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Technology is changing the face of medicine and telemedicine has advantages, but one shouldn’t abandon in-person care.

TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 03 CAMPUS QU-LAWC promotes excellent research environment

By Fazeena Saleem lish Legal Terminology, and many more; The Peninsula as well as the Law French Club in 2015 with the aim to conduct various cultur- al and social activities in order to spread the French legal culture within QU com- he College of Law at Qatar Uni- munity and the Qatari society. versity (QU-LAWC), the main pro- The college continues in its efforts to vider of specialised legal educa- provide students with opportunities to Ttion in the country, continues its interact with their peers and gain more efforts to promote an excellent research insight into the law profession. This is environment that stimulates creativity reflected in its wide range of confer- and innovation through collaborations ences, seminars and workshops such with academic organisations from the as the “Law and Medicine: Challenging private and public sectors and with re- the Future” conference in collaboration searchers from institutions in Qatar and with QU College of Medicine, Weill Cor- beyond. The College established Sir Wil- nell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q) and Ha- liam Blair Chair in Alternative Dispute mad Medical Corporation (HMC) (Febru- Resolution as part of an agreement ary 2016), the second Doha Arbitration signed with Qatar International Court Forum hosted by the Business Law Fo- and Dispute Resolution Center in Feb- Jon Truby and Dr. Rawan Al Louzi, and sary guidance on the best options for rum (May 2015), the 5th roundtable on ruary. The new Chair will contribute to teaching assistant Fatma Mansour Al dealing with legal issues arising from Qatari legal culture in cooperation with promoting research and mechanism on Mesleh, as well as Dr. Sajida Shroff from hosting the competition. Doha International Center for Interfaith alternative dispute resolution, according Altamont Consulting Group, provided At present the College has 1,010 Qa- Dialogue (DICID) (February 2015), as to Dr Yassin El Shazly, LAWC Associate training for lawyers in Qatar. tari students and 191 non Qatari stu- well as the series of seminars on Qatari Dean for Outreach and Engagement. It also achieved in 2015 an NPRP dents with 65 faculty. It has 453 alum- commercial law held on the sidelines of The College is also planning to con- award of more than $1m for the re- ni, and 379 among them 379 are Qatari. “Made in Qatar” exhibition (May 2015), vert its Center for Energy and Sustain- search project on “TradeLab: Legal Ca- “The College is contributing to providing among many others. ability Law into a Center for Law and pacity to Empower Development”. Led its students with a wide range of forums LAWC students also participated in Economic Development. The new cent- by LAWC assistant professors Dr. Talal to boost their professional development the Sixth Annual Vis Commercial Arbitra- er will contribute to expanding the col- Abdulla Al Emadi and Dr. Jon Truby, the such as the Gulf Certified Arbitrators tion Competition Middle East Pre-moot lege’s research and outreach activities. project aims to develop an online plat- course, and the Students-Alumni Legal which was held in Bahrain this year, and The college achieved a number of form to advise governments and stake- Debate organised by the College’s Pro- in which they won the award for Best research awards NPRP, UREP and other holders on trade negotiations, options fessional Career Office,” said El Shazly. Respondent Memorandum. This com- internal grants. It won an NPRP award and investment issues. An NPRP award Through its Legal Clinic Unit, the col- petition added value to their legal edu- of $400,000 in March for the research of more than $300,000 was also won in lege provides students with practical cation and prepared them for their fu- project on “Legal Education and the 2015 by the research project on Qatar’s training on real-life scenarios, legal aid, ture careers as legal professionals. It also Skills Market in Qatar”. Led by LAWC Legal Preparedness to Host the FIFA and legal consultative expertise. It al- provided them with a unique opportuni- dean Dr. Mohammed Al Khulaifi, a team World Cup. Led by LAWC associate pro- so established a number of profession- ty to experience commercial arbitration comprising LAWC associate dean for fessor Dr. Hassan Elbarrawy, the project al development courses in cooperation and gain confidence in arguing in front of Research Dr. Francis Botchway, assistant aims to provide Qatar’s Supreme Com- with QU Continuing Education Office legal experts and against their counter- professors Dr. Melissa Joy Deehring, Dr. mittee for Delivery & Legacy the neces- (CEO) such as the Qatari HR Law, Eng- parts from institutions around the world. 04 | TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 COVER STORY Diagnosis by cellphone has its drawbacks

