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‘Mega Musical Journey’ features Shreya GhoshalAmna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula

Red Apple Events a n d M e d i a organised ‘Mega Musical Journey’, in which one of

the biggest stars of Indian music industry Shreya Ghoshal performed in the presence of more than 5,000 people.

The concert was opened with the performance by Shi-rin Latheef, a Keralite singer followed by singing of Dr Rashmi Madhu, a South Indian playback singer.

Ambassador of India to Qatar, P Kumaran, addressed the gathering.

Bollywood singing sen-sation Ghoshal fascinated her fans with her performance. More than 5,000 people went through a three-hour musical journey of the best of Bollywood; from the ‘80s and ‘90s to recent super-hits of A R Rahman and the best of Shreya.

Talking to The Peninsula, Shirin Latheef said: “I am from Kerala but was born and raised in Dubai. I recently started signing. The crowd is very different from Dubai, the vibes are very dif-ferent and I really enjoyed performing in Doha. The year 2017 seems to be a good year and I am looking for-ward to perform more this year”

Dr Rashmi Madhu, a

Qatar-based singer, said that it was her first-ever stage performance with a super star like Shreya Ghoshal.

“The venue is absolutely comfortable.

Qatar is a country where I began my singing career. I studied at MES Indian School and started my career with singing of ‘Ghazals’. I had a girls-only musical band named ‘The 90’s Gales’. This experience has been the most awaited-one.”

Event organiser, Jassim Muhammed, said: “We wanted to set new standards of South Asian concerts in Doha by giving people their value for money, state-of-t h e - a r t p r o d u c t i o n , international level venue and a superb set. We are happy

we have realised our dream and this mega musical jour-ney will continue in future.”

Lively Shreya was an absolute pleasure to watch as she kept on interacting with the audience during the concert and her singing magic made them hum along.

She entertained her die-hard fans with her charm a n d g r e a t s t a g e performance.

The queen of melody took the crowd’s energy to new heights with her opening number — Dewani Mastani — from the latest blockbuster Bajirao Mas-tani. She also sang her other popular hits such as Saans, Agar Tum Mil Jao and Barso Re.

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COVER STORY WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 201704

Irfan Bukhari The Peninsula

Dedication and innovation are the tools with which the mission of imparting quality education is being

accomplished. A school launched just seven years back has four branches today and the institution is leaving marks of distinctive success on the private education sector of Qatar.

“We are transforming informa-tion into knowledge and knowledge into wisdom,” says Riyaz Amed Bakali, Founder Director The Next Generation School; generally branded as ‘TNG’. The first branch of TNG was established in 2009 to accommodate growing population of Pakistani expatriates but today students from as many as 22 nation-alities are studying in the school on two grounds: adoption of British cur-riculum instead of Pakistani one and innovation-supported quality education.

Teaching or learning? “We believe in Effective Learning Envi-ronment and learning is the real essence of our education-model,” says Bakali. The school has intro-duced a highly effective learning environment in which students are not taught educational topics rather they learn them with active partici-pation and purposeful engagement.

First of all, aims and objectives of a particular academic topic are defined then these objectives are achieved with meticulous lesson-planning, resource allocation and implementation.

“We have moved from passive teaching methods to participatory teaching methods. Lectures and reading ensure but poor knowledge retention rates therefore we have opted for group-discussions and practice-by-doing methods,” says Bakali.

The true reflection: Even after employing participatory teaching methods, an assessment exercise is done with the help of uniquely-designed ‘Student Reflection Sheet’. All students at the end of every aca-demic topic are provided with this sheet having around a dozen ques-tions to measure their level of clarity on the subject.

“All children are not equal. They represent various groups; low achievers, middle achievers, high achievers, gifted and special. Some students are solo learners while oth-ers learn fast in a group. Student Reflection Sheets help teachers in employing various other tools related to differentiated learning,” says the TNG director. He said TNG had intro-duced the technique to continue assessing students throughout the year and not only at the time of

annual exams.Talking on effective learning

environment Alia Rizvi, TNG Vice-Principal, Academic Excellence, said that they were trying to make ‘our children life-long learners.’ The chil-dren, Rizvi noted, should enjoy learning and ‘it is TNG’s target’.

Teaching the teachers: Sadia Sohail, Vice-Principal, TNG Al Wakra branch, said that before going to fully implement effective learning tech-niques, the school had passed all the teachers through extensive training.

