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Katara provides an eclectic mix of

expos for art lovers in Doha opening

four exhibitions including “Georgian

Living Heritage”, “Urban Weavings”, ‘My

identity 3” and “Burst of Colours.”

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MELTING POT OF CULTURE & ART

COVER STORY

| 03TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

By Raynald C Rivera The Peninsula

Cultural Village foundation - Ka-

tara — reaffirms its vital role as

a melting pot of culture and the

arts launching several exhibi-

tions representing various cultures.

Katara provides an eclectic mix of ex-

pos for art lovers in Doha opening four

exhibitions on Sunday including “Geor-

gian Living Heritage”, “Urban Weavings”,

‘My identity 3” and “Burst of Colours.”

Organised by Georgian Arts and Cul-

ture Center (GACC), the “Georgian Living

Heritage” exhibition introduces Geor-

gian culture to Qatar with a fusion of

historical and contemporary objects on

show.

“You see here the works of the best

of the best artists we brought from

Georgia to exhibit here. We brought ob-

jects in textile, wood, clay, gold and oth-

er media that depict Georgian tradition,”

said Georgian Ambassador Ekaterine

Meiering-Mikadze.

Divided into historical and contem-

porary, the exhibition has among its

major highlights replicas of archaeo-

logical artefacts and contemporary art-

works inspired by Georgian history.

“We tried to put the historical part

of Georgia and move to contemporary

part. In the historical part we see the

map of archaeological findings, all be-

fore Christ. We took copies of the orig-

inal artefacts that are kept in the main

museum in Georgia,” said GACC Found-

er and President Maka Dvalishvili, add-

ing the expo serves as a bridge be-

tween past and present.

Georgian Arts and Culture Center

works for culture has among its func-

tions undertaking restoration projects,

organising exhibitions and supporting

artists.

The contemporary part features ar-

tefacts produced by contemporary art-

ists but most of them are based on his-

torical motifs including ceramics, jew-

ellery, tapestry, batik and paintings,

added Dvalishvili.

Of particular interest to visitors are

traditional dresses worn during the end

of the 19th century and beginning of

the 20th century, which nowadays are

worn only during special occasions.

In addition to the objects, the exhibi-

tion also features Georgian music, doc-

umentary and multimedia providing vis-

itors vivid outlook on Georgian art and

culture.

“We try to make this exhibition more

contemporary and understandable so

we put video installations to make it

alive,” said Dvalishvili.

The three-dimensional photographs

of ancient objects draw the attention of

viewers making the artefacts more ap-

pealing to discover.

Just across the exhibition is “Urban

Weavings”, an exhibition presented by

the Mexican Embassy featuring unique

artworks by world renowned Mexican

artist Paloma Torres.

The 40 pieces resemble breathtak-

ing aerial landscapes and excavations

combining gobelins, tapestries and felt

sculptures produced in various work-

shops throughout Mexico, with recycled

materials from production of prominent

Mexican masters.

The works were done in the last two

years inspired by photographs she took

of Mexico City valley packed with con-

structions.

Through the exhibition, Torres con-

veys a powerful message on the ever

expanding urban space which affects

people’s way of life.

“We would have to be more mind-

ful to take care of our urban space, to

combat visual contamination, the noise,

the traffic, everything that makes a dif-

ference for having either an open or

a closed vision of the world. I special-

ly pretend to retake the space that be-

longs to us and induce people to realize

that we are all responsible for the pub-

lic space,” she said.

Mexican Ambassador Francisco

Niembro underscored the significance

of culture in international relations.

“When we talk about the founda-

tions of international relations, we al-

ways include culture as one of the pil-

lars of diplomacy and this is because

cultural exchanges promote a bigger

knowledge of nations, a wider under-

standing of our present circumstances

and a clearer perspective of our rela-

tions,” said the Ambassador.

Ambassador Niembro also ex-

pressed positive outlook on Mexico and

Qatar relations with the recent visit to

Mexico by the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim

bin Hamad Al Thani and the upcoming

visit to Qatar of Mexican President En-

rique Pena Nieto.

In the adjacent gallery, “My Identity 3”

opened featuring 38 photographs tak-

en around Qatar.

It chiefly features important ele-

ments and symbols of Qatari culture

and heritage such as falconry, tradition-

al games, fishing, dhow, pearl diving,

the Al Zubarah Fort, camels, traditional

jewellery, wood work and sadu, among

others.

Ten abstract paintings by young Qa-

tari artist Aisha Al Kaabi are found at

the ‘Burst of Colours” retrospective at

the Katara Art Studios.

Al Kaabi’s debut exhibition, the show

displays a deep artistic sense revealed

by the choice of colours in creating the

acrylic paintings.

“To be surrounded by such impres-

sive artwork, which is not only pleasing

to the eye but also representative of the

cultural exchange we champion here at

Katara, offers a wonderful depiction of

our ethos at the Cultural Village,” said

Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin

Ibrahim Al Sulaiti.

Lectures were organised as in paral-

lel with the Mexican and Georgian ex-

hibitions which run until the end of the

month in Buildings 18 and 19 respec-

tively.

Burst of colours at KataraDivided into historical and contemporary, the exhibition has among its major highlights replicas of archaeological artefacts and contemporary artworks inspired by Georgian history.

CAMPUS

04 | TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

Sheaba Hameed and Sarang Santhosh Krishna of MES Indian School won

prizes and certificates in Senior and Junior categories, respectively, in an art

competition held as part of food safety and healthy nutrition competition

organised by Doha Municipality. More than 2,000 students from 89 schools

took part. Winners were felicitated at a function recently.

Vision International

School (VIS) will be

hosting an Open

House for new

families on Thursday

from 9 to 10.30am.

Families will have

an opportunity to

get an overview

of the school and

admission process.

They can tour the

school and see

students in classes

actively learning.

Applications are now

being accepted for

grades Pre-K through

10. Interested

families can call

4487 0995 for more

information or visit

the website www.

vis.qa. The school is

located in Al Wakrah.

Voice of Kerala 1152 A.M, a UAE-based radio channel organised first Inter-

school Youth Festival at MES Indian School recently. Students of Ideal Indian

School (IIS) participated in various cultural events and secured major positions

in a competition. Principal Syed Shoukath Ali congratulated the IIS team.

