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As mercury fell to 1.5 degree Celsius, the lowest temperature in country’s history, concerned authorities have come up with a list of do’s and don’ts to stay warm and safe while using heating appliances.

03 TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 CAMPUS DPS-MIS organises Annual Science Exhibition

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very great advancement in science is the brainchild of Eimagination and by taking this into consideration DPS-MIS organised its Annual Science Exhi- bition ‘QUEST-2017’on January 21. The event saw young innova- tors or inventors from classes III to X putting up approximately 740 participatory exhibits comprising working models, static models and research based projects. The occa- environment for sustenance on sion was graced by the Chief Guest Earth. He urged the students to ,Dr Tapas Kumar Bandyopadhay, an become environmental stewards environmental expert, President, and protect it for a better life in DPS-MIS Hassan Chougule, Vice- future. and constantly to inspire us to be responsible thinking among their President, Yasir Nainar and Director Principal, Asna Nafees, men- innovative and creative. Vice-Pres- students for the future so that they of Administration, Rocky tioned that DPS-MIS always ident, Yasir Nainar, appreciated the understand the importance of sus- Fernandes. encourages its students and it is a dedicated efforts of the teachers tainable development and shape Tapas Kumar Bandyopadhay pleasure to be associated with and the students. He stated that the their own environment for a better highlighted the importance of young minds who think differently schools should develop tomorrow. Kainat Foundation celebrates Basic Education Learning Day

ainat Foundation celebrated initiated at village level by kainat Basic Education Learning Foundation to pay homage to Zakir KDay and its eighteenth Hussain,” said Shakil Kakvi said. Foundation Day on the 120th birth Seminars and cultural programmes anniversary of great educationist were held. Major attraction of the Dr Zakir Hussain, recently. programme was the Rural Science Shakil Ahmed Kakvi, Founder art and Craft Exhibition in which Secretary of Kainat Foundation, rural students showcased their tal- appealed to the federal Govern- ent. On this occasion, Mani Kant ment of India to declare February Thakur, former BBC correspond- 8 as “Basic Education learning Day” ent was awarded Ajmal Fareed in commemoration of Dr Zakir Memorial Award 2016 and Ajay Hussain birth anniversary . “Char- Kumar , Editor of Bihar Times por- ity begin at home, the basic tal, was also awarded Khursheed Education learning Day will be Kakvi Memorial Award, 04 COVER STORY TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 Safety tips for heating your home

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ith the abrupt fall in mercury, residents’ dependence on Wheating appliances has increased manifold and it prompted con- cerned authorities to guide people how to remain safe while staying warm dur- ing the chilly weather. More and more people started buy- ing electrical or space heaters with the onset of cold spell last Thursday. In view of this, experts warn of dangers that can happen due to careless handling. Market sources told The Peninsula that the sales of space heaters had mounted since the onset of ongoing chilly weather. “In fact the sales of space serious flame burns from house fires sus- heaters started with this fresh cold spell. tained while at home or in Earlier our stock was just resting on dis- accommodations,” said Dr. Rafael Con- play racks of the mall,” said an employee sunji (pictured), Director of the HIPP, of a hypermarket located at D-Ring road. which is the community outreach arm Officials from Hamad Trauma Cent- of the Hamad Trauma Center. er’s Hamad Injury Prevention Program Dr. Consunji explained that electri- (HIPP) on Sunday issued a list of best cal burns and fires are more likely to practices that can help residents stay happen with the incorrect use of elec- safe from possible accidents related to trical appliances for heating, while scald the use of heating devices. burns most often happen when bathing On Sunday, Qatar’s weather station or cooking with hot liquids. “Most vic- in Abu Samra recorded at early morn- tims of scald burns are very young or ing the lowest temperature in country’s elderly, because they are unable to phys- history at 1.5 degree Celsius. The new ically remove themselves from the record low temperature is the lowest scalding liquid’s path, and because their since the 3.8 degrees recorded in skin is much thinner and more sensitive Mesaieed in January of 1964. to high temperatures. They can sustain Qatar Meteorology Department said severe scald burns within a few seconds,” that the cold wave was a result of the he said. advancement of a high-pressure area and an air mass close to regions in the The Hamad Injury Prevention Pro- country. gram (HIPP) has shared the following “With the expected cold weather, basic recommendations when using some residents of Qatar have used addi- electrical or space heaters: tional means to stay warm at home and 1. Only purchase electric or space at bath time. Unfortunately, this may heaters from reputable stores and lead to a rise in the number of patients ensure the product is ‘UL’ certified, or with injuries due to accidents with their its equivalent. This will certify that the heating system. These include scald inju- heater meets international standards for ries, electrical or contact burns, and even safety. 05 TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 COVER STORY

