WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2017

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InterContinental Doha launches Gemmayze restaurant

Deepika admits ‘Padmavati’

was exhausting experience

LET THERE BE

LIGHTThe astrophysics world is abuzz after the first-ever observation of two neutron stars merging in a cataclysmic crash that left a rich trail of debris for scientists to comb through.

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Two brothers bring joy to cancer patients

Ahmed AlDeeb and Zakarya AlDeeb are brothers and both

students of Doha College who decided to take the initiative

of cancelling their birthday celebration instead buy gifts for

young cancer patients of Hamad Hospital to bring moments

of joy to them. The parents are very proud of their children’s

good deeds.

The AMU Alumni Association Qatar (AMUAAQ) will be cel-ebrating the Bicentenary of

Sir Syed Day on October 26 at Doha Sheraton Hotel. During the annual event, Alumni from all over the world will pay tribute to the founder. The Alumni of Aligarh Muslim University in Qatar founded a forum 14 years back by the name of “AMU Alumni Associ-ation Qatar”.

This is actively engaged in pro-moting social, sports, cultural, educational and professional activ-ities in Doha and in India. The Alumni of one of most prestigious universities of the world, the Ali-garh Muslim University, India celebrates Founder’s Day each year across the world.

This celebration has been held in Qatar for many decades and is organised with great enthusiasm and fervor.

Founder of AMU, Sir Syed Ahmad Khan, was a great doyen of Education in Indian subconti-nent, an Islamic reformer and modernist. He established the Ali-garh Muslim University in 1875 in order to provide education to the

people of India. Aligarh Muslim University has

played an important role in the history of India as well the entire South Asia.

Many eminent alumni has become Presidents, Prime Minis-ters, Chief Justices, and Ambassadors and have excelled in their respective fields.

AMU Alumni has contributed immensely to the growth of the Middle East countries. In Qatar many Alumni hold senior positions within the government and private sector.

Mani Shankar Aiyar, Union Cabinet Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Govt of India, is the chief guest of this year’s celebration.

Dr. P. Mohammad Ali, Chair-man Galfar Group, Muscat, Oman; and Johny Foster, Ghazal Singer, Poet and Music Composer, are the Guest of Honour.

All Alig’s in Qatar are also invited to join uthe celebration.

For further information please contact Jawed Ahmad 66908549. or Imtiyaz Ahmad Mallick 70477510.

AMUAAQ to celebrate bicentenary of Sir Syed Day

ISC to organise

Skipping Rope Open

Championship

The Indian Sports Centre under patronage of Embassy of India in Qatar, is organising the ISC Skip-

ping Rope Open Championship competition on November 3 from 4pm to 6:30pm.

The competition has three catego-ries: For boys and girls under 13 years of age; for teens, 13 to 18 years old and for men and women above 19 years old.

For any inquiry, you may contact the event organisers at : 55646693 .

Calicut University Vice-Chancellor visits SIS

Dr. Muhammad Bashir, Vice-Chancellor of Cal-icut University visited

Shantiniketan Indian School, Doha, Qatar.

The honourable Vice Chan-cellor addressed the students of Senior Secondary Section and spoke on the real objectives of education in today’s world. Students got an opportunity to interact with the Vice-Chancel-lor of a university for the first time.

He made the students aware of the multiple avenues of success in an academic and professional life. He said that education is the refinement of mind, thought and action.

K C Abdul Latheef, SIS President, honoured the vice-chancellor with a lovely bouquet and Principal Dr Sub-hash B Nair expressed sheer

happiness to have the vice-chancellor in the school campus, addressing his stu-dents and motivating them for success.

COVER STORY WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 201704

AFP

The astrophysics world is abuzz after the first-ever observation of two neu-tron stars merging in a cataclysmic crash that

left a rich trail of debris for scien-tists to comb through.

Here are three things the event has told us about the Universe we inhabit:

Cosmic gold mine At last, scientists are now able

to pinpoint the source of at least half the gold, platinum, lead and other heavy elements in the cosmos.

“The gold in your wedding ring probably came from a neutron star merger in our part of the galaxy that happened five billion years ago or so before our Sun was born. And the mercury in your fillings,” said co-discoverer Patrick Sutton of Car-diff University.

