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WORLD NOMAD GAMESWORLD NOMAD GAMES KYRGYZSTANKYRGYZSTANThe preparations for the Second World Nomad Games are in full swing in Kyrgyzstan. The spectacular and entertaining grand event will be held on the shores of the Issyk-Kul Lake from September 3 to 8. In an interview with The Peninsula, Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic to the State of Qatar Nuran Niyazaliev provides the details.

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CAMPUS

VCU Qatar announces art-themed summer courses

Virginia Commonwealth Uni-

versity in Qatar (VCU Qatar)

has announced the details

of its art and design sum-

mer programme for children and high

school students.

The programme will run from June

26 until August 18 at VCU Qatar at Ed-

ucation City. It provides opportunities

for young people to learn art and de-

sign skills who may not have access to

them at their own schools, as well as

other young people who want to fur-

ther their artistic abilities during the

summer holidays.

Four courses are being offered dur-

ing the Holy Month of Ramadan and

eight during the first three weeks of

August. Bundle discounts are availa-

ble. The courses will last an average

of five days, and take place from 9am

to 1pm. One course — The Art Fun, Tea

Party —has already sold out and VCU-

Qatar is anticipating strong demand

for places for the other 11 courses

that are listed below. For more infor-

mation on the courses, dates and ex-

act times as well as prices, please visit

VCUQatar’swebsite at: http://www.qa-

tar.vcu.edu/community/summer-pro-

gram

Summer School Art Courses

Art Exploration

Ages 8 to 12, June 26-30, taught-

by Verity Watkins, a highly talented

animal portrait artist, who encourag-

es students to design their own crea-

tures and develop creative stories.

Print Workshop

Ages 8 to 12, July 3-4, by Veri-

ty Watkins. Students will design pat-

terns and learn to cut rubber-printing

blocks using specialist-cutting tools.

Fashion IllustrationAge 13+, June 26-30 and July

31 - August 4. These fashion-relat-

ed courses will be taught by Korean

artist, designer and applied scientist

Yang Soon Ju, a VCUQatar fashion de-

sign graduate.

Fashion Design PortfolioAge 14 +,August 7 – 18,taught by

Yang Soon Ju.

Expressive Drawing & PaintingAges 6-9, July 31 –August 4.

Taught by Charlene Kasdorf, a Canadi-

an artist, illustrator, and educator who

has contributed to many Qatar-based

art and education projects.

Illustrated IdeasAges 6-9, August 7–18. A 10-day

course also taught by Kasdorf, where

students are encouraged to bring in

and share their favourite books, toys,

stuffed animals or other special ob-

jects.

Experimental Print & CollageAges 10 -15, July 31- August 4

Creative Discovery

Ages 10-15, August 7-18, are both

taught by Dr. Melanie Buffington, PhD,

an Associate Professor of Art Educa-

tion at Virginia Commonwealth Uni-

versity in Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Arts IntensiveAge 16+, July 31 - August 4 and

taught by Jan Johnston, who holds a

Master’s degree in Art Education from

Virginia Commonwealth University in

Richmond, Virginia, USA.

Students will learn painting, print-

making, silk painting, papermache,

computer graphics and photography

amongst others. Johnson also teach-

es Design Intensive, which takes place

from August 7 – 18 for teenagers of

16+. All courses being held during the

VCUQatar summer programme will

culminate with an exhibition of stu-

dent work that will be open to fami-

ly and friends.

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04 | THURSDAY 2 JUNE 2016

The Peninsula

In an interview with The Peninsula,

Ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic

to the State of Qatar Nuran Niyazal-

iev (pictured) talks about the prep-

arations for the Second World Nomad

Games to be held on the shores of the

Issyk-Kul Lake from September 3 to 8.

It is expected that more than 2,000

athletes and competitors from 40

countries will participate in the Games.

Could you please tell us about the World Nomad Games?

There are many nations on the plan-

et that practiced nomadic style of life

in their past. Some of them, in fact, still

continue the same lifestyle with mi-

nor adaptation to contemporary world.

Undoubtedly, they have very rich and

unique traditions, customs, culture,

and of course — national games. It is

important to introduce the richness

and uniqueness of nomadic civilisation

to the international community.

That is why H E Almazbek Atam-

baev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic,

has initiated the World Nomad Games

in 2012 as an analogue of Olympic,

Winter, Asian and Paralympic Games.

