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MARKETPLACEMAR | 5 LIFESTYLE | 8 BOLLYWOOD | 11 Mission20 Watching birds can Aamir Khan celebrates 10th improve your mental features as anniversary health ‘proud dad’ Email: [email protected]

The collection unveiled in Milan took Xuzhi’s skill in twisting and braiding yarns to the next level, creating a feeling of freedom and movement with long fringes swinging from skirt or jacket hems or covering dresses entirely.

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XuZhi star of Chinese fashion boom with Armani nod

AFP many during the economic crisis -- were now clamouring for home-grown ot up-and-coming designer talent. Xuzhi Chen has landed his first “We’ve been economically boom- Hshow in Milan with the support ing for the past decades and now of veteran Giorgio Armani, as China people are really hungry for creative takes its place on the luxury fashion stories and creations,” he said. The map. young designer, who has already made Sweet-faced Xuzhi, 24, who has a name for himself with his simple sil- been making waves in his home coun- houettes and textile and textural try, said showing at the prestigious innovations, is on a roll after being Teatro Armani was “very stressful but nominated for the H&M Design Awards really really exciting, I couldn’t ask for in 2015 and the LVMH Prize last year. a better opportunity than this!” He studied at London’s Central He is not the only emerging Asian Saint Martins, the label -- written as talent debuting in the northern Italian XuZhi -- is London-based and his fashion capital: this season has seen design team is made up of contacts he Anna Yang present Annakiki and Angel made in the British capital, but Xuzhi Chen -- dubbed the Baby face of Chi- is very in touch with his Chinese roots. na’s fashion boom -- show off her He is part of what has been dubbed by eponymous label. Snagging the Arm- fashion book Women’s Wear Daily the ani theatre slot, though, is a huge boon: “gang of six”, a group of Chinese design- it’s a launch-pad which has shot pre- ers in their twenties who ventured vious new designers to fame. abroad to study -- largely in London Xuzhi said on Saturday that Chi- -- before setting up their own brands. nese fashion fans -- who have boosted The gang includes Angel Chen, profits for established foreign luxury Momo Wang, Xiao Li, and duo Liushu brands and served as a lifeline for Lei and Yutong Jiang. MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 COVER STORY 03

“We studied together, I was actually roommate with a few of them in college,” he said. “It’s really great to have a peer that inspires you and motivates you, and can be there for you and can understand what stress, what difficulties you are going through. It makes it a lot easier!” The gang has shown together in the past and several members, including Xuzhi, will be at Shang- hai fashion week in April. The collection unveiled in Milan took Xuzhi’s skill in twisting and braiding yarns to the next level, creating a feeling of freedom and movement with long fringes swinging from skirt or jacket hems or covering dresses entirely. “These are actually single yarn strings hand- braided and then stitched on one by one onto a fabric base, so every single piece you see is tailor-made. It takes about a week to do a top or a skirt,” he said. Colours were midnight blues, silvers, yellows and white. Dresses were sleeveless, jackets and coats were given a rough and ready look with hanging threads, their hems left unstitched. Braided yarns also appeared on sleeveless tops or trousers and were laid over painted brushstrokes to create the illusion they had been painted on -- think the textured surface of an artist’s canvas. Asked what was next for the XuZhi label, the designer gestured at the backstage commotion following his show and said “it’s really difficult to say with this having just happened, my head is everywhere”. International stardom may seem tantalisingly close, but for the moment another activity tops the to-do list: “Taking my team out for drinks!” 04 CAMPUS MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017

MES student wins gold medal Tips for child’s success at school uccess and failure are parts of life; however experts say success at school has a close connection with sleep, nutrition, in Fujairah championship Sobesity, and parental support. Here goes a few tips to be at the top at school. yar Imad of MES Indian School Motivate healthy habits: You can’t perform well when you emerged as the gold medal don’t feel good. To help your child have the best chance at doing Mwinner in the fifth Fujairah well in school, make sure she follows healthy habits at home. Open Taekwondo Championship held Stick to a routine: Most kids thrive on structure and will respond from February 23 to February 25 at well to routines that help them organize their days. Fujairah, United Arab Emirates. Create a “launch pad”: Veteran parents know it’s important She contested in the 68kg category to have a single place to put backpacks, jackets, shoes, lunchboxes, and won against her opponent from and school projects each day. UAE. In the finals, she defeated her Designate a Space: A designated homework space often makes opponent from Russia to clinch Gold. it easier and more fun for children to complete assignments at “It is a matter of great pride that home. A desk is great, but a basket of supplies and a stretch of Myar Imad is a regular winner of gold kitchen counter work just as well. medals at international Taekwondo Read, Again and Again championships, through her com- It is often said that children spend the first several years learn- mendable performance’, observed Dr ing to read, and the rest of the lives reading to learn. The written Mohammad Harun Khan, the school word is a gateway to all kinds of learning, and the more you read Principal. to your child, the better chance he has of becoming a proficient and eager reader. Olive International School organises ﬁeld trip

