TUESDAY 2 MAY 2017

Aamir Khan has become a role model: Shatrughan Sinha

CAMPUS | 3 HEALTH | 10DeBakey students win 1st place in iEARN Qatar

Exercise now to keep bones healthy

in old age

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The 11th edition of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition is showcasing international exhibitors and introducing visitors to designers hailing from Japan, Spain, Portugal and Qatar’s Year of Culture partner Germany.

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Bhavan’s Public School celebrates English Language Day

DeBakey students win 1st place in iEARN Qatar The iEARN Qatar Program

held their Open House 2017

at Qatar Foundation on

April 24. DeBakey students

showcased two projects:

‘Don’t Waste, Create’

(Middle School) and ‘Digital

Citizenship’ (High School).

The Digital Citizenship team

won first place in secondary

schools of Doha. Through

the iEARN project, students

collaborated with their

peers around the world.

Students are pictured with

their Project Sponsor &

Teacher, Umair Farooq, and

DeBakey School Director,

Linda Mabrie.

English Language Day which falls on the birth-day of William Shakespeare was celebrated at all the three campuses of Bhavan’s Public

School with flair and flamboyance. Special assembly was conducted in which the

students stimulated the spectators to plunge head-long into a heady mix of verve and versatility provided by the English language by presenting inter-esting facts, declamation of Seven Ages, a classical poem penned by William Shakespeare, and also conducted several activities including poem writ-ing competition, quiz, speech and power point presentation on Indian poets in English to add fla-vour to the celebration.

A small act on the play — The Merchant of Ven-ice — was enacted to mark the birth anniversary of the greatest writer William Shakespeare by the stu-dents blending talent and creativity. Principal M P Philip emphasised about the importance of the day and the language itself to sensitise children on the importance of English language and to inculcate the habit of reading English books and poems.

COVER STORY TUESDAY 2 MAY 201704

Amna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula

Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition is Qatar’s biggest showcase of contemporary Ara-bian fashion creations

launched in 2007 and has been attracting exhibitors from across the GCC and beyond to showcase

an array of Gulf-designed clothes and accessories.

The 11th edition of Heya is showcasing 17 international exhib-itors and hosting four embassies, who have been introducing visitors to designers hailing from Japan, Spain, Portugal and Qatar’s Year of Culture partner Germany, and is organised by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA).

Featuring at Heya for the first time were Inuñez from Spain, Queen Mart from Singapore and Elsa Barreto from Portugal present-ing their collections of modern modest fashion which included tunics, embellished gowns, palazzo trousers and accessories.

Talking to The Peninsula Igna-cio Escobar, Ambassador of Spain to Qatar, said: “The initiative they

launched this year to allow men at Heya is astonishing. We are sur-prised to see the quality of exhibition this year. This year we see a sea of colours, as Spain is par-ticipating the first time. We have brought very young and dynamic designers from Spain and they have brought very high quality material with a combination of traditional and modern touch in their designs.”

Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula

Showcasing contemporary Arabian fashion creations

COVER STORYTUESDAY 2 MAY 2017 05“Inuñez” brand is a well known

brand in Spain. Designer Isabel Nuñez has her own haute couture bridal and guests atelier in Madrid. While disclosing about her collec-tion, she said: “My collection is haute couture filled with many col-ours. Me, as a designer I prefer high quality fabric which is ‘silk’, and hand embroidery. We have a huge collection of party gowns, Inuñez team expects a huge success from Doha and we definitely look for-ward to come here next year.”

“The loose fitting, luxurious fab-rics are made for strong women who want to feel elegant yet com-fortable. Our brand’s luxury pret-a couture timeless feel is a good fit for Heya and its audience. Although we have adapted pieces for the Ara-bic market, such as adding sleeves to vests and tunics, we haven’t lost our Spanish identity,” Nuñez added.

Heya Exhibition is recognised as a creative celebration of contem-porary modest fashion. This exhibition embraces the rise of the modest fashion industry around the world and welcomes a range of exciting international exhibitors to present their collections.

Director of Exhibitions at Qatar Tourism Authority, Ahmed Al Obaidli, said: “Heya Arabian Fash-ion Exhibition has grown to become so much more than an exciting regional shopping destination. As the industry has evolved, we have embraced the changes happening across the globe to bring exciting international brands together, introducing them to new audiences and expanding their reach, while reflecting the true diversity of the modest fashion industry and its appeal to women all over the world.”

