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For some 600 years the great white oak looked over the THE BIG people of Basking Ridge. After a season of goodbyes, a giant crane began the slow, FALL... careful task of dismantling the P | 2-3 town’s most treasured citizen, 02 COVERSTORY THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017

A 600-year-old life comes to an end

Amy Ellis Nutt The Washington Post

t was a wonderful life. For some 600 years, the great white oak looked over the peo- ple of Basking Ridge, New Jersey, and the people of Basking Ridge looked after the tree. But when the tree failed to bloom last Ispring, dendrologists, arborists and a local his- torian or two were called in to consult. Their final verdict in late 2016: The old oak that was here before there was even a town - or a church- yard cemetery to shade - had succumbed to old age or climate change or just bad luck. It would have to come down. After a season of goodbyes, a giant crane moved into Basking Ridge on Monday and began the slow, careful task of dismantling the town’s most treasured citizen. Throughout the day, according to local press, residents snapped pic- tures and shared stories as the workers cut limbs and weighed them. One tipped the scales at 8,000 pounds. 03 THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 CAMPUS

The oak had been majes- Sandy. Through tornadoes and tic for centuries, as The derechos, blizzards and floods, Washington Post wrote in June: it buckled and bent. It swayed “The tree still stands close and swooned. But it never suc- to 100 feet tall, and its cumbed. “ branches extend more than Workers will need another 130 feet side to side. It anchors day or two to remove the the north end of the centre of tree’s final remnants and cart Basking Ridge, a postcard-per- them - yes, this is true - to an fect town about 40 miles west undisclosed location. But of New York City. Basking Ridge has found con- It’s a place where no one solation in the great oak’s pays for parking on the main progeny. streets, where locals are used A New Jersey biologist col- to greeting tourists who’ve lected acorns from the ancient come from all over the coun- one in 2001 and grew saplings try specifically to marvel at the in a special tree grove. One of age and stamina of the town’s those saplings, now 16 years most famous occupant. old, was gently uprooted, “There have been other carted two dozen miles from great oaks. . . . But the Holy one county to the next and Oak, as Basking Ridge’s tree is replanted on the other side of often called, kept going. It was the cemetery of the Basking struck more than once by Ridge Presbyterian Church. lightning. It was blasted by The “Baby Oak,” as it has been Hurricanes Diane, Donna and affectionately nicknamed, has Dora, then Floyd, Irene and a lot to live up to 04 CAMPUS THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 Book exhibition organised at Rajagiri School

exis Trading WLL is holding a wards a good book or two and also to book exhibition at Rajagiri buy a few good books for themselves. HSchool. It started on April 25 We are living in a world where read- and will continue till April 29. ing loses its relevance and is being The sole intention behind organ- replaced by electronic gadgets. ising this was to promote love of books Often these gadgets steal away the and reading habit among students. reading habit from our students and It also provides the students and pave the way for loss of eye sight, loss parents with an opportunity to buy of concentration and presenting an books at a reduced rate. attractive unreal world. The exhibi- Students visit the exhibition find tion is intended to promote reading how good it is to be with books and habit and replace electronic gadgets how a good book can be a good friend. with good books. Parents visit the same to gift their GEMS Wellington School marks International Day

or the first time, students of celebrated the diversity of cultures GEMS Wellington School, in the school. The students were FQatar celebrated Interna- entertained by national dances and tional Day with the objective of songs from around the world. celebrating the many different Jonathan Dey, Principal of nationalities at the School. GEMS Wellington School, Qatar, As many as 52 countries were said, “GEMS Education truly represented by the students to mark believes in instilling the core val- the day. The whole school commu- uesof Global Citizenship, which is nity dressed in their respective one of our key philosophies. We national costumes and the children believe experiences like these will proudly participated in a school help our children grow, and hav- parade. ing events like this further helps our A stage show hosted by the head students appreciate unique quali- boy and head girl of the school, ties of people across the world and

enable them to become true global country stalls. Over 20 colourful citizens.” This celebration of cul- and informative stalls were created, tures was not only limited to giving students, staff and parents students. The families of GEMS Wel- the opportunity to sample food, as lington School also got involved, well as be educated on traditions with parents organising different from a variety of countries. 05 THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 COMMUNITY AMUAAQ celebrates ‘Zaiqa-e-Aligarh’

