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CELEBRATING

FASHION

Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition is expected to welcome more than 30,000 visitors and will feature 337 fashion brands, with the largest participation coming from Qatar with 104 designers.

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FASHION

The seventh edition of the Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition kick started yesterday at the Doha Exhibition Center.

Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi, Chairman of QTA, inaugurated the women fashion event organised by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), in cooperation with Design Creationz

The Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition is set to take place between June 10 to 15 at the Doha Exhibition Center and will open its doors between 13:00 and 22:00 for women only. On Friday (June 12) the exhibition will be open for women and spouses.

The opening ceremony was attended by a line up of officials, dig-nitaries, VIP guests, designers from across the region and media repre-sentatives who gathered to take part in the much-anticipated event. The

opening was marked by the symbolic turning of a handcrafted sand timer filled with precious stones, specially designed for this occasion. This unique and iconic inauguration falls in line with the Arabian Desert theme dominating this year’s Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition.

The 7,500-sqm halls in the Doha Exhibition Center have been trans-formed into an artistic space covered in golden sand-like carpets inspired by Arabian scenes. The boutique stands are drawn up with Mashrabiya designs with a dominant influence of traditional oriental architecture.

The opening ceremony featured an exclusive fashion show by Debaj, a prominent Qatari luxury brand, and Omaymah Azzouz, an up and ris-ing Saudi designer. The designers revealed their latest Ramadan col-lection of abayas and jalabiyas on a 22-metre desert themed catwalk.

Seventh Heya Arabian FashionExhibition features 337 brands

Pics: Salim Matramkot

Issa bin Mohammed Al Mohannadi inaugurating the exhibition.

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Set as the region’s largest Arabian fashion exhibition, the seventh edition of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition is expected to welcome more than 30,000 visitors from Qatar and across the region. The event is featuring 337 fash-ion brands, with the largest participation coming from Qatar with 104 designers, in addition to 44 designers coming from UAE, 35 designers from Saudi Arabia, 56 designers from Bahrain, 53 design-ers from Kuwait and 1 designer coming from Oman.

Heya Exhibition is part of QTA’s plan to increase the number of visitor in Qatar by 20 percent in the coming five years. The Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions sector (MICE) constitutes a crucial part of the growing tourism industry in Qatar and benefits of the full support of QTA.

“The 7th edition of Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition is a quantum leap this year, as a major competition was organized to select a private sector bidder to be an organizing partner, a competition that was won by Design Creationz. The unique, powerful, and world-class regional exhibition is an example of how QTA and the private sector are working together to organize outstanding activities and events that position Qatar as a leading tourism

destination,” said Hamad Al Abdan, Director of Exhibitions at Qatar Tourism Authority.

“Through events such as Heya Exhibition, the conference and exhibi-tions sector has the potential to attract a significant number of tourists and visi-tors from Qatar, the region and beyond. A thriving MICE sector contributes to the long term sustainable development of the tourism and hospitability infra-structure,” he added.

In an effort to increase the participa-tion of mid-market and niche brands, the seventh edition of Heya Arabian

Fashion Exhibition has introduced dif-ferent categories of boutique spaces ranking form Silver to Platinum. This year’s edition of Heya includes cus-tomized boutiques, among which 51 Platinum, 103 Gold, 129 Silver and 54 Shell Scheme.

“Design Creationz is proud to partner with QTA to help rebrand the seventh edition of the exhibition and to trans-form it into a world-class fashion desti-nation. It is through great initiatives such as Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition that emerging designers can grow and excel. Design Creationz is committed to help create opportunities for the female designers and entrepreneurs in Qatar and the GCC region,” said Michelle Demenjon, Operational GM of Design Creationz.

The exhibition will also feature two exclusive fashion shows each day dur-ing the 6 days of the event. For the coming 4 days the themes for the fash-ion shows will be “Desert Wind Night”, “Desert Rose Night”, “Desert Dune Night” and “1001 Nights”.

This year’s Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition will host three social zones with coffee shops by Pierre Hermes Paris, W Cafe and Katara Halls, wel-coming visitor and designers to rest and socialize. The Peninsula

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CAMPUS

The students of Noble International School celebrated the Environment Day by planting saplings at ICC and within the school premises and making a model of the Earth Man to promote awareness among students to keep the environment clean, fresh and spotless.

DPS – MIS emerges winners in science competitionStudents of DPS-MIS emerged winners in the Science Projects competition organised by the Bright Future Pakistani International School recently at their campus. The theme of the winning project was ‘Renewable Sources of Energy’. The winners received a trophy and certificates.

MES marks World Environment Day

In connection with the world Environment Day, the Girls’ Section of MES Indian school organised Poster Making and Slogan Writing contests for the students.

A rally was also organised to create awareness about the environmental issues. Students, teaching and non teaching staff took part in the rally. Hameeda Kadar Head of Girls’ Section inaugurated the rally.

Rajkumar, Principal of the school, and Nazreen Samad Khan, Head of Academic Inspection, joined the rally.

The programme was organised under the supervision of the Event Management Incharge, Maya Vinu and Environment Club Incharge Asila Shaffi. The Peninsula

Cleanliness drive at DMIS kindergartenOn World Environment Day the kindergartners of Doha Modern Indian School (DMIS) came up with an activity on cleanliness. The activity com-prised of an inspiring skit and an awareness campaign to promote personal hygiene and cleanliness. The students in bright green attire and head gear visited the higher grade classes. They had banners and hoardings which reflected the theme of the day.

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Titans bags FTL-Q championship

FTL’s (Filipino Tennis League-Qatar) Independence Tennis Tournament 2015 came to an end on Friday at the Khalifa International Tennis and

Squash Complex. Titans, formerly known as the Slazengers, won the cup for the 7th time. Team Warnets is the first runner up, Solid Team is 2nd run-ner up and United Tennister is the 3rd runner up.

