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Inside a fifth-floor lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a 76-year-old neuroscientist is helping to reinvent psychiatry by hotwiring the brains of mice.

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BFIS holds Variety Show

colourful Variety Show was or- institution is not merely a school but ior classes exhibiting their talent and skills dresses of the little champs, the audi- ganised at Bright Future Inter- an ideal place for students’ grooming through a fascinating performance on ence couldn’t help appreciating them. A national School (BFIS). Students and nurturing in true letter and spirit. “Frankenstein”. ‘Respecting women’ was BFIS is a home to more than 35 nation- exhibited their talents throught enter- After recitation and principal’s ad- the theme for the Urdu play. However, this alities. Representatives from different tainment programmes. dress, the festivities of the evening start- serious topic was staged with a dose of nationalities performed their dance The audience comprised of par- ed with a note of welcome to the audi- comedy. To present a tribute to the Moth- forms followed by a vibrant and pul- ents and students. Wajid Hassan Hash- ence delivered by the Head Girl. A troupe er Earth, a colourful thematic perform- sating exhibition of multi-lingual danc- mi, Deputy Head of Mission the Paki- of students from junior wing appeared ance by the senior students added more es including English, Arabic and Pun- stan embassy was the Chief Guest. He on the stage for a captivating perform- flavours to the potpourri of the events. jabi. The School Choir marked the end shared his views on how education is a ance. The moment became more joyous Cultural Walk was another part of of the show with Qatari and Pakistani bridge to practical life proving that this and exuberant when the students of sen- the show. Starting from the gait to the National Anthems.

DPS-MIS graduation day for Class Preparatory

raduation day for DPS-MIS Class Preparatory was held recently. GRocky Fernandes, Director, DPS- MIS and the parents of the preparatory students atended. The ceremony began with a prayer, followed by a foot tap- ping welcome dance. Mesmerising drills and exercises which depicted the sun and the rainbow was performed by the students. Children wearing their grad- uation gowns and caps marched on to the stage. Teachers congratulated the students and wished them success for their future. It was a moment of pride for all the parents to see the confidence of their little ones. The programme was organised under the guidance of Princi- pal Asna Nafees and the Vice-Principal G Mala. Preparatory students and Beena Mohan, Academic Coordinator, anchored the programme. Vimmi Sharma, Activity Coordinator, proposed a vote of thanks. 04 | TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 COVER STORY

A scientist hotwiring brain to treat depression

By Amy Ellis Nutt physiological signs of mental diseas- Medicine, who developed the test. The Washington Post es and disorders: the biomarkers, or The need has never been more concrete measurements of mental ill- acute. Depression is already the ness that many expect will move the leading cause of disability on the field into the 21st century. After four planet, affecting 350 million people of nside a fifth-floor lab at the Mas- decades of virtually no major advanc- all ages, according to the World Health sachusetts Institute of Technolo- es in the treatment of mental illness, Organisation. Despite its prevalence, gy, a 76-year-old neuroscientist is a profound shift was imperative, Insel the disorder is extremely difficult to Ihelping to reinvent psychiatry by thought. study because it is so variable — which hotwiring the brains of mice. There have already been small but is why genetic research has so often Susumu Tonegawa has figured out significant successes in identifying failed. One psychiatrist likens it to how to reverse symptoms of depres- depression biomarkers. Scientists at looking for the genetic risk factors for sion in moody male rodents by reacti- Duke University found that the stress fever. vating the happy memories they creat- response of the amygdala, an almond- Medication and psychotherapy ed days earlier during a bit of frolicking shaped structure in the brain that is remain the first-line treatments with female mice. He injects a modi- linked to fear and pleasure, can predict for major depression, though fied, light-sensitive gene into those a person’s vulnerability to developing they help less than 40 percent of happy-memory cells, then uses fibre depression as much as four years in- patients achieve remission of their optics to switch on the memories with to the future. symptoms. The state of the art in a stream of blue light. The depressed And Northwestern University psychopharmacology remains the mice perk up in seconds. When he researchers were able to pinpoint selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, turns the light off, their lethargy rap- 11 genetic blood markers that drugs such as Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft, idly returns. Another flip of the switch, distinguished teenagers who were which were first patented nearly 50 and they’re active again. depressed from those who weren’t. years ago. These SSRIs target the “We cured their depression,” he Then in 2014, a Northwestern neurochemicals that carry information says. neurobiologist used molecular markers between neurons in the brain, but no Tonegawa’s approach in creating in RNA — the messengers that carry out one knows exactly how or why they and manipulating memory cells has the DNA’s instructions — to develop a work, and because the medications drawn praise from a normally staid ac- blood test for depression in adults that can’t lock in on specific neurons or ademic community. Beyond those in- would confirm a physiological basis for regions of gray matter, they are more stitutional confines, the potential of patients’ symptoms. blunt instrument than precision tool. a radical new tool to treat one of the “The thinking is changing as the That shortcoming is one major most complex mental illnesses could technology changes.... This test reason why scientists have shifted be a game-changer in psychiatry. brings mental health diagnosis into from neurochemicals to neurocircuits — This is where Thomas Insel, the the 21st century and offers the first the networks of cells that are activated former director of the National Insti- personalized medicine approach to every time we think, feel or move - to tute of Mental Health, hoped to push people suffering from depression,” unravel the mysteries of depression. scientists when he announced in 2013 said Eva Redei, a professor of At MIT, where he directs the Center that the agency was refocusing its re- psychiatry and behavioural sciences for Neural Circuit Genetics, Tonegawa search to intensify the hunt for the at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of was ready. TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 | 05 COVER STORY