The main idea behind the initiative

is to show the history of nomad na-

tions, their traditions, lifestyles and cul-

ture. This idea was supported by many

countries and the First World Nomad

Games took place on the shores of

beautiful Lake Issyk-Kul in September

2014, with a participation of over 400

athletes from 19 countries. It was very

successful and unforgettable event.

What kind of games or disci-plines were in the programme of the World Nomad Games?

At the First World Nomad Games,

athletes competed in wrestling, ar-

chery, Kok Boru, At Chabysh, Salbu-

urun, Er Enish, Ordo, Kyz Kuumai and

others. The title of the games may

sound unfamiliar, but they have very

simple, easy understanding rules and

well-known to many nomadic nations.

Kyrgyzstan getting ready for the Second World Nomad Games

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For example, At Chabysh means

horse race, Salbuurun based on fal-

con hunting, dog hunting, archery on

horseback, Kok Boru also known as

Buzkashi, where riders fight for a goat

carcass. Er Enish is a horseback wres-

tling; Ordo is played by a collection of

sheep knuckles. The most beautiful,

emotional and romantic game is Kyz

Kuumai when a man chases woman

both on horseback and if he catches

up with her rewarded by a chance to

kiss on cheek.

When will the Second World Nomad Games be held?

The preparations for the Second

World Nomad Games are in full swing

now. This spectacular and entertaining

grand event again will be held on the

shores of the Issyk-Kul Lake from the

3rd to the 8th of September 2016. It

is expected that this time more than

2,000 athletes and competitors from

40 countries will participate in the

Games. We hope it will give powerful

impetus to rebirth of original nation-

al sports, spiritual self-awareness and

historical memory of nomad nations of

the world.

The programme will include more

than 20 sport competitions of horse-

manship, strength, and endurance;

Ethnic Cultural Festival and Yurt Village

“Universe of Nomads”; Scientific Confer-

ence “The Civilization of Nomads: Or-

igins, Heritage and Progress; national

games of participating countries, and

many fun games and activities.

Can the Qatari people partici-pate or attend the Second World Nomad Games?

Yes, of course. One of similarities

of the Kyrgyz and Qatari people is that

both are belong to the nomadic civili-

sation. The Kyrgyz people as Bedouins

used to move from one place to an-

other according to the season of year

and migration of livestock. We have

also similar traditions, like horse race,

falcon hunting, dog hunting or salooki,

camel racing, etc.

I met with Al-Gannas Society of Qa-

tar and invited their representatives to

show their traditions and games dur-

ing the World Nomad Games. We al-

so invite the Qatari sports authori-

ties and athletes to attend the Games

in September. By the way, citizens of

the State of Qatar can visit the Kyrgyz

Republic without visa, since we intro-

duced a visa free regime for them.

I should mention that during the

Second World Nomad Games a spe-

cial village of nomad nations will be set

up in picturesque valley deep in mag-

nificent mountains of Kyrgyzstan. Many

countries can construct their tempo-

rary yurts or tents and display nation-

al traditions, art, folklore, cuisine, songs

and dances as well as tourism oppor-

tunities. That is why we have invited

Qatar Tourism Authority to establish a

Bedouin Tent to attract more tourists

from Central Asia to Qatar.

The World Nomad Games is a

unique event that will thrill audienc-

es with its beauty, entertainment and

inimitability. It will demonstrate also a

significant contribution of nomadic civ-

ilisations to the development of culture

around the world and to promote the

preservation of cultural diversity. In this

regard the Kyrgyz Republic invites the

State of Qatar to participate in the Sec-

ond World Nomad Games.

COMMUNITY


Pakistani community praises PWF’s education initiative

The Pakistani community mem-

bers in Qatar appreciated the

growing role of Pakistan Wel-

fare Forum (PWF), a welfare or-

ganisation for Pakistanis living in Qatar,

in pursuing its objective of spreading

education to under-privileged sectors

of the Pakistani community in Qatar.

This was conveyed during the annual

meeting held at Sapphire Hotel.

Pakistan’s Community Welfare Atta-

che Rashid Nizam was the chief guest

whereas other senior officials of the

Embassy of Pakistan were present on

the occasion. Tahir Mehmood Chaud-

hry hosted the event and informed

about the background of PWF’s evo-

lution.