live International School (OIS) organised a field trip to Al khor Park for the OGrade 1 and 2 students of Umm Salal Ali campus. The purpose behind this trip was to give the students a first hand experience of learning beyond the classrooms. The students were first taken to see the animals and birds where they got an enrich- ing experience and chance to explore, navigate, and concurthe different types of animals and birds followed by some amuse- ments at the playing area. The students were seen delightedly enjoying these new hands on experience activities. The field trip proved to be a great breakthrough for the little ones as they can now solely fixate upon their upcoming Annual Term Examination. It was an amasing joyride of fun and learning that has not only educated but also inspired their fledgling hearts. MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 MARKETPLACE 05 Mission20 celebrates tenth anniversary

ission20 celebrated its 10th anniversary on February M20 at College of North Atlantic – Qatar’s Auditorium. Mis- sion20, a socially responsible youth organisation, started in 2007 with students of age 14-15 years. The event, attended by at least 100 people, including volunteers, members of Mission20, officials, students and guests, launched it’s first magazine (www.mission20. Management Expert of Leadership Oommen who had been the major was the Mission20’s new identity org/magazine) which covers the Transformational Coach & Founder support to their sons since the as a social enterprise, after a decade whole journey of 10 years. of Hope Qatar; George Tavola, beginning. The two hour long of functioning as a non-profit youth The event recognised the Volunteer Program Manager, Reach event started with speech from organisation for social services of its officials and Out To Asia; Khalil Raihani, Founder and Chairman of responsibility, Mission20 finally volunteers . The event focused on Consultant on Youth Policy; Naveed Mission20, Amanat Solanki who steps on a bigger path of moving in future of Mission20 and social Abdullah, Business Director, Gulf shared the story behind Mission20’s the direction of sustainability responsibility for corporates and Star Group and Abdul Rahman Al existence and inspiration from through business operations which individuals. Zainy, Director of Financial Shakil Ahmed Kakvi, Founder of will help to invest more towards Habibun Nabi, General Resources Department of Eid Kainat Foundation who was the social responsibility projects in the Secretary of Indian Sports Center Charity were the guests. teacher in MES Indian School. The next 10 years. of Indian Embassy; Rajesh Kamble, The special guests of the event followed by speeches from Moreover, 45 minutes long Counsellor of Indian Embassy; evening were the parents of the the dignitaries, each guest was panel discussion titled “Social David King, Dean of School of Mission20 board members awarded a memento for their Responsibility: Is It Shared Business of the College of North Abdulbasid Solanki, Mubeen Ahmed, untiring support. Responsibility” was conducted Atlantic – Qatar; Dr Rajeev Thomas, Mohammed Jahangir and Saliamma The main highlight of the event during the event. Chatila unveils latest novelties at jewellery expo enowned Jewellery house, be visited upon successive gener- Chatila, has unveiled its lat- ations of its owners. Rest novelties at the Doha Nearly fifty years have passed Jewellery and Watches Exhibition since the firm relocated to Swit- (DJWE). zerland. The move brought with it Established in Lebanon more an abundance of fresh ideas and than a century and a half ago, Cha- new designs that have proven tila, is rare among jewellery houses extremely popular with the Cha- in that the name over its doors is tila clientele. still the name of the family that Today, Chatila’s flagship show- owns and runs it. It is the third and room in Geneva, in the Rue du fourth generations of the family – Rhône, is a trusted venue for the Nicholas Chatila and his three sons, discerning client who seeks a rare Marwan, Edward and Carlos – who item of nonpareil magnificence. now continue in the founder’s foot- los Chatila. Chatila’s other principal showroom, steps. The Chatila family favor a “We are always adamant on established in 1987, is in London’s participatory approach to business, searching for and buying the rar- Old Bond Street. A new showroom, dealing personally with clients, est gems, stones and diamonds. in Riyadh, opened its doors in 2003, overseeing the styles of jewelry That has always been a tradition at and another in Doha followed in created in its workshops and super- Chatila.” he added. Like every art, 2014. “We are very pleased with vising the quality of workmanship the jeweler’s art is in the details. our expansion startegies so far, We before any item becomes availa- Every tiny detail in a piece of jew- are focused on delivering the best ble for viewing. “ we work with our elry must be so perfectly conceived in-store service qualtiy, and build- clients closely, so that we can help and executed that the pleasure of ing life-long relationships with our bring their vision to life.” said, Car- wearing a Chatila heirloom may clients.” stated, Chatila. 06 COMMUNITY MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 Karnataka asssociations felicitate Dr R Seetharaman