Because he had trained as a molecular biolo- of the invasiveness of fiber optics, Tonegawa says He became especially interested in patients’ emo- gist, he already had a leg up on traditional neuro- it is merely an “engineering problem.” In the not- tional suffering, a major reason why he turned to scientists. Because he was used to crossing disci- too-distant future, he foresees a fast-acting treat- neuropsychopharmacology, ultimately focusing on plines — in 1987 he won the Nobel Prize in Phys- ment, with fewer of the side effects of current treatment-resistant depression. iology or Medicine for lifting the veil on antibody medications. One theory of depression is that it is a met- diversity — he already had the creativity neces- “People are working on this,” he said. “Others abolic disorder, an underfunctioning of the cel- sary for discoveries. And because he continues to are using nanotechnology to try and activate the lular process by which complex molecules are battle his own depression since the suicide of his cells from outside the brain. It’s difficult, but I think broken down to produce the energy needed to teenage son more than four years ago, he under- this will be overcome.” maintain life. Some research has found that a de- stands better than most the importance of his po- On the other side of the Charles River from Ton- pressed brain’s metabolism appears to be out of tential breakthrough. egawa, a 44-year-old physician-scientist named whack, storing energy instead of using it. How to “My interests are very narrow now,” he admits. “I Paolo Cassano is also working on depression on unlock that became Cassano’s mission. He knew can’t enjoy many things.” the cellular level. His work, the first clinical trial of that near-infrared light — closest on the spectrum It was perhaps inevitable that Tonegawa’s re- its kind, could similarly revolutionise patient treat- to visible light — had been successfully tested on search in memory would lead him to this current ment — not in a few years, but right now. the brains of stroke patients and had helped to re- work. Over the past four years, he and his lab have Like Tonegawa, Cassano came to psychiatric re- store function. At low levels, working in a similar shown that the physical traces of memories are not search in a roundabout fashion, through an infec- way, it had been approved by the Food and Drug stored in the synapses, or connections, between tious disease fellowship early in the AIDS epidemic. Administration for certain kinds of pain relief. cells, as previously thought, but in discrete circuits From his lab at the Massachusetts General Hos- of cells, called memory engrams. Tonegawa then pital, Cassano wondered: Could an infrared “jolt” upended the common belief that the loss of long- Mental disorders’ overlapping symptoms also restore normal function within the brain of term memory, which can result from a brain injury Researchers are tracing the roots of mental illness and searching for someone suffering from depression? treatments through shared symptoms rather than diagnoses. or disease such as Alzheimer’s, is not necessarily His underlying hypothesis was that in depres- the result of damaged memory cells but of a dam- ANXIETY DEPRESSION sion, “deeper areas are overly firing,” especially aged memory-retrieval system. Lack of the emotion-driving amygdala, which overwhelm The first step was to identify and label hap- Excessive energy Not taking more superficial areas in the front of the brain that py-memory cells with the light-sensitive gene, worrying care of self normally help control or inhibit that excessive ac- then to stress those male mice with close confine- Physical tivity. complaints ment until they exhibited symptoms of depres- Restlessness Cassano’s idea was to target those sluggish sion — which meant, for instance, a lack of inter- neurons close to the surface where mitochondria, Pessimism est in sugar water. When reactivation of the pos- Trouble concentrating the power sources of cells, could convert the near- Self-loathing itive memory neurons lessened the depression, Social isolation infrared light into chemical energy. More chemical Tonegawa wondered whether simply re-expos- Guilt energy would mean more neuronal growth and re- Sleep problems ing those males to females to create new happy Flat affect pair, and more and better-functioning neurons in experiences would lift their depression. It did not, the prefrontal cortex would mean better control which didn’t surprise him at all. Fearfulness Lack of pleasure over the hyperactive amygdala. in daily life Tonegawa even found the curative sweet spot Not taking If the hypothesis is correct, then Jerrie Spen- with his depressed mice: two light treatments a care of self cer’s prefrontal cortex has spent much of the past Hallucinations POST-TRAUMATIC day on five consecutive days. While the same pro- SCHIZOPHRENIA STRESS DISORDER 52 years struggling to handle her amygdala’s neg- cedure cannot be performed on humans because ativity. 06 | TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 CAMPUS / COMMUNITY

