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Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah tries to archive the rich culture of ancient Qatari life through her monochrome series and is on display at ‘Currents’ collective exhibition at Art 29.

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Investiture Ceremony for Prefect Board and Student Council members of Birla Public School

(BPS) for the academic year 2017-18 was held at the school auditorium on April 27.

The members were sworn in by A K Shrivastava, Principal, in the presence of the management, invited guests, senior school lead-ership and parents in a grand and solemn function.

The students, after satisfying all electoral formalities modelled on the democratic electoral process and procedure of India, were declared elected on April 19.

The Prefect Board consists of twenty prefects of which thirteen have various positions while the school Student Council has strength of 204 and together constitute the

school parliament. It meets twice a year, one session in summer and the other at the start of winter.

The student parliament plays a pivotal role in ratcheting the school discipline. They are the primary blocks in enforcing the best prac-tices in academics and co scholastic activities. They collectively repre-sent the voice of the Principal and the school culture. These leaders guide the rest of the school in behaviour and conduct as well.

R K Singh, Deputy Chief of Mis-sion at the Embassy of India to Qatar, was the Chief Guest at the function and he exhorted the lead-ers to set an example by practice.

At the investiture function addressing student leaders, Dr Mohan Thomas, the Founder Chair-man and Director, called upon

students ‘to be role models not only for your own school but for the rest of the world. You have to be a trendsetter and blaze a trail where none existed before. Nilanghu Dey, President of Indian Sports

Committee, working under the aegis of the Embassy of India to Qatar, also addressed the students. Chindhu Antony Rappai, Academic Sub-Committee member, was also present on the occasion.

Investiture Ceremony held at Birla Public School

The Noble Indian Educational Society announced the opening of fourth branch

recently near Grand mall in Al Wakrah.

“We were so fortunate to obtain the permission from the Ministry of Education and Higher Educa-tion for this venture,” said school authorities.

Noble International School (NIS) is a fervent and mighty influ-ence in the knowledge arena of Qatar. The school provides excel-lent laboratory facilities for the subjects like Science and Math.

“We have been able to sustain numerous extracurricular oppor-tunities for students. We are so

enthusiastic to offer the sessions for Karate, Yoga, Music and Dance. The sessions for the games (Cricket, Basketball, Football and Table ten-nis) will be led and trained by the School Sports Academy.”

Chairman U Hussain Moham-mad; General Secretary, K P Basheer and other management delegates attended the inaugural meeting and eulogized the Princi-pal, Shibu Abdul Rasheed and the other staff members for the dedi-cation and industry they exhibited in the endeavour and realisation of the dream. The admission pro-cedure is in progress and for further details, one can contact 55016863, 44162700, 44428624.

NIS opens its fourth branch in Al Wakrah

COVER STORY SUNDAY 30 APRIL 201704

Raynald C Rivera The Peninsula

There is a deep sense of nostalgia in the latest monochrome series cre-ated by Qatari artist Bouthayna Al Muftah in

her attempt to archive an impor-tant aspect of the history of her people now rarely found in books. And she triumphs through the effec-tive amalgam of form, colour and texture to visually document the profundity of state of longing in all the eight paintings for her Yeebhom’

(Bring them back) series.This is one reason why it is but

only fitting to make Al Muftah’s works the centerpiece of ‘Currents’ collective exhibition which recently opened at W Doha’s Art 29 to a warm reception from art collectors and enthusiasts across the country. The exhibition title has dual mean-ing. While it refers to the status quo where art is used as a potent tool in the free flow of information, thus plays an important part as a cata-lyst in the region’s growth and development, it also pertains to convergence of eight featured

artists from all corners of the region brought together by the currents of the Arabian Gulf and beyond.

Inspired by the ancient tradi-tional Qatari song “Toub Toub Ya Bahar!”(Ocean Waters, Repent!”) sung by women along the shore waiting with anticipation for the safe return of their loved ones from pearl diving, Al Muftah’s works on display are replete with longing, anxiety and hope.

“The series is about women and how they would sing this song as their husbands, sons and brothers used to venture to the seas for pearl

diving, not knowing whether they will be able to come back. They sing passionately to the sea demanding it to keep its waters calm, to bring them home safely,” she told The Peninsula.

Alluding to the sea, the artworks, therefore, strongly resonates the theme of the exhibition.

With very close affinity with the sea dating back to the pre-oil era when the ocean mainly provides their livelihood, Qataris have cre-ated rich oral literature through maritime songs which the artist tries to preserve in her own way.

Artist Muftah’s paintings keep ancient Qatari life alive

COVER STORYSUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017 05“The main idea is to highlight these songs, to preserve some aspects

of our culture that I feel kind of disintegrating and can rarely be found in books today. You have to be asking around a lot, speaking to people who have lived through this. And this is my way of archiving our history and our stories from the past translated in a very abstract contempo-rary manner,” she explained.

All the paintings are monochromatic to achieve the intended effect in harmony with the concept as well as articulate her artistic expression.

“The monochromatic scheme is something that I do a lot and it reflects me as a person as well, and because the pieces delve into our past I felt that monochromatic is something that really fits with the stories that are being told,” she said.