When the Universe emerged from the “Big Bang”, it consisted mainly of hydrogen and helium, the lightest elements on the Periodic Table.

Heavier elements -- everything

from the carbon in our bodies to the oxygen we breathe -- were formed later by nuclear reactions in the cores of stars fusing atoms together.

But the heaviest element a star can make, scientists say, is iron -- number 26 on the Periodic Table

of 100+ entries.One theoretical source for

heavier elements is supernova explosions that happen when mas-sive stars run out of fuel and die.

But there are not enough such explosions, and insufficient mate-rial produced by them, to explain

more than about half the heavy ele-ments in the Universe.

Another theorised source was neutron star mergers.

Now, telescopes have spotted evidence for newly-synthesised heavy elements in the light bursts from one such cataclysmic crash.

Neutron star crash: ‘The gift that will keep on giving’

COVER STORYWEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2017 05“For the very first time, we see unequivocal evi-

dence of a cosmic mine that is forging about 10,000 Earth-masses of heavy elements,” said Mansi Kasli-wal from the California Institute of Technology, another member of the global team.

Radiation Another mystery solved: neutron star smashups

are now known to be one source for the bright flashes of high-energy radiation known as short gamma ray bursts.

First detected by American satellites in the 1960s, they were suspected at first of being Russian nuclear bomb explosions in space.

When that theory collapsed, neutron star merg-ers were seen as another potential source.

On August 17 this year, telescopes picked up a rather unspectacular gamma ray burst -- brief and dimmer than usual.

The flash could easily have been ignored if not for the fact that it came a mere 1.7 seconds after grav-itational wave instruments happened upon the death spiral of two neutron stars in exactly the same spot.

“This is, if you will, a smoking gun,” said Sutton.“It’s now clear that binary neutron stars are a

source of the short gamma ray bursts,” though there may be other origins too.

Expanding UniverseScientists know that the cosmos is expanding,

but figuring out just how fast has been a challenge.If we can pinpoint the rate, we can determine

the Universe’s age, and how much matter it contains.

By measuring the size of gravitational waves emitted from a monster event such as a merger of black holes or neutron stars, scientists can theoret-ically deduce how far away it happened.

Similarly, examining a gamma ray flash should reveal the “redshift” of the source, and thus the speed at which it is moving. Redshift is a measure of the changing wavelength of light travelling away from an observer.

In the August 17 breakthrough, scientists observed both gamma rays and gravitational waves from the same source for the first time -- enabling them to make a fresh, though preliminary, estimate of how fast the Universe is expanding.

For now, the number remains subject to large “statistical uncertainties”, and needs to be refined by observing more neutron star crashes, the teams said.

To infinity, and beyondScientists hope to use neutron star merger data

to learn more about the laws of Nature, and how matter behaves in such extreme environments.

“From informing detailed models of the inner workings of neutron stars and the emissions they produce, to more fundamental physics such as gen-eral relativity, this event is just so rich,” said David Shoemaker, head of the LIGO collaboration that helped detect the celestial smashup.

“It is a gift that will keep on giving.”

MARKETPLACE WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 201706

InterContinental Doha launches Gemmayze restaurant

Inspired by the illustrious area in Beirut, InterContinental Doha debuts a brand new Lebanese

restaurant, Gemmayze, which is all set to elevate Qatar’s dining and entertainment scenes to the next level.

This new restaurant offers din-ers an authentic Lebanese dining experience topped with sensational live music entertainment by renowned artists amidst a trendy setting befitting its name.

Officiated by the Ambassador of Lebanon in Qatar, H E Hasan Najem, alongside Sheikh Hamad bin Mohamad Al Thani, the hotel owner; Andreas Pfister, Director of Operations for IHG® Northern Gulf and General Manager of InterCon-tinental Doha; Andreas Petrides, General Manager of Gulf Hotels Company; and Cyril Mouawad, Res-ident Manager of InterContinental Doha, the grand opening of

Gemmayze was a glitzy one with VIPS, distinguished guests, and media gracing the event.