Computer Quiz at BPS Schwier donates books to DeBakey

Karin Melberg Schwier, author of Flourish: People With Disabilities Living Life With Passion, donated copies of her book to DeBakey High School – Qatar. Winners of Computer Quiz conducted by Computer Club of Birla Public She also held a lecture on the book. DeBakey Senior Students enrolled in School with school officials. AP English interacted with Karin during a lunch at Katara Cultural Village. 100 Days celebration at Vision International School

athematics instruction is an in- like they were 100 years old! They tegral component of Vision In- sorted blocks, snacks and other ob- Mternational School’s (VIS) Early jects into groups of 5 and 10, mak- Childhood and Primary Grades curric- ing the number 100 in many differ- ulum and the school took full advan- ent ways. Necklaces were made us- tage of incorporating their “100th ing 100 Cheerios and there were even Day of School Celebration” into learn- towers built out of 100 cups! ing for the week of February 21-25. The “100 Days of School Celebra- The number “100” was explored and tion” was also held in Language Arts presented in a variety of ways to re- classes by having the students write inforce important mathematics con- 100 things they like about school. Stu- cepts in numeracy. dents discussed these with each oth- To help students understand the er and collaborated to record their size of the number 100 and what “100” favourite things about VIS. Some of actually means, they used objects in their responses included “I love learn- the classroom to practise counting ing how to skip count”, “I love reading”, and by wearing outfits designed with and “I love learning about the main 100 objects; other students dressed ideas in stories!” Qatar Steel forum bids farewell to members Punjab Music Group cultural event on March 31

unjab Music Group Doha are or- borne. He will entertain the audience Pganising a cultural event on March with his piano talent. His recently 31 at Sheraton Doha at 6.30pm. composed Mere ho Tum The chief organiser Nazakat Ali The event will also feature Dan- Khan said that musicians and re- ish Asif Ali who is a renowned sing- nowned singers will be travelling er and student of his father. When he from all over the world to take part was young he appeared and sung in in the event. He confirmed that Inter- the Popular Sa Re Ga Ma Chote Us- national Star Tariq Tafoo From Paki- tad and now is a PTV artist. He has stan will be attending. Alongside him released many albums. Hina Ali, a will be Razwan Bobby Sarwar from talented TV singer, will also perform. Qatar Steel Electrical Supervisors Association gave farewell to their colleagues. the United Kingdom. He is an Inter- The event will also have local art- Radha Krishna, Kalid Saber and Tarik Baumi were presented mementos by national Bollywood pianist, composer ists and members of the Punjab Mu- Mohammed Gado, Mohanan and Vargheese respectively. and Head of Music at Pre-Prep Sher- sic Group. TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 | 07 MARKET PLACE Qatar Airways offers 3,000 entertainment options on board

atar Airways is offering a stag- ment platform. As well as the full Star gering choice of up to 3,000 Wars collection, passengers can en- in-flight entertainment op- joy the full box set of Marvel movies, Qtions on board its flights, pro- all the Harry Potter movies and 10 of viding its passengers with one of the the best James Bond movies, includ- world’s largest and best in-flight enter- ing the most recent instalment in the tainment libraries. franchise - Spectre. The airline, which previously offered Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive up to 2,000 entertainment options, has Akbar Al Baker said that the stepping increased its on board entertainment up of in-flight entertainment options for options from March to up to 3,000, of- the airline’s passengers reaffirms Qatar fering a wide selection of up to 550 Airways’ commitment to continuously movies, 1,400 episodes of TV shows, upgrade its product offerings. 1,000 audio selections, and 50 games. “One of the reasons why we remain Passengers travelling with Qatar one of the world’s favourite airlines is Airways in March will also be delighted because we constantly keep looking to discover the full collection of seven for ways to enhance the in-flight expe- Star Wars movies on board, including rience of our passengers. With our on the latest instalment, Star Wars: The board content, we aim to offer some- Force Awakens. thing for passengers of all ages, and Other premieres on board for the now with this increased content, our month include: the final part of the customers will be able to experience Hunger Games series, Mockingjay Part new entertainment options every time Two; Creed; The 33; Trumbo; and Mac- they travel. Going to their favourite beth. The latest family movies on board places for leisure or business will now include: Alvin the Chipmunks Road- be more interesting, entertaining and from the full collection of all seven lection of movies, TV, games and mu- Chip; The Good Dinosaur; The Peanuts relaxing,” said Al Baker. movies to watch during their flights sic on board is a key element in provid- Movie; and Pan. “We are happy to bring Star Wars: as well as the many other entertain- ing our passengers with the ultimate Qatar Airways has one of the most The Force Awakens on board as the ment options on board,” said Salam comfort on board all Qatar Airways extensive selections of entertainment latest addition to our innovative on Alshawa, Qatar Airways Senior Vice- flights, and we continue to update our available in the skies on its award- board entertainment system, Oryx President of Marketing and Corporate collection every month to keep the se- winning Oryx One in-flight entertain- One. Stars Wars fans can now choose Communications. “Offering a wide se- lection fresh and current.” Swedish embassy receives CSR Leadership award

weden’s Embassy in Doha re- all citizens and residents, and Swe- ceived the CSR Leadership den is looking at how to use sports Saward at a ceremony to launch in diplomacy as does the State of the “Qatar CSR Report 2015 – Lead- Qatar. ers’ Visions.” The Embassy supports the estab- The award is devoted to private lishment of a Qatari Swedish centre companies and NGOs for their lead- for innovation and business in Educa- ership in the field of social responsi- tion City or at Qatar University in or- bility in Qatar. der to achieve effective Partnership Swedish Ambassador Ewa Ulrica between the universities and private Polano received the award from Dr sector companies in Qatar and their Hasan Al Derham, President of Qatar counterparts in Sweden, so as to en- University. hance the ability to find effective so- An article in the CSR Report 2015 lutions to many of the issues such highlights Sweden Embassy’s contri- as traffic safety, infrastructure and butions to the community over the health care. past year. Although it is not a long The Embassy in cooperation with time since the opening of the Swed- Maersk Oil Qatar held the first forum ish Embassy in Qatar and the naming of experts about the (vision zero) for of Ambassador Hamad Al Khalifa, as traffic safety (exchange of knowledge an Extraordinary and plenipotentiary and best practices between the State ambassador of Qatar to the Kingdom promote relations and cooperation in The embassy notes the Qatari of Qatar and the Kingdom of Sweden) of Sweden, but the ambition is high various fields for the benefit of the concentration on sport and at that in the presence of officials and ex- and desire is strong of both sides to two countries. Qatar has devoted a sports day for perts from both sides. 08 | TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 FOOD

Since the bowl-like shape of the squash just begs to be filled, we created a mushroom-farro stuffing spiked with lemon zest and juice.

