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EID MUBARAK... My Eid Mubarak Storybook, a new children’s book written by Omer Naqi, teaches children about the traditions of Eid. P | 4-5

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The Peninsula

DPS-Modern Indian School hosted the third season of t h e i l l u m i n a t i n g

Encuesta-2017, an inter-school quiz competition for the students of grades VI to VIII on June 18.

The mega quizzing combat, aimed at enhancing the meaning-fulness of the holistic development, witnessed enthusiastic participa-tion from 11 Indian schools namely Birla Public School, DMIS, Ideal Indian School, Bhavans Public School, Shantiniketan Indian School, Al Khor International School, Noble International School, Olive Inter-national School, MES Indian School, Loyola International School and DPS-Modern Indian School. The occasion was graced by the Chief Guest, Mr. Yasir Nainar Vice Presi-dent and Director IT, Principal, Ms.Asna Nafeesand other eminent guests.

Encuesta- 2017 witnessed a harmonious battle among the dauntless quizzers for the coveted trophy. After a preliminary written test round, five teams DPS-MIS, Birla Public School, DMIS, Ideal Indian School and Noble Interna-tional School, comprising 3 students each qualified for the final round. Five highly intriguing and scientif-ically chosen infotainment-packed rounds that consisted of thought-provoking questions related to the fields of art and literature, sports, art and entertainment, science and technology and current affairs were conducted to test the participants intelligence, knowledge and quick wit. Each team, fighting with zeal and determination, tried its best to add to its glorious victory.

DPS-MIS team consisting of Ari-tra Gosh, TejaswiManoj and TanishqShekhar started out strong and never broke their stride, giving a sterling performance to be

crowned the winners of Encuesta 2017, followed by Birla Public School team, comprising Trivikram Sunil, AnanyaManoj and Nandini for the first runner-up position. The second runner-up position was secured by Noble International School team containing Abhi-jithKrishnaa, AnugrahKrishnaa and Harsh Vardanan as the participants after a nail- biting ‘shoot at sight’

round.The event came to an end with the prize distribution cere-mony. The distinguished guests handed over the prestigious Encuesta 2017 Trophy to the cham-pions and the runners-up.

The contest was truly a celebra-tion of knowledge with a healthy competitive spirit!! According to a BPS student, ‘It was a wonderful opportunity for the students.’

DPS-MIS hosts inter-school quiz competition

MES Indian School marked International Yoga Day on June 21 with an objec-

tive of “health for all” and to inculcate the value of discipline to everyone.

In a programme, organised to this effect, students of MES Indian School participated with enthu-siasm and extended support to

celebrate the ancient Indian dis-cipline at the school conference hall.

Shikha Rana, teacher at the Department of Physical Educa-tion (Girls’ Section), demonstrated different Yoga postures for the students. Department of Physical Education of the school organised the event.

The Noble International school (NIS) held an Iftar meet for its staff at the pre-

paratory campus. Abdul Naseer, Ooredoo

Project Manager, spoke on the five pillars of Islam through a power point presentation thus giving a detailed description of the importance of the duties of Muslims across the world.

He also emphasised about

the value, need and the scien-tific aspects of fasting and stressed on the ruling of Zakah (Charity). Management members, Shoukath. Muneer, Mustafa and Ansari, Principal, Shibu abdul Rasheed; Vice-principal (CCA) Robin jose, Vice-principal (Aca-demics), Jayamon joy; HOS’s, teaching and non-teaching staff were present at the event.

NIS holds Iftar meet MES observes Yoga Day

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Irfan Bukhari The Peninsula

“My Eid Mubarak Storybook is a new children’s book that celebrates beauty of traditions and diversity,” said Omer Naqi, a Cana-

dian of Pakistani origin now settled in Doha. He never considered himself as a storyteller or a writer until he became a father.

Observing his children has made him real-ise that all children learn and absorb information differently. His elder daughter is a visual learner, who loves pictures, pop-up books, and the younger one is influenced by the digital era, pre-ferring to use a smart device to listen to stories.

Omer endeavours to use children’s illustra-tion books, using both physical and digital space, to reach out to parents world to connect with their children and enjoy a good bedtime story!

Q. Can you tell us a little about the Book?People around the world celebrate different

festivals and joyous holidays throughout the year. Whether it is Christmas, Diwali, or Eid, it is won-derful to see everyone comes together and celebrate the holidays.

The Eid Mubarak Storybook is a fun and exciting book that teaches children about the traditions of Eid. The book is about my daugh-ters Emaan, Inaaya, Noorah, and their friends as they get ready to celebrate Eid.

The book consists of nine short stories, each touching upon the different aspects of Eid. The characters range from infant to pre-teens, all having one common goal: they are looking for-ward to celebrating the festival. Children will

enjoy reading the book again and again, and par-ents will love to read it to their children.

It can be used as a tool to learn about a dif-ferent culture and teach children to be

open-minded to diverse experiences in today’s modern world. The book also teaches kids to be smart about spending money and charity.