Catering to this growing indus-try, which is projected to be worth $368bn by 2021, according to the State of the Global Islamic Economy report (2016), Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition brings together over 250 exhibitors presenting 350 brands.

Haya Al Fadhel, Creative Direc-tor of Naseem Alandalos brand of Bahrain told The Peninsula: “Heya is the most awaiting exhibition for us. We participate in Heya Exhibi-tion twice a year. Since we have been participating in Heya from a long time we have managed to make loyal local clients. This year

we have come with three collec-tions which include Party wear, Ramadan special and Eid wear. Our collection is inspired by our cou-ture collection which has new floral

embroidery.”Hosting daily forums, work-

shops, talks and fashion shows, Heya is Qatar’s biggest showcase of con-temporary modest fashion and has

become a must-visit destination for women to showcase, inspire, social-ise and motivate others in the industry to reach international rec-ognition for their brands.

Ladies are encouraged to arrive early to the line up of workshops which are at 10:30, 12:30, 15:30 today (Tuesday) to guarantee their place. UAE makeup brand Woojoh will be hosting a beauty master class ‘Soft look’ (10:30), fashion school ESMOD brings attendees

‘How to Become a Fashion Designer’ (12:30) and Tamara Hostel will be sharing ‘What’s Needed to Get into the Fashion Industry’ (15:30).

Hosting daily forums, workshops, talks and fashion shows, Heya is Qatar’s biggest showcase of contemporary modest fashion and has become a must-visit destination for women to showcase, inspire, socialise and motivate others in the industry to reach international recognition for their brands.

CAMPUS TUESDAY 2 MAY 201706Doha English Speaking School celebrates diversity

Doha English Speaking School (DESS) dedi-cated a week to an

international theme recently where the school community celebrated the many cultures and nationalities it repre-sents in its pupils, staff and parent body.

The week involved pupils, aged between 3 and 11, taking part in activities to learn about countries from all over the world. Children had a passport which they took to each activity as they

‘travelled’ to Italy, England, France, Wales, Scotland, UAE, America, New Zealand and a lot more.

Children were treated to a visit from a camel and a fal-con and sat in a Bedouin tent to learn about the impor-tance of the falcon in Qatari culture and traditions. Par-ents contributed food from all corners of the globe for children and staff to enjoy and children dressed up in the costume of the country they had chosen to represent for the day.

ASD opens new playground

Third grade children at the American School of Doha (ASD), celebrated the opening of their new recreational playground.

The play equipment was donated by the ASD Parent Teacher Asso-ciation (PTA), who are committed to making the students learning environment as comprehensive, fulfilling and fun as possible.

The recreational area has a fun range of climbing play equipment to help promote physical develop-ment, motor skills, balance and social skills. The playground will encourage the children to be play actively during their study breaks and will foster a love for outdoor activities. The PTA comprises a strong team of parent and teacher volunteers supporting the chil-dren’s academic and social development aligned to the school

curriculum. Through a variety of fund raising activities, and with the help of generous corporate spon-sors, the PTA raise funds to support ASD through financial donations, the purchase of equipment and material, and encouraging student led enrichment programmes.

PTA President, Nikki Routledge said, “The PTA is delighted to have been part of this wonderful play area for our elementary students.”

Joining the children and the PTA, were senior members of the ASD Faculty and Administration led by Dr Tom Hawkins, Director of ASD.

Olive organises

investiture ceremony

The Investiture Ceremony of Olive International School (OIS) for the academic year

2017-2018 was held as a special event at the Nuaija Campus Assem-bly Hall. Presided over by Jacob K M, the Principal of OIS, the list of dignitaries for the ceremony included Syed Shoukth Ali, Princi-pal, Ideal Indian School as Chief Guest, along with Juttas Paul, OIS Board Member as Guests of Honour.

The newly-elected student council took oath during the event along with Mohammed Jiyad as

Head Boy, Ann Fernando as Head Girl and Adhira Prasad as Sports Captain. Other council leaders comprised of Aisha Khan, Sujay Sunil and Anna Elsa Anish as Cap-tain, Vice-Captain and Prefect of Gandhi House; Mable S, Ameed-Khatib and Jerome Jutas as Captain, Vice-Captain and

Prefect of Mandela House; Neha John, Syed Nizamuddin and Kul-sumMehar as Captain, Vice-Captain and Prefect of Helen Keller House; and Angelin Joshi, Mohammad Waleed and Malak Emad as Captain, Vice-Captain and Prefect of Mother Teresa House.