changing care to patients who would and using advanced equipment to lis- otherwise be unable to access these ten to the heart and lungs, look into services. And pediatricians in their of- the ears and throat, and perform other fices can look into aching ears while aspects of the physical exam remotely. the child remains in his or her living On the other end of the spectrum are room . . . sort of. urgent-care services that deliver care All of this is a far cry from the Nor- to patients in their homes using noth- man Rockwell image of a doctor from ing more than a smartphone. decades ago. But while there was an Parents may use these services undeniable charm to the physician to seek after-hours care for their chil- with the black leather bag, modern dren, often hoping to get started on technology has improved medical care medicine as quickly as possible. And in ways we never dreamed possible. many insurance companies have been When used inappropriately, though, it pushing these services because, well, can cause substantial harm. they’re cheaper. Thanks to the low By Chad Hayes dures with the assistance of a robot or One recent innovation is telemedi- overhead costs, insurers pay only a The Washington Post replace missing limbs with bionic ones. cine — essentially, an office visit with- fraction of what they would pay for an Radiologists can read imaging out the office... or the visit. Exactly how office visit. Telemedicine visits are also studies from halfway around the world. this works can vary greatly from pro- quick and available 24 hours per day. There are specialists providing remote vider to provider. Some primary-care But while the convenience of a here’s no doubt that technolo- services to patients with strokes, wom- doctors or specialists offer virtual vis- 2am virtual visit for a child with a fever gy is changing the face of med- en with high-risk pregnancies and crit- its (with the assistance of a nurse who might be tempting, sometimes a face- icine. Today, surgeons can per- ically ill neonates. Mental-health pro- is physically with the patient), interact- to-face visit is clearly superior — and Tform minimally invasive proce- fessionals are now able to offer life- ing with the patient on a video screen less risky. TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 05 COVER STORY

Strep throat, for instance, should tion caused by bubble baths, a failure sions about healthy eating and ex- ing, traumatic injuries or prolonged sei- never be diagnosed in children without to wipe after urinating or some other ercise could easily be handled with a zures — almost certainly require more first doing a rapid strep test or culture. relatively minor issue. video visit. And many rashes could be care than can be provided over an In- Urinary tract infections in children also Misdiagnoses such as this are not diagnosed without the need for spe- ternet connection. require sending a sample to a labora- unique to telemedicine; it’s certainly cialised equipment. Unless parents believe that a child’s tory for diagnosis. If a child is thought possible to practice medicine poorly in It’s seductive to use telemedicine condition demands immediate emer- to have pneumonia that requires anti- person. But when the doctor doesn’t when your pediatrician’s office can’t gency room evaluation, it’s almost al- biotics, it’s probably a good idea to ex- have access to the required tests, a re- be reached and a child is sick. Unless ways better to wait until a pediatrician amine the patient in person to ensure lationship of trust with the parents or a parent has some medical training, can see the child in person the next that hospitalisation isn’t needed. access to the child’s medical records, it can be hard to know if the advice day. And while there are devices that al- it’s much harder to get it right. and care being offered via a virtual vis- In project management, a principle low parents to peer into a child’s ears So while it may seem as though I’m it is low-quality, and it’s only natural to known as the triple constraint essen- and transmit an image of what they bashing telemedicine, I’m really not. It trust that the provider knows what he tially states that you can choose any find to a physician, this approach isn’t just needs to be use appropriately. or she is doing. two of three options: fast, good and perfect. For instance, telemedicine would So it’s important for parents to re- cheap. And while that doesn’t entirely Examining a child’s ears is a skill be compatible with good doctoring member that the vast majority of pedi- apply to telemedicine, we still have to that takes practice: There’s often wax for such things as follow-up visits for atric illnesses — even those that re- choose among those priorities. Quick, in the way, kids don’t tend to hold still attention-deficit hyperactivity disor- quire antibiotics — do not require eval- inexpensive care is great - when it’s ap- and it’s not hard to cause trauma to der, routine visits for management of uation and treatment in the middle propriate. But bad health care provid- the eardrum. These devices can be asthma or allergies, behavioral con- of the night. The few truly emergent ed quickly and cheaply can be worse useful if an in-person visit is available cerns or potty-training issues. Discus- problems — such as difficulty breath- than no health care at all. as a backup, but they do require some equipment on the patient side. Nearly any infection that requires treatment with antibiotics demands a more thorough evaluation than a smartphone video can provide. But I’ve seen and heard of numerous cases of infections being treated without an appropriate evaluation. A fellow pediatrician told me about a young patient whose parents want- ed him to explain why she was having recurrent urinary tract infections — four of which a large telemedicine service had diagnosed with no urinalysis or culture to support the findings. Not on- ly had she been treated unnecessarily on multiple occasions, but the parents were also convinced that she needed expensive and invasive testing to look for a surgically correctable problem. After doing an urinalysis and cul- ture, my colleague concluded that the child had most likely had a local irrita- 06 | TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 COMMUNITY/MARKETPLACE Host Qatar Falcons take crown in Filipino cagefest