Riyaz A Bakali briefed about vari-

ous activities of PWF including educa-

tion support, assistance to widows and

deserving patients besides special ed-

ucation.

He also informed that substantial

share of the PWF’s budget spent on

assisting deserving students besides

educating children and adults of un-

der-privileged families under its “Edu-

cation for All” programme.

Exclusive presentations were giv-

en by each of the Head of Sub-Com-

mittees including Arshad Hashmi (Edu-

cation), Mehmood Ahmed (Social Wel-

fare), Tahir Jamil (Health), Fazal Saleem

Bangash (Legal) and Sher Ali (Finance).

Ahmed Hussain, Founder Member,

informed that PWF is supporting more

than 300 students through fully and

partially paid education. He specifical-

ly mentioned about the understanding

between PWF and RAF under which all

the fund collection and disbursement

of various PWF programmes will be

made through RAF.

Mohammed Idrees Anwar, a found-

ing member of the forum, concluding

the session highlighted the importance

being given by Almighty Allah and the

Holy Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) for

helping deserving like orphans, wid-

ows or those who cannot afford. Be-

ing affordable Muslims this is the pri-

mary responsibility of everyone to look

after the poor and spend their wealth

to help the poor out, Idrees added.

He said that Pakistani communi-

ty members are gathered here to pur-

sue the sacred cause of supporting

PWF’s vision of providing education,

social and health welfare assistance to

deserving Pakistani expatriates in Qa-

tar. He also informed that anyone can

make their contribution for PWF pro-

gram through RAF.

The Chief Guest Rashid Nizam ap-

preciated the initiative taken by Pa-

kistani Community for its brotherly

countrymen both in Qatar and during

natural calamities in Pakistan. Ch. Mu-

hammad Ajmal thanked the partici-

pants

Mindtune Waves Toastmasters marked

the world No Tobacco Day. The meeting

highlighted the health and other risks

associated with the tobacco use and the mem-

bers pledged to contribute by all means for cre-

ating a tobacco free world. The meeting urged

the authorities and community to have effec-

tive campaigns against smoking and abuse of

drugs, on considering the drastic increase of the

victims including school students. The slogan of

this year ‘Plain Packing’ was also discussed in

detail.

Club Chairman Mashood Thiruthiyad presid-

ed the function. Thomas John, Rajesh VC, Niza-

mudheen SA, Rankamani Ravi, Abhijith, Shafi PC

Palam, Noufal Murichandi, Shyam Mohan, Althaf

Kettungal, Sameer, Muneera Basheer, Suhana

Waseemraj, Abdul Rauf kondotty were spoken.

Mindtune Waves Toastmasters mark World No Tobacco Day


MARKETPLACE

Al Fardan Sports Motor, the of-

ficial importer of Ferrari in

Qatar, announced the arrival

of the brand new Ferrari GT-

C4Lusso at a glittering launch ceremo-

ny. The new four-seater marks a major

evolution of the sporting Grand Tour-

er concept by integrating rear-wheel

steering with four-wheel drive for the

first time.

The GTC4Lusso’s name references

illustrious predecessors, such as the

330 GTC or its 2+2 sister model, the

330 GT and the 250 GT Berlinetta Lus-

so, which represented a sublime com-

bination of elegance and high per-

formance. The number 4 alludes to the

car’s four comfortable seats.

Powered by a 12-cylinder engine,

the GTC4Lusso punches out a mas-

sive 690 cv at a 8,000 rpm and peak

torque of 697 Nm at 5,750 rpm, with

80 percent available at just 1,750 rpm,

the GTC4Lusso delivers an astonish-

ing top speed of 335 km/h and sprints

from 0 to 100 km in 3.4 seconds. Both

its 13.5:1 compression ratio and its 2.6

kg/cv weight-to-power-ratio set new

records for the category.

“The GTC4Lusso brings unprec-

edented versatility to Ferrari driv-

ing, enabling our customers to discov-

er a whole new dimension of Ferrari.

The strikingly sporty coupe promises

to satisfy customers with a thirst for

speed and power, without compromis-

ing on in-car comfort, sporty elegance

and impeccable detailing. Ferrari Qatar

is always committed to deliver beyond

our customer’s expectations and offer

them the pleasure of driving a Ferrari

anywhere, anytime,” said Charly Dagh-

er, General Manager Ferrari Qatar at Al-

fardan Sports Motors.