MARKETPLACETUESDAY 2 MAY 2017 07

Das WeltAuto website relaunched

Q-Auto, the official importer of Volkswagen in Qatar, shifts its focus to digitali-

sation in 2017 to enhance customer experiences with the brand.

The relaunch of the Das WeltAuto website for pre-owned cars, forms a key part of the drive to upgrade the digital aspects of the business in response to the rapidly changing industry.

The new Das WeltAuto web-site is interactive and user friendly with features making it simple to request calls-to-action services such as customer call-back, test drive booking, car valuation, and price alerts with updates on car prices.

DoubleTree by Hilton Doha hosts favourite superstars

April’s SuperSlam 2017 was a huge success bringing together the stars with their fans at DoubleTree by Hilton

Doha – Old Town. When you were sitting at your breakfast table and you heard someone ordering an omelet with 10 eggs, you knew that one of the wrestlers was sitting close by. When a glass of milk was ordered and it had to be the super-sised version (1 litre), you knew that someone was getting his daily amount of breakfast protein.

DoubleTree had the honour not only to host the wrestlers but also to invite their fans with the 20% off Super Slam Fans Exclusive Offer. People that have dreamed of meet-ing their idols had the unique

chance of running into them in the hallway, at the pool or in the restaurant.

The hotel is located only 10km away from the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena, where the QPW, Super Slam Show, the biggest wres-tling event in the Middle East was

held. So, if you ever find yourself in the area of Old Salata, visit us at DoubleTree by Hilton Doha – Old Town, Al Meena Street and see whom you’ll run into next.

For any inquires or reservation, please call +974 4034 3333 or eMail: doha.social@hilton.com

Wyndham Grand Regency Doha bags Favourite Moroccan Restaurant award

Wyndham Grand Regency Doha gains the centre stage during the 3rd

FACT Qatar Dining Awards 2017 as Tangia Restaurant led the popular-ity vote amongst diners for the category Favourite Moroccan Res-taurant in Doha.

The FACT Dining Awards rec-ognises excellence in Doha’s food and beverage industry selecting two winners per category: The Favour-ite Winner purely based on surveys measured through the public’s online votes and The Best Winner as decided by critics through a panel of independent food bloggers in Qatar, the FACT editorial team and industry experts.

“This is a great honour for our hotel and an evident result of our wonderful staff’s hard work,’ said Carl Stephan, the hotel’s General Manager.

Tangia Restaurant has earned the award and crowd votes by con-tinuously offering top notch service and remarkable food quality set within a casual-chic Moroccan Din-ning atmosphere. The Moroccan

décor takes you to a journey burst-ing with echoes of colour and energy, dominated by shades of burgundy and subtle earth tones and with unique Moroccan art pieces dis-played throughout the restaurant.

Tangia, opens daily for dinner from 18:00 to midnight and

combines a mélange of influences from traditional Moroccan recipes in a warm, contemporary setting, making for an ideal place to unwind. The restaurant also offers four pri-vate dining rooms for intimate social and family gatherings.

The Wyndham Grand Regency

Doha Hotel is 246-room hotel offer-ing guests single, double and suite accommodation. Rooms feature a harmonious blend of traditional architecture and spectacular con-temporary design alongside all the comforts and amenities to be expected from a five-star hotel.

FOOD TUESDAY 2 MAY 201708

Maura Judkis The Washington Post

1 to 12 servings

You can eliminate the risk of salmonella in recipes that call for raw eggs - mousses,

Caesar salad dressings, frothy whis-key sours - by using pasteurized eggs, but they can be difficult to come by. You can create your own using the sous-vide machine. The number of them you can pasteur-ise at one time depends on the size of your sous-vide vessel.

Note that these pasteurized eggs will still be raw but will look differ-ent inside; the whites will be slightly opaque and thickened, which means you’ll need to take care in cracking them to avoid introduc-ing any shell into them. A firm crack on a flat hard surface should do the trick.

This recipe is designed to work with an immersion circulator/sous-vide device.

MAKE AHEAD: The chilled sous-vide eggs can be refrigerated

for up to 2 weeks.Adapted from “Sous-Vide at

Home.”

INGREDIENTS: 1 to 12 large eggs

STEPSFill a deep pot with water. Stand

the immersion circulator/sous-vide device in it, plug it in and set the temperature at 134.6 degrees (57 degrees Celsius).

Once the water temperature is reached, use a slotted spoon to

gently lower each egg into the water, making sure they are all sub-merged. Cook for 2 hours.

