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‘Start Doha’, a contemporary art fair’ which opened in Qatar yesterday, provides platform to more than 20 artists from various international galleries and artists based in Qatar, some of whom have taken part in the ‘Artists in Residence’ programme at the Fire Station. P | 4-5 ART FOR TOMORROW

SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 CAMPUS 03 Media multitasking linked to poor scores in maths arents, please take note! influence on cognition, perform- Researchers have found that ance at school, and personality has Pthe more time teenagers not been assessed before. For the spend splitting their attention study the researchers surveyed 73 between various devices such as eighth grade students. their phones, video games or TV, Overall, participants reported the lower their test scores in maths consuming a great deal of media, and English tend to be. and on average watched 12 hours More time spent multitasking of television per week. They tended between different types of media to multitask between mediums 25 is also associated with greater percent of the time. impulsivity and a poorer working The results show how partici- memory in adolescents, said one of pants’ media consumption patterns the study authors Amy Finn from outside of school are related to their the University of Toronto. performance in school tests. The term “media multitasking” The researchers found that describes the act of using multiple teenagers who spent more time media simultaneously, such as hav- media multitasking fared signifi- The study was published in adolescents. This relationship may ing the television on in the cantly worse academically than Springer’s journal Psychonomic be due to decreased executive func- background while texting on a others. They scored lower in cer- Bulletin & Review. tions and increased impulsiveness smartphone, Finn explained. tain aspects of their working - both previously associated with While it has been on the rise memory, tended to be more impul- “We found a link between both greater media multitasking over the past two decades, espe- sive and were more likely to believe greater media multitasking and and worse academic outcomes,” cially among adolescents, its that intelligence is not malleable. worse academic outcomes in Finn explained. Medical students at higher drug abuse risk: Study

team of US researchers has dependence. found that medical students, The results indicate three fac- A especially who are young, tors that were independently single and under high debt are associated -- a younger age than twice as likely to abuse drug than most peers in medical school, their peers who are not attending being unmarried and amount of medical school. educational debt. No statistical dif- Burnout factors such as emo- ference was found between tional exhaustion or feelings of differing years of medical school depersonalisation were highly or between men and women. “In associated with drug abuse or our paper we recommend well- dependence among the medical ness curricula for medical schools, students. identifying and remediating fac- “Our findings clearly show solution to address related issues The researchers surveyed 12,500 tors within the learning there is reason for concern,” said with burnout, the cost of medical medical students and one-third of environment contributing to stress Liselotte Dyrbye from Mayo Clinic education and drug abuse,” Dyr- those responded. Approximately and removal of barriers to mental in the US. “We recommend insti- bye added in the paper published 1,400 of that subgroup experi- health services,” added first author tutions pursue a multifaceted in the journal Academic Medicine. enced clinical drug abuse or Eric Jackson. 04 COVER STORY SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017

Unique pieces on display at Start Doha art fair

Pics: Kammutty VP Raynald C Rivera The Peninsula

he raw concrete walls of W Doha Hotel & Resi- dences’ vast 29th floor exude an industrial vibe which complements the Tdiversity of unique pieces on dis- play at the first ever ‘Start Doha’ contemporary art fair which opened here yesterday. Running in parallel with the third annual The New York times ‘Art for Tomorrow’ conference, the exhibition provides platform to more than 20 artists from various international galleries and artists based in Qatar, some of whom have taken part in the ‘Artists in Resi- dence’ programme at the Fire Station. “For the ‘Qatar for Tomorrow‘ Obaidi previously featured some of Hana Al Saadi’s ‘Endless Game’ The art fair benefits from the section, we chose eight locally these artists at Start London exhi- installation, Nazar Yahya’s Self- successes of Start London, now on based Qatari and non-Qatari art- bition held at Saatchi Gallery. Portrait in multi- coloured 48-layer its fourth year, and from the exper- ists based on the type of The works on display in the plexi glass, Othman Khunji’s Reli- tise of Saatchi Gallery CEO Nigel contemporary artworks they have Qatar section are mainly rooted on gious Vanity installation and Hurst and leading artist Mahmoud done and their experience,” Obaidi the challenges to identity rapid Obaidi’s No Fly Zone, which was Obaidi, who curated the ‘Qatar for told The Peninsula. urbanisation and globalisation in part of his last solo show Fragments Tomorrow’ segment, one of the fea- Playing an important role in the Middle East have brought. recently held at Qatar Museums tures of the show. promoting artists from the region, Among the works on display are Gallery in Katara. SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 COVER STORY 05