By Alisonn Ladman AP

ooking for a vegan main dish that’s robust enough to leave a meat eater satisfied? This Lstuffed squash dish has you cov- ered. We start by halving and roasting acorn squash, which have a rich, satis- fying flavour that only deepens in the oven. And since the bowl-like shape of the squash just begs to be filled, we created a mushroom-farro stuffing spiked with lemon zest and juice. If you don’t mind adding some dairy, crum- bled soft goat cheese or feta would be a delicious addition to the stuffing. Each half is just about right as an entree serving, but they are easily cut into quarters to work as a side dish. And if you want to feed a crowd, the recipe is easily doubled or tripled.

Winter citrus, mushroom and farro stuffed acorn squash Start to finish: 45 minutes A vegan squash dish to Servings: 4

Ingredients 2 medium acorn squash please meat eaters Olive oil Kosher salt and ground black pep- per 1 ½ cups thinly sliced mixed mush- baking pan (such as a 9-by-9-inch pan) Meanwhile, in a medium saute pan and spoon the filling into each half. Re- rooms with foil and spritz with cooking spray. over medium-high, heat two table- turn to the oven and cook for anoth- 1 medium yellow onion, diced Cut the acorn squash in half from spoons olive oil. Add the mushrooms er 10 minutes, or until the squash flesh 2 cloves garlic, minced stem to point and scoop out the seeds and cook for five minutes, or until they is tender when pierced with a paring 2 cups cooked farro and membranes. Slice off a small piece begin to brown. knife. ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley of skin from the rounded side of each Add the onion and garlic and cook Nutrition information per serving: 1 tablespoon minced fresh rose- half so the squash can sit flat with the for another five minutes, or until the 350 calories; 90 calories from fat (26 mary cut side up. Rub the cut side of each onions are tender. Remove from the percent of total calories); 10 gramme fat 1 tablespoon chopped fresh half with a bit of olive oil, sprinkle with heat and stir in the farro, parsley, rose- (1.5 gramme saturated; 0 gramme trans thyme salt and black pepper, then arrange in mary, thyme, and lemon zest and juice. fats); 0mg cholesterol; 250mg sodium; Zest and juice of 1 lemon the prepared pan. Bake for 30 minutes When the squash has cooked for 62 gramme carbohydrate; 10 g fibre; 2 Heat the oven to 400 F. Line a small while you prepare the filling. 30 minutes, remove it from the oven gramme sugar; 10 gramme protein. TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 | 09 FASHION Westwood hails husband as best designer

for the environment... We have got too big already.” Westwood revealed she was really taken by Kronthaler’s togas and male dresses, which she urged more men to wear. “Unisex is good for the environ- ment.” Couples would not “have to buy so many clothes”, she insisted, if they only shared their wardrobes. For all the affront of the show’s title, “**xercise”, beyond the carnal colours it seemed more inspired by flowing reli- gious robes than it was by lust. Certainly Kronthaler and West- wood—who fell madly in love when he was 22 and she 47 — could not have been more demure in the video they posted on Twitter to introduce the show. With Westwood sitting on his knee in the library of their Queen Anne home in London, she very graciously gave him all the creative credit. “You AFP I have learnt so much from him,” she be perfect for him.” did it all,” she said. added. But Westwood insisted he was also Elsewhere Paris fashion week hit Kronthaler, who has worked close- a great innovator. its stride with the 1980s influence on ly with Westwood for years both as a “Nobody has done what he has the latest trends becoming more pro- ivienne Westwood declared model, stylist and muse, sent a dizzy- done and put a toga on top of pants,” nounced. her husband Andreas Kro- ing array of disparate looks down the she said. Japanese designers were the talk of nthaler “the world’s great- runway in the show billed as “Andreas She said they would continue to de- the town, with five staging highly ac- Vest designer” as he emerged Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood”. sign her main collections together as a claimed shows within 48 hours led by from her flamboyant shadow on Satur- All were in one way or another gen- couple, but that they were going to re- Junya Watanabe, Yohji Yamamoto and day with his first solo Paris show. der bending, with priestly girls, men in duce their line, because it was “better Undercover’s Jun Takahashi. The Austrian-born designer—who says gold lame dresses and snake-skin ef- he suspects he is the basis for comedian fect boots, and women in oversized Sacha Baron Cohen’s 2009 fashion satire Alpine jackets from his native Tyrol. “Bruno” — lived up to his larger-than-life Some of his models looked like sen- reputation with a spectacular explosion of ators emerging from a Roman bath- convention-defying decadence. house in blood-red togas while others As guests cheered his chutzpah, wore long trailing Tibetan monk’s hats, Westwood confessed to reporters that but all — male and female — wore plat- Kronthaler — who is 25 years her jun- form shoes and boots. ior — had long been the power behind Kronthaler’s solo debut came on the throne. the same day that former supermod- “Over the years he has taken over el Jerry Hall married the octogenar- the experimental stuff and I have had ian media mogul Rupert Murdoch in to follow. He calls me his muse. I think London wearing a comparatively re- it was time the public understood the strained light blue Westwood dress. truth of this,” said the 74-year-old And Westwood admitted that queen of the punk fashion revolution. when she first met Kronthaler “he was “I think he is the greatest designer too big, he needed pulling down with in the world. He wouldn’t like me to say an anchor.” He is a perfectionist, she that because he is always frightened. said, “Every stitch is perfect, it has to 10 | TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 HEALTH & FITNESS White bread, corn flakes push up lung cancer risk

