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Malik Qaiser Awan, General Manager of Ezdan Mall, talks about group’s achievements and accolades.

WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 CAMPUS 03 Second edition of TEDxYouth@DPSMIS tomorrow

n one of its many endeav- Featuring one of the youngest ours to foster ideas worth TEDx speakers, 14 year old Den- sharing and inculcate the nise Ann, this year has been the spirit of initiative and col- most inclusive year possible. laboration in its students, Lubaib Gazir, an avid travel- IDPS Modern Indian School (DPS- ler and photographer is expected MIS) is hosting the second edition to share his insights from travel- of TEDxYouth@DPSMIS. ling as a speaker. Qatar’s favourite The first edition was held in stand-up comedian Hamad Al 2015 with the theme ‘Embrace Amari will also be gracing the Uncertainty’. This year, the event event as a speaker talking about will be held on November 10 at goal setting and asking the right the school itself and will feature questions. five speakers with backgrounds Other speakers include, fash- as diverse as doctors, photogra- ion icon and empowerment phers, and stand-up comedians. advocate Layla Al Siyabi who is This year’s theme is Transcend expected to inspire the audience and Include, celebrating the spirit to look beyond beauty, and Dr of TEDxYouth, the speakers and Mohamud Verjee of Weill Cornell the event itself. Medical College, Qatar who will The speakers of this year were be giving a profound talk on inte- carefully curated through an open grative medicine and adding call, followed by an interview. meaning to life. DeBakey students visit Shafallah Center

Students from DeBakey High School – Qatar visited the Shafallah Center. During the campus tour, students gained an understanding about the resources provided to students with disabilities. After witnessing first-hand experiences, students will later organise events with the students at the Shafallah Center. As all DeBakey students are required to complete at least 100 volunteer hours, this commitment contributes to their volunteer requirement for graduation. 04 COVER STORY WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 Retail is detail for Ezdan Mall’s Awan

Irfan Bukhari comfort and pride starts flowing out The Peninsula of his voice. “Being a great admirer and believer in the vision of the e was on cloud nine Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad and this excitement Ali Thani, I always try following it,” was due to a hard- he said. Awan’s courageous earned achievement. approach of applying out-of-box He had won a couple solutions to business obstacles Hof prestigious awards not only for forced him to introduce which he the establishment he was calling the now dubs an “out-of-mall” solu- shots for, but also for himself as the tion to make Ezdan Mall a success jury had declared him the best story. Retail is detail: the latest var- “Retail Professional of the Year” in iant of old maxim “the devil is in the the Middle East and North Africa detail” has been fully understood (MENA) region. and applied by GM Ezdan Mall. “We His humble, gregarious nature had competitors, had challenges, does not allow him taking full credit had troubles to surmount when I for himself. “It is the success of my joined the mall before its launch in whole team. I believe in employ- 2011. The weaknesses or neglected ees-first policy,” said Malik Qaiser areas of other malls became our Awan, Group General Manager of strength as we engineered our Ezdan Malls, with a smiling face, model with extensive surveys and adding that the awards were also research,” says Awan. an honour for Qatar, his “second They say trifles make perfec- homeland”. tion but perfection is no trifle. Same “This award is like “Grammy” or applies on Awan’s approach of deal- “Oscar” in our retail industry,” he ing with challenges. He said he had said. But, he asserted, his real award designed the mall like a mega- was the satisfaction of customers. departmental-store showcasing The International Council of Shop- multiple-brands in each depart- ping Centres (ICSC) has recently ment. “Despite all odds, we bestowed a “Gold Award” on Malik succeeded in securing 171 brands Qaiser Awan. which opened their outlets at Ezdan. Whenever he talks about Qatar Out of them, 65 brands were enter- Malik Qaiser Awan (right), Group GM of Ezdan Malls, with the award. or Ezdan Mall, a palpable sense of ing Qatar for the first time.” WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 COVER STORY 05