arnataka based associations, affiliated to the ICC Qatar, Kjoined hands to felicitate CEO of Doha Bank, Dr Raghavan Seetharaman, in honour of receiv- ing ‘Pravasi Bharatiya Samman’ 2016, award from the President of with lighting of lamp by Sangeetha Planning Manager, Gopalkrishan, associations who organised this India, Pranab Mukherji. Seethraman and Milan Arun. Later shared his professional experience felicitation ceremony, felicitated- Tulukoota Qatar, Karnataka semi classical dance was presented with Seethraman. Seethraman and his wife with Sangha Qatar, Karnataka Muslim by the talented members. KSQ senior Vice-President, shawl ,garland and Mysore Peta Cultural Association, Mangalore Master of ceremonies of the Venkat Rao, SKMWA Eliyas, KMCA and presented them with a special Cricket Club ,South Kanara Muslim evening and TKQ President Ravi Abdulla Monu, and Area Toast Mas- Felicitation memento . Welfare Association and Bunts Shetty welcomed the guest and the ter Nirmala Raghuraman, Seetharaman in his acceptance Qatar gave a grand ‘Poornakum- gathering Alfredsequera delivered the con- speech gave motivational speech bha’ reception to Seetharaman, his KMCA Vice-President, Aisha gratulation speeches. MCC on personal and professional life wife Sangeetha Seethraman and the Rafeeq, delivered the welcome president Prakash Noronha pre- development, sustainability of soci- Chief Guest of the evening ICC Pres- address. KSQ president, H K sented brief profile enlisting the ety and country economics. Bunts ident Milan Arun . Madhu, delivered the felicitation great achievement of Dr Seethar- Qatar president, Navneeth Shetty, The programme commenced speech. Qatar Steel Strategic aman . Later all the presidents of delivered the vote of thanks. SLMQ organises competitions to mark I-Day ri Lankan Majlis Qatar (SLMQ) organised competitions among Sri Lankan children Sto mark the 69th Independence Day of Sri Lanka. It was for the fourteenth consecu- tive year SLMQ organised such competitions at the Sri Lanka Embassy premises on Febru- ary 24. The competitions included public speaking, and colouring while the essay writing and drawing competitions were concluded earlier on February 3. The public speaking competition was adjudged by senior toast masters from Doha Toast Masters Club, while art and his speech to the parents, the President of SLMQ, fellowship among the Sri Lankan Muslim drawing specialists from Sri Lankan School Mohammed Lafir thanked the children for their residents in Qatar. SLMQ not only serves the adjudged drawing and colouring participation and reiterated the importance doing Sri Lankan Muslims residing in Qatar, but also competitions. a meaningful competition for the children which supports community-building efforts in Sri Two senior academics judged the essay writing is aone and only opportunity for the Sri Lankan Lanka. Under the patronage of the Sri Lankan competition. The prizes and certificates were Children in Qatar. Embassy in Qatar, SLMQ is involved in awarded to the winners by the Charge D’Affairs Established in 2001, Sri Lankan Majlis Qatar charitable, educational, religious, and social at the Embassy of Sri Lanka, KHC Sankapali. In aims to facilitate greater interaction and welfare activities. MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 CAMPUS 07

PAAQ marks Annual Day

SMO College Alumni Associ- speech by PAAQ General Secretary, ation Qatar (PAAQ) Abdul Aziz. It was presided over by Pcelebrated College Annual Mohd Rafeeque Thangal and inau- Day with a variety of colourful pro- gurated by PAAQ President, Mohd grammes. More than 120 alumni Ashir. He later distributed prizes members attended the for winners of PAAQ inter college programme. competition. The programme was The programme started with anchored by Haseeb and Suhail recitation of The Holy Quran by and Yousuf did a felicitation speech Mohd Baquir Thangal and welcome and vote of thanks by Fayaz. Children in London schools breathe toxic air: Report

ens of thousands of children at over 800 schools, nurseries and colleges in London Tare being exposed to illegal levels of air pollution that risk causing lifelong health problems, a media report said on Saturday. A study identified 802 educational institu- tions where pupils as young as three are being exposed to levels of nitrogen dioxide that breach European Union (EU) legal limits and which the government accepts are harmful to health, the Guardian said in the report. The study, commissioned by London Mayor Sadiq Khan, suggests thousands more children and young people are at risk from toxic air than previously thought. Khan said the results were devastating and warned that it was the capital’s poorest children who were bearing the brunt of the air pollution crisis. “It is an outrage that more than 800 schools, nurseries and other educational insti- tutions are in areas breaching legal air pollution limits,” he said. “This is an environmental challenge, a public health challenge but also - and no one talks about this - it is fundamentally an primary and secondary schools and higher edu- children’s health. issue of social justice. If you are a poor Londoner cation colleges, are within 150 metres of nitrogen Of the further education colleges in the cap- you are more likely to suffer from illegal air.” dioxide pollution levels that exceed the EU legal ital, 43 per cent (30) were in areas of illegally Khan called for the government to introduce limit of 40 micrograms per cubic metre of air. toxic levels of nitrogen dioxide. The study, based a clean air act and for a diesel scrappage scheme A third of state nursery schools in the capi- on modelling of data from 2013, was carried out to take polluting cars off the road quickly, the tal (27), nearly 20 per cent of primaries (360) and by experts from the environmental research Guardian report added. 18 per cent of secondary schools (79) are in areas group at King’s College London and Aether, the The study shows 802 out of 3,261 nurseries, where toxic levels of nitrogen dioxide threaten environmental data analysts. 08 LIFESTYLE MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017