he AMU Alumni Association function. Nadia Rehman and Farah Qatar celebrated its annual Khan greeted all the attendees. Tladies cooking competition Aalia Mazhar Khan and Fatima “Zaiqa-e-Aligarh” on April 7 at Mansoor started the programme L’etoile Hotel in Doha. with the recitation of ‘The Holy This was the first time that this Quran.’ function was celebrated to an open Dr Ashna Nusrat, the coordina- forum. tor for the ladies group of AMUAAQ, Kausar Hassan Choghule, presented the welcome speech Founding Member of DPS-MIS and while Farah Khan took the audi- Kangaroo Kids and Sophia Bukhari, ence back to their golden memories faculty member at the Qatar Uni- by her poem “Meri Yaadein”. versity, were the chief guests. Dr Ashna, Kehkashan Jawed, Dr Khudsia Begum, one of the Sadaf, Nazia, Maimoona, Shadma leading gynecologist and Khulood Khan, Anjum Irshad, HinaSarwar, Farhan, a famous banker, were the Anjum Haq of AMUAAQ presented Guest of Honours. bouquet and mementos to Chief Kehkashan Jawed and Rahat Guests and Guest of Honors. Mansoor were special guests. The Chief Guests and Guest of were the winners and become the certificate of appreciation for the Bukhari, Patron AMUAAQ; Honours addressed the audience apron of the year 2017. Syeda Saj- participation. Satco International, Mohammed Habibun Nabi Zama; with their kind words, their ida Zaki, Salma Khanam and Anjum Al Maya International, Qatari Can- Jawed Ahmed; Shahid Yar Khan; Ali addresses were very informative Irshad were the first runner up and dian Company, Deccan Deewan Imran; Ziauddin Ahmad, Advisor; and motivational. Tabassum Yasin, Parveen Ansari Restaurant and Great Wall Travels Jawed Ahmed, President of The Chief Gustes presented the and Saima Doja were the second were sponsors for the event while AMUAAQ and Imtiyaz Mallick, Gen- certificate and memento to Dr runner up in Starter, Dessert and Chef Rajeev Sharma, Chef Mohd eral Secretory of AMUAAQ graced Ashna and Nadia Rehman, the coor- Main course category Rashid and Chef Mohd Aftab were the occasion. More than 140 peo- dinator of the event. Anjum Ara, respectively. the Judges.Vote of thanks was pre- ple including children attended the Farah Khan and Tabassum Yasin All participants received sented by Marina Aiman. Al Arabi & Al Ahli in final of 12th Player Tournament atar’s Al Arabi and shootout, with Al Arabi’s tomorrow, Aspetar will take Egypt’s Al Ahli have goalkeeper vital in securing on Aspire Logistics in the Qadvanced to the final their 4-3 win. Al Gharafa and final of the Aspire Zone of “The 12th Player Tourna- A S Roma remain in the com- Foundation Workers Cham- ment” after triumphing in petition for third place, pionship being played on the their respective semi-final however, and face-off Aspire Dome indoor pitch at matches against the fan asso- tomorrow at 7:30pm. The 5:00pm. This will conclude ciations from QSL’s main event - the final of the the two-day tournament, Al-Gharafa and Italy’s Serie tournament - will then kick- which has provided workers A side, A S Roma. off at 8:45pm. with an opportunity to The first semi-final To gain access to the final, engage in competitive but match between Al Ahli and football fans must purchase light-hearted team sports, AS Roma took place on Mon- tickets at 10 riyals each from keeping spirits and health day at 7:30pm, with Egypt’s the entrance to Aspire Park, levels high. Red Devils securing their near the Burgeri restaurant. It is organised with the spot in the final thanks to an In addition to a thrilling game backing of Gold Partner easy 6-1 win. In the second of football, would-be tick- Doha Bank, Silver Partner game at 8:45, both Al Arabi etholders have the added “Nissan” and Bronze partners and Al Gharafa fought hard incentive to buy because they Movenpick Al Aziziyah Hotel, throughout. Such was the will become eligible to par- Oxygen and Oryx. Qatar strength of the defensive ticipate in a draw for prizes Football Association is the game that there were no from carmaker Nissan and a Strategic Partner for the goals in ordinary time and range of other companies. event and Qatar Living is the match was only settled On the sidelines of the 12th supporting the event as Com- through a dramatic penalty Player Tournament munity Partner. 06 COMMUNITY THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 Actress Ester Noronha to perform in Doha ster Noronha, the lead actress Luizinho Faleiro, MLA and in Konkani feature film president of Goa Pradesh Congress E‘Sophiya’, will perform live Committee (GPCC) and former during the 17th Annual May Queen chief minister of Goa has con- Ball to be held on May 4 at the sented to be the chief guest. Raj Radisson Blu, Doha from 7.30pm Kumar Singh, deputy chief of mis- onwards. She will perform along sion, Embassy of India, Qatar will with the top live band from Indian be the guest of honour. state of Goa, Alcatrazz. A trained dancer in Kathak, The highlight of the event will Ester has also pursuing training in be the crowning of the 17th May piano, Bharatnatyam, Carnatic Queen by bollywood celebrities singing and guitar. Apart from per- along with Ester Noronha. forming live shows, she went on Every participant in the con- to be featured and nominated in test will be gifted with cash prizes various countries and film festi- and the winners will be gifted with vals around the world including fabulous prizes like gold necklace, the 2012 South Asian International diamond ring, airline tickets, wrist Film Festival in New York City and watches, electronic items, starred the DCIFF (DC Independent Film Neene Hattira’ (Kannada), ‘Garam’ another Konkani new film, pro- hotel vouchers, cosmetic sets and Festival) in Washington, DC. She (Telugu), ‘Meen Kuzhambum Mann duced by her mother, Janet many more valuables, says Goan has also acted in various movies Paanaiyum’ (Tamil), ‘Nagrik’ Noronha titled ‘Sophiya’ (A dream Welfare Association president, in regional Indian language. A few (Hindi), ‘Majhi Aashiqui’ (Marathi), girl), to be released on May 12 in Simon D’Silva. of her movies are ‘’Usirigintha and now, she is also acting in India. Friends of Thrissur’s painting competition tomorrow