Vision International School Open House

MES students win art contest IIS wins accolades in youth festival

CAMPUS / COMMUNITY

| 05TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

The NRI Institute, New Delhi, honoured K K Ashraf, a Doha-based professional

with “Bharat Samman” – Excellence in Technology Services award. Ashraf was

born in Chowalloor village in Kerala. He joined DNATA, the parent company

of Emirates Airline, in its accounts department in December 1974. In 1982

when the organisation started computerisation, he moved to IT department.

He worked in various capacities with Emirates Airline such as Technical

Manager, Data Centre Manager, Operations Manager and Manager Technical

Services. He joined Qatar Airways in 2008 as Senior Manager – Technology

Services. In January 2012 he was promoted to Vice-President – Technology

Services. In November 2015, he was moved to a different role as Vice

President–IT Strategic Projects.

Charishma Arts in association with Photo Power studio organ-

ised Prem Nazeer Remembrance Public meeting recently. Mohan

Ayeroor, a cine artist chaired the meeting held in Bombay Hall at

Indian Cultural Centre. The hall packed with crowds the literary seminar

with speeches by Raju Podiyan, Molly Pauly and Mohammed Ali Koilandy.

Jury Panel Chairman K M Varghese and jury members Pradeep Menon

and Beeja V C declared the winners of an essay cometition. First place went

to Gireeshkumar Sreelakam while Ajesh Sreedharan came second. They

read their essays during the meeting.

Wiinnner with actors Mohan Ayiroor, Sarath and Charisma officials.

Charishma Arts holds meeting

Bhavan’s Public School celebrated the sixth Annual Day at Al Ahli Indoor Stadium.

The programme commenced with a cultural fest by tiny tots of kindergarten

titled Rhapsody of Earth. Raj Kumar Singh (Deputy Chief of Mission, Indian

embassy) was the chief guest. Principal Balasubramanian presided over the

function. Santhana Gopala Iyer (Director, Central Bhavan’s Mumbai), Baburajan,

Bhavan’s President, attended. Lieutenant Fadal Nazer Ali Aswahdi (Community

Police), Mohammed Abdullah Al Kulaifi (Head of Awareness and Media Section,

Ministry of Interior) and Saraf Salih Al Hansi were the guests of honour. J K

Menon, Acting Chairman, M P Philip, Vice-Principal, Anjana Menon, Director of

Administration, and board of directors were present.

Bhavan’s Public School celebrates sixth Annual Day

Bharat Samman for K K Ashraf

MARKETPLACE

06 | TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

Red Bull Car Park Drift to

begin season on Corniche

City Centre Rotana Doha has

lined up a slew of events

and dining experience for

February

Olive Oil

Valentine’s Day at Olive Oil: Treat

your special someone to a sumptuous

Valentine’s night seafood buffet at Ol-

ive Oil Restaurant on Sunday, February

14 from 7pm to 11.30pm for QR235 in-

clusive of soft beverages.

Enjoy a specially prepared seafood

buffet featuring fresh oysters, scallops,

and whole poached salmon, hot &

cold selections and indulgent desserts.

Olive Oil Breakfast: Enjoy an inter-

national buffet breakfast selections

daily for QR135.

OliveOil Lunch: Enjoy the interna-

tional buffet lunch selections from Sat-

urday to Thursday for QR149.

Olive Oil Dinner: Enjoy the interna-

tional buffet dinner selections all week

excluding Thursday and Saturday for

QR185 food only.

Carnivore Night (every Saturday):

The ultimate meat lover’s dream, Ol-

ive Oil offers a diverse selection of the

most succulent cuts of meat with spe-

cial house beverage menu, specifically

tailored to complement each juicy cut.

Every Saturday from 7pm to 11.30pm

for QR220 inclusive of soft beverages.

Pink Friday Brunch (every Friday):

If you enjoy international cuisine, Do-

ha will delight you with The Olive Oil

Restaurant. This welcoming venue’s

expansive array of dishes from global

cuisines and the unparalleled team of

creative chefs have Doha’s discerning

diners applauding the high-end culi-

nary experience.

Friday brunch at Olive Oil is an op-

tion for the whole family, with kids un-

der six dining for free when accompa-

nied by an adult. Pink brunch is eve-

ry Friday from 12.30pm to 3.30pm for

QR225 food only, QR 245 inclusive soft

beverages, QR299 inclusive of select-

ed house beverages.

Thursday Fisherman Night: Indulge

in a selection of the freshest fruits of

the sea in The Olive Oil restaurant. Dive

every Thursday in a fantastic array of

seafood delights of the best that the

sea has to offer. An unmatched spread

of the finest oysters, mussels, shrimps

and many more exquisite delicacies

such as ceviche & tartar station. Eve-

ry Thursday from 7pm to 11.30pm for

QR235 inclusive of soft beverages.

Caramel Lounge

Valentine’s Day at Caramel: The

sweetest part of a Valentine’s Day

menu? The Valentine’s Day desserts, of

course! Whether you’ve prepared a ro-

mantic dish for two or the whole family

is over, Caramel prepared a Cupid-in-

spired treats that will help you end the

day on a sweet note.

Afternoon tea: Sip tempting teas

and munch on airy cakes, pastries

warm from the oven and other sweet

delights to the sounds of a live Piano

player. Enjoy the timeless ritual of Af-

ternoon Tea served at Caramel Lobby

Lounge.

Indulge in the best selection of fin-

ger sandwiches, savoury canapés, ex-

quisite pastries, and freshly baked

scones, served on an elegant three-

tiered stand.

Complement your food with an ir-

resistible appealing chocolate fondue

served with four condiments. Choose

from a wide range of freshly brewed

speciality teas throughout the ses-

sion.

Red Bull Car Park Drift is gear-

ing up to take over the Do-

ha Cornish. The yearly Middle

East championship will see

its first round hosted in Qatar on Fri-

day, January 29. Under the patronage

of Qatar Motor & Motorcycle Federa-

tion (QMMF) and in partnership with

Qatar Motor Show (QMS), the event

will showcase the drifting skills of the

best amateur drivers in the country at

the Corniche-Dallah ParkingLot from

7.30pm to 10pm under the supervi-

sion of Lebanese drifting legend, Ab-

do Feghali. The event is open to the

public with free entry.

