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The one and only ‘Materials Library’ in the region has a collection of more than 10,000 items procured from around the world.

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Fazeena Saleem The Peninsula

There are not many ‘materials libraries’ in the world, and Qatar has the only one in the

region with a collection of more than 10,000 items procured from around the world.

A ‘materials library’ is a criti-cal resource found in only the best art and design schools. And the one at the Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar (VCUQatar) in Education City, fully supports all creative endeavours and industries, unlike some materials libraries that are dedicated exclusively to archi-tecture and architectural engineering. Its collections support projects in interior architecture, fashion, graphic design,

printmaking, as well as interdisci-plinary design.

The library collection includes physical materials, samples and books relating to a range of differ-ent disciplines, and it is aimed to become a regional research desti-nation for artists and designers.

The Peninsula spoke with Amy Andres, Director of Libraries at VCUQatar as well as to Abdul Rah-man, Materials Library Curator about the uniqueness of the region’s only ‘Materials Library’.

“The VCUQatar Materials Library is an interactive resource,

a studio, and laboratory for the curious mind where materials can be explored by conducting hand-on research through testing and experimentation,” says Amy.

The Materials Library at VCU-Qatar was started in 2010 through the dedication and expertise of its first curator, Richard Lombard.

Initially, the collection was focused on interior design in order to support the department’s accreditation process.

Over the years materials were added to support all of VCUQatar’s academic departments. Seven years later, the library continued realising the vision of Qatar Foun-dation by inspiring innovation in design creativity through the exploration and use of physical materials.

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of the most precious

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physical materials, samples

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VCUQatar ‘Materials Library’supports all creative endeavours

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The library collection holds up to 10,000 items procured from around the world, includ-ing physical materials samples and books relating to a range of different disciplines.

“The large collection of the materials library has been carefully cultivated and handpicked piece-by-piece, based on the university’s cur-ricula. Moreover, the library collection houses a physical searchable database from Material Con-neXion, a New York-based materials firm that provides us with hundreds of new and innova-tive material samples on annual basis. Each year the library collection continue to evolve and grow in terms of its size, usage and impact on the com-munity and by keeping its collection up to date with new trends, and technologies,” says Abdul Rahman.

The library collection includes materials as 3ajeeb as meat glue, unusual materials such as rheoscopic fluid to visualise water flow, to strange materials such as ferrofluid, complex materials as high-density foam for the CNC mill-ing machine, fundamental materials for sculpting, and to precious materials, such as hand-stitched Japanese shibori samples.

“The library serves as a contemporary Cabi-net of Curiosities that invites imaginative inquiry. Artists and designers have referred to the Mate-rials Library as ‘Disneyland,’ a ‘WonderLand,’ and ‘Heaven on earth.’ These descriptions reflect the impression after a visit to the library, where one can explore the physical, visual, and tactile

world of materials,” says Abdul Rahman. Further, the Materials Library at VCUQatar,

along with the main art and design library, is poised to become a regional research destina-tion for artists and designers.

“Looking forward, the library will continue to develop its collections so they offer VCUQa-tar students and faculty, as well as the designers of the community, a current and constant stream of possibilities that will inspire and contribute toward their artistic and creative productivity. We are also building a geo-database of local and regional vendors so we can help artists and designers source materials and products. There

is a wealth of incredible materials available in Doha and it is important for us to serve as leader in building a local materials network,” says Amy.

“We would also like to expand our materials testing capabilities. We have in-house expertise we can draw upon but we hope to acquire cut-ting edge technologies that will push the creative abilities of our students and faculty as far as they can go, while providing additional methods for them to understand the physical and tactile char-acteristics of the various materials,” she added.

It is also a core part of Materials Library at VCUQatar’s mission to use its collections and expertise to contribute to the creative output of Qatari designers.

“In the next year or so, we would like to iden-tify a Qatari designer who can make use of our collections in order to take their work to the next level. We anticipate exciting outcomes for those designers who are exposed to all we have to offer through our collections,” says Amy.

Materials Library at VCUQatar is open to the public, and its materials curator will assist local artists and designers in identifying materials and by explaining their core attributes -- for exam-ple, the material’s production method or how it can be manipulated or fabricated. The library has successfully collaborated with other Educa-tion City institutions including Georgetown, Texas A&M, Carnegie Mellon, as well as with individ-uals and organisations, for example, Stars of Science.

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CAMPUS TUESDAY 21 MARCH 201704

The American School of Doha (ASD) officially opened the High School Greenhouse and

recognised the Jassim & Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundations (JHJ) for their financial contributions to make this possible.

In 2013, the JHJ Foundation made a donation of QR700,000 to the American School of Doha towards the construction of a new greenhouse to aid in the develop-ment of the High School Environmental Science and Biol-ogy units and provide an exclusive facility to house plants for student projects.

Environmental Science students are currently transplanting their vegetable seedlings from the Green-house to their outdoor Gardens, while APES students are using the

Greenhouse to do their experiments on soil structure and temperature. AP Biology Students are investigat-ing the effects of various environments (wind, hot, humid, control) on plant transpiration rate using Marigold flowers.

This is a 3-week project and

student analysis of the data will include regression analysis and dis-crete variable bar graphing. The greenhouse provides a wonderfully controlled environment for this excellent research.

Sheikha Noor Al Subaie, repre-sentative for the Jassim& Hamad

Bin Jassim Charitable Foundations, attended the ribbon cutting cere-mony where she spoke with the students from the High School Envi-ronmental Science class who utilise the facility. “We are delighted to have the greenhouse for our pro-grammes and students”, said ASD Director, Dr Tom Hawkins. “We have no words to express our grat-itude to H E Sh. Hamad Bin Jassim Al Thani, Sheikha Noor Al Subaie and the Jassim & Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundations enough for this opportunity. Few schools have such a facility in which to learn and grow and with our instructor’s, expertise, we feel we can use the facility in the best ways possible for our students. ASD appreciates the support from the Jassim & Hamad Bin Jassim Charitable Foundation.