ost team M-Builders Qatar Falcons was just too much to beat for FAEC Dammam with Ha dominating 16-point edge, 102-86, to take the coveted crown in the 2016 PIDC-GCC All-Filipino Cham- pionship Cup over the weekend. The all-star selection of Qatar PIBAQ Falcon led throughout the game with double-digit edge and the closest difference that visiting Filipino squad from Dammam, Saudi Arabia was sev- en points in the heat of the games in the second half. Tournament’s Most Valubale Player Ronnie Cajayon was unstoppable with his “Stephen Curry”-like nine of 13 con- versions in the rainbow territory carry- ing his team to well-deserved victory with highest 34 points. Abu Dhabi’s Jazzvile JK Sports won over NDC PGW Ajman Dubai to claim the third spot in the two-day tourna- ment. “It was an exciting four-nation matches among top Filipino ball clubs in the Gulf region and we look forward for a similar successful feat in the fu- ture,” said Pat Carido, SBP Qatar Offi- cial and President of host Pinoy Bas- round trip ticket from Philippine Air- no crowd who jampacked the sports bile Carrier, Fraser Suites Doha as Offi- ketball of Qatar and tournament over- lines. event, organisers have given away cial Hotel, Philippine Airlines as Official all director. Cajayon was also picked as part of three Ooredoo Mini iPads apart from Airlines, M-Builders as Official Falcons The tournament served as a major the Mythical Five Awardees with other two round-trip tickets to Efren Buenafe Banner, Alicafe as Official Café, Trav- highlight of the 118th Independence star players from other teams includ- and MorinoJabon. ellex Currency Exchange as Official Ex- Day celebration of the large Filipino ing Elmer Fabula of FAEC-Dammam in The 2016 PIDC GCC All-Filipino change Company, GO Sports as Offi- community in Qatar. the guard position, Christopher Guer- Championship Cup was brought by Qa- cial Sports Apparel and PGW Tailoring, Aside from Cajayon who received rero of JK Sports-JBL Abu Dhabi and tar Basketball Federation in Coopera- Brillo Salad Master, Nayong Filipino and a one round-trip ticket, former Philip- Mathew Carney of FAEC Dammam tion with the Philippine Embassy in Qa- Boracay Filipino Restaurants as Official pine Basketball Association, Alaska Ac- in the forward position and Falcon’s tar and United Filipino Organisations in Suppliers. es standout Nino Gelig who was picked Rodel Mallari as center. Qatar (UFOQ). Doha Shutterbugs served as the as Finals MVP was awarded similar one To the delight of the huge Filipi- Oooredoo serves as its Official Mo- tournament’s Official Photographer. Young writer shows great talent

oung storywriter Dana Mustafa Hafez studying at Doha British School shows a great talent, creativity and imagination. YThe 11-year-old girl has a talent of writing books. Her talent was shown when she was just 6-year-old. Her parents encouraged her to start writing books and she wrote her very first book (Merida Greenyell) when she was 9 years. Every- one was impressed with the book and she was awarded from her old School (The Phoenix Private School). This year, she wrote her second book (Black Rose). The book caught everyone’s eyes that in- cludes her teacher Lashley who gave her a certifi- cate for writing a book, Kate Cliffe (Head of Primary) and Terry McGuire (Principal of the school), who got amazed with the book are proud of having her in the school. What makes Dana’s books special is the draw- ings she adds to her books. TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 07 MARKETPLACE THE One unveils new styles for the season HE One delectably refined Smoke and Mirrors dining style puts understated elegance Ton the menu this summer. For starters, it mixes white, cream and taupe with smoky greys, polished sil- ver and hints of glamorous gold for a mouth-watering effect. Crockery is simple yet striking in contrasting black and white, perched on snakeskin placemats and accom- panied by sparkling silver-rimmed stemware and tumblers. Add to this a tasteful blend of tactile upholstery, mirrored surfaces, lush greenery and a crystal chandelier and you have the secret recipe to a fine dining look that oozes contemporary sophistication. Milaha launches training programme for Qatari students