Watching birds can improve your mental health

IANS mental health of being able to see birds, shrubs and trees around the f you are living in a neighbour- home, whether people lived in urban hood surrounded by trees and or more leafy suburban Ishrubs, with birds chirping all the neighbourhoods. time, there are less chances for you “This study starts to unpick the to suffer from anxiety or stress, a role that some key components of new study has revealed. nature play for our mental well- According to researchers at the being. Birds around the home, and University of Exeter, the British Trust nature in general, show great prom- for Ornithology and the University ise in preventative health care, of Queensland, lower levels of making cities healthier, happier depression, anxiety and stress were places to live,” said Daniel Cox from associated with the number of birds University of Exeter. A recent people could see in the afternoon. research by Cox also found that The study published in the jour- watching birds makes people feel nal BioScience found benefits for relaxed and connected to nature.

Neanderthals still inﬂuence us Brain scans to predict if lthough the last Nean- kid is at drug abuse risk derthal died tens of cientists have found a better way to pre- Athousands years ago, dict what personality traits might indicate they still have an influence on Sthat a kid is at risk for drug abuse. The find- us, say experts.. ing of Brian Knutson, Professor of psychology Their DNA sequences still at Stanford University, and Christian Buchel, influence how genes are Professor of medicine at Universitatsklinikum turned on or off in modern Hamburg Eppendorf, was based on a brain scan humans, and their effects can data set of 144 European adolescents who contribute to traits such as scored high on a novelty seeking test. The find- height and susceptibility to ing was reported this week in Nature schizophrenia or lupus, says a Communications, Xinhua news agency reported. study. Psychologists know that kids who score high Experts know that after on tests of novelty seeking are on average a bit leaving Africa, our ancestors -- more likely to abuse drugs, he said. The pair of the homo sapiens -- mated found correlations between researcher at the University of researchers were out to work on the question: with Neanderthals thousands Neanderthal genes and traits Washington. could there be a better test, one both more pre- of years ago, and today Nean- such as fat metabolism, One example uncovered by cise and more individualised, that could tell derthal DNA makes up one to depression, and lupus risk. this study is a Neanderthal whether novelty seeking might turn into some- four per cent of the genomes In this study, published in allele of a gene called thing more destructive? of modern non-African the journal Cell, researchers ADAMTSL3 that decreases risk They suspected that a brain-scanning test people. analysed RNA sequences in a of schizophrenia, while also called the Monetary Incentive Delay (MID) Task “Even 50,000 years after dataset called the Genotype- influencing height. could be the answer. Knutson had developed the last human-Neanderthal Tissue Expression (GTEx) “Hybridisation between MID as a way of targeting a part of the brain mating, we can still see meas- Project, looking for people who modern humans and Neander- now known to play a role in mentally process- urable impacts on gene carried both Neanderthal and thals increased genomic ing rewards like money or the high of a drug. expression,” said study co- modern human versions of any complexity,” Akey explained. Kids’ brains in general respond less when antic- author Joshua Akey from the given gene -- one version from “Hybridisation wasn’t just ipating rewards, compared with adults’ brains. University of Washington each parent. something that happened But that effect is even more pronounced School of Medicine in Seattle. “We find that for about 25 50,000 years ago that we don’t when those kids use drugs, which suggests one “And those variations in per cent of all those sites that have to worry about anymore. of two things: either drugs suppress brain activ- gene expression contribute to we tested, we can detect a dif- Those little bits and pieces, our ity, or the suppressed brain activity somehow human phenotypic variation ference in expression between Neanderthal relics, are influ- leads youths to take drugs. If it is the latter, and disease susceptibility,” the Neanderthal allele and the encing gene expression in according to the researchers, the test could pre- Akey added. modern human allele,” added pervasive and important ways,” dict future drug use. Previous studies have Rajiv McCoy, post-doctoral Akey said. MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 FOOD 09