Fill a bowl with cool water and ice.

Use that same spoon to trans-fer the eggs to the ice-water bath to cool, which should take about 10 minutes. Use right away, or refrig-erate for up to 2 weeks.

Nutrition | Per egg: 70 calories, 6 g protein, 0 g carbohydrates, 5 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 185 mg cho-lesterol, 70 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 g sugar

Pasteurised

Eggs

FOODTUESDAY 2 MAY 2017 09Maura Judkis The Washington Post

Makes 1/2 cupThe precise temperatures of sous-vide cooking

produce consistently good results in less time than it usually takes to infuse bitters.

This recipe is designed to work with an immersion circulator/sous-vide device.

MAKE AHEAD: The bitters can stored away from sunlight at a cool room temperature for up to 6 months.

Ingredients1/4 cup whole coffee beans, preferably dark roast1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns6 green cardamom pods, lightly crushed1/2 cup dark rum2 tablespoons dark brown sugar

StepsFill a deep pot with water. Stand the immersion

circulator/sous-vide device in it, plug it in and set the temperature at 140 degrees (60 degrees Celsius).

Combine the coffee beans, peppercorns, cardamom, rum and dark brown sugar in a quart-size freezer zip-top bag.

Seal the bag by using a water displacement method: Place the bag into a sink or deep bowl filled halfway with water. Submerge the bag with only the top exposed; the pressure should force most of the air out of the bag. Once the liquid rises to just below the zipper seal, seal the bag.

Once the sous-vide water temperature is reached, add the sealed bag so it is submerged. Set the timer to cook for 1 hour.

Remove the bag from the water bath. Let the bag cool to room temperature, which should take about 30 minutes.

Open the bag and pour its contents through a fine-mesh strainer over a 1/2 pint jar. Discard the solids. Use right away, or seal tightly for storing.

Nutrition | Per 1/8 teaspoon: 0 calories, 0 g protein, 0 g carbohydrates, 0 g fat, 0 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 0 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 g sugar

Coffee-Cardamom Bitters

HEALTH TUESDAY 2 MAY 201710

People having a non-O blood group — A, B, AB — may be at 9 per cent higher risk of suffering a heart attack and overall

cardiovascular mortality compared to those with O-blood group, a research has showed.

The findings revealed that the higher risk may be due to having greater concentrations of von Willebrand factor — a blood clotting protein — which has been associated with thrombotic events. People with A blood group are known to have higher cholesterol, which is a leading

risk factor for heart attack. Further, those with non-O blood group also have higher galectin-3, a protein linked to inflammation and worse out-comes in heart failure patients, the researchers said.

“The study demonstrates that having a non-O blood group is associated with a 9 per cent increased risk of coronary events and a 9 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular events, especially myocardial infarction,” said lead author Tessa Kole, student at the

University Medical Centre Groningen in the Netherlands. The study was presented at the Heart Failure 2017 and the 4th World Congress on Acute Heart Failure.

For the study, the team conducted a meta-analysis on O and non-O blood groups and incident cardiovascular events includ-ing myocardial infarction (heart attack), coronary artery disease, ischaemic heart dis-ease, heart failure, cardiovascular events and cardiovascular mortality.

IANS

If you want to have a pain-free ride in your golden years, bet-ter ditch the couch now and get walking. According to health experts, failing to adopt

regular exercise regime early may lead to weaker bones later, leading to joint and bone problems such as arthritis and osteoporosis and, even, bone fractures.

Studies suggest that bones respond better to particular types of exercise, including weight-bear-ing exercises, resistance training, high-impact exercise and balance training.

“Resistance training or plyomet-ric training help reduce the levels of protein sclerostin, the excess of which can adversely affect bone density. On the other hand, it increases insulin like growth fac-tor 1 (IGF-1, a hormone that improves bone growth),” Rishabh Telang, a fitness expert and level-2 crossFit trainer with Bengaluru-based Cult fitness chain, said.

“In response to weight bearing activities, Osteo-blasts (bone-form-ing cells) get migrated to the surface of the bone and starts the process of bone modelling. This entire proc-ess of Osteo blast migrating to the bony area improves bone density,” Telang added.

A recent study, published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, found that adolescents who participated in moderate-to intense physical activity during

growth years exhibited greater bone mass in areas that contribute to superior bone strength.