ASD opens Greenhouse with the support of JHJ

“The number 1 is the most commonly occurring number in the first

100,000 decimal places of Pi. It occurs 10,137 times”.

Under the umbrella of Qatar Foundation’s Pre-University Edu-cation (PUE), Qatar Leadership Academy’s Mathematics Depart-ment celebrated its 6th Annual ‘Pi Day’ on March 14.

All teachers and student-par-ticipants wore a Pi Day T-shirt to celebrate this special occasion. The day started with human for-mation of the Pi symbol and the whole school; teachers and stu-dents took part in it. The venue of the event was decorated for the

occasion displaying information about Pi . One of the main attrac-tions was the display of more than 500 digits of Pi along the entrance of venue.

This year, Qatar Leadership Academy, welcomed: Nord Anglia Al Khor, QA – Doha, AKIS (BS) and AKIS (CBSE) to be a part of this event. After the arrival of guests, icebreaker activities took place for all the participants from QLA and non-QF schools. Opening activi-ties provided all students the opportunity to interact and col-laborate with students from other schools.

Math Jeopardy and Visual Arts competitions took place after the

ceremony. The Visual Arts com-petition was conducted where all teams had to design a Pi day t-shirt. Math Jeopardy activities ran parallel to Visual Arts com-petitions. QLA qualified for grades 9-10 jeopardy and won the com-petition for the first time. Grades

7-8 Math Jeopardy has been won by AKIS (CBSE) and they were winners in the art completion this year. Apple pies were served to all students, guests and teachers in effort to bring sweetness to the celebration and to say thanks for their support.

Qatar Leadership Academy celebrates ‘Pi Day’

MARKETPLACE TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017 05

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha, the sole author-ised dealer of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars in Qatar, is showcasing

two one-off heritage-inspired Ghosts at a private event celebrat-ing the capabilities of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars’ unrivalled Bespoke pro-gramme, at its showroom on The-Pearl Qatar started from March 19 till today.

Patrons of the brand will have the opportunity to get a closer look at the Rolls-Royce Ghost Oasis, inspired by the breath-taking oases of the Arabian Deserts, and the Rolls-Royce Ghost Dhow, reflect-ing Qatari heritage by using the traditional Dhow as its muse, dur-ing the event. Both commissions were hand built by craftsmen from the House of Rolls-Royce to be made available exclusively for its customers in Qatar.

From the inception of the marque 113 years ago, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has stood alone in serv-ing the world’s wealthy and influential an ultra-luxury motor cars from which to express their tastes, lifestyles and passions. Where once this fell to independ-ent coachbuilders, the execution of the most deeply held desires of the most discerning patrons of luxury in the world is now performed by the marque’s Bespoke department, a collective of extraordinary design-ers, engineers and craftspeople at the marque’s centre of excellence in Goodwood, England.

Furthering this theme, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars will be flying in one of its craftsmen from the Leather atelier to show guests in Doha first-hand the lengths that can be achieved in the areas of leather, stitching and marquetry through the iconic Bespoke programme.

Speaking ahead of the event, Ihab Allam, General Manager of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha com-mented: “We are delighted to be hosting this event which is dedi-cated to the marque’s Bespoke Programme. Ghost is a vision of simplicity – it takes the core brand values of Rolls-Royce and creates

effortless luxury, but also stands for a new generation of younger and contemporary Rolls-Royce custom-ers. We are truly proud to merge these attributes - old and new, iconic and contemporary, tradi-tional and modern – in to these unique commissions that are avail-able only to our brand’s patrons in Qatar.”

Ghost DhowThis unique vehicle takes its

inspiration from the country’s her-itage by using the Qatari Dhow as its muse. The Dhow or Merkab as it is commonly known in Arabic is the traditional wooden sailing ves-sel that was used for centuries in Qatar to travel the Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean for fishing, pearl div-ing and the trading of dates, spices and mangrove timber.

The breath-taking two-tone exterior features Inca Gold set against Porcelain, with a Turchese twin coachline extending around the car. The interior of the car fea-tures tri-color leather in Seashell, Oatmeal, and Turchese with con-trast stitching and seat piping, in addition to Lambswool floor mat-sand Bespoke Picnic Tables for the rear passengers. A collection of sophisticated Dhow-Inspired fea-tures can be found throughout this unique vehicle, including a Dhow motif embroidery on all four head-rests and engraved steel Dhow motifs on the fore of the picnic tables and on the exterior coach-line of the car.

Ghost OasisThe Oasis edition takes inspi-

ration from the breath-taking oases of the Arabian Deserts, which for centuries provided refuge and tran-quillity to travellers on their journeys. The oasis theme is in per-fect harmony with the Rolls-Royce Ghost, itself routinely described as an oasis of calm in a hectic business world.

The Bespoke two-tone exterior in Aurum and Desert Dune is adorned with an intricate feature line motif depicting a camel train. The desert theme continues

throughout the Seashell interior. Accents in Fleet Blue are reminis-cent of water in an oasis, while applications of Bespoke Moccasin Willow Grain leather further allude to the sand dune theme. Piano Veneer in Moccasin was developed especially for this Collection and features golden motif inlays in the passenger panel, door cappings and rear picnic table backs. The

Bespoke rear centre armrest embroidery introduces a sand dune pattern and demonstrates the level of detail that goes into conceptual-ising this incredible Bespoke Collection.

Clients can visit the Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Doha at The-Pearl, Qatar Showroom from March 19 to 21 to view the unique Bespoke collection.