Today, Ezdan Mall enjoys the on the rising generation. They are highest Q-Score in Qatar rather in our future,” he said. He said the the whole region. “Though it is a Ezdan Mall launched Green Dream neighbourhood or community mall 2022, an initiative to make Qatar but due to its good reputation and greener. With a gleam of confidence services, we are also catering cus- in his eyes, he claims as a nation tomers from neighbouring countries “we” will be successful in planting too.” Definitely, all demographic 22 million trees by 2022. In Tho- considerations were taken into mas Fuller words, action springs not account at the time of establishing from thought but from a readiness Ezdan Mall and at its branding time, for responsibility. but the mainstay behind the mar- Ezdan Mall not only has an keting strategy was intensive and indoor Wall-Garden (an attraction impeccable psycho-graphic study. for all visitors) and Green Academy Awan’s experience says that the but also maintains a nicely-kept age of brand-loyalty is over. “The kitchen garden outdoors. shopping experience moves the He felt no hesitation in criticis- millennial-generation. And here, ing contemporary Pakistani we provide that experience to eve- politicians but holds great love for ryone.” But at the same time, he his motherland in his heart. “The says that they have ensured the whole political system in Pakistan low-income expat families were or celebrities rather by a group of presence of only current brands at needs a perfect purging. But Paki- unable to continue their schooling children with special needs; by a the mall. stan as a country and its nation, due to financial constraints, I along group of physically or mentally Having green fingers: not only judiciary and army are doing the some other overseas Pakistanis challenged children who were in the sense that all his planted busi- great jobs,” he said. established a fund to support them,” accorded protocol like “The Kings”. ness-ventures grew amazingly but He knows not how he will Awan said when asked to comment 5G: Awan’s recipe for success he is also good at making plants translate his desire into a reality but on Pakistan Education Forum, he in shopping malls’ industry has five grow. After doing successful jobs in he wants to do something for the heads. Free of complexes (inferior- ingredients which he dubs “5G”. Saudi Arabia, UAE, Pakistan and 25 million out-of-school children ity or superiority, both), Awan Great place; great mix; great peo- other parts of the world on top of Pakistan. “Tolstoy once said recalled how his mother used to ple and experience; great services; management positions, he finally ‘traveller there is no path, paths are struggle to bear the burden of his great marketing and engagement. settled in Doha 13 years back. Now, made by travelling’. I know not how, school fees in his childhood. “My He is a member of faculty at ICSC he, through “Green Dream 2022”, but one day I will also make this father passed away when I was just John T. Riordan School and also is instilling love for plants and dream come true with the help of five-year-old. Then my maternal speaks at international retail and nature into innocent hearts of Allah Almighty,” said Awan. uncle brought me to the UAE in my shopping conferences as in his school kids in particular and com- Awan has a generous heart to salad-days at the age of nine in ‘70s.” words, “I like sharing knowledge munity in general. help as well. “When I learnt that a He said that Ezdan Mall was and information.” “I have pinned all of my hopes number of children of Pakistani inaugurated not by the dignitaries He said proudly that sales per square foot of Ezdan Mall were at the highest level in the Middle East. “As per international standards if sales per square foot touch $500 per annum, it is good a sales den- sity. In 2014-15, some brands at our mall even crossed $3,000 per annum,” he added. Unending journey, unmatched services: one success invites another. After making Ezdan Mall (Gharafa) a success story, now Ezdan Holding Group’s two new malls at Al Wukair (partially open) and Al Wakrah are set to serve the masses. His future plans and his scintillating past reminds one of a quote of twentieth century’s Amer- ican entrepreneur, economist and business theorist Roger Babson: “The secret of success is to do more than is demanded. There is no power, no glory in doing only what we have to do. The glory comes with the second mile.” 06 COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016

