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RESEARCHER: Patrick Seale, associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, has been studying fats.

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96DIRECTION: C. Prem KumarCAST: Trisha Krishnan, Vijay

Sethupathi

SYNOPSIS: A girl falls in love with a rogue and tries changing his life for good. Will the change be perennial? Or will it be temporary? New surprises

that life brings on forms the crux of the story.

THEATRE: Landmark

AndhadhunDIRECTION: Sriram RaghavanCAST: Tabu, Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika ApteSYNOPSIS: He sees what he shouldn’t. She sees what he

couldn’t. So the question is, does he see it or not? Residing

in Pune, Aakash, a blind pianist, is privy to an aftermath of a murder. His conscience urges him to report the crime he has technically not ‘witnessed’, but is there more to him than meets the eye?

THEATRE: The Mall

The Mall Cinema (1): Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam) 2pm; Venom (2D) 4:45pm; A Star Is Born (2D) 6:45pm; Helicopter Eela (Hindi) 9pm; Jalebi (Hindi) 11:30pm.The Mall Cinema (2): Smallfoot (2D) 2pm; My Giraffe (2D) 3:45pm; Aravindha Sametha (Telugu) 5:15pm; Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam) 8:15pm; Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam) 11:15pm.The Mall Cinema (3): Aravindha Sametha (Telugu) 2pm; Jalebi (Hindi) 4:45pm; Helicopter Eela (Hindi) 6:30pm; A Star Is Born (2D) 9pm; Aravindha Sametha (Telugu)

11:30pm.Landmark Cinema (1): My Giraffe (2D) 2:30pm; Smallfoot (2D) 4pm; Helicopter Eela (Hindi) 6pm; A Star Is Born (2D) 8:30pm; Aravindha Sametha (Telugu) 11pm.Landmark Cinema (2): Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam) 2:30pm; My Giraffe (2D) 5:30pm; Venom (2D) 7pm; Ghost Stories (2D) 9pm; Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam) 10:45pm.Landmark Cinema (3):

Aravindha Sametha (Telugu) 2:15pm; Jalebi (Hindi) 5pm; Bekiya (Arabic) 7pm; Helicopter Eela (Hindi) 8:45pm; Jalebi (Hindi) 11:15pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (1): Smallfoot (2D) 2:30pm; Jalebi (Hindi) 4:15pm; Kayamkulam Kochunni (Malayalam) 6:15pm; Bad Times At The El Royale (2D) 9pm; The Last Witness (2D) 11:30pm.Royal Plaza Cinema Palace (2): Aravindha Sametha (Telugu) 2:30pm; My Giraffe (2D) 5:15pm; Dead Trigger (2D) 6:45pm; A Star Is Born (2D) 8:30pm; Helicopter Eela (Hindi) 11pm.

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Compiled by Nausheen Shaikh. E-mail: [email protected], Events and timings subject to change

EVENTS

Healthy Weight LossWHERE: Al Waab Street, DohaWHEN: TodayTIME: 6pm – 7pmQueen Hospital proudly presents a

lecture on ‘How To Lose Weight’ to be conducted by Dr Doaa Farid, Senior Dietitian.

Breast Cancer AwarenessWHERE: InterContinental DohaWHEN: OngoingInterContinental Doha – The City is

organising several activities (especially at its various dining venues) that focus on highlighting the importance of early detection. Try the pink afternoon tea, the extravagant pink Bar Squared Brunch at The Square and pink-themed nights at Strata Restaurant and Lounge.

Kayaking TourWHERE: Al Dhakira MangrovesWHEN: Ongoing till October 13TIME: 3pm – 4pmWeather is getting great, migrating birds

are back to Qatar for most of them, high chances to see Flamingos and super great fun to paddle through green mangrove channels. Don’t miss your chance. The trip is lead by an ecology specialist and Kayak instructors.

Katara Beach - School StudentsWHERE: KataraWHEN: OngoingTIME: 9am – 12pmBy participating in the programme of

‘Our culture is a school’, Katara Beach emphasises the Qatari marine tradition and introduces to students the meaning of Dasha, Al Qafal and various type of pearls. The students will discover all details of the Fath El-Kheir journey.

TCA QATAR Music Competition 2018WHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf

Times BuildingWHEN: Ongoing till October 13Enroll for music competition in

categories, including Sub Juniors ( Grade 3-5 ), Juniors (Grade 6 - 8 ), Intermediate (Grade 9- 12) and Seniors (above 17 years ). Registration fee QR30. For further details, contact 66523871/44373259

Kufic BeginnersWHERE: MIAWHEN: Ongoing till Oct 26TIME: 10:30am – 12:30pmThe word ‘Kufic’ is related to the city

of the same name in Iraq, Kufa, and was developed from Hijazi script. Kufic calligraphy is characterised by its bold and vertical letters which often looks like modern design. Join us for this 4-session short course to learn this early and beautiful script!

Andalusian Music ShowWHERE: KataraWHEN: October 23TIME: 7pm – 8pmCultural Village Foundation - Katara

and The Algerian Embassy invites you to attend Andalusian Music show by Nassima Chaabane, musician and singer.

Cycling: Losail Circuit Sports ClubWHERE: Losail CircuitWHEN: OngoingTIME: 5pmLosail Circuit Sports Club, in association

with Qatar Sports For All Federation, invites all cyclists, runners and walkers to train under the floodlights of Losail International Circuit every Wednesdays.

Gymnastics World ChampionshipsWHERE: Aspire DomeWHEN: October 25 – November 3Over 700 male and female gymnasts from

over 80 countries, including three Team Qatar gymnasts, will compete across 10 days of competition in Doha’s ionic Aspire Dome. Experience the drama, emotions and excitement of gymnastics’ pinnacle event as global superstars go head to head in a bid to be crowned the best in the world.