Ghost Oasis & Ghost Dhow on display at The-Pearl Qatar

COMMUNITY TUESDAY 21 MARCH 201706

Doha Bank has been honoured with the “Company of the Year Award” by Qatar Uni-

versity yesterday. On receiving the Award from

Dr Hassan Rashid Al Derham, Pres-ident of Qatar University, Dr R Seetharaman, Doha Bank CEO, said the award was given for Doha Bank’s contribution to sustainable development in Qatar.

“Doha Bank believes in Qatar National Vision (QNV) 2030, which aims to direct Qatar towards a bal-ance between developmental needs and the protection of its natural environment, whether land, sea or air,” he said.

He also added that the QNV 2030 includes an emphasis on establishing an effective legal framework and the environmental institutions that can serve as the guardians of Qatar’s environmen-tal heritage. “The QNV 2030 also emphasises the importance of increasing citizens’ awareness of their role in protecting the coun-try’s environment for their children

and the nation’s future generations.”

Dr R Seetharaman highlighted the measures of Doha Bank on sus-tainable development. He said

“Doha Bank advocates and practices Green Banking, which is one of the core business philosophies that would support the sustainability into the future. Doha Bank is also active in supporting the youth of the nation from a human develop-ment perspective and conducts numerous programmes to help develop indigenous talent.

Doha Bank also supports social integration across various areas of society and actively participates in key economic events, keynote ses-sions, and other major local and global programmes. Doha Bank’s Eco school program is part of its Green Banking Mission.

Doha Bank has embraced sus-tainable business practices to satisfy its customers and promote solid environmental stewardship.

In doing so the Bank has embarked on a greener path in

business and their personal lives. Financial sector could participate in sustainable development by tak-ing initiatives to “Manage Climate Change and Mitigate Global Warm-ing”. Doha Bank has worked on

“ECO-Schools Programme” which works with educational institutions to build awareness of key environ-mental issues and create action plans that are school-specific to help mitigate the overall impact on the environment.

Doha Bank Group as part of its corporate social responsibility will demonstrate fair, open, efficient and consistent business practices to mitigate climate change and pro-mote sustainable development. Doha Bank also believes in Sustain-able Development Goals (SDGs) which into force from beginning of 2016 after adoption of the same at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in Septem-ber 2015.”

QU honours Doha Bank with the ‘Company of the Year Award’

Annual Day for the staff of Al Jazeera Printing Press Co.LLC was held on March 17 at Al Sharq Village and Doha Marriott Hotel. All the staff mem-bers actively participated in various sports competitions for the staff followed by cultural programmes in the cultural evening. The senior staff members who have completed 10 years in service were honoured by presenting milestone awards as a part of recognising services of senior

employees. The prizes to the winners as well as annual performance awards for staff were distributed by Jacob Kannath, Director of the Company along with other dignitaries on the dais.

Al Jazeera Printing Press staff mark Annual Day

CAMPUSTUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017 07

Birla Public School at Abu Hamour, after having been under candidacy and self

-study for school accreditation to the Ministry of Education and Higher Education since 2015, has won accreditation from the Eval-uation Institute, under the Qatar National School Accreditation (QNSA) scheme.

In a solemn function organised in the auditorium of the school, the school accreditation self- study core group led by A K Shrivastava, Principal, handed over the accred-itation certificate received from the Ministry to Gope Shahani, Vice-Chairman, in the presence of Dr Mohan Thomas, C V Rappai, direc-tors of the school and Chindhu Antony Rappai, Academic sub-committee member.

While addressing the gather-ing Dr Mohan Thomas recalled the importance of a teacher in guiding a student through the journey of life and it is a great tribute to a teacher when the teacher is asked to be the guest of honour at a stu-dent’ wedding. C V Rappai complimented the staff for their hard work which led the school to turn another milestone in its march towards growth and progress yet

it ‘is important not to be compla-cent about achievements because that is rather treacherous to be complacent. The actual work towards implementing the best practices begins after the school getting accredited.’

Gope Shahani felicitated the staff on their hard work and on the school achieving ‘accreditation’. The school Management, pleased with the school accreditation,

announced the payment of ex gra-tia to all the school staff. Shirley Rappai, Senior Vice-Principal announced the names of the staff who received the ex gratia. Gope Shahani, C V Rappai, Dr Mohan Thomas and Chindhu Antony Rap-pai gave away the ex gratia. Chindhu Antony Rappai supervised the final stages in the implemen-tation of the ERP solution in the school.The new revised custom-ised and updated ERP solution is implemented in the school which will revamp the and streamline the entire systems and process that are part of record keeping and evi-dence archiving which are a necessary part of Qatar National Accreditation. George Edison, vice-Principal , emceed the programme.

Author of a critically-acclaimed new book and a senior editor at The Atlantic

magazine, Derek Thompson (pic-tured), will be this year’s graduation speaker at Northwestern Univer-sity in Qatar (NU-Q).

Thompson, who is a graduate of Northwestern University, is the author of ‘Hit Makers: the Science of Popularity in an Age of Distrac-tion’, a best-selling book that discusses how content goes viral in today’s crowded media environment.

“Each year, we select a gradua-tion speaker of distinction and achievement, who is a role model as well. As a Northwestern

alumnus, Derek represents the best of the new digital generation who began his career as a blogger, migrated to a major magazine and broadcast outlets—and now has produced a major book. Telling your stories across virtually all of the media platforms is the hallmark

of contemporary journalism,” said Everette E Dennis, dean and CEO.

Thompson, whohas been described as one of the brightest new voices in the world of Ameri-can journalism, writes about economics, labor markets, and the mediaat The Atlantic, one of the most respected magazines in the US His 2016 cover story, “A World Without Work,” Thompson probed the future of technology and employment. He has also produced scores of major stories on the mil-lennial generation and other topics. His most recent article for the mag-azine is “The Mysterious Disappearance of Candidate Trump.”