Qatar National Library teams up with Qatar Museums for China cultural event

atar National Library as a Prewriting Technique’. This entitled ‘Digitization, preserva- (QNL) continues its sessionis designed to provide tion and dissemination of monthly programme fresh undergraduates with cultural heritage materials: Glo- Concert by in November with an training on the concept of free bal trends and local application’, Qarray of cultural and writing, which is one of the most on October 26. Zakir Hussain & educational events that aim to effective skills of prewriting.The At the seminar, Laila Hus- develop the public service sec- hands-on workshop includes- sein Moustafa, Assistant Hariharan on Dec 8 tor in Qatar and spread brainstorming, creating, editing, Professor at University of Illi- knowledge throughout the and developing content. nois at Urbana-Champaign, ith a great number of Ghazal community. This month QNL is also provided insights into new lovers in Qatar, Music Lounge QNL is organising a special offering free training sessions trends, challenges, and oppor- WEvents will bring the ‘Legends event for families as part of the on selected science online tunities in the world of digital to Doha’ with HAZIR – Qatar. A collab- ‘Qatar – China 2016’ cultural resources that include: Science libraries from a global perspec- oration concert with legends in the music year. The two–day event, organ- Direct, Scopus, Nature, Springer tive. QNL’s approach to the scene – Padma BhushanUstad Zakir Hus- ised in collaboration with Qatar Link, and Taylor & Francis. preservation of cultural herit- sain & Pandma Shree Hariharan will be Museums (QM),will include an Additionally, QNL is organising age material and making it held on December 8. HAZIR – concert exciting storytelling and dragon a workshop, entitled ‘Learn How accessible for future generations has been a sell out event all over the craft activity designed to be to Use: Microsoft Excel’, which was presented by QNL staff world. Now the residents of Qatar have enjoyed by both parents and will provide practical training Hany A Elsawy Abdellatif, Qual- the privilege to watch this great collab- their children. on Microsoft Excel basic func- ity Control Officer; Buthaina Al oration of musicians live on stage at the To further encourage young tions, formatting, formulas, Janahi, Head of Partnerships; most prestigious theatre in the Middle people, students, and the wider analysis, and statistics. and Armin Straube, Head of East – QNCC main Theatre. community to embrace reading, QNL’s popular and free Research Data Curation. The The event is set to be the finest of its QNL continues its monthly book monthly Research Skills Work- presentations were followed by class with music lovers from Qatari discussion with the book, ‘Apple shop returned in November to a lively discussion with all nationals, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, of the Eye’. The book presents offer essential research skills in attendees. Sri Lankan and many western nationals informative lessons for young a wide range of disciplines and In organising these monthly who follow the soothing sounds of the women from the Holy Quran, subject areas. The workshop activities, QNL, a member of Tabala and the enchanting words of the inspired by what is stated in the covered four modules: Research Qatar Foundation for Education, Ghazal. Music Lounge Events is working Surah Yusuf (Prophet Joseph) Tool Kit, Search Strategies and Science and Community Devel- hard to make HAZIR Qatar, a night to about the human emotions of Techniques, Citing Sources, and opment (QF), is aligned with remember. The event has limited seat- jealousy, hatred, and envy, as Writing Research Papers. QF’s mission to unlock human ing and the organisers advice the fans to enemies of charity, and the eter- In line with its efforts to pre- potential and create a progres- take advantage of the early release of nal struggle between the two serve cultural heritage for future sive society through spreading the tickets. The tickets will be available principles of right and wrong. generations, QNL, in collabora- knowledge and enhancing the online at Q-Tickets.com. In addition, QNL offers a tion with the US Embassy in cultivation of creativity for For more information about the free workshop on ‘Free Writing Qatar, also organised a seminar future generations. event please call 555 72 429. WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 MARKETPLACE 07 Honda Qatar Facebook page celebrates 150,000 fans l-Futtaim’s Doha Mar- information on latest models, offers keting Services and services. They are also happy Company WLL to receive exclusive benefits for (Domasco), the author- being a part of the Honda brand ised distributor for community.This is demonstrated AHonda in the Qatar, is proud to through our page’s high engage- announce that Honda Qatar Face- ment rate.” Speaking about the book page reached a major popular brand page, Greig Roffey, milestone with 150,000 fans. Head of Sales and Marketing at The Honda Qatar Facebook page Domasco Honda, said: “We are hon- highlights information on the range 100,000 Facebook fans. Honda quizzes and other regular contests oured to have 150K Honda brand of Honda innovations and products enthusiasts are highly engaged and with amazing giveaways are also fans on Facebook and delighted to including cars, motorbikes, marine, quickly increasing in number. Cus- featured on the brand page along reach this milestone so swiftly. We power products, and Honda racing. tomer engagement has always been with information about the latest are constantly working to enhance Since the inception of the Honda a top priority across Al-Futtaim offers from Honda. our customers’ Honda experience Qatar Facebook page, fans have group. It is about delivering more Commenting on the achieve- and establishing and maintaining shared hundreds of pictures, stories, personalised experiences which help ments of Honda Qatar Facebook digital channels tailored for today’s videos and moments showing their create an authentic relationship with page, Faisal Sharif, Managing Direc- tech-savvy customer. This page love of Honda. As the page hit the the customers at all levels. Domas- tor at Domasco said:“Social media offers Honda fans an opportunity 150,000 fan mark, Honda Qatar is co’s communication team constantly is a vital tool to keep ourcustomers to connect with the brand in a fun celebrating with further engaging listens to and interacts with the fan informed about the latest Honda and engaging manner. Our fans contests and exclusive content for base and finds out unique ways to developments across globe as well enjoy interacting with Honda fans to enjoy and share. provide them with relevant content as Domasco’s advantageous offers through Facebook and participat- It was only a few months ago; necessary to maximise their engage- in Qatar. Our customers are alway- ing in various contests with cool Honda Qatar was celebrating ment with the brand. Weekly trivia spleased to get up-to-date gifts to be won.