Q. Why did you write this book?

I describe myself as a Global citizen. Having lived and worked in Pakistan, Canada, USA, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Doha, I have come to really understand, value and appreciate multi-culturalism.

The book is a reinforce-ment of these and a reminder to us of how important Eid is. Actually, it’s a reminder on how

important all holidays are. The book is about togetherness and enjoy-

ing and celebrating festivals together as a family. I want to reach out to parents worldwide to con-nect with their children while enjoying a good bedtime story.

Q. How have you been promoting the book and what is next for you?

TorontoThis has been a really busy year for me. I

launched the book in March this year in Toronto and held 2 book readings there. The response has been great, and I will be going back to Toronto in June to hold 2 more book reading ses-sions there.

DohaDoha has been really kind and the feedback

has been so positive. My book reading event on April 5th was really well received and well attended. Over the past month I had the oppor-tunity to do 2 book readings at Doha based Schools. I was part of Newton International School’s Literacy week and Book Fair, and did a special book reading there. I also did a book reading at Loydence Academy in Doha.

An ideal Eid book for children

PakistanI am really excited about my 3 City road-

show in Pakistan in May. I will travel to Islamabad, Karachi and Lahore for 8 Events at various educational institutions, special needs centers and book stores.

JordanA friend of mine is travelling to Jordan to

volunteer with Syrian Refugees and she is tak-ing a copy of my book with me to read to the children. Just to know that I will be a part of that is a really good feeling!

DubaiThese days I am also busy planning an event

in Dubai before Eid Ul Adha (in August).

What’s next?I am also working on two more Children’s

Books on the theme of togetherness for publi-cation in 2018.

Q. Who is the audience of your book?This book is for parents and children alike.

For people who celebrate Eid, and for people who don’t.

Q. What is the key message you give in your book?

The book focuses on what brings us together, not what divides us. We need to see diversity as a source of strength not weakness. Learning about different cultures and teach-ing our kids to be open-minded to diverse experiences is exactly what we need in today’s society.

Needless to say, all parents endeavour to instil good family values in their children. If you look at the current socio-political environ-ment, we want to teach our children that they must choose Diversity over Division in their day-to-day lives.

Q. What makes your book different from others like it in the market?

There are not many titles out there in the Children’s book genre about Ramadan, Eid etc. and certainly not enough illustration books. My wife Naima and I always struggled to find age-relevant content for their kids.

The book is also different because I am launching it as an e-Book and an audio book to cater to all children, realising that kids have

different styles of learning and absorbing infor-mation. So experience the book at bedtime as a paperback, or listen to it in the car with your headphones on as an audio book, or enjoy read-ing it on your smart device as an eBook.

Q. How can you order the book?The book is available online for worldwide

shipping from Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com and www.omernaqi.com

It is available as a Hardcover, Paperback, eBook and Audio book as well.

Q. How can your readers reach you / con-nect with you?

I love connecting with my readers to get first hand feedback. So if you are a parent read-ing to your kids, or if you are a child who liked the book, please connect with me. Tell me what story you liked the best? Who was your favorite character. I would love hearing from you.

You can purchase your copy on Xlibris.com as a Hardcopy, Paperback or eBook.

Worldwide shipping is also available from Amazon.com and Barnesandnoble.com

Readers can follow Omer on Facebook (www.facebook.com/omernaqi - “Omer Naqi

- Author - Tales from a Dad”), Instagram (omer-naqi) and Twitter handle (@onaqi) for updates.

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The book focuses on what brings us together, not what divides us. We need to see diversity as a source of strength not weakness. Learning about different cultures and teaching our kids to be open-minded to diverse experiences is exactly what we need in today’s society.

COMMUNITY THURSDAY 22 JUNE 201706

In commemoration of the third International Yoga Day, ICC organised a yoga workshop

“Yoga For Health and Wellbeing’ for its members. It was inaugurated by ICC CO and Counsellor of Indian Embassy, Rajesh Kamble and ICC President, Milan Arun, welcomed yoga enthusiasts and expressed how ICC is keen to reach to its registered members.

This workshop was tutored by ICC Yoga master PB Shine. The highlight of the workshop was the demonstration of various tech-niques of yoga to take care of modern ailments such as high blood pressure, stress, cardiovascular dis-orders, diabetes, obesity, Backache etc. The whole programme was coordinated by KS Prasad, Head of

Membership and Consular Services of ICC and supported by Dr Nayana

Wagh, Head of Education. Anjan Ganguli, Head of In-house

Activities of ICC, compered the programme.

ICC organises yoga workshop for members

Bangladesh Writers Journalists Associa-tion- Qatar (BWJAQ)

has organised a legal awareness seminar, fol-lowed by an Iftar, for its’ Bangladeshi community at the ballroom of Dawat Restaurant at Nazma. It was in collaboration with the Community Policing Department of Ministry of Interior, Qatar.