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2. Electric heaters are high-power young children during bath time. devices that must be plugged directly 2. When bathing children, espe- into a wall outlet. Plugging them into cially infants, the water must be mixed an extension cord, especially those thoroughly so it has a uniform tem- with multiple outlets, can lead to an perature. ‘Hot spots’ within the bath overload of the electrical system. This can cause scald burns. Always take the can cause the fuse to blow or even the water temperature (it must be no more overheating and melting of devices or than 45° Celsius) or ‘hand-test’ before wiring, which can in turn lead to a putting your infant into bath water. house fire. 3. Do not fill up the tub with your 3. Heaters must be positioned far child in it. Repeatedly feel the water away from flammable materials such temperature during use. as curtains, tablecloths, blankets and 4. Keep children out of the kitchen bedding. At least a three-foot or one- when cooking, especially when cook- meter distance is recommended. ing hot liquids like soups, stews and 4. Keep heaters away from heav- even coffee or tea. Create a ‘no chil- ily trafficked zones or play areas and dren’ zone within the house/kitchen teach children to avoid them. Electric so little ones know that they should heaters can be a significant source of not play in these areas. heat and can cause contact burns. 5. Do not carry a child and a hot 5. Make sure that automatic tim- beverage at the same time – this is ers on heaters are working. Timers can one of the most common reasons for help limit the duration that the unit is a child getting scald burns from hot fully powered and reduce the risk of liquids. Use a travel mug or cup with overheating and fire. a lid to reduce the chance of spilling hot liquids. To help prevent scald burns: 6. When moving containers with 1. Never leave your child, particu- hot food or liquids, let people know larly those under the age of one year, what you are doing (‘I am walking unsupervised in the bath. Your pres- with a hot pot of soup!’) and make ence within an arm’s length at all times sure you have a clear, unobstructed is the best defence against accidental and child-free path before scalding or drowning of infants and proceeding. 06 MARKETPLACE TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 Alfardan Premier Motors official transport provider of Qatar Total Open 2017

lfardan Premier Motors Co, support sports tournaments hosted the exclusive retailer of Jag- by the State. Auar Land Rover in the State A fleet of 45 luxury vehicles will of Qatar, announced that it is the ferry players and staff to and from official transport provider of Qatar the stadium in style and comfort. Total Open 2017. Jaguar Land Rover has maintained This marks seven consecutive the title of ‘Official Car’ for the pres- Cibulkova, ranked 5th, Karolína transport provider for the seventh years of partnership with Qatar tigious tournament for seven Plíšková ranked 6th from Czech consecutive year for one of the Total Open, which will take place consecutive years. Republic, the Spanish Garbiñe world’s top tennis tournaments.” from February 11 to 18 at Khalifa The 2017 Qatar Total Open will Muguruza ranked 7th, the Russian Saad Al Mohannadi, Tourna- International Tennis and Squash witness participation from tennis Svetlana Kuznetsova ranked 9th ment Director of the Qatar Total Complex. The event will host 32 champions across the globe. Seven and the British Johanna Konta Open, said: “We are excited to be players competing in the singles out of the 10 best players will be in ranked 10th. working with Alfardan Premier draw and 16 teams competing in Doha headed by the World No. 1 Samer Bou Dargham, Sales Motors who ensures that the play- the doubles draw. Angelique Kerber from Germany, Manager for Alfardan Premier ers and staff have a smooth and This partnership stems out of the Polish Agnieszka Radwanska Motors, said: “We are delighted to pleasant journey to and from their the company’s eagerness to ranked 3rd, the Slovenian Dominika be extending our role as official matches.” Honda CRF450R arrives in Qatar

oha Marketing Services Company CRF450R Unicam engine has been devel- WLL (Domasco), part of Al Futtaim oped to achieve overwhelming Dand the distributor for Honda performance in the first 100 feet of battle, motorcycles in Qatar, is proud to announce offering increased power output and that the revolutionary CRF450R, the most allowing unparalleled traction. Honda powerful, best handling Honda motocross engineers designed an all-new chassis machine ever,is now available in the with reduced weight and centralized mass. Honda showroom. The 2017 CRF450 is The new geometry and packaging results all new-from-the-ground-up. It looks dif- in a more concentrated, lower center of ferent, feels different and delivers a whole mass, helping to get the power to the new rider experience – in plain and sim- ground, maximize stability and improve ple terms it’s faster, much faster. The new cornering performance.