Hints of inspiration from known artists can be observed from Al Muf-tah’s works which took some time to conceptualise.

“The style of the artworks is very impulsive and I would like to say very ‘spur of the moment’ kind of action painting inspired by masters like Franz Kline, and a little bit of Pablo Picasso, Cy Twombly, and so on,” she noted.

“Including research, worked for the series for about almost a year now. Although it looks monochromatic and simple, the process was a bit difficult. There is a process involved as well as layers so this is the final outcome.”

Beginning at a tender age, the artist has evolved in her style but one thing that remains is her keen interest on her culture.

“I had one exhibition two years ago with Qatar Museums’ Al Riwaq Gallery where a series of portraits I had done were displayed on a large wall. It was about women and traditional jewellery - a similar kind of concept on preservation of past memories. I’m more into culture, her-itage and tradition.”

Bouthayna Al Muftah is one of the artists with Emergeast- a pioneer-ing online gallery which shines the spotlight on emerging artists from the Middle East.

“ We promote emerging artists from the Middle East region, bringing them to the forefront and presenting them to young collectors who want to start their own collection at an affordable price point. Each of our art-ists is well vetted. We do due diligence and select the artists that we believe are going to be big in the future,” said Nikki Meftah, co-founder of Emergeast.

Meftah considers Al Muftah, which is one of the founding artists’ of Emergeast “ one of the fast-rising Qatari artists and one of the strong-est female artists of the region now” that is why her works are the highlight of Emergeast’s first foray in Doha-a city which currently witnesses a vibrant art scene.

“Doha’s art landscape is progressing very fast. The museum culture is very impressive and what I respect and admire is the educational foundation being laid out for the new generation to appreciate and cul-tivate art,” said Dima Abdul Kader, Emergeast co-founder.

In general, there is a growing exuberance in the region’s flourishing art landscape teeming with contemporary artists producing works allow-ing for a lively artistic discourse and a means to reflect to their heritage for the world to see.

“There are many emerging artists in the region, and there can never be enough entities or foundations to support them all. That’ s why we decided to launch an online gallery to be able to bring on artists and not be limited to the four walls of the gallery,” said Al Meftah.

The exhibition also features works by Ghada Al Muhammedi, Lulu M, PegahLari, Rabee Baghshani, Roxana Manoucheri, Shadi Talaei, and Perryhan El Ashmawi in varying forms and mediums from traditional forms to new media, including silk screen, resin on canvas, digital col-lage and mixed media on paper.

The exhibition is open to the public from 9am to 7pm every day until May 20 at the at Art 29 at W Doha Hotel and Residences.

MARKETPLACE SUNDAY 30 APRIL 201706

Gabriel Fernandes, Director of

Sales of Mercure Hotel Doha,

participated at the recent Arabian

Travel Market in Dubai to promote

the hotel for Business and Leisure

visitors. He is seen here at the

Accor Hotels stand which displays

their different brands.

Nasaruddin Abdul Hameed, Managing Director of Al Khater Marketting, and Nisa Nasar

jointly inaugurating the showroom of Liwan Furniture at Juwan Gallery in Al Sadd. Liwan

Furniture deals in traditional solid wood furniture and is known for their extensive vintage

furniture collection. They have unique pieces of vintage furniture from around the world

and the new showroom looks like vintage art gallery

ORYX GTL staff recently col-laborated with their colleagues in Ras Laffan

Industrial City (RLIC) for the ‘Tur-tle Beach Clean-Up Campaign.’

It was organised by QP and invited all companies and contrac-tors in Ras Laffan Industrial City to

participate in cleaning the north-ern beach of Ras Laffan Industrial city. Number of ORYX GTL employ-ees participated in the event, which was aimed at cleaning and preserv-ing one of Qatar’s best nesting spots for hawksbill turtles. ORYX GTL participates in this Campaign as it

is committed to achieve Qatar National Vision 2030 and keen to preserve the country’s non-renew-able resources, prevent pollution in the environment, reduce waste production and work on recycling it. ORYX GTL has always strived to achieve excellence and continuous

improvement in production proc-esses to make the company’s products environmentally friendly. This has been demonstrated by the fact that it has received numerous of high-level certificates on the level of Oil and Gas companies around the world.

ORYX GTL takes part in Turtle Beach Clean-Up Campaign

Mercure Hotel Doha attends Arabian Travel Market in Dubai

Liwan Furniture opens new showroom

CAMPUSSUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017 07

Student council members of MES Indian School for the aca-demic session 2017 -18 were

sworn in on April 27 at an impres-sive Investiture Ceremony held at the KG Hall of the school.

The inductees include school appointees and prefects, club sec-retaries, Campus Care Force leaders, scouts and guides, cubs and bulbuls and house captains of all sections of the school. It was a solemn occa-sion where the young students were all prepared to don the mantle of leadership and discharge the responsibilities entrusted upon them by the school.

B M Sidhique, President; K Abdul Karim, Senior Vice-President; and PK Mohamed, General Secre-tary of MES Governing Board, graced the occasion with their benign presence and distributed badges to the newly elected student counci l of f ice bearers .

