her skin for as long as she can remember. When she was in seventh grade, she also started pulling out her hair. “For a while my skin picking was under the radar, but it was because I was pulling my hair,” she says. “If I wanted my skin to clear up, I’d stop picking and start pulling. If I wanted my hair to grow back, I’d stop pulling and start picking.” She lost so much hair that her middle school classmates asked whether she was going bald. “I tried everything to stop picking and pulling,” she says. “I bought tons of fidget toys. I tried con- straining my arm with a wrist brace. I got permission to wear gloves and a hat to school, and I even once went to piano lessons with Band- Aids on every one of my fingertips.” Repetitive behaviours can be Harper suffers from trichotillomania (hair pulling) and excoriation (skin picking, also known as dermatillomania), two of several disorders signs of serious disorders collectively known as body-focused repetitive behaviours, or BFRBs. The umbrella term includes a number of repetitive “self-grooming” from skin picking, the two most-common BFRBs, others in response to needing to feel a certain habits that can cause damage or injury through according to the TLC Foundation for Body- sensory sensation, while others pull or pick in pulling, picking or scraping, or biting the hair, Focused Repetitive Behaviors. Other BFRBs response to certain environmental triggers, such skin and nails. include hair or skin eating, lip and cheek biting, as activities, places, mirrors.” Many people engage to some extent in nail tongue chewing and compulsive hair-cutting, Woods agrees. “The behaviors seem to be biting or skin picking. But when these behaviors according to the foundation, a nonprofit based both a problem of a habit gone awry and a way become extreme and out of control, they are in Santa Cruz, Calif. of coping with emotional distress,” he says. regarded as serious disorders. Before age 12, hair pulling occurs equally in The first is habit-reversal training, which “There is significant psychosocial damage,” boys and girls, but later it predominantly occurs teaches patients to be more aware of their pull- says Douglas Woods, a professor of psychology in girls, according to psychologist Suzanne Mou- ing and picking, and its cues, and trains them to at Marquette University who studies these con- ton-Odum, a clinical assistant professor at the use a “competing response” when the urge hits, ditions. Among those who can’t contain the urge Baylor College of Medicine. “Why is this? We are such as clenching the fist with the hair-pulling to pick, pull or bite, “depression is relatively com- not certain, but I suspect that many more females hand and pressing it to the side of the body. mon. People become very self-conscious, and begin to pull around the age of puberty,” she The second is comprehensive behavioral self-esteem suffers. They start to avoid social sit- says. “Likely there is a hormonal component that treatment, or ComB, which “looks at each per- uations in which people could notice the effects affects more females than males. Other hypoth- son as an individual and evaluates (his or her) of their behavior, and often spend tremendous eses are that males are more able to cover hair individual pulling/picking profile,” Mouton- amounts of time trying to cover the effects.” loss, or maybe do not seek treatment as they can Odum says. ComB allows clinicians to design a Historically, BFRBs had been considered hide the results of their pulling.” treatment plan specifically for that person. “Strat- impulse-control disorders, along with klepto- Researchers believe that these disorders egies are offered based upon their unique pulling/ mania and gambling addiction. However, in the probably have a genetic component, because picking triggers,” she adds. “It is not a one-size- most recent edition of the Diagnostic and Sta- they tend to run in families. Scientists are stud- fits-all approach. It is quite tailored.” tistical Manual of Mental Disorders, BFRBs are ying the genes of affected people, trying to Because people often are unaware of when categorized as obsessive-compulsive disorders, identify markers that can provide clues to their they pull or pick, some have found that using an or OCDs. “The truth is, they probably belong in origins. Several studies have shown a familial app-equipped bracelet called Keen helps con- an in-between category,” Woods says. connection; one, for example, found higher rates trol the habit. The bracelets are programmed to Although now regarded on the same spec- of OCD in immediate family members of those detect when the behaviors begin, then send a trum, the two actually are quite different. Classic with extreme cases of hair pulling than in the gentle vibration to alert the individual to stop. OCD occurs when someone experiences uncon- general population. The bracelet has not been studied in clinical tri- trollable, recurring thoughts - such as a Also, evidence from a twins study suggested als, but anecdotal reports suggest it can be a disproportionate fear of germs - and behavior a higher occurrence of hair pulling in identical valuable tool. Its price starts at $129. she or he feels compelled to repeat over and over, compared with fraternal twins. Research also Lesley Stevens, 37, an online content creator such as excessive hand-washing. has shown differences in the brains of people who lives near Phoenix, is a hair puller, skin picker, Impulse-control disorders, on the other hand, with these disorders compared with the brains nail biter and thumb sucker. She wears one brace- typically involve an inability to resist a poten- of those who don’t have them. let on each wrist - because she picks and pulls tially harmful or self-destructive urge. “Each person seems to pull or pick for differ- with both hands - and says they have been very An estimated 2 percent to 5 percent of Amer- ent reasons, or in different situations,” useful in keeping her habits under control. “They icans suffer from trichotillomania, or hair pulling Mouton-Odum says. “Some do it in response to buzz my wrist and make me aware when I’m (which includes eyelash pulling) and 5 percent emotion - anger, anxiety, happiness - while doing anything I have trained it for,” she says. 11 WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 ENTERTAINMENT Zakir Hussain and Rakesh Chaurasia to perform at NCPA