Aspire Torch Staircase Run 2018WHERE: The Torch Doha HotelWHEN: November 10TIME: 1pm – 6pmAspire Zone Foundation (AZF) announces

opening registration for the seventh annual ‘Aspire Torch Staircase Run’ scheduled to take place on November 10. The 2018 edition of the Aspire Torch Staircase Run (ATSR 2018), will offer sports enthusiasts the ultimate challenge of endurance, as runners will have to make their way to the top of the 300m tower to the 51st floor, climbing more than 1,300 steps.

Qatar Finance and Installment Exhibition

WHERE: DECCWHEN: November 3 – November 15TIME: 7pm – 10pmThe QFI Exhibition is a 3-day event that

brings together the best of Qatar’s finance community, and local and international visitors who are keen to access Qatar’s robust market. We are pleased to present

this opportunity to local and international investors, banking, finance and government institutions, along with leading firms in the real estate, investment and fin-tech sectors.

After School ActivitiesWHERE: AtelierWHEN: OngoingMusic and arts Activities for students

taking place after they finish their day in school includes Group Music lessons, Hip-hop, Ballet, Drawing and Painting, Drama Theatre & Taekwondo. Ages between 5 and 10 years old after school hours.

Hobby ClassesWHERE: Mystic Arts Centre behind Al

Hilal Focus Medical CentreWHEN:Wednesday – MondayMystic Art Centre, is a holistic

performing artsinstitution and a one stop solution for adults as well as children looking to explore their talents in various art forms. We offer classes in Carnatic Music, Hindustani Music, Karate, Yoga, Zumba, Classical Dance, Salsa, Hip Hop, contemporary and Bollywood dance forms. For details, call 4723680/ 33897609.

Dance and instrument classesWHERE: TCA Campus, Behind Gulf

Times BuildingWHEN: Wednesday – MondayLearn the movements of dance styles

in Bollywood, Hip Hop and also the musical instruments such as Piano, Guitar, Keyboard for adults as well kids and move in the world of music. For details, contact 66523871/ 31326749.


COMMUNITY COVER STORY

Brown fat could help fight obesity

In a way, we’d all be a little better off if we had more fat, researchers are discovering

I still struggle all the time with losing weight. Maybe that’s why I’m fascinated with it. I just find it interesting to think about how all this works.

— Patrick Seale, researcher

‘’ WEIGHT LOSS: An unnamed woman in a gym. The weight many of us are trying to lose is white fat, tissue that stores energy. Scientists think more energy-

burning brown fat – which exists in small deposits along the spine and neck – might help that eff ort.


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But before you reach for the potato chips, know that they’re talking about a diff erent kind of fat – brown fat, which is radically apart from the white fat that

characterises obesity. In a sense, they’re opposites. One burns energy; the other stores it.

Patrick Seale, associate professor of cell and development biology at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine, studies fats and their relationship to metabolic diseases such as diabetes.

Recently, the Endocrine Society, an international association focusing on hormone research, announced that he was one of 13 leading endocrinologists to get one of its annual Laureate Awards. Seale received the Richard E. Weitzman Outstanding Early Career Investigator Award for his study of brown fat.

Seale knows these issues both as a scientist and as a regular guy. “I still struggle all the time with losing weight,” he said during a recent interview about his work. “Maybe that’s why I’m fascinated with it. I just fi nd it interesting to think about how all this works.”

How diff erent are brown and white fat? Are they really those colours?

They’re very diff erent. Brown fat functions to burn energy, and it does this to make heat. The heat is really important, especially in small animals, for maintaining body temperature. For example, mice that have defective brown fat can’t survive in the cold.

White fat is the most prevalent fat tissue, especially in humans. Its main function is to store energy. It expands when people eat more than they burn off .

They actually are diff erent colours. Brown fat looks brown, and the reason is it has a lot of mitochondria – what can be considered the energy powerhouses of the cell. They essentially make energy for cells, and brown fat has a lot of them.

The colour of white fat is determined by the lipids that are stored there. It’s not really that white. In humans, it’s more of a yellow tinge. In mice, it’s white.

White fat is found in the subcutaneous region – right under your skin and it surrounds your internal organs. It forms in a lot of places. It’s far and away the largest type of fat that humans have.

Brown fat – there’s a lot less of it. And it’s in very specifi c places. The place it’s found in the largest quantities is right around the collar bone. There are also small amounts along the spinal column, and quite a bit in the neck. We don’t really know why.

It might be that the collar bone, spinal column, and neck are just a good place to be for warming the blood vessels. Brown fat probably did not form to keep us from becoming obese. It probably evolved to keep us warm. The heat that it makes can quickly get to the rest of the body.

So is brown fat really good for us, while white fat is not?

That’s actually a little more complicated. They’re both good.

Brown fat is good for us because it can burn extra calories; it can expend calories that you don’t want to store. You can kind of think of it a little like exercise. It will burn energy, except you don’t have to work. This energy would otherwise be stored in the body, so it actually counteracts obesity in that way. It’s very clear that mice with more brown fat do very well. They are protected against obesity and diabetes.

White fat is also good. The reason is that

it’s essentially a safe place to store lipids. Obesity happens when more energy is taken in than is expended. That energy has to go somewhere. Up until a certain point, white

fat can handle it. The energy is converted to lipid and stored in white fat. However, if the oversupply of energy is chronic, the fat cells eventually become overburdened and aren’t

able to store the lipid anymore. It ends up going to liver, pancreas or muscles, and that causes all kinds of problems.

Can we get more brown fat by altering what we eat?

Not that we know of. There’s a lot of interest in that. Large pharmaceutical companies are trying to fi gure out how we can make more brown fat.

The one thing people can do is to expose yourself to the cold. There are a lot of people who think that is a good thing to do.

How cold? It’s diff erent for each person. Certainly not to the point where you shiver. There are a lot of studies now looking at reducing environmental temperature to see if that can have eff ects on obesity and diabetes. It’s very promising.