ExxonMobil Qatar’s Professional Women’s Network hosts event for girls of engineering, budgeting and project management, the volun- teers organised a team competition that challenged them to build a load-bearing bridgeout of raw spa- ghetti and marshmallows. After the activity, volunteers spoke exten- sively about their own professional experiences as females in STEM fields and explained the impor- tance of engineering in today’s world. “Introduce a Girl to Engi- neering Day is all about inspiring a generation who might grow up to be the great innovators and problem solvers of the future,” said Jumana Larri, Senior Developer for ExxonMobil Qatar. “We are very pleased to part- ner with ExxonMobil Qatar on this inaugural Introduce a Girl to Engi- neering event,” said Emad Khaja, xxonMobil Qatar’s Profes- is an extension of an annual pro- examples about what a career in CEO, INJAZ Qatar. sional Women’s Network, gramme ExxonMobil hosts in the these fields could mean for them. Each year, EMRA’A hosts an EEMRA’A,recently partnered United States that is designed to More than 30 female students event that aims to serve the needs with INJAZ Qatar to hold its inau- increase young girls’ awareness of from grades seven to nine took of the community. This year, the gural Introduce a Girl to careers related to science, tech- part in activities led by a group of network chose to highlight STEM Engineering Day at the Al Bayan nology, engineering and math 15 ExxonMobil volunteers. To education, a priority area for Exx- School for Girls in Doha. The event (STEM) and provide real-life introduce the students to concepts onMobil worldwide. 08 FOOD WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016

The Washington Post

his tastes almost like a tender, savory crème caramel, and it Ttakes minutes to make. It is Silken Tofu meant to be served as one of a number of dishes, and it also makes a nice afternoon snack for kids. with Soy Sauce Adapted from “Every Grain of Rice: Simple Chinese Home Cooking,” by Fuchsia Dunlop (W.W. Norton, 2013). (Xiao Cong Ban Dou Fu)

Ingredients (4 servings) One 8-ounce block silken tofu 2 scallions (green parts only), thinly sliced on the diagonal 2 tablespoons light soy sauce or tamari 1 tablespoon water 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable or pea- nut oil 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil

Method Place the tofu on a heatproof serving dish, then cut it into 1/8-inch slices and push them down gently, so the slices lean toward one side. Scat- ter the scallions over the tofu. Stir together the soy sauce or tamari and the water. Heat the vegetable or peanut oil in a wok or small skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, pour a little of it over the scallions; if they ’t sizzle right away, the oil needs to be heated further. Pour the rest of the very hot oil over the scallions (which will become quite fragrant), then the diluted soy sauce or tamari, and then the toasted sesame oil. Serve right away. Nutrition | Per serving (using tam- ari and vegetable oil): 90 calories, 4 g protein, 2 g carbohydrates, 8 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 500 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 g sugar WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 HEALTH 09

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onsuming sodium in the Eating cheese may lower form of a dairy product, such as cheese, may protect against some of high blood pressure sodium’s effects on the Ccardiovascular system, such as high blood pressure, researchers say. According to researchers, the protection comes from antioxidant properties of dairy proteins in cheese. The results suggest that when sodium is consumed in cheese it does not have the negative vascu- lar effects that researchers observed with sodium from non-dairy sources. “We found that when partici- pants ate a lot of sodium in cheese, they had better blood vessel func- tion -- more blood flow -- compared to when they ate an equal amount of sodium from non- dairy sources -- in this case, pretzels and soy cheese,” said Anna Stan- a dairy product, such as cheese, They then compared the effects not dairy-based. hewicz, post-doctoral fellow at the may be protective,” added Lacy of each food on the cardiovascular Participants who had more Pennsylvania State University. Alexander, Associate Professor at system using a laser-Doppler, nitric oxide-moderated dilation “The novel finding may have the Pennsylvania State which shines a weak laser light onto after eating dairy cheese, com- implications for dietary recom- University. the skin. pared to after eating pretzels or mendations. Newer dietary For the study, the researchers Further, the study revealed soy soy cheese, the researchers recommendations suggest limit- fed participants dairy cheese, pret- served as an additional control to observed, in the paper reported ing sodium, but our data suggest zels or soy cheese on five separate match the fat, salt and protein con- in the British Journal of that eating sodium in the form of occasions, three days apart. tent from a dietary source that is Nutrition.