Galfar Al Misnad concludes safe driving campaign

alfar Al Misnad concluded a month long safe driving Gcampaign on January 31 in association with the Ministry of Interior and Traffic Department. Around 625 drivers-operators for their accident free records and for their long time accident free Majeed, appreciated the efforts. and 200 staff members attended for not committing any violations records and for not committing vio- Satish G Pillai, Executive Director the awareness session. About 306 for the last three & 2 years respec- lations as well. Ministry of Interior of Galfar Al Misnad, thanked Min- drivers-operators were recognised tively. 5 staff were also recognised Official, Nihas Abdul istry of Interior official. 07 TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 CAMPUS PISQ organises ‘Open House’ event

akistan International School included: Boys Wing, Girls Wing, (PISQ) organised “Open Junior Wing and KG Wing, ETL PHouse” event at its premises (Education, Technology & Labora- on February 3. On the day, a good tory), FBA (Federal Board Affairs) & number from all the segments of Science Laboratories. the society marked their They particularly appreciated attendance. the endeavours of the management It was relatively an informal and faculty in imparting quality occasion designed to allow people education along with a host of co- to drop in and obtain first-hand curricular activities for the information about the institution character building of the students. at their convenience. The remarks of all the guests were The core objective behind this encouraging which will surely boost was to attract prospective students up the spirit of the institution. and their parents not only to famil- Nargis Raza Otho, Principal iarise with the current facilities PISQ, expressed her deep gratitude available to the students but also to to all the guests for sparing their open the channel of communica- valuable time and giving a positive tion between school staff and them. response and constructive feedback. Overall, it was a good occasion for “The success of PISQ is not possible the guests to enter the school with without the inception of all the a vision to receive information from stake holders”, she urged. She also various desks set up for their felt pleased with the strenuous convenience. efforts of the entire school staff for These resource desks mainly making the day a big success. DPS-MIS students organise ‘Flagathon’

tudents of DPS-MIS celebrated the Repub- lic Day of India in all its solemnity and Sgrandeur by organising ‘Flagathon’ activ- ity and special assemblies respectively. The students zealously prepared flags by hand printing which instilled love and respect for the nation in their inquisitive minds. A special assem- bly was also conducted where they paid tribute to the soldiers of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force by wearing tri-coloured clothes, singing patriotic songs and dancing with poise and grace. Principal, Asna Nafees, graced the occasion. 08 LIFESTYLE TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 Peacock feathers inspire variety of fabric dyes

IANS has been described by Bingtao Tang and colleagues at China’s Dalian he beauty of peacocks, with University of Technology in the their dazzling multi-coloured American Chemical Society (ACS) Tfeathers, has always provided journal Applied Materials & inspiration to poets and artists in Interfaces. their creative work. Traditional dyes and pigments Now, peacock feathers have used on textile fabrics are chemi- inspired a team of Chinese scien- cal colours that produce their visual tists to develop a new way to colour effect by selectively absorbing and fabrics without the use of tradi- reflecting specific wavelengths of tional dyes that enter streams and visible light. rivers, causing environmental pol- On the other hand, the colours wavelength of light. According to According to an ACS release, lution. An added advantage: these of peacock feathers (or butterfly the report, the Chinese researchers they accomplished this by devel- colours don’t fade easily. wings) result from physical inter- wanted to find a way to colour voile, oping a simple two-step process for The non-polluting greener actions of visible light with or semi-transparent, textiles by cre- transferring 3-D colloidal crystals method to colour textiles using “microstructures” on the feathers ating the “microstructures” akin to -- a structural colour material -- to “3-dimensional colloidal crystals” that are periodic at the scale of the those on peacock feathers. voile fabrics. Third-hand smoke may affect babies Go organic to

xposure to the sticky residue of tobacco beat dandruff smoke -- or third-hand smoke -- left Ebehind on the furniture and walls of your sing an essential oil as a part of your home may significantly affect your baby’s daily routine will not only treat dan- growth and immunity system, researchers have Udruff, but will also give you healthy found. hair. Lemon oil, basil oil and tea tree oil are The findings showed that the residue of the some of the oils that you can add to bid adieu smoke puts babies and toddlers at much greater to scalp issues, says an expert. risk because they come into contact with con- Garima Singh, Research and Develop- taminated surfaces while crawling or teething ment Manager, Organic Harvest, lists some during their critical period of immune system essential oils for better results: development. * Lemon oil: Enriched with the goodness “We suspected the young are most vulner- of lemon and due to its clarifying proper- able because of their immature immune ties, this oil is a wonder tonic for people with systems, but we didn’t have a lot of hard evi- oily scalps. Besides being an antiseptic and dence to show that before,” said lead author anti-microbial, which helps fight dandruff Bo Hang, scientist at Lawrence Berkeley and other secondary infections, lemon oil National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) in Califor- smoke weighed significantly less than mice born also renders a pleasant and long-lasting nia, US. in a control group. healthy fragrance to the hair. Further, the dangers associated with smok- In addition, newborn and adult mice The only factor to keep in mind is that ing continues for a long time, even after the exposed to third-hand smoke showed persist- after having used this oil, one must thor- cigarette is snuffed out, the researchers said. ent changes in blood cell counts. oughly rinse it off before stepping into direct For the study, appearing in the journal Sci- There were lower levels of platelets and spe- sunlight, since citrus is known to react to entific Reports, the team studied the changes cific types of white blood cells -- associated sunlight. to body weight and the hematopoietic system with inflammation and allergic reactions -- in * Tea tree oil: The other truly remarka- after three weeks of exposure for two age the smoke-exposed mice. ble essential oil is the tea tree oil. It is groups of mice: birth to 3 weeks (neonatal) and “The effects on blood cell count persisted anti-fungal and anti-bacterial in nature, 12-15 weeks (young adult). even after exposure ended. Changes remained enabling it to exterminate bacterial and They were compared to a control group of at least 14 weeks after exposure ended for the yeast formation on the infection prone mice that were not exposed to smoke. The neonatal group and two weeks after it ended scalps. Tea tree oil is absorbed well by the results revealed newborn mice exposed to for the adults,” Hang said. scalp and can hence be left overnight to fight dandruff. 09 TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 FOOD