IANS Tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain and the renowned flautist Rakesh Chur- abla maestro Zakir Hussain asia on the same stage. Zakir and flautist Rakesh Chaura- Hussain’s contribution to world Tsia are among the list of music and percussion has been par performers at the upcoming sev- excellence and has not only estab- enth edition of Citi NCPA Aadi Anant lished him as a national treasure in Music Festival to be held at National India, but gained him worldwide Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA). fame. Rakesh Chaurasia, who has The travelling Indian music fes- trained under legendary Hariprasad tival will host two much awaited Chaurasia has carved a niche for performances in Mumbai after a himself, as an accomplished successful run in Pune. flautist. Scheduled to take place on “Today, more than ever before, December 3 and 9, the festival is a there is a pressing need to preserve unique initiative that harnesses, our artistic legacy that dates back promotes and preserves the rich to at least three thousand years. As musical heritage of India through a National Centre dedicated to per- the ‘Guru-shishya tradition’, we feel a performance by father and son the Guru-Shishya tradition that has forming arts, we are aware of our privileged to be able to contribute violin duo L Subramaniam and existed for centuries in the responsibility towards propagating towards nurturing the great Indian Ambi Subramaniam on December country. the best in the arts.Having under- heritage,” said NCPA Chairman 9, along with a special performance The first performance, on taken several initiatives with our Khushroo N. Suntook. by Corky Siegel on vocals and December 3 will bring together the esteemed partner, Citi, to support There will also be harmonica. Ananya Birla’s ‘Meant to be’ album certiﬁed platinum

IANS achievement, the singer, 23, was playlisted on key streaming plat- beginning and I hope to achieve commemorated with a plaque by forms including Spotify and Apple bigger feats with the music I’m inger-songwriter Ananya Bir- Devraj Sanyal, Managing Director Music across the US, UK, Middle going to continuously release,” Birla la’s single “Meant to be” is and Chief Executive Officer of Uni- East and South East Asia. said in a statement. Scertified platinum in the Eng- versal Music Group and EMI Music, “This is an honour and I’m truly Sanyal is “incredibly proud” of lish music category as per the India and South Asia. humbled. This will only motivate Birla” as her second single hit Indian Music Industry (IMI) recog- The official music video me further to excel in my musical platinum. nised criteria for certifications. debuted at number five on Vh1 journey. This would not have been “This makes Ananya the first The electro-pop song is her sec- India’s Top 10 International Videos possible without the efforts and Indian artiste with an English sin- ond international single that chart. dedication of my team and the sup- gle to go platinum. Next single released in July. Honouring the Overseas, the song has been port of my fans. This is the just the coming right up”. Rachna Khanna to be part of Prakash Jha’s next project

IANS “I still remember when I was complimented me and said that called for the meeting with the was a great shot. I’m very happy ctress Rachna Khanna, who entire cast of the film, Prakashji and excited to be a part of this was last seen in Rishi was very kind, warm and a great film,” Rachna said in a AKapoor and Paresh Rawal- personality. He made sure I was statement. starrer “Patel Ki Punjaabi Shaadi”, comfortable and that was really Shot in Obedullaganj, Raisen, is on board to feature in filmmaker sweet of him. There was this one Bhopal and Mumbai, “Fraud Sai- Prakash Jha’s (pictured) next scene that was shot in the bus with yyan” has been directed by project titled “Fraud Saiyyan”. a lot of people and I remember Sourabh Shrivastava and co-pro- “Fraud Saiyyan” will also fea- after my take everyone started duced by Prakash Jha, Disha Jha. ture Arshad Warsi and Saurabh clapping and cheering as they The film is slated to release Shukla. loved it. For a fact, even Arshad next year. 12 ENTERTAINMENT WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017