With the emergence of new ‘Art Lab’ at last year’s Art for art spaces and organising exhi- Tomorrow Conference at the bitions of international calibre, same exhibition space and with Obaidi envisions a vibrant art the turnout at the Start Doha’s scene in the country. opening, Safak Guvenc, area “The local scene is really manager Qatar and Oman, Star- growing especially with the wood Hotels & Resort and presence of museums and new General Manager of W Doha, is art venues like the Fire Station positive of the success of the and with the many shows that future of the exhibition. are being organised like Dia “I think the exhibition has Azzawi, Picasso-Giacometti and evolved; there are more local JR. After all, it is getting recog- and international artists that are nised internationally. For a exhibiting their works this year small city like Doha, it’s amas- which is generating a lot of ing,” he observed. interest with the huge turnout A number of works in a tonight and we are very excited range of styles and media, by about it,” Guvenc told The celebrated Qatari artist Ali Has- Peninsula. san, are among those “We support upcoming art- showcased at the section on ists locally and internationally Anima Gallery, an art space and our partnership with The located in The Pearl Qatar. New York Times has been con- Faig Ahmed’s Singularity, a tinuous. We appreciate the handmade woolen carpet- support of the community for which seems melted resulting the success of this great event,” in the distortion of traditional he added. pattern in a spectacular way-is The exhibition coincides a crowd-drawer at Montoro12 with the three-day The New Contemporary Art gallery York Times third ‘Art for Tomor- section. row Conference’ with the theme Saudi-based Hafez Gallery, “Boundaries, Identity and Pub- on the other hand, features lic Realm” and with the stunning works by artists participation of more than 300 Osame Esid, Ibrahim ElDes- art and culture luminaries from souki and Adel Quraishi, among 35 countries. others. Start Doha has been lauded “There is no present. We only for providing a platform for art- exist between the future and the ists to build regional and past” mixed media series are international reputation. It is among the highlights of multi- open to the public until Tues- disciplinary artist Owais day, from 9am to 9pm at the Hussain’s collection on show. Level 29 of the W Doha Hotel & After hosting the successful Residences. 06 MARKETPLACE SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017

Al Khater & Oasis International hold seminar

Asama Rawas, Middle East and Steve Sabin, Director of Engineering Africa Regional Manager at Oasis and Product Development at Oasis International, at the seminar. International, during the seminar. Al Khater Marketing in association with Oasis International, one of the top international manufacturers of water coolers and drinking fountains, held a seminar recently at Oryx Rotana Hotel to talk about the latest Oasis drinking water coolers and fountain systems. The event was attended by some of the top executives and consultants from Qatar’s engineering and construction industry. Pics: Baher Amin / The Peninsula

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Parenting is not the cause of ADHD but it’s a disorder