Joe Yonan The Washington Post Round out ne long-standing piece of advice for busy cooks - I’ve suggested it to readers many the roasting times myself - is to get Oin the habit of cooking batches of building-block ingredients on the repertoire weekends so you can more easily make quick dinners on weeknights. A pillar of that strategy in my household involves roasting pans. Every weekend I spend a few hours filling them with various seasonal vegetables, drizzling with olive oil, salt and maybe a spice blend I’m into at the moment and roasting the pro- duce until tender. Between that and the pots of grains and beans, braised Adapted from “Farm to Table Steps (golf ball size). Dust your hands with or blanched greens, various raw and/ Asian Secrets,” by Patricia Tanumi- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. the remaining tablespoon of corn- or preserved or fermented products hardja (Tuttle, 2017). Cut the squash in half, remove starch. Roll each portion into a ball, in my refrigerator, and my pantry the seeds, and cut into 4 to 6 wedges. then coat each one in cornstarch, full of pastas, more grains, nuts, oils Ingredients Cut the potatoes in half lengthwise. shaking to remove excess coating. and vinegars, I can assemble seem- 12 ounces winter squash (acorn, Lay the squash and potatoes, cut Dip a ball into the milk or egg-milk ingly countless dishes. kabocha, butternut, delicata or kuri) sides up, on a rimmed baking sheet. mixture, then coat it with the panko There are chopped salads, grain 12 ounces floury potatoes, such Roast until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. mixture, using a fork to help you lift bowls, pastas, soups, hashes, frittati, as russet Let cool, but leave the oven on if you and turn it and pressing as needed sandwiches, tacos - you name it. Cro- 1/4 cup finely chopped shallot are roasting the croquettes immedi- for complete coverage. Repeat to quettes traditionally are fried, but I (from 1 large shallot lobe; may sub- ately after assembling them. coat all the croquettes. don’t always want to break out that stitute red onion) Scoop out the vegetables’ flesh Use cooking oil spray to lightly setup (and create the unavoidable 1/4 cup frozen/defrosted green into a small bowl and discard the grease the same baking sheet you mess) on any given weeknight, so I peas skins. Mash coarsely with a potato used for roasting the vegetables. took Patricia up on her alternative 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt, or masher or fork. You should have Spray the croquettes with cooking method of baking. For some extra more as needed about 1 1/2 cups. Fold in the shal- oil spray and arrange them on the protein and crunch, I swapped in 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground lot, peas, salt and pepper. Taste, and baking sheet, spaced well apart; bake ground pumpkin seeds for some of black pepper, or more as needed add more salt and pepper as for 10 minutes, until browned on the the coating of panko bread crumbs. 3 tablespoons cornstarch needed. bottom. Roll them to another side And I employed cooking oil spray 2 tablespoons milk (may substi- To assemble the croquettes, set (so they won’t be flattened in just one before baking - a good way to get tute nondairy milk of your choice) up your workstation: Place 2 table- place) and bake for 4 minutes, until the croquettes closer (if not all the 1 large egg (optional) spoons of the cornstarch in a small another side is browned. Continue way) to that just-fried texture. 1/2 cup raw, hulled pumpkin rimmed dish. Place the milk in a turning and baking two or three If you want to actually fry them, seeds, coarsely ground (pepitas) small bowl; whisk in the egg, if using. more times, each time for 4 minutes, I won’t object. In fact, I’ll be doing 1/4 cup panko (Japanese) bread Stir together the ground pumpkin until crisped and golden all over. that myself soon enough. Probably crumbs seeds and panko in a separate small Stir together the ketchup and this weekend, after a lot of roasting. 1/2 cup ketchup, preferably rimmed dish. Set out another plate chili sauce in a bowl to create a dip- Winter Squash Croquettes low-sodium to hold the assembled croquettes. ping sauce. 2 to 4 servings (makes 8 to 10 2 tablespoons chili sauce, such Divide the mashed vegetable Serve the croquettes warm or at croquettes) as harissa, Sriracha or sambal oelek mixture into 8 to 10 equal portions room temperature, with the sauce. 10 HEALTH TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 Herbal medicines could pose hidden risks: Expert QNA favour of their safety,” Byard said. “However, the lack of system- misconception that popular atic observation has meant that herbal medicines are safe even serious adverse reactions, A simply because they have such as the kidney failure and liver been used for thousands of years damage caused by some plant spe- could be putting the heath of users cies, have gone unrecognized until at risk, Australian researchers recently,” he added. warned yesterday. Co-author, Dr. Ian Musgrave Researchers from the Univer- from the University’s Discipline of sity of Adelaide said some popular Pharmacology, said many patients herbal medicines, which have been don’t bother to check the ingredi- used for generations, actually con- ents of some herbal medicines, tain toxic materials from plants and because it’s assumed that thousands animals, but are still taken because of years of use points to everything it is assumed they are beneficial. being safe. Lead author of the study, Prof. “Most of the time patients don’t Roger Byard from the University of recognize herbal products as a Adelaide, said recent developments medicine, so it doesn’t come to in linking medical conditions with mind when asked what medicines some herbal treatments has uncov- they are taking,” Musgrave said. ered new risks involved in taking He said some herbal medicines not comply with Australian regu- “In other cases a botanical spe- traditional medicines. slip through the cracks of Austral- lations. In some cases ingredients cies may be replaced with another “Toxic side effects of herbal ian regulations because they are not are either not listed or their con- if it is difficult to source or too medicines used in traditional soci- technically medicines under Aus- centrations are recorded expensive. The replacement spe- eties have typically not been tralian law. “A significant number inaccurately on websites or labels,” cies may be potentially toxic,” he reported, and this is often cited in of traditional herbal medicines do he said. added. Researchers identify genetic link Eating red chilli may to rare developmental delays help you live longer esearchers have identified a ish to live genomic mutation that causes longer? Rphysical abnormalities and devel- WEating hot opmental delays in children. Upon red chilli peppers analysing the genome of a six-year-old with cholesterol boy, the scientists identified a novel muta- lowering properties tion that affects a protein known as CASK, may help, research- which is key to brain development and ers say. The findings the signals transmitted by brain cells, or showed that con- neurons. sumption of hot red “Identifying this new CASK mutation chilli peppers can lead to a 13 per cent reduction in helps build our understanding of how the genetic source of their children’s med- total mortality, primarily in deaths due to heart dis- these multifaceted disorders occur, and ical symptoms. According to the study, ease or stroke. People who were regular consumers provides insight into how they might be published in the American Journal of Med- of hot red chilli peppers showed lower cholesterol. treated in the future,” said senior study ical Genetics, the child’s “constellation of Although the researchers are not certain about author Isabelle Schrauwen, Assistant Pro- symptoms” included developmental delay; the mechanism by which peppers could delay mor- fessor at Translational Genomics Research feeding disorders, including severe gas- tality, “transient receptor potential (TRP) channels, Institute (Tgen) in Phoenix, Arizona, US. tro-intestinal and gastro-esophageal which are primary receptors for pungent agents such The child involved in this study was complications; and involuntary eye move- as capsaicin -- the principal component in chilli pep- seen at TGen’s Center for Rare Childhood ment, a condition known as nystagmus, pers -- may in part be responsible for the observed Disorders, which helps families identify which can reduce or limit vision. relationship.” 11 TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 BOLLYWOOD Mohanlal pulled me out of depression: Director