The ballroom was overcrowded with the community members from every walk of life. Abdul Malik Musaid Abdulla and D r M o h a m m e d

Bahavuddeen of Commu-nity Policing Department answered questions by the attendees.

The seminar was attended by Labour Coun-sellor of Bangladesh Embassy Dr Mohd. Sera-jul Islam.

Dr Habibur Rahman, a renowned Bangladeshi community leader and author; Engineer Abdullah Al Mamoon; and Assistant Professor of Qatar Univer-sity, Dr. Anwar Hossain were among the special guests. Community lead-ers of various cultural,

social, business bodies were present in the seminar.

Noor Mohammed, General Secretary of the association, said, “Bangla-deshi people are peace-loving in nature but due to lack of adequate knowledge about the law of the land and linguistics problem they land into troubles unknowingly. He expects such seminar would help people in attaining required knowl-e d g e a b o u t t h e employment-related legal issues in Qatar.”

Summer break is a long-awaited respite for your kids after months of hitting the books. This is an opportu-nity for them to hone their skills, pick up a new hobby,

or simply stay active, whether their interest lies in dance, music or arts. This summer, get your kids up and going by enrolling them at IAID!

Rated as the 7th Top SME in Qatar and the pioneer in conducting workshops for 15 years now, IAID is set to bring an exciting season as it presents Summer Workshop 2017 for kids. Affiliated with the London College of Music - Uni-versity of West London UK, British Theatre Dance Association UK, Nalanda Dance Research Centre & more, IAID is an Academy for Dance, Music and Arts with certified and pro-fessional instructors who maintain strict quality standards to learning and performance.

Starting 3 yrs. & above, we have courses to offer this summer such as Ballet Kids, Strum-A-Long, BollyThumka, Music Fun, ARTmazing& more. Engage your children in the following Summer Workshop schedules:

(Sundays through Thursdays)1st Cycle 02 July - 13 July2nd Cycle 16 July - 27 July3rd Cycle 30 July - 10 August4th Cycle 13 August - 24 August In addition to the above courses, IAID is again set to

offer the high-quality training workshop on Personal Devel-opment conducted by Victoria ‘Vicky’ Ferrer - an experienced trainer who’s flying in from abroad especially for this work-shop: For more information, call us at 44320974 / 44411234 / 55860644. Visit www.iaid.qa

IAID’s summer workshop

in July and August

BWJAQ holds legal awareness seminar

MARKETPLACETHURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017 07

Are you excited for summer? The Torch Doha, the luxury five star hotel in the heart of

the Aspire Zone, has prepared for you 2 new refreshing packages, which will entertain the whole fam-ily and combine luxurious stay with a relaxing and refreshing twist.

The Torch Doha has partnered up with one of Doha’s most fun entertainment parks, Aqua Park, to celebrate family fun during sum-mer months.

The package includes stay in a Deluxe Room, topped up with a hearty breakfast buffet for 2 at the Award-winning Flying Carpet res-taurant and access to Aqua Park for 2 persons. Transportation to and from the Entertainment Park is pro-vided from the hotel. The offer becomes more tempting with a 25% discount to all the hotel’s restau-rants and free access to its wet facilities; swimming pool, sauna and steam room. Special luxury room amenities and five star qual-ity services, will leave you spoiled, longing for more. 20% off in laun-dry services, late check out and a

special gift for your little ones, are also added to create the ultimate summer fun gift to your family and yourself.

A second surprise, designed to bring great value and unparalleled comfort, invites guests for a day at The Torch Doha to experience from the inside the city’s landmark, including a luxurious Deluxe Room and free access to the property’s wet facilities; swimming pool, sauna and steam room. Spend an unfor-gettable day from 10am to 6pm at the hotel and enjoy 25% discount to all the hotel’s restaurants.

All guests enjoy additional serv-ices, valet parking, free high speed WiFiinside the hotel’s premises, the star-of-the-show IPad based in room solution, interactive 40inches LED TV and complimentary first time use mini Fridge amenities. All accommodation can be upgraded to a Junior Suite for an additional amount.

The hotel’s refined summer packages, curating all the premium services of the property, only make the experience all the more relaxed.

The Torch Doha reveals exclusive summer offers

AMU Alumni Association Qatar organised a community Iftar

-2017 under the presidentship of Jawed Ahmad on June 8 at Al Masa Hall, Ezdan Hotel Doha, West Bay.

Mohammed Habibun Nabi Zama SB, Chief Advisor; Suhail Bukhari SB, Patron OF AMUAAQ; Aqueel Ahmed SB and Zia Alamsb, Advisors; Nilangshu Dey, President, of Indian Sports Centre; Jawed Ahmad, President of AMUAAQ; Mazhar Khan, Vice-President of AMUAAQ; Imtiyaz Mallick, General Secretory of AMUAAQ; and Senior Aligs Sibtainsb, Umer Kutty, Man-soorsb, Jawed Alamsb, Moen Azmi sb and Mohammed Bahauddin Khan Saheb graced the occasion.