IANS never smokers, diagnosed with squa- mous cell carcinoma or had less than 12 years of education,” Wu noted. onsuming foods and beverag- Interestingly, the researchers found es with a high glycaemic index, that glycaemic load (GL), a measure of such as white bread or bagels, carbohydrate quantity, had no signifi- Ccorn flakes and puffed rice, is cant associations with lung cancer risk. linked with an increased risk of devel- ”This suggests that it is the average oping lung cancer, says a study. quality, instead of quantity, of carbo- Glycaemic index (GI) is a measure hydrates consumed that may modu- of the quality of dietary carbohydrates, late lung cancer risk,” Wu said. defined by how quickly blood sugar When investigating never-smok- levels are raised following a meal. ers in the study, the researchers found The link between GI and lung can- that those in the highest GI group cer is particularly prominent in particu- were more than twice as likely to de- lar subgroups, such as never-smokers velop lung cancer as those in the low- and those diagnosed with the squa- est group. mous cell carcinoma (SCC) subtype-a Among smokers, the risk was on- of lung cancer, showed the study pub- ly elevated by 31 percent between the lished in the journal Cancer Epidemiol- two groups. ogy, Biomarkers & Prevention. While tobacco use is the leading The researchers surveyed 1,905 pa- cause of lung cancer, it fails to account tients newly diagnosed with lung can- for all cases, particularly in those who cer and 2,413 healthy individuals. never smoked. Participants self-reported past die- Accumulating evidence suggests tary habits and health histories. that dietary factors may modulate “We observed a 49 percent in- lung cancer risk, Wu, noted. creased risk of lung cancer among sub- While specific dietary recommen- jects with the highest daily GI com- dations cannot be made on the basis pared to those with the lowest daily GI,” of these results, the authors suggest- said senior author of the study Xifeng ed limiting foods and beverages with Wu, professor at The University of Texas high GI. MD Anderson Cancer Centre in the US. Examples of low GI foods include ”The associations were more pro- whole-wheat or pumpernickel bread, nounced among subjects who were rolled or steel-cut oatmeal and pasta. Latin dancing may prove healthy for elderly

little cha cha cha or salsa can help pleted a 400-metres walk in just less 400-metre walk in about 409 sec- cilla Vaisquez from the University of Il- A older adults walk faster, improve than 392 seconds compared with al- onds at the end of the study com- linois in US. their physical fitness and as a result most 430 seconds at the start of the pared with 419 seconds four months The four months of twice-week- may decrease the risk for heart dis- study. earlier; total time spent on weekly lei- ly Latin dancing programme also en- ease than a health education pro- Further, the level of leisure phys- sure physical activity increased from gaged the participants on different gramme, reveals a study. ical activity rose from 650 minutes 522 minutes to 628 minutes over the levels - physical, cultural and emotion- The results showed that the danc- to nearly a total of 818 minutes per course of the study. al. The dance class acted as their stress ers walked faster and were more phys- week. “Scaling up such a culturally attuned, buster and help them interact and ically active during their leisure time Those in the health education and what appears to be a fun inter- build community. This impacted their than before they joined the dancing classes had a smaller improvements vention could have significant public physical as well as emotional health programme. Also, the dancers com- in their fitness—they finished the health effects,” said lead author Pris- and wellbeing, the researcher noted. TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 | 11 ENTERTAINMENT