Penned by Ferrari Design, the GT-

C4Lusso is a further refinement of

the shooting brake coupé that comes

with an extremely streamlined, ta-

pered shape giving it an almost fast-

back-like silhouette. Its sporty soul is

underscored by the forms and styl-

ing of the rear where the curve of the

roof has been lowered whilst retain-

ing enough volume to guarantee ex-

ceptional space and comfort for all

four occupants, as well as an ample

luggage compartment. The supercar

coupe’s interior exudes a flawless air

of sporty luxury thanks to the careful-

ly executed detailing. Its Dual Cock-

pit architecture is another first, de-

signed to enhance the shared driving

experience for both driver and pas-

senger. The GTC4Lusso also debuts

the new Infotainment platform fea-

turing a 10.25” HD screen with capac-

itive touch technology. The new steer-

ing wheel is more compact thanks to

a smaller air bag and the integrated

controls are more ergonomic than ev-

er, making for an even sportier driving

experience.

Ferrari GTC4Lusso brief technical specificationEngineType V12 - 65°

Overall displacement 6262 cc

Max. power output* 507 kW (690 cv)

at 8,000 rpm

Max. torque* 697 Nm at 5,750 rpm

Dimensions and weight

Length 4,922 mm

Width 1,980 mm

Height 1,383 mm

Dry weight** 1,790 kg

Weight distribution 47-53% front/rear

PerformanceMaximum speed 335 km/h

0-100 km/h 3.4 sec

* With 98 RON petrol

**With optional lightweight contents.

The Ferrari GTC4Lusso arrives in Qatar

HEALTH & FITNESS


IANS

Exercise that puts greater strain

on bones, like running, may

help in improving bone health

more effectively than non-

weight bearing activities like cycling,

finds a new study.

“Normal human beings need to ex-

ercise moderately to maintain health.

However, those at risk of weaker

bones need to take up running rather

than swimming or cycling,” said lead

author Giovanni Lombardi from Istitu-

to Ortopedico Galeazzi in Italy.

The researchers measured gluca-

gon, leptin and insulin — hormones in-

volved in regulating metabolism — as

well as levels of osteocalcin and P1NP

(proteins associated with bone forma-

tion) in 17 trained runners before and

after a 65km mountain ultramarathon

run.

They compared it to the hormones

and bone constituents of twelve

adults of the same age who did not

run the race but did low to moderate

physical exercise.

Increasing glucagon levels indicate

an energy demand, whilst increasing

insulin and leptin levels indicate ade-

quate or excessive energy levels, the

researchers stated.

The findings showed that the ul-

tramarathon runners had higher levels

of glucagon and lower levels of leptin

and insulin when finishing the race as

compared to the control group.

The falling levels of insulin ultra-

marathon runners lead to similarly

falling levels of both osteocalcin and

P1NP — suggesting that athletes may

be diverting energy from bone for-

mation to power the high-energy de-

mands of their metabolism.

However, the runners also had

higher P1NP levels at rest compared

to controls, suggesting that they may

divert energy from bones during rac-

ing but also have a net gain in bone

health in the long-term.

Running exerts a higher phys-

ical load on bone than swimming or

cycling, it could be that these forc-

es stimulate bone tissue to signal to

the pancreas to help meet its energy

needs in the long-term, the research-

ers explained.

“Our work has shown that bones

aren’t just lying idle, but are active-

ly communicating with other organs

and tissues to drive the body’s energy

needs,” Lombardi said.

The results of the study were pre-

sented at the 2016 European Con-

gress of Endocrinology in Munich, Ger-

many.

Running better than cycling for long-term bone health

Running exerts a higher physical load on bone than swimming or cycling, it could be that these forces stimulate bone tissue to signal to the pancreas to help meet its energy needs in the long-term. Researchers measured glucagon, leptin and insulin as well as levels of osteocalcin and P1NP in runners before and after ultramarathon run.

FOOD


A good cup of tea requires precision. The proper extraction of flavours in tea is a matter of careful measurement of time and temperatures. Over-steep a finicky leaf and you can wind up with a cup of bitter, aggressively vegetal unpleasantness, barely recognisable.