“Bone health is crucial to our fit-ness and it begins with maintaining a healthy bone mass. For young adults, regular exercise, well-bal-anced calcium diet, exposure to sunlight are extremely important,” Rajiv Thukral, Senior Consultant-Orthopedics, Max Super Speciality Hospital, Saket, said.

Muscle-strengthening exercises are any activity that requires your muscles to work harder than nor-mal. This type of resistance exercise works the tendons that attach mus-cle to bone, which in turn boosts bone strength.

Strength training also results into muscle hypertrophy — increase in size of muscle cells — which increases the force exerted on the bones. “In response to that, the

bones must increase in mass and strength to support the structure of hypertrophied muscles. Thus, an increase in muscle mass and strength may result in a corre-sponding increase in bone mineral density,” Telang said.

“People can also start with daily brisk walks and should not exhaust their body by sudden and extreme exercises in the gym,” Thukral cau-tioned. Yoga is another option that can be explored by people who do not want to go to the gym.

“Stretching, yoga and brisk walk, etc. could be extremely beneficial in strengthening the bones,” Thukral added. The experts also warned that women over age 50, especially post-menopausal women, have the greatest risk of developing weaker bones.

“One should also get the regular bone densitometry test done to

know the real status of bone health. Older adults should do some phys-ical activity — let be it a simple morning walk,” noted Ishwar Bohra, Senior Consultant Joint Replace-ment & Arthroscopy Surgeon, BLK Super Speciality Hospital.

It is also pertinent to focus on foods that are rich in calcium, Vita-min D and other nutrients as these are important for bone and overall health. A diet low in calcium can also lead to diminished bone den-sity, early bone loss and susceptibility to fractures.

“It is very important to start exer-cising at an early age as it indirectly keeps joints well lubricated as well as bones strong and healthy by doing load-sharing between bone and shoulders,” added Sanjay Gupta, Associate Director (Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement Department) at Jaypee Hospital.

Exercise now to keep bones healthy in old age

Blood group may predict risk of heart attack

BOLLYWOODTUESDAY 2 MAY 2017 11

After Morocco and Vienna, the team of

“Tiger Zinda Hai” will shoot in Abu Dhabi over a 65-day sched-

ule from May 4 at multiple locations in the city. A set is being designed by some of those workers who helped to build the “Star Wars” set in 2013.

The Yash Raj Films (YRF) project is a sequel to the blockbuster film “Ek Tha Tiger”. Directed by Ali Abbas Zafar, it features superstar Salman Khan and actress Katrina Kaif, who are both happy to be shooting there.

Salman said in a statement: “’Tiger Zinda Hai’ is a film of sizea-ble scale and context. Abu Dhabi, with a variety of locations, and gra-cious hosts, is ideal to shoot for a film like this one. I hope that the entire unit will enjoy our time here.”

Katrina feels the city fits in per-fectly with the movie’s story. “I look forward to shooting in

eye-catching locations and on the impressive set here,” she added.

Work has begun on the con-struction of a 20,000 sq metres backlot for the movie’s shoot.

The set is being designed by Rajnish Hedao from Acropolis DMG, and over 150 workers will be on site to create the film’s main set, many

of whom helped to build the “Star Wars” set in Abu Dhabi in 2013. The production unit will also film at sev-eral other locations around Abu Dhabi before moving onto the set.

twofour54’s Film and TV Serv-ices division will provide production services for the movie, with a crew of 300 expected to work on the

movie. Government support will come from the UAE military, which will provide military equipment, including choppers during the shoot.

Zafar said: “A film like ‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ requires a certain scale, which we found in Abu Dhabi. Keeping all the practical measures in mind, the kind of support we got on the infrastructure was phenom-enal. That along with some stunning real locations, makes shooting in Abu Dhabi special.”

Officials in Abu Dhabi note Bol-lywood’s increasing attraction towards the city as a shooting destination.

Maryam Al Mheiri, CEO of Media Zone Authority - Abu Dhabi, said: “Abu Dhabi is gaining trac-tion in India as the emerging new home of Bollywood, as a result of what we can offer this dynamic industry: a generous 30 per cent rebate, a huge variety of locations, and crew with Bollywood experience.”

Ranbir & Katrina step out holding handsActors Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif stepped out of studio

hand-in-hand after wrapping up the shooting of Anurag Basu’s much-delayed directorial “Jagga Jasoos”. Basu shared the news of wrapping up the film’s shooting by posting two photos of the actors on Twitter yesterday. In one photo, Basu used their childhood pho-tos and morphed. The other one showed the actors smiling and stepping out of the studio holding hands. Basu captioned it: “Day 1 Jagga Jasoos to Last Day Jagga Jasoos. How time flies.