ifficulty in maintaining attention at school, hyperactivity and impulsiveness in chil- Ddren with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be due to delayed devel- opment of five brain regions, proving that it is a brain disorder and not the result of bad parent- ing or treatment by teachers, researchers say. The findings, published in The Lancet Psychi- atry, showed that in people with ADHD, the overall brain volume as well as nucleus accumbens, amy- gdala and hippocampus -- brain regions within the basal ganglia that controls emotion, volun- tary movement and cognition -- remains smaller than those without the disorder. Physical activities can Previous studies had showed that other brain regions such as caudate and putamen are also smaller in people with ADHD. boost students’ intellect Further, these differences were most promi- nent in the brains of children with ADHD, and less obvious in adults with the disorder, a finding that tudents who regularly A frequent exercise physical activity before, might be important in challenging beliefs that participate in physi- schedule of moderate during, and after school ADHD is a label for difficult children or the result Scal activities are likely intensity can also act as a can boost academic prow- of poor parenting, the researchers said. to have improved brain natural cure for heart ess in children. “The results from our study confirm that peo- function, intellect and aca- problems as well as “Incorporating physical ple with ADHD have differences in their brain demic performance, says improve the metabolic activity into every aspect structure and therefore suggest that ADHD is a a research. process in children. Regu- of school life and provid- disorder of the brain,” said lead author Martine The findings showed lar exercise since ing protected public spaces, Hoogman at Radboud University Medical Center that regular exercise can childhood can strengthen such as bike lanes, parks in the Netherlands. help students in develop- the cardiovascular region and playgrounds are both “We hope that this will help to reduce stigma ing important life skills, and muscles of the body, effective strategies for pro- that ADHD is ‘just a label’ for difficult children or boost self-esteem, motiva- which would further help viding equitable access to, caused by poor parenting,” Hoogman added. Sim- tion, confidence as well as in keeping a check over the and enhancing physical ilar differences in brain volume are also seen in foster relationship with risk of developing heart activity for, children and other psychiatric disorders, especially major their parents and peers. disease and Type 2 diabe- youth,” suggested depressive disorder, the researchers said. For the Vigorous exercise in child- tes in later life, said the researchers including form study, the team measured differences in the brain hood can also help keep at paper published online in Exeter University, Birming- structure of 1,713 people with a diagnosis of ADHD bay the risk of developing the British Journal of Sports ham University, Chester and 1,529 people without, all aged between four heart disease and Type 2 Medicine. University and University and 63 years old. diabetes in later life. Further, a session of of East London. 08 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 Fujifilm’s new highly reputable digital camera

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Prominent women attend key event QYH to hold forum for

Amna Pervaiz Rao women on March 15 The Peninsula Amna Pervaiz Rao spire Zone Foundation (AZF) and How The Peninsula Women Work (HWW) Qatar organ- Aised a ‘Women’s Success and Wellness atar Youth Hostels (QYH) is going to conduct in Aspire’ event at the Torch Ballroom in a special platform for women on March 15. Aspire Zone to mark International Women’s QThis forum is open for local women and Day. women from all over the world. QYH invites women Welcoming guests at the event, Evridiki to celebrate International Women’s Day with known Iliaki, a Certified Business and Life Coach and females in Qatar. Head of the How Women Work Qatar, said: women. QYH is going to acknowledge International “This event aims to raise awareness among Shorooq Al Women’s Day 2017 with a ground breaking event women that success at work is closely related Malki told featuring a series of inspiring talks, international to achieving a balanced lifestyle, which starts The Penin- speakers and a networking lunch hosted in honour with a having healthy body and mind. I would sula that : “ of the women working for society. like to thank the amazing ladies at Aspire Women in Halima Alazkawi,An employee at QYH said that: Zone Foundation who came together and involved in “International Women’s Day is held annually, It is an helped us make this occasion very special.” each part of anniversary to recognize and highlight women’s The event featured local entrepreneurs a society. I achievements. Along with the challenges encoun- and prominent personalities, including Lolwa would say a tered on their way, under advocacy calls for positive Al Marri, President of the Qatar Women Sport day is not changes and accelerated endeavors to ensure ade- Committee and Head of Events at Aspire enough for women to be celebrated. Who- quate opportunities for their involvement in making Logistics. The event also featured local entre- ever is here today with us is because of a the history of their homeland and society.” preneurs including Ghanem Al Sulaiti and women, I would phrase it as “Women for life “The woman has been undertaking a distinct role Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon, aspiring Qatari not for a day”. in all domains; she now holds the highest-profile writer Shorooq Al Malki, and the first female Uzma Shehryar, President of Pakistan administrative, diplomatic, scientific positions, in president of the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC), Professionals Forum Qatar told that: “I feel addition to entrepreneurship, inside or outside Qatar, Milan Arun. very privileged to be part of this event on creating a role model for all feminine actors and Guest speaker Ghanem Al Sulaiti talked Women’s Day and would like to congratulate producers, who can potentially partake in develop- about the spiritual and health journey he Evridiki Iliaki and her team for organising it ing their society and homeland, now and in the embarked on, which led to him adopting a so well.” future,” she further added. vegan diet four years ago. “We women are soul makers , we die each QYH aims is to provide a promising platform to Khalifa Saleh Al Haroon shared an emo- day to give life to other souls sometimes our further promote and support women for making tional memory about his late grandmother at children’s, sometimes our parents ,sometimes greater social, political and economic accomplish- the event, who he described as “One of the our men but at the end each women should ments. QYH helps women to defeat the obstacles first entrepreneurs in his life, and his biggest remember not to lose her own soul and spirit and stumbling blocks in their development path, up inspiration.” In her speech, Lowla Al Marri in helping others : Be yourself ,love yourself to holding high-profile and decision-making posi- shared details of her success from working and help yourself before helping others,” said tions, based on justice, gender equality and equal in the sports industry and explained her ambi- Sana Salman, General Secretary of Pakistan opportunities. tion to promote sporting activity among Professionals Forum Qatar. SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 FOOD 09