By M Carrie Allan

The Washington Post

A glance at the calendar would

indicate it’s the beginning

of iced tea season. The first

dreary stretch of May, I start-

ed testing iced tea cocktails, trying to

magical-drink the weather into collab-

orating — to “tea up” spring, if you will.

Surely, I thought, that sunny season

will show up any day now?

I could claim to have grown up

with tea, but it’s more truthful to say

that, thanks to my dad’s job in the For-

eign Service, I grew up around it with-

out ever managing to pick up the hab-

it. America is still catching up on tea,

although, like the metric system, tea is

a big deal almost everywhere else. In

Karachi, where I was born, it’s masa-

la chai, a black tea enhanced with cin-

namon and cardamom. Taiwan, where

my sister came along, produces deli-

cate, complex oolongs. In Australia,

our last overseas post, tea was a com-

mon quaff.

It wasn’t until college, when I spent

a year in the UK — where a cuppa is of-

fered as a soothing remedy for eve-

rything including a stressful commute

and a death in the family — that I

drank tea at all. Through cocktails, I’ve

come to be an appreciator of tea. It

falls right under bitters on my list of

ways to add flavour without adding al-

cohol or sugar. And it doesn’t always

mean adding caffeine; although many

true teas contain it, lots of green teas

have a low caffeine content, and some

of the herbal teas and fruit infusions

have none at all.

(A point of definition: Although

some blends travel under the “tea”

name, unless they contain leaves of

Camellia sinensis, they’re not techni-

cally real tea. I’m using the term “tea”

slightly unscientifically here, to re-

fer to botanical blends that you brew

with hot water and aren’t coffee.)

A good cup of tea requires pre-

cision. The proper extraction of fla-

vours in tea is a matter of careful

measurement of time and temper-

atures. Over-steep a finicky leaf and

you can wind up with a cup of bitter,

aggressively vegetal unpleasantness,

barely recognisable.

Tea is made via a process that’s in-

herently slothy, especially when you’re

chilling it afterward. Speed is some-

thing you cannot apply to teas: They

take the time they take, and in the

case of some herbal teas and infu-

sions, the steeping may stretch be-

yond 10 minutes. Yet isn’t that a lovely

thing in itself? We live such busy lives,

and this small pause that tea creates

provides an opportunity to do yoga

poses, practice mindfulness or stare

frantically at your cellphone while

sending mental admonitions to the

tea to just steep already, you no-good

lazy leaves.

I’m always ashamed of my im-

patience when I spend time around

Chantal Tseng, who either radiates

calm graciousness from the core of

her being or has, over many years of

dealing with tipsy people, become

very good at faking it.

“Tea is something I drink every sin-

gle day,” Tseng says, noting that she

probably first started playing with

teas when working with old punch

recipes and making batch cocktails

for large events. (Another benefit of

tea: Along with not adding alcohol

or sugar, it also doesn’t add a huge

amount of expense.) She thinks of it

almost like cooking: You have your

base spirits, “and you can kind of im-

agine those flavours . . . your garlic,

your celery and then you add spic-

es” via teas and other modifiers, she

says.

Pu-erh “always reminds me of

camping. The first time I tasted it, I

was like, ‘Wow, that’s interesting. It

tastes like earth, but like warm earth.”

She finds that green tea and herbal

teas such as chamomile often work

well with gin; chamomile, she points

out, is a common flavouring in ver-

mouth. The barley tea is a grain in-

fusion that tastes like toast smells:

roasty, bready, comforting at any tem-

perature. Maybe it’s odd that my pri-

mary sense memory of tea is from

my parents’ roots in the Deep South,

where you can’t throw a grit without

hitting iced tea, most of it so sweet

it’ll make your teeth itch. I remember

spots where a request for unsweet-

ened tea met with a dose of “clearly-

a-Yankee” stink-eye from the waitress.

Those sweet teas were on my mind

when I developed the accompanying

Porchard recipe, adding other fruits

of the South — specifically peaches. I

was aiming for the kind of brew you’d

want to set in a glass on the porch

while you sip from it for hours, wear-

ing light linen clothes and glistening in

a Tennessee Williams sort of way that

might bring gentleman callers to the

yard, callers you’d then have to chase

off lest they want to steal your glass

of Porchard. It tastes like a Southern

summer. The lemon adds a nice, fresh

note, but I like the cleanness of the tea.