‘Charlie’ remake will take time: VijayDirector Vijay says his plans to remake Malayalam hit film “Char-

lie” in Tamil, with R. Madhavan in the lead, has been delayed and it won’t happen anytime soon. “Right now, my focus is on my next project ‘Karu’. ‘Charlie’ remake will take time and it’s not hap-pening soon. Sai Pallavi is part of the project and it will be her Tamil film debut,” Vijay said. “Karu” was officially launched On Sunday. The project will be bankrolled by Lyca Productions.

Ajaz Khan in ‘Golmaal Again’?Actor Ajaz Khan of reality TV show “Bigg Boss 7” fame has sparked

rumours that he might join the cast of “Golmaal Again” after he was spotted with director Rohit Shetty on the film’s set. The actor retweeted on Monday a fan’s photo featuring him and the director. The post read:

“On the set of ‘Golmaal’. Something big, something great, some fun, on the way. Ajaz Khan and Rohit.” “Golmaal Again”, which is the fourth instalment of the “Golmaal” franchise stars Ajay Devgn, Tabu, Parineeti Chopra, Arshad Warsi, Shreyas Talpade, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kunal Kemmu and Tusshar Kapoor. The comedy film is set for Diwali release.

Veteran actor and politi-c i a n

Shatrughan Sinha says superstar Aamir Khan has become a role model with the kind of films he has been working in. “...Aamir doing such wonderful roles... he has now become a role model,” Shatrughan said at the launch of

“Asha Parekh: The Hit Girl”, the actress’ autobiography penned along with veteran film critic Khaled Mohamed and published by Om Books International.

The 71-year-old actor, who is the father of actress Sonakshi Sinha, said Aamir is not only known in Bollywood but also in the sectors of art and culture. “I don’t think that there is any man,

who can match up to Aamir Khan.

“The themes which touches the hearts, society, national interest in matter of woman empowerment like what he did a film like “Dangal”.... I believe neither

there was a film like this has come and nor will it ever come,” he added.

Shatrughan said that Aamit is inspirational and motivational as a role model, and the journey has just started for the 52-year-old superstar.

On the acting front, Aamir is currently prepping for his upcoming film “Thugs Of Hin-dostan”, where he will be seen sharing screen space with megastar Amitabh Bachchan.

‘Tiger Zinda Hai’ to be shot in Abu Dhabi for 65 days

Aamir Khan has become a role model: Shatrughan Sinha

HOLLYWOOD TUESDAY 2 MAY 201712

AP

A South India sensation, a Hispanic-focused comedy and the highest-grossing film ever directed by an

African American made up the top three films in North America on a culturally diverse box office weekend.

As expected, it was another run-away weekend for “The Fate of the Furious”, which took No. 1 for the third straight week with $19.4m, according to studio estimates on Sun-day. The Universal Pictures release also throttled past $1bn globally, and passed its predecessor, “Furious 7,” to become the highest-grossing imported film in China with $361m.

The “Fast and the Furious” fran-chise, the latest of which is helmed by F Gary Gray, has always been held up as a model of the diverse block-buster, given its cast led by Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson. But the smaller films that trailed it over the weekend also reflected the box-office might of often underserved audiences.

In second domestically with $12m and drawing an overwhelm-ingly Hispanic crowd was Eugenio Derbez’s comedy, “How to Be a Latin Lover”. The film is easily the biggest success yet for Pantelion, the Latino-oriented joint venture of Lionsgate and Grupo Televisa.

“How to Be a Latin Lover” co-stars Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe and Kristen Bell. But its top draw is Der-bez, whose “Instructions Not

Included” was the highest-gross-ing Spanish-language film in North America in 2013. The audience for

“How to be a Latin Lover” was 89 percent Hispanic.

In third was “Baahubali 2: The Conclusion”, a so-called Tollywood (Telugu language) film from South India, which pulled in a remarka-ble $10.1m despite playing on just 420 screens. (“The Fate of the Furi-ous” played on more than 4,000.)

“Baahubali 2” even bested a pair of Hollywood’s biggest stars in Emma Watson and Tom Hanks. Their terri-bly reviewed thriller “The Circle,” distributed by STX Films on behalf of EuropaCorp, opened with $9.3m.