Thompson is also a weekly con-tributor to “Here and Now,” a radio news program aired over National Public Radio that reaches an esti-mated 4.5 million weekly listeners.His achievements and insights have received recognition from Forbes and Inc. magazines’ “30 Under 30” lists and Time magazine’s roster of

“140 Best Twitter Feeds.” He grad-uated from Northwestern’s Medill School of Journalism, Media, Inte-grated Marketing Communications in 2008 with a triple major in jour-nalism, political science, and legal studies. As an undergraduate, he wrote for two campus publications, The Daily Northwestern and North by Northwestern.

Best-selling author to address NU-Q’s graduating class

Birla Public School gets Ministry’s accreditation

LIFESTYLE TUESDAY 21 MARCH 201708

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Ever wondered why your elder daughter prefers red while the younger one prefers

green? Well, from character insights to behaviour patterns, colours can define your child’s personality, says an expert.

Mohita Indrayan, Chief Crea-tive Director at 612 League, breaks down the colour code of your child’s preferences.

* Red: Children who prefer red colour are full of life and passion-ate in nature. They are not afraid to make bold choices, are energetic and adventurous.

* Blue: Usually associated with the colour of sky, children who love blue colour are calm and industri-ous. They don’t shy away from going an extra mile to reach their destination, be it in a game of hide and seek or in life.

* Pink: The colour is mostly asso-ciated with girls. However, against the common belief, the colour is

preferred by both boys and girls. The colour symbolises affectionate nature and innocence. Being the sensitive self that they are, they believe in giving to the world more than receiving from it.

* Yellow: Children choosing yel-low over other colours are logical and consistent in their approach to everything in their life. They are also the most imaginative of the lot.

* Black: Strong willed and deter-mined to achieve their goals in life, children who love to flaunt black are enigmatic and charming in nature. They are ferocious in their approach and don’t shy away from taking a bold step to win a race. They believe in timeless beauty and sophistication that never goes out of style.

* Green: Children loving green colour in their lives are confident and charismatic. They look for opportunities in life to lead and are never afraid to take any challenges in their life.

* Orange: They are the

friendliest children on the planet. Vibrant in nature and easy to get along with, little ones who prefer

the zestiness of orange colour in their life are well-mannered and well-liked by others.

Colours speak about your child’s personality

Does your name resemble your face? Yes, say researchers who found out that owing to

the cultural stereotypes that people associate with names, they can accurately match a stranger’s name to his or her face.

“We are familiar with such a process from other stereotypes, like ethnicity and gender where some-times the stereotypical expectations of others affect who we become,” said lead author Yonat Zwebner, doctoral student at the Hebrew Uni-versity of Jerusalem in Israel.

“For instance, people are more likely to imagine a person named Bob to have a rounder face, than a person named Tim. “These stereo-types can, over time, affect people’s facial appearance,” Zwebner added.

Your face may match name

Why teenagers rarely share online risks with parents

An increasing number of teenagers get discour-aged to talk to their

parents about potentially risky online experiences, such as cyberbullying and viewing inappropriate content online, because parents tend to emote much stronger feelings and tend to freak out, become angry or scared, researchers have found.

The study showed that par-ents and children often have much different perceptions of and reactions to the same online situations.

“There seems to be a disconnect between what types of situations teenagers experience every day and what types of experiences par-ents have online,” said Pamela Wisniewski, Assistant Professor at the University of Central Florida in the US.

“Teenagers tended to be more nonchalant and say that the incident made them embarrassed, while parents, even though they were report-ing more low-risk events, emoted much stronger feelings, becoming angry and scared.

“For teenagers, some felt these types of experiences were just par for the course,” Wisniewski added, in the study, presented at the ACM Confer-

ence on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing in Oregon.

Parents who overreact, when their children report any such events, are likely to curb com-munication as when risky situation are reported to parents, they tend to freak out and make things worse, causing teenagers to refrain from talking about situations that may upset their parents.

FOODTUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017 09

Ellie Krieger The Washington Post

This salad, best described as a “small plate” using the current culinary lingo, offers a

refreshing bright spot this time of year when we have had our fill of roasted roots and stews and are ready to move on to something sun-nier. Sure, the dish is anchored by the deep earthiness of roasted beets, but they are given a different out-look, layered with sunny rounds of citrus on a nest of watercress over a smear of creamy yogurt, then topped with a lemon-honey driz-zle and punctuated with a sprinkle of poppy seeds.

If you can find them, blood oranges (which I personally look forward to all year) are ideal here. They are just the right size (on the small side); they have a refreshing tartness; and their brilliant sunset hue nods to the crimson beets. But any small orange will work well. And if you haven’t yet tried Skyr, the Icelandic dairy product similar to Greek yogurt but even thicker, this recipe is a good excuse to pick some up. I have been enjoying experi-menting with it, and it is nice in this recipe, but feel free to use Greek yogurt instead.

In modern small-plate style, this salad can be served as a starter, as part of a mezze spread, as an accompaniment to a soup or sand-wich or with a hunk of bread as a light meal or snack on its own. I think of it as a versatile, culinary bridge toward spring.

Krieger is a registered dietitian, nutritionist and author who hosts public television’s “Ellie’s Real Good

Food.” She blogs and offers a weekly newsletter at www.elliekrieger.com.

Beet and Orange Salad4 servingsHere, sliced roasted beets are

layered with orange slices on a nest of watercress over a smear of yogurt, then topped with a lemon-honey drizzle and punctuated with a sprinkle of poppy seeds. It’s a beautiful and versatile small plate that can be served as a starter, part of a mezze spread or as a light meal or snack.

MAKE AHEAD: The roasted, peeled beets can be refrigerated in

a stain-proof, airtight container for up to 4 days.

From nutritionist and cookbook author Ellie Krieger.