riends of Thrissur office bear- Competition will start from 2pm to given away for winners of each cat- available at MES Indian school sub- ers has announced its 9th until 6pm. Competition divided into egory and certificates will be given ject to seat availability. Finter-Indian School painting 4 categories, 1st category is 1st to all the participants on the same Category 2, 3, 4 ( std 4-12 ) @ competition in association with standard to 3rd standard, 2nd cat- day. MF Hussain memorial trophy 2pm; Category 1( std 1-3) @ 4:30 pm Ministry of Interior to be held egory is 4th standard to 6th will be given away for maximum Participants entry is restricted tomorrow at MES Indian school. standard, 3rd category is 7th stand- winners from the school. through gate no. 2 & 11 at MES The Ambassador of India to ard to 9th standard & 4th category Raja Ravivarma memorial tro- Indian school. 10 departments from Qatar P Kumaran will be the “chief is 10th standard to 12th standard. phy - trophy will be given away for Ministry of Interior such as General guest” of the inaugural function to For 1st & 2nd category, the draw- maximum participating school. Directorate of Traffic, General be held at 4pm. Delegates from the ing theme will be provided by the Registration will be accepted Directorate of Civil Defense, Gen- Ministry of Interior will also be organising committee and for through schools and registration eral Directorate of Coasts and present at MES KG Section. theme of the 3rd & 4th categories forms already distributed to all 16 Borders Security, Al Fazaa Rescue Organising committee expects will be given on spot by the Minis- Indian schools. Organising com- Police, Community Policing Depart- around 5,000 participants from 16 try of Interior. mittee also confirmed that this year, ment, Juvenile Police Department, Indian schools across Qatar. Trophies and certificates will be first time spot registration is Public Relations Department, Police Canine Section, Human Rights Department and Permanent Com- mittee for Drugs and Alcohol Affairs will be presenting various public awareness programs during the event from 2pm. At 4.30pm, police dog show will be conducted at girls section open ground. This is the 4th time, the Ministry of Interior is par- ticipating in the painting competition organized by Friends of Thrissur. Including India & Qatar, 10 judges specialised in art & painting will be selecting the winners. 07 THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 CAMPUS Noble International School marks Earth Day