“We taught the faculty how and why to adopt student-centred approach and about its benefits,” she said, add-ing that Effective Learning Environment had also revived a fad-ing teacher-student relationship.

Why British curriculum? Responding to the question about the factors behind choosing

British curriculum for TNG instead of Pakistani board, Bakali said: “In Pakistan too, the number of private schools adopting British curriculum is rising with the passage of time.” But, he said, TNG’s curriculum was unique.

“We are also teaching Urdu.” He said that the TNG had ‘Holy Quran Teaching’ classes as well as had adopted an Islamic course designed in South Africa for its students’ char-acter building.

The second mile: As TNG’s teaches more than that mandatory under the British curriculum like Urdu, Holy Quran teaching, soft skills; Shagufta Bakali, CEO TNG School told The Peninsula that they had extended their school hours. “But it has never been an extra pressure on students as these classes are conducted in a very soft, interactive way.”

TNG School: The launching pad for learners

COVER STORYWEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2017 05“A lesson on skills development

lasts for 50 minutes where children learn soft skills, sports at the one hand and on the other find the opportunity to spend time with their teachers in a friendly environment that further cements their relation-ship of respect,” she added.

Riyaz Bakali said that TNG Al Wakra branch had been awarded Preparatory School status by the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. “It means we have classes up to Grade 9 and I am con-fident we will soon get Secondary School status and will be offering A-Level,” said Riyaz Bakali.

TNG’s other three branches include: The Next Generation Kin-dergarten and Primary School Nauija, The Next Generation Kin-dergarten and Primary School Ain Khalid and The Next Generation Kindergarten Al Wukair.

Bakali said that as part of school’s efforts to make its students fit for Cambridge board exams, they had adopted Young Learners Eng-lish (starters, movers, flyers) tests.

“To assess TNG’s education stand-ards, Ministry of Education and Higher Education also conducts random exams of any class of TNG selected by it,” he added. He said that TNG had successfully passed Qatar National School Accredita-tion (QNSA) Stage 1.

Among others, Bakali said, pre-paring leaders, producing self-learners, strengthening teacher-student relationship and promoting research were the main academic strategy elements of TNG.

He said that TNG had also replaced notebooks with class-work sheets making the whole process easy-to-handle for teach-ers. “Some schools have replaced them with personal digital assist-ants (PDAs) but we wanted to keep pen-paper relationship alive. Inno-vation not at the cost of tradition,” he said further saying: “Fortune favours the learner.”

TNG Middle School was among the winners of 2016 Qatar National Robot Olympiad. “It was a testa-ment to our quality education,” said Bakali further saying that TNG’s soft-skills classes were its distinc-tion. “In these classes, key

competencies and traits like integ-rity, communication, courtesy, responsibility, professionalism, flexibility, and teamwork are taught to students to make them for prac-tical, professional life to be started after school years.”

“The basis of TNG is not just nor-mal education. We have embedded soft skills into our educational model. We want to teach students how to communicate effectively, how to build a team, how to do time management, how to resolve prob-lems, how to make decisions and all these things are nothing but soft skills,” said Bakali.

Bakali said that at TNG, they

used to hold faculty as an integral part of the school. “Teacher is the leader therefore a teacher must be a source of inspiration for their students.”

The school employs different strategies to continuously improve the quality of their faculty. They have hired training partners and established training programmes, both technical and non-technical, for the faculty. “We believe that if we need to improve we need to train our faculty with latest trends,” said Bakali. Career counselling of the students, he added, was one of aspect that they took very seriously at the school.

Cultural Forum, Qatar, a socio-cultural organisa-tion of expatriate Indians living in Qatar organised a cultural

extravaganza titled “Expats Fiesta 2017” at Shantinikethan Indian School, Al Wakra.

The event marked successful culmination of a month-long cam-paign titled “Safalamaakaanam-eepravasam” (Let’s Make Expatriate Life Fruitful), which was aimed at spreading awareness on the need to have a robust financial planning, upgrade job skills and improve liv-ing standards among the community members.

The spectacular event attracted thousands of enthusiastic commu-nity members who were treated to enlightening speeches by eminent film director from Kerala, P T Kun-humuhammed, and well known social activist and Secretary of the

Welfare Party of India, K Ambuja-kshan. Milan Arun, President of Indian Cultural Centre, launched a mobile application, named “Qatar Expatriates Guide”, developed by Cultural Forum to provide essen-tial information in English and Malayalam languages for expatri-ate Indians living in Qatar. Taj Aluva, President of Cultural Forum, pre-sided over the ceremony.