IANS I had lost my ability to make films. “He (Mohanlal) told me I had to he prolific Priyadarshan has get back to work, and not with been to hell and back. A another comedy. Mohanlal and I Tmessy ugly divorce played have done nearly 40 films together, out in the public domain left him many of them comedies. I could’ve shattered, and he felt unable to easily done another comedy with make films -- until “Oppam” last him. But he insisted we do some- year. He credits Mohanlal for pull- thing we haven’t done before.” ing him out of depression. Priyadarshan, who officially Breathing a sigh of relief, he ended his marriage after signing a thriller. That’s how ‘Oppam’ back with a bang. And Mohanlal says, “It has been a traumatic time legal documents in a Chennai court happened.” When “Oppam” was worried for me. He never for me. I can’t even begin to last year, chose to do a thriller this became a box office hit, both needs to worry for himself. Luckily, describe what I went through. I time with Mohanlal. “I’ve done so Priyadarshan and Mohanlal the film was a success and I was stopped making films for three many genres of films in my career. breathed a sigh of relief. “It was back in business, though movies years. I couldn’t think straight. I felt I’ve done 91 films so far. But never very important for me to come are not a ‘business’ for me. My scripts are like notes Don’t want to restrict myself: Sshivada to myself: Imtiaz Ali ctress Sshivada Nair has stunned crit- ics and audiences alike in a negative cripts are often called the foundation of a Arole in her latest Tamil release “Adhe film, but Imtiaz Ali says he follows no pro- Kangal”. She says she doesn’t want to get Scedure to pen his scripts, which are more typecast in any way, and would like to like notes that he writes to himself. experiment. The scripts of Imtiaz’s movies like “Jab We Buoyed by the response she has received Met”, “Highway” and “Tamasha” are available so far for her role, Sshivada said: “It’s been for reading and download throughout Febru- overwhelming. I never expected this kind ary on online platform Film Companion. This of a response. It feels really special when is for film lovers, students and enthusiasts to you realize that audiences are clapping and know what their favourite movies look like on whistling for you in theatres.” when I read the script and heard the narra- paper -- the way the writers and makers had In the film, she plays a con woman with tion, I did have my own doubts when it came envisioned the same. “Film scripts educate and an angry streak. She tricks blind men and to shooting. After we shot a scene on the first entertain. In February, we celebrate the work cheats them off their money. day, I wasn’t satisfied. I remember going of a filmmaker who has shaped our notions of Initially, she had her own reservations back to my caravan and telling my mother modern love. ‘Tamasha’, ‘Jab We Met’, ‘Rock- about the role. “Even though I was confident if I could do this,” she said. star’ and ‘Highway’ are provocative narratives of love and longing.” Didn’t interfere in ‘Runningshaadi.com’ shoot: Sircar