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, said

such global weekends at the box office will become more common. “In what is a slow and would otherwise be unremarkable weekend, this is a really interesting lineup of films,” said Dergarabedian. “This is the final weekend before the summer season kicks off and the blockbusters hit theaters. But this weekend is marked by an incredible amount of multicul-tural content. It reflects the world that we’re living in.”

“Baahubali 2” follows the 2015 original that set box-office records in India, a breakthrough for a non-Hindi film. The 2015 film grossed $9.3m in the US and more than $100m worldwide. With $1.8m on domestic IMAX screens, a record for a foreign language film on IMAX,

“Baahubali 2” may break more records. Its success isn’t surprising to everyone.

“We were expecting exactly the numbers we’re seeing right now. We’re happy our expectations were

right,” said Soma Kancherla of the film’s North American distributor, Great India Films. “I know for a few people they’re like, ‘Wow,’ but to break even, we needed to make that kind of money.”

The summer movie season begins next week with “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”. With the Marvel behemoth on deck, few new films were released in an otherwise quiet weekend. Disney’s “Guardians of the Galaxy” sequel began its international rollout over the weekend, opening in 37 territories ahead of its North American debut. It earned an esti-mated $101.2m, a promising start for what’s expected to be one of the sum-mer’s biggest hits.

“Guardians” will likely be the third $1bn movie in 2017, following

“Beauty and the Beast” and “The Fate of the Furious”. Disney said

“Vol. 2” is running 57 percent ahead of the pace of the original, which made $773.3m in 2014.

Actress-filmmaker Angelina Jolie has reportedly made a Google alert on actor and estranged husband Brad Pitt’s name to keep tabs on him. “Ange-lina wants to know exactly what Brad is up to at all times. To say she isn’t

able to move on would be an understatement,” a source told hollywoodlife.com.“She likes to always be in control and she knows that once the divorce is final-

ised she will have no hold over him any more. It’s pretty sad really, seeing as she was the one who wanted the divorce in the first place. I suspect she was actually shocked he didn’t try and fight more for her, her whole plan pretty much back-fired,” added the source. Jolie decided to end the marriage in September. Since then, the two have been in divorce and custody battle. Although the “Maleficent” actress is the one who wanted to split, she is “terrrified Brad will move on and find love with someone new”. “It’s one of those she can’t live with him, and she can’t live without him, things. Brad and Angie had scorching chemistry and she just can’t handle seeing him with another woman. She definitely gets very jealous.”

Globalism reigns at box office; ‘Furious’ passes $1bn

Jolie has Google alert on Pitt’s name

TECHNOLOGYTUESDAY 2 MAY 2017 13

Dubai has become the first city in the world to get its own Microsoft font, the media

reported. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai’s Crown Prince and Chair-man of the Executive Council, launched the Dubai font on Sunday.

He directed government insti-tutions all across the city to adopt the font, saying it is considered a positive shift that will boost the emirate’s competitiveness in smart technology.

“This should be a commitment from the Dubai government to guarantee the dissemination and success of this initiative on a local and global level,” Sheikh Hamdan said, noting that the font is the new tool for a more tolerant and happy world.

The font, now available to more than 100 million users of Microsoft Office 365 around the world, is the first font to be created by a city and named after it. Designed for more than 180 countries and 23 lan-guages integrating Arabic and Latin

typefaces, the Dubai Font, which will expand over the next phase to include more languages, is aimed to reflect the city’s symbols of tol-erance, happiness and respect, enabling people to express, com-municate and connect.

The Executive Council of Dubai also enabled individuals to down-load the font from the website: www.dubaifont.com and integrate it into the system for free.

Sheikh Hamdan had directed the General Secretariat of the Exec-utive Council in January 2016 to

work on the design of a package of electronic fonts bearing the name of Dubai to include a distinc-tive font for the Emirate in both Arabic and English, later expand-ing to 21 other languages.

Nadine Chahine, Type Direc-tor and Legibility Expert at Monotype UK, led the design team of six who worked on developing the font.

The font, available in three styles as ‘Dubai’, ‘Dubai Medium’ and ‘Dubai Light’, can be in italics, underlined and bold.

Dubai gets its own Microsoft font

IANS

Google is preparing to introduce an ad-blocker to

Chrome browser despite fears that it would hit their online advertising revenues — a move that has been hailed by pub-lishers in the US and Europe, the Financial Times reported.

The move comes after Google was recently criticised for placement of ads on its video host-ing platform YouTube.

In March this year, several major brands boycotted YouTube and have their ads out from the platform as they protested the placement of ads which were appearing next to offensive con-tent, including videos posted by terrorism-affiliated groups.