Diana Jewelry and Inihaw Republic were the sponsors. The award ceremony will be held on June 12 along with the celebration of the 117th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of The Philippines at the Sheraton Hotel. The FTL-Q Chairman Edgar Anami urged the officers and members of FTL-Q to attend the festival. The Peninsula

In an effort to gather women from various fields and backgrounds, Events & Beyond and Future 318 are organizing the Doha Women

Forum set on June 14 at The Aspire Ballroom, Torch Doha.

Hosted by Qatar Professional Women’s Network (QPWN), an infor-mal network for cross industry Qatari and expatriate professional women living in Qatar, this year’s theme is Women as Agents of Change to Build a Better Society. The one-day forum aims to bring together women from various fields to discuss about the

importance of women in society, their influence, and issues that affect them.

“We are proud to host the Doha Women Forum as we believe that this is a vital step for women to come out of their comfort zone and start making a difference,” says Karen Kennaby, QPWN Leader.

“Our aim is to inspire women and we are thankful for the support that our partners have given us such as Aspire Zone Foundation and Mercedes Benz for believing in our cause,” says Conchita Ponce, Events & Beyond/ Future318 Founder.

Hamad Saeed Al Khaldi, Aspire Zone Foundation External Affairs Specialist, said: “Aspire Zone has always been at the forefront of pro-moting health for the community especially the women’s and we are

thrilled to take part in this first edition of Doha Women Forum as the objec-tives of the event are in line with our organization’s goals.”

Registration fee is QR250.The Peninsula

QPWN to host Doha Women Forum

Internal Auditors holds 5th national conference

The Institute of Internal Auditors Qatar in association with The Scientific Accounting Association (SAA) hosted Fifth National Conference on Internal Auditing at The Grand

Hyatt hotel recently. The conference with the theme “Auditing Matters” was attended by large number of dignitaries and over 400 participants including from Bahrain, UAE, Kuwait, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia.

H E Abdulla bin Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of the Abdulla bin Hamad Al Attiyah Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development and former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry, opened the conference. “One of the decisions when I was appointed as minister in 1992 was to establish the Internal Audit department. Internal audit plays pivotal role to safeguard pubic assets,” he said

Sheikh Bandar bin Mohamed bin Saud Al Thani, President of the Audit Bureau Qatar, delivered a mes-sage of support to the IIA Qatar.

“Qatar is providing the necessary support for internal auditors work in the frame of transparency policies” the Global Chairman of the Board of the IIA Anton van Wyk said.

The three day event had 32 International speakers

addressing the delegates in 15 sessions and 6 work-shops on topics relevant to the theme of the con-ference, “Auditing matters”, with reference to COSO (Committee of Sponsoring Organizations) framework on internal Control.

“The IIA Qatar spares no effort in developing Qatari internal auditors” said Hassan Al Mulla, IIA Qatar President. A Qatari national Ammar Abdulla Sakini who recently qualified coveted Certified Internal Auditor examination was presented a conference plaque.

Chris Adonis, Conference Chairman, planned and executed the event with the support of a con-ference team. Fahad Hussein Al Marri, Senior Vice President, was the master of ceremonies and Adel Al Hashemi, Vice President, recognised the sponsors

and dignitaries. “There are enormous expectations emerging from

senior management of the companies and that require Auditors to stay abreast of changes and develop-ments in the profession to ensure that their advice and recommendations are relevant and practical,” said Sundaresan Rajeswar conference coordinator.

The sponsors were Qatar National Bank, Qatar Rail and Price Waterhouse Coopers as platinum, Deloitte, Protiviti, KPMG, Moore Stephens, BDO, Teammate as Gold, Thomson Reuters, Al Najar, Mazars, PRC, Bahwan Cybertek and Al Sayed Accounting as Bronze. Qatar University was Academic Partner and Audit Bureau Qatar was Strategic Partner

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MARKETPLACE

Fifty One East unveils new Sony projector

Sony Professional Solutions MEA and Fifty One East introduced the new model projec-tor VPL-GTZ1 from Sony to the corporates in Qatar. Sony’s projector VPL-GTZ1 com-

bines the best of its projector technologies – 4K, laser light source and ultra-short throw capabilities. The VPL-GTZ1 is designed for a range of B2B and commercial applications including museums, design simulation, fashion, oil and gas, simulation and train-ing, corporate, education and video wall applications.

The VPL-GTZ1’s imaging technology combines Sony’s proven 4K SXRDTM with a laser phosphor light source. The result is 2,000 lumens colour bright-ness and superb picture quality. The new projector can throw high-resolution images up to approxi-mately 147 inches diagonal and zoom down to 66 inches when projecting in 17:9 format, achieved

by respective 7 inch and zero inch distances from screen, across onto a whiteboard or any white plane surface. The ultra-short throw allows presenters to stand closer to the screen and also check details of the 4K image at a closer distance without shad-ing off the image. The VPL-GTZ1 can deliver an

expected 20,000 hours of maintenance-free opera-tion without the need for a lamp exchange.

The new VPL-GTZ1 projector will be available in October 2015, at Fifty One East stores located in Al Maha, City Center and Lagoona Mall.

The Peninsula

Carluccio’s, Italian casual dining restaurant and food shop, has introduced its Ramadan menu. The menu features a range of

traditional Italian specialties and signature dishes all made in-house from local ingre-dients combined with products imported directly from Italy.

The homely two course menu at QR109 and three course menu at QR129 menu comes complimentary with dates and features salads, soups and bread, hearty main course and Italian and Arab desserts, as well as juice and dried fruit.

Some specialties to watch out for include ‘Agnello Brasato’ (braised lamb shank with rosemary mash), ‘Cappellacci al Ragu’ (pugliese egg pasta with beef

ragu, peas and parmesan cheese) and ‘Risotto Gamberi a Granchio’ (a creamy prawn and crab risotto with courgette and basil paste).