Joe Yonan 4 cloves garlic, chopped The Washington Post A healthful risotto that 1/4 cup lightly packed fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced have a risotto conflict. I love the 2 pounds butternut squash, traditional dish - made with doesn’t cause a stir peeled, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch arborio, carnaroli or another cubes I short-grain white rice that 2 1/2 cups short-grain brown swells up and combines with the rice, soaked overnight if possible cheese and butter to get so won- (see headnote) 1 rind pecorino derfully creamy. But like so many Romano cheese (optional), plus other health-conscious cooks, I’m more cheese for serving (optional) also trying to favour whole grains whenever possible. So I’ve broken STEPS with tradition and made risotto - or Heat the oil in a large, oven- should I call it “risotto”? - with bar- proof pot fitted with a lid over ley, farro and more. medium heat. Add the onions and What I haven’t done, perhaps salt and cook, stirring frequently, surprisingly, is kept the “ris” but until the onions are translucent and used a whole-grain one: brown rice. slightly caramelised, about 10 min- That is, until now. And I can tell utes, adding a little broth if the pot you, it’s a good idea. As instructed becomes too dry. Stir in the garlic by Sarah Britton in her new cook- and sage and cook until fragrant, 2 book, “Naturally Nourished,” I minutes. chose short-grain brown rice for its Add the squash, rice, 5 cups of extra starch, which she assured the broth and the cheese rind, if could give some (if perhaps not using. Stir well, cover, transfer to quite all) of that creaminess. I threw the oven and bake for 20 minutes. in a rind of pecorino Romano Remove from the oven, stir cheese, which Britton promised once and check the liquid levels. If would reduce the need for much, if the broth is not still covering the any, cheese to be added at the end. rice, add 1 cup or so of broth, then She was right on both counts. cover and return the pot to the oven Besides broth, salt and the req- to continue baking. Check every 15 uisite aromatic vegetables, the only minutes or so until the rice is ten- other ingredients are butternut prevents this from being a walk- 1 week or frozen for up to 3 months; der and the risotto is creamy and squash and a good dose of sage away-for-an-hour affair. But guess you’ll want to add a little more loose but not runny. If it seems too leaves. And there’s no reason you what? When I tested it, no extra liq- broth when you reheat it, to return stiff, stir in a little broth to loosen couldn’t use any seasonal combi- uid was required at any of those it to a loose consistency. slightly. The risotto should cook for nation of vegetable and herb you checks. I’m not sure if I got lucky or about 60 minutes total if your rice desire: mushrooms and thyme, say, what, but the next time, I’m going INGREDIENTS has been soaked, up to 90 minutes or eggplant and oregano. to leave it alone and see what 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive if you start with dried rice. Taste, In another break with tradition, happens. oil (may substitute coconut oil or and add more salt, as needed. Britton has you bake the risotto ghee), plus more for serving Serve hot, with a drizzle of oil rather than cook it on the stove top, Butternut Squash and Sage 2 medium yellow onions, finely and extra pecorino Romano grated saving you the stirring - although Oven Risotto: 6 to 8 servings diced (about 3 cups) over the top, if desired. that requirement of risotto-mak- (makes about 10 cups) 1 teaspoon fine sea salt, plus NUTRITIONAL ANALYSIS | Per ing has always been exaggerated. Make Ahead: If you can, soak more as needed serving (based on 8): 320 calories, The tradeoff: She suggests you open the short-grain brown rice in water 5 to 7 cups homemade or store- 5 g protein, 6 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, the oven a few times, uncover the overnight, which will make the bought no-salt-added vegetable 0 mg cholesterol, 69 g carbohy- pot and check the liquid level, add- risotto cook more quickly. The broth (see related recipe at wash- drates, 290 mg sodium, 7g dietary ing more broth if needed, which risotto can be refrigerated for up to ingtonpost.com/recipes) fiber, 7 g sugar. 10 HEALTH MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017

Lowering systolic BP below 120 may prevent early death

IANS intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure could prevent about ntensive treatment to lower 107,500 deaths per year,” said systolic (top number) blood researchers at Loyola University in Ipressure to below 120mm Hg Chicago. can prevent 107,500 early deaths For the study, published in the every year, according to a new journal Circulation, the team study. Systolic blood pressure refers enrolled more than 9,350 adults to the pressure in the arteries when aged 50 and older who had high the heart beats. The bottom number, blood pressure and were at high diastolic, refers to the pressure risk for cardiovascular disease. between beats. High blood pressure, or hyper- Current guidelines recommend tension, is a leading risk factor for keeping systolic blood pressure heart disease, stroke, kidney fail- below 140mm Hg (millimeters of ure and other health problems. mercury). However, the results also While saving lives, an intensive revealed that there was a 27 per blood pressure regimen also would cent reduction in mortality from all cause serious side effects, the causes when systolic blood pres- researchers said. The study esti- sure was lowered to below 120, mated that approximately 56,100 electrolyte disorders would occur these effects do not have lasting compared to the standard treatment more episodes of low blood pres- annually with implementation of consequences and are reversible of lowering blood pressure to below sure, 34,400 more episodes of intensive systolic blood pressure by lowering blood pressure medi- 140 mm Hg. “If fully implemented, fainting and 43,400 additional lowering in US adults. But most of cations, the researchers noted.