the film’s frank approach to full-frontal nudity). It seems like something in the Mexican air or water makes Eisenstein go so suddenly free-love hippie. As Guanajuato would have it, it’s more likely Palomino’s smouldering good looks. Or maybe it’s his willing- ness to listen to Sergei endlessly ex- pound on sex, death and filmmak- ing as Greenaway’s camera orbits the main characters, in almost liter- ally nausea-inducing repetition. The handsome Luis Alberti, who plays Pal- omino, would be hard for many to re- sist. But as for what Palomino sees in the dumpy, logorrheic Russian direc- tor with a cloud of hair like Larry Fine of the Three Stooges is inexplicable. Much has been made of the fact that Greenaway, who also wrote the screenplay, has used some of Eisen- stein’s own words as dialogue. But because they come from the direc- tor’s writings, they don’t sound like ex- temporaneous spoken conversation Russian filmmaker finds between real human beings, which makes for a listening experience that is not just intellectually challenging but emotionally inauthentic. As for that film that Sergei is sup- love in the New World posedly working on in Guanajuato — some 250 miles of footage was actu- ally shot, but never made available for By Michael O’Sullivan later years: Alexander Nevsky (1938); tendencies, although he did marry the Eisenstein to edit after he returned to The Washington Post Ivan the Terrible (1945); and The Bo- writer and filmmaker Vera Atasheva in Moscow — we’re shown precious little yar’s Plot, also known as Ivan the Ter- 1934, and they remained together un- moviemaking. Sergei mostly jawbones, rible, Part II (released posthumously in til his death. Several of Eisenstein’s ac- ad infinitum, and visits such morbidly 1958)? All six films, as Greenaway puts tual doodles appear in Guanajuato, and photogenic tourist sites as Guanajua- he premise of Eisenstein in it, possess cinematic intelligence, but they are what might be euphemistical- to’s Museum of Mummies. Guanajuato is simple. As direc- the latter three express far greater em- ly described as polymorphous, focusing Greenaway, on the other hand, em- tor Peter Greenaway (The Cook, pathy and emotional maturity. on men, women and, at times, animals. ploys an off-puttingly ostentatious Tthe Thief, His Wife, and Her The answer, as expressed in Green- But plausible does not necessar- style of filmmaking that overuses such Lover) lays it out in the film’s produc- away’s highly speculative yet theoreti- ily mean convincing. The Finnish ac- techniques as split screen and a form tion notes, he had long been intrigued cally plausible film, is that Eisenstein — tor in the title role, Elmer Bäck, makes of digital manipulation that distorts by a mystery surrounding the pioneer- while working in Mexico in 1931 shoot- for a gratingly clownish Sergei. “I am a scenery like a funhouse mirror. ing Russian director Sergei Eisenstein ing a never-completed movie — lost his caricature,” he crows, in an exaggerat- Fans of Greenaway’s work — a mix (1898-1948): Why is it that Eisenstein’s virginity during a passionate affair with ed Russian accent. In many scenes, in- of the brainy, the controversial and the great early films — Strike, Battleship his guide, Palomino Cañedo, a married cluding one with the wife of his finan- grotesque — won’t necessarily be sur- Potemkin and October: Ten Days That father of two. cial backer, Upton Sinclair, we are treat- prised by any of this. They may, how- Shook the World, all from the 1920s Greenaway is not the first to argue ed to lingering shots of Sergei’s naked ever, be disappointed at how little of it — are so unlike the great films of his that Eisenstein had some unnatural backside (which are matched only by actually works.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt opts out ofThe Sandman

ctor Joseph Gordon-Levitt has coming aboard to produce with The task of adapting one of the most be- Aopted out of Sandman project due Dark Knight screenwriter David Goy- loved and boundary-pushing titles in to disagreement with New Line studio. er for an adaptation of the DC Com- the world of comics. I was pleased The announcement came a day af- ics title. with the progress we were making, ter New Line confirmed that The Con- “So, as you might know if you like even though we still had quite a ways juring 2 writer Eric Heisserer had come to follow these sorts of things, a while to go. on board for the project. back, David Goyer and I made a pro- “Recently, as you also might know Gordon-Levitt announced his deci- ducing deal with Warner Brothers to if you like to follow these sorts of sion on Saturday via a post on his Fa- develop a movie adaptation of Neil things, the sorta ‘ownership’ (for cebook page, saying that the disagree- Gaiman’s Sandman,” Gordon-Levitt lack of a better term) of the Sand- ments emerged after Warner subsidi- wrote. man material changed hands when ary New Line took over the project, He added: “Neil himself came on Warner Brothers shifted the entire variety.com. as an executive producer, we hired the catalogue of Vertigo comics (an im- The Sandman was set up at Warn- excellent screenwriter, Jack Thorne, print of DC) to their subsidiary, New er Bros in 2013 with Gordon-Levitt and we started in on the ambitious Line. 12 | TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 ENTERTAINMENT Southern cinema main source for Bollywood

IANS broader region. ”In south, things have started to change now and their peo- ple want to see more cinema,” she said. Erica, who will make her TV debut s movie buffs get to see a with forthcoming show “Kuch Rang lot of adaptations of Pyar Ke Aise Bhi”, says she has always southern films, somewhere it been wanting to appear on the small Ahas become the prime source screen, but doesn’t want to do shows to get new story ideas for Bollywood, which look unreal. feels actress Erica Fernandes, who has “’Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi’ has a worked in both film industries. very practical approach. It is very real. She says viewership for southern As this is my debut on TV, I didn’t want movies is pleasantly on the rise. to start off doing a ‘saas-bahu’ serial. “People are not aware about how This is very close to how people react big the regional cinema is... We make a in normal life,” Erica said. lot of films in a year. The southern film She said that the show is “not at all industry has a huge fan following,” Eri- melodramatic and over-the-top”. ca told IANS. “It’s about relationships, family is- “Somewhere I feel that everything sues, career - things that we focus up- comes from the south. Like Hindi films on in real life too. I’m playing a Bengali that people see, are mostly taken from girl, who is a nutritionist based in Del- the south. Bollywood takes them as hi,” she said. their main source to adapt content,” So is there any difference between added the actress, who has appeared working in films and on TV? in Tamil, Telugu and films like “When you are doing films, you are “Ainthu Ainthu Ainthu”, “Ninnindale”, “Vi- stuck into that two and a half or three rattu” and “Galipatam”. hours timing, in which directors try “Audience today has started to ac- to show everything. But here (on TV), cept the southern type of cinema, viewers are seeing you every day. Even which is over-the-top... Like if you see if it is for half an hour, but you are com- the action, drama or cars flying here ing onscreen everyday. and there... This has become a trend ”Viewers can relate to a lot of things now. that are happening in the serial,” Erica “In south, because of the audience, said, adding that TV gives more oppor- filmmakers are restricted when it tunities to improve one’s work. comes to certain things because the “Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi”, which (their) audience may not like certain will also feature actors things. They are very conservative. and Supriya Pilgaonkar, will be aired on However, Bollywood is open to do- Sony Entertainment Television starting ing such things, as they have a very February 29. wins big at