According to the experts, the boycott could cost YouTube’s par-ent company Google nearly $750m in revenue.

Google, at that time, promised that it was taking steps to deal with the problem and the move to intro-duce ad-blockers in Chrome seems

one of the steps the company has taken to resolve the issue.

Details of the plan have not been disclosed but Google has said it held “initial conversations” on the idea with publishers.

According to NetMarketShare — a company that provides market share statistics for internet tech-nologies — Chrome is a dominant player in the internet browsing market with a near 60 per cent share.

“The blocker would be likely to

target certain types of ads that have been found to frustrate read-ers, such as pop-ups and auto-playing videos,” the Finan-cial Times report said on Sunday.

Initially, it was expected that the company’s ad-blocking plan was a blow to the publishers who are struggling to compete with Google and Facebook for online ad revenues. But the report said publishers are encouraged by the company’s move as a way to clean up online advertising.

Publishers in US & Europe hail Google’s introduction of ad-blocker in Chrome

Twitter partners

with Bloomberg

for streaming

news 24/7

Micro-blogging website Twitter has partnered with Bloomberg Media

to stream news round-the-clock on the social networking plat-form. “It is going to be focused on the most important news for an intelligent audience around the globe and it’s going to be broader in focus than our exist-ing network,” The Wall Street Journal quoted Justin Smith, Bloomberg Media’s Chief Exec-utive Officer, as saying.

The news service which is yet to be named will be sup-ported by ads and Bloomberg will have control over the con-tent of the feed. The service is expected to go live later this year.

The service will be made up of live news reporting from the news outlet’s bureaus around the world, as well as a curated and verified mix of video posted on Twitter by the social-media plat-form’s users. To stream tournaments and other e-sports events live, Twitter last month announced its partnership with ESL and Dreamhack -- two of the biggest organisations in the pro-gaming world.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Set in Boston in 1978, a meeting in a deserted warehouse between

two gangs turns into a shootout and a game of survival.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA

MALL

LANDMARK

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

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

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

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

TUESDAY 2 MAY 2017

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

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

FREE FIRE

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

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

08:00 News08:30 Counting the

Cost09:00 Al Jazeera World10:30 Inside Story11:00 News11:30 The Stream12:30 Wukan: China’s

Democracy Experiment

13:00 NEWSHOUR14:30 Inside Story15:00 Sports Doping:

The Endless Chase

16:00 NEWSHOUR17:00 News17:30 The Stream18:00 newsgrid19:30 TechKnow20:30 Inside Story21:00 NEWSHOUR22:00 News22:30 The Stream23:00 Al Jazeera World

13:05 Star Darlings

16:10 Liv And Maddie

16:35 Descendants Wicked World

16:40 Girl Meets World

17:05 Stuck In The Middle

17:30 Bunk’d 20:10 Jessie 20:35 Cracke 20:40 Disney The

Lodge21:05 Girl Meets

World 21:30 That’s So

Raven 21:55 Star Darlings 22:00 Shake It Up 22:25 Sabrina

Secrets Of A Teenage Witch

11:55 Bondi Vet12:50 Animal

Cops Houston

13:45 Untamed China With Nigel Marven

14:40 Queens Of The Savannah

15:35 Tanked16:30 Big Fish

Man17:50 Meet The

Penguins18:20 Pit Bulls &

Parolees19:15 Tanked20:10 Dogs/Cats/

Pets 10121:30 Meet The

Penguins22:00 Pit Bulls &

Parolees

13:05 How Do They Do It?

13:30 Storage Hunters UK

15:10 Ed Stafford: Into The Unknown

16:00 Gold Divers17:40 Street

Outlaws18:30 How Do

They Do It?19:20 Ed Stafford:

Into The Unknown

20:35 Storage Hunters UK

21:00 Todd Sampson’s Body Hack

23:30 Fast N’ Loud

01:10 Todd Sampson’s Body Hack

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BRAIN TEASERSTUESDAY 2 MAY 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.

ADJUTANT, AVOCET,

BITTERN, COURSER,

CURLEW, EGRET,

GODWIT, HERON, IBIS,

JABIRU, JACANA, KILLDEER,

LAPWING, MARABOU,

OYSTER CATCHER,

PHALAROPE, PLOVER,

SANDERLING, SANDPIPER,

SHOEBILL, SNIPE, STILT,

STORK, TURNSTONE,

WILLET, WOODCOCK,

YELLOWLEGS.