IANS as biomarkers for future diagnos- Proteins can warn of tics. If these clinical symptoms ertain proteins in the blood will appear quickly, it could sig- of children have the poten- diabetes risk in children nificantly improve the treatment Ctial to predict the of patients at-risk, the research- development of Type 1 diabetes ers said. even before the first symptoms “The progression of Type 1 dia- appear, a study has found. betes into a clinical disease takes The researchers studied chil- place over a period of time that dren who have a first-degree varies from individual to individ- relative with Type 1 diabetes and ual and that at this time is who consequently have an insufficiently predictable,” said increased risk of developing the Anette-G. Ziegler, Director of the disease due to the familial Institute of Diabetes Research predisposition. (IDF) at the Helmholtz Zentrum Scientists, from Helmholtz Munchen in Germany. Zentrum Munchen in Germany, “The biomarkers that we have analysed blood samples from 30 idetified allow a more precise children with auto-antibodies auto-antibodies nor diabetes the peptide concentrations of classification of this pre-sympto- who had developed Type 1 diabe- symptoms. three proteins in combination matic stage and they are relatively tes either very rapidly or with a In auto-antibody-positive with the age of the particular child. simple to acquire from blood sam- very long delay. children, it was possible to reach The researchers are confident ples,” he added. They then compared it with a better estimate of the speed of that the protein signatures they The results were published in children who displayed neither the diabetes development using have discovered will be helpful the journal Diabetologia. 10 US ELECTION WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016

Christina Barron The Washington Post The US president doesn’t s you know, the United States is choosing a president along with always get the most votes members of Congress, and state and local officials. The presidential elec- tion is special not only because it Adetermines the most powerful position in gov- ernment but also because the process is different. And you might be surprised to learn that the per- son with the most votes isn’t always the winner.

College Rules

When voters choose a senator or a school board member, election officials count the votes and declare a winner - usually within a day or so. That’s called a popular vote. But when voters pick a president and vice president (they run together on what’s called a “ticket”), they do it through a process called the electoral college. The college is a group of 538 “electors.” Each state has the same number of electors as they have members of Congress. So states with a lot of people have more (California has 55), while states with smaller populations have fewer (Mar- People wait in line to vote at the Bishop Leo E. O'Neil Youth Center on November 8, 2016 yland has 10). in Manchester, New Hampshire. Before Election Day, each state’s political par- ties pick electors to support their candidate. When the voting ends, the ballots are tallied and But when officials discovered problems with confusing. Over the years, amendments to the the candidate who has the most votes in that some machines counting the ballots, Gore Constitution and laws passed by Congress have state has his or her electors cast one official vote wanted parts of Florida to count them a third addressed the issue. Here are several important each. (Electors have surprised their political party time. The US Supreme Court decided that wasn’t years in voting-rights history: by voting for a different candidate, but that is fair and there would be no more counting. On 1789: Mostly white men 21 and older who rare.) Those electors then gather in December December 13, Gore finally conceded that Bush own property elect George Washington as the and send an official vote to Congress. In early had won - more than a month after the election. first president. January, Congress counts electoral votes from And in 1824, the candidate who won the elec- 1870: The 15th Amendment is adopted. It says all the states and the District of Columbia. The toral vote didn’t become president. Andrew no state can stop a citizen from voting based on candidate who has at least 270 electoral votes Jackson won 99 electoral votes, and John Quincy race or color or the fact that the person was once wins the election. So even though we may know Adams finished second with 84. But Jackson had a slave. Many people, such as Native Americans who the next president will be by Wednesday, it only about 38 percent - not a majority - so the and some immigrants, however, are not eligible won’t be official for about two months. House of Representatives had to decide the race. to become citizens. And some states require that You might wonder why the US Founding Adams formed a political alliance with voters be able to read or understand the Fathers came up with the electoral college. It Speaker of the House Henry Clay, who had also Constitution. makes candidates care about voters in states been a presidential candidate that year. With 1920: The 19th Amendment gives women with fewer people. Not many candidates would Clay’s help, Adams won. He then named Clay his the right to vote. visit those states if they could win an election by secretary of state. Jackson and his supporters 1924: The Indian Citizenship Act declares that focusing on a few states with a lot of voters. cried foul, calling the deal a “corrupt bargain.” all noncitizen Native Americans born in the Many Americans agreed. They chose Jackson United States are citizens with the right to vote. Close Calls over Adams in the next election and liked him 1964: The 24th Amendment says that peo- enough four years later to give him a second ple can’t be prevented from voting because they In four elections, the winner was not the can- term. can’t pay a poll tax, or fee. didate who won the popular vote. Most recently, 1965: The Voting Rights Act becomes law. It in 2000, Democrat Al Gore received about Who can vote? prohibits any election practice that denies the 540,000 more votes than Republican George W. right to vote to citizens on the basis of race. Bush. But the election hinged on the electoral Voting is an important part of a democracy, 1971: The 26th Amendment lowers the vot- votes from Florida, where the race was so close but it wasn’t something the US Founding Fathers ing age to 18 - the same age at which men at the that the ballots had to be tallied twice. included in the Constitution. They couldn’t decide, time were being drafted to fight in the Vietnam The results pointed to Bush as the winner. so they left the matter to the states. That became War. WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 BOLLYWOOD 11