In one Japanese study, subjects sat in a cold room – 66 degrees Fahrenheit – for two hours a day over the course of six weeks. People lost quite a bit of weight.

There’s a lot of interest in fi nding other ways to increase the function of brown fat.

Tell us more about your research.A lot of what we are trying to do is to

fi gure out the genetic pathways for how both brown and white fat cells are made. We’re trying to understand the molecules and all the factors that go into this, with the thought that we’ll fi gure out how to make more of it or stimulate it in diff erent ways for therapeutic eff ect.

The other thing we focus on is developing animal models so that we can understand what goes wrong in the setting of obesity and diabetes – how that aff ects fat tissue, both brown and white – and how we might be able to change the properties of that tissue to aff ect diabetes. When an animal or human gets obese, that has major eff ects on the fat tissues. So we’re trying to understand what is happening – what is good, what is potentially bad – so we can think about ways to intervene. If we understand the bad consequences, we might be able to block the eff ects. If we understand the good consequences, we might be able to promote them.

We now know a lot about how these diff erent types of fat tissues work, and about the genetic factors that control them. What’s needed now is to try to fi nd ways to manipulate it, to try to fi nd therapies that target the fat tissue, for fi ghting obesity as well as diabetes. In particular, brown fat holds a lot of promise for fi ghting obesity. It’s a tough thing to crack, but that’s probably where the main thrust of the fi eld is – how we can use our knowledge and develop ways to target brown fat to fi ght obesity. We have pretty good drugs for diabetes. Obesity is trickier. And obesity is often the thing that initiates these other problems.

People tend to think fat is just bulky, but so much science is revealing that it’s actually more like an organ that does all kinds of interesting things.

Absolutely. Even in the science community, it was previously thought of as an inert organ that is a bystander. Now, we know so much more about it. There are many diff erent types of fat tissue. We’ve talked about brown and white. In every place in the body, the fat tissue is probably slightly diff erent and doing diff erent things, probably having important functions.

The other thing we know now is that, rather than being an inert organ, it makes a lot of hormones that communicate with other organs in the body. It makes things to talk to the brain, that talk to the muscles. I would say it co-ordinates or controls a lot of metabolism. It’s really an important thing to study. – The Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS


COMMUNITYAward for promoting UrduAzim Abbas, Chairman of Karwan E Urdu – Qatar, Doha-based literary organisation, recently received an award in Mumbai for his contribution in promotion of Urdu and rich Indian cultural heritage. The award by Mumbai University and Idea Communications was presented by Suresh Prabhu, Indian Union Minister for Commerce, Industries and Civil Aviation, in the presence of Majid Memon, member of parliament; Javed Akthar, former member of parliament and renowned poet; Prof Suhas Pednekar, Vice Chancellor of Mumbai University; Asif Azmi and Aziz Nabil, organisers; and intellectuals during the national seminar on legendary Urdu poet Majrooh Sultanpuri, celebrating his 100th birth anniversary at Mumbai University.

Delegation from Qatar Oryx Chapter of ASHRAE attends conference in TurkeyAir Conditioning Engineers from Qatar (ACEQ) recently represented the Qatar Oryx Chapter of ASHRAE (American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers) at the Chapters Regional Conferences (CRC) for ‘Region at Large (RAL)’ at Antalya, Turkey.The delegation was led by Hassan Sultan, Chairman of the Advisory Committee for the Board of

Governors. Ghassan Trabolsi, Current President; Kinan Fahs, Elected President; and Fadi Abu Jamra, Past Chapter President; along with other Board of Governors attended the conference. Sheila Hayter, Incoming ASHRAE Society President, chaired the proceedings.The theme of the technical programme for the CRC was ‘Building our NEW energy future’.

International Northwestern students study on Doha campusUndergraduates from Northwestern’s Evanston campus are spending a semester on the University’s international campus in Qatar. The students including Bryan Lee, Dylan Gresik, and Liming (Adrian) Wan are spending the Fall semester at NU-Q where they are exploring the Middle East and learning first-hand about the region’s culture, as well as enrolling in classes that ranges from political science and public policy to journalism and strategic communication. “Cross-campus learning off ers a unique opportunity for students from our home campus to physically and academically explore the dynamic Middle Eastern region,” said Everette E Dennis, Dean and CEO of NU-Q. “Students explore and learn about media, communications, and international relations in a diff erent context and gain a deeper understanding of the international perspective that is presented in the media industry.” The programme for the Northwestern students includes field trips, hands-on learning experiences, and a week of travel in the region. Students can also cross-register at the other American branch campus universities across Education City.For this year’s students, Arabic course at Georgetown University in Qatar along with the social, political, and economic developments in Qatar including the 2022 FIFA

World Cup and the Qatari diplomatic crisis have been included in the curriculum.Gresik, a Medill student majoring in journalism and political science said that NU-Q is the ideal location to learn about the geo-political dynamics of the region. “I am interested in foreign policy, national security, and international relations. Doha really fits at the centre of those interests between the Gulf crisis and Qatar’s outsized presence in the world,” he said. “The resources and access provided here to students at Northwestern and Education City has allowed me the unique opportunity to learn about and experience these political developments as they play out on the ground.”Lee, an international studies and political science student from Weinberg, said, “I hope to be involved in politics and international relations in my career, and I hope my study abroad experience gives me insight into how the United States and Qatar can strengthen their strategic partnership and continue to work together to solve problems in the region.”Wan, a journalism and Middle East and North African studies major student from Medill, said, “I’ve befriended students from many diverse backgrounds, which has significantly broadened my horizon and engaged me in more multicultural dialogues.”


COMMUNITYDC launches 8th annual edition of 5km and 10km raceDoha College (DC) is all set to organise 5km and 10km race. Supported by Aspire Zone, the DC Race attracts large numbers of participants, starting from 300 back in 2011 to around 1,000 in more recent years. “The purpose of the DC Race is to encourage health, fitness and fun in our community,” said Dr Steff en Sommer, Principal of DC. “Our school engages the young generation into an active and energetic take on healthy living, and we look forward to welcoming a great number of runners in November.”