“Students are endowed with lead-ership qualities and assume responsibilities to serve as role models for others to emulate. MES is striving to inculcate a high order of discipline and infuse a greater sense of responsibility among these future leaders of society. The school expects all office bearers to perform their duties in accordance with the school rules and guidelines’ said P K Mohammed, in his key-note address. Dr Mohammad Harun Khan, Principal, urged the student council members to fulfil the vision and mission of the school by excel-ling in their journey towards holistic development and encouraged them to become promising leaders of tomorrow.

The major student officials are: Naseef Subair, Junior Head Boy; Hana Naseeb, Junior Head Girl; Saeed Ur Rahman, Senior Head Boy; Hanan Nisar, Senior Head Girl.

Saeed Ur Rahman led the oath taking ceremony, reiterating ded-ication and determination with which the new student council

would function. The four house col-ours: Blue, Green, Red and Yellow presented a vibrant ambiance among the enthusiastic students.

Student council members sworn in at MES

Ideal Indian School (IIS) felic-itated meritorious students, who made it to the principal’s

honours list securing higher grades in the school final exam-inations during the academic year 2016-17, at a special assem-bly in the school premises recently.

As many as 850 meritorious students, from junior, boys’ and girls’ sections, were honoured.

Principal of the school, Syed Shoukath Ali, gave away gold medals and certificate to the stu-dents. He congratulated the

students and applauded their hard work and perseverance and wished them success in their future.

Trophies were also awarded to various houses excelled in the curricular and co-curricular activities, In the Junior Section, the Champion House of the year award went to Blue House headed by Hameeda Haider Ali.

In the boys’ section, Ajmal, who heads Red House, won the overall championship. In the girls’ section, the Blue House lead by Ronnie Elizabeth was

declared the Champion House. These Houses received champi-onship trophies from the Principal. Padma Ramaswamy, Vice-Principal of Girls’ Section; S. Vidyashanker, Vice-Principal of Boys’ Section, Shobhana Menon, Vice-Principal of Junior Section; Nazima Bi, Headmis-tress of Girls’ Section, Azam Khan, Headmaster, of Boys’ Sec-tion; .Parveen Taj, Asst. Headmistress of Junior Section and Shirley D’Sales, Headmis-tress of KG Section, attended the function.

IIS felicitates 850 meritorious students

LIFESTYLE SUNDAY 30 APRIL 201708

IANS

People with a thin lower face are

about 25 percent more likely

to be left-handed, new

research has found.

People with slender jaws typi-

cally have a lower jaw which bites a

bit backward, giving them a convex

facial profile, commonly called an

overbite. This unexpected finding,

published in the journal Laterality:

Asymmetries of Body, Brain and Cog-

nition, was identified in 13,536

individuals who participated in three

national surveys conducted in the

United States.

This association may shed new

light on the origins of left-handed-

ness, as slender jaws have also been

associated with susceptibility to

tuberculosis. “Almost 2,000 years ago

a Greek physician was first to iden-

tify slender jaws as a marker for TB

susceptibility, and he turned out to

be right!” said study author Philippe

Hujoel, Professor at the University of

Washington School of Dentistry.

“Twentieth century studies con-

firmed his clinical observations, as

slender facial features became rec-

ognised as one aspect of a slender

physique of a TB-susceptible per-

son,” Hujoel said.

The new finding linking left-hand-

edness with a slender face raises the

hypothesis that the genetics that

shape facial features and tubercu-

losis susceptibility also increase the

likelihood for left-handedness,

according to the study.

Left-handed? You are likely to have a slender face

With summer come a host of skin care problems. From acne to rashes, oily skin to breakouts, it is nothing short

of a nightmare so it is very important to beat the heat by altering not only your wardrobe, but also your skin care routine, says experts.

Celebrity makeup artist Namrata Soni and Dermatologist and Aesthetic Physician Rashmi Shetty, share celebrity skincare secrets to help you look like your favourite Bollywood diva and survive this summer in a breeze -��Exfoliate your body after a shower: A com-mon mistake which people tend to make is to exfoliate before a shower. Cleaning up the dead cells before a shower is likely to cause more irri-tation and itching on the skin as in that point of time your skin is dry.

It is advisable to moisturise your skin with an oil before a shower and exfoliate it after the shower. Exfoliating your skin after a shower will help remove the dead skin effortlessly. How-ever, make sure that you use a good scrub which is appropriate for your skin. You can also use a soft towel to remove the dead skin.�� Use sunscreen before stepping out in the sun: The sunscreen is your best friend this season. While having a healthy tan looks good, too much sun can harm the skin. Constant exposure to sun for a very long time can damage your skin. Pick a sunscreen which has a minimum SPF of 30 and apply it a good 20 minutes before you leave your house.

In the long run, the sunscreen also helps in reducing spots and delays the appearance of

wrinkles and fine lines. Similarly, make sure that after sun care is taken care of, you need to wash your face with cold water and moisturise it with a calm moisturiser.�� Hydrate your body with moisturiser: In cities that face dry, scorching heat, the moisture present in the skin tends to get sucked out. Hence, it is necessary to constantly keep hydrating the body with a moisturiser, preferably moisturis-ing milk than a cream as it spreads easily on your body and is non-sticky.