More than 253 people including

children attended the function. Sadiq Khan SB started the programme with the recitation of The Holy Quran, Khan presented the importance of Holy Month of Ramadan to the audi-ence. Aqueel Ahmed saheb compered the programme. Suhail Bukhari SB and Mohd Nabisb sahib addressed the audience with their kind words, their addresses were very informa-tive and motivational. Mohd Nabi Saheb expressed thanks to President

- Jawed Ahmad and all his working executive Committee (Mazhar Khan, ImtiyazMallick, Irshad Ahmed, ZeyaulHuque, FarrukhFarooqui, MdObaidullah, Mohammad Khubaib, JawaidAlam, MohdKashifShahzad, Mohd Ahmed, Rizaal Ahmed and Kamrul Hasan) for their hard work to organise this Iftar party.

AMU Alumni Association

Qatar hosts community Iftar

HEALTH THURSDAY 22 JUNE 201708

Raising hope for a novel treat-ment for Alzheimer’s disease, researchers have found that

a plant extract used for centuries in traditional medicine in Nigeria could form the basis of a new drug to treat the progressive brain disorder that impairs memory.

The study, published in the jour-nal Pharmaceutical Biology, has shown that the extract taken from the leaves, stem and roots of Car-polobia lutea could help to protect chemical messengers in the brain which play a vital role in functions, including memory and learning. The tree extract could pave the way for new drugs to tackle patient symptoms but without the unwanted side-effects associated with some current treatments, the study said. “As a population we are living longer, and the number of people with dementia is growing at an alarming rate. Our findings sug-gest that traditional medicines will provide new chemicals able to tem-per Alzheimer’s disease

progression,” said lead researcher Wayne Carter from University of Nottingham in Britain.

Carpolobia lutea, known more commonly as cattle stick, is a small shrub found native to Central and West Africa. Herbalists in Nigerian tribes use the essence of the root as an aphrodisiac and the treatment of genitourinary infections, gingi-vitis, and waist pains. In patients with Alzheimer’s disease and other diseases such as Parkinson’s dis-ease and myasthenia gravis, the activity of the neurotransmitter ace-tylcholine is reduced, leading to problems with memory and attention.

The researchers found that the Carpolobia lutea plant was highly effective in preventing the break-down of acetylcholine and also had other beneficial antioxidant prop-erties in fighting free radicals — the unstable atoms that can cause dam-age to cells and contribute to ageing and disease, that may be exacer-bated in Alzheimer’s disease.

People who go to bed late appear to have less control over their obsessive

thoughts, according to results of a small study.

“That we find that there are spe-cific negative consequences of sleeping at the wrong times, that’s something to educate the public about,” said Meredith Coles, Pro-fessor of Psychology at Binghamton University, State University of New York. The researchers monitored 20 individuals diagnosed with Obses-sive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) — a common chronic disorder that leads to repetitive behaviour — and 10 individuals with OCD-like symptoms during one week of sleep.

Participants completed sleep diaries and daily ratings of per-ceived degree of control over obsessive thoughts and ritualised behaviours. The researchers found that previous night’s bedtime sig-nificantly predicted participants’ perceived ability to control their obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviour on the subsequent day.

“We’re really interested in how

this kind of unusual timing of sleep might affect cognitive functioning,” said Jessica Schubert from Univer-sity of Michigan Medical School.

“One possibility is impulse con-trol. It might be that something about shifting the timing of your sleep might reduce your ability to control your thoughts and your behaviours,” Schubert said.

“So it might make it more likely that you’re going to have a hard time dismissing intrusive thoughts char-acteristic of obsessions, and it might make it more difficult for you to refrain from compulsive behaviours that are designed to reduce the anx-iety caused by obsessive thoughts,” Schubert added.

Your iPhone will soon be a personal hub for medical information. Apple is work-

ing with a small start-up to add diagnostic data to your device, bridging the gap for hospitals to access vital patient data within minutes.

Apple is working with a small start-up Health Gorilla, said a CNBC report. Health Gorilla is specifically working to add diagnostic data including blood work, by integrat-ing with hospitals, lab-testing companies such as Quest and Lab-Corp and imaging centres.

The start-up, which has raised just $5m in funding, specialises in giving doctors a complete picture of patient health history, according to its website. Apple is attempting to bridge the gap where hospitals struggle to access vital data about

their patients at the point of care.This initiative is aimed at solv-

ing the problem by making the patient the centre of their own care.

“The goal is to give iPhone users

the tools to review, store and share their own medical information, including lab results, allergy lists and so on,” the report said.

Though Apple has also been

focusing on aggregating fitness information, this new initiative may be deemed as a deviation.

According to Health Gorilla investor True Ventures, the start-up CEO Steve Yaskin founded the company after a doctor friend of his was frustrated with the process of transferring patients’ diagnostic test results. “The startup is prima-rily geared to physicians and serves as a marketplace for them to place orders and share medical records,” the report noted. But it also has a free offering for patients, which promises to gather up medical information in 10 minutes.