1 large head cauliflower, cut into 1 1/2 inch florets 4 tablespoons olive oil Sometimes, it’s okay to 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 slices whole-wheat sand- wich bread, crusts removed ‘dirty up’ your clean eating 2 cloves garlic, minced Freshly ground black pepper Steps Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Toss the cauliflower with 2 table- spoons of the oil and 1/4 teaspoon of salt in a mixing bowl. Transfer to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish, cover with aluminum foil and roast for 15 minutes, then remove the foil, return it to the oven and roast for 25 to 35 minutes, stirring once or twice, until the cauliflower is ten- der and browned. Meanwhile, place the bread in a mini-food processor; pulse until the bread is reduced to crumbs. Spread them on a a baking sheet. Bake for about 8 minutes - along- Ellie Krieger as cauliflower - that is simply Krieger is a registered dietitian, side the cauliflower is fine The Washington Post steamed or roasted until tender and nutritionist and author who hosts - tossing once or twice, until then treated to a contrasting crisp public television’s “Ellie’s Real Good crisped and golden brown. Cool understand why people grav- “dirt” of garlicky toasted bread Food.” She blogs and offers a on the baking sheet; this will yield itate toward the term “clean crumbs. The taste of fresh bread weekly newsletter at www. about 1/2 cup. eating.” It’s an appealing way crumbs is well worth the small elliekrieger.com. Heat the remaining 2 table- to describe a dedication to the effort of whirring some whole-grain spoons of oil in a medium skillet most healthful, most pure bread in the food processor and ‘Dirty’ Cauliflower over medium heat. Once the oil Iingredients. But I take issue with it. baking the crumbs. You can do this 6 servings; Here, cauliflower is shimmers, stir in the garlic and cook To me, it implies that foods that alongside the vegetable if you roast simply roasted until tender then for 20 to 30 seconds, then stir in the don’t pass as “clean” (who gets to it, as called for here, or you can tossed with a lusciously crisp “dirt” toasted bread crumbs and cook for decide that, anyway?) are some- make the bread crumbs up to two of garlicky browned bread crumbs. about a minute, until they are well how soiled, and that you have to weeks ahead and store them in the The taste of freshly toasted bread coated, fragrant and further choose between the two. Person- freezer. crumbs is well worth the small browned. Remove from the heat ally, I like a little dirty with my clean, But if you want to skip that step, effort it takes to make them, but if and stir in the remaining 1/8 tea- and this recipe is proof that you can you could substitute a half cup of you want to skip that step you could spoon salt and a few grinds of have them both simultaneously in whole-wheat panko bread crumbs. substitute a half cup of whole- pepper. a nourishing way. The dried crumbs are toasted fur- wheat panko. Toss the seasoned bread crumbs I’ve been making one version ther to a deep brown and seasoned MAKE AHEAD: The toasted with the cauliflower just before or another of it for decades, well in a skillet with garlic, salt, pepper bread crumbs can be refrigerated serving. before “clean eating” entered the and olive oil, then tossed with the for up to 2 weeks. From nutrition- Nutrition | Per serving: 140 lexicon. The accompanying recipe simply cooked vegetable, trans- ist and cookbook author Ellie calories, 4 g protein, 12 g carbohy- makes an easy, crowd-pleasing side forming it from good to luscious. It’s Krieger. drates, 10 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 that involves some kind of brassica just the kind of “dirty” that keeps mg cholesterol, 230 mg sodium, 4 - broccoli, Brussels sprouts as well you wanting to eat smart. Ingredients g dietary fiber, 3 g sugar. 10 HEALTH SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 Head injuries can affect hundreds of genes