Also, make sure that you use a moisturiser on slightly damp skin, as it glides easily and cov-ers a larger portion of your body. Use a scented

moisturiser only if it suits your skin or else it may cause skin irritation. Even in cities with aq high level of humidity, the constant sweating can cause irritation and body odour. A good mois-turiser works there well too.��Moisturise your skin before shaving: Sum-mers mean shorts, skirts and sleeveless dresses for days together. It’s best to stay away from harm-ful creams and painful waxing as they can damage your skin and cause rashes if you have a sensitive skin. Also, why cover yourself in this heat for 15 days until your next waxing session? Switch to shaving as it is the safest method of hair removal and is also recommended by dermatologists.

Use a razor that has skin conditioning ingre-dients like Gillette Venus Breeze, which comes with in-built body butters and glycerin that will help keep your skin moisturised before and after the shave.�� Wait at least 24 hours before hitting the beach or pool: The newly shaved area will be sensitive to the sun, salt and chlorine. It is bet-ter to wait before taking a dive to avoid itchiness, burning and irritation. Also, apply sunscreen before and as soon as it gets washed off, after a swim to avoid unnecessary tanning.��Gorge on berries and fresh fruits: Summers in India mean seeing heaps and heaps of the king of fruits, mango, everywhere along with a pleth-ora of berries. The skin reflects what you eat so feast yourself on the summer produce. They are rich and high on vitamins and increase the release of antioxidants giving you the perfect glowing skin.

Get celebrity skincare secrets to beat the heat

FOODSUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017 09 Cathy Barrow The Washington Post

Way back in the early 1980s, I came up with a chicken wing recipe. It started as

a refrigerator-clearing exercise, using a little of this and that from jars. The first batch was terrific, and because I had, literally, taken a lit-tle of this and a little of that, I was unable to replicate what I had done.

It took some experimenting to cobble together another batch as delicious as the first; after sampling several dozen wings, who could remember? From that day forward, I had my wing recipe.

The Wing Years, as I like to call them, followed - when I arrived at every party with a foil-covered bak-ing sheet and a zip-top bag of wings in my secret spicy marinade. I popped them in the oven and stood by with tongs, ready to flip them over on their way to a sticky, sweet, irresistible snack food. The wings had devoted fans. I joked that I had to hold back one piece in the kitchen or they would all be devoured by the time I removed my oven mitts and put down the tongs.

When I set out to re-create the recipe for Washington Post read-ers, I stumbled. It turns out the denizens of my refrigerator door have changed. Where Chinese chili sauce with garlic was a standard in my ‘80s kitchen, today it is Korean gochujang. Soy sauce has stepped aside for tamari. I had only Tabasco and Frank’s Hot Sauce then, but now there are a dozen bottles of hot sauce, some vegetal, some incen-diary. The world had changed, but my wing recipe hadn’t, until now. The updated recipe is complex, sweet, spicy, tingly and dead sim-ple. Americans do love their wings. To that end, the parts have been broiled, baked, battered, dunked in

sauce, dry-rubbed and Korean-spiced. Grocery stores have taken to offering wing bars, where a selec-tion bathed in various sauces and styles may be purchased by the pound. I say: Resist these offerings as overcooked and underwhelm-ing and make this recipe instead. Pour all the ingredients in a bag, add the chicken, marinate, roast. If you want to eyeball the amounts instead of measuring, I won’t tell.

Irresistible Wings6 servingsThis recipe began as an exper-

iment, emptying the last bits from jars and bottles languishing in the refrigerator, and ended a family favourite. Marinating these wings plumps the meat and cloaks every

nook and cranny with a rich, indul-gent, complex, sweet and spicy glaze.

Choose all drumettes, the part of the chicken wing that resembles the drumstick, or a combination of flats and drumettes.

It is possible to double or triple the recipe, but take care not to crowd the baking sheet when roast-ing. Lining the baking sheet with foil is no joke. The mess is real.

MAKE AHEAD: The wings need to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours, and up to 8 hours. If the timing is inconvenient, remove the chicken from the mar-inade ahead and place the wings directly on the baking sheet; refrig-erate until ready to roast.

Black bean chili sauce is avail-able at some Whole Foods Markets and Safeway stores, as well as at Asian markets.

From columnist and cookbook author Cathy Barrow.

Ingredients1/3 cup ketchup1/3 cup hoisin sauce1/4 cup low-sodium tamari or

soy sauce1/4 cup light brown sugar2 tablespoons gochujang

(Korean pepper paste)2 tablespoons Dijon mustard2 tablespoons black bean chili

sauce (see headnote)2 tablespoons toasted sesame

oil2 tablespoons unseasoned rice

vinegar2 tablespoons sorghum or

molasses3 pounds chicken wings (all

drumettes or a combination of drumettes and flats)

StepsCombine the ketchup, hoisin,

tamari or soy sauce, brown sugar, gochujang, mustard, black bean chili sauce, sesame oil, vinegar and sorghum or molasses in a 1-gallon zip-top bag. Add the chicken and seal, pressing out as much air as possible. Massage to distribute the marinade ingredients and coat the wings (through the bag). Refriger-ate for at least 4 hours and at most 8 hours.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with two layers of aluminum foil. Arrange the wings in a single layer on the baking sheet; discard any leftover marinade. Roast for 20 minutes, then use tongs to turn the wings over; roast for another 20 minutes. They will be sticky and caramelized and irresistible.