Speaking on the occasion, P T Kunhumuhammed said the Keral-ite community, employed in different Gulf countries and beyond, had made highly remarkable con-tributions towards improving the economic and social conditions of the people back home. Their annual remittances constitute nearly 40 percent of the total gross domestic product of the state of Kerala, which in itself is a clear indication of the significant role they play in the overall development of the state. K

Ambujakshan noted that the state and central governments should come up with innovative welfare schemes for the expatriates in rec-ognition of the unmatched contributions they make.

The event also included an exhi-bition titled “Expressions of Expatriate Life” which was inaugu-rated by Davis Edakkulathur, President of the Indian Community Benevolent Forum (ICBF). It show-cased a varied range of exhibits such as the heritage and culture of Qatar and India, a model family budget, the contrasting life styles of expatriates in the Gulf and back home, low-budget housing schemes, and different beneficiary schemes offered by the Indian federal and Kerala state governments to expa-triates. The exhibition also showcased talents of the female members of Cultural Forum and included a health pavilion which

offered health awareness pro-grammes, blood sugar and blood pressure tests and free consultation with doctors and para medical staff from Hamad Medical Corporation. A special pavilion named “Talkies” was dedicated to screening short films on issues of social importance. A music concert, folkdance per-formance and a theme show were also organised as part of the pro-gramme which kept the audience spellbound.

N K M Shukor, Cultural Forum Vice-President, Sasidharapanicker, Suhailshanthapuram, Thomas Zakria, Rajeena Ali, General Secre-tary Rafeequdheen Palery , Rasheed Ahamed and district presidents were presented at the stage. Rony Mathew, General Secretary of Cul-tural Forum, delivered the welcome speech and Majeed Ali, General Convener of the Programme, deliv-ered vote of thanks.

Expats Fiesta 2017 enthralls audience

COMMUNITY WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 201706

Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) is organising the yearly Dance Festival this year tomor-row (January 19) from 1930 onwards at

Birla Public School. This year the dance fes-tival will be organised in association with Sky Media.

This Dance Festival will be inaugurated

by Indian Ambassador to Qatar P Kumaran. For the first time, ICC is bringing the accom-panying live Orchestra or Paccavadyam artists from India to perform in this programme.

These artists include musicians Rajeev Kumar, Manoj Ananthapuri, Sangeeth Mohan, Thrissur Krishna Kumar, Sajeev Kumar and

Kalamandalam Sheena Sunil. Different Indian classical dance items such

as Bhartanatyam, Kuchipudi, Mohiniyattam shall be performed. More than 63 students shall also participate in this festival who are under the tutelage of ICC dance teacher Metilda Solomon.

ICC to hold Dance Festival tomorrow

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Toyota to start Mirai FCV demonstration tests in UAE

Toyota Motor Corporation has agreed to collaborate with Masdar, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Air Liquide,

and Toyota distributor Al-Futtaim Motors in a joint research pro-gramme to explore the potential of hydrogen energy use in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the crea-tion of a sustainable, low-carbon society. As part of the programme, Toyota will begin driving and refu-elling demonstration tests of the Mirai fuel cell vehicle (FCV) in the UAE from May 2017.

The agreement was announced on Monday at the Abu Dhabi Sus-tainability Week (ADSW), which was held at the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi. The programme partners will jointly research on key issues involving the establishment of a hydrogen-based society, including hydrogen production, logistics, scal-ability, and business feasibility. The research is expected to take place in part at Masdar Institute, an Abu Dhabi-based independent gradu-ate research university, which has been part of the discussions on the scope of hydrogen research.

Utilising a hydrogen station that is to be built in May 2017, Toyota will conduct a complete range of driving and refuelling tests under extreme heat, dust, and other con-ditions unique to the local environment. Toyota will also pro-vide short-term leases to the UAE government institutions and opin-ion leaders so as to promote better understanding of FCVs and hydro-gen-based societies.

“The UAE has vast potential for the expansion of hydrogen produc-tion. The country has excess capacity at hydrogen production facilities located at oil refineries, and the ability to produce hydro-gen as a byproduct at caustic soda and other factories, not to mention the production potential from mega solar power stations,” said Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Toy-ota Motor Corporation Board of Directors, who gave a speech at the Abu Dhabi Global Action Day at ADSW.