Greg Evans, organiser of 2017 race, said, “The DC Race has been going from strength to strength and this edition is expected to be the biggest and best yet. I would urge runners to register early, as there were a lot of disappointed people last year who missed out on participation. The community spirit that arises on the day, coupled with the sense of achievement that the runners get, make the race a very worthy event.” This year’s race will bring new and seasoned runners to the Aspire, on November 16, with races starting from 7am.

AMUAAQ organises Sir Syed Memorial Cricket matchAMU Alumni Association Qatar (AMUAAQ) recently organised Sir Syed Memorial Cricket match at GEMS American Academy Wakrah. The final match was played between AMU Knight Riders (AMUKR) and AMU Super Kings (AMUSK). The toss was won by AMUKR and elected to bat first. In the allotted 16 overs they managed to score 85 runs.AMU super kings won the match by with 7 balls. Highlight of the match included all-round

performances by Asif Khan, Zohaib Aslam, Mohd Amir, Mustafa Imran, and Zakir. Asif Khan, Captain of AMUSK and Musharraf Ghani Khan, Captain of AMUKR, managed their teams on ground. Tahir Khan was the wicket-keeper.Jawed Ahmad, President of AMUAAQ, applauded the players for their performances. Shahid Yar Khan, Adviser AMUAAQ, presented the certificates of appreciation along with trophies to the man of the match and the winning team.

SIS organises PALM ProgrammeShantiniketan Indian School (SIS) recently organised three sessions on Parent As Life Mentor (PALM) Programme by Saiju Arvind, Founder and Chief Mentor of EduBrisk Knowledge Solutions, on the school premises. Saiju demonstrated memory techniques with a proactive approach. The idea of celebrating knowledge by making children lifelong self- driven learners was also discussed. He touched upon the importance of parents collaborating with the school to promote learning of their ward.Members of the school managing committee along with the principal, and the teachers expressed a gratitude to Saiju and parents for making the event successful.

Art lies in the heart of Doha. The city has fast been becoming a place where plethora of art related activities take

place every year. It has become a privilege for an artist to be in Qatar. Here one can get amazing opportunities to exhibit their skills and add a few feathers of recognition in their plume.

One such opportunity is coming in the form of Qatar International Art Festival (QIAF) 2018. MAPS International in collaboration with Qatar Museum and UNESCO Club of Piraeus and Islands is going to present the six-day-long QIAF at the Fire Station: Artist in Residence, one of the largest art festivals in Qatar, from October 30 to November 4.

MAPS International WLL is a platform where gallery and artists grow together. MAPS is a

gallery and a Qatari company for artists, painters, practitioners and educators in Qatar and globally.

Talking to Community, Rashmi Agarwal, President of MAPS International and Head of QIAF, said, “Our aim for arranging the art festival is very clear. We want to provide a professional and good platform to the artists in Qatar. The festival will help many international artists in gaining recognition and exhibiting their artworks in Qatar. In 2010, Qatar was declared as the cultural country of the region. The festival will provide a good exposure to the Qatari, residential and International artists in this beautiful country. The diversity of participating artist will provide a learning experience to all the global artists. We are confident that it will enhance the skill for all.”

Rashmi, herself an established artist, curator and art entrepreneur, added, “There have been many different art related events held in Qatar. We, however, will be providing, for the first time, six different art events in QIAF. The festival will last for six days. There will be an exhibition where every artist will showcase their


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paintings and artworks. Paintings in all mediums and types are acceptable but subject to the local and cultural acceptability.”

She further said, “The second event is a live painting symposium where all the participating artists will depict their imagination and portray them on the canvas, live during the festival. Further,

QIAF will have master classes during the festival by a few eminent participants. Here the participants will be able to gain and exchange knowledge about the different art techniques. Expert and experienced artists will also conduct master classes. The festival will also offer a cultural tour of Qatar to the

participants from different countries. The visiting, local and International artists will be able to explore the rich and cultural diversity of Qatari heritage. It is encouraged to adapt to the themes featuring Qatar and its heritage in their live paintings.”

Rashmi further said, “QIAF will also have an art penal session. Few eminent and influential panelists from Qatar and from other countries will take part in this session and share their knowledge. The organisers, MAPS International, will hold an award night where all the participants will get certificates, mementos and awards.”

She noted, “The festival also offers other benefits to participants, including promotion of their work, interaction with print, electronic, digital, and social media, interaction with selected

art collectors, art investors, and potential buyers.”

About the number of participants expected to attend the festival, Rashmi said, “So far more than 200 artists from over 70 countries have registered and expressed their interest to be the part of this mega festival. As Qatar has been fast becoming a hub of cultural and art related activities, more and more artists want to come to the country. They really want to see and become a part of this evolution.”

Speaking about following the selection criteria, Rashmi said, “Along with their registration form, every artist is sending us his or her artworks, a portfolio in short. MAPS team of curators screens the artist’s work and profile before confirming the participation to the festival.”

About how she reached out to the artists in different countries, she said, “It has been a very hectic and long process. We started making contacts and advertising some four months ago. However, the response so far has been very encouraging and inspiring.”

Rashmi has selected participants not directed towards a particular medium and types. She says, “Initially, We selected only painters as participants. But eventually on request from different artists we started accepting different mediums of art. We are accepting photographers, sculptors, print makers, watercolour painters etc. This is a platform where the participants will get a wide range of exposure to art. If we constrain to one medium, it will create a

barrier for others. We do not want to create a wall. We want to create a bridge.” “I have been living in Qatar for 14 years. I always have positive vibes about Qatar. Each institution here supports the art and encourages the artists. The country has been creating a world of art and culture here. The people here are very enthusiastic towards it. The country has also given me a bright future and a successful career and it is like a home to me,” she said.