ur Earth is the only planet to enhance the public conscious- in the Universe where life ness for the air, water and soil Ois possible till date. pollution. It is very necessary to main- The Students of Noble Inter- tain the natural assets of the earth national School conducted a in order to continue the life on special assembly in which excep- earth. World Earth Day is cele- tional dance was displayed brated every year as an annual depicting the importance of trees. event by the people all across the A significant speech and song world on 22nd of April in order to on promoting the respect for life increase the awareness among on the planet as well as to encour- people about the environment age awareness of the growing safety as well as to demonstrate problems of air, water and soil pol- the environmental protection lution was also portrayed in the measures. assembly. The theme of World Earth Day The toddlers of NIS-KG were 2017 is “Environmental and Cli- also involved in hand print activ- mate Literacy” which is highlighted ity with passion and enthusiasm. DPS-MIS felicitates 450 meritorious students

PS-Modern Indian School organised Scholar Badge & All Rounders’ Award ceremony on April 20 to felic- Ditate a multitude of meritorious students from Grades V–VIII who proved their mettle in the field of academics and extra-curricular in the academic year 2016-17. The solemn occasion was graced by the Chief Guests Rocky Fernandes, Director of Administration and Harish Kanjani, Director Facilities. Principal, Asna Nafees, accorded a warm welcome to the guests and said, “It is indeed a consequential moment for those who have toiled tirelessly to reach to perfection in their pursuits. She appreciated the parents for their constant motivation and urged them to guide their wards to make the judicious use of technology. Rocky Fernandes said that young achievers for their enthusiasm, commitment and sheer hard work, and encour- aged them to uphold values and share success with others to add value to the world. The award ceremony was held amidst much joy, cheer and applause. A total of 450 students were awarded with trophies, certificates, blue blazers and blue ties for their out- standing academic and all round performance. 08 HEALTH THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 Diabetes influences gum diseases

Dr Sumpath Sunder stroke, kidney disease, blindness, periodontium is attributed to Specialist Periodontist and nerve damage to nerves in the increased blood glucose level Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical feet. (hyperglycaemia). Center, C Ring Road, Doha. Gum diseases comprises of gin- The risk of periodontal diseases givitis and periodontitis. Gingivitis increases by almost 3 folds. Perio- iabetes is a group of meta- is the inflammation of gums which dontitis being an infection also bolic diseases in which there is primarily caused by plaque and known to influence the glycaemia Dare high blood sugar levels calculus. When untreated this control and hence can have a neg- over a prolonged period of time. In inflammation of the gums than ative impact. Studies have shown diabetes the body’s ability to pro- leads to destruction of the support- that by just cleaning the teeth, it duce or respond to the hormone ing structure of the tooth helps reducing blood glucose insulin is impaired, resulting in (periodontitis) which includes the levels. abnormal metabolism of carbohy- supporting bone thus making tooth Visit your dentist more often if drates and elevated levels of weak. you are a diabetic to maintain your glucose in the blood and urine. Diabetes is considered a risk oral hygiene. Since the cells can’t take in the factor in the progression of perio- Maintaining your oral hygiene glucose, it builds up in your blood. dontal disease. Presence of diabetes will help you maintain your blood High levels of blood glucose can produces destruction of the sup- sugar levels. Being a diabetic damage the tiny blood vessels in porting structures of the tooth at a doesn’t make your teeth weak, it’s controlled diabetic. In the end, it’s your kidneys, heart, eyes, or nerv- much faster rate when compared a plaque and calculus which makes not the dentistry which is expen- ous system. That’s why diabetes to an individual having periodon- your teeth weak. Extraction of tooth sive it’s the ignorance. Visit your — especially if left untreated — can titis without diabetes. This kind of is allowed and wound healing is as dentist to know more about diabe- eventually cause heart disease, increased destruction of the good as a nondiabetic, if you are a tes and gum diseases. Less salt may not lower BP Genetic variants linked ontrary to popular belief, consuming to old age identified Cless sodium may not lead to lower blood esearchers have identified Professor at Boston University pressure in the long term, new genetic variants asso- School of Public Health, conducted show results of a new Rciated with reduced risks for various analyses to discover lon- study that followed more cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s gevity-associated variants (LAVs), than 2,600 men and disease, and higher odds of surviv- and to characterise those LAVs that women for 16 years. ing for 100 or more years. differentiated survival to extreme “We saw no evidence The search for the genetic age. that a diet lower in determinants of extreme longev- Their analysis identified new sodium had any long- ity has been challenging, with the “extreme longevity-promoting var- term beneficial effects on blood pressure,” said Lynn Moore, Associate prevalence of centenarians (peo- iants” on chromosomes 4 and 7, Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine in the US. ple older than 100) just one per while also confirming variants The new findings, presented at the Experimental Biology 2017 meet- 5,000 population in developed (SNPs, or single nucleotide poly- ing, being held in Chicago from April 22-26, call into question the sodium nations. Combining four studies of morphisms) previously associated limits recommended by the current Dietary Guidelines for Americans. extreme longevity, the researchers with longevity. “Our findings add to growing evidence that current recommendations of the new study identified rare “The data and survival analysis for sodium intake may be misguided,” Moore added. variants in chromosomes 4 and 7 provide support for the hypothe- The 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend lim- associated with extreme survival. sis that the genetic makeup of iting sodium intake to 2,300 milligrams a day for healthy people. For the The results, published in the extreme longevity is based on a study, the researchers followed 2,632 men and women ages 30 to 64 Journals of Gerontology: Biologi- combination of common and rare years old who were part of the Framingham Offspring Study. cal Sciences, highlight the variants, with common variants The participants had normal blood pressure at the start of the study. importance of studying “truly rare that create the background to sur- However, over the next 16 years, the researchers found that the study survival, to discover combinations vive to relatively common old ages participants who consumed less than 2,500 milligrams of sodium a day of common and rare variants asso- (e.g. into the 80s and 90s), and spe- had higher blood pressure than participants who consumed higher ciated with extreme longevity and cific combinations of uncommon amounts of sodium. The researchers also found that people in the study longer health span,” the authors and rare variants that add an addi- who had higher intakes of potassium, calcium and magnesium exhibited said. The research group led by tional survival advantage to even lower blood pressure over the long term. Paola Sebastiani, older ages,” the authors wrote.