“As the government continues

to promote new initiatives and pur-sues the creation of a hydrogen-based society, the UAE is able to emerge as the world leader of next-generation clean energies,” Uchiyamada added.

As a major oil-producing nation, the UAE has been dependent on oil as its primary industry. The gov-ernment is currently promoting a new national agenda called the UAE Vision 2021, which prioritises air quality improvement, expansion of the use of clean energies, and to make the nation a world leader in infrastructure quality. This collab-orative research programme will explore the potential for hydrogen usage in Masdar City — a low car-bon neighbourhood in Abu Dhabi, which is built on the principles of sustainable design and stands as a commercially-viable “greenprint”

for future urban development across the Middle Eastern region.

Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar, said: “Toyota is among the most innovative com-panies in the world, with an outstanding track record of pio-neering commercially-viable clean technologies for the automotive industry. Masdar is thrilled to be part of this exciting and important initiative with Toyota, ADNOC, Air Liquide, Masdar Institute and Al-Futtaim Motors, which aims to unlock the enormous potential of hydrogen energy use in the UAE. Hydrogen can make an important contribution towards the UAE’s tar-get for a 50% low carbon energy mix by 2050.”

Toyota has also announced the Toyota Environmental Challenge 2050 in 2015,to help to contribute

to the realisation of sustainable societies. The company is taking various initiatives to accomplish the various outlined challenges, which include reducing CO2 emissions from new cars by 90% (compared with 2010 levels) among others.Toyota is currently selling the hydrogen-fuelled zero emissions Mirai FCV that only emits water in Japan, the United States and Europe.

Held on the official opening day of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the Abu Dhabi Global Action Day is a conference aimed at turn-ing the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development into practical and innovative solutions in policy, investment, technology and partnerships, with a focus on the steps to be taken by both the government and businesses.

FOOD WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 201708

White soy sauce, also called shoyu, is available at Asian markets and is typically used in dishes where regular soy sauce would add unwanted

color. Although offering dark soy sauce as a sub-stitute seems like an odd choice, it makes sense flavorwise.

Adapted from “The Good Fork Cookbook.”

IngredientsFor the vinaigrette2 1/2 tablespoons plain rice wine vinegar2 1/2 tablespoons white soy sauce (may sub-

stitute dark soy sauce; see headnote)2 tablespoons fresh lime juice1 tablespoon light brown sugar1 1/2 teaspoons minced garlic1 1/2 teaspoons peeled, minced fresh ginger

root (from a 1-inch piece)1 small fresh red Thai/bird’s-eye chili pep-

per, seeded and finely chopped1/4 cup grapeseed oil1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil (toasted or not)Kosher or sea saltFreshly ground black pepper

For the fishFour 6-ounce skin-on arctic char fillets, pat-

ted dry (may substitute salmon)Kosher or sea saltFreshly ground black pepper1 tablespoon grapeseed oil

For the salad1 pound fingerling potatoes, cut into 1/2-inch

rounds, roasted or blanched (see NOTE)8 ounces green beans, cut in half and

blanched (see NOTE)5 small red radishes, thinly sliced1 large jalapeño pepper, seeded and thinly

sliced crosswise2 scallions (white and light-green parts),

coarsely chopped1/2 cup loosely packed fresh cilantro leaves

StepsFor the vinaigrette: Whisk together the vin-

egar, soy sauce, lime juice, brown sugar, garlic, ginger and chili pepper in a medium bowl. Grad-ually add the grapeseed and sesame oils, whisking to form an emulsified vinaigrette. Sea-son with a little salt and plenty of black pepper.

For the fish: Season the fillets lightly with salt and pepper.

Heat the grapeseed oil in a skillet large enough to hold the fillets without crowding them, over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the fillets to the pan, skin sides down. Cook for about 3 minutes, until a nice crust forms on the skin, then flip the fillets over; cook for 1 minute more. Turn off the heat.

For the salad: Toss together the potatoes, beans, radishes, jalapeño, scallions and cilantro. Add just enough of the vinaigrette to coat the vegetables liberally.

Serve each fillet with an ample portion of salad. Pass the remaining vinaigrette at the table.

NOTE: To blanch the green beans and/or potatoes, drop them into a pot of salted, boiling water; cook for a minute or two (longer for the potatoes, so they become just tender), then drain and immediately shock in an ice-water bath.

