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03 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 CAMPUS BPS starts new academic session today irla Public School will reopen to feel the lightness and joy of our today after a brief recess. true nature and to experience it in B Even though classes from our hearts. “When we listen to the 1 to 10 will reopen today in Abu heart and capture the inspiration Hamour, Kindergarten (KG) 1 in the that comes from within, we can Nuaija Campus, KG 2 and class XI master our life,” said the resource will begin only on April 10. people. In the wake of this teachers had A 6-day workshop on ‘Differ- a rigorous training on differentiated entiating Instruction’ was instruction, followed by orientation conducted from March 18 to 23. section-wise and department –wise. Teachers participated very actively They also had a three day ‘heartful- in the workshop conducted by Ajit ness meditation’ workshop. They Moorkoth, Assistant Professor of also had wise sessions on ‘team Special Education from India. The building’ ‘creating a personal vision workshop was organized by the statement for life’, stress manage- Compassionate Alliance, Doha. ment, ‘banking –time’ “It is Teachers received certificates important that you work as a team. on completion of Differentiating As a team you can achieve greater Instruction workshop. things which individual persons The workshop used differenti- might fail to achieve’ Michelle ation procedures so that Motha, Student Counsellor, the participating teachers received resource person at these sessions, first-hand experience in differen- told the teachers. tiated instruction for all their Teachers in their workshop got students in classroom. The work- to learn to be children again and shop engaged teachers in practical she taught them ways to de- stress work on differentiated lesson con- in the midst of life through tent, teaching strategies, and laughter’. demonstration of learning out- Kindergarten teachers were comes in all children. introduced to a technique called Teachers discussed the princi- ‘Banking Time’, which is used to ples of Universal Designs for help teachers to deal with children Learning and creation of brain- having behavioural issues in the compatible classrooms, finally classroom. The importance of hav- rearranging a classroom based on ing a personal and professional these principles. Teachers were vision statement was discussed also introduced to co-operative along with an introspection activ- learning structures, techniques for ity to help teacher develop their actively engaging students, and own personal vision statement. revised Howard Gardner’s theory The ‘heartfulness meditation’ of ‘Multiple Intelligence’ session for three days was Kindergarten teachers and grade resourced by Padmini Sundar. R 1 and 2 teachers received training Sundar, Hemachandran and on implementing ‘jollyphonics’, a Bhaskara Rao, were present at the reading and spelling program, at the workshop. Kids Valley campus. Freda Baksh Teachers learnt to discover how was the resource person. 04 COVER STORY SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017

Sidra provides unique family-centred Autism care

Fazeena Saleem treatment recommendations. The Strategy Workgroup and co- self-care, social, and communica- The Peninsula clinics also provide evaluation serv- writer of the Qatar National tion skills” she added. ices for children with comorbid Autism Plan said, “We are cur- Sidra through its services aising a child with Autism emotional and psychiatric issues. rently finalising the Qatar advocates community based Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Dr Fatima Janjua, Division National Plan and the final doc- approach involving parents and Rcan be complex and chal- Chief for the DDP, explained that, ument is the result of an families. lenging for parents and caregivers children referred with suspected extraordinary multidisciplinary Dr Ahsan Nazeer, Division as they have to face many issues ASD participate in a multidiscipli- and multiagency effort which Chief of Child and Adolescent Psy- on a day to day basis. nary assessment, on the same day, involved both statutory and vol- chiatry from Sidra (CAMHS) said, Each child with autism is a by a team of doctors, a psycholo- untary agencies including the “Family is an integral part of the unique individual, with unique gist, therapists and nurses. This Qatar Autism Families Associa- care and significant effort goes needs and abilities and many par- approach allows for a more accu- tion. As a professional recently into educating them during ses- ents find themselves in a constant rate and immediate diagnosis, arrived in Qatar, it was very grat- sions at our clinic. With the right flux of wondering and worrying which in turn leads to earlier ifying to work with so many support to the families – they in about how to cope and best help intervention. experienced and knowledgeable turn can help their child to learn, their child. “Children with suspected ASD colleagues from different institu- grow and thrive. Each family Sidra Medical and Research are referred to us from a range of tions, all fully committed to receives a detailed report of ini- Center’s (Sidra) approach to car- sources. On Sundays, we have two establish modern, evidence based, tial evaluation about the child. The ing for children with ASD is to hours of assessments for these comprehensive and family cen- report provides a valuable record provide care for the whole family. children. When I start seeing the tred Autism services in Qatar.” of the current functioning, diag- The concept ties in closely with children and family in one room “In autism like many other con- nosis of the child and possible Sidra’s overall goal to provide with one of the therapists, others ditions, early intervention is the treatment recommendations. patient and family centred care in another room will be observ- key for the best outcome. By help- Families can share this report with across all facets of health ing through a video link. At some ing parents to understand how the schools and different community delivery. point we swap, so at the end we child functions, and why they organizations to receive appropri- At Sidra, the Division of Devel- not only have a medical assess- behave in a particular way, we are ate services for their child.” opmental Pediatrics (DDP) and Child ment but also a multidisciplinary teaching parents how to approach In addition to accepting refer- and Adolescent Psychiatry clinics assessment. The information is the child in the right way. This can rals from Hamad Medical currently provide multiple services then produced into a joint report,” prevent many unavoidable chal- Corporation and Primary Health for children and young people with Dr Janjua told The Peninsula. lenges for both the parent and the Care Corporation - the Sidra DDP ASD. This includes comprehensive Dr Janjua, also a founding child.. If the child is happy and and CAMHS clinics also accept diagnostic assessments and member of the National Autism relaxed it can help them gain referrals from schools. 05 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 COVER STORY