10 FOOD THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017

1 tablespoon olive oil 2 roasted red peppers (from a It takes less time to jar) 2 tablespoons plain hummus 3 1/2 ounces Gorgonzola dolce (sweet) make and bake 2 teaspoons sweet chile dipping sauce, for serving

Steps Place a pizza stone or a heavy unrimmed baking sheet in the oven (middle rack); preheat to 500 degrees. Meanwhile, combine the flour and salt in a mixing bowl, then add the water and a tablespoon of the oil, stirring to form a dough. Knead in the bowl for a few minutes, until smooth. Shape it into a ball and let rest for 18 minutes in warm, draft- free spot. Meanwhile, lightly flour a work surface. Cut the roasted red pep- pers into long, thin strips. Roll out the dough on the floured surface to a thin, 10-by-11- inch rectangle, then slide it onto a piece of parchment paper or onto a rimmed baking sheet that’s upside down. Spread the hummus Bonnie S Benwick a thin-crust pizza. Pop a pizza Hummus, Pepper and evenly over the flatbread dough The Washington Post stone or heavy baking sheet in the Gorgonzola Flatbread base, then scatter the peppers oven, crank up the temperature to 6 servings around. Distribute pinches of the 500 degrees and do the most min- A pizza stone works the best Gorgonzola dolce evenly over the izza-type meals are easy to imal prep of cutting roasted red here, but a heavy baking sheet (not surface. Use the parchment or pull together on a weeknight, pepper strips while the dough naps rimmed) will suffice. inverted baking sheet to slide the Pas long as you plan ahead for ever so briefly. Serve with a green salad, right pizza onto the hot stone or baking dough or keep the store-bought, The topping combination on top of the flatbread, if you like. sheet in the oven; bake for about refrigerated bags of it in stock. But deserves a nod of its own. An Adapted from “Perfect Plates 10 minutes, until lightly golden and this recipe from John Whaite’s new almost sheer swath of hummus in 5 Ingredients: 100 Stunning Yet crisped around the edges. book, “Perfect Plates in 5 Ingredi- acts as the base for Gorgonzola Simple Recipes From the Winner Drizzle the flatbread with the ents” reminds us of another way dolce - a mild blue cheese - and of ‘The Great British Baking Show,’” chile dipping sauce just before to go. the peppers. Drizzles of sweet chile by John Whaite (Kyle, May 2017). serving (hot). In it, you make a dough with sauce finish the flatbread upon Nutrition | Per serving self-rising flour (which contains serving. Ingredients (based on 6): 230 calories, 8 g pro- baking powder and typically a lit- It did not escape our notice that 2 cups self-rising flour, plus tein, 32 g carbohydrates, 7 g fat, 4 tle salt). The good news is, this the ingredients total eight, not the more for dusting g saturated fat, 15 mg cholesterol, dough rolls out like a summer five promised in the book’s title. 1/2 teaspoon sea salt 920 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, afternoon and bakes up crisp like We won’t get fooled again. 1/2 cup water 0 g sugar. 11 THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 BOLLYWOOD Vishwanath’s 12 films to be released as a disc