Nutrition | Per serving (using half the vinai-grette): 510 calories, 41 g protein, 26 g carbohydrates, 23 g fat, 7 g saturated fat, 50 mg cholesterol, 630 mg sodium, 4 g dietary fiber, 6 g sugar.

Arctic char with potato-radish salad and soy vinaigrette

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Acupuncture to reduce excessive crying in babies

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Acupuncture may have the poten-tial to effectively reduce inci-d e n c e s o f

excessive crying in babies with infantile colic, research-ers say.

Infantile colic, also known as baby colic, is defined as episodes of crying for more than three hours a day, for more than three days a week, for three weeks in an otherwise healthy child.

Excessive crying in babies is an issue for up to one in five families, causing pain for the baby and stress for the parents, the study said.

The findings showed that needling twice a week for a period of two weeks

significantly reduced the cry-ing time in babies.

“For those infants that continue to cry for more than three hours each day, acu-puncture may be an effective treatment option,” said Kajsa Landgren from Lund Univer-sity in Sweden.

Previous studies have associated acupuncture with relieving pain, restoring gut function as well as inducing calm. In the study, the team compared two types of acu-puncture in 144 babies aged between two and eight weeks of age and randomly allocated each child to one of three groups (A-C).

Group A received stand-ard minimal acupuncture at one acupuncture point, group B were given tailored acupuncture at a maximum of five acupuncture points

and group C received no acupuncture.

The results showed that the amount of time spent cry-ing excessively fell in all three groups, which is not unex-pected as colic tends to clear up by itself eventually.

But the magnitude of this reduction was greater in those given either type of acupuncture than it was in those given standard care alone, suggesting that the babies tolerated the ancient method fairly well, the researchers said.

“Fussing and crying are normal communications for a baby, therefore a reduction to normal levels (rather than silence) is the goal of treat-ment,” Landgren noted.

The research was pub-lished in the journal Acupuncture in Medicine.

Drug may boost memory in patients recovering from depressionLondon IANS

A drug commonly used to treat excessive day-time sleepiness may enhance memory and cognitive skills such as concentration and

attention in patients recovering from depression, says new research. The results showed that patients given a dose of the drug modafinil experienced improvement in memory functions, compared to those on placebo.

Specifically, patients had benefits in both types of memory: episodic memory — collection of past personal experiences that occurred at a particular time and place — and working memory — a key brain function responsible for everything from remembering a phone number to doing math in your head. In addition, patients receiving modafinil were also found to make fewer errors than those who received a placebo.

“The results are very promising. Psychiatrists often hear complaints of concentration or mem-ory difficulties from patients with depression. Our study shows that modafinil may be a feasible option to tackle persistent cognitive problems in depres-sion,” said lead author Muzaffer Kaser from the University of Cambridge in Britain.

Previous studies have already shown that modafinil has beneficial effects on cognitive func-tion in psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. For the study, published in the journal Biological Psychiatry: CNNI, the team investigated the poten-tial of modafinil to treat cognitive dysfunction in depression on 60 patients aged between 18 and 65 years. The study suggested that there may be a way to help people recovering from depression.

FASHION WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 201710

Emporio Armani reinvents classicsMilan

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If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst. Fash-ion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week

menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to com-bine menswear and womenswear previews next month. That is mak-ing room for a plethora of newcomers. The data indicates that menswear is worth the re-think. Euromonitor market research fore-casts that between now and 2020, growth in sales for men’s attire and accessories globally will outpace that of women. Last year alone, Italian menswear produced €9bn in revenue.

Here are some highlights of menswear previews for next fall and winter at Milan Fashion Week:

Giorgio Armani has reinterpreted classics through the decades with a modern edge for his youthful Empo-rio Armani line.

Armani is hewing to the tradi-tional menswear and womenswear calendars, but blurring the line on the runway.

Many of the looks were femi-nised, like flowing knitwear or curved hemlines on short jackets. Trousers tended to be ample and pleated, and Armani employed lux-urious fabrics like velvets for men and lots of fur, both as trim and full fur coats.

Double-breasted suits with soft helmlines and loose trousers recalled a 1940s cool, while fur collars on overcoats harkened to a 1970s mod.

Armani mixed geode-like pat-terns with plaids, sticking with gray scale to black for a contemporary urban feel. Thick, furry neck warm-ers framed the face, while molded brim hats topped the sophisticated silhouette.