About how QIAF will help the artists in Qatar, she said, “First of all, I would really like to thank Qatar Museums and Fire Station: Artists in Residence for providing us the venue and all the support to host the event successfully. Artists are coming from different parts of the world. They will come and see Qatar. It will give a boost to the tourism and Qatari culture. Further, the festival will provide a platform to the budding artists to showcase their work at an international gathering. The festival will provide the local artist the platform to reach out the global artists. The young artists will get a chance to meet experienced professionals and art collectors.”

“We have a target of bringing in artists in large numbers. MAPS has organised many events in Qatar but QIAF is the first international festival with six big events together under one roof. We plan to have similar events with enhanced number of participants every year in Qatar. The ultimate goal is to have 2022 number of participants from all over the world in the year 2022,” Rashmi said with resolve.

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COMMUNITY INFOGRAPHIC


COMMUNITYLIFESTYLE/HOROSCOPE

ARIESMarch 21 — April 19

CANCERJune 21 — July 22

LIBRASeptember 23 — October 22

CAPRICORNDecember 22 — January 19

TAURUSApril 20 — May 20

LEOJuly 23 — August 22

SCORPIOOctober 23 — November 21

AQUARIUSJanuary 20 — February 18

GEMINIMay 21 — June 20

VIRGOAugust 23 — September 22

SAGITTARIUSNovember 22 — December 21

PISCESFebruary 19 — March 20

Have you been reviewing your family history lately, Aries? Of special

interest is your cultural background. What educational, social, and

religious environment were you born into? What are its values? In the

end, do you feel a strong aff inity with them now or are those views

diff erent from the ones you hold? These are interesting avenues of

thought for you today.

Overall, the forecast for today is fairly good. The aspects seem to favour

figuring out the meaning of all that’s transpired over the past several

weeks. It’s an opportunity for you to take a leisurely look at the distance

you’ve covered moving toward your goals. Since it’s an auspicious day

for social activities, why not get together with friends and discuss the

latest events with them?

You might be tempted to settle certain matters by radical means.

The visionary part of you means you’re painfully aware of the world’s

wrongs. You see no reason not to take action to correct them. But the

forces in play are so powerful that you can’t expect to institute a new

order in one day. If you have an emotional question to resolve, it would

be better to wait a few days before making a decision.

You just can’t do everything at once, Capricorn. How do you expect

to reduce your stress and recuperate while at the same time continue

to be a superstar performer in every area of your life? Don’t pressure

yourself to perform today. If you do, you’re likely to deplete your

reserves even further. Take it easy, rest, and relax! You’ve earned this

little break.

It’s time to elevate your sense of self, Taurus. You’re just as good as

anyone else, so why don’t you believe it? The problem is that you’re

very sensitive about having an ego. Even though you know everyone

does, you punish yourself for its existence! This is a noble idea, but it

doesn’t do you any good. You’ll never be perfect and neither will anyone

else. What are you worrying about?

Have you felt somewhat lost for the past few days? The fog may lift

today and enable you to situate yourself at last. You’re probably eager

to settle a question that has nagged at you and interfered with your

judgment. However, you should be patient, especially if it has to do with

emotional matters. Try to understand, but don’t take immediate action.

You’ll be more objective beginning tomorrow.

Today will be fairly calm in terms of outside events, but your inner

world is likely to be in a rush of activity. Today you wish you could find

the solution to your heartaches as well as your career predicaments.

You’d like to achieve some supreme understanding of the events that

took place over the past month. First you must force your brain to slow

down. Haste makes waste, as you know!

This is a good moment to adapt your logic and reason to reality,

Aquarius. If you don’t, you’re going to run into some intellectual

problems. Everyone knows that you find new ideas plentiful, but unless

you have plans to be a novelist, link your thinking to reality. The “pie in

the sky” thinking that you engage in isn’t particularly useful to the rest

of us living here in the real world.

Today your intellectual and expressive abilities should receive a boost

from the planets. It’s an excellent time to organise your thoughts about

presenting a project to a possible collaborator, engage in trade, or write.

In terms of your private life, it’s also a good time to examine the latest

events, certain aspects of which are still partially misunderstood.

You may have been feeling somewhat disillusioned. Perhaps you lost

sight of your goals or misplaced your faith in yourself. You’ll feel some

relief beginning today. This is an opportunity to end what has been

a somewhat apathetic and moody phase and begin a new one that’s

based on work and meditation. As you can imagine, this new phase will

be much more fulfilling!

You have a lot of thinking to do about your professional goals,

Sagittarius. You’ll go over the elements to see if there isn’t some way to

approach things diff erently. Are there new paths you could try or ways

to improve things? Your mind will go a thousand miles a minute today.

Those who spend time with you may be totally exhausted by the end of

the day because of all the questions you ask!

It’s going to be a little diff icult talking to you today, Pisces. You, who

can be easily influenced by others, will be listening to and criticising

everything that people say. Nothing emotional or vague is going to get

into your head. It’s as if you’ve installed an extremely fine filter that lets

in only what you allow. You’re going to appear to be a real expert. Don’t

show off too much!

Ways to get paid while travelling the world

From high-altitude places to spots near the waters, densely populated cities to the dense jungles – there are a lot of travel lovers

who wish to explore every corner of the world but arent able to do so due to fi nancial constraints. But there’s a solution.

There are some top tips and tricks with which people can earn a living and get their trips sponsored while travelling peacefully around the globe. Viswanath Raju, Co-founder of Mojhi.com lists how.

Put your language skills to use: If you possess leadership qualities, and have commendable knowledge of two or more foreign languages, you will fi nd many opportunities to put all of that to work. You can work as a tour guide for travellers and earn a pretty hefty sum of money in exchange.

Another way to put your language skills to good use is by teaching English online. There are lots of portals where you can teach the language online while you are still travelling the globe, all you need is an Internet connection.