ilaha has launched its 2016 onboard this year and we wish them One of these students, Al Anood future career.” training programme which success in this immersive experience Al Muftah from Carnegie Mellon Uni- The training programme at Milaha targets Qatari university stu- that will ultimately help them with versity, said: “I would like to thank all is held annually in January, April, June, Mdents currently enrolled in their future careers. Based on feed- my supervisors for such acomprehen- and July, and allows Qatari students universities in Qatar and abroad and back from previous years, our team sive training. Thanks to this program, I to experience working across Milaha’s pursuing maritime, engineering, fi- has worked hard to further improve became acquainted with being in a re- maritime and logistics businesses, in- nance, and business administration-re- the programme in order to maximise alwork environment, which is very im- cluding port services, shipping agen- lated majors. the benefit that the students can gain portant for students to experience at cies and other local operations of the The 14 students, who will be taking from it. I would like to thank Milaha’s an early stage as it helps them prepare company, based on their majors. The part in this year’s programme, were in- Board and Management for their con- for the future.” programme aims to provide students troduced to Milaha through the various tinuous emphasis on the importance Sarah Ahmad Al Mansouri, from with a practical experience that com- job fairs and outreach initiatives that of investing in the education and work the College of the North Atlantic Qatar, plements their theoretical education, the company has recently launched experience of Qatari students in line said: “Through this training, I gained under the supervision of highly-quali- or participated in as part of its ongo- with the Qatar National Vision 2030.” a lot of practical expertise in my field, fied Milaha staff. ing Qatarisation drive and engagement Qatari students who had already which is Human Resources. I would like The programme lasts 4-8 weeks with the local community. participated in the programme with to thank all the Milaha staff for their according to the requirements of the Milaha’s President and CEO Abdul- Milaha earlier this year, shared their keen interest in my professional devel- school or college each student belongs rahman Essa Al Mannai said: “We are thoughts on the positive experience opment during the training, which will to, or based on the interns’ requests excited to welcome 14 Qatari students with Milaha. undoubtedly be a cornerstone in my and projects. 08 | TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 FOOD How to beat the bloated feeling