Hair was slicked back and foot-wear had thick traction soles. Bags included big pockets on cross-body halters. The colour palette was clas-sic: gray, black, tan and olive green.

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Raees makers will be releas-ing its original sound track separately in the music

album. The film’s director Rahul Dholakia says the source of inspi-ration was the “Sholay” album.

“I was a kid when ‘Sholay’ released, but I do remember lis-tening to Gabbar’s theme and the iconic dialogues on radio. So, when the idea came up about the original sound track (OST) I was most excited,” Dholakia said in a statement.

He added: “We have some killer themes and extremely punchy dialogues - imagine the combination of both! That would be really cool as no one has done it before, and we have the sub-stance so why not?” The makers decided on coming out with OST when the trailer of the film had a complete commercial touch with a foot tapping background score.

Set against the backdrop of the prohibition in Gujarat, “Raees” touches upon the way the alcohol

industry crumbled and several illegal activities followed. Its trailer gives a glimpse of the story

backed by heavy duty action sequences, and many thrilling moments.

Bollywood superstars Sal-man Khan and Shah Rukh Khan will be shar-ing the screen space in Kabir Khan’s forthcom-

ing film “Tubelight”.This was confirmed by Amar

Butala, the film’s co-producer and Chief Operating Officer at Salman Khan Films. Butala tweeted: “When u have 2 of india’s biggest super-stars on set it’s MAGIC! Thank u @iamsrk for making #Tubelight even more special! @BeingSalmanKhan #skf.” The talk was going around for quite some time and with Buta-la’s tweet has confirmed all.

After Rakesh Roshan’s iconic film “Karan Arjun”, Shah Rukh and Salman appeared together in films like “Kuch Kuch Hota Hai”, “Hum Tumhare Hai Sanam” and “Har Dil Jo Pyaar Karega”.

Based on 1962 Sino-Indian War, this historical war drama is featur-ing Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, Shatrughan Sinha, Late Om Puri among others.

Directed by Kabir Khan, the film is slated to release on July 26.

Raees makers to release original sound track

SRK to appear on Salman Khan’s ‘Tubelight’

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Jolie’s father rooting for Brangelina & kidsLos Angeles

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Veteran actor Jon Voight says he is rooting for his daughter and actress Angelina Jolie, her estranged husband

Brad Pitt and their six children even though the pair split last year.

“It’s a difficult time, and I don’t like to talk about it, but of course, I’m thankful for everybody’s good wishes and prayers. And I hope things work out,” usmagazine.com quoted Voight as saying.

Pitt and Jolie — who are par-ents to Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 11, Shiloh, 10, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 8 — have a voluntary tem-porary custody agreement in place that allows Pitt supervised visita-tion with the children.

Asked about Jolie and Pitt’s cus-tody agreement, Voight said that he is remaining hopeful about the future of the former couple’s rela-tionship for the sake of his grandchildren. The “Ray Donovan” star said: “I’m rooting for them. I don’t want this thing to dissolve. I’m rooting for the kids. My heart is with everybody, and my daughter, cer-tainly, and the children.”

Privileged to work with M Night

Shyamalan: James McAvoyLos Angeles

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Actor James McAvoy, who will soon be seen in M Night Shyamalan (pictured)’s directorial “Split”, has

described it as a privilege to work with a director with a distinct attitude and approach to storytelling.

“Split” will release in India on February 24. “He’s brave and bold for bucking the trend that says, in order to tell a good story, you must spend $200m. Instead, he’s clearing away all the interference so he can tell a real quality story,” McAvoy said in a statement

given by the makers of the film.“It’s a privilege to work with a director who

has that attitude and approach when it comes to storytelling,” he added.

“Split” also features actors Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley and Jessica Sula.

The thriller has been produced by Shyamalan, Jason Blum and Marc Bienstock. During his time at New York University, Shyamalan took courses in which the sub-ject of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) was discussed, and over the years, the film-maker has remained fascinated by theories surrounding the diagnosis. With “Split”, he takes that interest forward.

TECHNOLOGYWEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2017 13

China to launch satellite for predicting earthquakesBeijing

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China will launch a sat-ellite this year to gather electromagnetic data which may be used in monitoring and fore-

casting earthquakes.According to China’s earth-

quake administrative agencies, the satellite will be launched in the lat-ter half of this year, Xinhua news agency reported.

Movements of the Earth’s crust generate electromagnetic radia-tion which can be observed from space.