Click! Click! to earn big: The scenic beauty of the places close to nature, away from the daily hustle-bustle of the city amplifi es many times more from the pictures clicked by an avid photographer. If you have the skills of creating a magical spell with the camera while exploring new places around the world and are receiving huge appreciation for the same. Find the right portals, be it travel magazines, newspapers, or even websites, share the pictures and get ready to earn some handsome bucks to travel more and more.

Spread the magic through social media: Thanks to the

digitalisation wave, an avid traveller is blessed with platforms like Facebook, Wordpress, Twitter and Instagram to share their story with travel lovers around the world with some easy-breezy tips and tricks to survive in a new place. The more engaging and helpful your insights are to the audience, the more followers will be there on the wall, ultimately making you a renowned personality of the social media world. And, once this gets done, brands and top-notch corporates will approach you for paid collaborations.

Alankar Chandra, CEO, Wild Voyager, has some tips also:

First of all, even if you are a semi-decent photographer and shoot pictures of lesser known treks or diffi cult to see animals during your exploration quest, many magazines and online sites will be ready to pay for your photographs.

Next is if you maintain a blog or social profi le of your own and post original content (travel experiences) at regular intervals then slowly your follower base will grow exponentially as online travel researchers are hungry to hear fi rst hand experiences.

As you grow traction on your blog and social media, there will

be many hoteliers, brands, travel companies off ering you free trips, free stays or monies in lieu of their promotion. At the same time, you also have to maintain a clear travel niche (trekking, wildlife, homestays, remote countries) of your own and keep delivering original content regularly. – IANS


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Across1. Be short of time,

unfortunately (8)5. Who’s gone out and returned

with water? (6)10. To put it carefully, as a

compiler one must (6,4,5)11. With difficulty, steer the ship

through the locks (7)12. Changing it when the true

figure is entered (7)13. He defected from a job, got

at by the East (8)15. Teeters on the ice (5)18. Consigns to the workers (5)20. Maintain it’s private ground

(8)23. Decorate again on return, too

(7)25. The name goes on

afterwards, on the side (7)26. Is one in no doubt as to how

much it is? (7,8)27. Shake more convulsively

after turning right (6)28. Were his lips always pursed

when he worked? (8)

Super Cryptic Clues

Yesterday’s Solutions

Across: 1 Stricken; 5 Mitred; 9 Marinade; 10 Spades; 12 Lotion; 13 Conspire; 15 Smart clothes; 18 Roman soldier; 23 Partisan; 24 Cellar; 26 Specie; 27 Manifest; 28 Suture; 29 Repeater.

Down: 1 Sample; 2 Rarity; 3 Conform; 4 Ends; 6 Impasto; 7 Red light; 8 Disperse; 11 Concede; 14 Ortolan; 16 Proposes; 17 Emergent; 19 Noisier; 20 Eremite; 21 Client; 22 Writer; 25 Race.

Down1. Find out Leo the lion is inside

(6)2. With the big picture showing:

‘Narrow The Gap’ (5,2,2)3. Helps the fool to get the first

point (7) 4. See the rising water

submerges the plants (5)6. Nevertheless, it takes three

and a half days to fly round (7)

7. Earns one’s living in a factory (5)

8. Lacking support, is uneasy (8)

9. Get back again at three, with a woman (8)

14. A quiet member of the family: that’s obvious (8)

16. Not a nude model? (5-4)17. The quick way to get a dog

cool in summer (5-3)19. Force the parson to ring the

singer (7)21. Spreads, once one looks after

it (7)22. Member of the team with

whom the president had a row (6)

24. Gather up the money won (5)25. ‘The French? I can’t stand

them’ you treat as a joke (5)


COMMUNITY REVIEWS

By Katie Walsh

Even though Bad Times at the El Royale is only the second fi lm he’s directed, writer and director Drew Goddard is already an

auteur. He made his name as a TV writer on Buff y the Vampire Slayer and Lost, and wrote scripts for such fi lms as Cloverfi eld, World War Z and The Martian. But with his 2012 directorial debut, the devilishly clever horror fl ick The Cabin in the Woods, Goddard proved what really makes him tick: the meta genre exercise. The contained hotel mystery Bad Times at the El Royale is another exercise in genre play. This time, it’s the retro crime thriller.

Set over one night in the late 60s’, a group of misfi ts check into the deserted El Royale hotel in Lake Tahoe, which straddles the border of California and Nevada, a state line running right down the middle. Priest Father Flynn (Jeff Bridges), singer Darlene Sweet (Cynthia Erivo), vacuum salesman Laramie Seymour Sullivan (Jon Hamm) and a grumpy young hippie (Dakota

Fanning) retire to their rooms, where all their secrets come out to play. Money, murder and mayhem ensue, and the pulpy, twisty story and swinging 60s’ style make Bad Times at the El Royale feel like an episode of Mad Men with a Tarantino twist.

With a dazzling array of stars playing shady characters with murky pasts, one character in the fi lm truly stands out: the El Royale itself, a sparkling midcentury gem of a set production designer Martin Whist built in Vancouver. Unfortunately, there’s no booking rooms at the El Royale, but oh, how we wish we could, with its plush dining room, golden jukebox and many patterned wallpapers. The El Royale also sports quite a unique feature, a secret hallway behind the rooms lined with two-way mirrors, all the better to spy on the guests.

As our group of secretive travellers starts to discover the design quirk and realise they’re being watched, and can watch others, Goddard’s favourite theme manifests: and what it means to watch, unseen, the way movie audiences do. It’s about the construction of images, how images can reveal, conceal and toy with

our perception. He splattered the idea across Cabin in the Woods, but here, it’s more like eavesdropping, though no less dangerous. Unaware viewers just might fi nd themselves taking a face full of buckshot if they don’t know their place.