IANS Viswanath’s films he understood and appreciated classical music. ctor Pawan Kalyan and film- “As a kid, I listened to a lot of maker Trivikram yesterday western music. My whole percep- Aannounced they will facili- tion about classical music, tate the release of 12 handpicked especially carnatic music changed movies of veteran filmmaker K completely after watching aSanka- Vishwanath as a limited edition disc rabharanam’. I lost track of the in honour of his Dada Saheb Phalke numbers of times I have watched Award. that film,” he said. Pawan Kalyan and Trivikram Trivikram said his respect for met and congratulated Viswanath awards grew after this honour for for being conferred country’s high- Viswanath. est award in cinema. “Kalyan suggested that we “Really happy for Viswanath sir. release 12 of his best films in the It’s a proud moment for every south form of a limited edition disc. We Indian. Even though I don’t have will talk to the respective produc- the experience or stature to com- ers of those films and take necessary Awards, Viswanath has directed 50 winning drama “Swati Mutyam” ment about him, I can’t find any permission to make this happen. It films, known for their strong con- (The White Pearl) was India’s offi- other way to express my happiness should be released this year,” Tri- tent, endearing narrative, honest cial entry to the Academy Awards for him,” Pawan Kalyan told report- vikram said. handling and cultural authenticity. in the Best Foreign Film category ers here. He said it was through Winner of multiple National Viswanath’s National award in 1987.. Priyanka thanks team of ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’ song has no auto tune ctress , another one! Behind the who has lent her voice for scenes...’Maana ke hum yaar nahin’ ‘Ventilator’ and mother A“Maana ke hum yaar nahin” ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu,”she said. in the forthcoming film “Meri Parineeti made her singing ctress has Pyaari Bindu”, says the song has debut with the song that has thanked the entire team and no auto tune. received a positive response from Acast of her maiden produc- Parineeti, who will be essay- the audience. tion “Ventilator” for its win at the ing the role of an aspiring singer Directed by Akshay Roy, “Meri 64th National Film Awards, and in “Meri Pyaari Bindu”, shared a Pyaari Bindu” is produced by praised her mother Madhu Cho- short video of herself on Twitter under the Yash pra for being her “rock partner”. and captioned it: “And this is how Raj Films banner. Th film also stars “Ventilator” won in three cate- it happened! Blessed. And - No . In the film, gories, including Best Director, at auto tune ‘Maana ke hum yaar Ayushmann will be playing a nov- the 64th National Film Awards. nahin’, ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’.” elist. Parineeti has also started Rajesh Mapuskar won the Best gorgeous and incredible team. The 28-year-old actress shared shooting for “Takadum” with actor Director award, while the Best Without who nothing would be another video captioned: “And Sushant Singh Rajput. Editing award went to Rameshwar possible and my formidable Bhagat and Best Sound Mixing to mother Madhu Chopra you are my ‘Raag desh - Birth of a Nation’ Alok De for the film. rock partner! Here’s to many more Priyanka, who is in India now, by gods grace,” Priyanaka cap- an incredible experience’: Kunal on Tuesday night took to Instagram tioned the image. to share a photograph of herself The Marathi film, produced by ctor Kunal Kapoor, who will also stars Amit Sadh and Mohit along with her mother surrounded Priyanka and her mother Madhu be seen in National Award- Marwah. On the work front, Kunal by paparazzi. Chopra under their production Awinning filmmaker will be starring in a multilingual “Thank you to my Purple Peb- banner Purple Pebble Pictures, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s next “Raag war drama “Veeram”, directed by ble Pictures team and everyone revolves around an ailing senior Desh - Birth of a Nation” says it . who contributed to ‘Ventilator and member of a family who is being has been an incredible movie- The film is an adaptation of all my mad endeavours. The cast, put on the ventilator just days making experience. William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth”, the crew, our partners, the media.. before the popular Ganpati festi- “This has been such an incred- and is set in North Malabar region Thank you all for coming out so val, leading to varied degrees of ible movie-making experience! of the south. Since the story strong tonight. We cried we speculation and panic among the And such a huge learning! Thank revolves around a warrior of that laughed and just made merry...My clan he belongs to. you. Tigmanshu Dhulia, ‘Raag region, various action sequences Desh’,” Kunal tweeted. The film are part of the film. 12 HOLLYWOOD THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 ‘Guardians 2’: ‘Not as funny’ but eyeing big