Apart from Apple that is focus-ing on health aspects of its customers, Microsoft has had a por-tal called Health Vault, while Google’s project Google Health shut down in 2011.

Apple working on adding diagnostic data to iPhone

Late bedtime linked to less control over OCD symptoms African plant extract could

treat Alzheimer’s disease

FOOD THURSDAY 22 JUNE 201710

Bonnie S BenwickThe Washington Post

Deviled eggs take to a Mid-dle Eastern treatment so well, this might become

your new favorite way to enjoy them.

Make Ahead: The eggs can be cooked up to 1 week in advance; refrigerate in an airtight container. The filling can be refrigerated a day or two in advance.

6 servings (makes 24 halves)

Ingredients12 hard-cooked eggs1/2 cup homemade or store-

bought hummus2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive

oilWater, as needed2 tablespoons za’atar

StepsCut the eggs in half lengthwise.

Separate the whites and yolks and

make sure the egg white halves have no trace of cooked yolks. (You may wish to slice a thin layer off the bottoms of each one, for stability.)

Place the egg yolks in a mixing bowl, along with the hummus, lemon juice and oil. Mash with a fork or use an immersion (stick) blender to blend until creamy and smooth.

Just before serving, spread some za’atar on a small plate. Working with one egg white half at a time, invert into a small bowl

of water, then transfer to the dish of za’atar, lightly pressing to coat the flat surface of the egg white half.

Spoon or pipe a tablespoon of the filling into each egg white half. Sprinkle the filling with a little more za’atar.

Nutrition: Per filled half: 50 calories, 4 g protein, 1 g carbo-hydrates, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 95 mg cholesterol, 45 mg sodium, 0 g dietary fiber, 0 g sugar.

Hummus deviled eggs

FOODTHURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017 11Bonnie S BenwickThe Washington Post

Serve with crema or sour cream, crumbled queso fresco, shaved iceberg lettuce and chopped cilantro.

Make Ahead: You may have some sauce left over, which can be refrigerated for up to 5 days. Stir well before using.

4 to 6 servings

IngredientsFor the enchiladas2 dried mulato chiles (dried

poblanos; may substitute ancho chiles, see headnote)

2 dried guajillo chilesBoiling water1/4 white onion2 cloves garlic6 ounces (3/4 cup) no-salt-

added, canned diced tomatoes and their juices

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano1/2 teaspoon ground cuminSaltCanola oil or rice bran oil, for

the pan6 to 8 good-quality soft corn

tortillasFor the filling1 white onion2 cloves garlic1 jalapeño pepper1/4 cup rice bran or canola oilSalt, 2 cups no-salt-added,

canned tomatoes and their juices1 pound medium-to-large

peeled, deveined raw shrimp

StepsFor the enchiladas: Stem and

seed the chiles. Place in a medium heatproof bowl and cover with boil-ing water. Let soak for about 20

minutes, until softened.Meanwhile, make the filling:

Finely chop the onion and garlic. Stem and seed the jalapeño, then cut into small dice.

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion, garlic and jalapeño, stirring to coat. Sea-son lightly with salt. Cook for about 5 minutes, until softened, then stir in the tomatoes and their juices. Once the mixture begins bubbling, reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 10 to 12 minutes, so some of the liquid reduces.

Coarsely chop the shrimp, then season them lightly with salt. Add to the skillet and use a large wooden spoon to mash some of them. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes, just until evenly

opaque. Turn off the heat.Drain the chiles, reserving 1/4

cup of their soaking water. Tear the chiles and place them in a food processor. Chop the onion and gar-lic, adding those ingredients to the chiles as you work.

Add the tomatoes and their juices, the oregano, cumin and a pinch of salt; puree until smooth, adding some of the reserved soak-ing water, as needed. The yield is about 2 cups. Pour into a wide, shal-low bowl.

Heat a few teaspoons of oil on a griddle or in a large, separate skil-let over medium-high heat.

Working in batches, coat both sides of each tortilla in the red sauce on the plate, then transfer to the skillet and fry for about 30 seconds.

Use tongs to turn it over, then cook on the second side for about 30 sec-onds. Transfer to individual plates (preferably warmed).

Fill a red tortilla with 1/2 to 3/4 cup of the shrimp filling, depend-ing on how many you’re serving. Fold the tortilla over, like a taco, or roll it loosely.

Repeat to use all the tortillas and filling. Serve warm or at room temperature with the garnishes mentioned in the headnote.

Nutrition: Per serving (based on 6, using half the sauce): 300 cal-ories, 18 g protein, 27 g carbohydrates, 13 g fat, 1 g satu-rated fat, 120 mg cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 2 g dietary fiber, 6 g sugar.

Red shrimp enchiladas

BOLLYWOOD THURSDAY 22 JUNE 201712

Veteran actor Anil Kapoor, who is geared up for his upcoming comedy film

‘Mubarakan’, says that surviving in the Hindi film industry for over three decades is not an easy thing.