By Durga Chakravarty IANS

ollywood star John Abra- ham, who often performs daredevil stunts in films, says the action standards in the Bcountry are not up to the mark. His comment came on Tues- day, a day after two actors drowned in a water reservoir after leaping off a helicopter while shooting a crucial climax scene for a Kannada film near Bengaluru. The news is “devastating”, John said. “I am absolutely devastated with the fact that those two Kan- nada actors lost their lives. I saw the clip. It is absolutely ridiculous and the film’s producer should be put behind bars for this,” John told IANS over phone from . Action standards in India not The incident involved popu- lar actor Duniya Vijay, who swam to safety and even had a life jacket, up to the mark: John Abraham and two others -- identified as Anil and Uday -- who drowned after jumping off the helicopter. John agrees that injuries hap- country are not up to the mark and producers away from ensuring 100 Having said that, the “Dishoom” pen despite complete safety and you cannot blame the action direc- per cent safety for the crew? star, considers action an impor- security, but it is a department tor (for it),” added the 43-year-old “Partly true. I think we need to tant part of his life and career. which needs increased attention actor and producer who had gone take care and we need to make “For people like me, action is a in the Indian film industry. through a knee surgery during the sure that all safety measures are very important part of our lives “It is sad this has happened and shoot of his forthcoming film in place because there in no false and it impacts our careers directly. coincidentally, in my case, with all “Force 2”. sense of bravado in getting hurt. So, we have to be very sure that the precautions, I still hurt my knee. John rued how “no stress is It’s finally our life that is on the line. we are safe. That is very important I’ve always gone about town say- paid on action and safety gear”. So you have got be very smart and for us,” he added. ing that the action standards in the Is it the cost factor that keeps safe about it,” he said. The actor has been a part of Bollywood for over a decade and has performed action scenes in movies like “Dhoom”, “Kaal”, writes songs too “Force”, “Race 2”, and “Rocky ctress Shraddha Kapoor says along with singing, she writes Handsome”. songs as well. Shraddha told IANS: “Apart from singing, I also He credits it all to stunt men, Awrite my own songs. I have never said this before, but I have who he feels, are “the most ignored been writing for a while now. I have been writing my own lyrics.” people” in showbiz. The actress, who has sung tracks like “Galliyan” and “Udja re” in “I’m totally in support of stunt her own films, isn’t sure about lending her voice to other actresses. men getting recognition and their “I think I am happy singing for myself. But never say never for due. I think they are the most anything.” ignored people. My solidarity is She will next be seen on the big screen with actor-filmmaker with them. Even when I am doing in “Rock On 2”. She says she would like to be directed an action film, I have always gone by him. and checked the stunt man and “’’ is one of my favourite films. I also loved ‘Lak- seen if he is well padded or pro- shya’. As a co-star, he is so passionate on sets. When he is an actor, tected before he does his stunt, he is only that. So, it’s nice to see that. He is so talented,” Shraddha because for me, they are respon- said. sible for where I am,” said John. Directed by Shujaat Saudagar, the film is set to release on “They make me who I am and Friday. if I don’t look after or take care of them, I don’t deserve to be here.” 12 HOLLYWOOD WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016