“Accepting ASD referrals from schools is unique to Qatar. We have may help the person in question to go and seek help,” say the are working closely with different schools to provide education, health promoters. guidance and to help them with children who are in need of eval- For one day only – patients coming to Sidra today ( April 2) can uation and treatment interventions. Our recommendation and seek more information about ASD including the sensory problems in approach for the teachers is to use the SPELL framework which touch, smell, hearing, taste and sight among autistic children. Story recognizes strengths of the child and emphasizes that interven- telling sessions in Arabic and English, awareness videos and posters tions should be based on - structure, positive approaches, empathy, will be also feature at the Sidra outpatient clinic on the day. low arousal and links (between child’s life and various components of the program),” said Dr Nazeer. Sidra is currently part of a National Autism Working Group – which is under the auspices of the Ministry of Public Health. The group includes a dedicated consortium of various ministries, the public and private sector, hospitals and most importantly parents and care givers who are part of the Qatar Autism Families Associ- ation. The group is working closely to finalize a Qatar National Autism Plan. The plan is based on six pillars - Awareness; Early Recognition and Screening; Diagnosis and Assessment; Interven- tions; Education and Transition into Adolescence, Adulthood and Elderhood. Dr Muhammed Waqar Azeem, Chair of the Department of Psy- chiatry at Sidra, who is also Chair of the National Autism Working Group and Co-Chair of the WISH Autism Forum said, “The govern- ment in Qatar’s commitment to supporting families of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder is admirable. As a community and as a nation – our focus for caring for individuals with ASD should be to help them become an integral part of society and to feel safe and respected. I am confident that the national autism plan that is being developed in Qatar will have a major impact in improving the lives of individuals with autism and their families and that even- Sidra’s tips for parents tually, it can be a model for other GCC countries.” Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder. It is a lifelong devel- ocus on the positive - Praise your child for the good behaviour opmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and - like every other child they will respond well to positive rein- interact with others. Autistic people see, hear and feel the world forcement. Understand Autism - One of the most important factor differently to other people. All autistic people share certain diffi- Fin the child’s progress is parents’/caregivers’ acceptance and culties, but being autistic will affect them in different ways. participation in the intervention program. In children with ASD, your Dr Nahed Alateeqi, Senior Attending Physician, Division of Devel- understanding of the underlying reasons for your child’s behaviors will opmental Pediatrics at Sidra said, “We always advice parents, if help you to be actively involved in managing them on a daily basis. Fam- you see or sense something is not quite right with your child please ily involvement increases the amount of intervention time delivered to seek medical advice early. There is no harm in getting reassurance the child in a natural environment and has a positive impact on devel- that the child has no major problems. And if there is a problem, the opmental outcomes. earlier we know and understand the issue and get the right inter- Schedules are important - Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder vention – the better the outcomes. Once a diagnosis has been made, feel safe and secure when they know what to expect each day. Having it is understandable that some parents will be shocked and stressed. a daily schedule will help them to have a sense of structure as they will Our recommendation is to take your time to accept it but then learn know what they will be doing each day. - it will also make your life about the services available not just for the child but for the fam- easier. ily as well. Parents and caregivers need just as much support and Build a support network - Make a list of the people (family mem- education about the condition to take care of the individual.” bers, neighbors, relatives, other families who have children with autism, Besides the clinical healthcare servicesat Sidra, a team of health teachers etc.) who can help you and pick up that phone call. Other par- promoters including Najla Ahmed Bawazir, Noof Al Taweel and ents will be the best resource for understanding what causes challenging Fatima Al Mohanadi will also be playing a big role in helping fam- behaviors and how to deal with them. They will also provide you with ilies identify and manage children with autism. a friendly space and understanding ear and will help you remember that Today as part of World Autism Awareness day they will edu- you are not alone. cate visitors to Sidra about the importance of identifying autism at Avoid burnout by taking care of yourself - Like in all new circum- early age. stances, allow yourself time to get used to your child’s challenging “People might question why they should learn about autism – behaviors and try to focus at one thing at the time. Be on the lookout for particularly if no one in their immediate family has the disorder. sign of burnout that usually include; fatigue, irritability, changes in sleep However, by educating yourself, you will be helping someone else pattern, avoiding friends, feeling of helplessness, crying and feelings of – whether another family member, a friend or a colleague -who hopelessness. If you feel that you are suffering from burnout, seek help; may have an autistic child. Whatever awareness or knowledge you call you doctor, talk to your family members and ask for help, eat healthy diet, exercise and go out with your friends to some relaxing activities. Ask, ask, ask! 06 COMMUNITY / MARKETPLACE SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017