Surely once we all start drinking

things like the Porchard, the weather

has got to take the hint.

Glass of iced tea gets better

with something extra

ENTERTAINMENT


By Nivedita IANS

His struggle to overcome stam-

mering during grown up years,

broken marriage with child-

hood sweetheart Sussanne

Khan and his ongoing legal battle

with actress Kangana Ranaut has not

changed Hrithik Roshan’s positive out-

look towards life. As he looks back, ac-

tor Hrithik Roshan sees himself as an

evolved person, who inspite of expe-

riencing highs and lows in his life, has

still “soldiered on”.

“I constantly believe in evolving as a

human being, an actor and a perform-

er. As I look back, I see myself as an

evolved person who has seen great

highs and lows and still soldiered on,”

Hrithik said in an email interview.

The actor is currently in news for his

legal spat with Kangana. The two, who

were apparently dating in the past,

slapped a legal notice against each

other for tarnishing their respective

images in the public.

Issues began when Kangana hinted

at Hrithik being her “ex” when she said

in an interview that she fails to under-

stand “why exes do silly things to get

your attention”. The topic in discussion

was Hrithik’s hand in getting Kangana

replaced in the project by Sonam Ka-

poor in“Aashiqui 3”.

In an indirect dig to that, Hrithik had

later tweeted: “There are more chanc-

es of me having had an affair with the

Pope and any of the (I’m sure wonder-

ful) women the media has been nam-

ing. Thanks but no thanks.”

This set the stage for their legal war.

On being asked how his good or

bad times have influenced him as an

actor or as a human being, he chose

to let it go unanswered, but said that

while everybody wants to change

something about their lives, they com-

promise with situation and time.

“I believe if you are not rediscovering

yourself and pushing boundaries, then

you are not alive. Everybody wants to

change something about their life, but

they are either too afraid, too lazy, or

too comfortable with the way things

are,” he said.

The actor is currently the brand am-

bassador of the watch brand Rado and

recently launched the Swiss watch-

maker’s chocolate brown high-tech ce-

ramic collection.

Hrithik says that his ability to rein-

vent himself “in new roles resonates

with the brand’s image to constantly

innovate, making it a perfect fit”.

But at a time when some senior ac-

tors are facing criticism for choosing

wrong brand endorsements, Hrithik

says that he only works with those

brands that inspire him.

“There is a high focus placed up-

on the importance of choosing a reli-

able, trustworthy celebrity to endorse

or sponsor a company’s product, while

still balancing the celebrity’s power to

influence their consumers. And for me,

I work with people and brands that

inspire me. Our values and message

need to be the same,” he said.

With time being such an impor-

tant part in everybody’s life, the father

of two feels that he always tries to be

committed to deadlines.

“Quite often we hear of our busy

schedules and insane shoot hours. De-

spite this, it’s important to manage to

be punctual and stay true to one’s pro-

fession. I try to be very sincere and

committed to my films and deadlines,”

he said.

Last seen on screen in 2014 re-

leased action film “Bang Bang!”, the ac-

tor is currently shooting for Ashutosh

Gowariker’s directorial “Mohenjo Daro”.

Also starring debutante Pooja Hegde

and veteran actor Kabir Bedi, the mov-

ie is set in the ancient city of Mohenjo

Daro in the era of the Indus Valley civ-

ilisation.

IANS

Actress Shruti Haasan has jetted

off to Los Angeles to join the

set of upcoming trilingual film

“Sabaash Naidu”, which also stars her

father Kamal Haasan. This will be the

first time they will play father-daugh-

ter onscreen. “All set to head to Los

Angeles! Excited to begin the new

project with my father and excited

to go back to sunny California,” Shruti

posted on her Twitter page. The US

schedule of the film is said to last for

nearly 60 days. “Gearing up for a su-

per duper hectic two to three months

ahead! Work mode in high gear,” she

wrote.

The film, which is a spin-off based

on the popular character Balram

Naidu from Kamal Haasan’s 2012

Tamil film “Dasavatharam”, is being

made in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.

Shruti Haasan set for ‘Sabaash Naidu’ shoot

Seen great highs, lows and still soldiered on: Hrithik Roshan

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY


By Sarah Kaplan The Washington Post

At first, all Gregory Sutton re-

ally wanted to know was why

flowers looked so different.