By Ellie Krieger mise ingesting air as you eat is to S-L-O- The Washington Post W D-O-W-N. Duker points to our “mod- ern, hurried eating and drinking hab- its” as contributing to bloating. Gulping down food, guzzling drinks and blab- feel so bloated” is a phrase you bing away while eating all cause us to most likely have uttered yourself or swallow air. have heard many times from family Chewing more thoroughly and not I and friends. I personally say it more talking until we’re done chewing will than I’d like to admit, and my husband prevent that, as well as help us tune in- calls his puffed-out after-dinner belly to our satiety cues so we are less like- his “food baby.” Apparently, we are not ly to overeat. Plus, when we masticate alone. According to a study published more, food is broken down better be- in International Scholarly Research No- fore it gets to our stomachs, so it is tices: Gastroenterology, surveys reveal more easily digested. that 10 to 25 percent of healthy people frequently experience bloating. Eat smaller meals But that word means different For many people, the feeling of be- things to different people. Tamara Duk- ing bloated comes from the physical er, a New York-based dietitian who discomfort of having a full stomach af- specialises in digestive disorders, says, ter eating a large volume of food. As “People with a variety of digestive com- I mentioned, slowing down can help plaints experience bloating as a symp- keep portions in check, and chewing tom.” She explains that some people well means your stomach won’t have feel bloated as a result of constipa- to work as hard to empty efficient- tion, while others say they are bloated ly. But it also might be worthwhile to when feeling gassy. Some experience change your eating pattern: Duker said bloating as having a notably distended many of her patients do better when belly after eating; others complain of it they eat small meals more frequent- when they are retaining fluid or have ly throughout the day rather than the gained weight. Although the causes of traditional three squares. bloating can be highly individual, once any larger medical issues have been Watch salt ruled out, there are several strategies plates of kale salads and piles of Brus- packaged foods that she says can be As most women know, sometimes that can be broadly applied to help sels sprout slaw and experience fre- gas-producing. bloating is not digestive per se, but di- beat the bloat. quent bloating, you might want to back rectly linked to hormonal shifts during off on that a bit. If you eat few fibre- Skip sugar-free sweeteners the menstrual cycle that cause water Fine-tune fibre rich foods, work more into your meals Sugar-free candy and diet soft retention and a feeling of overall puffi- A key tactic is finding a comfort- gradually so you don’t shock your sys- drinks might also contribute to bloating, ness. This temporary bloating can be able balance with fibre. Too little can tem. Also, some fibres are more easily according to the Gastroenterology re- minimised by eating plenty of potas- contribute to constipation, a common digested and less likely to cause gas- view, because many artificial and sug- sium-rich foods (fruits and vegetables, cause of bloating, so you want to get siness than others. Squash, carrots, ar-free sweeteners are not completely ideally the more easily digested ones) enough to stay regular. Plus, fibre-rich spinach, berries, mango, papaya, chia absorbed and wind up fermenting in and watching salt intake. foods (vegetables, fruits and whole seeds, oatmeal, quinoa and barley are the colon. Sorbitol and mannitol, found grains) can help you manage your all easily tolerated fibre-rich foods, ac- in gum and candy, are natural sugar- Exercise weight because they tend to fill you up cording to Duker, whereas beans, cau- free sweeteners known to cause gas- There is evidence that physical ac- on fewer calories, and research shows liflower and other vegetables in the trointestinal problems in large amounts. tivity such as walking or jogging may losing weight may ease bloating, too. cabbage family tend to be more gas- So nix the gum, not only to avoid these alleviate bloating by helping clear gas. But eating too much fibre, especial- producing. She suggests “prioritising sweeteners, but because chewing gum Also, because bloaters with overly dis- ly of certain kinds, can lead to digestive less-gassy fibres until you become reg- also leads to swallowing air, which in- tended bellies often have weak ab- discomfort as well. As a review study ular, then introduce others gradually creases gas in your system. dominal muscles, keeping your mid- published in Gastroenterology points as tolerated.” She also advises not to section strong by doing sit-ups and out, fibre overload is common in bloat- ingest too much inulin (also known as Eat more slowly other core-strengthening exercises ed patients. So, if you tend to eat huge chicory root), a type of fibre added to Another thing you can do to mini- could make a difference. TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 09 FASHION

Milan Spring-Summer fashion show Designer Giorgio Armani poses with models at the end of the show for fashion house Emporio Armani during the Men’s Spring-Summer 2017 fashion show in Milan.

Models present creations for Emporio Armani during the show in Milan. 10 | TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 HEALTH & FITNESS Impaired decision-making may Curtailing contribute to Parkinson’s free-will can lead to depression

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iminishing a person’s belief in free will can lead them feeling Dless like their true selves and drive them to depression, finds a new study. The findings showed that feeling alienated from one’s true self can increase anxiety, depression and decision dissatisfaction. “Whether you agree that we have free will or that we are overpowered by social influence or other forms of determinism, the belief in free will has truly important consequences,” said lead author Elizabeth Seto, Student at Texas A and M University in the US. On the other hand, knowing one’s true self positively influences self- esteem and one’s sense of meaning in life. In addition, lack of free will may prompt people to behave with- out a sense of morality, particularly IANS the way for strategies to detect Par- “The patients with Parkinson’s dis- when one has a goal to improve the kinson’s earlier in its course. ease in our study were impaired on- quality of life for individuals and the The led team found that as com- ly when they had to rely on memo- society at large. “When we experi- pared to healthy individuals, people ry information to guide their actions. ence or have low belief in free will eople with Parkinson’s dis- with early-stage Parkinson’s have dif- We believe this fundamental problem and feel ‘out of touch’ with who we ease have a form of impaired ficulty with perceptual decision-mak- of decision-making in the absence of are, we may behave without a sense decision-making that may be ing only when the sensory information sufficient sensory information may be of morality,” Seto added in the study Pa major contributor to the before them is weak enough that they what is underlying some of the move- which was published in Social Psy- movement problems that characterise must draw on prior experiences. ment disorder symptoms,” Basso add- chological and Personality Science. the disease, a team of researchers has When the sensory information is ed. The disease has no cure, although Previous studies have shown found. strong, individuals with Parkinson’s are medication or surgery can relieve that minimising belief in free will can Undertaken by researchers from able to make decisions as well as peo- symptoms to a certain extent. increase cheating, aggression, and the University of California — Los An- ple who are healthy. “Parkinson’s disease has long been conformity and decrease feelings of geles, the study suggested that the “This tells us that the problem for seen as purely a motor problem, lim- gratitude. “Our findings suggest that neurological factors underlying Parkin- people with Parkinson’s disease is not ited mostly to a section of the brain part of being who you are is experi- son’s may be more complex than com- walking per se, but rather in generat- called the basal ganglia and a neuro- encing a sense of agency and feel- monly believed. ing the walking pattern without the as- transmitter called dopamine that is not ing like you are in control over the The study, publishing in the jour- sistance of sensory information,” said produced at sufficient levels,” Basso actions and outcomes in your life,” nal Current Biology also, could pave study senior author Michele Basso. noted. Seto explained. TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 11 ENTERTAINMENT