These wings are called ‘irresistible’ for a reason

HEALTH SUNDAY 30 APRIL 201710

Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurateReuters

Even as doctors are increas-ingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to

manage patients with hyperten-sion, many of the devices are too inaccurate to be useful, accord-ing to a small study.

About 70 percent of the time, home monitors weren’t accurate within 5 mmHg, which is considered clinically important, researchers say. And 30 percent of the time the devices were 10 mmHg off the mark. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, “is the number one cause of death and disability in the world,” said lead study author Jennifer Ringrose of the University of Alberta in Canada.

“Guidelines are recommending that clinicians rely more on

automatic and home blood pressure readings to diagnose and monitor high blood pressure,” she told Reuters Health by email.

“We need to make sure these home blood pressure readings are accurate.”

Ringrose and colleagues

gauged the accuracy of home blood pressure monitors used by 85 patients and tested for differences between upper-arm versus wrist devices, brand names, hard versus soft cuffs and devices that were validated according to industry technical

standards and those that were not. Two observers tested each patient simultaneously, taking a total of nine blood pressure measurements and alternating between the device used at home and a standardized cuff used in a doctor’s office.

Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day may reduce prostate cancer

risk by more than 50 percent, show results of a study on 7,000 Italian men.

The findings were then vali-dated in laboratory studies which suggested that the coffee sub-stance caffeine might have some protective effect against cancer.

“The observations on cancer cells allow us to say that the ben-eficial effect observed among the 7,000 participants is most likely due to caffeine, rather than to the many other substances contained in coffee,” said Maria Benedetta Donati from Institute for Research, Hospitalisation and Health Care (I.R.C.C.S.) Neuromed in Pozzilli, Italy.

The study, published in the International Journal of Cancer, sheds light in a field still hotly debated to this day -- the role of coffee, and specifically caffeine, in relation to prostate cancer.

A protective effect of the

popular drink has already been suggested by some recent stud-ies. “In recent years we have seen a number of international stud-ies on this issue. But scientific evidence has been considered insufficient to draw conclusions. Moreover, in some cases results were contradictory,” first author of the paper George Pounis from I.R.C.C.S. Neuromed said.

“Our goal, therefore, was to

increase knowledge in this field and to provide a clearer view,” Pounis said. For the study, about 7,000 men were observed for four years on average. “By ana-lysing their coffee consumption habits and comparing them with prostate cancer cases occurred over time, we saw a net reduc-tion of risk, 53 per cent, in those who drank more than three cups a day,” Pounis said.

An artificial pancreas that automates blood sugar control for people with

Type-1 diabetes has been found to be safe and effective in a pilot study among young children.

The study compared how well 12 children between ages 5-8 were able to control their diabetes using their usual insulin pump and con-tinuous glucose monitor versus with an artificial pancreas adapted for use with young children with parental lockout controls.

Children in the trial were fol-lowed for 68 hours at a resort using the artificial pancreas, and another 68 hours using their reg-ular home treatment regimen. While using the artificial pancreas, children in the study had lower average blood sugar levels and spent more time within the target blood sugar range without an

Coffee can halve prostate cancer risk Artificial pancreas

found safe and

effective for kids

BOLLYWOODSUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017 11

IANS

SS Rajamouli’s magnum opus “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion netted over `100 crore at the

ticket window in the country on release day. Trade sources say this is the best ever opening for an Indian film. Even filmmaker Karan Johar expressed his joy over the massive opening of the film.

According to trade analyst Taran Adarsh, the Hindi version of the film collected `36.54 crore.

“Truly sensational... `36.54. Hindi,” Taran tweeted yesterday.

Originally made in Telugu, the second part in the franchise was dubbed in Tamil, Hindi and Malayalam.

Filmmaker Karan Johar, who is presenting the Hindi version of the film, too tweeted his joy over the bumper opening of the film.

“Unthinkable and unimaginable highest ever day 1 ...data being tab-ulated ..will take a while!!! Watch this space for the number! #Baahu-bali,” he tweeted. The Telugu

version of the film netted a whop-ping `53 crore, according to trade analyst Trinath.

“The film has taken a phenom-enal opening. In Andhra and

Telangana, the film in Telugu minted `53 crore, making it the big-gest opening ever for any film across language in the two states. The film is expected to collect over `100 crore from the two states over the weekend,” he said.

In Tamil Nadu, the film col-lected around `12 crore on the first day. “If the early morning shows were not cancelled across Tamil Nadu on Friday, the film could have collected even more. According to early estimates, it has minted around `12 crore. It’s going pick up over the weekend...,” Trinath added.

In Kerala, the film is believed to have collected around `7 crore on Friday. In the US, from Thurs-day premieres alone, the film raked in $2.5 million. The film stars Pra-bhas, Rana Daggubati, Anushka Shetty, Tamannaah Bhatia, Sath-yaraj and Ramya Krishnan.