“We are thrilled to have Qatar host

the opening round of Red Bull Car

Park Drift 2016”, said Alberto Cha-

houd, Area Communication Manag-

er for Red Bull Middle East and Afri-

ca. “Following an outstanding success

in 2015, the competition promises an

adrenaline-charged show.”

Stressing on the importance of

the high level of safety, Nasser Kha-

lifa Al Attiyah, QMMF President, said:

“We are delighted to announce that

once again QMMF and Red Bull will

present a round of Red Bull Car Park

Drift, this time at the Corniche. It gives

the young drivers a great opportunity

to demonstrate their skills in a com-

petitive safe environment.”

Around 20 amateur drivers will

prove their drifting skills on the track

in a showcase of exciting speed and

smoking tyres. A panel of experts in

motor sports will judge the compe-

tition and will reward points for the

loudest engine, the hottest cars, the

smokiest tyres, and the best skill in hit-

ting the box. They will also be gaug-

ing the audience’s roars of excitement

for each performer.

The winner will be named Qatar’s

Car Park Drift Champion and will have

the honour of competing against oth-

er winners from the Middle East and Af-

rica in the Final to be held in Oman.

Red Bull Car Park Drift Qatar qual-

ifier will be the main highlight of Qa-

tar Motor Show (January 27 – Febru-

ary 1) which will be featuring leading

international carmakers, exhibiting the

top sports, luxury and mid-range au-

tomotive models and branded lifestyle

goods. Red Bull Car Park Drift is spon-

sored by Nissan Middle East, Falken

Tires and Shop and Ship, Vodafone, Qa-

tar Living, I Love Qatar, What’s Goin’ On

Qatar and Doha News.

City Center Rotana lines up several delicacies for February

FOOD

| 07TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

No one understands baby carrotsBy Roberto A Ferdman

The Washington Post

Ten years ago, NPR opened a ra-

dio news segment with a few

words about a man few knew.

Mike Yurosek, a carrot farmer

from California, had passed away ear-

lier that year. The homage was short-it

lasted no more than 30 seconds-but

for many of those listening, it must

have been eye-opening.

“He actually invented these things,”

Stephen Miller, then an obituary writ-

er with the New York Sun said, holding

a bag of baby carrots. “Not many peo-

ple know that baby carrots don’t grow

this way.”

There are small carrots, which up-

pity restaurants serve as appetisers or

alongside entrees, that sprout from the

ground. But those look like miniature

versions of the much larger vegeta-

ble. The smooth, snack-size tubes that

have come to define carrot consump-

tion in the United States are something

different. They’re milled, sculpted from

the rough, soiled, mangled things we

call carrots, and they serve as an ex-

ample, though perhaps not a terribly

grave one, of how disconnected we

have all become from the production

of our food.

“The majority of consumers have no

clue what they’re eating or how it’s pro-

duced,” said David Just, a professor of

behavioral economics at Cornell who

studies consumer food choices. “There

are so many people who honestly be-

lieve there are baby carrot farmers out

there who grow these baby carrots

that pop out of the ground and are

perfectly convenient and smooth.”

It’s hard to understate the ingenu-

ity of the baby carrot, one of the sim-

plest and yet most influential innova-

tions in vegetable history. The little car-

rot sculptures (or baby cut carrots, as

they’re sometimes called to clarify)

not only revived a once struggling car-

rot industry, but they also helped both

curb waste on the farm and sell the Vi-

tamin D-filled vegetables at the super-

markets.

The baby carrot, like so many inven-

tions before it, was birthed by neces-

sity.

In the early 1980s, the carrot busi-

ness was stagnant and wasteful. Grow-

ing seasons were long, and more than

half of what farmers grew was ug-

ly and unfit for grocery shelves. But

in 1986, Yurosek, itching for a way to

make use of all the misshapen car-

rots, tried something new. Instead of

tossing them out, he carved them into

something more palatable.

At first, Yurosek used a potato peel-

er, which didn’t quite work because the

process was too laborious. But then he

bought an industrial green-bean cutter.

The machine cut the carrots into uni-

form 2-inch pieces, the standard baby

carrot size that still persists today.

When Mike Yurosek & Sons, Yuro-

sek’s now-defunct California company,

delivered his next batch to Vons, a lo-

cal grocery chain, he included a bag of

the new creation. He suspected he was

on to something, but hardly anticipat-

ed such an enthusiastic response.

Grocers, distributors, carrot buy-

ers, and, most importantly, some of

Yurosek’s most formidable competi-

tion took notice. In the years that fol-

lowed, baby carrots ballooned into big

business, nudging the biggest carrot

producers in the country to join in and

feed the frenzy.

“When we realised this wasn’t a fad,

this was real, everybody jumped on

the bandwagon,” Tim McCorkle, direc-

tor of sales for Bolthouse Farms, one of

the nation’s leading carrot producers,

recalled in a 1998 interview with the

Chicago Sun Times. “This idea inverted

the whole carrot-growing business.”

Today, baby carrots dominate the

carrot industry. The packaged orange

snacks are now responsible for almost

70 percent of all carrot sales.

A 2007 report by the USDA de-

tailed many ways in which baby carrots

have morphed the entire carrot land-

scape in the United States.

As people have found themselves

with less time to sit down at restau-

rants or even cook at home, conven-

ience has guided all sorts of decisions

about food, especially when there is

an option that requires little more than

opening a packet.

“Baby carrots have transformed the

way people think about carrots,” said

Just, the behavioural food economist.

“The fact that you don’t have to peel

them, that it involves so little prep, is

key.”

“Baby carrots are also small enough

to fit in your mouth,” he added.

“They’re bit-sized and ready to be eat-

en. They’re easy.”

The fuzziness about the baby car-

rot’s origins may have also helped their

success.