Rounding off the scrumptious feast is a fine selection of desserts, which includes the classic Tiramisu, Torta Limone, Fondente, Ramadan flavoured Gelati of dates/saffron/rose water and Mint and Lemon Sorbetto.

Carluccio’s is open all day for a quick coffee or a full 3 course meal.

Carluccio’s is located at La Croisette 18 at The Pearl Doha, and for Ramadan is open daily for Iftar and Sohor from 6:45pm until 12:30am during weekdays and from 6:45pm until 1am during weekends.

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La Cigale Hotel is offering a wide range of activities and promo-tions during Ramadan. Le Cigalon restaurant will be offering an Iftar

buffet with a wide array of Mezzeh, salads, traditional and International delights com-plemented by desserts. Shisha Garden is the perfect choice for those willing to break their fast with the finest selection of mezzeh, barbecue, Oriental delicacies and smooth-ies amidst traditional Arabic atmosphere in a verdant outdoor space kept cool by the advanced outdoor climate control system.

La Cigale Hotel also hosts a Ramadan tent, where the indoor swimming pool of the Hotel is converted to a contemporary Ramadan tent with an authentic touch that

contains private lounges for those who are looking for a tranquil gathering. In addition to its interior, the exceptional ambience of the venue makes it ideal for family, friends and colleagues to assemble amid a lav-ish Souhour buffet with an assortment of Oriental and International dishes, live cook-ing stations, succulent desserts section and a variety of flavoursome shishas.

La Cigale Traiteur brings a delight-ful blend of delicacies from homemade Arabic sweets, cakes, chocolates, Daily Specials or Iftar Boxes ready for takeaway or dine in, besides an endless selection of gift hampers filled with original Ramadan specialties and sweets.

The Peninsula

Carluccio’s launches Ramadan menu

La Cigale hotel readies Ramadan tent

07FOOD

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BY BONNIE S BENWICK

If the crisped brown puffs at the very French Bastille restaurant look suspiciously like Southern hush puppies, the answer lies in

the Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, res-taurant’s previous incarnation. It was a cafe owned by a New Orleans native who served his hometown specialties. Incoming chef-owners Christophe and Michelle Poteaux paid homage by keep-ing some of that essence on their menu, refining one recipe in particular while they were working at the Watergate before opening Bastille in 2006.

Customer demand has kept those savory fritters on the menu ever since, most recently loaded with rock shrimp and served with a harissa-spiked aioli. They are light and airy on the inside, deliciously crisp on the outside — and surprisingly easy to whip up for a crowd.

Bastille Savoury Beignets5 to 7 SERVINGS (makes 25 to 30

pieces)1. Pour enough vegetable or pea-

nut oil into a heavy-bottomed pot to a depth of at least 4 inches. Heat over medium-high heat to 375 degrees. Place a wire rack over a baking sheet lined with paper towels.

2. Meanwhile, whisk together 3 cups flour, 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, the finely grated zests of 2 lemons and 1 orange and 1/3 cup finely chopped flat-leaf parsley in a mixing bowl.

3. Whisk together 1 1/2 cups milk and 4 large eggs in a separate bowl, then stir into the flour mixture to form a thick batter. Pour in 4 tablespoons melted/cooled, unsalted butter and stir just until incorporated; the batter will become shiny.

4. (At this point, the batter can be refrigerated for up to 1 day; cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface.) Stir in 1 1/2 pounds cooked, chopped, patted-dry crawfish meat just until evenly distributed.

5. Use two soup spoons to drop walnut-size dollops of batter into the

hot oil, cooking no more than 6 at a time. Fry for 6 to 8 minutes, or until deeply browned and cooked through. (Test a solo one first.) Transfer to the rack; immediately sprinkle with sea salt. Repeat to use all the batter. Serve warm.

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Savoury beignets: A tender homage

BY DORENE INTERNICOLA

Recipes from around the world are served with equal portions of history and anec-dotes in food writer Mina Holland’s first book, The World on a Plate: 40 Cuisines,

100 Recipes and the Stories Behind Them.Holland, who is based in London, is the editor of

Guardian Cook, the food section of the Guardiannewspaper. Her book, a travel-cookbook hybrid, has been translated into 12 languages.

“It’s a book you can read from in bed and use in the kitchen,” she said.

Holland, 30, spoke about book, her love of food and being led around the world by her stomach.

What’s the link between food and travel?For me it’s a very natural entry point into the culture

because it’s one of the first things you need to do when you land in a place. You see a culture operate in a very natural capacity when food is involved.

Have you been to all the countries you write about?

I’ve been to a lot of them but I didn’t get to all. I didn’t get to Iran, for example.

What do all these cuisines have in common?

(It’s) the intersection of geography and climate and people and culture. All cooking has this in common.

Also, they’re all continually in flux. Obviously there are the traditional dishes but even how those are made is going to shift over time ... All cuisines are alive. They’re like batons passed between generations.

What’s your favourite cuisine?I think it’s a cheap answer but if I had to live with

one for the rest of my life I would probably pick Italian cuisine.

How is this book geared to the home cook?

The idea was for all these recipes to be very acces-sible. It’s all very straightforward and you should be able to make all (recipes) with ingredients you can pick up.

What’s always in your pantry?I always have lemons, garlic and really good olive

oil. I usually have some feta cheese and lots of fresh herbs, honey, vinegar, Dijon mustard and a tin of anchovies.

What’s next for you?I’m about a month into my second book, a col-

lection of oral history and recipes, about culinary inheritance and how the food of our forebears shapes us. It’s called “Mama.” Reuters

Mina Holland’s cookbook spans world in 100 recipes

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FASHION / BEAUTY

From Cinderella’s glass slip-per to the sky-high purple platforms that caused super model Naomi Campbell to

stumble on the catwalk, more than 250 pairs of shoes go on display at a London exhibition detailing both the pleasure and pain of footwear.