IANS took home 11 trophies. And Deepika the event was held here last month. Ghaywan, Best Supporting Actor grabbed the Best Actress award for ’s heart-warming tale — Female for Shweta Tripathi and the film in the Viewers Choice’s sec- of a relationship between a father and Best Supporting Actor — Male for tion, taking the tally to 12. daughter through Piku swept techni- Sanjay Mishra. t was a double whammy for Deep- The period drama won Best Film, cal awards. A special award called the ‘Stunt ika Padukone as both her movies Best Playback Singer — Female for Ranveer accepted the Best Ac- Person of the Year Award’ was intro- IPiku and Bajirao Mastani dominat- Shreya Ghoshal (Mohe rang do laal), tor - Female trophy on the behalf duced by Bollywood’s ‘Khiladi’ Akshay ed the night of Zee Cine Awards 2016 Best Choreography for Ganesh Ach- of Deepika, who could not attend Kumar, and it went to Amit Grover for on Saturday. arya (Malhari), Best Cinematography, the award ceremony due to foreign his bike stunt in the movie “Shamita- Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Bajirao Best Art Direction, Best Action, and shooting schedule of her Hollywood bh”. Mastani clinched top honours, includ- Best Visual Effects among other hon- debut film xXx: The Return of Xan- There was dance, music and loads ing for Best Director and Best Ac- ours, read a statement. der Cage. Piku also earned Best Sto- of fun with stars like Anil Kapoor, Ran- tor for , while Deepika Ranveer shared the Best Actor tro- ry, Best Dialogues, and Best Screen- veer, , Arjun Ka- Padukone as well as Amitabh Bach- phy with Amitabh, who got the award play awards, and they all went to Juhi poor, , chan grabbed the Best Actor trophy for his performance as a constipated Chaturvedi. among others getting on the stage to for Piku. Bengali father, who is obsessed with Neeraj Ghaywan’s al- get the groove on. Bajirao Mastani, which narrates a his toilet habits. so emerged as a top winner. The Superstar ’s “Bajran- story about Maratha warrior Peshwa The glitz and glamour of the film bagged five trophies, includ- gi Bhaijaan” won the Best Movie, Best Bajirao I (Ranveer), Mastani (Deepi- awards night found its way on to the ing Best Debutant — Male for Vicky Actor trophy in the Viewers Choice’s ka) and Kashibai (), small screen on Saturday night, while Kaushal, Best Debutant Director for section. TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 | 13 TECHNOLOGY

Technology could unwind trends in global trade

By Luke Kawa as a share of GDP suggests that this is a rise in the price of labour relative Bloomberg softness in trade will linger, as these to capital-which would likely be asso- In the event that inflows tend to lead exports by one ciated with a drop in this flavour of in- automation’s role in the to two years, according to Goldman. come inequality. Conversely, foreign direct investment In addition, the aging of the world’s wo of the biggest forces influ- production process grows, to advanced economies, as a share of population, particularly in developed encing global economic activi- developing nations will GDP, has remained resilient. markets, entails that robots might not ty over the past three decades- be unable to lift as much “While much of the variation in for- be pushing humans out of the work- Tglobalisation and automation- eign direct investment could reflect force en masse, but rather, would be a have had polar-opposite effects on of their populations out cyclical forces, the two forces could required response to a shrinking work- workers in emerging markets. of subsistence-level be reinforcing, with cyclical factors re- force and rising labor costs. The former pushed multinationals industries. leasing latent pressure from new tech- As such, Goldman’s research com- to move production to countries with nologies to substitute developed mar- plements a report written by Citigroup cheaper labour costs than advanced ket capital for emerging market la- Inc in coordination with the Oxford economies, while the latter effective- ing partners. bour,” they wrote. Martin School showing how automa- ly substitutes capital for labour in the “A decade-long relationship be- The push-and-pull of globalisation tion could upend the traditional eco- production process. tween trade flows and trade part- vs automation has implications far be- nomic development model. In a note to clients, analysts at the ners’ GDP growth has been broken in yond trade, potentially influencing eve- In the event that automation’s role Goldman Sachs led by Senior Asia emerging market Asia, but not in de- rything from inequality both within in the production process continues to Economist Goohoon Kwon discuss how veloped markets,” the analysts wrote. and between countries, to develop- grow, developing nations will be una- these trends have affected the global “Asian exports used to grow two to ment models, to interest rates. ble to lift as much of their populations trade picture. three times faster than the real GDP Inasmuch as the increased adop- out of subsistence-level industries via To the extent that robots become growth of trade partners but this re- tion of technology in the production an industrial push as their predeces- a less expensive input than labour in lationship has substantially changed in process fosters onshoring, it is dispro- sors. the production process, multinationals recent years portionately negative for emerging Beyond challenging policymakers will be encouraged to “onshore” out- While China’s economic rebalanc- market economies. Goldman, for its in today’s frontier markets, this trend put to move it closer to their custom- ing likely plays a key role in explaining part, notes that Asian countries tend would also threaten to derail the long- er bases. This would mark an unwind this breakdown, the economists hy- to score relatively high on measures standing trend of decreased income of the long-standing trade formula, pothesize that the implementation of of innovation, suggesting that these inequality between countries. which had the growth of global supply new technologies in the production nations might be able to incorporate A Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. industrial chains at its heart, and it is a net neg- process may also be partially to blame. these new technologies effectively and robot operates during a demonstra- ative for global trade that would have “Even if not, the impact of new tech- thus be spared extensive damage. tion at the International Robot Exhibi- far-reaching consequences. nologies is still worth exploring since To the extent that labour is re- tion 2015 in Tokyo in December. To the There are nascent signs that this the impact could emerge gradually, placed by technology, this would pre- extent that robots become a less ex- process may be in the works, as emerg- potentially weighing further on global sumably be a net negative for inequal- pensive input than labour in the pro- ing market nations in Asia have seen trade in coming years,” the team adds. ity within a country. On the other hand, duction process, multinationals will export volumes nose-dive despite con- And the downward trend of foreign the key circumstance that would give be encouraged to “onshore” output to tinued growth among their major trad- direct investment to emerging markets rise to the increased use of technology move it closer to their customer bases. 14 TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 CINEMA PLUS