‘Baahubali 2’ mints `100 crore on first day

Superstar Salman Khan says the teaser of his

upcoming historical war drama film “Tubelight”, which has been directed by filmmaker Kabir Khan, will be out next week. “Kahin jaa nahi raha hoon, aap ke paas aa raha hoon (I am not going anywhere but coming to meet you)...Just in five days... 5 days for ‘Tubelight’ teaser,” Salman tweeted yesterday.

Salman also shared a still from the film, in which he seems to be sitting in a train and waving. After blockbusters like “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” and “Ek Tha Tiger”, “Tubelight” is Salman and Kabir’s third film together.

Slated to release on Eid, “Tubelight” also features Salman’s younger brother Sohail Khan and Chinese star Zhu Zhu. The film also has a special appearance by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. wwYash Raj Films (YRF) has bagged the overseas distri-bution rights -- excluding Middle East and North Africa -- for “Tubelight”. This is Sal-man Khan Films’ first collaboration with YRF for the overseas territory.

‘Tubelight’ teaser to be out next week

Acclaimed filmmaker Hansal Mehta’s son Jai Mehta makes his directorial debut with a short fiction film “Paani-

path”. The film is presented by his father and talks about the disturbing reality of water cri-sis through the victims of a flawed and politicized water management system.

The film was released as a part of National Geographic Mission Blue Stories on Friday.

“Last year, the worst drought hit many parts of our nation. What I observed was how unaffected certain privileged parts of our society remained while people scrambled for days without water. Some protested for weeks, some walked and waited for hours in the scorching heat while some even gave up their lives. “The class divide and the stark disparity in the availability of a fundamen-tal resource disturbed me and I felt the need to give a voice to those that aren’t represented, through my film. I feel the politicization of water and the unfair distribution is giving way to a dangerous way of living that is slowly spiralling out of control.

“The sooner we realize that water cannot be treated as a luxury but a basic fundamen-tal right, the better we can prepare for future generations,” Jai said in a statement.

The National Geographic Mission Blue initiative aims to spread awareness and inspire change for the cause of water con-servation, with the specially created content by Indian film-makers such as Hansal Mehta, Imtiaz Ali, Madhur Bhandarkar and Anirud-dha Roy Chowdhury. Thrilled about his son Jai’s directorial debut, Hansal said: “I’m proud to present this important film that brings forth the urgency and potential tragedy that our continued misuse and neglect of water resource can have on us. I’m glad that this important message has been conveyed effec-tively and engagingly in my son Jai’s directorial debut.”

Hansal Mehta’s son turns director

HOLLYWOOD SUNDAY 30 APRIL 201712

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Two months after his “Moon-light” pulled out a last-second, best-picture win at the

Oscars, director Barry Jenkins says “it’s time to work.”

“You live your whole life — not for this moment, but to have a career. So I have a career now. So I’m going to keep going with it,” Jenkins said Thursday at the Los Angeles premiere of the Netflix series “Dear White People.”

He directed an episode of the series — which looks at race rela-tions and identity on a college campus — in the middle of last year’s Hollywood awards circuit promotional push for “Moonlight,” which also earned Academy Awards for best supporting actor and best adapted screenplay.

“So my only 10 days off were the 10 days I spent directing this

episode. Which was really cool — it was a really good experience,” Jenkins said. Since the Oscars, Jenkins says he spent a month in Mexico.

“I went to Uxmal, which are the Maya ruins. And it was amazing. You talk about being humbled. I grew up in Miami. A 90-minute flight from Miami, there are these pyramids - this whole civilization, this city that pre-existed ours in America. Wonderful, man,” he said.

“It’s the best thing to do after win-ning an Academy Award.”

Jenkins says he’s in regular con-tact with his cast — consulting with them as they navigate possible Hol-lywood projects.

“They hit me up about choices they are making, decisions they are making,” Jenkins said. “You know, Mahershala (Ali) has a very young kid, so I haven’t seen him as much. So yeah, we are all a family. The

‘Moonlight’ tour has ended, but that family continues.” The series “Dear White People” is based on 2014 movie of the same name. Jenkins is also working on an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel

“The Underground Railroad.” The best-picture win for “Moonlight” was made more dramatic because of an error that led to “La La Land” being named first before the error was corrected onstage.

‘Moonlight’ director ready to return to work

A hacker claims to have sto-len the upcoming season of Netflix’s hit series “Orange

Is The New Black,” and is demand-ing that the video streaming service pay an unspecified ransom to prevent all the new episodes from being prematurely released online.

The hacker, operating under the name The Dark Overlord, has already purportedly uploaded the first episode to an illegal file-shar-ing service. The Associated Press could not legally confirm the authenticity of that uploaded file.

New episodes of “Orange” are scheduled for official release on June 9. Netflix said that a small production vendor that works with several major TV studios had suf-fered a breach. The Los Gatos, California, company described it as an “active situation” that’s being investigated by the FBI and other authorities.

Pirated copies of “Orange”

could dent Netflix’s subscriber growth and the company’s stock price. In the ransom note, The Dark Overlord claimed to have stolen series from other studios, too, by breaking into a single company. The purported hacker promised to also release those titles unless “modest” ransoms are paid.