Holiday Villa Hotel & Residence brings taste of Malaysia

eaching the 8th edition of the Qatar Inter- offered during the festi- national Food Festival, Holiday Villa Hotel val, Malaysian Executive R& Residence brings back the Taste of Chef Ismadi Ismail has Malaysia to the craving palettes of Qatar. created a Filipino-Malay The popular South East Asian signature Nasi fusion dish – the Taga- Lemak – coconut flavoured fragrant rice served log, an acronym for with chicken rendang, sambal and boiled egg is Tapa, Ginataan Kanin at the top favourite, alongside the other Malaysian Itlog (coconut flavor rice dishes such as Roasted Chicken Rice, Stir Fried with marinated beef and Flat Rice Noodle and Deep Fried Wanton. Add- hard boiled egg). ing to these exotic flavours and exclusively With high expecta- tion on the success of this year’s food festival, General Manager Joey Chen said, “The man- agement is once again delighted to be part of this exhilarating collab- Malaysian delicacies at the Qatar International oration and celebration of good food. I would Food Festival from the 29th of May until 8th of like to congratulate the Qatar Tourism Author- April 2017. ity for organizing events that will excite the locals, Exclusive set menus will be offered at the expatriates and tourists. We look forward to serv- Lagenda International Restaurant and D’Chopstix ing the delicious-seeking appetites of the QIFF Chinese & Japanese Restaurant located at the visitors.” hotel ground floor. For reservations and inquir- Holiday Villa Hotel & Residence Doha booth ies, call us at + 974 4408 4220/4230. Visit www. will be serving its signature holidayvilladoha.com Bangladesh expats mark Independence Day

angladeshi community under Mohiduddin and Moshiur Rahman the banner of Bangladesh Mitu. Bangladesh became an inde- BAwami League –Qatar has pendent country 46 years ago, celebrated its 46th Independence when the father of the nation, Bang- and National Day. abandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman The function was held at the declared Bangladesh a sovereign ballroom of Ramna Restaurant at country on March 26, 1971. Nazman, Doha recently. A discus- Special prayers were also held sion about the significance of the for those who lost their lives dur- day along with a cultural pro- ing the Bangladesh Liberation War. gramme was held. Speakers lured the Bangladesh’s The meeting was presided over progress in infrastructure develop- by the BALQ president Engineer ment, especially the 40 percent Shams Uddin Mondol and moder- completion of 6km-long bridge ated by General Secretary Noor costing $4bn on Padma River with- Mohammed Noor. out any foreign funding. Bangladesh The discussion programme was has made significant progress under attended by the freedom fighter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Mohammed Musa, Ex-president of The country was uplifted from Institution of Engineers Bangladesh, one of the poorest countries in the Qatar Chapter Engineer Jalal world to a low-middle income Ahmed, Vice-President Abul- country under PM Sheikh Hasina’s Kashem, Kopil Uddin, Shah Alam, wise leadership. The vision 2021 Hazi Basher Sarkar, Muklasur Rah- plan and the associated perspec- man, Philipes, Sagar Chowdhury, tive plan 2010-2021, adopted by the Mohsheen khan, Mohammed Shafiq, Government of Bangladesh lay out Meraj Ahmed, Shah Alam Maya, a series of development targets for AtikulMowlaMitu, Badrul Islam, 2021. 07 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 CAMPUS