Mourners bid farewell to Malcolm Young in Sydney

AFP with Angus in 1973, and was a driving force in making it one of ourners bid farewell to AC/ the biggest rocks acts in the DC co-founder Malcolm world. MYoung yesterday, with his Best known for their hit song brother Angus carrying a guitar Highway to Hell, AC/DC pro- case as he led his coffin out of Syd- duced 17 studio albums, selling ney’s St Mary’s Cathedral. more than 200 million records. The legendary guitarist passed Young emigrated to Australia away earlier this month aged 64 from Scotland with his family as after suffering from dementia for a child, and was in his early 20s several years. when the group released their Among the hundreds of debut album “High Voltage”. mourners paying their respects While Angus was the public were AC/DC singer Brian Johnson, face of the band, Malcolm was drummer Phil Rudd and bassist renowned for being behind the Cliff Williams. famous riffs that left fans Those at the service were Broadcasting Corporation said, resting on top of his casket thunderstruck. given guitar picks with their pro- with Malcolm’s Gretsch guitar, throughout. He is survived by wife Linda grammes, the Australian which he called “the beast”, Young founded the group and their children Ross and Cara.

Seth Meyers named host ‘Reputation’ album remains of 2018 Golden Globes No. 1 on Billboard 200 chart Reuters said in a statement. Robert Greenblatt, chairman Reuters ate night talk show host Seth of NBC Entertainment, said in a Meyers (pic- statement that aylor Swift Ltured) will Meyers ”will be ruled at the host the 2018 taking a closer Ttop of the US Golden Globe look at this Billboard 200 album movie and televi- year’s best chart yesterday as sion awards movies and tel- her latest release ceremony in Janu- evision with his “Reputation” easily ary, organisers said. unique brand beat off new entries It will be the of wit, intelli- from country music first Golden Globes gence, and stars Tim McGraw hosting gig for mischievous and Garth Brooks. Myers, 43, whose humour.” “Reputation,” “Late Night with Meyers which entered the Seth Meyers” airs began his tele- Billboard 200 chart at on NBC. vision career No. 1 last week with 1.2 million album units, sold another 256,000 The Golden on satirical units across album and song sales and streaming, according to fig- Globes ceremony, sketch show ures from Nielsen Music. It is the year’s biggest album debut. an informal and boozy dinner “Saturday Night Live” in 2001 and McGraw’s “Rest of Our Life” debuted at No. 2 this week with attended by hundreds of A-list was a cast member for 13 seasons, 104,000 album units. Brooks’ “Anthology: The First Five Years” sold stars, is one of the biggest in the serving as head writer for nine 53,000 album units and debuted at No. 4, just below British singer Hollywood awards season that cul- seasons. Sam Smith’s “The Thrill of it All,” which dropped one spot to No. 3 minates with the Oscars in March. As Golden Globes host, he fol- this week. The 2018 ceremony will take lows in the footsteps of Jimmy The Billboard 200 chart tallies units from album sales, song place on January 7 in Beverly Hills Fallon, British comedian Ricky sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 and will be broadcast live on NBC, Gervais, and comedy duo Tina Fey streams equal one album). No other new albums cracked into the the Hollywood Foreign Press Asso- and Amy Poehler. top 10 of the Billboard 200 chart this week. ciation, which votes on the awards, 13 WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017 TECHNOLOGY

The Washington Post

acebook is using artificial intelligence to address one of Fits darkest challenges: stopping suicide broadcasts. The company said yesterday that a tool that lets machines sift through posts or videos and flag when someone may be ready to commit suicide is now available to most of its 2 bil- lion users (availability had been limited to certain users in the United States). The aim of the artificial intelligence programme is to find and review alarming posts sooner, since time is a key factor in preventing suicide. Facebook said that it will use pattern recognition to scan all posts and comments for certain phrases Facebook rolls out AI-based to identify whether someone needs help. Its reviewers may call first responders. It will also apply artifi- suicide prevention effort cial intelligence to prioritize user reports of a potential suicide. The company said phrases such as “Are require immediate attention - are States - are not yet participating. But reviews posts and other content you ok?” or “Can I help?” can be sig- escalated to local authorities twice Facebook said it is speaking with reported for violent or otherwise nals that a report needs to be as quickly as other reports,” Guy authorities on the best ways to troubling content. addressed quickly. Rosen, Facebook vice president of implement such a feature. Facebook chief executive Mark In the case of live video, users product management, wrote in a The social network focused new Zuckerberg said at that time that the can report the video and contact a company blog post. energy on identifying and stopping company would use artificial intel- helpline to seek aid for their friend. Facebook has been testing this potential suicides after Facebook ligence to help identify problem Facebook will also provide broad- program in the United States and experienced a cluster of live- posts across its network, but he casters with the option to contact a will roll it out to most of the coun- streamed suicides in April, including acknowledged that this was a very helpline or another friend. tries in which it operates, with the one in which a father killed his baby difficult problem to address. “No Users are also given information exception of those in the European daughter before taking his own life. matter how many people we have to contact law enforcement if Union. The company did not elabo- The company said in May that it on the team, we’ll never be able to necessary. rate on why EU countries - which would hire 3,000 additional work- look at everything,” he said in May. “We’ve found these accelerated have vastly different privacy and ers to its 4,500-employee The artificial intelligence feature reports - that we have signaled other Internet laws than the United “community operations” team, which underscores Facebook’s reliance on algorithms to monitor and police its network. In this case, the algorithm Microsoft Office ﬁnally arrives on Chromebooks determines not only what posts should be reviewed but also in what IANS order humans should review them. Facebook has been using artifi- icrosoft Office has arrived for Google Chrome- cial intelligence across its site to book users through the Google Play Store accomplish various tasks. It scans Mand it will be available free only to users with posts for instances of child pornog- specific devices, while others will need to subscribe raphy and other objectionable to Office 365. content that should be removed. It A report in Tech Crunch yesterday said neither also teaches robots to read human Google nor Microsoft have made a formal announce- facial expressions. (It denied reports ment about the arrival. from an Australian researcher in This is the first time Office has been available to May that it was scanning photos and Chromebook users through Google Play as a general Chromebook is available, for starters, the ability to targeting users with advertisements release, the report said. run apps on older models is still limited. based on their emotions.) The com- In 2016, Microsoft had said that it would make In addition, users with devices whose screens pany did not say if it would use Android versions of Microsoft Office apps available are 10.1 inches or larger will need an Office 365 sub- something similar to the AI suicide to all compatible devices. scription to use the Android app, a report in ZDNet prevention tool for other situations Although, the Office on Android platform for pointed out. that raise concerns for the network. 14 CINEMA PLUS WEDNESDAY 29 NOVEMBER 2017