The V&A museum is showcasing shoes historic and contemporary in a collection it says spans the globe and over 2,000 years from an ancient Egyptian sandal decorated in gold leaf to futuristic-looking footwear created with 3D printing.

“Shoes: Pleasure and Pain” also puts on display heels and flats worn by celebrities such as Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga as well as Queen Victoria and the ballet slippers worn by Moira Shearer in the 1948 film “The Red Shoes”.

“Shoes have such a cultural impor-tance throughout history and in nearly all cultures because they do signify the status of the wearer,” exhibition curator

Helen Persson said.“The more uncomfortable and

impractical shoe, the higher the status of the wearer, the more wealthy or a really big desire to belong to that sort of exclusive group.”

The exhibition explores three themes — transformation, or the mythical aspect of shoes in folklore; status which looks at how impractical shoes are worn to represent a privileged life-style and seduction which explores the concept of footwear as a representation of sexual empowerment or pleasure.

Creations by celebrity-favourite designers Jimmy Choo, Manolo Blahnik and Christian Louboutin are in the exhibition as are Vivienne Westwood’s “Super Elevated Gillie” tie-up heels which Campbell fell while wearing at a fashion show in 1993.

“Shoes: Pleasure and Pain”, which features footwear for both women and men, opens on June 13 and runs until January.

Reuters

A pair of gold shoes created by British designer Alexander McQueen.

By Vivianne Westwood

A pair of pink high heel shoes by Manolo Blaniksit.

A pair of gilded and marbled leather shoes, made by Coxton Shoe Co.

Pleasure, pain of shoes explored in London expo

09HEALTH AND FITNESS

Apowered prosthetic leg that predicts when the wearer is about to take steps on flat or inclined surfaces, or climb

stairs, helped improve prosthesis con-trol in a small new study.

The control system, which uses elec-trodes in the cuff of the prosthesis to pick up signals from muscle contrac-tions, is still in the testing stages but should be available on the market in a few more years, according to lead author

Levi J Hargrove of the Center for Bionic Medicine at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.

His team is trying to allow people who use the artificial legs “to move exactly how they were moving previously,” Hargrove said. “They have the potential to make it easier for people to walk, and use less energy when walking,” he said. “They also allow for more natural walk-ing patterns, and have the potential to recover from trips or stumbles.”

About 115,000 people in the US had major lower limb amputation due to trauma or cancer in 2005, and most prosthetic lower limbs are still “passive” and do not provide power, he and his coauthors write in JAMA.

But, they add, powered limbs are becoming available, and the new control system helps the motorised prosthetic device predict whether the wearer needs to walk on level ground, on a ramp, or up or down stairs.

Currently, people who use powered lower limbs need to slow down, stop and press buttons to switch between flat surfaces, ramps and stairs.

The new intuitive control system uses signals generated during muscle con-tractions — called electromyographic (EMG) signals — to predict movement.

For the new study, the researchers recruited seven people with a lower limb amputated at or above the knee who were currently able to use a passive prosthetic to get around at home. The participants wore EMG electrodes on the remaining muscles of the leg. They also wore a mechanical limb fitted with sen-sors of its own.

They wore the limbs while completing 20 walking and climbing trials.

While the participants moved, two computer algorithms predicted their steps: one used only the mechanical data from the prosthetic limb and the other used both mechanical data and EMG data from muscle contractions.

They found the algorithm combining the mechanical and EMG data reduced the proportion of incorrect predictions from 6 percent to 3 percent.

In a real-time trial, where the programs actually controlled the movement of the prosthetic instead of just predicting what it would do next, the EMG data reduced the error rate from 14 percent of steps to about 8 percent. Some errors weren’t noticeable, but some caused moderate impact, like stubbing a toe. Less than 1 percent of errors caused substantial impacts, which would have resulted in a trip or fall, Hargrove said.

It is important to eliminate those sub-stantial impacts and reduce the other errors as much as possible, he said.

This technology is already available in powered arm prostheses.

While it’s easier to predict leg move-ments compared to arm movements, Hargrove said the technology is more difficult to incorporate into lower limb prostheses, since walking around is a critical function in life and a mistake can lead to falls or injuries.

“Over the next 5 to 10 years, I expect powered devices will start to emerge more fully, and I suspect (like the smart-phone) people will find that they offer considerably more functionality and free-dom than previously available devices,” said Michael Goldfarb, an expert in mechanical and electrical engineering and computer science at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

The powered prosthetics will be slightly more expensive than passive devices, but the benefits will justify the increase in cost, Goldfarb, who wasn’t involved with the new study, said.

When they are available, the experi-ence of wearing the new prostheses should be the same as that for artifi-cial limbs now, and no more invasive, Hargrove said. “I don’t think that we’re ever going to develop one prosthetic leg or technology optimized for all patients,” but this should be a great option for some, he said, IANS

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Powered prosthetic leg predicts steps, improves walking: Study

Drug to treat Alzheimer’s identified

A study has revealed that a treatment taken daily by people who have had organ transplants to prevent organ rejection protects against Alzheimer’s disease. Analysing data from the medical records of 2,644 US patients who received organ transplants, the researchers found

that only eight of them showed evidence of dementia - two were younger than 65, five were in the 65-74 years age group and one was in the 75-84 years age group.

This data was compared with US national data obtained from the 2014 Alzheimer’s Association Facts and Figures dataset on age-matched patients to compare the prevalence of Alzheimer’s. “These data clearly show that the prevalence of dementia and Alzheimer’s in our transplant patient group is sig-nificantly lower, in fact almost absent, when compared to national data from the general population,” said senior author Luca Cicalese, professor at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB).