Although actors like Johnson, Hamm and Lewis Pullman as the neurotic concierge are endlessly watchable, Bad Times belongs to Erivo, and Bridges, her worthy scene partner. The Tony winner walks away with the fi lm as the plucky Darlene, who uses her voice for survival, whether it’s to make a buck or cajole a murderous cult leader (Chris Hemsworth), who charges the hotel looking for one of his runaway girls (Cailee Spaeny).

Erivo brings the soul, and Bridges the heart, while Goddard is the brains of the operation, fi nding the pleasure in colouring within the lines of those very specifi c generic expectations and limitations. Every puzzle piece clicks together smoothly, and while there is joy in watching everything fi t, the fi lm feels like there’s something missing. It lacks true substance. It’s all aesthetics, no guts. But damn if the Bad Times aren’t beautiful to watch. – TNS

Sisters Brothers is a strange mixBy Colin Covert

A French take on the American western, The Sisters Brothers is as tonally off beat as its eccentric title. By turns melancholy, morbid and deliberately silly, this methodically paced adventure imagines

a world that’s both lethal and lethargic. It deals with standard genre materials like desperados, prospectors and stunning landscapes, but never gives them a chance to fulfi l their potential as cliches. Scene by scene, it’s diffi cult to predict whether the proceedings will crackle with violence, swerve into farce, or both.

Set in 1851 Oregon, the action occurs at the tail end of the Gold Rush. The story follows gunman Eli Sisters (John C. Reilly), a sad sack, and his little brother Charlie (Joaquin Phoenix), a hard-drinking grouch, as they pursue a scientist on the run. Hermann Kermit Warm (Riz Ahmed), formerly employed by the Sisterses’ corrupt boss, disappeared with the formula for a compound that may make gold nuggets highly refl ective and, thus, easy to pan from the area’s riverbeds.

While the brothers are quite competent at tracking the runaway and shooting dead any other vultures on his trail, Eli yearns for them to retire and open a store together. “Nonsense,” Charlie growls; they’ve inherited “bad blood” from their lunatic father. When Eli corrects him that it was liquor that unbalanced papa, Charlie, who sometimes falls off his horse, says, “Touche.” They bicker a good deal and fi ght physically. Still, they’re held together by a testy brand of brotherly love, providing each other with the only

companionship to be trusted in the isolated frontier.The fourth wheel on this wagon is John Morris

(Jake Gyllenhaal), an eloquent gentleman bounty hunter who tracked down Warm but converted to helping him escape. He expects to work as partners, creating a utopian community based on the (allegedly) learned Warm’s ideals of shared wealth and social co-operation. This sounds more absurd than Eli’s dream of hanging up his holster and starting a family business with trigger-happy Charlie, but the fi lm grants every character carte blanche.

The fi lm is based on a novel by Patrick deWitt and directed by Jacques Audiard, whose 2015 drama Dheepan won the top prize in Cannes. He sees les cowboys as saps with six-guns, turning much of the free-fl owing bloodshed into grand guignol comedy in the manner of a western by Quentin Tarantino or the Coen brothers. The sharp-eyed cinematography avoids the standard approach of bathing characters in golden sunshine, painting them instead in ink-black chiaroscuro. Nothing here is done the standard, old-fashioned way, including having veteran stars Rutger Hauer and Carol Kane appear in completely unpredictable manners.

While the fi lm feels overlong and at times inches ahead like a glacier, it’s hard to hate. Audiard gives his sometimes-heartbreaking central team of accident-prone misfi ts a refreshing sense of gravity. In place of the typical Wild West neckerchief, Eli carries a carefully folded scarf apparently given to him long ago by a sweetheart. She’s not a good enough actress to pull off the performance, but Reilly gets what he needs at the climax. It’s at once jolting and delightful, like long stretches of the fi lm itself. – Star Tribune (Minneapolis)/TNS

Bad Times at the El Royale is beautiful to watch

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COMMUNITYSHOWBIZ

Kanye West to meet Trump

Rapper Kanye West, who is a supporter of US President Donald Trump, is expected to meet with him and his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner today.

According to the New York Times, West will fi rst meet with Kushner and then have lunch with the President.

West is meeting with Kushner and Trump to discuss similar issues, as Kushner has been tasked with overseeing criminal justice reform for the White House.

The meeting will not be West’s fi rst with the President, as the two came face-to-face in a much-publicised meeting in Trump Tower in 2016 during the presidential transition.

Earlier, the Lift Yourself hit-maker has come under fi re over the past two years for his pro-Trump stances.

West’s meeting follows that of his wife Kim Kardashian West in May. It resulted in the release of 63-year-old Alice Marie Johnson, who was sentenced to life in prison in 1996 for a fi rst-time non-violent drug off ense, variety.com reported. – IANS

Jessica Biel to star in Limetown

Actress Jessica Biel will star in Limetown, based on the fictional podcast of the same name.

Facebook Watch has given a go ahead to the 10-episode mystery thriller, reports hollywoodreporter.com.

Biel will star as Lia Haddock, a journalist for the American Public Radio who seeks to unravel the mystery behind the disappearance of more than 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee.

The series, which hails from Endeavor Content, is being written and executive produced by Limetown creators Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie.

Biel will executive produce via her Iron Ocean Productions banner alongside Michelle Purple.

Akers and Bronkie, the founders of podcast studio Two Up Productions, released the first season of Limetown in July 2015. The second season will be out on October 31. – IANS

By Natalia Ningthoujam

Actor-producer Rana Daggubati says there is a huge appetite for cinema, but very few people understand that if there is a need for

cinema then there will also be a need for literature. And if literature is not taken as the base of fi lms, then it would be “very diffi cult” to tell stories.

According to the Baahubali star, who was born in the illustrious Daggubati-Akkineni family, literature plays an important role in making a fi lm or telling stories on the big screen.

“If we look at the movie business 50 or 60 years ago, a majority of the content came from literature writers or scholars of that time. Today, that ecosystem is kind of breaking. There is need for more and more cinema, but very few people understand that if there is need for cinema, there is need for literature as well,” Rana said in a telephonic interview.