“...I am working in this industry for last 38 years and in these years, I did various kind of roles and sur-viving in this industry for 38 years is not easy thing to achieve. I feel, I must have done something right in all these years to hold my position in the industry.” Anil said at the trailer launch of “Mubarakan”.

The 60-year-old, who made his Bollywood debut with Padmini Kol-hapure in “Woh Saat Din”, also advised young actors to do films which are family entertainers.

“I want to urge all young actors to do family entertainers which

have comedy, emotion and drama if they want to play longer innings in the industry. Films which have entertainment and message is the best combination to have as an actor and ‘Mubarakan’ has all ingre-dients of typical commercial family entertainer,” he said.

“Mubarakan” is directed by Anees Bazmee. This is the fifth time the actor and the director have collaborated.

Talking about working with Bazmee, Anil said: “After long time, I am working in a family entertainer. Anees has one specialty in his films that when you see his earlier films like ‘No entry’, ‘Welcome’, ‘Wel-come Back’ or films written by him like ‘Deewana Mastana’ or ‘Laadla’, there is not a single double mean-ing dialogue in it so it’s always

honour and privilege to work with him who is one of great director of the industry.”

Actor Arjun Kapoor, who was also present for the trailer launch was asked about the increasing trend of double role movies as his

friend and actor Varun Dhawan is also coming up with a double role in the film “Judwaa 2”.

“Actors are doing double role since last 40-50 years. I have already done a film which had dou-ble role and now Varun is also doing double role in ‘Judwaa 2’ and I feel only concept of double role in both films will be similar and stories of both films will be completely poles apart,” Arjun said.

He added: “I feel without com-paring, each other’s film, if these two films are able to entertain peo-ple and hold its unique identity then there is no better thing than this.” This is the first time Arjun and Anil will be seen sharing the screen. The film, which also stars Athiya Shetty and Ileana D’Cruz, is slated to release July 28.

Kabir Khan focuses on polit-ical conflicts and how that affects humanity with most

of his films like “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, “Ek Tha Tiger”, “New York” and “Kabul Express”. The filmmaker says though he is aware that a film cannot bring any change in a soci-ety, he believes the power of cinema can impact the human mind.

His forthcoming film “Tube-light”, featuring superstar Salman Khan and his brother Sohail, is set in the backdrop of the India-China war of 1962.

Asked whether his films reflect his political views, Kabir said: “Absolutely! Like the way a painter paints to express his view, I as a filmmaker make films to express my viewpoint, my perspective on things. My ideology comes out in my films and I believe that we should have our ideology, without that we would be animals.”

He added: “I know that a film cannot change the society but it can start a dialogue. I believe that a film is a powerful medium to make you think about things at least for once. It is not powerful enough to change the society; but hey, the fact that a film can make people think and discuss something itself is powerful enough.”

“Tubelight” revolves around two brothers and

how their lives get affected by the India-China war. Kabir believes that war should not be the prime but the last solution to resolve an issue.

“War cannot be a solution to any issue, it takes lives of thousands of civilians from both sides of the countries who are involved in a war. We should not take war so lightly where our soldiers and civilians are dying! It should be the last resort,” he said. Kabir, who has made most of his films on Indo-Pak relations, points out that “terrorism not just

affects us but another side of the border too. “Tube-light” features Chinese actress Zhu Zhu, who is playing a pivotal role that captures an interesting situation of that era. Giving an insight to that, Kabir shared: “Till 1962, around 20,000 Chinese families used to live in the eastern part of the country, espe-cially in Kolkata (then Calcutta) that came there say around 1860 for business and their livelihood. “But during the India-China war, Indian army suspected them as China loyalists and around 10,000 of were picked up by the army and put into a camp near Rajasthan. That broke their hearts because they were born in India of Chinese origin and lived for generations. So, in our film, Zhu Zhu is playing one of those characters.”

“Tubelight” is releasing tomorrow.

Anupam thanks Hindi

filmdom for his

‘enriching’ journey

Veteran actor Anupam Kher has thanked the Indian film industry for making his journey enriching.

“Namaste! On my way to the premier of my 500th movie ‘The Big Sick’ in New York. Thank you Indian Film Industry for mak-ing my journey enriching,” Anupam tweeted. He also shared a photograph of himself from the Global Legionnaire Of Laughter event held in New York. “Hon-oured, proud and humbled to be recognised as a Global Legionnaire Of Laughter at the Jerry Lewis hosted event in New York,” Anupam captioned the image.

The event was held to honour world rec-ognised comedians and entertainers for their contribution to the art of comedy and their global impact on the world. It was hosted by actors Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood. On the acting front, Anupam will soon be seen in “Toilet: Ek Prem Katha” with actors Akshay Kumar and Bhumi Pednekar.

The actor is also prepping for his next “The Accidental Prime Minister”, where he will be seen playing the role of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, written and co-produced by Hansal Mehta. The film is based on the 2014 memoir of the same name by Sanjaya Baru.