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hree years ago, “Guardians of the Galaxy” arrived as a Tbreath of fresh air, a smart corrective to the self-important pomposity of many superhero mov- ies, and proved a box office smash. Before the world had heard of “Deadpool,” James Gunn’s ironic, wisecracking contribution to the Marvel universe became the sur- prise critical and commercial hit of the summer of 2014, taking in $770m. Now his long-awaited encore, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” continues the screwball adventures of the first film’s spacefaring mis- fits as the jolly, B-movie vibe carries them to the outer reaches of the cosmos. The story picks up with the squabbling Guardians fighting to keep their surrogate family together as Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) has daddy issues with a swaggering demigod who happens to be a liv- Nebula (Karen Gillian). Meanwhile, Rocket’s CGI stablemate Baby -- like its predecessor -- a cut above ing planet known as Ego (Kurt muscleman Drax (Dave Bautista) Groot -- a talking ten-inch seedling the average superhero fare. Russell). gets close to a cute little alien with voiced by Vin Diesel -- steals the “It’s definitely looking like “Star Wars” fans are unlikely to emotion-reading antennae (Pom show by shimmying adorably to the another massive Marvel performer,” be struck by the originality of a Klementieff), Bradley Cooper Electric Light Orchestra’s “Mr Blue BoxOffice.com chief analyst Shawn father-son space opera, but there returns to voice the snarky raccoon Sky.” “Guardians 2” is expected to Robbins said. “We’ve been sitting is plenty more family drama as Rocket, and a star-studded back- enjoy one of the biggest opening around a $160 million domestic Gamora (Zoe Saldana) faces down up ensemble includes Sylvester weekends ever with critics agreed opening for a few months and I’m her malevolent cyborg sister Stallone and Glenn Close. that its sharp one-liners make it pretty confident in that so far.” Will Smith in talks to star in ‘Gemini Man’ Jeff Goldblum to return for ctor Will Smith is in the movie and Tony Scott ‘Jurassic World’ sequel negotiations to star was attached to direct. The Ain “Gemini Man”. original concept was to ctor Jeff Goldblum Along with Smith, Ang Lee have an actor such as Har- is returning to the is also in negotiations to rison Ford to play the older A“Jurassic Park” fran- direct the action thriller assassin and someone like chise for the next with Jerry Bruckheimer Chris O’Donnell to play the instalment. producing the film, reports younger one. The sequel to “Jurassic hollywoodreporter.com. The concept was later World” --the fourth instal- “Gemini Man” centers revised, with the idea of ment-- is being directed by on an aging assassin who one actor playing both JA Bayona, reports variety. has to fight against his parts. However, the project com. Actors Chris Pratt and in 1997’s “The Lost World: clone, who is 25 years was considered impossi- 2016, believing that tech- Bryce Dallas Howard are Jurassic Park,” but was younger and in his prime. ble to be filmed due to the nology nowadays has returning for the sequel absent from “Jurassic Back in 1997, the lack of technology. caught up to have some- which will also star Justice World.” project was first set up at Skydance Media, an one like Smith playing two Smith, James Cromwell, He played the quick- Disney as a pitch by Dar- American film and televi- people with different ages and Toby Jones. witted mathematician Ian ren Lemke, while Don sion production company, who fight against each Goldblum co-starred in Malcolm, who managed to Murphy was set to produce picked up the project in other. 1993’s “Jurassic Park” and survive in both films. 13 THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017 TECHNOLOGY Uber looks to soar with flying taxis by 2020