The truth is that it probably doesn’t

matter all too much whether some-

one understands that the smooth lit-

tle 2-inch carrot cut-outs they’re de-

vouring didn’t grow in the ground. Just

maintains that knowing this probably

wouldn’t change anyone’s consump-

tion patterns, save perhaps for a small

group of hardcore naturalists, since the

processing involved is comparatively

minimal.

But that doesn’t forgive the discon-

nect. Baby carrots, the ones that don’t

grow in the ground, have done more

than simply boost the sales of carrot

producers around the country-they

have turned the carrot industry into

a much more efficient and much less

wasteful endeavour.

At a time when most ugly vegeta-

bles go to waste in the United States,

ugly carrots are carved and sold at a

premium. What’s more, moving the

peeling process to the factory has al-

lowed the carrot industry to make use

of the scraps that used to end up in

people’s trash bins.

By Anne-Laure Mondesert AFP

It is nothing short of a fashion earth-

quake. The organisers of New York

Fashion Week are considering doing

away with a century of tradition and

showing designers’ catwalk collections

only when they go on sale in the shops.

Until now, the public has had to wait

between four and six months before

they could buy the clothes featured in

each season’s shows.

But the Council of Fashion De-

signers of America (CFDA), which runs

New York’s twice-yearly catwalk shows,

claims the “system is broken” and no

longer works in a world obsessed with

“fast fashion”.

Its director, the designer and former

princess Diane von Furstenberg, claims

the system frustrates the public and

gives counterfeiters time to rip off the

latest trends.

“The only people who benefit are

the people who copy,” she told Wom-en’s Wear Daily.

Von Furstenberg and the CFDA—

who have commissioned a consult-

ants’ report into how the fashion cal-

endar might be shaken up — said the

press and retailers should still be given

sneak previews of each new season’s

creations behind closed doors so orders

could be placed.

But the razmataz of the big runway

shows should be opened up to the pub-

lic, she argued, and turned into major

entertainment events. Now only fashion

buyers, journalists and celebrities are al-

lowed to attend the catwalk shows, with

seats highly sought after.

But the Americans may not have it

their way, with Paris and Milan — the

world’s traditional fashion capitals—

roundly rejecting the idea.

With their fashion industries more

geared towards craft and artistry than

the mass-market US trade, the fash-

ion world appears to be heading for a

stand-off.

“Our industry is experiencing excep-

tional growth,” said Ralph Toledano,

head of France’s Couture Federation,

saying it was wrong to think the status

quo no longer works and warning that

such radical change might create more

problems that it solves.

“This all comes from an idea that we

frustrate the public by showing them

things that they cannot yet buy. Which

is true. And that maybe is a problem we

should think about,” Toledano said.

“But it is not the best solution for Par-

is, which is the capital of fashion know-

how and creativity. We want to show

clothes in a manner fitting to the way

they were created.

“You cannot say to a designer, ‘We

are going to freeze your creations for

months.’ Some of them sometimes

tell us the day after a catwalk show

that they don’t like some of the things

they came up with themselves—imag-

ine what it would be like after several

months,” he added.

And Toledano dismissed as unrealis-

tic von Furstenberg’s idea that new col-

lections could be shown secretly to the

press and buyers without details leaking

in the age of Twitter and WhatsApp.

His opposite number in Milan, Carlo

Capasa, was equally sceptical.

“There will be a black market in pho-

tos of designs,” he claimed, warning that

turning fashion shows into a “phenom-

enon of pure marketing risked killing the

way catwalk shows promote innovation.”

Capasa feared the system the Amer-

icans were proposing pandered to mul-

tinational brands, and “would penalise

new labels who might lose the power-

ful push that a good catwalk show can

give”, he said in a statement.

For several years, London has been

experimenting with a halfway house be-

tween the two systems, organising a

“Fashion Weekend” at the end of each

fashion week for the general public.

Caroline Rush, director of the British

Fashion Council, said with many follow-

ers of fashion watching shows almost

live through social media, the lines were

already blurring.

“There is no doubt in future seasons

these lines will blur even more as de-

signers opt to do in-season shows. How-

ever, we need to ensure those business-

es that rely on platforms such as fashion

weeks to reach new wholesale partners

and media continue to have the oppor-

tunity to do so,” she added.

Some labels are already trying to

find alternatives to the catwalk circus,

with Versus Versace — the youth-orien-

tated brand of the Italian fashion house

— putting its new designs directly on sale

on its website.

And the French brand Givenchy set

up a lottery for 800 places at its last

New York show in September.

FASHION

08 | TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

Now only fashion buyers, journalists and celebrities are allowed to attend the catwalk shows, with seats highly sought after.

Fashion titans clash over shake-up of catwalk calendar

Dr Mehdi Adeli, Senior Consultant, Allergy and Immunology at Hamad Medical Corporation, explains the is-sues surrounding this common con-dition.

What is asthma?Asthma is a chronic disease involv-

ing the airways in the lungs. These air-

ways, or bronchial tubes, allow air to

come in and out of the lungs. When

a person has asthma their airways are

constantly inflamed and when some-

thing triggers the symptoms the air-

ways become even more swollen and

the muscles around them tighten. This

makes it difficult for air to move in and

out of the lungs, causing symptoms

such as coughing, wheezing, shortness

of breath and/or chest tightness.

For many people with asthma the

timing of these symptoms is closely re-

lated to physical activity. In fact, some

otherwise healthy people may only dis-

play symptoms of asthma when exer-

cising. This is called exercise-induced

asthma (EIA). Many young people are

affected by asthma. Childhood asthma

impacts millions of children and their

families. In fact, the majority of chil-

dren who develop asthma do so be-

fore five years of age.

There is no cure for asthma, but

once it is properly diagnosed and a

treatment plan is in place it is possible

to manage the condition, and quality

of life will improve. Staying active is an

important way to stay healthy, so asth-

ma shouldn’t keep you on the sidelines.

Asthma prevalence in Qatar and Gulf area

Current research shows a high prevalence of asthma in the Gulf re-gion. Saudi Arabia has the highest inci-

dence, with 24 percent of the popula-

tion being asthmatic. Qatar and Kuwait

have 19.8 and 16.8 percent prevalence

respectively, followed by 13 percent in

the United Arab Emirates. Oman has

the lowest prevalence among the GCC

with a rate of just over 10 percent.