Surviving for 38 years in Bollywood isn’t easy: Anil Kapoor

Films cannot change society but can start a dialogue: Kabir Khan

TECHNOLOGYTHURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017 13

IANS

As the Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming how we live, BlackBerry’s ‘Enterprise of

Things’ will now transform how we work as the Canadian company announced productivity and secu-rity enhancements to its enterprise software platform.

As part of “BlackBerry Secure” platform, BlackBerry “Enterprise Mobility Suite” provides secure, management policies and controls across key platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows 10, macOS, and Samsung Knox and device owner-ship models.

“The explosion of devices and consumer applications is making it increasingly difficult for enterprises to balance information security and compliance with productivity and connectivity,” said Billy Ho,

Executive Vice President of Enter-prise Software at BlackBerry.

“We offer a Unified Endpoint Management platform that lets companies secure and manage these devices, plus the associated

applications. By making it easier to use, we are removing one of the biggest IT challenges -- getting employees to use corporate appli-cations,” Ho added.

The solution can be delivered

on premises, as a cloud service and now includes new features to improve productivity and security. Consumers can manage and secure Microsoft Office 365 Mobile appli-cations such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint from BlackBerry.

Users of “BlackBerry Access” will now be able to securely work with business data on their personal or BYOL (Bring-Your-Own-Laptop) Windows 10 and MacOS computers.

“BlackBerry Analytics” can now track daily and monthly active users, daily minutes used, usage by OS type and version, daily launch count and user engagement by feature.

BlackBerry has extended its endpoint management software capabilities to include modern workforce devices such as smart glasses. Applications specific to wearables can also be securely managed.

Facebook ‘bots’ write own language, start communicating sans humansADDING to the fear that full artificial intelligence (AI) could spell the end of the human race, researchers from the Facebook Artificial Intelligence Research lab (FAIR) have found that while they were busy trying to improve chatbots, the “dialog agents” were creating their own language. Soon, the bots began to deviate from the scripted norms and started communicat-ing in an entirely new language which they created without human input, The Verge reported. Using machine learning algorithms, the “dialog agents” were left to converse freely in an attempt to strengthen their conversa-tional skills. The researchers also found these bots to be incredibly crafty negotiators. “After learning to negotiate, the bots relied on machine learn-ing and advanced strategies in an attempt to improve the outcome of these negotiations,” the report said. “Over time, the bots became quite skilled at it and even began feigning interest in one item in order to ‘sacrifice’ it at a later stage in the negotiation as a faux compromise,” it added.

Instagram adds Live video replay to ‘Stories’SAN FRANCISCO: Photo-sharing app Instagram has announced it will introduce an option to share a replay of a user’s Live video to ‘Sto-ries’ feature for 24 hours. “We’re also celebrating 250 million daily users on Instagram ‘Stories’, up from 200 million announced in April,” the company said. Previously, all Live broadcasts disappeared once finished. That made them feel raw, spontaneous and urgent to watch. Starting June 21, “we’re introducing the option to share a replay of your Live video to Instagram ‘Stories’. Now, more of your friends and fol-lowers can catch up on what they missed”, Instagram said. When your broadcast has ended, you’ll be able to tap “Share” at the bottom of the screen to add your replay to Instagram ‘Stories’ for 24 hours. You can also tap the toggle and choose “Discard” and your Live video will dis-appear from the app as usual.

Apple-1 — the Cupertino-based tech giant’s first computer which debuted in 1976 and kicked off what would eventually become the world’s most profitable company — has been bought by an uni-

dentified person for $365,000. According to a Fortune report, auction house Christie’s sold the original and working Apple-1 computer at an auction at its New York City office last week.

Although there were similar computers on sale from other manufac-turers, Apple-1 came with a pre-assembled motherboard, which “put Apple far ahead of its competitors”, according to Christie’s auction listing. It is speculated that the recent Apple-1 sold at a lower price as it wasn’t a

“pure” machine with extras like a green case and a different computer chip. In previous autions, one Apple-1 sold for as much as $905,000 and another for $671,400. According to Christie’s, nearly 50 historic Apple-1 comput-ers still exist, with many being displayed at museums around the world like at the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC.

BlackBerry’s ‘Enterprise of Things’ to transform how we work

Apple-1 computer bought for $365,000

BABY BLUES

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

Tubelight is the story of a man’s unshakable faith in himself and

the love for his family.Note: Programme is subject to change without prior notice.