“In patients over 65 years, 11 percent of the general population had dementia compared with 1.02 percent of the study subjects. In Americans over 75 years, 15.3 percent of the population had dementia compared with 0.6 percent of the study subjects,” Cicalese said.

Previous research had found that an enzyme called calcineurin plays a central role in the harmful effects of proteins that are linked to memory impairment. Patients who received organ transplants must take calcineurin inhibitor-based medications, such as Tacrolimus or cyclosporine, for the rest of their lives to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ.

Because treatment with a calcineurin-blocking agent suppresses the immune system, it had been challenging to test the effectiveness of these medications in preventing the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s in people.

“Taken together, our results from these people confirm our notion that cal-cineurin inhibition has a protective effect on the development and possible progression and even reversal of Alzheimer’s disease,” senior author profes-sor Giulio Taglialatela from UTMB said. The study appeared in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. IANS

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HOLLYWOOD

Rowling hints at American Hogwarts in ‘Fantastic Beasts’

Harry Potter author J K Rowling has confirmed the long-rumoured existence of an American version of Hogwarts, which may be featured

in the forthcoming prequel movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

While taking part in a question-and-answer ses-sion on Twitter, the 49-year-old was asked by one fan whether the main protagonist Newt Scamander would be visiting a school in New York as part of the film’s plot and what its name would be.

Although Rowling remained coy on the exact name of the American school, she dropped enough hints to confirm that it indeed exists and that Fantastic Beasts’ Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) will meet pupils of the school — both past and present, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

Rowling also said the school would not be based in New York, and would be founded on the princi-ples of Native American culture, and would have a name with an “immigrant” element to it.

She was asked by another fan whether the school would have any links to Native American-Indian culture, she wrote: “If I answer that fully it will reveal the location of the school, but you can take

that as a yes!” The screenplay for Fantastic Beastswill be written by Rowling herself.

Directed by David Yates, the film is scheduled to release on November 18, 2016.

Witherspoon developing Wall Street comedy

Hollywood actress Reese Witherspoon and Australian producer Bruna Papandrea’s Pacific Standard Banner is developing a film

adaptation of Maureen Sherry Klinsky’s forthcoming novel Opening Belle.

The film is being adapted for Warner Bros, reports variety.com.

The novel, which is due to be published later this year, is loosely based on Klinsky’s real life expe-rience working as a managing director at Bear Stearns, New York. It is a comic version of a woman juggling motherhood with a career at Wall Street in 2007, when she must deal with the impending financial crisis while raising three children.

Witherspoon and Papandrea formed Pacific Standard in 2012 in order to fill the vacuum for movies with female protagonists. They produced Wild, Gone Girl and Hot Pursuit, and are also devel-oping an adaptation of the novels Big Little Lies, The Engagements and The Outliers.

BY PIYA SINHA-ROY

The dinosaurs are bigger, the rides are scarier and there’s a dashing new leading pair as the main attraction: Jurassic

World is open for business again and hoping to entice a new generation used to getting more bang for its movie buck.

The film, out in US theatres on Friday, revives the classic sci-fi action franchise that began with Steven Spielberg mak-ing dinosaurs come to life in 1993’s Jurassic Park.

But two decades on, as Bryce Dallas Howard’s Claire slyly says in the film, no one is excited about seeing a dinosaur anymore. Yawn.

That’s why the theme park in which Jurassic World is set needs to amp up the danger for visitors drawn by the adrenaline-fueled experience of getting up close and personal with dinosaurs.

Mirroring the film’s attempt to reboot an old franchise with more thrills, the park has hatched a new hybrid creature attraction, the bigger, badder Indominus Rex, created in a lab from a test tube mix of dinosaurs.

But the monster has a mind of her own, and as fans of the original fran-chise have learned, never turn your

back on a dinosaur.“Good science fiction always holds

a mirror up to current events, to our humanity,” director Colin Trevorrow said. “The Indominus Rex is a product of a desire for profit at all costs, and that very corporate need is something that can do a lot of harm and really

compromise our ethics and humanity in ways that we’ve seen consistently played out over time.”

Made for $150m by Comcast Corp-owned Universal Pictures, Jurassic World is projected to earn $121m in its opening weekend, making it one of the year’s biggest debuts, according to

BoxOffice.com.To play raptor trainer Owen, actor

Chris Pratt said he embraced the “swagger” of the hero of one of Spielberg’s most recognisable films: rogue archeologist Indiana Jones.

“You don’t have to necessarily remake Indiana Jones to play that char-acter,” he said. “He’s an adventurer, he’s got a contentious relationship with the woman who’s his polar opposite. This whole movie is very much an homage to Steven Spielberg’s work.”

Trevorrow, directing his first big-budget film, said he was eager to twist character archetypes, with Pratt’s Owen initially playing a classic hero to Howard’s uptight and immaculately groomed Claire.

It is Claire, however, who Trevorrow said drives the film.

“I consider her the lead but it isn’t necessarily reflected that way in the marketing,” he said. The film’s cam-paign has focused on Pratt, a newly minted leading man with last year’s hit film, Guardians of the Galaxy.”

“When you would imagine the tra-ditional hero to be the one riding in on his white horse and saving the woman who’s cowering with the children, we did it differently.” Reuters

Bigger teeth, scarier thrills revive a dormant Jurassic World

Actor Chris Pratt, who plays raptor trainer Owen in Jurassic World, at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, California,

He’s known to throw up surprises one after the other to Bollywood audiences — and after essaying an alien onscreen, superstar Aamir Khan made no bones about voic-

ing a real life dog in Dil Dhadakne Do. He says he so thoroughly enjoyed the movie that even playing a dog in it was a “pleasure”.

Director Zoya Akhtar came up with the idea to make Aamir give a voiceover to the adorable and philosophi-cal bullmastiff Pluto in the multi-starrer film on a dys-functional Punjabi family.