Ingredients3 medium beets (1 3/4 pounds

total)2 tablespoons plus 3/4 teaspoon

extra-virgin olive oil1/4 teaspoon salt1/4 teaspoon freshly ground

black pepper3 small oranges, preferably

blood oranges1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice1 teaspoon honey1 cup plain Skyr (Icelandic

yogurt) or plain Greek-style yogurt, low-fat or full fat

1 cup watercress leaves and small sprigs

1 teaspoon poppy seeds, for garnish

StepsPreheat the oven to 425 degrees.Trim the stems and roots off the

beets, then rub each with 1/4 tea-spoon of the oil. Wrap each beet in aluminium foil, place on a baking sheet and roast until easily pierced with a fork, about 1 hour. Allow to cool and then remove the peel with a paring knife and/or by rubbing the peel away with your fingers. Cut the beets into 1/2-inch thick slices and toss with 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper.

Use a Microplane grater to zest one of the oranges; you need 1/4 teaspoon’s worth. Then cut the peel and white pith off all of the oranges and cut them into 1/2 inch rounds.

Whisk together the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil, the lemon juice, honey, the orange zest and the remaining 1/8 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium bowl, to form an emulsified dressing.

To serve, smear 1/4 cup of the Skyr or yogurt on each salad-size plate. Place 1/4 cup of the water-cress on top, then arrange the beet and orange slices on the greens. Drizzle each portion with some of the dressing, then sprinkle with poppy seeds.

Nutrition | Per serving (using low-fat yogurt): 160 calories, 7 g protein, 14 g carbohydrates, 9 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 220 mg sodium, 3 g dietary fiber, 11 g sugar.

You think you don’t like beets? Try ’em this way

HEALTH TUESDAY 21 MARCH 201710

IANS

Nearly 20 per cent of people receiving treatment for hypertension do not actu-

ally have a problem, but they are often misdiagnosed as a result of doctors using manual devices to measure blood pressure, a study has showed.

“About 20 per cent of people receiving treatment for hyperten-sion don’t actually have a problem and do not need medication. This is due mainly to the fact that their blood pressure was improperly measured,” said lead author Janusz Kaczorowski, Professor at Univer-site de Montreal in Canada.

More than half of doctors in the study, published in the journal Canadian Family Physician, were found using manual devices to measure blood pressure, a dated

technology that often leads to misdiagnosis.

A survey among Canadian fam-ily doctors in 2016 revealed that 52 per cent of the 769 respondents used a manual tensiometer to measure blood pressure. Only 43 per cent used an automatic device.

“Clinicians should use auto-matic devices,” Kaczorowski said.

Automated measurement has the advantage of eliminating what’s known as white-coat syn-drome -- which refers to artificially high blood pressure resulting from the stress of being in a doctor’s office and human interaction.

Clinicians should adopt these devices to detect individuals likely to suffer from high blood pressure and reduce the risk of cardiovas-cular disease. It is possible to lower blood pressure through a healthy

diet, regular physical activity, mod-erate alcohol consumption, reduced intake of dietary sodium,

avoidance of exposure to tobacco products, and stress management, the researchers suggested.

Your high BP might just be a case of misdiagnosis

Australian scientists have discovered a “key molecule”, which can kill microbes that infect the human liver,

a breakthrough experts believe could bring a malaria vaccine one step closer.

Researchers at the Australian National University (ANU) announced the break-through after they tracked cells and discovered a molecule which kills microbes that infect the liver - such as malaria, Xin-hua news agency reported.

Malaria kills around half a million peo-ple every year in warm climates such as in Africa and Asia, but lead researcher Hay-ley McNamara from the ANU said the findings helped answer questions about the mystery of “T-cells” - immune cells which hunt down infections in the body.

“We know T-cells can protect against most infections, what we still don’t fully understand is how these T-cells find the rare cells infected with viruses or parasites like malaria - a needle in a haystack prob-lem if you like,” McNamara said yesterday.

“We’ve found that without a key mole-cule called LFA-1, that cells don’t work

- they can’t move quickly and can’t kill malaria parasites effectively.”

Associate professor Ian Cockburn from the ANU said that because the T-cells were able to effectively hunt down malaria par-asites, they could one day become a major component of future malaria vaccines.

“What we want to do is understand how to make a vaccine that induces these types of immune cells. There are vaccines in clin-ical trials that work by inducing antibodies, adding a T-cell component would create stronger immunity by arming different parts of the immune system,” he said

Scientific breakthrough to aid malaria vaccine research

The “secret” to staying strong as we age is superb fitness that can be achieved by regular exercise, suggests new research.

The study found that people who were elite ath-letes in their youth or later in life have much healthier muscles at the cellular level compared to those of non-athletes.

The study, published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, compared world-class track and field athletes in their 80s with people of the same age who are living independently.

“One of the most unique and novel aspects of this study is the exceptional participants,” said researcher Geoff Power, professor at Univer-sity of Guelph in Ontario, Canada.

“These are individuals in their 80s and 90s who actively compete in world masters track and field championships. We have seven world champions. These individuals are the creme de la creme of ageing,” Power noted. The study found that athletes’ legs were 25 percent stronger on average and had about 14 percent more total muscle mass. In addition, the ath-letes had nearly one-third more motor units in their leg muscles than non-athletes.

Exercise regularly to stay

strong even at old age

BOLLYWOODTUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017 11

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Ace filmmaker Mani Ratnam yesterday said every collab-oration with double

Oscar-winning composer A R Rah-man is a special journey.

The filmmaker and composer, along with legendary lyricist Vairamuthu, have been working together for 25 years.

Commenting on his long-stand-ing relationship with Rahman, the

“Roja” filmmaker told reporters here: “It’s been 25 years, but it just feels like I met Rahman yesterday.

“Every film with Rahman is a spe-cial journey.

He brings newness to each

project, new sound and new music.” Ratnam was speaking at the audio launch of “Kaatru Veliyidai”. He said he is thankful for this collabo-ration with Rahman and Vairamuthi. The triumvirate’s journey started with 1992 Tamil romantic drama

“Roja”.Rahman said he’s blessed to

have found a mentor in Ratnam. “I’m thankful to the platform I have received because of Mani sir. If Balachander sir had not introduced me to Mani sir, I wouldn’t have had this platform,” Rahman said.