NOVO — Pearl ROYAL PLAZA

MALL

LANDMARK

Pirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (Action) 2D 10:00, 11:00am, 12:45, 1:30, 3:00, 3:10, 4:00, 5:45, 6:30, 8:15, 8:20, 9:00, 10:45 & 11:30pm 3D 10:15am & 3:15pm Transformers: The Last Knight (2D/Action) 10:15am, 12:00noon, 12:30, 1:00, 2:00, 3:45, 5:40, 6:00, 6:30, 9:15, 11:00pm & 12:00midnight Tubelight (2D/Hindi) 10:15am, 1:30, 4:15, 7:00, 9:45pm & 12:30am The Mummy (2D/Action) 11:00am, 1:30, 4:00, 6:00, 9:00 & 11:30pm Fantastic Journey To Oz (2D) 10:30am, 12:30, 2:30 & 4:30pm Overdrive (2D/Action) 10:00am, 12:00noon, 2:00, 4:00, 6:00, 6:30, 8:00, 8:30, 10:00, 10:30pm, 12:00midnight & 12:30am Transformers: The Last Knight (3D IMAX/Action) 10:00am, 12:45, 3:30, 6:15, 9:00 & 11:45pm

Transformers: The Last King (2D/Action) 2:30, 9:30 & 11:30pmTubelight (2D/Hindi) 2:30, 9:00 & 11:45pm Pirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2D/Action) 3:00 & 9:30pm Overdrive (2D/Action) 12:00midnight

Tubelight (2D/Hindi) 2:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm Transformers: The Last King (2D/Action) 2:30 & 9:30pmPirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2D/Action) 3:00, 9:30 & 11:45pm Overdrive (2D/Action) 12:00midnight

Tubelight (2D/Hindi) 2:30, 9:00 & 11:30pm Pirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2D/Action) 2:30 & 11:45pm Overdrive (2D/Action) 3:00 & 9:30pmTransformers: The Last King (2D/Action) 9:30 & 11:15pm

THURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017

VILLAGGIO & CITY CENTER

CINEMA PLUS14

AL KHORTubelight (2D/Hindi) 11:30am, 2:15, 5:00, 7:45, 10:30pm & 01:15am Pirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2D/Action) 11:15am, 2:00, 4:45, 7:30, 10:15pm & 01:00am Transformers: The Last King (2D/Action) 10:45am, 1:45, 4:45, 7:45, 10:45pm & 01:45am

TUBELIGHT

ASIAN TOWN

ROXYPirates of The Caribbean: Salazar’s Revenge (2D/Action) 3:00, 5:20, 8:20 & 11:00pm Tubelight (Hindi) 3:15, 6:30, 9:45pm & 12:15am Transformers: The Last King (2D/Action) 3:00, 6:00, 9:00pm & 12:00am Overdrive (Action) 3:00, 5:00, 7:00, 9:00 & 11:00pm

DJ (Telugu) 12:30 & 6:30pm Tubelight (2D/Hindi) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 10:00pm, 12:30, 01:00, 3:30 & 04:00am CIA: Comrade In America (Malayalam) 9:30pm Lakshyam (Malayalam) 12:30, 3:00, 5:30, 8:00, 10:30pm, 01:00 & 03:30am Anbanavan Asaradhavan Adangadhavan 12:30, 6:00 & 11:30pm Vanamagan (Tamil) 3:15, 8:45pm & 02:15am

CROSSWORD CONCEPTIS SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

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October

13:05 Star Darlings

15:45 Elena Of Avalor

16:40 Girl Meets World

17:05 Stuck In The Middle

17:30 Bunk’d 17:55 Evermoor

Chronicles 20:10 Jessie 20:35 Cracke 20:40 Bizaardvark 21:05 Evermoor

Chronicles21:55 Tsum Tsum

Shorts 22:00 Bunk’d 22:25 Miraculous

Tales Of Ladybug And Cat Noir

22:50 Lolirock

13:45 Swimming With Monsters: Steve Backshall

14:40 The Lion Man

15:35 Tanked17:25 The Lion

Queen18:20 After The

Attack19:15 Tanked20:10 Dr. Jeff:

Rocky Mountain Vet

22:00 After The Attack

22:55 The Lion Man

23:50 Swimming With Monsters: Steve Backshall

13:05 How Do They Do It?

15:10 What On Earth?

16:00 Gold Divers16:50 Misfit

Garage17:40 Wheeler

Dealers18:30 How Do

They Do It?19:20 What On

Earth?20:35 Container

Wars21:50 Salvage

Hunters23:05 Storage

Hunters UK23:30 Misfit

Garage00:20 Wheeler

Dealers01:10 What On

Earth?

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BRAIN TEASERSTHURSDAY 22 JUNE 2017 15

Yesterday’s answer

Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku

is a number-placing puzzle based on a

9×9 grid. The object is to place the

numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so

that each row, each column and each

3×3 box contains the same number

only once.

APUKWA, CHIBIABOS, GITCHE

MANITO, HIAWATHA, KABEYUN,

KABIBONOKKA, KEEWAYDIN,

KENABEEK, KWASIND,

LAUGHING WATER,

MEGISSOGWON,MINJEKAHWUN,

MINNEHAHA, MONDAMIN,

MUDJEKEEWIS, NAWADAHA,

NOKOMIS, OSSEO, PONEMAH,

PUKWANA, SHAWONDASEE,

SHINGEBIS, TAWASENTHA,

TUSCALOOSA, WABASSO,

WABUN, WAWBEEK, WENONAH,

WYOMING, YENADIZZE.