ead injuries can harm hun- approximately 25 per cent longer dreds of genes in the brain than the non-injured rats to solve Hin a way that increases peo- it. To learn how the rats’ genes had ple’s risk for a wide range of changed in response to the brain neurological and psychiatric disor- injury, the researchers analyzed ders, says a study. genes from five animals in each “Very little is known about how group. people with brain trauma -- like Specifically, they drew RNA football players and soldiers -- from the hippocampus, which is the develop neurological disorders later part of the brain that helps regulate in life,” said study co-senior author learning and memory, and from Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, Profes- leukocytes, white blood cells that sor at University of California, Los play a key role in the immune sys- Angeles. “We hope to learn much tem. In the rats that had sustained more about how this occurs,” brain injuries, there was a core Gomez-Pinilla said. group of 268 genes in the hippoc- For the study, the researchers ampus that the researchers found trained 20 rats to escape from a had been altered, and a core group psychiatric disorders, the research- gene-based blood test to determine maze. They then used a fluid to pro- of 1,215 genes in the leukocytes that ers reported in the study published whether a brain injury has occurred. duce a concussion-like brain injury they found to have been changed. in the journal EbioMedicine. Measuring some of those genes in 10 of the rats; the 10 others did More than 100 of the genes that As a number of the affected could help doctors predict whether not receive brain injuries. When the changed after the brain injury have genes are present in both the hip- a person is likely to develop neu- rats were placed in the maze again, counterparts in humans that have pocampus and blood, the findings rological disorders later in life, the those that had been injured took been linked to neurological and could pave the way for a study said. Blueberries may improve Diabetes raises cancer brain function in elderly death risk in Asians rinking 30ml of concen- trated blueberry juice every ype 2 diabetes (T2D) is asso- pancreas, bile duct, colorectum and Dday may improve brain ciated with a 26 percent breast. The strongest association function in older people that tends Tincrease in the risk of death was observed for cancers of the to decline with age, new research from cancers of kidney, thyroid, liver, thyroid and kidney (double says. In the study, healthy people liver and prostate in Asians, includ- risk in each case), and aged 65-77 who drank concen- ing Indians, warn researchers. endometrium (2.7 times increased trated blueberry juice every day Previous research had sug- risk) and breast (1.7 times increased showed improvements in cogni- gested that at any given body mass risk). “Type 2 diabetes should be tive function, blood flow to the index (BMI), Asians are more sus- considered as a risk factor for can- brain and activation of the brain ceptible to developing insulin cers in Asians, especially for liver while carrying out cognitive tests. resistance, and go on to have a cancer which has a high incidence Evidence also suggested higher prevalence of Type 2 dia- in Asians,” said Yu Chen, Associate improvement in working memory, juice every day, brain blood flow, betes in comparison with Professor at the New York Univer- the researchers said, in the paper brain activation and some aspects Europeans. The new findings, sity School of Medicine. published in the journal Applied of working memory were based on seven Asian countries There are more than 69.1 mil- Physiology, Nutrition, and improved in this group of healthy including India, showed that hav- lion people in India affected with Metabolism. older adults,” said Joanna Bowtell ing Type 2 diabetes led to a 26 per Type 2 diabetes alone and it is esti- Blueberries are rich in flavo- from the University of Exeter in cent increase in the risk of dying mated that 1 million deaths per year noids -- found abundantly in plants Britain. Previous research has from any form of cancer, even in India are attributable to the Type -- which possess antioxidant and shown that risk of dementia is when taking into account factors 2 diabetes. The team analysed 19 anti-inflammatory properties, the reduced by higher fruit and vege- such as BMI, alcohol consumption cohorts with a population of important components in causing table intake, and cognitive function and smoking. Furthermore, statis- 658,611 east Asians and 112,686 these effects. “The study shows that is better preserved in healthy older tically significant links were found South Asians from India, China, with just 12 weeks of consuming adults with a diet rich in plant- between Type 2 diabetes and the Taiwan, Singapore, South Korea, 30ml of concentrated blueberry based foods. risk of death from cancers of liver, Japan and Bangladesh. SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 BOLLYWOOD 11 No interval for ‘Trapped’ in theatres IANS primal instincts. The no-interval viewing allows the viewer to feel ctor Rajkummar Raos forth- the character’s emotion and gives coming film”Trapped”, them a never-before thrilling expe- Awhich has already piqued rience,” Motwane said in a audience interest with its edge-of- statement. the-seat trailer, will not have any “Earlier, it was Aamir Khan pro- interval during its screening at duction’s ‘Dhobi Ghat’ to have a theatres. non-interval screening in theaters. Directed by Vikramaditya Mot- I am extremely happy and thank- wane, the film, which has a duration ful to all our exhibition partners for time of less than 105 minutes, is screening the film in this seamless slated to release on March 17. way,” he added. Alok Tandon, CEO, To keep the thrill element of the INOX chain of multiplexes, said: story intact, Phantom Films “INOX is happy to partner with requested their exhibition partners Phantom Films for their continu- to release the film without any ous effort in introducing new genre interval. “‘Trapped’ is the story of of films to the Indian audience.” a guy stuck in an apartment with Besides INOX, theatre chain no food, no water and no electric- Cinepolis also lauded the maker’s ity, and of his survival based on his decision. Dying to show ‘Begum Jaan’ Kajol completes trailer to my family: Vidya shooting in ‘VIP 2’