Doha College scoops ‘double crown’ in GMC Triathlon

tudents from Doha College sponsor and Qatar’s exclusive GMC bike and 5km run. Teams from for older children. Students aged are celebrating the ‘double dealer Mannai Auto Group pro- Mannai, Doha Bank, Aspetar, Qatar 16 and above completed the adult Swin’ at the Qatar Foundation vided trophies for the winning Airways and Doha College also course. GMC Triathlon Series. teams, finishers’ shirts and med- took part. Ewan Cameron, race director Teams from the primary and als for each participant of the event Another new category was the and representative of Mannai Cor- secondary elements of Doha Col- which took place on February 24. school triathlon championship, poration, commented: “The lege were crowned champions Now in its second year, the tri- with prizes for the best primary response to the GMC Triathlon following the completion of the athlon featured two new school, secondary school and Series and the new race catego- event at Education City. The col- categories: school and corporate university. ries was fantastic from schools lege’s secondary team also finished relays. Students entered as a team through to corporate teams. It first in the secondary school team The Corporate Triathlon relay or as individuals in teams of brought newcomers to the sport relay category Championship saw teams of three three or more. Race distances and I hope that it encourages them The triathlon was organised by racing as individuals or as a Team ranged from 100m swim, 3km to get more engaged in the future Qatar Foundation in association Relay, against teams from other bike and 1.25km run for children and improve their fitness. All the with Z Adventures and TriClub companies and organizations, over aged 7-9 years old to longer 200m participants went away with a tre- Doha. The event’s primary the course of 500m swim, 20km swim, 10km bike and 2.5km run mendous sense of achievement.” 08 LIFESTYLE SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 Pokemon GO helps parents bond with kids

reality games are pretty different as opposed to more sedentary than sitting in front of a TV or play- forms of “screen time”, according ing a typical video game, so we to the study. The study did not were interested in the way kids include perspectives of parents and their parents were sharing who do not allow their children to those experiences together,” said play Pokemon GO. lead author Kiley Sobel from Uni- Many parents -- particularly versity of Washington. “People still moms of boys, fathers of girls and don’t really know how to build parents of teenaged children -- tech that works well for families, reported spending more quality so when this game came out of the time with their children as a result blue and really caught on, we of playing “Pokémon GO” together wanted to look at what its ingre- and talking more than usual, both dients for success were,” Sobel said. about the game itself and about The results, taken from a qual- other things in their lives, the itative survey of 67 parents and researchers said. interviews with 20 additional par- Parents also appreciated how ents playing “Pokémon GO” with the game motivated both them and their families in the US, are their children to go outside and IANS Pokemon GO is a location- detailed in a paper to be presented exercise in ways that were con- based augmented reality game in at the Association for Computing venient and fit into their lives, as arents who regularly play which players capture fictional Machinery’s CHI 2017 conference their children displayed newfound “Pokemon GO” with their creatures from the Japanese Poke- to be held at Denver, Colorado in enthusiasm for walking the dog or Pchildren report a number of mon franchise on smartphones May. walking rather than driving to din- side benefits including increased and other mobile devices by “find- Some parents said the interac- ner or playgrounds. For some exercise, more time spent outdoors ing” them in real-world tive and mobile nature of the game participants, these “Poké-walks” and opportunities for family bond- locations. made them feel better about led to walking thousands more ing, says a study. “Location-based augmented engaging in that type of gameplay, steps per day, the study said. Ferrari once owned by Trump to go on auction

10-year-old red Ferrari leader now.” The real-estate bil- that was set to go on auc- lionaire bought the Ferrari new A tion in Florida yesterday for use as his personal car and is attracting an unusual amount owned it for just over four years. of attention thanks to a previous He drove the car 2,400 miles. owner: President Donald Trump. The rest of its mileage -- 6,000 Car lovers, conservative miles -- was clocked by its sec- supporters and curiosity seek- ond and current owner, who ers admired the 2007 F430 bought the Ferrari in 2011 and coupe at a convention center in remains anonymous. Fort Lauderdale 30 miles (50 “It’s highly likely Donald kilometers) north of Miami, Trump is the only United States where a collection of exotic president to ever own a super- autos filled the lot of the auction car,” the auction house said in a house Auctions America, which statement. specializes in classic and sports “There is a big expectation of cars. value for this car,” Auctions The Ferrari is expected to America specialist Barney raise between $250,000 and Ruprecht said. “The fact that $350,000, the auction house President Trump owned the car said. certainly adds significance in “It’s exciting,” visitor Russell terms of ownership history.” “In DiPerna said. “President Don- terms of value, we’ll find out ald Trump is obviously a world tomorrow.” 09 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 FOOD