By collecting data on the Earth’s electromagnetic field, ion-osphere plasma and high-energy particles, the satellite will be used in real-time monitoring of earth-quakes and possible seismic precursors in China and neigh-bouring regions.

The satellite will be China’s first space-based platform for earth-quake monitoring, providing a new

approach for research.According to Shen Xuhui, dep-

uty chief of the mission, it is designed to remain in orbit for five

years and record the electromag-netic situation of earthquakes above 6 magnitude in China and quakes above 7 magnitude all over

the world. Scientists are expecting to find common factors that may be used to develop earthquake forecasting technology, Shen said.

World’s lightest watch unveiled in GenevaLondon

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The world’s lightest mechan-ical watch revealed is a key step forward into the devel-

opment of more widespread applications of graphene, officials at the University of Manchester said.

Graphene, first isolated in 2004 by Nobel-winning scientists at the university, is just an atom thick, and is expected to revolu-tionise the automotive and aerospace industries.

The watch was unveiled on Monday in Geneva, Xinhua news agency reported.

In a statement issued in

Manchester, the university said the watch was a unique collaboration with watchmaking brand Richard Mille and racing team, McLaren F1 to create world’s lightest mechan-ical chronograph by pairing leading graphene research with precision engineering.

A spokesman at the university said: “The RM 50-03 watch is made using a unique composite incorporating graphene to manu-facture a strong but lightweight new case to house the delicate watch mechanism.”

“The graphene composite known as Graph TPT weighs less than previous similar materials used in watchmaking.”

The strap of the watch has also

been improved by the addition of graphene material. The rubber of the strap was also injected with graphene which has shown to improve its mechanical properties and its resistance to wear.

Overall the ultralight watch weighs just 40 grams.

Professor Robert Young from

the University of Manchester said: “The striking watch has been pre-cisely designed and inspired by the wishbone suspension structure of a McLaren-Honda Formula 1 car. Combining the design and materi-als the casing of the watch has withstood tremendous shock dam-age and survived unscathed in tests.”

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

A teenager is magically transported to China and learns to convert his

video game skills into those of a Kung Fu warrior.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

THE WARRIOR’S GATE

NOVO ROYAL PLAZA

ASIAN TOWN

MALL

LANDMARK

Patriots Day (2D/Action) 10:30, 11:00am, 1:00, 1:30, 3:30, 4:00, 6:00, 6:30, 8:30, 9:00, 11:00 & 11:30pmThe Great Wall (2D/Action) 2:50, 6:30, 8:50, 9:20 & 11:30pm Assassin’s Creed (2D/Action) 10:30am, 12:40, 5:00, 7:10 & 11:35pmSurf’s Up 2: Wave Mania (2D) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00 & 4:00pm The Windmill Massacre (2D/Horror) 6:00, 8:00, 9:50 & 11:45pm Sing (2D/Animation) 10:30am, 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30pm La La Land (2D/Musical) 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm The Warrior’s Gate (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:15, 2:30, 4:45, 7:00, 9:15 & 11:25pm Surf’s Up 2: Wave Mania (2D/Animation) 11:00am, 12:50, 2:40 & 4:30pm Passengers (2D/Drama) 6:20, 8:40 & 11:20pm A Monster Calls (2D/Fantasy) 10:00am, 12:10, 2:20, 4:30, 6:40, 8:50 & 11:00pm The Great Wall (3D IMAX/Action) 11:15am, 1:25, 3:35, 5:45, 7:55, 10:05pm & 12:15am

Bairavaa (Tamil) 2:00, 5:00 & 8:00pmPatriots Day (2D/Action) 9:15pm Surf’s Up 2: Wave Mania (2D/Animation) 2:00, 3:45 & 5:30pmKhaidi no 150 (Telugu) 2:30 & 11:00pmThe Windmill Massacre (2D/Horror) 5:00pm Gautami Putra (Telugu) 6:45pm A Monster Calls (2D/Fantasy) 7:15 & 11:30pmOK Jaanu (Hindi) 9:00pmThe Warrior’s Gate (2D/Action) 11:30pm