ational Award winning film- Roy. When he came to me with the went by restrictions,” he added. maker Shoojit Sircar, who script and the cast, Taapsee Pannu However, Sircar agreed that he Nhas produced “Running- and Amit Sadh, I was floored by the was quite possessive about his last shaadi.com”, says he had complete potential of Taapsee. In fact, that is production “Pink”. The story of the faith in the film’s debut director when I decided to cast her for (my film revolves around a Bihari young Amit Roy and didn’t interfere in the production) ‘Pink’,” Sircar told IANS man Ram Bharose who along with creative process of the project at all. here. “Though as a producer, I have his friend Sarabjeet Sidhaana helps “I didn’t interfere in the making a checklist while choosing a script, all the young couples of Amritsar of ‘Runningshaadi.com’ as I had in this film, neither have I interfered to elope and get married through complete trust in the director Amit in the process of filmmaking, nor I their website Runningshaadi.com. 12 HOLLYWOOD TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 Spotlight on biopics at Berlin film fest

AFP “Django” is focused on the Gypsy- jazz great Django Reinhardt and he Berlin film festival, one of the little-known story of his fam- Europe’s top cinema show- ily’s persecution by Nazis in Tcases, gets under way on occupied Paris. Geoffrey Rush Thursday, bringing a parade of stars plays Swiss sculptor and painter to its famed red carpet. Alberto Giacometti in “Final Por- Nearly 400 movies will be trait”, directed by Hollywood screened during the 11-day gather- actor Stanley Tucci. People, who camped-out overnight in sleeping bags, queue to buy ing. Here’s a preview of highlights Canadian folk artist Maud tickets for the upcoming 67th Berlin International Film Festival from the Berlinale, now in its 67th Lewis comes to life in “Maudie” Berlinale in Berlin, yesterday. year, that are already generating a starring Sally Hawkins as the buzz. beloved painter with a debilitat- and his dead rabbit. The docu- Volker Schloendorff (“The Tin Right from opening night, the ing illness and Ethan Hawke as mentary “Beuys” explores the Drum”) tells the story of his friend festival will throw a spotlight on her devoted husband. Long controversial life of one of Ger- Max Frisch, played by Stellan Skars- biopics and documentaries that before there was Damien Hirst many’s most important post-war gard, in “Return to Montauk” based explore famous creative lives. and shark preserved in formal- artists. on the Swiss novelist and play- Etienne Comar’s debut feature dehyde, there was Joseph Beuys And veteran German filmmaker wright’s life. Jenner paints Lady Gaga soars over Super Bowl stage bedroom pink to