ctress Vidya Balan is eager National Award winner Srijit to show the “Begum Jaan” Mukherji. Atrailer to her family, but Set against the backdrop of says will she will do so only on the Partition, the high-voltage drama, day of its formal launch. a Hindi adaptation of Mukherji’s “I want everyone to watch the stellar Bengali offering “Rajka- trailer. I am dying to show it to my hini”, is a story of survivors who family but I have told them that I defy nations to save their homes. ctress Kajol, who plays a pivotal role will only show it to them on the Vidya plays the title role of the in her comeback Tamil film “VIP 2”, day of the trailer launch,” Vidya madam of a brothel in the film. Ahas successfully completed shooting said here days ahead of the trail- The “Dirty Picture” actress her portion, a source said. Last seen in 1997 er’s unveiling on March 14. feels the film clip mirrors the Tamil film “Minsara Kanavu”, Kajol has Produced by Mahesh and Mukesh essence of the drama. “I loved it. returned to Tamil filmdom nearly after two Bhatt, the film is helmed by It was so powerful.” decades. “She has finished shooting her part. She approximately shot for two weeks and had a ball working on this project,” a source from the film’s unit said. In the film, a sequel Kareena to pay tribute to Khans to 2014 Tamil blockbuster “Vela Illa Pat- tathari”, Kajol plays a suave businesswoman. ctress Kareena Kapoor December last year, will be She will be seen locking horns with Dha- Khan will be seen pay- seen performing at the Zee nush in the movie, which is being directed Aing a tribute to Shah Cine Awards on Saturday by Soundarya Rajinikanth. Rukh Khan, Salman Khan, night. This will be her first live The source also added that the project Aamir Khan and her husband performance since delivering is on the brink of completion. Saif Ali Khan, with a dance Taimur. Kareena will take the “It’s gearing up for a summer release. The performance at an awards stage to dance to a medley of makers are planning to release it in June or show. her hit songs from her films July,” he said. The project has been produced \Kareena, who gave birth with the Shah Rukh, Salman, by Dhanush’s Wunderbar Films. to her son Taimur Ali Khan in Aamir and Saif. 12 HOLLYWOOD SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 Jeff revives ‘The Dude’ at John Goodman tribute