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

Justice League (2D/Action) 10:00, 10:30am, 12:00noon, 12:20, 1:00, 2:40, 2:45, Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:15, 4:30 & 7:00pm 3:30, 5:00, 5:30, 6:00, 7:20, 8:15, 8:30, 9:40, 11:00, 11:10pm, 12:00midnight Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 2:30 & 11:15pm Coco (Action) 3D 10:30am 2D 10:00am, 12:30, 1:00, 3:00, 3:30, 6:00, Verna (2D) 2:30 & 7:00pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 7:15 & 11:30pm 8:30 & 11:00pm Justice League (2D/Action) 5:00 & 9:15pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, Breathe (2D/Romantic) 9:00pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 9:45 & 11:30pm 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Breathe (2D/Drama) 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30pm & 12:00midnight ASIAN TOWN Thor: Ragnarok (2D/Action) 10:15am, 2:45, 7:15 & 11:45pm Tharangam (Malayalam) 12:45, 3:30 & 9:00pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 12:45, 5:15 & 9:15pm Balakrishnudu (Telugu) 6:30pm Theeran (Tamil) 1:00 & 6:30pm Wonder (2D/Drama) 10:15am, 2:30, 6:45 & 11:00pm Indrajith (Tamil) 12:45, 3:15, 4:00, 5:45, 8:15, 9:30, 10:45pm Jigsaw (2D/Horror) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00 & 10:00pm Murder On The Orient Express (2D/Drama) 5:30, 7:45 & 10:00pm Justice League(3DIMAX/Action) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm AL KHOR Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 12:00noon, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 & 11:00pm Justice MALL League (2D/Action) 12:30, 6:00 & 11:30pm Verna (2D) 12:15, 6:00 & 11:45pm Indrajith (Tamil) 3:15 & 8:45pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 3:15 & 9:00pm Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:15, 4:30 & 6:45pm Justice League (2D/Action) 2:30, 6:45 & 9:00pm ROXY Monster Island (2D/Animation) 2:30 & 4:30pm Indrajith (Tamil) 12:00noon, 2:50, 5:40, 8:30 & 11:20pm Verna (2D) 4:00 & 11:15pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 6:30 & 10:00pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:30, 6:30, 8:30 & 10:30pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 8:15pm Tumhari Sulu (Hindi) 9:00pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 12:00noon, 3:00, 6:00, 9:00 & 11:55pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 11:30pm Justice League (Action) 2:00pm Breathe (2D/Romantic) 11:30pm BREATHE LANDMARK

Olaf And Coco (2D/Animation) 2:15, 3:00, 4:30 & 6:45pm Goodalochana (2D/Malayalam) 2:30 & 9:00pm Justice League (2D/Action) 5:00 & 9:00pm Killing Gunther (2D/Action) 7:15 & 11:15pm Verna (2D) 5:30 & 8:15pm Breathe (2D/Romantic) 11:15pm Bedeviled (2D/Horror) 11:30pm Breathe is a 2017 biographical drama film directed by Andy Serkis, from a screenplay by William Nicholson. The inspiring true love Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE 15 WEDNESDAY 29 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

ALL IN THE MIND

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