Guests enjoyed the great selec-tion of Lebanese specialties prepared by Executive Chef Talal Aridi and his team of master chefs, paired with soulful performance by Joseph Nemnom, a renowned musi-

cian from Lebanon. In this new restaurant, diners

can look forward to an exquisite a la carte menu showcasing a wide variety of cold and hot mezzeh, sig-nature kebbeh and kebbeh nayeh, mixed grilled platter, fresh seafood, and irresistible sweets – from the quintessential kunafeh to creative ice cream made with a twist, along with an extensive beverage list. Come weekend, get ready for some of the freshest pastries and saj bread baked from the restaurant’s in-house oven, served with tradi-tional cheeses, eggs, and sweets.

Aside from the extensive a la carte menu boasting Lebanese sig-natures and favourites, the three set menus offered will guarantee a hearty meal with family and friends. Starting from QR185 per person for

the Gemmayze Set Menu, QR235 per person for the Gemmayze Bay Menu, and QR325 per person for the Gemmayze Le Grand Menu. Each set menu features a great selection of cold and hot mezzah, succulent grilled items, and deserts.

“Food has always been a big part of Lebanese culture; where dining is a social affair over great food and company. In Gemmayze, we source and use only the freshest premium ingredients for all our dishes on the menu to provide everyone with an indulgent dining experience - be it for a family gathering, or a get-together with friends,” says Talal Aridi, Executive Chef of InterCon-tinental Doha.

For inquiries and bookings, please call Gemmayze at +9744484 4919 or email fb.icdoha@ihg.com.

ABBA REVIVAL tribute show at Radisson Blu Hotel Doha

Have the time of your life – the UK’s favourite ABBA

show is coming to town! THe Radisson Blu Hotel,

Doha is inviting you to watch the live performance

of ABBA REVIVAL, the recipient of the UK Agents

Association’s Best Abba Tribute Award in 2016, on October

26 at the Giwana Ballroom - Radisson Blu Hotel, Doha.

“Do not miss a great evening of songs from one of the

most popular bands in popular music history,” Raymond

McRobbie, the Director of Entertainment, said.

Doors will be open from 7.30pm and ticket price is

QR390 per person inclusive of International gourmet buffet

and selected beverages. For tickets and reservations

please call 44281555 or visit www.q-tickets.com

MARKETPLACEWEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2017 07Brow expert Suman Jalaf to visit W Doha’s Bliss Spa

W Doha Hotel & Residences, the first luxury lifestyle hotel in Qatar is excitedly

preparing to host celebrity brow expert Suman Jalaf (pictured) at its trademark Bliss Spa.

Jalaf, dubbed as ‘Queen of Brows’ and Founder of Suman Brows will be visiting W Doha and offering her famous signature tech-nique named ‘Brow embroidery’ over a period of four days from November 2 to 5.

As a chief defining feature to a face, nicely shaped brows are vital to make a major beauty impact. As such, all of Suman Jalaf’s treatments start with a thorough brow analy-sis to identify suitable shape and best treatment process to achieve it.

Having worked in London’s most famous salons serving an international clientele and among them many celebrities including Emilia Fox, Suki Waterhouse, Poppy Delevingne and various Royal

Families amongst others, Jalaf has crafted her unique approach and treatment methodology.

As she mentioned on an inter-view in Harper’s Bazaar Arabia:

“Brows are bespoke, thus you can’t apply the same approach to everyone”.

Among Suman’s roster of treat-ments which will be available

during her visit to W Hotel Doha’s Bliss Spa is her cult threading treat-ment ‘Bespoke Brow Shape and Tint’ which is a must visit for quick fixes and her ‘Lash Lift’ which is an eye-lashes enhancement treatment .

Suman Jalaf is eager to meet Bliss Spa’s stylish clientele and apply her magic.

She said: “Women in Qatar are renowned for their heightened sense of style and charming pro-nounced facial features. I am

therefore truly excited at the oppor-tunity of introducing different brow shapes and trends and to be shar-ing my talent and unique techniques to enhance not only their beauty but also their self-confidence and public impact.”

For appointments with Suman Jalaf, please call +974 4453 5555 or email bliss.doha@whotels.com.

For further information about it, please visit http://www.blissdoha.com or call +974 4453 5555.

Pairing the finest quality coffee with smooth milk is a flavour harmony that has long transfixed professional

baristas. Now, Nespresso is bringing this sensation

to the home with three new limited edition cof-fees, two of which have been especially created to be prepared with milk.