World of ‘Warcraft’: A game-changing film

By Michael Cavna Western imperialism and domination than half that — about $156m — is with Disney, which has been such a The Washington Post (right down to the lyric “I’ll give you tel- from its first five days in China. commercial superpower within China evision”) in the hit “China Girl,” his son “Warcraft” — which stars Travis (and which this week is scheduled to — “Warcraft” director Duncan Jones — Fimmel, Paula Patton, Ben Foster and open the $5.5bn Shanghai Disneyland is profiting from a China-centric enter- Dominic Cooper — reached $135m theme park and resort). orry, America, but “Warcraft” is tainment business model that could faster than any international film ev- Universal is distributing “Warcraft” just not that into you. have longer reverberations in Holly- er in the Chinese market, reports Va- in much of the world, but the film was Oh, it might seem that it wood. Which prompts the question: riety, topping the record of “Furious also released by Legendary Pictures, Swas the North American mar- Has a blockbuster film starring West- 7” (which ultimately pulled in more which, in a deal announced in Janu- ket that largely spurned the domestic ern talent ever had such little reliance than three-fourths of its $1.5bn total ary, was acquired by the Chinese con- debut of the film based on the popular on making it in America? gross overseas). The film also opened glomerate/real-estate giant the Dal- online game — “Warcraft” opened to Foreign markets, of course, have as the top movie in 45 of 51 foreign ian Wanda Group — one of the world’s only $24.4m in the States and Cana- especially buoyed and even rescued markets. largest cinema-chain operators, as da over the weekend — but the movie some Hollywood films in recent years. And all along for “Warcraft,” China well as a Disney rival there. wasn’t particularly trying to woo West- 2013’s “The Wolverine”’ grossed near- was the make-or-break market. “Warcraft” reportedly opened on 70 ern audiences, anyway. ly 70 percent of its $415m take over- Consider that China is fertile percent of all screens in China, which, No, “Warcraft” and its $160m pro- seas; “Pirates of the Caribbean: On ground for such movies, based on the according to Deadline Hollywood, is duction budget was primarily banking Stranger Tides” (2011) relied on non- high popularity there of such battle/ the widest film release ever there. on winning the affections of the Asian domestic audiences for more than 75 arena online games as Blizzard Enter- So although “The Conjuring 2” won markets, where the flick based on the percent of its billion-dollar take; and tainment’s “World of Warcraft.” (China the domestic weekend with a $40.4 massively multiplayer online role-play- last year’s “Terminator: Genisys” was even has a giant, unauthorised $48m million debut, according to studio es- ing game “World of Warcraft” has suc- financially saved by drawing nearly 80 “World of Warcraft” theme park.) timates, and “Now You See Me 2” was ceeded, well, massively. percent of its $441m total from for- Add to that the fact that the Chi- third with a $23m opening, most all in- The film has set multiple box-office eign screens. nese movie market is growing so quick- dustry eyes are on “Warcraft” and how records in China — where reportedly at Now, “Warcraft” takes it it to the ly; it might well pass the North Amer- it levels up in China. least one of out of every three “World next level. ican market by the end of next year. Because, as that massive box-of- of Warcraft” subscribers resides — and The Universal Pictures/Legendary In February, China’s monthly gross re- fice game goes, so might the future of has already grossed more than a quar- Pictures film has grossed $286.1m so portedly cracked $1bn for the first time potential Hollywood video-game mov- ter-billion dollars overseas. far, according to BoxOfficeMojo.com, — more than 20 percent higher than ies that are trying to capture American In other words: More than three and a whopping 91.5 percent of that the domestic market that month. eyes only secondarily. decades after David Bowie sang of is from overseas audiences. And more And then there is the showdown Let the next game begin. 12 | TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 ENTERTAINMENT ‘Veere Di Wedding’ a real chick flick: Kareena