AFP and “a legend,” Bridges finished with a twist on the film’s most famous line -- “Goodnight, sweet eff Bridges hilariously resur- prince,” itself a nod to Shake- rected his iconic slacker speare’s Hamlet -- as he Jcharacter “The Dude” from “The commended the star to the Holly- Big Lebowski” as he honoured his wood Boulevard sidewalk. friend John Goodman at a celebra- “A star for you, a star because tion of the actor’s glittering career. we love you so well... what time is Golden Globe and Emmy it? Afternoon? Good afternoon, Award-winner Goodman, 64, had sweet prince,” he said, before the invited his co-star in the 1998 Coen actors shared a warm embrace. brothers’ movie as his guest speaker “Lebowski” is one of the many as he received a star on the Holly- highlights of a 34-year movie career wood Walk of Fame. that has seen Goodman acclaimed Actor John Goodman (left) poses with actor Jeff Bridges after Instead of reading out the usual for comic and serious performances unveiling his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles. sober tribute celebrities get, along in five Coen brothers movies, as with their star, Bridges took to the well as “ Ralph” (1990), “Arach- who enlists a military escort for a which included his “Kong” co-star stage in the famously laid-back nophobia (1991) and last year’s “10, dangerous mission to a forbidden Brie Larson. Dude’s knitted cardigan and recited Cloverfield Lane.” island. “A mother who had to scrape by a riff on the character’s graveside His Walk of Fame ceremony “I would be remiss if I didn’t on survival wages to raise two kids eulogy from the movie. coincided with Friday’s release of mention, this week especially, the by herself. The many teachers who Describing Goodman as “a man his latest film, “Kong: Skull Island,” women without whom I would not tried to knock some sense into me. of his times, a man of our times” in which he portrays an explorer be here,” Goodman told the crowd, Some of it worked.” ‘Game of Thrones’ plans July return ‘Avatar 2’ not happening ame of Thrones” returns for long time to be concentrating on a in 2018: James Cameron its season seven premiere block of slowly melting ice -- but the “Gon July 16, HBO announced video malfunctioned several times, he sequel to all-time box in an elaborate marketing stunt which drawing out the process to more than office champion “Avatar” elated and bemused fans of the hit fan- an hour. The debacle sparked snarky Thas been delayed again tasy show. posts on Twitter, where #GoTS7 and will not be arriving in movie In a gimmick described by the New remained one of the top trending hash- theatres as expected in 2018, York Times as “memorably misguided,” tags worldwide for hours after the Director James Cameron has the US cable network revealed all in a announcement. “Whoever is in charge said. Cameron told the Toronto Facebook Live video showing a block of the @GameofThrones S7 premiere Star that he was working on all of ice which viewers had to melt by date reveal is getting a visit from Septa four planned movie sequels commenting “Fire” to reveal the date. Unella,” tweeted one frustrated fan, simultaneously and had no firm The process was supposed to take a invoking the brutal nun of the show’s release date for “Avatar 2.” touch under 15 minutes -- already a fifth and sixth seasons. “Well 2018 is not happening. We haven’t announced a firm release date,” the Oscar-winning director told the newspaper in an interview published on Thursday, when asked about progress on “Avatar 2.” “What people have to understand is that this is a cadence of releases. So we’re not making ‘Avatar 2.’ We’re making ‘Avatar 2,’ 3, 4 and 5. It’s an epic undertaking. “It took us four-and-a-half years to make one movie and now we’re making four. We’re full tilt boogie right now,” Cameron added. “Avatar,” a fantasy adventure set in the distant mag- ical world of Pandora, smashed box office records, taking in an as yet unrivaled $2.8 billion worldwide. The sequel was first set for a 2014 release and has been delayed at (From Left) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Maisie Williams, Emilia Clarke, Sophie least three times since then. Fox did not immediately Turner and Kit Harrington of HBO’s “Game of Thrones” pose backstage respond to requests for comment on Cameron’s remarks. at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 TECHNOLOGY 13 Smartphone PIN can be extracted from heat traces IANS signature left on the user’s smart- phone screen. he heat traces left on the “PINs and patterns remain smartphone screen after typ- among the most widely used Ting the PIN or swiping a knowledge-based authentication pattern could give away your secret schemes. As thermal cameras code, warn researchers. become ubiquitous and affordable, All one needs to steal the code we foresee a new form of threat to is a thermal-imaging camera as user privacy on mobile devices,” the thermal images reveal what parts researchers said. of the screen were tapped, even Thermal cameras allow per- after it is left untouched for 30 sec- forming thermal attacks, where onds, The Atlantic reported. heat traces, resulting from authen- At an upcoming conference on tication, can be used to reconstruct human-computer interactions to passwords. be held in the US in May, research- The researchers said that while ers from the University of Stuttgart PINs remain vulnerable even with and Ludwig Maximilian University duplicate digits, overlapping pat- of Munich in Germany will present terns significantly decrease seconds of a PIN being entered, it per cent accurate. But at 45 seconds in a new study how PINs or pat- successful thermal attack rate. If the is accurate nearly 90 percent of the or more, the accuracy drops to 35 terns can be extracted from the heat thermal image is taken within 15 time. At 30 seconds, it is about 80 per cent and below, the report said.