Whether you indulge in a creamy Cappuc-cino, a full-bodied Espresso Macchiato or an extra intense Ristretto, there is a BARISTA lim-ited edition coffee to satisfy your senses and allow you to bring the coffee bar straight to your kitchen.

Inspired by a barista’s craftsmanship to per-fectly harmonise the complex flavours in coffee and mastering milk preparation, Nespresso undertook multiple sensory tests to define the exact levels of roasting and the ideal coffee grinding techniques to create the BARISTA lim-ited editions.

Karsten Ranitzsch, Head of Coffee at Nes-presso explained, “From the many discussions with our consumers we have understood that a great coffee in black does not necessarily

become an equally great coffee in white. Like the best baristas in the world, we have used our understanding and knowledge about coffee and paired it with the understanding that our consumers who love coffee with milk are look-ing for ideal bitterness, acidity, body, flavours and aromas in their cup. We are proud to have created three different Limited Edition coffees,

which are specifically developed for those who like their Nespresso white, such as an Espresso Macchiato.”

The BARISTA limited edition coffees are set to delight any coffee lover with three tempting options:

-fee has been specially crafted by the Nespresso experts to prepare a sweet, indulgent Cappuc-cino with a smooth creamy taste, roundness and exceptionally delicate biscuit notes. A medium-to-dark roasted blend of Intensity 5 when black, that becomes exceptionally smooth and round when combined with milk.

-ato. Carefully created for an intense, flavourful and full-bodied coffee finished with a gentle touch of milk foam. A medium-to-dark roasted blend of Intensity 8 when black, that keeps its strong character when combined with milk.

BARISTA Corto blend has been masterfully blended to give the coffee an extra intense taste with a thick syrupy texture and a dark marbled crema. A dark-roasted blend with intensity 11.

Nespresso introduces three new limited edition coffee

FOOD WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 201708Kristen Hartke The Washington Post

Makes 3 four-inch rounds or 2 six-inch rounds. This plant-based version of

the classic French cheese has only five ingredients and is fairly uncomplicated — it just takes patience.

By using traditional cheese-making practices, including the addition of penicillium candi-dum — the agent that allows the vegan camembert to grow a sig-nature coating of mold — this nut-based version is surpris-ingly close to the original in flavor and appearance.

Penicillium candidum and mesophilic can be ordered online from www.cheesemak-ing.com. Vegan acidophilus probiotic capsules can be found at most grocery and health food stores in the vitamin aisle.

Make Ahead: The cashews need to be soaked for at least 5 hours, and up to overnight. The cashew cream needs to be refrigerated for 4 hours. Allow at least 2 weeks for the cheese to ripen; the aged cheese can be refrigerated for up to 1 month.

Ingredients2 pounds (about 4 cups) raw

cashews8 to 10 tablespoons filtered

water1/2 teaspoon (from about 8

capsules) vegan acidophilus probiotic or 1/8 teaspoon mesophilic

1/8 teaspoon penicillium candidum (4 drops if using liquid)

2 teaspoons sea salt

StepsSoak the cashews in water

for at least 5 hours or overnight.

Drain the cashews, discard-ing their water. Rinse them under cold water and place in a blender with the filtered water (as needed). Open the probiotic capsules and measure out 1/2 teaspoon, then add the powder to the blender, along with the penicillium candidum.

Blend on high speed, scrap-ing down the sides from time to time, for up to 10 minutes or until the mixture is smooth and creamy; you can add a scant tablespoon of water at a time if the mixture becomes too thick to blend, but be careful not to add too much water so that the mixture becomes loose (see

note in the end).Transfer the thickened

cashew cream to a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 1 day to allow the mixture to fer-ment. After the cashew cream has fermented, refrigerate it for 4 hours.

Line a clean baking sheet and three 4-inch (or two 6-inch) springform pans with parch-ment paper; make sure the sides and bottoms of the springform pans are completely covered with the parchment paper, or you can also use plastic wrap as a liner. Fill each pan with the mixture and smooth the top with an offset spatula. Place the pans on the baking sheet and cover with an inverted plastic box.

To age the cheese, let it sit on the tray covered with the box at room temperature at 52 to 56 degrees; the cheese can also be aged in the refrigerator, but it may take a little longer for the mold to grow. The entire proc-ess can take as long as 3 weeks.