Fasting diet helps to reverse diabetes Vitamin in milk could prevent pain caused type of fasting diet may reprogramme by chemotherapy A pancreas cells, pro- mote the growth of new vitamin found in milk may be useful for insulin-producing pancre- treating or preventing nerve pain atic cells and reduce A caused by chemotherapy drugs, says a symptoms of Type 1 and study. For the study, the researchers tested the Type 2 diabetes, a study has effect of nicotinamide riboside (NR), a form of showed. vitamin B3, in female rats that were treated In the study, mice were with paclitaxel, a chemotherapy commonly placed on fasting mimicking used to treat breast and ovarian cancer. diet (FMD) for four days each Although chemotherapies have improved week which showed cancer survival rates, many of these drugs also remarkable reversal of dia- cause debilitating side effects that decrease betes. The mice regained production of the protein Fasting Mimicking Diet to the quality of life of patients and survivors. In healthy insulin production, neurogenin-3 (Ngn3) and, as treat diabetes patients,” said particular, many anti-cancer drugs cause reduced insulin resistance a result, promotes the crea- Valter Longo from the Uni- chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropa- and demonstrated more sta- tion of new, healthy versity of Southern California. thy (CIPN) -- nerve damage and pain. ble levels of blood glucose insulin-producing beta cells. “People with diabetes could “Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neu- -- even in the later stages of Researchers also exam- one day be treated with an ropathy can both hinder continuation of the disease, the researchers ined pancreatic cell cultures FDA-approved Fasting Mim- treatment and persist long after treatment has said in the paper published from human donors and icking Diet for a few days ended, severely affecting the quality of life of in the journal Cell. found that, in cells from Type each month, eat a normal diet cancer patients,” said study first author Marta The genes normally 1 diabetes patients, nutrients for the rest of the month, and Hamity from University of Iowa in the US. active in the developing pan- mimicking fasting also see positive results in their “Our findings support the idea that NR could creas of embryonic/foetal increased expression of the ability to control their blood potentially be used to prevent or mitigate CIPN mice are reactivated in dia- Ngn3 protein and insulin pro- sugar by producing normal in cancer patients, resulting in a meaningful betic adult mice when duction. “These findings levels of insulin and improv- improvement in their quality of life and the cycling FMD with normal warrant a larger FDA trial on ing insulin function,” Longo ability to sustain better and longer treatment,” diets. This increases the use of the added. Hamity said in a statement. MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 BOLLYWOOD 11 SRK denies he refused to work with Kangana

IANS was very personal. I don’t think I am able to express it. I have worked with him for 20 years... uperstar Shah Rukh Khan has denied reports “Right from the time I came here and then we that he didn’t want to work with actress lost him as we walked along the path. Being part SKangana Ranaut in a Sanjay Leela Bhansali of his last shot and his last film... it is very emo- film. The superstar was expected to share screen tional for me,” he added. space with Kangana. But he reportedly refused “He was honest, straightforward and a basic to do that. person. Simplicity made him extremely Asked about it, the “Raees” star told report- special.” ers: “Don’t believe what you read online.” Shah Shah Rukh’s banner Red Chillies Entertain- Rukh was honoured with the fourth Yash Cho- ment is currently co-producing the remake of pra National Memorial Award here. Yash Chopra’s murder mystery “Ittefaq”, which The award has been instituted by the phi- released in 1969. lanthropist T. Subbarami Reddy, in association SRK, also a producer, said he wanted to do with Anu Ranjan (President, The Indian Televi- and “Dil To Pagal Hai” starred SRK. the film but couldn’t due to “date problem”. “The sion Academy) and Shashi Ranjan (Chairman, When will the audience see Shah Rukh in a team ... involved with the film are fantastic,” he Managing Director, ITA School of Performing Yash Raj project? said. “Ittefaq”, which will feature Sonakshi Sinha Arts), in the memory of the late filmmaker Yash “I’ve no idea. There is no discussion on a film and Sidharth Malhotra, is being directed by Chopra, whose movies like “Jab Tak Hai Jaan” right now,” said the actor. “Working with Yashji Abhay Chopra. Aamir Khan features as ‘proud dad’ Nandita Das an able director: uperstar Aamir Khan, who the proud dads and their daugh- inequality. “Our latest ‘Nayi Soch’ has two sons and a daughter, ters who became the beacons of film not only questions the gen- Nawazuddin Sis happy to feature in a TV change,” Aamir said. It is a Wom- der discrimination that still exists, campaign which is a tributebute to en’sen s DayDay specialspecial ofo but also iterates our belief that it ctor Nawazuddin Sid- “proud dads and their daughters”.ghters”. StarStar India’sIndia’s ada is time for fathers to step up and diqui, who will be Created and directed by Nitesh campaignc ampaig inspire their daughters with con- Aseen portraying Saa- Tiwari of “Dangal” fame, thee brand ‘Nayi‘Nayi SocSoch’,h fidence and self-belief,” said Uday dat Hasan Manto in film features Aamir as a small-small- which putsput Shankar, Chairman and CEO, Star filmmaker Nandita Das’ film town, middle-class but new-ageew-age the spotlightspotligh India. “Manto”, says he is quite father who is confident thathat hishis onon socialsocia “Aamir Khan brings great cred- excited to work with her as daughters will take ahead the legleg-- issuesissues of gendgendere ibility and empathy to the role of she is an “able director”. acy of his business. “I thinknk it is a father whose progressive think- “Nandita Das is an able a great initiative by Star Plus.us. ing gives his daughters the director and I am looking for- The film is a tribute to all freedom to flourish,” he added. ward to working with her,” Nawazuddin said at the Cen- tral Excise Day Celebration on Friday. “’Manto’ was one of the Taapsee Pannu to sponsor ‘Pink’ inspired cafe great writers of his time. Cur- rently, I am preparing myself ctress Taapsee Pannu got someone takes a positive impact to play him. We have just impressed how a bunch of of a film and converts that into real- released my look as Manto, Asix young girls from a small ity with an initiative like this cafe the poster of the film will be town near Karnataka’s Mangalore for instance,” Taapsee said. coming soon,” added the district thought of starting an eat- “I heard the idea and instead of “Raees” actor, who had shared ery joint after watching 2016 film just encouraging them I wanted to the first look of the movie on “Pink”. Taapsee will now sponsor do more. And thus I did my bit by Twitter, showing a striking the eatery, which has been named contributing to the cafe and I can resemblance to the late Pink Cafe. only wish luck to them and hope writer.In her second directo- The eatery joint will employ to encourage more such initiatives rial venture, Nandita will be only women in pursuit to send a in the future,” she added. “Pink” is tracing the life of Manto, positive message to have women of the idea, I was impressed how a a courtroom drama, which also fea- while also focusing on the pledge for equal rights especially film can turn into an inspiration at tures Kirti Kulhari, Angad Bedi, time of partition. in smaller towns. “When I heard so many levels. It’s rewarding when Andrea Tariang and Piyush Mishra. 12 HOLLYWOOD MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 ‘Moonlight’ sweeps Spirit Awards with six wins