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ctress Khan, who is all set to star in an all- girls film “Veere Di Wedding”, Asays the film will be ’s first real chick flick as she feels nobody has had the courage to make a film in that genre yet. “This is probably India’s real chick flick. It’s about four girls, four friends, who come together for my (charac- ter’s) wedding. It’s really interesting and fun. You watch it all the time in the west, but nobody really has the cour- age to really make a chick flick here,” Kareena said over phone from Mum- bai. The actress, who has recently por- trayed a deglam role in “”, added: “With changing times and cin- ema today, I think it’s easily done be- cause people want to see a film like this (chick flick).” “Veere Di Wedding” also stars Son- am Kapoor, and Shikha Talsania. It is produced by and . Talking about the film, Kareena added: “It’s strong and amazing. The producers are two women — Rhea and Ekta — and then there are all the ac- tresses. It is quite empowered.” Venkatesh’s cameo in ‘Premam’ not part of original version

ctor Venkatesh’s cam- eo in upcoming Telu- gu romantic-drama A“Premam”, an epon- ymous remake of Malayalam blockbuster, is not part of the original and was specially added in the remake. “Venkatesh plays an inter- esting cameo in ‘Premam’. His role is not part of the origi- nal. However, the makers of Open to finite TV series: Dia Mirza the Telugu version introduced a new character which they feel will work well with the au- ctress-producer Dia Mirza, who made her TV debut with non-fiction diences,” a source from the show “Ganga - The Soul of India” this year, says it is “impossible” for film’s unit said. her to take out time for long fiction shows, but is willing to explore the Directed by Chandoo Mon- Atelevision’s fiction genre through a finite series. The actress confronted deti, the film also stars Shru- her fears with “Ganga - The Soul of India”, where she is seen showcasing her ti Haasan, Anupama Para- adventurous spirit. So what about walking into small screen’s fiction space? Dia, meswaran and Madonna Se- who became the brand ambassador of the recently launched sunscreen brand bastian. The film, which has Suncros, asserted that she is “always open to exploring different mediums and music by Rajesh Murugesan narratives”. “As an artiste and actor, I am always open to exploring different me- and Gopi Sunder, tracks three diums and narratives. I have not taken on fiction work for TV yet because I have stages of romance in the life been offered shows that require over 150 to 300 days of a fulltime commitment of its protagonist. of time,” Dia told IANS. TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 | 13 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

By Rachel Feltman The Washington Post Meet earth’s ‘quasi-satellite’

arth has only one true natural satellite: the moon. But now sci- entists have found a fellow sat- Eellite of the sun that’s been our constant companion for more than 100 years. Because of the way the space rock wobbles in orbit, it actual- ly circles our own planet in addition to circling the sun. Meet 2016 HO3, the little asteroid buddy we never knew we had. Our ce- lestial pal was discovered in April using the Pan-STARRS 1 asteroid survey tele- scope on Haleakala, Hawaii. Because 2016 HO3’s orbital plane wobbles like a hula hoop slowly settling onto the ground, it leapfrogs up and over Earth as both bodies make their way around the sun. “Since 2016 HO3 loops around our planet, but never ventures very far away as we both go around the sun, we refer to it as a quasi-satellite of Earth,” Paul Chodas, manager of NASA’s Center for Near-Earth Object Studies at the Jet Propulsion Labora- tory, said in a statement. measurement of the object. But sci- - followed a similar orbital pattern for cate 2016 HO3 has been a stable qua- 2016 HO3 is never more than 100 entists suspect that it has a diame- a while over 10 years ago, but it has si-satellite of Earth for almost a cen- times farther away than the moon, but ter somewhere between 120 and 300 since departed our vicinity,” Chodas tury, and it will continue to follow this it’s also never closer than 38 times feet. said. “This new asteroid is much more pattern as Earth’s companion for cen- that distance. For now, there’s no firm “One other asteroid - 2003 YN107 locked onto us. Our calculations indi- turies to come.”