For the first 3 days of aging, carefully flip the cheeses each day, by inverting the mold, turn-ing the cheese over and reinserting it into the mold. Make sure your hands are very clean or handle the cheese with plastic wrap.

On the fourth day, carefully remove the cheese from the pans and sprinkle the sea salt over the entire surface of each cheese. Place back on the bak-ing sheet and cover with the box, and continue to turn each day. On the seventh day, place a bamboo mat on top of the bak-ing sheet and put the cheese, which should be much firmer, directly on top of the mat before covering with the box. The bam-boo mat will allow for more air circulation.

Continue turning each day for the next week. The mold should appear after 5 to 7 days and continue to grow until the cheeses are fully covered with a white rind. After two weeks, wrap the cheeses in parchment paper and place in the refriger-ator for at least 2 days to allow the flavor to continue to develop. The cheese will keep for at least 1 month in the refrigerator.

Note: If the cashew cream does become loose, wrap the mixture tightly in a cheesecloth. Place in a colander over a bowl and put a weight on top, then let it drain overnight before proceeding.

Vegan-aged

camembert

cheese

FOODWEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2017 09

Bonnie S Benwick The Washington Post

The marinade/basting sauce turns bland chicken breast into something quite flavor-

ful. These can be cooked on an outdoor grill as well (medium-high heat).

9 Servings. You’ll need to soak 8-inch bamboo skewers in water for 30 minutes before grilling.

Calamansi (calamondin) is a type of tart orange, and its juice or extract is typically available in bot-tled and frozen form at Filipino

markets.

Make Ahead: The chicken needs to marinate for at least 3 hours and up to overnight.

Ingredients1 cup low-sodium soy sauce3 tablespoons light brown

sugar1/4 cup frozen calamansi juice

(may substitute a 50-50 mix of fresh lime juice and fresh orange juice)

1/4 cup minced garlic (cloves from 1 head)

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground

black pepper1/2 cup ketchup2 tablespoons vegetable oil3 pounds boneless, skinless

chicken breast halves (no tender-loins), cut into large chunks

StepsCombine the soy sauce and

brown sugar in a mixing bowl, stir-ring until the sugar has dissolved. Stir in the calamansi juice, garlic, pepper and ketchup until well incorporated. Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade, separately, for bast-ing; stir the oil into the 1/4 cup of reserved marinade.

Add the chicken to the mixing bowl and toss to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to overnight.

Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Once it’s quite hot, skewer the marinated chicken pieces close together. Discard any remaining marinade in the bowl.

Place them on the grill pan and cook for 8 to 12 minutes total, turn-ing them and basting with the reserved marinade-oil mixture every few minutes. You’re looking to achieve a rich mahogany brown and an internal temperature of 165 degrees. Serve warm.

BBQ chicken skewers

HEALTH WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 201710

The Washington Post

Pregnant women and pre-menopausal women who still get their periods are at the

highest risk of iron deficiency and iron-deficiency anaemia, both of which can cause such problems as fatigue and severe neurological damage. But how concerned should women in general be?

Pretty concerned - especially given the risks of full-blown ane-mia. Although most of the 5,200 Americans who die of the condi-tion annually are women age 65 and older, iron-deficiency anae-mia in younger women can cause pregnancy complications and seri-ous health problems including persistent fatigue and even heart failure.

“Iron is generally fairly difficult to get rid of except by losing blood or by having babies,” says Nancy Berliner, chief of hematology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and deputy editor of Blood, the medical journal of the American Society of Hematology.

Menstruation and pregnancy are the main causes of iron defi-ciency in women.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute says that 1 in 5 women of childbearing age has

iron-deficiency anaemia, and about half of all pregnant women develop the condition, at least temporarily.

“Babies are excellent at siphon-ing iron away from their moms,” Berliner says. During pregnancy, women’s bodies create more blood not just for themselves but also for their babies, which can deplete their own iron stores. But regular menstruation and heavy periods - especially the heavier flows experienced by pre-menopausal women - also take their toll.

If it’s not corrected, iron defi-ciency - low stores of iron - can lead to iron-deficiency anaemia, in which red blood cells don’t make enough hemoglobin, the protein that carries oxygen through the body. In addition to fatigue and neurological issues, the blood dis-order can cause dizziness, a rapid heartbeat, less strength and car-diac complications.