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oonlight” triumphed at the Film Independent “MSpirit Awards with six wins on Saturday, besting grief drama “Manchester by the Sea” ahead of the Oscars ceremony. “Moonlight,” about a black boy in an impoverished Miami neigh- bourhood as he grapples with his sexuality, was named best feature, the top award. It also won for best director and best screenplay for writer-director Barry Jenkins, and an ensemble cast award. “This movie exists as a beacon of inclusivity,” Jenkins said. The cast of Moonlight at the 2017 Film Independent Spirit Awards, in Santa Monica, California. “Moonlight” will be competing for eight Oscars, including best picture. The Independent Spirit of the films getting the most awards “Manchester by the Sea,” used his U.S. football star O.J. Simpson, Awards, held on California’s Santa buzz, like “La La Land,” “Lion” and acceptance speech to say “the pol- won best documentary over Ava Monica Beach on the day before “Hidden Figures,” were not eligible icies of this administration are DuVernay’s “13th” and Raoul Hollywood’s glitzy Oscars cere- for Spirit Awards. abhorrent and they won’t last.” Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro.” All mony, honor the year’s best Hosted by comedians Nick French star Isabelle Huppert three are also Oscar-nominated. achievements in independent film Kroll and John Mulaney, Satur- was named best actress for play- Other winners included sup- made on small budgets. day’s show was a light-hearted ing a woman who pursues her porting actor Ben Foster for “Hell The last three winners of the affair but that didn’t stop stars rapist in “Elle.” “I’ve made so or High Water,” and Molly Shan- Spirit Awards - “Spotlight”, “Bird- from taking some jabs at the many independent films and I non for her supporting role in man” and “12 Years a Slave” - all administration of U.S. President think it’s independence that “Other People.” Coming-of-age went on to win the best picture Donald Trump. makes art win,” Huppert said. tale “American Honey” went home Oscar, the highest honor in the Casey Affleck, who won for his “O.J.: Made in America,” a look at empty-handed despite getting six movie industry. But this year, some lead role as a grieving janitor in the 1995 murder trial of former nominations.