“It was a joy for me to watch it (Dil Dhadakne Do), and a pleasure to be a part of it even if in a small way. I was happy to do it,” Aamir said in an interview on phone from Mumbai, after the release of Dil Dhadakne Do.

A dog’s role wouldn’t be one that we thought a superstar like him would do. No?

“(Laughs) ... well, I loved it,” he said with a chuckle.Aamir recounted how he cruised into Zoya’s direc-

torial, the story of which is set in the backdrop of a Mediterranean cruise.

He was lucky to watch the movie on Zoya’s invitation much before it hit the screens on June 5.

He said: “I got a call a few weeks ago from Zoya, and she asked me to see the film. I saw it and, of course, Pluto was also there in the film. His voice was given by Javed Akhtar saab (who has penned Pluto’s lines) at that time.

“When the film got over, Zoya asked me what I thought of it. I told her that I loved it, and it was really amazing, and that I laughed and cried through it. I loved every character, it was well-written and every actor has performed well.

“When I told her I loved it, Zoya said, ‘Listen, I want you to play Pluto’. I was a bit surprised ... because I thought Javed sir had done a great job. But I said ‘okay’. I had loved the film so much that I was just happy to be a part of it ... I think it is a great film to be part of.

“So, I didn’t even think twice. And I said, ‘Sure, I will do it’. And two days later, I was dubbing for it. That was it.”

While Aamir is not literally in the frame, his voiceover for Pluto the philosophical dog has been grabbing limelight given the importance of the character in the narrative of the film, which otherwise has actors like Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Anushka Sharma, Farhan Akhtar and Rahul Bose.

In real life, Aamir is, as he described, “a real animal lover”.

“I had two dogs, and now I have cats and a dog. Earlier, I had a Boxer named Chhoti and another was a pariah dog named Peanuts. Now I have a Yorkshire Terrier, and she is called Imli,” he said with a childlike excitement.

But Pluto, he says, is “quite different from the dogs I have had”.

“My dogs have been quite crazy. Pluto is a very philosophical dog. He is really into observing human nature and has a take on everything. But yes, since I am an animal lover... (I know that) pets very much

become a part of family,” said the 50-year-old.Asked about the kind of parent he is, the father of

three said: “I am a very relaxed parent and believe in trusting my children and in teaching them what I know and what I have learnt in life. Then I trust them to take the right decisions in their life.

“I believe there should be a lot of trust and faith in the relationship of parents and children... a child must feel relaxed and be happy to share whatever they want to share -- their concerns, fears, dreams... they should be able to share it all with you.”

Aamir is a doting father to sons Junaid and Azad Rao and daughter Ira. IANS

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Didn’t think twice before playing Pluto the dog, says Aamir Khan

It’s blood against blood! The trailer of Brothers, which shows the “deadlier” side of Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra as brothers, was unveiled yrsterday. It has been

hailed by celebrities like Riteish Deshmukh and Arjun Rampal.

The almost three-minute trailer of Brothers, an official remake of the 2011 Hollywood film Warrior, opens with a wrestling ring and shows how two brothers indulge in an intense physical and emo-tional face-off.

The Dharma Productions’ film also stars Jacqueline Fernandes and Jackie Shroff.

Directed by Karan Malhotra and produced by Karan Johar, Hiroo Yash Johar and Endemol India, the film is presented by Fox Star India, in associa-tion with Dharma Productions, Lionsgate, Endemol

India.Heavy on action, the movie will hit the theatres

on August 14.The trailer, post its release, began trending on

Twitter and here’s what some of the Bollywood

celebrities have to say:Arjun Rampal: Killer trailer of Brothers, this one

gotta watch,congrats to the team. @karanjohar @akshaykumar Sidharth http://ow.ly/O73eM

Riteish Deshmukh: Rename it - BLOCKBUSTERS @karanjohar @akshaykumar @S1dharthM @Brothers2015 @DharmaMovies

Milap Zaveri: Im gonna say it. @akshaykumar n @S1dharthM look deadlier in #Brothers than Tom Hardy n Joel Edgerton looked in the original #Warrior

Punit Malhotra: This promo packs a SOLID PUNCH!!! @karanjohar @akshaykumar @S1dharthM @Brothers2015 @DharmaMovies @karanmalhotra21.

Sujoy Ghosh: How good is @Asli_Jacqueline in that Brothers trailer! IANS

Brothers’ trailer out, B-Town thrilled

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COMICS & MORE

Hoy en la HistoriaJune 11, 1955

1429: Joan of Arc led French troops into battle against the English during the Hundred Years’ War1770: Captain Cook discovered the Great Barrier Reef1963: U.S. President John F. Kennedy proposed a civil rights bill that would outlaw discrimination based on colour, race, religion, sex or national origin2014: The Al Qaeda splinter group ISIS took control of Iraq’s second largest city, Mosul

Eighty-three people died at the Le Mans 24-Hour race after a crash catapulted a car into spectators at 150mph, the worst accident in motorsport history

Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS

ALL IN THE MINDCan you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

ALBANY, ANNAPOLIS, ATLANTA, AUGUSTA, AUSTIN, BATON ROUGE, BISMARK, BOISE, BOSTON, CARSON CITY, CHARLESTON, CHEYENNE, COLUMBIA, COLUMBUS, CONCORD, DENVER, DES MOINES, DOVER, FRANKFORT, HARRISBURG, HARTFORD, HELENA, HONOLULU, INDIANAPOLIS, JACKSON, JEFFERSON CITY, JUNEAU, LANSING, LINCOLN, LITTLE ROCK, MADISON, MONTGOMERY, NASHVILLE, OLYMPIA, PHOENIX, PIERRE, PROVIDENCE, RALEIGH, RICHMOND, SACRAMENTO, SALEM, SANTA FE, SPRINGFIELD, ST PAUL, TOPEKA.