Microsoft updates Cortana app Apple to use 100% renewable S tech giant Microsoft has updated its digital assistant Cortana app for iPhone with a rede- energy for manufacturing Usigned user interface and new enhancements that offer an improved experience for the Siri com- pple said it has part- petitor. Cortana helps you with tasks like sending nered with emails, scheduling events and searching your devices, Acomponent sup- Cloud or the web. “It is certainly nice to see that plier Ibiden to power all of Microsoft has not totally lost faith in Cortana on iOS its manufacturing in Japan and Android. But it is hard to imagine the new update with 100 percent renew- really having much of an effect on Cortana’s over- able energy. To meet the all popularity,” DigitalTrends.com reported on commitment, Ibiden will Saturday. The new updates in version 2.0.0 include invest in more than 20 -- enhanced user experience, redesigned calling, tex- new renewable energy ting, reminders, immersive full-page answers, faster facilities, including one of page transitions and improved app responsiveness. the largest floating solar The company is also working on a new version of photovoltaic systems in its Surface Pro tablet which is set to arrive in the first the country. quarter of 2017. “We are proud to part- ner with suppliers like Ibiden who recognise that Xiaomi launches new headphone renewable energy invest- produce over 12MW of helping Japan meet its hinese smartphone company Xiaomi launched ments are good for the solar power, more than clean energy goals,” said in-ear headphone ‘Pro HD’. The headphone is environment and good for the energy they need for Kyoichi Yamanaka, Man- Cexclusively available on Mi.com from March business,” Lisa Jackson, Apple manufacturing and aging Director of Ibiden’s 10. “The device sports a rounded, 45-degree angled Apple’s Vice President for support Japan’s nation- Environment Group. in-ear design. It comes with hybrid dual-dynamic Environment, Policy and wide efforts to limit its Apple and its suppliers will and balanced armature drivers and packs four dif- Social Initiatives, said in a carbon emissions. be generating over 2.5 bil- ferent pairs of ear bud sizes to suit every ear shape statement this week. “Our products help lion kilowatt hours per and size,” the company said in a statement. Ibiden’s products help Apple devices run smarter, year of clean energy for The dual dynamic driver keeps the bass and mid bring together the inte- and now we are powering the manufacturing of tones mellow. The ‘Pro HD’ come in full metal-wired grated circuitry and chip our operations with Apple products by the end control bar made up of stretchable matte wiring. packages in Apple devices. smarter energy too. We of 2018, equal to taking The matte wiring makes the headphone dirt- Their renewable are pleased to partner with over 400,000 cars off the resistant and tangle resistant. energy projects will Apple and lead the way in road for a year. 14 CINEMA PLUS SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017

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LANDMARK

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The final Viceroy of India, Lord Mountbatten, is tasked with overseeing the transition of British India to independence, but meets with conflict Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. as different sides clash in the face of monumental change.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE SUNDAY 12 MARCH 2017 BRAIN TEASERS 15

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

ABBREVIATED, ABRIDGED, AGES, BRIEF, CEASELESS, COMPRESSED, CONDENSED, CUT BACK, DECREASED, DIMINISHED, ENDLESS, EPHEMERAL, ETERNAL, EXTENDED, FLEETING, INCESSANT, INCREASED, INTERMINABLE, LENGTHY, LESSEN, LITTLE, LONG, MOMENTARY, PERPETUAL, PRECIS, PROLONGED, PROTRACTED, REDUCED, SHORT, TRUNCATED.

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