The incidence of asthma is increas-

ing worldwide, especially among chil-

dren, and by 2025 it is predicted that

asthma will affect around 400 million

people. The high rate of asthma in the

Gulf region may be attributable to a rap-

id change in lifestyle, dietary habits and

higher exposure to indoor allergens, to-

bacco smoke, dust and sandstorms.

What causes asthma?It is not possible to definitively

identify one single cause of asthma, but there are a number of factors that may increase the likelihood of devel-oping it. These include:

A family history of asthma or oth-

er related allergic conditions (including

food allergies and hay fever)

Having a lung infection as a child

bronchiolitis. If your mother smoked

while pregnant. Being exposed to to-

bacco smoke as a child. Being born

prematurely or with a low birth weight

Symptoms of asthma Asthma symptoms, also called asth-

ma attacks, are often caused by aller-

gies and exposure to allergens, such

as dust mites, pollen or mold. Non-al-

lergic triggers include smoke, pollution

or cold air and changes in the weather.

Asthma symptoms may worsen dur-

ing exercise or when the person has

a cold, or during times of high stress.

Children with asthma may show the

same symptoms as adults: coughing,

wheezing and shortness of breath. In

some children a chronic cough may be

the only symptom.

The most common symptom of

asthma is wheezing; a scratchy or

whistling sound when you breathe.

Other symptoms include shortness of

breath, chest tightness or pain, chronic

coughing and trouble sleeping due to

coughing or wheezing.

Asthma symptoms vary from per-

son to person and can change from

one attack to another, while some peo-

ple may only ever experience one or

two of these symptoms. Additional-

ly, some people with asthma may live

free from an asthma attack for sever-

al months or even years before one re-

turns.

Asthma diagnosisA doctor can diagnose asthma by

taking a thorough medical history and

performing breathing tests to meas-

ure how well the lungs function. Dur-

ing one of these tests, called spirome-

try, the person will take a deep breath

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ENTERTAINMENT

10 | TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

By Shinji Hijikata The Washington Post

In two months’ time, it will be the

fifth anniversary of the Great East

Japan Earthquake and tsunami.

Back then, the keyword that mo-

bilised support throughout Japan was

“kizuna” — or bond. Do those ties re-

main? What can we do for the sake of

real recovery?

As various lessons and challenges

start to surface in the lead-up to the

March 11 milestone, The Japan News

will profile people who have steadily

worked to support the affected areas.

- - -

On the day of the disaster, she

raced through Tokyo relying on her

daughter’s GPS signal. Princess Prin-

cess lead vocalist Kaori Kishitani, 48,

can never forget the terror she felt.

On March 11, 2011, her daughter,

then a first-grade primary school stu-

dent, was taking the train home when

the earthquake hit. Frantically search-

ing among the stopped trains, Kishita-

ni pushed against the tide of evacuat-

ing passengers to get inside a carriage,

where she finally found her daughter.

Kishitani’s throat was completely dry

from repeatedly calling out her daugh-

ter’s name.

Upon returning home, the two

watched news of the tsunami on tel-

evision. “There are lots of parents and

children who couldn’t be reunited. . . “

Kishitani could not get the disaster ar-

eas out of her head.

Princess Princess drummer Kyoko

Tomita, 50, sent a text message to the

other members of the group shortly

after the disaster, asking if they were

okay. Spurred by this, the once-insep-

arable five gathered about one week

later to discuss what they could do for

the Tohoku region.

Each had their own families and

jobs, but all of them tacitly understood

they had taken a step toward what

they had previously considered impos-

sible: getting the band back together.

In summer, the five made their deci-

sion.

Debuting in 1986, Princess Princess

hit it big after selling 1 million CD sin-

gles of the band’s now signature tune,

“Diamonds.” Japan’s most successful

all-female rock band was back in ac-

tion 15 years after breaking up in 1996.

“The most an individual could do-

nate was tens of thousands yen, or a

few hundred thousand. But if it’s ‘Pri

Pri,’ I thought, we can give a whole lot

more than five times that,” reflected

Kishitani, whose powerful vocals drive

the band.

Their first charity concert prac-

tice sessions were dismal. Keyboard-

ist Tomoko Konno, 50, who had come

to avoid loud noises due to a chron-

ic hearing impairment, smiled wryly

when she said she “automatically cov-

ered her ears” upon hearing Tomita’s

drumming.

Konno’s eldest daughter had just

entered primary school. Bolstered by

fellow mothers who “wanted to sup-

port recovery efforts by helping with

my daughter’s care,” Konno was able

to devote herself to practicing.

Until the regrouping, Princess Prin-

cess bassist Atsuko Watanabe, 51, had

her hands full as vice principal of a mu-

sic academy. However, “I was able to

give my all, thinking of the young stu-

dents at our campus in disaster-strick-

en Sendai,” she said.

In March 2012, Princess Princess

finally held its first concert after re-

grouping. In a total of eight solo shows

in Sendai and at Tokyo Dome, the band

brought out 130,000 fans. Their earn-

ings, including CD sales, were donat-

ed to the disaster areas. “Perhaps Pri

Pri was made for these (relief) efforts,”

thought lead guitarist Kanako Nakaya-

ma, 51.

The last of the concerts was held at

the end of 2012. All total they generat-

ed 500 million yen.

“I could be of help to a lot of chil-

dren thanks to their donations,” says

Yuji Hirano, 22, a graduate student at

Tohoku Fukushi University in Sendai.

Pri Pri allocated about 300 million

yen of its earnings to the construction

of Sendai PIT, a live music club with a

capacity for about 1,200 people that

will serve as a musical hub for the dis-

aster areas. The band also gave 50

million yen each to Iwate, Miyagi and

Fukushima prefectures, and donated

30 million yen to the university for such

purposes as improving the academ-

ic abilities of children in disaster areas.

Teachers and student volunteers

held study groups in various locations

across the disaster-hit areas. Between

2014 and 2015, Hirano himself joined

English lessons five times, where many

students told stories of their evacuation

on March 11, 2011. Many of the parents

who accompanied them at the lessons,

he says, told him with surprise that

it was “the first time they had heard

about their child’s experience.”On

March 11 this year, the five members

of Princess Princess will formally open

Sendai PIT with their first performance

since the end of 2012. This is sched-

uled to bring the curtain down on their

regrouping.