Iron supplements can correct deficiencies and iron-deficiency anaemia, but proceed with caution, doctors say. “I don’t recommend people self-medicating with iron,” Berliner says. The recommended daily allowance of iron is 18 milli-grams for women age 19 to 50, and more for pregnant or lactating women.

While too little iron is not good, too much can lead to overload and can increase a person’s risk for such problems as heart failure, liver disease, diabetes and neuro-degenerative conditions. Berliner recommends that women ask their doctor for testing before pursuing supplementation.

Sometimes, eating more of such foods as lean meat, chicken, sea-food, fortified cereal and bread, nuts and beans can correct a defi-ciency. Iron supplements can be hard to stomach - literally - because they can cause an upset stomach or constipation.

In cases where women need supplementation but don’t tolerate iron pills, physicians can adminis-ter intravenous iron.

Even though iron deficiency is the first stop on the road to iron-deficiency anemia, it doesn’t have to progress that far.

“If people are aware” of warn-ing signs and get tested for iron deficiency, Berliner says, “they can prevent the development of severe symptoms.” So if you’re fatigued, weak or pale, or you are having shortness of breath or problems concentrating, among other symp-toms, it’s worth asking your physician whether iron deficiency may be the reason.

Stress just as unhealthy as junk foodIANS

If you are reeling under work pressure, find ways to relax. Researchers

have found that stress may be just as harmful to your body as a really bad diet.

“We sometimes think of stress as a purely psycholog-ical phenomenon, but it causes distinct physical changes,” said Laura Bridge-water, Professor at Brigham Young University in Utah, US.

The study found that when female mice were exposed to stress, their gut microbiota changed to look like the mice that had been eating a high-fat diet.

Bridgewater and her col-laborators took a large group of eight-week-old mice and exposed half of the males and half of the females to a high-fat diet. After 16 weeks, all of the mice were exposed to mild stress over the course of 18 days.

Researchers then extracted microbial DNA from the mice fecal pellets before and after the stress to test how the gut microbiota was affected.

They also measured mouse anxiety based on how much and where the mice travelled in an open field arena.

The researchers found fascinating differences between genders: Male mice on the high-fat diet exhib-ited more anxiety than females on the high-fat diet, and high-fat males also showed decreased activity in response to stress.

While the study was only carried out on animals, the researchers believe there could be significant implica-tions for humans.

Should pre-menopausal women be concerned

about anaemia?

BOLLYWOODWEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2017 11

Deepika admits ‘Padmavati’ was exhausting experienceIANS

Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone says, though she feels fortunate to have por-trayed a character like Padmavati, the

filming was extremely exhausting for her.The actress was present at the book launch

of Hema Malini’s biography - “Beyond The Dream Girl”, written by Ram Kamal Mukherjee.

During an interactive session with Hema, Deepika shared how time has changed. Acting in the magnum opus “Padmavati” has transform her creative mind.

She said: “Working in Padmavati was an exhausting experience. It takes quite a lot to work on a character for nine months constantly round the clock. Certain characters just don’t leave your system.”

During the book launch, while Mukherjee was busy giving sneak peek into various chap-ters of his book, Deepika and Hema, shared their recipe for success.

Both agreed that to achieve the success they have, one needs hard work and a disciplined

lifestyle -- two core elements to walk that path.Talking about her success, the young diva

said, “I think it is a very gruelling process as we put so much hard work to reach the point where we actresses are today.

“And it is not just hard work but compromises on personal life and leading a very well-disci-plined life to translate a certain character on screen.

“One of my sacrifices was living away from my family. I always fought with negativity and came out a stronger person. I started working at a young age and after my Class 12 exam, I could not continue my formal education.”

She also said: “In the beginning my parents did not support that. In the sense they wanted me to finish my studies, given the unpredicta-ble nature of the profession, I chose.

“Also there was a certain mentality of a mid-dle-class orthodox family. But later, seeing my dedication, they understood and wholeheart-edly supported me. But, in the process, I missed out on a complete formal education, so I am a 12th pass.”

I was told to create scandal to promote film: AdvaniIANS

Bollywood filmmaker Nikkhil Advani, who recently pro-duced Farhan Akhtar starrer

“Lucknow Central”, says the mar-keting team asked him to create a scandal involving Farhan to pro-mote the film.