Green Lantern to appear Streep accuses Karl of spoiling her Oscars in ‘Justice League’ eryl Streep on Sat- on the occasion of my urday accused record breaking 20th nom- uperhero Green Latern will feature in Mdesigner Karl ination, and to eclipse this the upcoming film “Justice League”. Lagerfeld of spoiling her honor in the eyes of the SGreen Lantern will join other DC super- night at the Academy media, my colleagues and heroes Batman, Superman, Aquaman, Awards ceremony by falsely the audience,” Streep, 67, Wonder Woman, Cyborg and The Flash in accusing her of being paid said. the Zack Snyder directorial, reports ace- to wear a gown on the Streep, the most showbiz.com. “Justice League” will feature Oscars red carpet. admired and honored Ben Affleck as Batman, Henry Cavill as Streep was responding actress of her generation, is Superman, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman, to a claim earlier this week Oscar-nominated on Sun- Jason Momoa as Aquaman, Ray Fisher as by Lagerfeld that the “Sophie’s Choice” day for playing an eccentric opera singer in Cyborg, Amy Adams as Lois Lane, Ezra Miller actress had decided against wearing a Chanel the comedy “Florence Foster Jenkins.” She as The Flash, Willem Dafoe as Nuidis Vulko gown at Sunday’s Oscar ceremony because already has three Oscars for previous work. and Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor. Umberto she could get paid by wearing a dress from She dismissed an apology earlier on Satur- Gonzalez, said: “There is a Green Lantern in a different designer. Lagerfeld’s claims made day from Lagerfeld, who admitted he had ‘Justice League’. I forgot how to pronounce headlines around the world. “The story was “misunderstood that Ms. Streep may have him. I forgot the name of the Green Lantern picked up globally, and continues, globally, chosen another designer due to remunera- in ‘Justice League’, so we’ll see. Hey, maybe to overwhelm my appearance at the Oscars, tion” and said he regretted the controversy. by that time they get to cast Hal Jordan.” MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017 TECHNOLOGY 13 Nasa weighing risk of sending crew to Mars

AP would delay the mission and require extra money. The space asa is weighing the risk of agency’s William Gerstenmaier said adding astronauts to the first if adding astronauts to the first flight Nflight of its new megarocket, means delaying beyond 2019, it designed to eventually send crews would probably be better to stick to Mars. The space agency’s human with the original plan. Under that exploration chief said that his boss plan, Gerstenmaier said, nearly and the Trump administration three years are needed between an asked for the feasibility study. The unmanned flight test and a crewed objective is to see what it would mission to make launch platform take to speed up a manned mission; changes at Kennedy Space Center. under the current plan, astronauts The crew capsule — Orion — wouldn’t climb aboard until 2021— already has been flown in space. at best. Containing memorabilia and toys The Space Launch System, but no people, the capsule was known as SLS, will be the most launched into an extremely long powerful rocket ever built when it orbit of Earth in 2014 by a Delta IV flies. Nasa is shooting for an rocket, and splashed down into the although for the inaugural space also is planned for the 2021 mission. unmanned test flight for late next Pacific. Nasa normally prefers test- shuttle flight in 1981, two pilots Nasa expects to issue its report in year. Putting people on board ing rockets without people, were on board. A crew of just two about a month.

WhatsApp has 200m users in India Nasa’s lost balloon obile messaging service WhatsApp on Friday announced that it has 200 million monthly active users Min India. Brian Acton, the co-founder of WhatsApp, recovered from Antarctica along with Neeraj Arora, Head of Business, WhatsApp, on Fri- day visited Indian Institute of Technology - Delhi to interact cientists have a recovery effort for the with the students. The discussion focused on the ways What- recovered a lost following year,” Nasa sApp can contribute to India as it is invested in building a service Sfootball-field- said. The instruments with high utility for millions of Indians, the company said in sized balloon with a were finally recovered a statement. WhatsApp has been rolling out updates and fea- telescope hanging in January this year tures to make the app more secure for its users. beneath it from Antarc- when it was warm and The new “Status” feature lets users share photos, GIFs or tica after a year of its safe enough for scien- videos overlaid with drawings, emojis and a caption that will flight. tists to go there. be visible to selected friends for 24 hours, before According to the US “Despite sitting on the disappearing. space agency Nasa, the ice for a year, no snow balloon floated 39km had made it into the above the Antarctic electronics. The cryostat continent for 12 days in instrument, which January 2016 until sci- houses the GRIPS detec- Computer bots too have ﬁghts entists sent the tors, seemed in great pre-planned command condition, and we’re enevolent bots” that are designed to improve articles to cut the balloon. The hoping to use some of on Wikipedia -- just like humans -- have online “fights” telescope parachuted to the ground the instruments again,” said Hazel “Bover content that can continue for years, researchers in the Queen Maud region of Antarc- Bain, a solar physicist on the GRIPS have found. Commonly known as software robots, editing bots on tica where it remained on the ice for team. Wikipedia undo vandalism, enforce bans, check spelling, create an entire year. GRIPS is a helium balloon-borne links and import content automatically. “The scientists did quickly recover telescope designed to study high- Other bots can mine data, identify data or identify copyright the data vaults from the Nasa-funded energy particles generated by solar infringements. The team observed how they interacted on 13 dif- mission, called GRIPS (Gamma-Ray flares and help scientists better ferent language editions over 10 years (from 2001) and found that Imager/Polarimeter for Solar flares), understand what causes these giant bots interacted with one another, whether or not this was by design. but due to incoming winter weather eruptions on the sun, which can send It led to unpredictable consequences. they had to leave the remaining energy toward our planet and shape The research paper, published in PLOS ONE, said bots appear instruments on the ice and schedule the very nature of near-Earth space. to behave differently in culturally distinct online environments but “are more like humans than you might expect”. 14 CINEMA PLUS MONDAY 27 FEBRUARY 2017

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CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

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