inger Lady Gaga delivered a com. Although her lyrics included ‘suppress’ appetite power-packed performance phrases like “black, white and beige” Sduring her Super Bowl 51 half- and “gay, straight, or bi, life”, there odel Kendall Jenner time show, but played it safe with appeared to be no direct attack on painted her bedroom subtle political undertones. Trump. Gaga opened the half-time Mpink to “suppress” her Gaga performed without a single show with a poignant medley of appetite The 21-year-old special guest performer and focused “America the beautiful” and “This land “Keeping Up With the on her biggest hits. She earlier prom- is our land” -- an alternative national Kardashians” star has admitted ised to be politically charged in the anthem. Hillary Clinton, the former she redecorated her room with wake of protests against US President Presidential candidate, tweeted her a baby-doll shade of rose in a bid Donald Trump, reports theguardian. praise for Gaga. to keep off the hunger pangs, which is a tip her friends advised her to do after they visited an art exhibition. Jenner said: “I decided to paint (my room) pink because Oscar winners mostly American: Study while I was trying to figure out what I wanted to do with the he odds of winning an Oscar outstanding is heavily influenced Australia. “These results show that room, I went to dinner with are greater for an American by the social groups we are mem- whether we see a given perform- friends and they had just gone Tactor in a film that portrays bers of. “We know a lot about the ance as extraordinary is not just a to the Human Condition American culture than others, says factors that increase people’s function of the objective quality of exhibition at a former hospital a study. capacity to show exceptional that performance. For perceivers in LA. Of the 97 Oscars in the lead best performances. are much more likely to recognise “They were telling me there’s actor and actress category since However, a somewhat differ- a performance as truly brilliant a pink room at the exhibit that 1968, nearly 70 per cent have gone ent question is what makes a given when perceivers and performers had an explanation of the colour to Americans, the study found. creative performance likely to be share membership in a social choice: Baker-Miller Pink is the The findings, published in the seen as exceptional. This was the group,” Steffens noted. For the only colour scientifically proven British Journal of Psychology, sug- question we addressed in this study, the researchers conducted to calm you and suppress your gest that our perception of what research,” said Niklas Steffens from a large-scale analysis of the distri- appetite. I was like, ‘I need this makes a creation original and University of Queensland in bution of the Academy Awards. colour in my house!’ 13 TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017 SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY Japan’s troubled ‘space junk’ mission fails

AFP decades of human space explora- tion -- would eventually enter the n experimental Japanese Earth’s atmosphere and burn up mission to clear ‘space junk’ harmlessly before it had a chance Aor rubbish from the Earth’s to crash into the planet. orbit has ended in failure, officials The 700-metre (2,300-foot) said yesterday. long tether -- made from thin wires Over 100 million pieces of gar- of stainless steel and aluminium -- bage are thought to be whizzing was due to be extended out from a around the planet, including cast- cargo ship launched in December off equipment from old satellites carrying supplies for astronauts at and bits of rocket, which experts the International Space Station. say could pose risks for future space Problems arose quickly, how- exploration. ever, and technicians tried for days Scientists at the Japan Aero- to remedy the situation but only had space Exploration Agency (JAXA) a one-week window to carry out were trying to test an electrody- the mission before the vessel reen- we ended the mission without com- into orbit. The agency also aban- namic ‘tether’ -- created with the tered the Earth’s atmosphere before pleting one of the main objectives,” doned a pricey ultra-high-tech help of a fishing net company -- to dawn yesterday. he said. The disappointment is the satellite launched in February last slow down the orbiting rubbish and “We believe the tether did not latest failure to hit JAXA and comes year to search for X-rays emanat- bring it into a lower orbit. get released”, leading researcher just weeks after the agency had to ing from black holes and galaxy The hope was that the clutter -- Koichi Inoue told reporters. abort a mission that sought to use clusters after losing contact with built up after more than five “It is certainly disappointing that a mini-rocket to send a satellite the spacecraft.

Faulty battery New tech to transfer data faster caused Galaxy esearchers have developed a terahertz (THz) Note 7 fires transmitter capable of transmitting digital data Rat a rate 10 times or more faster than that laws in batteries offered by the fifth-generation mobile networks (5G) caused the fires in expected to appear around 2020. FSamsung Electronics’ The terahertz transmitter could make it possi- Galaxy Note 7, which led to ble for the whole content on a DVD (digital versatile a worldwide recall and pro- disk) to be transferred in a fraction of a second, duction halt of the according to the research scheduled to be presented smartphone, results of tests at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference conducted by South Koreas (ISSCC) 2017 being held from February 5-9 in San The research group has developed a transmitter that product safety watchdog Francisco, California. The terahertz band is a new achieves a communication speed of 105 gigabits per show. and vast frequency resource expected to be used for second using the frequency range from 290 giga- The state-run Korean future ultrahigh-speed wireless communications. hertz (GHz) to 315 GHz. Agency for Technology and Standards found no prob- lems in the smartphone’s hardware design or soft- ware, Yonhap news agency FB & Google launch drive against fake news reported yesterday. These conclusions are ocial media companies Face- news organisations, including that it did not do enough to prevent similar to the probe result book, Google and a group of Agence France-Presse, BFM TV, false information being republished announced by Samsung Snews organisations launched and newspapers L’Express and Le on its platform during last year’s Electronics last month. “Our an initiative yesterday to tackle Monde to ensure that false news US presidential campaign, and in investigation concluded that fake news stories in France, with items were not published on its response has set up measures to the batteries were found to the media in the spotlight as the platform. Google also said it was try to tackle the problem. Facebook be the cause of the Note 7 country’s presidential election part of the initiative, dubbed “Cross has said users would in future find incidents,” Samsung had approaches. Facebook said it would Check” by the partners. it easier to flag fake articles as a said. work with several leading French Facebook has faced criticism hoax. 14 CINEMA PLUS TUESDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2017