On a Sunday at the end of last year,

the members gathered in a Tokyo stu-

dio to practice. They worried that cov-

erage of the disaster has gone way

down and concerned that Tohoku was

fading away in people’s minds.

After deciding to get the band back

together, Kishitani welled up with tears

when she read her daughter’s diary.

“I’m going to support my mom by tak-

ing care of myself, since she’s singing

songs for kids in disaster-hit areas who

can’t live happily,” the girl wrote.

Kishitani said she wants to give

hope to the many people who have

continually supported the band’s ef-

forts.

“Here we go!” At the sound of Tom-

ita’s drums, Konno played the intro on

her keyboard, followed by a burst of

Kishitani’s vocals. Princess Princess are

practicing for their next concert - sure

to be their last.

Five years after Japan quake, girl band sends songs of hope to Tohoku

The members of Princess Princess at a practice session on December 20 in Tokyo.

Princess Princess drummer Kyoko Tomita, 50, sent a text message to the other members of the group shortly after the disaster, asking if they were okay. Spurred by this, the once-inseparable five gathered about one week later to discuss what they could do for the Tohoku region.

ENTERTAINMENT

| 11TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

IANS

Debutante Sayyeshaa, who

has just wrapped up shoot-

ing for the first schedule of

Ajay Devgn’s Shivaay, finds

the Singham star’s directorial skills im-

pressive. She calls him an actor’s di-

rector.

“Given Ajay sir’s years of experience,

he exactly knows what he wants from

his actors. He has a knack for extract-

ing the best out of his actors and that’s

what makes him an actor’s director.

He’s a very talented director,” Sayye-

shaa said.

While it’s not easy to act as well as

direct, it’s a cakewalk for Devgn, ac-

cording to Sayyeshaa.

“A lot of people find it difficult to act

and direct at the same time. It must

be very challenging. Ajay sir is com-

fortable switching hats; he makes eve-

rything look so easy. The minute we

shoot a scene, he’d run and sit behind

the monitor screen to check it,” she

said.

The young actress is in awe of the

“multi-tasking skills” of Devgn, whom

she finds mostly “calm” and “patient”

on the sets.

She also finds Devgn to be an “or-

ganised” director.

“There’s absolutely no room for con-

fusion on the sets. Ajay sir is a very or-

ganised person and it reflects in his

work. Everything is planned well in ad-

vance,” she revealed.

Sayyeshaa considers herself ex-

tremely “lucky” to be part of the project.

”I’ve always been fond of Ajay sir. It

feels so surreal to be part of his dream

project and to be playing his heroine.

I play a very different character,” she

said.

The film is tipped to be an intense

action-drama. Sayyeshaa had fun

shooting for a chase sequence in the

first schedule.

”It was the first time I saw an action

sequence being shot. The experience

was amazing and it even got better

when we shot for a chase sequence

which included running and jumping. I

wish I get to do some action, too,” she

added.

For the next schedule, Sayyeshaa

will soon leave to Bulgaria, where

the team will shoot for nearly two

months.

The young actress has two more

Hindi projects in her kitty. She’s also in

talks for a Telugu project with a lead-

ing star.

”One of the Hindi projects is with T

Series. I’m really excited about my Tel-

ugu project but ita¿s too early to reveal

any information,” she said.

Sayyeshaa says Ajay

Devgn is actor’s director

Salman Khan most unbiased reality TV show hostIANS

Priya Malik, who has been evicted from the con-

troversial show Bigg Boss Nau, says superstar

Salman Khan is the “most unbiased” reality TV

show host.

In the past, some of the show’s contestants have

called Salman biased for allegedly having favoured

certain participants. Asked if that was true, Priya

said: “No, I wouldn’t say so... I would not call him bi-

ased at all. In fact, he is one of the most unbiased re-

ality TV show host that you can find on the planet. He

says it like it is, and some people can’t digest it.”

Priya, popularly known as Posh Spice of Austral-

ian TV, added that the whole Bigg Boss Nau house

looks forward to the Dabangg star’s weekend epi-

sodes “because we know he would bring fairness

and justice to the house. He brings up things from

his perspective and also the audience’s perspective”.

How does it feel to get evicted just a week be-

fore the finale?

“I was definitely disappointed... I guess being de-

clared as the first finalist... that kind of back-fired. I

think the audience must have thought that I am al-

ready a finalist,” said the Adelaide high school teach-

er who has roots in Dehradun.

She also added that her aim was to get into show-

biz through her stint in the show, which airs on Colors

channel. “I would be lying if I say that it was not my

aim. I knew that it would be a great launch in the Indi-

an TV industry and I am hoping that proves to be right,”

said the former “Big Brother Australia” contestant.

Which contestant does she want to see as the

winner?

“Rishabh (Sinha). He deserves to win. He has been

entertaining, likeable and has proved himself. He’s

a genuine guy. At the end of the day, a ‘Bigg Boss’

winner should be all of this and more... So, definitely

Rishabh,” she said.

Rishabh still has to battle it out with his co-con-

testants Mandana Karimi, Rochelle Rao, Keith Seque-

ira and Prince Narula to win the title.

The show features celebrity contestants in a game

of survival wherein they are locked up under 24X7

camera surveillance in an isolated house for around

three months without the luxuries they are used to.

TECHNOLOGY

12 | TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

By Hayley Tsukayama The Washington Post

This is expected to be the year

of virtual reality. Or, at the very

least, the year that companies

dealing in virtual reality start to

convince us that it is really worth it af-

ter all. Sure, technology firms have

talked for years about the potential

of virtual reality, but one thing makes

2016 stand out: there are actual head-

sets coming that normal people can

buy.

Facebook’s Oculus has already

started pre-orders for its long-awaited

Rift headset, which should start ship-

ping to consumers in March. The de-

mand for the first batch of headsets

has been high despite a $600 price tag

— which doesn’t even include the costs

of getting your computer up to spec in

order to use it. But orders placed now

give you an estimated shipping date of

May, indicating that demand has out-

stripped what Oculus expected.