Jolie and Pitt reach custody agreement on kids

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ctors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached an agree- ment on the custody of their six Achildren, who will be with their mother. A statement issued by Jol- ie’s representative on Monday said the six children -- Maddox, 15, Pax, 12, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne -- will remain in the custody of their mother. The agreement was report- edly reached more than a week ago. It was also included in the agreement that Pitt will con- tinue “therapeutic visits” with the children, reports people. com. “We can confirm that child- care professionals have encouraged a legal agreement AFP that “all the seats for the Sting 1979 when he was lead singer accepted and signed by both concert have been sold”. of The Police. The 65-year-old sides over a week ago. In ritish singer Sting’s con- The venue’s owners Lagar- star said he would donate all accordance with this agree- cert to reopen the dere Live Entertainment said the proceeds of the concert to ment, the six children will stay BBataclan concert hall in the survivors of the November two charities set to help survi- in their mother’s custody, and Paris, where 90 people died in 13, 2015 attack as well as their vors. His new album “57th & the children will continue ther- a jihadist attack last year, sold families had been invited to the 9th” is being released on the apeutic visits with their father. out within an hour Tuesday. concert. A total of 130 people eve of the Bataclan concert. This has been determined by Tickets were put on sale for died in a wave of gun and sui- The venue will remain childcare professionals to be Saturday’s concert, ahead of cide bomb attacks on the closed on the anniversary of the in the children’s best interest,” Sunday’s anniversary of the French capital that night. attacks, the owners said, when the statement read. massacre, at 10 am (0900 GMT). Sting, who only agreed in a plaque to commemorate the “We are not in a position to Less than an hour later the September to do the concert, victims will be unveiled discuss the details. We hope Bataclan’s website announced played the legendary venue in outside. now that it is clear that the events which led to the disso- lution filing involved minor Sting’s Paris children and their well being, there will be understanding of Bataclan concert the sensitivity of the family sit- uation. We believe that all sides sells out within hour are committed to healing the family and ask for your con- sideration during this difficult time,” added the statement. Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt in September, citing “irrec- oncilable differences” as the legal grounds. Jolie and Pitt first became a couple in 2004, and were married in August 2014. WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 TECHNOLOGY 13

That, and news of other botnet distributed denial of services attacks, was a wake-up call for the Taiwanese firm. “To be honest, in the past, hacking and dis- covering such matters was not an issue for AV Tech,” said Dick Lee, special assistant in the com- pany president’s office. “This experience has significantly raised our alert level internally. This is something that those in the surveillance equip- ment business must face seriously.” That’s happening, but slowly - and some- times reluctantly. Chinese camera maker Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology Co recalled thousands of its devices after researchers said they may have formed part of the botnet that took down Twitter and other websites, but it also threatened legal action against those defaming the company. Internet of Things Security Focus Chipmaker Qualcomm said it was looking into new technologies, including those based on wrestles with making machine intelligence, to make IoT devices safer. AV Tech said it was talking to Search-Lab and other security firms about long-term coop- smart devices safer eration, and also plans to release updated firmware - software that upgrades the inner workings of its devices to make them more secure. It’s not just the more established con- sumer electronics firms which are battling this. Jeremy Wagstaff and J R Wu Trent Telford, CEO of Covata , an internet secu- Lani Refiti, cyber security lead for Cisco Sys- Reuters rity firm. “Security will eventually become more tems Inc, said he has been working with of a priority, but it may well be too late for this Australian hardware start-ups to make their generation of IoT users.” devices more secure. ecent cyber attacks harnessing eve- Up to 30 billion devices are expected to be One firm making sensors to allow treadmill ryday devices such as cameras, video connected to the Internet by 2020 - all poten- users to share their workouts, he said, faced a recorders, printers, routers and tially vulnerable. three-month delay if it rewrote software to prop- speakers are a wake-up call to the The danger was highlighted when hundreds erly encrypt data. The cheaper solution was to hidden dangers of the Internet of of thousands of consumer devices were har- obscure the data, and make any hacker work RThings. nessed recently into so-called botnets, launching harder to crack it. The problem for the device makers, though, attacks on target websites, including PayPal, A handful of industry groups are emerging is that few are well equipped to tackle the unfa- Spotify and Twitter. to focus exclusively on security. miliar task of foiling hackers. Cyber security experts say this is just the Refiti set up IoTSec Australia this year to For a sense of that challenge, take AV Tech beginning. work with entrepreneurs, while UK-based IoT Corp, a once proud giant among CCTV camera They have since found new versions of the Security Foundation has chipmaker ARM, Hua- makers whose 1990s building in a Taipei sub- malware designed to find and infect poorly wei and Philips among its members. urb hints at the gap it must overcome between secured devices. Botnets could also be used in Its main goal, says founder John Moor, is to hardware factories of a decade ago and those of advertising fraud and blackmail, according to simplify guidance so engineers actually read it. today. Daniel Miessler of IOActive, an internet security The foundation is releasing its first best-prac- AV Tech, which made the 2008 Forbes list consultancy. tice manual, condensing a 300-400 page of companies to watch, has seen competition industry document to just 30 pages. from China shrink its profits to about a tenth of Vulnerable “The challenge is more than the technical what they were then. Like its peers, AV Tech has challenge” for these companies, said Moor. “You moved its products online, connecting its cam- While researchers have not found any AV can put in security features, but do you have the eras and the digital video recorders that store Tech devices in a botnet, they have pointed to right processes in place, are you doing the right the footage on to the Internet so users can access lapses that make them vulnerable. things?” For AV Tech, improved security may them remotely. In a blog post, confirmed by his company, prove to be a way to differentiate its products But such companies are not well schooled Gergely Eberhardt of Hungarian security firm from Chinese competition. in cyber security, leaving these devices wide Search-Lab said he spent a year trying to alert “This is a good opportunity. For these surveil- open to hackers. AV Tech to 14 security holes in its products. He lance products, the demand on their security is “The harsh reality is that cyber security is not got no response, and last month released his the most important,” said Lee, adding the inev- even on the radar of many manufacturers,” said findings. itable higher cost “is not expected to be huge.” 14 CINEMA PLUS WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016