NOVO LANDMARK VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Zootropolis (Animation) 2D 12:10, 4:40 & 7:00pm 3D 10:00am & 2:20pm Pokkiri Raja (2D/Tamil) 2:30 & 11:15pm Race (2D/Drama) 9:20 & 11:50pm Kalyana Vaibhogame (2D/Telugu) 2:30pm London Has Fallen (2D/Action) 10:00, 10:30, 11:00am, 12:00noon, 12:40, 1:00, 2:00, 2:50, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 7:10, 8:00, 9:00, London Has Fallen (2D/Action) 5:00, 9:30 & 11:15pm 9:20, 10:00, 11:00, 11:30 & 11:55pm Action Hero Biju (2D/Malayalam) 6:45pm Zoolander 2(2D/Comedy)11:00am, 1:00, 3:00, 5:00, 7:00,9:00&11:00pm Race(2D/Drama) 5:00pm Always Be My Maybe (2D/Romantic) 7:30pm How To Be Single (2D/Comedy) 10:30am, 2:40, 6:50 & 11:00pm Zootropolis: Zootopia (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:30 & 6:30pm The Faith of Anna Waters (2D/Horror) 12:40, 4:40 & 8:50pm 13 Hours:The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi(2D/Action)8:30&11:00pm 13 Hours: The Secret Soldier of Benghazi (2D/Action) Kings of Egypt (2D/Action) 9:15pm 10:40am, 1:20, 4:00, 6:40, 9:20 & 11:55pm Kings of Egypt (2D/Action) 4:30, 7:00, 9:30 & 11:50pm Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2D/Animation) ROYAL PLAZA 10:40am, 12:30 & 2:30pm Zootropolis: Zootopia (2D/Animation) 2:00, 4:00& 6:00pm Deadpool (2D/Adventure) 10:10am, 12:20, 2:30, 4:40, 7:00, 9:20 & 11:40pm Jai Gangajal (2D/Hindi) 8:00 & 11:00pm Kings of Egypt (3D IMAX/Action) 10:30am, 1:00, 3:30, 6:00, Race (2D/Drama) 2:30 & 11:30pm 8:30 & 11:00pm London Has Fallen (2D/Action) 5:00 & 11:00pm Bachaana (2D/Urdu) 4:30 & 7:00pm MALL Always Be My Maybe (2D/Romantic) 9:00pm 13 Hours:The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi(2D Action) 2:00 &9:00pm Zootropolis: Zootopia (2D/Animation) 2:30, 5:00 & 7:00pm The Revenant (2D/Adventure) 6:30pm Kalyana Vaibhogame (2D/Telugu) 2:15pm BACHAANA Action Hero Biju (2D/Malayalam) 4:30pm Jai Gangajal (2D/Hindi) 2:15 & 8:45pm Kings of Egypt (2D/Action) 5:00pm London Has Fallen (2D/Action) 7:00, 9:00 & 11:30pm Always Be My Maybe (2D/Romantic) 7:00pm Race (2D/Drama) 9:00pm Pokkiri Raja (2D/Tamil) 11:00pm 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2D/Action) 11:15pm ASIAN TOWN

Action Hero Biju (Malayalam) 5:30, 7:00, 8:15, 9:45 & 11:00pm Jai Gangajal (Hindi) 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm Pokkiri Raja (Tamil) 6:00, 8:45 & 11:30pm A bubbly Indian girl Aalia in trouble is forced by circumstances to place her faith in a Pakistani cab driver, Vicky, in Mauritius, who then takes it upon himself to make Aalia’s safe return to Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. possible. Mauritius.

BABY BLUES

ZITS TUESDAY 8 MARCH 2016 15 BRAIN TEASERS

EASY SUDOKU CROSSWORD

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