The fried American sandwich that’s a little bit French

Kara Elder Encyclopedia of Food and Drink and a single layer of filling. As for caramelised onions. The Washington Post in America, the sandwich was first breads, take your pick, but some 4. Meat: As with a croque mon- mentioned in 1923, in an Ameri- popular choices are: sourdough, sieur, the meat of choice is sliced can restaurant industry soft white bread and whole grain. meat. Turkey is often added. (Swap f the French croque monsieur publication. While its origin story 2. Batter: You’re likely to find in tongue as the meat - we assume and the American grilled and the source of the name are the sandwich battered and deep- beef tongue, but it’s not specified Icheese had a child, it would be unknown, historians generally fried. Some versions are more - and you’ve got a Monte Carlo, the Monte Cristo: a sandwich filled agree that the dish comes from like French toast, with challah writes Helen Brown in her 1991 with cheese and sliced meat, bat- California. Despite its murky coated in an egg batter and grid- “West Coast Cook Book.”) tered and often deep-fried. (It is beginnings, the hefty sandwich dled. Some are layers of French 5. Sweet: Strawberry or rasp- American, after all.) The retro dish continues to be popular, especially toast. berry jam is a typical pops up now and then at diners, for brunch. 3. Cheese: Swiss cheese is tra- accompaniment, for dipping. The taverns and such chains as the 1. Bread: According to a recipe ditional, though cheddar, Monterey Airedale serves its sandwich with Cheesecake Factory and Benni- in the 1949 “Brown Derby Cook- Jack and Gruyere are sometimes a side of grape jelly, while the gan’s, where in March it was book,” three slices of white bread used. Recipes can get creative fill- Diner keeps it in the realm of possible to win its “World Famous are to be used to make a double- ings such bechamel and French toast with breakfast syrup. Monte Cristos” for a year. decker sandwich. We’ve found it’s whole-grain mustard or whole- A dusting of confectioner’s sugar According to the Oxford more common to use two slices grain mustard sauce, tomatoes and is another frequent addition. 10 HEALTH SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 Insomnia may increase risk of heart attack

IANS disease or stroke have been incon- sistent,” she said. ndividuals who find it hard to To find out, the authors ana- fall asleep must wake up to the lysed 15 prospective cohort studies Ihealth problems that poor sleep with a total of 160, 867 participants. poses. Researchers have found that The current analysis assessed the suffering from insomnia may put association between insomnia people at increased risk of heart symptoms and incidence of death attack and stroke. from cardiovascular disease (acute Women with insomnia symp- myocardial infarction, coronary toms may have a slightly higher risk heart disease, heart failure), stroke, of cardiovascular and stroke events or a combination of events. than men, according to the study Insomnia symptoms included published in the European Journal difficulty initiating sleep, difficulty of Preventive Cardiology. maintaining sleep, early-morning “Sleep is important for biologi- awakening, and non-restorative cal recovery and takes around a sleep. “We found that difficulty ini- third of our lifetime, but in modern tiating sleep, difficulty maintaining society more and more people com- sleep, or non-restorative sleep were plain of insomnia,” said the study’s associated with 27 per cent, 11 per first author Qiao He from China cent, and 18 per cent higher risks of Medical University in Shenyang, cardiovascular and stroke events, “Previous studies have shown levels of proinflammatory and China. “Researchers have found respectively,” He said. that insomnia may change metab- inflammatory cytokines - all of associations between insomnia and The underlying mechanisms for olism and endocrine function, which are risk factors for cardio- poor health outcomes. But the links these links are not completely increase sympathetic activation, vascular disease and stroke,” she between insomnia and heart understood, she added. raise blood pressure, and elevate explained. Peanut butter good for heart and general health on’t overlook or underrate the power * It is a protein power bank: Peanuts are a of peanuts as a nutty super food, say rich source of good protein. 30 gm of peanuts Dexperts. give you around 8 gm of protein which is more Nutritionist and weight management con- than any other food. It also has fibre, healthy sultant Kavita Devgan, author of “Don’t Diet! fats, antioxidants, potassium, magnesium and 50 Habits of Thin People”, says ‘good’ fats are a lot more that provides you with energy. essential for good health. * It has healthy fat: Your body needs a good Devgan said: “Nut butters, particularly pea- supply of healthy fats to stay fit. The fat in pea- nut butter, is a source of unsaturated fats, which nuts is heart-healthy monounsaturated. are proven to be good for our heart and gen- Therefore, like many other superfoods, pea- eral health. Plus, it is a good source of fibre and nuts are friendly fat food. protein too. And both provide satiety, so keep complete.” * The anti-oxidants abundance: Peanuts also you full for longer.” Peanuts alone are packed with monoun- deliver oleic acid. It helps you cut cholesterol “It also delivers the antioxidant vitamin E, saturated fatty acids (MUFA) that help lower in the body, fight free radicals and inflamma- magnesium and some hard to find zinc. Of the bad cholesterol and increase good choles- tion. It is great for skin too. course moderation is the key as it tends to be terol level in the blood. It is also rich in Vitamins * It is heart friendly: Raw peanuts are a good steep in calories and sodium.” E and Biotin, which are known to be great for source of monounsaturated fats. According to But beware. hair and skin health, says Oliver Mirza, Man- a scientific study at Purdue University in the “Look for peanut butter that is low on aging Director and CEO, Dr. Oetker India Pvt US, consumption of peanuts reduces cardio- sodium and added sugars, and stick to two Ltd. vascular disease risk factors. The Adventist tablespoon per day,” Devgan said, suggesting A nutritionist by qualification, he recom- Health Study on peanuts also found that it is that it’s best consumed with crackers, or paired mends regular consumption of peanuts or likely to reduce the risk of heart diseases. with a fruit like apple or maybe baby carrots. peanut butter that has over 90 per cent pea- * True brain food: Peanuts are high in Niacin, “When added to a sandwich, it provides the nut content. Just two tablespoons a day give Resveratrol and Vitamin E, which are influen- much needed protein and good fats, along with you nutrition with taste, Mirza says, sharing tial in protecting against Alzheimer and the carbs of the bread making the meal some facts about health benefits of peanuts: age-related cognitive decline. 11 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 BOLLYWOOD Hindi film ‘Mukti Bhawan’ to release in Middle East IANS