He was “naive,” the Universi-

ty of Bristol biologist told the Christian

Science Monitor. He didn’t know then

that the question would launch him on

a years-long quest to understand the

invisible interaction between flowers

and the bees that pollinate them.

It turned out that flowers devel-

op varied sizes and shapes in order to

force bees into a monogamous rela-

tionship with them — since the insects

have to invest a lot of time in learning

how to extract nectar, once they figure

out how to do so they’re reluctant to

keep flying around. But even more sur-

prising was how bees are able to tell

what kind of flower they’re looking at.

In a study published in the Pro-

ceedings of the National Academy of

Sciences on Monday, Sutton reported

that the fuzz that covers bees’ bod-

ies helps the tiny critters sense flowers’

natural electric fields, allowing them

to home in on their favourite plants to

pollinate.

“The bumblebees can feel that hair

bend and use that feeling to tell the dif-

ference between flowers,” Sutton told

NPR.

The 2013 discovery that bees can

sense electric fields came as a surprise

to Sutton and his colleagues. Though

lots of creatures have that ability —

sharks, eels, platypuses — they all need

to be in water to use it. But the bees

that the British researchers studied

seemed able to discern minute fluctu-

ations in the electric charge of an ar-

tificial flower (flowers generate a faint

electric field through their interactions

with the earth and air around them),

which helped them track down the

sweet treats at the bottom.

They could also sense the natural

changes in charge emitted by petuni-

as. Indeed, bees could tell when the

charge of a flower had been altered by

another bee landing on it.

But how did they do it?

Initially, Sutton suspected that the

bees were using their antennae. But

when he tested that theory, the feelers

weren’t particularly responsive.

“So, we looked at the big fuzzy hairs

on the bumblebees: They’re so fuzzy!”

Sutton told the Christian Science Mon-

itor.

So fuzzy indeed. Using a laser

beam capable of detecting very small

motions in the bees’ hairs — and a

electrode that could record activity in

nerve cells at the bottoms of the hairs

— they found that the fuzzy strands

bend in response to the electric fields,

much the same way human hair will

stand up when mussed with a balloon.

The bee hairs then sent signals to the

bees’ nervous system, allowing them

to sense the electric fields and react

accordingly.

“I’m very excited by this because

these little mechanically sensitive hairs

are common all over the insect world,”

Sutton told NPR. “I think this might be

something we see in more insects than

just bumblebees.”

Robert Gegear, who studies polli-

nating insects at Worcester Polytech-

nic Institute in Worcester, Massachu-

setts, agrees.

“Basically this just adds to the long

list of incredible things that bees can

do,” he told NPR.

But it’s still not clear whether the

bees are really using their electric sen-

sors to find the flowers they like, he

added. Flowers have plenty of other

distinguishing characteristics, and it’s

possible that the bees rely on the hairs

for another purpose entirely — like nav-

igation.

“And so the one question I have

is, ‘What is the functional relevance?’”

Gegear said. “Not just from the bee

side but from the plant side as well.”

Using a laser beam capable of detecting very small motions in the bees’ hairs — and a electrode that could record activity in nerve cells at the bottoms of the hairs — they found that the fuzzy strands bend in response to the electric fields, much the same way human hair will stand up when mussed with a balloon. The bee hairs then sent signals to the bees’ nervous system, allowing them to sense the electric fields and react accordingly.

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Yesterday’s answer

Conceptis Sudoku: Conceptis Sudoku is

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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.

Yesterday’s answer

MEDIUM SUDOKU

ALL IN THE MIND

CROSSWORD

BRAIN TEASERS

Can you find the hidden words? They may be horizontal,vertical, diagonal, forwards or backwards.

ANN BAXTER, AUDREY

HEPBURN, AVA GARDNER,

BETTE DAVIS, CAROLE

LOMBARD, GLORIA

SWANSON, GRETA GARBO,

HEDY LAMARR, INGRID

BERGMAN, JANE RUSSELL,

JANE WYMAN, JEAN

HARLOW, JEAN SIMMONS,

JOAN CRAWFORD,

JUDY GARLAND, LANA

TURNER, LAUREN BACALL,

MARILYN MONROE, MERLE

OBERON, MYRNA LOY, RITA

HAYWORTH, VERONICA

LAKE, VIRGINIA MAYO,

VIVIEN LEIGH.

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