Slated to release on April 7, “Kaatru Veliyidai” stars Karthi as a fighter pilot and Aditi Rao Hydari as a doctor.

Working with Rahman is special: Mani Ratnam

Actress Khushbu Sundar might land a pivotal role in superstar Rajinikanth’s yet-

untitled next outing, to be directed by “Kabali” fame Pa. Ranjith, a source said.

Khushbhu and Rajinikanth, in their heyday, have starred in Tamil films such as “Mannan”, “Pandian” and “Annamalai”. “It’s true that Khushbhu is being considered for one of the leading roles. The mak-ers have even initiated talks.

However, she hasn’t officially signed the project yet. One of the reasons being a Telugu project with Pawan Kalyan and she fears the dates for the both the projects will clash,” the source said.

To be produced by Dhanush, the project is expected to roll from May.

Tipped to be a story set against Mumbai backdrop, the makers are in talks with Vidya Balan for the leading lady’s role.

Khushbu being considered for Rajini’s movie

Megastar Amitabh Bach-chan was spotted wearing a neck brace, and he says

it’s due to a strained neck caused by stunts he did in his younger days. The 74-year-old thespian was photographed wearing a neck brace while he attended his daughter-in-law and actress Aish-warya Rai Bachchan’s father’s funeral here on March 18.

“Many have, yes, seen the pic-ture with the neck brace and have expressed either exclamation or remedy, or surprise... It’s factual and it’s on my neck, because the

neck is strained. These are recur-rences of old action and stunt injuries right from the time of ‘Don’ and several other films that came after that have involved my phys-ical movements for action deeds going horribly wrong,” Amitabh wrote on his blog.

“The cervical has undergone so many damage inflicting stunts that several vertebrae are damaged, out of position, infected with trauma, and several other complicated medical terminology which I just cannot understand... Resulting in any act or movement or subjection

to an awkward resting position, those vertebrae move about again out of position, making it impossi-ble for me to sit stand sleep rest in any position whatsoever,” he added.

Amitabh said there were no safety devices during their times.

“It was raw it was real and it was injury-centric. We jumped from heights without protection, with-out soft landing gear, without harnesses that most actors deploy now and without face replacement,” he added. The “Piku” star calls face replacement a “wonderful techno-logical invention”.

Bachchan suffers from strained neck

Actor Gaurav Khanna, who is seen essaying the role of Virendra in the fantasy

drama “Prem Ya Paheli Chan-drakanta”, says he would love to do a reality show.

“I would love to do reality shows -- be it dance or an action-packed show. All my life, I’ve always wanted to become a TV host, but that dream is yet to materialise,” Gaurav said in a statement.

The actor, who has been a part of shows like “Kumkum” and “Yeh Pyar Na Hoga Kam”, says he is competing with him-self. And that is helping him perform better.

“I think healthy competition always gets the best out of you. I believe in competing with myself. Only then I can perform better than yesterday,” Gaurav said. He has worked with a lot of newcomers in the past and appreciates their vigour.

“They have a zeal to work hard and have this magnetic excitement. I feel their passion for working is infectious,” he added.

Would love to do

reality TV shows:

Gaurav Khanna

HOLLYWOOD TUESDAY 21 MARCH 201712

AFP

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast” smashed box office records in its opening three-

day weekend, taking in an unexpected $170m, according to industry estimates.

The film, featuring “Harry Pot-ter” veteran Emma Watson as a charming Belle to the frightening Beast played by Dan Stevens of

“Downton Abbey” fame, set a record for a March opening in North Amer-ica, Exhibitor Relations reported. The previous record was set last year by “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice,” with $166m.

“Beauty” recorded the seventh best opening overall in the United States and Canada.

Film site Fandango reported the movie had sold out at more than 1,000 showtimes in big cities and small, something more common for superhero blockbusters than for a family-oriented production. “Dis-ney is an awfully potent empire right now,” Exhibitor Relations’ Jeff

Bock told Variety, adding that the studio “has all the other studios salivating.”

“Beauty” cost the hardly trifling sum of $300m to make, but ana-lysts say it should easily reach profitability. The specialized site BoxOfficeMojo estimates that Dis-ney’s latest fairy tale adaptation may already have reached that point in worldwide sales.

“Beauty” swept aside the previ-ous North American box-office leader, Warner Brothers’ “Kong: Skull Island”; that movie’s second-week take of $28.9m was roughly half its opening weekend sales.

“Kong,” which has taken in $110m since its release, tells the story of a group of explorers on a mysterious island that proves to be the frightening domain of the mighty ape.

In third place on North Ameri-can screens was “Logan,” in which Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine char-acter helps a young girl with claws of her own (Dafne Keen). The Fox production earned $17.5m for the

weekend, or $184m over three weeks. Next was Universal’s hor-ror film “Get Out,” with $13.2m in weekend receipts. The Universal film recounts the increasingly tense encounter between a young black man played by Daniel Kaluuya and the family of his white girlfriend (Allison Williams). It has taken in

$133.1m in four weeks. Fifth was Lionsgate’s “The Shack,” with Sam Worthington and Octavia Spencer, the story of a man who, after suf-fering a shocking personal tragedy, receives a mysterious invitation to go to a remote cabin deep in a for-est. It took in $6.1m, for a three-week total of $42.6m.

‘Beauty and the Beast’ roars with $170m debut

Actress Reese Witherspoon is reportedly furious with once best friend and colleague

Nicole Kidman. Gossip platform New Idea has claimed there is “no love lost” between the Oscar-win-ning actresses after a fallout over their new TV show “Big Little Lies”, reports dailymail.co.uk.