On the low end of the price spec-

trum, there are products such as the

Google Cardboard, which is a piece of

cleverly constructed cardboard that

can house a smartphone and give us-

ers a less-immersive but still compel-

ling video-viewing experience. It’s not

as interactive, but it does provide an

easy on-ramp for a wide swath of cus-

tomers.

And Google has also recently estab-

lished its own virtual reality division,

being run by former vice president of

product management Clay Bavor.

Perhaps most tellingly, there are al-

so a number of other companies look-

ing at the consumer virtual reality

space to provide options for consum-

ers who want something more than a

$15 Cardboard experience but don’t

have $1,000 to drop on a new PC with

a high-end video card and the neces-

sary processing power for the Rift.

“It’s been a quiet market for many

years,” said Yuval Boger, chief execu-

tive of Sensics, a company that’s been

working on virtual reality applications

for more than a decade. “I feel like I’ve

been walking in the desert for eight of

these 10 years,” he said. But after years

of working with companies on profes-

sional-level VR experiences — think

driving simulations for car companies

or training simulations for the military -

Boger said he’s thrilled to see consum-

er interest in the technology.

Last year, Sensics paired up with the

game peripheral manufacturer Razer

to start an open-source community for

VR headset makers. The group, called

Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) has

added nearly a member organisation

per day since its launch last year, and

it now counts Intel and game publisher

Ubisoft among its 300 members.

The aim is to be like the Android for

VR, Boger said; to provide an open-

source ecosystem for many manufac-

turers to build upon. Android phones

come at every price point and in vary-

ing degrees of quality, he said. There’s

no reason why VR can’t follow the

same model, he said, and have options

for consumers at every price point.

“There are people asking if they

can get a decent experience for $300

or $600 without needing to replace

their computer with a high-end PC,”

he said.

With a broader market, Boger sees

all kinds of consumer applications for

VR, from viewing 360-degree mov-

ies to being able to “walk” through

a house that’s up for sale. And, he

thinks these opportunities will start to

present themselves this year because

so many more people will be exposed

to the technology.

“Until now VR was limited to the

professional market or to enthusiasts -

you (couldn’t) really buy it at Best Buy

or Amazon, just as a developer kit,” he

said.

“But now you can go and buy gog-

gles. In 2016, many more people are

going to be exposed to actually using

goggles instead of saying, ‘Oh, I saw

(movies such as) ‘Minority Report’ or

‘Lawnmower Man’ and I think I know

what it will be like to wear one.’ “

But those broader applications may

need some time to take hold. While a

Deloitte report gave rosy projections

for VR for 2016, it still referred to it as

a “billion dollar niche.”

“We congratulate VR on what we

expect will be its first billion dollar

year, and we forecast rising revenues

in coming years: it is possible that the

industry will generate tens of billions of

revenues in the medium term,” the re-

port said.

The group, called Open Source Virtual Reality (OSVR) has added nearly a member organisation per day since its launch last year, and it now counts Intel and game publisher Ubisoft among its 300 members.

But now you can go and buy goggles. In 2016, many more people are going to be exposed to actually using goggles instead of saying, ‘Oh, I saw (movies such as) ‘Minority Report’ or ‘Lawnmower Man’ and I think I know what it will be like to wear one

What to expect from virtual reality this year

SCIENCE

| 13TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

By Ryan Nakashima AP

If you’re used to thinking of drones

as a passing fad, the CES gadg-

et show should give you second

thoughts. Tiny, self-piloted copters

promise to buzzily follow you around

like something out of a Neal Stephen-

son cyberpunk novel. New drones that

could find lost wilderness adventurers

or help them see out above treetops;

others purport to carry a human pas-

senger at the touch of a button.

None of this, of course, will be hap-

pening overnight. Limited battery life

means that many commercial models

can’t fly for more than about 20 min-

utes at best.

Manufacturers haven’t yet fig-

ured out the best way to keep many

tiny drones where they ought to be,

given that GPS positioning sucks too

much power for their minuscule bat-

teries. Obstacle avoidance systems

that would let small drones pilot them-

selves are still under development.

And looming over the entire field are

new government rules intended to

keep people safe, but which may also

slow innovation.

So far, none of those obstacles are

slowing down an industry that appears

to be in full lift-off. The Consumer Tech-

nology Association estimates that US

consumer drone spending will more

than double to $953m next year. ABI

Research believes the global market

for drones will hit $8.4bn in 2018, with

users ranging from the military and oil

companies to farmers, journalists, and

backyard tinkerers.

As drone capabilities continue to

grow, drones may become a mass-

market product for average consumers

in about three years, says Patrick Moor-

head, principal analyst of research firm

Moor Insights & Strategy.

“You should be able to get a drone

that can effectively follow you, no t

run into things, and find things on its

own,” he says. “That’s pretty cool.”

That’s assuming, of course, that

you’re not commuting to work in one.

At CES, Chinese manufacturer Ehang In.

unveiled a large drone that it said can

carry a human passenger at speeds

of up to 60 miles an hour. The four-

armed quadcopter has been on more

than 100 flights, mostly in wooded ar-

eas of Guangzhou, according to Chief

Marketing Officer Derrick Xiong. Some

— he didn’t say how many — have car-

ried a human passenger.

Federal aviation regulators de-

clined to comment on Ehang’s human-

carrying drone, saying the company

hasn’t submitted any proposal to au-

thorities. The Federal Aviation Admin-

istration advised an Ehang represent-

ative at the show to contact its un-

manned aircraft system office.

In contrast with the bigger drones,

smaller ones were also on display. On

the small drone front, Kickstarter-fund-

ed Fleye envisions its camera-bearing

flying sphere as a kind of personal vid-

eographer that follows you around

street corners; you’ll be able to switch

between settings such as “selfie,” “pan-

orama” and “virtual tripod.” And be-

cause it’s encased in what looks like a

lightweight football helmet, its propel-

lers pose less risk to bystanders.

“Instead of doing collision detection

and avoidance, we just make sure if it

collides, it won’t hurt,” says CEO Lau-

rent Eschenauer.