NOVO ROYAL PLAZA VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER Split (2D/Horror) 11:30am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:30, 10:00pm, 12:00midnight Jomonte Suvisheshangal (2D/Malayalam) 2:15 & 11:15pm & 12:15am Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal (2D/Tamil) 2:15pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, 9:40pm & 12:00midnight Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 2:15, 7:15 & 9:15pm Live By Night (2D/Crime) 11:00am, 1:30, 2:15, 4:00, 6:30, 7:15, 9:00 & 11:30pm Raees (2D/Hindi) 4:30pm Live By Night (2D/Crime) 5:00 & 8:30pm Arsenal (2D/Thriller) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnight Jackie (2D/Drama) 8:00pm Raees (2D/Hindi) 10:30am, 3:45 & 9:00pm Split (2D/Horror) 6:00 & 11:30pm Pet (2D/Horror) 7:00pm Monster Trucks (2D/Animation) 1:30, 6:45pm & 12:00midnight Arsenal (2D/Thriller) 4:15 & 9:45pm Bogan (2D/Tamil) 10:45pm Jackie(2D/Drama)10:10am, 2:00, 5:50 & 9:50pm Pet(2D/Horror)12:10, 4:00, 7:50 & 11:50pm Sing (2D/Animation) 10:15am, 12:15, 2:15 & 4:15pm La La Land (2D/Musical) 6:15, 8:45 & 11:15pm Split (2D/Musical) 4:50pm ASIAN TOWN XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (2D/Action) 10:30am, 2:45, 7:00 & 11:15pm Jomonte (Malayalam) 5:00, 6:30, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 & 11:15pm Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2D/Action) 12:45, 5:00 & 9:15pm Nenu Local (Telugu) 6:45pm Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (3D IMAX/Action) 10:30am, 2:45, 7:00 & 11:15pm Bogan (Tamil) 9:30pm Raees (Hindi) 6:30pm XXX: The Return of Xander Cage (3D IMAX/Action) 12:30, 4:45 & 9:00pm Enakku Vaaitha Adimaigal (Telugu) 8:45pm

MALL AL KHOR Jomonte Suvisheshangal (2D/Malayalam) 2:15 & 11:00pm Jomonte (Malayalam) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm Bogan (Tamil) 11:15am, Nenu Local (2D/Telugu) 2:00pm Jackie (2D/Drama) 2:15pm 2:15, 5:15, 8:15 & 11:15pm Nenu Local (Telugu) 10:45am, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45 & 10:45pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 5:15, 7:15 & 9:15pm Moana (2D/Animation) 4:30pm Pet (2D/Horror) 5:45pm LIVE BY NIGHT Live By Night (2D/Crime) 8:45pm Split (2D/Horror) 7:30 & 9:30pm Raees (2D/Hindi) 6:15pm Arsenal (2D/Thriller) 4:00 & 11:30pm Bogan (2D/Tamil) 11:00pm LANDMARK

Jomonte Suvisheshangal (2D/Malayalam) 2:15 & 11:00pm Jackie (2D/Drama) 2:00pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 2:15, 7:15 & 9:15pm Nenu Local (2D/Telugu) 3:45pm Pet (2D/Horror) 4:15pm Ballerina (2D/Animation) 4:15 & 6:00pm Arsenal (2D/Thriller) 9:45pm Raees (2D/Hindi) 6:15pm Live By Night (2D/Crime) 5:00 & 8:45pm Kung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 7:15 & 9:15pm Bogan (2D/Tamil) 11:00pm Split (2D/Horror) 11:30pm A group of Boston-bred gangsters set up shop in balmy Florida Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. during the Prohibition era, facing off against the competition and the Ku Klux Klan.

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HAGAR THE HORRIBLE 15 TUESEDAY 7 FEBRUARY 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

ALTITUDE, APEX, ASCENT, BASE, CAMP, CLAMBER, CLIFF, CLIMB, CRAG, CRAMPON, CRANNY, CREST, CREVASSE, CREVICE, DESCENT, ESCARPMENT, FACE, FLAG, FOOTHILLS, GUIDE, HEIGHT, LEDGE, MOUNTAINEER, PEAK, PICK, PINNACLE, PITON, RIDGE, ROCK, ROPE, SHERPA, SIDE, SLOPE, SPIKE, STEEP, SUMMIT.

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