Rumors of a massive leak of Hollywood films and TV epi-sodes have been circulating online for months, fed by

purported screenshots of the footage and a copy of a proposed deal to delete the stolen mate-rial in return for tens of thousands of dollars in elec-tronic currency.

When the AP contacted The Dark Overlord in February, the hacker said the purloined video wouldn’t be made publicly avail-able after all, making the far-fetched claim that “no one really (cares) about unreleased movies and TV show episodes.”

It’s not clear what triggered The Dark Overload’s renewed ran-som demands. Netflix is counting on “Orange” to help it add 3.2 million subscribers from April through June. That’s substan-tially higher than the company’s average gain of 1.8 million sub-scribers in the same period over the past five years.

Whenever Netflix’s quarterly subscriber gains fall shy of man-agement’s projections, the company’s stock usually plunges.

Hacker threatens to release copies of Netflix series

TECHNOLOGYSUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017 13

The Washington Post

Soon, Amazon’s voice assistant will be able to answer your most burning question: Alexa,

does this make me look beautiful?

Amazon announced the Echo Look, a $200 voice-activated cam-era that will take full-length pictures of your outfits, by using the command “Alexa, take a photo.” It can also take videos - “Alexa, take a video” - to let you check yourself out from multiple angles, through a live feed from the Look beamed to your smartphone.

It is, essentially, the high-tech alternative to a friend. Or a mirror. The Echo Look will require its own app on your phone to work. It is the first in the Alexa-powered family of Echo devices to carry a camera. All photos and video the Look records will be accessible through this app, although they are stored locally and in Amazon’s cloud. Users will be able to delete images at any time, said Amazon spokes-woman Michelle Taylerson.

Amazon has done a great job of making itself into a prime digital destination to do your errands. But it hasn’t quite established itself as a fashion authority yet, and Echo Look appears to be a bid to do that.

And yet, it is hard to see how the device does much to help Amazon on this front, because its function-ality would seem to appeal to such a narrow slice of women.

Let’s start with the idea that it

takes a full-length photo of you using a voice command, using a high-tech, depth-sensing camera that seems a bit overpowered for the job. Sure, millennials are selfie obsessed, but this sounds like some-thing that would be used regularly only by influencers and other dig-ital tastemakers. What real-world woman needs to start each day with a professional-looking, head-to-toe photo? It’s solving a problem that

isn’t exactly universal. It also lets you keep an archive of all your out-fit photos - a feature that caters only to our self-indulgence, not one that does anything to make shopping or getting dressed meaningfully easier.

Then there’s the Style Check feature, which offers advice on which of multiple outfits to wear based on machine learning and

“advice from fashion specialists.”

Amazon’s ‘Echo Look’ judges your outlook

US tech giant Apple is experimenting with wire-less charging technologies that could see users charge their iPhones with a Wi-Fi

router.“Apple’s patent application for ‘Wireless Charg-

ing and Communications Systems With Dual-Frequency Patch Antennas’ is a method for transferring power to electronic devices over fre-quencies normally dedicated to data communications,” appleinsider.com reported yesterday.

The patch antennas may be used for wireless power transfer at microwave frequencies or other frequencies and may be used to support millimeter wave communications. The patch antennas may be used to form a beam steering array.

The wireless circuitry may include adjustable circuitry to steer wireless signals associated with the antenna array. “Apple’s patent application merely covers the theory behind wireless power transmis-sion using existing communications link frequencies, and does not divulge specific operating details beyond the implementation of specialised beam

forming patch antennas,” the report noted. “The screen technology uses advanced four-

channel ambient light sensors to automatically adapt the colour and intensity of the display to match the light in your environment. Which means reading anywhere is more natural and comfortable - almost like looking at a sheet of paper,” Forbes.com reported earlier.

Facebook Messenger Lite, a stand-alone version of Messenger for Android for

markets with slower than aver-age Internet speeds is now available in over 132 countries including Vietnam, Nigeria, Peru, Turkey, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands. Messenger Lite was rolled out in Kenya, Tunisia, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Vene-zuela last October.

“For Facebook, which has in months aggressively added Snapchat-like features to its main app, Instagram, and Mes-senger, the expansion of its Lite versions gives it another advan-tage over its rival,” technology website theverge.com reported.

FB launches

Messenger Lite

in 132 countries

Apple tests with charging via Wi-Fi router

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Set during the last days of the Ottoman Empire, The Promise follows

a love triangle between Michael, a brilliant medical student, the

beautiful and sophisticated Ana, and Chris — a renowned American

journalist based in Paris.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA

MALL

LANDMARK

The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 10:30am, 12:00noon, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 8:00, 9:10 & 11:00 11:50pm & 12:00midnight Fast & Furious 8(2D/Action)11:30am, 2:30, 5:00, 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pm The Boss Baby(2D/Animation) 10:00, 11:00, 11:50am, 1:00, 1:40, 3:00, 3:30, 5:00, 5:20, 7:00, 7:20, 9:00 & 11:00pm The Lost City of Z (Action) 12:00noon & 8:00pmBaahubali2: The Conclusion (Telugu) 11:00am, 5:00 & 11:00pm Hindi 2:00 & 8:00pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 10:00am, 2:40, 7:20pm & 12:00midnight Free Fire (2D/Action) 12:40, 3:00, 5:20, 10:00 & 11:00pm Sniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 11:30am, 3:30, 7:30 & 11:30pmHeadshot (2D/Action) 1:30, 5:30 & 9:30pm Mine (2D/Thriller) 1:00, 5:10 & 9:20pmUnforgettable (2D/Thriller) 11:00am, 3:10, 7:20 & 11:30pm Ghost In The Shell (2D/Action) 9:30 & 11:45pm Baahubali 2 (2D Hindi IMAX/Action) 10:00am, 2:50 & 8:50pm Fast & Furious 8 (2D IMAX/Action) 12:10, 6:10pm & 12:00midnight