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

ZITS

BLONDIE

SHERMAN’S LAGOON

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CROSSWORDS

HYPER SUDOKU

CROSSWORD

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle

is solved by filling the

numbers from 1 to 9

into the blank cells.

A Hyper Sudoku has

unlike Sudoku 13

regions (four regions

overlap with the nine

standard regions). In all

regions the numbers

from 1 to 9 can appear

only once. Otherwise, a

Hyper Sudoku is solved

like a normal Sudoku.

ACROSS

1 Now or never: Abbr.

4 Sounds from test cheaters, maybe

9 Bris officiant

14 Moo goo ___ pan

15 Erect

16 Have ___ to pick

17 Nanette’s nana

19 Parachute parts

20 Clergyman who wrote “What is originality? Undetected plagiarism”

21 “Bonne ___!”

23 Those, to José

24 Geographical name that’s another geographical name backward

25 One of two N.T. books

26 Leave in the lurch

28 German town

30 World headquarters of LG Electronics

32 Civil War inits.

33 Wee bit

35 Numerical prefix

36 ___ Lingus

37 & 40 Repeat offender? … or something found, literally, in four rows in this puzzle

42 ___ Paulo

43 Like one for the ages

45 Racket

46 Airport approximation, for short

47 Shade of brown

49 Mexican cigar brand

53 Less likely to be G-rated

55 Car starter?

57 Vitamin amts.

58 Uptight, informally

59 “His/her” alternative

61 Bone near the funny bone

62 Georges who wrote “Life: A User’s Manual”

64 Making a father of

66 Serengeti scavenger

67 Name hollered in the “Flintstones” theme song

68 See 69-Across

69 Participated in a 68-Across

70 True

71 Ones who are so last year?: Abbr.

DOWN 1 Texas A&M team

2 “Rats!”

3 Product touted by Hugh Hefner

4 Mail order abbr.

5 Poison ___

6 They tend to be fast typists

7 Flush

8 Graf ___ (ill-fated German cruiser)

9 Buddy

10 Small section of an orchestra

11 Transportation in Disneyland’s Main Street, U.S.A.

12 Backed

13 Cigarette ad claim

18 Must

22 Drew out

27 Draw out

29 Start to a baseball song

31 “The Star-Spangled Banner” preposition

34 Send away for good

37 React, just barely

38 Baseball Hall-of-Famer mistakenly listed in “The Chanukah Song” as a Jew

39 Actor Cage, informally

41 Minimal baseball lead

42 High-ranking angels

44 “Ta-ta!”

48 With bitterness

50 Does improv

51 Way

52 Plains Indians

54 Chaiken

who co-created “The L Word”

56 Slangy commercial suffix

60 Laugh uproariously

63 No great catch

65 Confident finish?

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 16

17 18 19

20 21 22 23

24 25 26 27

28 29 30 31 32

33 34 35 36

37 38 39 40 41

42 43 44 45

46 47 48 49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56 57

58 59 60 61

62 63 64 65

66 67 68

69 70 71

E T C O K A Y A T H E N SS O O I N C A F I A S C OC U P A S O U P T R I T O NA P P L E T V B E A KR E E L S U P E R D U P E RP E R C H E L I D E E R E

A O L A N A T R A PS U P P O R T G R O U P S

T A R S V I E K E NL S D V E G A S R A I M IC H U P A C H U P S O N A N

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be of any size. It has rows and columns,

and dark cells like in a crossword. And,

just like in a crossword, some of the

dark cells will contain numbers. Some

cells will contain two numbers.

However, in a crossword the numbers

reference clues. In a kakuro, the

numbers are all you get! They denote

the total of the digits in the row or

column referenced by the number.

Within each collection of cells - called

a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may

be used but, like sudoku, each number

may only

be used

once.

EASY SUDOKU

Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate

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CINEMA

JURASSIC WORLD

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

SCREEN 1 Spy (2D/Action) 11:35am 1:50, 4:20, 6:50, 9:20 & 11:40pm

SCREEN 2 2D Jurassic World (Action) 1:00, 6:00, 8:30 & 11:00pm

3D Jurassic World (Action) 10:30am & 3:30pm

SCREEN 3 San Andreas (2D/Action) 11:15am, 1:35, 3:55, 6:15, 8:35

& 11:00pm

SCREEN 4 Survivor (2D/Thriller) 11:10am, 3:20, 7:30 & 11:45pm

Zanket Al Sittat (2D/Arabic) 1:10, 5:20 & 9:30

SCREEN 5 A Mouse Tale (2D/Animation) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00

& 6:00pm Entourage (2D/Comedy) 8:00, 10:00 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 6 Better Living (2D/Comedy) 10:15am 2:00, 5:50 & 10:00pm

The Zero Theorem (2D/Thriller) 12:00noon, 3:50, 7:50 & 11:50pm

SCREEN 7 Preservation (2D/Horror) 10:20am, 12:20, 2:40, 5:00, 7:20,

9:40pm & 12:00midnight

SCREEN 8 Insidious Chapter 3 (2D/Horror) 11:30am, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30,

7:30, 9:30 & 11:30pm

SCREEN 9 Jurassic World (IMAX 3D/Action) 11:30am, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00,