Bairavaa (Tamil) 2:00 & 5:00pm Khaidi no 150 (Telugu) 2:00 & 10:45pm Surf’s Up 2: Wave Mania (2D/Animation) 2:00 & 3:45pm The Warrior’s Gate (2D/Action) 4:30pm Moana (2D/Animation) 5:30pm Gautami Putra (Telugu) 6:30pm A Monster Calls (2D/Fantasy) 7:30 & 9:30pm Dangal (2D/Action) 8:00pm Patriots Day (2D/Action) 9:00pmOK Jaanu (Hindi) 11:15pm The Windmill Massacre (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

OK Jaanu (Hindi) 11:30am & 11:15pm Bairavaa (Tamil) 2:00, 5:00 & 10:45pm Khaidi no 150 (Telugu) 2:30 & 8:00pm Surf’s Up 2: Wave Mania (2D/Animation) 2:15, 4:00 & 5:45pmThe Windmill Massacre (2D/Horror) 5:00pm Patriots Day (2D/Action) 9:00pmGautami Putra (Telugu) 6:30pm A Monster Calls(2D/Fantasy) 7:30 & 9:30pmOK Jaanu (Hindi) 11:15pm The Warrior’s Gate (2D/Action) 11:30pm

Bairavaa (Tamil) 12:30, 1:30, 3:45, 4:45, 7:00, 8:00, 8:45, 10:15, 11:15pmKhaidi no 150 (Telugu) 6:30 & 9:30pmOK Jaanu (Hindi) 6:00pm & 00:00midnight

WEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 2017

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

ROXYSurf Up 2 2:00, 4:00 & 6:00pm Bairavaa (Tamil) 2:00, 5:20, 8:50pm & 00:10am The Great Wall (Action) 8:00 & 10:15pm Monster Calls 2:00, 4:20, 6:45 & 9:00pm Khaidi no 150 (Telugu) 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm

AL KHORBairavaa (Tamil) 11:30am, 2:30, 5:30, 8:30 & 11:30pmKhaidi no 150 (Telugu) 11:00am, 2:00, 5:00, 8:00 & 11:00pm OK Jaanu (Hindi) 12:15, 3:00, 5:45, 8:30 & 11:15pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 The Listening

Post09:00 Al Jazeera

Correspondent 10:00 News10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 The Stream12:00 News12:30 Rewind13:00 NEWSHOUR14:00 News14:30 Inside Story15:00 Al Jazeera World16:00 NEWSHOUR17:30 The Stream19:00 News19:30 Witness20:00 News20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:00 News22:30 The Stream23:00 Witness

13:30 Ax Men 14:20 Mountain

Men 15:10 Ice Road

Truckers 16:00 Counting

Cars 16:50 Pawn

Stars 17:40 Mountain

Men 18:30 Swamp

People 19:20 Ax Men 20:10 American

Pickers 21:00 Counting

Cars 21:25 Car Hunters 21:50 Forged In

Fire 22:40 Forged In

Fire 23:30 American

Pickers

13:20 Going Ape13:50 Lone Star

Law14:45 Gator Boys15:40 Weird

Creatures With Nick Baker

16:35 Tanked17:30 River

Monsters18:25 Wild Animal

Rescue19:20 The Pool

Master20:15 Tanked21:10 Weird

Creatures With Nick Baker

22:05 Wild Animal Rescue

23:00 The Pool Master

23:55 Gator Boys

13:05 How Do They Do It?

13:30 Liquidator14:20 Alaska: The

Last Frontier15:10 What On

Earth?16:00 Deadliest

Catch18:55 How Do

They Do It?19:20 What On

Earth?21:00 Blowing Up

History21:50 Mega

Shippers22:40 Impossible

Engineering00:20 Wheeler

Dealers: Trading Up

01:10 Blowing Up History

King Features Syndicate, Inc.

BRAIN TEASERSWEDNESDAY 18 JANUARY 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.

ADAPTATION, AUTHOR,

AUTOBIOGRAPHY, BIOGRAPHY,

BOOK, CHRONICLE,

COMPOSITION, DIARY,

DISSERTATION, DOCUMENT,

DRAFT, EDITORIAL, EPIC,

EPISTLE, ESSAY, ISSUE,

JOURNAL, LEDGER, LETTER,

LIMERICK, LITERATURE,

MANUSCRIPT, MEMO,

MEMOIRS, NOTATION, NOTE,

NOVEL, PAPER, PLAY, POEM,

PROSE, PUBLICATION, RECORD,

SCRIPT, SCRIPTURE, SONNET,

TEXT, THESIS, TOME, TREATISE,

VERSE, VOLUME, WRITER,

WRITINGS.