indi film “Mukti Bhawan”, which has been screened in Hvarious international film festivals and received appreciation from the audience, will be released in theatres in the the Middle East, producer Sanjay Bhutiani said. “After receiving huge appreciation from various film festivals in different countries we are planning for a theatrical release of ‘Mukti Bhawan’ internationally. So far, it is confirmed that the film will be released in Middle Eastern countries. “We are also in talk with other countries like Korea, some of the European and south east-Asian between a father and son after the their call but so far they are among others. As the film is countries. We will confirm the former decides to die in the Hindu planning to subtitle the film in their releasing in India on April 7, release date within coming three holy city of Varanasi and his son respective local language.” Bhutiani said they were mainly weeks,” he told the media here. forced to join his journey. The film has already premiered focusing on multiplexes “as they are The film, directed by Since the film is in Hindi, in Venice Film Festival, won the our primary audience” but also Shubhashish Bhutiani and featuring Bhutiani, asked about if the UNESCO award for peace and releasing the film in cities like Adil Husain and Lalit Behl, revolves exhibitors are planning to dub the human rights and screened in Nagpur, Jodhpur, Indore, Lucknow, around an interesting relationship film in local language, said: “This is Dubai International Film Festival Chandigarh along with metro cities.

Rajamouli plans to turn Actor Ram Charan to start ‘Baahubali’ into TV series shooting for Sukumar’s film ilmmaker SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Baahubali” ctor Ram Charan said yes- Fnow has a book series, and terday that he is going to if all goes well, the trilogy will Astart shooting for his next be adapted to small screen. yet-untitled Telugu project with “The plan is to make the director Sukumar. book into a TV series... not the “Landed in Rajahmundry! All daily soaps that you get to see. set to roll my next with Sukumar,” The plan is to make a seasonal Ram Charan wrote on his Face- show with 10 to 13 episodes,” book page. After playing a suave Rajamouli told reporters at the which is yet to be put on paper. khaki-clad hero in last year’s launch of “The Rise of Sivagami”, Very intriguing and interesting Telugu actioner “Dhruva”, Ram a prequel to the blockbuster story. I was quite fascinated by Charan will be seen in a fully “Baahubali”. it. So maybe. I want to make it, rural avatar in this 1980s-set Anand Neelakantan, who but let’s see,” the director period love drama. has penned “The Rise of Sivag- replied to a question. “He is set to undergo a com- ami”, is known for writing What’s the subject of that plete rural makeover for this finalised as the leading lady and fiction books based on the “intriguing story”? “I can’t reveal project. Audiences are going to this will be her first-time collab- Indian epics of Ramayana and that now,” he said. see a new Ram Charan, and oration with Ram Charan. Mahabharata. What about mak- There were multiple reports they’re going to love his look. It’s Jagapathi Babu has been con- ing a film on one of the books? on him helming “Garuda” or a a period love story,” a source firmed to play a pivotal role “His character of Ravana is film based on Mahabharata. So, from the film’s unit said. To be -- most likely that of the fantastic. It is very inspirational. what’s his next project? produced by Mythri Movie Mak- antagonist. But I don’t know if I will make “I am planning a nice family ers, the regular shooting of the Devi Sri Prasad will compose a film on it. Apart from the entertainer called holiday in project is expected to start soon. the tunes, while Rathnavelu will books, he told me one story Bhutan,” he said. Samantha Ruth Prabhu has been crank the camera for the project. 12 HOLLYWOOD SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 Amber Heard sues film producer over scenes