The producer, who was present at a panel discussion along with two young producers at the 19th Jio MAMI With Star, said this when he was asked if marketing creates pressure during film pro-motion or if marketing overpowers creativity.

Nikkhil said: “I got a call from the marketing person saying Kan-gana’s scandal is going on, tell Farhan to do a scandal. This is an actual conversation!

“Farhan has to have a scandal, otherwise our buzz won’t go up. I said ‘but what scandal?’ and they were like ‘do any scandal but we need it’.”

He added: “I don’t understand it at all. How can I approach Farhan and say ‘hey let’s do a scandal, oth-erwise no one will watch our film’.”

The panel discussion was also attended by Vikramaditya Mot-wane and Prerna Arora.

Madhuri Dixit-Nene to make Marathi film debutIANS

Bollywood’s dancing queen Madhuri Dixit-Nene is set to fea-ture in a yet untitled Marathi movie. She says the way the Marathi film industry has evolved makes her proud.

It is a slice-of-life film that revolves around the journey of self-realisation of a woman (Madhuri) with a dash of humour attached to its narrative style. The film will be directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, who has also written the film script along with Devashree Shivadekar.

Madhuri said in a statement: “It is a story of every household yet it has a silver lining. It not only gives you hope and inspiration but also encourages you to live life in the true sense. The most fas-cinating factor for me to choose it is that it is going to carve a niche in everyone’s heart.”

Having appeared in over 75 films so far, this would be her first ever Marathi film as an actor.

“Marathi cinema is evolving so beautifully and seeing such incred-ible stories being told makes me beam with pride. I have received a number of scripts over the years since doing a Marathi film was always something I was open to. But the scripts didn’t excite me as this one did. When I read this script, it stood out and with the amaz-ing team behind it, I knew that this is what I wanted to be a part of,” Madhuri said.

The film is in pre-production and will go on floors by the end of this year.

LIFESTYLE WEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 201712

Reuters

Haruta Saito, a young Japa-nese amputee who dreams of becoming a Paralympian,

remembers strapping on a pros-thetic “running blade” for the first time.

The 10-year-old boy, who had his right leg amputated at age two, never had the chance to use a blade because it was too expensive.

That changed in April when he was given early access to Japan’s new Blade Library in Tokyo, which lets people try on prosthetic limbs for running for a small fee.

“It’s difficult to leap forward with the prosthetic limb I usually use. It’s different from this one (the blade),” Saito told Reuters during a week-end ceremony when the library officially opened to the public.

“But this blade jumps and leaps...it lets me run faster,” he said after running and shooting basketballs on the library’s sports track.

The curved prosthetic blades are often made of carbon fiber and bend and spring as a person runs.

The blades, which can cost thousands of dollars each, gener-ally do not qualify for government subsidies in Japan because they are not deemed “essential to daily life,” an official at the health and welfare

ministry told Reuters.The Blade Library allows peo-

ple to try any of its 24 prosthetic blades for a daily fee of around 1000 yen ($9).

The library was opened by Xiborg, a Japanese company that

researches and develops prosthetic limbs for runners. The company collected over 17.5 million yen ($156,300) in crowdfunding to open the facility.

“It’s sad that having your leg amputated becomes the reason why

you can’t run,” said Ken Endo, Chief Executive Officer of Xiborg.

“I want to create an environment where everyone can run and have fun,” he said.

Chie Yamashita, a 20-year-old university student whose left leg was amputated a decade ago after a car accident, played tennis with a regular prosthetic limb because blades were too expensive.

“If there is a place like this library, then I can borrow them without hesitation and that’s won-derful,” she said.

Haruta Saito tries out a prosthetic "blade" during an opening

ceremony of a special "library" that lets people borrow and try

out prosthetic "blades" for runners, in Tokyo, Japan.

Japan's ‘Blade Library’ offers joy of blade running to amputees

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYWEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 2017 13Big & brilliant: Complex whale behaviour tied to brain size

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After a US Senator wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook, con-veying concerns on users’

security with Face ID biometric security in iPhone X, Apple has responded to him, detailing Face ID’s built-in security features.

In September, Senator Al Franken (Democrat-Minnesota) had asked several questions related to Apple’s implementation of the Face ID technology.