The publication claims With-erspoon is unhappy at her Australian co-star Kidman’s failure to promote the HBO series in the run up to its debut in February, claiming Kidman used too much of her airtime to discuss her latest Hollywood hit “Lion”.

“Reese is furious that Nicole hasn’t done more to support ‘Big Little Lies’. All she’s talked about in interviews is ‘Lion’. Had Reese known that Nicole would put the

show so far on the backburner, she would have cast some random,” said a source. The magazine said the frosty relations between the pair manifested themselves at the Oscars last month.

“You could cut the tension with a knife at the Oscars. Nicole was telling her people to keep Reese away from her - there’s no love lost at all,” added the source.

“Game of Thrones” co-creator David Benioff says he doesnt want to be associated with the

spin-off of the popular fantasy series, and looks forward to see the story with a new perspective and vision. Benioff spoke about the spin-off series at South By South-west (SXSW) conference in presence of other showrunner DB Weiss, reports independent.co.uk.

“There’s always going be an urge -- the characters who maybe will survive -- there’s always going to be this temptation to keep doing it; to do the spin-off show or do the sequel show and everything. And I think HBO might well do one and I’m looking forward to watching it,” Benioff said. However, despite helming the successful series, Ben-ioff or Weiss won’t be involved with the spin-off. He said: “I think

it’s better for them to get new blood in with new visions.” Previ-ously, HBO programming President Casey Bloys said a prequel series would be more likely than a sequel.

“It’s such a big property we would be foolish not to explore it, but it’s a pretty high bar,” he said.

Witherspoon furious with Nicole Kidman

‘GoT’ co-creator doesn’t want to handle spin-off series

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYTUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017 13

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Nasa has added four new teams to study the Moon, near-Earth asteroids and

other components of the solar system.

According to a report in Engadget, the first group from the University of Colorado will study on robotics, cosmology, astrophys-ics and heliophysics to advance manned space exploration.

While the second group has been assigned on a project called

“Toolbox for Research and Explora-tion”, responsible for developing

tools and methods for the manned exploration of celestial bodies.

“The third group from Georgia Institute of Technology will explore how radiation affects human-made composite materials. They’ll also look into how real-time detectors can help minimise astronauts’ expo-sure to harmful radiation,” the report added. The fourth group, called Exploration Science Path-finder Research for Enhancing Solar System Observations or ESPRESSO will assist Nasa in understanding the events that are hazardous for robotic and human explorers in space. With the better knowledge

of hazardous events in space, dis-asters can be predicted and managed. “Nasa will set aside $3

to $5m of its budget per year to fund the teams’ research for the next five years,” the report noted.

Nasa adds four teams to study solar system

Even if you have the very best Wi-Fi system avail-able, you won’t get more

than 300Mbit per second speed in total.

However, researchers now claim to have achieved Wi-Fi at a lightning speed of 42.8Gbit per second which is 100 times faster.

The team from Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands came up with a surprising solution to beat slow

Wi-Fi: a wireless network based on harmless infrared rays.

The capacity is not only huge (more than 40Gbit/s per ray) but also there is no need to share since every device gets its own ray of light, said lead researcher Joanne Oh. Oh managed a speed of 42.8Gbit/s over a distance of 2.5 metres. For comparison, the average connection speed in the Neth-erlands is two thousand times

less (17.6Mbit/s). The Eind-hoven system has so far used the light rays only to down-load; uploads are still done using radio signals.

The system conceived in Eindhoven is simple and, in principle, cheap to set up. The wireless data comes from a few central ‘light antennas’, for instance mounted on the ceil-ing, which are able to precisely direct the rays of light supplied by an optical fibre. Since there are no moving parts, it is main-tenance-free and needs no power. The antennas contain a pair of gratings that radiate light rays of different wave-lengths at different angles.

If you walk around as a user and your smartphone or tablet moves out of the light antenna’s line of sight, then another light antenna takes over. Moreover, there is no longer any interference from a neighbouring Wi-Fi network, the researchers noted.

The work of Oh is part of the wider ‘BROWSE’ project headed by professor of broad-band communication technology Ton Koonen, and with funding from the Euro-pean Research Council.

This Wi-Fi is 100 times faster

Software giant IBM yesterday launched a new cognitive assistant that leverages the capa-bilities of IBM Watson to help IT

professionals effectively manage and protect net-works of smartphones, tablets, laptops, internet of things (IoT) devices and other endpoints.

The ‘MaaS360 Advisor’ will use machine learning to analyse devices on the network and recommend policies, patches and customised practices to better manage and protect them.

“Through MaaS360 with Watson, we’re not only able to streamline and sharpen the data so administrators can stay ahead of the curve, but also transform the way they interact with their environment,” said Jim Brennan, Director of Strategy and Offering Management, IBM Secu-rity. MaaS360 UEM (Unified Endpoint Management) supports multiple platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows and macOS/OS X.

IBM unveils new

cognitive assistant

to protect devices

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

A gulf war veteran seeks vengeance against those who assaulted

a single mother.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

VENGEANCE: A LOVE STROY

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA

ASIAN TOWN

MALL

LANDMARK

Logan (2D/Action) 10:30am, 1:10, 3:50, 6:30, 9:10 & 11:50pmBeauty And The Beast (2D) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:30, 9:00 & 11:30pmKong: Skull Island (2D/Action) 10:30am, 1:00, 2:00, 3:30, 4:30, 6:00, 7:00, 8:30, 9:30, 11:00pm & 12:00midnight La La Land (2D/Musical) 11:20amThe Belko Experiment (2D/Horror) 2:10, 4:00, 6:00, 8:00, 10:00pm & 12:00midnightKung Fu Yoga (2D/Action) 10:00am & 12:05pmVengeance: A L ove Story (2D/Thriller) 10:15am, 2:45, 7:15 & 11:45pm Akher Dek Fe Masr (2D/Arabic) 12:30, 5:00 & 9:30pm Hidden Figures (2D/Drama) 11:30am, 4:30 & 9:30pm A United Kingdom (2D/Drama) 2:00, 7:00pm & 12:00midnight Sleepless (2D/Action) 10:15am, 12:15, 2:15, 4:15, 6:15, 8:15, 10:15pm & 12:15am Skull Island (2D/Action) 1:35, 6:45 & 11:55pm Beauty And The Beast Kong (2D/Family) 11:00am, 4:10 & 9:20pm Beauty And The Beast Kong (IMAX/Family) 3D 10:30am, 3:30 & 8:30pm 2D 1:00, 6:00 & 11:00pm