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The Accountant (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm Trolls (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:15 & 5:15pm Doctor Strange (2D/Adventure) 10:00, 11:30am, 12:35, 2:00, 3:10, 3:45, 4:30, 7:00, Puli Murugan (2D/Malayalam) 2:15, 6:00 & 11:15pm 8:20, 9:30, 11:00, 11:50pm & 12:15am American Pastoral (2D/Crime) 3:00 & 7:00pm Trolls (Animation) 2D 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm 3D 12:00noon, 4:00 & 8:00pm The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2D/Thriller) 5:00pm Boo! A Madea Halloween (2D/Horror) 10:20am, 2:50, 7:25pm & 12:10am Doctor Strange (2D/Adventure) 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (2D/Action) 12:30, 5:00 & 9:45pm The Accountant (2D/Action) 9:00pm Bouget Faqarah (2D/Arabic) 10:00am, 2:00, 6:00 & 10:00pm The Perfect Weapon (2D/Action) 9:00 & 11:15pm The Perfect Weapon (2D/Action) 12:00noon, 4:00, 8:00pm & 12:00midnight The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2D/Thriller) 10:15am, 2:45, 7:15 & 11:45pm American Pastoral (2D/Crime) 12:30, 5:00 & 9:30pm ASIAN TOWN Puli Murugan (2D/Malayalam) 10:20am, 1:30, 4:40, 7:50 & 11:00pm (2D/) 10:15am, 1:15 & 4:15pm Puli Murugan (Malayalam) 4:30, 6:30, 7:30, 9:30 & 10:30pm Kodi (Tamil) 4:00pm Ouija: Origin of Evil (2D/Horror) 7:00, 9:15 & 11:15pm Kaashmora (Tamil) 7:00pm Doctor Strange (3DIMAX/Adventure) 10:00am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Hindi) 10:00pm 9:40pm & 12:00midnight MALL AL KHOR Puli Murugan (3D/Malayalam) Puli Murugan (2D/Malayalam) 2:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm Trolls (3D/Animation) 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Trolls (2D/Animation) 2:00, 3:45 & 5:30pm Doctor Strange (3D/Adventure) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm The Accountant (2D/Action) 3:00pm Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (2D/Hindi) 5:00pm American Pastoral (2D/Crime) 5:30pm AE DIL HAI MUSHKIL Doctor Strange (2D/Adventure) 7:15, 9:30 & 11:30pm The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2D/Thriller) 7:30pm Bouget Faqarah (2D/Arabic) 9:30pm The Perfect Weapon (2D/Action) 11:30pm

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Puli Murugan (2D/Malayalam) 2:00, 8:30 & 10:45pm American Pastoral (2D/Crime) 2:00 & 9:00pm Trolls (2D/Animation) 2:15, 4:00 & 5:45pm The Perfect Weapon (2D/Action) 4:15 & 11:30pm Doctor Strange (2D/Adventure) 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm The Accountant (2D/Action) 6:00pm The 9th Life of Louis Drax (2D/Thriller) 7:00pm (2D/Hindi) 11:00pm The Perfect Weapon (2D/Action) 11:30pm Still reeling from the effects of a recent breakup, a woman Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice. develops a budding friendship with a man who wants to take their relationship to the next level. BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE WEDNESDAY 9 NOVEMBER 2016 BRAIN TEASERS 15

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

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

Yesterday’s answer

ALL IN THE MIND

APUKWA, CHIBIABOS, GITCHE MANITO, HIAWATHA, KABEYUN, KABIBONOKKA, KEEWAYDIN, KENABEEK, KWASIND, LAUGHING WATER, MEGISSOGWON, MINJEKAHWUN, MINNEHAHA, MONDAMIN, MUDJEKEEWIS, NAWADAHA, NOKOMIS, OSSEO, PONEMAH, PUKWANA, SHAWONDASEE, SHINGEBIS, TAWASENTHA, TUSCALOOSA, WABASSO, WABUN, WAWBEEK, WENONAH, WYOMING, YENADIZZE.

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