Franken had asked Cook to reply to his concerns by October 13.

According to a report in Appleinsider, Apple Vice President for Public Policy Cynthia Hogan

has clarified Franken’s concerns in a letter. “Face ID confirms the presence of an attentive face (via gaze detection), projects and reads a depth map of a user’s face and sends that information to the Secure Enclave for processing.

“Face ID data, which includes a mathematical representation of a user’s face, is encrypted and never leaves the device,” Hogan wrote.

“Data sent to the Secure Enclave is not sent to Apple or included in device backups. Fur-ther, 2D face images and corresponding depth map infor-mation captured for normal unlock operations are immedi-ately discarded once the

mathematical representation is calculated for comparison against an enrolled Face ID profile,” Apple said in the letter.

Franken also issued a state-ment regarding Apple’s response.

“I appreciate Apple’s willing-ness to engage with my office on these issues, and I’m glad to see the steps that the company has taken to address consumer pri-vacy and security concerns,” said Franken, who is the member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommit-tee on Privacy, Technology and the Law.

Face ID uses ‘TrueDepth’ cam-era system made up of a dot projector, infrared camera and flood illuminator, and is powered

by A11 Bionic to accurately map and recognise a face.

Face ID projects more than 30,000 invisible IR dots.

The IR image and dot pattern are pushed through neural net-works to create a mathematical model of your face and send the data to the secure enclave to con-firm a match, while adapting to physical changes in appearance over time.

Apple has always been reluc-tant to let enforcement agencies get into its hardware security tech-nology. In 2016, Apple refused to comply with a court order after federal prosecutors tried to unlock an iPhone tied to a 2015 terrorist attack in California.

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Cetaceans -- whales and dol-phins -- are among the brainiest of beings. In terms

of sheer brain size, the sperm whale is tops on Earth, with a brain six times larger than that of a person.

And now, scientists have iden-tified key differences among cetaceans linked to brain size. A study of 90 cetacean species pub-lished on Monday found that those with larger brains exhibit greater complexity in social structures and behaviors, with species like the killer whale and sperm whale lead-ing the way.

“Dolphin and whale societies are at least as complex as what we have observed in primates,” said evolu-tionary biologist Susanne Shultz of the University of Manchester in Britain.

“They are extremely playful, they learn from each other,have com-plex communication. One problem for understanding justhow smart they are is how difficult it is to observe them and to understand

their marine world. Therefore, we have only a glimpse of what they are capable of.”The researchers cre-ated a comprehensive database of brain size, social structures and cul-tural behaviors across cetacean species. The group of species with the largest brain size relative to body size was the large whale-like dolphins such as the killer whale, the similar-looking false killer whale and the pilot whale, Shultz said.

“Killer whales have cultural food preferences, have matriarchs that lead and teach other group mem-bers, and cooperatively hunt,” Shultz said.

In terms of intra-species food preferences, certain killerwhale populations, also known as orcas, prefer salmon whereas others pre-fer seals or other whales or sharks depending on their group’s culture.Other big-brained cetaceans also demonstrate sophisticated behaviors.

Mother sperm whales organise babysitting duties using other mem-bers of their pod to protect their

young while they hunt for food down deep. The distinctive vocali-zations sperm whales use to communicate sometimes differ depending upon where they live, much like regional dialects in human language.

Bottlenose dolphins use sea sponges as tools to protect their beaks while foraging for food, and live in structured communities.

Some of the largest cetaceans -- filter-feeding baleen whales like the blue whale, fin whale and humpback whale that eat tiny crus-taceans called krill rather than fish or squid -- were on the low end of relative brain size.

They live fairly solitary lives, coming together only for breed-ing seasons and near rich food sources.

Apple responds to Face ID privacy concerns

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BRAIN TEASERSWEDNESDAY 18 OCTOBER 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.

CATNAP, DAYDREAM, DOZE,

DREAM, DROWSY,

EXHAUSTED, FANTASY,

FATIGUED, FORTY WINKS,

HIBERNATE, IMAGINATION, KIP,

MIRAGE, NIGHTMARE, NOD

OFF, RELAX, REPOSE, REST,

SHUTEYE, SIESTA, SLEEP,

SLUMBER, SNOOZE,

STARGAZE, TIRED, VISION,

WEARY.