Toy drone maker Spin Master

Inc. showed off an augmented-real-

ity game in which kids use a real-life

drone to rescue tiny virtual people, put

out fires and fight aliens. In essence,

they’re interacting with a virtual world

overlaid on the real world; they can see

the virtual elements on a tablet they’re

using to control the drone.

Robolink Inc. wants you to learn

how to program using its “CoDrone,” a

flying electronics kit you can instruct to

jump off a table into someone’s hand

with a simple line of code. CEO Hansol

Hong describes the educational prod-

uct as “where Khan Academy meets

drone.”

But the reach of some small drones

still exceeds their grasp. Companies

like San Jose-based UNorth Inc, maker

of the Mota; Newark, Delaware-based

Onagofly; and South Korean ByRo-

bot C. all said they’re still tweaking the

system needed to make tiny drones

weighing less than half a pound follow

their owners.

For instance, ByRobot co-found-

er James Hong said its engineers still

need several months to modify the

way its drone uses wireless Bluetooth

and Wi-Fi signals. The changes should

help maintain a reliable connection to

the user’s smartphone, making possi-

ble the “follow me” function in the ab-

sence of GPS, which the company con-

siders too power-hungry for smaller

drones.

Don’t think drones are passing fad

On the small drone front, Kickstarter-funded Fleye envisions its camera-bearing flying sphere as a kind of personal videographer that follows you around street corners; you’ll be able to switch between settings such as “selfie,”

“panorama” and “virtual tripod.”

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15TUESDAY 19 JANUARY 2016

Yesterday’s answerEasy Sudoku Puzzles: Place a digit from 1

to 9 in each empty cell so every row, every

column and every 3x3 box contains all the

digits 1 to 9.

Yesterday’s answer

How to play Hyper Sudoku:A Hyper Sudoku Puzzle is solved by filling the numbers from 1 to 9 into the blank cells. A Hyper Sudoku has unlike Sudoku 13 regions (four regions overlap with the nine standard regions). In all regions the numbers from 1 to 9 can appear only once. Otherwise, a Hyper Sudoku is solved like a normal Sudoku.

HYPER SUDOKU

Yesterday’s answer

How to play Kakuro:The kakuro grid, unlike in sudoku, can be of any size. It has rows and columns, and dark cells like in a crossword. And, just like in a crossword, some of the dark cells will contain numbers. Some cells will contain two numbers.

KAKURO

ACROSS

1 Thrown skyward

7 Parent of a zorse or a zonkey

12 “Fresh Air” network

15 Knuckle to the head

16 Lop-___ 17 “Hostel” director Roth

18 *It’s divided into four zones in the

contiguous U.S. states

20 React to a stench, maybe

21 One end of a fairway

22 Carne ___ (burrito filler)

23 Eight-year member of Clinton’s cabinet

24 Common school fund-raiser

27 *Coup d’état, e.g.

29 Blood-typing system

30 What a line drive lacks

32 “… ___ ye be judged”

33 *Incidental chatter

37 Stain on one’s reputation

41 Home of the Buccaneers

42 Knuckleballer Wilhelm

44 Have ___ (avoid blame)

45 “You’ve convinced me!”

47 *Handouts to theatergoers

49 Regatta gear 51 Flight info, briefly

52 End to “end” 53 *Make retroactive

57 Russell of “Black Widow”

60 Site with Daily Deals

61 Fare for Oliver Twist

63 Hoodwink 64 Great Society inits.

65 Statistical achievement in basketball … or

what the answer to each starred clue is

69 Fraternity letter 70 As late as

71 Breath mint in a tin 72 Hyphenated ID

73 Half of the letters in this answer’s row

74 “Of course, that’s obvious”

DOWN

1 Young ___ (tots)

2 Container for 6-Down

3 Where forgotten umbrellas

may accumulate

4 Vice president before Ford

5 Half a 45 6 Chai ___

7 Sleep indicator in a British

comic strip

8 Really get to

9 Like some showers

10 Many movies with built-in

audiences

11 Ending with Gator

12 More than half of Israel

13 It lacks depth

14 Extreme hardship

19 Full of school spirit

23 Corkscrew-shaped pasta

24 Prickly pears, e.g.

25 James ___ Garfield

26 Remained idle

28 Founded: Abbr.

31 Sound of a wooden shoe

34 Like a haunted house

35 Restaurant dish that patrons may make themselves

36 “American Sniper” subject Chris ___

38 Person who can do no wrong

39 Stubborn sorts 40 Totally disoriented

43 Act the snitch

46 Chinese New Year decorations

48 “Fargo” assent 50 Walks like a peacock

53 Big swigs 54 Arafat’s successor

55 New Orleans cuisine

56 Ragtime pianist Blake

58 France’s ___ des Beaux-Arts

59 Defeats handily 62 Some add-ons

65 Expected in

66 Word repeated in “___ in, ___ out”

67 Polygraph detection

68 Some desk workers, for short

ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE

C H A T A T B A T T B AC E R E S C H E C K E L LC R I S P T I G H T K N I TP O L T R O O N N O N O

B U R R S P R U N GA T T A C K S T A R TV E R N E T H E C R E E P SI C I S W I M S C S IS H O T H O O P S G R O S S

R U F U S G R U N T SA A A M A P F R A S

S T E W F R E S H E T SP H I L I P I I I P I T H SO O O R O O S T S N O O TT S U K L U T Z G N U S

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17

18 19 20

21 22 23

24 25 26 27 28

29 30 31 32

33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40

41 42 43 44

45 46 47 48

49 50 51 52

53 54 55 56 57 58 59

60 61 62 63

64 65 66 67 68

69 70 71

72 73 74

CROSSWORD

However, in a crossword the numbers reference clues. In a kakuro, the numbers are all you get! They denote the total of the digits in the row or column referenced by the number.Within each collection of cells - called a run - any of the numbers 1 to 9 may be used but, like sudoku, each number may only be used once.

BRAIN TEASERS

Hoy en la HistoriaJanuary 19, 1966

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Indira Gandhi was elected as India’s first woman prime minister. She succeeded Lal Shastri, who had in turn succeeded Gandhi’s father, Jawaharlal Nehru

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