Reuters get to $1.32 per passenger mile, a little higher than taking an UberX fter upending the taxi mar- for a similar distance, Holden said. ket with its ride-hailing In the longer term, Uber expects Aservice, Uber Technologies the cost of taking flying taxis to fall Inc is now aiming for the skies with below car ownership. its flying taxis. The company is working with The company expects to deploy Hillwood Properties to make four its flying taxis in Dallas-Fort Worth, vertiports - VTOL hubs with mul- Texas, and Dubai by 2020, Chief tiple takeoff and landing pads, and Product Officer Jeff Holden said at charging infrastructure - in Dallas the Uber Elevate Summit in Dallas starting next year, Holden said. on Tuesday. Uber’s flying taxis will Uber, valued at $68 billion, has be small, electric aircraft that take also teamed up with companies off and land vertically, or VTOLs, such as Bell Helicopter, Aurora, Pip- with zero emissions and quiet istrel, Mooney and Embraer (EMBR3. enough to operate in cities. SA) to make the flying taxis. Flying taxis would cut down The company has also part- travel time between San Francis- nered with US electric vehicle co’s Marina to downtown San Jose charging station maker ChargePoint conduct passenger flights as part of accusations of sexual harassment to 15 minutes, compared with the Inc. Uber is working on developing the World Expo 2020 in Dubai. from a former female employee and more than two hours it takes by an exclusive charger for its network. The ride-hailing service has a video showing Chief Executive road, Uber estimates. In an early Uber, which has partnered with the recently been rocked by a number Travis Kalanick harshly berating an scale operation, the company can Dubai government, expects to of setbacks, including detailed Uber driver. ‘Project Owl’ to curb fake news o tackle fake news and hate in a post. Google has incorporated speech and control Search a way by users can tell the com- Tresults that show false, offen- pany to tell Google if you encounter sive or outrageous information something wrong or objectionable. about certain topics, Google has The tool now comes with little line announced some major changes in that says ‘report inappropriate its Search feature. predictions’. The Google update, codenamed If a user clicks on the line, a box “Project Owl,” gives consumers two pops up that lets the user tell Google new ways to report what they per- that the predictions are hateful or ceive as problems in the Search violent and so on. results. The company is also using The other way is telling that if teams of humans as part of an effort the information boxes contain inac- Google Maps to ‘find’ your parked car to get its algorithms to show more curate information, users can tell oogle Maps has introduced send parking location to friends, reliable information, Fortune the company to respond whether a new feature that will help Google said in a blog post late on reported on Tuesday. The biggest the information was helpful or they Gyou remember where you Tuesday. change that the company did was have some problem with it. The parked your car in case you For iOS users, the steps are with Google’s auto-complete func- third big change coming to Google forgot. similar except that the after the tion where the search engine is the search engine will start giv- All that Android users have to tap on blue dot, the label will read, suggests options to complete your ing more weight to “more do is tap the blue dot and then tap “Set as parking location” to the map query. authoritative” information. “Save your parking” to add their itself. “This is in addition to the “With longer-term effort in “We have adjusted our signals parking location to the map. This automatic parking detection you mind, today, we are taking the next to help surface more authoritative will show a label on the map itself might have already noticed in step toward continuing to surface pages and demote low-quality con- identifying where you parked your Google Maps for iOS. If you con- more high-quality content from the tent, so that issues similar to the car.Users can add additional nect to your car using USB audio web. This includes improvements Holocaust denial results that we details about their parking spot by or bluetooth, your parking spot in Search ranking, easier ways for saw back in December are less tapping the label to open the park- will be automatically added to the people to provide direct feedback likely to appear,” the company said. ing card. They can also save an map when you disconnect and exit and greater transparency around The changes will be rolled out grad- image of their parking spot and the vehicle,” the blog added. how Search works,” Google wrote ually, the company said. 14 CINEMA PLUS THURSDAY 27 APRIL 2017

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BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE 15 THURSDAY 27 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

AIRBED, BACKPACK, BATTERIES, BINOCULARS, CAMPFIRE, CAN OPENER, CANVAS, COMPASS, FIRELIGHTER, FIRST AID KIT, FLASK, FOOD, FUEL, GRIDDLE, GROUNDSHEET, HIKING BOOTS, KINDLING, LANTERN, MAPS, MOSQUITO NET, PANS, PEDOMETER, POTS, ROPE, STOVE, TENT, TINDER, TOOLS, TORCH, WATER.

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