“So, unless we capture it... make literature as the base, storytelling will become very diffi cult.”

Which is why Rana’s Suresh Productions and Kwan Entertainment have joined hands to introduce a specialised division – Kwan South – as an entertainment marketplace with a regional focus.

Kwan South has put together a Literature Team or the Lit Team whose sole purpose is to generate the best content and to help this fi nd an audience.

The actor will mentor the team and overlook the complete process of taking the right stories to the right place at the right time.

And they are open to all kinds of content.

“India is a land full of stories – whether it is history, mythology or folklore, which comes from our own literature. As a fi lm production company, our appetite is big and so is the consumer’s appetite.

“There will be Telugu, Hindi and Tamil writers. It is understood that putting all of them together has made our way of working better than what we have been able to do in all these years,” the National Award-winning producer said.

The focus is mostly on the southern fi lm industry but he would like to hire writers from other regions as well.

“We started from Hyderabad and Chennai. Obviously, we would like to hire people from other industries. That’s the best way forward,” said the actor, who has done fi lms in Telugu, Tamil and Hindi.

Bollywood’s love for south Indian fi lms

refuses to die. OK Jaanu, Drishyam and Akira are some of the Hindi fi lms which are remakes of south Indian movies.

“India is like a country and a continent too. We have advantages in this fi eld. If it’s a good story made in Malayalam, we can make it in four other languages and a diff erent set of audience will get to watch it for the fi rst time.

“It’s not like an American can make a fi lm in New York and remake it in Los Angeles. I, on the other hand, can make a fi lm in Hyderabad and remake it in Mumbai. It’s very important to tell good stories. So this way, writers from everywhere get to tell their stories in whichever language. Ultimately, language is only one functionality,” he said.

Sharing an example, he said: “I read Ramayana in a diff erent language, you read it in another language. It doesn’t matter, it is still the same story. Story can be the same, doesn’t matter which language you tell it in.”

But he also pointed out that content defi nes what language or industry it can go into.

“Take a fi lm like Gangs of Wasseypur, which is set in that place. I can’t remake it in another language because it’s regional and specifi c to that town or city. I can probably take reference and rewrite or adapt it.

“So, there will be some fi lms that can be made for multiple languages like I did Baahubali and The Ghazi Attack. Both were made in Telugu as well as other languages like Hindi and Tamil,” said the actor, who will be soon seen in N. T. R. – IANS

CANDID: Rana Daggubati says there is a huge appetite for literature in cinema.

NEW PROJECT: Jessica Biel will star in Limetown, based on the fictional podcast of the same name.

SUPPORTER: Kanye West is a supporter of US President Donald Trump.

Rana Daggubati emphasises on need for literature in films

“So, unless we capture it... make

literature as the base, storytelling will become very

difficult”


COMMUNITYISL Qatar graduates achieve outstanding IB Diploma resultsThe students of International School of London (ISL) Qatar recently achieved outstanding results with ninety-eight percent pass rate in International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma. Eleven students scored 36 points or higher. ISL Qatar’s top scorer, Rhea Arora, achieved 43 points followed by Jan Sedlacek with 42 points and Amatallah Aqlan with 40 points. Arora will be attending University of California, Berkeley where she will study Political Science, Sedlacek will attend University of Groningen in The Netherlands where he will study International Relations and International Organisations and Aqlan will attend Utrecht University in The Netherlands to study Literary Studies.The ISL Qatar Class of 2018 graduates will continue their studies at the universities, including University of Bristol, University of Portsmouth, University of Leeds, University of Bristol, Queen’s University Belfast, London South Bank University, University of Leeds, Trent University, Loughborough University, University of Liverpool, University of the West of England, Bristol and British College of Osteopathic Medicine, UK; Technische Universiteit Delft, Utrecht University,

University of Groningen, Maastricht University and University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands; University of California, Berkeley, Aviator College of Aeronautical Science & Technology, Brown University and Northwestern University, US; Toronto Film School, Dalhousie University, University of British Columbia, Trent University, Ryerson University, University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Business, York University and Brock University, Canada; Istituto Europeo di Design (Italy), G Air Training Centre (Portugal), International Fashion Academy (Paris), University of Pecs (Hungary), I.E. University (Spain) University of Health Sciences (Lithuania), European Flyers (Spain) and Near East University (Cyprus), Europe; Georgetown University, University of Aberdeen, Northwestern University, Weill Cornell Medical College, Virginia Commonwealth University and Academic Bridge Programme, Qatar; along with other universities in the world. Graduates from the ISL Qatar Class of 2018 are from 26 countries and speak 16 diff erent languages. Twenty five percent of ISL Qatar graduates achieved bilingual diplomas.

Students of Doha Modern Indian School visits CMUQCarnegie Mellon University Qatar (CMUQ), member of Qatar Foundation, recently organised a trip for the students of Grade – XII of Doha Modern Indian School. CMUQ admissions team welcomed the students. Oliver Tomlinson, Assistant Director of Admissions at CMUQ, welcomed the participants with an interactive session on admissions along courses off ered at CMUQ including Biological Sciences, Business Administration, Computational Biology, Computer Science and IT. He explained the importance of these courses and how to go ahead with application process. He mentioned about tuition and financial aid off ered which includes Qatar Foundation Financial Aid scheme for international students and

placement opportunities. Students also interacted with some students at CMUQ which was an insight about the student life at CMUQ. A campus tour including visit to the library was also conducted. Students expressed their sincere gratitude and vote of thanks to the organisers. A wonderful buff et made the visit an enlivening experience for our students. Tanushree, Faculty of Commerce and Business studies and Stella Mary, faculty of chemistry accompanied the team of students. The event was felicitated by Ursula Thomas and co-ordinated by V S Unni Krishnan, Doha Modern Indian School Counsellor.

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