Kong: Skull Island (2D/Action) 2:15pm Beauty & The Beast (2D/Family) 2:15, 4:30, 6:45, 9:00 & 11:15pmVeeram (2D/Malayalam) 3:00 & 11:00pm Vengeance: A Love Story (2D/Thriller) 4:15 & 9:30pm The Belko Experiment (2D/Horror) 6:15pm A United Kingdom (2D/Drama) 5:00pm El 3Atir (2D/Arabic) 7:00pmSleepless (2D/Action) 7:30 & 9:00pm Hidden Figures (2D/Drama) 11:30pm

Machine (2D/Hindi) 2:15 & 11:15pmKong: Skull Island (2D/Action) 2:15 & 7:00pm Beauty & The Beast (2D/Family) 2:30, 4:45, 7:00 & 9:15pmSleepless (2D/Action) 4:15 & 11:15pm Veeram (2D/Malayalam) 5:00 & 9:45pm El 3Atir (2D/Arabic) 6:15pm The Belko Experiment (2D/Horror) 8:00pm Hidden Figures (2D/Drama) 9:00pm Vengeance: A Love Story (2D/Thriller) 11:30pm

Veeram (2D/Malayalam) 2:00 & 11:15pm Beauty & The Beast (2D/Family) 2:30, 5:00, 7:30 & 9:00pm The Belko Experiment (2D/Horror) 4:00pmKong: Skull Island (2D/Action) 3:00 & 5:00pm Trapped (2D/Hindi) 7:00pmEl 3Atir (2D/Arabic) 5:30pm Hidden Figures (2D/Drama) 7:15pm A United Kingdom (2D/Drama) 9:30pm Sleepless (2D/Action) 9:45 & 11:30pmVengeance: A Love Story (2D/Thriller) 11:30pm

Veeram (Malayalam) 8:15 & 10:45pm Badrinath Ki Dulhania 5:30pm Trapped (Hindi) 5:30 & 10:15pm Machine (Hindi) 7:30pm Angamaly Diaries (Malayalam) 6:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm

TUESDAY 21 MARCH 2017

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

AL KHORBeauty & The Beast 12:00noon, 2:45, 5:30, 8:15 & 11:00pm Lego Batman 11:00 Sleepless 10:45am, 6:15 & 11:15pm Vengeance 1:15, 5:45 & 10:15pm Machine 12:45 & 8:15pm Veeram 3:30 & 8:00pm Kong 3:45pm Angamaly Diaries 12:15

ROXYBeauty & The Beast 4:00, 4:30, 7:00 & 9:30pm Veeram 2:00, 4:15, 6:30, 8:45 & 11:00pm Kong: Skull Island 2:00, 7:00, 9:30pm & 12:00midnight Nemjam Marappathillia 2:00 & 7:15pm

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 Counting the

Cost09:00 Al Jazeera World10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 The Stream12:00 News12:30 AJEats13:00 NEWSHOUR14:00 News14:30 Inside Story15:00 Art Trafficking16:00 NEWSHOUR17:00 News17:30 The Stream18:00 newsgrid19:00 News19:30 My Cuba20:00 News20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:00 News22:30 The Stream23:00 Al Jazeera World

13:20 Jessie14:35 Austin &

Ally 15:00 Liv And

Maddie 15:50 Sunny

Bunnies 16:45 Elena Of

Avalor 17:10 Stuck In

The Middle 17:40 Girl Meets

World 18:05 Bizaardvark 18:30 Bunk’d 19:50 Austin &

Ally 20:15 Star Darlings 20:20 Shake It Up 20:45 Backstage 21:40 Dog With A

Blog 22:05 Best Friends

Whenever 22:30 Jessie

13:50 Dr. Dee: Alaska Vet

14:45 Gator Boys15:40 Escape To

Chimp Eden16:05 Escape To

Chimp Eden16:35 Tanked17:30 The Jeff

Corwin Experience

18:25 Rugged Justice

19:20 Pit Bulls & Parolees

20:15 Tanked21:10 Escape To

Chimp Eden21:35 Escape To

Chimp Eden22:05 Rugged

Justice23:00 Pit Bulls &

Parolees23:55 Gator Boys

13:05 How Do They Do It?

13:30 Storage Hunters

14:20 Alaska: The Last Frontier

15:10 The Island With Bear Grylls: USA

16:00 Outback Truckers

17:40 Street Outlaws

18:30 How Do They Do It?

20:35 Storage Hunters

21:00 The Wheel: Survival Games

22:40 Ed Stafford: Into The Unknown

23:30 Fast N’ Loud

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BRAIN TEASERSTUESDAY 21 MARCH 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.

ARCADIAN, BARN, BUCOLIC,

CATTLE, CHICKENS,

COUNTRYSIDE, CULTIVATE,

DAIRY, DUCKS, ESTATE, FARM,

FIELD, FODDER, GEESE, GOAT,

HARVEST, HOMESTEAD,

HORSES, LIVESTOCK, MEADOW,

MILL, PASTORAL, PASTURE,

PROVINCIAL, RANCH, RURAL,

RUSTIC, SHEEP, SILAGE, SILO,

STABLE, TRACTOR.