IANS underbelly of Hollywood. Amber Heard is the latest victim,” Heard’s lawyer said in the ctress Amber Heard has sued producer documents. Christopher Hanley for unauthorised The cross-complaint documents also claimed Ausage of her scenes in “London Fields”. the actress “insisted on specific restrictions about She filed a countersuit against Hanley after scenes in the film as a condition to agreeing to she was sued for $10m for breaching contract appear”. In a statement, the plaintiff’s attorney because she allegedly failed to “perform certain Mathew Rosengart called Heard’s cross-com- acting services”, reports people.com. plaint a “work of fiction”. “It is nothing more According to the countersuit documents that than a meritless smear tactic designed to dis- Heard filed on Thursday, she accused Hanley of tract from her own misconduct,” Rosengart said, breaking her ethical clause by secretly using a people.com reported. body double to film “an explicit scene”. Based on Martin Amis’s 1989 novel “London She has claimed that Hanley and production Fields” is a noirish dark thriller that focuses on company Nicola Six Limited did this to deliber- Heard’s character -- Nicola Six -- who has a pre- ately mislead audiences into believing she had monition of her impending murder. She begins filmed the scene. a tangled love affair with three men, one of The scenes allegedly involved a female police whom she knows will kill her. officer and a female detainee on the hood of a Directed by Mathew Cullen, the film also stars car and a police baton. Billy Bob Thornton, Jim Sturgess, Theo James “This case shines a spotlight on the dark and Cara Delevingne among others. Nicole Kidman joined Rodriguez confirms relationship with JLo ominican-American former pro- Since the news of the couple dating ‘Aquaman’ for fun fessional baseball player Alex broke earlier in March, the pair has been DRodriguez has confirmed his rela- spotted together several times. Asked to ctress Nicole tionship with singer-actress Jennifer divulge any secrets about Lopez, 47, that Kidman, who Lopez. people would find surprising, Rodriguez, Alast appeared “It’s obvious. We’re having a great time, 41, said: “She just likes simple things. I in a superhero film in she’s an amazing, amazing girl, and one mean, she’s a very, very simple person. “Batman Forever” of the smartest human beings I’ve ever Loves family. Is a great sister. Is a great (1995), says she came met and also an incredible mother,” Rod- daughter.” Lopez has two children with on board for “Aqua- riguez said on talk show “The View” on former husband Marc Anthony -- twins man” for fun. Friday, reports people.com. Emme and Maximilian, 9. Since “Batman Forever”, Kidman worked in critically acclaimed and con- Khloe worried about becoming ‘failing sister’ tent driven films like “Lion”, “Moulin Rouge”, “Eyes Wide Shut”, “The Hours” eality TV personality making her investors and and “Australia”. In “Aquaman”, Kidman will essay Khloe Kardashian is business partner happy. actor Jason Momoa’s mother Queen Atlanna. Rworried about living Then speaking to the “The reason why I love ‘Aquaman’ is James Wan in the shadow of her busi- camera, she says she was (director) is an Australian, and I’ve followed his career ness savvy half-sister Kylie once known as the “fat sis- since he started. He’s a really good friend of mine, Jenner. ter” and doesn’t want to go and he offered to let me play Queen Atlanna,” Kid- She is seen stressing out on to be known as the “fail- man told ew.com. “As soon as he said I could wear about the launch of her ing sister”. Khloe tells mother-of-pearl and be a mermaid warrior, I said Good American denim line Kourtney: “I woke up at I’m done. Please. If there is one thing I have to do in in a new clip from “Keep- 4.30am for press. Last night, my life, I have to be that. Because, you’ve got to have ing Up With The I didn’t go to bed until some fun,” Kidman added. The 49-year-old will next Kardashians”, reports mir- 3.45am.” have so much anxiety.” be seen in “The Lobster”, “The Killing of a Sacred ror.co.uk. Khloe vents to her When Kourtney asks Kourtney reassures her Deer” and “The Beguiled”. The movies are slated to sister Kourtney Kardashian why, she said: “Ever since that she will sell that many be released prior to “Aquaman”. “Aquaman” will about the anxiety she is Emma (her business asso- units, but Khloe says it’s release next year in December. feeling about selling enough ciate) told me we need to “never happened in denim of her latest product and sell X amount of units, I history”. 13 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 TECHNOLOGY Start-up launched to connect brain with computer