In London, cyclists have buttons on bikes to report unsafe streets

By Matt McFarland The Washington Post

n London, a crowd-sourced effort to track un- safe streets for bike commuters is giving new insight into the most dangerous riding spots to Icycling advocates and local government. Last week, 500 cyclists began riding around the city with a button on their handlebars that they are to push when they feel unsafe, nervous or frustrated. The button relays a message to an app on the cyclist’s smartphone that logs the danger- the neck and inflates in a collision. Hovding has tions. Summers said there are hardly any reports of ous location on a public map and emails the may- sold 25,000 of them since 2012. It distributed the unsafe circumstances along roads with protected or, reminding him of his promise to protect those buttons with the help of the London Cyclist Cam- bike lanes, which include barriers to separate cy- on bikes. paign, which received 750 requests for the 500 clists physically from vehicles. “Cycling could be even more the choice of peo- buttons. “It’s definitely captured people’s imagina- Hovding, which doesn’t plan to charge for the ple in London. But people are holding back be- tions,” said Amy Summers, an activism coordinator buttons, is interested in distributing them in oth- cause they feel that it is an unsafe environment,” at the London Cyclist Campaign, which has heard er cities, provided it can find a reputable partner said Fredrik Carling, the chief executive of Hovding, from officials in cities around the world who are in- with ties in the local cycling community to distrib- the Swedish company that provided the buttons. terested in similar campaigns. “I think it can be a ute the buttons. “If we believe that cycling is one of “We’re lagging behind on infrastructure and culture really effective tool used by other cities to make cy- the main transportation modes of the future, and and experience in dealing with all these cyclists.” cling safer and improve their streets.” a lot of people think that is,” Carling said, “we need Hovding is best known for its creative cycling In about a week, the crowd-sourced map al- to make traffic safe not only for people in cars, but helmet, essentially an airbag that wraps around ready has 1,000 locations cited for unsafe condi- people that walk on sidewalks and also for cyclists.” 14 TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2016 CINEMA PLUS

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Now You See Me 2 (2D/Comedy) 12:00noon, 1:00, 2:00, 2:30, 3:30, Angry Birds (2D/Animation) 2:30pm 4:30, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 7:30, 8:30, 9:30, 10:00, 11:00pm, 12:00midnight Road Games (2D/Thriller) 4:15pm & 12:30am Udta Punjab (2D/Hindi) 2:45 & 11:00pm The House On Pine Street (2D/Horror) 12:00noon, 4:20 Now You See Me: The Second Act (2D/Comedy) & 8:40pm Road Games (2D/Thriller) 2:20, 6:40pm & 11:00pm 3:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm X-Men: Apocalypse (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 5:30 & 11:00pm The House On Pine Street (2D/Horror) 9:00 & 10:30pm Warcraft (2D/Action)3:00 & 8:30pm Road Games (2D/Thriller) 4:15 & 8:45pm The Angry Birds (2D/Animation) 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Money Monster (2D/Thriller) 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight AL KHOR Frog Kingdom (2D/Animation) 1:00, 3:00, 5:00 & 7:00pm The Nice Guys (2D/Action) 9:00 & 11:45pm Kammati Paadam (Malayalam) 11:45am, 2:45, 8:45 Yoga Hosers (2D/Horror) 12:15, 2:15, 4:16, 6:15, 8:15, 10:15pm & 11:45pm & 12:15am Now You See Me: The Second Act (2D/Comedy) Warcraft (3D IMAX/Action) 12:00noon, 4:40 & 9:40pm 12:15, 3:00, 9:15pm & 12:00midnight X-Men:Apocalypse (3D IMAX/Action) 2:20, 7:00pm & Udta Punjab (Hindi) 11:30am, 2:15, 8:30 & 11:15pm 12:00midnight

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Udta Punjab (2D/Hindi) 2:30pm Now You See Me: The Second Act (2D/Comedy)8:45 & 11:00pm The House On Pine Street (2D/Horror) 3:00pm Road Games (2D/Thriller) 8:30pm Dhanak (2D/Hindi) 2:45 & 8:45pm Kammati Paadam (2D/Malayalam) 10:15pm Enakku Innoru Per Irukku (Tamil) 11:00pm

ASIAN TOWN Kammati Paadam (Malayalam) 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00pm & 12:00midnight Enakku Innoru Per Irukku (Tamil) 7:30pm Gentleman (Telugu) 7:45pm Krishnan, a 42 year old man returns to his hometown Udta Punjab (Hindi) 11:00pm Kammattipaadam on the call of his childhood friend Ganga. Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

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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.

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