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 2:15 & 11:15pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 2:15 & 8:15pm The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:15, 5:15 & 7:00pm Free Fire (2D/Action) 4:15pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 5:15pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 5:00pm The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 6:00pm Sniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 7:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 8:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 8:30 & 11:15pm The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 8:45pm Headshot (2D/Action) 11:30pm

The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:00, 3:45 & 5:30pmBaahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 2:00pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 2:00pmFree Fire (2D/Action) 4:15pm The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 5:45pmBaahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 5:00 & 11:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 8:00pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 8:00pmSniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 9:30pm The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 11:15pm

Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 11:00pm The Boss Baby (2D/Animation) 2:30, 4:15 & 7:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Hindi) 2:00 & 10:30pm Baahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Telugu) 5:00pm Smurfs: The Lost Village (2D/Thriller) 3:00pm The Lost City of Z (2D/Action) 500pmSniper: Special Ops (2D/Action) 6:00pm The Promise (2D/Drama) 7:30pmBaahubali 2: The Conclusion (2D/Tamil) 8:00pm The Fate of The Furiours (2D/Action) 8:00pm Free Fire (2D/Action) 9:30pm Headshot (2D/Action) 11:30pm

SUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

AL KHORBaahubali (Telugu) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00 8:00 & 11:00pm Baahubali (Malayalam) 11:30am, 5:30 & 11:30pm Baahubali (Tamil) 2:30 & 8:30pm The Baby Boss 2:15, 4:30 & 6:45pm The Fate of The Furiours 11:30am, 9:00 & 11:45pm

THE PROMISE

ASIAN TOWNBaahubali (Telugu) 6:00 & 9:00pm Baahubali (Hindi) 6:30pmBaahubali (Tamil) 7:00, 9:30pm, 10:00pm Baahubali (Malayalam) 7:00 & 10:00pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 Fault Lines09:00 Sports Doping:

The Endless Chase

10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 Talk To Al

Jazeera 12:00 News12:30 TechKnow13:00 NEWSHOUR14:30 Inside Story15:00 Al Jazeera World16:00 NEWSHOUR17:00 News17:30 The Listening Post18:00 Newsgrid19:30 101 East 20:00 News20:30 Inside Story22:30 Talk To Al

Jazeera 23:00 Child Soldiers:

Reloaded

13:10 Welcome To The Ronks

15:00 Liv And Maddie

15:25 Jessie 16:15 Austin &

Ally 17:05 Eco Club 17:10 Elena Of

Avalor 18:00 Girl Meets

World 19:55 Welcome

To The Ronks 20:05 Stuck In

The Middle 20:30

Bizaardvark 20:55 Bunk’d 21:20 Elena Of

Avalor 21:45 Disney The

Lodge 22:10 Girl Meets

World

12:50 North America

13:45 Wildest Islands

14:40 North America

16:30 Tigers Attack

17:25 North America

18:20 Predators Up Close With Joel Lambert

19:15 Rugged Justice

20:10 Pit Bulls & Parolees

21:05 Lone Star Law

22:00 Predators Up Close With Joel Lambert

22:55 Gator Boys

13:05 How Do They Do It?

13:30 Storage Hunters

14:20 Gold Rush15:10 Ed Stafford:

Into The Unknown

16:00 Gold Divers17:40 Street

Outlaws18:30 How Do

They Do It?19:20 Ed Stafford:

Into The Unknown

21:00 Super-truckers

21:50 Biketacular22:40 Running

Wild With Bear Grylls

23:30 Fast N’ Loud

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BRAIN TEASERSSUNDAY 30 APRIL 2017 15

Yesterday’s answer

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.

ALBANY, ANNAPOLIS, ATLANTA,

AUGUSTA, AUSTIN, BATON ROUGE,

BISMARK, BOISE, BOSTON,

CARSON CITY, CHARLESTON,

CHEYENNE, COLUMBIA,

COLUMBUS, CONCORD, DENVER,

DES MOINES, DOVER, FRANKFORT,

HARRISBURG, HARTFORD, HELENA,

HONOLULU, INDIANAPOLIS,

JACKSON, JEFFERSON CITY,

JUNEAU, LANSING, LINCOLN, LITTLE

ROCK, MADISON, MONTGOMERY,

NASHVILLE, OLYMPIA, PHOENIX,

PIERRE, PROVIDENCE, RALEIGH,

RICHMOND, SACRAMENTO, SALEM,

SANTA FE, SPRINGFIELD, ST PAUL,

TOPEKA.