IANS The technique could be used to improve memory or give humans esla and SpaceX CEO Elon added artificial intelligence. More Musk has launched a start-up details about the firm would be Twhich aims to connect our made public next week via Wait- brains to computers to help people ButWhy -- a site known for keep up with machines, media illustrating its lengthy post with reported. The existence of the com- stick figure drawings. “Long Neu- pany was reported by Wall Street ralink piece coming out on @ Journal and Musk later confirmed waitbutwhy in about a week. Dif- it in a tweet. ficult to dedicate the time, but The company, registered as a existential risk is too high not to.” “medical research” firm, will Instead of focussing on upgrad- develop so-called “neural lace” ing ordinary human brainpower at technology which would implant first, Neuralink will explore how tiny electrodes into the brain, BBC brain interfaces might alleviate the chronic medical conditions includ- disorder, tech website Techcrunch. reported on Tuesday. symptoms of dangerous and ing epilepsy and severe depressive com reported. iRobot’s Roomba gets smarter Now Facebook gets S-based advanced tech- ‘Stories’ feature nology company iRobot Uhas announced an fter Facebook-owned Instagram and update to the iRobot Home App WhatsApp got a Snapchat-like “Stories” that will let its Roomba robot Aupdate, users yesterday got access to the provide visual post-cleaning new Facebook Camera feature that lets them maps that display information add effects to their photos and videos. They can about its performance. now share this content to a Snapchat clone The new Clean Map called ‘Facebook Stories’ that appears above reports now include informa- News Feed on mobile and works similar to Insta- tion such as the dirtiest floor gram’s 24-hour slideshows. Users can also share areas and total space cleaned. these posts to News Feed of individual friends Its integration of Amazon through the new ‘Facebook Direct’ private vis- Alexa voice activated control ual messages that disappear after some time. will make communicating “As people mostly post photos and videos, with a Roomba vacuuming ‘Stories’ is the way they’re going to want to robot even easier. do it. Obviously we’ve seen this doing very “iRobot is aggressively pur- well in other apps. Snapchat has really pio- suing opportunities within the neered this,” technology website Tech Crunch connected home to improve quoted Facebook Camera product manager our customers’ experience with Connor Hayes as saying. our cleaning robots,” Colin He said Facebook was shifting away from Angle, chairman and CEO of text status updates after 10 years as its pri- iRobot, said in a statement. mary sharing option. According to Hayes, the “The latest updates for the rapid ascent of Instagram Stories to 150 mil- iRobot HOME App make clean- a map of a home as they clean. found on Roomba vacuum- lion daily users inspired the Menlo Park social ing with an iRobot Roomba Clean Map reports make ing robots -- Clean Map media giant to start testing its own Stories in vacuuming robot even more these maps visible to custom- reports also provide users January, and keep expanding it to 12 coun- user friendly, with voice-acti- ers in the iRobot HOME App with information about where tries before rollout. “We’ve tested in markets vated commands, enhanced after a cleaning job is com- the robot encounters higher with Instagram Stories and Messenger Day, mapping features and useful plete, showing total area and concentrations of dirt or and we’ve seen this as accretive. They end post-cleaning reports,” Angle duration a Roomba 900 debris, providing a more up posting more and they like using the ‘Sto- added. Combining adaptive Series vacuum cleaned -- for focused cleaning in those ries’ format across apps,” Hayes added. navigation with visual locali- up to 30 cleaning jobs. Lever- areas. Clean Map reports can WhatsApp recently received thumbs sation, iRobot Roomba 900 aging “Dirt Detect” -- an be viewed in the History tab down when it changed from a text-based to Series vacuuming robots build iRobot patented feature only of the iRobot HOME App. a stories-based status update. 14 CINEMA PLUS SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017

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BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE 15 SUNDAY 2 APRIL 2017 BRAIN TEASERS

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9×9 grid. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3×3 box contains the same number only once.

Yesterday’s answer

ALL IN THE MIND

ABAFT, ANCHOR, BALLAST, BEAM, BELOW, BINNACLE, BOOM, BRIDGE, CATAMARAN, CLIPPER, COMPASS, CROSSJACK, CUTTER, DECK, FELUCCA, GAFF, GUNWALE, HALYARD, HELM, HULL, JIGGER, KEEL, KETCH, KNOTS, MARINA, MAST, MIZZEN, MOORING, NAVIGATION, PORT, PORTHOLE, PROW, RIGGING, RUDDER, SAILS, SAILOR, SCHOONER, SEAFARER, SLOOP, SPARS, SPINNAKER, STARBOARD, STERN, TACK, VESSEL, VOYAGE, YACHT, YARDARM.

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