9:30 & 11:55pm

SCREEN 10 Spy (2D/Action) 11:00am 4:00 & 9:00pm

Jurassic World (Action) 1:30, 6:30 & 11:30pm

NOVO

MALL

LANDMARK

ROYAL PLAZA

SCREEN 1 A Mouse Tale (2D/Animation) 3:00 & 4:45pm

Jurassic World (2D/Action) 6:30, 9:00 & 11:15pm

SCREEN 2 Home (2D/Animation) 2:45pm

Preservation (2D/Horror) 4:30 & 11:30pm

Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2D/Romantic/Hindi) 6:15pm

Premam (2D/Malayalam) 8:45pm

SCREEN 3 Premam (2D/Malayalam) 3:00 & 5:45pm

Spy (2D/Action) 8:30pm Romeo & Juliet (2D/Tamil) 10:45pm

SCREEN 1 A Mouse Tale (2D/Animation) 3:00pm

Home (2D/Animation) 4:45pm & 11:30pm

Romeo & Juliet (2D/Tamil) 6:30pm

Spy (2D/Action) 9:15pm Preservation (2D/Horror) 11:30pm

SCREEN 2 Spy (2D/Action) 3:00pm

A Mouse Tale (2D/Animation) 5:15pm

Jurassic World (Action) 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm

SCREEN 3 Premam (2D/Malayalam) 3:00 & 10:30pm

Jurassic World (2D/Action) 5:45pm

Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2D/Romantic/Hindi) 8:00pm

SCREEN 1 Jurassic World (2D/Action) 3:00, 7:00, 9:15 & 11:30pm

A Mouse Tale (2D/Animation) 5:15pm

SCREEN 2 A Mouse Tale (2D/Animation) 3:00pm

Spy (2D/Action) 4:45 & 9:15pm

Hamari Adhuri Kahani (2D/Romantic/Hindi) 7:00 & 11:30pm

SCREEN 3 Home (2D/Animation) 2:45pm

Preservation (2D/Horror) 4:15 & 11:30pm

San Andreas (2D/Action) 6:00pm

Insidious Chapter 3 (2D/Thriller) 8:00pm

Dracula: The Dark Prince (2D/Action) 9:45pm

Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park, Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park, Jurassic World, as originally envisioned by John Hammond. Directors: Colin Trevorrow

Stars: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard,

Ty Simpkins

ASIAN TOWNDil Dhadakne Do (2D/Hindi) 4:00 & 7:00pm

Pandaka Chesko (Telugu) 4:15 & 7:15pm

Mass (2D/Tamil) 9:15pm

Bhaskar The Rascal (2D/Malayalam) 10:15pm

Chandrettan Evideya (2D/Malayalam) 5:00 7:00 & 10:00pm

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DOHA EVENTS

IN FOCUS

A view from Fuwairit Beach.Send your photos to dohatoday@pen.com.qa. Please mention where the photo was taken.

by Nithin Haridas

20-22 JuneVenue: Katara Art StudiosAdmission: QR500Time: 20:30-22.30

Garangao Packaging Workshop by Asmaa Al Kuwari. The workshop entry fee is QR500. To register send your name and phone number by e-mail to: education@katara.net or call our Katara Education Team on: Tel: 44080233 / 44081357. Will start at 8:30pm on June 20 and will end by 10:30 pm on June 22.

8 April — 11 JuneVenue: Museum of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

This exhibition showcases Qajar artwork from the MIA collection that demonstrate the centrality of women in the artistic expression of 19th-century Iran and explores how these historic innovations continue to inspire contemporary artists.

11 JuneVenue: Museum of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

The Museum of Islamic Art has partnered with Jazz at Lincoln Center Doha for a series of world class Jazz concerts in MIA Park. Presented by Jazz at Lincoln Center and The St. Regis Doha.

Garangao Packaging Workshop

QaJar Women: The Images of Women in 19th Century Iran

Until 31 AugustVENUE: Qatar Museums Gallery KataraADMISSION: Free

The exhibition will showcase Ismael Azzam’s distinctive portraits of painters and sculptors who have made a significant contribution to Arab Art, with the entire body of work created exclusively for this show. Ismail is of Iraqi origin, and moved to Doha in 1996.

Ismael Azzam: For Them - Exhibition

Till June 15Venue: Fire Station: Artists In ResidenceTime: 10:30 to 17:00 (Closed on Tuesdays)Admission: Free

The exhibition pays homage to “The Art Center”, the very first artist in residence initiative that took place in Doha in the early 1990’s and which ran for a decade. The name 555 is a play on the number 555 which residents used to dial to contact the Fire Station.

555 Exhibition At The Fire Station

10-15 JuneVenue: Katara Building 18 Gallery 2Admission: Free

Presented by Katara in cooperation with the Romanian Embassy, “Neurophysiologic Shapings” features stunning thought-provoking artworks of a new art concept Lascar has founded. Lascars’ abstract paintings are arresting and haunting as human figures, horses and cars among others are embedded in flowing colours.

Neurophysiologic Shapings: Paintings by Bogdan Lascar

Jazz in the Park

Till 11 JulyVenue: Museum Of Islamic ArtAdmission: Free

This exhibition focuses on the real and mythical animals that feature in the legends, tales, and fables of the Islamic world. Divided into the natural quadrants of earth, air, fire, and water, these marvellous creatures serve as the introductions and bridges for the stories in which they feature.

Marvellous Creatures: Animal Fables In Islamic Art

Until 16 AugustVenue: Mathaf: Arab Museum Of Modern Art, Ground Floor GalleriesAdmission: FreeTime: 11:00 - 18:00 (Monday closed)

Wael Shawky produces film series based on literature and historical narratives, using a visual language that mixes fictional storytelling and documentary styles. The exhibition presents two newly completed film trilogies, each inspired by stories and scripts of literature; Cabaret Crusades (2010-2014) and Al Araba Al Madfuna (2012-2015).

Wael Shawky Comes To Doha

Send your event details to dohatoday@pen.com.qa

10-15 JuneVenue: Doha Exhibition CenterTime: 13:00 to 22:00Admission: Free (Only ladies event)

Qatar’s largest women’s fashion exhibition showcasing of the latest Spring/Summer and Ramadan 2015 collections of Arab and Khaliji designed abayas, kaftans, jalabiyas and dresses. The exhibition will welcome more than 337 brands, with 89 designers coming from Qatar and the rest flying in from Bahrain, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia to showcase their latest collections.

The Heya Arabian Fashion Exhibition

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